The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-08 00:00:00

ROYAL yacmr SQUADRON REGATTA.

00WPA SATURDAY Eneamo, Avoorr_6l

The electric telegraph conveyed the result of the
race for the Royal Yacht Squadron's prizes of 100 and 25
guineas which failed in being completed on the Thursday
sad some regret was expressed that the Mosquito
did sot ea t►s mouton eland in so favourable a poultice at
the ekes of the meowed oontait. The conclusion of the
ram on the second round wee thus timed by Captain Legard,
R.N., the chairman of the mailing committee :

Arrow
Votante
Burt
M
Alone osquito
Mode:

61 45
28 27
28 13
31 17
39 49
15 74

There was no question about the Arrow being the winner
of the flint prise, but as regarded the Volute, she had to
allow Wear( time for difference of tonnage, therefore the
latter won the second prize by 14 seconds.
The regat ball of the Royal Yacht Squadron waa held in
the eveuiag, and it was very numerously and fashionably
attended. Iniaciag oommeoced at eleven and was con-
tinued until three o'clock the next morning, and the ar-
nts gave entire satisfaction.
Agi:y was appointed for the third prise of the Royal
Yacht Brinindron to be sailed for. It was for 100 ',foreign',
qua to all yachts under 200 tons belonging to any Royal
Yacht OW hem "Totem of measurement and Aekers's
mete. MI6 coons for the yachts on this ooresion was
altered, and *try were requised to dart from the station riff
the R. Y. S. Castle, round the Nab light. back to
the sonthward of the Bumbler, round a mark vessel off
Newtown, and outside all the buoys and marks on the
shoals, Peel included, except the middle and Sturbridge.
The Nab light vessel and Newtown mark vessel to left on
the starboard bead. The following were the entrisi :

Tons. Owners. Flag.
Vestal, sch... 74 Sir B. Ckdchester Black, white centre.
Alert.. sat... 56 Lieut. J. Haden, LA Red.
Astarte. cut. 73 J. Seddon, Eaq Red, white. and
blue, diagonal.
'lobate, cut 69 H. C. Maudslay, Esq Wilde.
Surf cut.. 54 0. Harrison, Hp White
erburgee, blue
bord.
Mosquito, cut. 59 T. Holdaworth, Fag , Green, yellow ball.
plate; cat. 46 n. DA. uaca Ron
._- ..
—... _ .

islie-,;6:... 108 T. iliis.:sq
__,
White, red cross.
Albertine,sch. 153 lArd lemareboroogh— White/dalteseuxes,
blee border.
1.113, Mg. orb— 1: MisJooesp.
rlgiLtq Black.
Yellow sod blue,
vertical.
Water Lily, IL 106 Lord A. Paget
blue border.
Amulet, cut... 4/I T. V. Tipping, Fp White,greeucentre.

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As regards the Mosquito ad the Volante they were equal
hi tonnage, and they were to allow the Alert' 1 min. 43 sea ;1
the Alkersise. 2 min. 55 sec. • the Viking, 5 min. 15 see. ;
the Amulet, 6 min. 30 see. ; tise Vindez, 8 min. 30 sec. ;
and the Vestal, 13 min. 15 sec.
The preparatory gun was fired at balf-past tea o'clock.
The wind at starting, five minutes afterwards, was very
light from the W.T.W. The Astarte,janie, Flying Fish,land
Water Lily did not appear at the poet.
At starting, the Volante was the first to get away, and
she soot took the lead, which she continued to hold ; the
seoood soon after starting was the Alerte, but the Vestal
dosed on her, and soon afterwards pained her. Most of the
others were in a cluster, and no pectic-der difference
between them. The Albertine was a long distance 'stern,
and seemed to be in a calm, and this same observation will
also apply to the V sking, who was the last of the ichooners,
but asters of her was the little Amulet. When they got
further to the eastward, they all fell into nearly a calm
When they had rounded the Nab on their return to the west.
ward the Albertine was observed to be leading, but afterwards
the Volute caught a breeze and went sliesd. The wind
soon them began to freshen, and the effect was a coaridereble
change in the positions of the yachts. In oonsequence of the
alteration of the course the yachts did not keep so far over
to the north shore, but by paving inside the Brambles they
were mows easily dimmed by those who were watching their
progress at Cowes, when the Volente was leading by a long
way, the libertine being second.
The TIM concluded at the cornpletioo of the round, end
on their arrival abreast of Cowes Cards the following was the
time taken :

A. C. R.
Yolzote
Albertioe
Vindex
Amidst
Alerts 5 34 10
licequlto
yiking
66•1 5 44
The Serf was aot timed. Although the Valente came In
first, as she had to allow the Vindex Si minutes, the latter
was entitled to the prim. This is the monad time at this
regatta that the Volante has been compelled to surrender a
prize on account of the time to be give. to Tugela of infe-
rior tonnage.
With this race terminated the Royal Yacht Squadron
Regatta of 1864 ; and whether looked at for the numerous
company, the quality of the racism or the value of the
prizes, a success has been achieved almost unprecedented in
the history of the club.
Amongst the visitom during the regatta staying at the
Marine Hotel, were the Prime and Princess Murat and
Prises's Anise, Mr. and Lady Virginia Sanders, the Hon.
M. Dudley Carleton, Lord Henry and Lady Looser, the
Earl of Atria* the Marquis of Blandford, the Hem Captain
Dawson Darner, the Hon. Spencer Lyttelton, Captain
Carew, Gerald Lysle, Eaq.. the Baroness Bachman and
family, the Baroness Van Outbeoadeu, the Hon. Mx° and
Misses Hobart, H. Hammond, Eiq. (English consul at
('herbourg), Colonel Farquirarson, J. domes, Esq., M.P.,
Colossi Forrester, Be.

