The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-10 00:00:00

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LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

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AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OP THE RUSSIA.

The royal mail steamahip Russia, from New
York, arrived at Queenstown at 10.40 a.m. to-
day (July 10), with 134 cabin plissone,ors, and
617,307 dola. in specie. She landed 103 aaoks of
mails and 30 passengers, and proceeded for
Liverpool at 11 a.m. All well.

NEW YORK, Jtn.y 1, Noox.
The House of Representatives passed a concur-
rent resolution to adjourn on the 15th July.
The Florida member has been admitted to a seat
in the House.

General Canby yosterday removed tho governors
and lieutenant-governors of North and South
Carolina, and installed the offioors oloct. Giineral
Canby leas also issued orders susponding the ad-
ministration toot outh to civil offiwrs.

General Buchanan has issued orders announcing
that the oath preqcritx,d by the now constitution
et. Letii-iana may lx, administered to thn mnmliori
of tla, h•„gielature instead of the Test 04th pre-
,tribed by the Ite,•oustruction Act.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

-NEWMARKET MEETING.-(TIIIS DAY.)

QUEEN'S PLATE.

I 1 iypia .. ..
A insley .. .. ..
1 'ukri ta .. .. ..
4 ran.
HANDICAP PLATE.

Carlotta ..
' •
crown Princew .
Urania .. ..
12 ran.
AUDLEY-SQUARESWEEPSTAKES.

Meieor beat Clarissa.
NEWCASTLE STAKES.
King Victor ..
Leonia
Maid of Masham
SWEEPSTAKES.

T, poi • •
Whitchurch • •
Examiner .. • •
PLATE.
- - - -

Mr. O'Rourke
Cripple ..

11UNGERFORD MEETING.--(THIS DAY.)

LADIES' PLATE.

Spitfire
Alberta
Carlos
CRAVEN STAKES. Three-quarters of a mile.
Weather Isle, Flying Spanker, Englishman, and Rhine
Wine are here.

8 ran.

CRICIET.-(THIS DAT.)

LORD'S GROUND.

The forty-ninth anniversary of this event com-
menced at Lord's Ground this morning. The intense in-
terest always felt in this match was heightened on this
occasion by the fact that the Etonians regard it as the con-
quering game, ignoring a victory claimed by Harrow in 1857,
which was played by boys under 20 years of age. Admitting
the correctness of this theory, each has now won twenty
games. The preparations at Lord's are on the most ex-
tensive scale. A double cordon of ropes encircles the
whole area. Several carriages remained all night on the
ground. At 6 o'clock this morning vehicles of all descrip-
tions commenced pouring in by hundreds, and taking
up their positions, the horses being removed to econo-
mise space. The grand stand has been booked
full for weeks past, at prices which must produce
an enormous dividend. About the Pavilion and on its
roof additional benches have been improvised, and the
spacious balcony, saloon, and even bedrooms of the new
tavern (as yet not half completed) were all filled to reple-
tion. For the supply of creature comforts, Mr. Day has, in
addition to the hotel and grand-stand bars, erected a
marquee 160 feet in length. Eton won the toes, and
with military precision play commenced at 11
o'clock, Hay and Higgins acting on the defensive
against the attack of Walker and Oiles. After Hay had
made a couple of singles and Higgins a fine cut for 3,
which elicited a light blue cheer, Giles shot down his leg
stump. This made way for the Eton captain (Thornton),
who forthwith made a big drive for four off Giles. Two
over, later he sent a ball of Walker's amongst the carriages,
and exhibited his last year's severe hitting propensities.
Higgins wax cleverly stumped by Pidcock. Giles now
settled Ottaway, and Tritton only bad five balls; an
awful shooter annihilating his wicket. Harris was
a long while ere ho scored, and was content with defend-
ing his stumps, while his " Captain" did hitting enough
for both. When the score was at 39, Fryer went on
bowling at Walker's wicket. Thornton next got fairly
hold of a ball of Giles's, which landed in the balcony
of the West Middlesex Armoury ; his terrific hitting
at length culminated in a startling straight drive
right over the Pavilion for six, which elicited loud
and general cheering. This was his last effort, as,
two halls later on, another " shooter" cut short his bril-
liant career. Of the 58 runs recorded up to this time
Thoniton had put on 44 by a six, four fours, three threes,
c. Walter was the next occupant of the wicket.
A splendid bit of fielding at cover point by Gore
" brought down the house." 'When the score had reached
61, Pelham went on bowling at the Pavilion end,
and after ten had been added Walker resumed at his old
wicket. Harris' forte is leg-bitting evidently ; the pace
now became much more steady, and at 77 Walter was
taken very nicely at wicket by Pidcock. Eighty runs were
telegraphed at a quarter to 1.
Tazas O'CLOCK.

