The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-03 00:00:00

rat INTRRNATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS.

Yesterday was the third day of the gathering of
ohms celebritses, and was even more interesting than its
predetermine. The moms at St. Jamois•hall in which the
vagrant holds its sittings was thronged all day, as extra
Charm being lent to the proceedings by the attesdases of
some of the fair sex who watched the various pass with
serious attention. We need not furnish the names of the
=Kr pennies present,
emorw as
orastho or i
they consisted, addi;
Lord
the same players who were mentioned in our last report.
The business of the day did not commence until a late hour,
io conesquenee partly of the of bringing together
the ten gentlemen who ware to contend against Herr
Paulsen, and partly, perhaps, because of the tattoos of the
previous sitting. Up to this time the emigres@ has been •
most satisfactory one, and the play hes proved on the whole
most excellent.

In the grand tournament between 14 of the bed players
the first prime is 1001., and day by day, as snob of the 14
entered has to contend with all the others before the prise
can be won, each competitor makes an effort towards coon-
him own series. Thus it happens that besides the
shins eature of the day there are always transpiring many
particulars of importance, each of which bears • certain rela-
tion to the peat contest of the week. The names of the
payers sad their present score are as follows :—Of the 13
Andaman has woo 10 and lost 1, the latter to the
games, Andaman
Owen ; Mr. Barnes has won 2 and lost 4 ; Mr.
Blackburn has woo 3 and lost 4 ; Mr. Demon has woo 3
and kart 3 ; Mr. Dubois has wan 1; Mr. V. Green has lost
6 ; Mr. Haab has won 3 and lea 3; Mr. Lowenthal bas
wan 4 ; Mr. M'Donnell barwee IS sad lost 3; Mr. Mongre-
din the Ira 4 and won 1; the Err. 3. Owes has woe 4 end
lest 2 ; Hen Prinlaen has woo 3 sad lost 1, the latter to
Andaneso ; Mr. Robot. has won 2 and loot 6 ; Herr Stands
as woo 2 sad lint 3. The peas of yesterday wen three oaly
is this tonrameent, whereof Mr. Baas lost to Y. Dubois,
Mr. Blackburn. lost to Mr. Bobey, and this Rev.
J. Owen and Mr. Mougrodieu played a second drawn pmei.
1110 last was an arduous struggle, similar in many respects
to that in which these same gentlemen engaged previously.
The opening was • "close one," and the play on both sides
a • very cautious character. The contest continued until
near midnight, when Mr. Moogrsdien appeared to have a
slight advantage ; but the lateness of the hour precluded it.
being finished, and the game was drawn by mutual consent.
Th. match between Mr. Barnes and Signor Dubois de-
serve. • few words of notice. Two genies were played. The
first the drawn Mr. Barnes adopting the Sicilian defence.
In the wood game Mr. Barnes played the Roy Lopes
attack on his opponent, bat Dot sucomsfully, for after •
pan of great beauty Signor Dubois pined a victory.. Both
games were remarkable for their brilliancy, and it is to be
observed that so quickly were the moves made that the two
pines occupied lea than four hours. The only other game
played by Signor Dubois in the toureameut was with Mr.
Meacham, and terminated in a draw.
Yesterday's most remediable feature, however, was, as
we have intimated, Mr. Paulsen's " blindfold play." Ha
thus opposed simultaneously ten different players of so
mean sweaty, with regalia which, under the circumstances,
to a casual bystander as little short of the miraculous.
iar Although called blindfold play, it was so in spirit rather in
later. This celebrated chess player, who, at such odds,
challenged so many to try their skill against bin
simultaneously, eat in • corner with his face to
the well, looking very much like an overgrown
schoolboy who was widowing • penalty. Hour
after hour there he sat pondering over the positions of his
ten armies of chessmen, uttering mystic orders to Herr
Lowenthal, the secretary, in regard to the various moves,
and no doubt noting minutely every knot in the polished
wainseoting before him, or associating the figures on the
Wall in some undefined manner with the pines he was con-
daring. His opponent. were as follows
1. Sir John Blonde°, Bart.
2.. L Heathcote, Esq.
3. 1. Heathcote, lUD., Req.
4. A. G. Puller, kw'.
fr. Rev. D. Salter.
6. Charles Pearson, Fag.
7. Captain Kennedy.
8. The Chevalier de St. Bon.
9. G. Maude, Eq.
10. H. T. Primer., Esq.
The play commenced soon after 2 o'clock. Mr. Mande was
the lira to Mire from the contest, resigning his pus
at the fifteenth move. About 6 o'clock Mr. Pearson
succeeded in gaining • victory, but Herr Pathos
tom recovered by overthrowing the Chevalier de
St. Boa The chevalier played the opening known as " the
Calabrese," but unfortunately made a move out of its pro-
per order, which, although not what might he reckoned
exactly a mistake, subjected him from the outset to all the
inconveniences of a cramped position ; otherwise • far
prettier game might have been expected from es brilliant •
player. Herr Paulasa woo this genie very cleverly, and his
*deanery resigned at half-past 7. In the gams with Mr.
POMP' the latter played quite an "irregular opening,*
adopting la reply to his opponent's P to K 4 his K Kt to
83. la this au instance of the difficulty of blindfold
games roc for Paulsen fancying his rook was attacked
moved it away, leaving his quceu en prise for nothing. In
• few more moves Herr Paulsen was compelled to resign to
• player whom Herr 4nderssen had only the day before
beaten, after having given him a knight. Mr. Pearson is
Doted face system of notation which he invented some year.
ago, bat which was not so well received as some treatises on
the game which he published at the one time. At eight
o'clock Paulsen was again • victor, amid the plaudit. of the
esnendely. Mr. Hathoote, sen.'s position had by this time
become tiotenabla, and he therefore resigned. It should be
observed that Mr. Heathcote was himself compelled to
leave about the 20th move, and his place was supplied by
Mr. Belated, who however played only four moves before
the name concluded. Sir John Blundell was the next who
succumbed, and by this tame it became generally anticipated
that Hem Paulsen would conquer in the majority of the
games. Mr. Puller's game was drawn at half-past 10, after
a remarkably fine contest. The Rev. Mr. Salter resigned at
bs/f-past 11. The other games were not concluded until a
late hour. The whole of the prom:dins pained off to the
attire satisfaction of the numerous assembly who through.
out the day thronged the ball.

