The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-12 00:00:00

but Seward was known, for years after I Met be-
came sequahated with him, to be carrying skeleton
keys through the City kw a gang of burglars when they
wanted them for a night. I cannot my
wag
thatwh corrupted
Seward. (Laughter.) I wee in England Apr
tried. Seward told me that he was in the habit of selling
gold for Agar.
Ite-exananed by Mr. Mullens—l arrived in England on
the 28th of May, 111456. From 1853 or 1454 to that time I
was in the eolonies. Seward bad known me several you.'
previous to my being cosdinad in Brecon Gaol. &ward in-
troduced me to Agar, to whom I sold a crape shawl, which
I had brought with me from the colonies. Seward told me I
might trait Agar the amount of the shawl, and did so. In
1844, I mot Alexander Frazer at Saward's chambers, 4,
Hare-conrt, Temple.
This clewed the evidence for the prosecution.
The Lord Mayor, after giving the prisoners the lung
caution, eskod them whether they had anything to say in
sewer to the charge ?
Anderson—No.
Seward—l am not guilty of the charge.
The prisoners were then fully committed for trial.

SPORTING.

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THE SPRING HANDICAPS.

No. 111.
TO VIZ LOFTON OF THE EXPRZOIL
Sri,—The first important item to come oe is the
Northamptonshire Stakes, run on Wedneeday, Mardi 25. It
lead an entry of 93 hones, and of them only 39
_accepted the
weights peen • but that moat not be .hhed mental
to the character of the handicap, an that at Yurk
la exactly like It, and gained as acceptance of 46
out of an entry of 70. The distance is two miles,
and there are few in the race incapable of getting the
distance, although the description of hot= =gaged is not
Bret-clam. Alonoo is the top weight aseendent, and his
weight was railed from Tat 1216 to Set 121 b. 1..0.113, 4 yrs,
7.1 41b, and Anted, fet 21b, are left in with him trona the
awes *pin the two they ware diseatWled yrith big Wit-
hin, 3 yre, who would have had Sat Mb, it Ifeeti, . 4 put, .
Mt. Oakball looked well in here, but did not accept for
ether of his engagements, and Kestrel was only entered for
the Spring Oatiands in addition to this ; there he is content
with Ist 1216, the distance being only • nide, which just
suits him. Alonzo appeared to =ye had enough of racing
towards the elope of last season, and Lawn looked very b=
before the season was half over; Amati, too, for such a
moderate performer bee none the beet of the weights,
receiving 'but 416 from I'eeping Torn for a defeat
in • common canter in a match at the Newmarket
Second October. Fulbeek, 6 yrs, at bat 71b, is another
WOW" Tate animal with too much weight, meeting so many
good themersr-ekle as Its dote at weights for age. lie was
ante nsatal with Ms vied for the Metropolitan and New-
swire henisps, where be looked some 31b better treated,
and I as' have little to do with him. Assayer, 6 yes.
SR Mb, the soh representative of R. l'Anare's stelae, and
J. PAMIR'S pair—Siding, 6 yn, Bst 41b, and Sin-and-Eight-
pin $ yia, Ist 71b—rannot par fist 41b, and Sin-and-Eight-
pmaSs $ 5.1 71b—cannot satire me to follow them, last
bs eisr, Siding, having to travel with 2016 more than
tam, Sad the thrinsr-olds this year arc a much
better hi. The Mies ilk Namily, 6 yes, Sat 416, are
thawed& saffeelfbeig, en =hit was paid for her at Epsom,
arhseeatillall an miss weight by 111 h, and no horse was
left by the stable in her sill; yet here they scratch four old
horses receiving nearly tat trees her, and leave her in as their
sole candidate. As I hears= before, they must be joking,
and, good as she is when wanted, I cannot have
her in the face of each a strange trick till the money
going on her in samosa forces me. Romeo, aged, Bst, is far
(rotaout of the race; yet he meets Homily on 2016 worse
tense than when he beat her at Shrewsbury for the Autumn I
Handicap, which ought to make some difference. T. Hughes 1
declaring forfeit with Emulator at • moderate weight says
somsdig hi her favour. The Earl, 7st 121 b, bang
es will Mid at Epsom, may set be sent from them .le
Voter
; if he is, he will not be able to race with*,
three yid& T. Taylor is left with Bracken, 0 yrs, 7st
ei„,
1 aut=iag Tom, 3 yr., list 61b, Typee, aged, get
1311;
at Chester), and Shoreham, 6 yre, dot 216
these cad.= MN ya at what they would have been had
bona emallai In),
should
way to them; and if I may
be dleasi lis think Bracken would do the
sight MONO and Tom—sgood horse—wait kw the
Chtsieroia. Were Bracken in the humour he should Mmt
5 shove him, and show menticif the light
tie IMF bins. Porto Moo, 4 yrs, 7st 91 is the only out It
Ihreßanabiwyborsesleft in,sad he seri awiroung eight,
if he will Ina try. Tame Deer, 4 tan, 7.. t. 21b, Adam=
3 yrs, See ilk and Paula Monti, 3 yrs, Bst, are the three left
in out el BMW s five. Tame Deer is a bad one and Adams
is inhaler adhozne—Eprom—and Paula Monti at Chester—
= Ohs/ I higeet_to hear little noise made with either. Mr.
llemaidifind four, and stood with Martinet, 3 yrs, Get
' 111 h, sal 3alla, 3 pia, 6at, Yellow Jack being better is ma
MO; MI 011.11•12bon at Epeoni. Martinet was jest an
me la at 1142.84 York, and Chester, and declined( Its
Nis bed as ether engagement, and air may carry in
money hi. She aninhe fourth e side of Aaamns for tbe
Hopeful Makes, and ran for the Triennial at New-
market, on neither occasion being Lacked; and for the Cor-
=ion Phite, at Shrewebury, she was not wanted, Straw-
being Mr. Howard s horse. Being • good-Irk-
ing mare, and bred to stay, I shall watch her
career with no little interest during the coming
beanie, and especially for this event, her weight being
favourable. Dratentis, 4 6st Sib, '
in a very bad plater;
and the no
teas
ea the and fikirtniam, 3 yrs,
Ost 81b earit—are quite of if 'Mos iris yn. Psim
is
the Duke of Bedford instead of Eloquence, on
:Cr there wan ouch a rush as soon as the weights appeared;
and ehe must be near winning if she ran get the distance;
if ant successful here, she (or Eloquence) will be about the
mark for the Spring Outlands. Skirmisher hoe been doing
wonders at home agate, and the decline of Vedette for the
Two Thousand Guineas had eoniething to do with his ad-
vanced posation in the niarket for din. If he remains well
he will go to the poet to win, and will not be easily shaken
off. When such horse. as Moodier, Sprig of Shillelagh,
and Janet, declare forfeit for • hank. ap. with fair weights,
t is time to look at what the peat Middlehatu stable base
left in, and it will be seen that Commoner, 3 ire, 6st 71h,
only stands for them. Ile has done nothing great
in public • but once be ran • good race with
Saunterer 'and Mama, giving the latter (who boat him
by half • length for second place) ilb; he now receive* 21b
from him, and, as that was the latter's best genuine per
Commoner looks to have all the best of it now,
allowed he is Sib for the defeat. I ellen expect to ace
ommonsera a good favourite on the day, and one of the front
rank at the finish. Verbena, 3 pro, Got 716, has a great
' weight for doing nothing, and is dangerous on that ground,
for we may not have hen the best of him. Worcester, 3 yrs,
Gat 51b, will not diagram hie stable, nor will the Borderer or
South Western, 3 rs, Get ilb each, theirs. We must expect
I some nob., with one of W. Day's lot—St. Giles, Bst 4lb
Centurion, Get 41b; Kinburn, Get slb; and Dulcamars, sst 10lb
—if the style in which the three first-mentioned have been
backed fur the Cheater Cup is worth remembering. Three
others of W. Day's were in originally —December, Alice
Wentworth, and Avenger—the former's owner leasing him in
' where he had a little better weight, Alive Wentworthewhere
she was the wont treated (at Chester), and A's
scratching him for everything. One of Lord Itibble's
should go for the stable money, and report speaks highly
of St. Oiler and Centurion. Somerset, 3pw, 6st, le not =-
likely to 110 in the same beat with W. Day's. John Peel,
3 yrs, Est, has too much weight; lint Sir Colin, 3 yne,
bat 131 b, if his ;friends can get on at hi, will he as little as
sto 1, being an extraordinary favourite at his quarters. lie
ran two races last scum without the slightest attempt having
beep made to train him, and if he nerdy an good as he looks,
few will bo found able to compete with hini in this race or
any other where be is ea favourably weighted. Mailidue
Rachel, 3 yrs, ent 121b,wretchedperfornaer ; but I cannot
hint my eye. to the fact that she is backed for good money
for her engagementa, and if she were to run here and get a
goad place at the finish, her chance for the Metropolitan with
let would he A I. I would rather, however, let her nanonce
spin before I enrol myself as one of her followers.
The Elist's dam colt, 3 yes, Set 121 b, should be reserved
for the Metnirlitan. One of Lonathaff 'odrington and
Charles O'Malley, 3 y•rs, hat 1016 each—is to do great things, I
the fleet mentioned being whispered as a "wonder." Silk-
mom, 3 yrs, set 71b, has a chance if there is a rein in him ;
and the Let on the list, Lady St. Liz, 3 yrs, fist 41b, may be
last in the race, for aught I know.
I think I have fairly stated the present state of affairs with
reference to every candidate, and shall conclude by pointing
to Palm, Skirmisher, Commoner,one of Lord Ribbkisdale s
(St. Giles or Centurion), Jessie, and Bar Colin, as likely to
see the pont good favourites, and the winner ought to be
-sag them. Mr Colin is my chief favourite.
METEOR.

