65‘2 
THE FIELD. 
A winner of the clear valuo of 80 sov. in any f oifsUkM* o? the flr»t 
two or one of 100 so vs 51b. or of tbe Two-Trtr-OIMWtti on the first 
day 71b extra. Three quartera of a rallo. » sues. 
St Mark •> vr* I Hv.UstCS, 2 yra 
ILI"U?orr. SStSWJ*" 
Nelly Ulll. 3 yrs iSIVvE 
The Slave, 2 yrs I elastic, i yia 
Thf m i vi'iikstf r Corot 50 «ov* in specie added to a Handicap of 10 
sovs each, h ft, only 3 if declared, &c OnomUo and three quarter*. 
Weight* to be published os for the Wilton Cup. 
Jacqueline, 4 yrs 
Typee, 4 yra 
Communist, 3 yra 
Syvageo, 3 yra 
Axwell, 4 yra 
Little Fawn, 6 yra 
Jetty TrctTt, 3 yrs 
D. O., 3 yra 
The Skinner, 5 yra 
Maid of Team Valley, aged 
Lancashire Lasa, 4 yra 
Castoff, 5 y re 
Professor Buck, 3 yra 
Mrs. DIrcli, 6 yra 
Merry Monk, 8 yra 
The Deformed, 4 yra 
Baron Osy, 4 yra 
Oamclad, 3 yra 
St. Andrew, 4 yrs 
hr f by St. Loon ont of Thalia, 4 yra 
RIPON ST. WILFRID, Aon. 7, 1854. 
Tna Great St. Wilfrid Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and only 3 If 
declared on or before the lltli of July; a winner <>f any handicap, 
value 100 sovs, after the weights are declared 51b, of two, or or any 
handicap value 200 aora, 81b extra; two miles; 30 subs. Should the 
highest weight accepting bo under Hsl 71b, It Will bo raised to that 
weight, and the others in proportion. 
age st lb 
age st Hi 
Red Lion 5 8 7 
Lough Dawn 0 7 7 
Haricot 7 5 
Little Fawn 0 7 4 
Annie Suthcrluud .. .• 4 7 1 
Llndrick 5 7 0 
Jack the Giant Killer ..470 
Mrs. Birch .... . . 0 7 0 
Captain Cornish .. .. 4 G 12 
Sir Howland Trcnchard.. 0 0 12 
The Sklnnor 4 C 12 
£IDo Deans 4 C 10 
Ulster o io 
Itch 4 « 8 
Tamorlano 4 0 8 
Coomburlund Stnthcsmon 4 0 8 
Tiir Kbmukrs' 1’i.atk Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and only 3 l* 
declared, on or boforo the lltli of July: a winner of any handicap, 
value 100 sovs, after the weights aro doclarod 51b of two, or of any 
handicap valuo 200 sovs, 81b, or of tho Great St. Wilfred Handicap on 
the previous day 101b extra (extreme penalty). One mile. 17 subs. 
Should the highest weight accepting bo under 8*t 71b It will bo rulscd 
to that weight, and the others In proportion 
St. Andrew 4 0 
The Vet 6 
Boron Otwy 4 0 
Determination 4 0 
Lord Oswald 3 6 
f by Hatan out of Ltttlo 
Bundle 3 6 
Jotty Troth •• .. ..3 5 
Amalgumutlon 3 5 
Goldllnch 3 5 
Flushman 3 5 
Claret 3 6 
Penitent .. 3 5 
Maid of tho Tecs .. •• 3 6 
Stroutlam Fairy . . . . 3 5 
age st 11 
Snowdon Duuhtll .. •• 4 8 7 
Helena 4 8 0 
The Deformed 4 7 12 
Billy Hlchurdson .. .. 5 7 12 
Captuln Cornish .. .. 4 7 10 
Braxov 6 7 7 
Jack tho Giant Killer ..474 
Axwell 17 4 
Patience 4 7 2 
Ammonia 6 
Bourgeois 4 
Nelly 11111 3 
Merry Monk 3 
Moss Hose 3 
Amalgamation 3 
Montinla 3 
Strontium Fairy .. .. 3 
ago st lb 
7 2 
C 10 
0 8 
G 5 
0 2 
II 0 
5 10 
5 10 
LEWR8, Adoost 10, 1851. 
