The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-08 00:00:00

man to death. He remarked that no person having heard
the evidence adduced could have come to a different con-
clusion to that at which the jury had arrived. It was as
cruel and cold- blaod€ d a murder as ever had been perpetrated,
and as he (the prisoner) had shown no mercy to his victim,
he could expect to receive none himself. Ihe learned judge
then, lab wring under great emotion, said the sen-
tence of the court is that you be taken hence to the place
from whence you came, and; from thence to the place
of execution, and that you be there hanged by the neck until
you be dead, and that your body be buried within the pre-
cincts of the prison. May God Almighty have mercy on
your soul.
The prisoner heard the sentence with the utmost cool-
ness and indifference, but not so some members of his
family who were in the strangers' gallery. Immediately
the judge concluded the sentence, a female voice was heard
in most piercing tones, shrieking " My brother, oh I my
brother." In vain the ushers cried " Silence," " Silence,"
the shrieks only became louder and louder, and it was
evident from the commotion above, that the unfortunate
woman was either frantically rushing from the building, or
was being hurried out of court by her friends. The heart-
rending cries of " My brother, my brother, I will see him,"
still continued, and indeed until the woman was taken into
the streets, her agonizing shrieks were audible in court.

The scene altogether was one of the most painf u
description,

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Mellor.)
CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH.

Emma Brown, 17, pleaded guilty t•• an indictment oharg
ing her with the concealment of the birth of her Wen
child.

Sentence deferred,

THE ACCIDENT AT A COAL DEPOT,

John Edmonds and William Lester .utiendeted to an
indictment charging them with the manslaughter of John
Stafford.

After the trial had proceeded for a short time, a statement
was read, which had been put in by one of the defendants ;
and the learned judge asked the jury whether they thought
there was sufficient evidence to go on, and whether they
thought there might not have been great negligence on the
part of the workmen themselves ? If they were of that
opinion, it would be needless to proceed further.
The jury, after a short consultation, took that view of the
case, and the defendants were acquitted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A RETURNED CONVICT COMMITTED 70R ASSAULTING
THE POLICE.—James Hurst, a powerful-looking young
man, was charged as follows :
Wm. Gordon, a plain clothes officer of the C division,
said that shortly before one this morning he saw the pri-
soner and several others outside a public house in Old
Compton-street, making a disturbance, and as he noticed
several thieves from Seven-dials amongst them, he stood to
watch them. He then heard a female cry out, " There's
Gordon over the way," and directly after the prisoner
crossed over and struck him, and then kicked him, at the
same time, with a horrid expression, saying he would be
hanged at Newgate for him. He knew the prisoner as a
returned convict, and in the habit of working by day and
going out with bad characters at night.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the officer said that the pri-
soner had been drinking; and that he believed he belonged
to the same class as those who were at the court the previous
day for assaulting the police.

Sergeant Davy, 17 C, proved hearing the prisoner say he
would be " lagged" for Gordon, and also receiving a kick
from the prisoner, who was so violent that it took several
constables to get him to the station.

Prisoner asked the magistrate to deal leniently with him.
_ _ .

Mr. Tyrwhitt said that when he saw a returned convict
attacking a man in plain clothes for nothing on earth, he
should be wanting in his duty if he did not send him to
prison. The prisoner would go to prison for each of the
assaults, and would have to find a good surety in the sum
of £2O to keep the peace for six months afterwards, and
persons of the prisoner's class would find that the law was
beginning to be sharper than it used to be.

STEALING A WEDDING( RlNG.—Fanny Ingham was
charged with stealing a wedding ring, of the value of 215.,
from the shop of Mr. Andrew Campbell, jeweller, of 43,
Tottenham-court-road.

The prisoner went into the shop of Mr. Campbell and
asked to see some wedding rings. Mr. Campbell, jun ,
showed her a trhy of rings, and on telling her the prioe was
215., she said that was too high, and on Mr. Campbell turn-
ing his back and returning to the tray, ho missed one of the
rings, which was subsequently found by Martha Preston,
Mr. Campbell's servant, on the prisoner's finger.

The prisoner, who either was, or preten led to be, much
overcome while in the dock, but who, Mr. Campbell said,
bad used very vile language on being taxed with the rob-
bery, pleaded guilty, and was committed for three months
with hard labour,

WESTMINSTER.

IMPROPER CON) UCT AT A TAVERN.—Thomas Eiden
and John Jones were brought betere Mr. Arnold, charged
with creating a disturbance at the house of Mr. George
Robens, the Two Brewers' Tavern, Stratton-ground, West-
minster, and assaulting him as well as his potman.
Complainant said that at four o'clock yesterday afternoon
the defendants and some others who were in front of his
bar began quarrelling and fighting. Complainant then
endeavoured to quiet them, and finding the disturbance
still continued, called in a policeman and turned them out,
but they forced their way in again, and Radon assaulted
complainant by pushing him about and striking him, and
they also attacked the potman. They were both of them
sober at the time.

