The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-07 00:00:00

(Stamped, ld. Additional.) LT WOPENCE.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NOTTINGHAM SPRING RACES.
WIDNVDAY.

THE FORZET PLATE iiANDTCAP; 44 so we., for al.&
Winuovextrau T.Y.C. _ _ _

by Surplice, 3 yrs, fed 1811,
(Whiteley) 1
Mr. Flutter's Lady Derby, Syrs, Est 216 (Daley, 2
Mr. Thomas's Silas 1/unstable. 3 yrs, 64 SM.. (Rard=dle)
Mr. AngeWs Tyrant, 4 yrs, est 71h tine /Abet; Merry) 4
Mr. Coverdale'sCliarmione, 3 yrs, Est IT. Taylor 6
THE HELLINO STAKES of 5 cove. each, with A/ nova. added,
for all ages, with gelling allowances, flalta.mile. (7 subs.)
Mr. Rayner's c by Newenester—llongullstas, 2 yrs (to be
sold for WV, sst nib (Widtefey) 1
Mr. Bacon's Quaker, 4 yrs 01104),
_74 12lb 1311dgeley) 2
Mr. Lincoln's Duplicity. 3 yrs (3131.,, 7Th (Taylor! 3
Mr. L Smith's Fallow Doe. (ta), est 1116.... (Miles) 0
Mr. Nightingale's Adamaat, 3 yrs (301.`, 7st 711,
(,r.R)ghtlagell) 0
Mr. Sutton's Idyl; Spa (3AL ), Sit 7Th (Maw) 0
Mr. Barber's Rose, S yrs MIL(,
_714 76. Itetwlstle) 0
TaeLITTLEJOHN STAKE.of 5 soya. eashkwith 10 added;
for 2-yr-olds ;colts, est 71h; allies, ; wingers slhextra.
The swoon to save his stake. Half a Salk (17 subs.)
Mr. Hawkeley's Paradox by Phlegm'. Act 1a..: .10iirdlnerl 1
Captala Christie, Alfa Built, get 411.• ...,..(0., YArdhass)
Mr. Rayner's Lass &Cowrie, eat alb (Rayner)
Mr. Mundy's Wobey. gtt7lh'Psloo 4
Mr. Atkins's Dorrltta by Oubiton, 114 . 'Whistancer 0
Mr. Godding's h 11,y Viateateber, est 46. (Perry) 0
Mr. gazon's D'unity, Mt ;lb (1.500y/don) 0
THE GREAT ANNUAL HURDLE RACE d 5 son. each, with
50 added, the second to save hi. -stake. Whit:ere Mara.
Two miles and a half, over eight flight of • hurdles.
(WI subs.)
Capt. Christie's The Dane, by Jericho, 6 yrs, lOrt Mb
(w. White) 1
Mr. Hodgman's Conductor, 6 yrs. OR2lb (Nlghtloidill, 2
Mr. Searle's Ingestre, 4 yrs, Ost Olh LPllinilit 3
Mr. litineart's Bucephalus, 6 yrs, 10st 131 b Gridon 0
Mr. Paillne's Rome, r, agi4. 104716
Mr. W. Barnett'i Norms, 5 yrs, Sgt Wlb Holman) 0
Tlll6ffeler COP of 50 son. given by the gentlemen of the
Hants ; weights for age : winners extra. To be ridden
hy_ gentlemen ; pretentious's, 71b extra. Two miles and a
half, over seven hurdles.
Mr. J. Mallet's Topey, wed. 1361111 b (Mr. Roger.) i
Mr. Wilkins's Knuckle Duster, lint 21b kT. Holmes, 2
Mr. Audlnwood's Forester, lest 716 (Donee) 0
Mr. Wilder's gr g Chokes, ltd 2111 Ur. Talbot 0
Mr. W. Harris's Charnwood,, IE6I 71b (Mr Harris, pin.) 0
Mr. lambert's Spiteful Dick, 13st 131 h (Mr. Crimer) 0
Betting : Even on Topsy. Knuckle Duster led up to the
last flight of hurdles, whim Topsy went in advance, and
won in a cantor.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
THE LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
11 to 1 Agit Mader Boast (t)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STALLS.
13 to 1 aid Klarikoft (t)
10 to 1 Diophantus (t)
10 to 1 Sweet Hawthorn (t)

THE BCLTON AND BLACKBURN ;TRAVERS.
There appears at present little probability that
the tarn-out amongst the power-loom weavers at Bolton
will soon be ended, and there is every probability of a turn-
out amongst the operative spinners and other branches of
the factory hands. On Tuesday a large public meeting of
power-loom weavers was held in the Market-place ; James
aidllwrOss,;...sresiding. Thomas Evans, a delegate from Rochdale,
the meeting, and urged them to stand firm, at the
same time stating there was no probability of the question
being settled.—The Chairman said that to avert the evil
now pending steps had been taken to establish co-operative
weaving sheds, and urged all to assist in carrying out so de-
sirable so object. —James Ashton moved, and William Cliff
seconded, a resolution, which was unanimously carried,
pledging the meeting to adhere to the Bolton standard
believing it to be only a fair remuneration for their labour.
An address has also been issued by the Power-loom Weavers'
Association, appealing to the public for Aid iu resisting the
attempt to reduce their wages, and "to defend the labour
of the loom from the avariciousness of the manufacturers
of this district." The operative spinners and self-acting
Waders having received notice for a reduction of 5 per cent.,
have held a meeting on the subject. The general opinion
is, from the divided opinion amongst the employers as to the
neeessity for a reduction, that a turn-out will take place.
During Monday and Tuesday the whole of the operative
weavers of Blackburn, with a very trifling exception, re-
bared to their looms, in pursuance of a resolution adopted
at the meeting of last Thursday night. There are not at
the present time more than 500 weavers unemployed. In
Blackburn and the surrounding distrkt a remai liable change
for the better has eccerred, The whole of the weavers of
Moot Harwood and pert of those at Church, Richton, and
Lower and Over Darwin, have returned to their looms.
The gnat bulk, however, of the Derwen operatives are still
out. LA Sunday the operatives of Preston forwanled 1001.,
and those of Bamber Bridge 71., on behalf of the unem-
ployed operatives of Blackburn and district.

