The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-04 00:00:00

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Betting: 6t04 on Venturer, and 5 to 2 apt Kismet.
Elhurg cut out the work clear of the favourite and Kismet
to the turn into the straight, where the latter rushed to
the fore, and never afterwards being headed won easily by
a length and a half. Twice that distance separated the
second and third, and Domino was last all the way.

THE LADIES' PLATE of 44) sows. (handicap) for 2-yr-olds ;
winners extra. About five furlongs.
Mr. J. P. Craven's Beautiful Star, by Wentherblt—Mrs.
Braids. Tat 214 ,car. igen). It. Fenian) 1
Mr. I% Ash's Numbs ton, 74 4lb ;Marsh; 2
Mr. H. Wright's Sorrell, est Illb „car. Est 131 b It. Vineri 3
Kater's Land also ran.
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Betting 6t04 on Beautiful Star, 2to 1 agst Norrington,
and 6 to 1 " bar two." Norrington made the running,
with a slight advantage of the favourite, till approaching the
distance, where the latter got in front. Although headed
at the commencement of the enclosure the mare again got
her head in front, and won cleverly by a neck. Sorrell
was tbinl, beaten ten length. from Norrington. Kaffir's
Land was last the whole of the distance.

Trig ISlTOfts' STARE.; of 3 mom each, with 20 added,
for all ages ; weight for age ; with selling and other allow-
ances One mils. (3 nubs.)
Mr. H. Wright's Hopettie, by Warlock—llopplcker Ig100),
4 yrs, Mt CAb ik l'Anson) 1
Mr. r Ash'a Domino • Cafr, 4 yes, sat 1311, (Brown) 3
Mr. It. Marah's The Non '430„ 2 yes, Oat Wl, (J. Moore) 3
Betting : 4 to 1 on Hopvine, who mule all the running,
and won ea.ily by four lengths ; ten lengths divided the
second and third. The winner was not sold.

THI MAI/CATE HANDICAP of 5 sous. each, 2 ft, with 50
added • winners extra ; second to save his stake. One mile
and three-quarters.
Mr. C. Heads by Newminster—Fortuna, S yrs, 7st
;Marsh) 1
Mr. J. P. Craven's lattchAdmind. 3 yrs, 7st 41b ;ItiAtison) 2
Mr. H. Barne• Violet de Clam S yrs. est Hb (Brown) S
The following also ran:—Knight of Wynn, Lady Lincoln, and
Lady Margaret.
Betting : R to 4 apt Dutch Admiral, 2 to I apt Lady
Margaret, 4 to I apt ?dilly, and 6 to 1 apt Violet de
Clare. Milly made the running, followed by Dutch Ad-
miral. Lady Margaret, lady Lincoln, and Violet de Clare,
Knight of Downe bringing up the rear, and in this order
they run until passing the stand, where Mill; bad a clear
lead of her horses, of whom Dutch Admiral, Lady Mar-
gAret, and Lady Lincoln were almost abreast in advance of
Violet de Clare and Knight of Downs. Before reaching
the farmhouse Lady Margaret was in difficulties, and
Dutch Admiral quitting Lady Lincoln, held a clear second
place to within the straight, where Lady Lincoln gave way,
and Knight of Downs took fourth place, Lady Margaret
dropping into the extreme rear. Milly, however, was
never headed, and won easily by a length and a halt from
Dutch Admiral, who defeated Violet de Clare a similar
distance. Knight of Downs was a bad fourth, Lady Lin-
coln fifth, and lady Margaret last.
Rao. LT TEL SLA STALIN of 3 soya each, with 20
added, for all ages ; weight for age, with selling allow-
ances. Threequarters of a mile.
Mr. H. *light's Sorrell. by Dundee—Cossack Maid f 9301,
2 yrs, 7st 21b ....
Mr. Robloton's Elbert (OW, 3 pa, Set ta. l'Ansor) 2
Mr. ightingall's Kathy,' Land t/123) 2 yrs, Set 121 b,
(Spencer).
Betting :3to I on Sorrell, and 4to I bar one."
Elburg made gunning for about three hundred yards,when
Sorrell took it up,Elburg going on second and Kaffir's
Land third. In this way they ran throughout,
Sorrell winning a fine race by a neck ; a length cud r half
separated the second and third. The winner was not
sold.

BETTING AT MANCHMTER.—TrEsDAY.
ST. LEGIIL

G to 4 apt Hermit it) -
SOW 1 apt Julius 3)
7 to 4 Atiblevenieot (t) I 25 to 1 Ferracques (t)
100 to 7 Vauban t)

GREAT YORIC3IIIIII HANDTCAP.
10 to I agst inneret I 20 to 1 apt East Lancashire
20 to 1 Vigorous 'll (taken)

50 to i;iiered..o-;-64-. field.

