The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-25 00:00:00

AMENDMENT 07 OUR MERCANTILE CODE.

A numerous and highly influential meeting of
riserrhante and ahiproroers of the port of Bristol was held
yesterday, M the Commercial Rome, in that city, for the
purpose of aiding in the movement which is being made for
promoting an amendment of the laws which govern the
men-ends marine of this country. Mr. P. W. 8. Mike (of
the firm of Milos and Kington) ocespied the chair; and
amonget the gentlemen present were Mews. W. P. King,
C. lamed, B. Dyer T. Wood, J. Edwards, James Bush,
G. Cole, J. P Jok Moore, M. Whined!, jun.,
William, he.
' Mr. WP. K tito moved—" That this meeting, while it
approves of the principle of collecting the mercantile laws in
one code, is of opinion that the Merchant Shipping Act of
1864 is defective in many important particulars, and calla for
mhos."
Mr. Wstrwmt m., he oamodbig the resolution, can-
pinned of the at erti after they had com-
plied with all the
emit
the Board of Trade, being
held the emit iijig tit loft by Rammer shim
to the saint at net bee Me -18 f. or toa !meter, while the
relatives dos& progger bat woe anti tkd to recover lot.;
sod, vim int milled wilb Mak might sue the owner in
most MI meow ne ninth as a jeep would give them. Mr.
Whinwell Owned Is the power at depriving captains of
their ortilestes, while I M Moo woes bread. He stated that
by ding sway with mete male= et apprenticeship the kw
kilkatarioneed the almeesM et esnesin. Ile complaised of
=being Amid Is and dip for any. service rea-
ms st seoldok sod old snob serems ndght be
rendered with goat mdiantege lino mercantile marine, end
without say prMaditrele the noel service.
Mr. EDWAIIINI owed "Tint the clams profemint.t:
limit the liabilities of nsta In certain GAM and t
relating io the 'skills of courts of inquiry, are both
mast and impelliii"
Mr. Yee sacenfol O rosMka, swl complained from prime-
*Ml operione st ths hosier ere an the shipowner, and
said it would lee lespeohle Mr Mum to emery on a pawnor
trade in competitien via if they were
subjected to such Mum I=lrea.tertaljuriadictios of
inch incompetent coons et ismary. H. Me told that the
Board of Trade had only sot milosille man }'spot them,
mid such a body ought not to has He gresement et the
trade of this coantry.
Mr. W. Mine having Isehtly doted that he differed with
the other 'posher' man the sethject of appostkeship.
Mr. nonce Lot aapported the mambo and stated ex-
pires which had- Moaned through the defects of the
present inseam.
Captain Mono= of the Poimodor and Oriental
Coseposy's stoke, who alteeded sa s deputation from
the emodatka formed at ifoutharaptiou, confirmed many
of the stetesesnie =NM and pointed out mouse of
ement.
Ope ther iodations, pointing out alterations necossry In the
law, were adopted; as ow also a petition to the house of
COMMONS; end the protendinge terminated with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.

TO Till ZDITOR OF Ton IMPRTIIIN.
8114—The past week has produced some startling
alterations he the pospects of the Derby candidates, and the
reap It of the Spine of Shllleiterb, Lady Ilawthont,
Clued* illindestrikand Zuyder Zoe ims followed closely on
to Ile Web et that of fichishen, Mhlste, Comedian,
Coleedil, ad Bird-in-the-Hari eimmirson and Saunterer
are sloe sagirisi but tinn, sod at See puma time there
are bat sista homer at bee than SD to I seek it the market,
Blink Idle at Bto 1, Skiswilehr d Anton at l4 to
1 each,BlaZ an
at KM 1, Areenel, Loymikad W. D. at 20 to
1 each, and Tteeleilment at 26 to L lea wonderful
tell time will he within
'Mea !tenietiheied three to beg =l= 10 to 1
before a
aamen „la the.gridd tie market
no
one could he eke
seed bones see left ine emshst lbw will be very
itert phis whet iltwenettes al theist& of dm Wing. I
nregjmithintilei Seer Or bum r beim se 110 to I, aa
holesowir ems est almost mean to me le le 1 sgain.
