The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1868,

POLICE EV TELLIGENCE.-THIB DAl'.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A COURAGEOUS BOY.--ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—
Ann Fay, a married woman, living at Turk's-row,
Chelsea, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
attempting to commit suicide at the Serpentine.
Thomas Gibson, a boy about 14 years of age,

living in Little Newport-street, said that on the
previous afternoon he was taking a walk by the
Serpentine when noticing a splash in the water and
seeing a female in it, he took off his coat and ran
into the water and pulled her to the bank, when
a gentleman assisted him in getting her on to the
bank.

➢ir. Tyrwhitt asked the boy whether he could
swim.

The boy said he could not. He went in up to
his arm pits.
Police-constable Henry May, 297 A, said that
on going to the Serpentine he was told by some
persons who were standing round the prisoner that
the boy Gibson, who was wet up to the arm pits,
had pulled her out of the water. The prisoner
had placed her bonnet and shawl on the bank., and
then walked into the water a certain distance and
threw herself face downwards in the water. The
prisoner said she did it through distress.
The prisoner's husband, a painter, said he could
assign no reason for his wife's conduct.
The prisoner said what she had done she had
done of her own free will, as she could not tell how
she could pay her rent.
The husband said he had been laid up for some
time, but hoped to get work soon.
Mr. Tyr whitt said he considered it safer on the
whole to send the prisoner for a week, where she
would be kindly taken care of, and where she would
have the advice of the chaplain, and if necessary
the attention of the doctor.

Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the boy a small sum from
he poor box.

WESTMINSTER:

WELL MERITED PUNISHMENT.—Robert Gibson,
a youth of forbidding appearance, was charged with
being drunk and committing himself in a most dis-
graceful manner.
Richard Hatton, coachman to the Rev. Thomas
Ward Franklin, said that at one o'clock yesterday
afternoon defendant, who was drunk, drove a rub-
bish cart down Cromwell-mews, where is no thorough-
fare, and damaged a carriage. Witness stopped
him to inquire his name and address, when he struck
him with the butt-end of his whip and then gallopped
out of the yard. Witness followed, when defendant
got out of the cart and again assaulted him by
striking him with his fist on the neck. He then
again jumped into his cart, and gallopped through
Thurloe-square into the Fulham-road, driving to
the great danger of passengers. Witness was fol-
lowing in a Hansom cab, when defendant left his
cart and rushed into the cab wheels, and then threw
himself upon the pavement, and left his coat on
the road.

Police-constable 8 B R proved taking him into
custody. He had no business near Cromwell-
mews. _ _

Defendant said he only just touched the carriage,
and then he was followed. He denied the assault.
Mr. Arnold—You have been guilty of most out-
rageous misbehaviour, committing assaults, and
driving about to the imminent peril of the public.
You are committed for six weeks to hard labour.

THE APPOINTMEN7 OF CATHOLIC
CHAPLAINS TO BOROUGH AND COUN7Y
GAOLS.

The complaints frequently made by Catholic re-
presentatives that the Prisons Ministers' Act has
been virtually set aside by the county justices,
though true in too many instances, does not apply
in some few cases, such as that of Manchester, Li-

verpool, Preston, and a few other large towns in the
north of England. The most recent case of such

appointments is that of Usk, where the county jus-
tices have appointed a Roman Catholic priest at a
somewhat small salary (£25), with scarcely a dis-
sentient voice. We abridge the following report
from the Hereford Vines
RELPU, having given notice of the following
motion —" That a Roman Catholic minister be

appointed to Usk prison under the provisions of the
Prison Ministers' Act, 1863," said he was about
to move that resolution as the organ of the visiting
justices of the Usk House of Correction. For
some time past they had hai the services of the
Roman Catholic minister of Usk in the prison,

and an application had been made on behalf
of Vaat minister that some remuneration
should be paid him for his services he had

