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London, England, 1868-04-08 00:00:00

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MORTON, of "THE OXFORD," have formed them-
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Large though the attendance was on Monday, it was
fully doubled to-day. The weather was again highly fa-
vourable to the sport, which was, however, unfortunately
marred by a fatal accident to one of the riders in the
Steeplechase Plate, Mr. E. Clifford. The deceased was
riding his own horse, Vindicator, who appeared to 1e win-
ning easily, but came down at the last fence, and com-
pletely rolled over his rider, injuring him so severely that
he died almost immediately. The race in which the acci-
dent occurred was declared void, the other competitors
having gone the wrong course. Eight races were decided
in the afternoon, and ono of them, the Selling Hurdle Race,
produced a dead heat. Particulars of the running are ap-
pended:--
The Norwood Plate of 30 soya;- four year olds list 2lb
five list 71b, six and aged 12st ; half-breds allowed 71b;
to be ridden by qualified gentlemen riders, farmers, or
their sons; professionals 41b extra; about two miles on
the flat.

Mr. G. Stone's Isabella, by Gunboat, 5 yrs, 1 Ist 41b (inc.
41b extra) (J. Potter) 1
Mr. M•Queen ns False Alarm, 5 yrs, Ilst lllb(in. 41b ex.)
(Grant) 2
Captain Wheble's Dovedale, aged, list 41b (Mr. Ward) 3
Mr. F. Rowland's Fawn, aged,l2st 41b (in. 4lb ex.)
(W. Reeves) .4
-Me.Nightingall's Admiral Fitzroy, 4 yrs, list Gib (in.
41b extra) (Jas. Nightingall) 0
Betting-7 to 4on Isabella, sto 1 "bar one."
The favourite made the whole of the running, and won
in a canter by three lengths from False Alarm, who pre-
ceded Dovedalo by four lengths ; Fawn was a bad fourth ;
Admiral Fitzroy, outpaced, pulled up soon after starting.
The Bickley Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, 1 ft (to the
fund), with 30 added; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs ;
any winner after March 31 (at ten a.m.) 51b extra.
About six furlongs.

Mr. J. Nightingall's Adjutant,. by Vedette —Varna, 3 yrs,
7st 41b • • •• (Wyatt) 1
Mr. Weston's Belle of Kars, 6 yrs, 6st 101 b (S. Mordan) 2
Mr. J. Thomas's Rose Stock, 4 yrs, 7st 41h ...(J. Covey) 3
Mr. A. Heatbcote's Diamond, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Prior) 0
Mr. Stone's Van Dieman, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Ashbee) 0
Coslett weighed for Wild Dove, 5 yrs, 7st 41b, and the
number was hoisted, but taken down when it was ascer-
tained that the mare was not on the course.
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Betting-7 to 4 agst Diamond, 100 to 30 agst Belle of
Kars, 4 to 1 each agst litise Stock and Adjutant.
Van Dieman made running, attended by Belle of Kars
and Diamond to the bend into the straight, where the
leader, hanging towards the rail 3, cannoned slightly
against Belle of Kars. The mare, however, was speedily
righted, and came up the straight with a slight lead of
Adjutant, who caught her up in the last stride and won
on the post by a short head. Three lengths separated the
second and third; Van Dieman was fourth, close up, and
the favourite last.

The winner was sold to Mr. Fuller for 85 guineas.
Tha Bromley Spring Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to tho
fuud), with 50 added ; any winner of a race value 50
sovs after March 26 (at noon) 101 b, any other winner 51b

