The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-05 00:00:00

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9 to 1 Mr. Merry'sDockstons (t)
14 to 1 Lord Coventry's Exchequer (t)
20 to 1 Mr. Valentioe's Hurricane (t)
20 to 1 Mr. Foberes Johnny Armstrong (t)
20 to 1 Mr. Jackson's Neptune (t)
DERBY.
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1000 to 30 Mr. H. L. Wignun's Melrose (t)
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NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, A170178T —APrOnniiikiTs.—Pay-
master W. T. Dixon, to be lidditioosl to the Severn.
Areisteet-Sergeos W. Fisher, to the Severn.
Anting•Assiatentaurifeoes F. A. Corrall, S. 11• Bren.
G. It. Unreason, and A. D. Stainstreet, to the Royal
Adelaide. fat semi°. at Hospital; T. H. Atkin-
son, K Heide, G. B. end G. Ilsoleas, to the
Victory, for mortice at Hadar BoapitaL

LAUNCH AT PIMBIONN ROYAL DOCKYARD.—On
Saturday more*, the 2nd beet. a very handsomely modelled
yacht steerage, mid to be intended as a present to the
Bowser of Japan, was successfully launched firma this
arsenal. She was named by a daughter of the late Admiral
Lloyd, end west a in great style amidst the dulcet twee of
the dockyard band and the deafening shouts of a large con-
course of spectators. Her dimensions are as follows:
Leagth Weems perpendiculars, 220 feet ; length of keel
far tonnage, 900 feet, 1 inch ; breadth extreme, 98 feet, 2
inches ; breadth for tonnages_ 28 feet; breadth vieeelded,
27 feet, 2 inches ; depth is had, 14 feet, 6 inches ; berates
is toss, 834 53-64. She was, costsary to the general gustom.
Lunched in the morning instead of the anpnicion, and at
half neap 'bowing the capabilities of this *obis arsenal. sad
Ms peculiar depth of water. Dr. Frazer. surgeon, et this
yard, has been appeheted to Dercoport, mid De. Lyon is to
succeed him. Otpleito Lorin the newly eoWed super
trident, visited the eitabliebreent this wink but will 1104
itehe charge seta Sepeggeber.

Lab) *uttlltgrnu.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—Auoun 4.
COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGE&
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_MB DUADONALD PINSAGL _

Their lordship; setVO-Is; ma I:eommittee for pririlepo,
i Lord &Joulide o the chair, for the further coosiaeratum
of this dein'.

On behalf of the petitioaer Mr. Anderson, solicitor, pro-
duced
a letter written by the late Earl of Dundonald to his
wife in 1814, in which he signed himself " Your affectionate
husband, Cochraos."
Thii concluded the evidence on behalf of the petitioner,
wt mit Mr. Fleming declined to sum up.
The Solicitor-Uenersl, as counsel for Captain Cochrane,
stated the case which be should produce on behalf of his
client. The evidence of Mr. William Jackson, which had
been taken by commission, went to show that for many
years he had bees the private secretary and the confidential
friend of the late Earl of Dundonald. That • itners had
sever heard of the alleged marriage at Aunair, and be'
stated that in 1818 the petitioner's mother had metal), ,
held the position of mistress ; that she bad complained of
Lord Dundonald not marrying her, and that she had ou one
occasiou said be was going to live with other women. The
following evidence was then adduced.
Major William Cochrane, brother of the late earl, said
that is 1818 be had been informed by letter from his brother
of his marriage. His impreasioo was that, as his brothers'!
marriage in 1818 was a secret one, it was thought desirable
by him, as he was going to a Roman catholic country, that
it should be more distinctly recognised.
Mr• Jemuna Dean was next called. She stated she had
been governess to Captain Cochrane and his sister, and
that soon after the death of the father of the late Earl
Dundonald she had received a letter from Lady Dun-
donald desiring that in future Captain Oochrase should
sign his name to his copybook "Cochrane."
The attendance book of the firm of Mews. Ferrer, of
Lincoln's-inn-fields, solicitors, was produced by Mr.
W. James Ferrer, in order to show that Lord Dundoaald
had been at the office on the 10th of August, 1812. Its
admission as evidence was objected to, and
The committee reserved the point as to its admissibility.
The further consideration of the claim was then ad-
journed sine die.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Auousr 4.
(Before Mr. Commistioner Holroyd.)
IN Ii LOZWINTHAL AND TAYLOR.
The bankrupts were general inerchante, of Little Tower-
street. This WWI the sitting for examination acd discharge.
The accounts, mared by Messrs. Hart Brothers, show lia-
bilities of 6.4851. ; meets returned at 4121.
The bankrupts passed their examination ; the order of dis-
charge wee adjourned.
Mr. Sargood, Mr. Linklater, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Sidney,
appeared in the case.
IN AZ J 0824 WINTOBII.
The bankrupt was described as a timber and general mer-
chant and shipper, late of Fredericton and St. Thomas,
New Brunswick, and since of Bow•lane, Cheapeide. This
liabilities, as disclosed by the statement of Messrs. Brown
and Dubois, are very considerable. He owes to unsecured
creditors 10,542/., and there are liabilities on accommodation
bills to the amount of 1.5011. The assets are stated at a
little over 500/. The bankrupt returns his expenses for the
last two years at 3150/. and 4501. respectively.
Mr. Linklater. for the assignees, did not oppose. The
we was one in which no good would result from an ad-
journment.
Mr. A. Turner supported.
The bankrupt passed his examination and obtained his
order of discharge.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

