The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-04 00:00:00

THE SIJI, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENIING, OCTOBER 4, me.

LAW INTELLIGENCE--This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE STUART.-CARD-PLAYING AT CLUBS.

This bankrupt was described as a gentleman, of various
addresses at the West-end and in the country, and to-day
he came up for the order of discharge. The debts are
about £2,179, and the deficiency £2,104, the bankruptcy
being ascribed to the insufficiency of assets to meet liabili-
ties. Amongst the creditors are Captain Disney Roebuck,
of the United Service Club, Charles-street, St. James's,
who holds a power of attorney for £7OO for money lost
while playing at cards, and Mr. Rawdon, of Cowicks, in
Essex., £740, also for money lost at card-playing.
The case had not concluded when this report loft, but
it was anticipated that some arrangement would be made
with the creditors.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

BURGLARS FRUSTRATED.--Thomas Brown, address re-
fused, describing himself as a printer, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with attempting burglariously to break and
enter the house No. 34, Golden-square.
Police-constable Philip Shrives, of the C division, said
that between 12 last night and 1 this morning he was in
Brewer-street, Golden-square, when he saw the prisoner
in company of two other men. He followed them about
for some time and saw them separate and then join again.
Two of them went and stood, one of them at the corner
of Upper James-street and the other at the corner of Upper
John-street, while the third got on the railings of the area
of No. 34, Golden-square. Some glass was then broken
and the man jumped down and ran away. The prisoner
and the other man then met and walked down Silver-street
into the square again, and while two of thorn got in the
doorway of the house No. 34, the prisoner got on the rail-
ings and placed a large piece of paper which had been
smeared with treacle (called by burglars a " treacle
plaster") on the fanlight so that no noise of broken glass
should be heard, and he then smashed in the fanlight with
his hand, but the glass making a noise through the clumsy
manner in which the job had been performed, the pri-
soner made off, some persons coming through the square
at the time. He followed the prisoner and saw him joined
by two other men in Silver-street. They afterwards sepa-
rated, and he followed the prisoner and saw him go up to
a house in Silver-street, and on looking in the doorway he
(the constable) found the " jemmy" produced, (stated to be
of first-rate workmanship.) Ho then went after the pri-
soner and took him into custody, and on searching him at
the station he found in his possession a piece of wax taper
and a knife.

In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said that on
examining the fanlight ho found that it had been broken
sufficiently to allow of the entrance of a man.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should remand the prisoner for a
week to give the police an opportunity of tracing the other

men.

SOUTHWARK.

SERIOUS ASSAULT FY A FEMALE.—Sophia Harold, a
dissipated-looking young woman, was charged before Mr.
Woolrych with the following assault on ono of the night
watchmen employed in Blackman-street during the repairs
that are going on in the street.

The prosecutor said that about half-past ono o'clock this
morning his attention was drawn to some men and two
women in Blackman-street, who were conducting them-
selves in a disorderly manner. One of the women, not the
prisoner, was throwing stones, and on his remonstrating
with her the prisoner abused him and threatened to knock
his head off. Immediately after she flung a largo stone
at him, which would have struck him on the head and no
doubt inflicted a serious injury, but he stooped and he was
struck on the shoulder with great force. The prisoner
then assaulted him with a volley of stones, but he gave her
into custody.

The prisoner denied the assault, and said she was stand-
ing at a stall when a policeman and the prosecutor came
up to her, and took her into custody.
The prosecutor—There were five men and two women
in the street, and I can speak positively as to the prisoner
being the party who threw the stone at me.
54 M der osed to having taken the prisoner into custody
as she was standing at a coffee-stall. She denied that she
was the person who assaulted the prosecutor, and on the
way to the station attempted to kick the, latter several
times. The man with whom she had been in company
endeavoured to surround him and the prosecutor, and he
apprehended that they would have ill-treated them.
Sentenced to imprisonment for five days.

The Fenians.

