The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

and closed at 2to 1 agst The Dane, 2to 1 agst Deceiver, 3 , IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT Extraordinary Case of Assault and
to 1 agst Yeller Gal, 4 to 1 agst Brownie, and 6 to 1 asst
Johnny. treatment.
King Tom made play with The Hero, Yaller Gal, and
The Dane in close attendance ; the others, headed by De-
ceiver, bringing up the rear, in which position they remained
until they passed in the rear of the stand, when Deceiver
ran past his horses and joined King Tom, followed by The
Dane, Yaller Gal, and The Hero, in which position they
cleared the brook, with the exception of the latter, who
could not be got over, Light of Other Days and Brownie
bringing up the rear. As they proceeded over the Barrack-
hill, the leading horses gut upon closer terms, King Tom
holding a slight lead, with Deceiver going on second, Yaller
Gal third, with Light of Other Days lying up, the others
dropping a long way astern. On passing the houses in Os-
born-road, Johnny ran into the front rank, and for a few
strides raced with King Tom, who shortly after gave way
to Deceiver, who came on with Light of Other Days and
Yaller Gal in close company, the three taking their fences
in clever style, to the lower fence behind the stand, which
Yaller Gal cleared slightly in advance of her followers and
came down to the brook apparently full of running, Light of
Other Days following, with Land's horse at his girths, and
King Tom in their rear. They all got safely over and finished
an exceeding fine race home, Mr. Dixon landing Yaller Gal
the winner by a length, three parts of a length between the
second and third. King Tom was a good fourth.
The Selling Steeplechase of 5 soya each, with 25 soya added,
for 4-yr-olds and upwards, weight for age. The winner
to be sold for £l5O, but if entered to be sold for £lOO al-
lowed 71b, if for £BO 111 b, and if for £5O 141 b. About
two miles. 6 subs,
Capt. Bulkeley's Longford, aged (S 150), 12st 71b
(C. Boyce) 1
Mr. Tompkins's Sir Robert, 4 yrs (MO), lOst (Nightingall) 2
Diadem, Miss Goodall, and Fidget also ran.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Longford, 6to 2 agst Sir Robert,
and 3 to 1 agst Diadem.
Miss Goodall made the running to the fence oat of the
Garden ground where she fell and got away, leaving Sir
Robert with a clear lead, which he held to the turn, when he
fell, leaving Longford with a strong lead, which he held to
the waterjump, when he was caught by Sir Robert (who
had been speedily remounted), the pair finishing the race
home ; Longford, running the longest, winning in a canter
by six lengths. Diadem, who refused the fence in front of
the Osborn-road, and Miss Fidget the water jump the first
time round, returned to their stables the nearest way.
The Borough Members' Plate (Handicap), a Sweepstakes
of 6 soya each, with 25 sovs added. Winners extra.
About two miles and a half. 11 subs.
Mr. Wood's Orkousto, lOst 71b
Mr. F. Martin's Alroy, 10st (F. Martin) 2
The following also ran :—Gladiator, Xanthus, Quick-
silver, Kitty Skittles, and Mary Stuart.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Gladiator, 2to 1 agst Xanthus, and
3 to 1 agst Orkousta.
On the ft ig being lowered Xanthus jumped round, and
was left at the post ; Kitty Skittles, in company with Quick-
silver, were the first away, followed by Gladi.tor, Alroy,
Orkousta, and Mary Stuart in the order we have given them.
On reaching the first fence Quicksilver ran round, which
drove Kitty Skittles on to the favourite, who also refused,
and subsequently repeated the refusal at every fence to the
lane, when Mr. Dixon, finding it useless to persevere, re-
turned home, leaving Alroy with a strong lead, followed by
Orkousta to the watercourse in the barrack-field, which the
former got safely over, but Orkousta refused, and had to be
put at it a second time, and then followed the leading horse
to the lane near the stand, jumping out of which he came to
the ground on his side, but without unhorsing his rider.
This mishap gave Orkousta a strong lead, which she held
o the end, and won in a canter by ten lengths.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock.
SECOND READINGS.

The following bills were read a second time :—Cowes
and Newport Railway—Great Grimsby Water—Van Die-
men's Land Company—Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield
Extension Railway.
THIRD READINGS.
..._ _

The following bills were read a third time :—Bristol and
North Somerset Railway—Cleveland Railway—Harrow-
gate Gas—Nottingham Gas—Rugby Water—Scarborough
Water.

PETITIONS.
By Mr, A. SMITH, from the corporation of Stockport, :in
favour of the closing of the public-houses on the Sabbath ;
the Hon. W. EGERTON, from Liverpool, in favour of the
reduction in the fire insurance duty; Lord A. CHURCHILL,
from the United Kingdom Telegraph Company against
clause 20 of the Telegraphs Bill, an& praying that no un-
necessary restrictions might be adopted in its opera-
tions; Mr. GREGORY, from Weybi idge, in favour of the
Roman Catholic Prisons Bill.
TURKEY.

Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on the Ist day of May
be should call the attention of the house to the condition of
Turkey and its dependencies, and especially into the bom-
bardment of Belgrade.