George Andrews, the potm an, said that in consequence
of the defendant's violence towards Mr. Robens he went to
his assistance, when Eadon knocked him down, and Jones
kicked him in the mouth while he was on the ground.
George Brown, 114 B, said that he endeavoured to re-
store order in the public-house, and removed the defen-
dants, who afterwards continued their violence.

The defendants told a long rambling story, in which
they endeavoured to make it appear that their conduct had
been perfectly blameless.

After two or three witnesses had been called, whose evi-
dence was contradictory,
Mr. Arnold said that Mr. Robens was much to be com-
mended for endeavouring to preserve proper order in his
house.

Eadon was fined 205., or seven days, and Jones was corn
mitted for 14 days.

SPORTING NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Some counter-attractions in the way of other race meet.
ings in the North of England, and volunteer reviews in the
South, tended greatly to the generally poor character of the
Craven Meeting on the opening day. With the exception
of the Handicap Plate, which brought out a field of 18,
the quality of all the animals that stripped on that day
was not above the average of platers, unless Romanoff, after
get ing off some of his "bullock" fat, should further disap-
point those who had no faith in him. However, the layers
against Mr. Saxon's Derby outsider, Jerry, must have en-
joyed some degree of satisfaction at his shameful beating by
Water Kelpie over the Rowley mile. The int rest of Tues
day's racing was centred in the Newmarket Handicap,
TinltCsmi
en.oedsosostkai disposing
which absorbed the attention of bookmakers and the public.
The success of Mr. Ten Broeck's horse was hailed with
delight by his friends and the habitues of the Turf gene.
rally, as his patience and praiseworthy perseverance justly
entitled him to a grand coup some day. In these days,
while it is the habit of racing prophets, and the public as
well, to " go for" the favourites, I may especially congra-
tulate myself upon having departed from that rule on Mon-
day last, as The Sun of that evening contained the all but
unqualified prediction that Bedouin would win, thus dis-
carding the Phpalis colt, who stood so firmly ps first
favourite for the Newmarket Handicap. However, turning
from this bit of self-gratulation, let we address myself
briefly to the few remaining events on the programme.
Eleven races are down for decision to-morrow,
of
fhic2hs hsaovyes,ye t
overto cltohsee,
last
tile
half of
othfe Sthweeepfrolus.triakeo:
t. Eraduce
is " off' by consent. The
Lord
stamford's
Stakes has only three engaged,
allowance into
o"ffi
Ty "flyer,"
m"
p Flying
Queen, Fish,
g iv
will be
the bargain. The Sweepstakes e ofe
marechal. The Claret
carried off by the French horse inwgillthheavlae tltistr6tloteahsdneidvitlS.l.F.
standard of " Chancellor's"
Stakes is scarcely above
.t
of Buckstone, who will have
to the exception . _ .
wine, as, is nothing above mediocrity in the
to meet Zetland, there
to see Mr. Merr '
and I shall expect . . Merry 's colours success-
ful.race, Newmarket Biennial Stakes, D.1.D.1 , h
The Fourth sN
9as a
lentry of a subscribers, most of whom. have
num EITOUS
either "paid"
are repo or are hors de combat,
reported to be in such good force thatjoh
that quarter for the Winner; moreover, I hear such good ac-
counts of Welcome that I shall give him my sole confidence.
The Sweepstakes of 50 sous, over •
the Rowley mile, has
only seven subscribers. Should Valentine run he will be
found the most dang3rous ; but, in his absence, the Baron's
Giraffe colt will probably repeat his victory of Monday over
the same course, The Free H •
andicap Sweepstakes of 25
sous each, T.Y.C., will lie between Zora and Benjamin.
Friday's, card presents only four events closed, and a match
(no day mentioned). The Bennington Stakes will fall to
Curacoa, the Sweepstakes of 25 soya each to Carintha, and
Lord Stamford will in all probability repeat his victory by
winning the Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, D.M. The Port
Stakes is a gift of The Marquis. The Catterick Bridge
Meeting will be brought to a close to-morrow. There are
only two events of any interest for decision, the Borough
and Homby Handicaps. For the former I incline to the
chances of Bohemian, and in the event of Upperhand going i
to the post for the latter he ought to win.
PEGASUS.

A magnificent emerald has been the reward of
M. Adolphe de Groot, the chef of the orchestra at Chollet,
for his cantata on the anniversary of the birthday of the
Prince Imperial, The Empress sent the jewel,