Star.
London, England, 1825-05-21 00:00:00

SPORIING INTELLIG ENCE:

EPSOM RACES, MAY so:—Last DAT:
The interest in the Race to-day for the Oaks seems t% have been
confine I almost entirely to the sporting classes; for of the genteel
visitors the numbers were about one to fifty of yesterday.
His Royal Highnecs the Duke sof York Was present on horse-
back, and looked very well. His Royal Highness does not appe '
to feel any in effect from Ms late accident. -
His Royal' Highness the Duke of Gloucester arrived on the
Course previous to the commencement of the Races, in hts carriage
and four, accompanied by Lord lkerburst, Jaffe, Esq. and.
Captain Foster.
Between twelve and one o'clock the Duke of Richmond arrived
in his carriage and four, accompanied by the Ladies Paget and the
Hon. Captain lions.
There were also present, the Duke of Grafton, Marquis of Bland-
ford, Lords Jersey, Lowther. Uxbridge Dunwich, Fitzroy, G.
Cavendish, Gen. Grosvenor, Col. Russell,lVessrs. Lambton, Mills,
Stonehewer, L. Charlton, &c.

We were agreeably surprised to observe on the Downs that re-
spectable member of the Jockey Club, Lord Foley, whose absence
from the sports of the turf has been so long a cause of-regret in the
sporting circles. The pleasure with which all classes greeted his
Lordship's appearance, spoke volumes.
Besides the distinguished persons above enumerated, there were
several carriages filled with elegant Ladies, and altogether the com-
pany, though thin, was fashionable and select.
Upon the whole, we cannot speak in terms of unqualified praise
of the week's sport; the first day was indifferent, the second very
fair, the third scanty, and productive of little amusement, if we
egcept the interest which naturally attaches to the Derby as a great
betting race. The three Races to-day were fiery good ; but we are
inclined to think that the paucity of sport en the Derby day led
Many to think the result on the following would be the tame, and
thus in some degree do we account for the small number present:
The Oaks to-day was a much better race than the Derby yester-
day, and we cannot help thinking that some of the knowing ones
vete on the wrong side of the post. It was not intended that
Wings should run for this Stakes, but the very pretty style in which
Abe won the Cup, gave good grounds to suppose that she would
fair for the Oaks, and she instantly got up to • to 1 on the
determination to run her being made public. The odds, however,
before starting, went back to 12 to 1, and probably her very un-
likely appearance contributed in some measure to her going back,
for she 1. a loose-built, raw-boned, shabby-looking animal. Not-
withstanding this, her backers were n •rous, partly from her
victory on Tuesday, 'and partly from the extraordinary ability of
her rider, Cbiffney, w at I push is unrivalled. It was known to
Wings' friends that Clpfney had said he would win on her, and
that he had taken pains to bring himself all right to scale; and all
who know Chiffney admit, that unless be Rites a lone (that is,
considers it a likely one to win), be will not hazard an assertion
about his chance of success. His peculiar style of riding was very
apparent in the race to-day :he seldom or ever makes play, but
keeps every resource in reserve till rinse home, when he brings all
his /lowers into full play, and generally wins. Buckle having re-
tired, Chiffney is now, undoubtedly, the most perfect jockey of
the day.
. At an early hour in the morning the upper part of the town was
pretty well attended by the Legs, and much betting toirletalace, and
at one time Tontine nearly had the call against the but the
odds settled there as under :

