The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-22 00:00:00

SOUTHAN PLATE.

Brunette, 11‘ 71V;11;;IRover:I04411) ; Evelyn,
The Comet, 104; Lanford, At 121 b; Sunbeam. 94 ;
Pitt Pad, Oat llb ; Little Monkey, Out 21b ; Toeber, Net 9Th.
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THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.-
DOINGS AT PUTNEY.

Yesterday the Cambridge crew had a slai❑ d.,wn
from Mortlake by thenuadves, sod from the fact that a time
trial was in programa it canned a great excitement acionipt
the spectators.
The f hiford crew had their first trial with the following
eight picked watermen
11. Kelley, G. Driver,
0. Hammertoe, Y. Kelley,
T. Mackinney, H. Phelps,
J. Mackinney, T. Pocock.
J. Phelps, coxswain.
They got off very evenly together, the Oxonians with a
slight lead, and in that position continued rowing for about
Jon yards, when they put on a fine spurt, and (gradually
drew away from the watermen, and maintained the lead to
the finish, winning by nearly NO yards.
The betting is now 5 and 6 to 4 on the Oxford crew.

MR. Cuni,.c, M.P., ON SIR JonTRRLAWNY'II
OArns Ho.c.—The following letter has been received
from R. (Alden, Fag., .M.P., on the subject of the aboli.
tion of oaths in courts of law, by the secretary of the
Rochdale Evidesce Defence Committee : " Algiers,
15th March, 1861. Sir,—The trial before the County Court
at Rochdale, to which you are so good as to call my at-
tention, escaped my notice at the time, owing to the irregu-
larity with which I received the local paper. I am therefor*
unable to forn an opinion upon the proceeding of the judge,
io refusing the evidence of one of the witnesses, except
from the comments of the public prera. I should of course
wish to be in poecession of all the facia before forming a
judgment in the matter. I shall not be in the house
when Sir J. Trelawny expecte to bring forward his bill,
of which you have favoured me with a copy. Without
presuming to say whether it be advisable to base the
proposal of a change in the law upon the Rochdale rase (on
the merits of which I sin an ill informed) I may state that
lam not favourable to oaths where they can be avokled.
They have in mr time been abandoned on some of the
highest and lowest lICV2AOOI, on whichlthey were formerly
deemed indispensable—Y, for instance, in international
treaties, and in custornhottne declarations ; and I shall see
with satisfaction their further disuse whenever it be found
piraetieahle. I will only add that, so my return borne
next month, I will give the subject sill the attention which
its isnowleose deserves.-- Yana, JM., ItICBD. COBDIN.
—.km. Jagger, Elm, Kee."
DrRH•NI IN 1750 AND 1861.—T0 the Editor of
the rieleB.-Bir.—Though you may think with me that
we have heard quite enough of the Haughton scandal, I
cannot refrain from asking you to print the following letter
of ooe who was rector of Haughtoo in 1722, and Bishop
of Durham in 1750. The writer is Bishop Butler, author
of " The Analogy." The letter is addressed toa friend, who
congratulated him on his appointoseut:—" My good Friend,
—I should have been mighty glad of the favour of • visit
from you when you were in town. I thank you for your kind
congratulations, though I am not without my doubt, and
fears how far the Gown= of them is a real subject of eon-
gratubition to in.. Increase of fortune is inswnificant to
one who thought that he haul enough before, and I foresee
many difficulties in the statical I am eomiag into, and so
advantage worth thinking of, except some greater power of
berg serviceable to others ; and whether this be so advan-
tage entirely depends on the use one shall make of it. I
pray Doi it may he a good one. It would be a melancholy
Wag in the close of life to have no reflections to entertain
aosseU with but that one had spent the revenues of the
bishopric of Durham in a sumptuous course of living, and
enriched one's friends with the promotions of it, instead of
having really set oneself to do good and to promote worthy
men ; yet this right use of fortune and power is more diffi-
cult than the Liberality of even good people think,
and requires both a guard upon oneself and a strength
of mind to withstand solicitations, greater, I wish I
may not find it, than I am meter of. I pray Dad
pompano your health, and am always, dear sir, your
affectionate brother and servant, Josara Duman."
I may add that the spirit of this letter was so strictly carried
out that Butler's nephew Jonathan, a man of superior
talents, and supposed to bear a strong resemblance to him-
self, was refused preferment by him, because he did not
give himself sufficiently to the work of the ministry. Hence
the exclamation of the indignant Jonathan, " Methinks,
my lord, it is a misfortune to be related to you." Durham
in 1750 and 1861 is truly a contrast. —Your obedient ser-
vant, J. E B.
Crrr or LONDON SCHOOL.—Mr. Edwin Abbott
Abbott, the senior classic of the present year at Wohride,
received his education in the City of London School,-of
which be was elected a (outstation scholar and was for some
time the captain. Ile went from it to St. John's Collage,
('ambridge, with the David Monica.' Scholarship, in Oc-
tober, 1857, Mr. Mills, the Senior Wrangler of this year,
taking at the same time the Beaufoy Scholarship to Trinity
College. It is a remarkable fact that these two young men
were the only pupils of the City of London School who went
to Lambridp in 1857, and that they have come out at the
head of thew reepestive Triples.
MIL/TRRY Law UPON AmAr trs. —The proceedings
and of a wiesewhat remarkable trial by district court
martisl, bee recently takeo place at C%atham, on a
sapper of the Indian Engineers, named Benjamin Emmons,
having been confirmed by the Major-General commanding
the district, have been promulgated to the troops. The
prisoner was tried for the serious offence of strain% his
superiorofficer,Sergeant Bergin, Royal Engineeirawhile to the
execution of his duty, but during the trial it was elicited
that the noncommissioned officer oo being struck by the
prisoner immediately knocked him down and severely
assaulted him, after which be handed him over to be tried
by court Inertial. The court, on these facts being eddy
buislaed, strongly animadverted in their finding on the con-
duct of Sergeant Bergin, but at the same time sentenesd
the prisoner to 168 days' imprisonment. On the *echoes
being submitted to Major-Gera. Eyre, be severely censured
the conduct of the sergeant, who himself ought to have
been tried by court martial, and directed 140 days of the
prisoner's sentence to be remitted, as the same time order-
ing Sergeant Bergin to be severely reprimanded in the pre-
acme of the whole of the non-commissioned officers; which
order has been carried into effect.

