The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-24 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Wightman and Mr. Justice
Crompton.)
Mr. Alfred Feist, late master of the Newington
Workhouse, surrendered to take his trial upon a charge
of misdemeanour, in having unlawfully disposed of the
dead bodies of certain paupers who died in that estab•
lishment.
Mr. Robinson prosecuted ; Mr. Matthew was counsel
fer the defendant.
The facts of this case have been given at very great
length, and it will be remembered that the specific
charge against the defendant was that he had disposed
of the bodies of a number of paupers for the purpose of
their being dissected a; Guy's Hospital, without the
consent of the relatives, and that the dissected remains
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After a lengthened trial, the jury returned a verdict
•l 1. guilty."

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
George Richard Ratcliff, a clerk, was indicted for
stealing a piece of paper, value one penny, the property
of Messrs. Mockford and Maynard, merchants, of
Thames-street, his masters.
Mr. Bodkin, with whom was Mr. Tindal Atkinson,
appeared on the part of the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh
and Mr. Orridgs defended the prisoner.
The prisoner was tried yesterday on a charge of
forgery, and acquitted. After a long trial, which lasted
all the morning, the jury found him guilty.
The Recorder sentenced him to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour in Holloway jail for the space of
two years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

FURIOUS DRIVING.—ENDANGERING LlFlL—Robert
Masters, a coachman, in the employ of Mr. Taylor,
Crystal Palace Livery Stable, Norwood, was charged
with furiously driving a brougham last night is
Regent-street, while in a state of drenkenness, and
knocking down two women, one of whom is very
seriously injured.
Police-constable C 89, said be saw the defendant on
the coach-bi)x of a brougham, galloping the horse
furiously down Regent-street at about half-past 11
o'clock. He ran after him, calling to him in vain,
for he saw there was great mischief to be apprehended
from the reckless way he was driving. Suddenly he
turned round into Air-s'reet, which is ♦ery narrow,
and in doing so knocked down two women crossing at
the time. At the same moment the defendant was
pitched off his box. The witness as speedily as pos
Bible stopped the horse. The two women were attended
to, and the defendant taken into custody. He was
discovered to be quite drunk.
Defendant said he was quite sober.
Inspector Webb, who took the charge, said he was
positively too drunk to walk.
Mary Tripp said she was walking with her daughter at
the time, and both were knocked down as described. She
had providentially escaped without injury, but the
wheel of the vehicle passed over both her daughter's legs.
They were not broken, but covered with bruises ; and
th's morning she complains much of her side. The bone
of her stays was brcken by the wheel, and it was a
miracle they were not killed. Remanded for a week.

THAMES.
FRAUDS BY SEAMEN.—Thomas Murray, and Joseph
Clark, seamen, wera brought before Mr. Selfe, elaargest
with obtaining money and clothes to the amount of 121.
by means of false pretences from Mr. Cunningham, an
outfitter in the Bathing-road, near the Victoria-deck.
The prisoners waited upon Mr. Cunningham and said
t'rr y belonged to the ship St. George, in the Victoria-
dock, and ',rad 12 months' wages to receive when the ship
wa3 paid off. On these representations, and without
making inquiry, he supplied each seaman with a new
`. rig out" and also advanced them money. It was
afterwards ascertained that the prisoners had no wages
to receive and that they were shipwrecked and picked
up at sea by tho boats of the St. George, steamer, and a
free passage was given them to England.
Mr. Coleman, clerk in the General Register and
Record Office for seamen, said the S,. George a steam.
ship had only made a six months' voyage, and that the
captain and engineer were scalded to death at sea, in
conseTrenca of an accident to the boiler.
Mr. Selfe asked the prisoners what they iad dons
with the clothes, and they replied that they got drunk
and lost them.
Mr. Salle said that ho could not commit the prisoners
for trial, and the only resource for the proseoutor was to
bring an action against them in the County Court.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-YESTERDIT.

The attendance of subscribers at the rooms to-day WAS
of short duration, and the business transacted was of
little importance. The Waterloo Coursing Meeting this
year is looked to with more than usual interest, and
will, i❑ all probability be attended by many turf influen-
tials. For tho Liverpool Steeplechase, Little Tom and
Harry Lorrequer closed equal favourites, 100 to 11
being taken a time or two about the latter, and more
than those odds could not be obtained about the former.
For the Chester Cup 1,000 to 20 was taken about Tas-
mania, at.d 500 to 10 about Dulcamara, Botany and
Vanity were much inquired after. 4 to 1 was offered
agst Clydesdale for the 2,000 Guineas ,Stakes, and 11 to
2 agst Brother to Marchioness. 1,000 to 100 was
offered on the field for the Derby.

CLOSING PRICES.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
9 to 1 aget Little Tom (taken and offered)
9to 1 agst Harry Lorrequer (taken and off.)
100 to 8 aget Knight of the Shire (take 100 to 7)
100 to 7 aget Lough Bawn (taken)
100 to 7 agst The Brewer (take 100 to 6)
25 to 1 agst Joe Graham (take 30 to 1)
25 to 1 agst Tom Moody (wanted)
25 to 1 agat Conrad (take 100 to 3)
TWO THOUSAND.
4to 1 agat Clydesdale (offered)
11 to 2 aget Brother to Marchioness (offered)
7 to 4 agat naming the winner at twice (off.)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
100 to 7 aget Odd Trick (offered)
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Vedette (take 6 to 1)
CHESTER CUP.
15 to 1 aget Adamas (taken)
25 to 1 aget Botany (take 30 to 1)
30 to 1 agat Vanity (take 100 to 3)
50 to 1 aget Tasmania (taken)
50 to 1 aget Duloamara (taken)
DERBY.
11 to 1 aged Clydesdale (offered)

SOBATCHINGS.—On the 19th instant Comet was struck
out of the Liverpool Steeplechase, and Knight of the
Shire and The Bandboy out of their engagements at
Ludlow.

LUDLOW RACES.
The following have paid forfeit for the Corporation'
Plate :—Leamington, Lambourne, Raven, Forget-me-
not, Elf. ida, Amorous Boy, Fashion, Salmon, Yeller
Gal, Plague Royal, Silica, King David, Martha,
Peeress, Dolling, Hebe, Kilsby, Nelly, and Esperanoe.
The top weight accepting, Polmoodie, to be raised to
9st, and the others in proportion.
The following have paid forfeit to the Weston Han-
dicap :—Leamington, Vandermeulin, Sunbeam, Lau-
damn, Barbarity, Eardrep, Shirah, Baronage, Plush
colt, Honeytree, Toffey, Martha, Peeress, Thornhill,
T. P. Cooke, and Nelly. The weights to be raised 151130.
The following have paid forfeit for the Ludlow Han.
dicap :—Leamington, Vandermeulin, Dalcamara, The
Dupe, Lauclainia, Bay Hilton, Elfrida, Woodman,
Honeytree, Avenger, Plush colt, Baronage, Broadlandr,
Peeress, Thornhill, Pactolue, T. P. Cooke, and Cha-
perone. The weights are to be raised 16Ibs.