The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-31 00:00:00

TO THZ EDITOR OF THZ ZIUMNBIL

Sllt,—Forty-nix public races (exclusive of half-a-
done walks over) and twenty-three private matches, were
decided at the late Newmarket Houghton Meeting, and if
account is taken of the eight matches that resulted in a
forfeit, eighty-three events will be found to have been
ordered for the week's amusements, or au avenge of about
fourteen per day. Thus an early hour for commencement
had to be hued upon every morning, except the
brat, and it was not surprising that the ma-
jority should demur at such • course, pro.
feseioeal speculators who represent so large a
majority of the patrols of Newmarket, except on a grand
day—especially complaining, on account of there being no
time allowed for the daily adjustment of accounts, a opium
that is absolutely necessary when so many events are decided
fa one day, and at a time of year, too, when every needy
adventurer " don a little bit extra" for the winter. Matters
were kept going, however, as everybody could perceive,
purely for the purposes of gambling, and such an amount of
morns attended this endeavour, that late in the week
• joke was currest that a dorm or so of races
would be got up for Monday, but it was only
• joke, and the " national podium " was not
f urtner disgraced after the +creel fit race of the Hough-
ton week. The great event, like the Oesarewitcb, displayed
the superior quality of this year three-year-olds, • couple
of which, with comparatively heavy weights, ran home far
in &drapes of their '' favoured" olden ; and when Ack worth
and Tomato could heat the highly-tried and turned-loose
Columbia, Prince Plausible, Gratitude, Stockinet., High-
flyer's dam colt, and Columba so far—and also signally
triumph over each hones so Saochammeter, Brick, Bayard,

Planet, and Valiant, who bed tram 911) to 151b—ther beat
of the weights with the filly—so further doubt need be
entertained of the immensely superior calibre of Blair
Athol, Fills de l'Air, Cambumas. and General Peel. The
position of Tomato will almost make out that Ackworth
on Tuesday last ran no better horse, after all, than he
did in the Derby and at Stockbridge, at she
ran him to a heed with 81b, the worst of the weights., and
is herself, from the Oaks running, atamist Mb behind Fills
de l'Air, who in the Free Handicap, won by Muter Richard
on Thursday, ran about best with Cambuican, until it was
useless persevering any further, the latter and General Peel
being about one and the same animal. On the strength of
the running for their late match and the St. Leger we have
at last got a satisfactory measure of the cracks of the year,
into which category Ackworth cannot be put by any moons,
for he would even now have to be handicapped with Mum—
my, at a mile acida-tudf—tbus :—Blair Athol, 9.1; General
Peel, Bst llb ; Cambuscan, Bst Tlb ; Fills de l'Alr, Bat slb ;
Tomato, Bet ; Ark worth, Tat 91b. Thus the lot behind—and
before him too— Ackworth in theOambridgrehire andOesare-
witch were of a very moderate calibre, although it may turn
out that some of hie opponent, on Math', last were
" settled " by the long delay at the start, and the moor
brealui away ; and the subsequent clever victory on Saturday
of Saccharometer over Twilight on the Cambridgeshire
course, proves we did Dot see the beet of him, as old Twi.
light was within four lengths of Ackworth in the great
event, and was beaten so cleverly by "Sac.," when meeting
him oa Blh better terms, that had the pair run up to the
maw relative form on Tuesday, Saccluirometer should just
about have won the Cambridgeshire. Besides the latter,
many other, ran badly in the field of 38, Birch Broom
afterwards doing as clever a thing as the son of
Sweetmeat, for he beat Rapid Rhoth with some-
thing to spare in their match, but neither cirouni-
&tame can detract from the merit of Tomato's and
Ackworth's performances, no more than can the fact of
several impostors being in the field ; for if Columbia Gra-
titude, Stockinger, Muezzin, Tattoo, Accident, and others
concerning chum so much thine bad bean made are very
moderate horses, Brick, Sacchorometer, Mails Train,
Bayard, doe., did not run up to their true "form." The
Criterion was most important when bringing out such a colt
as Chattanooga, the oily Derby performer of the week fit
to oppose the great Liddington; and time will do so much for
Wm that the latter must look to his laureLa when first they
meet, for Chattanooga quite surprised even has most
sanguine friends by his easy defeat of Brahma,
Konig, kr. ; and d the latter did not redound
much to his credit afterwards, when beaten by a compare-
lively unknown hat good-looking filly by King Tom,
Brahma did so when be carried hr Bst 10Ib, in the wood
place, for one of the nurseries. The time will soon arrive,
however, for my entering into an analysis of the whole
season's two-yr-old performances, and I can thus for the
present take leave of " headquarters," which would have
been most unworthy of this distinguished title but for two
such features as the Cambridgeshire and Criterion, as., after
Tuesday, Newmarket Heath was merely the headquarters
of leetherdiapping, and the resort of downright gamblers.
There are four gatherings, with a mixture of the "legiti-
mate" and jumping business, sod the lemon will be brought
to a close, Worcester, held on Tueadoy and Widow's), next,
being about the most respectable of them, for there
are no dawn in the handicapping. The great go, the
Worcester Autumn Handicap, is a particularly open one,
seeing the weights have been out three weeks; and unless
Troublesome or Praire Plausible be good enough to win, it
L hard to make a choice out of the twentysix accept-
ances. The Nursery is equally a puzzler, Edinburgh, Vision,
and Viola being Si Use Wei, clam., and r ak. ~nnnd harlot
too heavy they may carry their heavy weights to the front.
A pair of them are also in the Flying Handicap on the so
road day, whereia Light roads rather temptingly. however,
even with Sat 51b.-1 aas, tor, METEOR.

