The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-07 00:00:00

LOSS OF A STEAIifFR, AND ONE HUNDRED

LIVES.
NEW YORE, Dam 5.
The steamboat America has been sunk in the
Ohio river through a collision. One hundred
lives were lost. _ -

The trial of Mr. Jefferson Davie before the
Supremo Court at Richmond has been postponed until the
May term. Bail was renewed.
The North German Lloyd's steamship Rhein, and the
Inman steamship City of New York, arrived here to-day,
the former at noon.
Gold closed at 1361 ; the highest quotation during the
day wee 1361, the lowest 1361. Starling exchange an
London, 1091 6-20 U.S. Bonds, 1882, 1111; ditto, 1:=,
1081; ditto, 11366, 1101; 10-40 Bonds, 106. Illinois, 140;
Erie, 361. Cotton, middling Upland, 241. Petroleum,
standard white, 321. Flour, extra State, 6 deb.. 46c. to
Idols. 6c. • Corn, old mixed, 17e.
The rise in gold is owing to rumours of the death of the
Emperor Napoleon, and of riots having broken out in
Paris.
According to Messrs. Neill's report the week's receipts
of cotton at all ports have been 91,000 bales; since the
let of September, d 14,000; week's export to Great Britain,
33,000 ; same the Ist of September, 186,000 ; week's ex-
port to France, 10,000 ; since the let of September,
06,000 ; week's export to other ports, 16,000 ; awe the
let of September, 63,000 ; total export of the week.
68,000 ; since the lit of September, 334,000 ; stock at all
ports, 246,000 bales.
NEW YORK, Dna. 6.
The Inman Royal Mail steamer City of Antwerp ar-
rived here this morning. All well.
Intelligence received here from Hayti announces that
&home attacked the town of Aetna on the 19th alt., but
was repulsed with a tom of 300 killed. Menages, Presi-
dent of Venezuela, is dead.

INDIA AND CHINA.
DO BAY, bse. 1.
Me. @tiling's, 6r. Is.; 6}lbe. d0.,6r. 24.; 40's mule twit,
1111; market Weedy. Cotton quiet: DholleeelitwOr.
Eschew ea T.A.a, Is. Md. 1-11 1 s.l ea. d e
swat mieuritko—Four per Cat.. oN ; ditto Five per
Coots., 1064 ditto Five sad a Halt per Note, 113.
Freights to
oth Nov limped, 42i. 64. The West Loud= date
Is the 3.

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HONGKONG, Nov. 17. I
Grey akirtiage, %cattalo, 811118, f dais. 804.,gaLt
water twia4,lB-24, 1.18 dol. Cotton : Bella fur .1
divot, In deb. Tea, !MAW Woos& nisi air
(CM= sad Japan), 118,500,00e1b5. Art
Exchange on Loaded', Book Ms, 8 mouth, 4.8.

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fif oaWen, 81 1ba..1140 • 0000.,'"
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Tattle% taiga Total SIM .-
bat Elletima, 2,750 baka 1.6, 44=r• of
Japan) oonintenoamant of assaar, Ar and Leo Bs-
damp oat London, Bask bilk, 11 'Kati la's
/0, 60. 7014.

