The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-08 00:00:00

WOOLWICH PLATE.
Chicquot the Jester
WEST KENT STEEPLECHASE.

rbu
Dos Poop

7 ma.
ULITARY PLATE. About threolnatites of a mile.
lialimpt, Vision, Villeggatmia, Bravo, Simpleton,
Qum Bea lialstoe, Rosins, sad Whitertockiap are hero.
ULLING STEEPLECHASE. About two mite mid a hall.
la The Donkey, Bravo, Retonawator, The Doe,
Idonti,i= lAA Boy me bare.

FARMERS' CUP. Half m.mile straight.
Dsks of Cambridge, Lydia, Chiquot the Jester, Hum•
Amy, Ernst, Caelesiors, /3stsy Baker, Patios's*, Lady
f, sad Blies we ban.

Bta PZONOTIONS.—It is stated that Mr. Joseph
bores of the Hose Circuit ; Kr. Webster, Sir Thomas
Philips, sad Mr. blilerard, of the Northers Circuit ; aad
iludiage Giffin', of the South Wales Circuit, are to
be Weed to thereat of Q sloe's Counsel ; and that Mr.
Colley Reissue, of the Home Circuit, is to take the °elf.

We read in the Friend of India :—"A luaus
*Ova in the shape of a giant has made his appearance in
Napo's. The mac is ift. Rio. high, his head is not par-
ikahrly large, lint hie aspect is described as ' hideously re.
palms.' At tint the people thought he was a demon, and
dread him accordingly, but five peculiar marks having bees
disonuel apes his head, he was immediately declared to
he sod, sad had divine bosoms paid to him. He is on his
way toe shrine at Wore, and makes the mint of his
Wanl advantage' by exhibiting himself at a pies a head.
7bs Miners between deity and demonism is very slight
is lan"

The ease of the sham policeman at Shrewsbury
ate to brought before the House of Commons to-morrow
Wail( by Mr. Barley, who will ask the Secretary of
Stale for the Homo Department " whether his attention
be him &aged to a gross outrage committed upon Mr.
MIAS Aahworth, of Fairfield and of Egerton Hall, who
vas mind by a pretended polico-officer at Shrewsbury,
fobbed of his watch, matey, and other property, and then
tabs takes the borough magistrates, and, under their
aka locararated for twenty-loath hour', though the most
regmetable and liberal tail woe offered on the arrival of a
clerical friend but refused, and the testimony of his high
respectability disregarded. Aod, whether the magistrates
hare hem removed from the commission of the peace."
STRANDING OF A LARGE AXERWLN
Burman, LANCASHIRE, TUESDAY NIGHT.—Early this
wormer (writes the Roy. R. R. Redman) a mad was (lb'
SIMI ham thil place on the &Dhows Sandbank with
ague!' of distress flying. The lifeboat stationed here be.
halite to the National. Lifeboat Institution, was coca
ksaelthg, and proceeded to theaarietance of the stranded ship.
Os ainTMg alongside the crow refused to leave the vend,
111 it me thought that she had received no serious damage.
The lifeboat took off the mate and landed him at Lytham.
cab that he might telegraph to Liverpool for a steam
M{. &sold the steamer arrive in time, sad the wind keep
/ow as at preeent, the Teasel may be got off should it be
food that the has suffered no great damage ; but if the
*ad tie,, the probability is that elm will become a total
meth She proved to be the barque Lexington, bound
hen be to Liverpool with a cargo of cotton. For-
liquid, there is not so heavy a sea rolling this morning
Were ma during the night. A strong gale from the west
blur until break of day. Observing the signals of distress
the Lytham lifeboat of the National Institution also went
cot to the assistance of th vessel.
Tan Brismicer Hoer.—The deputation of gen-
era from Use Berkeley Hunt, appointed by the meeting
el temabin bold in the hall of Berkeley Goths, have con-
bred with the Rev. Sir E. Colt, Bart. and have succeeded
Motociag an arrangement which it is anticipated will be
▪ 001517 to all parties concerned. It has now been
Intolei that the members of the hunt shall pay lb. Cox
,
nay &maga dons by the hunt to his crops*, land, and
maids meth as posaible inflicting any damage thereto.
lia°Rer. Fir E. Colt, Bert., and his tenant promise on their
port tut to interfere with the foxes on their land, or to
u9nr° them, bat that they will preserve them to the best of
Weir pos.,.
ROSA SOMMER IN • COURT OF Liw.—The Civil
Taugal of Fontainebleau her jut tried en action fee brooch
of contract broutht by IL Pourchet, a fudge of the L ores
Tribesal ef Commerce. and a mound amateur of paianne,
sealed' Mdli. Ram Bonham, the celebrated painter. It
„ from the statement of counsel that in December.
F.ourchat requested Nellie. Bonhour to execute for
• spitting in the style of her " Hones Ploagh-
•"1- Yes artist 'pressed her readiness to accede
to IL Penrchet's °demand, and Axed the Pike of
tho_Crepteed painting at from B,ooofr. to 10,000 fr.,
yowl t hat plosamia oted to pay. Ever since that
Pourebet has Zen vainly expecting the execution
▪ contract, and, having at lost ..me urgent in hie
barn Id. dile. Bonheur informed him that he should not
an itch of her canvas." Y. Pourchet conspasotly
Tatooteted the present proceedings to compel the execution
It the contract or the payment of 15,000 fr. as damages.
dVt" hearing counsel for both parties, iho foibooof
dad that it was evident from tho correspondence
7.m.,„16 , hod puled between the plaintiff sod do.
Out the latter had freely contracted
.to
execute certain painting but without fixing any
time for its delivery, that 'she was bound to Erueeirn.-
Crush and the tribunal was competent to fix the that
ts Orem-Talmo. ; 't accordingly ordered that the paint-
-5,..._.•001nd be delivered within six months from the notifi-
rt,„,°,l4 the prams judgment, aitthat the defendant,
011nration of that term, should 1 for every
re„,,r of &Irina three months, alter which time further
A_7___7,,hoeld be provided. The defendant was also con.
—rum all aorta of Snit
.....nCTR Devon RAILWAY.—A telegram from the
"".1" fair of this company state that the directors have
ll!ad to recommend the declaration of a dividend on the
rnlttv7 Kock at the rate of 31 per coat. per annum, carry-
kin/vi I halite of 1,3371.