The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-24 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHAMPTON RACES.—.TUESDAY.
The Northampton meeting is regarded by a large
majority of turfites as the point from which the legiti
mate racing season starts.
The card contained eight items, and the principal
races brought out our leading turf celebrities, whilst
they introduced to the public for the first time certain
animals that seem destined to play a conspicuous part in
the racing arena during the ensuing season.
Fisherman having walked over for the Trial Stakes,
and the Forty Sovs. Sweepstakes having been compro-
mised, an boor and a quarter was cut to waste before
the saddling, bell summoned the horses to the post for
the first event—The Northamptonshire Stakes.
The telegraph board announced 19 runners, the prin-
cipal absentees being Zuyder Zee, who was struck out at
1.15 p.m., and Misty Morn, who had been backed at
prices ranging from 10 to 1 to 100 to 7, even after the
people had assembled on the course. The race was
remarkable for the triumph of the "outside division,"
both the first and second horses were friendless in the
Ring. The contest, from the distance, was extremely
exciting, and reminded the spectators of the stashing
"set to" which occurred between St. Giles and
Skirmisher for the same event last year. A full
dtseription of the running will be found in the usual
place.

Northampton—an appropriately-named colt that was
bought at the sale of Lord Spencer's yearlirgs, which
took place on this race course last year—won the Whit-
lebury Stakes, the favourite, Costrel, never once showing
sufficiently in front to sustain the hopes of his backers.
The Queen's Plate occasioned a race of unusual im-
portance for that description' of event. Wrestler and
Vandernsulin were brought out to measure their
strength against Fisherman ; the "young 'tee" won,
"Vander" broke do vn at half the distance, and Fisher-
man ran with his customary stoutness, but the hill told
upon him at the finish.
Trial Stakes of 10 eovs each, with 50 added, One mile.
3 subs.
Mr. Starkey's Fisherman, by Heron, 5 yra, 9st llb
(Web), walked over.
Sweepstakes to 40 sovs off by c ,nsent.
The Great Northamptonshire Stakes of 100 .ova, added
to a Sweepstakes of 25 sous each, 15 It, and 5 only it
declarers, &c. ; winners extra; the second to receive
25 soya out of the stakes. Two miles. 104 subs, 53
of whom declared.
Mr. Rigby's Borderer, 4 yrs, 75t 41b (Fordbarn) 1
Mr. R. Sutton's Cockatoo, 6 yr.,t, Est 1216 (Snowdon) 2
Mr. T. liticfile's Worcester, 4 yrs, sst 10Ib (Bray) 3
Mr. Howard'. queenstown, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Custance) 4
The following also ran :—Odd Trick, Cotswold, Lao-
datnia, Tame Deer, M. Dobler, Bay Hilton, Se3beeue,
Queen Bess, Yorksbireman, Nougat, Night Ranger,
Soothsayer, Garnish, Compromise, and Wouvermanns.
Zuyder Zee was struck out at 1.15 p m.
Betting-..3 to 1 agst Odd Trick, Bto 1 agst Labda-
mist, 10 to 1 agar Wouvermanns, 12 to 1 aget Worces-
ter, 100 to 7 age Tame D se 15 to 1 aget Queen Bess,
25 to 1 each agst Nougat, Garnish, Sicha9us, and Night
Ranger; 3O to 1 each against Compromise and Bay
Hilton. Neither Borderer nor Cockatoo were meationed.
The flag was dropped to a capital start, Soothsayer
only being a few lengths in the rear when the signal was
given. From the Stand the first lot seen to advance
comprised Tame Deer, Wouvermans, Queen Bess, and
Nougat, and as they approached the distance Tame Deer
took a decided lean, with Nougat second,. Wouvermans
third, Queen Bess, Garnish, and Yorkshireman side by
side next ; Odd Trick, and the others (with the excep-
tion of Soothsayer, Cotswold, and The Borderer, who
were two or three lengths io the rear) clustering well up
in the wake of the leading horses, Th. Borderer acting
as whipper-in, and being seemingly outpaced. In this
order they passed the Stand, and on nearing tte t bp turn
