The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-30 00:00:00

GORHAMBURY, 1840.-FIRST Mir.

The Gorhambury Stakes of 25 soy, each, 15 ft, anal only 5 if
declared on or before Friday week, with 50 added if six
accept ; the second to save his stake ; the winner of the
2,000 Guineas or Newmarket Stakes to carry 71bs extra ;
the winner of the 1,000 Guineas Stakes to carry 511 e. extra.
Fir Clump in.
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Epirus, 6 yrs, 9st 51b ; Calmuck, aged, 9st; Lugwardine, 6 yrs
Bst 121 b ; Arctic, aged, Bst 101 b ; George, by Roller, 5 yrs,
Bst 9lb ; Ratsbane, 5 yrs ; Confusionee, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ; The
Friar, 5 yrs, Bst 61b ; Hyllus, 4 yrs, Bst 61b ; Chemist, 5 yrs,
Bst 51b ; The Dey of Algiers, 4 yrs, Bst 51b ; Clarion, 4 yrs, Bst
41b ; Tubalcain, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ; Ruby, 6 yrs, Bst 21b ;
Richard Roe, 5 yrs, Bst 21b ; ch g by Muley, out of Dulca-
mara' 5 yrs, Bst ; Mary Ann, 4 yrs, Bst ; The Dean, 4 yrs.
Bst; Gilbert Gurney, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b; ch fby Merchant, out
of Turquoise, 4 yrs, ist 121 b ; Hahneman, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b ;
Slender, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b; Crafty, 5 yra, 7st 111 b ; Slang (h b).
aged, ist 111 b ; Bravo, aged, 7st 111 b ; Jem Crow, 6 zrs, 7st
91b ; Maid of the Mill, 5 yrs, 7st 91b ; Bandboy, 5 yrs, /tit 91b ;
Normanby, aged, 7st 91b ; Bristolian, 5 yrs, 7st 81b; Jenny
Jones, 4 yrs, 7st 81b; 10, 4 yrs, 7st 81b; Wirrestrew, 4 yrs,
7st 31b ; Shuffler, 5 yrs, 7st 31b ; Kensington, 5 yrs, 7st 31b ;
Cantator, 4 yrs, 7st 3lb ; Revoke, 4 yrs, 7st 21b ; The
Drama, 4 yrs, 7st 2lb ; Susanna, 4 yrs, 7st ; Medea, 4 yrs,
Est 121 b ; Red Rose, 4 yrs, Est 121 b ; Alsdorf, 4 yrs, Est
121 b ; Glenlivet, 4 yrs, Est 91b ; Speed, 4 yrs, Est 91b ; Grey
Milton, 3 yrs, Est 91b; Margaret, 4 yrs, 6st 71b; Lyster, 4
' yrs, Est 71b ; Harmodius, 4 yrs, 6st 7lb • Zephyr, 4 yrs, Est
71b ; Nawcrth, 3 yrs, Est 41b ; Abracadabra, 3 yrs, Get ;
Dreadnought, 3 yrs, Est; Muleteer, 3 rrs, sst 10lb ; Marialva,
3 yrs, Set 10Ib ; Hellespont, 3 yrs, sst.4lb ; Half-caste, 3 yrs.
sst ; Exit, 3 yrc, 4st 71b ; Brother to Enterprize, 3 yrs. 4st7lb.
Nominations for the St. Alban's Town Cup.
Confusionee, 4 yrs ; Bristolian, 5 yrs; Joannes, 4 yrs.
GRAND SWEEPSTAKES PIGEON MATCH.
The long-announced sweepstakes pigeon match drew yester-
day a very large attendance of sporting men of all grades to
the enclosure at the back of the Red House Tavern, Battersea.
The contemplated amount of the sweepstakes was 100/. ; but,
although the attendance was large, those actually willing to
contend as shooters were not in number sufficient to carry out
the plan to the amount laid down. As it was, however, four-
teen members were entered at a sweepstakes of 6/ each, with
the following regulations :
The best shot to receive 321 10s, the second best 22/ 10s, the
third 16/ 10s, and the fourth 12/ lOs ; the whole of the gen
tlemen to shoot at twenty-one yards rise, with five traps each,
five yards apart. Charge of shot limited to two ounces, single-
barrelled guns for those who had won public prizes ; doubles
for those who had not been so fortunate, with of course liberty
to use both barrels if they thought fit. But few availed them-
selves of this ; in fact,l of the whole fourteen, only two. The
shooting, which was at as many as eleven birds each, com-
menced at three o'clock awl continued until nearly dark, when
the first prize was allotted to Mr. Wingale, who killed all his
eleven birds. Mr. Johnsen received the second prize, having
killed ten ; and Mr. Bloodsworth, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Bang,
each killing nine, agreed to divide the two last stakes amongst
them. It will be seen that the shooting of these five gentlemen
was first-rate ; that of others but very mediocre, and betting
was brisk during the day at 3 to 1 OR the gun.

