The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-30 00:00:00

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Dutch -
San Paulo (Limited) guar. 7 per cent., 181.
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian., 14.
FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS.
Moscow-laroalaw, (us. by Russian Govt., 82.
OrelVitelick, guar. by Rumba Government, 6 per oat"
Ott •
nth Aurtriau and Loculaado-Venethui, 3 per cent., 9.
BRITISH MINES.
Great Larry (Limited). 201.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MEM.

Don Pedro, North del DV, 11-16 pm., id. •
General Brazilianpzited),
St. John del Bey led), 1 1.
United Mexican ( 2i, •
Yudanamutana of S. Australia (Limited). 2 6-16.
STOCK BANKS.

Alliance (Limited), ---
Anglo-Egyptian Banking (Limited), 18:, rd.
Australasia, 521, I.
Chartered Mercantile of India, London, and China. 114
English and Rio de Janeiro (Limited). 9).
Imperial Bank (Limited), 18.
Imperial Ottoman, }.
Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), 11-li.
London and County, 51.
London Joint Stock, 361.
London and Westminster, 881.
Do., Scrip, issued at 104 prem., none of which has
been paid, WI 1:
National PrOruicial of England (1007. paid), 1341.
Oriental Bank Corporation, 43.
Union of Loudon, 37f.

Atlantic Telegraph, Byer cei7.7.167"
City of Ma'am (Limited), 3.
Credit Foncier of England (Limited), 2.
Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy, gun. by Egyptian govern-
ment, 901, 1, sit
General Credit and Di.sconnt (Limited), 51, 9-15.
Hudson's Bay, 141.
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavonr), 31.
Loudon General Omnibus Company (Limited), le.
Ocean Marine Insurance, 20.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, new, 1867, 10.
Koval Mail Steam, 49, 1.
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Lira.), of.
Union Marine Liverpool (Limited), 10.
Universal Marine Insurance (Limited), 61.
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 76, Sy.

SPORTING INTELLIGIINCIL

TURF MEMORANDA AND THE WINNING
Joousys.

