The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-03 00:00:00

LINCOLN RACES.-1852.

HANDICAP FOR THE LI!
sou. tub, 6 ft. and 3 only if d
Aga. at. lb.
Cossack aged $ 5

iCOLNBIIIIII. STAKEi of 10
mitred on or before August 9.
Age. .t. It,.
Conmore 3 6 0

Nancy 8 0
Sir Charles 5 7 8
Haricot
Alp
Lady Eden 5 8 10
Little Fawn
Lough Hawn 4 6 7
Aaron Smith
Unity
The Proctor
Hex 3 8 4
Butterfly 3 6 0
Leopold
If the highest weight aceep
be raised, &c.

Sledmere 4 512
Pequetta 4 5 12
Tanered
True Blue
Pitney Girl 3 510
Little Queen
Merry Bird
Little Thought of 5 .5 7
The Sum yor 3 5 .5
Ethelwoll
Galraniim
The Brahmin 3 6 3
Bit of Blue 3 4 10
ti.,g be under Bsl 51b, it will

CRICKET.

ETON V. HARROW.—The following is the result of
this match, Harrow winning by 71 run,. Svre —Harrow,
let innings, 21.5 ; 2nd innings, 108. Eton, lit innings, 142 ;
2nd innings, 110.
ETON V. WINCTIESITEIS commenced immediately
afterwards.

THE TEN HOURS FACTORS' QUESTION.—NIEETING
or Deczosl7.ll.—On Sunday last a meeting of delegates
from factory operatives was held in the Cotton Tree Inn
(Mr. Wm. Fair's), Great Ancoats-street, Manchester.
After considerable discussion, a delegate from Ashton-
under-Lyne moved the following resolution That our
endeavours during the present year to vindicate the pre-
sent factory law, and to secure the necessary improvements,
I have the approval of a majority of the factory workers re-
pre•ented at this meeting, as evidenced by the reports of
their delegates here assembled, we therefore pledge our-
selves, should any further agitation be necessary to aceom-
plish the above objects, to urge upon our respective Coll4li.
tuencies to provide such funds as may be necessary, and
thus make the present Factory Act effective for its intended
purposes." The Blackburn delegate seconded the resolu-
tion, which was carried.
TILE POTATO ])[CEASE IN SCOTLAND.—In some
parts of the Lothians the potato disease has reappeared. It
was first seen about the 20th, in the gardens, and, with
some trifling exceptions, it is still only to be found existing
there. It did not snake much progr, es until the 26th.
When first seen on the leaves, none of the tubers were
affected, but after four days, it had descended and affected
a part of them likewise. The conditions under which it
has again become apparent are just such as marked its com-
mencement formerly. A strung, luxuriant crop, with the
tubers well formed, growing in a deep, soft soil, moist from
recent rains, is the situation where it first shows itself ;
and when there are three separate sorts of potatoes, the
earliest is first attacked. It is useless to speculate about
its increase, u the weather seems to exert great influence
over it.—Sooesioars.

ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST STEAM COLLIER IN TIIE
THAMM—Yestenlay the John Bowes screw steamer, Scott,
master, the precursor of a series of iron steamers intended
to compete with the railways in the carriage of coal% from
the north, was hauled into Poplar New Docks, to deliver
her cargo, having arrived on Saturday with nearly 600 tons
of coals from Newcastle-on-Tyne. 1 his vtssel is built of
iron, by Misers. Palmer, of Jarrow, which firm has another
vessel, the Countess of Strathmore, 20 feet longer, and of
improved construction, designed for the same trade, aireldy
laid down and planned. The John Bowts Is 46.5 tons re-
gister, but capable of carrying upwards of 600 tons of coals.
Her engines, of direct acti n, by Messrs. Stephenson end
Co., of Newcastle, are nominally of 70 horse power, but
will work up to 210. Every provision has been made for
the economy of space and fuel. Two similar vessels lidb•
been built at Liverpool ter the Hartlepool and Londoi , and
another, by Marshall, of South Shields, to ply between
that port and the Thames ; and all the great builders at
Newcastle, Sunderland, And other ports in the north, are so
full of orders for the 'same description of vessels, that in
about twelve months it is expected sailing colliers will be
entirely supersede-I.
DEFECTIVE DRAINAGE OF LOWER HOLLOWAY.—
A general meeting of the managers of the Holloway Dig.
primary was UM night held at their house, to take into con-
sideration the defective drainage of that locality. Samuel
Lewis. Esq., in the chair.—The Chairman laid before the
meeting copies of numerous letters which had been receised
by the rosters of the parish from the several commis,ions
of sewers which have for the last four years sat in theck-
street, Soho, each of which was fully aware of the just
grounds which the inhabitants of the district had for com-
plaint, promised redress, and prepared the necessary plans,
but was superseded before it could carry them into execu-
tion. The Chairman also produced q report, drawn up by
the medical officers of the Dispensary, which gave the fol-
lowing picture of the sanitary condition of the district
The water from the surrounding high grounds has a ten-
dency to gravitate towards Lower Holloway. The sewers
are to ,1, (plate for the rinieval of land water. After rain,
the roads continuo in a wet state for several days. The
back streets, where uo drainage is to be found, present a
worse state; a surface of tenacious clay precludes infiltra-
tion through the ground, a large quantity is consequ, ntly
removed by evaporation, inducing an unnatural humidity
of the atmosphere, and presenting a condition calculated
for the cicvelopment of fever,, bronchial affections, rheuma-
tism, and other diseases." —Mr. Prentice moved, and Mr.
Greenwood 'collided, the nomination of a committee, to
call a meeting of the inhabitants, and to wait upon the new
commis ion. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated
the proceedings.