The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EJVENING, JANUARY 17, 1857.

Sergeant Ballantine, and he then again addressed the
Court, and said that Mr. Denison had left the matter
entirely to his discretion, and he had therefore great
pleasure in withdrawing from the whole of the remaining
charges.

Ba'ron Martin said he thought the learned sergeant
had taken a very proper course. The case was very
slight, and he had very great doubts up:a the indictment
that had been tried whether there reallyfwas any evidence
to go to the jury.

A. burst of cheering followed this observation of the
[earned judge.

Verdicts of not guilty were then taken upon all the
remaining indictments against gent, and he was ordered
to be discharged from custody.
The prisoner Redpath was then called up for judg-
ment.

Mr. Atkinson said that before his lordship passed sen-
tence he trusted he might be permitted to state that the
railway company bad take❑ possession of property be-
longing to the prisoner that was worth between forty
and fifty thousand pounds, and which he was instructed
was more than sufficient to cover the whole of his defal-
cations.

Mr. Jastice Willes—Mr. Atkinson, this is not a case
of set•off.

Sergeant Ballantine said the statement was a mon-
strous assertion, altogether without foundation.
Mr. Justice Wines then addressed the prisoner as fol-
lovvs--Leopold Redpatb, you have been found guilty ?f
forging an instrument in the nature of a deed, which is
an offence, under all circumstances, of a most aggra-
vated character, considering how people's property and
interests are involved by such instruments. That is
not the extent of your crime. In the course of the
forgeries and frauds you have committed you
must have led many other persons into positions of sus-
picions, and who are now suffering from the consequences
of your misconduct. Kent, no doubt, did what be did
under your bad advice, and he added a written lie to the
instrument you had forged. It has been said by one of
the learned counsel that this practice of attesting signa-
tures without the knowledge of their being genuine is a
very common one in brokers' offices ; but I can only say
that, if it be so, it is very contrary to what I have ever
seen, and it is a practice certainly that cannot be too
strongly reprehended. It is well also that it should be
known that any person who does such an act is not only
liable civilly, but he is liable to be brought to the bar of
this court to answer a serious criminal charge. These
frauds that you have committed also have this aggrava-
tion, that they were committed upon your masters, and
your offence is also aggravated by the fact that you were
receiving a good salary, and had no excuse for commit.
ting such an offence. Offences of this kind are greatly
on the increase, and as was observed yesterday by Loy
brother Martin, it would seem that the servants of large
companies, who are not brought into contact with their
masters, really seem to have none of that affection or
regard that ordinarily exists between servants and their
employers, and that they take every opportunity to
Commit plunder upon them. This is not all. In the
disposition of your case, apparently, you have instructed
your counsel--for such instructions could only have
come from you—to cast aspersions upon your masters,
and I must say that I consider this a very base proceed.
ing on your part, and one bat greatly aggravates your
crime. The scale upon which you have committed these
depredations shows that you are a person greatly ad-
vanced in crime, and you must have obtained large sums
of money—indeed, if what has been stated by you,
learned counsel be true, you must have possessed
yourself of between forty and fifty thousand pounds'
worth of tangible property by means of your depre-
dations upon the property of the company whose
servant you were. It appears, indeed, from all
the facts, that you must have forged no less than
twenty deeds, and that by this means you have pos.
sessed yourself of at least thirty or forty thousand pounds.
You forged upon a large scale, and played for heavy
stakes, and you must have been aware that if you were
convicted you would be called to a heavy account.
That account is now closed, and the sentence upon you
is, that you be transported for the term of your natural
life.

The prisoner did not seem in any way moved by the
observations of the learned judge, and when he had
concluded he turned round and walked away without
attempting to make any observation.
The court was then adjourned to Monday, Feb. 2.

deice with regard to other charges of a similar character;
he therefore wished for a remand.
Remanded accordingly.

BOW-STREET.—A boy, named John Sayers, was
charged with defacing the handsome Addlestone hand-
rail of the staircase at the British Museum, by carving
his name on it.

He was. caught in the act by Richard Tidy, one of the
attendants. He had written "J. Sayers," and was put-
ting the finishing strokes to the final S when interrupted.
The letters were about three-fourths of an inch in length,
and too deep to be chiselled out.
.___

He wag o;-derd to pay al., the value of the stone, or be
imprisoned for six weeks.
He was committed in default.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Mr. Alfred Hughes, the
assistant relieving officer of Mile-end New-town, was
charged with a series of aggravated assaults upon his
wife.