Miledioide has siemorl le the position of mend ihvourite,
fa
tho rooglit Warderminke and Apathy so
malty, and elm kip Mewinning the Great Northern Hem.
dies. His remmilt, however, jet not half declare ease*
he ma, an he Mil some difficulty in getting away from re•
wee while making 2016 from him. I cannot me why
Allow is not se pod a favourite, es, receiving 1916 hoes
rtinissikne, be beat hire by a neck for emend playa at
Moe= toe the Metropolitan, that being his second effort
OM lay. In_ the City and Suburban, Ademea
gewsWarerwde 2.1 b and beat him by a neck, while Skies
Mew per him an extra pound at York, and beat him, and
yew ale wily. The ram was run, however' at such a
slew gnot gist I shall not let it guide roe In the lout, and I
sell ash teamed Is Apathy giving Vidette—who is, os die,
lola den beer than Skirmisher—nil his work to do for
Os Two Throng Guise., even in the face of the whole
lire silks deg hying 60 to 1 eget him. He gave Wea-
kened* lb, mil tea him to a head, and as the latter was
Waked aftenrasis (though. very quietly) for the Derby, why
should Apethylisee been knocked out for the Odom, tinkles
be was out of btu, which was not the came? Them can be
se doubt that the peat Richmond stable has three fine-elms
beere—lgawatr, Vedette, and Skirmisher—but what
I went to in why they bath the
War so confidently for the Derby while they think
as Vedette so much the superior hone,it is almost 7,..=
...alb re a the can ever Le a 3-yr old in the
es of giving a Derby winner 71b. I believe that
V in better than Skirmisher, and, consequently, the
former must win the Guineas nett week with some 7lb I.
head he the latter to look at all wholesome for the Derby.
Whet I as gather from the running up to the present time
is that them is nut 21b between Adams. and Skirmisher, and
Pentointres must be a very deceiving old gentleman if either
of them has • chance, ea the Ma Mie colt finished am far be-
fore Pantomime as either of them ever did in the Plying
Dutchman's Handicap, giving him 7th more weight; while
?dr. Sason'e Mary gave the old horse Mb and won the race la
a canter. There, again, Miners. Barber and Seam have a good
line for the Chester Cup and Derby, as they have, indirectly,
beaten Skirmisher and Adamas with Mary while the latter
was giving them nearly 4156, and if Commotion can perform
with Mary as they say he can, my fancy for the horse for
both races is greatly etrengthened. I stood on him when
60 to 1 was hr price for both rare*, gni:Mime hopes of his
axing hedging at 10 to I for each race yet—at any rate, he
will see that price for the Cheater Cup in a very short time.
While on the subject of the great Rados prize I may give
a hint regarding Rogerthorpe, who will be likely to displam
the great favourite, Mineepts, in the betting neat week, for
he has given her the romp de gran at berm, I verily believe.
The smart Van Dunek is also to be well looked after, as he
has but a 3-yr old weight, and has ueaten a hone in
public—Lady Florence, who was once thought to have a rare
good chance—while meeting her on 7th worse terms than he
does in the Chester Cup.
The Spring Oathinde, Two Thousand, OueTheumnd, and
Newaterket Stakes, are the only noir of great lateral at the
First Spring Meeting at Newmarket; but they will produce
quite enough enritement for one week, and over before did
so mutt money depend on a Two Thousand, nor the fate of
a Derby favourite un the One Thousand, as far as my noel-
iection on carry rue hack.
The Spring flatlands, a free handicap, which will be work
minething like 350 WWII., it a very sensible addition to Mon-
day's card; it is derided on the Two Thousand Guineas
mune., and there eke a lot engaged exactly suited
to the distance. There are three connected with each
other, Artillery, Barker, and Admiral Lyons, the hest of
whom will be a great favourite. The former is "scratched,"
and over thin distance Admiral Lyons might be just the horse,
an he has a fair turn of speed, and can rare with any weight
stainer a mile. The Kestrel ran second to a good mile
honer the LondeMorough Cup at Yost, giving him 101 b,
and beat another whir receiving Iffib; and if we
could see Saraband in this nem with Bst 121 b, he
would not be out of it, for he won at Northampton with the
same might, and best a better elan. of homes than are en-
gaged here. Bubble, who ran well at Epsom, meets Miss
liarkeway on 21b worse, and Admiral Lyons on 516 better
terra than in that race, where he heat them off some dons
lengths i •but the distance will be mom in favour of
the peer, and it might bring them pretty well
together. The Druid will be the retried of Rogers's
them If I am not labouring under a "Delusion," and he Is
the meet mat of smile horse. Eloquence will be very handy,
the distance waiting her much better than that she travelled
last week. I do sot think 1 have mired the winner in the lot 1
have noticed; and me ideas are greatly in favour of Bubble,
Admiral lgo.s, end Kestrel in the order named.
Temnanis,Bbd-In-the-Hand, blowtheima, and Duda-
males are in training, bat will not all me the per for the p.p.
60 sows. A. F. Sweepstakes; Bird-in-the-Bead, ft is proba-
ble, will be saved for the Two Thousand, and Tanzania is
said to be In Queer-street, so that Mustissima will ham BUN
to do to win the 350 son.
