The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30. 1 567.

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DaMe sixth. and Aspasia last. The winner was bought in
for 105 guineas.
A HANDICAP PLATE of Po soya., added to a sweepstakes
of 5 soya. each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra.
One Mile and a quarter.
Mr. Beatintan's kgeravator, by Stockwell—Miss Tees-
dale, 3 yrs, 7st 11Ib (: lenient) • 1
Sir Y. John-tone's Sister to Vedette, 3 )11, 7st nib
;Inc. 71b ex.) Kenyon) • 2
l.orrl Coventry's Dram, 4 'Ts. Sat llb J. Adam-, 3
The following also ran:—Vampire, lthymer, and Maid of the
MM.

CHELMSFORD AUTUMN MEETING.
TUINIDAY.

The autumn meeting held to-day on Galleywood-com-
mon suffered from several causo, the most immediate
being its clashing with Worcester. to which meeting so
many of the leading turfltes had gone, and a mere handful
assembled where an extensive patronage, especially of the
Luodeuma, had Wen ant.eipateil. The weather too was
dead against the attendance, and the people outside the
enclosure might easily have been counted. Hain full during
the forenoon, and there were showers at intervals in the
afternoon, so that the local people could not be induced to
venture out. The sport provided was of a fair clam, and
it is a subject for surprise that the fields kept up so well
as they ilid considering the heavy going. The various
races decided require no comment, other than that given
in the appended return :
THc N easeev HaniucaF of 5 son. each, 2 ft, with 40
added ,• winners extra. Half a mile. (32 subs.)
Mr. Ileviles Benevolenee. by Gibraltar or Alvediston—
Dame Alice, sal sib 'Wilson) 1
Mr. J. Wood's Beauty, 9st
sptaln D. Lane's f by Thormanby—Cathlne, gat ,Killlek, S
The following also ran :—Lady Wentworth, Nutriment, salvor,
Fortress, end Acorn.
Betting ; 11 to 8 agst Benevolence, 5 to 2 apt Beauty,
5 to 1 eget Salvor, 6 to 1 agst Fortress, and 10 to 1 " bar
four." The start was delayed some time owing to the
bolting of Nutriment. When the flag was lowered
Benevolence tookup the running, having in attendance
Salvor, Beauty, and the Carbine silly to the crest of the
hill, two hundred yards from home, when Salvor was
beaten, and Beauty was left in the second (dace, but she
never reached the favourite, who won easily by three-
quieten of a length. A length intervened between
second and third, Nutriment was fourth, Salvor fifth,
Acorn sixth, Forum seventh, and Lady Wentworth last.
THE GRAND STAND STAKES of 5 AO7ll. each, with 30
added, for an are ; weight for age, with selling and other
allowances. Half a mile.
Mr. .1. Dawson's c by Newcastle, dam by Colstenlale—
Lsteef ,to, 2 yrs, Gat 12lb (Kllliek) 1
Count Laminae's L'Africalne (80 , tyrs, sst 1311) ..;11 urs6 2
Mr. Dizon's Pauline ;10 . 3 gra. 711311) (Goodwin ;
The following also ran : —skylight, Timolaus, Buniboat, Ernie,
Ettrick, Maid of Burghley, Alarmist, and Lady Zetland.
Betting 6 toll agst L'Africeine, 5 to 2 agst the Lateef
colt, 7 to 1 each agst Ettrick and Lillie, 8 to 1 apt Pauline,
and 10 to 1 apt any other. The Lateef colt, close up
with whom were L'h.fricaine, Skylight, Pauline, and Maid
of Burghley, made running for a quarter of a mile,when the
Lateef colt assumed a clear lead on the stand side, and,
never being approached, won easily by two lengths ; three-
quarters of a length divided the second and third ; Skylight
was fourth, close up ; Maid of Burghley fifth, littnck
sixth, Lady Zetland seventh, Lillie eighth, and Timeline
last. The winner was sold to Mr. Gadding for 125
guineas.
Tile CHELJSFORD ACTUIIN HANDICAP of 10 move. each,
h ft, sod 2 only if declared ; winners extra. One mile.
(15 subs., 7 of whom pay 2 nom each to the fund.)
Mr. ileteher's Cuprite, by Knight of liars—CaptlausAyrs,
Ist 81b (Wilaon, 1
Hr. Fleming's Van Amhtugh, 3 yrs. Set Bb (Cross) 2
Betting : 5 to 2 on Van Amburgh. The non-favourite
made the whole of the running, and won Ina canter by ten

