The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-05 00:00:00

THE ETON REGATTA.

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ETON, MONDAY NIGIIT.—The 4th of June, the anni-
versary of the birthday of the late King George 111., by
a tune-honoured custom, originating with that monarch,
is always celebrated as a festival by the scholars of Eton
College, who on that day make an aquatic pilgrimage to
Surley Hall, about two miles and a half above Windsor-
bridge, amid " great pomp and circumstance." ' The
anniversary this year falling on the eve of Ascot races,
Windsor and the neighbourhood were unusually full of
members of the aristocracy. A great many of the no-
bility had also arrived to witness the review of the 2d
Life Guards by the Marquis of Londonderry in Wind-
sor-park, at an early hour this morning. These facts,
with the extreme fineness of the weather, had the effect
of attracting a most brilliant assemblage to the Brocas
this evening; and when the crews mustered, at
half-past six o'clock, the banks of the river on both
shores were thronged with many thousand spec-
tators. The arrival of the Court at Windsor Castle
during the day led many to hope that the reg stta,would
be honoured with the presence of her Majesty and the
Prince Consort, accompanied by some of their distin-
guished guests; and a few were found who put faith in
a report, very freely circulated, to the effect that his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales would " take the
water " for the first time "on the occasion. The more
important fact proved to be well founded, for at a few
minutes before seven o'clock the loyal shouts of the
spectators assembled on the bridge proclaimed the ap-
proach of the royal party from the Castle, and in the
course of a very few minutes her Majesty entered the
Brocas in an open landau drawn by four white ponies,
and preceded by outriders in scarlet liveries. The Queen
was accompanied by the Prince Consort and his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, and attended by the
Viscountess Canning ; the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl
Spencer, and other noblemen of the household followed
in a second phaeton; and in a third we observed his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by Prince
George, and attended by Baron Knesebeck and another
gentleman. The royal party on entering the Brocas were
most enthusiastically received. The carriages having
drawn up in line within an inclosure railed off by hurdles,
her Majesty and the Prince were afforded an opportunity
of viewing the various cutters with their respective crews
—all of whom were attired in gay aquatic uniforms, the
coxswains of the three leading boats wearing cocked-hats
and epaulettes, having all the appearance of juvenile
admirals. The Prince of Wales manifested the greatest
possible interest in the boats as they glided up and den n
the river preparatory to the " start," and not oven the
cheers of the spectators in the vicinity of the royal car-
riage, which every now and then burst forth with re-
newed vehemence, could divert fur a moment the atten-
tion of his Royal Highness from the aquatic pageant.
At seven o'clock the procession started for Surley
Hall, preceded by the band of the Foot Gu trds in an
eight-oared cutter. The following is a list of the boats
in their respective order of precedence, with the names
of the crew of each:—

UPPER BOATS.
Monarch, 10-oar—Blundell, Ma., captain of the boats;
lioskins, Blackett, Powys, West, Coltman, Davies, Pey-
ton, Ethelston, Gosling, Bateson (steerer).
Victory—Buller, Ma , second captain; Bob?rtson,
Blundell, Mi.; Cast, N:nd, Coleridge, Cayley, Bathurst,
Blane (steerer).
Prince of Wales—Crosse, captain; Martyn, Buller,
Mi.; Lysley, King, Fiennes, Pemberton, Gore, Booth,
Welby (steers).

LOWER BOATS.
Britannia—Jervis, captain of lower boats ; Marshall,
Palmer, Ryan, Swann, Pfacd, Vane, Macan, Earl a
Granarl (steercr).
Dreadnought—Garry, captain ; M,leswerth,
Law., Th ,nipson, L,rd E:inismoro, Montgomery, Mourr,
Johnstone, Ncvillo (stc, rer).
Th 1.4-13 cl-escort, c ipt.iin ; D.,rrington, Coek•,
Hinricli, Harrison, li!iight, Ewan, Mallory, Welle.4

(starer).
St. G !urge—Meade King. captain; Farglhari,n, ACK-
wri;.,,,ht, Odes, Lindsay, Sparke, Ford, Warre, Deuutr.uitt
On arriving at Sarley, the vari.ms crews landed
the opposite shore and partook of an elr•gant dkjeuner,
provitit'd by he: Majesty's confectioner.
At nine o'cl,q..k the boats returned to Windsor, and
were rt-ccived by tie cheers of many thousands of
spectators ass2tribled on the wharfs and shorts of the
river.
A grand display of fireworks from the Little Eyat ter-
minated the festivities of the evening.
The Royal party left the Brocas soon after the boats
started for Surley.

