The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-16 00:00:00

Vie Court.

OSBORNE, FRIDAY, Ara. 15.
The Royal children took their usual exercises
yesterday in the grounds at Osborne.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert drove out in the afternoon
in a pony carriage, attended by Lieut.-Col. the Hon. 4.,
Gordon.
The Duchess of Sutherland sad Lady Constance L. Gower
arrived on a visit to her Majesty, and had the honour of
dining with the Queen and the I'rinoc.
Colonel Wylde also was included in the Royal dinner
party.

Iler Majesty will hold • Privy Council on Monday the
25th inst., at Osborne, Isle of Wight.
The Oxford Civersity Commission had a meeting yester-
day at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury
in Downing-street; present, the Bishop of Norwich, the
Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, the Rev. Prof.
Powell, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley (secretary).
Dvspatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial-
office to the Governor of Canada and the Governors of the
other North American Colonies.

(Prom last nSght's Gasette.)
CROWS-OFFICE, AUG. 13.—Member returned to
serve in this present Parliament for the Borough of Down-
patrick —The Hun. Charles Stewart Hardinge, in the room
of Richard Ker, Esit., who has accepted the office of Steward
of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO THE NORTIL—With re-
spect to the railway arrangements for the conveyance of
her Majesty and suite to Doncaster, we have good reason
for asserting that they are completed. The directors have
altered the day of their half-yearly meeting from Thurs-
day, the 28th, to Tuesday, the 26th, in consequence of her
Majesty's visit to Scotland. This will be, as we have
already stated, the first time that royalty has honoured this
great line of communication by travelling on it, and pre-
parations on a most extended scale arc on foot to secure the
co:nfort and convenience of the illustrious travellers. A
royal carriage is being expressly prepared for the occasion
by Mr. Willi.uns, of Boswell-street, the carriage builder to
the company. It is to be 18 feet long, and will bu ele-
gantly furnished as a saloon, with all the taste and ele-1
gancies which the most perfect comfort or luxurious case
could suggest. There will he a magnificent couch at either
end, and the whole is to be lined with flowered Indian silk
of the most costly description. The ground of this
gorgeous silk is pure white, and the flowers are of the most
delicate variegated tints, pale blue and pink predominating.
The carriage will be hung with mirrors, and numerous de-
vices are being suggested to make it altogether one of the
most elegant which has yet been devoted to the purposes of
royalty.—Doncaster Gazette.

GREAT FIRE AT RICHMOND.-DESTRUC-
TION OF A LARGE CHAPEL AND SEVERAL
OTHER BUILDINGS.

This morning a fire of a most alarming and de-
structive character, which continued to rage for several
hours, broke out in the principal portion of the town of Rich-
mond (Surrey), and, in a comparatively short period, laid
in ruins a vast amount of valuable property, including the
chapel belonging to the Methodist Independent body.

The flames commenced at a few minutes before two
o'clock, in the premises belonging to air. Andrews,bread and
biscuit baker, Upper Hill-street, a short distance beyond
the Castle Inn. the inmates, it appears, were aroused
from their slumbers by a loud cracking noise, and Mr. An-
drews, on getting up, found huge bodies of black smoke
' rolling up the staircase, which nearly prostrated him. lie
immediately awoke his household, consisting of his wife,
two children, the female servant, and two shopmen. By
this time the Mons could be seen travellin:, rapidly towards
the upper portion of the house. Hy a 'desperate eflurt,
however, the inmates succeeded in rushing through the
fire, and reached the street without sustaining any
personal injury. They had scarcely done so, when
the whole building became enveloped in flames. The
neighbours exerted themselves in a most praiseworthy man-
ner, by throwing water upon the adjoining houses until
the local engines were brought to the scene, but with little or
no success ' • for the flumes, having seized upon the premises
of Mr. Webster, cabinetmaker, the whole of his manufac-
tory wag soon in flames. Mr. Webster, being at that time
confined to his bed by illness, was obliged to be carried
down stairs by some of the neighbours.
On the arrival of the engines belonging to the town an
abundance of water was flowing from the mains, and the
engines were forthwith set to work ; but the fire continued
to spread both right and left with amazing rapidity, so that
very speedily numerous other premises, used principally as
workshops, and standing behind the front houses, became
ignited. From thence the destructive element rushed
through the side windows of the Independent Chapel, and
in a very few minutes the organ and most of the seats in
the side aisle were blazing with the greatest impetuosity.
Immediately adjoining this sacred edifice stood another and
larger building, belonging to the Homan catholicsjand had
it not been for the various expedients resorted to, this build-
ing would also have fallen a prey to the fire. About three
o'clock a scene of muck grandeur presented itself
—flames were rising in immense sheets from the

