The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1868.

THE PROSECUTION OF EX-GOVERNOR

EYRE.

BO W. ST ItEET.—TH Is DAY.
The hearing of this case was proceeded with this
morning before Mr Vaughan.

There was a somewhat- fuller attendance than
yesterday.

The Jamaica Committee was represented by Mr.
P. A. Taylor, who occupied .a seat upon the Bench,
and the Eyre Defence Committee by Lord De
Blaquiere, the Iron. Major Anson, and Sir Roderick
Murchison, who (as yesterday) preferred to find
places at the solicitors' table. Amongst the gentle-
men on the B2nch we also noticed Sir Baldwin
Leighton and Mr. James Carson, the High Sheriff
IA Buckinghamshire.

The same learned counsel appeared as on former
occasions.

Sir R. P. Collier put in certain documents which
he had proposed as evidence previously, but which
were not then produced, "Mr. Fairfield not having
at that time been able to find them at the Foreign-
office.

Mr. Vaughan said that with regard to the por-
tion of the blue-book which he yesterday undertook
to read over, he had come to the conc!usion that
:-:ome portions of it were not evidenc3 in this
case. He held that for the defence Mr.
Giffard was entitled to put in all documents which
were written by official persons in the island to
Mr. Eyre, and all documents written by Mr. Eyre
to the
,Secretary of . State. He had marked the
passages which he considered could legally be ad-
mitted.

A long discussion took place as to whether other
portions of the evidence should be admitted. Ulti-
mately a few of the excluded passages were ad-
mitted, but the rule laid down by Mr. Vaughan
was substantially adhered to.

Mr. Giffard then proceeded to open the case
for the defence. He complained of the man-
ner in which the prosecution was conducted.
Though Sir R. P. Collier repudiated any
imputation of corrupt motives to Mr. Eyre,
and declared that the only object of the proceed-
ings was to obtain a judicial decision on an abstruse
point of law, yet the prosecutors continued to cir-
culate atrocious calumnies against him.
Sir R. P. Collier said there had been a good deal
of abuse in the papers—much more abuse indeed of
the prosecutors than of Mr. Eyre. But he had care-
fully refrained from alluding to it, and he thought
his learned friend ought to do the same.
Mr. Vaughan said that so far as the case had
been before him he had nothing to do with any of
the imputations alluded to.

Mr. Giffard would not refer to the calumnies
circulated elsewhere by any one not connected with
these proceedings. What he had a right to refer
to, and Mr. Eyre had a right to complain of, was
that Mr. Mill, the prosecutor, whom he lamented
not to see on this occasion in his usual place beside
the magistrate, had sent to the newspapers for
publication a document written, as its date showed,
on the 20th of April, after the commencement of
these proceedings, and that Mr. Sheen, solicitor to
the prOsecution, forwarded it, and that that letter
reiterated the calumnies, which. Sir R. P. Collier,
acting on their instructions, disclaimed. This charge,
which they dare not attempt to prove in Court,
was circulated with a view to influence the case.
What would have been said if, in the late Fenian
prosecutions, some one connected with the Treasury
bad written and published in the papers a letter de-
nouncing by name a person then on his trial. If
that letter had been written to Mr. Vaughan him-
self it would have been an understood contempt of
court: He did not understand what right the
gentlemen now prosecuting had to assume a posi-
tion as if they commanded the jurisprudence of the
country in order to carry out the pestilent policy
of this prosecution. The case had not been pro-
secuted in an ordinary way. The dismal catalogue
of floggings and executions had been gone over to
produce a prejudice as to the alleged oppression.

Sir It. P. dollier said he was sorry to interrupt
his learned friend who, however, he was certain
could not have intended to misrepresent him.
What he had said was that the issuing of
an illegal proclamation was an illegal act
without reference to Corrupt motives, and that
he did not attribute to Mr. Eyre any
corrupt-motive iu that act. That was what he said
with reference to the proclamation. Then he went
on to say that he charged Mr. Eyre with certain
oppressive ac•s done under that proclamation. It
was not for him to imput3 motives, but be
thought himself justified in saying that
all acts of oppression assume an arbitrary disposi-
tion and intention.

Mr. Giffard said that as his conduct bad been
to some extent influenced by the disclaimer
of Sir R. P. Collier, it was somewhat embarrassing
to find that it was now withdrawn, or at all events
they were given to understand that it did not go so
far as he had at first understood. Referring to the
evidence, he observed that it had been shown that
Mr. Eyre knew nothing of the acts of cruelty
alleged to have been committed.
it R. P. Collier said it was proved that Mr. Eyre
was present in the places where the executions took
place.
Mr. Giffard said he was present in the island, but
he did not know for what offences, or on what
evidence they had been convicted. He knew only
that they had been 'convicted by courts-martial, at
one of which the Attorney-General of the Island
presided. . .

