The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-30 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

THE OXFORD AND CANTERBURY MOSIO HALLS.—In
Vice-Chancellor Giffard's Chambers an application was
nade for leave to sanction certain payments in connection
vith the abovenamed comr.ny. The payments were
illowed, and the chief clerk asked what was going to be
lone with the property. The liquidator replied that it
vas intended to sell the property. The new Oxford Hall-
iad been rebuilt since the fire, and it would be. better to
•ell it by tender than auction. In a short time a call
vill be made on the shareholders.

HEAVY CO3IPENSATION CASE.—A case which is likely
;o last over two or three days is being heard at the West-
ninster Compensation Court. The Metropolitan District
Railway ask for land for the purpose of making the
' inner circle," and the Corporation of London claim as
:ompensation £24,000. The charity was founded by
Lady Ducie in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and one of
the features was the education of children.
IMPORTANT DECISION.—In the Lord Chancellor's Court
;he case of Wyatt v. Cook has been heard. The plaintiff,
;wo months after he attained his majority, applied to the
lefendaut Cook for a loan. The defendant advanced £50.,
;aking by way of security a charge on some leaseholds to
vhich the plaintiff was entitled on the death of his father,
'or £lOO, with interest thereon at 5 per cent. per month.
Vice-Chancellor Stuart having made a decree setting
wide the transaction, the defendant Cook appealed.
l'he Lord Chancellor held that the decision of the court
)elow was right.
ACTION FOR LIBEL AGAINST A NEWSPAPER.—At the
Shropshire Assizes, before Baron Pigott, an action was
)rought by Mr. C. H. Corbett, manager of the Shrews-
Pury branch of the Midland Banking Company, against the
proprietors of the Liverpool Mercury, for libel. It seemed
that the plaintiff, prior to accepting his present situation,
aeld a similar position in the Leeds Bank, at which place
le resided on the premises. For his protection Mr.
:',orbett always kept a loaded pistol by his bedside, and on
:he 3rd of March last, when he arose in the morning, the
pistol went off accidentally, and some of the shot entered
ais leg. The next day there appeared in the Liverpool
liercury the following paragraph :—" Attempted Suicide
a Banker's Clerk.—A clerk in the Midland Banking
company's establishment at Leeds shot himself with
a pistol yesterday afternoon. His injuries are serious. The
cause of the act is not known." The paragraph appeared
ender a heading printed in sensational large type, and
)ccupied a position just over a paragraph with another
.arge heading, " The Arrest of Mr. G. F. Train ;"
iwhilst-
n the next column, and close to it, was a verylarge heading
.ndeed, about " The Awful Murder at Todrnorden Par-
sonage." The paragraph was copied in several London
and provincial papers, and there were numerous inquiries
for the plaintiff, so that it was evident the report attracted
attention. For the defence it was urged that the plaintiff's
character had sustained no injury as he had lately been
promoted. The jury thought otherwise, and awarded/
Cl5O damages.

