The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-21 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.

The crowded state of the Subscription-room indicated
the growing interest in the great races now in the market,
and speculation for a time was both brisk and heavy, and
marked in some instances by noteworthy features. For the
Northamptonshire Stakes, The Grinder, who came with a
rush in the, morning at the Victoria Club, was in such
force as to displace Skeffington in the premiership, and put
an extinguisher on John Davis, 'his own stable companion.
Hartley, notwithstanding his Doncaster defeat, was occa-
sionally backed, and The Beaver and Vest colt had each a
small party of friends. Lion was completely knockeeout.
On the City and Suburban nothing was done of any conse-
quence, and both the favourites were very strong. For the
Chester Cup Lord Zetland was firm, and the rise of Lion
was in proportion to his decline for the Northamptonshire
Stakes. For the Two Thousand Liddington was hardly
in as good force as he was during the last week, for in ono
instance 3 to 1 was laid against him, and at the close 55 to
20 might have been had without difficulty about him.
Breadalbane was backed for some money at 7 to 1, and if his
starting could be only guaranteed he would see half that
price. Chattanooga's downward tendency met with a
further impetus by offers of 12 to 1 going begging about
him. Bedminster had lots of friends at 100 to 6, and may
be pronounced the firmest horse in the market. For the
Derby tho most startling point was that of Breadalbane
being a better favourite for money than Liddington,
as 6 to 1 was taken freely about him, while the same
odds were offered at the close against the latter without
being responded to. The Duke held his own ground
firmly, and Bedminster was in good demand at the quoted
price. Chattanooga ominously declined to 28 to 1, and
Rifle and Oppressor both retrograded. Beneath are the
current prices :

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES.
15 to 2 agst Grinder (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Skeffington (offered)
100 to 6 agst Hartley (taken and offered)
100 to 7 agst Beaver (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Vest colt (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Lion (offered)

CITY AND SUBURBAN.
12 to 1 agst Mo3stissima filly (taken)
15 to 1 agst Peon (taken)
33 to 1 agst Lemonade (taken)
oitESTER CUP.
10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken)
100 to 7 agst Lion (taken)

TWO THOUSAND.
sto 2 agst Liddington (offered)-3 to 1 laid once-
7to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken freely)
12 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken and offered)
100 to 6 agst Bedminster (taken freely)
20 to 1 agst Zambezi (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst licenig (taken and offered)
THE DERBY.
6to 1 agst Liddington (taken and offered)
11 to 1 agst Duke (offered)
100 to 6 agst Bedminster (taken)
28 to 1 agst Zambezi (taken)
28 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken)
30 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken)
33 to 1 agst Ariel (taken)
40 to 1 agst Rifle (offered)

JEMMY Gnimsuaw.—The report of this popular jockey's
engagement to Lord Stamford is unfounded.

YORK STEEPLECHASES—TUESDAY, March 28.
Handicap of
three miles and a half.
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Age st. lb.
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6 10 11

Joe Maley
Bridegroom (h.b.) a 12 0
Sly Fox I. 11 12
Rook the Gardener a 11 8
Bell's Life
Meanwood 6 11 4
Creole 6 11 4
Portland a 11 2
The Rogue a 11 0
True Heart

Fly-by-Night
(h.b.)
Ross 6 10 10
Church Militant 6 10 7
Caution
Young Tollerton 5 10 7
Princess Royal
Chance (h.b.) 6 10 3
Foresight • 5 10 2
Vivandiere a 10 2

Little Lady
The Beau
Caller Ou (h.b.) a 10 5
Dr. Bowe (h.b.) 6 10 0
)d. March 20, at noon.