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PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 3.
The Ringdove, a gunboat of the third class, is to
be launched at this dockyard tomorrow.
Another attempt is, we hear, to be made to dislodge the
wreck of the Boyne, a vessel that was sunk in one of the
harbour channels many years ago.
The Waterwitch, hydraulic gun vessel, got under weigh
again to-day, for the purpose of trying her speed at the
measured mile in Stokes-bay. The vessel itself will share
the fate of the Vixen and the Viper, and be condemned
as a sea-going craft, for, of the three, she appears to be
the most unseaworthy ; but the authorities are determined
to give the system by which she is propelled through the
water the fullest trial, and every effort has been made on
each trial to effect an improvement on the trial which pre-
ceded it.

private letter from St. Vincent, dated August 7th,
announces the arrival at that island of the Malabar, Cap-
tain Rich, one of the new ships to be employed in the
Indian troop service. She bad steamed out from England
at three-quarter speed, and bad averaged 12 knots an hour,
having during the run mad* 14. Her engines, wh'ch were
built by Messrs. Napier, of Glasgow, worked admirably
the whole time. The Euphrates, a sister ship to be em-
ployed in the barns service, had previously arrived at St.
Vincent, having also made an excellent pssugs. The
Valorous, paddle frigate, arrived on the 6th, from the City 3
of Good Hope, en route to England.

CHATHAM, Bier. 3.

This afternoon the temporary repairs to the
caisson which gave way at the entrance to No. 4 dock, on
Saturday morning, were completed, in readiness for its
ren oval from the dock entrance to one of the building-
slips, on which it will be drawn up, to undergothe re-
quisite overhaul and repair. Beyond the injuries already
stated, the Beaoon, which was in dock at the time of the
occurrence, is not believed to have sustained any image,
but the accident will delay her completion for ass for
some time. There L little doubt that this accident, which
bad it occurred during the working hews of the yard must
have been attended with great loss of life, will induce the
Admiralty to substitute iron for wooden caissons at all the
dockyard..
A party of non-oommiadoned officers and men of the
3rd battalion of the 60th Rifles arrived at Gravesend yes-
terday, on the hired troopship Clara, from Madras.
The colonelcy of the 80th Foot has become
vacant by the death of Lieutenant-General Young.
Lieutenant H. It. Stewart, R.N., has been ap-
pointed a naval mail agent on the Southampton station.

CHARTERING OF STEAMERS FOR THE ABYSSINIAN
EXPEPITION.—The Admiralty agents at Liverpool con-
tinue their surveys and engagement of ships for the trans-
pmt service in connection with the Abyssinian expedition.
The splendid steamer, Queen, one of the National Steam-
ship Company's steamers, has just been chartered for the
transport service on the Indian side of the Isthmus of
Sue.. The Queen is the second vessel belonging to the
same company which hes been chartered by the Admiralty
for the same service. The West India and Pacific Steam-
ship Company's steamers West Indian, Californian, and
Bolivar have been accepted for the transport of mules on
the Mediterranean side of the isthmus. The majority of
the vessels at present will be ready for sea on the lOth met,
The Bosphorus ea, was yesterday, in addition to the above
steamers, taken up for the transport service.
SINKING OF TWO STEAMERS IN THE THAMES.—
Yesterday afternoon two steamers sunk in the Thames.
The Condor is.a.) 645 tone, one of the fleet belonging to the
North German Lloyd's Company, laden with iron and
general goods, was coming up the river, and off the Surrey
Commercial Docks she gut athwart a tierof vessels moored
on the Rotherhitbe side. She came with such force on to the
stern of a ship as to knock a hole in one of her plates below
the water hue, causing her to commence filling imme-
diately. The captain, learning from the engineer that the
water had nearly reached the fires, caused the ship to
be immediately run ashore, where she soon filled, and at
high water only her masts and funnel were to be seen. The
other mishap betel the Druid steamer, Gl5 tons burden,
which bed arrived from Cronstadt with a cargo of grain.
In steaming up past Wapping she struck heavily on some-
thing at the bottom of the raver, apparently an anchor,
which ripped open her plates and caused her to fill in-
stantly. As the sunk the crew escaped by the rigging.
This will bee serious loss, as the cargo will be quite useless
beton she out be raised. _ _

THE NORTH BRITISH RALWAY.—A meeting of
the shareholders in the Carlisle and Silloth Bay Dock
and Ikrilway,Company was held at the Town-hall, Carlisle,
yesterday, Mr. J. D. Carr in the chair, to consider the
effect of the new act of the North British Company upon
the &Roth section of the shareholders. Mr. John Irving,
one of the diroctors,who had, in the interest of the Moth
shareholders, watched the progress of the bill through par-
liament, had prepared a statement of the case, which was
now read to the meeting. It concluded by saying that
" however hardly the creation of a permanent stock at an
enormously high rate of interest might bear upon the
ordinary shareholders, its pressure was much more unjust
upon the Silloth proprietary (who bad no voice in the
management), inasmuch as their interest was entirely de-
pendent upon the dividend declared on the ordinary North
British shares." After hearing the statement read, the
meeting adjourned till the 15th inst.
THE CENTRiL WALLS EXTENSION RATLWAT.---.
The half yearly report to the shareholders in this railway
states that there has been during the past half year con-
siderable prageer made in the works of the line, which
were ret rded by the long and severe winter. A portion of
the railway was open to Garth in March last, and thence
to Llanwrtydd, in May, being • distance of about 16 miles.
The line is worked by the London and North Western
Railway Company under a parliamentary agreement.
The Liverpool borough coroner held no less than
five inquests in one day on children who had been suffo-
cated in bed by being overlain by their patents.