The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-03 00:00:00

SPORTING.

NEWMARKET CHAMPION COURSING MEET-
ING.—CHIPPENRAM FIELD.—TCMDI.T.
Potty firanss.-11r. Pertweas f d Minimiser beat Mr.
Blides bk and w d Fop. Mr. Pertwee's bk end w b Meg
beat Mr. Debedes f and w b Diligence. Mr. Reeds
bd d Rubles beet Mr. Gillett'. w sad f d Gladstone. Mr.
bk d Alexander beat Mr. Begbie's w end b
!Smudge (2). Mr. Bowles's bd b Beery of the Vaie
Leaped/es) beat Cost, Bathurst's bk d Beareldn. Mr.
Bartholomew's bk t cl-Madem of Arts beat Mr. Vipsn's bleb
Lucy. Mr. Bowles bd and w d BWv beat Mr. Kinffai
Bevan Mr. Blink's b Maggie DuggM beet Mr. s
bk b Ripple, Mr. Vman'e bk b Vestris beat Mr. •
wortisib Britannia (tots Victris). Mr. Begbie's hk end •
Balm beat Mr. Dobeda's bk and w d Derhaway (2). Mr.
Bartholomew's hk and w b liumetel beat Lord Btradbrokie
f b Merlon. Lord lieredbreke's r b Mischief beet Mr. Do.
bais's bk d Disputant.
Au. /Los Branse.—Mr. Germ/re r b Lasalle beat Nu
Dobede's rb p Dewbury. Mr. Blink's bk b Hop Market bat
Mr. Buckwortie bk sad w b &gum. Mr. Begbie's f end •
b Bsyleaf ran a bye; Mr. Kinds bk d Revenge yes draws.
lir. Vipan's bk and w d Vengeance beat Mr. Mlieon's wad
ti's All-dazzling. Mr. Blink's fd p Bobby B
muted Merit
bk
b Reel. Lord Stradbeekis bk d Mehomed bee
bLr. Dobede's bk d p Hey.

FREEMASONRY AND THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA.—
Last night the usual quarterly communication of the tad
Grand Lodge of the Pree and accepted Masons of Eegla
was held in the Masonio-hall, under the precedency of tie
IL W. the Earl of Reiland, grand matter. It having
wind that hie Royal highness the Prince of Prange had er
premed his intention of beint.preeent sea visitor, there we
• larger than ordinary sten ce of the repreeentatiree d
the subordinate lodges, properly clothed and jewelled, so tie
the appearance of the lodge was peculiarly impreeelve. Tbi
chamber known as the temple war fitted up In
moat magnifioent style ae a reception room, with met
tenant minors and minuet work, while the face d
the organ was completely concealed by a to=
arranged [pup of Sep of Tarim, nations, them of
and Proms being the moat conspicuous. This was air
mounted by tberrusean eagle. The reoeptiongivento
hie
highness in Grand Lodge was most entbueiastie, and his
royal highness in acknowledging it said, that although thst
was the first occasion of his appearing in that hall among the
Freemasons of Ragland, his heart had always been wn
them from the first day he had the honour and hopping:a:l
being • Freemason. The Grand Muter then, in the name
the Grand Lodge, presented his royal Methuen, with • copy
of the book of constitutions. lie royal highnes, when re-
tiring, expressed the great pleasure he had derived from hie
visit, and promised to honour the brethern by repeating it.
THE LONDON GAS COMPANlES.—Yesterday the
adjourned meeting of deputations from various metropolitan
perishes took place et the biaryletwee Court-house, to con-
eider what step should be taken to counteract the' effects of
the melt division of the metropolis into districts for tie
of gaa lighting. Dr. Thechhather took the cher.
ClPltesale, of St. James's, moved a series of resolutions for
the presentation of petitions to parliament by each metro-
vestrypolitan and district hoar to be placed in the handed
the respective metropolitan member', praying tor a roe
mittsn of inquiry into the existing arrangements for rte
supply of gas to the metropolis, and for fixing the maxims
charge, and calling upon the put companies to co-operate
each appeal to parliament, and that the representatives d
the variousrishas watt upon the home Secretary to
sent the e' of the monopoly of the gas companies lo
solicit ths aid of tha government in protecting the 'intrude
of the ratepayers. It was agreed that, as most of the dope
tations present were without instructions from their nips.
live boards, the meeting should be again adjourned, ef
in the meantime Mr. Beale's resolutions should be pre*,
and mat to each vestry and district board se•
brass for or
"aeration. A resolution was Rho passed qn
vestry and district board of the meteopolitan prate if
furnish, prior to the next meeting, the price of eacb peM,
light, the number of feet burned per hour, and whether le
gam Is of Cannel coal or not, and its quality as far se few
Wade
LIVERPOOL 801017011 BANE.—The issue of the
! deradore promieeery notes in connexion with this bet
oemmeered ea Tumidity, but there is no probability d
haleinceehreet being pirepared for some months to come, ell
L a present impossible to fairly values large portion of to
• meets amid secundes. The directors of the Coy of GM"
sea the Northumberland sad Durham banks have eked fd
t and beentarnished with the various documents sonnsca
with the suapension of the Borough Banit, and the
have also secured the swats of Mr. Field, solicits:Of
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