The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-21 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(BY =acme TELEGRAPH.)
WARWICK MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)

WELTER HANDICAP.
Dermot Aithore
Cadiz
Greyfoot
10 ran.
SELLING RACE.

Bravura ...
Topsail onit ...
Changeable ...
9 ran.
HANDICAP.

Boiled Dove ..
Venturevome
Amour Propre
8 ran.
GUY CUP.

&Hint
Wild Agnes ..
Indian Star

R ran.

MAIDEN PLATE. Five furlongs.
Rillake, Ratty, Grafton, Residuary Legatee, Busy
Body, and Mimulua are here.

SECOND NURSERY HANDICAP. Five furlongs.,

. .
Jeannie Derma, tilt 101 b ; Huntsman, Met 616 ; -Miss
Fnuacca, Sat 416 ; Challenge, 7st 101 b ; Python, let 511, ;
Columbine, 7st 41b ; Bravura, let 21b ; Prima Donna,
71b lib ; Lady Craven, 71b llb ; Vice Versa, Gat 121 b.
The above are here. All others paid forfeit.

HANDICAP PLATE OF 50 SOWS. Five fuflonge.,

Valli t, Wild Agnes, Beadle, Paris, Custard C7urtle,
Valiant, Dean Swift, Wave, and Effervescence are here.

AUTUMN WELTER CUP. One mile.
Sultan, Pearl Diver, Sandal, Plover, Mistletoe, Wild
Mnea, Shakespeare, Beadle, Ulphus, Princess of Wales,
Forester, Valiant, Nuneaton, and. Vigorous are here.

WARWICK STEEPLECHASE. Two miles.
Columbia, bleanwood, Plover, Gulnure, Bridesmaid,
Diorned, King of Hearts, and Grace Darling are here.

SUICIDE FROM WATERLOO-BRIDGE.

WRETCHED END OF A SAD LIFE.

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An inquiry was held by Mr. W. J. Payne, the
deputy coroner, last evening, at the Coal Exchange Tavern,
St. Mary-at-Hill, Billingsgate, touching the death of
Sarah Mason, aged 21 years.
The deceased was the daughter of a mechanic, and both
her parents having died when she was very young, she and
her two brothers were left destitute. They were
found by a policeman, seated on the door step at
their late home in a street off the Strand. The
elder boy ran away saying that he never would go into the
workhouse. The two other children were taken to the
workhouse. When the deceased grew up she got a place
as a domestic servant in a private house. While in service
she was seduced, and los"ig her place she was driven to go
on the streets.
Elizabeth Good said that she knew the deceased. She
was iu the habit of walking the Strand every evening. She
lived at No. 11, Crozier-street, Lambeth, where al paid
It. is. a week for her lodgings. Her landlady supplied
her w ith half a pint of gin a day, and charged it in the
bill. Having fallen into arrears in her rent, she became
pressed for money, and on the evening of Tuesday fort-
night witness promised to let her have some, through
friendship, as she could not go home without
at least a poi Lion of what she owed. Witness gave
her a halfpenny to go on to Waterloo-bridge,
to wait for her there for an hour, but was unable to keep
her appointment in consequence of being detained forfour
hours. As the church clock struck 3 witness went on the
bridge expecting to tind the deceased. The toll-gate keeper
said to witness's sister, who was with her, " I hope you are
not going to commit suicide, miss, for a young woman
jumped into the river this morning." Witness thereupon
made inquiries, and she was shown a hat which had been
found in a recess, and she recognised it as that of Sarah
Mason's. She no doubt committed suicide in consequence
of witness's delay, believing that she intended to break faith
with her.
John C. Parker, Thames police-constable No. 31, said
that he found the body of the deceased in the river floating
past London-bridge. There was nothing in the pockets
except a door-key and an empty purse.
Mrs. Emily Austin, No. 11, Crozier-street, landlady of
the deceased, said that the latter owed her some money,
but she was never pressed for it.
Maty Anne Good said that the deceased was disturbed
in her mind in consequence of hearing that her elder
brother, who had enlisted in the army, had been wounded.
She gave way to habits of intemperance, and . she at one
time was attacked with delirium tremens. . . .

A police-sergeant proved that on the morning of Wed-
nestLy fortnight seine person SAW the deceased jump off
the parapet of Waterloo-bridge. A splash was heard in
the water, and the Thames police put off in a boat to
rescue her, but without avail.
The Coroner having unturned up, the jury returned a
verdict of " Suicide while of unsound mind."

A young man named Pichot, a working up-
holsterer, met with his death on Sunday during the gale
in Paris. While crossing the Pont-d'Arcole his hat was
blown off and fell into the river. As it was a new one
wLich he did not like to lose, he hastened down to the
landing wharf, threw off his clothes, and entered the water
to swim after his property, but almost immediately he was
seized with cramp from the effects of the cold, and being
unable to resist the strong current he was carried away
and presently disappeared beneath the surface. His body
has not yet been recovered.

The United States man-of-war steamer Frolic
left Southampton Ibis morning, to join the American
squadron at Lisbon.