_
Mr. Vaughan observed that ho was not sitting
there as a jury.

Mr. Giffa rd maintained that in some respects Mr.
Vaughan was sitting as a jury.
Mr. Vaughan said he should not sit as a jury
in this case. If he thought there was a prima facie
case he should feel it to be his duty to commit Mr.
Eyre for trial.

Mr. Giffard said he was about to argue that
there was no prima facie case. And as one
of the reasons why he should contend that
the ease should not go forward, why, in fact, the
magistrate should consider the question whether he
would assist these proceedings (by refusing to do
which he would not prevent the prosecutors from
preferring a bill), he should have to submit that
this was a State prosecution.

The case was proceeding when we went to press.

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Mr. P. Comp's BENEFIT.----To-morrow evening
the director of Weston's Music Hall, Holborn, takes his
benefit, on which occasion he will receive the support of
all his brother and sister professionals of merit and talent.
We are prevented front giving a catalogue of the names of
those who have volunteered their service, but had Mr.
Coree benefit extended over a whole week enough
novelty and talent was at his disposal to furnish Six in-
stead of one prograinme. Mr. Corti is a general fa-vourite,-
and we have no doubt he will receive that recognition of
hie eervioes he so richly deserves.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BATH AND SOMERSET COUNTY MEETING.

TUESDAY.

The reunion on the Lansdowne heights is ever a popu-
lar as well as an important meeting, preceding so hnme-
diately as it does the great event on Epsom Downs; but
this year, however, it may be said to have become extra-
ordinarily attractive from the meeting of so many of the
cracks, especially Achievenient and Julius for the Beau-
fort Cup. With respect to the two latter, the colt having
proved himself the best of his year by his two defeats of
Hermit when conceding weight to the Derby winner, the
Duke of Newcastle was naturally anxious to still further
test the accuracy of Julius's form in the summer months,
and so endeavour to prove him not only the best four year
old colt, but the best animal of his year. Though the card
appeared meagre as to the quantity of sport provided, it was
fully made up for in quality, the unexpected appearance of
Speculum in the Biennial, to meet Mr. Cartwright's greatly
improved colt Tympanum, possessing an additional at-
traction for tie followers of D.l-by form. Besides this, it
was anticipated that Bath would be true to its traditions
with respect to " knockings out." The weather all day
was beautifully tine, the sun being almost tropically
powerful, and the attendance both on the course and
within the enclosure was very great. The Lanslown
Trial Stakes opened the proceedings, and of the four sub-
scribers three went to the pest, although the whole were
weighed for. Any odds a:most might have hien obtained
on Sir Charles Legard's horse, but a few were content
with 10 to 1, and the result proved the soundness of the
opinion entertained by the talent. Vespasian was hardly,
however, so much fancied later in the afternoon, when he
again carried the top weight in the Bath Handicap. It
appeared to require all Custauce's horsemanship to shake
off Naivete, and Lord Westmorland's Ganymede, as the
son of Newminster won by a head, and the other pair
finished by a dead heat for second honours. The great
turn up, however, in the early part of the day, was the
clever defeat of Speculum by-the speedy Grimston, as few
thought the latter could stay a mile and a half. From
first to last the pace seemed to suit him, and it may be said
that he won easily. The flying Miss Foote just got in
front of Joseph Dawson's clipper De Vero in the Two
Year 014 Biennial. The meeting of Julius and Achieve-
ment, which had been so much looked for, resulted iu per-
haps the hollowest victory on record for the former, the
Duke of Newcastle's splendid colt fairly gambolling away
from the hitherto alMost invincible fill 7 Achievement,
showing what great improvement same horses can make
in a short time, and how others may fall off in form. The
County Members' Plate fell to the uncertain Sister to
Vedette, who took it into her head to make all the run-
ning, and won by a length and a half easily, landing for
once in a way the money entrusted to her. Details of the
day's racing and betting will be found, appended :
The Lansdowne Trial Sakes, of 10 sovs each, with 25
added ; weight for age ; selling allowances ; 1 mile.
Sir C. Legard's Vespasian, by Newminster—Vesta, 5
yrs (not to be sold), 9st 71b (inc. 71b ex.)...(Castance) 1
Mr Hughes's Paris, aged (£100), Bst (Prior) 2
Mr I. Woolcott's Uork Jacket, 3 yrs, (.£200), tist3lla.

