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

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1861.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(or memo nuataz.)
BRIGHTON MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)

PAVILION PLATE. One mile.
Twilight, Weatberbonad, Newstead, Marapedo, Malta,
Ripon. Vinegar Hill, Sawcutter, Shillelagh, Overton, Pale-
face, Wombat, Limedower, Cronstailt, Miss Emma, Lop-
catcher, Lisboa, Squire Percy, Robinson Cruses, Sermo,
Squire Petrie, Rockier, Lady Chesterfield, Ildiverne, and
Lord of the Tees are here.
SUSSEX STAKES. Half a mile. The winner to be sold.
Barb Pipes, Golden Gram Dr. Pussy, Cupid, Liberality,
Antwerp, and Grant ars ham
GRAND STAND PLATE. One mile.
Doncaster, Ripon, Rover, Miss Emma, Loiterer, Foretop,
Chirp, and Gaylad are here.

BRIGHTON CUP. About two miles.
Duleibella is the only hone hen at present.
TWO.YEAR.OLD BIENNIAL STAKES. T.Y.C.
Deceptive, Signal, Jobs eGaunt, °the, Bertha, and
Richelgoire are here.
CHAMPAGNE STAKES. One mile.
Twilight., Malta, Curlew, Weatherboual, and Stampedo
are here.
ENTRY FOR OVINGDEAN PLATE. About five
furlongs.
Sweetaance, Suburban, Diane, Vergi,s Mien Nicht, Miss
Emma, Baliveroe, !Ashen, Enfield, Antwerp, Croustade,
Bleck Lily. Mi.tire, Golden Fleece, Young Viscount, Strike,
Foretop, Golden Grape, Bookaloom, Alta, Mies Rosa,
Sagittarius, and f by Tipperary Boy.

There i 4, it appears, great joy in Dublin in con-
sequence of Lord Palmerston's statement about the Galway
subaidy.

THE LATE, FATAL AFFRAY IN NORTHUMBERLAND-
Emu?. —On inquiry yesterday morning, it was found that
Major Murray, who left the Chartng-orees Hospital in the
early part of last week, and was conveyed to the residence
of his mother and brother, at No. 35, Harley-street, Cavan-
dish-square, and where he is still constantly attended by
be. Canton, is fast progressing towards recovery from the
effects of the pistol-shot wounds in the neck, inflicted by
Mr. Roberta. Major Murray strictly &dimes to his state-
ment before the ooroner, and no further steps are, it is be-
tiered, contemplated either by the family and friends of Mr.
Roberta or the police authorities, the venlict of " justifiable
homicide," and the evidence before the *ury, being deemed
sufficient to justify no further prooeedinge being taken.
Mrs. Roberta, the widow, has taken poseemion of all the
property in Northumberland-street belonging to Mr.
Roberts, and will act as administratrix. The whole of the
furniture and other articles still remain on the premises,
the term for which the rooms were rented of Mr. Pomfret
not havim yet expired.
THS EXTRAORDINARY CA/II OF Ai RAULT AT Hex-
TOIL Edis,tbe warrant officer at Warship-street Police-court,
hes reported the result of inquiries made into the strange came
of assault in Herbert-street, New North-road, Horton, laid
bdore the magistrate on Thursday lad. It will be remembered
that Mr. Mackenzie, an engineer, had been entrapped into
the house by a letter from • woman whom he had met in
spoilt and had been furiously attacked by two men who
fumed him to sign some document. After making this
statement on Thursday Mr. Mackenzie felt much worse,
his throat giving him much pain, and he was therefore
accompanied by Mr. Hailstone, the chief clerk, to the
house of Dr. Edmunds., the surgeon of Spital-square.
In the meantime the warrant for the apprehension
of his assailants. having bee. signed by the magistrate,
was placed in the hands of Edis for execution. (In reach-
ing the house, however, Fslis found that the woman hail de-
camped, and the only additional information he could ob-
tain was that she bad been staying there several months,
and there could be Do doubt whatever that it was • designed
and prearranged plan of attack between her and the two
men, at, after Mr. Mackenzie had called in the morning, a
note was despatched by the woman for the Germans, who
were in the home waiting for the applicant when he re-
turned at one o'clock. All the officer's subsequent inquiries
were of no avail • and, though several other constables have
aided in the search, and have traced all three assailants as
having bean at various places subsequently in and near
Landes, the latter have hitherto succeeded in evading appre-
hensioo. Not the least singular part of the affair is, that
though the applicant bad both money and property to • coo-
siderable amount on his person at the time of the outrage,
no attempt was made to take it.
CoMMIITAL FOR WILFUL MIIRDEIL—..OI2 Wed-
nesday, a young man, named Francis Pretwell, was brought
before the sitting magistrates at the fildre-hall, Nottingham,
charged with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Brey, as
the village of Bilborough, Nottingham. From the eenot
adduced it appeared that the prisoner and the deceased were
servants to neighbouring farmers, soil resided in the same
pariah. An intimacy commenced between them, which
resulted in the women becoming emvinte, and to avoid
exposure he gave her some corrosive sublimate for the pur-
pose of procuring abortion. Immediately after she had
swallowed the potion she became very ill, being violently
seized with fits of vomiting and convulsions, and a few days
afterwarda she expired. A port Poorten examination of the
body wan made, and the surgeons were of opinion that death
had ensued from irritant poison. Mr. Cowley appeared for
the prisoner, who, having been duly cautioned, stated that
be should rearm his defence. Prisoner was then com-
mitted to take his trial at the next Nottingham anises on
tke capital charge.
EIROCLINO ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WHITERN
EAlLWAT.—Yesterday morning an accident of a frightful
nature occurred to the second guard of the 7.15 'whew°.
tary train of the above railway, from Paddilifften to the
west of England, named Baldwin, of Bristol. The occur-
rence took place at the Ealing Station in the presence of •
number of persons. It appears that the flint stopping place
of this train after leering Paddington is Slough, and as the
I train was nearing Folio; Station the unfortunate man must
have got upon the step board of one of the carriages, and it
is said that while he was in the act of handing • eaper
to • the train was pasting the station platform,
whin by some mesas came in contact with legs,
dragged him beckwards, and his bead was crushed in as
lawful manner by a boss-box at the end of the train. The
body of the poor man was found upon the line near the
station in a frightfully mutilated condition. It was terribly
mangled, one leg being severed almost from the trunk. The
remains were removed to the station for a coroner's inquest.
It is averted that soother seeident occurred to • ticket
collector at this stabs. *Venn a few weeks since under
similar circurnataeora, lent fortunately sot attended with
fatal consequences, although considerable injury was
blieted.

