The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-16 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(ET ILICTILIC TELYLORAPH.)

MEETING.-THIS DAY.

LIO HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. A.B.M.
Latitude Colt
Brown Middleton .. ..
14 ran.
MATCH.
Leontee beet Gin.
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.
Slaw
Oltenttse

Ern.

HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES FOR TWO AND
THREE-YEAR-OLDS. T.Y.C.
Arta, Eloet'a dam e, Orchehill, Yeller Gal, %Wicker,
Scribbler, Happy Prince, Cbutoineese, Wild Hooey; and
Nimow All are bore.

PRENDERGAST STAKES.
Bro. to Montmore Lass, Amsterdam, Jordan, Syßabtta,
Famnee's Son, Mufti, Allspice, and bro. to Laird DAB, are
here.

MATCHES.
Gin end Telmer; Wellborn& and Blacksmith; Saunterer
and Heroine; Killigreer end Phyealia._

LATEST BETTING.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
Bto 1 co 7'bo Yield (off)
25 to 1 apt Fright (of)
60 to 1 Puny Gray (cg)

WETHILL LALOS Ho, PAIL-814COND AND
TE1114) Doss, WZDNISDAT awn TNURADAT.—The
ber of 'pocketsbrolght lbr sale mem as follows :—Fsruhano
Row, 2,720 ; country ditto, 2,690 ; total pockets, 5,610. On ,
the tint day very few hops were sold ; yesterday buyers ware
mon animated, ruchaiing freely at the following Flees
Best Vandiams, 71. to N. per cwt. ; ditto Goldinp, 76. to I
71. 10s. ditto ; roperior Mid Kenos, 61. to It. ditto ; good, ]
ditto, 61.106 guineas ditto; good ,ism and Neste, a 10a. ,
to 51. ditto ; ordinary, citto, 31. 10e. to it. ditto. At the
close of the second cos more than 2,500 pockets were sold.
The fir closes on Satiirday next. A large quantity of cheese ,
yet timid, trice* salted being very high. Best Cheddar
from 80e. to 905. per cwt. ; Gloucester (double), 70s. to 78a. I
ditto; Wilt*, 66a. to 725. ditto; elegies, 565. to 62a. ditto;
skims, 3811. to 465. ditto. Horses A great fir; many ye
unsold; prices excretive, from 1601. to 2001. for carriage
pairs, 711. to SOL for hunters, sod from 301. to 501. for other '
nags. Cart horses of all kinds ; some 601, others 601. down
to 301 each.
LovE Op THE Lsw.—The passion of Normans for
law proceedings is well known ; sad a carious example of It
was exhibited • few days M° before the Civil Tribunal of
Elbeuf. A peasant of a neighbouring village brought ea
action again.* • neighbour to recover 60tr. damsel for
having struck a young pig, Ws property; the defendant
pleaded that the blows he had 'iron theplg had not hurt the
mama, and that, besides, it was Deapaastng neer his garden.
After hoarier numerous witnesses on both sides, the tribunal
&mimed the action.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—MT. William Pigott, inspec-
tor of bridges as the Great Northern Railway, was killed on
that line while in the discharge of his duties on Tuesday
bat, under the following circumstances :—The demoted was
walking on the down hoe near Huntingdon, when he ob-
served • coal train approaching in the opposite direc-
tion. To avoid this be stepped on to the up line,
although this is contrary to the orders of the com-
pany, which strictly enjoin that all persona shall
step completely of the railway in such, eases, and
the parliamentary train coming up at the moment the
unfortunate man was knocked down and killed en the 'pot.
The driver made every effort by blowing the angles-whfillo
and by shooting, to warn the detained of his danger, end
the letter did make • desperate, jump at the last moment, but
the lorerof the p senger engine shack him on the shoulder
and threw him under the wheels of the coal-train. The body
was shockingly mutilated ; the head was severed completely
from the body, and was seen to roll over for some distance.
sad the bank was much Worsted. The deceased was 66
yews of age,_sa old servant of the os and greatly
respected. When the intelligence of Ida death was commu-
nicated to his wits it gave her ouch • shook that she her not
been obis to speak since. The damned has lam twice
married, and ham had about 30 children.—Timm.
THE FATAL COLLISION ON THE SOUTH WALES
Reiter...T.—Kr Ashman, pork butcher, al Cardif, died
at Wednesday svanitio, sad a woman died on Monday
morning, making so far • total of three death&
A West India regiment has been ordered direct
sea the, West Indies to the East Indies.
The Ripon, with the East India mails and pas-
sengers is expected to arrive at Southampton next Wafter-
lay, the 2lat but.