The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-28 00:00:00

THE MAGAZINE&

POLITICAL ironssiortr. —Who has not heard of
"the irephortie ve of the stelnithan !"° Nor is tt only the
t nkter, to whose hands nations confide the 'destiny
greet miolatar, to who.. heeds n*taoOa oenbde the dsstloy
M roo isi
ei unborn, in wheat this elailloyaboe is notable. Os
.otaiWi—mii east that an is high elboe. solosedied
Seise& 'Me brislawss as it rime frees day to slay, beaver le s
▪ •41eretie *ye " oasa*anorybecure
who hits' visit* sleep on this bonchM
known who sit on fish tens ig 'House of Co
sad have sever Woo heard ishstilato,,naky, I bus luinirs
Ws who nevi/tad in parliarowitanall—in whom "thorn.
'heti° eye" has hoes so sore use cadre's. Alen, Willi be-
. hold afar off the shadows of event" ees yet ooniio predict
the question' that will divide catkins" yet untg— erilted—
name, amongst the adversaries of euelellystetiona, the zoo-
, rens by ukase aid the questions will be carried—e 4 fix, no
if they hid read it in the al.nausc, this vary data 1. 'blob
ono crochsty ration, the nursling of a minority, Ida rill

know7Tho, la this gifTCI peiltieal prevision, emmiled all
the chills of oar ermate; the one was • saturnine taller, the
other a meditative saddler.—Pir E. B. Lytton, in Black.
woods Magazine for Mane.
111TILNT PHENtrYWCA...•••YOU still see, here and
there, idiotic parents striving to make infant phenomena
of their children ; and recording with much pride how
their children could read aid write at an unnaturally early
age. Such parents are fools; not necessarily malicious
fools, but fools beyond question. The great use to which the
first six or seven year, of life should be given is the laying
the foundation of • healthful constitution in body and mind;
and the iusulling of three first principles of duty and re-
ligion which do not need to be taught out of any
books. Even if you do not permanently injure the
young brain and mind by prematurely overtasking
them ; even if you do nos permanently blight the
bodily health, and break the mind's cheerful spring;
you pin nothing. Your child, at fourteen years
old, DI DOC • bit further advanced in his education
than a child who began his, years after him ; and the
entire result of your stupid driving has been to overcloud
some days which should hays been among the happiest of
his life. It is • woful sight to me to nee the little forehead
corrugated with mental effort, though the effort be to do
no more than master the multiplication table; it was •
sad story 1 lately heard of • little boy . repeating his Latin
lesson over and over again in the delirium of the fever of
which he died, and saying piteously that indeed ho could
sot do it better.—Fraerr's Magazine for March.
COVANT-GAIiDiN Maim= —The two great nati-
onal theatres on one side, a churchyard full of mouldy but
undying celebrities on the other, • fringe of houaes studdon
in every part with enecdote still history, a colonnade often
more gloomy and deserted than a cathedral aisle, a rich
cluster of brown old taverns—one of them filled with the
counterfeit presentment of many actors long since silent—
who scowl or smile once more from the canvas upon the
grandsons of their dad admirers ; • something in the air
which breathes of old books, old pictures, old painters, and
old authors ; a place beyond all other pieties one would
choose in which to hear the chimes at midnight ; • crystal
palace—the representative of the present—which peeps iii
timidly from • corner upon many things of the past ; a
withered bank that has been sucked dry by a felonious
clerk ; a squat building, with a hundred columns and
chapel-looking fronts, which always stands knee.deop in
baskets, flowers, and scattered vegetables • a COllllllOO centre
into which Nature showers her choicest gifts, sod where the
kindly fruits of the earth often nearly choke the narrow
thoroughfares ; a population that never teems to sleep, and
that doss all la its power to prevent others sleeping • a
place where the very latest suppers and the earliest break-
fast. jostle each other on the foul...rays—such is Corset-
idea Market with some of its surrounding features.—
' Magazine for March.
ACCLIMATISATION. —The acquisition of a single
new article of food, whether animal or vegetable, is DO
slight boon to a country, and it is almost impossible to
eampietate the benefits that will accrue to this laud if we
can fairly establish this spleuilid antelope as a deniram of
our parks or paddocks. When adult and well fed it is as
large as a prize uz ; its meat is of • peculiarly delicate and
piquant flavour ' • its fat, a handbreadth thick, is thought
to own).. that of venison, while the marrow is of such
transtmulant merit that a South African hunter can hardly
tried himself to think about it. There are, of course, way
difficulties in the way, inasmuch as the animal bas not yet
become civilised, and is apt to display an amount of 'rase.
Utley that is rather terrifyiug iu an amine' that wears
borne as sharp sad powerful as thole of the Andalusian bull ;
that as leap • fence or chasm from which the boldest
hunter would recoil, and can charge down a precipitous
bill with the speed end certain foot of the chamois. Still
it is evident that in successive geomations, this evil temper
may be eliminated by careful managemeut ; and it is to be
hoped that before the lapse of many yearn the eland may
be as common in our parks as the fallow deer. Nor is this
the only creature which is being bred at the Zoological
Gardeas with the intention of acclimatising it. Among
quadrupeds the bison of North America and the kangaroo
of Australia are among the number of intended denims@ of
this country, while among the birds we may notice • great
number of species belonging to the poultry and the pigeons,
such as the splendid curamows of tropical America, and the
large weep-women pigeou of Australia. France and Eng.
land are uniting in the same peat object, by mesas of their
respective societies of acclirnatisatioa, and should Emote
be hereafter enriched with the valuable boasts and ldrds
that are now being gradually accustomed to the cooditians
or • strange lead, it is to be hoped that posterity will not
forget how deep a debt of gratitude they ewe to the book,-
glad Gardens of Londe.—Leaden Society, March.

