The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-21 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

fourth. The winner was, or ought to have bee; sold ;
but neither owner (John Read) nor trainer (T. Barton)
would afford the necessary information, but we heard that
he was bought in for 38 guineas.

Christ's Hospital•

RICHMOND (YORKSHIRE) RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Zetland Plate (handicap) of 50 sovs, for all ages ;
winners extra. Four furlongs, 200 yards.
Arabia, 3 yrs, Est (Dunbar) 1
Skylark, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Carrol 2
Risk, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Bates) 3
Huntsman's Daughter, 5 yrs, 6st 51b (Lawrence 4

BETTING Al' MANCHESTER-WEDNESDAY.

CESAREWITCH.
100 to 9 agst Privateer (offered)
100 to 7 agst Nuneaton (offered)
20 to 1 agst Morris Dancer (taken)
25 to 1 agst John Davis (taken)
25 to 1 agst'Alabama (offered)
33 to 1 agst Farce (taken)
33 to 1 agst Nukuheva (taken)
33 to 1 agst Chimney Sweep (offered)
33 to 1 agst Clown (offered)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
66 to 1 agst Tattoo (taken)
Very little doing.

The following also ran :—Durham, Three per Cent, Lady
Vane, Duchess of Wellington, Polly, Miss Haworth, El
Cid, and Full Bloom.

Betting L-5 to 2 agst Skylark, 5 to 1 agst Full Bloom,
6to 1, agst Huntsman's Daughter. Won by a head ; four
lengths between second and third; half a length between
third and fourth. The winner was objected fo for forcing
Skylark on thexails, but the objection was overruled.
The Wright Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for
2-yr olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b.
Four furlongs 200 yards.

The Jewellery Robbery at Liverpool.

Mr. Jackson's Repulse, Bst.lolb (Doyle) 1
Mr. Johnson's Dagmar, Bst 21b
..(Challoner) 2

Lord Zetlancl's Gelert, Bst 51b (J., Snowden 3
Mr. Masterinan's Honesty, 9st llb (inc. bib ex.)...(Noble 4
Mr. Metcalfe's Vacuna colt., Bst 101 b (Whitely) 5
Mr. Watt's Applecross' Bst 21b (Lawrence) 6
Mr. Chilton's Lady of the Tees, Bst 121 b ...(J. Osborne) 7

