The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-28 00:00:00

SPORTING.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TVESDAT.
Is te, tot we announced th.t the Liverpool Spring
a Wade" had brim pestposed till Friday, the 2ad prosieno
Since Dies, humane, it ban been further pooponed till
Wednegday,ter 7th. There ars patio who End fault with
the latter, and any the laws if betting have had something
to du wito the ansapmwst : at all events, the frost cannot
Repaid to 111011 brea the male of the latter alteration. &nes
.the sononseemeat se betting has taken plea on eta mat
here. Teen has been no Change sines our Met, 'leapt a
further improvement in St. Hubert for 2. and a
greater ds^lace is Lord of the Islas. Th:a following arim
Dhow the latest honing
Oita WORTIV:eree HANDICAP.
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10 east %
Ifirrilv;roLlTAN HAND tAT.
10 43 1 art Cleet (1) Ileto 1 radar:OM
13 to 1 eget he4ll^oo
TWO TIIOI,SeN D 00110heh.
I to 4 NA 00 Hobert (t Is 1008.) i 4 to 1 apt Denny Nara (I)
3 to 1 egg 4,rd of the Islas (el)
CHESTER CUP.
0 0 1 an The Meld (off) 40 to 1 apt Int.ofSt.oearge (t)
113 to IMO se= Zs 3to 1 Weathwoosh (t)
M to 1
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12 to 1 -Bele 13 to t (t)
rieaa(t Diem $3 to I Saraband (t)
II to 1 MORN (t)

LONDON ASSOCIATION FE. OR PROTECTION
OF TRAD

The annual general meeting of the members of
this association wee held last evening at the Preemesoes'
T , Great Queen-street ' • Mr. Gamuts, in the absence
of George Cottate, Big , the president, in the 'hair.
The report, which was reed by the secretary, Mr. Bate- I
men, states that diaries the past year 1,142 new members
have born elected, and settlements of debts due to members
amounting to 36,7891. 19e. 9d. wen obtained. After payment
el an expenses incidental to the general management and
working of so large an institution, there remained on the
30th December last an investment of 1,0001. stock in the
Three per Cent. Consols, included in a balance of 1,4291.
16s. 10d. available for future purposes, and the committee
have teased a further ;twelve to be made of 1001. stock in
the Three-per-Cent. Consols. The association had during
the past year effectually employed the powers entrusted by
the members in opposing the discharge of reckless sad dis-
honest insolvents, and in aiding in the prosthetics of
swindlers whose career of iniquity sod fraud required to be
restrained for the public good. The rev be of
Baiter sad Plymouth had, from their fairmstion to the
present time,oontributed a fair proportion to do esperalpier
parity of the association. Each year had shoes ell iIISIONIS
of members in connexion with thee, Dramas. Pram the
statement of seconets it appeared that there WU a balance
is the heads of the misty of 1,4291. 16s. 10d.
The Cithinitart, in moving the adoption of the report,
alluded to the ioconvettienes of the eousty court as entailing
great espouses upon the plaintiff, to the protection of the
defendant in an action in this court.
The moieties, having Wes seconded, was unanimously
sdopted, and other restitutions in support of the objects of
the %moist:too, and complimentary to the various officers
of the society, having been pawed, the meetiog separated.