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The first six shows were held at Wootton's
Livery Stables, in the Dolphin Yard, Smithfield.
The club then sojourned for a year at Dixon's
Repository in the Barbican, and found rest from
1808 to 1838 at Sadler's Yard, in Goswell-street;
but just when "Mr. Pickwick's " residence in that
street bad made everyone familiar with its name,
they forsook it for the Baker-street Bazaar.
Henceforward an era of rapid improvement set
in, and the evening private view was the plea-
santest part of the agricultural year. From seven
to eight the visitors and exhibitors began to arrive,
and little bits of gossip would sometimes
get wafted about somehow from that mys-
teriously sealed chamber as to what beasts
and sheep pens were standing in for the
gold medals. The eager " country party" stood
and pushed, and kicked at those relentless doors,
and when they were opened the rush in was more
like that of a pack of tumultuous schoolboys than
of the heavy landed interest in top-boots and
brown gaiters. Many a well-known and honoured
figure is missing now. The Duke of Richmond
does not stand by his little shepherd, kindly pat-
ting him on the back, and telling him not to cry
because his pen of light-weight southdowns are
knocked out for being a pound over the 200. Well
may we " vehemently desire" the tall and pleasant
presence of Jonas Webb, talking appropriately
enough with Torr of Aylesbury over a pen of
crossbreds, in which southdown and Leicester
have been blended by a crafty Norfolk head.
There, too, we see no longer with his friend and
neighbour, Lord Berner', that pride of tho
Meltoniane, Mr. Greene, of Rolleston, so light
in frame. and with so delicate a hand and so keen
an eye for the line of hounds, upon Mrs. Caudle,
Piccolo, er " the lay mare," over Leicestershire,
that they may well term him " The fly." We
look, too, in vain for Thomas Greetham and
Charles Stokes, both stately and learned elders, for
Will Wetherell " the Nestor of shorthorns," for
John Booth with his merry lett, Leicester-loving
Chamberlain, Edward -rope, of Devon fame,
Phillips of Ardington, who travelled two hundred
miles almost in his last weakness "only to see
one more gold medallist ;" William Fisher Hobbs,
great on " little black pigs," and Thompson of
Maltby, with his benevolent smile. They seem to
people that hall once more as we think of those
happy evenings, and theT 'Agee all save " Nestor,"
into the h''• of shadows. In vain did
airl:lfiiir:aelcr'..4l%.pdtirvulYasno°l2'nu.°o;tl7.;:eatreahicteyd7liTTLlPtmvsabouibiesnt from: 30011142":27:00it.,
and in DMA the dub winged its way to the
Agricultural-hall Company, which pitched
its trabernaele sit Dixon's Lirs, neal It
owed its origin to the • and
wearied exertions of Mr. Johneldtaet7 the
Aebrated Smithfield salesman, who saw the
,capabilities of the place, and felt that Baker-
street, central as it was, had quite outlived its
usefulness. Still there was some very strong
opposition, and Sir John Shelley went so far as to
give up his eminexionwith the Glob bemuse it fell in
with Mr. Giblett's views. Mr. Jame Webb was
the chairman of the new company, but he died just
mouth before the Ant show was held under its
l;oof. It was fee some time vexed Tiestion es to
whetherthestateetehiemmenory"bytneadeinmany
lase? shield be emeled tiers or in Cambridge.
The latter site was eventually chosen, facing from
the Market-hill on to Bing parade.
so that the
fosters of die monist hoof,
The wrangling schoolroom of the 'silk-whits far,"
ean hardly pass &day witliost fresh glimpse of
Itagleodii filbspliord Iftsg."

