The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1858.

gotten by those who have say respat for the " dark" &A-
-5k...) Vandylmoto to the time, ham boa the only
one in the merle and his (pia with Lead al Lees at
Goodwood, mon with the neck defeat of Wilton at Stock-
Midge, entitles ' to the politics of • moderato favourite.
But Bedbory built! to be well (and " canted") on the day,
for him to be dim of according to the running for the
New Stakes at t. Botany is not sock • wonderful Lilly
am to be thought of for the race, mad Supple Jack le more of
• handicap than • Derb hone. It will not at all eurpsime
me to ere one of the ttnkaowa take the plow of Vmadlka
before the day. . .

AT lITIMAM'S (WANTAO2).
T. Peres Kelpie by Weatherbit—alld of the Mist, and
Childrey, by Chant —Emma Middleton, have been
doing well for the past two months, and Kelpie is none the
wens for being to quiet in the market. The Kelpte's
Nursery victory at Goodwood has been made to appear a
mach groater feat by subsequent running, sad he beat Old
Times and Brother to Mary Copp, who gave him respectively
41b and 71b, so easily that he can be calculated on laming had
a few pyoounds in hand. Betides these, slate were Wrestler,
Oro emu, and Yeller Gat all sulwequatt winners, behind
and Wrsethe'sperformanoe in the First Class Hurler), with
Bet 4th, maws Kelpie hold tale both of Lord Clacton a that
run in that TOM llis &Maui by Greenwich Fair and Meta
la the wietyzothing against him, es ha wan so backward
that it wee to fur him race in the meet moderate
eompeny, there will be a peat diaereses is their
_poet.
lima should they err meet pm, He is ell ever • " Derby
bone," end if be is to sem Mr. Parr's mew cm the dg,
those who inch to the sell, ere likely to be recompensed 8
the break-down of M.D. lest May. Childrey was " plating"
all last wanes, and he did not appear very good *TM et
that work; bat he was doubtless only leaning his " lirM
steps" in »stag, end being complete in Mesa he should set
to work in sermet now. He is engaged In pretty well ea
the spring hendiespe, and it is to be hoped In will not be so
unfortunate es hers stable campeslons, err Colin and Odd
Trick, were lest spring, for they were whim wanted
for a great race. What he dose before May might greatly
uIfiLIALICS Kolpie's LXrby prospects ; end that he will do
something good cen barniscnebly expected.

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AT LAY•OI,IX,
We have Mimi. lot, Maws. Berber sad Basta'sAarient
Briton, by Cortherstose—Elinit Hem; Prime of Denmar,
by Annandale—Pair Jane; end Tomei Dedham, byili'sl
Dutchman—Lollypop, all of whom are well worth o
at. Ancient /Into' br mot dome MX la public this be so. cmoplialied at bone, end one of hie Inds was so good that h.
woe matched against Moths Lord of Lon, at level weights ;
bat the Mass gulag amiss a fallsit resulted, and hence his
bills mom than moderate exhibitions at Goodwood_,
_Remits&
and Doncaster. At Newmarket be wiry easily disposed of
Hotelier to Mazy Copp, Lemma, Bad-hoed Sum_ , Meat-
Neer*, and also Star of the East ; but the latter's debit was
not a pads* oars. hestopped of his own sword when called
upon to win. There is pkrity to cause his admirers to he as
timid about lacking him, is he mobs extraordinary are la
training, but he is dying very well at present, and if be can
stand hie work when spring sets in, he will fully deserve the
oonfidenor of hls owners and the public, and a short price will
be Liam about him. Neither the Prince of Dunwork ace
Young Dutchman will be called upon unless the arech goes
wrong ; bat the former's Donoutor, Leiceetsr, and Mem-
chaster victories were of such a character that he nut mot be
completely lost sight of. The stable =Phu others that
help to make the 198 subscribers, but they have ao
temions to such an naceenter.
John Dews= will sours day do a "geed thing" with Mr.
IA Mort's Dumfries, by Annaadele—Lena, end I suspect
that his last" for the Criteria* at Newmarket War
bat Minion of his real merits. He always st"thebsli
time would do him a great service, and it may pea that
the Derby day sew him fit for the first time his
MUT.

