The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-21 00:00:00

SPORTING.

Diatom TATTEESALVS.—MONDAT.
the early part of the aftenioon the rase ma am
remedy atimisd, but, in odor to leers Lemke Sir Trek by
the theta Nordista domes, subscribers dispersed base the
mad Isms.
Theadilimmt adipose week's aerommistagramesandy
all athadom.
cas, The lading was very and, with ass
or
two sicapti unimportant.
01ILAT NOSTRUM HANDICAP.-81. NY 0017 wee in
domand. At Brat 6to 2 was taken *oily about lifer.
gauntly 9to 4 was and at the aloes some
was done at 2to 1. tlkfroieler am/ Chevalier elabeirts
ware bated at 9 mazit dot piles deolnable
about Mar did Wks througlista rho diorama.
16,000 to 30 was laid ogled Gila dialog the Gnat
Nadirs am/ Cho*, Cup, sod Anton the Two Thomism/
sail Darby. 1,400 to id w Id/ against St. Giles wimmimg
the Gnat Northera ad Warlock the Chaster Cap.
Two TNOVSAND. —Toddle was
dual was Mould on dm at 4 tot= at
Ile 2 was t. ato mad, 2001. Sewed lavarassmia we
and on Anton at 6s' 1, 11 to 2, sad Gal. 600 to 103 was
talksa about Loyola, who was booked air micas modlorantes
at the rams rats of odds. 600 to 16 was laid
Etat's whining this meat owl Lemalagba the
Cup. 1,000 to2o was laid amid Loyola's winabg thia
Bunt and the Dm*, sag 000 to 6 was batted agalad
Lamboint's wiaaMg this moat in/ Blue Jacket the Dishy.
Cimarratt Ccr.—lmamiagtwand Ilinespiewert=.l,
in brisk demand. The odds quoted against
were taken to 1004
Dauer.—No tarried* Wide, to Blink Bow arm
under oar nodes. LSO 0. MP, 1,400 to 100 am/ 2,400
to 200 wore takes abed Lama; no to 6 was Mahal Mr arm
money about Aramd. Mime allsrings4an at*,
rzb:b, Scott's lot" bas ad die yeas say way
k per 1,000 tel 6 was boded this' apt
Athlete sad 1,000 to gases mat Colculd.
CLOSING

OREATVNORTHERN HANDICAP.
2to 1 sgst Lord Ribbleedale's St. Oils (9 to 4t n
9 to 2 Lord Zetland's Skirmisher (t sad off)
9to 2 Mr. Howard's Chevalier. 6 Indooted. (t
and
200 to 6 Mr. Wotinson's Siding (t)
CHESTER CUP.
6to 1 silt Mr. E. Parr's Leamington (t)
10 to 1 Mr. 11. Hill's llbm* (t sad off)
20 to 1 Lord Ribblwidels's Dulosmara (t)
30 to 1 Mr. Isaac Day's Zi.„Zag (t)
500 to 6 Mr. Hind's Lerma t)
TWO THOUSAN .
7 to 2 ago lord Lcadenborough's Kent (t)
11 to 2 —74 r. F. Robirmon's Anton (t and of
6to 1 Lord Clifden's Loyola (t)
6to I Lord Zetland's Vedette (t and of
8 to 1 Baron Rottiorhlid's Sydney (off)
ONE THOUSAND.
to 4 agat Mr. W. I'Anson's Blink Bonny
3to 1 Lord Portsmouth's Ayoranora
6to 1 Sir W. R. Bulkeley's Tasmania
DERBY.
12 to 1 opt Mr. F. Robioson's Anton (t)
100 to 6 Mr. Howard's Arsenal (t)
26 to I Mt. J. S. Douglas's Tournament (t)
25 to 1 Mr..Clzarthwaite's Sprig of Shillelagh
26 to 1 Lord John Scott's Lady Hawthorn (off)
40 to 1 Admiral Harcourt's Wardermanike (t)
50 to 1 Mr. Howard's Chevalier d'lndustria (t)
1000 to 6 Lord Derby's Athlete (t end off)
1000 to 6 Mr. Bowes's Colonist (t and off)

