The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1853.

policy of our oNn. Cabinet, by our knowledge of
the manlier and* the more honourably avowed
course pursued by that of our neighbours. It
was not thus in the days of CANNING, or, yet later,
when the seals of the Foreign-office were held in
the grasp of PALMERSTON. Deplorable as the
fact may be--it is so nevertheless. Throughout
the whole of these diplomatic negotiations we
have played towards France the part played
towards Mr. BURKE by his provincial colleagues.
France has declared her sentiments in reference
to the treatment of Turkey by the Russian AUTO-
CRAT with dignified resolution, and all that Eng-
land, under the guidance of Lord ABERDEEN, has
yet allowed herself to do, has been to say " ditto"
to the neighbouring Government. The Emperor
NAPOLEON has more than once boldly intimated
his determination to consent to no inadequate or
dishonourable compromise with the councils of
St. Petersburgh. His MAJESTY'S Minister for
Foreign Affairs, M. DROUYN DE L'HuYs, has an-
swered the haughty and pragmatical circular note of
NESSELRODE, in language eminently well befitting
the dignity of a powerful and independent nation
—foremost among the western races of the
European Continent. Whereas, with our rulers,
it has been in every way different. Instead of
boldly " coming to the point," they have stood
doggedly upon all sorts of petty little diplo-
matic punctilios. They have veiled all their pro-
ceedingsxwith mystery, and evaded • -even a few
pi. y
na t 0 r
syllables by systematic prevarication.
ea
While the official Zikan of the French Govern-
ment, the Moniteur, and still more the ex-official
organ of the Tuileries the Pays, were courage-
ously and consistently affording the popular mind
assurance that the policy of the EMPEROR and his
Ministers would be a calm but resolute vindica-
tion of the independence of Turkey, and
of the rights of Europe, and of the hon.- ,

our of France and of Christendom—the official

and unofficial organs of the Cabinet in Downina-
street were wavering between a panegyric on the
policy of the- Czin and a reluctant expression of
regret that too hasty measures head' been adopted
by his Government. The truth of this statement
may be readily verified by reference to the last
quarter's file of the Times newspaper. All that
has hitherto been extorted from the leading mem-
bers of the Coalition Cabinet amounts, we repeat,
to the one iterated avowal that they are acting in
perfect accord with the councils of the French
Government. And thus obscurely, hesitatingly,
and timorously have matters been conducted, up
to this moment, by our Administrators—thanks
to the souvenirs of a worn-out policy still clinging,
like burrs, to the mind of that " dear" and " ex-
cellent" ABERDEEN. It has so happened, con-
sequently, that we have hung like a clog up to
this hour upon the skilful and resolute arm of
French diplorbacy. It has so happened, more-
over,' that the CZAR has pressed forward with
daring and unflinching pertinacity, under cover
of a grand and golden opportunity. Until,
not merely have his soldiers crossed the Pruth
and taken violent possession of the Danubian
Principalities, but the political agents of his Ab-
solutism in Moldavia have forbidden Prince GHIKA,
the Hospodar of that province, to send further
tribute as of yore to his liege Suzerain at Constan-
tinople.