ROYAL ARTILLERY, WOOLWICH, JUNE 4.—The
whole of the Royal Artillery assembled on the Parade-
ground at nine o'clock A.m. to-day, and marched to
Woolwich- common, under the command of Colonel Crut-
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tenden, the Royal Horse Artillery under Lieuta nant-
Colonel Bell. The line formed into three battalions, the
right under Lieutenant-Colonel Furneaux, the centre
under Lieutenant Colonel Ingilby, and the left under
Lieutenant-Coloncl Waide, and the field batteries under
Lieutenant-Colonel An Jerson, twenty rounds having
been served out to each of the guns of the Royal Horse
Artillery, and twelve rounds for each carabine. At
half-past nine o'clock Field-Marshal the Marquis of
Anglesey, K.G., G.C.8., G Master-General of the
Ordnance, arrived on the pamde-ground, and was re-
ceived by Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Dawnuaan,
C. 8., 11., Commandant of the Garrison ; Mejor-
General Sir Hew D. Ross, K.C.8., Deputy Adjutant-
General of Artillery; Colonel Campbell, Briga.de-MPjor
Bingham, Captain Tylden, Assistant Quartermaster-
General of Artillery ; Captain Wingfield, riding-house
establishment ; and the adjutants of battalions off duty.
The Master-General, accompanied by the staff, then
proceeded to the common, and was received with
the usual salute, the band playing the National An-
them, and afterwards made a very minute inspection
of the Royal Horse Artillery and the field batteries.
The whole of the corps then marched past at quick
time, and proceeded, by troops of Royal Horse Artillery,
battalions and field batteries, to take up their position fur
the manoeuvres of a field day. The exercises of the day
having concluded, the whole of the corps advanced in
line, when the Master-General, with the staff, rode up
to Colonel Cruttenden, and the officers in charge of di-

visions, and complimented them on the manner in which
the evolutions were gone through. The whole of the
troops then marched past at quick time to barracks.
Previous to leaving the ground the Master-General
caused the gentlemen cadets, a great number of whom
were present, to assemble, and addressed them in the
kindest manner, expressing his hope that they were
conducting themselves to the satisfaction of their authori-
ties and teachers, as their future success in. life de-
pended greatly upon their unremitting attention to their
studies, and their good behaviour while at the academy.
Field-Marshal the Marquis of Anglesey then proceeded,
accompanied by the officers previously named, to the
Royal Arsenal, and embarked in his yacht for a cruise
down the river. It is said—but nothing officially is yet
known—that the recent exercises of the Royal Artillery,
on Woolwich•common, have been made preparatory to
a sham light, expected to take place here during the
present month. It is now several years since a display
of that kind took place at Woolwich, and there are now
a greater number of troops in the garrison than there
were on that occasion.

SEPARATION OF EDWIN FORREST FROM Hls WIFE.
—The New York Sunday Atlas announces that Edwin
Forrest the tragedian, has been separated from his wire
Caroline Norton Sinclair Forrest, daughter of John
Sinclair, the vocalist. They were married in 1836 in
London, and have lived happily, as the Atlas states,
until last winter, when Mr. Forrest became moody
a profeastontea g
melancholy. The Atlas says, "In the month Decem-
berenne
Mr. Forrest returned from
gned no
and at once demanded a separation.
meat in Philadelphia in a most unhappy
Heatalosief mind,
and when the immediate friends o
cause, offered no apology, for the positionfthe
h it was that he
fered, and asked to be informed. y parties be e assumed; -
was a studied in-
asked
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reply
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rated." . •
Mrs. Forrest is described as a lady. of tal, nt and
beauty. .`the has been the. mother of tour children, all
of whom, however, died in infancy.
.11,t wecti 40,000 and 50,000 mackerel have ken
csuitht by seine nets, close in shore, during the pi cnent
„,,.,j, such a cireunvianee has not before occurred for
17 year.i. Some of our boats have earned nearly loot.
each. The greater part of the ti6h, which were very I
fine, fetched 15s. or 16,,. per hundred, and were des-
patched to London. They were retailed in our streets
at six or eight a shilling. Similar catches have been
made all along the Sussex coast. It is the sudden
warmth of the weather which has caused these myriads
of mackerel to resort to this part of the Channel in
search of their food, which consists of smaller fry that
at this season of the 3 ear are attracted towards the
shore. The cliffs have daily been lined with spectators
to witness the catches of mackerel by our fishermen.—
Brighton Gazette.
The freights for coals from the Tyne to London
have fallen to the unprecedented low rate of ss. lid.
i per ton—a price quite inadequate to cover current ex-
, I perms, insurance, and interest of capital.—Newcastle
• Journal.