As the day approaches for the great St. Leger race

at Doncaster, considerable interest is manifested at Tattersall's. On Thursday the following was the course of betting.

Epirus and Puff have changed places, not much to the surprise of those who have noticed the movement• during the last flee or six days. The cornier was at the close backed at 4 to 1. while 6 to 1 was betted against the bite favourite, s hose retrogression, judging from appearances, has not yet terminated. Mango was in force ; the outlay u f two or three fifties at 6 to 1 having secured him second place in the odds. 51:amu1et:in was in immense favour, and sprung to 8 to 1 before the ring broke up. Slashing Ham was also in request ; and between two and three hundred pounds were laid out wan Troilus, at 22 and 20 to 1. Ilent jade slid Egeria's friends were rather ally, and nothing whatever )was done about 'The Prime Warden. Robin Ilood colt, Dards. nelles, and Blakey Topping, are gone to the right about. Last prices-

' to 2 riot. Mr Bowes's E ;dins (take 4 to 1) 5 to I - Mr. Grevilla's Mango (take 11 to 2) 6 to 1 - Lord Werominster's Cardinal Puff (taken) 8 to 1 - Mr. Usbaldesiogia Muhometon (taken) 9 to 1 - nuke of Cleveland's Matilde (offered) 10 is 1 - Mr. Ileseltine's Slashing Harry (taken) 13 to 1 - Mr. S. Fox's The Doctor (take 14 to I)

20 to 1 - Mr. Filitlie'll Abraham Newland (take 22 to 1)

20 to 1 - Lord Exeter's Troilus (taken) 91 to 1 - Mr. ThoruhilTs Egeria (taken) 40 to 1 - Lord Exeter's Darilanenee (offered) 600 to 400 was betted uu Mango •gst. Mallametau; nearly 2,000 tern between three

and the Geld, Troilus and Dardanelles lett Newmarket on Wednesday. (per caravan)

for Doncaster.

Tuesday is the grand day.

An official return of the expense of Commissioners of Inquiry in each year from 1807 to 1836, both inclusive- Year Amount.

1822 £64,994 1623 65,793 1824 82,344 1825 89,758 1826 91,840 1827 ••• ............. ••••• 73,837

1828 63,401

1829 56,299 1830 63,273

I 1831 62,600

1832 63,722 1833 57,297 1834 73,279

I 1835 92,613

1836 127,937

Total £1,689,136 Noaz--The principal part of the payment for 1836 is for

The Record Commission £19,820 The Charity Commission 24,436

The Corporation Commissioners 31,396

£75,672 Average of six years ending 1830 £73,735 Do. do. do. 1836 78,574

This document has furnished the daily papers with food for wrang- ling. The Chronicle referred to it triumphantly for disproof of the charge that under the Whig Administration the cost of Commis. Mons had been much larger than under Tory Governments. The Standard denied that the Administrations of Canning and Wellington were properly Tory ; and thus endeavoured to throw upon the Whigs all the costly commissions which have been issued since 1822. But in so doing, the Standard laid itself open to the charge of proclaiming a schism in the Tory party, and of disavowing Wellington and Peel as leaders.. The Chronicle put the question on its right footing, by show. trig that the coat of a commission was only csecondary consideration-

Year. Amount.

1807 £38,023 1808 31,027 1809 30,269 1810 43,048 1811 31,723 1812 08,667 1813 20,990 1814 26,320 1815 44,397 1816 23,225 1617 28,337 1818 31,563 1819 53,380 1820 44,527 1821 56,452

" Supposing the expense of commissions under the Whigs were twice as much as under the Tories, iastead of being the same, nothing is proved one way or the other. A commission may cost little, and yet that little may have been throws away ; while another commission may have cost a considerable sum, and the benefit to the country may have far outweighed the cost."

To inquire into the value of the performances of each commission, would be a long affair ; and even then, there would be much difference of' opinion as to what is useful and what the reverse.