The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-04 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST CITY BITTING.

Ova an aims. 001113PO7DENT.
EXPRESS OFFICE, Tung o'etrinc.
The Newmarket &amnia Wen so heavy that oo tiros was
allardell far speadatioo. The settling was very atidactory,
the bookmakers, with only two or three exceptions, being
heavy loam The Liverpool Cap wee occasionally talked
about, mad a disposition was aimed to lack both N. Phil-
lip', asd Joey Jesse ; but to maks • quotation on the race
would rely tad le mislead the resider. Nothing was dons
as the Weierier awls.

The Sheriffs of Loudon and Middlesex called per-
sonar our Saturday epos seek of the eabioet ministers as
have sampled the ['miseries to dine oa Saturday seat,
" Lord Mayor's Day," at the Guildhall, with the Lord
Mayor tied sheriffs. Lord Paheseekw. the Duke of New.
epistle, sad Sir Geerp Grey were anon thins waited oa by
the sheriffs.

Ou Friday afternoon (observes the Edinburgh
Courant) the directorial the Plahnephiad Institution enter.
%Med the Bishop of St. David's to dinner in the new
reeding ream Mr. William Smith occupied the chair, and
Sheriff Ilellenl was croupier.

The win of 1091. '(saysi tht Edinbrsrgh Courant)
has been paid over to the feeds of the Royal Infirmary,
being the proceeds (deducting expenses) of the lecture deli-
vered in the Assembly-rounis there by the distinguished
tinveller M. Du Chaillu.

Father Nanglia in staying at Turin with the
NatNruis Gustave de Carom', eldest brother of the
famous minister. A letter from that city says that
cm his presenting himself at the church of Notre
Dame au: A ogee the other day, to his great aston-
ishment a decree of interdiction was placed in his luods.
" This," says the correspondent, " is a petty act of spite on
the pert, of the Archbishop of Turin, who, from his retreat
at Lyons, takes care to show himself from time to time
more ohmmeters, than they an at Rome."

Mr. Washington Irving, nephew of the author
of the "Sketch Wick," hal bees appointed an attaché of the
United Slake Loggias is Madrid.

The TurkishAmbawatior in Paris, who is also
accredited to the Spacial% court, is arpockd in Madrid to
present his credentials.

The Calcutta Chamber of Commerce have pre-
sented sa address sad a testimonial to Colonel Baird SW*
for his valuable regions es the causes of the recent famine
and the depression el trade in the North-Western Pro-
rioces, sad in acknowledgment of the service rendered by
him to commerce. The testimonial consisted of a silver
tea service of the value of about 2001.

Active operations, we (Bombay Times, Oct. 12)
understand, will soon commence on the Euphrates Valley
telegraph. Yr. Walton has arrived from Calcutta to sapr-
i•teaf the line, under Sir W. O'Sbaughneesy. &area sad
material and • staff of practical men are already as route
from England. Sir W. O'Shaeglinesey is expected by the
overland mate some time east month.

The Bombay Gazette nays that " the Russian
government *antiwar its gradual preparatiows for oocupying
Independent Unary."
Bxow SToIX IN 'rug MaTaorous. —The serious
affects of the cold upon the poor and bounders are beginning
to be felt. On Saturday morning a man about forty wee
found huddled up and dead to an outbuilding Dear the Mist,
Southwark, and another about forty, is the Nswicad,
Masylebons, both having perished from went wad exposure
be the incierneecy of the weather. The Wass Win takes
tri the district workhow.es.