DERR HUNT.—The hunting season um. Lees,fft,*
to a close by a gallant ran In the neighbourhood of Chebnit.
ford, on Saturday week, and the comanon gathered together
a few choice spirit* of tLe Bold, in spits of wind and wet, re-
solved to enjoy a sport they may not share again till the
'mon of mellow autumn. A fallow deer wee by permission
smarted oppoeite the Hare sad Hounds at Roswell, and,
proving of the right sort, led the pack a doe Wittig own al
one hour end forty minutes. till at last, patting his bead for
Chelmsford, he made a dash seems the satiny below the
town, and was at last taken in s Said user Springfield Hill.
The day's wort was setiaisetary to all, sad most of those who
had (arrived the run threw themselves upon the hostels and
hospitality of Chelmsford, and closed it with a coavivial
Aimez Serail
NGLING IN TIT Sot-The—The weather, as well

se the state of the river, having been favourable foe angling
for some days pant, this agreeable and healthy amassment
has been enjoyed by several distinguished individuals during
the pedant week. Owing to the number of clean fish being
now on the move the sport in the waters in the vicinity has
bees men than woolly inviting. On Monday his Grace
the Duke of Roxburgh end hie eldest ion the Marquis of
Bow:moat killed three clean Wreak each, besides a number
of foul fish. Throe other clam ones wee taken on the
some day by Lord Gardiner. On Wednesday Lord Wm.
Thynne caught five clean fish in the Birgit= wder, and
in the Sprouston fishing, five others were taken on the
IMMO clay. There are still a lugs number of foul fish in
the river, as the four noblemen above mentioned captured
in all 41 on the days named.—Kelso Cloromeirk.
OREAT PEDESTRIAN FEAT.—" The Red Man"
alluded to in our lad commenced his herculean fed of walk-
ins 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours at ten o'clock yeoternight
meek, sad km continued on his "long journey" up to the
*,mat thee, having thus accomphohed upwards of 160
miles The Omsk will not be finally completed until two
o'clock en the 18th of May nett. —Maidstone Onutts.
A DAT BY THE WATERsIDE.—AN EXCELLENT
PROPOIIAL.—With the view of sasioting the funds of the
Kent and Canterbury hospital, Mr. G. Curtiss, of Canter-
bury, has consented to supply superior new pleasure vans,
decorated suitably for the occasion, free of every charge, for
the purpose of convoying to the water-side end back all
those who subscribe or collect 10e. during the summer
months towards the funds of the hospital; and children col-
lecting ss. to be allowed to accompany their parents.
CANDIDATES FOR THE DUNNOW Ftroar.—The
following applications for the Thuonow Flitch, to be pre-
seated on the 24th of June, by W. Ilarrieon A icusworth, Esq.,
have been received. The wife of one of the claimants
baa been married three times, and Pays that by experience
she finds married life much happier than a ekes one :
" Staffordahire, April 9, 1857.—Sir,—We are both prepared
to substantiate our claim for the flitch of bacon, and are now
enjoying the pleasing thoughts of our anticipated visit to
Dummy, to go in and win the prize of our ambition—
T. J. H., Mil." "Saffron Walden, March 31, 1857.—8ir,
—We hereby claim the Durunow flitch of bacon, and en
quite willing to take the oath required, and go through the
needier, CM.:Cato obtain it; and hope wo shall be fortu-
nate enough to the prize, as we have never quarrelled
sines our took place.—W. 8., R. P. S.' "Col-
chador, April 8, 1867.—5ir,-1 am happy to inform you
that my wife as well as myself amnion wing to go Weigh
the ceremony of obtaining the Danmow flitch, s the ho-
nourable dim of our conjugal happlsons; end we dell be
there, tinder prevented by miaow@ en odor aileron wed-
loot.—.l. O. 13 "
TIE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.--Sintill oar bet
we have had several days of thorough wing essilisr. The
so has shone forth in unintamdd sop, sod his
tessrlsig raye, albeit tempered by soorwhat Velesees%
Moe wade all ant vegateble. le the
Veg=ws was a mil wieweee; Woe ere
We lea 4 awl es We we terlieadeie diet
.....,....1 nay wired. The wefts, to wear a
, rod slim& awe et our crops ow
lei PP =tor the poled el abs year, yet of look
bseithy sot Osamu Themes mops Moo aid op potty
does the bos maw Abstplase the
sapeasoats a
ligWy attairiary war" lot Nati megoios
hero oft the part ddhahri,=iollorisbLlist et all !dais le
pioliltal.--thowo
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A public meeting of the working men of London
was held yesterday evening at the Cowper-street School-
mate, City road, "to express regret and isy• with the
aseammefalparliamentary candidates at r..hiann Had-
e, and Oldham, end to take the inn of
the ww-g men of London so to what reforms ought to be
demanded been the now periiament." The room—en Mi-
meo.e one—was crowded. There could not have been kw
than from 800 to 1,000 persona, nearly alt of whom beiongod
to the operative alma
The eine wee Mann by Mr. B. LUCAS,
Tlw Cunneen, ha egamig the prowediega, obeereal at
the mama that no
of de proms yeie,sd to in the aver •
*went use aware se the weatlng limber bees calla& Had
be bias& ham emadled, be mid, with meet to the term
stir node% be eirwinly should ane lave potomandsel the
wee of the word sylopethyr benems the gentleman
Amid Ma mg enelletwoil by tie amelowmae of having
done Ma duty, awl *mhos Md sat Woad In =id
Of Nay spapithy hi their mod prYe. (Mow) Them
was awl waked, at Iran, In seemeidon with while they bad
all droned well at Oak aseatry, that al the oitsetion of
theyesOk and if their views were minted oat, the &Wren
el Se iaeldng classes would thM reepeet be ylsoldi on an
=with those of the middle sad even the upper CIALICS.
.) As ragandled Brigid and Gibson, he hal
no wish to awl Mk with the oemaftwery of Manchester for
grakgelem. he it bad drilyszereieed its eight, snd he
oitithiek the world was casing to en sad bemuse
the late reyeasentathem of Membower bed net been
sleeted. As to Mr. Cobden, his views en the
paw garden had been pally talasyraeweed. lie
newt was a tewabar of the pros waft ko who'
mead was that the Mame mom Weald, If rails, be
Wed M oneenst Is a pe web rednetton at smentents.
ilas waft was not onward to Ow*
(Chown ) taw cir est of
am, but Wo
mew ws' lewd awl 111.
sakawatolpagat. melee dwell not be
Is
rzaLl etiup. sass
iryabwerleganwanwlen at ths
blood with Ow taalMt awl Moil perllmanla
- - - • • •

