The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-06 00:00:00

GRAND DISPLAY OF SWIMMING.

Yesterday evening -dr. Harold Kenworthy took his
benefit at the Swimming Baths in Holborn, and gave a
grand display of swimming, floating, diving, &c. The
Large bath-room was well tilled with spectators, both up
and down stairs. As everyone who chose had the privi-
lege of bathing in addition to the sports, the watery
course between the heats of the several races presented
almost as crowded an appearance as the Epsom or any
other racecourse after a race. The refractory swimmers,
namely, those who would remain disporting themselves
in the water after the warning signal to clear the course
was given, were greeted with hissings and hootings like
those an unfortunate dog encounters when attempting to
find an outlet between the legs of a dense mass of people
impatient for the start of the Derby. The only things
wanting to heighten the similarity were policemen to
keep them off the sides and insist on their landing no-
where. There was also a little of that delay consequent
on getting the competitors up to their posts, which
seems part and parcel of every race, whether equine,
human, or aquatic. However, all these difficulties having
been surmounted, the amusements commenced by a race
of adult swimmers fur the Leander medal in heats. The
distance was six lengths of the bath, about 192 yards.
There were three heats, the first in each again starting
for a final grand heat. The medal was gained by Mr.
Stedman. The champion belt of the Surrey Swimming
Club was contested in a single race of 12 lengths of the
bath. It was won, apparently easily, by Mr. Beckwith,
who was the successful candidate of the previous year at
the Westminster Baths. If he is foitunate a third year
he will be entitled to keep the belt. Afterwards there
were displays of scientific swimming, eating, drinking,
and smoking under water, going through the figures of
the alphabet, and other feats, to show the proficiency of
the exhibitors in the water. Sergeant Tuohy, of the
Royal Artillery, exhibited with his two children, one of
two and a half and the other four years old, who both
swam like young fishes, and showed at what an early
age the art of swimming can be satisfactorily learnt. As
much amusement seemed to be caused by the amateurs
as by the matches themselves. A few impromptu splash-
ing bouts and accidental jostlings of these gentlemen in
the crowded bath afforded great merriment to the nu-
merous lookers on.

THE ANCIENT SPECTACLE OF THE "EASTER SE-
PULCHRE," AT ST. MARY'S, REDCLIFFIC.—Ina paper, read by
Mr. Godwin to the Archseological Meeting at Bristol, on the
Church of St. Mary, Redcliffe, it was stated that amongst
the ancient records of the church inspected by the speaker,
the most interesting was the inventory of the furniture for
the " Eastern Sepulchre," given to the church by Canynges.
The document in question, which has been several times
printed, but not quite correctly, is as follows :—" Med. That
Mayster Canynges bath delyrded the iiij (4) day of Jule, in
the yere of our Lorde 1470, to Maistr. Nicholas Pyttes, Vicar
of Redclif, Moyses Conteryn, Phelip Berthemew, and John
Browne, procurators ( ?) of St. Mary Redclif byforeseid, a
new sepulcre well gilte with fyne guide, and a cover thereto.
Item an ymage of God Almighty risyng out of the same
sepulcre, with all the ordynance that longeth thereto, that
is to say, a lath made of tymbr and the yron worke thereto,
tic. Item thereto 'longeth Hevyn, made of tymbr and
steyned clothes. Item, Hell made of tymbr and yron worke,
with devells the number of xiij (13). Item iiij (4) knyghtes
armed kepynge the sepulcre with their wepyns in their
bonds, that is to sey, ij (2) speres with ij (2) pavyes. Item.
iiij (4) peyr of angels' whynges for iiij (4) angels made of
tymbr and well peynted. Item the ffader the crowne and
visage the ball with a crosse upon, well gilte with fyne golde.
Item the Holy Goete comyng out of Hevyn into the sepulcre.
Item lcngyng to the iiij (4) angells iiij (4) chevelers."—
Builder.

ARREST 05' ABSCONDING DEBTORS.--Yesterday
the new Act for the arrest of absconding debtors, which re-
ceived the royal assent on Friday, was printed. It contains
twelve sections and two schedules. By virtue of this law,
which is now in force, the district Commissioners of the
Court of Bankruptcy and the judges of the county courts,
except in Middlesex and Surrey, are empowered, on applica-
tion by or on behalf of any creditor, to grant a warrant for
the arrest of absconding debtors. A capita is to issue, and
the warrant of apprehension to be auxiliary to such writ of
capias. Persons so arrested may be discharged on payment
of the debt and the deposit of 101. for costs. When a person
is arrested on a warrant, the effect of such warrant is to
cease on detention by writ of capias. Any person for whose
ari est a warrant shall have been granted, " either bet re or
after the arrest," may apply to a Commissioner of Bank-
ruptcy, judge of a county court, or judge of one of the supe-
rior courts, for their protection from such warrant, and the
matter is to be heard and order made. There is a form of
the warrant given in a schedule annexed to the Act, and a
notice of warning to a defendant of a capias to be served on
him after the warrant. In another schedule a table of fees
is given, the highest of which is a fee of one guin.es for the
caption of the warrant.
FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT TEIGNMOUTH.—An
accident, attended with a fatal result, occurred here on
Wednesday last. A gentleman and his wife (who have
lately been lodging at Shaldon) accompanied by Miss Ste-
vens of the latter place, engaged a boatman to take them
over the bar; when they came nearly abreast the break-
water of the South Devon Railway, a sudden squall capsized
the boat, precipitating the whole party into the sea. The
gentleman succeeded in keeping the heads cf his wife and
Miss Stayers above water for a considerable time, but was
at last compelled to resign his hold of the latter, who imme-
diately sunk. The boatman kept himself up by swimming.
The three survivors were picked up by a boatman named
Heath who saw the accident. They were landed on the
beach in a very exhausted state and taken to the dispensary,
where every attention was paid them. The body of Miss
Stevens was recovered on Sunday. —Devonshire Chronicle.

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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.--Yesterday a meeting of
the council of University College was held for the purpose
of considering what change in the regulations of the college
were requisite to meet cases of insubordination on the part
of students, such as occurred some few months ago at the
college. It was enacted that in future, on any occasion, any
professor, lecturer, or teacher, may report any student in
his class-room guilty of disorderly acts ; and, should he
deem the case urgent, may require the student to withdraw
from the class-room. That the secretary shall have charge
at all times of all parts of the college, and authority to
maintain order therein. That the dean be authorised to
pass sentence, comprehending either admonition from the
dean, reprimand from the dean in private, or in presence of
the faculty, suspension from attendance, which would dis-
qualify the student from receiving his certificate; exclusion
from any place of instruction; rustication from the college,
and expulsion.
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gone through a course of Oxford trai
between this pint and London,
the Baron Osy, ar-
rived here this morning, with a very large number of
pas-
sengers, principally English travellers. Amongst themar
Ignorance.steaner
ANTWERP,
Lady Theriger, Sir James Williams, and Dr. Perry, all with
their respective families; Mrs. Colonel Seymour, Baron de
Woelrnont, Major Buchanan, &c. The ship was besides
quite full of cargo, but the passage was, notwithstanding
made in 18 hours, and her well-known commander, Captain
Jackson, states that it was effected with the greatest ease.