The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1867.

"with a start." Satcharonbeter was almost unheedod with the
1411.1, of 100 to 4 against him, until just towards the close. when
the prt named was accepted t., a small alit•Ullt.
104,1.% a alight abasement, and in the early part of the .13y
was 011PPOri at 100 to 4, but subsequently 500 to la was asked
for and laid. The price of Furtunatus was inquired after, but
would not snit, aad both he and Rejoinder would have been
backed for a little if lookmakers had conceded a few points.
Two outsiders, quirina and Charles the Second, had takers at
10 to 1. Problem, who has figured among the foremost in the
betting, retrograded to ON to 1, while 100 to 1 was freeV, offered
without a response against the disgraced favourite Chrbdinas
Carol. At first 4 to 1 was offered against any two, but before
business concluded 400 to 100 was asked for, but was no longer
obtainable. there were offers to give sin against the field, and 100
to 7 was quoted about W. Days lot. No betting took place on the
Grand National. For the City and Sillorban 20 fifties were
taken about John Halifax. Speculation on the Chester Cup
was dull, 1,000 to 70 was offered on the field, and & pro-
posal was made to take 33 to 1 about Archimedes, and 40 to 1
Moulsey, but nothing was done in either cane. For the Two
Thouvaud, Julius was hmuired after, and would have been sup-
ported at half a point more than the price offered. Hermit was
altogether out of favour, one speculator offertng to lay 1,500 to
100 against him, and to let 6 to 4 that be does not start. Neither
did Master Butterfly have a healthy appearance, as was
evidenced by the liberal offer of I,ouo to 40 against him faiNng to
find a taker. The little mention made& the Derby was sufficient
to show that The Rake was again on the decline : 10.1 to 12 was
offered "ten times," and subsequently an ominous voice shouted
"Nine hundred to one hundred against The Rake." There wan
a reap mac, it Is true, to take 10 to 1, but this was only in one
quarter, while the desire to lay was pretty general The only
other features were a slight decline of Master Butterfly, against
whom too to 16 was offered, and an endeavour to invest on
Torsion at 1,000 to 30. At the close the quotations ruled as
follows:

LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
100 C. 15 apt Beadle ,t) 1000 to 40 abet Treasure Trove
100 to 12 Mm. Allan tf, ;t, with a
es 7 tolwith start)
a start) 100 to 4 Rejoinder (off,
10 to 1 Lames it) t 100 tall)
12 to 1 Bismarck 3,4 100 to 4 Fortunatus(off,
lit° 1 with a 1 100103)
start) 36 to 1 Violent (1)
14 to 1 Joitullallfax(t, 60 to 1 Quirt= i 1)
10to1 with 50 to 1 Charles the
a start) Second 11
100 to 6 Lady rum :t & 66 to 1 Problem off,
off) 100 to 1 llountPahaine
100 to I Vigorous t) 11)
100 to 4 Visrlsrvekt43, 600 to 6 Chr Istma a
100 to 4 Saccharunteter Carol MC,

CITY AND
1000 to 50 rest
CIILeTE
1000 to 70 apt Lecturer toff,

SUBURBAN.
John Halifax ,t)
Mt CUP.
I 1000 to SO mist Man
t gey ;off, t
40 o 11
Archimedes (w)
lUSAND.
1 1000 to 40 nit Muter Butter-
fly .0d)

350 to 10 mot A
TWO TllOl
oto 1 agog Julius (off, t
4 toll
me to 100 Hermit toff)

to 1 apt Instourrsei—
t9 to 1,
900 to 100 The Koko 'off

1000 to 35 apt Taraban (off. t
1000 to 30)
500 to 15 Miaterßutter-
fly ~.e)
40 to 1 Van (of,

10 to If
lON to 89 Plaudit. :off)

WINDSOR STEEPLECHASES.—SATuan.ty.

Though the attendance to-clay was considerably less than that
of the previous day, the Interest taken In the sport was neverthe.
less as great, and had it not been for the heavy mate of the
ground the contests might have been more exciting &with° fields
larger, but the course being fully half a foot deep in mud, and
consequently slippery. many owners declined to run their horses.
In the course of the day a number .4 horses and riders conic to
spo
griertf,
is bat happily no accident resulted. A full return of the days
appende
TuS GRAND Ifftrrma grrorrtgrilAre frwicKesreass of 10
sore. each, h ft, with 40 added and 10 for the 1144'0041: winners
extra. About three ml lea .4 subs.
Captain D. Joluistonk Black Diamond. aged, Mat ,in lib ex)
Kiwner) 1
The following also ran :—Newcastle, The Prior, and Forlorn
Dope..

