The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1863.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE BARROW NUISANCE IN COVENTRY-STREET.—
John Parkinson, a costermoliger living in Newton street,
Holborn, was charged before Mr, TYo4!,l'ili with being
drunk, causing an obstructin with
his barrow, a very large
one, in Contr.;_street, and also with assaulting police-
con.' 7e
—.tables Macdonald, 322 A, and William Duff, 138 C.
It may be statt d that the inhabitants complain loudly of
the nuisance caused by men with fruit barrows creeping
slowly along the street, some of the barrows being of a very
large size.
Macdonald said that at a quarter past 5 in the previous
afternoon he saw the prisoner's barrow outside a public-
house in Coventry-street, the prisoner being inside the house.
He told the prisoner to move his barrow away. and he
moved it a few yards, and then went into the house again.
He told the prisoner a second time that if he did not take
the barrow away he should take him to the station, upon
which the prisoner said, "I'll give you something," and
immediately struck him, and they both fell toge-her. The
prisoner then behaved with great violence, and another
coming to his assistance the prisoner struck him &so, and
it required six cf them to get him to the station.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said the pri-
soner was not sober, and that the barrow contained fruit.
Duff, 128 C, deposed to going to the assistance of Mac-
donald, and being struck twice by the prisoner, who was
very violent.

Prisoner—Look at my clothes (at the same time half-
undressing himself.)

Mr. Tyrwhitt said if a drunken man was violent and had
weak clothes he must expect to get them torn.
Prisoner—All I have got to say to your worthy worship
is that I get my living honestly.

A person gave the prisoner a good character for honesty,
and said he was a very hard working man. _

Mr, Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 2s. 6d. or seven days.
Prisoner—Well, I've only got coppers, your worthy
worship : will you take them ?
The pris,ner, who, though having bad a good character
given him, is evidently from his conduit in court a very
troublesome fellow, was then removed.
COMMITTAL POR ROBBING FURNISHED LODGINGS.—
John Salmon and Rose Cochrane, the former of whom, it
is stated, has deserted his wife and child, and left them
chargeable upon the parish of Stroke-upon--Trent ; and the
latter to have left her husband, after robbing her father, a
shipowner, to live with the male prisoner, her real name
being either Davis or Davidson, were charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with stealing sheets and other articles from their
ready furnished lodgings at the house of Mrs. Christiana
Denny, 59, High-street, Bloomsbury, were brought up for
final examination.

Mr. Knight, from the office of Mr. Thomas Beard, pro.

secuted.

Police-constable John Head, 89 E, proved taking the pri-
soner into custody, and finding on the female several dupli-
cates relating to the stolen property, which was identified
by the prosecutrix's daughter.
The female prisoner said the man knew nothing about
the things, and had not had any of the money, and the male
prisoner said that he was not guilty.
Mr. Tyrwhitt committed them both for trial,

attendance, finished the race home, Lord Strathmore's filly
who appeared full of running, winning very easily by a
length. A bad third, close up with whom were Kingswood
and Despair.

DECISION ON THE " TOMATO CASE."
The following decision on this ease appeared in the
Racing Calendar, published yesterday afternoon :
"The backers of Tomato win; the backers of all the
other starters in the Fernhill Stakes lose.
(Signed)

"RICHMOND.

"GLASGOW.
"J. PEEL."