Yesterday we gave some particulars of an extraordinary
robbery that had been perpetrated at the jeweller and
watchmaker's shop, in St. George's-crescent, for many
years carried on by the late Messrs. Daniel Brothers, and
now by Mr. John Yorke, their former manager. The fol-
lowing further particulars were elicited before Mr. Raffles
at the police-court on Tuesday : --
A returned • convict, named • Thomas Williams, alias
Broadbent, was brought up charged with burglariously
breaking out of the jeweller's shop belonging to Mr. Yorke
(late Daniels), St. George's-crescent.
Inspector Horne said a person came to the shop on the
pretence of making purchases, an 3 said he was going to
America. He selected about £2OO worth of jewellery, and
asked permission to leave a large box in the shop till the
following morning. The box came about dusk, and, as it
afterwards transpired, the prisoner was concealed in that
box. About 4 o'clock that morning an alarm was given
by a lady who slept in the house. She thrust her hand
through an upper window, and an officer who was on duty
at the top of Lord-street, hearing the crash of the glasg,
proceeded to the spot and found the prisoner coming over
the back wall of the premises. In the yard was found
about £6OO worth of koods -which had been taken out of
the shop. •
Mr. John Yorke said that on Friday last a respectably-
dressed man came into his shop and said he was recom-
, mended by a Captain Hudson to come there, as he wished
to purchase about £2OO worth of goods. He did not select
the goods then because he said he had some goods coming
from Sheffield which he had purchased, and, as he was a
novice, he wanted witness to give him his opinion on the
&ids. He said he would come on Monday morning and
bring the goods from Sheffield, or samples of them. On
Monday morning he came, according to appointment, and
he selected about £lOO worth of miscellaneous goods, such
as watches, chains, &c. He was in the shop from about
12 :o'clock till about half-past two. He seemed very anxious
as to the quantity of the goods, and said ho would not like
to go beyond £2OO, as he had no commission to go beyond
that, and he was very confiding, stating that he would
place the matter entirely in witness's hands. He wished
the goods to be got ready by 12 o'clock on Tuesday, and
he said he would call again in the course of the afternoon.
He asked permission to bring a box which contained the
electro-plated goods from Sheffield, of which he wanted
witness's inspection. About dusk on Monday evening a
box was brought ia a cart and placed in the shop. Witness
was upstairs whet the box was brought, but he came down
immediately afterwards, and saw the man who had selected
the goods in the shop. The man remarked that he had
brought the box, and that as it was rather largo he hoped
it would not be in the way. Witness replied that as
it was only going to remain a short time he thought
he would not find it inconvenient to allow it to stand in
the shop. The man then said he wished the jewellery
packed in this box and secured, and then taken to
the American steamer. He also said he supposed it
would be too late to look at the Sheffield goods, as it was
then dusk. Witness replied that he could not give so good
an opinion then as he could in daylight. The man then
asked witness if he would allow the box to remain till the
following day. Persons slept on the premises. Witness,
who resided out of town, was sent for at six o'clock that
morning, and he found that jewellery to the amount of £5OO
or £6OO had been removed from the shop. The box was
about 3 feet 100 inches in length, and fastened in an inge-
nious manner with three clasps on the inside. He prose-
cuted the prisoner five years ago for a burglary, and he was
sentenced to five years' penal servitude.
Police-constable 28 said that about ten minutes past four
o'clock that morning he was on duty on the right hand side
of Lord-street, when he heard a smash of glass. He ran
across the street, and went up a passage, where he dis-
covered the prisoner coming over a back wall. He caught
hold of him, and asked hith what brought him there, and
he said it was no use his telling, and he should not tell.
Witness took the prisoner inside Mr. Yorke's house, and
called another officer. The back passage ran out of Lord
street.
The prisoner was remanded for seven days.

Betting-6 to son Repulse, sto 2 agst Dagmar. Won
by three lengths; two lengths between second and third;
a length between third and fourth.

The Burton Handicap of 7 sovs each, with 30 added ;
certain winners extra. One mile and a half.

Mr. Jackson's Elland, 3 yrs, 7st lib (inc. 71b extra)
(Cameron) 1
Mr. Goodlass's Empress of India, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Martin) 2
Mr. Jones's Kapunda, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b (Carroll 3
Mr. Masterman's Lozenge, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (Noble) 4
Mr. Watson's Gondola, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Lawrence) 5
Betting-2 to 1 agst Elland, 6 to 1 agst Empress of In-
dia, 7 to 1 agst Kapunda. Won by a neck; a bad third.
The Richmond Volunteer Rifle Plate of 30 soya. Four

Mr. Yorke asked if he could have the goods back now.
rt.nu,......futruxvirstrtne or iaiS;liit he
must leave some 'with the police for the purpose of identi-
fication.

Mr. Yorke—There was not much jewellery left in the
window, and the shop was stripped. Some of the articles
belonged to my customers.

Mr. Raffles—And I understand you have Dr. M'Neilo's
watch there.

