The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-07 00:00:00

SPORTING.

LATEST CITY BETTING.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP
7 to 4 apt Contentment (t)
7 to 1 Ireland's Eye (t)
9 to 1 Snowdon Dunhill (offered)
11 to 1 Gadabout (t 12 to I)
12 to 1 Pug Orrock (t)
12 to 1 Deerhound (t and offered)
14 to 1 Richmond (offered)
100 to 7 Terpsichore
20 to I Peggy (offered)
40 to 1 Sappy Joe (t)
3 to 1 betted Contentment beam Deerhound in their places
aceond, or third.

CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP.
3to 1 apt Longbow (t and offered)
6 to 1 Ethelbert
Bto 1 Jouvence
9to 1 Pancake
100 to 6 Little David
100 to 5 Evadne
100 to 4 Varmint
240 to 6 Couvuhion
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
10 to 1 apt Lord Ezetcr's Filbert (t)

&nom RACES, Tate DAY.—In addition to the hones
mentioned in our paper yesterday, the following are on the
spot :—Abdallah, Adine, Allegro, Benin, Candlewick,
Cariboo, Cassigue, Charley, Chilton, Conmore, Cotton Lady,
Deerhound, Durindana, Epaminond ts, Ephesus, Ethelbert,
Exact, Faux Pas, Frantie,Glacis colt, Glenluce, Gold Dust,
Guaracha filly, Hatchet,Himaleya, Hirsuta, Hebbie Noble,
Ida, Ireland's Eye, Jouvence,Kste, Lady. in-Waiting, Little
David, Londesborough, Madams Lsndeau, Madeline, Miss
Delmer., Miss May, Nabob, Nerve, Nightshade, Pancake,
Paragone, Pollard, Prime Minister, Psaltery, Richmond,
Rssalba, Signor Velluti, Snarry, Spinaway, Stamford,
Svlnhide, Tickron, Tobolaki, Terpsichore, Village Lass,
Wedding Day filly.

CHELTENHA M STEEPLECHASES.
YESTERDAY.
(ET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
FREE HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 5 sovs. each, with
30 added. Two miles.
Tom Gamey (Price) 1
Pontiff
Three others started. Won easily.
GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE (Handicap) of 20 son.
each, ls ft, and 5 only U declared, &c , with 100 added.
Oscar
Sir Peter Laurie 2
Peter Simple
Seven others started. Woa by half a neck.
UNITED HUNTERS' STALES (Handicap) of 5 soy,. Sub,
2 ft_i with 25 added. Two miles over the flat.
Thurstszton (Sfr Berkeley) 1
Tom Gurney
Seven ran. Won by a head.
Sawa° Sannerangass of 3 son. each, with 26 added.
Bullfinch', • (C. Boyce) 1
'Huard
Tea ran. Wes sonity.
SCURRY HANDICAP of 2 sovs. ewe, with 10 added. One
mile.
Pawn I• 1
Tenbary lAni
Nisi vas: •

