The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-23 00:00:00

TO TUT TOITOI OF TITO STPOPSI.

BIR,--The thirsty turf has been partially
relieved in the south, and a very fair array of stranger,
could be wen on Stockbridge Downs this morning,
ready to do battle against the buses traine.l
in the neighbourhood fur the good things of
the four days. Thu list of arrivals at Newcastle
is likewise satisfactory, so that we shall doubtless have n
good week's sport after all the gloomy forebodings that
have been indulged in. It is scarcely necessary for me t)
add anything to my remarks of yesterday concerning
Wednesday's Stockbridge events, fur Knight of the Garter
has arrived to contest the cup, and can win with his llb
penalty, Rhysworth being penalised 111 h; Bell/virtue and
Portsmouth, the acknowledged "cracks," mire pretty cer-
tain to go in for the Coventry and the ermine Stakes;
and this uftem noon's performanew will tell whether there
is a good one beyond Brigantine (unpenalised, and almost
a ceitaiuty if pulled out) and tialadin in the Eltham Plate.
But the latest movements have given quite a new com-
plexion to the Northumberland Plate, the grand event of
the Newcastle meeting, the ranks of the knocked mit divi-
sion being swelled by Fairwind, :Mona, Polecat, and
Minktor Bell. It may be something else's turn before the
day is out, and backers must beware of Deceit; in fact, it
is difficult at this writing to get more than th, following
into the live list:

Treed.lc
Yuatunio
Teuslon
11 Cid ...

Apr st lb
. 4 8 10
..4 8 7
.. 4 8 51
_.5 711

Flora
Was Osborne
Bemis's Hew
Lady Zetland

A 7.• xt lb
3 8 9
3 6 9
3 0
.a 6 8

Thirtwo latter are rank outsiders at present, Russian
Bear's attempted trial having ended satisfactorily, as it
was when galloping with him Philosopher broke
his leg, so that he will have to run untried.
Tynedale is backed for such good money, despite
the reports of his having done badly since Ascot,
that Fortuuio has naturally gone back in the
quotations, there being nothing in the Great
Northern victory to prove this horse, at Bat 71b, can com-
pete with either Taraben or Mr. Johnstone's horse at
their imposts. The latter was always a few pounds better
than Mandrake at home, and hence his party naturally
think he can beat the rogue Taraban about whom there
are hints of the money being wrong, though "good men"
were taking the short odds yesterday. El Cid has
no strong party to back him, and declines in the
quotations in consequence, the nubile not being so sweet
on the "spots" as they once were. Nevertheless, with
his great advantage in the weights over all the others
above named, he must be "there or thereabouts," reports
from Richmond saying be is in excellent condition. Flora
and Miss Osborne, the young things trained close to El
Cid, the natives cannot agree over, albeit, they have both
been tried well, and the Mies cannot be otherwise
than a dangerous lady when she takes the place
of Stella. She came in the betting, too, just
at the right time, and is backed so like another Rococo or
Brown Bread that I shall expect her to at least get a
" place." Ilut it will take a first class three-yr-ohl filly to
beat Taiaban, at 241 b, if he will only try, and hence the
Whitewall pet must have the preference over not only
Miss Orboine, but Flora also.

1 am not certain about Mandrake running for The
Guineas, or the Lady Melbourne filly for the Tyro, but
hall stand on Nik'ut.,,on's stable, in the latter ran, in the
absence of the unnamed one, whether the reprelentutive
be Lady Delehumt or The Hind.- -1 am, &c.,
Tuesday morning. METEOR.

(BY TELEGRAT'If.)

NEWCASTLE MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

TRIAL STAKES.

Lord Bothwell
Cocktail c .
Romania' .

Frolicsome
Blacklock
Mercury

SECOND BIENNIAL

Lacks
H
Hind

TITIBD BIENNIAL.

.. 1
.. 2
.. a

.. 1
.. 2
.. 3

.. 1
.. 2
.. 3

6 ran.

NORTH DERBY. One mile and a half.