Betting : Even on Black Diamond, 9 to 4 agst Forlorn Hope.
and sto I agot Newcastle. The Prior allowed the way, attended
by Newcastle, the favourite lying but for along a quarter of •
mile, when the leader refused, and Colonel Knot not being able
to induce hint to take the fence, be was walked beck, and New-
castle took up the running. At the brook Forlorn Hope fell,
and went on riderless for about 200 yards, when be was re-
mounted, but soon gave up the contest. Newcastle refused at
the fence opposite the stand, and Black Diamond went the
course alone. The second money was withheld, there being no
second.

TUN WINDSDR t)PE•t HANDICAP NTEXPLECHAAN of 10 sore.
each, 2 ft, with 100 added ; winnen extra. About lour Mika.
CM lobe,.
Colonel Knol'e °eras, by Defiance—Weasel, aged, net 61b
(10ex)
Duke pffler Elinite„agt?d, . (.1. Page) 2

The following also ran:Hanker, Harold, and Seions-Nie.
Betting : 5 to 2 agst Serious One, 3 to 1 agst Gamy, 100 to 20
agst Shite, 6to 1 agst Harold, and 10 to 1 agst Banker. Shiite
made the running, followed by Serious Case, Banker, and Darns,
Harold bringing up the rear till peasiug the stand, where Banker
assumed the lead, nointainlnga slight advantage to the brow of
the hill, when Ben Land sent Serious Case to the front, finite at
his flanks, and Bunker In close attendlinee,and they ran thus with
but slight variation until nearly three miles of the Journey had
been traversed, when Banker dropped back, an example which
was speedily followed by Harold. leaving only Serious Case,
Darns, and Shite In the race. 'I he trio lay well together, clear-
ing the stand hurdles alniu,t abreast, but on passing the enclo-
sure Shiite held a slight lead. At the last fence but one Serious
Case bungled and retired. Gans then drew up to the Duke's
horse, heading him within the straight, and won a punishing
race hi a length ; nothing else passing the Judge.
MEIN MITZI& SNLLINO STARRY of 3 sova. each, with 25 added,
for hunters ; each : penalties and allowances. About three
miles.

Mr. Ruperrs Violet (CM, aged, Ilse 71b
(Mr. H. Criers/saw) 1
_ .

Mr. Harman's Bandon aged, 2
Kitty Clover and lagliool also tan
_ _ .

Betting: 6 to ton Violet, who made nearly the whole of the
running, and woe in a canter by a distance from Barnton, who
with Kitty Clover fell at the brook, but Mr. Hobson remounting,
was enabled to go the course, although he came to grief a second
time. TaEliont was early out of the race. Thu winner was
bought in for 120 guinea&
INE chilli Wrzertitcliatin Mien (Handicap) of boor& each,
with 50 added. About three milt& (25 subs.)
Mr. Daily's Sir Bobby. by iluteldna's liercults—dam by
David, eged,l2et

weights Are published, 71b extra; second to save stake. Hall a
subs.;n+lir, BSI

. .
. Age at I Ape alb
Volunteer
Yuman of Trumps .. a 9 Polly Perkins '
1 lialliet 6 81 °rotas 4 6
Pantaloon
Viii Vine 4 7 1 Bus in Urbe 3 4
Indian Mar 4 7 Adel
‘llemlver late Naiad) 4 7 Norio" 3 2
Tragedy 5 7 Maid Marian 3 1
0
' Out
1 Berle
Troubadour
Nike 3 7 Dedham 3 9
Killarney, by (lemma Verity 3 9
di Vergy Eltapenalll
Carob
4 6I
ette
Problem 3 6

THE HANDICAP HCRDLN RAM of 5 sous each, aft, with 50
added : winners of any hurdle race or steeplechase after the
weights are published, 71b ; of two, or • stake amounting to 200
sore, 12Ib extra: second to save stake. Two miles, over six flights
of hurdles. (55 subs.)
Age st lb Age st lb
Shakespeare
Pearl Diver
Mahlon
Real Jam
Dermot flakes
Jupon 0 1 3 RoMnson Home-
Foxholes 6 1 2 ward Bound 8 9 5
5 1 0 Tusculanum
tOraryreryLt.
6 1 0 Gladiator
Fortunatus
Discretion
Queen of Trumps 6 11 *ear 4 9 2
Forester 5 10 Nukuheva 5 9 2
Tennyson
Grace Darling
Ab,Galnara
opbb.6
by
no
dim (b b)
Cure—Equation .. a 10 King Arthur 5 9 0
Mean wood • 8 Helios 6 9 0
Verbena 6 7 =eweep .... 6 9 0
Alberta.byTrumpeter 4 7
Phantom a 7

ilatto flittlifitence.

