The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-04 00:00:00

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ADMIRALTY, JULY 4. —Arronrrowno.--Captain
F. W. Hu/ ivan, C. 8., to the Tamar.
Commanders G. Di. Balfour, to the Winchester ; H. M.
Bingham, to the Formidable.
Lieutenants H. Hand, to the Oberon, as lieutenant and
commander ; H. W. Brent, to the Psyche ; J. Bruce, to the
Antelope.
Sub-Lieutenant G. S. Diacshaine, to the Pallas.
Naval Cadets (nominated) H. P.. H. Benwell, and L.
Alexander.

THE Bizarrasarimer SQUADEOII.—The Malta
nines of the 28th ult. contains the following :—" The
Viatoria, 102, anew lineal-battle ship (bearing the flag of
the Vice-Admiral Commander-in-Chief, the Right Hon.
Lard Clarence Paget, C. 8.), and the iron-clad ships Royal
Oak, 35, and Resistances, 16, left Malta harbour on Mon.
day morning for Patna, and are expected to be away for
the greater part of, if not all, the summer. Communica-
tion with the admiral will be maintained by the gunboats
Assurance and Wizard, now in port. The Wizard
will leave with a mail for Patna, after the sr-
Oral of the Marseilles mail due on the 90th in-
stant. Previous to his departure for Greece his lordship
took a run over to Sicily in the Psyche, for the purpose, it
is reported, of consulting with Captain Shorthad on the
navigation of the Adriatic, the charts at present in use
being very defective. The admiral called in at Syracuse
and Catania, but did not display his flag, or personally land
at those places, not wishusg to give rise to any erro-
neous impressions. The King of Italy's proclamation
declaring war against Austria was posted on all the
walls of the town. The news did not, however,
seem to cause that excitement which so important
as event might have been expected to call forth.
On returning to Malta, the Commander-in-Chief,
without loss of time, despatched the Psyche to communi-
cate with the Italian Admiral Persano, who holds a high
reputation for courage and humanity, to request his good
offices regarding British life and property in his opera-
tions in the Adriatic, and steps, we understand, were
also taken to insure a British vessel being present during
any such operations. It is reported that the screw COT-
Nate Enterprise, Commander Rowley, which was at Corfu
by the lest accounts, hes been told off for this important
and delicate mission. Her Majesty's screw frigate Are-
them, 35, Captain Macdonald, will leave Malta for
Athens on the Ist July, to relieve the Gibraltar, 81,
Captain R. Coote, and order her to Malta. The Arethusa
will take a mail for Greece."
SYMPATHY WITH ITALY--On Tuesday night a
meeting of " members of committee, delegates appointed
by workshops and districts, said others friendly to the
Italian cause, who stood prepared two years ago, in unison
with the Lord Provost's committee, to welcome General
Garibaldi," was held in the Bell Hotel, Glasgow, "to
vote on some money in band, and how beet to express
sympathy for the brave Italians now, contending against
Papal and Austrian tyranny." Mr. James Moir was called
to the chair, and said he sincerely wished success to
the Italian cause, and wished to see them a free people in
possession of Rome, the capital of their own country. Mr.
John M'Atiam then read two letters which had been re-
ceived from M. Mazzini, the first ruldrused to the chair-
man of the working men's committee, and the second to
himself. In the former of these M. Mazzini says—" Your
Nation is timely. Now more than ever, after an unfavour-
able incident in our emancipation war, sympathy, encour-
agement, and help from a great, free, self-denying nation
will strengthen our people in the determination of con-
quering through purely national forces, and avoiding any
premeditated interference equally dangerous for Italy and
for Europe ; and now more than ever, on the eve of a tory
cabinet maiming the ruling af the country, an expression
of public opinion, declaring that Great Bntain will never
allow the men who undertake to represent her to side by
the oppressor against a people fighting for independence
and right, will prove supremely important." In the other
M. Mazzini says :—" You must not expect the usual
amount of activity from a poor exhausted man, who is
visited almost every day by cramps,and has with taly work
enough to wear out two young, robust, healthy men. The
first failure is the fault of La Marmots and the King—both
soldiers and generals have behaved admirably. We shall
go on and end by conquering. My only terror is of French
anterfen.nce. which would be degr.iding, and endeavouring
to snatch Sardinia from us, and promote afederative system
instead of union. It is important that true friends
should tell us in their speeches, We shall help you as
far as we can, if you fight your own battles alone.' Of
course any help ought to go to Garibaldi alone and the
volunteers. They are forsaken by the government, and
helped mainly by committees and the people. There is
here an Italian oommittee. Sliffi, my colleague in the
Roman triumvirate, is a member, with whom you ought
to put yourselves in contact through me, if possible, in the
first instance. We have been sending already money for
rates, red flannel shirts, and the wounded. Garibaldi ia
preparing, but he can scarcely act before the
army is ready again, which requires a few days." Mr.
It'.Adam said they were not expected to provide either
money or erns, hut the small amount of money' on hand,
he thought, should be disposed of to the best advantage.
Mr. John M'Calman moved :—" That this meeting of
the Glasgow friends of Italy approves of the present
action of the Italian people seizing this opportunity of
employing an honourable means to obtain national unity,
and to free themselves from Papal and Austrian supre-
=ay. That a committee be appointed, with power to
ado to their number, to co-operate with the friends of
continental freedom in London and other places, to give
renewed expression to our sympathies for General Gari-
baldi in his peculiar circumstances, and to prepare medical
aid to his sick and wounded volunteers. That while
we express our regret at the great loss sustained by the
Italian people in this crisis through the resignation of Earl
Russell, the Right Hon. W. Gladstone, and other friends
of European liberty in our government, we feel confident
that no succeeding administration will attempt to implicate
our country in any wars with which we have nothing in
connexion, unless in our sympathy for the suffering people,
and our admiration for the brave men contending for civil
and religious liberty." The resolutions a ere unanimously
agreed to.