SCRATCHIN GS.
July 23, et 5 10 p.m. Alvediston out of Stewards' and
Chesterfield Cups, Goodwood ; at 7 27 p.m, Gamma and
Bertha out of Goodwood, Brighton, and Wolverhampton
Handicaps. 24, at 3 S p.m. Molly Carew out of Goodwood
engagements ; at 4 15 p.m. Incitatus out of Pavilion Plate ;
at 425 p.m. Tuscarora out of Goodwood engagements. 2a,
at 9 a.m. Captain Crow and Young Melbourne colt out of
Goodwood Cup, Queen of Trumps out of Stewards' Cup,
Chaff out of all published handicaps, Vive la Reine out of
Goodwood engagements, Isaac, Achmet, and Charle-
magne out of Drawing-room Stakes, Goodwood, Treshatn
out of Bentinck Memorial Stakes, and Leila and Whim•
sical colt out of Findon Stakes ; at 11 15 a.m. Armadillo
out of Bentinck Memorial, and Spruce out of Findon
Stakes ; at 11 30 p.m. Michael and Verdiere out of
Lavant Stakes ; at noon, Bosh and Silkstone out of
Brighton Handicaps ; at 12 15 p.m. Thalestris out of Good-
wood Stakes, Sappho out of Sweepstakem, Queen's plate
course, Goodwood, and Lightfinger out of Goodwood
engagements; at 12 35 p.m. Hartington out of Goodwood
Stakes ; at 1 20 p.m. Falcon, Woodcraft, and Port Royal
out of Goodwood engagements; at 136 p.m. Telsconabe
out of Goodwood and Brighton Nurseries ; at 2 45 p.m
Humphrey out of Stewards' Cup, and Farnhurst out of
Goodwood and Brighton Nurseries; at 2 60 p.m. Royal
Navarre out of Goodwood engagements, and Valentine
out of all engagements; at 3 p.m. Muftler out of all en-
gagements, 1863, and Jupon out of Molecomb Stakes,
Goodwood; at 3 45 p.m. Battaglia out of ;Avant Stakes,
and Athlete out of 100 soya. Stakes, Queen's plate course,
Goodwood ; at 4 15 p.m. Romanoff out of Brighton Stakes,
Peignoir out of Marine Plato, Brighton, and Illusion out
Brighton Nursery; at 4 27 p.m., Truant out of all engage•
ments, and all Mr. Hodgman's horses out of Goodwood
engagements; at 4 45 p.m., Herdsman, Wandering Min-
strel, and Fair Jean colt out of Goodwood engagements. 27,
at 9 a.m , Trumps out of Marine Plate, Brighton, Cachuca
out of Drawing Room Stakes and 50 sovs Stakes, mile and
a half, Goodwood, Johnny Armstrong, out of Chesterfield
Cup, Lock Sharp out of Pavilion Plate, Brighton, Blue
Mantle and Gleuoehty colt out of Goodwood engagements,
Welcome cut of Stewards' and Chesterfield Cups, Good-
wood, Old Orange Girl, Newchurch, and Sauterelle out of
Stewards' Cup, Goodwood, Lamb Hill out of Gratwicke
Stakes and Chesterfield Cup, Goodwood, Ellerby, Scarlet
Runner, and Castle Hill out of Ham Stakes and Bentinck
Memorial Stakes, Goodwood, Baragh, out of Findon,
Molecomb,
,and Bentinck Memorial Stakes, War Dance,
Tooi-tooi, and Ayacucho out of Findon Stakes, Hollyfox,
out of Findon and Bentinck Memorial Stakes, The Beau
and Hawthorn Blossom out of Drawing-room Stakes,
Nugget and Igerna out of Drawing-room Stakes and Good-
wood Derby, Cellarius out of Bentinck Memorial Stakes,
Early Purl out of Bentinck Memorial Stakes and Chester-
field Cup, Goodwood, Claremount out of Bentinck Memo-
rial Stakes, Rouge Crosse out of Goodwood Nursery, and
West Wind and Stella out of the Nassau Stakes; at 1.39
p.m. Auricula out of Ham Stakes, Goodwood ; at 2.15 p.m.
Lifebuoy out of Findon Stakes; and at 5 p.m. Calliope
colt out of Stewards' Cup. 28, at 9 a.m. all Mr. J.
Osborne's horses out of Goodwood and Brighton engage-
ments, 1863, Doefoot, Lamb Hill, Hawthorn Blossom,
Fitz• Avon, Rubicon, and Pilot out of all engagements,
Man-at-Arms out of Chesterfield Cup, Glenorchy
out of Brighton Stakes (left in by mistake), Roman Bee
out of Goodwood and Brighton engagements, and Hartleap
out of Goodwood Nursery; 0 30 p.m., Agatha, out of Good-
wood Nursery; 1 50 p.m. Scottish Chief and Burlesque
filly out of Findon Stakes, and Thais out of all engage-
ments ; 2 15 p.m. Isca and Ely out of Goodwood engage-
ments ; 2 25 p.m. Blight and Oneida out of Goodwood Nur-
sery ; 230 p.m. Bohemian out of Airdree engagements ;
3 35 p.m. Onesander out of Drawing-
p.m. The Count, Redcap, Lady Williams, and Old Fuller
out of Goodwood Nursery, King of Utopia out of Good-
wood Cup; and 6 15 p.m. Mysterious Lady out of Good-
wood Nursery. 29, at 1 20 p.m., Knight of Snowdon out of
Molecomb Stakes; 1 50 p.m. Adventurer out of all engage-
ments ;3 50 p.m. Blackdown out of Drawing-room Stakes ;
and 4 50 p.m. Lord Clifden out of the Cup and 50 Soya.
Stakes, Goodwood. 30, at 0 22 p.m. Athastone out of
Goodwood Cup.

