The Press. — London, England, 1854-06-03 00:00:00

JUNE 3, 1854. ueorge, Marsyas, Early Bird, and New Warrior. Andover waited to the half-distance, when he went ahead, followed by King Tom, who made a very resolute effort, but was beaten easily by a length. Half a length betweeu the seeoed and third, and a neck between third and fourth. Dervish, Marsyas, New Warrior, and Wild Huntsman were the neat four. Autocrat was last off by several lengths. He went to the post merely . for the purpose of saving beta about his starting. The winner ran in Mr. tinily's name, and was ridden in his colours, but he is the joint property of Mr. Padwick and Mr. Gully—the former, better known on the turf by his nom de course " Mr. Howa r d," was hi s no minator on this occasion. The horses were placed in the fallowing order at the finish : Mr. Gully's Andover Baron Rothschild's King Tom (Charhos) 2 Mr. Gully's Hermit (Wells) $ Mr. Copperthwaite's The Early Bird (Aidcroft) 4 The following also ran :—Dervish, Autocrat, Woodcote, Hoapodar, Welham, First Lord, Mere Antony, Middlesex, Canute, Winkfleld, Punchbox, Grey Plover, Neville, Bracken, New Warrior, Papageno, Knight of St. George, Alembic, Rodomeli, Coup &Etat, Wild Huntsman, Cham pagne, Mamas. . _ Betting at starting: 5 to '2 agst Dervish, 7 to 2 agst Andover, 10 t 3 1 agst King Torn, 12 to 1 each agst Wild Huntsman, Hospodar, and Neville, 20 to 1 each agst The Hermit and Early Bird, 25 to 1 agst Mamas, 40 to 1 each agst New Warrior, Knight of St. George, and Canute, b 0 to 1 each agst Alembic and Bracken, 1,000 to 15 apt Middlesex, 1,000 to 10 each agst Vielham, Grey Plover, Papageno, Woodcote. and Champagne. There were 217 acceptances for the race, and the total value of the stakes contested for is 6,9501. Of the four minor races which succeeded, the Epsom TOWN PLATE was won by Mr. Stanley's Mishap, with Roebuck second; the Ersom Cm., by Mr. Morris's Kingston, with hataplau second; the I)uRDAM, by Vaultress ; and ipe GEEAT Eiunurruni Puan, by Assayer. TUURSDAr. The El4lOll FOUa•YZIR OLD STLIMS of 50 WWI each. Duke of Bedford's Dahchick (S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Mundy's Tobolski The TWo•YEaR-oLD Stakes of 10 Boys each, with 50 added. Mr. Gulliver's Bessie .. (Yates ) 1 Duke of Bedford's Para The GRAND STAND MATE of 100 goys. Mr. Rogers's Miss Bolton (J. Rogers) i Mr. Allen's Atwell The SELLING STAKES of ti sous each, with 50 added. Mr. Cookson's Pebble ( Palmer) 1 2 Mr. Saxon's Emperor HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of WO guineas, fur mares. Mr. Greville's Adine ( Flatmsa) 1 Lord Zetland's Comfit Mr. Combe's Testy Betting : Even on Adine, 2 to 1 against Testy. Won by twenty lengths. The COBHAM PLATE of 50 BOYS (handicap). Mr. J. Barnard's Eliza ( Fordham) Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco FRIDAY. The OAKS. Mincemeat Meteora Bribery Fifteen ran. MEMBERS' PLATE. Defiance Noisette Four ran. Xate anb Volta. A THAMES WATERMAN, John James Cowson, rowed M. Hedeman, a foreigner, from the steamer by which he had arrived in St. Katharine's wharf to Blackfriars-bridge. M. Hedeman was alone, with no more than the " regulation " weight of luggage with him, but on arriving the man, hoping evidently to impose on a stranger, demanded 20s. as his fare, the legal extent of his demand being only is. 6d. His passenger remonstrated, and after some bar gaining paid 10s., under a threat of having his bag gage detained. On reaching his hotel M. Hedeman was advised to summon the waterman, who accord ingly appeared at the Guildhall on Monday, and was fined 40s. and costs by Alderman Kennedy. The worthy alderman intimated his intention to visit severely all such offences, particularly when practised towards foreigners. AN AGED PETITIONER, W. Mowbray de Mowbray, said to be ninety-three years old, applied for protec tion at the Insolvent Court on Saturday last. He had formerly been a merchant in Liverpool, but was now supported by his friends, and sought to be pro tected from process on account of a . single debt amounting to 471. There had been much litigation in the county court and elsewhere on account of this debt, and Commissioner Phillips now granted an interim protection, to be renewed regularly upon the payment of quarterly instalments for its discharge. THE LATE ELECTION OF CHURCHWARDEN for the district chapelry of St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, was referred to Dr. Phillimore, at an Arcbdeaconry Court of Middlesex, for adjudication. The circumstance attending that election obtained considerable noto THE PRESS. riety at the tune, and no small controversy preceded and followed the return of Mr. Westerton as church• warden on resulting poll, although by a majority of only three votes. Against that return a petition had been presented by a Mr. Davidson, who complained that was it illegal and should be declared void. The case was argued and decided on Tuesday, when Dr. Phillimore pronounced the election void, chiefly on the ground that the poll had been prematurely closed. The Rev. Mr. Liddell, incumbent of the district, and