The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-26 00:00:00

IN RE SADLER.-BREACH OF PROMISE AND SEDUCTION.

This bankrupt was formerly landlord of the Duke of
Gloucester public-house, New-road, Whitechapel, and was
out of business. He was the defendant in a breach of pro-
mise of marriage and seduction case, in which he was cast in
damages £5OO, and costs £lO4, his victim being the
daughter of a neighbour.
After hearing Mr. Sal-good, for creditors, and Mr.
Gough, for the bankrupt, his Honour dismissed the peti-
tion on the ground of informality in describing a particular
debt.

THE JUDGES' CHAMBERS.
(Before Mr. Justice Montagu Smith.)
O'MALLEY IRWIN V. SIR GEORGE GREY, BART.

This case, reported in our paper of the 23d instant, in
which an application was made on behalf of the defendant
for a postponement of the hearing on the ground that no
month's notice of plaintiff's intention to proceed had been
given, was this day decided by the learned Judge in
favour of the plaintiff.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATrERSALL'S—LAsT EVENING•

The "off " day preceding the Epsom week is an excep-
tion to the rule, and falling, as it did to-day, between the
Bath and Harpenden meetings, it could not fail to produce
some features of interest in the Derby betting. Members
began to assemble early, and from the first settling on the
Bath meeting was proceeded with, alternated by some
transactions—on the quiet--on the Derby. When speCula-
tion began in earnest 6 to 1 was taken about Gladiateur,
7 to 1 Breadalbane, 9 to 1 each about the Duke and Archi-
medes, and 10 to 1 about Wild Charley, several of the re-
mainder being supported at various prices. Shortly
before five o'clock, however, it was officially announced
that The Duke had been scratched at 4.14 p.m.,
a declaration which was received with blank asto-
nishment by all, and with dismay by a great many.
For some time the news was too ugly to believe, but the
presence of Mr. Weatherby in the subscription-room, to-
gether with the well-known Burlington-street sign manual
on the "notice board," soon dispelled the fondest doubts.
As might naturally be supposed, many deplored their own
personal losses by the scratching of a horse that had oc-
cupied so unequivocally firm a position in the betting from
the first day he was backed for the Derby ; but, despite
their own disappointment, they did not forget to express
their sympathy for the noble owner, who, they said,
though the heaviest sufferer himself, never attempted
to recoup himself to the amount of a single guinea when
he found that his horse had gone amiss. For this act
alone the Marquis of Hastings will be regarded as a true
and worthy supporter as well as patron of the Turf, and
it may be some small recompense for his sudden dis-
appointment to know that of the numerous backers of the
Duke there is no one who will not mingle with his own
chagrin his individual regret for the baffled expectations of
the yOung English nobleman who has sacrified so much to
secure that coveted trophy, the " Blue riband" of the
Turf. On the withdrawal of the Duke the betting under-
went a complete change. 9 to 2 was taken and offered
about Gladiateur, and 11 to 2 accepted about Breadalbane,
while Archimedes advanced to 7 to 1, taken freely. But
the most noteworthy changes were anent Christmas
Carol, Longdown, and Oppressor, who shot ahead with
such suddenness that 13 to 1 and 14 to 1, each to
£lOO, were taken about the first two respectively, while
1,000 to 70 was vainly sought for about Mr. Mackenzie's
horse. Chattanooga was again sadly knocked about. The
first bet booked about Mr. Naylor's horse was 2,200 to
100, but, after the scratching of The Duke, the opposi-
tion had another shy at him, when 20' to 1, 18 to 1, 20
o
1, and 18
and to
tie lagain
a and again were laid in "tens,"
state of things which tended but
"ponies,"
fifs"—
little to establish this still mysterious horse in public
favour. The Marquis of Hastings's second string, Kan-
garoo, said to have escaped the influenza which struck
down his stable companion, was inquired after, 1,000 to
20 being taken twice. The remainder of the transactions
will be found amply detailed in the subjoined list of
closing prices :

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins EVENING.
The LORD CHA.NCELLOR took his seat on the wo,ilsack at
the usual hour.

ROYAL COMMISSION.

The Royal assent was given by commission to the fol-
lowing bills :—Customs and Inland Revenue, Exchequer
Bonds (£1,000,000), Union Officers (Ireland) Superannua-
tion, Isle of Man (Disafforestation) Compensation, Private
Bill Costs, Poole and Bournemouth Railway, Redhill
Gas, South Metropolitan Gas, the Folkestone Gas, Ban-,
bury Water, Luton Water,.Athenny and Ennis Junction
Railway, Liverpool Improvement Bill, Shrewsbury and
North Wales Railway, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Companies, Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour, and
Dock, Luddender Valley Railway, Bath Gas, Bristol Water,
West Worthing Improvement, Farehan Gas, Exmouth
Gas, Crystal Palace District Gas, Bristol Docks, East and
West India Docks Company, Metropolitan and St. John's-
wood Railway, Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway (capital),
Losthwiel Railway, Midland and Great Western Rail
way of Ireland (No. 1), St. Albans Water, Tyd-
desley with Shakerley Local Board, Chesterfield
Water and Gas, Winchester Water and Gas,
Great Southern and Western Railway, Kingston and
Eardesley Water, Runean, Weston, and Halton Water;
Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway, Dublin Port (Tramway),
Buckfastleigh and South Devon Railway, Bristol and
Exeter and Devon and Somerset Railways, Rastrick Gas,
East London Railway, Glasgow and South-Western Rail-
way, and London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway
.(St. Leonard's Line and Deviations.)
The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Earl St.
Germans, and Viscount Sidney.