Star. — London, England, 1823-09-10 00:00:00

Death to the y to emb ar k n•i11 certainly on nond ay k, wher e hi sportstrte n out with his morning till remarkably Edinburgh. :owan Castle accompanied a Mr. JANIE" Iton Abbey, the Earl of !en spending fl SI 0 , BORF. s entered by ff. ently erected antes, to the Crovcrnmetn, AIM t, accom in this coun. of Dumfries, and QUEENs 7itestented his !ecf(.m of thAt st of the Coil mdom of the inted Ambas pc by the Co- consented to on account Iniversities by , of high con tesi,le a hurt e, with :t mar -Bristol Gra. tits been con aid 140 ft ancs and Nlaster of of education t the 1-I.th of attended n ith he Pusterthal. :h particularly forty houses eles mine, and of, at Wheal mce to clanger :ed at Senegal. n submitted to :1, and Roche. Senegal sennz, •Paris Paper. irginia, on the been expended he Sth ult. No mners confined in the cunitt y ed. nest was held :he body of a iled on the Sa combat with it investigation irned a verdict Id also against and they were t Lent Assizes. it, a Farce was ) - eat Unknown, le of the lanci mixed up with .he mysterious Novelist ; but essity failed. years filled the •gate, and was risoners (lately ee), has, within rut nkey at the morr coach at toe Hord rode up, assengers ; the h Pope's•head 'ropped a valu p by Mr. Bar be two apptc- Ise. On searci►- was found on ,oughton, near mo►ning, and Fionrcircum ; were suspect• immediate) y e they had got a proposal in g to Lancaster of the Whalers Ist come Is frets: istvit. Ain? og?—. t week, THE ARMY. His - Royal Highness the Comarattoza-ra-Ciat, held a Levee yesterday morning, at his office, in the Horse Guards, which was attended by several General and other Officers. lIIIROVED SYSTEM FOR THE A Rllll%--The rules and regula. tions with respect to Light Infantry are now under revision.— The improved system will embrace, generally, the movement, and formations of Light Infantry attached to respective Regi ments when in line; and the rapid manoeuvres of Light Infantry Companies formed in Battalion. The KAI (Royal Welch Fusileers) Regiment, now on duty in Dublin, ha, received orders to prepare for embarkation at that station for Gibraltar. The 75th Regiment of Foot, now on duty at Gibraltar, has reseived orders, when relieved by the Royal Welch Fusileers, to embark at that station for England. Detachments belonging to the 27th and 64th Regiments of In fantry sailed from Cowes on the 7th instant, for Gibraltar. Detachments belonging to several Regime:l:h at Malta and the lonian Wands, sailed also from Cowes on the 7th instant, for the le.inerranean. THE LATE POPE. RoME, AUGUST 24.—Cardinal Pacca, head of the Apostolical Chamber, being informed of the death of the Pontiff, assembled the Chamber, and proceeded, on the 20th, at nine o'clock, to the chamber where he breathed his last. After praying for the defunct, and viewing his features which wete uncovered by two persons in attendance, he received are seal of the' fisherman from the Secretary of the Chamber, who performed the ceremony on beaded knees. Cardinal, Pacca, on returning to his Palace, was escorted by the, Swiss Guard. The Senator of Rome, informed of the event, caused the bells of the city to be rung.— The Roman Senate directed the prison of Neuve and l that - of the Capitol to be thrown open. None but per- 1 sons guilty of minor offences are kept in them. On the 20th, Cardinal Sonaglia assembled at his house the Heads of the diffetent Orders. There were pre sent the Cardinals Pacca, Pesch, Consalvi, and M. Mazio, Secretary of the Sacred College. The Peni tentiary Fathers of the Vatican remained with the copse, repeating the usual prayers. On the morning of the 21st the body was embalmed, and laid in state in one of the noticharnbers of the Quirinal Palace.- 1 The people were permitted to render to the defunct the tribute of their sorrow. In an Extraordinary Congregation of all the Cardinals present in Rome, and held on, the same morning, it was determined ti. it the Conclave should be held in the Quirinal Pa.. On the 22d the body lay in state as on the pre ceding day. The vase containing the heart of the deceased was conveyed in a carnage to the Church of St. Vincent and St. Anastasius, where it was re ceived by the Vicar and his Clergy.