The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-26 00:00:00

THE RAILWAYS AND THE POOR.

The following statement has been drawn up to sho w
the facts which make some consideration of the
question of building new dwellings for the poor in
Westminster absolutely necessary. The Metro-
politan Union Railway u: passing through West-
minster will destroy a large number of poor
houses. In the district of Christ Church, in a
distance of 300 yards, 101 houses will be taken by
the railway. Eighty of these houses were visited
last year, and the number of inhabitants and their
occupations, as far as could be found out, noted
down. There will be 212 tenements in the 80 houses.
Each tenement was inhabited by numbers varying
from 1 to 12, and consisted of one, or, in some few
cases, of two rooms, let at weekly rents, varying
from ls. 6d. to ss. a room. There was also a block
of four houses held by one person, in which 44 men
and women lodged. The total number of men,
women, and children in these 80 houses was 281.
It may therefore be fairly assumed that in this dis-
tance of 300 yards, 1,000 will be ejected. The fol-
lowing list shows the ocoupations of the people in
the 80 houses :--Navigators and labourers, 97 ;
masons and bricklayers, 9 ; costermongers, 29 ; laun-
dresses, &c., 34 ; hawkers, 19 ; needlowomen, 17 ;
charwomen, 14 ; army accoutrement makers, 10 ;
shoemakers, &c., 16 ; shopkeepers' assistants, 13.
There were also tailors, farriers, cab-drivers, ostlers,
servants, carpenters, wheelwrights, harness-makers,
plumbers, metal workers, scale-makers, sawdust
dealers, sweeps, scavengers, engine-drivers,painters,
crossing-sweepers, wood-choppers, lime bargemen,
coal-heavers, basket-makers (principally for Covent-
garden), nurses, glove-makers, cat's meat vendors,
and porters. These statements only refer to a small
part of the demolition vhich will be effected by the
railway ; and there is no reason for supposing that
other districts through which the railroad passes
are less densely populated. Many houses have
also been destroyed of late for improvements, &C.
More than 2,000 poor people were ejected from the
houses which stood on the site of the new buildings
for the Foreign-office. The consequence of all this
demolition is that the houses are crowded more than
they ever were, and rents are rising every year;
last year in part of S. John's parish they rose 10
per cent. It is important to remember that a poor
man who is driven out of Westminster must go
some distance for a home. He must cross the broad
belt which isolates Westminster from our poor
neighbourhoods, and go beyond the parks of White-
hall, or the river, or Belgravia. It is needless to
remark on the hardshp to the poor of being thus
compelled to live at a distance from their work,
but it may be as wet to point out that the cheap
trains will not at all benefit many of the poor.
They are useless f)r all, except those who go to
work in the morning and do not want to return
until the evening. Cheap trains at fixel hours
cannot benefit those who, like the charwoman,
shoemaker, &c., often find that their work depends
on their being within call at any time of the day.
If the capital necessary for the erection of suitable
Talbot,
buildings can be subscribed, there is no difficulty
adi.
whatever about obtaining eligible sites on fair terms-
Communications from persons interested the
subject will be gladly received by, Mr
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
WEDNESDAY.

There was but little to interest one to-day, after the great
event of yesterday. The card, laden with those 10 sovs
sweepstakes which the Newmarket authorities so much de-
light in, presented not a single event worth braving the
gale that swept with fury over the heath, and a more tedious
afternoon's sport has rarely been witnessed. In the Glasgow
Stakes, LMonarch of the Glen, Mr. Naylor's Derby horse,
showed he could gallop a little, for, though not quite pre-
pared, he defeated Beelzebub, on whom they laid 5 to 1.
Moulsey cantered in some 100 lengths in front of Shake-
speare in the £5O Plate. Lord Glasgow had a turn of good
fortune in the 50 sous Sweepstakes, over the Ditch Mile,
with his Maid of Masham filly, and L Iphus added to the
two or three good things Lord Westmoreland has landed
this week.