Betting: 6to 4 nit Aggravator, 4 to 1 each apt Drum
and Sister to Vedette, and IS to I agst Rhymer. Drum
made play, followed by Vampire, Sister to Vedette, and
Rhymer, until naming the stand, where Vampire took up
the running, Drum, Aggravator, and Sister to Vedette
being his inmediatefoiloiters. Rhymer dropping away to
the rear. They ran with little variation until within a
quarter of a mile of home, when Vampire was beaten,
Drum and Aggravator racing on sido by side, followed by
Sister to Vedette. Opposite the stand Aggravator had
an advantage, but Suter to Vedette finished with a
rush, and just getting up. a dead beat was the result.
Drum finished a head only from the deadheal.ers. Vam.
nire was fourth, Maid of the Mill fifth, and Rhymer
last.

DECIDING HEAT.—Betting 5 to 2 on Aggravator, who
made all the running, and wonin a canter by a length.

ADDITIONAL ARRIVALL-Lily, Gay Torn, Cabin Boy,
Sunnyside, Laird of Scotland, Eliza gelding, Daisy, Tor-
tuga Meerschaum, Garin, Joker, Romney, Isis, Christmas
Carol. The Nun, Ace of Trumps, by British Yeoman,
Laura by Neville, Fleetwing, Northern Light, Foxholes,
Comberton, Walter's Town, Torch, Maid, Musk, Tally-
Ho.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before the Recorder.)

At the sitting of the court Mr. Poland, who Is instructed
to prosecute the woman calling herself the Hon. Geraldine
Meurice, but who has several aliases, and who is charged
with swindling some of the principal West-end tradesmen
to a very large amount? made an application to the
learned judge to be permitted to add another count to the
indictment that was intended to be preferred against the
prisoner. The prisoner was now charged with conspiring
with another person not in custody to defraud particular
tradesmen, and he desired to add another count charging
the prisoner with a general intention to defraud. He
made the application under the provisions of an act of par-
liament which had only just come into operation, and
which gave to the court, as at present constituted, the
same powers that were vested in a judge at chambers.
The Recorder observed that he had no power to make
the order required of him unless it appeared that the evi-
dence in the original depositions referred to a charge of
the same description as the fresh one that was intended to
be preferred. He bad seen the depositions, and he
thought he should he justified in granting the application
of the learned counsel.

Jolts, Heytland BrOWlle, 25, a very gentlemanly looking
young man, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing 2001.,
the property of Champion Jones and others, his masters.
Mr. Sleigh said he was instructed to prosecute on behalf
of the London and County Bank, and they did so with
very great reluctance, on aocount of the good character the
prisoner had heretofore enjoyed and the period be had
been in the service of the company. The circumstances
under which the offence was committed were these : The
prisoner having had leave of absence, appeared to have
taken the sum of 2001. from the till, end in order to can-
oesl the fact and prevent discovery during his absence, he
recanted to the expedient of altering a cheque that had
been sent in by one of the customers of the bank for 2001.
to double that amount, and then made • false entry in
the books of the bank. The customer to whom this cheque
belonged was not in the habit of examining his pass-book
very frequently ; but it happened that he did so very
shortly after the fraud and robbery had been committed,
and it was consequently discovered. The bank authori-
ties, however, had such a high opinion of the prisoner
that for some time they thought that there bad been
some mistake, and it was only in the performance of their
duty that they at length felt compelled to institute the
present prosecution.
The prisoner, when asked whether he had anything to
say why judgment should not be passed upon him, replied
that he felt deeply sorry for what he had done, but be in-
tended to have replaced the money. He added that be
hoped that his previous good conduct would have the
effect of alleviating the sentence that would be passed
upon him.
The Recorder said that in • case like the present, where
a banker's clerk had broken the trust that was reposed in
him, and robbed his employers of a considerable sum of
money, and then resorted to forgery and falsification of
the books to conceal the original crime, the court hsd no
alternative but to pass upon the prisoner • sentence of five
yearn' penal servitude.
William Witt,l6, pleaded guilty to the charge of forging
a cheque for 401.
The prisoner it appeared was in the service of a firm in
the City, and he had been entrusted with a cheque for 41.,
the amount of which be altered to 401., end obtained the
money.
Mr. Cooper, who was instructed for the defence, said
the case of the prisoner was rather • melancholy one. His
mother died in 1863 sad upon his father marrying again
his stepmother insisted upon his being turned out of
doors. He had since this time endeavoured to support him-
self by his industry, and had conducted himself exceedingly
well, until he was ten.pted to commit the act to which he
had pleaded guilty.
The Recorder sentenced the prisoner to twelve months'
hard labour.