premises belonging
trhe:PecTleelyr.mtoarkMerr: Andrews,
. Luckett, a
carver and gilder, as well as from every window in the
chapel and vestry rooms. The light thrown over the
country for miles round caused hundreds from distant
neighbourhoods to flock towards the spot, and at
the same time gave information of the disaster to the
engine keepers at Twickenham, whence two more engines
were despatched; but the flames continued to extend,
and it was found necessary to despatch a mounted express to
London for the engines, despite which additional aid the
(tames could not be entirely extinguished until 9 o'clock, and
not until the whole of the premises above named were
burned down,_ and serious damage done to many others
adjoining. Most of the sufferers were insured.

THUNDER STORMS AT MANCHESTER.—Manchester
and its neighbourhood were visited by heavy storms of
thunder and lightning both on Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons. The storm of Thursday appeared to be the
heaviest; the lightning being exceedingly vivid, the claps
of thunder terrific, and the rain falling almost in spouts ;
yet, so far as had been ascertained up to yesterday, the
storm of Wednesday appears to have done the greatest
damage to property. In Chapel-street, Ilulme, Mr. Joseph
Cox, brewer, had been erecting a new brewhouse, and a
chimney about 75 feet high, and the work was nearly com-
pleted. A little after 2 o'clock the lightning struck an iron
clamp at the north-west corner of the coping-stones at the
top of the chimney, and drove it out of its place,
separating the stones, and then passed down this
corner of the chimney, taking out the outer courses
of bricks, right and left, for nearly 40 feet, and
leaving the rest of the masonry loose and disjointed. From
the chimney the lightning appears to have glanced on to
the top of a new three-story building to the north-west,
piercing the roof, attracted by an iron crane inside. From
thence it burst through the wall, taking out two bricks from
the course of masonry next the roof, near the iron bolts se-
curing the top of the crane to the wall. Flashing along
the whole of that front of the building, the body of fire was
seen to cross an open yard, close by the stable door, where
it entered a bed-room window in Mr. Cox's dwelling-house.
Mr. Cox and a joiner named Johnson were in the stable
mentioned, opposite the door, arranging some fittings for
the manger, when they saw a blaze of light which appeared
to fill the stable, and they were borne to the floor, and for
a moment or two struggled in vain to regain their feet.
Johnson was much shaken, and after a day's confinement
at home still complains of great soreness as from
a severe blow over the loins, and Mr. Cox
was similarly affected by the shock. The effects
of the lightning in Mr. Cox's house have been very extra-
ordinary. Passing from the bed-room, by the open window
which it had entered, at the opposite door, it appears to
have been attracted by a copper bell-wire on the landing
of the staircase. This wire, passing along the faces of three
aides of a square recess, in which are two bedroom doors,
has been fused and entirely destroyed. The newly-painted
wall is discoloured along the whole course of the bell-wire,
as if dabbed with • large paint brush dipped in lamp-
black. From the wire it glanced down the gilt frame of a
picture, from whence it passed along a bronzed gas branch
into the glass shade, which it burst with a loud report,
leaving the glass scattered upon the carpet beneath in the
finest powder. Mrs. Cox was in her bedroom, a door to
which from the landing was open, and, turning suddenly
round oa hearing the glass globe burst, saw a large
body of fire pass through the room from the door,
and escppe by the fireplace up the chimney. Her escape,
like her husband's, appears to have been almost miraculous.
The lightning also entered the house of Mr. Bowman, sur-
geon, Chester-street, near the premises of Mr. Cox, and
almost entirely destroyed the bell-wire in the front' bed-
room. The wire was broken into pieces of about two
inches, and scattered all about the room. The wire appears
to have been rendered almost redhot, for it burnt the car-
pet in numerous places ; and a piece which was thrown
upon a white muslin drew on the far side of the room burnt
through three folds of the fabric. The paint on the bell-
wire was stripped off and left like stalks of straw on the
floor. The iron nails and fittings of the bell-wire were
drawn out of the wall and scattered about. The lightning
is in this case supposed to have entered through the wall,
attracted by the iron driven into it close to the floor. It
chipped of a large piece of wood from the floor where it
entered. Fortunately none of the inmates suffered any in-
jury. There were many rumours in Manchester of injury,
don* in agricultural districts around by the killing of cattle I
and otherwise.

