The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-03 00:00:00

LON DuN, THURSDAY EVENING, J ULY 3, 1856.

Sporting Intelligence.

NEWMARKET JULY MEETING—WEDNESDAY.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for two-yr•olds ; colts, Bst
71b ; fillies, 84 41b. The winner to be sold for 2001,
if demanded. Last half of B.M.
Mr. W. May's Cantrip, by Windhound, Bst 41b (Wells) 1
Doke of. Bedford's Petrea, Bst 4lb (Pettit) 2
Mr. Armstrong's Growler, 84 71b (E. Sharp) 3
Betting-3 to lon Cantrip. Won in a canter by a
length and a half ; Growler was beaten of.

The Mfdsutntner States of 50 soya each, h ft, for three-
yr•olcls ; colts, 84 71b ; fillies, Bst 3lb ; those got by
stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner al•
lowed 41b, only one allowance ; the winner of any
stake value 500 sovs, including the winner's own
stake, and having not less than 10 subs, 51b extra ;
the owner of the second horse to receive back his

stake. B.M. 18 subs.
Mr. Combe's Pitapat, by Alarm, Bst 121 b (in. slb ex)

(Bartholomew) 1
Lord Glasgow's San Francisco, Bst 31b. (Alderoft) 2
Lord Clifden's Bishop of Osnaburg, Bst 71b (A. Day) 3
Captain White's b c by Annandale, out of Calypso,
84 71b (Flatman) 4
Betting-3 to lon Pitapat, 6to 1 agst Calypso colt.

San Francisco led until breasting the hill at the finish,
when Pitapat came out and won by half a length.
Three-quarters of a length between the second and third,
and about ten lengths separating the third from the
fourth.

The Town Plate of 50 sous, for three•yr-olds ; colts, Bst
71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. RM.

Lard W. Powlett's Druid, by the Libel, Bst 71b
(S. Rogers) 1
Lord Clifden's Indulgence, Bst 716 (A. Day) 2
Mr. Greville's f by Alarm, out of Duvernay. Bst alb
(Flatman) 3
Betting-7 to '4 on Druid, 4to loffered aget each of
the others. Won by three-quarters of a length ; bad
third.

Handicap Plate of 70 sous, for three-yr-olds and up-
wards: Chesterfield Stakes Course.
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Lord Orford's Stuff and Nonsense, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b
(E. Sharp) 1
Lord Clifden's Bishop of Osnaburg, 3 yrs Bst (Fiatman) 2
Mr. Edwards's Falcon, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Wells) 3
Mr. Armstrong's Eliza, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (Sly) 4
Betting-2 to 1 agst Stuff and Nonsense, sto 2 agst
Falcon, 3to 1 agst Bishop of Osnaburg. At first evens
and sto 4 were laid on Stuff and Nonsense. Won by
three quarters of a length ; bad third.

LATEST BETTING.
GoODWOOD CUP.
3to 1 agst Fisherman (offered)
Bto 1 agst Yellow Jaek_(taken)
Bto L agst Muscovite (taken)
Bto 1 agst Monarque (taken)
DERBY.

40 to 1 agst Anton (offered).
Fine weather and a meagre attendance of company.
The first raoe took place at two o'clock and the last at
half-pact three. An arrangement which enabled ittend-
ing visitors to Worcester to leave Newmarket by the
4.25 p.m. train.

PERPETUAL INVEST AIEvT, LAND, AND
BUILDING SOCIETY.

adding, at the same time, that he did not want all the
small bread picked out for him. That was about a
quarter-past five. He afterwards said, "Put this loaf in
the cupboard, and I will show it to the governor in the
morning ;" with which request I complied. The next
morning I took him before the governor with the loaf,
and I stated what had occurred on the previous night,
when the governor said he should not allow such remarks
to be made by prisoners, and he should punish him by
stopping part of 'his dinner, as he could have complained
to him and not to the officers. When the prisoner came
out and was crossing the yard, he said he had intended
asking the governor for his loaf back again, when I re-
plied that he might have done so if he had thought proper.
That was all that passed on that occasion. I then locked
the prisoner up in the dormitory to do his work in the
usual way. •At about 20 minutes to one I went to see if
he had done his work, and the moment I unlocked the
door he made a rush at me and struck me with some
sharp instrument on the right temple. The moment I
received the blow I fell back and shut the door. At the
time I was shutting the door he made another stab at
me and cut my left hand. He then pushed the door
against me, but I had strength enough left to lock it.
I made the best of my way to the hall and there saw the
surgeon.

The Prisoner in answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, said it was
not necessary to ask this witness any questions. Some
portions of what he had stated were true, some were
grossly exaggerated, and some were entirely false. All
he could say was that he gave him a great deal of provo-
cation. .

Mr. H. Wakefield, surgeon to tha prison, said—On
the 25th of last month I was coming into one of the pas-
sagesof the prison, when I saw the last witness with his
hand to his forehead, and bleeding profusely from a
wound. I examined the. wound which was an incised
ore, nearly An inch in length, on the outer angle of. the
orbit near the eye. 'The wound was not of a very dan-
gerous character, but if it had been a quarter of an inch
further it would have entered the brain. The man has
been under my care ever since. I also dressed a wound
on one of his hands. Both wounds might have been
caused by a knife.
Mr. George Hoare, the chief warder of the prison,
said—l was called by one of the officers, and went and
saw the prosecutor, when he told me he had been stab-
bed by the prisoner in the dormitory, but he did not
know with what. I went up stairs and looked through
the inspection-hole of the dormitory, and saw the pri-
soner standing with his hands behind him. I went in
and caught hold of the prisoner's arms, and said " You
have got something in your hands." He then gave me
the knife produced. (The knife was a common dinner-
knife sharpened to a point, and was bound round the
handle with string.) I then said, " What made you
do such a thing ?" when he replied that he " might
think himself a lucky fellow." He said he did not
wish to hurt me. I then asked him where he got the
knife from, when he said, "No matter." I subse-
quently found the knife had been taken from one of
the night warder's boxes, which had been broken open.
The knife is not one of the prison knives. It was'
covered with blood.