TO ler. =tree OF THB
Bllt.—We are still tickled with the premise that
John Day and Admiral Roos will come to blows over the
lady Ehrabeth business, a Sat oontradiction having bete
given to the ninety-ninth rumour that the affair was
" off :" and, to enliven the dead season further, there are
mysterious hints of other important actions oemiug on in
which the public will take an immense interest --imply, I
suppose, because the questions at iris, are of a private
character. With the proving of the late 'Reequip
of Hastings' will comes the advertisement that
I ndy Elm) eth is to be sold by auction, with
Fquerre and The Duke. without reserve, though The
Vail can only be had by private contract; and
among the oilier important additions to the etas
e Meters. Tattersall's we have Banditto and Bel Obelus
the latter the hero of one of the many disputed race* at
Warwick. All three wrangles that were left over after
the meeting coucluded have been settled without the
judges' fiat being interfered with. Admiral Rout disposing
of one, and the Duke of Hamilton and Lord Westmore-
land of the other. Both tribunals administer a steadier
141 there who may feel inclined in future to raise technical
objections after races are decided, for the merits of the
Ylarnaho care were so precisely similar to those of Bel
Giorno's. that it was thought one objection must be
&brought off," if there were any consistency among
racing legislators. With only eleven acceptances for
the Hurdle Race won by Rarnaba and seventeen
or Bel Giorries Winding Up Stakes, the question
was—both being Free Handicaps in which some
thirty or forty were at first nominated—whether
all those originally entered, or only those left in, were
• pubs." If the smaller number only, then the weights
in Bel Giorno's race were improperly raised up to a cer-
tain maximum, in accordance with a rule referring to
handicaps "with twenty subscribers;" whilst if the
greater number, the weights in Skirmish's race were im-
properly kept down. However, the backers of both
winners scramble through their difficulties by some
WADS. and no one can grudge them their good fortune.
Amording to the literal reading of the law, Barnabo
carried his proper weight ; and after the trick played by
the cower of Macduff and Seringapatam (third and
fourth only) to get Bel Giorno's race by hook or by crook,
it does not matter if the Admiral has strained a point, so
that Virtue is triumphant in the end. Just one
• objection " a day helped to enliven the Croydon
meeting; but nothing could possibly mar its success, not
even the comparatively weak entries and acceptances for the
then principal events, the Grand National Hurdle Race,
the Metropolitan Steeplechase. and the Cap. I was
just as happy in ray remarks upon the Grand Chase as
when last year coupling a 2.5 to 1 outsider like Tally-ho
with Chimney Sweep, and having the satisfaction to see
ahem run first and second ; for Steamboat and Brick were
always my pets. even when the latter stood at a long
price, and at the last moment I plumped boldly for Steam-
boat when he had retired in the betting. Pearl Diver and
Brick also ran first and second for me in the Hurdle Race ;
and as the former turned out all the certainty for the Cup,
be was hinted to be days beforehand, there is a capital
opportunity for me to crow over bringing off the Grand
Treble Event, and beating all my brother
e. millets." But an innate modesty tells me to drop
the rubp rt. and with it the meeting can also be dismisses],
for it added very little to what was hitherto known con-
cerning the " forte " of steeplechasers. albeit Polestar ran
like a horse capable of distinguishing himself over a bigger
country. The doings" were not of a character to call
to requisition the Grand National Committee. who have
been somewhat busy of late electing new member and
dealing with delinquents. The barefaced St. Albans
e` stopper " has been sentenced to two yews' transporta-
tion into private life. which he will not be ablo to re'ieve
by getting employment in France, thanks to an alliance
that has been entered into with the Steeplechase Society
of France. A •• gentleman " rider has also been struck
el the rolls for a bit of Running Rein business ; ant
altogether evil-den have seen enough of late to make
them at least careful how they perform, if they are too far
gone to reform.
The current week will be a blank in the steeplechase
world, as the only "fixture" in the calendar is the
Sudbury meeting, set for to-day (Monday), and whereat
ponies, galloways. and 'leather-flappers will perform
over hurdles or on the flat for half-a-dozen stakes of the
Barnet or Woodford order. That the speculation will
prove a success is scarcely possible, the metropolitans
being rather surfeited with much better fare this winter;
end between the present writing and the Kingsbury holiday
the racing public must be satisfied to discuss the turf sta-
tistics placed before them by the sporting pre,s. The
winning jockeys are the first in the field, and
their performances are set down in so many
different forms that those backers fond of " sys-
tems" and "combinations" can easily make a cal-
selation whohas shown the greatest amount of talent.
As usual, the heavy weights are at the top of the tree,
Fordham having actually won more races than any of the
Brack light-weights. notwithstanding that Butler, Came-
ron. Kenyon. and Jeffrey were in the saddle much oftener.
Kenyon has won almost as many races, but is a long way
hem second on the list in the order of merit, and he us
actually beaten by his brother light-weight, Jeffrey, when
taking into account the " mounts " and " wins " each is
credited with. For the benefit of those foolish enough to
back" jockeys' mounts" with their eyes shut, I have
drawn up the following statement of the average rate of
odds the most pronunent performers should have been
backed at. so that investors on them should not stand at a
for (beyond the percentages charged) at the end of the
season :

