The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1860.

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helpless With, diseate, conld do nought but
scream rot that help which none could
render them. Up to the present time of writing
it is not known how many have been lost, but it
cannot fall short of 150. The wounded that could be
removed who did not require amputation were
brought over to Callao the test remaining on the
island. Th'e number of broken heads, arms, and
legs is great. Captain Kerr, of the English ship
Golconda, lowered his boats and did good service
'in saving some 30 or 40 libes. The Callao was a
fine 54-grin frigate, and she was a splendid speci-
men of naval architecture. She was about six
years old—the vessel is a total loss, being entirely
under water; the dock may also be considered as
done for, it having failed as a commercial specula-
tion, and the present disaster may be considered as
the last of the Callao dry dock."

ACCIDENT ON THE TRENT VALLEY
RAILWAY.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
ATHERSTONE, FRIDAY EVENING.
From information we have been enabled to ob.
tain from the officials and others with whom our
reporter has come in contact, and which from the
excitement which prevails, is necessarily of a very
imperfect character, it appears that a cattle train
from Holyrood was proceeding along the line on
the way to Peterborough, and about two o'clock
this morning the driver was in the act of shunt-
ing on to a siding situated on the down line, and
about a quarter of a mile above Atherstone, in order
to allow the Scotch mail, which was then due, to
pass, when, before the goods carriages were clear
of the main line, the mail train came up at tremen-
dous speed. A fearful collision ensued. Four of the
hind carriages of the cattle train were shivered to
pieces in a moment, the fragments being strewn
about in every direction. The engine and tender of
the passenger train were also completely smashed,
and were thrown over into the ditch, the massive
coupling chains being snapped asunder as though
they were of the thickness of mere wire.
The scene which the, line presented immediately
after the collision was most harrowing. The line
was strewn on both the up" and down rails with
the fragments—portions of the broken carriages
were lying about literally in splinters, together
with the carcases of a number of bullocks, which
had been crushed to death.
On removing some portion of the fragments, the
bodies of no less than nine persons were recovered,
nearly all of whom were quite dead, the others only
surviving a short time. It appears that most of the
deceased were drovers in charge of the cattle, who
were in the break at the end of the train, and, it is
believed, were asleep at the time of the collision.
The break was one of the carriages which were
broken to pieces, and there is no doubt most of the
poor fellows were killed on the spot, their injuries
being of a truly awful character.
It is a most providential circumstance that none
of the passengers in the mail train sustained any
injury, with the exception of a few bruises, and,
doubtless, a severe shaking. We are enabled posi-
tively to state that none were so seriously injured
as to be unable to proceed on their journey when
the line could be cleared.
The fireman attached to the engine connected
with the mei', train, the only servant of the com-
pany who lost his life, was at first supposed to have
escaped; but as he was not to be found, a further
search was instituted, and the body was eventually
got out from under the engine and tender, together
with the carcase of a bullock, both bodies being
nearly roasted by the fire of the engine, and dread-
fully scalded by the hot water.
The exact nature of the injuries received by the
deceased men has not yet been ascertained. Their
names are John Macdonald, Edward Macdonald,
James Tallons, John Tallons, Jas. Hickey, Andrew
Darby, Alam, and one person, whose name is
unknown. All the foregoing were drovers, and
were in the break at the time of the collision. The
name of the fireman is James Cherry.
The following are the injured and the nature of
their injuries :—Patrick Fay, 34, cattle owner, of
King's County, Ireland—contusion of face and left
breast and fracture o leg, not dangerous ; Thomas
Cconing, about 60, cattle drover—severe scalp
wound, with concussion of the brain and probable
fracture of the skull, also fracture of ribs, not likely
to recover ; William Hill, 24, Post-office clerk,
connected with the mail train—severely shaken ;
George Smith, 23, also Post-office clerk, connected
with the mail train-severely shaken; Mr. Bowker,
Post-office clerk—slight concussion o" the brain and
generally shaken. Several other persons were also
severely shaken, but ware able to proceed on their
journey.
Mr. Oliver Pemberton, surgeon to the General
Hospital, Birmingham, and several other gentle-
men, particularly Mr. Fox, of Atherstone, were
unremitting in heir attention to the sufferers.
In addition 4-1 the damage done to the property
of the company above stated, three other cattle
trucks were much broken, as well as the van in
which the Post office clerks were engaged in sort-
, ing letters. About 29 beasts were killed or so
injured as to render the immediate slaughter ne-
cessary.
The accident is supposed to have arisen from the
driver of the mail train not having observed the
signals. The chief signal is so p 1 aced that supposing
he had, seen it there would not have been time to
avoid a collision, the siding on which the cattle train
was being shunted being situated round a curve of
the line, so that the latter train could hardly have
been visible to the driver un',l he had approached
within a short distance. The signal-man avers that
he put on the auxiliary signal about a quarter of a
mile further down the line. Whether this be so or
not will doubtless be a mat' er of inquiry at the in-
quest. In any case gross carelessness must have been
committed, either by the engine-driver or the signal-
man. It is most certain that the train was being
driven at a very rapid rate at the time of the colli-
sion. It is also a matter for inquiry why the cattle
train was not detained at Tamworth, to which sta-
tion the advan-e of the mail train was doubtless
telegraphed, instead of being allowed to proceed
without sufficient time to get safely shunted on to
the siding at Athers' one.
Mr. Cawkwell, the traffic manager of the company,
together with other officials, inspected the scene of
the accident in the course of the day, as did Mr.
Alfred Carter, the coroner for the district, and we
have no doubt a strict inquiry will be instituted.
A numbe.: of railway labourers were employed
during the morning in clearing the line and remov-
ing the fragments on to the embankment, both the
up and down lines being reopened for traffic by
about 10 o'clock.
Among the passengers, we understood, were the
Duke and Duchess of Montrose, who were of course
very much frightened by the occurrence, though we
are informed that such was the instantaneous na-
ture of the shock that the passengers were unaware
that anything half so serious had happened.
(OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.)
A serious accident occurred near Atherstone, on
the Trent Valley Railway, by the mail train from
Scotland corning in collision with a cattle train
standing at the Atherstone Station. The engine
of the.mnil train was thrown off the line, and
stoker was killed, and seven cattle drovers in the
cattle train were also killed. The Post-office clerks
on duty in the travelling post office were injured
by the concession, but the engine-driver and the
few passengers who were in the mail train escaped
without injury. Both lines were blocked for a time,
but the up-line was speedily cleared, and the train,
with its passengers, reached London at a quarter
before 10 o'clock.
The Irish mail was delayed, but it also reached
London about 10 o'clock.
The general manager, Mr. Cawkwell, has left
London for the purpose of investigating the cir-
cumstances connected with the accident.