A POLICEMAN MURDERED AND
ANOTHER DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Huddersfield, April 29

A horrible circumstance occurred in this town S'osterday,
which has caused excessive excitement. I will detail the
matter as briefly as possible :
A gardener of the name of Tait, who recently resided
with Rawson, Esq., of Halifax, originally from the
highlands of Scotland, was in Huddersfield yesterday, and,
going up to a florist's stall, inquired the price of a shrub;
on being told eighteen-pence, " Will you not take two-
pence?" replied he. In banter, the owner said " Yes."
Tait threw down twopence, seized the plant, and walked off
with it. The florist pursued him, and, finding be per-
sisted in retaining it, he called the policeman, Duke, to
his aid, aid directed him to be secured for purloining the
plant. He resisted the policeman, who had to call others
to assist, and with great difficulty lodged him in the
lock-up. On being put into one of the cells, he
was searched, but, unfortunately for after events, not very
minutely ; however, a knife was secured, and he was lett
to his reflections. We have only three policemen (Duke,
Danson, and Dalton) in this borough, and it had required
their united efforts to lodge him in security. The lock-
up is situated in the rear of Duke's house, and the usual
access to it is through the house. They had not left him
many minutes, and were talking together, when they heard
the prisoner making a great noise, so much so that they
returned to see the cause of the hubbub. Duke, unlock-
ing the door, threw it wide open, at the same time sa)ing,
" What is all this noise about ?" " I'll let you sec," re-
plied Tait, " you damned --." He sprung forward at
the same instant, and plunged a pruning-knife into his
body. The attack being so sudden, and Duke taken by
surprise, he had not the least chance of either warding cit.
or avoiding the blow ; he stepped back, and endeavoured
to get away from him, but the prisoner pursued and cut
at him as a gardener prunes a tree, that is to say,
upwards, Danson and Dalton endeavouring in vain
to seize him. Very soon Duke fell, and Danson got
hold of him; the prisoner immediately assaulted him in the
same savage manner, and, in an incredibly short time, in-
flicted nine severe wounds on his head, body, and thighs.
All the policemen were unarmed, with the exception of
Dalton, and he had only his pocket-staff. When this
butchering commenced, he drew it out of his pocket, but
never bait an opportunity of using it till all the mischief I
have now related had occurred ; however, lie now planted
a blow on the hand or arm of Tait, and the fatal knife
fell harmless; with another blow he brought the savage
to the ground ; the doors of the prison yard were thrown
open, assistance front the market people procured, and the
murderer was secured. Mr. Wrigley, surgeon, arriving
immediately, and attending first to Duke, found him de-
luged in his own blood ; a frightful wound within the
thigh had divided the femoral artery, and he was
ev'.dently fast sinking ; no skill could save him ; he was
dead in fifteen or twenty minutes. Danson was sent to the
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Infirmary, and great fears are entertained for. him.
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inquest on Duke has been held this morning, and the
Jury's verdict is " Wilful murder." It is remarkable that
Duke and Danson were tall, powerful, big men, weighing
from fourteen to sixteen stone each, while Dalton, a mere
boy to look at, weighs only nine stone. Duke has left a
widow, but fortunately no family ; he came from Hull to
be chief policeman in this town about eight years ago. It
is said the prisoner resides at Halifax, s\ here he has a wife
and two children to lament the consequences of his furious
passions.