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

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HOUSE OF CO3IMONS. —WEDNE,DAY, APRIL 3.
IN the House of Commoss yesterday the Joint
Stock Companies (Voting Papers) Bill was dis-
cussed in committee. Sir F. Coldamid, Mr.
Lawson, and Mr. Serjeant Gaselee, objected to the
measure in limine, and eventually clause I was
struck out, and a motion carried that the chairman
leave the chair, which was equivalent to throwing
out the bill.

NORTHAMPTON ANDyYTCHLEY HUNT

MEIMING.I%;z;);;t7ty".'

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The celebrity which attaches to the Earl Spencer's Plate, the
Althorn Park Stake*, and the St Liz Handicap, rendered the
easel for the concluding day of the Northampton meeting a very
attractive one : the weather was delightfully flue, and there was
• no diminution In the attendance. Mr. Marshall's gathering has
been in every way a success, and the fact of Its following,
instead of peeved's", the Epsom meeting, had nut the evil effect
anticipated. Sport commented precisely at one o'clock with
the Racing Stakes for 3-yr olds, four of the seven entered going
to the post. The " talent" meek. Captain Ilawkaley's Mt a wood
favourite, while Atalante, In the French stable, had Mends,
who backed her freely at S to 1. The issue was confined to the
. last; mentioned and Flying Scud, the favourite• who was In aft-
, copies at the distance, and failed to get nearer than a bad third.
The Earl Spencer's Plate succeeded, and pneluced a field of
twenty-six runners, or four in excess of last year. Vomasian
was the most notable absentee. Sycee. who was LlCketi for a
. good ,take during the day, left off favourite at 0 to 1, while the
next in demand were Out-and-Outer, Rector, and Mr. Pitt. As
la always the case In sprint races there was a long delay at the
post, but it did not arise so much from the overioaskty of
)nekeys to get off asfrom the fracHousness of certain of the coin-
: petitors. The race Is easily describes!. At the distance
It appeared to be reduced to a match between Miller's
Maid and Satyr, but Mr. Pitt, the moment Carroll let
his had loose, overhauled the pair, and won cleverly by half
a length, Sir Joseph Ilawley's colours on Satyr being third. Next
for decision was the Althorp-park Stakes. Suffolk, who put up
i • penalty for winning at Epsom, was hacked pretty freely at
5 to 2, while double that price was obtainable about Lady
• Elizabeth, who was most in deman•l after the Baron's colt. A
Icouple of hundred yards of the distance the Marquis's filly took
up the running shortly after starting, and won very cleverly by
a length and a half from Suffolk, who could not concede to her
the eleven pounds which he was asked to do. Phe winner is by
Trumpeter out of Miss Bowyer, and has several valuable two-yr• '
old engagements. Twelve runners contested the tit. Us Han-
theme, and of these Knight Errant was soon made a good
favourite, Monarch of the Diem, Christmas Carol, and Violent
of the others alone being backed. As will be observed from the
return below, the race resulted In a " turn-up," as Wild Agnes, the
property of the Duke of Hamilton, woo, ptdlingelouble rinidloud
cheering from the fielders. The Selling Plate was remarkable only
for the %Rion, of the Wings of • Dove filly and Kenyon haring
the first winning mount since the Liverpool meeting. The
Queen's Plate, the first of theyear, tonight out six runners, in;
eluding Lecturer and Regalia, the first-names of whom had
odds of 6 toe free: y laid on him, and as will le. seen, won with
ease by a couple of lengths from the Oaks Heroine. Lord Lyon,
though coloured, did not run. Mr. Sutton being represented to
Dummy, who finished the aloolute hut The Hunters' race
requires no comment : hot It may he mentioned here that the
winner Vomits*. was objected to by Captain Machell on the
ground of not being a maiden, and the objection remains In
abeyance. In the invoetkesi for two-yearolds Slimy
and kehevolence divided the forfeits, the Duke of
Newcastle's filly walking over. During the Intervals of
sport, some speculation took place upon future ecenta. For the
Chester Cup Lecturer, alter his victory In the "Guineas," was
backed at 1000 to 100, 900 to lob anti 450 MIA, his closing price
being 8 to 1 offered. Plaudit and Julius were supported for the
Two Thousand : awl for the Derby 15 to S was taken about the
Rake, and to to 1 taken and offered against the Richmond crack.

