The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-26 00:00:00

THE DERBY DAY.

The appearance of the Downs has been offs& de-
scribed, and all that will be necessary on this occa-
sion will be to repeat former details, with a con-
siderable amount of exaggeration in every feature.
There were more acrobats, and gipsies, and melo-
dish' than ever in the open, more carriages tan the
hill, several thousands more spectators about the
ropes, and greater crowds on the grand stand and
the neighbouring erections, than had ever been
seen on any former occasion. Three millions
and a half, we think, the registrar-gene-
ral told ns was the last decennial return ;
there must certainly have been the odd
half million on Epsom Downs yesterday. The
Hill was many-coloured with bright bonnets and
smart parasols, and the stands and the Corner
and the hills and the valleys were black with male
humanity. If you went to the starting-point you
thought all the world was there, but if you hurried
across to the Hill or the Grand Stand you felt
equally sure that it had migrated thither. The
last-named favourite resort of the betting world was
packed to suffocation. Their Royal Highnesses the
Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge hid been
acsiommodated with seats in the stewards room,
but for the rest of the sporting world they had not
even elbow room to put down their bets, which they
might be heard vociferating until the moment when
the dual and decisive figures were run up at the
winning-post. There were a large number of peers
present, and en immense number of members of
the House of Commons, amongst whom. great ninny
persons pointed out General Peel, who, it was gene-
rally believed, had a deep interest in the success of his
equine namesake. The weather, which Lad been
rine in the morning, became very lowering as the
eventful moment drew nigh, the sharp wind whis-
tled through the Stand, and those who had come
to the ground in gossamer paletots had painful
evidence of the uncertainty of an English climate.
It was said that with all this crowd there was not
much business done, and a lady who sold correct
cards iuforined us confidentially that "she never
nee a poorer lot." A very distinguished party of
card sharpers arrived by the half-past one train,but
they could do nothing, for everyone was as sharp
as themselves, and they speedily returned without
giving the slightest trouble to the police. It was
said also that the outside crowd was more than
usually obstreperous, but we must confess that to
our judgment they were civil enough, and cleared
the course at the bidding of Mr. Superintendent
Walker in a very prompt and orderly manner. Their
nerves were, it is true, unusually excited by the
number of false starts, respecting which they bad
various mysterious theories, and they shouted
" They're off " in consequence more than once at
the wrung time; but, taken as a whole, their con-
duct was not much more unruly than we have ob-
served at a royal drawing-room or a very crowded
Mao meeting at Exeter-hall. The race itself was
only a slice in the day's proceedings. There were,
as we Lave said before, six or seven false starts, for
which nobody could account, but which everybody
said spoiled the race fur General Peel ; then a flying
cavalcade was seen cresting the distant hill, with
a white horse well in front, and causing people
to cry out frantically " Warrior will win !" then
an interval of a minute, but which seemed to be an
age, in which we at the Stand saw nothing, then a
tramp said a quivering of the ground, and
then the whole ruck came thundering down,
Blair Athol in the front, the General and
Scottish Chief following close behind him,
and the remaining horses of the correct card bring-
ing up the rear at various respectful distances.
The horses did not seem to run so very quick—
they never do at the Derby, and yet their per-
formance was worthy of the old Eclipse days. The
time was taken by Benson's "Chronograph," the
most accurate time measurer yet invented, and it
gave 2 min. 44 sec. against 2.45 in 1862, and 2.52
1863, so that the pace was this year exceedingly
good, and better than either of its two immediate
predecessors. There was a moment of tremendous
excitement as the horses passed the Stand, and gen-
tlemen snouted unheard-of odds, of which no one
took the slightest notice, but almost immediately
after the crowds were streaming away rapidly out
of the Stand, the losers looking exceedingly grave,
as is their wont, and the rejoicing bookmakers
shouting •' Blair Athol has won ! what a jolly
sell."

EPSOM SUMMER MEETING.
(Atom otatsroamm coaaserommarr.)

