The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-13 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

THE GREAT FIIIEATTO—rfE;IIAM was mentioned
in this paper of Saturday. The &Hoeing additional par-
ticulars will be read with interest : The premises where the
fire began were situated at the entrance of Cottenhats, on
the right hand vile, atproached from Cambridge ; and ire it
bad done its were, the ravages extended nearly a furlong ;
in fact, destroying the wknle side of the street, with the ex-
ception of two cottages. The wind was south-west, so that
the opposite side of the village escaped altogether : by excel-
lent precaution, the thatch of the opposite houses was
frequently will warred by the engines. The premises of J.
Cole, basket-maker, were to the right of the lodge from where
the fire commenced, and his house, furniture, stock-in-trade
for a whole year, were destroyed, as well as his workshops and
outbuildings. From these premises, contrary to the current
of the wind, Mr. J. traits premises caught, known as the
Old Farmyard, and a stable,
sinned ; the barn was large, and full of barley, but, tom.
nately, on this side of the village, tbenorevageen.wetirusco::
plated. To the let, however, the fire beganwtch the flames ran
Its ungovernable fury—from thatch to . •
fiercely on, and the utmost consternation prevailed. Men
barn, and lodgis were con-
hurrying to and fro, endeyrourang to save whatever they
could from the flames; children clinging to their mothers,
and shrieking for help. reniered it a OINK distressing scene.
But the women, finding lamentation wishes, at once set
themselves to work, and, to their honour be it said, acted

