The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-05 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The Inman Royal Mail steamer City of Ant-
werp, from New York, arrived at Queenstown
yesterday with 87,000 dole. in specie. She landed
mails and passengers, and proceeded immediately
for Liverpool. AU well.

(Per the City of Antwerp, vial Queenetown).
NEW YORK, Jim M.

The Senate has amended the bill for the protec-
tion of naturalised citizens abroad by striking out
the reprisal clause, and substitutingltherefor a
clause authorising the President to suspend diplo-
matic relations with the offending government.
The House of Representatives has passed a bill
providin for the provisional government of Vir-
Dfisaissippi, and Texas.
The Senate bill providing for the issue of 3 per
cent. loan certificates to the amount of 23 million
dollars for the redemption of compound interest
notes has been agreed to by'the House of Repre-
sentatives.

General Meade has issued an order declaring the
supremacy of the civil law in Georgia.
The Georgia House of Representatives has
passed a resolution favouring the removal of the
political disabilities of white inhabitants.
Baltimore has been flooded by a rainstorm, and
property to the amount of 3,000,000 dots. has been
destroyed, and many lives lost.
The coal miners of Pennsylvania, and several
trade leagues in other States, are striking for
higher wages.

THAMES REGAITA.—This mats. was resumed
yesterday. The racing comm with the Champion-
Ai, Walls) ,• KIM man, 901. seecisd, ; third, 61.
J. Bradford, Newcastle, I ; J. Percy, Newcastle, 2; Jos
Sadler, Putney, 3; H. Kelley, Putney (drawn). Putney
to Mothike.—Randford led by a clear length at the Dung
Wharf, where Sadler fell overboard, and Randford won
by 600 yards • Sadler afterwards got into his boat and
finished. Champion Fours. —First boat, 1001.; second,
10/. Newcastle: J. Taylor, M. Scott, A. Thompson, R.
Chambers (Wallsend), F. Taylor (cox, 1 ; London: G.
Tully, F. Kibiby, T. Robinson, F. Phelps, E. Phelps
(cox.), 0. Putney to Chiswick. Won sandy. Coat and
Badge (for Watermen's Apprentices).--First boat, B 4
Freedom, and 2/. ; second, 4/. ; third, 21. ; fourth, 1!.
Oxford to Gravesend (inclusive). W. Biffen, Hammer.
smith, I; H. Thomas, Brentford, 2; J. Grifilt4 Wands-
worth, 0; H. Blight, Richmond, 0; T. J. Allen, 0.
Won easily. Champion Fours. Open to the World.
Prizes, 100/. and 10/. Newcastle : Jr. Taylor, M. Scott,
A. Thompson, R. Chambers, F. Taylor (cox.), 1; London:
G. Tull, F. K.dsby, T. Robinson, F. Phelps, E. Phelps
(cox.), 0. The Londoners led for half a mile, after which
they were beaten easily. The north countrymen thus won
2461. out of 3301.

GREAT YARMOUTH REGATTA.— The annual
regatta took place yesterday. There was a nice
breeze, and the attendance of spectators on the water, the
piers, and the beach was unusually large. The programme
included both sailing and rowing match's, and there were
some shore amusements in the evening. The princi-
pal yacht match wu won by the Ariel, the property of
Mr. T. M. Read ; and Mr. Allenby's Waterwitch was
second.

Novu. Swpoinco MATCH.—Yesterday morning
the banks of the great lake in Victoria-park were crowded
by some thousands of spectators to witness an extraor-
dinary match among four members of the East London
Swimming Club, the competitors swimming in their ordi-
nary wearing apparel a distance of 200 yards._The names
of the competitors were Cromlie, Sprange, W. Bell, and
Morris. At half-past seven they took their position on
the diving platform at the east end of the lake, and on
the signal they all dived in amidst loud cheering.
Sprange took the lead, followed by Morris, Cromlie, and
Bell. In this course they swam the length of the lake,
but in returning Bell went away from Morris and
Cromlie, and was abreast of Sprange. The race became
most exciting, till Bell launched out some vigorous strokes
and won easily. Morris was third, and Cromlie fourth.
It was a severe contest, and appeared to create great
interest among the spectators. Bell wore the heaviest
clothes and thick boots The match was merely of an
honorary character. The club, which has only been
established this season, intend having another match in
the course of a few days, which will be for the captaincy
of the club.

A VISCOUNT SHOOTING WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE.
—Viscount Canterbury has been summoned before the
Marlborough magistrates for shooting without a game
certificate. Some lime since Lord Aylesbury, Lord Charles
Bruce, and Colonel Maude were summoned for the
offence, and the Inland Revenue often; afterwards dis-
covered Viscount Canterbury to have been of the party,
and an information was accordingly laid against him.
Mr. Dwelly attended from the Board of Inland Revenue.
Mr. W. C. Merriman, of Marlborough, who appeared for
Viscount Canterbury, said, "I have received a letter
from hie lordship on the question, and he admits
having been there shooting at the time. There-
fore, I think, there is no necessity of calling any,
witnesses. He delayed the case in expectation of
finding a game certificate, but I believe his game certificate
cannot be found, and I have therefore only to my that I
cannot produce any evidence of his having a game certi-
ficate, and, as thtbencli has the power of mitigation, to
ask them to mitigate the penalty to the mine amount as
that paid in a former case." Mr. Dwell said the revenue-
office had not discovered any trace of his lordship's
out a certificate for some time. He had therefore roksli
the bench to let the penalty stand at 201., and if his lord-
ship could satisfy the commissioners that there had been
an omission on his part, this penalty would be mitigated.
The bench thought the way the matter was put by the
Inland Revenue officer was fair, and gave judgment for
the full penalty.
THE OYSTER Sitaeorr.— The oyster season
commenced yesterday at Billingsgate. Natives realised
8/. per bushel ; commons, Me. to 40s. per bushel ; and
" barrels" were le at Bs. each. Notwith-
standing the high prices the demand exceeded the supply,
and all the wholesale depots in Lower Thames-street were
repeated "clear" at eight o'clock a.m. Fran 10,000 to
16,000 barrels of oysters are auauslll brought from
Arldow to Whitstable, and then tnasplaatad in order to
be eventually transformed into " natives." At the Whit-
stable &hen", where nearly 4,000 men find employment—
at tines 41. per week—the aggngats sales of
oysters exceed 0004 a ye,:iirrj.,
GREAT NORTERRN WAV.—The director, of
this compan yesterday determined, with the tonenerence
of the auditors, to recommend to the propitiators at the
general meeting on the 22nd inst., a dividend for the half-
yeer to the 30th of June Lett at the rate of 4L 6e. per
cent per annum on the origgnel Moth ef. the COMP.:ay?
giving for the half-year 2/. 2a &I. per cent to the or*Wid
stook, 31. per omit. is the B stock, and IL As. per mat to
the A:

itin.irEY.—The directors of the Mid-
kW lawny 060posp Myr jolt derided to recommend
st the proprietors a demil ea the ordinary sleek tor the
MN year ending Jane SO, at the nos a 6 per seat. per
annum.