SHOOTING AT AND WOUNDING THREE PERSONS.—At
the Liverpool Police-court, John Clocher, a bookseller,
living in Barnes-court, was charged with unlawfully
wounding Daniel Forbes and his wife and an old woman
named Cavanagh. About ten o'clock on Tuesday night
the prisoner and his neighbours quarrelled, and he delibe-
rately loaded a gun with shot and fired at Cavanagh. He
.barged the gun again, and fired at Forbes and his wife.
flc was taken into custody immediately afterwards, and it
was then found that he had loaded the gun a third time.
He was remanded, the magistrate expressing his intention
of committing him for trial at the assizes.
I3IPORTANT CONVICTION UNDER THE BRITISH MUSEUM
ACT.—At Guildhall, Mr. Elliott Stock, publisher, of 62,
Paternoster-row, was summoned before Alderman Finnis,
by Thomas Watts, Esq., the keeper of the printed books
in the library of the British Museum, for not delivering a
printed copy of a work called " Conder's Words of Wisdom
for the Sons of Toil," within one month after the publica-
tion, at the British Museum, according to the sth and 6th
of Vict. The provisions of the Act, from the explanation
given by the complainant, seem to be that every publisher
'a bound to deliver to the British Museum a copy of every
edition. of every book within one month of its publication.
The defendant admitted this to he the case, but
the book in question was published three years
ago, and he had only reissued the same with a
new title-page, bearing his own name as publisher. It
was pointed out that a case had been decided in which a
person was fined for not delivering a map when the only
additional words to the second issue were " new edition."
The magistrate decided that Mr. Stock had infringed the
Act, and ordered him to pay ls. 6d., the value of the book,
10s. fine, and 20s. costs.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.-At the
Thames Police•court, Millicent Walls, a woman about 33
years of age, who was in a very bad state of health, was
charged with killing Richard Blakie, a lighterman. It
seemed from a statement made by the accused that
the deceased was sitting by the bedside calling her
foul names, when she told him to desist, and on his
neglecting to comply with her request, she jumped out of
bed and kicked him in the abdomen. The surgeon said :
" The cause of death was peritonitis, the result of violence.
I did not at the time think it probable that such injury
could be produced by a forward kick by a woman's naked
foot. It might have been produced by a plunging kick
with the flat of the heel. The deceased appeared to be a
strong healthy man." The accused was committed for
trial on a charge of manslaughter.

The title by which the present Lord-Lieutenant
of Ireland is to be raised to the highest rank of the peerage
is now finally determined. He is to be " Duke of Aber

corn."

CHAMELEONS. —A pair of chameleons, in the pos-
session of the Hon. Lady Cust, of I_,easowe Castle,
Cheshire, have produced nine active young ones, like little
alligators, less than an inch long. Such a birth has been,
it is believed, very rare in this country.
THE HARVEST.—The weather was somewhat
looler on Wednesday in the eastern district, a few showers
having fallen here and there. A Newmarket letter says :
" Up to the present no check to the progress of the
harvest has been experienced. Wheat cutting may now
be said' to be finished, and a considerable portion of the
crop has been gathered in. Where threshing has been
done the return is certainly beyond an ordinary average,
and the quality is unusually fine and heavy."
MORE CASES OF SUNSTROKE. —lt appears that
several serious cases of sunstroke, arising from the uncom-
mon heat of the weather, have occurred at Sudbury. One
has terminated fatally, that of a commercial traveller, who
was taken ill at the Four Swans Hotel about a week since,
and, notwithstanding constant medical attention and the.
most careful nursing, be died there last Saturday. There
have also been several other cases, including that of a car-
man, who was prostrated by the unusual heat.—Bury and
21-or wich Poet.

BUST OF PRINCE ALFRED.—According to the
Sydney Morning Herald, Mr. B. Braie, a sculptor residing
in Sydney—obviously possessed of a great natural talent
which deserves to he appreciated and patronised—has
modelled a bust of "Our Sailor Prince," the Duke of Edin-
burgh, which is not only a faithful likeness, but valuable
as a work of art. The bust is what is called three-quarter
face, and cabinet size, and the expression of the features
extremely pleasing. His Royal Highness's fondness for
flowers is recalled to the memory of the spectator by the
well-known rose ill the button-hole of the surtout.
THE FORTHCOMING ROY AL VISIT TO MIDDLES-
non-)Con.—Thu authorities of the iron metropolis of the
north are all activity in anticipation of the visit, on the
10th August, of Prince Arthur. Attempts had been made
to get her Majesty to pay a visit to the borough, which,
hAvever, failed. His Royal Highness will open a new
public park. His Royal Highness will proceed to Scot-
-1 Ind for the grouse shooting on the The large hall
in the Exchange, which is a magnificent room, is said to le
e third largest in the kingdom, and here Prince Arthur
will be entertained at a baneuet.

SPORtING INTELLIGENCE.