Startled, it would seem, into a tardy recogni-

their intelligent brethren, who found a verdict of
" wilful murder" against Lord JOHN RUSSELL, on
account of the death from destitution of an old
woman in the county Mayo, and apparently desir-
ous of being thenceforward, and for ever, classed
in the same category with these model jurors,
arrived at the decision that the Hon. F. SCOTT
and Mr. BEATTIE were guilty of the manslaughter
of the unhappy man, whose fate they earnestly
deplored, but for which they were in no degree
accountable. The result was, that these gentle-
men were held to bail, to appear and answer the
charge at the Surrey Assizes, and they were
yesterday arraigned at Croydon, on the
Coroner's inquisition, before the Lord Chief
Baron and a Coroner's. Jury, and that they
were acquitted as a matter of course, the learned
Judge having, before a single particle of evidence
was offered, on the mere statement of the counsel
for the prosecution, expressly stated his opinion
that " a railway chairman or director, who en-
gaged a special train, was in exactly the same po-
sitton as an ordinary traveller, and he might rea-
sonably suppose that all that was necessary to be
done would be done by the persons in the employ
of the railway upon whom that duty devolved ;
and he would not be responsible unless he had
done some personal act, or given some di-
rections, that led to the accident." On this
statement, and also the judicial announce-
ment that " the mere fact of the defendants
being the occupants of a special train did not
make it incumbent on them to take care that all the
necessary arrangements were made at the different
stations through which they had to pass. He was
of opinion that no such duty was cast upon them ;
and that, whether in the case of a chairman or a
director of a company, or a manager of the traffic,
neither of them was responsible for what might
happen at any station over which they had no
personal control." This sound common sense, as
well as legal view of the transaction, of course,
terminated the proceedings. The experienced and
eminent counsel who conducted the prosecution
at once bowed to the decision of the Judge,
and offered no evidence iu support of the in-
dictment. The defendants were, of course, exone-
rated from all further liability. But who was to
repay them for the annoyance and vexation, loss
of time and heavy expenditure incurred by the
outra'geous decision of the coroner's jury, through
whose conceited self-sufficiency and gross igno-
rance it occurred that these gentlemen had their
names exposed in the criminal calendars as cul-
prits, who " feloniously killed and slew" one of
their fellow-creatures, were compelled to appear,
at any personal inconvenience, at the general gaol
delivery for the county of Surrey, no matter how
urgent their other avocations might be, and to bear
the heavy expense of instructing a numerous staff
of counsel. The grand jury may chuckle at their
own impunity from the consequences of their mis-
taken verdict-, but they may learn that such gross
ignorance as they have displayed is scarcely more
defensible than wilful malice, and that, although
not legally, they are morally responsible for th e
damages incurred through their most absurd and
most unjustifiable verdict.

MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—A marriage has been
arranged, and will shortly take place, between Mr.
Charles Arthur Aylmer and the Hon. Sophia Mackay,
daughter of Lord and Lady Reay.—Massey Lopes, Esq.,
eldest son of Sir Ralph Lopes, of Maristow, Bart., and
M.P. for South Devon, is about to lead to the hymeneal
altar the only daughter of the worthy baronet of Lupton,
Sir John Yarde Buller, the colleague of Sir Ralph Lopes
in the representation of the county.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Majesty the Queen and
his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the perfor-
mances, at the Royal Italian Opera with their presence
last evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Hon.
Miss Seymour, the Hon. Miss Paget, the Marquis of
Ormonde, Colonel Bouverie, and Captain the Hon.
Dudley De Ros. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess
of Cambridge and the Princess Mary also honoured the
performances with their presence. Their Royal High-
nesses were accompanied by the Hereditary Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz, and attended by
Lady Suffield and Baron Knesebeck ; Lady Caroline
Cust was in attendance on the Hereditary Grand
Duchess. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
also honoured the theatre with his presence.
DEATH OF THE EARL OF SEAFIELD.—We regret to
announce the demise of this nobleman, who expired on
Saturday last at Cullen House, the family seat in the
county of Banff. The deceased was born in 1778. The
earl is succeeded in the family honours and estates by
his eldest son, Viscount Reidhaven, who married in
1850, the Hon. Caroline Stuart, youngest daughter of
the late Lord Blantyre.
THE JUNIOR UNITED SERVICE CLUB.—We hear that
the members of this club are about to emulate the ex-
ample of the Army and Navy, and construct a new
club-house on the most extensive and splendid scale.
ASSESSED TAXES.—It appears from a return, moved
for by Mr. Pellatt, that the reduction, under the new
scale of duties, to the 20 highest contracts of composi-
tion, within the London district, effected under the pre-
vious act, will be considerable. In most instances the
new duties do not reach a third of the former charge.
THE HACKNEY CARRIAGE BILL.—Mr. Frewen has
given notice of his intention to move, on the third read-
ing, a clause making the fare between midnight and
half-past four in the morning half as much again as the
day fare. Mr. F. Scully will also propose a clause im-
posing a penalty, with liability of suspension of license,
on the proprietors, for withdrawing the carriage from
hire for two consecutive days, without just cause, or
without giving 10 days' notice to the commissioners.
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.—By advices from Hamburg
the price of gold is 425 per mark, which, at the English
Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gives
an exchange of 13.41 ; and, the exchange at Hamburg
on London at short being 13.4, it follows that gold is
0,41 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London.
The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par (accord-
ing to the last tariff), which, at the English Mint price
of 3/. 17s. 10Ad. per ounce for standard gold, gives an
exchange of 25.15 ; and, the exchange at Paris on
London at short being 25.021, it follows that gold is
about 0.58 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London.
The course of exchange at New York on London for
bills at 60 days' sight is 110 per cent., and, the par of
exchange between England and America being 109
23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nomin-
ally 0.42 per cent. in favour of England ; and, after
making allowance for charges of transport, the present
rate leaves a small profit on the importation of gold from
the United States.

