The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-10 00:00:00

Witn
„"3, turning to the prisoner, exclaimed, " Oh, East-
t —,,tlut you have killed your wife," to which he replied,
,'''"), she did it herself."
Police.constable 98 V deposed, that when he took the
tsr,4l' into custody ho stated that the deceased and
elfhad had some words together, and while they were
L itiarrelling she ran against a knife which he held in his
'44nd at the moment. The prisoner pointed to the knife,
blade on taking it up he found there was blood on the
a" up to the handle.
be was
Brown, surgeon, of Wandsworth, stated that when
it was called in the deceased was in a state of col-
TPle, but she of erwards rallied and lived eight days.
Lle Wound was deep, and inflicted about three inches
the left nipple. It was not such a wound as could
jalllg been produced by the deceased running against the
itrament. Nearly the whole of the blade penetrated
thelleah, and considerable force must have been used to
-,fleet the wound.
!kir. Alfred Taylor, clerk at the Wandsworth police
Jutirt, Produced the depositions of the deceased taken
ft prior to her death, in which she stated that the
porter stabbed her. They had been quarrelling, and
in_6prisoner was not sober. She had irritated him by
2uThating that he was in the habit of having improper
ilitereourse with his own daugh.er, but it was not until
be had called her a strumpet.
~,"is was the case for the prosecution.
to'r• PARRY then addressed the jury for the defence,
that there was an entire absence of malice in
oten ,"; and therefore they would not be justified in
"uvl°liug the prisoner of the capital offence.
0r7,1% Justice WIGHTMAN bri..fly summed up the whole
ulu'e evidence, and the jury, without hesitation, found
%Prisoner Guilty of Manslaughter only.
4110 Court sentenced him to tronsportation for lire.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. LXXXI.
6elt--APS PER ELECTRIC FLUID FROM LIVER-

VERPOOL, &c.

Sires
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
1,4r,4*--The Liverpool Cup, as I have before remarked,
k*". be Won by RUSSBOROUGH or OFFICIOUS, with The
ut.tcluis and Abbess of Jervaux close up. CHIEF
erlon wins the Derby Handicap; Conveyor and the
,44ercost filly second and third. CHATTERBOX is the
tritet friend for the Grosvenor Stakes; and the MAID
titIIABRAM for the Queen's Plate. For the Stanley
ei;'",s to-morrow, Thunderbolt, Truth, Equal, Sir
dahtsries Napier. colt by Touchstone out of Fuglemau's
th;'' and Evadne, will, in all probability, be found at
theP°Bt; TRUTH or the TOUCHSTONE COLT turning up
Tr trump card, vs ith Evadne in the third position.
kl'VivAisT will monopolize the Grand Stand
t
el' The 100 soya. Handicap will be contested
811). "z°, 4 yrs, Bst; Chatterbox, 4 yrs, 7st
4 Sir Hobert, 4 yrs, 7st 31b; Lady Speedy,
hYres, 7st 31b; The Ebor, 4 yrs, Est 121 b; Chief
yrsltl ce, 4 yrs, Est 81h; Truth, 3 yrs, Est 51b; Crmus, 3
81r,. 6at Alk
on Pandemus, 3 yrs. 6st 51b; and, perhaps,
kidr,g'"vv, 5 yrs 7st 101 b. Chatterbox, Chief Justice
ito„,'-nceus, will, fancy, lead the van, and to my think-
eiffi a will be a near touch between the three; I feel in-
Thiled, however, to give CHATTERBOX a slight preference.
at ,Inentinek Testimonial Stakes will only attract a trio
but" outside, viz.—Melody, Johnstown, and True BILe,
athe handicap is not published as yet it would be
the ere,t'Y impossible to give a preference to any. For
pool"ver St. Leger I do not expect to see more than
el°4ll,ll,!aha Deer, Ariosto, Hippol) tus, and Brother to
404""e1t er at the post; and in the MOUNTAIN DEER or
Qt3TD, former for choice, I shall look for the winner.

