The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-27 00:00:00

WOOL M.

ARKET.

The public sales of colonial wool are still progressing
steadily, and prices rule fully up to the previous series :
Port Philip Clean sheep's, has realised le Sd to
2s 61d; scoured, is 7id to 3s 4d; lamb's, le 10d to 2s 9d;
pieces, is 2id to Is lld ; grease, is to is 4id. Sydney—
Clean sheep's, is 9d to 3s 2d; scoured, is 10d to 2s 10d;
lamb's, is Sd to 2s ld ; do. scoured, 2s 3id ; locks, is ld to
is 9d. Van Dieman's Land—Clean sheep's, is 6d to 2s 4d ;
lamb's, is 5d to 2s 2d; pieces, is 5d to is 8d; locks,
is Old to is Eild; grease, 10d to is 6d. New &glands—,

Humphrey, the coroner for East Middlesex, at the Railway
Hotel, Globe-road. Very little interest was manifested in
the proceeding, a very few persons only being present.
The Coroner informed the jury that he had considered it
his duty to ask the Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment to offer a reward for the apprehension of the mur-
derer, and that request had been complied with, as the jury
would have seen by the placards that had been posted in
the neighbourhood.

On the last occasion (last Monday) the police gave evi-
dence as to the finding of the body. Mr. Faith, the sou-
in-law, deposed to her general habits, and Mr. W. T. Ems,
a tenant of the deceased, spoke to some conversation he had
with her relative to some taps for his house, but nothing
conclusive was established in reference to the manner in
which the murder was committed, or tending to fix blame
on any particular person. This morning the evidence was
continued.
Elizabeth George, 8, Cadworth-street, a charwoman, &I'M
she was in the habit of going to visit at the deceased
woman's house on Saturdays. She had no other servant,
and witness was the only person who assisted her in the
house. Deceased slept in the front room on the first pair.
Deceased always made her own bed. She generally threw
the clothes over it in the morning, and then did nothing
more until she went to bed again at night. Witness was
there on the Saturday before the deceased died. She had
never known deceased sleep in any other room than the
front pair. It was not the habit of deceased to receive any
one after dusk, and when any one knocked after dusk sho
invariably looked out before giving admission to any one.
She had some paper hangings she wanted to sell, but wit-
ness never knew her to sell anything else.

By a J.uror—The deceased had the paper in only the week
before.

By the Coroner—She did not know how deceased made it
known that she wanted to sell the paper. On the last
Saturday witness was in the house a man came there and
stayed till about seven o'clock. Ho inspected the various
rooms in which the paper was kept. The man did not take
any paper away with him, and witness's understanding was
that he was to come again. Mrs. Emsley appeared to know
him. All the conversation between the man and Mrs.
Emsley took place upstairs. Witness let him in and Mrs.
Emsley came up to him directly from the kitchen and ad-
dressed him familiarly. Witness had not seen the person
before or since. A workman, named Mullins, was in the
yard at the same time, and saw the man.
By a Juror—She did not think she should know the man
again if she saw him. Very few persons came to see Mrs.
Emsley; one or two would occasionally come on Saturdays
to pay money. .

Elisabeth Ashley, of 16, Grove-road, exactly opposite to
the house of the deceased—On.Monday evening, the 13th,
about seven o'clock, she saw Mrs. Emsley standing at her
window. At about 12 o'clock the same night she noticed
that the shutters were not closed. Witness thought it
strange, and mentioned the circumstance to her mother.
On the next morning she again noticed that the shutters
were not closed, nor the blinds moved. On the Wednesday
following she saw a man striving to gain admission. Ho
knocked, but soon went away again. A great many people
came to her, but they were all of the labouring class. De-
ceased was sitting at the first-floor window when witness
saw her. She usually occupied that room.

Bridget Macdonald, a servant, residing at No. 8, Grove-
road (the next house to the deceased), was called to prove
that she heard her master's dog bark, but she could not tell
when, and was in other respects so obtuse that the coroner
requested her to stand down.
Martha Sophia Chapman, of No. 11, Windsor-terrace,
Canal-road, said she knew the deceased woman well. She
saw her between six and eight o'clock on the evening of the
13th. She was then alone, and witness had not seen her
since. She was then going towards her own home.
Elizabeth Muggeridge, of No. 17, Grove-road, opposite
the deceased's house said, that at about seven o'clock in the
evening onMonday, the 13th, she saw the deceased sitting
at her window. She saw on the following morning that the
premises were not closed. The practice of deceased was
always to have the shutters closed, On Wednesday she saw
a man and woman try to gain admission to the house. It
was the habit of the deceased at all times to open the win-
dow when any one knocked, in order to see who it was.
John Cook, of Park .road, Peckham, a builder, said he re-
ceived a note from the deceased on the 10th, asking him to
look at some paper she had to sell. He sent a reply saying
he would call about eleven o'clock on the 14th. He had
known the deceased two years. He went to the deceased's
house and knocked several times. He waited about the
neighbourhood some time, knocked again, and then went
home.

