The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-07 00:00:00

Mr. IL Land's Red Rover, 4 yrs. 10et 1016 (J. Land) 1
Mr. O. 110Iman'a Sunbeam. 6 yra. lest Owner) 2
Gooderharda Cockatoo, aged, Net alb .... (Oddlthe) 3
Curate and Lottery also ran.
Betting : 7 to 4 apt The Curate, 5 to 2 apt Red
•", ' 1 sent tkobeitin. Red Rover made nearly all
the running, siaLing ofi u rid eam's rush at last by a t....„"4
six lengths between the second and third.
TRU GRAND METROPOLITAN STUMP:MAU HANDICAP
of 10 irova. each ; 5 ft, and 3 only if declared, with 100
added ; winners extra. About three miles and a half.
Mr. J. Odby's Johnny, 6 yes, lOst 31b ;tort 716 ertra.
,tiightingall) 1
Mr' Wi" 14=6 1116 71b 'Sbed)
Mr. Cameron's aged, Met Oliver, Jun.) 3
The following also ran :—Omer Paola, Tumbler, ).)ane,
Heard, Tatter, Topsy, Dodger, Marmion, and Nally.
Betting : sto 1 each apt Marmion and Johnny, 6to 1
apt Topsy, 7 to 1 apt Tumbler, 8 to 1 apt The Dens, 10 to
1 apt any other. Nally, Tatler, Topsy, and Bawd com-
prised the front rank at starting, the two favourites lying
in the ruck. and Fearless and The Dane last. Tumbler
came to grief before they had gone half the distance, and
The Dane was soon after put hors de combat by oo
down a "burster." Nelly's lead diminished on going round
the second time, and Johnny, Tatler, Marmion, and Topsy
became the leaders. Half a mile from home the but-men-
tioned three Were beaten, and Johnny came round into the
winning field hotly pursued by Longranp end Fearless,
who were never able to get up, Johnny winning *sally by
three lengths, a length between the second and third. The
Dodger and Omer Pacha were neat.
A Suomi &mica? of 3 soya each, with 20 added; the
winner to be sold, kr. Two miles.
Mr. P. Bowling's Cripolthe. 4 yr.. lost 1016 (Curtis) I
Mr. Valentine's Contention, 6 ps. 1 Ist Mese*, 2
Flirt sad Mufti am ran.
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iiiliiingTtFto4 on iioutention. A splendid race home
revelled in the defeat of the favourite by a heed ; nothine
sue the two. The winner was not sold.

A BELLING HANDICAP el 5 'ova each, with 30 added ;
wieners extrit. About three miles.

--ili.P: is.ring ';llonieo,7jell,. Tiatilb 'Mr. Grant; I
lir. B. Land's Heads or Tails, lips, 12st ....Ole. Weston) 2
Captain Coates Dminer, raged, list 101 b ...:Mr. Edwards) 2
Mr. Cassidy 's Hathaway, ltat nib (Mr. Rumford) 4
Betting : sto 4 apt Heads or Tails, 3to I each apt
Dodger sad Hathaway, 7 to 2 apt Romeo. Romeo lay
behind till within half • mile from home, when he nun*
away and woe by half • distance.
The promoters and managers of this meeting are entitled
to no little praise fur the satisfactory manner iu which they
weird out their ttodertaking. They haul to contend against
miserably wet weather, and bad to surmount all the diffi-
culties which were created by the unpropitMus ekiey in-
fluences and by ground which more resembled a mon= than
a " fair hunting reentry." That their programme pommeled
great attmetions was proved by the numerically large d.ide
which the principal events brought out, by the brisk spent-
lotion which they occasioned, and by the immense conoonne
of people who, despite the rain mid the miry ginned, wit,
named the p:roceedinp each day. A better " lice of
country" could not be selected within the "home circuit."
So frequent have been the failures of steeplechase ven-
tures near London, and so questionable have been certain
doings in 0C131101i1)0 with them, that the sporting commu-
nity were agreeably surprised at the straightforward manner
in which the promedings in general, and the business de-
tia particular were couducted on this occasion.
roirStarelir we -directeci efforts to remove the stigma and
suspicion which had hitherto attached to nearly all " Metro-
politan" theagileshmes the present Croydon committee
deserve the -heartiest commendation. In the double
capacity of handicapper sad clerk of the course,
Mr. J. P. Verrall, of Lewes, acquitted himself most
creditably, displaying no ordinary judgment in the
former °Moe, and considerable tact in the latter. From
Mr. Goodwin, of Croydon, he experienced tho most cordial
co-operation in all his plans. and the most active assistance
in petting them into execution. The weighing stand was
presided over by Mr. T. Marshall, Jun., of Northampton.
The duties of clearing the course, &c., were very efrciently
discharged by a bode of police under the direction of Mr.
Edrouud Payne, amierintendent of the P divisiou.
The stewards wrre the Earl of Coventry, Lord Courtesay,
said Clavier llevill, Esq.

