The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-19 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

VIOLENT ATTACH WITH A POSER,—'Michael Murray
was placed at the bar charged with feloniously assaulling
and wounding John Jenkins.
Prosecutor, whose head was covered with linen cloth,
said that he lived at 7, Dacre• street, Westminster. At half-
past 8 last night he returned home, and had just entered
the street door, when he was felled to the ground by a
blow on the head by the prisoner. He then became in-
sensibl, and was conveyed to the hospital.
Air Arnold asked what prosecutor knew of the pri•
soner.

Prosecutor said that they both lived in the same house,
he prisoner occupying an upstairs room, aad the, prosecu-
tor one below,

Mr Arnold—What did ho say to ycu before he struck
you?
Prosecutor—Nothing; I had had no words with him.
Mr Arnold put several questions, with a view of ascer
taining what diffirence had existed between them, when
appeared that they had long been on bad terms, although
no recent quarrel seemed to have taken place.
James Joyce, 261 B, said that he found the prosecutor
bleeding profusely from a wound on the head, and took bin:
to the hospital. He also- apprehended the prisoner, wh,
had been drinking, and took nim to the station.

The poker was produced, 4nd was certainly a mos,
orroidable itstrument,

Prisoner told a long, rambling story, and put some ques-
tions to the prosecutor, the answers to which did not sere
him.

Prisoner was remanded,

THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING
TO DROWN AN OLD MAN.—Edward Harper, 29, o
York-street, Hackney, cabinetmaker, William Mansfield,
28, of Spencer-street, Shorecitch, and John Le.inaro, 31,
of York-street, Hackney, carvers, were on Wednesdite
charged at Worship-street Police-court with assault
ing and nearly drowning Mr Meredith, chemist, residing
in Leonard street, Shoreditch. Henry Harling and Jame:
Ellis, two bricklayers, stated that while bathing in Si:
George Duckett's Canal, at Hackney Wick, between 6 aed
7 on the preceding evening, they happened to look mune,
and saw Harper and Leonard, one in the water ace
the other close to it, on the towing• path. They were
holding a handkerchief which wes extended be-
ween them. An elderly man, the complainant,
was standing on the bank, dressed, aid locking on at the
time. The prisoners suddenly dropped the handkerchief,
and the prisoner who was on the bank pushed Mr Mere-
dith into the canal, there 7ft or Bft deep; Harper jumped in
upon him, and, placing his two hands upon his shoulders, ht
and the other prisoner forced hint down into the water and
held him there for some time. His head was six or seven
inches below the surface. The witnesses called ous that it
was shameful to treat an old man in that way, and swam
towards them, on which the two prisoners challenged them
to fight them, and got out of the canal laughing, leaving
the complainant in ir, Re was in the water altogether
about ten minutes. Ellis tried to lift him out, but coulu
not, on which Hailing got on to the towing path, and lean-
ing over, grasped hint, first by the hair and then by the
collar, and so pulled hint out, insensible. He was carried to
a neighbouring public-house, where Mansfield wrung out
his wet clothes, and the others offered him drink "to square
it." Three railway labourers who were present were so in-
dignant at the men's conduct that they gave them a good
thrashing. They cut the lip through et one and blackened
the eyo of the other, and drove them out of the house.
Harmer, 163 N, said while on duty there with another con-
stable in plain clothes, no saw the prisoners run past him,
followed by a mob of about 60 persons, who were pelting
them with brickbats and stones, and shouting to the witness
to stop them. He and the other constable pursued, cap-
tured, and handcuffed Harper and Leonard. Mansfietu
followed them. He took them back to the public-house,
where they found the complainant insensible, iu which state
he remained for half an hour, and they were obliged to
fetch medical assistance to him. All the prisoners appearea
to him to b, sober, but one of them became ill in the cells
in consequence of the rough usage he had received from the
mob. The complainant's account of the• affair was vet yin •
complete. He had met Harper and Leonard, whom he hen
Known before and professionally assisted, at a public-house,
where they remained some time; they told him they wanted
to bathe, and asked him to take care of their clothes. This
he was 'doing when one of them, but he did not know which,
came behind him, pushed him into the canal, and held
him down under the water till he became insensible, and
he mil have been drowned but for the first witness's
assistance. He did not wish to press the charge with
severity, us he knew the prisoners, but he had also lost from
12s to 14s, which he could ill effort!, as although a year
since he was in very good circumstances, he had lately
become much impoverished. Mr Graves, for the defence,
was instructed that the whole was the result cf pure
accident, caused by the handkerchief slipping out of the pri-
soners' hands, and urged the improbability if their inten-
tionally injuring a man whom they knew, and agaiustwhom
they could have uo malice or laf.cl feeling of any kind. Toe
trea•raent they had also received from the mob was so very
severe that he hoped it would be leken into considera-
tion. Mr Ellison (the magi,trate) could not see that it was
uu accident, but he did not think, from the evidence, so much
mischief was intended as had resulted from it. It appeared
to him to be one of those stupid practical jokes some people
were prone to, and rhich should not be allowed to escape
some punishment. Mansfield seemed to have had but little
to du with it, and he might be discharged, but he should
sentence the other priscners to a penalty of 20s, or in default
to a fortnight's imprisonment in the Idolise of Correction.
REPRESENTATION OF WESTMINSTER.—A move-
ment is said to be ou foot in Westminster for the purpose
of securing the return of Sir John RAnilly, the waster ot
the Rolls, as member for the City ot Westminster at the
nest general election. Some time ago Sir De Lacy Evans
stated that he did not intend stanaing for the city again,
but since that ha has intimated his intention of coming for-
ward. The Master ot the Rolls is the only judge who is at
liberty to hold a cleat in the House of Commons.

