April 8.] 
HIOH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 1854. 
MORN. EVEN. I MORN, 
ii. u. n. ii. ii. m. 
Apr. 8. Saturday 10.17 11. l Apr. 13, Wednesday. ... 1.35. - 
„ 9. Sunday 11.38 0.0 „ 13, Thursday ..... 8.10.. 
„ 10 . Monday 0.10 0.34 „ 14, Friday 243.. 
11 , Tuesday 0.00 1.17 1 „ 15. Saturday 3.19.. 
3. 1 
3.39 
To find Ilicn Water at the subjoined places, take the ahovotime at London 
Bridge, and add or subtract the time in the following Table. 
scnmacT from London bridge. 
ADD TO LONDON URIDOE. 
Brighton. 
Boulogne 
Calais 
Chester Bar.. 
Cowes. 
Dublin 
Dover Pier. 
Dunnose 
Gravesend.. 
Greenock 
Greenwich . 
Havre 
II. M 
3 0 
8 41 
a iB 
.3 37 
. 3 32 
2 53 
2 57 
4 23 
. 0 37 
.. 2 22 
0 20 
4 16 
Harwich 
Ipswich 
Lowestoft 
Margate 
Needles 
Noro 
Ostend 
Portsmouth . . 
Ramsgate 
Shoreham .... 
Southampton 
Spithend 
11. M. 
II. M. 
2 37 Amsterdam.... 0 53 
2 71 Antwerp 2 18 
3 37 Brest 1 3ii 
2 2 Iiridport 3 53 
4 22 Cherbourg 5 23 
0 58 Cardigan. 4 53 
1 12 Cork 2 23 
2 27 Downs 3 38 , 
2 47 Exmouth 4 18 ' 
2 52 Fowey 3 23 
2 27 Guernsey 4 23 
4 37 Hamburgh — 3 53 I 
ii. u. 
Humber, mth. 
of 3 23 
Land's End.. 2 23 
Leith 0 15 
MilfordHavcn 3 33 
Plymouth 3 28 
Rotterdam <> 03 
Torbay 3 55 
Weymouth.... 4 23 
Whitby 1 38 
Wisbcacli 5 23 
Youghal 2 53 
CLUB MEETINGS, 1851. 
April II, Tuesday. ..Meeting of the Royal St. George Yacht Club, 
Queenstown. 
" 15, Saturday.. .Adjourned Meeting of the Royal Welsh Yacht 
Club, nt Carnarvon. 
“ 19, Wednesday .Monthly Meeting of the Liverpool Yacht Club, 
May 2, Tuesday Meeting of the London Model Yacht Club, nt 
Anderton's Hotel. 
“ 17, Wednesday.. Monthly Meeting of the Liverpool Yacht Club, 
at the Birkenhead Hotel. 
„ 24, Wednesday (Queen's Birthday), Annual Meeting of the Royal 
Victoria Yacht Club, ut the Thatched House 
Tavern, St. Jnmes's-sircet. 
June 6, Whlt-Tuesdny.. Meeting of the London Model Yacht Club, at 
Anderton's Hotel. 
SAILING MATCHES AND CLUB REGATTAS, &c. 
April —.—Match between the Idas, sailed bv Mr. Gunner, and the 
Albatross, sailed by Mr. Berncastle. Course, Blackwell to Graves- 
end and back. 
April 13.— Opening Trip of the Prince of Wales Yacht Club. 
April 22, Saturday — Opening Trip of the Liverpool Yacht Club. 
April 29.- Opening Trip of the Royal London Yacht Club. 
April 29.— Opening Trip of the London Model Yacht Club. 
May 3rd — Private match between Jessica and Sirocco, L.Y.C., pro- 
vided it blows a single reefed breeze. 
May 20 — Royal London Yacht Club — First match of the Season for 
Third Class Yachts. Last day of entry, May 12. 
May 22, Monday.— First match of the Royal Thames Yacht Club- 
Cutter Yachts only. 
June 20 — Royal London Yacht Club— Second match of the Season 
for First and Second Class Yachts. Last day of entry, June 13. 
July 6, Thursday.— Second match of the Royal Thames Yacht Club- 
Schooners only. 
July 19, Tuesday.— Annual Regatta at Lowestoft, Suffolk. 
August —.—Annual Regatta of the Royal Western Yacht Club, in 
Plymouth Sound. 
ROYAL NORTHERN YACHT CLUB. 
