The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-23 00:00:00

TilE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1866,

United States. This is the largest number as yet
given, with the exception of 1864, the increase com-
ing chiefly from Ireland. Mr. Disraeli will find it
difficult to check the exodus, however much he
may disapprove of the children of a soil forsaking
in this wholesale manner the cradle of their race.

Business at Rio Janeiro was completely suspended
on the news of the English monetary crisis. Several
failures occurred, and everything will remain stag-
nant until the receipt of further advices from Europe.
The Ministry had been defeated in a vote on the
Budget, and both Chambers were to meet on Bth
June. The President of the Argentine Confedera-
tion had resigned the office of acting President.
From Victoria, British Columbia, the news up to
the 23rd June last, informs us that a serious dis-
pute had arisen between Governor Kennedy and
he Legislative Assembly about the financial condi-
tion of the Colony. The Assembly had tele-
graphed a petition to the Home Government for re-
trenchment, and that the Colony be united to
British Columbia, believing one government to be
sufficient for both.

Much interest has been created by a recent dis-
covery in the Valley of the Mississippi, near New
Orleans, of an immense bed of pure rock salt, almost
as transparent as crystal, which lies some-thirty feet
below the surface. Specimens of the salt have been
received by the Smithsonian Institute. The most
singular fact in connection with this valuable de-
posit has been the discovery of the remains of an
elephant, twenty feet below the surface of the super-
incumbent earth, beneath which has been found
basket-work formed of reeds. Photographic re-
presentations of this ancient hand-work are in pos-
session of the Institute.

One of those singular murders combining the
most ferocious brutality with the professed love of
God has been perpetrated at Medina, Orleans
county, New York, by a man named Lindsley, the
victim being his own child. It appears that the
child, not three years of age, having a spice we
presume of his fathers' obstinacy, refused to say
his prayers. The father, perhaps aware how detri-
mental in life his own vicious obstinacy had been,
bad determined to break that of his little son, so he
took a shingle—(which for our English readers who
use thatch or slate, we may add, is a light, flat
piece of wood used for roofing)—and beat the child
for two hours. The child then began to show signs
of debility, when he was laid on a couch and his
stepmother called. The child died ; and as several
of its fingers were broken, the father tied its hands
behind its back and placed it in a coffin. A post
mortem examination revealed the savage manner in
which it had been put to death. During the ex-
amination Mr. Lindsley sat by coolly looking on,
and asked " if this thing had not been carried about
far enough." The doctors seemed to have thought
so, for they declared the child to have died from ex-
cessive and cruel punishment, and the father was
arrested and lodged in the gaol in Albion. Bail in
the sum of $lO,OOO was accepted, and the murderer
was free to leave his cell., The populace, however,
had formed their own idea of the crime, and awaited
him outside. Mr. Lindsley preferred the shelter of
its walls to a summary execution on a lamp post.
and therefore remained where he was. It seems
that he is well off in circumstances, and a mission
clergyman.

sporting had ruined him, gradually commencing
with the first envelope containing coin, which he
had opened and taken out the half-sovereign
intended for a poor widow by an equally poor
daughter, and invested on the greatest certainty
which at that time had been discovered on
paper. The usual test letter was put in motion
with the sure and certain result of detection, and
pending the final inquiry, and afterwards in the
quarries of Portland and dreary wastes of Dart-
moor, he met with many casual acquaintances,
who owed their then positions to " backing 'ein" as
he had done. As this was the wreck of a man, with
full the average of mediocre intelligence, I got into
further conversation with him, and it appeared, on
being fortified with his ticket of leave, he sought
the sporting dens of old, many of which had of
course been removed by railways, or police, or both.
He found that the prophetic game apparently
thrived better than ever, and with a capital of
something under a pound entered the lists. The
good things, he said, were neither better nor worse
than his competitors. The first two advertisements,
which cost him Bs., produced in stamps about half
the money, but, having boldly headed the next
issue with the name of the winner of the Chester
Cup three times in capitals, and informed the public
that he had sent it to all subs. when .at 80 to 1,
although he had never even dreamed of the horse,
the greenhorns poured in the stamps so plentifully
that during the principal portion of the early flat-
catching season he became a comparative merchant.

