The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-20 00:00:00

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COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
- (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
c ROYAL YAk_,HT SQUADRON REGATTA.
for Prince AUG. 10.—The tottowine• vessels started this day
auww—aft.bawriaenrizede,f,t,tras Course, from Cowes Roads" to the
off Yarmouth, thence to the Nab,
4-`0" :
.._.;ad, 70 tons, John Quantock, Esq.
Heroine, 35 tons, J. R. Carnac, Esq.
Intrepid, 55 tons, Duke of Beaufort.
Spider, 33 tons, I. E. Lacon, Esq.
Th. Drift, 55 tons, James Lyons, Esq.
liffereis was a handicap race, and the allowance of time for
nce of tonnage was according to Mr. Ackers' scale.
fro the gun fired at 11 Aar., there was a strong breeze
teethe northward and westward, and the yachts proceeded
iV westward, the Drift taking the lead, closely followed
i)3.'fta‘the Heroine. On their return from Yarmouth the Drift
nin t
the advantage by three minutes and a hal; and in run-
baF. the Nab she increased it to nine minutes, but in
a0"4"12R back she lost ground, and only came in four minutes
13 „41 half before the Heroine, which vassal being allowed
10 sec., was declared the winner. The next vessel
Ir'° the Intrepid, which came in 33% minutes after the
...eroine, and the Spider 22 minutes after her. The Naiad
forround the Nab. Never could there have been a finer
uaY for the match ; but the vessels during the whole of the
n4g.a. t 4 do not seem to have been well matched—there was
rag like neck and neck in it.
Wnler ISlajesty, the Prince, Princess Royal, and Prince of
ialeas left Osborne yesterday morning in the royal yacht,
til"e`uding to proceed to Devonport : it blew so strong that
th, Yacht brought to off Yarmouth for the night, and this
'1"444a1n proceeded, accompanied by the Black Eagle and
" tender.
tll:44st Cowes' Regatta took place yesterday. The crews of
much
Whole. of the sailing boats appeared to have taken too
t:,,,,,gr0g on board, as two of them capsized. Fortunately
riAP`am Morgan of the Adder Revenue cutter, raw the ac-
„_uent, and immediately put off in his boat and saved the
non:ten; as he returned to the cutter the second boat upset ;
fWas fortunate enough to pick up one of the men, and the tb_r:Ybeat the other. This is the eleventh man that Roberton,
or ferryman, has saved, and the seventh that Captain
oas renned.
to -the RE P O TATO BLlGHT.—Whatever doubts there may be as
extent of this visitation last year, there is no mistake
t,"BYear ; it is too general to admit of a doubt, whether on
Arad
hills or the valleys, the garden_s
_or the fields, all seem qtad or dying. From all parts of the county the accounts
dre equally the same.

COURT CIRCULAR.
, Isis Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Meck-
41aburg Strelitz arrived in town yesterday. His Royal High-
ales returned to Kew in the afternoon.
The Milbank Prison Commission had their first meeting
rtitti, at Gwydyr House, Whitehall. The Commission-
it:keesent were the Earl of Chichester, Lord Seymour, and
...**44ickharn Escott M.P.
Gar. ti •
• macke bad an interview with Earl Grey yesterday,
the Colonial-office. Mr. Archibald Cuninghame had also
Ilit.ervbiew yesterday with the Noble Earl.
Clate;,-c'arl of Radnor had an interview with the Earl of
3'esterdav't
IVlrTiVesterday at the office of the Board. of Trade.
Rendal had an interview with Sir George Grey
D;sar the Home-office.
from hatches Were received yesterday at the Colonial- office,
Of St g -over... of the Mauritius and from the Governor er • elen
441)
her respneuess oflnverness had a dinner party yesterday at
The
juten.ce in Keteington•Palace.
Pri p_sucheial Committee of her Majesty's Most Honourable
recg''"uncil sat yeKerday. Dr. Lushington gave judgment,
from Rneg the itul.gment of the Court below, on an appeal
Zbe ,F4gal, Cr,wie v. Renfrey.
the Roils present w ere the Lord President, the Master of
CAI —`3,14041 Campbell, and the Judge of the Admiralty
rt.
4fter •
NS% hearing Dr. Addams on a petition, their Lordships

