The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1861.

Various ether tnuta followed, amongst which " The
Bulth of the Secretary" (Captain Brown) wu drunk with
peat

THZ 4116EN'... UP.

The anticipations expressed in the despatch sent yester-
day that there would be • good match to-day have been
rupee than verified, for the evening closed in murky and
threatening. and during the night squalls arose, with rain,
which continued at intervals during the early morning ; and
as the hour appointed for starting arrived (half-past ten),
there was a strong gale of wind from thi• westward, and it
still rained pretty heavily. Notwithstanding these discou-
raging circumstances, the whole nautical population of the
towh turned oat en stoma attracted by the anticipation of
as fine a rare as ever was seen in any water%
There was but one discouraging feature in the day's
penceediogs. but this was indeed an unfortu-
rale ose—the rainy and squally weather made it so thick
that the outenncst vessels in the roads were hardly per-
eoptible, and there was but little prospect of the race being
seen from the shore, as is usually the case. This was the
more to he regretted as the renown of some of the vessels
engaged, and the hopes formed of others, gave rise to the
liveliest anticipations. The race was between schooners of
the Royal Yacht Squadron only, above 100 tons burden,
aid the course was the same as on Tuesday. The following
were entered :

r.u•Hra TORN. OWNERO.
Aline
A lbertizo
Alarm
4 :alley of Lon 24.12 Marquis of Brentlalbane.

The .e .el, were measured according to the rule of the
Royal ThAmes Yacht Club ; and according to the scale
drawn up, the following allowances were to be made:—
The Galley of Lora to allow the Alarm Gm. ; the Aline
11m. 4r.. ; the Albertine 27m. 17w. The Alarm to allow
the Alive 5.u. ri.; the Albertine 21m. Via. The Aline to
allow the Albertine Dm. Mc

The Aline, it nay be remembered, beat the 7.ouave last
year by one minute sod a half, when sailing the same
COWS., after allowing her 2sm. 30s. The Galley of Lorn is
• Swedish-built vessel, and has not sailed at Cowes for
NOUN time but about six years since, when called
the Auron Borealis, in a match round the Island
with the Alarm, she het, though she held her
way while the breeze lasted ; and as there was
wind enough and to spare today, it was thought,
although she bad a penalty to pay all her competitors,
including the redoubled Alarm, that she stood a good chance
of carrying off the cup. The Albertine bad many friends,
though she bee never won here, and is not so much tried
as her competitors, having only been afloat two seaeous.
As fur the Alarm, after her performance on Monday, and
ber many previous successes, a wool of description would
indeed be superfluous. As the time for starting approached
the wind still blew with great fury from about due west,
ad it was about (food-tide, but there was no diminution of
W buy scud, and no more chance of the progress of the
yachts being watched from the shore ; and even the
nasals in the race had but little probability of making
each other out if separated by more than • few
hundred yards. The Aline and Albertine were well
in line at their stations off the Castle, and the Galley of
born lay more out in the roads, but the Alarm, although
she had worked up from ber anchorage , let go her anchor
about half a mile astern, and consequently if she started as
she rern•iund atm would have an immense advantage over
her competitors. Under these circumstanoes Mr. Frank-
laud, axone of the wiling committee, went off in a boat, and
desired the owner to get under weigh and drop into line ;
but aa her anchor had dragged, it was found that this would
cause so ranch delay that it was decided to start
the yacht., with the stipulation that the Alarm was
not to let go until all the others had passed
ber. Jost as the town clock struck eleven, the
first gun was fired, and lye minutes afterwards the
second, when Albertine, who had a good start of all,
west away with a good lead, the Galley of Lorn second,
and then the Aline much astern, followed by the Alarm.
It was soon seen that there was something wrong with the
molossil of the Galley, as it could not be hauled up by
sous foot This was however remedied in • short time,
bat before all was fairly drawing the yachts were out of
sight. Nothing more woo seen of them until their return
from the eastward, sod then they could not be made out
am the opposite shore, nor until they reached over to the
inland to make their last board for the merk.vesael off
ligipt, when it was SSOD that the Alarm's old torten*
attended her, as she wee the leading vessel. The tines
taken at this point was as follows :

H. M. H.
Alarm
Aline
Galley of Lora
Albertine

The Al.rm was about shortly afterwards, and made a long
tack to reach the nsark-boat, which she roueded in a short
time ; and on posing the station vessel off the Castle, and
thus completing the first round of the course, they were
thus timed
H. M. N.

