The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-10 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

ST ZORN'S AND ST. MARGARRT'B, WEETKINETER, REGATTA.
The watermen belonging to the Horseferry. Westminster,
and those plying at the Middlesex side of Vauxhall-bridge
yesterday contended, in three heats, fora purse of sovereigns
subscribed by the residents of the above parishes. It was a
double 'millers' contest with twelve competitors, and was
very attractive.

E. Evans, Vauxhall.brldge, in(lWriliekift,Rorsefeery(Wblte)
T. Davies, U. and W. Donis, Yauaball.biidge (Yellow)
D. Gardener, Ilorseferry, and D. Davis, Vauxhall-bridge

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(Green) 0
The distance wee (rem the Horseferry up round a boat off
Ilills's at Thames Bank, down the Middlesex shots to the
Houma of Parliament, and back to the starting-post. It was
a good heat. Won by a length.

T. Chalk, Howderry, and?. Go dwin, Vauxhall bridge (Bluel 1
A. Bray and D. Coombe', Vauxh"ll-bridge (Red) 2
11.Gardenis, Horewerry, and T. Piper, Vauxhall-bridge (('ink) 0
The distance was the same as before. The winners went
in with the second boat close upon their quarter. The third
two were tailed some time before.

Mr. W. Rider proved that he was a clerk in the Northern
Star office. The amount of subscriptions he received for
the defence otchartist prisoners was 4791. IN. Id., and the
sum paid altogether for defen ing the different prisoners was
5001. odd. The difference woe made up by the attendant.
Witness had paid various sums to the plaintiff.
Mr. Wm. Allnutt proved that he was • member of the
defence committee, and the letters now produced bad been
received from the plaintiff by the committee.
Mr. Serjeant Allen replied, and Lord Denman, in sum-
ming up, left it to the jury to say whether or not the plain.
tiff looked to the defendant as the party who was to pay, or
whether he looked to the funds of the "defence committee."
The jury then retire 1, and returned into court, after an
absence of some time, with a verdict for the plaintiff—
damages. lOU. 17s. 6d. The foreman said the jt.ry had bad
grt at difficulty in coming to a verdict, on account of the
plaintiff not haying properly ascertained who was his em-
ployer.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT-YESTERDAY.

Barak' Tom Cniar CoNstissioxss.
Ma. BARTLETT'S CASE.-131 KZ ROBERT HENRY WILLIAW
BARTLETT.
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This insolvent, attorney at Epsom, who has been some
time in Bonen:longer lane-gaol, wee opposed by Mr. Choke
for Mews. Gregory, Faulkner, and Co., eolici..oes.
The learned coun-el mid there would be a vexatious de.
fence, but Munn. Gregory did not wish to keep the insol-
vent in prison ; they only required tome information. The
insolvent, it appeared from his examination, had been in
prison since February. Ile had made an assignment within
• few days of going to prison, but the trustee could not be
produced. The insolvent said Mr Owen had acted as his
attorney, and be had placed his books is bin bands. lie had
not been able to get them. In the matter before the ma-
gistrates at Epsom Mr. Owen charged him 1705., ana he had
paid him between 601. and 701.
The court required further efforts to be made to obtain in-
formation. The ease was adjourned.

POLICB.-YESTERDAY.

BOW-BTREET.

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ALLEOED ROBBIRY HT • SOLICITOR'S CLRRIC.—YeSITT.
day, George William Saunders, a clerk in the service of
Messrs. Smith, solicitors, No. 5, Southampton-street, Hol'
born, was charged with steeling a mortgage-deed, value
1,5001., from the t fice of his employers, being the property
of Mr. George Bediurd, the mortgagee.
The less of the cheque, and its appropriation by the pri-
soner having been proved, Mr. Hall ordered him to be fully
committed for trial.