The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1862.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(DT KLIPYRICI TILICAILAIN.)
UPTON- ON-SEVERN MEETING.
(THIS DAY. )

UPTON STEEPLECHASE. Two inPos.

Oliver Twist,L;ngford. Leamington, Satellite, Sunbeam,
Emblem, and Telma are here.
SEVERN BANK STEEPLECHASE. Four miles.
Idedora, Puff Per, Willoughby, Ascot., Skylark, Lemming.
ton, Sunbeam, and Emblem are here.
ENTRY FOR HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Three

miles

Comet (mare), 10a$ 7lb ; lialhasard, 10st 41b ; Greenwich
Fair, 10st ; Wilful, Bat 12tto mb ; lematie, Bat 71b. All are
here.

WORCESTERSHIRE CUP. Three miles.
Bridegroom, Melees, Emblem, sad Lanford are here.

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Mr. Isaac Taylor is preparing a reply to Bishop ft
Colenso's work on the Pentateuch, to be published by II
Messrs. Jackson, Walford, and Hodder. LI
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DENSE Foo.—This morning the Thames was
covered by a dense fog which entirely suspended the river it
traffic. The river steamers were compelled to lay up, and 110
the homeward bound yawls and foreign steamers were coin. r,
polled to bring up at Blackwall. In the City establishment., ;
the Bank of England, Lloyd's, the courts of law, &c., gas
was required for the transaction of business. 116
SALE OF Tom SAY ERS'S EQVIISTRIAN CIRCUS.—
(Tim Dar.)—This morning the sale of the Cham ion Tom
Sayers's Equestrian Circus was effected by Mr. Abrabame,
go
at the Welsh Harp Hotel and Pleasure Grounds, to
Hendon. The sale attracted a numerous attendance 20
of theatrical speculators, managers, and proprietors i2O
of equestrian establishments, sod the different lots p,
were closely coeteeted. Amongst the properties con- ;
tested for were 45 trick, ring, and van horses, the cele-
brated performing mules " Barney and Pete" (for which a
Sayers gave 190 guineas), the mammoth tent (capable of 10
holding 2,500 persons), and the entire paraphernalia of this
vast establishment, the different lots obtaining fair prices.
REG KY FOOTBALL. —Thu annual match between Yo
the old Rugbeisns and Rugby School came off, as had been 4,34,
100
announced, on Saturday, November 1. It has always been I 1:0:000
lee
considered as one of the best matches of the season, and this Ageo O
year proved even more exciting than usual. owing to the 10,000 U
extreme evenness of the sides, which gave it all the elements 6 000 100
that constitute a really good match. In the beginning the _lO.OOO 100
old Rugheians had slightly the advantage, and a enceoseful „.„ 60
kick at god gained for then, half their victory. For the ROOO-- N
I remainder of the afternoon the aides seemed very well None se
! matched, and the present itugbeians proved themselves not •• goo lel
inferior to their predecessors in address and bravery. I 20,000 100
Among those who chiefly distinguished themselves may be 40,060,111.11
mentioned Haynes, Hardy, Mershell, Reachcroft, and , 25.0°°1
Sykes, for the old Rugbeians ; for the school, Johns, Cook, • 10,0°°, 106
Wilson, Trittoo, Hood, and Newill. 10,000, 100
I 10,0001 100
ALARMING EXPLOSIONS. —The neighbourhood of ! 6,0001,
Newgateatreet was coosiderably alarmed lad evening 60.0601 W
by an explosion which took place in the premise., 5,000, 100
No. 97, of that street, in the occupation of Mr. Thomas :60:011
so
Flod. It was caused by the bursting of a bottle of glevione, Howl
100
• new spirit compound, which blew out the whole of the 13,000 *I
: front portion of the lower pert of the building. Fire 90 006 101
engines were sent for, bat it was found that great as the 50.000 106
explosion had been, no fire followed, and the services of the a 2,0,2
firemen were not required. How the inmates escaped is "0; ;
unknown, but one or two persons passing along at the time Kam
. were thrown down by the concussion. An explosion also mono
took place lest evening, at the office of the Strand Board of 25,000 to
. Works, Tavistockatreet, Covent.gardeo, by which a man, ; 82,000 100
known as the " Gas &titter," was seriously injured. , :•110!
; LONDON Gerrelt.ti Oliffllo7B ComialtfY(LlMlTlD). jo,oro to
Traffic receipts for the week ending Nov. 2, 14,2421. Os. 6d. 04000 60