The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1864.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE TWO-YEAR-OLDS OF 1864 —No. I.

there WS/ a large field, Sande. Cordons, and Lemonade—
besides the good•looking Gipsy Boy, a Mceatileima filly,
Wogs of the Wind, and Meagre], who had yet to earn the
reputations these had obis/sod—befog among the unplaced
but the result was not at all amording to Coker, and to
Puritan's sot getting away so well as the others at the start
must ,o set down his defeat by Ethelred and Shrapeell, as
lie was always a superior horse to either. Teatime's over-
t brow by Jezebel on the first day wsa a result of his wanted
heert, which he gave more etnking proof of afterward.
and thus the results of the great Bath races must both be
ignored when calculations are made far next year.
Manchester, which came on in the same week as Bath, re-
quires no mention,..sWildAgeas had only to beat the penalised
East Lynn there : nevertheless, the drat mite. months of
the past season Mete Dot unpto.luctive of I.•.d,uts having
refers, c• to the two-year.olus, aho were ally represented
by Vulva, Blackbird, La l+ chants, Forte, Chat, East
Lyon, Mousy Spioner, Jezebel, Grappler, Bing Arthur,
Brioche, Lady Egklia, Puritan, Tennyson, Lemonade,
Shrapaell, Wild Agnes, Oppressor, Brown Bread, Garde.
visure, Gootaan, Friday, Zcatave, Junior, Attachi, Cor-
dons, Zephyr, Ethelred, Lady Florence, Black Duchess,
Nothing More, Beam:mar, and Spring Gun, without taking
into account many who, seemingly Warier to them for a
time, took as high honours long begets the year ran out ea
the beet of this body.-1 am, Ito.. METEOR.

preesioss is it were very strong, and had no doubt led to
equally 'Wag expreesioss being used in the defendaet's
paper. He suggested that an action of this kind between
two sectional ocienscted with newspepers had better be
lineage&
The resalt was that ell personal imputation upon
the plaintiff was withdrawn, and the ease was brought to a
close by the withdrawal of a juror,

00 EMT OF FAA.IIIIA/ UK& —D Le. 3.
liitMnp at Nis Prima at WWmiulMr.-4Bsfan Mr. Berea
Martin and a Commie Jury.)
31081 r. BILTON.

This was an action to mover damage@ from an attorney
for negligence in the 000 duct of a defame to an action
brought against the plaintiff.
Mr. M. Chambers. and Mr. Hance were counsel for
the plaintiff ; and ILL Serjeant Parry mud Mr. Shaw for the
defendant.

The plaintiff had formerly been in badness at Haiti
and in consequence of becoming security for his sou had
been obliged to peas through the Bankruptcy Court. A
firm named Jansen and Nicholson, oil and colour merchants,
sued the plaintiff for goods which he had ordered for hie
sou, and the plaintiff seat the writ to the defendant with •
statement of his actual position, end that he had pealed
through she Bankruptcy Oeurt, and requested him to attend
to the matter, and not incur much costa. There was no
plea of bankruptcy to the declaration of Jansen and C 0..,
and the result was that they recovered V.l. 14a. for debt and
costa. It appeared that at the laid spring assizes at Lewes
Muse recovered from the Gas Company at Hastings
168/. for Militias he had sustained, and from that
sum Hilton deducted the 32/. 14e. and his own mute
in the action and for ether business. The plaintiff
deposed that on several occasions he instructed the defend-
sot to plead hie bankruptcy, and thus save him costa,
trouble, and annoyance ; while the defendant Bilton stated
that he was instructed not to plead bankruptcy, but to allow
the action to be tried ou its merit.; end he denied that he
had told the plaintiff he would take upon himself the whole
of the responsibility.
Mr. Serjamt Parry having addressed the jury on the part
of the defendant,
The jury returned • verdict for the plaintiff—damagm,
32/. 14a.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Iftc. 3.
(Bolan tiro Judo Ordinary.)

nAxmar Amp LLTIVII o. sosaisiar.
Mr. &dimwit Ballantioe mid Dr. Spinks for the plain.
tiffs ; Mr. Edward JUDY. Q. 0., sad Dr. Tristram for the
dideadmit.

