The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-26 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE MEETING AT BATH.
TO THE EDITOR OF THS EIFILEsn.
Sig,—The racing at York, Mahon, and Salis-
bury has tended to condom the result of the Chester Cup,
surprising as it may have been to many ; and the per.
formsnoes of The Wizard and Cape Flyaway show there
was little mistake in the Two Thousand. Doak ran • good
hone at Salisbury, where some promising two-year•olds
made their first appearances, and some heavy betting took
place there on the Derby, the money being so plentiful to
invest on the new favourite, Narrow (a dark colt by Lamb-
ton out of Nash that had 'been favourably tried
with Wingrave), Spite, and Star of the West, that they
should all become pretty rood favourites, as there
is plenty of room for them in the front rank. How-
ever, there may be some extraordinary revelations at Bath,
where all the talent would congregate on Tuesday aid
Wednesday next to witness the last knockinmi out and in,
even if the programme were not attractive enough in itself.
Many Derby candidate* are espied at the meeting, and
at the entries for the eleven events already Mimed,
to be shoat the best ever brought off es the
erne. The Trial Stakes, one mile, cau bout of
fifteen subs., and aniong them Birdhill (3 yrs, 7st), Star of
the West (3 yrs, 7st 31b), Gemara Hem (3 yrs, 9st), Voltella
(4 yre, Set bib), and Coinneror (4 yn, fist bat bring
• claiming race, the Sear will hardly and Bkdhill did
such • good thing at Salisbury, that the show,nke of Beaufort
may not like to lose him for 4001. I have also my
doubts whether the owner of 'Yokels would like
to part with her, sad shall look to General Hew
for the beet of ie let that may Mart. The Tenth
Biennial, for thrairyrolds, one mils and a half, ought to
afford • good Derby trial, and the meeting of Tonna° and
The Knave will be quite an event for the respective backers
of Mr. Merry sad Mr. Parr. Ethel ran but moderately in
the One Thousand, and neither Ellangowan nor Gems
having been out yet this year, the rase may be left to the
two named, of which Tolnroo hen a 31b allowance, quite
sufficient, in my opinim, to entitle him to the preference
over the distance. Star of the West has another
engagement in the Keine* Stakes, and this be may pass
over, client* his 6lb allowance (as it is not worth 1001.),
when it would be a good ram between the Dwain oat, Bo-
hernia, and Royal Stag, the latter being in receipt of bib from
the:other two. StalL Bohemia ran so well at York that
am bona to trust her here, ea she very burly won the
&Hand after getting badly off, and being enable to get
through her harass until abaci the finish. Teas Triennial
for 2-yrolde will turn out the pest event of the day, as the
Flcot's dam colt, Escape, and Judas. have performed well,
and there are several birds of pianism opposed to the oilman,
the Gunner, Avenger, Crookertma, Lady Augusta, Hampton
Court, Stockbroker, Aim, and • sit out dßed
compriting these lin he the beet amounts of.
Stamford in the pommier atlmdy Angneta. Av.copr, and
Line, and as the trio cost him abort 2,6601., it IS only Mr
amiable to suppose he will make an attempt to pt the pur-
chase-money back, hie Simon Pore and the Gunner born
very dangerous emmensts of Imam good as be is. The
Bath Handicap is not complete yet, although I
may safely set down Shatherme, the Grey Hen colt,
Draghoun Commander, and Pellucid as sure to accept.
Dangghound and Pellucid are partieularly well treated by the
handiapper, and whatever beats the pair ought to win,
the only one likely to accomplish this fed being the turned-
loose Grey Hen colt that Tao so well for • mile ia the City
and Suburban. For the Welter Handicap Paul Clifford bibs
boat in, and Jack-in-the-Box has nothing to complain of
in his weight, either for the County Members' Plate or the
ZhaPark Plate, the latter being set for the senddep.
Blniminton Stakes, half • mile, is • valaabbearies, and
with the old hones represented by Mohnen (1
and King of the Forest; the threwyear-olft by
and Peignoir and the twos by derintha (or Anna)
and Bohemia, ft should be well contested, the
two last named having my suffrages. Coriatka
and Atom are also in the Weston States, with Avows to
help them, and Lord Stamford most be as far
this as for the Biennial with one of the Vie, tt kerg im-
possible, at this writing, to foretel what the
may be for his 2-yr-olda, as there is oabrlerrkti=:::
engaged in two or three races To him her voltam
Royal Stag, Abernethy, Countess, litaoib, &PIK ist
one or two I made partieular meetly, of that ere ta the
Biennial ; bat it win be bard to find eme cambia of lowing
his ooloars. The ilemanstehire Stakes has semeal to the
acceptance that have performed well Palely, acre
Sappho and Dash ,• and Ounetaess having gam off so muck
while Ftailty and Bevis wars in Qtaservivest not in=
there are only Dregiurand and West Had that ere
of competing caw,
the pair, in my opinion, Itemeock
having to give them tee meth er
go RlPPba's ststef fe
not a certainty, although why rash a od thing mamma be
mimed is hard to coneene, looks all over • wallah
Dusk having only West Zed to be afraid et in her gasses.
Now the Great Northern Company have •Um open to
Hammden, the swift there may be set down as fairly
established, and !although (pending the main 01 so many
animals espied at Bath), it would net he sate be eemment
on the programme, It gives premium at • melt aaday's
on epoet Friday next that it should sot be far Bath
in the patronage received.—l am, km, B.