Ph•be Hughes, a delicate-looking woman, stated
that she bad bee❑ married several years to the defen-
dant, by whom she had a family of four children, and
that he had for a long time past cruelly treated her. On
the previous evening, she was invited byt he landlady to
accompany her to the theatre, on returning from which,
shortly after eleven o'clock, she found that her husband
had reached home before her in a state of intoxication,
and that he was then lying asleep on the children's bed.
Not wishing to disturb him, witness went into an ad•
joining room and was composing herself to sleep, when
the defendant entered and ordered her to get up im-
mediately and leave the house. O❑ her remonstrating
with him, he dragged her out of bed and dealt her a
kick, frost the effects of which she had been ever since
suffering great pain. The landlord of the house and
other persons then interfered.
Confirmatory evidence of the assault having been
given by Mr. Christopher Hayman, in whose house the
prisoner and his wife lodged, and by police•constable
Reading, H 814,
The Magistrate observed that it was only in consider.
ation of prisoner's wife and family that he abstained
from committing him for six months, and that he should
order him to put in bail for his good conduct for that
period.

METROPOLITAN BOA ".D OP WORKS.

A special meeting of the board was held yesterday in
the Council Chamber, Guildhall ; Mr. Thwaites in the
chair.

?Unit ?ARIES FOB THE METROPOLIS.
Mr. Wniawr brought up the report of the Committee
of Works and Improvements on the subject of providing
parks for the use and recreation of the inhabitants of the
metropolis. The report, in substance, stated that in the
opinion of the committee it was desirable, for the better
sanitary condition of the metropolis, and for facilitating
the means of healthy recreation for the public, that parks
should be established in certain parts of the metropolis
hitherto neglected in that respect. That the part most
urgently requiring such an improvement was the south-
eastern portion of the metropolis. Rotberhithe and
Bermondsey were both eligible, but they thought that a
site consisting of a portion of each of those suggested
might possibly be preferable to either considered singly.
The committee were of opinion that the next park in
point of urgency was that proposed for Finsbury.
The committee were further of opinion that, considering
the advantages which Hampstead-heath presented for
promoting the health and recreation of the inhabitants
of the metropolis, and its value, from the beauty of it
site, as an ornament to the capital, and considering also
that the acquisition of the site of the heath and of such
adjoining land as it might be desirable to connect there-
with would, if the purchase thereof were delayed, in
volve a very much larger expenditure than would be re• /
quired at the present time, it was important that the
heath and the adjoining land above referred to should be
purchased for the public lase at as early a period as pos.
Ogle.

The report having been received, it was agreed that it
should be taken into conideration on Tuesday week.
NEM STREETS IN SOUTHWARK AND COYENT•GARDEN.
The report of the committee stating that the steps
they had taken relative to the prisecution in Parliament
of a bill relating to the new streets in Southwark and
covent.garden was then brought up, and, on the motion
of Mr. TURNER, was received.
MODES OF COMMUNISATION (INCLUDING )RIDGES) IN THE
METROPOLIS.
Mr. Deputy HARRISON moved that it be referred to
the Works Committee to inquire into the state and con-
dition of the several communications in the metropolis,
including the bridges over the Thames, and the ap•
proaciais thereto, and to report whether the communi-
cations and approaches were adequate to the present and
increasing traffic ; if not, the best mode of improving
the same.
The motion was agreed to.

PUBLIC COMPETITION POE DESIGNS.
On the motion of Mr. WRIGHT, seconded by Mr.
WILKINSON, it was resolved,—" That prizes be offered
for public competition for designs showing the best
mode of laying out the surface and sub-soil of the new
street in Southwark, as an example of a first-class
street, and also for the street in Westminster, as a se-
cond-class street ; showing the disposition of the private
vaults, sewers, gas and water pipes, telegraph wires,
with any parts of the soil appropriated' to other useful
parposes. Prizes-Ist class street, 100 guineas ; ditto,
50 guineas ; ditto, 10 guinea, ; 2d class, 50 guineas ;
ditto, 20 guineas ; ditty,, 5 guineas ; and that the details
of this competition be carried out by the Works Com-
mittee."
The Board then adjourned at a quarter to 6 o'clock.

