The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-08 00:00:00

THE, SUN, LONDON, WISDNESDAS. EVEN!

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LAW INTELLIGENCE—TIais Day,

COURT OF DIVORCE
:Before Sir C. Cresswell, Mr. Justice Wightman, and Mr.

Baron Channel.)

OHICHESTER Y. MTTRE, FALSELY CALLED CHICHESTER.--

JUDGMENT.

The Queen's Advocate, at the sitting of the Court this
morning, applied to have the judgment postponed until the
petitioner, the Hon. George Augustus Hamilton Chichester,
had complied with different orders of the Court respecting
alimony to the wife and costs which he had not paid.
Dr. Spinks opposed the application.
Sir C. Cresawell observed that the court had received no
papers in reference to the application which he refused.
The learned judge then proceeded to deliver judment. The
case had been argued on demurrer, and it appeared that the
petitioner alleged that he had not contracted a valid marriage
with Mrs. Lucy V. Mure, whose husband had succeeded
in obtaining a divorce on the ground of adultery with the
petitioner. At the hearing of the demurrer the Court had
no doubt as to their judgment, but from the novelty and
importance of the case, they considered it desirable that
they should place the same on paper. The marriage was
solemnized at Park, on the 19th of August, 1859, within
three months after the dissolution of the previous mar-
marriage, which it was argued for the petitioner
rendered it invalid, according to the 20th and 21st of Vict.
55th and 56th sections, cap, 85. The whole case turned on
the construction of those sections. The learned Judge
went throagh the facts and arguments in detail, and said
that the Court was clearly of opinion that the marriage
was invalid,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

NEWMARKET JULY MEETING—TuEsDAY.
Match, 300 soya, h ft. D.M.
Lord Coventry's Umpire, 6 yrs, Bst 61b .... (J. Adams) 1
Baron Rothschild's Wingrave, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Wells) 2
Betting-6 to son Umpire.
Wingrave made play for half the distance, and then
Umpire went to the front, winning eventually, with nothing
to spare, by three parts of a length.
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10 ft, for 3-yr-
olds and upwards. New T.Y.C. 6 subs.
Mr. Joseph Dawson's Neophyte, aged, Bst 41b
(A. Edwards) 1
Baron Rothschild's Sparkle, 5 yrs, Bst
Sir J. Hawley's Columba, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (Drew) 3
Mr. G. Bryan's Zora, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b . . (Cuatance) 4
Betting-6 to 5 agst Sparkle, 3 to 1 agst Columba, 5 to
1 each agst Zora and Neophyte.
Until reaching the commencement of the plantation, Co-
lumba had a slight lead of Sparkle, next to whom was Neo-
phyte. Sir J. Hawley's filly retired beaten upon enter-
ing the cords, where Neophyte challenged Sparkle, and,
after an exciting finish, won by a head; Columba, who beat
Zora by a length, was three or four lengths in the rear of
Sparkle.

A Handicap Plate of £5O, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
B.M.
Mr. Goddard's Zeloo, 3 yrs, Est 71b .. (Jas. Nightingall) 1
Baron Rothschild's Battery, 3 yrs, 7st 41b.... (J. Daley) 2
Mr. E. Brayley's Fanatic, 3 yrs, 7st kCannon) 3
Mr. J. Morris's Indolence, 3 yrs, ist (Deacon) 4
Captain Lamb's Vilette, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b.... (A Edwards) 5
Betting-5 to 2 agst Indolence, 3to 1 each agst Zeloo
and Fanatic, 5 to 1 eget Battery, 10 to 1 (offered) agst
Vilette.
After a short delay at the post, caused by the fractious •
ness of Battery, they were evenly started. For the first
three-quarters of a mile Zeloo and Fanatic alternately led,
after which Fanatic, swerving across the course, gave way
to Battery, who, unable to reach Zeloo, was beaten by a
length and a half ; Fanatic a bad third ; and Indolence
close up with the latter. Vilette trotted in some distance in