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SPORTIN G INTELL IGEN CE.
The
RT,ENtRIDGE WELLS RACES.—YESTEaDAT.
~_ Vuge Stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, and only five if de-
Mr. acLared, &c., with 50 added. One mile and a, half.
tril.l::hi_:,:;:d's Tit-bit, 3 yrs, Est 71b .. ...... (Gunton) 12
Mr, 1,41".3011's Syntaxiana, aged, Bst
Redleg, 3 yrs, 6st 21b
Nr. Ifilws Lady Flora, aged, Bst
Xr. b c'e k e ray's Lady Charlotte, 5 yrs, Bst 21b 5
.ualchin's Sir Edmund (h b), 3 yrs, Est 101 b 6
The Ste Won
by half a length—the race disputed.
2 tewards' Plate of 20 sous., added to a Sweepstakes of
Tna°''s• each. The winner to be sold for .60 sovs.of de-
111,:aged, 8". Heats one mile and a distance.
Alt k/10,11'8 Devil-among-the-Tailors, Bst Illb ... 1
31
tit
taita Judex, aged, Bst Illb
2 3 2
Nr• jaw's, keggar Girl, 6 yrs, Bst 1 Ilb
alr. Ainfty's Ealing, 6 yrs, Sat 41b 5 4 4
14.... oort's Conservative, 4yre, Bst 81b..
titela nes's Puck, 6rs, Bst 41b 4 dr
heat woo by half a length—the winner claimed.

_(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
ORK AUGUST MEETING.
The h
WEDNESDAY.
D`411°14.9 Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 30 added.
.ar, J,„ One mile and a quarter.
t ":iaY'B The Hero, 3 yrs, Est Blb (A. Day) 1
Air. pie"Elanfa Lightning, 5 yrs, Bst 91b 2
Nr. All molar's The Barmaid, 3 yrs, fc 81b 3
6to bob Lady Alice, 3 yrs, 6st 51b
ell Hero, 2to 1 agst Lightning. Won easy by two
--'lllestoire Stakes of 100 sovs. each, 30 ft. One mile
W, c and three quarters.
kr, L. k,'-'eott's Sir Tatton Sykes
•A4n.,the Wrestler
IferVaa on Sir Tatton. Won by half a distance. _
kr. 1: /Java ,I,esty's Plate of 100 guineas. Two miles. 1
fejkla ;Lilt Hero, 3 yrs
DI eradd4lnheritress, 6 yrs 2
Jinglepct, 4 yrs ... 0
The L ighw ayman, 4 yrs
it 4tO 1 n Hero. Won a neck.
o-ery Plate of 251., added to ay Sweepstake of 5 sovs.
.I,ord each. One mile.
111,,-,Aesterfield's Snake, 3 yrs (W. Abdale) 1
• iv alter's Ratcliffe, 5 yrs
11,
_ague., Headsmen, 3 yrs 3
be -Prince of. Wales':Stakes, of 10 sows. each and 50 added,
T., for two-wear-olds. T. Y. C. (Sixty-four subP.)
rd George tentinck's Slander, 3 yrs (W. Abdale) 1
Payne's f by Venison out of Cobweb . 2
3
kr. Mostyn's fwisoges (Piccaro.on filly)
a,The following also ran :—Christopher, Vice Consul, Ben-
``go, Twilight filly, Pink Bonnet, Little
.Ne 1,1., Sultana, George
tiepli,enson, Daring, Adroit, Erna, Bit Nibble, Cheapside,
D' -L'lewinan, Nottingham, Helias, Souter Johnny, and the
colt.—Won by a length.
The Great Ebor Handicap of 200 sovs., added to a Sweep-
stakes of 20 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared; the
.lA.(laeeond to save his stake. One mile and three-quarters.
25 Subs, 84 of whom declared.)
17:Copeland's Arthur, 3 yrs, 6st 31b
(Sharp) 1
ivory yarburgh's Miss Sarah, 4 yrs, Bst 71b 2
• be ,
skald a Farthing Candle, 3 yrs, sst 21b ... 3
We following also ran :—Bourton, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Miss
5 A 4,Yrs, 7st 10113—Coheiress, 5 yrs, 7st 61b—Example,
eatlikist 81b—Legacy, 6 yrs, 7st 41b--Sir George, 3 yrs,
54 Robin Burns, 4 yrs, 6st 61b—Camera Obscure, 3 yrs,
---,..kr_°Laura colt, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Columbus, 4 yrs, Est 31b
Eat f°sllislnent, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Connaught Ranger, 4 yrs,
18t L 23-"-Satyr, 5 yrs, 6st 101b—Slashing Molly colt, 3 yrs,
"---Won by a length.
The /3, BLOXWICH RACES.
Is'er °xlvich Trial Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 10 added,
were e „ 1
, Kinnersley'Sßrewood. The Hurdle Stakes
won
nd '
by Brewood.
Sweestakes of 2 sovs each, were won by
reNti)Z'F's Mrs. Caudle, and the Hurry Scurry Stakes by
The troj3ROMSGROVE RACES.—TIIESDAY.
,11.7grOVe Stakes of 10 sows. each, and 40 addecl.
Twice round and a distance.
41.1 r, fre,t's Exhort, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Bradley)
21
nd b c, by Chit Chat, 3 yrs, 7st
Th aster Downes and Pal were not placed. Won easy
.1-lewell Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added, tw ice
sir
a distance, were won easily by Mr. :
‘'aestreti; 'St 21b (Collinbourne), beating Mr. Davenport s
' and Mr. Taylor's Rosa filly.
The WEDNESDAY.
round &minters' Stakes of 30 sovs. each, and 20 added ; twice
Roebuck a dis., were won, in 3 heats, by Mr. Cowper, s
Polly, 3' 4 yrs (Brown), beating ch c, by the Count, out of
yrs, and Niobe, 5 yrs.
twi" Vrafton Mno
ar Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 30 added, 4
yrs -A
rouou and a dis., were won by Mr. Cowper's Roebuck,
Bst 121 b, beating Exhort, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b.
'll4,,Raek Stakes were won by Mr. Phillips' Elei.
--z,VON AND EXETER RACES.—IYEDNESDAY.
e First Claus of Home Stakes of 25 sows., added to a
aSweepstakes of 10 sows. each, 3 ft. Heats, 2 miles _
Dtani Crofton's Rosa, 4 yrs, (h b). ......( Mr. Scoble) 1 1
Iting's Flash of Lightning, 3 yrs . 2 dr,
Won easy.
The Ilaldon Plate of 30/., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs.
each 1 ft. Heats, the new course.
elt,aPta_i C f n's'Zuleika, 3 yrs, Bat (Stockers) 1 1
Lir• Gonldsrw°Orlhey's Woodbury, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b......... drdr
otr. Ilex's Flirt, 5 yrs, 6st
The Hurdle Stakes of 3_ sous. each, and 20 added, 12st each.