DUBLIN, Tuesday Morning.
Yesterday the inquiry into the case against the
six prisoners was resumed before Mr. Stronge, the
divisional magistrate, and resulted in the committal
of O'Donovan, Rossa, Luby, O'Leary, O'Connor,
and O'Keefe for trial, the case against George
Hopper having been postponed. The day was prin-
cipally occupied in reading the informations of the
several detectives who have been entrusted with the
delicate duty of " keeping an eye" on the suspects ;
and, certainly, the minuteness of their statements and
the particularity with which the movements of the
different " conspirators" were watched and re-
corded in the " diary of the G's," leave no doubt
that the duty was discharged with the most scru-
pulous conscience, care, and exactness. Everywhere
they went, when and how they came, to whom they
conversed, and very frequently what they said, was
" down in black and white" against them. They
were dogged and watched night and day—at home
or abroad, the detective was their faithful attend-
ant. The drill meetings were chronicled with espe.
cial particularity ; where they met, the number
" under arms," and the exercise gone through, were
also duly entered in this day-book of " rebelly
doings." The reading of these lengthy documents
having concluded, another informer occupied the
stage and the attention of the auditory. This was
no less a personage than George Augustine Frede-
rick Gilles ! Who is he ? " A cart and dray
maker," as set forth fully in the deposition. He let
the stable in which Moore, the industrious black-
smith, turned out pikes at the rate of 120 per week,
at the small charge of 2s. 6d. each. He tells us
that the pikes were removed in boxes of fifty, and
sometimes, when so many were not required, only
two dozen. They would be carried away under
the arm of one of them ; on one occasion he him-
self brought fifty pikeheads tied up in a cloth to
a public-house kept by a man named Hendrick,
and delivered them by direction to a man whom
he did not know. They had the stable so con-
trived that no person could be admitted into it
without George Augustine Frederick Gilles con-
senting. He knew the person called Capt. Michael
O'Boyle. On two occasions he came to the
stable while they were pike-making. He knew
very well that the pikes were for the Fenian
movement. Several persons, he said, connected
with the Fenian Society, whose names he
did not know, but whom he would recog-
nise again, visited the stable where the pikes were
made ; he could also identify several of the brother-
hood, who were drilled in his drawing-room by a
man named Michael Murphy. On one occasion he
was drilled himself. Thirty men used to meet in
the drawing-room. He was a C, which stood for
sergeant, but he knew none of the officers except
the man immediately over him. On the 6th Sep-
tember last he was present at a meeting at which
there were seventy-five officers. Captain O'Boyle
was there, and some others whom he did not know,
but whom he would be able to identify. A person
unknown to the doorkeeper was asked if he knew
any one inside, and if the answer was satisfactory
he was admitted. They were addressed by the
principals to the effect that they should stick
together, to stay united, and not to flinch, but to
stand man to man. Last week there were 120 pikes
removed ; the pikes were similar to lances, the lance
being seven inches long, and the entire pike-head
two feet six inches. George Augustine, having
been cross-examined, was permitted to withdraw,
and Mr. Pearce Nagle took his place for the pur-
pose of making a third information, which, how-
ever, it is unnecessary to particularise. The evi-
dence having concluded, the magistrate proceeded
to commit the prisoners. The following is an ex-
tract from the full report :
The Magistrate—l consider it to be my duty to commit
the five prisoners—J. O'Donovan Rossa, C. Manns O'Keefe,
Thomas Clarke Luby, John O'Leary, and James O'Connor
—for trial on a charge of high treason. It is my duty to
ask them if they wish to say anything in reference to the
charge. They are not obliged to say anything unless they
de sire to do so.

The prisoner O'Leary asked to be permitted to make a
statement.

Mr. Sidney, Q.C.—lt is right to say that any statement
he now makes is not made with my concurrence.

