The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-18 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(11Y ILICTIIO TZLZOILAPH. )

ASCOT MEETING?-{THIS DAY.)

CORONATION STAKES.
OIDDO
Ellen Middleton f
Gone

.
6 raa.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SON'S.

Stimpsha.
Pellucid

Surbitou Hill

9 raa.
THREE. YEAR-OLD BIENNIAL.
Carisbrook
Lord Burleigh
Alerte
9 ran.
FERN HILL STAKES.
_

Orphan ... ••• •••
Bertha ...
Geatilhomme ... ... •••
Peignoir -•
... ...
ROYAL HUNT CUP.
-

1
King of Diatoo;ila
Croagh Patrick 3
37 ran. Ran 35 Wanks behind time.

TWO YEAR OLD BIENNIAL. T.Y.C.

War lima, Antoineton, Emily Stafford,-Blue Mantle,
lady Superior, Newctiurch, Splitvote c, Warm, Columbia,
and Knave of Trumps are here.

VISITORS' TpiTE. Once round and a glisoce.

Doefoot, Amaltbea, Higlillyer, Naiad, _ Schism, St.
Lawrence, Sir William, Bodoni°, Egbert,Syoophant,
Brown Stout, Repose, Captive, Caledon, and Doeakin are
here.

AZRIVID.— Cerietha, Bertha, Marabout, Does, Barbi-
too Hill, quicksilver, Satellite, Allenl-roodemont, Peignoir,
Mountain Hick, and Venerator.

LATEST BETTING.
ROYAL HUNT CUP.
IS to 1 apt Croy& Patrick (t)
6to 1 amity (t)
10 to 1 Q. R. D. (t)

The number of persona relieved in the Blackburn
union attained an unprecedented height last week. No
lees than 12,884 persons were assisted with food. The
largest number ever before relieved in the union was
10,229. The number relieved in Preston last week was
11,979, and there also the number of destitute is on the
ifICIO4/6 One singular fact in connexion with the last
place is worthy of notice. The infant mortality in the
borough is considerably decreased, and it is amounted for in
this way—mothers now attend to their own children ; if
they had been at work they would have left them in the
sate of nurses, or perhaps left them to take care of them-
selves.

This "Comer-otrr " LART NIGHT AND rus Pon-
OFFICE EMPIAMM.—(rote DAT.)—Much dissatisfaction was
manifested during the early duty at the General Post-office,
and the different branches, this morning, when the fact be-
come known to the body of officers, that through the
"count-oat" last night the fruition of the sanguine
hopes of the letter-carriers and others, that the Rouse of
Commons would appoint a select committee to inquire into
the complaints submitted to both houses of parliament,
must be again deferred.
SOUTH AIISTELLIAN COMPANY. —(TIII8 DAy.)—
This afternoon the twenty-sixth annual misting of
this company wee held at the Meese, New Broad-
street ; Mr. E. Divett, ILE, in the chair. The
report, which has appeared in our columns, was adopted,
and a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum payable
half-yearly. was declared. Alderman Saloinons, d.P., was
elected to the board.

