The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-14 00:00:00

CHARGE OF FORTUNE TELLING.

At the Leamington Petty Sessions, an extraordinary
charge of fortune-telling lately came before the bench.
Elizabeth Hawkins, alias Lee, who resides in Comyn-street.
Leamington, and has been previously convicted of
fortune-telling, was b: othsht up on a warrant, charged
with having, on the 12th April last, 1 r -tended to tell
fortunes, and using certain means to deceive Miss
Alice Shelly, a young lady of independent means,
residing at Lansdowne House, Hollywalk, Lea-
mington. Mr. Overell appeared for Hawkins ; Mr.
Passman watched the case on behalf of Miss Shelly.
The information was laid by Susannah Ball, a
young girl who had been in the service of Miss Shelly,
and she deposed that about four months ago the defendant
came to her mistress's house. She told Miss Shelly she
could tell fortunes, cut the cards, and read every pip on
them the same as she could the alphabet. The same night
the defendant came again to Miss Shelly's, cut a pack of
cards, and told her there was a dark gentleman and a
light gentleman very fond of her, and she advised her
to have the dark one. Defendant had with her a
bottle, the contents of which she said cost a sovereign.
She touched Miss Shelly on the head, and threw the
stuff in the bottle into the fire, and when it sparkled
she told her that the dark gentleman was very fond of
her. No money passed on that occasion, but she subse-
quently took the defendant R 3 from Miss Shelly. On the
12th April the defendant mine to Miss Shelly, who went
down into the kitchen, when the defendant again cut
the cards, and toll her about a light and a dark
gentleman being very fond of her, and again advised
her to have the dark one. Defendant then told Miss
Shelly she could show her the gentleman in a glass at het
own house. Witness went with Miss Shelly to the defen-
dant's house to see the gentleman in the glass, and the
day after she took the defendant ss. to make him ill, and
defendant afterwards told Miss Shelly she had done so.
In cross-examination Ball said Miss Shelly did not dismiss
her for having behaved rudely to her, but before she laid
the present information she had received a letter from
Miss Shelly's solicitor threatening to prosecute her for
dishonesty. She denied ever having been at defendant's
house with young men. The defendant came to
Miss Shelly's house every day to cut the cards, and would
sometimes stay for an hour. On these occasions Miss
Shelly always went into the kitchen, where the defendant
cut the cards and told her her fortune. She had not
taken the defendant any money since the 12th April, nor
on that date, the last money sent by Miss Shelly being
the ss. for seeing the dark gentleman in the glass. The
complainant had summoned Miss Shelly as a witness, and
she was present in court, but was not called, as the bench
held her evidence to he immaterial, as that of the com
plainaut did not support the information, which charged
the defendant with committing the offence on the 12th
of April. The complainant having no other evidence to
support the charge, the bench dismissed the case, and Miss
Shelly and her friends left the court, which was densely
crowded during the proceedings.

The permission of the Government to allow the
importation of cattle into Southampton will increase the
revenue of the Southampton Dock Company about £5,000

a year.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. —The Leicesto
Committee has decided to invite the Prince of Wales tc
the forthcoming show of the Royal Agricultural Society
to be held in that town in July next.
PROPOSED TESTIMONIAL TO EARL FITZWILLIAM.
—A movement is now on foot in the neighbourhood of
Rotherham, having for its object the raising of a testimo-
nial to Earl Fitzwilliam, K.G., in token of the universal
esteem in which that nobleman is held, not only by the
gentlemen of the Fitzwilliam hunt, but also by those of
the district generally.
THREE CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH. --An in-
quest has been lied at the Whita Horse, East Bergholt,
before Mr. 13. L. Gross, corner, on the bodies of three
children, aged two. four, and nine years, named Henry,
Elizabeth Ann, and A If .e I Wright, the children of labour•
lag parents, who had 1 een left at home, and in the absence
of their pf.rents, i t is supposed, they set fire to some straw in
the yard adjoining the In mse. They had access to match es,and
must have gone into Mr. Green's strawyard and lighted tome
straw, the flames of which soon spread, and the pool
children were burnt to cinders. Two stacks of straw were
burnt, the barn was damaged, and Wright's house caught,
lAA the fire was prevented from extending. The bodit I
wire found, one near a gateway and the others in a shed.
rhe jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and said
that Lucifer matches cuglit to be Letter protected fro=
:hildren. The eldest child was a bright boy, quite capable
~f being left in charge.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1868.

