The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-20 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

We 'have received an " extra" supplement of the
lithographed Cori•espondanca Italienne, dated
Turin, June 16th. As we have only published
portions of the speech delivered by the King, we
extract the following
On the 15th the ceremony of distributing the
Crimean medals to the expeditionary army took
place, accompanied by military and popular fdtes.
The King came on the ground, the Place d'Armee,
at nine o'clock, with a brilliant staff, the Minis-
ters of France and England, the Charge d'Affaires
of Turkey, and Colonel Cadogan. After mass and
a Te Deum, his Majesty, placing himself in the
riddle of the troops, in a clear voice spoke as
follows

"Officers, Subalterns, and Soldiers,—One short
year only has pissed since the day when I bade
you farewell, regretting that I could not accom-
pany you, in the accomplishment of your memor-
atilq enterprise... I see you again this day with
pleasure, to tell you that you have well deserved of
your country.
" You, have warmly responded to my fondest ex-
pectations, to the hopes of your country, to the
confidence of our powerful allies, who this day give
you a solemn token of that confidence. In the
midst of the sufferings which have afflicted a great
many of you, you have been firm ; in the midst of ,

the perils of war, you have been resolute ; always
attentive to discipline, you have augmented the
strength and the renown of this brave and cherished
portion of Italy.
" I accept the return of the standards which I
presented to you, and which you have borne aloft
victoriously in the East. I will preserve them as a
memorial of your labours, and as a certai❑ guaran-
tee that whenever the honour and the interests of
the nation compel me once more to entrust them to
you, you will know how to defend them on the
field of battle, whenever and wherever it may be,
and to crown them with new glories."
These words, uttered with great energy, pro-
duced an electric effect. " Vivats" of the most
enthusiastic warmth greeted his Majesty.
The King then distributed the medals sent by
the Queen of England.
The troops then defiled past, depositing their
colours at the Palazzo Castello. They then re-
turned 'to the Place d'Armee, where tables were
laid for dinner, to which the soldiers had been in-
vited by the citizens of Turin.

The king of Sardinia gave a grand banquet on
the 16th to the officers of the expeditionary army
of Piedmont. The British, French, and Turkish
ministers, and other distinguished individuals were
among the guests.
The Legislative Session of the Piedmontese Par-
iament was closed on the 15th by a Royal decree.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(VIis Day.)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER •
(Before Lord Chief Baron Pollock and a Special Jury.)

JONES V. POWELL.
This wag an interpleador action to try the rigbi
the plaintiff to certain stakes woa by a horse, the
" Colonel," alias "Master Frederick," at the Csrenu'r.
then steeplechase in 1855. The defenda,nt's horse ran
second on that occasion. The question ri as the identi-
fication of the horse. .•
Evidence was given by Mr. Edwards, one of the Stew-
ards of the race, that previous to the race Capt. Price, of
Abyerystwyth, objected to the starting of the plaintiff's
horse, Master Frederick, on account of his not beivir
properly described, and also on account of the forfeit
due from plaintiff on withdrawing the e,ritry of the eon°
horse for the previous Aberystwyth steei.a.chase as thee
Colonel. The forfeit was paid and the hiorse ran.
came in first, on which the defendant claim.. d the Yes.
The question of misdeseription was refeirred to Lb.
stewards, and by them to Bell's Life, according to th•
rules of the race ; and Admiral Rouse, a me inber of the
Jockey Club, who gives opinions on disputed
matters in Bell's Life, replied, "I take no r3:l
tice of the extraordinary charge that he is flapped
the Colonel,' four-year-old"—" iF he nad
beet
a half bred the nomination would have been v slid, f"."
hold that a half bred horse has no pedigree.pn ''' the
,
receipt of this letter witness declined to act', to gels
plaintiff an opportunity of producing the pedigra
horse. Although witness knew the horse had 1)01401
been entered in another name, and that it was fo rbidl
by the rules of the Jockey Club to prevent fraud, he di
not interfere at the time. The horse had been Offer°
for sale and was described as a thorough bred. If Oitin.
tiff could have proved the horse was a thorough bra,:
witness would have decided the race in plaiflt

