The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-10 00:00:00

WINE-DUTIES REDUCTION.

Yesterday a festival, under the auspices of a WM•
mittens formed for the purpose of promotion a reduction of
the duties on (deign wises, and at the sou time advoest.
leg a mutssily advantageous sputa of tariffs between
Fresco and Eogland, especially in relation to the trade of
the Potteries, was held at the Crystal Palace.
At three o'clock • special commerce, of gentleness more
immediately connected with the movement, from deferent
parts of the country, was held in the Mule Court ; Mr.
Ottoman, M.P., presided, and reed a paper epos Hasga-
rMs WWI, communicated by Count Samuel fleoulagh
end the Rev. Heys°, d Dankll offered some remarks
en the moral adieu's of wise as an ordinary beverage.
Arraegaments for the fetus conduct of the sanative body
of the suety (for it has assumed such a form) ware entered
into, sad a re:ciliation pawed directing that a deputation
should attend • wine congress about tc be held is Belgium.
At Ave o'clock about 400 gentlemen set down to a banquet
fa an extempore dueing.room in the tooth wing of the build-
leg, nadir the prealdeacy of Mr. Oliveira. Among the
gutless' present we noticed Admiral Sir George Sar twigs,
Canted* SooMII, M.P.. Mr. W. Biggs, M.P., Mr. lovas,
M.P., Mr. Hadfield, M.P., Mr. Richardson, MX., Major
Reed, M P , Mr. Sweetest Ballasting, Dr. Orbsoa, F.R.S.,
Lieut.-Colonel Macdonald, Mr. Jobe M•Gregur, M.Y., Dr.
Hassell, Mr. Fowler, CB. Reprewatitg wins sir-
ettanta—Mr. George Ridley, Mr. K. Godes& Mr.
B. Heidi's, Mr. T. W. litateletos. Meson. F..ster and
[ogle, and Mr. Yothill. 171.4 s Frankfort—Mr. 0 wel
Haab. Frees Coblents—Mr. JorJan. From Spoia—Dw
Goilkorno Balers'. From France—M. Saiembosse de la
Moretti', Presideat of the Preach Conemiestos to the Ezell-
bibles of 1851. M. Jose's (Potbeir et Joule), from
Blouse. Mr. Alfred Westphal, from Montpelier, repro-
sentiag the Chester of Commerce, of the Baulk spe•
dilly deputed. Mr. Robertson Gladetene was espesdally
dusted by a resolution of the Finsainalltelowa Aseresi•-
dos of Liverpool, to be present, oat woe unable to attend.
Mr. Ap.lay Peilett, Mr. Lee, M.P.. Mr. Rice, M.P., Mr.
Jaekeoe, M.P., the Mayor and Tows Clerk of Nemesis's.
neder•Lyse, Dr. Chamben, Mr. Willcox, M.P., Sir John
Hey, Ban., Mr. Ilogratt, M.P., Colossi Forrester, Capt. Ea-
mcada, M.P., Mr. Leos, M.P., Major Fields's, M.P., Mr.
Cheatham, M.P., Mr. Kerehaw, M.P., C. L Frantlin, ALP.,
Mr. Medley, II P., Mr. Lindsey, M.P., Mr. Pitkuigton,
M.P., Mr. Blued, M.P., Count Strsellecko, C. 8., Mr. Actoo,
M.P. From the Sia&rdatillie Potteries : Mr. Wm. White,
Chainsas of the Angles-French Few Trade Association ; Mr.
B. BusforP, Secretary to ditto; and Mr. B. F. of
the Arm of Morley and Co. From Bradford : Mr. Titso Salt,
President of the Chamber of Commerce, sad the Mayor of
Bradford; Mr. Darlington, the Secretary of the Chubs'
of Commerce; and Mr. &Meas. Tbe Mayor of Oxford.
From Deadee—Mr. David Hunter. Fees Sheffield—The
Master Cutler; Wa. Fur:Et. Req., Mayor; and Mr. Clio.
valise Jackson. Rev. R. S. Daniell, M.A., Rev. George
Jepson, Y A., Rev. B.C. Bangor, M.A., Dr. Hawses. F.L.8.,
Mr. D'ltyncouit, Caputo Booth. Major Hall, Sir John
Scott Lithe, E..C.8., Mr. Junes Wyld, Charlie Salisbury
Butler, Eaq., M.P., Mr. Thomas Mills, MP., Mr. R.
Townley Parker, M.P, Mr. Rowland Hill, Mr. Thomas
@sour of Middlesex; Sir Cusack Hooey, Mr
Thweitee, Chairman of Metwooliiva Board of Wises ; Mr.
Thomas Wiskworth, F.&A., Mr. Joseph Ferguson, M.P.,
Lieut. Cclocel Macdoseld, High Sheriff of Carnarvoeshire.
Also a delegate from the Belgian Association for Free
Trade, and Colonel Alexander /dirdeynasky, npresentisi
the wise growers of Hungary. Colonel Sykes, Chairman
of the East India Company, use of the stewards, wrote a
letter to Mr. Oliveira, up/eosin his regret at being
about, in consequence et attending the &neer given to
General Witham@ try the Lord Mayor.
After the weal loyal and patriotic WIWI, and the health
of the Emperor of the Fruited bad been duly howsued,
The CHAIRMAN, la a very elaborate addrest, proposed the
toast and awitthsent which had brought them together as
that day. He emerged 011 the disedvastages of the present
high dada on wise, as tending to atist revues, to pro-
mote admteretioo, to induce spirit drinking, and the cones-
quest demoralisation of the humbler clues He thatesded
teat the use of spirits produced disease, inathiee, the cos-
mission of many crimes, great anpenditere in police, is ira-
prisonswat,aad Worsen of rates ; and that it prevented sir
*Weeding AMMONIA' relation with many @outrage In
Europe, espcsu.l., Frames, Spate, Portaged, the Two
Sicilia*, Greece, and Germany. In short, his address
might be chgracttrised se a dissertation on the advantages
of • reduction of the wine duties, flaaacially, morally, acid
intethatioully. The hoe. gentleman also read lett. n from
Kr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. F. Levee's Gower, M.P., the Rev.
Thomas Gamier, chaplain to the Howe of Commons. Pro-
fessor Owes, and others, expensing their approval of the
ejects of the nesting, sad *Si/ regret at being unable
to attend._

