The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1866.

27th and 28th April, lb:Al, would be in the bends ca'

Mr. BRUCE st..t, 1 that the printed report had been
ordered to be sum to evo.y member of the house, ant. .10
hoped it would be delivered in a few days. No evidenee
had been taken ; the report was not that of the commis-
sion, but of the'veteriniwy department.
MALE OCCUPIERS IN CITIES AND BOROUGH&
Ilt. SCHRELBEIraaked the President of the Poor.law
Board when the returns would be presented of the number
of male occupiers in the cities and boroughs of England and
Wales between 10/. and 20/.

Lard ,ENFIELD , said he hoped the returns would be
issued shortly alter the Whitsuntide recess.
THE PANIC IN THE CITY AND THE BANK OF

ENGLAND.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, replying to
inquiries pale 'him by Captain Gridley and Mi. Wyld,
stated that he had not received any representations in the
nature of complaints by persons said to be aggrieved or
inconvenienced by the conduct of the Bank of England
during the prompt monetary crisis ; but rumours
had reached him on the subject which he admitted
might require some explanation. On Friday last the
Bank made advances upon government securities to the ex.
tent of 919,0001., on Saturday the amount was 740,0001.,
and on the three following days the further advances
brought the total for five days up to 2,874,000/. With
regard to the general accommodation to merchants and
others, the Bank bail discounted bills to the extent of
9,350' ,000/., within the five days, thus making the total of
advanoes in that period 12,22 b 0001. The rumours to
which he had referred might, perhaps, be traced to the
circumstance that the directors had, in reply to applica-
tions from some parties, recommended them to try the
open market and realise ; but it was only right to state
that, in cases where that advice had been followed, and
the securities could not be realised, except at a great
depreciation in value, the directors had given the relief
required.
TRANSUBSTANTIATION, Ac., DECLARATION

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menu of some part of their own improvements. That awn-
pensation should be given for improvements effected with-
out the consent of the landlords was of the essence of the
bill ; and, after arguing that as the original title to land
was acquired by reclamation from its original state of
waste, so those who performed subsequent improvement
earned some kind of title, he warmly pressed the house to
pass the bill in a spirit of justice and, conciliation, express-
ing his amazement that after so much suffering at our
hands the Irish people should be conciliated by so small a
boon. . _

The bill was supported by Mr. Dillon, who contended
that the bill, giving compensation for retrospective im-
provements, agreed to by Mr. Napier, Mr. Whiteside,
Lord Naas, and Sir H. Cairns, went much further than
this measure; by Mr. Pim, who maintained that it would
be the last piece of exceptional legislation which would be
necessary for Ireland ; and by Mr. Seunderson.
Mr. C. S. READ examined the provisions of the bill
from the position of a practical tenant farmer, concluding
that in an occupancy of 21 years the tenant would have
reaped the full benefit of most improvements, that many
improvements might be made which would be a detriment
to the landlord. and that if this exceptional legislation
were sanctioned it would be difficult to maintain the law
of distress and the law of hypothec in England and
Scotland. . . . .

Mr. WHITESIDE argued at length in favour of the
resolution, condemning the measure as unprincipled,
unjust to the landlord, and delusive to the tenant, and
contending that it had been introduced simply for political
purposes as part of the compact with the Irish liberals
concluded by Mr. Bright's letter to the Lord Mayor of
Dublin. . .

Mr. SYNAN reviewed the previous attempts at legisla-
tion, arguing that the bill fell short of the recommenda-
tions of many of the best authorities, and ascribing the
opposition to party feelins.
The discussion was continued by Sir F. Heygate and
Mr. &monde, and at 12 o'clock a motion to adjourn it,
made by Mr. Bagwell, was carried by 167 to 164.
A warm discussion was caused by Mr. Gladstone pro-
posing to take the second reading of the Customs and In-
land Revenue Bill, postponing Mr. Hubbard's resolution
on it relating to the fire insurance duty till a future stage.
A motion to adjourn the debate was rejected by 120 to
101, and on a further motion being made to adjourn the
house, Mr. Disraeli seized the occasion to criticise sharply
the arrangement of the government business. Ultimately
the debate was adjourned until to-night.
A number of orders were forwarded a stage, and the
house adjourned at ten minutes past 1.

