The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-20 00:00:00

ON. SATURDAY EVEN NO. JULY 20 1867.

IMPROVEMENT OF LUDGATE-lIILL.

The committee brought up a report recommend-
ing that the further consideration of the memorial
of the Commissioners of Sewers of the city of Lon-
don requesting the board to contribute in aid of a
proposed improvement at the western end of Lud-
gate-hill be postponed for a period of six months.
Mr. 11. L. TAYLOR moved, as an amendment to
the motion of its adoption, " That the widening of
the road from 45 feet to 60 feet by 120 feet long is
the commencement of a valuable improvement, and
is deserving of their consideration and contributions
in aid thereof by this board, and that the report be
referred back to the committee to consider the
amount of such contribution."

Mr. Alderman STONE seconded the amendment.

NEWTON spoke strongly in favour of the mo-
tion, and in reply to some statements made by Mr.
11. L. Taylur, he showed that the city •of Loudon
had received back more in proportion to what they
paid to this board than any other district. lie ob-
jected' to the amendment, as he did not see where
the money was to come from unless the ratepayers
were taxed to supply it.

Mr. RICHARDSON spoke to the same effect.
Mr. Saunders, Mr. Elt, and Mr. Ilows were in
favour of the amendment.

Mr. Collins(); Mr. Brooker, and Mr. Savage, all
allowed that the improvement would be great, but
they did not see their way clear in adding £20,000
to this year's precept.

Mr. PEW thought the city of London was wrong
in the course they had pursued. The improvement
was not a minor one, as they had called it, but a
major one, and they should have gone to Parlia-
ment and obtained an act to widen the whole o
Ludgate-hill at once. He should vote in favour of
the motion.

11.1 r. FREEMAN replied on the motion.
The amendment was then put to the board, and
on a division it was lost by a majority of six, the
numbers being—For 8, against 14. The original
motion was then put and carried.
Some other business having been transacted, the
board adjourned.

POLICE INTELLIGERCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A TRADESMAN CHARGED WITH CRUELTY TO A HORSE
—Tames Easton Manson, iron bedstead manufacturer, of
No. 17, Langford-row, Kentish-town, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt by the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals with cruelty to a horse.
Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 40s. or two months.

A 'SECOND CASE.—Thomas Bunter, of College-street,
Fulham-road, broker, was charged by tho Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelty to
a horse.

Mr. Tyrwhitt, on the defendant agreeing to have the
h)rse killed, fined tho defendant ss.

WESTMINSTER.

AN INGENUOUS DEFENCE,— James Murdoch, a young
man, was charged with stealing a pair of regulation boots,
the property of Sergeant-Major Robert Taylor, of the
Artillery.

Jane Edes, a police-sergeant's wife, living at 12, Prince's-
court, Westminster, said that at a quarter to ten this
morning she met the prisoner, who was a stranger, on the
first-floor stairs, with a pair of boots in his hand. As sh
felt there was something wrong she followed him, and ho
was taken into custody.

Prisoner—lt's all right: your worship.
Mr. Selfo—All wrong, I think; you aro charged with
stealing this pair of boots.
Prisoner—lt's a mistake ; I didn't steal them. I went
to got them for another man—George Smith, a young chap
in tho engineers. Ile says to me, "You go up stairs in
Princes-court, and if you don't see the sergeant-major in
his room go in, and you'll 800 my regulation boots as I
left with him. If they ain't laying about, you'll find them
in a box by the fireplace, and bring them to me."
Mr. Selfe—Why could not ho go up himself ?
Prisoner—Well, 1 don't know ; perhaps he was tired.
Mr. Selfe—Where is he now?
Prisoner—Well, I can't say.

John Rae, messenger at the stationery office, said he
hoard a cry of " Stop thief" as he was passing through St
James's-park this morning, and caught the prisoner, who
was running. _ .

Mr. Sells (to prisoner)—Your were running in a hucry,
I suppose, with your friend's boots ?
Prisoner—Yes, I was running. My friend said to me
"If any one meets y:11, and stups you, run, because I'm in
a hurry."

Prisoner was remanded for a week.
THAMES.

VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A DOCK CONSTATILE.—WiIIiain
Onion, a remarkably powerful man, a dock labourer, was
brought before Mr. Paget on remand, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, and violently assaulting Francis
Ansell, a London Dock constable.
The prisoner is well known at this court. Ho has been
lately released from the House of Correction, after nine
months' imprisonment for a savage assault on several
police constables in the execution of their duty. A few
days since a ship was passing through the Custom lock of
the London Dock, between the two basins. The bridge
in Old Gravel-lane, over the bridge, was swung to allow
the passage of the vessel, and chains were placed at the
end of each half of the bridge to prevent aecidents. While
the bridge was Wing closed, the prisoner who was drunk
and noisy, insisted on passing over the chain on the
part of the bridge ho was on. Ansell made
an attempt to prevent him, and warned him
of the danger. The prisoner threatened and abused
him, stepped over the chain, and, fortunately for him
reached the other division of the bridge in safety, as the
two halves were closing. He then made a furious attack
on the constable, and struck him several times with his
clenched fist. Ansell seized him, and ultimately ho was
overpowered and secured.

Ansell said the prisoner's life was in imminent danger
by his reckless proceeding.
The prisoner had no defence to offer, but, in mitigation
of punishment, said he had been already in prison a week.
Mr. Paget said the prisoner had done a very foolish and
a very dangerous thing. It was necessary that chains
should be placed at the end of the several bridges, and that
all persons should bo effectually prevented from going across
thorn, or remaining upon them while they were swinging.
That was done in the docks at Liverpool, and the same
system was, ho hoped, carried out hero. The officer was
doing his duty in a proper manner. He sentenced the pri-
soner to one month's imprisonment and hard labour.

Prisoner said ho had boon in gaol for a week.
Mr. Pagot—l know that, and I have considered that in
tho punishment awarded.

" MANNERS AT THE OPERA."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—A statement having appeared in the Owl,
headed " Manners at the Opera," reflecting upon
the arrangements made for the reception of his High-
ness the Viceroy at Her Majesty's Theatre, I feel it
incumbent upon me to state the facts of the case,
which appear to have been misunderstood or
strangely perverted.

His Highness having expressed a wish to visit the
Opera on Saturday last, Mr, Mapleson was re-
quested to provide a box and make suitable ar-
rangements for the occasion. Mr. Mapleson wrote
to Mr. Larking, who had been in communication
with him on the subject, that everything was
arranged for the accommodation of his Highness,
and no reference whatever was made to the fact that
he
Princeha
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appropriated the box of his Royal Highness
the
An hour before the usual time for going to the
Opera, I received a note from Mr. Knollys, offering
the box of his Royal Highness, in case the Viceroy
should feel inclined to visit the Opera that evening.
Under the impression that Mr. Mapleson had made
other and suitable arrangements, and unwilling to
deprive his Royal Highness or his Royal Highness's
use of his box,
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quired. On his arrival at the theatre, much to my
surprise, his Highness was conducted to the Prince
of Wales's box. lat one.: remonstrated with Mr.
Mapleson on the impropriety of taking possession of
a box which but an hour previously I had declined,
and which in deference to his Royal highness
I considered ought to be left at his disposal,
and, feeling that in the possibility of the Prince
arriving the Viceroy might find himself embarrassed
at occupying a box which so shortly before had
been declined, I suggested that his Highness.should
movewhich
Highness approved and immediately acted
upon. to the
box of Lord Dudley, a suggestion
These are the plain facts of the case, from which
I think it will be clearly seen that Mr. Mapleson is
alone to blame for having on his own responsibility
appropriated the Prince of Wales's box, and without
informing me that he had done so.
I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient
servant, FRANCIS SEYMOuit,
In attendance on his Highness the Viceroy.
Dudley House, July 18.

The Conservative 3 and the People.

(From John Bull.)

The towns of great importance, Birmingham and
Coventry, are about to give a practical opinion on
the policy of the Conservative party.

