Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1865-12-22 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SHOCKING MURDER BY A JOCKEY.—Yesterday (Thursday)evening week, while the eurphwes of Mr J. Watson, trainer, of Belleisle, near Richmond, were in the saddle-room preparing to terminate their day's laboor, a dispute arose between Robert Roberts, Mr. Watson's" headman," and Francis L iwrence, a jockey, who is between 16 and 17 years of age, and who no doubt will be known to many of the sporting community. The former struck, or, as is stated, gave the latter a slight push, and Lawrence immediately ran to a rack and procured a stable-fork, which he threw with great force at Roberts. The weapon entered the man's mouth and right eye, and inflicted frightful injuries. Medical assistance was at once procured, but the wounds were such as to cause the man's death, which resulted about three-quarters of an hour after he had been stabbed. Lawrence was in a great passion when he attacked the deceased, and the fork was thrown with such violence as to require nearly the whole of the streugth of one of the bystanders to withdraw it. Lawrence, after he found that he had injured the deceased severely, hid himselr, but was afterwards taken into custody. Ile feeis his position very much, and there is no doubt that he committed the crime in the heat of his passion. Hitherto he has been a very promising youth, and has ridden at many of the race meetings in the north, including Newcastle, Carlisle, Catterick, Richmond. Ac. Formerly he was one of the Newcastle shoeblack brigade, and at that time, we believe, bore a good character. The deceased resided hear Hull, where he has a wife and family. FORMIDABLE MILITARY AND NAVAL PREPARATIONS AT CORK —The Cork Herald of Wednesday says :—The city is to be invested by a military, naval, and constabulary force of about 4,000 men during the progress of the Fenian state trials. The military reinforcements are arriving from other districts, anti, with the troops already in garrison, will include the following :-4th Dragoon Guards, 300 men; 12th Lancers, 200 men; Ist Royals (infantry), 150; 2nd Queen's Own, 800; 13th Regiment, 450; 14th do., 150. This is irrespective of two batteries of the Royal Artillery, and a small force of infantry and cavalry stationed at Ballincollig. There are 900 men, principally Englisit, belonging to th.e Channel squadron, now at Queenstown, detailed for instant duty, in the event of any emergency arising. The men have been practising with small arms during the past two days, and it is expected that they will ascend up the river in fifteen barges, which are in readiness, each carrying a gun; six field pieces will also form part of the armament. Four gunboats (armed with Armstrong's) are to come up from Queenstown, and be stationed in the north and south channels during the sitting of the commission. The city constabulary numbers nearly one hundred men, and these have been supplemented by nearly an equal number (including a small troop of cavalry police from the depot, Plioaaix Park,, which arrived last evening from Louth, Galway, King's, Queen's, and other counties, and hive taken up their quarters in Cat Fort Barracks. Several large yards and vacant premises at different points of the city have been engaged by the authorities for the accommodation of the troops, as it is intended to distribute the forces. The 'constabulary force of this county will not be called front the outlying stations. These are amongst the main features of the arrangements "for the preservation of the peace of the city of Cork" while the special commission is sitting.