The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

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Sr/mu-Kn.—Yesterday morning, the 1,000 yards
race for a gold medal and the amateur captaincy of the
London Swimming Club came off in the Serpentine, in the
presence of a large number of spectators gathered at the
gratings by the mide of the river and on the bridge. The
following started :—G. H. Vyze, F. J. Smith, 0. Olden,
and C. Atkins. Smith was the lint to rise to the surface
after diving, but in a few strokes Vv.° took up the lead,
with Olden close behind. Fifty yards from the starting
Point Smith again caught Vyze, and Olden, swimming
strongly, also came to the front—the three swim-
ming nevi,/ level for about 20 yards or so farther, when
Atkins, who bad never been in it from the beginning,
gave sp. Olden, too, after haring shoat 200 yards of
it, began perceptibly to drop back, though for the
pester part of the remaining distance he swan, well.
The mom now evidently lay with Vyze and Smith, the
latter being at 300 yards over a length in front. At the
liannuse Society's house, Vyze again gradually lay level
with Smith, Olden about 15 yards in the year. Up to the
finish there was some brilliant spurting both by Vyze and
Smith, each alternately leading ; but within the last 30
yards Vyze came away rather easily, and won by little
more than three yards. The race between the first and
second was a fine one throughout, and at half the distasee
it did not look odds on either as against each other. The
time, taken by Mr. H. Woodstock, was 114 min. 13sec. Mr.
Temple was starter ; Mr. John latey officiated as judge.
C. Whyte and H. Wanl, two members of the Serpentine
Swimming Club, then swam 1,000 yards race for a silver
cop. The former held a slight lead from the start, and
drawing altar at 300 yards won easily by a score yards.
Time, lffinin. 40sec.

TH.I WEATHER AND THE HARVEST IN THE SOUTH,
—The past week bee been of a magnificent character for
the progress of harvest, and under its infience harvest work
has gone on everywhere with great energy. A very large
breadth of oorn has now been cut, and towards the latter
pars of the week strenuous efforts were made to clear the
ground wherever practicable. As regards the character of
the grain crops reports are somewhat conflicting. It is
said by some who have begun to thrash out that the
wheat falls short of expectation, and that there are a great
many falls ears and light corn. Others speak of • fair
average in point of quantity and report that the later cut
crops are improved in quality. From a careful comparison
of opinions we are disposed to think that the yield will
not altogether come up to the anticipations formed a few
'eeks since, but that a fair average crop will be the general
result, whit,t, should fine weather prevail during the re-
mainder of the harvest the quality will, on the whole, be
better than was expected • fortnight ago. It is mere repe-
tition to speak of the satisfactory appearance of the root
crops, pastures, nod second hay crops. The rains in
July and early in August, did their work most effectually
in respect to these ero-s. From the hop districts the
accounts are of • bight/ satisfactory character. The
splendid weather of the pain week, the brilliant sunshine,
and warm temperature have been of vast service, and a
great and general improvement is reported. In many of
the better cultivated grounds the improvement is most
remarkable, and in gardeus where not a quarter of a
crop was expected the planters are now hoping for
from ten to fifteen cwt., and even in some eases nearly
a ton per acre. Picking is about to commence is some
forward grounds, and with early aorta, but every day of
genial weather will, for the present induce the planters to
hold back the pickers in order to get more quality. Look-
ing to the relative position of Sussex and Kent, the former
county see:es unquestiosably the most favoured at this
moment.—Se • xAd rerbier. - _

OYSTER CULTURE IN .4COTL•ND.—In Edinburgh,
es in L,ndon, the supply of oysters is not equal to the
demand. Hence grout dissatisfaction in the "Modern
Athen,' on account of the dearness and diminutive size
of the favourite bivalves. The Newhaven fishermen are
aecuard of having caused the present dearth, by the reck-
less manner in which they carry on the fishery. Instead
of eultiveting the oyster ground they have held from the
Duke of &scalene:l, at little more than a nominal risk
for many yews, they have bees in the habit of dredging
for small oysters, or brood, which they cell in large qua-
tees for expert to Mngland, where they am used to sleek
morns of the newlpfonewl r grounds. This pewees
bee ewer, Ivan discouraged by oystethe Doke of Bocelesieb,
who has at last adopted stringent measure' to prevent the
liettety in the Forth from becoming utterly unproductive.
Varlet the new arrangement it is provided that no brood
shall ho removed, except for the purpose of being laid
down in other parts of the duke's fishing ground, which
extends in length from Cramond !eland on the west, to the
east end of the old vi/ler, of Newhaven on the east; and
to the middle of the Firth in breadth. As regards the
size of (quires, it is provided that none shall be brought to
market which are capable of being passed through a ring
of inches is diameter. Now that the subject of oyster
culture is beginning to be understood in Scotland as well I
as in England, we hope to beer of some attempt to esta-
blish this valuable breech of maritime industry along the
west soot it eseeki*L—Leedee isetsson.