Edwin Ems, a son of the witness Ems who was examined
on a previous occasion, said he went to the house of the
deceased several times by his father's request, but could
not obtain admission.

The Coroner at this stage of the proceedings said there
was other evidence, but it was not in a state at present to
be brought before the jury, and he should therefore ad-
journ the inquiry until 10 o'clock on Friday next.

THE FORTIFICATION OF LONDON.

The following letter has boon addressed to the
Times :-

Sir,—As the nation is now greatly occupied with
the momentous question of the fortification of Lon-
don, I think it may perhaps be interesting to most
people to see the opinions of two master minds as
to this subject. I beg therefore to intrude the fol-
lowing short quotations upon your valuable space :
" If the fortification of the capital can add to the
security of the country, I think it ought to be done.
If by the erection of works such as I am recom-
mending you can delay the progress of the enemy
for three days, it may make the difference between
the safety and the destruction of the capital. It
will not, I admit, make a difference between the
conquest and independence of the country ; for that
will not depend upon one or upon ten battles, but
it makes the difference between the loss of thou-
sands of lives, with misery, havoc, and desolation
spread over the country, on the one hand, or the
confounding the efforts and chastising the insolence
of the enemy on the other."—Pitt, Parl. Hist.,
xxxvi., 1,659 1,662.

" A great capital is the country of the flower of
the nation, the centre of opinion, the general depot ;
and it is the greatest of all contradictions to leave
a point of such importance without the means of
immediate defence. At the season of great national
disasters empires frequently stand in need of sol-
diers, but men are never wanting for internal de-
fence if a place be provided where their energies
can be called into action. 50,000 national guards
with 3,000 gunners will defend a fortified capital
against an army of 300,000 men. The same 50,000
in the open field will be thrown into confusion by
the charge of a few thousand horse."—Napoleon,
in 31ontholin, ii., 270 280.

I remain, sir, yours obliged,
Gateshead-on-Tyne, Aug. 23. S. H. E.

We (United Service Gazette) understand that the
distinction of Commander of the Legion of Honour has been
conferred upon Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.O ,8.,
by his Majesty the Emperor of the French, in connection
with his services in China.

PORTSMOUTH, Sunday.—The weather here con-
tinued boisterous all Friday night and Saturday, with con-
tinual rain, but the wind was less violent than on the pre
ceding day. Yesterday broke finer, and continued so
throughout, with a moderate breeze eutside at S.W. Tho
different vessels at anchor in St. Helen's Roads and at the
Motherbank got under way, and proceeded on their voyage
dm, Channel,

