The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-01 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(3Y ILSCIIITO 11111101.L.711.)

CROXTON-P ARK MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

GRANBY HANDICAP. One mile and a half.
Mr. flykee, Odd Trick, Melones, Newirser,n, Zaydre Zee,
Prince of Orange, Huntsmen, Coarier, Old Tom, Lazy Lam,
A/sgarth, end Brown Holland are here.
CROXTON-PARK PLATE. One
Mslame, Bet Esparanra, Coneborough, Selman, end
Schoolfellow, are here.
CUP of 00. Two enter.
Odd Trick, Zynder Zee, Hanteman, York, Glentius,
Empty Bounce, and ICAsby, me here.
BILLVOIR CASTLE STARES. One mile.
Little Agnes, Gaspard, Coxcomb, and Bolin, rue here.

CONPEBSION OP A WIDEN NIADLY POSIT-
Tease YEATIA AGO I—A man named Showy died et Castor
last week, and whilst on his death-ted he confeseed to having
participated in the murder sed robbery of Thomas notch, •
shepherd. of Subbirogron, in November, 1816. Pnetelt had
been to Peterborough market to sell some sheep far Mr. Gee-
kill, of Wansford, end was murdered on his way her, the
last seen of him alive being at a publk-house at Thorpo„
which place he left in company with Siemey and two men
("ince dead) named Browitt end Burtildge, of Thornhaugh.
hinny says that he Browits, and Barbidee murdered
French by beating him on the head with hedge /takes;
they then robbed him and buried him in • manure
heap, where he lay three weeks, but !/..ring the me.
nure beep would be removed, they went one night and
took the body away, and threw it into the rime Nese close
by Water Newton over
1816
at which place it was found on
the 2nd of December, 1816. On the elmovery of the body
Brenda std Barbidge were apprehended on suspicion, bat
nothing being proved against them they were discharged,
both of them averring that they ported company with de-
ceased at Sutton, be taking the foot-path to Mena and they
the reed to Wensford..—fOn referring to the Mercury of
December 6,1816, we find that the ear leer's jury renamed a
verdict of found drowned, end that some silver remsfeed in
the pocket of deceased when the body was taken oat of the
raver.]—Brew:tt was afterwards transported for some
offence, and whilst In prison he twice sent for a me of
French's to say he bad something of impfitauce to commu-
nicate to him, but on French's son arming at the prison
Browitt had nothing parUcolar to say. It Ls now awned
that he then intended to confess the murder —Stamford
Mercury.
SOOTTIBII ROYAL NAVAL COAOT VOLUNTEILLe.—..
This force is now being re-enrolled for another period of five
yews, and we ere glad to learn that the younger sad me
able-bodied portion of the men embodied five years ego ire
cheerfully coming forward for anothv terra of tive years.
kTvtarty.mithaytwebellvadowiso...., for thhortegoc.dizavipfuaitial.,thdb.et,gio.paveernr7nitthheenetrah:
judices at first entermierd against *Weeks the faros The
pay while on duty was also good. It go hippened that,
duringof
de-
tained calledt. out2soTn diticornyl:d.t. two
fi
or :
ey lib
dh o afthihnelecheenyriwocoaLciiwalt;
Tea,
eye!,
loocaiti only
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Scottish Navel Volunteers, we may remark, are, as a
class, superior to their brethren in England. Many of these
latter, we 'soder itand, were laudemen, while °them were of
itidiffereet character, so that we do not wonder that, as was
lately mentioned in tho Hous of Commons,
,ton
men were
not forthcoming at their reus'cre . In Scotland, on the other
bend, no landsmen were enrolled. The tare emsbee4 sickly
of fishermen and anion to the coasting wale, men who are
sever off our chores, and who have always appeared at the
trsiatng.—Benf Await.
VANITY AND VIIATION.—•A Mother of things
ware hapoesteg at both places, of which our Virginias bad
not the slightest Idea. I eased do not things heppee under
our eyes, and we not see them ? Are not comedim and
tragedies daily performed before us of width we union:and
neither the fun nor the pathos? Very likely George goes
home thinking to himself, " I have each en internam on the
heart of this yo erg creature. She has almost cognised as
much. Poor artless little maiden I I wonder what there ie
in me that she should like me Can he be angry with hex
for Usti unlucky preference ? Was ever a man wry at
such a nano ? He would not have been so well pleased,
perhaps, had he known ell ; end th it be was only one of the
performer. In the comedy, not the principal character by
any morns; Itesescranis and eldenstern in the tragedy,
the part of Rantlet by a geistleman unknown. now
acted often
are our little realties shocked in this not and aubj
to wholescons humflia.ion I Dare you fanc:ed that
Lncinde's eyes beamed on you with a genial teed, ruse, and
prtamily become awaro that she ogles year neighbour with
the very mane killing glanmat Ben not exchanged
exquisite whispers with Wage at this di er-table (sweet
acme del oioms p~reeas a old horde to the drawing•
Teo sun ehiaea farevertb:dyi the sveitthe.rall:velaz:
I —not ts
your keg oneo; and lino s
only, good Method-2de Virginians,
_ No. 18.