The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-27 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT-THIS DAY

The October sessions, and last of the present mayoralty
of Wm. Cubitt, Esq., commenced this morning at the
Sessions-house, Old Bailey,bcfore'the Right Honithe Lord
Mayor, Alderman Finnis, the Recorder, Russell Gurney,
Esq., Q.C., Alderman and Sheriff J. C. Laurence, Mr.
St eriff Jones, Mr. Under-Sheriff Mackrell, Mr. Under-
Sheriff Deputy Ferrer, and other officials.
There are now fewer than 107 prisoners for trial, some of
the cases being of the most serious character. There are
two cases of murder, four of manslaughter, besides several
charges of assault, and cutting and wounding, with intent ;
in addition to which there is the case of the Isleworth mur-
der, standing over from last session.
The grand jury having been sworn,
The Recorder proceeded to deliver his charge, and in the
course of his observations said he was sorry to say that
many of the cases that would be brought before them were
of a very serious description. There were two cases of
wilful murder, and he regretted being compelled to express
his opinion that crimes of violence to person were greatly
on the increase. The first case of murder, to which he felt
it necessary to refer, was that in which a man named King
was charged with the murder of a female. It did not
appear clearly from the depositions whether the deceased
was his wife; at all events, they had cohabited together,
and from some reason or other she left him. The prisoner,
it appeared, had gone to the residence of the deceased, and
endeavoured to induce her to live with him again, and on
her positively refusing to do so he struck her in the abdo-
men with a chisel, and from the effects of the wound she
died the following day, and if the jury were satisfied with
the evidence before them it would be their duty to send
the case for further inquiry. The other case of murder
was one which would require most careful con-
sideration, The prisoner was a sweep, named Samuel
Gardiner, who was charged with the murder of
his wife. The prisoner, it appeared, was in the habit of I
going out very early in the morning, and on the morn-
ing of the murder he had left the house at half-past four.
He was seen by one or two witnesses on several occasions in
the neighbourhood of his house between that time and eight
o'clock. Shortly before 'hat hour a woman named Humbler,
who lived with the prisoner and the deceased as servant,
and between whom and the prisoner there had been an im-
proper connection, came downstairs to light the fire, and
went into the deceased's room to fetch a lucifer-match, and
on opening the door she discovered the deceased lying on
the floor with her throat cut, and her little child, about
three years old, she snatched up the child and ran for a
surgeon, who came immediately and discovered the deceased
lying on her side, with her throat cut, with a knife in her
right hand. The prisoner at this moment came in, and
taking np the knife said to the servant Humbler, " You are
the cause of all this. The surgeon who examined the de-
ceased, gave it as his evidence that it was impassible the
deceased could have inflicted the wound herself, the wound
being from right to left. There were also some cuts on the
hand which would lead to the inference that they were in-
flicted in the struggle by the deceased with her murderer.
If they were satisfied that the deceased did not inflict the
ound herself, then the question would be by whom
were they inflicted. The surgeon was of opinion that the
deceased had been dead about four hours, and they would
recollect that the prisoner was called up that morning,
and left the house soon after, and was seen in the neigh-
bourhood, and at eight o'clock returned home and made the
observation, "You are the cause of all this." That might.
1.):t intended to infer that the deceased had committeds
cide from jealousy. Both parties had made statements.ewent
r
The woman says she did not see the deceased after sh
to bed on the Sunday night until the following:ht up the
great un-
comfortableness morning,
when she saw the body lying on the floor, and ca
child. The prisoner's account was that there
was great
to his
between him and his wife, r
connection with the servant before he left tine house.
ord if they were
How-
ever, the jury would consider the evidence,
ld gas their duty
satisfied there was a prima facie case,
to return a true bill. There were four casesitw of mlaughter,
two of them were free from any malice, the deaths arose
aman named Wm.
from reckless driving ; one in which
driving furiously, by
Ban was seen flogging his horse and
out his wife and killed
which he upset his cart and threw out
of manslaughter,
her. There was a more serious en.
It appeared the de-
against Stephen Keife, a blindhme
aSunday morning was dis •
ceased, who was his wife, 011
door,
Tngt.ind the prisoner holding a
covered lying inside the . however, closed the
. stick as if in the act of Balla
ned
of a
great pain in the side,
door. The deceased coaradp
kicked her in the abdomen. She
and said the prisoner hregneacy,
and was taken ill and de-
was far advanced pregnancy,
livered
died the next day. 0,1 a
livered of achild,
examination, internal injuries were found eufa-
post snorts" exdaeah,
arid if the jury thought the injuries
cient to cause
Let
of the blows or kicks, it Would be their
; were the rest a true bill. The other case arose
duty to re
was not sufficiently acquaintedwith in a,
only ,bathe the facts,
t received the depositions, There were
just
having
charges of cutting and wounding which
• several didnot call
from him, and thus he
for remarks Would remit them to
the discharge of their duty.
The grand jury then retired to their own room.

