The Sun. — London, England, 1862-01-11 00:00:00

THE WINDHAM CASE. T The adjourned inquiry into the state of mind of Mr. W. F. Windham, of Felbrigg-hall, Norfolk, was resumed yesterday, in the Westminster Ses sions-house, before Mr. Warren, Q.C., one of the Masters in Lunacy, and a special jury. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Field, and Mr. Hume Williams appeared for the petitioners ; Mr. Charles Russell for Lady Sophia Elizabeth Giubilei, the mother of the alleged lunatic; Sir Hugh Cairns, Q.C,, Mr. Karslake, Q.C., and Mr. Milward for Mr. William Frederick Windham ; and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., for Mrs. Windham. The removal from the Court of Exchequer to the Westminster Sessions•house is a most unfortu- nate one. We believe it was compulsory, but that is all that can be said in its favour. In point of accommodation and convenience the new court is almost as bad as could be imagined. Yesterday the jury were crowded upon the bench like herrings in a barrel ; counsel were separated from their solici tors, and the public were virtually excluded alto gether. To make matters worse,there was nobody present acquainted with the ventilating arrange ments of the court, which seem to be of the most elaborate description, and during the day the seeds were sown of many a severe cold and sore throat. At one moment the atmosphere was close and hot as that of an oven ; in the next it was cooled and agitated by numerous contending breezes, which, rushing in from different points, played in the most lively manner about the heads and legs of all who had the misfortunate to be present. Mr. Karslake, who has been suffering from a cold for several days, had a small hurricane blowing into his right ear for five hours. He bore the infliction with exemplary patience and fortitude; but it would not be surpris ing if he should appear to-day with a peculiarity in the sound of his voice as strange and striking as that attributed to his client. It was arranged that counsel should be present at the interview which the Master and the jury propose to have with Mr. Windham at the close of the case. Captain Ives, examined by Mr. Karslake—l am a county magistrate and deputy-lieutenant of Nor folk, and have known the Windham family for many years. I first met young Windham about two years ago at a dinner party in Norwich. At that time Mr. Horrocks was living with him. Mr. Windham acted like any other gentleman in the room. Shortly afterwards he invited me to Felbrigg to meet the hounds and asked me to send my horses. I accepted the invitation, which was given through . Mr. Horrocks, and went to Felbrigg on the 10th of January, 1860. There was nobody in the house except Mr. Horrocks. I stayed three days and four nights. On one of the evenings Mr., Mrs., and Miss Scott and Captain Windham dined there. One day Mr. Windham went out to dine with Lord Suffield ; Mr. Horrocks remained with me. I went out with the hounds twice ; Mr. Windham accompanied me. He rode a horse belonging to Lord Suffield. He dined at my house at the end of January. During my stay at Felbrigg he behaved like a gentleman, as far as I could judge, and he rode very well with the hounds. Lord Suffield lent him a horse on two occasions while I was there. I went into the stables several times with Mr. Windham. Neither there nor in the hunting field did I ever see any cruelty on his part towards the horses. Last sum mer I met him frequently in London. Mrs. Ives was in London at the time, and was in the habit of ridir 0. with me in the park. We used to see Mr. Windham frequently in the park riding. He joined us once or twice. I liked the look of the horse he was riding one day, and asked him whether he would sell it. He said he had just bought it for £4O, and seemed disinclined to part with it. As an inducement I offered him £5O for the animal, thinking he could easily get another for himself, for I considered him to be a good judge of horses. I have seen him driving once since he married. I was going through Aylsham, and I saw him driving a four-in-hand down the Norwich road. I over took him very soon. He pulled on one side, and I drove up alongside of him. I asked him about the horse I Lad fancied in London, and he told me it had met with an accident anJ I could not have it at all. He drove very steadily on that occasion. I believe him to be a person of sound mind. Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—l had an im pression that he was a fast driver, and thought he might try to piss me on the Norwich road, but he made no attempt to do so. I had beard that he had driven the mail cart once from Cromer to Ayls• ham, and that circumstance may have given me the notion that he was a fast driver. I was invited to Felbrigg by Mr. Horrocks at the request of Mr. Windham. I had gone to bed wi.en Mr. Windham returned from the dinner at Lord Suffield's. When I overtook him on the Norwich road he was by himself. I have not seen him since that day. When I met him in the park last summer he was gene rally riding alone. He joined Mrs. Ives and me once or twice, but generally if I wanted to speak to him, I turned and rode with him. He rode rather faster than we did. I saw him ride once with a lady who breaks in horses. It was not Miss Gilbert, but I think it was a lady of good character. That was the only time I saw him riding with a lady. Mr. Horrocks and he did not seem to be on very good terms. Mr. Windham did not appear to like his tutor. At the dinner party of which I have spoken Mr. Horrocks eat opposite Mr. Windham. Re examined—l formed the opinion that Mr. Windham and Mr. Horrocks were not very good friends from what the latter told me. By the jury—Mr. Horrocks told me that Mr. Windham was difficult to manage. Major Glover, examined by Mr. Karslake—l re side near Felbrigg, and am major in the East Nor folk Militia. I was out with the regiment for train ing in 1860. I had known Mr. Windham for a short time before that. I dined with him in Decem ber' 1859. During the training in 1860 he learnt his drill very quickly, performed all his duties in an efficient manner, and his conduct at mess was that of an officer and a gentleman. I did not observe in him any indication of want of intellect. When I dined with him at Felbrigg he behaved himself pro perly. I have not seen him since the training in 1860. Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—Colonel Sir Edward Lacon dined every day at mess and kept very good order. I saw very little of Mr. Windham except at mess and had no means of judging of his truthfulness. I never saw him in the streets after mess. At drill, as far as I saw, he was obedient, and seemed to like it. I saw no difference between his conduct and that of the other young officers. I am not aware that he had any particular companion in the regiment. Re-examined—Mr. Windham did not require to be kept in order at mess. He was the youngest officer in the corps. By . the Master—l saw Mr. Windham at a ball in Yarmouth, but observed nothing par ticular in his behaviour. Any misconduct on his part would have been noticed at once. When I dined at Felbrigg the guests were Mr., Mrs., and Miss Scott ; Mr. Pears, Captain King, Mr. Baring, and Mr. Horrocks. Mr. Windham and Mr. Horrocks seemed to get on very well together at dinner. The Rev. Mr. Dolphin, rector of Antingham, in Norfolk.