The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-04 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.
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OCT.ADIIII ALIT, 3.--Arrourntim.--Arleniral
of the Blue the 11,0 lf. BUiet (1863), C.B fate he ;aeon,.'
es the ',nerved bait-p y Ikt, is receipt of the U,od fieev,"
Peened, is the Ogee of Admiral Garet& deepened.
losehtsast aP. Heath (1856). to the Peuelo• 14,
Pood•e•uluel k.eata frigate, of 860 hone-poser, airßn;
aostb.

W°°a.WICH, OCT. 3
The Admiralty yacht Black rAgle, Muter Com-
'Baader Paer, left Woolwich thp, iftersooa ow her cop..
rhaestal trip. She takes with br lomat sokotifio
_au..
twee. iscledieg the ezperiateatrAtm, who w ow ALrics.
itatletaaa.

Tull Bliontil I/MIDWAY of 10 $0•1. each, h ft, with 50
added; for all wee tans weight for certa,n winners ; the
second to receive 20 son. out of the stakes. Fovea furlor.o.
(19 sabs,)
Mr. 11„ 01111 moungesta by British Temass. B pa, let Sam&
lag Mb eases) .
Mr. J. Tominetnee Maid d WI; 11 ps b), ht Mb
(reedhain
Mr. J. Daelea's ?Mentor, spa (ha), tits rib (W. Milli 11
3 \
Mr. la Meet's tediamyl, Ilyee,44lolli IJ. Pair 4
Batting; 3 to 1 apt Maid of Cadiz, 6 to 1 sash art
Bright Phoebes end First fly, 6 to 1 each apt Bourgeois
' and Bernina, 7to 1 apt Behmenyl. After the false alert
&merited in our report yesterday, they were all called again
to the poet, and at last the legs were lowered, and the work
commenced in earnest. First Fly rushed away with the
brad, which she hold until they entered the Dee aide of the
solute, when she bolted to the right, and ran nearly into
the river. Behamyl then west on with the running, but
when near the Orosvenor•beidge was peeped by Maid of
Cadis ; Tittentene and Bourgeois being then third and
fourth. At the distance Bourgeois caught the Maid, and at
last beat her by a length. The same datum between the
mooed and third ; bad fourth. •
Tun Ames STAIN; of 6 Imes. each, with 100 added, fee
2-yr olds; colts, Bst 71b: fillies and geldings, Sat 41b.
Certain penalties and allowances. The second to mein
id sou. out of the stakes. Three-quarters of a rolls.
(411 subs.)
Mr. K. Farr's Stab by Gabbier or Sir Isaac, tat (Witten 1
Mr. Woit.bington's Adam, Bat 2lb
Mr. J. Osborae's Alfred, tat Illb
Nei. Boswell's Menywing, 7st 13lb (Wadoinaton 4
Yr. Saloo's be gby lismeboy—Wasp, Bet Slb (J. Foster) 6
Mr. Whittaker's ealason, alit 7lb
Bettiog: Even on Stork, 6 to 2 apt Ilerrywing, 6 to 1
agst any other. Stoat held the lead throughout, and won
easily by two lengths. Half a length between the second
and third. Bad fourth.
THE TILADISII2I4.B WILTZI Cur. Alonzo was the
only borne that " put in an appearance;" and as the 40
sine. were eznuptently not to be added, he wt s sent back
without having a walk over, and the event became "null
and void."

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 8.
The Cornwallis. 6rr, tecrew ship, Captain Wellesley,
arrived at Bpitbesd %tie mor. ing fru= is Baltic, being the
test return of the 'Abe-a-battle ship. Site is to go to Ply. 1
mouth after filling with cosi.
The Edwin Fox, railing transport, arrived at Spithead t
day from the East, with i•avnitds and wounded.
'l'he Dee, steamer. averred to-day with machinery for the
Marlborough, 191, screw.
Tie thasoom, 18, iron screw transport, tvt up steam this
afternoon to try her ni icbinery after its repair.

CHESTER AUTUMN SIRETING.—TrzsuaT.