SPORTING NOTES.

NEWMARKET HOU IFITON MEETING.

The last great meeting of the year commences to-day.
The Cambridgeshire has the largest acceptance on record, the
131 obtained being seventeen in excess of the numbers in
any previous year since the race was established, twenty-
three years ago. The forthcoming Cambridgeshire is un-
doubtedly the most open race we have discussed in 1862
There are no "pots" as in the late C'sesarewitch ; but
some two dozen different animals all have their adherents,
and no great event being contested over such a peculiar
distance--one mile one furlong—while such a stiff Course
is not to be found elsewhere, it is a difficult matter to " try'
a horse in private to make the issue anything like a "cer-
tainty." Hence the field is always a large one, and it would
not astonish us if the Judge had to take some forty candi-
dates in hand on Tuesday next, selected from the following

PROBABLE STARTERS.
Name• age st lb Rider.
King of Diamonds.. 5 8 13 Wells
General Hess 5 8 6 .... S. Rogers
Camerino .......... 4 8 4 .... Aldcroft
Cowley ..... 5 8 1 Drew
Umpire... 4 8 0 G. Fordham
Dictator
Dulcibella 5 7 11 .... A. Edwards
Aurelian
Waterwitch 4 7 10 Lynch
Stradella
Clarissa colt
.... --
Alvediston
4 7 0 •. • • ---
oafttoCiltubs 37 1
FAlciert
Conqueror
Overton
Queen of Trumps .. 3 6 '.3
M. Philippe -
Warminster 3 6 11 Grubb
Bathilde
Myrtle 4 6 10 J. Daley
Queen of Spain -
Gemma
Toluene -
11artington 3 6 7 J. Grimshaw
Clarissa colt
Interduca 3 6 6 Whiteley
Polynesia
Zelle
Lady Evelyn colt -
Gorse
Lapidist
Alchymist .. 3 6 0 ....
Incitatus .. 3 6 0 .... Johnson
Drumstick
Limosina . 3 5 7
Manrico
Though rumoured to have been beaten in a trial by his
stable companion, Gorse, I have placed King of 1 iamonds
among the probable starters, as his running at Ascot, Good-
wood, and Doncaster warrants his finishing among the
first flight. General Hess has had too much abuse all the
year to now show to advantage. Camerino did not like the
hill last year, and is, besides, held safe by Lapidist, wha
" bested" him for the October Handicap, at nearly the
same weights. Cowley won the Great Yorkshire Handicap
so easily, giving Anonyma 81b, that he might readily have
given her 141 b more, which must leave him an excellent
chance, for Anonyma, though reputed to want speed, showed
no lack of it in the Cesarewitch, and was only beaten from
the heavy weight she carried, as it will be recollected she
gave 171 b to the winner. Umpire, though pulling double
at the bushes, ran such an errant cur in the Cesarewitch
the moment he was " asked," that I think his doing so
again is so likely he is unworthy of being trusted for a sous.
He may, nevertheless, win; the course, though a severe
one, being more suitable to him as to distance. Dictator's
running this year has been very superior, particularly at
Doncaster, when he beat My Mary, giving her 161 b, though
he was subsequently disqualified for a jostle. This would be
like putting My Mary in at Gst 71b, a weight at which she
would be considered well in; it consequently follows that
Dictator, when he has now to carry only 7st 121 b, must
finish among the first flight, particularly as he has no objec-
tion to a hill, and runs best in heavy ground. Dulcibella's
forte was never accounted to be speed, and as Limosina seems
to be backed in preference, her chance must be nil. Aurelian
was nearly all last year an unsound horse, so much so that
he was cnly once successful in seven attempts, viz., for the
Outlands Plate en this identical course, when, carrying 21b
more than Imaus, he beat him, Gibraltar, Man at Arms,
and nine others, cleverly. This year he has been beaten
five times, viz., by Camerino at Warwick, by Arcadia at
Northampton, by Carlineer at Newmarket, by Dusk at
Salisbury, and by Asteroid for the Epsom Cup--good com-
pany, it will be admitted. He has had a successful trial
with Baron Munchausen, and is now backed as if the race
was all over but shouting. From Waterwitch's running
this year she would appear to have lost all the form she
once possessed. Stradella, considering the heavy weight,
7st ilb, she carried in the Cesarewitch, ran an extraordinary
good filly, and as she is shaped to ascend the hill, it is ma
the cards for her to repeat the performance of her stable
companion, Palestro, last year, who won easily with only
51b less weight. The 3 yr-old Clarissa colt will, I opine,
have to give way to his half-brother by West Australian,
