The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-07 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

WAPPING REGATTA.—The seventeenth annual regatta sub-
cribed to by the inhabitants of Ahlgate, St. John's, Wapping,
and St. George's-in-the-East, took place yesterday, and at..
forded a very excellent day's sport. The prizes on this occa-
sion were liberal, consisting of a new skiff, value 251., for the
first men, 41. for the second, 31. for the third, '2l. 10s. for the
fourth, 21. for the fifth, and 11. lOs. for the last boat. The
match was with twenty-four pair of sculls, two pair in each
boat, and comprised the watermen of the above extensive
parishes. It was in five heats, the men being entered thus:—
First heat.—W. Irish, Wapping New Stairs, and IL Wil-
son, King Edward Stairs, yellow ; J. Griffin, Wapping Old
Stairs, and T. Ilood, Alderman Stairs, green; J. Elliss,
Wapping New Stairs, and R. Young, Alderman Stairs,
orange. _ _ _

Second heat.—W. Bridges, Union Stairs, and J. Barge-
nal, Wapping Old Stairs, blue; J. `Vickers, Wapping Dock
Stairs, and J. Williams, King Edward Stairs, red ; J. Church,
Hermitage Stairs, and J. Corson, Hermitage Stairs, pink.
The distance was to start from St. Katharine's Dock, row
round a vessel moored off New Crane Stairs and back. It is
unnecessary to go into a detail of each succeeding heat, in
which there were two or three of the boats swamped,
and
which occupied so great a length of time that the fifth and
grand heat was rot started .until after seven o'clock. Blue
and orange as the winners of the fourth were the men left to
contend tar the first and second prize. In the start, which
took place long before many imagined the preceding heat to
be over, they both went away together, but blue in a few
minutes got the lead, and although the other boat was fre-
quently up to it could not row by. Blue won by about seven
lengths a-head. The match was any thing but well conducted.
HUNGERFORD REGATTA.—The annual rowing match for a
coat and badge and money prizes, amongst the young water-
men at Hungerford Stairs took place on Wedneeday. The
subscriptions were very considerable, and the donors were the
ladies and gentlemen inhabitants of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields,
aided very considerably by the tradesmen in Hungerford
market. The contest was with six pairs of sculls in three
heats, the two first men of the first and the two first men of the
second being allowed to start for the third and grand heat.
The distance in the first and second heat was to start from
buoys moored off Hungerford Stairs, row round Lucas's barge-
road, down round the police-ship, up round the pier of West-
minster-bridge, and down to Hungerford Stairs.
The following were the competitors :—Joseph Chatley,
blue ; William Tomson, orange ; James Woods, pink ; Francis
Eagan, green : T. Russel, yellow; and R. Tomlinson, red.
The first heat was won by blue and orange, and the second
by green and red. At half-past six these four started for the
grand heat, to row from Hungerford Stairs down round the
police ship, up round Westminster FrAge, back to the police
thip, and finish at Hungerford.
Green took the lead, closely followed by blue, red being last.
They rounded the flag-boat in this order, and immediately
afterwards the first two boats fuuled each other, and red rowed
right by them, taking the first place, which he maintained,
winning by half a dozes lengths. The match was well rowed,
and the river front of the market and the terrace were crowded
rt ith spectators.

The Duke of Bedford was among the few fashion-
ables in Hyde.park yesterday. The muster did not exceed
a dozen fashionable equipages, among which were two fours-
in-hand.
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Lord and Lady Bateman have left their scat, Shoh-
ben Court, Leominster, for Cheltenham, where his Lordship
is staying for the benefit of his health.
The Hon. James Abercromby, the Speaker of the
House of Commons, arrived in Edinburgh yesterday week, but
left the following day for Invernesshire.—Edinburgh Adver-
tiser, Sept. 4.
Major Warburton has retired from the onerous situa-
tion which he has so long filled in the Irish Constabulary,
and has been succeeded by Lieutenant- Colonel Holmes, one
of tho Provincial Inspectors, and formerly Military Secretary
at Malta. Captain Brownrigg, son to the late General
Brownrigg, Sub-Inspector of the county Dublin, has been ap-
pointed Provincial Inspector, vico Holmes.
MASTER BETTY, THE YOUNGER.—Wednesday
evening, Mr. Henry Betty, son of W. H. W. Betty, Esq.,
the once celebrated" Young Roscius," made his first appear-
ance at our theatre as Selim, the same as that in which his
father burst upon the theatrical world in 1804. The per-
formances were under the patronage of the stewards of the
races, and the aedience, though not very numerous, was highly
respectable and select. Mr. Betty, who is apparently about
20 years old, possesses every natuial requisite for the stage—
namely, a tall and graceful figure, an expressive countenance, and
a clear and distinct enunciation. Many parts of his performance
jior. m
and
dng Mrs. actor,
were mach and deservedly applauded ; and his faults were
such as will wear off with experience. He is altogether a
r:
iniidngwtoasn,, onas tohitshmocacnasaionnd, azbily,hsiruap.porAtet thedby
fall of the curtain the applause was general Mr. Betty ap-
peared again on Thursday and Friday in popular characters,
and concluded his engagement on Saturday night.—llerefurd
Journal.

As the King and Queen of the Belgians and their
suite were passing through Camberwell on Wednesday, on
their way to Windsor Castle, in six carriages and four, one of
the horses stumbled, and the postillion was in consequence
thrown off, and severely injured by being trampled upon. lie
was carried to a house in the neighbourhood, where,
direc-
tions of Lord Torrington, who was in the carriage, every at-
tention was paid to him. lie is now much Letter.
NATIONAL GALLERY.—Notice has been issued,
stating that the Gallery will be closed on the 15th inst., until
, the 29th of October. by