SHEERNESS, OCT. 3.
The Chesapeake 60 gees, has been taken into the
fitting basin.
The Alban. 4 peddle wheel steam vessel, Lieut.-
Commander With am R. Fisher, has completed her defect*
and main, and jut oat of the String basin. She is under
older, to leave ° sere on particular service. Religoliand is
her supposed de igiam,(o..
Toe Lisardo I iron paddle-wheel steensvessel (tender to
Waterloo), Li* at. Taos.' B. Chrastopher, commander, has
completed her damage and defects, and has been put out of
tae ti.tiog hr in. She is also under °ruts for particular
BefTll3ll for 11 eligclead.
Ibe 11,16°' 41,60, arrow steam ship, Captain Francie Scott,
arrived at t Be Note from the Baltic on the evening of the
2nd. She was signalised to proceed to Portsmouth. Ste
loft here ' pieterday morning.
The 1 !ereeveresee, 2, iron screw steam troop stir,
Cannier .sler Harris, left hers yesterday, at 3 p.m., for the
Baltic. She takes in all Russian prisoners, clli.ers, women,
and eh Ildr.s, 461 Forams, with guard and crew, 163;
watts g a total of 614. AU the Russian officers are
elm's, lied as first class passengers, including wines, tie.,
equal tr a ward-room mews of an English line-ot•battle
ship. They speak in the highest terms of their reception
On b card, by Commander Harris, and the officers gsaerally,
and . also of every respectful attention by the stewards and
eel vents of the Orierotel Seam Navigation Company, by
w sum the ship is fitted out and victualled.

DUBLIN, Oce. 3.
Major-General Lord Cardigan, Inepector•(3noeral
ist Cavalry, haslet( arrived here on Saturday, entered on his
•thities on Monday, wh-n he inauected the 2nd Dragoon
'Guard, at the It yd Barrack.. Y.-sterility his lord•`tip in•
speeted the 16th Lancers at Portohello B ruseks. The
gallaut general rale tri- horse which bore bias at the tele-
Ixated charge at Balakiava. The horse is a pure t Walnut,
and the one which he rode before Priam Albert in the
review in the park in September, 1833. Lord Cardigan
motored his entire satisfaction on the admirable condition
of those two tine cavalry ree intents. His tour of inspection
will eawnd through the Halted Kiogdone.
The Land Transport Corps raised by Captain Rodman for
the Coup at the Carman marches this morning from Porto-
hello Barracks for the encampment. It is composed of
♦olunteers from the City ef Dublin Militia Arthlery, all
smart and active gonna as.., and Captain Hudson, who hu
only recently returned wounded from the Crimes, deserves
much credit for the effective mariner in which he has
organised the corps is so short a time.
Viva eosipusiva of the 'lid Somerset Militia arrived in
Dublin by train from Cork on Monday, and the remaining
four companies a•e rammed to day. The regiment is
quartered in Richmond Barracks.
The commanding Royal Engineer and other authorities of
the Ordnance department in Ireland seem resolved (.aye the
Freeman) that the camp on the Carnet shall he a perfect
model in all ire arrialtement,, and in furtherance of their
views have just entered into an emulsive emtract for the
drainage of the camp with Mr. John Coneollj, of this city.
Within a tees Asia* of the moment at when the contract
was ',geed, Mr. C•osoolly had several gangs of skilled work-
men ha the ground.
The Freeman's Journal mays :—" Colonel Senn.:ers, of
the 19:h Regiment, +no received a severe wound whilst
leading his nairuent at the battle of the Alms, is an Irish-
men. That dutinguished officer, who is now at home on
sick leave, is lirdther-in•law of our much rem?, eted fellow-
citizen, Me. Thomas Wilson, late Governor of the Busk of
Logout, and ono of our inset esiii.ent merchants. The
19th was the regiment so gallantly amiciated with the Con-
naught hangers in the woad amnia on the Roden on the
Bth ult."