to whom he has to concede 111 b. and his year. Alvediston,
considering how well he ran for the Steward's Cup at
Goodwood, is not badly in, and ought to hold Ace of Clubs.
safe, as he only ran a bad third to him in that race, receiv-
ing 91b from Mr. Bevill's horse. The Queen of Trumps
cannot beat Dictator at so slight a difference as 101 b, over
this course, which is a trifle too long for her. Conqueror
must again succumb to Umpire, who meets him on only 21b
worse terms than for the Cesarewitch. Overton and Flir-
tati m are bound to run forward, with the lenient weights
they have to carry, but neither is good enough to quite pull
through. Warminster is deficient in the turn of speed ne-
cessary for a race of this kind. M. Philippe is too passe
to repeat his performance of 1857. Myrtle proved in the
Cesarewitch that her forte is stoutness more than speed,
for though twice trusted in short races at Good-
wood, and as often atNewmarket in the first week, she failed
to get her head first, though she ran third to Biondella for
the Great Eastern Counties Handicap, and second to Ophe-
lia for the October Handicap. Queen of Spain was a good
filly last year, but seemed ell to pieces this. No demonstra-
form, but she will prove an awkward customer to the
favourites. Gemma has never yet run in England,
and her performance on the Continent hardly war-
rants her carrying off this great prize. It must not,
however, be overlooked that both this filly and Stradella
hold the identical positions held by Palestro and Gabrielle,
d'Estrees on this very day twelvemonths, so that Gemma,
or perhaps Gabrielle herself, may be the real Simon Pure
on the day. Of Tolurno I know nothing since he went to
W. Day's, as there is as yet no sign made of what will re-
present Woodyates. The 4-yr-old Clarissa colt, if weight
is any use, must finish in the front rank, if the cowardly
nature of a West Australian will only let him. That he will
get the course there can be no doubt, as he ran far from in-•
differently last year, carrying the same weight. Hartington
can have no chance with either Umpire or Myrtle, as he,
meets them on 91b and 51b worse terms respectively. In-
terduca, from recent movements in the market, appears
likely to be the representative of Ashgill. This good-looking
filly was not fit when I saw her run on the Knavesmire for
the Yorkshire Oaks, won by Feu de Joie. Since then she
has earned a penalty of Glb, which raises her weight to Est
Glb, to win with which she must be far better than she has
yet proved herself to be, but if now better than King of
Kars, she must run well. Polynesia is, according to pub-
lic running, the best of Lord Chesterfield's strong team,
which includes besides Bathilde, Zetle (the Babette filly),
and the colt by Stockwell out of Lady Evelyn. That Poly-
nesia is quite good enough to pull through I do not be-
lieve, but if the lot can furnish a better, which I believe
&Ale to be, Lord Chesterfield's colours are sure to figure in
the van at the termination of the struggle, Gorse, on pub-
lic form, cannot win, but fillies alter so much at this period
of the year, that she may run much better than she has
hitherto done. Lapidist 'will get the course, an d, accord-
ginogvtoorythneefaorrmwitenisnhg,
showed in the October Handicap, must
as Myrtle in that race only just
" bested" him at the difference of 51b, and now she has to
give him 81b. Alchyruist was early this year tried to be a
good horse, and though beaten a long way in the Cesare-
witch, I think his running for the Great Easterla Counties
Handicap is the best criterion whereby to jtadge of his
chance for this race, few Cures being gifted with staying
powers. Incitatus has some running about him, but is not
good enough for the company he has here to meet. Limo•
sine I have the greatest respect for, and antacipate her
being in the first flight at the finish, if not the .actual win-
ner. Of Drumstick and Manrico, I only knew• that both
ran indifferently this year. Neither was,. however,
quite fit, and when Manrico, as a two•year.old, could
run a dead heat with Imaus, he must scarcely be
worth keeping in training if he cannot hold a
forward place, carrying such a light impost as sst 71b.
It will be seen that I have the greatest faith in IntesiNa,
Myrtle (or Umpire), Bathilde, Clarissa colt, AURELIAN,
Queen of Spain, Lady Ripon, and Dictator; and, to anti-
cipate the judge in his decision, I would place
LIMOSINA
MYRTLE 2
CLARISSA COLT (4 yrs) . 3
A FRESH MAN.