*parting Intelligence.

EPSOM RACES.Thultsnmr.

The Intermediate day between the Derby and Oaks has appro-
priately been designated an "off" day, and such It certainly was
yesterday. The road presented a deserted appearance, and the
town, though full of professional racing men, looked empty when
compared with the multitude which tilled Epsom on the Derby
Dec. The weather was particularly fine, the sir being much
milder than It was on Wednesday, and the aspect of the Downs,
strewed as they were with the debris of the monster pic-nic held
four and twenty hours previously, looked somewhat barren and
cheerless. The racing, as will be seen from the accompanying
return, was of the tamest description, and requires no comment.
*The Oaks betting underwent au extraordinary change, for though
Repulse at the opening of business was supported at as little as
bto 2, she subsequently receded to 10 tot while her stable com-
panion, Ischia. became the leading favourite for the ladies' race.
Several other fillies met with substantial support at the prices
quoted below. The following Is a return of the days racing.
'THE TALIWoRTH STAMM of 10 lave. each, with 90 added : for
2-yr-olds, let ; three, iist 27b; fillies and geldings allowed Sibs.
The winner to be sold for £9OO. T. Y.C.

Lord Coventry's La Mute, by Wild Dayrell—Fenella, 3 yrs,
Bst 13Ib (J. Adams) 1
Mr. W. 0. Craven's f, by Oxford. dam by Mountain Deer—
Ibis, 2 yrs, est 11Ib 'Kenyon) 2
Mr. Stevens s AdamantheN 2 yrs, 6!t lllb 'H. Covey) 3

promised—Ulla cvrnit if;,;

VIZ GRAND STAND STAVIN iHandicap, of 10 sore, each, h ft,
with 100 added ; winners extra. One mile and three quarters.
(14 subs.)

Mr. Wadson's Boleno, by Leamington—C-01=We, 4 yrs.
7st bib (Heartneld) 1
Lord Wilton's Sandal, Syrs, 71t 81b J Grimshaw) 2

'clii.u:cin also ran.

Betting: 3 to 1 on Sandal„ and 5 to 1 bar one.
THE TWO-THAR-OLD STARES of 10 sore each, with 50 added
for colts. Bet 10lb ; Allies, bat 71b ; winners, 51b extra. Haifa
me! IS 9111 ).

Mr. Chapll n's Problem, by Newminster—Triangle, 84 121 b,
(Inc Meat)
Mr. Beadinan's commissioner, 84 101 b (Clement)
Baron Ituthsc/Abra Chignon, fist 71b (Adel) 3
Verdi, Bcoder, and Phantom Sall also ran
TBB Eason Cue of 10 sous, with 200 added; for Syr-olds,
74 21b ; hair. sat 101 b ; eve, 9st alb ; six and aged, Oat bib ; with
certain is.naltles and allowances. Derby Course. mile.
(ltniuba

Marquis of Hastings' The Duke, by Stockwell—Bay Cella,
4 yrs, Sat 10Ib %Cannon) 1
Mr. Barber's The Clown, 5 yes, Oat Mb (Cowley)
Betting 30 to lon The Duke.
Tug bourn-Waimea.* STAKES of 10 sou. each, h ft, with 100
added, for horses of all ages ; winners extra. One mile.
C.arew's Oodmersham, by Lambourne--Bay Banter,
4 yes, Sot 4lb (Edwards) 1
Lord Rendb,ham's Effervescence, S jTS, Sat 'Buller, 2
Mr. Thellusson's Actiel, 3 yrs, tat (car ast 11b). Murray) 3
The following also ran : Brahma, Applecroas, Vixen. Steam-
boat, The Czar, Tuaculanetun, Lau o' Gowrie, and Haaketon
Maid.

