The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-16 00:00:00

EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1864.

companies should bo exempt, inasmuch as they had hitherto
borne the whole expense. The government were in com-
munication with the representatives of the insurance offioso,
and were awaitiog their answers. Until they received
them, and earns to a eatiolaMory arrangement, he could ad
my whoa the to would be prodmood.

supply would be proceeded with next week, the government
would have very limited time et their disposal, and it was
therefore not advisable that there should he a beg delay. U,
however, a geoeral wish was expressed for the postponement
of the animaittes he 'maid not stead in the way of such a
cm" Wet adapted. •He wee glad that the bill bad been
disonmeeleo meek at large from ell sides of the house, and
so far as the govaransent WON ancerned, they had ao rai-
son to complain of the diecumloa which had taken place.
As regarded the alacrity spirt trawl, be held himself re-
**Gable, bat with respect to the agitation for the repeal of
the malt duty it was net his province to *air* into the
effect the bill would hays on that agitation. He was sot
very moven° himself in the belief that the time was near
at hand when a ralootion of that duty could be brought
about. It was impossible to forget, Ent of all, the error-
' moms amount of revenue involved in this ditty—(lsser, hoer)
—but & Mill mace weighty consideration was the amount
of mouse raised from articles which came is competition
with the produce of malt. Upon beer was levied oo the
avenge a duty of 25 per emit. on the value, upon spirit' 400
per cent., upon wise from 20 to 100 per cent., upon tea 100
per cent, and upon sugar 80 per coot. How then was It
possible to say that the duty on malt would hold the
first place in the demands for further rodactioa whoa it
stood related in that member to censpetiag duties ?
After a few wads from Yr. Boimoot and Xr. NEWDZ•
OATS, the bill was read a wood time.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—MONDAY.
The interior of the subscription room wee the scone of
considerable bustle sad moving to and fro, but the *moan
of benison tramacted was by no mesas up to what might
have been expected from such a numerous attendance. Still
there were sennl stiffish lanoline* especially for the
Derby ; but betting on the great handicap was scything but
animated. Bantam, who bed been for some days threaten-
ing to depose the re- favourite, Emblem, for the Liver-
pool Grand National,- did so this aftepoon most decisi:oli,
11 to 1 being taken about "the Bent, while Lord Coventry's
ma receded to 100 to 6 taken. Wee Neil alas dee •
point or too, 14 to 1 being offend, although we were told
that at the oommencernent of business 13 to 1 was booked
shoot her. The Chester Cup was again mysterious :at one
psnod of the afternooo Change had decidedly the call, as
little as 20 to 1 having been taken kindly, but soon after-
wards Markdown " came " again, and 20 to 1 was aooepted
to some money, though at the huish than odds were oh-
Minable. 1,000 to 45 was to.kso about Change in one bet,
and Aocident, Antield, and Golden Pledge ware sack sup-
ported at 25 to 1. Thirty " centuries" were entrusted to
Carishrook, notwithsamdag the declaration of his owner
that the bone will be anuousoed in the next sheet calendar
to be sold with his engsgenteeta. For the Derby 10 to 1
wee offered on the field ; Coastguard was somewhat steadier
than last week, 15 to 1 being taken, sod Cho same about
