The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

THE EXPIMSSTkiIOWAT EVEN" NG, AUGUST 15, MC

A. SCURRY HANDICAP SWEAPSIAILIa of 10 nova eaelt,3 ft,
with 25 added ; wieners extra ; gentlemen ridges ; profes-
sionals 710 extra. Three.iaarters al a mile. (12 abe.)
Age st lb Ageat lb
Reindeer a 'll 7 Berner 4 913
Durban 3 11 1 Betwerth 4 910
Lord of
4 * Manor • 111 0 1 • IMAM 4 9 0
Ibex RI b' leerseneld
Bolero 6 10 1 lehieetisek
Merry Maid
THE MAGIIA CHAIM &rums of 5 PTA aselt, with 60
added ; 2-yr-alds, 761; three, 9st ; eartaie penalties ; sell-
ing and other 'Howson*. T.Y.C. To elms sod mane as
a. Railway Siam
TAR MURRAY AIM MJDDLIAEX STARTS of 15 soya. each,
10 ft, and 5 only if declared ; with 100 added • winners
extra ; Cue second to save his stake ; four to Marl, of only
half the public matey will be given. Two miles and a dia.
tanoe. (t 3 sobs, 9of whom declared.)
p st lb Age st lb
Bally 5: blond A 6 810 Rappel 3 5 7
Retairer
. .

( fie oaly duns sea dart, the added money is eoneeqnsatly
reduced to 5W.)

ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB REGATTA.

RYDE, SATURDAY EVENING.

The departure of the boat in connexion with the
list tram from Portsmouth on Friday did not allow the
positive announcement of the result of the two races for 501.
each by scbomaers and cutters, although it was then pretty
clearly indicated that the Aline would take we prise and the
Mosquito the other. This statement turned out to be quite
correct, and perhaps the close of the two races was one of
the most interesting ever witnessed. The leading yacht. of
the two classes—Aline and Mosquito—on coming towards
the mark boatat which the race was to finish were so near
to each other that it could not be determined which, if
either. wu is advance of the other, being appersotiv a
"dud beat" between them ; but uthey were sailing for
separate prizes this was not of importance. When the vie
tired the only difference between the two was the additional
length of the Aliee's bowsprit. The time of arrival which
determined both prince woe—

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6 26 tO
6 Ed 0

Mos.oito
VoLwte .

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. 6 55 50
6 50 0

Thus Captaim Thellussen, the commodore, has wen
another cup of the raise of 30(.. in addition to the splendid
.up mew oy the tradesmen of }tide, foe wbsch be was the
successful competitor on Tuesday last. This result lute
gives great satisfaction to the inhabitants, hi consequence of
the arell-knowo liberality of Captain Thelloseon, aid his
hariog done so much for the good of the town Mace he has
bees the commodore of the club.

At dusk ID the evening there was • grand display of fire-
works from • stage on the water in front of the Club-hones,
and they were discharged with great regularity, and were
witnessed by a large body of the visitors in the town.
At the condmion of the &ovate& signal was gives for
the illumination of the whole fleet of yacht• lying about the
station, but this display was somewhat ramrod by the ownwr
of a couple of yachts disregarding. or being is ignorance of
the previous arrangement', and he oommenoed firing guns.
These were taken by some yacht owners to ►e the signal for
them to illuminate, while others, knowing them to be us-
authorised, did not obey ; and the conaequenoe was the
bast arrangement was to some extent frostrasecL Still, on
the whole, a very fair azhibitioe took plaoe.
The Regatta Ball, intended to be held here on Friday
evening, was postponed for a fortnight
This day was devoted to boat rice', dock hunts, and other
aquatic sports, and, as usual, attracted a vary large number
of persons on the pier to witness them ; and special boats
ran from Portsmouth, bringing • large accession of visitors
The extreme fineness of the weather wee • great inducement
for all who could to be present, and as the entire fleet of
yachts, about 200 in number, were all fully dressed with Bags,
at promoted a splendid picture sot often Interned in these
waters. There was • very spirited competition for all the
prices, sod the races for lne docks and the duck heats
elicited roan of laughter.
The band of the Royal Marines from Portsmouth were on
the par during the afternoon, and under the direction of
Mr. J. C. Earl, bandmaster, played • choice selection
of muds.