favour.
Lord Chief Baron—l have no precedents to Vie}'
Coke upon Littleton will not assist me here.
laughter.)
Witness said he had several bets on the race on 1)(4

hor4es.
Lord Chief Baron—Which was the golden side of the
hedge ! (Laughter.)
Witness—lf plaintiff's horse won he should win"
but if defendant's horse won be should lose 21 gliine'".'d
Mr. Jones, the plaintiff, was then called and Prank
entering "Master Frederick" for the Carm
w artme,,,
iteeplecbase in March, 1855. He paid the forfeits_r:i
ferred to under protest, because the horse as not enter°,
for the Aberystwyth Steeplechases. The horse Wa'
bought for him by a jockey named Martin, who Ode:
ek
horse witness had called "California." It was ari
jri
horse, and was described to witness by Martin as' the
" by Lottery, dam by Brazil ; he was to PAc-
-120/. for him. When the horse came over he was ";s,
satisfied with him, and he called in Mr. George
veterinary surgeon of Carmarthen, to look at the ;Oh%
in Mr. Reece's stables at the Ivy Bush Hotel of tbr,
place. Wright's Racing Calendar described the ~ColePai
after
as an aged horse, and thorough bred. Mr. Evans,
examining the horse, pronounced him to be but :fived
years old, and a raw untried animal. Witness entin
him as the " Colonel " by Lottery, dam by ]3ra
forez"
for the Aberystwith 'Steeplechase ; but b
the race came off he saw in Bell's Life .1112/t
the "Victor," late the "Colonel," had broke kis b
running for the Citizens' Plate at Dublin, and in 0013°-.
quence he withdrew the horse and cancelled the eatzt
Witness wrote to Martin and complained of his conaiic" '
be afterwards sold the horse for 701. 10001
Cross•examinel by Mr. E. James—Several orsef
passed between witness and Martin relative to the
in one of which Martin wrote, "Between you and /13.
Lord Chief Baron—And the post. (Laughter.)
ono
Witness-4, Run him as an untried horse, and no
hi'
will know what he is. By giving him his real Dam.
performances will be known. Put a glorious 'weight 00
him, and run him as a six-year-old, in any expie---

by Derby, dam by Monarch."
By the Lord Chief Baron—Martin will prove that I
correct pedigree. In another letter martin ssia the
horse's name was Bundlad, by Blackfoot, but that b
was to run him in any other name, describing hire bat
Derby, dam by Monarch, " but you and I know
6e
be is." (Laughter.) Witness then named him " 311t9;,
Frederick," after Martin. He believed at tbe
~,,
Derby
that the true description of the horse was by
dam by Monarch. He did not know be WI
Bundlad, by Blackfoot. Witness bad fosigne,,
over everything he had to try this cause
second time. All he would gain by the action, if it Welia
in his favour, would be the amount of the stakes
the costs.
Lord Chief Baron—Da you think you have Pineti
anything great by coming here to try this action
Witness—l am endeavouring to gain what is ki"
and due to me.
Lord Chief Baron—We are not competent to gil'
you here what is just and due to you. I believe there
are very few persons who, for any sum of !Dent
would have consented to have made public such a let"'
as the one from Martin, containing a proposal of
grossest fraud.
The Learned Chief Baron then stopped the case, sod
asked Mr. Evans, plaintiff's counsel, how it was Pee!
for him to get over the fraud.
Toe Learned CJunsel, in c msequence of that intiror
tion from the Lord Chief Baron, withdrew from tbs
else, and
The Jury returned a verdict for the defendant. 11is
lordship certified for costs.

CRIMINAL COURT.--ahis DO)i

OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice Coleridge.)
George Frederick Lillycrop, a respectable-looking
was indicted for felony, in having unlawfully ernbezzi:
and applied to his own use certain goods above the
of 101., and also money above that amount, after he
been adjudged a bankrupt, and the property then PIP
longing t his assignees. et
The juory, after some deliberation, returned a rdl
of not guilty.