prices.

The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in
this company was held this afternoon at the station, Ruston •
square, Mr R. Moon, the chairman of the Board of Direc-
tors, presiding.
The CHAIRMA.N, without any preliminary remarks,
moved the adoption of the report, the principal portions of
which have been published,
Mr WESTHEAD seconded the motion,

Mr R. H. PALMER called attention to the extensions
which were being made by the Midland Company, ani
which he thought would lead to serious competition. He
wished to ask whether any arrangements had teen made
with the Midland Company for the transmission of
Northern traffic over the North-Western Railway, and
whether the scandalous arrangements now in force at Lei-
cester ansi Rogby could be obviated.

Mr MonoAN c.mgratulated :he company on the policy
adopted by the board. When they adopted a policy of
competition they caused a vast amount of unprofitable
traffic. They were now working with tile Great Northern,
the Great Western, and the Midland. He understood the
board ware about to guarantee 4 per cent. in perpetuity to
he Bedford and Cambridge Company. He should like to
know on what amount of capital the guarantee was to be

given.
Mr TAYLOR thought the Midland Company's high
dividend would not long prevail, and hoped the North
Western Company would not be driven into competition.
The CHAIRSEA.N said the directors were on friendly
terms, with the Midland Company and negotiations were
in progress with them. He could not promise that there
would be any reduction of the company's expenses, for,
while the Government pursued its present plan of allowing
everybody will pleased to rob them of their traffic, they
must auk traffic elsewhere, and provide additional accom-
modation. With regard to the Bedford and Cambridge
guarantee, he might say that arrangement between the
companies was of long standing. The capital was about
£2-10.000, of which the North Western Company held
about £70,000. That company had received from 4to 41
per cant., and it was thought advisable to convert it into
a perpetual 4 per cent. guarantee.
The report was then adopted unanimously.

A dividend was then declared for the past half-year at
forward a balance of
I.lthle7,orBaiteldost
154. per cent, carrying

It was stated that Mr Tryer, of Liverpool, one of the
auditors, had undertaken to build a church and schools at
Stafford mainly tor the benefit of the company's workpeople.
Some formal business having been transacted, the
meeting was brought to a cllse by a voto
9f thanks to the
chairman and directors, the whole proceedings having
occupied less than half an hour.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home-
grown wheat, both old and new, were but moderate. The
trade, however, was in a sluggibh state, at the recent fall in
prices. New red wheat was quoted at 413 to 445, whits 43s
to 475, and Talavera 4cs to 522 per quarter.
Theremost
dweasscrtiipftaioirnssua iippltnitel business was transacted aty of foreign wheat on the stands.
in
the rates current on Monday.

Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request at about
previous rates.
Barley—the supply of which on sale was but moderate—
met a slow inquiry on former terms.
quotations.
sats. Most qualities
2321 h
ee maltmarktertawdeaswwaseli quietsup supplied
Monday's ownidth 0'
were in fair average request at late rates.
Beans and peas ruled firm at late currencies.
In flour, a limited business was transacted, at about
stationary prices.

ARRIVALS THIS WURX.
Wheat. Barley. Malt, Oats. Flour.
English 660 760 69 459

Irish
Foreign 3,750 2,960

1,100 -
-- 39,570 3,840 brls,

NEIVGATE AND LEADENUALL.

The supply of meat on sale at these markets is but
moderate, The trade for most descriptions is steady, at full

Per 81b. by the carcase.
ti e d
Lnferior beef .. 3 0 3 4
diddling do. .. 3 6 3 8
Frime large do. 3 10 4 0
tlo. small do. .. 4 2 4 4
Large pork .... 3 4 4 0
Inferior Mutton. 3 10 4 2

edsd
Middling mutton 4 4 4 8
Pritne do .. 4 8 4 l 0
Veal
Small pork 4 2 4 6
Lamb

BOROUGH HOP.

