The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-16 00:00:00

TATTERSALL' S-S ATURDAY.

For the convenience of the subscribers the room was
opened this afternoon for the purpose of comparing on the
forthcoming events at Doncaster, as also for the settlement
of the Warwick and Derby accounts. The attendance, as
usual at this period of the season, was quite up to the aver-
age ; but business on the great event—the St. Leger—ap-
peared " flat, stale, and unprofitable." The anxiety to
back the favourite during the afternoon gave evidence of
the poverty of the field opposed to him, and which became
more apparent towards the close, 5 to 4 being with diffi-
culty obtainable about Kettledrum ; at the same time Aure-
lian's supporters, nothing daunted at the firmness of the
" crack," readily accepted anything over 7 to 1, at which
price he was supported for upwards of £3OO. Lady Ripon
did not appear so buoyant, but a point over her opening
price (8 to 1) would have been accepted. Kildo-
nan was mentioned, but little or nothing was done ;
10 to 1 was offered, but at the finish 11 to 1 might
have been obtained without much difficulty. Brown
Stout, about which so many rumours have been industri-
ously circulated with reference to his trial with Cape Fly-
away, came with a ►rush yesterday in the city, and as little
as 7 to 1 was quietly booked about him; but, as our return
will show, a reaction set in against him at the opening of the
room this afternoon, and, with the exception of one or two
stanch supporters of the stable who invested a stray "pony"
Cu keep the animal in the markeL, ne may bo quoteo. at lOU
08. Imaus appeared out of all favour, as also Janus. the
latter's friends appearing to be in doubt as to the cause of
the hostility shown towards him. The Roe and the Sage
were mentioned, but not backed for money.
The Great Yorkshire Handicap was but slightly touched
upon, Chere Arnie and Voltella appearing to divide the
favouritism, 9to 2 being freely taken about each. Moor-
cock was also fancied by many supporters of J. Osborne's
stable, and 10 to 1 was taken to some money.
The Cesarewitch was introduced, and after some fencing
Paste was promoted to first favourite, 20 to 1 both in the
city and here being readily accepted. Votella was also
supported in good quarters at 25 to 1, and Lord Strath-
more's Mouravieff at 30 to 1.
The transactions on the Derby were confined 'to the two
quoted ; 10 to 1 was taken about Buckstone, and 16 to 1
against The Marquis.

ST. LEGER.
sto 4 agst Kettledrum (taken)
7to 1 agat Aurelian (taken)
Bto 1 agst L tdy Ripon (offered)
10 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken and offered)
100 to 8 agst Brown Stout (taken)
20 to 1 agst Imaus (offered)
20 to 1 agst Janus (offered)
20 to 1 agst The Sage (offered)
20 to 1 agst The Roe (offered)
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
9to 2 agst Chere Amie (taken)
9 to 2 agst Voltella (taken)
10 to 1 agst Moorcock (taken)
THE DERBY.
10 to 1 apt Buckstone (taken)
16 to 1 agst The Marquis (taken)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—SATURDAY.
For the Great Yorkshire Handicap there was money for
either Voltella, Chere Arnie, Asteroid, or Wynnstay at any
slight advance upon the prices quoted, and, although there
is a difference in the quotation, it would la() difficult to say
which was in the greatest force. The business done on the
St, Leger was nearly confined to Imtms, who, commencing

at 100 to 6 (" hedging money") offered, finished, by a very
gradual process, at 50 to 1 laid. 20 to 1 was offered that he
did not see the starter ; but, after all, we think it would
not be very safe to say that he his received his quietus. 6
to 4 would have been taken against Kettledrum, and 17 to
2 about Lady Ripon ; and although the froth seems to have
been blown off Brown Stout, they was no response to an
offer to take 100 to 8. Closing prices :

GREAT TORRSHIRE HANDICAP.
4to 1 agst Voltella (taken and offered)
sto 1 agst Chere Arnie (offered, take 6to 1)
7to 1 agst Asteroid (taken)
7to 1 agst Wynnstay (taken)
10 to 1 agst Moorcock (offered)
THE CHAMPAGNE STAKES.
5 to 4on the field (offered)

