The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-12 00:00:00

GRAND AQUATIC MATCH AT COWES, JULY 9.

Cowes, ever delightful from the beauty of its bay, and the
variety of its surrounding scenery, promises this season to be
particularly animated and attractive ; in addition to the usual
amusements afforded by the meeting of the. Royal Yacht Club,
and the annual F.egatta, a match has just been made between
the Pearl and the Liberty cutters, owned by the Marquis of
Anglesea, and the Arrow and Julia yachts, owned by the
spirited Joseph and James Weld, Esqrs. for 800 guineas a-side,
to be determined as follows:—On the 27th of this month, the
two small vessels the Julia and Liberty will start from Cowes
roads, and sail to Swanage and back, a distance of one hundred
miles (out and home), for three hundred pounds a-side ; and
on the following day (the 28th) the Pearl will contest the same
distance with the Arrow, for one thousand guineas (five hundred
a-side). The speed of the Julia and Liberty is considered
nearly equal, and the race will prove a very close one, from the
known superior sailing and seamanship of the vessels and crews.
The Pearl is considered in the island to have rather the advan-
tage of the Arrow, but they are both fine yachts, and much
will depend on the assistance they may derive from old Bereas.
There are already considerable sums depending on the event.
The visiters are pouring in very fast, and houses will shortly
be difficult to obtain. The improvements and
,Promenade
round the Castle arc great advantages to those whO seek the.
beach to taste the health-inspiring breeze. Among the most dis.
tinguished of the Yacht Club already here, or off the island,
are—The Duke of Norfolk, in the Swallow; Earl Craven, May.
fly ; Earl Grantham, Nautilus, it new and very fine vessel; Sir
Godfrey Webster, Scorpion ; Earl Yarborough, Falcon' Lord
Gower, Experiment ; Sir Geo. Thomas, Eliza ; Sir A. Paget,
Union; J. Maxse, Esq.. Sabrina ; T. and 0. Williams, Esqrs.,
Gezelle and Blue-eyed Maid ; W. Chamberlayne, Esq., Fairy;
Captain Gauntlet, Water Sprite ; J. T. Penleaze, Esq.,-Mary :
with many others belonging to private gentlemen, who are not
yet Members of the Club.

By the late decision of the House of Peers,
Lord -STAFFORD', claim.tei the Barony created by the Letters
Patent of 16th Charles I. has been confirmed. • No decision was
given by the House upon his Lordship's claim to the more an.
cunt Barony, involving a question of Attainder of the Duke of
Buckingham, to whom Lord Stafford is the undoubted heir ; '
and we are authorized to contradict a statement which appear.,
ed in the Palladium of the 3d instant, that Lord Stafford's
Counsel, Mr. Adam, had withdrawn all claim to that dignity.
The Learned Counsel expressly recognized his Lordship's ex.
elusive right to the ancient dignity, though the House was not
called upon at the time to give a decision upon it. The ancient
Barony involves no question of proper on pedigree, but only of
attainder.—( Morning Paper. )

Luudy ADAM, wits of the Lord High Commis-
sioner of the lonian Islands, arrived on the 9th of June at
Trieste, on board of the English frigate the Sybil, Captain
PECHEL, from Corfu. Her Ladyship remained at Trieste till
the 20th, when she set out for the baths at Recoaro. The Sybil
has returned to Corfu.
On Tuesday, the sth instant, Marshal MAC-
DONALD, Duke of Tarentum, landed from a gutter at Bush-
mills, and next day, accompanied by his suite, proceeded to
visit the Giant's. Causeway, and other curiosities in its neigh-
bourhood. It is reported that he intends to make a short tour
in the North of Ireland—Wain MOning Post.)

POETRY.

THE PROTESTANT'S SONG.
Thanks, ROYAL YORK ! THIRD GEORGE'S San !
Lov'd brother of our noble KING !
Lov'd brother of our noble KING !
Firmly thou hest thy duty done
To God, our Country, and THE Kota.
Your Goblets fill; with heart and glee,
Let's toast brave York, with three times three,
H uzza ! huzza ! huzza !
Huzza! huzza! huzza !
Huzza ! buns ! hum !

Thanks, Royal York ! who neat the Throne
Hast in the breach most timely stood ;
No half-allegiance will we own (*)
To any Son of " George the Good."
Your goblets fill ; with heart and glee,
Let's toast brave York, with three times three,
Iluzza! huzza! huzza!
uzza ! huzza ! huzza !
Huzza! huzza! huzia!

Thanks, Royal York ! No hatred dwells
In Britain's Church—and wide her gate ; (t )
But not the Priest from Jesuit's cells
Shall enter in, to desolate. (:)
Your goblets fill ; with heart and glee,
Let's toast brave York, with.three times three.
Huzza! huzza! huzza !
Huzza! huzza ! huzza!
HuzZa! buzza! buzza!

(•) " He was ready to admit that, in all free states, all sub-
jects were entitled to equal rights on equal conditions ; but the
Roman Catholics did not offer equal conditions with the Pro-
testants. The latter offered an entire, the former a divided al-
legiance ; the one a complete, the other a qualified allegiance,"
—(Vide, Speech of the Earl of Liverpool, 17th May, 1825.)
(f) " Ecclesiastical despotism leads to political tyranny ;
and ecclesiastical freedom conduces to political liberty ; and
men who would bear the thraldom of any despotism, ecclesias-
tical or political, would not be worthy of life or liberty ; but
when you grant to other creeds more than the enjoyment of their
fair share of political freedom, you do as much injury in the
consequences to them as you do to yourselves."—(Vide Speech
of the Lord Chancellor, Eldon, at.the Pitt Club, 28th May.)
(:) " With respect to the Bill of Pains and Penalties against
their Clergy, with which some modern Catholics are content
to purchase civil advantages for themselves, we declar?, first,
that we, the Clergy, cannot conscientiously take the oailt pre-
pared for us in the terms in which- it stands in the Bill ; be-
cause, however remote we are from all traitorous conspiracies
against the establishments of our country, whether civil or
ecclesiastical, yet we cannot bind ourselves never to have any
correspondence or communication with the Pope or See of Rome,
or with any persons authorized by the Pope, &c. (which words
comprehend all the Catholic Clergy of the United Kingdom),
tending directly or indirectly to overthrow or disturb the Pro-
testant Church, inasmuch as in our judgment all our preaching,
writing, and ministry, tend indirectly to this effect."—(Vide
Theological Judgment of the Roman Catholic Divines, dated
at Wolverhampton, March 13, 1821, and signed, on their be-
half, by R. IL Milner. Vic. Apost. ; Rev. Walter Blount,
Arch Priest; and Rev. William Benson, Secretary.)

•• • The foregoing Song, with the music and words, to
which is annexed the PATRIOTIC, SPIRITED, and CONSTI-
TUTIONAL SPEECH of hii. Royal Highness the Duke of
Yowl; on the CATHOLIC QUEsTIoN, has been published by
Mr. POUCHEF. in a very splendid manner on very large paper,
emblazoned and ornamented with great beauty and elegance.
The SPEECH is worthy of the handsome state in which it is
thus brought forward, as it must be THE CREED of all who
feel the value of our happy Establishment in Church and state,
and are consequently anxious to secure it from all danger.