The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN.—WEDNESDAY.
SUBSCRIPTION PLATE of 2501. for three yr olds, 7st ; four
•N Ff - -

Bst 71b ; five,
_9st ; six and aged, 9sf 21b.

-T. Y.O

Captain D. Lane's Ephesus, by Epirus, 5 yrs, 9st
(Flatm an) 1
Mr. T. Clifton's Reckapelt, 3 yrs, 7st (J. Steggles) 2
Lord Exeter's Nutshell, 6 yrs, 9,st 21b (Norman) 3
The following also ran :—Mr. Combe's Brawn, 4 yrs,
Bst 71b (Rogers) ; Lord W. Powlett's Dear-me, 3 yrs, 7st
(S. Steggles).
Betting-5 to 2on Ephesus, sto 1 agst Nutshell. Nut-
shell led into the cords, where Epheses went in front and
won by half a length LRackapelt obtained second place by
the same distance ; Brawn was fourth; Dear-me, fifth.
Pace moderate.
HANDICAP PLATE of 501. for three yr olds and upwards.

A.F.

Mr. Delamere's Abdallah, 5 yrs, 7st (Wells) 1
Sir R. Pigot's Koh-i-noor, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Hiett) 2
Mr. J. D. Shafto's King of Troy, 4 yrs, 7st lib
(S. Steggles) 3
The following also ran :—Mr. Elwes's John of Berwick,
6 yrs, Bst 101 b (Rogers) ; Lord Glasgow's sister to Cara-
cara, 3 yrs, 7st (Carroll) ; General Anson's Rolando, 4 yrs,
7st (Charlton) ; Mr. Raine's Eactacy, 3 yrs, 7st (Good-
man) ; Lord Clifden's Molasses, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Oliver).
Betting-6 to 4 agst Rolando, sto 1 agst Abdallah.
Abdallah made most of the running. From the Bushes
he, Koh-i-noor, and King of Troy had the race to themselves;
Abdallah winning by three lengths, and the second beat-
ing the third by the same distance. The others far be-
hind.
SWEEPSTAKES of 100 soya each, for three-yr-old fillies,

Bst 71b. D.M.

7 subs,

General Anson's Mayfair, by Bay Middleton (F. Butler) 1
Lord Exeter's Noisette, sister to Nutshell...(Norman) 2
Lord Glasgow's fby Don John, out of Physalis (Marlow) 3
The following also ran :-14. Delamere's Miss Delamere
(Sly), Mr. Greville's Peach (Flatman), Lord Orford's An-
tonina (Bartholomew).
Betting-7 to 4 agst Noisette, sto 2 agst Antonina, and
sto 1 against any other. A good race in with Noisette
and Mayfair, the latter winning cleverly by a neck ; three
lengths between the second and third.
SWEEPSTAKES of 100 sovs each, for three-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b. D.M. 8 subs.
Duke of Richmond's Pharos, by Touchstone (Flatman 1
Lord Exeter's Nutpecker (Norman 2
Lord Glasgow's Doublethong (F. Butler 3
Bettingf-4 to lon Pharos: The race was never in doubt;
the favourite lay second until they had run half the dis-
tance, when he took the lead, and won in a canter by
three quarters of a length. Doublethong beaten off.
THE COLUMN STAKES of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three-yr-
olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; those got by stal-
lions or out of mares that never produced a winner,
allowed 31b '• if both 51b. R.M. 23 subs.
Lord Exeter's Filbert, by Nutwith, Bst 41b (Flatman) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Defiance, Bst 21b (A Day) 2
Duke of Bedford's Diomede, 7st 131 b (Pettit) 3
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Veteran, Bst 41b (J. Marson) 4
Betting-6 to 4on Defiance, sto 2 agst Diomedia, 4to
1 agst Filbert. A very exciting race. Won cleverly by
three quarters of a length.
Lord Glasgow's Doublethong, by Assault or Irish Bird-
catcher, out of Miss Whip, received forfeit from Lord
Derby's Two Strings (dead), Bst 71b each. Ab. M. 200
h ft.

