The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-18 00:00:00

THE SU.N, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1856

SPORTING NOTES.

WAIFS AND STRAYS.

[The following was intended for insertion on Saturday,
but owing to a press of matter it was omitted :—]
The drenching rain somewhat marred the enjoyment
of the sport at Lincoln on Tuesday and Wednesday last
Still the racing was marked by several incidents of im-
portance, and the closeness of the encounters rendered
the spectators indifferent to the humid atmosphere and
sodden earth. The Ring was most numerously repre-
sented, and in certain instances speculation was actively
pursued, and the " fielders" had not a very " hot time"
of it. "That boy Fordham " commenced the season
with his old luck. He managed to land Tame Deer the
winner for the Trial Stakes, thereby upsetting a tre-
mendous "pot "on Fisherman. The running, however,
at Lincoln is likely to prove deceptive, for the ground
was so heavy and holding that the performances of the
respective competitors afforded no criterion of true racing
merit. By the way, the report which was circulated
respecting the engagement of Fordham to Mr. Howard
and others has been contradicted on authority. That
clever light-weight is still I believe under articles to Mr.
R. Drewitt. The Cutty Qnean was made a great fa-
vourite for the Two-Year-Old Stakes, but she was
easily defeated, to the uproariously expressed de-
light of the "fielders." The Handicap was another
triumph for the bookmakers, who struck the keynote of
success to some tune with Flageolet. Fisherman ran
third ; he seems to me an improving horse, and as the
season progresses, Mr. T. Parr is likely to develope to
much advantage whatever racing merit he may possess.
I have not much to say about the " jumpers." The
" doings" were regulated by at least a show of fairplay ;
in fact, down to the present time the steeplechare
season has not been distinguished by any very flagrat t
act of dishonesty. Attention has been directed to the
fact that the Grand Stand enclosure at Lincoln was in-
fested with " Welshers," who pursued their nefarious
calling with the most daring impudence. I trust that
clerks of the courses will adopt some measures to ex-
clude !these individuals—all of whom are easily to be
detected—from the " Rings" over which they have
authority.

A pleasant "day out" will be enjoyed at Derby on
Tuesday next. The most satisfactory arrangements for
conducting the proceedings have been raade under the
able C. C., Mr. T. Marshall, jun. In order to accom-
modate Metropolitan turfites, the races have been judi-
ciously appointed to commence at an hour which will
enable intending visitors to reach Derby in. good titre
by the morning express, and to terminate early enough
to allow them to reach London by the same night. Six
events are set for decision. I shall discuss the probabi-
lities on Monday.

John Scott has offered two hundred pounds reward
for the detection of the person or persons who poisoned
Aurifer. That sum will be paid to the person who
actually administered the poison if he will furnish the
necessary information which will lead to the apprehen-
sion and conviction of the parties who incited him or
procured him to commit the offence, and an application
will be made to the Secretary of State to recommend
her Majesty to grant him her most gracious pardon.
The sensation which the partieulars connected with this
most atrocious case have created has been profound,
and every person seems eager for the detection and ex-
posure of the miscreants. That the poisoned carrot
was intended for Fly-by-Night is evident, and the horse's
infirm position in the market is now explained.
A meeting of the members of the committees at Tat-
tersall's and the Subscription Room at Newmarket will
take place on Monday to discuss the much-vexed ques-
tion relative to p. p. betting, and to determine what
races shall be play or pay. This is business, and I trust
that the gentlemen engaged will discharge their some•
what difficult task with success. Turfites do not wish
to read any more stupid suggestions on the subject from
biessr4. Robertson, Mardon, and Co.
February 16. A FRESH MAN.

with that strict punctuality which will enable them to
return by the 5.30 p.m. train.

The following horses have arrived—Flageolot, Little
Torn, Catty Queen, Delilah, Amorous Bey, Freedom,
Stamford, Louisa, and Hopeless Star.
The ground is in good condition.

POLICE INTE&LIGENCE—Feb, 16.