rendered to the prisoners. The visiting justices
recommended that a gratuity should be :given to
him, and a notice to that purport was given at the
last Quarter Sessions for the consideration of that
portion of the subject at the present sessions;
but it was found that the Court could give no
:remuneration of any sort unless the minister
was appointed in accordance with the provisions
of the Prison Ministers' Act, 1863 ; conse-
quently notice was given at the last sessions
of the present motion. Mr. Reiph then quoted
the 26th snd 27th Victoria, c. 79, providing
that upon prisoners wishing to see the ministers
belonging to their own body, he should attend at
certain hours during the; day, and at such times as
the chaplain of the prison directed. The reason why
the visiting justices thought that it would be a
fitting step to appoint a Catholic minister was
that he had one-fourth of the prisoners under his
charge. Last year there was a daily average of
29 Catholics in the prison ; the year previous it
was rather over 30, and they must all admit
that it was not advisable to leave such a large
number of prisoners to the chance services of an y
minister who might or might not feel it his duty to
properly attend to them in the prison. He
thought the magistrates had the religious welfare
of the prisoners under their charge equally with
their general good conduct, and should see

that they were both properly maintainer: in the
prison, whilst this was the only object they had in
view in recommending this appointment. At the
present time the Rev. Mr. Wilson, the re-
spected minister of the Roman Catholic church
at Usk, was attending at the prison, and
he had attended four days a week ever since
the passing of the Prison Ministers' Act. The
visiting justices thought that an attendance of
four days a week by the Catholic minister was
quite ample, for with the small number of
Roman Catholic prisoners, if he attended oftener,
it would be unfair to the other prisoners under

,he ministrations of the chaplain of the prison,

beciuse it would be taking so much more from
the hard labour punishment than in the case of

prisoners of other creeds ; so that in limiting
the time of the attendance of the ministers
they had to handicap the prisoners as it were.
He did not think he need say more in making this
motion, excepting to state that if the Court ap-
pointed the minister, he should ask them to pay
him, but he would not mix up the two matters to-
gether, although it was right the Court should
know that if they made the appointment they would
be asked to pay the minister. And, he was sure,
no ratepayer in the county would object to paying
a man for his services, inasmuch as the Catholics
in the county were contributing, in conjunction
with all the other ratepayers, towards the pay-
ment of the chaplain of the prison, whereas their
fellow worshippers could not receive his ministra-
tions. Therefore no one could object to paying the
minister some reasonable stipend—and. he believ_ed

a very reasonable one would be suggested to the
Court—as it would only be doing to others as they
would wish to be done by in making the appoint-
ment. Leaving the question of remuneration for a
subsequent motion, he would now move that Mr.
Wilson be appointed as minister at the Usk gaol
under the Prisons Ministers' Act.
Major M`DONELL was in hopes that some one
else would have seconded this—as he considered it

—just proposition. It appeared to him that this
application was based upon a moral right, for the
Catholic ratepayers contributed as much to the
general expenses of the country as any other reli-
gious body. He thought the Catholic prisoners
themselves had a claim to the appointment,
for it was quite true that they were debarred by
their creed from receiving the ministrations of the
minister of any other denomination, or of the Estab-
lished Church, and it would not be fair that they
should be punished by having no religious consola-
tion at all ; that was not the wish of the Court.

lie considered the appointment was one of right,
and he did not regard it in the light of granting a
favour. ti
Colonel P. SOMERSET said that with regard to
the proposal brought before the Court by
Relph, he should have great pleasure in sup-
porting it for this reason. He had visited
several gaols and several public institutions both
in England and abroad, and he had never on any
occasion visited a place where Roman Catholics
were confined without finding that very great good
had been done—and he could now speak from an
experience of 25 years upon such matters—by the
Catholic priests and other gentlemen who had
visited those institutions, whilst in no case had evil
resulted from the practice as far as he could
judge. • He should, therefore, have great pleasure
in supporting the resolution all that he possibly