SPORTING NOTES.

NOTHING NEW.
The trite proverb which states that no news is good
news is not applicable to turf affairs. In the sporting
world an absence of intelligence is indicative of feeble
speculation and a general stoppage of business. The
publication of the entries for the Spring Events roused
turfites into temporary activity, but their curiosity was
soon gratified. The lists of nominations for certain
meetings show some shortcomings, and compared with
former years there is a striking falling off. Neither the
Chester ,Cup nor the Great Northern Handicap has
obtaixed so many entries as it did last year, but
still in the aggregate the principal stakes have " closed"
most satisfactorily. The entries at Newmarket are
particularly good. Certain horses have been backed
with a spirit and determination for the Chester Cup that
induces suspicions people to believe that the supporters
of them are already acquainted with the imposts which
will be allotted to them. This is what has been termed
in cricketing phraseology, "standing in with the bowler,"
and nine times out of ten the supposition proves to be
as unjust as it is unfounded. Chester alone bas supplied
many instances of the error of those whims. The weights
for the Cup will, it is announced on authority, be pub-
lished on Tuesday or Wednesday next. Mr. Topham
has a bard task before him to allot the weights in accord.
ance with the prejudices and preconceived notions of
backers and •wners of horses. To borrow another simile
from the cricket ground, every owner of horses fancies he
has a right to an innings, and thinks himself badly used
should the handicapper boa,l him out by not " pitching
the ball" with glaring partialiry.
The weights for the other Spring Handicaps will also,
it is expected, be ready for publication in the course of
next week. Throughout last season public opinion set
in steadily in favour of those handicaps over which the
stewards of the Jockey Club were supposed to have
emtrol. And no wonder, for better specimens of the
difficult art of handicapping were perhaps never fur-
nished than those which were issued directly from Old
Burlington-street.
The rascally destruction of dogs and foxes in Buck-
inghamshire has excited considerable indignation and
attention amongst all sportsmen, and much satisfaction
has been expressed at the detection and conviction of one
of the offenders.

Oa Monday( will state at length my notions on the
Derby horsesf or 1857.
Jan. 17.

A FRESH MAN.

BETTING AT M'ANCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
Two THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES.
4to 1 aget Loyola (taken)
6to 1 aget Vedette (taken)
7to 1 aget any other
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
100 to 6 agst Minos (taken)
$5 to 1 apt First of May (taken to 501.)
None of the other favourites named.
CHESTER CUP.
33 to 1 agst St. Giles (taken)
35 to 1 agst Maid of Derwent (taken)
35 to 1 agst Comedian (taken)
50 to 1 agst Warlock (taken)

Sinnington Tres. Marton
Fri. Tylas-bridge
Smith's, Mr. Asshe ton Mon. Everleigh
Tues. Stowel•lodge
Thur. Chute-lodge
Fri. Speery-well
Somerset West Tues. Heddon, near Croweom
Fri. Williton

