The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1863.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

BOW-STREET.

ENLISTING SOLDIERS FOR PoLAxne—Liententant Styles,
who stood remanded on the charge preferred at the instance
of the Russian authorities for attempting to enlist yotmg men
in this country to serve in Poland under the National
Government, and against that of the Czar, was again placed
at the bar this afternoon at two o'clock.

Counsel for the prosecution, Mr. Poland, instructed by
Messrs. Sharp ; solicitor for the defence, Mr. Lewis.

Mr. Poland stated that it was not intended to call any
further evidence to-day, and applied for the prisoner's com-
mittal for trial.
Mr. Hall committed him for trial, admitting him to bail
in two sureties of £l5O each, and his own recognisances for
£3OO.

ROBBING THE "STRONG MAN."--A dirty, ragged, dis-
sipated couple, who called themselves William Alison and
Alice Clark, but who are suspected to be husband and wife,
were charged with stealing a pewter pint pot from the
Opera Tavern, in Brydges-street, opposite Drury-lane
Theatre, kept by Mr. Harrison, better known as Professor
Harrison, the " strong man."

Mrs. Harrison stated that the prisoners came into her
husband's house on the previous evening and ordered a pint
of beer, They sat for sometime drinking it, and using a
barrel, which stood in front of the bar, as a table. Pre-
sently the woman went out, at the same moment witness
missed the pot, which a moment before was standing on the
barrel. Witness said to the prisoner, " That woman has
taken the pot." He replied, " Oh, no, she is not gone
far, she will be back in a moment." Witness detained him,
called a policeman, and gave him in custody. When the
policeman had taken him away witness put on her bonnet
and followed. In Brydges-street she found the female
prisoner in a doorway watching the house. She siezod the
prisoner and said, "You must come with me." The
prisoner replied, " I know nothing about it,"
Mr. Hall—Had you told her what you wanted her for
Witness—No, I only said, "You must come with me."
A gen tleman who happened to be passing assisted her to
convey the prisoner to the station. At the station-house
the man said he did not know the woman, having only met
her at the door of the tavern.

The constable said he had seen them lounging about the
neighbourhood of Covent-garden together from five to
eight o'clock that evening.

Both prisoners wished to be tried by the magistrate. The
woman pleaded guilty. The mai said he was so drunk he
did not know what he was doing.
Mr. Hall sentenced them to two months' imprisonment.
John Reeves was committed for trial for stealing a table
knife, value 5d., from Mr. Lloyd's, Enterprize, Long Acre,
and having a glass in his possession, supposed to be stolen
from some tavern.

THE MOORS AND FORESTS.

(From the Scotsman of yesterday.)
GLENTRUI3I,—On the 12th August, on the Glentruim
moors, Mr. Hopwood,
M.P,, and,Mr. Frederick Coventry,
bagged 40i brace of grouse, 3 hares, 3 rabbits, and 1 snipe.
Saw a fair quantity of birds grown and strong on the wing.
STRATBEARN.-0 wing to the favourable weather, the
stock of partridges is reported to be about an average, and
the shooting is expected to be very good. The hatching
season began under the most favourable circumstances.

There was a large number of old birds, and they were gene-
rally found in splendid condition. The nests were well
filled with eggs—many of them containing from fifteen to
eighteen. The young broods were all hatched early in the
season, and the warm weather brought on the young co-
veys very fast. The coveys number from eight to fourteen
birds each, and the birds are as large as the old ones, and
in fine condition.

PERTHSHIRE,—Since the opening of the grouse shooting
season on the Ochils we have had bright sunshine on both
moorland and valley, and the spot has been enjoyed much
better on this account. On Saturday, however, the weather
changed, and we had heavy rain in the morning, which
prevented sportsmen getting out till the day was well ad-
vanced. The Earl cf Camperdown and Lord Duncan on the
Frandy and Gleneagles moors have had excellent shooting.
At Clendevon Captain Aytoun has enjoyed splendid sport,
and has bagged about 20 brace daily. On the Carina moors
Mr. Edmunds has been most successful. Capt. Grove is
prosecuting the sport at Kippen daily. He has had fine
bags. The result of three days' shooting to one gun on his
range is about 30 grouse, and about 15 held of other game,
On the Duchally range Mr. Mylne and party have had
about 70 head of grouse since the season opened. On the
Coulshill moors Mr. L ,gan has had capital shooting. With
one gun he had killed about 60 head in three days. The
moors on the Ochils have now nearly all been opened, and
the sport upon the whole has been far superior to that of
last year.