:has Bourn Esau HANDICAP of 3 sows. each, 1 ft, with
20 added, for all ages ; winners extra ; winner to be sold
for 40 sous. Three-quarters of a mile.
Count Lagrange's Leda, by Ventre St. Otis—Lesbie,3 yrs,
tut 101 b Hurl 1
Mr. J Wood's Skylight, S yrs, lit 1011,
'Jarvis I
Mr. J. Wood's Dr. Wilson, 2 YU. ast 104 h (Wilson) 3
The following also ran:—Faint Heart, Delimit, Mariana, WM-
wotth, Maid of Burghley, and Lady Love.
Betting : 5 to 2 apt Delium, 4 to 1 apt Dr. Wilson,
sto 1 apt Leda, and 7to 1 apt Faint Heart. The latter
and Delium were the first off, and made running with
Whitworth, Dr. Wilson, Leila, andSkylightin closeattend-
ance for a quarter of a wile, when Whitworth, in thecentre,
headed the two leaders, and showed the way till juat outside
the distance, when Leda supplanted him, and maintaining
the advantage to the end, won in a canter by two lengths,
which distance separated the second and third, Faint
He irt; was fourth, Delium fifth, Maid of Burghley sixth,
Whitworth seventh, Lady Love eighth, and Mariana last.
The winner was sold to Mr. Prioe for :".0 guineas.
Tug BETTING HANDICAP PLATE of 40 sons. ; winners
extra Seven furlongs.
Mr. Lambourne's Court Card, by Fandango—M. Phil:Ma's
dam, 3 7111, 7st Slb (Heatable 1
Mr. Wheatsheafs Lady Olencora, 2 yrs, sst 71h ..(Hurst) 2
Mr. Beeves's Union Jaek. 8 yn.sd 10th (Barshl S
The following also ran :—Magple, Nancy. and Est:Bement.
Betting: sto 4 apt Excitement, 2 to 1 apt Court
Card, and sto 1 apt Union Jack. Excitement made the
running, followed by Union Jack, Lady Glencora, and
Court Card for a little over half the distance, when Court
Card took up the running and won easily by a length.
Half a length divided second and third, the favourite was
fourth, Nancy fifth, and Magpie last.

Thomas Gihbons, 31, shipwright; William Leicester, 30,
dealer ; Mary Anne Atkin, 22, and Catherine Atkins, 18,
were charged with a burglary in the dwelling house of
James Hawthorne, and stealing a quantity of jewellery of
the value of 1001., his property. They were also charged
with feloniously receiving the seine articles of jewellery
knowing them to have been stolen.
Mr. Cooper prosecuted, and the prisoners were defended
by Mr. Collins, Mr. Montagu Williams. and Mr. Pater.
The prosecutor in this case is a jeweller, carrying on his
business at Chureh-street, Hackney, and on the night of
the 29th of August, his premises were entered after the
family had retired, and a good deal of valuable property
stolen. There was no evidence whatever to connect either
of the prisoners with the actual burglary, but it appeared
that when they were taken into custody in the beginning
of October, la considerable portion of the stolen jewellery
was found in their possession, and the statements made by
some of the prisoners left no doubt that they were per-
fectly well aware that it had been obtained dishonestly.
The jury Acquitted Catherine Atkins, and found the
other three prisoners Guilty upon the count in the indict-
ment which charged them with feloniously receiving the
property knowing it to have been stolen.
Evidence was then given that all the prisoners who
were found guilty had been previously convicted of felony,
and that the two men had been convicted of burglary and
of having housebreaking implements in their possession,
rind had each been sentenced to penal servitude.
The Recorder sentenced the male prisoners to be kept in
penal servitude for ten years, and the woman to be im-
prisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve months.
_

