The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-08 00:00:00

LIMES MEETING.--(THD3 DAY.)

TOWN PLATK. Halt a mile.
Sir Oliver, Historian, Reindeer, Verity, Hiphus, Pearl-
feather, Problem), Charles H., Lady Clinton, raids',
Northern Star, Maesderwea, Spitfire, Hera* Danrobia,
Beatrice Grey, Shamrock, Miss FOAM, Forest Hiad,
Dulcet, Lady Dundas, Pluck c, and Scent are here.

COUNTY CUP. T.Y.O.
King Victor, Amine, Veetnainster, Leonie, Abittinenee,
Lavender, Bamboo, Rigolboehe f, and Salad= are here.

LEWES lIANDICAP. Two muss.
Python, Birdweker, Emigration Thorndyke, Vixen g
Olengarnock, Ainsley, Redcap, Mize Gen ratoke, and
Cheral are here.

SCURRY HANDIOAP. T. Y.O.
Professor Anderson, Air Oliver, Attest, Reindeer,
Ulphus, Charles 11., Narino, Mina Gladiateur, Peru,
hl aesderwen, Traveller, and 111seallweh are here.

RAILWAY NURSERY STARR& T.Y.O.
Vestannater, The Bareness, Elaladin, Albania, Lars,
Arlington, Soffinka, King Richard, Ponies, Lampoon,
Winelbil , Louise, Impelatrice c, and Rattletrap are
here.

SUSSEX STAKES. T.Y.O.
Queen Either, Lure, Parmeeina, and liyabwerth are
here.

SPORTING NOTES.

The sporting papers announce the death at
Alfiehton, near Lewes, of Mr. William King, the well
known trainer.

Tax CiaariT Acroutt HANDICAP& The entries for
these four great stakes were bowed yesterday. In com-
paring the nominations with those of last year it will be
aeon that there is a considerable falling off in each handi-
cap, the numbers almost agreeing with those of 1866. The
figures for the three years stand thus:-Great Eastern
Railway Handicap, in 1866, 79 subs. ; 1867. 88 ; 1868, 76.
The Newmarket October Handicap, in 1866, 64 subs.;
1887, 86; 1868, 84. The Cesiarewitch Stakes, in 1866, 173
entries; 1867, 198; 1868, 166. The Cambridgeshire
Stakes, in 1866, 186 ; 1867, 202 ; 11168,180. In the entries
for the Cambridgeshire, however, so given in the (Wender
we perceive that the name of Mr. J. Parker's Fair Wind
occurs twice—obviwaly an oversight, which will reduce
the entry to tn.—Sportsman.
The steward, of the Jockey Club having considered the
case of misconduct at the start for the Thames Handicap
Plate, at the late Reading meeting, reported to them by
the stewards, have suspended S. Adams from riding for
14 days from July 3perting Gazette.
The Firld states that the conservators of the (lam have
resolved to contribute the sum of 5001. towards the works
contemplated by the Cam Improvement Committee.
Noreen Carewom HOUND& —lt has been decided by the
committee of subscribers to the Warwickshire Hunt that
these hounds are to be allowed during the ensuing season
to hunt the Aloeeter dictriot, south of the river Arrow,
which is ohiedy woodland. It will be used by his lordship
principally for cub-hunting and for bye-days.
Coventry will commence cub-hunting immediately after
the in-gathering of the harvest.—Feld.
THI Moons.—Seversl communications which we have
received within the last few days from Scotland and from
the north of England e.ontirm the opinion which we have
already expressed, that grouse will not be found in any
great abundance except on some few favoured spots, and that
on a very large extent of ground there will be no shooting
at all. A writer in a contemporary paper denies that
grouse have been dying to any extent m consequence of
the extreme heat and continuous drought. We should be
very glad to support his opinion, but unfortunately we
have received information from three or four different
moors which compels us to disagree with him. Our cor-
respondents state that grouse have been dying continuously
throughout the last month, and that their- numbers are
gradually diminishing. Two of the moors to which we
allude are in Perthshire, one on the borders of the Spey,
and others inDumbartonshire and Argyleshire.—Laird add
Water.

The objects of art collected by Prince Napoleon
during his recent excursion to Germany and the East are
being arranged in his highness's raddence of the Palais
Royal.
The Weser Gazette states that the North German
Lloyd's Company is about to give a great extension to its
transatlantic navigation, by establishing a direct line of
steamers between Bremen and New Orleans.

The Jubilee of the lJniversity of Bonn was cele-
brated two daysback in presence of the Prince of PAIN*
who received on that occasion the title of honorary doctor
of civil law. The following also received the degree of
doctor:—ln the Faculty of Law—Mr. Bancroft, United
States' Minister at Berlin, and Mr. J. Stuart Mill,
London ; in Medicine, Mr. Paget, Surgeon, London •
Mr. Charles Darwin, Naturalist, London ; Mr. E. Hart
nack, optician, Paris; M. Louis Pasteur, chemist,
Paris ; and M. A. Peterman Geographer, of Gotha ;
in the Faculty of Philosophy id. Haman, Professor of
Ghent; M. Ferdinand Hiller Director of the Conser-
vatoire of Cologne ; Mr. Frederic Kapp; Notary at New
York ; Mr. Mure, of Edinburgh ; IL Ropier, Member
of the French Institute ; IL de Renmont, Councillor of
Legation at Aix-la-Chapelle ; M. de Rossi, Rome ;
M. Jules Schmidt, Director of the Athens' Observatory;
and N. Otto Struve, Professor of Astronomy at St. Peters-
burg.