could. •
Mr. G. SOMERSET entirely agreed with the pro-
position.
In reply to the Rev. J. Farquhar, Mr. RELPH
said the ministrations by the minister would be
confined entirely to the prisoners belonging to his
own persuasion. -
The motion for the appointment of the Rev. Mr.
Wilson was then submitted to the Court, and it was
carried by a majority of 17 to 2.
Air. RELPH read over his proposed scale of pay-
ment, and observed that as the daily average number
of Catholic prisoners was over 25, the salary which
the minister would at once come into was £25. But
after a conversation with the Chairman and other
magistrates, he said he believed there was some
informality in the sale of payment he had sug-
gested, and he was quite content to waive his
own views on the subject, and to propose
that the payment to Mr, Wilson should be
lie thought that was a very rea-
they could of course increase it at
sO2nsa bpleer
any time it it was found necessary, but it was always
sum, ann u
ama d
difficalt to reduce.
Mr. T. DAVIES hoped there was no intention to
reduce the salary of the chaplain of the prison.
Mr. RELPH said the honest plan would be, if 29
prisoners were taken from the chaplain, to take a
percentage off his salary in order to pay the man
who attended them ; but he thought that would
be rather too hard, and he was not going to ask it.
The CHAIRMAN—There is no notice of motion.

Mr. T. BROWN seconded the proposition, and it
was unanimously adopted.

EMIGRATION TO LIBERIA.—The Golconda, a ship
owned by the American Colonization Society; has just put
to sea with 451 emigrants for the African republic. Most
of the men are farmers and mechanics, and are well sup-
plied with agricultural implements and tools. Turning
lathes and the requisite machinery for grist and saw mills,
:or which ample water power abounds in Liberia, were
taken by some of the well-to-do of them. Sewing ma-
chines were not forgotten by the women. Free transpor-
tation in the ship was given them by the society, and
articles tending to promote their success in the republic
to which they go. A fair proportion of the company can
read, and some can read and write. The communicants of
churches are remarkably numerous. There are five li-
censed ministers of the Baptist and Methodist denomina-
tions.—Savarenafr AYews.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NE WMARKET JULY MEETING.—TUESDAY.
The meeting "behind the ditch" was as successful as
could have been anticipated under the disadvantages
caused by a continuance of the dry weather ; but it may
be mentioned that this part of the Heath is always bettor
going than any other. The proceedings commenced with
the Achievement Stakes, which fell to one of the scattered
flock of Danebury, Bagpipes, now owned by Mr. Pryor, a
"moral" being upset in Lady Dewhurst, who, however,
made a very exciting race of it, and was only defeated by
a head. The Gladiateur stakes went, as. it was bound to
do, to Badsworth, who, barring nothing, may be said to
have exhibited the best two-year-old form this season.
Matthew Dawson carried off the Sweepstakes of 10 sovs
each with the racing-like Sedition, and the swift little
Sister to Veda managed to win the Handicap Sweepstakes.
The piece de resistance of the day, the July Stakes, did
not disappoint the talent in their selection ; but Ryshworth
must have caused them some little alarm at the finish, as
by changing his leg he was very nearly putting them into
the "cart." The plate of 100 soya was little short of a
canter for the clipping Grimston ; and La Belle Jeanne
gave the jaded Adamanthea a shameful beating for the
Plate of 50 sovs. Details are appended:—
The Achievement Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for two-
year old fillies ; Bst 101 b each ; untrieds allowed 31b ;
winners of 200 sovs 51b extra; maidens at starting al-
lowed 31b; I.tst half of the Now T.Y.C. ; 19 subs.

