The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-06 00:00:00

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NEWMARKET RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
TOWN PLATE.

Nutpecker
Nervous , .

Sharavogue

Five rzu.
HANDICAP PLATE.

Musician
Jack the Giant Killer
Dead heat. Stakes divided.
TWO-YEAR-OLD SWEEPSTAKES.

Mary
f by Paragon
Macduff

SWEEPSTKES OF TEN SOVS.

Chorus..

Waverley
Sabra

LATEST BETTING.
ST. LEGER.
100 to 15 agst Sittingbourne (taken).

WORCESTE R RACES.

THIS DAY.

(By Electric Telegraph. )
INNKEEPER'S PLATE.

Lady Vernon
Chilton

Six ran.
FLYING STAKES.
A false start—race run over again.

Le Juif.
Grief....

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Forester

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-(THIS DAY).

Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque was the commissioner
of the day, but there was no public business before the
Court.

LORD RIINTINGTOWER.
In this case proceedings were taken, and Lord Hunt-
ingtower was declared bankrupt, and surrendered.
Mr. Carttar, of Greenwich, is solicitor to the fiat.

SECONDARIES COURT--(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Secondary Potter.)
WHITE V. WILCOX.

This was an action to recover the sum of 101. on a
bill of exchange.
The defendant pleaded that he did not accept, but his
handwriting was most distinctly proved, and the only
question was as to costs, the plaintiff residing in Curzon-
street, near Mayfair, and defendant at Walham-green,
being in separate districts of the County Court, which it
was contended justified the plaintiff in bringing an action
in the Superior Court.
Mr. Wordsworth was heard in support of the appli-
cation, but the learned secondary decided that he could
not interfere.
INGRAM V. DALES AND AZTOTRER.

Libel.—This was an inquiry to assess damages in an
action for libel, the defendants having suffered judgment
to go by default.
The plaintiff is the well known ship-owner, and the
defendants are nominal defendants, representing the
Daily News newspaper. The libel complained of was
that the defendants had asserted in that paper that one
of his vessels (the "Coromandel"), which had been taken
up by Government as an emigrant ship, was unsound,
whereas it had been surveyed by two surveyors of
Lloyd's, and also by the Government surveyor, and ap-
proved.
There was a great number of witnesses to be ex-
amined, and the case is likely to last all day.

CENTRAL CRIMLNAt COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Talfourd.)
THE CASE OF ABORTION AT CLAPHAM.

Charles Cunningham, aged 48, James Thompson
Currie, aged 47, both described as surgeons, and George
Thomas, aged 33, described as a chemist, who were re-
manded from last session, were placed in the dock on an
indictment charging them with feloniously and unlaw-
fully using a certain instrument with the view
to produce the miscarriage of a young female named
Eliza Mardon. There was also another indictment
against them, charging them with administering certain
noxious drugs with a view to produce the same effect.
Mr. Parry and Mr. Sleigh conducted the prosecution ;
and Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Serjeant Miller appeared for
Cunningham • Mr. Robinson for Thomas ; and Mr.
Duncan for Currie.

Mr. Parry opened the case on the part of the prose-
cution at considerable length ; but as the whole circum-
stances connected with it have already been placed be-
fore the public, it will be unnecessary to repeat them
here, more especially as they are of a character scarcely fit
for publication. He said the indictment was framed under
the Ist of Victoria, cap. 85, sec. 6, which made the act
charged against the prisoners felony. The young lady,
who was the subject of the inquiry (Eliza Mardon), was
22 years of age, and was the daughter of a lady and gen-
tleman in a respectable sphere of life; they kept a lodging-
house in Ely-place, Holborn, and there lived with them,
as a lodger, the Rev. Chas. Geo. Campbell Gordon, who
was the curate of St. Andrew's, Holborn. Miss Mar-
don was in the habit of waiting upon him, and while
acting in that capacity an improper intimacy took place
between them, which was frequently repeated, and re-
sulted in her becoming in the family way. The learned
counsel then stated that as soon as the proceedings of
the prisoners were discovered, the Rev. Mr. Gordon
disappeared, and that, though every search had been
made, they had not succeeded in apprehending him yet,
and they feared he had made good his escape.
Miss Mardon was then placed in the witness-box, and
• examined and cross-examined at considerably length.
She was very girlish in appearance, and did not seem to
be near 22 years of age. She looked somewhat pale
and delicate. Her manner was rather prepossessing,
and she gave her evidence with very great distinctness,
and without the slightest hesitation.

- The trial will probably occupy the court until a late
hour in the evening.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
Steward Spriggs, 39, warehouseman, pleaded guilty to
an indictment charging hint with having absconded from
his bankruptcy.
Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prisoner, and in miti-
gation of sentence, said that the prisoner had taken this
course of his own accord, having since his return, given
all the information he could to his creditors, and the re-
sult had been that the estate would pay 15s. in the
pound. The learned counsel then went into the history
of the case giving rise to these proceedings, which was
briefly thus :—The prisoner bad been warehouseman in
Aldermanbury, and in the autumn of last year was made
bankrupt. Ile subsequently absconded, and set sail for
Australia, and the creditors being made aware of the fact,
sent an officer, named Falchoner, who set sail a few days
afterwards, and reached the port a few days before the
vessel arrived containing the prisoner, whom Falchoner
at once apprehended, and took from him 2,3001. The
prisoner was then brought back to England, and com-
mitted for trial.

A long discussion arose about the allowing of the ex-
penses, which was ultimately, in accordance with the
Act of Parliament, referred to the justices at Guildhall
to fix the amount previously to this court making the
award. The expenses of the apprehension are said to
be between 4001. and 500/.
Sentence was deferred.