... These races commenced on Tuesday, attended by the usual medley ofevery class of company. Improvements had been made in the Grand Stand, and a species of lawn in- close1 with an iron railing in front. At one end ofthe Stand apartments were prepared for her Majesty and suite, ele- gantly fitted tin, In the first race, for the Craven Stakes of 0 soc. each (6 subs.), the horses came in as filfows: ...

... The Fitzwilliam Stakes of 10 soy. each, with 30 added by the Corporation. Mile and halt (3 subs.) Mr Orde's b. m. Beeswing, aged - I Mr Osbaldeston's b. . by Trumpeter, 3 yrs - 2 6 to 1 on Beeswing, who won in a canter. The Champagne Stakes of 50 soy. each, h. ft. for two yrs old (27 subs.) Mr Powlett's ?? F Kedge, by Sheet Anchor - - I Mr Bell's gr. c. The Squire, by The Saddler - - 2 Mr ...

... Sixty years have now elapsed since the Derby stakes were first run for on Epsom downs, and we have witnessed many of the anniversaries since the original foundation of this celebrated race, but on no previous occasion do we ever re- member to have seen so large a collection of company on the course. The weather was most beautiful, and everything was propitious for the enjoyment of the sport. ...

... . , TUESDAY.-The St Leger of 1841 has. in every featnre, fallen below the worst of its predecessors. The tact is obvi- ous, and it is eatablished not less by the apathy observable at the hetting-roons on Monday'nights, than by the ape ar- ance of the town this morning, which lacked most of the attributes of bygone St Leger days. The display of pritvate equipages was unprecedentedly smell, and ...

... TnE DREADFUL HURRICANE,-On Wednesday week, during the tremendous storm of wind and rain, the severity of which has not been equalled for many years, a schooner was perceived with signals of distress just below the light. house (Southend). A Leigh boat went to her assislance, and put fbur of her hands on board her; thev. weighed anchor, and were running for the north shoe, tie wind blowing ...

... I On Tuesday these popular races commenced. The pro- gramme for the first day was unusually inviting, and the sport fully equal to expectation ; the weather, however, was adverse, the rain having descended without ceasing, until near two o'clock, and kept away hundreds who had made themselves up hor a day's pleasure; the attendance, in consequence, was thin. The racing commenced half an ...

... It rarely happens that a good settling follows a Derby won bya great public favourite. On Sunday it was an. nounced that one gentleman had been hit for 18 0001. and could not pay ! It has also affected several who fondly imagined they were winners; of this class one is hit for 3,000L (the same gentleman lost between 3,0001. and 4.000L1 by an absentee in Bloomsbury's year), another fbr 1,9701., ...

... 1 . a ?? . . _ . - . - ?? .. I Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by a very L numerous suite, arrived on the ground a little after one o'clock. She looked remarkably well, and betrayed no symp. toms whatever of timidity or doubtfulness of the attachment of those by whom she was greeted. She appeared at the window overlooking the course, and was most rapturously cheered. At ten minutes ...

... The great eight-omred cutter match hetween the members of Oxford and Cambridge University Clubs having been de- cided on Saturday in favour of the Oxonians, who, after re- peated struggles, defeated their opponents in good style, great interest was excited by the announced regatta at Henley-on-Thames on Tuesday, which turned out but a sorry day's sport, not from any want of attention in those ...

... Dr Arnold, the lately deceased Head Master of Rugby School,land Professor of Modern History in Oxford, cannot be allowed to pass to his grave with the brief announcement of his death, which we hastily inserted last week. Dr Arnold, as we have stated, was formerly Fellow of Oriel College, to which he was elected from Christ Col- lege. Cambridge. He had, however, vacated his fellow- ship by ...

... LVERPOOL JULY MEETING.-Wednesday's racer. The Croxteth Stakes. Lord Westminster's Satirist, 4 yrs (Marson) . . Mr Heseltine's The Shadow, 6 yrs . Duke of Richmond's The Currier, 6 yrs . Sir John Gerard's Meal, 3 yrs Won easy by a length; a good race for second. The Produce Stakes. Lord Derby's Fortune-teller, allowed 31b. (Holmes) . The Bickerstaffe Stakes. Lord Westminster's Candahar (Marson) ...

... CRtICKET.-On Monday an interesting match took place at Lord's grounds, wherein the relative merits of the fast and tew systems of bowling were tried by eight gentlemen and players with three bowlers, on the new system, and the same ir ber with three slow bowlers, the result being in lavour of tie fast bowlers by 115 runs to 89. The second innings is leaked for with much interest, and heavy ...