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extra ; nearly one mile and a half on the flat.
Mr. Ford's Residuary Legatee, by Cavendish—Codicil,
4 yrs, 7st 41b (C. Smith) 1
Mr. Beadman's Easby, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Peppler) 2
Mr. Tittens us Triune., 3 yrs, Est 71b (J. Clark) 3
Mr. Hope's Leading Suit, 4 yrs, Bst (S. Mordan) 4
Mr. Stevens's Virginia Creeper, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Pearson) 0
Mr. Thomas's Red Riband, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (J. Covey) 0
Mr. Wells's Mischief, 5 yrs, 7st 71b (F. Smith) 0
Mr. James's Milly, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (R. Viney) 0
Mr. Slowburd's Bumboat, 3 yrs, Est 101 b ...cHammond) 0
Mr. England's John Bull, 3 yrs, Est 91b (inc. 51b ex.)
(Penfold) 0
Mr. Harris's Lady Glencora, 3 yrs, Est 41b .(Wyatt) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Lady Glencora, 4to 1 agst Easley
6 to 1 each agst Triana and Residuary Legatee, 7 to 1 agst
Bumboat, 8 to 1 agst Leading Suit, 10 to 1 each agst Red
Riband and John Bull. Easby made play, closely followed
by Virginia Creeper, Lady Glencora, and Leading Suit,
until passing the Stand, when Virginia Creeper dropped
into the rear, and Leading Suit ran into second place,
Lady Glencora, Residuary Legatee, Triana, and Bumboat
following at slight intervals. After making the turn on
the far side—about half a mile from home—Residuary
Legatee took second place, Triana simultaneously passing
Lady Glencora. Within the straight Residuary Legatee
closed with Easby, whom he headed at the half-distance,
and won cleverly by a length. Easby defeated Triana
a neck for second place ; Leading Suit was fourth, Mis-
chief fifth, Bumboat sixth" and Red ilbancl next. The
last two were Milly and Virginia Creeper.
A Steeple Chase Plato (Handicap) of 40 sovs ; any winner
of 80 sovs after March 31 (at 10 a.m.), 101 b, any other
winner 71b extra; about two miles.
Mr O'.Eyan's Ned of the Hills, by Mountain Deer —Peg
thA Rake, aged, lOst
Mr Pilgrim's Order, 4 yrs, lOst 41b (W. G. Jarvis) 2
Mr C. Fox's Wedding Peal, 6 yrs, lost 71b (W. Reeves) 3
Mr W. Clark's Clarina, aged, lOst 71b (Daniels) 4
Mr E. Clifford's Vindicator, aged, list 111 b (inc. 71b ex.)
(Owner) 0
Betting-5 to 4 agst Wedding Peal, 2to 1 agst Vindica-
tor, 6 to 1 agst Clarina, 10 to 1 agst Ned of the Hills, 20 to
1 agst Order.
Vindicator showed the way over the first flight of
hurdles, immediately after clearing which he was de-
prived of the lead by Clarina, the favourite going on
in advance of Vindicator and Ned of the Hills, Order
bringing up the rear. When about half a mile of the dis-
tance bad been covered, Ned of the Hills showed slightly
in advance of Wedding Peal and Clarina, who were to-
gether clear of Vindicator and Order. Ned of the Hills
knocked down a flag, and the riders of the favourite and
Clarina seeing that they had gone the wrong side of it,
turned their horses round to retrace their steps. Mean-
while Vindicator passed Ned of the Hills, and traversed
the fields behind the Stand with a long lead of the last
mentioned, Order following some distance in advance of
the favourite, who was rapidly making up the lost ground,
Clarina being a long way in the rear. In this order they
ran until about three quarters of a mile from home, when
Wedding Peal got level with Order, but Vindicator re-
tained a clear lead to the last obstacle, when ho came
down heavily, rolling completely over Mr. Clifford. This
accident left Ned of the Hills with a slight advantage till
making the bend into the straight, where Order, quitting
Wedding Peal, joined the loader, but was stalled off at the
distance, and Ned of the Hills won easily by a length ;
Wedding Peal, a length in rear of Order, was third, Cla-
rine trotting in a very bad fourth. On returning to scale
Jarvis, the rider of Order, objected to Ned of the Hills for
having gone on the wrong side of a flag. At the same time
Daniels, the rider of Clarion, contended that he alone had
gone the right course, and lodged an objection to the first
three. The stewards heard the evidence of the jockeys,
but it was of so conflicting a character that it was sug-
gested the race should be run over again, but this did
not seem expedient, and eventually the following decisicn
was posted :

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"Owing to the conflicting evidence, we decide that the
race is void.—A. HEATHCOTE, REGINALD HERBERT."

