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

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

helpless with disease, could do ziought but
scream for 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 1
removed who did not require amputation Were
brought over to Callao, the rest remaining on the
island. The number of broken heads, arms, a,•id
legs is great. Captain Kerr, of the English shit`
Golconda, lowered his boats and did good service
'in saving some 30 or 40 lives. The Callao was a
fine 54-gun 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,"

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ACCIDENT ON
AITHL TRENT VALLEY
RY.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
ATHERSTONF, FRIDAY EVENING.
Feom 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
h.'nd carriages of the cattle train were shivered to
piees in a moment, the fragments being strewn
about i'ss ev traindirecwere also comtion. The engipletely smas ne and tender
hed,
of
ger
*own over into the ditch, the massive
tahneapwasesreen t
coupling eluting' being snapped asunder as though
they were of the nickness of mere wire.
The scene which Ow line presented immediately
after the collision was :flost harrowing. The line
was strewn on both the uff And down rails with
the fragments—portions of eae broken carriages
were lying about literally in splinters, together
with the carcases of a number of buillocks, which
had been crushed to death.
On removing some portion of the fragmentic 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 mail 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 Talions, 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 of leg, not dangerous ; Thomas
Cooning, 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 of the brain and
generally shaken. Several other persons were also
severely shaken, but were 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 their attention to the sufferers.
In addition to 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 net having observed the
signals. The chief signal is so placed that supposing
he had seen it these 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 until 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 matter 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 at 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 advance 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 Atherstone.
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 number 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 dawn lines being reopened for traffic by
about 10 o'c'loelc.
Among the passengers, wo 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 Atheratone, on
the Trent Valley Railway, by the mail train from
Scotland coming in collision with a cattle train
standing at the Atherstone Station. The engine
of the mail train was thrown off the line, and the
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 concussion, 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. Cawl: well, has left
London for the purpose of investigating the cir-
cumstances connected with the accident.

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POLICE L

T—Nov. 16.

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

tes-
aslir. Best, barrister, appeared for the prisoner.
Mr. Van Sandau, for the prosecution, said—l
have the honour to attend before you, on the part
of the assignees of two bankrupts, named Lewis
Robert Poe'le and Samuel Bryan, who carried on an
extensive bueiness 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 certainfaets which will undoubt-
edly implicate others besides the bankrupt, and
1 against whom charges will be preferred of cen-
t spiracy, perjury, fraud, and, in fact, every offence
known to the bankruptcy laws of this country.
The ;evidence I shall adduce will he of the utmost
importance to the commercial world, and it will
materially affect the present system of managing
property in barelfruptcy, 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 you failed 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 ins')lvency. In con-
sequence of this refusal the bankrupt's affsirs 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 clay
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 17h, 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,
he which means the whole of that property was ir-
retrs'.
evably 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 geeels in very large quantities were
daily removed from the bankrupt's premises with
the connivance and, I have ne 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 lie 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 into the 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
still there, 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 1
that it was directed to Mr. Clarke, of Newland, 1
Northampton, whom I knew to have been acting
as foreman to Mr. Chapman, of Kingsthorpe. Oo
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
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 pa2k a
lot of goods. He told me to pack a lot 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. 1G) I went again to the
factory, where I found Poole, Chapman, Ventris,
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 boots and shoes and mate-
rials for making them. Ventrie 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
Iris 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 morninge-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 Galled " 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
dreys, seine moneyupon them to pay the workpeople
their wages. Ail the work that was brought in was
paid for up till 4 o'clock. When all the workpecple
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. ,Wp
packed six or seven trunks and several large bdge

with the goods in the presence of Ventris. and Poole.
The bags contained a quantity of loose leather,
which Poole said should be sold, and the money
divided between Woodford and I. Ile then told us
to take the goods to Mr. Peirce's warehouse; and
we had only proceeded through Hayford-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
yesta 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 --It will save the court time if
I state at one 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 I)ychurch-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 Inc 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 20 or 27 trunks
and two large hampers. It was two o'clock in the
morning when we lett, and Chapman told us to go
hack 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 ho 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; an 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 after the horses. I made no note of the
conversation I had with Poole but I put down all
the datea 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
it 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 told 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 Mr.fyoole's orders, 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
Walsall, in conversation with Mr. Poole, and I un-
derstood at the time that he 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 false. I never said
anything of the kind as having occurred 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-
sall, 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 me 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
I the truth. I never threatened to serve Poole out if
he did not give £2O ; but he has threatened to shoot
me for turning 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 veh a
statement to him. He told me that if I did not get
£lO from Poole for the manner in which he had
j served me and my family I should be to blame.
ISir 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 end 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 be dated the receipt a month earlier, so as to
make it appear that thevan was sold in 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. 1 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, and 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 deceitful master.

