The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRwIDAY,EirENING, APRIL Is 18'55.

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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY).

NEWMARKET RACES.

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OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Erle.)
William Longman, 36, was indicted for feloniously
alministering to a young girl, named Elizabeth Eldred
Ashens, a quantity of some noxious drug, with intent
to procure abortion.
Mr. Parry prosecuted. Mr. Cooper was counsel for
the prisoner.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

PORT STAKES.

.... 1

Three ran.
100 SOVS. PLATE.

He was found guilty, and sentenced to six years'
penal servitude.

Three ran.
SWEEPSTAKES.

NEW C ,URT.
(Before the Recorder.)
THE CASE OF KING, THE EX-DETECTIVE

..Walked over,

SWEEPSTAKES.
Claret beat Antoinette.
SELLING SWEEPSTAKES.

1
2

Pour ran.

LATEST BETTING.

THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
7to 4 agst St. Hubert
4to 1 agst Lord of the Isles
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
3to 1 apt Vandal

Bto 1 agst Crown Pigeon (offered)
14 to 1 agst St. Clair
25 to 1 agst Lady Palmerston

CHESTER CUP.
20 to I agst Andover
20 to 1 agst Rotherham

DERBY.
7to 1 agst St. Hubert.
Bto 1 agst De Clare
15 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN" MEETING-.
SUESCRIPTION-ROO3l, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
LATEST BETTING.
GREAT NORTHERN HAM) ICAP.
3to 1 agst Vandal.
12 to 1 agst Crown Pigeon.
THE TWO THOUSAND.
7to 4 agst St. Hubert.
4to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (tal'o'n).
100 to 7 agst Bonnie Morn.
DERBY.
6to 1 agst St. Hubert.
9to 1 agst Rifleman (taken).
20 to 1 agst Graculus Esuriens (take 19-
THPRSDAY.
Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for 3-yr-olLlg ;
Bst 71b, fillies, Bst 31b. Certain winners eatn,
Crite-
rion Course (5 furlongs 182 yards). 5 subs.
Lord Orford's Icarus, Bat 71b (Bartholm. low) 1
Duke of Bedford's Pugnator, Bst 101 b (S. Rogers), jell
Betting-6 to 4on Pugnator.
Pugnator, overreaching himself in the act of start log,
came down on his head and threw his jockey. Fol -t u-
nately, no serious injury was sustained. Icarus went 11,1
alone.

Handicap Plate of 501. for 3-yr olds and upwards. T.Y.C.-
(5 furlongs 140 yards).
Mr. G. Drewe's Vulcan, 3 yrs, 7st 61b......(T. Cliff) 1
Mr. Turner's Census, 2 yrs, Bst 9lb (S. Steggles) 0
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Schamyl, 3 yrs, 7st ...(Ashmall) 0
Mr. C. Stinton's Economy, aged, Bst 41b ...(H. Cliff) 4
The following also ran :—Yeutick, Nicholas, and Top
Sawyer.
Betting—Even on Schamyl, 6 to 1 agst Vulcan, 6 to
1 agst Nicholas, 8 to 1 agst Economy.
Won by a length, dead heat between second and third,
who beat Economy by a head. On returning to scale the
rider of Economy was found to be 21b. short of weight.
Sweepstakes of 100 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts
Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b. The produce of certain mares
7lb extra ; those by stallions or out of mares that never
had bred a winner allowed 31b. D.M. (7 furlongs 201
yards). 9 subs.
Mr. Mare's Hazel, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 0 1
Mr. Nevill's c by Paragone, Bst 4lb (Bartholomew) 0 2
Mr. Greville's Joshua, Bst 41b (Flatman) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Sneer colt.
A very fine race in endei in a dead heat with Hazel
and Sneer colt, who beat Joshua by a neck.
Deciding Heat—Betting--6 to 5 on Hazel, who took
the lead, kept it, and won by half a length.
Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft., for 3-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b ; which had never won before
the time of closing this stake. Certain allowances.
D.M. (7 furlongs 201 yards). 4 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Alcyone, by Robert de Gorham,
7st 12th (Pettit) 1
Lord Derby's Professor, Bst llb (Temp lemon) 2
Betting— 3tol on Alcyone. A close race up to the
cords. Int he last two or three strides Professor showed
a currish disposition, and was beaten by a neck.
Handicap Plate of 1001., the winner of any handicap of
100 soya value 31b extra. Ab. M. (7 furlongs 212
yards).
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco, by Orlando. 5 yrs, Bst4lb
(Bartholomew) 1
Mr. T. Sore's Gossip, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b (carried 6st 121 b)