THE NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.

flarunriae.
The het day of the mating wee like its predominates is
the strength of the card, no lea than them events forming
the programme ; of this number eight ware matches, the re-
mainder, with the exception of the Houghton Handicap,
being sweepstakes and plates of a very moderate character.
Great excitement was created during the settling in front of
the rooms by • telegram received at Newmarket this morn-
ing announcing, the stoppage of the Beverley and Whitby
Banks, rolls of notes being examined with great earn/atoms,
and some anathemas, not of a highly complimentary eaters
to the directors, were uttered by the oulortnnate possessors
of notes issued from the above banks.
.The kind of
rain denominated a "Scotch mist" wee fa when the
numbers were hoisted for the first race, a plate,
over the Cambridgeshire course. Saccharometer again
proved himself • great horse over this course by defeating
Twilight, Merry Wife, and three others, very easily. Sac-
°barometer ran io Mr. Coriolis 's colours, that gentleman
having purchased Lim far 516 guineas at the auction on
Thursday morning, a very fortunate purchase. The Selling
Handicap brought out half a dozen moderate ones, Clan-
matte being a hot favourite at 6 to 5 ; but the winner
tamed up in the extreme outsider Lopear, who was ridden
adminibly by young Heartfiald, enabling him just
to win by a head. The match between Lord
Balogh and Attraction, which was looked forward
to with some interest, unfortunately fell through, the lucky
marquis receiving the forfeit (t.lO mom) from Mr. Angell
Sixteen youngsters went to the post for the Handicap. Plate
over the T.Y.C. Bella, with Jemmy Griniahaw to the
saddle, was a hot favourite. The " red thing" evidently
having got wind • little more than the ring men liked.
and many persons following "little Jemmy's mount,"
the Income of Belle was bad for the bookmakers. Three
roaches having fallen through, some of the races were run
before the time specified on the card, and in the Sweep-
stakes of 10 so.a., T.Y.C., Wild Thyme (the first favourite),
'Loftin., Welland, and Merry Harp were started and ran the
mobsters the Pinch filly and Viceroy had reached the startiog
jet. An objection was made to Admiral Bona, who imme-
diately declared it "no race," although all bets were on,
zotwithetanding that Wild Thyme did not start io the
ram, be being the last in the public trial." The backers
of Wild Thyme grumbled at the decision of " the Admiral,"
that all bets were 00, but all disinterested persons declared
it correct. The chief feature of the day's racing, the Hough-
ton Handicap, brought oat 15 runners out of the
16 coloured, the only absentee being Overture.
Mr. Payne, woo won this raw last year with Alche-
mist, am again fortunate with Trap, who won very
easily at the finish by three quarters of • length. The
favouriteVivid wee last all through the ram. The remainder
of theracing will be found fully described below. We caanot
take leave of " rho tiouglitea " ad Newmarket without
testifying to the very admirable manner a which Mr. Hea-
vens, the station-master, has carried out the arrangements
required for the unusually heavy traffic, the special and
horse trains rece.riog every attention, and being started
with great punciality, and the thanks of the pre« are due
to him for his unif.rin kindoess and courtesy to all damem•
bee, giving them every facility is his power to despatch their
panels.