Betting : sto 1 each agst Steamboat and Brahma, 8 to I agst
Lass o'Gowrie, 100 to 15 agat The Czar, s to 1 each agst Tuscola-
mum and Applecroaa, 10 to 1 agat Effervescence, 100 to 8 apt
Huketon Maid, and 100 to 8 agat Godmersharn.
HER MAJAsTes 11.4.72, of 100 guineas, for mares only : 3.yr-
old, 7st 9lb ; four, Nat 71b ; Ove, lOst llb , six and aged, lOst 31b.
Two miles and ailuarter.
Baron Rothschild's Tonrmalln, by King Tom—Flash of
Lightning, S yrs, 7st 91b Peake) 1
Mr. Simile's My-rrhina, 3 yrs, 7st 91b ;fl Covey) 2
Betting: S to 1 on T0%1171111113, who made play throughout, and
won in a canter by 8) lengths.
THE EPtioll FOUR-TEAR-01D STAKES of 50 sovs. each, h It ; for
colts, Sat 111 b ; tlWev, Sat tilb. One mile and a half.
Captain Gray's Audax, by Voltigcur—Amason, 4 yrs,
est 11Ib J. Smith; W.O.
THE WILTON STAKES was void.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
OAK S.
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9 to 2 eget Ischia 31 10 to 1 agst La Dauphine t)
7 to 1 Tormentor (t) 10 to 1 -- Repulse t)
7 to 1 Wild Briar (t) 11 to 1 Proaerpine t)
b to 1 The Mayonnaise
filly kt,
AnnmoNst ARRIVALS.—Pia
110.aniond, Repulse. and Ischia.
The Queen Is struck out of Th 4

nine, Mayonalse filly, Fair

Oaks.

CRICRET.-110ESKHOLD BRIGADE V. QUID/MRCS.
—This match was played yesterday at Lord's with the fol-
lowing results :—Quidnuncs, first innings, 188 ; Brigade,
first innings, six wickets down, 161.
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SINGLE-WICKET MATCH.—A match was played
at Lord's ground on Wednesday, and excited considerable
interest, both
.players batting with one hand only. Mr.
Buller won in one innings, as the following score
will show :—Hon. T. de Grey (first innings), b. Buller,
12; ditto (second innings), c. and b. Buller, 27; wide
balls, 3—total 42. Mr. C. F. Buller (first innings), not
out, 41 ; wide balls, 3—total, 44. Umpires—Grundy and
Roston.
THE ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLCR—The entries
for this great race on Monday next from abreast of the
Non lightship to Dover harbour, for prizes of 100!., 50/.,
and 50!. value respectively, for schooners (luggers to class
with schooners), yawls,
and cutters, open to all Royal
Yacht Clubs. the first boat of whatever rig to receive the
1001. prize, closed last night at the Club-house, Albemarle-
street, Piccadilly.
THE FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.—Lest night
the final deposit was made for the forthcoming fight be-
tween Mace and Gosa for the championt belt and 2001.
a side. One of the other arrangements come to is—
" that the men shall fight in what is termed ' the home
I circuit,' and that the battle will take place before the
close of the present month." Both Mace and Goes were
reported to be " well up to the mark, and anxiously
looking for the day of battle." The betting is at present
slightly in favour of Mace, but the friends of both men are
sanguine.—Post.

AMU:4BION OF ATTORNEYB.—More than 150 ap-
plications for admission as attorneys will be made in the
ensuing term, of which number 102 are original applica-
tions. There are notices for the vacation, and renewed
motions for admission.

