The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-11 00:00:00

SELLING STEEPLECILLSE. Three miles.

Walls, Redwing, Idiot, Over the Sas (sold for 501.),
Cock Robin, White Stockings, Waterperry, and likgati-
tide (sold for 201.). All are here.

OXENDON HANDICAP. Three miles.
Plover, Rogue, Serious Case, Redwing, Liston, and Cru•
slide are here.

THE ISLINGTON CATTLE SHOW.
(THIS DAY.)

The influx of visitors this morning proves that t
the interest of the public in the annual exhibition at 1i
Islington has by no means diminished ; and as regards
attendance, therefore, there seems no reason to doubt
that the present show will fall behind its prede.
canon. It is remarkable, too, that the country
supplies as usual a large proportion of the specta-
tors, the early morning trains from different counties
adjacent to the metropolis having been thronged
with passengers on their way to the Agricultural-hall•
The comfort of the public as regards freedom from dis-
agreeable smells is amply presided for by the liberal use
of Sir William Barnett's disinfecting fluid, so that the
most fastidious person is not prevented from enjoying the
scene.

As regards the sale of cattle, which usually forms a lead.
ing feature on the second day, the arrangements imposed 54
by the government toprevent the spread of the cattle plague It
have produced a marked effect in checking the bargains for le
prize and favourite animals. This will be readily understood g
from the following notice which is posted in different parts II
of the building for the guidance of intending purchasers : et
" Notice to Butchers,—By the order of the Privy Conn-
oil all cattle must be slaughtered within four days of the ti
closing of the Show and within the limitsof the metropolis."
Such a regulation or order necessarily places butchers in tl
a novel and peculiar position, for however desirous they Si
may be of displaying prize animals at Christmas, 31
they must consider well how they can dispose I(
of what they buy, and whether purchasing would accord 91
with their course of business. A few sales, however, were u
effected in the course of the morning. In class 1, Devon g
steers, the first prize of 201. and silver medal, belonging to
Mr. John Overman, was bought by Mr. Comfort, of Far-
ringdon-street ; while the second prize of 101. was bought
by Mr. W. Smith, of Exeter.
In Class 2 (Devon steers) the first prize, of 30/. and a
silver medal, the property of Mr. Thomas Bond, became j
the property of Mr. W. Stone, of the Junction-road,
Upper Holloway. t
In Clans 3 (Devon steers) the first prize, of 30/., exhibited
by Mr. Walter Farthing, was purchased by Mr. Moss, of I
Wormwood-street, City ; while the second prize of 201.,
which was obtained by Major-General the Hon. A. Hood,
of Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, was transferred to Messrs.
Connell and Co., of Knightsbridge.
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The pig male seem to have gone off rather briskly.

SMITHFIELD CLUB ANNUAL MEETING,

(THIS DAY.)

The annual meeting of the members of the Smith-
field Club took place at 1 o'clock, the Duke of RICH-
moND in the chair, in the Club-rooms at the Agricultural
Hall. Among those present were Lords Tredegar, Wal-
Bingham, Berners, and Feversham, Major-General Hood,
Mr. Charles Barnett, Mr. J. Baldwin, Mr. Drnce,
Mr. O. Wallis, Mr. Overman, Mr. Robert Smith, Mr.
Torr. The Hon. Secretary (Mr. Brandreth Gibbs) read the
report of the council, from which it appeared that the
receipts of the year amounted to 2,6681. 3e., and the ex-
penditure to 2,9451. Is. 6d., making the excess of payments
over receipts 2781. 18e. 6d. This excess, it was stated, arose
from extra expenses occasioned by the cattle plague. It
was added that there was 4,9711. now invested in Consols.
On the motion of Mr. Moons, seconded by Mr. GEORGE
TURNER, the report was adopted.

The Earl of Hardwicke was elected president for the
ear 1868.

