The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-12 00:00:00

ABINGDON RAC6II.-WZDNIBDAY.

This interesting meeting, favoured by lovely weather, was
successfully brought to a close to-day. The attendance of
the general public was even larger than on the previous day,
each side of the course being completely lined with carriages and
spectators on foot. The fields were much larger than those of
the opening day, and the racing, as a whole, was good. Ap-
pended is a return of the ds3''s Wort
A 11.01VICAP SWZILPSTLLIS of 5 Noes each, 2 it, with 40
added. Three-quarters of a mile ;13 subs)
Mr. J. Thomas's Brigand,
Mr. Chaplain's Mazurka 2
Mr. W. J. Rose's hishoptou 3

The following also ran :—Under the Cloud, Chicken Hazard,
Jassy, Harriet.
Betting: 100 to 30 apt Chicken Hazard, 4 to 1 apt Mazurka,
5 to 1 agst Bishopton, 6 to 1 each apt Brigand and Jaw.
THE NI:MILKY PLAIT of 70 soya each fur 2-yr-olds ; winners
extra. About three.guarters of a Dille.
Mr. lirayley's f by Brocket—Texana
Mr. Chaplin's c by Promised Land—Scandal 2
Mr. J. B. Starkey's B Flat
The following also ran:—Tortuga, Latubourne Lam, Miss
Elizabeth, and Princess Alice.
Betting : 6 to 4 sgst B Flat, 5 to 2 apt the Scandal colt, 10 to 1
each apt Tortuga and the Texans Oily, and 6 to 1 apt Mr.
Saxon's pair ;coupled
THE CULHAY STAIIIOIOIIO sort each, 5 ft, and 2 if declared,
with 50 added ; certain winners extra. One mile. Xl3 subs, 7of
whom paid 2 soya each.)
Lord Coventry's Drum 1
Mr. York's Kingmaker 2
Mr. Hobson's Durham 3
Betting : 6 v. 4 on Kingmaker. 7 to 4 agat Drum.

THE STAND PLATE of 50 sera, for all ages; winners extra.
About half a mile.
Mr. Brayley s Blackbird
Mr 111114 uay
Mr. Sutton's 2ezabel S
The following also ran =Queen of Trumps, The Celt, Madame
Wright, Alberta, Harriet, Changeable, Beeswing, and B klat.
Betting : 3to 1 agat Jezebel, 4to 1 agat Blackbird 6 to 1 each
agst Queen of Trump' and Alberta, 10 to 1 apt day Tom, and
100 to 6 apt B Flat.
THE ABINGDON NIACIN of 15 soys. each, 5 ft, with 100 added,
for 2-yr-olds ; colts, fist lolb ; Old es, Bat 71b; penalties and allow-
ances. T. Y.C. (three-quarters of a mile)
Lord Portamouth's Plunder 1
Mr. 1. B. Starkys Land Tax
Mr. J. Hanks's Alcasar 3
iitokeley and Olengarnoch also ran.
Betting : 6 to 4 on Plunder, 3 to 1 agst Land Tax, and 5 to 1
agst stokeley.
THE SCURRY STAKES of 5 WV,. each, with 25 added the
whiner to be sold maiden and other allowances. Half a-nalle.
(12 subs,.
Mr. Eciwyn's Elegance 1
Mr. Brayley'sliehotrope
Mr. saxotis Bay liayreU
The following also ran :—Cotillon, Bright nimbus, Newnham,
and g by Gunboat—Flyaway.
Betting : 2 to 1 agst Heliotrope, and sto 1 each agst Newuhato,
Bay Dayrell, and Cotillon.
A HANDICAP SWIEPSTAKES of S WWII each, with SO added;
winners extra; the winner to be sold by auction for 40 *ova.
About three-quarters of a mile.
sir t'. Rushout's Fat Jack
Mr. W. Howard's Discretion
Captain Machell's Bonne Fortune S
Comet and g by Gunboat—Flyaway also ran.
Betting; 2 to 1 agst Bonne Fortune, S to 1 apt any other.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—VVEDNEsvar.
GOODWOOD `STASES.
100 to 30 apt The Special t' 25 to 1 apt Ramey off
10 to 1 La Fortune 100 to 3 (*mutual t t off)

10 to 1 Midis cult of: 5O to 1 Nu t
100 to 8 Lucifer (off, 100 to 1 Forester ,t)

CRICKET.

I ZDIGARI C. }MUSE:HOLD BRIGADE.—This, a one day's
match, was played at Lord's ground yesterday, I Ziuutari winning
easily by 174 runs. :Subjoined Is the score : I Zinger', ?Ai; ;
Household Brigade, W. . . . .

SUMIttY v. HANTS.—This match, which commenced at
the Oval, Kennington, on Monday Jut, came to a close yester-
day, in favour of Surrey by 59 runs. The following i the score:—
Hants, tint innings, 20e; second Innings, 140: total, 346.
Surrey, flint Innings, 110 , second Innings, tri total, 407.

