The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-05 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(BY ELICTIIIC TILEGBAIif.)
DERBY MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

STAUNTON HAROLD STAKES. Btnuight half mile.
Lady Mary, Measure for Mean" and Alicia fan her..
MIDLAND STEEPLECHASE. About three miles sad a

Sinking Fund, Heads or Tana, Xanthus, %IWO, Mary
Ana, Sir Bobby, and Emblem are here.
PAID
too, and FRug. ORFITT. —Light of Other Daft, Mutineer, Cocka-
HARRINGTON PLATE. One mile.
True Heart the only home here at present.
SomersaPAlD
ult. Fortran% —Libellous, Charles Fos, Mermaid, and
HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Two miles.
Sinking Fund, Sir Bobby, Emblem, and Jacob are here.
PAID FOMlT.—blaritana, See-saw, Mutineer, Chastise-
meat, Kingston, Pergus, Mermaid, and King Christmas.
Onus ARRIVAL& —Eiff-Patr, Faith, Butterfly, Abron,
Bedford, Pine Apple, Wintry, Mountain Maid I, Disdain,
Prophet, &trek* Nosegay, Benham Les, True Blue,
Clontarl, Lairs, Reurnmetator, and Lactates.

GROSS INHUMANITY TO A CHILD.

INQUEST.-(THD3 DAY.)-SPECIAL VERDICT.

This morning Mr. H. Rai es Walthew, the deputy-
coroner for Middlesex, opened an inquiry at the Seven Stars
Tavern, Hiriherreet, Ekontley, respecting the death of
Charles William Stacey, aged 6 years, who was found dead
is the water of Bow Creek, Bromley.
May Steely, of No. 10, Jamesetreet, Bromley, mid that
she was is the employ of Mr. Harper Twelvstries, soap
powder manufacturer. The deceased was her illegitimate
eon. On Tuesday three weeks she left home to go to her
work at one o'clock, leaving the deceased with a neighbour's
boy, aged twelve years. The decreaed used to go to a school,
sad the grandfather pardtwopence per week. When she came
home toter tea at four o'clock, she missed deceased, and went
to the school, but could not Sad him. Had beard that the do-
omed had spent hi school money in cakes. Witness had
beaten deceased with a leather strap. (Tbe strap, • very
heavy one, was produced, and crested a deep seenstion is
court.) He arid very much, and ran out of the house.
Had never beaten him before, end no one was present when
she beat him. A Mrs. Jolly and her daughter were in the
house at the time.

George Staoey, the grandfather, was examined, sad said
that the demand was a very good and intelligent boy. Had
never heard deceased complain of ill nage, and witness
paid for deceased's schooling.
Harriett Jolly, of No. RI, Upper Charles-street, Bromley,
said that she formerly lived at No. 5, Park-street, where the
metier of the deceased lodged. It was not true that she
had left the demand with her boy, for she would not allow
it. The steep peoduced has been cut since she beat the
dammed with it. It is shorter, and it had on the end
'of it as ism buckle. The deceased showed it to Mt-
n= afterwards, and his back was then terribly marked
and braised in several *eve, Lod blood was issuing
from his right ear. Witness remonstrated with the
mother. and told her that she ought to be ashamed of
I herself for beating her child is such an unmerciful manner.
The mother said that the strap rebounded and made black
marks on her right arm. Witness " I have five young
children and they are all doing well, but I never beat them."
By the Deputy-Coroner—Deceased was a very intelligent
boy, and I saw the mother take deceased to some plans
where he had spent the money. He then had no jacket on
that time. Believed that the mother beat him without his
jacket.
Harriet Jolly, the daughter of the last witneu gave
confirmatory testimony and said that she heard the
deceased crying for mercy on the day the mother was
' beating him. The mother was a very violent woman.
William Arthur Doeethoroe, of Wesleyan House,
Bromley, stated that on Monday last, while passing wider
the Mill.bridgs of the River Lea. Bromley, he saw some-
thing &stile( near a barge. He got a hitcher and d
the body of demised on to the towing-path. APsoltgc:l
constable was called and the body was removed to the
deadhouse. The deceased had been in the water several
days and was much marked on the arms, legs and body.
After some further evidence,
The Deputy-Coroner remarked on the ease, and said there
was no evidence to show bow the deceased none into the
water, but there was no morel doubt but that the da-
mmed had committed self-destruction through the brutal
conduct of the mother.

