The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-07 00:00:00

ME SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1865.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day

BOW-STREET.

Elizabeth Staymaker was placed before Yr. Vaughan
charged with robbing her father.

The prosecutor said he was a coster in Covent-garden,
and the prisoner was unfortunately his daughter. He had
tried everything to make her change her depraved habits,
but without effect. The prisoner had robbed him on a
previous occasion, and had suffered a month's imprison-
ment, but without the slightest effect. Last night he dis-
covered that she had again robbed him, during the time
he was away from home, of various articles of wearing ap-
parel and some bed-clothing, which he discovered she had

pawned.
Mr. Vaughan remanded the prisoner for a week, in order
that the stolen preperty might be produced.
Elizabeth Burns, a girl about 16 years of age, was placed
at the bar, charged with stealing a pair of boots.
Jessy Burns, aged 5, the prisoner's sister, said yesterday
she was out with her sister, who was nursing the baby,
when they met a little deaf and dumb girl named Elizabeth
Holland. Her sister gave her the baby, and then she saw
her take the little deaf girl round the corner of Burton-
crescent, and in a short time after she came
back without the little girl and they went home,
In a short time after her sister (the prisoner) told her to
come out again, and she then took her to a pawnbroker's,
and after she came out she told her she had got ls. 6d. on
the boots of the little girl. When she got home the little
deaf girl saw her, and she then went up to her mother and
made her understand that the prisoner was the person who
had stolen her boots.

The mother of the child identified the boots as those be-
longing to her daughter.
The prisoner said she did not steal the boots, but that
her little sister did.

The constable who took the prisoner into custody, said
she admitted the robbery when she was at the police sta-
tion.

Mr. Vaughan committed the prisoner for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

HARD UP.—William Thompson, address refused, was
charged before Mr. Knox with picking the pocket of John
Henry. Laleham, of Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park, a
magistrate. •

Mr. Laleham said that on the previous afternoon he was
walking along Oxford-street, near Stratford-place, when he
was informed, by a person- in court that the prisoner had
taken his pockethandkerchief out of his pocket. The per-
son went after the prisoner, and when he (Mr. Laleham)
got up to him the prisoner had his pockethandkerchief in
his hand.

Mr. Freeman, of 289, Oxford-street, proved going up to
the prisoner, who he had seen take Mr. Laleham's pocket-
handkerchief, and stopping him with it in his pocket. The
prisoner asked him to let him go.
In answer to Mr. Knox, a constable said he knew the
prisoner to have been convicted 10 years ago, and he then
received three months' imprisonment. The prisoner had
also been in the 11th Hussars. He had seen the prisoner
several times during the past summer, and he told him that
he had left off picking pockets. The prisoner said it was
true that 10 years ago he got into trouble, but since that
time he had been trying to get an honest living. He was
hard up, and took the handkerchief, and he begged the
magistrate would look over it. He was very hard up, or
he would not have done it. _ _

Mr. Knox asked the prisoner whether he could call any
persons forward who had employed him ?
The prisoner said they would not take the trouble to
come. He worked for one for six weeks, and one for two
months. Had he not been starving he would not have
taken the handker chief.

Mr. Knox said he would remand the prisoner, and the
police could make inquiries as to how he had been getting
his living of late.

THAMES.
ARISTOCRATIC AMUSEMENT.—TILE YOUNG MAN BORN IN
STEPNEY.—Thomas Henry Jackson, a tall, well-dressed
young man, of very aristocratic bearing, was brought be-
fore Mr. Paget charged with knocking at the doors of sun-
dry and divers inhabitants of the parish of St. Dunstan,
Stepney, otherwise Stebonheath, without lawful excuse.
William Wells, police constable, No. 174 K, stated that
at 2 o'clock this morning he saw the prisoner with two
" gentlemen" in Green-street, Stepney, and he knocked
loudly at several doors in Green-street, and set up a great
shout, which was re-echoed by his companions, who ex-
claimed, " What a jolly lark." He followed the prisoner
into King-street, where ho began knocking at the doors
again, and he took him into custody.
Mr. Paget—He was drunk, I suppose ?
Witness—No, sir ; he was quite sober.
Mr. Paget—A sober man knocking at people's doors in
the middle of the night ?
Witness—Yes, sir; at eight or nine doors at least.
Police-sergeant Brady said there had been many com-
plaints from the inhabitants of young men knocking at
their doors at unseasonable hours.
The prisoner, in defence, said he had been out with a
few friends last night, and was not quite sober or quite
tipsy. His friends knocked at his door at Christmas time,
and he returned the compliment by knocking at theirs. He
knocked at his own door, 27, Queen-street, Stepney.
Mr. Paget—That is no offence. You may knock at your
own door as long as you like, but not at other people's
houses. , It is surprising that a person of your appeal-Arica
and respectability could indulge in such absurd and childish
amusements.
The Prisoner—There is no one here to complain except
the policeman.
Mr. Paget—People who have been knocked up by your
noisy knocks will not put themselves to the additional in-
convenience of coming here.
The mother of the prisoner here made an appeal to the
magistrate in favour of her son, and said he was a young
man born in Stepney.
Mr. Paget—That is no reason why he should hammer at
people's doors in the night time. You should teach him
better.
The Mother—He has been brought up very genteelly.
We are very respectable.
Mr. Paget—lt is a great nuisance for people to have their
doors knocked at. He is fined 10s.
The money *as paid.

