The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-27 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALVS—MoNPAY.

The movements this afternoon were marked with little
importance, and differed only very Nlightly from those nude
in the City this morning. For the Blair Handicap, Prologue
declined from 12 to I to 33 to 1, whilst the four leading
favourites maintained their positions, Belly Edmond being
most in demand. The quotations on the et. Leger presented
no especial incident for comment, and ere not Likely to un.
wzr., significant change until the end of the week.
sad backers seeming, like Mr. Micawber, squally
iodised to wait for something "to turn np." Closing
prior :
EBOR NANDICAP.

Y to 2 art Mr. W. RANO% lady Trrpsas (t)

6to 1 = Nr. ilseesis War Ethioad
7to 1 Mr. G. Payne' Voltella (t)
7to 1 Mr. Williamson's Virgilliw (t)
7 to 1 Lord Derby's Gape PI way (t)
lb to 1 Mr. Pilling's M (t)
100 to 6 Mr. Merry 's Sir William (t)
33 to 1 Mr. W. Scott'. Prologue (t)
ST. LEGER.
2 to 1 ept Colonel Towneley's Kettledrum (t)
100 to 8 Mr. T. Parr's Kildonau (t)
20 to 1 Baron Itothschild's Janus (t)
20 to 1 Mr. Saxon's Big Ben (t)
33 to 1 Lord Stamford. Pagoda (t)

Captain Bryan died recently, after a long Ohms,
at his chambers, 18, Clement's-inn, in his Ttith year. He
was buried on &twiny last, at Kemal-green, his funeral
being of the plainest description. Captain Bryan was well
known, on the turf as an owner of race horses, and the
" colours" of his jockeys, an registered in the last volume
of the Book Calendar, were lavender jacket and white cap.
Be had taken no active part in racing pursuits for many
months before his death.

ALellbllNG FlRM—Last evening a mounted
police-officer arrived at the London Brigade engine stations
with intelligence of a fire having broken out in the Bath-
e-ad. Hounslow. To that part Mr. Staples, the foreman of
the C district, started with an engine ands powerful body
of firemen, and upon reaching the place it was found that
the farm produce of several acres, belonging to B. A.
Frogley, Esq., had been set on fire, owing to some boys
making a bon-fire on the ground. The engines of the
barracks, with those belonging to Isleworth and Old and
New Brentford, had previously arrived, and were set to
work from a pond, but the flames were not extinguished
until about two-thirds of the produce was destroyed.
It is at present unknown whether the sufferer was
insured. Another firs happened yeaterday in the
prenimw belonging to Mears. Uibbs and Co.,
manufacturing chemists, at Plaistow, ?sae:. The tire
commenced in the inanutretory, owing to the bursting of a
pan of sulphur. The engines of the `icier,* Docka Com-
pany and two of the London Brigade were soon in attend-
ance, but the fire was not pot under until a quantity of salt-
petre and sulphur bags were destroyed, and about BO feet of
the root burned off. The contents and the building wan
hill/red iu the Sun Fire-office. Another tire took place
yesterday on the premises belonging to Messrs. Tebbutt,
at Lime Kiln Leek, Limehouse. Some of the men
were " breaming" ',siege, and the vessel becoming ignited
a number of planks of timber took fire in the open yard
the other portions of the extensive works escaped any in.
jury, The firm was insured in the London Fire-Mss.
GRIZRAL LYON'S BODY-GI:AI:D.—A New York
paper gives the following account of the late General Lyon',
body guard :—The body-truant of General Lyee la com-
posed of ten athletic St. 1•011 Is butchers, each mounted on
a powerful horse and armed with a heavy cavalry sword
and • pair of navy revolvers ; each wears alight hat, tut red
up en the left side and decorated with • white ostrich
plume. Almost any time General Lyon, accompanied by
Lslf a dozen of these savage-looking fellows, may be seen
spurring along the line, or • single squad of them, or
singly galloping fiercely to the front or the rear,
or straight out into the open country. If the
general goes into a house, a half-dozen of them
will be seen in front, standing like iron statues
at the bridles of their horses. If he scours along
in advance of the train, the chinking of their hog sabres is
heard beside him. Step where be will, there may be always
seen &stolid squad of white plumed horsemen awaiting
patiently his movements. They are fearless riders—jump
fences on a dead run, leap ditches, gallop down steep de-
scents, and, in fact, Dever ride less fait than their horses
can run, unless compelled_ by some urgent necessity. lade-
peodeut their duty at body ~ousrds, they act as managers,
scouts, tem, and in consequence have plenty to do. They
ar•earnManded by a lieutenant, and are particularly noted
from their appearance and daring horsemiuwhip.
Dittairtm Or PATRNTs, SOUTH KIENFONOTOX.--.
Bunter of visiton for the weekending August 3t, 3,036.
Total number shwas the opening of the Inner= he* daily
(MA, Itra), 401,217.
IL?patches were received yesterday at the
Golonial-eflice from the Goveroor of Geoids. Dispatches
were sent to the Governors of Malta, Ceylon, Um Mauritius,
Hong-Kong, Labium, the Australian oolonies.andlnaraltar.