boat-races terminated the regatta at Ryde,
bat to-morrow a splendid cup of the value of 1001.,
given by Mr. Charles TheHasson, the commodore,
will be sailed for by all yachts belonging to the Royal
Victoria Yacht Club, the course being front Ryde to Torquay.
This cup was exhibited yesterday, acid it is really a
'emotes mass of gold and silver. It was manufactured by
Maus. Londoo and Ryder, and calculated to add to the
reputation of the makers of the Ryde and Doecarter cups.
The design is of the classic Greek style, the ground
being dead gold and the relief dead silver. The two
handles are beautifully modelled mermaids, by Flaffere;
the cover is frosted Slyer, surmounted by an infant Nep-
tune outride • dolphin. On the tam are masks of sea mon.
eters. The cap bean the following inscription :—" Pre-
seated to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club by Charles Mel-
lusson, Ear., Ocean Match, Ryde to Torquay, A utust 16,
1864." Ma sire. London and Ryder had the honour of sub-
mitting this imp for the impieties of his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, who expressed himself highly pleased with
it. This is the second year of the ocean matches originated
by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, and the re-
mit' have proved highly satisfactory, affording •
fair scope for seamanship, and teetivg the capabilities
of both cutters and schooners, which the long shore
matches to a certain axtent do not admit of. The list of
prises with this is by no means exhausted ; for on Tuesday,
the 23rd instant, three prizes will be given to be sailed
for, by Mr. T. Broadwood, via :—First prise, a silver
soap wren,. value 60L, for schooners ; second prise, an
ornamental piece of plate, value 401., for cutters and yawls ;
and • third prize, a piers of plate, value 151., for all vessels
under 40 toes. The course for these ream will be from
Torquay round the Eddystone Lighthouse to Plymouth.
Again. on Thursday, September 1, a prise of the value of
WI. for schooners, and 50t. for cutters sad yank, belonging
to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. To be veiled for from
Dartmouth to Ryde. Them ocean races will be in eon-
minion with the folioed:4 regattas :—Torhsy at d South
Devoe, August 18 and 19 ; Royal Western Yacht Club and
. Port of Plymouth, August 25 and 26; and Dart.
I mouth, August 30 and 3L Therefore take, altogether,
prizes amounting in the aggregate to 5651. are offered for
competition, • som which mink, if not surpasses most of
the other aquatic clubs in the kingdom, and it only waits
the addition of • prise by her Majesty, wham name the club
bears, to make the Victoria Yacht Club scarcely mend
to any other.