WESTMINSTER.
A DRUNKARD'S PECULIARITIES.—Ann Cheeseman, a
woman about 50 years of age, was charged with being
drunk and assaulting the police.
Police-constable Charles Thinbell said that ho was on
duty last night in Bullen-street, Chelsea, when-he found
the defendant drunk and causing a mob of persons to as-
semble. She was sitting on the step of a door, and when
he raised her up to remove her, she gave him a smack on
the face.
Defendant—Oh, it's a peculiarity I have, your worship.
Mr. Selfe—Did you see the joke, constable ?
Policeman—No, I did not. She gave me a smartish
smack, and I was only trying to get her away.
Mr. Selfe—Mrs. Cheeseman, how came you in this state
of drunkenness ?
Defendant—Why, it was under peculiar circumstances.
I was having some beer—very little, your worship--when
some larkish young men, "who were there, put some spirits
into the beer—some gin, your worshp.
Mr. Selfe—You were not obliged to drink the gin.
Defendant—Yes I was, your worship.
Mr. Selfe—How ?
Defendant—lf I hadn't drank my gin I must have lost

my beer.
Mr. Selfe—Yes, I see ; a case of necessity. lam afraid
you often get drunk.
Defendant--Dear me, no. I was waiting about for an
order. I went into a publichouse where my poor dear man
that's dead and gone used for 14 years to wait a little, and
soon after that I felt myself overtaken.
Policeman—That woman absolutely, while her husband
was lying dead, having been killed by an accident, got
drunk and walked into Chelsea old church with a heap of
boys after her.
Defendant—l hope you will forgive me. lam going to
the undertaker's. I will never come here again. It was
a peculiar circumstance that overcame me this time. Pray
let me go.
Mr. Selfe—Do you think I can take your word ?
Defendant—Yes, you can. I'll not come out of the
workhouse.
Mr. Selfe—Under these circumstances you may keep
your word. I will forgive you this time, but don't come
here again.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Instructions were yesterday received at Chatham
dockyard from the Admiralty directing the sailing
frigate Vernon, 50, attached to the reserve in ordinary,
to be brought forward and fitted as a flagship at
Woolwich, to take the place of the Fisgard, 42, which
for some time past has been unfitted for that duty.
The Vernon will be at once taken in hand at the
dockyard, and rigged and masted, her services being
required as soon as she can be got ready. The Fis-
gard, on being relieved, will be attached to the
squadron of sailing vessels reserved to be broken up.
The screw corvette Cadmus, 21, 400-horse power,
Capt. A. C. Gordon, was yesterday swung for the
adjustment of her compasses by the officials con-
nected with the master shipwright's staff at Chatham
dockyard. She will ship her powder and filled shells
on Monday, in readiness for taking her departure
from the Nore, and will call in at Spithead for final
orders. _ _