• At one o'clock in the morning, the cone was removed in solemn pro cession from the Quirinal to the Vatican. It was placed upon a litter; covered with crimson drapery, and borne by two mules with rich housings. On the body, which was covered with a cassock and airless, there was placed a go!d cross. It was followed by various detachments .of troops. Seven pieces of ar tillery, the men bearing lighted matches, formed part of the cortege. The troops formed a doubl e li ne f rom the Quirinal to the Vatican. Having arrived near the statue of Constantine the body was borne by the Pe nitentiary Fathers into the Sistine Chapel, where it was again exposed in all the pontifical ornaments to the view of the people. The concourse of spectators was immense, and from every quarter were heard the indications of profound regret. A plan for erecting twenty alms-houses, in Dover, has been agreed upon; and the buildings, when com pleted, will form a square of neat dwellings. There is nothing of which a Negro Slave has such horror as that of becoming the Slave of a free Negro, for these are generally found to be the severest of mas ters: and to the fear of being made Slaves to other Negroes, we must, in some degree, attribute that ad herence to their masters which the slaves have often manifested in cases of insurrection. Wednesday evening a ludicrous occurrence took place in a tavern in Hose-street, Edinburgh. Two Frenchmen, who follow the honourable occupation of barbers, went into the house in question, and suc cessively or dered two bottles of porter. In an evil moment their eyes were attracted by a cupboard, •which they ventured to force open ; and finding in it six battles of good Madeira, they deliberately pro ceeded to discuss two of them. There was also a large pot of jelly—most tempting to the sight— which, without the aid of spoons, they somehow managed to devour. The female waiter of the house, thinking that they were consuming a most unreason able time over a bottle of porter, entered the room upon some ft ivolous pretence, when a sad spectacle presented itself. The two Frenchmen were stretched insensible upon the floor, and their mustachios and eye-brows, (in consequence of their attack upon the jelly-pot) seemed absolutely dripping with gore. It at once occurred to her that there was manslaughter in the case; upon which the tender-hearted damsel raised one of the lengthened howls so customary upon such occasions. This brought the landlord into the room, who, judging from the state of the cup board, soon came to guess the true cause of the me lancholy catastrophe. With much ado he succeeded in rousing from his lethargy one of the Frenchmen, ho starting to his feet, discharged a dreadful volley of curses, half French and half English, at the land lord, as von d—d rogue; and, brandishing his curl ing-irons, declared that he would give him von, two, tree stabs ors de skull, if he presumed. to lay hands upon him. The hallucination of the other was more complete ; for, having been set upoa his legs by a ouple of watchmen, he yawned and rolled his eyes about in a most distracted manner; and supposing himself to be in his own bed-room, he complained )iitterly of being deprived of his natural rest, and swore that he would go to no Polish °ids until he bad gut-von good preahlast in his petty. After a stub born resistance, which led to the demolition of sundry, lanterns, the two Wights were lodged in the watch- Abzuse ; and next day were presented at the bar of the race Court upon a charge of theft. Upon the in dictment being read over, he of the culling-irons, shrugged up his shoulders till they were on a line with the crown of his head, and, extending his hand in the same time like the fins of an expiring turtle, he exclaimed, .0 My Got! Me, who had the honour to serve Le Grand Napoleon—me von thiefl 0 no, 1 20 . Pao!" And then looked at the Magistrate as if imploring him not to believe in moral impossibili ties, The landlord wished the affair to be quashed ; and as the prisoners after all were men of good cha racters, they were, to their inexpressible joy, dis charged upon paying all damages. BRIGHTON, SEPTEMBER 9. That masterpiece of ingenuity, the Chain . Bridge, compared with which the arch that spanned the'Hel lespemt was but a plank, is now receiving its last adornments, and casting a magic splendour on its vicinity by land and sea. The brave artificer whose peculiar esprit dr, carps has thus raised his " naval