The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-15 00:00:00

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T. CC. (10 Sobs.)
Lord Glasgow's fby Tie, Provost, 2 yrs (Prince) 1
Lord Stanley's Archery, 3 yrs
Sir J. Gerard's Jest, 3 yrs .., ••• 3
Mr. Davis'. Red Knight, 3 yrs ••• ••• 0
Mr. Howlin's fby Morning Star—Miss Fitz, 2 yrs ... 0
Mr. Meeson na Lanercosta, 2 yrs ... 0
Mr. B. Green's Maid of my Soul, 3 yrs ... ••• 0
Betting-6 to 4 agst Provost filly, sto 1 each agst
Jest, Archery, and Miss Fitz, 7 to 1 aget Maid of my
Soul. Won by half a length; a head between second and
third, and Maid of my Soul close up. Run in 52 secs.
The Liverpool St. Leger of 25 sows., with 100 added; the
second to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes. Mile and
three quarters. (32 Subs.)
Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher, 9st 31b (Marson) 1
Colonel Anson's Corsican, Bst 81b ••• ••• 2
Mr. A. Johns: one's Confederacy, Bst 81b ••• 3
Lord Eglinton's Eagle's Plume, Bst 81b ••• •• 4
Betting-5 to 4on Flatcatcher. and 10 to 6 agst Cor-
sican. Flatcatcher took the lead, and made slow run-
ning to the mile post, where Corsican went in front, im-
proved the pace, and kept a decided lead to the distance,
here he was caught and passed by the favourite, who went
in a very easy winner by three lengths, Confederacy a.
bad third. Ilun in 3 rain. 15 sees.
The Aintree Stakes of 10 sovs, each, with 5) added, for
two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 416; winners 41b
extra. Three-quarters of a mile (9 Subs.).
Mr. Green's Abbott of 'Meaux... (Wintringham) 1
Lord Stanley's Strongbow ••• ••• 2
Mr. Meiklam's Raby ... 3
Mr. W. Jones's Lady Barbara ... 4
Mr. Nicholls's Woolwich ••• ••• 5
Mr. I)avies's Hard Shot 6
Betting-5 to 4 agst Strongbow, 3to 1 agst Abbot of
Meaux, and 6 to 1 agst Woolwich.
Hard Shot took the lead after running 100 yards, and
made play at a good pace till near the distance; it was
then taken up by the Abbot, who wou, after a good race
from the stand, by half a length. Raby a good third.
Run in 1 min. 18 sec.
The Bentinck Testimonial Stakes of 15 sous. each, 5 ft,
with a piece of place value 100 sows. added. Mile
and a half.
Mr. Merry's Aspasia, 3 yrs, sst ..
Mr. Meiklam's Godfrey, aged, Bst 101 b
Mr. Skerratt's Romance, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b •••
Sir J. Gerard's Morocco, 5 yrs, 7st 1216 •••
Betting-7 to 4 each agat Godfrey and Romance.
Aspasia made nearly all the running, and won by two
lengths. Run in 2 min. 32 sec.
The Knowsley Dinner Stakes of 100 sows. each, h ft.
(3 Subs.)
Lord Stanley's Canezou
... Walked over.
The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added, the
second to receive 10 sovs., one mile and a half (7 subs.),
were won, in three heats, by Mr. Gray's Reality, 3 yrs,
6st 1116, beating Mr. Marsh's Mother Cary's Chicken,
3 yrs, 6st 111b—Mr. Buchanan's John Harris, 6 yrs, Bst
41b—M. Meiklam's Givendale, 3 yrs, 6st 41b—Mr. Dou-
glas's Rosalinda, 4 yrs, Bst 51b—and Sir J. Gerard's
Comore-it-faut, 4 yrs, Bst 11b.
LATEST BETTING.
ST. LEGER.
6 to 4 agst Surplice 11 to 2 agst Flatcatcher
I
3to 1 agat Springy Jack 6to 1 agstJustice to Ireld.

