The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1861.

SPORTING INTELLIORNOR.

PROGRANINIE OF (
CHASES.
Tns PcNcumg PLATS (
Iwo nidy and a ball.
•1 lb
J. Allay
Trztaz • 11 I
11..044ar Taal • 11 I
Earap• • 11 0
buhdlow
Black ars
The Cams, • 10 •
(Moan • 10 4
toddy ,h s,

CROYDON STEEPLE-
-TuravAT.

at 50 love. Aboa

Age lb
Mar et A WWI • 1 1
Illakarlas
Vanua" ken tam • 1 0
•usboin
Alfred Ur Ging
broadeng Okra
Mb l•

CaTberta 5 9 4
liannios
Ycmaiu • 9 •

Heim
Yorke th 10 4
TN, CLOTDON Peet Huai
added. About three miles.

4.AP of 5 son. oath, with 30
Age et lb
Little Nat
Brine
Farmer from Kerry 4 1
Ural/ay b b)
Corkscrew a 4
1 Mateyo, • 0
Harry
Ilarmlos • 10

ABS st lb
imam f is •
iNsi ben Res • U 7
Yorkshire Gray • 11 •
Johnay • II •
Red Rover
Th.: Tartar
Karam
The Lart ;11
Luke h L
THE RAILWAT (SELLC4O) STAKES, of 3 aor• each, with
•1 Added by the Loudon, Brighton, and South Coast Rail-
wey Company. About two miles. To close and same this
afternoon (Monday).
THE HUNTCPI4' STAKES of 5 son. e•eh, with 20 added,
for horses which hare bees regularly hunted with any
established pack of bounds is the ooa•tes of Surrey, Sussex,
or Kent ; 12st llb e•ob ; winsen extra ; gentlemen riders ;
professionals 1011, extra. About two miles and a half. To
close and same this afternoon (Monday).

DREADFUL PIRIF AND LOSS OF LIFE AT A
LUNATIC ASYLUM IN SURREY.

About 1 o'clock on Saturday morning a fire
broke out at a private lunatic asylum at Timberbam, about
six miles below Reigate, on the Brighton road. The house
was formerly an ion, but for the last few years has been
hemmed as • private lunatic asylum for male patients,
under this management of Mr. Cole. The establishment
otiosisted, at the time of the fire, of two of Mr. Cole's eons,
rs. Cole (Mr. Cole being in London), two male and two female
attendee* with seven patients. The fire was discovered by
one of the attendants soon after it broke out. The
flames spread with rapidity, and a mounted messenger
was despatched to Reigate for the fireengioe, which as-
rived soon after five o'clock, but at that time the whole of
the inside of the house was destroyed, and the front fell
down soon after. It was with great difficulty the unfortu-
nate inmates were got out, and one we regret lost his life.
His name was James Burnie Dixon, aged 32. He was
sleeping in one of the front bedrooms, of which there are
line on the second door, and in the same room also slept
John Chesil, one of the attenclents, who states that when
be was aroused the bedroom was fall of smoke, and it was
with great difficulty that he escaped, being almost
suffocated. A portion of the spine of the deceased,
with the heart and lungs completely charred, was
all that was discovered on Saturday. Another
of the patients, named Robert Anstruther, is also missing,
but it is supposed that he escaped and ran away. Mr. Cole
said he shoal have a levee body of men set to work on the
next day (Sunday) to clear out the debris to see whether
any more remains of Dixon or any bones of Anstruther an
be found. (.Me young woman, named Ellen Tickuer, 24,
one of the servants, had a narrow escape. W hen aroused,
finding the house all in dames, she jumped out of her bed-
room window to the ground, • depth of about thirty feet ;
fortunately she alighted on a cedar tree in front of the
house, which broke her fall, and she appears not to be
seriously injured. Not a particle cd clothiag ef say of the
inmates was saved. The news quickly spread. Mr. Monger,
a gentleman at Horley, with Mrs. Manger and their son,
started in their phaeton about 4 o'clock with clothes and
linen ; Mr. Miller, of Elm Bank, Morley, alusentclothes, as
did also Mr. Dalton, corn factor. Champneys,
Gaturicke, also attended, and rendered active assistance,
as also did many others. Mrs. Cole and her two sons were
most kindly taken in and provided for by Mr. and M.
Monger. The other inmates were kindly accommodated at
the houses of some of the neighbours During the day Mr.
Cole, with assistance, conveyed the five patients to the
lunatic asylum at Haywards-heath. The origin of the fire
is entirely unknown. The house was insured in the Yhomix
Fire-office ; the furniture is the Urdu Fire-office.

lab) It*Wpm.

