The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-25 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(By sucraio nutazars.)
LINCOLN MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)

HANDICAP HURDLE HAM Two miler.
Harlequin, Brown Stout, Den, Patience, Adria.,
Vreactliere, and Diobeldrsks as here.

LINOOLITSHIRE HANDIOAP. Oue mile.
Steckieger. Historian, *twice, Deasybrook, Iw Mare-
obal, Harelip, Gownienae, Trap, Guardsmae, Gaily,
Pigeon, Brows Shat, Lapidiet, Shakespeare, Walpole,
Oberon, Bemuse, Forester, Idle Girl, Alpbese, 'Wild
Duck, Tim Meagies, Hempel, Terror, Hecate, Nu,
Gloriette, Miens& mod Gram Darlieg.

TNT DAVIN-PONT BILOTNIMS AT LZEDS.—Yester-
day erasing the Brothers Davenport gave grimier at the
Music Hall. Leeds. A committee, oonsisting of Dr. Samuel
Smith and Kr. Jessup, of the Leeds Infirmary. was ap-
pointed to see that DO lojury was done to
the wrists of the brothers ; and two gentlemen
connected with the Engineer Volunteers were selected
to tie the ropes. The cabioet, newly prepared for
the occasion, was upon the orchestra, and for some cen-
iddenible time the engineers were employed in Meting the
tepee to be need. At length the brothers were tied, and
first to complain was William Davenport; upon which
considerable uproar arms. Dr. Smith certified that
they had not bees harshly or radely used, sad
that they ought to go through their performance
or exhibition as announced. The sadism,' demanded
that the exhibition should proceed, when Dr. Femmes
stepped forward, and Meted that William Dame
port had been too tightly boned. Subsequently there
was a tremendous display of popular feeling, no
iristrnmenta which form a part of the paraphernalia of
the brothers were destroyed, and the cabinet wan
pitched over the orchestra into the hod of the room.
Afterwards, in spite of the remonetriumoss ai gentle-
men on the platform, the cabinet was smashed to atom.
The Davenpriets bed as soon as the distarbasce began, 1
leaving Mr. Feltner as their represeetative. The police .
afterwards entered the hall ; the lights were turned doers,
and many gentlemen carried away relics of the "spiritual" ,
*operetta
A WOMAN KILL= BY MIR Hrismarro.—Yesterday :
(Friday), shortly after soon, a deplorable oceurreeee took I
place in Fairhurst-street, Cheapside, Liverpool. It appears '
that a labourer aimed Thomas Aswan, about tO years ,
of age, was taking dinner with his wife, when an alteration
aroae between them relative to the wife basin pawned a
paomug. The hominid became exasperated, sad 12 his
passion, struck Mrs. Anwell a violent blow with his fiat be-
neath one of her ears. The woman fell, and It moo bemuse
apparent to the hatband that be had iofiieted serious (okay
to Ids wife. He at mos proceeded to the sweet hospital
for a 'ergo°, but on his return to his residence he fossil
his wife dead. Arleen, who exhibited much sorrow for
I what bad taken place, wee at ease takes into custody.
1 A SUPPLY OF 00AL.—An Illinois orator says
our coal fields are more extensive than soy ether no the
globs. Of the 57,000 square miles of our territory, 35.000
wonanassisid with cool of se average___ thiasen of no feet,
led =Ma to b 6 worth 500 Mom of dollar', a sum
coo with which all the debts of the world On but
1 pocket change. He tinniest the coal of Illinois equal to
j 1,100 cubic miles. It would last, with she increased on-
ounption comequest epee increased manufactures. Mi-
nsk kc., 500.000 ysars. He thought the coal fislcia gave
es sees indications as to how keg the world would lot.
If amt. be& a house sad placed within it provisoes and
tad for 10 ymrs, ft inn • pretty good indication that he
expected to lira in it that length el Uri.