MARINE SOCIETY.

The anniversary anniversary dinner of the Marine Society
took place at the London Tavern yesterday night. The
chief object of this society is to provide for the equipment,
maintenance, and instruction of poor sod destitute Ws"
be trained for the Royal Navy, her Majesty's Indian nifYY,
the merchant service, or the fisheries. The viee-p
ttlhiee cßhairigh,tsHupopon. rtiteddmbiraly ththeeprEarieedeoftit,HtlAißelYine""Larl of Romeeill‘leya,
Admiral Sir Michael 'Seymour, M.P., Admiral Bowles,
Admiral Gordon Sir Brook ktrydges, M.P., Captains Red-
man, Bosenqueti, Liartlet, Ommauney, tinnily, and Willis,
and Mr. W. F. Thempooa, mater of the Groefire Com-
pany. The company was not very numerous.
After the customary loyal toasts the noble and gallant
MAMMAS proposed that of the " Army and Navy."
He alluded to the important question lately raised
about the best kind of ships for our navy. The -
application of iron plates was quxte a novelty, but he would
express hie own decided conviction that ships ought to be
plated with Ira, to resist the fire of heavy artillery. The
next question wen, could ships be constructed to any iron
plates, sod yet capable of being navigated in bated monies.
He should my there could be no doubt of it ; he was confi-
dant that an sron-pkted ship could be made to float as well
as a wooden one, so long as the water w.cs kept out. It
depended on the construction of the ship, and whether that
gave floor enough to °any the weight. It door enough were
given, there would be floating power to c irry the weight
required, outside or inside. Another great question then
arose. We bad constructed • powerful navy of wood,
and now we were suddenly cal upon to cease the
conotrustios of wooden ships, and commence building iron-
Oated ships. What then was to become of the existing stock
ho. trade? Was it all to be lost? He (Lord Hardwicke)
would IsYr-No, not a tit of it should be lest. The lam
ships we had were constructed to carry a certain weight,
having two or three decks: Me would at ow* proceed to
raze all those slips, and put the iron plates on their sides,
to the same descant of weight as they had borne on their,'
upper decks, and so be would reader then" efficient
frigates. But he would nut spend another shilling on • .
wooden ship, if he could control the Admiralty expend&
ture ; for depend upon it, all the money so spent would be
thrown away. It was a great and sudden revolution, but
henceforth there would be an end of the usefulness of
wooden men.of-war as instruments for the defense of our .
country. lf, however, the course which he recommended ,
were to be taken, we should in two years have a fleet
iron meals of such tremendous magnitude and power
that no nation would be able to cope with ws at as.
and every new ship to be constructed hereafter should be , :
as imp as might be convenient for the purpose for which
It was designed. The country which should take this new •
eyes= flee in hand, and which should vigorously carry it,
into eteentiou, would enjoy for ten years to come the
pm-eminence at sea.

Admiral Bownts, 0.8., who acknowledged the toast, re..
marked that from the esample of this aociety. we might see
the advantage of taking growing boys, awl truning them for
the nit , by which system, in • few yeah, many
of young men would be added to the service, who
would do better than the sort of persons now obtained by
offering high bounties—persons whom it was too often ne-
afterwards to get rid of. The navy might be sup-
plied by su
training boys, with greater eeoucauy and better
effect.

At this period of the festivities, the bort in their sailor
drew, having come to tows from the society's school on
board the Venus frigate at Woolwich, were marched
into the room, to the sound of fife and drum ; they were
ranged all round the tables, obedient to the
boatswain's whistle, and gave three tolerable cheers. After
this the Chairman proposed the toast of " Prosperity to the
Marine Society." He alluded to its origin and formation
in the year 1756, when the Duke of Bolton soeght the
assistance of Sir John Fielding, the police magistrate, to
man the Barfieur, a line-of-battle ship, which hta grace had
been appointed to command ; and by his co-operation, with
the benevolent aid of Mr. Jonas Hanway and Mr. Walker,
of Lincoln's-mail, an institution ens set on foot to enable
destitute boy. to be prepared for the naval service. Since
the society was chartered, a hundred years a.to, it had sup-
plied no lees than 95,000 boys to the Revel Navy and the
merchant marine. The Admiralty had been induced to
give the use of a government ship for their training wheal.
Besides the education of ohil&en for the sea, this
society had a trait fund for the relief of the
widows of captains and lieutenants, and another sum
of money, producing 5001. a year, applied to fitting oat
poor girls and boys and plating them out to proper trades.
Such were the objects and operations of the society, which
certainly deserved public support as much as the other
charities of Loudest, and he strongly recommended it to
the liberality of his fellow-countrymen, as a beneficent in-
stitution, connected with the most important national
interests. The tout was very cordially responded to, sad
a list of new subeeriptions was read. The health of Lord
Bardwicke was proposed by the Earl of Romney, and duly
acknowledged. The musical entertainmeete, conducted by
Kr. (lenge, included "Toes Tough," sung by Mr. Burger,
sad other appropriate performances.