The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-24 00:00:00

SPORTING.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
BETTING ON MONDAY NIGHT.
Bto apt ROsoldry 100 to met Colliogwood
3to 13 to 311Mmum
Ito Itlualam 30 to OverArk.over
14 t 4 Vanguard 33 to Olsoalma
13 to Olson 33 to lacchanollaa
13 to Ithe.us 40 to Joc o' Bot
13 to Woolwich 60 to Crocodile.
Ribaldry end Baby were very steady at the pries' quoted,
and large sums were laid out es Moue and Minimum by
tbtir respective parties; very little dose about the other
favourites.

DERBT.
.2 to 1 apt Ghillie N= D (t) 3O to 1 met The Nigger
12 to 1 Bolingbroke 40 to 1 Voitigeor
13 to 1 Baled of Avenel (t) 20 be 1 John o' Groot

1; 1 - cyyrr

TUESDAY'S RACES.
Flew Pontine, for 2.yrs old, a featha ; three, 7st slb ;
four, Bet Sib; five, Bit 3:b ; six and aged, list 71b. Toe
winner with hb engagements Bob. sold for 300 ge. if de-
manded, dta. Last three Wise of B.C.
fined H. Loam's Utile Jack, I yrs (S. Basil I
lrird tzeter's Natateg, yrs (Barka: 2
Mr. Gregory's DamL, yrs (Blekards 3
Betttilnegg 6to 4 apt Little Jack. Danowk and Nutmeg
went of is advance of their hones, and made the running
to the gap, where it was takes up by Hoes_ppe; the laler,
however, broke down at the bashes, sad Damask resumed
her lead which she held town ta of the lauds; from this
point Little Jack and Nutmeg bad the nee to themselves,
the WENT miming cleverly by two lengths. He was
claimed. Run in 6 min.. i asst
SWZIPIITLiII of 10 son. each ; for 3-yvolds, 7st 71b;
four, Set ; AT' and upwards, Sat 81b. winner to be
sold for SOO sem. if Ike. Criterios aeons.
Lord Isidro ittp• Swedkst Bengb), ayes (flatman) I
Load imissas lib* se Cob, aged 2
nir 3. Hawley'. Spa"is yea-- —.....(Tempiemen
Lord W. Poolatt's Boseguord. —........4Demburay 5
Cansatboneatna Swaim of 26 son east, 10 ft, and
only 6 if declared, &A.; Willi'', extra ; the emend to receive
50 son. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 30 son. to
the jaLCatabridgeskire cowl (162 subs, 69 of whom
pav 5 ft.
Mr, M 's Baby, I yrs, sst 101 (Arnold) 1
Capt. Bereey's Ithems, I yn, 2st 10)b (Tnen, jun.) 2
Mr. rowler's RibaWry, 4 yr% 7st 1010 (Welk) 3
The following also started, but were not pleeed:-31r.
Roles Collinewood, Mr. Grist's Sbylock, Major Martya's
The Moor, Lord Ferran ad Prior of St. Margaret's, Mr.
Batson's Beauclaro, Mr. Lawoca's Keleshea, Mr. Herbert's
Radelehus, Mr. Merry's Mks Ann, Mr. Payne's Gleam,
Mr. Nisholl's Woolwich, Mr. kedley's Cockermouth, Mr.
Verity's Whitstone, Mr. Wigrai's Keratin, Sir C. Monk's
Vanguard, Mr. Osbeldeston's Joc-q'-Sot, Lord Clacton's
Rethinks's, Cal. Anon'. Backbiter, Col. Peel's Visa, Sir J.
Hawlers Bacchanalian, Lord Exeter a Glenalvoo, Mr. T. B.
Charlton's Kissaway, Mr. Payne's Crucible, col. Peel's
Quinine, Mr. Sutton's Crocodile, Mr. Driokald's Over-fork.
over, Mr. Wignea's fby Harkaway out of Comma's dam,
and Mr. Robert's Rienzi.
Betting 4to 1 agst Ribaldry, 4to 1 apt Rathmines, 6to
1 agst Roby, Bto 1 mM Woolwich, 12 to 1 apt Rhesus, 16
to 1 apt Collingwo, 16 to 1 apt Vanguard, 20 to 1 apt
Gloom 20 to 1 apt Over-fork.over, 26 to 1 apt Bacchana-
lian, 25 to 1 apt Riemi, 25 to 1 agst Joe•o'-Bot, and 30 to 1
apt any other. Woo by a length; about a length and a
half between the second and third ; Olsuca close up. Run
in *meta, 2 minutes. The rider of Ribaldry objftted against
Roby en the grand of a cram
SWEILPIITAILIS of 300 eon. each, h ft ; one to the post. A.F.
Duke at Bedked's Bobracet, it 71b (F. WWI 1
Lard Cheeterticid's Tara* est 71b (Flstraan 2
Bettis; •sto 2 oa Meson. &beton made nearly the
running, and won by a auk. Run in 2 min. 27 me.
HANDICAP BWRIIPIVILILNI of 16 son. each, 10 ft, for 3.yr
*lda. T.Y.C.