into the straight ; Here Helen was beaten and her place
was then taken by Donato, who challenged the leader hall
way down, and won a good race by a neck ; a bad third.
Carlton broke down and did not pass the post.
LATEST BETTING.
DERBY.
3to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth (taken)
7to 1 agst Blue Gown—with a start (taken)
100 to 15 agst Rosicrucian (taken)
9to 1 agst Speculum (taken)
100 to 7 agst Orion (taken)
15 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken)
26 to 1 agst Uncas (taken)
40 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (taken)

WINCHESTER RACES.-WEDNESDAY.

The Stewards' Stakes of 5 sous each, 3 ft to the fund,

with 30 added. One mile.
Duke of Hamilton's Muezzin, by Newminster—lnfi-
delity, aged, Est 111 b (F. Webb) 1
Lord Viviau's Dick Turpin, 4 yrs, Bst ilb (inc. 51b ex.)
(Cannon) 2
Mr. Tilbury's Chilbolton, 5 yrs, Est 71b (Elton) 3
Mr. C. Jones's Lizard, 6 yrs, Ist 131 b (Scor,y) 0
Mr. Samuel's. Amour Propre, 4 yrs, Is 61b (Peppier) 0
Mr. Trimmer's Virginia Creeper, 4 yrs, 7st lib
(Jas. Clark) 0
Mr. H. Goatees Secrecy, 4 yrs, 7st (liibbord) 0
Mr. Richard's Rally, 5 yrs, Est 71b (Milne) 0
Mr. Saxon's Diadem, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Vinell) 0
Wyatt weighed for Lady Ward, 3 yrs, 6st, but the filly
did not arrive on the course in time to start.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Dick Turpin, 3to 1 agst Chilbolton.
100 to 30 agst Secrecy, 6 to 1 ugst Muezzin, and 10 to 1
agst any other. Chilbolton made the running with a clear
lead of Amour Propro, Muezzin, and Rally, the favourite
and Secrecy following in their track, Virginia Creeper
bringing up the rear. No change occurred till making the
bend into the straight., when Secrecy, after looking mo-
mentarily formidable, dropped away, and the three placed
came on, Muezzin taking the lead a quarter of a mile from
home, and winning in a canter by eight lengths. Three-
quarters of a length only divided the second and third;
Rally was fourth, Amour Propro fifth, Diadem sixth, Se-
crecy seventh, Lizard eight, and Virginia Creeper last
throughout.
The Grange Park Stakes of 10 sovs each, 10 ft, with 50
added, for two-yr-olds. T.Y.C. (abaut 5 fur.)
Mr J. Day's Miss Foote, by Orlando—Gossamer, Bst
101 b (inc 41b ex) (Cannon) 1
Mr J. Wood's Iron Duke, Bst 101 b (J. Goater) 2
Mr J Dixon's Lady Roseberry, Bst 61b (S. Adams) 3
Mr Stephenson's c by Neville—Madame Stanley, list ,01b
(J. Adams) 4
Mr Flight's c by Rouge Dragon—Patience, Bst 101 b
(A. Sadler) 5
S,Betting-100 to 15 on Miss Foote, and 100 to 8 agst Lady
Roseberry. Miss Foote held a slight lead of Lady Rose-
berry and Iron Duke for half the journey, when Iron
Duke ran into second place, but never reached the favou-
rite, who won easily by three-quarters of a length ;Cady
Roseberry was a bad third, Madame Stanley colt fourth,
and Patience colt last.