Camber:ea. A somewhat daring speculator offered 25
to 1 apt Forager, which was at nos snatched up
layers then hernia chary, and after several in-
vestments were made at 20 to 1, backers were
contented to take two points lees, and In on Mance
which come nader our own notice 300 to 18 was booked.
23 to 1 was offered apt Historian, and Blair Athol would
exam to have fairly discovered that there is a screw loose
somewhere, as 25 to 1 did not bring many friends to the
rescue. Of the long list of "outsiders," Strafford was sap-
ported for most money, 1,000 to 15 having been taken
fifteen times about him. Closing prices :
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
11 to 1 sgst Mr. Holman's Bantam, aged, list 61b (1)
I 14 to 1 Mr. T. Hunt's Wee Nell, aged, llst 61b
(off t 15 to 1)
I 100 to 6 Lord Covestry's Emblem, aged, list 81b (t)
100 to 6 Mr. T. Hughes's ReelJ sem, 5 yrs, 1048 lb (t)
100 to 6 Mr. T. Wade's Martha, aged, 10st (1 and off)
100 to 6 Mr. H. Matthews' Portland, aged, 10et 121 b
(off)
20 to 1 Mr. T. S. Dowsoa's Serious Case, aged,
list 31b (t and off)
50 to 1 Mr. Lanigaa's National Petition, aged,
10st Blb (t)
50 to 1 Mr. J. Astley's ArburT, egad, list IBb (t)
50 to 1 Capt..Coveutry'sßookley,sged,lo4lolb( t)
50 to 1 Mr. W. Owen as Tolunto, 5 yrs, list (t)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
11 to 1 apt Mr. T. Hunt's Blithfield, 4 yrs, let 1211) (t)
11 to 1 Claptein J. Kiss's Gardner, 6 yrs, Ist 41b
(t & off)
CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP.
20 to 1 apt Lard Uxbridge's Lhasa, 4 yrs, Est 41b (t)
TWG THOUSAND GUINEAS.
6to 1 Coast F. de Lagrange's Fills de I'Air (off)
6 to 1 Mr. Tea Broeck's Paris (t k off)
6 to 1 Capt. John White's Cantboacas (off to t
100 to 15)
8 to 1 Mr. Bowes's Claremont (off tot 10 to 1)
10 to 1 Mr. Marry's Moth& Chief (t and off)
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 Mr. R. Drewitt's Markdown, 4 yes,
7st 91b (t & off)
1000 to 45 Mr. Whittaker's Change, 4 ors, let 41b (t)
25 to 1 apt Mr. B. Drowitt's Accident, 4 yrs, Est 9lb (t)
25 to 1 Mr. Ornille's Anfield, 4 yrs, Ist 6lb (t)
25 to 1 Mr. Amason's Gold's Pledge, 4 yrs, Ist
(t)
30 to 1 Mr. Perry's Oarisbrook, 5 yrs, 7st 7th (t)
DERBY.
10 to 1 apt Mr. Merry's Scottish Chief (off)
15 to 1 Mr. Naylor's Coast Guard (t)
15 to 1 Capt. John White's Camnscan (t)
18 to 1 Lord Ea. Vincent's Forager (t)
23 to 1 Sir F. Joheatose's Historian (off)
25 to 1 Mr. Hignine's Coup d'Etat (t)
to 1 Mr. Ten Breack's Idler (t)
25 to 1 Mr. l'Assoe's Blair Athol (t)
I 28 to 1 Mr. W. S. Cartwright's Ely it)
I 30 to 1 Lord Westmorelead's Birch Broom (t)
33 to 1 lard Obegow's Caporal Peel (t)
50 to 1 Mr. Bower's Bar agah (t)
1000 to 16 Sir J. Hawley's Washington (t)
1000 to 15 Mr. G. Bryan's Horse Mario (t)
1000 to 15 Lord Glenn's Strafford (t freely)
1000 to 15 Mr. Naylor's Fits Adino (t & off)
1000 to 10 Mr. Orokoca's Jack Frost (t)
1000 to 10 Mr. W. S. S. Crawford's Warnock (t)
1000 to 10 Duke of Cleveland's Verger (t)
9to 1 Mr. Tea Brosek's lot (t)
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—MoNDAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
11 to 1 apt Bantam (t freely)
12 to 1 Emblem (s)
13 to 1 Wee Nell toff)
100 to 6 Emblematic (t)
100 to 6 Rod Jam (t end off)
20 to 1 Martha (t)
20 to 1 Serious Case (t sad off)
40 to 1 Tbenuatown (1)
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 opt (Imp (off t2sto 1 freely)
22 to 1 Bleckdowe (t)
22 to 1 Aafield (t and off)
25 to 1 thrishroolt (off t3oto 1)
DERBY.
1000 to 30 apt Birch Broom (t)

