The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-27 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

LANCASHIRE.
Tim NAVIGATION LAWS.—Yeaterday, at Liver-
pool, a meeting was held to consider the proposed change in
the navigation laws. The chair was taken by the Mayor.
The galleries were tilled with gentlemen of note in the town
and neighbourhood ; and the railed off space, to which the
entrance is from Chapel-street, was densely crowded with a
respectably dressed body of men, the great majority of whom
apparently were ship-carpenters, or others connected in an
operative capacity with the shipowners' interest. The meet-
ing was addressed at considerable length by Mr. Aikin and
other gentlemen, and eventually resolutions were agreed to
condemning any change in the navigation laws.—At MAN
CU S
p yesterday, an entirely opposite opinion on these
taws was exressed. At a meeting of tl-c Chamber of Com-
merce; a petition to the House of Commons for their repeal
was agreed to.
A 'MURDER WAS COMMITTED AT LIVERPOOL Yv.s-
TRIMAY. It occurred in Simpson-street. Bev. rat butchers
were drinking in a public-hose, when a quarrel arose
between one of them, named Unsworth and another (whose
name our reporter could not learn). Another butcher,
named diorite, attempted to interfere, and while thus
humanely engaged, he was stabbed in the abdomen by
l'n.wortlt with a large knife. Assistance was immediately
procured, and he was taken to the hospital ; but the wound
was of so dreadful a nature that he only Survived a few
momenta. Cnsworth meanwhile was taken to Bridewell,
where he awaits the judgment of the coroner's jury.
WESTMORELAND.
COMMISSIONS BY TOE J.ORD LIEU TEUNANT.—F.
1.% Heehaw, gent., to be Lieutenant; .F. Hamilton,
gent., to be Cornet ; in the Regiment of Westmoreland and
Cumberland Yeomanry Cavaby.
KENT.
COMMISsIONS UT THE LORD LiEt.TENANT.— Cor-
net M. Muteaster, to be Lieutenant ; I'. 0. Papillon,
gent., to be Cornet ; in the E est fleet Its giment of Yeo-
manry Car

‘Talry.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL
sinitioou.—The following candidates have been already
named for tbe ortice of public orator : Rev. W. liateson, fellow ;and
cent "r burst.: of St. Jobn's Con. ; Res. J. A. Frere. It.A., fellow and
wistont tutor of Trinity ; Rev, R. Williams. fellow and tutor cod
Otowiroal lecturer of ding's, and liattie's University echoic:.

rELISFIRMENT.—Rev. J. Watson, to Long Whatton C.,
Leir.atrr-bire, din. Peterborowth.
VACANCV.—Dlllington V , Sussex, dio.Chichtster ; 182 L,
Kith residenor ; pat., Earl of Alhb,irtun ; vacant by death at Rev. T.

NAVAL.
ADMIRALTY, NI .tv 26.—ArrotirmENTs.—Licutenanti
O. D. Mumy, to M.r.,n.ler ; W. A. Vrl'osco., o llome. -Second MA..
tern: B. Clcitom, to licllcrophon; C. M. II wake% to Mcrlin.—Master'n
ArAintAnt T. 11. J re. —34 ttlAhiprai n : F. 11. Smith, to
Victory • .I. 11. F, room% to 11o4Ings.— Bootswow : J. Ciuuktiwortby,

MILITARY.
At this time the %Dual :annual movement of Cavalry regta.
serving in the tnited Kingdom tidies plat" and the following =ounces
are in progress lot Dragoon Owed% Birmingham, will sell week
embark et lovernool for Dublin, to be stationed either at Dublin or
Oahir; 2nd Drognon Giants arrived from Ireland OW the 22nd inst.
at Itiershill Barracks, edinborgh ; 3rd Dragoon Guards now en route
front Edinburgh to ffratinghtun ; fob 'elegem Guards to errlee this
day at Birmingham, from lurk. ether CIUWISOI will take effect neat
month.
The following movement of ingentm oonsequent upon the arrival
of meta from foreign service. have also taken place the 21st and
20th regus. (the arrival of which, P., former from Bengal and the
latter from Bombay, we have =ready intimated), here left Chatham
for Canterbury, to be both there stauoned ; the establishment of
these WM will new bs reduced from 1,000 to $OO rank and tie each.
The depot of 72nd Ilighlenders arrived from Paisley, N. ,at sheer-
nes‘ on the 24th inst., having replace,' the depot of the 90th Wert.,
which ha, been consolidated at (*bathe= with the service compante.
late arrived from the Cape of Lim= Hope ; the 100th will he redueod
to the mine number as the two cells. lately returned from India.

MEDICAL
APOTIIICARIZte H ALL.—N ernes of gentlemen who pained
their examination to the science and dentine of medicine, and re-
ceived certificates to practise on Thursday. May 23:-0. F. Cooper,
army; 0. Banning, Conde ; P. IL Bird, Birmingham; R. Aber-
crombie, Manchester.