Even on. Tontine, 4 to 1 apt Pipylina ; 8 and! to 1 apt Wings;
lo to 1 apt Dahlia ; 10 to 1 agst First Fly, 14 to 1 apt Pastime.
At the post the betting was 6 to 5 on Tontine; 6 to 1 apt Pipy-
Una ; 6 to 1 agst Dahlia; 12 to 1 apt Wings, 14 to 1 apt Pastime.
The Oaks Stakes of 50gs for each, h. ft. for 3-year old lilies, Bst.
41b. Last mile and a half. The owner of the second horse to
receive 100 gs oat of the stakes, 50 subscribers.
Gen. Grosvencw's ch. f. Wings, by the Flyer—Oleander . 1
Mr. Jones names b. f. Pastime, by Partisan—Quadrille .
Duke of Grafton's ch. f. Tontine, by Election—Pope Joan . 3
The following started, but were not placed.
Lord Exeter's 1. Attica: by Comas.
Mr. Greville's b. f. Dahlia,by Phantom, dam by Waxy.
Mr. ttunter's br. f. by Orville, out of Pipylina.
Lord ieoley's b. f. by Smolensk°, out of First Fly.
Duke of Ruthnd's b. f. by Phantom, out of Sorcery.
Mr. Forth's ch. f. by Soothsayer, out of Metre.
Gen. Grosvenor's b. F. The Brownie, by Phantom.
Tontine made severe running, was first landed at the Corner, and
kept a little a-head till within 100 yards of home. Pastime then
came out, and kept the lead fur a short distance, but within
yards of the Judge's stand, Wings, by the superior twist of that,
gammoning screw Chiffney, let loose, and iron a most beautiful race
by a neck. Pastime was rode by S. Day, Tontine by Armin,
Pipylina by Concilly, First Fly by Mit, Sorcery by Robinson,
Dahlia by Goodtsoo, Attica by Wheatley, The Brownie by L Dan
and Forth's by Taut.
A Plate of £5O; for three year olds, 6st. 71b. four, the. alb. eve
years, Bst. 91b. six years and aged, 9st. A winner in 1895, car-
rying 31b. extra; if twice Sib. thrice, 71b. The winner to be said;
for 200, ate. Heats, two_miles.
Mr. Holbruke's b. c. Felix, 5 yrs t
Mr. Whiteside's f. by Selim, 5 yrs I 3,
Mr. Smith's b. f. by Blucher, 4 yrs . • 3 dr.
Mr. Nevi l's gr. c. Greylock, 4 yrs • 4 dr.
Duke of Richmond's b. b. Hurly Burly, 4 yn. . 5'2
First heat—Even Hurly Burly against the field. Sabi took the
lead* at starting, and made all the :Sinning till within a distance and
a half, when Felix came out and won easy by three or mote lengths,
Hurly Burly seeming as if be laid by for a long day. Mere two
were drawn.
Second heat—The opinion that Hurly Burly was in reserve, kept
betting at 7t04 on him, though the betting was slight. This was
likely run, and every inch contested between Felix and Vie Duke's •
the former, however, chewed first by half a length, winning his
race cleverly. Dockery rode Selim; Hurly Burly, by F. Boyce.
IThe 0/oodeot Park Stakes of teto for each, with £lO added Irons
' the race fund, for 3 year olds and upwards. The last half mlbs:
Mr. Prenderpst's b. f. Witch, 4 yrs, Bst. 61b.
Mr. Scaith's The Orphan, 4 yrs, 7st. 121 b.
Duke of Richmond's Selection, 3 yrs, 7st. 41b.
Mr. Sadler's ch. f. by Soothsayer, 3 yrs, 6st. 121 b. . 0
Mr. Pickford's b. m. Monimia, 4 yrs, Bst. Sib. 0
Betting-640 4 against Monimis ; 2 to 1 against Selection ; dso
against Witch; and 10 to l against The Otphan.
This was as pretty a half-mile racy as we would with to wham
and put awry agreeable finale to the week's sport. After three or
four false starts they came off in earnest, as usual in short races, at
score, and the whole might have been covered with a sheet half the
distance, but close home the rase was beautifully contested between
Witch and The Orphan, and was won by Witch by a length.

•Two magnificent Cape•bibbers. Students of M. divine,
were taken to now-street; yesterday, and pawned tin bail appeared
to redeem them, for sbewing-off in the hall of Drury-lane Theatre,
and obstructing the constable in the execution of his duty. The
peace-keeper had already very quaintly escorted them into the
street, advising them to gn home to bed—but they were golden:err,
iand he was a beggarly thief.—so they returned" most magnificeetly"
tolhe charge; and were accommodated with board and Logging in
the first Boor of Covent-gatiltu watch-house.