The Prisoner—Certainly. When we first appeared be-
lore this court Mr. Parry sada fie Government, was-not
proceeding against us from any fear of the so- called Fenians,
but, as well as I could understand him, because oertain
weak-minded persons, I suppose including my Lords
Bandon and Fermoy, wore afraid. Now, Ido not care to
enter into any detail as to the manner in which the Go-
vernment has treated us since our arrest ; but 1 must say
that a Government which has been so very spiteful must
be somewhat afraid.

The Magistrate observed that what Mr. O'Leary said did
not relate to the charge against him. The apprehensions
of the Government had no reference to the charge made
against him. He was there represented by counsel, and
he would take it down that either he had nothing to say,
or that he denied the charge.
The prisoner O'Leary—l make no such statement at all.
The Magistrate—That being so, I commit you for trial.
The prisoner Luby observed that Mr. Barry had made a
charge in the early part of his statement that they had pro-
jects of assassination ; but he could say for himself that
nothing was further from his mind. He thought he under-
stood him to say that there were speeches made at the
meetings of the Fenians exciting to assassination ; but he
could only call to his mind having seen one speech having
that tendency, and in one of the numbers of the Irish People
they would find an article disavowing the expressions of
the speaker. With regard to anything else I have nothing
to say. A time may come when it may be necessary for
me to make some observations.

The prisoner O'Donovan said he supposed there was no
use applying to be admitted to bail. As regarded the Irish
People office, which had been seized, he understood that
guards had been sent to the office, who received all letters
and transmitted them to the Government.

Mr. Barry—l believe letters are intercepted.
The prisoner O'Donovan—They are received and sent to
the Government. This I say is more despotic than tho
Russians in Poland, or the Austrians in Italy.
The Magistrate said they were charged with being guilty
of the high crime of treason, and the newspaper publica-
tion and everything connected with a conspiracy, every
weapon yielded by those persons was seized by the Go-
vernment. They were charged wiih conspiring to upset
and overthrow the Government of the country, and it was
not likely the Government would allow them to continue
to avail themselves of the weapons by which they sought
to overthrow it. Ile was really surprised that O'Donovan
complained of being deprived of those weapons ; the com-
plainant he thought was quite unreasonable.
The prisoner Luby--I must say you said any Govern-
ment in Europe would behave precisely the same.
The Magistrate—l did not. I said any Government at
either side of the Atlantic.
Tho prisoner Luby said that during the present century,
not since 1803, had any, government adopted so harsh a
principle as the seizure of the Irish People. In the case of
Mitchell his paper was not seized until after his condem-
nation, and the Felon and other papers were not seized in
1848 until after the suspension a the habeas corpus. In
the present century, at either side of the Atlantic, they
had not heard of so harsh a Measure, except where martial
law was proclaimed.

The liagistrate--You are nog• committed on the infor-
mations made before me.

The prisoner O'Donovan—Mr. Barry brings matters
forward that ho has got since Ive were arrested, and he
says " under these circumstances it was impossible for
the Government to forbear," that is, that it was impos-
sible for the Government to forbear making the late
seizure after getting evidence which they did not get till
after they had made that very seizure. I do not expect
justice here. This is a prison. We have been removed
from one prison to another. I would ask you to go back
with me, if your imagination can go back so far, to
Poland, and imagine a correspondent writing from Poland
to the Times newspaper such a letter as this, headed
" Seizure of a Newspaper." I will road this for you.
The Magistrate—ls this by way of defence ?
The prisoner—lt is.
He then read the following letter :

" Warsaw, Sapt. 30.

