The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1867.

fancy points to Treasure Trove or Aggravator ; Johnstone
Plate, Historian or Mosley ; Burton Stakes, Sister to
Vedette ; lilankney Stakes, Bel Giorno or Speculum :
Plainton Handicap, King Charming or Moleskin ; Aeeland
Nursery, Inspiration, or anything else the Chaplin-
Machell confederacy may start ; Steeple Chase, Lincoln.
Next week the Liverpool Autumn Cup, the last of the
great races of the year- which promises to be an exciting
one, judging from the way the handicap was received—
will be decided, but as the acceptances will be declared to-
morrow I need not discuss it now.—l am, Ice.,

METEOR.

BETTING IN LONDON.—SrrusDAY.

This being the hat day of the Newmarket Houghton
Meeting, the majority of speculators stayed to " play
the game out," and the clubs were in consequence but
meagrely attended. A few small beta were now and then
made on the Liverpool Autumn Cup; but these are not
worth recording, seeing that the acceptances are due on
Tuesday, and also that as yet no genume commission has
been thrown into the market.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.

SATURDAT.

The campaign at head-quarters was concluded on Satur
day, with a comparatively light days sport,the programme
having been further reduced by the falling through of no
fewer than four matches, the most important of these
being the one between Lord Lyon and Rama for a thousand.
Of course the attendance was on a more limited scale than
on any of the preceding days, but the weather was fine in
the extreme, although just as the racing was concluding a
heavy fog came on. The racing, which was with one or
two exceptions of the plating character usually witnessed
on the closing day, requires no mama here, the appended
return presenting every feature.
I HANDICAP PLATE of :101., for 3-yr-olthi and upwards.
Cambridgeshire course (1 mile 240 yards). (21 entries.)
Mr J. moon's Excitement, by Stanipedo—Lady Dundas,
3 yes, fist Tlb 'Butler, 1
Mr. Chaplin's Brendalbane,L yrs, Tit 10Ib (Cannon) 2
Mr. J. Taylor's Tribune, 4 yes, cit Ninell, 3
The following also ran .--Strafford's dam colt, Ulphtu, MW-
wife, DeUum, and Role Stock.
Itamtuond weighed for Elsie Veinier, aged, fa, but on the
way to the post she bolted, threw her jockey, and was not taught
in time to start

to''Betting: ti apt Ulphus, 4 to 1 apt Breadalbane, 5
to 1 agst the Strafford'a dam colt, 6 to 1 apt Excitement,
100 to 12 agst Midwife, and 100 to H apt Helium. Excite.
ment made play, attended by Breadalbane and Midwife,
l'lphus in the centre of the course, and Helium on the
left, being well up till rising the hill, where Midwife gave
way, and immediately after Ulphus dropped into the rear.
Tribune then joined Breadalbane, but Excitement was
never headed, and won cleverly by a neck. Half a length
divided the second and third, and the others finished as
placed, separated at wide intervals,
MAlners I'LAri: of 100 nova' for yr-olds ; colts,
Dot 101 b ; fillies and pldinp, Bst7lb ; selling allowances.
T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards). (17 entries.)
Lord Gonyngbanis Westmorland, by Pelkui -West Wind,
sat 1016
Lard Glasgow's f Young Melbourne—the Rescued. Sat 711.
(T. French) I
Duke of Neweaelles Claire., Hit 1011. Daley 3
The tollowing also raw—Lump Sugar, Solitaire, Snowdrop,
Victorieuse Wanlour, colt.
- . . .

Betting : 7 to 4 apt Clairon, 2 to 1 apt the Rescued filly
and 10 to 1 "bar two." Lump Sugar made the running,
followed by Westmorland, the Rescued filly, and Clairon to
the dip, where the leader gave way, and Westmoreland
was left with a slight advantage of Lord Glasgow's filly
and Clairon, both of whom made determined efforts to
reach Lord Conyngham's colt, who, however, easily stalled
them off and wou by three parts of a length ; a length
divided second and third, Wardour was fourth, Lump
Sugar fifth, Solitaire sixth, Snowdrop and Victorians/
next, the Era colt being last, beaten a long way. The
trainer of Wardour was fined I/. for not running in the de-
clared colours.

Tin Buss= erals.4 of 23 Dove. each, 10 ft, for 2-yr-
olds; cats, Bst 101 b; and fillies,Bst 711 N penalties and allow-
ances. T.Y.C. (31 subs.)
11r. 8. Thellsasos's !Actor, by Lambton—Parasol, Set 12Ib
Irortlhans) I
Baron Rothschild's King Alfred, Bst ilh li. Daley; 2
Mr. Chaplin's St. Ronan, 9st lib oncludiag Mb extra,
'Custance, 3

tab, intelligence.
METROPOLITAN COUNTY COURTS.