An accident occurred on the heath yesterday, which, we
regret to say, terminated fatally this morning. The horse
of the Hon. Henry Blackwood, while galloping towards the
judge's chair,. came in contact with the cords, pitched his
rider, and fell heavily upon him. Mr. Blackwood was im-
mediately conveyed to the town, and medical attendance
procured, but he never rallied, and died from concussion of
the brain. The deceased gentleman, formerly a Queen's
messenger, was well known in society and in turf circles.
Optional Selling Stakes of 50 sovs., for 3-yr-olds and
upwards. Weight for age, with selling allowances. The
winner to be sold for 300 sovs ; if entered to be sold for
250 sovs., allowed 41b ; if for 200 sovs, 91b ; if for 100

sous, 141 b; itfor 501soVs, 211 b. Cambridgeshire Stakes

Course.
Lord Westmoreland's Orloff, 3 yrs £5O (Heartfield) 1
Mr. F. H. Jennings's Lady Kinghorn, 3 yrs, £5O
(Salmon) 2
Mr. Howard's Discretion, 3-yrs, £5O (Scorey) 3
Mr. Carr's Guardsman, 4 yrs, £5O (S. Adams) 4
Mr. W. Hogg's Le Marechal, 5 yrs, £50...(J Grimshaw) 5
Mr. E. C. Clayton's Idle Girl, 4 yrs, £5O ...(Tomlinson) 6
Betting-5 to 4 agst Orloff, sto 2 agst Le Marechal, sto
1 agst Guardsman, and 6 to 1 agst any other.
They left the post nearly in a line, and ran so to half way
in the distance, when Orloff, with Lady Kinghorn on his
whip hand, singled themselves out, and ran a fine race
home, the former winning rather cleverly atleast by a neck;
Discretion finished a bad thi7d. Mr. Jennings claimed the
winner ; Mr. Rowan, Lady Kinghorn ; and Mr. Hogg
Guardsman.

Subscription Plate of £3O sovs ; for 2-yr-olds, 7st ; 3-yr-
olds, Bst. 121 b ; the winner to be sold for £350 if de-

manded, &c. T.Y.C.
Sir F. Johnstone's Miss Lavinia colt, 2 yrs (J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. H. Savile's Polly Perkins, 2 yrs (Carroll) 2
Lord Exeter's Knight of St. Michael, 2 yrs (Dunbar) 3
Mr. T. Jenning's Crossbow, 3 yrs (H. Grimshaw) 4
The following also ran :—Salisbury, Benlig°, Glendale,
Blackthorn, Bigote, Viceroy, and Scandal colt.

Betting-5 to 4on the Miss Lavinia colt, 6to 1 agst
Knight of St. Michael, and 100 to 15agst Polly Perkins.
The winner, after they had traversed the first 100 yards,
took a decided lead, was never after approached, and won
in a canter by four lengths ; Polly Perkins finished half a
length in advance of Knight of St. Michael, wh& was a
similar distance in advance of Crossbow; Viceroy was fifth,
Bigots sixth, Glendale seventb, and Blackthorn next. Ben-
digo was last, beaten off.

Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for 2-yr-olds and upwards.
Weight for age. The winner to be sold for 250 sovs.

T.Y.C. 8 subs.
Mr. Ten Broeck's Dawdle, 4 yrs, 9st llb (Saunterer 1
Mr. F. Fisher's Reindeer, aged, 9st 41b (Hibberd 2
Mr. R. Sutton's Jezabel, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (Thomas 3

The following also ran :—Hornblower, Indian Star, end
Vabalathus.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Hornblower, 3to 1 agst Reindeer,
4 to 1 agst Indian Star, and 6 to 1 each agst Dawdle and
Jezabol.

Jezabel got away with a slight lead, which she retained
into the dip, where she washeaded by Reindeer and Dawdle,
who came on together to half way in the cords, when Ford-
ham came with a rush, and won a fine race on the post by a
head. Jezabel a bad third. Vabalathus was fourth, Indian
Star fifth, and Hoinblower last. Mr. Fisher claimed the
winner.

Handicap Plate of VO for 2-yr-olds. T.Y.C. The highest
weight left in at 10 o'clock the evening before running

being Bst 71b, it was raised to Bst 101 b, and the others in

proportion.
Mr. York's Catapults, 6st 101 b (Elphick) 1
Mr. G. Bryan's Brenta., ist 101 b (S. Adams) 2
Mr. S. Thellusson's Acta3a, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 3

The following also ran ;—Skirmisher filly, Hurunui,
Whitby, Happy Wife, Victoria, Chivalry, Chessman,
Roland colt, Hazledean, Blackface, and Exeter.
Betting-100 to 30 agst Catapulta, 7 to 1 agstVictoria, 10
to 1 each agst Acttea, Happy Wife, Hazledean, and Chess-
mar, 20 to 1 (at first 4 to 1) agst Brenta.
Catapulta, in the centre of the course, was the first in
action, and came on with the running, closely followed by
Brenta, Happy Wife, Chessman, and Roland to the dip,
where Brenta took a clear lead, and came on with the lead
to -within a dozen lengths of the chair, when Elphick
brought up Catapults, and won a good race by half a
length ; a similar distance separated the second and third ;
Victoria was fourth, close up, and Chivalry next.

