The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-28 00:00:00

MILITARY.

DEATH OF OENERAL SIR F. T. HAMMOND,
O.C.H —This general officer died at his renitence in town
on the 28th inst, et a very advanced age. His first cowl:m-
ilitia as ensign was doted so far back as 1710. Ile saw 110010
active service in the early part to his Lie, but was chiefly
known ter having been upwards of forty years attached to
the household or the late Geo. IV., to whom he was elk f
equerry and clerk marshal. In 1827 the King nominated
Sir F. Hammond a G.C.H. In 1831 he became Licu•cnant
Ci warner of Edinburah Castle, a sinecure appoir.tment
which will not be filled up. The late Sir F. 11.,comond wz.a
also a Deputy Lie■tenant of Suffolk.
DEATH OF LIEUT.-GENERAL MAWBY. —On the
26th instant this distinguished general officer alto ii;ed in
London, aged 80 years. He entered the ermy in 1757. It
1793 he embarked with his regiment for Toulon, and, after
serving there with the 18th Foot, was appointed avistant-
engineer, when he was sent to the outpost of Cape Brun,
where be remained until the evacuation of Toulon, is Do-

camber, 1793. The following year Lieutenant Mawby
embarked for Corsica, and proceeded with the Grenadiers
from Bettis to Calla, where he wes present during the siege,
se also at the storming of the Moselle fort. Haying, in
1804, attained the rank of lieut.-colonel, he proof eded the
neat year to the Bat Indies, in command of the 63rd Itegt.
In 1809 Lieut.. Colonel Mawby accompanied his regiment
into the province of Bundelcund, where be wee appointed to
command the first infantry brigade, and which command he
held until March, 1812, when the army was ordered int,
cantonments. At the stormirg of Callinger, In February,
1812, be commanded the British troops. Both Genteel
Newby end Sir F. Hammond were on the list of general
officers receiving the unattached pay.

SPORTING.

NEWMARKET CHAMPION COURSING

MEETING=TVESDAY.

PUPPY grain.—Sir St. George Gore's Cobra beat Mr.
Gurney's Aspasia ; Mr. R. Bagg's Trotsig beat Mr. Etwall's
Lobster; Mr. Vipan's Viardot best Sir W. B. Smyth's
litrongbow ; Mr. Rogers's Hamm Sarum bear Mr. Fysou's
Fanny Fickle ; Mr. Dobede's Dora beet Sir St. Georg*
Gore's Lioll Heart ; Mr. Ho-epees Memory (late ReOniaat)
beat Mr. King's Royalist ; Mr. Buckwnnh's Bertha brat
Lord Stradbrokes Miser ; Mr. R. Barge's Triste bet Sir
W. B. Smytes Saddle ; Mr. Gillett's Gallantry beat Mr.
Hill's Medea (late Una) ; Mr. Fyson's Factotum beat Mr.
Parkinson's Susan ; Mr. Dobede's Dot beat Mr. Hill's
Model Lady ; Mr. Dobede's Dunkeld beat Mr. Holmes
Memorandum (late Dart).
ALL AOlll3 S —Mr. IFlolnars'e Mocking Bird beat
Mr. Dobede's Diamond ; Mr. Roberts's Midas (late Sylvan)
beat Mr. Moody's Field Marshal ; Mr. Badman's's Bees-
wing beat Mr. Etwall's Ebb; Mr. Vipan's Verity beat Mr.
Dobedes Desperate ; Mr. Guthey's Aep beat Mr. Gillett's
Go-along (late Faithfal); Mr. Hill's Mercury best Sir St.
George ti,re's Candor ; Sir St. George 0 )rs's Magician
beat Mr. Vipan's Vanilla ; Mr. Dobede's Donald best Mr.
Hill's Mary ; Lord Stradbroke's Merchent beat Mr. Br 'ok's
Black Eagle ; Captain Archdall's—best Mr. Fyson's Fore-
runner.

THE SOUTH LANCASHIRE (NEWTON)
STEEPLECHASE
Souls LANCASHIRE FREE HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE Of
10 son. eat*, and 100 added ; the second to rtorive 20 sows.
and the winner to pay 20 eon. towards expenses. About
three miles. (10 subs.)
Mr. Tieruan's Isaac. aged. 1 let 101 b
Mr. Conaor's The Oaks, 6 yrs, 10et Blb 2
Mr. Pesos's Melly Brown, 6 yrs, 9st llb 3
TREE HANDICAP HURDLE SWEEPSTAKE& of 7 WU each,
6/t, and 30 added. Two miles, over six hard]. I. (6 Buhr.)
Mr. Beason's The Little Queen, 4 yrs. list Sib
Mr. Prue nd Redetreek, aged. llst lib 2
Pattimes Greg, 6 in, list 51b

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUESDAY.
CHESIER. CUP.
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60 to 1 sgst Rhesus (tfrise)i):l3i,ooo to 16 wet Brother to
60 to 1 Langton (t) DJuiii, (I)
Nothing else backed, but to 1 each was offered ab.mt
Camel sad Clarissa, scd 1,000 to 16 agst soy other.
DNRBY.
6 to 1 apt Grecian 26 to 1 apt Newtnicstier (t)
Bis 1 Prima Minister 25 to 1 Storm
13 to 1 Monntataylph a 33 to 1 Faugh.a-ballsdh
20 to 1 Lamartins colt (t)

PlLDESTaWrieht.—James Martin, a youth of 19,
started on Monday moraine, st 8 o'clock, to run from Dindon-
bridge to Maidstone-bridge, a diatsnce of 36 mil.e, in four
hours. This extraordinary feat was attempted for a wager
of 501., of with* Martin was to losalas 251. if be succeeded.
The weather wee most uniavounible as it rained during
nearly the whets of lb journey, sweets roads were heavy
and bad. Notwithstanding all these disadvantages, Martin
got our tea man within the first hour, and 9j within the
mooted lour. Be aceomplishad the whale distance iu 3h.
60e. 14e. Althugh he wee, of course, meek fatigued, he
arso not greatly fle . . Martin fis 5 feet 71e. high, undo/
19 years of age,eleeder make and his eyle of ninuing is by
long strides. Re took for briakfast an eta beaten up is a
cep due, sad a pine of dried tout. At Intervale on bis
jemmy Ise took a single cop of tea, but nothing to eat. A
large number of vehicles accompanied him on the road, and
the crowd unerabled et Maidstone to see him Goole in Well
Tory greet.—Rochester Gantt..

WOLOaarfaXPTon.—On Tuesday forenoon a public
weoetlag of the Inhabitants of Wolverktopton was held et
the Arcenebly Room, Queen-street, "for the remote of
oldnerlag her atost_grachras *dusty on the present eggre
okanaf W relp of Some la the remotion of a papa hier-
archy fee die assay. awl briber to take inch steps ea the
present side may reinfre." Aa address aid rtioletione
Wen saialomeoll aiirted.