We should add that the box is very much like an ordi-
nary packing-case, about three feet deep, and lined with
coarse canvass. The box was not closely made, so that
there were sufficient means of ventilation. It was fastened
inside with three hooks, so that it could be easily opened
by a person inside, but not from the outside. Two diamond
rings were found in the lining of the prisoner's coat. A
locket, earring, seal, and ring, were found on the floor of
the shop, and iu a hod in the yard was found a carpet-bag
containing the watches and jewellery. On the back kitchen
table a screw-driver Was found, and the bars of the back
kitchen window-shutters had been prized open. The
jewellery in the bag consisted of 21 gold watches and a
gold case, 96 silver Watches, 5 plated watches, 9 silver
watch cases, 18 long gold chains, 37 gold Alberts, 10 long
plated chains, 27 plated Alberts, 63 gold lockets, 1 plated
locket, 42 gold wedding rings, 52 gold keepers, 53 gold
signot rings, 47 fancy rings, 9 diamond rings, 82 seals,
keys, and charms, a gold swivel, a desk seal, 20 gold
brooches, a diamond stud, '25 gold and plated brooches, 45
gold and plated pencil and picks, 67 plated breast pins, 8
pair of gold earrings, 3 odd ones, and 4 coral beads and
bells. The prisoner is a ticket-of-leave man, having had
five years' penal servitude, which period will not expire
till next month.

The premises of Mr. Yorke are somewhat peculiarly
situated. The shop frontage is to St. George's-crescent,
and the private entrance to the house is through an entry
opening into Lord-street. In this entry the burglar was
captured, precisely
as he was on the occasion of his former
fruitless attempt
five years ago. Above the shop is a
dwelling-house, which was occupied on Monday night by
the two Misses Yorke, their aunt and servant, Mr. and Mrs.
Yorke residing out of town. The upper storey of that and
the adjoining shop is at present being converted into a
gymnasium by Mr. Huguenin, with an entrance from Lord-
street ; and it is said that the prisoner has been hanging
about the place for the past week, disguised as a workman.
The box attracted the attention of one of the Misses Yorke,
after the shop was closed on. Monday night, and, thinking
it very strange that the property supposed to be inside
should be so careleasly dealt with, she proposed to her
ethinospidene hitaspis'phriesV however, they were unable to do,
asprevented any one disturbing the occu-
la)uannthtt unless he chose to unfasten it; but his feelings while
the conversation was going on, which threatened to result
in his discovery, nifty be readily imagined. He would
appear to have fallen asleep afterwards, or he would never
have delayed operations' so long as from seven at night
uutiLnearly four in-the morning. His place of conceal-
ment was ingeniously_constructed, having arrangements
for ventilation, and a canvas cover, with an aperture at
the top as if to admit a handle. When the occupants of
the house Were awoke by the noise they at once guessed,
from former experience, that there was a robber in the
house, and while an alarm was being made at the front
of the house one of tLe young ladies watched the back,
as it was thought that he would attempt to get out
that way. He did so, and when he was seen in the
yard Miss Yorke, not having time to open the win-
dow, got hold of a piece of bedroom crockery, thrust it
through the window, and tried to throw it at the thief.
It missed him, but the smash caught the attention of the
constable in Lord-street, who being an experiencedofficer,
constantly on the beat, and famous for his detection of nu-
merous thieves in the neighbourhood, guessed at once what
was the matter, and rushed across the street into the entry
flying
thief in his arms. Miss
Yseverely cut by contact with
the glass. handssti.meTht:nd The private werechatethweafltychman who is employed by the
tradesmen of the neighbourhood had visited the spot on his
usual round aLout ten minutes before. It is said that when
Williams was caught upwards of five years ago he threat-
ened Mr. Yorke that when he got out he would come again,
and he has certainly kept his word. Amongst his plunder
on Monday night were nine gold and 21 silver watches,
left for repair, ono of them belonging to the Rev. Dr.
M'Neile. William's accomplice is supposed to have been
lurking in the neighbourhood. A short time before the
outbreak a well dressed man, accompanied by a' female,
and having a bag, was noticed by the constable hanging
about Lord-street, as if undetermined which way to go.
On being questioned he said they had crossed from Birken-
head, having arrived by the tritha Which cornea in at Monks
Ferry about half-past tbree. This explauttiidn Was deemed
satisfactory, but from the description there is little doubt
that the well dressed man was the ono who patronised Mr.
Yorke so extensively with his orders, and afterwards got
permission to leave the box from Sheffield with him.