• Mr. Wane, me r~e meth .the fiat masiution, said
he nagelad the inlea
by
Oaths,
and edam lama It aim& the low sad enslaved alai. of t
the armethemmy el IlingtheraL (" No, no," sad eisees.)
Mack vas mid the& ale“_alavery, gut these wee a wares ,
slavery la this ormaley. -What mast be the state of the
working canes, whim theumath of the peer crowded the
workhouse doom, sad csald ad obtain relief f (Hear,
kr.) The vldloolosery lbsliad wee least am bad
as the linatalevari di/whs. Having been requested by ,
the dolman te wallas lama obrietly to the medulla,
he we nod whit he hal to papa% viz., " That thin ,
mailing views with mat the eadatha bum parliament of
Mama. Otham, Otham, Math and Fox, at a time ,
when they bleemed meamtally in checking dictatorial
power rat issasided buielletel Mame in church end state, .
atheadeg impair amides, mbseltating intonation& az- ;
Walla tor works ages laisisourse betweenill tY
makes Imbed dna*
oilseeds% extending tesealiqe7eilltabtruskable
reader with al.liatt,e=ibe the emit : as*
tiork mad to the worravesSeast doing lo seam
Vialrei which
talettanergratll wee* Inesiatill:
be the people et llailad penenel die ties-
=there woe no pleas he the earistry ekes sate um
be neatest. Mr. Cobble bad soils the eristanaey
mem* le die trete of Eagle/. He Ist gritted the
reentimeme mem Isnot ump. (Idenettar, art a 'nide,
• Let") The grothern rho made that ex-
theeeitha fagot that the pates et booed daring the French
the was tithe whet It hid bass weirdly((Hear, bear.)
If Mr. Oahe bed Is.. nallthr else, he had immortalised
his time 19. seaming the aboMea of the corn laws.
(Chum ) _ Mr. HEW, they all knew, was the able coad-
jutor &Mr. CobdenAs to his pease views, he was known
to have always hid them. Mr. Gibson was the greet
insimmeat of obtaining the repeal of the newmaper
=l./dr. Kith was the uncompromiang advocate of
liberty ; end a. to Mr: Pox,there was no
maa tae worthy to remeimt the working classes. (Cheer..)
He had never pandered to them, but had always advocated
their rights sad interests. As regarded the representation,
it was well known that there were in this country about
6,000,000 adult males, sad that of three only 1,000,000 had
the Amebae. This Mate of things ought to be done away,
with, and the remedy for the evil included the establishment
of the ballot. (Cheers.)
Mr. CUNNINOTOM seeonded the reeolation. :tiropethy
with the Yemen whose services had been referred to was,
be agreed with the chairman, am et the question. Their
chancier was public property, and needed no defence. toy
obtaining the repeal of the corn laws, Mr. Cobden bad in-
directly conferred an the working man the greatest possible
benefit. (No,
i, That magpie bad cheapened the
neoesearies of life, and increased the demand for
labour. (" Oh, " and cries of " competition.")
He feared that Lord &mantra, instead of depending on a
liberal, just, and patriotic course of policy, was t.l.tng on
the army, and if that were the am, then, he said, politically,
might they perish. (Cheers.)
Mr. Lennie moved ea an amendment that Sir Jahn
WMpzssi ide should be included in the tribute of sympathy
ox is the resolution, contending that his services is
the came of the working them eattheiltim to that diatiac-
tan. Masers.)
Mr. HELLZr, in eeoondiug the resolution, mid in his
Maimu thetevettemen excluded from perhement would
be of mom the out of the house than they would
have been in it. (Cheers.) It was the men out of
doom who forced parliament to pees great measuree, and
he hoped the excluded candidates would eaglet them in their
°forte to secure parliamentary reform. It was five-and-
, twenty years since the last beggarly parliamentary Reform
Bill wee canted. They must now agitate, agitate, aMtate,
and they would soon and Lord Palmerston as squeezable se
as orange. (Laughter.) In conclusion, he said if there
, was a man mote worthy then another of the proposed ex-
, msesion of sympathy and regret it was Sir Joshua
W!"1.7,_ „ •
T taIAIIINAM omen.= that the mover and seconder of