322T1OTOLITAN COUNTY COVETS.
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da
Wlll7 7EIN
Wa321111, _4. Martinl4.ss.—Monday, Dee. 2 ; T 6-
y, 3 ; ftessi,
Bwomsavay, d.road.—Wednesday, Dee. 4 ; Thum
day, 6: Friday, I.
Slain:mem Marylebone-road.—Wednesday, Dec. 4 ; Than-
da7, 6 : thYal, &
etnes.D.—Tneaday, Dee. I.
c' ma, Ileacao-terrace.—Moaly, Dee. 1; Tuesday, 6:
Wednesday, 4: Priam e: Battuday. 7.
816736631016 03141.54-res&—Tuseday, & Dee. 3 ; Thursday, 6.
kiow, Bowees&—road.
Priday,
301771117661, liwanatreet.—Tuesday, Dec. t: Thursday, 6;
7ritlay, 6.
• ---- ^ • - -• • • - '

Camberwell New-rod.—Tuesday, Dec. 3; Wednes-
day. 4 ; Thursday, 5.
cm Of LONDON, Guildhall•buildlngs. Tuesday, Lac. 3:
Friay, O.

COURT OF COMMON PLIAIL—Nov. 30.

Sittinp at Nisi Prins in Xiddleasz.—(Behre Lad Chief
Justin Edo and a Bpsoidsl.Jory.)

. •- .
011 Ali. V. ?HZ LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY COMPANY.

.-Tll CLAYTON TUNNILL ACCIDMIT.

The plaintiff suffered injury in the collision which
happened is the Clayton Tunnel, on Sunday, the nth
August last, sad be now claimed compensation in damages.
The company, upon the record, admitted the negligence,
and paid into court 50/., so that the only question was
whether this sum was sufficient.

Mr. Serjeant Shea, Mr. QUAID and Mr. M`Donnell ap•
for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Bovill and Mr. Hannen
or defendants.
The plaintiff, who was twentyoight years old, was in
the second of the three trains, and in the seventh carriage
from the break carriage. When the oollisioa occurred be
WY jerked back against the partition ; he was then thrown
forward and the brim of his hat was flattened, and after-
wards he fell upon the floor of the carriage and another
passenger was thrown upon him. He lost his senses and
remained unconscious until some one wine with a lighted
paper from an adjoining carriage. He got to Hassocks-
gate in the train, and he found that he bed a scratch across
his forehead, and there was severe pain in the knee. He
wept from Haasocks-gate to Brighton to a cart, and when
he got home he laid down on the bed and went to sleep.
He did not feel much hurt that day, but the next he was
worse, and he was confined to the home for two or three
weeks, and oould not gob work fee test weeks. At this
time he was employed as a Wilma marker atlfr. Fouatain's
rooms, in Brighton, and hie wages were about 10s. a week
more than usual in eassideration that be should repair
thb tables when asessearv. be having followed the trade of
a billiard-table coverer. the sssdreal men thought that the
plaintiff had sustained an injury to the brain and to the
spine • cad when be did go to work the sight of one eye
was Weakened and he bed to shade it from the light of the
gas. His memory was not so good as it used to be, he had
pains in his head and giddiness, and he was frequently
obliged to lie down, or to image upon the nate. These
symptoms continued more or is down to the Insect
time, and the sight of the eye was still affected. He was
also still unable to weir as a billiard.table coverer. Par
Timis to the accident the plaintiff need to make nearly 3i.
a week, and in addition to the is of this amount for tea
or eleven weeks, sad its diminution afterwards, he bad bees
put to considerable sapeoss in getting nourishing focal, and
taking drives and baths.
The plaintiff and also some medial men were celled to
make out the case ; and the plaintiff during his examine-
lion appeared to be in a very weak, bad state of health.
Mr. Bovill addressed the jury, seatendiag that the
amount paid into wen was aufßanet, but he celled no
witness.