CROXTON PARK RACES.—YEsrtipsy.
FARYIIIRS' HANDICAP of 50 sore., and 6 to the woad
horse. Heats. Gentlemen riders. Onee round.
Mr. Vincent's br h Frestrader, 6 yrs, li
st 121 b
(Cap
yr t. Haworth) 1 1
(
Mr. W. Kirk's b g John Hamlin, 6 s. 9st 12Ib
Mr. Boynton) 2 2
Mr. Woolkonse's b g Melton, 6 yrs, llst4lb (Mr.
Blwes) 3 3
BELTOIII CASTLE STAKES of 16 SOTO each, 10 ft, with 40
son added ; for 3-yr old colts, Set 71b ; Blues, fist 51b. Al-
lowances and penalties. One mile. Three horseo to start
or the money will not be given. (6 subs.)
Mr. Osborne n Grapeshot (71h) (Osborne) I
Lord Chesterfield's b c by Tne Emperor, out of
Begum (Flatman) 2
CROXTON PAIL PLATE of 100 SOTS (handicap) for all
ages. One mile. Gentlemen riders. (10 subs.)
Count Bstthyany's br g Jack-in-the-Corner, aged,
list lib (Owner) I
Hon. W. E. Buncombe's ch c Alfred the Great,
4 yrs, 12st 7lb (Mr. Boynton) 2:
Lord Chesterfield's b k Humphrey, 6 yrs, list 121 b
(Mr. Clarke) 3
CCP of 501. in specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes
of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 6 only if declared, for horses of
all denominations (two years old. mooted). TIN miles.
(24 subs., 10 of whom declared.)
Mr. Sason's ch h Caurire, aged, 10st 121 b (Mr.Elwes) 1
Mr. Condron's Smuggler Bill, aged, 10st 121 b
(Capt Haworth) 2
Lord Chesterfield's b m Gladiole, 6 ces, list 31b
Mr. Clarke) 3
Mr. Smith'sb m Harp, 5 yn, lOst 13Ib Mr. Scribe)) 4 t
Mr. T. Dawson's br t Galvanism, 4 yrs, llst 4I
(Mr. White)b 6
BILLESDON COPLOW STAKES of 6 sort each, with 20
added. Once round ; 12't each. Winners extra. (5 subs.)
Capt. Forster's b g Kenniogton, I2st 7lb (Mr. Scobei) 1
Mr. J. S. Wheatley's b h Tom Jolly, aged (h b),l2st
(Mr. Boynton) 2
Mr. Woodhouse's b g Libel. 12st (Mr. Elves) 3
Mr. T. Hunter's br m Linsley Lies, aged, 12st
(Cipt. Haworth) 4
Lord Grey de Wilton's gr m Alice Grey, sped, 12st
(Mr. Clarke) 6

7 to 4 on Kennington.

Won in i canter.

SUDDEN DEATH OF DE. RICRARD CHAMBERS.—
Yesterday morning Dr. Richard Chambers was found dead
in bed at half-past eight o'clock. Feeling slightly indis-
posed on Tuesday ni,rht, he had desired that his patients
should not be allowed to sea him until balf•past twelve of
the following morning. The deceased, who was in his sixty-
third year, was physician to the Royal Free Hospital, the
Cancer Hospital. the Dispen-ary for Consumption and
Diemen of the Cheat, and the Blenheim•steeet Dispensary.

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KIM Intelligence.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YEErzawa.
Bata.,ra, (at,, COMISSIONWILL
I!( TM{ MATTER uk WILLIAM TILIALT.

This insolvent, the comedian, appeared under the Protect
tioa Act, fur his Intl order. Mr. Dowse oppuevil on the
part of lb. James Bowen May, an attorney, and Mr.
Nichols supported.
Mr Dowse informed t►..e court that the insolvent had
offered to set aside :Pll. a year oat of his income fur the be-
ustit of his creditors, ■nd there would be a bum of money
paid into c urt arsint front some property aeisett by a gene
fieraaa under a aecur.ty. By some mtst4ke the case hod
been advertised for Friday, and by that day all matters
could be snooped.
Mr. Nichols obierved that the insolvent had by his own
foto, will proposed to act arida 30/. a year, and a moo would
be derived for the million from a policy of insurance which
had been Ofeeted. _ _

The cast sto d adjourned to Friday nest.
AlovIETI•INO lloyae DEALER.
IS a cue under the Protection Act, an insolvent did not
appear when called.
Mr. Cooke said he was not at all surprised at the non-
appearance. The insolvent had got 73f. out of Mr. Ribble,
• gentleman living at Toabeudge Wells, for two harms,
through an advertisement. The horses were warranted
quiet in Wee... and whi n they were put in, one nearly
kiesed the carriaga to pieces, aced the other would not
stir. (l.augh•er )
The Chief Ciinimiesinner supposed that the insolvent did
not intend to be heard.
Mr. Cooke afforded some amusement by reading the ad-
vertisement which had caught Mr. Ribble. After de-
scribing the totalities of the horses, it set forth that their
action was " and that they were the property "of
• gentleman, deceased." (Laughter.)
The case was struck out, and of course the protection
ceased.