Mr. E. BODLIT (4 the Bre of Messrs. F. Marley add
Co.), represeettag toe Stalordshsre Po:tertes' Aeglo-Freash
Frs. Trade Aseociatioo, de/ire:ad as address stowiEd the
advantages of • mutest reductisa of tend% between Flamm
oak°, eat Britais. _ . _

Mr. TITUS 81LT, of &hairs, president of the Bradford
Climber of Consent, love as impression of oplatos born
that impoitsat &mkt of Yorkshire, upon the laureate of
their local ntosuf.otares in Mincer to a :eduction of
tan& between Frames sad Busload.
Mr. Joan McGazoon, M.P. for Glasgow, gave as ad-
here upon the advaatages of fataroaaosal trade with
Priors, roasiaersd with retinas, to the trade end °M-
arra of Boatload.

Dlr. Aizazn WIITPMAL (of the arm of Bloaquier, Son,
red Westottai), of Harpsher, specially oppoiateull by net-
lath* of the Climber at Commerce of that town to repro.
@sat the department of the Hera.lt, spoke to the following
effect : I do not thigh It Is any tiepin unser, to eater
into general eociridesuistes epee free trade between
Seined and Prue*. The quietism has nee sallnionly
upend and diecumed. TM immeasurable beanie, that
would be derived from a mon sitteasave lateresesee bennen
these two great • Woes is oily darned by Owe whose eye,
ere blinded by selfish tautest' sun solitary prejudices. le
oosensean, I wish merely to state a few tests, which will
newer, let me hope triumphantly, some of the objections
rpiiosed to the ndeetioa of the duties opts wane in
Upload. Three gaieties, no generally &amend to the
advocates for the insides of ths douse. First, will
Pram be able to sappy the llogllsb /market ?
will the Fries of bet whole be emelt as to have any
eeriest bloom upon ie.* onneseeptioa ? Thirdly,
whet will be the quality of -bee drop wine ? Let the fol-
lowing Lures newer the aft —Freese, eeterdisi
to the Preset( g ,voresant's bee.mt of 1860, predates an
avenge of 40 to 42 millitm beeWtres, Cr., 990 millet* of
dallies, ar is ma eambeie SO unlike of lbeistrials. The
flea foLowies document". Ter, Gard, Hermit, Aisle,
Pyrenees Oriental's, t redeem imasally more Lea 10 =alma
hisetolAns, or 220 million of gallon. Of this quanta
shoat ene•third, say 76 million of guiles., is tuned into
spirits, and the equivalent of that oily third would sales
Ito allow to the Vatted Kingdoms • easteemptkaa of • little
more thaa 16 bottles a-bead tuned of 1 1 6th bottles,
as it is at preteat. Having shown by bores the
great WIWI, of was- rowing Is Freon of late
years, and the probenlity of the English market
tens opened, tansies still farther to increase that
production, be proceeded to make some very laterestirs
obeervationt, marked by • thorough kno sledge of the
aeljett, and continued-1 have weighed sad estimated all
the nines espouses with the greatest possible atoareey, sad
alter 'nowise ten per nat. to the Freccb and as our