Mr. Avirros moved the second reading of the
Spiritual Destitution Bill. The Ecclesiastical
Commissioners, ho said, had laid down a rule to
apply the cum mon fund in augmentation to 300/.
a year of incomes of the incumbents of parishes
with a population under 5,000. They made no addi-
tional grant to parishes with a larger population,
so that the effect of their regulation was to relieve
the destitution of the clergy, and to leave the
spiritual destitution of the people unrelieved. The
object of this bill was to compel them to appro-
priate the finals to the parishes in the first instance
where the greatest spiritual destitution prevailed,
so that the spiritual destitution of the people
might be relieved.
Mr. Howas objected, on behalf of the commis-
sioners, to their being pinned down to a particular
mode of applying their funds. It was absolutely
essential that they should have a discretion in the
matter. He moved the rejection of the bill.
Mr. B. HOPE supported the bill.
Mr. WALPOLE said he should be strongly in
favour of the measure if it were to enable the com-
missioners to give curates to populous places as
well as to augment benefices, and there were funds
to do this ; but as the commissioners had not suffi-
cient funds in hand, when they took into account
claims which would arise under existing engage-
ments, he could not support it. Moreover, if they
adopted it, they would lose the large benefactions
which were now made to meet the grants made by
the commissioners.

Mr. Powect was convinced that if they inter-
fered with the discretion of the commissioners, they
would cripple their usefulness.
Mr. Baucx did not think that the programme
the commissioners laid down in 1864 should be in-
terfered with. He could not support the bill as a
compulsory measure.
Mr. SELwv,t should vote against the bill, but he
invited Mr. Ayrton to help him to carry a mea-
sure founded on the recommendation of a corn-
niittee of the house which sat in 1862 and 1863,
and which propounded a plan which would give
local associations, in which the laity would bo re-
presented, an influence over the proceedings of
the commissioners.

RACINn ETAKIN of 10 sore. each, h ft, with 60 added ; for 3-yr.
olds : colts sit 1011,, and fillies dal6ll, . penalties and allowances.
One mile. ns subs.,
Count Lagrange's Atalanta, by Ventre St. Orls—Admi•
rally, list 6lh
Duke of Newcastle's Flying Scud, Sat 61h.... A. Edwards 3
Captain Ilawksley's Illanarck, get 31b In. es, Loates 3
Red Riband also ran.
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Betting: b to 4 agst 141sniarcii,21717g4 Atalanta, 9 to Y agst
Flying Scud, and 10 to 1 agst Red &band.

MEL SPEIicEE'S PLATE of 100 sows., added to • handicap
sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 5 ; for 3-yr-oids and upwards;
winners extra. New Spencer Piste Course About five furlongs
straight.) 08 cube... td of whom paid 5 60%1. ft.)
Mr. T. Clayton's Mr. HU, by Prime Minister—Larley, 4
yrs, Tst 131 b tearroll: 1
Lord Weattnoriand a Miller's Maid, S yrs, sst 1216
!Kenyon) 2
Sir J. Llawley's Satyr, 3 yrs, bet 10Ib (car. 1.14 ITIL)
,Huxtable) 3

Sir W. HEATUCUTE must vote against the bill
unless he received an assurance from Mr. Ayrton
that, in committee, ho would consent to amend-
ments that it should be a permissive, and not a
compulsory measure.

SA. G. Geer thought they should give the com-
missioners power to apply their funds to the pay-
ment of curates in populous parishes, concurrently
with the other purposes to which they were already
pledged. He suggested that the bill should be
read a second time, and committed pro formA, in
order that the necessary alterations in this sense
might be made.

Twenty-three others also ran.
Betting : 9 to 1 sot Pircee, 10 to I Agit Out and-Outer, 100 to
I apt Rector, 100 to 7 Agit Mr. Pitt, 100 to U Iluntaman, 20
to 1 each sot tecropa, Sankt, Peat:lea, La Dauphin, The St
per. Diadem, and Ooojerat, 2d to 1 each apt Moulaey and
Frances, 10 to 1 apt mines !laid, and 100 tog each mid Vigi-
lant and Audax.

Tag ALTBORO PARK STAKES of 10 sots. each. 4141100 added,
for 1-yr.ulds cult., tot lulh ; and Mlles. cat Olb. Whiners
extra. Y.C. (about half a ndle. Nt subs
Marquis of liutlng4 Lady lillsabeth. by Trumpeter
Miss Bowser, gst nib lordlotn) 1
Raton Itothschild's dolfolk, 94 31b rlnc. 7lb extra ells
Mr. Naylor 's Lady Illghtlorn, sat 6th
__ iorlanshuw) 3

kr. HENLEY gathered that there was a general
opinion that there should be a bill enabling the
commissioners to pay curates. He joined in the
suggestion made by Sir G. Grey.
Mr. AYwrox said he was content to alter the bill
so far that the commissioners should take the
claims of populous parishes into consideration con-
currently with the other claims made.
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Seven other also ran.

