The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-22 00:00:00

A Q UA TICS.

Tug SILVER CtiPs.—T6 annual contest fur the two Silver
Cups, given by the subscribers and the frequenters of Lyons's,
took place on Saturday, but it was certainly not so pretty a
match as was anticipated. There had been as many as ten
gentlemen who had entered for this struggle, and in the drawing
a light and heavy weight were taken together; two pair of
sculls in each boat, but three pairs only took their stations at
Westminster Bridge. The absent pairs were Mr. Heyliger,
Mr. Randall, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Robinson. The latter, it
is said, is so unwell in training for his Margate match that he
was unable to row. Mr. Coney and Mr. Smith were on the
north shore station, Mr. George Williams and Mr. Galway
second, and Mr. G. Lyon and Mr. Mitchel on the south shore.
The berths were certainly wide enough to keep tLem clear of
each other. Lyon and Mitchel took the lead, closely followed
by Williams and Galway. Coney and his partner made a very
bad start, but facing the beacon, off the Penitentiary, the latter
pair bad rowed level with the second b3at, and made up to the
first. The struggle here was grand ; but Mr. Coney and his
partner had done all they were able. Mr. Williams and his
partner were first through Vauxhall Bridge, and Mr. Coney
and his partner dropped dead astern. The leading pair main.
tained their advantage, and won by nearly two minutes. Lyon
and his partner were second.

THE SUBSCRIPTION SCULLERS MATCH.—The money in this
match, which we detailed on Friday, has not been given up to
the winner, on the ground that he infringed the articles entered
into. In the first place, it was declared that the articles spe-
cified, if a man, either accidentally or wilfully, was fouled, they
were to be started afresh. This portion of the affair being
admitted, the losers contended that Byford had been fouled by
a raft. This was not to be taken in so easily, as every body
saw the man run right on it, and if that were to entitle him to
a frest start he could with just as much reason claim it if he bad
rowed against the pier of a bridge. It was next asserted that
Newell had no right to row his quarter just in the line where
the other wanted to go. in many of the crack wagers this has
been held as fair, although it was evident to all who saw it that
Newell was trying to " pick him up." The most ludicrous
part of the matter is to come. One of the friends of Byford
declared that if Newell had not annoyei the man so there
would have been no accident, but it engaged his attention, and
he did not see the raft ; so because he did not keep a look-out
heis to have another chance of winning his money. The
thing is not yet settled, which is the consequence of leaving it
to betting watermen.

The. harvest round Lincoln has now begun ; and
we had the pleasure of. seeing several poor people on Satur-
day last going home with their bags well filled with corn. It
is expected that in many parts there will be a heavier crop
than has been known for the last 30 years. The Irish labour-
ers are exceedingly numerous, and arc taking the work at very
low price s. —Boston Herald.

A man named Louis Leveque, of Domp:erre, in the
Charente Inferieure, having conceived a deadly hatred against
his mother and brothers, purchased a gun, and, having loaded
it with shot, went lately to the house of his mother, who, sus-
pecting some evil intention, hastened out to wqrn her other
other sons. Louis 1-
evvirre followed her, and spelng her with
his two brothers in the road, levelled his piece at the elder,
against whom he appeared to he most inveterate, The mother
slightly grazed on the
consequences, yhis gun, fired again, and
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s mother and brother, but
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Louis Le-
veque then fled; and, as be has not since been discovered, it is
supposed that he has drowned himself in the Charente.—
Gatignani's Messenger.