PERFORMANCES.

In 1851 Stockwell, then two years old, at Newmarket Second October Meeting, ridden by Marlow, ran second to Mr. Gratwicke's Maidstone for the Prendergast Stakes of 50 sovs. each, &c., 8st. 7lb., T.Y.C.; Lord Exeter's Ambrose (3) and Sir R. Pigot's Filius also ran. 7 to 1 against Stockwell, who was beaten by a head.

At Newmarket Houghton Meeting, ridden by Marlow, and carrying 8st. 7lb., he ran fourth for the Criterion Stakes of 30 sovs. each, &c., Turn of the Lands In; won by the Duke of Richmond's Red Hind, 8st. 11lb.; Lord Exeter's Ambrose, 8st. 71b., second; Lord Bruce's Knight of the Shire, Sst. 71b., third; Mr. Bowes' Daniel O'Rourke, 8st. 7lb., fifth; and Sir J. Hawley's Bilberry, Sst. 8lb., last. 5 to 1 agst. Stockwell.

In 1852, at Newmarket Craven Meeting, ridden by Norman, and carrying 8st. 4lb., Stockwell ran second to Lord Orford's Alcoran, 8st. 71b., for a Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, &c., D.M. Mr. Payne's Glenluce, 8st. 4lb., also ran. 5 to 1 against Stockwell, who was beaten by half a length.

At Newmarket First Spring Meeting, ridden by Norman, he won the 2,000 gs. Stakes of 100 sovs. each, &c., 8st. 71b. each, R.M., beating Duke of Richmond's Homebrewed (2), Sir R. Pigot's Filius (3), Mr. Bowes' Daniel O'Rourke, Lord Exeter's Ambrose, Duke of Bedford's Maidstone, Lord Ribblesdale's Lapidist, Duke of Richmond's Houlakin, and Mr. B. Way's Stapleton. 10 to 1 against Stockwell, who won by half a length.

At the same meeting, ridden by Norman, he won the Newmarket Stakes of 50 sovs. each, &c., 8st. 7lb. each, D.M., beating Duke of Bedford's Maidstone (2), Sir R. Pigot's Father Thames (3), Mr. Wigram's Child of the Mist (4), and Lord Exeter's Ilex. 9 to 4 on Stockwell, who won by a head.

At Epsom, ridden by Norman, but amiss at the time, he was not placed for the Derby of 50 sovs. each, &c., mile and a-half; won by Mr. Bowes' Daniel O'Rourke, Mr. Bradshaw's Barbarian second, Mr. Dorrien's Chief Baron Nicholson third, and Mr. Merry's Hobbie Noble fourth. Twenty-two others also ran. 16 to 1 against Stockwell.

At Goodwood, ridden by Norman, and carrying 8st. 5lb., he won a Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, &c., a mile and a-half, beating Duke of Richmond's Harbinger, Sst. 4lb. Even betting. Won by half a length.

At the same meeting he walked over for a Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, &c., 8st. 7lb. each, a mile and a-quarter.

At the same meeting, ridden by Norman, and carrying 8st. 12lb., he won the Racing Stakes of 50 sovs. each, &c., one mile, beating Duke of Bedford's Maidstone, 8st. 10lb. (2), Sir R. Pigot's Father Thames, Sst. 71b. (3), and Lord Eglinton's Lucio, 8st. 71b. 5 to 4 on Stockwell. Won by a length.

At York, ridden by Norman, he won the Great Yorkshire Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 added, &c., colts 8st. 71b., fillies 8st. 2lb., a mile and three-quarters, beating Lord Derby's Longbow (2), Lord Glasgow's Gipsy Colt (3), Mr. S. Hawke's Womersley (4), Mr. R. Harrison's Sally Warfoot Colt, Mr. Carter's Farmer's Boy, Mr. W. Cuthbert's

Kingfisher, Lord Exeter's Ilex, Duke of Bedford's Maidstone, Mr. R. Harrison's Lindrick, Mr. H. Robinson's Billy Richardson, Mr. Henderson's Needle, and Mr. Bignell's Athena Pallas. 5 to 4 on Stockwell. Won by a length.

At Doncaster, ridden by Norman, he won the St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs. each, colts 8st. 71b., fillies 8st. 2lb., beating Duke of Richmond's Harbinger (2), Mr. Bowes' Daniel O'Rourke (3), Mr. Pedley's Trousseau (4), Mr. J. Scott's Songstress (5), and Mr. Duncombe's Alfred the Great. 7 to 4 against Stockwell. Won by ten lengths.

At the same meeting, with a penalty of 5lb. extra, he walked over for the Foal Stakes of 100 sovs. each, &c., a mile and a-half.