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OXFORD ClRCUlT.—GLotcestas, APRIL 8.
limas Va. hem% Tat INIAID.

Tnt ACCILIEDIT ON THE BRISTOL AND BIYYIYOH•Y

RAILWAY.

Abraham Perkins, aged 42, and Wes. llisfeoek, 28,
were charged, on the : coroner's inquisition, with the man-
slaughter of William Antill and Thomas Jones, at Man-
gotsfield, in this county, on the Bth March last. The pri-
soners were both very respectably dressed.
Mr. Skinner and Mr. Milman prosecuted ; Mr. Huddle-
stone and Mr. Kettle defended.
The evidence in this case was very voluminous, and as
much of it was published in the papers at the time of the
accident, it will bo sufficient to present here a summary.
The accused were both guards in the service of the Midland
Railway Company, and so the 9th of March last had charge
of the down mail train from Birmingham to Bristol, due at
the latter place at 6 a.m. On this morning, which happened
to be very foggy, the mail train had been detained in
the early part of in juurney at Tamworth half an hour by
the Post-ofilee authorities, but made up some part of the
time at the Birmingham station, when a change takes
place, and started from Birmingham to Gloucester twenty
minutes late. Owing to the slipperiness of the nila
they lest between Birmingham and Gloucester eight mi-
nutes, so that they were 28 minutes late at Gloucester,
leaving there at 4.58, instead of 4.341. Between Gloucester and
Bristol the train steps three times only—vie., at Stanehouae,
at Berkeley, and at Chatfield, and runs from Charfield to
Bristol without stopping. They kept their right time a:I
the way from Gloucester, being 28 minutes late at all the
stations. Af•er the train had left Charfield, and was ap-
proaching the Mangotsfisld station (where it does not stop),
the engine driver, Thomas Truman, observed sparks
dying from near the driving wheel of the engine, and per-
ceiving that something was the matter be shutoff his steam
and stopped *.he train. On alighting he found that what is
called a " set pin" had slackened in the cone red,
and that it had been cutting the crank thus by
causing fire to By. This was not in itself a serious matter,
but as he saw he 'could soon remedy it, he set to week at
once and tightened the pin. He told the bead guard, Per-
kiss, that the repair would occupy a minutes, two Ma it
did really occupy more, according to his initaant. When
be had finished the job he told the prisoner, Perkins, that
he was ready, and they were about to proceed when a pilot
engine running at full speed on the same line of rail dashed
into the train, smashed the carriage!, killed the usasens-
nate deceased, and severely injured several other perm-
sere in the train. Trimaran's estimate of the delay saw
sioned by the repair was that it was five minutes,
and this would appear to be about the time, though
some of the witnesses varied is their estimates This
pilot-engine was one which had takes up a treed' traits from
Bristol to Olomiester nu the previous evening, and which
had remained at the Gloucester Station until after the de
parture of the mail train, when it had followed it on to-
wards Bristol. This pilot-engine left the Gloucester Station
seven minutes after the mail train. It had no carriages er
tracks to drew, and had only one place to call at—viz.,
Berkeley—between Gloucester and Bristol. Between Char-
field and lgangotafiedd is a place called Westarleigh, where
signals are stationed. The aigsal.keeper (Deni-1 Young)
bore deposed that the mail trans passed Westmleigh at
tkree saMtatee before six o'clock, and the pilot-engine at tea
misst:mairest ale; that it was his duty to keep en the dan-
(a red light) five minute. after the peerage of a
ral eis, sad the caution signal (ems) five minutes further;
✓ad that he did so on the morning of the accident. These
ten minutes, however, had expired before the pilot-engine
passed Westarleigh, so that both signals had been removed.
The chief point in reference to the accused was whether
they had doge their duty as soon as the train stopped, by
going back up the line and signalling anything that might
be following. On this point the evidence was not clear, but
the following statements were made by the prisoners before
the coroner, taken down by that authority, and now read
in court. Perkins in his statement, after referring to the
cause of the delay, said : " We were our usual time at
Gloucester, and left that Mistime at 5.48. At St04•110111/111/111
were 2$ minutes late, 28 minutes late also at Berkeley, 96
minutes late at Clearfield, mad we preeseded neat our anal
speed until we passed Weaterleigh junction. About half I
mile previous to nur stoppage the engine-driver shut offstests,
and called for the break, and we aunt tea stop a few yards
above the Mangotstleld station. I immediately got out and
ascertained of the driver the caste of the stoppage and how
long we should be. He said 'about a minute or two.' 1
said to the guard, ' You Ind better go back, as it is very
foggy.' He immediately left no for the purpose of deist
so. About a minute and a half after Truism (the driver)
said to use, I ass reedy ; shall we go on ?' I said, 'Blow
your whistle, as Maycork is gone back.' Before he had
time to get on his engine to blow his whistle, the pilot
engine ran in immediately upon on The time we stopped
Visa about two missies."

