The Express. — London, England, 1866-09-25 00:00:00

• • k • 7'. 7 1 , 1-• T - 7 pe e 0 , Alllll lllr t _ _ der 7 I • 1 , • ". • ~ . 7 S n• 2t iftk Tit No. 6,283.] , LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1866. [STAMPED, ld. ADDITIOI(ALL.) ETWOPENc TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. num LIVE nr og i r IIVIRjra z i A QMSTOWN TO tuni , g 1 1 181 P and r il igiuratzsu -SHIP COXIANT Wad dip thoir .. 21.-bamilrenscnweemoi-eakas ileritaus united 11011 LIVIII7nO for irsw TO= 3 PRUSSIA. masterpiece of the late architect Schinkel's genius and taste, was lit up by concealed light*, and illuminated the beautiful fresco paintings for which it is so deservedly celebrated ' • but the effect was destroyed by the overpowering brightness of three stars, with electric light, that illuminated the whole of the "Lustgarten" in front of the building, shed ding their rays over the colonel statue of the Berualia, the temporary chapel in which the re Demo and Divine service was performed yes terday, the statues of the sixteen Electors and Kings of the Hohenzollern dynasty (of which I gave a description in one of my last letters), and one of- the fronts of the Schloss. /parting intsffigrace. TATTERSALL'S.—MowpAy. AURICULTURAL PROSPECT. • . • Nsirtss'P, SG Val POSSA.k., • . 118 RIM, Barr. 24. . The Prussian government retakes the surrender of the fortress of Konigstesin the condition. upon which definitive , negotiations ' will' be binned' With , Saxony respecting that kingdom's future position ; in .Gerntany. The semi-official North (ier i ssent Gazette denies the statement of some continental journals that, at the. request of the Danish government, France and Russia had urged the 'petty resort to the plebis citsun in Northerit Schleswig to decide the future destiny of that portion of the. Duchy. The Russian and French governments, adds the North German Gazette, know that Prussia will carry Out the treaty of Prague. To-day, in the Chamber of Deputies., 'on the vote upon the government bill for the sale of the Westphalian State Railway to the Berg Railway I Comisny, the fi rst paragraph, proposing the sale of the railway, was rejecfed by a large majority. whe wizok.bia aramagravOtisagoo 9114,- THE ILLUMINATIONS. 7f -6 * — *;*;isr: iANGAILOO, Saturday, Sept Id._ And reary Wednesday sad fragoedat- OM. WNW by the mill stamen sent* every iredneahm, teatand v. sappiput, attoordhet to the aceormonketles. Die Includes a talt _et tooled n im p a r ui t oor er Meade i t =l the — Pt] tlTZTemocuien%Zt: MAX and NAM, 0. Lf y "4l4jamailer.:s.6tbavirrio. I Ind to fro IMPORTER'S, 131414ri fltz Stet Ocompasten sad Canalasets • Yoridp by or attendee Into the Poll ,or ladden.—ns propionate ot Tree Trade What, SWIM and. tripper Pres Trade " Wharf, Dow glee Dock. %Wee ‘lssWeet t el , 7lol VACtlaille to the ahem — Plusher easy aso• biased an applicants. by Utter or to pence, to L CLAY sad Oa., wasreagare and wan• bow keeparn—Odow 4, Uppat Tbaseatetiest. One'of the moat imposing eights of the evening was the illnminstion of the new exchange on the principal front of which, facing the quay, was displayed a colossal Prussian eagle, the di mensions of the eagle being 46 feet in height by 60 feet in width, and lit up by more than ten thou sand • gas jets. The crowd here liras so dense as the street is comparatively narrow, that a long stoppage took place in spite of the utmost exer tions of the police to keep up the cirouhttion of the • • •ASA . VNGRAVING on WOO D. Ash Way desetipsioa d recto du moiLL lie Pabilbers. 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Haroarluat. free os receipt sf to dd. _ _ Faimoura, SKIT. 24.—The Maid of Judah, from sydney, has arrived in the Channel. A sail from her vie landed here to-day. The aeaceint of her gad. If mi. he me aseareperted. vir=sdie." OWN 001 SPICIAL 0011JSPONDZWL) BEELER, BM. 42. The public part of the festivities in honour et the return of the Guards and other regiments form ing the garrison of Berlin, was brought to a close last evening by a general and brilliant illumination of the public and private buildings. It was at first proposed to have the illumination on both evenings, then it was settled for Thursday only, and finally put off till last night, out of considera tion for those regiments that took part in the public entry and the other proceedings of yester day. It would, however,' have been much more to the enjoyment of the spectators had it been on the Thursday evening, as the weather then wall fair and seemed settled, whereas last night it had altered for the worse, and what at first was only a falling Scotch mist soon became a drizzling rain, and subsequently terminated in a decidedly wet evening with heavy showers. But notwithstand ing this drawback the streets were swarming till edliifirtittlitToiiBT'etTollt 'lstria; and strangers, who, nothing daunted by the certain prospect of getting a wet jacket, flocked in bum merable crowds to those streets where it was anticipated the most *brilliant illuminations were to be seen. Nor ware they disappointed. The proposed drive through the streeta .te see the illuminations met with so much support in r influential quarters that the police undertook the general management of the arrangements, but gave public ; notice that they could only undertake to guarantee the preservation of order, but were not to be made responsible for the success or failure of the undertaking. Parties wishing to take