—l knew the late Mr. Windham very well, and have known the present Mr. Windham since his childhood. His father was a passionate man. I made the remark more than once that I did not think the present Mr. Windham would turn out well in consequence of the contradictory and incon sistent control he received from his parents. In December, 1860, he and Mr. Peatfield dined with me. There were ladies and gentlemen at table. Mr. Windham talked in a loud tone of voice, but there was nothing particular in his conduct. I am chairman of the Board of Guardians. On one occa sion Mr. Windham came and spoke to me about a pauper in one of his parishes. He said it was a case deserving relief; the man had been idle for two or three weeks, but as he was a single man Mr. Windham thought he had not been attended to. I told him that his statements would receive every attention. An inquiry was made into the case. Mr. Windham's representations turned out to be perfectly correct, and the man was relieved. Last spring I heard that Mr. Windham was about to be married to a lady of good family. About that time I met him near my own house and congratulated him upon the proposed marriage. He replied, " Thank you," and upon my mentioning the name of the lady he said, " Yes, that is the lady." Last summer—in July-1 saw Mr. Windham at Lord Suffield's. He stayed and dined. Before dinner lord Suffield, Mr. Windham and I walked through the grounds to the dairy farm. On that occasion I was with him an hour. His remarks were perfectly sensible and rational and he seemed to understand ;the subjects of. conversation. From what I have seen of him I believe him to be a person of sound mind. Cross-examined by Mr. Chanibers—And as capable of managing his estate as many others who come into their property without knowing the value of money, Old Mr. Windham was a pas sionate man,:and on two occasions he exhibited his passion at the board of guardians. I think he swore. I have seen him angry with myself about politics. Young Mr. Windham, as I predict e d, h as r:` 1 ; turned out very well. I never saw his parents severe ! . .c' him. He was an affectionate boy, and I never saw l'ira in a passion. His parents treated him irregularly 'lid capriciously. When he came down after dinner his lather would tell him one thing, and the next minute !ifs mother tell him the very reverse. I have not heard at different times that he was about to be married to different ladies. Besides the occasion I have mentioned there was some talk of his going to be married to a young lady at Torquay. I have not heard that he was in the habit of falling m love with young ladies. By the Master—l never saw him waiting at table in the dress of a page. Re-examined—l should call old Mr. Windham a hasty man. By the Jury—l know General Windham very well. He has never expressed himself in an un kindly manner tom• ards his nephew in my hearing. Sir Henry Robinson—l live near Felbrigg, and made Mr. Windham's acquaintance about a year ago at a dinner given by the last witness. I spoke to him about shooting and other matters. His con duct during the evening was that of a gentleman. I was present at a review near Cromer. Mr. Wind. ham was mounted and acted as aide-de-camp. He rode rather fast, and was not quite careful enough of the spectators, but otherwise his conduct was quite proper. In August last I gave an archery ball. Mr. Windham was invited, but did not come in consequence of his marriage. Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—Mr. Wind ham talked rather loudly at dinner, but not so as to attract attention. The review near Cromer was not an important affair. The mounted force consisted of about half a score of irregular cavalry. (A laugh.) Mr. Windham was aide-de camp to the commander, Mr. Charles Buxton, and carried his orders from one part of the field to another. (A laugh.) He did not wear a cocked hat and feathers, but he had a sword by his side. He rode at a brisk trot, and when the coast was clear he broke into a gallop. I believe the troops ultimately made a oharge. (A laugh.) Mrs. Voysey said she had kept a boarding-house at Eton for eight years. Mr. Windham came to her house in the Easter quarter of 1855, and stayed till July, 1856. She had from 15 to 20 boys in her • house when he was there. She saw them daily, and was always present with them at dinner and supper. Windham was a decidedly noisy boy, but he was always obedient to witness and treated her with respect. No complaint of his conduct was made to her personally. He associated with the other boys in the house on equal terms. She heard of his being called " mad Windham." That was a very common thing at Eton. At the present moment there were several boys called " mad." He was not extravagant, rather the contrary. After he left her house she saw him from time to time in the street, and she had seen him once since he left Eton. On that occasion his manner was perfectly gentlemanly and proper. She considered him to be peculiar, but he was decidedly a boy of sound mind. She had appeared as a witness much against her will. Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—Windham was noisy and rackety in the house, but he was not in the habit of slamming doors and shouting about the passages. He was once rude to one of the ser vants, and was punished for it. She did not think he swore at the servant. The epithet " mad" was not one which they paid much attention to at Eton. She did not remember receiving a complaint about his doing injury to his bed. When he was in her house he could take care of himself, but she might have said that it would be advisable to have some one to look after and guide him. Re-examined—She had read a good deal about him in the newspapers. When she last saw him he was quite able to manage himself. By the Jury—Windham left her house in conse quence of a misunderstanding between Lady Sophia and herself. She thought he was a boy who would be easily led. Mrs. Sophia Gibson, examined by Sir H. Cairns, said she was head boys maid at Mr. Balston's, one of the masters at Eton, when Mr. Windham lodged there. She never saw him at all extravagant—in deed, quite the reverse ; and she heard him say that he had been warned by his father not to get into debt at Eton. Lord Marsham was his most intimate friend. On one occasion Lord Marsham fell upon a knife which Mr. Windham held in his hand, but that made no difference in their friendship ; it was always considered an accident. Windham was rough and rude, but nobody brought his best be haviour to school. She considered him to be of perfectly sound mind. Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—Windham was not particularly noisy. She never heard him called " mad." Many boys were called mad at Eton and iz was generally the more clever boys who were termed so. (A laugh.) Windham was not the cleanest boy at Eton, but he was not particularly dirty in his habits. There was something peculiar in the sound of his voice, but she did not recollect seeing the saliva running from his mouth. She had seen him with a dirty face and hands, but Eton boys were very often dirty. Re-examined—lt often happened that the ring leader was called mad. Mrs. Cockburn, head boys maid at Mrs. I)rury's, in Eton, when Mr. Windham was there, said she attended to him and looked after his linen. Ho played with the other boys, and always behaved like a gentleman. Many had been called " mad" as well as he. He did not get into more scrapes than the other boys. He was always full of spirits, but did not give unusual trouble. He had visited witness several times since he left Eton, and always ap peared like a gentleman. She believed he was as sound in his mind as she was herself. (A laugh.) Cross-examined by Mr. Field—Mr. Cheales, the tutor, lived in the house with Windham. The lat ter was not particularly rough and rude, and she never heard him speak strangely. There was no thing peculiar in his voice; in fact, he was in all respects like other young gentlemen. Miss Kate Archer, the 100th witness, examined by Mr. Karslake—l live in George-street, Portman square. At the beginning of the summer of 1860, contrary to my usual practice in town, I was riding one morning in the Park without a servant. My horse became restive. Mr. Windham rode up and assisted me, as any gentleman would have done, and he has often since visited me as a friend. On Sept. 28 last, General Windham called at my house, and I had a conversation with him. Mr. Karslake—What did he say ? Mr. Chambers did not know what was coming, but he submitted that a conversation between Gene ral Windham and Miss Archer could not be ac cepted as evidence in this case. Sir H. Cairns maintained that he was entitled to place before the jury evidence of the conduct pur sued by General Windham, one of the petitioners, during the getting up of the case against his nephew. Supposing he could prove that General Windham had either