I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
JaIY 10, 1851.
suth'Bo,--. It is currently reported, seemingly upon good
tots Iqlger
IY, that Mountain Deer is not up to the mark,
St. te,uently Ariosto is my winner for the Liverpool
e
3 p at. •

11SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
w,
"POOL JULY MEETING.—WEDNESDAY.
041,-I,ecOURSE, FOUR O'CLoCK.—The following races
Tt;'",ave been decided up to the present hour:—
" vroxteth Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 30
wsid4d• One mile and a quarter. (4 Subs.)
kr, la" rather', Maid of Ma,hatn, Bst 1 llb (Abdale) 1
qtr. c7°Beley'B Alonzo, 4 yrs, Bst 21b ...(W Sharpe) 2
lip,ll;rlriingham's Thunderbolt, Est 81b (Lynch) 3
tlatZtng-5 to 4on Maid of Masham, who won in a
Ti:l;,°Y two lengths. Run in 2 min. 21 secs.
431ekerstaffe Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h fc, for three
tA°Subd
)s' -
I )clots, Bst 71b; Bst 41b. One mile.
tt" s.
Ltitrdd Clilden's Harpsichord (J. Marson) 1
tvG,:lit3gow's Miss Whip colt (Flatman) 2
Vvg.g--5 to 4 on Miss Whip colt.
°Y three parts of a length. Run in 2 min. 4 secs.
-``ee Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added for
r, G two yrs gels T. Y. C. (14 Subs.)
tord • Barton's Bethgrt, Bst 41b (J. Marson) 1
kr. erbY's Meanee cult, Bst 41b (Flatman) 2
fi„"tY's Happy Joe, Bst 71b (J. Prince) 3
Bet-tirlabd's br gTh Director, Bst 71b (Marlow) 4
liettldthgeießr-C. 6 to 4 agst Meanee colt, and 2 to 1 agst
Won by a head; a neck between second
1,11 third. .°
f, --.00 in 54 secs.
"II Stakes of 30 sovs. each, h ft, for three, yra
Bst 71U each. One mile and a half. (3 bubs.)
I• Irwin's The Abbess.. ...
s'eNtskes of 50 Bova. each, h ft, for three yrs old.
kr, One mile and a half. (5 Subs.)
)„,
Bradshaw'a Clasher, B,t 81b
Th. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
t"'-ittnenshire Oaks of 10 sovs., h ft, and 10 added,
'4' three yrs old fillies, Bst 71b each, &c. Once
)4:°11,31d. (23 Subs.)
)4; tlarrison's Trickstress 1
:Yrvidson's Vivandiere
Dl;4,Lurgati's Tightwaist
E• I. Irwin's The Abbess 4

Th. ~ Won by a neck.
- .uersey Stakes of 25 sous: each, and 50 soy% added,
fortwo Trs old. T.Y.C. (12 Subs.)
,`/. Barton's Bethgelert, B,t 71b 1
4 Derby's bc by Irish Birdcatcher, out of Meanee 2
Th , Three others started. Won by a, head.
Pr duce Stakes, for three yrs old. Sable Turn in.
td (8 Subs.)
•r‘ Derby's Iris, Bst
Lord Clifden's Harpsichord saved his stake.
It, LATEST CUP BETTING.
5 to ,l, agat Officious (t) 7 to 1 agst Strongbow
agst Russborough (t) 12 to 1 agst Abbess of Jer-
to `
to 1 Bgst Marquis (t) van: (t)
4 agst Windischgratz
te,pc'uotain Deer wilt be here this afternoon. It is also
'rted that Windischgratz is on the road.
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
LATEST BETTING.
to 1 THE CUP.
°lOl. agat Officious (t) 6 to 1 agst Windischgratz
616ftgat 4 tgst St Russb rough(t) 7to 1 agst Marquis
rongbow
!, to 4 - LIVERPOOL ST. LEGER.
'to 4 agat Mountain Deer I 4 to 1 agst Hippolytus
agst osto
tol DONCASTE-
E t , gat Hernandez
10 to ' agst Aphrodite (t)
1 agat M I
isserrima (t)
Acce,,, YORK AUGUST MEETING, 1851.
20 -8"111055 for the Great Ebor Handicap Stakes of
"S. each, 15 fr, and 5 only if declared. Two miles.
Volt' Age st lb Age et lb
Maid
..... 4 8 11 Hungerford 3 5 13
3 5 12
lc,tmti,,,,')f 114aba.m.. . 6 8 7 Sunrise
The orker ...... 5 7 8 Ilippogritl
1140 Italian ......... 4 7 7 Colsterdale
Nrat:ibiter
......... 5 7 5 Reindeer 3 5 10
0% tlarti ..... 5 7 3 Candlewick 4 5 8
134(.3e`cAts ................ 4 7 3,Knook Knoll
tlidwstortn
......... 5 7 1 Once More
ft LlYidtt ...... a 7 1 Cornelius 3 5 4
The osahs ......... 5 7 0 Tne Wren ......
th, Cocktail . 56 13 Pilsit ........... •5 5 2
Nr,tillitoil .............. 5 613 Cane ............
ttit'eY ............... 3 613 The Little Fawn 3 413
thus,
............ 5 6 6 Aristos .......... : . 3 4 12
lii
...... 3 6 3 Cyclops, .
by •
Vev,.nl-
- ......... 3 6 3 son, out of v i -
:1 4 4
1),I'lcot ............ 4 6 2 nu; ... ........... -
'etto .............. 3 6 0 The rest pay 5 sous. each.
EPSOM, 1853.
ahc Derby closed with 200 Sub.i., and the Oaks with 146._
'''VMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING,
tit 1851.— TUESDAY.
41.11:teh-100 h ft. T.Y.C.—Lord W. Powlett's St.
Z , 6 yrs, Bst 71b, ag at Mr. W. E. Hughe's Cornelius,
44.75 t 11b.
k WEDNESDAY.
to„4tch--175 h ft. T.Y.C.—Lord Clifden's Strong-
ht.,' 9at ilb, agst Lord Glasgow's Knight of the Gar-
lat 61b
, M, •
Ity,-,,tehloo. h ft. Last half of Ab. M.—Sir J. Haw-
phi'',QAer, st 71b, agst Mr. W. E. Hughes's So-
St,.Bst

