The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-07 00:00:00

TfiAMES.

Robert Graham, a Scotchman, of rather shabby ap-
pearance, 32 years of, age, described as a clerk, having
no home, was charged with breaking a pane of plate-
glass, worth 3/, 10:=., in the shop-window of Mr. Wil-
son, grocer, of High-street, Whitechapel.
The facts were rather curious. It appeared that
about seven o'clock in the evening, the prisoner went
into the shop, and having asked for relief, saying that
he was without food or lodging, was met by the
shopman with the remark, " Oh, if you went a lodg-
ing, you know how to get it. You have only to go
into the street and break a window." The hint was
immediately taken ; the prisoner went out, took up a
stone, dashed it into the shop-window, and was in-
stantly given into custody.
Mr. YARDLEY—Your man acted a very foolish part,
and he is equally guilty with the prisoner. Were he
before me I would bold them both liable for the da-
mage, and imprison them till the amount was paid.
As it is the evidence is deficient, and the prisoner must
be discharged.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
EPS'iM AUTUMN STEEPLECHASES.
Steward, C. 11. Carew, Esq.; C. C., Mr. H. Dorling.
As the sportsman's summer departs, warning the
light limbed two yrs old to their stables, and the stronger
threes to their straw, after their achieved or unachieved
Derbies and Legers, on comes lusty autumn with lull-
stored garners; and so soon as the Houghton has set-
tled the " hay and straw" speculation, out comes a more
stalwart rase of pigskin professors, and the 10 and 12
atone jockeys succeed the pigmies and "feathers" of
legitimate racing. With them, too, come the nags that
can carry thsm over " four miles of a fair hunting
Country." This season, that of steeplechasing, was yes-
terday inaegurated at Epsom; we wish we could say
with the success that its spirite entrepreneur, air. Dor-
ling, deserves for his good faith, straightforwardness,
and energy in all his public endeavours. There are
many things which militate, in our humble opinion,
against the naturalisation of ate eplechasing at Epsom.
Tee country is certainly not the most suitable; and,
secondly—as an old steeplechaser put it—" It's too near
town for the real thing. The nobs won't do it, and you
can't persuade 'em." There was much truth in the not
over lucid explanation. The attendance in the Stand
was certainly less, but the numbers on the course were
larger than yesterday. The rail kept time and faith
throughout its arrangements; and, finally, a most splen-
did day of " All-hallown summer" shone on the sport,
giving a bright colouring and cheerful aspect to the
company and the country.
At one o'clock, the hour for starting the first race, an
affiche was exhibited to the effect that " The Scramble
Steeplechase" would be the last instead ot the second
race, as on the card. This, with the non-filling of the
Arist cratic, brought on the others so soon that some
confusion, and more delay, was experienced than seemed
by any means agreeable to the gaping portion of the
public, who wanted only to see " something going on."
This, of course, was not within the control ot steward or
clerk; it was one of those unlucky slips which prove
" That howso'er we meditate
We do but row, we're steer's' by fate."
At half-past one the following three sported silk for—
The Surrey Hunt Steeplechase, of 5 soya. each, with 25
soy. added; 22st each; the winner to be sold for 200
sm.; if entered to be sold for 150 sovs. allowed 31b,
for 100 soya. 71b, for 80 sovs. 101 b, for 60 sown 141 b,
for 40 sovs. 201 b, and for 20 soy. 281 b; once round
and a distance, about two miles.
Mr. T. Mason's c g Trust-me-not, llst 101 b (601.) 1
Mr. C. H. Carew's Young Lottery, lOst 81b (401.) 2
Mr. Allen's b h Whitley, list (601) 3
Mr. Carew's Lansquenet was drawn.
Betting-2 to lon Trust-me-not, 3to 1 agst Young
Lottery.
Young Lottery went off with the lead, Trust-me-lot
following, held well in hand. Whitley struck the first
hurdle and floored thus they went on, the foremost
pair doing it so easily and amicably that Whitley came
up and led for a jump or two, at the far lido of the
course near the brook. On went Butler and Jem Mason
again, and Whitley was in the rear. Trust-me-nct took
the first place in the run home. and kept it, winning by
a length from Young Lottery, Whitley a moderate third,
taad pulled near the past.
The second race, the Aristocratic, did not produce
three starters, and was void; and instead followed (at a
tedious interval) the event of an eventless day.
Epsom Autum Steeplechase of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, with
100 sovs. added by the lessee. A winner of 100 sovs.
clear utter the weights are published to carry for once
7:b, twice 121 e. extra; the second to save his stake.
Twice round and a distance, about four miles. (15
Subs., 7 of whom paid ft.)
Mr. Anscn's Spring Bok, 10it 61b
Mr. Carew's British Yeoman, llst 71b ...(J. Mason) 2
Mr. Hopkins's Gulnare, 9st 121 b (Archer) 3
Capt. Barnett's Sir Peter Laurie, llst 121 b (Darling) 0
Mr. Treadgold's Maria Day, lOst 81b (Frisby) 0
Mr. Persse's Lord George, Mr. Carew's Lansquenet,
and Mr. Hughes's Miss Collingwood were drawn.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Gulnare, sto 2 apt Maria Day,
5 to 1 agst Spring Bok, 6 to 1 agst Yeoman and Sir
Peter Laurie. The Yeoman was first over the dressed
hurdles in front of the stand, Gulnare second, and Spring