At Coventry the contest is nut indeed of such
political interest as that at Birmingham, because
there is no reason to imagine that the issue
will manifest any change in the principles which
have been long uppermost in the city of
Godiva ; for we cannot for a moment be-
lieve that the electors will return such an
unknown political entity as Mr. Jackson,
any more than Mr. Mason Jones (who has already
I been compelled to retire), to replace their faithful
representative, Mr. Morgan Treherne. But although,
without using language which only befits those
taking off their armour, and not those girding it
on, we feel confident of the issue at Coventry,
nevertheless we would urge every Conservative
elector so to act himself and so to use his in-
fluence with his neighbours, as if the return
of Mr. Ferrand depended on him and him alone.
But the Conservative party throughout the country
are for personal reasons deeply interested in the
Coventry election. They are indebted to the elec-
tors of Coventry for having recognised the labours
of one who more than almost any one we can name is
a fitting representative of a popular constituency.
They will see to it that the candidate of this
week is the member of next. Let them
vote for Mr. Ferrand, not only to main-
tain the good cause in their own town, but let
them return him by an overwhelming majority in
order that England may see how Conservative
workmen (for of such the constituency mainly
consists) are not unmindful of services of no
mean order rendered to their own body.
Let them recognise the consistent and eloquent
supporter of the Ten Hours Bill, which has
defended them—their wives and children —against
the greed of selfish employers ; let them reward the
life-long and devoted labours of one who has had the
forethought to seethe importance of their own body,
and the essential union which, as we have always
maintained, there is between the aristocracy and the
Church, and the sons of toil. We shall hail Mr. Fer-
rand's return to Parliament as a politician who, in
Church matters, as well as in more popular subjects,
knows how to appeal to the people—a matter of no
ordinary moment. Take for example his reply and
its result to an elector of Bradford, who wished him
to oppose Church-rates, as given by himself in a
recent speech to working men at Reading—" Then
let me allude to the clergy. They are ever found
performing their duties in their own neighbourhoods,
and ever ready to admiuister to the spiritual wants
of the working classes. Working men know that
under the shadow of the Church of England lie the
remains of their forefatliQrs, those remains which he
loves to try asure as truly as the richest in the land,
and he knows that those remains are safe so long as
theliational Church is upheld. Thirty years ago I
contested the borough of Bradford, when
I addressed a great 'number of Dissen-
ters,' and a working man in the crowd said,
" Will you vote in support of the Church and
State ?' I said, Yes.' Then,' he said, ' I will
never vote for you.' I said to him, Have you any
relations buried in the parish church ?' He said,
' Within the last twelve months I buried my wife
and children there.' I said, ' What do you pay
for Church-rates ?" He said two pence a year,'
and I said, " Then, will you desert the remains of
your wife and child for Iwo pence a year, and allow
those sacred remains to be scattered to the winds ?'
He then said, No, I will not, I will support the
Church, and vote for you into the bargain.' " The
popularity which so endeared Mr. Ferrand to the
electors of Devonport will, we doubt not, make the
same impression on the men of Coventry, and
show the truth of Lord Derby's observations
as to the special propriety of his accompanying a
deputation of working men, to thank the Go-
vernment for the Reform Bill. From Coventry
to Birmingham is no long journey ; and it is a
somewhat singular fact that the first two boroughs
called on to express an opinion on the present state
of parties should not only both be large towns, but
in the same county. How different the politics of
the two boroughs have hitherto been. " Aye, and
will continue," cries some Radical elector, who (as
we overheard one well known local politician de-
clare of his mayor at Portsmouth on Wednesday)
probably considers the Mayor of Birmingham " the
highest authority in the kingdom." The Radicals
have a good candidate, but we learn, on the autho-
rity of the Times, that so formidable is the candida-
ture of Mr. Sampson Lloyd that the Liberal party
have been compelled to invoke Mr. Bright's assist-
ance. We state this fact to prevent any old-fashioned
country reader imagining that we are a fit sub-
ject for a lunatic asylum in talking of a Con-
servative candidate for the great Midland metro-
polis. But we doubt if the assistance will benefit
the Liberal cause. A weaker, more inconsistent
and more abusive speech than he delivered is im-
possible to conceive, and its gross unfairness, which
is well exposed by The Sun in an able article last
night, will probably benefit Mr. Lloyd's cause.
When Mr. Bright talks of retiring from Parliament
if
.the Conservative candidate is elected, it does not
look as if the Liberal cause was in a very good way.
It is impossible to exaggerate the momentous
issues of the Birmingham contest. Be its
immediate result unfavourable, which there is no
reason to anticipate, the fact that Conservatives
are prepared to contest such a stronghold of
Radicalism, the very Republic of John Bright
himself, is a sign of the times which no thoughtful
person can overlook. It shows that the Tories are
about to renew their old alliance with the people ;
and all honour we say to Mr. Sampson Lloyd, for
his pluck in coming forward as the advanced guard
of that numerous band who, at the first general
election, will appeal boldly to the people in behalf
of the good old cause, with a result which shall
prove the wisdom of the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer's Reform Bill. But not only has Mr. Samp-
son Lloyd come forward as a Conservative candi-
date, he has had the honesty and the bravery to
declare to the electors of Birmingham that he will
not vote for the unconditional abolition of church-
rates, or for the separation of Church and State.
Here, then, in Mr. Bright's own chosen constituency,
the battle of the Constitution is to be boldly fought.
It is needless to urge on the Conservative electors
the immensity of the triumph should Mr. Sampson
Lloyd be returned. They will, we are convinced,
do their duty for duty's sake, regardless of the gra-
titude which they would receive on all hands, and
the seaos that could not fail to await their victory ;
but we would rather put it to the many moderate
Liberals in the town, whether they will not eman-
cipate themselves from the thraldom of their present
representative, and, refusing to be bound by his ex-
treme views, will not give a practical proof of their
independence, by supporting a popular and estim-
able fellow-townsman. Mr. Lloyd seems to us the
very type of a candidate who should represent a
lack
of like Birmingham ; and we trust that no
of unity of action, no faintheartedness, no tempo-
rising policy, will prevent his energy for the public
good being crowned with success. It is too often a
of the
mere facon .de parler to say that the eyes
country are on every town where an election is
since
taking place, but in the case of Bi1:a
minha
that
m it is
the literal truth. No contest certainly
for the University of Oxford wiof Birmingham
ll have excited such
general interest ; and the elefctsoerttsino
an example to
have a splendid opportunity o
other constituencies, and suowiieni
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the people.
ment have placed in