(Butler) 3
Kenyon weighed for Ganymede, 4 yrs (Z 100), 7st 71b,
but the number was not hoisted, the colt being with-
drawn. -

Betting-10 to lon Vespasian.
Immediately after starting Vespasian assumed a clear
lead of his opponents, which he maintained throughout,
winning in a common canter by four lengths, Cork Jacket
being not more than a neck in rear of the second, after
the pair had run a good race home together.
The Second Year of the Sixteenth Biennial Stakes of 10
sovs each, with 50 added, for three year olds ; colts, Bst
b mares
ov fillies
seandgeldings, Bst 71b; untried horses or
31b; the second to save stake; one mile
l Ol

snt msi—Tbheodora(,j
and a, half ; 63 subs.
bype
euSt.i uAtil
,bBa
Raglan, Bst 71b
tS's Tympanum, Bst 71b...(Custance) 3
(T. French) 1
of the Walk, Bst 101 b (H. Day) 0
Mr Pryor's Grimston,.BDstalle°ylb) 2
(Cannon) 0
31Di\il t uirr. k.
j.
Jr)
0.
W.
of
Powney's
1. qpce
aawyr ct,
saw s
CI tiLl
Cock
ea'
hskd y
Mr E. Brayley's c by sycophant—Codicil, by The Cos-
sack, Bst 41b ......... ! ...... :. ............... (Hibbard) 0
Mr Merry's Phoebus, Bst 71b (Parry) 0
Mr J. B. Morris's Birdseeker, Bst 10th
(Fordham) 0
Betting-3 to lon Speculum, 10 to 1 each agst Grimston
and Tympanum.
Directly the flag was lowered Grimston obtained a slight
a lvantage, but when a few strides had been taken Lady
Raglan took up the running, and soon improved her lead
by three or four lengths of her horses, of whom Phcebus
Grimston, and Tympanum were together, Speculum and
Birdseeker bringing up the rear, for a hundred yards,
when the second position was taken by Tympanum, who
was pulling
double over Phoebus, Grimstou having dropped
back slightly.. Traversing the far side Tympanum de-
prived Lady Raglan of the command, running down the
back stretch with a clear lead of Mr. Powney's mare, the
Codicil colt and Speculum lying side by side, fallowing
these being Birdseeker and Cock of the Walk, Grimston
bringing up the rear. No change occurred till reaching
the mile post, when the extreme rear was brought up by
Cock of the Walk, Grimston being left in attendance with
Birdseeker and the Codicil colt. They ran thus until
fairly in the straight, 'When Griznston; next the rails, ran
through his horses and took a slight lead of Tympanum
at the distance, and Speculum almost simultaneously drew
out. From this point the race was confined to the fa-
vourite and Grimston, hut the latter having always slightly
the best of it, won very cleverly by a neck; a bad third ;
Cock of the Walk, passing Phoebus on the post, was
fourth, Birdseeker was sixth, the Codic 1 colt next, and
Lady Raglan last, the latter five pulling up.
The belling Stakes 01 3 soya each, with 25 added; weight
for age ; straight half mile.
Lord Vivian's Lord Falmouth; by Lambtou—Parvati, 2
yrs (X3O), Est .
Mr Saxon's Njokhoolie, 2 ... .... (£3O), sst 111 b (Lyuliain) 0
Betting-11 to Bon Lord Falmouth.
Shortly after the flag fell Nickhoolio bolted, and Lord
Falmouth came in alone.
Thu winner was not offered for sale.
The Bath Handicap of 10 sous each, 5 ft (if declared by 8
o'clock the evening before running., to Mr. Reynolds
only, at the Castle Hotel, Bath), with 100 added ; th .
winner of any handicap after May 11, at ton a.m., 51b ;
of two or more handicaps, 101 h extra. One mile. 26
subs.
Sir C. Legard's Vespasian, 5 yrs, gat 121 b (in. slb ex.)
(Custance) 1
Mr. Padwick's Naivete, 3 yrs, i t 51b (inc. 51b extra)
^' s
(Butler) f
Lord Westmorland's Ganymede 4 yrs, Est 81b(Kenyon) t
Mr. G. Payue's Tremble, 4 yrs, '6st Blb ... (Mordan) 0
Iklr. R. Dick's Defiance, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Hibbard) 0
Mr. E. Brayley's ormulvi yrs, Est 1111b...(11. Covey) 3
Mr. J. Dover's Ligurian, 3 'yrs, 6st lib (Crickmere) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Vespasian, sto 2 agst Naivete, 6
to 1 agst Ligurian, 100 to 13 agst Ganymede, 7 to 1 agst
Defiance. Ganymede
jumped away with a slight lead of
Ligurian, and next, abreast, were Vespasian,' Defiance,
Cromwell, Naivete, Tremble being slightly in their rear.
On rounding the lower turn Defiance took up the runuicg
on the inside, followed by Cromwell, a length in advance
of Ganymede, then came Vespasian and Naivete, Tremble
being still last. Coining into the straight Vespasian im-
proved his position in the centre of the cjurse, having
Ganymede on his left and Naivete on the right, Ligurian
drawing up next the raile, but when fairly in the line for
home he dropped
back (after canoning against Ganymede)
slghtly at the distance, and Vespasian, with Ganymede
on his left and Naivete on the whip hand, came away. An
exciting race ended in favour of Vespas:an by a head ;
Naivete, who stumbled in the last stride or two, finished
a dead-bead with Ganymede for second place; Ligurian
was fourth, Tremble fifth, Defiance sixth, and Cromwell
last, the latter three being several lengths iu the rear.
First Year of the Seventeenth Biennial Stakes of 10 sous
each, with 50 added, for two year olds ; calls, 841 101 b ;
fillies and geldings, Bst 71b; untried horses or mares
allow° 1 31b ; second to save stake ; straight half-mile.