OUNDLE STEEPLECHASES.
nOIUMP AAIUN. rD.—British Yeoman, Wed°la, Mllll
Knight, Kate, Honeycomb, Hind" Unknown, Little Teo-
Olen, Wa..P. LiHord, Angelica, Discord, klannaduke,
lath, The The Squire, Grapeshot.

ACCIPTANCTA TOIL LINCOLN STZT.PLECTIAZIL—Victor
Keassattael, Ilst 7lb ; Jams, 11st 51b ; King Doti, I ;
Snobs*, 10et I Ilb ; Weathercock, 10st 916; Liverpool
Doh 1414 British Yeoman, lOst 4M ; Tchemays,
MS IS; 'no Wizard, 1014. The highest weight seceptmg
bass 1M 121 b, it has been raised to list 71b, end the others
seaceibely.

CHAPEL BURNTDOWN AT MONTRORE.-00 Satur-
day evening last, about seven o'clock, the Engtish Eniocord
chapel, which stands in the Middle Links, Maitre..., took
be, and in throe hours was burnt to the ground. The tire
originated in the vestry, from the overheating of the
an
pins
el the new heating apperatus. The chapel Lad only
=about three months ago, after undergoing eon-
ed
enlergeenent and improvement. The proyarty was
Warta beton the late npairs; but it is feerodtbalterationt
es the ire ekwereute erill 'duct the patty-