The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-04 00:00:00

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SPORTING NOTES.

Tho acceptances for the different handicaps at Lincoln,
Epsom, Northampton, and Chester have infused a consi-
derable amount of vitality into the spotting clubs, and
those rendezvous where racing men most congreg ate. It
would be an act of presumption on my part to make any
positive selections for the events above alluded to at this
early period; but the remarks I am now penning will,
doubtless, be read and taken by your readers for what they
may be worth, referring principally, as I intend them, to
the public form displayed by some of the animals engaged.
The Lincolnshire Handicap, which takes place to-morrow
fortnight, will produce a large field, as so many trainers
will naturally be anxious to get a lino for the other handi-
aps. The following is a list of those horses which appear
to me to have the best chance :
st lb Trainer.

Saccharometer,
... aged 9 0 Goodwin.
Troublesome, Carol, ... 5 yrs 712 Wadlow.
aged 712 Jos. Dawson.
Troublesome, •.•
Copenhagen,
6 yrs 712 J. Day.
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6 10 Balchin.
Violent, ..• yrs 710 Jno. Dawson.
4
Mount Palatine, ... 4 yrrss
6 5 Jos. Dawson.
Bismark, ..• ••• 3 Y
4 yrs 6 0 Pike.
Gretna •.• "•
Black Prince .••
4 yrs 6 0 J. Day.
Vol tigeur,
Problem •.. ... 3 yrs 6 (:) Blow.
Last week I alluded to the extraordinary chance Gretna
must possess for the City and Suburban according to her
two-yr-old form, and she is equally well in here, still the
money market is the best criterion of her chance, and
should be followed accordingly. Saccharometer and
Copenhagen, second and third for this race last year, meet
each other on exactly the same terms, but both fit and well
at the post, I have a decided opinion that Mr. Hill's horse
will give a bettor account of himself this journey; and
although a CHRISTMAS CAROL is not quite in season on the
19th February, and it might ba TROUBLESOME to go to
COPENHAGEN, I think ono of such investments very likely
to turn out profitable.

The Epsom Meeting on this occasion takes precedence
—the first time in my recollection—of Northampton, and
as the value of the City and Suburban and Metropolitan
Stakes is doubled unusually large fields may be antici-
pated, besides which the new Prince of Wales' Stakes, ou
the second day, will ba additionally attractive. T.o go
into details at present respecting these events would in-
evitably bring me to grief, and therefore I shall content
myself by recommending the following lots, viz., for the
City and Suburban :

Ago st lb Trainer.
Vospasian 4 7 13 Bloss
Abergoldie 4 7 1 ... H. Closter.
Chepstow ... 4 7 0 A. Woolcot.
Scarborough ... 5 7 0 ... W. Day.
Sportsman .0 0. 4G11,„ ,„ Wadlo'r•

....._....--...
Gretna ... ... ... 46 4 ...
... Price.
Sister to Vedette
... 3 G 0 ... ... W. Day.
Fby King Tom, out of
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Mayonaiso ... 45 13 ... A. Taylor.
Clarice 35 10 ... Castles.
Of whom my preference now is for ABERGELDIE and
GRETNA.
For the Metropolitan Stakes :
Age st lb Trainer.
Lan ham 4 yrs 8 OJ. Woolcot.
Whalebone, 4 yrs 612 Private.
Sportsman, 4 yrs 610 Wadlow.
Othello, 4 yrs 6 8 Jos. Dawson.
Blinkhoolie, . 3 yrs 6 7 Blocs.
Gilead, 3 yrs 6 1 W. Goater.
And I look upon OTHELLO and GILEAD as the most fa-
vourably weighted of the lot.

For the Prince of Wales Stakes, thoso with tho most
flattering chance appear to be AnEnGEmotE, 4 yrs, 7st
s:b; SCARBOROUGH, 5 yrs, Gat Mb; GRETNA, 4 yrs, list
71b; and MUSICIAN, 4 yrs, Gat 51b.