SEIZURE Or SMUGGLED BRANDY AT SOUTHAMp.
TON.—A seizure was made on Thursday evening, about 10
o'clock, by Mr. Witt, one of the tide surveyors of her Ma-
jesty's customs at the port of Southampton, of the smack
Louisa, of Shoreham, Captain Joseph Levitt, with three
men, named Daniel Bradey, Francis Hemery, and James
Hatcher. The smack came into Southampton water laden
with oysters, but under the oysters were found .58 tube and
24 flagons of brandy. The Lorin is now in the Southamp-
ton docks, and the contraband spirits are deposited in the
Queen's warehouse. The men were this morning brought
up before the magistrates on the charge of smuggling. and
remanded to await the decision of the customs. Great credit
is due to Mr. Witt for the manner in which the seizure was
effected. The smack, with its contents, is worth upwards
of 3001.

I THE MURDER AT r.,OLICIIANI-HALL.---EXE-
CUTION (/f TILE MUR)ERER, E. GROOM.

[By Electric Telegraph.]
NORWICH, :3AI-rill/AY, 12.34 p.m'.

, This criminal has just suffered death on the top of
the bridge fronting the Castle gates. Ile was convicted
at the late assizes in this city of the murder of John
Ayton, near Ilolkham-hall, the seat of the. E.trl of t.aices-
ter. His victim, an old, trustworthy servant in the ser-
vice of the noble earl at Holkham-hall, was returning
one afternoon last month from the hall with 30/. to pay the
labourers their wages, when he was waylaid and shot dead by
Groom, who, after plundering the body, threw it into a
sand-pit. Prior to the commission of the murder he
1 bore the character of a harmless, inoffensive man, and was
employed in some menial capacity on the earl's estate.
Since his condemnation he paid strict attention to the

I spiritual instructions of the chaplain of the gaol and of
several clergymen who were permitted to visit hint, exhibit-
ing every external appearance of contrition. On Thurs-
day last his relatives visited him for the last time,
when he wept bitterly for many hours after. Ile had pre-
siously made full confession of his guilt. By daylwak
this morning the scaffold was erected on the top of the
bridge leading from the Castle-hill to the entrance gates
of the Castle—a most prominent position, overlook-
ing nearly the whole of the eastern portion of
the city and the country around for mile.;. By
twelve o'clock the Castle-hill and all its approaches
were crowded by a mob of at least 19,003 persons. Women,
decked out in holiday attire, formed a largo portion of the
crowd. At a few minutes after twelve the procession was
seen emerging from the gates, consisting of two mutes with
black wands, followed by the under-sheriff, Mr. Pinson,
the 'governor of the prison, the chief turnkeys, the rev.
chaplain, and the unhappy culprit, supported by two
warders. Ile appeared in a most exhausted condition,
awl evidently suffered greatly. Calera and his
assistant, assisting him up the steps, placed him
immediately under the beam. In two minutes (al-
craft completed his preliminaries, and, a signal being
given by the under-sheriff, the belt was withdrawn, awl
after a few struggles Groom ceased to move. His belly is to bo
buried in one of the passages in the castle, abouside the
remains of the notorious Rush, the perpetrator of the
Stanfield-hall murders. As upon the last oreasioo, a largo
black flag waved from the summit of the Castle gate.

