The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1863.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day

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MARLBOROUGH-STREET..

COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE FOR AN UNPROVOKED
ASSAULT.—Edward Cross, a young man living at 33,
Stephen-street, Tottenham-court-road, was charged beforo
Mr. Knox with the following assault
Mr. Stephen Willey, fishmonger, of 54, Tottenham-court-
road, said that about five minutes to 12 the previous night,
while passing along Oxford-street, the prisoner, who
was an entire stranger to him, pushed up against him, He
turned round to look at the prisoner,.when the prisoner
struck him a violent blow in the face, blackening his eyes,
and causing him to lose a good deal of blood, and knocking
him down. On getting up and calling police, the prisoner
ran away, but was stopped by Sergeant Lambert, 12 E, who
happened to be passing, and he then gave him in charge.
The prisoner said that at the time he was as drunk as he
well could be, and the prosecutor struck him.
The constable said the prisoner was quite sober, and the
prosecutor said he never touched the prisoner.
Mr. Knox said it was an abominable case. The prose-
cutor was walking quietly along the street, when the pri-
soner knocked him down. He (Mr. Knox) was determined
not to have such conduct in his district, and he should com-
mit the prisoner for 14 days without a fine.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

LINCOLN RACES—Tins DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SELLING STAKES.
Est-elda
Sanita
Hazard
Six ran.
LINCOLN HANDICAP.

Manrico
Flash in the Pan
Peignoir
17 ran.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LI TCOLN SPRING MEETING.-WEDNESDAY.

The opening of the flat-racing season was never more
brilliantly inaugurated, being favoured with fine weather
and a large attendance, and the racing itself exceeding in
interest that of any previous anniversary. Subjoined are
full details of the running, &c.:—
The Trial Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added, for three-
yr•olds and upwards ; penalties and allowances. One
mile. 10 subs.
Mr. W. Day's Maurice, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (S. Adams) 1
Mr. Henry's S3uveraine 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (H, Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Savile's Prologue, 4' yrs Bst
(Lynch) 3
Mr. Fisher's Dinah filly, '3
yrs, 6st 101 b
(Jae. Nightingall) 4
Count F. de Lagrange's Alcibiade, 3 yrs, Est 131 b
(Hunter) 6
Mr. T. Draper's Ripley,
Mr. Jno. Osborne's Comet, 3 yrs, 7st 31b .... (Whiteley) 6
2 yrs, 7st 31b (Hardcastle) 7
Betting-5 to 2 agst Prologue, 4to 1 agst Comet, 6to 1
agst Maurice.

The Dinah filly jumped off first, but was passed in a few
strides by Comet, and the favourite, Maurice, going on last
up to turn for home, when he rapidly passed his horses,
got on equal terms with them at the distance, where he
instantly disposed of Comet and the favourite, but was
subsequently joined by Souveraine, who came with a rush
at the finish, yet never getting up was defeated by two
lengths; six lengths divided the second and third; the
Dinah filly a bad fourth.

The City Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 40 added; winners
extra. One mile and a halt. 36 subs.

Mr. E. T. Bower's Fontenoy, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (J. Plumb) 1
Mr. Saville's Conundrum, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b (H. Grimshaw) 2
Mr. T. Hugbea's Rail J.. 1, 4 yr., Tat 101 h (T. French) 3
The following also ran :—Shepherdess, Satanella, Rose-
bud horse, Hilly Grove, Dinah filly, and Corydon.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Fontenoy, 4to 1 agst Shepherdess,
6 to 1 each agst Real Jam and Conundrum.
After two false starts the lot were despatched without the
Rosebud horse, who was left at the post. The running was
made by Hilly Grove, with Fontenoy, Satanella, and Con-
nundrum in attendance, the Dinah filly being next, and
Shepherdess acting as whipper. in. At the top turn Fonts-
noy took the front position, Conundrum pursuing the fa-
vourite, who, however, was never caught, and won easily
by two lengths; Real Jam a bad third; Shepherdess was
fourth; Corydon, who cantered past the Dinah filly and
Hilly Grove, pulling up on the post.
The Br,,cklesby Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added; for
2-yr-olds, colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b.
The straight run in, about half a mile. 31 subs.
Nichol,
. .... (Payne) 3
........
Baron Rothschild's Sister to Tomyris, Bst 71b (J. Daley) 1 H
Mr. Bst 71b (Challoner) 2
Mr. TJolaSintleaovressnbhos's'rsnLa'Feasd Lord
Mr. iyFaith, Sat
8 Adolphus, Bst 101 b (Whiteley) 4
The following also ran :—Delaine filly, Lady di Vergy,
Hampshire Miss, Eudora, Merry Sunshine's dam filly,
Sacrilege, Madame Tagliafico, Diploma, La Medora, At-
traction,
Alicia filly, Vates, Starbeam, Lady Keppel, Cor-
sica, and Hazard.

