The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-14 00:00:00

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Newport, 6 yrs—ThornbiU, 5 yrs—Old Rowley, 3
yrs—Lapidist, 3 yrs—Hambl istonian, 3 yrs—Gold Dust,
2 yrs.—Nicotine, 2 yrs—Will ism Rufus, 2 yrs.
LATEST BETTING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRENDERGA-ST STAKES.
7to 4 agst Sittingbourne I3to 1 art Cheddar
Offers to take 4 to 1 about Estrella.
CAMSRIDGESHIIIE STAKES.

4 to 1 agst Aaael (t) 18 to 1 opt Convulsion
5 to 1 agst Ephesus (t) 20 to 1 agst Hobbie Noble
00 to 6 agst Lady Evelyn 20 to 1 agst Le Juif (t)
00 to 6 aght Knight of the I 25 to 1 agst Bardolph
Shire I 25 to 1 agst Hyacinth (t)

DER; 6Y.
15 to 1 agst Orestes I 25 to 1 agst Cheddar
18 to 1 agst Cineas I 25 to 1 agst Filbert (t)
20 to 1 agst Elmsthorp© (t) 125 to 1 agst Pharos
20 to 1 agst The Reiver I

THE MATCH BETWE_EN THE AMERICA
AND THE VERSICH.

The match between the well-known yacht Ame-
rica, and a new Swedish y acht, the Versich, came
off on Tuesday. The start took place a few minutes
past eleven o'clock, but it w as not concluded till eight
at night. The two vessels; are very much alike in
build and rig, but the Versich is some thirty or forty
tons heavier, and of greater beam than the America,
The wind during the day -was but light, blowing
chiefly from the north-east. The course was from
Hyde-pier to the Nab-lightship, off the east end of
the Isle of Wight, and then t vienty miles to the south-
ward, round a steamer that; had been brought to,
and back the same run to Ry de. The America had
much the better start of the 'two, getting well away
some two or three minutes ;sooner than the Versich,
which gave her a great admr. tage. She reached the
Nab-light the first by some time, when, getting a
tolerably fair leading wind, she farther distanced her
opponent. When, however„ the Swede succeeded in
reaching the light vessel, she gradually began to
gain on the America, and at; length passed her. The
time at rounding the steam-vessel was as follows :
Versich, at
America,

The run back to the Nab was a prolonged affair,
several long reaches having to be made by both ves-
sels. In the course of it a fop set in, and the America
again got the lead, which she kept, arriving off Ryde-
pier at about eight o'clock some twenty minutes
earlier than her competitor. The match was divested
of much of its interest, andl of nearly all importance,
so far as the question of the qualities of the two ves-
sels are concerned, from the lightness of the wind,
and the consequent prolongation of the contest to so
late an hour of the night, f rem which circumstances
its issue became too much dependent on a knowledge,
by the steersmen, of the set: of the tide and currents.
The Swede was further disadvantaged by having to
change her pilot, on Lord JD e Blacquiere raising an
objection, that, as he had. sailed in the America,
he had become possessed of a knowledge of her
weak paints.

IRELA ND.
THE BISHOPRIC OF MEATH.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—The announcement made
yesterday, that Dr. Singer, Regius Professor of Di-
vinity of Trinity College, bad been appointed to the
officialebvy.
the Frederick
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abledneort
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See of Meath, has been fully confirmed. The letter
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now vacant by the elevation. of Dr. Singer to the
bishopric of Meath.
DEFALCATION BY A DANK MANAGER.
In reference to the disappearance of Mr. Arthur
O'Keefe, manager of the NI itional Bank at Atby, the
Tipperary Vindicator state s that he has left his
sureties liable for upwards of 2,0001.
"It also appears," says this paper, " that he borrowed
money to a large extent fro: an persons in and about
Atby, and that they look in v sin for the sums they ad-
vanced to him. Mr. O'Keeft was a smart, intelligent
young man, with a confident air and address; but the
most implicit confidence was 1. eposed in him, as well by
the heads of the department, ras by the public generally;
and we deeply sympathise with those with whom he
has broken trust, and left responsible for the sums
he has embezzled. It appears that some ten or twelve
days ago he obtained leave of absence for a fortnight,
and that, meanwhile, an ins specter of the hank visited
Athy and overhauled the ace ic,unts, when the deficiency
in question was discovered. The fact was intimated by
some person to Mr. O'Keefe, and since then he has not
made his appearance. It further appears, as we have
been informed, that the great er portion of the deficiency
ist hester ex-manager, was raised on fictitious bills„ presumed to be drawn by
parties who knew nothing w?aatever of them—that the
money so represented was re gained in the possession of
mglaynasugespr,ectitled, a l he
s eri s
Conti jived to dispose of it, in, it
and extravagancies, in which i t wasgahmisbblialitt,riatnissascttaiot
ends
to indu!ge rather freely. We have heard that he was
accustomed to proceed from Athy to Dublin every Sa-
turday evening after banking hours, and return on Mon-
day morning in time for busi n ess—that in Dublin he was
known to frequent a certain hotel where gamblin
ortiong
table is kept, and that it was there the greater p
of the very large amount of which be contrived to un-
burden himself was disposed of. If it should turn out to be
true that the money was raised on bills drawn by him
in the names of other parties. and the proceeds kept for
his own use, it betrays a ape:les of adroitness in the way
of embezzlement of which w,a have seldom heard a pa-
rallel."

