The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-26 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT—(This day).

Charles William Templemann, 22, a respectable-
looking young man, was charged with the man-
slaughter of Stephed Blake, his father-in-law.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was
sentenced to be imprisoned for six months, with
hard labour.

POLICE .INTELLIGENCE--This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CAUTION TO CAB PROPRIETORS.--John Dean
Claridge, cab proprietor, of 10, Great Bath-street,
Clerkenwell, was summoned by the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for caus-
ing a horse to be ill used.
George Young, officer of the Royal Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said that on
the 10th of this month he saw the driver of the
defendant's cab driving a horse along Piccadilly,
and on examining it he found it to be very lame.
Ile asked the driver for his number, which he took
from his rocket, and he then told the driver to take
the horse home, as it was totally unfit for use. lie
saw the hors• again seven days afterwards, and the
defendant then told him that the horse had been out
the previous night.
Mr. Arthur Cherry, the Government veterinary
surgeon, deposed that while in company of Mr.
Andrews, the chief officer of the society, he saw the
horse, which was lame in all its legs. He subse-
quently examined it, and found that it had several
sores which had been blackened over, and were now
nearly healed, but the horse was still in a very bad

condition—in fact, it was worn out.
The defendant asked the magistrate to see the
horse, and said that it could trot 12 miles an hour,
and he would like to drive the magistrate and let
him see what it could do.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would not set himself up
against the veterinary surgeon, and although he
was very much obliged to the defendant for his
invitation, still be must decline it. He would ask
the defendant whether he really meant to say the
horse was in good condition, and could even carry
its own harness.

The defendant said the horse was in excellent
condition, and called two witnesses in his employ,
one of whom said there was nothing the matter
with the last named, and the other that it was in
good condition.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could place no credit in the
evidence for the defence, and should fine the defen-
dant 55., at the same time telling him that he might
be fined 40s.

The driver of the horse was fined 2s. costs.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF HORSE STEALING
BY A BM—Charles Battey, a boy, was charged
before Mr. D'Eyncourt with stealing a horse and
harness of the value of £l5, the property of Mr.
John Burr, livery stable-keeper, of White Horse-
yard, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, and also with
stealing a rug and whip, the property of Mr. Cox,
butcher, 5, James-street, Oxford-street.

Mr. Burr said that on Tuesday evening he saw
the prisoner in his stables putting some harness on
one of his horses. He asked the prisoner what he
was doing, and the prisoner said that Mr. Cox had
sent him from his house. He told the prisoner he
had made a mistake, and that Mr. Cox's horse was
in the next stall. He (prosecutor) was then called
away, and on returning to his stables at a late
hour was informed by Mr. Cox, jun., that the pri-
soner had taken his horse and harness away. He
went in search of the horse, and subsequently
found that it had been discovered at Somers-town.
The value of the horse and harness was £l5.

John Hickey, Wellington-square, Gray's-inn-
lane, said that while going to work yesterdday
morning, he saw a horse and cart and some boys
playing in the cart. He asked how long the cart
had been there, and they said a long time, and
seeing the name of Fletcher en it he went to Gil-
bert-stseet, Oxford-street, and there found it be-
longed to a greengrocer of that name, and that the
horse and cart belonged to Mr. Burr.
Sergeant Ellis, 8 C, said that after taking the
horse and harness the prisoner took Mr. Fletcher's
cart, and Mr. Cox's rug and whips. Mr. Cox was
not in attendance, and the prisoner was not charged
with stealing the cart.
Police-constable Crowley, 229 D, said that on
the prisoner being given into custody last night he
admitted taking the horse and harness, but not the
other property.

The Prisoner said he wa3 sorry for what he had
done, and, in answer to Mr. D'Eyncourt as to his
reason for doing it, said that a boy told him to
do so.

The prosecutor said be had no wish to press the
charge with severity, but only for the sake of
example.

The boy's father, a respectable-looking man,
living in Gray-street, Manchester-square, said that
his boy had left home several times, and he had
fetched him home. He could not tell why he had
acted as he had done. He found that his son bad
left the rug at a sweep's of the name of Clayton,
at Knightsbridge—the son knowing the sweep's
son.

Mr. D'Eyneourt remanded the prisoner.

THAMES.

SMUGGLING.—John Williams and George Taylor
were charged with smuggling tobacco and cigars.
A Custom-house officer, named Neame, was sta-
tioned on board the Scindia, in the London Dock,
and overhauled the clothing and other things in the
prisoners' chests. In the leggings of a pair of trousers
belonging to Taylor he found 31b. of foreign manu-
factured tobacco, and in a secret till in the chest
owned by Williams a pound and a half of cigars.
The prisoners were convicted for smuggling, and
ordered to pay the single value and duty.
Williams--I am charged with smuggling tobacco
—I had not a bit of the weed about me.

He was :reminded that cigars were made of to-
bacco, and fined 15s. His shipmate was ordered to
pay a penalty of 20s.

LANDLORD COERCION. —An elector writing
from Wareham, says :—"ln the Bero district, on Tues-
day last, three persons voted for Captain Calcraft. One
of them was Mr. Mundell ; he rents his shop at Mor-
den of a person named Foster, who is under Mr. Dray,
the unsuccessful Tory candidate. For the audacity of
voting agreeably with his sense of duty ho has received
notice to quit his business premises within forty-eight
hours.