part in the circular drive (umfahrt), as it was called, were to apply for a ticket, for which 10 grosc.hens were charged, the proceeds to be devoted to the funds of the new endowment for invalided soldiers—a charitable institution created by and under the especial patronage of H.R.H. the Crown Prince of Prussia. Excluded from particpation in the drive were all omnibuses, carts, and waggons, so that in fact it was restricted to private carriages and public droschkys. These were to assemble in the Char lottenburger-Chausstre, in the Thiergarten, outside the Brandenburg-gate, between 6 and 7 p.m., and fall in at the end of the line as they arrived in turn. As I remarked before, the plan proposed found such favour, that more than 2,000 vehicles, 1 containing company of the higher and highest classes, fell in and formed a very imposing pro. cession, extending from the gate as far out as Charlottenburg—a distance of about three miles. The police certainly well performed their duty` 'of preserving order, and giving the coachmen direo tions when to stop, when to proceed ; now allowing side streams of carriages to get into the line, or to cross it at right angles ; now ordering a general stoppage to admit the crossing of foot passengers, who collected in dense masses in all the principal street; on the line of the procession. Under these circumstances a great deal of time was lost, and the patience of those seated in the carriages put to a severe trial, as four hours elapsed and it was past 11 o'clock before the last carriages in the procession were enabled to enter the eity through the &al ' &abaft gate. Moreover, several accidents from carelessness occurred—as is but too frequently the came on similar occasions—and at one period of the evening there were a dozen houses on fire at once in different parts of the city ; however, the fire brigade is so excellently organised and so efficient, that no great anxiety was felt on the subject, and indeed these conflagrations were all speedily extin guished without any serious losses of property. I The beautiful Doric columns of the Brandenburg Gate were illuminated in coloured lamps, and several of the palaces on the adjoining Pariser-platz exhibited stars and crowns in jets of gas. On the Linden Promenade the monumental decorations, mentioned in my letter of yesterday, were bril liantly lit up, and had a pleasing effect, the war bulletins printed on red paper proving to be • transparencies. At the corner of the promenade and Wilhelmatrssse the brilliant illumination of the Hotel Royal was very conspicuous, exhibiting on its chief front a colossal eagle, with the Prussian national motto of " Gott mit ens " in jets of gas. In proceeding up the promenade, on which are situated the shops of many of the court purveyors I and a number of the largest hotels, coffee-houses, i and restaurants, all the houses were decorated with I flags, garlands, transparencies, stars, crowns, and I festoons of gas, amongst the moat prominent and I striking of which were the Hotel de Petersburg, the Hotel du Nord, the Hotel de Rome, the Café de • l'Europe, Stobwasser's establishment, and the depot of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory. The colossal statue of Frederick the Great, at the end of the Linden Promenade, was lit up by a circle of hand some iron columns, surmounted by vases, from which issued open flames of burning gas, which' ' created such a strong bright light as literally to turn night into day, and threw almost into the shade the illuminations of the King's palace diately opposite, which would otherwise have MEXICO. I attracted more attention. Advice , from Mex i co state that an Amer i can ex _ I On the other hand, the palace of the Crown pedition from San Francisco, with 8,000 stand of Prince, a little further up—interesting as having arms, under General Vega, has landed at Lopes. been formerly the residence of Frederick the Great Attacks were expected to be made at Alamos and when Crown Prince, and at a later period the favourite town habitation of King Frederick Wil- Sonora. liam UL (the father of the present sovereign)— caused general admiration. In the centre of the building, over the portico, flamed a magnificent Prussian eagle of large dimensions, and on eath aide were erected five columns, containing a num ber of transparent scrolls, framed with wreaths of oak leaves, on which scrolls were inscribed the names of the regiments of Guards and of the line JAPAN. that served under his royal highness in the late (By Overland Telegraph from ( S alls.) war, and composed the second army of active ope !MAMMAS, Arcuar St. I rations, which was commanded by the Crown Prince, and took part in most of the brilliant exploits of Advices received here from Japan announce that war had broken out between the Tycoon and Prince the campaign is Bohemia and Moravia. Ohoishn. The former had hitherto been victorious. I The Sail°", or royal palace, not inhabited now Th e Straits of si mename hi h a d best ct by royalty, but only used on grand octagons of state ceremony, though containing splendid suites PARIS, BM. 24. