The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-15 00:00:00

SUSPENSION OF PUBLIC WORKS IN

INDIA.

The folloWing is a despatch from C. 11. Lushington,
Esq., Secretary to the Government of India, t.) T.
Pvcroft, Esq., Chief Secretary to the Government of
Port St. George, dated 3d May, 1856, No. 1875.
" In acknowledging receipt of your letter No. 157,
dated 14th ult. with its enclosures on the subject of the
financial condition of the Madras Presidency, in which
it is stated that it is likely, if the present rate of expen-
diture is continued, that 30 lacs of rupees will be required
from Calcutta to meet the disbursements of the Madra,
Government, I am desired to inform you, in reply, that
it has been resolved, pending the orders of the honourab e
court, to abstain from undertaking a any public works
throughout India which have not yet been commenced,
except works of a very urgent nature.' It is hoped that
this measure will go far towards relieving the Madras
Government from the expected necessity of dra wing upon
Calcutta. A further communication will be addressed to
you .hereafter from the Public Works Department, in
regard to the stoppage of the works."
The nature of the further communication referred to
in the concluding paragraph of the above extract may
be pthered from the f-llowing official correspondence
taken from the Agra 002:eminent Gazette:—
" From Lieut.-Colonel W. E. Baker, Secretary to te, e
Government of India, to W. Muir, Esq., Secretary
to the Government of the N. W. Provinces. Dated
May 6, 1856.

" Public Works Department.
" Sir,—ln forwarding for your guidance the following
extract from the proceedings of the Government of India,
in the Financial Department, I am directed to state
that the prohibition to undertake new works therein
conveyed must be held to apply to every work of which
the estimated cost is above Rs. 10,000, not yet com-
menced upon, whether it has or has not been sanctioned
by the Hon. the Court of Directors, the government of
India, or the local government. Any work of a really
emergent nature will of course be considered as excep-
tional."

Extract from the .proceedings of the Right Hon. the
Governor• General of India in Council in the Financial
Departineut, under the date 6th May, 1856.
Read a despatch addressed to the ho❑ourable the
Court of Directors from this department, No. 79, dated
3d in: t„ giving cover to the financial review for the
year 1855-56.

Order•—Ordered that the Public Works Department
be requested to abstain, pending the orders 9f the Hon-
:curable Court, from undertaking any public works not
.yet commenced upon, except works of an urgent
nature.

(A true extract.)
(Signed) C. H. LIISHINGTON,
Sec. to the Government of India.

Sporting IntePigence.

TATTERSALL'S—SA':UBDAL
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDIOIs'
4to 1 agst Saraband (taken and o!_rered)
5 to 1 agst Pantomime (taken and offer Pd)
10 to 1 ag-1 Yorkshire Grey (taken and oared)
20 to 1 agst Vandal (taken and offered)
CHAMPAGNE STAKES.
2 to 1 agst Lambourne (taken)
ST. LEGER.
11 to 3 on Ellington (offered, 6to 4 laid once)
12 to 1 agst Brother to Bird-on the-Wing (taken
to 251.)
100 to G agst Warlock (offered)
PORTLAND HANDICAP.
20 to 1 agst Bold Buceleugh
20 to 1 agst Dipthong colt
20 to 1 agst La Victime
CESAREWITCH STAKES. ,
500 to 15 agst Alice Wentworth (taken)
50 to 1 agst Gortschakoff (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Polmoodie (taken)

LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST-END.
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
sto lag t Pantomime (taken and offered)
sto 1 agst Saraband (offered)
12 to 1 agst Hangerford (taken)
CHAMPAGNE STAKES.
50 to 20 agst Goldfinch (taken)
ST LEGER.
oto 4on Ellington (offered)
10 to 1 agst Victoria (taken)
11 to 1 agst Br to Bird-on-the-Wing
100 to 8 agst Bonnie Scotland (taken)
14 to 1 aget Artillery (take 20 to 1)
DERBY.
20 to 1 aget Bird-in-the-Hand (taken)
2000 to 30 agst Athletic (taken)
40 to 1 agst Sharpshooter (taken)
40 to 1 agst Comedian (taken)
2000 to 30 agst Laird Duff

LATEST CITY BETTING THIS DAY.
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Saraband (offered)
11 to 2 agst Pantomime (taken)
6to 1 agst Vandal (taken)
12 to 1 agst Lady Tatton (taken)
12 to 1 agst Yorkshire Grey (taken)
20 to 1 agst Stork (taken)
ST. LEGER.
6to 4on Ellington (offered)
9 to 1 agst Victoria (taken)
9to 1 agst Bonnie Scotland (taken)
50 to 1 agst Br to Bird•on-the-Wing (offered)

ARRIVALS AT DONCASTER.
DONCASTER, Monday.

