The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES.
TILE SILVER SCULLS CONTEST.—The great contest for the
Winktield sculls, the symbol of amateur championship of the
Thames, came off last evening ; but, owing to a succession of
very heavy showers and the lateness of the tide, was not
c-ncluded urril nearly dark. According to the conditions of
the wager, the gentlemen who aspire to the honorary dis-
tinction row their trial heat on the 3d of August, and the
winner contends with the holder on the succeeding 10th.
On this occasion, however, the racy was decisive in its trial,
as Mr. Chapman, who has won them three or four times,
ultimately last year expressed his intention of not again con-
tending for the symbol of amateur superiority. The distance
was, as usual, from Westminster to Putney with tide • and
notwithstanding the exceedingly unfavourable state Of the
weather, was most numerously attended.
Mr. Russel 1 I Mr. Fellowes ... 0
Mr. Whalmsley ............. 0 I Mr. Dood 0
Mr. T. L. Jenkins, the Hon. Secretary of ,the Thames Re-
gatta, and himself more than ence the holder of the prize,
was the umpire. It was a good start, Mr. Fellowes taking a
short lead, followed by Mr. Russel. Mr. Whalmsley, who
had not got off so well as his opponents at the first moment,
went to work, and off the Penitentiary they were almost in
a lump—so close, indeed, were they, ewing to the press ot
craft, that three of the combatants came in slight collision.
Fellowes and Russell then went in advance, and at a very
great pace were scull and scull up to Chelsea. Mr. Russel
then gradually went away, and won by about a hundred
yards, or nearly so, Mr. Whalmsley having mended his posi-
tion ff Wandsworth. Mr: Allen had intended to enter the
lists, but from some reason that did not transpire he did not.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
The magnitude of the accounts on the late Goodwood races,
and the enormous sums lost by "The Ring," induced us to
expect an unfavourable settling; we are, therefore, the more
pleased to announce that it passed off without a murmur,
and that although nearly 60,0001. was required to meet the
claims of the winners, nearly the whole of it was forthcoming,
and the few thousands allowed to stand over there is every
reason to believe will be paid within a very short period.
Mr. O'Brien nets upwards of 20,0001., and several of his
friends are indebted to his good office for balance of one,
two, or three thousand pounds; the trainer it is reported,
has won ten or twelve thousand. The St. Leger betting, of
course, was on a limited scale, but it sufficed to elicit a strong
feeling in favour of Pyrrhus the First, Grimston, The Tra-
verser, andlFancy Boy, and to raise them considerably on the
prices last quoted from the corner :
ST. LEGER.
5 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—taken
6 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Grimston
7 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser—taken
12 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr, W. Scott's Eringobragh—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Dawsen's Poynton—taken.
DERBY.
15 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Epirote—offers to taken
22 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Epirote
30 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Planet—taken
40 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Bingham—taken.
50 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstosio'a Johnny Armstrong—t.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES
RAILWAY.—EarIy on Sunday morning a shocking and fatal
occurrence happened on the Eastern Counties Kailway, a
short distance from Ely. A navigator employed on the
works of the Peterborough branch imprudently wandered
on the line, perfectly heedless of an engine that was ap-
proaching him. Whether the unhappy fellow saw it, is a
matter of conjecture; the engine-driver, however, did all he
could to alarm hint. On perceiving him, he continued sound-
ing the whistle, and used every effort to stop the engine, but
unfortunately, ere it could be 'effected, it passed over the un-
fortunate man, and apparently killed him on the spot. The
body now awaits a Coroner's inquiry. Not the slightest
blame is attributable to the officers of the railway. Trespass-
ing on the line is most strictly prohibited.
BONDING PRIVILEGES.—The Customs authorities hav-
ing had under their consideration an application from the
proprietors of one of the wharfs on the banks of the river, re-
questing that spelter might be allowed to be landed at his
wharf; and also the reports of the principal superintending
officers of the landing department on the matter recommend-
ing that spelter or lime, crude, in cakes, or rolled, may be
added to the list of articles allowed to be landed at the pre-
mises of the party, and at all the first-class sufferance wharfs,
have issued orders for the privilege to take effect and be in
fckce in future accordingly.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, August 3.
ROYAL ASSENT.

The Royal Assent was given to-day by commission
to the following 61 Bills :
Sugar Duties (No. 2.) Bill.
New Zealand Loan Bill.
Ropeworks Bill.
Battersea Park Bill.
Chelsea Bridge and Thames Embankment Bill.
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Newton to Crewe)
Bill.
Shrewsbury and Herefordshire Railway Bill.
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and
Wolverhampton Line) Bill.
Dublin, Belfast and Coleraine Junction Railway Bill.
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Extension Bill.
Whitehaven and Furness Railway Extension, &c., Bill.
Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Extension Bill.
Strathtay and Bredalbane Railway Bill.
Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction Railway
Bill.
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway Bill.
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway Bill.
Liverpool and Bury Railway Bill.
Midland Railway (Leicester and Swannington Altera-
tion and Branches) Bill.
Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton Railway Bill.
London and Birmingham Railway Bill• (Weedon and
Northampton Branch).
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire
Junction Railway Bill.
Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Bill.
Manchester and Leeds Railway Extensions Bill.
South •Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chil-
ham, &c., with Branches) Bill.
Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway Bill.
Blackburn and Preston and East Lancashire Railways
Amalgamation Bill.
Leeds and Bradford Railway (Junction at Bradford)
Bill.
South Staffordshire Junction Railway (with Branches)
Bill.
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill.
Bristol, Birmingham, and Midland Railways Bill.
Shropshire Union Railway and Canal (Shrewsbury and
Stafford Railway) Bill.
North Wales Railway Bill.
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Rail-
way (Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley) Bill.
Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, G iirnkirk, and Coatbridge
Purchase) Bill.
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Pontop and
South Shields Railway Purchase Bill).
London and Birmingham (Coventry to Nuneaton) Rail.
way Bill.
Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Bill.
Portbury Pier and Railway (No. 2) Bill.
Surrey Iron Railway Company (Dissolving) Bill.
Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway Extension
Bill.
Caledonian Railway (Glasgow Termini and Branches)
Bill.
Gravesend and Rochester Railway and Canal (Sale and
Purchase) Bill.
Midland Railway (Birmingham and Gloucester Branches)

Bill.
Vale of Neath Railway Bill.
Cockermouth and Workington Extension Railway Bill.
Sligo and Shannon Railway Bill.
Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway Bill.
Cornwall Railway Bill,
West Cornwall Railway Bill.
Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (Birming-
ham Extension) Bill.
Cambridge Improvetur nt Bill.
Billingsgate Market Bill.
Gorbals Gravitation Water Ckmpany Bill.
Sheffield New Streets Bill.
Tunbridge Wells Improvement Bill.
Kennington•lane, &-c., Lighting Bill.
Barr's Estate Bill.
Fleeming's Estate Bill.
Park's (or Yates') Estate Bill.
Philps's Estate Bill.
Spalding's Estate Bill.
The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, tlre
Earl of Minto, and the Earl of Shaftesbury.
The Kul of SHAFTESBURY took his seat upon the
Woolsack at Five o'clock.

The Earl of EGLIN FON presented a petition from
Ayr against the game-laws.
The Earl of RADNOR presented a petition to the
same effect.