The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-08 00:00:00

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SPORT .ING- INTELLIGENCE
• (R ECEIVED THIS DAY.)

HAS r.2INGS RACES—THURSDAY.
The Town I' late of 401. Heats twice round anti a
distance.
Mr. Stirling's 1 he Docket Viper, 3 yrs, 7st 71b 1 2 1
Mr. Dockeray's Dispatch, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b
Mr. Skingsley's Jessica, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b
"Won easy.
Sweepstakes of :3 sot's. each and 40 added. Mile and
half heats. (5 Subs.)
Mr. Stevens' Je; lay Jones, 5 yrs, Bst 21b - 1 1
Mr. Balchin's A ffection, 3 yrs, 7st 71b 2 2
Mr. Dockeray's 41unehausen, 6 yrs, 9st 71b
Mr. Scott's Fano It, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b
on easy. 3 4
YORK UNI( )N HUNT RACES.—THURSDAY.
The Hunter's 0 ip of 501., for horses that never started
for any but B :miters' Stakes, 12st each; the winner to
be sold for-1C Cl., &c. One mile. (3 subs.)
Mr. R. Gascoig no nd The Lawyer, 4 yrs (Mr. Oliver) 1
Col. Thompson' a Crinoline, 4 yrs 3tol 0. i 211.,awyer. Won by six lengths. 2
Lord Miltown's Challenge Whip, added to a Sweepstakes
of 10 soy 'l. each, p.p. 3 miles. (6 subs.)
COl. G. H. Thos npson's Hamlet, aged, llst 41b
edl
t I llb
Lord Miltown's c by Medora—Saragossa. 4 yrs 12st 3
3 to 1 c tri Hamlet, who won in a canter.,
The Old Union. C lub Stakes of 10 sous. each, h. f., with
50 added.. Mile and a half. (3 subs).
Mr. H. S. Thomps, m's cby Mundig (owner) I
Col. Thompson's c. by Skeet Anchor- —Prosody
2to 1 .on Mundir. Won easy.
KNUTSFORD RACES.—THURSDAY.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya' eacia, with 25 added for 3 yrs
old colts, Bst 31b ; and fi',lies Bst ; vtinners once this
year, 31b extra ;. twice,. 51b extra. Two Miles. (3
Subs.)
Mr. Sherratt's Lyeia....
......
(Marlow) 1
Mr. Egerton nd b f toy the Chancellor—. Agnes
Sweepstakes of 5 so Won easily.
Vs. each, and 25 added. Two miles
and a distance.
Mr. Robinson's F:inality, aged ( ders) San 1
Mr. Legh nd riscountess, 4 yrs 2
Sweepstakes ,Jr 3 sus. each,
and 30 added. Mile and
Mr. Jones' pt Half heats.
rait, 3 yrs (M. Jones) 0 1 1
1
Mr. Di ar . or
.rew's Catharine, aged 0 2 2
„1,.1% fl'cace's The Lord Mayor, 5 yrs '
.1.-. Arthur's The Star, 5 yrs 2 dr
41•. Clark's Marquis, 4 yrs 6 dr
ASHBY-DE. LA-ZOUCH RACES—TUESDAY.
The Donington Park Stakes of 5 soya, each, and 25
added, were won by Mr. Robinson's Finality ; the
Hunters' Stakes by Mr. Denham's Dick Turpin; the
Hurdle Race by by
Higgins' Duenna; the Ivanhoe
Stakes by Mr. Robinson's the Pony; and
the Galloway,
by Mr. Chubb's Effie.
MONMOUTH RACES--TuEsnAr The Llantarnam Hurdle Stakes of 5 sows. each,ONCLUD a )nd 25
. added. Heats, twice round and a distance.
Capt. Trustan's Valentine, 6 yrs (Vivian) 2 1 1
Mr. Guttcridge nd Little Tommy, 5 yrs ...... 1 2 2
Two others ran.
WEDNESDAY.
The Chippenharn Stakes of 5 sot's. each and 30 added.
' Mile and half.
Mr. Evan's Fat Jack-, aged ' Mr. Jones' Henley, 4 yrs (Davies) 1
Ainawell and Prudence were 3d and 4th.
A Free Handicap was won in three heats by Mr.
Francis' Victoria, and the Hurdle Race by Mr. Gut-
teridge nd Little Tommy.
CALEDONIAN HUNT MEETING.—TUESDAY.
The Gold Cup of 100 guineas, and 1001. added. Two
miles.
Mr. Meiklam's Broadwath, 4 yrs .... .. ..... ..(Noble) 1
Lord Eglinton's Dr. Caius, 4 yrs
2
Mr. Ramsay's Martyrdom, 3 yrs
Mr. Meiklam's Modesty, aged
The Lord Lieutenant's Plate of 501. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Ramsay's Sunbeam, aged (Noble) 1 1
Lord Eglintou's Potentate, aged
Mr. Meiklam's Modesty, aged
Easingwold was not placed.
Plate of 50/. Mile and a half heats.
Mr. Alexander's Miss Arnie, 5 yrs
Mr. Holloway's Miss Nick, 4 yrs
Mr. Redfern's Slashing Harry, 6 yrs
Several others ran.
The Bench and Bar Stakes were won by the Laird's
Brother.