The Annual Meeting of the Royal Northern Yacht Club, 
for electing a commodore, office bearers, bullotting for 
members, und other -business of t ho club, will be held in 
Carrick’s Royal Hotel, Gcorge-square, Glasgow, on Wed- 
nesday the 12th inst., at 5 o’clock. Members will afterwards 
dine in the hotel, but those who intend being present must 
leave their mimes at the bar of the hotel, or with the Hon. 
THE FIELD. 
Secretory, Mr. George Middleton, on or before Monday the 
10th inst. Tlio annual subscription is now due and pay- 
able. 
iu rst. 11 ALLOTTED FOR. 
D. F . Dempster, Esq.) 
Yacht 1 Echo.' ) 
James Lowndes. Esq. 
R.W. M ‘Taggart, Esq ) 
Yacht‘Sunbeam.’ j 
W. Ilouldsworth, Esq. 
T. Geo. Symons, Esq. ) 
Yacht ‘Fox.’ 1 
Wm.W. Hosier, Esq. ) 
Yacht * Windward.' 
Proposed by I Seconded by 
P. M'Naughton, Esq. James Steele, Esq. 
George Lnmsdcn.Esq. Charles Galrdncr.Esq. 
Rob. W. Lawrle, Esq. Wm. D. Roberts, Esq. 
J. Houldsworth, Esq. George Middleton. 
JolinG. Kinncar, Esq. George Middleton. 
Thos. D. Douglns,Esq. I John G. Kinncar, Esq. 
AYe announced in our last the lamented death of the Com- 
modore of the Club, tho Duke of Portland, touching whom 
many yachting anecdotes are already current in the clubs, 
and gradually finding their way into tho public press. The 
Doncaster Gazette relates the following : — 
“ At one period tho Duke was in tho habit of visiting Ayrshire, 
where ho lma largo possessions. His grnco was ono summer 
cruising in the Clyde, and one tine morning he ran his trim little 
yacht into the quay of Greenock. Before leaving it was necessary 
that lie should call at tho Custom-house to got a certain form 
filled up, and his grace personally proceeded to tho particular 
part of tho building where the business wn3 to be done. It so 
happened that there was a press of business; and tho entmneo of 
a quiet unostentatious person, not of very imposing stature, and 
apparently n " giecn hand,” was altogether unheeded by tho 
Officials. Swaggering skippers of herculean proportions tumbled 
closely upon one another into tho apartment, and in vain did the 
quiet, thoughtful stranger approach the counter when his turn 
came; the tide of approaching captains and tho frown of tho 
officious clerk pressed him repeatedly into a corner. When ho 
finally ventured to t lie table in the face of some newly- arrived skip- 
pers, who evidently thought thomselves men of immense import- 
ance, for the purposo of expostulating his claim for preference 
lie was received with a burst of derisive laughter both bv the 
skippers and the impudent quill-drivers in ullico. ‘ Wlint does 
she suppose hersel’ to be?' asked n red-faced, fiery son of the 
Gael, ns lie lifted his brandy-blossomed proboscis in the nir with 
the most ineffable contempt ut tho impadcnco of tho man in 
‘ hoddangrey,’ 1 does she ken her proper place to bo just to wail 
till her betters are served!' Quite unmoved was tho personnge 
in tho humble suit, however, ns lie persisted that his claim was 
reasonable, and must be complied with. At length the clerk 
thought proper to do so, and hastily tnking out a form, demanded 
the nnmo of his craft. • The , pleasure yacht,’ answered the 
stranger. And so with the tonnage, tho destination, Ac. till they 
came to the designation of the owner. ‘Put down my name, il 
you please — tho Duke of wns the response. The offiein 
turned pale as paper, whilo the skippers immediately melted oui 
of sight. The impertinent youth who had been playing such 
nirs to conciliate tho favour of the vulgar seamen, before nil wn$ 
over, wo believe, felt duly humiliated ; and ere tho good noble- 
man had left his presence he had, we are happy to sny, resolved 
to act in accordance with his advice, and in future treat all with 
that respect and honesty which is due to every man, however 
humble or threadbare his habiliments.” 