HAIIIDICAP PLATE of 501., for 3.er-olds mid upwards.
Cambridgeshire Course (1 wide 240 yards).
3t. T. Cono:ly's asecharom•Ser, by Sweetumat—Disfams.
don, 4 yrs. sit 711. tf.wdhasio 1
Mr. Samuel' • Twil,ght. age I. Sat alb ,Wiihingtonl
gh• J. HAMIeT.A Merry Wee, S yrs, (e. Morgan) 3
Tlie following a 1.., tau :—Lagliclisf., Nonpareil. and King
Charming
•

Betting : 7 to 4 apt Twilight, 9 to 4 eget Seochiurometer,
sto 1 apt Icipidtet, 8 to 1 aget King Charming. King
Charming took up the running. closely attended by Sac-
charometer and Twilight on the rl6bt, Merry Wife close up
on the left hand. This order was continued far three-
quarters of • mile, when King Charming was beaten.
Twilight and Ssocharometer coming on with • clear lead to
the ropes, finished a good race home, Smeharometer win-
ning by three parts of • length. Merry Wife was a leagth
in the rear of Twilight, and Lepidist and King Charming
ran • dead heat for fourth. Nonpareil, who we last
throughout, pulled up put before reaching the post.
PiCLUNO HANDICAP SWSEPOTAILIB of 15 moos. each, 5 ft ;
for all ages ; the winner to be sold far 120 nom. if demanded'
A.E.C. (1 mile 7 furlongs 56 yards). (k subs.)
Mr. UOdginiui's Lop-ear, by Geom. dl Vera— yrntre-a-
Terre, Y yr., net Mb afeartfield) 1
Sir. Parker's Puce, 4 yrs, 7st 716 ‘l. Orimshawi 2
Mr. Ilaridley's ihdaii. a yrs, Bet 10lb U. Unniallaw) 3
The following also rani—Cannouette, Lady Cochrane, and
Bahrerue.

Betting : 6 to 5 apt Cannoutte. 4 to 1 apt Ossion, 6 to 1
apt Lady Cochrane, 100 to 15 apt Faros, and 8 to 1 apt
Lop-ear. Faroe took up the running with • claw lead,
ekwely followed by Lop-ur, Lady Cachou., and Ousoaotte,
lialiverne and Oulu bringing up the rear to the New
Stand, where B divorce war bastes, and Orion joined the
leading four. They ran in this order to the ropes, when
Lop-ear, Farce, and Cubic mete oat, and young Hes:Weld,
ruling with cousurt.mate skill, woo a spleadid nice df •hotd,
the victory of Lop-ear being entirely attnbutoble to the cool-