NOTTINGHAM RACES—WEDNEsnar,
The Chesterfield Handicap of 20 sovs. each. 2 miles
and half.
Lord Chesterfield's Henri Quatre, 3 yrs, walked over.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, and a Purse added
were won by Mr. Squire's Leicester. ,
The County Cup of 1001., added to a Sweepstakes of 15
sovs each, 10 ft. and only 5, &c. Twice round and a
distanCe.
Lord Chesterfield's All Fours (Holmes) 1
Mr. Collett's Dean, 5 yrs 2
The Sherwood Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft, with 20
added. Mile and three quarters.
Lord Chesterfield's Henri Quatre (Helires) 1
Mr. Brooke's Moonbeam
2
The Two-yrs-old Stakes of 20 sovs. each. T.Y.C.
Colonel Anson's Elopement. (Whitehouse) 1
Mr. Bird's Dr. Allen
2
David and Carew's dam filly not placed.
The Town,Plate of 501. Heats, once round, and a dis.
Mr. Key's Image, 3 yrs (Frost) 1 1
Mr. Mann's Miss Le Gros, 4 yrs 3 2
Mr. Saunders' Frank, 5 yrs ... 2 3
The County Plate of 50j. Beats, t%ice round.
Mr. Key's Marialva (Frost) 1 1
Mr. Graydon's Clinker
3 2
Mr. Milner's Humphrey
2 3
Two others ran.

THE WATERMEN AND POLICE

The following case came before the sitting Magistrate
at Greenwich yesterday. We are glad tc find that Mr.
Grove is net always wrong. It is certainly strange that
the Commissioners of Police should allow a constable to
interfere between the rival Companies, and be paid by
one of them. We should like to know if the salary for
the constable who receives 21s. a week for acting as pri-
vate Waterman, is also charged to the parish rates.
George Little, a waterman belonging to the steamer
Waterman No. 3, was brought before Mr. Grove,
charged with committing an assault on Joseph llolloway,
a police-constable 197 R. It appears that a furious
rivalry exists between the original Woolwich steam-
boat Company, of which Mr. Nokes, Clerk of the Court,
is Solicitor and Secretary, and the Waterman's Com-
pany, more recently established. The Waterman's boats
land and embark passengers at the ancient plying-
place, called the "Bell Water-gate ;" the Old Company's
boats at Roff's Wharf, adjoining to which there is egress
from the street, called Bell Water-gate as well as from
the High-street. Several persons were coming down
the street towards the water-side on Wednesday evening,
and from the testimony of the policeman it seemed that
Little went up to them for the purpose of touting for the
Waterman No. 3, then about to depart for London. Tho
policeman interfered, and told Little not to obstruct the
passengers4but to let them proceed to which boat they
pleased ; and observing a hostile movement on the part
of Little, as if he was about to strike him, be collared
him, and said he must take him to the station-house.
Little resisted, and said he would not go, and a struggle
took place, during which the policeman was struck ; and
other watermen taking part with Little, who they believed
was ill-used. declared that he should not go
,to the cage,
and the policeman was severely beaten and thrown down,
and it was not until other assistance arrived from the sta-
tion-house that the riot could be put down, and Little
secured. In cross-examination, the policeman said Mr.
Roff paid 21s. per week to the Commissioners of Police,
for him to be stationed at Roff's Wharf, to keep good
order, and that Roff received pier dues from the old
Company, and it was his particular duty to attend to
Roll's Wharf. He swore that lie never interfered with
passengers for either Company, but he cleared the way
as much as possible for people coming to the old Com-
pany's boats, at Roirs Wharf; and that Hoff employed
" touters," with whom he did not interfere. Bell Water-
gate was a plying place for watermen, and was marked
with the broad arrow, according to Act of Parliament,
but he did not consider Little was plying, although he
knew he belonged to the Waterman steamer.
John Young, a touter in the employ of, the old Wool-
wich Company, swore that the passenE,reri coming down
the Bell Water-gate, which was the direct way to the •
Waterman No. 3, were on their way to the old Wool-
wich Company's boat, and that he spoke to them before
Little,
i who caused an obstruction ; and when the police-
man interfered, Little severely beat him, and other
wateriness joined in the affray.
On cross-examination it appeared the watermen had a
legal right, derived from immemorial custom and the
statute law, to ply for hire in the plying place, and that
all that could be charged against Little, who was a large
shareholder in the Waterman's Company, and a very re-
spectable man, was that he was about to speak to the
passengers coining down the plying place, previous to
Holloway interfering with him.
Mr. Grove said the policeman had mistaken his duty,
and had no right to interfere, and that the assault he
complained of was consequent upon the illegal caption.
It was a great pity that policemen were employed in the
matter, and they should only interfere when they saw a
breach of the peace committed, and not act as partisans.
He doubted whether there had been any obstruction at
all. The policeman had no right to stop any man from
standing on the public footpath, or to push any man off
the pavement. The defendant had as much right to stand
on the footpath as he had to walk upon it. Although
Holloway was not paid by the Old Company for his ser-
vices, the Commissioners were, and it was evident he had
much feeling and partiality for them. Holloway had no
right to apprehend Little, or to lay a finger upon him.
Mr. Grove discharged the defendant.

conLseOquNeDncOebTof AthNeDlateßacßeiGdelinTt,Othile RAILWAY.—In
Railwayßrighton
Board have determined to discontinue the use of four
wheel engines, and to place a luggage box immediately
after the engine and tender. Until these luggage boxes
are ready orders haVe been issued always to place a se-
cond class carriage next to the engine, in which no one
is to be allowed to ride.
WOOLWICH, OCT. G.—First Lieutenant Cour-
tis, one sergeant, four corporals, and fifty privates of the
Woolwich division of Royal Marines, have received
orders to hold themselves in readiness for immediate
embarkation for Plymouth, where they will be appointed
to a ship under the charge of a Lieutenant from anothsr
divi:2.un, ss Lieutenant Courtin, after accompanying
them to Plymouth, will return to head-quarters at
-Woolwich. ahemen and their necessaries were examined
this
ac morning on the parade ground of the Royal Marine
barrks.