The whole the jury concurred in the remarks of the
learned deputy-coroner, and unanimously returned the
follow* special verdict :—" That the deceased, being the
illegitimate child of Mazy Stacey to wit, of the tender age of
six years, was found dead in the water of Bow Creek, but
how the deceased came into the water there was no evidence
so prove, sad the said jurors do further say that the con•
duct of Mary Stacey, the mother, in cruelly beating $ child
of such an age was inhuman and unnatural.

Rork'. Geocutarninat SOCIZTY.—Monday, the
9th instant, at Eig p.m., Sir R. L Murchiloo, K.C.8., pre-
sident, in the chair, piper to he read :—Prearint Explora-
tions in Australia by Milan. M*Donall Stuart, Lends-
borough, WlLinlay,
RESULTS OF THZ New SALMON ACT.—Four
extreordiaary draughts of fish have been taken by a net, in the
river Dysynwy, Peuiarth, Merionethshire, the total weight
of which amounted to 348g1b. The bulk of these fish was
returned to the river. Only one was in good order, and it
was found PoU of spawn. It is therefore expected that the
fence days in this river will be continued some weeks
later. Had the new act not been in force, most of these fah
would have been taken in traps or speared by poachers
during the spawning season.—Tisanes.
Tee POOT-OFTlCE.—Yestenity nOtioo was battled
at the Chief Posteffiee 8k Martin's-le-Greod, that there
world be no delivery of letters by the Loudon District Post,
between 12 and 5 o'clock on the afternoon of Saturday. The
evening delivery of letters and newspapers, Am., in London
and the suburin, within the six mile district, will take place
as usual ; and letters, fn. for despetob by the night mails
of Saturday will be collected from the reeeiviog.houses and
pillar-boxes, and branch offices. There will be no despatch
of mails to the provinces between 12 and 5 o'clock on
Saturday afternoon.
ATMS?! TO ASSASSINATE A RZSIDIMT MAGlS-
raArs.—As Mr. John Gore Joins, R.M., was proceeding
from Thorlas to Borrisoleigh on Tuesday, to attend the
petty sessions, he was stopped by two armed men oo the
road when about half way, who fired at him. Mr. Jones
was uninjured, but the mark of a bullet was found io his
overcoat. Mr. Jones went on to Borrisoleigh, and apprised
the constabulary of the outrage, who were shortly after-
wards at the spot where it occurred, but found no tram of
the ictended ariesins. No motive me be sasigued for the
act, except that Mr. Joao* was the magistrate who took the
informatics in Colossi Bnox's sae last year. Some time
dace he neeirtd a threatening actin. —The Dublin Mail
of list evening says :—" W e are happy to say that a tole-
rant has been received in town itatiog that a man named
Phillip Hayes has been arrested this morning at Tomplemore
Railway natio°, where be waa endeavouring to obtain •
seat in the early Lein to Dublin. He appeared to have
made preparations for • loss journey. He was folly Monti.
fled by Mr. Joins as oat of the persons who find at him on
Monday last Hayes has been committed to Necagh pol for
trial at the amines, which will shortly commenn."
A lady named Mr.. Jeanie Black, the wife of
a militery 'Wain and the daughter of • physician, is in
custody at Preston, charged with purloiniug jewellery
from the officers' quarters at Pulwood Barracks. filli•
was apprehended at Leicester, sad two rings abstracted
from the room of Deptein Blunt were found is her poi-
swim. The dehisce, so far as yet disclosed, Is as alleged
purchase of the tinge from • hawker.

FRIDAY.
Ell.W.toW.N.W.,fresh BOontBh.
to strong, showery.
Lto S. and to W., Ilium
fresh, showery.
LB.E. to N.N.K. and W.Cairriat.
W., variable, mode-
rate

SATURDAY.
W. to N., strong to mo-
derato.
W. to N. aol N.E.,
Irma to light.
&w. to N.W. and N.,
moderate, fine.

and N., mode- N.W.FIRANCL As next above.
rate, One.
Lto S.W. and to N., 11.W.Enohstrn. N. to W., moderate.
fresh, showery.
.B.r. to N.N.K. and SAL Overarm. WN W. to N.N.L,
N.W., moderate, moderate, amt.
One.
.Lb N.L. and N.W..
moderate, One.

L mut. 4 ..it above.

A large pear, grown in California and weighing
three pounds and seven ounces, la sow es exhibition at
New York. It appears to be of the variety celled the
Dechesaa d'Angoeleme," aed le aboet twice as large as
the iert specimen+ of that variety produced this aide
el the ,etry Xountaint.—Aaterioan paper.