The plaintiff; who were the executors, propounded the
will of Miss Mazy Ann Robinson, late of Islington, dated
the 18th of February last ; and the defendant, her cousin,
ones removed and only next of kin, who took all the pro-
perty adder a will made in 1862, opposed probate on the
tt:d of undue execalean, want of capacity, and undue
ground
The doomed died ten days after executing the in-
strument in dispute, and she was 70 yews of
age. She left property to the amount of about
2,3001. She had no relations whatever. except the
defendant. For the plaintiffs it was contended that
after making the former will she had taken umbrage
at the interference of Dr. Collins Robinson (who was
physician at Cheltenham), and had made the instrument in
question. By it she made the following bequests-9001. to
Dr. Robinson ; 3001. to Mary Bartlett, tier nurse ,• 3001. to
Mr. Henalip, her medical attendant (which was, however,
to include his bill); 3001. to an old friend named Pater
Owens ; 1004 to Mrs. Bolton, another friend, and the
residue, after defraying all charges against the estate, to
Mr. Layton, the attorney who had been called in to draw
up the document. Evidence of the perfect conicity of the
deceased till site, the execution of the will mermen by
several witnesses.

For the defence, Dr. Robinson stated that he bad always
bees ou the most friendly teems with his cousin ; that abs
had always spoken of him am the only perm there was to
take her mosey ; and that there was so pretence for saying
that he had offended her or given bar reason to altar the
disposition of her property.
Sir J. P. Wilde expressed hie strong disapproval of an
attorney making a will in his own favour. When a pro-
Unions' man found that s testator wished to make him the
object of his beauty, he ought absolutely to decline any
further interference, and request that some one else might
he celled is.

The jury after deliberating for ►boat an boy, sod a half,
foaled that the will had been properly executed, th►t the
testatrix had fully understood sod approved of its mutest*
and that she had been subjected to no soda. indosoos or
000troL
The Court therefore decreed rebate.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN CIRCIIIT.—MAxcanTra, Mc. 3.
Mr. Justice Blackburn arrived at the Victoria Statioo,
Manchester, this (Setards') afternoon at three o'clock, and
proceeded to the Assize Court, where the commission was
°posed with the usual forrealitiee. The court then ad-
journed 10111 o'clock on Mae* morning.

TER POLICE COURTS.
BOW-BTREET.

Jams, diadems, stfriiii the onkletreara Gouda, wee
charged with indium y assaulting Mrs. Harriet Trowbridge.
Complainant stated that on the let inst., about ball-put
nine at night, she wee walking with her husband put the
parade in 8k Jairee's-park. They separated is crossing the
road, when the prisoner came up to her and laid his hand
upon her person ; she pushed him off and slapped his hoe
with a woollen scarf. The prisoner then struck her in the
face with his fist She still bad the marl upon her face.
She pilled out for help to her husband, and the prisoner ran
away, but wee {muted by her husband as far as the dormi-
tory at Buckingham-gate, and thee given into custody.
The 'orisons, defended himself with much ingenuity, and
Mr. Flowers said that as he we evidently a ens of some
education it wee • greater reason why he should have known
better than behave in snob a manner. Ile most be impri-
soned for one month.
MARLBOROD GH-STREET.

Clarks Mann, Porauld dmicang.roorns, \o. 32, Foley-
street, was summoned for various Mimeos.
The first summons was far selling refreshments between
ono and four o'clook, and it was shown that men and
worsen had boon in the Wit of Inking refreshments in a
room adjoining the amnia( room.
On this ammo°. Mr. Kass reserved ►is deriaioo.
The Dent summons was for permitting prostitutes to
meet and remain in the house.

This char** was also but no misconduct had been
observed by the polio, on the part of say of the women.
It was stated by the polio*, on orossexamination, that
there were also prostitutes present at Her Majsety's
Theatre during rosiqued balls, sad at the Argyle-rooms.
Mr. R. Lewis, far the defendant, said it was evident
that the legislature intended to tolerate each proosediege
as bad been show. to take place at the defendant's rooms,
or they would have summed them long no. This boas*
had existed for • great many years. and afforded ► place of
mereatiou for • clam of women not common prostitutes,
who were shut out from Almack's and other places, but
who well knew how to madam themselves

Freer, muter of the ceremonies at the Portland Rooms,
stated that the conduct of the females was just the mine as
at the Hasover.equare Rooms, Willies Rooms, and the
Princess's Rooms. He bad seen women of the same class as
those who (request the Portland Rooms at all these
plasma There bad sever hese any oomplaint made against
thew rooms for disorderly cosduct.
Mr. Knox said the quistios was an important one, and be
would deliver his &curios is Thursday next.
MARYLEBONE.
. . . .

