The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-28 00:00:00

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of which is as much the duty of each separate'
member of the Diet as of the whole body.
I. will not relinquish all hope that the
mime of civil war may be averted from
Germany, and that a settlement of the
Schleswig-Holstein question on the basis of
right and a timely reform of the Federal constitu-
tion, under the 00-operation of a national assembly
representing our great fatherland, may soon give us
a lasting peace. At all events, Bavaria must be in
a position to defend her own honour, the mainte-
nance of the rights of the Diet, the interests of
Germany, and her own independence. For these
reasons I have ordered the mobilisation of the
army and convoked the chambers, in order that
with their approval I may take such measures as
may be required for the fulllhaent of the task be-
fore us."

HUNGARY.
ItRUSAELS, DUY 26, BVINTIOL

The Eteas Beige publishes Wien asserting that
Kossuth, setimg in.ooneent with the Italian govern-
ment, is endearearing -to excite a revolution in
Hungary.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, X►t 27.

The Anions of to‘day says :—" The Austrians
are tatting measures to entresch themselves within
the Quadrilateral should they have to evacuate
some of the Venetian towns. A ministerial
cirenier add:rinsed to the chiefs of the imperial
bureaux in Venetia states that in that case it will
be necessary for the government officials to fellow
the army. Any cfficials swho shall obey the orders
of any nos-Austrian authorities will be regarded
as ttraitors" _ _

The Italian liiiniater.of the Interior has decided
that the =atom-house guards are to be excluded
from enuolmetlt in the volunteer eorpe, since the
I:oublic service must not be neglected on account of
the portability of war.

*parting Enteitigruce.