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GUILDHALL. —Oharles Baines, a marine store
dealer, Barrett's court, Wigrnore-street, and Edwiu, But-
terworth, wore charged, the former with burglariously
entering the house of Mr. Benj. Webb, 1, St. James'e-
terrace, St. James's-squhre Notting-hill, and stealing
therefrom 26 ounces of silver plate, and also charged
with the other prisoner as being the receivers of the pro-
perty stolen, well knowing the same to he stolen. From
the evidence it appeared that about half-past 2 o'clkrck
in the morning, on the Bt'i inst., Mr. Webb was aroused
by hearing a noise in the lower part of his house, and on
proceeding rapidly down stairs he heard the burglars
escaping from the back of the premises. In the parlour
he found his drawers ransackekl, and his flute case, which
had contained a silver flute that cost him 23 guineas,
was lying empty on the floor. The kitchen had also been
visited by the thieves, and every article of plate they
could lay their hands on was stolen. About 12 o'clock
the same day Butterworth took the whole of the stolen
plate to Mr. J. H. Benham's (late Sirrell and Beuham),
in order to dispese of it ; but Mr. Rutherford, the assist-
ant, having his suspicions excited by the appearance of
the broken flute, and the half obliterated ciphers on the
spocns, &c., made some inquiries as to how he became
possessed of them; the result of which was that he de-
tained the plate, and gave Butterworth a note to Mr.
Gurd, of Marylebone-lane, the reported owner of the
property, telling him to come and account for the posses-
sien of it before he would give it up. He left the shop,
and shortly after wards returned, in company with Raines,
who said that the property belonged to him, and that he
had sent him to sell it. The flute, he said, was given to
him by his brother, who had gone to Australia some
months ago. Mr. Rutherford, however, refused to part
with it until he had made further inquiries, and they left
the shop, promising to call again in the evening. They
did not, however, call, and the next time he saw them
they were in custody. After they left Mr. Benham's,
Mr. Rutherford communicated with the police, and,
upon his information, Leonard and Bull, two active de-
tective officers, were sent in search of the prisoners, and
succeeded in capturing them at their residences. Raines
then said that he had bought the silver in the ordinary
way of business, and sent Butterworth to sell it, as he
was in the trade, and could get a higher price for it
than he (Raines) could. On searching Raines at the
station the police found 41 keys in his coat pocket.
Sir R. W. Carden committed the two prisoners for trial.

MARYLEBONE.—Mr: John, Wocklquart, a German
carrying on the business of a tobacconist in the Edge-
ware•road, was charged before Mr. Long with uttoiiog
two counterfeit half-crowns.

Robert Burrough, a porter in the service of Mr. F.
W. Best, upholsterer, Tottenham-court•road,'said that on
the previous afternoon he went to the prisoner's house
with a sofa bedstead. After he del►vered it, he (witness)
received in payment eight half-crowns and twenty-five
shilliegs. Witness looked over the money and found
that one of the ball-crowns was a counterfeit. He re-
turned it to the prisoner, who gave him (witness) 2s. Gil.
in exchange. On witness's return to his employer, he
gave him the money he received from the prisoner. Mr.
Best examined the silver, and said, "Here is a bad half-
crown." Witness immediately told him what had oc-
curred at the prisoner's shop.
Mr. Best stated that in the evening, after his shop was
closed, he went to the prisoner's shop in company with a
friend. They reached there about half-past nine. They
entered the shop and asked for two prime cigars. They
tendered a sovereign to the prisoner, and asked to have
all the change in silver. On looking over the money he
observed that there was another bad half-crown. He
called in a policeman, who took the prisoner into cus-
tody.

The prisoner asked the witness if be did not give at
first a half sovereign in change, when he (witness) asked
to have the whole change in silver ?
Mr. Best replied in the affirmative, and added that since
the prisoner was given in charge the previous night he
had ascertained that he had received another bad half-
crown. He paid a person 2/. the previous night, being
the silver that was brought by his porter. That morning
a half-crown was brought back, which was evidently a
'counterfeit.

Sankey, 74 D, produced the three half-crowns, and
said that he found nearly GO/. in notes, gold, and silver,
on the prislner, who observed that he did not know the
half-crowns were bad.

