The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-17 00:00:00

Once round and a distance.

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Mr. Simpson's Aggravator, aged (Owner) 1
Mr. Bell's Sister to I.ernelev, 6 yrs
M. Robson's The Romp, 6-yrs
Mr. Oxtuby's gr c by Falcon, 4 yrs
Three others started.

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The Kingston Stakes of 10_ ...
SOV3 each, h ft, and 20 added.
Kingston Course.
Mr. Peek's Tournament, 3 yrs ... (Westerhill) 1
Mr. Simpson's The Chaldean Princess, 3 yrs
Mr. J. Scott nd Mary o'.llore, 3 yrs
Mr. Robinson's Basto, 3 yrs... 4
Plate of 501. Mile and half heats.

11r. tiesoltine's The Shadow, 5 yrs (Owner) 1 1
Lord Chesterfield'3 Henri Quatro, 3 yrs
Captain Elmsall's Selina, 6 yrs .

NEWTON ABBOT RACES.—THunsnAy.

The Harcombe Hunt Stakes of 5 sons each, 3 ft. Tw•o Miles

Heats.
Mr. Downe's Harmodiw, 5 yrs (Kingsland) 1 1
Mr. Lay's Abraeadbra, 4 yrs
Mr. WI iteway nd bc by Rajah, 3 yrs 3 3
The Teignmouth S:akes were won by Mr. Reid's c by Hin-
dustan.

The Newton Plate of 40:., with a 5 sovs. Sweepstakes added.
Heats once round and a die.
Mr. Taunton's Jewes., 4 yrs (Moon) 1 1
Mr. Ley's Pergarnus, 5 yrs] 2 2
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FatnAr
DERBY.-5} to 1 agst Van Amburgh, 6to 1 ogst Ralph,
(taken), 8 to 1 agst Coronation, 8 to 1 against Marshal
Soult, 15 to 1 against Prince Caradoc, 16 to I agst Belgrade,
16 to 1 ag:t Galaor, and 20 to I agst Ermengardis. st. 4
on Van Amburgh agst Ralph, (taken).

EPSONI RACES.
In the course of the list few dais the following horses have
arrrived for their engagements at the ensuing rneetinLc:—
DERHY.—Van Amhurgh, Marshal Knight of the
Whistle, the Duke of Wellington, Satirist, l‘lehemet Ali.
Galaor, Ermengardis (also in the Oaks), brother to Phos-
phorus, c by Plenipo eut of Bangtail, and c by Plenipo out of
Obelisk's dam.

FOIL THE OAKS.-Lampoon, Ghuznee, and f by Aluley
Moloch out of Alystery.
Fox PLATES, &c.—The Corsair, The Pover, Lady Liver-
pool, c by The Exquisite out of Maresfield's dam 3 yrs, All
Fours, Black Beck, &c.

THE WEATHER.—NooN, MAY 15.
ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET.
Barometer
Thermometer... 63 I Highest 68 I Lowest ..
Wind S.W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg.

