The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-16 00:00:00

AUGUST 16, 1870.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LICHFIELD RACES.—Tnis DAT.
HORSES ARRIVED.

Topsy, The Vet, Weather Isle John Bright, Wanderer,
Jersey, My Queen, Victress filly, Flyaway Jack, Visionary
filly, The Boy, Free Trade, Filou, Leases, Australia,
Timothy, Ajax, Betsy for Ever, Kilham, Slingsby, Cup
Bearer, Elton, Lady of Croome, Windrush, Star Thistle,
Bulldog, Athelfled, Lady Lucon. Wadlow, Eskrett,
Palmer, and Saunders train in the neighbourhood, and
their horses will arrive in the morning.

SCRATCHINGS.
Out of all engagements at Lichfield.—Prince, Rose
Young, and Dr. Giles.
Staffordshire Stakes.—Play.

BROMLEY MEETING.—Tnis DAY.
HORSES ARRIVED.
Actress, Billy redder, Buskin, Blanche of Middleton,
Brennus, Codicillaire, Colorne, Cromwell, Contempt,
Desert, Divulger, Emily, Effigy, Election, Eliza, Fione
gelding byßuby, Goodbye, Hesperis, Infanta c, Lingerer,
Lincoln Lass, Miss Thackeray, Phemy f, Maid of Der-
went f, Persiani. Miss Plausible, Royal Princess, Ring.
Victoria, Whitworth.
Goddard's, Lowes, Rickards, and the Epsom horses
will arrive in the morning.
SCRATCHED OUT OF ALL ENGAGEMENTS HERE.—Volcano,
Avonhoe, South Hatch, Aversion.

TATTERSALLS'— LAST EVENING.
EBOR HANDICAP.
13 to 2 agst Mysotis (taken and offered)
7 to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (taken and offered)
8 to 1 agst Myosotis (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Blandford (offered)
100 to 8 agst Cherie (taken)
100 to Biagst Toison d'Or (taken)
100 to 8 agst Torreador (taken)
100 to 7 agst Moscow (taken and offered)
100 to 6 agst Paganini (taken)
500 to 100 on the field, with a start (offered)
ST. LEGER.
2to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered)
6to 1 agst Palmerston (taken)
12 to 1 agst Macgregor (taken and offered)
100 to 8 Sunlight (taken and offered)
100 to 7 Normanby (taken)
1000 to 70 agst Captivator (offered)
23 to 1 agst Alexander (taken)
20 to 1 agst Tabernacle (offered)
40 to 1 agst Champion (offered)
1000 to 15 agst Stanley (taken and offered)
1000 to 15 agst Valois (offered)
1000 to 10 agst Sweet Sound (offered)'
6to 4 agst Kingcraft, with a start
6to 1 agst Sunlight and Macgregor coupled (taken
to £25)
2500 to 50 agst Baron Rothschild's lot (taken)
CESAREWITCH.
1000 to 20 agst Blandford (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Capitaliste (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Lac (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Ashfield (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Gertrude
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
1000 to 20 agst Blandford
1000 to 10 agst Vintner (taken)

CITY BETTING—MONDAY.
EBOR HANDICAP.
100 to 15 agst Mysotis (taken and offered)
7to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (taken and offered)
Bto 1 agst Myosotis (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Good Hope (taken and offered)
100 to 9 agst Blandford (offered)
100 to 8 agst Torreador (taken)
100 to 8 agst Chdrie (taken)
1500 to 100 agst Miss Sheppard (taken)
ST. LEG-ER.
2to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered)
6to 1 agst Palmerston (offered—take 100 to 5)
1000 to 80 agst Captivator (taken and offered)
100 to 8 agst Sunlight (offered—take 1000 to 70)
100 to 7 agst Macgregor (taken and offered)
100 to 6 agst Normanby (taken)
20 to 1 agst Alexander (offered)
1000 to 30 agst Champion (offered)
40 to 1 agst Fragrance (taken and offered) 1
1000 to 15 agst Camel (offered—take 1000 to 10)
1000 to 10 agst Stanley (wanted)
1000 to 10 agst Astolfo (offered)
WOO to 5 agst The Boy (taken)
:500 even on Sunlight agst Macgregor (offered)
• - PLACE BETTING.
30 -to 20 on Kingeraft (taken)
10 to 1 agst Astolfo (taken)
CESAREWITCH.
1000 to 15 agst Magdala (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Starter (offered)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—MONDAY.
GREAT EBOR HANDICAP.
6to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn (taken freely)
7to 1 agst Mysotis ( offered)
10 to 1 agst Myosotis (taken)
10 to 1 agst Torreador (taken)
100 to 7 agst Good Hope taken and offered)
ST. LEGER.
2to 1 agst Kingcraft (taken and offered)
6to 1 agst Palmerston (offered)
6to 1 agst Macgregor (taken)
100 to 6 agst Sunlight (taken end wanted)
100 to • 6 agst Tabernacle (offered)
20 to 1 agst Alexander (taken)
20 to 1 agst Norrmanby (taken)
20 to 1 agst Captivator (offered)
25 to 1 agst Astolfo (offered)

THE PRINCE OF WALES' VISIT TO THE

NORTH.

