The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-05 00:00:00

SPQR LING.

CHESTER SPRING MEETING.-TUESDAY.

The opening day was satisfactory in every respect. The
weather was clear and sunny, and the racing wile auflkiently
intriresting to sustain the ourtreity of the spetreors. The
Greed &end was well filled and the Ring wee filly ripe-
mated. Although the fields were numerically small, yet
maculation wee pursued with much briskness, mid the pro-
mise held oat by the programme is likely to be fully realised.
The town is already l 9 iced with visitors, and hotel-keepers
are at their wits' ends to provide aooouimodation and to
satisfy the demands of their clamorous guests. Tramps
ham takes possession of every nook is the quaint rows, and
in every alley and corner of the queer old city are stretched
travel-stained beggars and list-sellers. The anti-ram party
us rampant at the propitious weather and the gaiety of the
streets. Throughout the day sturdy-looking Mr. Chadbusele
have paraded the town with boards bearing Scriptural quo-
lesions and warnings against evil company. Their number
is so large that they block up the foot-wsy, bet they take all
the jostling of the crowd and all the ribald remarks with
which their tracts are received with a resignation and a
martyrdom worthy of the amiable Mr. (trigging himself. The
=ta of the races, and the "party" is very strong in
have devised expedients to counteract the attrac-
tions of the Reodel. Excursion trams have keen an-
nounced to quit Chester for Bangor and elsewhere on the
Cup Day; and tea parties have been arranged to take place
at Became and other pleasure haunts of the Cheshire folk.
The charitable school. will be marched out of the town with
lyingoolours to keep them from the contagion of rue-going
Still a large majority of the inhabitants seem de-
termined to keep up their annual racing saturnalia with
lecnoseed spirit and gaiety, and neither they nor their
visitors will lack amusements. What with the races
and the booths, shows, acrobats, and Ethiopian sere-
sedate on the roads by day, and the concerts, the theatre,
sad a variety of other entertainments at night, they may
enjoy themselves to the top of their bent, If the weather only
eantinur propitious, this, the Cup day, will be one of extra-
cedisery gaiety and excitement, even &r Cheater. Although
the number of competitors is likely to be below that of pre-
ceding years, yet the changes in the betting and the uncer-
tainty which still surrounds some of the horsee, have contri-
buted to keep alive the interest and to excite the curiosity and
expectation of people who look upm rams with indifference,
and who delight only in the crowd and the revelry of the
antree.

;tliiratchings" have already diminiabed the field, and
sissy have been sorely disappointed by the with-
drawal of the redoubtable Blink Bonny, who it was expected
would restore the reputation which she so sorely damaged
by her et. Leger dedsa• Leamington, ton, the ism year's
violet has been amok out, but up to oar prawn writing no
ether important decimations of forfeit have bean made.
About twenty-be homes will perhaps be saddled for the cup.
In another Wan we have given a list of the probable starters,
end have, as needy as it is possible to ascertain, stated the
most likely riders.
Under the direction of Mr. Hill, the active chid constable,
every promotion has been taken to secure the safety and con-
venience of the visitor', and with an efficient body of local
police under hie comumed the arrangementa on the course
will be carried out with promptitude and regularity. Mr.
Topham, the clerk of the course, has omitted nothing which
his long experience and practical knowledge of the duties of
his office dictate. se being requisite for conducting the pro-
ceedings with promptness, or for famishing facilities for
prima who may have business to transact. The Trades-
men's Plate, or " Chester Cup," as it is popularly datig-
sated, will not be the " be all and end all" of the
meeting ; for • new race, celled The Steward's Cup,
value 300 wry. has ben imported into the pro.
gremlin), and hoe materially strengthened the " card ' , for
the last day. The Cap or Plate has been designed
and modelled by Mr. H. Armstead, and manufactured by
Messrs. Haat acid Roskall, of New Bond-street. The sub-
ject is William the Conqueror conferring the Earldom of
Chaster upon his nephew, Hugh Lupus. William, clothed
la chain mail, is meted on a charger, while by his side, simi-
larly clad, mends Hugh Lupus receiving the keys of the city
from two citizens kneeling. The height of the silver wort
is about 12 inches, end It stands on • beautiful ebony bate,
on which are fixed in silver letters the names of the steward*,
sod on which • place is reserved for putting the name of the
whiner.