Remembering vividly how the national carnival was last
year marred by the wretched weather, it became a matter
of anxiety moms intending visitors to the Dome am to
what might be the next annual eccentricity of our variable
climate. How often " the glass" wee consulted is the
course of Tuesday it would be impossible to say, and the fair
sex,excusably ambitious of displaying their harming varieties
of dress, were especially concerned about the atmosphere,
sad mole continual reference to their masindise acquaint-
tares on to the probabilities of a fin Derby day. It is not
too much to say that the lint impulse of most people on
riming yestermy, was to draw aside the blind, to me what
kind of day the morning promised. Although the air on
Tuesday night had been quid • " greet suit" colder in the
neighbourhood of Epsom, the Derby day opened with
delicious sunshine patting everybody in the highest possible
spirits, and all London awoke to its usual palpitation on the
approaching festival. Nothing had been beard in the
metropolis but the one abseiling topic, and the names of
General Peel. Cambusoan, and Scottish Chief, were upon
everybody), him and even the most indifferent of ma-smiting
mu were animated by the general murmur', the uscertainty,
sad the excitement of one of the most extraordinary Derbys in
the records of the turf. The outer public, or uninitiated,
mimed to take a kind of malinota satisfaction in the know-
ledge that the shrewdest and mod memos turfman were
completely discomfited and puzzled. They seemed to fed
for once that they were on • level with what is termed "the
talent" and they gloried in the mystery which not even
the most practised prophets appeared able to solve. In
Loudon the preparations were immense.. Amidst other
advantages of the treat holiday is, that it gives a vast
impetus to every branch of trade ia the height of the
season. Fur many days every kind of hireable vehicle bad
been retuned, from the fashionable baronehe down to the
plebeian omnibus:mid pleasure van. There was • redivietui
of a nice almost extinct, and ancient post-boys were come
more, in blue or scarlet jackets, revelling in the recollec-
tires of the almost effete mode of locomotion known as
posting. In every part of London the bustle of prepara-
tion mold be dimmed. BIIIIVIMis was in a pleasant flutter
of asticipatien, Tyhornia was peering forth use dashing tar.
rages from every mews, and indeed, Lensed alley monde-
moostrative parties were foreleg, preparing for the journey
with uproarious merriment, a general lighting up of cheap
cigars, end a careful stowing away of plethoric hampers and
capacious stone bottles. But it was plain that all clams were
making up their Mods to enjoy themselves according to
their respective Dodoes of delectation. Foe • brief inter
val statesmen were forgetting their cares and party feelings,
unmindful whether General Peelle& the opposition, acknow.
ledgi no leader but the Scottish Chief. The country
generally
was sarrendiag itself to a wholesome Ultimo of
excitement and merrimest, and forgetting the daily cane of
ordinary life,which fall alike to the loftiest and the lowliest
of the land. Even throe who were compelled to attend to
the routine business cast a longing, lingering, look at the
cootinoous streams of vehicles that passed through the
main streets Epeotawards. Contemplating the lamentable
date of other countries, the reflective mind could not bat
be struck with the contrast presented by our own country,
sad what an awful antithesis tomorrow's telegrams front
abroad may present to the bloodless struggle of the Gene-
ral's"and the Chief's" upon the Downs. Vainly may the
puritanical nail at the great festival—the Derby Is and will
remain the vast amicable reunion of the people interested
in • noble, a healthful pastime. On Tuesday some profane
wretches desecrated true religion by parading the ap-
preaches to the Dowse with a hideous black banner inscribed
with scriptural quotations in white letters. A vulgar boy
dressed like an undertaker's apprentice was employed to
spout the texts to the crowd, and this youth iutdmixed
ribaldry with his contemptible duties. In the course of the
ending these fellows retuned into the town of Epsom,
white from head to heel, having been honoured with a
species of indignant resentment known as "the Miller."
Throughout Tuesday night Epeom could not be said to have
slept ; the tradesmen were busy making their preparations,
boustless yageboode traversed the streets or crouched in
doorways stupidly dozing. Harsh sounds swelled on the
night air, and hoarse laughs and more hideous noises only
died away to be swallowed op in the general du of the
Derby.d.y at daybreak. As early as six o'clock in the
morning specials" were despatched from London-bridge
station loaded with people, the earlier train conveying the
rougher sort, the metermoogering element, the sharps, the
acrobats, and " the Inevitable nigger." Up to the last
available moment for reaching the Downs and witnessing
the Derby these !mistime trains continued to d-
rive at Epsom, the apace in boot of the station being
blocked up by Sys and coaches is apparently
Inextricable coefusioo, and the passeogsre es they emerged
were takes possession of almost Lod ly, and implored to
purchase " !Meting's lirickt card," which was thrust forward
by demos of dirty grimey hands. At mid-day the scenes
tipos the road were at their height. At Eseniagtomgate
fie toll-keeps, those lionised hmbwayseen, reaped to the
full their annual harvest, and large crowds of idlers had
ecogregated to witness the motley characteristics always to
be observed " going to the Derby." Clapham-cosmos