most h a•oically, forming themselves into lines' and feeding
the en i Me+. SO 1011 iis I. tter cou'd be procured. Amidst
all th.i devaqation and confusion that prevailed, it is, how-
ever, sat:sfactory, that rot a life was sacrificed, nor
did any accident occur worthy of record. Among the
destroyed, were a part of Mr. J. brat's; hlr. J.
Todd's premises, butcher and farmer ; Mr. W. Camp's pre-
mises, consisting of house, barn, outbuildings, stacks—in-
deed every thing he possessed: Mr. J. Smith's premises,
aomprising bans, stables, malting, two sticks of corn, and
some barley ; J. Spackman's house, out-buildings, barn, full
of croppinv, and hay-staks ; W. Spackman's home saved,
but out buildings all destroyed; J. Wayman, the whole
property destroyed, connoting of four houses, barn, out•
buildings, with corn-stacks; F. Graves, farmer and butcher,
whore premises are included, lost his stacks, a quantity of
barley and oats, end a variety of other property; J. Hall,
three cottages, a tarn and stables burnt.one barn saved, out.
buildings destroyed, and a clover-stack burnt. These eau.
aerated are premises occupied by farmers and tradesmen. The
number of houses burnt were 16 ; the occupiers of which
axe nearly all rendered amuck's. They are : J. Cole, basket.
maker ; B. Moore, gardener ; S. Moore, widow, and J.
Moors, cooper ; J. Todd, botcher ; W. Warren, labc urer ;
W. Camps, farmer; J. Camps, labourer ; J. Smith, farmer;
T. Fulson, shoemaker ; J. Spackman, farmer ; W. Spark-
man, firmer ;J. Waimea, farmer; Wayman, widow,
and daughter ; F. Graves, butcher, insured last Saturday ;
J. Bull, labourer; W. Munsev, baaketaaker ; T. Bishop,
labourer. The origin of the fire is attributed to accident.
The premises which have been thus destroyed by this most
calamit•us event were insured chiefly in the Norwich Union,
but some in the Suffolk and Royal Varmen' Offices. The
loss is roughly estimated at between 6,0001. and 10,0001.
Business throughout the village is entirely suspended. In
looking through the village, visitors ore greatly surprised that
the whole place was not sacrificed. The houses are for the
most putt thatched, and there is scarcely a dwelling not
surrounded by stacks of corn . • indeed, huge flakes of fire
were whirled in the air, and fell upon several houses, but,
by maid management on the part of the engines, they were
speedily extinguished. Although most or all of the houses
were insured, the furniture of the inhabitants is destroyed,
and the comforts of home annihilated.
CASE OF ALLEGED WHOLE:6,k LF. POISOSING.—A
female named Ann Barnes, who for some time past resided
at Ely. but latterly bad been staying at her son's at Palo-
bridge. near Meant was in the habit of taking a number of
young children to nurse during the daytime, while their
parents were engaged in the harvest Amongst the children
in her care were (our whose ages ranged from 7 to 15
months. The first of these four children, a daughter of a
labourer named Hartley, was taken ill a short time back,
and after a few days' severe suffering it recovered, having
been taken home and plarml under the care of its mother.
Immediately afterwards the child belonging to John Hartley,
another labourer, was taken ill, and a, third was prized
with similar symptoms about the same period; and the
fourth, the infant child of John Young, Mrs. Barnes's
son, was also laid up with illness. After a few days !
of exeruciating agony the children died. The fact oho many
chi:lien having died under such mysterious circumstances
henna corns to the knowledge of the police, an inquiry was
forthwith set on foot, the result of which showed that each
case we, fraught with suspicion.—The coroner issued his
warrant for holding an inquest on the body of Mary Ann
Young. the only one not buried.—Mr. Dean, a surgeon, who
had made a post mortent examination of the lady, and had
analysed the contents of the stomach, said ke was prepared
to say that the deceased had been poisoned with arsenic.
—Ann Young, wife of John Young, said that she lived
in the house of her husband's mother. Ann Barnes.
When she noticed that her child was ill she asked
her mother-in-law if she could tell what wps the matter
with P when she replied, "Go along with you, it ails
nothing." By the Coroner I have no reason to sweet
any pc-non but my husband's mother. When Har*i's
child was ill she said to me, " I mean to fettle them ell ar in
time." She said that before any of the other children were
ill. When It 1d her about Hartley's child she laughed, and
made use of the expression I have just rspeated.—John
Young said he had heard that his child had died from arsenic.
Re was yositive that no one had given the deceased any food
during the last three weeks except his mother. He bad told
her that if anything had been given to the deceased she
must have given it —Elizabeth Hartley said that her child
had been with Mrs. Barnes to be nursed. It was eleven
weeks old. It was taken ill on Thursday, the 26th of last
month. It was quite well when she took it to her in the
morning. Witness asked Mrs. Barnes, at night time,
what ailed it, when she replied, " Nothing ' • it is se well as
usual." Witness noticed that its belly was shrunk. Eliza-
beth Aubery said that Mrs. Barnes had her child to nurse.
It was perfectly well till Saturday, the 14th of August. It
died on the 24th, before Young's child expired. It was in
great pain, and brought up everything it took. Several other
witnesses were examined, who spoke to the state the children
were in before they died ; and also that Mrs. Barnes, on one
occasion, was ill and confined to her bed. Mr. Dean, after
havint detailed her symptoms, said he had no reason to sup-
= been was
ala suffering
erfige from
exhumationin. of theAfter
as o
brriligeesTethlet
inquest was adjourned till Thursday, the 16th inst.

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AT SllßEWSßUßY7on'ig;;;;:trity last, a demonstra-
tion took place in honour of the return to parliament, for I
the sistb time, of R. A. Stoney, Esq., of Watford Manor.
The celebration was delayed, in consequence of the death of
Mrs. Slane), on the day previous to the election, and for that
reason many of the hon. gentleman's former opponents gave
him their support on the occasion.
WILLIAM OF WYKEIIAM.—Sir,—In your paper of
yesterday is an extract from the Hauls Independent, on Win-
chester School. Take my own case. lam a surgeon prac-
ticing in a country village, barely obtaining a living. I h►ve
three sous to educate, but find my means inadequate to that
porpom. lam of undoubted " kin " to William of Wyke.
ham. but I find that having no interest, my endeavours to
obtain a I resentation to that establishment for one of my
0003 have been fruitless —I em, &c., Dinvicus.—Sept. S.

LIG V ,Jecazaau.r..
TILE FIRE AT EXETER.—The persona charged
with causing the recent fire at Ezeter.—Soloman, Lambe,
and Small—have been fully committed for trial.

