The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-13 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR REGATTA.

This aquatic national amusement came off on Wed-
nesday and yesterday, and was honoured the last day with
the presence other Majesty, Prince Albert, and the royal
children.
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At nine o'clock the ratting vessel and a number of beau-
tiful schooner yachts and other craft made their appearance,
dressed in flags of every colour and nation, and which flut-
tered gaily beneath a most resplendent sky, while a delight-
ful breeze scarcely creating a ripple on the waters, kept off
v portion of the 'thirst overpowering heat. The public
buildings hoisted their standards, and towards noon the Vic-
tory and other ships in harbour, and Superb and Sharkie
(Egyptian) deemed with colours. The Gosport share was
lined with hnottm, and thronged with a countless multitude.

About half-put 3 o'clock im.lthc booming of the Superb's
guns announced the royal visitors' approach, and in a few
minutes the Fairy glided into the barb rue entrance, and
dropped her anchor amidst the most hearty welcome ever
given by the loyal people of Port.mouth and Gosport. The
entranee of the harbour was covered with hundreds of boats
of all eons and air.,, and filled with ladies and wilderness
anxious to welcome the Queen. During this scene the ships
in harbour saluted, the bands afloat played the national
asthma, and the port-admiral in the Fanny and the lieut.-
governor in his state barge, and Admiral Prescott, paid their
respects to the Queen.
The interesting scene of enthusiasm having subsided, and
.11 parties being able to obtain a view of the Queen and the
Prince of Wales in his tarpaulin hat, the sports of the day
were resumed, and evidently afforded much emus meetto
the Koval party on board the Fairy. Prince Albert returned
from Winchester about half-past 5, and soon joined her Ma-
jesty, and shortly after the yacht left the harbour amidst the
.houts and cheers of the thousands collected to honour her
Majesty for her condescension in supporting and visiting
such humble recreations and amusements of her harridoiling
subject.. Both on coming and returning through Spithead,
salutes were fired from the Egyptian frigate.
In the boat racing there wm nothing which would be in-
teresting to record, except to the immediate vicinity.

THE YARMOUTH REGATTA.
BECOND DAT.

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The first match to-day was f,r 301. The following
entered It. Y. Y. C., 25 tone, T. Richardson;
Feam, R. V. Y. C , 20 tens, R. Antrim; Secret, R. T. Y. C.,
2.1 v.no, 0. W. Whitehead ; Red R ver, R. H. Y. C ,7 tons,
W. Parmenter. The lest, being a Yarmouth boat, was de-
eideoly the favourite ; and, getting first under weigh, she
I. d oft in gallant style, closely followed by the Secret and
A light brut s from the rut brined the boats on at
no snaiTs pace ; and, in rounding the N.H. flag.boat, there
was n. wetly half a minute between the first and the last
boat, and now commenced a mot interesting race, a perfect
a tit- terl-n sok affair, the respective crews straining every
nerve, and ducking tie, it snow-white sails most remorselessly
for fear of losing the merest breath of wind. At length, the
little favourite was compelled to give the first place to the
Foam. In the second and last round the distances between
the buts increased, and they came in in the following or'er :
—Secret, 3e. 29m. 33s ; Foam, 3h. 29m. 49e. ; Hilda,
3h 3lm. 50s. ; Rover, 3h. 35m 19s. Half a minute per ton
iog allowed far difference in tonnage, the Secret had to
allow the Foam 21,c0., which, in her tarn, gave the Red •
It ever Sim., making the attar the winter by one minute.
On landing at the j say, Mr. Antrim put in a claim for the
prize on behalf of the Foam, sreging that the Rover had
.-ntered at 7 tone new measurement, whereas he had entered
his boat as 20 tons old measurement, in accordance with the
Yacht Club rules. It app-aring that the Red Rover was
12 tons old m-asurtment, it was decided she had lost by
and the prize was accordingly awarded to the Foam.
The remaining matches were merely of local interest.

From the college the prince went to the barracks, when
he exchanged his dress, and appeared in his uniform of field
marshal to perform the office ot the Lay—namely. the pre-
sentation of colours to the 23rd Itayal Fusilier Regiment.
The customary honours havitg been gone through. the
colou-s were presented by his loyal highness, accompanied
by an adder's
After this ceremony, his royal highness lurched with
Lieut.-Colonel Torrens and the officers of the 23rd It- giment.
At r.bout three o'clock his royal highness took his leave,
and proceeded to Gosport, where he expected to meet her
Majesty.
During the day his royal highness wu enrolled as a ma-
gistrate of the county, and he present .d a do.ation of 201.
to the Hampshire Muuum, trtablished ah.ut two years ago.

