The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-15 00:00:00

Rake, Comptroller of the Steam Navy, Sir J. Rennie, Mr. It. Rennie
and several other gentlemen were on based with Mr. Atherton, Chief
Engineer of Woolwich Dockyard. The }tertian! mowesksi •• far as
the Measures! Knot in long Reach, where her speed was Died several
Mims both w.th and against the tide. A coreesoondmit mys that the
average was about 81 Loots—the avenge number of resolutions being
about 57. On returning from tong Reach, the serest was lifted; a
proceo.l which occupied only 44 minutes; the I,lau bring a nest in-
vention, and the engines being made to perform the work of niieing.
From the time of the vessel's stopping to that of the eng..nst being
again at work, including the operation of raising and lowering the
strew, only tenon minutes elapsed. The Reynaril returned to Wool-
wich in the esening, and will be again tried when completely rigged
and equipped for sea.
ADMIK•LTY, 14. —APPOINTMENTS. Assistant-
Surgeon meting) : T. Dultram, to St. Vineent.—Anjstant-Engineen
G. Gntdsack arid!. A. Burton, to Reynetd.

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LIVERPOOL RACF.S.—Tur Pest' (foyer tern'.
The late hour to which the races were protrneted put it
out of our power to send more than the results of the Selling Stakes
and Queen 'a Plate by the electric telegraph. We now subjoin a full
return:
SWEP.PSTAKFA of 10 son. each, and 25 added; 2 yes
old, Set Inib; three, Dit 10th; four, bat 121 b; Live, Set 31b ; Pin mud
aged, Out 71b; more, 82c., allowed Sib; the wooer to be 8,111 for
IDOL ; If entered for 801., allowed Alb ; if fur 611., 71b. ; and it foe
302., 101 h. T.Y.C. (Scuba.)
Mr. Pedley'a Lady Mary, 3 yrs, bet 71b (Deirabory) 1
Mr. Yorke's Mimeo, 3 yre, tiot 4th (Wakefield) 2
The following aldo stared, but were not placed : —Lord Calidon's
Own Sister to Want:, 3 yrs, ;At 711, (IA uman' ; Mr. kluiftanan's
Lillie, 2 pa, SA Glb (Wilberforce); Mr. Lord• b e is Coranati n, out
of Vignette, S )rs, Sat Ifhb (Short.) ; ale. March's Mother Cary's
Chicken, 3 yrs, Tat 3,b (Tacker); Mr. Worthingtooh • g ley Charles
XII., out of Manilla, 3 yes, 7st 7th (Gates : Mr. 11. Stebb rag's Our
Ben, yes, Sat (liashani) ; Mr. Lawson's • MireFigh 2 vs, Sot 711:i
(SUM/on).
2to I agat Lady Mary, 4to lapel Eliza's, 6 to 1 agat Lillie,
6to 1 apt Mai Fish, and 9to I agst Manilla. Woo by a nick. Lillie
a capital third, and Wise Fish and Soler to Wanota well up. Run in
50 sec.
HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 guineas. Heats. 2 miles.
Mr. Watts's Crazy Lad, S yrs, 7at 5112 'Folic) 1 1
Mr. Melklam's Otterarrn, 3 yrs, 7st Rh • Duncan) 5 2
Mr. Davies's Red Knight, 3 yrs (Davie:)) 3 3
Mr. Gray's Raklity, 3 yrs (Erma 2dr
Mr. Johnstone's manor, yrs (Mar•on 4dr
First heat sto 2 apt Cruy ,ad, mA 3to 1 mot Ofterburn. won
by • length. Run In 3 min. SS tee.--Sed hut 5 to 4 apt
Crazy Lad, and 6to 4 eget Otterburn. Wee in • trot. ltun in 3 min
34 sec.
