The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-15 00:00:00

krli tsECT ROUTE to this CENTRE aad NORTH I THE STEAM SHIP POTIINGER.
a:SCOTLAND. via LONIY)N and NORTH WTHILRN sad'
11 CRNTMAL 11411LWATN. , On Wednesday, tho day appointed for the Admi-
JUNE, 1131• ratty yon tflis vessel, which has been undergoing
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P•IN. PAD' eons extensive improvements for inereasiag her speed and
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Rm, otherwise, the directors of the Peninsular and Oriental
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am.' friends, for an eicunion, to try her speed round the Isle of

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She started from the Southampton Docks at 11 o'clock, I
and returned shout S. She ran the measured mile fur the
Admiralty surveyor's report at the rate of 191 knot. (14
miles) the hour, and in her further progress got up to 1:1.2
knots (15 miles); her engines and paddles working so
smoothly that scarcely any motion could he felt.
An excellent dinner was provided on board the Pottin-
ger for the party, and after the cloth was removed Mr.
Anderson, M.P., one of the managing directors, who pre.
sided, after "the Queen and Jt,sal Family" had been
drunk. proposed tae health of the Paella of Egept, to
whom, he said, out only the company, but the whole British
nation wen• deeply indebted for the liberal manner in
which he had improved the means of transit through
Ilgypt, which had now become the great thoroughfare of
communication between the trotted and western worlds.
With reg ard to that most important work—the railway
through Egypt—he believed he might state, on the best
authority, that, notwithstanding the intrigue+ which had
been resorted to in certain quarters to prevent it, every ar-
rangement was now completed, and it would be proceeded
with forthwith.
Nubar Bey, who responded to the toast in French,
confirmed the statement of Mr. Anderson relative to the
railway.
In subsequently alluding to the proceedings of the Penin-
sular and Oriental Company, Mr. Anderson stated that, it
being understood that the Admiralty would now no longer
insist on the exclusion of iron vessels from the contract
packet service, the dire•ctors had given orders for the con-
struction of the first of a class of iron paddle-wheel
steamers which he hoped would surpass both in speed and
other qualities any of the existing ocean-going steam-vessels
constructed either on this or the other side of the Atlantic.
They were to be of WO horse power each, and of a corre-
sponding tonnage, and were expected to make the passage
between Southampton and Alexandria in from nine to
ten days.
The company were also adopting the screw propulsion ex-
tensively fur certain branches of their operations. They
haul no less than five vesseb, of from 700 up to I,SOO tons
each, in progress of ten,truction for screw propellers. The
first, called the Shanghai, would leave London in a few
days fur China, to ply between llonaliong and Shanghai,
and would shortly he followed by another. now constructing
at Newcastle, for the same line of service.
The Ripon and Bentinch have been !undergoing similar
improvements to the Pottinger, and will soon be ready for
service.
The Pottinger takes out the India mails of the 20th to
Alexandria.

TILE AMERICAN YACHT. —Sonic excitement has
been caused es to the course which will he taken by the
owners of the Yankee yacht America. When the America
arrived, on the 2nd of August, at Cowes Commodore
Stevens issued the following challenge Cowes,
New York
Y.echt Ciuh, in order to test the relative merits of the alit-
ferent motels of the s 'Pawners of the Old and the New World,
propose, through Commodore Stereo., to the Royal Yacht
Itron to run the yacht America tag dust any number of
era belonging to any of the yacht squadron, of the
kingdom, to be selected by the commodore of the Royal
Yacht Squadron. The course to be in some part of the
English channel, outside of the Isle of Wight, with at least
a six-knot breeze. This trial of speed to be made at an
early day, to be selected by the commodore of the Royal
Yacht Squadron. The fart whether there be such a breeze
as the appointed day to be decided by the commodore of
the Royal Yacht Squadron. And if .on that day there
shall not be at least a six-knot breeze, then on the
first day thereafter that such a breeze shall blow."
The Royal Yacht Squadron immediately made the Com-
modore, his brother, who is, 1 believe., owner of the
America, and Colonel Hamilton, who had come over in
her, honorary members of the club, and in a letter dated
the Pith of August, Commodore Stevens thanked the COlll-
- of the Royal Yacht Squadron far their courtesy, and
stated that he would sail in the regatta of the 13th. The
greatest interest was of course felt in-
the forthcoming event;
but, ou the 11th of August, Commodore Stevens wrote to
Mr. Bate*, secretary to the Royal Yacht Squadron, stating
that atter he had signified hi, intention to run on the 13th,
he had declared he would start against any cutter, schooner,
or vessel of any other rig of the Royal Yacht Squadron, on
any day before the 17th ; anal that, therefore, he must beg
to be permitted to withdraw from his entry on the 13th.
The reason assigned is by no means vrtf eCs, , bat she
Americans rest euntident an their challenge., anal declare they
will run against any yacht for any stake up to 10,000/.
The Americans have rent in a request to the Royal
Yacht Squadron's sailing committee to be allowed
to " boom out," which is against the rules ; but
it is believed the committee will grant the request,
the same liberty of course being granted to her com-
petitors. The reason assigned for making the applica-
tion is, that the great rake in the America's masts prevents
her baring the furl advantage of her sails in a match unless
she " booms them out." She has remained gristly at her
moorings ever since her arrival, with one exception, when
she tooa a stretch towards Spithead under easy saii, and
crept away nevertheless from several yachts on the same
course. It is rumoured that on her way front Havre she
literally ran away, hand over hand, from a new cutter
of 60 tons, and that she "sailed round another." Iler
challenge has not yet been taken up, and all yesterday
morning she was lying quietly at Cowes, lent it is affirmed
that a subscription has been opened among the ntendwrs of
the clubs to raise a rum of 1,0001. to stake agatinat her, and
the Alarm and another yacht are named as her competitors.
The boatmen are in great dudgeon at the Yankee being
allowed " to crow over the gentlemen," and if the match is
not made yaehtmen will not be very popular—at all events,
about Cowes. Ryde, and Portsmouth.
CoUNTY COURT, AND THE BAIL—At the