• Sir IL W. Carden—Was this document which
Mr. Best has read to you now read over to you
before you signed it, or anythinc, like it ?
Witness—No, sir; nothing of any kind was read
to me.

Sir 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 It. W. Carden—And I have all the ordinary
business of the day to dispose of yet.
Mr. Best—With regard to bail, sir.
Eir It. W. Carden—Bail Certainly not. I
should never be able to hold up my head again in
the City of London if I took bail in a case of Enich
magnitude and great public importance after the
evi(IPTIPO which I have heard here to-clay. The
witneis has given his evidence in a remarkably
straightforward mann 2r. I never heard a clearer
statement in my life.
The bankrupt was then rerOaAded till Saturday
(this day) fur the mp.o.s9 merely of taking the
evidence Of; the Wortitampton witnesses, in :order.
that they may not be kept unnecessarily in London

after which Mr. Van Sandau applied for warrants
for 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.

SPIREWSBURY AUTUMN MEETING.

FRIDAY.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for two,yr-olds ; the
winner to be sold for X,50. Three furlongs.
Mr. Hughes's Parole, 7st ............
Mr. Simpson's Everlasting, 7st 12th (Grimshaw 2
Mr. Jackson's Jackall, 7st(Madden) )
3
Sloth also ran.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Jackall, 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. 'rho winner was bought in for 5.5 sovs.
Selling Makes, 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
Betting-7 to 4on Vouralak, sto 2 agst each of the
others.

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

quarter.
Mr. Prenter's Lustre, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Taylor) 1
Mr. Barber's Prince of Orange, aged, 7st (J. Snowden) 2
Mr. Burrowe's Nimrod, 4 yrs, Bst (Prior) 3
Estella and Gaylad also ran.
Betting-6 to 4on Lustre, sto 2 agst Prince of
Orange.

Won by half a length, bad third.
Scurry Stakes of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; optional sell-
ing weights, &c. Half a mile.
Mr. Hughes's Chantress, 5 yrs (X2O), 7st 111 b
(1). Hughes) 1
Mr. Vantage's Athens, 3 yrs (X2O), Oat 101 b.. (Bottom) 2
Mr. Gulliver's Sloth, 2 yrs (£2O), Oat 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 sovs.

Nursery Handicap Plateof 25 sovs. Five furlongs.
Mr. Wilson's Venison, 6st 121 b (Bottom) 1
Mr. liarrison's Lady Ripon, Bst 41b ( Bullock) 2
Mr. Lincoln's Duplicity, Bst (Taylor) 3
The following also ran :—Kelpie, Calliope colt, Belleisle,
and The Duke.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Lady Ripon, 3to 1 agst Venison,
4 to 1 agst The Duke, 6 to 1 agst Duplicity.
Won by a head; bad third.
Handicap of 5 soya each. Half a mile.
Mr. Payne's Gwellyan, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Parsons) 1
Mr. llodgman's Fractious, aged, 7st 21b (Bray) 2
Mr. Burbridge's Woman in Red, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Little) 3
The following also ran :—Tiara, New Brighton, Ront-
sey, Grand Master, Lady Ripon, Sheffield, and Spanish
Fly.

Betting—Even on Fractious, 5 to 1 agst Tiara, 8 to 1
agst Gwellyan, 10 to 1 each agst Lady Ripon, IVoman in
Red, and Spanish Fly.
Won by a length ; a head between the second and third ;
Tiara a good fourth ; Sheffield fifth.

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, sft. Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. Merry's Lord of the Manor, 4 yrs (X 100), Bst 11b
(Custanee) w o
Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the Fund),
with 20 added ; the winner to be sold for £5O. One mile
and a half, over five flights of hurdles.
Mr. IV. Jones's , Yorkshire Miss, 4 yrs Bst 161 b
(W. White) 1
Mr. W. Wray's Secret Treasure, 4 yrs, 9st (Haigh) 2
Mr. Swindell's Pactolus, 5 yrs, ost , (Palmer) 3
Spiteful Dick and Catherine also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Spiteful Dick, 2to 1 agst York-
shire Miss.
Won by four lengths ; x bad third.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY.