The market seems to be scantily supplied with all kinds
of hops. The accounts from the plantations are less favour-
Able, and the trade for last year's produce rules firm, at
quite previous rates. )id hops, however, are a dull in-
it;iry, and prices rule next to nominal.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—The public sales of Chine have proceeded withou
any moderate change as regards prices.
SoGAß.—Business has been active, and further advance
has taken place in the value of Weft India. In the refined
oituLet full rates are also current, common lumps being
quoted 4.0,!. to 495. per cent.
COFFEE.—A. moderate amount of business has been done
in Plantation Ceylon at steady quotations; other qualities
were neglected.
Rice,--Only a limited basilica' has been transacted, and
there is no change to repczt in prices.
TALLOW,—The market has continued very dull, P.Y.C.
on the spot is quoted 41s. 64 and last three months delivery
I3s. 6d. per cent.

The detective officer who eliled from Liverpool
in the steamship City of Manchester, in pursuit of Fraiz
Aulier, the alleged murderer of Mr Briggs, has arrived at
New York. The ship Victoria, by which ISluller was a
passenger, had not arrived out up to the latest advices, so
that the approhensioa of the Accused way bs regarded as
A certainty.

- Loss oF THREE FISIIEBMEN ki
-- -
GREAT YAR-
MOUTIL—EirIy on Monday, a small crab-boat
to.onrlyt,heleNft
orCtrhomsee::,eit:trhinsgevveonyi:g.len.ds
ilfor:2
Yarmouth, for the purpose of joining a fishing-boat shout
arrival of the small craft at the mouth
carrying‘uveeiniitgw iietl
tal
eual un got
until the
atil
of the harbour. There was a stiff breeze from the north
east at the time, and in rounding the north buoy
an attempt was made to lower the sail, which, however, ,
jibbed, and the boat instantly heeled over and capsized,
submerging the crews Four of the men at once rose to the
surface, and were enabled to sustain themselves until they
were rescued by another boat; but three poor fellows—
Allen,loget a married man, between 30 and 40 years of age ;
B , about 40, also married ; and Grant, a young man
about 20—were not again Been. They all belonged to
Cromer.
THE ECCLES FIND UP SILVER PENNIES.—In the
it was stated that of 1,000 examined coins 034 were of
Henry 111,, 19 of John, and 17 of a rude and then unknown •
notice of this find, in our Publication of Tuesday last,
'YPe• it has since been ascertained that these last are
silver pennies of William I. of Scotland, known in history
as William the Lion. Obverse a crowned head in profile
to the left (in one, or two instances to the right), with
bold Roman nose, moustache,
and beard. Legend: LE REI
WILAM: E (sometimes) winaltz. (or) WILELMYS. Reverse
a sh,,rt double cross; in each angle a star-like ornament,
varying in different pieces, in form and size, from mullets
to stars of five, six, or seven rays,
of spur-rowels. Legend usually nvz WALTER, followed
few illegible
in some cases by a and even to the likeness
characters denoting the
taint town, of which the only 000 is ON EDNEBVR
(Edinburgh). Yesterday (Thursday) morning the
Fellow of the Suciety of Antiquities who commu-
nicated the circumstances of the find to the Crown
authorities received a latter from the solicitor to the Treasury,
of which the following is a COPY c—" Treasury, 17th August,
1864,ugu s
--Your letter ot the 12th
A
subject has been reierred
to ma by the Lords of her Majesty's 'treasury. I apprehend
that, under the circumstances stated the coins found are
'Treasuryt
iiisLa a Trove,
on
the Eccles.
above
Si r,
and as such the
property of her Majesty, by virtue of the Royal prero-
gative.toe Irrequest ain
that you will Parliamentu under which the
Majestythiorised by the Lords
s
unquesttoTnhaebrley
is
nToreAtiscur,reof Trove,"
a
entitled under the
oC fr
Commonoh:ra si
at
Law
8,
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TeEr
rinevgae
sidau,
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dy 1 1.
trans-
mit to me the treasure by some safe ccavveyance.
iltayjesty's Treasury." obedient ser-
vant Your application on behalf of the finder will be
considered when my Lords shall have determined as to
tvhaentel,iisip.oista.lof
REYNOLDS, Solicitor,
n '
her Sir,
It only remains to add that a thorough washing
and cleans
ing of the coins from the clay adhering to them has reduced
the weight by more than one pound avoirdupois, so that
the number (estimated by weight only) will not be so large
as at first supposed.-- Illanchester Guardian.
HORRIBLE SCENE AT A GAUL,--The Montreal
Herald describes a horrible scene which was recently
witnessed in Canada. The courthouse and prison of St.
Schoiastique caught fire, the flames spreading with great
rapidity. The prison contained six prisoners—three men
and three women, The men were with difficulty rescued.
The women could not be reached. One of them appeared
natotiaswl sauvez noneinsaduovwandl
piteously
lo ev
relieve
rad, "Mon Dieu sauvez
her
Was
now
beyond
power the
of man. Men, women, and children who were
spectators of this scene fell on their knees, praying the
Almighty to pity her. On the topmost step of a fragile
ladder were the feet of the Rev. Mr. Barnabe, with hands
clasping the iron bars, imploring the poor creature to pre-
pare to meet her God. Here, at the risk of his life, he gave
the dying creature the last consolation of his Church. Ere
it was completed the black smoke became red, and in it the
poor girl tell back to be neither heard nor seen again. Het
mother and sister were victims with her, but neither of them
was seen or heard from outside; suffocation, no doubt, came
early over them, These three women had been confined for
destroying a newly-born infant.