WILLIAm ROUPELL, LATE M.P. FOR LAMBETH.-
This parson, who is under sentence of penal servitude for
life, now lies in the convict infirmary at Dartmouth in a
hopeless state, and past recovery. Litigation in reference
to Roupell Park Estate, Brixton, arising out of the forgery
case, is still going on.
TIIE RECENT FATAL AFFRAY AT BIRMINGHAM.-
An inquest was held om Thursday night on the body of
Michael M'Nolly, who was shot by ono Morris Roberts iu
a gin-shop in Dale-end, Birmingham, on Thuredy night.
The circumstances have already been described. After a
long inquiry the jury returned a verdict of "Justifiable
homicide."

SPORTING IN TEL LIGENCE—This ILy.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY.
The main festuro of the movements to-day was the
strong disposition to back Jezabel for the Goodwood
Stakes, for which event Dulcimer remained in
healthy request. On the contrary, Aggravator
receded to 100 to 7, which was laid several times, the like
price being kindly noted down about Guy of Warwick,
who again has a coming appearance. Blink-
hoolie'.-; price was scarcely more than a nominal
ono—also Vici's. Goruora being in good steady
demand. Lecturer found support for the Goodwood Cup;
an offer to back Vauban for the same event, with a run,
also leading to business, as below, with regard to the
Danebury second string. The prices are appended:—

GOODWOOD STAKES.
11 to 1 agst Dulcimer (taken)
11 to 1 agst Jezebel (takon)
13 to 1 agst Vici (offered)
100 to 9 agst Bliukhoolio (offered—take 100 to 8)
100 to 7 agst Aggravator (taken)
100 to 7 agst Guy of Warwick (taken)
100 to G agst Gomera (taken and offered)
100 to G agst Lucifer (taken)
100 to 6 agst Owain Glyndwr (offered)
20 to 1 agst Douro (taken)
20 to 1 agst Lord of the Dales (offered)
25 to 1 agst Wild Briar (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Clarice (taken and offered) I
GOODWOOD CUP.
150 to 100 agst Lecturer (taken)
100 to 80 agst Vauban with a run (taken)
Bto 1. agst Rama (offered)
DERBY.
1000 to 30 agst Orion (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Prior (taken)