SPO.RTING.
EPSOM RACES—FRIDAY.
Looking at it with reference to the monster meeting ore
Wednesday, the attendance yesterday was moderate enough,
but comparing it wide all other Osks days it was by lee the
most numerous we ever beheld. There was a good show of
carriages on the csurse (amongst them one containing the
" Swedish Nightingale," Jenny Lend), who, it will be easily
credited, was an attraction scarcely inferior to the Oaks it.
self, and a very fair sprinkling ,•f the aristocracy, of both
sexes, in the stand. We look upon this to have been the
natural consequence of the ease and quickness with which
the journey is now accomplished from London Bridge, vest
numbers of the mercantile dames being enabled to devote
the whole of the morning to business, and to reach
the Downs in ample time fi,r the first race.
The arracgementa on this line, although very good
tin the whole, do not appear to have given en-
Bre satisfaction; there was a good deal of grumbling
at the raising of the fans considerably above the
ordinary standard, and at its being compulsory on all to take
first elms tickets, although the number of first class carriages
ova' not sufficient fa one-third of the passengers. This pro-
ceeding will doubtless help to swell the next dividend, but
it had net the advantage of precedent in railway travelling ;
and, to say the least of it, was irregular.
The racing ycsterday wee the same ire character and quan-
tity as on Wednesday and the principal event, t
ot will be
wee, had an advantage over the Derby in the umerical
strength of the field ; in other respec ait was inferior, the
animals were of a very moderate rade, and the number who
were up at the finish proves that even the wiener cannot be
looked upon as a flyer. The race was limed for the
same hour at which the Derby was run, and all the
preliminaries were completed in tame for its coming off ac-
cordingly ; mares, however, are ticklish animals to deal with
at this season, and it was not without some little trouble
that they were marshalled into order for starting. About
eight minutes after the time, however, they were brought
in line up to the post, and started: in good style. The issue
of the struggle that ensued was favourahlo to Crabs, a mare
trained by John Day, jun., an addition to a number of grand
" coups, amongst which will be found the Derbya of 1846
and 1847, and the Oaks of 1847. It is still more extraordi-
nary that Templeman should have ridden the winnen of
Derby and Oaks two years in succession. With this race
the interest of a most successful meeting terminated. We
may congratulate Mr. Dueling upon having so managed it
from first to lest as to give satisfaction to all parties.
OAKS STAYER of 50 sous., h ft; for three-year-old fillies,
Rat 7th each, the second to receive 100 sons. out of the stakes, and the
winner to pay 100 son. towards expenses. 14 mile. New Derby
Course.
Mr. H. Hill's Cymba (Templet:l 1
Mr. Quin's Attraction (Bobloann 2
Mr. toljambe's Queen of the May (Burnley 3
Mr. Bowes' Whisma (P. Butler) ; Mr. Dison's Do-it-Again (A.
Day); Mr. Dixon's Hope (W. Hdy) ; Mr. S. Conway's
Mr. Lady Elikbetli
(Whitehouse), Mr. Bartiry's Grist ;Hornsby, jun. ; 14. Ilawke's
Lie Harrison (J. Holmes) ; Mr. Pedley's lady Mary (Mckinnon) I
Col. Peek's lodine (Nat); Mr. Met ry'e Avast (J. Prince) ; Duke of
v
Richmond's Reflection (Kitchener); Mr. Mostyn's f by Lord Stafford
out of Birdlime (Talker) ; Mr. Wrether's f by Don John, out of Mira
Lydia (Cartwright) ; Lord Exeter's Virlphose 'Bartholomew) ; Lord
Exeter's Sister to Per (Pettit) ; Mr. 's Campktne ((11.
Bell) ,• Baron Rothecatatister to Satirist (Sly) ; Mr. E. Peel's by
°Gird& out of Ninny (Crouch); Cal. Peel's Lola Monies (S. Rogers);
Lord Exlinton's Adrift (Mat low) ; Sir J. Howley's Vexation (Mar-
mon) ; Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Mira Orbell (Denmanil Mr. Bouverio's
Prairie Bird (W. Boyce); r. Walker's Dimanche (Wriskid).
3to 1 agst ftodt-Again (tM freely), 7to 2 apt Munk 6tol we
lodine, 7 to I apt Cymba, 3 to I egg Attraction, R to kmpt Queen of
the May, 20 to 1 apt Lady Elisabeth, 20 to I sgst PrdM Bird, soil
20 to 1 apt Lord Eseter'a two. At abating the beg wee
with
Ilspe, followed by Lola Monter, iodine, and tio.it.Agib, with Ted.
phone Queen of the May, Cymha, Whims, and tiger threeoften
In their wake, and behind them Attraction and the mit. At the
Craven post Do-it-Again took the third place, but no ethw sheep et
moment waa observable until they came to the turn, dolled vestlein
taken by Camphine, followed by Do-It-Again and Is
Again
Miasma, Mls Orbeil. the Mira Lydia filly, and one as two others,
whose colours we could not make out, lying very forward. After
crossing the road Queen of the May took up the running Camptdne
and Cymba waiting on her, with Attraction, Wilma, lodne, aid half
a down others close at band ; no they reached the end of the stand,
where 'derisive change took plaoe. Cymba went up to Queen of the
May, heeded her, and although Attraction, who came immediately
after, made the MO look doubtful for • moment, she won cleverly in
the end by a length, Attractloe beating Queen of the May by half a
With. Whams, Camptine, lodine, Min Lydia filly, and three or
four others, were close the finish, and so nearly abreast that we
cannot undertake to with any certainty as to their relative im-
minent ; we hunted had • shade the best of it. The paw was
net up the hill, but was not mstained throughout. Run in 1 Mid
43 MC Volker the stake:y.l,4ool.
Millßlian' PLATE of 50 lOW ; S. olds, flit 71b ; four,
est Sib ; five, Bet IMb; Ili and aged, Sit 7.1 b ; mane and geldings
snowed Mb. The winner to be sold for 200 COM if demanded, he.
The entrance money to go to the woad hone. netropoillan Mains
Coure.
M.sClarke', Lilted (Dock_ erzatyil) 1
Lod Benthroore's Poem 2
Dnwhes Plammio $