The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-08 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.;

ROLLS COURT.
NEVINS V. BRADLEY.
The merits of this cause were disposed of by a judg-
ment of his Honour the Master of the Rolls last term,
and the only point in the cause remaining to be disposed
of by his Honour this morning, was the question of
costs in the cause. This was a suit between partners
for the dissolution of their partnership. His Honour
said that he bad allowed the question of costs to stand
over in the hope that the parties would enter into an
amicable arrangement and settle the costs themselves,
but as they had not done so, he would now dispose of
Clem He bad again read through the papers in the
cause, and be had nothing to add to tha opinion that he
formerly expressed at the hearing, and in delivering
judgment in the cause.

His Lordship dismissed the bill, with costs,
PEILLON V. BROOKING.

At the sitting of the Court this morning, his Honour
the Master of the Rolls took occasion to mention this
cause.

His Honour said that he had reconsidered this case,
and he was of opinion that the agreement entered into
between the parties could be very well carried out prac-
tically, and that it should be so carried out. Toere was
no objection to the agreement, so far as it related to
the arrears of interest. His Honour passed the usual
decree for carrying into effect the agreement. Costs of
all parties to come out of the estate.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.

MA RLBOROUGH-STREET.
ANOTHER WONDER.—A RIVAL TO FEIKELL I—Burnet
Acorn, a German tailor, who gave his address Little
Windmill-street, was charged before Mr. Bingham with
endeavouring to obtain a sum of money from the cele-
brated Physician, Wiljalba Frikell, under threat of pro-
claiming to the world the secret of one or more of his
astonishing feats of legerdemain, if the same were not
paid him.
Mr. Henry Garrett, of Alfrel-place, Bedford-square,
a musician at the St. James's Theatre, said a letter,
which he now produced, had been left at the theatre
directed to Mr. Frikell, and was opened by the latter
in his presence and afterwards handed to him. The
letter, which was handed to the magistrate, was some
whaClengthy, written in a rather familiar style, but in
broken English, headed " Dear sir," and to the effect
that the writer would really feel himself obliged
to enlighten the world on some of Mr. Frikell's
secrets, which were equally known to the writer, espe-
cially the bat trick, it he (Mr. Frikell) did not imme-
diately pay him well for his silence on the subject.
Backing up this communication with his presence on
Saturday for Mr. Frikell'e decision, and hoping for the
largess he hadstipulated for—theprice for keeping sealed I
his lips on the tricks whioh have astonished so many,
and leaving Mr. Frikell still without a public rival or
competitor—the defendant presented himself at the
theatre, when he found himself quickly in the hands of
a constable, and—presto! the scene rapidly shifted into
the interior of the Vine-street Station-house, and thence
inter the police-court on the present charge.
There was another witness, but from the particulars
of the charge as described, it was considered unnecessary
to take his evidence, as he was not ails to tire any
new feature to the case.

Mr. Bingham said the charge, as it stood, could not
be borne out against the defendant for endeavouring to
obtain money by threats, or perhaps even false pre-
tences. It was possible he might know the means by
which the hat trick, or any other trick, might be per-
formed, but the difficulty was to do it ; if he could, let
him do it, and set up for himself. He should think
the reputation Mr, Frikell had obtained would make
him proof against such persons and their attacks,
and that he could afford to laugh at such
and treat them with the utmost contempt. His worship
—then telling the pseudo rival of Wiljslba Frikell to be
cautious how he annoyed by letters or otherwise the
complainant or any other person, and if he repeated his
visits to the theatre with such' motives he should, if
brought before hire, certainly put him under recog-
nisances for future good behaviour—discharged him.
The defendant left the court apparently very much
chop-fallen at not meeting with a more profitable result
from the letter.

SPORTING NOTES.

SHELLS OF KNOWLEDGE.

