The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-01 00:00:00

THE 'EXPRiSS, W

THIS POLIOiI COURTS•

HOW.STBEET.
Charles Chards. landlord of the White Swan beerehop,
Little St. Andrew-attest, flemee-dials, was plated at the
bar on remand charged with having a large quantity et
counterfeit coin in his possession.
From the *midge°, it appeared that Inspector West, In-
spector Brannan, and Sergeant Aterill, of the F divlat and
Sergeant Elliott, of the E division, fucompanywith ILL
Brennan, the officer attached to the Mint, entered the
prisoner's house, tad told him the charge against bin.,
to
which he strenuously denied. The °Moen promeded
search the place, sod on a shelf in the bar they found a
packet frow which four counterfeit shillings dropped. The
defendant's daughter produced mine other broken counter-
feit coin, and said the whole of that which had been found
by the police bad been taken in the mane of business, and
had bees pissed en the shelf for safety. hammer West,
however, in searching the outhouse, found packets
wrapped up in papa, which, on being opened, were found
each to contain 10 eciantarfeit shillings, which corresponded
in date with those &and in the bar. The defendant de-
clared be knew nothing of the matter, but he was taken
into custody, and the law Gillen, of the crown were °omega-
Masted
Mr. Peter, who defended Childs, said this wee a most
nislitioas promention on the part of the police, who hid
acted throughout in a mangier that dammed were ow
sure. He did not mean to impute unworthy motives to
wellce, but he should hare thought it would have ham
If they had ascertained whether the defendant had
placed the counterfeit money where it was found before
they took him into custody sod charged him with the at-
fences. The plate where the ter min was found wee opts
to every customer using the hone% and nothing could be
easier than for some vindictive memo to have placed the
oounterfeit ooin where It was found by the polite, leading
to the Wormed that it bad been secreted there by the de.
fondant. He had also to isomplain of the conduct of the
police in refusing to receive bail for the defendant. They
actually superseded the orders of the impetrate', and ob-
jected to take the surety of two persona who offered to
become bail for the prisoner in the sum of 100/ , unitise
they inquired Into their stability, although nothing bad
been said on the inquiry when the amount war fixed beyond
the fact that if the bail obtained was only two wean in
504 each, then an inquiry was to be made respecting them.
1 Re thought that lifter a magistrate had decided to soave
bail without inquiry, it was not the province of the police
to object to such a proceeding.
Mr. Flowers said there might have been matters connected
with the cue which Mead a doubt whether the defendant
would surrender. He thought it was the duty of the polio*
to keep the magistrate well informed. However, in the
I present ease he should comant the prisoner for trial, but he
would swept two sureties for hie appearance at the
sessions, provided 48 haul notice was given to allow in.
, guinea into the positional the persona aiming themselves
as bail for tha prueiner.
LAMBETH.
Matthew Baldric, 17, a compositor and member of the
London Irish Volunteers, appeared in discharge of mag-
i nizatma before Mr. Elliott for deal mainiontion on a charge
of stabbing John Harrill with his bayonet. The previous
wider°, has been retorted in our columns.
, I Mr. flll6em Knight Tracey, house surgeon at Bt.
Thomas Hoopital, said that Hagill was brought to that
iintitution on the minting of Sunday-week, end on mamba-
, tag biro be toned a wood oe the lower part of the hock,
emending upwards of about three inches. The instrument
• produced (the bayonet) was one which each a wound might
have been indicted with. The wound wan not dangerous if
erysipelas did net supervene. It was now healing, and the
patient was out of danger.
The prisoner was committed ix trial, but was admitted
to bail in two sureties of 501. mei

ftsia.)
ha. ......ley's Chicken Hazard, by Eattlebor -Swallow,
ed em (entrap I
Yr. John D.ePon's Ildlle, Cleopatra, Get 41b ..(Cameron 2
Sir C. Itesmaat's c by Prime Blelstor--C)ntbia. est 191 E
VI. 60991 3
The following also ran: -Dram, Sportsman.. Kenilworth. 1212.
