The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-29 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(BY ELECTRIC 7ELEGI•III.)
TUNBRIDGE MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)
ENTRIES FOR SOUTH EASTERN PLATE.
Three quarters of a mile.
Lord Walilegrave, Provisor, Frogmoie 43, Jessie, Owlet,
Venturer, Saimaa, Volunteer. Vision, Edward the Con-
fessor, Wade, and Charity. All are here.
NURSERY PLATE. Three quarters of a mile.
Pakritt, Pevensey,
Partridge Pam,
Florican, are here.

MID-KENT STAKES. One mile.
Puebla, Olivia, Kingmaker, IA Mutu, Maid of Erin, and
Bayles( are here.
SELLING STAKES. Half a mile.
Florican, Newnham, and Elbnrg (sold for W. each). All
are here.

DERBY MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

TRIAL STAK}Z.
Little Herle ...
Black Prince ...
Bertie

5 ran.
DRAKELOW STAKES.
Vespasian . . ... 1
Contract . .3
. .
Cnetaloga . .
CHESTERFIELD STAKES. Three quarters of a mile.
No horses arrived for thin race up to midnight.
GRAND STAND PLATE. Half a mile.
Queen of Trumps, Lady Valentine, and Isis are here.
MOIRA. HANDICAP. One mile.
Custaloga and Black Prince by Knight of Kars are here.
NUKSERY PLATE. Half a mile.
Satyr and Moonbeam are here.
AtinrvEn.—Lord Ronald, Prodigal, Gunboat, Miss
Alice, Goldy Locks, Flying Jib, Crown Prince, Locket
Lucy, and Contract.

