The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-19 00:00:00

LAMBETH-STREET.

Lea, the officer, stated to the magistrates that he
had obtained some important information relative to
the late extraordinary outrage on Mr. Gee. Mrs. Can-
ning had admitted to him that on the blind man Edwards
(who turns out to be her husband) taking the check
drawn by Mr. Gee for 800/. to her, she went back to
the office of Mr. Taylor, the agent to the Saffron
Walden Bank, upon which the check was drawn, with
a view of obtaining cash for it ; but being told that she
was too late to see that gentleman on that day she re-
turned home, Edwards having in the mean time got
some person to look over the accounts furnished by
Mr. Gee to Mrs. Canning, and having discOvered, or
fancied that he had discovered, that the balance in Mr.
Gee's hands was 11 and not 800/., he put the check
and accounts in his pocket, and actually left the house
of Mrs. Canning to go to the house in York-street,
for the purpose of getting Mr. Gee to add the other
300/. to the check, when he was taken with the check
and accounts upon his person. It appears, from a let-
ter written a few days back by a friend of Mrs. Can-
ning's to a relative, that the blind prisoner, Edwards,
has not confined himself to his profession as an organist
and professor of music, but had occasionally taken
upon himself the sacred calling of a propounder of the
Gospel. The opinion of many persons is, that it was
the intention of Edwards, and some others of the party,
had they succeeded in obtaining the money and deeds,
to turn the latter into cash as soon as possible, and
emigrate to America or some other place.

EXTRAORDINARY TROTTING MATCH

AGAINST TIME FOR :200/.