" On the night of the 15th inst. the Russian authoritiesmarched a company of police and a division of their spies
to Parliament-street, and halted at the office of the Polish,
People newspaper. The officers in command demanded
admission, and, the doors not being opened, they gave or-
ders to have them broken. A search was made through
the house, and none of the officials being found, all the locks
were broken, and books, papers, printing materials, and all
matters portable were taken to the Russian garrison. While
the police were inside the house a company of the spies
entered
the connected p
la c
r
e
were posted outside, who arrested and convoyed to prison
every suspicious porous who was attracted to the spot by
curiositywith
th e
establishment,
interest.
Before
from
who
h onextthe
dpdonareytve nearlye
r
to the proprietor,
had been arrested, many
had been also lodged in prison. It was fortunate for the
inhabitants that no individual had resisted arrest, as the
commander of the city had all the military under arm; with
rifles loaded and capped, in ease of any resistance. A guard
of police was loft in charge of the office. - They receive all
letters and communications coming there, and transmit them
to the RUSsian Cioyeraor. It is thought that the authorities

expected to seize information which would lead them to the
capture of a large amount of military stores, as the Polish
exiles in America had been taiking, of an army of liberation
for Poland, and of sending war material into the country.
Simultaneously with this proceeding orders have been issued
to the Russian officials to seize every military-looking man
wearing American boots, to have him searched and de-
tained until the governor is communicated with, and his
report made known regarding the prisoner. In furtherance
of these orders largo bodies of police are stationed on the
frontier at the American side, and every returning emi-
grant found in possession of a pistol, a military book, or
any memento of the American war, is pit under arrest.
The Russian government some time ago gave the Poles a
kind of constitution. The present proceeding is in viola-
tion of this ; in fact, it is a complete revocation of it. The
governor of Poland, who must be a Russian, has, through
his press, circulated a report that the despotic seizure of a
newspaper, and all men and materials belonging to it, was
made on information received from the American govern-
ment, but this is doubted by many, as some forty men are
now in prison a fortnight, and it is known that two of the
Russian magistrates are in daily communication with the
spies and the professional swearers, who are always at
hand for use. Indeed, it is known that one of the latter
left St. Petersburgh a few weeks ago, telling an acquaint-
ance of his that he was going to Warsaw to do a bit of
business. Though it is a principle of law in many cowl-
' tries that a man charged with a crime is presumed inno-
cent until found guilty, it is different in Warsaw. The
moment a man is arrested on a political charge, he is
presumed guilty, and treated accordingly. Though he
might not be brought before the public tribunals
for four, eight, or twelve months, there is no bail
for his appearance. He is sent back to his dun-
geon, and treated as the caprice of the governor of
Poland may suggest. The men in this case have
been kept in solitary confinement all hours of the day
and night, save two. During ono of these they leave
their cells in the morning to wash, and the other at noon
to walk about a small yard. This time the guards are
doubled on them to prevent their talking, and they must
keep a certain distance away from each other. They are
also prevented from having any communication with the
outside world. They are to be removed from one prison to
another to-day, in order to appear before the officials who
have been preparing the charge against them. The prisons
in Warsaw are generally governed by the municipal coun-
cil of the city, but it is the privilege of the Russian Governor
to take the government of them into his own hands, which
he generally does on occasions of this kind. The news-
paper writers of Poland would be loud in their denuncia-
tions of such despotism if they saw the English Govern-
ment acting this way in Ireland or the Austrian Govern-
ment in linngary ; but Russian influence and patronage
blinds them to every act of tyranny in their own unfortu-
nate country."

The prisoner O'Donovan continued—This is the way the
Irish People has been seized, and the way we have been
treated. We wanted to have an hour's conversation in the
presence of an officer of the prison, and we sent this scrap
of paper to the governor :
" Richmond Prison, Sunday, Oct. 1, 1865.