arch triumphal' . upon the bosom of the floods, and convinced us that when he is most in his element he is most in his glory, gave ample proof on Friday last that his gallantry is not less active than his wit. At four o'clock in the afternoon of that day, all Brighton was sur le pare, and every eye turned towards the pier, to which the trumpet, drums, and clarion of the 7th Hussars gave martial note of in vitation. At the instance of the amiable and fasci nating Mrs. IlnowN, the Colonel of the above-men tioned Regiment, with true soldierlike courtesy, had stationed the full band at the extremity of the pier, intending to compliment the beauty and fashion of the town, then universally assembled, by a perform ance of the most favourite national and foreign pieces of music. This concert of exquisite melodies, ren dered still more enchanting by the effect of the pass ing breezes, which, as they floated above the wave, subdued and mellowed " the shrill-toned clarion and the echoing horn," by wafting their mingled notes at intervals to 44 the all-listening shares," continued for more than two hours, to the delight of the countless I , multitude assembled. It was, indeed, 64 no sound that the earth owed," as Comus would exclaim—each cadence of harmony traversing the space of a quits ter of a mile o'er rock and billow before it reached terra firna. Nothing could exceed the gaiety and attrac tiveness of the scene ; nothing could have presented a more novel or interesting picture: Army, Navy, Church, and State, sovereign Beauty, and Fashion, had each their representatives: ". AU Brighton had gather'd then Iler beauty and her chivalry, and bright " The sun shone o'er fair women and brave men ; " A thousand hearts beat happily, and when • • • Music arose, with its voluptuous swell, " Soft eyes beam'd love to eyes that spake again, " And all went merry as a marriage bell!" In short, the gratification of all parties was complete; and as the satin and silken sandals of our lovely coun trywomen bounded on return to shore, along the iron girt foot-paths which, in this Giant Causeway of the ocean, have at last LINKED security to our passage above the deep, the graceful wearers declared with rapture---that now, for the first time in their lives, they derived real pleasure from a state of suspense and deemed it sport most entertaining to hang in chains, through the contrivance of Captain BROWN! e or 1,4 s the tilt $ round the Poicl Ura.T44l4i✓r NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Dinamama or Patn-Mozigv.—The Bacchante and Saracen for four gun-boats in the Bocca de Cataro, on the 23d inst. at No. 21, Cecil-street, Strand; and recalled there Tuesdays and Fridays. FALMOUTH, San. B.—Wind E.—Sailed his Majesty's ship SSRUGAPATAH, to the Eastward. PLTMOUTH, Sam B. Wind E. Arrived the Christina, HALL, front Christiana, having b e en on s h ore on t h e G oo d w i n Sand. Sailed th e Torn Cod, BORNS°, for Lisbon. Off the port, the Charles, Maw, from Tobago. Poaviusouvn, Sur. 9.—Wind E.—No arrivals or sailings. MEAL, Sarr. 9.—Wind E.—Came down from the River and sailed, the ilitiord, Tartoa, fur Mogadore ; and Triumph, Rosa, for St. Übe's. Dv moon, Sm. B.—The Lady Robert Williams and the Whitehall, for Exeter, got on shore yesterday, near th e R oc k Perch, bin was got o ff again, and came Into the River. SCARBOROUGH, Sm. B.—Arrived in these roads, the Esk, Dumsaa, from Greenland, with ten fish. Cows, Seer. 9.—Arrived th e American bark Essex, Wm, from Bo ston in twenty-tight days, for orders; and American brig Dispatch, Buttons, from Riga. VassaLs mum WITH.•-•;net Fairfield, bound to Nova Scotia, on the 23d ult. in lat. 46. long. 43. Enchantress, from London to Pernambuco, on the 21st of July, in lat. 10. N. long. 26. W. 'Thomas Hudson, from Hull to Quebec, on the 6th ult. off Anti costa; Sally, Brown, from Hull to Cocagne, on the 17th, in lat. 45. long. 52. Emeline, of Poole, on the 19th, in lat. 45. long. 50. Fawn, of Shields, for Miramichi, on the 12th, in lat. 46. long. 51. Nicholson, :from Liverpool to Quebec, on the 10th, off Cape North; General Phipps, from London to Miramichl, on the 14th, in lat. 46. long. 46. Lucilla, from Liverpool-to Virginia, on the 16th, in lat. 36. long. 58. Wilhelmina, from the Havannah to Hamburgh, on the 15th, in lat. 38. long. 48. Cane Grove, from St. Vincent's, on the 19th, in lat. 32. 