Although one or two of the bookmakers protested in loud
terms against the running of Pupil in the first race, they
subsequently plied their avocation with their usual industry;
the denounce/nen t of the County Members' Plate having been
" a ramp and a robbery" by one influential bookmaker, and
the favourite's defeat in the next race established confidence
in the ring, and the Ebor Handicap betting underwent fur-
ther extraordinary changes. Fine weather continuing, the
attendance was unusually numerous, that industrious craft,
the card sharpers, lining the way to Port Meadows in the
hopes of finding fists at the seat of learning. Before the
races commenced East Lancashire was made favourite for
the Ebor Handicap. At first Sto 1, then 7to 1, and finally
5 to 1 was taken about him for that event, whiffet Welcome
went cut of favour to 10 to 1; Raglan, at offers of 4 to 1,
finding but few supporter% Hie:flyer's dam colt had
backers at 100 to 15, though 1•.3 at ea::: looked some-
what fishy. The racing, which will be tour,cl detailed
below, was only productive of passing incidents. The prin-
cipal event of the day, the Oxfordshire Stakes, was won
easily by the Whitewall filly Finesse, sister to Ace of Clubs.
Subjoined are full details of the running:—
The County Members' Plate of 30 soya, added to a Handi-
cap Sweepstal es of 3 soya each; winners extra. Three-
quarters of a mile.
Capt. Christie's The Warrior, 3 yrs, 7st.. (J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr J. Wood's Pupil, b yrs, 7st 41b * (Warrington) 2
Mr J. Coney's Bonnie Glen, 3 yrs, Esc 101 b.. (H. Covey) 3
Mr T, Robinson's Lady di Vergy, 3 yrs, 6st 2.b.. (Page) 4
Mr T. Golby's Resurgam, 2 yrs, bat 71b .... (H. Claik) 5
Betting-3 to 2on The Warrior, 11 to 2 agst Bonnie Glen,
10 to 1 bar two, 25 to 1 offered eget Pupil.
Resurgam jumped away in front, followed by Bonnie
Glen, Pupil, and The Warrior for a quarter of a mile, when
R..!surgana gave way, and The Warrior waited upon Bonnie
Glen and Pupil to the distance, where he without difficulty
took up the running and won by a length and a half—a
neck separated second and third—Lady di Vergy close up.
The Prince of Wales's Stakes of 50 soya, added to a Sweep-
stakes of 5 soya each, for 2.yr-olds; colts, Sat 10Ib ;
fillies, Sat 71b; certain penalties and allowances. Straight

Mr J. Smith's Sympathy, Bst 21b
Captain Christie's Anti-Macassar, 9.4 31t (Mein 7,b ex)

(F. Adams) 2
Mr Saxon's Brown Doe, Sit 4113 (EI. Sharp) 3
Sir C. Rushout's Canute, Bst 71b (Pearson) 4
Mr Dark's White!y f, Bst 71b
Eottins— i to 1 on Anti- Maccleactr, 3 to 1 otsot Symptttby,
10 to 1 agst any other.
Anti-Macassar jumped away in front, but was almost
immediately passed by Sympathy, who carried on the run-
ning at her best pace until opposite the stand, where Anti-
Macasaar got in front. In the last half-dozen strides, how-
ever, Sympathy came again, and Anti-Macassar faltering
momentarily under the weight, was beaten in the last stride
by a short head—a bid third.

The Purt Meadow Plate of 100 sovs, a handicap for all

ages; winners extra. Five furlongs straight.