THE MARLBOROUGH HORSES.
At Fyffeld Alexander Taylor is devoting all his attention
to Lord Adesbury's Brother to Men Copp, by Flying Dutch-
man Blue Bonnet, and that he is worthy of it there is no
question. No three-yr-old hes Improved more on its two-
yr-old form then he la doss, sod it is a wonder be has not
mad. more progrtes at the " Cornsr:' His party exam him
Wads on the ground that he was always ailing, sad if
he were so when he ran third to the Kelpie and Old Tina
at Goodwood, and second to Ancient Briton at Newmarket,
it is no wonder he is so highly thought ci. He Is one Mae
outaiders" to which an eye mast be directed by those parties
, so snxious to be on the favourites, as be may ease tams
sass anxiety in the spring, when he may be at too short a
price for them to reader him Laming wry sadly. The
Gala colt and Compromise are many poen& hastier 10 him.
At Halley Hoeft Owe are the rned& "dike Lad Loa-
deeborough intended such great things with at one time, and
why he dispowid of them to Mr. S. Irffilams just as they
wen saner tit is something extraordinary, for he add not
have received one-half the aunt he gave for them himself. I
allude to York (now • gelding), by Slane—Gehmy • the
Oohed, by Nutinth—Glenara; and Knight of Kin, by Nut-
with—Pooshontss. The latter has • most leg,
barring which he is one of the most 'Attu:pal-
ms' of a racehorse that could be selected.
There is no &eying what he might not do on soft ground ;
and if the weather be at all favourable he will give us a spe
cimen of his abilities for the Two Thousand Guineas. The
Gourd is • horse of s very different stamp, and there will
be very little to her se regards his breaking down when
once Lit. He beat the Cyneba colt and Windham at New-
market; but whether the former had any Manse behind
Ida is a very doubtful point, as the pew was too bed for him
at the oonatuanotinsat. The Gourd wee then looking pretty
j " olly," and his spring form will be of • very different ebb-
racter—pethape rood enough to make him look formidable
for the Derby. Yuri loat all his form last autumn, and en
experiment has been tried with hint which seldom succeeds,
Special License being ono of • very few instances wbere a
gelding has proved • drat-does horse.
There is very little talk now of • bane called the Friar, by
Surplice—Mountain S_y:ph, the property of Mr. Ostraderton.
He is 'till at the " Squires" garage la Wilts, but who
for has schoolmaster and trainer I aura say. When
Zachary bed the care of him he was a bit of a flyer, and had
he not roe anise we should have had him contending with
Loogrange for the Triennial at Goodwood. There are plenty
who believe the Derby of ISiS more likely than ever to be a
" surprise" for the world, and if a bora is to carry it off
whoinpo one has ever ran or beard of till the eventful day,
there is none more likely than the Friar. Deeming General
Pal's Forerunner by Orlando—Hurry Scurry, and Mr.
Merry's Windham, by Malcolm—Boriesque (both at Mr.
Dawson's), of too inferior • calibre fora
.Derby, I bid adieu to
their locality without paying them • malt ; and I have now
but to " re..kon up" the few at Denebnry and Woodyestes,
the Hampshire, end the Newmarket " cracks."
Jan. 9. METIOR.

RAW intellignut.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-JAN. 11.

Lord Chid Justice Campbell, and Justices Coleridge,
Wightnian, and Crompton, took their mats about 2 o'cloaL

Iw PrZile/ CODMIIIL.
The following gentlemen having been appointed Queea's
Counsel learned in the law were called within the bar, and
took their sots accordingly : —Mr. Handset* Mr. Shapter,
Mr. Tolkr, Mr. Orem*, Cio Mr. Amp Mott, and
Ylerning.
TWI QUEEN V. JOHN K. G. 8111111-111FVSAL TO 811LTI

bonnie as money. lent, There were sboat 130 creditors on
the schedule sad GU debtors.

Mr. Commissioner Phillips expressed his surprise on look-
ing at the schedule, sad seined what the debts to 96,00 W.
taunt P

llarqereplied that it ins the ad story of a gentle-
man with expectations falling into the hands of money
Ischia
ed. and Nun of 49,0001. was put down without con-
es being the amount for which no rear had been
obtein

Mr. Commissio' Der Phillips referred to the enormous
amount of debt and to the appeerenee of the sciesdol ,e and
declared that it was the most lamentable exhibition be bad
ever sera in his life.

