The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-18 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(nr =cram TILZOILLPH.)
NEWMARKET MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)

SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. T.Y.C.
Breeds'bane, Sr to Ascham, The Duke, and Qui Vive are
here.

SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. EACH. T.Y.C.
Fortunatus, Raven, and Thalia to be sold for 3001. each.
My Love, Goodfellow, Gas, Molly f, Hopvine, and Amazon
f, 2001. each.
HANDICAP PLATE OF 50 SOVS. Bretby Stakes
Conroe; I
Warrior, Set 12Ib ; Audax, Sat 41b ; Le &Nernst', Sat 31b;
Menace, Bst ; Ethelred, 7at 131 b ; Paris, 7st 131 b ; Glen-
dusk, 7st 121 b ; Whitey, 'lst 1 Ilb ; Rose, 7st Illb ; Lady
Valentine, let 101 b; Forester, 7st 101 b ; Kinzmaker,
' 7st 10Ib ; Flutter f, 7st 71b ; Tilt, 7st Tlb ; Celerrima,
7st 51b ; Custard Castle, 7st 21b ; Grapeshot, Est 121 h ;
Rantillion, Est 12Ib ; William Pitt, bat 101 b; Tomahawk,
Sat 91b ; Sweet Anna 6st 81b ; Blackthorn, 6st Ilb;
Anemone c, sst 71b ; Denmark, set 71b ; Helen Ragan c,
Sat nb ; and Hopvine, Sat 71b. All are here.
TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Lest five furlongs of R.M. I
Rus Urbe, Lady Hester, Sneer f, Tuftiloe c, Verona c, at.
Lose Leaf, t.
Halley, Ilavourneen, Dunbisne, Gas, Hermit, St.
Satyr, Problem, Ruthven, ntel, Verity, Ingratitude, S
Prodigal, Atalanta, Names, Photograph, Ruth, The Eine- 52,
raider, Knight of the Garter, Catherine, Hippia, King- g.
horn, Clairvoyante c, Collins, Langton, and Firmament c
100
are here.
All the others have paid excepting the following : St.
Lady Mary, Nine Elms, Barrington, Red Cross Knight,
Young
-
Young Lord, The Porter's Knot, Van Amburgh, Will
o' the Wisp, Phantom sail, Amour Propre, and Angelica.
PLATE OF 100 SOVS. A.M. St.
Ischia, Mr. Pitt, Janitor, The Corsair, Maseppa, and 84-8,
Emigrant are here. St.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 501. A.F. S
St
t.
Tomahawk and Strathconan are here. gt
PAID FosvezT.—The Mule. Bt.
Aamoun.—Masson and Cotillon. St.
St.
CHESTERCHESTERCUP.
St.
3 to I agst Delight (t)
8 to 1 Win. Pitt (t) St.
10 to 1 Treasure (t) et
25 to 1 Mouhey (t) Bt.
St

THE MURDER IN CANNON-STREET.
St.