MR. GEo. WEBB executes commissions, by letter only
at his residence, 125, Queen's-crescent, Haverstock-hill,
and has lists posted daily at the City Arches ; also through
his Agent, Mr. F. Butler, near lileux's Brewery. No
connexion with any other person using the same name.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STAMFORD RACES.-FRIDAY.

The Eighth Wothorpe Biennial Stakes of 10 soya each,
with N added, for three year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies
and geldings Bst 71b; untrieds allowed 31b; the second
to sate his stake; winners of this race in 1866 slb extra;
maidens allowed 41b ; one mile and a quarter. 24 subs.
Mr. Pryor's Friponnier, by Chevalier d'lndustrie
Tension w.o.
The Ninth Wothorpe Biennial Stakes of 10 soya each
with 50 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies
and geldings Bst 71b; untried horses or mares allowed
31b, but only one allowance, maidens allowed 41b; the
second to save his stake; T.Y.C. 22 subs.
Duko cf Hamilton's Angus, by Newminster—Lady Elcho 1
Mr. Padwick's Wild Blood 2
ft

Mr. Pryor's Ritualist
Betting-6 to 5 agst Angus, 2to 1. agst Wild Blued, and
100 to 30 agst Ritualist.
The Clifden Cup (Handicap), ♦alue 300 sovs, by subscrip-
tion of 10 sous each, with 100 added ; winners of any
handicap value 200 Sovs after July 11 (at 10 a.m.) 91b,
100 61b extra ; the weights not to be accumulative ;
three quarters of a mile; 43 subs.
Duke of Newcastle's Bismarck, by Weatherbit—Miss
Agues
Mr. Chaplin's Volunteer
Captain Hawksley's Mrs. Stratton 3
Six others also ran.

Butting—G to 4 agst Bismarck, sto 1 agst Confederate,
6 to 1 agst Mrs. Stratton, 7 to 1 agst Mount Palatine, 10 to
1 agst Volunteer, 12 to 1 agst Mdlle. Uleopatre, 100 to 7
apt Her Ladyship, and 12 to 1 agst Ulphus.
The Johnstone Nursery Handicap of 10 sous each, h ft,
with 50 added ; winners after July 11 (at 10 a.m.) 51b
extra ; T.Y.C. 22 subs. _ _

Marquis of Hastings' The Earl, by Young Melbourne—
Bay Celia
Mr. Samuel's Chivalry 2
Mr. Ten Broeck's Patti

Four others also ran.
Betting-5 to 4on The Earl, sto 1 each agst Chivalry
and Ratty, and 7 to 1 agst Venomous.
The Stamford Cup, value 200 sow, by subscription of 10
sovs each ; three year olds 7st 71b, four 9st 51b, five
9st 71b, six and aged 9st 101 b ; mares allowed 41b, and
geldings 71b ; those that never won above the value of
50 soya or received 100 sovs, including their own stakes
as second allowed weight in these proportions —three
year olds 41b, four 91b, five 141 b, six and aged 211 b ; the
winner of the Derby or Doncaster St. Leger, Ascot,
Goodwood, or Doncaster Cup within an interval of two
years 71b, of two or more of the above stakes or prizes
101 b extra ; three miles. 25 subs.
Marquis of Hastings's Lecturer, by Colsterdale— Algebra 1
Baron Rothschild's Dalesman •

Mr. Chaplin's Rama
Roquefort also ran.
BAting—G to 4 on Lecturer, 100 to 30 agst Rama, 4 to 1
agst Dalesman, and 10 to 1 agst Roquefort.
The Scurry Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, for 811 ages ;

T.Y.C.

Lord Westmorland's Ganymeda, by Lambton—Lam-
pada
Mr. Percival's Young Lord
Marquis of Hastings's Pantaloon