The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-30 00:00:00

TO TIII HONOR OP TEI =PARIS.

- The now race ground at Alexandra-park
is of with the same complaint as Ascot suffered so
much from, and bane it is not surprising that the list
of homes arrived falls so short of what might have been
expected from the large sums of money given to be run
for. What makes matte's] worse is the awkwardness of
CM' of the turns, which will be more difficult to make
than it would have boon on soft springy turf ; and
1 am afraid one or two of the creeks will be with-
drawn from the tempting (kind Prize, when their
owners see the course to-day. Friponnior hat not
yet arrived, the fact of Pirate Chief and Falls
Maim leaving Newmarket without him throwing
doubt on his being wanted, or his old opponent Knight
of the (bitter would not be such a groat favourite. In
Friponnier's absence, Laneret will be the most trouble-
some opponent to Captain Machell's oolt of the clam
horses; but there are At least three youngsters to bo (oared,
Moslem, Oion, and Beauty, and an interesting race may
LC b a ked forward to with eonlidenco. My profermaeo,
however, will ho unhesitatingly given to Friponnior if hu
is brougLt out, hu being the fastest horse of his day whim
lit and well ; and in his absence the Knight and Lancrel
should beat all the three-yr-olds, the old horse having quite
as htriing claims to notice as the Stockbridge Cup winuur.
This ufternuon's results must show what ought to win
the Muswell-hill and Nursery handicaps, and I shall deal
with the Worcester and Chelmsford events to-morrow.—
I &c. METEOR.

(BY TRUSGALPII.
ALEXANDRA PARK.-(TIELB DAY.)

PALACE HANDICAP.

Mexico
Success
Virginia Creeper
7 ran.

CRICHET.-(THIS DA T)

LORD'S GROUND.
OSITTLIYIV! V. FLAMM

play
At a quarter-past 12 to-day was resumed in this
match, Jupp with 9 (not out) and Ricketts 1 (not out) again
occupying the "debateable ground," bowled at by Messrs.
Lipeoombe and Absolom. A good late cut off Mr. Abiolom
by Jupp fur 4 was the first conspicuous hit, then a " ditto"
to square leg by Ricketts off the other bowler elicited some
applause. Just after this Jupp was adroitly run out by
Mr. Round, and James Lillywhite succeededto the vacancy
and took the remaining ball of the over. With the first
ball off his succeeding one, Mr. Abeolom sent Lillywhite
back with another cypher, thus completing his " pair of
spectacles." Mortlock joined Ricketts, but Mr. Lips-
combe forthwith dismissed the latter, and Mortlock bad
as his mate the Surrey wicket keeper. .

Masa o'CLocx.
The play was extremely uninteresting, and it certainly
was not the players' " day." They made but a poor resist-
ance; however, the score was advanced to 67, when Dr.
Grace took up the bowling at Mr. Lipscombe's end, and
at 68 Mr. G. Grace relieved Mr. Abeolom. Silcook
and Mortlock's proved a more difficult union to dissolve,
and they got the score up to 82, when the latter was
given out I-1) w. Inst as they had wiped off the runt,
Silcock's wicket was shot down by Mr. G. Grace. A pair
of left-handed batsmen (Wootton and Windier) were in
at dinner time, and the score was as under:

PLATIRS.
First &road Innings.
H. Juni% c Aboolomin:itT. G. Grace 4 run out ll
0. Hummers, bLi be
J. Ricketts, r Mitchril, bW. G.Grano I b lipipoombe .... ....... 13
J. Lillywhite, c Maitland, b W. _ . .. .

--••0=01;
W. Mortlock, bW. O. 0/11C0 -b w, b 111 M. Crane 19
K Pooley, b Lipseembe 2l e Duller, b Lipacombe 4
F. liatn.k, rua out 0 bW. G. Grace 26
T. Mantle, cE. 1L Grace, bW. 0.
Grace
.. . O.
.. . ... ~ ~

O. Wootton, bW. O. Grew 8 not out a
J. Grundy, not out 29 c X M. Once, b W.
G. Grace 8
E. Wdbther, c Bound, b Abection ... 22 not out 8
14) I, b 1 -b 2,ir 1

.Its Total

[For first innings of the Gentleman, me page 41

INCOME AND PROPERTY.

This morning returns were published showing
the amount of revenue raised from lucerne and property
taxes in Great Britain and Ireland.