supporter of Mr. Westerton's antagonist, presided at the poll, and by agreement with Mr. Westerton closed it at seven p.m. As it was shown that there were several ratepayers anxious to give their votes at that hour and prevented, the court ruled that the mutual agreement should not have operated to the exclusion of duly-qualified voters, and the election must therefore be set aside. The parish was, at the same time, directed to proceed to another election as soon as possible after regular notice to that effect could be issued. Two SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES, the Linnean and Zoological, had their claims from parish rates adju dicated upon in the Court of Queen's Bench on Wednesday. Exemption was asked for in both oases under the aet 6 and 7 Vie., c. 36, exempting all lands and buildings occupied by scientific and literary societies from county, borough, or parochial rates. The Linnean Society had their claims allowed, their house in Soho square being used entirely for scien tific purposes or the residence of their own func tionaries, and their funds raised by contributions from the members. In the case of the Zoological Society the decision was different. That society takes money from visitors, offers promenades, music, kc., as an attraction, and obtains also a considerable profit from the sale of refreshments in the gardens. Lord Campbell, himself a member, gave judgment that, although it was a society deserving of the highest commendation, and he trusted it would long continue to flourish, yet be did out consider that it was entitled, under the act of Parliament, to the exemption which it claimed. It did, no doubt, tend •err such to the advancement of science ; but it could not be said that it was solely and exclusively for that purpose. The claim for exemption was accordingly refused. THE MUSIC:MASTER AT ♦ BOARDINU-SCHOOL In Appleby, a young man named Wilkinson, who was also organist at Appleby church, has been charged before the Carlisle magistrate with the crime of abduction. He had persuaded one of his pupils at the school, Miss Ward, a young lady of respectable connections, but only twelve years of age, to elope with him to Gretna-green. The pair had been mar ried according to the manner of that place, but were arrested at Carlisle on their return. Wilkinson was committed for trial at the assizes. Both of them persist that they are legally united, and are deter mined to have each other. MR. COOPER AIID HIS WIFE were charged at Marl borough-street Police-office with attempting to pick pockets. A policeman had followed them, and wit. nessed actions which convinced him of their felonious intentions, and he took them into custody. Their intentions alone, however, might not have sufficed to ensure a decision against them but for the conversation which was overheard between them in the course of the intervening night, while incarcerated in different cells at the station. Inspector Chadwick had listened, and jotted down their dialogue for the benefit of the justice to the following effect : Women : Hallo ! old fellow, We a bad Job. Do you think we shall get a drag (three months' imprisonment) ? Nan: No. Woman: P'raps a deuce (two months) ? Man : No. not if you keep dark (say nothing). Woman : Well, if we get a mooner (one month), I'll make it all right with the screws (picklocks). If we'd a bloke (a solicitor) we should get off. You mind that I cracked to the peeler that we'd been from St. Alban's a week. Man : You're a fool to crack anything. When you're nicked (taken up) never holler. Mr. Broughton was of opinion that their familiarity with slang indicated a connection with the swell. mob gang, and therefore remanded the prisoners. MR. CHARLES MATHEWS, lessee of the Lyceum Theatre, whose bankruptcy has already been men tioned in our paper, came up to pass his examina tion on Saturday last. There was no opposition to his passing. The 23rd inst. was fixed for the certifi cate meeting. THE late solicitor to the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, John W. Stables, was examined at the Manchester Police Court on Thurs day, charged with embezzling about 8,0001., the pro perty of the company. He had absconded some time since, but was traced to Bonn, in Prussia, where be was travelling under the name of Stephens, and was first apprehended there, and sentenced to a brief imprisonment for the crime of using a name not his own. The interval allowed time for proper authority to be obtained for his detention on account of the embezzlement, and on coming out of the Bonn prison he was handed over to Forester, the well known detective officer. THE first meeting under the bankruptcy of Mr. F. Dimsdale was held on Tuesday before Commissioner Fotiblanque. The bankrupt was by profession a solicitor, but had carried on an extensive business in iron and shares in King's Arms-yard, Coleman greet- His debts irons these transactions exceed 100,0001. The assets are not yet ascertained, as he hse fled the country, bat are supposed to be almost niL CONSIDERABLE Fume have been detected in the conveyance of the