The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-13 00:00:00

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY.

To day's business was not all confined to the meeting at
Epsom. It soon becameapparent that somethingwas wrong
with Butierfly for Chester Cup, 20 to 1 was taken, then 300
to 10 was laid, and during the afternoon 1,000 to 10 was
offered, but at the close the highest offer was 40 to 1. There
was some little money put on Jealousy, First Lord, and
Schism, at their respective prices for this event. 6 to 1 was
laid against Dundee for the Derby, and 25 to 1 Neighbour
and 66 to 1 Betts were offered. There were offers to take 7
to 1 Sweet Hawthorn for the Two Thousand Guineas, but
we heard no higher offer than 6 to 1. There was no great
amount of business done.—Closing prices •
• TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
6 to- 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn (offered—take 7)
• 9to 1 agst Neighbour (taken)
10 to ,1 agst Overton (taken)
20 to, 1 agst Janus (taken.)
DERBY.
6to 1 agst Dundee (taken)
25 to 1 agst Neighbour (taken) -
66 to 1 agst Betts (taken) ,
CHESTER CUP.
10 to lon the field—offered. ,
25 to 1 agst Horace (taken) t -4191
30 to 1 agst Schism (taken) :11-it
33 to 1 agst. Jealousy (taken)! f•,
33 to 1 agst First Lord (taken)
40 to 1 agst Butterfly (offered)

I. 711 E VESTRY QE,"4:I3RIDE-" THE

BETTING-ALEN."

A public vestry of the ratepayers and inhabi-
tants,of the parish of St. Bride, Fleet-street, was
held last evening, in the vestry-room, convened in
compliance with a requisition to the churchwardens,
for thg purpose of "considering the best means of
suppressing the great and continued nuisance
caused by the assembling of betting-men' in Bride-
lane, Bride-court, Poppin's-court, and at the corners
of Fleet-street and Newgate-street." The meeting
was presided over by the Rev. Charles Marshall,
the vicar of the parish.
The CHAIRMAN briefly stated the objects of the
meeting, and pointed out the inconvenience occa-
sioned by such crowds as were in the habit of fas-
sembling in the places indicated in the notice. The
Lord Mayor had been applied to last year, and for
a time 'there was a slight decrease in the nuisance,
from the interference of the police, who kept close
to these men and prevented their betting; that
system, however, had tailed, and the nuisance being
now worse than ever, they ought to do something
to suppress it.
Mr. JEWELL having pointed out the injury
inflicted on tradesmen in the vicinity of the
nuisance, moved the following resolution :—" That
this vestry finds with regret and apprehen-
sion the assembling of betting-men and
other disreputable characters in Bride-lane
and its. neighbourhood continues end increases,
to the hindrance of business, the obstruction of
the thoroughfares, and the annoyance of the inha-
bitants; the meeting therefore pledges itself to use
every means to suppress a nuisance so detrimental
to the prosperity and character of the parish."
Mr, KIRK having seconded the resolution,
Mr. SMITH, the vestry clerk, stated that there
was a great deal of difficulty in the case, inasmuch
HS they, must lu the first phiee piuve that those
parties were assembled for an unlawful purpose.
There .might be considerable difficulty in doing
that ; and what he would suggest was that they
should apply tethe Secretary for the Home De-
partment to pass an act for abolishing the nuisance.
Mr. Deputy OBBARD supported the resolution.
He considered the Home Secretary would laugh at
them were they to go to him respecting the matter,
and he therefore hoped they would appoint a com-
mittee, and do their best to get rid of the nuisance
themselves.
After some further conversation, the resolution
was put from the chair, and unanimously agreed to.
A committee was also appointed to carry out the
foregoing resolution.

EXTRA ORDINARY (,'LARGE.

HAVERFORDWEST, THURSDAY.

To-day Barbara Wilson, wife of Captain Le Hunte
Wilson, appeared before a full bench of magistrates
to answer the following charge :—" That she, the
said Barbara Le Hunte Wilson, on or about the
12th day of July, 1860, did, together with one
Brown and his wife, amongst themselves unlawfully
conspire, combine, confederate, and agree together
to falsely and fraudulently palm off a certain male
child of Brown and 'wife as the lawful child of
William Le Hunte Wilson and the said Barbara his
wife, so that the said child might, on the decease of
the said William Le Hunte Wilson, possess as tenant
in tail the estates to which the said William Le
Hunte is tenant for life, for the purpose of defraud-
kg thereby the next elder brother."
Mr. sleigh, of the Old Bailey, appeared for the
prosecution, and Mr. Wm. Davies, solicitor (with
whom was Mr. J. C. James, solicitor), conducted
the defence.

Mr. Sleigh said that never in the course of. a
long professional career was he engaged in such an
important case, or one in which greater public
interests were involved. He knew of nothing com-
parable to it in importance since the celebrated
Douglas peerage case. The defendant was mar-
ried some few years ago to Mr. Wilson; she was
then in very humble circumstances and very uned-
ucated. Mr. Wilson was a gentleman of large
wealth, and of him he was desirous to speak with
every respect. He was unfortunately afflicted
with a mental malady, which entitled him to every
consideration. Well, he saw this person, was smit-
ten by her it appears, and married her, or rather '
she married herself to him. The magistrates would
understand with what feelings of sorrow his family
saw this unequal and most imprudent marriage. To
the estates now possessed by Mr. Wilson his younger
brother was heir in tail, and if there were no issue
by the marriage of Mr. Wilson, would inherit them.
Mrs. Wilson, however, desirous to prevent this, hit
upon an expedient, and as there was no earthly
prospect of her having a child by Mr. Wilson, it
was resolved to palm off a surreptitious child upon
Mr. Wilson as his son. The scheme was carriel
out with considerable skill and ability. It appeared
that in the month of April last year, a man, named
Mr. Brown and his wife resided at the Box, near
Mr. Wilson's residence, at Minchinhampton.
Brown was Mr. Wilson's coachman, and his wife
was Mrs. Wilson's sister. In the early part of
April Mrs. Brown was delivered of a child, and at
this time Mrs. Wilson was roaming about the
country with a companion, a Miss Earle, and a
gentleman whom he would not name. They went
to Ireland together, and shortly after Mrs. Wilson's
and Miss Earle's return they went to London,
where they were met by the same gentleman, who
took lodgings for them. On the 12th of July, while
residing in London, a telegram was sent to Mrs.
Brown to come up to London ; that she and
her husband went up, taking their baby with them ;
that they were met at the station by Miss Earle,
who brought them to a coffee-house in Eecleston-
street, where Brown and the baby remained till
nearly midnight, Mrs. Brown going with Miss
Earle to the residence of Mrs. V% ilson, in Charley-
that about midnight of that
dayßronghtthe child to Charleywood-street,
Charley-
wood street,-ro w n b Pimlico
where it was received by Mrs. Brown and brought
up to Mrs. Wilson's room, and on the next morn-
ing it was reported in the house that Mrs. Wilson
had been confined during the night. The learned
counsel then called witnesses in support of the
statements which he had made.
Mr. Davies said he would reserve his defence.
The magistrates, after consultation, resolved to
send the defendant for trial at the Central Criminal
Court, London, but to accept bail, her husband in
£BOO, and two sureties in £4OO each.
Captain Wilson put in the requisite bail. The
other two sureties were John Aboysius Blake, Esq,,
M.P. for Waterford, and 111. Geneste, Esq.