The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-27 00:00:00

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EALING S'

THITBSDAY.

This boxing-day attraction to the holiday•roahlag
cockneys proved nearly as great a success as on previous
anniversaries, and the fact of its at all falling abort of
them was owing to the dense fog which prevailed,
preventing the attendance of many who no doubt
would have availed themselves of so healthy
and pleasurable an outing by the supposition
that the reaps would not take plain. The commit-
tee, however, overcoming every difficulty, were deter-
mined to carry out their contract • and, indeed,
had they done otherwise it would have seri-
ously affected their own and kindred interests.
Accordingly rating commenced soon after one o'clock. At
no period of the afternoon was it possible to distinguish
the horses at a distance of fifty yards from the Stand,
and when the fourth race was being run the competitor,
could not be seen until close upon the judges box. It
then became imperative to postpone the remaining race
of the day—the Middlesex Handicap—which will be run
to-morrow. An earlier hour will be fixed for commence-
ment, so that the progewme may be got through. In the
forenoon the stewards heard the objection against The
Cripple, who came in first for the Hunt Steeplechase at St.
Albans on Thursday last, and was objected to by the
owner of the second on the ground of improper nomina-
tion, no age being specified in the entry. They had the
original entry produced, and, the age of The Cripple being
omitted, they awarded the stake, to Patience. Particulars
of the day's racing are appended :

THE EALING PLATE (iiandiesp) of 40 son.; wionen
axles. About two miles.

Mr. Coslett's WeddintiPeal, by Ratsplan—Treasealua,
6 yrs, lost Leib 1
Mr. liaswell's Goreshswk, aged, Ilst 91b .... (J clorster)
Mr. Usage's Caustic, 4 yrs, lust 101 b (Barry) 3
Hake and Joker also ran.
Betting : 2 to 1 apt Wedding Peal, 3 to 1 aged Joker and
4to 1 agst Gorsehawk. Wedding Peal made play from
start to finish, and won by fully • quarter of • mile from
Goraehawk, who was about a couple of hundred yards in
advance of Caustic. lielioe came to grief at the first
fence, and took no further part in the race. The others
ran on at intervals of ten lengths until the ditch jump,
two fences from homer when Joker came down, and nar-
rowly escaped a collision with Caustic. After clearing
this jump, Gorsehawk ran into the second place, finishing
in that position.

BILLING STEZPLICHASE Runt of 40 soya, for 4-yr.olda
and upwarda; weight for age, with selling allowances.
About two roilea. _ _

I;7orWn's amp:sada, pedigree unknown (R3O), aged,
llat 2.1 b Li. Pale) I
Mr. Daniels Beverley (1.30`, aged, list 411) . (J Forster) t
Mr. Cori Leotard (FAO., aged, list 71b (Mr. F. U flotsam)
The following also ran :—Klllarney, Bit Stephen, Ifs-all•
over, Carubroe,and Battledore. _ _ _

Betting IS to 2 apt Leotard, 3 to 1 apt Ganymede,
and 7to 1 each apt Killarney and Beverley. As they
CC:lthe Stand Sir Stephen bad the command, the
ite, Beverley, Killarney, and Ganymede following
in the order named, It's allover and Battledore being
in the rear. Oarnbroe, who stuck In a " grip "in the
first field, walked in, taking no further part in the race.
Sir Stephen led for nearly half a mile, when dwelling at
one of the fences he was passed by Leotard, Ganymede,
and Killarney, the quartette going on in pretty good
order. With the exception of Battledore's falling on the
far side, no change occurred until the ditch jump, after
clearing which Ganymede took up the running, the
favourite going on second until within the straight, where
he was headed by Beverley. Ganymede, however, was not
approached, and In a canter by four lengths • a neck
divided the second third ; Killarney was fourth,i Sir
Stephen fifth, and 's
-all-over last. The winner was
sold to Mr. Vallender for S 2 guineas.
Taa Kamm Huwr CUP, value 70 guineas, for hunters ;
weight for alp, with certain pataltise and allowances.
About three miles.

Sir W. 1...11ra Lawrence (late Maidstrone, by Vortex, h b,
aged, llst me (Mr. I and, 1
Mr. H. Wither's Merry Horn, h b, 4 yrs, 10st 111 b (Hyland)
The following also ran :—Northern Light, Snowstorm, and
Laura.

Mr. Thomas weighed for Tally.bo, aged 12st 21b, but
the horse was withdrawn, as it was found he was in the
forfeit list.

