The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-22 00:00:00

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Tana) EDITIO'

The Third Edition of " The Sun* of last Evening was
published in time for delivery in town at 7.16 pm.

SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocx,

SPORTING ITATELLIciENCE-11113 DAY

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BErrlNG.—Tius DAY.
WATERLOO CUP.
25 to 1 agst Dr Richardson's nomination (taken)
LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. •
20 to 1 agst The Lamb (off-25 to 1 taken toi100)
20 to 1 agst The Colonel (offered take 25 to 1)
20 to :1 aget Q.-C. (offered)
2000 to 70 agst Nuago (taken)
30 to 1 agst Costa (taken)
100 to 3 agst Fertullagh (taken)
40 to 1 agst Surney (taken)
45 to 1 agst Count Horn (offered)
50 to 1 agst Summertime (off—take 1000 to 15)
12 to 1 agst Lamb and Colonel coupled (wanted)
500 to 40 agst Colonel and Costa coupled (taken)
TWO THOUSAND.
4to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered)
9 to 2 agst Sunshine (offered)
100 to 12 agst Astolfo (taken)
14 to 1 agst Bridgwater (taken)
1000 to 800 on Astolfo agst Bridgwater (taken)
DERBY.

1000 to 65 agst Bridgwater (offered—take 1000 to 60)
5000 to 50 agst Soarboro' (offered)
DOUBLE EVENT.
2000 to 30 agst Bridgwater winning Two Thousand
and Derby

SCULLERS' RACE FOR 00.

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This afternoon a race for £l5 a side came off
between Richard Turk, a waterman. of Kingston,
and Charles Benzoine, a landsman, of the same
place, and created considerable excitement in Hamp-
ton and the surrounding districts. Benzoine, who
is well known on the water, was the favourite at 7
to 4. The course was from the Waterworks at
Ditton to the One Tree at Ham. Mr. James
Messenger, ex-champion and royal bargemaster,
was the sole referee and starter.

Turk, from the worst station, took the lead, and
held it all the way, winning by two lengths, after
a fine race, in which they were twice in danger of
fouling, so closely was the contest fought.

LA TV INTELLIGENCE—(This Day).

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Before Justices Blackburn, Lush, and Mellor.)

WRIGHT V. CLARK-THE BETTING-HOUSE CASE.

On this case being called on to-day Mr. Justice
Blackburn said he observed there were three cases
of the same description, and he should like to know
whether the decision in one of them would govern
the other two.

Mr. Hawkins sail he appeared for Morris, and
he could not assent to the decision in Wright's case
deciding his.
Mr. Mellish informed the bench that he appeared
for Wright, and had nothing to do with other
matters.

Mr. Justice Blackburn said under these circum-
stances they must proceed with the case now called
on. lie wished to know who were the counsel for
Clark ?

Mr. 'Mellish thought the Solicitor-General and
Mr. Archibold appeared, but neither of those gen-
tlemen were is the court.

Mr. Justice Blackburn said there would then be
a short adjournment, after which he supposed all
parties would be prepared to go on.
On the re-assembling of the Court,
Mc,. Mellish said the present case was an appeal
from the conviction of Sir Thomas Henry, when
Mr. Wiight was fined £lOO for keeping a common
betting-house. The question he had to raise was
whether the house kept by the appellant at No. 16,
York-street, Covent-garden, was a betting-house
within the Act. The house in question was not a
place where bets were taken fromall corners, but the
business carried on there by Wright was that of a
commission agent, that he invested money sent to
him by post N% ith other persons—that he was a
broker not a jobber. (Laughter.) NOW, Mr.
Wright made his profit not by appropriating the
money sent him by other persons, but by deducting
5 per cent. from the winnings.
Mr. Justice Lush—And what was he to have if
the money was lost ?
Mr. Mellish—Nothing, my lord.

Mr. Justice Blackburn—ft Seems to ma there are
two questions to dispose of, viz., first, what are the
facts, are they as you state them, and, if so, do they
come within the meaning of the act ?
Mr. Mellish said his client had been fined £lOO
by Sir T. Henry for what he considered an in-
fringement of the 3d sec. of 16 and 17 of Vic., known
as the Betting House Act, but the penalty was as
nothing compared with the question, was h• or was
he not liable, without bringing himself within the
provisions of the Act, to act as a commission agent,
viz., to receive money from those sending it to in-
vest with third parties. The case was brought
about by Inspector Clark of the detective depart-
ment Scotland Yard, sending £1 to Wright to back
Cock of the Walk for a certain race, which bet
was lost, so the police did not think that
would do ; and it arranged that Lansdown
should back See Saw for the Royal Hunt Cup,
which horse won. The winnings were sent, less
five per cent., and the case being then thought
complete, the appellant's place was stormed by the
police, everthilig seized, and Mr. Wright taken
before the magistrate, who fined him £lOO for
acting as he had done. The learned counsel then
read Mr. Wright's advertisement, and contended
that it was nothing but what he had a right to
put forth.
Mr. Justice Blackburn was not of that opinion,
as it seemed to him there was a positive promise to
pay if the horse backed won.
At the conclusion of Mr. Mellish's arguments,
their lordships, without calling upon the Solicitor-
General, confirmed the conviction.

RACING FIXTURES-1870.
FEBRUARY.
Lincoln l5, 16 Derby
Harrow 17, 18 Nswtou 28,'26

MARCH.
Nottingham... 1, 2 I West Somerset l6, 17
Liverpool B, 9, 10 1 Warwick 22, 23, 24
Pontefract 14, 15 I Epsom 2Si, 33
Cambridgeshire l4, 15 1 Bromley 31 and April 1
APRIL.
Northampton 5, 6 1 N ewmarket Craven 18 to 23
Wost Drayton 7, 8 I Abergaveuny 21, 2
Thirsk 7 8 Lewes . •)6, 21
Kingsbury 18,19 I Croydon. 28, 23
Durham lB, 19 1

MAY.
Newmarket list 5p....2 to 5 Harpenden
Chester. lO, to 13 Bath 24, 25
Winchester lO, 11 Stamford '26, '27
Salisbury l2, 13 Croydon 26, 29
York 17, 18 Epsom 81 to June 3
Doncaster 19, 20 1
JUNE.
Croydon 8, 9 1 Newton 22, 23
Manchester e, 9, 10 1 Hampton 23, '24
Ascot 14 to 17 I Bibury Club ...2;
Windsor 2l, '22 f Stockoridge...Bo, and Julyr4

JULY.
Newmarket 5 to 8 1 West Drayton 14., 15
Nottingham 12, 13 i Huntingdon 19, 29
Chelmsford l2, 13 1 Kingsbury 2l, 21
Heading I', 13 I Goodwood . ,6, 2J