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DEPARTURE OF MR. .1103BOTT LAWRENCE.—We
understand Mr. Abbott Lawrence, the late respected repre-
sentative of the United States in this country, will take his
departure from London to-day, and will leave Liverpool by
the Boston steamer on Saturday.
DEATH or LOUD Ror.a.o.—We regret to record
the death of Lord Rollo, at bis seat of Duncrub, in Strath.
erne, on Friday last. William Rollo, ninth Baron Rollo, of
Duncrub, in the county of Perth, was the second son and
third child of John, eighth Lo.rd Rollo, by his marriage, in
1806, with Miss Greig, daughter of William Greig, Esq.,
Gayfield-place, Edinburgh. 13orn in the year 1809, the de-
deceased peer entered the lEtoyal Dragoons in 1825, and
served in that regiment for eight or nine years. In October,
1834, he married Miss Rogers on, the only child of Alexander
Rogerson, Esq., of Wamphray and Dumcrieff; in the county
of Dumfries; and by this lady, who died on the 10th of
June, 1836, had issue a son, the lion. John Rogerson, now
Lord Rollo, born on the 23d o)!' October, 1845. The late Lord
Rollo succeeded to the title and estates on the death of his
father, in December, 184. He was immediately afterwards
chosen'one of the sixteen reprt:sentative peers of Scotland,
and continued to hold that (Aline until the last election, a few
months ago, when his failing health led him to withdraw
from political life. His Lord ship (who well fulfilled the
duties of his station, and was justly endeared by his many
amiable qualities in all the relations of life) is succeeded in
his estates and honours by bis only son, now in his 17th
year.—Edinburgh Cburant.
SUDDEN DEATH OF Mis. GIBSON, ARTIST.--We
learn with pain that John Gibson, Esq, the well-known
artist, met his death in a shocking manner. On Thursday
night last , Mr. Gibson had been actively engaged on the
committee superintending the hanging of the pictures in the
West of Scotland Academy's Exhibition, previous to its
opening. At the private view on Thursday Mr. Gibson took
an active part, and attended the dinner afterwards. It
appears that after he had gone home he returned to the ex-
hibition rooms in Buchanan-street for some purpose or other.
Nothing is known of his subsequent movements till the
watchman on the station, between ten and eleven o'clock,
lingeredmutilatedin a state condition.of lle
was
found him lying at the foot of the stair, leading to the
academy's
conveyed
rooms,()
home, i 1 i n
wherea
h he
dreadful
insensi-
bility till the following night, when death terminated his
sufferings It '
the dark . • is supposed that he had missed his footing on
stairs, and beenprecipitated to the bottom. He
was frightfully in'ur d about
Gib-
son was
somewhat e the bead and face. Mr.
eminent position ' advanced in years, and had attained an
British Mail. ain this city as a portrait painter.—North
REAL ESTATES IN
Power is given by THE COURT OF CHANCERY.—
re
thenew Act (cap. 86) to the Court of
Chancery to orderal
to be as valid as if es.iites to be sold, and such sales are
directed
order on the hearing of a catuosebe made by a decree or decretal
TILE MELBOURNE PACKET
gale one of the assistant-engineers,Smr,—During the
of the engines, was,
by
a sudden lurch rch a young man in charge
„I against the machinery, and had hisa of-the vessel, thrown
I wrist. He was landed at Deal, andright hand cut off at the
! hospital at Canterbury, where thence taken to the
l it is believed he is going
on well.