The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, 'THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1883.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

„,t,„a, was charged with mcisisig as obstruction at the
. Spot.
t wive Hayman, 31431; deposed that belay the prisoner
30r the terminus with his barrow, and as he bad been
mricusly motioned and deed be took him into custody.
'yr, Maudield—Von say he ham been lined before':
I layoutn—Latt Saturday he was here and dud.
Ili reply to the charge prisoner said he was ebort-sighted,
and ...mild not see We policeman approaching. He was sorry
bt what he had done. He had only gone out to try to
tra what fruit ha had left from last Saturday, and
k,,ving done that he was going into the workhouse.
fro 1.4 a family to support, and if they would only allow
Lim to go he would throw away what was left and go into
tie house.

Mr. Manafield—l thiok it would be desirable to get rid of
s;; the oostemiongers who infect this locality. It is a okaa
o: great traffic, and I wish it to be known that I will fine
.veryooe very homily who may be for the future brought
efore sae. You (primer) were here last Saturday, and I
:ow toe you Ws., or a mooth's hard labour.

THAMES.
win DESERTION.

Mn. Lawson, a vetYresinetaiiiSW-ornan, applied to Mr.
Partridge for a protection order. She was asked if she had
brought her marriage certideate with her, and replied in
the negative, on which Mr. Partridge said in all applications
of this nature the women who applied for orders of pro-
tection under the Matrimonial Causes Act should always
produce their certiannee of marriage,which could be
,
always obtained at an expense of 7d. He would hear
what the applicant had to lay.
Mrs. Loenon, on being sworn, said—l sin the wife of
George Courtenaj Lowsots, and live at No. 7, York-ter-
race. Commercial-road, Itatcliff. I was married to my hue.
hand at Aldermanntry Church, in the City of London, as
the 20th of May, 1848. He left me either on the 20th or the
•!.ird of December in the same year to go to Australis.
He went there with the idea of sending for me. He did
cot do so until January, 1853, when he sent me a letter
inviting me to come out to him. At the same time he paid
me I:itY. to pay the alpines of my voyage. I went out to
him the following May, and arrived in October at Poet
Adelaide, and fouled my husband living with another
woman. (Here Mrs. Lowing sobbed loudly and appeared
much affected at the recollection of the painful discovery.
Mr. Pa tridge condoled with her, and told her to take her own
time. She drwd her team and reamed) —I had Kellen hour's
interview with my husband, and he made proposals to me
to which I would not consent. I refused to share his affec-
tions with another woman. I remained in Port AdAiiiile
for three weeks only, and then returned to England. E fore
left I had milked him to provide a horn* for me lull my
child, which he refused to do.
_ _ _

BP,r!!le

Purtradge—How did you find means to return to
England with your chid!
Mrs. Lowsoa (erying)-oh, sir, I was well provided with
clothes, and other things, and had to sell everything in Ade-
laide, to provide • pomace for myself and child. I have
lived with my mother and mister ever since my return to
England, and Resist my alter in her business.
Mr. Partridge—l shall grant • protection order io this
esse. Have you heard from your husband since you saw
him in Adelaide!

ifra Lowson—l have not, sir ; he has written to me
or seat me a farthing. I wish to know if the order will
posed my goods if I re into business.
Mr. Partridge—Certainly it well. You must take care to
mister the protecting order in the County Court.
Yrs. Dorian thanked the magistrate. The order was at
oace made out.
WANDSWORTH.
TIM NNW POACHING ACT.-FIIINT CONVICTION IN THE

