The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-10 00:00:00

PONTEFRACT RAMS.—Monur.

THU LON DEBBOROCOH Wrbigs of 5 son each, with 50 added,
for 2-yr-olds ; colts, bet 10lb . fillies, Bst alb. Certain penalties
and allowances. Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. W. K Holwon's Newland 1
Mr. J. Osborne's Rabbit Trap 2
Betting: sto 1 on Newland

Tin PONTITRACT Boltol7oll Cur, value 50 lon., added to •
aweepatakes of 5 "ova each ; winners extra. Three-quarter. of
• mile.

Hr. Mertineau'e 1 by Lord Fanoonberg—C-oleraine 1
Mr. G. Cares Elrire
Mr. W.Bowers's Maros

The following also ran :—Cora, !jelly Gray, and Miss Dora.
THE SPECULLTION PLATY of 25 lova., added to a sweepstakes of
3 soya each, for 2-yr-olds and upwards ; selling and other allow-
ances. Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. Watson's Yarrow, by Tadmor—Lady Wilson
Mr. W. Hudson's Peg Me 2
Mr. Clayton's Site 3
The Choker also ran.

Betting: 0 to 5 agst Peg Fite, 2to 1 agut Yarrow, 4 to 1 apt
any other.
THE GREAT WEST RIDING HANDICAP of 10 soya each, with 100
added ; winners extra. One mile and a half.
Mr. Goodlasa's Begun, by Gulcowar—Pretty Girl
Mr. W. Nicholl's Missile
Major Edwin's Douro 3
Archery and Lady Durham also ran.
Betting: 5t04 on ftuna, 4to 1 agst Lady Durham. Won by
a length, bad third.
THE WEST Yoh,: ICURSERT HANDICAP PLATE of TO so's., for
2-yr-olds . winners extra Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. C. Winteringbanis Slap Bang t 1
Mr. G. Carr's Elvire t 2
Mr. J. Osborne's Tidy
Rondinella and Pea Blossom also ran,

Betting: 7 to 4 apt Elvtre, 5 to 2 each against Slap Bang and
Tidy. Dead heat, Tidy a bad third. Deciding heat, 6to 5 ..,11
Slap Bang, who won by a length.
THE YoRKSHtRE WELTER CCP, value 50 Bova., added to a
Sweepstakes of 5 sows each : winners extra gentlemen riders ;
professionals slb extra. One mile.

Mr. Ringrost's Lady Sykes
Mr MilluniCa Autique....
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Mr. Robinson's Hanneer
Betting: t. to 4on Lady Sykes, to 2 agat Hanover, 4to 1 agst
Antique. Wou by six lengths. Hanover did nut pass the post.

CRICKET.

M.C.C. AND GROUND r. Su wsEx. —This match, for the
benefit of Thomas Box, was commenced yesterday at Lonrs
Ground, and will be resumed this day ut 12 ..'clock. Subjoined
is the score:—Susses, first innings, 1110. M.C.G. and Ground,
first innings, two wickets down, 79.
SURREY V. HANTS.—This match was commenced yesterday
at the Oval, Kennington, and will be resumed to-day. At the
close of the days play the score stood as follows s—liants, trig
innings, 208. Surrey, first innings, six wickets down, 113,

tate Intelligente.

EQUITY COURTS.—JoLy 9.
(Before Vice-Clumellor Sir R. T. Kinder'ley.)
RE LEEDS BANKING COMPANY BE PARTE CLARK!.

This was a summons taken out by the official liquidator
for the purpose of cancelling an agreement of oompromise
entered into on the 22nd of June, 1865, between-himself
and William Clarke, one of the contributories under the
winding up. When the bank stopped in September, 1864,
Mr. Clarke was the owner of five shares, and had agreed
to accept his allotment of one share in class B ; and
having been placed upon the list of contributories in re-
spect of his dams A shares, he became liable in December
to 'my 350/. upon the first call of 701. a share. On the
10th Jan., however, Mr. Clarke filed an affidavit, in which
he described himself as a journeyman mechanic, 66 years
of age, and stated that when in full employ he earned 265.
• week. He further stated that he had brought up
respectably five children, and having saved a little money
he was induced to purchase at a cost of 170/. five shares in
the Leeds Bank. He declared his inability to pa the call,
but offered to pay 201., the auction value of his household
furniture, and this offer was accepted bthe official liqui-
dator and sanctioned by the chief clerk. Subsequently,
the official liquidator was informed that Mr. Clarke was
possessed of considerable freehold property which was esti-
mated as worth 9001. Mr. Clarke admitted that he had
been in possession et several housed', but stated that after
the bank stoned he sold them to his children for 7001.,
of which 6001. went to pay off mortgagee, and 301. for
interest.