---he more thas it mere °utilise of hie address, which
vas so vociferously cheered that scarcely more than
half of any of his sentences could he distinctly heard.
The bon, gentleman cenced by slinding to the position
in *hick be himself with repall to lb. Fawcett, and
coatedod that 8U his conduct to the{ respect had been
pethellhithelotheel and legitimate. With respect to the
of epee*, Hr. Fawcett had e him with
og the extravagiu3ce cf Hr. &oval in the Matter of
whereas the fact was that hie bills cost him nothing.
wthier°"ansurZybactlbga:tmeGlilitawill4hiretoarieajeltderahliltugat
allneme. All kip estramors worked gratuitously, and that
the meson why they bad been so extremely
(Chen and vociftratiess from the outeide
ea* In Oleg% the window with .very moguls;
Idr. L*704100 to &equation of flogging
in the loarAtrooty ottotios of wkigh was sufficient to
illinpirjha Ida* glued into a ekes of excitement. It was
dig lOW b 4104 the speaker cute gat the chance of saying
heir deeindly be *es opposed bo eh enguieary and brutal
= re. Ono, men in the soul suggested that Mr.
be ' lied up" hinself, and was immediately
bribrisincrl opponent's of that
nmade'6.l"aoe co this sub-'Imyasd
het with great moors Mr. floovell, forsooth, weld
anent to ban up the "at " whenever say.
ether muse of pauYyswt could be found, hot what would
le do at seassliere dogging was so extensively practised?
shchime sad cries of "That's " How would he Mae
) He 'looked around on that imposing assemblage,
fah Iltme many of his auditory were sailors or the
friends of sellers, and his heart would not let him beettens
a moment aa to the repeal of a peisliniest which fell so
heavily on seafaring men. Ho bed that day visited
the ivied adjoining Mr. Smell's headquarters, and bid
talked to an old roan-of-war% map on the subjoin.
Hi. interlocutor had declared his opinion that
fogging coed sot be dispeos?d with, but be
((Mr.Lied)
_lad asked him whether he sni.
addend himself to be as grid *as a Fulthuoaa," soh
the answer was, "As good as ten Freeness."
masks' cheering. and cries of " Hear, hear.") " at•
thee," returned be (Mr. Layard), "are you orsperid to
' admit to • mudgesot towhith no Frenchman b exposed!"
This silenced hie ',Merle. (Cheers.) Nobody contd
meths out whet wens Mr. Bungs views os this stbi'd•
Damn evening ha refused to vote for immediate abolition,
and coi the next he ldished • declaration that he had not
so rides& His Ph. L}yar~d'a) opinion smas that togging
Mails. a good men hid, mot .bad Mai worse,
sad therefore lie was prepared to VOLSCI* it/
'immediate abolition in both army and navy. amid clieeii.)
He wished nut to say • tow words as to the duties of the
weenie men of tnglancl, and he was the more nations to
do so because he learned that attempts were being made to
Miens, the waking mot by motives of oelf-interost
immterigt as itchpoodint ripe for the pet needs If
W oaths. They must remember haw math tha Mass,
tiel elation of the working men bad titian of late years.
Mr. Charles Dickens, the greatest author of our times, di.
rooted all his splendid genius to the illustration of the Co..
dition of the working man. Twenty years ago
such • man as Mr. Dickens could only have
obtained employment in writing fashionable novels, insipid
in story and doubtful in morality, at An. the set, now he
published his immortal works at the smallest price, and
they were read with delight in every cottage in the king.
dom. (Loud cheers.) He (Mr. Layard) had also written
a book. (Hear, hear.) He bad first published it at a high
price, and very few were sold ; he then republished it at
os., and the whole edition was at once disposed of.
(eers.) This was, in fact, the era of cheap liters-
tun, and as • consequence of the dissemination
of cheap literature the working man was of far
different status now then formerly. He was the
friend of the working man, sod all has exertions *bead, be
devoted to the bettering the wooing man's coudi_tion•—(An
individual here asked. • How mica an l'eur r but was
immediately hustled off as a concealed friend of the Oppo-
site party.) He was no untried man. (Hear, hear.) He
bad been in parliament before, and his acre were before
them. He was the follower of no government, but wee
prepared to support • liberal one iu liberal measures. They
, would, not improbably, soon have a tory government, In
' whisk NM the liberal party should hove tried and or ri-
in Pe
lined ass to mpressut themparliament. (" hear,*
i Art "AWN "I He repeated that he should
plab parliament to ao off no *.....‘0r s --..end the
worlds man. (A voice from the outer verge of the meet-
' Img ben bawled out, "Take Oladatone's penny off the
pl." • suggestion which was received with very general
enthusiasm.) He would much rather help to take it off
tea, for sobriety was the one thing needful to give the work-
ing man his proper place in society. (Loud cheers.) He
was a free trader to everything ; but the first step towards
reducing taxes must be to retrench expenditure. The old
cry of " Reform and retrenchment" must be again heard
at the hustings. We meet reduce our enormous army and
navy, and oemeot by commercial treaties our alliance with
France. He had now been at work for ten days, and so had
his indefatigable committee, end the malt would be, he
believed, to place him the heed of the poll. (Loud cheers.)
A Pia/4021 in the crowd asked, Whether Mr. Layard was
in favour of the repeal of the onion with Ireland
Mr. LATARD—I believe such • measure would be des-
tructive to Ireland, and • great misfortune to England.
(Loud cheers). In answer to other questions, he should
e= all possible reduction in the duties on tea and
Another Poems asked whether " Mr. Candidate was for
the retail of the paper duties:"
Mr. AIL= was for the repeal of all bed taxes.
The Psaaox.—Answer my question. Are you for the
rend of the paper duties ?
.Mr Lavasn—l have answered your question before.
(Chars, disseut, and a variety of discordant cries.)
' The candidate then retied amid loud cheers, and gave
' way to an aged gentleman, who announced himself to be
the youngest of eleven in • family of veteran reformers, and
gave some interesting details respecting the days of Major
Cartwright and of the earliest mowers of reform. The
duty of this gentleman seemed to be that of talking out the
meeting, as when he spoke Mr. Lard left, and the ma.
jority of the people rapidly followed him.

