The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-28 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL DOG SHOW.

The second International Dog Show commenced
yesterday at the Agricultural-hall. Islington, and promises
in he a peat sesame. The paeml public wen admitted to
the hall at 2 o'clock, but our reporter was informed that
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales paid • visit to the
show at halt-put 12, and was conducted over the bedding
by the directees. His royal highness exhibits several file
dogs in different breeds, some of which obtained prises.
The exhibition will not close until Wednesday next. There
were • considerable number of vi hors yesterday,
bat at no time was there the slightest crowding or
inconvenience experienced. The larger dogs are
chained in their kennel', which are erected down
the whole length of the hall, the enclosures containing
the spaniel' being pieced across it at the sad. During the
whole of the morning the judges were occupied in going
round the different compartments, and noting the dogs con-
sidered worthy of prizes. Until the judges had performed
this duty, the names of the owners of the animals were
Z t.nee:e. t. The bull dogs and fancy pet dogs are in the
the latter being • special attraction so the name-
roes ladies who visited the show in the cosine of the after.
noon Altogether there are something over I,oou dogs of
all some and description,, from the enormous St. Bernard
and Newfoundland and the deep-mouthed English blood.
hound to the tiniest little ICieg Charles's spaniel we ever saw.
The number entered is considerably leas than last year,
but the judges are of opinion that on the whole the show
is much finer in quality, especially in sporting dogs and
there are more packs of hounds exhibited that year.
There is also an excellent show of toy dogs in cages,
and of English sporting dogs, the first prize in pointers
being taken by Mr. John Swan's Peter, aged three yam,
certainly a very beautiful mime' of the clam. There are 34
greybouode, but they did not attract so much attention ae
some other cisme& The show of pointers is especially fine,
there being no less than 94 entries. There is no black.
and-tan setter bitch exhibited which is con-
sidered worthy of the first prize, but Mr. Charles
Fairclough's Bell, 4 years old, carries off the second prize.
The retrimersomns out very strong, but the prizes had not
been declared when we left, which was the ease with several
other dowse. There was a really wonderful show of spaniel.,
Clambers, and amough them a very beautiful animal Fop,
exhibited by Lord Berner", was much admired, as was Er.
John Cole's bitch Hag. But after all it was the larger de-
scription of dogs, the Newfouodlands, bloodhounds, deer.
hounds, mastiffs, and watchdogs of all kinds, which at.
Started most attention sad criticism. There are 14 specimens
of the English mastiff exhibited. We believe, however,
that it was not coosideved by the judges that as a whole the
present show of nisetiffs was above an average oue, although
there were undoubtedly some specimeas of s very superior
quality. Mote attention should be paid by brooders to breed-
ing doge with large head with fiat muzzle, the ears trued and
pendnloua,aod the chest and loins broad, the mat being short.
One or two of the dogs exhibited in this class really bad
none of the best features of the breed. In several instances
prohibitory prices from 1001. to 5001. were attached to the
numbers. The first prize was carried off by Mr. Edger Han.
bury'. Duchess, 3 years 2 mouths old ; Mr. T. 11. V.
Lukey's Counter, bj years, obtained the second ; end the
game gentleman s Governor, 3 years the third. These were
all beautiful animals, and well worthy of the distioction
whiuh they attained. The foreign maniffs were an extra-
ordinary lot of powerful doge, several of them being evi-
dently of a very formidable character. In this clan the
first prize was carried off by Lion, • dog worthy of the
name, the property of Captain J. A. Pedder. This enor.
mous animal attracted the more attention from the fact
that be is only sixteen months old. An Indian mastiff,
Rabnee, belonging to his Royal Higbee= the Prince of
Wales, earned off the second prize ; and Mr. C. Itocoaat's
Liebman, the third. There are 19 'stria in Meant
St. Bernard dogs, some of which, particularly •
pair called Moak and Nun, belonging to Mr. Wyse
Forquaud, are of great beauty, while in Newfound.
leads the number of entries is about 30, by tar the
best dog in the set being Cabot, aged 6 years, exhibited by
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. This appeared to
be really the only though-bred dog in the clam, and he
had not • white hair upon him. The second prize is tar-
ried off by Mr. Stower's Rover, 3 years and 6 months old.
and the third by Mr. Avery's Carlo, a very beautiful animaL
Again, in foreign hounds, the Prince of Wales came off •
victor, carrying off the first prize for a kangaroo greyhound
dog. Miss Charlotte Carton's Bob, a Rundan retriever,
pined the second prize.
And now we corn* to a elms of dogs eminently beautiful,
and the delineation of which het formed the subject of one
of the masterpieces of Sir Edwin Leedseer—we mean the
English bloodhound. Of this truly beautiful animal the
exhibition was, we think, unique. Every animal exhibited
is more or lees beautiful, the lUD prize being wortmh,i4l
awarded to Mr. J. A. Gower's Druid, a magnificent an
and the mooed to the Rev. C. Stratioa's Leath. His Ro
Higher* the Prince of Wales exhibited an animal named
Voltam, in this class bat was not fortunate enough to obtain
• prize. Is the bloodhoued bitches exhibited the first
prize was carried off by his Imperial Rightism Prince Na-
poleon for • bitch called "Welcome," the Rev. G. Strotton
spun carrying off the mooed for Luba, • bitch ore year 014
and et great promise. There was also a splendid show of
wolf and deer hounds and other hoards. - _

