The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-08 00:00:00

CHIMER COVRTS.I

Earl ORMSVENOR obtained leave to bring in a bill to
authorise the quartet sessions of the peace for the borough
and city of Chester and county of the same city, and the
Portmote and Pentice Courts for the city of Cheater to be
held at the Castle of Chester.' Alan.
IN RAILWAY DEBENTURE HOLDERS BILL,t•
On the motion of Mr. WATKIN Dlr. Cave was appointed
• member of the' select committee on this bill, in the
mom of Sir S. Northcote4
The house rose at 25 minutes pest D. •IG=ll

apurttng intelligence.

LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING.-NuRADAY.

For the third day of the gathering at Aintree a very h 7171
programme was issued. which wu productive of very unintemst-
Lug results. The weather was Utterly cold, and the number of
spectators had visibly thinned as compared with the previous
day.

IJANDtrar ILL?. of 40 roes., fur 3.yr olds and upward 4 : win-
ners extra. T.Y.V. :Gsubc: . _

Mr. if* r. a y y , yes, Eft 1111, 'Cameros) 1
Mr. H. Coventry ■ Panacea, 4 yrs, Cot 1211, Goodwin. 2

lord Batetuan's Queen of Trumps. weed. M.
Three others abo ran.

Mun 4
R~"1

Betting : 7 to 4 agatti;;;;lTf icsitupa,Tici 1 &gat Panacea; 6 to
1 agst Sylph, and 7 to 1 each oust Her Lsdyllnis and harlequin&
Tug VRTERSIII STAKCs, a sweepstakes of lo ann. each, h ft.
(oral) ages. Military Steeplechue Course ;three tulles''. ;limbs.,
Lord Powlett's Uenievre, by Stroughow —Willow, S .rs,
13st inc. 7th extra
THE SILLINii STAMM of 3 tom. each with 25 added, for 2-yr-
olds and upwards. Penalties and allowances. Five furlongs.
14 Wm)
Mr shaptin's Musa. by Oxford, dam by Mountain Deer—
Ibis . 3 yrs, MA liab (Fordham 1
Sir F. Johnstone 'e La hurtle :t7.o', 2 yrs, tint Mb Kenyon,
Mr. French'. Ida 3 yrs, Sat ._ . Morris, 3-
letting: 3to 1 so Mum.... , and 4to 1 agat La ....
_

THE GRA!ID MILITARY GOLD CUP. value 100 guineas, a sweep-
stakes of 10 Nova. each, h ft, with 150 added. for officers' horscs.
Penalties and allowances. Three miles. i 4 guile..

Mr. George nd Tslb.-110, by Votoesuey—dam I.y Willing.
barn, aged, 12st 1011, in. 10161 x.: Mr. Gerard 1
Mr. Rushout's Tiger, aged, 13st in. 14lb ex. Klet. Knox 2
Lord C. Kees Forlorn H . ope. aged. 12st. Owner 3
. -

Three-niiseis ilnTrtr;
Betting : 7 to 4 on Tiger, a to 1 apt Taliplio, and> to'.7'eget

THe Liviarotd. SPRING (UP of 200 son., added to a handicap
sweepstakes of 15 Goes. each, 10 h; whiners cram (53 subs, 35
of whom pay 3 soya. each.)
Lord Westmorlaud's Foresight, lay Vadeato—Pirmaittent's
dam. 3 yrs OM 71b ,Kenyon' I

_
r. T. Warllow's Wandering Minstrel. errs,OA Orimshaw.
Mr. Carew's ',ottomans. 4 475. id sib rslayersj S

Eight others shoran.
skirmish wax struck out at.lyur on the day of the race.
Bating : 7to X agat Foresight. sto I ROI k.,, 7to 1 last
Wandering Minstrel, 10 to 1 egg. Furtunatus, and 100 to d apt
Edgbaston.
THE GRAND MILITARY Ur:traits' STARRY of 3 sovs each, with
100 added: for hunters; ltxt each: W be ridden by officers.
maiden and other Allowances. Throe
Mr. Meat* nd Newcastle _ (Capt. Ricardo 1

Two onion also ran.

Betting: 7 to 4 Stell

A 15111EPLECIIV:i HANI.I,AY of 100 rocs. •. the winner of any
hurdle race or deeplechaae handicap after Feb. Se, 10Ib extra
About three miles.

Mr. Stud.'. Dispatch, aged, lOst MOW (Mr. Thomas; I
Lnrd Pouters denaret. aged. list (Mr. Edwards:
Mr. A. tr. Claytutis Idantneark med. lilt alb Junco
Four others also ran.

Bettittrz : 7 to 4 east IRTTaTeit, 3 to I wet Llghtbeart, I to 1
Benatet, bto 1 apt little *ter, 100 to 8 eget Revolver.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
TWO THOUSAND.