• FIRE AT WHITECHAPEL.—At an early hour last
evening a fire broke out on the premise, of Messrs. Hall,
Day, and Co., wholesale drapers, situate on the north
side of Whitechapel, opposite the London Hospital. The
establishment comprised eight houses--three in the main
road, Nos. 106, lu7, and 108, and Noe. 1, 2 3,4, and
sin Thomas-street ; the whole of the lower floors being
thrown into one, forming a show room of 160 feet in depth.
Upwards of 60 young women were on the premises at the
time, the shops were full of customers, when an alarm
was raised in the street that smoke was coming up the
grating from the cellars beneath the shop. These, it ap-
pears, were filled with boxes and old lumber ; there were
no lights permitted to be taken into the place, and of how
the tire meld have originated there the firm have no
knowledge whatever. Immediate efforts were adopted
to get at the seat of danger, but the smoke
increased so rapidly that all the people in the
shops were forced to make a speedy retreat into the
street. Soon afterwards the flames broke through
the flooring, fired the show-room from end to end, and on
account of the character of the stock and a brisk wind
tst was blowing at the time, it was not long before the
whole of the eight houses forming the premises were enve-
loped in flames. The steam force of the Metropolitan
Fite Brigade were soon in attendance, and most of the
eaginee having steam up, there was no delay in getting
them into immediate play. Captain Shaw superintended
the operations, and in about an hour the brigade suc-
ceeded in stopping the ravages of the fire. It had, how-
ever, nearly consumed the whole of the premises. The
London Salvage Corps contrived to save a few hundred
pounds' worth of the stock at the early stage of the fire,
bill with this exeeption the stock was destroyed. None of
the numerous employ,as saved anything belonging to them
except what they stood up in, all having lost their clothes,
and what property they possessed. The total loss meat be
heavy. . _

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FRIGHTTUL ACCIDENT. —A MAN BOILED AMYL
Yesterday (Wednesday) an accident occurred at Chester-
field of a peculiarly horrible nature, by which a respectable
young man was hurried into eternity without s. minute's
notsse. The deceased man, whose name was Robert Ron-
Nil, was engaged at the Scarsdale Brewery, Chesterfield,
48 bad the can of the boiling beer in the vats. He was
subject to Me, and it is supposed he was seized with one
whilst sitting cm the edge of the vat, and fell into the
emildfng Said. No one saw him fall in, but he was found
&linnet directly after be had been missed in the vat. He
mesquite dead, the flash being boiled off his bones, and his
body presenting a shocking qmataela.

Jiparting inttiltipsue.

JULY MZETING.—WzmunAT.

