The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-10 00:00:00

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vii.

At ten o'clock all the-yachts being at their stations the
starting gun was fired, and the vessels soon got under
weigh with the last ebb of the tide, and a moderate
breeze from the W.S.W., the course being to the east-
ward. The Phryne was soon off, Fione second, Vindex
third, and Vanguard next. The rest were so near together
that no difference worth reseeding could be observed be-
tween them. On returning from the eastern mark at the
Warren light the Vanguard was leading, followed by the
Fione, but on going down the western channel, in tacking
for the mark vessel, when off Lepe, the Fione weathered
the Vanguard and took the leading position. The Fione
was well away for the mark boat before the Vanguard
was about from her tack. It was a splendid roe between
the rest, for when they came abreast of the Castle there
was scarcely any difference in their positions. On return-
ing to the Castle, at the completion of the first round, the
Fiona had improved her position, for she had gained upon
the Vanguard nearly six minutes. The following is the
time taken of their arrival on the completion of the first
round:

H. a. a.
Hone 1 39 30
Vanguard 1 45 35
Menai
None 1 56 41
%lades
111rondelle
110130.2 2 0 II
Thryie 2 5 50
A splendid contest now took place at the imenniente-
ment of tbe sooomFround,Which was unmarked by things
of position, for or easing right thio•••••oad=
from the westward the Fiouc was still leading. The time
taken off the Castle going to the western mark was as
under:

H. K. EL
Flnne 4 0 40
Vanguard 4 0 20
Renal
Nlrundel 4
Dime 4 26 7
Sphyax
N lode% 4 27 0
Fiona won the first prize, Vanguard the second.
The Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta ball will hake place
this evening at the Castle.
To-morrow a cup, value 100 guineas, given by the inha-
bitants of Cowes, will be sailed for, and for which the
following yacht* are entered : —Vanguard. Hirondelle,
Albertine, -index, Fione, Condor, Egeria, Irolante, Lufra
Amulet, Cambria,Sphyna, Gelert, Nyanza, Aline, Panto:
mime, Menai, and Dione. It will be sailed for over the
Queen's Course.

Tai METROPOLITAN BOARD or WORKS. —The
venial weekly meeting of this boerfl was held yesterday at
the offices, Spring-gardens, Sir J. Thwaites in the chair.
The chief engineer, Mr. asalgette, presented a long re-
port on the subject of the extraordinary rainfall on the
re-
port of July, and its effects upon the sewerage system of
the metropolis. On the question of bow to dispose
of the rainfall, Mr. Bazalgette stated that it was a ques-
tion of considerable difficulty and had given rise to much
diversity of opinion. That arose from the fact that
whilst it was in itself harmless and even advantageous to
the river, it sometimes fell suddenly in large quantities.
Those considerations bad induced theorists to advocate
that the rainfall should not be allowed to flow off with the
sewage, but should be dealt with by a separate system of
sewers. This he thought most impracticable, as it would
involve a double set of drains to every house, and the
construction and maintenance of a second series of sewers
to every street. Applied to London it would involve the
re-draining of every louse and every street, and according
to a moderate estimate it would lead to an expendi-
ture of from ten to twelve millions of money,
while the interference with private property &lore
would render such • proposition intolerable. In 1850
, a report was published by Mr. Biddle, Mr. Hawksly, and
himself, which stated that their observation' distinctly
established the fact that the quantity of rain which flowed
off by the sewers was in all cases much less than the quan-
tity which fell on the ground ; and although the variations
of atmospheric phenomena are far tee great to allow any
philosophical proportions to be established between the
rainfall and the sewer flood, yet they felt warranted in
saying that, as a rule of averages, a quarter of an inch
of rainfall would not contribute more than one-eighth of
an inch to the sewers, nor a fall of four-ten'hs of an inch
more than a quarter of an inch. If the sewers were capable
of carrying off a volume equal to rainfall of a quarter of an
inch per day during the six hours of the maximum flow
there would not be more than twelve days in the year on
which the sewers would be overcharged, and then only
for short periods during such days. Mr. Baxalgette having
gone at great length into this question, the chairman
said the only thing they could do would be to see that the
houses were properly drained. Mr. Bandgette said houses
built below the level of low water mark could not be ex-
pected to be drained. The report was ordered to be
printed and circulated, and after some routine business
the board adjourned for six weeks.
TAILORS' UNION IN Pam. —The Correctional
Tribunal of Paris has delivered the following judgment in
• case where six tailors were charged with being members
of an association consisting of more than twenty persons,
not authorised by law, established as a fraternal associa-
tion for the mutual benefit and credit of working tailors,
holding its meetings in Paris :—" This society was estab-
lished after several meetings of the journeyman tailors of
Paris, and the officers and members of the said association,
numbering over twenty persons, met to bear the report of
the rules framed for their guidance and to adopt them.
These rules prove the ties which bind the members to each
other, the objects they propose to attain, the means
to be employed, and the manner of reunion which
they adopt. They not only establish a common purse for
the relief of those out of work, caused by dissatisfaction,
but also a right of control over each of the member". In
effect they preveut any reconciliation taking place between
employers and employed, and that too under the direct
countenance of the executive of the association, which
keeps • list of the shop, of employers, and they also con-
trol the workmen in entering and leaving the shops. The
society aruictions these prohibitions by publishing an offend-
ing workman as being inimical to the society ; the result of
these rules is to make each member submit to such severe ob-
ligations as to interfere with his personal liberty of choice and
action ; such a society cannot be compared with any
society established upon really mutual benefit objects, but
it forma a society organised, existing and judging without
appeal, such as ought not to exist in the state without
leave of the government ; it comes under the application
of Article 291 of the Code Penal, and the Ist and 2nd
Articles of the law of April 90, 1834, and if the associa-
tion is useful for the relief of oppression, it ought, -
thekss, to remain under the authorisation of govern-
ment." On these grounds the court declared the society
for the mutual benefit and credit of journeymen tailors
dissolved, and condemned the six prisoners to 500 francs
each fine, sad the whole to pay the costs.—The Law
Journal.