The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-06 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

BRITISH YACHT CLUB.—The adjourned match of this club
was decided yesterday, and presented some very excellent
sailing, although the speed was, as on the former occasion,
anything but good. It was determined to obviate the possi-
bility of a recurrence of Tuesday's work, and at high water
yesterday morning the boats were called to their stations by
Mr. Weston, the commodore. The Tiger steamer, a very
diminutive affair, conveyed the stewards and half-a-dozen of
their friends with the match. At ten minutes past ten the
signal was fired. The Brilliant had the best station, being to
the southward ; the Waterwitch was next to her. The berths
were wide enough, and they canted together. The Brilliant
did not make so much of her station as was anticipated. The
Gem had rather the best of it, but the Waterwitch showed
symptoms of being in good trim. In rounding the point, the
Waterwitch went to windward of the Gem, but the light air
was most favourable for the Brilliant. It was for a short time
a complete calm ; but the wind sprung up sufficiently to make
way. The Brilliant caught it admirably, and went by the
Gem at Blackwall to leeward, and in rounding. the point looked
well to overhaul the Witch. In the Gallions there was again
a dead calm, but the Brilliant held her way, and in the light
air went to windward of the Water Witch. Throughout the
calm and occasional light breeze the Brilliant held on and
rounded the flag-boat at Gravesend at twelve minutes past
two. The tide was ebbing strong, and the Brilliant turned
into the lee shore, and every stitch on her flapped. At 23
minutes 30 seconds, the Witch weathered the station,
and the Gem at 31 minutes after two. The two latter
took the weather shore, and, facing the terrace pier, the Gem
had winded her companion, the Witch. Again it was a calm,
and as none of the Captains were desirous of driving to the
flag.boat, again they dropped their kedges. The first breeze
that touched the canvas was welcomed, and they all went
away again. Here again, from the lee shore the beautiful
sailing of the Brilliant was the admiration of the few be-
holders. The Gem was leading and the wind dropped.
Twice, whilst the Gem was becalmed, the Brilliant came up
to her, and tried to pass her to leeward. At Broadness Point
it was again tried by the Brilliant, but the Gem luffed. The
Witch had here got the second place, and the situation of the
boats off the Sun at Greenhithe was wonderful. It was diffi-
cult to determine which had the lead, but the Brilliant was to
windward. The latter directly afterwards saw her advantage,
passed under the lee of both boats and out at the weather. In
the next board she went right away and kept it, although
during the last three or four miles the Gem was overhauling
her fast. The Brilliant arrived at Greenwich at 22 minutes
to eight, the Gem at 19 minutes 30 scends, and the Witch at
17 minutes to eight.

THE CONTINENT IN 1835.—Professor Hoppus,
who visited the continent last year principally with the view
of ascertaining the then state of Protestantism there, has nearly
ready for publication the result of his observations, under the
title of " The Continent in 1835." The work will besides
contain many historical recollections suggested by a view of
the principal cities and such other particulars as will render it
a pleasing companion to those who may be disposed them-
selves to visit the scenes described. It is to appear on the 15th
instant.

A somewhat laughable circumstance occurred in
Fleet-street on Tuesday afternoon. A lady had purchased a
quarter of a pound of tea at a grocer's, and, having put it in
her pocket, left the shop ; before she got many paces from the
door she imagined that there was something living in her
pocket, from a very perceptive agitation within. She screamed
out ; but her alarm quickly subsided into the utmost confusion,
on finding that she was dragging no less than 30 or 40 yards
of twine, one end of which was attached to the parcel of tea
in her pocket, the other end being snug in the twine-box on
the grocer's counter. The shopman had, after tying up the
parcel, neglected to snap off the end, as usual.
An inquest washeld on Tuesday at St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, before Mr. William Payne, Coroner for the city of
London, on the body of Richard Holmes, who came to his
death under the following circumstances :—The jury having
returned from viewing the body, Hannah Mason said she lived
at No. IS, New-street-hill, and knew the deceased, who was
a year and eleven months old. The parents lived in a top room
in the same house with her. On Friday afternoon she heard a
little girl scream, and on running up stairs sheasaw the de-
ceased child standing by the fire all in flames; she wrapped
her stuff gown round it, and extinguished the flames. His
hair was on fire, and the extinguished it with her hand ; she
took it to the doctor's, and then to the Hospital. The parents
were out at work. The mother of the child is a washerwoman
and the father a waiter. She supposed the child put a stick
into the fire, which caught his frock. Mrs. Holmes, the mo-
ther of the deceased, who was greatly affected, said she left
home on the morning of the day in question about half-past
eleven o'clock, and, contrary to her usual custom, left a little
fire in the grate, The Coroner advised her to send her chil-
dren to the infant school in the neighbourhood; had she done
so in this case, the accident might have been avoided. Mr.
Icoks,pihouse
n-surgeon, stated, that the child was
Friday afternoon. It was severely
blC)rulorieunitheartlitCoovhteahrdesth e body, and died the next day. The child
nevm' rallied. The burns (of the cause of which he knew
nothing) were the occasion of its death. Verdict—Acci-
dental Death.
—The Editor of a Sou-
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evidence of his being in the habit of paying g his bills for adver-
tising. Certainly no conjuror can be good for much unless he
follows that practice.— New York Advertiser.