Beyond the match one the T. Y. C., which should be won
Pampa, there le nothing else that can bo noticed yet in
M onda •
They Two Guinea Stakes, R. Td. (one *III,
seventeen yards), is not unlikely to attract as Large • Yid
as the Dairy lib season ; and I leek to the following for the
likely starters:—Antes, Apath ,Ihellissewal colt Drumour,
Fugitive, Kent, Kingmaker, Lord of the Hal;
Loyola, the Ma Hie colt, Syow Vedette and
Bird-in-the-Hand. Schiedam, Bereoliere, the darken
colt, King of the Isles, and grimier Eight no kr the homer
of keeping geed ssimpany ; but I mart est half a chance ke
either of them Otesethar lot, I cannetzumelle myeelfthat
either Fashion, litrarrokor or the Ma Mks isle resdr• yer. I
*she pelt %so I rve exactly • mind Assume to ail
edit indells=?,asslyeed era Wren
Idle how arum Is as • re essesien, I have bet
Olds Is sap them Anton lea ell Ilivearite of
nine. I hire irk the knowing imenriom merentiog
lit am hr liar army 10,, since wide time his price in
I Ma 'riot iom been 25 to 1 .• 'Anton Is eau to t
the or" ma kr will be made a mod to iwmfie some
dm Wore the dirt. As we have never seen his tree form
pi, the fewer Illortim taken with hint the better." He has
Improved snaky in his 2-yr-old form, and be must have
dews so toto witseet.Hed so freely, as hid seams Drumour,
Lsesivars, and Sydow ail best him lewdet weights at dif-
Owl limn Larsboars, however Ws pty make sure
of Ma tenties, swims thrithe at
:—AI Newmarket last
area Armors host ley s orb, err • re
rater sod at hens Aar bee proved Wadi son
prole orqadar tore lbot amealemed, who won the Odom
ashes as amity thst they an Ira they have mad, a sole-
Yin se hyaenas omit haws Mitred well. losaltesen,
are semtrery, is looked rout r sat baits rind is
wain* during the interval orpolse the Le aid tits
=neer wog, and
et mows bigger le re
esoesenly wog,be ari he is Is game a little bons
SI wen doled be a sees. No tionhe might to be mils
who Wm, so Ids party ham good trying tackle, especially
be a mat and it might be found that Anton has not got
him is ma as Ins teen made out, for they are neither of them
big bnme,adthermfagelAyaeeneenls the oelyadvantage
the Dorsollory kern los ea . gylir gy hint Anton very
clarity imre Iffessargen eorrr, ad Ire la ad to be de-
ihr be hoe given itmey Is hie trainer, and
is Or Ws sener's mar ileamigmearnest. He
ban boss plieglo with bet yeses DOW Ellington,
who is sorry', however, that the Mg 6 me cntenon and
hie other echoolneeder I not a trey pad "Tester." 'Dru
moor ban beaten the whole trio In a mater, and were he fit
it would not Oohs as keg to rho ny sinks for the nee ;
but he has been ad of form ever sinnebat Macomber, and he
in not half It spin yet. Apsigr, 11161-in-the Hand,
sod Lord of the Hills camp. the knocked out "
division ; but it is not a bar el to one that they
all see their old prices before the etatt, sled Apathy especially
amt be watched in the race. Loyola sad the Beeswax colt
have seek had their admirers; but despite the rush on the
latter within the last twenty-four hem, daring which 16 to
1 was Wm, Ido not intend being 11 pat of the only
daps hem tbst I could erect when sies the ()WAITS in
your implaion of the 11 th Japery, es he has done pad
work, ad I row new that the poi mom Is ca. Judging
hoot We Cherwell clearing oat of Maw, Lunbinen, end
Co thin is as &bum that on self -Loyola better this a
LINCOLN APRIL FAlL—This fair, which corn- .4 me time te may one ham k I taw yiet
remeed ea Friday, sad has lasted throughout the present hte,, ems he hes set &ea ten a stmimd
,s„ at
week, bas bees attended by all the principal liceardealers the vote reed early ea awe
I
In Kesksilliand raw of them of the rintrent. Iftmo- Dee& yin wen his we at the la seem.dem Weems vs realist from 1001. to !ML' rib )wear tie—Coteßsissy swats me he wis pees eon et the but
be. 11111. M 101. ; rot borne hoes VOL le OW.; and good the gyeriis d 1167, end I do net think I weed to
rim him 101. to 4/L—the trod* hill lab (lair the wpm* re ame Loyola, for lamat a lee wire to select
gni. Ire et the week, notwithellendles the pest number yoss die yak as the beet. Turbit Is to sr issee for bto
ref min* illagibt hen_ a 'aft* doe lei_ _6* We bow- deem...A owner, who looks upon him r • meah i
=inniese. upon me senors bitemesg, sums have not .4 ems th.t surprise the c.a." at the thaeh°The.
