The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1861.

poyAL rAczrSQUADRON REGATTA.

COWEN Ammer It
In the hurried despatch forwarded yesterday
no *comet could be given of the progress of the yachts to
the eastward, on the Ant round, where it will be remem-
bered the Alarm wu last, owing to the agreement entered
tato at starting. The Alin* rounded the Warner about •
minute Ahead of her, but at about the Nomac Buoy the
Arrow weathered her, and afterwards was never caught.
The oßrial time taken yesterday on the conclusion of
the match for the Queen's ('up was as follow. :

H. N. M.
Alarm 'l 58
Alice
:alley of Lori)
Albertiue
From this it will be men that the Arrow's rietcry was
not so great as was announced in error yesterday.
In the evening there was the usual display of fireworka
ou shcee, and the Victoria and Albert, and many of the
yachts in the roadstead, were also brilliantly illuminated
with white and coloured lights. The spectacle was partieu.
Icily pleasing. and attracted immense crowds to witness it.
The amateur theatricals were also continued, but with a
complete change of programme, as the pieces were—the
comedy of .froromr, a scene from the tragedy of Tie
Ifernan FV,,e, sod the farce of S,ttrc Aroant4
goon Lo am, re,A. It was a grand fashionable night, and
was almost as attractive as on the preceding evening, when
as immense house rewarded the efforts of the performers,
whose flieltions in the cause of charity are so praiseworthy,
and have been so much commended.

THE SRUADRON PRIZE or 100 (VINEAs.

This race, which is usually productive of much interest,
las it is open to yachts of any royal yacht club, and for
which vessels from many sister clubs generally contend, was
Axed for to-day, and the entries were nominally dined yes-
terday at noon ; but it was agreed that vessels arriving
afterwards should be allowed to enter and take an outside
station. The coalitions of the race were as follows :
Time allowed, half Ackers's scale ; the yachts to strut
from off the Castle, theaw proceed round the Sturbridge
buoy opposite Hyde, leaving it on the port hand, and thence
to make the best of their way to the westward
and round a mart vessel off Newtown, on the island, about
four mileeand a half fromCowes,and return to Cowes, twine
round. At the close of the entries • goodly fleet of vessels
was expected to compete for the prise, and measured as
they were according to the rule of the Thames Royal Yacht
Club, a cousiderable allowance of time was to be made to
the smaller craft, whose tonnage, it will be seen, was ex-
ceedingly disproportionate to that of the larger craft. The
following were upon the cards imued previous to the hour
of starting:

YACHTS. TOMS. OWNERS.
Audis OO Mr. J. H. Johnson.
id
%Mabel
Aline
Thoodht 3O Mr. F. O. Manihiki!.
Alarm .... 248 Mr. J. Weld.
Magma
Arrow lO2 Mr. T. l'hiunberlayne.
America 215 Mr. E. H. Decie.