Alarm
Aloe 1 32 40
(Miley al Law 1 35 25
Albertia•

By the time allowance the match warn far from concluded,
but there warn no doubt if the Alarm continued to gain as
she had done the sup warn her own. The wind was still
blowing hard as they same down the second time, but as it
was a little clearer the emoted could be watched with a good
glass, and it was found that the Alarm bad increased her
laid, though the relatire positions et the easels were
the same. There was too amok wind for topsails,
end some of the meek had a reef in their
modassila, but they stood ever tor the mark-beat
in a most pliant manner, renwied. and seem after-
wards ran home to the meet et the Castle. The
Alarm was • minutes aad a half a►ssd of the Aline on
searing the Brambles, and bed evidently won, as she had
more than pined the time penalty, mad on arriving oppo.
site the Castle the time was thus taltem

Y. Y. R.
Alarm
Aka, 4 6 45
Galley at Lars 4 16 0
Alberta, 4 33 30

Ws wee one of the Inuit inseam ever less, and was
tun la a shorter time than bee been known for years. The
result bee added isunewesiy to the fame of the Alarm, as
it was considered her reputation would suffer by the
heavy weather, sad that the Gel* of Lora would limit
her ; but it would mewl that abs is almost invincible, and
I indeed a splendid emboss of British skill and art.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BRIGHTON RACES-THURSDAY.

Tae Paviuoir Pun of 100 sova. (Handicap), for all ages.
Winners extra. Bristol mile.

Mr. Payne. Rocklq, b 7 recktlagton, 4 yrs, 5.1 71b 'car.
sst 941, ;Parsons, 1
Mr. Merritlel,ls Overton, 3 yrs, 7st (Drew' 2
Mr. J. Osborne. Lopeatebsr, 1 yrs, 6.4 71b 3
Mr. Hudson's Mtn lan 3 yrs, bt 71b (car. tit 91b1
(Orintsbaw) 4
Betting : 5 to 4 apl Lencaleber, 2 to 1 .get Rockley, 7 to
2 apt Miss Zama, and 10 to 1 eget Overton (dn. Lop-
e/Setter aod Mine EMMY were the first to *boy in treat, and
led op to the Stand where Roaley and Overton paned
than, Rockier winninterUy by three-quarters at a leoglit,
two lentils between wooed and third. lekie Zama
was close op with Logoateber.
- - -

Tax 8011.11r1 Snail si 6.n.. mob, with 33 added, for
all ages; mares sad pilaw allowed 31b; salliag allow-
ances. Half a sails.

Mr. rtnrilliani's Antwerp, b The llytag Ontehnssn,
It vs, tat elb (O. Yordhaas) I
Lard Ciliate's limb Mgr" 771 Set lllh !toot.)
(J. Osborne)
Mr. John Denim's Omsk 17n, art 01b ROL). ... (Whiny, 11
Mr. A. Brown's Liberality, yrs, set 7th (ea) ..(1111daley) 4
Mr. Marshall's Cat, fps. elt 7Th (MK ...(J.. !Loewe.,
Mr. W. Day's Dr. Pray, 17rs, OR 7th (ML) .. (0. Adams) 6
Debblag : 7to 4 spa Antwer, 3 to 1 apt Grant, 5 to 1
sgst Dori) Pigeon, awl 8 to 1 eget Dr. Pussy. After •
couple of false starts they got off la straggling order, Ant-
werp being several lengths in advance, and Dr. Pussy
several lengths behind. Antwerp waking good use of his
start came through and won easy b two lengtha ; the sae
distance from the second and third : liberality was • good
fourth ; Cupid. well up, fifth ; I*. Posey beaten off. The
winner was afterwards sold to Lord Coventry for 190
guiseas.
Tax Own Snip PLAIT 0130sove. (Handicap). Win.
nen antra. Oge maw