_ .
" Sir,—ln taking measures to prevent us from speak-
ing or communicating with each other, the Government,
we consider, are precluding us from the means of defence.
We were before the Crown prosecutor yesterday. Many
things came under our notice that demand our considera-
tion for a short time before we are taken before them
to-morrow again. We ask that we may be allowed to
confer during an hour or so. Did the matter rest with
yourself, we may expect you would see the justice of
granting this request ; but if Government has given orders
to the contrary, of course we cannot expect it.
JOHN O'LEARY, JAMES O'CONNOR,
O'DONOVAN ROSSA, GEORGE HOPPER."
T. C. LIMY,
Well, the governor sent a message saying that he could
not grant our request himself, but would send a copy of our
communication to the authorities, and that if they gave
him liberty, he would give us the opportunity we asked.
Under those circumstances I think we are treated very
harshly. If we were charged with murder, or the assassi-
nation with which Mr. Barry opened his statement, we
could not be worse treated than we are. We defy you to
prove us criminals. We defy you to bring evidence to
show that we were in association with this Nagle or
Pettit. Why did you not honourably prosecute our paper,
and we would be able to defend ourselves, instead of
bringing up professional 'swearers to swear against us ?
None of the other prisoners offering any further obser-
vations, they were all removed in custody to the prison
van, which, escorted by a troop of mounted police, drove
rapidly to the Richmond Prison.

The reports from Cork show that the authorities
are in no wise relaxing their activity. Yesterday
a tall, able young fellow, named M'Namara, who
had been arrested at Youghal as a Fenian con-
spirator, was lodged in Cork gaol. He is the scn
of a publican, and made himself notorious by his
violent revolutionary language. His father is said
to have informed against him. Two more arrests
were made on Sunday in Cork. The first was of a
man named Edward Walsh; a commercial traveller
in the employ of a soda water manufacturer. This
man is charged specially with attempting to seduce
soldiers from their duty at Kinsale, and to swear
them of the conspiring brotherhood. The second
person arrested was Timothy Connolly. The pug-
nacious Timothy is charged with being affiliated to
a section of the conspiracy established in Waterford.
The excited condition of the public feeling in Cork
is shown by the following from the Examiner:--
On Sunday considerable excitement and speculation was
caused in Queenstown by the sudden departure of the
Liverpool, H.M. frigate, upon some mysterious mission, the
purport of which was not revealed. Before departing the
Liverpool took on board a considerable reinforcement of
marines and sailorsfrom the guardship, and she was boarded
by some of the police authorities, with a large number of
men—it is said about 40—of the reserve force. Various
rumours were circulated as to the meaning of their mission.
One of the rumours was that the London steamer, the Ibis
which arrived yesterday morning, had passed, near Roche's
Point, a largo armed cruiser, flying the Fenian flag. We
have made inquiries of Capt. Holland, commander of the
Ibis, and are informed by that gentleman that during his
passage from London he saw no vessel flying the Fenian
flag, or a green flag of any kind.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

The supply of English wheat on sale to-day was very
moderate. The trade was firm, and Monday's currency
was well supported. The condition of the produce was
very middling.

Foreign wheat was in moderate supply. Most qualities
were in slow request, at late rates.

Floating cargoes of grain moved off steadily, at full
currencies.

Barley was in short supply. The trade was firm, at
quite late prices.

The malt trade was steady at previous quotations.
There was a good supply of oats on offer. Most descrip-
tions were in slow request, yet very little change took
place in prices.
Beans moved off slowly, at late rates.
Peas changed hands at full currencies.
The flour trade was steady, on former terms.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
eat. . alt. ats. .
English and ScotchWh Barl
1010 480 M O Flour
360 190 520
Irish
Foreign 2,3970 6,110 17,720 390 sks.
5400 bls.
COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OP GRAIN.
For the week ending Sept. For the corresponding week
30, 1865. last year.
Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver.
Wheat 73,888-40 s 10d Wheat 82,813-40s Ild
Barley ..... ....19,910-29s 11d Barley 19,862-31 s 5d
Oats

BOROUGH HOP.
The supply of hops on sale is large. A tolerably ex-
tensive business is doing, at full prices.

IVIIITECIIAPEL.

The supply of meat on sale is moderate. The trade is
firm, as follows:

Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 10d ' •
veal, 4s 4i to 5s 4d; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s 6d per Blbs by
the carcase.