Wouvermans came on the higher ground, but taking the
corner wide, he left Tame Deer still in possession of the
lead. When, however, they had fairly entered the far
side of the course, Wouvermans went up to Tame Deer,
raced with him for a short distance, and then went on
with the running, Mr. Mellish's horse going on second,
Bay Hilton, Laodomia, Worcester, and Queen Bess
being the next lot, and as nearly as we could make out
through the haze in which the warns atmosphere ob-
scured the colours, they were going in the order in which
we have set down their names, Odd Trick keeping his
place nearly in the middle of the ruck, and Borderer
still toiling on in the rear. They disappeared without
material change into the dip, but on going up the hill
Laodamia began to give way, and the leading lot graou-
ally dropped back to Borderer. On turning towards the
straight, Tame Deer again deprived Wouvermans of the
lead, and the young one soon afterwards dwappeared
from the front, leaving Worcester, Bay Hilton, and
Queen Bess is immediate pursuit of the Deer. When
the straight was fairly entered, Odd Trick showed
in the fourth place, a position he was not long capable
of hording, and Cockatoo soon afterwards emerged
from the ruck and took his place next to Tame
Deer, Queen Bess dropping back into the ruck.
At the distance Borderer, who had run through
hie horses tried to make an opening but was
disapeointed ; at the half distance, however, Tame
Deer shut up and Borderer took his place; a
about the middle of the Stand enclosure he challenged
Cockatoo, and, after a most exciting finish, woo by a
neck, Cockatoo having the advantage of three lengths
over Worcester, who was third, and who fiuiehed a neck
in advance of Queenstown (fourth.) About a couple of
length- behind Mr. Howard's filly, Odd Trick fifth and
Tame Deer sixth, finished abreast ; Bay Hilton was
seventh, at their heels. The others were widely scattered,
the last three being Yorkshireman, Laorlamia, and Gas-
nish.
The Nene Stakes, a Free Handicap of 5 Boys each, with
25 added. Once round. 7 subs.
Mr. J. Shelley's Gunboat, 4 pr, Bet 12ib (E. Thomas) 1
Mr, Parker's Bianca Capells, 3 yrs, fist 3lb ...(Bray) 2
Mr. T. Cliff's Prince's Mixture, syrs, 7st llb (Snowden) 3
Mr. Mellish's Silvertail, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Custance) 4
Betting-7 to 4on Gunboat and 4to 1 agst Bianca
Capella. Won by four lengths ; bad third.
The Whittlebury Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100
added. Three-quarters of a mile. 43 subs.
Lord Ribblesdale's Northampton, 2 yrs, 6st alb
(F Ad
Mr. R Sutton's Eurydice, 3 yrs, list 10lb. (inc. 5 ams) 1
extra)
(Kendall) 2
Mr. J. Merry's Aneurin, 2 yrs, bit 816 (Bullock) 3
The following also ran :—Barege, Lord Stately, Dum-
fries, Scribbler, Vigo, The Thames, The Woman in
Black, and Costrel.
Batting-6 to 4 agst Costrel, 6to 1 agst Barege, 7to
1 each agst Eurydice, Dumfries, and Anenrin, and 10
to 1 aget Vigo. Northampton made all the running,
and won by a length ; the second beating the third by
half a length ; a neck only between the third and fourth ;
Costrel was fifth, close up with Mr. Parr's filly ; Lord
Stately and The Scribbler were next. The last lot com-
prised Dumfries, Toe Thames, and Wo nan in Black.
The Pytcbley Stakes of 5 soya each, with 40 added, for
three yr-olds and upwards; optional selling weights,
&c. Five furlongs.
Cayt. Christie's Admiralty, by Collingwood, 3 yre,
Est 41b, (601.) (Bray) 1
Mr. Blautou's Genoa, 2 yrs, 4st 71b, (601.) (E wards) 2
Mr. Greville's Altnaviva, 4 yrs, 7st 1110, (601.)
(Flatrnan) 3
The following also ran : Baronage, Lady Couyng-
hatn, Lustre, Eardrep, Y esa, and Woodmite.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Genoa, sto 1 each agst Wood-
mite and Almaviva, and 6to 1 agst Admiralty. Won
by a head. Hall a length between the second and third.
Baronage was a goad fourth, The winner was bought
in fur 121 guineas.

