The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-28 00:00:00

Final Hest.

Mr. T. Piper .., ... 1
Mr. J. H. Brooks, jun.
Mr. Piper achieved an inglorious victory at as cheap
a rate as can possibly be imagined. Ho became eligible,
as it will be seen, to contend in the grand head without
having to row in the trial one, and was declared the
winner of the second by his opponent fouling him in the
final heat almost directly after the start.
WATERMEN'S RACE FOR A PURSE OF SOVEREIGNS.
Phelps, Fulham; Messenger, Teddington; W. Po-
cock, Lambeth; T. Cole, Chelsea, stroke; an
Argonaut, steerer
T. Mackinoy, Richmond; R. Doubledee, Lam-
beth; R. Nowell, Battle-bridge; R. Coombes,
Mortlake, stroke; Mr. Ogsden, steerer
The names of these men have been long before the
Public. They were the eight picked watermen of the
London river, divided so evenly as to make a capital
match. They rowed very levelly for the first ball mile,
when the winners began to show in front, and won by a
couple of lengths. _

DIAMOND SCULLS.
Final Heat.

Mr. litacnaghten, Trinity College, Cambridge ... 1
Mr. Peacock, London

The latter gentleman was the holder Of the prizs trom
last season. This race wound up the sports, and created
a great deal of interest. Mr. Macnaghten had the
Bucks side. For a few yards they were scull and scull,
when Mr. Macnaghten took the lead and kept it the
whole distance, winning by about six lengths. Mr. Pea-
cock rowed very herd, but could not change the fortune
of the day. The distance was done in little more than
ten minutes, which, considering th© head wiad out, was
very sharp work.

In the course of the regatta some strong efforts were
made by the gentlemen present to arrange the differences
between T. Cole, the present champion of the Thames,
and R. Coombes, so recently deprived of his laurels, re-
snec:ing another match. Cole insisted that he could not,
owing to the rime required to get in proper order, be,
backed to row under three months, and Coombes pro-
duced a letter to show that the gentlemen willing to be-
friend him with the stake could not do so unless the
affair came off in August. Some conversation then
arose amongst the lending gentlemen about getting up a
100 guineas purse by subscription within two months
to row two miles and a half at Henley, and the men
pledged themselves to contend should the amount be
raised.

A party of the swell mob from London were down,
and had just commenced operations in full force when
fortunately for the visitors, they wore pounced upon by
Sergeant Hodges, of the A division, who was in at-
tendance in plain clothes, and were committed to Oxford
gaol.

PEW PLANET.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,--At 12h. 30m. mean time last night, I discovered
a new planet on the borders of the constellations Aquila
and Serpens, about 5 degrees east of the star Tau in
in Ophiuchus. It shines as a fine star of between the
eighth and ninth magnitudes, and has a very steady
yellow light. At moments it appeared to have a disc,
but the night was not sufficiently favourable for high
magnifiers. At 13h. 13m. 16s. mean time its right
ascension was 1811. 12m. 58.85., and its north polar
distance 98 deg. 16 rain. 0.9 secs. The diurnal motion
in U. A. is about 1 rain. 2 secs. towards the west, and
in N. P. D. two or three minutes towards the south.
This beautiful little planet is the fifth discovered
during our systematic examination of the zodiacal
heavens.—l remain, Sir, your most obedient servant.

J. R. HIND.
Mr. Bishop's Observatory, Regent's-park, June 25.

r PAY OF THE OFFICERS OF THE MILITIA.—The
estimates for -militia allow colonels 11. Es. 6d. per diem;
lieutenant colonels, 15s. 11d.; majors, 14s. Id.; captains,
12s. 6d. (including contingent allowance); lieutenants,
6s. 6d. ; ensigns, ss. 2d. ; adjutants, Bs. 6d. ; quartermasters,
6s. 6d.; surgeons, I Is. 4d.; sergeant-majors, 2s. Oict.; ser-
geants, Is. 63d.; corporals, la. ; drummers, Is. Id.;
privates, ls, The beer money and marching money of the
non-commissioned officers and privates will give to each 4s.
extra for-21 days' training. Surgeons and adjutants are to
draw 2s. per diem for forage during the training time, the
former also receiving one guinea for every hundred effective
men under their charge. The Secretary-at-War has issued
a circular to staff officers of pensioners, stating that about
ten pensioners from each district will be required to drill the
militia. They will receive Is. 6d. a day in addition to their
pension, as well as the usual allowances, &c., in the regular
army.