58. Fortuna, Koop, from Rio Janeiro to Bremen, in lat. 31. long. 32. Zodiac, from St. Andrew's to Bristol, on the 31st ult. in lat. 50.-long. 21. Prince Regent, from Mogadore, on the 29th, in lat. 46. long. 9. with loss of bulwarks ; Resource, Mackell, from Gibraltar to Guya quil, the 18th of April, in lat. 27. S. also the Willem, Van Vfid ; and the Wilhelmina, Verloop, f ro m Rott er d am to Batavia, the 16th of Miy, on entering the Straits of Sunda. A 'cameo—At Leghorn, the Fancy, Beck, from Liverpool; and Catherina Christina, Ablberg, from Malaga. At Genoa, Socrates, —, from Gibraltar; and the Neptune, —, from 'fangarock. At Marseilles, Happy Return, —, from New York. At Honduras, James Dunlop, —, from the Clyde. At Nantes, Felix, —, from Martinique. The Spanish vessel Bella Dolores has been taken by the Centella, Colombian privateer, and was wrecked the 9th of June. At a meeting of the Merchants last week connected with the coasting trade, it was determined to reduce the charge of freight 50 per cent. NAVAL TACTICS.--A French engineer has invented a new mode of naval warfare, calculated to discon cert all modern tactics. Ships on his plait will no longer be estimated by the number of guns or the weight of their metal, but by the power of their en gines and the number of firemen on board. The en gineer, on engaging with an enemy, proposes to give them a broadside, not of four-and-twenty pounders, but of—sea-water. His engine, he says, will throw two tons of water a distance of forty yards at a single stroke, and may be worked, by ten men. We have not heard whether these engines were employed on the attack of the Trocadero, but they will, no doubt, be forwarded to the besieging squadron off Cadiz. The power loom labourers, who struck work at Glasgow on the 25th ult. because they were making at the rate of from 255. to 3.05. per week, continue to hold out, and are going about idle. It is probable their services will nn longer be required, as it is re ported that Prince HOIiENLOHE has agreed to put and keep 41 the potter loom in Glasgow in motion upon the easiest terms. RiCHARDSON, GOODLUCE, and Co. respectfully re-! mind their friends of the near approach of the Draw ing, which takes place on the 25th of THIS MONTH, and recommend their taking advantage of the pre sent v.ry low pc ces, winch are less ch.in they have been for thirty years. There are thiee rtiZEi of £20,000, two of I:10,000, and more Prizes than Blanks.--:Tickets and Shares are on Sale by RICH ARDSON, GOODLVEIC, and Co. at their Old Evtablished Office, 104, Corner of Bank-buildings, Cornhill.. FREEMASONRY. • In a country like England, where the loyalty of the Freemasons is proverbial, it may excite some surprise that they should ever become objects of suspicion to any Sovereign, yet such appears to be the case from a circular issued by the Emperor of Russia. His Im perial Majesty has not only abolished Freemasonry in his own dominions, but he excludes from his service all Freemasons abroad, as well as at home, whether they be Russian subjects or not: as will be seen by the following circular: Russian Consulate, London, August, 1823. The Imperial Russian Government has lately or dered, that every one serving the Government of his Imperial Majesty, whether a native or a foreigner, residing either in Russia or abroad, and wishing to remain in his Majesty's service, is to sign one of the two hereafter following declarations, Nos. 1 and 2, as the circumstances of the case may be applicable to each individual. As you hold the official situation of Russian Vice- Consul in the port of -, I hasten, in conformity to the instructions received, to transmit you herewith the declarations above alluded to, requesting that, if it meet your views to retain the appointment you now hold, you will be pleased to return to me one of the said declarations, signed and sealed by your own hand-writing and seal. Should you, however, object signing either of the declarations in question, you will please to return them to me by return of post, together with your diploma, official seal, and all other documents be longing to your Vice:Consulate; and in that case you will of course not consider yourself any longer in the service of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor, my august mister. I remain, Sir, &c. A. DE DUBATCHEFSKY. DECLARATION, No. I. I, the