The Press. — London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

Sporting. LINCOLN RACES.THVISDAY. THE BROWNIAN , STAKES Of 5 SOYA. each, with 25 added. Mr. J. Dawson's Young England ........(S. Rogers) 1 Captain Skipworth's Magic 2 Mr. Morris's King David Won by a length. THE GRANBY STAKES of 10 144 MS. each, with 50 added, for two-year-olds. Mr. C. Sprnee's Trump Queen (Simpson) 1 Mr. Osborne'r Brown Brandy 2 Won by half a neck. TILL LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP STAKES Of 10 SOTS., with 100 added. 44 subs. Mr. T. Cunningham's Ann Eliza (F. Bates) 1 Mr. L. W. Holmes's Little Davie Mr. W. Smith's Mayday Mr. J. Inman's Moses A good race, won by a neck. Tux TRIENNIAL STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for four-year-olds. Mr. Osborne's Merry Bird (T. Osborne) I Mr. Goodwin's Apostate Mr. W. E. Hobson's Barbet& Betting : 5 to 2 on Merry Bird, who won cleverly by a length. HUNTERIi . STAKEM. Honesty 1 Mmugglor Bill FRIDAY. QuEEN'S PLATE. Yotmg Engloud .... 1 Six ran. TYRO STAKEN. Hotebpot Ratan colt Five ram STAKEI4. Scarcity Seven nut. Itnocasxmly STAKES. Captain Cornish Mix ran. *antis intb Offnuts. SOME DEXTROUS THIEF has stolen the coins do 'posited in the foundation-stone of the intended new church at St.. Mary Magdalene, Colchester. The first stone of this edifice was laid some days since by the grand master of the freemasons of Essex, and in a cavity in its centre were placed a parchment and a bottle, sealed, containing the various coins of the present reign and year, from a sovereign downwards to, a farthing. During the night of Sunday last. some person unknown succeeded, with very little difficulty, in grubbing out a few of the flint stones, embedded in concrete, funning part of the wall over the cavity in which the treasure was hidden, and saving made an aperture sufficient to admit the hand, the depredator came to the cap of lead cemented as a covering to the bottle and its contents, which he soon removed, and then had no difficulty in getting out the bottle itself, and the valuables it contained, with which he got clear off. No information has yet been received likely to lead to his detection. INTENSE EXCITEMENT has been created in the parish of Clerkenwell and its vicinity, in consequence of al argediunount of' property chiefly window glass, having been wantonly destroyed within this fortnight. The outrages appear to extend far and wide. It is supposed that the missiles are propelled from an air gun, cross-bow, or some other powerful engine. IN THE THUNDER-sTonM of yesterday week, which appears to have been dreadful at Greenock, a young woman, daughter of Mr. Hair, a cow-feeder, was struck dead by the lightning on the road near Bra chelston Tnn Dominic&nix Selena.: of a gentleman named George Frank Stanley Smythe was the subject of a coroner's inquest held this day week. Deceased, who was only 29 years of age, went into the coffee room of the Cathedral Hotel in St. h'aul's Churchyard, and ordered mane sherry and a biscuit, for which he paid. Ten minutes afterwards he fell on the floor, and was taken up dead. The tumbler he had used smelt of prussic acid, and a phial labelled " Essence of bitter almonds" was found on the seat. The evi_ deuce of Mr. Tapson, a medical gentleman, and Mr. William Henry Smythe, a brother of the deceased, went to show that his mind was affected some months ago. He went to reside in Paris for a time, from which place he returned lately, apparently quite re covered. lie was very shortly to have been married, but had a morbid feeling that he was unworthy of the young lady. A paper found in his poeket-book had some lines in pencil bewailing his want of merit. Mr. Keating, the chemist, stated that the deceased had purchased the essence under the pretence of requiring it totlavour custard. Verdict, "Temporary insanity." THE SPANISH TRAMP, Miguel Yzquierdo, who is supposed to have murdered a boy named George Scales, in a field near Hatfield, has been finally ex amined before the local bench, and committed on the capital charge. The prisoner speaks no English, but through his interpreter declined offering any de face. lie will net be tried until the spring ESSiZVS. THE PRESS. SUICIDE was committed in a cell of the Vine-street station by an omnibus conductor named Edward Beck. The deceased had latterly exhibited much strangeness of meaner, arising, it is said, from the effects of a sunstroke received in India, aggravated by intemperance. He was found wandering about the streets late on Sunday night last, and, attracting some suspicion from a policeman, was taken into custody and lodged in the cell, where he divided the artery of his arm with the sharp edge of an iron " tip" taken from one of his boots. The jury found him "Temporarily insane." TILE SUICIDE OE A YOUTH, only sixteen years old, has excited much sympathy in Cardiff: He was the son of Mr. Wicklow, a respectable corn-merchant in that town, and the body was found in a cornfield with a pistol beside it, and shot through the brain. Some trifling domestic quarrel appears to be the only discoverable cause of the fatal act. SEVERAL. EXTENSIVE FIRES occupied the London brigade during Saturday and Sunday last. One happened in the extensive premises termed the " Blue House," in Kent street, Borough, the property of Mr. J. Evans, lodging-house-keeper. The flames originated from a spark falling upon the bedding in the front room first floor, which quickly set the apartment in a blaze. 