MARKETS. •

carroic—Livrarool., MAY 24.—Vstry litUalisiases
today. Prierms
erica°amiss,s'. nil sake are
du;d* 760 A at 99d. to 13d. ; 1,200 Surat,
10id. 40 F4yptisa, 12id. •al which 500 are for 6 to
and export. To-dity's Wiest is 3,294 bales.

corroN GOODS.—MANCEsersa, x 24.—The aggre-
gate bushier of the week is 'smelly repotted to have been
small. The rally in the Ilverpuol coitus market early in
the week caused some extra business here, but spinners
were not able to get en advance on yarns to corer the entire
rise hi the raw material, though they were able to improve
their position a little by reducing stocks. The prices of
yarns, such as are required by the Blackburn maimfacturers,
and of doubled yarns are rather better than last week, and
we close with much steadiness in some other descrip-
tions of twist, but the market has resumed the quiet,
thuggish aspect it bad before, and @planers are making but
few sales. In cloth there is quite as much inactivity as at
the close of last week, and the advance of prices which
sellers have attempted to obtain entirely stops Walrus'.
In some instaiwxa manufacturers are again rather disposed
to rem sales, and in these caws buyers are able to operate
quite as advantageously as they could nice or ten days sines.
The chief business during the week hes been in shirtings
for India, but these cloths are now attracting but little at-
tention. In printers and domestics sales are very limited.

WOOLLEN—Ls:ma, MAT 24.—The traumatic.' in to-
day's markets have not exceeded the repent m A fair
quantity of tweeds changed hands in the -hall, and
ciaofew maims and other fancies, bus so Runt amount
of badness was dose. In the white-hall a few samples of
heavy fabrics for autumn met with purelmeers, but so silos
of any moment were effected. Prime have not sustained
any particularly noticeable alteration.

HAEDWAKE.—B3rianou•ii, MAT 24.—The trade of
this town continues dull ; sense breeches there are in-
dications of de ' Much of this quietude is to be
attributed to the scanty supply ol ooden received through
the factors, whose travellers are seeding home, in some
instance 4 ourhalf, and, on se average, act more than
two-thirds of what is nsually received at this season. This
stagnation is not eoalleed to any ',alkali: locality, both
general io far as regards the hem bred% theeowntry iron-
mongers and other shopkeepers having evidently a great
disinclination to lay in Meeks meek heyoud immediate se-
quireueuts. The metal trades are all doll, and there are
• considerable number of unskilled workmen out of OW
ployment. The merchants' orders are rather small ; the
4seith and Levant trade keeps up, but in other
=te the coatinental trade is dill. A few frisk
have just been given out for some of the
South American markets ; but with the Brasil there is
nothing whatever doing. In the various branches of trade
outied on in the adjoinining district then is rather men
activit ; but at best, manufacturers have not many order@
The nailmakers base most of them returned
to work, but there is still • good deal of surplus labour un-
employed. The iron trade in this district is rather better
makers of best brands of sheet iron are able to keep the
mills in full operation, and for angle iron there is • fair
inquiry . In general business the slnppiag firms are showing
more dispoation to extead their operations.

COBN.-Ctwefuriot,ll.s4 24. Our market to-day Wai I.
as dull as possible for AB corn. Wheat 2e. cheaper.
Commix, MAT 24.-The supply of all kinds of grain at
our market to-day was small. B heat met a fair sale, at
sai
last week's rates. Oats add readily, at 6d. per Carlisle
bushel advance on the week. Barley fair late mess.
Wheat, white, new, 21s. Oil. to Me. 3d. ; 21s. Od.
to Mc 3d. ; red, new, 19s. Od. to 21s. Od. ; o 195. Od.
to 215. Od. Barley, new,i 13s. Od to 14s. 6d. ; o 13s. Od.
to 145. 6d. Oats, potato old. 9s. 6d. to 105. 6d. ; com-
mon, old, Ba. Oil. to 95. 6d.:
Commits, MAT 24.-The show of wheat good, and
very limited of other grain. Wheat declined ls. to 2s. per
qr. Beans and peas as last day. The appearance of the
wheat is excellent upon the heavy and good lands, end with
tee weather no doubt will yielda heavy crap ;on light mils
the prospect is not good. Farmers complain that the late
rains have injured the barley much. Beans promise well.
Peas are indifferent.
Orru.Droan, Mar 24.-The wheat supply entitling to bs
below an *vamp. Sales to-day, however, were not easily
effected. Fine meets were disposed of at about ls. per
qr. under the rates of lest week. Other sorts entirely
neglected. Whist, 535. to Ws. • barley, 335. to 385.;
oats, 225. to 27e.; beam, 395. to 445.' per qr.
kleatromi, Mar 24.-Tbe supply el wheat ill limited ;
trade no better than last week as to value, bet rather mere
demand. Malting some& over and barley dell sale ; grind-
ing easeples the tare lower. Oats and beam both Ind
reedy Wpm at fully late rates. Wheat, red, 375;
white, 395. per load; barley, 385.; oats, 30s. per qt. i
bums, Me. to 275. per load.
LAICISM, Mar ?A -There was wide eel, a abort
amply at ear snorkel to-day, and the ',Medan*/ elf boom
was nasty. the teas of the lade Med wish* and to
Meet rim IL per quarts, decline had tit he nehmilted to.
New red mails 57a. to Ws. ;old. 485, to Ms. ,• new IMAM
Ilk. to fee. par 36 Mew Of barley the eusei, Mee then
but fully equal to the demand, and prices werecmier es may
as lest weak ; malting, 38a. so 41u per qr. • g ftg, 92e.
o Me. per Mobs& The NM Inds IRIS slow and rime