The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1854,

ther, and some heavy showers which came down with a
drenching effect, the attendance on the heath comprised
ii!any of the leading patroLs of the turf, a strong ~.42einb-
,age of !;!ember: of the ring, and a large display of
general company.
As the race for the Two Thousand drew near, great
anxiety was manifested to ascertain the number of start-
ers, and to catch a glimpse of them as they proceeded,
" saddled and mounted," from the Ditch Stables.
Horsemen rode hither and thither, and business in the
ring was carried on with increased activity. The result
of the race was a fortunate coup for the "Fielders ;"
Hermit, at 12 to 1 at starting, achieved success ; whilst
Middlesex, also at 12 to 1, succeeded in saving his stake,
by defeating Champagne for second place ; the latter,
against whom 30 to 1 was laid overnight, finishing a head
in advance of Boiardo, the leading favourite, on whom
sto 4 was laid freely. Ruby, the second favourite, was
beaten off early. Just before the race was run the
weather cleared up, and the remainder of the afternoon
was tolerably bright and pleasant.
In the course of the afternoon 1,000 to 20 was taken
about The Trapper for the Derby.

boardman. It was thought, however, so far to concern
the public that a public apology was called for. There
wa:-; no vindictive feciiaig against the defendant, ~,nd if
now made a similar apology to the one contained in the
letter, his (Mr. Hewitt's) instructions were to withdraw
from the prosecution.
The defendant said he was prepared to do so. In a
moment of intemperance he had supplied the eggs to the
boys, and he hoped the case would be allowed to drop.
Mr. Broderip—The case is at an end, and I can only
say that I hope no more of such unseemly scenes will
take place.
The patties then withdrew.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Walter Pigeon, cab-
driver, was summoned before Mr. Bingham, charged
with having damaged, by negligent driving, a horse and
brougham, the property of Lord Adolphus Vane.
John Sheldrake, groom to Lord A. Vane, said on
Monday week, about 11 o'clock at night, he was driving
a horse and brougham, when he turned out of Brick-
lane into Park-lane at a walking pace. Defendant was
driving a Hansom cab, and coming along on his right
side at the rate of nine or ten miles an hour. Com-
plainant called out to the defendant to stop, but the
defendent paid no heed to the request, and the conse-
quence was that his horse ran against the horse in the
brougham, knocked the animal down, and injured it in
various ways. One of the shafts of the brougham was
cracked, and the other bent. The damage to the
brougham could be repaired for 12s. 6d., and half-a-
guinea had been paid for advice for the horse.
In reply to questions, complainant said the defendant
was not more than about five yards from him when he
turned into Park-lane. It would have been difficult to
pull up, but he thought the defendant might have drawn
on one side, and thus avoidedicontact.
Mr. Bingham was of opinion that a driver coming out
of a bye-street into a well-frequented thoroughfare was
bound to use even more than ordinary caution. It ap-
peared to him there was a want of due caution on the
part of the complainant, on turning into Park-lane,
when the defendant was not more than five yards off,
and therefore he must dismiss the summons.

SOUTHWARK.—Ann Jacobs and Ann Morris were
brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with stealing a
gold watch and key, a purse containing two sovereigns
and some silver, from the person of Henry William
Craghler, captain of the Elizabeth, an Ostend trader
lying off Mill-stairs, Tooley-street.
Prosecutor said he met a female in the borough last
night, and accompanied her to a house in the Mint. He
there met with the prisoners, and after treating them
and leaving the place, he missed his watch and money.
He gave information immediately to the police.
Police constable 53 M, said he took Jacobs into cus-
tody, and found the purse and two sovereigns concealed
under her arm.

Police constable 48 M, said he was standing near the
house in the Mint, watching, when a female named
Corby came running to him and handed him prosecutor's
watch, which she said she received from the prisoner
Morris.

The female searcher said she found on the latter a gold
key, which was identified by the prosecutor.
The girl Corby was admitted as a witness, and she
said she met with the prosecutor first, and he went
home with her. He had his watch safe when he left
her and went with the prisoners. Witness met the latter
in the Borough, when Morris gave her the watch, and
she ran home with it to hand it to the police.
Mr. A'Beckett committed them for trial.

LAMBETH.—John Rovan, alias Irish Jack, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, for final examina-
tion, on two distinct charges of uttering forged notes—
, the first with passing a 51. note at the shop of Mrs.
Wrighton, at Brixton, and the second with uttering a
101. note at the Bee Hive public-house, in Carter-street,
Walworth. In the former case it appeared from the
evidence that some weeks ago the prisoner called at the
shop of the prosecutrix, and said he had been sent by
Mr. Mallet, his employer, for a quantity of screws, and
tendered a 51. note in payment. Mr. Mallet being a
highly respectable builder in the neighbourhood, and the
prisoner having all the appearance of a builder's labourer,
change was-at once given to him, but at the same time
the prisoner was requested by Mrs. Wrighton to stop for
a few minutes, while she took the opinion of a neighbour
on the genuineness of the note. He managed to
slip off with the change and screws, and it was subse-
quently found that the note was a forgery, and that the
I prisoner's representation about being sent by Mr. Mallet
was totally untrue. In the second case, Mr. Dockeree,
the landlord of the Beehive, deposed that, on that day
month the prisoner came to his house, and said he had
been sent by his master, Mr. Cook, the builder, for two
bottles of wine, and change for a ten pound note. Be-
lieving his representation, and Mr. Cook, who is a
highly respectable man, being a customer of his, he gave
the prisoner the wine and change, but having some sus-
picion as to the goodness of the note, he sent his ser-
vant to look after the prisoner, but she lost sight of him.
Jane Baker, a servant to the last witness, said she had
been sent by her master to watch the prisoner, and saw
that he went in a different direction to that leading to
the residence of Mr. Cook, but she soon lost sight of
him.

In reply to a question from the magistrate, Mr. Dock-
eree said that he wrote the name of Mr. Cook on the
note at the time he received it from the prisoner, and
subsequently paid it to his distiller's collector, and some
days after it came back with the word " forgery" stamped
on it.

The examiner of bank notes at the Bank of England
pronounced both the notes produced to be forgeries, and
the prisoner was fully committed for trial on both
charges.

LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

DOW ,N IN G-STREET, APRIL 30.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Ogle
Carr, Esq., to be Chief Justice of the Island of Ceylon.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint Hugh Cull-
ing Eardloy Childers, Edward Grimes, and Charles Mac-
Mahon, Esqrs., to be non-elective members of the Legisla-
tive Council of the Colony of Victoria.