The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-19 00:00:00

CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.

Mr. Munyard and Mr. Cowland surrendered:to a charge
bf conspiribg to obtain a bill of exchange from Frederic Thomas, for ..£7O, drawn by Miclinel Brennan-on. the Im-
perial Bank of Jersey
immediately
No was offered and the jury
returned a verdict of not guilty.
Sergeant Parry, who appeared for the defence,
made
some observations on the course that had been pursued in
the case, in which the two gentlemen now before the court
had been subjected to the greatest hardshiPs• when the
'base was before the magistrate it was atone° dismissed
but the present indictment had been framed under a recent
Act of Parliament, and be felt the indictment was preferred
simply for the purposes of extorting moneyant had better
.
The Recorder thought the learned serge
not say that.
Sergeant Parry would at once bow to the intimation of
his lordship, but he felt it ought to be publicly known that
Mr. Munyard and Mr. Cowland had been no parties to the
withdrawal of the case. On the contrary, they were most
desirous of meeting ech
tharge with an unequivocal denial.
CIIABOE or LIBEL.
Edward Sheridan su-rendered to an indictment charging
him with publishing a libel on a Brazilian gentleman
named Albcrtquerque. Ile pleaded guilty to the second
indictment.
Mr. Sergeant Parry, who appeared for the prosecution,
said it was felt that Sheridan was not the author but
merely the publisher of the libel, and, althoueltehedpidronseo-t
prose-
cutor, who was a gentleman of thelighest respectability,
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Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., appeared for the defendant, said it
was acting under his advice that the defendant had adopted
the course he had done.

Tho defendant was then called upon to enter into his
own recognisances for £lOO, and to find one surety for
£lOO to come up for judgment when called upon.

SPAWNING IN THE PERTHSHIRE RIVERS. —The
present is expected to be a superior spawning season. In
consequence of the heavy water for a considerable time
past there is an unusual abundance of fish in all the upper
waten...Tlke Earn is well stocked, and carefully preserved
by river watchers. •

Mosmount, 1867.—The stewards for :this meeting are
the Duke of Maufort, Lord Bateman, Lord Trcdegar, and
Reginald fferbert,
COLOURS OF RIDERS.--:h.ft.'S‘t.6WS Sioneliewer's are—
straw, green belt and cap. Lord Massoreene (altered to)—
black and white hoops, black velvet cap.
Several of Lord Exeter's horses, including Knight of the
Crescent (3 yrs) and Grand Cross (2 yrs) are advertised
for sale by private contract.

At the Shrewsbury Meeting the Duke of Hamilton
purchased Canard of Mr. G. Angell for 350 guineas, and
Joker of Mr. Godding for 200 guineas.

Zisca, after winning the Attingham Park Stakes, was
bought in for 145 guineas, and after winning a Sweep-
stakes on Friday was sold to Mr. S. Thellusson for 90
guineas.

WARWICK MEETING.—The races will commence on
Tuesday at 12 o'clock, but the Great Western run an ex-
press from Paddington at nine o'clock that morning, which
will arrive in time for the fist race.
THE DUKE OF HAMILTON'S HORSES.—The horses be-
longing to the Duke of Hamilton are daily expected at
Newmarket, where Matthew Dawson will in future train
for him as well as the Duke of Newcastle.. His Grace's
recent purchase (Sultan)arrived from Chantilly on Thurs-
day. The steeplechase horses belongina to the Doke w:11
remain with their present trainer.

LEAMINGTON AND WARWICKSHIRE HUNT MEETING.—
The Great Western Railway Company advertise a fast
special train from Paddington . for Leamington and War-
wick at nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, stopping at
Reading and Oxford only, and a return special on Friday
at six p.m., calling at Oxford, Didcot, and Reading.
Hum SHEUIFFS.—In the list of gentlemen nominated
for Sheriffs in 1867, Mr. Henry Chaplin, of Blankncy Hall,
for Lincolnshire, and Mr. R. C. Naylor, of Hooton, for
Denbighshire.
To TROT AGAINST TIME.—The celebrated trot-
ting horse, Captain M'Gowan, is matched to trot 21 miles
within -an hour on the Riverside Park Course at Boston.
Last year this horse trotted 20 miles in 58m. 255. odn the
pa;
peared to be no more distressed at the end thane ek d
last day of October. He did it with great ease, anwasa
the start. Ho is a well-bred horse irom Ken y, an
*th age, however
used to be noted for running away.
manner.—Wilkes'
enables him to go on in a surprising he has improved in steadiness, IT.c.inh:iVsi immense bottom'
Spirit of the Times, New fork.
M .P .—Mr.
MU.
RACING AGENT OF '
racing agent to Mr. Merry, M.P ,
merchant and shipowner iu
eased Banal
Glasgow, and seine time
"back" horses for him
wuptcy Court
Norman
.nßeduocnhaFni.ai:nia,y,
tit
the
‘bveasforeox‘Dirarl. Sheriff Bell. Ile de—l year 1848 I
was engaged by
throughout England at which his horses were
at all races t
and also at Tattersall's'. I was also engaged to go
to run, )jr. Jas. Merry to
and visit his training quarters in England, -and to see his
horses performing,
and report progress to him. I was also
employed to arrange with' trainers what races his horses
should run in, and generally to take4n active superinten-
dence of Mr. Merry's racing business.. In short, I was to
be his agent and commissioner in theSo transactions, and
was recognised and known -as such on the turf. I acted in
this capacity from 1848 to 1861, both inclusive. I also
purchased horses for -Mr. Merry. My travelling and other
expenses incurred in the above capacity could not be less
than £l,OOO a year. I erns constantly travelling from
Glasgow to London, and from London to all places where
the horses were entered. I was also abroad On Mr. Merry's
business—three times in Prussia, and once in France. I
havo a claim upon Mr. Merry for these services, which I
have made out and bauded to the trustee ; and in • evidence
of the bona iglu of said claim 1 refer to numerous letters
received by-me from Mr. Merry, and which I have also
handed to the trustee. Said claim is still • resting owing,
The statutory oath was adininiStered to the bankrupt. It
came out at the close of the
examination that the bank-
rupt's claim against Mr. Merry amounts to £19,600.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867.
FEBRUARY.
Lincoln l9 Nottingham
28
liarrow

Lirerpool MARCH.S
West Drayton l9
Chelmsford
Bromley
APRIL.
--

Northampton
Windsor
Newmarket Craven 8
Thirsk

Newmarket Ist Sprimr 22
Darliam .
Catteriek
Chester
.Y.
Bath
Harpenden
Epsom 21
JUN

York
Doncaster Spring
Salisbury

rL. 19
Stockbridge
25
Ohelrnsford
Newcastle
Worcester

Ascot 4
Windsor
Manchester
Bibury
Newton

JULY.
Carlisle ..................... 2 I Down Royal CorpOratn 17
Newmarket ............... 2 Huntingdon 23
Reading ............ ..... 9 I Southampton
NottiDghaui ............... 1.6 1 GJodWova