TIIE MURDERER FORWARD.—NO steps will be
taken by the Home-office, it is understood, to pro-
cure the removal of Southey to London to take his trial
for the murder of his three children. He still remains in
the gaol at Sandwich, and will not be tried until the winter
assizes at Maidstone, previously to which he will be taken
to the county gaol. He continues to act in the same ex-
cited manner, and it is the opinion of some persons about
him that he is feigning insanity.—Kentish Gazette.
BREAKFAST BEVERAGE. —H omceopathic praotitioners, and
the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa as being
the most healthful of all beverages. When the doctrine of
homoeopathy was fit introduced into this country, there
Were to be obtained no preparations of cocoa either attrac-
tive to the taste or accepts' le to the stomach ; the nut was
either supplied in the crude state, or so unskilfully manu-
factured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London,
homoeopathic chemist, was induced in the year 1839 to turn
his attention to this subje.t, and at length succeeded, with
the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first to
produce an article pure in its composition, and so refined by
the pert, et trituration it ieceives in the process it passes
through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate stomach.
For general use EIJI s' cocoa is distincuished as an invigo-
rating, grateful breakfast beverage, with a dellaous aroma
Dr. Hassall in his work. "Food and its AdulteratiLns,"
says—" Cocoa contains a great variety of important nutritive
principles ; every ingredient necessary to the growth and
sustenance of the body." Again, "As a nutritive, cocoa
stands very much higher than either coffee or tea." Direc-
tions : —Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a breakfast cup,
filled up with boiling water or milk. Secured in tin-lined
1-Ib., i-lb , and lib. labeled paceets, and sold at Is. 6d. per
lb. by grocers, confectioners, and chemists.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

BETTING AT THE VICTORIA CLUB.

CESAREWITCH.
13 to 2 agst Salpinctes (taken)
Bto 1 agst Ostregor (taken freely)
100 to 6 agst Pearl Diver (taken)
33 to 1 agst Breeze (taken)
33 to I agst Eleanor (offered)
10 to 1 agst Mr. Brayley's lot (taken)
CAMERIDGESIIIRE.
18 to 1 agst Custard Castle (taken)
20 to 1 agst Ostregor (taken)
33 to 1 agst Sister to Drake (taken)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

BEDFORD RACES—TrEsDAY.

This meeting, in addition to the sport being of a very
meagre description, was shorn of the importance which
attached to it in former years, when transactions on the
two great autumn handicaps, the Cesarewitch and Cam-
bridgeshire, were so extensive as to attract a large number
of bookmakers and backers. The opening day on this occa-
sion possessed no feature of importance whatever, as affect-
ing the great race of next week, and but few transactions
were effected. Salpinctes was perhaps not quite so firm,
7 to 1 being offered without a response, but this was pro-
bably attributable to the scarcity of backers. Ostregor, at
11 to 1, was not backed, but no higher price could be ob-
tained, and he showed no symptoms of declining in the
market. 25 to 1 was taken about Eleanor, and Zephyr at
40 to 1 found a friend. For the Cambridgeshire, Sister to
Drake and Custard Castle, at 20 to 1 each, and Lampoon
at 50 to 1, were backed, but only to small amounts. It is
unnecessary to refer to the racing here, as the annexed re-
turn contains every particular. The attendance was small,
but the afternoon was particularly pleasant, a cooling breeze
tempering the heat. Subjoined are full details of the run-
ning•:—