It is impossible solely to rely on the result of several of
the races last week at York, owing to the heaviness of the
ground, and I have no doubt that when the "cracks"
again meet the verdict of the judge will be reversed. The
SUCC26I of High Treason for the Zetland Handicap greatly
improved his position forithe St. Leger, and he will perform
'more creditably there than he did in the Derby. He has
been doing strong work lately, and his grown into a fine
slashing colt. The Black Duck Stakes was an easy vic-
tory for Lord Glasgow's colt by Stockwell. He is a fine
goer, and will be heard of to advantage on a future occasion.
Mr. Merry carried off the Convivial Stakes with the aid of
Folkestone, beating the favourites Rouge Dragon (who cut
up badly), and Vergiss-mein-Nicht. In the Produce
Stakes Sabreur gained himself a host of friends by the
style in which he cut down Donner and Blitz, and when
the same colours proved victorious in the Biennial, thanks
to Vanquisher, the Yorkshiremen began to think seriously
of Sabreur for the St. Leger, as the Aske stable made no
secret of his being by far the superior animal of the two.
Starlight gave further proof of his indifferent form by suc-
cumbing to the little Gardener, who won the Juvenile
Stakes in a canter by two lengths, the pair only of the
seven nominated coming to the post. The Chesterfield
Handicap brought out only a limited field, and both the
favourite; Amsterdam and Tyrant, suffered an easy defeat
from Forager, to whom Brewn Holland ran a good second.
On Thursday the weather made some amends for its pre-
vious inclemency, the sun shining throughout the day with
a brilliancy and warmth we have of late been unaccustomed
to, but the course, though less sloppy, was more holding
than on the previous afternoon. The first race, the Eglin-
ton Stakes, for two and three year old; one mile, brought
to issue, only attracted five to the post, and as Sweetsauce
and Stampedo were both absentees, Maggiore and Sutton
were alone left to represent the three year old; their oppo-
nents being Dundee, Parasite, and Sister to Roosia. The
former had a long way the call in the betting, but those
who laid odds had a narrow squeak for their money, as
Maggiore got up in the last stride and made a dead heat of it.
The race was supposed by many to have been a "fluke,"
and odds were again laid on the Derby favourite for the
deciding heat, who, with Edwards up instead of Bray,
pulled through the second time of asking with the greatest
ease; but I believe if Sweetsauce had put in an appearance
he would have taken the shine out of Dundee, as at Good-
wood he gave Maggiore 111 b and nearly as much more of a
beating, which must make him an awkward customer to
Thormanby for the Leger. Bivouac placed the Ebor St.
Leger to Lord Zetland's account. The Great Ebor Handi-
cap brought a field of 13, and the heavy ground favoured
the winner, Pax, who was only allowed to start at the last
moment. I expressed my partiality for him the moment
the weights appeared, but owing to his suspicious fore legs
I was compelled to withdraw my vote from him, and only got
second and third with Hepatica and First Lord. In the Fifth
North of England Biennial, Kettledrum obtained a clever
victory over Dictator, which brought him into notice for
next year's Darby. The Lottery Plate went to Spigot
Lodge, by the aid of Amy Scott ; and Cape Flyaway, not-
withstanding a. 71b penalty and his previous gallop, won
the Hopeful, beating the unlucky Feodorowna and Grena-
dier very easily. The Londosborough Cup, contested by
17 of the 19 handicapped, ended in a match between Cyn-
ricus and Silverhair, an exceedingly neat two year filly by
Kingston, who ran the longest, and the favourite shut-
ting up on the post, the filly won by a neck. The Filly
Sapling fell to Sir Charles Monck, with Prudence, who met
two such indifferent antagonists in Sweet Hawthorn and
Isis, that she won as she liked by three lengths, and this
event completed the afternoon's sport. Friday was a
"great day" for Yorkshire, and those noblemen and gen-
tlemen resident within the county Palatine who give their
support to the Turf. Lord Zetland, Lord Glasgow, and
Sir C. Monck carried nearly everything before them, and
the style in which the former, with the scions of his noble
Voltigeur, effected each successive triumph, quite astounded
those who ever since the Derby fondly imagined that the
St. I. eger was destined to end in a match between the old
opponents The Wizard and Thormanby, and "potted" the
pair accordingly.

The Stockton meeting, which commences to morrow,
opens with the Trial Stakes, for which there are six nomi-
nations, and I expect to see East Stanley and Amsterdam
run first and second.

For the Cleveland Stakes there are 57 nominations, but
Dictator and Gardener shall represent me.
The Stockton Tradesmen's Plate has seventeen accept-
ances, and after the running of Bivouac and Hepatica last
week it would be useless to look further for the winner,
and I shall expect them to pass the judge's chair in the
order named.

The Three Year- old Zetland Biennial, one mile and a
half, has 62 nominations, those of note being Thormanby,
Umpire, Butterfly, Ben Webster, Cramond, High Treason,
Wildman, Vanquisher, Sir William, and Syringe. Of
these Umpire has been struck out, and, as there is not
much probability of Thormanby running, the contest will
lie between Vanquisher and High Treason.
In the Zetland Biennial there appear the names of Dun•
dee, Folkestone, Dictator, and Kettledrum, but I shall rely
on Mr. Merry's representatives, either Dundee or Folke-
stone.

The Great Northern Leger will be carried off by The
Wizard or Sweetsauce.

If Sabreur be pulled out for the Stewards' Plate he will
be successful, but with the Leger before him he may be an
absentee, and ix that case I will give the preference to Doe-
foot and Wildman.

