The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-14 00:00:00

DREADFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT

READING.

In The Sint of yesterday there appeared a brief inti-
mation of the occurrence of a serious accident on the
Reigate and Reading branch of the London and South-
Eastern Railway. We regret to say that the results of
the accident are even more distressing that we then
anticipated ; the lives of four human beings have already
been sacrificed—no hope is entertained with regard to a
fifth, and there are even fears lest that number should
be exceeded, while not fewer than seven others are suf-
fering from injuries more or less severe. It will be seen
from the following particulars that, though the imme-
diate cause of the accident has been thoroughly ascer-
tained, the conduct of the person by whom it was di-
rectly produced was so unaccountable as to baffle all
attempts to explain it, and, as the unfortunate man is
himself among the dead, the origin of the extraordinary
mistake under which he acted will probably for ever re-
main a mystery.
It appears that on the evening of Wednesday, in con-
sequence of the receipt of a telegraphic message at Read-
ing, arrangements were made for sending a pilot or
empty engine to Guildford, whence it was to take the
6,30 p.m. London train along the Reigate line to Read-
ing. The stationmaster gave directions that the engine
should be driven by Jos. Crossley, an engineer of con-
siderable standing, and regarded as a man of unusual
steadiness and sobriey. Crossley, from some unexplained
cause, did not immediately obey the order, and, when be
at length did appear at the station, he proceeded, with-
out communicating with the stationmaster, directly
to the shed in which the engine was stationed. The
a
stoker who has regularly attended upon the engine
not being present, Crossley told a man named Fer-
gusson, a clearer, ." to jump up." He did so, and
Crossley, without further communication with any
one—without inquiring after or giving any orders
for altering the points—which was necessary to
enable the engine to get upon the up line—brought
the engine out of the shed, an getting up the steam
dashed along the down line. The man who was acting as
stoker suggested that the lamps should be lighted before
starting, according to the invariable rule, but he disre-
garded the suggestion, observing that the lamps could
be lighted before they got to Wokiegham. This occurred
about a quarter past 7 o'clock, though it was a matter, of
perfect notoriety to everybody connected with the rail-
way that the 4.40 train from London was due at the
station at 35 minutes past 7, and must, as a matter of
course, be at hand on the down line of rails. Ferguson,
the stoker, states that both he and Crossley were perfectly
well aware that a down train was near due, but he had
no idea that they were travelling along the down line,
his attention being wholly engrossed with the duty of
trimming the lamps. Whether Crossley was equally igno-
rant and thoughtless en the subject, or whether he was
under the mistaken impression that he was travelling
along the up line, cannot now be ascertained ; but the
reader must already have anticipated the dreadful conse-
quences. About a mile and a quarter from Reading, at a
place called Hathaway's Farm, the engine and the down
train, which was running at the rate of 35 miles an hour,
came in collision with each other. The latter consisted of
a first-class carriage, a second-class, a compound car-
riage, including both first and second, and a luggage
van. The two opposing engines were literally dashed to
pieces, the luggage van, and the second-class carriage
were entirely demolished, but the first-class carriage dire
not sustain any material damage. Mr. Hathaway, the
possessor of the farm already mentioned, and a farm
labourer, saw the frightful collision, and both hastened
to the spot, when a most shocking spectacle presented
itself. Joseph Crossley, the engineer of the pilot en-
gine,, was found dead at the foot of the embankment,
having an oil-can in his hand, with which, as Ferguson,
the stoker, informs us, he had just been oiling the en-
gine. Under the ruins of the passenger train were
found the mangled remains of Mr. Thomas Fyninore, a
clerk in Simonds' bank. Reading, who was on his way
home from a fortnight's holidays ; also a man, believed
to be Francis Beart, agamekeeper at Hampstead Norris.
Mr. Christopher Bilton, a young man who was proceed-
ing to Reading from London on a visit to his parents,
was so dreadfully injured that he died yesterday morn-
ing at half-past nine o'clock. Among the persons se-
verely injured are Mrs. Norton, wife of the clerk at the
Reading goods station, whose case was last night con-
sidered hopeless ; Jesse Ferguson, the man who acted
as stoker on the pilot engine, and who lies at the hes.
pital in great distress ; H. Harrison, fireman of the pas-
senger train ; Miss Elizabeth Banning, and Mr. Skinner,
of Bristol; Mr. Charles Sowden, of Reading, and Mr.
W. Graham, driver of the passenger train, all much in-
jured, and one or two of them seriously mangled. The
alarm was soon spread far and wide ; the farm labourers
to whom reference has been made ran to the station
and communicated the intelligence, and without a mo-
ment's delay conveyances were sent off for the removal
of the wounded, and every assistance rendered that was
possible under the circumstances. With the greatest
care and promptitude most of the sufferers were taken
to the hospital, where Dr. Williams, Mr. Maurice, Mr.
Moxhay, and other medical men, were unremitting in
their attentions in the exertions of their medical skill.

