The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-05 00:00:00

THE EXP IMSS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1858.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(lIT ILICTIIO TRLICIRAPIII
THE NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.

THIS DAY.

IYMw CRAVEN PLATE.
• •
antineds a .. I
5 rm.
HANDICAP BWEEPSTAKE4. D.Y.
Apathy, 4 yrs. SR 121 b; Astsr, • yrs, 41b; Bannock•
burn, 4 yrs, Tst 91b ; Harry Stanley, 3 yrs, eat 121 b.

BENNINGTON STAKES.
Btu of the Rut, Okalaw o, Forerunner, and Brother to
Stende/, ars here.
PAID Fournir —Whitewall, Memorial, mad f by Wes-
therbit.

1100 HANDICAP PLATE. T.Y.C.
New Brighton, Thsodiira, Olympus, Monarque, Flimsy,
Brother to Bird-on-the•Wiog, Rip VIM Winkle, Posiher,
Tester, Indulgence. Neva, Kiibride, Misty More, Humbug,
Wouvermans, Belleflehl, Marauder, Royalty 0,
Georgie, &totteryer, Courier, Brother to Farthingale, sad
Ittraorra, are here.
&ravel orr.—Ounbrost, Plasticiser, sad Cultivation.

MATCH for 3,0001.
Kent and Anton are both Imre.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
The following horses are here M. Brother
to Bird-on•tbe-Wing, Queen of the Beat, Newington, Hob-
goblin. Bannockburn, &chains, Fadledeee Berne, Amster_
dam, Etat Langton, Worcester. Perniee, SoothesPe, Bene-
field, Wwuversoana, Stapleton, and Dividend f.

OTHER. ARRIV•I.I4. Vedette, Ignoramus, Knight of
Hart Rosa Boahenr, Camel, Streamer. Wood Nymph,
Trle;rent, Proud Preston Peg, Polly Peas-bum, Erlipm,
Fleet (2 yr-old), Odd Trick, Beacon. Romeo, Van Dunck,
Merryman, Commodore, Penalty, Phoitua, Naughty Boy.
OTHER FOlllrlSlTl.—Gunboat fur all Handicaps at this
meeting ; Coat-a-doodle-dot) Sir 60 Sows Sweepstakes ;
Athlete fur Port Makes; Go-Aimed for Column Stakes.

ANNIVERSARY OF TER ROYAL. HOSPITAL'.—This
morning the Lord Mato►, the Shrift, the Common Council,
emil the other members of the Corporation of the City of
Loudon, proceeded in state to Christ Church, Newgate-
'greet, for the pore re of receiving a report of the state of
the royal hospital' of Bridewell, St. Bartholomew's, and
other butitutions of a similar character which the civic
dignitaries have under their control. The report, which was
of • satisfactory nature, we. read by the Rev. Michael
Gibbs, M.A., after which an appropriate sermon—desig-
nated the " Spital Sermon"—wan preached by Lord Auck-
land, Bishop of B►th and Wells.

One of the six preachershipe in Canterbury Cathe-
dral, rendered vacant by the preferment by the Earl of
Derby of the Rey. W. J. Cheadtjre to a canonry reeiden-
they, bee been conferred upon the Rev. J. Mooch, vicar of
Ashford.

PROPOSED MEMORIAL OP THE GREAT EXHIBI-
TION.—A deputation of the committee has attended the Chief
Commissioner of Works Lord John Manners, and made a
formal application for leave to carry out the selected design
by Mr. Joseph Durham, for the proposed memorial or such
modification of it as may be arranged, on the site of the Ex-
hibition building in Hyde-park. The Chief Corarabekmer
intend folly into the matter, and promised attention to it.
OXFORD MIDDLE-CLASS EXAMINATIONS.—WO
latmeeliestfr Giardina/ understand that Lord Derby
Ifterally offered a prize of the value of 51. to the amble., hit
the junior division mho shall obtain the
vllisse piece
amongst those examined at Liverpool, and a es prim
te the value of 101. to be given to the senior di . As this
examination vrill be attended by boys from schools of anathema
in Liverpool, and also by many from private and commercial
embeds and grammar Reboots in Lancashire, Cheshire, West-
asegieed, and North Wales, a strong competition may be
expected. We also hear that further prizes are likely to be
odered.

SPORTING EITRAORDINARY.—At half-past six
6.m , March 2, a native on board the steamer Ades reported
that a large tiger was swimming towards Manages from the
opposite shore. Immediately, with the usual promptness
and love of sport inherent in Englishmee, the onarcander
ordered a beat's crew to be got ready ; and four officers :
Mr. Maundrell, chief officer ; Mr. Tottenham. 11rd officer;
Mr. Bain, 4th often; sad Mr. Newel], ark la charge,
arrived with guns, and proceeded to the septum No tins
wee to be lost, as the powerful salami was fast approaching
the sham sear the Baader st Managua. Attest Meet
stinks@ sufficed to bring the tip, in sight, when he was
bend attempting to board a native boat lying at anchor, and
with fierce roan he was springing at the "side of the Wags-
kw. The mans, who evidently were in the greatest toner
at the view of the monster who was attempting to hosed
them, were with cries making frantic attempts to repel btu
with sticks; and when they perceived the Aden a bed
engin up, they by 'mature slid Mena begged them to bests&
Is ahe minutes • volley of four mutton from the Al.'.
heat made this monster roar, sad turn rood to repel •• at.
leek tram the boat. Soon, however, • hash way drew the
lest slued him to drop his head in the water, WINS with a
doer the boat was brought alongside the cares* lithe hope
animal, and he was taken in tow, and soca placed os board
the Atka. It proved to be a male tiger of the royal Bengal
speles, and his dimensions *ill show what a formidable crea-
tors he would have proved, had he reached the shore, which,
is a kW minutes, he could have done front the spot where he
was captured. The weight of this anima is 333 lbs. ; the
length Gum wee to tip of tall Kt. 9M., of which
has tail measures 3ft. ; drentaference mud the body
4 G. Sin. ; height 3 R. 9 in. He has four teas, each 2 tn.
keg, sad twesty•four smaller teeth, hie shirkers en 9 is.
Icing, the circumference of hie heed is 2 ft. sifei. • gad to