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the revolution were quite willing that thenamo of Sir Joshua
Walmaley should be added to the resolution, and it would
therefore to inserted. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Nacre hoped that in considering the question of
reform the meeting would not allow itself to be influenced by
mimes. ((ileac, Experience had taught him to
distrust w and thatthe people must lookto themselves.
(Amy of " Charter ") 1 ea, he wee an advocate of the
charter, and his object in contending for it wee that the
working dames might have houses and homes in their own
country. Cobden and Bright were not the friends of the
working classes. (Cheers and disapprobation.) They be-
longed to the aristocracy of money, and the people should not
trust them. He would conclude by moving the adoption of
the charter, the entire charter, as a means to an end. (Great
uproar.) The rejection of the unsuccessful candidates had
taught them a great moral lesson. (Cries of "The amend-
ment.") His amendment wee the adoption of manhood
enffrage, without any property qmaltfloation for members.
(Great confusion.)
The Cu AIRMAN observed that the promoters of the meet-
ing had no objection to the discussion of the charter, but
that was not the time for it. Let the resolution ander
consideration bo disposed of, and the meeting could then
proceed to any other that they pleased.
Mr. DICKST said for the sake of unanimity he would
withdraw his resolution. (Cheers.)
A person in the body of the meeting here rose to address
the meeting. He observed that the real question was
whether Mews. Cobden and Bright were the friends of the
working classes. Hs 'man advocate of high wages, and
what had they done to promote that object ? (Hear hear.)
Diabase and misery had increased to an awful extent, and
when any mamma were proposed in parliament for
the benefit of the working classes those gentlemen opposed
them. (Cries of " Name.") When the Ten Hours Factory
Bill was proposed,_Cobden and Bright were found opposing
it. When- Lord Robert Grosvenor prepared a measure to
benefit the working bakers, Mr. Bright spoke against it.
Again, Sir Henry Hulked repeatedly proposed a measure to
put an end to the truck system, and Meows. Cobden, Bright, I
and Gibson made powerful speeches in oppeMtion to it. Now,
because they wore expelled front the House of Commons,
they began to talk about parliamentary reform. (Hear,
hear. and " No, no.") Every man who had read the news-
papers attentively must know that what he had been saying
ws. correct (A voice, •• Not IN to Fox.") No ; and the
mans of Mr. You, the moat popular of the unsuccessful cen-
didalsy hatroduced to secure the carrying of the re•olu-
Mon. , hear.) He was himself a Spitalfields weaver,
mil ha amid speak from experience of the deletes of his
dam. (Haw, hear.) He concluded 'hy moving
en saiendseent that the expulsion of Messrs. Cobden,
Bright, end Gibson from the Home of Commons was a
jet Mandan for their opporition to measures for the
social beret of the working clamor.
Another person in the body of the meeting, who stated
hie name tube TeooxAo GALE, seconded this amendment.
- - - • •