ST. LEGER.
sto 4 agst Kettledrum (offered)
Bto 1 agst Lady Ripon (offered)
9to 1 agst Aurelian (taken)
10 to 1 agst Kildonan (offered)
11 to 1 agst Brown Stout (offered)
16 to 1 agst The Roe (offered)
25 to 1 agst Janus (offered)
25 to 1 agst The Sage (offered)
50 to 1 agst Imaus (taken)
CESAREWITCH STAKES.
16 to 1 agst Paste (taken)
20 to 1 agst Henham Lass (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Voltella (offered)
33 to 1 agst Rapparee (offered)
50 to 1 agst Artless (taken)
50 to 1 agst Rupee (taken)
66 to 1 agst Schism (taken)

THE TillES" AND THE EXPECTED
RISE .IN TEE PRICE OF PAPER.

The 7'imes of Saturday has a long leading article
for the purpose of showing that a rise in the price of
paper is inevitable, and that, the ruin of the English
paper manufacturing interest is certain. The limes,
there is every reason to fear, is right. The Glad-
stonian legislation of last session, which opens our
ports, duty free, to all foreign paper, while foreign
Governments either prohibit altogether the expor-
tation of rags, out of which the paper is manufac-
tured, or impose so heavy a duty on their ex-
portation, as to be tantamount to prohibition,
has accomplished this clever feat, for such, no
doubt, Mr. Gladstone and the Manchester school
consider it. It is no small satisfaction to us to
reflect that we pointed out the disastrous effects
of that legislation, and did all we could to defeat it.
As a proof that the 7imes is correct in its anticipa-
tions of a rise in the price of paper before the end of
the year, owing to the impossibility of obtaining the
necessary supply of rags—we may mention that we
are assured that there is not a paper manufacturer
in London who will undertake to supply any news-
paper establishment for six months, after the begin-
ning of the new year, at the same price as is paid
at present. This is a saa look out for those two-
penny weeklies which have reduced their price to a
penny. A few years ago a rise took place in the.
price of paper, which, had it lasted, would have
destroyed all the penny literary journals, of large
dimensions, which were then published. And six
months of an increase in the price of paper will
play sad havoc with those weekly journals which
have just been reduced to a penny.—lllorning
Advertiser.

2ERRIFIC SCENE A7' A FIRE, IN
HUDDERSFIELD.

•
Early on Saturday morning, a fire of a most
alarming character was discovered at the re,idence
of Mr. E. L. Hesp, solicitor, Spring Grove, Hud-
dersfield. The attention of the police was attracted.
to the scene of the conflagration by loud screams
proceeding from the upper story of the building.
On arriving there a fearful scene was presented.
The three female servants were assembled at a third
story window, shrieking for help, whilst the flames
were fast approaching them. The officer who first
arrived at the spot implored them to remain until
assistance should be procured, and went with all
haste and fetched two ladders, and when he returned_
with assistance he was horrified to find two of
them lying on the ground, in a bruised and bleed-
ing condition. One of them, in her extreme
terror, had thrown herself a distance of nearly
40 feet, and had fallen upon the cellar grating
of the basement story. The second poor girl
hestitated to follow her example, and clung to the
window sill ere she dropped the ter, ific distance.
At length she dropped from sheer exhaustion, and.
lay mangled with the fall when assistance arrived.
The third happily escaped the dreadful fate, a
ladder being brought before she had taken the dan-
gerous resolve.

Mr. Hesp, who was the only member of the family
at home, had to risk a descent from his bedroom on
the lower story by means of a sheet. He happily
accomplished it without injury. The scene was one
of mingled horror and excitement. The fire con-
tinued to rage while the injured and almost life-
less sufferers were conveyed to a place of safety.
The first, Maria Woodhouse, the kitchen-maid, re-
ceived a concussion of the brain ; and the second,
Ann Briggs, the cook, had a fractured leg and
severe internal and external injuries. One was
placed under the care of Mr. Robinson, surgeon,
and the second was taken to the Infirmary, and,
though still alive, they are in a very dangerous
state. A great portion of the building was de-
stroyed, and much damage done. The origin is un-
known.