tampered with witnesses, or declared that he thought his nephew to be perfectly sane, surely that would be strictly relevant to the present inquiry. Mr. Karslake and Mr. Milward were heard on the same side. Mr. Chambers contended that as they were not trying General Windham, but the sanity or in sanity of his nephew, the evidence was not admis sible. The Master said that if he was trying General Windham for maliciously obtaining a commission of lunacy against his nephew he would admit the evidence, but as the question before the Court was the state of mind of Mr. Windham he was bound to reject it, because it would raise a collateral issue, and lead them beyond the limits of the present in quiry. Sir H. Cairns stated that the question put to the witness was the beginning of several which were meant to show, first, that General Windham, being one of the petitioners, had actively interfered in getting up the case and evidence to support it ; secondly, that he had attempted to induce a witness, against her opinion avowed to him, to give evi dence in favour of the petitioners ; thirdly, that he had stated that, whatever might be real facts as to the sanity or insanity of his nephew, he was deter mined to prosecute these proceedings in order to prove his nephew insane and to obtain control of the property ; and, fourthly, that Mr. Windham having stated, as appeared from Dr. Tuke's evi dence, that he believed General Windham would not venture to go into the witness-box, the evidence of Miss Archer would have shown that the facts stated by her were communicated to Mr. Windham, and, among other matters, naturally influenced him to make that statement to Dr. Tuke. The Master asked Mr. Chambers whether he was prepared to take a decision in his favour, and thereby risk the ultimate issue of the inquiry ? Mr. Chambers replied in the affirmative. The Master then decided that the evidence was inadmissible on the ground that the conduct of General Windham, whether good or bad, was not the question before the Court. Mr. Henry Drake, examined by Mr. Milward, said he was a barrister and belonged to the Norwich family of Drakes. He was with Mr. Windham at Dr, Badham's school at Blackheath. He was much older than Windham, who was about 10 or 11 years of age. He saw Windham every day at meals and other times, and thought he behaved himself much like other boys. He saw nothing to induce him to believe that he was an idiot. At that time Wind. ham was quite as capable of taking care of himself as other boys of his age. Witness had been at Eton, and had known several boys and ono master called "mad." By Mr. Coleridge—When witness was at Eton promotion was obtained by examination, and not by favour. If at Christmas, 1856, Mr. Windham was in the upper remove of the lower division of the fifth form, he must have been doing fifth form work for several months. Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—Windham was a dirty boy at Blackheath. Lord Claude Hamilton, M.P.. examined by Sir H. Cairns—l am colonel of the Donegal Militia, which was quartered at Yarmouth in 1860. I made the acquaintance of Mr. Windham in that year. I first met him on the railway at Norwich. We were both going to Yarmouth. I happened to mention that I had spent a few days shooting at Felbrigg in THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENI N G, JANUARY 11, 1862. 1856. He expressed great gratification at meeting a friend of his parents. We talked for about an hour and a half, and he conversed in the most cor dial, rational, and gentlemanly manner, When I knew he was young Windham I immediately watched him, because I had heard he was fond of low company. On arriving at Yarmouth he walked with me to my hotel, and afterwards I met him once or twice in the town. In September I saw him at a full-dress ball in Yarmouth. On that occasion he was decidedly intoxicated. He recognized me and spoke to me, complaining that the young ladies would not dance with him, and I advised him to go home. He was not making any noise. Ido not con sider a taste for driving railway engines a proof of insanity, and such is the opinion of many who hold a distinguished rank in society. Many years ago I joined with half a dozen others in studying the great motive power of modern times. We attended a course of lectures at the Polytechnic, and went into the matter as thoroughly as we could. After a time we were allowed, under proper supervision, to drive engines on railways. I must say, however, that we were not permitted to experiment with passenger trains, but were restricted to ballast and coke trains. I can assure you that it requires a good deal of skill, self-possession, coolness of head, and delicacy of touch to drive a railway engine. .It is decidedly an intellectual study. By the Jury—l do not know that Mr. Windham has gone through the same course of study as I did. If he can drive an engine—a point upon which I know nothing—he must have received instruction. Wm. Badcock, examined by Mr. Karslake, said he was now valet to Mr. Windham. He entered his service in Sept., 1861. At one time he was a guard on the Eastern Counties Railway, and on many occasions Mr. Windham travelled in his van. He had seen him on the engine with the re gulator in his hand. Mr, Windham generally talked about the management and working of rail ways, and seemed very anxious to obtain a thorough mastery of the subject. He gave a dinner to between 30 and 40 people on Christmas-day. There was a dance in the evening. Witness, by his orders, sang negro melodies to amuse the company. During the evening when the fun:was at its height, Mr. Wind ham put on a pair of hunting-breeches, and blacked his face on the cheeks and chin, to resemble whiskers and an imperial. He remained thus for two hours. He was not noisy. The company were very merry, but there was nothing like disorder. Mr. Windham retired about a quarter past 2, and then the house shut up. Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—Mr. Wind ham was not a queer or odd sort of young man. As far as conduct and behaviour were concerned, he was like others of his age. Witness never saw him in the uniform of a guard, but he had seen him with a belt and pouch and a common dog whistle. Mr. Windham often blew the whistle before the train started. He did so under the directions of witness. Some of the railway officials must have seen him. He frequently told the passengers to take their seats, and called out the names of the stations. Witness could have trusted him with the management of a train. Sometimes he sorted the parcels in the van, and he did the work remarkably well. He never paid anything for the privilege of riding in the van, nor did he ever take champagne or any other kind of drink into it. Occasionally he treated witness at the stations. On the occasion of his marriage he gave witness a silver watch and guard, with the following inscription—" Presented to Wm. Badcock, by W. F. Windham, Esq., in ac knowledgment of his civility and attention." Wit ness never saw him covered with dirt and soot like a stoker. Stoking would be a strange occupation for a young gentleman. Witness did not know how his master spent his evenings:when in London. He lived with Roberts, in Piccadilly. Sometimes he would go out after dinner, but witness always found him in his room in the morning. Witness did not know at what hour he returned home. He never accompanied him to the Haymarket. Witness blacked his face to sing the negro melodies at Fel brigg on Christmas day. He had a banjo, and wore a characteristic costume—a white shirt, knee breeches, and low shoes. The coachman was dressed in the same way, and later in the evening Mr. Windham made his appearance in a similar costume and joined in the chorus, but he did not throw him self upon the floor and imitate the action of swim ming. The refreshments consisted of champagne, cherry, ale, and a bowl of punch. The company were merry and applauded the singing, but witness did not think that the applause was monopolised by Mr. Windham. (A laugh.) Mr. Windham went to bed himself quite steadily, and rose next morn ing about 5 o'clock. He was now at