The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-12 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

IBT ammo msozArs.)
WOLVERHAMPTON MEETING.

(THIS DAY.)

CHILLINGTON STAKIg3. Straight balf mile.
Acolyte, Rut Leap, Light, Persuasioo, Poeteu, and
Faith are hero.
FOIILTH BIENNIAL STAKES. Ooe mile and a half.
Oscar, Borealis, Trumps, King of Utopia, and East Lan-
masks are here.

BOROUGH MEMBERS' PLATE. Straight half mile.
Deeper, Livingstone, East Sheen, Mountain Buck, Faith,
Peignoir, David Ann, Lord of Line, Perseverance, and
Misfortune are here.

WOLVERHANITON STAKES. About two miles.
Oldminstor, holing, Suburbia, Tourist, Change, Joco,
sad Jack ollearti are bare.
WELTER CUP. Ate mile and a ball.
Misfortune, Joco, Knave of Trumps, and Midillevratch
are here.

ABRlVED.—Spicebox, West End, fleinnore, Yin Living.
stone, lAdy Evelyn 611 y, and Gladstone.

LAW INTELLIGENCE
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Beton Mr. COMMilliollol, Holroyd.)
A RE ALEXANDEZGIIANT.

The bankrupt was at. optii;.l;linirmsler, of Berwick-
street, and Seymour-street, Euston-square. This was the
sitting for examination and discharge. Debts about 2004
Mr. Goodday appeared for the official waives. Mr.
&rood supported.
Mr. E. Reed opposed. The bankrupt bad brought a most
vexatious action against Mr. Cox, an omnibus proprietor, for
injuries done to his son. There was to pretence for the
action; the verdict was given immediately against the
bankrupt ; the defendant's costs were Mt. ; and the bank-
rupt had straightway come to this court, though be had
boo ,arrying on an apparently prosperous business for years.
The bankrupt stated that be bad been in business 10
rears ; he sometimes employed one workman, and some.
timer six ; his receipts tinght be 5/. or 6/. a week. He had
Oa up stock and trade valued at 13/. For the last
lour years he had only worked as a journeyman.
His Honour said there was nothing to show whether the
action had been brought properly or improperly, but there
was no doubt it bad bees the man's ruin.
Mr. Sergood said that his son, who was under age, was
shaken off the top of an omnibus and severely injured ; it
was believed to be the fault of the driver ; and the bank-
e,la was advised to bring an action in which he had failed.
Yr. Reed asked for an adjournment of the order of dis-
charge.
His Honour saw no reason for adjourning. The case was
not within the act of parliament. The order would be
granted.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL
♦ CRUEL TOEING URCHUC

Alfred Griffith;, r lad shoot eIO7OT years of ego, was
charged before Alderman Allen, at the instance of Lord
Ravnham, with cruelty to a dog.
Lord Raynliazu said be was passing near Fox and
Knot-court on the previous afternoon, when he
beard • fearful howling from a dog, and was in-
formed that the prisoner had just stabbed a dog in
the back with • knife. He saw the animal bleeding very
much from • wound in the back, and perceiving the
prisoner running away, he pursued him until he
(prisoner) was stopped by a policeman, and then charged
him with the offeoce of cruelly ill•treating the dog.
The acting inspector on duty at this court said the boy
yes very much neglected, having neither father nor mother
of bin own. His stepfather, on being communicated with,
rid the prisoner might take his chance, he should do
nothing for him. The dog was bleeding very much when
brought to the policastation.
The owner of the dog said it was not much hurt, and that
as the prisoner bad been locked up all night, perhaps it
would deter him from repeating such cruel conduct.
Alderman Allen said • dumb animal could not protect
Unit, and they prisoner must therefore be a very wicked
boy to stick • knife into one. He hoped it would not occur
sous, or he would punish the prisoner severely. Acting
upon the recommeodation of the owner of the dog be would
discharge the prisoner on this =anion, at the same time
observing that Lord Haynharn had acted most properly in
giving him into custody, and that the public were much
indebted to him for interesting himself so warmly in the
awe of humanity. . _ .

