The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-31 00:00:00

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BANQUET TO THI AMERICAN YACHT3MiII.

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would get a cordial reception at Cowes, and he wea glad
to find that though his idea was not shared in by others he
was right.
The VICE-CHAIRMAN gave " The Health of the Captains
of the Yachts."
Captain SAMUTL4 acknowledged the compliment in a
few words, and was followed by
Captain THOYAti, who said he should have considered
the lo of the race but little, bad it not been for the un-
timely end met by six of his crew.
The remaining tout was " The Press," and this having
been disposed of the company separated. The proceed-
ings of the evening were enlivened by the performances of
the band from her Majesty's ship Hector.
COWES, DEC. 30.
Yesterday afternoon, by invitation of the
Queen, the Henrietta, Vests, and Fleetwing sailed up
Osborne Bay. Her Majesty came down to the beach to in-
spect the yachts, and waved her handkerchief to the Hen-
rietta, the winner of the race.
On Friday night Lord Lennox invited Mr. Bennett and
the commodore of the New York Yacht Club to meet the
Duke of Edinburgh at dinner. Mr. Bennett having an-
nou.nced that he held himself in readiness to accept any
challenge from English yachtsmen, the Duke of Edinburgh
agreed to sail him round the Isle of Wight in August nest
for lOW., the duke to sail in his own yacht.
The Henrietta will sail for Havre early this week.

COWES, SATURDAY MOIL
A banquet was given to the owners and officers
of the American yachts which competed in the late At-
Mettle race at the Gloster Hotel here this evening. The
zoom had bees tastefully decorated for the occasion, and
tremorous inscriptions graced the walls, including "God
Save the Queen and the Praident," and " Separated. not
divided." The chair was taken by Sir John Simeon, ESA.,
M.l`., while Mr. J. B. Bird, the chairmen of the com-
mittee who were instrumental in getting up the enter-
tainatentundertook the duties of vies-president Among the
company prompt, which numbered upwards of s hundred,
were Major-Cleneral Seymour, Mr. J.G. Bennett, jun. (owner
ei the Henrietta), Captain Luard, 8.N., Colonel Army-
Sage, Commodore 111` \ticker (of the New York Yacht
Club), Mr. George Lorillarde (brother of the owner of the ,
Testa), Colonel Thompson, Captain Browne (secretary of
the Royal Yacht Club), Colonel Taylor, the officers of her
Majesty's ship Hector, the United States Consul, the Rev.
J. B. Atkinson, Captain Samuels (commander of the
Henrietta), Captain Thomas (commander of the Fleet-
wing), Mr. Vendensen (builder of the Flestwing), Hr. R.

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ST. JAMES'S.
Mr. W. B. Gilbert, a young author and artist of
sound sad rising reputation, reads his fiat bow to a
theatrical audience on Saturday night, at this theatre, as
the writer of a new and highly successful burlesque, called
Dideansews ; or, the Little Duck awl the Great Quack. It
is rare to find the first work of an author new to dramatic
literature, well constructed, free from redundancy, short,
sharp, and to the point, clearly telling what little story it
has to tell, and giving fair opportunities for the display of
varied comic acting. Mr. Gilbert's burlesque, or " ecJen-
tricity," as he prefers to call it, possesses all these merits,
and is remarkable for the wit and brilliance of its dialogue.

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fps days appointad tor tie prima lient.l
GINZSIFICH.—Friaay, 'WWI 4.
WooLWICH —Thursday, January 3.
WI or LONDON, GuildbalLbuildingn —Wednesday, Jan Y.

Biniberelitp intelligence.

