The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-11 00:00:00

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for 25 years, or 4i per cent. for 50 years, on the
above amount.

ASSIZE lATELLIGENCE.

" The responsibility incurred by Government in
granting this assistance would only accrue in tha
event of two contingencies—the railway not pay-
ing a moderate dividend, and the Turkish Govern-
ment failing to fulfil its part of the contract.
"Major-General Chesney and Sir J ohn M'Neill,
the engineer-in-chief to the Euphrates Valley Rail-
way Compnny, in their reports, published after
their return from Syria, estimate that the existing
traffic of that portion of the route of the proposed
railway is sufficient to yield a dividend of 7 or 8
per cent. on the capital required.
" Whatever the news may be from India by next
mail more European troops- must be stationed in
that country, and the rapid extension of railroads
must follow to make them available, and the con-
struction of the Euphrates Railway must become
more and more necessary.
"Ninety millions have been spent on the Cri-
mean war. Let us now prevent future wars, and
virtually anner India to England.
" I am, sir your most obedient servant,
" London July 10, " W. P. ANDREW."

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—ABINGDON, JULY 10.
Mr. Baron Martin arrived in this town ye3terday,
and having opened the commission for the county
of Berks at'ended divine service.
Mr. Baron Bramwell arrived this morning.
_

The business of the assizes commenced this day
at 10. o'clock, Mr. Baron Martin presiding in the
civil court, and Mr. Baron Bramwell in the crimi-
nal court.
The cause list contains an entry of four causes.
The calendar is extremely light and contains a
list of only 12 prisoners. One is charged with mur-
der, but, being insane, he has been removed by a
Secretary of State's order to the Litt lemore Lunatic
Asylum. The other offences charged are of the
ordinary description. •
CIVIL SIDE.

(Before Mr. Baron Martin and Common Juries.)
SWEENEY (ADMINISTRATOR) V. FAIRCLOUGH.
Mr. Sergeant Thomas and Mr. Griffiths appeared
for the plaintiff; Mr. Phipson and Mr. Scotland
for the defendant.
The plaintiff in this action, Cornelius Sweeney,
as administrator of his decessed son, Timothy
Sweeney, sued the defendant, Thomas Fairclough,
a carman, carrying on his business in the east end
of London, to recover damages for the death of the
plaintiff's son, who was killed by the alleged negli-
gence of the defendant's servant. It appeared from
the pla'ntiffs evidence that, on the 20th of June
last, one of the defendant's men had been to the
West India Dock to fetch several hogsheads of
sugar. On his way to the defendant's premises ho
bad to pass along a narrow street, named Queen-
street, by the Regent's Canal. The sugar was in
a four-wheeled truck drawn by two horses,,and the
driver was sitting in the front of the truck, driving
the horses wi h reins. Having crossed the Queen-
street Bridge the truck was driven close to the
kerb, on the off side, and knocked down the little
boy, who was seanding against a post on the kerb.
The poor boy was picked up and taken to the Lou-
don Hospital, but he died in a few hours. It ap-
peared that the boy was 15 years of age, and was
in the habit occasionally of assisting the plaintiff,
his father, in his business as a journeyman tailor.
Mr. Phipson, for the defendant, said, he should
prove that the accident was occasioned entirely by
the boy's own negligence in attempting to take
sugar from the truck while it was in motion. The
learned counsel called several witnesses, who stated
that the defendant's man took the truck from the
West India Docks, along the Commercial-road, till
he got to the Limehouse toll-gate, and then drove
down the Horseferry-road and entered Queen-
street. When the truck got to the corner and
turned into Queen-street, the boy went up to the
truck, between the wheels, to get sugar out of it,
and in that way folowed the truck for several
yards, till lie got to the post. The driver found it
necessary to keep close to ?he kerb, to let another
waggon pass, •and at this juncture the boy was
caught against the post and thrown under the
wheele. The defendant's witnesses proved that
the truck was going towards the Queen-street
Bridge, and not coming from it, as the plaintiff's
witnesses had stated.
Mr. Baron Martin, in summing up, left it to the
jury to sly whether the accident was caused entirely
by the negligence of the defendant's servants.
The defendant's witnesses had directly contradicted
those called hy the plaintiff, and it would be for the
jury to say which side they believed.
Thejury, without hesitation, found for the de-
fendant.