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GOODWOOS MEETING,
WEDNESDAY.

However welcome the change in the weather may have
been to all classes in the community, there can be no ques-
tion but that the rain detracted from the eclat of the Good-
wood Stakes Day. The company was more numerous
than that of yester !ay, and the rain having laid the dust
and cooled the atmosphere, rendered the journey from
Drayton and Chichester more enjoyable, but the fleeting
showers made sad havoc with the ladies' toilettes on the
lawn, the stately trees affording but slight shelter, and
pic-nic parties were suspended for the day. The Prince of
Wales was again present, and the company was if anything
more aristocratic than that of the opening day. Rain fell at
intervals during the afternoon, and imparted a freshness
to the course and surrounding country. Fortunately for
sight-seers the weather cleared up just before the decision
of the Stakes, leavingthe air pure, but Lad therace beeu run
an hour earlier it would have been almost an impossibility to
have distingffished the colours. Excepting the race for the
Stakes the day's card did not contain any very interesting
feature. St. Ronan made short work of Herald, Banclitto,
and Harvester for the Sweepstakes for Colts, and Tenedos
had no difficulty in placing the Findon Stakes to the credit
of the Duke of Newcastle, the Lady Melbourne filly, to
whom Tenedos was conceding 51b, running him closest.
Mr. Padwick brought Border Knight out for this race, but,
like his stable companion Standard Bearer, who made
his debut the previous day, he suecumbed to the public
performers. The Tupgill stable won the Handicap
Plate with Courtier, but it was only the initiatory one of
sses with Tabouret and Mandrake. Seventeen
mgraphed for the Stakes—a fair average
the suct:
runners were it:2
field —the absentees incl.;!ding none who had been recently
backed. Mr. Lincoln started both Kidderminster and
Ilium, Kenyon carrying the proper colours on the former,
with whom Mr. Lincoln declared to win, Hammord being
distinguishable on Ilium with a coloured cap. Mr. John-
stone made no declaration with his pair, of whom Tabouret
was ridden in Mr. Mackenzie'e colours to distinguish him
from Tynedale. Tabouret, as the time approached for the
decision of the race, became a greater favourite, and started
at 6to 4: Cannon Ball was not in such demand this morn•
log, and it being reported that Gomera had " a leg" she
receded to 100 to 6, leaving off an equal favourite with
Stradbroke; and being very fractious on the course, and
running in bandages, caused her to be in less demand than
Ecarte, whom almost every one characterised as a mean,
narrow-looking horse. The Middleham people were very
sanguine and nothing loth to take the short price about
Tabouret. The race will be found described below in all
its varying details, and it is sufficient here to state that a
quarter of a mile from home at least half a dozen looked in
it, and until reaching the distance nothing seemed more
formidable than Glengarnock, but he died away at the
point indicated, leaving Tabouret and the outsider of the
Hednesford stable, Ilium, to fight out a most determined
struggle. The jockeys of both rode with an amount of
patience wonderful for light weights, and had Hudson not
waited as well as his horse stayed the ;,outsider would
have won. A better display of horsemanship was impos-
sible, and Tabouret won through staying the longest.
Butler ran The Spy into the third place, Glengarnock
finishing fourth, and Choral fifth. Bad as lima,' looked
he managed to defeat a lot of the favourites, Kiddermins-
ter passing the post ninth, and Fidelia tenth. Our Mary
Ann made the running for a long way, but was
dead settled within the straight. Gomera broke down
very badly, and Daley having dismounted some distance
from home walked in at the head of the whilcm favourite.
Venom, when going remarkably well, fell on her side, and
both Cannon Ball and Stradbroke were compelled to jump
over her, and had the others who were lying in their track
net been diverged, the consequences might have been seri-
ous, but as it was both filly and jockey escaped unhurt.
Of course the bookmakers lose by Tabouret's success, but
had either Ilium, The Spy, Glengarnock, or Choral, who
finished in order next to the favourite, been successful,
they would have won largely, and at the distance Glen-
garnock looked so dangerous that many in the ring antici-
pated with cheering the success of the outsider. After the
race 4 to 1 with a start was taken about Tabouret for the
Cup, and 9 to 2 without the proviso. Particulars of the
day's sport are appended :
Sweepstakes of 300 sous each, h ft, for three year old
colts; Bst 101 b each ; the winner of the Derby 101 b, of
the Two Thousand Guineas 51b extra. Craven Course.
Each subscriber to name two colts, one to the post. 10
subscribers.
Mr Chaplin's St. Ronan, by St. A lbans —Elspeth, Bst
101 b (Oustance) 1
Sir F. Johnstone's Banditto, Bst 101 b (Cannon) 2
Mr C. V. Turner's Herald, Bst 101 b (Fordhatn) 3
Duke of Newcastle's Harvester, Bst 101 b (Daley) 4
Betting—Even on St. Ronan, 2 to 1 agst Herald, 4 to 1
each agst Banditto and Harvester.
Herald made the running, attended by Banditto next
the rails, the favourite lying in their immediate wake,
Harvester bringing up the rear, till a quarter of a mile
from home, when Herald dropped away, and Banditto
came on with a slight lead to the distance. Here St.
Roman challenged resolutely, and getting in front at the
commencement of the stand enclosure, won cleverly by a
length, which distance separated the second and third.
Harvester was last.

