The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-26 00:00:00

SURREY AND MIDDLESEX OPEN STEEPLECHASE.

Ibn~ milM wd hilt.

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Sib; Ascot, list sib; Yeller Cial, ; diesairead,
Ilet Sib; list 21b ; Medusa, list ; Meteete, lOut
121 b ; Odds or Evens, 104 Sib ; Storm, KM Sib ; Siam
10 et ; Ned of the Hill; 10et. All are here.
OPEN HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE. Three mace.
Kitty Sprat, Holderskye, Leicester. Mystery, Sweep,
Storm, Blair Athol, Aunt Sally, Lwow, Coatedarate,
Stays, Irish lA^ and Polly Hopkins. All are hare.
GRAND MILITARY STEEPLECHASE. Three Wks.

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Nacre' Hau..—The National Choral Society,
ender the direetice of Mr. G. W. Martie, imeeences
opeaiag of lie fifth season with a performasee of 21,4jah. ca
Wedasslay, December 14. Miss Ponies Yyne sad Mr. Bias
Reevessi are already swaged.
Uvsesrry Biennia:nose roe. Glam.—The
University of Cambridge has this week appoiated • ryndi-
cats to consider the expedieocy of instituting as examine-
tem for girls, oe • somewhat similar system to the
middle class examiestioos which the university has already
instituted for boys. The syndicate is to make its report
before the nod of next term. We heartily rejoice at the
information which it is now in our power to promulgate.
Whatever the decision of the medicate may be, the very
fact of it being appointed proves that the noiversity is
maims to comply with the eduostional requirements of
the age, and that it la prepared, if a feasible plan of acooes-
phobia' it ma be devised, to supply that read desideratum,
a recognised sad authoritative standard by which the edu-
catioo of the females of the middle and higher classes may
ie future be Meted sad regulated.--Cambredge Indeprie.
dent.

BUROLAIRY.—The premises of Mr. L Abrahams,
jeweller, in Wait Strand, were entered by bambini oo the
night of the Dird inst., through the roof, and property to
the amount of 1,2001. was abstracted from the shop window.
Nrw SENSATION Deena. —A new drama, entitled
Mr. Britga : or, The Murder in the Railway Train, le
drawing crowded houses at a pews, theatre re Dundee.
One of the sooner represents the Interior of a railway car-
riage, in which Muller is area to attack and throw oat of
the window the unfortoeate Yr. Brigp. This is the " esa-
motion " of the piece, and brings dove the hones —Era.
In the districts of Young Hian and of Meisosun-
Hien, in Chime, there exists a liege number of salt water
wells extendieg over a space of *boot sin leannes, which are
restively explored by the aeighbouring population. From
the month of thane wells arise columns of inflammable air ;
so that if a torch be applied to the opening, globes of fire
of from 20 to 30 feet high are seen to arise, shining with a
brilliant light. The Chinese arch over these sources of gas
with ken bamboo tubes, and the gse coetaiusiested
through these tubes saves to illuminate the machines by I
which the salt wells and the places where they are
situated ere explored. It thus appears that gas, so mach
admired in Europe and America, was known to the Masse
centuries ago.--.Astericari paper.
ran Casco AGAINST TH. PUGILIST, JOB Goes.—
Yeellenbey the sheens of smash and indignity upon a Weibel
keeper is Wolverhampton, by the pandiet, Joe Oces, who '
Yet Wednesday was seateseed for the Wham to six mouths'
heed labs., by the stipendiary in that town, wee re
and his worship, after Midair widens, tending to showiZi
Oen, who was drank, bad received seam provecaakin hem
the esiesplainaat, who also was drank, enessoMd to liberate
blot ea the payment of a lee of 101. ta bee of the Imprimm.
seat. The smut was thronged throughout a peetrested
beeetse by Goes's Meade, Gee of whom beaded over the
lee ismoebanaly that it wee imposed, and the stipendiary,
mite said be bad sea doubt of the legality of the rehear*/
thee the committal bad bees made eat, ordered lain
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