Mr Pryor's Bagpipes (late Bathsheba), by Trumpeter—
Miseriima, Bst 71b (T. French) 1
Mr Holmes's Lady Dowhurst, 9st llb (inc. 51b extra)
(Doyle) 2
Mr Padwick's Matilda, Bst 41b (Cannon) 3
The following also ran :—Maid of Masham filly, Glen
Rosa, and Amazons.
Betting-6 to 5 agst Bagpipes, 100 to 30 agst Lady Dew-
hurst, and 5 to 1 agst Matilda.
Bagpipes, on the right, made play, Lady Dowhurst

lying at her quarters, Matilda, in the centre of the course,
being about half a length in the rear of the northern filly,
Amazon° lying on the extreme left. They ran in this
way to the brow of the hill, about a quarter of a mile from
home, when Lady Dewhurst got level with Mr. Pryor's
filly, and the pair ran a head And head race home, French
landing the Mexican blue very cleveely by a head ; Ma-
tilde, was third, two lengths in rear of Lady Dewhurst,
the Maid of Masham filly fourth, Glen Rosa fifth, and
Atnazone last.

The Gladiateur Stakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for two-year
old colts ; Bst 101 b each ; winners of 200 sovs 51b extra ;
untrieds allowed 31b; maidens at starting allowed 31b ;
last half mile of the New T.Y.C. ; 13 subs.

Prince Soltykoff's Badsworth, by Carnival—Berezina,
Bst 121 b (inc. 31b ex.) (J. Mann) 1
Count Lagrange's Le Saphir, Bst 71b (Grinashaw) 2
Baron Rothschild's c by King Tom—Duchess, by Volti-
geur—Bay Celia, Bst 41b (Morris) 3
Betting-5 to 2on Badsworth, 4to 1 agst Le Saphir, 5
to 1 agst the Duchess colt.
Le Saphir, on the right, held a slight lead of the favou-
rite, the Duchess filly lying at Badsworth's quarters for
half the journey, when Badsworth took up the running,
and having both his opponents settled two !hundred yards
from home, went in a canter by two lengths ; Le Saphir
defeating the Baron's colt twice that distance for second
place.

A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for two year olds ; colts
Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ;
the winner to be sold, with engagements, for 100 sovs if
demanded, Sm.; last half mile of New T.Y.C.
Duke of Hamilton's Sedition, by High Treason— Lizzie,
Bst 71b
Baron Rothschild's f by North Lincoln—Crissa, Bst 7lb
(Daley) 2
Sir C. Legard's Altisidora, Bst 71b (Custauce) 3.
The following also ran —Whitchurch, St. Anne,
Woful, and Urania.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Sedition, 4to 1 each agst Woful
and Altisidora, 6 to 1 agst Urania.
The Crissa filly made the running with a slight lead of

Sedition, Altisidora, lying at the quarters of the latter to
the dip, where the Duke of Hamilton's filly took up the
running and won cleverly by three-quarters of a length ;
a head only separating second and third, and the same
distance third and fourth ; Urania was fifth, Woful next,
and St. Anne last.
A Handicap of 10 sovs each, for two year olds; last half

mile of New T.Y,C.

Mr Chaplin's Sister to Veda, by Lambton—Cbristabelle,
7st 41b (Jeffery) 1
Mr Pryor's Bagpipes, 7st 111 b (H. Covey) fi
Mr Bevill's Alpenstock, 7st 111 b (Kenyon) -f
The following also ran : —Voronn, The Rajah, and Lady
Roseberry.
Betting-3 to 1 each agst The Rajah and Alpenstock, 4
to 1 agst Sister to Veda, 20 to 1 agst Lady Roseberry.
The Rajah showed in advance immediately the flag was
lowered, closely attended by Mr. Chaplin's filly, Verona,
Bagpipes, and Alpenstock, who were extended across the
course. In this way they ran to the dip, where The
Rajah ran wide, and Sister to Veda took up the running,
winning cleverly by a length. Alpenstock and Bagpipes
ran an exciting race home for second place, finishing a
dead heat; Verona was eloal up fourth, The Rajah fifth,
and Lady Roseberry last.

