The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-02 00:00:00

MILITARY.

A RICRUITIIIO PARTY 01 the Royal Sappers and Miners
has been established at Pembroke, under Capt. Nelson, R.E., under
whose dirsctiona the fortifications at that place are being constructed.

SPORTING.
TATry

The betting yesterday was almost entire) eonfined to the
Chapter Cup, tor which Great Western, Mrs. Taft, and atlit`Ptane
were mot prominently in demand. The nominstions for this and
the ether 'prin. handicaps ere expected to be unusually numerous,.
CumiTalt. Cue.-36 to 1 eget Cows& (0, 40 to 1 &est The
Tartar (t), 1000 to 30 agetOreat Western (t two or three limes),l,ooo
to 20 apt Geraldine (t), 1,000 to 20 apt Athelstane (t), 2,.,00 to 41.0
apt Blaze (t), 1,000 to 20 apt Melody (t), 50 to 1 apt Mrs. Taft,
1,000 to 111 apt F.,gle's Plume (t), 1,000 to 15 apt Malabo (t), 2,000
to 30 apt Chanticleer (t), 1,000 Vi 10 Ipt Puts LC. (t), 1,000 t. 10
apt Feratill, (t).
Darter.-36 to 1 apt Strongbow (t), 40 to 1 apt Elthiron
(t oo to 1.)
CRZSTER CCP. s
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NOMINATIONS up to the close last night in London, and
to 5 o'clock in the anent:ea at Chester :—Cavrrouch, Ribaivry. Cler-
mont, Louppron, Oreet Western, Egret, Vesta, Eagle'. Plume,
Iteality, Lugar, Firemen, Henry of Exeter, Peep o' Use Boy, C. s.
seek, Foreekaure, The Tartar, The Hero, King of Kildare, 'Dulcet,
k by Jsreed. S re, Inheritress, Pillage, Baby, f by Su Hercules o.t of
Peeress, Solon, Impostor (late Lanesburough), Embers: horpe, Ami-
n* Primrose, Sunnyside, Rodney, Burghley. Bedlam, Sir Peter
Laud., Windermere, Tlu Stinger, Radulphtui, Magruder,
ri.......Rairiestate, Good Boy, Backbiter, Cor-ican, Crary Lod, tisane,
Prince (hanky, Fogleman, The Swallow, P.m Mot,
Pally, Laraine, New Peers: Deer, Avenger, e by liarkaway
Med Dinn, Rowland, Joe o' Sot, Riechanalian„ c by Sir Hercules out
of Ditstru OW to Satirist, Idle Bo , a by Verulam, 4 yrs, Cocker-
=iirat.lpalatemdme, Chanticleer, , Mrs. Taft, I•dy Wiklair,
• ralms*John out of Mal, Mashie, Alice, Ellerdale,
11. lodine, Halo, Miss Nipper, Owsior, Pins.
1 ram Ranh" Woodcraft, Cymba, Rhesus, Honeycomb, The Widow,
ttamr la=Outtis Lard, Premier, %Minis, Clifford, Montague,
PerrykW„ Gabendon, Lola Monte; tiftruil, Do.
ilM.tjor itaramesm
ebelvasiparr, Orattiot,tiractioni,;NDzl it Agact Deer
p Resolution, 80rpt10e, (,Lendower, Bin.r
chat, liliewles, Imakawool Pavilion, Jovial, Tom Tit, Dacia, Vern.
=C hia, Yernhill, L'henside, Farewell, Doom, Projectile,
Areamment, Wanota, Thornhill, Snowdrop, Dough, Melferd,
The Swift, lielhainefi, John Coma (the Hato= Platuif cult), Gaffer
Gram.

lab) Ent,Manus.

JUDGES' CHAMBERS.—YisnutDAT.
_ Mere Ur. Bum Platt.