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POLIO IIV7iBiLIGENCE—Nov. 16.

GUILDHALL.—Lewis Robert Poole, a partner
in the late firm of Poole and Bryan, boot and shoe
manufacturers, of the town of Northampton, and
of New Oxford-street, London, was brought up be-
fore Alderman Sir R. W. Carden, charged with
unlawfully concealing goods, to the value of £l2OO
and upwards, within three months of his bank-

ruptcy;:with intent to cheat and defraud his credi

Mr. Best, barrister, appeared for the prisoner.
Mr. Van San dau, for the prosecution, said—l
have the honour to attend before you, on the part
of the assignees of two bankrupts, named Lewis
Robert Poole and Samuel Bryan, who carried on an
extensive business at Northampton as boot and shoe
manufacturers ; and it will be my duty, in making
the charge against the bankrupt at the bar, to lay
before you evidence of the concealment of goods to
an immense amount. It will also be my duty in
the course of this important investigation to bring
under your notice certain facts which will undoubt-
edly implicate others besides the bankrupt, and
against whom charges will be preferred of con-
spiracy, perjury, fraud, and, in fact, every offence
known to the bankruptcy laws of this country.
The evidence I shall adduce will be of the utmost
importance to the commercial world, and it will
materially affect the present system of managing
property in bankruptcy, and show that even where
accountants of the highest eminence are employed
their reports upon the position of estates in bank-
ruptcy are not to be relied upon, and that the accoun-
tants themselves can lend their countenance even to

