The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-27 00:00:00

REGATTA AT PUTNEY.

The sixteen most celebrated watermen on Tuesday con-
tended in an oars' wager, at Putney, for a purse of sovereigns,
given by the Noblemen and Gentlemen comprising the Lean-
der and London Amateur Scullers' Clubs. The reach of
water selected for this trial of skill was the finest on the
Thames, and owing to the beauty of the weather, and the in-
terest created by the match, there was, at an early hour in the
day, a very fashionable and full attendance of company.
At half-past four the following took their stations for the first
heat :—Henry Maynard and John Doubledee, both of Lambeth,
yellow ; John Williams, Waterloo Bridge, and George Everard,
Old Barge-house, dark blue ; John Phelps and John Freeman,
both of Fulham, red ; Thomas Goodram, Vauxhall Bridge, and
Charles Hill, Hungerford, brown.

Bi own had the best station, being the nearest the point on
the Aliddlesex shore, and the others were towards the Surrey
side, in the order in which they stand in the list.
The Leander, and others of the celebrated club beats, having
moved to the bridge, the start took place. Browii took the
lead for the first two or three yards, but as a punt was a little
distance a-head in their course, they appeared to hesitate which
side to row, and a moment's delay was the consequence. Red
was second in the start, and yellow and blue scull and scull ;
red gained on brown, and passed them by about half a length,
when yellow dashed by both, and led the way up the reach,
after a slight and unintentional foul with red. Yellow retained
their position all the way up, and made a strong push to
round the boat, which was stationed just above Hammersmith-
bridge first, in which they succeeded, closely followed by red,
brown being third. The whole of the men then turned into
the slack to row down against tide to Putney-bridge, and
brown began gaining upon red, and in the course of a quarter
of a mile rowed by them outside, and in five minutes after
went up to the leading boat. A sharp struggle ensued, and
when within a mile of the winning post brown overhauled
them, and went into the first place. Brown came in first, yel-
low second, red third. There was about ten yards between
each of the boats.

Immediately after this the following took their places for the
second heat :—Henry Shelton and Robert Doubledee, Lam-
beth, white; James Dodd, Hungerford, and Robert Newel,
Battle-bridge, light blue; John Connoway, Horsleydow•n,
And John Kelly, Fulham, green ; George Campbell, West-
minster-bridge, and Joseph Godfrey, Strand-lane, pink.
Pink had the station to the Middlesex shore. The start was
very excellent. Pink and blue were beautifully together at
first; white shot by them ; in an instant green touched blue,
but not so as to occaston any inconvenience. White slashed
up in advance of the whole of the party, and first rounded the
boat, closely followed by light blue. White made a short cut
to the shore; blue shot longer, and cut them out, taking the
first place, which they kept, winning by a dozen yards. White
was second, and pink third, close upon their quarter.
The gentlemen then sat down to a splendid dinner, at the
Bells Tavern, and the wagermen refreshed as best suited their
several tastes; and it was not until a quarter past seven that
the grand heat was started. This was the same distance as the
two preceding ones (from Putney-bridge up round a boat
just above Hammersmith-bridge, and back to the Terrace, at
Putney).
Yellow, brown, white, and light blue, as the winners of
the first and second, were the competitors in this heat. The
start was very excel'ent ; for three minutes they were oar
and oar; it was evident they were very nearly matched.
White, who had the best station, took the lead, but were
shortly passed by yellow and by blue. Yellow first rounded
the boat, and made play for the return, light blue gradually
gained on them, and white and yellow oir Old Barn Elms
hugged the shore pretty closely ; blue dashed by, maintained
their position, and won by two lengths. Yellow was second
the same distance a-head of white, who was third.
The last heat was rowed in the presence of several thou-
sands, both on land and on the water, who warmly cheered
the winners.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOYD'S.)
DEAL, Atm. 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Imaum of
Muscat, from Calcutta ; Harriet, Tomlinson, Jamaica; Queen
Victoria, Anne, Hamburgh for Newfoundland. Arrived from
the River, the Bombay for Bombay ; Eliza Kirkbride, Ber-
muda ; Melville, Naples ; Mary. Bilboa ; Gilmour, Quebec.
Ore Doyen, Ann. 24.—The Matador, Brenien, for New
York. A brie, name unknown, is reported to have been run
down, 13th, off Hythe, by a barque, name unknown, from the
Baltic to Cherbourg. crew drowned, she was seen yesterday io
about twelve fathoms water.
OFF HASTINGS, Auc. 25.—The Arab, Thomas, from
New York.