in:mini-I;i% Doily Verdes, 3 yra. 7st 121 b (Pettit) I
Mr. Parw's Farthingale, 3 yrs, let 71b (;latmln) 2
Betting:
4 to 1 each apt Farthingale, Deily and
Slane, sto 1 apt Meanest°, aad 6 to 1 apt Pendulum f.
Dolly Virden made all the Tauzin', and won cleverly by a
length. Nothing was near the first two. Bun in 1 nt. 13 s.
liwizsirrasu oflo sovs. each for 3-yr-olds, 7st 10Ib ;
four, Set 41b ; five and upwards, Set 81b ; the winner to be
sold Mr SO son. if demanded, he. Last hall of Ab.M.
Ilir.lesegsm's The Wad of the Forest, 4 yrs I. Marl 1
Mr. liar% Sitheile, 3 yre
Mr S. Ow% Smdlitm lyre (Trim 3
Bettis, :-6 M 4 apt Jest, end 6 to 1 apt any other.
Won by • tenth. All well up except The New -Bra and
Pisan*. Man in 61 ere.
Sauna HANDICAP 811111INSTAKNI Of 10 sore. sash, 10
for 3-yields mad upwarM ; the *bum to be sold for 200
move if demeaded, D.M.
Mr. Pollarofilaglisne,3 yn, Tst 71b (Matra) 1
Lard ClllWW•ltragems, 3_yrs, Tot (Pearl) 3
Bashi[ :-7 to 2 stet Chisel, 4to 1 apt Chatterer, and 4
to 1 amt beta. Won by half a length. Plebeia, Ruby,
and Sisk& well tap. gas is 1 leis. 46 me.
Posy Mavcra.—Caelts, Set 7ib ; fillies, flat 31b ; 300 h. ft.
&M. Mr. Orevills'e Claris"' received.
MANDIOAP nos of 1001. for 3-yr•olda and upwind..
lfr. Dna% Anie ire he Mb
lia.ilephmenaa ast (Pearl 3
Ompl. tales Megan Pima 4 yre, Mt. (Wakefield I
MAME, :-21•34 Tee Flapper, 4 to 1 apt Doctrine,
6to 1 ept St. FM 1 apt Aatagenist, and 6 to 1
eget Tarn Wallas. oa by a lemith • the same between
NONA aid third ; St. Auteuil° a bed Mirth. HAD in 3 min
64 am.
MAME. 200, h ft. D.M. Laid Glespow's Canada, filly,
let 121 b received forfeit from Lied Stanley's Becilade,
Set nb.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.—YrErniumr.
Bosom runeacaa.
O=ases 07 AITIMPTING TO =TORT MONTT.
gibkil BMW' Jona sarrendered to take his trial for mite
demeasimr,la having unlawfully threatened to publish cer-
tain libellous matter, with intent to eztort money.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin wage fog the prosecution ;
sad Mr. Bel Latino and Mr. Meddlesome append for the
defendant.
The nmeerstor wee a young gentleman semi Francis
Robert newt's, who. at the time of the tremor:lok sod
still Mills the rank of lieutenant is the Royal Matinee ; and
it ammo* that he is not yet of sp. During iralt year he
was stedened at Woolwich, and apes the musts of the
Gurisce lames, whisk took plate is the hsafasfag of the
year, he immune acquainted with a mesaiwed Gray,
who raided in Ile neighbourhood of Wooled* eat be was
by him introduced to the defendant, who, it emeatzae.
sided with him at the time. The result or this
smeared to be, that the potties became epos timidly time,
the &haul's TisktaZ /in Nowt= si benasti,

