The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1866.

REPRESENTATION OF NOTTINOHAJF4•
•

The new writ for the borough of Nottingham
arrived there an Saturday morning, and was proolahned
the marketplace. The nomination is fixed for Wednes-
day Welt, and Cut:polling for the day following._

One of the liberal candidates (Mr. Serjeant Simon) has
withdrawn from the contest. In his farewell address, just
issued, Mr. Simon says, if a selfish ambition2tad prompted
him to seek the honour of representing the town, he might
find in the public demonstrations in his behalf, in the pro-
mises of support he had received, and in the distracted
state of local parties in the borough, sufficient inducement
to continue the contest ; but he came to Nottingham to
serve the liberal cause, and not to injure it. Under exist-
ing circumstances, however, he feels that to persevere in
his candidature would serve neither the interests of the
borough nor the cause to which he is devoted. Mr. Bernal
Osborne addressed large meetings on Friday evening, and
vindicated himself from the charge of dividing the liberal
interest in the borough. The other four candidates also
addressed meetings of their supporters, and the greatest
excitement prevailed in the town on Saturday.

BdIiQUEVAI TOE ROPAC 41:APEIrri • •

On Saturday evening the President and Council
of the Royal Academy gave their usual entertainment to
a distinguished ',employ at their rooms in Trafalgar-
square. Among the company were the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, the Duke of Cambridge, the Prince De
Teck, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop
of York, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Russell, Sir George
Grey, Lord Clarendon, Mr. E. Cardwell, the Marquis
of Hartington, Lord De Grey and Ripon, the
Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, the President of the
Board of Trade, the Finn Commissioner of Works,
the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Peterborough, the
Duke of Argyll, Mr. Brand, the Chairman of the Board of
Customs, Lord Chruarvon, Lord Chelmsford, Sir H. Cairns,
Mr. J. S. Coleridge, Mr. J. T. Caird, Mr. B. Cochrane,
the Earl of Derby, Lord Bicho, Mr. C. Forteseue, Earl
Grey, Earl Grosvenor, Mr. Goschen, Lord Houghton, Vii-
count Hardinge, Mr. Berestord Hope, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, Mr. R. Lowe, the Lord Mayor, Lord John Manners,
Sir R. Murchison, Vary Reverend ean Milman, Sir S.
Northoote, Professor Owen, &c. Sir FRANCIS GRANT, Pre-
sident of the Royal Academy, presided.
The first toast proposed by the Paramrer was, of
course, " The Health of her Majesty the een ;" the
next toast, " The Health of their Royal Rig the
Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal
Family."
His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, who was re-
ceived with loud cheers, said—l thank you most sincerely
for the very kind manner in which you have proposed my
health and that of the Princessof Wales and the other mem
ben of the royal family. I also thank this company-
for the very kind manner in which they have received
the compliment. I need hardly assure you that it is a
source of sincere gratification to me to be present
here a second time at the anniversary dinner of
the Royal Academy, especially on this occasion,
when I am enabled to have the opportunity of support
you when you first take the chair as President of the Royal
Academy. (Loud cheers.) On this occasion I cannot for-
bear to refer to the memory of one whose loss we all most
deeply deplore. I allude to your late president, Sir
Charles Eastlake. (Cheers.) You, the royal academicians,
knew him so well, and knew how justly popular he was,
that it would be superfluous in me to pass any eulogy on
his name ; but I cannot forbear paying my small tribute
to his merits, considering him as an old friend of mine,
having known him from my childhood. I now take the
opportunity of thanking you, Sir Francis, for the very kind
manner in which you have alluded to my name. I need
not assure you that I shall always be ready to do my best
to assist in promoting the welfare of art and science,
and in that way following the bright example of the
public career of my lamented father. I thank yon for the
manner in which you have referred to me as " • brother of
the brash." I shall never be able to compete with you as a
painter but I hope, at the same time, I shall be able to
enter the lists with you as a follower of foxhounds.
(Loud cheers.) The pictures in this exhibition certainly
record the times in which we live, and the subjects of them
in general lead us to congratulate ourselves that our
country is at peace. There is one picture, however, to
which I would beg to refer, and it is one of a distinguished
countryman of yours, Mr. Ross who is represented as a
rifleman shooting for a prize. This, I think, is a picture
of no ordinary interest, especially in connexion with the
volunteer movement. His royal highness again thanked
the company for the distinguished manner in which he
had been received, and resumed his seat amid loud cheers.
The next toast was " The health of the army, navy, and
volunteers," to which
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE responded, followed by
His Royal Highness Prince ALFRED, who said—l thank
you for the way in which you have been kind enough to
drink my health. I can assure you I am very proud to
have my name associated with that of the royal navy. It
is the first time I have ever been called upon to answer in
the name of the profession to which I belong, and lam
sure you will think that it has the same claims for respect
and sympathy as it ever had. It gave me great pleasure to
be able to accept the invitation of the President and Coun-
cil of the Royal Academy to be present at thin dinner, and
also to have the opportunity of making myself acquainted
with the many beautiful pictures exhibited here. Among
the pictures connected with the profession to which I
belong there is one which must have struck every one with
the greatest admiration. I allude to the historical picture
,of ' The Death of Nelson," by Maclise. (Loud cheers.)
There is also " The Burning of the Bombay," by Captain
Brady. The first, represented here, and still more grandly
in the House of Lords, is a scene that will ever be memor-
able in the history of England ; and the second, though de-
picting a lamentable calamity, will also be remembered
with a certain pride and satisfaction by all Englishmen,
showing, as it does, that British sailors are made of the
same stuff as they were at the battle of Trafalgar. I beg
to thank you again for the honour you have done me in
drinking my health in connexion with the navy. (Loud
cheers„)_. . . . .