COMBIB.—On the moors in this district the shooting
season was opened auspiciously, and good sport has been
enjoyed by the sportsmen who have been out. The weather
was bad on Friday, and the state of the ground was not
favourable for sport onSaturday. On the moors of Lochearn-
head and Glenogle Mr. Joseph N. Walker and party
bagged, on the 12th and 13th, 92 brace of grouse, besides a
few hares and snipe. Mr. James Dixon and party killed on
the moor of Innergeldie, on the 12th and 13th, 80 brace of
grouse and 10 hares. Mr. J. D. Dewhurst and a friend
shot on the hills of Clathiok, on the 12th, 24 brace of
grouse, 4 rabbits, and 1 hare. Mr. R. Drummond bagged,
on the 12th, at Ardvoirlich, 53 brace of grouse. Mr. R.
Ewin Carwin, on the 12th and 13th, killed on Auchnagar-
rick Hill, 20 brace of grouse. On the moors of Lawers,
Aberuchill, and Dunira, sportsmen have been very success-
ful. At Stronvar, Ardoch, Balquhidder, and the Killin dis-
trict, where the moors have been opened, good bags have
been made. On the extensive shooting grounds at Loch-
earnside, belonging to the Right Hon. Lord Willoughby
d'Eresby, grouse and other kinds of game are abundant,
and it is expected that the moors will he opened as soon as
the weather will permit. There have been no deer-stalking
in the forest of Glenartney yet, but the deer are numerous
and iv fine condition.

CRIEFF.—The accounts from all the moors in this
neighbourhood continue to be of the most satisfactory de-
scription, both in regard to the abundance and fine condi-

tion of the grouse. The weather suddenly changed on Fri-
day morning from being bright and clear to dull and hazy,
the rain began to fall in torrents, which continued with

little intermission up to Saturday evening. Sportsmen had
to beat a hasty retreat from the moors on Friday afternoon,
and on .‘Saturday, owing to the soaked state of the ground,
and the flooding of the hill streams, few ventured out. In
the course of a few hours each day, on the 12th, 13th,
and 14th, Messrs. George Lumsden and Muir shot on
the moors of Glenturret 114 brace of grouse besides a
number of golden hares and plover. At Auchnafree,
Mesera. Lascelles and Oliver had capital sport on the 13th,
and on the 14th bagged 145 brace of grouse, besides a large
quantity of hares and rabbits. Sir Hugh Hume Campbell,
Bart., shot on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, to his
own gun, on the hill of Monzie, 100 brace of grouse. His
Royal Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh has, on the
Loch Kennard moors of Grandtally, bagged since Wednes-
day about 300 brace of grouse, besides other game. On the
range of Cannachan, Mr. G. P. Gunnis and friend continue
to kill large quantities of grouse and other game daily. On
the moors of Amulrec, Corriemucklock, Glenalmond, and
Logiealmond, good bags have been made, The moors of
Ardoch and Strathallan have not been opened yet, but good
sport is expected.

Swinuning Match for the Championship of
England.