Fandango, Ignoramus, Zeta, Tyrius, Skirmisher, Sara-
band, Strawberry, Yellow Jack, Goldfinch, Chevalier
d'lndustrie, Martinet, Manganese, Alfred, Impostor
(2 yrs), Courtenay, Vanity, Lance, Fisherman, Impos-
ture, King of the Forest, Lambourne, Antoa, Dutch-
man's Daughter, Sister to Nancy, Huntingdon, Hun-
gerford, Stork, Pantomime, Welham, Prince of Orange,
Misa Harkaway, Excitement, Rogerthorpe, Black
Tommy, King of Argos, Jack Sheppard, Aleppo, Mince-
pie, Typhon, Bucksioot, Tinwald, Tournament, Mary,
and Due'

MIDDLEHAm.--Ellington, Lady Tatton, Yorkshire
Grey, Glede Hawk, Hopeful f, Remedy, Saunterer,
Augury, Sprig of Shillelagh, Wardersmarke, Red, White,
and Blue, Gaudy, Preston, Panmure, Janet, Ellermire,
West Langton, Byrsa, Heir of Linne, Brother to Bird-
on-the Wing, Barbara c, Clarissa c, Norton, Biron, &c.,
are expected to leave to-day for Doncaster.
MALTON.—A special train (14 boxes ordered) leaves
here about 2 p.m. for Doncaster.
NEWMARKET.—Gortschakoff is the only horse leaving
here for Doncaster.

SPORTING NOTES.

SELLS FOR THE " SELLINGER."

The backers of Ellington for the St. Leger harden in
confidence. They know that only an accident can pre-
vent the fulfilment of their hopes, and the possibility of
a defeat seems scarcely dreamt of in their philosophy.
The old fable of the milkmaid who counted her chickens
before they were hatched, and who, in consequence, upset
her "pot," evidently conveys to them no warning moral.
The proverbial glorious uncertainty of the turf teaches
them no lesson, and already in their mind's eye do they
see Ellington galloping home alone. Their confidence,
it must he confessed, is well founded, for now that Fly-
by-Night and Fazzoletto have been removed where can a
champion be found capable of vanquishing the Derby
victor ? By many persons Ellington's Epsom running
is disparaged, and they still cling to the belief that his
success was mainly attributable to the heavy ground.
They take heart, too, in the strong probability which
exists that the course at Doncaster will be in good run-
ning order, and receive additional hope from the remem-
brance of Ellington's two defeats at York and Chester.
They do not, however, attach much importance to the
fact of Ellington's conceding 6 lbs. to Fisherman at York,
and being beaten by a head only—a performance which,
taken into consideation with Fisherman's subsequent
running, does not appear very inglorious. Those persons,
too, who adhere to the opinion that Ellington will not be
able to "act " over a course not fetlock deep in mud,
must have lost the remembrance of his two-years-old
achievement for the Champagne over ground as hard as
bricks. It would be folly therefore to ignore Ellington's
true titles to support ; still I do not deem his preten-
sions so vast as to preclude the possibility of a
defeat. Victoria, Rogerthorpe, Bonnie Scotland,
and Artillery possess a chance,—a remote one,
perhaps,—still they possess a chance. Any one, who
had last year, prior to the race, hinted at the possibility
of so utter an outsider as Saucebox being capable of de-
feating Rifleman would have been deemed demented. In
my opinion Ellington is not so good a horse as Rifleman,
who, lame as he was, could always defeat Fandango ; and
amongst the outsiders this year an animal may be found
as fit, and perhaps as good, as Saucebox.
John Scott has indeed been unfortunate with his

favourites this season ; the casualty which attended Fly-
by-Night prior to the Two Thousand was somewhat com-
pensated by the success of Fazzoletto. The Derby, how-
ever, showed that both those horses were not exactly
right, and at Ascot Fly-by• Night broke down, and at a
time when he seemed to have recovered his form. John

