The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-17 00:00:00

PROMOTION OF SCIENCE AND ART AMONGST

THE INDUSTRIAL CLASSES.

The Lord Mayor, determined that the provinces
shall not receive exclusively the benefit of his late move-
ment to promote science and art amongst the industrial
classes, has invited that neglected but most deserving club
of persons, the muter. and mistreues of our schools to an
entertainment to be given for their benefit at the Mansion.
house, on the 30th inst., and the treasurers end secretaries
to a conference to meet her Majesty's commissioners and
devise the means of improving the schools of the metropolis
and its easing.. lie has, we are given to understand,
found gr►at difficulty In procuring accurate lists of those
who conduct such institutions, and has sent round the me-
tropolis invitations, of which the following is a copy:
The Lord Mayor will be gratified by your attendance
at the Mansion on the 30th inst., at six o'clock, p.m., to
meet the Muter, and Misteesses of the British and Foreign,
National, Parochial, and other schools of the metropolis.
In sympathy with the general interest now felt in the pro-
motion of a more practical knowledge of science and art
among all classes, and with the recommendation made by

her Majesty in relation to this object, in her speech at the
opening of the present session of parliament, the Lord
Mayor is adopting various measures for the purpose of giv-
ing effect to that recommendation. With this view he has,
with the valuable assistance of the Society of Arts, collected
at the Mansion-house • large amortment of educational

models, diagrams, books, apparatus, &c., showing the latest
improvements that have been made in these important de-
partmente. The Lord Mayor is convinced that a taste for
science and art, or any knowledge of them which can be
of any practical value, can be generally diffused un-
iew ammo elementary Matemetlea b afrorded at an early
age. It is evident that this can only be accomplished by
the aid of those schools to which reference has been made ;
and be ventures to anticipate that great advantage will
arim.from the opportunity now afforded to the teachers of
such schools to inspect the collection to which their atten-
tion is invited.
" Mansion-house, June 13."

SPORTING.

HAMPTON RACES-TiruiumAy.

The length to whirl our prefatory observation were ex-
tended oa Wednesday leaves little more to be mid of this
meeting.

The prestige of the Cup day—so called on the Una a
non twassdo principle it would seem—lest none of Its fora,
if the immense multitudes which ware spread over the
Hurst may be taken u a criterion.

The snide and their enclosures were fully occupied, and
business and pleasure held divided rale. The sun shone
forth with summer brilliancy, and the warm air was redo-
lent of the " ripe harvest of the new mown hay."
Pie nie parties boating on the bright river added ma-
terially to the picturesque effect of the gay and ani-
mated scene; and the display of beauty and fashion in
haling equipages, closely set along the carriage-lEs et
the coarse, was much greater than we remember to have
seen there for some years.
The spbrt evidently afforded the highest gratification to
the "masses"—moat of the plates bringing rut strong
fields; the results were, however, for the most pert, a sore
Idiseouregement I. the bookmakers. On reference to the
following details it win be seen that the principal prim—
her Majesty's Plate—was serried off by Torment with the
same ease that distinguished her victory be the Barry and
!diddles*: Stakes the day before. Previeudy to the race
she wan bought by Mr. Greville.
By the safe of only two winners—Annals sod Wilmette
—upwards of 4001 went to with the had the, indepen-
dently of the income derived from Moths, betting
stands, the erTiisioa of earelegee, doe., Alma a strong
s of Mope that the eammat et added messy to therrif-
tercet stakes will next yew be emelerattly isereseed sad
that a new stake, under the Masseisatiat of "The ]durst'
Stakes," a handicap sweepstshe of 10 son. each for 3-yr-
olds and upwards, with 100 added, will form a peanut
feature is the p on that occasion. The stewards
will be Admiral Eons and Col. Peel.
The races came off as fpllows
Vterroas' PLATY of 00 son. (Handicap) for all NM ;
sensors extra, Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. E. R. Clark's Mr. Sykes, by Sir Tattoo Sykes,
3 re, 74 (Wells) 1
11r. Payne's Cotton Lady, 4 yrs, bet 71b
Captain Lisle's Clothworker, aged, 7st 121 b (bi-
nding 61b. extra) (Denman) 8
The following also ran: The Grand DA* Heroine,
British Farmer, Tobolski, Mauna, and The Menu.
Betting : 2 to 1 apt Mr. Sykes, 5 to 1 each eget Heroine,
Clothworker, and Mamas. Clothworker jumped off first,
but was immediate! paused by Heroine, who made the
running to the Read where Clothworker took it up, and
carried it on to the distance, where he was headed by Cotton
Lady, who in the next half a dozen strides was challenged
by Mr. Sykes, and defeated easily by a length. Cloth-
worker a bad third, Heroine fourth, Mamma fifth, Tobolaki
sixth, The Mersey ,seventh, Grand Dake eighth, and
British Farmer hat.
RAILWAY PLATS of 60 son., given by the South
Western Railway Company, added to a sweepstakes of 6
love. each ; for 2-yr-olde and upwards. Optional selling
weights. Five furlong..
Mr. French's Nonstop by Nutwith, 3 yrs (6011,
7st 130) (G. E. Sharp) 1
Mr. Powell's Anne Page, 3 yrs (601), 7st 81b
(Wells) 2
Mr. Mars's Little Kitty, 2 yrs (501.), Set 131 b
(8. Steggles) 3
The following also ran :—Cateplum, Acute Angle,
Lionel; Night Shade went to the post, but did not get off.
Noisome and Anne Page ran in front throughout. The
former, when within a few yards of the chair, obtained the
advantage, and the race terminated in her favour by a
neck. The second beat the third eight lengths, Cataplum
was 4th, Lioness 6th, and Acute Angle 6th. The winner
was afterwards sold by auction to Captain Scott for 230
guinea; the fund thereby realising upwards of 1901.
Han MAJESTY'S PLATT of 100 guineas; 3-yr olds,
7st 71b ; four, 9at ; five, 9st 6lb ; six and aged, 9st 91b. The
winner to be sold for 5001. Two miles.

Mr. Greviße's Torment, by Alarm, 3 yr. .. (Wells) 1
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Corybantes, 3 yrs. (Wakefield) 2
The following also ran:—Doe Quixote, Rackapelt, Per-
fidious, Economy, Anonymous Letter, Stamford, Night-
shade, and Carbuncle.
Betting : Even on Torment, 2 to 1 agst Corybantes, 6 to
1 mast Itackapelt, 10 to 1 eget any other. Perfidious
started with the lead—Torment, Nightshade, Itackapelt,
and Corybantes lying up in the order named, and tleee I
positions were maintained to the top turn, Where Cory.'
bantes ran into the third place; Torment meanwhile taking
close quarters with Perfidious, who shortly afterwards gave
way, but not without first having a sharp taste of whip-