THE NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF
Air AT Lz,ne.—All the pictures contributed to this ashi-
bition have now been returned to their owners ; the
many beautiful objects sent to the museum are also
nearly cleared out, and within • few days the last of the
art treasures—with the exception of those so generously
consigned for • time to the care of the Mechanics' Insti-
tution by Mr. Barker—will have left our town. It is
Satisfactory to know that the operations of packing and
transit have been gone through without any d'. age of
the slightest importance taking place, and that the pic-
tures and other priceless treasures, the exhibition of which
afforded pleasure to so many thousands, have reached
their homes in as good a state of Ireton-anon as when
they left them. The Ist of January is the time tired for
banding tie builth over to the committee of the infir-
mary, lat in all ty this may be done before that
dalLte'o.—Nvifttxdj'ArailtOrNeu.—rYTh• convocation of the prelate's
and clergy of the province of Canterbury will be opened
at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday, the 11th inst., when the
returns will be presented to the president and a prolocutor
elected; but the convocation will not assemble for the de-
spatch of business until parliament meets after Christmas.
A TITLED PREACIIEII.—Lord Cecil has adver-
tised preaching twice each Sunday, and on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings, in the theatre, which he ha+ rented at
his own expense for those days. It appears his religion
does not consiA merely in preaching, as it is stated that
a few days ago in a neighbouring township, while visit-
ing, he found a widow who was in danger of losing her
farm, it being mortgaged for 100 dollars; Lord Cecil pre-
sented this poor woman with • cheque for the amount,
and secured her a receipt in Jun.—Perorate Globe. Nov. 17.
BRITISH CHESS ASSOCIATION.—The congress of
this association was brought to a dose on Saturday.even.
log, the meeting baying been a satisfactory ow in all
respects, and the most successful one which bun been held
since the association was established. On Saturday the
zoom in St. James's Hall, in which the play was carried
on, was well attended, sad in the afternoon there was a
small crowd. The telegraphic match with the Bristol
Atheneum Club was brought to a close about one o'clotk
on Saturday morning, London being the con-
queror, baring won four games and drawn one. The
others were kit unfinished, but the positions of the
pieces seemed to be in favour of London. The
blindfold gamer resulted in Mr. Blackburn winnmg
3 and drawing 2, while Herr Steinitz won 1. lost 2, and
drew 2. The game which each of these gentlemen played
against the other was abandoned by mutual consent, and
left as • drawn e. One of the most interesting fea-
tures of the des splay play on Saturday was a contest between
Mr. Lowenth on the one side and 17 different competi-
tors on the other, with each of whom he played • simul-
taneous game, and of the 17 he won no loss than IS.
Several of the other contests have not been decided, but
will be continued at the various n nropolitan chess clubs.
In the contest for the challenge-cup, as to which much
interest is felt, the Rev. Mr. Owen, who had the lead by
six_ games, has lost ground, having now lost 3 games.
NATURALIZATION CONMVSION.-41. meeting of
the Royal Commissioners for inquiring into the laws of
naturetion and allegiance was held on the eth De-
cember. Present :—The Earl of Clarendon K.G., the
Bight Hon. E. Cardwell. M.P.. Sir B. raillirlors, Baron
Bramwell, the Attorney-General, the Queen's Advocate,
Sir Roundel' Palmer, Q.C., Messrs. W. Vernon
Harcourt, Q.C., M.P., and Monologue Bernard, I).C.L.
Charles S. A. Abbott, secretary.
MURAL SANITARY COMMISSION,—The
feral Gazette of Saturday says :—" A sanitary essamission
has been issued having special reference to the dreinege
and water supply of the country villages. and the names
of a number of gentlemen are pu as Navin been
honoured by her Majesty's mammas be Jonah* into this
very impoethot subject. One aro esstipbsees by its
demos. Mr. Balky Denton has fee army years. nom
of them without a single felleer-worker,
the largest seed at woe aa heopne7l#lllllllle
illittin our as Mums sad ellowbry rleorl°:;
tributed may of the fads ea which me Peen !!!I
iseuhT Testa ; sod it mom to us• very ret!le,lum
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dent labourer ia this Iraq Sad "'ld ant 116" be* r'°-
has ceiginated.'
Fisica SO4IIITAL AND DISPIIMIART, Lau-
usozonersimmax.—The Emood •amisenary
=nom aid of the heads of this institution will take
at the Queen's OonMt- --"•-..ssilleA cal
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and Gordon . Mimes Burke and Wild.—purr. 4 Nina.
HOW. Oil -ndale. Gordon, and ICea• MadamsMadamsßatman
and . And RURAL FELICITY. Kr. Docketons,
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OT LONDON urs. vwbc, Kama W. Lacy, Dominick
Ildbaray. Rarmart, Rom Ike.; Wm. R. Barnett mai Rose La-
dino:l.—And KASTEN JONI/TS INZTEDAT.

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To Ernatute, &t T. TIM LANCASHIRE LASS. Kama
H. Inin,, & Rrnaty, L Slovak J. Clayton, C. Wysdluun, and
B. 111,. Terrot ; Karla N. Haan and H. Hodana.—To conclude
with R. Reece, Eeq.'s Piece of Extraracanoe, entitled, THE
FTRANGER. STRANGER THAN EVER. Henan. L. Brongb.
Stapbana. and Berton; and Kuria Hada" Reward, and Kate
Santley.

Tsai Dranro, at 7. A WIDOW MINT. Meson. Clarke.
Belford. and Jove ; Batton sad Maitlaad.—TlLß FIELD
OF TEE MOTH 07 GOLD.—Mears. Thorne, Jan.*, It•dason,
and
LCL Fenton ; Mar Goodall, to—Aad MAUSAIII AT LET
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