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. QUEENSTOWN, SIFT. M. The Inman Steamship City of Boston, from New York, arrived here at 11.30 p.m., with 315 pas sengers, and 137,700 dollars in specie. She landed 81 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at mid night. - - . , of apartments, made use of for the tempotary habi- Fan n Ening DouaiAm. —One of the Philad et- ration of the King's royal and other illustrious phian correspondents of the Banos Advertiser, describing the conventionin the former city, writes :—" The event guests, was lit up on all four aides, the dome, next in interest to Butler's speech was Fred. Douglam's under which is the beautiful chapel, being brit story of his interview with his former owner and the daughter of his former mistress. He had not wen the ban . tIF illuminated by Benga l beds lady, he said, for twesty-five years till this morning. She The Royal Arsenal presented a most unique was very kind to him when he was a boy, and received " and elegant appearance, the centre of the building him very cordially to-day. His old master long ago be. - came convinced of the sin of davery, and freed bis slaves, being transformed into a chaste Greek portico, on He was now living in Baltimore ; but when he heard that the pediment of which was displayed a large Pius his old rummy had been chosen a delegate to this convene tion, he and his daughter came up . here purposely to see shin eagle, and underneath, in colossal letters in him, and had seen him walk sin the procession . Mr. double lines, the magic , word, " Kosniggraets," all Hou'lese spoke of this matter with much emotion; and ~,. ___ ;.,. basely &Unclad to what pissed at the interview with his •." 5 " . •I''''' • • fir amber sad mistress." i The open arcade of the Royal Museum, the It must be confessed that the corporation spared neither trouble nor expense in lighting up both their new and old Guildhall, and other public buildings, in a manner worthy of the municipality of this the metropolis of Prussia. Berlin 4 pith in states, erected to the memory Of demeedehiele et eminemee, either as Akeliemees, soldiers, or sovereigns. Some are of bronze, others of marble. On the present occasion they were not forgotten, but brought prominently to view by a rich illumination, either in front or on the sides, whichever was calculated to produce the beat effect from the position of the statue, or the nature and colour of the material of which composed. Notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of the weather, the people all seemed happy and cheerful, the greatest good humour and civility prevailed; the strictest order and decorum reigned everywhere, and no accident, except the above mentioned cases of fire, occurred to mar the enjoy ment of the public. FRANCE. The Paris of this evening states that there are at the present time three American vessels at Candia. The same journal publishes an article signed by I M. Drdolle, under the heading, " The Mediterre •nean Question," in which the writer, grounding biz argument upon the presence of American I ships at Candia, and British ships at Sicily, diavis the conclusion that the question at issue is more a Mediterranean than an Eastern question. The article continues thus ;--" Let us not lose ourselves in the intricacies of the Eastern question. Let us confront this legion of political add com mercial interests which have been created from the first by the piercing of the Isthmus of Suez. These are the interests at stake at the present day, and if France, Italy, and Austria understand this fact, and if Spain reflects upon it with them, the Mediterranean powers will be equal to the emer gency. We' will state how, should the present movement not prove abortive, by the prompt peel ! ficatio n of Sicily, and the maintenance of the I European treaties in the island of Candle." BT. NAZAIItE, Sm. 24. The Notiveatt Monde hem arrived here from Mexico with 1,400,000 f. in specie, and 106 peer seagtes. ITALY. MIMINA, Styr. 24. Signor Mancini has been elected member of the Chamber of Deputies for this city. AUSTRIA. AND ITALY. VIENNA, SEPT. 24. The Evening Post (evening edition of the official Vienna Gazette), commenting upon certain rumours relative to the manner in which the Austro-Italian frontiers are to be regulated, says :—" It must be borne in mind that the province of Venetia was ceded to France, and is ceded by the latter to Italy within its former administrative limits. The eastern frontier of Venetia has thereby becontethw bounelarrline between Austria and Italy, and there has been no question during the present peace negoitationa of any further ter ritorial cession." THE INSURRECTION IN CANDIA. CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. V. It is officially announced that the Imperial troops in the island of Candia have been attacked by the Cretan insurgents, and that after two days' fighting the Cretans were defeated, with a loss of 650 killed and 1,120 wounded. The insurgents have received 7,000 muskets and 300 casks of powder from Syra. AMERICA. (Arrival at the Belgian, viit Greencastle.) NEW YORK, Barr. 14, Evaraza. President Johnson was enthusiastically welcomed at Louisville and Cincinnati. He met with much opposition from the crowd at Pittsburg. Mr. Seward, in reply to a question from the crowd con cerning Mexico, told them that, when they had secured what they had already, he would talk to them about Mexico. The New York Herald has commenced withdraw ing its support from President Johnson. General Butler has been nominated to Congress from Massachusetts. _ _ . The New York Democratic State Convention bag nominated Mr. Hoffman, Mayor of New York, for the post of governor. President Johnson is reported to have decided that Mr. Jefferson Davis, if not tried