TILE LATE
~ATTEMPT AT ?D:ltDElt AND

SUICIDE AT IPSWICH.

The particulars connected with this tragical affair"
as far us they came out before the Coroner anti jury us
Wednesday evening last, have already appimval in our
columns. _

An adjournment of the inquest was on Wednesday agreed
on, in order that the intended victim, Martha Mayo:, whose,
life the suicide, James Wailing, was frustrated in taking,
should be so far recovered from the wounds she L.l re-
ceived as to give evidence, which she did on the resumption
of the inquest last evening.
The unfortunate girl was supported into the ',son by
sergeant of police. She looked pale, and was so svi ak from
loss of blood that she could hardly stand. During the times
she was under examination restoratives had to be constantly
administered to keep her from fainting. She is a pod-
looking young woman.
Having been sworn, she said, in answer to questions from
from the Coroner :—I ant a single woman, and AM PJ
ycarsof age. I have no friends to live with. About two
months ago the deceased, James 'Wailing, invited Ills to go
and meal with him and hit sister. I did so. A short time
after that he asked me to go and sleep with his sash r, tolling
me at the same time I could do so without paying anything.
I gave up my lodgings in Danford-road, for which I had to
pay, and slept with the sister of deceased fist two nights.
From that time I slept in the.-ame bed as the deceased, his
sister sleeping upon another bedstead in the saute room.
This I continued to do up to last Sunday night. The rea-
son of my not returning to sleep with him utter that Nato
was, not from any misunderstanding, or angry words
between us. I refuse to state where I slept last Mouthy
night. I last saw deceased on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased's sister Sarah, having come to Ole
while I was at a house close by, and having ask,l
me three times to go and see her at her own
house, I at lust consented to go with her. The de-
ceased was standing behind the dour when I went in. Ito
first spoke to me, saying, " Well, Martha." Ilia sister
then went out of the house, pulling the dour to
after her. Ile then sat down upon a chair behind the door,
and pulled me on to his knee. Ile said to me " Well,
Martha, we arc alone now." I replied " Yes we arc." Hs
then said to me " I suppose you have left Baldry i" I
answered " Yes, I hove,. Ile then said to me " I suppose
you are going to leave me, too I told him that I woo not
going to do so, although I intended it. During this con-
versation there was nothing at all in his conduct to mato
the least suspicion in my mind that he intended to injures
me. But, while I was sitting on his knee, happening to
turn my eyes towards the window, I saw him have a razor
in his right hand. It was open. I was then frights
cried, and he looked very angry. He said to me,
holding up the razor, " This will do your busi-
ness." I screamed out, and tried to release myself
from him, but he grasped me so tightly round the waist
with his left arm, that I could not. We then
struggled together, till at last he threw nie down
upon my left side, placing his knees upon my
body, and all the time trying to cut my throat. I was
screaming all this while as loudly as I could. I felt him
attempting to cut my throat, and I used all my efforts to
prevent him. I had my shawl on, and I used that to pro-
tect myself as well as I could. During my struggles with
him I got hold of the blade of the razor with my left hand,
but he, finding that I had hold of it, drew it through my
hand, which was rendered perfectly useless from the wound
I received. Then it was thin lie cut me under the right
side of my face. At the moment he did so a woruau nutted
Trager opened the door, aud came into the room. From
that moment I Isecarno iusensilile, knowing not what hap-
Pened afterwards, until I found myself lying in the had of
a neighbour. The reasons fur the deceased zetiug as he ilid
lamat a loss to understand. lie might have been jealous
of me. Deceased about a month ago offered to marry me,
hut I at once declined the offer. Witness said that while
she knew the deceased she did not observe anything in his
conduct to give her reason to suppose that he was at any
time unconscious of what he was about. . . .