The prisoner said that he had not been long in the
country, and had not much knowledge about the current
coin. The half-crowns had the appoarauce of being good,
and sounded well.

Mr. Long retnarked that he (prisoner) had passed
three bad half•crowns, and that there was strong reason
to suppose he bad passel a fourth. The prisoner was
held to bail, himself in 1001. and two sureti©s of 501.
each, to appear again on Thursday next at this court.

TIIAM ES.—James Thompson and Thomas Jones, sea•
men, were brought before Mr. Ingham, the former on
remand, and the other for the first time, charged with
robbery and piracy on the high seas.
Mr. Clarkson, barrister, and Mr. Lawford, solicitor
to the East India Company, conducted the prosecution
for that body. Mr. Pelham defended Jones.
It appeared from the learned counsel's statement, that
the duty of prosecuting the prisoners had been cast on
the East India Company, and that' two other men,
named Swain and Mant, were brought up to this court
three weeks since, charged with being concerned in the
robbery and piracy, and were discharged, because the
witnesses for the prosecution had not then arrived in
England. Another man was on his way to England,
and he intended only to put before the magistrate suffi-
cient evidence to justify a remand.
Captain Levi Brachett said he was the master of the
Berkshire East Indianian, which arrived on Wednesday
in the port of London. In August last the ship was at
Pondicherry, a French settlement, and Captain R. 0.
Legg, who was then commander, had occasion to go on
shore to transact the business of the ship, and clear her.
Capt. Legg was unable to return to the ship that night
in consequence of the heavy surf. Witness, who was then
chief mate, turned in at mid-night. He turned out again
at five o'clock in the morning, and missed the life-boat
and two life buoys. He made inquiries, and discovered
that the prisoners and three other seamen bad deserted
the ship, and gone away in the life-boat in the course of
the night. Soon afterwards Capt. Legg returned to the
ship, and on opening the cabin door discovered his
eriting desk broken to pieces, and lying about the floor
of the cabin. Two chests had also been broken open,
and the ship's papere were torn to pieces and strewed
about the floor. The hinges and lock of the writing desk
were forced off, and 146 sovereigns, 25 half-sovereigns,
and 71. in silver, all in English money, abstracted. The
captain also missed a valuable diamond ring, worth
about 101. Information of the robbery arid desertion was
given to the French authorities at Pondicherry. and all
the thieves were taken after the ship sailed for England.
The depositions taken before the French authorities at
Pondicherry and before Mr. Elliot, chief magistrate of
Madras, were put in. It appeared that 341. of the stolen
money was found on Thompson, who was sent home in
the ship Ballarat, which arrived in the 'Tames on Mon-
day. Jones, who is a ticket-of-leave convict, arrived in
the ship Ballarat at Liverpool on Wednesday, and sin-
gularly enough, he was immediately identified as one of
the most notorious thieves that ever infested that town.
Carlisle, a detective officer of Liverpool, banded to
Mr. Ingham a list of summary and other convictions
against the fellow, whose real name was believed to be
Holland.

At the request of Mr. Clarkson, the prisoners were
remanded.

CRYSTAL PALACE, SATURDAY.—FIVE SHILLING DAY
AdDliSbi ms OD payment 166 ; ditto, by season tickets,
I,B2s—total, 1,991.
THE COINAGE —A return issued on Saturday shows
that the sums advanced last 3 ear from the Consolidated
Fund for the purchase of bul ion for coinage aaronnted
to 250,000/., while the amount paid into the Bank o
England to the account of the Exchequer in repaymons,
of advances from the Consolidated Fund was 300,0007.
The total amount advanced for buying bullion since 1837
inc.u,ive is 4,868,0291., and the total amount so paid
into the Bank of England is 4,770,0001.
THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—On Wednesday
evening a public meeting was held at the Corn Exchange,
Newark-upon-Trent, to hear a lecture from C. L. Gru-
neisen, Esq., secretary to the Conservative Land S ,ciety,
in explanation of the principles, objects, and plans of
the society. The lecture, which included a comprehen-
sive statement of the principles of association, and the
history of co-operative taints amongst the industrious
classes, explained very fully the rationale and working
system of the society, and its great commercial as well
as political advantages—showing, at the same time, that
a high rate of profit was a necessary result from invest-
ment in a well-conducted land society. The drier de-
tails of facts and figures were enlivened by some inte-
resting illustrations drawn from history. At the close
of the lecture, a vote of thanks was, on the motion of
Mr. Newton, coroner for the county, passed to the
lecturer for his able and interesting statement.
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LONDON, TUESDAY, FE8.15, 1856.
GAS•LIGHT AND COKE COAIPANIES.