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CHANNEL ISLANDS.
A I ntSET REFORMER.—Sir,—Chance has put me
in possession of a copy of your paper of the 26th of August.
Among the articles therein contained, I find one on the
Report of the Commissioners of the State of the Criminal
Laws of the Channel Islands, in which article I find these
rather startling, and I think needlessly uncourteous person.
alities. Alluding to the writs of habeas corpus which I ap-
plied for, you thus expr, vs yourself: " The commission had
its orig.n in strong party contests, of the manner of carrying
on which the English public had a specimen in the proceed-
ings moved far in behalf of a' refractory ' and ' long-legged'
English ' lawyer' resident there." That I am the party
alluded to in these remarks is proved by my being " long-
legged;" had I been shorblegeed, or long•nosed, or hump-
backed, or otherwise dealt with by nature or by disease,
as rerofulous, erysipelstous, er insane, allow me to ask you
whether an editor of a metropolitan newspaper would be
justified in launching out personalities ofthat kind ?I deny,sir,
that I am a" refractory English lawyer ;" and I deny, too, that
I have say participation in the "strong party contests" of the
isle. I stand upon& perfectly independent position, averting an
Englishman's ruches with every prospect of securing them.
If I fail, I have but done that which I considered it my duty
to do. Shall the English flag filet upon the rocky battlements
of Jersey ; shall millions of British money be spent upon her
defences, and upon her armaments of toast and militia, and
her etihjects, the subjects of our common sovereign, be de.
Died all the rights of British subjects ? Then la.yit is high
time that some " long legged," or " short legged, or even
an " English lawyer' should be refractory. Say you not so,
too? I anticipate not the changes that are to take place in
Jersey. The beggarly report of the commissioners will give
ns a grand instalment of reform. I am content with their
present promise. But, sir, has it never occurred to you that
at was quite possible that every one of the British isles might
each and all be governed by one and the same law—and
each in the same language ? That is my " refractory "
notion, Well—wait awhile! Soppren this letter, as I
suspect you will. Lend yourself to the continuance of the
meant system. It cannot last long. The iniquities that
have prevailed in Jersey must have an end, and it troubles
me not when. You, Mr. Editor, may attempt to retard
our social reform, but you cannot do so.—l am, Sir, your
obedient servant, CRARY'S CARUS WILSON, for six months
a prisoner is a felon's cell, contrary to law. and privily
thrust oat therefrom by lawless riolence.—Kingswell-ter-
nee, Jeremy. Sept. 5.
[We mean no disrespect to Mr. Wilson, but he is long-
=s.' he himself admits, and he is refractory as the records
courts at Westminster testify. We have inserted ilia
letter as a specimen of the tone and temper in which the few
Englishmen who find it convenient to make Jersey their re-
sidence demand that all the customs and arrangements of
their asylum should be altered to suit their convenience,
quite regardless of the interests of its real owners.)

Sine Sta.
THE SCHOOL OP DESIGN AND THE ROYAL AEA-
Damv.—The recent resignation of the director of the govern-
ment Schonl of Design has been followed, it is said, by the
resignation of several members of the council, and the
Chinese summer-house at Hyde.park.corner has been taken
by a body of artists, who are of opinion that the Royal
Aced, my rather represents its own members than the pro-
fession generally. The School of Design has been ten years
in eziatence, and the Royal Academy seventylsine. The
school is under the direction of the government, and only
exists by an annual grant, while the Royal Academy is under
its own rule, raises its own funds, and receives nothing from
the government but comfortable quarters in Trafalgar-
square. It is high time that the government should reform
the School of Design, and equally high time that the
Royal Acodemyshonld reform itself. But the academy has Its
own laws, dislikes amendments, and listens ungraciously to
eapposted changes. In this way it resembles the City corpora-
tin, bet both corporate rebels and Royal Academy reform
010111$ be tw distant. Let the artists without the academy
may remit to
is mathsr interest, and the Royal Am-
ine* lb Mesa in. . The Society of British
la ea* would have rivalled the Royal
fit the Moot ,bat for the untimely secessions
el
4614eCbgeo Here Stanfield, Roberts,
&
Lei. Herb/t, Bedpan, Creswick, Elmore, E. M.
ei=. mod Nag **per, were accustomed to
bet now IV we .Leers of the Academy, and
wield wens think adOkag their works at ten pounds a
r iatf sanding them for exhibition to the gamy in
DRISNIATED, PART IV., fully sustains,
neasGmee of the earlier newbow and is equally varied 1
mu
b. Roberts and Nash have taken Melrose
Glasgow Cathedral, while Cattermole has chosen
imelzszd , Melyrood_ ; and Leitch, views of
iissio.
.., l
, trees the Mound.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
Cetheriee's Ha 1: G. M. Carrick
ins eluded =Me el tie Charter House, Roll. Sept 9, vice )tee. T.
DU" deo.; path, the town council of Ifull.—Christ's Colt.: W. PI
Oar% ILL. Ms bees elected a fellow of this voc‘ete on Wie foOeile.
tin of Mr Mr nisi salter Thome. Saloev—Magilalen Coll.:
W. I. Mose Wm bar appotalel etihteat dammed master, Christ's
lassika