The grand jury were discharged at the rising of this
court, having concluded their labours.
(Before the Common Serjeant.)
THE ALLEGED FRAUD BY INSURANCE BROKEWL

It will be recollected that two gentlemen named Grubb
and Robinson, who formerly carried on business as in-
turance brokers in the City, were committed for trial from
the Mansion-house, to this court, upon the charge of hav-
ing unlawfully appropriated to their own use a large sum
of money, the produce of insurances that had been effected
upon a vessel called the Trevelyan, and which they had
been directed to apply to a specific pureose.
Mr. Metcalfe, who had been instructed to prosecute, said
that he had carefully considered the evidence in support
of the charge against the defendants, and he had come to
the conclusion that there were legal difficulties in the way
of supporting the charge that could not be overcome. It
appeared, in the first place, that the policies upon which
the money had been obtained were made out in the names
of the defendants, and there also appeared to have
been a question, in the first instance, as to who was
really entitled to the money. If any offence at all
had been committed, it appeared to him that it had
been in the character of trustees ; but in order to sup-
port r. charge of that description it was necessary to obtain
the sanction of the Attorney-General, which had not been
done, and under all the circumstances he had to ask for
the permission of the court that no bill should be preferred
against the defendants, and that the reeognizances of the
witnesses who had been bound over should be discharged.
The Common Serjeant said he was aware of the nature
of the case, and felt the force, of the observations made by
the learned counsel as to the difficulty of supporting the
charge. Be therefore thought a very proper course had
been taken in withdrawing from the prosecution.

Benjamin Collyer, 21, a smart-looking young fellow,
wearing the uniform of the Dragoon Guards, pleaded
guilty to a charge of steeling a diamond and ruby cross,
the property of Flora May, in a dwelling-house.
Mr. Warner Sleigh was instructed to prosecute.
It will be recollected that the prisoner, who had for-
merly held a commission in the army, and who is said to
be very respectably sonnected, met the prosecutrix in the
Haymarket, and accompanied her home, representing at
the time that he was an 0f50.r in the army, and that his
regiment was stationed at Hounslow. Before they went
to bed the prosecutrix showed the prisoner her jewellery,
among which was the cross in question, and he very much
admired it. The prosecutrix locked up her property, and
also the door of the bedroom, but dur ng the night the
prisoner contrived to obtain possession of the cross, and
got away with it, and he was not taken into custody until
• considerable time afterwards.

There was a second charge of a similar kind preferred
against the prisoner by another woman of stealing a gold
watch and chain, and be was sentenced to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for two years.
Wsiliast Monroe, 47. tailor, was charged with felo-
niously wounding Charles Lewis, with intent to do him
grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Daly prosecuted.
The prisoner and the prosecutor in this cue were both
inmates of St. James's workhouse, end on the night the
affia.ierartypened they both slept in the same ward ; and it
ap that the prisoner quarrelled with the prosecutor

and another man, and blows were exchanged. He then
went to his bed, and after lying quiet for an hour he got
out of bed with a knife in his band, and, waking use of
most desperate threats, he made an attack upon the pro-
secutor, and indicted several wounds upon him, one of
them bong only a couple of inches below the region of
the heart.

The jury found the prisoner Guilty of feloniously wound-
ing, with intuit to do grievous bodily harm.
The Common Serjeant said that the prisoner might con-
sider himself very fortunate that he had not inflicted
mortal injury upon the prosecutor, and that be II NJ not
now standing at the bar upon a charge of murder. It wee
a very bad case, end he felt it to be his duty to order him
to be kept in penal servitude for five years.