ebt Vrobintes. Epsom races commenced on Tuesday, with very inferior

sport and a small assemblage of company. The Craven stakes of 10 sovereigns each, started for by three horses, were won by Lord Chesterfield's Knight of the Whistle, ridden by Nat. The Vb'oodcote stakes of 10 sovereigns each with 50 added, were gained by Lord George Bentinck's Cherokee, ridden by Nat; and the Manor stakes of 6 sovereigns each with 50 added, were won by Mr. Dockeray's Dalesman, ridden by Buckle.

In spite of a wet opening, Wednesday was upon the whole auspicious. The groimd was thronged in every part—presenting that town of white booths, the crowd of carriages, and the immense troops of horsemen, belonging to the best days of Epsom. The great race for the Derby Stakes of 501. each, was a little delayed by an accident. One of the horses kicked, and hit Nat the jockey on the wnst;, Nat's horse, Alarm, plunged, threw his rider, fell over the chains, and ran away. He was caught, and remounted. The start, the fourth tried, was effected about half-past three o'clock.

Bernao.-3 to 1 against Ides (taken) ; 7 to 2 against Weatberbit (taken); 6 to I. against The Libel (taken) ; 10 to I against Alarm; 20 to 1 each against Pam. Doleful, and Inzbos ; 22 to 1 against Pantasa ; 22 to 1 against Old England ; 30 to 1 against Jinglepot ; 40 to 1 each against Mentor and Worthless ; 50 to 1 each against Columbus,. Laird o' Cockpen, Cobweb colt, and Annandale ; 1,000 to 15 each against Miss Whip colt and Wood-pigeon; 2,000 to 10 against Clear-the-way. Merry Monarch was not mentioned. The horses that ran were thirty-one in number !

THE Psce.—A good start was accomplished at the fourth attempt ; Ides leading off, followed by Salopian, Fuzbos,Cobweb colt, Wood-plgeon, /Codger, and Doleful; Pantao* and Merry Monarch next, side by side ; and behind them Mentor and Pam ; Annandale and Old England lying In the centre. In this formation they ran at a good pace to the- top of the bill; where Kedger and Doleful went to the front, and jointly carried on the running at an improved pace ; Pantasa and The Merry Monarch next, with Wood- pigeon, Ides, Mentor, Pam, Old England, and Annandale, in their wake. They came thus to the tum ; in rounding which, Pam, owing, as It Is alleged, to another horse hang- ing upon him, struck into Wood-pigeon's heels, and fell ; Vicatherbit, who was follow- ing, jumped over him, and, being put out of his stride, of course lost some ground.. Doleful and Kedger kept their places to the distance, where The Merry Monarch went In front, followed by Annandale; Panama lying third, and Old England, In company, with Doleful, Hedger, and Wood-pigeon. The run-In was all in favour of The Merry Mo- narch; Annandale never getting nearer than his quarters, and being finally defeated ti. clever style by a length. Old England came at the last, and beat Pantasa for third place by a neck ; Annandale beating him by a length. Next to this lot were Wood- pigeon, Doleful, and Kedger ; and behind them the crack, (who was in trouble before he got to the road,) and Adonis. How the next nick came in we could not make Out; but those who pinned their faith on the Stanton nag, The Libel, must have been not a little mortified to perceive that he was the first horse beaten, and the last at the win- ning-chair. The Laird o' Cockpen, the Corurnba colt, Worthless, Young Eclipse, The. Black Prince, Cabin-boy, and several others, were beaten early. The pace was good all the way. Value of the stakes, 3,9751.

The other races attracted little notice; and we can merely name the winning horses: the Epsom Stakes, Mr. T. Dawson's Live-and-let-Live; Burgh Stakes, Mr. Shelley's Prince of Wales; Walton Stakes, Mr. Phillimore's Physalis. The sport on Thursday was uninteresting. The winners were these—E Four-year-old Stakes, Mr. Ford's Qui-Tam (walked over); Surrey Cup, George Bentinck's Croton Oil; Sweepstakes, Lord George Bernina's Moonshine; Sweepstakes, Mr. Dawson's Live-and-let-Live. The attendance yesterday was not so full as usual for the last day. The chief race was that for the Oaks Stakes of 50/. each. There were 120 subscribers; and twenty-one horses ran.

BErrino.-5 to 1 against Kent's lot ; 7 to 2 against Lancashire Witch ; 11 to 2 against Lady 'Midair ; 7 to 1 against Glee ; 8 to 1 against Miss Sarah ; 12 to 1 each against Maid of Orleans and Hope ; 18 to 1 against Rose of Cashmere ; 20 to 1 each against Refrac- tion, Longitude, Plaudit, and Stamp ; and 25 to 1 against any other.

