The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-24 00:00:00

coo riding an Thalia, Mr. Thellusson't &thin daughter
of Stockwell and Electra drew away in the last fifty yards,
and won easily by a length. Caithness, who ran a re-
markably peat bores, firdslual three lengths in the rear of
Thalia, while Moldavia, close up, was fourth, Jollity was
fifth, Claxton sixth, and Flenrette neat, these three
finishing in a cluster. Several lengths off came Char-
matte, eighth, Proserpina ninth, and Affidavit, Ambition,
Dulcimer, and Peeress next. The others were widely
scattered, the rear division comprising Wild Ague, Brown
Bread, Cranford, Miss Haworth, Out-and-Outer, Dales-
man, Harefield, and Seladin.
HANDICAP Ram of 1001., for 3.yrolds and upwards.
Across the flat. One mile 2 Wimp and 73 yards.
Mr. Dela Bee MUM Cleopatra by Stockwell—Ada, yrs,
fat Mb 'Kenyon) 1
Mr. C. Alexander's Robin Hood, it yrs, 714 Mb (Mutable) 2
Baron Rothachild's Love Apple. 4 yrs. Set 121 b.... ;Teske)
Dr. Syntax and M•Mmas Carol also ran.
Betting : 5 to 4 on Mdlle. Cleopatra,
and 4 to 1 apt
Christmas Carol. Love Apple made play, followed by the
favourite and Robin Hood into the Abingdon Mile bottom,
where the heron's mare was beaten, and Robin Hood
took up the running till half way in the cords, whenblffile.
Cleopatre, who had been waiting and pulling double all the
way, headed him and shot out, winning sunly by • length
and half. Love Apple was • bad third, and Christmas
Carol last.
OPTIONAL &LUNG STALLS of 5 soya. each, with 25
added, for 2-yr.olds ; colts, fist 121 b ; fillies, Bst 81b ; sell-
ing 'Dewiness. T.Y.C. (6 rube.)
Mr. T. Clnyton's Cromwell, by Warlock—Revtvalist (MC
Tat bib
(Murray) 1
Mr. Mackenzie& Domestic Bliss (MO), 7st Mb.. (Cameron) 2
Mr. Elliott's Order (gllO,, 7st 51b (Itaztable)
The following also ran :—Prondsed Lend c, Vulcan, and Fano.
Betting : sto 4 on Vukon, 2 to 1 apt the Promised
Land colt, and 4to 1 apt Cromwell. The three placed
ran in close company until entering the cords, when
Cromwell went to the front, and won cleverly by three
wth of a length. Order was a couple of lengths behind
Domestic Blim Kr. Mackenzie claimed the winner.
Swthrtraese of 10 soya each for all ages ; winner to
be sold for 80 sova, T.Y.C. (4 Baba.)
Mr. Stirling's William Pitt, by the Prime Minister-11a,
Morning, 3 yrs, lid Mb ,Cannon) 1
Mr. Mackenzles Oppressor, 4 yrs, Si 10Ib (Morris) I
Lord Westmorland's Kilkenny, 6 yrs, Pat ( 1 Gooier) 3
Effervescence also ran.
Betting : 6 to 4 on William Pitt, sto 2 apt Effer-
vescence, and 4to 1 apt Kilkenny. Oppressor made play,
followed by Billowy and William Pitt until half way in
the cords, when the last mentioned got his head in front,
and won after a fine race by a neck from Oppressor, who
defeated Kilkenny • head only for second place.
firoi.tho HANDICAP SWIIPIITAIONI of 15 soon. each, 10 ft,
for 3-yrolds and upwards. Winner to be sold for 2001.
Rowley mile. (6 subs.)
Baron Rothschild's Onlnivere, by Ong TOM—Gblife,
4 yrs. 7i 71b ;Peaks) 1
Captain Madsen's Oroyfoot, 3 yrs, Tst 2lb (Mum') 2
Mr. R. Ten Broach's Slender, 3 yrs, 7st ;H. Covey) 3
Betting : Even on Gninivere, 6 to 4 apt Slender, and
4 to 1 apt GreTfoot. The favourite made play through.
out, and won easily by a length. Slender was a bad third.
Swithewthess of 200 eova each, h ft, for colts, Bst 1011)
each. Lost 7 furlongs of Rowley mile. (6 rubs.)
Marquis of Hastings' Prodigal, 2 yrs, bat 101 b trordham) w.o.
The match between Ceylon and Veepasian is off by
consent.