The following is a list of the killed and wounded :—,

KILLED.

Joseph Crossley, Reading, the driver of the pilot
engine. _ _

Mr. F. Fynmore, clerk to Messrs. Simonds' Bank,
Itear:ipg.

Christopher Bilton, 16 years of age, Castle-street,
Reading. _ _

Francis Beart-, supposed to be a gamekeeper at Hamp-
stead Norris.

INJURED.

Mrs. Norton, wife of the clerk at the goods station—
believed to be dying.

Jesse Ferguson, fireman of the pilot engine—two
scalp wounds, and bruises of the face and head and
about the legs and body.
Elizabeth Banning, of Wokingbam, bruises on the
bead, face, and shoulders.

Henry Harrison, stoker of the passenger train—frac-
tured ribs and injuries of the abdomen.
Mrs. Skinner, of Hill-grove-street, Bristol—compound
fracture of the left leg and wound on the face.
Miss Ilarnson of Guildford—injury in the back, and
otherwise bruised.

All the above are in the hospital.
Charles Sowden, son of Mr. Sowden, wine merchant,
Reading (lying at home)—severe laceration and contu-
sion of the left thigh and a compound fracture of the
left thigh. Hopes are entertained of saving the limb.
Wm. Graham, driver of the passenger train (lying at
home), brnised and cut about the face and head.
As will be seen below, an inquiry into the cause of this
distressing accident has already been commenced by the
coroner. The inquiry, it is probable, will bring out facts
not yet known ; but, in the meantime, there can be no
difficulty in tracing the immediate cause of the accident
to the conduct of Crossley, the unfortunate stoker of the
pilot engine. Whether a switchman ought to have been
at the place when the engine left the shed may be matter
of question, but it is perfectly clear that Crossley him-
self ought to have seen to the alteration of the points
before venturing upon the line. According to the testi-
mony of Ferguson, the stoker, given before the coroner,
the engineer has the power, in the absence of the regular
switchman, to order the fireman to alter the points when
it is necessary to take out a pilot engine. This power
Crossley neglected to exercise, and hence the engine
went the down instead of the up line. How he should
have persevered in travelling along the down line seems
to be wholly unaccountable.
It is but just to add that no blame whatever attaches
to the driver of the passenger train. As no light was
attached to the pilot engine (which was driven back-
wards), it was impossible it could be seen in a dark
night ; and even if seen it would have been too late to
prevent the dreadful consequences that happened.

THE INQUEST.

this occasion Crossley said nothing to me about the
points. He merely asked me to jump up, and we went
off rather fast. Crossley during our going up the line
looked at the fire, and poured out the oil for oiling the
engine and tender. I was aware, and so was Crossley,
that a train was expected about that time. I cannot at
all account for our being on the down line of rails. The
lights approaching the down train were not lighted. I
believe the signals at the siding going into the engine-
eked were standing at danger.' They generally stand
so when a train is not expected. Some minutes before
the concussion took place the cylinder cocks were shut,
and we were blowing off steam from the dome. The
approaching train could not hear our blowing off steam,
and I think our engine could not be seen by them."
On the return of the coroner and jury to the public
offices,

Francis Smith, who acted as guard to the 4.10 train
from London, was called, and stated that Wm. Graham
had acted as driver to the engine, and that Crossley's
engine was not seen when the concussion took place.
Benjamin Christer, the ordinary stoker of the engine
of which Crossley had charge, gave evidence in identifi-
cation of the deceased. He state .l further that he was
at home at 6 o'clock on the night of the accident, and
did not hear of it till 9 o'clock. Instead of sending for
him to go with the engine another person was appointed.
When the regular stoker was not present, it was the
duty of the cleaner to take his place. The duties of a
stoker were to look out, the same as the engineman, to
take care of the fires, and to light the lamps. The brake
was also under his control. The cleaner of an engine
was competent to discharge all these duties if he bad
been any time on. When a switchman was away from
his place the stoker lid his duty if the engineer asked
him to do so. At the engine-shed an engine, on leaving
it, did not require to cross the up line to get upon the
down line. The down line was the first the engine
came upon. The ordinary position of the points was
such as to send an engine along the down line. If they
were not specially set for another purpose an engine
would necessarily go along the down line. Previous to
leaving the station the driver of the engine on Wednes-
day night ought to have had the points altered in order
to be taken upon the up line.
By a Juryman—The lamps should be trimmed before
starting, and not afterwards, and it was usual to do so.
Silas Cox, a police-officer, identified several articles
found on the person whose name is supposed to be Fran-
cis Beart, among others a knife with the word "Beart"
scratched upon the handle, and a game certificate bear-
ing the name of Francis Beart.
The inquest was then adjourned till Monday at ten.