Tiir TniAt Stakes (Handicap) of 6 sovs each, with 30 added, for nil ng09 
one mile. 7 subs. 
Old Noll, 3 yra Antonina, 4 yra 
Switch, 3 yrs Domino, 3 yra 
Indor, 4 yrs Kcnnyaldo Hero, 3 yra 
Honesty, 4 yra 
Tiir Innkkkpkiu' (Handicap) Plate nf 00 sovs. Ono mile and a half. 
Vestige, 3 yrs Fawn, aged 
lUnstead, 4 yra The Jester, aged 
Ii.der, 4 yrs Hnilonut, 4 yra 
Alllugton i h li), 4 yra Domino, 3 yra 
Miss Fright, 3 yrs 
The Southdown (Handicap) Wri.trr Cup of 50 sovs, added to A Sweep- 
stakes of 5 sova each. Two miles. 1) subs. 
Rosa, aged Walnut, 4 yrs 
Now or Never, aged Honesty, Gyre 
Warwick, aged Mnrchlonosa, aged 
Garforth, aged Hero (h b), aged 
Alp, aged 
Tiif. Lew us Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and 3 only If declared; two 
miles. 12 subs. 
Little David, 4 yra Miss Fright, 3 yra 
f by Vorulum out of Jenuuln, 3 yra Phoclon, 3 yra 
Victor, 3 yra Mouaer, 3 yra 
Alp, aged Barrel, 3 yra 
Jack Frost, 8 yra Cobnut, 4 yra 
Alllugton, 4 yra 
A Handicap Plate of 50 sovs, fur two and thveo-yonr-olda. T.Y.C. 
Gondollnc, 2 yra I Domino, 3 yra 
Miss Fright, 3 yra I Kcnnyaldo Hero, 3 yra 
The other stakes did not All. 
WOLVHRIIAMPTON RACKS, August 14, 1854. 
Nominations for Tiir Patsiiull Handicap of 10 sova each, with 60 
added. One mile nnd n half. Weights to bo published July 20. 
Lord Oswald, 3 yra 
Bnllseyo, 5 yra 
La Juif, aged 
Alonzo, aged 
b I liy California, dam Miss Kitty 
Cockle, 3 yrs 
Master Slender, 5 yra 
Calot. 5 yra 
New Warrior, 3 yrs 
Pastrycook, 4 yra 
Sackbut, 5 yra 
Minerva (li b). I yra 
Michaelmas Maid. 4 yrs 
Knight Errant, 4 yra 
Gamclnd, 9 yra 
Stiletto, 3 yrs 
Itobln Hood, 3 yra 
Amalgamation. 3 yra 
Lady Vernon, 4 yrs 
Pyrola, yrs 
Daphne, 3 yra 
Tho Coouikiiilnml Stntliosinon, 4 
yra 
The Vet, 5 yra 
Whulobonc, 4 yrs 
Butterfly (1\ b), 5 yrs 
Dellaneo, 5 yrs 
Ploughboy. yra 
Kohlnoor, 5 yra 
Luntloy, 4 yrs 
Tulforu, 4 yra 
Caliph, 3 yrs 
Nelly, 3 yra 
Hazelnut, 4 yra 
Battery, 4 yra 
Kltoflycr, 5 yrs 
Candlowlck, aged 
St, Clair, 3 yra 
Little Fawn, G yra 
Indian Warrior, 5 yra 
The Holyoakr Stakes of 15 sovs each, with tho Stand Parse of 50 sovs 
added. Ono mile and three quarter*. Weights to be declared by tho 
20th Inst. 
