The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-17 00:00:00

THE CA3O3PSDOISHIIII.

For this event Cecil seems to be the universal favourite.
Bdr Ltfe gives a " plumper" for this animal.
Touchstone " couples Cecil and Wolsey together, and
says that if Restitution is well and wanted he will get a
place. The lirld couples Kingsland and Cecil, while
Augur," " Vigilant," and " The Wizard" name Resti-
tution and Mortemer for second and third places.

The Sperling Gazette announces that Admiral Roux is
at last suited with a bark—an easy walker, with gmud
action, and quite up to his weight -• present from Mr.
Henry Lowther, whom he has canied hunting for several
seasons, without making a mistake.
Boll's Lyi kerns that Exeter Steeplechases am to he
abandoned, and the balance in the bands of the treasurer
to the race fund will be distributed among the original
subscribers in proportion.
FABBIONLBIX CAMBIUDGEBETEE MOVNTS.—It has been
arranged that Fordham rides See Sew ; Chaloner, Lady
Coventry; Kenyon, Wolaey ; Wyatt, Cecil; Jeffery, Boa-
nergea; Morris, Restitution; and Butler, Kingiihuid.
These arrangements are, of course, subject to alterations
in the event of any training mishaps or other contin-
genciee.-Bporting Lift.
The Sportsman has the following. items:—lL Jackson,
the rider of Tumbler in the De Burgh Plate, at West
Drayton, yesterday, was fined 6 mom. fur disobedience at
the poet, by which • delay of nearly an hour was caused.
It. PAnson sustained • fracture of the collar-bone at
West Drayton on Thursday. He had weighed for Mr. J.
Wood's Lillie for the Selling Hurdle Plate, and the
number was hoisted, but the mare slipped up and mm.
shipped her rider, and therefore she did not go to the post.
Lute, the winner of the Sbobdon Cup at Hertford yester-
day, was objected to by Jeffrey, the rider of Belfast, for
crossing and foul riding. After hearing the evidence the
stewards decided in favour of Lute, but the owner of Bel-
fast objects to the decision, on the ground of its being con-
ti ary to evidence.

We learn with pleasure, says the Dublin Eerning
AlOl4 that the United States' government have granted
the sum of 201. to each of the four widows of the coast-
guard men who lost their liven in their noble efforts to
save the crew of the American ship It. 11. Tucker, which
was wrecked on the Blackwater Bank off the coast of
Wesfonl, on the 17th September hod.
The free and open church system seems to have
few supporters in South London, if we may judge from
the large-type notices which have appeared on the ma-
jority of the church doors during the past week, stating
that on certain days " the chuichwardens will attend in
the vestry to mimic,• pew-rents and let sittings." At some
of the churches thus fact was also made the subject of a
special announcement 11 the clergy during the service on
Sunday morning.—Seine 1.014411 rifSS.
Tits IN SPAIN.—The Honorary Secretary
of the Financial Committee el the Edinburgh Spimish
Evangelisation Society, Mrs. It. Peddie, publishes in the
Adinhurgh /'arrant an advertisement soliciting funds for
the printing and circulation of the New Testament in
Spain. It states that " General Prim has declared to
Senor Cabrera, one of the agents of the Edinburgh Spa-
nish Evangelization Society, and other two exiles, that
they may enter Spain with their Bilden under their arms
to preach its doctrines."
THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY EMPLOYES
AND THE ELFATION.—The following letter, addressed by
the secretary of this company to G. C. Olyn, Esq., M.P.,
in reply to an inquiry by that gentleman, has been for-
warded to us for insertion :—" Great Western Railway,
London Terminus, Paddiugton, Oct. 6, 1868. —My dear
Mr. Glyn,— No resolution has been paused by. the
directors of thin company in reference to the exercise of
the right of voting on the part of their officers and ser-
vants. Every officer is entitled to vote as he may think
fit, and no interference with the exercise of this right
would for a moment be tolerated by thu board. This is au
well known throughout the service, and basso long been
acted upon, that uny special resolution would appear to he
wineeetteary. Believe MO, truly yours, nen. Hstesinia.s.
- Geo. C. Olyn, Esq., M.P. -You are, of course, at liberty
to make any use you may think fit of this cominuuication..
Willa Siondard.
TIIE VINTAUE.—Front the eomuteneetnetat of this
century down to the present time there have only been
seven instances of the vintage having commenced at an
earlier period thou this year; and, as they all furnished
first-rate qualities of wino, which is a proof of the myste-
rious comiesion between cause and effect, it may be into-
msting to many of your readers fur nut to particularise
them. They occurred an follows 1811 the year ~r
the gnat e •t) September 14, in 1822 on the 2nd, in 1821
on the 10th, in MI on the lath, in 1842 on the
16th, in
1646 on the 14th, and in 1864 WI 010 17th ; anal there is a
great analogy between the 1114-iininiel year aunt the
presient one, not only an regards the data of effioreseence
and the cutting of the grapew, but OM., as far as can be
judged at this early period, the quality of the wine and
the yield of fruit.— Wine Trude litritte.