aim el the }easy. Owns, a amok from Fame, was third ;
Osszoesite sad Lady °oakum west ; Hamra* last.
MA3OI, 101) soya, h ft. A.b. lain (7 farlospi 212
y ).
eas
Mr. Nlghtingall's Diacretion, by Fainfietio—PrevemliOn.
2 Pre, Bat rib received
Handley's Saloon, 2 yrs, Set 1016
wile.)
Z7in
CR, 100 soya, h ft. (Lest three tancep of An
Mr. Howar2d's Imogene Bete Indelon), by the Care—Orizaba.
Terrific, yrs, 7k nb
Mr. Osborne's Famy, 2 yrs, la (J. (Cerra)) I
Mums, 50 mom. (Last three furlongs of AA tulle.)
lir. Kale.'. limper, by Hemerns—Firtlans, 6 yrs, list
(Ambotall) I
Captain Hers Mato. 2 yrs, est 21D J. Ortenehaw) I
Betting : 5t02 on Heaver. Immediately after the start
Reaper accidentally renamed apt Ridto, and them west on
with • clear lead, winning in a canter by ten lengths. The
objection lodged by J. 'Grimabew against Rialto wan with-
drawn, it being apparent the result would have bees the
same had there been no " eszusee."
MATCH, 500 loss., 200 torten. T.Y.O. (5 forioup 140
rude).
Marquis of Hastings' Attraction, by Oriendo—Her Ap-
pato., 3 yrs, Sat received ,
Mr. J. B. Angell's Lord,Bnrieigh, 6 yrs, 9st 41b
lness
Hussicur PLATE of 501., for 2-yr Bella,
T.Y.O. (5 fu-
-140 yards
Mr. lierrimon's Bella, by Isonfington„ 7st 41b(J.Orbnelsaw) 1
Mr. Craven's Proamor, est Sib (T. hooch) 2
Captain Gots Jack Jukes, 712 7lb (liltaiteo) S
The following also ran : Curtain laMere, Black Dualism, c by
lamboarn—Lady MUM, Sweet Jamie, Lemonade, f by Can-
mbie--corcebus'e dam, Kathleen, laghtalog, Leoville, Arkansas,
Whiskey, Flageolet, and Glen IN..
Betting : 2to 1 (at first 7 to 1) apt Flageolet, 3 to 1 (at
first 7 to 4) sgst Bella, 7 to 1 apt Arkansas, 8 to 1 apt
Proviaor, 100 to 9 apt Sweet Jude, 100 to 8 each apt
Jack Jukes and Whiskey, 100 to 7 apt Lemonade, and 20
to 1 apt Lsoville. A beautiful start was effected, the lot
stretching serous the course in perfect order. The line wee
unbroken for • quarter of •mi when Glen Ida, the Lady
Wildair colt, Lemonade, Lights*, and Sweet Jessie were
beaten, and Bella took a slight lead, her immediate fol-
lowers being Whiskey, Cous' dam filly, Provisor, Jack
Jukes, Arkansas, Flageolet, and Kathleen, to the cords.
Half way up Bells came out, and woe in • canter by two
lengths ; three lesgtha separated seand end third, Whiskey
was fourth, Flageolet fifth, Arkansas sixth, Kathleen
seventh, Glee lAA Lemoriadei, Lighning, to lady
Wildatr colt, and Sweet Jessie compridag the last lot.
MATCH, MO h it. T.Y.O. (5 furlongs 140 yards.)
Mr. Ten Broeck's Dawdle, by Saunteeer—la Victims, 3 yrs,
iist Lesley's
(Fordham)
Lord Annealey's Finesse, 3 yrs, Bst 10th lAahmall) 1
Betting : At first 6 to 5 was laid on Dawdle ; the same
odds were then laid on Fiume, but at the close even money
was laid. The running was takes up by Flamm to the
cords, when Dawdle joined her, and after a fine race the
latter won by a neck.
MATCH, 100, It ft. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards.)