ROME CIRCIIIT.—LzwIe, Auouirr 4.
("sown Comm—(Balare Mr. Baron Martin.)

Jaw Mood, 22., • smart-looking young fellow, • private
in the 18th Humus, was charged with the wilful murder of
John O'Dea, on the Bth of June, at Brighton.
Mr. Boupell and Mr. Lumley Smith conducted the prose-
cution ; Mr. &bloc defended the prisoner.
The learned counsel for the prosecution, in opening the
case to the jury, said the prisoner and the deceased, it sap
peered, were both privates in the 18th Hussars, three troops
of which regiment are stationed at Brighton. where they
are quartered at the Pavilion Barrack, in Church-street.
The affair took place on the Bth of June, which was Sunday,
and it appeared that the prisoner was one of ten men who
were appointed to be on guard, and he and another comrade
were on duty at nine o'clock, again at eleven, and at nine
o'clock at night he was again placed on duty with a comrade
famed Hughes at the entrance of the barracks in Church-
street. According to the military regulations it appears
that tan rounds of ammunition are served to each man in one
packet, but they are not allowed to open this packet, and
when they are on guard their carbines are not loaded.
After the prisoner had been on guard • short time be asked
his comrade Hughes to change posit ions with him, as he said
he wanted to see some one come in at the gate, and be
should be better able to do so, and Hughes did se he re-
quested. In a few minutes the deceased and another pri-
vate soldier, named Swirls, came into the barracks, and
the prisoner called out, ' that you, O'Dea" The de-
ceased replied, " Yee, Flood ;" and the prisoner stepped
forward, presented he carbine at him, and fired,
and the ball passed completely through his body, and
struck against a wall behind him. He exclaimed,
"Oh God, I am shot," and fell to the ground, and he
was taken into the barracks, and medical assistance
was promptly obtained, but it was of no avail,
and he expired shortly afterwards. The prisoner did sot at-
tempt to make the slightest effort to turnips ; the pima was
smoking when he was secured, and upon has being taken to
the guardroom he said in a composed tone—" All right,
corporal, I am not going to run away." There was, of
comae, not the slightest doubt that the prisoner wasthe
man who shot the deceased, and upon his packet of cart-
ridges being examined, it was totted that one was missing.
After he bad been locked up • short time, he inquired of
one of his comrades who mme to see him whether O'Des,
was dead, and upon his telling him that he was not, but
he was afraid lie soon would be the prisoner replied, "If
he is not deed, I hope that he moon will die."
The police were then rent for, and the prisoner
was given into the charge of the superintendent
who asked him if be had been drinking, and he at first said
that he had only drank one pint of beer, but be afterwards
mid that be had had three pinta of beer during the day
and a glass of rum ; but although the prisoner appeared to
be in • sort of stupid state, it was the opinion of those about
him that he was perfectly sober. The prisoner was then
removed to the police-station, and, as is usual in such cases,
• polica.constable named Neeve was placed in the cell with
him during the night. It appeared that while they were in
the cell the prisoner inquired of the policeman whether
O'Dea was dead, and upon his answering that he did not know,
the prisoner mid he was sorry that another was no;
with him at the time he shot him, for then he
should go to the gallows comfortable. He then mid that
he had not the least notion of doing what ha bad until six
o'clock ; and he also said that in the early part of the day
O'Dea, the deceased, bad threatened to give him a thrash-
