The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-04 00:00:00

TATTERSALUS-MONDAY.

The room wits more numerously atteeded than it had
been for =Of weeks peat, and the subscribers seemed to
have prepared themselves for active operations indeed,
the stirring busineis of the season appears to have emu-
mewed is earnest, and it is likely to be of extenordiyary
retest and interest. Owing to the recent mild weather,
the early spring meetings will probably attain an almost
unprecedeated sucroms--for the reports from the training
quieten state that hones are is an unusually forward date
of preparation. ; awl that, although an epidemic, which '
at true it was feared would prove fatal to Kettle-
drum, the winner of last year's lerby, has bees
raging in certain Northern stables, with much
viol/nos, but the spread of which has been
now materially cberkel, yet the bills of health
from the different training establishmenta are, with few ex-
ceptioos, of a neat aatisfectory deseriptioa. This cirenia-
glance raises a hope, which is doubtless well founded, that
the racing melt who will go on the spring circuit will God
ample employment on account of the number of horns that
will he ready to fulfil their engagements, and the wide field
which will he "peaked for betting °pentium. As the mem-
bers began to drop in sore after half-past two, ontiversation
was very desultory ; unl, amongst other topics, it turned on
the evident which betel Teddingt.w, the wiener of the Derby
of 1,..11. on Lis pssaage to Austria, by slime government
he had been punhased for 1.700 f. lie was shipped safely
enough es board the Deem tiny, but on being disembarked
be Led to roes a woolen plank from the vessel to the shore.
lie, however, " backed.' and fell into the Scheldt, a height
of about twenty feet. He plunged • great deal in the
ester, but wee rescued without eustisroing any permanent

Injury..
NZ GRAND NATI.”I tt. StELPLICHAME was brought
sailer diacumiou. and the seserd *aims was that Mr. Top-
ham had wit. in distributing the weights, displayed the
mum Met aol diecriminatma that be had esercised
in framing the bas.dicap for the Cheater Cup. n.
Dane. it is alleged. has limo most favourably metal!, whilst
others have leeri",,,waled' from the race by Women too
heavy is Katmai...a to their steeplecham 'Whine—or, ac•
coolie( to the poimbur mum. their imbihties. The alum.
rical strength of the aciepteaoss, mid the meet of the nee,
will, however. shoe whether the basdisapper or the
public has committed es enor of Judi:meat Certain it is
that the alle.;ed (comet weight scowled to The Liam is
likely to limit the rioge of speeulatioo, for 10 to 1 we.
taken about him immediately after the weights were pub-
lished, sad in the city this memo& sod at the Comer
this aftenwoo, he was boated at 100 to 12. Rniestes
sad Thomartowa were also is some farek but Jealousy, eh*
lied Mee tacked at 100 to 6 `the Clay, wee scarcely same
tiooed. The betting, however, as this erect, is not likely to
be permed with much briskness until alter the asootiom-
meet of the riomplaomis.
For the Two Thoussad, Old Calabar was eery Arm
4 to 1 was wanted about him. but 10 to 3 waa the blew*
offer. sto 1 was take° about The Name* sad the prime
quoted Against the other unman may be deemed ocasisaL
12 to 1 woo booked to • bagatelle &beet Athlete.
The sometime favourites Agra aed Umpire for the
Chester Cup have both bees eeperseied. mad spemlatios es
the ram is likely to take a wide reams liras= sod the
Vest colt were most is demand, but the Wiese tramesind
co the event ingested ao romemete
The lneby betties was narked by Dos:=4 isidsL
1 would have blew laid fruitiest
thole odds had bees ecarcetr obtainable Is the CI: Lt
Fine eurnsat, bower.,, underwent inoolessethy
la Ile came d the atomises Mr. Jorge Berid, visa,

may be remembered. snide • munificent offer to endow s
hospital if the Jockey Club wmild contribute • certain per
centage from the different great etekes annonlly ran for, set
oo foot to raise a fund in sid of the sufferers by
the teeeut ol:.a.lful catastrophe at the Hartley Colliery. ,
reque..t.l; the memben to follow the praiseworthy '
example set on the Stock Exchange, by raising • guinea
sulecription, a..s po•.ted by him in the room, and doubtless
his appeal will not be unheeded. It is fair to state that
many of the members have already contributed moat libe-
rally to the Lord Mayor's Food.
The following Itst of prices will show the nature and ex-
tent of the business transacted :