SOCIETY FOR IMPiiOYING THE CONDITION
OF THE LABOURING CLASSES.

Yestr rday the fifth sonnet inretiog of the friends
aed 'opponent of this society was keld at Willis', R3OMS,
Kind street, St. James's. ASULRY to the chair.:

His LORDSHIP, in opening the proceedings,* id that
although the committee of the society had delayed for such •
length of time ti call the members together, they had a
strong assurance that the duties which devolved on them had
not been neglected. He need only mention that they had
made arrangements during the past year by which two new
model lodging houses bad been r riginated—ene for w. men,
at 76, Hetton-garden, and the ether for familt s, in
Streatham-street, Bloomsbury. The first undertaking had been
mo-t successfid, and lie I ad no doubt but that them= r which
had been just commenced would be also productive of great
benefit. .Hear, hear.) They bad t a express their regret
that they had b en as yet able to make no advance in one
of their three ejecta, namely, tie eateblis‘uient of a loan
society. As to tho second object, viz., the allotment ',retests,
he would not offer a aincle observation, because the exeeri-
ment which ha I b-en made was so triumphantly demonstra-
tive of its utility that it was quite impoteible it could require
any further notic ror elucidation front the society. Their
main object still re mained to be adverted to, and that was,
the improvement of the donate Mare condition of the labour-
ing theses. Every day's experience confirmed him in the
opinion that the miserable state of the dwelling-houses of
I the industrious poor lay at the root of all the obstacles
which inter d between them end the amelioration their
condition. (Hear, hear.) It was to no purpose that
benevolent institutions were celled into existence for the im-
provement o the labouring closes, if they were allowed
to rem un without help or warning in those debasing hovels
in which the majority of them have been accustomed
hitherto to spend their existt.cce. Of what avail was it
that the children of operatives were invited to educational
establishments if they were to ha sent heck every night to
the debasing Milueectes and scenes which were prevalent
every hour of the day and night ire the ',male lea es here the
poor were hcused ? (Hear, hear.) Medical nirn 1104, recog-
nised the principle that there win no agency for debilitatieg
the system and rendering it a pro‘lab e ricipie lit for disease
more injurious and effective than overcrowdirg. (Dear.)
II es Mg stated several instances of the injurious effects of over-
crowding, he expressed granfication at the fact that the
procerditigs of the so liety had beeeme tee sot jest of imita-
tion in various (=riga countries, an' he expressed a cot fident
hope that as undertaking like theirs, which was Out only
self-supporting, but remunerative, would meet with general
support. Although the committee of which he was chair-
man might not in their time witni as all the fruits of their
=bouts, which time alone could develop, yet those woo came
after them would, he firmly believed, have that opportunity.
The report was then read, in which ample details of the
proceediogs of ttse society during the past 3c ar were Riven,
and it was stated that Ito operations had lwen approved of
and followed in Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, the United States,
and various other parts of the world. From the cash account
it appeared that the balance in favour of the society upon the
proceedings of the year was 5721. 6s. Bd.
The Rev. E. HICK ERSTETH moved the adoption of the
report, and that it be printed and circulated among the
public.
Viscount CASTLEREAGH, in seconding the resolution,
said he trusted that the friends of the society would support
it not merely Ig money donations, but by active exertions
among the cir •of their acquaintance. The report was then
adopted.
Dr. COTTON, Provost of Worcester College, Oxford,
moved the second restitution, which was to the effect, that
the present defective state of the dwellings of the Lamming
claws was the chief obstacle to their moral and swial ame-
lioration, and that the society pledged itself to persevere in
its efforts to improve their domiciliary condition.
Dr. 8. SMITH seconded the resolution, and said that the
slightest thought must satisfy every one that the healthy
and cleanly mate of dwelling places was of great import-
ance, but it really required much consideration co understand
how great in reality was the importance of the subject.
The resolution was then carried unanimously.
Mr. NEWDEOATE, M.P.,propostd the third resolution,
in which the meeting expressed its approval (A the efforts of
the society to improve the dwellings of the lower clime., by
erecting model buildings suitable as residences for the town
Population, and by circulating piens of cottage* adapted for
C 'entry laboure re, and also el their exertions in disseminating
a knowledge of the advantages of the field-garden or allot-
ment system.
Visc cunt BRACKLEY seconded the resolution, which
was adop ed unanimously.
A committee cf superintendence for the ensuing year
having been appointed, and thanks given to the chairman
the proceedings terminated.