I HURT rOM), Dec. 29.-A good 'amply of grails, and . i
cases Is. per load more mosey was mole. Parley still is
.
THX ALLIGED STERPLECHAS3 CRUELTY.
w-- fair demand for wheat at fully reoeut pri As, and in some '
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for the Prevention of Cruelty to Altintalts who thmlied 1 Oats and beans as before. Wheat, red, per lead, 30
him with having been guilty of cruelty to his hone, whtok to 405.; dos, 445.; white, 40s. to 435. ; fine, 455. Huh
whoslALlfignitt..d.v Dethec.aho.29.-coaTheresistingwasolawtohilwerabandletedsho.oruw of
broke its beck as he rode it at the late dormice:hue meet- malting, per qr 38s. to 345.; feed,
3,e, to 3:„.. 0„.
ing at Croydon. Much interest existed among sparkle, ,g aaaraa, we cp...180. to 240. ; oeg. 3. . p.eans,
per
1.,
circles upon the subject, and the court was well attended- 245. to !Ws. ; fine. 325.
Antonin others present were the Duke of Hamilton and
Rider" (who was there to give evidence, if needed for the In this neightourhood the grass lauds are looking healthy
Sir Francis Heed, Bart, author of " The HOMO and his
defence.) The magistrates on the bench were M•F" B. A moderate share of business was done at fully late rate;
Adams (chairman), Mr. J. W. sutherland, Mr. J. R. New white made 68s. to 70a. • new red, 60s. to 655. ; eiii
Rdridge,.. Mr. B. Foss, Dr. Hood, and Mr. J. S. M. while, 70a ,_„„.
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red, _._ __
per
36
stone.
Th.
Churchill. Mr. J. K. Hanley, Captain Remmis, and Mr. in",1,347);.ta1ri7y
r°l:4anlderibbt-te.t0770:,..
show •
et
simple
ti. Gurney, M.P., withdrew before the oommencernent of ',
was about an average, and sales were made slowly ai
the roe.and currencies equalling those of the week previous. Malting.
Mr. Jacques, solicitor, of Serjeants'-inn, Mr. 40a. to 50e. per quarter; grinding, 321. to 345. per 30 stone
lierewether were retained for the defence. e Crate were in seasonable- supply,
_and met a tolerable
The facts
the case are as follows :-On the first day or demand. Higher prices were asked, but law rates nu'
the Croydon steeplechase meeting, Mr. Crawshaw ro,
iI, not exceeded. Old, 31a. to 355. ; new, Ws. to 33e. per A
Voightbioder in the race for the Stewards' Plate, i stone. There was a slow demand for beans and buyer
upon arriving at the water-jump, the first time round, the were enabled to supply their wants at a small reduction tit
horse fell and broke his back. - orlon. Old, 55e. to 58e. ; new, 45a. to 525. per 38 stow
Mr. Colam, the secretary for the Society for the Pre- vine flour, 49a. ; wends, 45e. to 47e. per sack.
ventiou of Cruelty to Animals, said proceedings were taken ~,
under the 2nd section of the 12th and 13th Vict., charging .
L•EwCAsTLII-trolv-Tstii, Der. 29.-At our market this
Mr. Crawshaw with cruelly beating, ill-treating, over- .. .
morning we had a scanty show of whrt from the grwers,
riding, abusing, and torturing a hone named Voight- .
condition very poor, for which a steady sale was en*.
Under, and causing it to be done, thus making himself 1 lat fll therates of this day '' ht •
nenoe u y se met • Swath
liable to a penalty not exceeding 5/. He said that 1 country and foreign, being held tenaciously, very ire
Mr. Crawahaw rode Voightlander at the Croydon transactions occurred. Flour a dull isle, but nut offend
Steeplechases, on the 27th November, and " persevered,' on lower terms. Choice malting barley quite szi den;
with the horse to make it take a leap at a sensation water- secondary tending lower. Little stirring in beaus or pea,
lump, consisting of • fence 5 feet high with water
it. The horse leaped the fence, but failed to reach the i
I this week arc : -Wheat, oireetwim, 01,W8 - foreign,3,3B4.
other side ;and in consequence fell, broke its back, and 110. Barley, coastwiee, 1,153 ; foreign. 300. Malt, coasted's,
dislocated its hip joint. The prosecution was not got up
Oats, oeestwise, 3,204 ; foreign, 9119. Peas, coast.
WU • foreign, 140. Beans, foreil29 11. Flom
with the view of putting down steeplechasing, but they wise, . v .
___. _.. _, .n, _9 ,
found umen corn flour, WU
not overlook cruelty under whatever auspices they totttvue, 1,41 U sacks . .
found it.NORWICH, Dec.. 29.-The farmers brought oily a
George Brewer, a tea
with slaughterer, said he at- all supply of wheat to this market to-day ;it re
tended the steeplechases with hie cart, and stood at the las fair sale, at the full prices of last week. The supply et
" rogation water-jump." The fence would be about sor I barley: the best malting sorts was more limited tUa 4(
6 feet from the ground. He saw Voightlander go over the late, and for such the extreme rotes of this lay tenni&
fence and fall into the water. He took it away in his cart. ; were maintained ; for secondary and distilling qualities
