The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-09 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

LIVERPOOL RACES-THIS DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
NURSERY

--
Alphus . 1
Venturesome
2
Kenilworth
Nine ran.
STAND PLATE.

Prof. Anderson 1
Begum
Wentworth 2
3

Nine ran.
WESTMORELAND.

Holstein
Wild Poppy
2
Five ran.
HANDICAP.

Lion
Tbalassius
Skylark
Fourteen ran.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
11 to 2 agst Bendigo
6to 1 agst Nu
9to 1 agst Moldavia
10 to 1 agst Dalby

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY.

LIVERPOOL CUP.
9 to 2 agst Bendigo (taken and offered)
6to 1 agst Nu (taken)
Bto 1 agst Moldavia (taken)
10 to 1 agst Dalby (taken)
12 to 1 agst Buckfoot (taken)
12 to I agst Accident (taken)
15 to 1 agst Windham (taken)
100 to 6 agst Elland (taken)
20 to 1 agst Farce (taken)
20 to 1 agst John Davis (taken)
•20 to 1 agst Helen (taken)
20 to 1 agst Sidewind (taken)
25 to 1 agst Joco (taken)
50 to 1 agst Valiant (taken)

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Nov. 9.—Wind this day at noon—North..
Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy. . .
SWANSEA, Nov. B.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Eliza Hunter,
for Bahia.

rLYMOtiTiI, Nov. B.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—lsland
Home, from Shields for Trieste.

FALMOUTH, Nov. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Nathalie,
from the West Coast of Africa for Havre ; Amelia, from
Manzatlan for Hamburg.

QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 7.—Arrived—Ella, from Liverpool
for New Orleans.

[Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived—Mary Ann, from Riga ; Pruma, from Cun-
britsham ; George Edward and Caroline, from Dantzic ;
Johann Tinder, Sundswall ; Fortuna, from Landscrona;
Victoria, from Dunkirk.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed, Nov. B.—Screw steamer Achilles, from London,
for Barbadoes.

The Cholera at Jerusalem•

A letter from Jerusalem, dated the 23d October,
says :—" The cholera is at the present moment
committing great ravages here, and it is scarcely
possible to form an idea of the deplorable aspect of
our unfortunate city ; the streets and bazaars arc
deserted, the shops are closed, and the well-doing
portion of the population are taking flight in all
directions. The Pacha, the various Turkish officials,
and, what is more sad, the foreign consular agents,
with the exception of the French consul, have bees
the first to give the example of desertion, and there
now only remain at Jerusalem those inhabitants
who are tno poor to afford to leave.lThese unfor-
tunate people, abandoned, so to say, to themselves,
seek for a remedy or mitigation of their dis-
tres in excesses, which only tend to aggravate it,
and to increase the number of victims. Some

noble acts of courage and devotion may, however,
be mentioned. The Patriarch Monsignor Valerga,
who returned to Jerusalem immediately he heard the
cholera had broken out, has opened a new hospital,
where the sick Christians are received and attended
to by the sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition
(nearly all Frenchwomen). One of the Franciscan
Fathers has a knowledge of medicine. This priest,
who is a very old man, displays the most indefatig-
able zeal, but most of the cases under his hands
halve proved unsuccessful, three-quartets of the
number of the patints being carried off rapidly
within three to four hours. It may be observed
that the cholera has especially attacked women and
children. We may also mention the honourable
conduct, under these sad circumstances, of M. Gus-
tave Laffon, the French Consular Agent, who has
placed a part of the Consular residence at the dis-
posal of the physician of the Hospital of St. Louis,
and established a ward where the persons attacked
by cholera may receive the first attentions."