Cock Pheasant, 4 yra 
Lurley, 3 yra 
Alonzo, agod 
Nelly, 3 yrs 
Lord Oswald, 3 yra 
Amalgamation, 3 yra 
Tho Vet, 6 yra 
Cobnut, 1 yra 
Gamekeeper, 3 yra 
Whalebone, 4 yrs 
Mellora, 3 yra 
Audubon, 4 yra 
Firebrand, 3 yra 
The Tradesmen s Pl ate. oflOO sova added to a handicap of 15 
10 ft, and 5 only if declared In writing on or before the 29th of July, to 
Messrs Weatherby, London, or to the clerk of the course, me 
weights to be published l<> the first sheet calendar after Liverpool 
Races The winner of the Goodwood Stakes, or the Ebor Handicap, 
at York In 1854. to carry 71b, or of any race of the value of 100 sovs 
Including the winner s own stake, between the day of declaring the 
weights and the lime ol running (both day* 41b, .of 2J0 
sovs or more, 71b extra; no horse to carry more than H lb extra. The 
winner to pay 20 sova towards expenses, and the second horse to save 
tils stake. Three horses to start or the public money will not bo 
added. Two miles. Closed, 49 auba. 
Mr. Mclklam's bl c Stiletto 
Mr. W. Robinson nsNewbold, 3 yrs 
Captain Maraland ns br g Little 
Davie, 5 yra 
Lord Anglosy na Farsa, 3 yrs 
Lord Bessborough ns Llndrick 
Mr. Gully's Hermit, 3 yrs 
Mr. G, Read's Grey Plover, 3 yrs 
Mr. G. Howard na Vixen, 3 yra 
Lord Palmerston's Austrey, 3 yra 
Mr. Morris' Gamekeeper 
Mr. H Robinson's br c Grand In- 
quisitor, by Cowl out of Minx, 3 
yrs 
Mr. I'Anson’s b m Haricot, aged 
Mr. G, Barton's b m Little Fawn, G 
yra 
Lord Chesterfield's Jacqucllno 
I/ord Stanhope's Typee 
Mr. Merry's Audubon, 4 yra 
Mr. W. Palmer's Lurley 
Mr. T. Pedley’s General Breezo 
Mr. J. Parson’* Cook n* Morning 
8 tar, 5 yra 
Baron A. Rothschild's Orestes, 4 yrs 
Mr. H. Wadlow's Klteflycr 
Mr. F. Swindell ns Lady Bird, 3 yrs 
Mr. Geo. Hill ns The Early Bird 
Mr. Thos. Parr's eh h Rataplan, 4 
y« 
rrant 
Mr. It. Harrison's Revolver, 5 yra 
Mr. S Walker's b m Nancy, G yra 
Mr. Barnett's Haco, 4 yrs 
Mr. D. Wray's br c D O., 3 yra 
Mr. Drlakold's Jack Frost, 3 yra 
Mr. Saxon's Barrel, 3 yrs 
Mr. Saxon's Cobnut, 4 yra 
Count Bathyany's Ethelwolf, 5 yrs 
Mr. Mugenls' Pantomime, 4 yrs 
Mr. W. Hogg na Sampson, 3 yrs 
Mr. G. Mather's Condlewlck, aged 
Mr. J. Scott's b c Hcapy, 4 yrs 
Mr. T. Megson ns Whalebone i ,, . 
Lord Wilton's b c by Cothefatone j Mr. Bcllbyach c Merry Monk 
out of I). of Loralne, 3 yra Mr. G- Taylor’s Knight Erran 
Mr. Drlnkold'a brother to Grey 1 '" " mm™-. s • 
Tommy, 4 yra 
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Lincoln's Inn, 
Lord Derby’s Hobby Horae, 4 yra 
Mr. K. It. Clark's Jujube, 3 yr* 
Mr. Thomas Dawson na br c Amul. 
gam a tl on 
Captuln D. Lane's Eparaluondus, 3 
yr* 
Mr. Morris's Eulogist 
Lord Strathmore na f b Vcrulutn— 
Jenuulo, 3 yra 
Mr. J. R. Scott la a subscriber, but did uot name. 
