The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-04 00:00:00

TUESDAY 10/ENING, JUNE 4, 1861.

LAW IN2'BELIGENCE—(7h:s Day).

HOUSE OF LORDS.

(Peers Present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham,
Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, Lord Chelmsford,
Lord Kingsdoec-n, and other Peers.)

APPEAL-EYRE V. M(DOWALS (OFFICIAL MANAGER OF
THE TIPPERARY JOINT STOCK BANK) AND ANOTHER-
EX PARTE AS TO JOHN SHERWOOD WHEATLEY ET E
CONTRAS.

The further hearing of this appeal was resumed this
morning.

This was a competition for priority of preference between
a judgment creditor and a mortgagee under the Irish
Registry Acts.

The judgment was regularly entered up and registered
prier to the registration of the affidavit of the mortgage
creditor. The Chancery Court in Ireland preferred the
judgment creditor's claim to the mortgage creditor on the
debtor's estate, and against this decision the appellant
appealed.

Sir Hugh Cairns, Q.C., was heard in reply for the appel-
lant, and contended that under the Irish Registry Acts the
authorities and decisions referred to the appellant's claim
was preferable to the respondent's 'claim, and therefore
the decision appealed from ought to be reversed.
At the conclusion of the arguments the Lord Chancellor
reserved judgment.

charged with feloniously cutting and wounding Elizabeth
Poole, the wife of a shoemaker, who is about seven months
advanced in pregnancy. She was led into court for the
first time, this afternoon, in a very weakly condition.
Mr. John Brown Ross, surgeon, of No. 56, High-street,
Shadwell, said he was called upon to attend the prosecu-
trix on the night of Wednesday the 22d ult., at the King
David-lane station-house, and found her bleeding pro-
fusely from seven wounds on her head, neck, shoulders,
and hands. Some of them were very dangerous wounds,
calculated to do grievous bodily harm. The woman had
been under his care ever since, and was at present very ill.
He had with difficulty saved, her from a miscarriage.
The prosecutrix was then sworn, and said that on the
night of the 22nd ult. she was walkinE along Star-street,
in company with a friend, when the prisoner rushed upon
her and stabbed her on the shoulder, and followed this up
by repeated stabs. She fainted and lost her senses. When
she recovered she was covered with blood, and Dr. Ross
was dressing her wounds.

Mr. Woolrych—Had you quarrelled with the prisoner
that day ?

Witnes—No, sir, not that day. I saw her in the morn-
ing. On the Monday and Tuesday I had quarrelled with
her.

The prisoner who was greatly excited here shouted "Oh
you wicked woman, she ilbused me that day (Wednesday)
five times.

Witness--We had blows the day before.

Prisoner (loudly—Yes, and two days before she used me
most cruelly. She gave me six cuts on my face and head,
and tried to part me and my husband.

The prosecutrix—The prisoner said on the same day she
stabbed me she would not go to bed until she did for me.
It is no use denying it she did fight the day before.
The prisoner—Oh, you wretch ; you wicked woman.
Several witnesses, who saw the prisoner stab the prose-
cutrii and heard her threats, gave evidence.

Mr. Woolrych committed the prisoner to Nowgate for
,rial.

ROY AL HUllf eI.NE SOCIE2Y.