Wm. Greostree, an elderly man, who had the appearance
of &labourer, was summoned before Mr. 'whim, under the
Act with and 26th Victoria, c. 114, clause 2, which states
ithat it shall be lawfal for any constable in any highway.
'treat, kr-, to search any pelvic whom he may have good
muse to suspect of coming from any land where he shall
have been unlawfully in search or pursuit of game."
Police-constable Stevenson, of the V division, stated that
shout 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon last he was on duty
in Witobledne•park, when he saw the prisoner and four
other men approaching towards Wandsworth. One of them
carried • double. barrelled gnu on his shoulder. The defendant
god one of the men left the others and went into a =mold-
yurtsel field with a dog, and he saw them looking about.
Witness called to them, and asked them what they MIN
look* for ; and the defendant's companion replied, " for
mushroom." They both ran away, but he stopped
the defendant, who mid they had bees looking
for a rabbit Seeing that his pocket was 'ticking out, he
eked him what he had got, and he replied only a little
übbit Witness eked him to let him look at it, upon
which he took out of his pocket a small hue, about half
grown and alive. He asked him whether he called that a
little rabbit, and he replied. " Wall, it is a little harm" He
said he caught it on Wimbledon-common.
Mr. Alfred Dana said he looked alter the preserves on
Wimbledon-common for his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge. The right of &booties wee given to his royal
higheass-by Lord Spencer. The wittier said he had knows
the defendant for years. sad had summoned him several
times for poaching, and he had been couvicted.
Mr. Haynes, jun., submitted that the ease did not come
withia the meaning of the act, as the defendant had not
bean on Wirobledoacetnnicia unlawfully la march of game,
The defendant saw the hare and put it a his pocket.
Mr. Ingham said that after the account be bad received
about the defendant, he could not do lees than impose the
full malty. He then fined him 51., and seotenoed him in
default of payment to be imprisoned for two mouths with
hard labour.
The defendant was locked up.

FIBBS.NAItROW ESCAPE OF THRZE CHILDILL4.—
(Tam Dar.)—This morning, at an early hoar, a tire broke
eat in the premise. belonging to Mr. J. Boon, a furnishing
hoemooger and edge-tool maker, No. 44, St. Johle•-guars,
ClerkesiwelL The flames were happily, confined to the
shop and contents ; but the damage done is very mosidemble.
Fortunately Mr. Boon waa insured in the Royal Fire office.
A Eke, nearly attended with the sacrifice of three young
children, took place a short time before the above in the
'remsaw belonging to Meson. E. Mika and Cleo. Mitten
No. 1 Broadway, Westminster. The Berne;
criginated in a back. room at the top of the bonne in which
three children were sleeping. A cry " FIT" was raised
t that densely crowded neighbourhood, but to get
italLkotrilioin to lave the children seemed impossible, for the
heated smoke was pouring forth in dense volumes and the
fire was furiocialy blazing within the room. Several person.
however, at great risk, rushed into the apartment, and suc-
ceeded in puiliog out the children. The damage was con-
siderable. Fortunately the firm war insured in the Pbmnix
end Son Ftrivolloss.

ABBAITLT UPON THE POLICE BY ROMAN CATHOLIC
Parsers.—The Rev. Thos. Kelly and the Rev. Seated
Lam Walsh. Roman catholic waste, were each Aped M.
at the Liverpool Comity Court, yeekeday, bsieg • mit&
*toe of the fine of 201., for an assault spot a policeman
named Robert thrter. On the Zird alt. Carter was sent in
plain clothes to the neighbourhood of Bootle Castle for the
purpose of watching the movements of some lads who were
Inspected of having robbed a number of clothes lines in the
district. A number of the lads suspected were seen by Car-
ter loitering Bear care of theclothes lone in • most enepteione
manner, and he had little doubt that they were going to
commit some depredations. but the unexpected arrival of
the owner of the clothes caused them to run away, where-
upon Carter pee chase and secured three of their unbar.
lo taking his prisoners to bridewell Carter was met by the
Rev. Mr. Kelly and the Rev. Mr. Walsh, who asked him
if be was their father, to *bleb he replied, "No, I am •
constable." Tee officer was then salted upon what
charge
be had apprehended the lads, but he would not tell ]Cr.
r
Kelly them said, " You must let them go," and took hold
of Carter by the arm, while the Rev. Mr. Walsh seised me
of the boys, a women laid hold of another, sod some
dock labourers conning up at the time rescued the third.
The defame set up on behalf of the rev. gentlemen was,
that they were not satisfied that Carter was a police-offioer,
sad • amt.gation of the full fine was made on that pound.