As the starting time came, however, not a vessel was at
the station, and not one carried a racing flag but the Alarm,
but as this ia customary with a yacht on the morrow of her
victory, but little notice was taken of it. As the time wore
on ioquines began to be made as to why the vessels did not
take their stations, and then the startling fact became
known that the owners of the smaller yachts had simply
and absolutely declined to sail against the Alarm. No
gnat surprise was, however, felt at this on calm reflection,
knowing the qualities of this renowned vessel ; and most
people thought her owner should have been contented with
her more than well-established fame, and should not have
entered against such pigmies, even with the time allow-
ance. A council of war was held in the emergency,
and on the state of matters being explained
to Mr Weld, and being assured that all the owners
of the cutters were unanimous, be withdrew his
vessel, as did the other owners of schooners. This was,
after all, but avoiding Scylla to fall into Charybdis, as the
equally renowned cutter, the Arrow, was left in the race.
but eventually her owner also withdrew, and the contest
was left to the smaller cutters from the Thames. Five
were thus left on the card, sod a pretty race was yet anti-
cipated. but as the preparatory guns fired just before bal-
last twelve, only three could be made out stern of the
station vessel, which had been allowed to drift up into the
roads amongst the yachts to save them from working down
to the usual station. At the second gun only three
got away after all, and these were the Chrys-
label, the Enid, and the Phasma. The wind was then
fresh from the westward, gad about flood tide in mid-
channel. The Chrystabel immediately canted round
and was away. the E.id second, and in a few minutes she
got op a square headed topsail snd.gained somewhat on her
opponent, while the Phaarua was last. On their return
from the Sturbridge buoy at about two o'clock there wee
no change in their relative positions, the Chrystabel head.
lag the Enid by two minutes, and the Phuma five minutes
astern of the Enid. In this order they tacked over to the
island to work their way to the mark vessel at Newtown,
sad off Genet Bay the Chrystabel was seen to be in distress,
sad it was immediately seen that she had carried away her
bowsprit, though there was enough of the stump left to set
a stern sail on. This accident did not seem to damage
bee position much, as she continued to keep the
had as long es they could be made out with accuracy,
though from the thick weather prevailing to the westward
they were mesa with difficulty. There is no deal*,
however, that the Chrystabel first rounded the mark meal,
and with about the same distance ahead of the Laid, as
on miming Cowes roads just previously. On miming the
station mewl sad completing the ant round there was a
very pretty and elms race between the Chrystabel and the
Enid, as the former was only 20 seconds a-head ; but the
Manna was rather more than 10 minutes astern of them.
The Chrystabel had bent a small jib on the sod of her
bowsprit, which was the only sail she could carry. The
yachts have now a fair wind, but the strongest of the ebb
to contend against no their way eastwanl to the Warner.
It should be noted here that the hi' has to allow the
Ckrystabel 1 min. 10 sec., and the Phones, 5 min. 15 see.,
while the Chrystabel ha. to allow the Plumose 4 Min.
40 see.

Several casualties have happened during the strong
Mere blowing yesterday and today ; amongst other,, the
foremast of the Earl of Wilton's felucca went yesterday,
and to-day the mainmast of a large lugger, owned by Lord
Southamptoo, snapped clean off. His lordship is just
elected ► member of the squadron.

OIICIZT.

UNITED ELEVEN Y. MIL JOHN WALKER'S
SIXTEEN.

This match was oonamenisal on the splendid
ground of the above gentletnan os Thursday last ; but et
its o'clock last evening min prevented further play. The
more stands aii under. The game will be resumed this
monist :

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PROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE.