The Findon Stakes of 10 sous each, for two year olds ;
colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b, winners of 100 sovs previous
to starting 31b, of 500 51b extra. T.Y.C. 50 subs.
Duke of Newcastle's Tenedos, by Knight of St. Patrick
—Besika, Bst 121 b (inc. 51b extra) (1 Daley) 1
Mr. Johnstone's Lady Melbourne f, Bst 71b (in. 31b ex.)
(J. Osborne) 2
Mr 'Merry's Crocus, Bst 91b (inc. 51b extra) (Morris) 3
Mr Padwiek's Border Knight, Bst 71b (Fordharn) 4
Mr Ruff'sWWaiter, 8st 71b (J. Goater) 5
Lord Howth's Indigestion's dam f, Bst lib (inc. 31b ex.)
(Kenyon) 0
Betting-6 to 4on Tenedos, 7to 2 agbt the Lady Mel-
bourne f, and 6 to 1 bar two.
Border Knight and Crocus on the left held a slight lead
of Tenedos and Walmer on the right, the Lady Mel-
bourne f in the centre of the course for half the distance,
when Tenedos and the Lady Melbourne f drew away,
Tenedos, who had always an advantage over Mr. John-
stone's f, drawing away at the distance and winning easily
by three quarters of a length ; a length divided second
and third ; Border Knight was fourth and Wainer last.
The Lady Melbourne f was rather fractious at th ost,
and in one of her vagaries kicked the Indigestion's darn f
on the shoulder, and she was unable to start.

A Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap), for two year olds and up

wards. T.Y.C.

Mr Mackenzie's Courtier, by King of Trumps—Last
Love, 3 yrs, Gst 91b (ludsan) 1
Mr Angell's Pearlfather, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Parry) 2
Lord Westmorland's Ulphus, 5 yrs, 7st 71b ...(Kenyon) 3
Mr J. Wood's Ettrick, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (iluxtable) 4
Sir J. Hawley's Adosinda, 3 yrs, 6st (Armstrong) 5
Betting— 6 to 4 on Ulphus, 5 to 1 each agst Ettrick
and Adosinda, 6 to 1 agst Courtier, and 20 to 1 agst Pearl-
feather.