Of dap io keaoaL we meet not om it to speak of the
truly beautiful .how of teams of Clambers, three *maples
in each team, the first prize in which was carried iodf by
Mr. Holton], H.P., the woad by Mr. G. Gore, and the
third by Lord Boman. la large size barriers, three
couple, the Prince of Wales was again suceelaful, rerZZ
off the Noosed prim, by Mr. Jacobs and Mr.
owsen of the Brookside harriers. Thome who
take an istered in the fancy will find a
rare lot of bulldogs, big and little, in the
gallery, all in beautiful condition, and all being the very
dogs which one would fancy, Ball Sykes would (Jar
MR Mr. Lamfrier's King Dick carries off the
prise ia this truly ugly or truly beautiful clam, just
as the taste of people may coee to designate it.
Than is a very fine show of bull Maim, sad •
splendid assortment of charmiag little pet toy
doge, specially the pure-bred Kiag Charles's Mee.
bans spa/aids, the entries of which are very a•-
memo& In addition to time there are Pornoraaien,
Chimes, ant Japans dogs, sod black and tea terriers, fon
dogs of all kinds, Maltem sad Popish Wishes in ahead.
slam. The premed show premises to be snecershiL Onio
satisfactory feature connected with it is that there is pleat,
of immis to move about in, and in this particular the promo.
tors of the show have very greatly consulted the p
sod cosafart of she visitors.