Lord Chesterfield's Black Lily, 6 yrs, 7st 91b (T. French) 1
Mr Cherry's Birdfinder. 4 yrs, Bst 6lb (Custance) 2
Lord Bateman's Gipsy Girl, 4 yrs, 7st 803 (J. Grinashaw) 3
The following also ran :—Bolero, Land of the West,
Countersign, Guardsman, Zara, Arcus, Starbeam, „Etna,
Lady Fanny Cavendish, and Worthless.
Bet'ing--5 to 2 aget Birdfinder, 4 to 1 agst .Etna, 6 to
1 aget Black Lily, 8 to 1 agst Zara, 10 to 1 each agst Gipsy
Girl and Bolero, 100 to 8 agst Starbeam.
Immediately the flag fell, Gipsy Girl got away with a
clear lead, her nearest attendants being Zara, 2Ecna, Bird-
finder, Starbeam, and Worthless. Black Lily, " shut out"
at the start, gradually got to the front, and at the die-
ance joined Gipsy Girl, whom she headed opposite the
stand, and after a splendid race, won by a head; four
lengths separated the isecond and third. Worthless was
fourth, Etna fifth, and Zara sixth. Lady Fanny Caven-
dish and Arens were the last two.

The Selling Plate of 50 SOTS, for all ages; selling allow-

ances. Half a mile.

Mr J. Coney's Bonnie Glen, 3 yrs (£3O), 7st 211)
(Loates) 1
Mr Saxon's Romola, 2 yrs (£m), tint 71b (J. Grimshaw) 2
Mr George Angell's Medioia, 2 yrs (£3O), :Ost 71h
(Barker) 3
The following also ran:—May, Trotty, Fanny Seaton,
Regenerator.

Batting-2 to 1 agst Bonnie Glen, sto 2 agst Medicis,
to 1 agst May, 7 to 1 agst Romola.
The latter made play to the stand, where Bonnie Glen,
who had been lying second, closed up, and won in the last
dozen strides by d neck; three lengths between second and
third. Regenerator was fourth, Fanny Seaton fifth, Trotty
sixth, and May last.

The winner was bought by Mr H. Goater for 140

guineas.

The Oxfordshiro Stakes (Handicap) of 100 soya, added to a
Sweepstakes of 15 sov6 each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared,
&c., winners extra. Two miles.

Lord Annesley's Finesso, 3 yrs; 631; (J. Grimsbaw) 1
Mr John Day'a Teneriffo, 3 yrs, ist 31b (Deacon) 2
Mr J. B. Morris's Balham, 6 yrs, Bst 21b.... (Fordham) 3
Tippler and Jeannette also ran.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Finesse, 2to 1 agst Teneriffo, sto 1
each agst Balbam and Jeannette, 20 to 1 offered agst
Tippler.
The latter made play with a clear lead of Teneriffa (for
whom he was started to make running) for nearly a mile,
when John Day's light weight went to the front, and
Finesse, who had been lying off fourth, passed Balham and
took third place. Halt a mile from home the Tippler's
mission was ended, whereupon Balham and Finesse joined
Teneriffe. Approaching the distance Balham, however,
was beaten, and the other two raced in close company until
opposite the stand, where Finesse rushed to the front and
won easily by two lengths; Balham a bad third, the other
two trotted in, Tippler being last.
The Freemen's Plate, of 30 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of
3 soya each, for all ages ; winners extra. One mile.
Mr W. Holman's Manchester, 4 yrs, Est (J. Holman) 1
Mr B. Brayley's Pelios, 3 yrs, 7st .. (Cannon) 2
Mr Rochester's Alea, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (Barker) 3
Mr Reldiff's Bianca filly, 3 yrs, Est 51b •.... (Holland) 4
Betting-3 1 on Manchester, 7 to 2 agst Felice.
Manchester made play throughout, and won in a canter
by four lengths, half that distance separating the second and
third ; the Bianca filly beaten off.

LATEST BETTING.
GREAT EBOR HANDICAP.
9to 2 agst Raglmn (taken)
sto 1 agst Lass Lancashire (taken)
100 to 15 agst Highflyer's dam colt (taken)
10 to 1 agst Welcome (offered)

BEI'TING AT MANCHESTER.—YESTEDDAY.
There 108 a good attendance at the rooms to-day, but
business was 0.. f a limited character. There was DO feature
worth special no:.icet with the exception of the revival of
East Lancashire for Ebor Handicap. Closing prices:—
Egon HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Raglan (t,„:lten)
sto 1 agst Highflyer dab: colt (taken)
t to 1 agst East Lancashire ctaken and wanted)
100 to 15 ngst Welcome (taken).
Bto 1 agat Caller Ou (offered)
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
2to 1 agst Blair Athol (offered)
10 to 1 agat Baragh (taken and offered)
100 to 8 agst Claremont (offered—take 14 to 1)
20 to 1 agat Ely (offered)