Betting-7 to 2 agst Merry Sunshine's dam filly, 7to 1
agst Lady Nbhol, 10 to 1 each agst Sister to Tomyris,
Starbeam, aid Corsica, 15 to 1 each agst Diploma and
Madame Tagliefico, 100 to 7 agst Lord Adolphus, 100 to 6
agst Delaine filly, 20 to 1 each agst Faith and Lady di
Vergy.
The race was appointed for 3 o'clock, and the young ones
had cantered and were down at the post in good time, but
owing to a ntmber of breakings away, principally caused by
the fractiousness of Vates, Faith, the favourite, Sister to
Tomyris, anc Hazard, it was 4 o'clock before they were at
all in order to be despatched. At length Lord Westmore-
land, one of ;he stewards, galloped down on his cob to the
starter, and Hs lordship had no sooner arrived than the flag
fell to an indifferent start. As soon as they had settled into
their stride, Lady Nichol was seen in front, followed byCor-
sica, Faith, Lord Adolphus, and Baron Rothschild's filly
in the centre the remainder of the field being out of the
race after the first 300 yards had been completed. The
next in purstit, however, were Madame Tagliafico and the
Merry Sunshine's dam filly. At the distance " Johnny "
Daley called upon the Baron's filly, who answered at once,
and won, after a very interesting race, by a length, half a
length between second and third, and a similar distance
between third end fourth. The rest finished in very strag-
gling order, On returning to weigh, Reeves, the jockey of
Starbeam, made a protest against the validity of the start,
on the ground that the competitors at the signal had left at
the wrong side of the post ; but the Stewards, after hearing
the evidence, confirmed tho indaP's decision:
The All-Aged Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25 added,
for 3-yr-olds and vpwards; certain penalties and allow-
ances. One mile,
Mr. Jno. Osborne's Lord Arthur, 3 yrs (430), 6st
...

(Carroll) 1
Mr. C. Rayner's Court Martial, 3 yrs (X3O), 7st 71b
(carried 7st 81b) (H. Grimshavv) 2
Mr. Cliff's Satanelli, 4 yrs (X 10), 7st 71b .. (H. Taylor) 3
Mr. Jno. Nightingall's Hilly Grove, 3 yrs (£3O), sst Illb
(carried sst 121 b) (Jas. Nightingall) 4
Mr. Bancroft's Cronstadt, 5 yrs (X3O), Bst 31b (E. Sharpe) 5
• - - _ _ .

Betting-2 to 1 agst Court Martial, sto 2 agst Hilly
Grove, 3 to 1 agst Satanella, 4 to 1 was offered bar three.
Hilly Grove quickly beaded Court Martial, who was off
first, and the lair were succeeded by Cronstadt, Lord Arthur
bringing up the rear. Previous to arriving at the distance
Cronstadt dropped to the rear rank, and Lord Arthur, run-
ning through Ms horses, was never afterwards approached,
and won by six lengths; a length divided the second and
third, and a head the third and fourth. The winner was
bought by Mr. Hodgman for 65 guineas.
The Grand Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft,
3if declared, with 80 added; winners extra. Not to ex-
ceed four miles over a fair hunting country. 34 subs, 11

of whom paid 3 sovs each.
Mr. Hudson's Pine Apple, aged 9st 111 b .... (J. Knott) 1
Mr. Roberts's Maritana, aged, llst 31b ...... (Dickson) 2
The following also ran :—Multum in Farvo, Magician,
Discrepancy, Canteen, Mary Ann, and Countess.
Betting-9 to 4 agst Maritana, sto 2 agst Mary Ann, 6
to 1 agst Pine Apple, 8 to 1 agst Countess.
Magician and Pine Apple made most of the running, the
first named getting rid of his jockey in the course of the
encounter, and for the last mile and a half Pine Apple and
the riderless Magician came on together. Magician taking
all the fences with the leader passed the post first, about
two lengths in front of Pine Apple; who won by ten
lengths.