/letting: 5 to Y soli Suffolk, 11 to 4 agst Lady Elisabeth, S to 1
apt Lady Illghtkorn, 7 to 1 (at Snt 4 to 1) apt Jenny, and 100
to 8 &gat Songeur.

THE ST. 1.17. HANDICAP of 15 son. each, 10 ft, And 5 only If
declared winners extra. One mile and a quarter. 1511 subs, Id
of whom pay 5 SIMI each.)
Duke ,d Hamilton's Wild Agnes, by Wild Dayrell—Little
Agues, 5 boys
Bet 'A. Edwards) 1
Captain Ilawksleys Knight Errant, 3 yrs, est 51b (Kenyon) 2
Mr. Walker's ChHatrass Carol, 5 yrs, 7st 1110.. Cludioner) 3
Nine others also ran.
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On a wdivision the bill was rejected by 173 to 78.
Mr. BLAKE moved the second reading of the Sea
Coast Fisheries Bill, the main provisions of which
he stated were to appoint inspectors, to lay down
restrictions with regard to trawling, and to enable
loans to be advanced to fishermen for the erection
of piers, the repair of boats, and other purposes.
After some discussion the bill was read a second
time.

Betting: S to 1 agst Knight }kraut, sto 1 aitat Monarch of the
Glen, a to 1 each agst Christmas Carol and Violent, and S to I
egg Atalanta.

SILLINO PLATE of 5 sort. each. with 40 added, for all ages
'eight for age, with *eldest; allowances. Half *-mile straight
Lord Westmorland's f by Lanibtoo—Wings of a Dove
;*:00 . 2 yrs, Sat Ddb tarried bet 1011,1 ‘Kenyou, I
Marquis of Hastings c by Vedette—Varna (E3O , 2 yrs,
sst ltib k Prangiel 2
Mr. Nlghthigall's Watchbox L yn Out 411.
,Ford/uun, 3

The Mutiny Bill was read a third time.
The Waterford election committee brought up
their report that Mr. De la Boer was duly elected.
The house adjourned at 10 minutes to 0 o'clock.

Three others al.o ran

Betting : Even on the Wings of a DoVe filly, and sto I each
egg the Varna volt, Watchboz, and Spokesman.

FEMALE SCFFRAOL—Petitions for the enfran-
chisement of unmarried women and widows possessing the
due property qualification have been signed by the follow-
ing ladies and gentlemen Dean of Canterbury, Rev.
E. A. Abbott, late fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge;
Mrs. Alford, Visoounteas Amberiey, Countess d'Avigdor,
Professor Bain, Aberdeen ; Mn. Bayne, Jacob Bright,
Esq. ; Rev. It. Burn, fellow and tutor of Trinity Col-
lege, Cambridge ; Professor Cairnes, W. B. Carpen-
ter, Esq., M.D., KRA., Edwin Chadwick, Esq., C. 8.,
Rev. W. L Clay, Miss Frances Power Cobbe, Rev. J.
Llewelyn Davies, John Davy, Esq., M.D., Ambleside
Matilda B. Edwards; William Farr, Esq., M.D., Professor
Fraser, Edinburgh ; Lady Goldsmid, George Grote, Faq.,
Mrs. Grote, J. L Hammond, Req., Fellow of Trinity Col-
lege, Cambridge ; Thomas Hare, Esq., W. Hacves,
Esq., G. W. Hastings, Req., Rev. Newman Ha W. P.
Hiern, EN., Fellow of St. John's College, Cam 'dge ;
D. 0. Hill Esq., R.S.A., Edinburgh ; Rev. Arthur
Holmes, Fellow and Lecturer of Clare College, Cambridge;
Mary Howitt, Professor Huxley, Sir George Jenkinson,
Bart., W. Johnson, Esq., Fellow of Icing's College, Cam-
bridge ; Rev. Charles Kingsley, lsa Craig Knox, Lady Anna
Gore Langton, Wilfrid Lawson, Eaq.,Hon. Mrs. T. Liddell,
Eliza Lynn Linton, Riel, Hon. Lady Julia Lockwood,
J. Norman Lockyer, ~ George M'Donald, Esq.,
Mrs. Manning, Rev. James lartineau, Harriet Martineau,
Professor Masson, Professor Newman, John Peile, Faq.,
Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge ; Miss L. F. March
Phillips, Lady Richardson, Grasmere ; Humphry Sand.
with, Esq. C.B. Emily Bhirreff, E. H. Sieveking, Esq.,
J M.D. ; Sir J. G. Simpson, M.D., Bart. ; Lady Simpson,
Goldwin Smith, Esq., Anna Swanwick, Miss Emily Taylor,
Rev. John James Tayler M. I'. A. Taylor, J. Todhunter,
EN., Cambridge ; Rev. John VOllll, Fellow and Lecturer of
Caius College, Cambridge : Rev. T. Webster, Cambridge Mrs. Webster, John Westlake, Req., Sir David \Vedder-
;
burn, Bart., Susanna Winkwortb, Rev. J. Wolstenholme,
Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, Victoria
Mepazine.

