The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-08 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

nowtso MATCH. —The scullers' contest between Everard,
of Blackfriars- bridge, and Joyce, of the Old B trge House,
for 10/. aside, took place cn Thursday evening in a gale almost
stiff enough to blow a wager-boat out of the water. Both men
have much celebrity as watermen, and contended about two
months coo in a m..tcn rarely or ever surpassed for hard rowing.
The distance was from Westminster to Putney, with tide, and
in the start both men went off well. Everard drew well ahead,
and off the Penitentiary s ent right away from his opponent,
and won well. Joyce did not stand muoh chance with him.

PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT FREEMASON4'
MEETING.—A meeting having been called of the brethren of
the mystic tic, belonging to the four lodges of Plymouth, and
the two lodges of Deyonport, to consider the best means
of promoting the objects, and securing the benefit of
" The Freemasons and General Life lnsuranoe Society."
the same was held last night In the Masonic Hall, Ply-
mouth, the P. G. D. of the Provincial Grand Lodge,
and V. W. M. of the Lodge No. 185, Brother Dr.
Baldy, was called to the chair, and. upon the gentleman
who attended for the. Insurance Society, stating its objects,
with running comments upon the past and present state of ma-
sonry, Which elicited much applause, Brother Senior Warden
Gill, of the Lodge of Fortitude, in an elegant speech pro-
posed, and Brother Maynard, P.M. of the Brunswick Lodge,
seconded, the following resolution, which was carried unani-
mously ;_That it is the opinion of the meeting, that the
Freemasons and General Life Insurance Society is -calcu-
lated to be of great and permanent advantage to the ma-
sonic body by its provisions to promote prudent habits ; its re.
lief in cases of emergency, its option of an annuity for age, or
an increase of policy at death, and particularly its appropriation
of ten per cent. of all the profits for the benefit and benevolent
objects of masonry in each district. Brother Secretary El-
worth
y' of the Brunswick Lodge of Devonport, moved that the
meeting str°llgly recommend,. that branches of this institvition
should he formed at piymoo, and neyonport, pledging them-
el
S.
ves
V.
give it their best support. Brother Edgcombe
P. S. • a Lodge No. 102. seconded the motion, which was ear-
ried unanimously, A Brother, who is a Past Grand Steward
of the eqntv, Xhowed tP the i retiircli iiwv ail Denominatienal
Insurance Offices 'stnceeeded; by the MiSeS of ^t./.1;:r indivi_
dual, who"- () not tdong to such denominations, insuring with
them, of Which he gave several instances, and predicted the
same for the Masonic) Inserinee ponanx. It wig a 143 no-
-9184t4 that the ygry 'Cli4irin Which 04 V.- W. Ai I Dr. dal lye
;at, was th
r Same in which Wiliam the Fourth wag made a
I:ll*''',°; the orcFr when Duke of Clarence,—Apitouth
carnal, Sept. 6. -1
- vaitriuges in this nelohbourhood are very picn-
tiful in most places ; but there has been a sickness prinialeet
among the young ones, and and a great Ilia°Y hive been
Pielt>eq 3-IP dead bekre the seuion- commenced. Some only to.
lerable shots have, we know, killed ten and twelve brace each
in a day.—. Brighton Ga;;eue,

IRELAND.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
DUBLIN, SEPT. 5

THE TURF INVESTIGATION.—The Marquis of Sligo, Lord
Rossmore, Mr. Maher, M P., and several other merriberi of
the Curragh Turf Club, met at Kildare on Monday, to take
into e,insideration the charges brought against that body by
Mr. Fergu,oll, the owner of the winner of the Goodwood
Stakes. That gettleman not having attended to subs•antiate
his charg,s, they resolved that the conduct he impuipied was
quite justifiable, and a meeting was called for this day to con-
sider whether, after having declined to prove his imputations
against them, Mr. Ferguson should be p_Tuntted to remain a
mernhcr of the Coffee-room. Mr. Ferguson, in a letter pub-
lished previous to the meeting, stated that he would not at-
tend because he could not depend upon the Turf Club for jus-
tice. Lcr 1 Miltowo has declared that, at the meeting this
day, lie will justify himself from every cha-ge brought against
him. la conneation with Turf matte's, lin iy telt you that
the Evening Mail totally denies the rumour of an Irish No-
Ideman Poweneourt) having lest an enormous sum at
play. It is still believed, nevertheless.
I have In and that Thomas Moore, " the Bard of Erin," is
in Dublin, and purposes staying for some time in this country.
The occasion will, I have reason to believe, be embraced for
paying him some national compliment.
The Italian company, Persiani, Rubini, Negri, De Angioli,
and the rest are in Dublin, and have given several concerts,
which have been thronged with the most fashionable audiences.
COMBINATION. —A special Petty Sessions was held at Drog-
heda yesterday, to inquire into a case of combination among
the ship-carpenters of that port. For a long time it has.been
alleged that this trade, Which was (ice adegy corifined to
Dublin, was rapidly increasing in Drogheda, in consequence of
the absence of combination there, which gives the present in-
quiry peculiar and painful interest. Afxr the examination of
several witnesses it was clearly shown that the workmen usually
employed in Drogheda, after making a strike for an increase of
wages, tampered with the English workmen, brought to suc-
ceed them, and induced them, more kor.vever by entreaties and
representations than threats, to leave the employment and quit
the town without fulfilling their engagements. It was also
proved that the Drogheda workmen subscribed a small sum of
money, and procured vehicles to enable the English carpenters
to leave the town. Six men who were identified as taking part
in these proceedings were committed for trial, but subsequently
admitted to bail.