The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-11 00:00:00

TICE BT. OBOBOB'S CHESS CLUB.

A dinner of the British Chess Association, form-
log as appropriate termination to the retest coot's!, took
platy yesterday evening at Willis's Rooms, and was at-
tended by about 50 members and visitors. The chair was
taken by the president, Lord LYrlnvots, and the company
included Lord Ravens worth, Lord Oremorne, Lord Ly Melton,
H. Mougnolim, Herr Lowenthall, IL Andersson, M. 84. 8011,
Mr. Strode, Mr. Newham, Mr. T. H. Priasep, and Mr.
WorselL

After the customary loyal taw*
The CRAIRXAX proposed " Success to the Asuedatioe,"
which, lie said, had dose such to increase the Jeanie
attasked to the game. and to bring together its followers is
all parts of the world. Adverting to the reunion whose
proceedings have jest hen chronicled, be said It ind ful-
filled all the expectations el the coamittee, and impressed
• hope that the foreign visitors were raed with their
reception. lie then adverted to the necessity of establishing
• universal code of laws for the game c clues, sad in-
timated that siege were about to be taken,which
it win hoped would iswe la the sooomptishinest
of that object fte for es Eselead WOB ceneerned then Irma,
be observed, • muter" of laws already in force ; but is Italy
and other countries the genie differed from their own, sad
the increasing importance of chess rendered it neeemary to
secure an international cede, especially as Um emersion of
telegraphic communication would probably lead to ohm
playing between Europe sad America and Australia.
Among the ressaistag testa were " Our Ironies Visi-
tors.' runosei W Lord RevesswedarN " The Proviocisl
Cher Clubs," and " The 'Chairman,* all of which received
doe hosour.

The Duke of Cambridge was early at Wimbledon
yesterday morning, accompanied by Sir J T. Sorter sad
Colonel C. 8., for the rupose.of inspeetioi the .
ground, preparatory to Saturday's review. His royal high-
ors made the circuit of the eoclosure, and afterwards rods
behind the brim, ether the politicos reserved for the dif-
ferent tattier' of artillery use pointed oat to him and
met with his approval, the Ist Middlesex Battery, consisting
of 181 b. siege guns, being already planted. Some Mirky
was utherispeed last year in getting the gar iu
owing to the steeple's of the pound beyoed the butt..
the close growth of the furze. To obviate this difficulty for
the present occasion, spade and 'mattock have been at work,
and roads have been cut, so as to facilitate the morment of
artillery every direction. The duke having
concluded in
his inspeetios, and made some suggestions, besides
t Scotch
a glance at the firing parties in the English and
match, took his departure, but not before ha had
taken 30 grand stand tickets for the review. Saturday is
looked forward to with a good deal of interest
by the volunteers, and still more by the Conned
of the National Rifle Association, who not only ripest it as
an important public sequel to the rifle contents, but also r
important to themselves in a financial point of view, sirs
the cost of the meeting has been enormous, while the re-
ceipts from admissions and pool firing have been far from
'sulkier to recoup them for their expenditure, and they
. rely mainly upon the succor of the review as an attrac-
tion to the public for the reimbursement of a very con-
siderable portion of their outlay. It is to be hoped, there.
fen, that the day will be dos, sod if so the spectacle will
i well repay visitors, for whom however numerous they
may be, Uwe ample accomnicalation ' • miles of standing
room far those who may be content to read ; and eovered--
, in mellerlea, ample and convenient, for those who may dos
. lire to sit, and who may not be unwilling to pay for admis-
I doe to these choice positioas. With regard to the cora-
-1 mimerist, k may be as well to add that there is likely to be
no defieracy of eatables or drinkable'. On an average, Mr.
Cox, the refreshment contractor, has dined from 800 to
1,000 persons dilly, te hie large toot, since the meet.
lag cummiserd, and, profiting by his upriser of
volunteer eating and drinking capacity, be will no
doubt make abundant provision to meet the extra-
calory demand which Saturday will make upon hi re-
error Several military rode will be in attendance, and
if they are equal to the band of the Queen's Westminster,
which gave its services yesterday, lovers of music will here
no care for complaint on that erre.