The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-13 00:00:00

ROYAL LONDON EICBT CLUB.

The opening trip of this great and prosperous club took
place on Saturday, when several yachts rendezvoused at
Erith Pier at 10.30 a.m. The Wolverine, 50 tons, a twin
screw, Major Brandram, carried the commodore's flag ;
Oak Apple, 36, rear-commodore's; the Circe, 120 tons, Geo.
Harrison ; the Eva, 22, Messrs. Lowe and Bulmer (who,
by the bye, found us a berth and gave us a splendid sale) ;
the Patsie, screw, 26, Cr. W. Morris ; the Amazon, 46, 11.
F. Smith ; the Poryne, 56, T. Grooves, and a host of others.
With a fair wind they left Erith at 11 o'clock, and cruised
as far as Hole Haven, some going below the Chapman, and
returned to Gravesend at 5 o'clock, Dinner was served at
the Union Yacht Club-house at 6 o'clock "a la Rune,"
and gave every satisfaction, as did the wines, &c. The
commodore, Andrew Arcedockne, Esq., was in the chair,
supported by Messrs. Charlewood (rear), J. F. Belaney,
and Major Brandram on the left, and Messrs. C. F. Farmer,
Eagle (treasurer), &c., on the right. After dinner the usual
toasts were given. The club was shown to be in a very
flurishing condition, and the members were assured that
they had only to stand by their officers to meet with every
success. A pleasant evening was spent.

WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE ROTVING

CLUB.

On Saturday afternoon last a sculling race in connection
with this club took place in the presence of a strong
muster of the friends and members of the college, among
whom for some time past it has excited great interest. The
course was from Putney-aqueduct to Hammersmith-
bridge. The stations were as follows --Mr. J. Francis,
Middlesex; Mr. George Powsland, centre; and Mr.
Staley, the Surrey side. After seine little delay an even
start was effected, Mr. Francis, from the Middlesex station,
getting rather the best of it. Opposite Simmonds's boat-
house he showed in front by nearly a quarter of a length,
Powsland and Staley rowing scull and scull, until passing
Bishop's-creek, where the latter, putting on a spurt, took
the lead, which he increased at the Crab-tree by about a
length. Here a slight foul was occasioned by Powsland's
rowing across the aft of Staley's boat, but, being ordered
by the umpire to row on, Staley, getting clear, gradually
increased his leak to the finish, winnig by about three
lengths. Time, 10 min. 10 sec., with indifferent tide and
cross wind. Francis having slipped a scull was out of the
race half-way. The race was for a handsome prize, the
gift of the committee. Mr. A. Naughty, the captain of the
club, officiated as starter and umpire, in a four manned
by J. Gratton (stroke), G. Godfrey, 0. Benton, and H.
Meech.

A SWEEPSTAKES BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.—As
there is a very general desire to see the representative
billiard-players of England, France, and America—John
Roberts, Charles Burger. and Joseph Dion—come together;
and as experience has shown that there is little likelihood
of either French or English player meeting the American
singly, why cannot Dion, who has twice proposed to play
Roberts or Burger at three established games of billiards
(English, French, and American) offer to play both of them
in a tournament for the championship of the world? The
stake might be $15,000 in gold a piece, as Dion has stipu-
lated in his last cartel to Roberts, or more, or even less.
We commend the suggestion to the consideration of the
three 'great players, but most of all to the clubs of London
and Paris, as it is only through the agency of the latter
that an international contest can be Lrought about.—
Wilkes' Spirit of the Times.
THE DEATH OF ELIJAH SIMMONS.—We are sorry
to have to announce the death of Elijah Simmons, of
Albany. He was a well-known citizen, an upright man,
and a gallant sportsman. Years ago he was one of the
owners of the fatuous trotting-horse Mac, who was cele-
brated on the turf in connection with Tacony.-11ete York
paper.