The City Members' Plate of 50 sous. T.Y.C. (about 5 fur.)
Mr H. Goater's Henry the First, by Camerino—New
Year's Eve, 3 yrs, Get (X3O) (Wyatt) 1
Mr Crevy's Lady Ward, 3 yrs, 6.t (.£3O)
(James Clark) 2
Mr J. Dixon's Excitement, 4 yrs, ist Iflb (.£3O)
(S. Adams) 3
Captain Berners's Bow Bells, aged, Bst 61b (.£3O)
(Storey) 4

Betting-6 to 4on Henry the First, 3to 1 agst Lady
Ward, and 7to 1 (at first even on) agst Excitement. The
quartette ran in close company to the distance, where the
favourite and Lady Ward drew away, and finished a close
and exciting race, the former winning cleverly by a head;
Bow Bells was fourth. The winner was sold to Mr. T.
Percival for 46 guineas.
The Crawley Stakes of 50 sous. T.Y.C. (about 5 fur.)
Mr C. Snewiug's Seamew, by Orlando— Ossifrage, 4 yrs,
ist 81b (Peppier) 1
Mr Trimmer's Magnolia, 3 yrs, Est 41b (car 6st 91b)
(Killick) 2
Mr R. Dick's Defiance, 4 yrs; Bst 21b (Storey) 3
Mr W. Edgar's Duchess, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (13rittan) 4
Duke of Hamilton's Aquilla, 3 yrs, 7st (F. Webb)' S
Mr Flight's Sour Grapes, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Weston) dis.
Betting-6 to 4on Magnolia, 2to 1 agst Seamew, and
20 to 1 agst Sour Grapes. Seamew made running for a
quarter of a mile, when she was passed by Sour Grapes,
the favourite closely attending, however, on the latter till
nearing the distance,
,when Sour Grapes " cannoned '9
against them both, knocking them completely out of their
stride. Sour Grapes then came on with a long lead, and
won in a canter by ten lengths. Three lengths separated
second and third. Defiance was fourth, Duchess fifth, and
Aquilla last. On returning to scale Peppier, the rider of
Seamew, lodged an objection against the winner on the
ground of the "cannon" mentioned above. The case was
at once entertained by Admiral Rous and Mr. Chamber-
layne, and they disqualified Sour Grapes, and awarded the
race to Seamew.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 ga. Two miles.
Mr Stortford's Purveyor, by Caterer—Cygnet, 3 yrs,
7st 111 b. (S. Adams) 1
Mr E. Brayley's Mariner, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (Cannon) 2
Mr Lapidist's Vampire (h b), yrs, 10st (t'eppler) 3
Mr Rickard's Harlington, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (Lava) 4
Mr Jones's Zeloo (h b), aged, lOst 21b (Mr A. Yates) 5
Mr H. Goatees Secrecy, 4 yts, 9st 71b (J. Goater) 6
Betting-5 to 4on Mariner, and 6to 5 agat Purveyor.
The race throughout was a match between the two
favourities, Mariner making the running at a fair pace
until a distance from home, when Purveyor got in fruut,
and won after a good race by half a length. Vampire
finished a bad third, Harlington fourth, Zeloo fifth, and
Secrecy last, beaten a long way.
The Foal Stakes.—Mr. Thomas Day's c by Dundee—
Blackbird, Bst 71b (Cannon), walked over, and divided the
stakes with Mr. Willmer's Bainbridge.
The Derby Trial Stakes of 10 soya each, 3 ft, to the fund,
with 50 added. One mile and a half.
Mr E. C. Clayton's Lymington, by Wild Dayrell—
Media, 3 yrs, 7st 31b..... (S. Adams) 1
Mr H. Goater's Venomous, 3 yra, 7st 31b (llibberd) 2
Betting-4 to lon Lymington. The non-favourite
made running till the distance, where Lymington came
away, and won easily by a length and a half.