SERIOUS ASSAULT UPON • W011•11.—At
cheater Police-office on Tuesday, Robert Atkta wasbreaght
op on remand, charged with having seriously injured Mary
Ann Hamer, an elderly woman, living in Bradshawotreet,
Hulme, by ausalting her on the 4th July last, in a lane
behind her dwelling, and dzikiag her a ewers blow same
the bridge of the noes. It appears that, in consequence of
the injury, the woman bad been conined in the Hovel Infir-
m,, and since then, for a long period, bad been under
medical treatment. Mr. Smart, surgeon, was examined,
and be said that Mrs. Hamer was sow in a very dangerous
state. The blow she had received bad injured the spine,
and the injury to the spine had since brought on pain and
numbness throughout the lower limbs of the body. She
war in a state of semi-unconsciousnesa, and totally nobt

to be examined, having lost ell ides of ass or place. 'Three
witseasse to the assault, all women, were mainined. They
stated that the blow knocked the back of the woman's head
against the wall. Mr. Smart was examined as to the poet•
inlay of the blow on the nose having mused the iejnry to
the spine, but he did not speak with confidence upon this
point, although be said that the sudden jerk us coosequeece
of the blow might have caused the spinal affection. The
aim was remanded for a week, in order to see if the woman
recovered.

AS ,ENT OF SALISBURY SPIKE. —On Tuesday last
James Matthews, • workman in the employ of Mr. F. R.
Fisher, balkier, of the Ili/It-street. Salisbury, made an
ascent of the lofty cathedral in that city, for the pur-
pose of painting the eateroal ironwork at the summit, an
operation which occupied him nearly two holm, and none-
valued his mounting the cross above the ease, which is at
the height of more that 400 feet from the ground. The
sweat, wit waa market day in the town, was witnessed by
a very large number of spectators, arid wee accomplished by
means of twenty or more smell iron handles firmly fired to
the spire above the weather door, which latter is reached by
a flight of bidden inside, placed almost perpendicularly ON
above the other. During the proms of painting the con-
Neon' fellow secured himself to the spire as beat he could
with a leather belt buckled round his waist.
DISTREHRING CASUALTY IS THE H C MEER. —A few
sight/. ago, the Brothers, Captain Grayborn, of Grimsby,
laden with deals, caught the sands on Whitton Middle, and
besides losing a great part of the cargo, the captain's son,
about two years of age, was drowned. It appears the esp.
tais succeeded for some time is keeping both the lad sad
his wife from being carried away by the tide, but in order
to ears the latter be was compelled to let go his hold of the
former.

(IT UMW ricsaws.)
NEWMARKET MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)

QUEEN'S PLATE.
Harlequin ..
6 ma.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOPS.
Walloon
Croagh Patrick .
10 raa.
SIXTEENTH TRIENNIAL STAKES.
Ely
Tomato

8 rm.-

ENTRY FOR HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. T.Y.O.
AS* 11 lb As. st lb
LAly Lady' 6 9 6 Osese
Lard of the Ilapor .. • 8 12 Creok 3 7 1
Proagb Patrick 6 812 Mould 4 7 0
Queen of humps .. 4 212 Canker
East Sheen
5
8 7 Dtbil 3 610
8 8 2 W Dock
Walloon 4 6 4
Zara

Humphrey

All are her&

7 9 Prince Los 800
7 6 Tom Clot

i i coo.ay IM4

ENTRY FOR HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKE.% OF 10
80V8. Halt a ions.
stet • st lb
Algarsife 8 10 Mesita
Attraction 8 7 Dania .
ToOdington 8117
Motility
lose 7133 lnvOrOeas
woodcraft 712 Galileo
raper
Lady Mary 7 10 Land of the West
Overcast 7 8 Loretta
Anolnaton 7 1 Toy filly
Lady Pansy Cavendish . 7 5 Abderratunan
Clairvoyant
AU are here.

ENTRY FOR HANDICAP PLATE OF 70 SON'S. L.F.
Age st lb 83/ A
Lady loom 1 813 Mimic* 4 7 I
Queen of Trumps 4 8 8 Novice S 7
Prophet
Spark
Black Deer S 7 7 Douche
Bosh 4 7 7 Noah . 6
Jarnicoton 3 7 3 Equinox 3 6
Kingswood
All are here.
RUTLAND STAKES. Five furlongs 182 yards.
Emerson.. Persiflage, Gazes Lees, Acolyte, and Sister
to Konteford are hem
AMUYED.—Claremont and Suspicion.