BILITROPOLITAN 00U1s"rY OOURTIL
pilling days appointed for the peanut went)
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daWywnwinza, 81. Ilarthes-lans.—Tues:lay, Feb. 19; Wednes-
, 20.
BLoOXIIIIrIiT, Portland-mad.—Tuesday, Feb. 19; Wednesday,
Feb. 20 ; Thursday, 21 . Friday, 22.
CLEIRKIENWELL, Duncan-terrace.—Monday, Feb. 18; Tuesday,
1.0. Wednesday, 20.

SIARTARBONE, MRTyIeSOUR-TORd.—Tuesday, Feb. 19; Wednes-
day, W; Friday, 22.
WaNnswoata, Southutreet.—Tuesday, Feb. 19.
FinosuradrcE, Old4treet-read.—Tuesday, Feb. 19;Thursday, 21.
WHITIKHAPIL, Great Preaeot-street. Tuesday, Feb. 19;
Wednesday, 20; Thursday, 21.
SOUTHWARK, tivran-atreet.—Tuesday, Feb. 19; Thursday, 21 ;
Friday, 22.

LallllTB, Camberwell New-road.—Tueeday, Feb. 19.
CM or LONDON. Guildhall-bulldlngs.—Monflay, Feb. 18 .Wed.
"at HATOWS COURT, Galldhall.—llooday, Feb.lB: Tuesday,
19.

EQUITY COURTEL—Fes. 16.
(Before the Lords Justiote.)

GARDNER V. LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVES RAILWAY

COMPANY. -DILLVIBRIDGI V. SAME.

This was an appeal by the plaintiffs in the above suits
from an order made by Vice-Chancellor Stuart on the
18th of January but, whereby it wan directed that the re-
ceivers appointed in the above suits should keep a separate
account of the receipts from all traffic passing between
stations on the Kent Coast Railway and stations on the
London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, and between
stations on the Kent Coast Railway upon the footing of
an arrangement made in the year 1862 between those two
railway companies, and pay certain sums of money se-
oordingly. On the 2nd of April, 1862, the arrangement
above referred to was made for the lease of the Kent
Coast line to the London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway Company, and the working of that line by the
latter company. That went provided that the re-
ceipts from all traffic passing tween stations on the Kent
Coast line should be set apart ; that no per cent. of those
receipts should be paid to the London, Chatham, and
Dover Railway Company, for the expense of working and
maintaining the line ; that the remainder up to 45,420/. a
year should be paid to the Kent Coast Company; and that
the remainder, after that payment, should be divided in
the proportions of three-fourths to the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway Company, and one-fourth to the Kent
Coast Company.
Mr. Martineau (with whom was Mr. Bacon) supported
the appeal ; the Attorney-General and Mr. Ferrets ap-
peared for the Kent Coast Railway Company ; and Mir.
Kekewich appeared for the London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway Company.
Their lordships said that unless they were informed
that the Kent Coast Railway consented that the mat-
ter should now be treated as if a bill had been filed to
enforce their rights under the arrangement of 1862, and
that the debenture holders of the London, Chatham, and
Dover Railway Company did not wish to take proceedings
to impeach the validity of the arrangement of 1862, so as
to enable the court to dispose the whole matter, the only
order which the court could make would be todirect a sepa-
rate account of the receipts in question, with liberty to
the Kent Coast Railway to take such proceedings,.

(Before Vice-Chancellor Wood.)
THE ALEXANDRA-HALL COMPANY (LIMITED).

This was a summons by the official liquidator asking the
court to confirm a Pale of the land and buildings of the
company, which took place by auction in October last
The winding-up order was made in the preceding July.
At the sale four persons were declared purchasers, two of
whom had been directors of the company, a third had been
a partner of one of these two directors, and allhad)oined in
the winding-up petition. The Solomon. was opposed by
certr.in shareholders on two grounds—one, an informality
in the winding-up order ; the other alleged irregularity at
the sale.