The Exeter meeting has been revived under the auspices
of the principal resident noblemen and gentlemen of Devon-
shire, and from the excellence of the programme issued,
bids fair to attain the success deserved by its patrons.
The Devonshire Stakes, run for on the first day (Wed-
nesday next), has an acceptance of thirteen ; and as Tame
Deer is penalised 7lbs for his success at Plymouth, Eskdale
or• Gridiron may pull through.

Miss Eleanor, in the absence of Convivialist, ought to
credit the Rougemont Stakes to her owner's account.
Twelve have accepted out of the twenty-two nominations
for the Nursery Handicap, and if it suits Mr. Brayle's book
perhaps he may grant me a Reprieve.
The County Cup has 23 subscribers, and from amongst
the lot I prefer Mouravieff and Eskdale.
The racing of last week has introduced another
favourite for the St. Leger, but I still hold to the opinion
that it will go to Whitewall, and the public are still in the
dark of what will be the representative of "The Wizard's"
stable on the day, but from certain suspicious movements
in the market, I incline to think there will be no "Wizard"
at the starting post when the bell rings:for saddling, and if
I may be allowed to venture an opinion thus early, I ex-
pect to see Sweetsauce or Sabreur the winner, followed by
Thormanby and High Treason.
Aug. 27.

A FRESH MAN.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER, SATURDAY.

The principal feature of the day was settling on the now
past events at York, which was so far very satisfactory.
Very few of the bookmakers missed laying against the
winner for the Ebor Handicap, as he was one of the first
horses backed for the race, and his subsequent reported
lameness induced many to make an odd sovereign or two
out of him, but from all we can learn there is no harm done.
For the St. Leger Thormanby retains the position of
favourite, 5 to 2 being taken, and Sabreur was backed at
11 to 2, while the Wizard, notwithstanding his late defeat,
is far from being friendless. The highest odds we saw laid
against him was 7 to 1, no doubt from the amount of money
previously put on him, and from his previous performances
it would not be a mark of great wisdom to hold him too
lightly. His stable companion was supported at 10 to 1;
and 25 to 1 was taken against High Treason ; but on the
whole there was not a great amount of business done.
Closing prices :

ST. LEI:MR.
sto 2 agst Thormanby (taken and offered)
11 to 2 agst Sabreur (taken)
7to 1 agst The Wizard (taken)
10 to 1 agst Sweetsauce (taken)
25 to 1 agst High Treason (taken)
50 to 1 agst Stampedo (offered)

WARWICK SEPTE
The Leamington Handicap 1
mile c

age st lb
Tournament 6 9 2
Blue Jacket 6 8 11
Amsterdam .. 5 8 2
Special License .. 6 8 0
Newcastle .. * 8 0
Mouravieff
Schism 4 7 9
Wallace
Borderer
Tunstall Maid 5 7 8
Napoleon 4 7 7
Tame Deer a 4 6
Claire
Aneurin
Scent
The Speaker
Horror 3 7 2
The Argossy
Crater
Ben Webster
Killigrew
Convivialist 3 611
Yellow Rose
Sir Hercules
Ancient Briton
Wild Rose
Ancient Andrew .
Royal Sovereign 5 6 8
Bevis
Plvmper
Syringe
Marine. 4 6 7
The Alderman .. 5 6 7