Feibrigg, but when in town he stayed at Morley's Hotel, having broken off his acquaintance with Roberts. Witness had not seen that person lately, nor had he seen Mrs. Windham to speak to her since Christmas. Re-examined—There was no pretence for saying that Mr. Windham was drunk on Christmas-day. He used to be fond of putting on a guard's belt, be cause he thought it gave him a kind of military appearance. By the Jury—Witness was not a valet before Sep tember last. The railway directors objected to his accepting the watch and guard presented to him in August by Mr. Windham, and, as they made some difficulty about it, Mr. Windham agreed to take him into his own service. His wages were £4O a year. He kept a petty cash book, and his master regularly looked over and checked the items. Sir H. Cairns said there was one head of evi dence which he would wish to avoid, if possible. It would be recollected that Mr. Windham, in conver sation with Dr. Tuke, spoke of certain circum stances connected with the conduct of two of his uncles which led him to believe that they would not come forward as witnesses, or prosecute their peti tion before a jury. Nothing could well be more irksome than to adduce evidence for the purpose of showing the grounds which Mr. Windham had for believing in the truth of those statements, and he should gladly refrain from doing so if Mr. Cham bers would give an assurance that he did not intend to allege that the assertions of Mr. Windham were altogether without foundation. Mr. Chambers was prepared to say that he would not use the statements in question as at all militating against Mr. Windham's sanity,but, on the contrary, he would deal with them as statements which might fairly come out of the mouth of a rational man. Sir H. Cairns expressed himself satisfied with the assurance of his learned friend ; and The Master congratulated all parties upon having got rid of what might have been a painful and em barrassing head of evidence. CENIRAL CRIMINAL COURT.--Jan. 10 , OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) Win. Davis, who surrendered to take his trial, was charged with the manslaughter of Maria Scholls. Mr. B. Rigby conducted the prosecution, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sleigh. It appeared by the evidence for the prosecution that the deceased was an old woman of 70, and that on the 16th December she was in the ect of crossing the road at Highgate-street, St. Giles's, when she was knocked down by a cart laden with bundles of wood, of which the prisoner had the charge, with a boy, and the vehicle passed over her and inflicted injuries of which she died shortly afterwards. Ac cording to the evidence for the prosecution, the horse was going at a very fast pace, and the prisoner was whipping the horse, and that was the cause of the accident. Several witnesses deposed to the fact of the animal going very fast, one of them stating that it passed him " like a flash of lightning." Wit nesses were, however, called on behalf of the pri soner, who attempted to put a very different com plexion on the case, and from the evidence given by them it appeared that the prisoner and the boy were walking on the footpath, while the horse was not going at a greater rate than five miles an hour, and that while they were so going along some of the bundles of wood fell off the cart upon the horse's back and alarmed it, on which it started off, and the accident happened before the prisoner could stop it. It was also stated that the prisoner bore a very good character, and was a steady, well-conducted man. Mr. Baron Martin having summed up, The jury retired to consider their verdict, and in about a quarter of an hour they returned and found the prisoner guilty, but recommended him to mercy on account of the good character that had been given of him. Mr. Baron Martin said he quite agreed in the verdict, and he believed the defence had been made up to get the prisoner out of the scrape. If he thought that he had been any party to getting up that defence he should have passed a much heavier sentence upon him than the one he was about to do, which was that he be kept to hard labour for three months. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) The trial of the prisoners Edwin Turnbull, James Gillett, James Hunter, and Thomas Smith, for the robbery of silk belonging to the St. Katharine's Dock Company, was resumed shortly after 10 o'clock. The jury, who had been at the London Coffeehouse during the night, were brought into court in the charge of the officers of the sheriffs. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C. (specially retained), Mr. Giffard, and Mr. Poland again appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Sergeant Ballantine (also spe cially retained) and Mr. Metcalfe appeared for Hunter ; and Mr. Ribton, Mr. Sleigh, Mr. Best, Mr. Kemp) and Mr. Lloyd appeared for the other prisoners. The evidence for the prosecution was proceeded with. _ Walter Galloway, a police-constable of the K division, proved that on the 14th of November he r went to the residence of the prisoner Smith, who carries on the business of a carman in Prince's street, Mile-end New-town, and asked him whether he had been engaged in removing 10 bales of silk in the previous month in one of his vans. He at first denied having done so, but he afterwards said that he would tell the truth, but he then stated that he had lent his van to Gillett, one of the other pri soners, for the purpose of removing the silk to the railway station, whence it was conveyed to Derby. In answer to a question put by Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, this witness stated that he told the pri soners he did not know what they might make of him, or whether it was intended to prosecute him for being concerned in the robbery or to make him a witness when the conversation took place between them. _ Inspector Holloway, of the K. 'division of police, proved that he took Gillett into custody, and that he denied having at any time been engaged in re• moving silk. This witness also proved that a re• ward of £6O was offered for the apprehension of Agg and Hunter, and that in April last he went to Calais and saw Agg at the Ship publichouse at the place ; and he also ascertained by the books of the French police that the prisoner Hunter had also been at Calais, and went by the name of James. John Mark Bull and Knight, two of the city de tectives, were then examined, and they proved that in March last they saw Agg and Hunter at a pub lichouse in London-wall. They said they were aware that Agg was engaged in the silk trade, and he introduced Hunter to them as his partner. This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine then proceeded to ad dress the jury for the prisoner Hunter. He com plained with much warmth of the most unfair man ner in which the prosecutors had conducted these proceedings, egainst his client especially. The charge which the speech of his learned friend dis closed against the prisoner Hunter was the reverse of what it should have been. It was vague and filled with generalities, and his learned friend seemed at a loss as to what precise charge he should ask the jury to convict Hunter upon. This mode of conducting a prosecution rendered the position of the counsel for the defence more difficult than it otherwise would be. He begged the jury to dismiss all the vague generalities and surmises of the pro secution,which had been thrown at them to make a charge out of, and consider the real question, which was whether the prisoner Hunter knew at the time he was dealing with the silk that it had been stolen. Whatever his indiscretion might have been in deal ing with it. and he (the learned counsel) admitted that his indiscretion and folly had been great through the whole of the transaction, yet they were not to convict him for that. Beyond the sample skeins of silk shown to Hunter, not,one had been traced to him. The learned sergeant carefully scru tinised the evidence of the accomplice Debock, who, he said, was wholly unworthy of belief by himself, and the corroboration was of an insufficient charac ter. He