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PARLIAMENTARY Bi /ROUGHS. —A parliamentary
return shows the total number of male persons in each per.
linmentay city and borough in England and Wales who
ware charged to any of the assessed taxes, or to the income
tax, under schedules B and D respectively for the year 1859-
1810, to be 365,245 ; out of that number 260863 were
assessed to the poor's rate upon a gross rental of M. and
upwards; 41,399 upon • rental of 101. and under 301.
7,3119 on a rental of 6/. and under 101. ; 5,9911 on • rental of
leas than lit. ; and 49,676 who were not occupiers of tem-
mental rated to the poor.
Arrturriu HU/It/LARY. —About twenty minutes
put 2 o'clock yesterday morning the servants of Captain
Williams, of fiewbridge.hill, near Bath, were awoke by
bearing a noise as of some one eodearounng to effect
an entrance to the house by the door of the back
premises, and npon striking • light and proceeding
to the part of the premises whence the noise pr,i-
moiled they heard the sound of retreating footsteps.
On examining the place they found that • bole had bees
cut in the hack door shutter by • centrebit, and a
puse of glass broken, through which one of the burglars had
put his head, unbolted the shutter, and taken it down,
and but for the prompt action of the servants the thieves
would, no doubt, have gained ingress to the house.
While the inmates were thus engaged another scene
was being enacted • short distance off. Pulke-countable
86 (o'lo. one of the county constabulary, who wan on duty
in the Itristotroad, seeing three suspicious-looking &WM.
UM going along the road towards Kellam, accosted them,
but, nut receiving any satisfactory replies as to their bushman
there at that time of the morning, be proceeded to search
oue of thaws, and, on putting his hand into his poelliets
he felt • bunch of skeleton keys and a jemmy. One
of the party then struck the constable • severe blow on the
head with a life.preseryer, rendering the officer insensible,
end se he was falling to the ground the villain aimed •
seesed blow at him, but fortunately it did not take effect.
The three then made off. Soon after the wounded can-
dela' was met by • comrade, and helped to the county
polim.station, and • surgeon sent for. It was then found
that the life-preserver had penetrated the head just below
the temple, bat it is hoped that so fatal consequences will
issue. The police are on the look-out for the assailants,
who decarn_ted in the direction of Bristol.
Wear MIDLAND RAILWAY.—The total traffic re-
ceipee of this smapaay for the fortnight ending March 10
have bees 13.4 M. Its, 11d., and he the correepoorling
fortnight of 1610 they were 12,933/. 4s. 9d. The expends.
tare amounts to 11,81111. 101. fld., or at the rate of 48'49 per
cent., whilst tbs espouses for the corresponding fortnight
of 1940 amounted to 5.6311. 9a. 7d., or at the rats of 4313
per coot. The aggregate receipts for the first four fort-
sights sad thirteen fay. of the half-year amount to 63,9115/.
fos. id. as against 62,201/. 3s. Td for the corresponding
Gee fortnights sod one day of the pinion@ year. And the
aggregate expenses for the first Isar fartuights and thirteen
days of the half-year, amount to 33,1961. 17.. 108. being at
the rate of al 90 pm cent., am against 211,5051. 17s. 3d. for
the corresponding lye fortnights and one day of the previous
year, or at the rate of 4582 per cent.

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