And so he pleasantly paddled his canoe down the
stream of prosperity until more talent appeared on
the scene, who drew the bow longer if possible than
he had done, the " subs." silently ceased to supply
stamps, and in a fit of hard-up-ism he started on the
rounds of sporting night-houses, with straight tips
for such of the public as chose to part with small
coins. This proved irksome, and customers gene-
rally supplied him with liquor and paid in kind in-
stead of cash, the end of which was he became a
besotted wanderer. In a lucid interval of sobriety
somebody suggested his assisting in opening a bank
before those establishments began to collapse, but
as the only place of the name that he had ever any-
thing to do with, viz., Millbank, had not left very rosy
reminiscences he declined the proposal with thanks.
The next calling was that of " tissue trotter," or
running at his utmost speed with lists of arrivals
and supposed state of betting at country places, as
they came up, to a certain district of sporting sub-
scribers. This occupation was more adapted to
the younger portion of humanity, who had a larger
quantity of oil in their joints, and so after a short
trial he was compelled to give it up.
A quiet occupation now became needful, and the
sandwich business was resorted to ; but this appa-
rently harmless method of keeping the canoe afloat
was prohibited by the Great Maine law, which
drove the professors to evade it by hoisting boards
on their shoulders, with iron tackle to the waist.
This, however, proved awkward to attenuated
parties, from whom fate had withheld proper animal
food ; for the board offered too much resistance to
the wind, frequently reducing them to the hori-
zontal, and so the old mode was resumed, enabling
the performer to keep on the perpendicular. I lis-
tened with much attention to the narrative of which
I have given a mere outline, and have since had the
unlucky fellow placed in a berth of some trust and
skill, where a good deal of the harder work is put
out, and he is at present, though in the evening of
life, going on correctly, and hopes, as he says, to
keep the old hull out of the union. If the numerous
brigade of general loafers would adopt the same
resolution, what a substantial benefit would accrue
to our rate-payers !

In all places of public resort there are to be
found numbers of persons who apparently have no
legitimate occupation ; bred up to nothing, they
take the off-chance of whatever nay present itself.
The same concourse of curious-looking fellows
will be found more or less at every out-of-door
place devoted to betting. Cards are to be pur-
chased for the raffle of some worthless article as a
means of benefiting a particular gentleman in
difficulties—tickets for sparring matches, pedes-
trianism, ratting, dawg fighting, and other pleasant
sights are retailed in the yard. Now and then a
policeman disturbs a juvenile operator by a strong
cuff and advice to " hook it," and not show again
—hints are also given quietly to mysterious per-
sonages, made up in a variety of ways, that their
absence would prove more conducive to their per-
sonal liberty and comforts, with a strong
recommendation to make themselves scarce ; but
in every individual there seems more or less a
strong natural tendency to do something or some-
body ; each is labouring in a particular way, and
the lighter the work which enables coats to be kept
in the cellar the better. Your barque, through un-
rowtionpgPle over mayov get too near the
the Niagara of
rapids,skilful and
ultimately
celess
life, and so end the gay and festive scene inglori-
ously to the great grief of your creditors. There-
fore avoid as far as possible the idle shoals of
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE MANCHESTER MARKET.

The market has been very quiet here during the past
week. The Special, Midia colt, and Black Prince have
many supporters, and the first named. appears now to be
backed by the right party, and in earnest. For the Cup,
Gladiateur has been sent to the right about, and odds of 3
and 4 to 1 are betted that he does not run.
Below is a quotation of the latest prices :
000nwooD STARES.
11 to 4 agst The Special (taken)
7to 1 agst Midia colt (taken)
Bto 1 agst Black Prince (taken)
9to 1 agst Potomac (offered)
10 to 7 agst La Fortune (offered)
100 to 6 agst Actma (taken)
100 to 6 agst Surney (offered)
Goonwoon CUP.
Offers to bet 3 to 1 Gladiateur does not run.