and they played at cards upon several occasions ; and in
th' result tne prosecutor become indebted to the de•
lendant In the sum of 31/. 10s. fur mime,' lost at
double dummy, @carts, Meet et an, and other
games, for which he gave an 1.0. U. Upon one occasion it
appeared that the romentor went to the house of Gray,
where he played at cards all night and lost 9ff. to that per-
son, for which ha alsoireve en 1.0. U. The defendant made
several medications to tor for the amount or his
be was pat from time to time, and at Length
hr seabed • letter from a solicitor, who had been in-
stroseed by the rensestw, giving him an intimation that
be led oNainsd the 1.0.T1. by iniptper means, end &i-
-nmates its resteratifia. Ups this the defendant called
use the prosecater and required an explaaation, sad the lost- i
tor that said, that has what be had heard of the character
of himself sad his Mood Mr. Gray, he was desirous
of having stow rebtesM as to his respectability; sad the
defeadaat, ups this, gave him the names of three rede-
em, who, he said, would give him the required Worm&
; sad the passeator promised that, if the information
should be satithiMey, le would pay the mosey in a few
days. Arcadia, to the widows of the prosecutor, he was
not satisded with the remit of the Inquiries that be made,
and, being under the Lamaism that hie money had been
unfairly woo, he rushed not to pay the 1.0. U., and very
soon afterwards he obi lined leave of absentee, and went to
Swamp. It appeared that upon this the defendant
wrote • letter to Calmat Park, the commander
of the regime e, detailieg the cireuestaaces, and
charging the prosecutor with baying acted in a
manner unbeeeming en Awn and a gentleman, and
about the ruse time be addressed a letter to the prose-
cutor, width irate beau the subject of the present prose-
cution. Is this Lear, afar statere that the ruse of the pro.
seeutor in sneaking away bens Woolwich after promising to
pay his I 0 'Ufa • tow days, was like his other conduct, the
defendant stated that he had written to Colonel Park de-
scribing what had occurred, and that if this did not have the
&rind effect, he intended to publish a hundred copies of the
circular which be enclosed, and he should send one to
every .fficer at Woolwich as a preliminary step to fur-
ther publicity. The circular referred to was to
the following effect : "To be sold cheep, • long
overdue 10 II of Lieutenant Francis Robert Newton, of the
Royal Marines, given for a lengthened card account, of which
he tea never had the honesty to pay one penny. Application
to be made to RentlocMoourt, Carey-street." The result of
the communication to the commanding editor of the regi-
ment was that the prosecutor was recalled and required to
give an explanation of the transaction, and Colonel Park
then stated that ha unsidered it necessary W should take
some steps in the matter, and it appeared that soon after-
wards the present indictment was taken before the grand
jury at this court. The prosecutor, who was the
principal witness In support of the charge, spoke
to the circumstances under which he became con-
nected with the defendant, and to his giving
him the I 0 U ; and he admitted on aces-examination that
he bad been in the habit of constantly playing at cards with
his brother °Moors, and although he had nothing but his
lieutenant's pay to subsist upon, that he bad lost as much as
101. at • sitting. It also appeared that although he bad
nominally list a considerable sum to Gray and the defendant,
yet that, in point of fact, only a small sum had actually
passed, the rest being settled by 10 U's, which had not been
paid. There also did not appear to be any evideace in sup.
port of the accusation that there had been unfair play on the
part of the defendant, and the prosecutor admitted that upon
one occasion when be wished to play at " wit" for 134. a
game, the defendant refused to do so.
Mr. &Menem, in his address to the jury for the defend-
ant, said he did not wish to cast any unnecessary aspersions
upon the character of the prosecutor, and although there
could be no doubt that it was highly improper for a young
man like him to practise the habit of gambling, ant par
titularly for sums which be must have known his position
and means rendered it utterly impossible for him to pay U
he lost them, yet he was willing to attribute it to the en-
citement of youth, and he trusted the present proceeding
would be • warning to him in future. The question, how-
ever, which the jury had to decide wee, whether the de-
fendant, who ho was instructed was • highly respectable
young man,;bad rendered himself by the proceedings h , had
taken to endeavour to recover Ms gambling debt, amen-
able to the provisions of the highly penal statute ender
which this indictment bad been preferred. He contended
that there wee not the @tightest Mdence of any unfair play
having been peutined by the dahmilwat, and said that what-
ever the jury might Walt Of the condest of Gray in sitting
up all night at play with the rosooster and winning such
a large sum from him, that eireniMetanee did not at all affect
the defendant, who was sot eves prevent at the time. The
learned counsel concluded by elating, that although the de-
, fondant might have acted bumpily in sending such a letter
to the prosecutor, yet it wss clear that his only object was to
obtain payment of the debt be considered due to him, and
that such • proceeding was not in any way contemplated by
the statute under which the charge was made against him.
The Recorder having addressed a few observations to the
jury, they almost immediately returned a verdict of Not
Usalty.

