The Sun.
London, England, 1835-06-13 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday a young man named Edwin Gaskill, late in the
employment of the proprietor of The Sun newspaper, was
brought before Messrs. MINsnuLL and HALLS, by Gardiner,
the officer, charged with excessive cruelty to a horse, in con-
sequence of which, it was alleged, the animal died.
The prosecution was at the instance of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the solicitor to the As-
sociation was present to conduct the case.
James Parker, a waterman plying on the Surrey side of
Waterloo-bridge, deposed that on Thursday afternoon, the 4th
inst., he saw the defendant riding a horse towards the bridge
at a tremendous pace, and whipping and spurring the animal
with great violence. The horse was much distressed, and, as
it passed over the bridge, reeled from one side of the road to
the other.

William Brown, one of the bridge-keepers, stated that he
saw the defendant coming along at the rate of thirteen or
fourteen miles an hour up hill. The horse was greatly
distressed, and he observed that the defendant's spurs were
clotted with blood, and the sides of the horse much swelled
with spurring. He saw the horse stagger so much as it was
approaching a waggon, that he thought the rider must havo
rolled off underneath the wheels.

Thomas Wood Williams, a waterman on the Strand side,
said he was standing at the foot of the bridge, looking anxi-
ously for the arrival of The Sun express with the result of
the great Derby race at Epsom, when he saw the defendant,
who usually rode the expresses for that journal, coming along
at a terrible rate. He was beating the horse with his whip
right and left, and spurring him unmercifully. The horse at
length could proceed no further, and staggered and fell. The
defendant then gave the horse to the care of a person, and
went on to the office of The Sun with his express. As he
passed, witness saw that his boots and spurs were much stained
with blood. The horse remained on the ground an hour and
forty minutes, and was then taken to the stable.
The Solicitor—Was the defendant whipping and spurring
the animal more than was necessary to urge it to its fullest
speed ? Witness—Certainly. I never saw greater cruelty
in my life ; and I was so much shocked and excited that I
cried like a child.

P1,..u.5--4s it your opinion that the horse fell in con-
sequence of the violence of the whipping and spurring in-
flicted by the defendant? Witness—Most certainly.
Caleb Tilt, toll-taker on the Strand side, saw the defendant
ride to within a few yards of the gate, when the horse fell.
He tried to raise the horse and get him on, but could not ; and
he then ordered a person to take him as soon as possible to the
stable and have him bled. Witness saw the defendant as he
was coming along strike the horse right and left, and the sides
of the animal were very bloody ; and had bumps upon them,
occasioned by the spurring. There was blood upon the de-
fendant's spurs.

This was the whole of the evidence for the prosecution, and
the defendant, in answer to the charge, said the horse died the
same night, but not from the hard riding, or the whipping and
spurring on his part, but from having had too great a quantity
of cold water given to him at the inn where he was left on the
road to wait for him (defendant). He was employed to bring
the result of the Derby race to The Sun, and certainly used
the spurs and whip, but not more than was necessary, nor with
any degree of cruelty. Another animal, perhaps, would not
not have felt the spurring half so much, but the horse he rode
happened to be very tender-skinned. He had a witness who
would prove that the animal died from a previous disease of
the lungs, and not from his treatment.
Solicitor—We don't charge you with occasioning the death.
Our charge is simply for cruel usage.
A witness was called, who said he examined the horse after
it was brought to the stable, and after death, and was of opinion
that the lungs had been for some time diseased, and that the
death was accelerated by too great a quantity of cold water
having been given.
Mr. HALLS--You know something about horses ? Wit-
ness—l do, Sir. lam a farrier.
Mr. HALLS—And do you think that when a horse has dis-
eased lungs, that the best mode of cure or relief is to bleed
it with spurs, and to lay on right and left with the whip, in
order to urge it on to a degree of speed beyond its strength ?
Witness—No, Sir ; I cannot say that ; but I do not think
the death was occasioned by that.
Mr. HALLS—I should have thought that the knowledge
that the poor animal was diseased would have induced more
tender treatment. The only question is, whether the de-
fendant used more severity towards the animal than wa•.
necessary for all rational purposes ? And it certainly does
appear to me, upon the evidence, that the treatment was most
brutal ; for when the defendant saw that the poor creature
was fatigued beyond the power of further exertion, he still
urged him, until he dropped and died.
The Defendant—All the witnesses now here were as anxious
for the news as I was to convey it, agreeably to my orders.
They were on the look-out to see roe come in.
Mr. HALLS—That does not alter the case at all. Such
cruelty is not to be tolerated in the heart of the metropolis,
merely because people are to be informed at a particular time
of the result of a horse race. I consider it a case of wanton
brutality, and I shall inflict the highest penalty.
The defendant pleaded in mitigation that he had left his em-
ployment at The Sun Office in consequence of this transaction.
Mr. HALLS said that fact only went to prove that his em-
ployers were not disposed to sanction such conduct.
The defendant was then fined in the full penalty of 51., and
in default ordered to stand committed for three months to the
House of Correction.
Our reporter understood that the money was paid in the
course of the afternoon.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER RACES, THURIID4r.

Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, with 50 sovs. added, for two yrs
old ; colts, Bst. 51b. ; fillies, Bst. 21b. About three quarters of a
mile. 7 subs.
Mr. Pierse's b. f. by Waverley—Swiss's d 1
Mr. R. Turner's f. by Peter Lely
6t05 on Mr. Peirse's filly. Won easy.

The St. Leger Stakes of 100 sovs. each, with 100 added, for three
yrs old ; colts, Bst. 61b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. Mile and three quar-
ters. The owner of the second to receive back his stake 6 subs.
Mr. Houldsworih's Turban
Captain Taylor's Ainderby . 2
7t04 on Ainderby. Won cleverly.
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100 sovs., given by the Owners of the Race Course, added to a
subscription of 10 sovs. each, for all ages. Two miles and a dis-
tance. The owner of the second horse to receive back his stake.
Sir J. Boswell's Gen. Chasse, 4 yrs, fist 101 b
Sir J. Boswell's Masetto, 4 yrs, 7st. 121 b , 2
Mr. A. Bower's Tom Basford, 3 yrs .3
10 to lon Chasse. Won easy.

SOUTH SHIELDS RACES, TUESDAY.
The County Plate, not exceeding 501., for horses, &c., that never
won 1001. in Plate or Stakes ; 3 yrs old, ist. ; 4 yrs, Bst. 31b.;
5 yrs, Bst. 71b. Mares and geldings allowed 31bs. The winner
of 501. and upwards, in 1834, to carry Sibs extra ; two or more,
eXtra, The winner of the Members' Plate to carry 31b. extra.
Heats, two miles.
Mr. Ravnsden's b. g. The Knight, aged
Mr. Hedley's Fairy, aged ... 4 3 2
Mr. Jenning's Longtown, 5 yrs 2 1 3
Mr. Williams's Ariel, 3 yrs
The Borough Plate, not exceeding 50/, free for all horses ; 3 yrs.
7st. ; 4 yrs, &t, Mb. ; S yrs, fist. ' , 6 yrs and aged, fist. 71b.
Mares aii4 geldings allowed Was. Heats, two mike.
Mr, Roberts's br. c, by Camel, 4 yrs... 1 1
Mr. Williams's Ariel, A yrs... 2 2

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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JUNE 11•--TO'
day there has been a good attendance, and the sales are 3,000
bags, at the same prices as yesterday. Tho Market is steady.

PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS,

ASSURANCE COMPANIES, &c. &c.&c.

LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 12.