The proceedings yesterday commenced with se fins a race
es was ever wintered, sad Saunterer went down " at his
' own dreams " Wore the ever sound Fisherman. The three
animals sr engaged In the Cup, and the imperial% mode
by their running is indicated by the fact of 2N to 10 brag
laid against them for the great race of this day. Olenbeck
core oat with a great reputation for the Moslyn Stakes. but
he proved unworthy of it, and Mr. hiery's smart filly Meg
Merrillies won in a canter. Thirteen erred for the Chester-
Du Handicap, which produced a deed he between
man, sad Orcbehill. The rev a
wes run offat after the
lest event of the day, when Oroheblil won by half a length.
The Physician that ran so wretchedly for the Chester-
field Handicap is not the Physician engaged in the Cup.
Mr. Barber's colt is by Genteboy, the other by Chanticleer.
The success of Sunbeam, who won her race in a canter,
brought her to 8 to 1 for the Choler Cup.
The noes came off ea under :

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10 to 1 Pokstair
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BITTING AT WANCHESTER.—TuiusnAt.
OH LITI R OUP.
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10 N Plndelsa Itl
15 to Adm. It)
11 to Molina 10
14 to gored Baguet (t)
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30 to tilsatma
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Toot Ist

SUICIDE 01 A SHAREHOLDER TE THE NORTHI3II-
- AND DURITAM DISTRICT BANG.-A determined
suicide was committed yesterday (Monday), by Mr, John
Naylor, who was formerly a ash proprietor in York, and a
shareholder in the Northumberland and Durham Diattict
Bank. The deceased, who wee 58 year. of age, has been in
very low spirit, ever since the tally* of the bank was
announced, and to his neighbours it became evident that
he would destroy himself. He has gradually wasted away,
sad has beau very despondent indeed. In consequence of
hie affinities ha disposed of his cabs, and his despondency
wee iacensed by some digitate with his successor. He
=idly said he should never get over the failure of the
Twice within the last fortnight he attempted to
hinassif, bat was discovered just before be had on
his purpose. Yesterday morning, about seven o'cloc , his
wife discovered him suspended in the attic by a halter, and
when ut down life wee well-nigh extinct. An Monett
was held upon the body yesterday afternoon, when the jury
egiansil a verdict that the deceased banged himself when in
a stated toaponry insanity.—Mesteliester Osidirdsan.

THE UTE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BLOOMSBURY.
—Tie Veinier —Tertevelay an atomised inquiry wee
bib M the Plough Timers, Iterell-emit, into the
okreesbeacee at the Ws he in (filbert Brant, In which 16
?AM bit their Ives. Mr. Calvert ebb., in answer to the
brow, that Isms of bh Warn* cestbning amok, bad
bow heel by the ere, end others not. The greater part of
the widener lab we on the petit whether Mr. Taylor,
Mr. Culvert's heated, bad egreed to hob up the wooden
partition between the Ililbsesstrest peen and Mr. Cal-
vert's with a brick wan. Mr. Calvert Meted that this
theme. Mr. Taylor denied it. Mr. Oehert's clerk stated
that on his urges taking posseedon be obbetoi to Stubbs,
who bed pat teethe partition, bet It bad mot beak dons el
agreed on. &ebbe stated that Mr. Calvert bed never ob-
jected. Tles Jury returned • verdict cf " Aceleleakel deaths."

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WlZClB.—During the month of Aped the num-
ber of wreaks reported wail 142 ; ht the math of January
the maw wee lbe ; is Yebruery,
math
; and is March, 1
niak
ir 79,
• total dneteg the put four of 637.-8.%)-
vitldeatto.