(From the Birmingham Adrertiser.)
The sporting gentry of Birmingham and its neighbour-
hood for some weeks past have been looking forward with
a considerable degree of anxiety to the decision of a trot-
ting match against time, for the sum of 2001. a-side. The
bet was made by Mr. Chawner, a cattle dealer, and ac-
cepted by. Mr. Twist ; both parties, it was understood, had
partners in their bets. The terms of the bets were to this
effect—that Mr. Chawner bet Mr. Twist the sum of 2001.
to be paid in deposits, on certain days then fixed, that a
mare belonging to Mr. Taylor of Gosta-green, trotted
seventeen miles within the hour. In case the deposits
not being made good on the last day, the party failing to
forfeit 50/. The match to be-run within a month from the
13th day of April, and three days' notice to be given by
Mr. Chawner of the day and place where it would be run.
Mr. Beardsworth was appointed stakeholder. The last
deposit of 25/. on each side was to be made on Thursday
last ; and on the same day notice was given to Air. Twist
that the match would be run on the Burton and Lichfield
road, between those two towns, on the following Tuesday
' morning. In accordance ,with this notice, every prepara-
tion was made for the coming-off of the match ; and on
Monday night the inns in Lichfield and Burton were
crowded with persons from all parts of the adjacent country,
and even from London, anxious to witness so extraordinary
a performance. During the night the rain fell heavily,
which by some was considered as extremely favourable to the
mare. Mr. Arthur Matthison, of Digbeth, and Mr. But-
ler, of Coleshill-street, were appointed umpires ; and Air.
Scholefield, of Dale-end, referee. Mr. Chawner rode the
mare in person. For some days previously, the betting
was 5 and sometimes 6 to 4 on time; but on the arrival of
the mare at Branston, about half a mile from Burton, on
the morning of the match, betting was even. In two in-
stances Mr. Taylor, the owner of the mare, backed his
mare at 25/. even betting. Soon after seven o'clock, the
weather being still extremely wet, every preparation was
made for the race ; and at half-past seven precisely the
start was given, and the mare went off at a rattling pace.
The run down the hill, soon after starting, is said to have
been tremendous ; most of the horses following, although
on the full gallop, were soon completely beat off. The dis-
tance was 8-A- miles out and 8i miles in ; the end from
starting being within about three miles of Lichfield. The
umpires and referee accompanied the mare ; but in order
to keep up with her—and that was with great difficulty ac-
complished—they were obliged to change horses half way.
The pace at which she went is said to have been most tre-
mendous. She went the first three miles in 9 minutes and
2 seconds, and sixteen miles in 50 minutes. In the course
of the race she rose three times, and, according to-agree-
ment, turned upon each occasion ; these, with the turn at
the eight and a half miles, made in all four turn-
ings. The mare won her match with the most perfect
ease, having trotted the seventeen miles in 55 minutes and
a few seconds. The last mile she was pulled up, and came in
at a slow pace. On being taken to her stable she appeared
quite gay, and eat her hay with her usual appetite. This
extraordinary feat is, we believe, unexampled ; but there
is little doubt but the mare, had it been required, could
have accomplished within the hour nineteen or twenty
miles. She was bred by Air. Taylor, the present owner,
was got by Matchless, out of a mare formerly belonging to
Air. I aft, of Bell-street, called Cheshire Cheese, is seven
years of age, and stands fifteen hands in height. Chawner,
with saddle, rode list. 41bs. Every person appeared satis-
fied that the mare had fairly won the match, and as far as
could be judged at the time, no one appeared to dispute
their bets, or that the backers of the mare were entitled to
the stakes. The mare was admirably rode by Chawner.
So far so good ; but we regret that we have now to state
that an objection, and we fear a fatal objection, has been
taken to the paying over of the stakes to Mr. Taylor or
Mr. Chawner ; the former, we believe, being the gentle-
man who found the money to back the mare. We will
state the case as we have had it from both sides, with
scarcely a comment of our own, and then we cannot be
charged with betraying partiality to either party. We
have already stated that the stakes were to be paid by
instalments of given days, and that in case this con-
dition was not complied with the match was off, anti the
party failing, to pay the penalty of 50/. Thursday last was
the day on which the last deposit was to be paid. In the
course of that morning Chawner called at the Repository,
and asked for Mr. Beardsworth, when Mr. Palmer re-
plied, that Mr. Beardsworth was at Chester, but that he
(Mr. Palmer) was prepared to receive the deposit, adding
that he had better pay it, or there might be some misun-
derstanding. Chawner said he had come for the purpose
of paying the deposit, but as Mr. Beardsworth was not at
home, he should decline doing so, as it might be consi-
, dered irregular to pay the money into any other hands
than those of the appointed stakeholder. After this,
, Chawner wrote to Mr. Beardsworth, at Chester, stating
, the purpose for which he had called at the Repository_
the determination to which he he come—and concluded
by stating" that he would pay the deposit to him on Tiles-
, day morning, the day upon which the match was appointed
to come off, but begged if any inquiries were made by the
opposite party, that Mr. Beardsworth would represent to
them that the whole of the deposits were made good. Here
• matters rested. Tuesday morning arrived—Chawner
saw Mr. Beardsworth, but never spoke about the money ;
the match was run, and the deposit was never paid. On these
grounds Mr. Twist and the backers of time claim their
stake and the 50/. penalty ; and Air. Beardsworth has re-
, ceived a notice from their legal advisers not to pay over
the stakes, This is one st4telnent, On the ether hand it
is stated by Mr. Taylor, that Chawner received the money
wherewith to pay the deposit, and that on the Saturday
' morning, after Mr. Beardsworth's return from Chester,
mthaadtegegnotoledm. an acknowledged nowiedged that all the deposits were
statement,although no possible impu-
tation can he cast epon Mr. Taylor, would appear highly
improbable,
whichable,tn
confidenceifectanypl
es the stakeholder. That
the mare fairly won the race there can be no doubt; the_
ther or net her backers are entitled to the stakes is in-
volved in a mystery which time find future circumstances
may, possibly explain. The bets will, as a matter of course,
Wf suppose, go with the stakes.
tely exonerates e is
rat to be placed in Chawner'S
letter,i
(lA:correspondent says that the last sentence is all
gammon. Had Mr. Beardsworth's bets been right in the
trotting match, he would not have cried out i‘ The stakes
were not made good ;" particularly aster saying they were.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 17. The Flamer steamer,
Lieutenant Griffin, arrived at Falmouth, on Tuesday,
with a mail from the Mediterranean. The following
is an extract from our correspondent's letter from
Malta :

" MALTA, APRIL 29.—Sir J. Rowley still continues
here, with his squadron, consisting of the Caledonian
(flag ship), Britannia, Thunderer, Edinburgh, Mala-
bar, Talavera, and Alfred (the latter returned from
Smyrna, being relieved by the Endymion), all waiting
for orders, consequent, as we understand, upon the
uncertain movements of the Russian fleet in the Black
Sea, and the blockade of the Isle of Samos by the
Turkish fleet. The crews, of the ships, however, are
not kept in an idle state ; they are constantly prac-
tised at gunnery, and such good shots and adroit are
they that the Alfred's lads, at Corfu,- lately, struck
the target seven times in twelve shots, it being only
eighteen inches square and 400 yards distance, • The
lonians, with great naivete, inquired if our ships were
intended now to be employed in pigeon-shooting.
" The Marquis of Waterford, in the Gem, eamein
from the eastward on the 22d, and proceeds to Ma-
deira. Mr. Coote, in the Gossamer, is just arrived
from the East, and undergoing seventeen days' qua-
rantine ; after which he proceeds to Naples to, join his
family, and returns by land to England. Mr. Wolff,
the missionary, is just arrived here, after undergoing
the most unprecedented hardship; he was robbed in
Nubia, and taken, together with his servant, to the
slave market, to be sold. His servant fetched a high
price, but he went very low. He says the ladies inte-
rested themselves in getting him off."
Extract of a letter from Bombay (just received) with
which we have been favoured :