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EXTRAORDINART OftDINATION.—Led evening, the Rev.
Dr. Dillon, who. It will be reseileslol, wee thethedekthree ear four
TMra outer, by the Dp. et lasiAci stem memoirs mace that time
been frequently betel lbe boll as ernottion at White's-row
Chapel. Spindflelds, Idle Owe bia ethently converted low a
" Reformed Chew* et trogisad." Onenblershie interest was excited
by chi,' novel ceremem es it was aspected that so cocierrastical prohi-
bition would issue, thil that the proceedings would thus be toter.
rapteL NorniMeenettee, however, of the affair was taken. The
Fence to be antelope woe a Mr. J. Eliot, who la to take charge of the
=in Friercgtest. Illbekfriars. The sermon was preached by Dr.
At the dm mitt Dr. Dillon retired, and thorny afterwards
nelassad babied is episcopalrohes, amaraing the °Moe of a bithop.
11A• grilledlS untie wee with, questions similar In
their ebseseler In Orin contained in the ordination service of the
eheneit et t to the candidate. The imposition of
barb lbesUirisee.ll/I:tregerneed Church ot England now con.
deb of Ore sainiettra, of wow De. Dillon will hereafter become
Mam kneteg already takes epos kleaself that position.
Biomes OP P.ooREsTget.—A circular has been addressed
N the libber et Badwater to the clergy of this diocese. informing
thin Uwe tbe triewelal dilation which he purposed commencing U.
October Abedehreed.wase legs! informalities relative to the recent
annsatlen et the aunty ef Enna to the diocese rendering rich a
COMO 11161•1117.
Thw Mho of Roehester has refused to license to a curacy
in his dews Ibitlthr. Mr. Jay, who has preached a sorra or calling
into queslith the latrine of baptismal regeneration. The Bishop of
Oxford mthelime Once refused to grant a license to a clergyman on
the ante glees&
CONVOCATION.—The Hon. and It .r. Panl Anthony Irby,
MUM alCatifsbrooke, and the Hon. A. Corson, rector of Norton.
hare twee Heeled proloeutoes to repreeent the clergy of the diocese of
reterborengh in tie moths coetheation.
IlooTtAnn —The elution of the Rev. A. Ewing, as
=at the sew dimes ef Argyll and the Isles, was formally eon.
by the Oily of Dictope on the lad inst. It O expected that
the oneeleatlen of lir. Ewing will take place next month, at the same
' time wlllt IRA gag new Bishop of Beer-bin, the mandate for whose
&slim bee bees toned.
Paillelttrltrie.—Bra. W. C. Bache to Longridge P.C.,
trigLen=mdie. 1/enebeeter ; 1701. with residence; pots., Hulmele
H. N. Deelleld ha High Wycombe C., Rocha ; din.
Osibed...—ibay. C. I. Illetrilltra to inetteudoo V. tr. Parlor C , Salop ;
die. EM MA. as. vidi voldere; ten, the Duke of fie'ehmfli—
Rev. W. H.iteen to it. ahem C., Liverpool ; dirt Manchester.—
Rev. C. W. to Dna Nether P.C., Beth.: dlo. Ely: 100/.; pats.,
the D. and C. et Vlseonew. —Rae. J. Richardson to Walmsley P.C.,
Lancashire; die. Maneseeter ; 691. • pat., the V. of Bolton.—Rev. F.
W. Moore to Rink C., Northampton; ; die. Peterborough.
Vachrectna.—Chard Cason Worlthouse, chaplaincy of,
Boomed ; Idellidon Cr Will.; die. lidistetry• Rev. H. N. Boosileld
peeth—lterwrielKOL Pam MenenfelP.C. ; diolcOrerich . 871.; pats., the
me; bee. T.Wilesitseigseg.—Weiell C., Staffordshire; din.
bmbktd; Rth. W. C. Swim yews. °worth Amoco. Mathea-
thres.—Bradford, Toeloilde (at Christmaa) ; sloe S. Slack —Mono-
fit ht., Notts (at Chelan's) ; 10U1.• election Oct. 12.—WoodbrIdge,
Saffolk ; 401. and residence ; elcetinn Oct. 14.
NAVAL
PonTsmorTn, Barr. 12. —The Tinges on Friday pub-
lished na &Mete stating that the works nth going rat for extending
the doethard and making a steam hula dere suspende4 tone him.
Ore& of men thrown out of work, with winter raptily approaching,
and, as a necessary consequence, considerable disturbance and alarm
created in the neighbourhood. We are able to contradict the whole of
Dome ate/anent& The works are going on as rapidly as GOO well.
regulated workmen can make them. Cale thirty men, whose services
for a short time are not requirel, have be, n dO barged.
The Seaflower is preparing to turn her crew and officen