Hit Msizarre PLATI of 100 guineas for 3-yrolds an
upwards c weight for age. Two miles.
Marquis of Hastings' Lecturer, by Colaterdale—Algebra,
4 yrs, 9st 71b
Sir. Graham's Regalia, 5 yrs, 104
Mr. liarille's Primus.; 3 yrs, 7491 b (lf. Cobey 3

Three otMn dso no.

Betting : 6to 4 on lecturer, Sto 1 ago* Regalia, and 100 to 15
agat Urue.

THit WerElLoo GOMM 81.6.110 of 10 morn each, 6 ft. with 100
added: fur huntern Two nailer on the ILA. 11 rube.)
Lund PeuletVs Venator, by tieninia di Vcrgy, d yrs, 13st
Mr. bdwards' 1

SINGULAR DEATH. —A ROWAN CATHOLIC PRIEST
Throw:tem—At an early hour on Tuesday it was rumoured
that the Rev. John Noble, known as Father Noble, Roman
catholic priest, had been found drowned in the harbour at
Leith, and the report before long was found to be only too
true. It appears that on Monday night the rev, gentle-
HMO who, along with other priests, a lay brother, and a
femalei housekeeper, resided in the chapel-house behind
the Roman catholic chapel, Constitution-street, bade the
lay brother and the housekeeper good night, and, asking
to be wakened a little before 6 o'clock in the morning,
retired, as was supposed, for the night. In the
morning, at the time appointed, the honaekeeper
went to Mr. Noble's bedroom door, intending to waken
him, when she found the door open, and discovered that
he war not in the house. The private door leading to the
chapel was open, which caused her and the other inmates
of the house to suppose that Mr. Noble had been called
during the night to visit a sick person, and therefore they
did not feel any uneasiness about him. Tidings came soon
afterward. that he was drowned. He was seen between
one and two o'clock in the Tulbooth Wynd and on the
shore. When last observed lie was walking in the direc-
tion of the East Pier, keeping the side of the thoroughfare
next the water. Two or three constables noticed him, but
not observing anything unusual in his appearance, or sus-
pecting that any danger was apprehended, they did not
speak to him. About • quarter before six in the morn-
ing, when it was low tide, a boat's crew going to sea dis-
covered the body in that part of the harbour opposite
the entrance to the Victoria Dock. It was taken ashore,
and not then being identified, it was conveyed to the hos-
pital. Soon after, when the body was identified, it was
conveyed to the Chapel House, where Drs. Paterson and
Simpson, instructed by Superintendent Grant, held a
poet-raortem examination. They discovered no external
marks of violence on the body, except a slight scratch on
one leg, and an abrasion on one of his arms. Drowning,
they useertained, was the cause of death. On the melan-
choly news being made known, there was a general
lamentation, but more particularly among the
Roman catholic population, many of whom, both
men and women, wept in the streets like children. Not
only by his own dock, but by all who knew him, Mr.
Noble was held in high esteem. His labours for the good
of his people were spoken of by all classes. His extraor-
dinary zeal to suppress shebeening and Fenianism was the
subject of remark. It was known to his friends for some
time that the rev. gentleman did not sleep well at night ;
and they think that he went out to take a walk on the
pier, which he was accustomed to do, and that he had
stumbled over something and fallen into the water. De-
ceased, who was a native of Ireland, was forty-three years
of age. He had been labouring in Leith for seven or
eight years. His bodily health was generally good, end
nothing was known to disturb his mind. The way in
which he met his death is likely to remain a mystery.—
&Osman.

Sourrwerrox, APRIL 3.—The Hamburg and
American Company'. steamer Allemania sailed hence to-
day for New York with a full complement of pa.scngers
oa lf, arge cargo, including Engliah gold to the amount
,000

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1867.