'Phis was, however, soon ex tinguished.—Another fire broke out in the premises of Messrs. Ewbank and Co., iron cask manufacturers, carrying on business at No. 1.53, Long-lane, Ber mondsey. When discovered the flames had obtained a firm hold of the ground floor, and but a few minutes elapsed ere they penetrated the ceiling, and rushed into the first floor. The firemen were unable to get the mastery until the ground and first floor warehouses were severely burned.—A third fire broke out in Billingsgate-market. It originated in the engine -house, from a gas-light coming in contact with some logs and loose timber. Not much damage was done.—Another tire occurred at Ivy Cottage Farm, Woolwich-road, Kent, the property of Mr. T. Wheatley, grazier. It began in a rick of hay, containing from s 0 to 100 loads ; but from what cause is unknown. One-third of the rick was destroyed, and time remainder severely damaged.—A conflagration, which was not extinguished for several hours, broke out. in the premises belonging to Mr. Joseph Kipping, known as Coptleill Farm, situated in Totteridge, Hertfordshire. The flames originated from the spontaneous ignition of a rick of hay, con taining about seventy loads, and the flames travelled so rapidly as to jeopardise everything near. The fire was not extinguished for several hours, and not until a number of ricks were seriously burned. BY A CONFLAORATION which broke out on Tuesday evening in Canterbury, some extensive and valuable barns, farm premises, &c., were totally consumed. The flames were first seen from the thatch of a small outhouse, standing beneath a smithy, and were sup posed to have originated from an accidental spark. The damage is estimated at nearly '2,001)t., and the owner had very recently allowed his insurance to expire. num Tee EreeTs OF Ford, AIR IN A RAILWAY Cidnumie a child died on Sunday last. The inquest was held on Wednesday. It appeared from the evi dence of Mrs. Breen, time grandmother of the de ceased, that she lent been on a visit to her daughter in Edinburgh, and on Saturday evening left that city to return home with the child to London, in a third class carriage on the London and North-Western line. They were all night on the road. Between eight and nine o'clock on the Sunday morning the train stopped at Camden-town to collect the tickets, and, seeing the child look pale and still, she showed it to a medical man who happened to be in the next carriage, when he pronounced it in a dying state, and it expired almost immediately afterwards. The child was lying on her knees the whole of the time ; one of tie carriage windows was open, but it was not in conveniently crowded ; there were also lamps burning all the way, and she did not feel any inconvenience herself. A medical witness, who had made the post mortem examination of the body, stated that the lungs were gorged with venous blood, proving state cation from foul air. His opinion was that, the de ceased being in a delicate state of health, the vitiated atmosphere of the carriage, produced by the breath of so many people, in addition to the combustion of the lamps, would cause death, although probably a healthier child might have escaped. An official of the company was in attendance to explain the con struction of the carriage. The jury returned a ver dict of " Accidental death." FOUR LIVES WERE LOST last week off the island of Islay. A party of gentlemen sailed across Lagan Bay to the shore of (la, to obtain a sight of the grotto of Slochd mahol-Ifeekle All returned s afely to Port Charlotte, when two of the number deter mined to sail across Lochindiml to Bowmen% They did not return as expected, when a search was made. The corpse of one of the gentlemen was found float ing on the surface, and another body was afterwards recovered. Two boatmen who had Lwow: wiled the deceased also perished. SATITRDAIt, THE VERDICT "WILFUL MURDER" has been re turned at an inquest held on the body of Mr. G. Stevens, a plumber, of Bermondsey-street. The deceased was the owner of several houses, and among his tenants was a young man, named Lawrence, who had, for some time past, suspected the fidelity of his wife, and entertained jealous feelings towards his landlord. By the neighbours these