over to the Kite, d...., for service in the Channel Islands, to
protect the fieheries, and the Seaflower will be fitted a. a tender to the
Kite. The Amphion Is having new valves fitted, and same alterations
made in her threw by the contractors, and will not be ready for sea be-
fore the end of this month. The Amphitrite, at BMtheed, is waiting
fur the Trincomalee to loin her, which is exp..ed on the 16th Ind.,
when these two Oster ships are to try their rates Meaning before pro.
ceeding to their daellnationa. The Pon opine sailed last night for
Milford to bring the Lima 90, to Deronport. The Fury is nearly
reedy for era. Ithe Cambrian, 36. Capt. Plumridge, la ralidly pro-
pr wing, and wants but about SO butts to complete her coniplement
The Porcupine, at. surveying these, retuned from Woolwich yester.
day. In order to obviate, for the future, the greet ithonvenience
repeatedly experienced by the tlagohip of the port being ordered to
sea, the coromanderdmichief being thereby deprived of the service* of
his lag captain, and an infinite degree of trouble occurring in woe
respects when his Bag is transferred to different Blips, it is under-
cent,• th Captain Milne and Commander Ogle, of the St. Vin-
are ordered home to rejoin Acimind Air Charles Ogle.
and take the command of tho Victory, henceforth to be the flog-
ship, and receive all supernumeraries. On the 30th Misr
Rear.Admlral Parker will be ouperasted as superintendent of the
dockyard by Rear-Admiral Shiflett who will hoist his fin in the
Rothe, or one other of the ships in ordinary, and the duties of the
ordinary carried on, as they were formerly, up the harbour. A Snit-
chers paddle-wheel steam sloop, to be named the Argus, and a 11-gun
brig, named the Plumper, both on the designs of J. Fischam, Esq.,
the rauteroldpwright, are ordered to be built in this yard. The
Argon will have engines of 300-three power, sad the Plumper an ,
auxiliary power Oen horses. Fifty both are ordered to be discharged '
from the Victory, for distribution among the equadron in Inch; and
will go ont either in the Gorgon or Fury steamers.
DEVONPORT, SEPT. 11.—Kite at., ?dr. G. Flamer, mas-
ter, arrived from Portamouth yesterday, and sailed on her return
shortly after, with supernumeraries from the San Josef. Camel, navy
lighter, arrived yesterday with stores from Cork. Chatham yacht
'relent yeeterday from Chatham with Capt. Sir Thomas Sour doter,
superintendent of that dockyard, on leave of ateence. Porcupine at.,
Is ordered to mil here and take Mr. Davy, athamet-oneter.attendant,
and • party of riggers and seamen from the San Josef, to navigate
the Lion- , gO, from Pembroke to this port. Hotspur, 44, fitted so a
practice battery, has been removed from the Jetty to moorings oppo-
site
St. John's Lake, where a target is fixed for the artillery practice
of the dockyard battalion. The Bring commenced on Friday evening,
and was well executed, one shot kering pulsed through the ball's-
' eye and the target had been struck by several others. The Cerberue
divisional ship, the also been removed to permit firing at the target
from the north middle jetty. The Infantry companies commenced
firing blank cartridge. early In the week.
DISTRIBUTION OP TILE RIEDITERRA.NRAN SQUADRON.—
, In Malta Harbour : Ceylon, 12, hearing the flag of Rear-Ado. Sir
L. Curtis, Bart; Bulldog st., 6, Capt. A. Kev; Volcano 0., Limit
Crony.—At Sea: Hibernia, lit Capt. P. Rickards, bearing the deg
M Vice-Adm. Sir W. Parker. Bart • Trafidger, 1:0, Capt. Non;
Superb, SO, Capt. Corry; Oladioto; et., 8, Capt. Itobb.--At the
Nemo : Albion, 99, Capt. C. IL Fremantle; Vanguard, 3), Carpi O.
W. Willes; Rodney, 90. Capt. E. Collier; Fantome, le, Corn. be
Hardy.—.At Solonica : Harlequin, Com. Moon.—AtConstantinople :
Melon, Com. Buttler.—At Patna: (Moine. It, Corn. Tryon.—At
&rout : Spartan, 28, Capt. gyrate& ; Heels at., Com. Starmer.—
Surraying in Leant: Voles*, 26, Capt. Graves; Research cutter
tient Sprott.—Ea snore to Corfu: Ardent at., Lieut. Baker.—Kr:
route to Athens: Locust st., Ideal. Power.—At Maneilles: Flamer
I, at., Lieut. Lavie, waiting for mail of the 7th.

