The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-25 00:00:00

MOTTISFONT STAKES.

Crorna ..
Mueller " ..
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6 ran.
BEM:TORT HANDICAP.

Birdseeker IT
Angus • •
Citron • •
6 ran
TROY STAKES.
Rhyrivoith
Befladrum . :
Diomedia f
6 ran.
GENTLEMEN'S DERBY. Two miles.

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Clown, St. Albans, Birdseeker, Zeloo, Jane Shore,
dEgina, Cork Jacket, Equerry, and Vedette e are here.
NINTH BIENNIAL STARES. One mile and a half.

Herald, Vedette c, Cock of the Walk, Proctor, Athena,
Arran, See Saw, Parson, Tibicen, Mortemer, Black
Diamond, Birdseeker, Wild Blood, Cork Jacket, Blue-
skin, Logarithm, and St. Valentine are hero.; :31111
UXBRIDGE PLATE. Five furlongs.
Pericles, Athena, NaivetJ, Tumbler, Roindeer, Sea-
mew, Lictor, Seringapatama Cock of the Walk, Musa,
Madrid, Minnie Warren, Professor Anderson, Ratty,
Freemason, Charles IL, Sour Grapes, and Redbourne are
here.

HASTINGS PLATE. Half a mile.

Pericles, Salliet, Tumbler, Tremble, Seaznew, His-
torian, The Parson, Musa, Minnie Warren, Airdrie,
Ninny, Northern Star, Eleonora, Hue and Cry, St.
Valentine, Venation c, Lucetta, Redbourne, Vedette c,
Ransom, Fenian, Judge, and Benbow are hero. ......

RURSTBOURNE CUP. Two miles and a half.
Oomera, Lecturer, The Earl, Bird'euker, Julius,
Achievement, and Lord of the Dales are here.
Aluirnm.--Strathconan, Snider, and Prior.

BETTING IN LONDON. -(THIS DAY.)

2.30 P.M.

Very few members were present to-day, and the
little betting that took place was principally confined to
some half-dozen horses. Quotations as follow :
GOODWOOD STAKES.
100 to 9 vat Pkarti (t)
100 to S Romping Girl (t)
100 to 7 Tabouret (t)
100 to 7 Gomera (t)
100 to 6 Papillon (t)
100 to 6 Tyndale (t)

CRICKET.-(TIIIS DAY.)

SURREY V. OXFORD

The annual match between these elevens was
commenced this day at the Oval at 12.2'2. Oxford won the
toss, and sent in Messrs. Mathews and Fortescue, the Sur-
rey bowling being started by Southerton, from the Pavilion
end, and Griffith from the other end. During the forty
minutes play which occurred previous to the despatch of
our messenger, at 1 o'clock, nothing occurred to call for
special remark.
Tams o'CLoci.

When the score had reached 38, Griffiths resigned the
bowling in favour of Bristow, and just subsequently
Southerton disturbed Mr. Mathews's off stump. Mr.
Pauncefote joined Mr. Fortescue, who was "knocked out
of time" by a ball (returned from the field) striking
him on the head, but restoratives having been
administered, he subsequently played with renewed vigour.
Griffith took up the bowling again at 61, and in his second
over he removed Mr. Pauncefote's off stump. Mr. Digby
succeeded, and when the score had reached 89, Sewell re-
lieved Southerton. Mr. Fortescue made another fine off
drive for 5, which brought 100 on to the telegraph. At
2.30 Sewell clean bowled Mr. Fortescue for a very finely
played innings of 68. At dinner time the score stood us
under:

Oxman Mgivaurrr.—Fast
Mr. E. Matthews, b Boutin-Iton
Mr. A. C. Fortenrue, b Sewell
Mr. B. Paunorfute, b (Math
Mr. R. Diaby, not out
Mr. E. Feßowes, not out
1-b 3, n-4

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Total 129

The Sleek Itunounces that a collection of Proud-
hon'■ private letterl is on the eve of publication in France.
He so little spared pee'; le when he wrote for the public
that it is easy to imagine *bat he said of them in writings
which were not intended for yablicity. It is said that all
his contemporaries are rudely handled.
The great annual wool fair at Andover in Hamp-
shire is fixed to take piece to-morrow.

