The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

SECOND DAY.

The number of new arrivals by the different trains was
not so great as on the previous day, and the beach was
not so crowded; but there was a long line of spectators
at the various matches. During the afternoon the com-
pany on the pier-head was highly respectable and nu-
merous, and included a large number of ladies, who
appeared to take great interest in the sports. The first
match was—,- - I
THE PLEASURE BOAT MATCH.—This was for a silver
cup, value 20 sovereigns, to be sailed for by pleasure
boats not exceeding 30 feet on the ram. Open to all.
The entries were:—Kathleen, 19 feet, Mr. Loand, Nor-
wich; blue, white, and r, d flag—Kestrell, 29 feet, Capt.
Coster; blue and white flag—Eastern, 30 feet, Capt.
Andrews; white flag--Pearl, 30 feet, Sir William Beau-
champ Proctor; red flag—Petrel, 17 feet, Mr. Blyth.
They had to sail the same course as on the previous
day. The signal having been given, they started at
12h. 10m. and were soon in full sail ; and a fine
breeze springing up from the south, .it became a
highly interesting race. The Eastern had the lead
at starting, but did not long maintain that position.
The Kathleen kept well to windward, and was admi-
rably sailed in a straight line. When approaching the
Pakefield flag-boat the wind shifted, and in tacking the
Kathleen had the first place, Kestrel second, and Eastern
third; but soon after they changed their positions. The
breeze again sprung up strong trom the south, and they
were soon all round the flag. be at—Pearl having the first
place, Kathleen second, Eastern third, and Petrel fourth.
Away they went before the wind in fine style, keeping
the same positions to the Newcomb sand flag-boat. Then
the Pearl went on sweeping through the waters, and
gained a great distance, Kathleen following at a rapid
rate, and the contest became quite exciting between
those two boats. In rounding the flag-boat they were
all sailing off the wind, and they got pretty well toge-
ther. Atter rounding the South Ness flag-boat, the dis-
tance between them increased. They passed close to the
pier as follows :—Pearl, lh. 2m. ; Kathleen, lb. Cm. ;
Kestrel, lb. 9m.; Eastern, lh. 13w.; Peterel, lh. 37m.
The Kathleen was now the winning boat, on
account of the allowance of time for difference
of length. Her lateen sails give her a great
advantage in tacking, as they could be shifted
rapidly. In going the second round she tacked about
beautifully, and continued to increase her advantage ;
but the Pearl had the first place to the south flag, and
kept the lead to the next. Then the Kathleen passed
her, and came up to the first pier, but being stopped by
a mooring rope had to tack back again, in order to sail
over the rope. In the mean time, the Pearl came up
and passed the pier. With some difficulty the Kathleen
tacked about, passed the pier in 4} minutes after the
Pearl, and was declared the winner.
THE PILOT CUTTER MATCH.—This match was fox
a prize of 20 sovereigns, to be sailed for by pilot cutters,
from all parts. The entries were as follows:—Star, of
Gorleston, white flag; Providence, of Lowestoft, blue
flag; Jemima, of Aldborough, red flag; Pilot, of Lowes-
toft, blue, red and white flag. They had to sail the
same course as the other vessels twice round. They
started at 12h. 40w., while the pleasure-boat match was
going on. Going away before the wind in full sail,
they presented a very fine spectacle. The Providence
took the lead, followed by the Star second, and Jemima
third ; the Pilot being left at some distance behind.
In tacking to the south flag, the wind got round to
the north-west, and they frequently changed their
positions. The Jemima came in at 2h. 43m., leaving the
others all below the Ness, where they remained four
hours, guile becalmed. The Jemima proceeded very
slowly in the second round, there being now no wind
whatever. She arrived at 715 P.N. The Star grounded
at the back of the Neiss; the others did not complete
their first round.

TRIAL OF THE LIFE-BOATS.—Thi.3 was the most in-
teresting business of the day. A prize of 20 sous. was
offered to be divided amongst life-boats from all parts,
those prizes to be awarded to the crews of the boats
who should perform their evolutions in the best and
smartest manner. The umpires were Captain Ellis,
R.N., Lieutenant Joachim, R.N., and Lieutenant Hockley,
R.N. The competing life-boats belonged to Pakefield,
Southwold, Caister, and Lowestoft; all being boats that
had done a great deal of good service, especially the
Lowestoft one. By these and other life-boats, many
thousands of our brave seamen's lives have been saved
along the eastern coast of England. One boat alone,
on the Suffolk coast, has saved hundreds of lives. She
was built at much expense, by a number of private in-
dividuals, and she is largo enough to receive a whole
ship's crew, together with the gallant band of British
tars who go to save them; yet so light, that by the help
of air casks lashed within her, she will bound swiftly
over the waves when filled with water, and so strong,
that the heaviest breakers thundering upon her, leave
her tight and round.

The object of the trial was to test the skill of the
crews in getting their boats smartly under sail, and by
using oars, to show the sailing qualities of the boats
when full of water. They are all timber-built boats,
with cork upper works, to increase the buoyancy, and
are fitted up with foremast and mizen, having a fore and
aft rig; and when not sailing they are propelled by long
oars. Those of Southwold, Pakefield, Lowestoft, and
Yarmouth, are yawls, fitted up with air-barrels, or
boxes. The crews consist of about sixteen men in each
boat; all robust brave fellows, and from the pier-head
the company had an opportunity of witnessing their
extraordinary smartness and dexterity in handling
their boats, hoisting and lowering their sails, getting
up and taking down their mast, and many other evo-
lutions.