SPURTING.
LATEST BEITPSO AT TUE WEST END.
Sr. LEOgit.—Even on Cosmetic (the field for choice), 5 to 1
eget Foreclopeue ;6to 1 apt Planet; 6to 1 agst Van Tromp;
1,000 to 15 art Jovial ; 1,000 to 15 060 t Swallow (t) ; 1,000 to 15
eget Mack Dwarf (t) ; 1,000 to 15 apt Ilona of Chase ',t).
CUP.--1:1 to 4on The Hero offered

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FIUDAY.
CHASIPAONE STAKES. —5 to 4 apt Assault.
ST. LEGEIt —6 to 5 east Cossack (t), 13 to 2 eget Planet
(t), 8 to 1 am it Foreclosure (t), 17 to 2 apt Van Tromp, 10 to 1 age
Eryx, 25 to agat Mr. Martin (t 30 to 1), 500 to 12 aget Sally
Biwa.
cur.—Even on the Hero, 2 to 1 apt any other.
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAT.-7 to 1 agat Palma (t
to 251.), 10 to 1 Art Alliance (t to Eil., and 8 to 1 t to 151.) 20010 20
art Venlah (t).
DONCASTER RACES.
DONCASTER, SATURDAY ND: MT.—Up to the present time
the arrival, of " man sod home" arc not very numerous, but many
lodgings and boxes are engaged, and, should the present fine weather
contbrue, a good average meeting may be anticipated. It is oat of
our power m yet to forward a complete list of dm boric" that will be
here in the course of the week, but we have ascertained that the fol-
lowing he.. already arrived, or will be hem inch* mum of Monday
Score's tor.—Oelety (Cast Steel filly). Ninlsh, Lanvin°, Martext,
Crusade, ftethey lack, Bro. to Lunedale, hilmena, Mowerina, ter
Martin, ClieveWer Punch, Cluistopher, Whitewall, Phikeopher,
Black Dwarf, Sir Tattoo Sykes.
KENT'S Lor.—Lothialo, Queen Mary, King of Yoram, Planet,
Surplice, Lewiston', Dawdle, Slander.
Jona Due's loss.—Cusack, Foreclosure, Lady Mary, Mire Bursa,
The Hero.
Cola's Lass.—Yardley, Jovial, Lyme, Convict.
Panes Lor.—Slootpmeice, Mks Ditch, New Era, Sony Msgr.
Bas axnarr's Dar.—Mr. 11111111, Swallow, Sagacity, %inclester.
loss.—Van Tromp, Erya, Barbosa, De Wilt, Amulet.
T. Dawson 's Lor.—Ellerdule, Lady Hellorie, Fair Helen, Ulysses,
Lorain:es, Lightning, Aristotle, Alliance.
BMW:MIA'S Loc.—Assault, Traverser, Sylvan, c by The Saddler out
of Mountain Sylph, Sylnmis, Cheery, Maio Brace, Slag, Conspiracy,
Discontent, and f by The Prowl outof Min Whip.
There will Wee be:—War Eagle, Spithead, Burlesque, Volley,
Arthur, Hoes of Chase.
The betting rooms ware opened this Alterman and a few names put
down; but business is not likely to commence la earnest until Woo-
dsy. Moore. Tattersall's odes calworeoeo32 YelwilAT, an t will ma-
tions until Friday, inclusive ;an tennelne number horses will be
put np.