Mr. Savils's Spice, by Turnus—Allspioe, 2 yrs, eat_ltmeived
Mr. John Dawson's Money-Spinner, 2 yrs, dot 7lb .. Paid.
Swizrwrassa of 10 son, for all ages. The winner to be
sold for 200 sows if demanded. Sethi* allowances. T.Y.C.
(5 mp 140 yards.) 17 auks.)
Mr. J. Osborne's Redmire, by Homitality, dam by Inheritor
—Gin, 2 yrs, est sib (102) (Carroll) 1
Mr. Brayley's Viceroy, 2 yrs, lit SID (1001.) (Ward 2
' Mr. O. Bryan's Welland, 6 yrs, gee (UM) (Mletenvc) 3
' Ths following also mu :—F by Enesbormigh—Pinch, and
Merry Harp.
Wild Thyme, Iledmin Welland, and Merry Harp went to
the post, and were started 21 minutes before the time ap-
pointed, The Pinch filly and Viceroy, cantering towards
' the starting post, met the quartet racing to the judge's
chair. Wild Thyme was favourite at 7 to 4, and 2 to 1
was taken about Redmire, 4 to 1 apt Viceroy, and 5 to 1
Merry Harp. Radiant woe this " dust up very easily, Wel.
lead being awed, Marry Harp third, Wild Thyme last. It
was declared " no race* oo the fact being pointed out to
Admiral Roes that they had started before time, all beta
however "being on" notwithstanding that Wild Thyme
did not start in the actual race, the betting on which was 7
to 4 on Redmise, who with Viceroy danced away on enter-
ing the cords, and won cleverly by a length and a ball.
The other three beaten off. The winner was claimed by
Mr. Brayley.
Tax lionoirroa HANDICAP of 15 soya each, and only 5 if
declared, &c., to go to the sewed bass, for three-yr-olds
end upwards. T.Y.C. (five furlongs 140 yards.) (27 labs,
11 of whom pay 5 son ft.)
Mr. Payne's Trap, by the Trapper, 4 yrs, est 12Ib
Grinahaw 1
Sir/. Hawley's Argonaut, 5 yrs, Oct t./.
61b .. ..... . (Well )
s) 2
Mr. Bowes's Old Orange Oiri, 4 yrs, let 121 b. .... (Loafs: I
The following also ran :—Coup cE Stet, Blue Mantle. Vivid,
Waken, Ourbany, Peon. Gentilhomroe, Mondale, &lomat,
Jane Shure, Clauwoyante, and Brother to Rubin'.
Betting : 7 to 2 apt Vivid. 9 to 2 sgst Coup d'Etat and
Geotilhoanne, 5 to 1 (at first 3to 1) apt Trip, 10 to 1 apt
Walloon, 100 to 8 each apt Argonaut, Peon, and Durham,
100 to 7 apt Blee Mantle, 100 to 6 apt Old Orange Girl,
20 to 1 each apt Clairvoyaste and Baloenock. Amount
broke away before the flag fall, and when the start took
place be got off in company with Bandana, the latter
soon taking the command, with Blue Mantle, Trap, Argo-
naut, Coup d'Etat, sod Old Orange Girl next. In the
cords Trap took up the running, aad won easily by three
parts of a length from Argonaut, Old Orange Girl being
third, three lengths behind. Coe d'Ent was fourth,
Durham fifth, Blue Mantle sixth, and Brother to Kuban and
Vivid next. The lest lot were Peon. 13alorsock, Walloon,
and Biondella
A Sintruermuta of 10 son. each, for 2-yr.olds ; oohs,
Sat 10lb ; fillies, Set 71b; wiener to be sold for 40 soya if
demanded, disc. T. Y.C. (5 furlocip 140 yards). (7 subL)
Mr. J. F..Prestoo's Anatlyomene, by V oitlgeur —Herteloue.
84 101b(Perry) 1
Mr. Craven's Klaus, Bst alb French) 2