The jury found for Ile plaintiff for 1301. bayand the rum
paid into court.

COURT OF 1110111QIIKIL—Nov. 30.

Bittinp at Nisi Prima at Wellemislor.—(Bstor• Mr. Baron
Martin and a apsoial Jury.)

witarwooto v.

Mr. Rudd%Won end Mr. Pewee were counsel for the
fond
plaintiff .
; Mr. Hawkins end Mr. Led represented the &-
est
This was an soles Won& by the pbentiff, •
at Mn.e Ituir'sbremay, molest the defeodsek=
Andrew Boyd, • inerebent, residing at E116•418U•11, Wel.
thamatow, to recover desse for injuriew received by menu
of the Halmos ef the Mwdent's servant. Accord* to
the plaintiff's ease be was returning about 9 o'elsek pas.
in June kW with same friends in • pony shales hue
Malthrunstow to Mr** en the Choi:rim/114%d, when
the defendant's eervnak who wee driving • tow-
hees& chaise, negligently sees into him. The plaintiff
sad the perm who were with him Well thrown
out of the vehicle, sad were lakes to so injured state into
the Castle Ina. The phdatiff suffered from • contused erns,
for which he bed to attend the Loud= Hospital as as oat.
patient, and was unable to &Mead to his duties far • fort-
night. His pony and Weiss were else injured. The plain.
tiff and other persons who bed witeemsd the widest were
called, and proved he was perfectly sober whoa the saddest
occurred.
The defence was that the accident was occasioned by the
negligence of the plaintiff himself, mid in support of this
view the defendant and his children and coachman were
celled, as well as other witnesses who were present.
Mr. Baron Martin having sommsd up,
Tits Jury Messed • verdict for the plaintiff—damages
161. las.

EXCREQUKR CHAMBER.—Nov. 30.

Sitting in Snor.—(llofoto Justine. Wightatan, Williams,
Crompton, Willis, Bytom, Blacetnum, and Minting.)

The court was occupied ea. whole of the day in dives lug
of errors front the Court of Eashennee, but the fade were
purely of • technical °bander, and not of sufficient interest
to justify • report.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Nov. 10.
(Beton the Judge Ordisery.)
ELIMMILDIN Ir. DUNLOP.

Lady HawardenWpliedicesani•haistion to the good.
a her blether, the fourteenth Lord Elphinstone. The de-
fendant (Mr. George Dunlop) propounded a will dated
Feb. 13, 1834, by which be was appointed sole executor and
universal legatee.
Mr. Serjeant Shea, Mr. Andersen, Q. 0., and Mr. Mogan
Lloyd appeared for her ladyship ; Mr. Montagu Smith,
Q.C., Dr. rhillimore, Q.C., and Mr. Coleridge for the de-
fendant.

----Before the special Jury was sworn, the learned counsel on
both sides desired a oDoferenoe, aed after about two hours
negotiatiou, they caste into the court sod announced that
the suit hail been arranged. The case, therefore, was not
proceeded with.

JESTER AND STRANGE V. LAWRENCE AND OTHERS.

appeared for the plaiatiffs ; Mr. florjesat Pigott sad Mr.
Searle for the defendants.