The first signal, a red flag, having been given, for the
exercise of the life-boats, they assembled at the place
appointed, opposite the pier-head, in a line at right
angles with the beach; and came to anchor. The masts,
sails, and oars, were all boated. At the second signal,
one black ball hoisted to the top of a pole, all the boats
weighed and made sail, proceeding round the course.
At the third signal, two black balls, the boats struck
their sails and masts, boated them, and got their oars
out, still continuing their course as before. At the
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with water came to anchor at the appointed place, when
the plugs were replaced and all expedition used in
pumping and baling the boats out, ready for the
rocket and gun lines to be thrown over them. The
course sailed was from the flag opposite the pier,
round the Stamford Light, and back again. All the
exercises were admirably performed. The Caister boat
was the first under sail, and the Lowestoft boat first
struck her masts. After they had started they were
some time in returning against the tide. The Lowestoft
boat was in first, and the Southwold second. The others
came in some time after; and then, in the bay in front of
the new esplanade, they went through the remainder of
the exercises. The Lowestoft men, while going through
their evolutions, upset their boat, and several of them got
into the water, but were soon out again. This accident
happened in consequence of the air-casks in the boat
being imperfect; they became partially filled with water,
and served to sink, instead of buoying her up. The
rockets and gun lines were fired over the boats with great
precision.
The prizes to these boats were awarded as follows:
Lowestoft and Southwold, the first in, received 61. each;
Caister and Pakefield, 41. each. Every man acquitted
himself well, and the exertions of all were very great,
owing to the strength of the tide.
A rowing match between ships' boats, and a duck
hunt, which afforded much amusement, finished the
sports of the day.
The days' proceeding wound up with a select dinner
party at the Royal Hotel, Captain Andrews in the chair.
After which there was a grand display of the pyrotech-
nical art, on the Battery Green, by Mr. P. N. Baxter, of
Norwich. The whole reflected great credit on that artist,
particularly the finale, which was a splendid figure of
the hero of Trafalgar, under which was beautifully dis-
played those memorable words, " England expects every
man to do his duty."
In the evening a number of long trains conveyed the
people back in safety to the city. During the two days
Mr. Newell, the superintendent, and Mr. Taylor, the
station master, Norwich, were indefatigable in their ex-
ertions to promote the comfort of passengers, and to
facilitate the departure and arrival of the various trains.
We would remind the people of Lowestoft, that it is
owing to Mr. Waters' exertions that they will have the
opportunity of visiting Norwich on the 24th and 31st
instant, at the exceeding low rate now being charged
from Norwich to Lowestoft. A failure, therefore, would
be placed to the debit of Mr. Waters' account, which
surely will not be allowed. The various hotels and inns
in the town were on both days filled with company, es-
pecially the Suffolk, where there was much to attract the
lovers of eight and song.
It is worthy of note, that, notwithstanding the nunlbers
present on each day, such was the propriety of conduct
manifested, that not a single disorderly case came under
the notice of the extra body of police on duty. We are
also happy to add, that not a single accident occurred
on either day to mar its pleasure.

CRICKET.

ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY OF DERBYSHIRE.

This match was commenced at Derby yesterday
morning. The following is the score at the close of the
first day's play:—

ENGLAND-FIRST INNINGS.

A. Mynn, Esq.—run out 11
Clarke—b Tinley ... ... ... 19
Parr—c Potter, b Paxton ... ... 16
F. Pilch—b Tinley ~„ ~, 3
Box—b Paxton . . „., ~„ 1
N. Felix, Esq.—c Hunt, b Paxton . . 0
Guy—c Horsley, b Paxton ... ... 0
Captain White—c Paxton, b Tinley... „, „, 2
Martingell—b Paxton... ... 4
Captain Lautour—b Clark ... ... 14
Hillyer—not out
B 25, w 3

Total ... ... ... ...104

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Subscriptions already received ... ..,963.10 4*
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I "Total £971 19

THE CHOLERA.
RETURN OF CASES, AuG. 26 AND 27.
Attacks. Deaths.
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:n London and vicinity, viz.:—
Lambeth ... . • ... ... 111 49
Southwark ... ... ... 96 52
Bethnal- green ... ... ... 57 39
Bermondsey 9
Shoreditch ... ... ... 16 6
Whitechapel 9
Chelsea ... ... ... . . 12 8
Marylebone 3
West London Union ... _ 9 2
St. Giles in the Fields ... ... 14 3
Greenwich 7
Clapham ... ... _ ... 3 . 3
Other localities ... _ .o. 273 146
:n England and Wales, viz. :
Liverpool ... ... ... 93 28
Merthyr Tydvil ... ... ... 14 7
Dowlais ... ... ... ... 9 3

Plymouth ... •• • ••• ••• 31 16
Bristol ... ••• ••• ••• 11 6
Newcastle-under-Lyme .:. ". 9 4
Leeds ••• ••• ••• ••• 21 10
Wisbeach ... ••• ••• ••• 12 5
Tewkesbury ••• ••• ••• 6 4
York ••• ••• ••• ••• 2 0
Birkenhead ••• ... 2 0
North Shields ... ••• ... 12 14
Hertford ... ••• ... 2 3
•••
Sheerness ... ••• ••• 2 1
Mortlake ... ••• ••• •.• 4 1
Other towns ... ••• ... 233 119
In Scotland, viz.:—
Dundee ... .... ••• ••• 32 17
Perth ••, ••• ••• 23 8
Hamrick ... ... ". ••• 5 2
Wilton-by-Bavrick ••• ••• 6 1
Inverness ... ..• ••• ••• 6 2
Dunbar ... ••• ••• ••• 2 1

Other towns ... ... ... 9

Total ... ...1,215 591