Mr. Glasse and Mr. Cotton appeared for the official liqui-
dator, and Mr. Wickens for the defendant.

The Vioe-Chanoelloroonsidered that the strongest ground
of suspicion had been made out, but wider all the circum-
stances he felt that he would only be doing his duty if
before pronounoo►roogg his decision he ermined Mr. Clarke
personally in chain

(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. Stuart.)
IN RA MR COMPANIES ACT, 1862, AND IN RI THE INTER-
NATIONAL CONTRACT COMPANY (LIMITED).
In this matter one order was on Friday last directed to be
made upon two petitions for the winding up of the above-
named company. One of the petitions was presented by a
Mr. Spartan, • shareholder in, and the other by a Mr.
Tabor, a judgment creditor of, the company. It was after-
wards discovered that Mr. Tabor's petition bad not been
advertised the pprroo r time before the presentation of it,
and on Saturday the order, so far as regarded Mr.
Tabor's petition, was stayed. This morning, how-
ever, it was stated that although Mr. Tabor's petition had
not been properly advertised in the London Gazette, as
required by the orders of court under the Companies Act,
it had been duly noticed in two other of the morning
papers. It was now, therefore, asked that, inasmuch as
the court had a power under the 63rd of the above-men-
tioned orders to dispense with any advertisement it
might think proper, the order to wind up the company
might be made on Mr. Tabor's petition as well as on that
of Mr. Spartan.
Mr. Bacon, Q.C., Mr. Malin, Q.C., Mr. Craig, Q.C.,
Mr. Greene, Q.C., Mr. Roxburgh, Mr. J. N. Higgins, and
Mr. Swanston were engaged in the case.
The Vice-Chancellor ordered the company to be wound
up, under one order on both the petitions.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-JULY 9.
THE SPITIAL JURY RTRTEN.

In the course of the sittings at Nisi Prins in London,
before Lord Chief Justice Erle, aepecial juryman addressed
his lordship, and said that he wished to protest against the
system of summoning special jurors. He said that be
had been summoned every session for upwards of 20
years, and this frequency of service, he submitted, could
hardly be accidental, considering the long period over
which it had extended. He received from one to three
summonses every sitting, his brother and partner was u
frequently summoned, and in addition he himself had to
do duty at Westminister as • special juryman for
Middlesex. He was perfectly willing to perform his share
of public duty, but he must say that he did so under a
feeling of wrong, in consequence of the impression that the
summonses were not fairly distributed.
The Lord Chief Justice assured the gentleman that
everything was done by the officers of the court in accord-
ance with the spirit of the observations which had been
made, and added that but for the pressure of public busi-
ness a bill would have been brought in to put the system
upon a wholesome footing. That bill would have pro-
vided for the summonses being impartially distributed, for
the jury having occupation whilst they were in atten-
dance, and for making the pressure upon them about one-
tenth of what it now was. The evils which were com-
plained of existed only in the metropolis ; and it was very
desirable that gentlemen who felt the inconvenience of
the present system should represent the matter to their
members of parliament, so that it might be brought befor
the legislature.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-JuLY 9.
It was generally understood today that Lord Chief
Baron Pollock had resigned. His lordship sat here on
Saturday, and although it was known that in consequence
of the change of government he intended soon to vacate
his position, it was supposed that he would not do so
until after the assizes. The learned judge, who is an
octogenarian, has presided over the Court of Exchequer
for wore than twenty-one yeano.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before the Common Serjeant.)

Paul Wangler, 20, a German, described as a cook,
pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing three coats and other
articles, after a previous conviction for felony.
It appeared from a statement inade by Agar, one of the
warders of the City Prison at Holloway, who attends the
court and frequently gives information of an important
character with regard to the antecedents of the prisoners,
that the prisoner had been convicted a great many
times, and was a well-known thief. Upon one
occasion he was sentenced to twelve months' bard labour,
and at the expiration of his sentence means were kindly
afforded to him, through the instrumentality of the
chaplain, to return to his own country. Instead of doing
so, however, ho immediately resumed his old courses,
and in a very short time he came back to the prison under
a fresh sentence of imprisonment.
The Common Serjeant sentenced the prisoner to seven
oars' penal servitude.