Haycock 's statement was much to the same effect. When
the driver said he should be • minute or two doing the re-
pun, Perkins told him to go back, and be obeyed tke order.
He went on—. It was a bad road to walk and very foggy.
As wen as I got under the bridge the engine was close upon
me before I could see or hear it, and I had • very hard job
sa getting off the rails from being run over. I held up my
light and saw the driver reverse his engine as he wait by."
Mr. Huddlestone addressed the jury at some length, and
eisbetitted that every precaution was taken by the prisoners.
He mho called witness", who gave the prisoners an excellent
character.
His Lordship summed on with great care, and had not
concluded when our report was despatched by * last
Oda.
A WAN WITN EIGHT WIVES.
Winning Wardle was indicted for intermarrying with
F beak Mania, his former wife, Ellen Wormaley; being
et ill alive. This was one of the most extraordinary cases,
pi than, that ever came before a court of justice. The
pre 'Peer was a newt determined Benedict, having married
no Ina than eight win. in different parts et the country.
Att Be time of his committal air of these had been disco-
rare d, via., Enos Wormsley, whom he married at Maa-
obeei or; Banda Martin, married at Walsall; Elisabeth
Perk Ins, also married at Walsall; Matilda Graft, mar-
ried at Hirminthans ; Mary King, married M the Isla
of N. it; and Hannah King, whom he married at Dymock,
in Glut seestershirs. Reside these, two others have been
disco's. ud Macs his committal—one of whom had her elf
take. a tether husband. All the eight wives (except the
jaw) we, • brought to Uloacester for the purpose of cos•
bosung their faithless Don Juan, and the trial was en-
Criws th the deepest interest. The women were placed
mea by themselves, and formed quit* • harem of
me, son picnics, from the fair blonde to the dusky
iwaieme ; and so great was the curiosity of the publis to
em them, u tat the officer might have added something con-
amble to as emoluments by inhibiting them at per
Lead. Howe ver, the gooriPPinif public were doomed to
suseppoiototes t; for on the prisoner being arraigned late
es Tuesday a WM. he pleaded guilty. His lordship
„wog e, wean for the present.

NORTHERN CERCUIT.—LivRaPooL, APRIL 8.
lbw Papa Caw.
The yid of pre Ulf sae others sinst Alcock wan re
...Bd, end emespha am aeon until kalf-past one o'clock,
mina the jfound .liet theca was a petitioning creditor'.
debt due on die 6th January; that the transactions
Irina had taken place between the defendant and the
bankinupt were as act of bankruptcy. They then retired
t.consider another question which his lordship submitted
to them. emeeir, ahether another impaction which was
complained of—the transfer of a large quantity of gads on
• particular day—was a fraudulent peefirenee.
The joy &amend this question in the adirmitive, and
gave a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 8501.