Mr. G. lamberts Paver, by the Mtn Dutchman. 114.
eat 1132 .1 Monter) 1
Count &library's lalbrer, 4yre, MIX Yorawspl 2
Certain nye Dowsinner. eyes, Web (A. French; 3
Mr. Mellish tonne% 4 yrs. Tst 112 Motoeser) 4
Xr. litrilletis Garbed. 4 yes. 7.1 131 b (MIRO 2
Dotting : 6 to 4 on Loiterer, 3 to 1 net Galina, filo 1
each apt Rover and Doncavter. DonsaaW led, with Ten-
top wood, having Loileeer and Rover in aisle Millidalee.
Gaylad jetting very badly off was fifty lengths in the weer.
la the order gives above they ma to the We into the
straight, where Foretop dropped beck, and Rover and
Loiterer took doss order with Doncaster. Opposite the
stand the three risme oe abreast, and after an moan finish
Rover won by a head, the ems se ling the second from
the third ; Foretop wee a bad tort, ad (Ivied beaten off.

Tits Swum► CUP of 200 Nova in specie, added to a
sweepstakes of 10 sons each, for 3-yr-ol& and upwards ;
mares and geldings allowed 411, ; maiden and other allow-
ances ; winners extra. The Old Course (about two miles).
($ subs.)
Lord statorord's Dalelbella, by Voltlieur, 4 yrs, Pat 101 b
'A. French) I
Bo" •0 re's SurPrias. 4 yn. Bat Slb 'H. Grianshaw, y
The betting opened at 5 to 4 on Dulcibella and closed at
5t02 on her. Surprise lay in front up to the turn for
home, where the favourite closed with him, and the pair
MO seek and neck to the distance, when IMlcibella shook
him off and won easily by a length.

THS FIRST YEAR Or THE TENTH BRIGHTON BIENNIAL
BrtaxB of 10 sows. each. with lOU added, for 2-yr.olds
oohs, Net Tlb ; 84 41b ; winnen extra ; the owner of
the esesed borne to receive 50sovs. out at the stakes. T. Y.C.
(18 sobs.)
Low, Standord's Bertha, by Stockwell, Set llltb Inc 6!b

.
A. Freu;ll 1
extra)
Lord theatereekt, Colwell, sat 711, 6 Fordham, ..:.
Betting : 6tol on Bertha, who cut out the work and
held a clear lead up to the diatance, where (Admen got up
to her quarters, but never headed her, and was beaten by
• neck.

Tus CHAVPAONE STAKLA, Of 5 1101/1. each, with 100
added, for 3-r-olda and upwards ; maiden and other allow-
/DM ; winners extra. One mile. (13 subs.)
Mr. Cupperthwaltes Twilight, by Mountain Doer, 5 yrs,
SA nib . '0 Forditm, I
Lord Staniford'a Malta, 3 yrs, Sat 6lh A Taiwan's]
Mr. T. Swindell's Weatherbound, 4 yes, get 71h Jar. 411,
extra
Mr. J. Sargent's Crater, 4 yrs, get Illb ;inc 4lb extra.
(F. Adams' 4
Betting : 5 to 4 on Crater, 2 to 1 apt Twilight. Weather.
bound, with the favourite at her heels, cams away with a
ekar lead up to the foot of the bill, where Twilight im-
proved her position, and, closing with the two leaders, came
oo side by side until opposite the stand, where Crater was
disposed of, and Malta and Twilight had the finish to them.
selves, Twilight winning by a neck ; three lengths between
the second arid thin! ; sad a head between the thin! and
fourth.

