The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WESDAY EVENING, APRIL 7. 1863.

SPORT NG INTELLIGENCE.—This Day

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH )
NEWM RKE RA( 'ES—This DAY.

LATEST BETTING.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.

100 to 30 agst Physalie colt (taken)
9to 2 agst Bedouin (taken)
100 to 15 agst Colleen Rhue (taken)
Bto 1 agst Fairwater (taken)
100 to 8 agst Man at Arms (taken)
15 to 1 agst Watchman (taken)

The following horses have been struck out of the New-
market Handicap : —Stampedo, Canwell, King of Italy,
War Horse, Lawyer, Rubens, Amazonian, Squire Percy.
Out of the Sales Stakes—Oreli and Emma Blake (late
Alice)
Out of the Sweepstakes of 100 sous each—Water Kelpie,
Presumption, and /Etna.
Out of the Sweepstakes of 50 soya each—Muezzin.
Out of the Biennial —C by Windbound Splitvote,
Beatrice, Water Kelpie, Bseotia, Mrs. Somerville, Refuge,
Gamuzo, Aracan, Automaton,Thais, Glowworm, Enopides,
c by Teddikgton—Lady Evelyn, Gunner, Crockerton,
Worthless colt, Achmet, Rosette, Flower Safety, Sweet
Willie, Blue Mantle, Lady Harriet colt, Corroborator, Or-
, deal, West Wind, War Horse, Taje, Rolypoly.

CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day.

OLD COURT.

Benjamin Williamson, a respectable .looking man, aged
49, described as an agent, was injicted for feloniously forg-
ging and uttering a bill of exchange for the sum of £25,
with intent to defraud. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and
in mitigation stated he had been induced to endorse the
name of Mr. Brough, to whom he was well known, believ-
ing he should receive remittances that would enable him to
meet the bill at maturity. _ _ _

Mr. Brough, whose name was forged, gave the prisoner
an excellent character until the present occurrence, and he
fully believed that he meant to bays paid it.
The Recorder, in passing sentence, said it was very likely
the prisoner intended to have paid the bill, but the forging
a name to a bill was a serious offence.—Sentenced to nine
months' imprisonment with hard labour.
John Lane, aged 43, saddler, was indicted for stealing a
gold watch, value £lO, from the person of Mr. Thomas
Caldicott, warehouseman, of Wood-street.
It appeared that the prosecutor was passing over Lon-
don-bridge about half-past five on the night before the
entry of the Prince and Princess of Wales, there being a
great crowd to see the preparations. The prisoner was walk-
ing on the watch side of the front of the prosecutor, when
he felt a tug at his watch-pocket, and, putting hie hand
to his waistcoat, he found his watch gone; seeing that
prisoner made a rush forward he seized him, and charged
him with stealing his watch, a policeman came up and also
seized the prisoner, at the moment he saw something drop,
and pushing back the crowd the watch was found at the
prisoner's feet. The prosecutor and the policeman ad-
mitted that they did not see the watch drop from the pri-
soner's hand, and that it was possible it might have
dropped from some other hand in the crowd.
The jury gave the prisoner the benefit of the doubt,
and found him Not Guilty.

Wm. Jones, 25, and Geo. Fox, both soldiers in the Ma-
rines, and servants to officers, were indicted, Jones with
stealing, and Fox receiving a portion and aiding Jones
after the robbery.
The jury acquitted Fox.
Jones was then sentenced, on his confession, to twelve
months' imprisonment with hard labour.
Jane Fletcher, described as a widow, and Geo. Clarke, an
engineer, were indicted, Fletcher with stealing 11 pipes,
vaue £9, and a quantity of wearing apparel, the property
of Mr. Phillips, of Houndsditch, to whom she was servant,
and Clarke with receiving the same, knowing it to be stolen.
Mr. Dickie prosecuted. Fletcher pleaded guilty, and Clarke
not guilty.
It appeared that Clarke had been seen frequently at the
house of the prosecutor to see Fletcher, who called him
uncle, and was also seen loitering about the house. After
the robbery, and apprehension of Fletcher, the lodgings of
Clarke were searched and a great portion of the stolen

apparel was found.
Clarke's defence was that the articles found at his lodg-
ing had been given to him by, Fletcher, she stating she had
given her mistress 10s. for them.
The Recorder having summed up, the jury found Clarke
guilty. Fletcher was then sentenced to nine months' and
Clarke to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,---This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Two CONSTABLES DISABLED.—BRUTAL ATTACK ON
THE POLICE.—John Biggins and John Dirkin, two rough
fellows living at 6, HusbaLd-street—a street rather noto-
rious for assaults—were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
'the following assaults on tho

