The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-16 00:00:00

NORSE RACING IN PRANCE.

On the Srd of July (a Sunday) there will be races
simultaneously at Vietnams, Toulon's', St. Omer, and
Vannes, the sport at the lest of these places being continued
on the Monday. Oa the tenth day, the mooed Sunday of
the month, race will take place at Boum, Sweeney, sal
Goad. At Gina spin there will be sport of the ism* kind
as the Tuesday following. On the third Sunday of July
the races will be held at Nancy, Amiens, Rochefort, Chaim-
sur-Sa6es, and Napoleon-Vendee. At Nancy and at Moot
de Marian the races will commence on the Saturday ; while
at Montde-Marean,Chalon-sur-Saboe, and Napoleon-Vendee
they will be continued on the Monday. On Tuesday, the
19th, the is still to be kept up at Moatcle-Marean ;
and at Abbevl7ie, not hitherto mentioned, there will be •
day's 'port es the !20th. Then oc the 24th—that is, the
fourth Sunday of the month—there will be more racing at
Lagoa and at Valeociennee ; and on the 31st, the fifth
Seeday, there will bee repetition of the sport at Saints., at
CNC, and at Bruges.
" Deauville, near Trroville," says the Paris Sport, " will
some day be not only • Cheltenham and • Brighton, bet a
raciag tows. Thom Ina *a the banks of the Tounques •
meadow of about 76 hectares (190 acres), bounded by the
river on on. side, and on the other by the verdant hills of
Deauville. This ground, covered with fine elastic turf, has
now become • tare-course equal to the best that England
ma boast It premeds two courses, one of 2,200 metres,
the other of 3,400. The stands, situated about three
minutes' walk from the see, are constructed on the model of
those on the Fontainebleau race-course, but on a larger
reale. They have • handsome aspect, sad are conveniently
arranged. The weighing paddock stables, refreshment
moms, and a saloon for ladies, are behind the stead. In
frost there is • spacious promenade, which forma part of
the weighing paddock. Rams am to take place on this
course in August."

FIRE AT Fr/rowAv.--(Twis Day.)—This more-
tog, between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock, a ere broke out
in the extensive MOM saw mills belonging to Mr. J. M.
Douglas. New North-Amok Finsbury. The outbreak con-
sumed I. the engine-home or eutting-reoms, and was occa-
sioned by the overheat, and destroyed • range of buildinp
68 fest long and 48 feet broad, fitted up with meat extensive
machinery. The most strenuous exertions were mad* to
out off the progress of the dames in the direction of the
deal yard end other buildings, find these were successful.
but unfortunately the cutting-moms end hat/sr-house were
burned out. The total loss if WW2 0006dillfbilL
CRICKET.—MARYLEBONE CLUB V. CIVIL SERVICE
CLUB.—This match will be played to-day and to-morrow at
Lord's Ground, and the list of players is as follows :—Mary.
hoboes Club—Marquis of Howencint, Lord Atheism, Hoe. C.
idroftie, Sr J. Blois, Captain G. Traill, More. H. Bruen,
B. Halliwell, A. P. Law. J. C. Bead*, E. E. Bowen, and
A. Kingerota Civil Service Club—Hou. S. Ponsouby,
Mmes. IL Babiestos, E. L. Bateman, C. L. Bell, G.
Bennett, W. H. Southall, C. B. Griffith, J. Kirkpatrick,
C. Morgan, J. W. Peaks, end C. Wildman.
Pencrol. Occcmazxca. —A very shocking acci-
dent has junt origurrod in the family of a gentleman widely
esteemed in Kiddsrmineter—Mr. John Brixton. It semis
that kis daughter. Miss Lacy Mateo, a little girl of seven
rims of age, has been on a visit to her aunt, Lady Crossley,
I. London. On Thursday she wee speeding the evening
with some young friends, and while they were together a
toy engine was prodnosd. This wee 611 ed with spirits of
wins, and while she was beet forward, intent on what woe
being done, some of the burning liquid was spilt co the
frost of her rinse, sad she was at ooce in duces. She was
sheekiagly hart, sad oss of her eompanioes, Muter
Oronley, was also injured, but not seriously. Four of the
most eminent medical men is London were called in, end
did all that skill could regrist, bit she gendully sank
ander her injuries, and expired at Sir Frank Crossley's resi-
dence, in Paton-equaro, en Sunday morning. Although
her injuries were of so severe a character, she did not suffer
so mach pain es might be supposed, and sine died in • very
happy frame of mind, quite tensible to the last. Mr. Brie-
lon's friends deeply sympathise with him on this sad occur.
noes, mad the more so as he hes within the last twelve
months suffered *still greater domestic bereavement. The
iniil/OlOt will take place at St. George's Church, here, on
Wednesday (this day).— Worcestershire Chronicle.
EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY OF • Y•CRT.--SOMO
days ago the yacht of the Russian Covent the Chevalier
Taglialerre, disappeared daring Sunkist from bar moorings.
in the Slims Omsk, within Maresssussetto Harbour, close
to the Marine Polies station Stupid= immediately fell apart
some ordains of the 100th Regimes; 6ve of whom had
bees missing mama days before, and these suspicions
were realkesed by a cutter bovine been passed by
a merchant vessel to the southeast of the island, very
labberly handled in a fresh N.W. On Tuesday last a Lb.
ing.bast mwith the cutter, having onbaud two soldiers
of the regiment mentioned in a mad exhausted state, from
total want of water and previsions. endeumuieg to reach
the island, which they hardly seemed to know to be Malta.
With the fisherman's assistance the cotter was navi-
gated Mee Maresecirocoo, when the dasertres were
arrested. Other three Englishmen have been arrested at
AVOla, in Sicily, which they had readied in a small beat, in
whisk, ago:mediae to their statement, they bad drifted from
Malta wheat hi a state of drunkenness, bet they gore out
that they are seamen belonging to as American skip which
lately Met Yalta fir Who. The Italian wise has meshed
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