The 87th anniversary meeting of this institution
was held yesterday at the Freemasons'-hall,--his
Grace the Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, in the chair. Among others present were
—Lord Henniker, Sir William Fraser, Sir Walter
Stirling, Messrs. Montagu Gore, E. T. Baker, W.
Hawes, the Rev. Prebendary Jackson, Drs. Baker,
Hutchinson, &c. The chairman said that having
had the honour of being selected to preside at this
meeting, he felt the greatest pleasure in doing so,
well knowing as he did the value of the institution.
He then called upon the secretary, Mr. Lambton
Young, to read the report. It stated that during
the past year 156 cases, attended with risk to the
lives of 187 persons had been brought under the
notice of the society, and of the persons immersed
172 were successfully treated, the remaining 15
having been past recovery; there were also 27
cases of attempted suicide. During the same
time the society had conferred as rewards for gal-
lantry to those who risked their own lives to save the
lives of others 24 honorary silver medals, 65 bronze
ditto, 14 vellum and 16 parchment testimonials,
besides 72 pecuniary rewards of various amounts.
68,792 persons had bathed in the Serpentine during
the last 12 months at the hours appointed for morn-
ing and evening bathing, when the society's boats
were in attendance, and 27 casualties had occurred,
of which two were fatal, from not having been
discovered until beyond recovery, and five persons
were saved from committing suicide through the
watchfulness and prompt attention of the society's
boatmen. Last winter the estimated number
of sliders and skaters on the ice in the parks
and Kensington-gardens was 563,570, of whom
146 were rescued, by the appliances of the society,
from a watery grave—viz., 15 in the Regent's-
park, 51 in Kensington-gardens and Hyde-
park, and 80 in St. James's-park. Since the
establishment of the society upwards of 30,000
lives, mostly in or near the metropolis, had been
saved and restored to their country. The report
concluded by stating that the society was founded
to preserve from premature death persons apparently
dead, not only from drowning, but from hanging,
lightning, cold, heat, noxious vapours, apoplexy, or
intoxication. The chairman then presented the
medallions of the society to the following, accom-
panied in each instance by a few suitable remarks :
—To Dr. Christian, the principal medical officer of
the society, the gold medal, for his zealous and un-
wearied exertions during the last 15 years; the
silver medal to Dr. W. H. Mackintosh, of the 10th
Brigade Royal Artillery, for saving gunner
James Murphy, who sank while bathing in about
twelve or fourteen feet of water at the bottom
of the cliffs under Fort George, Guernsey, on the
9th of July, 1859; to Mr. Pilbrow, third
officer of the steamer Hindostan, for saving Major
Ormsby, who accidentally fell from the gangway of
the steamer Bengal while at anchor in the river
Hooghly, near Calcutta, and was being rapidly
carried away by the strong current of the river,
on Sept. 22, 1859; to Mr. Aus in Cooper, second
officer of the ship Agincourt, for saving Mr. S.
Gardner, midshipman, who fell overboard, in Port
Phillip, Australia, on March 26, 1860, the night at
the time being very dark and tempestuous ; to a
Brazilian sailor named Anastasio Romualdo, for sav-
ing a British seaman named Brown, who, being in-
toxicated, while in the act of stepping from a boat
on board a steamer, fell into the water at Para,
Brazils, on May 31, 1860; to Donald Urquhart, for
saving five women out of a part of 12 persons,
whose boat capsized in the Dornoch Frith, Suther-
landshire, on 19th August last; to Ensign Chute
and Private Quigley, of the Bth Regiment, for
saving an officer's servant who fell overboard the
Clara troopship at Spithead on the 4th of Septem-
ber last ; to Dr. Marcus Dill, of Ballymena for
saving a lunatic named Hammill who attempted
suicide by jumping off the rocks into the sea at
Portstewart on the 14th of September, 1860 ; to
Captain Harding° for saving a boy who fell over-
board from the ship Persian at sea on the 20th of
July, 1860 ; and to Mr. Harton, medical student,
for saving a woman, who attempted suicide by
jumping off a bridge, a height of 30 feet, into the
river Shannon, at Banagher, on the 29th of August
last. The meeting was addressed by Lord Henni-
ker, Sir W. Fraser, Mr. Montagu Gore, Mr. Baker,
Mr. Pownall, the Rev. T. Jackson, and Mr. W.
Hawes, and certain formal resolutions having been
proposed and duly carried, a vote of thanks was
passed to the chairman, and the proceedings ter-
minated.

ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB.—The first match
of the season amongst yachts of this club, for various prizes
was sailed on Saturday ; but, owing to a foul, and conse-
quent protest, the contest for the first class was undecided,
the matter being left in abeyance until the proper authori..
ties shall hai7e heard evidence and fully determined upon it.
" A letter from Rome," says the Gazette de
France, "announces as probable the marriage of two Nea-
politan princesses, sisters of King Francis 11. It is said
that Donna Isabella is to marry the Grand Duke of Tus-
cany, now a widower, having lost his first wife, a Saxon
princess ; and that negotiations are in progress for the mar-
riage of Donna Annunziata with Count de Flandres, second
son of the King of the Belgians."
UNIVERSITY ELECTIONS BlLL.—This bill has
been materially altered by the select committee. An elector
is to be allowed to vote by a voting paper only by nominating
other electors, one of whom must deliver his voting paper
for him at the poll and declare that he is personally ac-
quainted with the vote and believes the voting paper to be
genuine.

Dr. Abraham, of New Broad-street, has been
elected a Governor of Dulwich College, for the parish of
St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, without opposition, in the place
of Robert Parnall, Esq.

