The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-04 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTE'S.

MULTIIM IN PARVO.

Tho meetings which were held at T i'orcester and
Epsom were partial failures. Few peep le assisted at
their celebration; even the most inveterate turfites seemed
weary and indifferent to the sport. The is ocidents which
marked the proceedings at Worcester were scarcely
worth record. The defeat of Rataplan for the Handicap
was much talked about at the time, and some persons
even believed that he was not "intended,' " because, for-
sooth, Mr. T. Parr had another horse o. oiled Mortimer
in the race. Jack Leeraing, however, wl ion in the vain,
can race a bit, and his success was, consi Bering his very
lenient impost, a matter of no surpris, t. The Flying
Stakes looked on paper a certainty for Falcon, but in
order to make security doubly secure ? Ir. Wood pur-
chased Kennyside Here in the morning, lest that horse
should prove a troublesome opponent. In the evening
Kenny,ide Hero was sold to Mr. J. Da vson, in whose
stable at Ilsley he will be for the future lc tented. Need-
wood is likely to have a fair share of the " good
things" of the Steeplechase season. Ifa jumped his
fences in capital style, and won wi tb consummate
ease. He looked too in the first bloom of
health and condition, and his eppearance did
great credit to the training skill of Ban Laud. The
owner of Thirkleby was not a little c hagrined at the
mishap which befell his horse, and stout dy asserted that
had no accident occurred he could hay c won. I don't
believe it. Spring was backed at one ti me as if he were
really "meant." Whether he was or 0 of is beyond my
ability to determine. Charley Boyce c tid good service
with Cervus, and seemed ever ready► to assist the
winner.

Steeplechases were this year wisely • discontinued at
Epsom, and the probability exists tl tat the Autumn
Meeting will be either brought forwai 4, or altogether
abandoned. At present the promoters of it find it any-
thing but a paying Speculation. The 11 lilway company,
however, make a "good thing" of it. Xi [ore extortionate
and shameful fares were never charged. Think of seven-
and-sixpence for the privilege of ridin g fourteen miles
and back again in dirty third-class c arriages I They
who returned by the train which left ; Epsom at five
o'clock suffered intolerable anaoya noe. Although
charged first-class express fare, the train stopped at every
little station on t!e line, and the our 'ply of first-class
carriages was purposely inadequate. G entlemen were
stowed away lit e sheep in open carriia ges, and were
crowded and squeezed by the indiscritni in ate admittance
of labourers and their implements from Sydenham.
Had space enough been afforded, perhaps the
grumbling would not have been very violent ; but
high and low were so inconvenie: aced that they
uttered complaints in no measured language.
The Germans are certainly well vers ed in turf tactics.
The running of Thir and the performam te of Scherz were
at least suspicious. Should the doubt s which I enter-
tain on the subject be confirmed, I sh: ill not scruple to
expose the proceedings connected wiith these horses.
One thing is evident : certain partie:l betted against
Scherz as if he were dead, and Thir for the Bedding-
ton Stakes was, as a tout significantly observed, a stiff 'un.
I hope, however, to be soon in possetts.ion of informa-
tion more germain to the matter. The. sport was sug-
gestive of no further comment.
The Liverpool Autumn Meeting will take place on
Tuesday and Wednesday next. The prospect of sport
is most cheering, but it !nay be delusive. I shall re-
serve my remarks on the events appeint‘A for decision
until Monday.
Nov. 4. A FRESH MAN.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TILTS DAY.)

QUEEN'S BENCH.
HILL V. STEVENS.

Mr. Collier applied for a rule to show cause why a
new trial should not be had in this case, on the ground
that the verdict for the plaintiff was against evidence.
It was MI action for libel brought by a discharged ser-
vant against her former mistress, and the libel, which
accused the plaintiff of theft, was contained in a letter
addressed to a third party, and signed " C. E. Stevens"
—the defendant's name being Charlotte Stevens. At
the trial the plaintiff herself declared the letter to be in
the defendant's handwriting ; but the defendant's son,
Charles Edward Stevens, was called for the defence, and
he admitted that in a fit of passion he wrote the letter
complained of in the declaration. Notwithstanding that,
however, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff ;
damages, 201.

Lord Campbell—Was that the whole of the evidence
Mr. Collier—Yes, my lord, the whole of it.
Lord Campbell—The verdict was clearly against evi.
deuce. then. Take a rule.
Rule nisi accordingly.