The will lie dispute was that of Oecep Lawreeoe, late a
glovemeker and fellinonger at Swindon. The decried, who
died at the age of 83. had, since the death of his wife many
years ago, been of very dirty arid disreputable habits. In
1852, however,. man who had taken part in one of the
drunken orgies which he often held at his house, died sud-
denly, and after that event it was remarked that the do-
omed became much quieter. He left a 'mill property in
both freehold and personalty. Relied been on very bad terms
with his relatives, whom he sued to charge with robbing biro,
and two or three of whom he bad actually bail sentenced to
four years' penal servitude for stealing his sheep. lie bad
consulted a solicitor at Swindon, named Tel/wood, as to the
disposition of his estate, which he said be would leave to a
dissenting chapel in the town. Mr. Townsend explained to
him that such a bequest would be void under the Statute
of Mortmain. The deceased remarked that the church held
lands in the neighbourhood, and he did riot see why
the dissenters should not; but he was satisfied
that he could riot make his intended bequest when
Mr. Townsend bad shown him the act. He afterwards
executed the will in question, by which be left 100 f. to the
plaintiff Jeeves and to two other relatives of his wife ; and
100 f. to • dissenting chapel, which, however, be had not
been is the habit of much frequenting. Then he gave
Janes a house ; and directed the residue to be divided
between him and Mr. Siren*, whom he had merely known
as a resident in Swindon. lie utterly refused to leave hie
own relations anything, though be had ate, bees entreated
to do so. Evidence of his perfect capability at the time
of the execution of the will was given by his attorney, his
medical attendant, his banker, and the superintendent of
the police.
Mr. derjeant Pigott said be should call evidence to show
the most extraordinary eccentricity on the part of the
decimal ; but
The jury said that no amount of eccentricity would be
sufficient to rebut the clear testimony of the witnesses to
his capacity at the time of making the will. They ties
found for the plaintiffs.
The court thereupon decreed probate, and condemned
the defendants, who were the next of kin, in the costa,
including the special jury.

SUICIDE THROUGH DDIERI2IB. —OD Saturday
morning Mr. Thomas Moore, formerly • lady's boot and
shoe maker, in a good way of business committed suicide
at his residence, 24 Primes-street, Edr:rare-road. The un-
fortunate man habeas ill for some time, and his inability
to labour bad reduced him and his family to great distram.
About 11 o'clock his wife west out to procure him some
medicine, mid on ha return, findiog his bedroom door
looked, she became alarmed, sod on its being broken open
her husband was found suspended by his handkerchief from
• cupboard door, quite dead.

CRYSTAL PALACE. HAL7-A-CROWN DAY.—
SATURDAY, liovaungs 30.—Adminions on payment, 3761
ditto by recta ticket', 1,597 total, 1,973.
[Ad vertimmenti Hotzowait's Ptua —Extra-
ordlnary klerit —The wood/did cures effected by these Ms
hare alone enabled them to withstand the keened oppooluom
we 27 years They are valued &Sibs) humbiset hearths se well is
In the houses of comfort and wealth. HOllO,ll/11 Piths wort
thorough purification of the whole system, without disordmieg,
weakening, or otherwlesinterfertne with the nets/election of nay
°rips. They ate ashidtted to he the hest restorers of appetite,
weastb, sad perfect health to the most delicate constitution.
nee odour and freshness to the face, and by their gentle
re properties eradicate from tbe system the germs of con-
sumption, scrofula. sad seem, without sawyer:we or danger to
the most frees female et mod weakly child.

THE POLICE COURTS.

YANSION•HOUSE

John Pord, whOl;;;Tr;;;il27:l;fo7ethe Lord Mayor a
few days beck, charged with forging and uttering a cheque
for WA upon Mears. Glyn and Co., bankers, London, per.
porting to be signed by Mr. William Toad was brought up
for final examination, and committed for trial, the Lord
Mayor refusing to entertain the question of bail.

MARYLEBONE.

A tall, military-looking personage, who gave his name as
Franeisro Birtneki, Italian, residing ►t 11, Conduit-street,
and who is stated to have served under Garibaldi, in hely,
ea an officer, was Owed before Mr. Mansfield charged with
steelier/ from No. 38, Porchester- terrace, since the 14th of
November, 15 groat of "cartes de visite," M photograph
copies of the beauties of England, 20 other various photo-
graphs, and other things, in all to the value of 911.
The evidence of Vincent Silvany, of 42, Upper Rathbone-
place, went to show that the prisoner was employed by
him as • foreman, but he had no authority to take the
articles in custody of the officer out of the house, or to sell
them at all.