CAPTURE OF A SUPPOSED SWINDLER.—Ernest
Brown, charged with embezzling £lO,OOO irom a firm in
Throgmorton-street, London, has been captured at D'Urbaa
by detective Spittal, wbo has brought him back in the
City,

NOVEL IMPORTATION OF STOCK.—The Mermaid,
which arrived from Canterbury last week, had on board 38
sheep from Mr. George Rich's celebrated merino flock, con-
sisting of 28 rams and 10 ewes. Some of them are intended
for the breeding establishment of the Emperor Napoleon at
Ramb millet, according to the arrangement concluded with
Baron Daurier by Mr. Rich on his visit there in 1859. The
remainder are for the improvement of Mr. Rich's own esta-
blishment in England. The sheep will, no doubt, obtain for
Mr. Rich the recompense he merits in the full appreciation
of the admirable qualities of his New Zealand-bred flock by
those who are well able to form an opinion,—.Australian
and New Zealand Gazette.

SHOCKING SUICIDE OF A RAILWAY CASHIER AT
HULL.—A shocking occurrence took place yesterday morn-
ing at Hull. Two men, James Akroyd, clerk at the goods
station of the North-Eastern Railway Company at Hull,
and Charles Brook, under-cashier in the same employ, had
been out together on Saturday evening, and returned to the
house of Brook, 30, Regent-street, about half-past 12 o'clock.
Both went into the back yard previous to going into the
house, and Akroyd was about entering the house by the
back door, when he was alarmed by the report of a pistol.
He instantly ran back to Brook, whom he had left standing
in the yard, and found him on the ground bleeding pro-
fusely from the head. A pistol, which lay beside him, pre..
sented conclusive evidence that he had deliberately shot
himself. Akr,,yd carried his companion into the kitchen,
and Dr. Bell and his assistant were very speedily in atten-
dance ; but notwithstanding their exertions, Brook died
about two o'clock. Besides the pistol with which he shot
himself, another loaded one was found in his coat pocket,
which favours the supposition that the suicide was premedi•
tated. As to the motive for the commission of the rash act,
it will only be made apparent after the inquest. Deceased
was very respectably connected, and occupied a responsible
position. It is, however, affirmed that he was addicted to
betting on horse races, and some time ago possessed one
himself. lie was absent from business on Saturday,—
Jianchottr .Exatitfricr,

SP oR,TING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALLT-MOxpAr.

The Epsom ng day commenced this afternoon and
made a large progress. Money changed hands with a rapi-
dity whi, h augured well for the final adjustment of balances,
which will take place to-morrow (this day), and altogether
iho business of paying and receiving is likely to be easily
arranged. It would, of course, be premature to cuter into
any detailed account of the winners and losers until the
" winding-up act" is accomplished ; but it may be safely
stated that the results of the Derby and Oaks has inflicted
no heavy blow on the Ring, and exercised no sore discou-
ragement over backers of horses. Very little betting took
place during the afternoon, but at intervals, "few .and far
between," the following transactions came under our
notice :

ASCOT STAKES.
7to 1 agst Conscript (taken)
12 to 1 agst Shipwreck (taken)

ASCOT CUP.
6 to 4 agst Thonnanby (taken)

sto 1 agst St. Albans (taken)
ST. LEGER.

3to 1 agst K ettledrum (taken)
sto 1 agst any other (offered)

WYE RACES-MONDAY.

A. Handicap of 50 sovs. for all ages. About a mile and

a-half.

Mr. G. Brown's Mermaid, 3 yrs, Gst 101 b.... (Mitchell) 1
Mr. S. Jacobs's Estella, aged, Bst 2lb (W. Johnson) 2
Mr. J. P. Draper's Marwell, 5 yrs, Bst ilb (Searle) 3

Vulture and Lancaster also ran.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Lancaster, 2to 1 agst Estella, 4to 1
agst Mermaid.

Won, after a good race, by a head ; a length between
second and third ; Vulture was a bad fourth.

A Sweepstakes of 4 soya each, with 25 added, for all ages ;
weight for age, with selling allowances. About one
mile.

Mr. Godding's Gazelle filly, 3 yrs, sst 71b (car. sst 91b)
(£3O)(T. French) 1
Mr. Mellish's Vulture, 5 yrs, 9st Mb (X3O) (Fordham) 2
Mr. Searle's Naughty Girl, 3 yrs, Bst (Ea)) --(Searle) 3
The following also ran :—Beverley, Phingare filly, The
Fawn, and Lady Fanny.
Betting--5 to 2 agst the Fawn, 3to 1 agst Estella, 4to 1
agst the Gazelle filly.
Won by a length ; a neck between the second and third ;
the Phingare filly was a bad fourth. The winner was sold
for 33 guineas.