MUlDia.

The grand Jary came into court and informed the Recorder
that they were about to eater into the inquiry relating to
the unfortunate affair of the Manning., and they wished to
know whether they might have the assistance of Mr. Hay-
ward, the solicitor for the treasury, while they were proceed-
lug with it.
The Recorder said he did not see any objection, and he
thought it likely very much to facilitate the inquiry if the
witnesses were boronght beton them in the order in which
their evidence would apply.
The Grand Jury said this was the object for which they
wished the mistime of Mr. Hayward, as he was well ac-
quainted with all the details of tie case.
The Recorder said that Mr. Hayward should attend them,
but it was customary in such a case to swear the solicitor for
the prosecution, and place his name on the hack of the bill
as a witness.
Mr. Hayward was accordingly sworn, and the grand jury
then retired, and proceeded with the consideration of the
bill, and about an hour afterwards they returned into court,
Andiag a tree bill for murder against both prisoners.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—YrsTamay.
Bsseaa Yes. SILIZAPT ADAMS, AIIPUITIVT JCDOZ.
The October adjourned session commenoed yesterday at
the Court-house, Clerkenwell. There were 63 prisoners for
trial, 68 of them being indicted for felony. Tbirty.three
were described in the calendar as imperfectly instructed in
reeding and writing, 10 as competent to read orly, and 20
could mithtr read nor writs.
JUTINILI CRIME.
The learned Assistant Judge, addressing the grand jury,
said be had not expected, from the general state of the ea-
lender, that he should have to say anything to them beyond
giving the usual suggestions as to the most efficacious mode
in which they could discharge their duties ; but a circum-
stance had come to his knowledge which was of such a
character, that their attention might very properly be called
to it. Probably none of the gentlemen whom he them ad- '
dressed were prawns when he made some observations to the
grand jury at this court in April last in referral.' to the
vast amount of what was termed "juvenile crime" that
existed in the metropolis, and the rate of the particular
branch of the law that related to juvenile offenders, but
more especially of a recent enactment, known as the
" Larceny Act," the effect of which had been to increase that
species of crime full 30 per cent., though the intention of the
legislature in passing that act was to suppress it. Is a
printed report of the charge he thee delivered, which he had
before him, reference was made to the case of • boy named
Toghill, as one which illustrated the working of the system
of placing children under the summary jurisdiction of ma-
gistrates, he having been convicted summarily no leis than
eight times in two years (four of such convictions being under
the Larceny Act), though he was not then 10 years old.
That was the return from one prison only, that in Cold-bath-
fields. The boy had never been convicted by a jury, but he
was now amongst thou awaiting their trial at this court, and
therefore the officers of the Westminster Prison had had an
opportunity of seeing him, anti, in addition to the eight times
he was shown to have been convicted before, the officers
were now prepared to prove three further movie.
does—the whole of thew convictions having taken
plus within two years. He bad betides thus
been in custody on various charges, and no doubt the officen
of the City and Surrey prisons could give mere partienlan of
his history. He had been whipped in prima so lam than
seven times, and he was not yet tea yews old. This was by
no means a solitary soma The OM of the law for juvenile
criminals was sash Sat our Omen were
pcoavertedted into
blieole, whim eise and mime were eeposa, and
surpue wthee ede of somdleg anima es them-list Maud
sad oremtag reformed, they were birdseed
titheir depravity
sad sonfirmed la vise. Bat in spite of emirs toes,
• bill was actually tatrodesed Mu the Mew a calaboa
last emirs. to eimad this mentalems someesey juriedlotion
gem &MIMI at fourteen to those of dame yews ol an ;
bat la maseguisso al the Mosses laimmes OM bad taken
pleat in these ammilloit silos
tt4e4simg of the
first set, sad swim lo the in of some
taftesatial sad dilinguldisi in it was
stopped. The worthy Asphalt of Neragate h stated that
there had been • deem= of jeweils crime and he attri-
buted that decrease to" free ma of the Meek rod." This
was not so—for slam the birch red bad bees used freely, the
erinunittaki of juveniles bad nearly doubled. There wu
great need of a wholesome lam be times children. Be had
tried nearly 16,000 primers is that mart, and speaking de-
liberately from his judidel experisace, he use thoroughly
convinced that this system of whipping of children, and
sending them to prism fre short peeio4 without trial, was
meet Mama] and diastases la its effects. It familiareed
them with prisons, and with crime in all its various features;
sad what did such boys as ibis Toghill care for ea imprison-
ment at seven days, acomegaMoi by • whipping ? They
would boast of it to their eampsisea as • mere nothing,
and by that means the armee •of • prison lost all its moral
effect. Until they masa &Mee as children, no good
would be done : and under the presort law It was not extra-
ordinary that • bol, of 10 years of age, should be convicted
twelve or fourteen times in lam thee two yams, as this boy
had been.

