The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-29 00:00:00

MILITARY.

PoltreMOLTlt, Orr. 2.9.16ei7Ja; llighlatdrr+ are or-
dered fro.l Gibraltar to North America, and will be repti.ed by the
69th Regiment from Engl in.l.—The Regicide, troop-ship, is daily
looked f.ar with the nod Regiment, and lnealios, from Canada.
Tull WOOLWICH MILITARY ACADMIT.—When public
attentir.a was directed some months knee to the irregnlarties uhhh
prevailed amongst the students of the Royal Military Academy, the
Erpresy pointed oat the fact that the worm of all those ear:e was
in the preparatory schools where the cadets have heretofore, been
educated, aced in which their moral culture by been much neglected.
We are happy to dad that the committee appointed by the Master-
General of the Ordnance to inquire into the alleged abases, and whose
labours have been prolonged to the present time, ore about to recom-
mend the neloptioorlajalan which will, it is hoped, effectually remove
the mie.hief corn of. Admitting that habits highly prejudicial
to the future wet arc of the cadets and to the character of the institu-
tion are induced by the previously neglected character of the studenta,
and perceiving that these evil, muet prevail unless that institution
bas.ome direct control ern the candidates for the future cadetehipa,
the committee hare resolved to recommend the estabfishment of a
training echoer, in connexion with the academy itself, where the can-
didate. for cadet•hips shall receive their preparatory education, and
only those be admitted to the institution whose conduct during their
probationary studies shall hare met the approbation of their teacher..
A twofold advantage will thus be gained, fur only those will be ad-
mitted to the academy whose previous conduct has been closely
watched, and the Can themselves will have a constant incentive
to good conduct, in the feet that all deviations from reaularity and
good Whainiur will operate against the chanceof their obtaoung com-
missiom in either of the ordnance corp.,. The details of this plan are
necessarily extensive,. and oral! require great prudence to determine
on the treat mule of proceeding. Taking into account the present
numerial strength of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, with
the immediate prospect of their further augmentation, the va“ncien
by deaths. retirements, canned for both corps be animated at Irw
than airy or seventy per annum. .Allawing the time to be spent is
the preparatory school at three yearn we oh dl requre an establish-
ment capable of boarding and 'donna, at least 230 students.

SPORTING.
NEWICARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
BITTIING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

NURSERY STAKES.-7 to 2 eget Architect (t), sto 1 agst
Vannes 6 to 1 apt Impertinence colt, 6 to 1 apt Lord Exeter's lot,
12 to I apt Reilection, 15 to 1 apt Ribaldry (42 to 1 Liken several
times).
Deans.-11 to 1 apt Surplice, 13 to 1 mit Glendower,
(t), 20 to 1 spa (Maim Jac: (t), 25 to 1 apt Assault, 25 to I apt
Loa&tone, 25 to 1 apt Semetris, 33 to 1 )get Backbiter.
A question as to the start for the match between Villien
and Blackoack came this evening before the stewards, who pronounced
it a valid one.
NEW MATCHES.
FRIDAY.-1001., h ft. Bst 7lb each. A.F.—Lord Caledon's
Wangta apt Mr. Sandford's Kimblesworth.
SATURDAY.-1001., h R. D.l.—Mr. Shelley's Farella,
Sat 711, apt Lord Glasgow's f by the Provost out of Miss Whip,
7et 190.
1001., hR. T.Y.C. Est each.—Lord Glasgow's Discontent
apt Mr. G. H. Moore's Watchdog.
1001., hR. First half of Ab.M.—Mr. Goddard's Vanessa,
Est 71b, apt Lard Glasgow's f by Hetman Plateff dam by Samoa,
let Sib.
MONDAY Anita THE HOCORTON MERTINO.-100/., h R.
T.M. Lord Caledon's Wanota, fist 71b, apt Mr. Moore's Watchdog,
8 t Mb.
Mr. Sandford's Kimblesworth, let 131 b, agst Lord Ches-
terdeld'e DistaMna, Gst Ilb. T.T.C.
THURSDAY'S RACES.
SWEEPSTAXISS Of 50 SOU each, h ft, for 'Cyr-olds; Colts,
Set 711 ; and allies, Set 41b. Ab. M. (11 subs.)