Lord BURT returned thanks for the volunteers.
The PREirDILNT next gave the health of Prince de Teck
and the Princess Mary of Cambridge, with the expression
of an earnest hope that every happiness may attend their
union.

The Prince nr TECK briefly acknowledged the compli-
ment.

The memory of the late President, Sir Charles Eastlake,
was next drank in silence.

The toast of the " Guests" was responded to by the
Archbishop of CANTERBURY.
The PRESIDENT returned thanks on the part of the
Academy, and next gave "The Health of her Majesty's
Ministers."

Earl RURRELL having replied,
The PRESIDENT next gave " The Health of the FArl of
Derby," and referred to the recently opened exhibition of
national portraits.
The Earl of DERBY, who was loudly cheered, but was
indistinctly beard, referred at some length to his con-
nexion with the National Portrait Exhibition.

The PRESIDENT next gave " The Health of the Lord
Mayor, and Prosperity to the City of London."
His Lnanswie briefly returned thanks, after which the
distinguished assembly broke up.

111141aftist4 intsitigtiittiC
THE BATH AND YORK MEETINGS.
1%) IDITOII OP Mil tress&
SIR, —The all-important question of the hour,
the Derby, having been uninfluenced by the doings of the
past week, the meetings at Ascot and Salisbury require but
a poring notice. The latter was chiefly remarkable for
the many triumphs of the " outsiders," which enabled the
bookmakers to commit frightful slaughter among the "gen-
tlemen," who had been beating them every week since
Northepten ; and Ascot, for its failure to attract good
fields, generally speaking, though the money added to the
stakes, just to get rid of a surplus, it was said, that was
bound to be spent, was tremendous. But as regards this
said surplus, the means resorted to to work it out
were not at all Gladstonia. n, seeing that the
taxes were doubled at the same time the 1,860 t. was given
away (?) ; and the public, whom the racing powers that be
affect so muck to despise, having had to pay ten shillings
per day, instead of the usual five, for the privilege of en-
tering the enclosure, have the satisfaction of thinking
that they found the bulk of the money to inaugurate the
aristocratic spring meeting at Ascot. Had Tuesday been
fine, a profit would doubtless have been made out of the
concern, bad as was tee sport, which is only noticeable on
account of one of the two-year-old races bringing to light
the good qualities of a filly called Seville, by St. Albans
out of Donna Maria, and the colt by Parmesan out of
Clairroyante's dam, that ran so badly in the Two Thou-
, sand week at Newmarket. But neither, though they
did better than the vaunted Triponnier, who came out
with such a stunning reputation, made such a mark
as the old favourites, Achievement and Hippia,
for these both carried penalties, and yet (Replayed
a decided superiority to all their opponents. The latter
was very properly awarded the rich Sunninghill Stakes,
alter being beaten a head by the Parmesan colt, whose
swerving undoubtedly prevented her winning; and it was
an excellent performance, for there were many behind the
pair that will distinguish themselves hereafter, Fakir,
Satyr, Dick Turpin, Huntsman, Ajax, and Plunder—who
all made first appearances—apparently wanting more
time. The Duke de Brabant Handicap was contested
mostly by platers, and the best " field" of horses seen
during the two days, barring the juveniles, went in for the
300/. Cup Connie Plate, which proved such an easy task for
the staying Corsair, on account of Sydmonton (not quite up
to the mark) having to make his own running, and John
Davis being penalised up to Pat 111 b. Every little scrap
bearing upon the Derby is devoured so eagerly that much
was attempted to be made out of the latter's defeat, on the
strength of which Rustic was driven to 3 to 1 for the
Derby, and at this price he remained until his day of
trial, as by some mysterious agency everybody understood
Saturday to be. The spin revived him, if spin he had—a
question " the world" was allowed to know nothing of, as
the " touts" were driven off the Danebury ground by main
force—it is said from the high road too ; and if this were
so, the rights and the wrongs of horse watching might
even give the long-robed gentlemen some employment.
What a parody on the recent protective move of the Jockey
Club a civil action against Honest John for his interference
with the " touts" would be. _