CHANGE RINGING.—On Saturday evening last
eight members of the Ancient Society of College Youths
ascended the tower of Christ Church, Spitalfields, and rang
on that fine peal of bells a true and excellent peal of grand-
sire triples, containing 5,040 changes (the late Mr. J.
Reeves' tenth part), in 3 hours and 19 minutes, this being
the quickest peal ever rung on the bolls, and 19 years
having elapsed since the last peal. The band were sta-
tioned as follows :—G. Longhurst treble, J. Pettit 2d, H.
Haley, jun., 3d, H. Booth 4th, R. Beaumont (of Wakefield)
sth, J. M. Hayes 6th, E. Horrex 7th, and A. Hayward
tenor. Weights of tenor 33 cwt. The above peal was
conducted by Mr. H. Booth.
THE WHEAT PROSPECT.—We Copy the following
from the circular of Messrs. George I. Jones and Co., Mil-
waukee :—" The indications are that the Mississippi will
be open to Winona in a fcw.days, which will be unusually
early. Receivers here are expecting to begin to have re-
ceipts next week from the accumulations on the river, No.
1 wheat selling at points above Winona at $1 58 to $1 60.
The weather is mild, and the prospect is very favourable
for an early spring.. The reports from the country are that
there is very little, frost in the ground ; that the mud
is knee-deep, and that a few dry days such as we are now
having will put the soil in a proper condition for seeding.
Should this occur it will be cause for beginning to
washing away
anti-
cipate a bountiful harvest, as early seeding in this section
has always proved very beneficial to the crop. Last
year the seeding was late, there being a good. deal of snow
outon tol7
tghreo3uinidl
Milwaukee
efier first
river
week
yesterday, iil Apri l
the. The ice moved
of the water-power having assisted the clearance, and
vessels therefore can now load at the elevators, and be
ready for the resumption of navigation. We think an
early opening of the Straits may be expected this year,
and, if so, freights are not likely to open so high as they
otherwise would. We hear from Southern Ohio, Southern
Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee unfavourable reports
of the winter wheat fields, and that a good crop cannot be
secured there. The stock in store to-day is reported at
1,168,000 bushels, against 655,000 bushels at same time
last year, and 1,550,000 bushels at same time in 1866."
—"Belding, Keith, and Co.'s Circular."
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at this season make a last effort to regain health by taking
Holloway's purifying pills, which, by cleansing the blood,
will search out the hidden cause of mischief and expel the
seeds of most diseases. No invalid is too much reduced
to undergo this very gentle treatment with safety and ad-
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are infallible in stomach complaints, bilious affections,
sickness, want of appetite, disordered bowels, constipation,
and the annoyances which spring from derangements of
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We regret to add that Mr. Clifford sustained such in-
juries by Vindicator's falling on him that he died almost
instantanecusly.

The Beckenham Plate (handicap) of 50 sovs ; any winner
of 50 sovs atter March 26 (at noon) 711), any other win-
ner 41b extra. About five furlongs.
Mr 11. Wright's Venturer, by Acrobat—Varna, 5 yrs,
Est 21b (Peppier) 1
Mr Hartley's Gaiety 4 yrs, 7st 21b (S Mordan) 2
Mr Fuller's Wild Bee, 6 yrs, Bst 91b (inc 71b extra)
(Coslett) 3
Mr G. Taylor's Hackler, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (Clement) 4
Mr J. Thomas's Rose Stock, 4 yrs, 7st 41b...(1lammond) 0
Mr Guard's Howard (late Magpie), 4 yrs, 7st 41b
(G. Sopp) 0
Mr Reeves's Inheritance, 3 yrs, Cat 10lb (Penfold) 0
Mr P. E. James's Chere et Bello, 2 yrs, sst 7lb
(Burbidge) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Venturer, 4to 1 agst Wild Bee, sto
1 agst Hackler, 6 to 1 agst Gaiety, 7 to 1 agst Howard.
Venturer jumped away in front, made the whole of the
running, and won easily by a length from Gaiety, who
was a head in advance of Wild Bee ; Hackler was fourth,
a length and a half in rear of the third ; Howard was fifth,
Rose Stock sixth, Inheritance next, and Chere et Belle
last, a long way in the roar.
A Handicap Plate cf 30 sous, for all ages.
Mr F. Barnes's Ada by Lambton—Blight, 4 yrs, Bst
(Peppier) 1
Mr A. Heathcote's Diamond, 4 yrs, 9st (Prior) 2
Mr Williams's Protection (late Skylight), 4 yrs, Bst
(S. Adams) 3
Mr Cassidy's Poleaxe, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Clement) 4
Mr J. Houghton's Mont Blanc, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (S. Mordan) 5
Mr W. Potter's Vitriol, 2 yrs, Est 71b (Penfold) 6
Mr Thomas's Caroline, 2 yrs, Est 21b (Wyatt) 7
Betting.-2 to 1 agst Protection, 3to 1 agst Ada, sto 1
agst Diamond, 6to 1 each agst Vitriol, Caroline, and Mont
Blanc, 8 to 1 agst Pole-axe.
The latter made play, attended by Diamond and Mont
Blanc to the first turn, where Pole-axe ran out, and Ada,
who hall been in the rear,:ran up to Diamond, and passing
the latter at the distance won easily by a length ; three
lengths intervened between the second and third, Polo-axe
was fourth, Mont Blanc fifth, Vitriol sixth, and Caroline
last. The winner was bought in for 41 guineas, and Mr.
Thomas claimed Diamond.
The Kent Open Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sovs each,
2 ft (to tho fund), with 50 added ; any winner of 100

