The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-14 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE 8110 W.

Highest. Lowest.
1850 •• •• .• 96 .. 8
1F51•• •• •• 96 .. 7
11i52 •• ••
•• •• 100 •2
1853 •• •• •• 98
.. 5
1854 ..
•• •• • 101 4
••
1855 •• •• ••99 .. 9
The thermometer in a London winter seldom
descends to 9 degrees, and very rarely indeed to 2.
Generally speaking, the degree of moisture of
the atmosphere varies between somewhat wider
limits than at Greenwich, and the annual amount
of rain and snow is somewhat greater,—about one:. twelfth.
The temperature of solar exposure is, of course,
very great in summer. A blackened thermometer
exposed to the sun is observed to rise, on some one
day of every year, to a maximum height of from
130 to 138 degrees Fahrenheit.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Collingwood, Dec. 12. J. F. W. HERSCHEL.

• From a reduction of the four years (1850-1853).

THE DRAINAGE OF THE KINGDOM.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—ln the Times of to-day I observe a report
of a meeting to promote a general measure for out-
falls and arterial drainage. It was presided over
by the Earl of Romney, and attended by many
gentlemen of high status as agriculturists, but it
seems to have initiated no more distinct course of
action than the appointment of a deputation to urge
upon the Home Secretary the importance of the
subject.
This ought not to be necessary, and will certainly
not be sufficient. The Home Secretary must be
well aware that for 12 years now past the abstract
necessity has been fully admitted; but he will pro-
bably also be found to be underthe impression that
12 years' knowledge of the evil has not lessened the
difficulty of deciding what measure can be passed.
If the very influential gentlemen present at this
meeting would only agree upon some specific mea-
sure, their unanimous support would probably enable
a Government to pass it; but I am afraid it will
not be of much use to call upon the Government to
undertake to originate a measure which will cer-
tainly arouse the hostility of every landholder to
whom nature ear art has already given an outfall,
and of every millowner who already has a station
upon a stream, and of every local body which
already has a drainage jurisdiction. The Minister
will know very well that directly he has committed
himself to his perilous measure he will be left to
fight it through without any very zealous aid, and
in the face of very earnest enemies.
Ten years ago this subject was carefully con-
sidered by mysef and Mr. Blamire, under whom I
was at that time acting on the Tithe Commission.
If the health of that sagacious and indefatigable
public servant did not, unfortunately, preclude him
from taking present part in this question, I should
not have thought myself justified in saying a word
upon a subject so entirely his own. But, as it is, it
becomes, I think, a duty to remind the public of
what has been already done towards the object.
As members of the Tithe Commission, which was
then concluding its great work, we had unequalled
opport unities of intercourse with all the land
agents
and surveyors in the kingdom. We used then
opportunities. Under Mr. Blamire's practical eye
I drew a bill which, as it proceeded and when it
was finished, clause by clause, in its details and in
its entirety, was submitted to all the most dis-
tinguished practical men throughout the country,
and, after much moulding, received an approbation
which was almost unanimous. Ultimately it was
pressed upon the Government so strongly by that
part of the agricultural interest which suffers from
want of legislation on this subject, that Lord Car-
lisle, who was then in the Cabinet, undertook it and
introduced it into the House of Lords. There was,
I believe, at that time an intention of passing it,
as a measure which would have been equally bene-
ficial to agriculture, to manufacture, and to the
public health. But there was a change of Ministry,
and this bill was left stranded with a hundred
other unobtrusive practical reforms.
Now, sir, I do not pretend to recommend to Lord
Romney and his friends the revival of this bill ; it
was far too comprehensive to be likely to be carried,
unless by a strong Government earnest in the work.
But I would suggest that the practical knowledge
brought to bear upon this measure ought not to be
entirely lost, and that there are materials here out
of which Lord Romney's coadjutors may create, if
not such a measure as they would wish, yet such a
bill as they may hope to pass.
Unless, however, the country gentlemen will
agree upon some bill as their bill ; and unless they
can place themselves in a position to assure the
Government that they have obtained the assent of
the millowners to it, and that they have taken care
not to awaken the hostility of the local jurisdic-
tions, there can be no great expectation that they
will ever have this most necessary work done, and
they must be content to continue to see their fields
saturated with wet, their roads choked by floods,
and their peasantry suffering with ague and fevers.
The Government have neither the leisure, theknow-
ledge, nor the strength to do this work unaided by
those who are directly interested in it.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
GEO. WINDGROVE COGKE.
The Temple, Dec. 13.