again condemned the prosecution for not producing the invoice of the silk given by Agg to Newton, as that would go to show that his client had not sold the silk, and, in conclusion, urged that Hunter had not been shown to have got anything by the transaction. Mr. Repton, for Turnbull, argued upon the in sufficiency of the evidence, and the danger the jury would run in believing the evidence of a man like Debock. • Mr. Kemp, for Gillett, briefly contended that the part which he took in the matter could not be con strued into a guilty knowledge. Mr. Best, on behalf of Smith, argued that the evidence as far as he was concerned amounted to nothing criminal, and he ought not to have been sent for trial. Witnesses were then called to character for each of the prisoners. throughTh The Common eviSdeerngceea,nad commenting upon th e t n then summed up, g o i ng various points as they touched upon the conduct of the prisoners. He defended the prosecution from the attacks which had been made upon it, adding that it was perfectly proper and legally conducted. Great companies like these, with property from all parts of the world, and worth thousands, ought to avail themselves of every . power which the law gave them for the protection of property. The jury then retired, and after an absence of about an hour and a half returned, finding Gillett and Turnbull guilty of stealing the silk, and Hun ter of receiving it, but acquitting Smith. The Common Sergeant sentenced Gillett and Turnbull to three years' penal servitvde, and Hun ter to four years. The Court then adjourned to Monday, January 27. - GENC ;PRING HANDICAPS. B. CUP. Remunerator .. Highflyer.. Chere Arnie .. Agag Earl of Surrey .. Zodiac • • .• Satanella Shepherdess Ethel .. s Man in the Moon Frailty .. Splitvote colt Jacintha Babette filly .. Eastern Princess Boabdil Brighton • • Victor .. Pagoda .. Rhoebus Misfire Cutler .. Willie Wright .. 1 i Stampede. Jung Frau .. Dictator Prince of Denmark Sawcutter Bolero .. Fairwater Fitz-Avon Mistake Bryn Gwyn .. Tommy Jones .. Haddington Coronet .. Ellen .. • • Thunderstorm .. Zuleika . • Gazazzi Alan Rufus .. Bernice .. • • Doncaster • . Brown Duchess Hoodwink .. Sister to Stafford Springwell Caller Ou Underhand .. Neptunus •• Pilot .. Lady Dundas Tim Whiffler .. Beverley Lady Ripon .. *Brahmin .. 5 Preston • . 5 Petra 4 Colares 4 Sappho 3 Antonelli 3 The Monk 4 Vest colt 5 Special Licence 4 Jealousy 3 Horace 3 Folkestone 4 *Defender E *Lancaster 3 Colossus a Ellangowan 3 Bushman a Walkington a Shipwreck a Joey Jones 3 Weatherbound 4 Dalesman. 3 Astarte 4 Knutsford 4 Physician 5 Simla 4 Interest 6 Maid of Chesterfield 3 • •• •• Copperthwaite are subscribers, Age .. 4 .. 4 .. 5 3 •• .. 3 .. 3 .. 3 .. 4 .. 5 .. 4 .. 3 .. 3 - - 3•• .. 4 .. 3 .. 3 .. 3 .. 4 •• 6 .. 3 .. 3 • - I I 3 .. 3 •• - - 3 .. 5 .. 4 .. 4 .. 5 SO 3 .. 4 ~ 3 4 .• •• 5 ~ 4 3 4 .. Age 4. 4 SPORT., ENTRIES FOR THE CHEST Age. .. 4 Henham Lass .. Keane .. Master Fenton • • Lupus .. • • Knight of the Bath Schism .. • • Wildman Bally Edmond:.. Cashio Caractacus Corona .. Breechloader . • Madge Wildfire Rough Diamond Danae Elcho • • • • Killigrew Romulus • . Croagh Patrick Silkstone Yorkminster Umpire .. Wallace .. Rubicon Camerino South Australian Plush filly Wandsworth Victris Villager .. . Crater .. Paul Clifford .. Antwerp .. Jingling Johnny West End Egyptian Shropshire Antares .. Watchman Black Prince Compeigne Royallieu Allez-y-rondement Herculaneum .. Hadji Stavros Rather High colt Bosh .. Bevis Lord Stanley .. Badinage colt .. Precise .. Limefiower Parmesan Lady Blanche Ducat Portland (late Brother Jonathan Butterfly .. Wombat .. • . Vancouver Queen of Spain .. Carisbrook Volunteer • • • • South Lancashire • . Meyerbeer .. • . Costa .. .. • . The Knave .. Starlight .. .. Weasel My Mary.. .. Bucephalus Socrates M. Philippe .. Physician .. • • The Brewer .. Real Jam.. .. Wynnstay . • • Johnny Armstrong .. Ivanhoff Oldminster The Wizard .. Reindeer Wild Rose . • Spite .. Mr. It. Bayley and Mr. but did not name. •• .. 4 3 G• 5 •• 3 .• 5 4 •. .• a 4 •• - - 3 •• 4 .. .. 4 .. 4 •• •• 3 •• •• 3 • 40 3 ... . .. .. 4 .. .. 3 .. .. 3 .. .. 4 .. .. 3 OS .. 4 •• 3 •• _ Age. GO a 4 .. _ •• 5 •• 3 3 •• - 4 •• _ • , P .. 4 .. 4 •• 4 .• _ 3 .. 4 4 •• .. 4 .. 4 3 •• _ -- 3.• .. 4 .. 4 3 .. 3 -., 6 •• 5 3 •• _ .. 4 ~ a .. 4 •• 3 - - 3 1,1 _ - 5 •• _ . -. 5 •• 3 •• 3 - - 3 •• _ - - 5 •• _ - 5 •• t -- 3 •• . - - 4 •• . - - 4 •• _ 3 •• - - 4 •• _ -- 5 •• . - - 4 •• ._ -- 3 •• _ •• 5•• •• .. 4 .. 5 . so . .. , 4 . 3 . 6 , 6 : 3 : 3 . 3 . 5 3 . a • a . 5 . 4 . 6 . 4 . 4 . 3 . 4 . 6 . 4 . 4 . 5 . 3 . 4 . 4 . a . 5 . 5 . 5 - Those marked thus * having been entered without the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out at the time prescribed, unless specially ordered to remain in. ,BAN HANDICAP. Age 4 Maid of the Mist 5 Ellen .. • • 5 Pilot .. •• 3 Tim Whiffler .. 4 Lady Dundas 3 Phantom 3 Ariadne .. • • 3 Flirtation 4 Conqueror .. 3 Man in the Moon 4 Frailty .. 4 Splitvote colt .. 3 Highflyer • • 4 The Roe.. 4 Birdhill 4 Dartmouth .. 4 Elcho 5 Sappho .. 4 Fitz-Avon .. 3 Certificate 3 Antonelli • • 3 Astarte .. 3 Croagh Patrick .. 3 Victor • • • • 4 Rupert .. 4 Grasshoper 3 Henham Lass .. 3 ' Audrey .. 3 Man at Arms .. 4 ; Attaman 4 Tuberose 6 Freestone 3 Sants. Claus .. a Confectioner .. Warrener • • Traveller Cornucopia .. Bannerdale Springwell Wildman • • Joey Jones .. Peter the Hermit Scorpion .. Paste .. Lupus .. Knight of the Bath Carisbrook Gleam .. Touch me not .. Brighton Grey Hen colt .. Earl of Surrey .. The Rap Ellangowan Nemesis .. Surbiton Hill .. Lord Stanley .. Repose .. Bosh .. Precise .. Limeflower Bedouin . The Monk .. Antares .. Jung Frau .. General Hess .. Master Fenton .. Necromancer .. Fairdale IS Acre .. • . Rubicon Olive Branch .. Oberon .. Blood Royal .. Blazeaway Age .. -6 .. 5 3 .. .. 3 " 3 .. 6 .. 6 .. 4 .. 4 .. 4 .. 4 3 •• 4 •• .. 4 .. 3 .. 5 .. 4 .. 3 •• 5 .. 3 - - 3 •• .. 4 .. 4 ~ 3 .. 4 .. 3 .. 4 ~ 6 .. 5 3 •• .. 3 .. 3 .. .. 5 .. 3 .. 3 .. 3 .. 3 .. 5 .. 6 .. 4 .. 4 .. 3 .. 4 .. 4 .. 3 .. 3 - 4 .. 4 .. 3 .. 4 3 •• _ ~ 5 - 3 •• .. 4 .. 3 .. 3 .. 3 • • 3 .. 5 ff 4 .. 3 •• 5 3 •• •• 3 - 5 •• _ - 3 •• - 4 •• _ - - 3 •• _ 4 •• 4 •• _ - - 3 •• _ 3 •• - - 3•• .. 4 HANDICAP. Fairwater Prince Plausible.. South Lancashire Pilot .. Tim Whiffler .. Gorse .. Mahalla Flirtation.. .. Danae Elcho Sappho Thunderstorm .. Anton°Hi.. .. Captaha Fertibus Picnic filly .. Victor • • • • Dulcet .. Henham Lass .. Audrey Watchfire • • Warrener • • Traveller .. Cornucopia filly Carisbrook Bivouac.. SO Carbineer • . Highflyer • • Ebony .. • . Yarra .. • • Cashio Tisiphone Atropia Millionaire • . Rubicon .. Fig .. Begonia .. RN HANDICAP. Oldminster .. Wynnstay • • Gardener .. Scandal .. • . Virgilius .. .. Prologue .. .. Colonel Crockett.. The Wizard .. Tulip .. .. Colossus .. • • Eastern Princess Joey Jones .. Bushman.. .. East Stanley .. Doefoot .. .. Butterfly .. .. Mayflower • • Rosebud horse ... Alan Rufus .. Rapparee , Beverley Kean Q.. Chractacus •• Cashio • Atropia Monk .. Roesia Springwell Weatherden • • Southrainster . • *Tim Whiffler . • *Lord Sanley . • *Badinage colt • . POLICE lINTELLIGENCE.—Jan. 10. WESTMINSTER.—TIIE MYSTERIOUS SKELE TONS.