lab inttlitgerat.
.0017 RT OF QUZEN'S BENOH.7-Fes.,ls:

After Term Nisi Aux sittings, at Weeteninater.—(Before
Lord Chief Jaetioe Cockburn and a Specie] Jury.)
TIM QUM 0. must
After oar report left yesterday,
Mr. George John Armitage wee called—l am awn
22 )ears of age. I entered the navy in March, 1855. I served
on board the Malacca till June, 1862. Th• defendant wee •
midshipman of the same vessel. He had joined the ship
shortly before I did. He wee a stranger to me. I had
to reprimand Mr. Huse oa points of duty, the lass time
being the 6th or 7th of May, three days before he made the
charge spinet me. It was relative to a report about the
dirty state of the hammocks, and I had to send Lim down
three or four times about it until it wee peuparly
done. I beard of say charge before the 9th, sad I
believed up to that time we were on good term. 1 sever
bad any quarrel with him. On the lit et October, 1861, I
was the of of the watch at fipithead, and wen on the
upper deck of the ship. It is contrary to rola to sit down
the four boars* watch. The stern patine, where
the
eilleged offence was said to have been committed with
the defendant on that night, wen 12 yards from the bridge,
where the sentry was posted, walking up and down. There
WY nothing to intercept the sentry's view but the muse
mast se be was paraiag it. It is aot true that I sat talking
with House that night on the stern gretiegi as alleged by
him in hia evidence before the court-martial, or that] our.
mined the offence attributed by him to is.. No sack
transaction, or anything like it, ever took place between to
on that night or at say other tune. Mr. Ds Lisle is here
to-day. I have not was Mr. Jackson.
Cromozatnined—l have not aubpoensed them I should
think defendant was about 16 at the time stated. lam
not certain if any question was asked of the defendant oa
the cent-martial relative to the hammocks. I think it is
to be found in Mr. De Lisle's evidence. In my written de-
fence lam not acre if it le resatioeed. I had to hurriedly
draw it up during the nightlaad I had net had any sleep
for hours before. Captain Napier was called to character,
but the court reload to allow him to be .mined os other
matters se I wished. The defendant wee is my watch
about October, bat I don't know if he hurt the austral
watch of the let of October. He belonged to my watch
from the let Crabber till the 16th November. There is no
record of the midshipmen's watch. I can't kod any deck
log of that date which would be in the midshipman's band.
writing. It is deposited with the secretary. I can't lay_ if
the quarter-deck awning wee up and acmes the bridge. The
sergeant generally keeps an account of the pot* of the
moony. I could not discover who was she sentry that eieht.
By the jury—lt is very unlikely the awning was up at
Bpithed on the let of October. On the 3ttk of May I
asked fur an investigation. having been pat nadir arrest on
the 10th. Mr. De Lisle, I think, joined the ship the be.
ginning of October.
Reozaminal —The ship was at sr between Durant and
Malta when I that heard of the amps. We reached Malta
shout the 30th May. I had no knowledge of say steps
having been takes for • coart.martisl ; and as I was nadir
wt the *airy would not be no prompt as 1
I spoked for an early investiptioa.
Yen. t Ballaatioe—Did myth* of an improper
dander ever take place between sad Mr. De Lid"
Mr. Chambers objected. The t had nothing to
do with Mr. De Lila. He was not indicted for coespiracy,
but perjury in one particular statement Wore the ouzel-
martiaL
The Laid Chief Justice mid that amid sot be setend on
oe that Ledictment.

Mr. fierjeaStWaatias said his object in patting the
questioo was to obtain as easter to enable the dates
to
call
_Kr. De Lida

The quention wan overruled.
The prosecutor said be asked the °oast toartal to call ell
the mannes, far be had nothing to fear from any moo. He
called several of them, but there wee an impetigo., on the
part of the court, and he desisted from adlieg than all. He
wished to put nestiors to Oaptain Name, after he bad
spoken to , bat the smut mould sot permit it
because his name was not in any list of wittiness.
Lieutenant Prows*, first lieutenant of the Ifelerts—The
duty of the sentry is to look out gertrafis sad art there
are DO irregularities on deck. The duty at the corporal of
the watch ta to visit the decks and the retries, and te tr
port to the oflia rof the watch every fall-hoer, or every
boar. The quartermaster's duties extend over the quarter-
deck, to keep the blowhole lights trimmed, ha., sad also to
report to the officer of the watch. I never saw eaytkiag
peculiar is the prosecutor's and dotoodmat's masa to each
other.

Croetwismined —I war oe board the ahip at the la& of
October. Sergeant Piddles posted the metrics. The de-
teedaat bore s good character for trethfalues, sod he
slated woo the court.routial.

Wm. Towles, 004 of the muter, at Wee, John Charters,
Beejemin Tippets, and Thomas WONG% the three quarter-
rumen, deposed that they had never sees the defendant
and the prosecutor setting as the stern patina.
A number of the marine arbilary and menus who were
on board the Masora on the Ltd °debar wen called, and
stated that they ware more or leis espied in the watch, bat
that they did not see the pressman, and the defeedant
seated roe the stern gratinp with a nag ever their legs. or
User any altercation between them, as deposed to by the
defendant before the eourtnesetial. Some of them ad-
mitted is euminetios that they had last their good car
duct stripes for droakeasesa, sad others had been punished
for sleeping, skulking, and slackness of duty as watch, the
object of which was to show they were sot so Mesta ae the
prosecutor wished it to be supposed, sad that it was pos-
sible for the °acumen' afleged to have been eeramitled
without their seeing it. Oar marine artilleryman rid he
was on one occasion permitted to leave the bridge as .fight
when on watch to wuh his clothes, but it was not in board
the Malacca.
_