GI subs.
Mr J. Day's Miss Foote, by Orlando—Gossamer, Bst 71b

- .
Vere, Bst 101 b (Cannon) 1
Mr J. Dawson's 1),..) (T. Aldcrott) 2
Mr W. S. Crawfurds Juanita, Bst 71b (T. ChaHoner) 3
Lord Vivian's Lord Fat , °nth, Bst 71b ..(T. FrenCh) 0
Count Digrange's Amazoue, Bst
•71b (J. Mann) 0
(Fordhatn) 0
d Bst .....
''• lolb
Mr G. Jones's RAY n"r '(C. tage) 0
Betting-6 to 4 agst Miss Foote, 5t02 De Yere, 9to 2
Juanita, 10 to 1 lone fdlY"
and Juanita for about 300
Reynard, after three ineffectual attempts, got away with
with the running to the &stance,
aUsrliAglittieleY:d:lsthflBfsaty4oulbr.iti
yards, when he retired, and the lead was taken bl Miss
Foot, who cc:no on
where Juanita and De Yore got level with the favourite,
Juanita slightly beading her, but the Danebury filly suc-
ceeded in getting the best of her opponents at the com-
mencement Of the Stand, and won after a fine race by a
head from Da Yore, who was a short head in advance of
Juanita. The lone filly was fourth, Amazons fifth, Lord
Falmouth sixth, and Reynard last.
The Beaufort Cup, value 300 sovs, by subscription of 10
sovs each, the rest in specie ; three year olds, 7st ; four,
Bst 101 b; tiro, 9st 4Th ; six and aged, 9st 61b ; mares and
geldings allowed 41b ; to start at the Mile-post and go
once round (Lbout two miles and a half).
Duke of NeWcastie!s •Juli", by St. Albans--Julie, 4 yrs,
Bst 101 b ........... i (Daley) 1
Col. Pearson's Achibvatnant, 4 yrs, 9st 2111,(inc.101b ex)
~

(T. Cha!loner) 2
Duke of Newcastle's'Gomera, 6 yrs, 9st 211 ...(Al.lcruft) 3
Mr. Proctor's Goodwood, 4 yrs, Bst 10Ib (Parry) 0
Betting-6 to 5 agst Achievement, 11 to 8 agst Julius,
6 to 1 agst Goodwood- 50 to 1 agst Gomera.
Gomera started for the purpose of serving her stable
companion Julius, cut out the work at a good pace, Good-
wood
intervalsgoing f oa length
n
second,
Julius third, and Achievement last,
and a Half set arating them. After
going Gomerapacea:
theytook leadaeameinto
offully
adozen lengths,
a hqs,rt
aimproving the
straight. No change in the positions indicated occurred,
aboutlg tuer o f a miletlie
howeVer, until.a mile and a half from home, when Good-
wood decreased Goinera's lead considerably, and Achieve-
ment drew up to the: quarters of Julius, the pair racing
.in company to the mile ?04, where Gomera shot out
from" Goodivood, -who was- headed- as they ilia&
the bend '.on the far side by Julius, but Parry
before reaching the entrance to the straight . again

got his head in front of the- Duke of Newcasthis
horse. Directly they were in the line for home Gomm.,
retired, and Julius passing Goodwood at once took up thee
running, Mr. Proctor's colt dropping away into tte rear.
Julius next the rails was joined by Achievement at the
moment the Cesarewitch winner took up the running, tut
Daley gradually drew away, and Challoner, finding further
perseverance with Achievement was hopeless, eased her at
the distance, after taking one feeler with her, and Julius
passed the post 15 lengths in
.advance of Colonel Pearson's
filly. Gomera was a bad third, and Goodwood did not
pass the post.