RACING PIXTU
FEBRI

'RES FOR 1863.
UARY. _ _

Linc01n.........

..............25

MA:
Nottingham Spring, ..... 3
Derby Spring .......... 5
Liverpool 5pring........ 10
Shrewsbury .... ........ 12

.011.
Doncaster Spring l6
Warwick Spring 18
Northampton 24
Croston Park 27

P
Newmarket Craven. A 6
Durham . 6
Knighton 7
Llanboidy.. 7
Catteriek Bridge.. 8
Abergavenny ........ 9
Chester
Bath
Marlborough l4
Harpenden l5

IL.
Liverpool Hunt C1ub....10
'l'hirsk
Epsom Spring 16
Newmarket F. S 20
York Spring 28
Salisbury
Y.
Epsom l9
Radcliffe 25
Manchester 27

Ju:
Ascot 2
Newton
Hampton
Odiham l6
Beverley. l7

I Bibury Club l7
Stockbridge lB
IChelmsford 23
Newcastle 23
Carlisle 3O
'LT.

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Ju:
Worcester....
Newmarket July 7 1
Liverpool 13 j
Abingelon 14
Hungerford l6 I

Pontefract 16
chhaems tpetr 21
o n
..
Nottingham 21
SWoui nt
22
Goodwood 28
'UST.

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Au
Brightcn.
Brighton Club .. .. 6
Lewes .... 7
Reading-
York August l3

Eglian2 25
Stockton .. .. 25
° ford
Lizelifield 27
30
.. .

SEPTE:
Devon and Exeter 1
Derby Summer .. 2
Leicester ..10
Doncaster ~.15

OCT,
Newmarket S. 0 ..12
Lincoln Autumn...., 20

NovE:
Worcester 3 I
IRII
API

Athlone...

Brecon 2l
Monmouth 24
Manchester Autumn 25
Newmarket Ist Oct. 29

q3E R.
Newmarket Houghton ..26

:?,niER.

I Shrewsbury Autumn....l7
SR.
RIL.

..................21

ARRIVAL OF TEE GLADIATOR.--LIVERPOOL, Feb.
25.—The steamer Gladiator has arrived here from Nassau.
She brings 500,000d015. in specie and 420 bales of cotton.
Letters innumerable pour in upon us respecting a
brevet on the occasion of the marriage of the Prince
of Wales. Wo have the Lest reason to believe, however,
that no army pronotions will be made in consequence of
that event, althouth it is possible that the honours of the
Bath may be bestowed in a very few instances.—Army
and Navy Gazelle
MISSING VBSELS.—LONDON, Feb, 24.—The
Wacousta, from Montreal for London, with wheat and
dour sailed from Sic about the 25th of November, and has
:lot since been heal of. The Betsey Hall sailed from Bal-
timore for Queentown, with maize, about the 29th of
November, and ttil 110 t since been hoard, of. ,

Provident Clerks' Benevolent Fund,

The twenty-second annual general meeting of
the members of this benevolent association was
held last night at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-
street.

