The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-17 00:00:00

CRICKE!

%MD ELEVIN OF ALL-ENGLAND r. TWUNTY-TIVO OF
Sr aortnial —Yesterday this match was commenced at Shrews-
Ism. The followl to the spore up to five o'clock United
Asses of All- , first innings (for seven wickets), Si.
ONE LEG v. ONR ARlL—This match was commenced
yesterday at the Middlesex County Ground, Islington. At the
dose of the dare play the score stood thus : One Arm first
lashings, 203 ; One Leg first innings, 120.

BURSTING Or ANOTHER NEW RIVER MAIN.—
Yellowing the bursting of the main in the City-road a day
or two back, the main conduit which leads from the New
River Company's Water Works at the Green-lanes, Stoke
Newington, to their reservoir at Pentonville-hill, burst on
Wednesday evening close to the engine-house at the former
place. At a distance of some fifty yards from the works,
the nuiin is laid in the garden fronting the residence of Mr.
Beaumont, the manager of the company, and it is here
where it is embedded but • few feet in the earth that the
accident occurred. As soon as the main broke the water
rushed out with tremendous force, flooding the pavement
story of the manager's house, andcoursing in a torrent along
the garden into the two nearest houses in Lordship-park.
Crossing the Park-road, the stream entered Stroud's nur-
eery, where, sweeping over bode of flowers and plants, it
tore the latter by the roots out of the ground, and deluged
the floors of the conservatories. In the kitchens of the
bonsai where the water entered various wooden articles
ware floating about, and the apartments were rendered
perfectly useless for • time. A wall which bounded the
garden in which the main broke on the road side, and con-
fined the stream of water, was broken down, and imme-
diate) y the current was diverted from the houses, and
Sewed into the road, which it completely cleared
of all appearance of gravel, and almost stones, for •
distance of at least an eighth of • mile. An open-
ing was also made into the main sewer, and this materially
checked the force of the current. The traffic on the
Green-lanes and the Mews-road was stopped for an hour,
by which time the water was turned off the conduit, and
the flow consequently ceased. It is stated that a defect in the
metal was the cause of the accident. A gang of men were
set to work at half-past six, and continued working all
night, in order that • new length of the .main having been
inserted no public inconvenience may be felt from any
temporary short supply of water. The accident created a
good deed of excitement in the neighbourhood, but the
prompt action of the company's servants prevented any-
thing like alarm.
THE FATAL COLLISION ON THE LONDON AND
BRIGHTON RAlLWAT.—Yesterday morning the customary
investigation by the official inspector of the railway depart-
ment of the Board of Trade was commenced shortly after
10 o'clock. The inspector arrived by the 8 o'clock train
from London, and at once proceeded to view the spot where
the collision ccurred, at the Itchingfleld Junction, and
ffien took oral evidence of the company's servants.
THE NEW LAW ON THE THAMES NAVIGATION.—
POLLUTION OF WATER.—One of the most important acts
Crin the late session—the Thames Navigation Act—
ust been printed. It contains 91 sections and two
schedules, and from its general importance was referred to
in the speech from the throne when parliament was pro-
rogued. The conservancy of the river is now vested in
the conservators from Staines to Cricklade, Wilts. The
er navigation commissioners are discontinued, and,
with fiveadditionalconservatoes (one to be appointed by the
Board of Trade), and the 18 existing conservators, the
traffic of the river is to be carried on, and effectual means
adopted to prevent the pollution of the water, with • pro-
'lion that another act is to be applied for in relation to
the Thames between Staines and the western boundary of
the district under the authority of the Metropolitan
Board of Works. The statute recites that the preservation
and improvement of the stream bed and banks of the
upper part of the Thames, is an object of great local and
puU. importance. It also states that the locks are 111 a
bad and dangerous condition, and that the upper naviga-
tion oommissiocers are "inconveniently numerous." The
duties of the conservators are pointed out, and their mode
of procedure for the navigation of the river. One of the
sections states that " the conservators shall cause the sur-
hoe of the Thames to be (as far as reasonably practicable)
effectually scavenged in order to the removal therefrom of
substances liable to putrefaction." There is • distinct
branch on the " Pollution of Water." and no sewage to be
poured into the Thames, under heavy penalties, Bach of
the metropolitan water companies is to pay 1,0001. a year
bored the pram. payments.