The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-07 00:00:00

HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Last half of R.g.

To;dTorlittliag,
Surbitou Hill, sad Titmouse an ham

SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 BOVE. D.M.
Bright Cloud, Osasos, sod Csriatha ars hem
SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. D.Y.

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di to 'ag'
0„,,,00, Nebula,
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are here.

"--PA.m----ioanar.—Water Kelpie, Devoeisusis, Presumption,
Atm, and West Wild.

FIFTH BIENNIAL STACuKES.
racao R.M.
Tunes, Curie, Falls" Sin, Newsnionger,
De der, Jarslocket, Gladstonegapore,, Escape, Meriden, Pragque,
Stockbroker, be to Morocco, The Ranger, Prince Lee 800,
Coessader, Sea King, Avenger, and Newcharch are here.
PAID Fosrxrr. —Beatrice, Water Kelpie, Splitvote,
Bcetia, Mrs. Somerville, Refuge, Araoan, Thais, Automaton,
Knight of North, Olow-worm, Achnset, Moopidea, Lady
Evelyn colt, thinner, Omelettes, Worthless colt, Rosette,
Flower, Safety, Sweet Willie, Blue Mantle, Touchstone colt,
Ordeal, Taje, Corroborator, West Wind, Warhorse, Roly
Poly.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP. One mile 6 furlongs and
67 yards.
Fairwater, Cape Flyaway, Brown Duchess, Paste, Carts-
brook. Man-at•Aruis, Bathilde, Black Prince, Gabrielle de
Edna, Harlequin, Watchman, Villette, Bedouin, Magnum
Boaum, Fee, Attomao, Lapidist, Carioca, Ernest, Battery,
Equinox, Fantail, Sandford, hr to Springbok, Curacao,
Falcon, Oolleso Rhos, and Cameboy care her?....

PAID POIFICIT. —Stamped°, Caudell, 13arobettina, King
of Italy, Warhorse, Lawyer, Rubella, Amazonian, Land
&take Party.

LATEST BETTING.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
100 to 30 opt Genteboy e (t)
9 to 't Bedouin (t)
100 to 15 Colleen Rime (t)
8 to 1 Fairwater (I)
100 to 8 Han-at-Arms (t)
15 to 1 Watchman (t)
Very little doing.

DURHAM MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY PLATE. Si:
Royalty, Satiastose, Cliltnook, Thefurro torb , Belay Cope-
land. Prairie Flower, sad Lord Daadreary are Sara

LAYBTON STAKFIL T.Y.O.
nimbi Yaot►liai, The Shadier, Yates dam f, Balder-
dope, and Good Advice are here.
NORTH DURHAM HANDICAP. One mile and a
quarter.
Upperhand, Fairy King, Bernice, Giltaaok, Luna, De-
votee, Piooo, Bohemian, and Robber are here.
RABY Erreszs. One mile.

Royalty, Suitinstom4 Allow Me, Davao', Pkvoia, Bag
Coancl, Prairie Flower, and Lord Duodreary Ke ham

THE RECENT MCTINT AND LOBB or Lire AT
BLACKWALL.—Yesterday morning the body of the young
officer, Ensign Francisco Vidal, who lost his life by drown-
ing during the late fearful tragedy amongst the crew of the
Peruvian corvette Arica, at Blackwell, was picked up in
close proximity to the hulk. It is supposed that it must
have got entangled in some of the mooring chains, and was
thus for more than a fortnight prevented from rising to the
surface. The circumstances under which the deceased was
faced overboard ha. e not as yet been precisely ascertained,
but it is conjectured that iD the dreadful amnia he was
driven through a porthole. He is stated to have been highly
connected in bin native country, and was much esteemed by
his brother officers. The body of the other young man,
Emmanuel who, it will be remembered, was
unfortunately on the hulk on a visit to his brother,
an ofticer, and who perished in the confusion, has not as
yet been recovered.