... (Bashan) 1
... 2
... 3
... 4

GOODWOOD STAKES.
7 to 1 agst:Pillage I 12 to 1 agst Gaiety
7to 1 agat Chanticleer Il4to 1 agst Plaudit
8 to 1 agst Reflection I 20 to 1 agat Bantam.
12 to 1 agst Remembracer I
IPSWICH RACES.—FFIDAY.
The Ipswich Stakes of 10 sova. each, 5 ft, and 3 only if
declared, with 80 added. Two miles.
Mr. Drinkald's Cardinal's Niece, 4 yrs, Bst 21b
Mr. Rogers's Chapelgorie, 3 yrs, 7st 41b
Mr. Land's Sarah Sykes, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b
The following also started but were not placed :—Mr.
G. Higgins's Japis, 3 yrs, ist ; Mr. J. Parr's Lethargy,
4 yrs, Bst 61b; Mr. James's Practice, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b ;
Mr. Able's br c, bySheet Anchor, out of Amaranthe, rst.
The Hunter's Stakes of 3 sous. each, with 15 added.

Mr. G. Simpson's The Witch, Ilst
Mr. Crowe's Positive Young Man, 1181
33 1 2
Mr. Houlden's Chevy Chase, list
Mr. Pedgrift's Daddylonglegs, list ...... 2 2 dr.
Mr. G. Cook's Leary Cove, aged, list 0 dr.

WESTERN CI RCUIT.— Winchester, July 14..
The Commission here was opened yesterday by Mr.
Justice Coleridge and Mr. Baron Platt. The list of pri-
soners is rather light in point of number, but some of
them are to be tried for very heavy offences. The whole
number of prisoners is 45. Of these five are to be tried
for murder, two for rape, six for burglary, three for rob-
bery, and one for an unnatural offence. The rest of the
charges aro of a much lighter character. The cause list
contains 15 cases, of which no fewer than six aremarked
for special juries.
CROWN COURT.

This court was opened this morning for the trial of
prisoners before Mr. Justice Williams. The only case
of public interest which has yet been tried is the fol-
lowing:—
Henry Casley, a very tall stout young man, apparently
of great strength and vigour, and John Baker, a delicate
and diffident-looking young man in the garb of a soldier,
were indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the
house of Elward Caines, at Carisbrooke, in the Isle of
Wight, and stealing therein a numbrr ty sovereigns and
other property belonging to Mr. Caines.
The prisoner Baker pleaded guilty, and Casley pleaded
not guilty.
Mr. Sewell and Mr. Beetham appeared for khe prose-
cution, and Mr. Missing defended Casley.
The principal witness for the prosecution was an tic•
complice named Harvey, who proved that on the 6th of
Au4ust last he was induced by Casley to accompany him
and Baker to the house of the prosecutor (Mr. Caitu
a very old and infirm gentleman, of considerable pro-
perty,
who resided at a place called Park-green, in the
pari,ti of Carisbrooke, near Newport, in the Isle of
Wight. They broke into the house, and two of them •
went into the bedroom of the old gentleman, who was
asleep in bed, whilst the third remained outside to keep 1
guard. The poor old man was awoke by the disturbance, 1
and the prisoners, with great threats of violence, demanded
his property of him. Casley at this time had a dagger
with him, and also a red comforter wrapped round his
head. Mr. Caines was too much frightened, and too
infirm to protect his property, and the thieves pos-
sessed themselves of some money and other articles of
considerable value. Mr. Caines had been examined be-
fore the committing magistrate, but the transaction
seemed to have given a great shock to him, from which
he never rallied, and he died before the trial. Tortu-
nately, however, a Miss Urney, who slept in an adjoining
room to that occupied by Mr. Caines, had seen Casley
on this night, and was enabled to identify him, chiefly by
means of the comforter, which had been taken from him
by the constable who took him into custody. A dagger
also, which Harvey swore was the one used by Casley
on the night in question, had been subsequently found in
Casley's house, and was produced in court.