undersigned, declare herewith, that I belong to the Freemasons' Lodge, called held at but in consequence of his Imperial Majesty's supreme order, I hereby renounce belonging henceforward to the said Freema sons' Lodge, or to have any communication with it ; and bind myself neither to belong to nor communicate with any other se cret societies whatever, that may be held either in the empire of Russia, or any other country whatsoever. Given under my hand and seal at August, 1823. this day of DECLARATION, No. 11. I, the undersigned, declare herewith, that I do not belong to any Freemasons' Lodge, or any other secret society whatsoever, held either in the empire of Russia, or in any other country whatsoever ; and I herewith bind myself not to belong in future to any secret societies of whatever nature they may be. Given under my hand and seal, at this day of August, 1823. Within the memory of man there have not been so many fires caused by lightning in Poland, as in the course of this summer. Nearly forty persons, of various ages, have been killed or wounded, or lost their hearing. Great swarms of locusts have appeared in the environs of Tagauroz. During the summer the wolves have collected in droves in several dis tricts ; they not only prowl about the sheep-folds, but even approach the dwelling-houses.—(;erman Paper. Al. JounoAst, an Advocate and Doctor of Law, is about to repair to England, for the second time, in order to enter into fresh inquiries with respect to the judicial institutions of that country. It appears that the Minister of the Interior has patronised the labours of this jurist, by giving him recommendatory letters to the French Ambassador in London. —Moniteur. THE SHEERNESS DOCK.—The new works at Sheer ness, which were opened with so much eclat on Fri day last, are, it is said, constructed entirely upon a quicksand, nearly forty feet deep, and reflect the greatest credit upon the engineer's skill and judgment. In consequence of the bad foundation, the ealls form ing the river's front are composed of hollow masses, standing upon inverted arches, and numerous piles, from twenty-five to thirty feet long. These, by hav ing an extended base, are infinitely stronger. This mode of building was employed by the late Mr. Rennie, with equal success, under similar circum stances, upon some of his extensive works near Hull. Friday evening a fire broke out in the house occu pied by Sir Edw. Kynaston, at Broadstairs, which at first threatened destruction to the whole premises— but by the timely assistance rendered by the inhabit. ants and fishermen, it was very soon got under. Amongst the most active were the Rev. E. Sutton, Mr. Hale, of the Library, and others, to whom the greatest praise is due; and by their exertions it was confined to the room of one of the Misses Kynaston. The whole of the furniture, together with several valuable dresses, was consumed. The newspapers have been giving the Noble Vis count &mount an apoplectic fit, and heaven knows what else of bodily infirmity. As the country cannot afford to lose the man who chastised the Barbarians and put an end to Christian slavery, it will be pleased to hear that the Noble Admiral was in Exeter on Thursday last; that he walked with his usual acti• vity and spirits, and declared to his friends that he has had no such seizure, and was never better in his fife.—Western Luminary. SINGULAR DEATH.—A person went into the shop of Mr. Turner, a grocer, at 'flame, in Oxfordshire, on business, about a week ago, and while talking, a wasp flew into his mouth and stung his throat se dreadfully that an inflammation ensued, which pre vented respiration, and caused the man's death. On the 21st ult. a decree was issued by the King of the Netherlands, abolishing the Roman Catholic So ciety, the chief seat of which is Utrecht, and the Catholic Society of Belgium, whose chief seat is Brussels, because those Societies had been formed in the kingdom without the knowledge and consent of the Government, and. because they had shown them selves, by divers circumstances which were peculiar to them, as institutions, the further existence of which would influence the public tranquillity in a manner the extent of which could not be foreseen. HOP fNTELLIGZAVA Boum:ash Sin. B.