The unlertne.ntioued sis aninvils are likely to stay the
course for the Great Nerth.taipteushire Stakes, which is
one of the severest in England

Age st. lb. Trainer.
John Davis ... 6 yrs 812 J. Day.
Tourinalin 4 yrs 711 Hayhoe.
Miss Harriette ... 4 yrs 7 8 Jos. Dawson.
Copenhagen... 6 yrs 7 7 J. Day.
Othello ... 4 yrs 611 Jos. Dawson.
Leases... ... 3 yrs 5 7 Price.

The first-named horse has proved himself so good over
a distance of ground, and this course in particular, making
a shocking example of his opponents with 21b. more on his
back last year, that it would besuflicient for me, if I knew
he represented the stable, to stand hint alone. COPF,SI-
- however, is also remarkably well in, and I feel
quite sanguine whichever John Day pins his faith Qn, will
be very near, if not absoluteiy, the winner.
The Chester Cup has already attracted a considerable
amount of speculation, but MOULSEY and PROSERPINE
have been supported for the most money. To my thinking
they both possess a chancy second to no other in the race ;
at the same time, the bast of John Day's—l think Gomera
or Black Princs—must be very formidable. Immediately
after Lincoln I shall go into a fuller analysis of this rich,
prize, and in the meanwhile those who back the two first-
named horses will probably have good hedging.

A FRESH MAN.

CRIMINAL COITR'f This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before Itlr. Justice Blackburn.)
THE SCUTTLING OP THE SHIP SEVERN.

The court re-assembled this morning, and at the ter-
mination of the speeches of the counsel for the prisoners,
The learned Judge having summed up the evidence, the
jury retired to consider their verdict.
After an absence of half an hour they returned into'
court with a verdict of guilty against each of the four pri-
soners, but recommended Dean to mercy, on the ground
that he was under the influence of Holdsworth.

Mr. Metcalfe objected to the reception of the verdict on
the part of the prisoner Berwick, as being against the
evidence. The learned gentleman was about taking some
objection to the verdict, when
The learned Judge said the proper time for such an ob-
jection was at the conclusion of the summing up of the
evideneo. It was too late now to urge a technical objec-
tion, but if he had anything to move in arrest of judgment
he was quite willing to hear it.

Mr. Metcalfe submitted in arrest that there was no
evidence to go to the jury.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said it was futile to make such
an objection after the verdict had been received, and if he
had nothing further to urge he must decline, and did de-
cline to hear,any further observations on the point.
Mr Lewis said Inspector Cousins would give the Court
some information about the prisoner Berwick. •
Inspector Cousins said the prisoner was wanted about
three years ago when the ship Kate Kearney was lost, but
circumstances happened that led to an abandonment of the
prosecution. He was the owner of the ship Brown, which
also had been lost.

Mr. Lewis said he held in his hand a list of ships of
which Berwick had been the owner, and he found about
15 of theta had.been 1 ost at sea.

On the prisoners being asked if they had anything to
say wily judgment should not be passed upon them,

Webb said he was quite innocent, and that his liberty
had been sworn away'by perjury.
Berwick said he was quite ignorant of what crime ho
had been convicted.

Holdsworth said he was innocent, and that his convic-
tion had been procured by the perjury committed by two
men with whom he had been on apparent terms of friendship
and oue of whom he had saved from starvation. He; did not
envy them their feelings, and ho would rather submit to2o
years penal servitude than go about with such a conscience
as they would have.
Dean said he said he threw himself entirely on the mercy
of the Court.

