The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-31 00:00:00

MAIDEN PLATE.

Centaur
Effervesenee
Chelbottom

S ran.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE STAKE.
Staghound ... 1
Primate ...
Maori Chief ... •••
FOURTH BIENNIAL. T.Y.C.
Rustic, Mr. Pitt. Lochsber, Stolen Kisses, Blinkhoolie,
Longhain, Sunnylocks. Magician, Blue Riband, Huntsman,
Gretna. Marksman, Wild Briar, Janitor, Arundel, The
Peer, and Lord Lyon are here.
GOLD CUP. Two and a half miles.
Moulsey, Mr. Pitt, Breadalbanc, Blue Riband, Ack-
worth, Gladiateur, Le Mandarin, Primate, Regalia, Seal-
skin, The Peer, :ttifl Archimedes are here.
PAID FIRM*. Baragah, General Peel, East Lanca-
Shire, Miner, Lothario, and Crown Prince.
THIRD NEW BIENNIAL. Old mile.
Mount Palatine, Ischia, Chronometer, Le Mandarin,
Mistletoe, The Primate, Lass o' Gowric, Robinhood, King-
horn, Lord Lyon, and The Sharper are here.
NEW STAKES OF 10 SOVS. T.Y.C.

Priority , Stolen Kisses, Lochaber, Hermit, Blinkhoolie,
Bandmaster, The Leading Suit, Barrington, Salamanca f,
Ines, 0. K., Dragon. Marksman, Achievement, Fripponier,
Ailesbury, Jasper, Chignon, and Arundel are here.

SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. Swinley Course.
No horses arrived at present.
ARRlVEl).—rrimaDonna,Lasaitude,Empress,and Brown
Bread.

The Hon. E. G. Leveson Gower has been ap-
pointed by the Speaker to serve on the general committee
of elections for 1 NiG._ _

Mr. Earle proposes to call attention on Tuesday
to the present state of the Danubian Principalities ; and
to move an address for papers.
To-morrow Mr. Darby Griffith will ask the
trader Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, what steps
the government have taken to obtain an explanation of
the discrepancy which exists between the account of the
British Admiral on the one hand, and the British mer-
chants and the American Commodore on the other, re.
lating to the alleged offer made by the latter to co-operate
with the admiral in resisting the bombardment of
Valparaiso.
THE TURK P•it EMBASSY.—The anniversary of
the accession of the Sal tan to the throne will be celebrated
kbis year by a ball at the Turkish embassy in Brysneton-
square, on the Stith June. Their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, and
the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz are invited,
and it is expected they will honour the fate by their
presence.
MR. GLAOSTONE AND CHURCH RATES.—Arch-
deacon Denison having appealed to Mr. Gladstone to
postpone his ('hurch Rates Bill until the subject " shall
Rave been dealt with, as it requires to be dealt with,
both in the convocations and in the country," the right
hon, gentleman has replied as follows:—" I much meet
it is not in my power to comply with your request. The
Church Rates Bill will have been in circulation for nearly
a month when we come to read it • second time, that is,
to take the very lint stage usually debated on such
a measure, on Wednesday next; sad another interval
must elapse before the committee. I will add, for I
know you like plain speaking, that the request does not
appear to me to be reasonable, taking into consideration
the period of the year at which we have arrived, and the
several opportunities which will arise for discussion. If
there has not been time enough for opponents to consider
their course, I may remind you that on the College Tests
Bill Mr. Walpole reserved his opposition until the motion
for the committee, and that this plan, if adopted, would
Vobably gain your object without unduly impeding us on
the way to ours."
Diocssz OF Gtorcisrnt.—The Lord Bishop of
Gloucester and Bristol has instituted the Rev. Thomas
Wolstencroft to the rectory of Syde, in the countyof Glou-
cester, vacant by the death of the Rev. Jacob Wood—
Patron, John Hall, F.aci., Bury, Lancashire. The bishop
has also instituted the Rev. Richard Rice, M.A., to the
vicarage of Little Barrington, in the same county, vacant
by the death of the Bev. Richard Hodges—Patron, her
Majesty the Queen.