THE MURDER AT CUDHA.II.-COMMIT-
TAL OF THE ACCUSED.

BROMLEY, Thursday Evening.—Shortly after twelve
o'clock to-day Robert Palin, charged with the murder
of Jane Beagley, at Cudham, on the 25th ult., was
brought up for re-examination before Colonel Cator and
Mr. J. J. Wells, two of the magistrates for the county
of Kent, at the Bell Tavern, in this town. Since his
remand, on Thursday last, the prisoner has been con-
fined in Maidstone Gaol, whence he was brought here
this morning, in the custody of Sergeant Handley, of the
Kent constabulary, and a strong body of police. There
was great excitement in the town, and the justice room
wag crowded throughout the proceedings.
The prisoner is a mere boy in appearance, though he
is stated to be 23 years of age. He is about the middle
size, and the expression of his face is exceedingly gentle,
and not without a look of intelligence.
George Beagley, the husband of the murdered woman,
was recalled, and identified the tongs with which the
murder was supposed to be committed. _

Eliza Jupp, a young woman, serrant to Mr. Lloyd, of
South-street, Cudham, whose house is about a quarter
of a mile distant from Beagley's Cottage, said—On the
evening previous to the murder, between eight and nine
o'c'ock, it being then moonlight, she saw a young man
pass along the road in front of her master's house, with
a stick in his hand. He was very like the prisoner, but
she was not positive that ho was the same man. He was
going towards \Vesterham.
James Gibson, a carter in the employ of Mr. Christie,
of Cuiham, identified a pair of black trousers fauna in
the possession of the prisoner when he was taken. He
knew them by a button on the back part of them. He
(witness) borrowed them of George Beagley, the preced-
ing witness, a few weeks ago, to go to Sydenham in.
There was a button off theta when they were lent to
him, and he put one on of a different colour to the rest,
and that button he now identified. That was before the
murder. He returned the trousers to George Beagley
after he bad done with them.
_ _

Mr. Edwards, of Keaton, surgeon, described in detail
the injuries which had been inflicted upon the deceased.
The blows had been chiefly dealt on the head, and had
been inflicted with a blunt instrument. There was a
fracture of the skull, which would callos instantaneous
death. There was al.o an incised wound on 64 cheek,
which could not have been inflicted with a pair of tongs.
Robert Jackson, a labourer at Cudhaw, said he was
mowing in a field adjoining Beagley's cottage on the
morning of the murder, and about 20 minutes past six
o'clock he saw a man running across the adjoining field.
The prisoner was wonderfully like the man he saw run-
ning across the field.

Superintendent Handley, of the Kent constabulary,
said he went to Croydon on Sunday morning, theday after
the murder, and about 7 o'clock in the morning, on his
way, be met the prisoner in the Godstone and Croydon
road. He carried a bundle. .The prisoner, at his request,
untied the bundle, which contained a coat, waistcoat, and
a pair of trousers. Witness believed the clothes since
found in the possession of the prisoner when taken into
custody were the same, though he did net look particu-
larly at them when he met him. Witness asked him
where he had come from, and he said from Copthorne,
where he bad been staying with his grandmother. Cup-
thorne was about 18 miles from the spot where witness
stopped him. He asked him what time ho left Cop-
thorne, and he said two o'clock. Witness pulled out
his watch and found that he had time to walk the dis-
tance.