SCBATCHINGS,-July26, Contract, out of Findon Stakes
Goodwood. Aug. 11, at 155 p.m. Raglan, out of Berkshire
Stakes, Reading—at 5 p.m. Gibraltar, out of Egham and
Dover engagements--Gipsy Girl, out of all engagements at
Egham—and Gardener, out of ad engagements at Exeter.
Aug. 13, at 9 a.m. Lord Waldegrave, out of Baron Stakes,
Egham, and Oxford Nursery—at 10 a.m. Retainer, out of
Egham engagements—at 12 40 p.m. Victorious, out of
Oxford engagements—at 410 p.m. Reindeer and Simple
Maid, out of Egham engagements—at 510 p.m. Lytham
tod Waterloo, out of all handicaps for which weights
have appeared. Aug. 15, at 9 a.m. Sluggard, out of all
engagements in 1854--all Lord Portsmouth's horses
out of York engagements, 1864
Lady Clitden
and Colonel Crockett, out of Oxford engagements—
Tarragona, out of Egham and Oxford engagements—Duke
of Cambridge, out of all engagements—Ratcatcher and
Ratcatcher's Daughter, out of all engagements, 1861—
Regina, out of Betting Stand and Town Plate at Eghana—
all Mr Cartwright's horses, out of Oxford handicaps—
Vigilant an 4 Aristocrat, out of Straton Audley Nursery—
Under the Cloud, out of Oxford engagements---at 410 p.m.
all Mr Rob'nsm's horses, out of Eghatn engagements.
August 16, at 9 a.m. Littlecote, out of Oxford engagements
Cedric, out of Oxford Nursury—Light, out of Egham and
Oxford engagements—Wild Boy, out of all engagements,
1854—Indigestion and Nightwatch, out of York engage.
ments—all Mr H. blelville's horses, out of Stockton en.
kagements—at 10 45 a.m. Hymetus, out of Ebor Handicap
at 4 p.m. all Mr Samuel's horses, except Tilt, ant of Ox-
ford engagements.

The following interesting letter from the pen of Mr Frank
Buckland appears in the Times :—" ThQse who are unfor-
tunately obliged to stay in London at this time of year may
possibly like to know that many additions have recently
been made to the Zoological Gardens, Regent's-park, Mr
Thompson, the head keeper, not long siace took out with
him to India a consignment of fallow dear, American rheas,
pheasants, peafowl, Californian quails, various kinds of
ducks, &0., and landed them at Calcutta without a single
death. He has lately returned from Calcutta, bringing
hack with equal success a large number of rare and valu-
able animas, which aro presented to the Zoological Society
by the Babe° Rejeecla MuHick; Mr A. Grote, and Mr W.
Dunn. A Het of these Mr Bartlett, the resident superin-
tendent, has given me; they are three line specimens of
young rhineecres, one rhinoceros hornlal, two concave
cacqued hornbills, green-necked peafowl !rota Burmab,
sundry very hencsome Indian pheasants, resides other
smaller biros, and two very large tortoises. One rhinoceros
has been sent to the Dublin Zoological Society, the other
two are iu perfect health and condition, though the original
rhinoceros is somewhat jealous of the attentions the illus-
trious strangers receive from visitors. The height of the
male rhinoceros is 4 feet 3 it ches, of the female 4 feet ; the
the length of the male 9 feet 8 inches, of the female 9 feat
41 inches; the girth of each being about 8 feet, One of the
tortoises is a gigantic specimen, its weight being about 150Ib,
and its girth 6,e It seems very active and lively this warm
weather, The large hornbills, which are placed close to the
pelicans, are magnificent birds, and well worthy observation.
Besides these Indian creatures the visitors should examine
the little chamois, which has lately been born in the gar-
dens; it is about the size and shape of a small kid, and,
elthouele so young, is iv arly as active as its mother. In
tJe curious house which the beaver has constructed for it-
cell Mr Bartlett informs me that the mother has laid up
a nest of young, one of which came out for the first time
into the pond on Saturday last; another having died in the
nest some days ago, the parents brought it cut and laid it on
the bank. I had hoped to have been able to report that the
new pond contained a very large sturgeon, for on Tuesday
last Mr. H. J. B. Hancock and Mr. Bartlett, learning that
a fine specimen of this fish was tethered in the river Severn
at Tewkesbury, went down to fetch it; with much diffi-
culty and labour they succeeded in bringing it alive as far
as Paddington, where it unfortunately died, end was, I re-
gret to say, transferred to Mr. Groves's shop at Charing-
cross, and not to the comfortable pond, where we had hoped
it would have lived many months. The weight of this
splendid fish was 2.251 b., and it measured no lees than 8 feet
9 inches in length. I found that it contained an enormous
mass of roe (such as is manufactured into caviare by the
Russians), which weighed 421 b., and which, as a calcula-
tion showed, contained no less than 1,881,600 eggs, The
visitors should not forget to examine the young salmon and
trout which were hatched last year in the gardens, the
salmon averaging 6 inches, and the great lake trout no less
than 8 inches in length. They are perfect beauties, and it
is quite a treat to look at them."

