The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-15 00:00:00

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THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 15. 1866.

*parting Entettiptue.

DONCASTER SPRING MEETING. --Wzmitspar.
Though • sharp frost set in daring Tuesday night (causing the
roads to be as hand u nails this morning), the weather on the
second day of the meeting was much pleasanter than oa Tees •
dag, and the sun shining bright ,y during the morning, uo doubt
tempted a larger attendance of local company, with whom the
steeplechase events are always most popular. The sport oom-
minced at 1.80 with the Betting-room Stakes. which only brought
out a email Seld, and' though tires was easily beaten on Tule-
day by Montagnard, the latter, DOW on 7lb worse terms with Mr.
Megkenste's Sily, bad no chance with her, and the "talent,"
who gutted Sycee, landed the opening event. The Chesterfield
Handicap produced an excellent race between an outsider,
Maim. and one of the leading favourites, Skylark, the latter of
whom won easily at the finish. Two out of the three sue,
ensile& events were won by the favourites, saclike steeplechase,
though it failed to bring out • large Sold, was an interesting
TODq both in the betting and running, Pigeon, on whom • shade
a: odds wu laid. finally being cleverly beaten.
Tim Parma-Boom BralLle of i soya. each, wlth 60 added. for
2-yr-obis and upwards ; weight for ageovlth penalties and allow-
ances ; the second to rve hie stake. 6 furlongs Mt yards.
(St subs.)
Mr. Mackeszle's Syose, by Marrae—Hose of Kest, S re.
Td 41b (Inc Ilb ex) (Cameron) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Opopona; 2 vs, list Illin (ear Tat tib)
(Hopkins)
Co ant de Lagrange's Montagnard, !ire, Tat 7lb (Inc
7lb ex)
(Morrie) F
Festival sod Scipio also nu
Betting 7to 4 eget Bice., Sto 1 agst lestiveL to l agg
Mostrassrd. 100 told apt Opoponax, and to 1 air 4 actplo.
Tux Chaereansta &UMW. of 100 sou., added to a svwdz
stakes of 6 sou. each. 2 ft, for IX -olds and upwards :
far seps ; winners Aar the pa ot the weights. WEL
One mile. IF subs.)
W.A..
EL aeon's Satc, bibrothir to Bird= the. Whig—
" -101 b --Mt I

31.Vedzi tam— "fm Mlb (I. lit= i

Kr. name s Deilp rhea. In. id 126 ....(Caninews)
The following Ms* ran :-Ilbs ringilther, Inthat-
Wtrees, and V
. G. IL Ir=i Slime Close, II yes, ast 7th (C. Baimoth, was
weighed for, hnt on going to the post he overpowered the boy,
and clearing the rails, bolted error the moor, and was subse-
quently withdrawn.
Bettthg: to 1 each apt Doty Free and Skylark, oto 1 apt
Kingfisher. 7 to 1 apt Vigorous, Bto 1 apt Mere Carnet, end 10
to 1 apt Inherit:ma.
Hifirthilt BUM el II mom each, with 50 added, for 4.yr-
old bantam and upwards ~t for age: thorough brads and
whiners of tear pin stile on ikataill. chitin.)

Mr. X. Caller's Mariumni, (hb) by irtillari, dam by
I
Harkaway, 6 yrs. Itat 711. ( . Osborne)
Mr. G. Illagrose's Lady Ilybr (h b), 4 yrs. list alb
(Mr. C. Boynton) 2
Mt. J. Holiday's Owswick, 6 yrr, Ilet alb IL knotty 31
The following also ran: —Our Jim. Bubble, Phillis, Elates,
Riodarpesi, i;oulus, and Elsinore.
Betting: 2to 1 each agst 2•M7 371.01 and Ilabam, 7 tog it
Marksman. end 100 to 16 apt Our Jim.
WI &7 M FRAC/11(Hladit4p) Of 3 WM sob. with 26 adds&
for horses of au maw; whims after the publication of the
weight., rib extra. II furlongs 162 yard.. (6 autosms
Mr. O. Peak. taw's, Chasms& by Young 21
3M. 7st 9lb
ItTA.lireln.fe Mar erom. 2 yre, Tat SD... Gleartheld
_. . .-. , Okuda II