workmen at the Crystal Palace to and from Sydenham. By agreement with the railway company, Mr. Myers'a men are carried up sad down daily at a price of Is. 6d. per week. This is managed by the issue of perforated tin tickets to the men every week, which are exchanged at the station by the of icials of the (railway. Latterly Mr. Myers found that more tin tickets were brought in than had been issued, and his accllnut with the company unduly increased sometimes to the extent of 41. per week. Op examination it was found that a number of counter feit tickets had got into use, so like the genuine ones that the collectors at the station say they could not detect them when presented, while the men state that they were openly sold at Is. a piece. One of the men was apprehended upon handing in a counterfeit ticket, but released because it could not be shown that he had any guilty knowledge of the fraud. The affair is still under investigation. THE CELEBRATED WAGNER CASE, " Lumley V. Gye," came before the Court of Queen's Bench on Thurs day, in pursuance of the rule for a new trial obtained last term by the plaintiff. As before, a numerous array of counsel appeared for the respective puti • , headed by Sir P. Thesiger on b e h a lf o f th e plain ' and the Attorney-Gene ra l f or M r . Gy e . The wh ole of Thursday having been occupied with the prelimi nary arguments, the cause was adjourned at the lilting of the court until Monday next. Stains& Cuicurrs OF TUX JUDGES.-1110 tolkMf.. ing distribution of circuits for the summer assizes in the country districts was made on Thursday last:— Noarotz Cractur.—Sir John Jervis and Sir Cresseell Cress well. Assizes to be holden at Aylesbury, Bedford, Huntingdon Cambridge, Ipswich, Norwich, and city. Items exacurr.—Sir Frederick Penult and Mr. Julio' Eric At Hertford, Chelmsford, Maidstone, Lewes, and Guildford. OISOILD Canasta.—Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Judie Crompton. At Abingdon, Oxford, Worcester, Stafford, Shrews bury, Hereford, Monmouth, and Gloucester. Nu:mix:an Claw(.—Ur. Baron Plan and Mr. Justine Cain der. At Lancaster, Appleby, Carlisle, Newcastle and town, Dur ban, Yost, sad livio*ol. MIDL&ND CIRCUIT.—Mr. Baron Parke and Mr. Justice Maul* At Northampton, Oakham, Lincoln, Nottingham, Derby, Lei cester, Corautry, and Warwick. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Mr. Justice Coleridge and Mr. Justice Wightman. At Winchester, Devizes, Dorchester, Exeter, Bed uin, tividgwater, and sit/ of Bristol. NORM WALES •ND CHESTER CIRCEIT.—IIdr. Boma Martin who will ;nut Mr. Justice Williams at Chester. At Newtown Dolgelly, Carnarron,lieaumaris, Rutb in, Mold, and Chester. SOUTH WALES AND CHESTER CIRCUIT.—Mr. Justice Williams. At Cargill; Hararfordwest, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Brecon, Pres teign, and Chester. VACATION JUDGE.—Lord Campbell remains in town u vacs. tion judge. Atubtnis ally etratu. THE Washington steamer, Captain Fitch, when on her passage from Southampton to the United States, fell in with the ship Winchester in a sinking condi tion, and, notwithstanding that it blew a heavy gale, Captain Fitch took off all the human beings on board, 477 in number, and brought them safely to New York. The Winchester was bound from Liver pool to Boston, and belonged to the latter port. She had floated helplessly for sixteen days, but some of her passengers had been taken off by several vessels from time to time, before the arrival of the Washing. ton. Is thirty minutes after the last passenger was rescued the Winchester went down. Only four per sons had been drowned out of more than 800. A LAD NAKED GEWing WALKER, living at North ampton, has become a lunatic, as is alleged, from submitting two years since to the operation of electro biology. THAT unusual verdict, felo•de•se, was returned by a Lancashire jury at an inquest on the body of a young woman named Tippett, lately a worker in Mr. Cromp ton's mill at Prestonleigh. She had lost her em ployment, and, having purchased some "phosphorus paste," a mixture used to poison rats, ate enough of it to cause death, though not until after some days' illness. Daring the interval she strenuously denied having taken poison, and even had a letter written to her parents in Bristol for money to come home. After the verdict the coroner made out his warrant for the interment of the body in consecrated ground, but at night, and without the customary Christian rites. TERRIBLE FIRES AND FLOODS are announced to have oecourred is Hobart Town during the laat week of February. The former calamity has occaosioned immense loss, and subscriptions have been opened. for the relief of individual sufferers, many of whom are totally ruined. The floods followed i terrine storm and waterspout which broke ever the district on Feb. 26, and are feared to have resulted in serious loss of life, as well as of property. WILIIANS, TIM SCRIPTTRE READER, beaten some months ago at Aghada, died on Saturday at Milltown, county of Kerry, his medical attendant (a Roman Catholic) stating that his death arose from Abe injuries then received. I I