Pink, 85 D, said be apprehended the prisoner on the pre-
vious evening, when be said he had been driven to the theft
through his wife writing to him for money.
On amount of the prisoner and witnesses being mostly
foreigner', the ease wee adjourned for a few days, in order
that an interpreter might appear.

HIGHGATE.
M , Anne Woods, 16 years of age, was charged on
remand before Mr. W. I'. Bodkin and Mr. J. J. Miles, with
wilfully setting fire to the dwelling-house of Mr. F. Greets,
the Brewery, Fortis-green. near Highgate, and stealing a
cheque for 61., and some silver money, his property.
Mr. F. Green stated—l am a brewer at Fortistreen.
Some time ego the prisoner was in my service. I had her
from Clerkenwell Workhouse. She had left our service,
but was allowed to call upon my sister, who took an in-
terest in her welfare. She called on the 28th of October
List. During her stay my sister's room on the first floor
was discovered on fire. The fire was extinguished in
about an boar, after considerable damage bad been done.
During the confusion the prisoner went away. Upon uremia.
ing the room the cheque for 6/. and some silver mosey was
misused from the caah-box, which wee safe shortly before.
The prisoner was seen coming from the room immediately
before the fire Will discovered, with a lighted candle in her
hand. The next morning a letter was received from the pri.
user, excusing herself for going away without saying " Good
bye," and in the evening of she same day an anonymous letter,
enclosing the cheque, was received, evidently in the hand-
writing of the prisoner. The letter went to show that the
robbery and fire had been committed by a young man who
was in love with her (the prisoner), and who lied committed
the offence so that she might be charged, as she had refused to
have anything to do with him. Mr. Green gave information
to polimeergeant Martin, 21) 8, at Highgate-station, and
the prisoner was subsequently apprehended at Clerkenwell
Workhouse by police-constable Mothersole, 407 A, when
she (levied all knowledge of the robbery.
Police-sergeant Daniel, 38 5, said he bad toads facial's
respecting the prisoner, and ascertained she bad been
lodging at 76, Doswell-itreet but the parties were ace
acquainted with her means of livelihood. Os searching her
bag a letter was found corresponding with the anonymous
lstter sent to Mr. Orem.

The prisoner. who euistsiaed a miles demeseour, mid
she had nothing to fey, sad cm fully committed for trial.

WANDSWORTH.
Marks Henry Orawford, a private in the 12th Regiment
of Foot, hie wife, Borah Awn aux** and Mary Ann
Timpani, were oharged Wore Mr. Ingham with being °m-
aenad in mactufacturing and uttering oonnteefeit coin.
Mr. Ingham mid ho should nomad um grinners for the
attendance at the Mink wilieitor.

The najeir..... saw to Ist hiss nut os hie
cora bail. • rid that if lie did not return to the depot
that night he would be liable to punishment.
Mr. Ingham odd it would be very may to ascertain the
teems of hie alseense. He could not let him go at present.
The primaries won thee rimonded torn week.

MARKET&

t
HABDWABR

/3nocrnonan, Nov. XL—There is a better feeling in this
town with repard to trade, which the exciting occumore in
connexion with America has not yet disturbed. In the
course of the week there has come in a good sprinkling of
orders on account of the country ironmongers ; in addition
to these, orders have been distributed for varietal articles for
the Tress! markets. The consequence of this is, that
although business is not nearly so good as it should be at
this period of the year, there is a goody trade doing ; cos.
Salida of slackness are not nearly so general se they were
month ago, and at all the principal meaufactories the men are
working the usual time. Boole of the trades will no
doubt suffer from the continued &dramas in the pries of
because with the coentry trade eseerslly
flrireis not mg to get advances in the price of the manu-
factured articles. In connexion with some other of the
principal branches here it may be noticed that the IsweLer
and gold-chain Timken generally report that more hsimsss
is stirring ; and the electrollaters have bad a few ceders in,
but nearly all who are engaged is that breach compkin that
Wainer, so far as they are concerned, has not been so slack
for a long period. The tnbe-makers are tolerable busy, and
in the military gun trade there is activity in every depart-
ment. In the adjoining district some of the trades are 'af-
fair* from depression.

