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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(BY EXPRESS.)
NEWMARKET, TUESDAY
The company was by no means so numerous as yesterday, it con:
stated wholly of the Noblemen, Gentlemen, and others, in the
habit of visiting it, and interested in the event of the running.
Tile thinness of company was attributed to the weather, it blowing
a perfect hurricane, and the dust flying in an intolerable degree.
The ground is very unfavourable for running, being hard btu es.
ther loose at top. The horses were greatly annoyed while running
by the dust, which nearly choked them; this inconvenience, how-
ever, was slightly ameliorated by the wind blowing the dust before
them. A partial fall of gait, took place in the morning, but it did
no good'.
'I he races yesterday being later than appointed C. Wilson, Vq.
(hither of the Turf ), and one of the 8. e wards, attended the weigh.
ing, and notified, that it time was rot kept, the regular tints shoiad
be inflicted. This has hid the desired effect.
The arrivals since our last list have been numerous; we shell
give: complete list of them id our next.
The running was as under:—
The Breallast Stakes of 100 each , colts fist. 71b. D.M.
Mr. Wortley's by Cervantes—Calypso
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Mr. Rogers a Turban, by Selhn
Mr. liaison's, by Orville—Pranks - .
Lord Verulam's, by Abjer
IS:tting 3 to I on Calypso.
Calypso made very strong running all the way, was neser basal,
add won very cleverly by a length.

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Sweepstakes of 200 mil. N. M.
Mr. itogers's Monarch
Mr. Greetlle's Bichsel .
Mr. Bunter's c by Oreille—Canvas .
Betting 3 to I on Monarch.
A moat beantiftil race. l:omus took a slight lead, when Richest
and Monarch came up together a little before the Bushes, and
some One running followed. They kept head and head some time,
when the filly got a little in front, bat could nut hold it. Near the
cords Monarch ward het, And won s 'desperate race by half a
length, rode by Buckle; Raebaelr by Gooui.hou ; and the Canner
Colt, 9y Conolly.

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The Oatland stakes, of 50 soy.. each, 1).1.
The Dube of Portland's Mortgage, 3 yrs old, 7st. tilb. . 1
tiOrd.Anototes Shiro. 4 rill, Bst. 101 b. . - . 3
3tr. P. erayen's Triumph, 5 yrs, Bst. 131 b. - - U
Mr. Wyndham's Stumps, 3 yrs. Bst. lib. . - . 0
Mr. Thomhill's Surprise, 3 yrs. 7st. 71b. - 0
General Grosvenor's .Winge, 3 yrs, 7.t. tilb. - - U
Mr. Smith's Whipcord, ,8 yrs. 7.t. 61b. - - . 0
Three to I agst Triumph, .3 to 1 agat Stumps, 7 to *2 sg't the
winner. It was a fine slashing well-contested race, and no true had
I a decided lead till near ending, when Mortgage let loo.e closely
followed be Sligo; Mortgage winning by half a length. Sligo, by
Robinson; Stumps, by Anion; burprize, by elift; Mortgage,
by R. Boyce; Triumph, by S. Day ; Wings, by Baroard 3 and
Whipcord, by Cooolly.

DENIM.

4} to 1 apt 9loaarti3, 6 to B app4 Pack, and 6 to 1 apt Notion.

Qatro.
I to 1 apt Racbial, 6 to 1 apt &gustily, and 8 to 1 apt Pawn.

CITY BCSINESX

The LOIn MAYOR held a Court of Aldermen Yes. terdoy at
Ooildhall, for the general despatch of public business.
The Thanks of the Cuurt were unanimously voted to the !(shop
of Chichester, andifhe Rev. J. IV. Cunnineham, of Harrow, ti
their Sermons preached before the Court, and the Governors o'ithe
Royal Hospitals, et Christ's Church, Newastr-street, on Xastat
Monday and Tuesday last.
The Sheriffs presented accounta of the state of the seteral ',tisane
of the illy of London, and of the hea.th of the prisoners.
11Zetwis. Gorst, Deputy Fisher, and Shearninn, were admitted and
morn cot i meters, in trust for the City, for tour years; and Messrs.
t retard, Frlder,mnd Kinn yarn irwoomay -Itottootelle daimon.