LATEST BETTING.
CESAREWITCH.
11 to 1 apt lioness (enuatol)
25 to 1 AnSeld (of)
CAYBEIDGESHIBE.
100 to 3 sipt Antield (t)
1000 to 15 Usriabrook (t)

Sr. ANDREW'S trigivaausrrY.—At a meeting of
the St. Andrew's University Court, held yesterday, all the
members being present, under the presideary of Wm.
Stirling. Esq.. of Bair, M.P., Rector, the Rev. Lewis
Campbell. M.A., vicar of Milford, Hants, Examiner in
Literia Marnamoribar and late Fellow and Tutor of
Queen's College, Oxford, was appointed to the Professore*
of Greek in the University of St. Andrew's, in the room of
Mr. W. Y. Seller, appointed to the Humanity Chair in the
University of Edinburgh. We understand there were four-
teen candidates for the chair.

POPPING THZ QCZBTION IN COVILT. --George
Primniall, a miter in the employ of Sir William Knighton,
and receiving 9t per week wages, wee ordered to pay L. 6d.
per week, sod 36e. 3d. meth for the maintenance of the
child of Harriet Hedgeoock,d which he acknowledged that
he was the father. The chairman strongly advised him to
marry the girl at ones. George mid he should be glad to do
so if she would have him. The girl. however, looked upon
this as poppug the question in rather too busineenlike a
way, and medially shook her head.—Weee Sussex Gaxtte.
VIL•TH OF • NOTZD WIABTLIZI. —The Carlisle
Journal records the death of Robert Atkineon —a name
well known in that and every district where Cumberland
wrestling is marthed or admired. Many who now con.
tend in the Carlisle ring will remember his extraordinary
strength and power, and some few who are now faet re-
ceding have experaneed the gram from which there was
no relief except to fall. Atkinsoe's name Never stood
very prominent in connexioa with what has beau termed
the ' science "of wrestling, introduced and practised
about the time of Gordon and Oberman, end after-
wards perfected by the celebrated Jackson of Keoniside,
who has also gone to his socoent, but will ever be re-
membered as the most scientifio wrestler ever wen on
Carlisle Swifts, end one who was squally remarkable for
the kind and gentle disposition width ha manifested to-
wards ail hie opponents. Jetherni possered the ability, but
Atkinson had the strength whisk earned for him the pro-
fessional sobriquet by which he was so well known—the
,• Han Mountain," or ' The Sleegill Giant." Each was the
winner of many prises in his own peculiar way, and the
last contest between the two great champions who ham
sow fallen to rise no more is too well known to be repeated
here. The match for the championship at Flan terminated
their career in the ring. The crushing that Jacksee re.
mired on that occasion be sever forgot or shook GC
Now paralysis has reduced his great opponent, and all
that is left of the two great " done m the record of their
moss and their deeds for the comparison of their respective
friends end admirers.