THE POLICE COURTS.
BOW-STREET.
Posv-orrice Ro Wet. Thomas Alford., a clerk
in the Post-office, was brought up to undergo a rwexamina-
ties, charged with stealing money oat of a letter whisk came
into his pommel= in virtue of hie employment.
It appeared that the prisoner was observed by an officer
in the -Post-Ae, in a secret place, to break open a letter,
and put something into his month, which afterwards Sorted
oat to be a sovereign.
The cue being completed, he was fully committed to
Newgata for trial.
A Plana= Bvistritto Srouso. —A respbeiectablyng at-
dtired sged woman was charged with &sulk
sot

Police-constable A, 187. stated that last night he was on
deity in the Mall, in plain clothes, when Le observed
prieoner accost and annoy arveral Find. men, end re quested
her ro go away. telling her that he was an officer ; but, '
instead of doing so, she commenced abusing him. Sim was
drank at the time, and he thought it right to take her into
custody.
Mr. Henry wished to know bow it was that she was
drunk in the park ? She replied that she was going hems
from a brether's in Wardour-strest, OxforcLatreet, where
she had been spending the evening rather pleasantly ; but.
although she had been drinking, she was not in the least
intoideeted.
The policeman repeated that she was, while the defendant
nitsmed that she was not, adding her opinion that it
was impobsible that a respectable woman like htraelf could
get drunk.
Mr. Henry did not doubt that she was what she reps-
seated he reef to be ; but it was quite clear she wee not
sober, and it was therefore reasonable to believe that she bad
been guilty of the charge imputed to her. Still, the fact of
her having oven attested was a sufficient punishment for the
offence, and be should order her to be discharged.
The defendant complained bitterly of having been dragged
through the public streets as an offender against the laws,
and accused t►e police ccnrable of having =mean:Hy
pulled her clothes about.
Mr. Henry thought that the drink she had taken must
have had some effect upon her senses, and her own v.olence
might have caused that. To some extent she ought to be
thankful that she was allowed to go away without a penalty,
but he hoped the night's imprisonment she bad buffered
would be a warning to her to keep sober in future.
She was then discharged.