The horse could not see the pole which was laid on the top 1 the trade was slow. In other articles little doing. The
of the funs. The ground was slippery. I weather during the past week has ben opm far at,„„
Vhite whet
When asked by the chairman whether any horses had I season, with eseesmionel heavy plat N. . t (wile'
gone over before, he said there might be one or two. They 1 ing 621 b. to 631 b.), fißs. to 70e. ; red ditto (WklAttilig eak
cleared the water about four feet. Void:ottoman did not .to G3lb.), 58s. to 63e. ; best malting barley (wending 524%.
struggle at all. We took him up on a gate. We found its !to 53A Ib.), 50s. to 52a. , runs ditto (weighing Alb. ti
milt ten times larger than it ought to be, and the lights 521 b.), 4611. to 44a. ; distilling ditto (weighin; 491 h. h
and other things were injured. The size of he milt could 1 501 b.), 36e. to 40a. per quarter. Flour, 445. to ce, pi,
not have been caused by the jump. It musthave had that , seek. Averages :-Wheat, 3,024 quarters, Gls. 21. ; barley.
some time. 16,196 quarter, 46e. 6d. ; oak, 47 quarters, 3ls. M.
Benjamin Charming said be was a bricklayer, end WAS w
..07TINGH%31, Dec. W.-There WWI a fair supply ci;
standing beside the water-jump when Voightlandcr fell. wheat, the quality and condition of which size very
The pole laid along the furze would be about four feet high, varied, the weather during the week having been dm'
and the l about five feet or more. and unsettled. The demand proved fair, and the ennui,
Simeon Loll, an officer of the Society for Prevention of rates of last week were obtained. Old white sorts neat
Cruelty to Animals, said he measured the width of the ! from 70s. to 735. ; old red, fffis. to Grts. ; new white, eh
water-jump on the 6th of December with a string. He ito 725. ; new red, Ms. to 635. per 30 atone. The supply,
here produced the string, but did not know its length. 1 barley was pretty tolerable, but there was not map
Some one in court mid the length of the string was about • buoyancy in the demand. For the beet qualities late tits
15 feet 6 inches, and on Mr. Iderewether asking him if I were supported; inferior a dell sale ; malt rag, 45- is Va.
be would swear it was more than 12 feet 5 inches, witness
: per qr. ; grinding, We. to 3Ge. per lt.) stone. There en i
" could not may." Witness ascertained the depth of water 1 moderate chow of oats, for which the demand peen/
by placing a string with a atone attached to the end ef a I steady ; an advance was tried for, but could not he mark,
nick, and holding it out like a fishing-rod, to be 3ft. 6in. I
1 and business was done at previous rater ; old, et.. to 31..
or 3ft. Sin. Similar evidence was given by this intelligent new, 25a. to 32. a. per 24 stone. Of beans the show vs
officer. He said he "had no other measurement, no tape, about as usual, but the demand was dull, and to eke
no nothing." sales a slight concession In prices had to be made ; old, 7,,
Arthur Cherry, veterinary surgeon, was next celled, and to 60s. ; new, 445. to 5%. per 38 stone. Peas quiet, sal .
described the injury to Voightlander. When asked if he 1 shade easier. Super flour realised .525. ; fine, 475. to 6
would consider it an act of cruelty to allow a horse to , per stole.
jump • fence from Mt. to 6ft. and water 15 ft. Gin. in 1 OxeoßD, Dec. 29.-The attendance was not lug
width, witness replied it would, and the horse must There was a fair supply of good woad:1,011g wheat,
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inevitably suffer tome kind of injury, though it 'night not 1 the few samples that did change band, to customer(
be permanent. The injury might be transient. He thought chiefly from necessity, brought fully List week's quotatirie
-v sorts hardly maintained fonnot. prices.
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4 feet or 4 feet a proper jump.
Mr. Bidden, on+ of the lessees of Croydon Step le-
chase, understood the fence was trimmed before Voight-
lander jumped ; at any rate he had given orders to Mr.
Williams to do it.
Mr. Goodwin, another lessee, said the pole was removed
after Voightlander fell. The pole was 21t. Gin. from the
ground, and the furze above it would make it 4ft. 6in. or
4ft. loin., and was not Mt.
Mr. Edward Smith, of Beirs Life, said the Uwe was
Mt. Gin. or sft. 9in. The pole would be about
3ft. 10in. or so, and the furze placed above it
for the horses to take a better spring would make
it the Mt. 91n. The water-jump at Liverpool was
much higher and more difficult to jump than that
at Croydon. If Voightlander had been clever he would
have got over like the rest of them. When asked if it was
a severe jump for a horse, witness said, " No ; neither for
man nor horse."
This was the last witness for the prosecuton, and on
Mr. Merewether saying that he hail no defence to make,
the magistrates dismissed the case.
Costs were allowed to the defendant.

