The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-30 00:00:00

THE MMESS, MONDAY FyENING, MARCH 30, 1863.

SPORTING INTBLLIGFNCX•

THE RACING AT NORTHAMPTON.

Kato InttUfgence.

In pairing seatenee his lordship strongly 'minded the
prisoner for bringing • disgrace neon • sod bower.
able profession, and pinkly intrusted his belief, formed
from one of the pnsoner's letters, that Thomas had be n
carrying ea ar Mc* amour with the deceased, and was the
habit d the shill d which she was pregnant. The prisoner
was sentenced to three moths' imprisonment.

063 AT BAN lOBBIRT AT MANCHE:4ITX
Thomas Welty and George Potter, men about 35 years of
sersztere indicted for having broken into the bank of Man-
and stolen 11,0561. 15s. in money, in February last.
The evidence against the prisoners war of a may volumi-
nous character, and traced their proceedings from the Mon-
day after the robbery until their arrest. A previous con-
viction maim* Potter was proved, and the jury found the
prisoners Ouilty. His lordship said they were no doubt
profeerional thieves, and sentenced them to 20 years' penal
servitude.

CHEAP DINNERS FOR THE WORKING mass's.

Following upon the report of the successful expe-
riments which have been made in Glasgow and some other
northern town. by pirate esterpries, to supply cooked food
to the working claims ot a nutritious and whotesome cha-
racter at a cheap rate, acoompanied by three comforts of
cleanliness, good cookery, and ready attendance which make
a meal attractive and enjoyable, an association for the es-
tabilahmeat of Dining and Refreshment Rooms for the came
Blames in London haw just been formed with every promise
of equally favourable results. The association, which is
under the direction of an influential general committee of
philanthropic ladies and gentlemen, propose to commence
with an establishment, probably in Westminster, capable ci
accommodating from 300 to 350 people at aue time, and afford.
lug all the accommodation neon soy for cooking upon the
wet improved and economic principles ; but they ooutem-
' plate eventually to have ten or a dozen such dining halls,
spread over the metropolis in the most suitable localities,
together with a central depot and kitchen. To
enable them to carry out their views more effec-
tually they have secured the assistance of Mr. Warriner,
the instructor of cookery to the army, who as a member of
the cooking committee gives to the association gratuitously
the advantage of his great experience and active co-opera-
tion. It is proposed that the quality of all the food told in
these newreetaurants shall be of the beat, and to secure this
object Dr. Letheby gives his amiatance ea examiner. Mr.
Warrioer, it appears, has drawn up a scale of prices and a
bill of fare, which while yielding a sufficient return to make
these establishments self-supporting will enable them to
offer to the working man or woman a dinner consisting of a
pint of soup, four moms of cooked meat vegetables, and
bread, or fish, meat, vegetable', and bread, or meat, vege-
tables, bread, and pudding for 41d. On Saturday the com-
mittee gave a sort of test dinner, to afford the members of
the association and such of the general public or its Repre-
sentatives as were invited the 'opportunity of judging of the
kind of repast which its proposed to "apply at the price
above stated, and the quality and quantity of
the viands which it is intended to dispense
at the ridiculously low charges mentioned in Mr.
Warrioer's tariff. The Rev. Joseph Irving, one of the
trustees and a member of the aotindcommittra, took the
chair and explained the object' of the association. He was
supported by the Rev. Mr. Hillock (the rector of St. Cle-
ment Danes), Dr. Lakonia. (the coroner), Mr. Warring's,
Mr. Sala, Mr. Win. Carpenter (the active honorary secre-
tary), Mr. Barnard, and other gentlemen who take an inte-
rest in the subject.
The company having discussed in the most practical way
the soups, the fish, the joints, and the lite provocative" to
appetite, and having pronounced a general verdict of 1
approval, letters were read from Lead Shakes-
bury and other leading philanthropists excusing at-
tendance, but expressing approval and timbering co-
operation to the association in its praiseworthy ;tarpon.
After the dinner Mr. Sala proposed " Simms to the new
association," which was drunk with an heartiness.
Dr. LLNIUOSTRII, in acknowledging the toast of the via-
, ora, dwelt upon the intimate ooenexion between the
mental and physical elements of humanity, and the impale'.
bility of maintaining the former in a healthy moral state if
the latter was permitted, from insufficient or improper ali-
ment, to deteriorate ; and, touching upon the religions
question, be observed that a man who, having had no dinar,
IMO compelled to go supped'ss to yet, have very little
religion in him next morning. la ea speech the Rev. Mr.
Killeck remarked that he had keg been impressed with the
necessity of looking after the body when thinking of the
welfare of the soul, and he believed the first clerical eating-
house keeper in this country —(a laugb)—had himself esta-
blished, in connexion with the institution in which they
were assembled (the Working Men's Club in Clan
Market), a cheap eating house for working man, and so
successful had it been that, with all the difficulties which
scarcity of funds and an untried experiment interpoeed, they
had dispensed in lessthan ten months 4,360 dinners, at the
uniform rate of 4d. each, and, what was of moreconsequence,
had proved that when the working classes were supplied
with good wholesome and well cooked food in sufficient
quantity at a price they could command they ceased to waste
their money in spirits and beer.
Mr. Carpenter, the hen. see., read the following tariff of
prior at which the food partaken of could be supplied. via. :
Boum —Meat soup, ld. par pint ; jullienne, Id. per pint;
soldiere', 3d. per pint ; vegetable, Id. per pint.
Fish.—Ccd, led.; plaice, Id. ; toad-in-hole, lid. ; 8 ounces.
Jointa.—Leg ci mutton, 24., 4 oz. ; malt boiled beef. 51.,
4 oz. ; stewed fresh beef, 2d., 4 oz. ; beef pudding, 21, 10
es. ; seldiere' meat dumpling and potatoes, 3d, 16 oz. ; best
OW 24.
Misoellanecus.—Bidoey, Scotch tripe, Id., 6 oz. ; curried
tips, 3d., 10 on. ; tripe toad in bete, 3d.,10 oz.
Pudding.—lndian pudding, Id., 8 ohs ; Yorkeirbs, M.,
8 caw. ; honey beck. 2d., 8 oz. ; poelleated (sweet), lid.,
16 os. • do. (cheese), lid., 16es. ; sandwich on new mixture,

Id.. 4 'oz.
Vesetables.—Potatoss. id., 8 oz. ; carrots, id. plate ;
greets% id. plate ; turnips, id. plate ; broccoli sprouts. id.
plate ; eoblesanon, id., 4 oz. ; bread, id., 4 oz. ; butter,
Id., I oe.
Tee, Coffee, ke.—Tee end coffee, id., i pint ; moos, ld.,
pint.