4 to 1 agst Platklit
to 1 Jedlus;t:

c .0 1 agss Vauban ,t kW!,

DERfIY.
9to I eget The Rake (I; I 100 to sad )lerkur= t)
12 to 1 Hermit N

CITY AND 41TBURBAN.
12 to 1 eget Wild Agnes tl

TATTERSALLI3.—THURSDAT.
There were only two or three members present, and nothing
wee done.

OXYORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOUT RAcE.—OXFORD,
MARCH 7.—Notwithstanding the so called official an-
nouncement a short time since, that Mr. grown would
not again row stroke in the Oxford boat, it is now defi-
nitely settled that that well-known oarsman will occupy
his old position on the 13th of April next, and with that
view be re-entered the boat this afternoon and rowed
down to ItHey and hack twice, Mr. .f. H. Fish, whom
he has supplanted ea stroke, finally settling down as No.
6. The announcement that Mr. Brown had resumed the
stroke oar was generally received with satisfaction in
university circles, and the odds, which were only 5 to 4
on the " dark blue," are now increased to 6 to 4, offered
freely. The introduction of Mr. Brown to the boat has
caused the retirement of Mr. G. H. Gwiuny, of Exeter
College, who last rowed No. 2.

REFORM MEETING AT EU:TER.—An enthusiastic
meeting of the working men of Exeter took place yester-
day, the object being to consider the reform question.
The meeting was addressed by the Rev. W. H. Bonner,
deputation from the Reform League. The following reso-
lution was unanimously carried :—" That thin meeting
having considered the scheme of reform as proposed to he
introduced into the House of Commune by the present
government, is of opinion that it is both short-sighted and
unjust, and will settle nothing. It proves the present
ministry to be utterly incompetent to deal with the ques-
tion of reform, and this meeting .an have no confidence in
such a vacillating policy as they appear to have adopted.
Its only effect will be to bring the government into con-
tempt. In the opinion of this meeting no measure will
be final that does not provide manhood suffrage, pro-
tested hy the ballot."
R THE EPRESENTATION OF NORTH SHRoPmHillE,—
Lord Rrownlow has taken leave of his late constituents in
the following address :- -" My brother's lamented death
compels we to resign the trust which you so recently corn-
,' mated to my care. I shall always feel grateful for the
generous confidence which placed me in the honourable
position of representing you in parliament. Connected as
I am with the uorthern division of the county by many
ties, I slwll continue to pay attention to all local matter.,
and you will always find me ready and willing to contri-
bute to the advancement of your interest by every means
in my power." The nomination of candidates will take
place on Wednesday week. Lord Newport's return re-
mains unopposed, and his election is oonsiderod certain.
LoNnoN CARMEN AND THEIR GRIEVANCES.—
Last evening a meeting of cab proprietors and drivers was
held in a spacious part of the London and South Western
Railway Company'. premises known as the " Large Arch
Waterloo Tap." for the purpose of taking into considera-
tion the present state of the laws affecting the government
of the cab trade, and adopting measures to rid them of
those which act most unfairly. The public were invited to
hear the statements made. Mr. Wright (described as an
independent man) miscalled to the chair, and said it was
time that something should be done for the most ludas-
Wow', honest, and sober, but much maligned, op tressed,
and down-trodden class—the masters and oilmen of London.
To prove their honesty let them go to Scotland-yard, and
see the quantity of property left there in the course of the
year, out of which the cabmen got nothing. He bad been
in the West Indies, and never saw a slave work no many
I hours as a London cabman. He trusted the legislature
would do something to remove the injustice and oppres-
&ion from the London cabmen. They were very unfairly
taxed as compared with other classes of the community;
they paid a year for duty, IL a year for
the number plate, and ss. a year for the
badge. Mr. Barnes moved the first resolution,
in which the meeting protested against the statements
mails at the recent meeting of the Society of Arts, that
London has the worst cabs of any town in the kingdom,
audit was difficult to find an honest cabman ; such state-
ments being injurious to the future prospect.' of masters
and men. Mr. Rate, seconded the resolution, which was
carried with acclamation. Another resolution expressed
the opinion of the meeting that the present laws relating
to cab drivers are harsh, cruel, and tyrannical, and require
immediate alteration ; that they were Englishmen, loyal
subjects, and good citizens, and that they should not be
hounded about by the police, and that the same
privileges should 'oe accorded to them as other
mechanics in the metropolis enjoyed. Mr. Smith
denounced the system of attendant. and inspec-
tors of cabs, by which great injustice was inflicted upon the
cab masters and drivers, and involved a large expenditure
of public money. He proposed that they should free'
themselves from the control of Sir Richard Mayne, it
being useless and expensive. Mr. J. Silver seconded the
motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. Taylor, Mr.
Miles, and others spoke, chiefly contending against the
bill recently introduced by the Earl of Belmore ; and •
vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting at a
late hour.

0111Thi PALACZ. Oiss BHEZING
THURSDAY, MARCH 7. Admilmioas on payment, 394;
ditto, by soma tickets, 633. Tots& visizei, 1,027.