Belmoutive Profesior Anderson, Moreton. King of Spades,
sad Patingron. RERIOOII Win OP tin. Betting : 3 to 1 eget King of Spades. 4 to 1 apt Chicken
About ten minutes past two o'clock yesterday
Huard, sto 1 apt Drum, 6to 1 aget Belmontine, 7to 1
apt Kenilworth, 8 to 1
it Male. Cleopatre. and 100 to 8 aftermath the residents is the districts of Nine Klein.
apt soy other. Chicken Heardel jumped off is front, arid, 1 B•tiaold4 sod the Wandsworth and Vauxhall wadi. wan
groat
_alarm by. a
_loud ex_ Fiftieth
muting the whole of the runaing, won cleverly by a neck. ! thrown Into • state of
the Cynthia cols beaten the same distance our second plate. secompthied by • succersion ad reports like claps of thundr.
Drum and Sportsman, cloth up, were fourth and fifth. ; The window.panes of many houses were shivered to Storni.
Kenilworth was sixth, Prolmwor Anderson seventh, the rear, ! and the people rushed out into the street in the wildest
twang br3ught up by King of Sped'. and Ella. Tb. latter, , state of alarm, the general belief being that an earthquake
who walked in, did 110 e paw the poet. i bad taken place. On the smoke, with which the air was
• I,-
THE WORCESTIIt APTUY/f HANDICAP Stemmirraces of : full, pertly clearing away, those in the immediate neig
10 son. each, la ft, and three only it declared, with 100 added . bourbood became aware that one of the large gasometers on
toe 3-yes-olds and upwards ; grimier. extra. One mile and . the premises of the London Gaslight Company at Nine
three furlongs. (34 sate.) Elms had exploded, and that gas in • ascend gasometer
Mr. koAttuuse's Wild Poppy, by Wild Diurell—Helena • had ignited, and was burning with great rapidity, throwing
(11 b). 3 yrs. ir elb )Cameron 1 ' high up tab the air immense volumes of flame. The works
Yr. be trade Stockluger, 6 yrs, gat filb _ (li WM) - , were in fell operation at the time, several hundreds of the
Lord hatclars Dean Swift, 4 yrs, Tat 119 ..,..r. ert _aw) 3 • day One being employed at the retorts, femme, tasting
ILa following also ma; Arbours, Scamander, Cram. Fah.. how., do.,
sothe d officials were all at their usual poets ;
ermares Dmghter, and Madras Walton.
t Stoekieger and Arkansas,lb" the suddenness of the explosion, and ill Site". Pm'
Betting : 5 tot each agains
Ito 1 apt Wild Poppy, Bto I. age( Does Swift, and 10 w 1 Ivied for some minutes every one oe the premises. As
against any other. After a slight delay they were despatebed soon as they bed recovered from the shock, a rush of the
workmen from all parts was made towards the scone of
on good terms, Dean Swift showing the way, followed by
destruction, which was of the meet terrible character, to see
Stockinger. Allen"' tad Scw"ad"' Claxton and Wed what aid could be rendered by them. Agree so the amok*
Poppy orating the others. After going about a quarter of •_, __ _. somewhat cleared . found
away, tt, was that
mile the latter ran aloopide of the loader, ant Yadarne '!" strum "T"
gasometer No. 1, situate nearest to the Battersea-
Walton drawing forward took third place, Stockinger, „,___ fully ~,,___. with ~,,,„,,,,,„.ba. feet
Arkansas, and Clextoe followiog in eie order named, T."''''"'" '''" ""'0"' .' """ ^' •
for the night cousumption was • neap of ruins, the iroe
Fisherman's Daughter in the extreme rear. These positions
k..., :Of sad girdereas well at the immense columns, lying about
aminvere liainert4:ll:dppo:dbilnatrniht a,
mile
rear, haaudd be;').n P.86.7dAw.L.; in heaps, and twisted into all conceivable forms and shapes
Nothing could coney • stronger idea of the violence of
afterwards taking up the running, took a clear lead ; Wild
P i the ea loaion than the bent and twisted fonnsof these large
Poppy on going second, and Stockinger third, Arkansas mares ofiron. Immediately in the rear of the gasometer •
close n hit wake. After making the hat inn
Dew and large meter house bad bees encted, at which a
closed with Dean Swift, aod Wild Poppy coming with a wet
somber of woikmen were employed at the time of the 'a-
