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

ROYAL VICTORIA CLUB REGATTA.
RYDE, SATURDAY NIGHT.—As was arnounced in a
former communication, the manual general meeting of
the members of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club took
place this afternoon, for the sdnaission of new members,
and for determining on the merits of V-.. 3 respective pro-
tests that had been sent in against two or three prima
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 prizes by the supposed winners of them.
There was a very full attendance; the commodore of
the club,, Mr. G. Holland Ackers, in the chair. •
The first protest taken into consideration was against
the 50/. cup, time race, sailed for by small class
schobners not "exceeding 100 toes, on Tuesday, being
Cluisnd by the Bianca, 30 tons, by Mr. C. F.
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the ground that the Bianca did not carry a boat during
the race, as required by the 14th article of the sailing
regulation of the club. To this a counter-protest
had been
he sent in, that two men left the Princess Olga
after t preparatory gun for starting was fired. With
respect to the former of these, it was deemed a fatal
error, and invalidated her claim; but as regarded the
latter, being two men sent by the commodore himself to
assist in getting the vessels 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
that "in all matches, whether open to other clubs or
not, the entrance money must be paid to the secretary or
to the sailing committee previous to starting. Mr. Ru-
therford omitted to pay his entrance money until an
hour after the race, and Mr. Rowles, the owner of the
until this morning. As the rules
Vestal, did not pay his
had not been compiled with, the committee had no al-
ternative but to declare the race on the whole to be void,
and 16 order that the cup should be sailed for again over
the same course without time, on Monday next, the en-
tries' for into close at midnight this day. By this ar-
rangement several new yachts mayAo
race.
The next protest was on the part' of the Antagonist
against the 501. 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 9pt come in for
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 Majesty's Cap, it appear-
ing that when those vessels got abreeet of Peel Bank,
about midway between Old Castle Point and Rydo
they fouled each other, which is contrary to the 18th
article' of the regulations. Lord de Blaquiere,
in a most courteous letter to Thomas Chain-
borlayne, Esq., the owner of the Arrow, disclaimed
any wish to deprive
him of the prize which he, bad so
meritoriously won, but 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 other 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 the Arrow retains pos-
session of the valuable prize.
This afternoon the company on the pier were consi-
derably amused by the display of "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 the sea
the end of the pole, and letting pig oat of the
, was entitled to thethe
be imagined, frequent duckings we
seethe lAs may
earp,sa.t of the
attempts to reach the desired spot, several
the greasy surface just as they Were about to
oppsing from
he
box containing the porker; and as they tumbleezdzeot one after another, the fun wasjtestified by loud laughter.ver
At length one man contrived to gain the end, let out the
pig, plunged into the water after him, and finally suc-
ceeded in getting him into a boat, and bringing him in
ashore in triumph.
The Me-mbers 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-

urination of the club-house in coloured fires, the whole

concluded with a mimic sea-fight, representing the
en-
gegcment of the Shannon and Chesapeake, with a heavy
battery of guns from the club-house. The Brilliant
schooner, lying off the pier, was *also illuminated. The
whole gave general satisfaction to the numerous com-
pany that were assembled.

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

TERRIFIC THUNDER-STORM.

SERIOUS DAMAGE AT WALWORTH.—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 the 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 hi en equalled since the me-
morable occasion when the Churches of Spitalfields, St.
Martin's-in-the-Fields, and other public edifices were eo
severely damaged.
The occurrences on this occasion which are described
hereunder took place about six, o'clock in the even-
ing, when, during an awfully tremendous peal of thun-
7d,er, Port-street,
fluid struck a stack of chimneys, No.
street, Walworth-common, occupied by Mr.
Bacon, a vast portion of which fell into th©
yard belonging to Mr. Clifford, plumber, of
port-place. The latter observed the lightning,
resembling a large luminous ball, strike the building,
which, it appeared, then passed clown the chimney to the
upper room, and after tearing away the mantel-piece,
partially destroying the stove, and injuring various
articles of furniture, struck the bed upon which lay Mrs.
Bacon, who is about sixty years of age, and has been
bed-ridden for six 'ears. Fortunately it was a feather-
bed, and feathers being non-conducting, the poor woman
received no other injury than being thrown violently to
the floor, by which, however, she was rather severely
bruised. From thence the fluid passed into the lower
room, and was equally destructive to the walls, pictures,
furniture, stove, &c., while the clock was stopped, and
the floor strewed profusely with the debris, Each of
the rooms appeared filled with blue flames and smoke,
which gave rise to the supposition that the premises were
in flames, rind resulted in the arrival of the Newington
parish and some other fire-engines.
About the same period a similar accident occurred to
two adjoining houses situate at the corner of Peter and
Waterloo streets, also at Walworth-common.
Thum Louses ere iti the occupation of Mr Hards and
Mr. Green, a greengrocer. At Mr. Herds' the light-
ning, after materially
damaging the chimney-stack,
passed down the flue, damaging. the upper rooms; andk,
on descending to the parlour, after injuring the iron-
work of the stove, &c., traversed the walla in all direc-
tions, Playing around with awfully grand
course,brilliancy,the
and
naming destruction in its rapid and violentent d in the
whole force of which was at length
ere
and the
clock, the internal works of which were
wheels partially fused, the dial plaie
thence it passed
down the weights and brass
chain,
glass covering partially molten; from
',bleb was annealed
and much distorted, and attar tearing away the skirting
was buried in the earth.c cracked, broken,
and the
Mrs.
Horde, who will her
sitting in the room, was struck
violently in the face
husband and family wereand
for several moments was de•
prived of sight and ,
rendered wholly unconscious. On
she found that she was entirely bee
partially.recoveringhe
--t right ear, and felt an acute ting-
raft of hearing by in her head, and from the general
ling and
she remains seriously affected.
effects of the h
Bof af
Ir. Green, adjoining, was also subjected
The house .
shock, with equally destructive
hwiy simi.ar
to a prec
rag ds the damage to the building and furni-
effects as arthe chain of the clock, which was
e. There also
tur pieces. formed the conducting medium by
cut in three .
which the electricfluid
escaped to the earth, but -
not
otil it haA inflicted some injury on Mrs. Green and
one -
ce her children, a girl about six years of age, who
was affected with blindness far several minutes. Both,
however, are in a fair way of recovery. Several chim-
neys, building, and large trees, in the neighbourhood of
Norwood, Sydenham, Dulwich, and Camberwell, have
been more or less injured by the lightning; while the
an
collars of many licensed victuallers in Lambeth d
other portions of the south bank of the Thames, h
been inundated by the overflowing of the drains, &c. ere
, c. At
present no information has been received of any death
having been occasioned by thestorm • "
but within the district
many persons have been more or less injured,'
among whom is Mr. Cooper, of M A ary nn Cottage Hill-
Street, Walworth, who was severel - i d '
y injure by the
lightning in his right eye. Under
all circumstances, it
appears miraculous that so f'ew persons have been in-
jured, and that none have been of a fatal character.