THE DERBY.
11 to 2 agst Dundee (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Diophantus (taken)
20 to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken)
25 to 1 agst Dictator (taken)
25 to 1 agst Big Ben (taken)
33 to 1 agst Nautilus (taken)
33 to 1 agst Folkestone (taken)
40 to 1 agst Rambler (offered)
50 to 1 agst Invader (offered)
No betting on any other event.

THE LEAMINGTON HUNT CLUB STEEPLE-
CHASES.
WEIGHTS FOR THE GRAND OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Four

wiles.

st lb et lb
The Huntsman. ..... 11 10 Athlete
Emperor, by Game- Marmion
buy ll 2 Well:wit.
Bridegroom
The Dane lO 10 Medora 9 7
Franc Picard ....... 10 7 Killigrew
Jealousy
Tumbler ..... ..
Topsy ..... 10 0 Tomboy 8 12
Tattler
Norma
HANDTCAP HURDLE RACE. Two miles.

Age st lb
The Dane . 4 11 0
Jealousy
Romeo
Pactolus
Norma .. 4 9 12
harry
Estella a 9 10
Marmion 6 9 .7
Grillade .. a 9 7
Topsy
Royalty .. a 9 6
TIIE WELTER CUP. Om

Age st lb
St. Mark .. 9 6
Conductor
King William 6 9 2
F by Collingwood
—Buttress by
Defender 5 9 0

Tomboy ... 8 12
Catherine 4 810
Bannockburn 8 10
Mary Stuart
Mayfield
Le mile and three-quarters.

Ago st lb
Lovett ...... 4 11 12
Timandra
Soothsayer
Alan-at,krins 3 10 8

Age st lb
Greek
Pactolus
Grillage
Sailor
Ipswich
Resurgara

Pitman
Prince of Orange a 10 4
Vixen

PUGILISM.

SAM HURST AND THE CHAMPION'S BELT

We have received a letter from Mr. Hyde acknowledging
the receipt of the stakes and the Champion's Belt, for Sam
Hurst, the Infant Champion. They aro to be handed over
to him on Monday night at the Commercial. Inn, Staley-
bridge. The ceremony would have been performed earlier,
but the belt was not received until Thursday morning. It

is to be hoped Sam will be able to raise a few pounds among
his friends for his less fortunate antagonist. whose career is
now at an end, and that, too, without vny savings to pro-
vide for him in after life.

With reference to the belt, we are happy to say that it
was restored to us on Wednesday last by Tom Sayers,
though not without manifest reluctance. Tom stated that
he could not continue his engagement with Messrs. Hoives
and Cushing, who were paying him £55 a week, without it;
and he thought it hard, after haying defended it so long,
that he could not have the use of it for a short period. We
told him that he had volurtarily agreed to surrender
it, and that he must be content with his new belt, where-
upon he informed us that this was not in his pos-
session, being still retained by Mr. Morris for the
balance due upon it. It seems hard that this should be the
case, but it would have been harder to have deprived Hurst
of what was justly his own. We have at present in hand
£2l towards redeeming the two new belts; but the sum
required is £lO5, and it remains to be seen whether the
American friends of Tom and the English friends of his
late opponent will contribute the necessary amount to fur-
nish the balance. From inquiries we have instituted we
learn that some persons who represent themsAlves as friends
of Tom, but who are in reality his enemies, had been trying
to persuade him to stick to the old belt regardless of conse-
quences, and that had it not been for the exertions of those
who really found his money and managed everything for
him during his career as Champion, he would probably
have been led away by the evil counsels of these parasites,
whose aim one would suppose must be to do him all the
harm they can. We would strongly urge him to abandon
such advisers, and in all business matters, at any rate,
consult with those who all along have shown that they have
his true interests at heart. We shall be glad to receive
contributions towards the redemption of the new belts.—
Bell's Life. . _

[When Sayers and Heenan entered into the engagement
with Mr. Morris, it was a speculation undertaken at their
own risk. The presentation of the make-believe belts was
a piece of tomfoolery, emanating from the wisdom of Mr.
Wilkes, to the end that Heenan should take home a belt
with him. But Mr. Morris was too sharp a practitioner
for the Champions, and has detained the belts as a security.
If Sayers wants the bauble let him pay for it : he is rich
enough. The public is in no way concerned in the matter.
—En. Sox.]

