The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-28 00:00:00

LAND RAILWAY COMPANY.

SAME V. SAME.
These causes stand over for a full bench.
BIRCRAM V. WALKER-JUDGMENT.
This was a writ of error from tho Court of Queen's Bench
sustaining the insolvent's description of his creditors in his
schedule produced in the Insolvent Debtor.? Court. An
objection was taken to the description of the residence of
ono of his creditors in the county of Norfolk.
➢ir. Justice Williams delivered the judgment of the court,
sustaining the objection, and reversing the judgment of the
Court of Queen's Bench.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(TI-118 DAY.)

OLD COURT.

The November sessions of the Central Criminal Court
commenced this morning.
The calendar contained a list of 97 persons for trial, and
the offences charged were :—Murder, 4; manslaughter, 1;
arson, 2 ; feloniously wounding, 4 ; rape, 3; housebreak-
ing, 3 ; horse-stealing, 1; letter-stealing, 1; forgery and
burglary, 11; uttering counterfeit coin, 19 ; bigamy, 2 ;
not surrendering to bankruptcy and misdemeanour, 7 ; em-
bezzlement, 2 ; larceny, 11; larceny by servants, 5; and
the remaining number consists of minor offences.
The Recorder briefly charged the grand jury, remarking
that the cases of murder were four, and in one, at
least, he thought the grand jury might find a
true bill for the higher offence, which could after-
wards be reduced to the minor charge of man-
slaughter. The next indictment, the learned gentleman
alluded to was that of two women, named Gibson and Smith,
who were indicted for the wilful murder of the new-born
female child of Ann Smith, but the evidence he thought
would hardly be sufficient to justify them in returning a
true bill, as there was no evidence that he could see to prove
that the child was born alive; but if that evidence was
discovered, or even if they thought the death of the child
was caused by instruments used to procure abortion, then
that was a very serious offence, and they would return a
true bill accordingly. The case of David Hughes would
not cause them any difficulty, but in the event of advice
being required by the Grand Jury the Court would most
readily give its assistance.

Tho indictment for bigamy against Smethurst was not
referred to by the Recorder; but it is understood the trial
will take place on Thursday next.

JEWEL ROBBERY.
Jacob Levy, Rosa Ley, and Lewis Levy, remanded from
last session, were indicted for stealing 11 seals, value £2,
and other goods to the value of £5O, tho property of Wm.
Henry Wolls. Tho prisoners wore also charged with steal-
ing three watches of the value of £25, the property of Josiah
Pearce ; and Jacob Levy and Rosa Levy were further
charged with stealing three watches, value £27, the property
of Francois Tissott.

The prosecutor, a jeweller named Wells, said all three
prisoners some time ago came into his shop, and having
represented to him that they had some friends coming to
England, they were commissioned to purchase a variety of
jewellery suitable for birthday presents. A large quantity
of rings, brooches, &c., were shown to them, and after exa-
mining and selecting for some time the female prisoner was
taken ill, and he had to procure some rum for her.
After she had taken some of the spirit, she recovered,
and they went on selecting till about half-past four,
when they quitted the shop, and very shortly afterwards he
discovered that a diamond ring and various other articles
were missing. He immediately afterwards went in search
of the prisoners, but was unable to discover them. Ho had
seen nothing of the prisoners until they were taken into
custody upon another charge. The articles shown to hint
(a gold chain, a ring, a seal,! and pencil-case) wore part of
his missing property.

Henry Barratt. police-constable L 10, said ho apprehended
Jacob and Rosa Levy in the Borough. On being searched
at the police-station, the chain and pencil-case were found
on the person of Jaeeb, and the ring produced was taken
from the finger of the prisoner Rosa. Jacob Levy had
£25 in money in his pocket, and Rosa £27.
George Barr, 23 L, said he apprehended Lewis Levy in

Horsemonger-lano Gaol. Ho had previously seen the
prisoner at the Tower-street Police-court, inquiring for
the other two prisoners. The seal produced was found in
his possession. A deal of foreign money was found in his
pocket. Ho would not attempt to say how much, but it was
a large sum. A gold watch and chain, and a quantity of
other articles of jewellery were taken from him.

The trial was proceeding when we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THLS DA Y.)

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.