spin was thronged with people, and the vehicles were at
Ames blocked in triple rows, and dories these waits the
voyageurs indulged is that harmless badinage common by
custom to the occasion. The democracy had a special
spite apinst gentlemeo of the Duodreary type, who, bow.
ever, stood the somewhat warm " ohaff with surprisiog
good humour. Vulgar London somehow hates • "
and they invariably come in for the most earcastk alhasioos
on the road to Epsom. The effect of the scene from amain=
toward, Brilliant was most extraordinary, the sound of
ooreete-pistons and bugles, the banners Hying from the
sins, and the light clothes of the traveller, presenting •
spectacle at ones isamited end dazzling. Last year blue weak
worsen anomaly but yesterday the dust rendered them highly
appropriate to the occasion, and the gentlemen could their
fore revel in their to,, without which so Derby " get up"
is considered perfect. The Roes-hill pte at Sutton afforded
a prolonged halt, and those who attempted to " run the
blockade" suffered, in several instances, by damaged mode.
The " Cock" clime his coal Sods as the thirsty dusty
crowd literally besieged the popular hostelry, and bottled
ale and lemonade hod sherry were not obtained without
much persistent struggling. Still the visitors appareetly
appreciated the journey, and well they might, as the Surrey
lases, famous for their rural beauty, were never seen k
greater advantage. The air was loaded with the delielom
rt grance of May blooming and the trees were snowy white
with Lloom, relieved is Fetches by the more delicate pink,
Meadows were in luxuriant verdure, and the stately cbeennts
rose up still in early bieemoni. There ware as meal the
spills, the most severe bang near Mitcham,
eZetatrfour-in-hand was completed overturned by col-
lision with a van ; bat, strains to relate, oaly two of the
party were at all hurt, asthey saved then:wive' by
jumping on to en embankment. The two unfortunate
member, of the party received somewhat severe eats on the
face, but pluckily determined to continue their pogrom ma
foot. Epsom was, us usual, • scene of uproar and con-
fusion ; the great stream of vehicles along the London roof,
almost immediately preceding the chalky narrow lanes
in the direction of the Downs, appearing almost
Interminable. and what with jiboing of some of
the cattle and the almost total annihilation of some
of the " rips," the pen to the summit of the hills was re-
. deiced toa funeeeal rate of progression. Before alluding to
the doings on the course it may be as well to trace the ante-
admits of the homes de tired to take part in the great
equine battle. Geoeral Peel. who had °sly run once last
1 year. was entirely disregarded by turf men, except those im-
mediately emaciated with him, until he we. the Two
Thonmaa, very cleverly beating Perim, Fills de l'Air, and
others Male best performers of last season. Thereupon he
immediately became the first favourite for the Derby, • na-
tural oeogueam of enema in the peat race at Newmarket.
Backers of hom es bad immense faith in him, owing to his
being the property of Lord Glaagow,one of the most hamar
able sportemea who ever extended his patronage to racing.
Scottish Chief, the property of Mr. Merry, the previous
owner of a Hoe of racing cracks, Chanticleer, Saunterer,
Thermanby, Dundee, Blackstone, and other celebrities, has
enjoyed a high reputation ; and at Arcot, on his first appear-
ance, he woe sorrily that ems then—eleven mouths sinoe—
he Nouns first favourite for the Derby, as little as 12 to 1
being taken about him. flatesquently the horse was de-
feated in the July Stakes, at Newmarket, by Campiums,.
aril again at Goodwood, by Pille de l'Air ; bat still duriag
the winter months, such wea the faith of his (deeds that he
costumed at the heed of the quotations until General Peel
scared his victory is the Two Thousand, when " the
Chief " gave way. At the York meeting a hostile
movement was made spied him, and at one time he teemed
likely to be driven to • retreat from the betting, bat there
were no grounds whatever for the operations against him,
and he crept back step by step to hie former mak. Mr.
Merry has constantly maned that Scottish Chief ia the
very beet horse he ever owned, and Mat. Dawson, the
trainer, was not lees coafidest as to the extraordinary
. merits of the champion of " the yellow jaaket." Carona-
can was unbeaten as a two.year-old, bevies won each en-
gagement for which be ran in a canter, when it is said be
was not " prepared." and among those whom he signally
defeated was Scottish Chief in the July Stakes. &bee.
quietly much unpleasantness arose in connection with
Gambino's, owing to lie unsatidaotory "sale" at Lord
Stamford's auction. when be was repurchased, and is, II is
asserted, the joint property of Lord Stamford and Captain White, who • ye entered into • "confederacy: Birch
Broom woe out of three races last semen, but the
quality of his antagonists was of an inferior charac-
ter, and not calculated to attest his merits as • Derby
horse. After Lord Weatmorisod's home Merry Hart
woo the City and Suburban Handicap, " the Broom"
steadily advanced in public estimation, and after a trial in
which, in turf parlanee, he "cleared out the stable," he
advanced to • place amongst the most prompeat favourites.
Blair Athol had sever previously appeared in • public COD-
test, but being son of Stockwell and the famous Blink
Bonnyß, the doable victrix of the Derby and the Oaks in
and the property of Mr. W. l'Auson, famous for his
Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger coups with the dem of Blair
Athol and Caller On, the horse was much fancied by the
public. The reports of his good looks and racing-like
qualifications biomes a subject of common notoriety, bat he
held each an equivocal pennies in the betting that it was
thought at one period be would not even be among the
manors, and at the NewonarketSpring Meeting be was driven
to 50 to 1, and then were reports that he had done no
work, and that the weer having been forestalled is the
market intended to scratch his horse. However, the mys-
tery was cleared up in the coulee of Saturday , whet •
=yeah was mad* to get ea this " dark "son of
ell and Blink Bonny, and he was backed to win an
enormous slake of money. Singularly enough, hie
chief suppeffiers were Miss s. Jackson and Steel,
who landed seek Image sums on General Peel,
and who are en firm in their allegiance to the
Northers stables John Senate lot was as usual in request,
and within the :net few weeks Bareph became the more
ent favourite of the Whitewall lot, although
Claremont and Hollyfox had from time to time
met with support sad eaeomsgement in the market.
Ccaretguard represented Mr. Naylor, and enjoyed
the confidence of both owner and truism, but
ea
it will be found on referee's to our report below, the
Macaroni colours were not destined to attain another such
triumph as last year, Among the Phan supported for good
money were the dark Valiant, Priam Arthur, and Paris.
With this twist statement of faces connected with the an-
terior positions of the homes engaged, we may return to the
ordinary narrative of the day's proceedinp on the Downs.
As the long lines of vehicles famed to the Downs, the
dust rose in dune clouds, and a sharp wind carried it over
the surroaading fields, min the verdant colour* the
wheat crops and the hedgerows was "slimly obliterated in
a murky white. The occupants of the carriages were, by
the time they reached the Grand Stand, covered with dust
to such en extent that they resembled no many millers in
external appearance. His Royal Highness the Prime of
Wales, accompanied by Major Teemdale and suite, travelled
to Epsom by road, sad reached the roam is time for the
first race. The Prince was received at the
Steed by Admiral Bons and Mr. Darling`, and his Royal
Highness, prior to the Part proceeded to the pad-
dock to witness the interesting ceremony al sad-
dling the Derby bane. Up to mid-day the sun had
shown plemently, bat the sky about ems became overact
with dark clouds, tad the sir was dull and the wind cool.
It would require a graphic pen to describe adequately the
scene on the coarse, and it wee generally admitted that a
maser mans al people bad never been winnowed ea the
Downs os any previous seedvermary. "The Hill was
packed with vehicles, sod the ocenmults of the carriegee in
the intervals between the races proceeded to luncheon, ren-
dering the spot • moaner picnic. From the Downs Hotel
to Tattenbam-corner stretched one dense accarouLition of
people and °atrium and the Grand Stead and betting en-
closure were crammed, all the subindiuy stands and tem-
porary ermines were equally crowded, and in the avenues
from the Grand Stand to the course the premise of the
crowd was trim:modem, and the dust arising from the traffic
was almost suffocating. As usual, the Town Plata preceded
the more serious banners of the day ; but the preliminary
race was treated with the same indifference as the prelude
to a Chintzes pantomime on Berlin-night. Immediately
after the declaims of the first event • general move was
made for the saddling paddock among those who had ob.
Mined tickets for that eaclosure. All the favourites
attracted their special groups of admirers, the more pro
-
unmet in the betting of coarse being the cynosure of all
ems. Those persons who did not care to have the premise
of the crowd and enter the paddock, viewed from the Grand
Stand through their Impetus or race (Lama, their re-
spective favourites saddled sad mounted, walking 'amongst
the crowd. Being in the finish presented so peat
change, Scottish Chief aadGmeral Peel were equal favorites
at 9 MP, Birch Broom being next in demand at 11 to 2,
while Cambname, who had at one time been first fairearits.
declined to 7 to 1. 13 to 1 was taken each about BUS
Athol and Paris, and lh to 1 apt Ely, after whom oame
in rotation Cm:Vaud, Valiant, Baragah, and Ack worth.
The appearance of the competitors on the course was antici-
pated with the usual excitement, and after much difficulty
had been experienced in getting the track anything like
clear sod free front danger, the preliraisary maims were
commenced. Blair Athol, Niger for the fray, was the very
first one to gallop, having been saddled near Mitten-
ham Corner. He took his " breather," led by young
rAnson on Caller On, the sweeping action of the Derby home
exciting general admiratioa. As the horses emerged from
the paddoek they were freely ernicised, and their conditiee
and style of gong made the themes of dummies. Oem-
human, like Blair .Athol, was lad in his work by • stable
companion (Revolver), and thus the sensation horses kept
up the charter to the last. It is needless to say that the
coarse could not be got in redness without the apparition
of " the Derby dog, who made his entree at the critical
moment, and wee booted and yelled at with the usual
vigour ; but the excitement was still farther increased when
" twa dogs "sported themselves in front of the peed stead,
indifferent alike to the machinations or ocaxiege of the
police. We meat sot omit to meoticre se as iedicatkm of
Lord Glasgow's popularity, that when General Peel and
Strafford took their preliminary cestereatilrpupopular colouss
ware at once identified And cheered aid • nd from the
stands and by the crowds. The race ill y described below,
and we need only may thin after 8 false meads Mr.
▪of the 30 Anima away on capital teems, General Pee
i Chief, Barsph, Illy, and Cambesean being the swim
prominent performers instil descending Tunisian-comer,
where, is reality, only three were left to fight it oat. On
landing into the straight General Peel appeared to have so
much the best of it that toed thorns were vaned is favour
of Lord Glasgow, bat at the distance Blair Athol, who had
been riddee and sparred the whole way, got oar terms with
" the Gemmel," who was pursued by Scottish Chief, and
amidst a scene of excitement newer. perhaps, winnowed 01111
at Epsom. Mr. Minnie colt rushed pet the Two Theasesid
winery, and won by two leagths three lengths betimes the