NEWCASTLE ELECTION.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Tuvaszur Arraalloox.

The nomination of candidates for the vacancy
in the representation which has occurred by Mr. Ridley
having accepted the office 4 Copyhold Commissioner, took
piths on the sandhilli in front of the Guildhall, this morn-
Mr. Headley, the sheriff of the town, presiding.
Though the mooing was tolerably fine for the time of year,
the attendance in front of the hustings was not so large as
on farmer aceastess. •
Mr. WILLIAM ItaINPRIDoR, barrister, nominated Mr. P.
Carstairs, and Mr. WAMTORD seconded the nomination.
Sir Woman I. ARMSTRONG nominated Mr. Beaumont,
and Ur. R. W. HODuSON seconded the nomination.
K. CAIIITAIM, in the course of au animated sposok de
claredithet he was in favour of Mr. Bright's reform bill, was
an advocate of the ballot, the repeal of the paper duties,
the abolition of church rates, reform of the matitutions in
India, and any government that would, support reform at
home and liberty sad independence abroad.
Mr. BILLUMONT did not approve fully of either the Reform
Bills brought in by the Derby or the Palmeistos govern-
ments ; but if Lord John kassell's bill could not be
amended he would support it. He was opposed to radical
changes in oar constitution, but was partial to some of the
fancy franchises. lie would give votes to persons paying
1001. a year income tax, and to lodger'. He would not
pledge himself to support the ballot. He would vote for
the abolition of church rates, and cordially sympathised
with the progress of liberty abroad. He highly eulogised
Garibaldi, and while sarUag the French alliance he
thought that alliance would he more cordial if the inatitu-
tions of the country were more in sympathy with owe.
A shoveof heeds having beer token, Mr. Cal-stairs had the
majority. A poll was demanded for Mr. Beaumont, which
will take place to-morrow rooming.