THE LIBRARY COMPANY (Lncrnro).—We are
requested to state that the winding. up of this
to which reference has been made, is merely a fo=y-
eeeding prior to the reconstruction of the company or the
formation of a new one.
THE RAILWAY AMALGAMATION SCHEME.—Wit
regard to the withdrawal of the Union Bill of the South-
Eastern, Brighton, and Chatham Companies, it sppears
that the Lords' Committee on Tuesday mianknoudy de-
clared the preamble of the bill proved, but that
they proposed a considerable reduction in the
mammon rates of charge upon the South Eastern
and Chatham system as inserted in the bill in
the Commons. As such reduction would have
canned, in the opinion of the parties, consider-
able loss of not profit, and would have complicated
existing arrangements, the three companies laid be-
fore their lordships the following minute:—"The
three companies cannot see their way to the reduc-
tion proposed, but are ready to concede the metropolitan
alteration, which leaves the present powers of charge un-
changed, and to adopt the lower scale of rates as soon as
the share of net profits accruing to the South-Eastern sec-
tion under the fusion shall be adequate for a period
of two years to pay 5
stock cent. on the pre-
sent amount of ordinaryof the companTl
after providing for its rent and preference charges
The committee declined this proposal, but offered
the promoters a day's consideration. Under these circum-
stances, the bill, as respects the fusion, was yesterday
withdrawn. The Brighton Company's bill for an ad-
vance of rates and abandonment of certain lines was sub-
sequently pained. The abandonment of the London,
Lewes, and Brighton Raitway was passed ; also the South-
Eastern bill for division of ordinary stock.
ARRIVAL OF ABYSSINIAN TROOPS AT DOVER.—
Her Majesty's screw steamship Serapis arrived at Dover
at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, and was met by the steam
tug Palmerston, with Captain Bruce, R.N., the Admiralty
superintendent, on board. The men of the 4th Regiment
were disembarked at half-past 11, and were received by
General Ellice, C. 8., commander of the south-eastern
division of the army. After being inspected by the gal-
lant general, Mr. J. G. Churchward, mayor of Dover,who
was attended by the members of the corporation, read a
congratulatory address. The 7,000 or 8,000 people who bad
assembled on the Admiralty pier to witness the debarkation
cheered loudly as the address was reed, and Lieut.-Oolo-
nal Cameron, who was in command of the gallant 4th,
acknowledged it in eloquent terms, remarking that their
enthusiastic reception more than repaid them for the
hardships they had encountered. He Famed the conduct
of the regiment, which, he said, bad displayed much
bravery, under circumstances of a very trying nature.
The troops, numbering over 700, were then marched to
the barracks amidst every demonstration of welcome.
The officers will be entertained by the mayor at a ball on
Tueeday next.
Mr. Seely's " pigs " were the subject of
another return, published this morning, from the office of
the Storekeeper-General of the Navy. It appears that
the total quantity of iron ballast in her Majesty's dock-
yards, at home and abroad, and on board her Majesty's
ships, on the 31st of March, was 72,579 tons, of which
quantity 37,819 tons were laid down for tramways, docks,
caissons, Re.
DEMOLITIONS IN THE STRAND.—This morning
several of the houses on the north side of the Strand,
lying between Wellington-street and Catherine-street,
were closed, prior to demolition, for the purposes of the
new circus which is to be erected there. The building
known as the Strand Music-ball is to be in a great mea-
sure rebuilt, and to-day a large body of workmen are
busily engaged in that part of it which forms a large por-
tion of the -west side of Catherine-street. On the site
which the boners closed this morlzioecupy, a sand
entrance to the sew circus will be