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The attendance of visitors yesterday at this exhibition
was very numerous, and on Wednesday a greater number
were present than on any single day in any previous year.
The following is a list of the purchasers of some of the
principal animals exhibited :-In Class 1, Devon steers, not
exceeding three years old, No. 1, bred by the Prince Con-
sort, was purchased by Mr. Stevens, of Oxford, purveyor to
the Prince of Wales ; No. 2, the winner of the third prize,
by Mr. Petherbridge, of Hastings-street, Brunswick-
square; No. 4, by Mr. Cramp, of Ealing; and No. 7, by
Mr. Barclay, of Tichfield-street, Portland-place. In Class
2, Devon steers or oxen above three three years old, No.
10, the winner of the third prize, was bought by Mr. West,
of Southampton; No. 11, the winner of the first prize, by
Messrs. Fisher, of the Anchor Dining-rooms, Cheapside ;
No. 12, the winner of the second prize, by Mr. Stone, Upper
Holloway ; No. 13, by Mr. Page, of Plymouth ; No. 14, by
Mr. Collingwood, of Lamb's Conduit-street ; and No. 15,
by Mr. Smith, of Exeter. In Class 3, Devon heifers, not
exceeding four years old, No. 20, the winner of the second
prize, was purchased by Mr. Hooke, of Frederick-street,
Hampstead-road ; No. 21, bred by the Prince Consort, by
Mr. Longman, of King-street, New North-road ; No.
22, the winner of the first prize, by Mr. Newton, of Tiver-
ton, Devon; No. 24, by Mr. Smith, of Exeter; No. 25,
by Mr. Elphick, of East Moulsey ; and No. 27, by Mr. A.
Churton, of Notting-hill. In Class 4, Devon cows above
four years old, No. 29, the winner of the third prize, was
purchased by Mr. Baker, of the Old Kent-road, and No.
32, the winner of the first prize, by Mr. Colebrood, of
Reading. In Class 6, Hereford steers or oxen above
three years old, No. 36 was purchased by Mr. Bliskin, of
Kingston ; No. 37, bred by the Prince Consort, by Mr.
Pawsey, of Bath ; No. 38, the winner of the second prize,
by Mr. Stockley, of Montpellier street, Knightsbridge;
No. 42, the winner bf the third prize, by Mr. Wilkins, of
Oxford ; and No. 44, by Mr. Banks, of St. Neots, Hunting-
donshire. In class 8, Hereford cows above four years old,
No. 48, the winner of the second prize, was bought by Mr.
Silverside, of York, and No 50, the winner of the third
prise, by Mr. Harris, of Shennington, Oxfordshire. In
Class 9, short-horned steers, not exceeding three years old,
No. 53, the winner of the second prize, was purchased by
Mr. Cushen, of Staines ; No. 54, by Mr. Pain, of High-
street, Camden-town ; No. 56, by Mr. Eaton, of Wands-
worth-road, Vauxhall ; No. 57, by Mr. Cooke, of Nor-
thampton ; No. 59, by Mr. Handford, of Bridge-street,
Battersea; No. 60, by Mr. DeaHe, of Chertsey ; and No.
63, by Mr. Harris, cf Shennington, Oxfordshire. In Class
10, short-horned steers or oxen above three years old, No.
66 was purchased by Mr. Cornish, of the Caledonian-road;
No. 67, by Mr. Collingwood, of Lamb's Conduit-street;
No. 69, by Mr. English, of King's-road, Chelsea; No. 70,
by Mr. Fisher, of Aylesbury, Bucks ; No. 71, by Mr. J.
Mason, of Queen-street, King's-road, Chelsea; No. 74, the
winner of the first prize, by the Messrs. Davis, of the Black
Bull, New Cattle-market ; No. 76, the winner of the second
prize, by Mr. 11. Keeble, of the Lion, New Cattle-market ;
and No. 77, by Mr. Copeland, of Abingdon. In Class 11,
short-horned heifers, not exceeding four years old, No. 78,
the winner of the first prize, was purchased by Mr. Burn-
man, of the York. road, King's-cross; No. 79, by Mr.
Feathco,dc, of Birkenhead ; No. 80, by Mr. Holton, of
King-street, Hammersmith ; and No. 81, by Mr. D. Bull,
of Great Chapel-street, Westminster. In Class 12, short-
horned cows, above four years old, No. 82, was pur-
chased by Mr. Goring, of Staines, and No. 84, the
winner of the third prize, by Mr. T. Phelp, of Sey-
mour-place, Camden-town. In Class 13, Sussex steers or
oxen of any age, No. 88 was purchased by Mr. Phipps, of
Brighton ; No. 89, by Messrs. Thompson, of Peterborough;
I No. 93, by Mr. Rudderforth, of Pitfield •street, Hoxton ;
Nos. 92 and 93, by Mr. Sharp, of Brighton ; No. 95, by
Mr. Stenning, of Brighton ; No. 96, by Mr. French, of
Deptford-road ; No. 98, by Mr. Castle, of Sunbury, Mid-
dlesex ; No. 99, the winner of the first prize, by Mr. Hooke,
of Frederick-street, Hampstead-road; No. 100, by Mr.
Rudderforth, of Hoxton ; and No. 101, the winner of the
second prize, by Mr. Withers, of Guildford. In Class 15,
Norfolk or Suffolk polled steers or oxen of any age, No.
103, the winner of the first prize, was purchased by Mr.
Finch, of Hounslow. In Class 16, Norfolk or Suffolk polled
heifers or cows of any age, No. 101, the winner of the
second prize, was bought by Mr. Withers, of Guildford ;
No. 105, the winner of the first prize, by Mr. Povey, of
Nile-street, Heaton ; and No. 106, by Mr. Wells, of the
Southgate-road. In class 19, Scotch horned steers or oxen
of any age, No. 110, the winner of the second prize, was
bought by Mr. Potherbridge, of Hastings-street, Bruns-
wick-square; No. 111, by Mr. May, of North Audley-
street ; No, 112, by Mr. Copeland, of Windsor; No. 113, by
Messrs. Clarke and Son. Richmond ; No. 114, by Mr. Rat-
cliff, of Richmond; Ne. 116, the winner of the first prize,
by Mr. Jeffery, of Regent street; and No. 117, by Mr.
Scarlett, of Goswell-road. In Class 20, Scotch horned
heifers or cows of any age, No. 119, the winner of the first
prize, was purchased by Mr. Stephens, of North •Audley-
street ; No. 120, the winner of the second prize, by Mr.
Slater, of Kensington; and No. 121, by Mr. Collingwood,
of Lamb's Conduit-street. In Class 21, Scotch polled steers