ST. LEGER.

12 to_ 1 agst Mountain Deer
25 to 1 agst First-fruits (t)

14 th`fiethit AT GRAVESEND.—An inquest was held
tOi t:ci Town-hall, before Mr. Hilder, coroner of the borough,e
„' body of John Briggs, aged 51. It appeared from th
Yekr;rle that deceased, who was a blacksmith, for some
bok 'rl the employ of Mr. Rosher, of Rosherville, had. come
fife his residence, in Robert-street, on Monday night at
14,0 clock, and after stating to his wife that he was afraid
low;°Dniirditeld he went lose his employmt
he,ad room,ndappetaerilningg berth at he
ego to bed. About
t o
1
, very
up to e
his n
eleven o'clock, she, hearing a noise
It hcl nr°°lll, sent up one of her children, who gave an alarm,
neighbours coming in , found th unfotunate man
LtonC'eu on the floor by the bedside, with his throat cut
floss ,ear to ear A razor covered with blood, was lying
vr,\‘'Y him, and he had strength enough to turn round to
411(1 'Man, who was the first to enter the room,
Ittre, Say, " I did it myself, let me die." Dr.
.Arm-
at hig,was called in, and found the deceased,, living
ok ,` Past eleven o'clock, and muttering Let me die,"
let rne die." He soon after expired. It appeared that ws`,-esed had been labouring under an apprehension that he
w`2ll,ld lose Mr. Rosher's employment, and for which there
to the foundation. This had preyed upon his mind, and led
Itailit),e.a,ct of self-destruction. Verdict, " Temporary In-
On At
-"uaY morning a highly-respectable trades-
i;n, Alr. White, of the firm of White and Payne, iron.f
bitflers, St. Mary's-gate, Manchester, was deprived of life
rths accidental falling of a coping stone from
.a chimney. which
was standing in the yard behind his premises,
tneq, four storeys high, giving some orders to his. work-
and; ''`uten the accident occurred. The stone fell on his head
w._ isnucked him down, causing concussion of the brain. He
Qt 4,
died taken in a coach to the Royal Infirmary,
I,uien before surgical assistance could be rendered.
oti-LasertQATioN OF SPIRITS.—Bo a return printed
44: dnesday, it appears that the increase of spirits for
Of April surliption in Ireland in the quarter ending the sth
last compared with the corresponding period of last
I,4Bl.riubered 57,211 gallons, the additional duty bung
Parson
CO
Bd. On the sth of
April last there were 238
arlud gapla fyr illicit distillation.

TIIE

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were
considered and agreed to:—
Cork and Waterford Railway.
Great Ma!vcru Improvement, Police, Sewers, Water-
works, Gas, and Markets.
The following Bills were read a third time and
passed:—
Farmers' Estate Society (Ireland):
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland Junction
Railway.