Mr. Jacob Bell, late M.P. for St. Albans, was next
examined.—Having made the usual affirmation, he said
he became acquainted with Mr. O'Connor when he en-
tered the House of Commons in 1851. He had not known
him previously, nor had he any sympathy with him or his
opinions. His conduct was very free and familiar with
witness as soon as he entered the house ; in fact, alto-
gether different from that of other members. Witness
thought this singularity might arise from his being an
Irishman—(laughter)—and, believing him to be a good
sort of fellow, he tolerated him. Witness, however,
very soon found, from the strangeness of his manner in
the House of Commons, that his mind must be affected.
On entering the house he would shake hands with every
member who would allow him, from the bar of the Trea-
sury bench, calling each a "jolly good fellow," and gen-
erally seating himself among the leaders of the Opposi-
tion, facing the Prime Minister. Witness heard of Mr.
O'Connor's having been committed to prison for an as-
sault on the boxkeeper at the Lyceum Theatre, and be-
lieving that if he were treated as an ordinary prisoner a
great injustice would be done, he called on the Governor
of the House of Correction, from whom he learnt that
the unfortunate gentleman had been placed in seclusion,
and apart from other prisoners. When Mr. O'Connor
returned to the House of Commons he had an alterca-
tion with Sir Benjamin Hall on the subject of the land
scheme, during which he struck the hon. baronet, who
claimed the protection of the house. The Speaker called
on Mr. O'Connor to apologise, but instead of doing so
he ran on in an incoherent strain about the land scheme,
and said he had been swindled and juggled by a number
of persons who would not pay their rents. On being
reminded that this was not making an aiielogy, he
said, ." If I must offer an apology, you are the • best
Speaker who ever sat in that chair. ' (Laughter:, Mr.
O'Connor was guilty of other extravagant acts of folly
about the same time ; 'and on one particular occasion,
when the hoiise was in a state of intense excitement,
awaiting the explanation of Lord Palmerston as to the
grounds on which he had left the Ministry, the noble
viscount rising to speak, Mr: O'Connor, who was sitting
behind him, rose also, and patted him on the back in a
manner which had the most ludicrous effect on the
house. On the day after he had been called on to apolo-
gise by the Speaker, Mr. O'Connor insulted Mr. Becket
Denison in his place in the house, and the consequence
was he was committed to the custody of the Serjeant-at-
Arms. Witness suggested to the house that two medi-
cal men should be called in to examine into the state 'of the unfortunate gentleman's mind, and Dr. Tweedie and ,
Mr. Lawrence both saw him. They 'pronounced him
insane, and witness having reported the fact to the
house, he was released from custody on the petition of
his sister, who promised that he should not be allowed
his liberty during the remainder of the session. Mr.
O'Connor had since remained with Dr. Tuke. Witness TADvmuisEmENT.]-- The Earl of Aldborough and
had seen him frequently of late, and was decidedly of Hollow4y'S Pills.—An astounding cure by this miracu-
opinion that he was of unsound mind.
lows medicine after every other means had failed.—See
By the Commissioner-7-Mr. O'Connor was not aware extract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina,
until a very recent period that he was under confine- Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway. Sir—
meet. He usually addressed witness thus You are I beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure
a capital fellow, Bell ; I love you." of a disorder in my liver and stomach Which all the most
Dr. Tweedie proved having been called in by Mr. eminent of the faculty at home and all over the continent
Bell to consult with Mr. Lawrence as to Mr. O'Connor's had not been able to effect—nay, not even the waters, of
state of mind. He first saw him on the 10th of June Carlsbad or Marienbad.
last year, and at a second interview on the following day These wonderful pills will eu(rSeignaneyd)disAorLdDeßr°oßf° the liver
came to the ce„lusin that he was of unsound mind, or stomach.— Sold (also Holloway's ointment) at Pro-
and signed a certificate accordingly. witne„ had visited Lessor Hollbway's establishment, 244, Strand, London,
Mr. O'Connor since at Dr. mike's asylum, and con- and by all medicine vendorsthroughont the world,

For the 20 Soy. Sweepstakes.—Cambridgeshire Course.
—Truth, 5 yrs, was handicapped at Bst 121 b ; Waverley, 4
yrs, at 7st ; Llanforda, 3 yrs, at 6st 101 b ; and Conspiracy
filly, 3 yrs, at sst 31b ; but Truth and Lanforda did not
accept, and the race, according to the conditions, became
void.

The balancing of the accounts connected with the events
of the previous day was commenced in the morning, and a
good deal of money changed hands, but the general settle-
ment take place on Monday at Tattersall's.
Although Talfourd, for the Newmarket Handicap, did
not come into the betting until nearly the laat moment—
in fact, the numbers were up before his party began to get
on—yet the investments which were then made at prices
varying-from 20 to 10 to 1 made them good winners. The
horse was brought to the post in beautiful condition by
Winteringham, the successor to Henry Stebbing, who died
somewhat suddenly a short time back. It was the horse's
first win, and- his clever little jockey, Oliver, rode him
admirably.
The sport as described above presented some interesting
features, and was quite equal to Wednesday's average,
The only drawback on the enjoyment of it was the weather,
which was showery and very cold. The attendance of gene-
ral company was, consequently, only moderate.

BETTING AFTER THE RACES.—SIX O'CLOCK.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
sto 2 agst West Australian I 3to 1 agst Filbert and
4 to 1 Sittingbourne (t) Orinoco, coupled.
5 to 1 Filbert (t 6 to 1)
DER
8 to 1 agse West Australian
12 to 1 Pharos (t and off)
18 to 1 Filbert (t)

40 to 1 agst Rarbatus (t)
50 to 1— The Reiver (off)