The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-11 00:00:00

NAVAL.

DEVONPORT, Nov. 10.—TRIAL OF TUE AGAMEM-
NON.—The Agamemnon, 91, (screw) Captain Mends, went
out of harbour yesterday (Wednesday), on a trial cruise, in
order to test Griffith's patent screw propeller. The inveater,
together with Mr. Penn, engineer, and manufacturer of the
Agamemnon's engines, and W. Downing, Esq., accom-
panied the vessel on her trial. It was at first intended to
have confined her trial to the measured mile, but upon the
confidence expressed in the machinery, and the manner in
which it was doing its work, it was determined to take the

vessel into the offing, when. about two miles outside the
breakwater the shaft of the screw broke, and the weight
of the part detached with the fair, carried away the fasten-
ings and the woad work which surrounded it, with a tre-
mendous crash, astounding all on board. The engines
were in consequence stopped, middle vessel returned under
sail to the Sound. The diver is to go under her bottom to-
day (Thursday) to see the extent of the defects, which, it
is expected will delay her ten days at least.
SHIPS Ilf COMMISSION AT THIS PORT.--Ships in
the Sound: Agamemnon, 91, (ierow), Hogue, 60, (screw),
Imperieuse, 50, (screw), Magicienne, 18, (paddle), Despe-
rate, 8, (screw), Vulture, 8, (paddle), and Scorpion, 6,
(paddle).—Ships in Harlow : Impregnable, 104, St.
George, 120, Edinburgh, 58, (screw), Diligence, Nautilus,
Avon, and Sylph, tenders.

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'S.—TausEDAy.

This was the first of the series of dull afternoons which,
if the prospect indicate truly, will be eaperienoed at "The
Corner" until after Christmas.
Scarcely a dozen members were present, and only the
following bets were laid.

THE DERBY.
6 to 1 apt Autocrat (taken to 6001.), 14 to 1 aget Dervish
(taken to 501.), and 23 to 1 oast The Wild Huntsman
(taken to a pony). Offers to bet 60 to 1 each apt Middle-
sex, Star of Surrey, Phaeton, and 014 Noll.

LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.
CONCLUSION OF TUESDAY'S RACES.

THE CROXTETH WELTER CUP, in !peels of 60 SOTS, ad-
ded to a sweepstakes of 10 soy& each, h ft. Penalties for
oertain winners. Mile and a half. 22 subs.
Mr. Fur's Defiance, by Old England, 3 yrs 10st llb
(including blb extra) (Owner) 1
Mr. hicseley's Alonzo, 6 yrs, Ilat 71b (including 61b

extra) (G. Siwaison) 2
Mr. Dawson's Leery wheat, 4 - -10 st 8113

(Capt. Haworth) 3
Mr. O. B. Price's Warwick, 6 yrs.lost 10lb (Owner) 4
The following also ran : Russborough, Titterstone, Mon-
tague, Milcote, Remunerator, Cassio.
Betting : 3 to 1 apt Defiance, 4 to 1 agst Mileote, 5 to 1
age Montague, 6to 1 agst Alone°. Won easily by half a
length; bad third; neck between third and fourth.

LT.-Tli Z

A SCURRY HANDICAP of 3 10118. each, with 40 added.
for all ages ; second to receive 10 son. out of the stakes.
Half a mile. (17 subs.)
Mr. E. R. Clark's Winter, by Weatherbit, 3 yn,
bit 61b (F. Manton, jun.) 1
Mr. Fenning's Tonic, 5 yrs, B*t slb (Charlton) 2
Mr. Megson's Mysterious Lady, 2 yrs, Est, (car
Est 31b) (Kendall) 3
Mr. French's Songster, 4 yn, Bst (l'. Smith) 4
The following also ran : Spring, Bit of Blue, Maria Bell,
Game Chicken, Fleda, Mies Peddle, Casio, f by Cowl out
of Palms, Singleton Lass.
Betting : 4to 1 eget Tonic, 9to 2 agst Winter, and 5 to
1 each eget Maria Bell and Mysterious Lady. Winter
made all the running and wen by three lengths ; three
quarters of a length between second and third; a head
between third and fourth. Spring, Cassio, and Game
Chicken were the next lot.
OPTIONAL SELLING STAMM Of 3 son. each, with 30
added. One mile. (8 subs.)
Mr. French's Coleraine, by Touchstone, 3 yrs,
(201.), 7st 4lb (Charlton! 1
Mr. Toke's Truegirl, 5 yrs, (201.), Set 4lb (Clement 2
Mr. Harrison's Hyacinth, 4 yrs, (20/4, Bst 21
(Aldcroft) 3
The following also ran —Paddy Carey, Tiniotheuu, The
Gem, and Hotchpot.
Betting : 6 to 5 ken Coleraine, 2to 1 agst Hyacinth, and
6to 1 apt The Gem. Ilyaciuth made play to about the
distance, where Coleraine went up to him, obtained the
lead within a few paces of the Grand Stand, and won
cleverly by a length ; a neck between second and third ;
Timothens and Vie Gem were fourth and fifth ; Hotch-
pot, who got very badly off, was sixth. The winner
was sold for 200 guineas to Mr. E. K. Clark.