Tier Majesty's Plate of 100 gui❑ea?. Two mile=.
Mr. J. Barnard's Wrestler, by Olrando, 3 yrs, Est 10Ib

(Swift) 1
Mr. Starkey's Fisherman, 5 yrs, 9st 1016
Mr. E. E. Clark's Vandermulin, 5 yrs, 9.,t 10113

(B .te.,) 3
The following also ran :—Master Bagot, Subieski,
awl Armiger.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Wrestler, sto 2 apt Vander-
rneulio, 3 to 1 agst Fisherman, and 100 to 8 agst any
other (offered). Wrestler led to the top turn ; where
Sobieski joined him, ran with him head and head along
the far side. On descending the bill Sobieski gave way,
and Wrestler again went on with the lead, Master Bagot
taking second place, with Fisherman and Vandermulin
third and fourth. Just outside the distance Master Begot
wat beaten, and Fisherman and Vandermulin became
second and third. Half way up Vandermulin broke
down, and Fisherman made his effort to overhaul
Wrestler, hut, tiring at the finish, was beaten by three
quarters cf a length. Very bad third. Armiger was
more than a distance in the rear.
The Stand Plate of 50 sous (Handicap.) One mile.
Capt. Christies's Kestrel, by Tearaway, 5 yrs, 7st 11lb

(Fordhani) 1
Mr, T. Steven's Barb3rity, 4 yrs, 63t 121 b ...(Prior) 2
Mr, La Mert's Queen of the South, 3 yrs, 7st 4b
(Ducker) 3
The f.dlo,ving also ran :—Admiral Lyons, Fractious,
and Winkfield.

Cadtance weighed for Silvertail, 3 yrs, 54 21b, and
the number was displayed on the telegraph, but the
horse did not go to the post.
Betting--7 to 4 agst Kestrel, 3to 1 agst Barbarity,
5 to 1 agst Queen of the South, 6 to 1 agst Admiral
Lyons. Won by a bead. Bad third.

LATEST BETTING LAST NIGHT.
EARL SPENCER'S PLATE.
Bto 1 agst Zuyder Zee (taken)
10 to 1 agst Bar one

TWO THOUSAND.
11 to 2 avt The Peer (offered)
6to 1 agst Toxopholite (taken to 1001.)
6 to 1 agst Clydesdale (taken)
TEE OAKS.
1100 to 100 agst Proud Preston Peg (taken)
1100 to 110 agst Sunbeam (taken)
1100 to 100 agst Gildermire (taken)
1100 to 100 agst Princess Royal (taken)
1100 to 100 agst Blanche of Middlebie (taken)
1100 to 100 agst Perfection (taken)