Uxbridge Yeomanry Races will take place over the
West Drayton Course on Wednesday next. There will be
six races, and the Great Western Railway will run trains
frequently.
We are requested by the National Provincial Bank of
England to state that the name of the bank has been most
unjustifiably used by a person of the name of F. Gaywood,
at Manchester, in an advertisement in last Saturday's
Sporting Lift. The National Provincial Bank of England
wish us further to state that they know nothing whatever
of Gaywood. [This is one of the fraternity of " Prophets"
to whom " Edgard° Greenhorn" alludes in his article of
last week.— ED. R. T.]

THE QUORN.—We understand that the Marquis of
Hastings has engaged Charles Pike, late first whip to
Lord Dacre, as his huntsman, and Philip Tocock, late first
whip to the V. W. 11., as his first whip. His lordship has
taken the Quorn house and kennels for one year.
Grand Cross was struck out of his Stamford engage-
ments at 9 a.m., July 18th.
The Duke of Newcastle has become J. Grimehaw's
second master—Mr. Merry having the first claim.
Eltham awl Archimage have been added to the list of
geldings.
Market beeping Races will tako place on Tuesday,
July 24.
Charles Thorp has taken stabling at La Morlaye, France,
and commenced as public trainer.
Count Batthyany's yearling by Stockwell—Typee, has
been named Typhreus.
Mazurka, after winning a selling handicap at Notting-
ham, on Wednesday, was bought in for 310 gs.
Blue Cap, after winning the All-aged Selling Stakes at
Knutsford, was sold to Mr. Burley for 43gs.
Young Melbourne and General Peel are announced b
serve 20 mares each, at 50 sovs, next season.
Mr. R. Sutton's challenge with Elland for the Whip not
having been accepted, he becomes entitled to the trophy.
Mr. T. Jennings claimed Sabrina, who was second to
Mazurka in a Selling Handicap at Nottingham, on Wed-

nesday.
A Match for £2OO, h ft, to be run during the First Oc-
tober Meeting, has been made betwesn Vixen, 7st 21b, and
Attache, Bst 41b; ono mile.
WEST DRAYTON RACES.—The stewards of the forthcom-
ing meeting are the Marquis of Anglesea, the Marquis of
Hastings, and Prince Soltykoff.
Mr. Chaplin claimed Rosa Nora after she had run se-
cond in tho Rutland Stakes at Stamford, and after win-
ning the Selling Stakes on Friday she was bought in for
150 gs.

Usher, 5 yrs, winner of the Shorts Stakes at Notting-
ham,
for 320 guineas.
on Tuesday, and entered for 50 sous, was bought in

THE EMEUTE AT LA MARCIIE.—Le Sport contains a para-
graph to the effect that on Tuesday, the 17th inst., the dis-
pute between Mr. Riddell and Count Donville came before
the tribunal at Verisaille. The
proceedings were insti-

tuted by the public prosecutors in order that the scandal
might be cleared up. Mr. Robert- Riddell was sentenced
to 15 days' imprisonment, and fined 16f. and the costs of
the action.

Baden-Baden.—Amongst the twenty-three nominations
for the Grand Prix de Baden, run Sept. 5, five are Eng-
lish, viz., Wild Agnes, Dalby, Chilbolton, Flateatcher,
and Buckfoot.

A Match has been made between Mr. S. Thellussons
Pirate Chief, Bst 121 b, and Sir Joseph Hawley's Fakir,
Bst 101 b, both two-year-olds, (T.Y.0.), 200, h ft. To
be run for at Newmarket during the Second October
Meeting.

SHOOTING PROSPECTS.—On the extensive moors of Perth-
shire the prospects of sportsmen for the season are highly
encouraging. The disease which prevailed during the
protracted dry weather has now entirely disappeared, and
grouse aro abundant, the young birds being strong on the
wing. The broods, though not so numerous on some moors
as last year, generally number from seven to nine birds.
Partridges, both on the hillsides and on the low grounds,
aro unusually plentiful, the coveys containing on an average
about ten birds. In the preserves pheasants are numerous
and well bred. Hares, wild ducks, roe-deer, and in fact
all kinds of game, are rife and promise excellent sport.