Two of the large bower anchors, together with the
chain cable and other portions of the heavy gear
belonging to the line-of-battle sailing ship Superb,
80, which has recently returned to Chatham, from
the Thames, where she was employed as a receiving
ship for the officers and crew of the Turkish war
steamers Estourel and Relepers Nursett, during the
time they were being fitted with the machinery,
were landed at Chatham dockyard yesterday. The
operation was expeditiously accomplished by means
of the steam traction engine recently introduced
into the dockyard for this description of work.
In consequence of there not being a dock at Sheer-
ness sufficiently large to take her Majesty's iron
screw steamship Valiant, 21, 4,063 tons, 800 horse
power, orders have been received that her fitments
are to be completed at as early a period as possible,
in order that she may be taken to Devonport to be
docked, and the bottom of the vessel cleaned.
The Barracouta, 6, paddlewheel sloop, 1,053 tons,
300 horse power, which was recently paid off by
Commander John D'Arcy, after having been in
commission four years on the North American and
West Indies station, is again ordered to be refitted,
and brought forward for commission on the same
station, in place of th 3 Vesuvius, recently paid off.
The Barracouta has been taken into No. 2 dock at
Sheerness, and had her boiler and engines taken out.
A considerable number of engineers, shipwrights, &c.,
are employed on the necessary repairs both in the
machinery and hull. The vessel will not be again
ready for the pennant till the end of March.
Her Majesty's ship Formidable, flagship of Vice-
Admiral Sir C. Talbot, R.C.8., Commander-in-
Chief at Sheerness, was paid off at the close of the
year ; but was immediately recommissioned with the
same officers and men. On the occasion of the pay-
ing off the Lords of the Admiralty presented Michael
Bir, chief quartermaster, with the long service and
good conduct medal, and 151. gratuity ; Geo. Col-
lins, armourer, and Wm. Scott, captain of the hold,
with the long service and good conduct medal and
101. each gratuity ; Wm. M'Kee, ship's steward, and
Wm. Matthews, gunner, with the long service and
good conduct medal.
A reduction of the 4th division of the depot Royal
Artillery, in commandof Lieut.-Col. Gibbon, C. 8.,
at Woolwich, is stated to be ordered to take place
in April next, when the officers and men of the divi-
sion will be absorbed into others, many of which are
at present considerably below their allotted strength
from casualties in India and otherwise.
The following case is attended with extreme hard-
ship :—Thos. Martin, now 34 years of age, served 12
years and nine months in the 69th, 60th, and 49th
Regiments of the Line, was 8 years and 11 months
in Malta and the Crimea, and was severely wounded
by grapeshot in the right foot at the taking of the
quarries on June 7, 1856. For his conduct on that
occasion he obtained Crimean and Turkish medals
with clasps for Alma, Inkerman, and Sebastopol.
He afterwards enlisted in the Royal Artillery, in
which he served 4 years and 11 months, and he is
now discharged as unfit for further service, owing
to blindness, the result of his wound. As a total
reward for his lengthened services and wound he has
been awarded a pension of 6d. a day for the term
only of 15 months, when he will become utterly
destitute. His discharge ticket is marked " good."
A number of mechanics And labourers have been
discharged during the week from the factory de-
partment of Woolwich dockyard, and others are
announced to follow shortly, owing to a reduction
ordered by the Board of Admiralty to meet the
estima&l allowance.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

:EALING STEEPLECHASES.—FRIDAY.
With five races set for decision and a delightful day,
strong muster was expected, as the programme promised a
good day's sport. The Castletar Plate, set for 12.30,
brought but seven runners, and was won by Polly Hop-
kins, and the Hunters' Stakes was won in a canter by
Spring Gun. Eleven went to the post for the Surrey and
Middlesex Steeplechase, and the uncertainty of jumping
events was illustrated by The Rogue (who was favourite)
falling when looking all over the winner, and after various
contretemps Piggy Wiggy followed up his success of yester-
day by winning cleverly. The two dther races brought
out all the competitors entered, with one exception. The
last event was a turn-up for the fielders, the favourite,
backed at 5 to 4, beiog beaten by six lengths. Full de-
tails of the running will be found below :
The Castlebar Plato (Handicap) of 40 sovs ; entrance 2
sovs to the fund ; winners extra. Two miles.
Mr. Ellison's Polly Hopkins, aged, lOst 71b (Owner 1
Mr. Thumwood's Sinite, 6 yrs, lOst 131 b (inc 31b ex.
(Pickett 2
Mr. Wells's The Donkey, aged, lOst (J. New 3
The following also ran :—Piggy Wiggy, Puss, Flying
Spur, and Irish Boy.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Flying Spur, 3to 1 agst Puss, sto
1 agst Piggy Wiggy, 6 to 1 agst Polly Hopkins.
Irish Boy made play, attended by Piggy Wiggy, whose
immediate followers were Polly Hopkins, Donkey, Sinite,
and Flying Spur, Puss being last. Comiug down the hill
Donkey went up to the leader and passed the stand in ad-
vance, followed by Irish Boy, Sinite, and Polly Hopkins,
Flying Spur and Puss still lying last. Rounding the turn,
Flying Spur took up the running, but was soon after-
wards passed by Sinite, who led over the next fence, with
Irish Boy, Donkey, and Flying Spur in close attendance.
Shortly afterwards, going up the hill, The Donkey assumed
the lead, but after takingthe third fence from home dropped
back beaten, and Sinite, with Polly Hopkins in waiting,
came on together till reaching the last fence, which was
first taken by Polly Hopkins, who eventually won cleverly
by two lengths ; Donkey a bad third, Irish Boy fourth, and
Flying Spur, Puss, and Piggy Wiggy came in at intervals

in the order named.
The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs each, with a Cup added, for
horses that have been regularly hunted, and never won a
steeplechase; weight for ago. Three miles.
Mr. J. Gilke's Spring Gun, 6 yrs, 12st (Mr. Ellison) 1
Mr. E. Elphick's Flying Spur, p yrs, 12st (J. Searle) 2