Frolia;onie,-iiercury , i'nbo;;ta, Cl;el;;;,icia;*of Erin,
Russian Bear, Viscount, and Mysotis are here.
TYNE SELLING STARES. Six furlongs.
Roving Joe and Lord Bothwell are here.
MEMBERS' PLATE. One mile.

Attache, King Hal, Elviro, Caprern The Priost, Ainaley,
King's Crone, Liberal, Kingmaker, The Gleaner, Rumba'
Bear, Affection, Scotchman's Pride, Tabouret, and Festivity
arc here.

BIBURY CLUB MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.

Knicete
Lictor
Veutuor

Silenus

Citron

.. 1

G ran.
BIBURT STAKES.

.. I
.. 2

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.'
100 to 30 agst Taraban (t)
100 to 12 Tynedale (t)
CHAMPAGNE STARES. Five furlongs.
Meteor, Flower Girl, Curieuse, Miss Foote, and Dio-
media f are here.

DONNTNGTON STAKES. Five furlongs.
Robespierre, Wellington, and Tenedoe are here.
HAMILTON STAKES. Five furlongs.
Lady Cecilia, Bellflower, and Abstinence arc here.

BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.)

2.30 EX.

The attendance was scanty to-day, and tho
wagering not very extensive. The principal feature was
the strong support awarded to Tyndale, who, at
prices ranging from 100 to 12 to 16 to 2 was backed
for a good deal of money. Prices as follow:

NORTITENDERLAND PLATE.
7 to 2 agst Taraban (t)
9to 2 Fortnnio (off)
6to 1 Flora (t and off)
16 to 2 Tynedale (t)
Bto 1 Kiss Osborne (off, after 100 to 13
had been taken)
20 to 1 Lady Zeftand (oft)
00 to 1 Fair Wind (off)
109 to 1 Deceit (t)
GOODWOOD STAKES.
1,000 to 30 against Bracken (t, 1,000 to 16 afterwards off)

On Thursday Mr. W. E. Forster will ask the
cretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether her Ma-
jeety's government is taking any steps, in conjunction
with France and other civilised powers, to induce the
Portuguese government to stop the slave trade carried on
between Macao and Cuba and Peru, under the name of
coolie emigration.

Captain Archdall on Thursday will ask the
Secretary of State for War "if he can state to the house
whether, in the opinion of his Royal Highness the Cora-
mander-in-Chief, any reflection rests upon Captain
Brooke's honour as an officer and a gentleman, in conse-
quence of the digitate which has taken place between him
and Captain Peel (late of 11th Hussars), and his subsc-
.pient arrest and reprimand."

The following members have, it is said, been
chosen to from the select committee on the Registration
Bill :—Mr. G athonie Hardy, Sir George Grey, the Solicitor-
General, Sir Robert Collier, Mr. Graves, Mr. W. E. Fors-
ter, Mr. Bouverie, Sir Maniac' Knightley, Mr. Leeman,
Captain Suttees, Mr. Ayrton, Sir George Bowyer, Mr.
Garth, Mr. Hilrhert, Sir Charles Russell.
The Court of Russia 'is about to leave rsarkoe
Silo, for Peterhof, whence the Empress first, and tha
Emperor afterwards, will proceed to Darmstadt and Kis-
gingen.

M. Oddlon Barrot gave a grand dinner on Satur-
day last, at his country house at Bougivah to several
eolith ilitirs of the liberal party.

The lust number of the ('hariewrihas an amusing
cut, tepreseuting Europe, with her cash-box quite empty,
and offering the box itself to a lover of armad-psace, with
there words:—" Make a gun of this, and then I shall have
nothing at all."

A Sydney paper vayA :—'• Those interelted in
the progrers of acclimatisation of EngLah larks in the
colony at ill be Wail to hear that the liberation of novena
in the actinic; llotatthal Gardena hat hem a •ince,i., the
hawks very c uei ici atcly refenining from attacking them."
A Geelong paper also state 3 that in that town nom flat,
raid to be cal.:id:a mackerel, were retailed ou Saturday at
the rate of eighteen for a shilling. They aro said to be
eetnewhat simile' to English mackerel in appeaniere, and
delicious eating.