Benjamin Morris, one of the sub-warders, said—l
have a box in the dormitory. On the evening of the
25th ult. I discovered that my box had been broken
open, and the knife produced taken from it. When
I left the knife it had no string round the handle,
and was not ground to the sharp poith it now has.
The prisoner said he should like to ask the com-
plainant a few questions, which was granted.
Prisouer—Had I complained before that night ?
Middleton—Yes.

Did I not say that because I was unfortunate enough
on a previous occasion to have committed an outrage
that all the officers in the prison had an antipathy
to me, and did I not make a complaint to the go-
vernor about my bread 7—Yes.

And did I not complain of my bread the night pre-
vioui ?"—Yea.

Did you not say, "I will have none of your non-
sense ?"—No.

Did you not hold up your finger and say, "Do
not threaten me ? "—I did say so, but I took back
my words, and said, "Do not ask me."
When I spoke about the bread, did you not weigh
it, and find that it did not weigh 6 oz. ?—The scales
were just on a level.

Was it your intention to bring me before the go-
♦ernor for breach of prison discipline
Some remarks having been made about the previous
question.

The prisoner said—l can see plainly that you have
an antipathy to me, and that I have not got justice.
I shall say no more in my defence, either good, bad,
or indifferent. Seeing a reporter present, I hope and
believe that the public will be put into the right state
of the facts.

The prisoner was then committed to Newgate for
trial.

[PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD.

YE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCEIEQUER
AND Trill PRESERVATION OF HAMP-
STEAD-HEATH.

Yesterday a deputation from the various metropolitan
wishes, headed by Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., and
e Right Hon. Sir Benjamin Hal!, Bart., M.P., and
comparied by several members of the Metropolitan
lard of Works, waited by appointment on the Right
on. G. Cornewall Lewis, M.P., Chancellor of the Ex-
'quer, at his official residence in Downing-street, for
e purpose of ascertaining how far the Government
Fuld be likely to aid in securing Hainpstsad-heath in
rpetuity to the public.
1.4,ir,1 ROBERT GROSVENOR having introduced the sub-

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was
quite prepared to admit that the preservation of Hamp-
stead-heath would be a great metropolitan improvement,
of the highest advantage to the public, but the great
dififfculty was to find the funds by which its purchase
should be effected. It it were taken from the Consoli-
dated Fund then they might have members for Corn-
wall, for Dublin, Manchester, Edinburgh, and other
places jumping up and complaining that these sums were
lavished on metropolitan improvements alone. It ap.
peared, however, that what was proposed now was
that Hampstead-heath should be purchased by funds
arising out of the surplus of the coal tax. He supposed
tt,a4% it was meant out of the surplus of the 9d. per ton
which the Government received. The Metropolitan
Boitrd of Works, he thought, was invested with the
posyer, but they seemed themselves to think otherwise ;
but, with reference to the surplus of the coal duties
•

he [thought the Government was under a pledge that
it [thought
not even continue till 1862 if the
eh ges upon it were liqUidated previonsiy. He
di .not know a 4 :thatinumeiat4,wotootb44o. -chtvgess
wee, not :.hat do. purchase:Money for .Hampstead-
he h might be, but he presumed there would' be the
co mon rights of pasture to be. purchased afswell am the
' mailkorial rights of Sir T. M. Wilson, as the lord. . ,
Sir B. HALL, M.P., said no doubt that was the case,
but; the important point was to secure Hampstead heath
at once, for if the present lord of the manor died, either
his brother or his nephew could at once build all over
the heath. He contended that the Metropolitan Board
of Works had full power, under the Local Management
Aet' to have purchased the heath ; but, if they bad not,
they could give notice and come to Parliament for fur-
ther? powers. What he therefore suggested was this—
let the Metropolitan Board give notice and place a bill
in the hands of his noble friend Lord Robert Grosvenor,
autllorising the Government to apply the surplus of the
present coal-duties for that purpose ; and then upon
such security, when it was ascertained what the charges
upon the coal-duties were likely to be, and what surplus
was 'remaining, the Government in all probability would
advence the money.
Mr. LEWIS suggested that as the Metropolitan Board
had declined to entertain the subject, upon the ground
that they considered the act did not give them power, a
declaratory clause in the amended bill now before the
house giving them that power might be introduced.
(Heel., heir.)
Si' B. HALL said the Metropolis Local Management
Am ndment Bill stood for its third reading that day, and
if it , as not read before he got to the house he would
cheerfully introduce such a clause. The hon. baronet
then left amidst applause for the purpose.
After some further explanations,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not
give any promise upon the subject, but he admitted that
in the event of a surplus of coal duties the object had a
fair claim upon that fund.
The deputation then retired.

PETITIONS ON THE SUNDAY BAND
QUESTION.