—The late warm weather has brought the Hops forward, and picking will generally commence in a few days: the Hops will be very small and prove light the mould is increasing In many of the Kent grounds, and in others are turning red tram stoppage of sap. The present estimated duty ,E*26,400, which is generally thought over-rated. Market steady, currency the same as last week. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, SEPT. 10. The antral of Grain in general is only nitalerate ; of Oats it is large In proportion to other articles : there is at present scarcely any busisiesa doing la Wheat, and Monday's prices can not be supported. Harley and rreans- continue dull. Our Oat buyers purchase scarcely any quantity, and to make salt, rAtMt less terms must be submitted to. The top price of F.our is n.n yet falters to \SO* per sack, as soma of the Papers stated oa Most 'ay. SPORTINO INTELETOENYt. - • - ' BETTING E. XTRAORDTNARY ON THE DON CASTER ST. LEGER. Fresh accounts arrive almost every hour relative to the state of the horses assembled at Doncaster for the great ST• Leger Stakes of next week, which constitute new arrangements on the odds. We are induced to give as full particulars as possible which occurred at Wise's, One 'fun, Jermyn-street, last nigheat twelve o'clock, being the grand emporium of the grandee specn_ lators on the Turf. We never witnessed, on any former occasion, prior to so great a Stake as the St. Leger, a greaterassemblage of sporting men present ; end we may justly add, we never saw so much spearing and so li ttle fighting before. There wits nothing but offers which could not be taken; in fact, nothing like betting took place—all were seemingly at a stand-still. It appears that Sherwood, last Friday, had a good trial, and on Ida bock was a first-rate Yorkshire Jockey —it was all right; and whatever the betting-men may offer or lay, he must most inevitably be the first favourite at starting, and equally likely to win. Tinker has had a trial, and it is confidently said, not equal in result to that of Sherwood. Barefoot is a kind of favourite, and Rosanne still keeps a favourite, but no betting about them. The other horses were scarcely noticed or betted upon. 7 to 2 apt Sherwood 13 to 1 agst Tencred 6 to 1 apt Rosanne 13 to 1 apt Claude Lorraine 6 to 1 agst Tinker 18 to 1 agst Petah Royal 8 to 1 apt Barefoot 25 to 1 apt Colombue TAVISTOCK RACES, 1823. TIRAT DAY. A £5O Plate for horses not thorough bred, that never won a prize of that value except in Devon and Corny/AL Two-mile heats. Mile Course. Mr. W. S. Trelawny's b. m. Barbara - - 0 I 1 Mr. E. Clark's c. m. Norna - - - o 2 dr ' The Endskigh Stakes of five sovereigns each, for horses not thorough bred, that never entered for a Plate, Match, or Stakes, the property of Subscribers not residing more than 21 malts from Tavistock. Heats, two miles. Two-mile Course. Mr. C. Trelawny's gr. g. Cardinal - - - 1 1 Mr. T. J. Phillips's b. g. Fleet - - 2 2 Mr. G. Strode's b. in. Shamrock - - 3 3 MOND DA T. • A Sweepstakes of Sgs each, with 25 soverelg*s added, for horses of all descriptions. Heats. Mr. King's gr. g. Grimace - - - Mr. Day's b. m. Eglantine - - Grimace the favourite at starting, and won easily. A Handicap Stakes of 3p. each, with £3O added from the Fund. Heats. Mr. J. Bayley's b. in. Isabella - - 5 1 1 Mr. E. Clarke's m. Norna - - 3 3 2 Mr. T. J. Phillip's br. g. Fleet - - 4 2 3 Mr. W. S. Trelawny's b. rn. Sophia - 1 4 4 Mr. G. Strode's b. m. Shamrock - • 2 dr These heats were spiritedly contested, and won by Isabella. The Pony Races contributed to the amusement of the day. PONTEFRACT RACES--.THURSDAY, Suer. 4. Sweepstakes of 20gs each, for two-yr-old colts, Bst. 31b. fillies, list. Seven furlongs. • Mr. Jones's br. e. by Smolen•ko - 1 - Sir J. Byng's b. e. by Whi s k er - . 2 Mr. Houldswortles br. c. The B tiler - - 5 Mr. W. Ratnsden's br. f. by Smolensk° - • 4 A very good race, won by half a head.—Two paid. Sweepstakes of 20gs each, with 20gs added, for three-yr-old fil lies, Sst. each. Last mile an 1 three-quarters. Mr. Houldsworth's br. by Fah° da I'uta Id Fitzwilliam's ch. Nitrogen Mr. Brown's hr. Bella Donna _ _ 1 1 2 2 Mr. Moss's ch. by Comus- - . 