suspicions were declared to be unfounded. Lawrence, however, ap plied some time back to a police magistrate for a summons against Stevens, whom he charged with indecently assaulting his wife. The summons was refused on the ground of insufficiency in the evidence, and Lawrence then proceeded to the shop of Messrs. Adams and lid Mead, pawnbrokers, in Ber mondsey-street, where he purchased a brace of large pistols. In the afternoon he met the deceased in Stephens-street, and, presenting a pistol, deliberately aimed at him, and fired. The contents lodged in the deceased's thighs. He staggered into the shop of a bootmaker, named Smith, who, on running out to look for Lawrence, found that he had decamped. Medical assistance was promptly in attendance, and the deceased was removed home. 1)r. Cocks, from Guy's Hospital, succeeded in extracting two bullets from the right thigh, but, although every means which skill could devise were resorted to, the unfortunate gentleman expired in great agony on Monday last. A warrant has been issued for the apprehension of Lawrence, who has never been seen since. A Commis, resulting in serious though not fatal injury to several first-class passengers, occurred on Wednesday evening, near Homey. It appears that shortly before five o'clock, the period for the depar ture of the down express from the King's-cross ter minus, there was a breakdown of a coal-train at Hornsey, on the up line, a portion of the train being left behind, and a pilot-engine, driven by a man named Pardington, was sent down to bring it on. About two minutes after the express train had left King's-cross, a telegraphic message was received that the line at Hornsey was not clear. The express meanwhile proceeded at its usual speed, until the driver, seeing the stopping signal on at Hornsey, shut oil his steam and reversed his engine ; but, having ten carriages attached, so great was his impetus that the express dashed into the pilot engine, which was at the time shunting across the line, and the carriages of the express were thrown one upon the other, and a frightful scene presented itself. Several passengers were taken out completely stunned, three or four having broken legs. Maxwell, the guard to the express, was almost hopelessly injured. The Bishop of Lincoln, the Lord Mayor of London, Sir James Duke, and Mr. Roebuck were in the train, and all received more or less injury. The Lord Mayor was the most hurt, his face being severely cut and bruised, insomuch that a telegraphic message was sent to London for his carriage, and he returned to the Mansion-house. His lordship was on his way to Sheffield to attend the annual " Cutlers' Feast" in that town. Mr. Roebuck, who was bound on a shils. far errand, though much bruised, determined to pro ceed. Sir James Duke was sttuined by the shock, and continued insensible for some time. He was also severely bruised. The driver and fireman were taken into custody, and brought up on Thursday at the Clerkenwell Police Court, when, after a brief ex amination, they were remanded for the production of further evidence. ANOTHER FEARFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT occurred on Tuesday at the Euston-square terminus of the London and North-Western Railway. Several work men were engaged on different portions of the rails close to the station, and, just as the half-past six down train was on the point of starting, seven or eight men were in the act of carrying across the line, close to the terminus, a long portion of an iron rail at the very moment that the engine which accom panied the train emerged from the engine-shed. The men imagined that they could effect their transit before the engine arrived where they were en gaged. The result, however, unfortunately proved that they were wrong in their calculation, for before they could clear the rails the engine came up, striking the iron rail that they were carrying, and knocking the men about right and left. Four : them succeeded in getting out of the way of the engine, while two others, named Edmund Woodland anti Abel Robertson, were struck down and the engine anti tender passed over them. They were picked up and conveyed, much injured, to the Univer sity College Hospital. A locomotive village has been established for the accom: modation of the labourers on the Chichago and Mississippi Railway. The workmen live in cars fitted up for the pur pose of boarding the men, which are pushed along as the rails arc laid, thus seeming the advantage of having the men always near their work. This locomotive village comprises fifteen large covered cars, with all the necessary conveniences for cooking, eating, and sleeping. They carry cows, who graze alongside, and are put in the stalls when the village changes ground. The coalmasters about Kilmarnock have agreed to advance the wages of their workmen from fs. to ith Od. per day.