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CESAREWITCII.
7 to 1 apt Robgill (t)
12 to 1 King Torn (t)
20 to 1 Sultan (t)
26 to 1 Monerque (t)
25 to 1 Mr. Sykes (t)
25 to 1 Black Swan (t)
30 to 1 Vindex (t)
40 to 1 Bolton (t)
40 to 1 Weathercock (t)
WIDNIODAT.
fizxtatto Baca of 6 son each, with 30 added, for all
ages. Optionel Dialog weights.
Mr.Treen's colt by Van Tromp out of the Wren, 2yrs (858.),
(Fordhea) 1
Mr. Jsmnes Gwent, 3 yr. (30L), Set (Hardeastlo)
Mr. &zoo's TOM 1 bamb, I yrs (401.), tat 61b
Ht. Joao:. 111.mot.a, 2 yrs elet alb ...
Bettli.g: 6 to 4 apt the Wre• cat, 6 to 2 apt Garnet,
7te 2 apt Hip -one. Woo by botch; four lengths between
the second and third, half • length between the third and
kourtb. The winner was bought in.
THE GRAND STAND STAXIS (handicap) of 10 son. each,
with 60 added, for 2.yr-olds. Eztra weight for certain
winners. Seven furHigs. (12 Aube.)
Mr. Robinson's Plimpton USIA by Oarnetioy, ... (Quinton) 1
fir!. Hosweil's Merrywuig, fat 12th ..... .........(Waddisgton)
Betting 6 to 4on Plimpton Maid, who won seedy by a
length and a half.
T len CHRISM/ HANDICAP PLATE of 200 son., given byi
the citizens, added to a Sweepstakes of 6 son. each. Batts
weight for certain winner.. The second to receive 60 son.,
out of the stakes. Oue mile and seven furlongs. (39 subs)
Mr. W. Treen's Imogene, by Tearaway, 3 yrs, bet alb
(Frartituun) 1
Mr. W. Palmer's The flitches, 3 yrs, 6t 41b (Ben park)
Mr. J. Oatiorat's Yorkshire Grey. 3 yrs, tat 12Ib (chtllontri 3
Mr. H. Brown'. Speed the Plough, Syn., 754 .. (Waddington) 4
The lA:owing also ran: Alonzo, Seducer, Bright
Pr4sSur, Honeysuckle, Le Juif, Little Dame, Simon Pure,
Jenny Wr-o.
Betting : 4 to 1 egst Wows Pure, 9 to 2 mat Imogene, 8
to 1 each eget Aloczn, Speed the Plough, Chicken, and
lioncysucklt-, 10 to 1 eget Little Davie Won by a meek ;
lour iseetha betereso the second and third ; a length be-
tween the third and (mirth; Alorizz was fifth ; Jenny
Wren, Seivictr, Simon Pure, and Horienuckle passed the
post neat in the order ti4usect.
THE WIENIITAY HANDICAP PLATT' Of 100 son., given
by the Grand &acid proprietors, added to a sweepstakes of
6 so's. each, lot two and 3 yr olds. Estes weight for certain
winners. Tte second to receive 60 sort. out of the stakes,
and the third to area his stake. Seven furlongs. (23 subs.)
lir. Henderson's 014 by logo, out of Stormy Petrel, 2 yrs,
Ist 7lb (carried Sat) (Fordham) 1
Mr. J. Osborne's First Ply,3 yrs, Set tlb . . ... (Chap))
Mr. W. James's Prieto., 3 yrs, Est 10lb (is. fib extra)
(Quinton) 3
Mr. Nicholson's Berezina, 3 yra,rst 10Ib (Ashman) 4
The following also ran :—Barods, &hemp, Maid of
Betting: 2 to 1 opt Strimy Pr trot filly, 3 to 1 agst First
Fly, 6to 1 spit Preston, 10 to 1 eget Suede. Won by a
neck; two lengths between the second end third, half a
length between the third and fourth.
A P•avn of 60 son. (Handicap), for all ages. The win-
ter of say handicap run this day, 71b extra. Three
qua of a mile.
RUC= BY ZLZCTZIC TELEGRAPH.

Carotin W. A. Fyera, 2nd Battalion Rifts Brigade,
who so distinguished himself in the assault of the Great
Roden, is the sechad son of the late Major-General Peter
Pyers, U-eyal AstiHey, an halm who woad with Basch
distinction daring the last war, especially ender Lord
Nnlsou, lobo gratefully acknowledged his vslu this service■
at the hattla of Cspesbagen. Captain Ft re first j-iined the
service in the 40th Po it, in which Moldy distinguished
regiment he served throaahoar the Afretian war Bads
General Nott, anti it is a carious circumstance that Lew..
Colonel Eman, of the 41st fisginsest, who ea gloriously
fell at the assault of the Great Reda., was a fellow-
suhaltrro with Captain Fyers in that noble British brigade
which, with a few Byway regiments, so resolutely upheld
the 11.-nour of England when compromised by the Csbool
disaster.
CAPTAIN DUNCOMBEBUCKLEY,FUSILIER GUARDS.
—This L.-kited young °Rau a moat genera,ly r•gretted.
The service he was era a Jew hours betore the assault was
known to be use of eminent danger. He had distinguished
himself at the Alms, where he wu wow ded, and on other
0CC111,1412., sad had endeared h-m.elf to ewer♦ one. He was
the son of General aad Lady Catherine Buckley, who have
net Liu this occasion universal sympathy. In. royal family
have been mist unions in their inquiries, awl we t sae
heard that the Queen herself wrote to the general, who is
one of her Maje-ty's equerries.
_ _

GENERAL MACMAHON.--A correspondent of the
Fresmoal's Journal writes: "(}.nerd Id uhishon, on

whom the order of this Grand Cross of the I,gioh of
Honour was c..aferred, for his captor, of Sebastopol, is
the son or th late Colonel Mao:Mahon, of the French ser.