- READING STEEPLECHASES. —.I.FICTIVIDAY,
Mr. W. H. Ilibburd has done his best to promote sport
at Reeding, and he has succeeded. Although be has much
Tan Brass Drs.—The following letter has boil oppositiog to encounter, yet he he established a
been received by the denersl Shipowners Society from meeting which, if it bad been appointed earlier, would have
Earl Russell, in answer to one which was addressed to his been an immense incense. The unfortunate clashing with
lordship :—"Foreigo-office, Feb. 23, 1462.—Sir,—In reply the last day at Lincoln prevented many persons whose
to your letter of the 25th of the last month, drawing the patronage was valuable from visiting the meeting, but those
attention of her Majesty's government to the subject of the wbo did attend were amused.
Scheldt dues, to the tonnage dues now levied on British
ships, and to the rates of pilotage and local charges in Bel- 30TingdedW.MITTI:: milesBTAKtl' and H
s half.an
ica ph of 5 son. each, with
gium, in connexion with the contemplated commercial Mr. W. Bolnum's sunbeam, tOst ilb (0. Dolman; f W.O.
a(a
treaty between that country and Great Britain, lam di- Mr. Francigiewkscrew, lust 41b (thonniage) f
rented by Lord Russell to acquaint you, for the informs- Mr. W. gal•er's Marmi-n,irst
"Li. itilb)..(BiLletevoergi 0
Lion of the General Shipowners' Society, that these matters Mr,.. (Ire's Mien. wt 71b ;car.
Mr' . dud's asst. am Nan) 0
shall meet with due consideration from her Majesty's go- Mr. J. MU'. Venison, 04 law 98‘ lain) warrant) 0
venonent.- I em, sir, your most obedient, bumble servant. - .._ .
A. H. LATAND.—V. Boner, Eaq. general Shipowners' . .
nesting : 5 to 2 each apt Ascot and Sunbeam, 3 to 1
apt hlarmion, sto 1 apt Corkscrew. Nightingale
Society, 12, St. Michael's-alley, Co' 44abilLn
weighed for Escape (lent 121 b), but the horse did
Tax EMANCIPATION OF KOMI AND Vaxics—At sot ... to the ~„at,, sad tech place is the kw
the usual weekly meeting of the Chirikaal Deli" Unity beyond the stand, Corkscrew was tatiTst to show the
Committee, held at their offices, 10, Southaniptonotre" I way, Manaioa, Fin, and Venison following in the order
Strand, last night, Mr. P. A. Taylor. M.P. (chairmanh Mr. I named. On coming to the lint fence the attempts to get
W. H. Animist (teenacrer), Mr. W. Sheen, Mr. /L I.
R.
over it brought half the field to grief, and only Corkscrew
Wahoewright, &a, were propene. A petition for presents- I Reading), Ascot, and Venison, were nee in the race.
tine to parliament, praylog for the withdrawal of the French 1 taloa., who had refused at the awkward quickest
troops from Rome, was umnieweel, adopted. The follow- i fence, was soon in hot pursuit. The four mentioned
log subscriptions were announced :—Mr. J. Wyld, M.P., ran without a materiel change in position, Corkscrew still
21. 2s. ;G. H. Brighton, H. le. ; Signora Mario 's lectures , going on a heed. After jumping the fame in the dip they
at Preston, per Mr. Dearden (including Mr. Nield's sub- took pretty nose „der, and aci.e the stand. sunbeam
ecriptiou), 101. ; Mr. Anthony Rich (Reform Club), 21. I. yea oared te,-ole with the the
ran thus up the
William Dunn, Si. ; hill,..buwe altereht etc."(e:kkalquAicsooksetr
anVdensineanboonfall.. ThAetraestits
Tan BUN TON Bavirros BANX.—At Birmingham w
yesterday the Rev. Samuel Fletcher, late of Bilaton, war drop feces, a nasty " stubby e nee, Ascot. who ea see s(
- , charged, with the sanction of the Attorney.Gettersl, with at the beefs of Corkscrew, hiuudeseerala intuit.eedelrii,
Man= Tusavit.--111. TIMINMMI has, in addition enProPriatiog nevoid sums of money to his own one. Mr. Salt cut of the saddle. Corkscrew and Sunbeam, to whim
to many repast ammo placed aha ashoeues, added, Tided Pratt attended for the promentioo. The prisoner wee the race was, after that mishap, left, alternately led, and
within the La{ tweety-four hours, a very excellent, it may committed,.. far tekg...___
_let the "dal' ve ie t rued together to the last jump (in a dip about a distance
be called • masted ben of his t Majesty the 10.6 IioVIZNXIINT iMMOILATION.—ner uzujeaty'a Emi' from home), Corkscrew clearing the obstacle slightly in
of Pruseim It stands by the •of as late Mem wM gratin ConealieSiOlNlO chartered yesterday, the 27th in. advance. • very esastiag roes to ended ill • deed heat.
which it is ia very good contrast. The bud is
from ph, snot, the Thema. a 704 toos„ behingiag to Mr. T. Lsigbe, Asoo4 followed the leaden Market to the last fence,
ad the of the artist bas imperial a rire.uk. appear. of Loudon, to mil hem Plymouth for Brisbane, Moreton where he was caught, and only the first two passed the
sass to hie work. The king is in an undress military Boy, Queeaelaad, and to be ready for the nappies of pas. poet. Sunbeam afterwards walked over, and the stakes
sailors without gold las. Orden, or other decontioce, moms on such gay so the commissioners may ilx upon wen divided i the ollicels, who insisted on this arrange-
' • peat duel of antiquated portraiture has been removed, between the 15th said lited of April next, at 1 lie. pre meat, this wisely not adhering to the Carmarthen pew
sod assay interminable have been introduced. statute adult. • dent, and thereby pnventisg much misunderstanding.