DANICII7PIII,

WILLIAM %Lash and JAM 'Wm WALLACE GrellhAßl.hOUSe,
Old ltoadetret* Fah Luella merchants, to surrender August
19 at 1, and Sept 17 at 11, at Besitighall -street. anis., Mason
and Co., Gresham-sheet . off. wig., Pennell, Guildhall-
chambers.
Fatnkitleg notch Fox, Yendixrchetreet City, tailor, August
23 at 1, and Sept. 20 114, at Raislahall-street Sole., Yew
apd Cole. leo perreet, Swabia off. wig., Cannan,
Basinghallatreet.
JOUR :4 leas, Tower-hill, City, provision merchant, August 22 at
and Sept. It all, at hasinghan-street. Sol.. PeddelLiCheap-
Ode : off. sash., Coteman.streethulidings.
010ILR Itsasterr, Felix-terraee. Liverpool-road, Isllngton,butcher.
August nat 14, and Sept. 11 at I, at Basinghalestreet. Sob.,
Depree and Austen, Lawrence-lane. Cheapidde : off. unit ,
Oralimu, Colemanatreet.
NATHAN AAJ,S Juserei. Vinfrstreet, Illnories, Importer of
foreign goods. August 21 at I, and Sept. 11 at at Basingitall.
street. Nola., Spyir and Son, 8r0ad...1-reel-buildings ; off.
sang.. inansteld, Hasinethalletreet
FRIWERICa WAKNE irrr, Selboeno. Hsmpshlre, machinist,
August 21 and Sept. 11. at 2, at Haeinghall.street. Solo.,
Powuall and co., staple-inn, and &Inmate and Cole, Portsca ;
off. sang., Stan•feld, Hanti4alletreet.
haus m PASsLaT, Mattock, somersetstdre, builder, August 19
at 11, and Sept. 11 at 12. at Exeter Court. Sol., Flood, Exeter;
off. mfg Hirtrel,Exeter.
RICHARD MEaly HARTLEY, Halifax. Yorkshire. merchant,
August 20 and Sept. 20, at 11. at Leeds Court Sol., blocks
and Inuildln, Halifax, and Bead and Barwick, Leeds ; oil.
sesta., Young, Leeds.
JoilS Him* Wakefield, Yorkshire. common brewer, August 20
and Sept. 30, at 11, at Leeds Court. Sob., Brown, Wakefield,
and earns, Ueda : off. assig., Young. Leeds.
Ggoitog Witgissott, Swinton, Yorkshire, butcher, August 24 and
SeptPt, at 10, at Leeds Court held at Sheffield. Sob.. Smith
and Surdekl* Sheffield : off. assig., ihrewin, Sheffield.
JAMES LIARTIR And DANIEL Blown, Manchester, hardware
dealers, August 23 and Se*. IS at 12, at Manchester Court.
Sots, Means. Maraland, Manchester : off. assig., Fraser,
Manchester.
Tnossa RAGLAND, Wigan, Lancashire, stationer, August 21 and
Sept. It, at 12. at Manchester Court. Sol., Darlington, Wigan;
off. sash Fraser, Manchester.
OT,ROE KELPIT LEe, SUnderland, draper, August 21 and Sept.
Is, at 12, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Court. Solo., Messrs.
Wright, Sunderland : off. fang.. Baker, Neweastle.upon-Tyne.
Jin NT STOCK COMPAN iffs ALTS.

PA77:NT DEERifb CO7IPAYr ;11StilC1;,,Augua•—i30, at 121. at
Itsairighallatreet—dividend.
Lalll.lo, laraatligHT Coltgallt ,LlNlTEN—ordered to be wound
up in the Court of Bankruptcy. London.
Diseot NT (\inns UNITIES—taiI of I2a. Gil. to be paid
on August 21st.
Ina or %loin APPULlatarogag PARK HOTEL COMPANT
!Jarmo,. August 21, nt 11, at Basingitallatreet—petition for
winding up.
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.—AT PORTUGAL-STREET.

(let 31. Wl7 Win, iistertselace. Blackwell, clerk lo her
Majesty's Dockyard, Deptford—if God°, Albion-place, Deptford.
road, publican—F. Toll, Robinson a-roa, Rhineland, coffeehouse-
keeper—O. Price, Ponsouby-pliwe, Pimlico, grocer's shopman
C. Clarke, Lambeth, laskeeper of the Victoria
Theatre—G. finale), Lower Norwood. Surrey, builder—O. Ben-
well. Rowe-cottages. Ilsikerstone,chtesernonger—Caroline Lloyd,
Thomas's-street, If orseiydown, widow—H. G. Rowley, Rich-ter-
race West, Old Brompton, schoolmaster—B. Solomon, London.
road, Poutbs ark, draper's manager—T. Yield, Hanover-street,
Long-acre, grocer—P. Herbal:Wl, Arthur-grove, Kentish-town,
WM.

Nov. 7. S. South. Adam's-row, ilarapetead.road, hoot seller—
& W. WCraary. Lavender.sillas, Wandswortit.road. warehouse.
man to a foreign goods Importer—J. Broadbent, Richmond-rout,
Baresbury, and Breadetreet. Cheapaide. commission agent—.l. C.
Jain. tiWane.stniet, Chelsea—l. Coney. Douni.eottsges,
John's-wood, statuiug mason—W. Wyatt, Canton-place South,
Lambeth-road. auctioneer's clerk—T. Pattison, Robert's-row,
Haws Pond gate, lirery.stabts keeper—H. Pittman, Artichoke-
row, Mile End-road. boutmaker. . .