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ol CounT agreed with a keport from a Committee for rant:
log an inmase in the numb& of the Livery of the Clockmakers.
Company.
Commissioners of the Court of Requests, for the month of June
next, were appointed.
A Petition troin the inhabitants of Gracerhurch-street, for the
removal of the towq carts allowed to stand In the upper part of that
street, was presented to the C 04114 and referred to a Committee for'
consideration. _ _

Upon affidavit, and motion by Counsel, precepts were ordered, to
issued for impanelling Jade! to assert the value of sundry
premibes required to be purchased under the Act for the removal
of Fleet 31„aket.

Jane Citter, n girl of Westminster, WU admitted into the Khali
of Emanuel Hospital.

TO TILE ED/TOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

April 11, 1896.
SIR—It is a well !mown saying that there le no good without its'
coneomitafit evil. Never was that saying better illustrated than at
the present period, when every one is agog (if I may be allowed
that term) to relieve the silk weavers, and I perceive a correspon-
dent (B. L.) in this day's paphr recommends all the play-going
folks to wear silk. Now, Sir, if this advice be taken, what is to
become at' the cotton weavers, the boinbasio weavers, and others
I Would Wish some more intelligent person than myself to re-
solve this question, I shall therefore feel obliged by your inarrang
this. Your's, tle. A COTTON WEAVER.

P.S. I would r.ot wish that any argument of mine should mill-
tate against the intetests of silk weevers; let there be subscrip-
tions; only d 0 not let every one leave off cotton to the ruin of the
cotton weavers, in order to wear silk to the bettering of the silk
weavers.

SI XGULAR DlSCOtEitr.—(From a Cortespontlent.)—
" Teo men, whilst lately employed in an adjoining plantation, ob-
served a mysterious character wandering on the margin of a lonely
rivulet. His peculiar detneantrir forcibly concentrated their atten-
tion, and upon more minutely obsesving his movements, the
ground apparently discovered a small aperture, and instantaneously
abstracted the stranger from their Sight. After unsuccesfully inns-
tigating the development of this remarkable incident, they retired
with no other consolation than a chaos of conjecturer. On the en-
suing day the same appearance occurred, which Induced a diligent
examination, which, howeVer, was attended with no more satisfac-
tory disclosure than the one preceding. Involved in this dilemma,
they resorted to stratagem, by secreting themsel►es in ambush
to accomplish the detection of this subterraneous recess, which
eventually terminated beyond their most sanguine expectations.
Concealed by a contiguous fence, they marked the precise
spot of his disappecrance. and upon removing the moss and
sedges ingeniously adjusted on the surface, discovered a 000-
fined passage, on entering which they ly.:held the object of their
search, pale and motionless with terror, surrounded by a variety of
implements and apparatus adapted for the use of a distillery ; a
speculation he and his accomplices had evidently practised for some
time. The importunity of further inquiry, however, was artfully
evaded on his part by a precipitate retreat ; nor has any clue hi-
therto transpired for the apprehension of his ascsociates. The in-
terior of this excavated cavern presented a moat interesting appear-
ance—a solid rock, overlaid with interseced timber and turf, formed
• spacious apartment, a narrow interstice allowed the smoke to es-
cape, and two collateral channels admitted water the contiguous
stream, with every other requisite for the efficiency of their project.
This exhumated cavern stands on the gentle acclivity of a retired
vale, near Northallerton, peculiar for its romantic and picturesque
scenery. We regret our inability to communicate at present a
more circumstantial account, but trust to gratify our readers by a
subsequent detail of authenticated facts, connected with this extra-
ordinary discovery."—Dirrhant County Advertlscr.

On Wednesday last two partridges, in flying over Edin-
burgh, were so terrified by the noise and bustle below them, that
they alightcd in a street, and would not rise again. The one ran
into a common stair-case, the other into a shop, and were both
taken without the least resistance.