GOLD.—The Nelson has arrived from Port Philip,
whence she sailed on the 15th of April, with 25,000
ounces of gold, valued at 100,0001. The Golden Land,
which left on the Ist of the same month, brings 2,700
ounces. The Blorenge is also reported, but has, it is
stated, only 59 ounces. The total specie received from
New York, the West Indies, and Australia has been
upwards of 560,0001. Gold has continued to be re-
mitted to Paris up to the present moment, but the
Mint having extended their period for coinage to 54
days, it is now found to be a blank operation, which
covers its expenses, but leaves no profit.
PRESENTATION.—It is understood that the insurance
offices and underwriters interested in the ship Adelaide,
which was saved from destruction on her late voyage
from South Australia to London, have, after compensa-
ting the crew for their services, presented Captain Tre-
mearne with 1,0001. and a silver tea-service.
THE LATE FORGERY ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH WALES
BANE AT LIVERPOOL.—On Monday, at the Liverpool
sessions, Matthew Mudd and John Gore, alias Brown,
were charged with fraudulently obtaining the sum of
3001. from the North and South Wales Bank of that town.
It appeared that in Julylast a person named Simpson, who
had for several years been in Australia, where he had
accumulated a considerable sum of money, and left that
country in the Lady Flora with 4401., which he in-
vested in a bill on the Australian Bank, and had cashed
on his return to England. Being about to get married,
he went to Liverpool, and stopped at the house of a
Captain Brown. Captain Brown shortly after proceeded
with a vessel to Messina, where Simpson accompanied
him, leaving 20/. with a person named Eliza Richardson,
to whom he was to have been married, together with the
deposit receipt for 3001. The prisoner Gore, who was
in the habit of frequenting the house, got possession of
the deposit receipt book, and with the assistance of
Mudd, who stated to the clerks of the bank that he
knew Simpson, and that Gore was that person, got the
300/. out of the bank. They were both found guilty,
and the Recorder sentenced them—Gore to transporta-
tion for seven years, and Mudd, who was recommended
to mercy, to imprisonment, with hard labour, for nine
months, in addition to a flue of 1001. At the conclusion
of the trial the witness Simpson was taken into custody
by two of the London detectives, on a charge of being
one of the parties to the gold dust robbery on board the
Lady Flora, on her homeward passage. Simpson,
during his cross examination, admitted that he had
gambled a good deal during the passage, and had lost
money. He had, he stated, gambled with a passenger
named Grawcor, who had been convicted for stealing
some of the gold dust in question. It was the opinion
in the court, however, that the warrant was informal,
and could not be acted upon.
RAILWAY COMMUNICATION FROM FENCHURCH-STREET
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leenagveirng ffi
a traffic i
TO KEW.--This circuitous route of railway communica-
tion, the entire distance from Fenchurch-street, Black-
wallt Terminus to Kew, being 18i miles, was publicly
openedon
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et
sh the
near
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t portion of the line completing the half circle
round
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Tower, and
terminating:-t at Kew-bridge. After leaving
the old line at
stead-road Station, the trains take
the London and ‘NorthrnP
when
Western, and proceed nearly as
far as Willesden
, they go off to the left. The line
then pursues its
course over the
Great Western Railway,
and through the more 'westernrti o •
p on of Acton. It
continues its way in almost
loop line of the South Westerna straight direction to the
Railway, and terminates
e waterworks within a short distance of th -
near Kew-
bridge.