Mr. B. Cakter's The Gee 1116.
I' by Tolthreur—NU Woo rea.
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•. I to cOn asies—es. 8040 1 wet no Coma. and 100
t 011424 =nu Cron.
Tan 882.1.00 HANDICAP RIUI.I Inn of 5 son. snob, with
60 added winners extra: the 'beer to bs note ter 80 own
About • ohs and thresquartan, over data Mean of Wass.
(8 Baba)
Mr. Itsandirs' sh 'Jamb, by the Usti Deck —/ertitu
aged, lost Ilb (.I. Esorl 1
Yr. Robert Wad's Unleash, II yr% .. poser
Skew It

Mr. Z iii;koes Arbitratioo,74.-d: -
Velitti also no.
Hotting : 6 to 4 on Jacob, 6 to 2 apt Vend, and 4 to 1 apt
Umballah.
THU HAW WORTH OP INGIAND OrMLIKMI63 at 10 pew.
each ; 6 ft, with lto added ; winners extra : the second to te-
am M son. out of the stakes. About three saw mad a ball.
(ff subs)
Mr. Hudson's Meanwood. by Colston— dant by Cowl. aged,
loutgib) 1
Mr- G. Walker's Pigeon, aged, llst 13Ib (Mr. 1. WV
Mr. J. lostoes Foresight, 6 yrs, 104 (Waddington)
Hsiang : 6 to 6 on Pigeon.

Ista intelligence.

EQUITY COURTS.—MANca 14
Mehra lirior(hibridkor Sir .7. Mout.)
WATIMS W. TIM RAIL 01 811•11131IIII,

Mr. Malin. Q.C., and Mr. O. M. Reapsll appeared far
the plaintiff in this snit, the object of which was to obtain
a declaration that the plaintiff was entitled to be treated
sod remunerated as a contractor or agent of the General
Land Drainage and Impravement Company, in respect of
certain drainage works executed on the defendant's leads,
sod Dot merely se the sprit, manager and steward
of the defendant ; for an amount of all mules
received and pai by the plaintiff for aed an
behalf of the defendant during the time in which be
employed the plaintiff as his agent, manager, sad
steward ; for payment of the balance to be found due
to the plaintiff on taking snob amount ; and in particular,
for the payment to the plaintiff by the defendant of a sum
of 3,8271., alleged to be due from him to the plaintiff, on
the aforesaid drainage contract. It appeared that the
plaintiff was employed by the late Eel of Shaftesbury
down to hie death in 1851, as hie agent, manager, and
steward, at a fixed salary ; and that the defendant had
also employed him in the like capacity, till July, 1863, at
a similar salary. In Jose, 1862, a contract was entered
Lets Mew's' the General Land Drainage and Improvement
Oompany, the defendant, and the plaintiff far the owl-
et:o64i= of some works on the defeadeat's lands ; and the
only disputed question in the ease was, whether the plain-
tiff was entitled to be paid ter his superiateadenev
and mesagement of the works dose under that matract,
dimply as agent and manager of the defendant, or se a
surveyor employed by the company. The plaintiff con-
tended for the latter view ,• and claimed the abovomen-
tinned sum ef 3,8271. as dm to him accordingly. The
solution of the quotes at inane depended on the construc-
tion of the act of parliaineut constituting the company, on
the construction of the contract of June, 1862, and on the
various dealierearttwesn the parties. The GPM is at pre-
test enly part
The Attorney-General, Mr. Bacon, Q. 0., Sir Hugh
Cairns, Q. 0., and Mr. Seam, appeared Ice the defendant.

COURT OP PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
11•sca 14.

31011•11)80II e. ZIONLIDOON AID DAVIS.
Elerjesat Tindal-Atkisson and Dr. liwabey for the
petitioner ; Mr. laderwick for the:appeased.
The marriage was is June, 1880, and thire had been six
children. The petitioner was a marine store. at
Newcartle, and, as in the lent may the husband
that hie wife bad fallen into drunken habits. eke was
more than once taken before the mametratm for her dis-
orderly conduct, and was twice placed Is a refork
01011 at adultery was proved by a woman named
who admitted that her buebesd bed been convicted 17er-
jury la Kr. liewieke's same, but she said he had been led
Into it by others.
Decree nisi, with owls.