M. Emile Van Oro/area's General Rally, list 1011) (car.
Ilet 121 S (A. Sadler) 3
Age do Regiment and Sew also ran.
MATCH, 50, el et last half a Ab.M. (3 furlongs 217
yards.)
The Marquis of Hastings' Catalogue, by Leamington—
Eclogue, r Ire, let (J. Orunshaw) 1
Mr. Coventry's Tarragons a yrs, fiat lilb (Fotabem) 2
MATCH, 1121, h ft. D.M. (7 furlosp 310 yards.)
Mr. J. Dawson's Money Spinner, by Illarmas—Calcimelli,
2 yrs, list 126 (Cita:mice: I
Mr. Mama Road.* 2 yrs, ilst I Fordkuun) 2
A Sitszttrmuss of 5 son., for all ape; the winner
to be bold for 23 son., if demanded. Bretby Stakes Course
(6 furlongs). (19 subs.)
Captain Machell's Tang, by Cbeddingtoo—Heart
of Oak's dam, 2 yrs, 711 311) (Morris) t w.o.
Mr. Ilyne's Change of Luck, 2 yrs 7st slb
(J. Grimshaw) t
Mr. tphinstone's lore, ayes, 92 Sib (Ferry) 3
The following also ran —Tragedy, Roulette, Slater Mary, and
Atime.
WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING. —TUESDAY.
A HogrilcoP Swill:Paola:a of 5 son each, with 25 added,
for all
Grind spa; wisest,
subs extra.) About • male, stadia( at She
Steed. (12
A st lb at lb
Mountain Buck .... g
4e Age 810 I Pearl Diver
Queen of Trumps .. b a S Batman
Norma
Lothian's King 6 8 3) Vanquisher
Avondale
Ounkeld 4 7 10 Canute 2 6 0
Tlii WOWS-Ina AUTUMN HANDICAP of 10 wt's. each,
la ft, and 3 only if declared, with 100 added ; for 3-yrolds
and upwards; winners extra; the mooed to save his stake.
One mile 3 furloap, ori the New Connie. (42 subs., 16 de-
clared.) The highest weight accepting being Set 41b, it has
been raised to Set 121 b, sod all the others in peopoirtion.
Age at lb Age st lb
Donnybrook 4 a 7 The Tartar 1 612
ammo 5 8 7 Welbeck 3 611
Prince Mumble .... d 8 4 Iby Stockwell—lady
Leonora 5 8 0 Evelyn 3 610
Troublesome 5 713 Ye/Number
Manchester
Cadiz
Morocco 5 710 Bombed (late Oak-
Earl of Surrey
Comet 4 7 8 e by Grosvenor—
Fitt•Avou
Physician
Met
Birdlime 4 7 5 My Mary (paid)
Tiptoe
Tana liciumm Rum (Handicap) of 5 son. each, with 40
added. Two miles, over six flights of hurdles. (23 gabs.)
At. st 1 Age at lb
Ross 5 11 West-End e 10
Real Jen' 6 10 1 Meanwooti
Bowman 6 10 1 Never No Mote (late
IS ortham 6 10.1 Carlisle)
Manchester .........4 10 lady Coburg 6 7
Utlle O.ck a 10 Littie Lady tha) by
Morocco a 10 lamoble 6 7
Douche
Clement 5 10 Donn 5 7
Was clitton
Will Duck ..... ... . 5 91 Wheldrake 3 0
Acton 6 91 Multi 3 12
Overton 6 91 Blight
THE 8EY21.2 BANK nrums of 5 eon each, p.p., with
25 added, for boaters; 1 Ist 71b each; winners and
thorough-breds extra ; patletun riders ; profamiceals,
71b extra. Three mike, on the Steeple Chase Course. (21
Dube.)
Age Age Age 6 Acrobat a Beano. Dauntless
May Day
Master Horatio .. 6 Rifleman a
Pothunter
a
Fusee The lierkeleylinolt Mall Conn
Meenwood
Expels a Knightsbridge . 6 Ploughboy_ _ 6
Tax NUR3IItY PLAIN HANDICAP of 50 sore, added to a
sweepdakes of 5 soya, each, for 2-yr-olds ; the mooed to
sue his stake ; winners extra ; T.Y.C. A straight half
mile. (37 subs.) . .. _ ..