MIDDLESE.X SESSIONS.

ASSAULT IN MARYLEBONE WORKHOUSE.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-July 10.

Mr. Baron Martin said, he bad a doubt whether
the plaintiff's witnesses could say anything of the
wcident.

CRIMINAL COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.)
The grand jury came into court in the course of
the day, and found a true bill against John Black-
well, for the wilful murder of Thomas Rance, at
Wokingharn, on V' .e 14th of May, 1857.
The governor of the gaol stated to the Court that
the prisoner was insane, and that he had been re-
moved under an order of the Secretary of State, to
the lunatic asylum at Littlemore. Under these
circumstances,
Mr. Baron Bramwell directed that the recogni-
zancei of the witnesses should be respited sine die.

William Appleton, 37, George Holmes, 46, and
Richard Case, 42, were charged with the man
slaughter of Joseph Laurance, at Reading, on the
25th of June, 1857.
Mr. J. 0. Griffiths appeared for the prosecution ;
Mr. J. J. Williams defended the prisoners.
It appeared that the prisoners were employed in
mowing a part of a large meadow near Reading,
and the deceas-..d and some other men were em-
ployed in mowing in the same meadow. The parts
of the meadow belonged to different owners, and,
some dispute having arisen as to the boundary of
the properties, a quarrel e nsued between the two
sets of mowers. The prisoner Appleton wished to
fight the deceased, but h'h refused, and while the
deceased was leaving with his scythe the prisoner
Holmes incited Appleton to fight, and, thereupon
Appleton ran upon the deceased and struck him
two blows right and left towards the back part of
the head. The deceased fell and wai taken up
dead. As soon as Appleton found what ho had
done he knelt down by the side of the deceased,
and appeared much distressed at the event. There
was no evidence against Case, except that he was
very_ abusive to the master of the deceased, who in-
terfered to prevent a quarrel.
Mr. Williams, for the prisoners, said, he could not
resist a verdict so far as Appleton was concerned,
but he contended that the other two prisoners
ought to be acquitted.
Mr. Baron Bramwell directed the jury to acquit
Case, but, if they believed the evidence, to find the
other prisoners guilty.
The jury found accordingly.
Mr. Baron Bramwell, after making some in-
quiries res ecting the prisoners, sentenced Apple-
ton to be imprisoned for three weeks, and Holmes
for three days.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.--YORK, JULY 9.
The learned judges of this circuit arrived here
yesterday afternoon,. and after hearing service at
the Minster, immediately opened the commission
at Vie Castle.
This morning their lordships breakfasted, accord-
ing to ancient custom, with the Lord Mayor. After
bre difast Mr. Baron Watson went.to the Guildhall
to try city prisoners. There was, however, nothing
mthaelrietifeosrhhaivsinlcg.r&hip to do, and the rlicessary for-
be en gone through his lordship left
in less than ha!f an hour.
Mr. Baron Channell charged the grand jury at
12 at the Caste, and Mr. Baron Watson soon after
took his seat in the Civil Court.
The calendar contains the names of 70 prisoners,
10 of whom are on bail. Both in number and cha-
racter of crime this is a very light calendar.
The entry of civil causes is of a character un-
known in the rworection of any member of the
Northern Circuit. For the North and East Ridings
there is an entry of seven cause, and for the West
Riding up to 5 o'clock only three causes were en-
tered. For the latter list, however, causes may be
entered up to 12 o'clock to-morrow.
On taking his seat Mr. Baton Watson inquired
of the officer of the court the state of the cause list ?
Mr. Bell having informed his lordship,
Mr. Baron Watson (to the Bar).—This is a ter-
ribly bad cause list.
Mr. Warren, Q.C.
the land have ye come 1"
is ver bad, very ba
Mr. Baron Watson—This y d.
An undefended cause was then called on, and
disposed of, and the cause of
HESP V. COOK •

