The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-19 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST BETTING AT LIVERPOOL ON FRIDAY.
G OODWOOD STAKES.

7 to 1 agst Stultz (t) 12 to 1 agst Milliner (t)
10 to 1 agst Questionable (t) 15 to 1 agst Lothario (t)

Grimston is declared not to- start.
GOODWOOD CUP.
3 to 1 agst The Hero 11 to 1 agst Halo
7 to 1 agst Eryx (t) 7 to 1 agst Wolfdog and
11 to 1 agst Wolfdog . Pyrrhus

GrinisiOn is decl;tred not to start.

2 to 1 agst The Cossack
7 to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken
freely)

10 to 1 agst Red Hart (t)
12 to 1 agst Mr. Martin
1000 to 10 agst Executor
BY.
40 to 1 agst Brocket (t)
40 to 1 agst Besborough (t).

25 to 1 agst Surplice
30 to 1 agst Sesostris

SINGULAR CASE OF SOMNAMBULISM.—A most fear-
ful accident occurred yesterday morning, between one
and two o'clock, to a little boy only ten years of age, the
son of Mr. Charles Stuart Voules, a solicitor, residing in
Park-street, Windsor. Mr. Stillwell, an articled clerk
to Mr. Voules, hearing at that early hour in the morn-
ing the breaking of glass, and the sound of something
falling heavily on the paved yard below, immediately
descended from his bedroom, when he discovered Mr.
Voules's son completely doubled up on the stones and
insensible. Mr. George Chapman, and other medical
men in the town, were speedily aroused from their beds
and were in attendance. Although the poor little fellow
was most dreadfully bruised, his body showing one mass
of contusions, no bones fortunately were broken. It was
gathered from the little sufferer, as soon as he was
restored to sensibility, that he had been dreaming ho was
bathing in the river, and it is supposed that when he was
in the imaginary act of leaping from a bank into the
water, he sprang from the dressing table through the
window, falling from a height (his bedroom being on
the second floor) of upwards of 28 feet. Although the
pane of glass he leaped through was little more than a
foot square, he sustained not the least injury from the
broken glass. We regret to state, that from the ex-
tremely severe nature of the injuries he has sustained
but very faint hopes are entertained of his recovery.
ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE ON THE BLACKWALL
RAlLWAY.—Between eleven and twelve o'clock on
Saturday forenoon an accident happened on the Black-
well Railway, which terminated in loss of life. It ap-
pears that the Stepney carriage was proceeding along
the line, between the Limehouse and West India Dock
station, towards Blackwell, when the guard perceived a
man walking near the rails on the south side of the line.
Seeing the imminent danger the man was in, the guard
immediately blew his hand whistle, and by shouting en-
deavoured to apprise him of the approaching carriage.
The poor fellow, however, seemed to pay but little heed
to the cries, probably not hearing them from the noise
of the ropes and wheels, which were going at the time,
and in a few seconds the carriage struck him with such
fearful violence that he was killed instantaneously. He
was recognised as being a plate-layer, employed on the
line, named Collier.
FALL OF Two HOUSES IN ST. GILES'S.—On
Saturday evening, two houses, Nos. 25 and 26, Endell-
street, St. Giles s, formerly called the Bowl-yard, fell
with a loud crash, greatly to the terror and alarm of the
surrounding neighbourhood. It was at first reported
that several persons were buried beneath the ruins; but
on inquiry such was found not to be the case, the whole
of the inmates having fortunately made their escape,
without sustaining any injury, except a boy named Wil-
son, who, iu returning to fetch his cap from out of No.
26, was struck by some of the falling materials; and the
occupiers of the premises, as well as numerous lodgers,
have lost the entire of their furniture and property,
which is buried beneath the ruins, the front walls of
which still remain standing, presenting so threatening
an aspect that it has been considered necessary to close
the thoroughfare.
TRIAL OF A WOMAN FOR HANGING HER THREE
CHILDREN.—CARMARTHEN, FRIDAY.—At the Assize
Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Cresswell, Mary
Hughes, a pleasing looking, middle-aged woman (al.
though by her manner it was evident that her mind was
deranged), was indicted for the wilful murdor of her
three children, Sarah, Mary, and Even Hughes, under
the most horrible circumstances. The husband of the
wretched woman, who is a mason, rented a cottage at
the foot of the Llanbyther Mountain, and, on the
morning of the 28th of April, when he left for work, the
children were in good health, and the mother seemingly
in her usual spirits. In the course of the day her sister
had occasion to visit the house, but, not finding the un-
fortunate woman in the building, she proceeded to
examine the place, and on entering a loft she was horror-
stricken on seeing the three lifeless children, suspended
by handkerchiefs from a large beam running across the
roof. On being called on to plead to the indictment, she
stared steadfastlyat the Learned Judge, and seemed tohave
no knowledge of what was pssing around. The demand
was made to her in Welch, still she heeded not the chal-
lenge, and remained mute. The Judge examined the
medical officer of the prison as to the capability of her
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NOT TO BE CAUGHT —A sucking Tyke, in the
employment of an eminent. dealer in the north, was once
upon a time carried to York 'Sires, as evidence to the
identity of an animal sold or bought by his master.
The scamp watched every move of the court and case,
and marked with proper care the course of cross-exami,
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Sporting Review.
Rear-Admiral: Prescott is to be the new Lord of
the Admiralty, and will take his place as the junior
Lord. Admiral Deans Dundas, now a member of the
board, will take the place of Sir Charles Adams as the
senior naval Lord, the Hon. Captain Berkeley coming
next in rotation—the other members being Lord John
Hay and the son. William Corper.—Observer.