_
st lb st lb
Crossbow
Video 0
Edinburg\ : : IA aya.
0
Viola
Hops
Teesdale 7lO Protectionist l2
Iby Alonto—lrinteleg .. 7 0 Robert Maealre
Eugenie
WDonings of ths Wind 7 7 Handball
ate Imes
Love Leiter
Purity
J..k ketch
I by Canooble—Coreebsors kola
se
Canterbury
Celtic 7 1 Wire I
Leovilie
c by lawasinn—Fren Lary Long 4
jinni

THE
NORTH LONDON RAILWAY

MURDER.

-A- thuLuga StAIMI of b save. rob, with 30 added ; 2-yr•
olds. 7st 31b; three. Bst Mb ; tour, 9st 41b ; Gas, six, sad
aged, 9st 91b; weight for &mead selling allowasees. Fire
furlong, cm the straight.

THE EXiREiSS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, '1864.

piece, which were common in thou days—he said, "I can-
not swear to any one piece but I can swear that my puree
contained a half-mown (slid he enumerated the different
pieces).* And then came the question, was it likely that any
person would have • purse exactly like that with erectly
that number and description of pieces of mosey in it 1 Now,
gentlemen, you will yourselves all appreciate the vales of
that sort of evidence—evidence not ideetifying each one, but
identifying the collection. If one part of the ease leads to one
conalusloo, and another part of the case, although imper-
fectly, leads to the same oonolmicia, the first adds strength
to it ; and if • third part of the case ludo to the maneeen-
' elusion, although it is not perfectly made out, still is adds
strength' stogth to the general case, which Is involved ia the earn-
' perm' of the different facts themselves. Now, gentlemen,,
hi shall not trouble you further upon the bat that was found
is the railway earriage or the bat that was found in the pri-
soner's box. With regard to the &team, I have already
made the remark as to the witams Lee that his conduct was
not worthy of approbation. He said that he knew the de-
ceased intimately ; that he saw him that night. Yoe will
form your own onclusion from his evidence. Well, now I
come to the last defence—namely, the alibi. Gentheisse,
that is so entirely a matter for your consideration that I
shall say but very little upon it. There was the evidsoce
of Mary Ann Jones, which consisted much more of what
she did not recollect thee of what she did. She slated that
the prisoner called at her house at half-pest nine o'clock.
This there was the other woman, who said she went out
at nine °Woes, and did sot see him,i and that she know he
was going to America. And I think it is fair to say that
his intention of going to America was perfectly well known
to his friends. It is for you to nay how far you believe the
alibis made out. With regard to the husband of the
woman Joule, a man who is living on the profits of each a
calling as that pursued by his wife is about the mat infa-
mous of any man in society. How far the wife speaks the
truth it is for you to determine. The case for the meson-
tion is that the prisoner had been with the Repach's that
evening ; that he left there between seven and eight, and
that he took his boots with him ' • sad there was plenty of
time for him to have gone to Ouaborwell and to have re.
turned. I believe he could not have returned by the same
omnibus, but he might have returned by another. I have
not thought it necessary to cell your attention to the whole
of the evidence, but if you wish that I should read it over
to you I will do so.
The Foreman : It is not requisite.
The Lord Chief Baron : I have thought It the more un-
necessary to do so, because within the compere of a few
short hours you have had the benefit of two very able and
elaborate comments upon the cue, and during the whole
worse of thin investigation you have, I am sues, paid great
attention to the statements of the several witnesses, and
several questions have emanated from yourselves of °mei-
derable importance. And now having endeavoured to dis-
charge my duty it remains with you to do yours. I must
again tell you that the verdict is to be yours. It is for you
to decide the great important question of life or death. II
I have In any part of my address to you intimated any
opinion. I wish to say that I have desired to avoid
expressing any. I have called your attention to the
circumstances which I think you ought to consider, and as
far as I could I have eodeavoured to avoid the expreericie
of any opinion on the mine, for it is not for me but for you
to deliberate and decide the question to the best of your
judgment, and upon the evidence before you. If yon have
collected any opinion of any sort is any part of the ease
from whet may have fallen from me, whim so far as it goes
entirely along with your own opinion, dismiss it from your
mind as though I bed said nothing. The verdict is yours.
The law end the coestitutioo of England have given to
twelve men sworn to act according to the evidence the duty
of finding the verdict of guilty or not guilty. In deli-
berating upon that verdict, I doubt not you will--se ad-
vised to do by both the leaned counsel who have ad-
dressed you—act with impartiality and honesty. You
will remember the duty which you owe to the pri-
soner, to declare him innocent if von find him so, or de-
clare him guilty, according as the evidence may lead you.
You will Dot forget the duty you owe to the oonatrr, and
to society at large. If the evidence leads you to the con-
clusion of guilt, you will act upon the evidence, and accord-
ing to your conscience. and find that verdict which you be-
lieve to be right sod just. And may the God of all truth
and goodness guide your hearts and judgment to that which
will be a perfect and satisfactory verdict according to the
truth and josh°, of the case.
The jury then retired at a quarter to 3 o'clock, and as the
clock struck 3 returned into court. Their names having been
called over amid deep @demos,
The Clerk of the Arraigns mid—Gentlemen, are you all
agreed upon your verdict ?

Fceeman— We are.
Do you llnd Franz Muller guilty or not guilty of the
murder whereof he stands immured !
Foreman—GUlLTY.

You say be is guilty, sod th►t is the verdict of you all?
Yee.

