The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-24 00:00:00

LATEST SPOUTING INTELLIGENCE

CROYDON STEEPLECILASES.

TO TIM ZDZTOt OT TRH EZP2I.B.

SlR,—Brick has displaced Globule as the repre-
sentative of Mr. Morgan in the Grand Metropolitan
Steeple Chase, decided at Croydon to-morrow ; but there
is no shaking the confidence in Steamboat, who
is as great • favourite as Chimney Sweep
was last year. The Nun, Meanwood, Hornet, Hippolyte,
Polestar, and Taw Vale also have their admirers, and
Hornet will run a good outsider. However, STEAMBOAT
And MUCK have been highly tried, and their trainers
must have made • great mistake if they are
both defeated. Pearl Diver runs for the Croydon Cup
this afternoon, and whether he is successful or not, there
is the Cup on Thursday for him to pick up.—l am, &c.,
Tuesday Morning. METEOR.

CROYDON MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

BELLINA FIVRDUL
Norrington
Brown Jug ..
Cheddington .. 3
6 rim
STEWARDS' PLATE.

Chains.. .. ..
Birdie.. .. ..
.*
Uiglifiyer .. .. .
8 rau.
GRAND NATIONAL lIITRDLE.
Pearl Diver .. ..
Brick. . .. .. ..

eilipanhant .. .. .• .. 3
10 ran.
STEEPLECEASE SWEEPSTAKES.
DaodWild ilustsmsz; : : . : ... I
Waterperry .. .. .. .. 3
7 ran.

THE CONTEST Be I:;ZWEIOESHIRE.—Mr. Osborne
Morgan, of the Chancery bat, the new liberal candidate,
is holding meetings in every part of the county, and is
here enthusiastically received. Notwithstanding
rissrCtre appsaraace in the geld, great hopes are enter-
tained of his success.
REMARKABLE ELECTION COINCISiZgE.—It is a
singular coincidence that, ninety-four years age, the two
liberal candidates for the representation of Bedford Hers
Samuel Whitbread and John Howard, the phileathropist.
The former was elected, but Jelin Howard, a man whose
name will endure as long as the)ngliah is
spoken, was rejected, principally on account of • non-
conformity. At the premed election for the borough of
Bedford, the two liberal candidates were again a Whit-
bread and a Howard. This time, however, both were sue-
cesetul, and Mr. Howard was at the head of the poll •
fact which bas more than local importance, as it • 'cites
the growth of public opinion on the question of noncon-
formity. Mr. Howard, a nonconformist, received nearly
twice as many votes as the highest unsuccessful candidate,
who is an influential local conservative.
ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN
Yesterday morning an accident happened on the Great
Western Railway, near to the Hatton Junction of the
Stratford and Leamington branch. The train to which the
accident happened was the 9.10 a.m. up train from Bir-
mingham to Leamington, which came into collision with
a luggage train, about 100 yards on the Birmingham side
of Hatton station. The luggage train left Leamington
about 8.90 cm., and was along and heavy ono. ha asceud-
ing a gradient between Warwick and Hatton, the driver
of the luggape train found his outclass overpowered,
owing to the slippery state of the rade. He therefore
detached one Wf of the train and ran on with it to
Batton station, a little rune than three-quarters of a mile
distant, awl then returned for the remainder, which had
been loft on the down rails. On reachirg Hatton with
the second portion of the luwige train It was conuectort
with the Snit part, and was then shunted on to the lip
hale, iu order to allow the 9 cm. train from Leamington
to proceed to Birminghire before it. The latter having
started from Hatton, the goods train was being trans-
ferred from the up to the down rade, in
order to resume its journey, when the train from
Birmingham, due at Hatton et 9.41 cm., came in sight,
and althougja the signals were dead against the driver, he
came on and ran into the rear of the luggage train. For-
tunately the pamenger train, which stops at Hutton, was
pulling up, and cad, going at a slow rate. The engine, a
narrow gangs one, was only slightly damaged, but one of
the trucks of the luggage train, belonging to the West- '
bury Iron Company, was thrown off the metals and
blocked up the line. kits. Flowers, of Stratford-on-Avon,
was severely shaken. Several other passengers were
slightly cot and shaken. but were able to return home or
proceed to their destinations.
HUPIPOPED SUICIOR 01, A FOREIGNER.—An in-
quest was held in the board-room of Lambeth Workhouse
yesterday. ea the body of a gentlemanly-looking person,
apparently a Frenchman, about 30 years of age. thirty
on Saturday morning a police-ay. stable, while on hie heat
on Denroark-hill, bawd groans proceeding from the front
garden of a gentleman 'n house. On proceeding to the
place whence the noise came, he found the deceased con-
cealed 'beneath some daubs, apparently intoxicated Ina
wain! in. nosible, and on st.nping over him to examine
his teuturee he unfired a Arung smell of laudanum. The
dev,ased was at on: i annexed to the workflow., and
nedi‘ al nal called in, but it unived too late. II k the
u of the decec•cd woe found an empty porteeneasi Lie
and a rie.d, eti which wee the whiten, "A. holmium
ail. As, cue, new Yolk." Hhere were also some k..vs
end a Item pl. ce /I...title pl.v-tell iu his rel,a. 'rile
ewe. iti evident* poo.rd that &oil' anew hula SW year-
dose ..t ue'awaii; but,' there buiug air eridisee show
how it we. udnsaiatwe 1, an open rentrt of "'Nana
Dead" was eidunisd.