The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-25 00:00:00

COCI(PIGHTERS.

At a petty session of Cheshire magiatratee held
miterdey morning at the Abbey Arms Hotel,
Damon Forest, no fewer than two doses
Acme, squires, and eportemen of lees degree
we oninceoned, at the inatestoe of the Royal
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
for taking part in a cock-fighting match between English and
Ink tads, at the Peel Hall farm, sear Tarries, on the 28th
flirt month. The ease had excited considerable interact
to the neighbourhood, and the small court was crowded to
QOM

Ir. Thompson, in opening the case, said that on the
d larch several °mutable", acting under the orders of
Cullen Smith, chief constable, went out to Peal Hall
ud there found a large number of people assembled
lea orchard which was enclosed with a wall ales foes
lift, with only one entrance. They mend and ta-
med 15 cock fights daring the day. The scene which
* Metered was of the most harrowing description. It
an well known that about Easter time thin sort of cruel
net was practised, and probably the bench would be aware
theta* days ago a number of persons were brought before
Yes Baas, at the Marlborough-street police•court, charged
with engaging in it. He was sorry to find that one or two of
tistidendants on that occasion were also defendants in the
peat case. After detailing the facts which would be
proved against each individual defendant, and ciomment-
kg m the impropriety of the remark made to one
el she offioere by Mr. Walker—a magistrate appointed as a
leaden of the peace—that the officer had no business
there, and that he would be better at home looking after
Mom be called witnesses who described the some of
the coek•fighting, the circumstances being of peculiar
hatable.

A oxnultstion took place between the legal gentlemen,
the moult of which was that the defendants agreed to plead
ply to one information on condition that the other three
Irmo withdrawn, Mr. Thompson stating on behalf of the
Katy that under those circumstances he should not pans
fora heavy penalty.
The magistrates then retired, and on their return into
Kurt after a short absent); the chairman announced
hat they were inisoirnonsly of opinion that the following
tsar must be inflicted :—Harry Booth, Thomas Davis,
Captain Goff, J. P. Smith. Captain Heron, E.
C. Walker (a magistrate for Chador), Harry
13" all. F. H. Keen Captain Dillon, St. Clair Smith.
JoPPit Becket, Edward Jade, William Myer, George
WO* sad James Parker Yates, each 5/. and costa ; and
John Taylor, John Milling, John Fletcher, Peter
&hard Evans, James M'Cubbia, Charles Moulton, Wm.
Iftlitte, and Wm. Years*, each 21. 10s. and costs, or one
tenth's imprisonment in default.

NEW SCHEEL OF LAW REPORTING.We learn,
W reliable authority, that the proposition that &Omits'.
,
thotdd seed a member to the new council of reporting,
"hien rejected by that body, al the judges present bay.
1111teressed themselves as opposed to the scheme.—Solici-
nu hereof.
DEATH or MASTER O'DWYER.—It is our painful
eltr to &ammo, the death yesterday (Sunday) of Mr.
Jain O'Dwyer, ten., taxing master in the Court of Chan-
wrr. Mr. O'Dwyer, who was called to the bar in 1818,
bed completed his 73rd year on the day previous to his
Tarr. Some years ago he had taken an active part in
I,Whea affecting the puliamentary representation of the
'•7, away' as a firm conservative, in which faith he re-
line= unswervingly consistent to the end. Of late he
Its known and greatly esteemed as a polished scholar and
earthy and kindhearted man. It is believed that no ap-
tit:t will be made is the room of Mr. O'Dwyer.—
treeing Mail.
TEE Rtraina-v Tnnorm—The heir to the throne
sew the Ord Duke &le:soder, who was born on the
of Mardi, 1845. This prime is said not to have robust
rwik sad it is no secret that for eon= time there hay*
nocelatioos as to the probability of the claims of both
Csar's elder sons being postponed to those of the Greed
Deb Vladimir, the third son, who is just eighteen
of en In Ran= the claims of birth have never
that =unity which belongs to them in Western
tu,a. Like the &eters nations generally, the Unpin=
me an extraordinary reverence for the reigning ISOM, es
w(4,, but care little about setting aside as isdividual mess-
wrof it. Not to mention the revolutions Lad dethrone-
Mats of former times, there is a direct precedent for wa-
ft over an heir in the surcessioo of Nicholas, in 1825, is
TWlJerence to his elder brother, Constantin. Bat there
ugh for these oonaidaratioaa The present Ow is
et= prime of life, and we may hope that long helm. the
I,PW• need thiek of his enoesseor the now Ossnwitch insy
wit outgrown any fashions= which attaches to his youths
kttl hare
—Tan. mind health en seventh far hie high tendons.