The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-26 00:00:00

RACING ,SWEEPS AT TAVERNS.

At the Southwark Police-court, on Saturday, W. Waters,
Sportsman Tavern, Bermondsey New-road, was charged
with unlawfully opening his house for the purpose of
money being received on behalf of John Joseph Hall, for
the undertaking and agreement to pay certain moneys
as the result of a horse raco ; and Hall, a newsvendor,
was charged with publishing a placard concerning the
same.
This case was adjourned from Saturday, the 10th inst.,
for the purpose of counsel being heard, at the magistrate's
suggestion._

Mr.
Meadows White now appeared for the Commis-
sioners of Police, and submitted that the defendants had
rendered themselves liable under the Betting Act, the for-
mer by publicly selling ticket; and the latter by publishing
a placard setting forth that there would be 200 members,
at 2s. 6d. each, for the St. Leger race ; the first horse to
have £lO, the second £5, and tho third £2 10s, and £4 108
among starters. If these conditions were fulfilled there
would be about £3 left for the promoters.
I !The defendant Waters said he merely displayed the
placards because Hall asked him to do so, and to sell tickets
for him. He did it to oblige Hall, without knowing that
he was acting illegally.
Mr. Arnold considered that this was not a case within
the Batting Act. It was more like a lottery than any-
thing else. He did not think that the evidence had proved
any infrivgement of the act. The summons against Waters
consider
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FREE SUNDAY AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—Yes-
terday afternoon about 10,000 of the skilled artisans
of London, their wives and families, assembled at the
Crystal Palace, it toing the free Sunday granted by tho
directors every year to officers of the trade societies and
other organisations of workmen. These tickets are neces-
sarily limited in number, and are distributed through the
agency of the National Sunday League. The Palace was
opened at 1 o'clock, from which hour until dusk the visi-
tors promenaded the building and ground; the latter and
the picture gallery being greatly patronised. During the
afternoon some short addresses were delivered from the plat-
form on the great orchestra on the advantages that would
accrue to the working man were the palace, museum; and
art galleries thrown open to them on the Sunday after-
noons. In the evening a selection of sacred music was
performed on the groat organ. All present . seemed tho-
roughly to appreciate the liberality of the directors in
granting the tickets and tho labour of the Sunday League
in superintending their distribution. The second and last
free Sundiy for the season is next Sunday for the
friends of shareholders, for which the tickets are also
distributed under the superintendence of the Sunday
League.

TILE WESTERN FISHERY.—A large quantity of
red mullet was caught on the Cornish coast during the
past week, of which London had a very liberal share; the
fish were sold in Cornwall at 2d. and 3d. each. The Cor-
nish pilchard fishery was also attended with satisfac-
tory results. In a seine et Perrauporth about 500 hogs-
heads were enclosed, and ai Newquay two seines had a
averaged from 2,000 to aim fish per boat for several
total of nearly 60 hogsheads. The St. Ives driving boats
nights.