ANTICIPATIONS OF THE ASCOT MEETING.
TO THS EDITOR OP THI EXPIRE&
SIR,—Settling on Monday and Tuesday, picnic-
nearly so respectable an affair as the review of
Prix,
lik-
ing at Wye on Wednesday, aas fight ThureLy (sot
and off to Paris on Friday for the Grand Prix, was the
programme last week put before those sportsmen vho
must do and see everything ; but many deferred tleir
travels abroad until Saturday evening, purposely to run
down to Hampton, and inspect the royal and other year-
lings, sold by Messrs. Tattersall in the afternoon, ant a
very pleasant time they had of it. It was a glorious sum-
mer's day, thedropping of the cold vrind being a godsen4 in
more senses than one, for theyoungsterslooked surprieirgly
well, considering the sale took place a fortnight miler
than usual ; and there were buyers in mush plenty that the
Queen's went at tremendous prices, the two dozen " kts "
fetching 9,040 guineas, or an average of 37% guineas each
—shout 34 guineas in ereess of last year's average. Sir
Lydrton Newrnan'a stria; did sot, of course, fax so well,
although much hatter than is former years, the Duke of
Newcastle going to 1,240 guineas for two King Toms—one
a colt out of Botany, and the other a Illy out of Steer ;
but perhaps their purehmem did, several gentlemen ob-
taining what agrpeare& diddled bargain,, after the sums one
or two of the " royals" fetched. It is remarkable, if not
singular, that the two lions of the Ramptoa sales held the
Saturday before the last Ascot week, Ituthven and Eing
Charles (for whom The Rivals gave 1,500 guineas each),
rilesuld haws as yet been lacetedeeignomisiously this, their
first seween, the first-named ha rag bent beaten for two
selling ewes wherein he was mitered to be sold for 100
guineas whilst kis Modesty, when ho won his Salisbury
selling race, was pet in four 20 sows. and bough: is
at 100 gun. This latte4rnay ad have been quite a tow Me
affair, as from she ettient determination not to Set him go
few would bid Tor the Danbury King in his own cord ;
still, it was a meat risk to run if he is of above the avenge
quality. He %as been entered for one of the crack weight-
for-age raceme Ascot, the 'Queen's Stand Piste, T.T.C.
(5 4er. 130 yds.), is which therein the evergreen Queen
of Trumps {lst 51h), or Monkey (9st 81b), and Saccade-
miter (9st fdb), to do battle for the elder horses against
his stable, with Don Roadie (bat 51b), Ostreger (9451 b),
and one el -the Trenchniel for the four year olda, and
Rabin Heed (Bet 51b) (tor the three-year-olds. Raving
the Duke (4 yrs, 9st 121 h) and Mr. Pitt (3 yrs, 9st .51b) to
kelp represent them, however, the Danebuswites will be
hard to beat, and were they to stand on the Duke I should
net look far beyond hie grace and Robin Hood for the
winner, the course being a deal too hard at present for
Saochasemetez. The Royal Meeting, as that one as called
to which more money is " subscribed" by the public than
any other held during s season (hem* the extmordiMarily
large 'amount of " added money" forthcoming, as the profits
must be spent), will be true to its prefix again tb is year,
for his Royal Righness the Prince of Wales will do us the
honours of a formal visit on the Cup (lay, awl may doubt-
less make it convenient to "assist" throughout the gather-
ing, the features of the "off days" being quite as at-
tractive now as are those of Tuesday and Thursday. Be-
sides the Stead Plate, just noticed, there are several inte-
resting weight-for-age races to open the ball with, oae of
them, the Trial, boasting some good names, though Mr.
Pitt appears the best to stand, despite his penalty, unless
there is a two-year-old opposed to him that cau continual
the New Mile, in the event of which the sst 121 b or :act
71b versus 9st 21b must tell. The Queen's Vase, two
miles, is another chance fur The Duke, who ought to carry
home his 41b penalty before Elland, Lc. ; and the two
mile Triennial has such a bad lot left on their lege that
Mr. Chaplin may win with either Breadalbane or Broo-
miaow. The Prince of Wales's Stakes, for three-year-
olds, one mile and five furlongs, is also a " good thing,"
Saveruake having to meet Lord Lyon on 161 h and Rustic on
10lb better terms than he did in the Derby, and Knight of
theCreseent on the same terms, so that dim but a question of
health for him, the weights being so different that even the
Knight of the Cieseent may turn the tables on Lord Lyon,
and get second or third money. For the Maiden Two-
year-old Plate there is a fair entry, D'Estourrielle, and
after him Captain Kidd, being the best of the good per-
formers, and Blinkhoolie one of the most promising of the
bad I have seen out, but that for the Biennial is much
better, the Hermit having to run as kind as lie (lid at Bath,
and Arundel to betray all the improvement he promised
there, to hold their own ageinet blannella and one or two
" darkies " that will enter an appearance against them, if
rumour does not lie. The Ascot Stakes, at first sight,
looks a " gift " for Ackworth, or for the GA filb Black
Prince, should he carry the Marquis of Hastings' money
instead ; but if there is not a good price on the day his
lordship may fancy himself " forestalled" by the public
again, and were he torescrve both barrels for other game the
contest would be a very open one, such as Forester and
Love Apple being about the beat of the others, and but
they are. On Wednesday we are sure to have a hot
favourite from Danbury for the Royal Hunt Cap, new
mile, ea if Siberia (4 yrs, list 1(l1b) and Nuku-
heva (4 yrs, Got Gib) are only well, the race is a gift for
one of them, or anything else the stable might prefer.
W. Day will also be very handy with one of Sir F. John-
stone's horses, and if both the brothers make a mistake
the favoured Gardevisuro (who concedes the considerably
less weight than she dal fu last yest's cainrinitgeshire)
may do the trick. The Fernhill Scurry will try tile speed
of the winner, for Friponnier, and 'tipple, Vespasian, and
Mr. Pitt, with several other moderately great guns, have
to meet, and I can only Antic to a slight leaning towards
the first-pained, as Hippie would show to better (elves-
tags over a longer course. The Ascot Derby, Savernake
ought to win, even should he incur another slb penalty by
a victory on Tuesday, Achievement being another " mural"
for the juvenile Triennial. Then, again, the owner of
Rustic must be easily credited with the three-year-old
Biennial, hut the Oaks running makes the Coronation a
very near thing between Mirella. Ischia, and La Dauphine,
Wild Briar, if she has recovered front her lameness, being
in the hunt also, and I shall declare for Mirella, simply
because she improved so much on her previous form at
Epsom, and nay do the like here.
I On the Cup Day there will be a " walk over" er two.
Lord Lyon having the St. James's Palace Stakes well
within his grasp, and if Mr. Sutton does Oct think it
cruelty to run him nailer such a steadier a:: tist 2:li for the
three and four year old Biennial ho nmy win that too, Le
Mandarin being about the best he lieu to meet. The two
and three year old Triennial he is almost bound to decline,
as to make bins carry Wet lib against the Ost 71b of Mr.
Pitt or Rustic, over the T.Y.C., would be like trying to get
him beaten. The best of the Duke of Beaufort's pair will
not have it all their own way, as if Arundel does not abso-
lutely disgrace himself in the Ninth Biennial, nor add to
his present weight (fist Mb), lie will be worthy of every
confidence, and failing him another juvenile may howl the
" hoop*" out. The New Stakei appears but a match be-
tween Achieve:mut and Friponnier, the filly having the
stronger claims to backers money ; and I can see nothing
to prevent the Gold Cup, two miles and a half,
proving " the St. Leger over again " with Gladia-
teur and Regalia, although I may hint that the
Frenchman must be fully up to the mark to beat the
filly just now. The Alexandra I'late, three miles, not
bound to be a repetition of the Cup, n. 3 should Glailiateur
beat Regalia, or the reverse, there will lie Ellaml, Straf-
ford and perhaps Mail Train to tackle the conqueror,
Strafford's great advantage in the weights snaking l:im a
dangerous foe to the Cdul under any circumstances if lie
is as good as he was this time last year. The Queen's Plate
may not attract wore than sine of the good horses entered,
and pending the three previous slays' racing it is hard to
say what that one may be ; nor will Saverrilke, unless
something serious happen to him, be opposol in the
three-yr-old Triennial, except for the sake of the second
and third moneys, lie being unpeualieil. There are half
a dozen items, in addition to the above mention-al, to be
got through during the meeting ; but they are all incom-
plete as yet, and only compose the small fry in the ball
of fare.—l am, Lc., METEOR.