Scott's ill-luck was not limited to his Derby and Leger

horses, for Vandal, who was much fancied for the Good-
wood Stakes, was amongst the horses that fell in the
race for that event. There is an old saying about a long
lane that has no turning, and the St. Leger may prove
that the long lane of John Scott's ill luck is not a cul de
sac. On the disappearance of Fazzoletto a powerful de-
monstration, which was not sustained with much spirit,
was made in favour of Warlock. Victoria, who has since
the Derby been repeatedly nibbled at, also eaine into in-
creased favour, although she did not display any remark-
able steadiness in the betting. The latest movements at
the West End, however, show that her star is again in
the ascendant. Of the two, Warlock and Victoria, I
have no hesitation in making my choice in favour of the
mare. At York she seemed in capital fettle, and did
not make any of those signs of fidgetiness and fractious-
ness which she displayed at Goodwood. Warlock, I be-
lieve, to be a useful handicap horse, but The Wizard
of the North shall not frighten me with such a " bogie"
for the St. Leger.

Rogerthorpe was sent to Weymouth last week to run
for a Queen's Plate, for which he was beaten by Fisher
man by a neck. Will a parallel case,be furnished with
that of Ellington and Fisherman at York ? He would
be a bold man and a sanguine one, too, who dare an.
saver, without reservation, "Yes.„ Rogerthorpe is a
game little horse, a certain starter, and is sure to run
well. People argue, however, from his performance
with Aleppo at York that his chance is very nmote,
but I deem that performance no insignificant one, taking
into consideration the weight the little horse carried,
and the fact of his making the running at a very strong
pace. He ran well enough in the Derby for a certain
distance, and at one time really looked formidable.
After all, the St. Leger may be a great day for the Days
of DaneburY, and one of those Hills that horse flesh is
heir to may C3USO the Elliogtonites to wish themselves
" over the kills and far away."
Artillery has so disappointed the that I am disinclined
to trust him. Still lam induced not utterly to desert
my "old love," and shall perhaps for the sake of " auld
acquaintance," and the yellow j Leket and white cap, bo
inclined to take a long shot with Artillery, fur after all
it must be confessed that the field, with the exception of
Ellington, will be composed of a
"ragged lot," and the
chances of the outsiders seem pretty evenly balanced.
Bonnie Scotland is much fancied, but I am informed
that he is an infirm horse. If he was really " wanted "
at York, his performance there was not sufficiently good
to justify the placing of faith in his pretensions.
Brother to Bird-on-the-Wing deserves notice, because
he belongs to a ripe and true sportsman, about whose

inteutions there cannot exist a shadow of doubt. T

horse ran forw and for the Two Thousand ;:and Aldcroft
his rider maint awns, t7aat if he had not been " shut out'
he would have won. At York ho was easily beaten by
pazz,,letto,—a circus astance which would seemingly con-
firm th,e correct ne,;s, of the Newmarket running. Still
it muse'
,I,le adre.itti a that Brother to Bird-on-the-Wing
is
not
of t::e )e and build to get through heavy
ground. Lori.' ,Fgow's pluck and ill-luck would be
-,veil rewarded by a St. Leger victory.

• _
Since writing- thi above, I have learned that the Bird
has been complete 'y knocked out of the betting. At
present Ido not k )w, " what's up."
No purpose would be answered by extending my re-
marks to the other any mals likely to comprise the field .
The starteve will be self cted from the following :—Ar•
tillery, Brot her to Bird-c 'a-the-Wing, Alfred, Ellington,
Tyrius, Warlock, Bonnie Scotland, Roger-
thorpe, Mary Copp, 31erti o, Lundyfoot, Polmoodie,
British Lion, Gortsc, takoff, and Aleppo. So great a
certainty is the sn.ccol s of Ellington deemed that even
to hint at the possibilikv of la;s overthrow is considered
presumption and absurc 1• Still experience on the tuff
teaches me not to place i cuplicit faith in certainties. I
shall not, therefore, )" with the money, but shall
boldly make my election it 1 favour of
VICTORIA AND ROGERTHORPE.