=rby Mr. Boughey the Walk Mill-lane. In • few
esi as
the prisoner ogled at the blicksmith's shop and
wised which way Old Jack bad gone. He was told, and he
followed bin. At this time the prisoner wore a white
slop over • brown slop, a red cotton handkerchief with
white spots upon the red mound, and • ' of boots of
much lees value than those on the s feet, and one
of which required mending. At 7 e'cioek the same evening
the prisoner was found in Eocleshall without • necker-
shief, and with only one slop, and that the brown one.
At the shop of • clothier he bought • red cotton hand-
kerchief to go rested his seek and • white slop to go over
the brown one. He paid far the goods with two half-
crowns. From the clothier's be went to two pablio-hosses
in Eadieshall, where he boasted of the mosey he possessed.
Whilst creating • disturbance in one of the houses a.
aeons) be was Identified by an ex-policeman as Ben
the deserter, and as such arrested and placed is the
up, notwithstanding his offer to give the constable 130 s. if
he would release him. At nine o'clock on Tuesday
morning, the 9th of January, • boy found the
deceased lying on the left hand side of Walk-
Mill-lane, about 400 yards from the blacksmith's
shop, his head towards the hedge which separated
a coppice from the road, sad hie feet towards the centre of
the road. His skull wee broken in on the right band side
of the bead. There was much blood upon his face. He
was unoonestione, but sot dead, sad he was without either
waistcoat or booty. By his aide there lay the red handker-
chief with white spots which had been round the prisoner's
neck, and tied in it there was • stone weighing fillb. He
was taken in • barrow to an unoccupied home and laid
upon a bed on the floor. Dr. Swift, a physician, of Elford-
hill, Fooleshall, was called in, but Plfese the awe
hopeless.. Stimulants ware adndeistered, but coneciona
nem was not restered ; and on Wednesday morning, the
10th January, Dr. Swift and Mr. Nance, surgeon, of Ec-
cleshall, trephined the deceased as a last resort, but the
pressure on the brain was not relieved, sad death took place
an about an hour afterwards. The prisoner, on being
searched at the look-ap, wee found wearing deceased's
holiday waistcoat greatly stained with blood and cut down
from the arm-hole. On his feet he had the demised's
boots, and in his pocket there were seven half-crowns and
2a. in silver and led. in eoppn. Also in his pocket there
was • clasp knife whilst' a witams had "swapped" with the
dwindled last harvest twelvemonth. Within two days of
the murder the prisoner's boots were found is the ditch of
a field near to the plasm of the murder, and not far from
them a white slop similar to that which the prisoner wore
before the murder. The glop had blood upon one of the
sleeves.
When changed with the murder, the prisoner denied all
knowledge of the mime ; and on being arraigned this morn-
ing, he said, "I am not guilty of the murder.'
The defence was theoretical. First, laying great dress
on the fact that the maker of the boots found upon the
prisoner declined to swear that be made them for Pools.
Mr. Mottertm, with regard to the money in the possession
of the prisoner at the time of the arrest, said that it had
not been proved that Bealley bad no money previously to
the Bth of January. The learned mensal went on to
say that. even if the jury had no doubt but that the blows
from which Poole died were inflicted by the prisoner he
would ask if, sodas that the deceased was addicted to
drink, and that be was very quarrebionse when inebriated—
/a would ask if the two lass had not quarrelled, and that,
whilst fighting together. Bentley bad dealt the blows whist'
ended so fatally.
The learned judge, in summing up, after having gone
through the evidence, said that the jury would have to
decide whether the injuries from which the demand died
were inflicted for that end, or during • quarrel.
After • deliberaties of about 10 minutes, the jury re-
turned a verdict of Guilty.
Aesuming the black cap, his lordship proceeded to pass
sentence. He said :—Prieoeer at the bar, the jury have found
you guilty—guilty of a foul and dreadful murder—a mur-
der committed for the sake of a paltry gain. For that you
cruelly murdered • man who befriended you. I have now
only to pass upon you the last dread sestentm of the law,
and I implore you to make your peace with God during the
short period which will elapse see you leave this marl&
fieetence of death was then passed in the usual form.
The condemned man displayed • remarkable amount of
sell-possession ; indeed, be never moved a muck whilst
the sentence of death was being passed, and he walked
from the front of the dock without any visible emotion.