THE CHANNEL SQUADRON.—The Channel
Resquatri:
dron, which will proceed to sea under the orders
7of_
guns;
Admiral Smart, K.H., will consist of the Revenge, 3
a other
-Defence, 18 guns; Resistance, 16 guns;_.
to and
uibraltar, where
ship. The Admiral will proceed
andviii then cruice in the
he will be joined by the Warriirorefirs
iron-
cased ships,
each
of
40
glint' n, so as always to be con-
t Black Prince
vicinity of the Rock of Leivssnot
of
any
emergency arising
veniently at hand in thien any other quarter.—Army and
calling for his proseroe
Navy Gazette. made to Mr. Dion Boucieault's
ponse
The,
rresew theatreshas, we understand, not only been
appeal,'`j,:t ample. Already money enough has been
prod,Poffere for the erection of some half-dozen,
A new theatre is contemplated for Camdea
Town.

FEARFUL GALES ON THE SOUTH-EAST

COAST ,

PERILOUS POSITION OF THE MAID OF KENT,
WITH FIFTY LIVES ON BOARD.

DOVER, SUNDAY, 5.30 P.M,

'throughout the whole of yesterday and this
;morning a succession of strong gales, and heavy seas
have been raging ; indeed, since the wreck of the
ill-fated Violet (Imperial mail packet) on the Good-
win Sands in 1857, such rough weather cannot be
well remembered. During the whole of last night
the piers and harbour approaches have been kept
in a continuous state of excitement, and fears for
the safety of that magnificent new iron steamer
the Maid of Kent, Captain Bennett, belonging
to the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com-
pany, which had been telegraphed as leaving Calais
harbour at four o'clock in the afternoon. As night
closed in the storm increased in fury, and vessels
(signalling for pilots) drifted past the harbour with
frightful rapidity; but though it blew a hurricane
and poured a deluge until mid-day on Saturday,
there were women, the wives and daughters of men
on board the steamer, who were hardy enough to
brave the violence of the elements throughout the
entire night, and daybreak found them wet and
shivering on the piers, with the same anxious look
seaward as when darkness set in ; but there were
no tidings of the missing vessel.
Shortly before midnight, the steam tug Resolute
(No. 1, Liverpool , having the electric coil on board,
got her steam up, and proceeded in search of the
Maid of Kent, it being supposed that her peculiarly
constructed engines had been found inadequate to
the " green seas" which prevail during the equinoc-
tial gales ; but 11.10 this morning the Resolute
returned to harbour without tidings.

Telegraphic communications from point to point
of the coast had in the meantime been resorted to,
and at 11.20 a telegram from Deal announced a
large steamer with yellow tunnels had been seen in
the vicinity of the Downs and near to the Goodwin
Sands. At 11.30 the Vivid, Imperial mail packet,
steamed out of harbour. At this moment a large
steamer, with her foremast and bowsprit gone, was
observed struggling in a tremendous sea; with some
difficulty she was boarded by a Trinity pilot (Moon)
and brought safely into harbour; she proved to be
the Jovellanos, bound from London for Lisbon. The
schooner Petrel, which sailed from Dover last week,
also put back, and the Mary Stuart, Liverpool
steam tug, with jury masts, got in with her funnel
red hot, after beating off and on for thirty minutes.
A t four o'clock the Vivid, Captain Hammond,
returned to Dover with 35 passengers and luggage
from the decks of the Maid of Kent. He had fallen
in with her on the outside of the Downs and near
to the Gull stream ; both anchors were down and
the chains entangled, so that it is impossible to get
her off until the morning tide ; her windlass was
also gone, A number of carpenters mid sailors hav-
ing been procured, the Vivid again started for the
spot, where the Maid of Kent has been anchored
from 2 a.m.

The shipping casualties on the Dover coast have
been but few during the week, although a serious
encroachment of the sea has swept away half a mile
of shingle, destroyed the Marine-parade, and laid
bare faggot groins that have been buried in beach
and sand 15 years. Two pilots are missing, but
hope has not abated for their safety.