gees heeey psees as were ellesimel her het year. e. eosin tery formidable in him, sad would sooner look
The mei= Unroll= riff bLaramika for 801. Mara or of es a horse who hes bass tried good
Tim mike hems mew )1 • ham Berlin =AL le win, I. kis treases opinion—Vl:dotty. eis asp
he*, sem of WA. hr Minim one. Two rim boo he hawse. mitt by the yediehdre talo who Prole rd ihrowlit reolosi a Ism Orli ratan eat gam senthle that than rem huh gem am be
sod ebmle. sad .its Ito lame irk AGO Ain animas leaks; het know two his horses that I
sew paned.
Vet, high Ow wise 'Mr st the tor pew te gtee, mg I abrp saga a tees stand
nomenrerb murk as Wis.=l,Er lewd bolothidellwollkid on Zest or Loris he the wrote of the Two Thosord;
ireter the limit_ pow Int nand
MIN, te lw while When mg Jim* be sr to asporen retail from
roe a; begs sell et hem Ma. to and 590. per 114 Losehaers, mod Spray st the S&L The chances
d bed kook hers so moth is No, 000 h• of the leek so wady barrel that I smut y which
The nor i rim of • Man art Pyle 1,7 Mama A see ea of elme. Ao anowieldsr, lard of La Hills is
lam OtOotirea kr the beat Pen of 20 1108ffi Mob) wor =dor ma be is are to
WI is Mx. Parroir, losigrue The show of cattle area N le net well =orb to Ws Om SO son. Sweep-
verloleze, sallho rim yes heavy. Air Qum or the lest might have a turn ;
AND RBOOeltle OF GOLD-DI3ST.—A Dag and a Wsimaisy Mari and likamilboy ought to win
of gold-dust, wise sleet 2401., was lost at Southampton the seem 4 'go,* they am mow& ykaata, end
Fri-
sfrar it woo be ion the Worm to the 17th be. It dere mew m.n . by as NI the three first days'
was food asereesd tithe gemirrips Doi on Thursday. are Issik when I ikon be alb to threw some light, per
It is
ppodrityof owning it oL
esposeel that the obar estkidnig it, had not had isrpoir the Irby. METEOR.
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rex MALRD OF.WOBILY.

Yesterday the ordinary meeting of the hoard was
held in the (..hemell-ehamber, Guildhall, tho riIFAILANT
(Mr. Thwaites) i tae .',sir.
The &andel sheet awed a total general balance in favour
of the bawd of WAIN.
The tint Item ea es agenda paper war the reception of •
t=is the lei of Works with reference to the
reeestly misted by Meson. Broadwood and Boas in
the Hoesesery- rood, Weateekeler. This matter had been
discussed at much at newel meeting. of the bawd,
the question involved edier see of great public interest—
namely, as to what lordly oreadtutes the regular line of
frontage" of street, and rode. The opieion of count.' has
hoe tree ea both Mdse.
Mr. WSW lir now Introduced the &petition, accompa-
Mil /L. Jobb, the dark, who lekeseeil the board that
asplawlings blame liken , the Meseta
' Leatereed eseinned the epselisa el the
which pve dale the emote, the herd bared
oat
la acemdasse whit the au i. of the
tact, reamed the opener of Maws. have
to meet theme same beldlims.
_The dematellks ropeested
the bawd to seed the heel lewd beide' be eying the
gmedes by IttbOotebeaaMer Imam the mew tribune!.
The Parellner berme the deputation the We baud,
vetesing the apPlicellee d Mean. Broadened. bed imam
to dm full Mad of iM 'mew and if the teal beard
kende roper to chid
the Pludiee, aritpote=l
Mstimthey ei se es disk arm
Pes the etas di
the Lg. La rehreme to is
he could swim the depatation that the betilliZ
willingly !ford all the ail le its power to the Weelainalsr
local board.
Mr. Wntorre drew stlestiss to the ememeleas dads of
the law as emmuisted by the pmeident, trem wee Mop.
peered the the hest breed wee compelled to eve sect is
the ewer elks meiremiken board, at the OA of dm for-
saw, ellmerhe the lesskika of the central bused ld be
melied. (Hear, hem) He weed probably
tees a te erect the feud= of the hosed to this
mese an ea Silly day, with the view to obtain est amend-
met et the low la kb
• later use fell heeirVAidiss, the representative for
Phowlesi end Lewhirm, mimes( his mat at the baud.
The reasshisig badases was ofa routine character.