The jury immediately round the prisoners guilty, and
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS sentenced both of them to be
transported for life.

NISI PRIUS COURT.

This court was opened this morning at ten o'clock be-
fore Mr. Justice Coleridge. Two or three cases of no
interest were disposed of, and the Court then proceeded
with the case of

NAVAL IN TELL LGENCE.
The Earl of Auckland, G.C.U., and Captain Milne
left the Admiralty yesterday, for Portsmouth, to dine
with the Commander-in-Chief and a select party; and
this morning Rear Admiral Dundas, M.P., C. 8., the
Hon. Captain Berkeley. M.P., C. 8., the Hon. W. Cowper,
M.P., and the Admiralty Secretary, Mr. H. G. Ward„
M P., leave the Admiralty by the fast train for Gosport,
whence having joined the Earl of Auckland, Captain
Milne, &c., on board the Lightning, steam-tender, Master
Commander Foley, they will proceed to Spithead, to
witness the departure of the squadron under Rear Ad-
miral Sir Charles Napier, for their cruising ground, 10
degrees S.W. of Cape Clear. Wind and tide permitting,
the ships will put to sea at one o'clock, P.M. The force
will comprise the following
SAILING•VESSELS.
St. Vincent • 120 Captain Dacres.
Prince Regent
Bellerophon
Tweed
Helena
Frolic
Pilot
Racer
SCREW STEAM-VESSELS.
Guns. h.p.
Blenheim... 56 ... 450 Gaptain Charts, C. 13.
,Amphion... 34 ... 300 Captain W. J. Williams.
Rifleman ... 4 ... 100 Lieut. Commander Crofton.
Being a total force of 11 ships, mounting 456 guns,
with 3,900 officers, men, and boys.
The Rifleman was ready to go to Spithead lust evening.
In addition to the above, the Dragon, 6, steam frigate,
Captain W. H. Hall, and the Sharpshooter, 4, screw
schooner, Lieutenant Commander Bailey, are also to be
under the orders of Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier, but
they will be left behind, as the Dragon will not be ready
before the 23d, her machinery requiring so much more
repair than at first estimated by the chief engineer at
Portsmouth Dockyard. She is fully rigged, with top-
gallant-yards crossed, in the basin. The Sharpshooter
has been taken out of dock, is fitting with all dispatch,
but will not be ready in time. She is alongside the yard
fitting. When in dock she received another coat of Mr.
Hay's valuable preservative composition on her bottom.
In point of appearance and appointments, the above
force is capable of meeting anything " near their own
size" on the ocean; they are good and serviceable hull,
with the best of materials in their navigators, and are
as efficient a flotilla or squadron as ever left a British or
foreign port. The Prince Regent, 90 guns on two decks,
formerly a three-decker of 120 guns, is the most magni-
ficent sample of a working man-of-war in the world, but
a fearfully expensive one, by the way, if we are correctly
informed; however, be that as it may, we are not of the
number who grumble at the expense of the ship if she is
worth it, which the Prince Regent now undoubtedly is.
The cruising ground will be the Channel, and as there
are only three ships (St. Vincent, Amphion, and Dragon)
of the present who were members of the last experi-
mental squadron, we expect something new in the shape
of manoeuvring.
We have already given the destinations of the ships
after their exercising trials, and we have stated that Sir
Charles Napier and the remainder of his squadron all
bear up for Cork, after a fortnight's cruise.
The;Admiralty party,will return to town this evening,
with the exception of Admiral Dundas and Capt. Milne,
who return to the Admiralty on Monday.
The Collingwood is nearly denuded of all her warlike
character, and will be put out of commission on Tues-
day, by which about 700 men will become available for
other ships. The Kingfisher is undergoing a similar
stripping, and will be put out of commission about the
same time, when upwards of 100 men will become avail-
able for other vessels; the Dragon steam-ship is being
refitted to follow the exercising squadron; the Sharp-