DESTRUCTION OF A PRINTING-OFFICE BY FIRE.—
At an early hour this (Thursday) morning, as
Police-constable No. 94, of the M division, was passing
the Victoria-terrace, Blue Anchor-road, Bermondsey, he
noticed smoke issuing from the premises belonging to Mr.
Bayfield, situate at No. 15 in that thoroughfare. The officer
at once sounded the usual alarm, and after great difficulty
he succeeded in making the residents sensible of their
impending danger, and they fortunately managed to reach
the street in safety. Conductor J. Boston promptly at-
tended with the Royal Society's escape from the Old
Kent-road, followed by numerous engines of the London
Brigade, the Princess of Wales land steamer, and two
others by Shand, Mason, and Co. By the time this force
arrived the building was on fire from the bottom to the top,
and strong fears were entertained lest the destructive ele-
ment should reach the adjoining houses. Plenty of the
Southwark Company's water having been procured from
the mains running through the district the engines were
worked with full vigour, and with the additional services
tendered by Beak and Co.'s hydrants, the fire was extin-
guished in less than two hours, but unfortunately the pre-
mises of Mr. Bayfield were burned down. The origin of
this fire, like many others, is enveloped in obscurity. The
sufferer, it is understood, was, insured, but not to the ex-
tent of his loss.

ALLEGED MURDER BY POISONING.—At the quiet
little village of Honiton Clyst, situated about six
miles from Exeter, William Ashford, a sober, industrious
man, about 60 years of age, a master boot and shoe maker,
died on Saturday evening, under circumstances which afford
grave suspicions that he has been poisoned by his wife.
For some time past the deceased had lived unhappily with
his wife, owing to jealousy. A man named Pratt, who had
worked for him as a journeyman for many years, was the
cause of the unfortunate strife. Pratt about two yeare since
left the deceased and went to reside at Dawlish, but after-
wards returned through the influence of Mrs. Ashford,
and from that time to the present was believed to be on far
too intimate terms with his mistress. They had been fre-
quently seen together, and this so excited the deceased that
a quarrel took place. The deceased was up to the last
fortnight in the enjoyment of good health, but was taken
ill on the 29th ult., after having partaken of tea at a friend's
house in the village, where ho repeatedly expressed his dis-
gust at the conduct of his wife. From the evidence of
Mrs. Butt, the wife of a police-constable stationed in the
village, and residing two doors from the deceased, the case
appeared to bear very strongly against Mrs. Ashford, and
on Saturday Police-constable Butt considered, from the
knowledge he possessed of the case, he was justified in
apprehending her. Shortly after tho deceased died on
Saturday night ho took the wife into custody. While
being searched she took from her pocket a packet, which
she threw into the fire, and it was destroyed before it
could be rescued. Peculiarities were observed in its igni-
tion, and it is supposed to have contained chemicals. Au
inquest was opened on Monday before Mr. Deputy-Coroner
Brent, Mr. Friend, of Exeter, appearing for the prisoner,
and Mr. Deputy-Superintendent Maxell for the police.
The only evidence was that of Mrs. Butt, who said that
on the 3d inst. she was in the bed-room of the deceased
at about 5 o'clock when deceased asked for a cup of tea.
Mr. Chown was in the room at the time Mrs. Ashford
brought up to the room the teapot, and put water into it
from the kettle which was in the bed-room. She then went
down and brought up a cup with a little milk at the bottom,
not a tablespoonful. There was a knock at the street door
and she went to open it. Witness gave about a tablespoon-
ful of the tea to the deceased, which was all he would take,
the rest she threw into the chamber utensil. Witness sub-
sequently found a cup on the dressing-table, which con-
tained some wetted powder, which smelt and looked like
some medicine which the deceased had taken. Partof this
powder witness preserved. On a second visit to the house
witness found another settlement of powder in a wine glass,
and that also she preserved. There was no settlement in
the bottle of medicine which came from the doctor. De-
ceased had several fits before death. Dr. Roberts, of Exeter,
having seen the dying man, and having asked if any of de-
ceased's vomit or secretions had been preserved, was given
the utensils and the glass with the sediment. The coroner's
inquiry was adjourned for a post mortem examination to be
made, and deceased's wife having teen taken to Exmouth,
was brought before a magistrate and remanded. The con-
tents of the utensils and glass have been forwarded to Pro-
fessor liempath, at Bristol, for analysis.