Tait Exactrrioze jr Waainex. —The Birminviiam
Post of to-day says :—" Bina his condemnation the prisoner
has pissed a great portion of his time in religious examine
and in conunucieating with his friends. These letter:
abounded with expressioos of affection and good will to old
acquaintances, neighbours. and relatives, and contained
many references to his hopes of salvation. They were also
freely interspersed with ficriptui al quotations. lie re-
peatedly acknowledged his guilt, and maid he shot
the girl through jealousy. On Tuesday last Outer
wrote • letter to Mrs. Hinckley, Alice's mother, in
which he expensed a hops that 'the Lord would for-
give her !ter inns and that he should meet her in heaven !' The
letter also expressed • desire that the relatives of the
murdered girl would go over to Warwick and visit him
before his execution. On Good Friday the condemned man
had interviews with hie own relatives and those of the
murdered glrL He appeared much distressed, but in
answer to questions from his father, mid he had made
his peace with God, sad had that day partaken of the
simian:tent. He would not stare hie motive for the com-
mission of the crime, but said ' that lies between her and
me—none will ever know that.' After the interview with
his own relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Hinckley were taken
into his all and bade him farewell. He went on his
knees to the father of the girl and begged his forgiveness.
Yesterday morning the prisoner was questioned respecting
the discharge of the pistol, and being asked whether it
went off accidentally or not, replied, No ; after bidding
her good bye, shaking hands with, and kissing her, I idiot
her through the back. as she turned round to go in-doors.
There was no quarrel while we were standing talking
together.' Among the crowd was as old woman
wbo had brought her daughter over from Tschbrook, and
was most persistent in her Application at the porter'slodge to
see the governor, to obtain his permission for the dead man's
hand to be passed across the throat of the girl, who is suffer-
ing from • large and unsightly wee. It is an old superstition
that the touch of • murderers hand will cure this disfigure-
ment ; but it is almost needless to state that the governor
would not grant the unseemly request. The culprit
seemed to acquire firmness es he gazed upon the crowd,
and contrary to expectation he advanced a pace forwards,
and proceeded to address those below. His voice though
tremulous was distinct. He said, My dear friends, you
see me here about to suffer the penalty of the law. I have
been a Sunday school teacher. I hope my Sunday school
teachers and all others will take warning, and avoid such
crimes as that for which lam about to justly suffer.' He
then read aloud some prayers from • ' Prisoner's Manual,'
which had been supplied to him by the chaplain, and
which was held for him by one of the warders.
Immediately he had finished reading. Smith drew the cap
over his eyes and adjusted the rope; the warden stepped
aside, the bolt was draws, god the body fell with a heavy
jerk and • dull thud of the rope which made all who heard
it to shudder, and avert their eyes from the sickening sight.
There were one or two convulsive twitchiogs of the legs
and bands, and then the body swami round helpless, and
apparently lifeless. The neck was dislocated in the fall,
and although life might have remained for three or four
colonies, sensibility was instantaneously destroyed."
THE CONDRIOULD C'ILLIIINAL BURTON. —The hard-
ened and impenitent condition in which we described last
week the condemned murderer Burton to be, continued
without any abatement until Thursday, when he received
a letter from his slater, saying she was coming to see him,
and enclosing some verses copied for him by a nephew, a
boy of shoot twelve years, to whom he wax always much
attached. The recollection of this boy had an evident effect
upon him, though he xtruggled not to show it, and was
enabled to display his usual demeanour of bravado and
hardihood on the following day all through the inter-
view with his sister and aunt. They left him almost
,heartbroken at his conduct ; bat in the evening a
udden change came over him during a visit from the
chaplain, the Rev. Shirley Woolmer, who has been
unceasing in his endeavour, to bring him to a state of
mind more suitable to his awful position. He burst into a
flood of tears, and acknowledged gent he had all along been
shamming an indifference he did not feel, and now could
" brave it out" no logger. From that moment his condos%
has been one consistent course of penitence and selfabees-
meat. He has been most attentive to the instructions
the rev. gentleman, sad thankful for them. He now reads
his Bible and other religions works with an evident desire
to profit by them ; and with intense snxiety drew attention
to the passage of Holy Writ which declares that "no
murderer bath eternal life abiding in him.* He had
written a letter to his father, requesting his pardon for his
Ft conduct, and on reenviog the answer yesterday
londay) morning, wee greatly overcome by his feelings.
he execution is fixed for Saturday next, at twelve o'clock.
—Maidstone Journal.

AN EXPENSIVE Joss—At the Liverpool Assizes
yesterday, a rather curious action was tried, the plaintiffs
sad defendant being cotton waste dealers. Mr. Walton, the
manager for the plaintiffs, while at an hotel in Boltoo, met
the defendant, and the conversation turned upon cotton.
The defendant said he had 105 bales of Egyptian cotton
lying at Liverpool, which be would sell for 1,8001. below
the invoice price. Mr. Walton and a Mr. Yates, who wan
also prompt, agreed to bay the cotton on these terms, end
peid a deposit, partly, in cash and au " I 0 tr," the de-
feudist giving a male note. On going down to Liverpool,
the plalutiffs found that the defendant had no cotton in
that town or anywhere else, and they therefore brought
the action to recover demises. For the defence it was con-
tended that the affair wee a joke, and the contract made is
• mere spirit of " bounce." The learned Judge (Mr. Baron
Martin) said there was no panes over the sale note, end if
people foolishly made such contracts, they mast Aide the
ereempiesera. Thejury found a verdict for the plaintiffs—
lemasee 330 L
The branch of the Hampshire Banking Company
is to be ripened at Brigitaa en the 14th lambast ; a brooch
is also to be opened at Havant, in Manta The chief branch
of • new braking company fs abortly to be opened at South-
ampton. Premises have been takes.

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