LIT/WOOL AUTCI4I‘ HANDICAP STNIPLICHAeII of 100
son., added to a sweepstakes of 5 save. each. Certain
winnen extra. The second to receive 20 son. out of the
stakes. About three miles. (36 subs.)
Mr. Henderson's Crabba, by David or Arthur (b
aged, Sit 101 b
Mr. Balfe's Daphne, 6 yrs, 10,t (D. Meany) 2
Capt. Pasco na Royal Blue, aged, 9st 2lb (A.Clarke) 3
The following also ran : Ringleader, 'lhirkleb7, Sir
Philip, Now or Never, Dearest Mae, Spring, Miss Pardon.
the Dwarf.
(bear was struck out at 2.15 p.m. this day, just one hour
before the time appointed for the race.
Betting : 3 to 1 agst Crabbs, 7 to 2 agst Spring, 4 to 1
agst Dearest Mee, 8 to 1 each apt Sir Philip nt.d Tiarkleby,
10 to 1 ugh auy other. At the coma-nem:eat of the
betting, 3 to 1 was Ringleader's price; at the close, "any
odds" were obtainable about him. • On making for
Beecker's-brook, Crabbs went ahead, followed tat a wide in-
terval Ly Royal Blue, the others being thus early in the
race placed hors de eontbat. Oa crowing the ploughed load
Crabbs and Royal Blau kept close company ; but ou enter-
ing the course, Crabbs was again several lrngtl.a ahead, and
maintained his advantage to the end, winning by ton
lengths. Daphne passed Royal Blue just below the dis-
tance, and Blushed second. Spring, who did not pas. the
poet, was next. At the high bank. before reaching
Beecher's-broak, Miss Puril-iu and Sir Philip fell.

TICE AINTREE PLATE (Handicap) of 70 sera. fur all ages.
Winners Sib extra. Oi.e mile. (49 suns.)
Mr. Saxon's Calot, by Touchstone, 4 yrs, let 4lb
(Clement) 1
Mr. Brown's g by the Ugly Buck, out tit Helene,
3 yrs, 6,t bib (Hughes) 2
The following also rat,:—The Red Lion, May Day, Gay-
lad, the Surveyor, Annie Sutherland, Jupiter, Solving,
Maid of Golborne, Alexia, Miss Peddie, I by St. Laois out
of Thalia, Cabin Boy, Maria Bell, Twi,z, Effie Deans.
Betting: 100 to 30 at;st The Helena gelding, 4 to 1 each
apt Calot and Annie Sutherland, 10 to 1 agst Eine Dm ins.
Sir J. Boswell declared to win with Annie Sutherland.
Maria Bell led to the turn into the straight, when Effie
Deans, with Calot in but pursuit, took the lead, and was
hest past the post by a head. The Helena gelding finishing
three lengths behind Calot. On returning to scale, how-
ever, it was discovered that Effie Deana MDR above two
pounds overweight, the war therefore disgualdied, and the
race was given to Calot. Soon after starting Annie Suther-
land was jostled in the ruck, fell, and Hato., her eider, was
severely shaken.
A SELLINO STAKES of 5 sore. each, with:3o ad,:ed ; se-
cond to save his 'tali-. T.Y.C. (S subs.)
Mr. E R. Clarke's Coleraine, by Touchstone, 3 yrs,
(31.11), 7st 4lb (Churl on) 1.
Mr. French's Songster, 4 yrs (301 ). 84 210
(r. Smith ) 2
Mr. Harrison's Hynrinth, 4 yrs (30/.), Bst (Aldcrott) 3
The following also ron : Harmony, Fled., Bon Mot, f by
Cowl out of Palms, and The Mysterious Luly.
Betting : fi to 4on Coleraine. Won easily by a length,
Half length between second and third. 'rice winner was
sold by auction fur 220 guineas.
Aft.r the last taco Tho Jealous One, by Melbourne, the
winner of the Tyro Handicap, on Tuesday, waa sold by
auction, to Mr. Halliwell, for 100 guineas.