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IRELAND.

'DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING.
THE BISHOP OF DOWN AND CONNOR AND HIS

CLERGY.
At a 'numerous meeting of the clergy of the
united dioceses of Down and Connor and Dromore,
assembled after " Conference," on Tuesday, the
13th of November, the following resolutions were
unanimously agreed to :
" Resolved,.. That we cannot separate without
giving expression to our deepest disapproval of,
and regret at, the riotous conduct manifested at the
intended religious meeting in the Music-hall, last
evening, of which the Lord Bishop of the diocess
was officially the chairman.
That we further regret that any minister of the
.United Church of England and Ireland, and espe-
cially a beneficed clergyman of the united diocess,
could be induced to occupy the chair which the
Lord Bishop had been compelled to resign, thus
apparently affording his sanction to the turbulent
proceedings which had previously taken place.
" That, without expressing any opinion respect-
ing matters irrelevant to the immediate .object of
the proposed meeting, we hereby declare our
solemn determination, under the Divine blessing,
to uphold, by every lawful means in our power,.
the dignity of the episcopal office in the united
dioeess, and, accordingly have recommended his
lordship to postpone the other religious meetings
which had been advertised for this week.
" JAMES SMITH, Archdeacon of Connor, Chairman."
These resolutions were submitted to his lordship,
who replied as follows :

" My Dear and Rev. Brethren—Though I did
not require this expression of your feelings to as-
sure me of your sympathy and respect, in reference
to the outrage to which I was so lately subjected,
yet I am deeply thankful to you for presenting me
with those resolutions, as they are a permanent and
official record of your reprobation of the disgrace-
ful scene we recently witnessed, of your sorrow
that a brother should be found so forgetful of his
character and station as to stamp by his official act
his sanction of its turbulent proceedings, and of
your determination, under the Divine blessing, to
uphold the dignity and the authority of that office
with which I am invested. Among the many pain-
ful recollections which the late meeting recalls, I
look back with shame and sorrow when I call to
mind that the time selected for the perpetration of
what bore, at least, the semblance of an Orange
outrage was the very time when our Church was
about to hold a series of religious meetings, and that
the perpetrators of it were those who, while they
claimed the name of Protestants, showed by their
conduct how little, they were influenced by the
Scriptural doctrines of their faith, or reflected its
holy teaching in their lives. R. DOWN."

ANOTHER RIBAND MURDER.
(From a Correspondent of the Dublin Evening Mail.)
LETTERKENNY, THURSDAY NIGHT.

I have just learned that James Murray, a servant
of Mr. Adair, who had been missing since Tuesday,
was found murdered at Glenveigh yesterday.
No details or assigned motives have been received.
Marks of violence were found on the body, but the
post mortem examination had not been made up at
the time this despatch left.
The coroner has just been sent for.
(From the Londonderry Sentinel.)
LONDONDERRY, FRIDAY.

Mr. James Murray, a land steward to Mr. M. G.
Adair, of Glenveigh, Letterkenny, it is feared, has
fallen a victim to Ribandism. He left his cottage
on Tuesday morning to look after his master's estate,
and had travelled about a mile and a half when he
met his father. The police have been scouring the
country from the first suspicion that Murray had
been made away with, but their search proved in-
effectual until yesterday morning, when his body
was discovered at :the foot of a precipice, at the
distance from his home mentioned above. The body
bore marks sufficient to prove that he met his death
by violence. As yet no trace of the assassins has
been discovered.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL—Nov. 16.

There was a fair attendance of the town and country trade
at this morning's market, but we had only a limited busi-
ness in wheat, which may be quoted at Id to 2d per 1001 b
lower since Tuesday. Flour was still inactive, and may be
notea ou per barrel ....der late twee. Oats in moderate
request at about late rates, but oatmeal was difficult to
move, although offered at a decline. Barley, beans, and
peas without material alteration. For Indian corn there
was a decidedly better demand, and a fair business was re-
ported at Gd per qr advance.