THE CUP.—(Additional particulars.)-7 to 4 agst Caw -
roach, 9to 2 agst Prince Charlie, II to 2 ,g-t Executor, Into 1 apt
Ntompensier, and 100 to 6 agst Glen Nand, 4 Grinrawn, Tuawn. and
Sloe Sarah. Alter a long delay, occasioned by the bet :arra in of rho
crowd, they got well off, tharroush taking the lead, toll owl by Tut-
s can, tirimston, and Executor, the ruck laid up. They travelled in this
order to the back of the mune, where Cawrou-h dropped into the
third place, and Executor went on with the running, socoralol by
Tuscan, Sylvan foUowing Caivraush. There tea' nn turther change
until they got to the bottom turn, where Twain cod Cawraush were
disposed of, Sylvan being left in suiting OR Executcr, Visa Sarah and
Glen saddel lying in their wake. So they came to the di-once, where
Sylvan challenged Executor, and got to his head, but in the atroggle
home war defeated cleverly by a length, Syls an beating Miss Saran by
a neck, Glen Saddel fourth. and Cawroush lthn in 3 min. 43
sec. Value of the stakes, 10431.
FIGDST.
STANLEY STARES of 15 SOTS. each, 10 ft, with 30 added ,•
for 2.r.01ds Est 121 b, and 3.r.01ds fiat; fillies and geldings allowed
lib; the second to nave his stake. T.Y.C. (10 whs )
lord Glasgow's f by The Provost, d by ACUEGIL 2 yrs (Prince)
Lord Rtanlev'e Archery,
3 yrs (F. Butler))
Sir J. Geraid's Jest, 3 yrs (Ilsrlow)
Mr. J. Davies's Red Knight, 3 yrs
Mr. IlowUn's fby Morning Star, Mir Fitz, yes (gat".
Mr. Macon nil Lanercosta, 2 yrs (Venn
Mr. 11. Green's Maid of My Sad, 3 yea(Nintrlnotiam
f. to 4 .gat Provost filly, 5 to I rah gaol Jest, Archery. rind 3110
tit; and 7to 1 eget Maid of my Sinl. Won by half a length;
head between eecobd and third, and Maid of my Saul clone up. Run
L 52 secs.
LIVERPOOL ST. LPOER of 25 son each, with 100 'Laded.
The second to melee 50 eon out of the Seats II mile. (12 subs.)
Mr. R. Green's Flatcatcher, Oat 3lb (Mande) 1
CoL Anion's Gordan, Bst filh (Butler) 3
Mr. A. Johnstonc's Confederacy, not Sib (Cartwright) S
Lord Eglintoun's Eagle's Plume, 3,t Slb (Harlow) 4
5t04 on Ilstratcher and 10 to 6 agst Corsican. Fbieutcht r took the
lead and made slow running to the mile-post, when Corcan went in
front, Improved the pace, and kept a decided lead to the distance;
here he wail caught and passed by the favourite, who w. of in a very
easy winner by three lengths. Confederacy a bad third. Stun in
3 mins 15 eau
AINTREE STAKES of 10 son. each, with 50 added; for
2-yearthld oohs, Sat 71b; Allies, list 41b; winner, Rh extra. Three
quarters of a mile (9 albs.)
Mr. Green's Abbot of Meaux (Wintiogbam) 1
Lord Stanley'. Stronobow
Mr. Meiklam's Toby
Mr. W. Jones's Lady Barbara Crengrarn) 3
) .1
Mr. Nichoil's Woolwich (Holmes) 5
Mr. Daviods Hart shot (Foley) 6
Betting: 5 to 4 apt Strongbow, 3 to I rapt The .ttildt of
Maus, and Gto I apt Woolwich. Hard Shot took the lead after
running 100 yards, and made play at a good peas till rear the di...-
tante ; it was then taken up by the Abbot, who won, after a good
race front the stand, by half a length ; Baby • good third. Stun in 1
16 see.
BENTINCE TESTIMONIAL STAKES of 15 tics. rich; 5 ft.;
with a piece of plate, value 100 SOW. added. Mile and a half.
