The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-14 00:00:00

THE COVENTRY srAszs AT WORCESTER.

Lord Bateman writes to say that be has received
"every suitable apology " from the Bon. Admiral Roes and
the Red of Stamford and Warringtoe for the part taken by
them in coonazion with the above, and that their letter of
the 4th July to Lord Bateman has been withdrawn. Lord
Bateman adds that he is " perfectly satisfied." The letter
he has reosieed is as follows:

" 13, Berkeley-square. July 12.
" uy Lord,—Tbe delay in answering your letter has bees
occasioned by Lord Stensford having loft London, and be-
cause we were in expectation of metrics some evidence
from Worcester. The dada of the chairmen of the Woe.
caster eisoimittee that they countesanced the charge egoists
your lordship has entirely &wired our polities. Lord Co-
ventry wrote to Admiral Rune on the 3rd, stating ' That
the race committee and the inhabitants of Worcester were
diegusted at the diegratieful scene on Friday, which they
attributed to the Birmisighem nosh', beaded by Lord Bahr
MOM'

;This letter Admiral Roue laid before Lord Stamford ;
and we, not doubting that so grove &charge could be made
without indisputable evideoce, and that it was on attack
upon our characters sa stewards sad arbitrators of the dis-
puted race, wrote our letter of the 4th.
.• We imagined that the charge was sccredited to your
lordship, bemuse, during the greet eseeetion excited by
Exchequer's defeat, you led back the winning bores, be.
longing to Mr. R. Walker, to the weighing stand amid great
uproar nod complimentary chitin. We regret barbs(
written that letter ; it is not to be justified, and we make
every suitable apology —We are, my lord, your obedient
mresnos, " if. J. Roue,
" H. J. it (roa erearoto AND WAlL-
lummox).
" To the Lord Batsmen, feu."

CRYSTAL PALACE. —A great cricket match will be
played oa the crietat ground this day, between the Crystal
Palace Club sad the Gentlemen of Kent. The nearest car.
nap road is at the Sydenhara entrance, which adjoins the
ground.
THE CONVICTS AT PORTLAND.--On TUedkiby an
insurreotioo book* out among the acovicla now nadergaisg
their term of imprisonment in the Portland convict eels.
blishment. It appears that on that day the new dietary
system had bees introduced, sad this seems to have greatly
dissatisfied tbe convicts. Everythiag, however, west on
well until after the men bad been marched back from
dinner, when a png employed in a atoms quarry near the
Clifton Hotel refused to work, aid attacked use of the dvil
guards. The impression among the omelets appeared MM
that the guards would not make ass of the short Enfield
titles with which they were armed, lint this moved to be a
mistakes ides. Several of the gang rushed upon the guard
sod attempted to knock him down with their Passes sad
shovels. The allow discharged his weapon and Sigh*
wounded one of the ringleaders. By this tiros ine had re-
ceived assistance from his brother Akan, three or four of
whom fired upon the men. Four or five of them wore shot,
receiving, however, only slight wounds. This measure had
the Wrest of mailbag the disturbance. After the riot bad
been quelled the party were marched back to the prime,
and imelleed in punialineset cella. The military were called
out. bet their sesishasse was sot required.
Hoienimen's Ms is choice and strong, moderate
In price, sad wharves* I. use. These advantages have assured
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