EXAIIILNATION OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER I;
AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.—(THIS DAY.) too
In consequence of the statement that the prisoner 11°
charged with the murder of Mrs. Million, in Cannon- SI
street, would be examined at the Mansion-house this se.
morning, the greatest excitement was created, and long 05
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before the usual hour for the commencement of business,
a great number of persons had assembled outside the court St.
for the purpose of obtaining admission. 25
. St.
The prisoner was stated in the police-sheet Lobe William gt.
Sei4Us, slim Penton, 25 years of age, 5 feet 11 inches high, St
and a labourer. He was charged with the wilful murder rs
of Sarah Million, alias Swann, by striking her on the head St.
with some blunt instrument. He was placed at the bar in n
custody of Sergeants Moss and Hancock, the city deter- Bt.
fives, by whom the prisoner had been apprehended. Bt.
Bt,
The Lord Mayor took his seat on the bench at 12 o'clock. in.
Sir John Musgrove, Sir R. Carden, and Colonel Fraser, rt:
the commissioner of the City police, were also present. st.
Mr. Wontner attended on behalf of the prosecution. St.
20
Mr. Scarth appeared for the prisoner. St.
The prisoner was placed at the bar about half-past 12 to
o'clock. He gave two or three deep sighs, but, other- It'
wise, appeared quite calm and collected. 10
Mr. Wontner, addressing the Lord Mayor, said he ap- St.
peared at the instance of Messrs. Bevington and Sons, of
Cannon-street, in whose house a murder of great atrocity
was committed last week, to narrate the circum-
stances of that crime, and to produce evidence
against the prisoner. He said that the house was
left in the charge of the deceased and another
woman, and she appeared to have complained of
the visits of some persons, who constantly came to the
house to annoy her, and she was in the habit of answering
the door, and she had done so on the night in question.
Soon afterwards the other woman came downstairs, and
the deceased was found a lifeless corpse in the passage.
He should show that the prisoner was the person who
had annoyed the deceased in the way he had stated, and
it would appear by a letter which was in the handwrit-
ing of the prisoner that he had used threats towards
her. He said he should be able to prove that about three
or four years ago the deceased had borrowed a sum of money
of a woman named Webber, through the instrumentality
of a man named Terry, and he sent the prisoner to the
deceased to make application for the money, and had
constantly annoyed and threatened her. The prisoner
used to give a receipt for the money paid him in
the name of Denton, but his handwriting was recog.
nixed, and he was taken into custody yesterday at Eton,
and he admitted that he had applied to the deceased for
money, and that he had signed the fictitious name of Smith.
Upon his clothes being searched it was found that they
were saturated with blood in many places, and he made a
long statement to Moss, the officer, which would be detailed
in evidence. After he was told what he was charged with,
he merely declared that he was innocent, and he professed
to be able to account for his time in the evening when the
murder was committed.
The following evidence was then adduced :
Sarah Lewes,cook in the establishment of Messrs. Beving-
ton, was the first witness examined. She appeared to be
a good deal excited, and it was some time before she
could be examined. She said—l am cook to Messrs.
Bevington and Sons, of No. 2, Cannon-street West.
The deceased, Sarah Million, was the housekeeper
to Messrs. Bevington. I have been nine years in
the service, and the deceased was there for
the same period. Her husband was formerly also in the
service of Messrs. Bevington, but he died in 1859, and the
deceased lived there afterwards as a widow. The pre-
mime were generally cloned at 7 o'clock in the evening, and
no one but I and the deceased rem lined in them during
the night. For some time past there has been very often a
ring at the bell in the evening, and the deceased would
always answer it. I remember there being a ring at the bell last
Wednesday. The witness went on to describe the circum-
stances under which she found the deceased. Deceased had
about two months ago asked her in a frightened way to
lend her some money to give a man who drove away in a
cab.

The evidence of the police-constables who were called in
after the murder was then taken, after which the detec'
Live by whom the prisoner was apprehended was examined.
He stated that the prisoner acknowledged the letter
as his. Prisoner's mother complained that he
was a trial to her. Articles of his clothing were
found with stains which witness had no doubt were
stains of blood. The prisoner said he was as innocent
of the murder as a baby. He acknowledged to having
called on the deceased three times and to having received
money from her, and that he knew that the man Tent'
was not entitled to the money.
The prisoner was ultimately remanded till Thursday,
the 26th, his counsel saying be should be able to show
conclusively that the prisoner was not out of the town
of Eton on the night of the murder.

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA.-(THIS DAY.)

This day the twelfth ordinary meeting of share-
holders was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. MITCHELL,
M.P., in the chair.
The report, which has been already published, having
been taken as read,
The CHAI RYAN, in moving its adoption, regretted that he
bad not to congratulate the shareholders on a more favour-
able one. But they passed through a severe crisis in the
East and without making an invidious comparison with
others they did not suffer more than others, and
less than some. The capital remained untouched
though the reserve fund had been diminished.
It should be their duty to endeavour to build it
niupi.
Their credit remained unimpaired, and they were •
large profits in the course of the present year. With aaxxll
to bad and doubtful debts they had given them accurately
as far as they could and without the least reserve. The
losses last year were greater than the profits, but in pro-
posing a dividend of 2} percent. they were not trenching
on their capital. If they were he should not propose a
dividend. The directors found it necessary to tranfer
83,0001. to meet the bad and doubtful debts, which sum
they believed to be amply sufficient for the purpose.
He concealed nothing from the shareholders in the past, he
told them that they were making loses. He now told them
that their credit WM firm, that they were making good profits,
and he hoped that he would appear before them neat year with
a more favourable report and a more prosperous state of
affairs. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Jores seconded the motion.
Several questions having been put, and answered satis-
factorily by the chairman, the motion was adopted.

SOLTHAMPTOX, APRIL 18. —The Hamburg and
American Company's Mesmer Allemania riL this morn-
ing for New York with 130 saloon paesenges, and • larp
cargo, including French jewellery to the value of 17,900
franca.