The July Stakes of 50 sovs each, 30ft, for two year olds;
colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; the second to save his

stake. New T.Y.C. 61 subs.
Mr Savile's Ryshworth, by Skirmisher—Vertumna, Bst
101 b (Maidment) 1
Duke of Newcastle's Abstinence, Bst 71b ......(Kenyon) 2
Mr. Jos. Dawson's Do Vere, Bst 101 b (T. French) 3
The following also ran :—The Orphan. Canine, Miss
Sarah colt, Martyrdom (late Martyr), Director, and The
Drummei.

.Betting-7 to 4 agst Ryshworth, 3to 1 agst The Or-
phan, 5 to 1 agst De Vere, 100 to 12 agst The Drummer,
12 to 1 agst Canine, 15 to 1 agst Abstinence, 20 to 1 agst
Director.

Immediately the flag was lowered Martyrdom, on the
left, took a lead of a couple of lengths of Ryshworth and
Abstinence, the latter lying on the whip band of Mr.
Savile's colt, De Vere and The Orphan being fully three
lengths in the rear of Ryshworth, and the rest lying in a
cluster till reaching the plantation corner. The Orphan
then dropped back slightly, and immediately afterwards
Martyrdom was in difficulties, as also was Carine, who
dropped from the centre of the ruck behind the hill,
The favourite and Abstinence then singled themselves
out, being at least three lengths in advance of De
Vere, who was some distance in front of the Baron's
colt. The first pair raced head and head until within a
few strides of the chair, where Ryshworth was enabled to
get a slight advantage, and Abstinence dying away, Mr.
Savile's colt won cleverly by a neck, three lengths divid-
ing the second and third ; Director was fourth, a length
only in the rear of De Vere; The Orphan fifth, Martyr-
dom sixth, Carine seventh, Drummer eighth, Miss Sarah
c last.

A Plate of 100 sovs ; two year olds Est 121 b, three Bst 121 b,
four 9st 101 b, five, six, and aged, lOst ; mares and geld-
ings allowed 31b. New T.Y.O.
Mr Pryor's Grimston, by St. Albans, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b
(T. French) 1
Baron Rothschild's Jasper, 4 yrs, 9st 101 b ......... (Daley) 2
Count Lagrauge's Amadou, 2 yrs, 6st 91b.... .. ... (Butler) 3
The following also ran :—Spanker, Birthday, Hop Girl,
Dunbar filly, Night Stroller, and Lavinia.
Betting-9 to 4on Griinston, 7to 1 agst Jasper, 10 to 1
agst Amadou.

The latter led for about 100 yards, when the running
was taken up by Grimston, who carrying it on through-
out, won in a canter by three lengths, four lengths sepa-
rating second and third; Night Stroller fourth, Lavinia
fifth, Hop Girl sixth, Spanker seventh, Birthday next, and
Dunbar filly last.
A Plate of 50 BOYS ; three year olds 7st 71b, four Bst 101 b,
five, six, and aged 9st ; the winner to be sold for 300
Bove; if. entered_ for 200 soya allowed 71b, 100 141 b ;
mares and geldings allowed 31b. 8.31.
MrlV. Al. Lambourne's La Bello Jeanne, by Weather-
bit—Miss Aldcroft, 3 yrs (£300), 7st 41b ...-....(H01fe) 1
Mr Chaplin's Adamanthea, 4 yrs (£100), 7st 71b
(Jeffery) 2
Mr Batson's Eglamour, 4 yrs (£200), Bst 31b (H. Covey) 3
Fist c and Kingsley also ran.
Betting-5 to 4on Adamanthea, and 3to 1 agst Egla-
mour.
Adamanthea made running till fairly within the cords,
when La Belle Jeanne took the lead and won by a length ;
Eglamour was a bad third, the Fist colt fourth, and Kings-
ley fifth.
The winner was not sold.
LATEST BETTING.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
100 to 6 agst Cannon Ball (taken)
20 to 1 agst Lucifer (taken freely)
9 to 1 agst Cannon Ball and Lucifer coupled (t)
ST. LEGER.
700 to 100 agst Formosa (taken)