COMMITTAL OF A TRAINER OF YOUNG THIETES—IM-
FUDINT Rom)Eßy.—Thomas Brown, alias Murphy, alias
Riardon, and who is well known as a trainer of young
thieves, and been several times convicted, was charged be-
fore Mr. Bingham with stealing a seal skin cloak, of the
value of 21 guineas, from the shop of Messrs. Bearden and
Joyce, mantle manufacturers, of Oxford-street.
Mr. Walter Joyce, one of the members of the firm, said
that a little after five on Saturday afternoon in consequence
of what a gentleman told him ho went to the door of the
shop and immediately missed the seal skin cloak, and at the
same time observed the prisoner walking leisurely across the
road with it on his arm. He was about to put his hand on
the prisoner's shoulder when he dropped the cloak, and
after dodging him round a court, started off, pursued by
him (Mr. Joyce) calling out "stop thief," he was eventually
stopped by two men, at the time offering the stoutest re-
sistance. The value of the cloak was 21 guineas.
Win. M'Bean, 332 A, said ho saw a number of persons,
shortly after five on Saturday afternoon, running and shout-
ing, and was told by a boy that the prisoner had stolen a
cloak. He went after the prisoner, and on coming up with
him found him violently struggling with two men. On
searching him he found a bag usually carried by thieves of
the prisoner's class to convey their booty in.

Gordon, 338 A, said that in March, 1858, the prisoner
was convicted and sentenced to 12 months for stealing a
coat. In April last ho had four months for stealing a coat
in tho Haymarket. In April, 1857, he had a month at
Clerkenwoll for stealing butter ; and he had also been sen-
tenced at Bow-street to three months' imprisonment. Ho
had also been charged at that court with robbing a carriage
in Soho-square, but owing to tho absence of a witness
escaped conviction.

Prisoner said it was a very tempting cloak, and lie took

Committed for trial.

THI JD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock.

TATTERSALL'S--(THIS EVENING.)

THE DERBY.
Bto 1 agst Umpire (taken)
12 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Thormanby (offered)
13 to 1 agst The Wizard (taken)
25 to 1 agst The Drone (taken)
30 to 1 agst Thunderbolt (taken)
40 to 1 agst Upperhand (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Paleface (offered)
1000 to 20 agst Sir William (offered)
66 to 1 agst Plum Pudding (taken)
CROYDON STEEPLECHASE.
sto 1 agst Goldsmith (taken)
Bto 1 agst Tartar (taken)
10 to 1 agst Topsy (taken)
100 to 5 agst The Curate (taken)

SPORTING NOTES.

STEEPLE-CHASING.
Just as all honest-hearted, lovers of sport were
rejoicing at the revival of steeplechases, and the re-
newed spirit of fair play which was being imparted
into the pastime, proceedings have taken place at
Warwick which must go far to destroy the hopes
which might have been entertained respecting the
re-established popularity of a sport pre-eminently
calculated to improve the breed of horses, and
which is pursued with ardour by all classes of
people. The Sunday Times, with the customary
force which distinguishes its sporting department,
and with its usual determination to call "a
spade a spade," has pointed out and de-
nounced the " delinquencies " which marked the
Warwick meeting, and has indicated the baneful
effect which the doings in that locality is likely to
exercise over the steeple chase interest in all
parts of the country. If the statements set forth in
that journal be correct—and they seem to be sup-
ported by facts—the meeting in question was
apparently made the medium for employing " tac-
tics" of the most questionable description. The
proceedings from beginning to end seemed to be
conducted on the system of "besting," for which
however the officials were not to blame, and all
persons engaged in them appeared determined to
get the better of one another in some way, and
were quite regardless of the means which they
employed so long as they compassed their purpose.
The running of Miss Harkaway ought to live
long in the remembrance of Handicappers, but
as the mare was not backed, perhaps, no real wrong
was inflicted on the public. The Open Steeplechase
was a curious affair. The horse that won ought to
have been disqualified ; but then, as the Sunday
Tunes aptly remarks, this description of sport is
not governed by racing law, and the horse that was
q wanted" was merely defeated by another that was
not wanted (Jealousy). Greatly to the consternation
of the large class of speculators who "went" unre-
servedly for the Curate, and who had good reason
to believe that the way had been cleared for him,
Ben Land sent his Goldsmith into the field and up-
set the pot. The backers of the Curate and
Abd-el-Kader, however, were not willing to abide
quietly by their disappointment, and it re-
quired all Sergeant Bank's strength of lungs
and portly dimensions to keep them from the
weighing-room as they rushed after •" Young
Ben" as he returned to scale. The first objec-
tion clamorously made was that he was 21b.
overweight; and so he was, and I should like to
know, in the name of honest dealing and fair-play,
why this objection was not allowed. Overruled it
was, however, and then the malcontents went on
another tack; they averred that at the last leap
Goldsmith jumped on the wrong side of the
post, which he shattered. This, as the Mock Duke
in the Honeymoon says, was a ticklish point for the
judges. who could not arrive at their decision until
after the last race. At last, to settle their doubts,
they examined Goldsmith, who had received
a slight wound in consequence of coming into
collision with the post, and they found