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Mr. E. J. Reed, chief constructor of her Majesty's
Navy, on Friday evening delivered a lecture on " Armour-
plated Ships," at the Mechanics' Institute, Plymouth.
Judge Bramwell severely reprimanded the Hants
constabulary a few days since for questioning prisoners
when apprehended, so as to draw a confession of guilt
from them. In two instances prisoners were acquitted
because they were thus tampered with by the police. One
policeman said that he was not aware he was doing wrong
by questioning prisoners.
PLURALITY OF VOTES AT ELECTIONS.—Last
evening a paper by Professor Lorrimer, of Edinburgh,
was read at the Social Science Association in the Adelphi,
Mr. W. T. S. Daniel, Q.C., in the chair, on the principle
of voting at elections. He said there were four schemes in
point of principle in accordance with which the borders of
political power may be extended. First, to give equal
votes to an additional number of citizens, stopping short at
a certain point. This, he said, was the scheme which for
the present had taken exclusive possession of the public
mind, and to which the objections in principle in the eyes
of the constitutionalists are by far the strongest, as it em-
bodies the seeds of oligarchy, of democracy, and even of
despotism. without giving any guarantee for the advent-
woe which belong to any of these forms of government.
Secondly, to give equal votes to the whole community. To
this form it was objected that it was founded on an erro-
neous conception of hiunan nature, and implied a violation
of natural law. Resting on the assumption that
all men are equal, it as founded on a falsehood,
which it is vein to attempt to convert into
a fact by a violent levelling of social conditions.
Thirdly. A system of proportional voting introduced
and extended beyond the limits of the present constitu-
tions, but only so far as to embrace a limited
portion of the non-electors. By this means one of the
faults of the present system would be got rid
of, and a false principle of equality would be abandoned,
and the suffrage, so far as it went, would be placed on a
basis of fact. The gain both to order and to liberty would
be great, however limited might be the extent to which
the principle of graduation was applied, or the franchise
extended for the present. To this there was the objection
that a schema of partial graduation is that by maintaining
-a fictitious boundary line where no natural boundary can
be found, that it created an artificial separation between
classes. Fourthly. Universal graduated enfranchisement,
by means of which alone both the false principles of
equality and finality which vitiate the first scheme in
conjunction and the second and third separately are got
rid of. A discussion ensued, in which Mr. F. Hill, Mr.
R. A. Macfie, Dr. Pankhurst, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Best, and
the chairman took part; after which the paper was ordered
to be printed, and the meeting separated.
SEIZURE or FENIAN ARMS.—Yesterday afternoon
an important seizure of arms was made by Superintendent
Stockdale, Detective Price, and other members of the
Cardiff police force, consisting of six cases containing
Enfield rifles and a complete stock of tools forasmith's shop,
which are supposed to have been intended for the anticipated
Fenian rising. The sues arrived from Birmingham about
six weeks ago, and were addressed to the Rhyinney rail-
way station, Cardiff, to be called for. The appearance of
the cases excited suspicion, and information was given to
the police authorities, who deemed it advisable to wait,
and, if possible, discover the consignee. The police, how-
ever, discovered that their intention had got wind, and
they consequently took possession of the cases on Monday
and conveyed them to the police-station.
JuVENILEDRCNKARDS. —At the DoncasterPolice-
court on Monday a shockinf instance of juvenile depravity
was brought before the sitting magistrates (the mayor and
Sir J. Morley). Seven youths, whose ages varied from 18 to
12 years, were charged with committing aseries of extensive
frauds from the goods yard of the Great Northernßailway
at Doncaster, and their chief occupation appears to have
been to search for wine, spirits, and boxes of cigars. For
the past six months large quantities of wines, spirits,
cigars, biscuits, silks, tobacco, and other goods have been
stolen, and it was not until Sunday night last that the
least clue could be obtained as to the perpetrators. On
Sunday night, however, a signalman in the service of the
company caught • youth named Haworoft in the yard,
and his untruthful account led to his speedy consignment
to the police cell. He informed the police of the name of
• boy who was with him in the station yard, and this boy
in his turn divulged the names of others, until something
like • dosen were apprehended or suspected. It then
transpired that the gang bad been long in the habit of
stealing any kind of liquor, and only a week ago they
carried off a case of wine that was Dein sent to Lord
Houghton from London which they and, with
other bottles, drank the, wine at leisure,