ELECTION EXPENSES.--A return has just been
made of the expenses incurred by Mr. J. Gurdon-Rebow,
M.P., in securing his election for the borough of Colches-
ter. The total amount is £9Ol, and the items exceeding
£5O each are the following :—Conveyances, railway fares,
ac., and travelling expenses, £137 ; professional agencies,
.£.310 ; printing, stationery, &c., £lO3 ; and committee-room
clerks, &c., £O3; and 'passenger§ Mid boardrae4l £94.

THE SUl', LONDON, THURSDA Y EV Nlrc U, SEPTEMBER 21, 1865.

VISIT OF THE LORD MAYOR AND CORPORATION.
THIS DAY.
This morning, it being St. Matthew's Day, the Lord
Mayor, Sheriffs, and other members of the Corporation,
proceeded in state to Christ's Hospital, Newgate-street, for
the purpose of hearing the annual orations by the Grecians
who are about leaving Oxford and Cambridge. Divine
service was performed in Christ Church, prayers being
said by the Rev. Prebendary Gibbs, and a sermon preached
by the Rev. Claude .Hubert Perez, M.A., Fellow of Pem-
broke College, Cambridge, one of her Majesty's inspectors
of schools.
The civic procession then moved into the great hall,
which was well filled with visitors, the Lord Mayor and
h:s party taking their seats at the western end.
The prologue was delivered by Mr. John Elliot Idewi-.
son, second Grecian, Thompson Mathematical Medallist
and Montefiore Prizeman, Somerset Exhibitioner of St.
John's College, Cambridge.
Mr. RICHARD LEE, 4th Grecian, Rustat scholar of St-
John's College, Cambridge, delivered the great oration on
the benefits of the Royal Hospital. He thought there was
no occasion to point out with minuteness what benefits
were composed by such noble charities as those, forinstance,
which provided for the sick and dying, or by those which
offered a refuge to the poor creatures whom Providence had
visited with the fearful affliction of madness, or lastly by
those that aimed at the reformation of the criminal and the
stained with shame. The blessings which charities like
tliese produced, and the benefits which they brought about
were so plain and apparent that they were immediately re-
cognised by all, but the good which Christ's 'Hospital did
could not be fully made known or duly appreciated but by
those who had had personal and practical experience of it.
And why ? Christ's Hospital did not receive those the very
sight of whom was an appeal to their sympathy—did not
take those who were a burden to the world, but re-
ceived and provided for such as had but few on
whom to depend for support. Again, Christ's Hos-
pital was distinguished above the other royal hos-
pitals by the fact that she fitted her sons for every walk
of 'life, and this to such an extent that were one to- say that
the object in view in founding Christ's Hospital was that
it should benefit not a single sect or land, butindirectly the
world at large, he would but be uttering the truth, in proof
of which he might state that there was scarcely a land whore
art, and science, and industry flourished in which it was
quite unrepresented. All honour then to the memory of its
royal founder. By this one act he had shown to all succeed-
ing ages what kingly qualities he possessed. Need he tell
them how that school had outlived the prosecutions of malice
and bigotry, unharmed by all the changes of more than
300 years. Need he point out to them how it had never
experienced ruin or decay—howit had only gathered fresh
strength from the lapse of time, and even gained both more
influence and power from the attacks which had, from time
to time, been made upon it. It would be superfluous to
remind them of this, for it had stood, and by God's help
would still stand—for it was founded on a rock, a spiritual
rock, and that rock was Christ. The orator passed a high
eulogium upon the Rev. William Webster, who has been 38
years mathematical master of Christ's Hospital, and who
has recently been presented by the governors to the rectory
of Colne Eugaine, Essex, vacant by the death of the Rev.
Dr. Greenwood, formerly Head Master. The oration was
delivered in excellent Greek, and was loudly applauded.
Mr. Joint EDWARD, First Grecian, Thompson Classical
Medallist, and Richards Medallist, 1865, Scholar of Wad-
ham College, Oxford, proceeded to deliver the English
oration. After dwelling upon the. merits of the school, he
said :—lt was almost needless to point out how the original