°eat to the Euglish marcher, I sea positively assert that
(vessels, our desideratum obtained, sal the dirty lowed
to one ghillies a gallon) wine from the South of Feenoe
could be sold in London at no price of 'teepees, or s;a-
peace a bottle Or bottles to a sailor ). The gently of the
wises I an speaking of would be a very
ere indeed, much bettor in average the that of most of:::
vies ordiaaires Out are to be met with at the hotels ca the
sontient. TO, ale. belie stritegth of then wins lured be
of from 11 to 13 per teat. It !as abet beta atged that
Preach wan do act always keep in Haslaad,oa ucentat of
its mintier shuns. Kaaba., has • mush wider climate'
ton Great Britoil', earl still the cassunatin of Fretch
seines, and especially of Southern twines, is there a very o in-
enterable mu. and the taste fur UAW, wines is eenstantly
isatiosieg. On the ere head, people wish to have ea-
bloodied beverages, and op the other they tampion cf the
lesufilciest steadiness of certain wine,. The South of
Prance, as well as the San and West, produces wises of the
most luscious description ; but it is not with non high
qualities that we west to eater upon the Zeglhh market.
Thou qualities soilcontly reasemead themselves to taste
and fa.hicre. What we wish is to no wine considered no
more as a mere I y, attainabie oily ry the fish and
wealthy, but as • pcpulaseorentitor to ale and porter—and
above all, to eta end brandy. Popular coasumptiou is what
we wish—what we would obtela. if the daty ware reduced.
Several ottury oddneses were delivered, and et Din o'clock
the pro:settings tare heated, and the nanny retuned,
after spending • very agreeable day of mined basins,. and
pleasure.

ROYAL COLLEOE OF BOROZONL—ne following
latinbers of the Crliege, baying underseas this .':wary'nominations, wore admitted lictotiateeia midwifery, at the
mostlog of ibis board on the Bth ins% 0:toor
Wawa. Ponshreke-terrace, Caledoaian-rood, Winston;
Tholes: Hoary Taney, ()wooden, Dear H.iOse ; !When
Wootton, Canterbury ; John Lista, Pool Push,
Haifa., Yorkshire; 8 twat] Heavy Or. en, New Garrott,
blasehester ; Charles Hoary Slaughter, Faroiarnsan, Knit;
Powae, Ifowey, Cora wall; Allred Hoodoos, Ips-
wich; William WUliams Peatialos, /if rth W• 1411; SS.
Gram, Wisheacti, Conit;ndgeohlso; Jame Orteawo
Quensee•roal, Danko ; Itaatewite Blnaje., Horn.
E.1.C.8. ; Cosa. s EVIIIS Marid, NOtWiCil ; ColL,lte Jake.
Elwin, Breed-stets t-bsiWgs, City; ?kimono Joba
Ken:isk. Bstwiashata ; Juba Croaks Webb, Shaftesbury-
'errant, PIIOIIC3 and Thtnao Carthago Gillet, Truro,
Cora wall.

CORRUPT PRACTICES AT PLICTIONS.—Ths woad
reactirg of the bill, to sees w the act of 1851 for eitsvintlat
corrspt preview et •leetloee, fe flied for this ( [Mirada))
evsa DI. Mr. H. Berkeley. M.P., Ell hoes, as as sum*.
MST, " that It be teed a nesad taw Mat day els maths."