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LAW ItE1:01?1.
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Mr. SA-ant Part. stated this to be an atti'n on the
p at r f the plaintiff, a boarding-house keeper, to recover
40Mpensation in damages fa the support and maintee
1111ICe of the defendant's wife; who resided at his house
for some tiine. The defendant was Mr Carmichael
Smyth, who holds a situation in the Exchequers The
question they had to decide was, whether the husband
was liable for the nec varies pros ided for his wife by
the plaintiff? The defendant and his wife Were married
in the year 1822; Some short time before the month
of August. 1823, there had been Some serious differences
between t' em, and the defendpOt took the idea into his
head, that his wife was oat of her mind, and through
the advice of some perlons he had her removed to a
private madhouse, called Kelly House. From that place
she escaped, being brought up on a Habeas Corpus be-
fore the Judges, and discharged by diem. She then
returned to the defendant'S house. A servant man
named O'Connor, viluini he had hired about that time,
was informed by him that he was to take all his orders
and directions, not from his mist, ess, but from a woman
named Neale, who lived in the house as cook and a
sort of housekeeper, and he could shew thefts in the
result that the defendant and this woman acted towards
Mrs. Smyth with inhumanity and cruelty, and also took
imptoper I.berties with each other. Mrs. Smyth became
akain .frail that he would send her to the mad•
hou e, from the extravagant violence he used towards
her, such as knocking her down and beating her, holding
a pistol over her in a threatening attitude, insulting her,
&c. She therefore fled from the house to the plaintiff's,
and there the maintenance for which the action was
brought, was provided for her.
The Rev. Dr. Haggate knew the defendant and his
vole. Ileanarried them on the 22d of April,lB22. He
knows of Mrs. Smyth having lodged at the plaintiff's
house, in St. James's-street, in May,1823. She went there
at his recommendation. She remained there two or three
months, with the knowledge of the defendant.
Cross-examined.—She went back to her husband in
May, 1823, and from thence she went.to the madhouse,
and, after being discharged from there she went again.
to the plaintiff's, in May, 1824. Ile never saw any
cruelty used towards her by the defendant; when he
saw them he saw nothing between them bat affection.
Dr. Turner said, at the end of the month of August,
1823, he was requested to visit Mrs. Smyth, at Kelly
House. He went there, but was the first day refused to
Ise allowed to see Mrs. Smyth, the keeper alleging that
he had positive orders from Mr. Smyth madam no one
to see her. The second day he spoke to Dr. Uurrough,
the house physician. and then he aile Sir George Tut-
hill examined the sta e of mind of M s. Smyth., They
were both of opinion that she did not indicate the
slightest symptoms of insanity to warrant her detention
in a madhouse. She was immediately brought. up on
a Habeas *Carps, before Mr. Justice Park and Mr.
Justice Richardson, and discharged.
• Cross-examined.—She was not much more than a week confined.
She was not certainly in a deranged state of mind.
Mr. Serie= VAnostAx.--Might not a person one day shew
symptoms of insanity, but recover before the lapse of three or four
days, to a sane disposition of mind, the excitement being withdrawn?
Witness.—Not generally; he never had a doubt that she was of
sane mind; he saw no symptom of madness to justifil her ton.
haement.
John O'ConnOr—Was in the service of Mr. Smyth;
he was hired on the 14th of February, 1824 ; there was
a female servant in the house named Mrs. Neale; she
acted as cook and housekeeper) and generally managed
the family ; Mrs. Smyth came home fromfite madhouse
the day he went into their service; he saw Mr. Smith
the morning after in the dining.roois; be asked him if "
Mrs. Neale had given him all his instructions? he said
he had a conversation with her; she told him that Mr.
Siuyth was going to bring his wife home, but that it
would not be for more than a month; that shows: an
infamous woman, and that she was everything that was-
bad ; that he was to watch her, and take down every
thing she said or did, and to report it to them. When
she went out he was to follow her, and take the num-
ber of every house she went into, and to let them know
of it. He was to have half a guinea per week for the
month, and if he did everything they wanted of him,
'he should have a place as porter or messenger in the
defendant's office in the Exchequer. Mrs. Peace told
him that Mr. Smyth's bringing home his wife, and his
(witness's) occupation of watching her was to get up
evidence against het, in order to put her again in the
madhouse. The defendant and his wife appeared very
happy for the first three days, but after that they became
the most unhappy of people. The defendant told witness
that at one time he fell from his horse on his head, and
that he was a little deranged in consequence. He also
told him that Mrs. Smyth was deranged, and that if
seer she ran away from him, to follow and secure her,
and that then he would not allow her to go at large
again., as he would get her Confined in the madhouse.
A Mrs. Selby came one day to see Mrs. Smyth, and the
blamed witness much for letting her in. The next
morning the defendant left him strict orders to suffer
no sane to came in to see Mrs. Smyth. Ji be went out
he was to lock the door and take the key with him,
and if she attempted to go out he was to knock her
down and shut the door in the face. He has
been peseta at several quarrels between the parties.
About a fortnight after he was there, he was waiting at
table one day ; the defendant was seated at table ; there
was a calf's head hash for 'dinner, and the defendant
was half done,'when his wife entered the room; she sat
down, and he helped her to some, and she complained
it tasted sour, there being too much vinegar in it. He
then said she should not have any of it, and 04 the
plate away from ber. Witness then left the room, they
squabbling. He shortly returned, and saw Mrs. Smyth
standing with her back to the fire, and the defendant
striking her with his fist in the face, and calling her a
He also said he would briag Mad Molly,
one of the women of the madhouse, to her. One morn.
ing he looked through the key-hole, and he saw Mrs.
Neale kneeling down by the bed-side with her face up
close to that of the deeadant..
- Cross-eramined—This was before his breakfast used
to be carried to him. It was not a very delicate-sitna.
Ilion. He does nut know of the defendant being then
ill. He pretended to treat her affect onately for three
or four days, but he used to laugh at her afterwards,
when Mrs. Neale called bee all the bad names in the
world. He Lever said she was a faggi and that no
impeccable man could live with er. He never spoke
disrespectfully of either more than was n.cessary—(dl
inegh). He never said she was an infant' tt,s woman ;
he never made efforts to get into her gi od graces; he
never attempted to take improper Illser ties atilt her; he
always behaved towards her like a reisectful servant.
lie never saw her come home one night drunk. He.

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