The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-26 00:00:00

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT, Aug. 24.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
MATCH FOR ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS.

This match, between the English yacht Alarm, and
the Swedish yacht Aurora Borealis, came off yesterday.
The yachts were started from off Cowes Castle at 11
a.m., with a light wind from the N.E. The Swede was
to windward, and was so good a match for the Alarm
that Corke could not shake her off till they got off Ryde,
when by a piece of trickery he got away from her. It
soon after fell off calm, but the ebb tide took them down
the back of the Wight, the Alarm at one time nearly a
mile ahead. When near the Needles passage (the tide
still carrying them to the westward), the Swede drifted
almost on board the Alarm, and, but for the crew using
their boat-hooks, would have become too closely ac-
quainted to be pleasant. The were hardly clear of each
other when the Alarm let go her anchor, and the Swede
directly followed her example ; but they had hardly
brought up, when a light breeze sprung up from the
westward, and the Alarm's small anchor (only 2 cwt.)
was on her bows again, and she was off. The Swede
soon followed, and after a hard struggle they reached
the starting vessel at nine o'clock, the Alarm beating by
two minutes, after a trial of ten hours ! It is much to
be regretted that these vessels bad not had a spanking
breeze to contend with, as they are both fine powerful
vessels, and splendid sea boats. This match has done
nothing towards deciding v.hich is the fastest yacht of
the two. The Alarm was sailed by Edward Corke, the
most noted and successful yacht sailor in this district.

THE AMERICAN YACHT SILVIE.—This yacht was
hauled up on Mr. Joseph White's slip on Monday, to
have her bottom scrubbed. Numbers flocked to exa-
mine this challenger of the English yacht clubs, with her
two sliding keels. She is generally considered to be a
complete failure. We are very much surprised at this,
as she was built by Steer, the talented builder of the
justly celebrated America. Her bottom is like a spoon,
one of her sliding keels is amidships, the other aft—the
first acts very well, the aft one is a failure. She draws
only 6 feet water when they are up, but 15 feet when
they are down.
ACCIDENT OFF NITON.—The name of the gentleman
who was' drowned off Niton on Saturday morning last
is Mr. Ed ward Anderson, of London. A reward of 20/.
has been offered for the recovery of the body. He was
but lately married, and his lady was on a visit with him
when the fatal accident occurred. The watermen were,
Francis and Peter Barton. A reward of 101. has been
offered for the recovery of their bodies.
A verdict of manslaughter was yesterday returned by
the jury against Captain David Corke, for occasioning
the death of William Yearn, on Monday, the Bth inst.,
he being the master of the Medina, Southampton
steamer, engaged in a pleasure trip round the Isle of
Wight. Having neglected to keep a look out, the
steamer ran down Wearn's boat, drowning him and his
two brothers. The mate and seaman of the steamer
seem to have been equally to blame, they having left
the bows of the vessel, where they ought to have been
on the look out, to go below to drink with one of the
passengers.

The commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron's yacht
Zara came into harbour this day to lay up, she having
been in commission only one week.
The Earl of Wilton and a large party of fashionables
sail to-morrow for Ireland in the Xarifa.

FRENCII PRIZES FOR VIRTITE.—M. Viennet, in his
report to the French Academy relative to the Montyon
prizes for virtue of the present year, relates the follow-
ing case :—"Etiennette Chanouny was for 15 years in
lthe service of a rich family of Montauban. when a
daughter of her master contracted a badly-assorted mar-
riage. The servant foresaw that the marriage would be
an unhappy one and she asked leave to act as servant to
her young mistress. Her presentiment was soon realized,
as the fortune of the husband and the money brought
by the wife were prodigally squandered, and great dis-
tress followed. Etiennette had a field belonging to her,
and she sold it to help her mistress ; she received a
legacy of 600 f. and that sum she also gave up. But the
husband continued his career of dissipation until at last
a fit of illness carried him off, leaving his widow and her
daughter without other resources than the devotedness
of the servant. But she worked for both, and not only
kept them from want, but sent the little girl to school.
She hoped that in the end the daughter in receiving a
good education would be able to assist the mother. But
misfortune again fell on the family, as the girl died,
leaving the mother, whose health then gave way, to
the charge of Etiennette. The latter was now 60 years
of age, but her heart was still young, and she set to
work as if she were only 20 to obtain employment to
support her mistress. She got some apartments in the
town to clean every day, and so earned wherewithal to
keep her mistress from want. Is it not time that these
30 years of devotedness should receive a recompense ?
The academy has undertaken to do so, and a prize of
2000 f. will give some alleviation to this woman, who
has evinced so much delicacy united to so much
generosity."
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