Danebury will have a long string of horses at Bath for
the rich stakes to be picked up there on Tuesday and Wed-
nesday ; and if there are any sensation movements among
the metallieiana concerning the Derby, the meeting will be
a most exciting one. I should not be surprised at some
startling changes of some kind, for *there are some very
strong parties behind several Derby outsiders, and it must
be borne in mind there is no proof that the Bribery
colt and Stabber are certain to be beaten by the
crack performers, whilst the " lots " of Lord Glasgow,
John Scott, Mr. Savile, and Mr. Naylor are deemed very
formidable by no mean judges. Ceylon, too, is an unmis-
takably great horse, and if be can give the 3lb to Robin
Hood for the Fourteenth Bath Biennial, in which the Day
party has also Mr. Pitt to help through, he must make a
noise, in despite of Rustic and Blue Riband, and hints that
he will not be allowed to start. In the Fifteenth Biennial,
for two-year-old., J. Day's school have quite a host, and it
may happen something better than Seville, the Duke of
Beaufort having a pair of heavily-engaged and well-bred
colts in Vauban and Ophicleide, whilst the Marquis's Whir-
ligig has been "talked about." Whatever is the champion
after Seville's Ascot win, will be served up warm ; and
after the peforrnances (on which, however, they must
improve some day) of Opoponax and Plunder at
Ascot, there is nothing very great among the
public lot to beat. Nevertheless, supposing Feodor
is better than Cellina, and Will Scarlet than Plunder, as
I have been comPelled to hear, they will come out with as
loud a flourish of trumpets as Distin, in whom Goater is
said to possess a second Vespasian ; and the race looks
very open as yet. In the Beaufort Cup, John Davis will
have to do battle for Danebury, probably against Mr. Sut-
ton's Elland or Nightwatch, &amender, Breadalbene,
Miner, Sydmonton, Friday, Eltham, Eakriug, Cambuscan,
and Dalby ; but I doubt some of these running, and John
may have little to fear beyond Bliner, who is said to be in
as good trim as when he beat Blair AthoL There is no
telling what or how many Danebury may stand in the Bath
and County Members' Handicaps, for which, however,
Troublesome and Tattoo respectively will take some beat-
ing, but they can only hope to beat Miner for the Somer-
setshire Stakes with Lord Zetland ; and Mr. Pryor in the
Badminton may be just a little too much for either Mr. Pitt
or King HAL The Weston Stakes might also be missed
by the best of J. Day's long string, Seville having to
run Captain Kidd, Friponnier, Dick Turpin, and many
others with the worst of the weights. But this event it
would be madness to touch upon with the first day's races
undecided ; and the Welter and Dyrham Park Handicaps
are similarly situated.
York Spnng, compelled to take to the Thursday and
Friday after Bath, or clash with Ascot (which latter evil,
in my opinion, would have been the lesser one) will be a
select affair, though the Great Northern is the beat handi-
cap that has been issued this spring, and would had time
allowed have promoted heavy speculation. Regalia
11 yra 91t), Dalby (5 yrs, Sat 1016 Cathedral (5 yrs,
Set 71I), Moulsey (5 yra, flat 71b), Windham (5 yrs, Sat 31b),