George Carpenter, 36 C. said about two this morning he
saw the prisoners with some others hammering at the
shutters. He told them to be quiet, and they went on till
they got outside the door of the house where they lived, 6,
Husband-street, where they again made a great noise,being
drunk. He advised them to go indoors, when Biggins
gave him a violent blow in the face, saying " Take that,
you —." He then, with the assistance of another con-
stable, 76 C, attempted to take Biggins into custody, when
he turned round and cried out, "Let's kill the --", and
Biggins then kicked him in the eye.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the constable how Biggins got his
wound on his head, and the constable said that one of his
(Biggins) friends tried to strike him (the constable), but
the blow fell on Biggins's heal. Biggins then cried out,
"Murder the —," and Dirkin said, " Get out the —'s
staff and let us kill the —." Whilst on the ground
Biggins bit his hand and kicked him several times, and
last night he could
scarcely walk.
William Green, 76 C, confirmed Carpenter's statement,
and said that he was thrown down he believed by Lirkin,
and while on the ground kicked over his legs.
William Hellicar, 171 C, said that he heard Dirkin say,
"I'll go in and get something to settle the —," and he
was then attacked, seized by the hair of his head, and beat
about the face (the constable's face was badly bruised) and
while on the ground kicked several times by one of the
prisoner's companions.
Inspector Bowles, C Division, said that Carpenter and
Hellicar had been seen by the burgeon, Mr. Tothill, and
both were ordered off duty in consequence of the treatment
they had received.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, after making some remarks on the forbear-
ance exercised by the police, who had suffered themselves to
be so much ill-used without making use of their staves, and,
after stating that he had often been struck with the mode-
ration of the police, when attacked in a brutal manner,
committed the prisoners (who said they had nothing to say
in answer to the charge)—Biggins for a month and Dirkin
for 21 days.
PLAYING AT "ROUNDERS'' IN KENSINGTON GAR-
DENs.—Juhn Guyon, of 13, Pembridge-crescent, Bays-
water, and George Mansell, of Alma-terrace, Kensington,
both young men, were charged before Mx. Tyrwhitt with
playing a game called "rounders " in Kensington Gardens
contrary to the rules of the Commissioners of Works.
The defendants were seen by Mr. Edwards, park-oon-
stable, 46, with some others playing at a game called
rounders. He, constable, spoke to them and told them
that it was not permitted, being dangerous to the passers
by. Thinking the defendants would desist, the constable
went his round, and on returning saw the defendants again
playing, and as they seemed resolved to defy him, he took
them into custody, the defendants having behaved in a most
impudent manner.
Mr, Tyrwhitt said he felt somewhat surprised to see
young men like the defendants engaged in such a game at
such a place, and if they would not attend to the constable,
who was only doing his duty in cautioning them not to
play, they must take the consequences. He should fine
them 10s. each, and he would inform them that if they re-
peated the offence they were liable to a penalty of 40s.

EASTER ENTERTAINMENTS,


The holiday of Easter Monday was evidently ap-
preciated quite as much yesterday as in any previ-
vious year. The railways were thronged with ex-
cureionisis throughout the day, extra trains being
everywhere put on to meet the extraordinary re-
quirements of the pleasure traffic. The popular
places of resort in the suburbs, such as Greenwich,
Hampstead, Hornsey, Richmond, and so on, were
crowded, and notwithstanding the immense number
of persons who must have deserted London in search
of country scenes and fresh air, a sufficient number
were left to fill the theatres and other places of
amusement in the metropolis. At nearly all of these
establishments special novelties were produced for
the holiday audiences, theatrical managers evidently
being determined that Easter shall not be forgotten
as a popular festival. We proceed to give a notice
in detail of the various dramatic mad other entertain-
ments on the programme of yesterday evening.

all kinds, some good, many indifferent, more bad—hw an
intense situation suddenly resolves into a nigger dance—
how various popular airs are parodied including (alas 1)
some of the movements of Handel's charming Serenata. All
this can be easily imagined by any one who has ever seen
a burlesque. The acting was generally good.