complicity in the frauds practised by dishonest bank
rupts upon their creditors. I shall show, sir, that the
bankrupt now before youfailed on the 13th August
last ; that he applied a few days previously to a
highly respectable firm for an advance in money,
stating that they owed £9,000, and that their
assets would realise £7,000; but, although urged
by the bankrupt, the firm I have referred to de-
clined to make any advance while the bankrupt's
firm was in such a state of insolvency. In con-
sequence of this refusal the bankrupt's affairs were,
'on the 15th of August, placed in the hands of the
accountants, whose reputation, from their high po-
sition, was above suspicion, and on the same day
a circular was issued by them announcing the
failure of Poole and Bryan, of Northampton ; but
they omitted to send any one to take an account
of the bankrupt's property until the 17th, the con-
sequence of which was a large amount of property
was removed in the interval by the bankrupt
Poole ; for it was only fair to state that Mr.
Bryan was in no way implicated in these frauds,
by which means the whole of that property was ir-
retrievably lost to the estate. On the 17th of
August the accountants sent down a clerk to
Northampton, who remained there till the 22d,
to which period goods in very large quantities were
daily removed from the bankrupt's premises with
the connivance and, I have no hesitation in saying,
the complicity of the accountants' clerk. You will
find by the evidence on this point that the ac-
countants' clerk cautioned the carman, after he
had started with one load of goods, that he was
being watched, and told him to take a circuitous
route with the goods, so as to lead the watchers a
long chase. I will not anticipate the evidence
further, as my object is to obtain a remand, in order
that I may spread my net wider, so as to include
all who are in any way implicated in the extraor-
dinary conspiracy which the evidence will disclose.
I will therefore proceed to call my witnesses, but
before doing so I may mention that of the goods
that were fraudulently removed we have re-
covered a portion to the value of £1,200.
Thomas Beard said—l was carman in the em-
ploy of the bankrupts, and left their service on
the 20th of August last. On the 13th of that
month the manufactory was closed, and all the
men discharged except James Woodford,
one of the carpenters, and me. After they were all
gone, Poole directed me to go into the shoe-room
and assist him with packing some trunks with Wel-
lington, Blucher, and spring-side boots. I did so,
and we packed ten large trunks, and then, by Poole's
orders, we loaded them into the van, and took them
to the house of a Mr. Peirce, an auctioneer, of Cas-
tilian-street, Northampton, where they were de-
posited in the back kitchen. When we returned in
the afternoon, Poole directed me to go to Earl's
Barton, about seven miles from Northampton, and
ask Mr. Stone, his agent, for all the work he had
got ready. I took the van with me, and brought
back a large hamper of boots, shoes, and other goods.
Poole then told me to take these goods to Mr. Chap-
man, at Kingsthorpe, and I took them the same
evening, and Mr. Chapman put them into his coach-
house. On my return I told Poole what I had done,
and he then said he would want me to go to London
on the following morning, the 14th of August. He
directed me to go to the warehouse in New Oxford-
street, and gave me money to pay the expenses of
my journey up. I came to London the next morn-
ing, and when I got to the warehouse I saw Mr.
Poole talking with a gentleman, and he motioned
to me to stand aside awile, and I did so. They then
went into the shop and I waited till the gentleman
came out and went away, when Poole came across
the road to me and told me to go into the shop and
ask for Mr. Wilcoxon's goods. I did so, and I then
saw the foreman whisper to Poole, and he after-
wards turned to me and said if I would bring my
truck at two o'clock in the afternoon the goods should
be ready. I returned at that hour, and Poole assisted
in putting aheavy hamper intothe truck, and I took
it to Mr. Wilcoxon's shop in King William-street,
London-bridge. I returned to the warehouse at
about eight o'clock at night, and saw there Poole
and Mr. Bryan. The former told me to hire a