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second and third. General Peel, although be son • the.
roughly•good Berea did not display the eternise that might
have bees Stymied, inasmuch u be had so heart to Anal
when Blair 'Athol collared hire, and Alderoft, with all hie
couldva not alrremtis horse to a i
iChief n
his estimate of .struggle.
em cee error
Scottish
rod therl h
one whom he 'hod so
often asserted to bs 71bs better thee Tharmanby. Vast
excitement followed the hoisting of Blair Athol's amber,
sad the wnighing-in attracted a most eaergetie crowd of the
bone's supporters. Yr. Jecksoe, who stood to win an im-
mense stake on both first and second, was use o. the first
at the weighing room, and when the " all right " was pro.
pounced there 1•1111 enthusiastic sheeting from the earth
countrymeo. Mr. l'Aasoo must be retarded as • most
fortunate than, as with an extremely limited stud he woo
the Derby. and Oslo in 1867 with BUak Bonny
Athol's dam), the St. Leger with Oslier Os. sod witTtlisre
last named mare be also carried of so fewer than fourteen
Queen's Mese last year. Suomi= rode the
winner admirably, end is the some lad who steered
Butterfly, the winner of the Oaks in 1800, Thormanby's
year. Blink Booby, the dare of the winner, died some time
NOON after foaling Borealis, Blair Athol, and Breeden:awe,
the latter of whom, now a two-yr-old, is so own brother to
yestardsty's winner, sad engaged in the Derby next year.
Blair Athal's next importaot =potent' are m the Grand
Prize of Paris and the Doncaster St. Leger. Mr. I' Amos
is, we believe, • very large winner, and Yours. Jackson
and Steal are also spto in the right boat--the farmer
betting, on dit, 30,0001 , aid the Shefßeld Leviathan
Io,oooi. The winner is not the exclusive property of Mr.
venue, being half owned by Caplets Cornish, who also
throws in for a handsome amount. The remaining events
of the day require no notice in this pima, and we may alnicet
soddenly add that the return Jamey
.00 the road was
marked by the customary uproarious ossertmeoh
Tars liroom Town PLAIT (Handicap) of 50 move., for all
ape ; winners extra. Ow mile.
Mr. Whlttaker's Plxle, by Weedweblt—adld of the Mier,
Ira. Ist no (J. Orisesbew) 1
1...,r1 Uxbridge's Vsbelatbus, 1 yrs, gni lib items)
Count IsltlrallioNueleue 7rs, Mt Mb (J. Smith)
The following ran .—Hamybrey, Ales. end Merry Bird.
Betting : sto 4 apt Pixie, and 3 to 1 apt Vabelathos.
Vabalarktui made play, with Alm at his aide, followed by
Pixie end Nucleus, the other two being fairly tailed
Ales gave way in the straight, where Pixie deprived Vala.
leans of the lead, and, going on with the roaming, woo
sexily by a length sod a half. Nuclear was a bad third,
nod the others were beaten off.