Mary Ann Mardon said she resided at Copthorne, in
the same house with the grandmother of the prisoner,
Sarah Harbour. She had seen the prisoner there, but
never since he was transported, some years ago. He did
not sleep in witness's house on the night of the murder,
nor had he been there at all that night.
Inspector Baxtor said when be charged the prisoner
on his apprehensio❑ with the wilful murder of Jane Beag-
ley, he replied that he thought he had heard the name of
Beagley before. Witness then gave him the usual cau-
tion, and after that he made no other observations. Last
Thursday, after his examination, the prisoner told wit•
ness at the police station that he slept at a public-house
in the Gudatone-road called the Bell on the night of the
murder ; that he was there from 9 o'clock at night till
between 8 and 9 in the morning ; and that the landlady
had cooked Lim a steak for breakfast.
Ross Turner, 16 years of age, the potboy of the Bell,
Oxted, recollected the evening of Aug. 24. He was about
the house all that evening. The prisoner did not sleep
there that night, nor did he see him there that evening
at all. Witness cooked a steak for a man on the Satur-
day morning in the tap of the Bell, but he could not say
that the prisoner was the man.
Susan Cockerell, wife of Robert Cockerell, the land-
lord of the Bell Inn, gave similar evidence.
W. King, a police sergeant, said, hot Thursday the
prisoner made a statement to him to the effect, that if
he went down to the other side of Tat-field he would see
a public-house, which was shut up, and which bad a sign-
post on the opposite side of the road. He added that he
had buried 3/. near the sign-post there before he was
transported, and that he had come up from Gloucester-
shire to get it, Witness asked. him where he slept on the
night of the 24th of August, and he said at the Bell.
Police-constable Johnson, who first took the prisoner
into custody in Gloucestershire, made a statement in ad-
dition to hie former evidence, to the effect that on Wed-
nesday morning the s'h of Sep ember, after the prisoner
had dressed himself, and the waistcoat, trousers, and
coat identified as bel .aging to the Beagleys, weie lying
in the room, he asked the prisoner whose clothes they
were, and he said they were bis ; that he told the pri-
soner they were the clothes of the Beagleys, and that
the prisoner said he bought them of a man. Witness
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At 3 o'clock Mr. Blandy, the coroner, and a jury, met
in the large room of the public offices at Reading, for
the purpose of inquiring into the circumstances con
netted with this unhappy accident. Captain Barlow
general manager of the London and South-Eastern Rail-
way, attended on behalf of that company, and intimated
to the coroner that everything would be done on the
part of the directors to promote the object of the in-
quiry, as they were anxious that the fullest investigation
should take place.
The Coroner said, the jury had been called together
to inquire into the causes of the deplorable accident that
had taken place in their neighbourhood, and which had
created so deep a sensation in the public mind. He pro-
posed that, in the first instance, they should proceed to
view the bodies of the unfortunate persons who had been
killed, and that he should take the statement of Jesse
Ferguson, the man who acted as stoker on the pilot en-
gine, and who was lying at the hospital. He believed
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that, in consequence of the condition in which Ferguson The sittings of the court for the Septeamtbtebreegannetirda.l
was, it was not desirable that the jury should be present sessions were resumed yesterday morning,
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The coroner and jury accordingly proceeded to view trates,
the bodies, and the coroner, attended by his clerk, took William, Lee, 38, was indicted for having stolen from
down the statement of Jesse Ferguson in the ward of the the person of William Harwell, a pocketp-bokokin,ge.ontTaihne-
hospital in which he is confined. It is as follows : ing 1151. in bank notes. He pleaded guilty.
"lam an engine cleaner in the employment of the This was an ordinary case of pocket
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London and South-Eastern Railway Company, and am prosecutor detected the prisoner in the act, and he was
occasionally employed in stoking. I was employed on taken into custody. The money was recovered.
Wednesday night, when Francis Croke told me an elec- Mr- Parry, for the prisoner, said this was a most un-
trio message had been received for an engine to go to accountable affair, for the accused, instead of being a
Guildford to meet the express train, and that I was common thief, was respectably connected, and was him-
to Prepare the engine. I prepared the engine ac- self a person of some insane, which rendered the case
cordingly. I knew that it was Crossley's engine. somewhat extraordinary, that might operate against him
The person who cleans the engine, when the fireman in the mind of the court in this nay, that being a man
or stoker is not present, has to go. When the de- is good circumstances he could not have committed this
ceased Crossley came lie told me to jump up and theft from necessity ; but it might lead also to this view
to trim the lamps, which I proceeded to do. The of the matter, that the prisoner, seeing an opportunity,
one in front of the engine was lighted—that at the had yielded to a sudden impulse, and that he did not
back was not lighted. I was occupied in trimming the practise thieving. The prosecutor had suffered no loge
lamp and was going to light it when the concussion took and on the prisoner were found 15 sovereign% h gold
place. The lamps should have been lighted before we watch and chain, and a diamond ring, All his own,wbicb,
left the ow-rine-house. The engine was running back- under the circumstances,i he (Mr. Peery) hoped the court
wards, and the end lamp was not lighted. Beforoi we would order to be given up to the prisoner's sister
started I suggested that the lamps should be lihted ,but, Some witnesses to character were called- One of.
Crossley said, ' We will light them before them
we get to no- said he knew the prisoner as a merchant at New Or-
kinglaro.' The deceased Crossley was gui,ling and had I leans, and he now acted in London as agent to several
the command of the engine. My duties as stoker were bosses there.
to see that there was a good fire, light the lamps, and Mr. Bodkin said he should postpone the sentence, and
mind the brake. We started about hale past 7o'clock in the meantime consider Mr. Parry's applicationb
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the points, but in the case of a pilot engine, as on this 1 money bad beenwra3 taken at Jersey. None of the
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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

and the other 3/. be charged for bringing the prisoner
from Jersey to Southampton.
Mr. Bodkin sentenced the prisoner to 12 months' hard
labour.

