The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-30 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

OBTAINING MONEY FROM A MEMBER OF PARLIA-
MENT.—John Ellis was brought before Mr. Bingham,
charged with fraudulently obtaining a half-crown from
Granville Edward Harcourt Vernon, Esq., M.P. for
Newark,

The prosecutor stated that this morning, about ten
o'clock, the prisoner came to him at his residence, No.
2, Albemarle-street, and represented himself to be the
son 'of Mr. Else, a respectable baker, in Newark, and
one of his constituents, which place prisoner said he left
nine days -ago, in search of employment in, London, in
some upholstery business. Prisoner also said his brother
had been employed by Mr. Smith, in Piccadilly, but
that he (prisoner) had failed in obtaining any employ-
ment, and was in the greatest possible distress, and
wanted to get home. Prosecutor questioned him as to
all the most respectable and best-known persons in
Newark, and found that he knew nothing at all about
the place. Prosecutor's suspicions were then aroused,
and he sent for his servant, and in his presence gave
prisoner a half-crown. He then sent for a constable,
and gave him in charge.
Roberts, 152 C, said he took charge of the prisoner,
and on the way to the station he asked him if his story
was correct that he had told the gentleman. Prisoner
said it was, but he subsequently admitted that it was
not true, and that he was not the son of the baker he
had represented himself to be, and it was of no use the
gentleman writing don to Newark.
The prisoner, in defence, said he was bred and born
in Newark, and being in distress, and knowing tha
prosecutor was the member for Newark, he went to ask
him for a little assistance to help him on the way home.
Mr. Bingham said the trick was so clumsily done
that he was inclined to believe that the prisoner was
new to the business, and that this might be his first
offence. • He should, however, remand him till Saturday
next, in order that some inquiries might be made about
him.
Mr. Vernon said he took up the case on public
grounds, as he had been repeatedly imposed upon by
other persons.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NOTES FROM NEWCASTLE.

Amidst the excitement and confusion which still
prevails here, I am. unable to send more than a few
brief notes to " tell how the race was won." In
short then, Kingston lay off until rounding the New-
castle turn, where he gradually neared the leading
horses—Garforth, Ann Eliza, Goorkah, and Little
Jack. On approaching the turn into the straight he
took second place, at the half distance, he passed
Garforth, and after an exciting " set to" with Goorkah,
won cleverly by half a length. Little Jack was third,
being beaten by a neck only for second place ; Garforth
and Ann Eliza were well up. The result was hailed
with deafening cheers ; the fielders were uproarious,
and the "pat ty" delighted. Basham rode the winner
with admirable skill and patience. Colsterdale never
once figured conspicuously in the encounter.
When the betting closed Red Lion and Goorkah
were the leading favourites at 4to 1 each. Goldfinder
was in little request, and Colsterdale was flieudless.
Both Little Jack and Ann Eliza justified the favour-
able opinion which I expressed about them by attaining
very forward positions in the race. Goldfinder and
Red Lion, however, sorely disappointed me, and totally
upset my calculations. Kingston's starting was doubt-
ful until within a few, hours of the race, when he was
backed at 15 and 12 to 1.
The weather was dry and sunny, but very windy
withal. The attendance of spectators was numerous.
A FRESH MAN.
Newcastle, Wednesday night.

