The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-16 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM HORSE SHOTV.

This undertaking has proved a decided success,
both as regards the number and quality of the ani-
mals exhibited and the patronage of the public.
The judges—among whom was Lord Coventry--
gave their awards in public, and in almost every
case their fiat elicited satisfaction. The first prize,
of £3O, for "thorough-bred stallions for getting
weight-carrying hunters," was assigned to Penarth,
whose merits as a steeplechaser are well known
_t°
most of our readers, and who belongs to that fine:
sportsman, Mr. W. S. Cartwright, the owner of
Ely, Fairwater, &c. The second prize in this class
(£l5) was awarded to Idler (9 yrs), exhibited by
Mr. T. J. Merrick, Northampton, and bred by the
Rawcliffe Stud Company. The third prize (i 5) 111
the same class was given to Neville (15 yrs), wll;
bited by Mr. W. Gulliver, Swalcliffe, Banbury, and
bred by Mr. Singleton. The grand looks and supe-
rior points of Penarth called forth universal adnal-
ration, while the superb action of Neville and the
fine condition of Idler won the praise of the name:
rous spectators. Our limited space will not pernil
ti
us to enter into the merits of the successful compe-
titors seriatim; suffice it to say that in Class 2, Or,
" horses equal to 15st," Voyageur, the property (3'
Mr. T. Sutton, of Alivent, took the first prize here,
as he also did at the recent show in the Agricultural
Hall, at Islington. Master of Arts, the beau ideal
of a weight-carrier, owned by Mr. T. Gee, of Wad-
burst, took the second prize. The winner of the
first prize in Class 3, for " hunters, without condi-
tion as to weight, four year olds and upwards," NOS
a horse unnamed, bred by Mr. F. B. Jones, "fere-
ford, a really grand specimen of the kind. In
Class 4, for three-year-old colts or fillies for
" hunting purposes," the first prize was awarded. to
a horse exhibited by Mr. George Holmes, Nevi'Leg"
gin. Class 5, for "two-year-old colts or fillies, fer
hunting purposes," relinquished its first prize t°
a horse exhibited and bred by Mr. T. B. Booth,
lerby. Iu Class 6, for "mares with foal at fe°t
adapted for hunters," the first prize was gained by
Mr. W. Leach, Staleybridge. The winners of the
second and third prizes in these classes were als°
excellent specimens of their kind. The remainder
of the show was made up of carriage-horses, hack*
roadsters, cobs, ladies' horses, ponies, stallions for,
getting cobs or ponies, dray-horses, and agricultural
horses, all good in their way.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—WO are glad to notice lOt
Mr. Phelps, Miss Helen Faucit, and Mr. Powrie, a Ole'
brated Scotch tragedian, are already engaged for the forth'
coming season at this theatre, and that the latter will alr
pear in " Rob Roy," Mr. Phelps also taking one of th°
principal characters therein. Wo wish Mr. Chattertoo
every success.
EMBEZZLEMENT BY A BANK CASIIIER.—On
at the Brighton Quarter Sessions, Mr. S. Walker, 22 years
of age, formerly cashier in the employment of the 1:10313-
shire Banking Company, was charged with embezzlil
£294 17s. 6d., the monies of the company. Prisoner bad
been in the employment of the company throe years, an
took advantage of his position as cashier to embezzle tb:
money in question. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenc°
to 18 months' hard labour.

j BREAKAGE OF A SUBMARINE CABLE.—The Sub."
marine cable connecting the Balearic Islands with tll°
mainland is broken between Iliza and the coast of Valonci3"
and as that from Mahon to Barcelona is also out of order'"
the inhabitants are deprived of all telegraphic connullill
cation.