aria flee root aims& of Ms salsa, h need adz
round fileibre lag be ammo 1 ft. II In., ail do Honig.
2R. He I. a nettle ermine+ and beantillily Nedra :
skin is 'in no way damaged; as, like tree spergems, the
oaken aimed at his head, through which tlo bays
found their way, so that when preserved, kite akin will our
mein a laming memorial of the prompt manner in which be
was punned and captured, thus saving the inhabitmage of
Mazsgon and its vicinity the terror it would have Inspired
having en terrible a visitor in their neighbourhood.—
Tel graph.
DEATH IN AN EXPRESS TRAIN.--Bet weer' sloven
and twelve o'clock on the night of Good Friday, Mr.
William Austin, • gentleman from Saaquhar, Deadlier
shire, expired in a first-clam carriage on the Trent Valley
Railway, near Tamworth. Mr. Austin was 32 years of
ago, 11811 for the lest three years had been in failing health
from • severe attack of bronchitis, which had recently
rimmed symptoms of consumption. For ten weeks prior
to Ids death he had been visiting hie brother, who aides
In Marlborough-square, Chelsea, and had been attended
by Dr. Griffiths Jones, of Woburn-place. Dr. Jonas having
expressed en opinion that the deceased was sufficiently
strong to travel, accompanied by his wife, child, and bro-
ther, he left Ruston-square Mica by the 8.0 pm. express
train, on Friday the 2nd instant, for Scotland. During the
early
_part of the journey he slept, but on the train
near Tamworth he commenced coughing and spittingittiAt.
The coughing continued, end • quantity of blood appeared
to fame itself up his throat and choked him, and he simian
Immediately expired. On the arrival of the train at Sta-
ked, the first stoppieg place from Nuneaton, the body of the
dammed was removed to the Eagle Hotel, adjoining the
Marko ; and at ten o'clock on Saturday morning, an in-
quest wee reed before Mr. W. W. Ward, coroner, when •
verdict "That the deceased died suddenly from dimes, and
not from violence, whilst riding in a first-elms carriage."
wee retained. The body of the deceased was subsequently
removed In a shell to Smiland by the 12.14 p.m. express
been Ste ird, his relatives ale proceeding onwards by the
same train.—Memthester Guardian.

AT SAC SLANIDE.—Mr. Keckling, like a wise
m_dialiked to get up too early in the morning; sod as
like a wise man, dielOted to go to bed tae earl In
the ht, the arms...meet that brought Mr. A to
Anemone Lodge, Hyde, to breakfast at ten o'olosic, selted
beak gentlemen era and everything suited gentle
den say that aloe roes three hours money, and eitarrht.
Bageter's Bible, and looked out the references, and perhaps
kept a little diary ;or painted a few seaweed. from damp
life, or worked a dower or so into certain slippers—a speeles
of man-trap in which when a woman gets you by the loot
she thinks she has you; or re-strung her bracelet-beads en
new elastic; or made some Dios little use of her time; but
Ma Spencer did not appear until the proper date, and then
she looked so fresh, and so cool, and so pretty, that I gup-
pies she moat hare waethed her face and hands again, and
smoothed her hair once more, jest before coming down to
breakfast. That meal, with its semi& variations, in reaped
of which Philip was strong, and mold preach like N.
Antoey over the flab, occupied an agreeable hour; and then
Mr. Arundel went down to the clubhouse., looked at the
papers, sashed his cigar, and saw that a boat white be bad
chartered fur the season had its previsions on board. Then
be returned to fetch Margaret and her friend ; and it wag
pleasant to ere his attention to the old gentleman, and how
carefully Philip helped him down the slimy steps from the
pier to the boat. Then came a long ail, if the wind were
lair, or a merry day of fishing. if that were deckled on. In
the former awe, the way that Margaret was emektined in the
plearantest ember, and covered with the choicest tog. end
wrap., end begged to note all noteworthy matters os sea or
shore, and reminded of a line from Walter Scott, when a
me-bird mete brushing the white wave with her whiter w
end carefully guarded from the mil la tacking, and
witched with a sedulous but not fumy care, wee
ea pleasant to the gentle girl as it was intended to be.
On other days they had driver, and rutted country chinas.,
mdse ; and sometime. they walked, but not
often, for r. K.ckliog had an objection to that kind of boo-
motion. Or they sat by the era, sod talked, sad were comes
times made thoughtful lby the incessant warning of ths stor-
m! voice, hut not often. for you know that their united ages
would not have node fifty year.. Why should the sea-voles
have saytbing 1a the young but music—be aught but a
song without word., • caressing wing, reminding them of
happy hours of sunshiny kieure, promising them as happy
hours in comm.,. to ems! Perhaps ouch hours are
coming—if not, why be told that it is not sot IM the ear
be older sad the heart be harder Indere the em-music forme
itself into the stern words which be who hears not at some
hoar of bin life dies as those whom the gods love—or is but
• Noes es the ses-ahore.—TA. Gordis. Knot, Part 4.