The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-26 00:00:00

THE DERBY DAY.

The attendance on Eirom Downs to-day wil,
doubtless quite equal that on any former occasion.
not excepting that of the Great Exhibition year
About eight o'clock this morning "the road" bega,
to assume its usual "PPea'ace, the EK-I.lratit an
Castle, of course, being the that j oint at ‘vhiell
excitement began to develope itself. here, as or
old, a numb( r of people bad collected to witness the
arrival and departure of the thousands of metropo-
litans who lad made up their minds to enjoy them-
sehes, and at the same time to take the
road in preference to the railway for per.
forming the journey. Thule was a strong
body of police at the various taints to
preserve some degree of order, but the fun began
to develope itself at an early hour, and by ten
o'clock it had become almost uneontrolable. The
vehicles used on the occasion by the thousands
"going to the Derby" were as extraordinary as
usual ; all the old open barouche; that had been laid
up since last year by the jobunisters were brought
into requisition, and the cattle attached to many of
them seemed as fit to do the distance out and home
as they wouldeave been to have joined in the great
contest to be brought to au issue at three o'clock
this afternoon. The pains th it had been taken to
give them a fresh appearance must have been very
great, but as they seemed to the holidaymakers to
be quite the thing they pursued their journey in the
highest spirits. Then came the popular vehicle of
the million for their holiday excursions- —the vans,
with thirty or forty occupants each, and some
of these were resplendent with decorations,
so much so, that for the- day they had becu
christened " The Sa'oon Conveyance," but the
proprietors had not gone to the extravagance of
quite disguising the homely uses to which they are
put on differentoccasions, and the words "goodscare-
fully removed" led to the most uproarious chaffing
as they came on fast and furious. Amongst the
holiday voyagers the pea shooter seems I to be in
general use, and in some cases for a pea the shooter
got a small bag of flour in return, to the immense
delight of the crowd of non-starters, as they were
commonly called by one swell wit) had been got up
regardless of expense. 'rho itenerent vendors of
vegetables in the streets were not behind the rest of
the people on the great occasion ; they had deter-
mined to devote their " flats" to a day's pleasure, and
as the most dashing of them drove up to " Ilele-
pliant to have a wet" the laughter was enormous.
They seemed to have arranged accommodation for
about six as a rule, but how the unfortunate but
well-fed donkey was to survive the return journey
seemed a matter of the most profound in-
difference to both mde and female, the great
object apparently being to get to " the Downs' and
to leave the remainder of the business to the chap-
ter of accidents. Then curie the well-to-do trades-
man in his cart,with ILI partner of his worldly tells,
proud in the enjoyment of a bran new bonnet for the
occasion, suril ng by his bide, iti,lilug!) the f.ivouri!e
colour of tiro day " ellow and black," dal not suit
the complexion of ad who si or:ei it. o.:e par y
early in the morning suffered a mishap, an I wl,i,Ar
doubtless spo.led the fun of the day, for on alight-
ing. at the usual resting-place the ()wilet found that,
owing to the insecure wanner i i winch " the ham-
-ler" ha I been fastened to the nxle:ree underneath
the cart or the polite attention of some one looking
about for unconsidered trifles, " the whole lot" had
gone, and their remained nothing to da but pur-
sue their journey uaencu.nbered with the commis-
sariat department. The dashing equipages from
the west end did not begin to show until about half-
past nine, and they arrived iu rapid succession ;
certainly on no former occasion have they been
exceeded either in number or style. There was. the
aristocratic four in-hand, the occupants of which
seemed generally to sport the cherry colour of Sir J.
Ila.wley and the blue and saver of Pretender. Open
landaus and barnuches, occupied with ladies whose
toilette was a perfect wonder, followed ; and then
came the " advertising mediums" of cheap clarets,

cheap clothing, quack medicines, and " to persous
about to marry," who distributed their favours with
the utmost profusion. The inhabitants of the houses
on either side of the Claphatn-road occupi.d their
fore-courts to witness the ho:iday cortege in great
numbers ; and altogether the eight of the road w.ts
ai curious and entertaining as it ever has been iu

previous years.
At the railway stations the secne was one of ex-
treme excitement; at Waterloo, the nuinb,!r of
those who left by the chap trains pt for to nine
o'clock was enormous, and, although the struggling
for plae..s was general, on the whole gool temper
prevailed, and the imtnensa strings of carriages le t
the station in safety. At Loudou-bridge and

Victoria the same scenes were enacted. About 10
o'clock was the time fixed for the running of the
fast trains, and as these were quite as numerously
patronised as the cheaper ones, the railway com-
panies, no doubt, would like the arrangement much
better did the races extend over a month at the
least.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7&is Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A Cuitiot:s liomiEnr.—Annie Williams, an unfortunate,
was charged bef,:re Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a shilling
from the shop of Mr. Shepherd, surgeon, No. 136, Great
Portland-street.

From. the evidence of Mr. Fleson, assistant to Mr. Shep-
herd, it appeared that the prisoner, who was in a state of
intoxication, was served with two draughts and left, and
shortly after returned and looked behind the counter. She
then went to the desk, attempted to tear up some prescrip-
tions, and took up a shilling and put it in her pocket. As
the prisoner would not leave he sent for a constable, who
took the prisoner to the station, and on the way she threw
away the shilling.
T. Russell, 108 E, proved that the prisoner, who was
very drunk, threw away a shilling.
The prisoner said she had no need to take a shilling, as
she had money of her own.

Mr. Tyra hilt said that he should have thought the
taking of two draughts would have sobered the prisoner,
but it did not appear to have done so. The prisoner had
not only taken a shilling, but she had attempted to destroy
the prescriptions• She would be remanded.