Limpoor., Auc. 25.—WindW. N. W.—Arrived the Secret,
from Lima; Panoke and Agnes, Little, Buenos Ayres ;
Rambler, Monte Video ; American and Ontario, Jamieson,
New Orleans; Empire, Torrey, Charleston ; Frankfort, Rus-
sell. New York; Thomas Dryden, Hart, Quebec; Lady Scott.
Sailed the Caledonia, for Bombay • Hampshire, Montreal ;
Parmelia, Quebec; Ayrshire, St. john's, New Brunswick ;
Pallas, Newfoundland. Arrived off, the Lancaster, Bombay.
SOUTHAMPTON, Arc. 23.—Sailed the Thames, Quebec.
COWES, Arc. 25.—Arrived the Neptune, Obring, from
Havannah; Caroline, Buenos Ayres; Marcella, Richmond.
YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, AUG. 25.—Arrived the
Marquis of Sligo, for Torquay, with loss of fore topmast.
Sailed the Mazeppa, for Algoa Bay.
PLYMOUTH, Auc. 25.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrived the Lelia
Rookh, from Loncloa, for Sydney.
FALMOUTH, Auc. 24.—Wind N.W. to W. S.W.—Arrived
the Monkey, Jacmel, for Leghorn ; Mermaid, Dale, Smyrna.
Arrived off, the Priscilla, from the Brazils, for Hamburgh ;
Cornwall, St. Andrew's.
SCILLY, AUG. 20.—Arrived the Dawning Marie, from La
Guayra, and sailed the 20th for Altana ; Flying. Fish, London,
fee Newfoundland: Sailed the Elizabeth for Barcelona. Ar-
rived off, the Philadelphia, from Philadeipliia, for Bremen ;
Cowslip, Bell, Havannah. Sailed the Echo, Gibraltar.
Bras Tot, 'AUG. 25.—Arrived the Congo, Whitty, from
Africa, and sailed for Bonny 2d June.
MILFORD, AUG. 24.—Arrived the Camilla, Reed, Quebec.
CARDIFF, AUG. 23.—Arrived the Pilot, Jones, from Mira-
michi. Sailed the Elizabeth and Mary Ann, for Ancona;
Talbot, Barcelona.
NEWPORT Arc. 24.—Arrived the Ringdove, from Quebec.
CLYDE, Auc. 24.—Arrived the Speck, from Alexandria.
Sailed the Tecumseh, for Montreal ; Wave, Bombay.
DUBLIN, Arc. 23.—Sailed the Onyn, for Quebec.
KiricsTown, Arc. 24.—Arrived the Bleeze, from Quebec.
CORK. AUG. 23.—Arrived the Hampton, Jewett, from St.
John's, New Brunswick ; Camerton, Cookbon, St. Domingo ;
Comet, Gilpin, St. John's, New Brunswick.
WATERFORD, Arc. 21.—Arrived the Margaret, Trinidad.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITII.-Asia, of Jersey, for Newfound-
land, 15th inst., lat. 44, lon. 30 ; Commercial, bound to
Quebec, 20thAlat.147, lon. 20; William Campbell, Havannah,
bound to Hamburgh, 21st, lat. 48, lon. 14, by the Monkey,
arrived at Falmouth. Margaret, Odessa to Antwerp, 18th
ult., lat. 35, lon. 20 E. ; Kella, of Exeter, 22d, lat. 36, lon.
14 ; William Harris, from Naples, 29th, lat. 38, lon. 8 E. ;
Sylph, Swansea to Adra, 4th inst., lat. 36, lon. 3 W. ; Grace,
Shields to Constantinople, 6th nist.,lat. 36, lon. 6 ; Mary;Liver-
pool to St. Thomas, 17th, lat. 42, lon. 12; Blucher, Liverpool
to Jamaica, lat. 60, lon. 8, by the Mermaid, arrived at Fal-
mouth. Cartaretta, of Liverpool, lat. 47, lon. lon. 14, by the
Lawson, arrived at Scilly. Childers, London to Sydney, 18th
ult., lat. 7, lon. 3, by the Rambler, arrived at Liverpool.
Jessy l‘PClevs. from St. John's, New Brunswick, Bth inst.,
lat. 44, lon. 57 ; Rockshire, under jury topmasts, 16th, lat. 46,
lon. 49 ; Chieftain, Hayti to Cork, by the Hampton, arrived
at Cork. Johns and Mary, of Padstow, 15th, lat. 31, lon. 15,
by the Comet, arrived off ditto. Evenwood, 19th, lat. 50, lon.
11, by the Bleeze, arrived at Kingstown. William Ash,
London to Quebec, 22d, lat. 48, lon. 10, by the Mar-
garet, arrived off the Wight. Ouderneming, Am-
sterdam to Batavia, 10th ult., lat. 3 N., lon. 23 W. ;
Childers, London to Sydney, 17th ult., lat. 11, lon.
25 ; Fortuna, Rotterdam to Villa Nova, 10th ult., off Scilly,
by the Mercator, arrived at Falmouth. Eagle, Lime-
rick to Quebec, 31st ult., lat. 46, lon. 55, by the Enterprise,
arrived at Fleetwood. Patriot, Bantry Bay to Montreal, lat.
45, lon. 50 ; Pallas, Cork to Quebec, 12th, lat. 48, lon. 26 ;
Deveron, of and from Greenock, out seven days, 1at.:49, lon. 20,
by the Pilot, arrived at Cardiff. John Walker, bound to Que-
bec, 29th ult., lat. 46, lat. 56; Mearns, of Glasgow, Bth,
lat. 46, lon. 41 ; Chieftain, of Cork, with head of foretop-
mast gone, 18th, lat. 48, lon. 16; Findon, of Poole, for ditto,
lat. 48, lon. 16, by the Seadrift, arrived in the Downs. Re-
pulse, London to Bombay, 6th ult., lat. 19 S., long. 30 W.