THE Racs.—A good start was accomplished at the first attempt. The lead was taken by Hops; Lady Wildair and Lancashire Witch following her, with Caroline, Re- fraction, Longitude, Miss Sarah, and Glee, in waiting on them. At the road, Miss" Sarah took the lead from Hope, and carried the running, to the stand ; where Refrac- tion darted like a ray of light from the second rank, and won easily by a couple of lengths ; Hope was second, Miss Sarah third, Lady Wildair fourth.

The Members Plate was won by Mr. J. Thompson's Wreck; the Derby and Oaks, by Live-and-let-live.

There is said to have been some awkward tampering with Mr. Gully's horse Old England. At Tattersall's' on Saturday, Mr. Gully taxed some persons with unfair play. His attention had been drawn to the matter by some extravagant bets taken against the horse, and he had traced the origin of certain injurious reports to Mr. Bloodsworth. On strict inquiry, William Day, the younger son of John Day, the well-known jockey, confessed that he had been tampered with by Mr. Bloodsworth and a Mr. Stebbings ; and William Day had been dismissed from is father's stables. Some explanation was offered by Mr. Hargrave, one of tha betters against the horse • and Mr. Stebbings denied the charge; but Mr. Bloods. worth was absent. The horse; will be brought formally before the Stewards.

The festival of Corpus Christi was celebrated by the Roman Catholics of Notting- ham, on Sunday., in their new and magnificent church of St. Barnabas, with great pomp and splendour. There was a grand procession inside the building, with all the Imposing ceremonies of the Roman Church. The service occupied nearly three hours and a half, and some thousands were present at it; though many apparently as mere spectators.

The price of iron, which had risen so high, is now declining. During the last month, it has fallen in the Blaenavon district forty-five shillings a ton, and in South Staffordshire forty shillings.

Certain "vend regulations" of the Newcastle coal-trade—in other words, a combination of coal-owners tokeep up the price of coals—have recently terminated; and, in consequence, a reduction in the price has taken place there—about 2a. 3d. on the best Wallsend coal, and from 9c1, to la. 3d. on the second-rate quality.

A peculiar truck system exists in Bolton and has recently come to light in consequence of some disclosures at the Court of Requests in that town. A woman stated that she worked for Mr. Cullen a cotton-spinner, and was compelled to rent. a house as part of her wages: she paid three shillings and a penny weekly for the house, but could only let it for two shillings. A number of ;persons who were present declared that this was a common practice at Bolton.

Mr. Seton the gentleman who was wounded in the duel at Gosport, is a little better. Mrs. Seton and Mrs. Hawkey publish obscure but contradictory state- ments as to the cause of the duel; which seems, at all events, to turn on something said about Mrs. Hawkey. The Colonel-Commandant of the Portsmouth division of Royal Marines in his weekly return to the Admiralty on Saturday, sent up the

names of Lieutenants Hawkey and Pyre as absent without leave.

Two Southampton lads have been committed for trial, charged with the man- slaughter of a little boy, whom they treatedlike another Mazeppa; tying him to a donkey on Netley Common, and then starting the animal oft at full speed: the boy fell off his seat and was dragged a considerable distance, so that he was killed.

Mr. Hoyle, a medical practitioner of Heighington, near Lincoln, has disappeared in a very mysterious manner; and it is surmised that he has been murdered, and his body thrown into the river Witham. His pony was found fastened to a gate near the river; one of the rider's gloves being thrust under the saddle, and the stirrups tied or knotted together and thrown over on one side. Mr. Iloyle's hat has been picked up in the stream; but dragging has not brought up the body. Gillman a person of bad character, has been arrested at Boston, on suspicion of having been engaged in destroying Mr. Hoyle. Gillman and Foottit, a man who employs the former in navigating vessels on the river, have admitted that they found some articles belonging to the missing gentleman in a field, together with his horse, which they tied to the gate; but their conduct after this discovery was very suspicions.

Two young gentlemen of Pembroke College, Oxford, Mr. J. Ede and Mr. E. Harris, who had recently passed their final college examination, have been drowned in the Cherwell river, near Oxford. They went out in a boat, and by some means fell into the water.

A luggage-train on the Birmingham and Derby Hallway caught fire, on Monday night, by sparks falling on some straw in a truck filled with pigs. A number of the animals were so much burnt that they had to be killed immediately, and some of the carriages were much injured. Fortunately, the passengers escaped with a fright. II • 111