Secondary and s
remarks will genera* ►apply to barley. beioas.
but as regards oats, superior parcels of old realised •
higher rates, but new and infer
lots were the tar
cheaper.
'PETERBOROUGH! Dec. 29.—We had but a small au
of wheat here to-day, and was readily sold at an ad
of le. to 2s. per quarter over the prices mule last
Spring corn offering plentifully, and prices of slid
Mons were in the buyers' favour.
RKADINO, Dec. 29.—There was an average attest
ance at our market to-day, but tinsineas was not heist
The supply of all torte of grain was short, but some of
was in improved condition. Last week's prices +meet:
supported, but there was scarcely any change in our
vious quotations.
ROCHESTER, DEC. 29.—Since our last report there
been very little doing in the wheat trade in this city.
consequent on the Christmas holidays. business him
exceedingly dull, with but little passing, while the
liveries have been but few. Holders of all beet slum
of both white and red wheat are firm in their dew mon
and where sales are effected late quotations are
supported, extra fine qualities fetching Is. to '2a. per,
more money. The present terms for best white wheat a
&ie. to ; secondary sorts 60s. to 1;50. ; and inferior. •
to CAL per qr. ; best red wheat, ens. to els. ; secondary •
57a. to 60s. • and damp and inferior. 50a. to t.sa. per ye
The foreign' market id very firm, and late terms .re we
maintained, while a few of the choicest lots fetch Octal'.
per qr. more money. Large stocks being still in bee
from the Christmas supplies, the dour trade is very id
and where sales are premed the yeitatbms are ekl. pr.
sack in favour of buyers. Little w.- done in barley, •
superior lots of both malting and grinding kinds fetch •
quotations, while prices take an upward tenden F
best malting lts the ratessod grind!
Ms. to MS. per qr. ; secondary dere-Modem of mai •
barley, 40s. to 4e4. ; and gnarling, :Cs. to Ms. per
Malt continues about the tame as before. Oats
at f
are
ranked after, and all good old corn is very firm
late terms, best lots fetching about nil. per qr. hi
rates. Scarcely anything doing in either beans or
both of which are about the same as before.
WISDECH, DEC. 29. —This being holiday week the me
ply of grain of all kinds has been short at this day's mu
bet, consequently needy buyers had t., give Is. per quarto
more money. Good dry oats rather dearer peas
beans dull, and la. per qr. cheaper. Prices to the grotto
—Wheat, white, b2s. to Wis., per bushel ; aitu
red, 60s. to 6:ls. Oate, Is.ld. per stone.
WORCESTER, DEC. 29.—At this day's market there
a fair supply of wheat, for which ha;berprices were ash
but not generally obtaiued. Barley 1•1 for previ
Oats firm, but only taken in retail. Deans and peas dui
and lower.
YORE, DEC. W.—We had a limited supply of wh
and there was a moderate attendance. Sales were In
quietly, but the full rates of last we-k were well mai
twined. l'rices for white sorts ranged fro
we* a rathe
m :els. to its.
for red, 50s. to less. per 10; stoue. There
better feeling in the demand for barley, and all r
qualities maintained late prices ; inferior elescrip •
scarcely so well sold. Dialling, Ikls. to 441.. per quartet
grinding, :Gs to 345. per 30 stole. Oats were by
means abundant, and the demand win steady, the ce
cies of last week being realized : new. 245. to tie. per .
atone. The supply of beans was nut large. but the it
quiry proved dull, and in order to get on with business,
reduction of Is. per qr. hail to be taken new, 4es. to :sia
per 3et stone. Halt. fide. to 70s. ; rye, Ms, per qr. Floes
455. to 475. per sack of tie lbs.
WATERFORD, Dee. 29.—This week from abroad m
have only received one cargo of wheat. coastwise semi
English wheat has reached. supplies of home-grovn
grain still continue limited. We are clot to be ahle 0
report that within the last two or threeaysl, days she
of a revival in our trade have been apparent.
never The
lugs
stoclu
held in the interior ea this seasonFOß were
we learn, are now all but exhauated. and in
iries withconsequence
millers and dealers are freely making imm.
view to purchasing. We have hardly any alteration 0
note in prices since our last advice. W nett—lrish ns
altered. Foreign—Best descriptions are in very good is
quiry, and fully as dear. Barley a
imed.unclili Ifiack oat
ht
—At a slight reduction in price a very beis
been done iu this article. Indian corn is again retire
cheaper, but at present rates attracts 'tones from
port specula-
and consumers. Flour as last quote& Imports this,
week :—Velaest, qra. ; dour, In 'ado. lita
tors illa
week : —Wheat, 1,1 A) barrels ; ; barley, 2n;
',or, 74 sacks.