log, and he told him he was not • fighting man, and be
would not make • blackguard of himself. Upon the pri-
soner being examined before the magistrate, and his being
asked whether be wished to make any answer to the chirp,
he volunteered the followiog 'Warne° t:—" Yesterday morn-
ing, at nine o'clock, I went on guard, sod when I returned
to the barracks I took my ammunition out of the pouch, and
placed it on the window, as I did not want to carry it about,
as it was @phut. I went on duty again at eleven o'clock,
and O'Dea came to me and abused me and threatened me.
When I went back to the barracks I put the cartridges
into my pocket for fear the sergeant should come and exa-
mine me. The carbine was not loaded by me, but it was
fired by me. That is all." With regard to this statement
of the prisoner that he had not loaded the weapon, it ap-
peared that, although he was not actually seen to do so,
yet that during the afternoon be had been observed lying
down in the barrack room covered by his cloak and a
and that he had his carbine with him, which
he ought not to have had, but which should
have been placed in the rack, and as the
weapon was a breechloader, it was stated that
he could have easily loaded it, at this time, without
any one being aware that be was doing so. The only
assignable motive or provocation for the commission of the
crime by the prisoner appeared to be this. In the regiment
to which he belonged, and generally throughout the army,
it appears to be the custom that the horses and accoutre-
ments of the men who are on guard shall be cleaned by
some of their comrades, who are "told off," as it is
termed, for that minxes ; and that the men belonging
to the 18th Homers were in the habit of bald-
ing • sort of mock court-martial amoog them-
selves and punishing any of their comrades who did not
properly perform their duty or misbehaved themselves.
On the day this affair happened it seemed that the duty bed
devolved upon the deoeased to clean the prisoner's home sad
accoutrements, and that be complained to the primmer that
be had left him a very dirty saddle to clams, and the prisoner
replied that the saddle was quite clean when be left It, and
the deceased then said that he should have him tried by
court-martial.
The evidence that was adduced completely bore out the
above fire, but it was elicited by Mr. Ribton MIAOW
examination that them court-martials among the
men were held without the knowledge or sanction of
the officers, and that upon two occasions the primmer
had been so tried for some potty offence, and that
he had been stripped and flogged in the bon:mks by one of
his comrades, with ba doubled belt, weirdest to ere-
fence that was pared upon him. It also appeared that the
prisoner had been four years in the regiment, and that he
bore the character of a quiet inoffensive man, aid that the
deceased was • very violent man ; that be wee continually
abasing him, and that be bad gone to him while he was en
duty oo the day the affair happened, and made use of bed
language to him, and be was served with • son of
formal notice that le was to he triad by • court-martial for
leaving his saddle dirty, sad was told that be would be
flogged as he had been before. It likewise appeared that
darner the afternoon of the Bth of Jima the primmer bed
drank two pints et sty and that while lo wee one guard,
some girl with whom be was acquainted, took him a maple
of gleams of rum, and there was se doubt that be was to
some extent the worse for liquor whoa booommittadtbs cot.
Mr. Ribero at the close of the ease for the presereatios
wade a most able and eloquent Meese to tie jury fir the
primmer.
The Jury found the pelvises Owitly.