The County Members' Plate (Handley) of 50 sovs ;
winners of any handicap after May 14, at ten a.m., 31b
extra. 1 mile.

Sir F. Johnstone's Sister to Vedette, by Voltigeur—
darn by Birdeaieher, 4 yrs, Est 71b (Butler) 1
Mr E. Green's Pest, 3 yrs, 6st (Wyatt) 2
Mt E. Edwyn's Needle Gun, 6 yrs, 7st 41b (U. Sopp) 3
Sir C. Itushout's Moonbeam, 4 yrs, Bst 811,....j. Adams) (1
Mr E. Edwyn's Englishman, 3 yrs, fist 7114 (C. Sopp) 0
Mr E. Brayley's Lily, 3 yrs, Get 21b - (Barrow) 0
Mr W. Treen's Balvie, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Criekinere) 0
Mr J. Taylor's Tribune, 5 yrs, 7st 41b (Vinell) 0
Betting-100 to 60 agst Sister to Vedette, 9 to 4 agst
Moonbs,am, 100 to 30 agst Pest.

Sister to Vedette made nearly all the running, and won
easily by a length and a half from Pest, who was a head
only in front of .Needle Gun ; Moonbeam, who came
through her horses when fairly in the ,traight, but fell
back at the cFstrtace, was fourth, Balvie fifth, En.;li3hman
sixth, Lily next, and Tribune last. -
BETTING ON TUE COURSE.
5 to 2 agst Lady Elizab3th (taken cal offered)
100 to 15 agst Blue Gown (taken)
Bto 1 agst Itosicrucian (taken)
100 to 7 agst Speculum (taken)
10 to 1 agst. Orion (taken)
11 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken)
20 to 1 agst Suffolk (taken)
25 to 1 agst Uncas (offered)
25 to 1 agAt Tom Bowline c (taken)
1000 to 15 agst St.. Ronan (taken)
•40 to 1 agst Pace (offered—take 50 to 1)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY.

THAMES.

THIRVES IN THE DanK.—.-Jane Smith, aged 30,
a low and desperate woman, who has been for some
time a frequenter after..sunset of the secluded
streets in the rear of the Laudon Hospital, was
brought before Mr. Benson, charged with stealing
a bag, containing £2 14s. in cash, from the person
of Abraham Baruch, of 52, Turner-street, Stepney,
tobacconist.

The prosecutor, a very respectable, steady man,
was on his way home, and was accosted at a late
hour at the back of the London Hospital, and
within a few yards of his own house, by the pri-
soner, who made very monstrous proposals to him,
couched in the most infamous language, and on his
telling her to leave him and go about her business,
she called him most horrible names, clung to him,
and then accused him of improper familiarities
He pushed her away and she left him. She rushed
across the road, and he then put his hand in his
pocket and missed a small bag containing .£2 14s. He
ran back with another man, named Carl Klaustein,
to whom he made known his loss, and they • soon•
secured the prisoner. She was given into the
custody of John Kleiber, a police-constable, No. 312,
who now produced the bag with the money in
it except Is. 6d., which is supposed to have
dropped out.
Karl Klaustein, a foreigner, saw the strugglo
between the prisoner and the prosecutor, and saw
the woman take the bag and money frcm her
pocket and run away with it. She was about to
drop it, and he snatched it from her.
The prisoner said the very man who came up as
a witness put her up to rob the prosecutor.
Mr. Benson did not believe it. The man behaved
very well, and saved the prosecutor's money.
Kleiber said the prisoner was one of a gang of
most abandoned women and thieves, whose con-
duct after sunset was really horrible. They
were guilty of theft and other crimes at
the back of the London Hospital, the end
of York-road, Ratcliff, and the immediate vicinity
of the Stepney railway station, Commercial-road,
and other places in that road. They prowled about
and laid band upon and plundered every man they
could meet with in the dark.

The prisoner said she was guilty.
Mr. Benson said the prisoner was one of the
wretched class who Prowled about in the dark at
the back of the London Hospital, near the Stepney
ra Tway station, the end of York-place, and other
Owes, and they must be routed out by the police,
and by all honest and decent people. He sentenced
the prisoner to four inouths' imprisonment and
hard labour.