Taking iute consideration the frequent alternations of
frost and mini, the different animals that have early
Spring engaeemeuts evince wonderful fitness. Nsarly
every training establistiment can show a clean bill of
health, and has everything in order to reopen the racing
campaign. Perhaps the Epsom horses will sweep cif
many of the stakes contested during the text t
months, for their number is large and their condition
surprisingly forward. Teen Land, too, has not allowed
his team to be idle, and his dab log mode of training seems
to have had good effect. His horses have been out day
after day, and frost or snow they have always done steady
exercise. With the speedy Englemera and the clever
Amelia, Ben is likely to be fortunate : he has, too,
several very useful platers, and with his "jumpers" he
seems likely to farm certain steeplechases,. Little
Tom is now with him to complete hie education
before taking honours at Liverpool. The repute
from the North are equally satisfactory. Industrious
Mr. Pickering, of Beverley, and others who have an
eye to early racing, have forced their work of pre-
paration, whilst the succession of sheeted regiments
which have been seen on the Berkshire Hills show that
trainers are no longer idle, and that the covey comforts
of the winter's fire-side aro at least interrupted. From
Newmarket the accounts are somewhat gloomy, for
there are comparatively few horses in the town,
and a large :commercial failure has recently caused
the inhabitants to seffer much pecusiary incon-
venience. Death, too, has laid low some of the principal
and most respected inhabitants ; he has touched old and
young, and there is really something very mournful in the
number of persons whom you may meet in the street at-
tired in deep mourning. I believe that there is scarcely a
family in the town that is not clad in all the trappings
and the suits of woe. As the spring returns the aspect
of Newmarket will become brighter and more cheering.
The signs of preparation for the season are variously
displayed. Every " open day" is used for the purpose
of putting the young 'uns " through the mill," and
Flatman, Sly, and Ted Sharpe, booted and spurred, are
frequently seen galloping through the town, and the
news is rapidly :spread by the " Man at the Corner''
that there is going to be another trial.
The first legitimate events of the year will be decided
at Lincoln on Thursday and Friday next, and under the
new management a more satisfactory meeting than usual
will be celebrated. Besides, too, the races will be
regarded with more than ordinary interest, for they will
afford a slight criterion of the "form" of some of the
principal stables. The new scale of weights for the
Queen's Plate has been sanctioned by the master of the
horse, but it is questionable whether the alteration will
be advantageous. Heavy weights are sadly unpopular.
The New Turf Reform Bill has not been thrown out.
After having been repeatedly sent up to the Lords for
reconsideration and revision, and, after having undergone
nearly as many alterations as Theseus' ship, it is about
to be adopted. I have used the word about a lvisedly,
for the new bill has not yet been officially announced,
and doubtless some additional clauses may yet be intro-
duced into it before it becomes law.
With certain provisions of the bill I cannot agree.
The attempt to suppress p.p. betting will be as about
effectual as an effort to extinguish a fire with a water
squirt. If p ople choose to bet " play or pay," no rules
can prevent them. Betting could not be carried on
without a mutual understanding and confidence between
layers and backere, and every man who bets with a
bookmaker on races that do not came under the p.p.
designation will be bound in honour to pay, though his
horse do Lot run, if at the time it can be shown that he
knew he was entering into a p.p. engagement ; and the
committees of the New Room at Newmarket and of Tat
tersall's will be compelled, if they wish to preserve that
regularity and confidence, without which turf specula-
tions cannot be carried on, to take cognizance of every
dispute respecting bets that have been made play or
pay, although they were not made on races that are p.p.
The new rules reapectiug p.p. bete are most unjust to
bookmakers, and, in fact, they will render bookmaking
impracticable. For what purpose Lord Derby made his
motion to abolish p.p. betting on handicaps prior to the
publication of the weights, I cannot conceive, and I can
hardly believe that shou'd a person bet on the Cesare-
witch Stakes, for instance, prior to the publication of
the weights, that he will have either the desire or the
power to evade payment if his horse should not run.
To show how pernicious such a restrictive role is likely
to become, I will suggest a very probable case. Prier
to the publication of the weights for the Cesarewitch, A
takes of B 400 to 10 about a certain animal. When the
weights are announced, that animal may be deemed
leniently handicapped, and is advanced to, perhaps, 18
to I. A lays C 200 to 20, and afterwards some accident
occurs, and the animal does not run. In that case A
would receive 201. from C, and poor busy B would be
done out of his "tonner," having, in fact,
laid A 400 to 0. Should such a case, and I
many such an one will arise, be ever brought before
the committee at Tattersall',, how, in justice and in
fair play, could they decide against B And, even if
they did, would not every person regard A as something
worse than a mere defaulter, and as one with whom it
would be desirable not to have any transactions ? A
person who would take advantage of the new rules, in
the manner indicated above, would be scouted by every
individual on the turf, although he would be supported
by the "rules and orders" of the committee at Tatter-
call's and of Newmarket. Such a man would never
obtain admittance to the Victoria Club.
That the rules have been revised with much care I
readily acknowledge, and I cordially appreciate the good
intentions and commendable zeal of the gentlemen who
undertook so onerous and disagreeable a work. They
doubtless expected that their labours would receive some
adverse criticism, and are, perhaps, scarcely annoyed at
being what the Admiral, who holds with so much tact
and ability the helm of racing affairs, once uncourtoously
designated "popinjays for every scribbler." It is
as easy to stop p. p. betting by legislating as to stem
a torrent by looking at it.