van, and I engaged one in Drury-lane to be at the
warehouse by six o'clock on the following morn-
ing. When I returned both the bankrupts were
stillrthere, and Poole told me to go down stairs
and help the shopman to carry a lot of hampers of
goods out of the kitchen into the passage of the
shop. There were seven or eight hampers, and all
of them full. I slept there that night, but the
bankrupts went away and returned the next morn-
ing about six o'clock. That was the 15th of Aug.
I then loaded the van with the hampers which
had been brought up from the kitchen, and by
Poole's orders I took them to the shop of Mr.
Tozer, in King William-street, London-bridge. We
arrived there about eight o'clock, and I found Mr.
Bryan there before me. He assisted Mr. Tozer's
foreman in taking the hampers down stairs. When
I came back with the empty van Poole directed me
to hire a truck, and afterwards said he was going
to send a large hamper of goods to Northampton,
and told me to take the hamper to the nearest book-
ing-office for that purpose. I took the hamper to
Chaplin and Horne's, in High Holborn, and saw
that it was directed to Mr. Clarke, of Newland,
Northampton, whom I knew to have been acting
as foreman to Mr. Chapman, of Kingsthorpe. On
mp return Poole told me that he was going down
to Northampton, and that I was to follow him by
the next train, and go to his private house, at 17,
St. George's-street. I reached there between five
and six o'clock the same evening and saw there
Poole, Mr. Thomas Chapman, of Kingsthorpe, and
Mr. Ventris, the clerk from Messrs. Quilter, Ball,
and Co., the accountants. In the presence of the
others Poole gave me the keys of the factory, and
Chapman gave me orders to go there and pack a
lot of goods. He told me to pack a let of trunks
with boots of different kinds, and Poole directed
me to get WoOdford to assist me in packing them.
Poole and Chapman afterwards came to the factory,
and the latter told me to load the van, and take
the seven or eight hampers we had packed to his
house at Kingsthorpe, but not to go through the
tollgate, which was the nearest way. We went
along the Kettering-road, which was three miles
out of our course, and found Chapman waiting to
receive the goods, which we accordingly left. I
returned that night and told Poole what I had
done with the goods, and on the morning of the
next day (Thursday, Aug. 16) I went again to the
factory, where I found Poole, Chapman, Vent ris,
and Woodford. Poole ordered Woodford and Ito
go into the shoe-room and assist him and Chapman
in packing some goods. We packed a great many
'trunks that day—l should think as many as 20.
The goods consisted of b sots and shoes and mate-
rials for making them. Ventris was present all
the time, but did not assist. We then loaded the
van and a light spring cart with the trunks, and
according to Chapman's orders we left them at his
house at Kingsthorpe, and they were deposited in
the coach-house as before. Ventris was present,
and saw us start with the goods from the factory
at 12 o'clock at night. When we reached Northamp-
ton on our return, Poole said he was going to Lon-
don on the next morning, which was Friday, Aug.
17, and that he wanted Woodford and I to be at
his house the following evening. I saw them on
their return by the late train on Friday night, and
Poole then told us to be at the factory the follow-
ing morning—Aug. 18. We went there as directed,
in the morning, and, shortly after, Mr. Peirce, the
auctioneer, came in, and we were ordered by Poole
to weigh some bales of leather. We did so, and
Mr. Peirce took the account of it. Chapman and
Ventris were present during the weighing, There
were 13 bales of soleing leather called " butts"
which we took to Mr. Peirce's warehouse, accord-
ing to Poole's directions, in Dychurch-lane. Ventris
also took an account of the weight of the goods, ,
after which he went back to Mr. Peirce 's office and •
drew some money upon them to pay the workpeople
their wages. All the work that was brought in was
paidlor up till 4 o'clock. When all the workpeople
had gone, Poole opened the warehouse, and ordered
us to remove all the goods brought in that day into the
warehouse, to get trunks, and pack them. We
packed six or seven trunks and several large bags