in October, shall be released on bail. It is rumoured that Mr. Davis bad refused to accept his release con ditionally upon his leaving the country. News received here from Canada states that con siderable excitement prevails there, owing to the anticipation of Fenian attacks. MS LONDON SWIMMING CLUB. The Lambeth baths was the scene yesterday even. big of an animated fete, into which the club had eon. trived to include a number of aquatic amusements of • strikingly novel and amusing character. There was first a" Hurdle race" for a cup, contested by youths under sixteen who had never previously won a prise, and the vicissitudes of which were quite sufficient to put the crowded audienoe in good humour. As the most experi, snood Meltonian might be musled to know how a hurdle race could be managed in five feet of tepid water, it may be as well to mention that the hurdle. ' consist of poles floated on the water, and the fan consists in the ludicrous attempts made by the young swimmers to get over this pole and back bite the water again. There was great agility and self-posses sion evinced by all the competitors, and their struggles were encouraged with shouts of cheering and laughter. At the termination of the race Mr. Reales was declared she winner of the scout Next there was an egg-diving contest for • silver medal, for which there was a numerous list of competitors.Theeggswere brouffht upfrorethe bottom with wonderful certainty and rapidity, and, judging from the temperature not only of the water in the bath but of the whole intetior, very probably ready cooked and fit for eating. Mr. Benton was the most aucceasful egg finder, having fished up thirteen eggs, and was duly decorated with the medal. Next there were trial heats for a silver Leander medal, trial heats for a goblet, and an extraordi nary' pole-walking " competition by the members of the elah. How times expiate. " *aid WWI be appreciated azoopt_ by Waal inspection, bz that locomotion was rather difficult may be inferred from the fact that nobody won the prise. There were subse quently several other contentions of more or less interest, but the great feature of the programme was the race for the captaincy of the London Swimming Club, with, in addition to the blue ribbon of the Thames, a gold medal for the first, a silver for the second, and a silver Leander medal for the third best swimmer. The whole distance swum was 4110 yards, in ten lengths of the bath, and the iuterest with which the strife was watched by the specta tors was quite equal to that of the far more numerous watchers of the Derby strife. The competitors were Henry Garr, champion swimmer of England ; David Pamplin ; Daniel J. Avis, champion of Coventry ; William Adams, and Henry Moore, all men, as well as the two champions, of high distinction in the natatory world. The race was wonderfully contested, and up to the eight length it was even betting on Gurr, Avis, and Pansplin. In the ninth, however, Gurr and Avis left Nonplus, end the tenth found Gurr still champion of England and next year's captain of the London Swimming Club. This extraordinary swimmer is a youth of small stature but of exceedingly compact frame. He had an enthusiastic ovation at the termination of the race, and was obliged to bow his acknowledgments from the platform. The baths were densely crowded throughout the entire performance. THE CHOLERA. The following it the official return of data from cholera and disrrhcea registered on Saturday, Sept. t 2 : Cholera. Diarrhea. West districts North districts 8 Central districts East districts 8 South districts 2 Total in London The return for the sub-district of St. John (St. Georg► in•the-Bast) was not received in time for publication. THE MANSION-HOUSE RELIEF COMMITTEE. Yesterday, at a meeting of the working committee at the Mansion-house, the Lord Mayor took occasion to refer to a visit he had paid to the several temporary insti tutions which Mrs. Gladstone had set on foot for the re lief of the distress, especially among children, consequent upon the visitation of cholera. He said he first went to what was called the House of Charity, in Greek-street, Soho, and was much struck with all that ho saw there. Ordinarily that institution received people in distress, and having fed and set them up, turned them out again at the end of two or three weeks to seek their own living; but it I had recently been used for the reception of orphan chil dren where parents had died of cholera, and certainly they appeared to be placed in a much happier position, so far as their surroundings went, than probably they ever were before. But what struck him most was the admirable manner in which the institu tion was conducted by educated ladies, sisters of charity. After visiting the chapel be went into the kitchen, and there be saw one of those ladies carving a joint of good mutton, and serving it out among men, women, and children, some of whom took it home. He was very hungry him ' serf at the moment, and he confessed be longed to have a eat from it. (A laugh.) From the House of Charity, where he was convinced that a great deal of practical I good was being done, he went in company with Mrs. Glad- I stone to • refuge in Newport-market. It was originally a slaughter-house, and on the ground floor was • sort of casual ward, oomfortably fitt r e e dg, which homeless ales might eater and sleep ova- t upon • nice " shake down," and theta have • b reakfast and turn out