The Coroner, in summing up the evidence, said the da
ceased had, beyond all doubt, intended to murder Martha
Mope, being, from some cause or other, jealous of her; but
the point for their consideration was, whether at the time
'he committed self-murder he was a rational being.

The jury were left alone for a few minute*, w1;31 they re-
turneda verdict of "Temporary insanity," apparently 10
the fillrprise of every one prevent.

LEEDS NORTHERN.—The report of the directors of
this company (late the Leeds and 1: hirsk), to be submitted
to the shareholders on Thursday next, states that the sum
raised during the half-year ending June 30 last amounted
to 101,81/21., and that the expenditure for the value period
was 113,933/., chiefly on account of land and works in con-
nexion with the northern extensions of the railway. Of the
total amount raised, the sum of 19,950/., has been obtained
in loans at 5 per cent. By the Leeds Northern Railway Act,
the burrowing powers of the company have been consolidated.
and facilities afforded for borrowing to the extent of 129,9401.
beyond the sum of 479,050/. raised on the company's deben-
tures at the date of passing the act; making the total
borrowing powers of the company 608,990/. It also extrude
the period for the completion of the works on the northern
extensions for three years, the company's previous powers
for this purpose having expired last month ; and it further
confirms the rights and privileges of the compuby's pre-
ference shares in the order in which they have been issued.
It is confidently expected that the entire line to Stockton
will be open for traffic early in next year. The re-
venue account for the half-year shows that 24,6561.
had been received, and 13,579/. expended, leaving a met
profit of 11,0771. ; adding 2,2871., the balance from the
last account, makes the total 13,3611. ; out of this
ono quarter-shares,
ex.'s;
sum 13,0701 is deducted for interest on loans, dividend
sahstiiaraes,ard ats tllt.aestiantge oaf 2 peaurcecinta.tpiriatanum
On
comparing the receipts ;Or the past six months with those
for the corresponding period of 1850 an increase is shown of
2,518/. While the weight curried has increased 50 per cent.
during the last half-year as compared with the correspond-
ing half-year of 1850, the gross receipts for such traffic have
been increased by only about 25 per cent. The circum-
stance referred to has materially affected the umipany
working expenses, which exceed by 2,142/. 12s. those for
the corresponding per;od of 18.50, and accordingly reduce
the amount which had been calculated on as applicable to
dividends. This increase in the working expenses and re-
duction in the company's profits on traffic is caused, in a great
measure, by the competition of other companies at various
points of the railway between Leeds and Thirsk. The
branch of this company's line to the town of Kicaresboroset
has been recently completed for public traffic, and an ar-
rangement has been made with the York and North Mid-
land Company for the present working of that branch. The
total receipts to the 30th of June ou capital account
amounted to 2,207,559/. ; the amount expended to
2,185,5581. ; leaving a balance of 22,0011.
SALE or THE NANCY I)AWBON.—On Thursday tho
Royal Thames Yacht Club schooner yacht Nancy Daman
was put up to public auction at Lloyd's. The Nancy Daw-
son, irrespective of her sailing capabilities, gained great
reputation owing to her late owner's (Mr. It. Sheldon) gal-
lant effort in his little craft to ascertain the fate of Sir John
Franklin, and who,whilst cruising in search, died on board,
at Mazatlan, on the 16th November, 1849. She was built at
Gosport, by Camper, in 1849. She is 160 tons, and is the
only yacht that ever rounded Point Barrow, or circuinnasi-
lint?ed the globe. There was a full attendance, and atter a
!rrited bidding she was knocked down for 1,6201., or more
than 1004 per ton.