The Consolation Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added, for
three-year-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; the
winner to be sold for £l5O. About one mile.
Lord Westmorland's Orloff, by Muscovite—Cicadia,
Bst 101 b (Morris) 1
Mr. 11. Wright's Bunch, Bst 71b (PAnson) 2
Betting-5 to 2on Orloff, who jumped off with a com-
manding lead, which he held to the turn into the straight,
where Bunch drew up, and for a moment it looked like a
race, but half way up Bunch was in difficulties, and Orloff
won in a canter by a length. The winner was not sold.
The Two-year-old Stakes of 10 sous each, with 50 added;
colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; penalties and allowances.
About half a mile.
Mr. F. Fisher's Magician, by Flying Dutchman—Magic,
Bst 131 b (inc. 31b extra) (Fordham) 1
Mr. Rogers's Miss Roland, 9st (inc. 71b extra) (J. Mann) 2
Mr. Naylor's Diadem, Bst (Parry) 3
The following also ran :—Locust, La Germaine, Katie,
The Squire, and The Masson.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Miss Roland, sto 1 agst Magician,
6 to 1 each agst La Germaine and Katie, and 10 to 1 each
agst Locust and The Masson. They were started in capital
order, The Squire rushing to the front and carrying on the
running for 100 yards, when Magician headed him, and won
in a canter by three lengths from Miss Roland (who ran
into second place when fairly in the straight); Diadem,
rushing through the beaten horses opposite the stand,
finished a bad third. La Germaine was fourth, The Masson
fifth, Katie sixth, Locust next ; The Squire was last, some
distance in the rear.

The Town Plate of 25 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3
sovs each, for all ages; selling allowances. About three
quarters of a mile.
Captain Machell's Indian Star, 2 yrs, sst 71b (V 9)

(Htiyhoe) 1
Mr. Naylor's Gemma di Vergy filly, 2 yrs, sst ilb (£.10)
(Huxtable) 2
Mr. Jones's llopbin© filly, 2 yrs, sst 71b (X4O) ...(Milne) 3
The following also ran :---Corinthian Tom, Skirmish,
Master Shutt, and Bunch.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Indian Star, sto 2 agst Skirmish, 6
to 1 agst Master Shutt, and 100 to 8 agst any other. A
tedious delay at the post was occasioned by the anxiety of
Skirmish and Corinthian Tom to get away, but more par-
ticularly to the pertinacity with which Master Shutt stood
stock still, and eventually on their being started he was left
at the post. On fairly settling in their places Skirmish and
Indian Star rushed to the front, and carriedon the running
side by side clear of the remainder, foremost of whom was
the Gemma di Vergy filly. On making the bend into the
straight Skirmish gave way beaten, and Indian Star, with
Mr. Naylor's colt in close attendance, drew away, the for-
mer winning easily by three lengths ; a similar distance
separating second and third. Skirmish was fourth,
Corinthian Tom fifth, Bunch last. The winner was bought
in for 105 guineas.

The Bedfordshire Stakes of 70 soya, added to a handicap of
20 sous each, 10 ft, 5 only if declared; iyinners extra.
About two miles. 23 subs, 17 of whom pay 5 ft.
Mr. Tompkins's Seven-and-a-half, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b

(Hopkins) 1
Lord Westmorland's Orloff, 3 yrs, Gst 71b (Kenyon) 2
Captain White's Rattler, .4 yrs, Bst 41b (French) 3
Mr. Jones's Lizard, 3 yrs, Bst (inc. Mb ex.) ...(Fordham) 4
Betting—Even agst Lizard, 100 to 30 agst Orloff, 5 to 1
each ngst Seven-and-a-half and Rattler. After going a
short distance Orloff rushed to the front, followed by
Lizard, Seven-and-a-half, and Rattler, in which order they
passed the stand the first time, but immediately afterwards
Seven-and-a-half was eased and allowed Rattler to take
third place. Approaching the three quarters of a mile
post Lizard hung out signals of distress, and soon gave way,
dropping rapidly to the rear ; whereupon Seven-and-a-half
went up to Orloff, whom he headed on getting fairly into
the straight, and cantered in an easy winner by a length
and a half. Rattler was a bad thud; the favourite beaten
off.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUESDAY.

CESAREIVITCH.