The total amount of property and profits charged to
income-tax in 1866 was 374,004,0041., which shows an
increase upon tho retires of 1861 amounting to 56,933,018/.,
and of those of 18.54, amounting to 107,433,8471. Of the
aggregate property thus assessed in 1866, the proportions
were as follow:—England and Wales, 316,331,4761. ; Scot-
land, 32,399,1381.; Ireland, 23,273,3901.
As might be expected, the largest amount of
property, 158,029,2021., is classed under schedule D,
which represents the trades and professions in the
'United Kingdom. Next comes schedule A, com-
monly called the property-tax, representing income
derived from rents of farms, houses, &c., and the value of
which is act down as 124101,240/. The third in the order
of value is schedule B, representing a class of agricul-
tural property for which the owner and occupier are
jointly responsible, and the value of this is 35,546,748/.
Schedule C follows, with its profits in the shape of an-
nuities and dividends, valued at 33,640,4401. ; and lastly
comes schedule E, representing the salaries of officers and
servants of incorporated companies and guilds, and in the
service of government, amounting to 21,686,3741. The
assessment is sixpence in the pound on the property in all
these schedules exeepting schedule B, which is threepence.
The gram amount of revenue raised, excluding miscel-
laneous, in 1866, was 69,190,967/., or 689,4401. less than
in 1861. The amount of revenue for each 100/. of pro-
perty and profits charged to income-tax was, in 1866,
181. 10s. ; in 1861, 221. Os. Std. ; while in 18.34 it was
24/. ss. old.

Some of the journals state that M. Guizot on
being requested to offer himself as a candidate for a scat
in the Legislative Body, replied that his political career
was terminated.

FIRE ox CHAT MON.—Chat Moss is now almost
enveloped in tire and smoke, and has been for the last
four or five days. The tire commenced last Wednes-
day in what is known as Colonel Ros.s's plantation,
the other side Astley, and within an hour most of
the trees were levelled to the ground. A strong
wind was blowing at the time, and the tire spread
rupidly. For miles the clouds of smoke and sheets of fire
were Men towering up towards the sky. The farmers were
greatly alarmed, and took every precaution to save
their houses and cattle, several of the former being in
imminent dungen Tho fire, though somewhat abated,
continued to rage on until last night, at which
time it had got as far as between Barton Moss and
Burton. Many hundred game have perished, and the
inhabitants of one or two of the houses in the vicinity of
the tire have sat up every night since it began, being afraid
to go to bed lest the buildings should tire. The
Moss is tbridisl here and there with ditches from five to
eight feet wide and twelve to fifteen deep, and these are
generally full of water, hut now thr..e is not a drop to be
sear in twiny of them, while others an: but an inch or two
deep of water. Several fields of potatoes have twen
injured, oud many nem% of corn are in a critical state.
The fire seas at it.leight night, about two miles from
Al, ley, in u direct line with the front of the railway
stilt lOU.

••T
THE EMPEIZIIII NAPOLEON AND TIIE CHALONS
C.1.111'. —The Emperor arrives' at Fontaineblean from the
camp of Chalons oti Saturday evening at half-past 6. The
following letter gives an account of the proceedings before
the departure :—"His Majesty got on horseback this
(Satin...lay) morning, ut $ o'clock precisely, and passed the
tioops iu I...view for the la .t time bcf,*o leaving. Th-y
were forma .1 in a large hollow square in front of the
tinarters, and infantry and cavalry massed on
the Ado,. the artillery in two lines at the bottom, and
the engineer corps opposite this latter. The weather
was magnificent and the Ist:reticle a grand one. Ilk
Illajt..ty, accompanied by Marshal Niel im.l. (;etterals
Fleury and Moiety, and the persons of hi+ suite, was re-
ceived by the troops with 'owl acclamations, and passed
along tle• four Fides, amidst constantly renewed lies of
• Vice l'Empereurr Ey his orders. the colours and bands
wet/ tl,ti taken to the centre. and his Majesty, placing
him-elf on that spot, di+tribatc.l a considerab!c numbs of
load military medals. Immediately after, the whole
of the troops tiled off Fefere him with repeated
chic s. Shoofly after the Emperor went to tit..
rnilway 41 in plain clothes to proceed to
laiCtu.., and tlemec to F.ratiiiiebleati. In the fop vial
tarria:4e was the 31inister of cam.. the
oftir. rs of the imperial snit... The rort.,yr was ai1.1?.1 to
I.y 11. e • port:•:e mr, anival of the general+ an.l iairritor
-nil • sr' err Derek who fornicd ru ests.:l of howeir. A+
:110117. the troops noun out of Visir
,11,1•11., and. idaeMg throve:yes in front of their lints.
,1 vr,th freilt of • Viva l'i.hupere•ir
'1 he Enn :+ 1 much plea.F.el. Tit" eon, is to lie
mined ma the Ist et July, and on the pith n now aerie: of
to o undt r the cotutound of Gement' I.elanaf, will be
installed on the plain of the Grand-Mourmelon, until the
16th September.