sovs after March 2G (at noon) 101 b, 50 71b extra ; the

At the scale Mr. Yates, the rider of Contraband, objected
to the winner on the ground of a "cross" alleged to have
taken place six furlongs from home. The owner of Con-
traband, however, did not, formally lodge the objections
which came to nothing.
The Selling Handicap Hurdle Race of 40 soya.

Mr. White's Wild Dove, by Wild Dayrell Maud, 5 yrs,
10st 101 b (W. G. Jarvis) tl
Capt. Wheble's Dovedale, aged, 11st (Hornsby) t 2
Mr. F. G. Hobson's Atalanta, 6 yrs, list 71b ...(O wner) 3
Mr. Shepherd's Rattler, aged lOst 71b (Owner) 4
Mr. Pawley's Kismet. 5 yrs, list 101 b (1 Potter) 0
Mr. F. G. Hobson's Quirina, 5 yrs, list ilb
(Mr. Wodehouse) U
Mr. Went's The Whip (late Ballinasloo), aged, list 71b
(W. Brazier) 0
Mr. Bee's Chipney, aged, lOst 71b
Mr. F. Barne's Ada, 4 yrs, 11st 41b
Mr. Goodwin's Themisto, 4 yrs, lOst (J. Gilbert) 0
Mr. Keene's Lovo in a Mist, aged, list (H. States) 0
Mr. Gregory's Vicious, 4 yrs, lOst 121 b (Owner) 0
Mr, H. Marsh's The Nun, 3 yrs, lOst (ii.. !'Anon) 0

second to save his stake ; about three miles.
Mr. Pawley's Roving Maid, by Rover—Maid of Tyne,
4 yrs, lOst 101 b (J. Potter) 1
Mr. J. Anderson's Contraband, 6 yrs, list

Betting-3 to 1 agst Wild Dove, 7to 2 agst Themisto,
6to 1 agst The Nun, Bto 1 each agst Kismet, Quirina,
and Atalanta, 10 to 1 each agst Vicious and Docedale,
.20
to 1 (at first 7 to 2) agst Ada.

Love in a Mist made the running, followed by Quirina,
Vicious, The Whip, and Wild Dove, Chipney bringing up
the rear. Before reaching the Stand Rattler took the lead.
Vicious, Atalanti, and Love in a Mist following in a
cluster, the last lot being Themisto, Ada, The Nun, and
Chipney. Rattler held the command until'rounding the
bend for home, when he was joined by Wild Dove and
Dovedale, the former of whom cleared the last hurdles
first, and appeared to be winning easily, but Dovedale
caught her in the last few stride; and the result was a
dead heat ; half a length in rear of the dead-heaters was
Atalanta, who was a neck only in advance of Rattler—
Themisto was fifth, close up; Vicious sixth, Kismet
seventh, Love in a Mist eighth, the only other that
passed the post being The Nuu. The Whip bolted out
of the course, and Ada pulled up some distance from
home.
Deciding Heat-4 to lon Wild DON 0.

(➢ir. A. Yates) 2
Mr. R. Herbert's King Alfred, aged, list... (W. Reeves) 0

The non-favourite held a long lead to the turn into the
straight, when the pair closed, and Dovedale, losing
ground at the last jump, the favourite took a slight lead,
and, maintaining it to the end, won cleverly by three-
quarters of a length.