again in the morning. In a room up stairs similar accommoda tion was afforded for women. There also he found • num ber of children who had been made orphans by the epide mic were well cared for, and under the supervision of • lady. Thence they went to a temporary orphanage and convalescent home, which Mrs. Gladstone bad es tablished at Clapton, and there in two semi. detached houses be NM twenty-five poor 0011- vslircent children taking dinner and ladles attending them. At each of these places be was much pleased with all that he witnessed, convinced that • great deal of sub stantial good was being done. He bad but one misgiving in the matter, and that was, whether their condition there was not far better than that from which they had been taken, and whether all the kindly seal and anxiety slows by those benevolent persons in the emergency might not be • little overdone. There was such a thing as doing too much ; but he must do Mrs. Gladstone and those with whom she was suscraieted the justice to say, that in all they were doing they appeared to be animated by a feeling of the purest benevolence ; and it must be a matter for the consideration of the committee whether on • future occa sion they might not well make her an additional groat towards the necessary expenditure. Before separating the committee made the following greats : Miss Marsh's Temporary Convalescent Home at Brighton, 1001. the Temporwy Cholera Hospital in Commercialatreet, ; ; the itelief Committee connected with the Waage Chinch. Bethnal-green, 201. ; the Eastern district of Whiteohagel, 2H. ; and Mile-end - New-town Committee, 251. The muster at' Albert-gate to-day was not on the largest male, am was speculation over brisk. The truth is that there had been seine heavy wagering at the clubs in the course of the morning, which forestalled the business which would otherwise 'have been transacted here. For the Orset lismern Handicap, Master Richard had the call of everything, and he would Lave been backed for a good sum at d to 1, but most of the bookmakers having pre vious!'y hid, no more than 7 to 1 was obtainable. Lightning and LI Be Gelentisomo were the only other two that were laid against. The betting on the Cesarewitch opened by was sheet opened offerii i i n g to a lay . 10 ... t0 5h0 l e against soL. Potom m ac, but a li a heaLy fire re-' ceded to 100 to 8, :when a backer stepped into the' breach and took 500 to 30, bat this did not ap pear to encourage others to follow, and she was left in a touch-end-go position. Mathikle and Bradamante were each exceedingly firm, and could almost establish an equal claim to first favouritism. Lothario and Ethelred were both out of favonr, the offer of 25 to 1 against each failing to find a response. In the place of these Pearl Diver wimp forward and received substantial support at the quoted odds. If we except Ll' 'MOMS and Klerk aka, for small sums we hare no ether transactions to note on this race.. For the Cambridgeshire, Chepstow, who had come with * 114 at the clubs in the mo= proved a hot one, 100 to 7 bskg aceoped greedily. evinced • Sill•Fsatelto reirogression with her stable caw =r ig ti t le Ceserewitoh, and 100 to 6 was offered in vain. was quietly brae ' and would hove met with ex bee se we week ley eissesi price. M via had a host of friends, and all soon as the price quoted against him was offered it war taken. Affi davit and Abergeldis were not wholforgotten, but the amounts entrusted to them were m odems The Palmer was backed for the Derby at 15 to 1, and at • point more would have bean very extensively supported. Subjoined are the quotations : GRUM HAPITZIN HANDICAP. 7 to I opt Duke et benntares Mater Bleared, Ars, Set (01 to 1) 10 to 1 Mr. Curs linghtalass, /fin, let (off, V 100 to 9 Count Batthynny's 11 He Chinatown*, 4 7W, Set 1010 (t) li to 1 start Major 11 . 11(1olin's 3lathilde, 4 yrs, fist 10 1 b ',t) 100 to T Mr. O. Payates Bradaniante, yrs, Tat slb (t &w) 100 to 6 5r B. Bulkeley's Potomac, S ps, est elb (t) 1000 to 40 Mr. Brayley's Pearl Direr, 6 yrs, Tat Sib (t) 16 to 1 Mr. Brad's Mheired. a ors, eat 1116 (off) 25 to 1 Mr. Graham's Chepstow, 3 yrs, bat nb (oM 15 to 1 Dime Rothschild's Lotharto, S yrs, Est 1016 (off) 33 to 1 Count P. de lamangs's L Varmint, 3 yrs, Est 416 (t) 60 to 1 Mr. Bowes's Klarlaska. 4 pa, Sat Mb t) 50 to 1 Mr. Batman's Verdant, 4 yrs, 75 016 (off) 60 to 1 Mr. Payae's Dulcimer, 4 yrs, Mt Mb ,off) CIMBRIDGESII,IIX. 100 to 7 agst Mr. Graham's Chepstow, S yrs, 64 77b it f) 100 to 6 Lord Westmorland's Thalia, 3 yrs, bat illb (off) 100 to 0 Sir F. Johnstone's Scarborough, 4 yrs, Olt 9Th (off, t 30 to 11 /A to 1 Mr. W. Cowen's Moldavia, 4 yrs, eat Ylb )t f) 36 to 1 Mr. Load's AMdavit, a yrs, Tat 7lb (1) 10 to 1 Mr. IL Goatees Abergeldie, 3 yra, est 121 b (t) 60 to 1 Duke of Beaufort's Master Richard, 6 yrs, Bst9lb , olf) 500 to i Sir Y. Jobnanass's Cranford, 3 yrs, GA (t) THE DERBY. 15 to 1 apt 81:Joseph Hawley's The Palmer t) BETTINO AT MANCHESTEIL—IioiDAT. GREAT SARPRRN HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Maatar Richard i 21 to 1 mat Lk/Wagtail (t) ;t t) 1 ts to 1 Cedric (t) 10 to 1 Aetna (t) 26 to 1 Proserpina (t) 12 to 1 Lightdag ) ag to 1 Janitor ,t) 12 to 1 11 Ro Galan- 33 to 1 Brown DeWitt, tnomo (1, 16 to 1 Outesad-Oater(t) 33 to 1 =Mims (t) 20 to 1 •-• Gownsman A) CESARE' 10 to 1 agit Potomac toff) 10 to 1 Matlifide ,t) 20 to 1 Bradanuurte (e) 22 to 1 La Favorite .of; CAMBRII 20 to 1 agat Moldavia (tS/ w) 20 to 1 Thalia s t d ofF) r.WITCII. 