SPORTING.

vise, a nudes of the county of Odway, who entered the
army when a youog moo, and who aittrwarde attained
that high rank from hie military talents. During the letter
period of his life he was the French consul for Cork, but
was recalled upon the accession of Lout, Philippe to the
throne. Colonel MaeMahon, • one time atter the death of
his first wife, married a lady in Cork, by whom he had
a children : the eons entered the French at my."

TILE LATE MAJOR WELSPORD. -Thu following
letter was petaled by the late Maim Welsford, rf the 97th
Reument, within an hour of his death on the Bth ult :
" Camp, Sept. B.—My dear B—, This is about to be an
eventful day to time of w, as we are to storm the Radon, the
French the Malakhoff; and, as ru say, .1,0104 it were
bedtime, Ii I, and all were well.' But I trust in Provideom
all will be well, and that I shall be tostrumsutal in miltiow
him Majesty a present of the Re.;aa, as 1 ant to lied th.
Light D.vision storestog parer ; and, if Gad moire me, to
he the first in and first up. This is to be done by escalade.
Ism Mad her Majesty has men my phot,,graPtv, and I now
tend you sotto more like them. No time for writing more,
as the drums are going. Remember me to Lady —. They
asks- me if I liked the idea if active service; I will till
them mere +boat it when this day is over. Gad b:ew you,
my dear B Believe me most tru.y yours, A. F.
WiIMOILD."

Mr. lamees Presurt, 2 yrs, let M
b (Hirdeastle) 1
Mr. Sparrow's blaster Wieder, 6 yr*, Ist 1210-.....(W. N bile) 2
The billowing also ran :—Tienotheno, Jenny Wren, Lady
in Wailing, Sine Qua Nos, Mire Birch, Alfred, Cheri
Petite, Plumptors M ii, Crabstack.
BETTING ON THE COURSE. •
CESAREWITCH STAKES.
15 to 2 aget Robgill (t)
12 to 1 King Tool (t)
12 to 1 Mr. Sykes (t)
100 to 6 Sultan (t)
30 to 1 Vanden (t)
33 t 3 1 Lady Totten (t)
33 to 1 Joie Miller (of)

In the list of offioers who lust their lives at the
eaptare of Sebastopol, IP the name of Lieut. H.R. S maerville,
wen of the Bon. end Rev. Mr. Somerville, of Barton, Wor-
cestershire. General Shirley, brJtber of E. J. Shirley,
Esq., of Esticgton Park, and uncle to E. P. Shirley,
X P. for B...nuh Warwickshire, is among thou sated to he
slightly wounded. Lieut. B. Hopton, of the 88th, among
the severely wo.lnded, is stated to belong to Herefordvhire,
god Lieut. Cos, cf the 3rd, slightly wounded, to be a sou of
the Rev. W. Heyward Cut, rector of Eaton Bishop, in the
sum osanty.

BEDFORD RACES-WEDNESDAY.