SECOND DAY. 
Tub Chatswoiitii Stakes of 50 sova, given by his Brace the Du^e of 
Devonshire, added to n handicap of 10 sovs each h It and 3 Ilf decl ured, . 
Weights to be published nnd forfeits declared ns In Irndcamcn s 1 late. 
Tho winner ol any nice ol the value of 100 eova, Including his own 
slake, betwcon the day of declaring tho weights and time of running 
(both days Inclusive) to carry 41b, of 200 sovs or more 71b extra ; the 
winner of the Tradesmen's Plate at this meeting to carry 71b extra; 
no horao to carry more thun 111b extra; tho second horse to save his 
stake, and the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses. Three horses 
to start, or tho public money will not bo added. One mile and a half. 
Closed, 3G subs. 
Lord Chesterfield's Typee 
Mr. J, Merry's Dick Turpin, 4 yrs 
Mr. W. Palmer’s Lurley 
Mr. F. Swindell ns The Jculous 
One 
Mr. G. Hill ns Tho Early Bird 
Mr Itobt. Choycc's b c by Orlundo, 
May-day's dam, 3 yra 
Mr. (i. Mather's Mellora, 3 yrs 
Cnpt. D. Lane's Epamlnondas, 3 yra 
Mr. T. Fllntoffs's b h Whalebone 
Mr. T. Megson us Master Slender, 
6 yra 
Mr. G. Barton's b m Llttlo Fawn, 
G yra 
Mr. Morris's Eulogist 
Mr Mums' b m l'astry Cook, 4 yra 
Mr, W. H. Scott's ell h Tom, 3 yrs 
Mr. B. Laud's (Idlham, G yra 
Mr. Parr's eh f Integrity, 3 yrs 
Lord Palmerston's Austrey 
Mr. J. J. Henderson's Lough Bawn 
Mr. II. Robinson's br c Grand In- 
quisitor, by Cowl out of Minx, 
3 yrs 
Mr. J. Wadlow's b li Klteflycr 
Mr. P Anson's b m Bruxey, 5 yrs 
Mr. Moseley's eh h Alonzo, aged 
Mr. Humphrey's chc Pyrois, 3 yrs 
Mr. Moiklam's blc Stiletto 
Mr. Bellb/a eh c Merry Monk 
Mr, Sheppordsou's New Warrior, 
3 yrs 
Mr. F. S. Wilmot's Blakeley 
Mr. D. Wray’s br c D. O., 3 yrs 
Mr. Saxon's Barrel, 3 yrs 
Mr. Saxon's Calot, 6 yra 
Mr. It. Harrison’s Revolver, 5 yrs 
Mr. Bailoy’s Speed the Plough, 4 yrs 
Mr. S. Walker's b m Nancy, 6 yrs 
Mr. Magenis's Vandcrdcckcn, 4 yrs 
Mr. I. T. Phillips' Lc Julf, aged 
Mr. J. It. Scott Is a subscriber, but did not name 
The CifRirrERKiF.LD Stakes of 50 sovs given by the Right Hon. tho 
Earl of Chesterfield, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, for 
two-yr-old-colts. Bst 71b, fillies and geldings 8st 31b; horses having been 
beaten twice or more previous to this race, nnd not a winner of .toO, 
allowed 31t> ; n winner once previous to this race of *60, to cany 31b, 
of two fifties or a £100, 51b extra; tho owner of the second horse to save 
his stake, and tho winner to pay 6 sovs towurds expenses. Threo horses 
to start or tho public raonoy will not bo added; about half a mile. To 
closo nnd name In wi lting to Messrs. Weatherby, London, or to the Clerk 
of tho course, on or beforo the 22nd July. 
PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. 
Lord Chesterfield. 
Mr. George Mather. 
Mr. Geo. Payne. 
Lord John Scott. 
Baron Rothschild. 
Mr. Edwards. 