NORFOLK CIRCUIT. BURY ST. EDMUNDS,
MARCH 22.
CROWN COURT.
CHILD MURDER AND SENTENCE OF DEATH.
Emma Groom, domestic servant, was iudicted for
the wilful murder of her illegitimate child, John
Groom, 13 months, at Oakley, in July last.
She was the mother of two illegitimate children,
the first a girl, now five years old, living at the
house of the mother of the prisoner, who contri-
buted towards its maintenance • the other child
was the deceased. In Nov., 1856, prisoner went
into service at Bramford, and on being engaged, ad-
mitted having this child, which she was allowed to
visit and have brought to her occasionally. She
ob:ained leave in the month of July, 1857, to go
on a holiday visit to her parents and took the child
with her to Diss station, from whence she pro-
ceeded to Oakley. On arrival at her mother's, she
had no child with her (and the mother stated she
was not aware of her having a second illegitimate
child), but only a reticule and a brown paper, parcel.
The body of a child was found iu a pond about
half a mile from the mother's house the next morn-
ing, with a napkin on its body and a handkerchief
tied loosely tied round its neck. Suspicion being
direwed against the prisoner, on being informed
that such was the case she admitted to a Mr. Ling
and to • her mother that the child was hers. The
contents of the parct-1 and the napkin were proved
by the person to whom the child was put out at two
shillings a week, to have been those it was in the
habit of wearing. A medical gen•leman named
Miller deposed that death proceeded from drowning
but he sta•ed on his cross-examination the appear-
ances were equally consistent with those of death
from gradual suffocation or strangulation. One or
two witnesses proved that the prisoner was always
fond of the child and of children generally.
Mr. Mills, for the defence, contended that the
reasonable presumption was, not that the woman
destroyed her child whom she so loved, but that
she, on her way to her mother's, discovered it to
have died from suffocation, that she had a natural
aversion to take home to her mother a child sud-
denly dead, and that this might lead her to be de-
sirous to seciete the body by putting it into the
pond, first decently putting a napkin round its body
and a handkerchief loosely round its neck, and
carefully keeping the little thing's clothes. The
absence of any proof of violence supported this pre-
sumption, and the medical testimony, instead
of detractingfrom, really made it fair and reasonable
that there was nothiug in the case inconsistent with
the supposition that accidental suffocation, while
the child was being cart ied along by its mother,
was the cause of death.
His Lordship, who summed up most elaborately,
put it to the jury whether death was caused by
drowning, or whether it might not have arisen, as
suggested by the counsel for the prisoner, from
accidental suffocation.
The jury, after retiring for An hour, returned a
verdiet of Guilty, with a recommendation to mercy.
His Lordship, in an address delivered with great
emotion, passed sentence of death on the prisoner. j

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Bormric, MA.Rcir 22.
CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Crowder.)
William Nittle, 41, labourer, was charged with
the wilful murder of Maria Nattle, his mother, at
St. Dominick, on the 21st November.
The prisoner lived with his mother and sister.
His mother was, generally speaking a person of
good health. The prisoner worked with his sister
at a farm in the neighbourhood. They were in the
liab;t of going to work together and coming back
together. The prisoner was very violent when
drunk, and on such occasions had been heard to
threaten his mother, who was in consequence afraid
of him. On the 21st his sister went to work
alone, the prisoner not accompanying her.
About five o'clock in the evening he was seen
to go borne by a person who considered him
drunk. Just afterwards his mother was seen to
cross the kitchen with a candle in her hand. The
sister on returning, about seven o'clock, found her
mother stretched on the floor, breathing heavily.
She did not speak, and died shortly afterwards.
The prisoner on being called to come down said,
"If you don't be off, I'll kill the lot of you." He
refused to come down or render any assistance. A
large bruise was found over one of the old woman's
ears, and death had resulted from apoplexy caused
by a blow to that part. The question was whether
that blow had been produced by a fall or by the
act of the prisoner. A weeding iron was found
broken in the prisoner's house such as might have
inflicted the bruise.
After witnesses had been called in establishment
' of these facts, and his lordship had summed up,
the jury returned a verdict of guilty of man-
slaughter.
His lordship said he could not receive this ver-
dict—they must either find the prisoner guilty of
the murder or not guilty. His lordship then re-
questedto retire, and in the meantime
leArned brother in the adjoining
inTeuhsel Y
assizes
advised
d wthitehjhuisry
court. On the return of his lordship, the jury was
sent for, and the foreman said they were unani•
agreed, and their finding was not guilty.
Ti°l
prisonerwafsorthetnhis county terminated
terminated this
(Monday) evening.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LIVERPOOL, March 23.
CIVIL SIDE.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)
BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIIGE.
The next case was an action for breach of pro
raise, brought by Mr. Abrahams picture dealer, of
- str ee t a Rosenberryn i\ 1 a
ri ie t ginaimnsatna.
Manchester, on behalf of his '
daughter,dMear.larl:eorfdoinxafnodrat
b
-streeta,
0 acco and cigar
cheater.
The engagement between the parties was made
in December, 18-6
. 0 , and it was fixed that the mar-
riage should take place on the 24th of June fol-
lowing, but in consequence of the illness of the
young lady the wedding was postponed, and in
the meantime she went to London to the house of
her sister-in-law, for the benefit of her health. The
defendant accompanied her to the railway station,