Nov. 8. 0. Coffin, sen., Hares-place, Bethnal-green-road,
cabinet maker—T. Battson, Rutkuutterraos, HollowaY•road.
grocer—O. Duke. Weston.hill, Upper Norwood, cook-4. Taylor,
Blackheath, Kent, hones decorator—J. Girling, rendall.strest,
Bermondsey, Journeyman painter—T. Mermen, tipper Stamford-
street, litackhlars.road, better on horse racing—N. Webber,
Acton, Iliddlmes, gentleman's coachman—W. Hodges, Cable.
street, Mt. Ororge's Last, cooper.

11.F,11 XL

Nor. 1. J. O. Waiker,lll.iaitebury Wad:Hornaey Rise, omnibus
~prletor, and Southsimptoulndl.lings, Chancerplane, law
r. Spooner, Stamford hill, Middlesex, animal stuffer
Hall, eamden.street, Walworth. corn chandler—T. King,
Colesbill-street, PilllitCO, upholsterer's clerk—l. Law, Raystreet,
Clerkenwell, coffeehouse keeper—H Browne, Ruseell.street,
Coventgarden, licensed tictualler—N. Perm Kent.street, South-
wark, wood clapper—C. Phalr. Chatham. Kent, railway
station master. _ _

Nov. 2. J. Wiggln, Vernon-place, Bagnigge-wells.road, tobac-
conist—W. Kelly, sem , Great Pearlat reat, tal Selo la, sack maker
its —IL Coed, Toreatreet, box maker—S. Clements,
Rumford, Essex, dealer in pigs—E. Baynes, Jun., Albany-road,
Old Kent-road, hatter—O. Wiltlo, Blackheath, Kent, and Moor.
siate.stniet, City, doctor of medleine—F. Elcomb, Southgate.
road North, Hairs-pond, painter—W. Horton, Deptford, baker's
assistant.

N 05.41. T. Blackhnrst, Gopsall.street, Boston, wood type cut-
ter—W. Triplett, Royal Hint-street, Tower.hill, grocer-8. Collis,
Jun., Inswayetreet, Oxford.stmet, rograver—T. C. Pockllngton,
Charts-street.Downhsun.road, merchant's clerk—E. Horne,
lirstaNtrert, Hampetead-road, clerk to an upholsterer-8. I.
De Vries. Scarborough.street, Goodman's-firlds, cattle salesman
—J. W. Prior, Huntingdonatreet, Islington. clerk in the General
Peetoillea—W. B. Bray, Chapel-place Routh. Grosrenor-square,
den engineer.
DECLARATIONS or DIVIDENDS.

Antarw Itonwr Ram, Chimeltatreet, upholsterer-Ist divi-
dend of Se. 6fd., soy Wednesday sitar Oct. 6, at Whamoselp

JOHN Ricnaan Awaanws, Ranover.place, Regent's-park, iron.
monger-Ist dividend of In. W., any Wednesday after Oct. 5,
at Whitmore's, Baainghall-street.
ROSEN? Nccll and WILLIAM RomIT, Southampton, tallors—lst
dividend of Is ad., any 'Wednesday after Oct. 5, at Whit-
more's. Basinghalletreet.
JAMS Viectint Howes Chisweil.street. leather seller—tad
. _ • ...

diridead d>k 4t,.7 Waia.Mgy after Oct 5,, at Whit-

more a, Baaingliallitreet.
SIVooN Lyon, Frederick's-place, Hampstead-rent cabinet maker
—let dividend of Is. 60., any Wednesday after Oct. 5, at
Whitmore's, Basinshall street.
WILLIAM WINGS, St. Thomas the Apostle, Devoruthire, inn.
kseper—lat dividend of any Tuesday or Friday, at
ltirtsera, meter.

