The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-03 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

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EALING MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)

VOLUNTEER CUP. Two milts.

0... r, Eheu, and Triumpher are here.
GREAT WESTERN SELLING PLATE. Three nines.
Lock's All, and Idiot (to be sold fur 50l.), Fairplay,
fig, Princess Princess Devisor, &tamale, Pot Pourri, and Frantic
(to be sold for 30/. each). All are here.
METROPOLITAN OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Three
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and a half miles.
Little Frank, Arens, Arlesoott, King of Hearts, and Dto-
med are here.

SELLING HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Two

miles.
Princess Dagraar, Sir Stephen, Frantk, Idiot, Pot
Penni, La Pique, and Ingratitude. All are here.

CASTLEBAR PLATE. Two miles.
Oscar, Elten, Priecess Dsgmar, Arlescott, Liston, Early
Bird, Diomed, Orontes, and Mdile. Lisette are here.

THE GREAT FIRE AT QUEBEC. 6l

MEETING IN AID OF THE SUFFERERS. ii
(THIS DAY.)
A meeting of the committee formed for the pur- 191,'
pose of establishing a fund in aid of the suf-
ferer, by the recent awful conflagration at Quebec, Be.
whereby upwards of 25,000 persons were rendered St.
t.
totally destitute, was held at noon at theleoffic, s
of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, Old K.
Broad-street. In the absence of Mr. E. W. Watkin,
M.P., the chairmen of the committee, the chair was taken
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by Mr. Groner GlUrttriLL OLYN, M.P.
Mr. dons M. GRANT, the hon. secretary of the
committee, explained that as there was every es.
probability that the distress with which the sot :14
ferers were afflicted would be intensified by er,
the severity of the approaching winter, immediate ILL
steps should be taken to relieve them. The committee it
was formed for this purpose, and several influential gentle- St.
t.
men, including Mr. E. W. Watkin, M.P. (the chairman),
Baron L. Rothschild, M.P., Mr. G. G. Glyn, M.P., and et.
Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., had volunteered to act in the 10
natter. too
A resolution to the effect that an appeal on behalf of IA
the sufferers be immediately made to the British public a
was unanimously adopted.
The HoN. Sicarranv then read the subscription list
amounting already to several thousand pounds, and st.
including three sums of 5001. each from Mesas. Baring t.
Brothers; Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co.; and 16
Marrs. Coutte and Co. Several thousand blankets have St.
St.
been also kindly given for the sufferers, by large mann ill
-
factures&
A public meeting to forward the objects of the corn-
mittee will be convened during the ensuing week. to
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WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)
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SATITBDAT, NOViMIII 3, SLY.

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Nalre
Aberdeen 29.7143
Leith 29.75 46
Ardrcena 129.77 42
GrammAtte-29.60 47
Va
Cope Clear— 2081'49, &W.
pool 129.73 49 N.N.E.
19.111/ 51' N.
Pensanco ,29.53 52 W.N.W
Bran
Lorkeist 119.E14 59; 8.
' Rochefort-19.92 0' E.
Vnth '29.77 56' W.
11781°Ieth 29.76 56 &W.
Paetamouth 29.77 66 &B.W.
Louden
Yarmouth— 29.74 52 S.S. W.
Savberough. MOS 60' &N.&
Shields-- 29.73 55 N.
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Various currents of wind are intermingled over the British 100
Wes and France. The weather is overcast with rein in places. 100
At L'Otient and Rochefort the winds are from south and east 100
respectively, and the temperature differs by as much as 18 100
degrees. 8t