SWAFFIIAM COURSING MEETLNG.
Judge—Mr. Tibbett.
WEDNESDAY—NALBOROCOR FIELD.
DERBY STALES FOR Doo PEFFIRS. Second ties:
Rskehy beat It. Joe; Diamond beat Australian.
OAKS STALLS FOR BITER DUrVlEl3.—Sccond ties : Ro-
sanne beat Amazon ; Merry Lsae beat Breeze.
. THE DEP.—Second ties: Rutland beat Dunkirk ; Tra-
falgar beat R. Justic..
Wzaz.venz STAKES.—Mr. Buckwortlee blk d p Bedouin
beet Mr. Caldwell's blk and wt d p Jona Buil; Lard
Stradbroke's blk d p Mayo ag.t Garney's blk and wt d
p Atiila—uut run.
AGED STAKES.—Mr. Buckworth's blk d Byron agat Mr.
Bagge's blk d TendreFse—not run ; Mr. Dobede's blk d
Dunkeld ags; Mr. Pillau's blk d Jackdaw—not run.
Dobede's blk b p Deborah beat Lord
Stradbroke's f d p Mer4/011; Lord Strialbroku'ii f d p Merino
beat Mr. Caldwell's blk and wt d p It. Jacob; Mr. Gur-
ney's ban b p Abbesa beat Mr. Bagg's red b Teal.

RACES, 18,54.
Ascot Heath, June 13.
Newcastle, June 20.
Hampton, J une '2l.
Bibury Club, June 28.
Stockbridge, June 29.
Newmarket, July t.
Liverpool, July 12.
Stamford, July 13.
Lioodwoud, July
Brighton, Aug. 2.
Brighton Club, Aug. 4.
Warwick, Sept. 5.
Doncaster, Sept. 12.
Newmarket First Oet.Sept.26
Newmarket Sec. Oct., Oct. 9.
Newmarket IN. H., Oct. 23.

DATES OF
Nottingham Spring Meeting,
Fcb. 21. '
Liverpool S. M., }larch 1.
Salisbury, March 9.
Coventry S. M., March 14.
Warwick S.M., March 21.
Ncrth,imptou, March 29.
Crouton Park, April 4.
Epsom S. M.. April G.
Newmarket Craven, Aprill7.
York 8 M., April 21.
Newmarket First S.M.,May 1
Chester, May 9.
Newmarket Sec.S.M.,May 10
Bath, May 23.
Boom, May 30.
Manchester, June 7.

CALIFORNIA, OREGO.

X. AND UTAH MAILS.

The Washington papers contain an advertisement
from the American Postmaster-General for tenders for
nail contracts in California, Oregon, Utah, and New
Mexico. The contracts are nearly 100 in number, and
some of the mail roates are 1,000 miles long. The distance
of the whole of the mail routes is nearly 10,000 miles. Mail
bags are to be taken up and dropped at about 300 places.
The postal communication between great numbers of the
towns is to be daily. The longest routes ore to have a mail
service once a month. Every kind of mail conveyance will
be adopted suitable to the districts in which they will travel
—viz., steamboats, four-horse coaches, carts, waggons, and
saddle horses. The contracts are to commence in 1830, and
to last until 1858. Very shortly therefore every place in
the above remote states will be joined to each other, and
with every other part of the Waited States, by a postal com-
munkatioa. In the advertisement the name of every place
where a letter bag is to be dropped is mentioned, and its
distance from other places in the contract stated. In Cali-
fornia the names of towns aro chiefly Spanish, but mixed
with them are the following, viz., Ophirvilie, Oro City,
Ring-gold, Rough-and-Ready, Yankee Jim, Umpqua City,
and Tama. In Oregon there are the post towns of
Jennyopolis, Olympia, Etktown, and Sublimity. In Utah
there are the following places, viz., Salt Lake City, Provo
City, Naphi City, and Tools City.