ril came round the pair, and thougn challenged by Mr' plosion. Of this meter house scarcely • brick was lett
Beadman's horse, the latter could never reach Wild Poppy, sthading and maws of brickwork and heavy timber bad
who ran borne au easy winner by a Death ; Dean Swift ,_., lied 20, 30, and 40 yards from the spot. The walls,
beaten eight lengths from the second ; Arkansas, a neck in ""`"
windo sod doors of the tastiog.housel, the carpenters'
the rear of Lord Bateman 's horse, was fourth ; C
, -,I", Habeas- and other workshops, on the other side of the yard, were
waniftk's alZiugMhattrmwereWpaateclatpth.andB"a'did nOutth;m7-the;p7:t." blowe in. and the whole of their *entente heaped together
is cee heterogeneous maw. To ddb the horror sad con-
. Tux SELLING &mein of 5 sow each, with 30 added, for
fusion of the scene, it was at the same time discovered that
2-
olds and upwards, weight for age, with selling gasometer No. 2, situate about 100 yards from that which had
allowances. Five Indoors. ' blown op, end which was also fully charged with gas, had
coun.ratthyane's Cairngorm, tyre Eat Fib ',3oL),Caseeronl 1
. Payola Dulcimer, 3 yrs, 70 Ilii 4e1.) ..,J. (rinishaw) 2 I caught light, and was moomotarily expected to explode,
Mt. J. z mars Reinfred, 3 yrv, 7st alb (SOL., (Clement 3 ' and as this gasometer was surrounded with the retort
Betting :9 to 4on Cairngorm, who waited on Dulcimer houses and other manufacturing houses, bad this been the
till reaching the distance, whom she took the lead, and won ease the whole plant of the establishment would have been
easily by two leeiths, Reinfred • bed third. The winner destroyed. Fortunately, however, the gas burnt Baal!
wee bought by Mr. T. Stevens for 105 gullies/, out without any explosion taking place.
11414101 e A e Settraragze of b soya. each. with '23 added; After • few minutes, the clamour and confusion having •
for horses of all ape ; wingers extra. About • mile. 1 little subsided, the attention of the officials and men be-
Lord 1.4:4,002111 Der Swift, by conisimener—Supthil. ' loosing to the establishment was directed to the state of
4 yre, LA. 11lb (carried Est 121 b) (J. Grim/haw) I ! the workmee who were at the time of the ex.
Mr. W. li eon's Hoar, 3 yrs, Set 121 b V. Curtis; 2 1 plosion at work in the meter house. About twenty of
Bettie; : 5t02 oe Dean Swift. The non-favourite led i the poor fellows were found lying half buried in the
for the first half mile, when Dean Swift took ap the roe-' rubbish, suffering from severe contusions, welds burns,
BAR. and Kolkar throwing his jockey, the favourite ran- !I sad other rpm's. These were at once extricated,
Sued in alone. ,' and taken off in 'abs to St. flonms's Hoapital, Walworth.
PROGRAMME FOR THURSDAY. ' road, the hospital nearest to the mein of the calamity.
Tux C lik.ND ANNUAL STUIPLECILA42 (Handicap) of 10 . These 20 men were chiefly labourers who bad been employed
Revs. ear, b ft, with 100 added ; winner of 100 wire after , outside th• motet' bathe, but as many men, principally Oct. 10, at 11 am., 51b ; of two or more such, 71b extra ; . plasterers, having been at work inside, immediate exertions
eve to start, or the publio money will not be added. Over I were made for them, no hope however being entertained
about 4 miles of fair hunting country. (28 subs.) of rescuing them alive. In the course of 10 minutes six
Aar 61 lb age at lb . bodies were dug out of the rubbish, and deposited in the
Marble Hill
L'Ahiedue
elyrox
Joe Male/
Ir.,ospies
Priem,. Delmar (h-b) a 11 7 Remedy a 10 12 lug on to the Nine Elms Pier at the time of the explosion
Yerwood I 11 7 huger Cirri
Jesuato
PorUand a 11 5 Bo.moor
Morocco 6 It 4 Electra
Zodiac • It I Enoch a 10 5 • •
Douldnea
err William
&natio:weir
A FREE HAJiDICAP STEEPLE:CHAIM of 5 sons rock with 1 which had been closed against the large concourse of people
30 added ; the sewed to relative 10 goys., end the third to . who had assembled outside • few minutes after the oaths-
gave his stake, both to be paid out of the entrance. Two trophe, that outside was scarcely leas so, with the exoep.