Mr. Mwry'saspasits, 3 yrd, Sat (ilachan) 1
Mr. Metklam's Godfrey, aged East 201 b (Templemso) 2
Mr. Skerrett's Romance, 3 yen, 7st 12Th (Marlow) 3
SD J. Gerard'a Morrow°, 5 yrs, 7st 12th ... . ..... ..(Erina) 4
7to 4 each apt Godfrey and Romance. Adpasin mode wady all the
running, and won by two lengths. Run in 2 min. 32 eec.
KNOWSLEY'S DINNER STARES of 100 son. each; 4 ft.
(3 subs.) —Lord Stanley's Cameron walked over.
SELLING STAKES of 5 SOTS. each, with 50 added; the
second to rewire 10 sovs., IS miles (7 subs.), were won in three heats
by Mr. Gray's Reality. beating Mr. 'Marsh's Mother Carey's Chicken,
Mr. Buchanan'a John Barrio, Mr. Meildam'sGirnudole, Mr. Douglas's
komilinds, and Sir J. Gerardh Oamme-il.faut.
LATEST ST. LEGER BETTING.— to apt Surplice, 3to
1 agst Springy Jack, 11 to apt Ihdateher, 6to 1 apt Jurtice to
Ireland.
I GotIoWOOD STASES.-6 to 1 spat Pillage, 7to 1 agst
Chauticker, 8 to I apt Reflection (t), 12 lc 1 apt Remembrance, 12
to 1 agst Gaiety, 14 to 1 agst Plaudit, 20 to 1 apt Bantam (t).
IPSWICH RACES.—Tneasose.
Her MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 gm. Two miles.
Lord Exeter's Tophana, 3 yrs, lst sth , ... .--(Pettit) 8 1 I
Mr. F. Edwardsh New Forest Deer, aged, lost 21b ..... I 4 2
Mr. Barn':Tufthunter, 4 yrs, sit Ilb 2 2 ell
Mr. Roger'. Black Doe, 5 yrs, 7ot Sib
S Sdr
Mr. Crow's Positive Young Map, 4 yrs, 9st Ilb 3 dr
Mr. Mew's Cock Robin,s yrs, lot 1110
TOWN MEMBERS' PLATE of 601., added to a Sweepstakes
of 5 SOW. eath. 2 miles. 5 subs.
Mr. Rayner. Duplicity, 3 yea, 7st 111 b (Deekeray) 1 t
Mr. Land's The Streamer, 3 yrs, 74 Rb.. 4
Mr. Tarr's Morsel. 4 yrs, lot 41h
Mr. Abel's lir c by Sheet Anchor, out of Amaranth, 3 ors,
3
7st 51b
GENTLEMEN'S PURSE of All., added to a SweepAakes of
3 tors. each. 2 miles. 7 albs.
Mr. Rayner's Duplicity, 3 yrs, 7st 21t. (Dotherly)
Mr. redgrift's Daddy 'molars, aged, got Rb
Mr. G. Cooke's Fenno; 4 yrs. Sat 7lb
Mr. G. Shapeup's W.., aged, 9st
31r. Land's titre:awe. 3 yes, 7.0 310

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HOUSE OF LORDS.
Present : The Lord Cbsscellor, Lor hrombani, Lord Campbell, and
other Peers.