A formidable day's racing, comprising no less than ten races,
commenced at avisiqw to one, and concluded at a quarter to
Ste. The weather was anything bat favourable to the full appre-
ciation at some good sport, as rain descended several times in
tlrenc showers, delving the equestrians and pedestrians to
etch ter as the plantation afforded. Speculation was very
hdery, and carried on with great obit, but the results were
chiefly in favour of the bookmakers. The attendance was
ekmedingly good, met of the aristocratic supporters of the
tart being present, and although the weather was so unfavour.
able several ladles on horseback were on the course, and braved
the beery rain with a fortitude that shows how the weaker sex
appreciate the sport. The following were the results of the
ing
: runn
MATCH: 100 aom. h ft. Last half mile of New T.Y.C
Lord K ilton's Lis
Admiral itotts's Dot

71;;;IMT:'To4 lab, who took the lead immediately on
skirting, and won after same rousing by three parta of a length.
' A PRIVATZ Fain HANDICAP SWEEPSTAILEN, of 25 Nom each, 10
It, for t.yr-olds. Last half mile of New T. Y.C. your subs.)
Mr. R. gutton'a The General

Marquis of Ilsatings' The Ducheas
Betting stol on The General, who made all the numbly,
raid won in a canter by two lengths.
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A HANDICAP of szo, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. New T.Y.C.
(6 furlongs 168 yards.)
Mr. H. :UMW' La Machante

Baron Itettuichild's Dalnman

Captain D. Lanes Blue Mantle 3
The following also ran :—Warrior, Soapstone, Neophyte,
forester, Medina, lienvoglio, Crythela, Celerrbna, lon, Lady
[bighorn, Effervescence, liedum Isis, and War Cloud.
Betting: 100 to 30 agst Effervescence, 7 to 2 apt La Mechante,
7 to 1 apt Crytheia, 10 to 1 each apt Forager, Benvoglio, and
Dalesman, 100 to a each agat Soapstone and lady Kinghorn, and
Ise to 0 agst Blue Mantle.
Attar • capital start, La Mechante made play in the centre of
the course, with Celerritna, Crythela, and Bateman in close
attendance, while Blne Mantle, with Warrior, Neophyte, and
Benvogllo on the right, showed prominently in front. Alter
Lang the plantation turn, Celerrima, Neophyte, and Benvogllo,
ppeared from the front rank, La ideute, Dalesman,
and Blue Mantle angling themselves ont, but Captain Lanes
bone "cutting It" at the half distance, the Mane was left to
the pair, who finished a tine race home, which resulted in
favour of La Mecbsnte by a short head. Clear of the Baron's
Wit. Blue Mantle was third, and erytheis fourth. Warrior was
AIM, Soapstone sixth, and Nation next, Wsr Cloud and Forester
beading the others. The tailed off lei comprised Neophyte,
henvogilo, and Medina.

TUX MIDSUMMER STAILIS of 60 'ors each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ;
cdits, Pet 10Ib , Mika, Bat 61b. Penalties and allowances. Bid
ft fur. 196 yda.)
Count Batthyanrs Mount Palatine 1
Lord Falmouth's Penelope Plotwell
Betting opened at 2 to 1 on Mount Palatine, but closed at 5 to
4on Penelope Plotwell, who mode play till within a hundred ,
yards of the chair, when the nun-favourite assumed the iced,
and won easily by a length.
Tin EM11770•2 9211[10, • handicap of 16 110 VI. each, 6 ft,
with PM added fur the winner, and 15 for the second horse , for
8-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra. Suffolk Stakes' Course
(1 inik 4.iiiri?ogs 2. yards!. (22 gabs)

Count liatthysn
Mr. H. 3avile's
. Mr. R. Ten Broecels Forester
The following also ran :—Tormentor, Plutus, Love Apple, and
Lass Uowrie.
Fordbani weighed for Lord Ronald, and the hones num-
ber was hoisted on the telegraph-board, but be twisted a plate,
and could not go to the post in time to start.
Betting: 100 to 45 agst Love Apple, 3 to 1 apt Sealskin, 4 to 1
agst Forester, 9 to 2 agst Anti-Macassar.
Tar EXITIR STAKES of 40 son. each, h ft, for 2.yr-olds ; colts,
Set 10lb Mlles, Sat 7lb ; maidens allowed Sibs. Last half mile of
New T. Y.C. subs.)
Duke of Beaufort's Lady Hester
Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's Golden Bloom 2
Count F. de Lagnume's Dragon
The following also ran ;—Aileslau7, Lochaber, and Camilla.
Betting: sto 4 apt Dragon, sto 2 agst Golden Bloom, 4 to 1
agst Lady Hester, and 10 to 1 apt any other.