The chair was occupied by the treasurer of the
fund, John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. for Chichester.
Mr. LINFORD, the secretary, read the directors'
report as follows :
The board of management have much pleasure in pre-
senting to the members and friends of the Benevolent
Fund their 22d annual report, and in congratulating them
on the favourable position of the institution. The income
for the year 1862 has been as follows:—Donations, £598
Os. 9d.; annual subscriptions, £621 125.; annual sub-
scriptions of 6s. and upwards from assurers being clerks,
£771 6s. ; interest, dividends, &c., £962 1 ls. 6d, ; total,
£2,953 10s. 3d. Among the donations is a sum of £2OO,
for which tho board are indebted to the executors of the
late P. van der Wall, Esq., it being part of a sum
which was loft to the discretion of those gentlemen.
The board deem it desirable to call attention to this
fact, in the hope that among the legacies so
frequently left to benevolent institutions this fund will
not be forgotten. An appeal to the merchants and bankers
for further annual subscriptions having been rendered
desirable by the large additional numbers of appli cants for
annuities, the board have to acknowledge gratefully the
assistance they have received, and hope still to receive from
that source. The sum of £179 6s. has been awarded in
gratuities during the year to relieve cases of immediate
and pressing distress. Pursuant to the resolution of the
last Annual General Meeting, an election of eight an-
nuitants took place on the 29th of May last, when the
following were elected : —2 clerks to annuities of £3O each;
3 widows, £2O each ; 3 widows, £l6 each ; making a total of
£165 per annum. One annuity of £3O, and three of £l5 each,
have fallen in by death, and there are now upon the fund
66 annuitants, who aro receiving collectively £1,220 per
annum. The board now recommend that eight additional
annuities be granted--viz., two clerks and six widows of
clerks. A resolution to carry the above into effect will be
submitted to the meeting. The board have to report with
much regret the resignation by Mr. George Pollard of the
Auditorship he has held for 22 years. The vacancy thus
occasioned has been previously filled by the board by the ap-
pointment of Mr. Frank Ives Scudatnore, Receiver and Ac-
countant General of her Majesty's Post-office, who has
kindly pousentell to officiate, This appointment requires to
be confirmed for which purpose a resolution will be laid
before the meeting. In seeking the support especially of
the mercantile public, the board are anxious to direct par-
ticular attention to two facts, viz.-1. That this is the only
institution in the country devoted exclusively to the relief
of distress and misfortUne among the general body of the
clerks. 2, That the expenditure is smaller probably than
that of any similar institution in Great Britain, nearly 90
per cent. of the gross income of the fund being devoted to
the objects for which it was founded, while of 109 applicants
for permanent annuities 85 have been placed upon the fund,
and eight more will be provided for during the current
year.

The CHAIRMAN said it now became his duty to
ask the meeting, if they thought fit, to adopt the
report. He should have to trouble them with
very few observations, except expressing his hearty
satisfaction and pleasure at the progress that had
been made, and a sincere wish that the friends of tha
association would take a larger and stronger interest
in its favour. There was one circumstance men-
tioned in the report which certainly at first sight
must attract attention, and that was the singular
smallness of the losses sustained by loans to mem-
bers—(hear, hear)—the entire sum not being more
than 1k per cent. The fact spoke volumes in fa-
vour of the manner in which those advances had
been made, and the integrity with which they had
been repaid. (Hear.) It was, he felt certain, satisfac-
tory to the board; it was equally so to him, and he was
sure it would be so to the meeting. It was a gra-
tification to know that the board had decided in
May next to elect eight more annuitants on the
fund, viz,, two clerks and six widows of clerks ;
and the fact that they were gradually augmenting
the number of annuitants, coupled with the happi-
ness it would be the means of producing, would be
an agreeable reflection for all on a dark night.
(Cheers.) It was to him a wonder that the fund
had not made greater progress than it
had, when it was recollected how valuable a
class of men the clerks were, and how
desirable it was to have them placed beyond the
means of want, when it fell upon them by a
power beyond their control; and employers, if
they felt in the matter as strong as he did, ought
to have done more than they had towards the sup-
port of so good an object. He could not help think-
ing that if the clerks themselves had put a greater
pressure on their employers, more could have been
effected. There was another fact in the report which
he could not refrain from noticing--viz., the ex-
penses of management. This was exceedingly
small, because, by reference to the figures,
they would perceive that ninety per cent.
out of the amount received had been actually dis-
tributed. (Hear, hear.) He could only
again tender to them his hearty congratula-
tion on what had already been accomplished, feeling
as he did that the fund deserved all their exertion,
considering for whom it was intended, and he hoped
he should live to see the day when it would take its
place amongst the most flourishing of the many be-
nevolent institutions of the country. (Cheers.)
The motion of the chairman having been seconded
was carried unanimously.
Mr. WELCH said he had the greatest pleasure in
moving the following resolution :—" That in May
next eight additional annuitants, viz., two clerks
and six widows of clerks, be added to those already
on the fund." It was a matter of regret to him
that the fund was not more generally supported
than it was. The reason why retiring pensions
were given to clerks in the Civil Service was, be-
cause they were unfit for anything when they be-
came incapable, from age or other circumstances,
of doing their duty. Now he should like to know
if clerks engaged in mercantile pursuits were in a
different position. (Hear, hear.) He thought not.
(Hear, hear.) He hoped those superior clerks who
yet stood aloof, would give the fund the benefit
of their support, whilst those who had already
joined it would second the appeal the directors had
made to the mercantile community in general, and
respectfully urge their employers to do something
towards increasing the fund, and thus enable
the directors to meet every case that came before
t hem. (Cheers.)

