The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-05 00:00:00

ANOTHER SWIMMING RACE FOR THE CHAMPION-
Er?.—We are glad to see that proficient* in swimming are
pachally receiving that amount of encouragement which
edema in so useful and plessare-gisiog an accomplishment
theme. Much of the credit for this new movement is due
to the London Swimming Club, the members of which bare
ltr me years done their best to spread a keowledde of the
Rt. m well as to reward the most skilful swimmers. Their
chid prize is the Two-mile Champion's Cup, a handsome
they trophy which must be held by one man against all
eor.irs. three years in succession, before it becomee his pre-
JertY. For this kaftan' of the championship there have
airraly Leen several oonteets in the Thames, the het winner
Leon Mr. E. B. Mather, of Masebester. This expert
summer, being usable, through illness, to accept the clod.
keg* of a townsman, has forfeited the cop. Come.
erectly an open race has been arranged to take place this
Menhir, the coon* being from Hammersmith to Peimeg
it,-.eduet, and the time of starting being six precisely. The
np will be presented to the wiener at a grand aqua*c ea-
terra:unmet to be given by the London Swimming Club to-
tu.now evening in the Metropolitan Bath, Ashley-crescent,
(3, road. Primo will be offered for public competition on
the ',mine. medals will be swum for by members of the
tloh. there will be a display of graceful floating, and a race
kr the captaincy of the "London" between some of the
t...t rapid swimmers of the day, including, among others.
YO-L 4 (.ort, who is expected to win the match for the
chaxpiasbip tomigbt. As an example to similar societies,
we may mention that the London Swimming Club has me-
ett,-0 to Master Munro (the little fellow whose gallant
aciaos in oaring a man from drowning at Berne Bay wee
re:IF recorded by us) a silver =Wel, se a token of ad-
toirati,c for his courageous conduct.
Fi. Early yesterday morning a fire oe-
eered op the premises of Mr. Scott, an eatiog-hoone-
oePT in Limeetreet, Oty. nye greatest alarm was aem-
siot,i I, the rapidity with which the flames spread on the
sary.,.diez property and by the peril in which the inmates
were for sometime placed ; they were, however, happily
re- 'A by the escape, which arrived just in time. The
utc ..t lofts were made to subdue the fire, but the ultimate
property was easy serious. It is thus officially re-
to the insurance offices formin_g the London Brigade:
No. -.2, Lime-street, C;ty, J. W. Scott. eating-
' -...ceper. timber building of three story,, consisting of 14
• • ronteets of furniture, wearing apparel, fixtures,
th•r•lfect sell but destroyed.leenred in Mollie Fire-
• I ~tte, ditto, side shop, Messrs. Ager and Co.,
serious damage br tire. he. insured in the
• ' Vire uffice. Ditto, ditto, second floor—Mr. W. Bei-
!rare. aletioneer, &c. ; Mesas. &labile, shipbrokere ; Mr.
cigar manufacturer ; and Mr. railcard, meatier, are
wr. "reel, damaged by fire. he. No. 51. ditto. let oat in
c. --Meng». ienk andThillip, side wall and roof bunted
r: „„t.... throated br water, he. ; iseurance unknown.
(„, ditto. Mr. E. Hoge's. representative of the Plate
111P3MOC4) Company. beck windows damaged by Sr.,
veto* by water, he.; insurance not karma. No. 54,
WM. 1 V
• 61:5t. d shoe warehouse, back windows
Ira.. nt,, • .
in • stock la back warebouse_se=duseffetl ler
ball-strese.

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