Tax OnIIWIDIAN PLAT! of 100 son. (handicap), for all
ages ; winners extra, About five furlongs.
Mr. ritswillianis Sagittarius, by Stockwell, 2 yrs, sst 71b
eley 1
Sir Mellish's Foretop, 4 yrs, eat olb (Wh
'3lJ,litgiey) 2
Count de Lagrange's Albs, yrs, Id (J. Orlmshaw) S
Lord Annesley's Ssreetsance, 4 yn, est 121 b, (Charlton) 0
Captain lierestools Diana, 4 yrs, SA 9lh Fordham, 0
Captain Sharp's Kneeld, 5 yrs, 7.4101 b l. Adults) 0
Lord Chesterfield's black lay, S yrs, 7st (car. 7st llb;
0 .
Mr. Mellon's Strike. 3 yrs, ea 10Ib (H (W O Bottom)
rlmshaw) 0
Mr. S. .114C011.1 Bookaloom, 71 yrs, Est 41b .. (W. Woodhouse) 0
Mr. J. Wears Wm Rom, f yrs, sst 7Th ;car. bat 1311);
(C. Searle) 0
OesterS Ethel ere, Sid nb (Manuery 0
Betting : 7 to 2 apt Sweetsruce, 4 to 1 apt Bookaloom,
sto 1 apt Black Lily, 7 to 1 apt Sagittarius, ISt. 1 each
apt Alba and Diem, and 100 to 8 apt Enfield. Sweet-
sauce made play, closely followed by Diana, to the top of
the bill, where Sapttarius took up the running, carried it
on to the end, and won by three.quarten of a length ; two
lengths between the second and third. Sweetsauce was
fourth, Bookaloom next • Black Lily and Enfield were the
two next, side by side ; Dina cantered in kat.

LATEST BETTING.
ST. LEGER.
5 to 2 eget Kettledrum (t and off)
12 to 1 Rouge Dragon (t)
13 to 1 Lady Ripon (t)
DERBY.
25 to 1 agst Caterer (t)
50 to 1 CanweU (t and off)
The Brighton Club Rams commence this day at one
o'clock.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCTJIT.—CnorDoN, Ar(a-sr 8.
(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.)

Hoary Hawll, 26, labourer, was indicted for the wilful
murder of Emily
Mr. Robinson andar Berle conducted the prosecution.
The prisoner was defended by 111 r. Laxtou.
This case was postponed from the spring assizes in con-
sequence of the illness at • tritium. The child the cause
of wham death was the subject of the inquiry was ille-
gitimate, and about 14 months old, and it appeared that the
mother, a young woman Z 2 years old, the daughter of •
labouring man residing in the neighbourhood of Chertaey,
was conhned with it at her father's house in November,
1859. When her health enabled her to do so
she went into a situation at Cherteey, and here she became
acquainted with the prisoner, who offered to many her.
According to the evidence he was perfectly well aware that
the young woman had bad • child and, upon the evidence
of one of the witnesses, be went to see the child, which was
described as being very lively and engaging, and he then
stated that he would "own" it. The marriage took place
in October, 1860, and for a short time afterwards the pri-
soner and his wife lived at the old man's cottage, and they
then removed to a cottage of their own, near Chertsey,
which was rented by the prisoner of a person named
There appeared to be no doubt that very shortly after the
wartime, owing to the severity of the weather and other
causes, the prisoner became rediced to a state of very great
poverty, and be felt very much the burden of having to
support the child, and it was suggested on the part of the
prosecution that this was a motive for the commission of
the crime. The offence was alleged to havebeen committed
on Tuesday, the 15th of imagery, and from the evidence of
the witnesses for the prosecution, it appeared that the
prisoner's wife wee in the habit of going to the house of
Mr. Tillyer to do some household work every Tues.
day, and it was usual to send the child to the
house of its grandfather, but on this particular day
the prisoner kept it at home. No one but the pa-
sonar and the child were in the cottage, and no cries or any
alarm were heard during the day, but tovnuds the afternoon
the prisoner went to the house of a neighbour named
Hardy, taking the child with him, and he asked her what
was the matter with it. She looked at it and saw that it
was in convulsions, and apparently dying, and she told the
prisoner so, and requested him to carry the child home and
go and fetch a doctor. The prisoner did as he was requested,
and procured the attendiuce of Dr. Eddy, • medical gen-
tleman residing at Chertsey, who, upon seeing the child, ob-
served at once that it was in a yuy dangerous state lied it died
the same night about half-past eleven o'clock. Some marks of
violence were observed upon the bead and face of the child,
and when the prisoner was asked to account for them he
laid he had gone into the shed to cut some wood to boil the
kettle, when his wife came home, and while he was so en-
gaged he beard the child cry. He immediately went back
to the cottage and discovered that the child, which he hail
left upon the bed, had fallen upon the ground, and he said
that it was by this fall that the injuries had been received.
A coroner's inquest was held on the 18th of January, and it
was adjourned until the following day, but it ap-
peared that after the adjournment, and when it
bad been ascertained that the injuries received
by the deceased child were of far too serious a
nature to have been caused in the way the prisoner•
represented, he went to a person named Oray, end stated
that he should be very glad when the coroner's inquiry was
over, and he would tell the whole truth. He then, it ap-
peared,stated that after he had picked up the child from the
r 3 was very much frightened, and let the child fall a
second time, and he said it was to this second fall that the
fatal injuries were no doubt to be attributed. These were
the principal points of the evidence against the pri-
linter ; but it also appeared that he had been
chaffed," as it is termed, by some of his companions
about marrying a woman who bad a child, and that
this made him very angry, and be appeared annoyed with
the child, and was repeatedly seen to slap it, and to utter
exclamations of ill-will to it. The cause of death was stated
by Dr. Early to be an extensive fracture of the skull, caused
either by a blow with some blunt instrument, or a violent
fall ; but, in answer to a question put by the learned judge,
this gentlemen said be would not take upon himself to state
positively that the fatal injury might not, in so young a
child, have been caused by a fall from a bed or from • man's
1111701.