CECILIA FULHAM, MARGARET LYNCH, AND MARIA
WCARTHY O. ALEXANDER WCARTHY AND OTHERS
DEEDS OF ASSIGNMENT OF PROPERTY BY NUNS.—'I his is
at appeal from a decree of the present Lord Chancellor of
Ireland, dismissing a bill filed by the appellants, for enforc-
ing payment of shares of an intestate's personal property,
comprised in deeds of assignment, executed by Maria and
Catherine WCarthy respectively, to the two firs': named
appellants, as trustees for themselves and all the other ladies,
residing in a cony nt at Bleckrock, near Cork. It appeared
that Maria and Catherine M'Carthy became professed nuns
in the said convent in 1823-9, with consent of their father,
who then paid for each of them I,ooel. Ile died in 1843 in-
testate, leasing personal prop-rty exceeding 100.0001., and ten
children surviving, including these two ladies. Their brother
John took out administration to the intestate, and got in his
estate, and distributed shares thereof among all the children
of the intestate except those twe. They, unwilling, as it is
alleged, to appear themselves in any dispute in a court alas.,
executed two separate deeds, assigning their respective shares
of the intestate's estate to the two principals of the convent,
as above stated. The Lord Chancellor offered, at the bear-
ing of the cause, to direct an issue at law, to try whether the
deeds were respectively executed by the young ladies as free
agents, and the counsel for the plaintiffs, the present ap-
pellants, declining to take the issue, and insisting that, with-
out it, they were entitled to a decree, the Lord Clqkucellor
bring himself of opinion, "that the deeds were not executed
by them of their free will, but under the pressure and com-
pulsion of the vow of obedience taken by them on becoming
professed members of the convent, and wherein tier), still
remained as such members, and under the obligation
of the said vow declared that no relief ought to be granted
founded on deeds so obtained, and his lordship dismissed the
bill, with costs, to be paid by the two find-named appel-
lants, but without prejudice to any ether suit which the third
appellant or her sister Catherine ld'Caritly (who is named •
respondent in the appeal) might be advised to institute as
next of kin of their father.—Mr. Turner and Mr. Bethel'
(with whom is Mr. Anstey) have been heard fur the appel-
lants.—Mr. Rolt after them addressed the house fur the
respondents till a Quarter past four, wken the further bearing
was adjourned.—We will give • full report after the argu-
ments are conc.uded.
Mae. DAWSON'S, DtvORCE pat.—The counsel in sup.
port of the bill appeared at the bar at half-past tour o'clock,
there being then a full house, and examined three witnesses
as to the propriety of Mrs. Dawson 's conduct, in compliance
with an intimation from some oft he peers on a former day.—
A Mr. Alger, the first of these witnesses, said he knew Mr.
Lees, Mr.. Dawson's father, for many years, and that lady
herself since 1841. Both his sisters, one a widow, the oher
a maid, but now married, used to visit Mrs. Dawson. Mr.
Lees is 74 years of age, and not able to attend the house.
Witness had not seen Mrs. Dawson fur some time until he
met her in the lobby of the house one day since this bill was
introduced.—Mrs. Jackson, the second witness, is the widow
of an officer who served in the Indian wars of Made, eke.
She resided at Kensington for two years, and while there
became acquainted with Mrs. Dawson, and knew her since
1846, when she resided at the house in Orme-square, of
which her husband took possession. She then went
into lodgings in St. James's-street, near the Palace ;
afterwards to Brighton ; and after that to Chapel-street,
Grosvenor-square. The witness described Mrs. Dawson as a
" lady of elegant deportment and polished mermen., and of
perfectly proper conduct," and did not know any other
terms in which she could properly describe her. to answer
to questions from Lord Redesdale arid other peers she said
she first became acquainted with Mrs. Dawson at Dr.
Blundell''. Although travelling about in Devonshire, Scot-
land, and Ireland, she kept up an oossional correspondence
with Mrs. Dawson, who is now lithe( in a small house in or
near Manchester-square, with two female servants and a
boy. She does net go into company, nor make any acquaint-
ances or visits, in consequence of the paiqun in which ,he is
placed. Her conduct always appeared to be perfectly cor-
rect. Witness does DOS know hew the establishment is sup-
ported.—The Rev. Mr. Cassolet said he became acquainted
with Mrs. Dawson atßyde, in the Isle of Wight,in 1841. She
was there with her little girl for the benefit of their
health. H. had kept up an acquaintance with her since then,