Heats, one mile.
Mr. Waring's Fortune-Teller, aged .....(Luke) 1 1
th% Knott's The Baron (late Topthorn) 2 2
• Bioore's Troubadour, 6 yrs ~.. 3 3
Won by a length.

THE RIVER PLATE.
toPon-ramouTH, WEDNESDAY.--Her Majesty's ship America,
glicru4 Captain the Hon. John Gordon, arrived this morn-
a'rorn the Pacific with a freight of 1,800,000 dollars on
ghants' accounts.
Iraller dates are from Mazatlan, Feb. 9; St. Blas, March 3;
siCraiso, April 26 ; and Rio, June 23.
48 iwt crossed the equator on the 9th of July in long 24 deg.
Ilvult• W.
4n(richl,s arrival we have nine days later news from Rio
Car: Parana • from the latter place rather disastrous.
Orep.rairl Gordon has visited California and the disputed
the ?,"ti territory, and suffered very much in health when on
o,noast of Mexico.
arriv.,,the day the America left Rio (the 23d of June) news
etelt,"' there from the River Plate. The ships (five war
Daeo,,,,r°, mentioned in the news brought by the Swift
loss ") and convoy had returned down the Parana, with the
n._°l three vessels run ashore and destroyed.
and affairs with Rosas seem to be in as bad a state as ever,
ist• °tit horrors.
kiiiiestregret to announce that Mr. Hamilton, the British
getti, er at Rio, had had a severe paralytic attack, but was
The better when the America left.
Placa accoudientent of the Empress of Brazil
. had not taken
c1811„11P to the date of the America leaving Rio, but it was
lie. 7 expect d
e •
torn,_ Admiral Englefield, with the squadron
.under his
were in the River Plate when the America left.
kr. it- ref were
brought was immediately taken charge of by
and c -
vert--"u, a member of the firm of Shaw, Maxwell,
The •' of London, for conveyance to the Bank of England.
chatBeqhineersiii-ea
ecie.
is ordered into harbour this evening to (Its-

MGR
dite„,_. TALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number. of
Silt 'l. registered in the metropolis during the week ending
of ,111:1437, Aug. 15, 1846, was 967 ; , of this total the numberBo
ila
thaeths from disease was 925, showing a diminution
with
l
weo. number of deaths from disease, as compared
2wit. f the
43,3e,npre.ceding. The deaths from chola were 3 rm
coustter3, 8 ; and from diarrhcea, 149. The. deaths from
during he
were 128. There were 1,363 births registered-
-,-,tho week.
„ .. y, i ~,,
~..-I the a '"" i'l l'"'lß CHARLES WE'rriEuELL.--Th" remains
uectur ' le ,It• Charles Wetherell- will bo removed from I.'regtoo
ke... 3', .Ifthist,iie, thls foray un for the family mansion, in filer
tvtex:Nttare. It is understood that the funeral of the deceased 14,111,
tiav,„Pace on Tuesday, and that his remitias will be Consigned toile
''''4,ll-1.1.1.4u1ti Toraplt,
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