mita. (13 sae.) Icon that no lam of life took place, at least as far
Age dlb Age st lb as man be ascertained. Two wants of neat and
Nly'nx
/redoes (7mie
nnther • II S Pretender
Irely
Morocco
Tedbrook Lass a 11 13 Signal
Bolero
A RC ROLE RACE, a handicap sweepstakes of 5 eovs. each. seriously droved by the force of the explosion. Several
with 30 added. Coe mile three furlongs, the New Coursed of the inmates, chiefly at the time females and children,
over See hurdles. To enter at the Bell Hotel, November 1, have been seriously injured by the splinters of wood and
up till 10 pan. Peas of glass forcibly ejected in:ro then sitting rooms, sod
A SELLING STEIPLECHAMI &aria of 3 Boys each, with several medical gentlemen were busily occupied during the
30 sided • :1-olds, lOst 71b ; for, Ilst 7lb ; five said afternoon in dressing their wouods. For as leant hall • mile
upwards, 21b ; salmi allovnthoes, he. About two miles round there is scarcely • house with • whole pane of
sod • half. To enter at the Bell Hotel, Nov. 1, up till 10 glass left in It, and the street lamps, have all been
P-10____• „..._. _ , ,__ „._ woken. About three o'clock several maples of the 1,6-
'nm two. x a•USU 00a.L.120 STALES of 5 soya, each, with gade, athernpuded by Captain Shaw, arrived cm the spot,
30 added ; colts, Er ; Elise and geldings Set 101 b ; gain and rendered considerable service in extiogeishing the fire
allowencer, he. Malfo mile. To enter at the Bell Hotel, la the No. 2 gasometer. The engine of the Surrey volunteer
Nov. 1, up till 10 p.m. brigade was also present. At four o'clock a large body of
Tim H orruis' Pens of 40 Nova . • S•yr.olds. 10d 31b ; labourers were set to work to search for the bodies of those
' four, 31st 51b • five, list 71b ; six and aged, Illat Itilti ; men known to be still missing ; up to eight o'clock last
gentlemen rides* ; prolemiosals, 71b extra. Two valise on seeming they had only forted ma more, making amen
the eat. To eater as the Bell Motel, November 1, up till bodies Wag dead in Um lodge. Three of the bodies have
10 p.m. beep idestilled as O'Doenelloiplasterer, Fielder, and Carter.
The search for the remaining bodies was Wag confined by
torchlight. Of the twenty men taken to St. Thomas's
Hospital, and attended to hyMr. Clark, house servos, Mr.
Sydney Jones, and Mr. Le Gros Clark, eight were enabled
to proceed to their homes, but twelve were suffering from
injuries so severe as to neowsitate their being
at once placed is the widest ward. They are all
suffering from compound fractures of the limbs, melds, and
burns. About 5 o'cleck two of the sufferers expired,
making, at present, nine known deaths as the result of
the explosive. The names of those lying at the hospital
are—J. Harris, J. Coe. J. E. Sherwen, L. Collins, co
Cumming, T. Bush, S. Smith, P. Shea, W. Newman, 0.
3991111, J. Sullivan' W. I.)entoo, and E. Magrath,
but which two of the above had succumbed under
their injuries could not be ascertained at the time of
our Jemmy. A large body of the V sod W divisions of
police, under the direction of Superintendent Butt, and
Inspectors Ayres, Bushnell, de., were premed both in and
4ntside the premises. Captain Harris, the Amistant
Police Commissioner, was also early on the spot. Amend
the officials of the company, all of whom exerted Meer
dives in the most laudable manner, Mr. Head, the ashler,
'ook a prominent part. At 8 o'clock bat .veal the
roads leading to the sores of die explosion were co=
blocked up by the thousands of persons attreated to the
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rxizarßLE OAS EXPLOSION AT NINE ELMS.

BETTLNG AT MANOBEISTER.—TusaDAy.
LIVIGEPOOL AUTUMN CUP.
_ _ . .

S to 1 Agit Ile;lino it 1)- T Accident 3)
100 to Moldavia ;of, t 10 to 1 Elland (t)
to toll 20 to 1 Item WU* 04

More ;axis Tiatx.—To-morrow being the first
day of Michaelmas Tema, the Judger of the Commas Law
Courts will amen:ibis at the Ceatral Criminal Court, to
appoint the sitting for next year, and 'Liao to fix tbe rota of
MUM attendance. As 12 o'clock the Lord thisseellor will
give his "reception i" sod, at 2 o'clock, the several worts
et law and equity will wannest:a bugaboos.