THE EIGHTT-rare DISE! STASIS, of Warns. sash, h Is,
for 3.yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b ; and fillies, Bet 51b : ohs
monad to remise 100 sore. One mile and • Ulf. (234 rubs.)
Mr. W. rAnson's Mgr Athol, by Stockwell—Blink Bonny,
Sit 10Ib (J. Snowdon)
Lord Glasgow's General Peel, My Young 11 elbourne— 1
Orlando, Set bib (Aldcrof) 2
Mr. Merry's Soottlah Chic; by lord of the Ales—Miss
NPSet IMb (J. Adams) I
R Cooper's Kulglit of Snowdon, by lassoiseto—Fah.
Wen, Sat Ad
tlsnosiLter
The tolloir also ran: Barsgsh, Monitor. IM•dord,
Richard, Wm., Cathodes,. Surat, Planet, Perts,
act worth. °UMW. Xly, Signalman, Birch Broom, 3=ages::
Duman, Washington, Appeals% Coastinarst Privateer, ills.
tartan, Prince Arthur, Dormouse. Vidiant, sad hank Walton.
Batting : 9to 2 each apt Scottish Giisf sad General
Peel, 11 to 2 apt Birch Broom, 7 to 1 apt CiIIabOMINIA, 13 to
1 sash rapt Blair Athol and Paris. 15 to 1 apt Ely, 100 to
6 apt Ooastgoard, 28 to 1 apt Valiant, 100 to 3 sash agat
Baraph sod Ashworth, 40 to 1 spt Watford, 50 to 1 sash
apt Elollytox dad Historian, 1,000 to 10 apt Ooponlunpn,
sod 1,000 to 5 apt Waahhigton.