The learned Judge said, after a very long trial, and upon
perfectly satisfactory evidence, the jury had found
a verdict of guilty against each of the prisoners, a result he
quite agreed with. Holdsworth and Berwick it appeared
to him must have both known from the first what
was intended to be done with the Sevens ; in fact, that they
knew she was to be sent to sea to be lost. There was no
doubt that Layland was a bad man—of that he had no
doubt, but that did not alter the case. Berwick appeared
to have been trading in sinking ships. He could not get
a ship of which he was the owner insured in his
own name, and therefore he had to resort to
other means and false representations. No doubt
the crime of which he had been convicted
was carried on to a large extent, and therefore he must in-
flict a severe punishment. The sentence of the court
therefore was that each of them be kept in penal servitude
for the term of twenty years. With resp:ct to Webb,
he was not a bit worse than Layland, but it had
been found necessary to make him a witness in
the case. Ho (Webb) had been the party who had
actually made the holes in the ship, and therefore he could
not inflict a less sentence on him than 10 years' penal servi-
tude. With respect to Dean, the jury had recommended
him to mercy, but he (Mr. Justice Blackburn) Could not
think that he had acted in the matter without a guilty
knowledge to some extent of what was going on. He,
therefore, should pass upon him a sentence of five yearn'
penal servitude.

LIVERPOOL CHION MARKET.

(This Day.)

The market opens very quietly, and prices are
id. below Friday. Sales probably G,OOO bales.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—Ths Day.

-.4.---
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.

Arrived, Feb. 3—Rosa Eliza, from Dieppe ; Louisa, from
Foochow; Estelle, from Borbice ; Carmelete Eda, from
Iquique.
Arrived, Feb. 4. Dolphin,' steamer, from Antwerp ;
Fyenoord, steamer, and Aurora, steamer, from Rotterdam ;
Souvenir, steamer, from Caen.
DBAL, Monday Morning.
Anchored—•Lochleven Flower, from Sunderland, for
Venice ; Tirrell, for Newport ; Emma, for Porto Rico—
both from London.
Passed—Dorothy, for Demerara, London.

THE NEWLY-ARRIVED JAPANESE.—Our South-
ampton correspondent says :—" The fourteen Japanese
officers who arrived here on Saturday are youths of high
social rank, and have come to England to be educated at
our universities. In dress, manners, and appearance they
differ very little from the sons of English noblemen.
The twelve Japanese jugglers who arrived in the same
ship consist of seven men, two women, two boys, and a
girl. The children are whirled round in huge humming
tops, the others walk on the slack rope, and do the famoUS
butterfly trick. This is a very clever performance ; arti-
ficial butterflies aro kept up in the air by means of a fan,
and made to alight upon flowers just as butterflies do.
The men are rather under the middle size, but are well
formed and good-looking. They wear a large cape over
the shoulders. The women are the first who have ever
left Japan ; they are not so good-looking as the men ; one
of them has a peculiarly broad flat face. The children are
interesting. The professional costume of the jugglers is
unique in form and colour. The girl was nursing a huge
Japanese doll. The jugglers gave a performance on board
the mail packet in the Red Sea. The Japanese officers
seemed quite conversant with English manners at the
saloon dinner table. The jugglers used chopsticks."
The Sunday Gazette understands that the Adul-
Ituniles aro about to follow the example of the two great
parties in Parliament in the matter of the social courtesies
which precede the session. A dinner is to take place under
the auspices of Lord Grosvenor, and it is understood that
those attending aro likely to show by their proceedings
during the session their desire to give even more thana
fair trial to Lord Derby's government. The dinner takes
place at Lord Grovesnor's this evening.
FATAL Ac c I DENT.—As the head-keeper, Alder-
son,on the Duke of and his under-keeper were out
s
Wel-
lington's moor, near Ardgay, Ross-shire,
It was the under-
keeper'shi turn to fire, and ALat:' re,
on
Thursdulast,
they came within shot of some
lay down that he might
fire over his head. T
under-keeper
r fired his first barrel
without
and at the moment he was firing
raised his head to see the result
ofthe
fi r killingstshot. Unfortunately
uuun
tel he was directly in the line
the second barrel, Alderson d
in the head which carried off
the
i door,
othfefiLtroPrd
rheieseisvkeudll aaCvat
and causada
his death within a few
hour 3.
and Lady Farnham have arrived at
claridge s
Rotel from Farnham, Cavan, Ireland.

The Marchioness of Salisbury and family have
arrived in town from Hatfield House, Herts. The mar-
quis comes to town to-day in order to dine with the Con-
mervotive peep at the gni OD:U*l4'6.