Rata 3Enteiligenct.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Arorn 9.
(More Mr. Comminioner Fane.)
lit HUMDALL —nu WIICZ TRADE.

This was a sitting for the examination of Frederick Run-
dall, a wine merchant, of Muscovy-court, Tower-street.
The balance-sheet, by Harding, Ball, and Bush, com-
mences in April, 1868, mid ends in April last, exhibiting
this luminary Dr.—To creditors, 2,6111. ts. 11d. ;
creditors holding security, 6671. 4e. 3d. ; creditors
claiming to hold security, 411. 3.. 11d. ; commission, 162/.
18s. 10d. ; difference in books, 31. 10s. 2d. ; total, 3,468/.
6s. ld. Cr.—By debtors, good and doubtful, 46/. 2s. sd. ;
property
given up after deductions, 2001. ; property in the
of creditors, Mt 16s. ; excepted articles, 201 ;
losses, 1,049 i. 18a. 101. ; trade expenses, 1,0911. 4s. sd. ;
household. 430/. 103. ;expeosee of arrangement, 541. 14e. 5d.;
total, 3,468/. 6s, ld.
Mr. E. G. Lewis, for the assignees, offered no opposition,
and the bankrupt pared hie examination.
an 110M/L—All ZICCUISIMITICAL RZPOSITORT."

The Makeup!, Joho Joseph ROY, who kept an ecclesias-
tical repository to Duke-street, Marichesterequare, and was
described as a . ' carver in wood," applied to pass his exami-
nation.

ifitTbalaocealieet, prepared by Mesas. Hart Brothers and
Hoyle, exhibits :—Dr. To creditors, 4821. 145. 10d. ;
prate, 431%. 10s. 4d. ; surplus, 1551. 16.. 4d. ; liabilities,
71. 10a. ; total, 1,0761. 11s. 6d. Cr.: By debtors, good,
791. 19x. 6d. ; doubtful, 11. 6e. ; property, 1161. 10s. ; ex-
cepted articles, 21X. ; expenses, 2291. 16s. 9d. ; house and
personal ditto, 2121. 9s. 91. ; losses, 410/. ; liabilities,
7/. 10s. ; total, 1,0761. lls. 61. The debtors comprise,
among others, Lady Campden. Count De Torre Deay, the
House of Mercy, Calvert-street, St. C.eorge-in-the-East.,
the Convent, 44, Harley-street, Bar.
The bankrupt passel his examination.
RE PICTIORD.

This riu an examination meeting under the failure of
Joseph Petford, a smith, of Ferdinand-place, Hampstaad-
road.

The examination was passel.
RE BEATER, DERNANT, AND RUSS.-THE GREAT CITY

iAILURE.

In the came of these wholesale warehousemen, of Alder.
ranbury, whose suspension has recently been noticed, •
petition for private amazement has been filed in this court.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

EMME CIRCIIIT.—CsovDox, Auouer 9.
(Bekaa Yr. Justice Williams mid Special Julien.)

lune o. Tux LONDON AND BRIUBTON RAILWAY COMPANY.
This was an action to recover damages for injuries sus-
tained by the plaintiff, through the alleged defective con-
struction of a staircase at the New-cross station.

Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Serjeant Parry, and Mr. Barri-
eon, appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and Mr.
Mennen, appeared for the company.
The action was brought by the plaintiff, who is an aged
lady, the widow of • naval officer, residing at New-
ems, to recover compensation for very serious M.
juries sustained by her falling down the staircase
li to the trains at the New-cross station. It was
aße that this staircase was not only improperly con-
structed in the first instance, but that steps had since been
" nosed," as it is technically termed, into it in such a manner
as to render it still more dangerous. It was dated that a
number of persons had fallen upon this staircase, and Mr.
Moss, a solicitor, had received a verdict with damages from
the company for injuries he sustained by falling down the
same staircase, and it appeared that since the accident to
the plaintiff it had been removed, and a stone one put in
its place. The injuries that were received by the plaintiff
were of • very painful character, her collarbone and several
ribs being broken, and the drum of one of her ears being
also seriously injured.
A:great number of witnesses were examined on behalf of
the company, with a view to prove that the staircase in quest
tioo had been constructed by competent persons, and that
the injury the plaintiff had received was, to a certain ex-
tent, attributable to her own feebleness.
. . .