FRENCH THEATRICALS.

At the Grand Opera, the popular ballet of " Giselle" by
T. Gautier, is in active rehearsal for the debut of Mlle.
Mouraview, from the Theatre Imperial St. Petersburg,
which will take place early next week.
A veritable representation extraordinaire took place on
Wednesday at the Opera Comique for the benefit of the
family of the celebrated composer Ramecu, of which the
following artistes appeared—Mmes. Grisi, Charton.Demeur,
Escudier-Kaatner, Marimon, Plessy ; MM. Tamberlik,
Obin, Bonnehee, Malvezzi, Bressant, etc. It will be seen
that the Italian and French Operas, the Franviis, and the
other theatres all pressed forward to aid this work of true
charity. The receipts, as might be foreseen, were very
considerable.
Miss Louisa Barnard's concert, which we announced for
the 28th ult. at No. 16, rue Cadet, turned out a decided
success. Mendelssohn's "Fileuse," Ravina's "Havaneras,"
a " Rondo Pastoral" of Pfeiffer, and a quatuorby Beethoven
elicited unequivocal applause. Miss Barnard was ably
seconded by the eminent vocalists MM. Lafont and Cabal,
and Mdlle. Moreau.
• •

It is stated that Aline. Viardot-Garcia proposes to retire
from the theatre, and to settle at Baden. Previous to quit-
ting Paris the great artiste will be heard for the last time
at the Lyrique, at a soil ee devoted to the aid of the wounded
patriots in the present Polish struggle.
Miss Helen Faucit, the English tragedian, whose admi-
rable talent i yet remembered in Paris with pleasure, is,
we learn, at present in town on a visit to the family of one
of our most distinguished painters.

Miss Carlotta Patti is at present in London, and engaged
to sing at a series of concerts given by Mr. Gye at Covent.
garden. Her sieter's reputation has awakened both curiosity
and interest to hear this young lady. In the meantime, the
Viennese public are kept at fever heat by the fascinations
of the syren Adelina, her sister.

150
6,403
1u,330
11,632
1,150

43u
48,1u0
727,517
2,711

£905,131

£17,641
359,454
262,043
37,133
136,163

£812,134

At the quarter sessions for the liberty of St. Albans,
held on Thursday last, the Earl of Verulam befog the
presiding magistrate, Sylvester Devenish Calvert, of St.
Albans, a retired captain in the army, and Maria Calvert,
his daughter—both bailed out—were charged with assault•
ing Amelia Calvert, on the 29th of January and the 15th of
February last. _ _

Mr. Woolett conducted the prosecution; Mr. Clark de-
fended Captain Calvert, and Mr. Codd Miss Calvert.
The extraordinary circumstances of the case, and the
position of the patties accused, have excited the most intense
interest, and the court was crowded to excess during the
trial.

The prosecutrix, a young lady 21 years of age, is the
daughter of a retired captain in the army, now in New
Zealand, brother to Capt. Calvert, one of the defendants.
The other defendant, who is also a young lady about 21
years of age, is the daughter of Captain Calvert, and con •
sequently cousin to the prosecutrix.

Mr. Woolett, in opening the case for the prosecution, said
it appeared that the father of the prosecutrix had received
some children of Capt. Calvert's, and had treated them with
kindness. When her father went to New Zealand she was
left in England, and went to reside with her aunt, a Mrs.
Saunderson, of Northamptonshire. From some cause she
left her aunt, and became in destitute circumstances. She
went to reside with the defendant, Capt. Cal-
vert,at subsequentlySt.Albans. For the first few weeks she remained
with him she was treated with kindness, but after a time the
behaviour of Capt. Calvert and his daughter was changed
towards her, she became the victim of a course of most
cruel treatment, the facts of which he would lay before
tbem.
The prosecutrix said that for three weeks previous to
the 29th of January she was locked up in her bedroom,
and was allowed neither candle nor fire. On the evening
of the 29th of January she went to bed about seven
o'clock, and her cousin came upstairs, accompanied by
the servant Caroline Tyler, pulled the clothes off the bed,
and called her a "great lazy thing." Prosecutrix then
got up and went and sat by the kitchen fire. Miss Cal-
vert came down to her, struck her on the face with her
fist, and said she had a good mind to take the poker and
kill her. The prosecutrix afterwards went to a neighbour-
ing clergyman for protection, and in about half an hour ha
returned with her, but the defendants refused to see him.
Atter the clergyman left she went down into the kitchen,
and her cousin followed her, and again said she had a good
mind to take the poker and kill her. The prosecutris ran
out into the area, when her cousin caught hold of her, and
said she would " like to choke her at once." She called out
murder several times, when Capt. Calvert came and struck
her on the back, and pulled her into the kitchen. He then
threw hor on her back, and pulled her into the kitchen. He
then threw her on the floor, and told the servant to fetch
the coal-scuttle for a pillow for her. She again ran into the
area, when the kitchen door leading into it, and prevented
her return. She remained in the coal cellar of the area all
night, till eight o'clock the following morning (Friday),
when she was let into the house by the servant. She then
went upstairs to her bedroom, and remained there, without
any food, till Saturday at dinner-time, when some was
brought by the servant. She was told that she was not to
come down, In the evening she left the house and went
to a Mrs. Thompson's, who keeps a register office in St.
Peter's-street. She went from thence to Mr. Hutchinson's,