THE LATE FIRE IN HATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterday Mr.
T. Wakley held a very long inquiry in the Holborn
Union, Gray's-inn-lane' on the bodies of Andrew
Stephens, aged 73, and Emily Curtis, aged 6 years, the
two unfortunate persons who perished in the fire which
occurred iZ the premises numbered 107, Hatton-garden,
on the evening of Saturday last. Particulars have already
appeared in The Sim. The bodies having been identi-
fied, and witnesses examined, the coroner adjourned the
inquest for a week.
AGED AND INFIRM BISHOPS.—Mr. Phinn has given
notice of his intention, on a supply night, to call the
attention of the Government and of the house to the
present state of the diocese of Bath and Wells, and to
inquire whether it be the intention of the Government
to propose any measure with a view to the better regu-
lation of the dioceses in which the bishops, from age or
infirmity, are unable to exercise their functions.
THE NEW BRIDGE AT WESTMINSTER.—It is to
be hoped you will refer to the proposed new West-
minster Bridge, which, as a Government job, will
in all probability be carried out, although most
faulty in many respects. The lowness of the water-
way (8 feet under that of the other metropoli-
tan bridges) is opposed by the City ; the other two
prominent objections appear to me to be the using
iron instead of granite, which will render it necessary
to be painted every two or three years, to the great
inconvenience of the public, to prevent it falling into
ruin, and also the retaining the present narrow,
and at times dangerous approaches, especially
on the Surrey side. There must be, doubtless,
some very strong reason for adopting a plan so un-
worthy such a site. Does it arise from the false eco-
nomy which has lately ruined all our public buildings ?
When a foreigner views for the first time Waterloo-bridge,
his astonishment at its colossal grandeur is not a little
increased when told that it was built at a cost of
nearly 2,060,000/. by a private company, few of whom
ever received more than a very nice engraving for their
outlay. What will be his feeling when he sees, a little
higber up the river, with a good spring tide, the various
craft grouping their way with difficulty under one erected
by the nation leadit g to the seat of legislature, and far
below what so far-famed a locality demands ?—Corres-
pondent of the Buil or
THE WAGES MOVEMENT IN PLYMOUTH.—On Mon-
day evening a meeting of the journeymen shoemakers
of the-three towns was held in York-lane, Plymouth, :or
the purpose of taking into consideration " the best
means of advancing the present low rate 'of wages paid
to the trade." After a long discussion, the meeting was
adjourned till next Monday evening, to give time for the
production of a statement of the prices of work among
tlie different branches of the trade, which they wish to
'obtain.

THUNDER STORM. MAN KILLED AT CROSLA.ND
.MOOR.—On Thursday afternoon, a thunder storm broke
over the town, which, though not of a violent character,
resulted, we are sorry to learn, in fatal consequences.
It appears that an old man, named John Kelly, farm
labourer, in the employ of Mr. Wrigley, was working in
a field at Ery Clough, when he was struck by the electric
fluid and killed on the spot, his shoes being blown off his
feet. The spade with which he was working ignited, and
the handle was much burned. At the same time a horse,
grazing in the wood at the gardens, Lockwood, was also
killed. We are also informed that a son of police-ser-
geant Townsend had a narrow escape. The boy, who is
in the service of Messrs. Sharpe and Worth, curriers,
Queen-street, had in his pocket a common loadstone, and
during the storm he felt his side severely contracted, and
on pulling out the loadstone it oscillated violently for
some seconds. Fortunately no further injury ensued.—
liuddersfield Chronicle.
TORTURING A CAT.—A case.of cruelty to a cat came
on for hearing before a bench of magistrates at the
Devonport Guildhall, on Wednesday last. Two
parties were implicated, namely, a lieutenant in her
Majesty's 35th Regiment, named Blyth, and a private
in the same corps named Paul Lancaster. The case
having been brought under the cognisance of the So-
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, they
immediately obtained a warrant against the defendants,
and Mr. Rundle, of the firm of Beer and Rundle, solici-
tors to the society, appeared for the prosecution. From
the evidence of a youth named Henry White, who was
passing the barracks on the previous Wednesday morn-
ing at the moment the occurrence took place, it would ap-
pear that he saw two dogs attacking a cat at St. Georges
barracks, and the two defendants were looking on!
and appeared exceedingly to enjoy the sport. After
the dogs had nearly killed the cat, Lancaster took from
his pocket a knife and ran it through the cat's hinder
legs, and skinned it. Witness heard the defendant re-
mark whilst he was doing it that ho never saw a thing
so hard to kill in all his life. After doing so the de-
fendant cut the cat's head off, and said he was going to
take the carcase to the ferrets. A constable deposed that
he found in a stable belonging to the barracks, in a box
where there were ferrets, part of a cat skinned, and
which the ferrets had been eating. Lieut. Blyth, in
defence, said he was attracted in the direction of the cat
and dogs, by hearing a great noise, but denied that he
had urged the dogs to fight. The other defendant did
not deny skinning the cat, but said he did not know who
put the dogs to fight, The cat belonged to him. The
bench, after a short consultation, ordered Blyth to be
fined Os. and Lancaster 3/., and the costs el the court.