The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-12 00:00:00

YORK AUGUST MEETING.

ACCEPTANCES FOR TEN GREAT EBOR HANDICAP of 100
50..., added to a sweepstakes of 20 tors. each, 10 ft, and
only sif declared ; winners extra. Two miles over the Old
Course. (73 subs., 51 declared)

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Bataan 6 710 Mainstay
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Captain Crow ... .. 4 7 4 Merry Maid
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Pocador 4 610 —Wasp
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Lord Strathmore and Mr. A. Haehialey are aubicrileen,
but did not name.

A VOLCYTIfiIit COMMANDING OFFICER SHOT AT
WORMWOOD SCRUBBR-Yesterday the gratifying proceed-
ings connected with the annual prize meeting of the St.
George's Rifles at the Wormwood Scrubbe rifle ranges were
brought to • melancholy close in consequence of as accident
that befell the commanding officer of the corps, Lieutenant-
Colonel the Hon. C. H. Lindsay, while competing with the
other officers for a Lansdowne revolver pistol, presented by
Lieut. Hawkins. The prize was being shot for with revolver
pistols, and the competitor, who was standing close to
Colonel Lindsay, had fired a shot, when the next chamber
of the pistol exploded, and the ball passed obliquely
through one of Colonel Lindsay's legs. A surgeon was
speedily in attendance, and the colonel was taken to his
residence in his carriage, which was fortunately at hand.
From all that can yet be ascertained it is believed that
the occurrence was purely accidental, and that it was not
the fault of the competitor but rather of the pistol that
be fired. As en illustration of the great esteem in which
the commanding officer was held, it should be stated that
an order was immediately issued, in accordance with the
entire wishes of the corps, to suspend all further prize
shooting until the recovery of the gallant officer.
DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PISIZZ MOSEY.-Notice
is given in last night's Gazette, that preparations ore now
being made for the intended distribution. of the tonnage
bounties of four slave dhows, names unknown, captured
between 13th August and 11th September, It4ll, by her
Majesty's ship Salon, viz., one on the 13th August, two
on the 10th September, and one on the 11th of September,
1861. A similar notice is given with regard to the proceeds
due to the officers and crew of her 51,ijesty's ship Bustard,
arising from the sale of certain piratical junks, captured on
the 22nd May, 1860, at Chosen. Notice is also gives that
the tonnage bounty awarded for a slave felucca, name un-
known, captured on the 27th March, 1862, by her Majesty.
ship Griffon will commence oa Monday, the 17th instant,
in the prize branch of the department of the "Accountant-
General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house." The
following are the shares due to an individual in the several
classes in the latter case :-Flag share, 171. Os. 2d. ; coin-
mender, 401. Bs. ; third class, '2ll. tis. 11d. ; fourth class,
131. 14s. 7d. ; fifth class, 71. 12s. 64. ; sixth class, 61. 17a 3d.;
seventh class, 41. its. rid. ; eighth class, W. se. hd. ; ninth
class 11. 10e. sd. ; tenth class, 15s. 24. A similar notice to
the f
List-named is given in respect of the proceeds and
tonnage bounty of • slave barque, name unknown, captured
by her Majesty's ship Griffon. The following ere the shares
due to an individual in the several chimes :-Flan share,
63/. Os. sd. ; commander, 1491. 134. 6d. ; third clam,
79!, Is. Sat. ; fourth class, :41. 16.. 10.1. ; filth class,
28f. 4s. 11d. ; sixth class 25/. Bs. :ate. ;seventh class,
16/.195. ; eighth class, 81. sd. ; ninth ais. 5/. ifs. I ;
tentNelass, 2/. 16.. sd.
The Lady of the Lake, a fast and beautiful steatner,
has just been put on the passage between Southampton
mid the Lk of Wight. She is fitted op on a similar plan
to that of the Queen's yachts, and is equal to them in speed. !
She makes the run to Cowes in 45 minutes. A model of
this @teenier was exhibited is the International Exhibition.