and Redcap (5 yrs, tat), all promise to represent the heavy
weight"; and the lot will take their own parts too, much as
they have to give away. The feathered Dolan is whis-
pered one of Elliott's " good things;' but the three-year-
olds seldom win here, and believing my favourite Regalia
to have been amiss very lately, I shall look
for the winner in Cathedral, Dalby, or Redcap, the former
for choice. Of the other events, it is only necessary to ob-
serve that the vaunted Stabber is in the Craven Stakes and
Knavenuire Plate, and might run for one ; that Regalia
the Second, slanuella, is in the Zetland ; and that if the
northuien cannot keep the Londesborough Cup to them-
selves by the aid of Skylark or Exceller, and the Flying
Dutchman's Handicap through Holstein, it may he because
James Dawson's Qui Vive and Chapel Royal are too good
for them.

Harpenden will be but a poor meeting compared with
the above, and there is no item in the programme worth
my entering into with such an indifferent lot of perfor-
mers in the Two-year-old Stakes.—l am, &c.,
METEOR.

BETTLNG AT THE VICTORIA CLUE, —B.grugDay.
It was soon apparent at the club to-day that great caution
would be observed in dealing with Rustic, whose anticipated
Derby " trial" was said to have come off so satisfactorily in the
morning. The Brat blow struck was 300 to 100, taken three
times, after which 110 to 40 waabooked, a aeries of operations
which made him almost as good a favourite as Lord Lyon, about
whom (VW 40 was taken, and offered. indeed the Rustic furore
arrived at such a pitch, that even money was laid that he
starts a 'setter favourite than Mr. Button's horse. 1000 to 100 was
laid once against Redan, but the same operator failed to " spot "
another backer at the like odds. There was every disposition to
lay against Vespaslan, whose opening price was 18 'ponies"
taken and repeated, after which loud to 55 was offered, but not
meeting with a response, the layer " sprung" to 20 to 1, which in
one or two instances was booked to small amounts. The Bribery
colt, now named Nottingham, was at first the object of fierce op-
position. 25 to 1 having been laid once to £lOO, and for a time It
looked Si though the cult would not rally; but some fresh ar-
rivals partially restored bins, by accepting to to 1 to about £75.
We are assured, however, that neither of the unseated members
for the meek borough sent his " special commissioner" into the
market to reinstate the Bribery cult in public favour 1,000 to 35
was booked once about Blue Rlband, but the Rustic fever caused
him to decline to ai to 1. The tone of the market as regard[
place-betting will be discovered from the quotations subjoined.
speculation on the Great Northern Handicap was limited to one
or two animals, Regalia being in great demand at the first at any-
thing over 3 to 1, and although at the commencement even money
was laid against her being one of the first three, It was odds on
her before the room broke up. The support awarded to the others
had nothing cordial In it, and Aldcroft, who had been backed off
the lists outside at 10 to 1 during the morning, was knocked
out to 33 to 1 offered. Closing prices at 3 P.m.
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.