Mr. J. Moore's Blase walked over
MaTCH, 300, It ft ; last mile and a half of B C.—Duke of
Bedford's Bridle (F. Butler's beat Mr. Pedley'e Administrator (Tem.
pitman). 7 to 4 on Bridle. Won by a length. Run in 2 min. 51 sec.
SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sore each; for 3-yr-olds, 7st 41b; four,
Set 4th; See and upwards, flit Illb ; mares and geldings allowed
3 lb.. A.r. The winner to be sold for 250/., Ac. (i nits.)
Mr. llostyn's &spelt, (J. Seam) 1
Lord Ezeter's Rt. Demetri. (Vann) 2
Mr. Dancin's Clinz Con (Outwright) S
Mr. H. T. Worley's Old Port (Hamby, jun.) 4
SWEEPSTAKES Of 10 SOTS WI, fOr 2-yr-olds; colts, Bst 7lb ;
and Mlles, Sat 410. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 130, ike.
(3 saw.)
Mr. W
ady Prances (akefleldi 1
Mr. Pallor's Lady Mary (A. Day 2
Mr. Melklara's The Spaniard (Templeman
MATCH, 1001. h —Mr. Payne's Dromedary, 7st 711
;Nat), beat Lord Exeter's Cocoa Nat, Set sib (3. Mann.)
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 15 sort each, 10 R; for
2.yr-olds. D.M. (9 subs.)
Mr. 8. Scott's Tot (J. Sharp ) 1
Major Ruebbrooke's Practice (Chapple) 2
Lord Cbeeterdeld's c, by Cherie. EEL out of Dean Swift's
dam (Nat) 3
Duke of Rutland's St. Antonia di Padua (Robinson) 4
Mr. Francis's Little Red Riding Hood J. Brown) S
Lord Ntatiley's Fandango (Simpson) 6
SWEEPSTAIRS Of 10 sows, each; for 2-yr old colts, Bst 711,
and lilies, Set 41b ; lag half of Ab.M. The winner to be sold for 4u
sem. (3 sub.)
Mr. B. Green's Miae :Hargrave (E. Edwardei 1
Mr. (by Erymus, out ef Peeress (J. Marston 2
Mr. Gratericke's Awkward (H. Bell 3
Lord Cbesterfleld's p f by Don John, out of Prise-
Soiree, dam (Nat.) 4
Duke of Bedford's Moteeilla
MATCH, 100; last, half of Ah.bi. ; fist each —Lord Strath-
more's Valeria (Nat) beat Mr. H. 11. Johnstane's hough and Ready
i!..lifarson). 3 and 4 to 1 on Rough and Ready. Won by half a
ft.T.NDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 15 SOTS. each, 10 ft ; for 3.yr-
olds, Sc. T.Y.C. (6 rate.)
Lord Stanley's HowstrIBE
CM. Peel's Vert-Vert (Chapple) 2
Mr. Payse's Dromedary)N 3
Mr. Merton's Ides
MATCH, 1501.; Bst 71b each. D.M.—Field-Marshal Gros
'eensr's Sir Oliver (J. Maroon) beat Mr. H. Lowther's Chspelgorrie
Roger.). 7t04 on Sir Oliver.
Swserarecas of 10 son. each ; for lye olds, 7st ;• and
three, Set 121 b; Allies allowed 21b. The winner to be sold for SOI., he.
T.T.C. (4 •hhq
Mr. Marion's caramel's Niece (3. Marsonl I
Mr. Drtanald'eMoodkee .
Mr. B. Green's Pet of the Ein_ey 'Fenn 3
GLASGOW STAKES of 100 SOTS. each, h ; for 2-yr old
colts, fat 715. Lest three-quarters of S.M. (13 sobs.)
Mr. Montsn's Loadstcce (Nat) 1
Lord Glasgow's Oat of the Connell (J. Holmes) 2
SUBSCRIPTION HANDICAP FLATB of 801 , for 3-yr olds
and upwards D.I.
Mr. Parr's Math the Bean, :id 110 (Whitehouse) I
Lord Exeter's Cared* iet filb ( sV. Abdale) 2
Sir J. Hawley's Vanity, 7at Ilb .
Mr. Stephenion's Sheraton, Set 711 (V. Butler) 4
PROSPECT STARES Of 10 SOTS. each; for 3-yr olds, Sat;
Saar, fist Ith; five, get Sib; six and aged, Oat
hen sold
winner to be
sold for 200 sovs., tea, and allowances 11 to he sold for lee. D.L.