40 to 1 apt Cliepatow toff) 40 to 1 ffsells %off SO to 1 llutarty t) ) 100 to 1 Klarluskit;tdot VVHIILE. 20 to 1 agst ScarborouglCof) 25 to 1 t2tepalow NEWMARKET RACES. Marcum Bertie and Bmdamante each received forfeit. ECRATCHINOR.--ORRAT EASTERN. Bedan, Crossbow, Mrs. Allan, John Halifax, Princeu of Wales, Treasure Trove, Regalia, Caithness Exceller, Aldcroft, Gontren, Czar, Auguste, Tomahawk, Queen of Trumps, Wild Agnes, Coup d'Etat, Glendusk, Catalogue, Tiny, Her Ladyship. • Pam Feanrr. Doing Micnaer. amiss.—Pedant, Earl Derby, Woisey, Darabouke, War, Hebe, Centaur, Master Gunner. PAID FORFINT.--ENTNNTEENTH TRlMlNlAL.—Westher cock, St. Magmas, Campo, Ratcatcher's Daughter, Prinoeas of Wales Lady Tredegar , Klarinska, Farewell, Le Ber nais, Riaenau, Agnes filly, Emerald colt, Zulette, Rufford, Manilla colt, Haarlem, Skirmizh. PAID FORFEIT (HOPEFUL STAICTS.)—RedshOOL Blush Rose, La Marechale, Lady Lotty filly, Cromwell, Stolen Kisses, Man of Ross, Thornapple, Vallambrosa. HORMRS ARRIVNIE—MiIan. Drum, Steamboat, La Mau- date, Knight of the Crescent, Knight of St. Michael, Bea quine, Glance filly, Gilead, Mistletoe, Sister to Minis, Skylight, Alberta, Clyde, Harlequin'', Foresight, Icicle, Owen Glendower Panacea, Bavard colt, Pmssrpine, Lady Lambton, Filbert, Avonside, Gem of the Sea, Sultan, l'lutus, Gardevisure, Lord Lyon, Achievement, Spokesmen, Cedric, Aetna, Ostreger. PROGRAMME FOR TO-MORROW. A PLATE of 50 soya ; weight for age ; penalties and allowances ; winner to be sold for 300/. D.I. (2 miles 105 yards.) A HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 15 soya each, 10 ft, for 2-yr-olds. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 136 y ards.) A HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 20 ROTS each, 5 ft, if declared. D.M. (7 furlongs 210 yards.) A SWEEPRTAKES of 10 soya each, for 2-yr-olds ; oolta, 13et 101 b ; fillies, fat 71b ; the winner to be sold for 501., if demanded, Be. First half of Ab. M. (3 furlongs 215 yards.) THE ST. LEGER !WAKES of 25enva. each, for 3-yr-olds ; oolts, Bst 1011) ; fillies, Set bib ;maidens allowed 71b ; second to save stake. D.I. (2 miles 105 ysrda.) (17 subs.)— Claros, Chasseur d'Afrique, Young Monarque, c by Zuyder Zee—Anemone, Knight of the Crescent, cby the Flying Dutchman—Merlette, Savernak-, Vagabonde, Master Robert, Glendale, Lothario, Claverbonse, Rabe, Foes, Freedom, Lord Para (dead), and fby Stockwell--Down with the Dust (dead), THE GRANBY STAKES of 30 sore each, 20 ft, for 2-yr olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, fist 7th ; winners of a sweep stakes value 300 soya., 4lb ; of two each stakes, 7lb extra. From the Turn of the Lands in (6 furlongs). (14 Babe)-- Rinderpest, Pedagogue, Blinkoolie, Reigning Beauty, Master of Arta, Flamingo, Le Marechal, Dragoon, Fripon- Ephyre, The Jewel, Bouncsaway, I by Wild Dayrell —Emily, and Silankos. THE SECOND YEAR Or THE EIGIITEENTH TRIENNIAL Pal:nines OrAgna of 10 sees. each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 10lb ; fi llies, Sat 71b ; second to receive 10 per cent. , and third 5 per cent., on the whole stake. A. F. (1 mile 2 furlongs 73 yards.) (63 nil:v.4— Savernake, c by Wild Dayrell—lntimidation, Countess Amy, c by Trompeter — lonics, e by Wild Dayrell—Panie, Ischia, Lady 'Write, Declaration, Flying Mist, Wsetwick, Klarnet, Stole, Poto- mac, fby Trumpeter—Styria, Master Archie, Ewa. oby Chanticleer —Dance, f by King Tom—Mayonaise, Crown Prince, Giralds, fby Fits-Roland—Nemesia, Sitnonette, Ammunition, Mildred, The Vocalist, The Vampire, Mi neral, Gunlock, Heliotrope, Wild Briar, f by Orlando or Gamma di Vergy—Fair Agnes, Amaranth, Exeter, Stilton, Rochefort, f by Windhound—Olitipa, Staghound, f by North Lincoln—Emerald, Robin Hood by North Lincoln, Myrrhins, Leybourne, Lord Craven, Holdings, The Monk of Avon, The Nun of Avon, Royal George, The Assassin, Alberta, Ben Battle, Fairy Footatep, Stratheonan. Quick March, Et Cid, La Mute, Sr Lydston, Gondolier, Wolsey (paid), c by Stockwell—Princess (dead), May Queen (dead), c by King Tom—Helia (dead), Jumna (dead), Son of a Gun (dead) + c by Skirmisher—Flatiana (dead). MATCH ; 200, h ft.—Duke of Newcastle's Misfortune, get 10th, agat Mr. R. Ten Broach's Miller's Maid, Set 31b. Lest half of R.M. MATCH : 100, h ft.—Mr. Chaplin's f by Fforror--Butter fly, Pot 10Ib, against Admiral Rons's Lady Bugle Eye, t6lb, both 2-yr-olds. T.Y.C. Tim hung LEGAL Asi.ofwFMß•rett. --Saunders News of yesterday says we are now able, on excellent authority, to state that it is more than probable that be fore the opening of Michaelmas Term the Right Hon. Frederick Blackburne will hare vacated the Lord Chan cellorship, and that the Right Hon. Abraham Brewster will be entrusted with ths Great Seal of Leland. Mr. Baron Fitll4rallid will be promoted to the Lord Justin. ship of Appeal, which hi and important judicial posi tion he is eminently qualified to adorn, and that Mr. Sterne Ball Miller, Q,.C., M.P., will be appointed to fill the vacancy on the Bench of the Court of Exch nor. , Yesterday, Mr. Nathaniel Lindley, the banister appointed by the Lord Chief Justice to verbs the elonoral lists of voters for the county of Middlesex. held his sewed court for that purpose at the Cheq;a4lrxbridge, and revised the lists Toe the parishes of Hayes, lingdon, Ickenhase, Norwood Hayes, v, Uxbridge, sad West Drayton. The court sits today at At the market at Blandford, in Dorsetahire