The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-18 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.
Since the establishment of the annual regatta by this cele-
brated club, none of the recurring festivals has been of so
interesting a nature as the one to commence this day (Mon-
day.) The town, generally very full at this time of the
year, is now more than usually no, and the greatest interest
is everywhere manifested on the subject of the cup fur Fri-
d.tv, in which the celebrated American yacht is entered.
SO= doubt is entertained regarding her starting. The
following is a list of the complete entries up to yesterday :
Monday, Aug. 18.—Her Majesty's Cap, to be sailed for by
Royal Yacht Squadron cutters, horn 50 and under 100 tons.
Queen's Cup course. It is settled that they go to the east-
ward on starting, to Yarmouth down round the Nab, and
hack to Cowes to finish:—The Ladle, 7.5 tons, Mr. T.
Hodges; Gondola, 87, Mr. W. Woodhouse; Gauntlett, 61,
Mr. W. Peareth ; Freak, 66, Mr. W. Curling; Luvrock,
65, Captain C. Williams; Bacchante, 80, Mr. 11. H. Jones;
Arrow, SI, Mr. T. Chamberlayne.
On Wednesday his Royal Highness Prince Albert's Cup,,
by large class Royal Yacht Squadron schooners (140 tons and
above), will be sailed fur. I'he course is the LIMO as on
Monday, though perhaps they may go to the Nab at starting:
—Beatrice, 161 tons, Sir W.l'. Carew, Bart.; Wyvern, 205,
the Duke of Marlborough ; Constance, 218, the Marquis of
Conyngham; Capricorn, 313, Mr. R. M. Talbot; Gypsey
Queen, 160, Sir H. B. Iloghtun, Bart.
On Friday, the great day of the week, we have the Royal
Yacht Squadron Cup of 1001. value, open to yachts of all
nations; no time allowed fur tonnage; the course to be
round the island. The following have been catered for this
prise:—"The Titania, 100 tone, Mr. R. Stephenson ; Freak,
60, Mr. W. Curling ; Bacchante, 80, Mr. B. H. Jones ;
Fernand., 127, Major Marty° ; Arrow, 84, Mr. I'. Chum-
berlayne ; Volante, 48, Mr. J. Craigie ; Constance, 218,
Marquis of Conyngham; Alarm, 193, Mr. J. Weld; Ame-
rica, 200, Com. Stevens; Stella, 65, Mr. It. Frankland ;
Mona, 82, Lord A. Paget; Aurora, 47, Mr. Le Merchant
Thomas; Gipscy Queen, 160, Sir 11. Iloghton ; Wyvern,
205, Duke of Marlborough ; lone, 75, Mr. A. Hill ; Beatrice,
161, Sir W. Carew ; Brilliant, 392, Mr. 0. H. Acker.

VISITORS TO WOOLWICH DOCKYARD.—The fol-
lowing is a return of the number of foreigners who visited
Woolwich Dockyard in the week ending August 16, 1851 :
French, 357 ; Prussians, 199; Belgians, 100; Netherlands,
21; Bavarians, 26; Hanoverian, 18; Austrians, 22;
Salons, ; Vienne', 19; Swim, 14; Wurtemburg, 10;
Germans, 2 ; Sardinians, 15 ; and Americans, 6; making a
total of 831. The number of British subjects who have
visited the dockyard from the lot to the 16th of August has
bees pester than at any former period. On the let there
were 1,489 ; 2nd, 1,393; 4th, 1,406; sth, 2,529 ; 6th, 2,329;
7th. 2,335; Bth. 1,073; 9th, 2,179; 11th, 1,861; 12th,
2,252 ; 13th, 2,733; 14th, 1,870; 15th, 2,195; and on the
16th, 1,404; making a total on the first fourteen week-days
of the present month of 27,398, and including the
foreigners, giving an average of upwards of 2,000 visitors
daily. The great majority of these visitors also visited
the Royal Arsenal, and the large collection of ancient and
modern arms and models in the 'Rotunda.
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LAND SLIP.—We kern from the driver of the
Enniskillen van that on Thursday morning, about six
acres of the mountain of Polafooka, about half-way be-
tween Ballyshannon and Enniskillen on the mail road, fell
down and completely stopped up the road; the van had to
be carried over. Fortu ately no lives were lost. The
great rain of the preceding night is supposed to be the
ewe.—Ballysisannon Herald.
NATIONAL LAND COMPANY.—This company, the
act for resolving which was passed by the House of lords,
tea been referred to the Muter in Chancery in rotation to
be woad sp.
RESPITE OP THE CONVICT MART ROGERS.—
SURSIINIVRY, SATIVIWAT.—We have to announce that
this wretched woman, who was condemned to death at the
last Shrewsbury sums for the murder of her child, has
been respited during her Majesty's pleasure.