TALLOW.—Sarunnav Evistito.—The market mis
quid today for lowly deliveries, but "May for distant
=Priem eland fellows Om year and
bar, es
50s. ; January to March, 51s. ; lamb, 525. ;
April to June, 51s. ; 1850 Y. 0., 50s. to 4 9d.

OOTTON.—Lrnapoot., Nov. 30.—Our market is quiet,
with little business doing, and prices nominal. 7'he sales are
3,000 bales, including 2,480 American at Bd. to 13d. ,•
500 Surat, 74d. to 9d. ; 20 Agyptian, 134 d. to 13M., of
which 1,500 are for speculation and export. To-dajs im-
post i. 14,035 bales.

COTTON GOODS.—Matraterrrxe, Nor. 30.—Up to the
snivel of the momentous news received on Thursday from
America, the market had been quiet, and the demand wee
nominal, notwithstanding very favourable accounts from
India. There wan no regular inquiry for any class of
domestics, long cloths, or T cloths, except where there
were orders the execution of which was still incomplete ;
and most of the production, greatly contracted as it hes
been by short-time workiog,thiss gone into stock. The same
may be said of printing-cloths, shirting's, and other fabrics.
Since the question of embroilment with America has
arisen, business has been almost wholly suspended. There
have been some attempt' at sale by reduction of prices, but
buyers have been difficult to tied even at the utmost con-
cession that could be offered. The market bas not been
largely attended to-day, and little or so business has been
done either in yarns or cloth. Except for 20's to 28's warps,
and cop twist from 32's to Ml's, which are rather easier to
b, the quotations of sellers generally remain nominally as
re. The attention of everybody connected with the
trade continual to be turned almost entirely to the ominous
@sped of our relations with America. A strong bops is
very generally expressed that DO MOWN will be neglected
coasistant with the tuitional honour to avoid warfare if
possible, and that in the 'weasel irritated state of feeling
on the part •of the Federal States of America, we
should show ourselves averse to reducing them to extre-
mities. Some people are of opinion even that the legel
authorities of America may after all be able to make out a
good case in answer to those of England, such es might
justify an appeal to the peaceful arbitration of a neutral
power, sod that we shall not claim to be both judge and
executioner in our own case. A war with the United States,
it is thought, whatever victories we might achieve at the
oonimencement with our stronger navy, would be for pro-
tracted duration, because of the resources which such a
country has in its varied productions for sustaining its own
population, and this is probably why a much calmer feeling
prevails here than at first. Not only is our trade likely to
suffer greatly, but heavy investments are held in this neigh-
bourhood in American railways and other securities, which
will become next to worthless in OW of a protracted war.

WOOLLEN CLOTH.—Lrens, Nov. 30.--A very fair
business has been transacted this morning, in the Coloured
Hall, in spring goods. There were several buyers for the
continental trade, who operated rather freely in light mix-
ture Halloos. In other department's an indifferent business
was done. In the White Hall there was a falling off from
the last few markets, especially ia Ossett goods. Only •
small amount of bushier was effected in witoeys and pilots,
of which, lately, we have had occasion to report consider•
able sales. But little was dote, in white cloths, and the
merchants appeared to be merely sorting up fur orders.

CORN.—CLISBEIDGI, Nov. 30.—Wheat Is. dearer.
Bailey in large supply mid Is. to 2s. cheaper. Wheat red,
6th. . • white, 64e. to 655. Barba, 35e. to 40e. Beans, 40a.
to 445. Oata, 225. to 28e.
Cotantorn, Nov. 30.—A moderate supply of wheat,
very large of barley, and fair of peas and beans. Wheat
uoalterod. Barley ls. to 24. lower. You and beam
declined Is. to 2s.
GUILD/ORIN Nov. 30.—There was a large supply of wheat
to.ciay, which was held for an advance ; this, however, was
resisted, but a very extsualve business was done at Lila ex-
treme rates of last week. Barley in good supply, sad Is.
lower. Wheat, 50.. to 695. per quarter. Burley, SU to
41s. Oat., 235. to 275. Beans, 40.. to 445.