To:dharn.. to Maidment . 47 to 1
Cli,t6nr, . to Montan . 5 to I
3. Adam.... to Milo! .
Oetorne
O. tarp to dame,, Clark to I
1111.7
french' ..... .. . . 2) Matron . ....... . .... to I
Jeffrey . ......... .. . ~ If to S. Mama
04.4164
'Kenyon ........ ..... ..... 3 to Hunt
Cannon
Goodwin
llsowdro.—... ...... .... 34, to M'Ewen at to 1
Wells ......... 31 to Clement 7 to 1
Better 4 to (foster V to 1
P. Jarkson. 4 to Wilms 7 to I
Verdi •
... 4 to Wyatt 7 to I
G. Walker... 4to Tenfold
Payne
4irinu.luiw .... 4 to Morris 9 to I
Ciall P PITS 4 to %'m4.11
T. (lamer . 4 to Bibberd
/tammnad .. ........ ... 4, to Quince l2 to 1
Thu Fordbam won tour races out of every eleven ho
look part in ; Custance, four out of thirteen ; J. Adams,
Osborne, and Sopp, four each out of fourteen ; and ao on.
It will be seen at a glance that the heavy weights are a
long way the best to follow. though they do not, except in
Fordham's case, have nearly io many mounts ea the
feathered tribe. J. Adams (who has returned to the flat
spin, after his wonderful successes across country last
snider) has only had seventy-two mounts, and Well,'s
do not exceed two dozen, whilst the four crack young4crs
sentioned above average about ninety wins each. Sopp
Iles done the least work of the light weights, for he bus
not performed so often as Castance, who has done
extraordinarily well, considering the advantage his
brether-jockeys have over him in size. At the
elan of the season he was unable to scale even
no low as bst 121 b ; and yet he managed to put
together a greater number of "wins " than the artistic
Daley, or }reach, or Challoner, though they were all in
the pigskin much oftener. The only consolation is, that
if he is compelled to retire from his profession so early in
life, he could not say good bye at a more opportune
moment than now, when be is registered such a good
second to the most successful jockey the turf has ever
produced, the number of races Fordham has actually won
in thirteen veers (about 120 each year on the average)
being perfectly marvellous. Comparisons, however, are
said to be odious, and I can only further observe that the
above statement has been framed solely as a snide to
those of your readers who may take it into their heads t 3
leek jockeys instead of hones.—l am, lc., .
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POOR-LAW EEVENDTruNE Alen MANAGEMENT
sw Sr. PANCILLB.—It has been announced that the guar-
idians of St. Pancras, out of an expenditure of nearly
50,0004 for the half-year ending Michaelmas last, ex-
'seeded their estimate by only 26/. Be. 3d. The actual
amount of expenses, deducting the liabilities at Lady-day
and adding those at Michaelmas, was 43,6631. This is a
decrease upon the expenditure for the corresponding
period of last year of 3541., notwithstanding that the cost
of lunatics, and mull-pox, and fever patients, over which
expenditure the guardians have no control, has increasedduring the half-year by 2,0511. An additional sum of
1„604.11. was expended in giving more liberal out-door re-
bel, the applicants receiving Is. 7,1. and le. M. where
they formerly received only 11d. or ls. The salaries
and expenses of management also stand higher than
before, but the guardian,' find this increase is more than
counterbalanced by a more provident management in the
workhouse and more efficient supervision out of doors,
which has tended to cheek the Menage of pauperism.
With regard to school,' the guardians are still labouring
ander great difficulties arising from the mismanagement
of the old board and the vestry. They have Just received
a
peremptory order from the Central London District
Screeds Hanwell to remove 260 of their wiper chg.
dren from that establishment or pay 271. 10e. per annum
for each child. Under such circumstances there cannot
he two opinions u to the absolute necessity for building
their own schools. The foundation stone of the new in.
Amery at Highgate will be laid with some solemnity on
December 10, by Mr. W. M. Wyatt, chairman of the
beard, assisted by the churchwardens, the guardians, the
zinal deep, and clergy of the parish.
CRYSTAL PALACL.—HARF-A-CROWN DAT. --
RAToznAy, Nov. N.—Admission by season tickets, 6,622 ;
ditto on payment, blO ; total visitors, 6,332.
Tke " Sunday Timm," of Nov. 8, ear :—" Prom
Ike ninneven,e testimonials to the same, of the North British
= Food thinhenr • A Nntrttloos Ogees Ilartreet, mere ant oeee. is every Hie me neeriehies for horses abode. ea for assn. It le newel idea ON of bean. We ma. soon find
sow., sad
411.614 • Ad6ausa Rho aqua temare,
'The faithful nisei *WI bees Mu
met hide, as umpire, sent beam resew af sseMugor .tor" Ica, ea
strto the above Oteasaiergamlty =siz, Thebapneet•-
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