The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-10 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTB.

Paymaster—John Barrett (1848), to the Inflexible
steam-slov, at Portsmouth.
Clerk—Joseph Whittall (1846), formerly Acting
Paymaster to the Driver steatn-sloop. to be Secretary
Clerk on board the Waterloo, 120, fig-ship at St:mar-
aca%

AQUATICS.
LEANDER CLUB COAT AND BADGE.

The very interesting contest fora coat, badge, and
freedom, presented by the gentlemen of the Leander
Club, took place yesterday evening, and attracted a firsts,
rate muster of aquatic men. The race was in three
heats with 12 competitors—young watermen. -
First Heat.
Alfred Ralph, Wandsworth (Blue and white) 1
E. w. T.- S. liedknap, Richmond (Red) 2
C. B. Newman Richmond (Bine) 0
P. Hunt, Temple
R. rwWhitehall ............... and(tihtietke)) 00
Alolge:ft, Off well together ucder the able umpiring of
Mr. Ft.i:cwes. 11Pa:top took a n2onaentary lead, but
game. place, to li,9!ph, who continued ahead throughout
and wolengths. Redknap and Hunt made a
gallant race by
to thee:rah Tree, where Hunt shut up.
Szcond Heat
Henry Kelly, Fulham (Black and white) 1
H. J. T. Bell, 11 (Almond (Yellow) 0
C. Constable, Lnalbe;h (Purply)
G. E. Last brookN London-bridge (Stripee)
kGrt en) 0
J. 'tine'', liJnapter,
Barrow,- I.l2l:llfriars (l3:uo,nuct Lrceh) 0
The winner took the teal Lind kept it. Snell rand 4 a
good vecond to near the Crab Tree, where he was
•by Bell.-
_ _

Fins.l heat.

Henry riel:y, .Fulhe.m
H. J. T. Bell, Rielnnot,d.

A fine start was ticceecif.d by Bell taking a slight lead,
but he was collarkl by Kelly off Mes,sre. Started', and
passed hke abbot. Kelly retained the lead and won
easily. It wits a fine race for second place.
PRINCE
.OF WALES YACHT CLUB.

The coLdition of the race on Monday next, for the
Commodore;': Cup, requiring that the yrchts contending
sh4ll hLoo no hands on boatd Exec pin g; getletnen
amateur members of the club, renders the match one of
peculiar intvrest. as affording the yatchstnen an opportu-
nity of developing Leamenship. The following bro the
entries:—

Albatross richt, 7 tons; Messrs. Barnens end Co.
e.Nrsi ntine vacht• -8 tons; Aleser44Waßig. •
Julia • `
nu,...-4.n.cnice to be sailed is from Blackwell to Graves-
end and back. A steamer has been engaged, sod will
leave London-bridge at a quarter-past nine to accent-
pany the race.

UNITED SCRITCII scratch millet', ill
which► promiscuous crews were drawn from various
equatio club men. came off ut n lato hour an Thursday
evening. Tho affair was very onsatisbzetory in many re-
spect?. The following were the xinners:—Macoughhle,
Tubb?, Purdie, Kitchen, Sherman, Bishop, Ireland,
Walmsley, and Davis.

BOWING MATCH.—Mr. &blotch contended on
Thursday evening, from Putney to Hammersmith,
against Mr. Smith, for a silver cup. Both gentlemen
are members of the Argonauts Club. It was a capital
start, and they were almest scull and scull for a mile,
when Mr. Schlotch became linable to proceed, from one
of tiffs arms giving way, and Mr. Smith was the winner.
CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES,—CoIe and Coombes
:Ire again matched for 2001. a side. A deposit of 401.
was made at a highly-respectable meeting at Mr. Wood's,
the Mitre, Stangate, and articles are to oe :arranged at
the Feathers, Wandsworth, on Monday next. The race
to come off in the second week in October.