At Newmarket First October Meeting, ridden by Norman, he won the Grand Duke Michael Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 8st. 71b. each, A.F., beating Mr. Greville's Muscovite (2), Sir R. Pigot's Filius (3), and Lord Exeter's Ilex. 4 to 1 on Stockwell. Won in a canter.

At the same meeting, ridden by Norman, and carrying 9st., he won the St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs. each, D.I., beating Mr. Greville's Frantic, 8st. 7lb., and Lord Exeter's Ilex, 8st. 71b. 7 to 4 on Stockwell. Won by two lengths.

In the Second October Meeting, giving 4lb., he received 50 forfeit in a Match with Lord Ribblesdale's Nabob, D.M.

SUMMARY OF STOCKWELL'S PERFORMANCES.

In 1851 he started twice, without winning.

In 1852 he started twelve times, and won ten :

Value clear.

The 2,000 gs. Stakes, Newmarket First Spring M.........£1,800

The Grand Duke Michael Stakes, Newmarket First Oct. M.
The St. Leger, ditto.....

800

350

A Match forfeit, Newmarket Second Oct. M.

50

Has started fourteen times, and won ten............£9,515

The turf numbers few such straight-forward, determined, or really noble supporters as Lord Exeter, the owner of Stockwell. In a career extending over thirty years he has met all the vicissitudes of fortune with unflinching gameness, and the same high character as a sportsman. His Lordship began well, winning the Oaks, his favourite race, in 1821, with Augusta; again in 1829, with Green Mantle; and in 1832, with Galata. Since that period his luck gradually forsook him; and notwithstanding the extent of his breeding establishment at Burleigh, and the spirit with which be engaged his horses, the blue and white narrow stripe was rarely seen in front for anything like a great stake. By many this has been attributed to the soft sort of stock obtained from his favourite stud-horse Sultan. Of late years, however, fortune would ap

pear to have been relenting, and inclined to smile again on so bold and fair a player. Her favours, though, were delayed almost too long, as we have heard many rumours of late of his Lordship's retiring. With the St. Leger attained, we hope to date a new lease.

Lord Exeter's horses have now for some years been trained in private at Newmarket, by Harlock, who has done all that could be done for them, and who has the knack of bringing them nearly always in good looks to the post. His confidence in Stockwell for the Doncaster event was as great as it was fully justified.

Norman, a jockey of his Lordship's own rearing, confines his services, like the trainer, entirely to that stable. His riding, if perhaps not quite so finished in style as some of us may like to see, has still never failed him in the encounters he has had with more experienced opponents. It is only until lately, either, that he has often had the picked mounts; Marlow and others having in turn been specially retained for them. Indeed, since the death of Conolly, who, with Sam Mann for the light weights, were so long in his Lordship's service, there has been frequent change; Bartholomew preceding Norman in the regular work.

ERNEST ATHERLEY;

OR, SCENES AT HOME AND ABROAD.

BY LORD WILLIAM LENNOX.

CHAP. VIII,

"Bella, horrida bella."-VIRGIL.

American War, 1814-Embark for the Chesapeak-Horrors of Transport-ationA Floating Black-Hole-Land in the New World-March of the Army towards Baltimore-An Affair with the Enemy - Re-embark for England-A FishDinner on the Banks of Newfoundland,"

The hostilities that were being carried on between France and Great Britain had led to a series of misunderstandings between the United States and England. Napoleon had (as the American Minister declared) revoked his anti-neutral decrees, and the government of our country were called upon to repeal the offensive ordinances complained of" the systeni of blockade, and the seizure of supposed British seamen in American ships." Unfortunately, during the embarrassed and disjointed relations of the two countries -countries connected by a thousand ties which ages cannot obliterate --an untoward event occurred, which tended to increase the ran corous animosity that had previously existed, namely, the hostile collision of an American frigate and a British sloop, off the coast of Virginia. The conferences held between our new envoy and Mr. Monroe were unproductive of a reconciliation, and the message of the President widened the breach. He compared the seizure of