THE PRESENT RACE OF HUMANITY-MON-
cEns.—Many persons, who owe all they possess to slavery
and the slave trade, have dared to make, and to persist
in this monstrous experiment on the gullibility of the
people of England. Take our own Gladstones as an ex-
ample. Mr. Gladstone the elder was in his time the
staunch champion of slavery. He maintained that there
was nothing in it contrary to Christianity—that its exist-
ence was authorised and acknowledged by the Holy Scrip-
tures—that the slaves in the West India colonies were
kindly treated ; and in one of his letters on the subject,
if we mistake not, he even went so far as to palliate, if
not to defend, the custom of branding the names or ini-
tials of the owners in the flesh of human beings ! This
he did on the ground that the operation was performed
with great care, and with a silver tool—not with a red-
hot branding instrument of any base metal. Mr. Glad-
stone, too, was the prime mover in the Hill Cooly traffic.
the proved atrocities of which were not a whit less appal-
ling than the horrors of the middle passage ; and he
now, we believe, engaged in the cultivation of sugar in the
East Indies, the labour of which is performed by men in
a condition but one degree removed from absolute sla-
very. From such sources Mr. Gladstone the elder has,
derived the greater part of his enormous wealth, and vet
we have Mr. Gladstone the younger standing up in -his
place in the House of Commons, and declaring befor(
Parliament and the world, that he has the utmost horror
of slavery, and that on the ground of humanity alone ht
refuses his assent to the proposition of her Majesty's
Government. The same ground has been taken by all
the speakers on the same side. Its shallow hypocris::
was admirably exposed by Sir George Grey on Tuesda:,-
night, and that in a manner which drew forth some can-
did and not less curious admissions from Mr. Irving, one
of the new sect of humanity-mongers. Mr. Irving, i•
will be seen, more than hints that some of the active
members of the Anti-Slavery Society-, are themselve,
working negro slaves in tho mines of Brazil, and perhaps,
this revelation, coupled with other facts of the like na•
ture, will have the effect of opening the eyes of the
honest, consistent, and conscientious members of that
body to the gross fraud and delusion, towards the perpe-
tration of which some of them seem disposed to lend
their aid.—Liverpool Mercury.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN
—A desperate assault was committed within this week at Ep-
som. A constable of the V division has been so maltreated
by a most respectable tradesman's son, and a number of other
persons, that, his life is despaired of. An examination tool,
place on Thursday before Baron do Teissier and Mr. Goss.
Magistrate's for the county of Surrey. The Mag'stratos pro-
seeded with the further examination of George Gardom, up-
holsterer, High-street, Epsom ; George Edes, tile maker:
James Phipps and John Ratcliffe, recruits in the 89th FoiA,
and Charles Fincher labourer. The prisoner Edes being
charged with assaulting and wounding Joseph Russell, police
constable 269 V, l'hipps and Ratcliffe with attempting to res-
cue a prisoner from the said Joseph Bus,,ell ; Csardom with
assaulting and resisting the
police in the execution of their
duty, and Fincher with beinff drunk and as,aulting the police.
The prisoners Gardom and Ides had been bailed, themselves
in 100/. and two sureties for each in 501. ; they surren-
dered. The complainant having been sworn, detailed the par-
ticulars of the outrage, which was of a very savage character.
After some further evidence, Baron Teissivr said, in the nutter-
tatn state this constable is now in, I cannot send you for trial,
but must remand you until something decisive has taken place.
You, Gardom and Edes, will not be again admitted to bait, but
be committed with the rest at once to Kingston Gant, there to
await your re-examination After the prisoners werc removed,
the father 4.f Gardom offered bail to the extent of many
thousands for security for his sen's appearance. He was dread
fully affected. He said the prisoner was his only son, and his
being sent to prison would break both his own and his mother's
heart. The Bench lamented they could not alter their decision.
THE ROYAL ELOPEMENT IN PARIS.-A
great sensation has been created in the highest ctscies by a d.s-
tressins; event in the family of the lnfonta o. Slain, Don
Francisco de Paula, occasioned by the elopement of one of the
Princesses, his daughter, with a Polish gentleman (Count
Garovrski 1, aged, it' is said, about 50. Te elopement took
place from a convent in Paris, where the Princess had
and the further flight of the fair
been placed, and the escape of the young lady was effected,
we hear, by means The telegraph was
set to work immediately on the circumstance being discover, d,
of a ladder of ropes.
fugitive and her companion
was stayed at, we understand, Valenciennes.—Galignani, of
Thursday.
-We hate learned from an official source, that in
consequence ,of the extensive preparations required for
the- grand ball in behoof of the Spitaltields weavers not
being in sufficient
ea forwardness,
its her Majesty has been
_plsed to authorise
graciously postponement until
the i3d of Juae.—Britith Queen.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEENS BENCH, May 15.
JACOBS V. DETTMAN.

Mr. Hoggins conducted the case for the plaintiff, and
Mr. C!arkson appeared for the defendant.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the
defendant for an assault and false imprisonment. On the
11th December the plaintiff was standing on one of the
bridges viewing the exploits of Scott, the American
diver, who lost his life some time since on Waterloo-
bridge. The defendant was also on the bridge, and, as
it would appear, close to the plaintiff. A sudden rush
took place, and in an instant some person collared the
Plaintiff and the defendant, who is a most respectable
person in the employ of Messrs. Rothschild, charged the
plaintiff with having attempted to take a gold pin from
his neckerchief, and gave him into the custody of a
policeman. He was taken to the Compter, and the next
morning was produced before Sir Peter Laurie, who,
after hearing the case, was of opinion that the evidence
was not sufficient to show that the plaintiff had actually
taken the pin, dismissed the case, and set the plaintiff at
liberty.
The defendant's counsel contended that the defendant
had acted with the most perfect bona fides ; he felt SOM2
one attempting to take his pin, and he found the plaintiff's
hand on his shoulder, and he had therefore been led to
believe that the plaintiff was the person, and accordingly
had given him in charge ; he had no malice against the

The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
mages, 51.

WALTERS V. WALTER.