Artillery and Elli❑gton wilP, I fancy, occupy the third
and fourth positions.

Saraband and Pani;omixne are a early head and head
in the betting on the Gnat York shire Handicap. I
consider that the former ha s nos euly the worst of the
weights, but that he will be out of his distance. I shall,
therefore stand on HUNGEP.I'ORD and PANTOMIME.

The Champagne will oecas,'on a most interesting race
between Goldfinch and Larnt•ourne, and I shall expect
to see Mr. llowardig colours 'Cemrne in triumph on the
back of the former.

Blink Bonny will win the Filly Stakes, and Ignoramus
the Glasgow Stakes. For the Doncaster Plate my
fancy points to Grzoculus Ei uriens, Lord Albemarle,
and Berezina. For the Rev ival Plate I shall select
Fisherman.

The Portland Plate is a pu: rzle, and I dare scarcely'
venture at a guess at the prob. sble winner. The follow-.
ing are " well in"_Fishern ran, Grreculus Esuriens,
Alembic, Tyrius, Forbidden Fruit, Welham, Furios,
Kestrel, Red-White-and -Bli3e, and Tinwald. The
reader must make his own choice as to the best animal. to
stand on. Jack Sheppa.^(l seems to me to have a
good deal the best of the wcr, ights for the Corporation
Plate. An encounter of considerable intereat is
likely to be afforded for the E glinton Stakes, and mould
I calculate with certainty upon the startin4 of
Gernrna di Vergy, I should be. inclined to let him repre-
sent my interest. In his def a nit, however, Tournainent
will confirm the good opinion w hich he created at Ifbpsom
and Hampton. Gemma di V era is also engaged Da the
10 Sovs, Sweepstakes on Thi irsday. He will have to re-
ceive 3lbs from Blink Bonn) and should these tvro re-
uowned youngsters meet the race will be most important
and interesting. I shall IN rrhaps be inclined to prefer
the mare. Elermire, or tlu best of Mr. Jackson's, will
win the Cleveland Handicap
_ _

I shall not touvia upon th El minor eventg. I will en-
deavour to send some rough :notes about Friday's racing
for publication on Tliul'aday„ and a few remarka as to
how the Leger was run,,
Sept. 15.

A FRESH MAN•

CRIMINAL Col3l,lT.—(This Day).

The September session of the. court commenced tbi
morning at the Old Bailey, befo. re the Right Hon. the
Lord Mayor, Alderman Farebrot her, Alderman Farr
combe, the Hon. Stewart Wortley, .M.P., recorder, Al•
derman Wire, Alderman and Sheriff. Kennedy, Sheriff
Rose, and Under• Sheriffs Stone and R
The calendar contains the names of 82 prisoners for
trial.
On the calling of the grand jury, Mr. Charles Mal') II
Quaker, declined to serve on the ground of h'ufferinl; from
an internal disease, and from a conscientious object ion to
take part in proceedings affecting capital punish meat• •
He was, however, informed that the latter was not
valid objection, and unless he was suffering from /line° •
to an extent that prevented him from taking part in the
proceedings of the court he must serve.
Mr. May said he could discharge his usual business
awocations, and he was in consequence ordered to serve.
The Recorder, after the grand jury had been sworn,
proceeded to address them ; in the first place pointing
out to them the duties they had to perform, and how
they should discharge them. He afterwards referred to
the calendar, which he said contained the usual alaount
of ofiences, and of the ordinary character, and, with
reference to the charge against Mr. Snape, the medical .
superintendent of the Wandsworth Lunatic Asylum, for •
having, caused the death of one of the lunatics, said the
point o,n which they had to decide was, whether be had
shown st.'•ch gross and culpable negligence as made him
liable to i% criminal charge. His lordship, after alluding
to other c asses in the calendar, informed the grand jury'
that the Secretary of State for the Home Department had
licensed Re. hill school, at Reigate, as a reformatory
for the reception of juvenile prisoners from tbe court.
The charge against Mr. Suape is expected to come On
on Wednesday'.

