The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-18 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT THE VICTORIA C —SeTeRDAT,3r.m
The attendance at the club to-day was meagre, and
scarcely au/ thought was Riese to speculation. The only
bete actually made were upon the Derby, the subjoined
three animals having been
DERBY.backed for a " teener " each.
21 to 1 apt Janitor 't) IDOto 1 apt Stablar
15 to 1 Blue ILtband(t,

L/LLYWHITE'S GUIDE TU CRICKETERS. Mr.
Fred. Lilly white, the compiler and editor of this work, has
just published the 21st edition. It is carefully got up, aadema-
prises the Laws of the Game—Introductory Precepts for
the Vows* Cricketer, by that celebrated cricketer, N. Felix, I
Esq.—Management of a Mateo—Hint' respecting the
Duties of es timpire—Rules for the Formation of a Cricket
Club--The Averages for the peat Seawao—The Aselysis of
the Bowling—lnnings over 50 of late—Scores of 100 or
more made since 1850—Review of the Samoa —The Char-
rectors of Gentlemen I'layers at Oxford and Cambridge,
is well as other CoUeges and Schools—Remarks upon the
Professional Cricketers of England; and some notes upon no
leas than 187 gentlemen who are considered by the author
worthy of notice.

THE JAMAICA COMMITTEE. A committee has
been formed under this title in order to watch the progress
of the official inquiry about to be iostitated by the govern.
meet into recent greats in Jamaica ; to bring about a scorch.
fog parliamentary inquiry into the past and present condition
of Jamaica; and to provide Mrs. Gordon and others who
may have unjustly suffered from the proceedings of the
civil and military authorities in Jamaica with competent
legal andstenoe to conduct their several cases before the
commission. The Chairman of the Committee is Mr. Charles
Buxton, M.P., and among the members are Mr. J. Stuart
Mill, M.P., Lord Alfred Churchill, Mr. Bright, M.P., Sir
Thomas Powell Beaton, Professors Caine% and Gold win
Smith, fcc. The secretary of the committee is Mr. F. W.
Chown, 56, Fleet-street, to whom subscriptions should be
sent.
THE OUTRAGE BY A YORE,IIIRE MAGNTRATE.—A
report has already appeared in our colonies of an extraordi-
nary assault alleged to have been committed by Mr. Lloyd.
chairman of the Thirsic petty wahine, upon a youth 17
years of age. The case has been before the magistrates, and
the statements which have appeared were fully borne out.
Mr. Lloyd took his seat upon the bench, but Mr. Bell,
another magistrate, tried the cue. Mr. Lloyd gave the fol-
lowing evidence:—When 1 was on the road through
Thoruborough I overtook the prisoner, who soli-
cited alms of me. I got off my horse, when the
defendant jumped over the hedge into the field
and ran away. I ran after him over the field and
pursued him, when be took refuge in the gutter beneath
a thorn bush. I struck him once or twice to make him
surrender ; indeed, I should bays felt it my duty to
have bit him again if necessary to bin apprehension.
The defendant cried out murder, and I told him to
shout out loader, as I should the sooner get some one to
assist me in taking him into custody. I told him unless
he surrendered I should feel it my duty to stay with him
there all night. I folded my arms, with my whip in
hand, and stood over pmt. Eventually the wit.
eases, Weighell nod another man, came up, and I gave LONDON AND NORTH WraiTERN RAILWAY.—OD
the prisoner into their custody, to be brought to the Saturday a special general meeting of the holders of London
Think lock.up on a charge of vagrancy. Mr. Bell explained and North Western tackst was held at the Easton suitiou for
to the prisoner the nature of the charge, when he said 1 a runty of purposee r. Moon in the chair. Mr. Saville,
he did not beg, but merely bads Mr. Lloyd good night. Mr. ° acting secretary, having read the notice convening the
Weighell sod the other witness testified as to hearing him meeting, the chairman said the first resolution he had to
call out murder, which attracted their attention to the place. I propose was one to enable the directors, under the provi-
During the examioation of these witnesses. Mr. Lloyd, who sloes of the London and North Western (Wales) Additional
was sitting on the bench, frequently interrupted the proceed.. Powers Act, to convert 60,0001. shares of the Conway end
logs, and Mr. Bell said he felt disinclined to go on with the Llserwat Railway into London and North Western stock.
case, and intimated that he would adjourn it and locept bail He explained that the object was to complete the arrange-
for the prisooer's appeersnce before two magistrates. To mean which they entered into when that line was
ibis elf. Mr. Lloyd said it would be a great inconvenience to ferret to them, and enable the London and North Western
himself and the other witnesses. Ultimately Mr. Bell Company to exercise all the powers granted by the legisla-
Proceeded with the matter, and alter tbe witnesses were met to the Conway and Llaorwat Company. He should
examined the prisoner was asked what he had to say in ion that they bad now held the whole thing in their
defence. He stated—l left Mr. Galling, my master, at the own hands for a length of time. Mr. Westhead seconded
Crown Inn. Think, and was going home to my master's, the motion, which was unanimously adopted. The chair-
when Mr. Lloyd passed me on horseback. As he was p.saing man then moved a resolution authonsing the conversion of
I said, "Good night, sir." He drew up his hone and 400,0001. Hampstead Junction capital into London sod
attempted to ride over me. 1 jumped over the hedge into North Western stock. The expiation which he bed
a field. He got off his horse, which he let go. I ran ! given of the first resolution was, he said, equally
away—l was much afraid. He overtook and held me with applicable to this one. They had the Hampstead
one had, and struck me several times with the whipstock. Junction line in their own hand' from the vethery fi
wee
rst.
I got into a gutter, and put myself under a thorn bosh The motion having been seconded by Mr. Weead
to protect my bead. I called out " Murder." and Mr. unanimously approved of. The Chairman said the next re-
Weighell and the other man came up. I did not beg. solution referred to the ILlaudailno line. It was to enable
but said, "Good night, sir." The prisoner's bead was ' the directors to create 62,5001. new stock, bearing a pre-
plastered up, and hie hand was very much swollen from ferential fixed divided at the rate of per cent., for the
severe bruises. After the prisoner had made his statement redemption of the 2,500/. per annum which they mow paid
Mr. aiu said he dismissed the it bad not been for St. George's harbour. The company's solicitor observed
bees end Upon this marked sympathy was shown to the that that amountof newstock at a fixeddividendof 4 percent.
boy by the public, both Inside the court and outside, which psr. annum wee the suet equieeleue et VOOl. pee annum.
was instantly suppressed by Mr. Bell, the presiding magi. Mr. Weathead having seconded the motion, him mast
taste. After the termination of the case the boy was money approved or, arid rho proceedings torogentad,
examined by Mr. Hutton, and his wound' were dressed. PARLIAMENTARY Rtiontr.—A working men's
He is now under the care of Mr. Hutton and Mr. Rust, of meeting wan held on Friday
.night at Haddington, at
Kosytoo, and, although recovering, is still softens, much which several resolutions bearing on the subjoin of reform
from the blows on dm hand, arm, and head. Farther ; were adopted. and a committee appointed with power to
preesedinp are hrteaded to be instituted. form an asecciatioo, "having for its objects the ealveseey of
ROYAL Fenn HORPITAL, GRAY'&INN-ROAD.—The 1 an extension of the franchise and other measures of warble
number of patients relieved at this hospital during the . mestere reform, by all constitutional means within its
week ending December 16 was 3,653, of which 1,210 were power." Mr. Hope, of Featoeharos, Mr, Brodlei,Mr. Dasher,
new owes. and others, addressed the meeting.