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The prisoner, who appeared very much frightened, wee
then discharged.
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CLERKENWELL.
COWITAL OP A PICKPOCLIT.
Henry Frames, Morris, a fashionably attired young fel-
low, who had on a rifle cap, and who refused his address and
occupation, waacharged before Yr. IYErneourt with picking
the pocket of Era Earths Fuller. at ClerkenwelL
Er. Ricketts appeared for the prisoner.
The oomplatoant, who stated that she resided at 201, Gas-
well-road, said that yesterday she was standing by a stall,
looking at some crockery, when she felt something at her
side pocket. She looked down and saw the prisoner
fumbling at her pocket. The prisoner then went away, and
she missed her purse. She followed after him, and
he ran but her cries for assistance caused him to be stopped,
and the purse was found in his hands.
litr. William Holt, of 5, Ironmonger-row, said be saw the
Lnsooer running away and he gave chase and captured him.
When he took him into custody the prisoner bad the pro-
secutries puree in his hand. The prisoner asked him what
he was going to do with bun, and said he had better let him
to as it would do him co good to lock him up. He, how-
ever, pee him into custody.
Police-constable Alfred Beaks, 154 G, said he took the pri-
soner into custody, when the purse produced, which was
identified by the prosecno ix, wu handed over to him. He
bow nothing whatever of the prisoner.
The prisoner said he was guilty, and hoped that the ma-
gistrate would deal as lightly as he poesibly could with him
as it was his Snit offence.

Mr. D'Eyncourt said it WU a daring came of robbery, and
sentenced the prisceter to lax months' hard khan in the
Howie of Correction.

The prssooar's mother began to howl end shriek, and said
it warn a great shame that her son should have such a long
teem of imprisonment, as be was as innocent as a babe.
The prisoner—Oh, never mind, mother ; I can do that lot
on my head, and have a good sleep.

801:THWAHIC.
BREAKING A MAN. 11 ARM.
James Car, • decent-looking young man, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Burcham, charged with assaulting John
Mullins, and breaking his left ann.
The complainant, whose left arm was bandaged up, said
that he was • labouriog man, and resided in hitechapel.
About 8 o'clock on the previous night he was passing along
Windmill-street, New-cat, when be maw the prisoner strug-
gling with his father, whom he knocked down. Witmer
went and assisted him up, and told the prisoner that he
ought to be ashamed ..of himself to Mose his father in such a
manner. The prisoner then turned upon him and they had
a few rounds, and in the tonne of their struggling he wax
thrown down, and unfortunately his arm was broken.
At that time • coostable came up, took the prisoner into
custody, and conveyed witness to the hospital, where his
UM was bandaged up.
The prisoner here said that unfortunately for him he bad
a drunken father who came home in • beastly state and
commenced abusing him. He went to pull him in, and
while they were having words together the prosecutor inter-
fered, and then they had a tight. The latter had the worst
of it, sad unfortunately fell and broke his left arm. He
regretted it very much.
In answer to Mr. Burcbam, the prosecutor said that they
had several rounds before be fell, but he did not think he
would have fallen or broken his arm had not the prisoner's
brother interfered.
Mr. Burcham observed that it seemed an unfortunate
ease, all arising out of a drunken old man. The prosecutor
ix passing thought he was being ill-used, and picked him
up, when he had words with the prisoner, and then they
fought, and by falling his arm was broken.
The prisoner said he was willing to make him any reason-
able compensation, as he regretted very much what had
happened.
The prosecutor had on wish to press the charge under
theme circumstances. and on an ►rrangement being entered
into between them the charge was withdrawn.
The prisoner was accordingly discharged.

Crry Imyeoyzyrrts.—We are glad to see the
march of inaprovemerit in the City, and we are preset, too, of
the rapid stndes that have been made in this generation. King
William-street, Cannon-street, and Moorgate-street, are '
noble thoroughfares, whilst the grouping of buildings around
the Exehaoge presents from various points of view pictures
of architectural grandeur of which old Rome might be
proud. The taste and opulence of our merchants and pri-
vate companies are exhibited in the multitude
of splendid edifices that hoe oar streets, end strike
the eye with their bold frontages at almost every
corner, and op every narrow court. What • pity
Noel a wealth of beauty sharld be hidden almost
in dark Avelino, aod blind alleys ! The contrast is striking;
but this is London—an old City rebuilding, a had ground-
Plan being gradully accommodated to the needs of • gigantic
and still-iocresaing trade. London is not Washington, with
its long vistas of geometrical streets, ending nowhere and
ro nothing ; nor St. Petersburg, built to order; nor Paris,
sreght to be made a monument of sutocretic taste, but •
city with a principle of growth within itself, developing,
sebirgiog, tracwiformieg, front an internal impales. Itws
because at must ; if it cannot grow outwards, it will grow
',lnwards, just like plants which, stunted in one direction,
ttland in another. London, in short, is simply the stone
!ail brick embodiment of a weighty commerce, and as this
leo-reams, so the City, crab-like, must enlarge its shell, to
to give it room to breathe and move, and perform all its
mai functioes.—City Press.