... 7r- PAST EVENTS IN OUR ISLAND RECALLED. AUGUST 1st. 1842 -Th-; Thames Tunnel was opened; about 500 visitors passed through from the Wapping side to Rotherhithe. John Banim, Irish novelist, died, aged 42. He published M Tales of the O'Hara Family, 1825-27. 1843-The Meinnon steamship, with the Indisu mail, was wrecked near Cape Guardafiu. 1844—The Vicar of Liskeard was temporarily snspenaad for ...

... A SICK CREW. I A Woman at the Helm. Lloyd's St. Michael's agent telegraphed on Tuesday :— British barque South American, Mauritius for Falmouth, passed here, a woman steering, reported crew sick. Unable to enter port. Gale blowing. Assistance will be rendered I when weather moderates. ...

... Wh11 íja, fell whipped -oan- nd i».f* « •( £ way in the rear. Myakka !\1aH! Willie, Suppliant, and Filassier,wit!1 Gold, Syeria, and Esmeralda II. next, to below the distance, when Suppliant assumed the command, but was directly afterwards challenged by Filassier, who won by half a leiiath three lengths .1ividing second and third. Fairy Gold was fourth. Master Willie fifth, and Adini last. 2 ...

... Tlochofort arvri Havre 16th Si 11 bad left Portsmouth for Cardiff 15th Newenfc left C-lravesend for Cardiff 15th Hampshire left Southampton for Cardiff 15th Kolerit left Southampton for Cardiff 15til SitXOlJ Briton arvd Bilbao 15th Cymmrodoriou left Kotterdam fol. Cardiff 15tb Gurtli left Swansea for Bougie 16til ...

... Hamilton Park Meeting. I PHCENIX STEEPLECHASE.—Edomite (Owner), 1; Athelfrith (\V. Cowe), 2 Anchorite (W. Sayers), and Drone (Thatcher) also ran. Betting—Evens Athelfrith, 9 to 4 agst Edomite, E to I a2t An..hoi'ite, and 10 to 1 Itg-st Drone. Won by three lengths The other* f ill. MOMTHOSE HURDLE. Hodge Warbler I f ortune Toiler 2 9 ran BUCHANAN CASTLE. Big Busbv 1 2 Moonbeam 3 5 ran CLYDE ...

... CORN. Liveruool Tuesdav.—Wheat—fair trade at about Friday's prices; No. 1 Duluth, 6s 3d to _6s 4d; No. 2 Kansas, 5s 7}d to 6s Id. Beans unchanged. Peas oriet 5s 5s AUa to arrive. Oats quiet and unchanged-white, 2s 5d tin 7d yellow ftnd 2s 3 ...

... ) [ New I Uiicle Jack h. u. Bberifl's Officer e, ( 3 10 ran ...

... r TO-DAY'S CRICKET. THE AUSTRALIANT TOUR, Twenty-eighth Match-v. Kent. Canterbury, Saturday.—Although there was no chance of very much cricket to-day the game was left in so interesting a position overnight, and Kent had so excellent a chance of victory, that there were quite 2,000 spectators present at midday Kent want- ing but 138 to win had gone in overnight for a couple of minutes without ...

... London Midday Betting. For the Liverpool Autumn Handicap 700 to 900 has been noted to Strike a Light, who is said to have pleased her connection in a recent spin with Irish Ivy. Siigo has retired to 10 to 1 olered. when 1,000 to80 was taken and wanted about his stable com- p=i0: Ameer. ...

... Portsmouth Park Meeting. f 2.15-The HAVANT MAIDEN HURDLE „ RACE of £ 40. Two miles. V■ 5; -veyland's Marasquin, 5y list 31b W.Tavlor 1 Mr A. Wallington's Claudia, 4y lost 71b.Lawrence 2 Mr A. Yates's Armenian, 4y list Dollery 3 Mr J. Habit:'s Bowsprit, 4y lOst 71b.Mr Habin 0 Mr C. N. le Gallais's Hector, 5y list 31b Piggott 0 Mr F. Swan's Miss Smiler, 4y lOst 71b MakepetLCo 0 W inner trained ...

... SMOK:NG !N THEATRES. I As the result of the agitatioi which has been set on foot by the Associated Thea.trica.1 Managers, it hajS been decided that a petition, signed by members of the a.ssocia.tion, RhaJl be prssenied to the Lord ChMnberla.in. The petition will set forth that inasmuch as managers of music-baDs ha.ve for some time been in the ha,hit of present- ing dramatic sketches, and thus ...

... TO-DAY'S CRICKET. THE AUSTRALIANS'TOUR. I Fifteenth Match-v. Derbyshire. I EASY WIN FOR THE COLONIALS. Derby, Wednesday.—Play should have been re- sumed this morning at 11.30, but a smart shower caused a delay until five minutes to 12. Then Ber- wick (11) and Hancock (4) continued Derbyshire's innings, in which two wickets were down for 20 over- night. They had gone in a second time 410 runs ...