The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-14 00:00:00

TIIE BETTING LIST QUESHON.

The vexed question of list betting came before
the Wolverhampton magistrates yesterday at the
police-court. Nine men were summoned for open-
ing an " office or place" for the purpose of bating
with persons resorting to the Wolverhampton races.
Their names are—William Morton, of Pearson-
street ; Simeon Collier, Plough Inn, John's-lane ;
and William Hicklin, King's Head Inn, Wolver-
hampton ; and Joseph Oneley, Manchester ; John
Ilibbert, Nottingham ; John Adamson, Bilston ;
E. F. Pritchard, of London ; and John Stirk, of
London.

Oneley's case only was gone into. It was shown
that he took bets in front of a brick booth on the
race-course, and a clerk inside taking the number
of the cards. The facts, however, were not dis-
puted, but it was contended by the solicitor for
the defence that the 16th and 17th Viet., chap.
119, under which the proceedings were taken, was
not intended to put d9wn betting-booths on the
race-course, but houses kept continually open in
London and other places for betting, where bets
could be always made.

The magistrates, after retiring to consider the
case, convicted the defendant, and imposed a fine
of 10s. and costs.

The other defendants pleaded guilty, and were
fined a similar sum.

A representative of the Race Committee present
said that they should pay the fines and all costs,
having let the booths to the defendants and re-
ceived tolls.

As the parties were leaving the court, the de-
fendants between them paid, through the magis-
trates' clerk, £lO to the Smth Staffordshire Hos-
pital.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE

Capt. Thornhill's battery of the 11th Brigade,
Field Artillery, arrived in the garrison at Wool-
wich yesterday from Aldershott.

Great changes will shortly occur among the staff
of the Royal Artil:ery at Shoeburyness, Colonel
R.A., being promoted to the rank of
•ajar-General, consequent on the demise of Gen.
Scott, IRA., will vacate the appointment of Colonel-
Commandant of the School of Gunnery ; Colonel
is er , 8.A., Chief instru.tor of the School of
.-unnery, whose period of staff service shortly ex-
ires, will also leave; and Lieut.-Colonel Curtis,
R.A., will soon follow, his period of staff service
being up at the beginning of next year. This
officer gained great popularity with the Artillery
iolunteers at the annual meeting under the Volun-
teer Artillery Association, which has just terminated
with such signal success.
Yesterday the division at Aldershott had a field-
day and sham fight, when instructive and interest-
ing manoeuvres were execute]. The troops formed
op at 10 o'clock, under the command of Major-
General H. Renny, and took up a position under
cover of Miles'-hill and Eelmoor-ridges, facing the
canal, over which two pontoon bridges had been
laid by a detachment of the B troop Royal Engi;
neer Train. The division was thus arranged to oppose
an enemy supposed to be on the march from Farn-
borough to Farnham, and to have intrenched him-
self on the plateau in front of the Queen's Hotel.
[he enemy was represente] by a battery of Royal
Horse Artillery, the 2d Battalion 6th Regiment,
and the mounted provosts, under the command of
Col. Elkington, of the 6th Regiment. A half bat-
Nry of the enemy was in position on Bridge-hill,
close to the canal, and a half battery on the right,
near the reservoir. His cavalry, under Provost-
Nlarshal Trout, were further in advance, in splendid
line. the 6th Regt., covered by skirmishers, was in
rear, under cover of the trench intersecting Cove-
cornmon. The cavalry division was under the
command of Brigadier-General White, C. 8., the
artillery division under Colonel &ay th, C.B. The
int antry was formed iota two divisions—the first
commanded by Major-General Carey, C. 8., and
the second by Colonel Kirkland, 2d battalion
sth Fusiliers. Major Goodenough, brigade
najor, Royal Artillery, and Major Wood,
V.O , brigade-major of General Horsford'a bri-
gade, acted as. assistant adjutant-generals. lu-
fantry regiments were furnished with 15 rounds
of blank ammunition per man ; the mounted
corps were without valises, and the infantry without
knapsacks. At half-past 10 o'clock General Renny
ordered the division to advance, and immediately a
strong line of skirmishers doubled forward to the
banks of the canal. The crests of Miles's and
Pyestock hills were occupied by batteries of ar-
tillery, and these commenced a heavy fire, which
was quickly responded to by the artillery of the
enemy. The skirmishers passed over the bridges
without delay and delivered their fire, those
on the right lying down, while those on the
left brought their left shoulders forward and
fought their way through Pyestock-wood. At
the same time the sth Dragoon Guards passed
over Eelmoor stone,,bride-„e and charged the eneiny'd
cavalry, which fell back upon the main body.
Ultimately the whole force of the enemy retired
to its intrenchments, and recommenced a heavy
fire upon the advancing masses of the division,
which formed line at about 800 yards from the base
of the hill occupied by the enemy, and fired iude-
pendently. From the commencement of the action
the artillery had maintained a cross fire from both
flanks, besides answering the enemy's batteries.
The cavalry also made threatening demonstrations
from both flanks. The enemy, however, was not
idle, but brought forward the 6th Regiment to the
crest of the plateau, and opened fire by sections at
the now approaching divisions, while the cavalry
commander, observing the leading battalion of
the division in an exposed position, made a
furious charge upon it--General Carey and the
staff of the Ist division being figuratively captured.
This brought the movements to a close, the en-
gagement having been by no means decisive,
owing to the excellent strategy exhibited on both
sides. The troops then formed up on the plateau and
marched past, the artillery and cavalry in open ea"
iumn of batteries and squadrons at a walk, and the
infantry in open column of grand divisions in quick
time. After marching past the troops diverged
across the plain, and afterwards returned to their
quarters.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Frederick R. Carr and
Lieut. Thomas de Houghton to the Bristol ; SO"
Lieut. George M'llwaine to the Pal:as.