POLICE IN.TELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

OUTB.WARK.

EXTENSIVE ROBBI-187 BY A SERVANT.-Charles GreCs

wood, a middle aged man, was brought before Mr'
Secker, charged with stealing a large quantity of OOP
at various times, the property of his employer, Mr.
John Cleggatt, wholesa 'e tea•dealer, 334, High-streetr
Southwark.
Inspector Wm. Moore, M division, stated that be
received information from t be prosecutor that he mug'
petted the prisoner robbing him for some time past ;
consequently witness watched him, and on Friday even'
ing, about 6 o'clock, he saw hioi leave the warehouse,
and proceed towards London-bi.idge, with something
very bulky in his pockets. He stooped him and asked

him what he had about him, when he replied " Only s
little tea that he had purchased." He il.ad also a large
quantity of tea 10030 in a handkerchief, which he also said
he had purchased, but the paper broke in which it wag
wrapped, and he nut it in his handkerchief. Witness
asked him where he purchased it, but he made no an'
swer. He then took him to the Stone's-end Police•
station, and on searching him found two pounds of tea
in his packets, and a packet of coffee. After that be
telegraphed to the prosecutor, who was at Dover, and
received instructions to detain the prisoner until he cams
up by the railway. On searching his house, he found
two tea chests full of different kinds of tea, packed up
in small parcels, which he took away to the station'
house.

IMr. Cleggatt said that the prisoner had been in their
employ rather more than ten years, and great con&
deuce had always been reposed in him. He was en•
gaged as the mixer of teas, and had access to all the
warehouses. For some time past witness had missed
considerable quantities of tea, but it was not until lately
that he had reason to suspect the prisoner. He men.
tioned his suspicion to Inspector Moore, with directions
to watch him. He had seen the tea found on the pri•
soner and identified it as his property, and he believed
that the tea discovered in his house belonged to him. He
had reason to believe that the prisoner had robbed him
to an alarming extent, and that he had been guilty •
fraud.

Sergeant Gardiner, M division, said that he accom
panied Inspector Moore and found the tea in the pri•
soner's house. Witness had ascertained that the prisoner
had for a long time past supplied customers with small
quantities of tea, and that the packets were ready for
delivery on Saturday. He asked his Worship for a
remand to enable him to obtain further evidence

The prisoner, who made no answer to the oharg
brougEt against him, was remanded by Mr. Seeker anti
Saturday next.

Medori has been for some days in Perin.
Among the operas in preparation for her is Verdi's
"Ernani," which has not yet been given at the Grand
Opera, where she is engaged.
VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN
THE CIVIL SERVICE.—War Department.—Mr. E.
I)uley, Clerk of Works, Royal Engineer Department at
Leeds, has been appointed to the Mauritius. Customs
—Mr. A. M‘Pherson has been appointed a searcher in
London ; Mr. B. Wright has been appointed an extra
clerk in London ; Mr. A. C. Horne has been appointed
an extra clerk at Southampton. Coast Guard—A va-
cancy in the post of chief officer of Kinsale has be-
come vacant by the death of Mr. W. Daish. Ireland
—There is a vacancy for a sub-inspector of constabulary,
to be selected by Sir D. M'Gregor from the best men in
the ;force, without examination. East Indies—Lieut.
E. G. Campbell has been appointed an assistant com-
missioner ut the third class in the Putijaub ; Mr. D. G.
Nieolson, first assistant to the commissioner of the Ten-
asserim and Martaban provinces, has been appointed
postmaster of Moulmein, in addition to his presen t
duties ; Mr. W. C. Wood has been promoted from the
third to the second grade of extra assistant in the Pun -
jaw:, ; Capt. A. B. Keinliall, officiating political agent i n
Turkish Arabia, has been appointed permanently to that
(ace ; Mr. H. V. Bayley has been appointed to officiate
as civil and sessions judge of the twenty four
Sierra Leone.-----The office of Queen's advocate has •
heconie vacant by the death of Mr. Barlow—Civil
Service Gazette. four Pergun-