4 Three paid. Seventy Pounds, given by :the Members for the Borough of Pontefract, for horses, &c. of all ages ; weight, &c. the same as for Tuesday's Plate, and t h e w i nner of • fuesday'sor Wed nesday's Plate to carry 31b. extra. Heats three miles each. Mr, Houldsworth's ch. h. Cataline, 5 yrs old 3 1 1 Mr. Lambton's ch. c. Corinthian, 4 yrs old 1 3 3 Mr. Ramulen's g. e. by Comus, 4 yrs old 2 2 2 Eight paid. GRAND SAILING MATCH. Yesterday afternoon, one of the most delightful and gratifying sights to the admirers of aquatic sports took place on the River Thames, above Blackfriars-bridge where a numb er o f Gentle , men's pleasure-vessels h a d assembled, fully manned, for the pur , pose of sailing for a superb Silver Cup and Cover, the gift of the Members composing the Thames Yacht Club. The cunditious were that the vessels should be of unlimited burthen, as annexed; 1. 1)on Giovanni, Captain Davey, of Chelsea, seven tons. I 2. Antelope, Captain Clementson, Adelphi, six tons. 3. Venus, Captain Groves, Horselyduwn, 13 tons. 4. Mentor, Captain Jones, Stangate, six tons. 5. Spitfire, Captain Bettswortb, Chelsea, five tons. 6. Waterloo, Captain Tom kins, Stangate, eight tons. 7. Fortitude, Captain Martin, Millbauk, seven tons. 8. Swallow, Captain Williams, Paul's Wharf, five tons. 9. Royal Eagle, Captain Stokes, Rotherbithe, four tons. 10. Conclusion, Captain Drew, Old Swan, five tons. 11. Ludlow, Captain Wilks, Arund e l St a i rs , fi ve torts. 12. Swift, xptain Field , Arundel Stairs, four tons, 13. Seahorse, Captain Capper, Lambeth, eight tons. Although the above thirteen vessels were placed in Malin. tion, only ten stationed themselves to contend teethe prise; the 1 1 Ludlow, Swift, and M e ntor, pr ev i ous ly d ec li ne d t h e match. I Soon after three o'clock, the Commanders, in their respective vessels, appeared on the River, and after cruizin g a b out f or some time, took their station s allotted, near the arches of Black friars Bridge, preparatory to starting. At this time Father Thames presented a most animated appearance ; six, eight, and ten-oared cutters, and boats of various descriptions, were ob served floating on the watery element, filled with company, all anxiously waiting the Commodore's signal, who was seen shortly after situated in a six-oa red galley, and minutely inspecting than. On finding their positions correct, the signal was suddenly give% .when they as suddenly got under weigh, and proceeded to their destination, which was from Blachfriars Bridge round.. b oat moored o ff the Powder-house, at Wandsworth Meadows, and back to Cumberland Gardens, the first vessel being entitled to the •pr4e. This match was one of the finest witnessed for maw time past. It was manfolly conducted by the crews of the respective vessels. Each was at his station, and each tattered himself with success. The contest was a most splendid one. Much skill and dexterity were displayed by the several competitors, but the palm of victory was finally awarded to the Spitfire, Capt. Bettsworth,who, arriving first off Cumberland Gardens, reeeived the most unbounded applause from thg multitude assembled on Vauxhall-bridge, along the banks of t h e shore, and those situated in boats on the river, the sport of which apparently seemed to give universal satisfaction to all present. • Capt. Bettsworth, the fortunate winner, wag instantly escorted into Cumberland Gardens, when the Cup and Cover was prey sensed to him as his prize, in the presence of a numerova com pany assembled, amid loud acclamations. • PUGILISTIC INTRLLIGRNCS David Hudson (brother to the John Bull fighter) will shortly take the field against O'Neale, the Streatham youth. latter has never been defeated ; he is young, strong, and a hard bitter, Hudson has seen a good deal of service in the P. IL Charles Price informs Mr. Charles Gyblett, that he will edit the Ring with bim on the same day that David Hudson and O'Neale fight, for a Subscription Purse. Thomas Reynolds writes - from Lancashire to the Panel town, that his friends in Lancashire will back him from one to twn hundred sovereigns againsx any one in the London Ring, not exceeding ten stone eight Pounds; his patrons restricting him to his own weight: in tills restriction Bishop Sharpe is not included, who is invited to meet Reynolds within three months. ikfoe accepts the niter of Gypsey Cooper for £lOO a-side, and trusts he shall not be disappointed, as he la in want of a good job of work. Isle-of-Wight Hell wishes to be " introduced" to J. Jolene for any sum, from . 6 ,30 PP to £ 5OO a.aide. 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