THE .E.BUToRISHIP OF EDINBURGH UNIVIERBITY.—
We understand that the Chamiellor of the Eseheqesr—
mho was expected to arrive is Edinburgh os Thursday fore-
awe from Glasgow, after receiving the freedom of that
city—win be the goat of Dean Hearsay. He will preemie'
at 3 o'clock on Thursday at the meeting of the University
Court called to sleet a worsen* of music M room of the
We Professor Donaldson. la the 'seeing be will be eater
*mined at dinner by the Lard Provost, along with the other
members of the mart and a ember of distinguished
eillsoas. On Friday, at 2 m., he delivers his valedictory
miariat &debar is —Seetentan.

DEAD .11DAT AND .POULTRY MARKET.
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yesterday a crowded and enthusiastic meeting
of the inhabitance of tit. Sepulchre was bald at 49, St.
John-street, Clerkenwell, to ceasider the delay which bad
occurred in the ereciioo of • dead meat and poultry market
on the sits of old Smithfield-market, and to take steps for
havin=g the original intention with respect to It carried out.
The cair was taken by Mr. M. the
one of the
members for Fiesbary, pear whom eat the vicar, church-
wardens, and the other leading inhabitants of the parish.
The CHAIRMAN, in °peeing the proceedings, expressed
the pleasure he felt in being of Barrios to any pieties of
his oosatitneecy. This was purely • bariumo meeting, but
he was quit* ready to co-operate in its object. The oleo-
leg away of houses, without any effort to rebuild, all over
she parish, had been mat disgraceful, and the object of the
present meeting was, if possibb4 to and a remedy for the
stet* of things which had been the result. If they deter-
mined on a deputation to the Home Secretary, he should
be most happy to introduce it. (Cheers.)
The HAW. J. JACIDOW (TiOat) made • few observations
approving of the °Neer of the meeting, but repotted that
an engagement would prevent his welting for the discus-
Bios.
Mr. Dam moved the first resolution, to the effect
that tin work of recoestruatioa al a deed mast and poultry
market on the site of old Smithfield-media had not been
proceeded with with such promptitude and despatch as the
requiremmits of the public demanded. and that the delay
by the corporation of llAritclon for • series of years to fulfil
the statutory powers conferred on them had bees productive
of greet inoonvenithee to the inhabitants of the immediate
neighbourhood. Be complained of the ruin which had been
fainted on the parish by Qualifiable/a of the corporation,
and pointed out the great energy which had been exhibited
by the various railway companies interested is
completing their arrangements. There was Victoria-street,
which for ten years had remained • desert, whilst Minata
market was a disgusting ethic of iniquity all of foul smells.
It wee impossible to keep meat good there in wean weather,
and therefore the loon fell upon the purchasers of what
could be saved. The question before the meeting was,
therefore, one not only of parochial, bat of general metro-
polite° interest.
Mr. LABUNLB, in emending the resolution, said that ten
years before he had been one of • deputation to Sir G. C.
Lewis, when that minister had told them that the govern.
meat could do sotbiug until railway communicatiou to the
market bad been made complete. That commuoication
bad now been effected, for railways Approached Smithfield
from every side, and yet the corporation were u dilatory as
ever. Raving expatiated for some moments on the crowded
state of Newgatinmarket and the remissness of the corpora-
the speaker concluded by seconding the resolutise,
which was then put and carried unanimoesly.
Mr. POWLZT moved the second resolution, to the effect
that the corporation bevies failed in carrying out its trusts,
the works fur the new market should be transferred to the
Metropolitan Board of Works. He looked upon that as a
practical resolution, and calculated, if airy thing could, to
make the corporation do its duty.
Mr. HOPWOOD, while supporting the resolution, said they
bad yet to leers whether the Board of Works would scoops
the duty of building the market, and also whether
parlia-
ment would impose it on them. Of this, however, be wee
sure, that if the corporation persisted in neglecting its ditty,
another body would be found to Bildt it.
The resolution was agreed to.
Mr. SWIM, while propothigithe 'third resolution, took
that opportunity of also calling attention te the slow pro-
gress which was being made with the liolboen-valley im-
provements.
The resolution was one recommending a deputation to Sir
George Grey. It was seconded by Mr. VALENTIS, and de-
murred to by
Mr. &SWARD, who objected to transferring the work to the
Metropolitan Board, which only indirectly represented
the ratepayers.
The resolution was agreed to, and the proceedings ter-
minated with a vote of Croaks to the chairman.