SUiPEPTID CHILD M —EIMER AT HOMERTON.-011
Saturday months; an inquiry was held by Mr. Richards
respecting the death of • male child supposed to have been
murdered at Iloraertoo. It appeared that aa two gentlemen
and Filder were walking along the banks of the river Lea,
wear Homerton-bridge, they sew lying on the path the body
of the deceaaed child. There was a rope around the child's
seek, tied tightly is a knot. A briok was fastened to the
other end of the rope. Some person had evideotly in the
might time flung the child towards the river, and thinking
it bad gone into the water, had Iran away without looking.
Dr. Miller, surgeon to the Hackney union, said he had
examined the child, which was a male child fully developed
and of full time. There was a mark of a ligature around
the neck. Ftum the state of deemnposittoe the body was in •
he could not undertake to state that the child was alive when
the rope was put around its neck. The deputymorceer said
so doubt the case was mother instance of the fearfully me-
i relict crime of infanticide. Verdict—" That the deceased
was found dead an the banks of the river Lea with a rope
around its neck, but how death had been caused there was
no evidence to prove."
MrXDaR ON THE HIGH SEAS.—At the South-
siaptos police court on Friday, before the Mayor, Mr. G.
H. &intim, and other megistrates, a German seaman,
named Adolph Moires. about 35 mate old, was charged
with wilfully murdering the captain of the barque Gunter°
Adolphe. an Eeglish registered Yawl, oo the high seas' on
the 21st Juoe last. It appeared from the evidence of the
first mate, Mr. Preston, that the ship left Loodon oe the
7th of May for Chios- When they were within about
tire dam' wl of Pernambuco, the first mate was in the
cal.iiu —the time being 9.30 p.m.—when he beard a some
proceeding from the ceptaie's cabin. He immediately
went there, and found the prisoner in the cabin with
the metals. As awn as the prisoner saw him, be raised
a pistol and fired, but the shot missed him. He then
weal male on deck, the prisoner following him.
having still a double-barrelled revolver io hi. hand.
Shortly afterwards the captain cameos deck and asked
where the second mate was (messing the prisoner), and
whether he had not been secured' Prisoner was standing
near at the time, and he turned round and deliberately shot
the captain through the head. The captain fell, wed after
lingering foe about half an hoar, died. The prisoner in the
meantime had betaken himself to the captain's alio.
I where he remained for a considerable time, the crew being
unable to get at him as he had obtained possession of all the
firearms. He afterwards came ea deck heavily armed, and
proceeded to lower tLe lifeboat, into which he cot, and at
once started from the ship. It was thew about half-past two
in the meriting. Shots were fired at biro, hut it was sussed-
logly disk at the time, arid they did sot take effect. As 2004
OP the day dawned, all eyes were strained is order to
discover, if possible, some trios of the Prisoner,
and the boat was discovered M the distance. Tbe reseal
went immediately in pursuit, and came up with him *Mut
ten o'clock. Shot* were tired at the prisoner's boat. which
was completely riddled ; and when it was in a sinking stata
the jolly boat belonging to the ship, and manned at the
time by six of the crew, was sent to seise the prisoner, who
was placed is irons ea soon as secured, and conveyed to the
vessel, where he remained in confinement until Peroantbwoo
was reached. He was then arraigned before a naval mud. I
where dermitioes were takes, and the English mean! '
directed his removal to this country. It wee stated that
no disagreement had taken places between the captain end
the prisoner. The prisoner was romeeded for a week.

MIFROPOLITAN FREI HOSPITAL, DIVONSHYS
sQw4m, Crvv.—The swept' amber of Wheats relieved
&win the week eliding 54gost 13 was—Mahood, 874 ;
sorwical, 691.; total, 1,575, al which 557 WON sew cum

43111117 /(0111:111017N HOSPITAL, CALRDO ZAN-ROA D.
Nevetter of patients for the week ',idle( Amgessl3, 795, of
whiek 250 were sew aim

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT. —Lrvisroca., Auotrin 13.
(Before Loot Chief Justice Cookbern sad a Spacial Jurv.)
The following whose agethat the Loscoakire and York-
shire Railway were tried after the despatch of our parcel
as Friday :

BELOW V. TEI LANCASHIRE AND TORUS= RAILWAY.
The plaintiff was a woolstaplar, living sear Bradford, and
in the habit of daily travelling on the defendant.'
having a cletract ticket. On the 7th January the train by
which he worn travelling was Do fell that the plaintiff was
requested by the guard to ride in the via. Just before
caching Bradford there is a tunnel, and in phasing out of
this the plaintiff's train ran into an engine, which by some
means had become detached from another train. Oa
result of the collision was that plaintiff's spine was No
severely injured that be bad bees prevented from following
his business, which had quite fallen away. Evidence
having been adduced to show that for at least twelve
nsootha to come plaintiff would not be in a condition to
follow any occupation the jury fired the damages at 2501.
EASTWOOD T. TEN LANCASHIRE AND rosuntina RAILWAY
COMPANY.
The plaintiff, a fruiterer, herring curer, and provision
dealer at Huddersfield, and who also assisted his father (a
potato dealer), was enraged in 167,1863, in nnovioa Po-
tatoes from a railway truck near the station at Huddersfield.
While he was thus occupied, and standing upon the truck,
cattle train was shunted with such violence that, coming
In contact with the truck on which plaintiff wee, he was
thrown out and so injured in the spine and other parts that
be could not now walk about without great pain, and it
was doubtful whether he would be ever strong aid healthy
again. Defendants during the action admitted their liability,
aid claimed only very moderate damages, oh the ground that
anther plaintiff's business nor health had suffered es much
as was represented. Previous to the accident plaintiff was
snaking 111. a week with the insistence of his wife.
The jury awarded 1.F.00/. damages.
The court then rose.