II.C•BE V. LORD 11117,7;1%--P;i1'WL/01111 OF • Plan.
—On Saturday an application was made to Mr. Baron Platt
by Mr. Conniff, !solicitor to the present Earl of Oxford, who
was detained in the Queen's Prison as the Hon. Alfred
Harley, commonly called Lord Hanel, for his discharge, he
having succeeded, by the death of his father, to the title of
the Earl of Oxford. The necessary documents were pro-
dined, and his lordship, eller considering the matter,
directed the attorneys of the several detaining creditors to
show cause why the Earl of Oxford should not be discharged
from custody, he being a peer of the realm. The linininOnadi
were made returnable yesterday (Monday), and several
' attorneys attended on the part of the creditors. In
' some cases the parties consented, and orders were made for
the discharge of the noble defendant; but in the above-named
cause, the application was resisted by the detaining credi-
tor's attorney. It was submitted that a peer was not entitled
to his privilege until he had taken the oaths preseribed—Mr.
Baron Platt said he had no doubt that a peer was privileged
before he had taken the oaths, and requested to be furnished
with cases which would show the converse of the proposition.
—His lordship adjourned the summons for an hour, in order
that counsel might appear for the creditor. —At a
subsequent period et the day the matter was resumed.
A barrister attended, and admitted that he could not Gnomes
to the effect dist a Ifsese was not privileged until he had taken
his seat.—His lordship made the order in this as well as in
the several other cases for the discharge of the Earl of Ox-
ford from the Queen's Prison. In this case a point was in-
cidentally mentioned of a novel and important character,
namely, whether the discharge would extinguish the several
debts of Ike detaining creditors, or whether the judgments
would survive the discharge of his lordship. It seems that
there is no ease on the subject, and the question will decide
whether an execution by operation of law will extinguish a
debt in the emu meaner as a discharge by the act of a credi-
tor. Orden in the several canes were drawn ap, and the
Earl of Oxford was discharged from the Queen's prison.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD OODItT.
The Joinaty SWIM of the above court was opened yester-
day wean lay She light Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Re-
corder. Alderman Suter, Alderman Challis, the sheriffs,
underuhmilh, and the ether City odious. There are 79
prisoners he trial, only ten days having elapsed eines the
court edjerresei.
Carmen ow onerarnito Mom MOIR Fuse Pas-
emcee.— W. Ward and Ci I. Rickards were Witted for a
misdemeanor is obtaining money by fake prelemem. The
promeator was a person named Arnold, who, la August last,
wee confined in Whilst:roes-street prison fee debt. It was
alleged that the defendants had introdused themselves to
:11.744 Moir the pretense that they meld get Ise !ha
lift ghilliees fees him, that ssea being nisei by
the wills if the presesseer pawning her ileum end sheeet
everytldeg she pemeemed.—Mr. Parry, at the elan of the
emblem fee the preepea_ don took en objection that it did
set make eat the ellegedea In the ladistmeat. that the
messy was upset the essidemelem /let the dellsdants
led hell,ast merely went is diew that they pro-
their islesties le de se. The 'mined twensel also
WA a teehnieel ehiesties lee emend mess in the indict-
neut.—The lime isloaleild en opinion that the Oise-
dons taken by the horsed emend were heel to the present
indictment, and under hh Wailes &alien the jury re.
bused a verdict of Not Otifhp.

POLICE.-YESTERDAY.
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AT TIE . INTOLVT:IT

DRITOIte Covae.—R. Boyle was charged with being con-
certed with Behmidt in stealing a number of schedules and
other denumate from the Insolvent Debtors Court. The
examination of Schmidt appeared in oar paper of yesterday.
A polies sergeant proved that when he apprehended the pri-
soner be " I'm the man you want." On telling him
the nature of the charge, be mid that Robertecn, who had
been discharged at the Mansion Hoare, where he was
brought up for stealing documents from the Cus-
tom House, was the cause of the whole affair.—
, IldirligAnne Damen said that the prisoner Schmidt was
at her house up to the period he wee taken into cus-
tody. The primer at the bar, who was his companion,
often came to the house, and on the same day that her lodger
was headed the primmer same about half past eleven
o' at eight, end lighted a fire. The next morning there
was a vast rituality ca burned papers under the grate, toed
although he did not remain more than ten minutes, he made
a very large fire, mending that he expected hie friend home.
—Anne Lambert, daughter of the housekeeper at the Insolvent
Debtors' Court, proved that she saw the prisoner coming
down stairs when the robbery was committed, on the Bth
ult. The prisoner was remanded.
CLERK.BNWILLL—A Taw:rout Cmanom or Be-
OAKT, Foment, Lam Daanation.—H. P. Pierce, alias
Philips, was charged with levies *omitted two finalities,
also with bigamy, sad daution kola the Grenadier Guards.
The prisoner on Tuneiny led *meted a police constable and
informed him that be bad herd a Beak post bill for 271. on
Kr. 8. Gardiner, a gentleman moiling at Brentford, and
that he had got cash for it whist he lied spent. When he
was first brought to this mat be said be picked up in the
street a letter containing rte Baakpem MB fur 271. which he
took to the Bank, and after reasipiteg I t gat it cashed. In-
spector Julia* asoartafted his sedemseid to be
true,
and a clerk from the Iseve-idia* attended and
confirmed the statement. He also discovered that the
prisoner bad formerly been a corporal in the
Grenadier Guards, from which he had deserted. He far-
ther traced him to have formed a connexion with the servant
maid of Mr. Singer, residing in Wandsworth, to whom he
paid his addition, and ultimately married her, and that he
had also married two other women who were now living, and
one of them was pregnant. While visiting the maid at Mr.