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LATZST BETTING.—Tonsnar NIGHT.
THE DERBY.
1600 to 100 eget Plaudit (t)
THURSDAY.
Ara:Frances for the NUNSEEY STAMPS (Free Handicap) of
25 eons. each, for 2-7r-olda. Criterion Course.
at lb at lb
Viridla lO Waterenre lO
Pericles
Flying Reed
Ines
Commissioner
Lady Itceeklll
Lochaber
Lad y Lambkin .
Melanie ll Fby Sktnaliser—Mayea-
Problem
Janus
Tptedale
Gale
6
Mberlo Vedette 3 Gl'entle
by Loughew—Gentle
Greenback I Kitty
Cheiteoltena
Bidden ll
FRIDAY.
ACCEPTANCES FOR THE SECOND NCRSZEY STALES (Free
Hantliesp) of 25 eon. each, for 2-yr old*.
at lb at lb
Rh Flyinymer g Scud
8
Viridis
Vauban
Star of India 6 Cby Kohinoor—TopealL . 7
libaserek
titoponag
Far 3 Leases
8 Princess Th,yre 6
I
Tyndale
Foresight
Lady Rosebill
Cby Musjid—Kallpyge.. 2 Aruba 1
AstMebotne
Polley
=Ws 1 Bravura
Vendetta SIMI
Fby Longbow Gentle 8
Heide. lO Kitty
Sister to Vedette 9

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THE EXPRESS"; WEDNESDAY

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before the Recorder.)
In the case of Henry Burton and Edwin Morgan, two
tall and apparently very powerful young men, who sur-
rendered to take their trial upon an indictment which
alleged that they, being employed as attendants at the
Surrey Lunatic Asylum, did unlawfully assault George
Tite, One of the patients confined in the asylum, and that
they thereby wounded and canned him bodily injury,
the Recorder, in summing up, said that the defendants
were charged, under what he considered to be • very salu-
tary set of parliament, with the offence of ill-treating a
lunatic under their charge, but he could not help at the
same time elating that it appeared to him that there was not
the slightest evidence to support the count which charged
the defendants with wounding,and he though the jm,ought
to dismiasthat count altogether from theiroonaidanffon. Re
than referred to the evidence, and said it appeared to him
that the facts deposed to by the witness Conn could not
be relied upon, and that the real question was whether the
two other witnesses bad spoken the truth, and whether
the defendants bad been litulty of contravening the statute
by striking and assaulting the patient. A warder in •
lunatic asylum had undoubtedly the right to restrain a
patient from committing any act of violence, and if the
defendants had confined themselves to merely holding and
• the man Tite at the time he was about to make
nee of the chair, they would have been justified in so doing,
and it appeared to him that the real question for the jury
wee whet- her any blows had been struck by either of the

defendants.
The jury, after a short deliberation, found the defend-
ants Guilty of striking and moulting The, but at the same
time recommended them to mercy on the ground that they
had had a good deal to put up with from the violence of
the lunatic, and that they had consequently lost their
temper and sated indiscreetly.
When the defendants were called upon to state whether
they wished to say anything, they both replied that they
were entirely innocent.
The Recorder, addressing Mr. Sleio, said he supposed
the defendants would be discharged from their situations
after this conviction.
Mr. Sleigh said that they would, but he thought it right
at the same time to state that down to the period of this
tranesetiok they both bore a very good character, and w

complaint had ever been made it' init them.
The Recorder, addressing the efendents, said that they
had been found guilty after the very fullest inquiry of an
assault and ill-treating one of the patients who was
under their charge, and if they had been convicted upon
the more serious portion of the charge, he should have
pared a much more severe sentence than the one he was
about to pronounce. It was most important that persons
in their position should know that, if they acted with an
ns el
cruelty towards the unhappy perso who were
in their charge, that they were amenable to the law, and
were liable to punishment for such conduct. Under all
the circumstances, he should order them to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for two months.
James Bsdiniond Anderson, 20, and Maurice News
Goodstein, 20, two gentlemanly-looking young men, the
latter of whom surrendered to take his trial, were charged,
Anderson with embezzling about 2001. belonging to his em-
toy Messrs. Liddell and Co., wholesale sugar dealers,
Fannon-street, and Goodman with feloniously receiving
801., a portion of the money so embezzled, and also with
harbouring and =slating Anderson after the commission of

the felony.
The prisoner Anderson pleaded guilty, and the other
prisoner also pleaded guilty to that portion of the indict-
ment which that he had harboured and assisted
Anderson alter commission of the felony.
Mr. Metcalfe was instructed to prosecute ; Mr. Sleigh

for Goodman.
appeared
briefly stated the circumstances under
which the charges were preferred against the prisoners, and
which were somewhat remarkable. Anderson was em-
ployed by the prosecutors as clerk and town collector, and
on the day named in the indictment he received from
various customers a large sum money, which he ought to
have handed over immediately, but trusteed of doings° he ab-
soonded and went to Birmingham, where he was apprehended
by Webb, a very active and intelligent officer belonging to
the City police. Anderson and the other prisoner were on
intimate terms of friendship, and before the former left
London be gave Goodman 80/. in bank notes to take care of
for him. The way in which it WA sought to connect him
criminally with the transaction was by showing that when
he was first questioned he said nothing about the money,
and he afterwards admitted that be had burnt the notes,
his object being, as he stated, to endeavour to screen his
friend. Under these circumstances the prosecutors were
&aims not to offer any evidence upon the charge of re-
ceiving the 80/. feloniously; and with regard to the charge
to which he had lead guilty, namel that of harbour-
ing and usistingp theed
other prisoner, they, y did not press for
any punishment.
Mr. Sleigh said that he was much obliged,on behalf of the
prisoner, for the view h is learned friend had taken of the case,
and he would only add that the prisoner Goodman was a
most respectable Toung man in the service of a merchant
of high standing in the City, and he had not appropriated
any portion of the money to his own use, or derived the
slightest benefit from the transaction. His only object
was to endeavour to save his friend.
The Recorder, upon these facts, ordered Goodman to
enter into his own recognuances to appear and receive
judgment if be should be called upon to do so, and the
other prisoner, Anderson, was sentenced to twelve months'
hard labour.
Mr. Poland, just before the rising of the court, in-
timated that, in the case of Mayhew, for the jury perju-
ries, he was satisfied, on behalf of the prosecution, that the
affidavits referred to were genuine, and the application for
I a postponement to the next session would, therefore be
acceded to.
(Before the Common Serjeant.)