THE HOP PLANTATIONS.—ROCHESTER, MAY 17.
—The recent cold wintry weather has proved less detri-
mental to the growth of the young hops than had been
expected ; and, on the whole, the young bine is coming
forward vigorously, most of the plantations already pre-
senting a luxurious appearance. During the past fortnight
there have been one or two rather severe frosts, which
have proved very disastrous to the young hops in many of
the more exposed localities, and in several of the gardens
they have received such a check that they are scarcely ex-
to recover. Notwithstanding these drawbacks,
roewteetr, the prospects of the planters, on the whole, are
very promising, the plantations at no former period pre-
senting a better appearance than is the case at present,
throughout both Mid an 1 East Kent. Should the weather
during the next few weeks become warm and showery,
much of the mischief that has been occasioned by the late
fronts will be remedied, and a good hop year confidently
looked forward to. Since last year a large extent of land
throughout Kent has been brought under hop cultivation,
the hop acreage, which before the repeal of the duty had
been for some time diminishing, being now on the increase.
The market continues very firm, all best hops fetching
hi Eli prices.
THE NITRO-GLYCERINE QUESTION. —The parlia-
mentary committee of the Mersey Docks and Harbour
Board have agreed to and forwarded a memorial to the
Board of Truk praying that a special act of parliament
may be brought in for the regulation of the storage and
shipment of nitro-glycerine and other dangerous substances.
Mr. Tobin (the chairman) said the government were fully
alive to the importance of this matter, and were about to
take measures for the protection of populous districts, but
that no definite steps had yet been taken.

HEALTH AND STRENGTH RESTORED BY DU BARRY'S
DILICIOrS REVALIIITA AEASICA FOOD, which cures without me-
dicine or inconvenience dyspepsia Jndigettion;, cough, asthma,
consumption, debility, constipation, diarrheea, palpitation, ner-
vous, bilious, liver, and stomach complaints It saves fifty times
Its coat In other remedies, and is the beet food for infants
60,000 cures annually. -Du Barry and Co., No. 77, Etegentutreet,
London, W. In tins, at Is. loci. ; Ilb., 2s. 9d. ; 121bs, 23. ;
9411 e., 40e. ; also still, Oranechurchetreet; 4, Cheapeide ; OS, 160,
and 108. Oztorddtraet ; and at ail Grocars.--(Advartlaement.]

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THE BISHOP OF LONDO. N'S liar!). C

Yesterday afternoon the annual meeting of the
gentlemen composing the Hoard of the Bishop of London's
Fund, comprising representatives of all the local associa-
tions throughout the diocese, was held at the offices, No.
Oa, Pall-mall. In the wretted absence of the bishop,
Lord Bosoms of Terms was called to the chair. Mr. T.
Bodley, the secretary, read the annual report, which was
a very voluminous document. It appeared from it that
the whole number of mission districts connected with the
fund was 7t . Of these 60 had been established by means
of grants from the fund ; 12 originally belonged to the
Diocesan Church Building Society, and bad mince been
adopted by the fund ; two were established, by the Dio-
cesan Home Mission, and three independently of the
fund. Of the 80 .missions founded by grants from the
fund, 30 were founded through the initiative of the com-
mittee. There had been a considerable decrease in
the income during the past year. The total re-
ceipts between Dec. 31 1863, and Dec. 31, 1864,
were 71,269/. 12s. 23., and in the comsponding.period in
1865, 48,248/. Ria. The income was therefore less than
one-half of what was hoped would have been contributed,
and of what wee actually required if the fund
was to accomplish the work which was proposed.
A large part of the income of the year had been derived
from new donations received from the original subscribers
to the fund, as well as from the instalments of subscrip-
tions previously promised. But the increase in the number
of the subscribers had been much less than might have
been fairly expected. Of the total fund no less than
117,000/. had been subscribed by 96 individual contributors
or public bodies. What was urgently needed was the
general interest in the work of the vast number of persons
In the diocese whose means would most easily enable them
to assist it, and by whose united effort it could at once be
accomplished. At the present moment the staff of clergy
whose stipends were paid in whole or in part by the fund
was 111, and the annual charge was 12,435/. The stipends
in 6ve cases which were not included in the above number
bad ceased. In four of these cases the endowment bad
been obtained, and one was about to be endowed. The
number of scripture readers for which grants bad been
made was 48, and of parochial mission women 21. The
annual charge for the former was 2,336/., and for the
latter, 445/. The distribution of grants for buildings, sites,
and other purposes not requiring annual renewal was as
follows :-30,760/. had been voted on account of 34
churches. Of these, 14 had been consecrated, four
others were opened for services, nine were being
built, and the works of the others would be
begun as soon as sufficient funds had been
raised, 13 of the churches thus aided had been already
endowed by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The other
churches for which votes had been made would have a suf-
ficient population attached to them to enable the incum-
bents to claim endowment grants from the Ecclesiastical
Commissioners as soon as the churches were completed.
In 61 mission districts grants to the amount of 27,5061.
9s. 3d. bad been voted for buildings, leases, and for some
incidental expenses, as fittings and repairs. There was
also an annual charge of 5051. for the rent of moms ;
8,500/. had been voted for 19 school buildings, and 1,000/.
hail been placed at the disposal of the Diocesan Board of
Education for the fittings and maintenance of the new
schools during the first year of their existence ; 765/. had
already been expended in small grants under this head.
Additional school accommodation had been also provided
to a very considerable extent in the miasion
There had been voted 10,025/. 10s. for church sites, 7,509/.
for school sites, and 9,540/. 9s. 3d. for sites for mission
stations. The report concluded with an elaborate review
of the past, and an earnest appeal for increased aid to
enable the fund to deal with some of the pressing cases
which were daily arising. Lord Ebury moved the adop-
tion of the report, which was seconded by Viscount San-
don, and carried. Mr. Richard Hoare and Mr. Arthur
Mills were elected to fill two van:melee on the executive
comn.ittee caused by death.