Tax BOMBAY MAIL —The Hull steamer Juno
arrived at Southampton yesterday with the heavy poniesof the Bombay mail. It should have been brought by the
Rilora, bet she broke her shaft about 300 miles from
Alexandria oc her way to Malta. The Elora went about
80 miles in three days, whoa the Juno overtook her, sad
towed her into Malta. She was towed to Gibraltar by the
Ripon, wbicb had on board the heavy portion of the Ca-
nute.' and China mail. From Gibraltar the Ellora would
be towed to Southampton by the steamer Sultan. Abort •
dozen of the passenger of the &lora went via Marseilles,
and the rest went uo board the Ripon. The latter is ex.
petted toarnve at Southampton on Friday._ The Joao
sitar landing her mails yesterday started for Ball.
DI/WATCH UT AMKKICAN AND CANADIAN MAIIM.—
Yesterday .be Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
Company's steamer City of New York, Chptein Petrie, was
despatched from Liveried for New York with mails for the
United States, a large number of pamengers, together with
cargo, ho. To-day the Quebec and Beetroot royal mail
steamer Norwegian will leave the Mersey for Quebec with
Neigh for Canada and the United States. On Saturday the
Canard royal mail steamer Persia will be dematched from
=for New York with arils for the United States,
forth America, Bahama% and Hamisah. _

Hostiz---ftAnwsii IX fisfiTszairiiD.—The hone
railway from Genera to Gerosme--ibe end section of the
lime of bores milways to be essetrseted is the Cantos of
Oeeera seder the commies granted to Mr. Bars,
was opened with the vastest morass on Thursday, the 19th
ult. The opening of the line was celebisted by a load
.me d Quouge, when 7,000 people were earned frees
Genera and teak. The farm es this hue an the lowish
ever stisespeed, ad amount to a fraction mess than three
farthinp per passermer per mile. This la the list lira of
bane railway that has bees laid down on the Centimes ma
the Amscieas system. The rail used is a grooved rail of
peculiar form, which promote no obetniction or illoolll4loi
one to the natality train of Met roe&