6to 1 agst Salpinctes (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Ostregor (taken freely)
100 to 6 agst Eleanor (offered)
20 to 1 agst Privateer (wanted)
20 to 1 agst Nuneaton (offered, take 22 to 1)
25 to 1 agst Alabama (taken)
25 to 1 agst Farce (offered, take 28 to 1)
83 to 1 agst Lansdown (taken and offered)
83 to 1 agst Breeze (offered, take 40 to 1)
40 to 1 agst Nukuheva (taken)
40 to 1 agst John Davis (taken)
40 to 1 agst Union Jack (offered)
66 to 1 agst Calista g (offered)

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
18 to 1 agst Custard Castle (taken)
20 to 1 agst The Duke (offered, take 22 to 1)
20 to 1 agst Gladiateur (offered)
33 to 1 agst Salpinctes (taken)
40 to 1 agst Catch'em Alive (taken)
50 to 1 agst Le Mandarin (taken)

SIR ROBERT PEEL AND THE IRISH BANKER.—
DITBLDT, TUESDAY NIGHT.—The summons against Sir
Robert Peel we.s withdrawn, Sir Robert having apolo-
gised.

BREAKING OF A WIRE-ROPE.—An inquest was
held yesterday at Wombwell, near Sheffield, on the body
of a man named Banks, who met his death under rather
peculiar circumstances at the Wombwell Main Colliery.
It appeared that the shaft, which is 220 yards deep, is
worked by a wire-rope, and this rope had been tested to
stand a strain much more severe than would be imposed on
it in the ordinary work of the mine. The inspector of
mines for the distriet was at the mine on the morning of
the accident and examined the rope, and it appeared to be
perfectly sound. In the afternoon a load of corves was
attached to the end of the rope at the bottom of the shaft,
and the signal given to the deceased, who was banksman.
The load had not been drawn more than a few yards before
the rope snapped on the drum over the pit-mouth. The
broken end flew with great force across the top of the
shaft, struck the deceased on the back of the head, killing
him instantly, and dragged him after it down the shaft
The sudden breakage was totally unaccounted for, but no
blame seemed to be attached to any one. The jury brought
in a verdict of accidental death.
DESERTIONS FROM THE BELGIAN ARMY.—The
Gazette Belge gives the following account of deser-
tions of non-commissioned officers from the Belgian army
to enter the service of Mexico:—" At Tournai, a few nights
back, the colonel of the 20th Regiment of Chasseurs in
garrison there was informed that a number of his non-
commissioned officers intended to desert. Be immediately
gave orders to Lieutenant Bechet, of the gendarmerie, to
prevent the realisation of that project. Patrols were ac-
cordingly sent to watch all the roads leading to the French
frontier. This precaution did not prevent nine non-com-
missioned officers, three of whom were sergeant-majors,
and three corporals, from scaling the walls of the citadel
and escaping with their arms and equipment. On the table
of their room they left a paper, on which was written :
We have taken our muskets loaded with 20 ball cart-
ridges, intending to resist to the uttermost, if any attempt
be made to prevent us from passing into Franco. Tho
next day the colonel received a letter announcing that
his deserters had arrived safely at Lille. A day or t 271
later eight more non-commissioned officers deserted.
England."
FIRING AT A RAILWAY TRAIN.-011 Sunday
afternoon, as the 2 o'clock up train from Chatham
to the Victoria terminus of the London, Chatham, and
Dover Railway was leaving the Rochester-bridge station,
a loaded revolver was fired at one of the carriages, two of
the balls from which passed through the window of a first-
' class carriage in which Major W. H. Kerr, of the 2d Depot
Battalion, Chatham, was seated. At the moment before
the balls passed through the compartment of the carriage
Major Kerr had shifted his seat from one side of the car-
riage to the other. Whether or not the pistol was dis-
charged designedly at Major Kerr cannot be positively
stated, as the police have not yet succeeded in apprehend-
ing the parties who committed the outrage, but from the
position of the train at the time, which at the moment had
just passed out of the station, there is little doubt the re-
volver was discharged, from one of the houses in Strood,
which at that part of the line come close up to the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway. The police are busily
exerting themselves to discover the guilty person, to whom,
it is believed, they possessed a clue.