Longman made but 2. There was a loud shout when
Harris " came to grief' from a ball pitched up to his
" block." Harris did not stay long, as Walker caused
him to " hit wicket," some delay being occasioned
by the umpire having to procure a new bail. A good
dove by Currey for 3 carried Eton into three
figures, at which there was great shouting. At 102 Pel-
ham bowled again, and several runs were purloined.
Maude made a good leg hit for 3, and when the total was
up to 116 Walker bowled him with a bailer. The innings
closed 1.4.5. Again with punctuality the "field
turned ut. Longman was at the wicket. Thornton
and Welter commenced the attack upon wickets,
defended by Walker and Tabor. Several byes were run
ere one was obtained from the bat. A superb bit of field-
ing at mid-off brought out a unanimous cheer from the
spectators. There was a change of bowling at 10 on the
wore-board (Currey for Thornton), and at half-past 2 when
dinner was called the score stood as under:

Erns.—Frrt Inning..
Mr. W. May, b Oileit
Mr. W. C. Ili wins, at Pideock, b Walker
NI r. C. J. Thornton, b Giles 44
Mr. C. J. Ottaway, b Giles
Mr. W. F. Tritton, b (Wes
TIM. 0. Iharrin, b Walker 23
Mr. H. M. Walter, r Pidcock, b Pelham .....
Mr. A. Lirmrrnan, run nut ... ........ . ...
Mr. J. Mande, b Walker . ... .. ..... . .
Mr. H. F. Boiler. hit w, h Walker 0
Mr. I'. Curvy, nut out . . .... . .. 11
bb 10, b 2 .... ... . . . 13

Total ..
If .—FuNt Innurga.
Mi. C. N. Walk. r, not out .
Mr. A. Tabor, not out .
I 1,6, w I ...

Total

It appears that the Italian journals are warmly
assisting the efforts iu progress to get the India mail by
Brindisi, a change of route calculated to effect a saving
of .18 hours. It is also hoped (says the Titan), that mea
sures may soon be taken to establish a direct postal route
from Lisbon to London by railway, which if properly
arranged, could, it is believed, be performed in less than
two-thirds of the time now occupied by sea.

BAIZAC AT Hosts.—This was the way he
operated ; he went to bed very early, and slept till mid-
night, when he rose to write down those painful revela-
tions of human suffering, human iniquity, and human
folly which have fascinated mankind because they have
laid lure the mysteries of au inner world hitherto known
only in obscure glimpses, and exactly analysed flitting
thought and unrecognised passion. Balxac would some-
times he so far lost in the contemplations which accompa-
nied his work that he would discover himself, with a
shock of surprise, at early dawn in the woods of Versailles
or on the Place du Carrouseel in his dressing-gown avid
slippars, without his hat; having wandered out in the
agitation of composition, churning his thoughts by rapid
movement. Au unexpected highwayrnan darting out of
the woods, or a lunatic escaped from the asylum, would
bunny have startled him more than this uhiarition of him-
self ; aual first he would pause to wonder at hie own posi-
tion, 11110 then he would hastily climb on to the roof of a
Versailles omnibus and jog on steadily for awhile, and
forget to pay; a forgetfulness which was not wholly un-
accountable, for lac rarely had a penny in his orket. This
roceeding excited no astonishment; for all the drivera
knew him and humoured bin, and they suffered the ac-
count to run on and the debt to accumulate ad inftuitum.
--6/. Paul's Magazine for July.