1.1 V I.: RPOOL STE EP LECH ABE.
100 to 12 apt Captain Chriatie'a The Dime (t)
100 to 6 Lewd Stamford es Brunette (t)
100 to 6 Mr. J. Nsighteres Tbernastown (t)
V) to 1 Mr. W. O. Craven's Master Begot (t)
20 to 1 - Visciount de Namur's Tippler (t)
25 to 1 -- Mr. Weelmorelmad 111 Romeo (t)
TWO THOUSAND 01:11NEA.9.
100 to 30 apt Sir R. Bolkeley's Old Calabar (4 to 1
6to 1 171"11. hawk's's Marquis (t)
12 to 1 Lard akaanford*s Athlete. (t)
12 to 1 Ir. W. tray's Alvedistoo (t)
100 to 7 Mr. J. Jolusstese's Caterer (t)
CHESTER CUP.
SI to 1 apt Lord Westmoreland% fiehism (I)
25 to 1 Mr. Moss me aby wad Dayrell—Vert
(t sad off)
30 to 1 Mr. Ilsorkeriey's iodise (t)
.1 to 1 Mr. R. C. Naylor's AgN and off)
:C. to 1 Cerratlr.deLegreeie'sHedjiedavToo4)
35 to 1 Mr. R. Toe Brook's Umpire (1)
30 to 1 Mr. R. O. Naylor's Chore Arnie (1)
50 to 1 - - Mr. Hamirealey's fiataaalla (t)
50 to 1 Mr. Grevilles Viotti:.
THE DERBY.
it to 1 apt Mr. Merry 's Buckstone (off)
9to 1 Sir R. Bulkeley's Old Calabar (10 to 1
t freely)
25 to 1 Lord
pes Chesterfield's c by Voltigeur
Ty)
25 to 1 Lord Stam(tford's (t)
V) to 1 Mr. Joheatoesis Caterer (t)
40 to 1 Lord Fitzwilliam's Vanguard (t)
40 to 1 Mr. J. Thompson 's limiter Fenton (45
to 1 t freely)
10 to 1 Sir J. Hanley's Argonaut (t)
1000 to 15 Garibaldi (t)
1000 to 10 Lord Glasgow's a by Berbetus—Cla-
riase

Fran Rsmto.—The content for the four miles
champion belt sad a *take of 501., between Samuel Barker, of
ffilliegegatia sad John Brightoe, of Norwich, which was
postponed on the day of the Prince Consort'o funeral, took
place yenta& afternoon at Mr. Robert's enclosed pedestrian
pound, e-lane, West Brompton, and was wit-
nessed by a goodly muster of apectatirs, amongst whom
emendation was pretty brisk, Brighton being made the
favourite. Barker is a little fellow standing five feet four
Inches, weighing shoot Ant. 21b. Brighton is four or five
=onager than his opponent, standing five feet seven
weighing about Sat. 61b., and has possession of both
the four and ten mile. .hampion belts. At • quarter
past four the men got off, Brighton cutting out the work at
a good pees, but when they hail completed about aoo yards
Barker rushed to the frog, sod at the end of the first mile !
was leading by shout ten yards—time, 5 min. 2 sec. Po
they continued to the middle of the 13th lap, when Brighton
put on • spurt and passing his opponent succeeded in cutting
kW up, and at the end of the th'ml mile Barker retired from
the counts, leaving Brightoo to finish by himself. couplet.
lag the distance in 20 ono. 23 sec.—The contest over the
distance of a mile between William Jones, of Islington, and
Henry Richards, of also came a in the above
grounds yesterday afternoon, for a stake of 20/., Jones
allowing his opponent a start of 15 yards. At the word
off " they started away at • clipping pace, and Richards
maintained the bled to the finish, winning easily in 4 min.
Mem.