Mr. George Offer died at his residence at Grove-
street, South Haokney, on Friday, after a long illness. Mr.
Offer in early life wee an attire member of the noncom.
formist body, and took • leadiog part in the political affairs
of the east end of London. He was knows is the literary
world as a biographer of John Bunyan, and • careful editor
of his works, anti also as the author of several pamphlets
upon the relations of church sod grata. He had been for
many years one of the justices of the peace fro the county
of Middlesex.

Eterriox lefsrrEss IN THE Essr.—lt is not now
expected that Mr. J. H. Gurney will resign his seat for Lyon
until the dissolution of parliament ; the candidates for the
anticipated vacancy have, accordingly, suspended opera-
tioas. The Hon. Colonel Rowley, who was returned for
Harwich in 1861, in opposition to Sir Stuart Dosaldscsi,
will not offer Himself for re-election for that borough.
Mr. Capper, a colonel of volunteers, and manager of the
Victoria (London) Dock., ban been named as a candi-
date in the conservative interest. It is stated that
Mr. J. W. Peny•Watliegton, M.P. for South Essex,
has expressed a wish to retire from the representation of
that constituency at the Best election ; Yr. Watlington
has represented the division slue 1859. In connexion with
Harwich politic, it should blue been noted that Mr. H.
Willa has for some time been in the field as a Ithenalcandi-
date for the borough. The statement that the Hoe. H.
Walpole intended to contest the representation of East
Norfolk in the coomervative interest has received a denial,
although it is still stated that the hon. gentleman has pri-
vately expressed his willingness to come toward as a candi-
date if requested to do so. Mr. J. Kelk will contest Ipswich
at the dissolution in the cooservat:ve interest.
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OUR MINERAL WEALTIL—TIatiUgh the courtesy
431 r. Robert Hunt, F R. 8., the Keeper of Mahn Re-
cords at the Rvyal School of Manes, we nave been favoured
with the statistics of our mineral production for 1863, which
will be hatted to the public in a week rr ten days from this
time. The value of the minerals produced was 29,151,9761,
from which metals of the value of 36.364.3271. were ex-
tracted. Of gold quartz we produced 385 toot, worth
1,5006 ; of tin ore, 15,157 toes, worth 963,9851 •, of copper
ore, 212,047 tons, worth 1,100,5541; of lead on, 91,233 tone,
worth 1,193,5301.; ofteilver ore, 88 tons,'worth 5,7031; and of
zinc ore, 12,941 toes, worth 29,9686 During the year in
question there were sold 95,376 tons of pyrites, for 62,0351 ;
and the rarer mtnerale—wolf ram, uranium, gossans, arsenic,
and earthy minerals—raised were of the value of 1,980,8661.
These item' with the value of 9,101,552 tots of iron ore,
3.240,890/, and 88.292,215 tons of coal, 20,572,9451, raise
she total to 29,151,9764, which was manufactured into
nearly 40.000,0001. worth of merchantable produce. To
produce there results direct employment hes ibeen given to
at least 500,000 men, so that out mineral industries may be
coosidered as alone supporting a population of Dearly
3,000,000, in addition to adding much to the general wealth
of the kingdom, end especially to the wealth of three whose
capital has been employed in mining operaticsa
Jeered.

CUTTING ♦ LION'S CLAWS. —The Brussels journals
give an account of a curious surgical operation just per-
formed on the great African lion belonging to the Zoological
Society of that city. For some time past the animal has
been suffering from disease in the feet, which Decaseitated
the vatting of ite claws. In ceder to do this without danger,
• large box was prepared with a grated bottom, covered oy
• wooden floor, which could be withdrawn so as to
allow the hou's feet to pass between the bars.
The top of the box was also made to descend by
means of screws so se to press on the animal
and prevent ft from drawing in its feet. When
the lion had entered the box, the letter was tented on its
side ►nd the sliding bottom withdrawn. The paws then
slipped between the bars and the screws above were
tightened. Y. Thieroame, assisted by Are pupils of the
Veterinary School. then proceeded to cut away the claire.
The patient hors the operates tolerably well, only uttering
a abort roar occasionally, and swmed relieved when the first
paw had been cut and drooped. A keeper, to whom the lion
is mush attached, sat nest Its head end endeavoured to calm
it ►y talking, evidently sot without effect. The operation
wee sumeadolly performed, and there is every reason to
behave that pte ears will be complete,

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD,
Inniorree.—Namber of patleete for the week 'Mktg
Almost 6, 694, of which 23 were Dew mew.