Miles Opened. Receipts.
Railways. 0..---.4._____. ~..__....____,
1800. 1859. 1860. 1 1859.
....--. .....___ -.- -.
X X
Belfast and N. Counties.... 65 65 1,291 1,273
Belfast and County Down.. 20 20 643 586
Birkd., Lane., &Ches. June 32 4 32 2,999, 8,108
Blyth and Tyne 2O 20 2,077 1,660
Bristol and Exeter 125 125 7,374 7,804
Caledonian 2l9} 21q 15,919 15,572
Ches.&Holyhaad(withMold) -..--
Cockermouth &Workington It 81 331 229
Cork and Bandon 2O 20 323 283
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 4lB 343
Cornwall 53 • 53 1,611 1,054
Deeside l7 17 433 367
Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,338 1,218
Dublin and Drogheda 63 63 2,091 2,013
Dub. & Wicklow (in.Kingst ) 40} 40i 2,810 2,635
Dundalk and Enniskillen
Dundee and Arbroath l7} 17* 796 716
Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun. 31 31 1,148 1,133
East Anglian 674 874 1,004 754
E.Counties,Nrtk.,&E.Union 499 489 26,979 j 25,093
East Kent 194 - - - -
E.Lancashire(in.Blackburn) 111 105 - -
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edinburgh, Perth,& Dundee 78 4,006 4,001
Forth & Clyde Junction
Furness
Glasgow & South-Western 1831 1831 8,622 7,791
Great Northern 283 283 27,411 27,391
Great North of Scotland
clt.Southn. &Westn.(Lrlnd )
466 329 226 8,227, 7,460
Great Western 468 37,716 35,266
Hull and Holderness
invemess & Aberdeen June 55 55. 1,305 1,230
Irish South-Eastern' 261 24 258 280
Killarney Junction 4l 41 - -
Lancaster and Carlisle (in.
Kendal and Windermere) 1 1 - -
Lane. & Yrks.(in.Blackburn) 395 395 41,183 39,360
Limerick and Foynes 2 ' 235 261
i Llanelly 46 4 666 609
London & North-Western * 950 936 90,726 85,495
London and Blackwall 5l 61 1,825 1,862
London & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2234 2024 21,043 20,190
L'derry and Enniskillen 6O 60 - -
Lond., Tilbury, & Southend 424 40 2,289 2.312
Man.,Sheffield,& Lincolnsh 1731 173 i 12,576 11,126
Manch. S.Jun.& Altrincham 9 91 1,028 1,040
Maryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,186 1,129
Midland
Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind. 177 177 4.013 4,499
Monkland 52 52 1,500 1,073
Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,475 2,535
Newcastle and Carlisle 7B 78 3,869 3,605
Newport,Aberg.,& Herefor.. 50 60 - -
North British (in. Dalkeith), 161 161 8,629 6,889
North Devon 35 35 499
North-Eastern 76: 764 42,641 39,740
North London 9 2,592 2.664,
North Staffordshire ' 246 233 8,422 .7,9910
North-Western 464 464 - _
N. Yorkshire and Cleveland 10 - - -
Oxford, Wore., & Wolver -
Peebles . lBl 181 - -
St. Helen's Canal & Railway 30 30 2,041 1,921
Scottish Central
Scottish North-Eastern ll5. 120164 2,2174,96° 42:730608
Shrewsbury & Birmingham 29s 48 3,829 3,370
Shrewsbury and Chester
1, 9
Shrewsbury & Hereford .. • 915 870
Shropshire Union g
South Devon
South-Eastern
South Wales . .
17,856
S. Yorkshire and River Dun ..9?, 119,,,
734 2'7"
Stockton and Darlington • • '-',‘r2 , 8 7,316
Taff Vale
52 C 906 4,452
Ulster
19 1,737 1,630
Ulverstone and Lancaster . 12.
739 458
Vale of Neath
14;31 251
1,669 1,809
Warrington and Stockport __ - _
Waterford and Kilkenny 6l 31 -
Waterford and Limerick
1
West Cornwall • 274 274 ,301 1,299
W.Hartlepool Harbr.&Rail 39 n 951 708
Whitehaven Junction l2 12 4,759 3,885
Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 ' 708 572
W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7 784 669
FOREIGN AN l) .CO LON lAL • i 7 392_ 310
Antwerp and Rotterdam- 52
Austrian 52 1,090 1,083
BBeulffgiaiano
aKnadstarnkeJnunucrtoinon 822686ii
166276134 36'284108 34'274073
Detroit and Milwaukie .. •• • 798 630
Ga
Lombardo-Venetianc I
rruethanita
LR u
xh
Trunke
ini sbohfo.o r
zc.
a.
n. .
a.
d. a . ...... 2,159 2,124
Great Indian Peninsula. :: : 1291877579 I(l[4g. 5,110 4,696
1084
11340; 11,825
3033 8,041
3312
128 LV 2,803 2,384
Great Western of Canada 345 345 6,291 5,904
-
184.1 r 4 5., 6,364 8,-931
„Iyons and Geneva
Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 321 281 13,260 9,631
Maria Antonia 2l 21 -
613 602
Northern of France
79,22151311231
Norwegian Trunk . .. • •
44
. Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn
1 Paris and Orleans
1
Paris and Strasburg - -
Royal Danish
, Sambre and Meuse..
1 , 803927292
1, rem 7647,
.83 85930:
' Southern of France
f West Flanders
-W. and N.W. of_ France

458
1,809

441
1,294
708
3,845
G 72
569
340

1,083
34,703

630
2,121
4,696
8,041
3,312
2,386
5,904

8,938
9,637

54,913
1,139
79,221
53,127

590
1,041
19,685
1,172
45,565