Magician
Sir Robert 6 10 11
Skirlaugh Squire
(h.b.)
The Old Squire a 10 11
Weights publisher

The Main Drainage Works,

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On Saturday afternoon a body of about 200 gen-
tlemen, formed of the principal English and conti-
nental civil engineers, inspected the Crossness Out-
fall Sewer Works,' the point to which flows the
whole of the sewage of the southern side. The party
was attended by Mr. J. W. Bazalgette, the engineer
of the Metropolitan Board, and among those present
were Mr. Lindley, the engineer of Hamburg, Mr.
Murray, Mr. Pollock, Mr. Woods, Mr. Braithwaite,
Mr. Forde, the telegraphic engineer, Mr. Phipps,
and Mr. Black. A special train conveyed the visi-
tors from Plumstead over the line laid down by the
contractor, Mr. Webster, to Crossness Point, whence
they were conducted by Mr. Bazalgette into the
sewage reservoir, On entering which each visitor had
a lighted candle handed to him, and the vast re-
cesses of the brick cavern, or series of caverns,
covering a space of six and a half acres, were further
illumined by the burning of magnesium wire. In
explanation, Mr. Bazalgette stated that the works
beneath the reservoir comprised two other chambers,
the lowest for the reception of the drainage, the top
one for the se wage to be " lifted" into, and from
which it would pass into the second or middle one
to flow at ebb tide into the river, and so pass down
to sea. He stated that on the south side of the
river there were, as on the north side, high, middle,
and low level sewers, the high and middle level
draining an area of about 20 square miles, and
the low level a like area, the contents of the last-
named sewer being pumped a height of 18ft. into
the high level at Deptford, whence they flowed
by gravitation to Crossness reservoir, which was
capable of receiving 50,000,000 of sewage during
the two tides. He was questioned as to the founda-
tion of the reservoir, it being apparent that the soil
must be a dangerous one, and he replied that in
order to obtain a foundation a peat soil, 15ft. to
20ft. in depth, was dug through so as to permit of
the concrete being laid on the gravel, which it Was
for the whole depth of the peat. Some of the visi-
tors squeezed themselves through the penstocks and
go got into the culverts, where they wandered about
making themselves thoroughly acquainted with all
the details. At different parts Mr. Bazalgette and
his shief on the southern side, Mr. Grant, gave
short addresses, explanatory of the materials used on
the works, and of the engineering details. On
ascending to the surface the party came full in view
of the upper works, comprising engine-house, with
a workshop on either side, a manager's house, and
cottages for workmen, the whole built, somewhat
in the Elizabethan style, with coloured bricks. The
most prominent building is the chimney shaft, which
is 200 ft. in height, and is not unlike a Venetian
watch tower. These upper works are built over the
reservoirs, and occupy about eight acres of ground.
The visitors expressed the greatest satisfaction at
what they had seen, and thanked Mr. Bazalgette for
the view he had afforded them of these great works.
On Tuesday last.kr.. Bazalgette read a paper at the
Institution of Civil Engineers on the " Metropoli
tan system of drainage and the interception of
sewage from the River Thames." He glanced at
the early history of London sewerage, and showed
that up to about the year 1815 it was
a penal offence to discharge sewage or other
offensive matters into the sewers, cesspools being
regarded as the proper receptacles of house
drainage, and the sewers as the legitimate
channels for carrying off the surface waters only.
He went on to show that as the population of Lon-
don increased its subsoil became thickly studded
with cesspools, and after the date given overflow
drains from the cesspools to the rivers were allowed,
Previously open brooks—the
and the Bayswater became
polluted and were covered in, though this work has
means
been only gradual, the Ranelagh being in some
bilele which
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places an open sewer and an offensive nuisance at
the present time. He then described the working
of the Commissions which were appointed to deal
with the growing evil of sewage in the metropolis,
and showed that they so dealt with it as to carry it
at once into the river opposite the growing city, to
which it became more and more offensive through
being discharged at low water, and so kept floating
up and down at every turn of the tide. He detailed
the steps by which the system of main drainage now
nearly completed was arrived at, he entered upon a
minute description of the works, and stated that
there were about 1,300 miles of sewers in London
and 82 miles of main intercepting sewers. The
total pumping, power was 2,380 nominal horse-
power, with an average consumption of 20,000 tons
of coal. The sewage on the north side of the Thames
at present amounted to 10,000,000 cubic feet. each
day, and on the south side 4,000,000 cubic feet a
day ; but provision had been made for an anticipated
increase up to 11,500,000 and 5,750,000 cubic feet