THE FALL OF VICKSBURG.

The reduction of Vicksburg is a consummation to
which the enemy have addressed exertions but
little, if t.ny, less than those they have put forth
for the capture of Richmond. They have regarded
that city as the key to the commercial use of the
Mississippi, and by the full command of the river
they expect so completely to isolate the great trans-
Mississippi country us to render its subjugation
easy and its return to the Union certain. It is now
to be tested to what extent these expectations have
been well founded. In regard to the first, the com-
mercial use of the river—which has been the object
for which the great States of the North-Weet have
been putting forth such tremendous efforts—we do
not see how it is possible for them to enjoy it.
For a distance of at least 2,000 miles the Missis-
sippi flows through a country hostile to the Yankee
rave and Government. Anywhere along the whole
distance steamboats would be in reach of cannoc—
generally in reach of the rifle—from either shore.
It is not possible for the enemy to maintain such a
guard of the river as to prevent batteries of flying
artillery from either shore, and sharpshooters, at
all advantageous points, playing upon the vulner•
able vessels with fatal effect, and picking off pilots
and officers whenever they venture to show them-
selves. Commerce is not quite venturesome
enough to run such a gauntlet as that. The people
of the North-West will find their hopes deceived.
They will discover that the promises of Lincoln
have bez n fallacious, and that their great ex-
penditure of life and means has been all in vain.
And in this disappointment will come a reaction,
under the sobering influence of which they may be
able to discover that peace is the only policy by
which they can win back what they so madly threw
away. As to the eecond calculation—that by
bisecting the Confederacy, and cutting off the coun-
try west of the Mississippi from communication
with the east, they may easily overrun it—there is
as little or less reason for its indulgence. The enemy
have, in fact, already held, for some months now,
military possession of the entire river, except the
half-dozen miles covered by the batteries at Vicks-
burg and .Port Hudson. Communication for the
passage of troops, ammunition, and supplies be-
tween the two sides has been completely cut off.
The Confederacy has between, in a military sense,
cut in twain. Yet there has been no abatement,
but an increase rather in military operations on the
other side. The fact is, the keeping open of the
communication was more important to us than
to them, for while they drew from us only
arms and ammunition, we drew from them men
and supplies. They will now keep the latter
at home, and may readily obtain the former
from or through Mexico. They have cotton
enough to pay for all the purchases they may require.
It will only be necessary to change their base from
the Mississippi to the Rio Grande to place them in
as good a condition for defensive war as any people
ever were. They have a territory too extensive to
be overrun, supplies too abundant to be exhausted,
a population too brave to be subdued, and generals,
with one notable exception (the highest in com-
mand) too skilful, vigilant, and energetic to be out-
generaled. There is nothing, then, to fear for the
trans •Mississippi. What is most to be feared a
the immediate result of the fall of Vicksburg is the
conversion of the great army under Grant from:
stationary into a moving force. From its orgarkii
of
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where. This is the evil against whic
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oLympiC THEATRE..—Mr. W. S. Emden, the ox- 1
p need and
announces
enterprising manager of the Olympic Theatre,
his benefit for the evening of Saturday, Aug. 8.
The performances include Mr. Tom Taylor's highly suc-
cessful drama of the "Ticket-of-Leave Man," and other
attractive entertainments ; and the occasion is one on which
may amply testify theirto
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:rot dioenn' so f numerous esrtoeurlsinfgriecniadiat:
port. .