Number Dividend Price
of per CANALS. per
Shares. Annum. Paid. Snare.
1,760 61 per cent. Ashton and Oldham....Average 974. ISs. sh. 157
1,482 61. Ashby.de.le.Zouch ... ...... Average 113/. sh. 65
1,260 Basingstoke lOO/. sh. 51
1,005 51. Brecknock :Aid Abergavenny '5O . sh. 85
4,00015 h. NI. 10s. Birmingham, 1 share 171. 10s. 241
4,000 Ditto and Liverpool Junct....lco/. sh. all pd
600 Bridgewater and Taunton —.IOU sh. all pd 64
400 f.,/. Cheliner and Blackwater 100/. sh. 102

500 421. Coventry IOW. sh.
4,516 Croydon Average 311. 2s. 10d. sh. 2/
2,060/ 31. IQ& Dudley lOOl. sh. 74
600 61. Derby 1001. sh. L. 9
3,575/ Ellesmere and Chester Average 1331. sh. SS/
231 43'. Erewash lOOl. sh. 515
1,207 281. Forth and Clyde Average 400/. 16s. sh. 600
11,501 121. Grand Junction lOOl. sh. 237
2,8491 Grand Union 100/. sh. 23
1,521 Grand Surrey b 0/. sh.
211,0001. 4/. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOO/. 73
3,096 Grand Western
600 131. 12s. Bd. Glamorganshire, Average cost 172/. 13s. 4d. 280
1,9410 Gloucester and Berkley 1011. sh. 15
749 Grantham 1501. sib 20'2

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101.

6,238 11. 10s. Huddersfield Average 571. 6s. 6d. sh. 33
100 Kensington .............. ............100 sh. all pd. 10
25,328 11. Kennet and Avon, Average 39/. Bs. 10d. sh. 201
2,897: 20/. Leeds and Liverpool 100/. sh. 525
545 12/. Leicester 1404 sh. 149
967 41. Leicester and Northampton... Aver 53/. 10s. SO
559 Si. per cent. Liskeard and I.ooe Union ,51. sh. all pd. 25
70 1441. Loughborough Average 142/. 17s. sh. 1,600
2,40 W. itlonmouthshire lOOl. sh. 180
250 94 Melton Mowbray 100/. sh. 190
500 251. Mersey and lrwell lOOl. sh. 560
3,000 Macclesfield 1001. sh all pc]. 52
247 151. Neath
100 Nene Navigation Bonds ...VOL sh. 100/. pd. 100
1,785 321. Oxford 100/. sh. 015
522. 21, Oakham 130/. sh. 38
2,400 41. Peak Forest .... ...Average about 78/. sh. 104
21,418 14s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. 16s. Bd. sh. 161
5,669 51. per cent. Rochdale Average 85/. sh. 123
500 8/. Shropshire 125/. sh. 140
SOO 101. Somerset Coal l5Ol, sh. 163
45,000/. q per cent. Ditto Lock Fund Stock l2/. 10s. sh. 12,
700 361. Stafford and Worcester 1412. sh. 690
500 11/. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 2421
300 St. Stourbridge
3,617 1/. 108. Stratford-on-Avon ...Average 791. Os. Sd. sh. :R
533 13/. Swansea 100/. sh. 205
3,762 1/. Severn and Wye and Railway ...Av 3W. sh. 19
?,6001sh. 32/.los. Trent and Mersey, -.1 share 1001. sh. 625
8,149 ...... ... Thames and Medway...Aver. 191. ss. Sd. sh. 2
1,000 sh.} 15/ Warwick and Birmingham 1001. sh. 280
1,000 ish. j '
980 12/. Warwick and Napton lOOl. sh. 218
6,000 3/. 108. Worcester and Birmingham... Av. 781.5 r. sh. 871
20,000 ss. Wilts and Berke .. Average 161. 175. Bd. sh. .„4
800 6/. , Wyrley and Essington • 1251. si•
126 isbeach
le-
905 1/. Wey and Arun -e. sh. 45
.......110/. 61). 22i