Mr. Beriood remarked that tits first debt in the schedule
was ma 1110st:ratios of the system pursued by money lenders.
The servo was 2,6001. and 1,6001. wee ditrputed.
The learned counsel referred to one item in the balance-
sleet, which he said would explain the whole cue, sad that
was the sum of 30,0001. which the insolvent bad paid in a
few years as interest, discount, and bonuses for money.
Kr. Commissioner PhlWp we. quite aware from his ex-
perience in the court of the large sums taken by bill dia.
counters. He remembered one of the tribe telling him in court
that he was one of the greatest benefactors to mankind, and
had the audacity to add that he kept many judges on the
bench. (A laugh.)
It appeared from the insolvent's examination, :ad state-
ments of Yr. Elargood that ha (insolvent) was now 32. He
became of age in 1848, and was entitled to considerable pro-
log under his ether's
Bergood rid the insolvent had 8,0001. in money under
the will, he had 20,0001. of his owe, brides the sums of 4,0001.
end 4,80 W. and 2,4001. from rents. His friends had Ist him
have after he got into the hands of the money lenders about
10,0001., to keep off arrests. Hs we. snorted two years ago
and egged seventeen months in prima, and was then let out
as frisk securities, such as warrants of attorney, and when
they run out he was ran again into prison. (A laugh.) Of
ammo he was aware that (he case showed great folly, and it
wee age for which he could not expect the sympathy of the
court.

The horned Commissioner watt over the 'various debts in
the schedule. There were several tobacconists, and the in-
solvent said it had been uncertain what quantity of cigars he
sleeked The Commissioner, suing him smile, told him it
was ao laughing matter, and referred to a number of debts
aralrected with Oxford tradesmen when he wu at the
UMr
Bargood remarked that the debts at Oxford were the
beginning of the extrangance, he might say the foundation
of all that followed.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips fully believed it. From his
experience in this court be could well believe that the
credit system at Oxford was the foundation of the ruin of
young men.
The learned Commissioner continued his &nation of the
schedule. He found one of a bet of 600/. to a Mr. Tollit,
but he could not tell what It was for. In answer to a
question whether the insolvent wu Bober when he made
the bet, he said it was " doubtful."
Mr. Commissioner Phillips, with a good deal of warmth,
told the insolvent to give an simmer to the question of what
the tet was on. Did he think the public or the law was to
be trampled on in such a way t Perhaps he was a person that
ought not to be allowed to walk alone, and indeed it would
seem en from his humanises.
_

The insolvent rem/calmed that ft wee a bet of 6004 to one
eldMag about some weight cerried at a race.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips asked Mr. Lewis, the insol-
vent's attorney, whether the young man wee weak in his
intellect P

Mr. Lewis, jun., replied in the negative assuring him that
no tradesman would bs a !assets. the &laic's would pay.
Mr. Commissioner is really worth while, Mr.
Lewis, to go into debt to have you for an attorney. You are
quits a comfort to the creator. (Laughter.)
Tha Commissioner went over the bill transactions. The
iniolvent had transactions with Joseph Joel, Leon Solomon,
Almada Simple, and others. Some took 80, 70, and 80 per
amt.

Kr. Commiasiona Phillips wondered how men in their
senses could have transactions with such persons.
Mr. Bargood remarked that they took 801. on a 1001. bill,
sad it ansetlinee happened that 404. was charged to renew
each things, sad the whole 1001. went. (A laugh.)
Mr. Commandeer Phillips declared that the credit system
at Oxford was shocking. Deer end over again he had de-
nounced the system In that court. It was the rule
of many young men; and in a ow heard soon after
he came to the court a young man said he had had fifty invi-
tations from tradesmen. His (the Comedienne) had received
• number of letters in consequence of that cue, and one
clergymen thchred that he had struggled for years and could
not pay off his university debts. There were great tempta-
tions to get into debt at such places, and some course should
be adopted to protect the young men from the harpies. For
the lib of him he could not see why tutors, preceptors, and
clergymen should not have charge of the young men so es
not to allow them to get Into debt. He believed that the
yyoenunngg men were tempted beyond belief, and here wee en
iasfseos of the foundation being laid at Oxford University of
a young man getting into debt to nearly 100,0001.
wee further described. There were more to-
bacconists and hotel-keepers to • large amount. The insolvent
had kept hunters at Oxford end had worn • red coat, which
O 0
doubt the authorities had seen.
Mr. flargood mid he thought the youjman was to be
pitied. He did not wish to underrate his .
Mr. Commissioner Phillips considered he was to be
OW, seeing the temptations he had and the means in his
way. After some further examination, the learned Commis-
sioner said he really did not know how to deal with the
and he wished It had been before the Chief Com-