MONEY MARKET

AND
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE, THIS DAY.
The cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was
dull ; sales, 7,000 bales. Shares were lower.

The steamer Pacific, from New York, brings
very little specie-10,000 dollars and 4201. Stocks
on the 23d ult. remained much the same. Ex-
change on London 1081 to 1091. Flour was
scarcely maintained.
The Continental advices are of a more favourable
character as respects the harvest prospects.
For the estate of Mr. Thomas Attwood, a capi-
talist is stated to have offered 280,0001., and this
would leave a considerable surplus to Mr. Attwood.
The sum to be paid into court by Mr. Hudson,
in connection with the York and North Midland
suit, has been reduced from 54,0001. to 20,0001.
Bills of exchange were taken yesterday afternoon
at very firm rates. Paris, 90 days, brought 25 17i
to 25 25, Amsterdam 11 17/ to 18, Hamburg
13 6 to 7, and Trieste 10 58 to 11.

The Honourable East India Company have ad-
vanced the rates for bills, on Bengal to 2s. Oid.,
and on Madras to 2s. Oid. per rupee.
The Amalgamated East India Railway Company,
it was yesterday decided at the East India House,
shall receive a guarantee of 41 per cent. per annum
on a capital of eight millions sterling, of which
3,000,0001, will be furnished by the Upper India
Company, giving six of its shares for seven of the
East India Railway. This arrangement must be
regarded, under circumstances, as very satisfactory.
The advance generally made yesterday in the
rate allowed by the discount-houses for money upon
" call" to 21 per cent., must be considered the
natural consequence of the various complications
political and social that surround us. The fact that
we are importing largely of foreign grain, and that
we are sending our gold to the Continent almost as
fast as it arrives, is sufficient to explain one phase
of the matter ; and the statements in Parliament
last evening will increase the apprehension of
war. It would be erroneous to infer, however,
that money is absolutely scarce. There is a full
supply generally, and the immediate cause of the
advanced charge is the extreme activity of various
branches of commerce, and notably the Australian
and American trades, and the large undertakings
into which we have entered abroad. The result of
all this must be to add considerably to our pro-
fits, and to turn the balance of trade more de-
cidedly in our favour. The discount houses
being so much under the Bank of England
terms, have adopted no extraordinary course, in
giving 22 per Cent., as they charge 31 for best
bills, and the number of these within the last few
days, sent up from Liverpool. and other places, has
been greater than of late. :Even the rise in the
value of most articles of consi tmption, and the ad-
vance in freights and wages, acts upon the demand
for money, more capital being required to carry
on business. There is scarcel y any further margin
of profit upon the shipment gold to Paris, now
the Mint requires 54 days to meet it, and the pro-
bability is, that less will be sent. The dearer
money becomes here, the less likely it is to be sent
abroad.

The English Stock Market has been extremely
depressed, and large specut ttive sales have been
made. The answers last evening of Earl Clarendon
and Lord John Russell are not regarded as satis-
factory, and the advance in t 1 ie value of money has
had an effect. Consols have been gre to for
transfer, and after opening at 97# A for account,
have dropped to 97* to The New 31 per
Cents. have been 10i. to Exchequer Bills are
3s. discount to is. premium. South Sea Old
Annuities are at 1004.