firYnd Court•' of the Northern Circuit, holden at Lam.
caster on Monday evening last, a very important rewolution,
affeeting the etiquette of the bar with rt fen nee to the
County Courts, wa, carried by a large majority. It has
hitherto, since the institution of these courts, been consi-
dered doubtful whether a barrister could, consistently with
the old-established etiquette of the profession, accept a brief
`m any of these courts without a special fee, i.e. with a fee
less than two guineas. This question was brought under
the consideration of the Grand Court on Monday evening,
and at a very full court it was decided that it was not con-
trary to etiquette for a barrister to bold a brief in a County
Court without a special fee ; but that any barrister might
accept and hold a brief in any of these courts with a fee of
one guinea only, if he thought fit to do so. It was nut de-
nied that the etiquette of the profession bad been otherwise
up to that time, but it was declared by the court that the
Count). Courts were likely to introduce so great a change in
a c insiderable part of the practice of the profession, and
that they formed a case so very different from that of the
courts in which the ancient practice had been observed,
that it had become necessary to abandon the old rule, so far
as the County Courts were concerned. It was also decided
at the same grand court that it was quite iu accordance with
the etiquette of the profession for barristers to attend, and
to sit iu the County Courts, and to form a bar ther.:, if they
thought fit to do so.
THE NATIONAL CATTLE 8110 W OF TIIE ROYAL AG-
■ICt-LTCRAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY Or IRELAND was
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ened on Wednesday. The grounds and yards of the Royal
Dublin Society were appropriated to the exhibition. As it
L generally understood that the first day is principally de-
voted to the adjudication of prizes, the attendance of the
, public is not as numerous on that as upon succeeding occa-
, mons ; therefore, and owing also to heavy rain which fell
towards the close of the day, accompanied by light-
. *tug and thunder, ilia attendance was not as produc-
tive in a pecuniary point of view as may rationally be ex-
pected upon the other days. when the exhibition will re-
main open. The list of prizes would not be ready for pub •
lication until they were declared at the banquet last
evening (Thursday). Amongst the cattle there are several
highly commendable—the swine and sheep are excellent
=easy of the horses are of a high order of merit—the poultry
are mane, but there are few very good birds amongst the
lots. In class A, short horned, for which prizes will be
given varying from thirty to floe guineas, there are 93 com-
petitors. Ia Class B, long-horned, Destine, Herefords,
Ayrshire*, Polled Angus and Galloways, there arc 36. In
Class C, West Highlands, Kerrie' and other mountain
breeds, there aro 2.1. In Claus D, fat stock, there
, are 8. In Class E, hones, 49. In Class I', Leices-
' ten, 137. In Class G, any other long.woolled sheep,
23. In Class H, 11. Ia Class I, Cheviots, 17.
In Class K, 16. In Class L, swine, 87. In Clam 31,
extra stock, 9. In Class N, poultry, 107. In Clam 0,
dairy produce, 34. In Class P, lax, 6. In Class Q, seeds,
roots, grasses, there are 8 lots. In Class It, implements,
there are 49 lots, containing a vast variety of most useful
, implements, many of which are new. The banquet was to
, take place last evening, in the Theatre Royal, Hawkins'-
stmt. The council of the society have arranged that it
shall not be confined to the members of the society ; the
public will be athnissible, and amongst the personages pre-
sent will be the Right lion. the Lord Mayor, and several
members of the corporation.
STOPPAGE IN lANCHESTEB.—It wan rumoured
a day or two ago that the old and respectable house of
Richard Gould and Co. in the fustian trade, at Manchester,
had stopped payment, and a private meeting of creditors
was summoned, it appears, for 'Wednesday. The balanoe-
sheet was then found to be not quite ready, and the meet-
ing was postpoaed to this day (Friday.) The liabilities
are estimated at 48,000/., and the assets at about 30,0001.
The losses will fall principally upon the bankers and upon
relatives. Mr. Gould is connected with the firm of Gould
and Cooper, spinners, of Oldham, but this firm is understood
to be perfectly solvent. It is expected that a very respecta-
ble composition will be offered to the creditors.