Tie jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages,
50W.

With reference to the trial of thi: '' a report of which
appeared in our impression of the 7th instant, the plain.
tars attorneys, conceiving that as the report stands their
client's character is still affected by the imputation that lie
was the writer of the hoaxing letters in question in the
cause, write to request us testate that the question left for
the jury to consider was Ent—whether the defendant was
actuated by malice in charging the plaintiff with being the
writer of the fictitious letters • and, secondly,
whether he, the plaintiff, was ;Mostly the writer
of the fictitious letters. In answer to the first, the
jury found that the defendant was not actuated by malice ;
and secondly, that Dr. Croft was not the writer of the
anonymous letters, and for which they awarded to the
plaintiff :W. as damages, his counsel having stated that
plaintiff simply desired to vindicate his character from the
libel, and only sought such damages as would carry coat

CHESTER SUMMER AMIE ES. —Auouer 8.
CaowN Coore.—(Before Mr. Justice Crompton.)
The following case, being the last on the calendar, was
tried on Thursday evening after our parcel was despatched.

TES BTOCILPORT MURDER.
Peer Henry Barran and James Bradley, two little boys
eight yea's of age, were iodicted on the charge of the
wil-
ful murder of George Burgess, on the 11th April last, at
Stockport.
Mr. Swetenhsm, with Mr. Wood, prosecuted ; Mr. M.
Lloyd defended the prisoners.
It appeared that the prisoners were seen walking down
Love-lane, and go into Ford's fields, on the afternoon of the
11th April, taking the deceased, a child two and a half years
of age, with them. Soon afterwards one of the prisoners
was observed to be striking the deceased with a stick, and
they were then going towards a brook in the fields ; the
deceased was then naked and crying. The following day
he was found in the brook lying on his face, with his nose
flattened, and bruises and scratches upon his head, body,
and legs. The prisoners were apprehended, when they said
to the policeman—" We went up Love-lane on to Ford's
fields ; we saw Geo. Burgess in the lane : we took him with
us until we came to a hole with some water in Ford's fields."
Then Bradley added—" Peter said we must undress it. We
did so, and then pushed it in the water. Bradley
then ;aid he took his clogs off and fetched the child
out again. Peter mid it must have another dip
in the water, and we pot it in again. Peter got
a stick out of the hedge and hit it," and Barrett answered
" Thou hit it too." We then hit it with the stick until it
wee dead, and we left it in the water. We beat it over the
head, hack, and legs.
Mr. M. Lloyd made a feeling addran for the prisoners,
sad told the jury it was impossible for them to find • ver-
dict of wilful murder, unless they thought the children were
actuated by malice.
The jury returned • verdict of IllanslaugAtrr, and
His lordship sentenced the prisoners to one month's hard
labour, and five years in • reformatory.
This concluded the business of the assize.

to take chaise of her, and he hoped that under the circurn•
stance' his worship would discharge her.
Mr. Daps= maid he hoped that she had not only seen the
folly of the act she had committed, but the wickedness of it.
The prisoner said she did A on account of a young man
who had greatly deceived her. She was now very merry for
what she bad dons, and would promise never to do it again.
Mr. layman told her that if she had been deceived by a
young man he was clearly not worth her regard, and it was
the last thing she should have done to make an attempt
upon her life because be had been deceitful to her. He
discharged her this time. and hoped she would not do it
again.
The prisoner was then liberated, and left the court with
her parents.