with the goods in the presence of Ventrie and Poole.
Tne bags contained a quantity of loose leather,
which Poole said should be sold, and the money
divided between Woodford and I. He then told us
to take the goods to Mr. Peirce's warehouse; and
we had only proceeded through Bayford-street and
across the market-square, when Ventris, who heard
Poole's orders, came after us, and told us we were
being watched.
Mr. Best here objected, and said—The statement
made by any one in the absence of the prisoner can-
not be accepted as evidence against him.
Mr. Van Sandau—The evidence this witness is
about to give is most material ; it is part of the res
fiesta of the whole case.
Sir R. W. Carden—l think that in an inquiry of
such great importance the court ought to have the
fullest information, and as what Ventris said can-
not prejudice the bankrupt, I shall hear what the
witness was about to state.
Mr. Van Sandau—lt will save the court time if
I state at once that I intend charging the bank-
rupt with conspiring, with some of the parties whose
names have been mentioned, so that what they have
said and done will be evidence against the bank-
rupt, having already shown them acting in concert
with him for one common purpose.
Witness resumed—Ventris told me I was being
watched, and that I had better give them a good
chase. I therefore passed Dychurch-lane, and hav-
ing made a great circuit, I brought the goods back
to Poole's, and put them into his stable. On Sun-
day morning, about nine o'clock, Poole sent for us,
and told us to go to Chapman's, at Kingsthorpe.
We went there about six o'clock in the evening,
and remained in the kitchen until about eleven
o'clock, when Chapman came to us and said he had
hired a barn of a neighbour to put his horse into,
but that he wanted to shift all the trunks from his
own coach-house into this barn. He told me to
take up a trunk, and he would guide me to the
barn, and I did so. We carried all the trunks
thither ; there were not less than 26 or 27 trunks
and two large hampers. It was two o'clock in the
morning when we lett, and Chapman told us to go
back to Poole's house, which we did, and found the
back door upon the latch. We entered, and found
a man named Billingham asleep on the sofa. We
awoke him, and he then told us he was going to
have the goods which were in the stable in his
care, and that all he wanted me to do was to drive,
as he did not know how, and to take the goods
wherever he directed me. This was at three o'clock
in the morning of Monday, the 20th of August.
We loaded the goods which were in the six or
seven trunks we placed in the stable on Saturday
night, and the five bags of leather, which was to be
sold for ourselves; and Billingham and I went
with them to Hartwell, about six miles from North-
ampton, as he said he wanted to take them a round-
about way, and he knew a carrier at that place
who would bring back the goods to Northampton
for him. At Hartwell we put the goods into the
carrier's cart, and then returned to Northampton
with the empty van, followed by the carrier with
the goods, but on our arrival we found the carrier
had got there before us and delivered the goods at
Billingham's house, as he had been directed—that
is, the goods were in his cart in the Red Lion-
yard, opposite Billingham's house. I told Poole
the same day where we had been, and that the
carrier had brought the goods back to Billingham's,
but he made no reply.
Cross-examined—l have been about two years
in Mr. Poole's employ, and was never employed
before to lift goods in the way I have described.
I know a person named Jamieson in the bank-
rupt's employ, who was sent out to Weedon out
of the " road" (way). I also know a man named
Balls, who never came to the warehouse after the
13th, except for his wages on the 18th. I was kept
to look aster the horses. I made no note of the
conversation I had with Poole but I put down all
the dates from day to day. I did so because I be-
gan to see that things were going wrong, and I
thought I might be called on to say what I knew.
The leather was removed on two occasions publicly
in open day. I only know Mr. Dawson, Mr. Poole's
solicitor, as being solicitor to a loan office, of which
I obtained a loan. I never to'd him what I have
now stated about these transactions. I gave infor-