" BOMBAY, JAN. 31.—The Melville, 74 ( Vice-
Admiral Sir John Gore), and Imogine, 28, arc lying
here. Captain Blackwood, of the latter ship, has
been in an ill state of health. He is about to give up
the command and proceed to England. The Har-
rier, 18, is at Madras ; the Magicienne, at Manila ;
the Curacoa and Hyacinth, at Calcutta ; and Alli-
gator, at Sydney. Lord Clare, the Governor of this
Presidency, has taken his passage for England in the
ship Victory, and will sail in a few days. The ship
Anandale, from Liverpool, arrived this morning ; as
she was entering the harbour her captain was seized
with an apoplectic fit, and, notwithstanding he had the
immediate assistance of the naval medical gentlemen
here, he died shortly after the ship was anchored. On
the 3d instant the China ship Anna arrived here, on
board of which a mutiny occurred, while she was at
sea, the principal in which was the gunner, who, while
he had the watch, endeavoured, with three men, to
murder the officers. He unfortunately succeeded in
killing the first and second officers and two Lascars,
and the captain was wounded before the mutineers
were overpowered. They will be tried here for the
crime, and will no doubt be hung.
4‘ A Scotch brig came in two days ago, and reported
having seen the wreck of a large vessel on the Lacka-
dine Islands, and that she passed so near as to dis-
cover tents on the shore, supposed to have been
erected by the surviving crew. The captain of the
brig accounts for his inhumanity in not heaving to, and
sending a boat on shore, by stating that he was afraid
it might come on to blow hard upon a lee shore. The
Clive, Hon. Company's cruiser, has sailed to Look after
her."

We regret to learn by a letter from Rio Janeiro that
on the 19th of January, when about 100 miles from
Cape Horn, a boat (dingey) belonging to his Ma-
jesty's ship Challenger upset, by which Lieut. J.
M'Clintock Clive, Morgan, purser's steward, and two
boys (names King and Good) were unfortunately
drowned.

A very gallant action was fought by the Pluto
steam-vessel, Lieutenant Sullivan, with a Spanish
vessel employed in the slave trade, off the Bonny,
which ended in the capture of the slaver, with 400
slaves.

The Tyne, 28, Captain Lord Viscount Ingestre,
went out of harbour yesterday, and will sail in a few
days for Malta. Lady Sarah Ingestre proceeds in
one of the packet steamers from Falmouth.
The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant Crooke, it is said, is

to join the African squadron.
At Spithead--Tyne. In Harbour—Victory, Royal
George, Excellent, St. Vincent, Revenge, President,
Ariadne, Childers, North Star, Dee, Pantaloon.

. „
The Sovereign, Griswold, embarked passengers and
sailed this afternoon for New York.