—Agnes Renton, 28 years of ago, was finally examined, charged with concealing the birth of two children. The prisoner lodged in the house of Mrs. Eades, No. 2, Oakley-crescent, Chelsea, and left there about a month ago. The landlady detained a box and some other things for a month's rent, and opening the box, which merely had a rope round it, shortly afterwards, Mrs. Eades found the skeletons of two infants, which were dried up and resembled mummies. When the prisoner was taken into custody she said that she was not aware of the contents of the box, which had been left with her by a woman for a debt. The bodies were examined by a medical gentleman who, in consequence of their condition, was unable to say whether they had been kept one year or three. It was proved that the prisoner had had an illegitimate child nine years ago, but that that had been buried by the parish. Evidence was given by the landlady where she had lived three years and a half up to last Whitsuntide, and it was clear that she had not had any children during that time, but the landlady (not Mrs. Eades) identified the box as one she had sold the accused at the time of her leaving her house; it was, however, a very common box, of which thousands are made, and there was no par ticular mark about it by which it could be distin guished. Mr. Dickie, barrister, instructed by Mr. Venn, again appeared for the accused. On the prisoner being placed in the dock, Mr. Arnold inquired of Inspector Tarlton, of the V division, who had charge of the case, whether, in the course of further inquiries since the last exami nation, he had ascertained that she had had any children herself, or had been acquainted with any other woman who had. _ _ Inspector Tarlton replied that he had made the most diligent inquiries, and had traced her from lodging to lodging, without being able to gain any such information. Mr. Arnold said that, under those circumstances, it would be useless at present to proceed any fur ther with the case. There was nothing to sustain the charge against the prisoner for concealing the birth of the children. How she got possession of the children was a complete mystery. She was now discharged, but if any further evidence were ob tained, she could be again apprehended. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF VALUABLES.—Yester day (Friday) a well-dressed young man alighted at Read ing from the Great Western train from Weymouth, which arrives here beeween 10 and 11 o'clock, having a ticket from Weymouth to London. He stated that he had asked for a ticket from Weymouth to Reading, but a mistake was made by the clerk, aLd he wished to be allowed to have re turned to him the value of the fare between Reading and Paddington, which was complied with, and he left. Directly after his departure a telegraphic message was received, stating that a person had left Weymouth by the early train, with the produce of a robbery, and the number of the ticket issued was given. The ticket taken from the young man was examined, and the numbers were found to correspond. He was traced to the station of the South-Eastern Railway Company, and the police were immediately communicated with, upon which Mr. Rice, one of the inspectors, went to the station, and in a carriage of the 12 o'clock train, which was within two minutes of starting, ne found the young man, whom he took into custody. lie then gave to the in. specter a handsome antique gold watch, set with diamonds, value about £lOO, and a number of other articles of jewel lery, which he took from his pockets, admitting that he had stolen them from Sir .1. Dundas's, at Weymouth, in whose service he had been as footman. He had with him a carpet bag, which contained a quantity of plate, &c., to the value of about £2OO. The prisoner, named Charles Edwd. Hart, alias Hamilton, was brought before the Reading magis trates soon after.his capture, and remanded for the purpose of communication being made with the Weymouth police. - „ THE ALPS AND THE I S LE OF WIGHT.--Th© Alps aro a very singular range, for though the highest moun tains in Europe, they are almost the youngest, and as com pared with Snowdon or Cader Idris, are perfect infants in everything but size. And yet the Alps were formed all at once, but reveal on their broad flanks'a series of formations of the Has, ()elite, chalk, and tertiary eras, which in many pl a ces graduate insensibly into metamorphic rocks, pre senting all the appearances of extreme geological antiquity. We find 10,000 feet above the sea, fossils of the same rccert ago as the freshwater shells of the Isle of Wight, though they would have a wonderfully different tale to tell about their respective situations. The sable character of organic life flourished in both places, and the strata in which their remains were embedded were pro bably deposited under very much the same circumstances; but how different the subsequent events I While the Isle of Wight was only raised a few hundred feet above the sea, and raised so gently that the beds lie one upon the other with the greatest regularity, the Alps were subjected to violent upheavals and convulsions, by which not only were the tertiary beds raised many thousand feet, but were also over turned and bent on each other in the most startling man ner. It is evident, therefore, that this great volcanic disturbance occurred after the disposition of the tertiary beds, because the sea in which these shells lived never could have covered what is now the Alps before their up heaval.—Once e Week, CITY AND SUBU Camerino .. . . . . Maggiore .. • . .. Optimist .. .. .. Spite .. • . .. Vinegar Hill .. .. Entrement .. .. Telegraph .. .. Caracole .. • • • • Waterwitch .. .. Watchman .. . • Eastern Princess .. The Lawyer .. .. Peahen ~ .. •• Voltella .. .. .. Copernicus . . • • Shipwreck • • • . West End .. .. Sir William .. .. Folkestone .. .. The Knave .. .. Vest colt • • • • • • Breechloader .. .. Rough Diamond:. Madge Wildfire .. P alearo Compiegne •• Allez-y-rondement Herculaneum Tiadji Stavros .. Caresse . • • . Dictator .. .. Lord of the Manor Real Jam.. .. M. Philippe Physician, by Chanti- cleer •• .• •• Remunerator .. .. Ducat .. .. .. Buckenham .. .. Noblesse .. .. .. Portland (late Bro. Jona- than .. • • .. Camperdown Queen of Spain .. • . Jacintha .. • • Babette filly .. . Harry .. .. . • Wombat .. Vancouver .. • • Silkstone .. • • Sporting Life .. The Sage.. Sugarstick • • • • Gibraltar .. Bloodhound .. Whitenap .. • • Antwerp • • .. • • Crater .. Paul Clifford .. Plum .. .. Cape Flyaway .. Chere Arnie .. Sawcutter .. A r on .. .. osina Lava • . • . Adrasta Asteroid .. .. Gallus .. .. St. Alexis • • Aurelian .. .. Pellucid .. .. Doefoot .. .. Prince Plausible Suburban .. Ebony .. • . NEWMARKET. Age Wallace .. .. 5 Optimist .. 5 Zodiac .. 4 Satanella 3 Breecbloader .. 3 Rough Diamond .. 3 Madge Wildfire .. 3 Oldminster .. 4 Remunerator .. 6 Palestro .. 4 Gabrielle d'Estrees .. 4 Herculaneum .. .. 3 Hadji Stavros 3 Finlande .. 4 Fabius .. .. 4 Surprise .. .. 5 Watchman .. .. 3 Faultless .. .. 5 Canwell .. 3 Ducat .. .. 4 Magnum. Bottum 3 Roesia .. 5 Bally Edmond .. .. 4 Jacintha .. 4 Babette filly .. .. 4 Wombat .. 4 Stanton .. .. 4 Gibraltar.. .. 5 Itnaus .. 4 Good for Nothing (late Rudersdorf) .. 3 Adrasta .. 4 Nautilus .. 4 Cape Flyaway .. .. 5 Brazenose • . • • 3 Don Cossack .. .. 6 Aurelian .. 4 GREAT NORTH] Age 4 The Lawyer .. Flutter colt .. Parmesan • . Lady Blanche .. Ducat .. .. Black Prince Finlande Surprise, Jingling Johnny Portland .. Victrix Babette filly .. Silkstone'.. Milverton • . Paul Clifford .. Pagoda .. Prince of Denmark Cape Flyaway .. Croagh Patrick .. Elcho Dana° Fair water Carisbrook Zodiac .• 4. Satanella .. • • Wildman .. • • Bivouac .. Carbineer.. • • Matador .. • • Bally Edmond .• Antares Castaway .. .• Ivaula • • $ • NORTHAMPTON' ;TSHIRE HANDICAP BATH AND SOMERS] Age Wallace 5 Optimist • • • . 5 Villette .. 3 Caracole .. .. 3 Villager .. 3 Watchman .. .. 3 Zodiac .. .. 4 Peahen • . .. 3 Shipwreck .. .. 4 Plush filly .. .. 3 South Australian .. 5 Rough Diamond .. 3 Breechloader .. .. 3 Sir William .. Costa .. .. 3 Russley .. 4 West End .. • . 4 Jingling Johnny .. 4 Draghound 3 Brewer .. .. a Physician, by Chanticleer a Useless Brute (late Dover) 6 Hartington .. 3 Babette filly .. 4 Wombat Imaus .. 4 Paul Clifford .. .. 4 Newstead .. 6 Dulcet • • • • 3 Prince of Denmark a Pilot .. .. 3 Shepherdess .. .. 4 Black Pearl .. .. 3 Highflyer .. 4 Danae Flirtation Man in the Moon .. 4 Frailty • . • • 4 Splitvote colt .. 3 Watchfire .. 3 Attaman • • • • '3 Wildman .. • • 5 Fairwater .. 4 Carisbrook 3 Lord H. Thynne is a sut Age Lupus •• 4 Humphrey 3 Titmouse • • • • 3 Bedouin • • •• 3 Schism • . •• 6 Rather High colt .. 3 Limeflower .. 4 Bevis • • • • 6 Venerator .. • • 3 Gridiron • • • • 5 Manrico • . • • 3 Caractacus .. 3 Cashio Keane .. 3 Dorking •• • • 4 Atro ia P 4 Don Cossack .. 5 Nativity • • • • 4 Tolurno .. 3 Dusk .. .. 3 Beachy Head .. .. 3 Elcho Joskin Acre .. 4 Canary .. 4 Sycophant .. .. 4 Weasel .. 6 Prince Plausible .. 4 Roesia .. • • 5 Watersprite .. • . 5 Kildonan Earl of Westmoreland .. 