The Funeral — Tho intorment of the remains of tho 
late Duke of Portland took place on Tuesday morning at 
Dolsover, a small village in Derbyshire, about nine miles 
from Mansfield. In accordance with the express directions 
of tho deceased nobleman tho funeral was conducted as pri- 
vately as possible, although not even the emphatic wishes 
expressed by the lute Duke on (he subject could prevent the 
assemblage of the greater part of his tenantry, attired in 
mourning, and a largo concourse of persons from the sur- 
rounding towns and villages, to pay a lasl tribute of respect to 
one who hud been so widely esteemed and beloved, Tho 
funeral arrangements were on the most limited, it may ho 
said meagre scale. No private carriages were permitted to 
form part of the cortege, which consisted simply of a hearse 
and three very [ordinary mourning coaches, the two first con- 
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taining Lord Henry Bentinck, M.P., brother to tho present 
Duko of Portland, who was prevented by illness from nitend- 
l T ng J „ r ’ Bve, yn Denison, M.P., Lady Charlotto Denison, 
Ludy Howard do Walden, daughters of the lato Duke, and 
two sons of Lord Howard de Walden, theiBritish Ambassador 
at tho court of Belgium. Tho lost enrriago wus occupied 
y IMr. "aid, tho late Duke's surgeon, Mr. Neal, steward, 
anc i i. Belk, house etewurd. Tho unostentatious proces- 
sion started from Welbeck Abbey at about 11 n.m , and 
armc' ut the church of Bolsover at about a quarter past 1. 
n.e body and galleries of the church were filled with spec- 
tators, but tho great proportion of tho persons in attendance 
remained in the churchyard. The funeral service was per- 
formed by the vicar of Bolsover, tl.o Rev. John Hamilton 
Giuy. 1 ho late Duko had expressed n wish that his remains 
should bo Interred In tho open churelnn.d ; but this dcsiro 
was so far deviated from that the vault under tl.o Cavendish 
chantry, at the south side of tho chancel, which had not been 
opened for 138 yours, Was solectcd to receive tho body of tho 
deceased nobleman. The coffin, which was covered with 
crimson cloth und furnished with brass handles, boro the 
following Inscription 011 11 brass plate William Homy 
Cavendish fc-cott Bentinck, fourth Duke of Portland, P.(\, 
P a ’!F;*V P orn « 20ll J of June, 17(18. Died, 27th March, 
I8 o 4. At the conclusion of tho burial sorvico, tho mourners 
returned a once to their carriages, and the assembly in iho 
church and churchy ard soon nftorw ai ds dispersed Tho lute 
Duchess, as well as tho luto Lord G. Bontinck, were interred 
at the church of St. Mnrylcbone, London. Tho tradesmen 
of Worksop closed thuir shops during tho wholo of tho day. 
ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. 
The monthly meeting was held on Wednesday lust, 
after the usual honso-dinner, at the Bedford Hotel, Covent 
Garden, to which about thirty sat down. Capt. Wheeler 
presided nt the commencement of business (at nine, p m ) 
but resigned the chair to Lord Allred Puget nt a Inter 
pettem ol the evening. Five candidates became members 
ol tlic club. We may nt once mention perhaps somewhat 
of n novelty in our river matches— namely, the present 
chartering by the club of one of the large boats of the 
Genera 1 Steam Navigation Company, to attend the match 
ol Monday, the 22nd of May— for which tho last ni-lit of 
entry is the previous 15th. Which particular boat n.ny he 
selected is not yet known, but the Company have undue, 
taken that ono shall he ready. Other steamers will 
accompany tho match as usual, but our old friend tho 
Meteor, having gone to tho bottom, will, almost lor the, 
first tune, be absent. She was for years part and parcel 
ot river yachting excursions, and will long he remembered 
it but lor the countless lobster-salads that have been 
demolished on hoard Her on such occasions. The laws nt 
the Thames Club have been under the revision of the sail- 
ing committee for the hist six weeks; some have been 
altered altogether, and nil verbally, if not further, amended. 
Indeed, we may almost say that the code of laws has been 
re-written, and nil its contents were confirmed at the pre- 
sent meeting unanimously, after, however, a little discus- 
moii ns to the new measurement and classification clauses. 
I he list of yachts is not yet ready for publication, but it 
will speedily appear. Bv the new measurement the club 
vessels will attain a higher figure of tonnage on tho list. 
The Musquito, for instance, will race ns 60, instead of 50 
tons. , I he following is the new classification for prizes : 
First Class. — Vessels exceeding 35 tons, club measure* 
ment. 
Second Class. — Exceeding 20 tons, but not exceeding 
35 tons. 
