The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-29 00:00:00

8P OB TING.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TcrzsDAT.

LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP.
8 to 1 os the lirld (offered)
GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.
10 to 1 sot Amok (t)
12 to 1 Jealousy (t)
12 to 1 Yeathum (a)
100 to 7 huntsman (t)
100 to 8 Brunette (t)
CHESTER CUP.
16 to 1 apt Satellite (t)
20 to 1 Tame Dear (t)
29 to 1 Viatka(t)
30 to 1 Gaspard (t)
THE DERBY.
Bto los the field (~land)
40 to 1 apt Sir William (t treel7)

Tyvaat is struck out of all hia Liverpool Brim anima-
meats.

TN■ GRAND NATIONAL HUNT 6731PL1CNA33 at
Northampton, will close oa the 20th of March, aad aot on
the it, ea el roseously Mated fs Bat,

THZ STRAND BUILDINGS COUPANT.-A moths'
of ihe shareholders of this company was held petards, at
No. 2, Little Catherine•streer, Str aid, whoa s report vu
adopted. It cootains s ststenieut of accounts fur the pear
18.59. It also reports the coati, uotm prosperity of the
scheme. The rents for the first half-year, ending at Christ-
mas, 1838, amounted to 1681. ss. 6d., and they were daring
the past year, for the first half, 2011 13s. 4d. ; and kw the
last half, 2231. 18a. 9d. During last Deormber all the sets of
rooms ware occupied, and the rental ruse to 91. 6.. a west.
The • Mote made to establish a laundry, wash• house, end
bathe had failed ; bat by the mans adopted by the com-
mittee the rooms so occupied will be ler, and the gross
rental of the buildings will be that named In the original
prospectus—viz , 6001. A repair fund bad been establiAed,
through the cootributtoes of some of the shareholders,
several of whom conveyed their shares abeolurely to Lord
Ingertre, as 'rude", and others contributed their dividends
to the same obj,ct. The committee, however, are anxious
that the buildings shall be eslf•supporting. The current
express of the year were 1841. 50. 4d.; thus exceeding the
estimate, as also did the rates and taxes. The balanee of
income over tbe ezionditere of the year, ineludieg arrow,
amounted to 2371. 12e. 2d ,of which 1121. 10.. had been dio-
tributed as dividend. at q per twat, p.er annum to Mid-
summer, leaving 1251. 7.. Rd. for further dividend at the
same rate of interest._

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CRYSTAL PALACE DISTRICT GAS COMPANT.—The
director. in their report state that the building operations
were for a abort time retarded by the tt budder. strike," but
&temporary inoonvenimaceonly haermlted therefrom. Daring
the ensuing year the director, anticipate that a further mode-
rate outlay will be required for the extension of mains is the
diatrkt, and the total completion of the works, end to met
this outlay they propose that proprietors holding the 21. paid
shares should have the option of paying those shares in fall.
The proffia on the half -year are 1,6391., out of which Use
directors recommend a divided alter the rate of 6 per cent.
per annum, and the appropriation of the reminder to write
off preliminary expecte.. 1001 t. parliamentary expenses,
100! ; band automat, 1001. ; and carry over the baleme,
741. The capital account shove that 49,2971. bad bets 's-
peeded. The revenue account for the half-year ending
December 81 shoved that 7,1921. had been received, end
5,6981. expended, leaving, with 454 from the preceding se•
must, a Warmed 1,5201.
HRALTII or LONDON..—The weekly return of, the
Registrar-General states that the sickness which is new
sr generally diffused throughout the metropolitan population
continues to develop heel( in a high rate of mortality. The
deaths registered in London, which ram in the previous
week to 1,454 increared in the week that ended lest Saturday
(February 2611), when the deaths of 1,600 persona were
realism& In the tee years 186069 the "merge number of
deaths* the correeponding week was 1,227; but ea the
deaths upturned Last week occurred in an bummed popale.
tie., the average to admit of comiallson should be Weed
proportionally to the incresee, namely, to 1,349. It •
therefore, that the deeths of last week exceeded by ant
number which the average rate of mortality would keys pro.
duoed. The births registered exceeded the deaths by 464.
Of the 1,600 deaths, 724 occurred under 20 years of age, 188
in the period 20 to 40 years. 228 at 40 to 60, 281 at su-Su,
and 63 at the age of FA and upwards. Of the.., six were
deaths of nonageseritha; and the widow of • hatter 'midis(
in Fiiar-sheet, Southwark, had attained, it ie mid, the aged
101 years. Of 1,600 deaths, 256 are referred in the resume
to the 'ramie cl.rne of diereses, 271 to the cosetitutimal,
728 to the local, 171 to tie developmental .1.., and 41 to
violence. Of the 42 under the last heed, 311 were amidental.
2 were by homicide, and 2 by enfolds. The Moshe hese
bronchitis, which to the previous week were 260, wen aimed
preobely the mom last wart the lumber befog 251. Pim
pneumonia (ittlammetion of the leap) 131 persona died,
sad from phthiele or consumption 171. Is the s) mode rises
smallpox proved fatal in 39 these, while ecarlaties Garda et
22 pawns, diphtheria 16, typhus and common hem 22, and
Imph:ft-cough u may as 63 children, the number dying in
the 61,0%4 week from this disease being 40. A oomroareial
triereller is reported to have died from shock to the servos.
system, ommioned by 'Motorise a mil way accident ; he.
however. mothered from enlarpement of the heart. Loot week
the birth& tel 977 boys and 887 girl., In .11 1,964 children.
were registered in Landon. In the ten oorrespoodiog weeks
of the years 1310-10 the swigs molar was 1,733.