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he said, was greatly reduced by the Reform Bill. Prior to
that date voters went down from London and all parts of
the kingdom with their wives and children at the expense
of the candidate. I .
Mr. Tilly, solicitor, who acted at the last election as ALARMING FIRE IN GOSWELL-STREET. —(Tins
agent for the liberal candidate, stated that at least 30 HAT,)—This (Wednesday) morning, about 1 o'clock, a fire,
publicans sent in bills after the election, and Mr. Welch, which, had it not been so opportunely discovered, would,
s conenittee-man, decided what should be included in the
no doubt, have involved the lo
legitimate election expenses. The reason for only select- lass of several lives, broke out
on the premises of Mr. Cranfield, furniture broker, No. 97,
tug a few of the claims was that the expense might not
appear 60 large in his return. Lower-street, Doswell-road. The whole of the stock in
• trade was destroyed, the lower part of the premises burnt
Mr. T. Gibson, solicitor, who acted as agent for Mr, out, and the upper part damaged. The origin of the fire
Lrrence, the conservative and defeated candidate, stated
that the amount returned by him as expenses was 1,129/. • mi
is unknown. The sufferer, it is understood, was insured.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION ON BOARD A STEAM-
During the election rumours of bribery were current, and BOAT —On Monday night, a fatal boiler explosion oc-
he had heard that about 7,000 L was paid by each side in
curreil on a steamboat which was on a voyage from
bribery and treating. After the election twenty or thirty
Morecambe to Belfast. The Talbot, a fine boat, the
publicans sent in bills, amounting to 200/. or 3001., and roperty of the Midland Railway Company, left More-
tlurty or forty voters sent in claims of about 5/. each for
ic.)ambe harbour at half-past 9 p.m. on Monday, with
canvassing. Ho picked out the legitimate and left the rest pmyengers and cargo for Belfast. She had reached
of the bills to be dealt with by the committee.
Mr. C. T. Clarke, solicitor, who acted fur the conserve- • the lightship at the mouth of the bay when those
on board were startled by an explosion, followed
hives, expressed an opinion that unless there was an illegal by an immediate rush of steam from the engine-room.
expenditure on the other side the conservative candidate Everyone gathered on deck, and, an examination
would be returned. The most fictive man on the liberal
being made, it was found that Robert Livingstone, the
✓ide was .Joseph Wilson ex-tailor, whom a Speaker's war- • chief engineer ; Thomas Lamb, the second engineer ; and
rant failed to reach. Judging from what he had heard he
Edward Bond, the fireman, had been seriously scalded
hail not the aligiitest doubt that at the last election 1,000 and a cabin passenger less seriously so. The vessel imme-
Ceders were pail for their votes either directly or indii diately put hack to Morecambe, where inimical aid was
redly. He was told that the contest cost Messrs. Schneider
~_ obtained for the sufferers, and the injured engineer and
and Fenwick 15,000 i., and Mr. Lawrence and his Lien"' ' fireman conveyed to their homes. Yesterday morning the
nearly 8,000/. The average was about 10/. a head. chief engineer and fireman died. The boiler was a new
Thos. Carter Baynes examined—l live in Barrow, and one last year, and, so far as wee ascertained yesterday, it
am a Unman and ironmonger. Mr. Schneider is a partner seemed that the cause of the accident was a defective plate
la some extensive iron works at Barrow. 1 formerly lived
in the boiler, which plate was riven. Manchester Examinee.
in Lancaster, and took an active part in the elections. I
was asked by Mr. Cleminson to come over at the last THE MILLIONAIRES. —We see from the lists that
one Alexander J. Stewart, dry goods person, we believe,
election, and I did come over on the morning of the nomi-
nation. I went to the Old Sir Simon public-house, and was returns an income of 814,2001. a year, the greatest in
sent for to the i4iir en's Hotel in the afternoon. There America. If Mr. Stewart is not the mere representative
1 sew Mr. Chas. Blades, Mr. Geo. Clerninson, Mr. S. W. of a company, it is also, in all probability, the largest
Wearing, Robert shackle/on, Henry Welch, and several business income in the world. It is extremely improbable,
others. They were sitting in a room upstairs, and one of if we except
then of
wealth is rather that
f a family then of an individual, that any uncrowned per-
them gave me two parcels. I took them away with
ore. My instructions were to go to Morecambe, :on has an income approaching Mr. Stewart's. If such • one
exists, it must be among the South American States, where
and make the money go as far as it would. I was to
receive orders from shackleton, who knew the freemen. I t_herere are still one or two families surpassing those of
The largert realised income in America is Mr.
drove over with Or. Carruthers at midnight to Morecambe. mu Ir
Astor', returned, we believe, at more thin 80,000/. a year,
I opened the parcels at the Old Sir Simon, and found 1501.
in the two parcels. After learning the number of the a sum below the English highest level, but condderably
above the boundary line between the rich and the million-
voters I did not think that sum sufficient, and returned
awe—namely, 60,600/. a sans from realised moved,. Till
Qu to the een's, where I got another 501.
Mt. Hill—Hail you formed any conclusion as to the recently there were certeinly not 1,000 each -n-airm in
the world, but with the rise in rents and prima the number
Price of a Morecambe voter!
Witness—l heard that they were at 101. At More- '• must have muddersblY increased
A Dslcannora Fisa.—An accident of a very
embe I went to the Joiners' Arms. I slid not go
all night. to
bed
. peculiar nature demurred at Portland a few days ago to a
Mr. Hill—At what time did you begin to operate next Men nemed Frp.ertyerieshinck An,thanondyo.o4Hoef
presentwtrosein• apullede
morning (Laughter.) • Rill with a
ope- ' p a fish known se a " spike shark." Anthony endeavoured
Witneee—About 6 o'clock in the morning.
"mg " room we. upstairs, and I was seated inTihti!b‘y‘ My- • up
the hook from the fish, which possesses a very
Mr tail, with which it pierced the wrist of the man.
self. It was agreed the night before that I was to be called '
"Jenkins." I believe I suggested that name. I was not he flow of blood was very copious insane/Ai that on
diafinimfd, sm•l had not shaved off my whiskers. I do not reaching the shore medical attendance had to be sought
recollect the men I paid. They brought tickets, and the after, and the excessive bleeding was soon stopped.