Mr. BUnood ruggested that the course open to the court
was very plain This was a civil tribunal, and the court had
to deal between tieoung man and his creditors. Not one
creditor bad appeared.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips said it was quits true ; and he
was not surprised that thou who took front 60 to 80 per cent.
had not appeared.
His Honour, in entering hie opinion an the case, said it'
would no doubt be referred to u one in which then were
debts to 96,0001. and the person was discharged, whilst it
might be aid in a small case an insolvent was remanded.
Let the public know that this court could not remand unless
creditors opposed, and in this owe not a single creditor had
appeared. It was • dreadful exhibition of extravarance,
commenced at 016xd I:niverrity and carried on till the
debts were nearly one hundred thousand pounds, end a
ProPeit7 gone which would have kept the possessor in stlu-
once ell his life. The young man was In some degree an
object of sympathy and companion. His fortune gone, and
at 32 with an enormous amount of debt. He had never
seen each • schedule before, and he hoped he never should
ese such a one spin. It was • lamentable exhibition of
maim extravageme. In the course of the case the learned
Commissioner alluded to his own studies at Dublin College,
and the discipline enforced there on students, where he, with
others, bad at first very little to begin with, and this young
man had in reckless exttsvaganoe squandered away •
fortune the fiftieth part of which men who were struggling
would have applied to have helped themselves forward.
The insolvent was discharged with a caution to avoid
getting into debt, and to redeem his conduct.

embezzle no lees a sum than 1,0001. At present he (Mr. Lewis)
would only go into the particulars In one case, and after
pe
on it to his worship' se s tisfsction, would re=
to a future day, when he should Wing
numerous other charged.
Mr. Norton, having earatally read overromtharkee remelt*
between the promoutors and ttuVectter, that the
pomanders, in his opinion, haws mese dfilleeltyin
mho by it that the prisoner was their Meant-
Mr. admitted that it would haw neerit bete. ft the
terms ware more implicit, but the het wee thet the ekes of
persons to which the prisoner belonged would sot permit
themselves to be called servants,,they met have doe sound-
ing names, such u "agents to,' or "sole eonekeyeees or
so end so. He contended, however' that thine was a wide
difference between the ems of the prism, sad that of an
ordinary " commission agent," hums* me the letter sold
tbe goods sent to him to whom he liked, rained en entry of
them through his books, end forwuda. the proceeds to his
coneignor, short the amount of oommkelea ; whereas the
former could not sell the goods of the se
the to any per
bon to whom they objected, and whale he disport! of good.to
his regular cuitomers, he was obliged to peas an entry
through their books, make a return monthly of all inch en-
tries and forward all oath received weekly. On a future
day he would be better prepared with the law on the s;ljetcal
and as the cue was one of coniklerable importance, he
his worship would allow it to proceed.
Mr. Norton admitted the importanos of the case, and said
It vas not hie wish to prevent IL being gone on with.
Mr. William Prince here got into the witnem-box, and when
sworn said be was in partnership with Mesas. John end
Arthur Perks, and carried on the business of brewers at
Barton-on-Trent, Staffordahire. The prisoner was town
sgent to the Arm, awl had beta in their service since the
27th of January, 1t 57. It was his duty, according to the
terms of hie agreement, to furnish a monthly return of all
the isles he made, with the names of the customers and
the amount of each sale, and also to send all monies re-
ceived by him weekly to the brewery. He (witness) held in ,
his hand the prisoner's returns for the months of August and
September last, and in neither was there any entry of the
141. 12a. paid by Mr. Becott.
In reply to a question from the prisoner Mr. Prince ad-
mitted that the firm held a bond for 4001., but this was a
mere guarantee that he (the prisoner) should carry out the
terms of agreement, but was not applicable to defalcations.
Mr. John Bacon, landlord of the Salisbury Arms, in Dur-
ham-street, Strand, said he gave °Wen for ale to the pH-
loner, and on the 31st of August lad paid him 141.12 e. for
them. The prisoner at the time owed him (Mr. Bscott) 71.
or 81., and on receiving the money handed back the amount
be owed.

