The Sun.
London, England, 1869-09-06 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

James Calighan was placed at the bar charged with
assaulting his wife.

The wife, a poor, weak-looking woman, said the pri-
soner had for a long time ill-treated her in the most brutal
manner. On the night in question the prisoner came
home and gave her his wages, but in a short time
ho required her to give it Lim back, and shn, fear-
ing he would spend the whole in drink, re
fused to give it him, upon which ho seized her by the
throat and endeavoured to take the money from her, and
finding it somewhat difficult to du she bit her thumb so
seriously as to compel her to seek surgical aid. She only
wished to have Lim bound over, Lot to be sent to prison.
The prisoner—Your worship, she gets drunk; and as
for the children, my heart is twined round 'em---1 love 'cm.
The wife—Your conduct sho vs how much. Your
worship, he talks most fairly, but ho acts towards me in
the most cruel manner.
A police-constable said ho had made inquiry in the
neighbourhood in which tho woman lived, and found sho
had the character of a hardworking, industrious person.
The husband had boon convicted two or three times for
assault., and ho is a most dangerous man to be about.
Prisoner—l'm au affectionate father. I don't do any-

thing to my wife, but pravent hor sending my wages in
drink.

The Magistrate—The evidence goes the other way. I
shall bind you over in £2O to appear here in 14 days, dur-
ing which time no doubt some arrangement will be come
to for you to allow your wife and children a maintenance.
John Smith was charged with being drunk.
The prisoner said so:ue friends had put some drug in
his beer, and it so overeome him that ho did not know
what he did. They mado him drunk for a joke.
Mr. Flowers—Well, I Lope they will pay the fine I
inflict on you as a joke.

Prisoner—They won't do that. Thero's no juke
about that.

SPORTING NOTES.

The only feature of importance last week was the
hostility displayed against Pretender and The
Drummer for the St. Leger, and the increased sup-
port awarded to Fero Gomez and Martyrdom.
•' Pero" looks like seeing a much shorter price
before Wednesday week. No horse could be in
better condition, and I fully expect to see him wipe
out his Derby defeat. The weights of the
Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire will appear
in the Third Edition of The Sun of Thursday. A
good many horses have been already invested on,
but there is not the smallest doubt but that the
Admiral, when he finally adjusts the weights, will
keep the rope-pullers in his eye. Warwick races
commence to-morrow. The Leamington Stakes
should be carried off by Cock of the Walk or Kid-
derminster, and the Cup by Restitution. The other
events are all subject to matter of arrangement.
The Berkshire Stakes will be won by Ligurian or
Morgan La Faye filly, and the Craven Handicap by
Disguise or April Morn. Vagabond should carry
off the Culham Stakes.

A FRESH MAN.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day

CITY BETTING.—TiIIs DAY.
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
Bto 1 agst Geant des Battailles (taken)
Bto 1 agst Cap-a-Pie (taken)
10 to 1 agst Wildbad (offered)
15 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken)
25 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken)

ST. LEGER.
75 to 40 agst Pretender (offered)
85 to 20 agst Pero Gomez (taken and wanted)
sto 1 agst Drummer (offered)
9to 1 agst Martyrdom (offered)
15 to 1 agst Ryshworth (offered)
16 to 1 agst Royal Oak (taken)
1000 to 17 agst Starter (taken)

DERBY.
25 to 1 agst Sunlight (taken)
1000 to 40 agst Macgregor (taken)

CESAREWITCH.
40 to 1 agst Purveyor (taken)
50 to 1 agst Provost (taken)
50 to 1 agst The Laird (taken)

CAIIBRIDGESHIRE.
1000 to 15 agst Blue Gown (taken)

DERB Y.
Bto lon the field (offered)

WEST DRAYTON RACES-SATURDAY.

STAND PLATE.

Baroness..
Professor Anderson
Mr. Pitt .. ,

Nino ran.

HANDICAP PLATE OF 40 SOVS
Crown Piece
Greenwich Fair...
Gladice

Eight ran.
WEST DRAYTON HANDICAP.
Prince Paul

Tyrone
Royal Princess.,...
3
Contempt
4

MARGATE RACES-SATURDAY.

MARGATE STAKES.

Phantom ,
Noughty Girl
Piper

Sea Breeze
Falstaff ,

.. _ . ... 3

Four ran.
HURDLE RACE PLATE.

t
2
3

1' our rau.

RACING FIXTURES.
SEPfr MUER.

Doncaator ll, 15, 16,17 Ilondon - 23 21
I
llanipton 'Ol, 22 Monmouth... • 23. li 1
Richmond ..,...21, 2z i Nuwinarket :st 0ct.....26, .t.s.
Lichfield
NVesteru (Ayr)........22, 2:: I

OCTOBER.

Bedford
.:i, 6 I
Edinburgh 6, 7, 8
Leicester 7, 8
Brolidey 7 8 I
Newmarket 2d 0et...11, &e.
Ohoh I
usford l9 2U

lielso 19 20
Cheltenham l9, 2,1
Curragh. l9, 20, - L
Wost Drayton .........20, 2L
Newmarkvt Wtou ...2A, &e.

NOVEMBER.
Harrow ...2, 3 I Egliuton hunt 6 /
Worcester 3, 4 1 Liverpool,..,,, 9, 10, 11
St. Albans 5, 6 I Shrewsbury ..... 15, ltl

STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES.
00TOBEit.

Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22
NOVEMBER.

Worcester 2,3, 4 I Shrewsbury 13,
Barrowrow
2, 3 ' Leamington Runt ....23 3:a
Lvorpool 9 10, 11, 12 j

COURSING FIXTURES.
OCTOBER.

Ancastcr and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6
Ornaesby 19, &o Club.. 26, 27

REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO COME.

SEPTEMBER.

-Orion Rowing Club : Senior Pairs, River Lea
-Manchester Nemesis Rowing Club : Four-oared Race
-West London Rowing Club: Eights
-Lurlino Boating Club : Vice-President Pairs
London Rowing Club : Tub Fours
-Alexandra Rowing Club : Scratch Fours, River Lea
-West London Rowing Club: Eights
Vesper Rowing Club : Club Fours, River Lea
'London Mowing Club : Twelve-oared Race
-Oscillators Rowing Club : Eights
__ OCTOBER.

2—Manclioster Nemesis Rowing Club : Eight-oared Race

Bank of .Englaud iteturns.

An Account, kursuant to tl
cap. 32, for the week ending

the Act 7th and Bth Victory,
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1869.
P tatTMENT.

ISSUE DE
Notes issued .....£31,932,080

Governmt. Debt.Xll,ols,lC 0
Other Securities.. 3,984,909
Gold Coin and

Bullion
Silver Bullion

£34,932,080
BANKING D.

....
134,932,089

Proprietors'Capi-
____ _
tal £14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits
(including Es-
chequer, Say-
ings' Banks,
Commissioners
of National

;PA.RTMENT.
Governmt. Secu-
rities(including
Dead Weight
Annuity) .... £14,339,928
Other Securities 14,355,900
Notes 11,731,550
Gold and Silver
Coin

Debt, and Div.
Accounts 3,1109,825
Other Deposits.. 18,412,679
Seven Days and
other Bids...

519,222

£41,073,v83
G EOR,

£41,073,95S
kE PORDE; Chief Cashier.

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 4.
The Imperial Bank of St. Petersburg has raised
the rate of discount on bills of exchange to 5 per
cent., and on securities at three months to 6 per
cent.

This advance applies also to the branches st
Moscow, Odessa, Riga, and Milan.

TIIE CORK FAMILY.—A correspondent writes to
us :—ln the recent "Blackwater Fishery Case," at Clun-
mel Assizes," a curious manuscript volume was produced
in the hand-writing of the "great Earl of Cork," father
of the E trl of Orrery, a well known and able
mathematician. This volume contained these extracte
apparently of au astrological nature, viz. 21,41 i
March, 1609, being, Weduesday—abaut 8 of the clock of
the same—the sign being in Gemini, my second daughter,
Lara (whom I beseech God to bless), was born iu
Dublin, 2:"..th April, 1610, being Wednesday—the sign in
Libra, my third daughter Leak() was born in Dublin,—
whom &c. - (as before.) 11 June 1611 being Friday, my
daughter Joan was born at Lisinore about BOVQII o cluck
in the evening, the sign in Saggitarius, my brother William
Fenton, being the Godfather—and Lady Fenton and my
sister in law her godmothers. 20th Oct. 1612, about 4of
the clock in the morning, the sign iu Capricorn, my wire,
—God be praised,—was delivered of her second Richard,
whom God bless." This noting of the time of birth in
curious, and it prevailed much amongst our ancestors.

A LOVER'S ARDOUR `4 DAMPED,"

. -
A case of an amusing nature has been, heard at the
Drmskirk Monthly Sessions. Three young met, named
Joseph Nickson, Jacob Nickson, and John Wareing, were
summoned for having assaulted William torshaw, at
Halm% on the 2.5 th of Auguste
Complainant : I was going to see my sweerheart, when I
met these three men. They asked me to give them a shil-
ling, and because I refused they put me in a sack. It
wasn't big enough, and they fetched another, and put it
over my head. Then they threw me into a ditch.
(Laughter.) They have caught me with my sweetheart
before, and threatened to " sack " me. (Laughter.) It is
usual to ask for a shilling, but it is not usual to drown a
chap. (Renewed laughter.) A woman standing by asked
them to pull me out, but they said I hadn't been in half
long enough.
Mr. Dodd :—And your young lady, did she stand by
this murmuring stream—(laughter)—while this was
going on?
Complainant :—She kneeled by the stream and watched
me. (Laughter.) At last I got out and was the worst
for my ducking. I was a long while before I came to
myself. Only that night I had been to a doctor.
Mr. Dodd :—Do you mean to say you were damaged
beyond wetting ?
~Complainant : They likened to have smothered me.
(Ltinghter).
Mr. Dodd: -Was it not a mere lark such as young men
play on each other ?
Complainant :It was above fun, rly drowning a
nearly
chap. (Renewed laughter.) They trailed me up and
down in the sack, until I was all in a sweat, and then
they chucked me into the brook. (Laughter.) I've got
shillings from other men when they have been courting.
Complainant's sweetheart said she was in bed when the
"sacking" began, but hearing the noise and her sweetheart
in distress she ran out and saw the three men throw the
sack over his head and trail him through the brook. Com-
plainant sobbed, and then they pulled him out.
The defendants were told that this practical joke was a
serious one, and were each fined 10s. and costs.