The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-09 00:00:00

TO THE znrroa OF TUN EXPIERIL

Stlt,—As usual, some extraordinary reaulte have
marked the find day of the Doncaster September Meeting,
the sport altogether being of a stirring character, despite
the numerical weakness of the fields. Beltrulrum WAS
backed too greet a certainty in the Champagne for more
than throe to oppose him; but having been evidently
"indulged" of late—was it on account of his dickey leg or
the hard ground?—he was not equal to the taskof boating
them all, the newly-named Sister to Resicracian, cut down
so easily by Chanoinease at Epsom, and nowhere to Doke
of Beaufort at Goodwood, just upsetting him. Here was
one of the old-fashioned Champagne surprises, and it
would have created a greet sensation had public
attention not been so concentrated on the St. Leger,
which is a very few hours distant at the time I write, all
Yorkshire being on the tip-toe of erpectation as to what
will win. The agony is piled up by the market changes
that are to constantly occurring, and also the re-arrange.
meets regarding the jockeys, one or two important
alterations among them having been made that suite
revolutiemed the betting Cannon and French, it is
rumoured, have both refused to ride Mr. Padwick's
Athena, the last-named artist having now, it appears, to
tool Seesaw, and not Chaloner, who jumps on to For-
mosa, owing to Fordham, who has determined to ride
what his friends jocularly call "his own horse," the
Paul Jones steam-engine. But I have no barium
with the St. Leger here, and must content my-
self with purring is review the several events to come
off on Thursday. An immense field will muster for the
Portland Plate, and those who hit the right nail on the
head must consider themselves favoured by fortune, there
being nothing for me to do but to make a bold dash in
favour of one, which one shall be The Last Rorie of
Summer, though I fear Tibthorpe, and even Grunston, if
he is the representative of the James Dawson interest.
The Badminton is another handicap, hut over a longer
distance than the foregoing, being a-full mile. See Saw,
Mercury, and Orion have yet to run in the St. Leger, and
perhaps Sunstroke in the Corporation Plate, at this
writing ; and all that can bo said Is that Ritualist and Van
Amburgh will be the most awkward for the best that pre-
vious running may hi mg forth to tackle. After Bella-
dram's Champagne defeat, he may not contest the 10 soon.
Sweepetakemven in the absence of his old opponent, Rysh-
worth, albeit he has little to fear, the hest of the remainder,
unless Agrippa is tit to run, being " all of a heap," anal any-
thing but first-rate. The Eglinton is merely a question of
Blue Gown starting: and I shall stand Charivoed for the
Scarborough, and Giant des Ilatailles for the Zetlauil
Stakes.

The Cup day must stand over until after the St. Leger,
and not much can be mid concerning the Cesarewitch or
Cambridgenbire as yet, the majority of the acceptances
being no moderate that the talent are quite tweet about
Blue Gown. who does not put up any penalty, like Romp-
ing Girl, she adding 71b to hot Ibt 121 b for winning the
Great Yorkshire Handicap so easily. The Gown must
certainly "run well," though by the end of the week I
shall doubtless discover something to beat him for both
mess.-1 am, &e., METEOR.
Reducliday morning.

(11T TELTNIZAPIL)
DONCASTER MEETINO.-(TRIS DAY.)

RT. LEGER.

Formosa
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11 ran.

Time (as taken Lp Benson's chronograph):-Start,
U.. ; arrival, 3h. 23m. 19 owes. ; dunitioa of racy,
:An. 191 ',ere. Duration of rare, 18117, 3ro. 17 goes.

BRADOATE HANDICAP.
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CORPORATION PLATE.
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Eve:ins
Sla:ter Willio
116mlaste.

ran.
MUNICIPAL STAKES.
Miradvesiture
Scintilla 2
Flazinau 3
ISININGTON STAKES. rive furlongA 1.2 Tanta. 4.33.
Thoiwaldren. Crucifixion t, Crown Prineew, Dryad,
Albania, Brother to Shibboleth, Roboapierre, Snider, bis.
raeli. Soubrette. St. Mango, Brethy, Morgan is Five,
Sunshade. Di Spanker, 'Ratak Lion, Good Mope. Lidy
Bar, Royal Rake. Bard of Erin, Miss Myron, IVamba,
Fragrance, and Lady Evelyn t are lire.

LEtIF.I7.
7 to 2 81;4 4. King Alfred (t)
4 to 1 Formtmot (I)
to 1 Virount (t)
6 to 1 Seo-Sow (t)
10 to 1 Paul .110111.4 (t)
10 to 1 Typhoeus (1)
20 to 1 St. Ronan qty
Rl.lll Iv. - Boolstnte, au4 \'Cll.ll.

