The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-21 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

PRINCH 07 WALE YACHT CLCB.—The follow-
ing arrangements have been made by the sailing committee
of this club as !nerds the first match. The first match of
the season will come off on May 31, the day following the
small class match of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. The
nice will be in two dames, viz.. among yachts belonging to
the members of the club only under 1•2 tons, and umung
centre boards not exceeding eight tons, open to all
yacht clubs. In the larger clam match two prises
are offered ; the first of these is an extremely
handsome silver-chased claret jug, the manufactur
od Bensoßenson, which Mr. Kinblea, the vice-coinm°4
liberally give*, and which is valued at 30 guineas,7Z
the second prize, of the value of 10 guineas, is presented
by the club ; there being a luindicap of half a minute per
ton allowed by the larger to the smaller boats, and the
' course being from Erith to the Chapman Heed Beacon and
hack. Fur the centre.busxd match there is but one prise
for the first Islet ; this is of the value of 10 guineaa, and is
given by subscriptions of the sailing committee ; the handi-
cap is a minute per too, and the course is therm as in the
other class. The entries for both classes close on the' 4th
of May, at 9 pm., at the club-house, the Freemasons
Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, and yachts
are to bed Faith at 5 p.m. ou the Stith of May, to be
measured.

MRTROPOLITAN BOARD OF WoßlEß.—Yintorday
the usual weekly meeting of the Metropolitan rsurd of
Works was held in the Council Chamber, Guildhall ; Mr.
doe* THwArrk.r in the chair. The cash statement of the
finance committee showed a net balance of 214,0681. 18s. Gd. ;
cash on deposit, L'Bo.ooo/. Nymetits were made amount-
ing in the whole to ti,2991. 13s. 4.1. A deputation war re.
Meet' from the vestry of Putney respecting the gipsy
nuisance on the Putney Commons, asking for the assistant*
of the board to obtain the insertion of a clause in the bill
for amending the Metropolis Local Ma t Act, with
is view of empowering them to get rid of the nuisance. The
beard promises! to realer the petitioners every assistance in
their power, it being stated that the police had no authority
to interfere with these gipsies, because they were not located
on the public highway. The deputation expressed their
thanks and retired. A report was brought up from the
eiminuttee of the whole board stating their proceedings pox.
stunt to the referee.* of the heard of the 13th Apra inst.,
and empowering_ them to consider the return of the City
Sewers' rate. They stated that they found no exemptions
in the mto but such as were found in other portions of the
metropolis. Mr. Beckett moved that the report be adopted. Houses FOR SUR FRRNutf GoViRNMINR.—Mr.
The motion was carried by division. upon which Mr. Leslie Munyard, sea., of Woolwich, who we' employed during
gavr notice that he would revive the ilue.tion ri
the next the Crimean war to assist in the purchase of horses for the
meeting of the board. After the transaction of some 1111i02- war department, has just returned from a six weeks' tour
port tit business the board adjourned. in Yerkshire. Leizestershire, and midland counties, where
A deputation respecting fishing hail an inter- he ace. in oral an agent of the French government, on
view with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, yesterday, at whose behalf 800 of the finest horses procurable, have been
the Aim of the Hoard of Trade. purchased and shipped.

LONDON BOWING CLUB.—MB. BALFOUR'S PAIR-OARZD
RACE.—The great race for the silver cups presented by Mr.
Balfour, open to gentlemen amateurs of any club, and to be
rowed under the direction of the London Rowing Club, is
fixed to take place in four heats on Wednesday foal Thun-
der neat, at Putney, the trial heats being appointed fur the
first-named day. The following is the arrangement :—First,
Heat.—Messrs. Naah and Tyler, West London Rowing
Club; Wallace and Lloyd, London Rowing Club ;
and Burgess, London Rowing Club. Second Heat.—Mere.
Bryant sad Buckled', West London Rowing Club ; Raphael
and Lick, Kingston Rowing Club ; Btahlachmidt and Chap-
man, Kingston Rowing Club. Third Heat.—Mews. Head
and Coventry, London Rowing Club ; Jervis and Wilson,
Kingston Rowing Club; Woodbridge and Morley, London
Rowing Club; Schlotel and Finlaison, London Rowing
Club.