Tell PIIIIABATION STAILIS of 6 sou. each, 3 ft, with 20 I
added. Gentlemen riders. Professionals 6lbs extra. To I
start at the distance, and go once round. (5 subs.)
Mr. Sevilla's Georgia= Metal, by Meteor, 3 yrs, lost slb
(Mr. aeriLe, jun.) 1
Mr. 0. llobeon's Minos. aged, list llth
Mr. J. Leberrib Tchernaya (.ate Count-, aged, 11st eta (W.
eluding Mb extra)
Mr. dailies Bilden, 3 yrs. JOE ..............(Mr. Batson) 4 S
Betting: 2to 1 on Oa:orgasms Sirius. Won by sight
lengths. The other two beaten off.
Tat Tows STALES of 3 rem etch, with 25 added.
Three quarters of a males. (3 subs.)
Mr. B. Land's Bora:Rug, by Cotheistone, aged (401.), fist7lb
(Land, an.) 1
Mr. Mellisles Gossip, 3 yrs (MI.), 811 I2lb ... (B. Slut wood) 2
Mr. Juba's Lady COMMIX,. 2 yrs (MX), Set 111b......(8ray) 3
Betting.-6 to 4on Gossip. Won by two lengths, three
lot gths between the second sad third.
IHi BIDIORDIHIRB ,STALLS of 20 was. each ; 10 ft,
and 6 only it declared, with 70 added by the members for
the tuuaty sod borough of Bedford. Two miles. (24
subs., 18 of whom declared )
Mr. 0. Drew's Msyboy by Trueboy, 3 yrs, 4= 101 b
(Bandy) 1
nuked Pedford's Weathercock 4 yrs, 64 1310. (J. &eagles) 2
Mr. Co:max'. :Wary, 4 ye; tit 71b , (Bray) 3
Batting :7 to ton Weathercsok, 6to 1 sget May boy, 10
to 1 swat Sidney. Won by four length,. ; bad third.
Tea Two YEAR OLD STAY= of 10 sOk. each, with 60
added by the Duke of Bedford; colts. flat 7ib ; fillies, Bst
41h; winners extra. Let half•mile. (7 subs.)
Mr. P. Plalser'S Mold of the Morn, by Cbantialcor, Sat 41b
(1. Mann) 1
Mr. Graellle's Ceres, Sot 716 ands. Jibs astral lrlatwan)
M. Youth's Miamian, Set 71
Mr. o.leman'e air Tattoo. Pat ne . (Land, Jim) 4
Betting : 6to 4 eget Cores, 8 to 4 agat Ramadan, 4 to 1
agst Maid of the Morn. Wun by a length; bad third.
Sir Tattoo beaten off.
THII Two TIAB'OLD SiLLINO STALLS of 26 sows., added
t.) a Sweepstakes.l 6 soars. each. Optional selling weights,
Ate. Three•quirtea id a mile. (3 suh,.)
Duke of Bedford's Bandalotsi by Tadmuell (40).). get
. ane
we)
1w 1
Mr. 0. D (1
rure's Philip (401.), Mt u. Lo)
Mr. Jobe. Lady Coostsnor, Ist I Ilb
Betting: Rees on Bandslure; Bto 4 aget Philip. Won
by four lengths; bad third. The winner was claimed.
LATEST BETTING
CESAREWITCII STAKES.
6 to 1 art R .4,9111 (t)

IBER MEETING.' I

WARWICK 0C1(
WEIGHTS POE THE GLAND
foot omits. Kttoito to Ito de
October.

OPEN STEEPLICHA6E Ahout
'dared on or before the 9th of

AMIIEDOTE OF ONE Or OUR CRIMEAN REROF.B.
One of her blejeetfe veterontr, Low serving in the Crimes,
is a watt"' of Manaleld Woodhoose, and when • bey
the Wes levies school, was noted for being • rather rough
tanteachahle &Ire. Eat on leaviaig the school, as is the
custom, a Bible wee peceented to hint, as a token of the good
wishes of the severcor of the in.titativo. Some years after
ward. he echoed into ltir Majesty's **seise, and previous to
quitting the Et Wash *Leman for the seat of war he visited his
native village for the o.sranne of taking :e.t.a of Itle friend.,
and amongst the rest callsettorn his old Beesiey school timber,
who gave him many ineitoutis lessons of advice, and raker
him whether he ever read t be Bible he had prevented to him
on leaving the school. Ho at. veered in the ne Ratite, and the
teacher then bilged of him to promise him that he would
read some portion of the sacred Palmas every day, when fer
removed from friends or home, width promise he not only
gave, bat appears to have kept ; for one night, while an-
joviog a little relaxation from the ditty of the trenches, he
was engaged in resting the Holy B ok, when a cry was
raised that the enemy was coming. He hounded to his
feet, slipped the volume in his pocket, and prepared to meet
the foe. While so engaged he was struck by • nisteket
ball, which entered the sacred , and lodged in the
Book of Psalms. Thus the long a‘glected Bible, in all ph:-
babiliqr was the happy MOW of Wing his life.
A rozztzp g»,—lna box in which he had
eollected alms, • friar found a mein of fire bajotehi that
struck him as being Unusually thick. Oo examining the
coin more eleeely he fined that it only bad • thin eaing
of copper, which he gradually it,-bineon Scott, appointed by the A.
Tao holy me. „st!* talattau`lll removed.
eared a • igh forehead—" Seats
=tremolo" whoa he disco-
theon.T.r!....R:rs.. apdept.t•tion to visit the United States, for
a laulta Madonna" when a large .16 e the cause of Methodism in Irelands
preeseted itself—and r. Bent' Antonio " when he ;;:d'h-i-r corspacfn-iton°l7:hl:lier, William Arthur, of London,
scil hare met with a Bate
sy the ieseription that the little *Sty in his hand
• Msn'ai —Alma* Corieepondent of the Aug.. have arrived serail at New York,

boo rd previa,' i
tweed by tilt
was that of h
tag Gauge.