on Saturday, barieT fetched from 44 a. t o bOa. a quarter, about 15e. a quarter higher than the price at this time las t year. Owing to • great quantity of barley having been saved in Derseinhire, there were balers at Blendlord from ether &Arista. The week opened with a most unfavourable lay, much heavy rain falling at intervals, with • gale of wind. ! an Mmday the rain was west to soath.w morni eet n ; g, thermometer, fob cl again egesesV, meter, 29.110 inches. The day was more favourable, but no harvest work could be proceeded with. On Tuesday; the morning was fine and autumnal, cool and breezy,a slight rain at 3 pan., end again in the evening. advises on that day were as follows From the Riding of Yorkshire :—" Since Friday, the weather had, on the whole, been better, and some carrying was dont on Saturday. Sunday afternoon was very wet. Monday and to-day fine, until 4 p.m. ; bat rain now comes freely again so that but little progress can be made in : 1 1 2 5 the ground, and the gram shak es out with Our farmers will therefore have plenty of to make ends meet and tie again. Turnips lost well, except where they have been. deeded but they want dry weather, as well as the potgtoet. !WO now taking harm." From the East Riding : Weather during the week has been very unsettled, with more or less rein almost daily : on Sunday, it poured down in torrents for metal hours. Harvest operations have, in quenee, been much Impeded, and the lonAlt of the . still remains in ibe fi elds, while what hes been gale must necesearilys in wretched condition • to-day, how ' ever, is fine, with • rising barometer. Most of the grain is this district will be sprouted sad otherwise deteriorated is quality by the long.coutinusd untoward weather." Vie* Norfolk : " The weather since Thursday has been moth favourable, and harvest is almost completed in the marls lead district." From Suffolk " Rem corn yet to be esseard. .distriel„ and meeker mideemmadir4" From Northumberland : " The weather on W* nesday was dull, but without rain. . Stuns, .b has been fine, with OCClllioaa showers : wind varying from S.W. to W." Wedneeday was • favourable morning, but rain followed *beak, 3 p.m., with measionel showers afterwards. From oolnahire, on that day, it was observed : " The weather the past few days has been more favourable for the harvest, end the farmers bets been busy with their cram Shahid the weather continue fine, the field s will on be cleared. Both wheat and barley have sprouted." From Notting- Iteniehire : "We have had finer weather this week, and the harvest has been pinched forward as much as seible amend here. There are complaints of barleylem Mined considerable injury from the late rates. Whea s not so May damaged as was expected." From the west coed of floothind : " The weather lies been fine from Friday V yesterday foreman when heavy rain again set in." T hins day was • cold boisterous day, with scarcely any sun, sad gloomy, yet some corn was got up la the north. OP advices from Worcestershire on that day ran thus " Hee vest operations continue to be much impeded by scab, which we expediters more or less shift. Parnieis pelt to take every opportunity of camping between showers, and thus et - least three-fourths of the crops t t this district are now secured, a large portion being' wretched condition." From Buckinghamshire our advises stated :—" There is still • large breadth of barley s t e t. in the fields, and the weather anything but On Friday there were occasional showers, and white such was the ease little field work could be soccer plished. Our advises were as under :—From the West Riding of Yorkshire—" Since Tuesday the weather has En abled our farmers to gather a fair portion of their crops even in better condition, from drying winds; but rain cams on heavily again last night. To-day Is mostly dry thus far, bat the sky looks unsettled. " From the Fold Riding --" The weather for the pest week baa been very unpropitious, much rain having fallen at intervals, which hinders harvest operations, and the erors, a great part of which in this district is still in the fields, are in a critical condition." From Luiceshim our advice, state—" Much rain has continued falling, chiefly daring the nights ; bat with breezy days a conh datable breadth of the crops has been hurried elf the fields from the fear of still further damage being sustained. Notwithstanding the temperature is cool, there are Tay general complaints of sp routed grain." From the northern part of Lincolnshire : The weather since my . last Oa been very unpropitious, scarce a day without rain durum come part of it ; but in spite of this, owing to gobd winds, much corn is being gathered, and the hulk of the gran will be got in by a few days hence. Much wheat will be found seriously damaged, and barley equally so. The reports of the yield of wheat are not up to the cepa*, lions of the growers." Frum Devonshire, in the meter. bourhood of Exeter, our advice' say : " There appears • good deal of both barley end oats crfiß unsaved on some of our bills, but we see nothing out on tea line of rail. The wet weather for the last fortnight bps stopped thrashing, end the supply at market has been in Mu - sequence smell. With dry weather I expect much 1 sippl • ." Early. on Saturday mermen& • heavy ram vrinhaol‘",nhoenribtlanse wind r wind,vnd round l to lasted ee as e no west, and it ceased raining for the remainder of the day. The week, however, closed with • mat gloomy aspect for iMa afternoon, the farmer, and there bide fair to be a most disastrous finish to the northern harvest, as well es to ell late dis tricts ; while, without • favourable change in the weedier, the next trouble will be that the land cannot he got rm4y for the sowing of wheat. It is difecult to foresee the Je suit of this long procrastinated and very expensive har vest. The low temperature has been the means of serration from germination up to • certain point ; $ beyond this, it has been too wet for such injury bdhg avoided.