TIIUNDERSTORM AT STROUD.
.The neighbourhood of Stroud - Monday last
visited with a thunder-stormowhira'Yboo h not ot re-
markuble for exce3sivo vielence yet ticaerva notice :or
the length of its duration. The heat .of the ,morning
was intense, the thermometer standing !et B2l in the
shade, and the sky cloudless; at fetirfo'oleck; horferer,
the Iterizm in the S. W. darkened, and, a thuncier-storm
of average intstii:y, accompanied ! with heavy rain,
prevailed for an hour and a half. The sky then cienred,
but at seven thunder and rain aerie &Melt nerd. The
rein soon abated, but the Sky presezted rn !extraordinary
appearance. The horizon in the west, south, and eaat,
w!raosra a s
every black
q! au bia r E
ter
ic.' vb T
1; touot.mligcshtte,viiviiidp
leigvetirtt-ivign.stainnt
the west end apparently over Bristol the clouds seoeiud
to open urd Pour down in a forked channel a violet-
!
coloured torseu: of livid fire, white the air shock with
'• one • lung uniniern3i„o 'grew!. It was soon evident
4 that lime "polite etr,rms were eonvergi..w. alt
11 r 31., a sharp treft. EProrg ,up from the S. W., and
tht „di,. 1,,,g3u! io ea most. ! Ihe clouds hurried about
• the,bky without q.cy fixtdditeetion,
e:dtisednilosrt,rracarnadgthewideasvptih.mi::hde
ttithilliellrbo:3ll9:li;u:Tuit;'l.'ollel'l.l7ohtei:etriatit.mioi: 19:ntirt4oeiTIthcing could tileveci the
es
owiestheneoltencileonstes,
brilliarcy of the Isihgahrtuvvg,i,tiehlel firteciu el. t
assumed.of tihseafir
catteds:
evrni;ctnYerally to leap from cloud to clew], and to
bhor,o'vhib7g% iu the ttoiesphete; rather than to descend to the
or,h, for the thunder showiedfetrlmitaetnitt
wit.il
proceeded
iensttedanptrl
tlftwall hararink immediately over Lead. At about'
gleams and
two o'clock a tooSt,:vivid !lash, followed •
' which
In
or heard. 'rho obbayblya
fbiraroon.aromreactcfstes;yi
nirrrwaieatuitircddii4cbstri;n:o:mt,h6ui,:::g,iiiid:,ibul:ag:Lase
tteew
f.„int
ba-
rometer sank during the afternoon of .1V
during the storm at night. It ions.d
ay, but rose
storm
which eittalab • wrist have been this same
ged the steeple at Ross. -
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DVEZTISEMENT ] --THE ROYAL EXHIBITION.—•A
ps valuable,eoeenkeatt :i glass,
knownr' t'l hY el-
it :i
miles:e 1 l
ot ;d't . walnut,very bynn awilhicP°ll
on the Race-course,
stalking, yachting,
wa•epr teurl„;
person
waistcoatca n
be
for shooting, ; they answer every purpose
at the Opera-houses ; country scenery
and ships are clearlyseen at 12 to 14 miles; they are invaluable
InltengoGloammornkse, deer yachting, to Sportsmen, Gentle-
men,
cainadns'l:oz,isAtsi.b—emTaodtpi_estitraedeatt Messrs.piecadi
ob-
serve, opposite the York-hotel. Telescopes—A new and most
important invention in Telescopes, pos.essing such extra-
ordinary powers, that some, 4 inches, with an extra eye piece*
will show distinctly, Jupiter's Moons, Saturn's Ring, and the
118 y., and
Double Stars. With the same Tclescene, weighing only three
ounces, can be seen a person's countenance 3. miles €listants
and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every
other kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger and all
sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and Race-
course glasses. with vrendertul powers ; an object can be
clearly seen 'from 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. and B.
Solomons, Opticians, have invented invaluable preserving
Spectacle Lenses, immediately they are placed before imper.
feet vision, every object appears clear and distinct, the most
aged defectivi sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to
its youthful, natural, and original state. The Inviaiblo Or-
ganic Vibrator, and all kinds of Acoustic instruments for relief
of extreme deafness.-39. Alberrnarle-street, Piccadilly, ob-
serve opposite the York Hotel.
• FASHION._The influence of mere. fAshion in (Te •
termining the state, progW e ress, or StOppnge of any manufac-
ture is extraordinary. <Tee saw a particular article
manufactured of infer:or quality to that. which cc uld be pro-
duced by the manufacturer, merely to imits:e the French,
which it was c.ade to resemble ; and we were informed that
this was rendered necessary by the French dress-makers in
this country, who indueed their (-inl loyers to use the menu •
facture to which tbay were. accustomed. We lately passed
through a consid.-rahla town, in
which
every manufactory
%via araiiped, and the waola of the pnyelation previously
employed in nudnuf,:et.r,,, vete out ef work; and had been in
dist reas and Privation for mouths. It was a pitiable sight
to see _the group; of u.l
.:cant workit'g men atalldiug idly and
sadly at the corners of the streets. The manufacture was as
pailect, as useful, tia beautiful as ever, but it was a fancy
Inallufaalure, taus bad gone out oflaitithnio:-.4141.-.1=,4/7“41-