3 Guerilla .. • • 3 Lawyer .. 4 Moorcock .. 6 Fitz-Avon 5 Sappho 3 Touch-me-not .. 4 Bay Shirley .. 5 Whitenap • • • • 3 Springbok .. .. 3 Bally Edmond .. 4 Pergus .. 4 Naiad • • • • 4 scriber, but did not name. 'SHIRE STAKES. Age Francatelli 5 Gavazzi .. 4 Gouvieux • • • . a Henham Lass .. .. 4 Highflyer .. 4 Incitatus • . .. 3 Ivanhoff .. 4 Jacintha .. 4 Jingling Johnny .. 4 Joskin .. 6 Keane .. .. 3 Lady Blanche .. .. 3 Lord Durham .. 3 Madge Wildfire 3 Magnum Bonum .. 3 Man in the Moon .. 4 Millionaire 5 Monk .. • • • • 5 Moorcock .. 6 Naiad .. .. 3 Nautilus .. 4 Oldminster 4 Optimist .. .. 5 Pagoda .. .. 4 Panique 3 Parmesan .. 5 Paul Clifford .. .. 4 Peahen. .. 3 Pergus .. 4 Physician, by Chanti cleer a Pilot .. .. 3 Ambush .. Antares .. Arcadia Asteroid .. Atropia Attaman Bally Edmond .. Beechy Head .. Blazeaway Blackcock Breechloader .. Rosebud horse .. Rather High colt Canary Cape Flyaway • . Caracole .. Carisbrook Colares .. • . 3 Danae 5 Don Cossack • . .. 6 Don Giovanni .. .. 4 Dorking .. .. 4 Ducat .. 4 Dusk .. 3 Earl of Westmoreland 3 Earl of Surrey .. 3 Elcho .. 4 abius .. 4 Fairwater .. 4 Fig .. Finlande.. Flirtation • • Frailty .. Queen of Spain .. Rapparee.. Remunerator .. Rough Diamond Rubicon Plush filly Cornucopia filly .. Santa Clans .. Sappho .. Satanella Schism .. Scorpion Shepherdess .. Shipwreck .. Shropshire .. Simla Snapshot • • Stampedo • . Babette filly .. Frailty .. .. 4 There are one or two discrepancies in the above. Frailty is entered twice, and Satanella is repeated under her new name of Wild Duck. .. 4 .. 4 Plumper .. .. Prince Plausible .. 3 .. 4 .. 6 .. 1 .. 3 .. 4 Principal Thunderstorm .. Tim Whiffler Tolurno.. Touch-me-Not .. Traveller Victrix Violet .. Wallace .. Warrener Watchfire Watchman Weasel West-End .. .. Wildman .. Wild Duck (late Sata nella) Splitvote colt Wombat • . Zodiac .. THE GREAT METROPOLITAN. Age 5 Wallace • • Optimist .. Amy • • • . • • Vinegar Hill .. Caracole .. Bucephalus Watchman .. Portland .. Eastern Princess .. The Lawyer .. Joskin Shipwreck Plush filly West End .. Thormanby Starlight .. Costa • . • • . • Vest colt . • .. Rough Diamond • . Breechloader .. Palestro Compiegne .. Allez-y-ronderaent Hadji Stavros Finlande .. Oldminster Real Jam • • . • Remunerator .. Physician • • • • Panique .. • • •• Parmesan Ducat Lady Blanche .. Sycophant .. Jacintha .. .. Babette filly .. Wombat Silkstone Don Cossack Paul Clifford .. •• •• Tim Whiffler Phantom Flirtation • • Shepherdess .. Man in the Moon Frailty Splitvote colt Highflyer • . Dulcet Elcho • • Dense Sappho .. Thunderstorm Canary .. 5 I Naiad Don Giovanni Astarte .. Victor .. Sagittarius Henham Lass .. Simla Attaman Watchfiro .. Bannordale Springwell Warrener .. Traveller • . Cornucopia f Joey Jones Brighton • . Touch-me-Not Knight of the Bath Magnum Bottum Schism .. Rather High colt Badinage colt .. Surbiton Hill .. Lord Stanley .. Roesia • . , My Partner .. Ellangowan Rosebud horse .. Caractacus Dorking Se Atropia • . Rubicon • . Umpire • • Oberon Blood Royal .. Cape Flyaway .. Gavazzi • • Adrasta • • Asteroid Duke Rollo Gorse Fairwater • . Prince Plausible Moor cock .. Pilot .. .. •• .. 3.. .. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGEMENTS. Dec. 31, 1861—At 9 a.m., Rock Scorpion, Feodorowna, Barricade, and f by Rochester—Queen of the Gipsies, out of all engagements. SUSPENDED JOCKEYS. The stewards of the Jockey Club have removed the sus• pension from the riders Covey and Buck. EXTENSION OF THE MONEY ORDER SYSTEM TO VICTORIA AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 1. On the Ist of February, and thenceforward, money orders will be issued by all Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom on the undermentioned places in Victoria and Western Australia, at a charge of Is. for any sum not exceeding £2 ;-2s. for any sum above £2 and not exceed ing £5 ;-3s. for any sum above £5 and not exceeding £7 ; —and 4s. for any sum above £7 and not exceeding £10; beyond which latter sum no single money order will be issued. From the above date money orders will also be issued for any sum not exceeding £lO at the undermen tioned places in Victoria and Western Australia on any Money Order Office in the United Kingdom. 2. The issue of money orders under this arrangement will be in all respects on the same conditions as those which regulate their issues by one office on another office in the United Kingdom and Australia, an interval of six instead of two months will be allowed after the issue of an order in one country payable in the other, before such order will become lapsed. 3. For the renewal in the United Kingdom of a lapsed order, for the issue there of a duplicate order, or for the stoppage there of payment of an order, application must be made to the Controller of the Metropolitan Office of that part of the kingdom (England, Ireland, or Scotland) in which such order is payable. In the case of lapsed orders, an additional Inland rate of commission will be deducted from the amount of the new order, and the lapsed order must be transmitted with the application for renewal. In the other cases an additional inland commis sion must accompan3 the application. If transfer of pay ment from one office to another office in the United King dom be requiree, application should be made to the Money Order Office at which the order is payable, the order being forwarded with such application. The additional Inland Commission in this ease will be deducted from the new order. 4. For repayment of the amount of a money order, or for the correction of any error respecting the name of the payee or remitter, application, accompanied with an addi tional inland rate of commission, must be made to the con troller of the metropolitan office of the country in which the order was issued. 5. As all advices of colonial money orders must pf: 1 , 38 through the metropolitan officesof this country and of th e be paid, colony in which the orders are issued . or have instances arise, unavoidable delay lb. payment . must in sou , arrive in the United since such advices may occasional!y lilnw.lom or in the colony aft o 7 the orders have reached Lneir destination. List of offices in Victoria authorised to issue and pay money orders :—Ararat, Avoca, Back Creek, Ballaarat, Beechworth, Belfast, Belvoir. Benalla, Carisbrook, Castle maine, Chiltern, Clunes, Creswick, Daylesford, Dunolly, Euhuca, Geelong, Gisborne, Hamilton, Heathcote, Hotham, Lilmore, Kyneton, Longwood, Maldon, Mary borough, Melbourne, New Inglewood, Pleasant Creek, Portland, Raglan, Sandhurst, Snapper Point, Streatham, Tarnagulla, Wahgunyah, Wangaratta, WarrnamboolOVil liamstown, Yackandandah. List of offices in Western Australia authorised to issue and pay money orders—Perth, Albany (Xing George's Sound). ;AST NIGEL BOROUGH OF COLERAINE. The Gazette contains the Speaker's warrant for issuing a new writ for the electing of a member to serve in Parlia ment for the borough of Coleraine, in the room of John Boyd, Esq. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, JAN 10. 49th Foot—Lieutenant-General Edmund F. Morris, C. 8., from the 97th Regiment, to be Colonel, vice General Sir Edward Bowater , deceased, 97th Foot—Major-General John Campbell to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Morris, C. 8., transferred to the 49th Foot ADMIRALTY, DEC. 26. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant Cuthbert W. Burton to be Captain, vice Nightingale, to half-pay ; Second Lieutenant Edward Willoughby Grenville Byain to be First Lieutenant, vice Ward, promoted. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. R, Claxton, auctioneer, Liverpool BANKRUPTS. Richard Hill, clerk on the Great Western Railway, Praed-street, Paddington John Alfred Calow, tailor, Haymarket Frederick William Potter, watch tool dealer, Ryder cresent, St. John-street-road Isaac Love Coulton, painter, Robert-street, Hampstead road Thomas Jarman and Lucy Martinson, drapers, High street, Islington John Preedy and Henry Preedy, builders, Kingsland William Stafford, joiner, Hanley, Staffordshire William Husbands, lucifer match maker, Nottingham David Lewis, builder, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire John Govier, victualler, Banwell, Somersetshire John Baker, leather merchant, Exeter Thomas Thompson, house and ship smith, Kingston upon-Hull James Beck, grocer, Liverpool Edwin W. Bowen, grocer, Liverpool Edward Unsworth, gentleman, Moorfield Amos Sadler, baker, Liscard, Chester Richari Breen, fruit salesman, Manchester John Dl arshall, grocer, Manchester Henry Manwaring, tailor, Worcester Samuel Westwood, timber feller, Smethwick William Robinson, tailor, Bolton John Oliver Bebbington, letter-press printer, Man cheater John Hibbert, brassfounder, Manchester William Wilson, carpenter, Grasmere, Westmorland; Edward Cooke, commission agent, Birmingham Daniel Tunstall, Birmingham Thomas Wilks, Birmingham William Billings, milliner, Blackfriars-road Charles Mackay, pianoforte maker, Compton-street, Middlesex Joseph Froysell, Maida-hill, Middlesex Alexander Ford, wine merchant, Northumberland street, Strand David Amis, traveller, Kennington John Gale, grocer, Chesham, Bucks James Cox, builder, Highbridge, Somersetshire John Pook, lodging-house keeper, Haverstock-hill Stanley Bedford, Southampton-buildings Holborn Benjamin Reynolds, builder, Cumberland-place Baes Van Nopen, hat manufacturer, Nelson-square Richard Cooper, grocer, Crescent -terrace, Millbank Montague Durlarcher, chiropodist, Stranraer-place John Hayward, butcher, Wolverhampton Joseph Groves, farmer, Pulverbach, Salop Charles Welchman, attorney, South ern , Warwickshire John Lockington, publican, Cambridge Timothy Welch, baker, Datchworth, Herts James Beardwell, tailor, Nayland, Suffolk Edward Allen, baker, Norwich James Harrison ' lacemaker, Nottingham George Oakley, blacksmith, Orsett, Essex Mary Dean, grocer, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire Joseph Sale, miner, Tat Bank, Oldbury James Bannister, carpenter, Stafford Frederick Winter, baker, Boston, Lincoln James Franks, corn dealer, Holbeach, Lincoln James Meredith, farmer, Navigation, Glamorgan Alfred Scowcroft, butcher, Bolton, Lancaster Joseph Slitter, licensed victualler, Balderstone, Lancaster John Gray, jun., joiner, Bangor, Carnarvonshire Edwin Griffiths, publican, Pontardawe, Gl amorgans hi re Samuel Moore, dealer in turf, West Buckland, Somerset William Pellatt, shoemaker, Maidstone James Wynes, beerseller, Liverpool George Pim, corn merchant, West Derby, near Liver pool John Walker, brewer, Denton, Lancashire John Halliwell, joiner, Wigan Henry Jackson, machinist, Ashton-under-Lyne Leonard Walker and Ellen Walker, innkeepers, Preston Thomas Bond, labourer, Norton Bridge, Staffordshire James H. Furneaux, commander R.N., Devonport Henry Towells, painter, Ilminster, Somersetshire Mary Hanson Stuchbery and Caroline Dayns, sta tioners. Upper Mitcham, Surrey. William Mead, clothier, South Ockendon, Essex. John Holahan, lead and glass merchant, Commercial road East, Middlesex. Charles John Payne, general agent, Old Broad-street, City. Llandaff Watson, clerk, Stoke Newington, Surrey. Henry Allen, general merchant, Basinghall-street, City. Vere Dawson Hunt, commission agent, Maida-hill, Mid dlesex. Joseph Harbour, jun., mason, Chard, Somersetshire John Evans, house decorator, Slough, Bucks John Fowler, grocer, Cookham, Berks Sayers Kennington , hair dresser, Litch urc h, near D er by David Harries, coal trimmer, Carmathen John Edwards, contractor, Aberdare, Glamorgan Rees Price, contractor, Glamorgan Joseph Godden, seedsman, Faversham, Kent John French, inspector of railway works, Brighton Pierre Du Day, French polisher, Brighton tCOTCH BANKRUPTS. - William Aikman, spirit dealer, Glasgow John Macfarlane, accountant, Glasgow Duncan Brothers and Co., merchants, Leith Alexander Gordon, writer, Elgin George Dow, cattle dealer, Glasgow • . • • 4 Age .. 3 .: 6 .. 4 .. 4 .. 4 .. 4 ~ 3 .. 4 •• 3 .. 4 .. 5 .. 3 .. 3 .. 4 .•- 3 .. 4 .. 3 COUNTRY MARKLI .. 3 .. 4 .. 5 .. 3 .. 3 .. 3 .. 5 3 •• .. 3 .. 3 .. 4 .. 5 .. 3 •• 3 LIVERPOOL—JAN. 10. A thin attendance to-day. Wheat only met a retail safe, at a decline of 3d per cental from Tuesday's quotations. Flour difficult to quit, and is per barrel below previous rates. Oats and oatmeal were rather easier to buy, with s slow sale. Beans at Gd and peas at is to 2s per qr cheaper. Indian corn was more saleabl e , a t a decline of is to is 3d per qr. WAKEFIELD—JAN. 10. A fair show of wheat to-day ; the preservation of pea° with America has of course its effect on the trade, and to make sales a decline of fully ls‘per qr from last Friday's rates must be conceded. Barley slow, at late quotations. We have had a dull market for beans and peas, and prices exhibit a downward tendency. Other articles held for late rates. Averages for the week : Wheat BB7 qrs., at 6ls sld Oats 8ar1ey......... 1,296 Peas Rye--- --21 —d Beans EXETER —JAN. 10. Wheat, white 7s 9d to 88 Od I 8ar1ey...... 3 s 10d t o 4 s 3d Ditto new .0s Od to Os Od Oats .........2 s 9d to 3s 3d Flour, fine, 46s to 48s ; seconds, 44s to —s per sack. CATTLE. The supply of cows and calves to-day was good, small of sheep, and moderate of pigs. Fat beef,p score, 10s6d to lls Ewes, per lb 6d to 611 Pork carcases,do lOs Od to lls Wethers, do 6d .; to 611 Lambs, per lb —d to —d Fat calves, d 0... 7d to 7id• Rough fat, 4d per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR —JAN. 10. There has been a moderate trade doing iD. raw sugars, and Barbadoes, Demerara, and Tobago have, been dealt in at fully the late currencies on refiners' accrJu.nt. FO.27EIGAT MAIL PACKET L2SZ MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Jan. 1 8 . via Marseilles Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet.. Feb. 3. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Feb. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Jan. IS. via Marseilles ...Jan. 12. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan. 1 8 ' via Marseilles Jan. 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton Jan. 10'• via Marseilles Jan. 19• Lisbon Jan. 1 1 " Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 10. via Marseilles Jan. 12. Newfoundland ..Feb. 22. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Jan. 16 ' by U.S. packet b Canadian packet. 8.. W.C. of Afri ca , M a d e i ra, an d Ty eneriffe .. Jan. an. 10. Bahamas, via New York Jan. 16. Mexico ....Jan. 28. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, } Jan. 13. California, and British Columbia. BIRTHS. BowEN,—On the 9th inst., at 12, Barnsbury-square, Mrs Kerby Bowen, of a son. CRAWSITAY. — On the 9th inst., at Broomhills, Honitont Devon, the wife of Richard Crawshay, Esq., of a son. TIDY.—On the 7th inst., at 22, Kildare-terrace, W.,ltht , wife of Colonel Thomas Holmes Tidy, of a son. WOOD.—On tha 7th inst., at Whitwiok Vicarage, the wit° of the Rev. Henry Wood, of a daughter s MARRIAGES. BARBER—HERBERT.—On the 7th inst., at Saint Samee'oo Exeter, John Barber, Esq., of Park-hill, Derbyshire, O r Louisa, the daughter of the late General Herbert, 0 Exeter. WILKIE—STANTORI2.—On the 9th inst., at the parish church of St. M ary ' s , t Islington, John Wilkie, Esq., 0 Twickenham, to Miss Stanford, of Belmont Hou,set Twickenham. DEATHS. Boarsois.—On the 7th inst., at Over Hall, Gesting; tlorpe, William Boulnois, Esq., of Baker-street, ago 65. BIRKMYRE.—On the Bth inst, suddenly, at Port-Glasgovrt Provost Birkmyre, aged 59. BYA.SS.—On the 7th inst., at Cuckfield, Francis ByasSr Esq., Captain 2d Royal Middlesex Militia Rifle Regt youngest son of Lovel Byass, Esq., of Cuckfield. DAYIES.—On the 9th inst., at 6, Duchess-street, Portlaild' place, Dr. Henry Davies, aged 80. MARSHALL.—On the 9th inst., at 17, Pembridge-crescentt Sir Chapman Marshall, aged 76. MONTAGU.—On the Bth inst,, at 4, Undercliff, Sandgater E. P. Montagu, Esq., R.N., for many years a dep.-lieute for the county of Suffolk, aged 71, ROPER,—On the Bth inst., at Stoke, Chichester, AliCef daughter of Sir Henry Roper, aged two years. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, °' No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TnE SUN Office, No. 112,Strav do in the Precinct of the Savoy in the County of Middleoe%? Saturday, January 11, 1862, FROM THE G. _ 1