Hartlepool was on Monday the scene of a painful
aixidsot. Two men, named respectively Pearson sad
Mead, bad goo* out of the harbour on a fishiog expedition,
when, by a sudden gust of wind, the boat was upset, and
both the poor fellows wets thrown into the water and
drowned. The body of Pearson has been recovered, that of
hie companion being still missing.
A destructive fire, which occurred in Heckmond•
wike, on Sunday, is supposed to have originated in a very
peculiar manner. it is believed that the sun's rays bang
coecentrated in a "bull's eye" of glass, set Sr. to a number
at gears.

[TWOPENCE

TIM DISTRESS IR LANCASIIIIM

BOLTON. —The returns of the board of guardians
for the Bolton union for the put week show that 4,810 per-
sons have beam relate...al, at a cost of 3121. 13s. lid., being •
slight decrease both in number and amount paid. The
number relieved by the special committee has been 3,651,
with 238/. 13e. Cal., which includes the amount paid as
wages to men working at the corporation waterworks lodge.
In the latter iostauce, both the number and amount paid is
a slight immune ovor the week previous.
ASIITON-UND/LR.LINE. —At the weekly meeting of the
guardians it was stated that the total number persons
relieved during the week wee 20,903, at a cost of 1,2841.
15a. 9d. ; corresponding week of last year, 11,467, at a cost
of 5781. 14r. Bd. ; increase in the number relieved mince
previous week, 544, at a cost of 031. 154. ; decrease since
the week ending Dec. :ird (the week the largest number was
relieved) 13,85.1, at a decr,waii in the cost of 1,0751. 7a. 11d.
STALTUIDOIL—The following is the state of trade in
this borough, according to the monthly return of Mr.
Chadwick, chief constable :—No. of mills, 67 ; walking
full time with all hands, 2 ; working full time with part
hands, 18 ; working shoit time, hr ; stopped, 22. No. of
hands usually employed, 11,487 ; working six days, 2,569;
working five days, 93 ; working four days. 915 ; working
three and a half days 2,087 ; working three days, 55;
working two and a half days, 12 ; working two days, 69;
working under two days, 1; and out of employment, 5.726 ;
being 393 persons more out of work than last month.
The following are the statistics of the Btalybridge relief
fund tor the peat week :—Nu. of families relieved, 1,837,
comprises( 8,181 persona. Average per head, 2a. 4d. • total
cost, 2651. 4a, No. of persons is sewing classes, 1,062, at
a cost of 1621. 19e. ; 3,863 persons io educational dares, at
a cost of 1994 12s. : total expenditure, 6271. 134. la.
ROCHDALE. —From the returns of the relieving officers
for the put week, it appears that the number of persons
that have received parochial relief during the week has
been 6,607, at a cost of 4941. 10.. 11d. ; this, when com-
pared with the expenditure of the previous week, shows a
decrease of 21. 6a. 2d.

brocx.roirr.—The returns of the police of the condition of
employment in the borough have shown an improvement
from week to week for several months, but this improvement
has now been arrested. The returns for last week show that
7,003 were working full time,5.524 sborttime,aud 7,506 wholly
unemployed. The returns of the relief oommittee showed an
improvement weakly from December to July, and during
that time there was a reduction of the number of recipients
of relief from 20,600 to 6,352, and in the expenditure from
2,0004, to little more than 6094 weekly. The lowest number
bu now bean reached, and there begins to be as increase.
The number of porous relieved by the committee last week
was 6,643, and the expenditure $791. The number returned
by the guardians in the union was, in December, 12,500, of
which 8,000 were in the town. The number now relieved
is about 4,300, of which about 3,000 belong to the town.
The recipients on both funds in the tome were, in December,
28,500, cad now they au about 9,500. The town council
met Mesas. Parnell sad Heehaws last week, arid after-
wards they resolved unanimously to adopt the Public
Works Act.