Southdown, (A. Dono-
van's) Mon. Street-green
Wed. Clapham
Fri. Poyning's-Crossways
Southwold (Mr.Cook'a)Mon. Cawkwell
Tues. Greetham
Thur. Market Stainton
Sat. Welton-wood
Staffordshiro, North.., Mon. Seighford
Wed, Doddington
Fri. Hinstock
Suffolk
Thur. Lidgate
Sat. Elmswell Lion
Surrey Union Mon. Newlands-corner
Thur. I3aynards
Sat. Fetcham Downs
Sussex, East Mon. Battle-abbey
Wed. S'idley-green
Fri. Gardner-street
Tickham Mon. Squirrels, Stockbury...,
Thur. Longbcach
Sat. Lynsted
Tiverton Mon. Worthy-bridge ......
Thur. The Stag's Head
Tivyside Mon. Ponteunnon-bridge
Thur. Cenarth-bridge
Trelawney's, Mr. Tues. Harford-bridge
Sat. Scobscombe
Tynedale Mon. Fenwick
Wed. Chollerford
Fri. Sixth Milestone, Military-
road
V.W. H., Lord Oifford's Tues. Southrop
Thur Red Lodge .
Sat. Marston-village
Vaughan's, Sir R. W... Mon. Waen Turnpike-gate
Thur. Llanrhaidr ..........
Sat. Rhagbatt
Vino,EarlPortsmouth's‘lon. Hanuingtcn
Wed. Craven Arms, Emborno
Fri. Wherwell-wood
Sat. Kingsclero ..........
Warwickshire (North) Tues. Berkswell
Thur. Bourton
Fri. Henley-in-Arden
Warwickshire Mon. Ladbrook village
Tues. Mitford-bridge
Thur. Austy-wood
Fri. Clifford Chambers :
Wheatland Tues. Faintree•hall
Fri. Willey-park
Worcestershire Mon. Copcut Elm
Wed. Grafton-wood
Fri. The Cliffey .
Wyndham's, Colonel... Mon. Oakhurst Woods
Wed. Fitzhall
Fri. Drumswick-bridge
Sat. Drove Kennels
Wynn's, Sir W. W Tuos. Whitchurch Racecourse
Tues. Can-park
Thur. Hard wick ...
Sat. Penley-hall
York and Ainsty Mon. Skelton
Tues, Copmanthorpo
Thur, Arkendale
Sat. Eserick ..•

HARRIERS.
Alton Beagles Mon. Ghisenbury Priory
Fri. Beech Clump, Stanton
Down ll 0
Brighton Mon. Patch= lO 45
Wed. Thunder's Barrow lO 45
Sm. The Dyke .
Breoksend, Thanet ...... Mon. Sarre Mill
Wed. Hoath Mill lO 30
Fri. Heng,rovo
Brookside Mon. Newmarket-hill ll 0
Thur. Telscombe-Tyo
B. V. Tues.
DolesL a nd A
s hhs•he - Ica Gatelnuemr
Fri.
12 0
Crewkerne Tues. Beaminster Down
High Peak Tues. Green Cowden
Thur. Gotam Cate ll 0
Sat. Waterloo Inn ll 0
Huntingdonshire Tues. Over
11 0
Thur. Wiston Mill
Newcastle & Gateshead Mon. Frenchman's-row
Fri. Taufield
Somerset Mon. Stapleton lO 45
Torquay Tues. New lan ,St. Mary Church 10 30
Williams's, Mr. E .Tues. Dousland Barn
Fri. Berry's Bridge, near
Hawkestorr Wood ... 10 45
WorthingFarmers' Sub. Tues. Black Patch
......
IRISH.
STAG HOUSES.
Ward Union Mon. Seventh Milestone, Ash-
bourne-road ......... 1 0
Wed. Ballintry Gate.,.... 1 0
Sat. Duuboyne ..................... 1 0
Fox HOUNDS.
Dennis's, Mr. Wed. Gatestown, Moyleugh ... 11 o
Sit. Carantrila
Galway Blase!" Wed. Pallas
Sat. Rahasane ll 0
Kildare Tues. Enfield ll 0
Thur. Eighteenth Milestone
Sat. Blackchurch
Louth ...Tues. Dunany
Fri. Hilltown
Meath Mon. Philpotstown ll 0
Thur. Slane
Sat. Moynalty ll. 0
HARRIERS.
Ballytore Mon. Belan-gato
Fri. Rathtoolo , . l2 0
Dungarvan.., Tues. Garranbawn lO 30
Fri. Garryduff .
The Bock, Cashel Mon. Gould's Cross ll 0
Thur. Woodhouse ll 0
Locale Mon. Ballykinlas l2 0
Thur. Ballynarry l2 0
Palmerston Iron. Pearmount l2 0
Fri. Conty
'Wicklow Tues. Churelinaount ll 0
Fri. Jack White's Cross-roads 11 0

POISONING DOGS AND FOXES.