GLOUCESTER AND DEAN FOREST RAILWAY.—
Thu line is to be opened on the 25th, and the first locals-
tare now runs between Gloucester and her.

CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY AND CHEATING
AT CARDS AGAINST JOHNNY" BROOME
AND OTHERS.

The Brighton bench of magistrates were oceirojed
during nearly the whole of Thursday and yesterdei in the
investigation of a charge against John Broome the en-
pugilist, John James, of London, and Charles itaden, of
Brighton, fur conspiring together to cheat and defraud
Wm. Ittc.op, a young gentleman, 21 yes.n of age, from
Herefordshire, of 15 sovereigns, 10 half-rowel/ens one half- I
aown, and three bills of eachange, 'value 1001. each.
Mr. Sill, a solicitor, of 2„ Tayi..,tock-row, London, at-
tended to conduct the prosecution.
Broome and James were apprehended in London the,
night before, and their appearance in a Brighton court as
handcuffed prisoners excited no little interest among the
sporting fraternity. The court was crowded during the
whole of the day.
Mr. Sill opened the charge, by stating that it was laid
under the 1 th section of the Nth & 9th Viet., chap. 17, and
then called his witnesses.

John Sherman, an attemsey's clerk, deposed that until
lately he had been residing at 2d, Chapel-tercet, Oxford-
etrect, but he hail left that situation, and bad resided with
Ik. Hemp, the prosecutor, nt the hour.* of the prisoner
Broome. Whilst staying at Broome's, be saw both the
prisoners James and Staden there. They appeared to be
friends of Broome, who has a parlour at the beck of the
bar, in which they all took their meals. It is a sort of
private parlour. Bronme keeps the Rising Sun in Airs
street, Piccadilly. Witness was in the parlour at 10 o'clock
of the evening of the 6th instant. James, Broome, sail
Mr. !lamp, were also there, and Mr. Probert. After
the latter kft cards were introduced by Broome,
who said " let's have • little amusement." James
began cutting the cards into five or sic packs. Mr.
Hemp took part in the play. Mr. (lamp lost several
pounds to James and Broome. Witness did not know the
game they were playing, but they called it " Devil's
murder." After thee left off Broome asked Mr. Hemp if
he was going to the Brighton race.. Saw Staden at
Broome's the previims Monday, the 4th instant. Stadcn
shook hands with Mr. Hemp, and said he should be happy
to see him at Brighton at the races, where there would be
some very good spurt. On the morning of the 7th, when
witness came down to breakfast, he found that Mr. Hemp
had agreed to go to Brighton races. Broome said, " I sups
pme Will (meaning Mr. Hemp, a name sometimes which he
familiarly called him) will want some money. It will be
too late to go up to Charley.* father. If he has gut his
cheque book with him, and draws a cheque, I will
go over the way and get it cashed." By Charley'e
father witness underetood hint to mean the Rev.
Mr. Pretext, executor of the late Mr. Ramp.
Broome then said to Mr. Hemp that if he would
draw a cheek for 50/. or 601. he would get it cashed,
and he suppused it would not be paid into his banker's fur
a week. Mr. !lamp said, " 1 thiuk 30/. will be quite
enough," and he drew a cheek for that amount. Broome
got the check cashed, and a party, consisting of Mr. and
Mrs. Br ' oome Mr. 'lamp, Mrs. Broome's sister, a female
staying at the house, Mr. Probert, and witness, drove to
the London-bridge Station, where Mr. 'lamp paid for tic-
kets for the whale party. Mr. Hemp was going to pay fur
"return" day tickets, but Broome said he had better get
single tickets, as they might not return that day, and he
got single tickets, and they proceeded to Brighton. On ar-
riving at Brighton they went to the races, and at 7 o'clock,
by arrangement, dined together at Mutton's Hotel. They
agreed to sleep at 3, Dorset-gardens Atter dinner they
drove out for a ride. In the course of their ride Broome
recognised Staden on the pavement, and took him up.
They spent the evening together at 3, Dorset-gardens, and
at Statlen's home, close by, in St. James's street. During
the evening a knock came to Staden's door, and in walked
James. Staden and Broome seemed surprised on seeing
