The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-25 00:00:00

CLUB EIGIIT•OARED RACE.

An eight oared race among sixteen members of the club,
mostly juniors, came off between the second and final heat
of the above, from Putney to Chiswick. It was a very
scrambling affair and was ultimately won easily by Messrs.
A. 0. Davis, E. A. Do Paiva, G. 11. Barclay, G. Hewitt,
K. Digby, 3. Rickaby, W. H. Lowe, C. Schlotel (stroke),
A. H. Lucas (coxswain).

WEST LONDON ROWING CLUB.
The trial four-oared race of this club, postponed from
Tuesday owing to the severity of the gale, also came off on
Saturday, the course being Putney to Chiswick and the re-
sult as under :

Mr. Harker's crew, Surrey station .•• 1
Mr. Lister's crew, Middlesex station..
Mr. Collins's crew, centre ....

The winners came away from the commencement, im-
proving their advantage as they pleased, and although the
gap was decreased at times they were never in jeopardy,
and won easily. The other two crews, however, rowed an
exciting raco till Collins was shaken off. The crews were
as under :

Mr. Hasker's Crew.
Messrs. 1. W. Shepherd. I Messrs. 3. A. D. Houseman.
7, 2. G. Berridge. „ 4. C. A. Hacker, stk,
Mr. E. Embleton, coxswain.
Mr. Lister's Crew.
Messrs. 1. T. Parry. Messrs. 3. B. Dewar.
„ 2. F. Drake.
If 4•G.D.
Mr. J. Cockorell, coxswain.
Mr. Collins's Crew.
Messrs. 1. G. Pauley.
~ 2. E. Howard. ff
I Messrs.
43.. AC..
CSontlliitnhs.,
stroke.

Mr. R. Niblett, coxswain.

THAMES ROWING CLUB.

The members of this club also contested in a four-
oared race on Saturday. There were two trial heats from
Putney to Hammersmith, and after some capital racing in
them, the following were left to contend in the final heat,
viz..—

Mr. Oswin's Crew,
Messrs. 1. Holder. I Messrs. 3. W. Parker.
~ 2. T. Moore. 1 4. T. Oswin, stroke,
Mr. T. Catley. coxswain.
Mr. Radmall's Crew.

Messrs. 1. I. Holman. Messrs. 3. Witton.
1 2. A. Elphinstono. I ~ 4. T. R.admall, atrk.
Mr. W. E. Thompson, coxswain.

won by half Et
aciting one. The crews never left each other,
This heat was rowed from Hammersmith down, and was
ultimately Mr. Oswin's party only
length.
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UTILISATION OF SEWAGE.
Lambeth vestry on Thursda --At a meeting of the
theth e attentionpurpeseeofofthme
avneust y, Mr. Fowler called
re
tolitheesllaitailitShate e
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the the Board of Works, and there were so many per'
question.
s i country interested that it had become a
national
lie moved--.." That a committee of delegates be
appointed to meet the delegates from other vestries and
district bounds to consider the best steps to be taken to
secure the economic and profitable utilisation of the
metropolitan sewage, and that such delegates shall place
themselves in communication with the corporation of Lon-
don and the corporations of the other principal cities and
towns in England, with the Metropolitan Board of Works
and the Government on the subject." He thought it was no
use for any one vestry to take this subject up by itself ; but
i
t should be taken up by vestries generally, in order to
crease their influence for carrying out so desirable an
.f-
-ject, and likewise to bear a portion of thesieidxPsaidshe
Mr. George Taylor seconded the motion%
that sewage
was in a position to state from expeniride
if
the
zne.
was the most fertilising manure theydcoit find.would greatly tropolitan sewage were to be utilised
the manure would be
de-
crease the rates. The value of
n and of that at the lest
between X 4,000,000 and 4:5,00-.
£1,000,000 would
strong influence acting against the
knew that there was a
ariing from the guano
Inheanreureto-
object they had
in
view,
feTt would be required than ,
ht
traders, because
less
° was of such value tht.t they cu F
fore ; but the sewage
interest to interfere with their making
go
been
omae
allow any
relief of the ratepayers. If
not to
it. Ho had bee.
d that it was entirely in
use of
d he ascertained
most luxuriant, and he .
sewage manure.---Mr. Sweet
of their using
consequence .
and said the figures mentioned by
supported the motion,
importance
that he would
f such vast
the country
Mr. Taylor we" o The motion was then put and
-i- his entire support.—
give
of the
Caappointed to carry out the objects
dinary business of the vestry had been disposed of a
the or
vote of thanks was given to the chairman, and tit 3 meeting
carried unanimously,
adjourned.