The Hibernia, for the Cape and Madras, sailed yes-
terday morning.
On Thursday the William Metcalf, Phillipson, ar-
rived from the River, to embark 250 convicts from this
port, under Dr. Brock, for Van Diemen's Land.
Major-General Sir C. Campbell, K. C. 8., lady
Campbell, and family, will embark in about ten days
in the President, 52, Captain M'Kerlie, for Halifax,
Sir Colin took leave of the King on Wednesday, pre..
paratory to his leaving this country to assume the
government of Nova Scotia. Rear-Admiral P. Camp-
bell, C.B. (his brother), will probably sail about
August next for the Cape of Good Hope, in the Win-
chester, 52, Captain Wauchope, to take the command
of the Western African Squadron.
The Childers, 18, was commissioned this morning,
by Commander Hon. H. Keppel.
The Rattlesnake, 28, has been taken into dock, to
be repaired, previous to her being commissioned. The
Buzzard, 10, is to be immediately commissioned for
the packet service.
The Orestes was paid off this morning ; she will
shortly be re-commissioned.
A Board of Admiralty, consisting of the Hun. Ad-
miral Dundas and Captain M. F. F. Berkeley, made
an unexpected visit to our Dock-yard on Monday
last, to make inquiries into alleged (by anonymous
authority, it is said) delay in the equipment of the
ships which were some time since ordered to be pre-
pared for commission, particularly from the want of
spars. The Board prosecuted their inquiries, and
mustered all the workmen of the Dock-yard, when
on Tuesday, they returned to the Admiralty. The
mechanics have since been removed from working.
upon the Royal Frederick (building) to the work
needful for completing the Ganges and Boyne, for
immediate service; the seamen who were rigging the
Bellerophon being also now employed upon the for-
mer ship. The recent practice of employing part of
the mechanics of the Dock-yard in labourers' work
reduced the stipulated number (1,600) of mecllanies,
that the preparation of spars for the service rtuky be
attributed to this cause.
We perceive that the Indefatigable, .10, which was
laid down for building at Woolwich, on the same plan
as the Vernon frigate, has been discontinued, her
name erased from the Navy List, and replaced by that
of the Inconstant, 36 guns, which is to be built at
Portsmouth by Captain J. Hayes.
(From the Devon ort Telegraph.)
ag
PLYMOUTH, MAY 11.—His Majesty's 0-,'p
e,
Sav ;
10, Lieut. Loney, sailed on Tuesday
the Canopus, 24, Capt. Hon. .1. Percy, sailed on
Saturday for Corunna ; sarno day the Wolfe, 18,
Corn. Hamley, was paid off for re-commissioning;
the Pallas, 43, Capt. W. Walpole, was paid off into
ordinary on Wednesday, when her Captain presented
three of the seamen with a silver medal and a gratuity,
granted by the Admiralty to those seamen who shall,
dnring a servitude of twenty-one years, have main-
tained a good character ; the Talbot, 29, Capt.
Dickenson, was paid off for re-commissioning on
Thursday,
Remaining in Harbour—San Josef, Portland, Castor,
Columbia, and African steamers, Industry naval trus,
port, Mary transport, Rochester and Goodwill lighters,
AVTOINTMENTS. —Commander Houble, Henry Kep-.
pel, Lieuts. Geo. Goldsmith and Grey Skipwith NIA\
Jonas Coaker, Master, and Mr. David Bruce, Purser,
to the Childers, at this pcirt ; Lieut. Henry G. F.
Hastings, and Mr. J, B. Branch, to the Revenge ;
Lieut. R. Burridge, the Rey. E, Winder, Chaplain,and Mr. J. Belcher, M.D., Assistant- Surgeon, the
Portland to he
porPortland ; Lieut. D. 'Curry, to the Tribune J. B,
Hutchins, he Secretary to Rear-Admiral Pa.
trick Campbell, C.B. ; Mr. J. Coulter, Surgeon, to
the colunibia ; Mr. J. Valiance, Assistant-Surgeon,
to the San Josef, vice Pritchard, to Plymouth Hospi-
tal ; Mr. Piles, Schoolmaster, and Mr. Noff, Assis-
tant-Master, to the Canopus ; Mr. G. D. Nobbs,
Clerk, to the President ; Mr. G, B. Dewes, Mate, and
Mr. J. D. Pascoe, Second Master, to the Nautilus.
Roy et 4, MARINES, -,-- Second-Lieut. H. Marriott, to
the President, vice Bellairs, sick at Hospital.
The appointments to the East India, and Cape com-
mands, mentioned in our last paper, have taken place.
ROYAL MARINA CORPS.—The King was pleased,
on the 30th ult., to direct the following reduction
`and alteration in the establishment of the corps of
' Royal Marines ;—The fifteen pay captains, and twelve

staff first lieutenants, at present borne in addition to
the companies and first lieutenants of companies, to be
discontinued. The former appointments (pay cap-
tains) to be entirely abolished, and the adjutants and
quartermasters to merge in and be furnished from the
first lieutenants of the several companies. The fifteen
pay captains to have a choice of being placed on a re-
tired list for life, upon full pay, such of them as hold
the brevet rank of major to retain their extra pay of
2s. per diem. Should any of these officers refuse to
accept of the retirement, the captains standing next in
seniority to them will have the same offer made to
them, but no officer so refusing will be entitled here-
after to such retirement on account of any ailment
which he may be at present subject to. It is not in-
tended by the removal of these officers to fill up their
vacancies by the promotion of fifteen first lieutenants,
but the active list is to be reduced by this num-
ber of officers ; the first lieutenants made prior to
1815 are, however, to be promoted, to captains on 7s.
half-pay per diem, who will be put on the active list
as other vacancies occur. No officers but the com-
mandants, second commandants, adjutants, and
quartermasters are to be in future exempt from em-
barkation or any other duty, but are to take their
turns upon the roster. The charge of the books hi-
therto devolving on the pay captains are to be trans-
ferred to captains of parade companies, under the corn-
xnand of the senior Captains present. In addition to
this order it is intended to reduce the list of first lieu-
tenants to one for each company, in which number
the quartermasters and adjutants are to be included,
and no new commission will be granted as second
lieutenant until the officers on that list are reduced
below eighty. These alterations will create vacan-
cies in the quartermastership and one adjutantcy at
Woolwich, an adjutantcy at Portsmouth, and one ad-
'utantcy at Chatham. Major Ramsay having retired
on full pay, Major Wright, assistant adjutant-general,
becomes attached as a divisional major at Chatham,
and Captain George Pattoun comes on the active full-
pay list. These reductions and alterations will effect
a saving to the ennntry of about 6,0001. per annum.

