The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-14 00:00:00

ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB REGATTA.

BYDB, LOOOST 13.
In consequence of the very protracted business
of the Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta, that of the Royal
Victoria forms simply a continuation of it. Indeed the
noes of both clubs were going on concurrently, inasmuch
as the Squadron race for the Commodore's and Town Cups
had not concluded when the races for the two 751. prizes
at Ryde began. There is bore a large assemblage, and the
programme, although not so eztenaive as that of the
Squuadron, is still a veryample one.
his day there were two races, the first being for a prize
of not less value than 751., open to all schooners and yawls
belonging to any royal yacht club. Time race, half
jokers' scale. Yawls to have a quarter of their tonnage
added. Victoria course, once round. The following
yachts were entered :
Yachts Tons. Owners.
Cambria
Witchcraft 2= Mr. & Broadwood.
Modena
Aline Ste The Conunodore.
Sonars lO6 Colonel Nichols
Loadstar _ _ _ _ec Mr. C. J. Allisoa.

The start was at 10.30, and the course wee to the east-
ward, wind S.E. The Gloriana took the lead, the Loadatar
following closely on her lee quarter, Witchcraft, Aline, and
&WWI) being last. The weather was thick and hest, so
that no time could be taken on rounding either the
Warner or Middle buoys. They arrived at By& as
under :

H. N. IL
Aline
Modena 2 JO 32
Witchcraft
Loadater
Weave
This last yacht did not go round the mark ; consequently
the Aline wins the prize by time, notwithstanding the
allowance of time to the others. • _ .

The second race of the day was for a prize of the value
of not less than 751., open to all Gutters and yawls belong-
ing to any royal yacht club ; time ware ; Ashore'
scale ; yawls to have a quarter of their tonnage &darted.
The following were the entries for this race :
Yachts. Tons. Owners.
Volant•
Condos 133 Mr. W. =ger
Flow 7B Mr. J.
Bphynx 47 Mr. J. 11. Earle.
Ombra
Metal
The start Seek plain at 11 o'clock, none taking a good
lead, followed by the Ombra. The Sphynx was well up
to the two leading vessels, Condor fourth, and Menai fifth.
The race was well contested ; but although the Ombra
first completed the course, it war considered exceedingly
doubtful if she would pin the prize, on account of the
time that she would have to allow to the smaller vessels.
The scale of allowance had not been made out when this
report left.
The times of arrival en the completion of the race were
as under:

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2 113 15

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2 64 66

ROYAL TACKY SQUADRON REGATTA.

COWES, Tonna'. Rymer°.
The great ocean race for the two cups, given by
the Earl of Wilton, commodore of the Royal Yacht Squa-
dron, and the inhabitants of the town of Cowes, termi-
nated this morning at about 9 o'clock. The brim arrived
about half-part 8 o'clock in the morning, and the sxt that
made ber appearance was the Egeria, who arrived 23
minutes afterwards. As the Loire wan the largest vessel,
being 193 tons, whilst the Egeria is only 152, according to
the handicapping principle adopted by the sailing com-
mittee in reference to previous performances, she had to
allow 25 minutes. Consequently the Egon* took the first
prize and the Lairs the second, but this difference is of
comparatively no importance, as both cups represent the
same value. The third vessel was the Pantomime, but she
did not arrive for a long tune after the other two. The
railing was very even throughout.

A RAILWAY PORTER CIII7BIIED TO DEATH.—
On Monday, at the Groot Northern Railway goods yard,
at Grantham, a young man named William Ackhurat,
aged '26, a porter in the goods department, lost his life.
He was engaged in shunting some trucks, and was crashed
between the buffers.
THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR PRESTON.—It
was stated yesterday that at least 70 persons bad been
injured by the accident which occurred on Saturday night
on the Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Railway.
About half the number hive received rather severe bruises,
cuts, Ike. None of the cases are dangerous. There
was a rumour in Preston yesterday to the effect that the
Board of Trade had notified that an official inquiry would
be made into the affair. It is said that not only was
there no " tail light" to the train which was run into, but
that there was no signal up at Fnlwood station, where
the accident happened. Some of the passengers in the
second train were injured.
THE LATE STRIKE ON THE NORTH EASTERN
RAlLWAT.—Upwards of 600 men, formerly engine-drivers
I and firemen on this railway, the victims of the memorable
' strike on the 10th of April last, are now virtually starving.
Of the 1.500 men who turned out on that day some few
have resumed work on the line. Many more have found
employment in various ways, but under conditions musk
worse than those which led to the strike, and upwards of
600 men remain entirely unemployed. The company are
not likely to discharge the men who succeeded them, and
therefore the chance of reinstating the turnouts is very
remote. The rapport the men have received has been
very inadequate, although tbe engine-drivers andfiremenin
the" Union " have contributed about 3,0001. for their relief.
The contributions are rapidly diminishing, and the result
is that a fund has been started to enable the 600 victims of
the imprudent strike to emigrate to the United States or
British North America.
FATAL PRACTICAL JOICING.-011 Sunday after-
noon, in the Globe Tavern,George's-street, two professional
jockeys, John Donnelly and John Noble, went to fencing
with the knives with which they were eating their dinners.
Several passes had been exchanged, when Noble made a
thrust, overhand, towards Donnelly, and the top
of his knife, which was thin but not very sharp, en-
tered his left breast, penetrating through his vest
and inner clothing, and, it is believed, reaching the
heart. The effect was not observed at ones, fur Noble
says he had resumed his dinner before he heard Don-
nelly ask somebody to support him. At the same moment
he moaned and dropped from the chair upon which he
was sitting. The hemorrhage, being meetly internal,
could not be checked, and the unfortunate man sunk
rapidly, and died a quarter el an hoar after the wound was
inflicted. Noble had been his intimate friend, and his
distress, on learning of his death, may readily be imegiaea.
The unfortunate deceased bad no relatives in Cork.
Noble is in custody to await the *adios of a jury.—Cere
Bwaseinir.