A PLATZ of 100 soya, added to a handicap Sweepstakes of 10
sore each for two and 3pr•uWs. New T.Y.C. (10 subs.
Mr. Ileiningrs CecTps 1

Count Batthyany's Blackthorn
Lord Canterbury's Cu

The following ;lan ran :—Vigorous, Indian Star, Ambition,
Panacea, Chignon, Reigning Beauty, Claymore, and c by Dundee
—Augusta.

Betting sto 1 aget Blackthorn, 4 to 1 aget Claymore, ato 1
sot Ceuropa. 8 to 1 aget Gas, 10 to 1 each age! Indian Star,
Chignon, Reigning Beauty, and the Augusta colt.

A PRIVATE FR32 HANDICAP Sineremaas of 25 goes. each, 10
ft. Laot Ave furlongs of ew T. Y. C. (5 subs.)
Duke of Beaufort's Lord Ronald
Duke of Ilaadlues The Beadle
2

Marquis of Usaings' Pantaloon
betting: 4 40 1 on lord Ronald

SIIWY.P6TALMI of 10iova each, for 2-yr-olds ; Dolts, gst 101 b;
1111i.A, sat 71b; selling allowances. Chesterfield Course ,3 fur•
longs 212 yards', '0 subs.)
Bar..n kothschlld's f by North Lincoln—Molly
Mr. W. Morris's Rosa Nera 2
Mr. W. Bevill's Busy Body 3
The following abs. ran :—Hatty, Verdi, and Boadicea
Betting : 5 to 4 opt Batty, 5 to 2 apt Verdi, 5 to 1 agst the
Molly l lty, and 10 to 1 agst any other.

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TUN TOWN PLATS of 50 sots for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bat 10lb
fillies. est Mb. B.M.
Baron Rothschtld's Tourrnalln
Mr. IL Ravile's Polly Perkins
Betting : 10010 15 on Tourmalin.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
GOODWOOD STAKES.

4 to 1 agst The Speciiilll4sol76 Ka t Survey oft
100 to s Nu :off, 100 to S Othello ;off)
100 to S 'Anna colt off)

DF.H.BY.
20 to 1 agst Hermit (t).

A R ivsn. —The Star.
SCAATCILINCid. —Summer Stakes: Beeadalbane, Scheldt, and
Raglan.

CARLISLE RACES.-WZDKVIDAT.

Tllll ?CURRY HANDICAP of 3 son., with 30 added: winners
extra. Six furlongs.
Mr. 14. E. Wilkinson's Louisa
Mr. W. Owen's The Count 2
Mr. T Dawson's f by Thormauby 3
The following also rm.—stiff, Wangle ltye, Razor, Madras.
Slap Bang, Grafton, and Buedeuch.
Betting: 7to 4 agst The Count, 5 to i sgst Stiff, sto 1 each
agxt Madras and Lords&

STALIN (filiDdleap) of S eon. each, with 40
added ; winners extra. One mile and a quarter.
Mr. W. Cowen 's Lady Durham 1
Mr. T. Masterman's Lozenge 2
Mr. Johostune's Holstein
Strarhlno also ran.

Betting : 7 to 4 on li;;;We,Tt:Tagst•—Eady Durham, and 5 to
1 agst Holstein.
lilt lioul Hitt Srsgas of S soya, each, with 20 added;
weight for age ; whiners extra; selling and other allowances.
Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. Dryden's Yarrow
Mr. W. Craddock's Ward.in-Chancery
Betting to 1 on Yarrow.
Eng QUINN'S PLATS of 100 guineas ; weight for age. Two
Mr. T Muterman's Fitzroy
Mr. Oliver's Soda Water
lir. Beid's Stiff
Betting: 5 to 1 on Fitzroy.
CONSOLATION SCRAMBLII STAKES (Handicap) of 3 nova each,
with 20 added, for beaten horses. Half a mile.
Mr. C Winteringham's Slap Bang
Mr. W. Craddock's Ward-io.Chaucery
Mr. Hewitt's Minna
The following clan ran : Wangle Eye, (layoff Maggie, and Moll
Flagon.
Netting : 0 to 4 agst Slap Bang, S to 1 agst Gayous, 4 to 1 each
agst Minna and Wangle Eye.

