The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-03 00:00:00

lIVEDLE RACE BETWEEN A MAN AND A HORSE.

On Wednesday lut, one of the most extraordinary matches
ever seen in this neighbourhood Calle off on the around of
Mr. Emery, corner of Great Homer-street and liirkdale.
road. Mr. Seward, the great American runner, and the
champion of pedestrianism in England, undertook, for a
wager of 201 , to run 120 yards end leap over 8 harass,
agaiast Mr. Harwood's mare " Week Bess," now perform-
ing at the Queen's Theatre in this town. The novelty of
the match drew together an immense concourse of spec-
tators, and a good deal of betting took place, the odds being
laid upon the mare. At four o'clock, Mr. Seward appeared
inn the field, attired in a snit of white linen or cotton, and
presented a singular ormtrast to the jet-black appearance of
the mare, which entered the ground soon afterward,. At a
signal given, both mare and man started in excellent style,
the latter taking the lead, which he kept for a short time.
Mr. Seward enon began to ovine* his extraordinary pedes-
trian powers, keeping side by side with the mare, and taking
each hurdle with her until they neared the last, which stood
upon the high part of the ground. It was here ev.dant that
the great rise in the ground had proved a teizer for Mr.
Seward, and that the mare would beat him, which soon
became a matter of certainty, for Mr Harwood took the
mare over first, and wtn, bat only by about a length. Al
the terms of the match were the best of three heats, after
the lapse of about half as hoar the same distance was run,
when Mr. Seward again took the lead, which he maintained
for some time, when the rise on the ground again began to
tell agates: his. He, however, was side by side with the
mare at the last hurdle but one, where be fell back a little,
and the mate went over a winner, but only by belt a length.
—Liverpool Mail.
LETTERS PROM SIR CHABLIS NAPIER readied the
United Service Club on Thueley. They bear date July
26th, contain moat cheering accounts cf the gallant veteran's
health, and, holding out the prospects of uninterrupted tran-
quillity, corfirm the accounts contained in the Delhi news-
papers and despatches which came to hand by the last
over and mail.

ATTEMPT TO ROB THE MONEY-BOX IN HEREFORD
CATICIDRAL.—WiIIiam ions*, the man etuaged with the
wises to steal the sum of Si. 2. llid. from the contribu-
tion-be: in the cathedral, on Sunday week, under the cir-
cumstances Mabel at length in ear Let publication, was on
Thminiey Itionglit up at the Gandhill for farther examina-
tion. The mama Into the °Mamba was proved to have
beam WNW by a miaow fa the oath feeesept, near where
*ea mere several feetaserks fa the dem which meetly car-
respimisa . with laressices robes* *time skins of the
passrateer I. Mme_ isearamke em Inky dissemeed ea Monday
woo Swei. mod *see mu a meek very distinct on a
mesimesat the window apse which the prisoner
hid ia dfamete the Per_ . The door through
amps is fmtened by a chain on
Cease orev:Thisis, nom the circumstance of his
having Wan employed at the cathedral, ass well aware of,
s.d ma frequently opined wheat It weak' be somewhat
dills& be do quickly kg may sae enesquainted with the
amlkeded itetening it. lihnetly after two o'clock the privaner
AM sus is the High-teas by police-constables FMK* and
lishertt, who both noticed that his waistcoat and trousers an
tan were cl,rty with deg, as it he had been lifting up a
stems, and upon their abtrwards hearing of the boa in the
eithedral having been broken open, the whom was sus.
and apprehended. He y committed for tea—
Criosithshire yes committed
Beacon.