A Mr. Appleby deposed that one of the purchasers
took hiai out of the room and proposed that he should
not bid against him, and he (the purchaser) would
let him have a share of the property. Soon
after this the property was knocked down for
8,1001., and Mr. Appleby bad since given a written
offer to the liquidator to purchase the property for 8,500/.
The witnesses also deposed to the conduct of a Mr. Payne,
who, as one of them said, told him, either that he had been
employed by or had had business with the purchasers,
and who, being present at the Pale, interrupted the auc-
tioneer by repeatedly exclaiming, " Oh, knock it down,
knock it down ; it never cost anything like that sum
(5,0004 ; it is not worth the money ;" and making similar
depreciatory remarks.
Mr. De Gex, 4.4. c., and Mr. Roweliffe appeared for the
summons ; Mr. Fischer for some unsecured creditors ; and
Mr. Swanston for the opposing purchasers.
The Vice-Chancellor said he could not on the evidence
before. him sanction the proposal that the company, on the
chance of getting an advance of 4001. should embark in a
Chancery suit, which would cost five times the money. The
irregularity in the order, he thought, was not fatal ; and with
regard to the proceedings at the sale there could be no doubt
that agreements between purchasers not to bid against each
other were very common at sales, both by public auction
and elsewhere, and bad been repeatftliy held not to
vitiate contracts in this court. As to the interruptions at
the meeting, the conduct in question, if correctly repre-
sented, was no doubt very indecent and improper, but the
alleged agency was deposed to in very doubtful terms. The
only rational interpretation of what the witness said was,
that the gentleman in question had told him one thing or
the other, he forgot which. That was very slight ground
on which to embark in a suit, and his Honour could not
advise any such course on the prespectilof putting, perhaps,
fid. more, or even 1/. more, if it amounted to so much, in
the pockets of each of the shareholders. The order
would be that the official liquidator do complete the
contract.

(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Malin.)

Till MARBEILLZEI IXTINSION RAILWAY AND LAND COMPANY.

Mr. Cottrell moved esparto that Mr. Henry Chatteris,
an accountant of great experience, might be appointed
interim liquidator, for the protection of the property of
the company until the order was applied for upon a peti-
tion to wind np its affairs. The petitioner was a creditor
to the extent of 8,000 f., and his petition stood for hearing
on Friday next, but he had been informed, and be-
lieved, that the directors were propoeing and intended in
the meantime to make away with a portion of the pro-
perty, and on that ground the present application wee
made.

The Vice-Chancellor acceded to the application, but
limited the duties of the liquidator to the reception and
care of any moneys or property now belonging to, or which
might come into the possession of, the company before
the winding-up order was made. The applicant was re-
quired to give the usual security.

foul air, and by his direction the principal door of the
court was covered with a sort of box, which is at all films
a nuisance, and at times renders access to the coin t es•
tremely difficult. If the City authorities will remove this ugly
obstruction they will earn the thanks of everybody having
business to do in the watt; and there is no tear of any
objection to this course from the bench, for the Lonl Chief
Justice has since his appointment to the bench repeatedly
expressed his desire for thorough ventilation.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
FEB. 16.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
NORMAN r. NORMAN AND HARBISON.

Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Smyley for the petitioner:
Dr. Tristram and Mr. Searle for the co-respondent.
In 1862 the petitioner, who was paymaster on board her
Majesty'. ship Zebra, married the respondent, who was
i then a widow n Jersey, and after a short cohabitation he
sailed with his vessel. He did not return till 1865. During
the interval the respondent kept up an affectionate cor-
respondence with him, and regularly drew the proportion
of his pay which he had set apart for her maintenance.
Nevertheless, she was confined of a child, of which he
could not possibly have been the father.
The case was adjourned for some formal evidence.
REAL r. HEAL.

Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Dr. Swahey for the petitioner ;
Dr. Spinks, Q.C., for the respondent.
The petitioner, the wife of a shipowner, sued for a judi-
cial separation on the ground of cruelty. Both the parties
had been married previous to forming the present con-
nexion. The petitioner had • fortune of 1001. a year and
2,0001. in ready money, 1,000/. of which she had settled
upon herself. Her second marriage was in June, 1864,
and she resided with the respondent at Shirley, near
Southampton. Her account of her conjugal troubles was
that her husband wanted to get her 1,0001. from her, and
that on her refusing to let him have it he ill.used her.
This went on till about • year ago, when he broke some of
her ribs, and she then left him. On cross-examination,
however, she admitted that besides the money question
the respondent had quarrelled with her about • certain
Captain Archbold, but she said his jealousy was a mere
hallucination.
The ease was not concluded when the court rose.