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

." To see tho nakedness of

was rt,'xt called on.
Mr. Temple, Q. C., appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Overend, Q.C., for the defendant.
This was an action for breach of promise of mar-
riage, brought by the plaintiff, a farmer's daughter.
The learned counsel for the defendant agreed to
a verdict fur 2501. damages, on the terms that no
action for seduction should be brought, the plain-
tiff having had a child by the defendant.
Verdict accordingly.
His lordship then tried criminal cases, and d;s-
poSed of several street robberies at Leeds.
THE PROPOSED DIVISION OF THE CIRCUIT.
A consideraVe amount of discussion has taken
place among the members of the bar on the pro-
posed annexation of Yorkshire to the Midland Cir-
cuit, which is understood to be reeonomended by
the commissioners appointed to consider the re-ar-
raugetnent of the circuits. So far as the members of
this circuit attending the York a,ssig. are concerned
it appe Ira to have met with a most unqualified di,;-
aPoovltl. The teasoiis stated ate these—that the
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members of the circuit attending York assizes for
the most part go round the circuit to all the
North-rn counties, and to compel them to elect to
go the Midlind or the Northern Circuit is, in fact,
to take the bar bodily away from the Northern
counties. The counter proposition was understood
to b t> add L'lncashire to the Cheshire Circuit,
the Noithein Circuit be'ng found by the judges to:
whether Lancashire belongs be too long and ltborirAs. With regard to th;s
Liverpool assizes, and go now-herd e•IP
proro,ition the general opinion seems to be that
about one-half of the members of the circuit att-nd
wingo tohLavive
Welsh Circuit or to the Northern Circuit, for ftohreecxlrectu,.
cacl to these gentlemen it can make no flifference
to the Cheshire and,
areoahs h
iqr quite t e
in. the. no: the-
ee,eiy,thtoh. they
ern count'
es
indifferent
the
hiynnetd
yodaonsboroketu:giteloni
rLtteh,aevnaice.nawcsi
iit. Northern Circuit;
and to the other half, with few exceptions, the
s
es are not the men in business in Lau-

proposed addition of Yorkshire to the Midland
Circuit will in all probability matefally injure 100
members of the c'rouit who have business in York-
shire and the northern 'counties ; w hile the counter
project of adding Lancashire to the Welsh and
Cheshire Circuits would not in all probability in-
jure the business of 10 men ,on the circuit, and
would in other respects be of public convenience,
the great manufacturing districts of Lancashire and
Cheshire being intimately interwoven. A third
strong opinion is against all change of the circuit,
and for sending down three judges instead of two
to dispose of the increased business of this circuit,
two judges sitting on the criminal or civil side, as
required by circumstances. One thing is certain,
that the proposed change gives unqualified dissa-
tisfaction, and appears to be made quite irrespec-
tive of the interests and practice and state of busi-
ness of the circuit.

Emma Burehell, 20, Elizabeth Edwards, 20, and
Elizabeth Mann, 19, were indicted for assaulting.
Ebenezer Bower, Richard T. Tubbs, Henry Shep-
pard, and Hannah Jallings, officers of Marylebone
Workhouse.

Mr. Pohnd (for Mr. Bodkin) conducted the pro-
seoution.

It appeared that on the 22d of June Mrs. Jal-
lings of Marylebone Workhouse, was walking
round the yard, when she found the prisoners skip-
ping with a rope. She told them it was against the
rules, and desired them very kindly to desist, but
they refused. She afterwards told the superintend-
ent to give thOm oakum to pick, which seemed to
h ive exasperated them to such a degree, that on
meeing the matron in the passage, Edwards and
Burchell flew at her, tore her bonnet and collar to
pieces, scratched her face, and did her considerable
violence.