WESTERN CIRCIIIT.—Exersa, 31A4ca 14.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)
Mickael Foy, 30, soldier, was indicted for shooting
Patrick Sherlock, at Devottpo;l on the Ist September.
Mr. Holdsworth and Mr. Little prosecuted. Prisoner,
who was undefended, pleaded not guilty.
Patrick Sherlock was a sergeant in No. 1 company of the
28th Regiment of Foot, and primmer wee a private in Vie
lame company. Oe the Ist September they were quartered
at the Raglan Barracks, Devonport The prosecutor, being
a married man, was allowed to sleep out of the ordinary
burr* room, and he did so oa the night of the 31st
August. About six o'clock the but morning Sherlock
earns to the barrack room to weak and prepare for
parade. While combing his heir, having his back
to cards the prisoner, Foy took his rifle from the rack.
brought it up to pressat, aimed at the sergeant, and
fired. The ball passed through the sergeants body, in
an oblique direction, entering at the beak and passing out
under the ribs. Beethae, just se the rifle was fired, the
sergeant bad made • " half tarn,' the ball would have
pared directly through the body with • fatal result. The
premier, immediately alter firing the shot, was taken into
custody, and when told some time after that the sergeant
was sot dead, prisoner (who had been confined to the bar-
racks for two days for • breaeh of military discipline) said
the sergeant bad stied to injure him ever •11104 he (pummel
had been in the regiment, and " it would be a warning to all
tyrants." Bus the statement was not true that the
prisoner had been persecuted by the sergeant. The only
siting he bad ever dune was to report him for d4obedieme
of orders, for which he was sentenced to two days' confine-
ment in the barracks. The ball, after passing out of the
sergeant's body, went out of the barrack room window, and
was flattened against a wall. For some days the man's life
was despaired of, but he gradually recovered.
The prisoner in his defence said it was owing to having •
bad sergeant that be was there on that charge.
The jury found him Guilty of shooting with intent to
murder.
Primate, on being called on, said he did not intend to
shoot the sergeant is the body, bat only in the arm.
Hie Lordship sentenced him to fifteen years' panel
servitude.
Alice Dobbs, 57, widow, wan indicted for having, at
Tavistock, oa the 14th February, administered poison to
James Ridge and his family with intent to murder him.
Mr. Carter and Mr. Clarke appeared for the prosecution ;
and Mr. Cox, with Mr. Little, defended the prisoner. The
prisoner is James Ridge's mother-in-law, end was living
with him end his family. Oa she morning of the 11th the
family, after partaking of some fried potatoes which the
prisoner had prepared, became sick, and it was found that
they bad been poisoned. The potatoes sod the vomit were
asslyeed by Mr. Herepath, of Bristol, who found white
arsenic in them. The premier had previously been is as
asylum, and the jury acquitted her on the ground of
ineuity. She was ordered to be confined during her
Majesty's pleasure.

SOUTH WALKS CIRCUIT.—SwANsita.
ltAsca 14.
(Bofors Br. Jurtice Blookburs.)
VII MOUNTADS ABE MIND=

This being the day appointed for the trial for the mys-
terious murder at Mountain Ash the court was besieged at
as early hour by an excited crowd, and it wee some Mme
before order was restored outside the court.
Robert Coe was indicted for the wilful murder of John
Darin, et Aberdare, oe the 2nd September, 1865. The pri-
soner is quite a youth, and hm age was stated in the calen-
dar at 18.

