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

BIRMINGHAM HORSE SHOW.

This undertaking has proved a decided slice!7
both as regards the number and quality of the 3.1;,,
mals exhibited and the patronage of the 131-1,,
The judges—among whom was Lord Coveutlipri
gave their awards iu public, and in almost ea
e,
case their fiat elicited satisfaction. The first Fr-
tt.o°
of £3O, for " thorough-bred stallions for gc,o,
weight-carrying hunters," was assigned to Pen' to
whose merits as a steeplechaser are well knob lye
most of our readers, and who belongs to that of
sportsman, Mr. W. S. Cartwright, the owDetoa
Ely, Fairwater, &c. The second prize in this el
`Di
(£l5) was awarded to Idler (9 yrs), exhibitecloo
Mr. T. J. Merrick, Northampton, and bred byo
Rawcliffe Stud Company. The third prize
the same class was given to Neville (15 yrs)/ ;03
bited by Mr. W. Gulliver, Swalcliffe, Mall/1012i
bred by Mr. Singleton. The grand looks au(11,11'
rior points of Penarth called forth universal as
ration, while the superb action of Neville all ale'
fine condition of Idler won the praise of the 31,.11,00
rous spectators. Our limited space will not rove'
us to enter into the merits of the successful e°
titors seriatim; suffice it to say that in Class ti)f
" horses equal to 15st," Voyageur, the prePefijer9
Mr. T. Sutton, of Alivent, took the first Priz vet
as he also did at the recent show in the Agrie'ideP
Hall, at Islington. Blaster of Arts, the beOlsrA3'
of a weight-carrier, owned by Mr. T. Gee, 1 tea
of c
0
burst, took the second prize. The winner 00611.:
first prize in Class 3, for " hunters, without oay
tion as to weight, four year olds and upwaTcl4'oeffic
a horse unnamed, bred by Mr. F. B. Jorteo,a, )t
ford, a really grand specimen of the .160 ftee
Class 4, for three-year-old colts or ley ft
" hunting purposes," the first prize was a;‘,/01D,!4
a horse exhibited by Mr. George Holineo.4otrio
gin. Class 5, for " two-year-old colts or 11,toe ;1,
hunting purposes," relinquished its Salt
Otijt fOL°
a horse exhibited and bred by Mr. T. B. --c".l At •0
lerby. In Class 6, for " mares with fc'ioecloo
adapted for hunters," the first prize wa3 to
Mr. W. Leach, Staleybridge. The win sta3r, oilwet
second and third prizes in these classes v(0:111'0,
, excellent specimens of their kind. TSO re fief
[ of the show was made up of carriage-h'Ose!:o
• roadsters, cobs, ladies' horses, ponies, SlOll.OlO
- getting cobs or ponies, dray-horses, ands
horses, all good in their way.
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DRURY-LANE THEATRE. —We are glad
?49st °
Mr. Phelps, Miss lleleu Faucit, and Mr. 1/"'cli' l
o,:ipf;
brated Scotch tragedian, are already engaged -lr:. if
coining season at this theatre, and that the to-oe
pear in "Rob Roy," Mr. Phelps also tatillg
principal characters therein. Wo wish 111.-
FrV
every success. (10 A
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EMBEZZLEMENT BY A BANK CASHIER---7;
at the Brighton Quarter Sessions, Mr. S. Wrall‘'fe
of age, formerly cashier in the employment a 1:'"01)'' e(b)
shire Banking Company, was charged with e; gotJ
£294 17s. 6d., the monies of the company. Pr fa t4)",'!„1
been in the employment of the company throo et,
took advantage of his position as cashier to 011)5 90,
money in question. lie pleaded guilty, and s°s otlt;
to 18 months' bard labour. 1l I) I,
BREAKAGE OF A SUBMARINE CABLE•";,
marine cable connecting the Balearic Islanclso
mainland is broken between lliza and the coOt (); ei
•
and as that from Mahon to Barcelona is also ell'a
the inhabitants are deprived of all telegraPilie
cation.