or oxen, of any age, No. 123 was purchased by Mr. Harris,

' of Sevenoaks ; No. 124, the winner of the first prize, by
Mr. Mann, of Croydon ; and No. 125, by Mr. Page, of
Tower-street. In Class 22, Scotch polled heifers or cows,
of any age, No. 126, the winner of the first prize, was pur-
chased by Mr. Ive-,, of Hampton-court. In Class 24, Irish
heifers or cows, of any age, No. 127 was purchased by Mr.
Sargeant, of Westminster. In Class 25, Welsh breed,
No. 128, the winner of the second prize, was purchased
by Mr. Ratcliff, of Mayfair, and No. 129, the winner
of the first prize, by Messrs. Eady and Dunkley,
Northampton. In the cross of mixed breed, Class 27, No.
131, the winner of the first prize, was purchased by Mr.
Bottrill, of Westminster, and. No. 134, the winner of the
second, by Mr. Castle, of Hounslow ; in Class 28, No. 135,
the winner of the second prize, was bought by Mr. Palmer,
of Wentworth, Rsecar, near Nottingham, and No. 139, the
winner of the first, by Mr. Fremantle, of Richmond ; in
Class 29, No. 142, the winner of the first prize, was pur-
chased by Mr. Fowkes, of Hammersmith. Many cf these
animals fetched very high prices, as did also the successful i
competitors in the sheep and pig departments.