Prisoner—lt was a piece of impetuous fully, which
has ruined me for ever.

John Marshall, 54, a respectably-dressed man, de-
scribed as a clerk, was indicted for stealing a quantity of
Sevres china, &c., value 1501., the property of John
Harbottle.

Mr. Parry appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Met-
calfe for the prisoner.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.
Mr. Parry said he was instructed to say that this was
not the first transaction of the kind the prisoner had
been engaged in. He had done the same thing in Ber-
mondsey.
The prisoner positively denied this.
Mr. Bodkin said be was sure that those who instructed
Mr. Parry to make that statement would not do so with-
out some ground, and, as it was denied by the prisoner,
he should defer passing sentence, so that inquiry might
be made.

Charles Cooper Cleutte, dragoon, was indicted for hav-
ing embezzled three sums of mousy, amounting to nearly
401., which he had received and on account of Thomas
Russell and others, his masters.

Mr. Metcalfe was instructed on behalf of the prisoner.
The prosecutors were woollendrapers in St. Martin's-
lane, and the prisoner had been their traveller, in which
capacity he received the sums mentioned. He was dis-
chatged in June, and he then enlisted for a soldier. Con-
siderable deficiency was found in his accounts, and infor-
mation was given to the police, in consequence of which
Sergeant Lockyer of the detective police proceeded to
the cavalry barracks at Ddndalk, whither the prisoner
had been sent, and there took him into custody.
Sentenced to nine months' hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE.—Edward Pipe, a middle-aged man
of respectable appearance, was charged with embezzling
the sum of 251., and another sum of 1/. 10s.

Mr. G. W. Nugent, upholsterer and house agent, Nos.
14 and 20, Upper• Berkeley-street East, said that in the
month of May last ha engaged the prisoner as his clerk,
and he remained in his employment several weeks. It
was his duty to receive money on prosecutor's account,
and to pay all that he received over to him. He had a
salary of a guinea and a half a week.
Mr. Long—Have you any reason to believe that he bas
received any money which he has not paid over to you?
Prosecutor—Yes, sir. There is a sum of 251. which
was paid to him by Mrs. Boothby, No. 1, Clarendon-
place, Hyde-park-square. There is also another sum of
N. 10s. which he had received from the Countess of Cla-
rendon: There are other sums which I have reason to
believe be has received. The coachman of Mrs. Boothby
will produce the receipt given by the prisoner. lam
agent to Mrs. Spurling, Grove-house, Tunbridge, who
is the owner of part of the Hyde-park estate. The pri-
soner wrote to that lady, stating that the money had
been paid by Mrs. Boothby. (The letter and receipt
were produced, and were both proved to have been writ-
ten by the prisoner.)
James Shaw, coachman to Mrs. Boothby, said that the
previous day he was applied to for the receipt by Mr.
Nugent, and that he took it out of the desk of the butler,
who paid the money. Mrs. Boothby was in Scotland.
Charles Roberts, 107 D, stated that he took the pri-
soner into custody the previous evening, and that on being
told the offence with which he was charged, he observed,
"It cannot be helped," and that it was "a had job."
The prisoner was remanded, bail being taken, himself
in 1001., and two sureties in 501. each.

CLERKENWELL.—The Rev. Mr. Marvell, of
Uppingham, Rutland, applied for advice and assistance
under the following extraordinary circumstances. The
reverend gentleman said that on Tuesday night last be
arrived at Euston square station. It was half pa,t 10
o'clock, and being excessively fatigued he proceeded
to a coffee-house kept by a Mr. John Ashdowne, 34,
Seymour-street, Euston-square, for the purpose of re-
freshment and a bed. Ile was informed that he could
have a bed in a double-bedded room for ls., and in a
single-bedded room for is. 6d. He preferred the latter,
and retired to rest ; but although so tired, he was
awakened after be had been in bed about two hours by
the biting of vermin, and he could get no rest. He got
up, and requested to be shown into another apartment,
which was done. On the following morning Mr. Ash-
downe charged him for two beds, which he objected to
pay ; whereupon Mr. Aghdowne assaulted him, and de-
tained his carret bag, by which he had been put to great
inconvenience