supposed British seamen in American vessels on the "great highway of nations," to that "substitution of force for a resort to the responsible sovereign, which falls within the definition of war." He affirmed, that under this pretext, thousands of American citizens had been torn from their country, and subjected to the most severe oppressions. The commerce of the United States had been wantonly harassed, and the most insulting pretensions had been accompanied with lawless proceedings, even within harbours; and not content with this devastation of neutral trade, the British Cabinet had at length resorted to the "sweeping system of blockades," under the name of orders in council"-an innovation pregnant with compli cated and transcendent injustice. After a warm debate, in which Randulph and other independent members, spoke against any hostile declaration, the discussion terminated with a declaration of war. The eighteenth of June-a day since famed in the annals of our country was the one upon which the act of the American legislature was signed by Maddison. I pass over the invasion of Canada, the surrender of General Hull, the overtures for a reconciliation between the contending powers, the fierce animosity that existed in Congress, and the violent tone adopted by the majority: suffice it to say, that the minds of the people on both sides of the Atlantic were inflamed, and a war unjust in its origin, unnecessary in its object, was carried on with the utmost hatred and rancour. The unchecked barbarity of the savage Indians, serving under the British flag, reflected the most. dire disgrace upon our arms, and called forth the bitterest animadversions, not alone from the American government, but from all the well-thinking people in England. How truly had the great Chatham spoken upon this subject, upon a previous occasion in his celebrated rebuke to Lord Suffolk, who, as Secretary-of-State, had contended for the employment of Indians in the war. "I am astonished and shocked to hear such principles confessed," said the enlightened legislator. "We are called upon, as members of this House, as men, as Christians, to protest against such possible barbarity. What ideas. the noble lord may entertain, I know not; but I know that such detestable principles are equally abhorrent to religion and humanity. What! to attribute the sacred sanction to the massacres of the Indian scalping-knife to the cannibal savage, torturing, murdering, devouring, drinking the blood of his mangled victims! Such notions shock every precept of morality, every feeling of humanity, every sentiment of honour. These abominable principles, and this more abominable avowal of them, demand the most decisive indignation. To send forth the merciless cannibals, thirsting for blood! against whom?-your protestant brethren! to lay waste their country, to desolate their dwellings, and extirpate their race and name, by the aid and instrumentality of these horrible hell hounds of war. I solemnly call upon your lordships, and upon every order of men in the State, to stamp upon this infamous procedure the indelible stigma of the public abhorrence."

We have digressed. To proceed in our narrative-The war had been carried on with the greatest ferocity, and had degenerated into one of malice and cruelty. Torpedoes, submarine instruments, destructive machines, had been employed against our vessels;

such deeds being legalized by an Act of Congress, and vindicated as a set-off, to those cruelties practised by our allies. In vain did the Emperor of Russia assemble a Peace Congress at St. Petersburgh, which was attended by three distinguished citizens of the new, and some plenipotentaries from the old world. The negotiation unhappily failed, and hostilities were resumed. After the conclusion of peace with France, an attempt was made by the advocates of moderation at home to put an end to the conflict. This praiseworthy feeling was, however, frustrated by the zeal of others, who wished to avail themselves of the increased force to inflict signal chastisement on the Americans. The Prince Regent, at the Prorogation of Parliament, seemed to adopt the views of the latter: he spoke with asperity of the republican government, and alluded to the "means now at his disposal to prosecute the war with increased vigour." In consequence of the above declaration, additional troops were to proceed to America, and among others I shortly found myself in orders to join the service-companies abroad. In less than a week I em. barked with my detachment in the "Albion transport for the Chesapeak. A transport is at all times the most miserable specimen of naval architecture that can possibly be conceived; but during the war, when vessels of all classes, and no class at all, were put into requisition, the evil was considerably magnified. The object of shipbuilding is to unite strength, accommodation for freight or passengers, with speed. Unfortunately the old "tub" in which we took our passage, possessed neither of these qualifications. She had been built hastily and economically; her accommodations were not calcu lated to hold more than half her passengers; and as for speed, a sand-barge could have gone as fast. Our party on board consisted of four-and-twenty military officers, three hundred men, a lieutenant in the navy-who acted as agent for transports-the captain, mate, and crew of the "Albion." Never shall I forget my feeling of horror and despair when, upon going on board, I asked to be shewn to my cabin. A bulk-head, which to my cost I afterwards discovered creaked awfully, had been clumsily thrown across a part of the sailroom; and into this narrow and opaque den, four berths had been placed, two on each side, one over the other. The height of this miserable dormitory was much under six feet; therefore there were not more than two feet to spare between the mattress and the ship's beam. To sit upright was impossible; and getting-in at all a diffi cult operation for the one who slept aloft, as he was often compelled to make a footstool of the head of his unfortunate companion, which I happened to be. Of the breadth we say nothing, except that there was only room for one inmate to dress at a time. 2. Light and air were almost entirely excluded. A most villanous compound of the rankest odours-tar, bilge-water, new ropes, and canvas-rendered the atmosphere almost pestilential. All our heavy baggage had been deposited in the hold, leaving us a very small "kit" for a month or six weeks' passage. Our mess-cabin was not much more comfortable than our sleeping one, and the provisions were of the worst possible description. Coarse salt beef, fat Irish pork-in an essence of brine, hard biscuits, waxy potatoes, ditch-looking water, fiery rum, coustituted our daily luxuries. The food for the mind had been as scantily