mation to Mr. Newton, of Northampton, and Mr.
Dennis, a solicitor, of what I knew, I was at Mr.
Dawson's office on one occasion, and I signed a
paper there, but I did not know what it contained.
I went there by Mr4Poole's (Faders, and Mr. Daw-
son questioned me. He was writing all the time
I was giving my answers. I know a gentleman of
the name of Cooke, of Walsall, to my sorrow ; but
he was not present at Mr. Dawson's office.
Mr. Best—l will read to you the statement you
have signed :—I recollect on the 11th of July last
receiving orders from Mr. Poole to carry some
trunks from the warehouse to Mr. Chapman's at
Kingsthorpe. I remember seeing on the afternoon
of that day a gentleman, I believe Mr. Cooke, of
Walsa'l, in conversation with Mr. Poole, and. I un-
derstood at the time that be was purchasing a large
quantity of shoes. I accordingly loaded one van
with the trunks and conveyed them to Kingsthorpe,
and delivered them there to Mr. Chapman, and
Chapman sent a receipt which I handed to Poole.
I did not count the number of trunks; but I think
there were about 26." Now, tell me, did you make
these statements at Mr. Dawson's office ?
Witness—No, sir; it is all fake. I never said
anything of the kind as having occureed in the
month of July. I told the number of trunks
I took in August ; but I said nothing
whatever about July. Ido not know that an
action at law is pending about these goods; but I
did hear that Mr. Cooke was going to enter an
action against the assignees for them. Cooke and
Jamieson were not at Mr. Dawson's office. Poole
sent me on the Ist of October to Mr. Cooke, at Wal-
sal to go into his employ, but I never commenced
work for him. I left on the 3d, and went to Bir-
mingham, and then returned to Northampton. The
first person I spoke to on these matters was Mr.
Newton, the assignee. I went to Mr. Newton be-
cause Poole has behaved to rue in such a rascally
manner, and thrown my family into the workhouse
at Derby. He wanted me to swear falsely for him,
and that was the reason of my being examined at
Mr. Dawson's office ; but I had determined to speak
the truth. I never threatened to serve Poole out it
he did not give £2O ; but he has threatened to shoot
me for turnng against him and speaking the truth.
I was never in a railway carriage with Chapman
and a man named Barwell. I never Said in their
presence that unless Poole would give me £2O I
would go round to the other side. I know Young,
one of Poole's carpenters, but I never made such a
statement to him. He told me that if I did not get
£lO from Poole for the manner in which he had
served me and my family I should be to blame.
Sir R. W. Carden—You had a right to expect to
be well paid for working so hard for so many days.
Witness—Young was sent to watch me, to see
that I did not go to the creditors, while Johnson,
the father of Poole's housekeeper, went up to
London to inform Poole that I had returned to
Northampton. Young followed me about, and never
left me for a whole day and night. Poole' told
Woodford and I to take an old van and sell
it. We did so, and got 30s. for it, 2s. for our-
selves, but we gave the whole of it to Poole, who
gave us 16s. each, and said that would go towards
paying us for our extra time. That was on
the 15th of August, and Woodford gave the pur-
chaser a receipt for the money, and by Poole's direc-
tions he dated the receipt a month earlier, so as to
make it appear that the van was soldin July. Poole
arranged with Barwell to send my furniture to
Walsall, and I found it was to be forwarded in the
name of Wm. Gann; and Mr. Cooke was telegraphed
to receive it in that name instead of my own. I
never tried to sell the bags of leather which have
since been seized by the assignees. I have seen
Woodford this morning, but I have not talked the
matter over with him, as he knows nearly as much
as I do. I told Woodford that Poole had promised
to give me the whole of the money that the leather
might sell for; and Woodford then told me that
Poole had promised him the same, end that I was
to go without. (Laughter.) Poole wanted to get
us both out of the way; but I found I was working
for a deceit'ul mas'er.
Sir R. W. Carden—Was this document which
Me. Best has read to you now read over to you
before you signed it, or anything like it ?
Witness—No, sir; nothing of any kind was read
to me.