;hat that wound had been inflicted on the

left side, and that consequently as he was
running next the rails he could not have jumped
on the wrong side of the post. When they deli-
vered their decision amidst the deepening twilight
of a raw November afternoon, it was received with
such a shout of applause which testified how great
was the satisfaction—not at the success of the horse

—but at the defeat of the plotters. Jealousy was
at one time first favourite for both the Steeple-
chase and the Hurdle Race, for the former she was
last all the way, for the latter, she did not start !

It would, too, have been somewhat satisfactory to
the backers of Longford if some declaration rela-

tine to his withdrawal had been made. it was said
that after the race The Curate was purchased by
Mr. H. Lister for £5OO.

The Hunt Cup Steeplechase was simply dis-
gusting. With the: backers of The Slasher it
was a case of " heads I win, tails you lose."
Miss Somerville beat The Slasher just on
the post, and then an uproar arose, an
attempt was made to bully the Judge into
a reversal of his verdict. This failing, recourse
was had to another expedient, an objection was
made to " Mr. Whoods," the rider of the mare, on
the pound that he was not a
,gentleman. This
objection was declared valid. " Mr. Whood" was
pronounced no gentleman, and it was decided that
he ought to have carried 10lb. extra for being a
professional jockey. Nothing like having two
strings to your bow. This, however, was not the
first time that "Mr. Whood" has lent himself, un-
wittingly I hope, to the win-tie-or-wrangle school.
It was a gratuitous opinion proffered by the
stewards that bets go with the stakes. Of course
they do. But stewards should recollect that their
functions only extend to the stakes contested, and
cannot be exercised with regard to bets.
I forget, however, that I am dealing
with a steeplechase meeting, and a sport which
seems to be regulated by no law except that of
caprice.

From a meeting like that celebrated—save the
mark—at Warwick, I turn with pleasure to a con-
sideration of the attempt which is about to be made
to get up an honestly conducted days' sport at
Croydon. This meeting will be undur the manage-

ment of Mr. Edward-Hibburd, of Ascot, whose

name alone is a sufficient guarantee for the genuine-
ness of the proceedings and for tho integrity of

purpose with which the sport will be conducted.

The London, Brighten, and South Coast Railway

have announced their their intention to run trains

at convenient intervals, and doubtless the facilities

for reaching the course, independently of the at-
traction which cextres in the sport, will cause the

meeting to be fully attended by pleasure folks as

well as by prefessional speculators.
The Newmarket Champion Coursing Meeting
will commence to-morrow, and with a prospect of

great success. Horses are abundant; many dogs

have arrived, and the town is almost as full of

visitors as on the occasion of a Craven Meeting.
The Derby backers seem to be on " strike." The
market is unusually quiet even for this dull period
of the year, and so little business is transacted that
Thomas would be quite justified in a " lock out"
until after Christmas.

A FRESH MAN.

ADDITIONS TO THE TURKISH NAVY.—An
elegant steam corvette, built by Messrs. White, of Cowes,
left the. Southampton Docks, on Saturday, for Constanti-
nople. She is a very fino modal, and pierced for 16 broad-
side guns, with two heavy pivot guns on deck, fore and aft.
The copper alone used for bolting the ship is said to
have cost £7,000. A despatch boat, also for the Turkish
Government, left a few days since for the same destination.
She was built by Messrs. Wigram. Both vessels were
fitted in the inner Southampton dock.

ST. JAMES'S HALL.—At the popular concert to be
be given this evening at St. James's Hall, Mr. Sims Reeves
and Herr Wieniawski are announced to appear.
ERRATUM.—The name of the chairman of the
Sunderland Shipowners' meeting was Mr. Louie, mis-
printed in our impression of Saturday " Lowe"

The attendance was small, and the betting at
no time animated. For the Derby eight " fifties"
were booked once about Umpire ; 12 to 1 was
taken and offered about Buccaneer, and those offers were
currently offered against Thormanby, who would have found
some support at a point higher. 13 to 1 was booked once
about The "Wizard. The other transactions do not require
comment. One or two bets were laid on the Croydon
Steeplechase. sto 1 was betted agst Goldsmith, and 8 to
1 was booked about The Tartar.