Mr. Avery, the depatyclerk of arraigns, tiles asked the
prisoner io the usual form whether he had any thing to tugs
why sentence of death should not to palmed upon him.
The prianeer replied, •' I was greatly excited by the way
is which 1 bad been treated and by drink, and did not know
what I was doing. lam now very sorry, and repent what
I have done."

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Mr. Baron Martin then passed sentence of death is the
usual form.
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The prisoner, who seemed to be very much affected, and
who cried bitterly during welly the whole time of the
trtil, almost fainted when sentence was pronounced, and he
was sansted from the dock by two of the turnkeys.
James Menage, 21, described as a ship's cook, and Rd"'el.
Wayield, 22. coffee-house keeper, were charged with felo
niou,ly sending a letter to William Dixon, demanding
money with menaces. The prisoner Westfield had been
admitted to bail, and as he did not surrender to take his
trial, his rscogoisance• and those of his bail were ordered
to be estreatmL

Serjeant Raantine, special, retained, and Mr. Robinava
conducted the proteention. the prisoner had no °camel..

The ore we; of course of each a nature as to preclude ;
the publication of anything more than an outline of the
evidence upon which the charge against the prisoner was
sought to be supported. The prosecutor. Mr. William
Dixon, was an elderly gentleman, of considerable property,
who was formerly the principal of the banking firm of Dixon
and Co.. Chancery-lane, which has since been incorporated
with the Union Bank of London. It seemed that he was in
the habit of staying occasionally at Brighton, and five or
six years ago the prisoner applied to him at that place
for some pecuniary seastanoe, and from a kind and
charitable feeling, the prosecutor gave him •
small sum of money, and this seemed to have
laid the foundation for a system of extortion
that was afterwards practised upon him to • frightful ex-
tent. The prisoner. it appeared, made repeated applica-
tion to the prosecutor for money, threatening that if bra de- '
mends were not complied with he would charge him with '
an abominable crime, and, being advanced in life, and in
bad health, he was induced to comply with those demands,
and it appeared that at different periods the prisoner had
actually extorted from him a thourend pounds. Not con-
tent with this, it seemed that the prisoner had allied himself
with other persona to effect the same object of extortion,
one of whom was the other man included in the
indictment, but who has absconded, and it sp.
peered that at length the prosecutor was actually obliged
to leave the country to escape from the miscreants who were
pursuing him. He returned home in May last and went to
reside with his sister at Frani, in this county, but the pri-
soner bad evidently been watching his proceedinp,for only a
few days after he had arrived at his sister's house the pri.
sober made his appearance and sent in • letter to the prose.
cutor that was the subject of the permit indictment. This
letter was to the effect that the prosecutor war to come out
and speak to the prisoner in order that they might come to
some terms, and went on to say that if he did not do so, the
prisoner intended to go to Danis, the police officer,
stationed at Fruit, and the prosecutor would then have to
make an explanation before a magistrate. The letter
was couched in somewhat ambiguous terms, but the real
I object the prisoner had in view was made clearly manifest
by another letter that was found upon him when he was
I taken into custody. This letter was addressed to the other
man, Westfield, and the primmer stated in it that he had
found out that the "old man" was living with his lister at
Frant, and that he had been watching him, and as it would
, not do to "lose him" for the sake of a little expense, he
; had hired lodgings from whence he could overlook all his
movement.; and he pressed Westfield to come down to
Franc in order that they might watch the old man together,
and, as he described it, "have him on the ready."
• The prosecutor was put into the witness-box, and he
spoke to the facts above narrated. The prisoner put some
questions to him, with a view to show that there was some
foundation for the charge that he preferred, but he posi-
tively and indignantly asserted that the accusation was
utterly false.
The prisoner, in his defence, read a long statement, which
was to the effect that the prosecutor had acted towards
him in the way he had stated, but he declared that his ob.
ject in going to him upon this occasion was not to get money,
but to obtain some agreemeet by which all further coin-
] munication should be broken off between them.