him at Brighton. Ile remained with them. The next slay
the party drove to the Devil's Dyke, and in the evening
returned to 3, Dorset-gardens. About nine o'clock Staden,
Broome, James, and Mr. Hemp put on their hats to go out,
and witness asked them where they were going? Broome
said only to pay a bill at Bosse's for the cab hire, and to
Mutton's, to pay the hill there, and that they shuuld not be
Sons more than twenty minutes. Witness expressed his
intention of going with him, but Broome said, "you bad
bete,' stop behind and take the ladies out for a walk; we
shall not be gone more than twenty minutes, and will seat
you again at Staden's." They then went away together,
namely, the three prisoners anti Mr. Hump, and in the
comae of the evening witness and his party went to Staden's
house, and remained there till past one, when, finding the
four did nut return, witness took the ladies home, and went
to bed. Witness was awoke about six o'clock in the morn-
ing with a knocking at his door. !le gut up and opened
the door, when Broome, James, and Mr. Hemp came into
the room. Mr. Ilamp was very tipsy, Broome also was very
tipsy, but James was not so tipsy. Hemp was not able to
undress himself, and lay down on the bed with only hie
coat and waistcoat off. Witness asked them where they
had been' hut they made no reply. The next day they an
left for London.
The witness underwent a very lengthened mid rigid is
min:item, both by Mr. Kennett and Mr. Lewis, with the
view of shaking his credibility, but he answered all the
questions with great firmness. The examination of the
witness lasted between three and four hours.
Mr. W. Hemp, the prosecutor, was then examined. Ks
said, I reside at Barton Villa, in the county of Hereford,
and am of no business or profession. 1 am in possession at
considerable property. About a month ago I went to Lea-
den to see the exhibition, and visited Broome's holies. I
met all the three. prisoners there. I went to the Brighton
rare, with a party, and on Friday evening myself, Broome,
James, and Stolen left 3, Dorset.gardene for the purpose,
are I understood, of paying for our bills at Mutton's and
Boaee's. I paid two guineas at Mutton's ; we had some cold
brandy and water at first, and we remained there three hours. ,
Either Broome or James pulled out some money, and
began to toss. One of them said, let's have a
little amusement to pass the time away. Broome
pulled out a hallisenny, James half-a-crown, Staden • shil-
ling, and I pulled out a shilling. James said, " Let us go
the odd man." We went first fur half-a.crown at the time.
We spun the coins on the table. I lag. Broome then pro-
poised we should go for half-a-sovereign. We did so several
times, and I lost ; I won only once or twice. Station then
proposed to spin for a sovereign; the result was I lost.
Whilst we were spinning there were a good many ties.
Broome amid, " stand out, and you three spin, when one
wiU be sure to win." Biome said he would stand in with
me. I had about 20!. in my pocket when I commenced
spinning. I lost about 10/. myself, but kept on playing till
I had lost all my money. After my own money was gone,
Broome put in for me, and when 1 had done playing at
Mutton's I owed Broome 50!. It was about one o'clock
when we left off playing. I'he landlord did not know we
were gambling. It e drank American punch. After we
left Mutton's we went to Staten's house. Broome said to
Staden " Have you got any cards ?" Staden replied he
did not think he had, but he went out and brought in
what appeared to be a clean pack. James cut the cards,
and Staden proposed to play. Broome threw him-
self on a Ws. We played at what they called
" Wilful Murder." We played a pound upon each
park, and I continued to play till I had lost 100/.
Staden then said "you must give me some acknowledgment
for this," I replied, " Yea, I will, and if you will give me
a piece of jasper, I will show you that 1 hays lost it." Ile
then put his hand into his pocket, and took out a 3s. Gil.
stamp, and passed it over to James to till up, and he did
so. After James had written, he passed it to Staden again.
He asked me to sign it, but I hesitated fur • moment and