Thursday, a middle-aged female, on being sentenced by
the Police Magistrate at Edinburgh to sixty days' confinement in
Britlewell, for stealing a shift, said that she had committed the
crime for the purpose of being sent to Bridewell, she being in bad
health, and having no friends; in fact, that to her Bridewell was g
comfortable dwelling.—Coledonlan Mercury, April IL

lire understand that there arc at this time nearly seven
hundred prisoners confined in the Kirkdale House of Cor-
rection, of which number upwards of two hundred are
committed for felony, of whom one hundred and sixty-five
are to be tried at the present sessions. besides many for
minor offences. We regret to hear that a great portion are
termed old offenders, having been before tried and con-
victed of felonies.

It is confidently expected that a number of convicts will
be sow to the Dock-yard, Plymouth, forthwith, for the
purpose of working in the docks, &e. Such a measure
has been we understand in ccntemplarion for many mouths
pa.it, and is nor to be carried into execution.

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LAW .NOTICES.

COURT OF CHATICKRT.
TIM toPO reAIICD LLLL AND VICII-De•NCILI111 THIS DAT.
Noteons only, beteg the bra day of TOM.

COVET OF COMMON ?LEAS
n-MORROW, AT 12.
Mirld:esett Common Jurlm.
Jelnalua andanother e. Flenham r. Seines 1 Spumy v. Foster and

ve King ant others
Jor,.• S. Peas another lin: v. McLane
An Jell •. Richardson , Sante v. Tanner Stephens V. Gaunt

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COW Of CHANCERY, TUZSDAT, Aran H.

WELLZOLZT v. TUZ DUKE or IiZAUTOUT.
lIAKT begKed to ask his Lordship on what day it would be
stouventent to deliver his judgment in this case ?
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed. there were two judgments
which he was very anxious to deliver, and this was one of them.
('the ether was not named, but was understood to be Ex.parte
Grinistead in the matter of Howard and Gibbs.) He thought he
itteuld be able to do so no Saturday next. Wednesday, his Lord-
ship said, was the first day of Term, and on Thursday he should
be engaged is the House of Lords. He would therefore say Ss.
surdas,, unless anything particular occurred in the meantime; If
such should be the ease he would say Tamday next, but he would
thank Counsel to mention the circumstance to-morrow, if the sub-
ject tatuold escape his memory.
Mr. ittauwe. Lt. said, that his clients were as anxious for the
ithlgnier.t as Mr. Hart's could possibly be, and that every member
of the faintly (Mr. Wellesley excepted) wished the children tb T:-
1.2111111 in the same custody as they wers at present.

CRSII3IISW V. COLLINS.
bit. HART observed. that prior to the ChristrnasreCelle his Lord-
ship had Intimated his intention of giving judgment iu this cause.
It unfortunately happened, however, that his Lordship had bees
prevented from doing so by severe indisposition; he would, there-
fore, take the liberty of asking when it would be conveutent to his
Lordship to deliver it.
The LORD CHATICELLOR intimated his intention of doing so
on Tuesday next.
°Aimee r. LORD castor*.
Mr. PEPTS made an application to his Lordship on the ques-
tion of some costs in this suit. It will be recollected that, at the
demise of Mrs. Garrick, the property of the late David Garrick
came to be distributed among certain of his relations. An order of
, Court had been obtained in behalf of the interests of a Mrs. Payne,
and the question of the
.executors' costs under that order was now
supported by Mr. Pcpys.
111 r. HART opposed the motion.
The Loan CIISSICELLOR said that hp had originally, with a
feeling of kindness, if he might use the expression, endeavoured to
save these parties the expense of a Chancery suit, but that act of
kindness so intended by him had, as was generally the case, turned
out quite the reverse. After the order on which this application
wen founded was made, he (the bort! Chancellor) SSw the solicitors
of ehe parties, on his eorniog to Court of a morning, in his private
room, on the subject of it ; but be had not the most remote idea in
the world, at that time, that any charge was to be made for that
attendance, or certainly he would not have seen them.
Mr. Harr observed that his client (the solicitor) was of the
same opinion as his Lordship.
The Loin Cnsxnet t.ox said he would take this opportunity
of expressing his positive determination never again to allow such
Interviews to any wilicitors on any pretence whatever. Ile never
could suppose, after the conduct he had pursued in respect to the
suit, that ,then those solicitors attended upon him in that casual
way,-that it should be made a charge against their clients. It was
impossible fox him trimly in 1828, what *ere the reasons that actu-
ated him in making the order of 11121, unless he was pot in posses-
ion at the facts of the erne. He was willing therefore to take
home the papeniand refresh lids memory upon the subject. He
would peruse them, and say to-morrow morning what lye view of
the questian was; but he would not be attended by any solicitor,
and he would take good care that the parties should nut be put to
any furher expense on the subject.
The Court was °monied the remainder of the day in hearing
puse petitions altogether of an uninteresting nature.