others.

Slr R. W. Carden—This paper and the witness's
previous observation about the double promise made
by his master tend to show the nature of these
transactions. He had been induced to sign a docu-
ment which was not only not read over to him, but
it was not even dated to show when it was prepared.
Mr. Van Sandau—A paper got up by the attor-
ney for the purposes of deception and fraud.
Mr. Dawson most strenuously and indignantly
denied the imputation.
Mr. Van Sandau—We have now had four hours
of this examination, sir, and I therefore propose to
adjourn the case to an early day, as I have a couple
of witnesses here from Northampton.
Sir R. W. Carden—And I have all the ordinary
business of the day to dispose of yet.
Mr. Best—With regard to bail, sir.
Sir It. W. Carden—Bail! Certainly not.
should never be able to hold up my head again in
the City of London if I took bail in a case of such
magnitude and great public importance after the
evidence which I have heard here to-day. The
witness has given his evidence in a remarkably
straightforward manner. I never heard a clearer
statement in my life.
The bankrupt was then remanded till Saturday
(this day) for the purpose merely
of taking the
evidence of the Northampton witnesses, in order
that they may not be kept unnecessarily in London ;

after which Mr. Van Sandau applied for warrants
rer the apprehension of several persons as accom-
plices of the bankrupt ; but we omit the names,
lest publication should interfere with and frustrate
the ends of justice.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SHREWSBURY AUTUMN MEETING.

FRIDAY.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for two-yr-olds; the
winner to be sold for a,50. Three furlongs.
Mr. Hughes's Parole, 7st (Mitchell) 1
Mr. Simpson's Everlasting, 7st 121 b (Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Jackson's Jackall, 7st (Madden) 3
Sloth also ran.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Jackal', 3to 1 agst Parole, sto 1
agst any other (offered).
Parole made all the running, and won easily by a length
and a half ; a head between the second and third, bad
fourth. The winner was bought in for 55 sovs.
Selling Stakes, a Handicap Plate of 25 sovs ; the winner to
be sold for 40 sovs. Three quarters of a mile.

Mr. Byrn's Yafa filly, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (E. Taylor) 1
Mr. Angell's Vouralak, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (Perry) 2
Mr. T. Dawson's Sister to Horace, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (Buck) 3
Be".ting-7 to 4 on Vouralak, 5 to 2 agst each of the

Won by a head, throe lengths between the second and
third: The winner was bought in for 41 sovs.
Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added. One mile and a

quarfer.

Mr. Prenter's Lustre, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Taylor) 1
Mr. Barber's Prince of Orange,. aged, 7st (J. Snowden) 2
Mr. Buriowe's Nimrod, 4 yrs, Bst (Prior) 3
Estella and Gaylad also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 on Lustre, 5 to 2 agst Prince of
Orange.
Won by half a length, bad third.
Scurry Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; optional sell-

ing weights, &c. Half a mile.

Mr. Hughes's- Chantress, 5 yrs (£2O), 7st 111 b
(D. Hughes) 1
Mr. Wantage's Athens, 3 yrs (£2O), Est 101 b.. (Bottom) 2
Mr. Gulliver's Sloth, 2 yrs (£2O), Est 111 b (Beach) 3
Betting-3 to lon Chantress, 4to 1 agst Athens.
Won by two lengths, a bad third. The winner was bought
in for 50 sous.