Tag BS;Man or • WEALTHY DIIITILLEB. —The
will r Grip Wheelhouse, many years distiller, of Dept-
' ford-bridge, sart, was proved in briar, on the 20th inst.
The personalty was valued under 100,0001. The retake
died on the tOith ult., at the age of 92, and does sot appear
to have left any relatives. He bas disposed of a tango per-
, tioa of his property, including his real estate, unmet hie
Are executors and trustees, with the exception of 13,4501.
to charities and 2,11001. to pseud friends. The will.
I and a codicil, were executed on the 12th of Anger.
1063, and drawn up in the liaadwriting of Mr. Bra.
tow, the executer and solicitor, end attested by the
testror's arra* Fanny Ellis and Charles Mackie. The
testator's signature is remarkably good. The will ern•
menses with tin following charitable bequest. : —The
British sad Foreign Bible Society, 1,0001. ; the West.
rainier Hospital, Middles= Hospital, Charing-aces
Hospital, Royal Free Hospital, North Loral Hap
pital, St. Mary's Hospital, Meropolitaa Free Hord
tal„ Seamen's Hospital Society. Royal Hospital
Incurables, Royal Infirmary for hildrecWorm
for
Amicertioo for Promoting the C
Genetal Welfare of
the Blind, Society for Promoting Christian Ksowledek
London (My Minion, Church Society for Alison
end the Ear, 5001. each. The Great Northern Hospital,
Aseociatices for the Relief of Dertirtion In the Metropolis,
Baptist Mimicry Society, Primitive Methodist NillOOOn7
Society, and the Benevolsot, or Strangers' Friend Society,
SOU each ; Royal National Lifeboat Institution. 2501., for $
lifeboat for Bridlington ; to the Scarborough Dirge/Ws
2004 ; the poor of Deptford, 5004 ; 2,5004 for
re emetics of forty-three dwellingsfor the poor of Soar.
borough, each occupier to mere 30s. every Christmas.
The residue of his property the testator leaves in trust to hi
execetors, to hold for such nese and purposes as
by codicil or deed he might direct, and la default to be cep.
propriated. within three years after his deceialii such way
as the majority of them may in their j rest agree
upon. The executor and trustees appoin are Alfred
Rhodes Bristow (solicitor of Use Admits/ty), Jobs Flasher,
of Fosingwood, Yorkshire. minister ; Hodgson, a
Grimier, Yorkshire, gentleman ; William Rowntree (of the
Society of Friend') ; and Edward Welch, of Lewisham.
Semen. By the codicil the testator beyeaths to the three first-
named executors 5,0001. sar,to Welch 2.0001,and Hoinitrio
1,0001., r biceps of esteem, free of legacy duty, and gives
such Ave legacies irrespective of any interest they may ell-
sorely take in the resides. To Mr. Gay Shute, surgeon,
5001. ; and to Mrs. George Verney, Mrs. Samuel Noble, Mr.
Simpson, of New-cror, Mr. Thomas., of Deptfoid, each
2001. ; Mr. J. H. Hartwell, 5004 • Alfred Lira Bristow,
ion of his executor, 500/. ;to Christ's Hospital, 5001. ; the
Rev. Moray, of Deptford, 1001.; Mrs. Edward Welch,
2001. The testator has devised his freehold at or err Dept-
toed-bridge (in part of which he resided), to his executor,
Mr. Bristow.7lUnstrated London Nam
_ _

The London—Swimming Clubhas offered for
public competition a handsome silver champice cup. which
his to be swum for to the Thames, from lissemenmith to
Putney, sod held for three years before its winner becomes
Spay entitled to it. There have already bees three races
for this trophy ; the find sad mood being woe by Mr.
E. B. Mather, of Manchester, and the other, between him
and Professor Beckwith, by the latter. Not satisfied with
hie defeat, the Manchester man has since challenged Beck-
with, and soother match has been arranged to take place
early in Jima As the forthcoming contest is orattalg
great excitrunest in the ewimndag &eke of the metropolis,
much interest is naturally takee in a preliminery race which
is to come off in the Mersey, at Uverpool, this (Saturday)
stieraoos, betwelea Mather and a townsman of his named
Johnsen. Beth have been in active training, and the
stakes are 501., se a good midi is expected. A member of
the Royal Humane Society, Sir W. Prewar, M.P., may also
be mawd among the eacouragors of the beeltbirtvorg art.
Every year 'mitres a gold watch to the winner of a lode
MOB is the Thames, which is open to all who like to take
pert in it.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
krieg. io Rilico.—(Before Lord Chid Jostles Ed. and
Justices Williams, Wilke, aed BAIA.)

...: ‘ND v. NOSL—BANKRUPTCY COWPOIWTION BUMS.
Tt; ass an action to recover • sum claimed for rent, and,
',seer to the claim, the defendant set up a compositice
op is bankruptcy. The plaintiff, however, contended
„his deed was not valid, because it was not signal by
,I:,...foortits of the creditors in number and value • and
„• aestion now was whether a rule should be made abso-
; o euter a verdict for the defendant upon the ground
..be deed was valid.
'i--e Lord Chief Justice said that the gumption whether
;. ~,jesition dead was signed by three-fourths of the
....ors depended upon whether a secured debt to one
~.:or vu to be taken into account when tbe *um total
e debts was made up. He was of opinion that the
.ur of the secured debt must be taken into account,
...0 c.une to this conclusion in accordance with a decision
.:-.r Lords Justices in exparte Godden.
1,..1 wake Ryles said that be should not have conceded
:,.:i judgment had it not been for the decision in experts
Jeio.
harged.
..c disc.