Mr. Renew, who was on the platform, denounced the
amendment ae a device of the enemies of the people. (Laugh-
ter end cheers.) _ . .

—Mr. Baottesaas O'Bei EN referred to a handbill circu-
lated by the promoters of the meeting, end embracing man-
hood rare" Tote by ballot, triennial parliaments, numerical
egnalbation of eiteteral dietrieis, sad no pro anon,
and Annul that than IMMO were cos ma thow
which ought he aught It Tatars. re. Whoa
gnat wrls .7ah wee. the
=lll.behrioa :te=ritaly bzetisgihtoply expyeawd regaM at th• tl;
id et their 'Medi= woll betroenri ffigelatri Hat did
them* be He iron of the people. Übe rogroaal their
shwas bow eartiewat— , It wee bruise oldie good Gel led
&we, now had always been
hew " Heaton arnels& el es..
dm. ("Neer,
to lea ea the Willia which be hal rehrnol he se the iwoean
gram d des mean, owl doelarea that be would not
ow* ea eariertea et soiiiMa widi weft who hal due
10.11W•li ice the Poolle, ild boldipol weld do 11111111. U

the resolution were weed, he would afterwards embody the
Plirle of future reform in a substantial resolution. lit
original resolution and the amendment expressing die.
=Sxof the conduct of Mesas. Cobden, Bright, !end
'w:r then submitted to a show of hands, end the
Chairman declared the former carried. The numbers ap-
peared to be pretty nearly equal. ...we- 4
Mr. J. J. LOCIINAUT enlarged at some length upon the
defective elate of the present representation, end the injus-
tice which it involved to the working clanar, and concluded
by moving —" That this meeting ie of opinion that any mar-
sate of reform to the repareentatioe of tho people tiaa=
the country at large sholdd a hest contain—first,
suffrage ; sewed, • more equal distribution of electors to
population; three, no property qualification for members of
parliament; filar, vote 6y loot; five, triennial perliee
waits." (Cheers)
Mr. B. 00 Bums seconded the rawhides, reserving • his
right, he said, to go hereafter la the whole sir points of the
Charter
Mr. Bttou who declared himself to be an uncompro-
mising Arsenic moved an amendment in favour of manual
parliaments and the paymmt ef members
Mr. WELIA Barnaded this
Mr. Hera; who mid he arisen a factory operative in
Manchester for 20 observed that the chartists of that
city, who were lik yto mow Mr. Bright beet, had done all
in their power to sectuelas returnM the last (Melon. (Hein)
The resolution as proposed to be amended was then:put
and careied.
Mr. J. P. ADAMS proposed a resolution declaring the
meeting to be in favour of a scheme of national evader oder
cation, to be supported by the money now paid to the clo
This resolution was seconded by Mr. fiest.ev„and canted
unanimously.
Thanks wore then voted to the chairman, and the meeting
separatod.