Mr. Tyrwhitt issued a summons for the assault, which
was served immediately, and Mr. Ashdowne made his
appearance, but the evidence not being sufficient to
prove an assault, the cause was dismissed, and the de-
fendant departed, taking with him the carpet bag.
The rev, gentleman shortly afterwards returned to
the court, and said he had been to Mr. Ashdowne's
house, willing to make some payment, in order to get
back his carpet bag, but Mr. Ashdowne demanded 33.
more, in a peremptory manner, at which he felt indig-
nant, and he now applied to have a summons for ille-
gally detaining the carpet bag.
Mr. Tyrwhitt instantly granted the summons, and
ordered it to be immediately served.
Just before Mr. Tyrwhitt left his seat Mr. Ashdowne
again attended as a defendant.
The Rev. Mr. Marvell reiterated his former evidence.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—l have no reason to disbelieve the
rev, gentleman's evidence. No one can doubt that be
was bitten. He certainly must be the best judge of that
fact.

Defendant—l deny that he was bitten.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it had been decided that no con-
tract was binding if a houe was infested by bugs. He
ordered defendant to deliver up the carpet-bag, on pay-
ment of 2s. 6d.
Defendant left the court grumbling.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
ADDITIONAU PARTICULARS.
This being the " St. Leger Day," large numbers of
persons began to arrive at Doncaster early in the fore-
noon, and by mid-day the town was thronged by thou-
sands of eager visitors, anxious to witness the exciting
contest for the St. Leger Stakes. The number of horse-
boxes and stalls engaged was larger than usual, the
course was in good condition, and every exertion had
been used to render the arrangements complete and
worthy a great meeting like the one of Doncaster. The
west end of the grand stand had been re-arranged, and
was appropriated to the use of the stewards and their
friends • and the Electric Telegraph Company had erected
a new Office adjoining the nobleman's stand. The bet-
ting rooms in High-street were crowded, and the roads
to the course were thronged by thousands of pedestrians
and!rnany vehicles, and they raised a dust that was any-
thing but pleasant. The day was beautifully fine—spe-
cial trains arrived from Manchester, Sheffield, &c., and
the grand stand was crowded witls a fashionable com-
pany, among whom were a tolerable sprinkling of ladies.
The card of the day contained seven events, the first
being fixed for half-past one, and shortly afterwards the
following came to the post for
The Municipal Stakes of 200 soya each, It ft, for two-yr-
old colts, Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b. Red House in.
Mr. W. H. Brooks' Manganese (Osborne) 1
Sir J. Hawley's Kalipyge (A. Day) 2
Lord Glasgow's ch c by Birdcatcher—Maid of Masharn
(Flatman) 3
Betting—Manganese agst the field. The favourite
came away with the lead, Kalipvge lying second, and
Lord Glasgow's colt last. No change occurred : the
favourite winning by half a length ; the colt by Bird-
catcher being three lengths behind the second horse.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added, for
two-yr-olds, 7st ; three, 9st. Red House in.
Mr. E. Parr's Stork, 2 yrs (Quinton) 1
Mr. Pedley's 'Bonner and Buxom, 2 yrs (Ashmall) 2
Mr. Harland's Mirage (Charl,onl 3
Capt. Christie's Lawn.„ ~• (Cliff) 4
Betting-5 to 4on Mirage, 2to 1 bar one. Eonner
and Buxom led, closely attended by the favourite (who
held inside place) and Stork, Lawn being two lengths in
the rear of the third horse. When they arrived within
the distance, Stork came away, and won easily by four
lengths, and a tolerably good race for second place en-
sued between Mirage and 13onnor and Buxom.
The Doncaster Plate (Handicap) of 10, sovs each, h ft,
with 70 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards. Red
House in.
Mr. Davidson's Baroda, 3 yrs, fist (Gill) 1
Lord Derby's Acrobat, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b (Bartholomew) 2
Lord Checterfield'a Ida, fl yrs, tat filb.,—,.(Fordham) 3
tourgeois, Protest, and Wheatear also Vitt.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Acrobat, and 3to 1 agst Bour-
geois. All got off well together, with the exception of
Ida, who was three or four lengths behind. From the
distance a good race ensued between Baroda and Acro-
bat, which ended in the former winning by three-quar-
ters of A length,
The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs each, for 8-yr-old colts,
fillies,miwmpri....lnsvo,:uwatteaaB7:xiskbtecte;r::smAci:l Bst 21b. St. Leger Course.
Mr. T. Parr's Saucebox (Wells) 1
Mr. Osbaldeston's Rifleman.., (Flatman) 2,
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(Fl. Manson) 0
d hnstone glricuceshioEnscuriens (Bartholomew) 0
Mr. Plummer's 0u15t0n.:.,.,,, (Aldcreft) 0
asa,tmher (Templeman) 0
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(J. Maraon) 0
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Rotherham, 10 to 1 agst Capucine, and 40 to 1 apt the
winner. Just before the start Mr. Davis offered to lay
4001. to 10i, agst Saudebox. They got off at the first
ttttempt, Lady Tatton cutting out the work, Saucebox
lying second, Rotherham third, and the others in close
attendance, with the exception of the Clementina colt,
who lost three or four lengths at start. When passing
the Red House Lady Tatton still held a strong lead,
and Capucine and Oulston had crept up, the latter then
holding third place, and all close. For a quarter of a
mile it was exceedingly difficult to select the horse' that
had the best chance of success. At the distance, Saucebox,
who 'had gradually improved -his position.; came up to
Lady Tatton; Rifleman also joined issue, and then
looked like a winner ; and from this point the race lay
with the three • but Saucebox won easily by three-quar-
ters of a length, Rifleman defeating Lady Tatton for second
place by half a length. Herald, we believe, was fourth,