• VICE.CLIANCELLOR'S COURT, TUESSDAV, Aran. 11.

PRACTICE OF THE COCRT.

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On • petition coming on in a case of bankruptcy. in which the
64.11crupt sought to supersede the commission, on the ground that
the person who proved the act of bankruptcy had vowed vengeance
against him, and was a man unworthy of credit, and that no mil-
atice mild be placed on his proofs,
Mr. MONTAGE, said, that there were conflicting affidsvits in
the ease, and before he proceeded to trouble the Court with the
statement which he was instructed to bring forward, he wished to
k-uw whether the 'minion was of that nature, there being con-
flicting evidence, that his Honour could hear it in conformity with
the rules which had been already laid down.
nel'sce..l'nawcgt.t.on we., of opinion, there being conflicting
affidavits uran a matter of fact, that it was impossible the Ciort
tJuld eon., to any satisfactory conclusion upon it. and that the rule
%Orrin*, such a petition unit! the matter had heel brat decided at
law, ought not to be ceparted from in the present instance. Such
an opinion was lormedy entertained by the Lord Chancellor. And
his Honour said, he recollected that when he was at the bar, ha, Sir
A. Pignt, Sir rt. Itomilly, and the late Mr. Cutlet+, signed a paper
declaring it to be their opinion, that the purposes of innate would
bt beat promoted by such petitions net being received until the
recta had bees previously submitted toe Court of Law.
After a few observations from Mr.SUODglelind Mr.lllcorerantt,
The petition was ordered to stand over, with leave for the parties
to bring an action at law upon the facts of the case.

SECONDARIES' OFFICE.

CRIM. CON.
ZINNAIRD r. lOJA►tti.

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In this ease the pleintiff. one of the Pages attached to his Ma-
jesty's Household, sought compensation fur the seduction of his
wife by the defendant, a Ser:rint in the (iva►ds. 'f hr friends of
bush•patties were in attendance. and those or the defendant appear-
ed much dissat,sfled at the result. .