Mr. Liston, upon this last piece of evidence being given,
submitted to his lordship that there was no case to go to
the jury.
Mr. Jam Moe Blackburn laid be could not take upon him-
self So air that there was no case at all against the pri-
mer, bath 'append to him that after the evidence that
had bees glrselsy Dr. Eady the jury were not likely to
amorist this pilaw of having wilfully canoed the death of
the clad.

The itTry said they considered the evidence wee not Ra-
ciest to justify than is coining to that coaclusion, and they
therefore at woe retuned a verdict of Not Guilty.

WESTERN onteurr.—Wnia, AUGUST 8.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles •od • Special Jury.)
KOMI( V. TIM RAILWAY PABSVICCEN ASBCNANCI
COMPANY.

Sir F. Slade, Q.C., and Tdr. Sboin , were for the plaintiff ;
XL Carslake, Q.C., and Mr. Cole, for the defendants.
This was an action upon • policy of 1,0001., effected by
the husband of the plaintiff, who sued as administratrix.
The defendants pleaded that the deceased John Hutson did
not die by accident, but by his having exposed himself to
unnecessary peril. There waa also an aliegetion that he com-
mitted suicide.

The facts of the ease, which in the main were not die-
Latwere these: The plaintiff's husband,• stout, healthy,
ee t farmer, of 54, of floe muscular development, and
unusually healthy, took his bone one afternoon in March
last, and rode over to his brother's farmhouse, where,
following the custom of the country (though a custom not
pecalkar to Somerset), the cider cup was passed round, and
pipes
eese.were smoked until 9 at night, when he started off
At a beerhouse on the read he pulled up and had
eons ale ; and when left again the night was unusually
dark sad boisterous. Passing the turning that led down to
his own house, the deceased was found sitting on his horse,
apparently asleep, at a turning that led to his brother-in-
lay& The man who last saw him alive asked him if be
was to his brother-in-law's, and doomed said he
sMli ad mind, and went some distance along the road ;
beit, garaging his mind, he retraced his road, and was left
with his horse's head turned towards home. After going 100
yards in the right direction he meet have turned round, for
between four and Eve is the morning he was heard calling
in distress at a place some three miles distance. A farmer
who had been aroused went out with a light and pick, sad
after KIM delay arising from thelight being blown out, he
hosing lop the body of deceased from a small stream which
bad a law feet of water and mud in it There were marts
ilosom
Est the banks testifying to the efforts of the
dsrssmi teout. The mud and water barely reached to
ids goiddk hoappeared to have struggled on to •deeper
pot, mil them .to have fallen on his face in the
1114 and so to have oome to his death by Buffo-
esdiea ne *Mid did not profess to show bow
the ilieensedl ewe gm far from his home, bat it was
weseedel that be had gose to sleep on his hone.
For **defendants it was contended that his movements
an the night in question, and, indeed, the fatal occurrence
Itself, 1/111, only consistent with intoxication ; and accord.
Mg to the terms of the policy in that case the employ
were not liable. Every witness, however, who was called
fordictsesialatil stated very clearly and confidently that the
wow sober • and the surgeon who had pseformed
the poet modem e;amination stated that the ovule of the
body were remarkably healthy, and gave no Maisano.
whatever of intoxication.