A great number of abaftsel7;re brought farwani wind
women end others for beggiag is the streets, an offence
that seems to be very much ma the Mcrae'. Four woman,
charged with begging and using disgusting language to the
officers when apprehended, were fined 10s. mob, or 14 days'
imprisonment.
. .

ow girl was charged with begging, who stated that she
wu selling flowers manufactured by herself, and in this
cue the prieooer was discharged.
A young Italian. who had a large monkey attached to a
chain, was charged with begging. He had been seen to send
his monkey up to the windows of houses, and then ask
for penes.

Ali. Mansfield said this was sot a simple case of begging.
If the prisoner chose to exhibit his monkey in the expecte.
Mon of getting a few panes, he was at liberty to do so. He
must be discharged.
Wall4lll Beau was seen to go down an area. Hemel he
went to beg fora soup ticket. He was committed for
one month

Several other prisoners were brougbt up for begging, and
were committed for different from seven days to
one month.

SOUTHWARK.

Dan. IrCaren', re:anil; liberated with a ticket of leave,
was charged under the act with infringing the conditions of
his license, by leading an idle and dissolute life, and having
no visible means of getting his living. The prisoner was
sentenced to three years' penal servitude in March, 1862,
but was liberated with a tieket.a.leave in September last.
Since then he had been leading a dissolute life, and wee con-
stantly in the society of thieves and other bad characters.
Moreover, he bad bees seen drunk in the street at least
thirty times. These facts having been proved, Mr. Woolrych
said the prisoner had infringed the whole of the regulations
respecting tickets of leave, and he should commit him for
two months' hard labour.

THZ RZWARD roe THZ CONVICTION OF MCI.LSZ.
—Tbe Horse Beceweary bee decided that the cabmen
Matthews is entitled to the whale of the reward of 3uol.
for giving information which led to the movietioe of Muller
for the murder of Mr. Brigp. The sum hail been ordered
to be paid to him Ina few days. In the mesowhile, wafer-
timately for him, be has been arrested for a debt of 301. by
one of his MUMMY mall creditors, whose minute claims
amorist to 5801. Though the preset claimmit oily de-
mands 301., the others will probably lodge detainers nailed
him, and a verge' order will be immediately obtained for
the
faoapier to receive the whole of the mosey payable to
W
rom the governineet. He will thus not only enjoy no
hese& whatever from what bee been called the " Flood
mosey," but beton he mai regale kis liberty be will have to
rifil. through the Court of Bankruptcy for the remaimin
• plum of Mr. Matthews confinement I. the
&blare prison for the *peaty of Surrey (tiorseihoessr-leoe
Gaol).

DREADFUL MURDER AND ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE, NEAR SOUTHAMPTON.

At Shirley Common, about two milew from South-
ampton, a young married couple, warned Colborne, resided.
The husband is a journeyman painter ; he bad been married
about nice mouths, and he and his wife were living most
happily. The wife, it appears, had lived as lady's maid at
• Mi.* Geary's, Dem Alreaferd, and her feiloweervant, the
butler there, was • man named Broomfield. On Saturday
Broon,field came to Shirley Common, and called on the Col-
borne', to see biaformer felloweervant. He was invited to
stay, but they could not give him sleeping accommodation,
and he engaged • bed at • public-hour • few doors off. At
about 9 o'clock on Saturday night Colboroe went out to
fetch the supper beer at the public-house, and left
his wife preparing the supper and Broomfield with her.
When he returned he found to his horror that his wife had
been shot dead by Broomfield, and that the latter had
attempted to commit suicide. A woman, it appears, wh
lived next door to Colburoe, heard the report of firearms;
and had entered the house and taken the pistol from Broom-
field's hand after he had shot himself end Mrs. Colborne. A
number of persons woo entered the brae with medical
resistance, but the poor woman was quite dead, and the
murderer was ordered to be conveyed to the Southampton
infirmary, where he lir at the point of death. He shot hie
victim and himself in the breast. He was asked why he
committed the dreadful deed, and he stated that it was
from love. No one, he said, knew what he had suffered
daring the last nine months.