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29171 TY COUR/S.—MA: 26.
(BoloroMee.Chanallior Sir R. T. Shidershey.)
LAWIJOICII T. XAOLII.—APPLICATION TO come A smacrtcm.
This ass, which hie come before the caul for some years
in various forms, relates to the estate of a Mr. lobo La-
mes, who died lateen*, some 50 yews ago, pawned of
some thousands of pollee. Nei claimants appeariag to the
property, the wows took pomession of it in the ordinary
came. Subseqaently several parties put in their Gleams,
sad amorept them two families of the names of
Wilkineou and Stratford, and the latter were declared
to have established their claims as zest of kin.
After a derision bad bean given is favour of
the Stratfords a Mrs. Susannah Bryant presented a petition
for re-hearing, es the ground that further evidence had
been discovered which would establish the claim of the WU-
kinetic family, to which she belongs. After the preemie-
tioe of this petition Mr. Tumor, solicitor, who had bees
concerned for the Stmtforda, wrote to Mr. Browsing, a
solicitor at Itedditeh, requeetieg him to inquire into the
circumstances of Susannah Bryant, and to ascertain whether
she was in a position to pay the costs of the petition and
re-bearing. Mr. Browning, it appeared, sent for Mrs.
Bryant, ad it was alleged that be asked her in a threaten-
ing tone whether the petition was presented with her
consent, and whether she was aware that her name was
before the Lord Chancellor, and told her that the wow
quenoe of presenting the petrtios might be that she was
liable to be taken up, and that be required to know who it
was that had induced her to present the petition, and what
her tricorns was, mid what were her means of paying the
oats. She refund to tell him who were bac advisers, and
said she had three steamy* is London acting in her behalf
and that she was indemnified from the oasts. The implied
threats used by Mr. Browning in this conversation formed
the ground of the motion, and it was contended by the
counsel for the petitioner that Mr. Browning had bees
guilty of a contempt of court is interfering with the coarse
of justice.

Mr. Anderson and Mr. Toillmis appeared is support of
the petition ; Mr. Bagley and Mr. W. Morris for Mr.
Browning.
The Vice-ChaDoellor rid a more unfounded motion was
never brought before his. The =Moo mod he dismissed
with costs, end be only hoped that llra Itrysat was indent-
sified from these code, as she alleged herself to be from the
costs of the petition.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-M&: 25.

iilittimp is Betio.—(Befors Lord Chid Justice Eris, sad
J ustices Will Willis, sad Bylse)

31,1111LED01 r. LATIXEIL-1111 RAIMITAPLII ILMIOT7OII.

This was as action brought by Mr. Brennidp, M.P. for
Barnstaple, spirt the editor and publisher of the Won=
Tinto, to rearm damns. for certain alleged libels pub.
liabed is that paper.
Xt. Coleridge, Q.C., moved for a rule calling upon the
plaintiff to show cause why an order of Mr. Justice
Williams, refusing to allow the defendant to plead certain
pleas, should not be rescinded or varied, sad why the de-
fendant should Dot be at liberty to plead the pleas. The
learned counsel said that Mr. Broaridge had ben for a cm-
siderable number of years agent for Mr. ll•we, who, in
repeated election, was the imocessful candidate to repre-
sent Berustaple, but at one particular election X.
Bremridge stood against Mr. Hodge= and defeat=
him. Afterwards Mr. Bremridge was elected again,
but he ad his colleague were afterwards unseated for
bribery. Following this there was an investigation under
the act of parliament into the condition of the borough,
conducted by Sir J. B. Wilmot and two other gentlemen,
who found that Mr. Bremridge had no personal complicity
is the bribery which had been carried oa. This being the
state of things, Mr. Brunridge, in the autumn of last year,
spin presented himself as • candidate for Banistaple, aad
Mr. Latin's; published four articles, in which he detonated
Mr. Bromidic as a person who had been guilty of corrupt
practices for • long comae of years, sad had destroyed the
purity and uprightness of s variety of persons. Mr. Brea-
ridge's attorney thereupon communicated with M.r. Latimer,
and had one or two interviews with him, the whole
scope of the conversation being an attempt to in-
duce Mr. Latimer to withdraw the statemeat that
Mr. Brinaridge was a convicted briber end at one of the
interviews an extract from the report 'of the parliamentary
oommissimen, exonerating him from being personally =e-
moted with bribery, was read. Mr. Latimer did not feel
that he could properly withdraw what he had said, because
be believed that the facts were as he had stated. He tad
no notice that anything was complained of except the state-
ment that Mr. Bremridge had been guilty of bribery but
when the declaration was filed it set out omenss picked
from the articles of the Western Tisia, which stated that
Mr. Hodgson having been a client of Mr. Briunridge for
many years, having spent 80,0001. in the borough, and
having Moons poor, Mr. Bronridge had very mpatefully
contested his seat, and defeated him. The pleas which Mr.
Justice Williams had refused to allow justified other parts
of the article than those passages which were set out in the
declaration.

