The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-17 00:00:00

,THE LANCERS AT DU-VC:ARYAN.

Two more deaths, arising out of the rioting at
Dungarvan, are reported. Mr. Richard Kiely fled into a
'limp, where he fell, dosing the charge of the lancers, but
did not appear to be hurt at the time. He has sumt,
however, lied from the results of the fall. "combined
with the excitement of the contest." The other victim is
a young lad, about 18 years of age, who lingered on until
Tuesday, when he expired, having received a blow in the
head by a atone.
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At the coroner's inquiry at Dungarvan, on Monday,
Major Wombwell, who was in charge of the lancers on
the day in question, swore that he cautioned the men
against using the points of their lances, A portion of his
evidence was as follows :

Was it contrary to discipline to have lances dawn
without orders!—Yes, contrary to discipline to use them.
I have seen it at other elections. I can give no answerez-
cept that I never heard any order against it.
Did you consider it wrong for the lancers to have theirlances down?—l did not give it a thought.
Why did you caution them ?—To stop them from losing
their temper and sticking anyone.
You cautioned them in the morning!—Yes.
Did you see them use their lance.pointe in the morning
in the square !—I saw them galloping all over the b. pate
in the morning with their lance-points down.
Has there been any military inquiry into this pro-
ceeding?—Not that I am aware.
Is it a fact that you seized one of your troopers by the
bridle in galloping down the quay to stop him ?—1 tried
to.

For what purpow?—To stop him if I could.
Did you speak to him ?—Yea.
Did he stop?—No, sir, I cannot say that be did.
And you put that man under arrant ?—I did not know
who be was.

Did you make any inquiry as to who be was !—I did not.
Is it a fact that he was near putting you into the river
yourself was very near going into it at one time.
In trying to stop that man ! I won't say that it was
that man ; it was some man.
Did he drag away from you!—l did not quite catck
him. I cannot say that he pulled up.
Did they break away from your control!
Mr. Julian objected ; and after some discussion,
Major Wombwell aasw.red, after a pause—Well, r.ither.
(After another pause)—Yes, they did on that occasion,
because I gave DO order. (Manifestations in the court.)
Lord Harting' gave evidence to the effect that the
soldiers acted with exemplary patience.
' Cross-examined—Do you say that the lancer wLo struck
the man with his lance after being thrown at, acted with
exemplary patience!—He acted just as I would have acted
under the same circumstances.

Question repeated—Judging from my own feeling% be
certainly did.
Mr. Waters—Mr. Coroner, I ask you to take that an-
swer : " I swear that I consider the lancer who struck the
man with the sharp end of his lance acted with exemplary
patience."
Lord Hastings--With more than I would.
Mr. Waters—l think, my lord, the time will come when
you will find people's lives are more precious.
Mr. Julian--Don't be commenting.
Mr. Weters—The witness himself has elicited it.
Lord Hastings—With more patience than I would.

THE ST. PANCRAS CASUAL WARDs.—Yesterday
Mr. Ryan, who had been appointed to act as master of the
St. Pancras Workhouse during the illness of the master,
reported to the board of guardians that " The casual
wards are often overcrowded, and a great number of the
occupants have frequently to sleep on the floor. I found
30 persons sleeping with but two beds, two blankets, and
a rug to accommodate each three. In order to avoid this
as much as possible I had to supply 30 additional rugs,
30 additional blankets, and a number of additional beds.
Yet this was not found sufficient to meet the require-
nienta of last Sunday night. Upon making inquiry I hod
that this is often the case, more especially on Saturlay
and Sunday nights. In passing through the casual wards
on the 9th inst. I found two men alceping on the door
together, although there was no occasion for it, and eon-
mquently I ordered them to be placed in separate beds."
It was stated that Mr. Inspector Web's, of the Y
had remarked the crowded state of the casual wards.
which he Mt bound to report to his superiors, and who
would report thereon to the Poor-law Board.
THE LATE MARQUIS OF EXETER AND THE TURF.
—Of scratching horses he scarcely understood the meaning,
and one great secret of his popularity was that he al w aye
ran his horses if they were well, and by his ignorance of
the underplots so common in some races he not mitre-
quently spoiled " the best of jam." Reserved in his man-
ner, the most reckless of adventure?' dared not ask him a
question as to what " he was going to do," or suggest to
him the policy "of not being in the way this time, sod be
would not be opposed at another." And from
the time he began racing in 11416 up to his
last appearance on a racecourse I do not suppose be was
ever asked if his horse was " a spinner," the name gives
for an animal that is going to try. Of racing he was
a good judge, and he could put horses together to a pound,
as Celia and Uakley,and other great matches at Newmarket,
testified. But although be won a great many raves at
Newmarket and elsewhere, he was not very successful,
for his forfeits beat him, as they did Lord lksirge
liwi-
tinek, and a very popular young sportsman this last season,
who, although returned pretty near at the top of the tree
in the list of winners, was in reality a loser from the above
reason. Then Lord Exeter relied too much on his owe-
judgment in breeding from one particular strain and be
stuck to Sultan, to his cost, long after he bad been worn
out. He also put an extravagant price on his yearlings, se
much so that Mr. Tattersall rarely was enabled to sell
them. But of course, as he himself was the only loser,
racing men bad no right to complain. The world °m-
aidens' the Marquis of Exeter a prood wan, but the
idea was an erroneous one. He certainly was not "laid
fellow well met " with everybody, but he knew his posi-
tion, and maintained it. This he strikiugly manifested •
few years back, when a money-lending lawyer, the owner
of •larifls:ringueosting him
of ,horses,fxildiarwlhyoinwaris thaity,tihmeeln
mat fin-
formed him " he only knew him on Newunirketisiath,
and nowhere else." That the marquis was • man of first-
rate abilities cannot be contended, for his prejudices tame-
times prevented his taking advantage of the chances which
threw themselves in his way; but when his eyes were
opened he was not above admitting be was wrong, sad
taking steps to remedy the error he had made. The most
, conspicuous Waterier of this line of conduct was the manner
' in which he opposed the Great Northern Railroad coming
to Stamford. It was in vain explained to him that if the
line was allowed to come there the trade of the place would
be increased tenfold, and his own property increased in
value to a fabulous extent, as the station would leave to
be built as his land, and he could also let it on building
leases on his own terms. He was inflexible in his .deter-
mination ; and, successful in his opposition, he ultimately
found himself compelled to construct one himself from
Essendine to Stamford and get the Great Northern Flo
work it for him. It was this drain upon his resources that
caused him to diminish his racing and breeding stud.—
" Argus " of the Past.
DEATH OF CHARLES PECK, THE TRAINER.—
InteUigenoe has been received from Melton of the death of
Mr. Charles Peck, the trainer. He was about 00 years of
age, and up to within a few days had taken the greatest
interest in his profession, from the active duties of whist,
however, he had for some time back retired.
ADMIRALTY, JAN. 16. —Aril,' NTMENTs. Clerk
C. F. A. Broadway, to the Bristol. Assistant Clerk O. A.
Hoskyn, to the Royal Alfred-