The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-26 00:00:00

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The next protest was on" the part of the Antagonist
against the 504 cup, sailed for on Wednesday, being
given up to the Sea Serpent, on the ground, that both
her and the Lille went round the Calshot light-ship on
the larboard instead of the starboard tack, the Antago-
nist only taking the proper course. 'This being proved
to the satisfaction of the committee the Antagonist was
declared to be entitled to the cup, and it was ordered to
be given up to her, although she did apt come in for a
long time after her rivals.
The third protest was by Lord de Blaquiere, the
owner of the America schooner, against both the Arrow
and Mosquito cutters, for her Mejesty's Cap, it appear-
ing that when those vessels got abreast of Peel Bank,
about midway between Old Castle Point and Ryde
they fouled each other, which is contrary to the 18th
article of the regulations. Lord de Blaquiere,
in a most courteous letter to Thomas Chem-
berleynee Esq., the•owner of the Arrow, disclaimed
any wish to deprive him of the prize which he bad so
meritoriously won, bat had merely sent the protest
under a sense of his duty to' take care that all the regu-
lations of the club should be adhered to. The rule states
that two yachts touching each ether will both be disqua-
lified, unless it can be clearly proved to the satisfaction
of the committee which is the aggressor. After investi-
gating the matter the committee declared the Mosquito
to be the aggressor, consequently y the Arrow retains pos-
session of the valuable priie.
derTaibli9 afternoon the company on the pier were consi-
yaMused by the'display of "The The Pig and the Pole."
It consisted of a
pole forty feet in length being rigged
out horizontally from the level of the pier into the sea,
(
the surface of which' was well greased. At the end of
this pole, fastened up in a box, was suspended a pig,
and whoever could succeed in walking barefooted to
box into ho sea, was entitled to the and of he pole, and i
the pig out of the
to the prize. As may
t' were the result of the
abteteimmpagtsinteod;eafrcehgtuheentdedsiureekdinegs
wereseavFral slipping from
porker;
and .
as
theyoout to seize the
itumbled over
the greasy surface just as theyP'
gain theayenndcrfilnealolut the
laughter.
box contasning the
one after another, the fun wasitestified by
At length one man contrived to
pig, plunged into the water after him,
suc-
ceeded in getting him into a boat, and bring' lnghim in
ashore in triumph.
The Members dined together at the Club-house, and
afterwards there was a splendid display of fireworks by
Mr. Robson, from a platform erected on the strand in
front of the club-house. After the usual display of fire-
works in different devices, and the instantaneous illu-
mination of the club-house
.in coloured fires, the whole
concluded with a mimic sea-fight, representing the en-
gagement of the Shannon and Chesapeake, with a heavy
battery of guns from the club-house. The Brilliant
schooner, lying off the pier, was also illumleated. The
whole gave general satisfaction to the numerous com-
pany that were assembled. _ _ _

The regatta ball, under distinguished patronage, will
teke:place on Monday; and it is expected will be very
numerously and fashionably attended.

TERRIFIC THUNDER-STORM.