3 to 1 agst Regalia (oft t 7
to 2
6 to 1 Redcap t dc off,
7 to 1 Cathedral ktand
off.
Dttlby ,t and off,
DEJ

100 to 6 apt Dolan (t and off
100 to 6 St. Magnus it
and on;
20 to 1 ilonlaey (off,
33 to 1 Aldcroft :off
sou to 5 Salpinctes ;off,
BY.
30 to 1 eget Knish( of the
Crewent (t;
1000 to 35 Monarchof the
Glen (t three
times
1000 to 12 Ceylon :or
3000 to 30 Leybourne (V
5000 to 34 Bolin Iforxl(t)
2000 to 10 Corsair (t)
2000 to 3 Knapsack (t)

8 to 1

oto 4 agat Lorl Lyon ,t
and off:
sto 2 Rust tll
to 4
10 to 1 Redan & off'
20 to 1. Vespaalan
off;

20 to I Nottingham
,Bribery colt;

30 to 1 Blue Rihand
600 to 400 on Lord Lyon and Rink, coupled :off,
50 even on Rustic starting a better favourite than Lord Lyon (1
30 to 20 agst Lord Lyon starting that favourite 4)
400 to 100 agst Lon_
for a "place" iota
900 to 200 agst Nottingham for a 'place" off
1000 to agst Ceylon, with a start t:
4000 to 100 agst Lord Glasgow's lot it;
SJOO to 40 Agit Mr. Savite's lot
.t)

BETTING AT XANCHESTER..—SArcs,DAT.
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
5 to 1 agst Regalia (t.ti 10 to 1 apt. Dalby (off)
to 1 Windham ,t) 18 to 1 Harry Brat's-
? to 1 Cathedral (t) ford (V
Bto 1 Redcap (V 16 to 1 Youbey (t)
Bto 1 Friday (of; _

So to 4 apt Lord Lyon ;O8)
3to 1 Rustic 21)
10 to 1 Redan '1)
16 to 1 Nottingham (off)
25 to 1 Slabber (t)

25 to I agst Blue lithand (off)
90 to 1 Monarch of the
Olen t
60 to 1 Woofed& (t)

CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—
ALEXANDRIA, MAY s.—The Poonah left at 6 p.m. and the
Ripon at 4 p.m. to-day. The former may be expected at
Marseilles on the 11th, and the latter at Southampton on
the 18th inst.

• Kato intentionce.

mrrzarezr WC NTT COURTS.
MO* days dated ter the peasant Week)
Wnrreinurria, Bt. adana—Tuesday, May 8; Wednes-
day, 9; Thursday. 10.
Ilawirroa, Whitehasultsgrove.—Tnesday, May 8; Weduesday,
9; Friday, 11.
WANDSWORTH, 8011/11-tract.—Tuesday. May 8.
CLmismeleiLL, Duncan-terrace.—Tmeday, May 8; Wednes-
day, 9: Thursday, 10
RHORIDITCII, ObLetrest-road.-.Tasaday, May 8; Thursday, 10.
flouvreasit, liwaisMeset—Timsday, May 8 Thursday, 10;
Friday, 11.
Bow, Bow-road.—Monday, May 7 ; Friday, 11.
WHITICHAPISL, Great Preseststreet. —Tumday, May 8; Wed-
nesday, 9, Friday IL
Camberwell Newsnad.—Tuesday, May 8.
OREENWlCH.—Wedasiday, May 9.
Woor.wien —Thursday, May 10.
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—Monday, May 7.