The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-18 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING; AUGUST 18, 1851.

I accident he saw twodben cut off the broken end of 'be
rope n-at to the drum, and Mr, Stewart carried it
away ; there was no splice attached to it ; he would
swear the piece produced was not the piece so cut off.
Some other evidence of a like nature was given,
chiefly relating to the alleged defective state of the
rope, after which
The CORONER summed up, and the jury returned a
verdict of manslaughter against Moses Gilderoy
Stewart and Henry Pillinger, who were accordingly
committed far trial on the coroner's warrant.

CHALLENGE OF THE NEW YORK YACHT
CLUB TO 'FRE ENGLISH ROYAL YACHT
SQUADRON.
Cowls, AVG. 13.—The yachting world here is in a
state of excitement as to the course which will be taken
by the owner of the America, who as yet has rather
mystified it. On the other hand, the owners having
given a general challenge, are waiting till it is taken up.
So far as I could come at the truth, and make out the
result of a good deal of correspondence, the case stands
thus :—When the America arrived, on the 2d of Au-
gust, at Cowes, Commodore Stevens issued the following
challenge :
The New York Yacht Club, in order to test the re-
lative merits of the different models of the schooners of
the Old and the New World. propose, through Commo-
dore Stevens, to the Royal Yacht Squadron, to run the
yacht America against any number of schooners belong-
ing to any of the yacht squadrons of the kingdom, to be
selected by the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squad-
ron. The course to be in some part of the English
Channel, outside of the Isle of Wight, with at least a
six-knot breeze. This trial of speed to be made at au
early day, to be selected by the Commodore of the
Royal Yacht Squadron. The fact whether there be
such a breeze on the appointed day to be decided by
the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron. And, it
on that day there shall not be at least a six-knot breeze,
then on the first day thereafter that such a breeze shall
blow."

Here is the gage thrown down to the whole kingdom,
the only atipulatton being that the America is to be
matched with schooners, and that she must at least have
a six knot breeze. The Royal Yacht Squadron immedi-
ately made Commodore Stevens and his brother, who is
owner of the America, and Colonel Hamilton, who had
come over in her, honorary members of the club; and in
a letter dated the Bth of August, Commodore Stevens
thanked the committee of the Royal Yacht Squadron for
their courtesy, and stated that be would sail in the re
gatta of the 13th. ,fhe greateitinterest was of course
tell in the forthcoming event, which certainly promised
to be the most important in the annals of yachting; but
on the 11th of August Commodore Stevens wrote to Mr.
BAes, secretary to the Roy al Yacht Squadron, stating
'hat after he had signified his intention to run on the
13. h, he had declared he would start against cutter,
schooner, or vessel of any other rig of the Royal Yacht
Squadron, on any day before the 17th instant, and that,
hen-fore, he must bee to be persuitt, d to withdraw from
::is entry on the 13ib. The reason assigned is by no
means satisfactory—at all events, it has not much
korce about it, and the yaohtmen are half inclined to
regard it as a'• dodging excuse;" but meantime the
Acvericans rest confident in their challenge, and declare
they will run against any yacht for any stake up to
10,000/. It is believed the America will start for the
Royal Yacht Squadron Cup, value 100 guineas, on Fri-
day; undue autime it is reported that Mr. Wild, of the
Alarm cutter, 193 tons, has sent in a reply to the chal-
lenge, though at three o'clock to day Commodore
Stevens knew nothing of it. The Americans have sent
in a request to the Royal Yacht Squadron's sailing com-
mittee to be allowed to " boom out," which is against
the rules, but it is believed the committee will grant.
the request, the same liberty, of course, being granted
to her competitors. The reason assigned for making
the application is, that the great rake in the America's
masts prevents her having the full advantage of her
sails in a match unless she " booms them out." She has
remained quietly at her moorings ever since her arrival,
with one exception, when she took a stretch towards
Spithead under easy sail, and crept away, nevertheless,
from several yachts on the same course. It is
rumoured that on her way frOm Havre she literally
ran away, hand over hand, from a new cut-
ter of 60 tons, and that she " sailed round
another," and, truth to tell, some gentlemen connected
with the clubs have a wholesome dread of her, and
think we have caught a Tartar. The owner is most
courteous to all visitors, and conducts them over his
yacht, which, whatever may be her sailing powers, must
be regarded a model of elegant comfort inside. Her
cabins, berths, &0., aro fitted up in the beat taste, with
every attention to economy of space and in a style of
luxurious simplicity. It would be difficult to describe
her appearance without the aid of the pencil. She has
a low black hull, two noble "sticks of extreme rake,"
without an extra rope, and is altogether the beau ideal
of what one is accustomed to read about in Cooper's
novels. When close to her you see that her bow is as
sharp as a knife blade, and is "scooped away," as it were,
outwards, till it swells towards the stern, the aides gra-
dually springing outwards, as round as an apple, till a
little forward of the mainmast, where she has her
greatest beam, being there 22 feet and some inches across.
Her stern is remarkably broad and wide and full, afford-
ing great accommodation on deck as well as below. She
has no bulwarks—at least, they are not above nine or
ten inches high. Thus she differs most materially from
our vessels, and if she be right (as the Marquis of
Aeglesoy said) why we must all be wrong." Standing
at the stern and looking forward, the deck is nearly of
a wedge-shape, the extreme beam being, as I have stated
it, the bow as sharp as the apex of a triangle, and the
stern not very much less than the extreme breadth of
beam. Her crew are very fine active looking seamen,
and altogether, sail when sbe will, she is not to be de-
spised by the best boat we have seen, if appearances gu
for anything.
During the regatta at Ryde, on Friday last, the aqua-
'iron of vessels which followed the sailit g yachts were
joined by tit, celebrated American yacht America, which
has hurled such defiance to ail competitors; and, from
the manner in which, one by one, she soon distanced
them, she satisfactorily proved that the pretensions of
" Brother Jonathan " to superiority was no idle boast.
and the numerous spectators had a most convincing de-
monstration that her clipper-build and swift sailing bad
not been overrated. In tact, the " Great American
was the theme of general conversation, and attracted as
much attention as the mach