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are but rarely to bo met with. The buyer's desideratum is
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THE WAKEFIELD ➢OISONING CASE.
Emma Stringer, 22, was placed at the bar,
charged under the coroner's inquisition with the
wilful murder of Frances Adamson, at Sandal
Magna, near Wakefield, on the 15th of August last.
Mr. Blanshard, for the prosecution, stated that
the bill against the prisoner preferred before the
grand jury had been ignored. He had every reason
to believe that all the witnesses at the back of the
indictment had been carefully examined by the
grand jury, who, in the exercise of their discretion,
had thrown out the bill, considering that there was
not sufficient evidence to put the prisoner upon her
trial. Since the bill had been ignored he and his
learned friends, Mr. Shaw and Mr. Gully, who
were for the prosecution, had carefully gone through
the depositions, and they had come to the conclu-
sion that they should best discharge their duty
both to the prisoner and also to the public at large
by declining to offer any evidence upon the coro-
ner's inquisition. As no evidence, threfore, would
be tendered in the case, the jury would have to say
that the prisoner was not guilty.
The jury, then, under his lordship's direction,
recorded a formal verdict of not guilty, and the
prisoner, who is a respectable-looking young
woman, was immediately discharged.
William Brice, alias Boyce, 23, was charged
with uttering two forged £5 Bank of England
notes, at Sheffield, on the 10th July last.
The Hon. A. Liddell and Mr. Maule were for the
prosecution ; Mr. Blanshard defended the prisoner.
The prisoner was found Guilty.
Previ.)us convictions for felony at Manchester,
in April, 1858, and at Liverpool in May, 1857,
having been proved against him, he was sentenced
to ten years' penal servitude.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 13.
POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.
A young man named Charles Richard Lynas
pleaded guilty to stealing a post letter in Manches-
er in October last, and was sentenced under the
first count of the indictment to three years' penal
servitude, and under the second to four years simi•
larpunishrnent, to commence at the termination of
the first term.
GAROTTING A MEDICAL STUDENT
A middle-aged man, named John Green, was
indicted for assaulting and robbing G. B. V. Nash,
a medical student, on the 12th of August. The
prosecutor, who had been drinking at several pub-
lic-houses, was somewhat under the influence. of
drink, returning home early in the morning through
Whitemill-street, Copperas-hill, Liverpool, when he
was attacked by four men. While his throat was
tightly grasped and his hands held he was so
severely ill-treated as to be rendered half uncon-
scious ; his pockets were rifled, and a sum of money,
a watch, chain, and other articles taken from him.
The prosecutor seized the prisoner, and succeeded
in holding him until ho was arrested by a police
man

The defence set up was that the man Green had
come to the assistance of Nash, who was being
attacked by some men who had escaped; and that
the prosecutor, in his comparative inebriety, and
in the darkness of the night, had mistaken the
prisoner for one of his assailants.
Green was found Guilty, and sentenced to penal
servitude for four years.

, CONVICTIONS FOR BURGLARY.
' Two young men, Thomas Speakman and James
Houghton, were charged with burglariously enter-
ing the houses of John Davenport, of Winstanley,
and James Forshaw, of Blackrod, Lancashire.
A portion of the property stolen, calico, was
found to have been pledged at a pawn broker's
shop ; and the prisoners were arrested at Warring-
ton, when one of them was wearing a pair of stock-
ings,forming part of the plunder. Speakman had
before the trial pleaded guilty, and was admitted to
give evidence in the case, and his testimony showed
that both men had been connected with the rob-
bery. Houghton being found guilty, and being a
well-known thief, was sentenced to four years'
penal servitude. Speakman, who is a notorious
felon, was sentenced to penal servitude for ten
years.

A yohng man, named Thomas Wheelhouse, was
convicted of burglary at Salford, in a poor woman's
house, and was sentenced to three years' penal ser-
vitude.

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