(4 mkt)
Mr. R.Boym's Colleen Hawn, int 1211 (to be sold for SOL) (Nat) I
Mr. Crewcut's Blind hooker, Sat !vim.) (F. Bell) 2
illr J. Hawley's Lady Cecilia, let 511(50,.) (J. Prince 3
Mr. Barry's John Herrin, let 1211 (501.)
/Unit 1001., h ft. T.Y.C.—Mr. Drinkald's Widow,
Sit Mb. aro! et 91b Mr. Payne's Dromedary, i, off by coneent.
In= we spoke of the abundance of sport on paper for Thrusday
ist Friday, we ad not calculate upon more than a doses races each
Wrff happissek however, that all the stakes proposed fee this day
Ma k sad Yam, with Qs standing engagement., made up on arm-
'Sad tem may a amber without precedent in modern times,
cola msallatig It asuarry, fa order to get through the list by day.
=lstetimassese It et II o'clock, and to run, in several Instances, at
d •gorier at an hour. Under three eircumatanma,
=weft Wrenn as =Wm of Ike racing Is impossible; in fact
soli was the sal din arising from the hurried manner in which the
below of welgilm As.,, was carried on, and the want of proper
stiesfamodation- ile stood., that to obtain detailed isformation of
the running, or legmetsies the corm:news of what we have given is
eat of the quill& Basing sold thus much to account for the
hewytty of oar door" We may ante without fear of contradiction
that a Auer day's nig was never witnemerL

OLD COURT.—Before the Chief Baron and air. Justice Creswell.
UTTERING COUNTBRFEIT COlN.—Mary Anne Johnson,
alias Allen. alias Sampson, was indicted for felony, in utter-
ing counterfeit coin, after a previous conviction of a similar
offence. It was proved, as is necessary in the case of indict-
ments of this character, that {the prisoutr was convicted in
1842 of uttering counterfeit coin, and sentenced to two years'
imprisonment; and from the evidence of several witnesses,
it appeared that on the 2nd October the prisoner was seen in
the neighbourhood of Stratford, and upon two occasion
counterfeit half crowns were found in the tills of shops
where the prisoner bad made purchases, but where the
fraud was not discovered until after she had left. She was
at length watched into the Coach and Horses eublic-house,
at Bow, and she there tendered a counterfeit sixpence, and
was taken into custody.—Mr. Payne, for the defence,
said that as he was the first counsel called upon to
address them, after some remarks that had appeared in a
leading journil upon the subject of the administration of the
law and the proceedings of counsel practising in that court,
he thought it right to say that he felt perfectly convinced
that no gentleman who appeared in that court to defend a
prisoner would take any step inconsistent with the character
of a gentleman or a man of honour; but he thought it should
be understood, and he considered it perfectly consistent with
the province of an advocate to take care that a prisoner, whose
interest was entrusted to his care should not be convicted
except upon sufficient evidence, even if he were perfectly
satisfied of his guilt. —The Chief Baron having summed up,
the jury found the prisoner Guilty.—Mr. Bodkin said he felt
it his duty to inform the court that, in addition to the pre-
vious conviction which had already been proved, she had
been convicted three or four times besides of offences of the
same description.
In the course of this case the Chief Baron took occasion to
complain of the arrangement of the court with regard to the
position in which the witnesses were placed. He said, that
while a witness wee under examination the jury could not
see the face of the witness or his demeanour, and he con-
sidered it very essential to the proper administration of justice
that both should be within the view of the whole of the jury,
or, at least, some portion of them, hut at present the witness
was gaits hidden from the jury, who could see nothing but
his back. He had complained before of the same incon-
venience, and he said be hoped it would have been remedied.
—Mr. Under Sheriff Wire subsequently held • communica-
tion with the learned judge, with a view to an alteration of
the arrangement of the court in the respect complained of.
ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO DRPRAIYD.—C. C. Hicks, 52,
was indicted for feloniously uttering an order for the pay.
meut of 71.105. with intent to defraud R. Simpson.—The pro-
secutor was a baker in the Wandsworth-road, and he was
acquainted with the prisoner from supplying him with
bread, and on the 7th September, in the evening, the pri-
soner brought him • paper which purported to be a check
drawn by R. Hicks upon Mr. Pratt, a parliamentary agent,
who had chambers at Messrs. Vacher'a, in Parliament-street,
for the amount mentioned. The prisoner stated that the
cheque was drawn by his uncle, whom he represented as a
man worth 200,0001., and, after some conversation, the pro-
secutor agreed I. let him have 31. 104. upon the security of
the cheque, but, on presenting it afterwards for payment, it
turned out to beef no value. It appeared, in cross-exami-
nation, that the father of the prisoner had been an officer in
the army, and Mr. Pratt had kept his accounts, but the
prisoner had no authority whatever to draw a cheque upon
him.—The prisoner, in answer to the charge, entered into a
long detail of his history, and said that, but a few
years aao, he was possessed of considerable fortune,
the whole of which he had lost, and he said
that he had since endeavoured to support himself and
his wife by literary pursuits, and had been patronised
by the Queen Dowager and other illustrious personages.
He had, however, latterly become very much distressed, and
for a fortnight before this transaction he and his wife had
lived upon bread and water. He also said, that having by
great labour and exertion completed a work which he bad
reason to believe would be acceptable to the public, and be
the means of releasing him from his difficulties, he had mad*
use of the cheque in question to obtain the funds sufficient
to enable him to publish it. —The Jury returned a verdict of
Gusky, accompanied by a recommendation to mercy.—Mr.
Justice Creswell said he should not page sentence until his
had caused some inquiry to be made respecting the prisoner.
NEW CoVitr.—Befere the Recorder, Aid. lights and Bunts=
ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—R. Gregory, • person of eery
respestable appearance, was indicted for stealing 31., the
MIMS aide. Alderman Copeland, to whom he was servant.
—Tiatimanager of Aid. Copeland's establishment in Per-
tweektbefet, Lincoln's-inn.fields,stated that the prisoner had
been employed there as salesman, at a salary of 26e. a week,
for slhast two months. His honesty was inspected, and a
waives kept upon him. Some marked money was placed
in the cashiers desk in the counting-house. and soon after-
wards 3s. were missed, end the prisoner was taxed with the
theft. He indignantly denied the accusation, but one of the
marked coins was found in his possession.—Mr. Powell, the
cashier, identified the coin produced as one which had been
marked and which had been deposited in his desk.—For the
defence it was suggested that the coin found upon the pri-
loner might have been paid to him by the cashier when he
received his wagon—The Common Serjeant, in summing up,
observed that he should not express his opinion upon the
bearing of the evidence against the prisoner, lest he might
tato intelttanct. be accused of partiality tow•rds his friend Mr. Alderman
Copeland. The jury must meta out the same measure of
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. justice to Mr. Alderman Copeland as they would to any
Before Mr. Commissioner Erma. other person, and the fact of his being an alderman must not
CBaTIFICATE GRANTED.—IN RR Sea F. C. KNOWLES, weigh against his servant when accused of theft, nor against
—This bankrupt was described as of May-fait, and has been him as a prosecutor.—The jury found the prisoner Godly.—
sd in the Marylebone Bank, and the Glamorgan Coal It was stated that the prisoner had been in circumstances a
111. alt Company, from which he expected to realise con- great respectability in Canada, and had been twelve years in
siderable funds, with which the creditors would be paid. a government situation.—The court respited judgment in
This case has been frequently before the court. The bank- order that inquiries might be made.
rapt now applied for his certificate, and no opposition being RIOAMT.—S. Toombs, 30, described as a carpenter, was
offered it was =tea forthwith. indicted for having feloniously intermarried with Martha
Mr. Commissioner Shepherd. Ginger, his wife Harriet being alive. The first and second
ALLIORD NON-accorNriNo FOR MONEYS.—IN as J. marriage were clearly proved. The first took place in Octo-
C. Dusrs.—ln this case a most important inquiry took place ber, 1838, and the second in August, 1846. It was also proved
respecting some assets under the estate of this bankrupt, that both wives were now living, tits first being in court.—
who was a brewer at Huntingdon, and against whom • fiat The jury found the prisoner Gni/lg.—The first wife stepped
was tented some 20 years since. Mesas. Day, Fowler, and into the witness-box, and told a story which set forth the
Swallow were solicitors to the fiat ; and Swallow, gross ill-treatment she had experienced at the hands of the

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