ATHLETIC GATIIERISGS.-Several athletic meet-
ings are announced. The most important aro the follow-
, ing; - The Civil Service, long known as the most success-
ful of all London meetings, and which, held on the 17th
and 18th May, at Beaufort [louse, offers an open 600 yards,
for which six of the best amateurs of the day, viz., Messrs.
Colbeck(L.A.C.), flogarth (Liverpool), Chinnery(L.A.C.),
Willoughby (L.A.C.), Iloare (Tuubridge), and Collett
i (L.A.C.), have entered, and will probably finish in the,
order named; the Norwich Gymnastic Society's annual
hurdleN () r vro
anded half
lo
' r feteace s(;:ply10024;
th yards,e 2CoaoutcyrabrudrsyhAutrhdlleetst,c asnpdorhtsalf(-ompeilne
quarter mile and two miles handicaps), on the 11th of June,
yards South
fh,si)g,hon 15th of June; the National Olympian
for very valuablejumprpizaensd;
3thoe
g, gymnasticss,
; fiCalutbha(oupgen,,
26, and 27 ; and the
Association Festival at Birmingham (open 100 yards, 200
yards, half mile, mile, and two miles races, and competi-
-1 atico.n, sfoart jumping, wrestling,
only),wres tolinugiufenneci27,
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Manchester Athletic Festival (220 yards flat and hurdle
races, 120 yards flat, four leaps; a mile steeplechase,
lq.aueaerst:
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e 25th of July, at Toddington. The
distance will bo 200 yards (non-winners only), and a half-
-omile handicap. There will also b 3 a diving competition.
The news from Buenos Ayres and the River
Plate is interesting and important. Everything wasgoins
I o n most satisfactorily
at Buenos Ayres, and by the vast
increase of colonisation, and the introduction of British
and European capital,
it was expected that the rise of that
republic would soon be as rapid as that of the United
States. Numerous emigrants, and of the best character,
were arriving by every mail from Great Britain, Ireland,
and the countries of Europe, and the new land law was
coming into operation, embracing and accomrlishing the
double purpose of enabling emigrants to make investments
with great advantage to themselves, and at the same time
also benefiting the government by immediately filling its
coffers and prospectively improving and enriching the
country. The best proof of the continuance of public ?onefid-
dence which had so long existed was the
_ctocht
had
rise in price of the national bonds, which
the 26th March
by the last mail, being on _ .
it doing a good
from 55 to 57. The niilways Were aT
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advanced 6 or 7 per cent. since thew advices
prevailed in the wool market, and cow
great animation
fortnielit from $122 to
I hides had risen during during the
node to subscribe fol.
, business on the sailing of the packet. rt e was brisk
$l4O currency. An offer hard been
cent. stock (with '
perbank. .
the whole of the loan at par in a
the privilege in a
certain comlitions of possessing
few years) required by the Government to carry out its
excellent plan in regaid to the paper. dollar. The esta-
blishment of the Provincial Bank Exchange Office had
effectually fixed the value of the paper dollar, so that pata-
bad ceased to be subjects of specu-
or two of the provinces
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which would have been done at once but for the
,d'stances to be traversed by the troops before arriv-
ing 8 t the scene of action. In one
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ce,
schemes for more rapid colonisation, and the develop_
on the ground that
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which could alone have
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The discipline and general
peace between the allies and Paraguay,
woalci,lported excellent, and
position.
wmars.
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been beneficial to Lopez.
condition of the allied army
therefore,th e Braziliani. 0
bGaebni General Marshal
oM tottn•shtailli
Paraguayan territory in a new
Psonstekdine.eisive result takes
place. The United States Minister,
with the ent'The war would,
and had had some inter-
viewsopinion that terms of generalissimo,
At Buenos Ayres thewhich had favoured the
visted the allied encampment,
be in favour of peace peaceuniversal were on the eve of negotiation.
with honour and credit to the whenever desire still continued to
nit:IT:SI:1 abnedbwroittlghhstecaubr(i)tu:
for the future
against any invasion of their territories by
Lopez.

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