The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-25 00:00:00

THE PEERAGE.

Sir,—The remarkable statement made in your valu-
able journal on Saturday last, under the above heading,
has attracted attention. I have carefully checked it, and
find it correct, save as to the earldom of Haddington
and the baronies of Belhaven and Bayning. In the two
former cases, upon the demise of the present peers,
without mail issue, their British peerages respectively
will become extinct, but both Lords Haddington and
Belhaven have heir 3 presumptive living who will inherit
the Scottish honours. With regard to tho barony of
Bayning, his Lordship is blessed with a son and heir
born in the year 1844. The baronies of Aston, Nugent,
and Hancliffe, which your correspondent enumerates
amongst those that will become extinct, have already
become so, Lord Ashton having died in 1845, and Lords
Nugent and Rancliffo in 1850. However it is quite
plain that within a very few years indeed thirty peer-
ages have become extinct, and that there are now no
less than fifty, for which there are no heirs, either ap-
parent or presumptive, the great majority, if nut all, of
which will also become extinct.
August 23, 1852.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.
COWES, AVG. 24.—The match for the Royal Yacht
Squadron Cup, so unfortunately interrupted on Satur-
day, was started afresh yesterday, but, as will be seen,
with a result no less unsatisfactory than would have been
the case had the yachts continued their coarse on the
day of the first attempt. Yesterday morning, before the
hour of starting, ten o'clock, thero was a tolerable
breeze from N.N.1.. but it died away soon before the
hour fixed on arrivod. The vessels which were destined
to take part were, however, started at ten, westward.
They were the same as on Saturday, with the exception
distanceEargdys of
of the Gloriana.; she did not start the second timepaintAihcese
Goon as the yachts got well under way, off
Aurora had a slight lead, with the Arrow astern, the
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quarterore
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mile;M usqu
thesei Mosquito lytiwn
two shortly
sahborretalsyt ataf
afterwards
stand-
ing over to the north shore. The Lavrock and Alarm
were at this time the two sternmost. Off Leap-bank,
the Mosquito bade adieu to the Cl:nul adoywamgioanrinec,loatsnoeodckdormepwanoyn,
the Arrow, the latter showing signs of wishing to get
into closer company with her little rival. All the yachts
now got well over to the north shore, to shun the tide.
lead. The
tThaeoAmuorosciraaigtootanadbArererzoew,
were followed by the Claymore about a mile astern.
There was no great change in their positions for upwards
of au hour, and on passing Hurst Castle the time for the
four leading yachts stood thus:—
12h. 10m. 455.
Aurora
Arrow ... ... 12 13 0
Musquito ... 12 15 50
Caymore „.. 12 19 55
A breeze here sprung up, and the two leading yachts
first catching it, they stood over to the Needles in good
style, rounding about one o'clock. The Arrow here
took the lead, which she kept all along the back of the
, where the Musquito, then
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row six minutes later.
So unsatisfactory a regatta as regards sailing has
seldom been known here. With the exception of the
first day, Tuesday, not one vessel has had anything like
a wind to try her. The Arrow, as will be remembered,
on that day got a wind to herself, which enabled her to
got over the course a long time a-head of either of her
opponents. In the other two matches it has been little
better than drifting all the distance.

TELE CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAINST A Him
SoLicrros.—Yesterday William Cooper Robinson, the soli':
citor charged with having forged the signature of a espect-
able inhabitant of that town to an 1. 0. U. for 1,0001,, and
who was remanded on Saturday last, was again brought be.
fore the magistrate jat the Mansion-house. It was proved
in evidence that Mr. Prickett, whose name has been, with-
out his knowledge, attached to the I. 0. U., had, as mort-
gagee, given the prisoner authority to sell the property, the
deeds of which the prisoner had proposed to deposit as secu-
rity for the loan of 1,0001., the I. 0. U. being in the shape
of a temporary guarantee until the deeds could be obtained
wasounloolmnootneliye, the ma-
from London. Mr. Hindes, who appeared for Robinson, hay_
ing argued at considerable length that an I. 0. U. was a do-
cument not acknowledged by the law, but only permitted as
evidence of a debt upon an actual transaction having been
had been
ecobrtraeinheodraitnivtehlyie
case, that
eatndthteheehreefrogree,
gistrates decided to commit the prisoner to the borough see.
sions, and stated that they would allow bail, himself in 2001.,
and two sureties in 501. each.
THE CROPS IN THE EAST RIDING AND NORTH
LlNcomi.—A personal inspection of nearly tile whole of this
district during some days travelling on its highways and by-
ways, backed by information obtained from the best sources
in all quarters, brings us, we are happy to say, to the con-
clusion that, without any doubt, the complaints .that have
been rife in many other parts of the kingdom of the bad
qquualirteerds 8 ogn. ir
growers ecras 8 easr are seven
cteondition and scanty promises of the grain crop do not apply
this range of country. Exaggerated and over-sanguine
by reeecreenhtecvheantgeeens,
estimated, the
thine
expectationsefi have in many instances, it is true, been much
content to reckon five; but, on the whole, the prosent will
be a good and he
heavy crop, and other sorts of grain look
well and promising.
rapidly. The harvest is, generally, progressing

CITY OF LONDON REGISTUATION.—Mr. T. Y.
rehristie, the revising barrister, has given notice that he
will commence his registration this year of voters for Mem-
bers to serve in Parliament for the city of London 011 Thur-
sday, the 16th of next month.