Mr. COLEMAN seconded the motion. He also
regretted that many of the leading clerks of the
City had not come forward to assist them in a more
liberal manner than they had hitherto done. He
was, however, pleased to second the adoption of the
resolution, and hoped that in future years the num-
ber of recipients would be much greater. (Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN said ho forgot to mention that of
all the applications made to the association, 80 per
cent. were complied with. They had at present
13 men and 66 women, and the eight now proposed
would make 87. (Hear, hear.) The annuity was
no doubt small; but it enabled the widow to have
a house over her head, and, with her own exertions,
to keep her family together. (Hear, hear.)
The resolution was put and carried.
Mr. R. H. JONES (chairman of the board) pro-
posed that Frank J. Scudimore be elected a trus-
tee to the association. He was a man of great
ability, and connected with the Post-office. (Hear.)

Mr. WELCH seconded the motion, and it was una-
nimously carried.
Mr. JEPPS proposed thanks to the trustees and
their benevolent treasurer, J. A. Smith, Esq., M.P.,
for the interest they had always evinced in the asso-
ciation.

The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and expressed
his deep regret that his old friend Baron Roths-
child was confined to his house by illness, and Mr.
T. Baring, M.P., told him last night in the House
of Commons that, although he could not be present
at the meeting he did not feel the less interest in
the welfare of the association. With regard to Mr.
Prescott he was at present on the Continent—that
accounted for his absence. For his own part, he
had he believed been the suggestor and founder of
an institution which for generations to come
would confer lasting benefits on the poor and in-
digent, and he felt proud and grateful for having
been the humble instrument.
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diethautnamnirmou
Mr.
sly.
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wished to address a few wordsto the meeting ; per-
haps be would kindly take that opportunity of doing
so.
Mr.:LLoYD said it was with respect to the steps
he had taken relative to the foundation of a school
in connexion with the association, in which the
sons of clerks would be educated to their father's

employment, and ho still felt the deepest interest in
the subject. 118 had issued 2,000 circulars on the
subject to the various clerks in the City, but having
received only 67 answers, he feared the majority
were oppmed to his plan, although not to the main
object. He had made certain offers towards open-
ing a school near his residence, but the chief objec-
tion to it was the danger children would encounter
in passing over London-bridge. That objection he
must say he had not thought of at first, although
now it was made he could not think it was a
groundless one. He was so impressed with the
advantage, that if the clerks would take
the matter into their own hands, and start a
subscription to carry out the object he, although
not a wealthy man, and to accomplish which he
should have to make some sacrific::s, would start
the list with a sum of £2oo—(loud cheers) ; and
in the event of the EUCCCiS of the proposition, the
first year the 6CIIOOIB were open ho would give
an additional £3OO towards their support, or £lOO
per annum for three years, according as he thought
must beneficial. (Loud cheers.) This, he thought,
would show that he was earnest and anxious in
the wish, and if his fellow-clerks would only some
forward in a similar spirit, success was certain.
(Cheers.)
Mr. JONES moved a vote of thanks to their
worthy chairman. (Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN, in replying, thanked Mr. Lloyd
for his very useful suggestion relative to the esta-
blishment of a school, and should be ready to assist
him in such an undertaking. (Cheers.) He hoped
he would do him the honour of calling on him some
evening and they could talk the matter over, be-
cause of the success of such a project he had not
the slightest doubt, especially when he saw the
results which followed that of the noble school sup-
ported by the licensed victuallers, and that sup-
ported by the community of the Jews.
The proceedings then terminated.