Capt. D. Lane. 
Mr. J. J. Henderson. 
Lord Palmerston. 
Mr. J. Bennkon. 
Mr. 1. T. Phillips. 
Mr. J. Merry. 
Gumulud, 3 yra 
Stiletto, 3 yra 
Lady Vernon, 4 yra 
Pyrois, 3 yra 
Tho Coomburland Stathesmon, 4 yra 
Nevbold, 3 yra 
Defiance, 4 yrs 
Talfourd, 4 yrs 
Caliph, 3 yrs 
I Barrel, 3 yra 
| Morning Star, 5 yrs 
DERBY RACKS, 1854, 
Will take place on Tuesday nnd Wednesday, tho 29th nnd 30th of 
August Stewards Right Honourable Viscount Palmerston, M.P., 
and the Viscount Stanhope. 
FIRST DAY. 
A Produce Stakes of 10 sovs each, h tt with 60 added, for three yr. 
olds, colts, bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, 8st 31b ; 31b ami 5lb allow ed, 
8tc.; horses having won any rnco of the clear valuo of 200 sovs 31b 
the winner of tho Derby or Oaks 51b extra; weights not to be accumu- 
lative; any horse having started three times nnd not won 50 sovs clear 
at one time, allowed 41b; the second to save his stake; extra weights 
and allowances apply to that year only ; threo horses to start, or tho 
public money will not be added. One mile and a half. 
Mr. B. Austin's ch h, dead, by Or- I Mr. Copeland's b c The Field 
Undo, out of Fanny Booth 
Mr. G. Barton's b c The As- 
sayer, 31b 
Mr. W. H. Brook's b f by Orlando, 
out of Idolatry 
Captain Cookson's ch f Bright 
May, 31b 
Mr. Copeland's b c Thessalian, 31b 
Marshall 
Mr. J. Kyke's br f The Mcdul, 31b 
Mr. Hcblcthwalte's ch c Julius 
Cresur, 31b 
Mr. Nicholson's b c Orson 
Mr. T. Taylor’s b c Ostrogoth 
Mr. Wadlpvr'a b g St- Clair, 31b 
LANARK, 8ErTBMDEn22, 1854. 
Nominations for tho Lanamu turns Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft. 
Two in lies. Weights to bo published In Belts lift on tho 16th July. 
Pitfall 4 yrs 1 Tho Coomburland Stathesmon, 4 yrs 
Auchlnlcch, 4 yrs Morning Star, 6 yrs 
Robglll.Syrs I Haricot, aged 
Lough Bawn, G yra I Bruxey, 5 yrs 
Testator, aged The General, 4 yra 
Garrulity, 3 yra Mary Anne, 5 yrs 
The Golden Nugget (late Cook) aged l 
Nominations for tho Ancient Silver Dku, added to a Handicap of 8 
sovs ouch, h ft, tec. Two miles. 
Robglll.Syrs 
Lough Bawn, 6 yrs 
Tho Coomburland Stathesmon, 4 yrs 
The Vet, 5 yra 
Morning Star, 6 yra 
The Two Yea u Old Stakes, not 
September. 
Haricot, aged 
Bruxey, 6 yra 
Testator, aged 
John Dory, aged 
Garrulity, 3 yrs 
laving filled, will bo rc-oponcd till 
V. 
SPORTING MISCELLANEOUS. 
W. 11. — Lord Gifford has completed liis hunting 
arrangements for succeeding Mr. Vllleboia in the Vale of 
White Horse — a country with which his lordship is intimately 
acquainted, nnd where" ho has ever been highly esteemed, 
having led the snmo hunt before Mr. Villebois accepted its 
mastership . — Cheltenham Looker-on . 
Herefordshire Fox Hounds. — Mr. Baker having 
arranged' to chaugo counlios with Mr. Hlllier for the season, 
we foel plonsuro in saying that he is a sportsmau of matured 
experience, having commenced with a pack of harriers on his 
estate, some twenty years ago. After that he had the North 
Warwickshire Hounds, whence he removed into tho Southwold 
country, and during the last two seasons has been bunting tho 
Albrigkton. Ho has an excellent pack of hounds, many of 
which were bred by himsolf, and they ore descended from tho 
best blood iuthe kingdom. 