CRICILET.—MATCH AT LEEDS: ALL ENGLAND AND
Townies—The match between 11 of All England and lb of !Reds
and other Yorkshire clubs, which commenced on Thursday, and lima
continued on Friday and &aunts'', terminated just before dusk on the
latter day In favour of the Ai England club, with eight wickets to go
down. The Yorkshire players bowed 137 awl 168, and the AU Eng
land notsbed 293 In their dint inning, leaving them 31 to win in their
second inninp.

Eats initUfgence.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanqns.

IN RE A. HAWSON.—ADVANTAGES OP NOT BEING A
TRADIR.—This insolvent, a schoolmistress at Blackheath,
came up for a final order. She was opposed on the part of
two creditors, upon the ground that having disposed of her
school for 2701., she had paid one creditor from whom she
had borrowed money in full, end one or two other creditors
with whom she had dealt in a similar manner, while all the
other creditors were left unpaid.—His Honour doubted if,
under such circumstances, he could grant the application;
and if the insolvent were a " trader," he should certainly
have refused it; and the more so, inasmuch as he wished to
disabuse the public of a very common mistake, viz., that
persons from whom debtors borrowed money should be paid
in preference to the general body of creditors.—Ultimately
the final order was granted.
In RIB BENNETT AND BEETS.—A SPORTING ROPSE.—
This was a meeting for the choice of atrignees. The bank-
rupts kept the Duke of Clarence in the Landon-road. The
debts, &c., are 3,0001., and assets are expected to realise
1,0001. The Duke of Clarence was known as a "sporting
bouts," where a number of monster and other sweepstakes
for the forthcoming races were held ; but the failure taking
place before the great event, the entries are of course a dead
letter. Mr. Tomlinson, builder, Golden-square, and Seeger,
Erato, and Co., were, without any opposition, chosen assig-
nees, and they accepted the trust.

CLERKEN WELL COUNTY COURT.
Musts v. Oacoonv.—A WEDDINO SUIT —MS action
was brought to recover the sum of 61. for a suit of
clothes, and the plaintiff was called, who swore to the debt.—
The judge Baked the defendant if he denied the debt?—De-
fendant mid he did. —The plaintiff's attorney, Mr. Wakeling,
desired that defendant should be sworn. The Bible was
then plated in his hand, and the oath having been tendered
the attorney asked him if he would swear that the claim
was not doe front him to his client ?—Defendant: Perhaps—
not exactly ; there may be some slight mistake. I do not
like to expose a lady. Defendant was pressed to disclose
particulate, when he said, the fact is, that I did once—ye.,
once visit the plaintiff's daughter—and I consider that he

made me a present of the clathef. That is all, my lord.—Mr.
Wakeling: Did you mit order them u your wedding suit?—
Defendant: There wu positively somethifig said about •
wedding. (Laughter.)—Mr. Wakeling: Had you not pro-
mised marriage to plaintiff's daughter I—Defendant : Not
quite that. She promised roc marriage if I liked ; and when
a suit of clothes are offered they are not likely to be refused.
That's all I have to say. (Much laughter.)—Mr. Wakeling:
Have you married her ? Defendant ; Oh, yes. —Mr.
Wakeling : What ! do you mean to swear that you have
married Mr. Bankes daughter ?—Defendaat : No, it is not
her; it is !mother young lady.—Me. Wakeling: And if I
mistake not you bad the clothes in question on at that mar-
riage?—Defendant: Yea; there can be no mistake about
that —The judge told the defendant that his conduct was
highly disgraceful, and signed judgment for the debt and
costa—Mr. Wakeling And I promise that he shall have
another action fur breath of promise ofjparriage.—Defend-
ant (making his *zit) said: "01, ut, well—very well,"
and he wu hissed out of court.