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The Counsel fee the plaintiff described the injury as one which
cue:tuned a great variety of sufferings ; his client was a man of do-
mes-in habits, and bad always acted with the greatest affection to-
wards his wife, who, until the defendant intcrtered with his happi.
returned that affection with a truly conjugal spirit. The loss
of a woman's heart was, under any circumstance', an afflicting
chat to a man who had formed an exaggerated estimate of her ac-
complishments end bean, but there was a compromising power in
the pride which seldom failed to come in aid of the disappointed. and
transformed the Image of love into Its opposite, at least mitigated the
ardour of that violent passion. Its a case of this nature there was,
howeeer, nothing to alleviate the feeling of distress. A man could not
Without a severe pang be separated from a woman with whom he had
heed happily upwards of 10 years, and society was so constituted that
the loss, in the minds of the multitude, carried disgrace along with
it: The situwion which the defendant had the honour of tilling
rendered the disgrace more poignant, as he was more liable to be
pointed at by those who surrounded him ; and the wound was not
letsa paititul because it wu inflicted by a person in a low rank in '
life. Inability to pay line damages could not be properly pleaded
to mitigation on such an occasion as this. It MIS an occasion upon
wildch, if the defendant did not pay in purse, he ought to pay in
person • and the object of the plaintiff was, to punish, but not vin-
dictively, a person who had violated one of the most powerful obli.
gallons. A pecuniary recompense was quite out of the question.
bat a pecuoiary infliction was the only mode of atoning for the
offence. The defendant had, by allowing judgmcot to go by de-
fault, admitted his guilt, and it repulsed for twelve honest men to
determine in such a manner as would prevent him from exulting in
the success which had been attended with such lamentable effects.
It Should be considered also, that the obligation to liquidate the
debts contracted by the plaintiff", wife with her paramour, was
one to meet which security should be given. And the verdict of
the Jury was the only moans by which that obligation could be
anticipated.
Maria Saunders stated, that she was the daughter to the plaintiff
by a forcer wile. Der father was married about ter, years, and
witness lived continually with them until up to the time of her '
(witness's) marriage, which took place abaft two rears ago. tier
flaK always treated his wife with all possible 'Coldness, and they
lived toile! her on the best terms, and most happily.
Mr. Edward Clarke stated, that he knew Mr. Kinnaird and his
wife onwards of two years; and that as long as he knew !Item Mr.
klanaird behaved towards his wife in the most affectionate and at.
rendre .r.anner possible, and continued to act in the same manner
up to the period when she left him on the Bth of November last.
filr. Richard Miles stated, that he knew the plaintiff and his
wife from the month of October, 1823. when they went to lodge at
hit house; that he always observed the plaintiff pay the utmost
sitiention .ind respect to his wife, and that they seemed to live most
happily together.
The Counsel for the plaintiff said, be had several other wit.
asses to call, but he thought the testimony already given was quite
saffirlent.
The si LCON DAR if observed, that he thought there ought to have
ban some evidence given of' the circumstance under isliith the
act of adultery was committed, as by that means the Jury would
be enabled to decide as to the quantum of damages which ought to
bei sec
The Counsel fur tb plaintiff replied, that as the defendant had
admitted big guilts be thought It quite unnecessary to go into any
forthe• circumstance, of the case.

The SLCOND Ski, in charging the Jury, said it appeared in
aeidence that the. plaintiff and his wife lived most happily together,
and that certainly the defendant had indicted a great trjury upon
the plaintiff. However, it is usual in those cases for the plain.
rift() inform the Jury of the peculiar circumstances under which
ape iniury occurred. This the plaintiff declined doing. How far
flat sk,uld influence the Jury with regard to their verdict they
wosthi themselves decide. The defendant had, by not coming into
this ted his guilt : and it only now remained for the
JuJJ to baY, under all the circumstances, what reparation ought to
belnade to the plaintiff; for the loss which be had sustained in the
seduction of his wife.
The Juvy consulted a few minutes, and mussed the damages
at W.

On Saturday night a repri eve arrived at Ilorgemonger-
lane gaol, for Mary Anne Pearce, who was tried and con-
vested at the last Surrey Assizes, for coining, and sentenced
to be executed on Monday last.

OLD BAILEY, Tu►snAv, Ar1:11.