Albert Lloyd, 21, described as being a clerk, pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing four
shirts, twelve collars, and eight yards of velvet, the pro-
perty of Sampson Copest,ke and others, his masters.
It appeared that the prisoner had been in the service of
the prosecutors, the well-known and extensive warehouse-
men, carrying on business in Cheapside and Bow-church-
yard, and it world seem that he bad yielded to sudden
temptation and robbed his employers, whose lenity he ad-
mitted when apprehended on the charge by detective
officer Hancock, of the City police.
The Common Serjeant sentenced the prisoner to nine
months' imprisonment with hard labour in the House of
Correction.
Walter Houston, 30, warehouseman, pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with stealing 42 yards of calico,
six shirts, 84 collars and divers other goods, the property of
Sampson Copesteke and others, his masters.
Mr. Daly, who in this as in the preceding case appeared
for the prosecution, stated that the prisoner, who was en-
gaged in the packin department of the establishment of
the prosecutors, had been in the habit of abstracting cer-
tain portions of the goods intended to be packed for a legi-
timate customer, and the goods he purloined had been
traced by an astute City officer (Hancock) to respectable
tradesmen, to whom the prisoner had sold the goods as
being his own property.
Mr. F. 1L Lewis, who appeared for the prisoner, urged
upon the consideration of the court the fact that ho had
been ten years in the employment of the prosecutors, and
that for the last twelve mouths his expenses had been in
creased by the serious and protracted illness of his wife.
The Common Serjeant sentenced him to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for eighteen calendar months.
John Aatbrook, 21, and Henry Pit field, two privates in
the Grenadier Guards, at present stationed in the Tower,
were indicted for grievously assaulting Thomas Fox ►and
Thomas Burke, two constables of the Metropolitan polies
force, while in the execution of their duty.
Mr. Poland, with whom was Mr. Beasley, conducted the
prosecution, instituted by the Treasury Treasury; Mr. Montagu
Williams appeared for the prisoner Pitfield. The prisoner
Ashbrook was undefended by counsel.
The evidence disclosed that on the night of the 6th inst.
a disturbance amongst some soldiers and women took plat*
at the Little Tower beerahop, on Tower-hill, and the two
police-constables already named were called upon to put an
end to the disturbance. In their efforts to do so they
were both assailed by Ashbrook, who took off his belt, and
with it inflicted a blow on the constable Fox which cut
through his helmet, and inflicted a severe incised wound
on his head. The prisoner Pitfield was sworn to be
engaged in the melee, but in a leis violent degree.
Mr. M. Williams made an eloquent and energetic appeal
to the jury on behalf of his client, Pitfield, who received a
good character.
The Common Serjeant summed up, and the jury, after
a short consultation, returned a verdict of acquittal in
favour of Pitfield, and of guilty against Ashbrook, accom-
panied by a recommendation to mercy on the ground of
the row and disturbance that prevailed at the time of the
assault.
Mr. Poland took occasion to inform the eourt that
orders had been issued by the police authorities that the
constables should not interfere in cases where soldiers were
engaged. In this instance the constable Burke went to
the Tower for military assistance, which was refused, and
hence the compulsoryinterference of the two constables
to maintain the pease.
The Common Sentient, in passing sentence, said the
police must be protected in the execution of their duty
in fighting to preserve the peace, just as soldiers who
fought for peace against the enemies of their country must
be protected. He should act upon the recommendation of
the jury, and peas upon the prisoner the lenient sentence of
four months' imprisonment with hard labour.
A person in the body of the court complained that the
state of Tower-hill was disgraceful, owing to its being ill
lit at night, and in consequence the outrages were nu-
merous.
The Common Serjeant said this might be cured by an
appeal to the alderman of the ward, or to Sir R. Mayne,
the chief of the Metropolitan police.

CLOSE or THE LOBO VACATlON.—Yesterday the
long vacation ended, and to-day declarations will be
served hi actions in which parties have appeared. The
Chancery vacation will end on the 28th inst. At the
Judges' Chambers yesterday Mr. Baron Martin attended,
and disposed of the summonses of the three courts. To-
day one of the learned judges will attend at the chambers
of each court. After the present week each Chancery
court will take its own cases of public companies under
windieg-up =talcs.