A Hoy l no Irish Baronet.— A correspondent of tho 
Ohio State Journal has sent to that paper an account of a 
tour through Kansas, which is at present in possession of the 
Indians, but, under tho Nebraska Kansas Bill, is to form a 
new territory of the Unitod States. In his letter bo says, 
“ Before we passed tbe Kunsus (river) we came upon an en- 
campment that attracted attention. It turned out to be a 
grand huuting company for tho plains. Sir St. George Gore, 
an English baronet, lias taken it into his head that it will be 
a fine sport to hunt buffalo, See., on our groat western plains; 
so he packed up bis trunks, and started for a regular summer 
campaign. He brought the most magnificent pack of dogs 
that were ever seen in this country. Between 40 and .30 dogs, 
mostly greyhounds and staghounds, of the most beautiful 
breeds, compose this part of the expedition. Ho had a large 
carriage, and probably a dozen large waggons to transport 
provisions, See. These require five yoke of oxen to each wag. 
gon. These, with tho horses, men, &c., made up quite an 
imposing company. Sir St. George is a fine bailt, stout, light- 
haired, and resolute-looking man. But there are other things 
besides fuu in such a trip, and it will try the manner of stuff 
of which ho is made before bo returns.” 
The Parteidge’s Attachment to its Young — A 
few days ago, as some men were mowing clover in a field in 
the occupation of Mr. George Dennis, of Fordham, Cam- 
bridgeshire, one of them came to a partridge’s nest, but beforo 
bo caught sight of it, his scythe had taken thq head of tho old 
one clean off, when it was ascertained that she was sitting on 
fourteen eggs just ready to bo hatched. 
Mr. Jaques’ Foals. — The following names have been 
given to tbe foals at Easily Abbey Stud Farm, by Mr. Jaques. 
— Colts : Saunterer , by Birdcatclier out of Ennui ; Parole, 
by Birdcatcber out of Drill ; Fast Day, by Birdcatclier out 
of Touch me Not ; Shy King, by Birdcatcher out of Gipsy 
Queen ; Sichousi , by Birdcatclier out of Queen of Carthage ; 
Cross Boy , by Gameboy out of Hybrid, by Cardinal Puff out 
of Lucy Nealo; Laird o' the Dale, by Annandale out of Bess. 
Fillies : Shy Cutter , by Birdcatclier out of Chisel ; Au- 
gury (Sister to Auger), by Birdcatcher out of Nickname; 
Days of Old, by Birdcatcher out ol Days of Yore ; Walhalla, 
by The Cure out of Utopia; Fanfaronade, by Gameboy out 
of Burletta. 
A letter from Damascus of tho 8th of Juno informs us that 
Captain Nolan, of Her Majesty’s service, who had arrived 
there to purchase horses for the British cavalry, had succeeded 
in obtaining 100, at rutlier a high price. Those horses had 
been despaclied to Bey rout, and Captain Nolan bad proceeded 
into the desert, to continue his purchases amoug the Arab 
tribes. 
Female Pedestuianism. — On Saturday last a female 
pedestrian, known as Mrs. Dunn, commenced walking 1,000 
miles, in 1,000 successive hours. Tho pluce selected for the 
purpose is a piece of ground enclosed by a wooden paling, at 
the back of the Star Hotel, Rock Ferry. Mrs. Dunn is attired 
in the Bloomer costume, having on a short bluejacket, pink 
trowsers, and straw hat. She is a woman of 6hort stature, 
being about five feet in height, though somewhat musculur in 
appearance. At seventeen minutes past five in the afternoon 
the lady pedestrian entered upon her task. She proceeded at 
a smart, steady pace, and finished her first mile in a little 
over thirteen minutes. Mrs. Dunn recently performed the 
same feat at the Strawberry gardens, Pendleton, near Man- 
chester. She is 31 years of age, and has a family. Her eldest 
son, a youth about eleven years old, exhibits a talent similar 
to that possessed by his parent, and has already performed 
several extraordinary pedestrian feats. The time occupied in 
tho performance of tho task to which Mrs. Duon has applied 
herself will be 41 days 10 hours, or within eight hours of six 
weeks. 