HORSE STEALING.
James Arrn;larr was indicted fur stealing, on the 13th March, a
gelding, the property of John Gunn.
George .honk keeps a lieenced house for slaughtering horses. in
Buck's-row, Whiterhspel ; on the 13th March the prisoner came
to his premises, between five and six o'clock in the morning. and
brought a horse with him ; he asked witness it' he would purchase;
witness inquire t the price, and the prisoner replied 21.; witness
examined the hone, and put several questions to him ; he said it
was his own property, and that he had brought it from Brentfard
that morning; witness said it was a long distance to conic so
early; witness knew the horse must have been very warm, to have
leimie that distance. but it was quite cool : witness said, as it did
not appear to all anything, he blinuld wish to know why he wanted
to part with it ; he gave equivocal answers. which induced wheats
to detain him : he then advertised the horse. and afterwards drove
him to Smithfield, and had him labelled, so that the owner might
obtain posseaiinn of him.
John Gunn stated. that the horse belongs to his father, who is a
carman in Li:nehouse; on the day before the robbery it was turned
into a field, the gate of which was fastened : the next morning he
missed it, and never maw it any more until he saw it in Smithfield
market ; never saw the prisoner before.
The prisoner um in ■ written defence, which stated that he
bought the horse of a stranger.
Several witnesdes gave the prisoner a gand character.
Mr. Segeant ASASIY summed up, and the Jury found the
prisoner •• Guilty—Death." The Foreman said, eight of the
Jury recommended him to mercy.
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[Before Mr. Jurice PARK and Mr. Baron GAlnow.]
SHEEP STEALING.

t Is Sointr, s yoocg---nito; of very respectable appearrtnee,
was indicted for stealing N live sheep, value II:d., the property of
John Wells. _ .

Air. A xnuEWS stated the case fur the prosecution. The pro-
secutor is a tanner living in Hertfordshire, and in February last
he lost upward% of 50 sheep ; in consequence of which he gave in.
formation at Lambeth-street Office, and, on search, 35 live ti seep,
and parts of others, making 34, were discovered in a stable which
was occupied Ay the privoner.
Mr..lohn It ells lives at Therleyhury Park, in Hertfordshire,
about 15 miles from London. The sheep were in a pasture near
his house, on die lath of February.
Thomas Bennett, shepherd to the last witness.—On the Thurs-
day before the sheep were missing he counted the hock. and there
were 151 I when he next counted them here were only 105; 48
were gone on the Saturday; the witness afterwards saw 33 alive in
London, which bore his master's mark.
L•'. Dalton, an officer of Lambeth-street, went on the 18th to a
stable, No. 5, Warren's Mews, Fitzroy-square, and broke open
the door; d 33 ►heep alive, and 11 plucks and a quantity of
skins tied op in a hag.
Ily Mr. BRODERICX—Mr. Wells and the shepherd saw and
ititntitied the sheep within two or three days after he found Went in
the stable. .

Richard Gardner accompanied the last witne-s to a public-house
in Warren-street, Fitzroy-square, where they found the prisoner
and his brother; witness said to him. " Is that your brother with
you 2" He said. " Yes." Witness said, " Will you go to your
stable. and your brother had better come with you." They wished
to knew what for. Witness replied, " About the horse." They
then went to the stable occupied by prisoner in Osnaburgh-street,
and witness said to them, " You must consider. yourselves in cus-
tody respecting some sheep in Watren's ,Jews." said they
knew nothing about it. The prisoner said he had let the stable to
a man named Vincent, two months before, at sixteen shillings
a-week.

By Me. Justice PARE—Never asked him, or hold it asked of
the primmer, who Vincent was, or where he lived.
William Brown bdwards, an office' belonging to Ilattonsgarden,
went with the last two witnesses to Warren's Mews.
Witnesses were then examined, who proves' the supplying the
prisoner with hay and corn at Warren's Mews.
Thomas Collins slept in the stables the night before Shaw was
taken up; the prisoner's brother called him up. J4hn and Tho.•
mns Shaw were both there; they took a horse to go out with the
Cart.

AIL Bell, landlord of the stables in Warren's slews, let No. 5
to the prisoner, who paid the rent every fortnight.
The prisoner, in his defence, said, that if he had been conscious
of having committed a robbery, he could have escaped while the
officer► were at his brother's stables.

Benjamin Collins had seen a man they call Vincent.
Thomas rsucette gave the prisoner a good character. After
which near thirty respectable-looking persons were called in for
the like purpose; they uniformly spoke of the prisoner as an ho-
nest respectable young man.
Mr. Justice PAU c summed up the evidence.
The Jury, after consulting a considerable time, returned a ver-
dict of Guilty—Death ; but strongly recommended hint to mercy
on account of his previous good character.