AWFUL TRAGEDY AT PRESTON. -4
COLONEL AND ADJUTANT SHOT.

PRESTON, SATURDAY.
This morning, one of the most cold-blooded acts
of vengeance ever recorded was committed at the
Fulwood Barracks, near Preston. About eleven
o'clock, a private soldier, named 111‘Cafferay,twenty
years of age, a native of Preston, who joined the
32d Regiment 11 months ago, was sentenced to con-
finement to barracks for 14 days for neglect of duty.
In 10 or 15 minutes after Colonel Crofton and
Adjutant Hanham, both of the depot battalion,
were crossing the infantry square together, the
former officer 13,=ing on the left of the latter, when
M'Cafferay saw them from his quarters, took down.
his rifle, which he loaded and hastened into the
quadrangle. Kneeling in the middle of the foot-
path [other accounts state from a window or passage]
he Oak deliberate aim at the two officers; the cap did
not explode, and he coolly replaced it with another,
and fired. The ball entered the left side of Colonel
Crofton, and passed clean through his body, in its
course perforating the liver and left lung; it then
passed through Adjut. Hanham's left arm, entered
his side and lodged in his vertebral column. Both
the gentlemen fell, and were removed to their re-
spective quarters, where they were immediately'
attended by Drs. Clarke and Donald, of the bar-
racks, and Dr. Hammond, of Preston, was called in
to their assistance. In about an hour afterwards,
the ball, somewhat flattened, was extracted. At
seven o'clock on Saturday evening, Col. Crofton, it
was thought, could not possibly survive, and very
faint hopes were entertained of the recovery of
Adjutant Hanham.

On the perpetration of this diabolical act,
M•Cafferay returned to his quarters, and in the
passage met several of the men, who, on hear-
ing the report of the rifle, were running out
to ascertain the cause. He handed the rifle
to a sergeant, saying, " Here, take this ; done
it." He was at once lodged in the refractory cell,
where his shoes and braces were taken from him,
and his hands fettered. Captain Elgee, the chief
of the county constabulary, and Superintendent
Green, were then sent for, and in their custody he
was removed to the Preston House of Correction,
where the circumstances of the case were briefly gone into before Dr. Broughton, a county magis-
trate, and MiCafferay was remanded till Monday.
Colonel Crofton served with distinction in the
Crimea, where he led the 17th Regiment, and re-
ceived a severe wound in the left hand, which has
since been almost useless. He has a wife and.
three young children. Adjutant Hanham, in
the Cabul campaign, displayed great bra-
very, and on various parts of his body bears
honourable scars. He has a wife and four very
young children. This shocking affair has created.
deep feelings of sympathy and horror in the town.
of Preston, where Colonel Crofton is Well known
and highly esteemed. lie is cousin to Lieut.-Colo-
nel Crofton, who married the daughter of the late
John Addison, Esq., Judge of the Preston County
Court. Both officers are much beloved at the bar-
racks, where the deepest gloom prevails.
SUNDAY EVENING.
On inquiry at the barracks, we learn that Col.
Crofton lies speechless, without the slightest hope
of
• indeed his death is momentarily ex-
pected. Adjutant Hanham is reported to be pro-
gressing favourably. M`Cafferay will be exa-
mined to-morrow, at eleven o'clock, at the House
recovery
very ;
of Correction.

PLYMOUTH ELECTION.--SATURDAY.—Mr. Ralph
Anstruther Earle, who was secretary to Mr. Disraeli when
that gentleman was Chancellor of the Exchequer, is ex-
pected to appear here on Monday as a candidate in the
Conservative interest, to contest with Mr. Morrison, tho
Liberal candidate, for the seat vacated by Lord Valletorti
ligiW earl of Mouut-Edgeurabe.