It will be in the recollection of our readers that we
some time back published an account of the destruction
by strychnine of some of Baron Rothschild's stag hounds
and also of several fine foxes on the farm of a Mr. Bow-
den, on the estate of Capt. Lovett, at Soulbury, Bucks.
From that time down to the present dead foxes and dogs
have at frequent intervals been found poisoned. W. S.
Lowndes, Ei4q., only a few weeks ago had two very
valuable setters destroyed by foul means. A. person who
it is supposed was guilty of these ehameful practices has
been convicted at the Winslow petty sessions, He is
the brother of Mr. 0. Bowden, of Soulbury, upon whose
farm Baron Rothschild's hounds met with their death,
and upon whose lands the poisoned foxes were found.
Thecase was heard before P. Douncey, Esq., and E. W.
Lowndes, EN., on the 13th inst. Mr. J. Bowden, far-
mer, Swanbourne, was the defendant. He appeared to
answer a summons charging him under the Malicious In- 1
juries Act, with poisoning a dog and a bitch, the property
of Mr. T. Yates, of the same place, on the 7th Dec. last.
Mr. Yates deposed that on Sunday, the 7th of Dec., he
turned one of the dogs out of the house at dinner time.
The dog remained away only a short time when it re.
turned home and went and smelled at the fire, and imme-
diately fell down backwards, his joints becoming very
stiff. It frothed at the mouth, and its lips were shrivelled
up, leaving its teeth and gums bare. It died alr6',Bt
immediately. In consequence of not having seen the
bitch during the morning, he became alarmed and
went in search of her. He went to Mr. Bowden's
house, which is situate a short distance off, and asked
Mr. Bowden if he had seen his bitch. He said—
" Yes, Tom, I saw her in my orchard dead, and I
kicked some leaves over her." He (witesss) then went '
into the orchard, and under a walnut tree found the bitch
dead. She was covered over with leaves and lons grass.
He then went to Mr. Bowden, and said to him, " Thank
you for poisoning my dogs, but I will see what I can
do." He then took her home and cut her open, and
found in her stomach a hare's foot and a piece of intes-
tines tied up in a knot. The dog and bitch were buried
together. Mr. Superintendent Hodgkinson stated that
be was present when the dog and bitch were dug up,
and that, having seen the dog opened, he took away the
stomach and hare's foot, itc. He took them to Messrs.
Denne and Newham, surgeons, of Winslow, fur the pur-
pose of having them analysed. Mr. Newham deposed
to receiving the stomach of an animal, a hare's foot, and
a piece of intestines, from Mr. Superintendent Hodgkin-
son, which be had submitted to an analysis, and he found
that they each contained a large quantity of strychnine.
Five other witnesses were examined, and after a
lengthened investigation, the magistrates convicted Bow-
den of the offence, and ordered him to pay damages and
costs, amounting to 111. 3s. 6d.

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.

This afternoon, about two o'clock, an extraordinary
and painful accident happened to a horse belonging to
Mr. Ellis, Rosehill Brewery, under circumstances which,
doubtless, will give rise to legal proceedings.
At the hour above named, the driver was proceeding
down Renshaw-street, towards Lime-street, with his
horse and cart and a few empty barrels, and when nearly
opposite the large lamp at the bottom of Mount-pleasant,
the horse unaccountably became frightened, and gallop.
ing off made a precipitous dash into the plate-glass win-
dow of the shop of Mr. J. M'Arthur, Ranelagh-street,
toy-dealer, smashing it into atoms, and destroying the
whole of the wares which were in it exposed for sale.
At the moment the animal plunged his forefeet through
the glass, his bind legs slipped, and they went through
the glass of the cellar window, bringing him upon his
haunches. The poor beast's chest was frightfully muti-
lated, and as the blood flowed from the wounds it be-
came quite ungovernable. One of the hoofs was
discovered to be split through, thus at once jeopardising
the horse's life. It was, however, after considerable
difficulty, extricated, and removed to Hatton-garden,
where it shortly after expired. The plates of glass are
estimated at 201., and the window-frames, toys, R;c,, at
251. more. strange to say the driver escaped very
slightly injured, though he held on to the reins until the
animal met with the accident above described.

CUTTINa TELEGRAPHIC WIRES.—A young luau,
named John Hill, was yesterday brought before the
county magistrates, at Rochester, on a charge of having
cut off and stolen a portion of the telegraph wires belong-
ing to the European and American Telegraph Company.
The company have been for some time past engaged in
taking up and relaying their wires between London and
Dover. During the progress of the undertaking they
have been subjected to continual annoyances through
their wires having been cut and carried off. The pri-
soner, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was sentenced,
by Major Boys, the prthiiding magistrate, to two months
imprisonment, with hard labour.