-41ark-lane Exprsee. THE FAMINE IN INDlA.—Yesterday the Log Mayor availed himself of the opportunity afforded by meeting of the Mansion-house Relief Committee to refer to the horrible and heartrending accounts which Iffed reached this country of the famine in India, and said it might be, now that the emergency in the East of London had passed, that the City of Leaden would be called epos to make some great effort, such as it did ou a menioni occasion a few years ago in the mayoralty of one of his prodeesseore, to mitigate the far greater calamity which had befallen our fellow.eubjects in India, by supplement ing the public subscription which was being raised in Calcutta to provide food for the famishing people. They read, he said, of thousands over thousands of people dying of absolute starvation, and that 20,000 in Calcutta alone were living on charity fowl day to day. The committee warmly sympathised with the remarks of the Lord Mayor, and expressed their resdiems to act with him if it should be thought desirable, after due deliberation, in raising and sending out money in the hope of assisting to May the pestilence. It has been stated by a correspondent writing from a part of the country where the famine is most dire, that they had "four dark months" still before them. Sir Mordaunt Wells, a member of the committee, bore testimony from a residence of some years in India as to the heartrending results of previous visies tions of the kind. The Lord Mayor said he should llketo knew what the feelings were of the large Indian houmemba the City on the 'abject. The conversation then dropped for a time, but it was conducted in such a manner aa to leave it to be understood that the Lord Mayor would be ready to pus himself at the heed of any movement on the subject that might be originated, if, indeed, he might Rot originate such a movement himself, and that the exietleg committee would heartily cooperate with him. METROPOLITAN Dieriher RAILWAY.— The UM yearly report of the directors states that good progress continues to be made in the undertaking. The report of the company's eneers states that the joint contractors continue to pro ce ed with the works in a satisfactory manner, and as rapidly as the possession of the land can be obtained. The directors regret, however, to may diet in one or two portions of the line a greater delay than they had anticipated has occurred, attributable to the ditbcu lly of obtaining possession of boner property. This subject names the continual attention of the board and its sli cers, and no exertions are spared to obviate all unseceestay delay. In their last report the directors stated that a joint committee of thedirectors of the Metropolitan and Dietz** Companies had been appointed for the purpose,amoug °them, of making arrangements for working the two lines to the best advantage as one ',hem. The committee have held numerous meolinga. and given their best considerate's to the subject, and the result is an agreement under the seal of the two companies, which the directors believe will lead to very bene fi cial res ults. It provides that the Metropo litan Company are efficiently to work end maintain the portions of the District line as they are successively opened opened for traffic ; to extend the running of all their Nod tenrihill and Brampton tra ins over the District railway. and run additional trains, if deemed seceseety by a joint committee tube appointed by the two boards, and hand over monthly to Metropolitan District Conipeny 55 ph mist on the gross receipts, whether from local Valle sr their proportion of through traffic. This amp mentis terminable at any time by either com pany at halitosis month's notice. after the cad if 12 months from the opening of the line between Bramples and Westminster-bridge. Itisproposedunder arrangemepN with the FiretCommiedonerofWorks to form a covered connecting the company's Westminster-bridge station the houses of parliament, so as to Ruder cammunicatips with the railway may and commodious. In the last ses sion of parliament the company °Wined pewees ffai acquire some additional portions of land which were fens& necessary for the convenient construction of the re2:11,1 and its stations. By the same act the borrowing of the company were so regulated as to admit Do ff exercise to an amount proportioned to the first ions capital. The proper amount having been up, the company have received the este, sad are now i re t i i i posities to grate wee raeldeavebe Mr. Earle having • the office of secrets:7i h•p Idmrood has appointed to encoeseh Sari Bearip having retired from the board, the toes have elected Mr. Berle a director in hiaplace. .1.011 Naas also, on becoming a member of her Majesty's cabinet, felt that his duties rendered ifs memory that he &wall vacate his seat at the Mud. The dixectemi: do naitithlifit it advisable that this namely should for the pramet Wed up. •, A