Mr. iFiiriti.i;radr;;Td the jury for the company, calling
attention to the very low rate of premium which implied
eoeeial conditions. One of these wee that the assured
should not make the company liable by any wilful act
of bb own, nor should the company be liable if death
occurred whilst the assured was in a state of intoxication.
The learned counsel contended that the extraordinary cit..
cumstances convected with the death of deceased were only
reooncileable with drunkenness. Two witnesses were called
to prove that two of the witnesses for the plantiff who bad
deposed to the deceased's sobriety had told them the day
after the accident that Hutson was drunk. Ooe of these,
however, a respectable-looking surgeon, named Chadwick,
admitted that he was drunk on the night in question, and
bad been drunk since.
Counsel having addressed the jury very ably, the learned
juke summed up. and the jury returned • verdict for
the plaintiff for 1,0001., the amount claimed.

CHESTER SUMMER. ASSlZES.—Atratrer 8.
Null taros.—{Delon Yr. Bares Bramwell sad a Ilpecial
Jury.)

WILL V. TKI LONDON AND NORTH-WWITZAN 'RAILWAY

COMPJUfT.

Mr. Grove, Q.C.. Mr.llUinlyris, and Mr. Hughes ap.
far the *intiff ; Mr. Webby, Mr. Buren, and 14.
Beasth defended.
This adios we brought by the plaintiff, Samuel Broad-
Inner Hill sgentleman residing at Bache Hall, near Chester,
tr 1111111.1111 dilliegee from the defendants for fouling • certain
dawn of water which runs through lilaintirs grounds.
On behalf of the phuntiff it was stated that defendants had
polluted the stream by allowing ILIAIDOOIOIIi liquor to flow
sato it from their gas works at the railway
elation, Chester ; elm the refuse from piggeries,
privies, and stables. Evidence way adduced to prove that
the stream, before the erection of the station, was pure and
limpid, and that the deterioration of the water wu moat
injurious to plaintiff. Bache Pool threw out most offen-
sive and disagreeable odours, and had become, in fact, a
great nuisance.
On the pert of the defendants it was shown that the
pollution was not caused by them, but was occesiosed by
several privies emptying themselves into the brook.
large and populous district had recently speaug ■p in the
neighbourhood of Bache Pool, the drainage of whisk lowed
into the brook.
Verdict for the plaintiff—dimmer 1001.

SUDDIN DE♦TH OF ♦ Pstatci♦a.—About six
o'clock yesterday morning the landlord of the Blandford
Oolsebouse, No. 6, Blandford•etrest, BlasdforiLmnare,
bad occasion to tome open the door of • bedroom occu-
pied by Dr. Sgibes, of Liverpool, and food that rent!•
rims lying on the bed quite (had and the body cold. He
vas het sees alive, and apparently in hie usual health, so
/Me as two o'clock yesterday Morning, smoking hie pipe
just minions to retiring to bed.

THE POLICE COURTS.
OtTILDHALL.

Ernest Tilley Ward, the principal ceehier in the employ
of Mews. James Goiter, Beater Dement, and Buie, the
wall•known warehousemen of Aldermeabary, was planed at

the bar before Alderman Gabriel, abarpd wftb andieszllng
a great number of sums of money. amounting in the aggre.
pte to something over 4,5001. received by him from various
eastomers on his maatem' account.