CAPTAIN BVBILIDE —BOO2O time ago AD applica-
tion, influentially sired, was forwarded to Lord Palmer-
ston, on behalf of Captain M'Bride, asking a pension for
him as an acknowledgment of his long and valuable services
in relieving thoueands of poor persons who were sent back
to Ireland by the Poor-law authorities of England and Scot-
land. The premier regretted his inability to comply with
the request. Lately the application wu renewed, and tho
President of the Queen's College has received a letter from
Lord Dufferio, stating that Captain M'Bride's claims did
noteome within the scope of the Pension List, but that
Lord Palmerton, inreeognition of his services, had granted
him lOW. out of the Royal Bounty Fund.—Nordern Whig.
FOREION VIEUTO/L9 TO THE EEHIRMON. —A very
interesting party of visitors to the Exhibition arrived yes-
terday in London. It consists of about 60 German work-
men, under the guidance of Herr Max Wirth, editor of the
Arboitgebtr, of Frankfort-on.tbe-Maine. Some time since
the committee of the National Verde placed the sum of
2,4006. at the disposal of Herr Wirth for the dispatch of
twelve workmen to the London Exhibition. It wax found,
however, thanks mainly to the reduction of fares made by
the Rhine steam-boat companies, that the sum would /of-
fice to seed two or three more, and, finally, by the aid of a
small subscription, Herr Wirth and the committee of select
lion by whom he was assisted were enabled to gratify 21 out
of the many applications which flowed in from all parts of
Germany. About 40 more workmen have joined the party,
some travelling at their own cost, others seat by the great
firms by whom they are employed, and some, we believe,
by the trades associations of their respective towns Though
the Exhibition is the object of their visit, they will of course
be anxious to see as much of Loudon, of the public build-
ings, and great industrial establishments as it is possible.
TRIAL OF FIRE-ENGINES FROM THE EXHIBITION.
Yesterday morning, at an unusually early hour, a trial of
the merits of various fire-engines, sent into the Exhibition
by different manufacturers, was made on the banks of the
Serpentine, near Rensington-gardens, in the presents of
the Royal Commissioners, the Duke of Sutherland, and •
large number of ecieotilie gentlemen and superintendents
connected with most of the fire brigades in the kingdom.
The first experiment commenced with a trial of Messrs.
Shand and Mason's ; Messrs. iferryweather and Sons, at
Long-acre ; and those built built by Messrs. Rase, of Man-
chester. The number of gallons of water thrown were
derided to be in favour of Shand and Mason, 1 ; Merry-
weather, 2; Rose, 3.. Three other experiments were
made with the same results, the engines throwing respect-
ively, in thirty seconds, 78 gallons, 68, and 65 gallons.
Many other experiments with different engines were
afterwards made, the results of which, however impor-
tant to the several manufacturer", do not call for special
notice. During the trials the royal family passed over the
bridge, apparently with • view to vitae= from their car-
riages the operations in progress. The bank on the south
side of the SerpentiLe was densely crowded, but the
greatest order was maintained by the police, who mate-
rially assisted Captain Shaw and Foremen Fogo, Bridges,
and others, in keeping the crowd out of the temporary
enclosure. A great number of conductor of the engines
were prevent to show bow the machines could be most
advantageously used io case of accident by fire. The trials
were gee through to test their relative merits previous to
formal adjudication. The smaller engines from different
parts of the country were tried against each other, but the
results, after what had been already witnessed, were not
very important. A very interesting experiment took place
between one of Merryweather's mime and another, Cap-
tain Fowke's engine, and a third with Mr. Roberts's engine,
the patentee, of Roberta's engine, with a 57
stroke, threw 114 gallons, and with a 60 stroke, 117 gallops,
twenty men only working at the engine. Captain Fowke's
engine. made by Shand and Mason, with twelve men, threw
109 gallons of water in two minutes. The decision of the
jdges may be stated as follows :—Shand sod Alden. 1-
edges
sod Sons, ; Hodge*, 3. It is understood
that further trials will be made this day.
NATAL ACCIDENT. —Yesterday evening Mr. Bed-
ford held as lowest at Westminster Hospital toace;the
death of William Armstrong, aged 14, a plasterer ad
in colouring the ornamental cornices in frost of the 'I-
NKS= Barracks, St. James's-park. It appeared in diddles
that while employed there as Friday lest he was standing
on • ladder about 60 feet from the ground, when • goddess
mid of wind ASINNEI mother ladder to fall against that on
which he stood. The faros of the blow brought the ladder
sad the doestned to the potted. The men are allowed a
weight and rope to secure the ladder at the top. The is-
osamobtraingraitl in resting this weight just on the edge of
tbe lodged of placing it properly on the roof,
although he hese cites cautioned by the foreman not to
dose. This, it is allaged,was the cause of the ladder being so
11=upost, es the estOt fell with the ladder. The
*views asersi Will des* newt hare been instan-
taneous, hes the rile beteg reetpletely driven into the
The jeer areseret the foreman for not seeing that
the were replay secured before he allowed the
mow to ascend amok sod ultimately returned a verdict of
Assidsetel death."