AN ENGLISH LADY DROWNED Iy LOCHAWE.—
On Saturday the inhabitants of this sequestered
district bordering on the lower end of Lochawa were startled
with rumours of a young lady having been drowned while
bathing in the loch. On inquiry the painful tale was found
to be too true. The unfortunate lady was Miss Grove, the
daughter of an eminent member of the English bar of that
name, who, with hen mother and some other members of the
family, had come a short time ago from the south to spend
a few weeks in the Highlands. The occurrence was rendered
all the more distressing by the painful catastrophe having
been witnessed from the shore by the poor girl's mother and
sister. From the fact of Miss Grove being able to swim, it
is suppised that cramp or some attack of a like nature must
have been the cause of the melancholy accident. Mies
Grove was 20 years of age, and was about to be married.

FALL FROM HUN STANTON CLIFFS.—A terrible
accident occurred at Huostanton, bt. Edcaund'e,
yesterday morning about 2 o'clock. William Oldfield, a
photographer, having fallen asleep or' the top of the cliffs,
about 200 yards to tae eastward of the Lighthouse, rolled
over and fell to the rocks below, about 6 feet. The only
marvel is that he was not killed instantaneously. At about
7 o'clock he was found among the rocks by a Mr Milne, and
an alarm being given, assistance was speedily procured from
the Co istguard station, and he was removed to the town.
Though very badly injured, he was still alive, but it was
deemed necessary to send him to the West Norfolk and
Lynn Hospi,al by the 10.30 train.

A letter from Toulon of the 12th published in the
diessenger du Midi says that the stage coach which
arrived there that morning from St. Tropez was forced to
travel all night through firo. All the forests to the right
and left of the road from Mede to Hyeres were burning
over an extent of 12 miles. At the hill of Grateloup, where
the passengers found it necessary t 3 alight and walk in
order to relieve the horses, they were forced to traverse a
complete furnace, and the fir cones which fell under the
horses' feet and on the travellers rendered their position ex-
tremely dangerous. But there was no time for rcilaction,
tor they were compelled to quicken their pace in order to
avoid being roasted alive. The following evening the
uorizon was more clear. The fire was still burning, but it
I was further off, and it was driven to lards the sea by the
mistral, which was blowing with terrific violence. The
last accounts state that the fire in the forest of Reyest
was extinguished by the troops sent from Toulon for that
purpose.

An ingenious " ellkerlator," in Jefferson county,
New York, has been " footing " up some of the losses
of the war; andphe result of one section of his calculations
amounts to these facts:—That enough men have already
been slain to encircle the entire state of New York, if their
dead bodies were laid in one continuous iiae ; that if they
were placed in coffins and corded. they WCI.III count 29,00
cords; that if laid in a wail 25ft Ind 30ft high, it
would be over a mile in length; tl at i. ;,lied on a ten-acre
lot, they would be nearly 200ic taai: if laid upon the
ground, they would cover every loot (it soil in Jefferson
county; and, finally, that 75,000 tone o human blood have
been spilt fn Dixie's Land—enough to turn every spindle in
Lowell. Nay, if the tears were added to the flood, it would
turn the machinery of the entire ccntinont; and the un-
availing sighs would fill every ocean sail.
A NEPHEW SUED BY HIS UNCLE FOR FUNERAL
EXPENSES —A case of an unusual and rather extraordinary
character came under the notice of the judge of the Alas-
cheater County Court, on Tuesday, in which the plaintiff,
Tbos. Wilkinson, a shuttle maker, residing in Tibe-street,
sued his nephew, Joseph Robinson, engine driver, Hyde -
road, to recover £2 10s, a third share of the expenses con-
nected with the burial of the plaintiff's brother, who died
insolvent. Mr Hodgson appeared for the plaintiff, who
deposed that on the night of the funeral, on the sth of Feb-
ruary, an agreement was entered into between the plaintiff,
another brother, and the defendant to divide the expenses.
The brother paid his share, and the defendant promised to
do the same ; but on being applied to he sahl he had consulted
his wife, who was of opinion that the two brothers wore the
parties liable to pay, and that the nephew ought not to be
called on. The defendant, on being sworn, denied that he
had ever made the promise alleged ; but his Honour
thought the balance of testimony lay on the other side, and
gave judgment for thw plaintiff for the amount ci.oimed.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A MAN AND WOMAN.—
Oa Tuesday evening great excitement prevailed
throughout the city of Worcester by the discovery of two
b :dies—a man and a woman—in the river Severn, close
unde: the bridge. The deceased, a bargeman named Wm.
Crumptc.l, and a woman, Ann Sharp, bath apparently
between thll:tY and forty years of age, have for some time
past been living t igether as man and wife. They were
missed in the morn..lg, bat no fear as to their fate was en-
tertained by their frienuls till the middle of the day, when
information was given to the police, and the river was
searched by sumo watermet,, who succeeded in find-
ing two bodies un_ler the first art:h of the bridge. They
were ly,ng in comparatively shallow wa: er together, and had
been dead some hours. The bodies were removed to the
Bridge Inn, where they await an inquest. seems to
be no suggestion of any foul play ; it is most pro;iable that
the man, who was drunk, fell overboard, and tla:t the
woman, who had been drinking, fell over with hint in try:ug
to save him.