Feaßrrr ArCIDC.NT NEAR CORER Ctgn&—On
Saturday week some boys went from the village of Kinston
to bathe in the see, near Eocombe, and is retailing four of
them, instead of coming by the path, ocierived the dal*
project of climbing up the almostperpeadicular cliff which
terminates • hill to the mat of Lacombe, about 500 feet
high, and which forms the bold headland called Egmont, or
more popularly Hounristout. By • somewhat circuitous
rotate they succeeded h nearly reaching the top, when one
of the fors shed his foot on a loose stone, which, giving
way, rolled doers the steep declivity, and struck a boy
named °godchild on the bead. The poor little fellow
kid hie bold and was precipitated down • de-
clivity of 300 feet.A shepherd was below, and
watched his demist, so fearful to contemplate, rolling
loon slopes, and falling over precipices, some 20 or 30 feet
high, till he reached the bottom. The man took him up
and carried him to his own house, about three-quarters of
• mile distant. At first his Life appeared extinct, bat
medical aid was rendered, and though he is not yet out of
danger, hope% are entertained of the boy's ultimate re-
covery. He appears to bare sustained but few brains, and
time chiefly about the head, a circumstance explained by
the fact that the ground on which he fell in dssasnding roe
of the highest precipices was composed of soft clay ; had it
bees any hard substance, be mist have been dashed to
pieces. We may add that the three remaining boys reached
the tap of the cliff in safety.—SArreorne JourNia.
Vourtyrxra ACCIDILNTIA —The battle of Pound-
bury was likely to have • sanguinary conclusion—nos volun-
teer (Park, of Blandford) having his thumb shattered, ano-
ther his ear grazed, and a third came borne minus • whis-
ker. This last aceident—a most singular one—arose entirely
heath* volunteer's ow* imprudence, and should operate aa
• eantioe mildest the disreputable and uneoldierhire prac-
tise of smoking short pipes in the ranks. The volunteer
bed Isar or aye blank cartridges in his cartouche, and it
is @apposed aspark from hi% pipe found • way among them.
fortunately is • vertical direction, scattering
iltepseiTsed coppers which were among the cartridges,
ads pekes if the valuator?, whisker. dtertorne
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011MITCATION or ME NiarourAn Peovrecen.
—" • Turin letter bee the folio :—" A commiasion
esmpeesd of Generals Valfre, and Pomari, and
Bear Admirals A 'bud asd Premise, bee bees charm d by the
Minister of War to mike a tour throne: the Neapolitan
end Sicilian provisoes to Sr no the points which ought to
be fortified both I. the interior and along the coast A
peat number of young officers of the staff sod of the engi-
neers have hem placed at the disponi of this commirsioe,
of which Colossi de Revel, of the Artillery, and member
of the Chamber of Deputies, has bees appointed secretary.
The survey km been already oommenced in the Strait
of Messina, the coasts of which will be fortified in
such a meaner as to prevent vessels of war from
approaching them. The old fortifications of Meg.
Loa are to be preserved, and strengthened, with the excep-
tion of those which are solely directed against the town, end
the demolition of which has been commenced. The Adriatic
coast will also be carefully surveyed by this commission.
which appears disposed in favour of 'Warps' the port of
Brindisi, aid streepbeeing its fortification'. The Bay of
Tenet* will be fortified, and the fortifications of Naples
repaired, and tecressed sow to render it inaccessible from
the ma. The expire will be mammas, bat the city will
have to bear part of it. Almost all the gone now in the
forts will have to be replaced by others, sod a thousand
heavy cameos will be required to properly fortify Naples.
The Lehner of War lase already gives large orders both in
Magland and Sweden, as the szemals of the `)fate cameo(
fin all the artillery necessary for those different arum-
menta."