Lewis rid this was the only case with which he
should at present trouble his worship, and on it he should
prey a remand to a future day.
The prisoner, in reply to tha charge, said he bad been eery
unfortunate in some private transactions and speculations of
his own, and had been left for some months without any ale
to sell.

Lewis remarked that the prsoner had acted with
great
dliculThe onacdta looeclrin 315riepreardat.
pald
h."1;301. besides ; sot3:at in ninev or ten months he must
hare had as much as 2,0001. His commission alone, if
straightforward and honest, would be 6001. or 7001. a year.
The prisoner was bat was told that bail, himself
in 6001. and two sureties in 2601., would be accepted fur his
appearance on a future day.
egorton requested an acknowledgment of the following
sums for the poor-box, viz..—A cheque fur 101. from the
Salters' Company, and the first half of a 61. note from
" ht. It."

Wee. Carr, a very reepectably deemed men, about 30
years of am who was described es • bootmaker, was charged
with unlawfully carrying and conveying a large quantity of
illicit suirit. without • permit, wherebylie had rmdmsd him-
sef to • penalty d
Mr. John Vendome, a supervisor of Bac* stated that
about 8 o'clock on Saturday night he stopped the prisoner,
who was driving • home and out, near the Lock Hospital,
in the Harrow-road. Witness examined the earl, and found
it contained seven atone bottles, holding In the
gate about twenty loos of spirits. Witness then=
him if he had a permit or certificate for airrying the spirits,
and he said he had not. Witness then gave him into cus-
tody, sad seized the horse and cart, and also the spirits. He
had since tried a sample of the spirits, and found them to be
33 per cent. over proof. The amount of duty open these
spirits was 101. They were British spirits, made from
molasses, and were the result of illicit distillation. Alter
the rimer was looked up he sent for witness, and
said, " Now, if I tell you where to Sod the still, will
you take my wife se • prisoner r Witness told him
he would not, and the prisoner then said die was very poor,
and asked him if he would give her Se. Wilmss promised to
give her the money if he found the information was correct.
The prisoner then gave him his address, Purton
Willow-vale, near the Adelaide Justice House, Shepherd's-
bush, and told him that he would find the still in the house.
Witness at once proceeded to the place, where he found the
prisoner's wife and two or three young children. He also
found an extensive private distillery, the whole of which he
seised. The still was capable of manufacearing about 100
gallons of spirits weekly. The revenue would be defrauded
to the extent of 401. per week.
The prisoner threw himself upon the mercy of the court,
and said he had been better off, and had been led into this
matter by another man, as he could not find employment.
Mr. Ingham said if the prisoner had not confessed to when',
the still could be found, he should have imposed the full
penalty, u it was a case of wholesale fraa upon the re-
venue. He, however, sentenced him to pay • flue of 604 or
four months' imprisonment.
The prisoner was locked up in default.
Mr. Ingham requested the reporter to acknowledge the
receipt of a cheque for 101. from the Salters' Company, to be
applied to the poor fend of the court.

THS ANNUAL IBTUBN OF FILM IN LONDON.

The following is the substance of Mr. Braidwood's
return of the Area that took place: during the year 1837 :
"68, Watling-street, January 11.