HOUSE-TAX, FRANCE.—" A general census
of doors and windows, in 1822, fixed the value of house
rental, exclusively of buildings used as manufactories,
&c., at 303,832,724 E ;, of which 169,810,754 E for the
towns, and 134,021,980 f. for the rural communes ; the
number of inhabitants, in 1821, was 30,304,360 ; the
number of houses was 5,886,727; and the average amount
of rental, per head of the population; was 10f. 2c., and
49f. 52c. per house. Therresult of this census showed
that forty-one departments were surcharged in taxes to
the amount of three millions, which ought to have been
divided amongst other departments. In 1826 a new cen-
sus relieved forty-eight departments to the extent of
3,500,000£ ; the population had then increased
_t_.
31,657,429, and the number of houses to 6'39
The rental was estimated at 384,008,125 f., of which
211,806,483 f. for towns, and 172,201,642 f. for the country-.
SUICIDE THROUGH LOVE.
sergeant in the
60th Rifles, named Cullen, committed suicide on Monday
p'ropo,sed.atrhtpoClieuedllloen,
in Beggar's Bush barracks, Dublin, byhreessliodaouintsigeng9infhtoihrnnios-
self through the head with his rifleild3l,
act is stated to be that a youngsh`e
of our squares near the barracks, fell in love wt
thdeaspeprrtieohnension of the
and lid returned her passion.
with him, but he being.
tcelo(eirwtoed the fair one. These
punishment usually. attauchn
his officers for permission
gentlemen having ascertained the particulars of the attach-
ment which existed between the parties, refused their
consent to his request, which had such an effect upon the
unfortunate man that he fell into a state of deep de-
spondency, during -which he committed the rash act.
Public rumour in the neighbourhood of this awful oc-
currence has it, that the lady is in a state of distraction.
BRUGES: --There was an enormous fall in the
prices :of corn in the market of Bruges on Saturday last.
Wheat fell 16 per cent.
rp n. qh
uonrdtei
or Saturday,
emarket
prices.s,as b
abundantly
supplied. and Barley fell in proportion.
supplied. On Saturday last the price of Wheat was above 20
sehillings..it is now below 17

.CORN AVERA G-Ets .
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRUISII COflN,
Fnr the Week ended Aug. :71, 1541, made np frern the Returns o
the Inspeetory in the daerent Cities and Timm: in England and
Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat 74s. 7d. , Oats
Barley 375." Od. , Rye
AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS.
Week ending, WHEAT. IBARLEY.I OATS. 1 RYE. 1 BEANS. i Pg"g;

Jnly 16 6l 11 32 6 22 4 35 2i 39 5 41 8
Z 1 66 3 32 9 22 9 3. 5 29 6 42 4
20 GS 2 33 11 23 I 35 7 40 3 44 1
Aug. 7 lO 5 31 6 23 9 35 11 41 5 44
14
21
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS
Wheat......... 691. 6d.1 Oats ........... 235. 4d.1 Beans 41s. 2.1,
Harley. 3lO. 51 1 ltye
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
Wheat l3s. 81. 1 Oats
Barley lOs. 101 1 ltye

THE MARKETS.-YESTERDAY.
COLONIAL MARKET. •
Extreme heaviness prevailed for all sorts of produce. l'ri-
vately few sales were made, and the auctions were of little
moment. Prices on the decline.
TEA MARKET. .
The Market was very dull, and it was difficult to quote Free
Trade far the want of transactions. Company's Cougou offered
at 2s. 4d. cash.