The Clerk of Arraigns—Prisoner at the bar, you stand
convicted of the crime of wilful murder. Have you any-
thing to say why the court should not deliver judgment
upon you according to law ?
The prisoner, whose only indication of emotion, even at
this terrible crisis of his fate, was seen in the slight in-
voluntary twitching of his Inaly epasprosved upper lip, re-
plied " I have nothing to say before judgment."
Mr. Baron Martin then put on the black cap, and
said—Franz Muller. you have bees found guilty

by the jury of the murder of Mr. Briggs - it
is no pert of our duty to erprees generally
our opinions with respect to the verdict of the jury. It is
their province to decide upon your guilt or innocence. But
it is usual for her Majesty's judges to state in passing
sentences whether they entirely amour in the ver-
dict. They do no for two reasioes—fizet, it is mils-
factory that the opinion of the judge should omen,
with that of the jury, and I am authorised by the Lord
Chief Baron to state, and I state also on my own behalf,
that we are perfectly satisfied with that verdict, and had I
been on the jury I would have coecurred it is. I
state this for a mood reason, which is, in order to
remove from your mind the idea of the possibility
that you will live much longer in this world, and to
assure you that within a short time you will be re.
moved from it by a violent death. And I therefore
beseech you to a►ail yourself of thole means which
will, no doubt, be afforded you, of. as far as you can, making
you peace with your Maker, and preparing to meet that
death which will shortly happen to you. I forbear to go
into the particulars of your case, but there are a variety of
circumstances in it which, if the evidence had been gene
into more minutely, would have more and more tended to
establish your guilt. There is the history of your move-
ments during that day, your having left the home of Blythe
about eleven o'clock, sod roar having continued at &Tech's
until, according to the statement of a witness evidently
favourable to you, as was first stated, between seven and
eight o'clock, or, as he afterwards stated, until a quarter
put eight o'clock. You then stated that you were going
to see a certain young woman. You went there, sod it is
obvious that you could have given an account of your time,
how upwards of an hour and a half was consumed in going
to the place. It may be that Mrs. Jones supposed she
was telling the truth when she said you were there
at nine o'clock. I am satisfied, however, that she
was in error, and that you were at her house
much earlier, and that you came from that house to
the City, and probably seeing Mr. Briggs exhibit that chile
induced you to rob him. There are other circumstances

strongly tending to the sane conclusion in 000sezion with
your movements fora fewdayeduring the following week; your
having exchanged the chain of Mr. Briggs for one
which ►on got from Mr. Death; your having
immediately proceeded to pledge that chain, sod raise
• sum of money upon it, and on raising this you
proceeded to take out of pledge your own watch and
chain. and, having got them into your preseasion, you then
raised the money with which, I have no doubt, you paid
your peerage to America. I have no doubt that the reel
truth of this transaction is, that, moved by the devil, and
for the purpose of getting money to go to America, you
robbed Mr. Briggs of his watch and chain, and with these
contrived, with the assistanoe of your friends, to get an&
ficient money to defray your wags. In that, I believe, is
to be found the true explanation of the owe. I have gone
into these circum►tances for the purpose of removing from

your mind all possible expectation of any commutation of
your sentence. I feel as satisfied of your guilt se I see be
of any matter of which I am certain, but which I hare not
actually seen with my own yea, The sentence which I
hay* now to pass is not that of the Lord Chief Bozos or of
myself, but it is that which the law of England imposes
epos all men found guilty of the mime of wilful murder,
sod that sentence is, that you be taken beck to the prima
whence TOO OHM, titmice to the place of execution, sod
there be hanged by the neck until you be dead, sad that
your body when deed be takes down and buried in the pro.
chide of the prima where you were last oonfioed before this
sentence of execution was parsed upon you ; sad may the
Lord bays mercy on your soul !"
The last solemn words were scarcely uttered when two
prison warden standiag inunediMely behind Muller COMM
forward to remove him from the bar.

The prisoner, who caullocied to display surprising firmness
and self-pnasessioe, said, •' I shosld like to say smithies,
I am, at all *vents, satisfied with the sactano° which your
lordship has passed. I kiwis very well it is that which the
law of the country prescribes. What I base to may is that
I have not been convicted as a trite statement of the facts,
bat is a false statement."

Tea primmer bed not completed the last eentimos whim
his iron resolution and the dery sellemnisrand which,
though of somewhat slender physioal cosformaticie, he bad
maintained throughout the trial with an imperturbtbility

which showed him Capable of the meet depend* deeds, en-
tirely pre way, sod the miserable man left the dock dir
oohed is tiers.