•' A Sym rfoM Or Pe tur....—Utid..T the strive
heading the has the following;—" The 1:lth of tho
hoc. having it, depot iu Rouen, two of it; battalion., in
cat 'beds at St. Etienne, and another at Lyon-, in the camp
at Satithenay. had received orders to leave in the middle
of October for Bethune (Pas de a fortified town
of the second class. Is it n symptom of pence to place a
whole regiment in a small tom where they will had it
tiinicult to get loilging-room:•-•
10.‘111N0 EuR(.l-‘nY.—A fesr nights sine:, an
aged agricultural hammier named Fielding. who with his
wife resides in a lone cottage in a wood on Court Barton
estate, near Crediton, was alarmed by the somel of foot-
tdepti ou the staitease of his • lie bone. hetet), lit
a candle, but before he could put on any of his elotseff two
=to euteted bedroom and extingoished the light.
They then with tearful meuatcs demanded the old
MOM v, %hitt hi- wife pee them, but as it only amounted
to be:Le' 1.. they procee.,et to ransack the house. Meeting
a rotor they put it to lichtarg's throat, iu the honor that
he would be frightened into producing more money. Be-
fore doinrting the Lurglone who gained admission to the
houre by wrenching oft the iron Lam of the window, nen-
,ireked every room and seized a ham and other provisions.
They teitleutly thought that Fi. hfing had more money
than he gave them, for having left the howe-probahly
to emeult osune eotnieoniotei keeping watch on the ontsido
- they returned and du cab:heel to burn down the house if
mote u.omy wile not produced ; but atter remaining
two bouts, they appeared satistiod with the old man's Jim-
teetatimis that lie Lad no wore. Okt Fielding is so
alarmed by the Intridaia. threat to set hie house on tire
thal he he, sin"e quitted hi. abde, though ho hats re,idel
thew:4ll)cm,, His entplcerr. Mr. Will;am Coombe, W.ll
twice 1.11110 nut of hip dwelling during the Lot yea.%

THE CIL% LON A.-- A eonunttniontinit
frrtu the tamp of Chrilonn. artittcn on Sunday evening,
mys : "'The vast Orin which etivt. he. in front of the
imp riot residence here 1k US crowded thin morning with
t WI b., ticeirous of being /1110.€11t at the military
mare. Mgt-. Margnan, Bi-lion of officiated,
assisted by his two ricans-genentl. M. Hamelin. prefect
of the Jcpuitmeet, was elm, 'resent. At half-past
A, the Emperor, in a aeutral n tutiturnt, with the
Prince Imp-vial in that of thy Grenadier* of
the heard, made their uppen:anee, accompanied by a
brilliant .tiff, and wan rtcriveil with eneli euthe,d,,tie

to-dim:al bee. that Irdh hie Majesty and the young Prince
ses med 114 Majesty and his son th.'ll heard
IMF S. kuteling ou te-biers 01 oia•n air. The homier
far was ehatmleil he a milituty tupbcouic hotly of
nearly rto voce, in a rentiiikably.impreseiva manner. It
app ear. that bis Majesty, having given an order for at 11,11U-
-1.4.1' of Motimer ievolv, o', intimated that forty of them
we re ...e,tined for the officers in the caralry regiments, and
that t1..n.• gentlemen ,hould thaw lots among the.uselves
to deel.l.• AllO should be the ismeessor. That proceeding
havittp Is. it one through. the holden of tho fortunate
I,l,nd,ees eame, a.. tool 1..,.0 arrang.d I.y his Melo:Ay, to
/1.11• IVE foie rgven. Tln :they did flout the Emperor's owu
hand, awl they all were then invited by his Majesty to
lunch. The peatc,t cordiality was tuuniftted by the
invereitm, the guests net retirum towdrils five.' The
Afe”io.o- informs us that when the F:mperor arrivel at
(I.alems. a locomotive was in waiting to conduct his
Majesty to the camp, 17 mike distance. This locomotive,
it appears, Lad been especially ordt:ced by the Emperor
in ordt r to fry the imwer and utility of petroleum in plate
of real. Ilis 'Majesty, who takes greet interest in all .'a-
pain,, nts of this kind, mentalist by the side of the engin,-
driv. E. and himself examinod the working of the new
plan, which is said to have been entirely store...fol.
NY3Y WryrEn.—An alatnilitnee of hawthorn -
1
be; the is ;Arse:rally eoniitlemi to indicate a severe whiter.
If this tsupp. sition is well-founded, and a port of the
~linty of Kent nay be taken as representing the resit of
Fingiatol in that matte,. then the approaching winter will
Is. T, bald indeed. Long hedges and trees ma ybe scan
In thickly ~,vend with berries as to be of a bright red, iu
mine I tees entirely obia•ni lug tho leaves, notwithstanding
that a veto large quantity wa. shaken off by th^ high
flare e 11 irk.
111,i: %sill Ihning List month no li•oc
• IL n 1rA.998 diseased ti.,lr were ..eized by the motors of the
. ristliatuio rs' (1 'Arany at and near Billingsmito market,
:Jet .11 boats lying off them. 'May uHrri.ted of 73
brill,. ..sl, I. dories' 19,115 e guanfil-h. 5,100
. Us: I h7.:11 I ittnithstts. 7 hake. 8 820 herrings. 247 fur jcj
, I.: 1.1 noskent, tnulls±i, 27.:164 plaitin, int
On. e: w. tghi :tkate. 130 '427; ./010K.
. :thael.t, :17 trawl. tininit, awl 11,810 whiting
yevri• &Yu/4'l/411 101 db. of etel.mittaids. 3.11 b. of eau.
11,210 104.101. of towel., 73.1 willow. of 'luta" and 44
galloom of whitebait.