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A Baum Sinartacsare of 5 soya, each, with 25 added.
About three mess.
Mr. D. /and% fon., oaVivnake, aged (Ml.', list rib
(D. Laud, lun.l
Mr. Land's Dries, 6 yrs (801.), list 31b :Salt, 0
Mr. Dement's Chatterbox, aged (401.), list 21b
It. Oliver, jun.) 0
No betting. Brine was oat of the race almost as soon
as the Dag fell ; Chatterbox led past the stand and up the
bill, when he refused a fence, after going about half the
distance, and Savernake completed the remainder of the die-
thew by himself and came in alone. The winner was not
Tan sold.
BELVABIRE OPEIT STUTLLCHAIII of 10 sows. each,
b ft, with 50 added ; the owner of the secood hens to re
asive back his stake. About three miles. (26 subs., eight
of whom pay 2 son. each.)
Mr. A. Yategs Kaman, Mt • (Nightlngsil) 1
Mr. H. Rumbolgs Dreadhrim, est Mb (Mr. (rKeny) t
Mr. T. Horwood's Balgarine, Ist 10th (Gensresgel
Mr. & leech's Glautiaa, lOst 41b (Headland) 4
Mr. W. Deker's Johnny. lilt (4. &evens 0
Mr. Saose's (Longr,mge, 9st Mb (Humpage 0
• Itt. A. Itadlss's Doospthoe. 94 101 b (Owner; 0
Mr. gander's log Orivealdl, Set 711) (Knott) 0
Mr. Camsreers Levity, Set hu b (Owner) 0
Betting : Etc dept Johnny, 3to 1 agel Levity, 5 to 1
apt °lauds' ; 7 tot apt Baluritte 10 431 apt Playman.
Salt weighed for LeE, and saddledeLd mounted. On taking
his preliminary aster, he cautioned against Johnny and
was unseated. Johnny jumped upon him, and Salt was
removed insensible from the ground. The horses descended
the hill towards the winning field in very straggling order,
Playroan baying the lead, with Joey Grinuddi, Broadbrim,
Glauthis, and Levity, following him in the order named.
r They got over the awkward fence and ditch out of the
winning field without misadventure ; but at the fame on
the top of the hill Joey Grimaldi came down, and Levity
also met with a mishap, Salgarine taking up the running,
FFlatttrwelasted Guise refused at
inentiOned,lint— soot right again.
race, however, was now °endued to the first three,
layman putting ► wide distance between him and his fol.
•areverl stride, and winning by ten lengths. Balm-
' *nand Brosdbruu jumped the last fence together, about
1110.11 separating them from Glandes, who was fourth,
in at his leisure. Longrange bolted soon after the
;TOL and took no part in the race.
Oa leaving the course it was reported that Salt was so
severely injured that no hopes were entertained el his re-
covery.
A Igerwww•Eas el 5 noel. each, with 25 added, for hones
that have wirer wee a public steeplechase, hurdle, or flat
ram, or started la a handicap steeplechase. About three
miles. •
Mr. T. DuMeldrs Manes, ISt 71b (inc 71b.eWas) (Owen)
Mr. C. Vincent's Duchess, list rib (Inc lib extra
(Mr. 41wrreway
Mr. H Hoofs Freemen, ISt (Mr. J. Cosner $
Mr. B. rands Indecision, 13st 71b (Inc 71b extra
;Kr. Omer= 0
Mr. W. remberton's Everlasting, 13st (Mr. lAwson)o
Betting : Even, and at 14f 6to 4 on Indecision. Won
by twenty lengel;s. Everlasting and Indecision were surly
out at ap mos.