Renewal of the Glasgow Stakes of 100 sous each, h ft, for
2-yr-olds, Bst 101 b. Last three-quarters of R.M. 14

subs,

Mr. Naylor's Monarch of the Glen, Bst 101 b (French) 1
Mr. Launde's Gunlock, Bst 101 b (Thomas 2
Mr. Meiry's Beelzebub (late Devil's-hoof), Bst 101
(Edwards) 3
Betting-5 to 1 on Beelzebub, 6 to 1 agst Gunlock, 10
to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen.
Gunlock was the first away, and made the running at a
true pace, having the favourite in attendance with Monarch
of the Glen lying off. They ran thus into the Abingdon
Mile-bottom, when they got upon closer terms, and as they
reached the cords the latter came up on the right, and ob-
taining a slight advantage won a fine race in the last stride
by a head, a neck only separating Gunlock from the
favourite.

Fifty Pound Plato, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for
age, w;th maiden allowances. The winner of 500 sous

to carry 71b extra. A.F.
Lord Bateman's Moulsoy, by Teddington, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b
(J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Deacon's br g Shakespeare, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Loates) 0

Betting-5 to lon Moulsey, who made all the running,
and won by a dozen lengths.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst
101 b, and fillies, Bst 81b. Winners extra. D.M. 9 subs.
Lord Glasgow's b f by Young Melbourne, Bst 81b
(J. Osborne 1
Count F. de Lagrange's Equivoque, Bst 81b (T. French 2
Mr. Naylor's Vlie, Bst 81b (T. French 3
Lord Coventry's Cotillon, Bst 101 b (J. Adams 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Equivoque, 3to 1 agst Vlie, and 5
to 1 agst Cotillon.
Tho Maid of Masham filly cut out the work to the cords,
where she was headed for a few strides by Equivoque, but
again resuming the lead she won very cleverly by half a
length. There were three lengths between the second and
third.

Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst I.olb,
and fillies, Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 70 sow.

T.Y.C. 6 subs.
Lord Westmoreland's Ulphns, by Nowminster (J. (boater
Mr. Savile's Kinghorn (Fordhaml
Mr. J. B. Morris's Florida (Cannon'
Mr. Johnstone's Chasseur d'Afrique (Morris
Mr. Beadman's Mariana (Heslop
Prince Soltykoff's Pernleaf (J: Mann.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Kinghorn, 3to 1 agst illphus, 9to
2 agst Mariana, 6 to 1 agst Fernleaf, 8 to 1 agst Chasseur
d'Afrique, and 12 to 1 agst Florida.
Ulphus, with Kinghorn at his girths, made the running
to half-way in the cords, where the former quitted his com-
panion and won in a canter by a length and a half ; a like
distance divided the second and third.

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards,
weight tor age. The winner to be sold for 40 sovs. T.Y.C.

8 subs.
Major Fridolin's Lord Ronald, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b
Grimshal 1
Duke of Beaufort's Convent, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b ...(Cannon 2
Capt. Machell's Hope, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (J. Grimshaw 3
The following also ran :—Discretion, Echo, Regina,
Romola, and Pink.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Lord Ronald, 7to 1 agst Echo, 4to
1 agst Hope, 6 to 1 agst Romola, and 7 to 1 agst Convent.
The three placed ran in front throughout ; Lord Ronald,
who always appeared to have tho best of it, winning
cleverly; Regina was fourth, Echo fifth, and Discretion
next. Pink and Romola, were the last two, beaten off.

►SEIZING A RAILWAY TRAIN.—A local journal
publishes an account of the seizure for debt of a railway
train on the Spanish frontier. It appears from the pub-
lished statements that certain extensive iron manufacturers
obtained a judgment in the Commercial Court of Paris
against the North of Spain Railway Company for £4,000.
They applied through their law officer at the Paris office
for payment, but were answered that there were no funds
there belonging to the North of Spain. The Paris huissier
then forwarded the judgment to a colleague at Bayonne,
who, knowing that the trains belonging to the Northern of
Spain Railway Company pass the frontier to arrive at Hen-
dayo, obtained assistance, and seized a train composed of
six travelling carriages besides the locomotive and tender.
The whole was placed under the care of a lieutenant of
the customs corps, legally appointed as officer of the Court
above. The company at once telegraphed to their agents
in Paris announcing the seizure, and the following day the
amount of the judgment was paid. A telegram was imme-
diately transmitted to the office at Hendaye in charge of
the train, and then only was it permitted to continue its
journey to Spain.

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