CURIOUS NAUTICAL EVENT.—An extraordinary I
freak of wind and tide occurred at Whitehaven last
week. About 4 p.m. Captain Dodd, of the brig Astrea, was
hauling over the south side of the harbour to the North
hu ries, when the vessel, making a sudden lurch, broke her
ropes, knocked her bowsprit holds out, and was carried out
of the harbour in the face of a gale of wind right
in, Captain Dodd and his crew, perfectly astounded,
astounded, imagined that there was nothing for it but a
nolens volen3 voyage ; but they had scarcely made up their
minds upon this point when the brig, as suddenly as before,
took a turn and ran in on the beach by the buoys. The tide
was continually flowing and ebbing during the time in which
the Astrea was going through this marvellous performance,
and the gale that was Wowing seems to have partaken very
much of the character of a whirlwind. Whatever it may be
called, it was a whirlwind practically to the Astrea, which
was carried out of the harbour as already described, with-
out the slightest signal, and as unceremoniously and in de-
spite of all control, turned and carried back in the direction
indicated. Two of the hoppers were carried out of the har.
boor in the same manner and at the same time.—Cumber-
land I'acquet.
DIVORCE AND RE-MARRIAGE.—The marriage re-
turns for 1862, which have just been issued, distin •
guish the marriage of 28 divorced persons in tie year. Ten
of these marriages took place in London. Fifteen divorced
nun married spinsters, and two divorced men married
widows ; nine divorced women were married to bachelors,
and two divorced women to widowers. There was also
another instance, occurring at Birmingham, where a man
and woman, once husband and wife, but divorced, were re-
married. The number of divorced persons is increasing,
and hence these marri ages of divorced persons Increase ; the
number reported in 1862 was abut three times as many as
in any previous year.
JNOWN THIEVES AT LARGE.—It appears from
a recently issued blue book that last year there were in
England and Wales at large 5,095 known thieves under 16
years of age, and 28,2,'1l atm, that age.

OXFORT ► R ACES—Mrs DAT.
(BY EL ECTI .IC -TELEGRAPH,)
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The Stranding the Steamship Co3sac.

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Oa Wednesday morning the inquiry into the
cause of the stranding of therecrew steamer Cossack,
belonging to Messrs. Bailey and LeethLm, was re-
sumed at the police-court, Hull, before the stipen-
diary magistrate, Mr T. H. Travis, and Capt. Harris
and Captain Biker. The captain's statement was
handed in by Mr `um eaure, but it differed in no
way from the defence elade by Mr Summers on
Tuesday, and contained ro facts which were not
brought out in evidence. Testimonials from Messrs
Torr, High-street, and Mr Walker were put in.
The Court then delivered the following judgment:
In this case I have had The very valuable assist-
ance of Captains Harris and Baker, end :we have
considered the whole of teete evidence that has been
given very carefully, and ajso we have given due at-
tentica to the statement caade by the c3ptain,
latter I think it right to dispo6e of first, and I do b 0
in a single word. It is by simply sasing that be
puts his defence on three grounds—that-the com-
passes were defective; that there was a strong cur-
rent ; and that the list of the ship also, to
„cue
extent, tended to produce the disaster which oc-
curred. We ere not satisfied in the slightest degree
that any one of these grounds is supported by any
evidence whatever. Now, the points that we have
looked at chiefly aro these—lo ;king at the very
dangerous position when off Kullen in which the
ship was placed—dangerous, inasmuch as it was a
difficult coast to navigate, whether the captain
really used those ordinary precautions which might
be naturally expected from persons in his situation.
We have been driven to the conclusion that he did
not do so, for, with the exception of a lock out,
which was of very little use when. there was such a
haze on, no other precaution seems to have been
adopted at all. No bearings were taken ; no lead
was east; and, in short, he appears to have relied
upon the very insufficient judgment afforded by the
human eye as to his distance from land and his posit
time altogether. Under these circumstances, though
we have given due credit for the judicious course
adopted after the accident happened, and we also
give due weight to the testimonials as to his former .
character, yet we feel we are bound to say that
Captain Ford has been guilty of a default, land for
that 1 adjudge his certificate be euspecded for EiX
months from this day."