Mr. Justice Williams said that the way in which the
matter Ina put before him was this, that the plaintiff
having complained of certain slanderous imputations, the
plea said that the articles contain' ed other imputations
which were true.

tic;feriiireLThe defendant wished to sat oat the
whole articles to show that they bore a certain meaning,
and to anon that aocortling to this lasanins they ware
tree.

The Lord Chief Justice—lf it were libellous to say that
the agent had turned out his principal and got the seat for
himself, it would not be the lees libellous became the
defendant at the same time published a trite statement that
the plaintiff was an incorrigible briber.
Mr. Coleridge submitted that the defendant had a right
to say upon the record that the sense put epee the alleged
libel we not the Mae sense, and to set out the whole libel,
and prove the statement.
The Lord Chief Justice—The ridesdaat bad • right to
set out the whole libel, but he could only justify the allega-
tion of which the plaintiff complained. The impatatioe of
bribery was distinct from that of the plaintiff haring
broken his duty towards Isis client.
. . . . .

Mr. Justice Bylas—The defendant was charged with one
thing, sad he sought to justify another.
Mr. Coleridge repeated that he only wanted to show that
the libel bore a different meaning to that suggested by the
pkintiff.
Mr. Justice Williams—lf the libel had been, "You ere
a bfacideg," and the declaration had set set that the
meaning of this was that the plaintiff had been guilty of
unfair practices oo the turf and at card., the defeodant
could not justify by saying, " I meant that you wear black
silk stockinp.* (Lengher.)
The mewl (after some further discussion) (mated a rule
to show came why the order of Mr. Justice Williams should
not be varied or rescisdad, and why the proposed Pleas
should sot be amended by striking out the festitketten in
reference to the imputation of bribery.

1t08121601 L COLLINGWOOD--101. 1131,XILET CAS/

This was an action to test the validity of two bills of
Dale upon some Waiters in the boast of ILL &pitiably,
M. P. for Britol, sad at the trial a few days seo the jury
f ak.
ound for the plaintilf, thus affirming the validity of the
bills of

Mr. D. Keane, Q.C., now moved for • rale for • new
trial, or to ester a verdict far the defendant ; and in map
port of his motion raised swims objections to the billed
sale. As to the first one, the roomy was really paid by Mr.
Montanus, • friend of Mr. Berkeley, bet that niatlesian's
name did sot appear epos the bell of ails, which was made
out to his nominee, Mr. Robinson. Another ciream•
stoves wee that it wee not properly set oat that the bill wee
intended to be • security only, sad not an abscante assign.
mein. To both bills of sale there ware these objections,
th►t Mr. Hall, who executed the documents for the sheriff,
had no authority to do se ; and that the description of Mr.
Berkeley as " M.P." for the city of Bristol, was tot a est-
oat of his "occupation" in aecordanse witk the eel of
lament. If • pntletuan was • Q.C. as well as an M.P.,
occupatioo " would not be that of IL P.
The Lord Chief Justice—But many gentlemen found
more occupation ee SL P.'s thaw ee Q.C.'s. (Laughter.)
The Court granted a rale as to the points in refs :ewe to
the first bill of sale only.

NAM V. CONQGZST..-.-DRAMATIC COPYRIGHT.
This was sa action 'sided the proprietor of the Grecian
Theatre to »corer a penalty or damages In coasequeace of
his having without leave represented at his theatre a piers
celled Spring-Iwerci Jack, and at the trial before Mr. Baron
Bramwell at Croydon a sonsuit was entered. Subeeuneetly
• rule was obtained to eater a verdict for the plaint:if, and
to-day cause was shows against it. Several points were raised,
bat the priori* one was whether the defendant had la
fact caused the piece to be represented. It appeared that
the occasioe of the repnwatstion wag the benefit of Mr.
Conquest, junior, who chose the piecw and paid • certain
sera for the house to his fattier, who paid actors, gas. he..
The Court held that the represeatatioa was by the def etid-
ant, and they made the rule absolute to eater • verdict for
the plaintiff for one penalty of 40s.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—MAY 26.
(Wore Mr. Ociurtleskew Goalbaro.)

IN 111 LOCXWOOD AND

The bankrupts, John Lockwood and Robinson Lockwood,
were surveyors and auctioneers, of Berwcod-phies. Ede,-
warie-road. This was the sitting for azansiestios and
charge . The accounts, prepared *, Means. Hart Brothers
and Hayles, show liabilities of 3,1001., with meets and pro-
perty bald by creditors of about, 1.300/.
It appearing that the accounts had not been flied in time,
an adjournmont was ordered for two mouths.
Mr. Bagley, Mr. Linklater, Mr. Dentos, (who repre-
sented the Bank of &gland), Yr. Prater, and other pro-
fessional gentlemen, appeared in theme.

