The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-05 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(11T /LICTOLIO TZLZOLLPIL)
BEDFORD MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Ralf a ogle.
Dapple, Forager, Twang, Lucy, Infanta, Rwahad, and
Page lan hem

BEDFORD STAKES. Two Wks.
Blew Jackie, To Dorado!, Wrestler, York, Babyloe,
Pen, Rub, Liveryman, Flash is Me Pan, Polosina, and
Colootob era his..
°TISZA ARRIVALS. Barabbaa, Blarkthotra, Bambini,
Oriarlda, Lenequener, Ochiltree, Bowadaway, Alalt Abs.,
Carlotta, NaUleld, sad Conceit.

EXTRAORDINARY CARRLFASNESS.—On Saturday
sfternoonthe Rev. D. A. Doodney, incumbent of St. Lakes,
Bedminster. Brisiol, wiis in the shop of Ur. Langford,
watch and claroosmster maker, of the Broad-quay, Bright,
and °teeming peculiarly-shaped pistol in the window, be
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requested Mr. I.angford, jun., to ixpleda its neeltanint to
him. The pistol was a revolver, Col2l4lCletti with the latent
improvements. Mr. Langford, jun., was stating the pew
liarities of the weapon to Mr. nditey, who inerteed
whether the pistol was loaded. Mr. Langford replied in the
affirmative, and then went onto show the ItiOnner in which the
chambers of the pistol were charged. While so eegagsd,
apparently forgetful that the pistol wits loaded, he snapped
the trigger, and the entente of the barrel were discharged
spinet his father, who wee standing immediat .17 in front of
him. Mr. Langford, jun., mien I the exclamation, "Oh,
father 1" and Mr. Langford stagger f under !beetroots of the
shock, Fattened ly, the pistol we, held in a dowswerd
direction, and the bullet gritted Mr. Langford'e boot, leer-
ing away the leather at the front, but indicting no .arther
War,.
'MAIMS ON A BUILDING SOCIETY.—James Wm.
Prerany. late bcokeeller• stationer, de., retrying on busieen
in Wellington street, Luton, secretary to the Luton Im-
proved Building Society, recently made a beektapt, W. 3
pined at the bar on Monday her, at Luton petty &a ions,
bine the Rev. H. B. Smythe, cos of the county magis-
trates for Bede, cherged with stealing r vta.ci cheques, by
which the said building society hr. been defrauded of large
sum, of money. Mr. Shepherd, solicitor for the menu-
Hon asked for a remind, es the eve was one of the most
complicated and difficult he bad ever been engaged in, end
the number of chimed and witnesses to be brought forward
rendered it necermuj that there should be farther time for'
preparation. The prisons, who said he did not wish In
apply for bail, wee remanded midi Monday next. The court
was densely crowded. Great anxiety was evinced to see the
prisoner, he having kr some years pest serried on an sates.
site business in Luton, and been a leading and popular local
preacher connected with a dispinting conpeganon. It le
said that the frauds aboady discoveted amount to between
6001. and 1,0001.
THE MUTINOUS CONDUCT ON TUE GREAT
EMlTERN.—liewerday morning an application was made to
Mr. Justice Bytes, the vacation judge, at chambers, by Mr.
Nash, for a writ of certiorari, to bring up the conviction of
Francis Johnson, who was sentenced to one month's impel-
"aliment in Dorchester Gaol foe refusal to clam the decks on
the Sabbath, and for • writ of habeas oorpus to bring up the
prisoner. He submitted various objections to the cAivieskn
ea the face of ft, and also that the refusal to work on the
Sabbath was sot an °Mace, beieg within the prohibited
work specified In the stews of Charles. After some discus.
don hie lordship granted orders for the write, in order that
the questions might be solemnly argued.
TRICENTENARY OF TILE REFORMATION IN
SCOTLAND.—Wo have received a copy of the programme .f
arrangement. for oommemorating the Tricentenary of the
Reformation in Scotland. It appoint that there Is to be a
series of meeting. held in Edinburgh during four day.,
beginning on Tuesday the 14th of August, IWO, to which
not only Protestant Sootehmen at home, but Protestants
from all lands, sad of all evangelimi denomination', are
invited, and at which papeva, Conning the basis of conversa-
tion, will be read, illustrative of the civil and religious history
of Scotland before, at, and subsequent to the Reformatio&—
idinbwerb Ontrost.
A CUURCII BELL MADE OF GLASS.—A bell of
'worn glass, fourteen inches high, and thirteen inches In
diameter, has been placed in the tenet of the chapel et the
Grasp, BorrowdaLs.