TUCKS OF STOCKS THIS
Bank Stock 216, 16
3 per Cent. Red 91304
3 per Cent. Cons. 92%
34; per Cent. -
Ditto Red 99
New Bt, per Cent 1,014%
3 per Cent. Ann. 1726.... -
4 per Cent. 1826 1047%1i
Bank Lorg A nn. to expire
Jan. 5, 186:1
0ct.19, 1859 17 1-16 17
Jan 5, IS6O --
Jan, 5, IPSO -
A prils, IR'4O
Jan. 5, 1870 -1
-

1..1,CS OP FOREIGN FUNDS
Austrian Horn's ICON
1S 'Riau Ponds
Duo Account 9B
Brazilian Bonds 7514
ditto Account -53, ;
4.lenos Ayres Bonds 31 304.1

THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Peruvian Bonds
Ditto Account
,Portuguese Bond,
Ditto iccnnm i 4
Ditto New Bonds ...7:%.1,%
i)itto Ac onnt 7') Sit

Ditto Account 904 Prussian ,torus
r'hiliar, Bonds ...
Ditto Account Q.,
'S I, Russian Rona% I— 1151-
Columbia', Flon,ls 0334 Ditto Arrotint,
' ,itto Account 711 i Ditto 111
--'l)irto Ponds, 1F494 OA ii Spanish It,infl,, '25%,.5
—DV° Act,titit ^5.,) 14% ki . Ditto Act' 5t% ss, Jki
f).zrii,ti iton ,
.....

I 3itto Account 75 Ditto Ada-mint :32
Fireek Bonds
i ,itto Bonds, !825 33t, , Exchange...... ,
II It to Account — '— 3 net cent --f —c.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Bent. 3314 ' Exchange —f --^
IBU° Account Dutch, 21, p. e `e2l,',
..!. o, A per cent 42 314 Ditto Account 52.5,;.%
Ditto Account ...42 3 Ditto, 5p c 9714 6.
`;espol,tas, 91% Ditto Account 9ri 7

PRICFS OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

PO4.
Alten Mining Company £9
•e, . :gt :U. pm £ll4)
t.,1.,,ns Mining Compan, ..C150
frpzinan Mining Company 5
Brazilian frnn. Cn. tits. at 5./.pin..l £2l,
Maranba. rooaeg 2O
Ditto St. John Del Rey
Cafa Branca Company
tio, Iron Mimic, crannanv £so
Cr-o'mM/ n 51111411 Co. (iss. at Si. pm.) 52'14
Enzlish bluing Company .....
;-.l‘erni A.sociation
Hibernian Mining Co. £lo
'll .xican Mi, ing (70 .£493{
te.il gel Monte Mining ('r,....(unreg.)
U •-,eo "es Min (is, at 2/. rn.' 411
ilitto New Seim 5
,Viance lire insurance Comp 0
ins' ranee Com
ioNtralian Co.
nmU rnrrin.mv ...... 18
General Steam Navigation Co.
•,I,•na. lank of England 15
Ifo Dom
forial rta»L: 0 tr.o,Tio 25

Po Sl.are
)1%
9

5914
204
6%
644
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tRICFS OF IItISII STOCKS, DUBLIN, MAY 16.
Bank stock .... — ..1 : ~,,,,-, ri,nr.everShare
'nnsois, 3 Der ceW.
4 iv. Stock, N per cent PSIS •••7ational Ditto —
litto, New .... .......... .... 901 i i " atri.,tic Ditt0.......--
per Cent — Dihernian Bank
4,v. T'et. fli.", percent.... 91 Provincial Ditto .........
1,,yal ( anal Stock — Royal Irish Mine —
:hand Canal Stock — Imparial Vine
"!tv Deb. 4 per cent. — ',ming Cc,. of Ireland
hllast (Vice Deb. 4n. c. Commercial nuildinq