The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-28 00:00:00

THE METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY

COMMITTEE.

Yesterday the committee met at the usual hour,
Sir Jame• Grab.itu in this chair.

The chief withess during the day was the hon. baronet
the member for the Tower Hamlets, Sir W. Clay, who is
also chairman of n brace of water companies, and the author,
laccording to the dictum of Mr. Mowatt, 11. P. of the
compact" by which the public are deprived of " the ad-
'vantages of competition.- He now stated that he had
long ago been of opinion that a plan of united administra-
tion for the whole of the companies would effect a great
saving, and prove a vast advantage to the pub!ic. His esti-
mate of the expense of stub. a management was, that it
would scarcely exceed 10,00411. a year, and that would be a
saving of 80,0001. a year. The whole of his evidence was
strongly in favour of the consolidation scheme, but con-
tained no new facts beyond those contained in the pamph-
let of the hon. bar net.. .

The committee at 4 o'clock, adjourned to Monday next,
at 12 o'clock.

SPORTING.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE RACES.
THUHISDAY (CO:4CLUDED),

INNKEEPERS' SPECULATION PLATE Of 20 SOTS, added to
a sweepstake of 5 sous. each ; tho second to receive 10
sots.: 3-yr old+, 7st 10th ; 4 yn, 9st ; 1 yrs, 7st 71b ; six
and aged, 9st 10Ib ; marts and geldings allowed albs ; the
winner to be sold for 200 sore., &c. heats, from the
Newcastle Turn, in. (6 subs.)
Mr. White's fl•tr.., tweet (to be sold for MI.) (Charlton) 5 I
Ur. Poll. y's Fifty-three, 2Lrie,,) ... . (M 4,111111, I 2 0
Mr. Weeherslt's Lsay 6 yrs (21L)...(1,,i441 3 4 2
Mr. 4",sweas's Ev'enon, yes (
Mr. thrift's Fleur.de.Mems, 4 yrs Oates) 6 5 4
Mr. Gsenan's 6 yrs (M)..... Osborne) 4 'Sr
The first heat was won by Ulla length, the second easy,
and the third by a neck.

ANOTHER ACCIDENT UPON TILE BRIGHTON

RAILWAY.

TO VIE EDITOR OE THE IMPRESS.

WrlS a passenger by the 2.3. i pan. train
this (lay from Worthing. The train wu at least ten mi-
nutes behind time from Portsmouth—fault the first. Our

tickets were taken at the usual place at Brighton outcide
the station; but within sight of the people employed there.
The engine and tender were detached from the train, and
then by the very reprehensible practice now seldom per-
mitted upon any line, the train was shoved into the station
by the engine revened,the under being before it. Of course
neither driver nor stoker could see anything before them,
and though they had but jtut left the head of the train cont.
mantling a view of the station, so little precaution was ob-
; served by them, or the oflicials at the station, that we were
I violently driven against a train then starting for Worthing,
and a second-clan carriage in front of our train was abet-
tered to pieces, shook off the rails, and all the passengers
more or less injured.
Being myself in the last first-class carriage, I escaped
without injury, and I immediately ran olf to the superin-
tendent's office to report a case of the most gross negligence
' on the part of the company's and which might
have produced the most lamentable results.
The superintendent was not in the way, and I was coolly
told that if I had any complaints to make I must do so in
writing, but my train was starting to London, and I was
obliged to leave.
Some delay necessarily occurred in consequence of the
accident, as the Worthing carriages could not for some time
be brought along the line, and we were therefore ksidd
our time all the way to town, and had a narrow escape of
running into the Epsom fast twin at the Croydon Junction,
which we ought not to have met at that critical moment.
As every one must feel the importance of better railway ,
management. I appeal to you to take some farther notice of
the continued and reckless carelessness upon the Brighten
line, in spite of every warning. It is very probable the
accident I have described will scarcely be made known be-
yond the station, yard. As providentially there was no loss
of life, the matter will be hushed up by the few officials who
I, witnessed it, and but for the notice which you may take it
will not even reach the ears of the directors or of their
chairman, Mr. Laing, who was said to be in London.
I enclose my card, and beg to subscribe myself,
June 26. Yours, &c. J. N. F.

THE ROYAL CHILDREN TO BE TAUGHT GAELIC.-
The bsoonswe Cowl.' says that • correspondent who data
from the Temple, states that her Majesty and Prima Albert
have 00=mi/dolled a gentleman from the north to engage
the services of a Gaelic teacher for the royal family!
" There is every chance," he says, " of an intimate friend
'of mine getting the appointment." This is certainly •
compliment to the ancient language of the Owl.