AN OPENING.—The g
followin_ advertisement
appeared in last night's Record :—" Episcopal chapel for
sale, fashionable town, high-class congregation ; average
income, last seven years, 6001. a year ; present income
rather low. First-rate opening for an Evangelical
preacher. Immediate possession. Price only 1,7001. for
long lease, fixtures, and fittings. Principals only address
—, Strand, W.C."
CRYSTAL PALACE.—The farce of The Goole with
the Golden Eggs will be performed at throe o'clock this
afternoon by Mr. J. Clarle, Mr. R. Thorne, ha At five
o'clock the Beni-Zoug-Zoug Arabs will give their last
performances.
birrsorOLTrale BOARD or WORKB.—The usual
weekly meeting of the board was held yesterday at the
offices, Spring-gardens, Sir J. Thwaites in the chair, A
report was brought up from the Works and General Pur-
poses Committee, submitting a plan of the proposed
arringementa between the board and the Metropolitan
District Railway Company, for the construction of the
railway along the lone of the Thames Embankment
North and new street to the Mansion-hones. The chair-
man regretted that they lad not been able to open the
approaches to the embankment from Villiers-street, from
Waterloo-bridge, and from the steamboat pier at the
bottom of Essex-street, Strand. This bad arisen from
the want of material, but the board would accelerate the
work as much as possible, and it was hoped in a very
short time that the approaches would be open for the use
of the public.
HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES
OP THE Caller. Bsencemer.—A quarterly court of the
governors of this institution was held on Thursday
at the hospital ; Mr. T. P. Beckwith in the
chair. The sr2vkaread the report, which stated
that the financial • of the charity was lees favour-
able by nearly than it was at the beginning of the
quarter, owing mainly to the great falling off in the
receipts from donations and legacies. The annual sub-
scriptions, which had somewhat increased, were only
equal to about half the yearly expenditure. The
legacies, which had been unusually few, were—the late
Mr. J. Day, RN., 1001. • the late Dr. G. Aldred, 1001.; and
the late Mr. G. S. Leverton, 3001. The number of in-
patients admitted since the 28th May had been 229, of
whom 207 had been discharged greatly benefited and 28
had died ; the number of out-patients during the same
period had been 1,680. The chairman said that one of the
reasons why the receipts had fallen off was that people
had an idea that the institution was a very wealthy one.
This was a great mistake; the expenses were very heavy,
and they required a great deal of ass stance. It was to be
hoped, however, that the receipts would become larger
the commercial world gradually recovered from the
effects of the panic. The report was adopted and the pro-
ceedings terminated.
TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted, for the week
ending August 1, on 13,287 miles, to 840,334!., and for the
eorrespouding week of last year, on 12,9913 miles, to 864,1531.,
showing an increase of 289 miles and a decrease of 13,8171.
The gross receipts on the following 14 railways
amounted in the aggregate, on 9,609 miles, to 705,136/,
and for the corresponding week of 1887 on 9,384
miles, to 716,3441.. showing an increase of 225 miles,
and a decrease of 11,2081. The decrease on the Great
Eastern amounted to 2,1801.; on the Great Northern to
; on the Great Southern and Western, to 88.31. ' • on
the Great Western to 5081. ; on the London and North-
Western to 9681. • on the London and Brighton to
2,912/. ; on the London and South-Western to 823/. ; on
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire to 166/. ; on
the Midland, to 132!.; on the North-Eastern, to 2,868/ ; and
on the South-Eastern, 1,4621.—t0tal 13,8824 ;• but from
this must be deducted 1,416!., the increase on the Cale-
donian and North British, and 1,2591. on the Lancashire
and Yorkshire -together, 2,674!., leaving the decrease as
above, 11,2061. The goads and mineral traffic on these
lines amountekto 323,7731., and for the ooriespordirig week
of 1867 to 328097/, showing a decrease of 6,022!. The re-
ceipts for gent. parcels, kc., amounted to 381,3611.,
against ,547/., showing a decrease of 6,186/. The
traffic receipts on 62 other lines amounted, on 3,678 miles,
to 135,19 W., and for the corresponding week of last year.
on 3,614 miles, to 137,8091., showing- an increase of 64
miles and a decrease of 2,811/ The total receipts of the
pad week show an increase of 19,6381., as compared with
these of the preceding week, seding_tbe 26t of July.
NATIONAL EXHIBITION of WORN! ART, AT
Luna 1868.—Betum of adiniselorni—PridayOP .
August 7.
—By mason tickets, 1,614 ; by payment ee Is. 6d. eacti,
1,4412. Tetal, 2,976.