IN RI B. C. YIVISIIIT.—DITITIJI 01 PHI 110811310/18.
The buainupt was a menufasturing idatiocer, of Presi-
dent-street sad Helmet-row. This was the sitting for
'vaccination and discharges The accounts, prepared by
Ifeese. Hart Brothers and Stiles, dieciw a large amount
of liability-11,1521. ; the assets and property held by
creditors are returned at 4.3501.
Kr. Graham, the official assignee, reported that the debt.
had been contracted dining a period of seven years. Upwards
of 8,0001. was due to creditors who held no security.
Dlr. Cooper, for the 'mignon', asked for as adjournment,
additional amounts being required.
Mr. C. E. Lew* for the bankrupt, urged that be was
sot in default, as the amounts had been filed in time ; and
it was to be regretted that the requisition for additional
ecooluits had not been made before. The creditors had only
given the bankrupt an allowance of 21. a week, though he
bad a wife and two children, and had given up property
which bad cost 2,5001., and had been realised by the

altinToeour mid thin Inuit be iota
Mr. Barry, station', Upper issairetti. the trade
1161, was sworn, and Mated that be had only received
.71:7nt of which be bad paid a lerge earn for expenses.
Mr. Lewis said tie gram amount of the miles we, 7304 ;
be had no knowlsege of what had been paid oat of it.
His Hower said this showed the importance of assignees
being kept to the requirements of the act am to payieg
money over forthwith.
Mr. E. Reed said the money bad may been received lan
Friday, and 3001. had been paid out of it for rent.
His Honour did not think it was a case in which he could
interfere to recommend an Manage of the allowance, which
would be continued at the mine rate. _ .

srseiswits ordered, the bankrupt
being required to furnish goods, sea, and deficiency se-
sonata from the Lt of April, 1863. _

Mr. Lewis wined to bring before the court the fact that
the bankrupt had property in his pomaion of henries
2,5001. and 3,000/. at the time of his failure ; and he wined
to have a sitting fixed to inquire into the way in which this
property had hem dimmed of. By the 16th rule, the man-
sown of the court was to act as the deputy of the official
asiognes, and to observe his directions in nerd to lakheff. Pow
semen of a bankrupt's property. He (Mr. Lewis) hail to
complain of what had now Mame& wallow Mum Sam
the net of 1861 Ind rued, the rule requiring the messenger
to value estate' bad ham constantly violated by the em-
ployment of a broker. In this one the adjudication was made
es the lith of March ; the choir of assignees took place on
the 10th of April. Oa the 24th, 25th, and 26th of Much,
Masers. Outten and Davis, who were broken to the court
under the old act, but who had now no authority to act in
any bankruptcy, were employed in removing the bankrupt's
Prollortr-
The uomminioner—Then who do you say is to remove
the property ?
Mr. Lewis said it was directed to beanie by the messenger,
without the employment of a broker, in order to save ex-
=The linker's Mee had also takes peemessioa of the
pea furniture, including beds and bedding ; and all
We was dose is • most inhuman and barbarous way, with-
out any authority whatever from this court. A printed
order had boo obtained from the court, dieseling the ad. of
the property by the official assignee, on the ground that it
was not expedient to keep it.
The Commtaximer said that wee weeessary, is many mese,
where the property wee so small that it would mot bear bbs
exposes of being held over.
Mr. Lewis said that the order as it stood authorised only
the ale of three booms, but in fact the whole of the property
had bees advertised for sale on the 24th of Manh, before the
order was mad* at all. That sale was ad persisted in. but
this large estate bad been removed by M. Outlaw and
Davis to their own premises, and kept in their possomiee
until the choke of enigma This me oily awed many
roes where the official Meets bad nametimed or allowed
the broken to take pceasstiom and sell property, to the
injury of the creditors. The rule of the omit, authorised
by the Lord Chancellor, specially dinned that no broker
should be employed. He asked the men to appoint a sitting
to investigate the cinametarion under ',Mak the bankrupt's
goods had been removed sad sold.
Hie Honour and Met the applionna wee premature sad
mistimed. It affected other persons, and ought sot to
have been made without intim The ridseartied the
me to n observe the direction of the caaiaaes
and to act as his deputy ; he on also ametred te mat an
inventory of the property. and no braze wee le he em-
ployed for the purpose. This rule .call aver have moat
that the misnomer was to take pseasesies and make an in-
ventory is every CYO with his own Made; nor that be
should net be allowed to employ a broker In man when it
was mammy. Otherwise, the role ought to be altered,
and he (the Commiegioner) would make application to the
Lord Chancellor for that purpose. The appointment of
broken to the court had Draw unhealed by Lod
IMibr'a act. It wee impoetible that the reetteseget
o all the work hiawd in upwards d 1.100 miss.
As Mr. Lewis wished the matter to ,be inquired into
the court would In a sitikag for the pvpor but the nee
ought mot to he prejudged, for the oMeaal as and the
mesionger had acted in the most unobjeatiomable way.
Mr. Lewis said he had only refined to the customwhich
had grown up of empleying brokers ta almost every emu
Ho Honour mid hi woald appoint a day for the inquiry,
bat he could mot do it at prement.