SERIOUS DAMAG. E AT •WA LWORTFI.—MIRA-
CULOUS ESCAPE OF SEVERAL PERSONS.
Last evening the metropolis was visited by a most
terrific storm of thunder and. lightning, accompanied by
torrents of rain, which literally deluged and burst seve-
ral drains, and did considerable . damage in various
places, but in no locality was tho storm so severely felt
as in Walworth and vicinity, indeed, the tremendous
peals of thunder, with the powerful and vivid flashes of
forked lightning, have not been equalled since the me-
morable occasion when the Churches of Spitillields, Bt.
Martin's-in-the-Fields, and other public edifices were so
severely damaged. • • • • •
The occurrences on this occasion which are described
hereunder . took 'place. about six p!cloek in the even-
ing, when, during an. awfully tremendous peal of thun-
der, the:electric fluid struck a stack oaf chimneys, No.
7, Port-street, Walsvorth-common, occupied by Mr.
Bacon, a vast portion of which fell into the
yard belonging to Mr. Clifford, plumber, of
Port-place. The latter observed the lightning,
resembiing a large luminous ball, strike the building,
which, it appearsd, then passed down: the chimney to the
uppiscr room, and after tearing naay the mantel-piece,
partially destroying the stove, and injuring various
articles of furniture, struck the bed 'upon which lay 'Mrs.
Bacon, who' is &bout sixty years of age, and has been
bed-ridden for six years. Fortunately it was a feather-
bed, and feathera being non conducting, the poor woman
received no other injury than being thrown violently to
the floor, by thich, however, the was _rather severely
bruised. From thence the fluid passed into the lower
roses, and•Wa3 equally destructive to the walls, pictarres,
furniture, Stove, &c., while' the creek was stopped, and
the floor strewed profusely with the debris. Each of
the rooms appeared iilliSd with blue . flames and smoke,
which gave rise to the supposition that the premises were
in flames, and resulted in the arrival of the Newington
parish and some other fire-engines.
Meta the same period a similsr 'accident occurred to
two adjoining houses situate at the corner of Peter and
Waterloo. streets, also at Walworth-common.
These houses are in' the occupation of Me Herds and
Mr. Green, a greengrocer. At .Mr, herds' the light-
ning,k after. rnatErially damaging' the
passed down the flue, damaging the upper rooms
rooms; and
descending to the parlour, after injuring
thell direc-
chimney-staacnd
work of the stove, &c,,. traversed the wails in.a
grand - lent course, the
tioas, playing around with awfully
carrying destruction in its rapid and
length centered in the
brilliancy, and
whole force of which
clock,, the internal workwsaosf
i cracked, and the
wheels partially fused, the dialpfroni
thence it passed
wahliellie_anwtgeore broken, and the
glass covering partially molten;
which was annealed
the skirting
danodwnututhebe Wd'iesitgehrtte4d,aaandd hartflts.res;rsc.h.ail'; tearing away
Herds, who will her
was buried in the earth.e Jaa
Bitting in the room, waft struck
husband and family
vheer face,
violently
prived' of sight and endered • 'wholly unconscious. Oa
nd that she was entirely be-
partially rit:.°t b- thetight ear, and felt an acute ting-
reft of.hearingtiz
in her head, and from the general
ling and
„ge- f Mr. Green, adjoining, was also subjected
vibration
erashock Bho remains seriously affected.
The h°— o imiler shock, with equally destructive
effects as regards te
off,etsero of
ciao
cut.lini
tt bbracde electric
;ore. .
whicanti h the the damage to the building and furni-
There also the chain of the clock, which was
ed to the earth, but not
pieces. formed the conducting medium by
inflictedfialdsoemsceapinjury on Mrs. Green and
one of her children, a girl about six years of age, who
was affected with blindness for several minutes. Both,
however, are in a fair way of recovery. Sevsral chim-
neys,building, and large trees, in the neighbehrhood of
ud by the lightning;
Dulwich,and Camberwell,
h
beNoernwmo oodr
e, Seyrd elnehs
ea mi
n, j
rehehathvee
cellars of many licensed victuallers in Lambeth and
other portions of the south bank of the Thames have
been inundated by the overflowing of the '
ddrains, &c. At
present no information has been •
•
receive of any death
having been occasioned by the storm within
but many persons have been more or less injured,
among-whom is Mr. Cooper, of Mary Ann Cottage, Hill-
street, Walworth, who was severely injured by the
lightning in •his right eye. Under all circumstances, it
appears miraculous that so few persons have been in-
jured, and that none have been of a fatal character.

ROYAL VICTORIA CLUB REGAFT4._
r
, ATDL, SA.TIIRDAY NIGHT.—As ITO
M emoting in a
iformer COMUnication, the annual general m .bg ;Of
the members of the Royd Victoria Yacht Club Ilatk
piece this afternoor, for the ad :swan of new rat mbers,
and for determining on the merits of tae respective pro-
tests that had been sent in against two or three prizes
being given up, that had been sailed for and claimed by
yachts during the regatta. In two of those instances it
will be seen that the protests have been fatal to the re-
tention of the priz:?s by the supposed winners of them.
There was LI very full attendance; the commodore of
the club, Mr. G: Holland Aclaers, in the chair.
The" first protest taken into consideration was against
the 501. cup, time race, sailed for by small class
schconera not exceeding 100 tons, on Tuesday, being
peorerly claimed by the Bianca, 30 toes, by Mr. C. F.
Webster. The race •was protested against by Mr.
Thomas Rutherford, the 'owner of the 'Princess Olga, on
the ground that the Bianca did not carry a boat curing
the race, us required by the 14th article of the sailing
regulation of the club. .To this a counter-protest
had been sent ia, -that two men left the Princess Olga
after the preparatory gun for starting was fired. With
respect to the foreseer of
..tbeee, it was deemed a fatal
error, ind invalidated her claim; but as regarded the
latter, being two men sent by the commodore himself to
osist in getting the vestaJa ready for starting, it was
decided that it was not a case that came under the 22d
article,.and it was consequently. overruled. A new ob-
jection, however, to both the Princess Olga and the
Vestal was raised under the sth article, which requires
in all matches, whether open to other clubs or
nos,
the entrance money must be paid to the secretary or
to the tailing committee previous to starting. Mr. Ru-
t. ho
his entrance money until an
h
and Mr. Bowles, the owner of the
eurrfo after
, e or m
thei t omitted
e e to,y
Vestal; did net pay his until this morning. As the rules
had not been compiled with, the committee had no al-
ternative but to declare the reed' on the whole to be void,
and to order that the cup should be railed for again over
the same course without time, on Monday next, the en-
tries for it to clove at midnight this day. By this ar-
rangement severalnew yachts may be brought into the
race.