Dividend ; Amount
Name of Company. I per I of Paid.. Price.
Annum. I Share.
~' Z s. d. £ s. d.
British ••••••• • • • • • •• - I - . -
Ditto frovincial .• • • 71. 120 0 fl 20 0 0 24%
Brighton ••••..•• • • •• 5/. ;20 0 0 20 0 0 15
City of London .. •• •• 41. Os. 1100 0 0 IA 0 0 -
Continental (4th Cap.) . - 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Equitable -• • •••• .... 2/. 10s. i5O 0 0 all 331/2
Great Central ....... 8/ per cent. 10 0 0 all 11
Imperial ............10i & holing.. 50 0 0 all 8b
Independent .>..... • • 51. i 40 0 0
PO -
London ........ .... - _ 150 0 0 PP -
Do., Pafi. Preference 6/. per cent. , 25 0 0 PP '''
n-xenix ....; ...... ~ 41, per cent.. 60 0 0 52 0 0 -
Rate= ..... ....... 51. 100 0 0 16 0 0 16
United General ...... 2/. 10s. 50 0 0 all j 19%
Westminster Chartered 41 per cent. 60 0 0 1 I 55
Ditto, New ........ - '5O 0 0 10
WATER-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of , Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
East London
100 104
Grand Junction .... - 4'. per cnt. 50 0 0 all 70
,
Kent.... - - 78 14
Lambeth - 100 0 0 - -
Newßiver Company - 21. 10s. - - ---
Southwark & Vauxhall 51. per cut. 100 0 0 - 89%
West Middlesex - 89%
BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
Z s. d.. £ a. d.
Hungerford - - - 12
Southwark .. .... - - - .1 20 0 0 - -
Ditto New of 7‘2 p.c. 1/. per cent. 50 0 0 - -
Waterloo ..... .... - - - 500 0 0 - -
Ditto Old Ann. of Si. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 -
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - 26
Vauxhall ...........• 965. 70 10 3 - 20%
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-
£ s. d. X s. d. ---
Commercial .. •.-- •• 1. 51. pr cent. Stock. Stock.
East awl West India 1 61. pr cent. Stock. -1191 A
East C. antry .. - - -
London •.• . - .... •• • - 998
Dittc Bonds •• - •• •• 41. per cent. - - -
St. Katharine .... •• •• 4 per cent. Stock. - 84%
'otitharripton
Victoria ......• 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 I 18
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JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
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Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. i, Share.
-.- -1 -
• X a. d. Z a. d.
Australasia.... ...... . 20/. per cent ; 40 0 0 all -
British Northlinerican 5/. per cent. ' 50 0 0 PO -
Commercial of London. 101. per cent. 100' 0 0 20 0 0 -
Colonial .............. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
lonian-....... .... .... 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Lond. Char. Bk. et' Aus. - 20 0 0 ad 0 -
London and County .. i 10'. per cent. 50 0 3 20 0 0 -
Londe dad Westininstr 14!. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 47
London -Joint-Stock .•• 121. per cent., 50 0 0 10 0 0 30
Provincial of Ireland- 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New......... 181. per cent. 10 0 0 all -
Nationr•l of Ireland.... 6!. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provincial of Eng. 8!. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto. New .. ••• • • • 8!. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
Oriental Bank Corpora. 81, p. et.t.,bs. 25 0 0 all 40
South Australia .. .• .. lIC p .ct .8c bs. 25 0 0 11 :is]i
Union of Australia•• • • 30/. per cent. 25 0 0 11 71
Ditto .............. 321. per cent. - 2 10 0 -
Union of London ..... '20% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 18
Union of Madrid ..... I - - 40 0 0 all -