BETTING AT MANC;
GOODWOOI

lESTER.—WEDNEaper.,
> STA K ES.

Sto 1 art The Special fj I 100 to 8 igat La Fortune (t 1
Ito Midis colt (off/ 100 to 6 Bradaznaute
10 to 1 Nu 4,

CRICKET.

GMITLESIZIS Of MIDDLESEX V. GILSITLWILY YORKSHIRE.
—This match was played on Monday and Tuesday, at the Middle-
sex Ground, Middlesex winning in one innings, and 110 runs to
spare. Subjoined is the score:—Gentlemen of Yorkshire. first
innings, 100: second innings, 81—Total, 181. Gentlemen of
Middlesex, first innings, an.

NORTH LONDON COLLEGIATE V. ISLINGTON PROPRIETARY
SCHooLS —A match was played last week between these schools,
which mulled in a victory to the first-named with 4 runs, and 7
wickets to go down—The preliminaries for a match between the
North London Collegiate School and University College School
are being arranged.
CHARTERHOPRE SCHOOL V. GIDTTLENEN OF THE CIVIL
SERVICV.—ThIs match was played yesterday at the C'harterhottae,
and excited considerable interest. The day was unfavourable,
and the game was frequently temporarily interrupted by the
heavy showers, which rendered the ground somewhat heavy.
The Civil Service took the first innings, and sent to the wickets
Messrs. T. Gwyn and W. Chaplin, to the bowling of Messrs. A.
S. Slaniniatt and Modr-Mackenzie. The former gentleman did
not make a very long stand, however, being cleverly caught by
1 Mr. Walker: and the latter was bowled by Mr. Hammett for 6.
The only double figures gained were 11 by the Hon. E. P.
Theidger. and 27 by Mr. G. W. Smyth, the Innings finishing for
a total of 67. On the part of the Charterhouse, Messrs. Muir-
Mackenzie and H. Murray.lackenzle commenced to the bowling
of Messrs. Patey and Morgan. Few runs, however, were obtained
until Mr. R. W. Macan appeared, and be obtained 171 n a very clever
manner, and Mr. C. P. Scott followed suit with IS, when he was
well caught by the Hon. E. P. Thee r, who of as wicket
keeper. The fielding on the part of the Civil Service was not so
good, perhaps, as it might have been ; but allowance should be
made for the heavy nature of the ground. The first innings of
the Charterhouse clued for 90. The gentlemen of the Civil Ser-
vice went in for their second innings. but when the stumps were
drawn, at 7 o'clock, they had only succeeded in getting 35 runs
for the lees of six wickets. and consequently, this being only a
one-day match, the Charterhouse won on the first innings by 35
runs. The score stood as follows :—Civil Service, first innings,
67: second innings, six wickets down, 35. Charterhouse, first
innings, 90.

SCICIDE OF A BrrrlNG MAX.—Yesterday evening
an inquiry was held at the Strand Union by Mr. St. Clair
Bedford, relative to the suicide of Mr. John McSparren,
aged 55 years. The deceased, it appeared, was a native of
Killarney, and he came over to London some years ago in
consequence of a quarrel with his family. After pursuing
various avocations he became • bookmaker and betting
man. He lived at 36, Arbour-square, Commercial-road,
but on Sunday he took • bed at a coffee-house in Welling-
ton-street, Covent-garden. As he did not make his sp.
gaZince on Monday morning, Police-constable Thompson,
wse called in, and that officer found him lying on
the bed, partly dressed, with • penknife, both blades of
which were open, grasped in his right band. He was quite
I dead, and a severe wound in the throat showed that be
had committed suicide. Dr. Harvey said that the deceased
had divided the jugular vein and other vessels, causing
almost immediate death. Several witnesees deposed io
various area of eccentricity on the part of the deceased,
but none could assign a came for his suicide. He was per
seemed of considerable property, but was said to have lost
largely on the turf recently, and it was also stated that he
had been expelled not long sines from • cub. The jury
retuned a verdict at taaapolary insanity.