Bovril EASTRZN RAILWAY WINTIR CONTINENTAL
star ICIDS. —The tidal ellMee rid Folkston@ and B°4
has been so arranged for the winter that the iounie=
twees Loucks sad Paris will be performed in an average
tines of shout 12 166 r• This is accomplished by the use
of the regular express tram which mow rue on the South
Fosters Railway at intervals of ter bee" and the spy
trains provided on certais days am both the jaglish end
French hose With the aid of the sew demo. war at
Folkestone, which looms the depmedeses os the tide, the
hours of the tidal swim will be found almost se einiveuient
as daring the serener. The 1 new steamer
Victoria coalinues to make Tortes&
the time occupied is each re7TheGem ma beer and
10 to an boar and 30 minutes. sista servies, yid
Felkestese sad Boologne. will be maiaisiared dens( the
whom. The opening of the Use beet the lbeth-Sliders
Oseawy's Dover harbor stance I. the Adobe* per and
the harbour, to take pleas in a few daye. will amble Ur
pameagere and tempo be is laseleissil embarked tress arid
to the train and beat dies* premelinggoatly themes
fort of the during the Mato. •
saving of Wee 'Pa illimMikbe =whit h will protest the
et the peresesere Wei seposted trim their beg-
mate while 11111011,111111•10 they ham beretaliate hoe
• sew two ami a half bear loin sow leans DIWIW
at 1.15 p.m. ire the agagegiordellime of the travelbee be.
the Comment by the day 11111i1 who nay be mashie to pre-
med by the 3.46 p.m. mail 4614—Trees.
A STItAXOI STORY.—MARRIAGE APTIM AN
Acme AT Law AND &ODIN DIATII. —Our readers will
remember, sew two years ago, an action for boss h
.1 raisin .1 marriage, at Bristol, whirlss a
at a very dull time of year, was made the fa:let/
by the Bristol piper. Is onnincrrael language they " dir
counted" the trial Wore it arrived at maturity, sad atter
they had whetted the public appetite for several days with
' anticipatory alliniore to the wealth of the bridegroom, the
beauty of the bride, sod the loot army of love letters,
expeseaties was disappointed by a oompromise—the de-
fendant eensenting to a verdict spinet him fur 2,13. X., and
the plaintiff agreeing to deliver up his "love lettere." The
Indies to this suit were Mies Ellis Mee, daughter of a
fishmonger in this town (13barboras). sad Yr. Yaps. se
Irish ;eviln ess. they pooh-poobed the ides of 2.0J0i.
Wag intended to he paid • others thought the gentleman
most be a poor ow • but ihe facts are beyond dispute that
the ECJW. was paiLeed averted with all Mod security
mad form for Wes bseellt, rod that the defendant
wee es Irish member at parliameele, who had previously
mented the deeghter et ea earl Mr. Wm. Henry
tanaart: waskar far Westessath, egg eee of the
Wm, Merry Neve, if Clorearl Kharedesty, wee a corset
le the Ilth Lamm, mad afterwards a emplane in the nth
Light Daterens, eel whilst doing duty with hit regiment at '
Derebseter, he biome acquainted with many persons in the
meaty lows who may call him to rabid. Bus E. Miles
wee assistant it ewes sod Edgar's, when she formed the
aspesiotaace ci Mr. Naps, and it would seem that in the
oorremsedeese width was earned os between the parties
:121:wee preadeefi--ed all events, Sr. Magee, who knew
e anyone when his letters °entailed, onerated to
=OW. fee the privilege of kerbing them. The ease
a " Mae dm'weeder, sad was forgotten. A
inispie tf yews after it may he, the actors again
apse the seem. maden the 11th er Angola lir. Wal=
Beery Maps, of Cionsert, lobed. is united in the holy
heat of matriessay, at Yeovil Cburelt, to Mies Ellen Yates,
el fliarberse. Now amen the last sad none of all : our
JaeritiM of Orley memoirs. the death of Mr. Magee,
at W.y..oath—s swath after hie romantic marriage.
After iihtylejrwe little time at Sherburne. where his cos-
hed sum age tart et • total abstainer, be and hie
wife west at to gases* and took up their abode at the
Victoria Hotel. from whines he removed into private lodg-
ing, and died the day after he 'leered them, at the ea,
err of fortythree. His body wee tease to Dublin on Sc..
day, for intsreast. We undsoitend that although " the
captain," as be was still aalled, died embensiesd, end based
was about to compound with hie creditors, his carnage aid
horses having bean sold under as eseentioe, yet that hie
mother is poisoned of oossiderable property, sect that the
wife cif a mouth will led her widowhood Wood by as fa-
pone ci 11001. a year.—Sherborire Jeered.
Wan= owl Oormo.—The indipendoutonfelge of
gem dune( the awls al lest sight
) the vorel &oh Haat*, ea its way
fiesiterlesd le Odems, with • sash, woe sot
geen the shore to the west of It The mph& sad
ales nee perished in the waves. The gerprater and the
otitis ►bow were the only persons loved, and the vessel was
entirely huh