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ANFIBAIrft
Ttait Efgi"""b6a=o usess. J. t, to the Mk, for charge of the
ofiter
sees of the Simon. Inns the latter is paid off.
8.. Taylor,- te tM Styx.
CIS* W. R. Hicks, le thellito.

•
PLYMOUTH, Pas. 2T, Evrxixo.
Her Majesty's steam frigate Warrior, from
Glikeepar ea the 13th instant, arrived here thi► evening.
It la reported that she steers well, aed that there is no
leakage. 11:11.S. Anaphiou, Scylla, and Procris, bad
antral at Olbraltar from Loader,.

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WOOLWICH, Fp. 27.
i OF THE ARINATILONO MONATE". GUN.—A
attrial of the immense 360-pounder gun, mann.
the works of Sir W. timastrong, Elswick, took
place this day at Shoeburyoem, in the presence of the mem.
bets of the Ordnance Select committee, Sir W. Armstrong,
sad a number of scientific gentlemen. The tremeedous
weapon was worked with the utmost ease and facility by a.
small number of gunners, and the experiments were con-
geal...od in every respect suocessfuL The gnu not being yet
ilia& was of communed es • smooth bore, and was repent-
Idly fired with a solid spherical shot weighing 150 lbs and a
charge of 4011 w of powder. The experiments are prelimi.
vary to • trial of the power of the weapon when directed
against armour plates; sod atter such tend the gun will be
returned to the Royal Arsenal and rifled, so as to become
for projectile shot of 3001bs bud upwards.
THE MEETING OF METROPOLITAN COMMANDING
OFFICERS.
A statement having been made by Lord Truro in
the House of Lords which would imply that the resolutions
passed last year by a large majority of the metropolitan
commanding officers on;the subject of divisional field days—
mid which were on Friday lest (February 21) confirmed by
a majority of 20 to 6, at a special meeting celled by Lords
Truro and Ranelagh, for the purpose of rescinding them—
leave been brought forward and tamed in • spirit of personal
hostility to Lord Rauelagh, we beg to disclaim all feeling of
the kind.
The resolutions in question were " That it is desirable
that field manieuvris on a more extended scale should be
held et least once a year in the course of the summer at
some convenient and suitable place. That these held
nianieuvres should be organised by the War-otfice and
directed by military authority. the oommand being entrusted
to some military °Mose specially appoimed for the purpose,
and that those corps only should be allowed to take part 111
these nututeuvres whieliodter inspection, have been declared
by the inspector-general fit to do am."
We believe the principle of the above resolutions to be
sound, and that it is for the advantage of the volunteer force
that our great divisional field day should be su organised
and ormdeetert In this spirit and in none other have we
acted.
DONECALL. Limit.-Colonel 38th Middlesex.
Wauzsoron Lieut.-Colonel Ist Middlesex.
Comics, LL-Colonel Hon. Artillery Company.
EL MO). Lieut.-Colonel 15th Middlesex.
Osorivinon, Lieut.-Colonel 22nd Middlesex.
W. B. Intzwarica, Lieut.-Colonel liars of Court.
W. PARITY, LieUL-CuluDel Ist bat. 26th Kent.
BURY. Lieut.-Colonel Civil Service.
J. MACDONALD Lieut.-Colonel let Surrey.
MN/lILD, 211th Middle-ex.
T. COLYILLE, Lieut.-Colonel 39th Middlesex.
J. Bauman, Lieut.-Colonel 19th Middlesex.