The Foreign Securities have, been all weaker by
sympathy with our own fundis, but the sales are
not large. Mexican Bonds h ave have been 25/. to
26. Equador Stock is at 5. Spanish New De-
ferred Bonds are worth 22k to 23, and the Certi-
ficates bring 6/ to 6i. Sardinian Bonds have
dropped to 95 and 94. Portuguese Four per Cents.
are 421 to 43, ex. dividend. Russian Four-and-a-
Half per Cents. are down to 101 to 1008. Dutch
Four per Cents. have been at 98.
The Railway Share Mark et has been much
lower, the fall being about 1 per cent, on the
average, though in several insrtances more. French
Shares are down about ss. to :10s. per share; Upper
India keeps firm.
The Gold Mine Shares have been at about previ-
ous rates.

The Australian Banks are c:heaper, and also the
Land Companies.

BRITISH FUNDS 'TT 'HIS DAY.
(.From the Of ,List.)
13usiness done.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9B h 7f 88
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .
New 34 per Cent. Annuities
Loug Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 , sf
India Bonds, £lOOO
South Sea Old Annuities
Consols for Account 11th August...
Exchequer Bills, id.
£IOOO
£500
Small 1 p 3 d par

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, .q per Cent.
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Ex all over-due Coupons .
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto .ii per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 95 4
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent__
Ditto for the Account
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup, not fun 6fi i I p 0
Swedish Loan ...........,.. .......... .....

Dividends on the above payable in London. _
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. .. ..... _ x d
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ..
THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols
Ditto August Account__

971 g
97i g

NEW PALACE AT WESTMINSTER.

A statement of " the names of all persons to whom
monies were due in respect of wor'ks and furniture at the
Palace on the 31st March, 1853„ and whose accounts
were then depending with the architect ;" also, "the
amounts due or estimated to be due to them," viz. :
John Jay, 5,6161. 11s. 10d. ; salaries to clerks of
works, &c., 2601. 7s. ; Thoma Grissell, 51,312/.
19s. 9d. ; salary (Mr. Pugin), :701. 10s. 111. ; Gil-
low and Co., 11,8001. ; Grace and Son, 4,9501.,
Thomas Edge, 266/. ' • William Marr, 331. ; W.
Jeakes, 2,7001. ; Jabez James, 1,500/. ; Upton and Co.,
69/. ; Faraday and Son, 1181. ; Jordan and Co., 116/. ;
Wheatcroft and Son, 141/. ; Gryugh and Co., 232/. ;
Waterlow and Sons, 20/. ; Easton and Amos, 150/. ;
Huxley and Co., 121. ; Minto and Co., 4001. ; Hardman
and Co., 2,500/. ; Miller and Field, 30/. ; Foord and
Sons, 900/. ; Deville and Co., 3,0.00/.-86,197/. 9s. 6d.
Estimated cost of all works to be executed, furniture to
be supplied, and contingent servic es for the year ending
31st March, 1854, 76,5151. Total, 162,7121. 9s. 6d.
The Estimate for the year ending March 31, 1854, is:
For carcase works in Old and New Palace Yard,
fronts, &c., 77,000/. ; structural arrangements for warm-
ing and ventilating, 4,5001. ; ordinary finishings of
Speaker's and Serjeant's houses, raid of attic storey of
committee-rooms, 9,500/. ; fittings, fixtures, and furni-
ture for committee-rooms, offices, and private residences
12,000/. ' • on further account of miscellaneous current
charges for salaries for clerks of works, office expenses,
and architect's superintendence, 7,0001. Total, 110,7001.
The following is a statement of votes taken from ses-
sion 1835 to session 1853, both inclusive, for works
under the direction of Sir Charles Barry connected with
the rebuilding of the houses :—Session 1835, 14,0001. ;
1836, nil ; 1837, 86,000/. ; 1838, 100,0001. ; 1839,
50,0001.; 1840, 30,0001.; 1841, 50,0001.; 1842, 105,0001.;
1843, 140,00 A/.; 1844, 60,000/. ; 1845, 85,000/. ; 1846,
70,0001. ; 1847, 150,0001. ; 1848, 119,0001. ; 1849,
100,0901. ; 1850, 148,380/. ; 1851, 110,0001. ; 1852,
93,9001. ; 1853, 110,7001. Total votes, 1,622,2701.
Deduct amount expended in obtaining ground in Abing-
don-street, 82,382/. lls. 4d. ; leaves a total of 1,539,887/.
Bs. Bd.