One of those exhibitions of skill in the useful art of
swimming, which its promoters in London are trying suc-
cessfully to popularise, came off last evening. The match
was between E. B. Mather, of Manchester, the present
holder of the champion's cup, and F. E. Beckwith, of
London, well known for the last ten years as a successful
swimmer and teacher of the art. The stake was for the
champion's cup and £2OO, the course from the Doves, just
above Hammersmith Suspension Bridge to the Aqueduct
Bridge at Putney, a distance of two miles. Two steamers,
the Victoria and the River Queen, were chartered to accom-
pany the race, and both were crowded with the friends and
backers of the competitors. The event excited considerable
interest along the river—both banks, as well as the Ham-
mersmith and Put ney Bridges, were covered with spectators,
and in spite of the unfavourable weather a very large num-
ber of well-filled small boats were out, some bearing what
appeared to be a rather dangerous number of passengers.
By the exertions of two Thames police galleys, and the boats
of the referees and committee of the London Swimming
Club, this numerous flotilla was marshalled into something
like order, and prevented from fouling the competitors, or
putting each other in peril. The start took place from a
plank lashed across the bows of the River Queen. Mather,
whose victory over Gardner for the champion's cup in June
last was recorded in our columns, is a fine well-built young
man of 22, who bids fair, when his physical powers are
fully developed, to be even a finer swimmer than he is at
present. His antagonist, Beckwith, is a man 16 years his
senior. Though much less in stature and size than his
youthful opponent, he had, with a fine muscular develop-
ment, a wiry, enduring look that justified the good opinion of
his backers. Betting was in his favour at 6to 4 before start-
ing—greater odds being offered before the end of the race
Clad only in short tightly-fitting swimming drawers, the men
took their stands on the plank, Mather on the Middlesex and
Beckwith on the Surrey side, and soon after 6.30 p.m., on
the signal being given, dived together. Beckwith took the
water in rather the best style, coming up a few feet in ad-
vance. Both men swam rapidly but easily to the bridge,
which was passed with Beckwith retaining the slight lead
he had won at starting. They swam on their sides, facing
each other, in which position the leading hand makes a
stroke outward and downward, the other making the stroke
along the front of the body, the crown of the head acting as
a cutwater. in this position, which is founded on sound
philosophical principles, very little of the body is seen above
the surface, and the head is supported by being almost en-
tirely immersed. This style of movement has the negative
merit of being exceedingly graceful, and the positive ad-
vantage of being much less fatiguing than the ordinary
mode, while enabling the swimmer to make much more
rapid progress. Soon after passing Hammersmith Mather
lessened the gap, and at last swam up even with Beckwith.
In this position they remained some time, when Beckwith
again drew ahead; but Mather again closed the interval
between them. This occurred several times, but Ma-
ther never succeeded in drawing a head of his antagonist.
At the end of the first mile, which, with the ebb tide, had
been accomplished in a few seconds under a quarter of an
hour, Beckwith for the last time drew ahead, widening the
distance to a greater extent than he had ever done before.
He appeared also to swim more buoyantly than his youth-
ful antagonist, who struggled gallantly but unavailingly to
overtake him This relative position was maintained until
within a quarter of a mile of the goal, when Mather, who
was 15 or 20 yards in the rear, discontinued the contest, in
conseqt.ence of feeling unwell, and from being hampered by
his drawers being disarranged, and was taken into his um-
pire's boat. Beckwith, amid the cheers of the spectators,
g
continued the race to the bride, completing the distance in
31 rain. 58 see. On leaving the water he appeared as fresh
and lively as if he had done nothing unusual. Mather, on
the contrary, bore evident traces of indisposition, from
which, however, he soon recovered.

MELANCHOLY DEATH OF THE RECORDER OF
CHICHESTER.—Yesterday afternoon Dr. Lankester
held an inquest at the Middlesex Hospital on Mr. William
Melton Bridger, the Recorder of Chichester, and magistrate
of Bradford-On-Avon, who met his death under melancholy
circumstances. The deceased, who was a member of the
United University Club, had come to town to be under the
professional care of Mr. Charles Hawkins, of Saville-row.
On Wednesday last he dined at his club, and was walking
up Regent-street, and when near Argyle-place one of
Chaplin and Home's vans was turning into it; the unfor-
tunate gentleman, being deaf, could not hear the carman,
and was knocked down by the pole, and one of the wheels
passed over him, killing him on the spot. The driver, Wm.
Combe, had been taken before a magistrate and discharged
on his own recognisance until after the verdict. Ho now
attended and made a statement. Mr. Humphries appeared
for Chaplin and Horne. He said Combe had been under
medical treatment since the occurrence from excitement.
Several witnesses were examined, and it appeared that the
accident had occurred from the deceased being deaf, and not
from any negligence on the part of the carmen. The jury
gave a verdict of accidental death, and said there was no
blame attached to the carman.

BOBBING AN ACTOIL—WhiIe the well-known
actor, Mr. Herman \ruin, was enjoying the
pleasures of a swimming bath, last Saturday, at the St.
Ge,rge's Baths, Pimlico, some thief entered his dreesing
box, and emptied his pockets of his purse, gold watch, and
chain. The thief got clear off with the booty.
GAME LICENSES.—It appears from a return just
printed that the game licenses last year realised in net
£128,442, being a decrease of £12,539 on the year 18E2.

The Funds of Friendly Societies,

The Registrar of Friendly Societies in England,
having received from members of such societies
numerous complaints of the misapplication of the
funds, has thought it right to lay a case before the
Attorney-General on the subject. The following
is a copy of such case, and the Attorney-General's
opinion thereon