TILE BEARD.—It may be safely argued, as a gene-
ral physiological principle, that whatever evinces a free and
natural development of any part of the body is by necessity
beautiful. Deprive the lion of his mane, the cock of its
comb, the peacock of the emerald plumage of its tail, the
ram and deer of their horns, and they not only become dis-
gleming to the eye, but lose much of their power and vi-
gour. And it is easy to apply this reasoning to the hairy
Ornaments of a man's face. The caprice 0 fashion alone
fortes the Englishman to shave off those appendages which
give to the male countenance that true masculine character,
indicative of energy, bold daring, and decision. The pre-
sence or absence of the beard, as so addition to the face,
is diorama marked and distinctive peculiarity between the
countenance of the two sexes. Who can hesitate to admire
the noble countenance of the Osmanli Turk of Constanti-
nople, with his un•Mongolian length of beard ? Ask any
of the fair sex whether they will not approve and admire
the noble countenance of Mehemet Ali, Major Herbert
Edward's, the hero of the Puojaub, Sir Charles Napier, and
others, as set off by their beard ? We may ask, with
Beatrice, "What manner of man is he ? Is his head worth
a hat, or his chin worth a beard 1" I have noticed the
whiskers and beards of many of our most eminent physi-
cians and merchants encroaching upon their former narrow
boundaries, while it is well known that not a few of our
divines have been long convinced of the folly of disobeying
one of nature's fixed laws; but hitherto, their unwilling-
ness to shock the prejudice of their congregations, have
prevented them from giving effect to their convictions. The
beard is not merely for ornament, it is for use. Nature
never does anything in vain ; she is economical, and wastes
nothing. She would never erect a bulwark were her
domain unworthy of protection, or were there no enemy to
invade it. I shall proceed to show that the beard is
intended u a bulwark, and designed as a protection for the
health. The beard has a tendency to prevent diseases of
the lunge by guarding their portals. Tho moustache,
particularly, as we have already seen, prevents the admis-
sion of dust into the lungs, which is the fruitful cause of
disease. It also forms a respirator more efficient than the
cunning hand of man con fabricate. Man fashions his
respirator of wire, curiously wrought ; nature makes hers
of hair, placed where it belongs, and not requiring to be
put on like a muzzle. Diseases of the bead and threat are
also prevented by wearing the beard.—ltoteland on the
Human Hair.
threelNpyteNar
bell buoys,
wthheichSothuethmitmexpitcOantl
dock there are LE itAll
government have ordered for a part of the coast in the
Oulf of Mexico. They are enormous buoys with large
bells, and their use is in thick and foggy weather when the.
buoys cannot be seen. The surging of the waves causes the
bells to ring, which gives information of the locality of the
buoys. The apparatus is such also as to answer the pur-
pose of life buoys, where several persons can be sheltered
until they are rescued. The Russian government recently
ordered one of the patentee for Riga. One is placed off
Caisbot Castle, near the entrance of Southampton Water,
and it has been proposed to place one near the entrance of
the Solent, which would afford great assistance to the pilots
and commanders of the Southampton mail packsts. if one
were laid down there it would be about twenty feet
high with a bell weighing 11 cwt. Colonel
Facio visited Southampton on Monday to inspect
the buoys for the Mexican government. The inventor
of this moat useful apparatus is Captain Peacock,
of Southampton. He has recently submitted models to the
Admiralty and Trinity Board. Their use in enabling ships
to enter channels in fogs in invaluable. The under part of
the bell buoy is boat shaped, only solid, and is admirably
formed to roll about in the water to ring the bell that is
attached to it. From the upper surface of the buoy &circular
and tapering psli.adirg is telts several feet in height,
inside of which, towards the top, the bell is hung so as to
ring at the slightest movement.