character of the school had been in reality sustained
throughout all the changes and improvements which had
been introduced from the time of the first foundation until
now, how bountifully it still supported those who most
needed, and who could best appreciate the education which
it offered. How when its noble objects became more
fully recognised, end more justly esteemed, it advanced
in one uninterrupted course of prosperity to the high
Position which it now occupied, and how throwing off the
trammels with which a narrow prejudice would hamper its
exertions, it strove to follow out in the spirit, rather than
in the letter, its first founder's royal liberality. It was
eminently iu its objects and early institution a Protestant
school. Founded by the first Protestant King of England,
admitting only Protestant boys, using in its services the
prayers that an eminent Protestant bishop composed, it
was a meet emblem of the religion of the reformer estab-
lishing itself, and flourishing upon the foundations that
the Romanist had laid. There yet remained a cluster whose
walls were said to have echoed to midnight masses and to
solemn requiems, and which in later times had been lighted
up by the flickering torches of the sad procession, chaunting
the Burial Anthem at night behind the bier of a dead com-
panion. Closely, however, as Christ's Hospital had followed
her early traditions, she had not suffered them to stand in
the way of improvement, or to blind her to the necessity of
such changes as the times demanded. She had now her
library and her gymnasium. The education she bestowed was
from time to time so improved as to keep pace with the
progress that other schools were making around her, and she
had reason to boast of some of her sons that had done her
honour in the eyes of the world He would not now go
through the long list of distinguished children who had
passed away—the list that began with Camden and ended
with Leigh Hunt—but could point to some that were even `I
now winning themselves a name. At the late commemo-
ration at Oxford an honorary doctor's degree was conferred
upon a former scholar of that house, famous for his high
university honour; for the dignified position he now held
in India, and for the extensive reforms that he had effected
in the tangled mazes of Indian law. Others there were less
known perhaps to fame, but occupying useful and honour-
able positions in their several paths of life. These should
never amid their success forget what Christ's Hospital had
done for them—should never forget that it was there
they learnt not only their first rudiments of knowledge,
but also those early lessons of independence and self-re-
liance which must have done so much to gain them their
high positions. After a compliment to the Lord Mayor for
his services in the cause of education the orator passed to
public affairs, referring especially to the death of Mr. Cobden
and President Lincoln. Then, after adverting to home
affairs and the retirement of the Rev. W. Webster, he bade
the masters and governors a hearty farewell. The orator
retired amidst loud cheers.
The Latin Oration on the same subject was delivered by
Mr. Alfred Edmund Hodgson, Fifth Grecian, who is pro-
ceeding to St. John's College, Cambridge.
Mr. Douglass Lee Scott, Third Grecian, French Prize-
man 1864, Scholar of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, de-
livered the French Oration.
The following were then delivered in the order in which
they stand :
Latin Alcaics, translation of the Druid's War Song, by
Mr. William Kepner, Sixth Grecian.
Greek lambic; translation from "Julius Comer," by Mr,
Augustus Lawrence Francis, Eighth Grecian.
Latin Sapphics, translation from " Horatius," by Mr.
Sidney Simpson Allen, seventh Grecian.
Greek Hexameter; translation from " Childe Harold,"
by Mr. George Alfred Green, ninth Grecian.
Latin Hexameter; " Bellum enter Americanos,"
Richard's Pry Composition, by Mr. John Edward Farnell,
first Grecian.
Greek Elegiac; translation of " Death," Mrs. Hemans,
by Mr. Samuel Sheppard Oakley Morris, tenth Grecian.
Latin Elegiacs, translation of "Alma," by Mr. John
Sharkey, eleventh Grecian.
English Poem "Mesers." by Mr. John Edward Farnell,
first Grecian. •
A subscription was entered into to defray the expenses
of the Grecians at the University, after which the National
Anthem was sung, and the Civic party retired.