BAILING OF THE COLIIIIBIA.--G•LWAT' TOM-
DAT.—ntiiI fine vowel did not arrive in the roadstead
from Liverpool until 3.30 this morning, and from early
dawn till a late Lour to-day the pilot was busily en.
gaged tarrying and their luggage out to the
vessel. As all the stump mummy had to be on
board early for government inspection, the bustle on the
quays was very great for • few hours after bee arrival.
However, as there were so goods to be shipped of any cos-
semienos, there was little else to do but atteod to the
At 9 o'clock all were on board, and Captain
=iltrzT, government inspector, who has now been per
stationed here, had all the passengers mustered
on deck and passed. The mails arrived punctually, and,
being coeveyed down to the quays, 19 bap were placed on
board the tender. in charge of Captain Hotter R.N. The
Columbia, having steam p, received the mails and latest
telegrams, end proceeded on her voyage at 2.45. There
was • very stiff head-wind blowing, but abe moved aloe;
pliantly. without the least perceptible unpleasant motion.
She carnal her fall complement at steerage and
20 cabin. A number of steamy piessngers have left
behind for the next vessel,
Tng FIRST NIGHT OF A Nsw PLAT. —So anxious
is the trial of • first night, that some eathore shirk the slow
any. sad keep away from the theatre until the joyful news
of success is brought them. I should have suffered more
from apprehension, so I always braved the chanties, seated
at the beck of • private box. The house is slowly
filling. You am on the stage, t
"ing to encourage the
actors by admiring their " get op,and predicting what
they will eff act with certain seems ; looking through
hole in the curtail" to see who has come, and
whether there is • good pit ; and trying I. share the
manager's confidence Not " B. is certain to be all right."
The overture begins. You me critics and friends scattered
about the boxes ; and the pit is rapidly filling. You are palmed
from the stage to your private box, and the curtain rises. A
first-night iodic:us is always good-natured; not only are there
many friends of the author come to " ensure • success," and
really anxious that the piece should succeed ; bet the bulk of
the indifferent pblic is °sly too willing to admire and be
pleased. Any cinosof applaumis eagerly sought by friends
and willingly accepted by the sadism°. You are thrilled
with the plaudits ; but you sit in alternation, of triumph
and agony, for, although the piece may be " going fa-
mously," you are but too painfully 000scious of all its
defects. You sit then condemned to endure poetry
mangled, wit blunted, and conceptions distorted. The man,
who, at rehearsal, was " letter perfect," is nervous, and
makes havoc with the verse. The actress who was
charming in one scam at rehouse!, is totclly without
charm to-night. Effects up which you calculated
fall fiat ; pumps are suddenly revealed as perilous ;
too late you see • hundred errors, and you foresee rocks
ahead. More thee ones an author thus frightened and en-
lightened has rmhed behind the smote, and arranged to
omit a seem or peerage because of the risk. The applause
may keep up your sinking courage, but it does not protect
you from these pampa. Amid such fluctuatioos, the piece
proceed& At last the curtain falls to immense cheering.
Vociferous shone' of " Author ! author!" burst out like
rockets from all sides. This is • supreme moment You
bow from your box and love mike kiad.—CornAill Jlagitzinc
for October.

THE Fwooe is FRANCE.—The Courrier de la
br4rxe publishes details of the disariere caused by the
overflowing of the affluents of the Shoos, especially
the Gallium, which has risen to more than six
feet above its ordinary leveL At fiaint-Vallier the
inhabitants were forced to take refuge in the
upper stories of the bowies, and fears were eater-
Weed for the safety of the hospital, the terrain of
which was washed away. The crops along the tours of
the river were dematated, sod trees. rims, carts,
sad e►en 1,1161 containing grapes were carried along by the
torrent. The bridge of !lards:et. Bear Mot-Donal, was
carried away, that of the Combe d'Oterwaux was damaged,
and a berme almost entirely destroyed. A little girl, named
Amalie Valernand, was drowned at Saint-Doirat. as well as
• postman ►t Comborio, named Einard ; hie body his shwa
been recovered with the letter. Two bridges were swept
away between Crest and Diva*, sad the road between the
former place sad Lark! was rendered impassable in two
places.
According to the Picton Standard a tree bore re-
cently been cut down in California, the circumference of
which was 90 fest, sad its height 325 feet. The hark was
in some plaoss 4 feet thick. The tree contained 250,000
feet of timber. Its sire was 3,100 years. The wood was
monad and solid.

—ViewotGhtszkoLOwNriva Coteroirr(Lutzwen).—
Traffic reoeipts for the week esdingBept. 27,10,5971.9.. 7d.

SHARE L18T13.-(THI8 DAL)

Two o'CLoos.

There is not much business in the railway market
to-day, but prices generally are well maintained.
Great Northern stock has risen per cent., and
South Eastern and Great &intern, ; while Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire has receded 1 ; and Midland, 1.
London and North Western stook is now quotedlo2l
to 103, ex div. ; Great Western, 66 to 1, ex div. ;
Midland, 1281 to 1, ez div. ; Lancashire and York-
shire, 112 to 1, ex div. ; Great Eastern, 511 to 52,
ex div. ; Caledonian, 1191 to 120, ex div. ; South
Eastern, 2711 to 1, ex div. ; Great Northern, 1261
to 1271, ex div. ; and London and South Western,
1014 to 1021.
Indian and Canadian railway stocks are inquired
for. Ottoman shares also exhibit an improving
tendency. Other foreign lines are quiet.