The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-22 00:00:00

NORTH

Barnstaple
Tiverton

SOUTH

Ashburton
Dartmouth
Devonpyrt
Exeter
Honiton
Plymouth
Tavistock
Totness

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EASTE

Bodoni❑
Launceston
Liskeard

Helston
St. Ives
Penryn and Falmouth George Brown, Esq.
Truro

SOMERSET.
EASTERN DIVISION.

Bath
Edmund Smirke, Esq.
Bristol
James Wake, Esq.
Frome
Henry N. Coleridge, Esq.
Wells

WESTERN DIVISION.
Bridgewater
Taunton A. E. Cockburn, Esq.

Barley harvest commenced at different places
in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen within these few days,
and will be pretty general this week, with the appearance
of an abundant crop.—Edinburgh Evening Courant.
SINGULAR BEE-HIVE.—A few days ago,
when the sexton was digging a grave in Temple Cranney
(a burying-place in Portaferry), he came to a coffin which
had been there for two or three years ; this he thought
necessary to remove, to make room for the corpse about to
be interred. In this operation he was startled by a
quantity of wild bees issuing from the coffin, and upon
lifting the lid it was found that they had formed their
combs in the dead man's skull and mouth, which were
full. The nest was made of the hair of his head, together
with shavings that had been put into the coffin with the
corpse.—Belfast Guardian.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

GRAND SAILING MATCH.

Yesterday a silver cup and cover was given by the Royal
Thames Yacht Club, to be sailed for in honour of the
birthday of his 1114josty, the patron of the society. The
following yachts, belonging to the members of the club,
contended for the prize

Yachts. Tons Whereof. Owners.
Sabrina 2l London Mr. G. H. Gunston.
Alert
Figaro
Rob Roy

Victorine l6 Rotherhithe ... Mr. I'. C. Stokes.

The distance sailed was from Greenwich to Gravesend,
and back again to Greenwich. At 11 o'clock, the
vessels having taken their stations, they were started by
the Commodore, in the Royal Sovereign steam-vessel,
which was engaged for the accommodation of the members
of the club, and such of their friends as were desirous of
witnessing the match. At starting the Victorine took
the lead, closely followed, however, by the Rob Roy,
Sabrina, Figaro, and Alert. In Long Reach Sabrina shot
a-head, and continued to keep her superiori'y all the way
to Gravesend, where the vessels passed the flag-boat in the
following order —The Sabrina, at 26 minutes past
2 o'clock ; the Victorine, 30 minutes past 2 ; Rob Roy,
30 minutes and a half past 2 ; the Figaro, 25 minutes
to 3 ; and the Alert at 22 minutes to 3. In this order
they continued to adv ince until they reached Purfleet,
when the wind partially dropped, and the Sabrina, which
was by this time considerably a-head of the other boats,
being left in a calm, began to lose way, and in a short time
was left behind. The Alert now took the lead, which she
kept all the rest of the distance. At a quarter past
4 o'cleck she rounded the flag-boat at Greenwich, thus
gaining for her owner, Mr. J. Ford, the silver cup and
cove:, and in less than five minutes after, she was followed
by the other boats in the following order :—The Figaro,
the Rob Roy, the Victorine, and the Sabrina. With the
exception of the Rob Roy, which has won several wagers
already, the boats which sailed i❑ this match were almost
untried ones, and consequently it was difficult to say, pre-
vious to starting, which had the best chance of winning
the match. A great deal was expected from the Victorine
and Sabrina ; and in going down the river, they did not
disappoint the anticipations of their backers; but in
coining up, the fall of the wind was fatal to the S
and the Victorine by some had management lost her ad-
vantage. The Alert then shot a-head, and kept the lead
in fine style afterwards, to the astonishment of the be-
holders. The match was throughout extremely interest-
ing, in consequence of the variations which took place in
the fortune of the different boats engaged in the contest.