The North British Mail says the royal.party arrived in
Aberdeen about 4 p.m. on Friday, the train being almost
half-an-hour late. The station platform was crowded by
a gay and fashionable assemblage, the presence of ladies
being particularly noticeable, The Princess did not ap-
pearto the spectators ; but the Prince and royal children
remained at the windows of the different carriages during
the time taken up by shunting on to the Deeside line.
After a stay of eleven minutes the royal party left, amid
loud cheers, for Ballater, which was safely. reached.
Carriages were in waiting, and the partyArove to Aber-
geldie, at which place they arrived shortly after six
o'clock.

PRICE 1 LI
STAMPED

THE BRIXTON BABY-FARMING CASE.
The Central Crimi al Court was opened yesterdaxmorn-
tng before the Recorder of London (W. Russel-Gurney,Esq. ,
M.P.), who was accompanied on the bench by the Lord
Mayor, Alderman Sir R. W. Carden, and other aldermen
of the city.

The learned Recorder, in charging the Grand Jury,
said the first case to which he should call their
attention was an indictment for murder against Margaret
Waters and Sarah Ellis, who were charged with the mur-
der of five children. Under ordinary circumstances it
would be necessary to advert to the evidence in one case
only, but in this he must direcl_their attention to the case
generally, as the evidence affeßing the death of one child
would to a certain extent affect those of all. The prisoners
appeared to have been in the habit of taking in children
to board, and there had been an excessive mortality among
these children. That mortality might arise from natural
causes, or it might be due to the known difficulty of
bringing up children by hand ; or it might be from care-
lessness ; or, again, it might have been intentionally
brought about. • It the grand jury were satisfied that it
arose from natural causes, it would be their duty
to throw out the bill. If they were convinced that it
arose from carelessness or neglect, then they would find a
bill for manslaughter. But if they were satisfied, from
the depositions, that it was intentionally brought about by
the prisoners they would return the bill for the more
serious charge of wilful murder. The first charge against
the women was the murder of an illegitimate child named
Cowen. The grandfather of the child saw an advertise-
ment of a person wishing to adopt a child, and on answer-
ing it saw Waters, who said she and her husband had been
married for thirteen years, and having no children of own,
they desired to adopt a respectable and healthy child.
She had mentioned £4 as the premium in the
advertisement, but she told the parties that
she was unwilling to take any money, and
they had some difficulty in inducing her to
accept £2. She told others, however, that she had to get
£2 more. It was in May that she took possession of the
child; and in June it was found in a most emaciated and
neglected state. It was taken away, and put under proper
care, but it died shortly afterwards. The medical
evidence shewed that death had been accelerated by
improper food and neglect. Another child was obtained
in a similar way. Waters asked £4, and on poverty
being pleaded she took £2. Applications were made
to see the child ; but it was not seen again
by its relations. Some time before the prisoners were
taken into custody the body of a child was found, and
some of the clothes upon it were subsequently identified
as having been upon the child taken by Waters, while
others were shewn to have belonged to the prisoners.
There was no evidence to shew the cause of death, the -
body being so much decomposed. .At that time
it was not known to have been in the care
of the prisoners ; and it was not until publicity
had been given to this case that inquiries resulted in
tracing the clothing. With respect to the other cases
three children were found in the care of the prisoners
and removed to the workhouse. The medical evidence
shewed that their death was accelerated by improper
food and improper treatment. In two cases narcotics had
been given, and had contributed it was alleged, to a con-
siderable extent, to death. It there had only been
one case in which the prisoner Waters had expressed
a wish to adopt a child, there might be nothing whatever
to shew that the statement was not true. But when she
advertised systematically, under different names, and
obtained various children in that way, they could not
say that her statement was true. They must draw a
distinction between such cases, and say whether
it was probable that the prisoners contemplated
boarding and nursing the children during the
whole of their lives for £2 or £4 each. They
must take into consideration the state of mind and cir-
cumstances of the prisoners, and say whether it was
probable they contemplated, as the necessary consequence
of their treatment of the children, the deaths which
ultimately took place. They must consider the evidence
in each case, and then apply to them collectively the
conduct of the prisoners. If they thought the prisoners
knew what would be the consequences of their treatment
of the children, then they must be put on trial for wilful
murder, when they might produce evidence to qualify
that upon which they had been committed, and which was
merely ex parte.
His Lordship then referred to other cases in
the calendar. With respect to Ann Messer, charged
with murderinc, her child with a hatchet; 'the petty jury
would probably find that she was not in a state of mind,to
be responsible for her actions. A railway guard was charged
with manslaughter, arising out of the collision between
the Croydon and Crystal Palace trains at .Penge. The
deceased was guard of the other train, and jumped off 'on
seeing a collision to be imminent. They would, therefore,
say whether the prisoner was responsible in such a case; if
his violation of the rules o the line, in passing the danger
signal, contributed to that llision.