the rear.
A Sweepstakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for three-yr•olds ;
colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b. Suffolk Stakes Course. 8
subs.
Baron Rothschild's Brother to Morocco, Bst 101 b (Wells) 1
Sir J. Hawley's Columba, Bst 61b (Drew) 2
Betting-10 to lon Brother to Morocco.
The favourite waited until nearing the cords, when he
came away, and won in a canter by three lengths.
The July Stakes, a subscription of 50 soya, 30 ft, for two-
yr-olds ; colts Bst I.olb, fillies Bst 71b. New T.Y.C. 49
subs.
Lord Stamford's Cambuscan, Bst 101 b .... (A.. Edwards) 1
Count Batthyany's Midnight Mass, Bst 101 b (Custance) 2
Mr. Merry's Scottish Chief, Bstlolb (T. Challoner) 3
The following also ran : —Claremont, Miss Sarah colt,
Rouge Crosse, Becky Sharpe, Calista colt, Figaro, and
Aunt Judy.
Betting-7 to 4on Scottish Chief, sto 1 each agst Cam-
buscan and the Calista colt, 1,000 to 70 bar three, 1,000 to
60 apt Becky Sharpe.
Rouge Crosse made play; Midnight Mass, Scottish Chief,
and Cambuscan following to the end of the plantation;
Becky Sharpe, on the extreme outside, with Aunt Judy
and the Miss Sarah colt close up to that point. Upon en-
tering the cords Midnight Mass, Cambuscan, and Scottish
Chief were head and head together, and after an exciting
race between the three Cambuscan won by a neck; Mid-
night Mass beat Scottish Chief for second place by a neck ;
Becky Sharpe, though not placed by the judge, was fourth,
well up, Rouge Crosse being fifth, Claremont sixth, and
Aunt Judy last. After the race 3,000 to 200 each agst
Cambuscan and Scottish Chief was taken by Mr. Jackson,
20 to 1 being offered agst Coup d'Etat, and 25 to 1 agst
Lord Glasgow's lot,
A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for two and three-yr-olds ;
certain allowances. New T.Y.C. 7 subs,
Mr. T. Stephenson's Deertoot, 3 yrs, 96t 21b.... (Wells) 1
Mr. W. E. Jones's King of Italy, 3 yrs, 96t 21b
(Fordham) 2
Count F. de Lagrange's Daniel, 2 yrs, 7st 21b (Hunter) 3
The following also ran :—Folly, Miss Shepherd, and
Nucleus.
Betting-6 to 4 agat King of Italy, 4to 1 agst Miss Shep-
herd, 5 to 1 agst Deerfoot, 7 to 1 agst Nucleus.
Deerfoot with Nucleus and King of Italy lay abreast to
the plantation turn, where Deerfoot came out and won in a
canter by three lengths; two lengths between the second
and third.
A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst
10lb ; fillies, Bst 71b; The winner to be sold, &c. New
T.Y.C. 3 subs.
Mr. H. Bird's Fletton, Bst 101 b (E. Sharpe) 1
Mr. Crawford's Wild Tom, bet 101 b (S. Rogers) 2
Betting-7 to 4on Fletton, who won, after a smart race,
by half a length.
A Plate of 50 sova ; 3-yr-olds, ist 71b ; four, Bst 101 b ; five,
six, and aged, 9st. Suffolk Stakes Course.
Baron Rothschild's Brother to Morocco, 3 yrs, 7st 71b
(J. Daley) 1
Mr. Savile's Harlequin, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Aldcrott) 2
Mr. Barne's Oberon, 5 yrs, 9st (Wells) 3
Mr. South's Lady Frances, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Browtey) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Oberon, 9to 4 agst Harlequin, 7to
2 agst Brother to Morocco.
Harlequin made play, with Oberon on the whip hand,
Brother to Morocco close up. Harlequin swerved all over
the course, and at the distance Brother to Morocco took up
the running, and won easily by four lengths ; the same
between second and third.

LATEST BETTING.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
100 to 15 agst Joey Jones (offered)
7to 1 agst Carbibrook (taken)
Bto 1 agst Oakapple (taken)
12 to 1 agst Fantail (taken)
ST. LEGER. '
9000 to 2000 agst The Ranger (taken)
THE DERBY.
15 to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken)
15 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken)
25 to 1 agst Coup d'Etat (taken)
66 to 1 agst Midnight Mass (taken)

A Blaze of Colour—New Roses at the Crystal

Palace Show.