At the ormalusion of the proem:Mies.
Yr. M. Chambers submitted that, soormaing to the known
roles re indictments for perjury, there ins here me evidence
oa which to go to the jury. The menet rule was, that two
vitamins were aecessary to coatradict the party charged with
perjury. That role had bees somewhat altered, bat stlll ft
had not been beyond this, that than nest be ace tritons
to corroborate the prosecutor upon some material matter,
so as to show that it waa impossible—sot that it was ha-
probable--Wt the statement mad* by the defendant was
incorrect. Although there had been so many sheens
called, then bad not bees that eerrebanitice which the law
required. All they had was Me denial ar the prosecutor,
sad a number of winsome had been called to say they did
not see it. TM ere was iassdlleieat S. soil apse the dr
lewdest for his defence.

Tl;icre3lChiTil Justice said this was the first time stook
• is., bad been brought Wart the coot. This was mot,
and legallyz=king, priory, bat • aids.
IDISSIRI7 dalegoes to . He those& however, the
rule ought to apply. hesitated is • ma like this to k
down that dodos in • anon that add not be
considers& All he could do was to give eh. dthadast
bare to move a the posed of ths applieddity of the rale
to this an, skald the add be aphid the Madam& la-
dependently of that he thought Min wee sem *videos to
go to the jury.
Mr. Obsidian than addressed the joy for the defoadaat.
He aosomeated by stooks( that, however important that
inquiry was to the geoiscutma, it was simony so to the dim
feuded, who was the son of highly renderable panels,
who were washing with tho dada anuistythe tomato
tion el the triaL II was clear that oath against oath was
not snakiest, and it was equally akar that hi
this is.. there was lathing aeon or is. thaa
oath against oath. He scespkOhl of the way I.
which his cheat had ham treats& He esamidered that the
best jades* of a radar of this dad wield have been •
court ametituted of maritime putlemen. It was inidesik
for the jar', who were landaus, to be Mk tors 3a their
mind's .y. the different parts el • vend, sr sailentend the
manor in which did condnead theamelves, as a cad
would whisk ocaread of patleind to thew 2;44.,\
peat dial bad bid aid ea the pea of Mr.
the snaky swag nab* of the eciserromoss the de-
fendant, Mr. Hs. alleged had taken piste. He sorehead
far it is this way. It was stated that the sentry was as
the bridge, but although the repletion@ ea beard sk was
very strictodd not be maid Gars ow mosom• that • sea-
try would not be allowed to come of the brides, to a* he
the bridge with his taco forward, or to close his eyes dead
lying in harbour, when there was so danger
of beim run down or pirated. He thought his died
had not been treated exactly Ws. Why did eat the Weer
side iodide in the. 'dittoed that part of the defedaars
statehood which dated ts the oanorreass at Hemet ?
Lieutenant Amnia' had bees tamd betas • seart-martiel
consisting of five captains and coo markt of the navy--a
better tribuial, be 'entered to say, add not he found for
no parrots of trying • quanta of this kind—they bad
found him guilty, ad he now sought to we of • part
of the stigma aed digress dashed to such a coavictioa by
prosseattag the defeadado who was dee obild, end phe
Lis diatom es he (the loused awed) datoed to
think the jury would say, ia • fair sad
straightforward manner, without say sada es
ill-tease towards Lieutsweat Armitage. He was bead
to do what he had done, sad whom Wove the aura
martial he stead that he has. so ill•fooliag towards Lien.
tenant Armitage. Ho liked hiss very ssed, and had it
sot her. for • fellooraidshionan oomplaiaing to him of •
similar occurrence, be hover would have said a word about
it. He said mu because the liestaidt had and for three or
four months made say isikeed tartans Oman him, and
be Wised is his owe mind that he had rpsuted his too
duct. The Mod ems* them amts.t.i UM evaded,
given as the put of the peasoatke sad the idiom that
k• should all before them fee ths difeadent. Hie adders
would prove Odder* of she deleaddi from his maid
days up to the prase* time, sad weld show that he was •
young mom of boast and iroproachable conduct se to
integrity and truthfulasio
The farther hearing was then adjourned till totaterow.