NAVAL AND MILIT.ABY.

THE ARMY IN THE EAST.

The following is an extract from a letter, dated
British Camp, June 24:
The b of the 6th of June hal given great die-
setiefeetion, and this has been oily equalled by No. 1
emend order of yesterday, stopping all field allowance from
the 30th Jane. It la bed *sough, although ausesery, for a
poor fellow to be kept behind is this hot weather, either la
a desolate camp, or else at Balaklave, performing fatigue
duties, kuowieg, at the sense tine, the mama his services
are no longer required for shipping govereseent sad railway
stores, be will be obliged to sell his tut-pony at the outside
pries for 21., when, la all probability, during the siege, it
seat him 261 ; but to have his field allowance of le. 61. or
25.6 d. • day stopped is addiVou, le, to sly the lust of it,
a very mean proceeding. By the regulations this &Dow-
ning has always bun mad. a quarterly one, payable in
advance, so that If en officer was is the field on the tint day
of a quarter, be drew for the remainder of that quarter, and
Cuing the war an officer embarking fn the East wan
always allowed to draw in mouths in advance.
Although by the Gesirtto of the 6th, staff officers are not
shown u suds, still it is not considered that es much favour
hes beam shown toward them as might have Men imputed.
For *sample, out of the twenty-eight enjoys made brevet
lieutenant colonels only eine would be declared as staff—in
otter w ords, one in three ; still there are many who think
this a very large proportion. The Artillery have g..t wore
than their fall stare, although one of their staff, Captain
Heyman, brigade major, has been overlooked. The Re-
gimen have not come off so well ; only three of that corps
are promoted, and of those three two have never been
engaged I. the siege. If Colonel Owen did not get much
for his Crystal Palace duties, he has certainly got his fail
reward for the Hills duty he did before &bastopol. He
came out as a captain, end lost his leg, but far this place
of seisforsone he has been made since last Jaly a brevet-
major, a C. 8., sad now a lieut. -eolousl, besides being given
• very good appointment in London. The sebelteros, on
the contrary, who have done all the hard work, and who
are now doing it, have got nothing for their sondem
On Bundey evening the Commander-in Chief, with his
personal staff, and Admiral Fremantle, relented Iron
Kutch in the Emperor steamer. The tows Is to be
handed over to the Buenas the mutest the 71st
have embarked, which I taped hes already taken
place In the P•Oifi3. The last of the Teas, and eon-
%invent store*, even to a truss of hey, were embarked
last week, ander Brigadier-Orraeral Neill. To-day the

head-quarteseof the Dith Regiment and three ampules of
artillery, Capt. Veneta's, Capt. Hardy's, and Lieutenant
Dodson's, embark from Sebastopol on board her Majesty's
ship Centarion. The reminder of the 20th was to have
sailed last Saturday. On their departure it in supposed that
the fatigue duties in the captured fortress will be performed
by the sailors and marines, se there will sot be a stogie
soldier left. Two non battalions of Land Transport, the
2nd conthuaded by Rijn Robertson, captain 31st, and the,
4th, by lileitr Dick, homeliest 78th, are ruder °ruts to I
embark M Balsklave, is the Robert Lowe, on her arrival.
This will loam nine battalions still to embark, the let, Zed,
4th, 6th, and 6th having gone. Oar head-quarters leave
shortly, end the remaiader of the army at Balakiays. under
General Garrett, is expected to embark about the 16th
July. For this purpose a certain number of an-of-war
are to be kept at Hasatch in reserve.
Mrs. &mole has moved her retidence to Bathed. She
states that Lord Gough has promised to do his best to get
her ear Crimean medal. One *Log Is ot main, that she and
the other ladies who were out here previous to the Graded,'
deserve to have the Crimean ribbon, and the army would
be more glad to see than wearing it than to be obliged to see,
as they do sow, Commissariat Akers and Oedema clerks
wearing four clasps, and Peat-olio clerks "Witting about
with the Balahlava clasp, simply became they lammed to
be in Balaklava eta the 25th October, 1864.