Betting—Even on Contraband, 2 to 1 each agst Roving
Maid and King Alfred.
The latter shy wed the way to the first obstacle, where

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A telegram, dated New York, April . , atgithatVEr.
Thomas D'ArcyM`Gee was shot dead at Ottawa =that day.,
The assassin escaped. The Star arias to this intelligence :--,--
” We have as yet received no details as to the deed or its
probable motives. Mr. M`Gee was a man of great
ability and energy. He was born in Weiford some forty
odd years ago ; he went to Boston, United States, when
very young, and was connected with the press there. 11(
returned to Ireland, became one of the staff of the
Nation in its brilliant days, and was an elo-
quent Young Irelander of the more cautious and pacific
section. He sided with Charles Gavan Duffy against
Mitchel when the latter was rushing impetuously on into
open sedition, but, like Duffy, Smith O'Brien, and others.,
he was dragged arong by the heat and passion of the hour
into the path which Mitchel had opened. After the
arrest of O'Brien, M`Gee escaped to the United States,
and having lived there for some time on no very good
terms with some of his fellow-exiles from Ireland, be
left the States and took up his residence in Canada. There
he rose rapidly in political importance, and soon became
representative of Montreal, then President of the Exezutive
Coancil, then Minister of Agriculture, &c. He grew to
be a devoted loyalist, and the most unsparing denouncer
of Fenianism, earning thereby the bitterest hosti-
lity from some of his countrymen. He was
in London some two years ago, and visited Ire,
land. He was a clever, persuasive, plausible man,
eloquent in a certain sense ; too shrewd and keen
to satisfy the enthusiastic and sanguine tempera.
ments of most of his countrymen ; a man to rise to the
surface anywhere ; a man not likely, perhaps, to be zealous
to great self-sacrifice in any cause. His literary talents
were varied, versatile, and brilliant ; he wrote good verses
and spirited leaders ; he was a very persuasive and effec-
tive speaker.- He.seemedinade for' successful career. It
is with sincere regret as well as surprise we hear of his
sudden and shocking death."

LAW AND POLICE.

THE DEATH OF LIEUTENANT BULLOCK.—The adiburned
inquest on the body of Lieutenant Bullock, R.N., has
been held. The deceased, who was son of Admiral
Bullock, had been drinking in a public-house, and when
in a state of inebriation was knocked down in a quarrel by
a man named Brooks, and received injuries of which he
died. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against
Brooks, who was committed for trial.
THE COPYRIGHT OF " COLONEL BURKE'S PORTRAIT.--.
This matter came before Mr. Justice Willes, judge in cham-
bers. Mr. Merriman, who appeared for "Colonel" Burke,
said that as there could, he presumed, be no answer to the
case stated in his affidavits, he should content himself by
referring to them and to the statutes 24 and 25 Victoria,
cap. 73, secs. 1 and 7, and 5 and 6 Victoria, cap. 45, see.
14, and await the answer of his friend Mr. Shaw, who
appeared for Mr. Turner. That gentleman said that he
must admit that his client was entirely in the wrong, but
he bad been misled by Captain Codd, governor of the
gaol. Mr. Turner was willing to deliver up the negative
and all the copies in his possession, and to give over to
Mr. Merriman all copies in his possession, and under these
circumstances he hoped that further proceedings would be
stayed. Mr. Justice Willes made an order expunging the
photographer's entry at Stationers' Hall, and that all
further proceedings should be stayed upon the delivery of
the negative and the printed copies, and payment of the
amount received for the sale of the pictures, to the satis-
faction of the applicant, and two guineas costs.

The Carlisle Journal states that Mr. Steel, M.P.
for Cockermouth, who was one of the Liberal members
absent from the division on Friday night, has been veryill
during the past week at his residence, at Derwent Bank,
Cumberland.

If the Fenian prisoners now awaiting their trial
in Newgate escape the law, it will be by a miracle. In
the application for as much delay*, of the trial as could be
granted, lately made by their counsel before the Recorder,
it was stated that the indictment against them was sixty
feet long.

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT. —A public meeting
has been convened at Gravesend to take into consideration
the working of the Contagious Diseases Act at those mili-
tary stations to which it has been applied, and to adopt
petitions to Parliament praying that the provisions of the
Act may be extended to the civil as well as to the whole
of the military population of the United Kingdom.