THE Pt BLit 11YALTIL—It appear. from the
return issued by authority of the Registrar-General that
in the week that ended on Saturday, July 7, the births
registered in London and twelve other large towns of the
United Kingdom were 3,955 ; the deaths registered, 2,846.
The annual rite of mortality was 24 per 1,000 persons
living. In London the births of 969 boys and 981 girls, in
all 1,950 children, were registered in the week. In the cor-
responding weeks of ten years, 1858.65, the average num-
ber, corrected for increase of population, was 1,896. The
deaths registered in London during the week were 1,502.
. .

It was the 27th week of the year ; "rind the average number
of deaths for that week was, with a correction for increase
of population, 1,269. The deaths from small-pox were
33. They were not quite so numerous as in
the three previous weeks. There were 102 deaths from
diarrhwa, 92 of which occurred under two years of age.
The corrected average number of deaths from this com-
plaint In the twenty-seventh or corresponding week of ten
previous years is 105. In the corresponding week of 18113
rt was 47 ; in that of 1864 it was 81 ; in that of 1865 it was
301. Although there is much diarrhea, it can hardly be
considered excessive for the beginning of July. The fol-
lowing deaths from cholera were registered in the week :
On 29th June, at 3, George-street, Hammersmith, a
labourer, aged 50 years, " cholera." On 30th June, at 58,
Myddelton-square, IClerkenwell, a boy, aged 7 years,
" English cholera (24 hours)." On sth July, at lei, Bo-
rough-road, a boy, aged six weeks, " cholera (38
hours)." Besides these, eleven deaths of children,
chiefly infants, are returned as caused by "cho-
leraic diarrhaa." A child, aged four months, died
on 29th of June of " coup-de-soleil (24 hours)." On the
30th June, the wife of a toymaker, aged 72 years, died of
destitution in the Westminster workhouse. On the 28th
of June, in St. Mary's Hospital, the son of a farm bailiff,
aged eight years, ' hydrophobia from the bite of a mad
dog."—(lnauest). A woman. aged 52 years, died of " in-
flammation of the liver (three weeks); bleeding to death
from leech-bites (17 hours)." The following four deaths by
carriage accidents in the streets were registered. The
daughter of a die sinker, aged two years, run over
by a dray—died on 28th June, near Islington-green. The
daughter of a greengrocer, aged two years, knocked
down by a dogcart in the Waterloo-road—died on 2nd July.
The widow of a bootcloser, aged 72 years, thrown down
and trodden on by a horse at Lambeth—dial on 14th
June in Guy's Hospital. A conductor, aged 30 years, fell
from an omnibus—died on 26th June in the Royal Free
Hospital. The annual rate of mortality last week was 22
21 r 1,000 in London, 24 in Edinburgh, and 20 in Dublin ;
in Bristol, 17 in Birmingham, 38 in Liverpool, 29 in
Manchester, 30 in Salford, 25 in Sheffield, 36 in Leeds,
18 in Hull, 23 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 25 in Glas-
gow. The rate in Vienna was 30 per 1,000 during the
week ending the 23rd ult., when the temperature was
1' 9 deg. Fahrenheit lower than in the same week in
London, where the rate was 24 per 1,000.
ROYAL HUMANE Socirry. The half-yearly
general meeting of governors was held yesterday afternoon,
at the offices, in Trafalgar-square, Mr. T. E. Baker, the
treasurer, presiding. The report stated that the general
cases since December last had been 81, and that 116
persons had been rescued from drowning. The cases
beyond recovery had been 8. Of Hyde-park cases there
had been 24, the entire number having been suc-
cessfully treated. Two bad been found drowned, and
the number of cases of attempted suicide had been 12.
The ordinary committee of the society recommended that
the silver medal should begiven to the following persons:—
S. P. Phillips, who saved two men from drowning, in a
boat accident in Gulf St. Vincent, Adelaide, Australia,
on the 21st October, 1866 ; Alexander Leith, midshipman
of H.M.S. Falcon, for saving Win. Hilliard, seaman, who
accidentally fell overboard at Auckland. New Zealand, on
the 16th of January last ; Lieutenant W. E. Fitzgerald,
R.N.' for trying to save Isaac Hill, a first clam boy of
H.M.S. Scout, who fell overboard at sea on the 6th of
January last ; Alfred George Fell, for saving Fs. Thomas,
and Sir H. H. Boyd, who sank whilst bathing at Av-
ranches, France, on the 18th of April last ; Samuel Pop-
plestone, for saving four sailors wrecked at Start Point,
Devon, on the 23rd of March last. A resolution ratifying
the recommendations of the committee was agreed to. It
appeared that the number of bathers in the Serpentine
during the half yearhad been 121,014, and that no lives
had been lost. The treasurer's account showed that the
total income of the half year, including &balance brought
forward of 2871. 7s. 10d., was 1,109 f. 6s. 4d. The expendi-
ture leaves a balance at the banker's of 432!. 9s. A vote
of thanks to the chairman concluded the business.
The French steamer Panama arrived at St.
Nazaire yesterday moreing. She left Vera Crux on the
14th June ; Havana, the 19th; and St. Thomas's, the 23rd.
She brings 616 passengers, and 6,086.000 frnacs for London.
LONDON GENERAL OEIWIEL79 COMPANY (LIMITED).
—Trams receipts for week ending July 8, 12,9504 9s. 9&