The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-21 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

ROYAL. Y.tent Ste:ADMIX REG 1.TT.1. COW Bs,
WED% ESUAY EVENIMi.—TIie annual dinner of the
mcm-
bs rs of the Royal Yacht Squadron was held lost night in a
spacious saloon erected in front of the club-house, and was
very numerously attended. The Right lion. the Elri of
iltnn, commodore of the Royal Yat Id Squadron, was in
the chair. Several excellent speeches were made during the
evening, and on the health of the commodore and officers
of the American yacht America being proposed, it was
warmly responded to by Cul Hamilton, who dwelt at great
length on the necessity of maintaining a cordiality of feel-
ing between the two countries. The gallant colonel's speech
was listened to with great attention, and he resumed his
seat amidst loud and general cheering. The race fur to-
day was fur a cup, value 100 guineas, the gift of his Royal
IlighnesA Prince Albert, for large class schooners of the
Royal Yacht Squadron of 110 tons and ribose. 'rho course
was from a vessel moored off the club-house, proceeding
eastward, passing Norris Castle, Osborne house, Hyde, and
round the Nab Light, returning by the same route, and
from thence proceeding westward round a vessel stationed
off Yarmouth, returning and finishing at the starting vessel.
At a few minutes after 10 o'clock the following vessels
appeared at the starting station:
Tom. owners.
lieutriee 151 ... Fir P. Carew, Bart. ... White, blue border.
U.ll4alial tts ... Marquis ,•f Coati-wham Waite It ea. bleed; band. I
C prisiu 313 ... C. It. M. Talbot, 31 P. .. Blue. 'chow, awl rid.
Glory qua es IGO Si, 11. B. llesthtun. B mt. lied St w luiechtrriered.
The Wyvern, 20i, the Duke of Marlborough, was entered,
but did not appear at the starting vessel. At half-past ten,
all being in readiness, the signal gun was tired, and there
being a tolerable breeze front the westward, the yachts
sans got under weigh. The Beatrice, being to the wind-
wazd, wan the first to cant round, which she did its quick
time, and was soon on her way with the lead ; next fol-
lowed the Gipsy Queen, utter her the Constance, and the
Capriuttrn in the rear, hut not far astern of the Constance.
'they kept in this order for the whole period they 'trio
from the vessel, but up to the tune of

starting
clo,ing this report nu further information could be obtained
us to what may be the ultimate result, which must be de-
b :Ted until to-morrow.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THIS HAY.

BROMPTON COUNTY COURT.
B A. Amos, Fw.
L►.UN O. ADIIESIA.

The plaintiff, a pi...slimier of languages, in this action
sought to recover 3'. 2s. of the defendant, who is well
known in this country as General Count Ventura.
Mrs. Leon, a careworn looking lady, with a family of
infants, appeared for her husband, and stated that the clam
was for translating and afterwards transcribing documents.
Count Ventura, who does nut understand our language, I
was assisted by Mr. Hanson, the churclawarikn of Kensing-
tun, and 3lr. Brandt, as interpreter. It aippeond that the
general is prosecuting same very heavy claims upon the
East India company, in the course of which he has to write 1
to the lA•adenhall officials. The plaintiff undertook to put
hi' letters into English, but as the defendant swore, trans-
fated his French into Italian, and he nut knowing Italian
from English, forwarded his claim to the East India,
directors in, to them, is foreign language. The grievance of the
count was thus added to, fur uo answer was returned to his
Italian memorial. However, in pity to the defendant's wife
and family he had paid 51., and only resisted paying the
other portion on the grounds of imposition.
His Honour having gathered from the plaintiff's wife
that some transcribing had been done, gale a verdict for
half the amount ; upon which the count said he considered
the verdict an imputation upon his honour.
The Jude, smiling —Oh, no, you leave this court with-
out the slightest imputation upon your honour or your
credit u a man.

Mr. 11r.utdt having interpreted this to the count, he said
his honour, which had never been impeached with impu-
nity, wam satisfied.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
Br/outran Cowes Ilcancurt.
_ _ _ FRAUD.

G. E. Stalseeorlhy, 67, pleaded guilty to a charge of
forging a receipt for V. 25., with intent to defraud the Lon-
don Philanthropic Society.
The prisoner had formerly been a collector to the society
in question, but was dismissed; and it appeared that, after
this dismissal, he had taken advantage of his former connec-
tion with the society to receive subscriptions on their ac-
count, giving receipts in the name of the society.
Sentence was postponed.
IitIOIS Ma. lenses tuts.
THE LATE CAST OF HEOGISX.
C. Real, 32, and J. Kelly 20, two well-dressed young
men, were indicted for a robbery, with violence, upon Wil-
liam Day.
Mr. Platt prosecuted. The prisoners were defended by
Mr. Charnock and Mr. Ripton.
It appeared that the prosecutor, who is a trunkmaker
in the Strand, was on his way home at twelve
o'clock at night on the 27th July, and as he was •
passing by the corner of Mercer-street, Long-acre, he ob-
served two men walking at • short distance from each'
other towards him, and when they came up one of the
men seised him behind, and the other pressed him for-
eibly round the neck so as almost to throttle him.
The effect of this and other violence was to
render the prosecutor insensible, and when he recovered he
found himself lying upon the pavement, and his gold watch
and chain gone. The prosecutor was unable to identify the
men who had assailed him, but a man named Apple-
ton, who was standing near the spot, spoke positively
to the prisoners being the persons who committed the out-
rage, and it was also stated that one of the prisoners re-
sembled the man by whom the watch was pledged after
the robbery. The witness Appleton was very severely
cross-examined by the prisoner's counsel, who endeavoured
to show that he was a person of disreputable character.
The counsel for the defence addressed the jury at consi-
derable length, contending that the case rested entirely upon
the evidence of Appleton, and that the testimony of such •
witness was not entitled to credit.
Witnesses were called w ith the view of establishing an
but the evidence was of • very unsatisfactory cha-
racter.

1 he learned judge summed up, and the jury. returned a
verdict of Guilty against Loth prisoners, and they were sen-
tenced to be transported for life.