The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-09 00:00:00

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TruDAT.

l), Vancouver and
iltoalndwicaas freely hFaonrt them Ceiitey
veryan d
firm,Subu Suburban
taken about
Limosina, but that appeared to be the limit. Ducat was
supported at 100 to 9 ; and all the money that could be got
at 12 to 1 was taken against Suburban-100 to 9 was once
booked. Vest colt appeared friendless. 60 to 1, then 40 to
1, was taken about Patestro, and an offer to take 100 to 3
met with no response. 500 to 6 was offered against Com-
piegne. Among the outsiders, 40. to 1 was freely taken
that was . aainst Astarte but any thing
Business on the, Metropolitan Stakes proceeds butdeclined slowly
and all the money that could be obtained at 10 to 1 was
taken about Caractacus. Closing prices :--
CITY AND SUBURBAN HAND/CA,.
6to 1 agst Vancouver (taken freely)
7to 1 agst Phantom (taken)
Bto 1 agst Limosina (taken freely)
11 to 1 agst Suburban (taken)
11 to 1 agst Ducat (taken)
20 to 1 agst Sawcutter (taken)
(taken)
40 to 1 agst Astarte filly 25 to 1 agst Vest colt (offered)
10106
ttoa
31 aagg:tt
pOaliiveestßroranch (taken)
(ranch
anted)
40 to 1 agst Peter the Hermit (taken)
40 to 1 agst Nemesis
(taken)
100 to 1 agst Compiegne
(offered)
GREAT METROPOLITAN ETAIMs.
7to 1 agst Panique (taken)
Bto 1 agst Ducat (offered)
' 10 to 1 agst Caractacus (token)
16 to 1 agat Asteriid (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
100 to 3 agat Vest colt (taken)

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Williams.)
POST-OFFICE PROSECUTION.
Alfred Banock, 34, letter sorter, was charged with steal-
ing a letter containing two half sovereigns and a number of
postage stamps.
Mr. Metcalfe prosecuted, and Mr. Dickie defended the
prisoner.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was en-
gaged in sorting letters in one of the railway post-offices,
and in consequence of certain suspicions a trap letter
was sent, and en the arrival of the train in Lon-
don the letter was missing. The prisoner was ac-
cused and searched at the General Post-office, when
a number of postage stamps were found in his pocket. The
stamps were tested, and found to be those which had been
enclosed in the letter, as they had all been marked with in-
visible ink with the word "Trent."
The defence was, that some person had put the letter into
the pocket of his coat which had teen lying in the letter
van.

The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Two respectably dressed men named James Robert Wil-
son and Josiah Crown were indicted for causing the death
of Mr. John Smith.

Mr. David Drover said—l live at 9, Corolin. 1,1.40, (lam
berwell. On the 24th of December I was at the corner of
Southampton-street, Camberwell, at about 11 o'clock in the
morning. I saw an old gentleman in the act of crossing
the read, but he was standing still in about the centre. I
heard a great shouting, and I turned round and saw a gig
approaching. The gig was about 40 yards from the old
gentleman when 1 first saw it. The two prisoners were in
it. Wilson was driving. The horse was going at about
12 miles an hour. When they arrived at about 12 yards
from the old gentleman they all but pulled up, and
approached at a slower rate, not exceeding seven miles
an hour. He stood still, but the vehicle went over
the man. There was plenty of room on either side ,
of the old gentleman for the gig to have passed.
I ran on the road, seized the horse's head, but the prisoners
had pulled up. As I could not find a policeman, I took
them both to the station. They were both very violent
that I would not let go the horse's head. They were both
drunk. I charged them with being drunk and incapable,
and they were locked up. lam used to horses. I have
rode and drove for more than 20 years.
Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine Defendants
were driving on the right side of the road when I first saw
them. The deceased was crossing over to the off side, and
the near wheel was about seven feet from the kerb when
the old man was struck. The deceased stood still as soon
as he heard the shouting of the defendants. There was
time for him to have got out of the way. He was about 40
yards from the gig when he stood still. I have not heard
that the defendants had offered the frends of the deceased
any amount of compensation.

Mr. W. Twenty-man, of Camberwell, gave similar evi•
Bence, but stated that in his opinion Crown was the moss
intoxicated of the two.

A witness proved that the deceased gentleman was neither
deaf nor infirm.

The surgeon said death was occasioned from the injuries
the unfortunate gentleman received in consequence of being
run over.

Mr. Sergeant Ballantine addressed the jury for the pri.
sonars.

After a short deliberation, the jury returned a verdict o
Not Guilty.

POLICE---THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET THIS DAY.

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON AIFEDL&LE.— °Wen 60X, a
tall, dirty labouring man, was charged with the following
assault on a female :

The complainant said that yesterday evening she was in
a tavern in Little Windmill-street, having a baby in her
arms, when the prisoner, without the slightest provocation,
he being an entire stranger to her, struck her across the
arm with a bar of iron, the effect of it being to dislocate her
arm. She went to the Middlesex Hospital, and was told
to attend again to-day.

Laird, 38 C, proved taking the prisoner into custody.

Prisoner said he had no questions to ask.
Mr. Knox remanded the prigonor for a week, for the at,
tendanee of the surgeon from the Middlesex Hospital.
MEDICAL AND LAW STUDENTS' AMUSEMENTS.—
William Johnson, Augustus Fowler, George Polkiug-
home, John Edwards, and William Walker, surgical and
law students, were charged with creating a disturbance, and
Johnson was further charged with being drunk.
Sergeant Fornett, C division, said, at half-past two this
morning he saw the defendants altogether outside of Scott's
refreshment house, Coventry-street, Fowler had a stick,
and was flourishing it about, and dancing and shouting.
Ho requested them to go away, and not make such a noise,
when they became more uproarious. He followed them
as far as Cranbourn-street, and as they still kept up the
noise, he took them into custody. Johnson and Fowler
were bailed out.

Mr. Knox-1 thought so, for one has a sprig of a flower
that don't look as if it had been in the station-house all
night.

Fornett said that Johnson made use of disgusting lan-
guage, and another officer said Johnson kicked his legs and
threw him down, and he was very violent all the way to
the station.

Mr. Knox said he hoped it was their first time of coming,
and that it would be their last. The police had behaved
with forbearance towards them. Johnson was fined £3 or
14 days, and the others ordered to enter into their recog-
nisances.