Paleface and Lord:Martin also ran.
Betting-5 to 4on Spriiii Gun, 3to 1 agst Flying Spur,
4 to agst Paleface.
Paleface took the lead, but swerving at the first fence
Spring Gun took up the running, and soon had a command-
ing lead. After passing the stand a second time Lord Mar-
tin came down at the third fence, and J. Knott had a heavy
fall. Spring Gun from this point was never caught, and
won in a canter by six lengths ; Paleface was beaten a
quarter of a mile, and walked past the post.
The Middlesex Open Handicap Steeplechase of 7 sovs each
(2 sovs ft. to the fund), with 50 added ; winners extra.
About three miles and a half.
Mr. Saltmarsh's Piggy Wiggy, aged, list 51b (in. 31b ex)
(Pickett) 1
Mr. Belham's Sly Fox, aged, list 71b ......... (T. Ablett) 2
Mr. Linton's Shuttlecock, lOst 71b .........(W. Griffiths) 3
The following also ran :—Portland, Dobbyn, Gorsehawk,
Bravo, Ivanhoff, The Rogue, Overton, and Attaman.
Betting---7 to 4 agst The Rogue, sto 1 each agst Piggy
Wiggy and Attaman, 6 to 1 each Bravo and Gorsehawk, 8
to 1 agst Shuttlecock.
Bravo was first off, with Rogue in attendance, followed
by Gorsehawk, Piggy Wiggy, and Dobbyn, the others in
a cluster. Before reaching the stand The Rogue took up
the running, and led out of the straight, his immediate fol-
lowers being Gorsehawk and Piggy Wiggy, the others well
up, with the exception of Ivanhoff, who was 100 yards in
the rear, and refused at the next fence. No noteworthy
change took place the next time round, when the leaders
passed the stand in the same order, but the others were
tailed off at long intervals. At the fourth fence the third
time The Rogue fell, and was not further persevered with.
Gorsehawk, who was now in command, came to grief
at the next fence, and left the lead with Piggy Wiggy,
who was not afterwards headed, and won by six
lengths ; Sly Fox was second, four lengths in advance of
Shuttlecock; and Overton cantered in some distance in
the rear.
A Selling Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 20 added;
weight for age, with selling allowances. Two miles.
Mr. Taylor's Dubious, aged, list 91b (301.)... Holmes) 1
Mr. Saltmarsh's Betsy Baker, aged, list 91b (300
ov. Brazier) 2
Mr. W. T. Cave's Lioness, aged, 11st 91b...(Mr. Ellison) 3
Betting-5 to 4 each agst Dubious and Betsy Baker, sto
1 agst Lioness.
Lioness made play, Betsy Baker going on second for the
first half mile, when the leader gave way to "Betsy,"
who, after passing the stand, fell at the next fence ;
Lioness from this time went on with the running till
within three-quarters of a mile from home, when Dubious
took his place with the leader, who retired beaten ; and
Brazier (who had gradually made up his lost ground),
hard pressed Betsy Baker, who, however, was never able
to overhaul Dubious, the latter winning easily by six
lengths ; Lioness beaten off. The winner was bought in
for 66 guineas.
A Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, with a Cup added, for horses
the property of Volunteers in the county of Middlesex ;
entrance 1 sov. Two miles.
Mr. W. Riley's White Stockings, 12st 71b ...(Mr. Grant 1
Mr. E. Green's Leicester, 12st 71b (Mr. Edwards 2
Mr. H. de B. Austin's Castle Hill, 12st 71b (J. New 3
The following also ran :—Dunstan, Polly Hopkins, and
Momus.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Leicester, 3to 1 agst Dunstan-7 to
agst Polly Hopkins.
White Stockings took up the running soon after starting,
and led into the straight, followed by Dunstan, with Castle
Hill next, Polly Hopkins and the others following. On the
far side, opposite the stand, Polly Hopkins fell and brought
down Castle Hill. The race from this point was reduced to
a match between the two leaders, but Leicester, never being
able to get up, was beaten easily by six lengths ; Castle
Hill cantered in a bad third.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—YESTERDAY.
WATERLOO COURSING CUP.
100 to 7 agst Lord Uffington's nomination (offered)
100 to 6 agst Mr. Jardine's nomination (offered—take
20 to 1 freely)
25 to 1 agst Mr. Haywood's nomination (taken)
33 to 1 agst Mr. Bake's nomination (taken)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES.
10 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken)
THE DERBY.
11 to 2 agst Liddington (offered)
10 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken)
15 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken)
25 to 1 agst Bedminster (taken)
25 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken)

JRES FOR 1865.
r ARY.

31

rARY.
Nottingham Spring .

Warwick Spring ~ ,
Chelmsford Spring
Barham

Catterick Bridge
Abergavenny
Thirsk
Epsom Spring

Bath
Harpenden
Epsom

27
27
28
29

~... 26

Liverpool
Newcastle
Odiham
Bidbury
Stockbridge