1 i I THE POLICE COURTS.

BIAN4ION•HOCSK

The two Frenchmen, Loads Desalting and Wi Mane Bung,
who were apprehended last week by Foulger, the de-
tective officer, upon the charge of having been concerned
in an extensive system of fraud upon persons residnig at
Paris, and otherplaom in France, were yesterday brought
beta. Alderman Waterlow for further examination.

Mr. Templeman appeared for the defence.
It will be recolleoted that at the 'first examination it
appeared that the prisoners had been in the habit of
writing to persona of respectability whale names they
obtained from the French Directory, she letters beig
dated•from places of apparent mercantile business, in-
foTming them that papers of impertanoe had been trans-,
witted to them fiom Southampton which would be sent
on receipt of a certain sum for charges. The pri•
Boners had taken rooms in different parts of London,
under the amounted names of Ley and Co., Dolby and
Co., &c., wherrisll letters ruldeeked to them by those
names were received, and in this way they appeared to
have received altogether considerable sums, chiefly in
postage stamps, which they, of course, immediately turned
into crab.
_ . . .

Foulgcr, the officer through whose exertions the pri-
soners had been apprehended, and the system of fraud for
the present put a !stop to, stated that since the last exami-
nation be had obtained possession of other letters ad-
dressed to the prisoners in their assumed names from
France, and several of them contained postage stamps, but
none of the parties who bad been defrauded were in at-
tendance, indeed there had not been sufficient time for
them to come from some parts in France where they re-
sided. He had also been in communication with the
French consul; but he did not know whether he intended to
take up the prosecution on behalf of the French govern-
ment. He had no doubt that the prisoners were connected
with the two men, Jourdain and Bathe, who were charged
with a similar offence at this court a few mouths ago,
and that the prisoner Deseours was the person ref, reed to
upon that occasion as having stated that he had six
hundred letters ready to be sent to different persons
abroad. The officer added, that if further time was
afforded him he bad no doubt that he should be able to
procure additional evidence against the prisoners.
Mr. Templeman expressed his opinion that there really
was no evidence against the prisoners, and that there was
nothing to show that they were the writers of the letters
to the persons abroad.
Alderman Waterlow said it appeared to him that there
was no doubt that the prisoners were acting together for the
purpose of arrying out an extensive fraud, and he should,
therefore, remand them for another week.