with Rotherham well up. Oul,ton was beaten off, and
Grammlus Esuriens was last. The time occupied wag
three minutes 21 seconds ; and Wells, the rider of Sauce-
box, was cheered on his return to the enclosure. Net
value of the stakes, 2,9251.
The Portland Plate of 200 sovs in specie, added to a
handicap stakes of 5 sovs each, for all ages. Red House
in. (81 subs.)
Mr.W.H. Brooks' Manganese,2 yrs, sst 101 b (Challenor) 1
Mr. Joseph Wood's Falcon, 4yrs, sst 1215 (Fordham) 2
The following also ran—Boiardo, Hospodar, Pumice-
stone, Clotilde, The Chicken, Wild Huntsman, Wel-
ham, Chalice, Old Noll, Bourgeois, The Assayer, Ade-
laide, Cherry Brandy, Baroda, Heir of Lynne, Hospi-
tality, La Victime, Flyaway, Oltenitza, Gaudy, Diego.
Betting—The field against any five, and 4to 1 agst
Bourgeois. The competitors got off admirably, and re-
mained well together till approaching the distance,
where Manganese and Falcon singled themselves out,
and the fiat of the judge was in favour of Manganese by
half a length.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; 3-yr-olds, 7st; four,
Bst 51b ; five, Bst 1215 ; 6 and aged, 9st 215. Cup
Course.
Mr. Thelluson's Rataplan, 5 yrs (Cowley) 1
Mr. J. Dawson's Jack Leeming, aged (Aldcroft) 2
Mr. Morris's Eulogist, 5 yrs (Bashatn) 3
Mr. Greville's Kaffir, 4 yrs (Flatman) 0
Bettiog-4 and 5 to 1 on Rataplan, and 10 to 1 agst
Kaffir. Jack Leeming led to the Red House, where the
favourite came up, soon afterwards passed his horses,
and won in a canter by nearly a dozen lengths.

The Corporation Plate of 100 sovs in specie, added to a
Handicap Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft. for all ages.
T. Y.C. (21 subs.)
Alderman Harcourt's Ellermire, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b

(Aldcroft) 1
Mr. R. I'Anson's br c The Assayer, 3 yrs, 7st 41b

(Ashmall) 2
Mr. R. Walker's b c Biron, 2 yr 4, 6st 51b...(Quinton) 3
The following also ran :—Orinoco, Sir Rowland Tren-
chard, Eva, Billinghani, and The Cropper.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Orinoco, and sto 1 agst Eller-
mire. Won easily by three lengths.
THE SUBSCRIPTION-ROOM AT NIGHT.

Speculation on The Cesarewitclt was carried on with
much spirit, 'and, as the subjoined list of quotations will
show, its range was somewhat extensive.