of We wrote
down on the
roses
as shown spot a
andthese descriptions as we made them. Messrs. Paul and
following :—Pourpre d'Orleane, velvety p
Son, of Cheshunt, took first prize in this class with the
purple shading
, desc
we ription
shall of
giveeach
off to pucy-crimson, cupped, full, medium size ; Madame
C. Wood, purplish-red, not very different to the last,
but larger, petals large and thick, the reverse of the
petals whitish, a fine rose ; Alphonse Damaizin, in
the way of Eugene Appert, lively scarlety-crimson, a very
striking rose, and first-rate in character; Souvenir de Comte
Cavour (Moreau) ; there are two new roses of this name,
and both were in this stand ; this is like Colonel de Rouge-
molt in form, and is rather coarse, with a bad centre, colottr
lake shading to lilac-rose ; Souvenir de Comte Cavour (Mar-
gottin), deep purplish-crimson shading to nearly black, very
full and large, and in many points like Lord Clyde, a good
rose ; Maurice Bernardin, deep lake (not vermilion, as
described in the catalogues), large, full, imbricated, a
lovely rose, and indispensable ; Beauty of Waltham,
rosy-crimson, a shade paler than we have been accus-
tomed to see it, perhaps owing to its having been
too much shaded, nicely cupped, good substance, a
first-class rose ; Alba roses, a poor creamy white Tea,
with a tinge of roses in the centre, a seedling of Devo-
niensis, and as shown on this occasion worthless; Madame
Clemence Joigneaux, large, rich rose, fine ; Richard Smith,
deep crimson shaded with violet, the same colour as Mar-
gottin's Souvenir de Comte Cavour, but smaller, and
otherwise not so good ; Mareschal Vaillant, glowing
crimson-lake, small, full, very compact, and in every
sense a lovely rose; Madame Helye, lilac-rose, cupped,
medium size, fine ; Triomphe de Caen, centre scarlet-crim-
son, outside petals purplish-crimson, small, neat, cupped,
good ; Jean Goujon, clear red, exquisitely formed ; this
flower was full cut, and had as good a centre as any rose
in cultivation; Le Rhone, rich magenta-crimson (not
vermilion, as described in the catalogues), exquisitely
formed, a brilliant variety for exhibition, and free enough
for clumps and beds; Vulcain, deep purple, shading to black,
medium size, better than Refine des Violettes ; Professor
Koch, a light cupped globular flower, colour rosy cerise,
shaded with crimson ; Olivier Delhorome, purplish red, like
Bourbon Souchet, charming foliage; Gloire de Chatillon,
not in any way, so far as we could judge, to be distin-
guished from Margottin's Souvenir de Comte Cavour;
Robert Fortune, lilac-rose, -loose, confused centre, sweet
scent, quite second rate; President Lincoln, a curious mix•
ture of lake and lilac• crimson, good to the very core, im-
bricated, outer petals reflexing, in the way of Lord Raglan,
and equally desirable ; Lord Clyde, better than it has ever
been shown before, though we always had to report well of
it; let the rosarian imagine a General Jacqueminot made
to order, and he will have an idea of the colour and quality
of Lord Clyde ; Duchesse d'Alencon, pure rose, immense
shell-like petals, very large, a gem among roses ; Peter
Lawson, brilliant red, like Triomphe de Caen; Prince
Camille de Rohan ; deep maroon crimson, rich and velvety,
superb ; Madame Caillat, satiny rose, nicely cupped,
medium size, not over full, second-rate; Etienne Lecros-
nier, amaranth shaded with slate in the way of Triomphe
de Caen, very small, but superb in form and substance, and
very distinct; Monte Christo, brilliant purplish-crimson
dashed with scarlet, very large good centre; Turenne,
bright lilac-rose quartered, not very elegant ; Souvenir
de M. Rousseau, colour a mixture of lake and lilac;
the bloom in this stand looked as if its life had
been shaken out of it; we have never yet seen this variety
in such a state that we could heartily recommend it;
Francis Lovat, light purplish crimson, shading to bluish-
red, red, cupped, good; Archeveque de Paris, very rich an
dark purple, with a gleam of lake on the purple ground,
small, but good; Paul Feval, bright lilac .rose, large full;
Louise Darzins, pure white, medium size, good; Wilhelm
_
Pfitzer, brilliant red, large and full ; Gloire 'sle Border
all:
silvery white, under side of petals rose colour, large
ire e
ioDm
full, and good substance ; this is a seedling of 4'n
jua.vaz e
Dijon, and has a proper Tea character.—.Hibbeed, s r

4G, JULY 8, 1.863.

DREADFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION,

The adjourned inquest upon the bodies of the six
men who were unfortunately killed in the Park
Colliery, Baglan, near Briton Ferry, on Friday, the
26th ult., was held in the Town-hall, Neath, on
Monday last, before Mr. Alex. Cathbertson, coroner.
Mr. Thomas Evans, the Government inspector of
the South Wales district, was present to watch the
proceedings on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. J. R.
Tripp, solicitor, of Swansea, on behalf of the pro-
prietors of the colliery, Messrs. Thomas, Sou, and
Co. The evidence was exceedingly voluminous, but
the facts may be briefly stated. From the evidence
given it appears that the Park Colliery is the pro.
perty of Messrs. Thomas and Co., and has been com.
paratively recently opened. The explosion occurred
about a quarter to 8 o'clock on the morning of Fri-
day, and took place in the east side of the six-feet
vein, where fourteen men were then at work.
Wm. Woozley was the general manager of the
colliery, and he deposed that the six-feet vein
was considered a " fiery" or dangerous working
place, and the men were consequently required
to work with locked safety lamps. This rule,
however, did not seem to have been invariably
attended to, as on the previous day some of
the men were working in the three-feet vein
with their lamps uncovered. William Thomas
acted as the overman atout two days before the
accident, but had been engaged in the pit for four
or five months before, and knew the whole of the
workings. He had not any special directions given
him about the lamps, as he was supposed to know
the duties of overman. The rules regulating the
colliery required the overman to inspect the whole
of the working places before the men descended the
pit in the morning. William Thomas, the overman,
went down the pit about 7 in the morning. Several
workmen went down in the cage with him, and
others followed immediately, but they remained at
the bottom of the shaft, and did not proceed to work.
There were 24 men in the pit at the time of the ex-
plosion, 14 being in the six-feet vein. Of these 14
three were killed on the spot, viz., Richard Edwards
(suffocated), 54 ; Thomas Griffiths (suffocated), 41 ;
and Francis Jenkins (suffocated), 18. Six others
were also dangerously burnt, of whom three have
since died, making six deaths. The whole distance
to be traversed by the overman in inspecting the
workings was about 470 yards, and it would take
him about half an hour. The overman had special
instructions given him not to allow the men to go
to work until he reported all safe. The day before
the accident he (William Woozley) was in the pit,
and considered it quite safe for the men to work.
Believed the colliery properly ventilated, consider-
ing its size. The safety lamps were not locked on
the moment of the accident. He found some li tie
gas in the pit on the Thursday evening, but did not
consider it dangerous ; some of the men were work-
ing in the three-feet vein without the lamps being
covered, but he did not find fault with them for
so doing. William Thomas, upon being examined,
said he had only acted as overman for two days
before the accident. He went to the pit some.
what later than usual on the morning of the ac-
cident, and on the way he was met by Mr. Wooz-
ley, the manager, who told him to make haste, as
he feared an accident. He went down the pit, and
found that several men were then sitting at the bot-
tom of the shaft. He told them to sit where they
were, and not to go to work until he retired from
inspecting the works. He examined the three-feet
vein first, and when there heard the " puff of fire "
come from the six-feet vein. He admitted that it
was his duty to see that all the lamps were locked
before the men went to work. Had not locked any
of the lamps that morning. He found some gas in
some of the stalls when he examined the colliery in
the morning. Believed the colliery sufficiently ven-
tilated. A door had been put at the bottom of the
pit since the accident. Could not say whether that
had improved the ventilation. John Evans, a col-
lier at work in the west heading at the time of the
explosion, stated that he left his wear about five
o'clock on the evening previous tb the explosion.
There was gas in his heading when he left, but be
kept it down by brushing it out with his waistcoat.
The overman knew this very well. Some of the men
went down the pit on the morning of the accident
before the overman. W. Thomas, the overman, told
witness not to go to work until after he came back;
but two men, not hearing these orders, went to the
six-feet vein before the return of the overman, and
the explosion occurred immediately. He found gas
in his stall on the morning of the explosion, and was
obliged to brush the gas out with his jacket. The
lamps were not locked. He had great difficulty in
getting out, and was insensible when brought to the
mouth of the pit. One man lost his way and was
suffocated. Dr. Whitby described the nature of the
injuries received ; after which the inquiry was ad-
journed for a week, in order to obtain the evidence
of two workmen too severely injured to attend and
give evidence. The inquiry creates considerable in-
terest in the district. The proceedings of Monday
occupied six hours.