By general ordass Csptaiss Cansiebeal, 45tb, Gorden,
82ad, Majors Host. B. Raney, 95tk, and Goodlake, Cold-
stream Guards, go him* with Dr Home and several emo-
saissarlat, medical, sad clerical oSeers. Captain 111.111.4ter,
46th, will perform Me ditties of Provost Marshal, vice Csr.
sidebar!. A report hae arrived Ma: lose transport, with
Moms, has beat burnt is the Bospisoras The remainder of
the telegraph wire in the Crimea is likewise to be taken op.
The Lice soiled yestsrday with Lord William Paulo,
C 8., Lienr..Colmal Glyn Dr. Alexander, C. 8., &c , on
board, and the Foyle soil: to-day with !alto-men ofirmrs
foe England.

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1850:

SPORTING.
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THE LIVERPOOL CUP, &e.
TO Til IDITOI 01 TIIII 1111LPIIIIII•

Bra,—The fielders have had the best of the first
Innings et Liverpool, and 1 shall act be at all surprised at
the Liverpool Cap being carried off by as outsider. On
Monday stood on Mermaid and Braila. to Orty Tommy
Irma the mak outsiders, mid the latter has wall repaid as,
for from 40 to 1 be sprang is the mums of twelve hours to
a third of thole odds. I have very little 'Mention to make
on Monday's selection; bat 1 shall give a few additional
lists.

Tipes's appearance at Liverpool wig an:lovely looked
for, aadoelies ski showed. the 'stressless in her favour were
general. She gallops very strong, sad her condition is al
that her Meade Gould wish. With Pietism' in the saddle,
if site asset roteiave her Chester and Mascheater defeats
the will disappoint her party greatly. I ant afraid she will
never get so hide as Sit again.
Wild Huatsuan's condition palled bin through for tke
burdock Testimonial, and a select few won a very heavy
stake on it, baying kept him quiet up to the lest moment.
The Cop distance, however, is cot likely to suit Wen,
although being in such tip.top fettle, he should beat as rs
than beat him.

—Early Bud, steams* es it may appear, looks more dan-
gerous then if he bad won to-day, and it only regalia •
little mosey to go oa to make him the sound favourite. His
party, it is whispend, us going for smithies else.
Harehloness will be a gond favourite at the post, and
the Whitewall divides us confident of • win with her. She
buboes saved • long while, and I mod Betsey that she goes
as well as anything.
Lady Tenon end Broth*, to Grey Tommy both look
formidable. Ido not see why they should sot both be good
favourite*, end it will be as well sot ti hold her to, cheap.
Her party are is good earnest, end I knew how diarists
they are when the money is on.
Pretty Boy looks quit* as well u be did at Stockbridge,
and he is oes of our best mooed-rata horses. What nig
party mean to do with him I do sot know ; but they ere not
on to the twee they generally ere when they think they
have • good thing. I bellows Tom Thumb has been bulged
by Shiro, but be has run so badly that he shall not enlist me
in his favour till he does something in public to deserve it.
Pretty Boy ought to give bias another 71b and boot him,
looking at both their performances.
Goldhill won his r .oe eesll or cosh et Stoubridge; but
I would wooer back hiss for the Goodwood Stakes then this
rear, even with more weight to *any. H. is knocked about
most sespicloos/7 in the market, and, if meant, si I have
said before, he could win. I only doubt the intentioas of
his owner, who, having backed him to win plenty of money
for the Goodwood Stakes, ought not to throwaway a chance
for that race

The others us soon disposed of. I fear I shell hot get a
run with Mermaid; Ls(ly Florence would like the distance
better were it a mile, and King of Scotland nu too badly at
Newcastle to compete with Typos.
The ram then. in my opinion, stands thus : Either Pretty
Boy or Ooldbill oars who, if wanted. But (eerie, they
are not, I 'hell take Lady Tattoo and Brctber to Grey
Tommy, to compete with T 3 pee at the flesh, and I shall not
be surprised et one of them beating bor.
The mile 16 rove. sweepstakes will probably be tiontested
by Sprig of Shillelagh, Lanes, one of T. Parr's (Fishermen
or Apathy). Melissa, sad one or two others; but I shall not
have to reek farther dun the Sprig end Fisherman, giving
the first menliowed the preference, on aceciaat of the great
disparity of the weights, and he ought to beat atbv. es he
did the trick for him to-day.
Fisherman, however, may be mutest to carry cff the
Qesea's Pia.e, and leave Aperiy to manage the above.
Friday's races 1 leave till to-morrow. METEOR.
Wednesday Ennis'.