" Gentlemen,—ln accordance with a minute of Dec. 98
last, I beg leave to report as follows :—The fires in 1867, as
compared with them which took place in 1858, have increased
by 158. On the avenge of the foregoing 24 years the in-
crease Is 373. The umber of fires in the list of ' totally de-
stroyed' shows a decrease of tiro as compared with 1866, and
in the proportional avenge of the last twenty-four yews •
decrease of seven. Of thew thirty-two ' totally destroyed,
sixteen were item two to sit miles distant from the nearest
station • twelve were used as carpenters' workshops, and
other dangerous trades ; one was lost from want of water;
the size of one was so excessive that the firemen could not
make any Impression upon it ; the remaining two were
timber buildings, completely on fire before the snivel of the
engines. Whatever I have said in former years In &vow of
the conduct of the firemen, I can safely repeat—a better con-
ducted body of men I would not wish to have under me;
and it appears to me that they are gradually improving.
One reason of this I believe to be that the committee have fa
a great meuure left the procuring of candidates to the
surgeon
dand supetintendent, who have for some time past
' men-of-war's men ' with very ' good' certificates
of character, to other classes, such as merchant seamen,
labourers watermen, mechanics, and servants."
After referring to the beneficial results of the appointment
of men-of-wads men as firemen, the Superintendent adds :
" The whole of the land engines and apparatus are in ex-
cellent order. Both steam-flow have been thoroughly ex-
amined by the engineer under whose inspection they were
constructed, and are, according to the report now laid on the
table, in excellent condition, with the exception of a slight
repair in the lower float. The upper float has been called to
22 fires, and has been six times to work ; the lower Butte nine
fires, and has been three times to work. The number
of fires from the lot of January to the 31st of December,
1867 hasbeen as follows : Fires at which the premises were
totally destroyed, 32 ; ditto, ditto, slightly damaged, 644 ;
ditto, ditto, ooneldir ably damaged, 439 ; total fires, 1,115.
False alarms of fire, 96 ; chimneys, ditto, 91 : total 187 ; total
calls, 1,302. The foregoing statement dons not Include
chimneys on fire known to be suck but only Moonlit& wen
said to be houses on fire. I have • list of firm arranged ao-
cording to the different trades • also a list of liras where the
premises were ' totally destroyed, with some remarks
tbereou.'—l have the honour to be, gentleman_, your obedient
minuet, (Signed) "Jumsfimmeroon,
" Superintendent."

THE POISONTNO CASE AT SIIORLIIAM.—The jury
resumed the inquiry into this ease yesterday at the Burrell
Anne, before Hr. F. H. Orli, coroner. Mr. Fuller, surgeon,
said he bad no doubt that the deceased died from arsenic.
Charles Toms, carpenter deposed that he had known Tho-
mas Pallor, the deceased, for nearly 40 years. About thou
weeks before Christmas ha had been spending the evening
with him at hie (Pultiek's) house. On that occasion
Puttick stated that he kept the poison on the top
shelf of the cupboard downstairs, and asked wh-
am to put a lock on a small chip box in which he
meant to keep the poison, as he said he was afraid of getting
into trouble from its being kept when it was. Although he
was not afraid, he said, of his wife or son meddling with it,
yet, as hie wife was subject to fits, and strangers were in the
habit of coming in to assist her, he was afraid of its=
into improper hands. Witness shoo went to see the
on the afternoon of the Saturday after the poises was token.
Witness then asked deceased if it wen tam, as be heard,
that the arsenic had been found by Mr. Fuller, the surgeon,
in the chest upstairs. Deceased replied that It was true.
Witness then said, "But that was not where you told me
you generally kept it." Deceased then said, " I shifted
ft." Witness asked him why ? Deceased continued,
" Well, old mate, you know every one would have
blamed me if it had been found in the usual plies."
Several other winnows were then examined, but no addi-
tional light was thrown upon the cdrotunstanore. After the
coroner had summed up the jury retired for an hoar. Oa
their return they ye the following verdict :—" The jury
find that Pattick, Esther Ann Pada, dad
Thomas Puttick died from the effects of amenic, which bad
been mixed In hard pudding, and which penetrated the
cabbage boiled with the pudding which they (the deceased)
bad partaken of for dinner, bat how or by what Meal
mixed they have no evidence to show. They also dad that
I'bomu Patrick was guilty of great negligence in larelag
arsenic in a cupboard which was acceemble to his family, his
wife bete. F•46)(43i to fits, which bad a tendency to weak*
kat labdisok"