The learoed Judge having summed up, the jury imme-
diately found the prisoner Guilty.
Baron Martin. in passing sentence, said that the prisoner
bad been convicted upon the clearest evidence of what was,
in his opinion, one of the most atrocious offences Out
could be committed by one man against another. He had
that morning sentenced a man to be executed for murder,
and be declared he would rather stand in that man's
place than be charged with such an offence as this.
The prisoner he alluded to had in a moment of passion
deprived another of life, but be had foe a long series of years
conspired with others to extort money from the unfortunate
Cr:tor, and a more horrible evidence than he must
lodated through these proceedings, could hardly be
conceived. What he must have suffered through having such
fellows as himself and his companions constantly following
him about, and intruding themselves upon him wherever
be went, it was impossible to imagine, and the only wonder
really was that he had survived to tell the story. He felt
bound under these circumstances to paw the full sentence
of the law for such an offence, which was that be be kept
in penal servitude for the remainder of his Ufa.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MAItYLEBONE.

Mr. James Thompson Jiarrington, of No. 1, Grose-end-
road, wu charged with having attempted to abootEdward
Gilbert, a cabman, and police-constable Pink, 85 D.
Richard Peniston, on being sworn, said—l am • orb
proprietor and driver. Yesterday &item." at 20 minutes
before 1, 1 was on the stand in Great Quebec-street; the
prisoner was driving • phaeton and pair towards
Montagu-street, and when near to my horse, and io feet
close upon it, I said to him, " Where are you coming to!'
when, without saying • word, he struck the animal at the
back of the bead with an axe about two inches behind
the ear. I tried to stop the prisoner, who then aimed •
blow at me with the sae, but fortunately it missed me. I
followed him to the Grove-end-mad, where a great crowd
had assembled, and found that he had gone into hie
house ; I knocked at the door and was let in, and I saw the
prisoner and two officers there ; the prisoner recognised me,
and said to me, " Cabman, Pll recompense you for what I
hare done, come up here ;" he remunerated me, and 1 went
away as quick as I could.
Prisoner— I gave you more than 501., didn't I ?
Peniston—lt was • voluntary gift, whatever it wu in
amount.
Primmer—The sovereigns I gave you were taken out of •
bag containing 150 of them, and I find that you have had
73 ; is that true or not ?
Peniston (to the nisgistrate)—Am I bound to answer that
qu?st

Amnon, your worship!
Mr. Mansfield—Yes.
Peniston (after much hesitation)—Yes, I did receive that
urn, but I did not demand rt. It was given to me.
Prisoner (who was somowbat excited)-111 buy the horse
of you now at a reasonable price.
l'eniston was • most reluctant witness, and nothing
further could be elicited from him cc be was evidently well
contented with his reward,
Edward Gilbert (cabman)—l was on the Quebec-street
rank, and observed the prisooer' while driving along, flourish
• chopper aod try to he the fist winner with it on the
heed. I pursued him with my cab to Northatreet, when be
Foisted at me a pistol raying, " If you don't stop I'll blow
young brains out. Being alarmed, I pulled up and got ms
the bottom of the cab-mat, sod on getting up again the psi-
sinter turned round and deliberately fired at me. I resumed
my seat on the lox and went after him again, sod he fired
at me a second time.
Mr. Mansfield—Did he point the pistol at you ?
Gilbert—He did, sir, and be threw a pistol at a gentian's
who attempted to stop him.
Prisoner-1 merely threw it into the rood.
Gilbert (in coutinuatioo) When the prisoner got
to his residence, to which I had pursued him, he
went in at the gate, and pointing • pistol out
of • window, said to me, and others who were
in the yard, "If you're not off, I'll blow your brains
out." He come down into the passage, where, after firing
off another pistol, he was secured.
Pink 85 D—At a quarter to 1 yesterday afternoon, I
was in Grove-aid-rood, and saw prisoner driving tire
horses ; two other pergolas scoo.npanied him on horsebacly
one of them in front rod the other behind. They were all
going at a furious rate. The last witness was driving a
Hansom cab, and shouting out, " Stop him ! stop him!"
When the prisoner had got Deer the Catholic Chapel,
Grove-road, he rose up from his sat, and turtling round
with • pistol in his hand, pentad it towards the cabman,
and said something to him, but I did not hear the words.
The cabmen couched down behind the ciabomt, and in • few
seconds, wino he nee up, prisoner fired at him, and darn
on again, and at the corner of St. Joho'wroad be threw a
pistol at a young man who made an endeavour to stop his
horses. _

Prisoner—No, not at the young man ; it was merely
thrown into the rani.