Mr. Wagner said be was instructed by Messrs. Caster and
Co. to prosecute the prisoner at the bar upon several charges
of embezzlement, and although the sums in some of the
cues would appear comparatively speaking small, the total of
the prisoner's defalcations would be found to include a very
considerable amount. As his present object was merely to
give sufficient evidence for a remand be would confine himself
to the circumstances under which the prisoner's deficiencies
were detected, and on a future occasion he would be pre-
pared with evidence of the manner in which the prisoner
had appropriated the money from time to time, and the
mode adopted to conceal the fact from his employers. The
prisoner bad been 18 years in Messrs. Coster's service, and
for some yeses past be bad held the responsible position of
principal cashier in the establishment, in which capacity he
enjoyed the confidence of his employers to its fullest ex-
tent, so much so indeed that when another of the clerks
was discovered to have been robbing the firm to the extent
of about 7001., it was with great reluctance they requested
the prisoner, as • precautionary measure, to submit his
books and accounts for investigation, and upon doing so he
admitted that he also had been robbing the firm, and
when asked the amount of his defalcations be banded
over a list, from which it appeared the gross total of the
sums received and not accounted for was between 4,0001.
and 5,0001. They had not had time to examine the boob,
to verify the prisoner's items, but by the next hearing the
requisite evidence should be forthcoming to complete the
ease.

Mr. James Russ, a partner in the firm of Mears. Coster
and Co., said—The prisoner has been in our employ for 18
years, and for some time past he has,been our chief cashier.
His duties were to receive all moneys and remittances paid
to the firm and to enter the sums in the cash-book, which
was kept for that purpose by him exclusively. From cer-
tain circumstances, however, which came to my knowledge,
I had an interview with him, on the 6th of August, in our
counting-house. We told him we had discovered be bad
bees robbing II; upon which he beaded that we would
wait till the afternoon before we did anything further in
the matter, as his friends were coming to town. We
told him, if he had robbed us to tell us so at once,
and be then said he had. We asked him the amount, and
he said about 4,0001. He then left the counting-house, pro-
mising to return soon and give us every information in his
power. On the following morning he came, and, in the pre-
mice of Mr. Lovell, one of our clerks, and myself, he pointed
out certain entries in the ledger which he had made in the
absence of the ledger clerk from time to time, and said those
entries referred to the sums he had embezzled. The items
be referred towers 5891. from Cannock and White, of Dublin;
1901. from Lewis and Beater, of Edinburgh ; 1791. 171. 6d.
from Pratt and Keith, of Aberdeen ; 150/. from Thomas
Edwards, of Wolverhampton ; 841. 19s. 6d. from Bellies, of
Birmingham ; 7401. lls. from Jordan, of Pembroke Dock ;
415 /. Bs. from Campbell, Donald, and Co., of Glasgow ; 6001.
from Robinson, of Bridport ; 5001. from Weeks, of Baker-
street; 150 f. from Howe, of Cheltenham; 1001. from Thorp, of
Nottingham; 2001. from Jeffry and Co., of Liverpool ; 100/.
from Sways*, of Briclport ; 2001. from Chattaway, Strat-
ford ; 1001. from Parkyn, of St. Slimy ; 200/. from Brass,
of Silver-street ; and 51. 156. Bd. from Cook, of Maidstone,
making a total of about 4.5001. The entry of the 5001. to
the name of Weeks, as being paid to that person by the
prisoner, is dated July, but we have ascertained from Mr.
Weeks that he had not received any such sum from the
—Cr.
Mr. Wonkier said that was all the evidence he was pre-
pared with at present.
Alderman Gabriel remanded the prisoner until Wednes-
day next.
John Richard Thorns, a cashier in the employ of Messrs.
Coster and Co., warehousemen, of Aklermanbury, was
brought up on remand before Alderman Gabriel, charged
with embearling five separate sums of 1001. each, and
other amounts not specified, makioga total of about 7001,
Mr. Wontner for the prosecution stated that the prisoner
had been to the service of Messrs. Cotter and Co. for the
last 10 years, and his duties were to keep the petty cash,
to keep an account of all saws paid out, and to account
generally for the amounts of the cheques given him as petty
cash and for his disbursements whenever called upon to do
so. From the style in which he was living and other infor-
mation which reached the prosecutors their suspicions were
aroused, and they asked the prisoner to bring his books into
the counting-house sod render the customary account of
the petty cash. He did so, and Mr. Dement then disco.
vaned that the balance of some of the pages did not corre-
spond with the balance carried forward, and asked the pti-
sonar for an explanation upon which he acknowledged that
be bad appropriated the difference to his own use. He
then pointed out five items, ranging over as many months, in
which he had robbed his employers of 5001., and said that
he did it by always carrying the balance of cash in hand
forward 1001. lees than it was on the preceding page, and by
calling the totals of disbursements when his employers were
eftecldng his accounts, as 1001. more than they really bad
been. There were, however, other deficiencies which had
occurred in a different manner, but they brought the pri-
soner's defalcation. up to the amount of 7001., which he said
bad been going on for between three and four years.
Alderman Gabriel asked if the prisoner had any balance of
petty cash in hand.
Mr. Wontner said he was afraid not., ns he had only a few
pounds in his possession when taken into custody, and he
said that was all the money be had.
Alderraan Gabriel inquired if the prisoner's own account
showed that he ought to have abalones in hand independent
of the 600/.

