The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-12 00:00:00

ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB.

The opening trip.of the season of this club is to take
place on Saturday, toe 24th inst., when the commodore,
James Goodson, E q., will heist his flag on board his
yacht, the Avalon, cif Blackwell, at four o'clock
and accompanied by the vice and rear commodores in
the War Hawk and Mouse, will proceed to the new club
house, at Erith. The first match of the season is to take
place on Saturday, the 29th of May next, and is for
small-class vessels (not exceeding ten tons) only; the
course is from Erith to the Lower Hope Point and back,
and the prizes are 20 guineas for the first yacht, and 5
guineas for the second. A steam-boat will be engaged
by the club for the accommodation of the members and
their friends. The second match of the season
wasfoobinrlul
will
for the largeelass vessels only, and the course from
Erith to Southend andv back; the
prizes
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be either the middle or end of June.

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.
The usual monthly meeting of this distinguished club
was held on Wednesday evening, at the Piazza Hotel,
Covent-garden. For the first few minutes the chair was
taken by Mr. Green, who:was quickly succeeded by Lord
Alfred Paget, upon whom the main business of the even-
ing
.devolved. The minutes of the previous meeting
having been read and confirmed, it was determined that
the second and last match of the season should take
place on Saturday, June 12, entries to close on the even-
ing of the 2d. The secretary then read a communica-
tion from the Russian Consul, announcing the great
regatta of St. Petersburgh for June 27, in which royal
yachts of all nations are invited to contend for a prize
of 850 gs., the race to extend from Cronstadt round the
Neva Island. The letter was expressive of the warmest
desire for the St. Petersburgh Imperial Yacht Club that
gentlemen of the Royal Thames Yacht Club would ho-
nour them by entering the lists. The distance to be
sailed is 160 nautical miles. Lard .Alfred Paget pro-
posed that the annual donation of 51. be subscribed
by the club to the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society,
proposal which it is almost unnecessary to -say met the
hearty concurrence of the club. Mr. George Russell
was then appointed agent for the Royal Thames Yacht
Club at the Isle of Man. Captain Wheeler announced
that the Ruby had been chartered to accompany the races
of this club, as affording, from her size, superior accom-
modation to members and visitors. G. entli.meu stewards
having been appointed for the receipt of tickets and
other duties on board the steam-boat, several members
were elected, and others proposed for ballot at the next
meeting.

DESERTION OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND.—On
Saturday, at the Brentford Police-court, John Keeley, an
elderly and respectable-looking man, valet and courier to
Colcnel Caulfield, of St. James's-street, was charged by Mr.
Lewis, vestry clerk and overseer of the parish of Isleworth,
with having deserted his wife, and left her chargeable to the
parish. It was stated that the defendant, who had been
courier to many of the nobility, and who was now in the re.
ceipt cf as much as 2001. per annum, had deserted his wife
while she was on a sick bed. That he had not contributed
anything towards her support for many years, but she bad
obtained a precariou+ living by going out nursing. The de-
fendant now refused to allow the poor woman a farithint
and said that she was well able to make her own livel'hl.
The chairman said the defendant richly deserved pool]: _
ment, and as lie refused to make his wife any allnots,yttn,
a:a"
should commit him to prison under the Vagra Act•
rogue and vagabond.
al Wail sfeant-
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—The Milsersaen3d- at
a
large freight of manufae-
ship Asia, Judkius, commander, sailedithostryuonsur
sal e
12.40 p.m. to-day, for New York, withretw steam-map City of
'large number of passengers. e
Tsh •1 :d from the Mersey tkis
Glasgow, Wylie commander, Ai:
afternoon for Philadelphia, with . The Pacific Mail steam.
stteeraday from the Clyde. She will be
Steam-
tured goods and 70 passe:gee:4 Bogota, Hall commander,
Zgediuroa,_
eve.named places, The Royal ail
and 'Valparaiso ;:and will take out
ship Company's new
day next for the Pacific, calling at
arrived at this port yeess
Sbtone commander, with advices from
Madeira,dispatched
R?on.
I steam-ship Niagarlbth
ult., Boston to
mails for
n o the 31st, and tele-
New York to the
from New York -
graphic accounts . , /la Halifax, to the Ist
each of the
grap ,be expected to arrive at this port on Monday
inst ' ma) a United States'mail (this
ay) The United steam-ship Pacific, Nye
with advices from New
carnander,
be looked for Wednesday morning next.
atGnx.arin ROADS AND BRIDGES.—On Saturday
the 38th report of the Commissioners on Highland Roads
and Bridges (presented to Parliament)
was printed, extend-
ing to 30 p4gQ6, T .the coun-
ties whole of the assessments on
ties of Scotland for the year 1851 amounted to 4,048/. 45. sd.
only, showing a decrease of 6551. below Woo of 1850, and
1,7464 below those of 1848.