(Sitting days appolated for the present n.h.l
BLOOMBRIIRT, Portland-med.—Tuesday, Oct Wednesday,
ao . Thursday, 31 Friday, Nov. 1.
ARTLEDONR, MarLdlebnneroad.—Wedneaday, Oct. 30.
RO BMPTON, White 's
-grove.—Tuesday, Oct. N.
CLERIENIOILL, Duncan-terrace.—Monday. Oct .
20, Wednesday, 30. Thursday, 31 hiday, Not. 1.
Old-atreet-road.--Monday, Oct. tt+ . Tuesday. V .
Thur,.dsy. 31.
Bow, liow.road.—Friday, Nov. 1.
WHITIONAPEL. Great Premeot-street. —Tuesday, Oct. :
Wednesday. 30 : Thursday, 31 •. Friday. Nov. 1.
ROCTRWAItit, Swastatreet—Wedneeday, oct. 30: Thursday. 31.
Leman', Camberwell New-road.—Tuesday. Oct N.
MINI/MICH. —WednettlAN, Oct. 30.
WOOLWICIL—Thnradsy, Oct. 31.
Orr ur LONDON, Guildhall-buildings.—Tuesday, Oct. 2;
Thursday. 31 Saturday, Nor. 2.
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—MOIROW, Oct. 29.

Mr. (;eorge Coppin, a gentleman residing with his family
at Jeney.
It appeared from the evidence of 160 M that between II
and 12 o'clock on Wednesday night last he was on duty in
the Southwark-bridge-road, when he saw the prisoner run-
ning into Queen-street as fast as she could with something
bulky in front of her, partially covered with her apron.
something wrong he watched her, and seeing
:::Peeiftetlttar-court, in the Mint, he felt satisfied that she
had stolen property in her possession. He accordingly fol-
lowed her, and as soon as she saw him she threw down the
portmanteau produced and ran away. He caught hold of her,
and asked her what she was going to do with it, and to whom
it belonged, when she said that a man gave it to her to
carry, and that was all she knew about it. Witness had
since found the owner of the property, and he was now in
attendance.

Mr. George Coppin said that on Wednesday night he
arrived from Southampton by the London and r-muth
Western Railway, and hired a cab to carry him and his
luggage to a relative's at Bermondsey. He saw placed on
the roof of the vehicle a large boa and the portmanteau
produced. As they were driving along the New-cut, some
persons called out to the driver to stop, and as soon as he
did so they discovered that the portmanteau had been
taken from the roof. Information was given to the police,
and on Thursday he saw the portmanteau at the station-
house. He identified it as his property. It was worth
about 10/. There were two ladies' dresses and some tri-
fling articles of wearing apparel still missing.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, mid at tint that
a man gave it her to carry, and at last she pleaded guilty.
The constable told his worship that the prisoner lived
with a thief, who bad, since the robbery, kept out of the
way. The prisoner had never been in trouble before.
Mr. Burchain sentenced her to six week,' bard labour
at Wandsworth.

THE SPECIAL COMMISSION AT MANCHESTER.

The special commission at Manchester for the
trial of the 26 prisoners charged with the murder of
Police-sergeant Brett on the 18th September, when Kelly
and Deasy were rescued from the prison van,was opened on
Saturday afternoon at four o'clock. Mr. Justice Mellor
was present in full robes. Mr. Justice Blackburn was
expected, but had not arrived. The communion was read
in the usual perfunctory manner, and the proceedings
lasted only a few minutes. Except the presence of a few
magistrates and extra policemen, these was no departure
from the ordinary course. Seats have been appointed for
26 prisoners in four rows, with ►n upright wand on the
right hand of each, with the number attached in the
calendar to each prisoner at the top of each wand.
Mr. W. P. Roberts received a final answer from the Home-
office on Saturday evening. After his latest published
letter to Mr. Secretary Hardy, he telegraphed to the press
on Saturday morning as follows :—" This morning brings
rue letter from treasury solicitor with list of 25 additional
witnesses, none of whom were ever heard of before, to give
evidence against Allen and others. It is altogether im.
possible that proper defence can be made without time for
inquiry and consultation with prisoners, no two of whom
can be seen at the same time. The supposed evidence
corresponding with what these new witnesses would have
said before the magistrates should have been sent to me
at least a fortnight ago—es indeed was premised when the
ease was before the magistrates. This course is always
adopted in such cases. I have telegraphed the Home
Secretary that the prisoners may not be tried till as long
after Monday as can be given, and that sup-
posed evidence may be sent to me directly." The
answer from the Home Secretary, received by
telegram on Saturday evening, was as follows :
" I cannot interfere in any way with the opening of the
commission. lam informed that it is not neomeary, but
common, es a matter of fairness, to give the names of new
witnesses who may possibly be called. This has been done
as soon as was practicable. Your application by letter
that the government should bear the expenses of the
defence cannot be entertained."

The Attorney-General (Sir J. Kerslake) and Mr. Higgin
are the counsel selected to oonduct the prosecution.
During Saturday Serjeant O'Brien and Mr. Rigby Seymour
were communicated with on behalf of the prisoners,and an
answer wan received on behalf of those gentlemen that one
of them would reach Manchester on Saturday eight and
the other yesterday. Mr. Ernest Jones and Mr. Cottingham
will also hold briefs for the defence.