Mr. James conducted the case for the plaintiff, and
Mr. ',..hesiger that of the defendant. From the statement
of counsel, and from the evidence produced on the part
of the plaintiff, it would seem that the action was brought
to recover a sum of 191. ss. 10d. for money paid out and
expended and work and labour done for the defendant
when he was a candidate to represent the Borough of
Southwark in Parliament. The plaintiff was a painter,
and had been introduced by a person of the name of
Appleton, who was steward of a Gravesend steam-vessel,
to an attorney of the name of Rodgers, who, it was
stated, had acted as the agent of the defendant in the
conduct of the election. Mr. Rodgers, after some com-
munication with the plaintiff, said he should be happy to
have his services as a chairman of two of the commit-
tees—one at the Three Tuns and the other at the George,
both situate in the Borough. The plaintiff claimed
5/. 155., beinc, at the rate of 15s. a day for nine days, and
the residue of the demand was' claimed for money dis-
bursed, some to cabmen, and about 2/. to persons called
" Ruffs," who, it would appear, are persons in a profes-
;ion of ancient and well-known standing in this large
Borough, and whose duty one of those gentlemen (a most
formidable looking personage) stated was to protect the
candidate from being torn by the Mob of the other party.
and to attend before the hustings and hold up both
hands in favour of the candidate whose political senti-
ments agreed with their own, or, in more understandable
language, whose money they took for their performances.
Another sum was for regaling these gentlemen with
porter and gin. The captain stated that his regiment
consisted of from 30 to 50 strong, and that from lone!
experience he knew them all, and manfully well they did
their duty.
Mr. THESIGER, on behalf of the defendant, felt it
necessary to explain to them the situation in which the
defendant was placed ; he had no ,doubt they well knew
that at contested elections there were very exorbitaw
and very unjust demands made upon the different candi-
dates. If they knew the character of Mr. Walter, ancl
if they adverted to the amount of the present claim, they
would be perfectly satisfied that Mr. Walter would not
have resisted it unless he felt it was an attempt to impose
upon him, and he was determined to resist such an at-
tempt, although at the heavy expense which he (Mr.
rhesiger) must now admit must fall upon him. This
was the first time he had ever heard of a chairman of a
Committee being paid for his services. No one ever
thought that a person taking upon himself so responsi-
ble a position would expect to , be paid, or would think
of making any claim. He had heard with astonishment
of the different charges made. by. the plaintiff, but after
the evidence of one of the witnesses he would not resist
.the claim to something, and it would be for the Jury to
say how much the plaintiff ought to have paid to him.
Lord DEN MAN having briefly summed up, the Jury
said—" We find a verdict for the plaintiff for the fur
amount."

Mr. MESMER, with some warmth—How much is that
--utat has been proved ?
Lord DENMAN—There are some of the items upon which
there is no evidence ; we must tax this bill.
Mr. JAMES—I don't wish to give trouble—what doer
my friend seek to take off ?

-Mr. TBESIGER—I seek only to be charged with that
upon which there is evidence, and the Jury have fixed nu
with that upon which there is no evidence.
Lord DENMAN having taxed off several items, the ver-
dict was taken for 131. 18s., allowing for 31. paid into
Court.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, May 15.
3IARTINEZ AND ANOTHER V. GERBER.
This IVI.S an action to recover compensation for in-
jury done to a person named Goss, who was the plain-
tiff's traveller, through the alleged negligence of the de-
fendant.

Mr. Sergeant Bompas and Mr. Butt appeared for the
plaintiffs ; Sir F. Pollock and another Learned Gentle-
man for the defendant.

It. appeared that Mr. Goss was travelling near the
town of Leeds, when the defendant came driving up, also
in a gig, at a violent rate ; the vehicles came into colli•
sion ; Mr. Goss was thrown out, his ar.cle was dislo-
cated, and other severe injuries were inflicted upon him
by the fall. The main charge against the defendant
was, that he was driving a horse which he knew to be
vicious ; and evidence was given by Mr. Goss of con-
versations in which the defendant had stated to him that
his horse had run • away 'with him on • several occasions.
The consequence of the accident was that the defendant
was prevented from following his ordinary pursuits for
some time, and the plaintiff in the meantime engaged
some one else.

Sir F. PoLLocx, on the part of the defendant, sub-
mitted that the action ought to have been brought by
Gr,gs him.nlf, and that these plaintiffs had no right of
action at all.

rne 14oAD CHIEF JUSTICE thought that they had a
eight to recover for the loss of the defendant's services,
as a master might for the seduction of his servant.
The Learned Counsel then addressed the Jury, who in
the end found a verdict for the plaintiffs—Damages, 631.