(Ashmall) 2
Captain Lane's Flageolet, 9►yrs, sst 7lb....(Fordharn) 3
The following also ran :—Georgy, Folly o' the Day,
and Diminutive.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Orinoco, 7to 4 agst Flageolet,
5 to 1 agst Folly o' the Day.
A good race with the three placed ended in favour of
Orinoco by a head, the second beating the third half a
length. Folly o' the Day a bad fourth ; Diminutive
fifth.
Sweepstakes of 10 sows each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
Optional selling weights, &c. D.M. (7 furlongs 201
yards.) 6 subs.
Mr. Mundy's Inez, by Conyngham (401.), 3 yrs, sst
111 b (Fordham) 1
Captain Lane's Guy Mannering (701.), aged, 7st 121 b
(J. Mann) 2
Mr. Lowther's Rackapelt (401.), 5 yrs, 7st 71b
(E. Sharp) 3
The following also ran :—Jujube, Cortes, and Sir
James Graham.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Guy Mannering, 7 to 2 agst
Rackapelt, 7 to 1 agst Inez.
Won by a length, a length and a-half between the
second and third. The winner was claimed.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts
Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings Bst 41b ; untried stallions
or mares allowed 3113 ; one allowance. D.M. (7 fur-
longs 201 yards). 6 subs.
Lord Derby's The Professor, by Surplice, Bst 71b
(Templeman) 1
Mr. Mare's Tynemouth, by Ingo, Bst 41b (S. Rogers)
broke down.
The betting closed at 7 to 4 on The Professor.
After running about half the distance Tynemouth
broke down, and his rider pulled up and dismounted be-
fore he arrived at the chair.
Subscription Plate of 50/. ; 3.yr-olds, 6st 121 b ; 4-yr-olds
Bst 71b ; 5-yr-olds, 9st ; 6-yr-olds and aged, 9st 31b.
The winner to be sold fir 300 sovs, if demanded, &c.
D.M. (7 furlongs 201 yards). .
Mr. Fenning's Humboldt, by Ishmaelite, 4 yrs,
Bst 71b (Wells) 0 w. o.
Lord W. Powlett's b c by Irish Birdeatcher,
out of Reciprocity, 3 yr,, 6st 121 b (J. Steggies) 0
Mr. Bevill's Georgium Sidus, 3 yrs, fist 121 b .
(Palmer) 3
The following also ran :—Harry of Hereford, Black
Swan, Laura Selina, Syvagee, Catspaw, Guitar.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Harry of Hereford, sto 1 agst
Humboldt, 7 to 1 agst Reciprocity colt, 8 to 1 agst
Georgium Sidus.
A fine race in ended in a dead heat with Humboldt
and Reciprocity colt, who beat Georgium Sidus by a
short head. Black Swan was fourth, Syvagee fifth,
Guitar sixth. Humboldt afterwards walked over, and
Lord William Powlett and Mr. Fenning divided the
plate.
The Claret Stakes, a subscription of 200 sovs each, h ft,
for 4-yr-olds ; colt?, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b. D.I.
(2 miles 119 yards). 3 subs.
Mr. R. Pigot's Charlemont, Bst 71b (Flatman) 1
Lord Exeter's Phaeton, Bst 71b (Norman) 2
Betting-6 to 4on Phaeton, who turned round when
the flag was dropped, and had no chance of making up
lost ground ; she was fully 200 yards behind when Char-
lemont passed the chair.
LATEST BETTING.

On re-assembling at the rooms after the races not a bet
was laid. The business transacted in the morning and
ou the heath was as under :

GREAT NORTHERN.
sto 2 agst Vandal (3 to 1 taken)
9to 1 agst Fandango (taken).
20 to I agst St. Clare (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Marsyas (taken)
30 to 1 agst Exile of Erin (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
11 to 1 agst Scythian (taken)
20 to 1 agst Amy (taken)
20 to 1 agst Andover (taken)
OAKS.
4to 1 agst Habena (taken)
rine sunny weather had a perceptible effect on the
attendance, which was larger than that on any preced-
ing day of the meeting.
The supply of sport was ample, and the racing close
and interesting.

NOON-DAY TRUISMS.--No one cares for turtle-soup
ui after the first 20 intite3 The happiest moment of
your life is when you don't know it. A woman's life i,
made up of "five minutes," for she never takes more tput on her bonnet, change her dress, go out shopping,
order the dinner, or do anything else.—Punchegterday
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PUBLIC EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN.—Y
a parliamentary paper was issued, containing
an esti•
mate of the sum required to be voted for the year end-
ing the 31st March, 1856, fcir public education in Great
Britain. The estimate to be moved on the re-assemb-
ling of the House of Commons for the current year is
381,9211.; of which 70,000/. is required for building,
Sce., elementary and n, ram! schools ; 4,000/. for books
I in elementary schools ; 145,000/. for pupil teachers and
gratuities to their instructors. Sums are required
for gratuit
for training schools. To London sec salaries of the E4t
blishment amount to 9,4311.• the retary has 1,0601 a.,
and an advising counsel 3001. The cost, of inspection is
no less than 31,940
600 /. in thyeeyarear. There are 41 inspec-
J tore, from 200/. to g. a