THE VOLIMITIM
:IA Lord Chief Justice said that an application had been
that they should adjoa•n the court in order to enable
acetone to attend the Review. The court did not
;+•ontifed in doing this, but it any case were called on
cneh the counsel was a volunteer, and was absent at the
o:rw, they would allow the case to stand over, upon the
a.l that the counsel absent was away in the die.
of a public duty.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordisary.)
ROAIRE V. °MORT.
T:e damned in this case was Joseph Gregory, formerly
rownooger at Wellington, in Somerset. He was a
i.,prer with two sous both under age, and by a will,
the 4th of September, 1862, be left his property
i...:.aters for the benefit of these children until they
5-ined their majority, when it was to be divided between
He had made several other wills, one as late es the
..,d September, 1862, the provisions of which were Nab-
the sums, but which also contained a legacy of
to a servant. On the sth of September, the day after
sill had been executed, the deceased salted his son
lE, and bis son fetched it, and began to read it over
• hal, but before he had finished the deceased erased it

tote it up, saying that the previous will should stand.
.etlistely afterwards be said he was sorry for *let he
done, and hie son, with his assistance, gathered together
• :eces of the will and preserved them. The decieseed's
itegen to show symptoms of derangement about thin
is. and be was soon afterwards seat to a lunatic asylum,
re he died in October, 1863. The questions were whether
was of testamentary capacity on the Ith of September,
an the will was made, and if so, whether he was of gonad
:nd on the following day when he tore it up. There
u also a question whether, if his mind was sound on
'rah of September, the tearing up of the will amoneted
-der the circumstances to a revocation. The deceased left
las well ea pommel property, the value of which wee
I to be about 2,500 f.
The Queen's Advocate sad Dr. Tristram appeared for the
:uotitf. who wee the executer propounding the will Dr.
poks watched the case for Mr. Foot, the executor of the
of the ?ad of September, and one of the parties cited
see proceedings.
Several witnesses having been examined to prove the
stove facts,

said the case was one of great diSaulty ; bat,
et the whole, be did cot think the testamentary capacity of
hte deemed at the time the will was made had been sets.
t ;had. Probate must, therefore, be refused, the mete to
;me out of the estate.
PODMOELE V. WHATTON.
De. Sahib and Mr. Pritchard foe the plaintiff ; Mr.
s•ldleetoo, Q.C., and Mr. Lopez for the defendant.
This wee a suit relating to the will of Miss Whattoo, late
Liverpool. A copy of the document was propounded by
plaintiff, the cousin, sod was opposed by the defile-
!,at, the brother of the deceased. It appeared that she had
:sr, occasion to employ Menem Pritt and Avison, solicitors
Liverpool, to obtain a sum of about 1,5001. in Chancery
which she was entitled. Afterwards she consulted Mr.
?nu about making her will, sod instructed him to earns
:holt as her executor, and as • legatee for 3001. Mr.
Pritt then put the matter into the hands of his
Termer, who said he saw the will executed in
apiary. 18b3. It was not, however, found on Mew
hitton's death ; and her brother took ant letter of ad-
ioistratioa. The property was stated to be only worth
bout 4001. ; and Mr. Pritt, who had retired from boner s.
d who was now a county magistrate in Denbigh, bad
,4 thought it worth his while to interfere. He bad, how-
ever, on the application of Mr. Podmore, who was also
legatee under the will, renounced the executorship, and
lad given up to him 2GOI. of his legacy. The questions for
the court were, whether the will bad really been executed,
sod if so, whether the testatrix had not herself destroyed
it mien* esseeUandi.
rhe are wee not concluded when we went to press. ]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN It JACOBSON.
The bankrupt was a clothier in tionndaditah. Thee wee
the sitting for examination and discharge. Debts, 9401.
Mr. Treherne opposed. The bankrupt had been required
to file goods end deficiency accounts, and bed only done so
that morning ; therefore there must be as ad' t.
He had returned bad debts to the amount of 20V..