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Soho-square, the commissioners in attendance being the
chairman, Lieut.-Colonel Dawson, George Baker, Esq.,
and George S. Smith Esq. The business transacted was
merely of a formal character, with the exception of an
appeal from the Rev. G. Baker, vicar of Fulham, who
objected to pay sewers rate in respect of tithe commuta-
tion rent charge, upon the grounds that this, in the hands
of a spiritual person, was not liable to assessment in re-
spect of sewers, inasmuch as, even if it were considered
property that might be subject to the rate (which he con-
tended it was not), it was not of that description which
could be benefited by the operations of the commis-
sioners. Mr. Turner (barrister) argued the case at con-
siderable length. Judgment deferred.

CHlNA.—Yesterday a return was painted of property
captured or detained by the combined forces in China
from the 25th of August, 1841, showing the actual
amount of money in British sterling received, and in
what manner disposed of, with the amount paid as batta,
or on any other account, to the naval and military forces
employed during the service. The total amount received
by the East India Company, at 2s. the sicca rupee, was
103,697/. 18s. The total amount disbursed by the East
India Company was 441,557/.
ACCELERATION OF THE NORTHERN MAILS.—An accele-
ration has just been made in the night mails to and
from the north, by which the interval for replying to
letters will be increased at Manchester and Liverpool
by about half an hour ; at Carlisle by two hours and a
quarter ; and at Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, and
Aberdeen, by four hours,

SPORTING NOTES.

BABBLING ABOUT BRIGHTON.

Everything indicates a busy and successful meeting.
The town is filled with sporting visitors, and the number
of horses in the neighbourhood is considerably larger
than on any former occasion. The Assembly Room at
the Old Ship Hotel has been converted for the nonce
into a subscription betting room ; but the muster of
sporting men there has at present been very scanty.
After the fatigue and excitement which attended the
Goodwood Meeting, turfites are inclined " to do things
on the quiet," and evidently prefer a stroll in the cool
of the evening by the sea-side to the active pursuit of
speculation in a room which, however commodious and
well appointed, must be comparatively warm and un-
comfortable.

Lucy Bank's colt, Hobby Horse, and Harbinger, are
the most attractive names among the thirteen nomina-
tions for the Cup ; and a strong probability exists that
the result of the race will be in accordance with the
order in which I have set down their names.
For the Pavilion Plate I select Sanita, Puritan, and
Snarry, and the Biennial Stakes for two-year-olds I as-
sign to King Tom. _

It would be superfluous to touch upon the other races.
I am informed that Calliope met with an accident
this morning. She was at exercise on the course, and,
bolting, fell over the chains. She cut herself, but not
severely ; her rider was, however, conveyed to the
Infirmary. A FRESH MAN.
Brighton, Tuesday Night.

ORDER OF RUNNING.
2.30 p.m. Trial Stakes.
3.30 p.m. First Biennial.
3.40 p.m. Brighton Stakes.
4.25 p.m. Marine Plate.
5. 0 p.m. Nursery Stakes.
5.35 p.m. Railway Plate.
6.10 p.m. Town Plate.
ADDITIONAL ARRlVALS.—Harbinger, Pharos, William
Rufus, and Dagobert.

LATEST BETTING.
BRIGHTON STAKES.
3 to 1 agst Pantomime.
3 to 1 agst Poodle.
4 to 1 agst Adine.
8 to 1 agst any other.

WEN LOCK RACES.-YESTERDAY.
WEN LOCK STAKES.

Gameboy filly
Knight Errant
Countess of Theba

Six ran. Wori in a canter.
FARMERS' PLATE.

Libel gelding

After four heats.