HAZLET OF ILATCLIFP.- IaTILIOBTLIVABY

Yesterday a sasetizsg of the ratepayer, of tie,
hamlet of Raleliß wee held at the Mercers' Arms, in Tattoo-
alrest, user Stepney old church, to aunt their rights to elect
as elmethwerden and twelve trustees, according to ancient
7:GEORGE WALTON, • guardian of the poor and chair-
man of the hamlet of Raked! Parochial Reform Amount-ion,
presided, and there were several members of the elected ves-
try in attendance who seemed to take great interest in the
proceedings.
It is necenary to state that the new vestry elected under
the provisions of the Metropolis local Management Act met
at the Green Coat School, in White florae street, on Easter
Monday, to elect • churchwarden and twelve trustee& under
the local act of 1810. The ratepayers insisted on their sight
to be present, and though not invited soon filed the
room, end asserted their right to elect • churchwarden and
trustees. In this view they were supported by Mr. Waken.
Mr. Blyton, Mr. Whiting, and one or two others of the
elected vestry. The chairman, Mr. Aehbeidge, Mr. Badman,.
clerk to the trastsee, and a majority of the elected vestry, en
the other band, declared that the ratepayers had no Tam is
the matter, and that the election was vested in the new wary
awned under Sir Benjamin Hall's act. A warm discard=
semeed, and it was alleged by Mr. Matthias, Mr. Davis, Mr.
Werra, Mr. Livett, and others, that the meeting was
inasmuch as It was called by Mr. Bathurst, who
called himself the vestry clerk, an office to which he had
never been appointed. The ratepayers were warmly sup-
ported by Mr. Walton and Mr. Blyton, a scene ensued, and
the balloting box was broken to prevent the vestry pro-
ceeding to the election of 12 trusters. The meeting
was dissolved without doing any business. Since then the
ratepayers have held several meetings, and beta advised that
the power of electing a churchwarden and twelve trustees
wu still vested in the parishioners at large and that the
decision of the Lords Justices of Appeal in ehanceelitn re-
gard to the Clerkenwell incumbency rase favoured view
of the matter. Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, the rate-
payers assembled opposite the Green Coat School, in ex-
pectation that there would be another meeting of the elected
vestry, at which they were determined to be present. The
however, did not meet, and Mr. Walton, Mr. Blyton,
Leatir hi. Whiting, who are members of it, assured the people
mounded they had not received any notice of a meeting of
the board they belonged to, and whenever they did the
parishioners should- be informed of it. The rate-
payers than proceeded to the Mercers' Arms, where
the secretary of the Hamlet of Ratclitf Parochial
Reform AJEOCIIIiOII announced, amidst loud and continued
cheering, that the four persons, Messrs. Walton, Weller,
Liven, aid Delany, proposed by the association as guardians
of the poor, had been cleated by a largo majority over the old
guardians, who were members of the self-nominated bond of
trustees. Mr. Mstthisry Mr. Walton, Mr. Blyton, Mr. Price,
Mr: Livett, and others, addressed the meeting, and alter a
conversation in which Mr. Davis, Mr. Prevost, Mr. °matey,
and Mr. Donovan, (overseer) took part, it was proposed, and
carried by acclamation, that the meeting ehouid proceed to
the election of *churchwarden and trustees. Mr. Samuel
Whiting was elected chnichwarden,
_and Messrs. Goodwin,
Long, emper, 0. Carter, Ravenhjill, Jarrett, T. Forrest,
Crane, Parkinson, Woolner, Winney, and Lonretaff, were
elected trustees, from a list nominated by the old board of
trustees, under the local act of 1810. The following resolu-
tion was unanimously agreed to:—" That this meeting have
ascertained with the greatest surprise and indignation the
extraordinary and unjustifiable conduct of a majority
of the elected vestry of this Hamlet, in
arefiluiliz
to It the ratepayers ter. soisraiss this -
of electing • churchwarden and trustees; that
In the present uncertain state of the law as regards pariah
ustriee, it would have been only a graceful art on the wt
if the elected vestry to have permitted the ratepayers to elect
a churchwarden and trustees, and to have afterwards con-
firmed the choice of the ratepayers—a course of proceeding
which hes been adopted in several parishes in the metropolis
daring the past Easter week : and that this meeting pledgee
itself, individually and collectively, to use every exertion to
prevent the re-election of those vestrymen who prevented the
ratepayers exercising their long-established rights and privi-
lamia
k.Easter Monday."
were voted to Mr. George Blyton and Mr. George
Willis ter the manner in which they had advocated the
rights of the ratepayers.