The acceptances for the Spring Handicaps are nume-
rically satisfactory. Those for the Chester Cup show
hew widely the ability and discrimination displayed by
Mr. Topham in affixing the weights have been appre-
ciated. I, too, have cause for gratulation, for the very
horses which I selected as being worthy of notice have
accepted, and of those, three are now the leading
favourites, whilst others in which I expressed say want
of coefidence have either receded several points in the
betting or have been knocked out altogether. I have
extended my "notes" beyond their usual and
must, therefore, postpone the remarks which, when I
sat down to write, I intended to make on the Handicap
and Derby horses.

February 8.

ACCEPTANCES for THE GRAN
Run Feb. 11. Dij
Age et lb
Weathercock a 11 7
Toni Gurney a 11 0
Ingomar a 10 101
Old Dog Tray
Metis
Lilford
Maley a 10 1
Morgan Rattler a 10 0
The Fox 6 9 12
Kingscourt
Weston
Whaley
Sampson

A FRESH MAN.

fD STEEPLE CHASE, Lincoln
itance, four mileF.

Age st lb
Hindley
Cornet.
Althorpo
gby Magnet
Erin-go-bragb..
\Vesthorpe a 9 6
Sbylock
Battle a 9 5
Milkmaid ...... a 9 0
Evington Lass
(struck out on

the 6th)

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON. Feb. B.—Wind this day at noon, E. ; light
breeze, and fine clear weather.
ithades, from
Callao. C° lE
8v 'Feb.
7.
Sailed—Amelia —W i
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Maria, E'---fAo for rive d
Calcutta.— 3'
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 6. —Wind S.
let, from Monte Video. Sailed—Sunbeam ( ,
W.—Arrived—f,Gralu,nort:
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7
with
fromFALmmaouurrituiu F ,
!. eb. G.—Wind W.—Arrived—Woodbine,
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7.—Wind ES E A rriv a PORTSMOUTH, Feb. E. • • e
machinery slightly
Petra, from Bilboa ; her Majesty's. yacht Victoria and
jAme
:bi:lt:y,
PLYMOUTH,
Ra I il
Fairy,
, in damaged.
Albert, from Antwerp; her Majesty's ships Osborne,
Curegoa, Lapwing, and Valorous, from A.ntworp ; Parsee,
from London for Melbourne, and proceeded for Southamp-
ton. sailed—Czar, for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Von Latrett
Lehsen, Geelong ; Signal, Hong Kong ; Reserve, Jamaica;
liv'sebn.nahB..—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her Ma.
from Antwerp.
7.---Wind E.S.E. —Arrived—Thomas
rorifvGedoo—Zl=
Feb.
Sailcd—Erakcl, for Ceylon.
(BY ELECTRIO TELEGRAPH.)
, Morning.
A letter received here
from SPLYMOUTH
t. hasMo etn t day
a es that the St,
George steamer of London sas put in with boiler bur t master and engineer killed, several firemen injured. s
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SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.

Wind E.S.E.
Arrived, Feb. 6—Alliance (s), from Havre ; Tamar (s),
Alexandria ; Armin, Portsmouth.
Arrived, Feb. 7—La Poulo and Ls Coq, from Cherbourg:
Parcae, London ; Ranger (s), Dublin.

DELAY or TLIE REFORM BILL —lt is ca'culated that
there w;11 be enou,gh—and more than enough—of rose-
ing matters which will not bear delay, to occupy Par-
liament till Easter—which is unusually early this year
—when the Reform Bill will be introduced with a much
better chance of being considered as its importance
deserves than it could be in the very first days of a busy
and excited session.—Oicrren