shooter will join this morning, having undergone altera-
tion, &c., and the Racer sloop will have joined from
Plymouth, it is expected.
The repairs and refitment of the Canopus, 84 gun-
ship, are ordered to be commenced and completed with
all possible dispatch; it is premised for another com-
mission.
The Reynard auxiliary screw schooner, Commander
Craycroft, fitting out at Woolwich, is manned nearly, and
will follow the squadron of exercise, to be tried therein.
Captain H. M. Denham, F.R.S., left town last night
on a government inquiry into recent steam-vessel acci-
dents, according to the Act of the 9th and 10th of her
present Majesty's reign. He proceeds to Liverpool first.
The appeal from condemnation at the Cape of Good
Hope, in 1840, of the Portuguese vessel, Dom Pedro
Duque do Porto, captured by her Majesty's ship Cur-
lew, in that year, has been confirmed by a decision of
the Privy Council at its sitting on the 27th ult.; and the
proceeds will no doubt shortly be paid over to Mr.
Woodhead, the captors' present agent.
APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenant—F. H. Stirling, who recently passed his
examination on a special day and on being promoted last
month, had his commission dated from the day of his
passing (son of Sir James Stirling), has been appointed
to the St. Vincent, 120, flag-ship of Sir C. Napier, at
Spithead.
Master—W. W. Dillon (1843) to the Amphion, screw
steam-frigate, at Spithead.
Surgeon—Robert Pottinger (1847) to the Reynard,
screw schooner, fitting at Woolwich.
Assistant Surgeon—William E. Humbly (acting), to
the St. Vincent.
Midshipman—A. Fox, to the Helena, 16, for the West
Indies.
Naval Cadets—H. 11. M. Magrath, to the Pantaloon,
8, fitting at Devonport; C. D. Inglis, to the Prince Re-
gent, 90, at Seithead.
Engineers—Thomas Oultram, George Goldsack, and
John A. Burton, to the Reynard.
The Orestes, 18, was taken out of dock at Portsmouth,
yesterday morning, having received a thorough repair.
She will bo ready for the pendant by the 31st.
The Racer, 12, Lieutenant Commander Bacon, left
Plymouth Sound on Wednesday evening, for Ports-
mouth.
The Athol, troop-ship, Master-Commander Edward
J. P. Pearn, arrived at Devonport, from Woolwich, on
Thursday. She has some sails providing for her, which
were to be completed by the evening, when she would be
ready to proceed with the artillery detachment to relieve
that on present service. She brings back the latter to
Woolwich.
The Fairy, royal yacht screw-tender, Master-Com-
mander Welch, is all ready for the service of the queen
when required; she has taken up her moorings off the
Clarence Creek.
The Fire Queen, steam-tender, Master-Commander
Allen, is out of the basin at Portsmouth, and will be
ready for service early next week; she will resume her
duties as a dispatch boat, while the Court may continue
at Osborne House.
The Cormorant, steam-sloop, was taken into dock
yesterday at Portsmouth; she is fitting to form one of
the reserve steam squadron.
The Hermes, steam-vessel, Master-Commander Mar-
tin, is ordered to proceed to Devonport to perform the
duties at that port. She is to call at Sheerness and Ports-
mouth on her passage.
PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY, FIVE P.M. —Light summer
breezes from the southward, with fine weather.
CHATne.st, JULY 14.—The Venus, 42 guns, will be
undocked on Saturday the 15th instant, and navigated to
Woolwich, to be fitted for the exercise and instruction
of the boys belonging to the Marine Society.
The Blossom, 26 guns, will be taken into dock on the
15th instant, to be taken to pieces.
The Cleopatra, 26 guns, having been repaired and
fitted for commission, will be put out of dock on Mon-
day next, when the Castor, 36 guns, will be docked
for repair.
The Wildfire steam-vessel at Sheerness, is ordered
to have the defects of her machinery made good at this
port.
Mr. J. White, the boatswain of the Trafalgar, is ap-
pointed boatswain of the sheer hulk of this port, and
Robert Pichard, shipwright, has been superannuated on
a pension of 221. per annum.