The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-07-21 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

INTERESTING SWIMMING MATCH.'  In London on Monday morning, a swimming =Adz for 25/. a side took place in the Serpentine, the die. lance being 1,000 yards, from the eastern End to Kensington-br.dge. The competitors were David Pamplin and Henry Coulter, two of the finest swimmers of the day. Coulter is the Captain of the Serpentine Club, and has won one of Sir William Fraser's gold medals (an annual prize), with numerous other prizes, but he was beaten last summer by Henry Gurr. champion swimmer of England, who is the captain of the Loudon Swimming Club. Pamplin has been the winner of several prizes, and last year won the Len. don Swimming Club gold medal, having beaten its 1864 several first-rate amateurs in the Thames for a valuable silver cup. He is considered the next best swimmer in the London Club to Henry Gurr, and this match derived additional interest from a strongly entertained belief that whoever should win would try conclusions with the hitherto invincible Gnu.!  .—„ There were many thousands on the banks, and at sixteen minutes past seven the competitors to.k up their position, both being in splendid condition. Mr. Walters was umpire for Pamplin, Mr. Bulls& for Coulter, and Mr. Latey, the lion. secretary of the London Swimming Club, was starter and referee. They took the water at the same moment on the word "Off !" Pamplin rising first to the surface, they were literally "nose and nose" to the first boat-house, but between there and the Humane Society's Receivine: House Coulter spurted sad led by a yard. Within 103 yards further on Pampliu was up with him and in the same distance was his own length ahead and won a splendid race by four yards, the time being eighteen minutes two and-a-half seconds. There was a question raised by Ceulter's umpire, but the referee at once decided against him. Coulter was very much more depressed than his conqueror, but after a Lw minutes he recovered himself.  A SCENE rat A COURT OF JUSTlCE.—Bradlev, tho man charged with the murder of the old la ly Lv Brun, a, Jersey, was convicted in the Royal Court in the island last week of the crime. The prisoner, a notoriously bad character, conducted himself with great violence in the court. ceiling the judges and others robbers, S.:c. Some of the exploded judicial customs of England appear to be still preserved in the Jersey Court, as, on the bailiff and jurats having covered themselves previously to passing sentence, the prisoner WAS requested to kneel. He roused to do so, and was them compelled by the usher of the court and the twil-1 keys to kneel. The bailiff proceeded to pass sentence of death, when the prisoner observed, You are an assassin. Bailiff.—The law compels use to pass sentence of death upon you, Frahcis Bradley. You ore condemned to he taken from where you will be confined tc the place of execution and— Prisoner.— , You are a lot of brigands and thieves. Bailiff.—Ancl with the rope round your neck, there to be strangled until death ensue, and The prisoner here again interrupted the bailiff by using very foul lanmage. Bailiff.—And all your chattels, if you have any, are confiscated to the Crown. The prisoner was then removed.