The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-05 00:00:00

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.

A match for vessels of the third-class belonging to this
club was sailed yesterday for a prize value 40 sovs. Course
—From Erith, round the Nore, and back to Erith.
The following ya hts entered :—The Vampire, 19 tons,
Mr. Cuthbert; the Kitten, 13 tons, Mr. Clabburn ; the Dudu,
14 tons, Capt. Baldock andMr.Rudge ; time allowance, half
a minute per ton. The Kitten did not take up her station.
The Queen of the Thames steamer,, accompanied the
match, having on board Lord de Ros, the vice-commodore,
members of the club, and their friends. A portion of the
band of the 2d Life Guards was present. _ _

The yachts were started at 1140, a nice fresh breeze
blowing from S.S.E., which, with the strength of the ebb-
ing tide, sent them fleeting down the river. The Dudu, at
starting, set a jib-headed topsail, and a slight lead on the
Vampire's lee bow ; the latter vessel did not hurry to set
a topsail, and without one passed on the Dudu's weather
to the front. She then sent up a small jib-headed
topsail, although the water was already playing in-
and-out her lee scuppers. The Dudu had a large and ugly-
setting jib hanging on her bowsprit, and it constantly
caused her head to pay off to leeward ; the Vampire laid
much closer to the wind, finding it necessary to luff up a
trifle occasionally as the breeze caught her abeam, and sent
her over on her chain plates. The two vessels arrived at
Greenwich at 12 10, the Vampire hauling close to the wind
with a lead of 300 yards. At 12 20, as Gravesend was
neared, the breeze became still fresher, and the Dudu,
realising the effects of her big jib, carried away her bow-
sprit, the spar going with a tremendous crash. She, of
course, was instantly up in the wind and became useless
for.further competition in the match, now totally devoid of
interest. If more judgment had been exercised in canvass-
ing the vessel the mishap would, perhaps, have been
avoided ; such a large head-sail was not needed—in fact
it did harm, and to make things worse a topsail was set
when she could barely stand up under it, increasing the
strain upon the bowsprit. The Vampire soon afterwards
got her topsail on deck, lowered the spar, and proceeded
comfortably for the Nore, which lightship she rounded at
2 30 50, and, with the flood and wind (veering to S.S.W.),
arrived at Erith at 6 12, winning the prize.
Thus ended the last match of the season of this club on
the river ; they float out with the ebb and come in with the
flood, and Neptune rules the match.

Extraordinary Cases of Poisoning in Sweden.

►STOCKHOLM June 311

It was not difficult to be foreseen that the trial of
Pastor Lindback for the murders he had committed
at Silbodal would not occupy much time after the
qualified confession which had been made by him
with regard to them, more especially when it is re-
membered that in this country the formalities of a
trial are to a great extent superseded by the proceed-
ings which take place previously to the accused
making his appearance before the high criminal tri-
bunal, where little occurs beyond the formal exami-
nation to which he is then subjected. In this in-
stance enough has been admitted by Lindback to
justify the court in at once finding him guilty ; for,
although he attempted to palliate his offences by
assigning reasons for having committed them, such
as that his victims were either incurables
who were alike burdens to themselves 'incurables
to his
parish, or that, in giving them medicine for the
purpose of curing them, the effect had been different
from those which he had expected, the murder was
so clearly established in every case that the judges
could have no hesitation as to the sentence which
they should pronounce. He was therefore at once
condemned to be beheaded, and au early day will

likely be fixed for his execution.
It should, however, be mentioned that before
being taken into court he was deprived of his eccle-
siastical vestments, and after sentence was pro-
nounced the prisoner in the first instance addressed
the judge, and then the governor of the province,
concluding with a most affecting speech to the
crowd that had assembled, in which he admitted
that in his youth he had yielded to temptations
which had led him to the sad, miserable condition
in which he was then placed, and strongly urged
them to take warning by his fate, and asserted that
though now deprived of all hope of much longer ex-:
istence on earth, he still looked with confidence to
?leaven for pardoning mercy.
After this address he bowed most profoundly, and
left the bar in charge of the guards, with the same
dignity and calmness with which he had been ac-
customed to descend from the pulpit in the parish
on which he has brought so much misery.
It is unnecessary at this time to refer to other
matters, though the military manoeuvres at Axevallo
and a contemplated reform in the navy are at this
time attracting great notice throughout the king-
dom.
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