Evidence of a Horse. — A n action was tried before tho 
Lord Chief Baron on Thursday, in the Court of Exchequer, 
in which Mr. Hill, a Norfolk horsedealer, sued Mr. Phil- 
lips, a London horsedealer, for loss arising from the resale 
of ahorse, in which the defendant pleaded tho ill-temper and 
bolting propensities of the horse, as his reason for refusing 
to fulfil the bargain. While the case was proceeding, the 
counsel for the defeno® having intimated that tho horse 
was in the immediate neighbourhood, the jury, counsel, 
and all the idlers about the court, were so seized with a 
desire to look at the animal that they adjourned en masse 
to satisfy their curiosity. When the horse was produced for 
inspection, he was mounted by tho lad and ridden'about tho 
court-yard; he was afterwards mounted by one of tbe jury, 
and, lastly, by the defendant himself, who put him through 
his paces without his manifesting any of the allegod vice. The 
defendant not perceiviog the learned judge in the court-yard, 
proceeded, American like, to bring the horse into court, and 
actually rode him through the Guildhall, and up the steep 
flight of steps leading to tho Court of Exchequer, and put 
the horse’s head inside tho court. The wigs and gowns 
mustered 6trongly to view tho horse, and among tho crowd 
wo observed the Chief Baron, evidently displaying a con- 
siderable knowledge of horseflesh. The jury at length re- 
sumed their places, and remarked that the horse seemed quiet 
enough; one of their number stating that he would willingly givo 
the money for him with all his alleged vices and bad char- 
acter, and should feel perfectly secure in taking his wife 
und children for an airing in a carriage drawn by tbe horse. 
After an animated conversation between tho counsel on 
either 6ide, the plaintiff's counsel at length consented to a 
nonsuit. 
Improvement in Horse Breeding. — Mr. Spooner, of 
Southampton, recommended the Council of the Royal Agii* 
cultural Society to take measures, with the Government, 
as well os with the local societies of the country, for improving 
the breed of horses for cavalry and artillery purposes, with 
tho view of obtaining animals possessing a combination of 
activity and strength in the highest degree. He thought this 
object would be obtained by encouraging the breeding of god 
6addlo-horses from the best brood mares capable of carrying 
16 stones, by the best stallious, well, but not thorough-bred, 
capable of carrying a similar weight. He thought that such 
mares abounded throughout the country, although they were 
at present employed for draught and other laborious purposes. 
He considered that the class of male horses to be used, was 
the one now too frequently castrated, namely, a three-part bre«l 
hunter, capable of carrying a hoavy weight up to the fleeted 
hounds; such au animal readily commands some £200 or 
£300, when his excellencies are known, and which may in fact 
be regarded as tbe most noble and valuable of tbe horse tribe. 
Mr. Spooner had little doubt that the system would, in a fe" 
years, result in the regeneration of the English breed of saddle - 
horses. Sir Matthew Ridley referred to the governrot' n! 
establishments in foreign countries of Haras, for the express 
purpose of effecting improvement in the breed of horses. (Mr 
Evelyn Denison, M.P., on tho French Haras, Journal, L* 
206.) In the north of England good size and absence ol 
white colour were points to which much attention was paid- 
Reference was made to the extensive agency at work in this 
couutry for the purchaso of tho best English horses f° r 
exportation to tho Coutinent, and to the constant advocacy, 
by that distinguished veteran Sir Harry Smith, of improve- 
ments in our breeds of horses for military purpose?, by a 
restoration of the best qualities of the old English Inunter 
