The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-17 00:00:00

TWO-TEAR-OLD STARES.

Nutpecker, SUMTleStmon, llierioo, La Belle Jeanne,
Lump Sugar, Nutriment, Shamrock, and Drogheda f are
here.

WHEATHAMSTRAD HANDICAP. One mile.

Redan, Mazurka, MT* Wild Bee, Hopleaf, Lydia, The
Vampire, Cauthleen, Fanehette, Floriean, Violet de Clare,
and Seagull are here.

SCURRY HANDICAP. T.Y.C.
Crown Prince, Flying Jib, Reindeer, Monk, Minnie,
Miss Fanny, Premier, Handley Cross, Glowworm, Baa-
quin, Lucy, Alga, Merry Monarch, La Sorrontine, Ho-
leaf, Knight of the Grove, Little Ragamuffin, Violet do
Clare, Mexico, Brendee, Isabel, Constance, and Seagull
are here.

BETTING IN LONDON. -(THIS DAY.)

HALF-PART TWO O'CLOCK.

There were very few members in London to-day,
and among those who were present, the discussion of the
accident to The Rake formed the chief occupation.
Indeed, the market may be said to be for the moment
paralysed. In the course of the morning 40 to 1 was laid
against The Rake, and almost any price could in all pro-
bability have been obtained. The few quotations obtain.
able are as follow :

DERBY.
7 to 4 agat Vauban (off)
sto 1 Van Amburgh (t)
100 to $ Markman (t)
400 to 10 The Rake (t)

CRICKET.

LORD'S GROUND.-(THIS DAY.)

lIARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND a. BRICKER-
BOOKERS (ARMY CLUB).
This morning at a quarter past 12 play in this
match was resumed. When the stumps were drawn last
night each aide had completed an innings. The weather
was somewhat more genial, the wind having shifted from
the east. There were bet few spectators present.
The military sent in Messrs. Ricardo and Dos-
cawen to face Messrs. Shaw and Nixon', bowling,
The first wicket (Ricardo's) fell with the score at one, the
second (Boscawen's) at 14, of which he made 8 ; the third
went with it at 16, Shaw being the executioner in each in-
stance, as he was also of Mr. Elphinstone, when the tele-
graph denoted V, of which 10 was his contribution.

K NICILIRDOCILM.—aitOOND INNINGS;
Capt Ricardo b Shaw
Hoo. G. boscawen b Nixon
Mr. Zlphinstoue b Shaw
Capt. timid tiot out
Capt. Newnan b Shaw

Total.

... n

DEBT OF VENEZUELA.-(THIS DAY.)

A meeting of Venezuelan bondholders was held
at soon, at the London Tavern—Mr. J. GERSTENBERO in
the chair—for the purpose of passing resolutions urging
her Majesty's government to adopt active measures to
enforce on the government of Venezuela the due per-
formance of its contracts with British subjects, and to
consult what additional measures should be taken to ob-
tain justice for the bondholders
The CHAIRMAN observed that nearly 18 months had
elapsed since the last meeting, the committee not wishing
to call the bondholders together without necessity ; but
now there was something to be communicated. Most of
those present must have seen a question put by Mr.
Ooschen last Monday, and the reply of the Foreign Secre-
tary. That reply was like the blast of the trumpet, sum-
, retiring the bondholders to do something for their own
protection. (Cheers.) It was of no use now to talk about
the honour and integrity of the Venezuelan government.
A year or two ago that government made a proposal which
amounted to a reduction of the debt to one-third of the
amount ; and the object even of that was not to pay the
one-third, but to entrap the bondholders into a consent to
the confiscation of their own property. When that offer was
made the bondholders refused it, at the same time intimating
their readiness to accept any payment on account as some
indication of honest intentions. Nothing had yet been
done towards paying even the proffered 15 per cent, of
Customs duties tendered in lieu of the 55 per
cent. of general duties. (Hear, hear.) The delay on
the part of the committee was to be accounted for
by various causes, including their having had
to deal with three different foreign ministers at home and
three different English chargia d'affairesat Venezuela. Had
there not been three foreign secretaries, a British man-of-
war, if not a whole fleet, would long since have been sent
to Venezuela—Rtheersj—the conduct of whose govern-
ment had been characterised by the British government
in the strongest language. ThelB,4oo dollars taken from the
company's agent after the i had been handed over were
at tt moment actually British property. (Hear, hear.)
He then quoted the question of Mr. Goschen and lord
Stanley's reply on Monday last. When be came to a re-
mark of his lordship that the question of taking steps of •
different character from those which had been taken
already was one of " extreme gravity,"
A BONDHOLDIR asked " Why extreme gravity!" (Hear,
hear, and cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN in replying, said he believed Lord
Stanley was quite with the bondholders on the ques-
tion, and recommended other steps, but that the cabinet
no doubt wanted first to he assured that no other course was
open. He then went on to say that the honour and dignity
of the British government was clearly involved in this
matter, three successive foreign secretaries having de-
manded redress. He then referred to a refusal of Earl
I Russell to receive Signor Blanco, a representative of the
Venezuelan government, because he was disgusted with
their conduct, and said that that request was afterwards
made by Signor Guzman, the chargé claffaires of Vene-
zuela in this country, an excuse for refusing to grant
him (the Chairman) an interview in reference to
the claims of the bondholders. The Chairman con-
cluded by moving a series of resolutions to the
effect that the time had now arrived for her Majesty's
government to adopt active measures to enforce on the
government of Venezuela the due performance of its simple
obligations to British subjects ; that, considering the course
which had been previously taken by three foreign secretaries,
the honour and dignity of the government necessitated
im-
mediate action ; that an additional ground for such action
was afforded by the fact that the citizens of other coun-
tries, after having suffered in the same way as the English
bondholders, had obtained redress, and that the Dutch
government is now willing to co-operate with the British
in active measures • and that Messrs. Baring should send
a special commisiener to Caraccas invested with the
requisite powers to enforce the obligations contracted to-
wards Bntish subjects.
Mr. E. Jzoopts seconded the resolutions.
In the discussion which followed,
Mr. k'iztnexpressed his regret that the 1864 bondholder,
were dot summoned to the meeting.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply, observed that there had that
day been • meeting of 1864 bondholders at the office of
the General Credit Company, and that on the ground that
they had a separate mortgage, they had determined to act
separately.
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The resolutions were adopted unanimously.
Mr. }lrmo then proposed that the 1864 bondholders
should be invited to co-operate with the other bond-
holders, but after some discussion the motion was with-
drawn on the ground that those bondholders had seemed
indisposed to unite.
The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

Arran PrED MURDER AT DUBLIN. —A desperate
attempt to murder, attributed to Fenian., was committed
at Dublin last evening about 10 o'clock. A man named
Aylward, who was formally arrested under the Habeas
Corpus Suspension Act, and subsequently released, was I
met in the street by an acquaintanee, who asked him-to
take a walk. They went along the Orand Canal, and
on reaching a lonely spot above Charlemont-bridge.
Aylward's companion turned suddealy round, pre-
sented a revolver, and fired at him. The ball slightly
t% his temple. Aylward E shouted, and was imme-
surrounded by seven or eight others, who fired a
volley at him. Hie clothes were riddled, but be escaped
without further injury. His assailants made off. Earlier
in the evening a gentleman named Walsh was stabbed In
North King•street with a knife by a man named O'Rorke,
who afterwards gave himself up to the police.