a surgeon, on the 4th of February, where she stopped a
week. In consequence of a letter which she received from
her cousin, promising that she should be treated kindly,
that she should have a room to herself, and that she should
be sent to New Zealand to her father in a fortnight, she
returned to Capt. Cal'rert's, and occupied the servant's bed-
room. On Sunday, the 15th, she opened her window to
speak to Miss Edmonds, a next-door neighbour; and,
whilst she was talking to her, her cousin came in the room,
struck her, and called her abusive names. Her uncle then
came in the room and struck her on her back. Her cousin
then pulled off her boots, in order that she might not go
out of the house ; but the prosecutrix escaped from the
house, and ran to Miss Edmonds' with neither shoes, bon-
net nor cloak on. She afterwards went to Mrs. Thomp
son's, and had lived there ever since.
The witness was subjected to a very long and severe cross-
examination by both the learned counsel for the defence.
She was first questi3ned with reference to her circumstances
and conduot previous to her living at Capt. Calvert's. She
admitted she was then in very groat distress. She said she
left her aunt's because she (her aunt) used to drink and was
quarrelsome, and denied that it was because she struck her
aunt. The causes of the disagreements at Capt. Calvert's
were that her cousin used to tell her uncle the prosecutrix
bated him, which was an untruth, and because she would
not tell her uncle who her cousin Maria corresponded with.
She was accused of improper behaviour with young men,
which was untrue. It was her cousin who locked her in the
bedroom for three weeks. She (the prosecutrix) never tried
the bedroom door, but thought it was locked. When she
was in the area she heard policemen pass two or three times;
but she did not try to attract their attention, because she
was afraid of her uncle.
Mrs. Thompson was next examined, but her evidence was
nut of material importance,
Miss Edmonds said she lived next door to the defendants.
On Feb. 15, about a quarter-past Fix in the evening, the
prosecutrix came to her house, with no shoes on her feet,
and with no bonnet or cloak on. She was very much agi-
tated, and said, " For God's sake, let me in." On the 29th
of January she heard the cry of "Murder," but did not
know whence it came.
Mary Ann Jones deposed that she formerly lived in the
service of Capt. Calvert. Whilst she was there Miss Amelia
Calvert slept several times on the dirty linen in witness's
room rather than sleep with her cousin, who was very vio-
lent to her,
Mary Ann Treacher, servant to Miss Edmonds, deposed
to having heard a knocking early on the morning of the 30th
of January, apparently low down in front of the house.
(The prosecutrix stated that she knocked loudly at the
p;itry door whilst she was in the area, about 4 o'clock in
the morning.)
This being the case for the prosecution,
Mr. Clark made an able speech on behalf of Capt. Cal-
vert, and Mr. Codd addressed the jury on behalf of Miss
Calvert.
The following witnesses were then called for the defence :
Caroline Tyler, servant to Captain Calvert, said there was
no key or fastening on the outside to either of the bedroom
doors, and it was therefore untrue that Miss Amelia Calvert
was ever locked in her bedroom. When she first went there
the niece was treated as one of the family, but afterwards
Miss Maria Calvert complained of her cousin going into the
garden at night, and disputes arose between the cousins,
but she never saw any blows struck at all. Mies Amelia
was of a sulky temper and sometimes refused her food, but
she always had as much as she wanted. She was never con-
fined to her room for three weeks. On the 29th of January
her cousin did not strke her, but they had some words, and
Miss Amelia said she would go to Mr. Smith's (the clergy-
man) and expose her uncle. After her return no blows
were struck, and without any provocation the prosecutrix
ran into the area and screamed out " Murder." Miss
Maria was upstairs when she went there and said, "Ellen,
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house she asked her whether her uncle ever ill-treated her.
She replied, "No ; the idea of such a thing !" She after-
wards said, " How can I face them again after disgracing
them as I have done I' She said her cousin had pulled
her hair.
John Gurney, a milkman, said Captain Calvert's servant
gave him a note, but did not say whose writing it was. He
had "passed the compliments of tht day with the captain's
niece."

Mr. Woolett replied on the whole case, and
The Chairman having directed the jury, after a short con-
eultation, they returned a verdict of guilty against bath the
defendants.
The announcement of the verdict was received with ap•

ulause.
By the consent of both parties judgment was postponed
till the next quarter sessions, the defendants being boun
over, themselves and two sureties, in £2OO, to appear then
to receive sentence.

successfully taken
CHURCH RATES SIIEEESEDED.--At the vestry
meeting on Tuesday, the 7th inst., at the district church of
Brompton, the Rev. Dr. Irons, the incumbent, in the chair,
a vote of thanks was unanimously awarded to the retiring
parish warden, M
h• Carver, for having fulfilled the pledge
given by him at his election,
" not to introduce aeh -43
urch
rate," and for having so satisfactorily and s
other steps to raise the requisite funds for th
the district church• e PUrposes of