—iiitoe:saiiii;tlLiie young man picked up the pistol and
was going away with it when I took it from him, at the
same time telling him I was a constable, end followed the
who drew up at his house, and jumping out of
rtrpril
oa ran in doors through the gate. I attempted to
enter, but the gate *as closed against and I rang the
bell ed was admitted by a man serraat, to whom I leads
myself known 51 being an dikes. I got Into thebortral
a side door, but could not get up stabs. Shortly ilta
the last witness sod a °mutable entered by the gates, and
we all made oar way up to the pruksier's bedroom door.
On our getting to the top of the stairs be opened the door
and came out sail presented a pistol, moving, ' If you doe%
quit this piece I'll blow out your boils.."
Prisoner—Certhinly. What business had you there? A
mat's home is his math.
Wanes—l said to him„ " I am a polies-onstsdle. I
have sees yea Are a pistol at a owe ;" and he adage&
"yak, sod 111 Are this at on if you're sot ar We thou
all west down, when the pressor followed us, Wen the
pistol in frost of him, sod pointed it at all who were therm
At this time then rere wee or eight of es is thighs. ;
the atheism oat into the yard. Then I drew wed! up
on the doorway at the foot of the stairs, ma,
upon him, seised him round the body. He drew
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slightly roaed at the mown; sod the bona of the pined
snook mesa the hip ; the pistol instantly imploded. As.
Anna was preened, sod the premier wee sewverod I. she
sinfamboose. After be looked up Besets book to the
poimmetwiniesio, art em Ike ail whisk I had

been standing whin I laid hold of the prbaiuor there was a
hole about 2 feet 6 inches from the dor, and five.
eighths of an inch in depth, the nark having beyond a
doubt been caused by a bullet. relow the hods weer piece
of wadding with the inipremioa of •bullet upon it.
Mr. Mansfield—Did you fiord the bullet
Wititeas—No, sir.
Tile duelling pistols, said to be worth at least NI guineas
(those which were fired offl, lied two axes, the whole of
which were found at the Foramna's dwelling, were produced
by the police officer.

Witness in addition suid—Fly direction of the inspector
I have taken the pistols to Mr. Jackson, of the Edgware-
road, by whom they have been examined.
Mr. Mansfield—ls Mr. Jsekson resent'p
Witness—He is uot, sir, being, I believe, out of town.
John Moore Hammon, a poliee-oonstable, said-1 saw the
prisoner driving along Raker-street. lie was flourishing a
hatchet, and chopping with it at everybody. He made a
chop at me as he was turning the corner of Raker-street.
I with many others followed him. Witness gave other
evidence corroborating a portion of the abo►e.
By the Prisoner-1 didn't actually see you pull the
trigger, but I saw your finger upon it and heanl the report
while Pink had hold of you.
A solicitor, who wee present, said that he did not attend
for the prisoner, but was employed by some highly respect.
able relations nod friends of the family, to whose charge if
he could be handed over every possible are would be taken
of him.

Mr. Mansfield—There is only one course open to me, which
is that of committing the prisoner for trial at the Centnl
Criminal Court, hot what the result there will be is, I think,
pretty clear. I think it is quite necessary to have kir. Jack-
son, by whom the the pistols were examined, here, and in
order to afford time to produce him, the prisoner will be
brought np again on Wednesday for the completion of the
depoeltinos.
The magistrate (addressing Plek) mid—Tour great
courage and good conduce entWe you to much praise, and I
hope your superiors will take sotice al it.