The prisoners all pleaded guilty.
The Court sentenePd-Burcnell to nine• months,
Elwards to s'x, and Mann to four months.

CLERKENWELL.—Sarah Ihvis, a marine-
store dealer, residing at 55, St. John-street, Clerk-
elwell, was charged with having iu her possession
a quantity of Icad pipe and solder, of which she
could not give a satisfactory account.

From tie statement of police-constable Henry
Greathurst, 209 G, who has been very active in ap-
prehending thieves and marine-store dealers, it ap-
peared that yesterday he met the prisoner, who
has been suspected for some time as being a regular
"fence," carrying a quantity of lead pipe and
solder, and upon asking her where she obtained it
from and not receiving a satisfactory account he
locked her up. Upon searching her residence he
found a valuable silver watch, maker's name
" Henry Jones, London. No. 960 ;" a gold
Geneva watch, maker's name "Raffin, 30,037,"
a lady's gold chain, a gold signet ring, a large num-
btir of valuable prints, two publican's pots, a very
large quantity of boots and shoes in an unfinished
state, and numerou§t other valuable articles.
The prisoner, who said nothing in her defence,
was remanded uutil Thursday next, when other
charges will be gone into against her.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Jatnes Lawrence, land-
lord of the "Duke of York" public-house Grove-
street, Spitalfitdds, was charged with ,unlawfully
serving spirituous and fermented liquors before one
o'clock on Sunday afternoon by means of an inter-
nal communication between his awn house and the
ad.joining premsep.
Inspector Griffin went to the house about 12
o'clock, and heard such a murmur of voices that he
asked "if there was a chapel in the neighbour-
hood ?" He then prcceeded to the lumber room,
where he discovered a door concealed behind a
board. On knocking at the door he heard a voice
say, "That's not the governor's signal," and
another, "No, you fool, we have not drunk
all the beer yet." On forcing the door, he found
about 100 people drinking, who, on his appearance,
made their escape by an outlet leading to a private
house next the tavern.

The defendant's solicitor urged a legal objection,
viz., that the communication was external and
apart from the dwelling house.
The magistrate dismissed the summons, trustin g
that proper measures would be instituted by the
Excise officers for the suppression of such practices.
Henry Seymour, charged nearly a month past
with attempting to steal from the person of a lady
in a carriage on the Eastern Counti s Railway, and
being in the possession of a valuable jewelled ring,
which he endeavoured to conceal when t'iken into
custody, was a third time brought before Mr.
Hammill.

It will bs recollected that the lady, who, from
ill-health and pressing engagements, was unable to
attend at this court, bad taken the precaution to
secure her purse to a steel chain passed round her
waist, which consequen'ly prevented the thief from
retaining pessession of it. The magistrate re-
manded the prisoner on the other charge, and Mr.
Wontner, who defended him, now asked for his
discharge.
Mr. Hammill—l want some explanation about
this ring.
Mr. Wontner—He claims it as his own, sir.
Prisoner—My grandfather, who was a diamond-
setter at Plymouth, made it for my father in 1840,
and he gave it to me. lam a native of Brighton.
Mr. Hatninill—Where does your father live, and
what is he ?
Prisoner—He is a draper in Church-street, Glas-
gow.
Mr. Hammill—Very well. The police can in-
stitute inquiry. I shall endeavour by every means
to ascertain the owner of the ring, and the truth of
the prisoner's statements.
Mr. Woutner—The police detectives and others
have seen him, sir, and he is unknown—be has
been remanded three times.
Prisoner (passionately) —Why not give me what
I'm to have at once—do something with me, and
not remand me again.
Mr. Hammill—That will do ; remove him.
The accused was again locked up, but subse-
quently made a desperate effort to escape, striking
Police-sergeant Brown, 15 G, blacking his eyes,
and severely lacerating his band with his teeth.

MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB.

The annuli general meeting of the Jockey Club
was held at Newmarket on Wednesday last, July 8.
Present—L,,rd Zetland and Lord W. Powlett,
stewards ; the Duke of BeAufor Mr. S. R. Bi.t-
son, Lord Clifden, Mr. Gleville, Mr. Lowther,
Mr. Nevill, Mr. Payne, and Admiral Rous.
The stewards acquainted the meeticg thaA they
had received a letter from the Earl of Derby, in the
object of which they fully concurred, but as a
general meeting of the club was so soon to take
place they had thought it better to submit the
matter to the meeting before taking any further
steps. The letter was then read
_ "St. James-square, Jane 30.

"My Lords,—lt has become a subject of general obser-
vation and regret that the number of men of station and
fortune who support the turf is gradually diminishing,
and that an increasing proportion of horses in training is
in the hands of persons in an inferior position, who kep
them, not for the purposes of sport, but as mere instru-
ments of gambling. lam aware that it is not in your
lordships' power to apply a remedy to this acknowledged
evil, but I conceive that there are occasions in which it is
within your power, and, if so, I venture to think that it
is your duty, as stewards of the Jockey Club, to exercise
a wholesome influence upon the character and respectabi-
lity of the turf. You cannot debar any man, whatever
his position in society, from keeping racehorses; nor do I
recommend a vexatious end inquisitori 1 scrutiny into the
character and conduct of those who do so. But when
among their number are found those against whom flagrant
cases of disgraceful fraud and dishonesty have been legally
established it appears to me clearly within your province
to stamp them with your reprob etion, an I to exclude them
from association on an equal footing with the more honour-
able supporters of the turf. Such a case for your interven-
tion has, I think, arisen out atilt) late trial of ` Sidebot-
tom v. Adkins,' in which a sum of above 6,000/. has been
recovered from the defendant on the avowed ground that
it had been won by cheating with loaded dice. I cannot
but think that this is a case which concerns the honour of
the Jockey Club not to pass over in silence, and it would
affor I me great satisfaction to learn that you had taken it
up in your official capacity ; but, in the event of your de-
clining to do so, I have to request that you will lay this
letter before the Jockey Club at their next meeting ; and,
as I am.doubtful whether I maybe able to attend the July
meeting, and certain that I cannot do so on Wednesday, I
will thank you to give notice, on my behalf, of the follow-
ing resolution :
" That the Jockey Club, having taken into their consi-
deration the facts proved in evi.lonc© in the late case of
" Sidebottom v. Adkins," direct that Mr. Adkins be warned
off the Heath at Newmarket; and that no horses of which
he may be in whole or in part owner, be allowed to run on
any grJund over which the Jockey Club exorcise jurisdic-
tion."
I have the honour to be, my Lords, your obedient
servant, " DERBY.
" To the Stewards of the Jockey Club."
It :was unanimously agreed :
" Teat the resolution contained in Lord Derby's letter
be adopted, and Mathis lordship's letter be published with
the minutes of this meeting."
" Resolved,--That notice be given to Ignatius Franc's
Coyle not to come upon the racecourse or exercise ground
at Newmarket."
The accounts of the last year, approved by the
stewards, were presented and pa,secl. •
His Grace the Duke of Beaufort was appointed
a steward of the Jockey Club, in the place of the
T'arl of Zetland, who retires by rotation.
eived,----That rules Nos. 42, 43, 44, and 45, on the
• ^k Newmarket, be rescinded."
',weepstakes and Dates where it id
extra weight, or that
--As shall not be
titled

"
subj. ct of trials._
" Resolved,—That „..
a condition that winners ahaA% ca..
b3aten horses shall be allowed weigl;ll,
liable to the penalty for winning a'zikatCh, nor pe,