said I did not wish to put my hand to bills. Staden replied,
" That won't do, I am a straightforward fellow and always
like business dune in a straightforward manner." 1 said,
" If I must do it I must," and then I wrote the acceptance,
which I made !sayable at Messrs. Barclay and Son's. We
then went on playing again till Host another 100!. Staden
then put his hand in his pocket and puUed out another bill,
which underwent the same process as the first, and I ac-
cepted it. Staden then introduced another game, by shuf-
fling the cards, at which I lost in the long run 1001., al-
though I did win 201. or 301. at one time I soon lost it
again. After f lost the third 100!. Staden put his hand into
his pocket and pulled out another bill, which I accepted,
but forgot to put my name to it. During the time Broome
was asleep on the sofa. The next morning Staden came
to me to put my name to the last bill.
The prosecutor was under cross-examination for a very
long time, in the course of which he stated that he had had
4001. from his father's executor since April last, that he
should not have prosecuted this inquiry if he had nut been
advised to do so by Mr. Watkins, knowing as he did very
little about law. He did not know that he had been cheated
tie after he bad lost his money, and then it struck him that
by hardly ever winning, he must have been cheated. At
9 o'clock in the evening the examination of the witness
closed, when the magistrates adjourned the further hearing
of the case till the following morning.
Charles Thomas Probert, the companion of Messrs. Hemp
and Sherman, was the first witness examined this (Friday)
morning. He stated that he is the son of the Rev. Mr.
Probert, of Becton, and that he come to the races with
Broome and his party. The witness proceeded to relate the
circumstances exactly similar to what Sherman had stated.
In his cross-examinstion he stated that he had had some
conversation with the witness Sherman about the matter
after the examination, but that no paper had been read to
him with regard to What he had to say, or to confirm his
evidence to-day.
William Watkins, a watchmaker, who resides at Here-
ford, stated that he went to town for the purpose of getting
an interview with Mr. Hemp. He did so; and after he'
had made an appointment with him, he did not keep it;
and when he got to Broome's, Mr. Ramp was denied.
Police-constable Lang, one of the Brighton police, appre-
hended the prisoners James and Broome. On James he
found • dice box and die, • pack of earths, and some coins
in a puree. Two of the coins resembled shillings, with the
exception of a head being on each side ; and two coins re-
sembling sixpences, with a tail on each aide. He bad also
some loose silver in his pocket, among which was a piece
of coin resembling a fourpenny piece, with the exception of
a head on each aide. Some loose memorandums were also
found on his person, by which it appeared that sums of
money had been divided into three pasts, and the name of
Hemp was on them. There was nothing found on Broome
at all connected with the transaction.
Thomas Harter Chose, the chief officer of pollee, took the
prisoner Staden into custody, at his house in St. James's-
street, and, on taking him to the town-hall, he asked pri-
soner for his pocket-beck. The latter said he had not got
it with him. The witness said that unless he produced the
pocket-book in which he suspected he had the bills of ex-
change, he should he under the seessity of searching his
your. Stades west with vitae's, sad the praiser gave

s:oe three bias of euhange produced, with the accept-
s me of peen:atter.
It wee proved by the Electric Telegraph Company's
clerks that a telegraphic communication was seat down
early an Monday morning from Broome to Staden, at
Brighton, and the message was, " Come up by first train—
. im
I This clewed the ease for the prosecution.
The magistrates, having consulted a short time, °emulated
the prisoners for trial on a charge of conspiracy and fraud,
but consented to take bail, each prisoner in 2001. each, and
two sureties in 1001. each; 48 hours' notice of the bail to be
given.