Yr. Gifford ad Mr. Williams modiseted the prosecution,
sad Mr. Brows defended the prisoner.
Mr. Gifford opened the OM in an exhaustive speech, is
which he clearly detailed all the cireumetanoes attending
this remarkable me. In the month of Jaouary last the
dead body of • young man was found in Daffry•-wonel,
Mountain Ash. The heed had been severed from the body,
sad it was clear that • murder had beset committed. The
deceased, John Davie, also a youeg mite, bad been mined
ever eines the let of September—four months—sod what
bad Imam of him was • mystery until the body was toned
in the wood, when it was reongaised ea that of Davis.
The facts connecting the prisoner with the murder were ell
of • circumstantial nature. Deceased was last seen alive in
the prisoner's company. The prisoner had borrowed ea axe
ou the evening of the murder, and marks of blood bad sines
bees found on it ; but the most remarkable fact was, that
a month after Ma murder, and more than two =Mho before
the body was toned, the prisoner made a statement to
I a man named Evan; to this effect. Speaking to Evans,
he said, " Have you heard of a men that was murdered at
Mountain Ash!" Evans replied that be had not, on which
the primmer said, " Oh, yea, I beard them talking about a
, man that was murdered, sad his head was chopped off."
I As to the motive for the murder, Mr. aiffard said it meld
be proved that the deceased bed mosey about him when
be was last sees alive, and that when the body wae found
no money wee found upon it, bat that the prisoner bad
on the Saturday evening sad Sunday been spending money
freely.
The first grilses, called was Gouge Davis, father of the
doomed, who proved that he lit mg his son alive ma the
Ist of September. He wag • wall-disposed youth, fond of
reeding at night, and attentive to his chapel duties. As
he did not mine home en the Saturday (Sept. 2) witness
asked the nriscoge, who be bad beard had been gees in hie
oempany that evening, about him, when be gave as ex-
planation auto when be parted with him.
Toliemeergesiat Hodson deposed that on the Ist of
January last he was aided to the wood to sue the
body of the deceased, which was lying there. The
body was lyiag on its back, • little iodised to the
rtht. A pion of rope was tied twice mood the
asklea The head was severed from the body, and
was big about seven yards from it. There was no
mosey is the clothes. He planed the remains on a board.
sad bad then conveyed to Mountain Ash. The ground
nadir the body was of a dark colour, Maimed, as tf the
body bad been lying there some time. Apprebeeded Oox
mast day, when he made • autement as to the wag in
which he had spent his Saturday evening and Smalley.
The witaess produned the hatchet which the prisoner
borrowed as the main el the murder, sad whisk was

said to have marks of blood on it. It had a short beadle,
about 18 inches loeg.
Mr. John Davis, farmer, deposed that on the let of
January last, having lost some sheep,lse went out with his
dog in starch of them, when his dog Warned his attention
to a spot in the wood where he found the deed body of the
deceased. He at awe gave information to the police.
David Jones, John Slater, Mrs. Butler". Nary Been,
Edward Williams, John Thomas, and Mrs. Williams, were
called to prove that on the everting of the god September
the prisoner and the deceased were seam in each other's com-
pany. They went together to the Oefn Posner Inn, near
where both of them worked, and there they had a
pinta of ale about four o'clock or a quarter-past, when
they left together. The prisoner changed half a severely"
a% the inn.
Margaret Jones proved that about six o'clock ha the
evening of the tad September she walked with the pri-
soner as far as Newbridge. He was going by the Abee&r•
loop train. They went as far as Mountain Aah together, to
the bridge, when they parted.
The next witness called was Charles Jones, who was to
prove the amount paid to the deceased in wages on the god
September, but it was stated that he was unable from ill-
ness to leave his home.
Dr. Brown was called to prove this, but it appeared
he had not sees the witness for a week. It was therefore
determined to telegraph to Aberdare for the witnem's im-
mediate attendance.
Henry Jones, blacksmith, proved that the
worked for him, and that he LA work an the bid ll
Septem-
ber just before 4 o'clock. Nest week be brought to the
shop some rods which he said be bad ant.
At this point of the case the court adjourned for half-
an-hour.
The greatest excitement prevailed when the train left for
London.
At 7 o'clock the jury were locked up for the night. The
o Judge sums up tonmerow.