Courtier led all the way, and won cleverly by a head
from Pearlfeather, who took second place at the distance
on the retirement of Adosinda and Ettrick. The favourite
was a bad third, and Adosinda last.
The Goodwood Stakes (handicap) of 25 sovs each sub-
scription, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared to Messrs.
Weatherby, at their office in London, on or before the
second Tuesday after Ascot, 1868 (June 23), with 100
sovs added. Two miles and a half.
Mr Johnson's Tabouret, by Rataplan—Mulligrubs, 3
yrs, sst 101 b (inc. 31b ex.) (car. bet) (Hudson) 1
Mr Lincoln's Ilium, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (car. Est 11b)
(Hammond) 2
Mr Bowes's The Spy, 3 yrs, Est 21b (car Est 31b)
(Butler)
Mr Johnstone 's Tynedale, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 0
Duke of Newcastle's Gomera, 6 yrs, Bst 61b ...(J. Daley) 0
Mr J. B. Day's Salpinctes, 6 yrs, 7st 71b (T. Sadler) 0
Lord St. Vincent's Cannon Ball, 4 yrs, 7st 71b _ _ _

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(Maidment) 0
Mr Lincoln's Kidderminster, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (ear. 31h ex.)
(Kenyon) 0
Mr Temple's Fitzlvan, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (H. Covey) 0
Mr Stephenson's Stradbroke, 4 yrs, Est 61b (car. 6st 81b)
(Mordao) 0
Mr Don's Glengarnock, 4 yrs, Est (car. Est 11b (Killick) 0
Mr E. Green's Venom, 4 yrs, Est (car. Est 21b) (Wyatt) 0
Mr T. Parr's Ecarte, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Vinell) 0
Capt. Barron's Fidelia, 3 yrs, Est (inc. 7i13 ex.) (car. Est
21b)
Mr H. Savile's Wellow, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Wilson) 0
Mr Drewitt's Choral, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Barnard) 0
Mr W. Day's Our Mary Ann, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Deakin) 0
Betting-6 to 4 agst Tabouret, sto 1 agst Kidderminster,
9 to 1 agst Fidelia, 10 to 1 agst Cannon Ball, 1,000 to 70
agst Ecarte, 100 to 6 each agst Stradbroke and Gomera,
1,000 to 40 agst Ilium, 30 to 1 each agst Tynedale and The
Spy, 1,000 to 30 each aget Wellow and Our Mary Ann, 50
to 1 each agst Fitz Ivan, Venom, and Choral.
With as little delay as possible the seventeen competi-
tors were weighed out, and the numbers wore telegraphed
a few minutes before the appointed time (three o'clock.)
Gomera was the first to appear on the course, and her
'fractiousness gave Daley some trouble, the Duke of NE w-
cast! e's mare rearing up several times before she could be
induced to cantor down. Fidelia, Cannon Ball, Wellow,
The Spy, and the others followed in rapid succession, and
having reached the distance, the preliminary canter was
taken, Kidderminster showing the way for Stradbroke,
Ecarte, and Wallow, Mr. Johnstone's pair, with llitun and
Fidelia, bringing up the rear. After cantering up the hill
a short distance the lot were taken in charge by Mr.
M'George, Gomera leading them in parade till nearing the
winning post, when she became restive, and Custanre, who
happened to be on the course, had to go to her head to pacify
her. Kidderminster then became the marshal, and after
walking past the Stand they were conducted to the post,
from which they were despatched at the first attempt.
The Spy in the centre of the course was the first away,
Cannon Ball and Venom on either side jumping off almost
simultaneously, but ,before reaching. the Stand, indeed,
when they had fairly settled down to their work, the com-
mand was assumed by Venom, The Spy, Cannon Ball,
Tabouret, Choral, Our Mary Ann, and h'idelia in a cluster,
attending upon Mr Green's filly, Kidderminster and Strad-
broke, who held positions on the inside, heading the others,
at the tail of affairs, as they streamed past the enclosure,
being Glengarnock, Ecarte, and Comers. Before a quar-
ter of a mile had been covered our Mary Aun parted com-
pany with Choral and Fidelia, and took her place at the
quarters of Venom, whom she headed going out of the
straight, at the same time improving the pace. The Spy,