The Ashford Town Plate of 20 sews, added to a Sweepstakes
of 3 sovs each ; weight for age, with selling allowances.
Heats. About a mile and a half.
Mr. J. P. Draper's Marwell, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b, £5O

(Searle) 1 2 1
Mr. Searle's Lucknow, 4 yrs, Bst 41b, ao
(Mitchell) 3 1 2
Mr. Mellish's Gaylad, 4 yrs, 9st 31b, £BO
(Fordham) 2 3 0
Mr. Formby's Fhingare colt,r_3 yrs, Est 41b, £3O
(Colter) 4 dis.
First Heat-5 to 4 agst Gaylad. Won by a length; a
neck between the second and third.

Second Heat—Even on Marwell. Won by two lengths ;
a bad third.

Third Heat—Won by a length and a half. The winner
was not sold.

A Sweepstakes of 2 sous each, with 1.5 added ; optional
selling weights. Heats. One mile.
Mr. Searle's Naughty Girl, 3 yrs, ist 121 b, £6O
(Searle) 2 1 1
Mr. Mellish's Mercury, 3 yrs, Est 111 b (carried
6st 121 b), £2O (Grimshaw) 3 2 2
Mr. Eggington's Dove, 3 yrs, Bst 71b, £2O
(C. Hornsby) 4 3 3
Mr. Brown's Mermaid, 3 yrs, Bst lib, £4O
(Mitchell) 1 dr.
First Heat-7 to 4 agst Mermaid, 2to 1 agst Mercury.
Won in a canter by three lengths ; two lengths between
second and third.
Second Heat-6 to 4on Mermaid. Won by a length
and a half.
Third Heat—Won by a length and a half.
There was no bid for the winner, and Mermaid was
claimed by Mr. Mellish under the Newmarket rule.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-MONDAY.

We had another quiet day here. The only animals sup-
ported for the Northumberland Plate were Underhand and
Yorkminster. For the Ascot Cup, Thormanby was in de-
mand at 7 to 4 taken freely. There w4s a strong desire
with some parties to get against The Wizard, for 100 to 6
was laid several times, but some offers to take 100 to 5 were
not responded to. Closing prices :

CHELMSFORD HANDICAP.
4to 1 agst Clovernook (taken)
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
10 to lon the field (offered)
100 to 8 agst Underhand (taken)
15 to 1 agst Yorkminster (taken)
ASCOT GOLD CUP.
7to 4 agst Thormanby (taken freely)
6to 1 agst St. Albans (taken)
7to 1 agst Parmesan (offered)
100 to 6 agst The Wizard (taken)

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.

The opening regatta of the above great club took place
yesterday.
The distance was from Erith to the Nero Light and
back, and there was a time allowance of half a minute per
ton. The prizes (in plate) wore value £lOO for the first
boat of the first class, and £5O for the second boat, and in
the next class £5O for the first boat, and £2O for the second
Lord Alfred Paget, the noble commodore, having taken
his place on the gang board, between the paddle -boxes o
the Prince of Wales, the signal for starting was given
under his direction at llh. 45m. 465., and in an instant a
complete cloud of canvass burst upon the view. As they
neared Northfleet, they were cracking away, with the
Thought a mile ahead. The race finished as follows :

H. H. S.

Thought
Osprey . 7 56 45
Audax . 7 59 15

Christabel 8 4 10

Phantom

By this result the Thought, agreeably with the laws of
the club, took the £lOO prize (or rather changed prizes with
the Osprey). The Christabel became entitled to the second
prize of the Ist class, by her time allowance from the
Audas, the Phantom taking her own prize in her own class
as second boat.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

HAY MARKETS.

SALITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; clove'
de., £3 lOs to £slBs ; and straw, £1 158 to £2 Ds per load.
Trade dull,

CUMBERLAND..— Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s ;
clover, £3 lOs to £5 18s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 2s
per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our
quotations.
WHITECHAPEL. Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ;
clove'', £3 lOs to £5 18s Od ; and straw, £1 15s to £2 Os
per lead. A slow trade.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—A moderate demand has prevailed for all qualities,
without any material alteration in values.
SUGAR.—The market has remained quiet, good and fine
grocery descriptions, however, have realised full prices,
while inferior qualities barely supported former values.
CoPFEE.—The transactions have been very limited, and
confined to a few parcels of plantation Ceylon, which
realised previous prices.
Rica.—A steady inquiry has prevailed for cleaned de-
scriptions, and good and fine qualities have maintained
previous values.
SALTPETRE.—No sales of any importance have been re-
ported, and quotations remain unaltered.
TALLOW.—The market has been inactive, and prices
have shown rather less buoyancy. P.Y.C. on the spot, 565,
and last three months' delivery, 54s per cwt.