The bankrupt, being questioned a. to the bad debt., said
that 137/. was due from one Tuber, whom he had "met pro.
misconsly" io St. Mary Axe. (Laughter.) It was to be a
cash transaction. Fisher gave so referenoe, but bankrupt
made inquiry about him of digereet travellers. end in the
trade. The goods were delivered at Ashes hoar, in
Onirch•lane, Whisechapel, by a casual porter whom be
employed for that purpose. When he went for payment
nt the end of three weeks the place was shut up, and it
ms said that Fisher had go to Holland. The
ether day he heard that he was Poem Could not give
any other address. Another b debtor, Benjamin. of Lei.
rester, was supposed to have gone to Bristol ; bad
',set sight of him altogether. Another bad debtor, Mr.
Worthy, was now in the Old Bailey. (Laughter.) Another
had gone to California. Witissees Moak had been hikes in
execution before he filed his petition, so that he had no.
thin whatever to give up to his creditors.
After hearing Mr. Dowse for the bankrupt,
Bin Honour directed an adjournment, and mid that the
bankrupt should be required to give a more mlisfactory
umostt of his dealings with Fisher.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WANDSWORTH.
THE TRICKS 0? GAIIBLIIIS.
James Smith, who described himself at a carman, living is
:.ock'afields,was charged before Mr. Daymaa with gambling
aitt a coloured board oil Clapbameemmos, a place of public
report.

TAU cue showed the tricks of gambles' who attend nom
and faits.

Pohoe-comitable f3aftbill, 342 V, said—About 12 o'clock
Yesterday, I was on duty at Claphamoommon and I saw
the prisoner gambling. He had • table covered with •
cloth bearing four colours, upon which revolved • spindle.
It was the most unfair name I ever saw, for be bad Goo.
tested underneath the cloth • piece of iron by which he wee
able to stop the index on any eclair he those/hi
proper. I watched him for ten minutes gambits(
for money, and I saw him win several times.
He had two or three cocoa-nuts, for which he pretended to
play, when • uniform constable came up. Os the way to
the station he said, " I have not won much, and I'll give
!on all I bare got to let me go." I took him to the station,
and found apoo him Is. 9d. in coppers and L. 9d. in silver.
I saw him gambling with the same table on Wednesday,
when I cautioned others.
Prison•r—l was only playing for cocoa auto and I did not
:now it was not allowed.

Mr. Thymao—You are sot content with tieing a table
'Mich is always favourable to you but you must add
cheating.
Promo's—There are four chances, and one most win a
n.coa•nut every time. The table is just the same se whoa
I bought it on Tuesday.
Mr. Daymao—lf you by cheating win tbinp, and use
them. you must put up with the eonsequencee. You will
be imprisoned for two mouths a ith bard labour.
The prisoner, who seemed taken quite by surprise at the
extent of the punishmeot, was then removed to the cells.

GREENWICH.
FINDLVO LOST PROPIATT.-SINGULAB CHABOT-

Parrett, 16 year of age, of 6, Hanover-court,
kotherbithe, was charged with stealiag a gold brooch.
value 21. las., the property of Mrs. Annie Bergen, of 11,
Clarence-street, Rotherbithe, under the following singular
cwanatasces :

• • prosecute'', at appeared, whilst out walking lost the
Lmoch from her neck, and for its recovery bad offered •
reward of 10a. Two days afterwards her servant, •
about 14 years of age, saw the prisoner wearies •
00.. h br, and which she recognised as that which her
mistrers had lost. The girl, who bad previously
known the prisoner, asked her where she found it, and also
told her that by taking the brooch to the prosecotrix she
wouli receive 10s. The prisoner replied that she should
not retorn the brooch unless she received a sovereign, and
the girl having informed her mistress, the police were sub-
eequebtly communicated with, and the prisoner, on dear-
mg that she knew sapling of the brooch, was takers into
custody.
In answer to the magistrate the proeeentrix's servant said
she was positive as to the identity of the brooch, it having
a photographic likeness in it.
Ur. Itradberry, for the prisoner, denied any possession
on her part of the brooch, and said that even if she bad bed
it she could scarcely be charged with stealing it under the
cocurnetasces.

The
magistrate maid, although it might not be generally
iceoiro, yet the keeping of property fewad b 7 any person

after they were informed to whom it belonged constituted a
felony. He did not believe that the serreat of the prose-
matrix had eorteacted the story of having mesa the prisooer
with the brooch, sad also having the 0011VIITSWOU spoheo
to with her, sad he should therefore remand the prisoner
until Thursday next.