MscLion oat Mac Leon, Lieut.-Col. Ist Engineers.
Wu. Woon, Lasuk•Colonel 360 Middlesex.
GIEALD Firsozasio, Lieut. -Col. 22nd Middlesex.
J. VILLTILIDI Stumm, Lt.-Col. 46th Middlesex.
R. W. Gm, Lieut.-Colonel 26th Middlemen.
J. K. MAZINFOBD, Major Commanding 7th Surrey.
T. Humans, Major 19th Middlemen.
O. Elrornewooos, Major Corn. 2nd City of London.
J. Tnurtin, Capt. Commanding 18th Middlesex.
R. °LOVA% Capt. Commanding 10th Surrey.
H. W. Plantes, Ceps. Com. 3fith Middlesex.

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
0171CLILL TRIAL Or ILICLES.

The official trial of small-bore rifles manufac-
tured by Mean. Whitworth, Henry, Turner, Terry, In-
gram and Rigby, under the direction of the council of the
National BilN Association, was resumed yesterday at the
Royal Laboratory piactice range, Woolwich Arsenal.
Major-General Hay, commandant of the Hytbe School of
Musketry, again attended as umpire ; and in addition to
the council of the association a numerous party of spec-
tators were present. As previously arranged, the firing at
1,000 yards was to be resumed at tee o'clock, and the pro-
ceedings were looked forward to with some interest, inas-
much that the first parties to compete were Mr. Whitworth
and Mr. Henry, makers of the rifles which were generally
coasidered to be the crack weapons. A delay of about two
hours, however, occurred iu the discussion of venous mat-
ters connected with the mode of tirin4 and it was com-
plained by other competitors that Mr. Whitworth was
acting in oontravectioo to the regulations by making the
slightest alteratiou in the elevation of his rest ' • and it
was also alleged that Mr. Whitworth had been allowed
more trial shots than other competitors. These matters
were wandered by the council, and ultimately arranged.
The two rifles then contested at • double target, and
although good practice was made_ by each, the rifle of
Mr. Whitworth maintained a decided advantage. It is,
however, but fair to state, that Mr. Henry is compare-
tively unacquainted with the government rest, of which it
is stated Mr. Whitworth is the inventor. At the termi-
nation of this ooetest, firing commenced at the 500 yards
range, the competitors being Mr. Turner nod Mr. Ingram,
and the rifle of the former gentleman proved of a highly
superior description, although Mr. logram's rifle made some
excellent practice. Mews. Teny and Rigby then com-
peted at the same range. and this closed the day's pro-
ceedings. The firing will be resumed to-memoir, when
Mr. Henry and Mr. Whitworth will compete at 5011
As only one rifle of each maker hes hitherto been triad,
and the competition will be suacsasively repeated with other
rides selected indissriminately in accordance with the rules,
It is evident that the trial hitherto can scarcely be taken
for anything but • Might indication of the final result, and
the proceedings will apparently extend over several days.
Mr. W. H. Mooch, of Liverpool, the inventor of improved
mimes stoppers, soap caps. and sight proofs, was present
this day, and received • considerable order for these articles
for the Realm goverment from Colonel N. de Novitaky,
of the Bassist embassy.

The court martial on Captain Robertson was
resumed as Wodwooday twilling in Dublin, and was again
utioncesti till this mania&

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