Betting: 6 to 4 on Northern Light, and 2 to I
net Lawrence. The latter made running, followed by
Northern Light, Laura, and Merry Horn. This order was
maintained onee round, when Laura, refusing at the hurdles,
was not further persevered with. This left Merry Horn
in attendance on Northern Light, who pawed the stand
the second time four lengths in the rear of Lawrence.
On the far aide Northern Light was dead beaten,
and pulled up, the race being now left to
Lawrence and Merry Horn, the former of whom was never
approached, and won in a canter by ten lengths. Nothing
else passed the poet. Snowstorm refused soon after start-
ing, and was not persevered with.
THE MAID= STEEPLECHASE of 5 ROM each, with 30
added ; weight for age, with penalties and allowances.
About two miles. _ _ _ _

Mr. Wodehmumes Panther, by Rochester, h b, aged. lest
Hobson)
Mr. C. Fox's Signal, 6 yrs, lid Sib (Mr. F. O. (Coslett) 1
2
Penelope also ran.
Betting opened at 2to 1 on, but closed at 4 to I on
Panther. Signal and Penelope made • running in close
company for a quarter of a mile' when the former took it
up, but gave way to Penelope In the last half mile, the
favourite being in waiting on the pair. Two fences from
home Penelope came down, and Panther heading Signal,
won in a canter by 20 lengths.
The Middlesex Handicap was not run owing to the thick-
ness of the fog.

ADDITIONAL ANRlVALB.—Northern Light, Badminton,
John, Gann, Sinite, Highdyer, Aleerschaum, Switcher,
Comberton, ilippolyte, and Hopvine.

EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—Aft
extraordinary attempt at murder was made at an old ruin
called Red Abbey, near Cork, on Monday night. The
abbey and adjoining property is in the care of an old man
named Butler who lives at the ruin. A young woman,
named Hannah Hurley, a domestic "help," and William
Butler, his grandson, 16 years of age, resided with the old
man. The girl was in the habit for some time past of
giving a few pence per week to the grandson to put in the
bank. She had handed him 95. in all, and recently she
discovered that he had kept back N. of that amount. Her
accusations and threats of disclosure seem to have deter-
mined him to fget rid of her by murder, and he went about
his work in a singularly determined and premeditated man-
ner. He bad access to the key of the ruin, and up in a part
where time has formed a sort of soil he dug a grave about
six feet in length by one foot in depth and width. He then
waited for an opportunity to entrap the girl, and on her
continuing to accuse him he on Monday evening an-
Donned to her that he had the money buried in the abbey,
and if she ascended with him she could get it. She assented
to this, and about 5 o'clock they entered the building,
Butler carrying a candle to show the way. On arriving at
the place he led her over to the spot where the grave was
dug, and at his bidding she went into it to take up, as he
said, the box that was there containing her money. Scarcely
had her feet touched the bottom of the grave than he dealt
her a blow of a small hatchet he had concealed about him.
It took effect on the right shoulder, and he followed it up
by two or three cuts at her head. The candle went out
on the instant, and the girl screamed for mercy, at the
same time succeeding in getting • hold of the hatchet.
He struggled violently to wrest it from her, but she
succeeded in retaining • hold of it, still imploring him to
spare her life, said he promised to do so if she would never
tell what hadoccurred. She made the promise, and under
these conditions they left the spot, groping their way to
the staircase. As she descended blood came in streams
from her wounds, and she was in momentary dread that be
would throw her bead foremost down. However, he at-
tempted no further violence, and when they got down she
ran into a house covered with blood, and was at once car-
ried off to the South Infirmary, where her wounds wore
dressed. Butler made off, and up to a late hour on Tues.
day night was not heard of. The girl is wounded on the
back of the neck and shoulders, and had the hatchet not
been an old blunt one, she would probably now be a corpse,
and buried in the grave prepared for her. She is rapidly
improving.
THE MURDER OF A CONSTABLE AT ASHTON-
UNDZR-LTSL.—Some five years ago Sergeant Harrop and
Chief Constable Jump, both of the Lancashire county con-
stabulary, while on duty at Smallshaw, near Ashton-
under-Lyne met a number of men, who, it was afterwards
discovered, had been destroying bricks at a brickyard at
Ridgbill, near Staleybridge, and that whilst endeavouring
to apprehend them Jump was shot dead. Several men
were apprehended, including Robert Ryan and two others,
named Ward and Burke. Ward and Burke were com-
mitted for trial at the Liverpool assizes, the other men,
including Ryan, being discharged. Ward and Burke were
found guilty at the wises, and the former was
executed Burke being reprieved, and ultimately
transported for life. In connection with this murder
the Manchester Guardia* understands that additional
evidence was obtained after the Ashton investigation, and
produced at LiverpooL Upon the evidence the judge issued
bench warrants for the apprehension of Ryan. At the
Ashton-under-Lyne county sessions, on Tuesday, Ryan,
the man alluded to, was placed in the dock, when Mr.
Ludlam, the superintendent of the county constabularly
stationed in the Ashton-under-Lyne district, after stating
the general facts given above, said he believed the prisoner
had been in America. He had given himself up on Mon-
day, stating that he was tired of his position, and would
meet his chance. The prisoner, on being asked if he had
anything to say why he should not be remanded, replied
that he had to say " he was not in the field" (meaning the
field where Jump was shot), nor did he commit the deed.
The prisoner was remanded. Bail was accepted, himself
in 100 L, and Mr. Ralph Barber, brassfounder, Aahton,
and Mr. John Lum, publican, Ashton, in 50/. each.
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