NORTH LONDON RAILWAY.

The report of the directors states that the result
of the put half-year's working, as shown by the aimonnts,
is a balsas, to the credit of review of 45,5610
increase of 2,726/., 1111 compered with the
period of the previous year. The receipts h...71,7=
**urea& of trail° show, as compared with 1863, the following
results :—Pameogen, 45,2551., being an inaresee of 2,9761;
merchancliee and minerals, 44,3104, an increase of 4,4281. ;
live stook, 1,3551., an increase of 5736. ; total, 90,9201., the
increase being 7,9771. The working expenses, on the other
hand, show en lemmas of :46801., miming chiefly from a
larger expenditare than usual on repairs, and renewal
of the rolling stock, which the directors deem it
essential to place is the best possible cooditiou
prior to the opening of the City Exteneion line.
The expenditure on capital account during the test half.
year aroonota to 175,4551., the sum of 16,592/. having been
expended on additional plant, and 158,8631. on the sew line
to the City, and on the purchase of additional laoda for Bow
works, and for widening the existing main line. The amount
el the share capital raised for the purpose of the City
Branch work being exhanated, it has been found neces-
sary to ransom moonlit of the loan capital authorised by
the City Branch Act, the sum of 100.0001., the interest on
which forms en additional charge egainet the revenue of the
past half.year. The net balance, after payment of debenture
interest. is 38,6134, from which the directors recommend
that 4,0001. be added to the special works and contingencies
fund ; that 2,0004 be set .aide on amount of parliamen-
tary expenses ; and that from the sum of 32,6131., available
for division after this deduction, a dividend be declared, os
the ordinary share capital of the company, at the rate of
six per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of 9971. to be
carried forward to the cahoot half-year. The directors
regret to report that the application to parliament for power
to construct a line from Kingsland to Tottenham was um
encases/ al, the bill having been rejected in oonimittee of the
House of Commons. The Additioaal Powers Bill, pro-
moted by the company, has received the royal assent, the
opposition of the East and West India Dock Company
having resulted in an arrangement, which the directors
trust may prove advantageous to both companies.
An act has been obtained by the London and South
Western Railway Company for the construction of a direct
line from the North sod South Western Junction Railway
to Kew and Richmond. Powers of user are secured to the
Leaden end North Western, end North and South Western
Junction Companies, which will have the effect of giving to
the treffic over this company's lice the advantage of a direct
coinmunicatioo with thatimportant district. In pursuance
of the resolution penned at the last half-yearly meeting,
arrangements have been made far raising the additional
capital sanctioned by the company's Widening Act, by the
issue of new shares of 101. each, of which ens-halt will be.
called op during the present year, for the purchase of the
lends required for the widening of the lice between Camden
and Kingsland. The engineer reports that considerable pro-
Lrsm has been made is the works of the City Extension to
verpoul-street during the last six months. The
total length of this line is 4,500 yards; about two-
thirds of which is viaduct, and the remaining portion
excavation and retaining works ; of the whole length 3,075
yards are complete. The buildings and roof for the pas-
memoir station in Liverpool-street, together with the portico
belonging to the Load= and North Western Railway Com-
pany, will be contracted for early in October. The con-
tract for the erection of the roadside stations at Kingsland
and Old-street-road has been let to Messrs. Waring
Brothers.