OESARENVITCH.
14 to 1 agst Robgill (taken)
100 to 7 agst Scythian (taken)
100 to 6 agst Meanee filly (taken)
100 to 6 agst Neville (taken)
25 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken)
25 to 1 agst Siding (taken)
25 to 1 agst Sultan (taken)
25 to 1 agst Mortimer (taken)
25 to 1 agst Weathercock (taken)
25 to 1 agst Veteran (taken)
30 to 1 agst Crown Pigeon (taken)
30 to 1 agst Jne Miller (taken)
30 to 1 agAt Alice (taken)
30 to 1 aget Exile of Erin (taken)
33 to 1 agst Gamelad (taken)
33 to 1 agst Diana (taken)
33 to 1 agst Elva,ston (taken)
40 to 1 agst Rotherham (taken)
50 to 1 agst Rylstone (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Dalkeith (ts,ken)
1000 to 15 aget Rataplan (taken)

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
100 to 6 agst Flatterer
50 to 1 agst Calamus

DERBY.
20 to 1 apt Ellington (taken)

THTIRSDAT.

A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for two-
yr-olds ; cults. Bst, 71b ; fillies, Bst 4:b. Certain win-
ners extra. The second to receive 20 sovs out of the

stakes. T.Y.C. (17 subs.)
Mr. A. Nichol's Warlock, by Birdcatcher, Bst 71b
(Templem an) 1
Mr. T. Walker's Announcement, Bst 41b....(Aldcroft) 2
Mr. J. Osborne's Alfred, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 3
Mr. Capel's Duet, 8:t 41h (J. Mann) 4
Betting—Even on Warlock, 5 to 2 agst Alfred, 5 to 1
agst any other. Won by a neck, half a length between
the second and third. Duet beaten off.
The Cleveland Handicap of •20 soya each, 10 ft, and 5
only if declared, &c., with 60 added. Certain winners
extra. The second to save his stake. One mile. (38

•
subs, 19 of whom pay 5 sous each.)
Mr. Capel's Welharn, 4 yrs' Tat 41b (Wells) 1
Lord Zetland's Hospodar, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (J. Marsor.) 2
Mr. Saxon's Mary, 3 yrs, 6st (Fordham) 3
The following also ran : —Fanny Gray, Orinoco, Selina,
and Maid of Team Valley.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Mary, 4to 1 each agst Orinoco
and Fanny Gray, 6 to 1 each agst Hospodar and Laura
Selina, 10 to 1 agst Welham. Won by a neck; bad third;
the others passed the chair at wide intervals.
The Eg,linton Stakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, with 100
added ; for two and three-yr-olds ; certain penalties
and allowances ; the second to receive 20 save out of
the stakes. T.Y.C. (39 subs.)
Mr. Howard's Coroner by Loup Garou, 2 yrs, 6st
101 b (carried Est 1216) (Wells) 1
Mr. IV. H. Brooks' Manganese, 2 yrs, Est 71b
(Bearpark) 2
Mr. Parr's Stork, 2 yrs, 6st 1016
(Quinton) 3
The following also ran :—La Victime, Thames Dit•
ton, Chalice, Gadfly, Alice, filly by Birdcatcher—Dame
Judith's darn, Announcement, The Heir of Lynne.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Coroner, 3to 1 agst Manganese,
7 to 2 agst Stork, 10 to 1 agst Caalice, 12 to 1 agst
Heir of Lynne. Won by three lengths ; the Fame
dis-
tance between the second and third. La Victitne was
fourth, Gaudy fifth, and Announcement sixth. When
Wells returned to scale a scene of riot and confusion was
enacted in the weighing-room. It was alleged that he
had carried 21b over the weight declared, but the weigher
having passed him, the dispute produced only wrangling
and noise.

The Juvenile Selling Stakes of 5 sov; each, with 40
added, for 2 yr-olds; colts, 9st ; fillies and geldings, 8,4
1011). The winner to be sold for 801. ; allowances if
entered to be sold for less. Half a mile. (8 subs.)
Mr. R. I'Anson's Tennessee. (251.), 7st 101 b (Ashmall) 1
Mr. Monies colt by Ratan (251.), Bst (Bashaw) 2
Mr. T. Parr's Keepsake (251.) 7st 101 b (Clensent,,) 3
The following also ran :—Consuelo, colt by Foot tool
darn by Alpheus, Our Ben, Brother to Anchorite.
Batting-5 to 2 agst Brother to Anchorif,9, 4to 1 each
ag-t fiur Ben and Tennessee, 5 to 1 each agst Keepsake
and Alice colt. Won by a head ; neck between the
second and third. Brother to Anchorite was claim:
under the Newmarket rule.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 50
added, for 2-yr-oldo. The second to save his stake.
Red House in. (21 subs.)
Oltenitza 1
Merlin
Byrsa

Assailant..

Eleven ran.
Fandango walked over for the Scarborough Stakes.
The Cup race this day (Friday) will be at 1.30, and
he Doncaster Stakes at 3,30.

MET.ROPOLISLOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT.

The following are the divisions which have been
adopted in the undermentioned parishes :