The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-13 00:00:00

ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB.

The annual dinner of the above club took place yester-
day at "Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's. The as-
semblage was, as usual, ♦ery large, and included many dis-
tinguished yachtsmen, and was presided over by Mr. A.
Arcedeckne, the commodore.

After an excellent dinner the Chairman gave the usual
loyal aad patriotic toasts, which were succeeded by " The
Royal London Yacht Club," " The Commodore," " The
other Yacht Clubs," "The Vice-Commodore," " The Rear
Commodore," "The Treasurer and other Officers," 4:c.
In giving "The Royal London Yacht Club," the Com-
MODORE, in his usual happy vein, which is popularly ac-
knowledged, said the Club was established in 1838, and
had since that time steadily progressed. It had conferred
great advantages upon yachting, and WAS likely to confer
more. From the usual small beginning, it now had a fleet
of yachts amounting to about 1,000 tons; and while good
fellowship, good fooling, and the happy union which had
hitherto distinguished it prevailed, there could be no doubt
that the club would still rise in importance and character.
(Loud cheers.)

Mr. EAGLE proposed " The Health of the Commodore,'
and dwelt upon his high qualifications for the office, which
wore fully acknowledged by the applause that greeted him
lie said it had been his good fortune to be associated with
him for years, and every one in the club knew how he had
exerted himself in its behalf ; his position, his worth, his
amiable qualities as a man and as a gentleman had endeared
him to them, and he was sure they would give the toast of
his health a hearty welcome. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. ARCEDECXNE briefly returned thanks. He said ho
ha, 1, nine or ton times, at their annual dinners, had a simi-
lar honour to the present—a❑ honour which ho hoped
would be repeated for years to some. Ho assured them
that while he had the honour of heading them it would be
his constant study to advance the interest of this groat
body. (Much applause.)

The other toasts wore then given and duly responded to
especially that by Mr. CU,UtLEWOOD of " The other Yacht
Clubs."

BENDIGO, THE EX-CHAMPION OP ENC.",

LAND IN TROUBLE AGAIN.

On Thursday (yesterday) William Thompson, Alias
Bondigo, an ex-champion of England, was brought before
the borough magistrates at the Nottingham Police-court
charged with being drunk and disorderly early that
morning.

Police-constable Jennings said he was on duty in
Broad-street at two o'clock in the morLing, whon ho saw
the prisoner, who was very drunk. He was making a
great noise. He, said, amongst other things, that ho would
knock witness's head off. Upon this statement b..ing
made by witness in court prisoner " You at 'e
telling a lie--are you a Feniln, telling such stories ?" and
added that he (prisoner) was drunk at the time. The
witness an•l prisoner ware standing close together in
court, when Bendigo started a few steps away and ex-
claimed, "He's going to hit me, the blackguard—he's going
to hit me before the Court."

The ex-champion then began to square his fists amid
roars of laughter, and said he was only singing a Christ-
Me carol at the time, being "on the spree ;" and that ho
was quiet enough when let alone. Ho had paid 40s. when
last he was before the Bench, and they now ought to I.•t
him off, :13 ho meant nobody any harm.

The prisoner, who appnred still the Worse for
was remanded.

TuE CAPTAI's or"rlIE UNIVERSITY EIGHT.—IIC
ought to be a refined diplomatist, to 'lwo a rapid and de-
cisive judgment, and the power of enforcing discipline.
lie should have the courage to hold firmly his own opinion,
and the rarer courage to make changes when it is neces-
sary. A captain requires as much skill in composing a
crew as a Minister in forming a Cabinet. It is not enough
that the men separately should be good—and the break-
down of any one at a critical moment may ruin the whole
plan—but each must fit into its proper place. There are
infinite difficulties in soothing small vanities and propitiat-
ing silly jealousies; as in the larger world, each man
chosen is apt to make ono grumbler at his selection, and
half a dozen grumblers at their exclusion ; and the mere
task of keeping eight men in good temper who are all in a
feverish state of hard work and excitement, and who have
to take all their meals and pass most of their vacant hours
in each other's company, is itself enough to try an angel.
Bow is an unpopular man, and ill-natured people main-
tain that ho has been put in out of favouritism; Two takes
the captain aside every morning to reveal to him—not
without gloomy satisfaction—a sure symptom of some new
and fatal disease which he has just detected in a vital
organ ; Three is a picture of health and strength, but is po
clumsy that no one knows whether ho can bo licked into
tolerable shape in time ; Four is a heavy good-tempered
giant, who serves the invaluable purpose of being a butt to
the rest of the crew at feeding times, but he is apt to less
his head, and then he is about as dangerous in a boat as a
startled elephant in a caravan ; Fire would be unimpeach-
able, but for the dark hints that ho has a private score at
scale unknown publichouse ; Six labours under a chronic
grievance, declaring with much loss of good temper to
all his fellows that Four does not take his share of the
work ; Seven is really delicate, as Two professes to
be, and will conceal his ailments till it is too late to
find a substitute ; and if the captain does not himself
row, Stroke probably considers himself to bo the ono
man in the University who understands the art of rowing,
and has to be coaxed and wheedled into a decent subordina-
tion ; the coxswain has been cies -n after long deliberation
on the ground that it is worth securing au ounce more
brains at the cost of a stone more flesh, and all the crew
are profoundly convinced that if they lose it will be owing
to that superfluous weight in the stern-sheets. Then there
are perplexities about the boat, about the details of the
work.", about the examiners who will torture some members
of the crew, about the food supplied, and about a hundred
other matters which are a constant tax upon the unlucky
captain's fund of good humour.—St. Patin, Magazine.

TALLEYRAND'S TABLE.—Prince Talleyrand had
in his household a culinary organisation of the most
complete kind that could bo secured by a division of labour
for there were heads of four department—rotisseur, saucier
patissier, as well as an ()frier for the dessert. He ate but
once a day, to secure an appetite, and tasted every dish,
taking wine after it to prepare his palate for the next deli-
cacy. This establishment was kept up regardless of ex-
pense, and the fortunato guest ku,w that the greatest
triumphs of French cookery would be placed before
Life. of Thomas S. Duncoinbe.

Au audacious rubbery of jewellery has just
taken place in the Rue Rambuteau. The
police, iu going their rounds the night before last,
remarked that a shutter in a shop window had been
forced from its place and turned aside so as
to leave exposed ono of the squares of glass,
which was then fractured ; the thieves had thus
been able to carry off all the articles in the imme-
diate vicinity, consisting of watches, chains, and rings.
The individuals by whom this act had,been committed
had evidently-cut their hands or arms with the broken
glass, as a velvet cloth in the window was stained with
blood. Several articles of jewellery were found on the
pavement before the shop, and twelve rings and
a pair of ear-drops were afterwards picked up in
the Rue du Temple close by, where they had been
dropped by the thieves. The value of the property
taken away amounts to about 35,0C,0fr.
M. Chilly, manager of the Odeon Theatre, has
written to the journals that the authorities have
prohibited the performance of Victor lingo's " Ruy
Bias."