HANDWRITING.--I have been amused with a sen-
tenco which I find in a letter written by a lady. " Who
is the writer of this letter? I can't make out the signa-
ture. The hand seems bad enough for a man's." I
really had no notion that women complained of men's
handwriting as Deing less legible than their own. On
thinking the matter over, however, I am not at all sure
that my correspondent is not right. The pen-
manship of women is rather odd, and it is not
easy to understand why they should be taught
to construct their letters in a manner peculiar to them-
selves. Mr. Tennyson, in one of his poems, compares their
up-strokes and their down-strokes to stalks of corn slant-
ing in the wind. And oh ! their pothooks! oh, their
flourishes when they come to y! oh, the bewilderment of
their zig-zags when they come to z ! Still, nevertheless,
and notwithstanding—l fear it must be owned that they
are neater in their handwriting than men are. Who
would have thought the influence of sex would find its
way to the nib of a pen ?-onee a Week.
We are informed that a meeting was to be held
on November 13th inst., at 3 p.m., at the office of Chan-
cellor Ferris, in the building of the New York University,
for the purpose of discussing the feasibility of organizing
and sustaining an American Philological Society. It is
said that many of the leading linguists of the city and
and adjacent literary centres have expressed their inten-
tion to be present. The object is a highly praiseworthy
and desirable one, and we sincerely trust that this pre-
liminary meeting will compass results of sufficient promise
to justify the hope of a permanently established society.
Even " Brick" Pomeroy is to have a " Life and
Times." Lelock and Co., of New Orleans, will shortly
publish the work. Every dog is said to have his diy, and
we know no reason why "Brick" Pomeroy should not
have his.

The faculty and trustees of the Agricultural Col-
loge at Amherst, Massachusetts, have just organized and
put into operation a short course of studies, for the benefit
of young men wishing to attend the institution but unable
to afford time for the full course. Students will be re-
ceived at any time, and will be allowed to pursue the
branches which they select, on the same terms and with
the same advantages as the students of the regular and
extended course.

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

POLLING THIS DAY.
BERKSHIRE-12.

J. Walter (L) ... ... 1488
R. Benyon (C
... 1723
Colonel Lloyd Lindsay (C) .. 1698
A. Herbert (L) 1363
(Exclusive of votes from Ilsley.)
CUMBERLAND (EAST)-10.30.
W. N. Hodgson (C)
C. Howard (L)
Marshall (L)

... 782
... 570
... 551

ESSEX (EAST)-11.
Sir T. Western (L) ... 1114
Sir N. Abdy (L) 1063
Round (C)
•.• •„„ 1210
Colonel Briso (C) 1253
LANCASHIRE (SOUTII-EAST)-11.
F. Peel (L)
•,. ••• ••• ... 4,325
Thompson (L;
••• ... 4,300
Henry (C)
••• ••• •••
... 4,511
Egerton (C)
••• ••• 4,640
YORKSHIRE (NORTH RIDING-10.30.
Milbank (L) •••
Col. Duneoznb3
Cayley (C)
NORFOLK (NORTI1)-10.

Walpole
Lawn ...
\\rodehouse
Gurdon

... 573
... 496
... 73

- 807
- 879
- 521
... 503

SPOR rING INTELLIGENCE.

CROYCON RA UES-Y_ESTERDAY.

The Grand Metropolitan Steepleca.se Handicap of 20 soya
each, h ft, and 5 only if declared, with 200 added; win-
ners of any handicap steeplechase valua 200 sovs after
Nov. 13 (at ten a.m.) 101 b, of 100 71b, any other winner
31b extra. About three miles and a half. 30 subs., 15
of whom declared.

Steamboat
.. 1
Brick
•
The Nun
_... 3

Ten ran.

The Hurdle Race Plate of 50 soya (Handicap) ; about one
mile and a half, over six hurdles.
_ _ _

Lord Burgersh
1
Coldstream
2
Cater
8
Twenty-one ran.

A Selling Steeplechase Plate of 40 sovs ; four year olds
list, five list 121 b, six and aged 12st 31b; the winner
to be soli for 50 sovs; if entered for 30 soya allowed
71b. About two miles and a half.

Susan 1
Acrobat
• 2
Governess
••

Five ran.

MATCH—Ada beat Wedding Peal.
The Stand Plate of 40 sovs (Handicap); winners after
the weights are published 71b extra. About two miles
and a half.

Vision
1.
Arlescott
Black Prince ..
3
Eight ran. Winner objected to.

A. Maiden Steeplechase Stako of 5 sous each, 2 ft, with 30
added; four year olds list, five list 121 b, six and aged
12st 31b ; about 24 miles ; 16 subs.

Q'C 1
Excitement 2
Bonnie Doon . a

Five ran.
MATCH—Lightland beat Vivian Grey.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1869.
FEBRUARY.
Nottingham Spring 23 I Derby Spring , 25

MARCH.

Livorpool Spring 2 Northampton ' 16
Shrewsbury Spring 5

APRIL.

Newmarket Craven l2 I Newmarket First Spring 25

MAY.

Chester
Bath

Jr rNE.
Ascot • . 8 Hampton
Liverp00l Summer
Windsor Stockbridge ...............24
JULY.
Newmarket July
Nottingham .. . l3 Goodwood 27
Huntingdon

AUGUST.
Brighton
Brighton Club
Egnam

SEPTEMBER
Doncaster

OCTOBER.
Bedford
Leicester

HAVANNAII AND JAPAN.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.
Telegrams from Havannah announce that the
insurgents are surrendering in large numbers.
Mvices from Yokohama to the 28th October via
San Francisco state that the Southern troops had
aptured liakodadi agati.

it '.

The Price of Gold.

Tae quotati m of gold at Paris is about at par, and
the short exchange on London is 25f. Inc. per LI sterling.
On comparing these rates with the English Milt price of
L 12s. 101 d. per ounce tor standard gold, it appears that
gold is about the same prlee In London and Paris.
The coarse of exohango at New York on London for bills
at GO days' sight was on the last date about 1 9j percent.
At this rate there is no profit on the Importation of gold
rom the United States.

Foreign Mail Packet List.