Mr. Delmont mid the books had not been balanced up
yet, but they nevertheless showed that the prisoner should
have a petty cash balance of 3901. 7a., but they bad found
in his desk memoranda of disbursements which they thought
would account for the whole of that sum.
Mr. Beard, for the defence, said there were also a number
of 1.0.13'5, which the prisoner held for money lent, and he
should like that fact to appear on the face of the depo-
sitions.

iir7Desesat mid there were. sod be believed the total
roost of theta to be about 1601.

AkisaManoeirielridinToWilnot see in what way they
could be material to the charge.
Mr. Beard said they were material for the defence, as it
would perhaps go in mitigation of the prisoner's offence at
the trial The prisoner had been very indiscreet, and had
feolirly allowed himself to be induced to lend the petty
cash to his fellow clerks in the establishment.
Alderman Gabriel could not see how it could benefit the
primmer to show that he had been lending his master's
mosey.
Yr. Dennant having confirmed his evidence given at the
farmer hearing in reference to two sums of 1001. each, now
rid—At me 148 of the orb book F, I find the balance of
I cash in hand is 8151. Is. 10d., and on the following page it is
carried forward as 7151. ls. 10d. At me 180 the balance
is 7051. Bs. &1., and it is carried (avoid as 605/. Bs. Bd.
At page 183 the Wanes is 8921. I4s. Id., and it is carried
forward as 5921. 14s. Id. At page 185 the balers is
8691.8 a Oid., and it is carried forward to the next page as
7681.6 a op.
Cross-examined—l believe there are about twenty of the
I 0 U's. They were given me by Ward, who 1 thick found
them in the prisoner's desk.
Baker, the detective officer, raid—When I took the pri-
miner into custody he rid it was a bad job, and that his
deficiencies were about 7001. but not more. I asked him
bow he had spent 5001. in five months, and he said it wee
not so, as it had been going on fur about three years and
• half.

6roSseixamined—The prisoner told me this morning that
he had lent money on I 0 tre, and without such security
ae well. lie also said be gave up the I 0 U's to Ward.
Mr. Wontner said that was the whole of this ease, after
which

Alderman Gabriel committed the prisoner for trial.
MARYLEBONE.
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In the report of a Chargeaassauliupon a female, which
in our journal of yesterday, it was erroneously
trdngtat Mr. Alfred Thomas Burrell, a gentleman ren-
ding at Bow-cottage, Regent's-park-road, was fined 5/. or
two months' impnamiment. The name of the person com-
mitted waa William Shackleton!.