Mr. Harris, one of the registrars of the Man-
chester Bankruptcy District, has resigned his office on the
ground of continued ill-health. It is not likely that any
permanent appointment will be made, as under the pro-
visions of the Bankruptcy Bill now before Parliament the
county districts, on the resignation or death of the com-
missioners, are to be abolished and the jurisdiction trans-
ferred to the county courts.

WORN COIN. —A vote of R 15,000 will be again
proposed this session to cover the deficiency in the weight
by wear of silver coin withdrawn from circulation in the
course of the year, the coin being received at the Mint at
its nominal value. There will also be a vote of £5OO to
pay premium at 2 per cent. on old copper coin sent in to
the Mint, and the carriage of bronze coin remitted in
exchange.
GOOD FRIDAY IN TIIE IRON DISTRICT.—It is the
custom in the Staffordshire iron district (says the Birnting-
ham, Post) to work on Good Friday, on account of the holi-
days in the Easter week. Some doubt having arisen as to
how far this would be legal under the Factory Act, the
opinion of Mr. Baker, the inspector, has been taken on
this point, the result being, that although Mr. Baker con-
siders the clause in the Act " ambiguous," no attempt
will be made to enforce it, at all events this year.
The works will therefore be open on Good Friday 9.1
usual.

THE COST OF FENIANISM.—At the Warwickshire
Quarter Sessions a statement was submitted to the court,
shewing under the bead of " extraordinary expenses " the
costs entailed upon the county by the incarceration of the
Fenian prisoners, Burke, Casey, and Shaw, in the gaol,
when committed from Bow-street for trial at Warwick
Assizes. The prisoners were received on the 9th January,
and remained for a period of about ten weeks. During
that period the gaol was guarded inside by a detachment
of the 60th Rifles, sent specially from Weedon for the
duty ; and on the outside by relays of the co un ty police
force. The total cost to the county had been 2521 165.,
including a sum of £173 10s. for extra pay to the police.
VISIT OF TIER MAJESTY TO CLEWED CHURCH-
YARD.—Her Majesty has paid a visit to the pretty church.
yard at Clewer, near IVindsor, where the remains of Mr.
Hill, the Queen's messenger, have been interred, and where
several of her Majesty's servants also lie. The visit was
totally unexpected, and there was no one but an aged
s and whose
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woman who sweeps the paths of the burial-ground tO re-
ceive the sovereign. On reaching the spot where Mr.
Hill lies buried the Queen placed a rose upon his grave.
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circumstance till she saw the name on the tombstone.

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DISPUTE BETWEEN FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.—A case came
before the Recorder, at the Manchester Sessions, in which
a question was raised as to the relation between the
trustees of a friendly society and the treasurers. The
trustees of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
charged the treasurers of a lottery committee, established
in connection with the society, as their (the-trustees')
servant, with embezzlement. The case arose out of a dis-
pute between two friendly societies, and the offence could
hardly be said to amount to an embezzlement. The
Recorder said that he was not satisfied that the relation of
master and servant existed in the case, and consequently a
verdict of not guilty was returned.
FELONY BY A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.—At the
Clerkenwell Police-court Charles Sharrott, a commercial
traveller, was charged with stealing from the first-class
waiting-room of the Great Northern Railway a silk
umbrella, the property of the company. The accused
was seen by William Thorogood, one of the company's
detectives, to go into the room and return with the
umbrella under his arm. When stopped the prisoner
said it was a mistake. He pleaded guilty, and said that
he had committed the offence through hunger and distress
owing to his inability to obtain employment. Mr. Cooke
said that as it was a first offence he should only send MIL
prisoner to prison for two months. N
EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY BY BOYS.—At the gtaiford
Quarter Sessions John Hughes, a miner, was indicted for
feloniously receiving £2 knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Edwards, the prosecutor, is a timber merchant at
Bilston, and has a son named George who is but a school-
boy ; one day a lad came up to the prosecutor's son and asked
for assistance as he was in great distress and wanted to
go to the North of England. Young Edwards said that
he had no money of his own, but had some of his father's,
and on hearing this the other boy induced him to lend
125., promising to repay it when he reached his destines.
tion. This circumstance got to the ears of other boys,
whose frightened Edwards by threatening to tell his father,
that they induced him to steal at different times nearly
£4OO. The prisoner's house was made the rendezvous,
where Edwards and his companions spent their illgotten
wealth. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was
sentenced to five years' penal servitude.