The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-28 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

LIMEHOUSE WAGER.—he inhabitants of the above place
gave their annual present to the watermen of their stairs yes-
terday. It lasted all day, as below-bridge wagers usually do.
Dison (scarlet) and Kirby (yellow) were in the grand heat.
The swell from a steamer swamped Dison, and the managers
deemed it prudent to allow them to row the heat to-morrow.

SCL'LLERS' WAGER.—Never was so great a disappointment
as that experienced yesterday in the scullers' wager between
Godfrey and Watts. Sporting men had taken much interest
in the match, but if ever they anticipated for a moment that
Godfrey was " a good card" they were much mistaken. Our
prediction hrs been fulfilled. Godfrey started, but at the Horse-
ferry, the very moment that Watts was drawing on him, he
failed in his pluck, and gave in. Watts rowed his distance pro
forma.

THE OARS WAGER.—The cutter match amongst the can.
naile for the silver cups given by Mr. Lowan, of Wandsworth,
came off yesterday. It finished, as these things usually do,
by a wrangle amongst the Wandsworth men (the Union).
They went in shore on coming to their destination without
rounding the boat, of course losing the wager. The old Diana
was the winning boat in fair play. The following were her
crew :—. T. Green, W. Pullen, R.Wilmott, and B. Crowther ;
T. Fader, coxswain ; colour, green. The match was well rowed.

THE RIGHT HON. S. R. LUSHINGTON, M.P.,
AND CAPTAIN HANCIIETT.—Captain Hanchett came yesterday
before Mr. Dyer at Marlborough-street :Police Office, from
Tothill-street Prison, where he has been confined since Wed-
nesday last, to enter into the required sureties to keep the
peace towards Mr. Lushington. Bail having been tenderpd
and accepted, Captain Hanchett was liberated.

A Voyage down the Danube by Steam, is the most
interesting journey which an Englishman can take at this sea-
son of the year. It is but recently that steam-boats have been
established on the chief of European rivers, and we believe
that Mr. Quin is the first of our countrymen who has made an
excursion by this conveyance through Hungary, Wallachia,
Servia, &c., to Constantinople. This gentleman is about to
publish a narrative of his voyage, embracing sketches of the
countries through which he passed, and of the manners of the
inhabitants, including practical instructions for such as may be
inclined to enjoy so novel a route through parts of Europe of
which few among us have any personal knowledge. His work
will furnish an invaluable guide for the Danube and its shores.

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CARVINGS IN WOOD.—At the Cosmorama, in
Regent-street, there are now exhibited ten pieces of sculp-
ture in wood, by Peter Vaudermeulen, a Flemish artist, and
brother to the painter of the same name, who is known by his
battle pieces. Four of these pieces of sculpture, all of which
are alto-relieve) are called the " Elements "—air, earth, water,
and fire, They might just as well be called by any other
names, as they have little to du with what they are said by the
exhibitor to represent. They are, however, most elaborate
specimens of sculpture in wood, and are equal, if not superior,
to what in this country have been generally esteemed the chef
d'ceuvres of the art—namely, the sculptures of the celebrated
Gibbons. They represent dead game, flowers, fruit, fish; mu-
sical instruments, warlike instruments, &c. The remaining
six pieces which form the exhibition are frames of pictures,
carved so accurately as to resemble fruit, leaves and vegetables.
These are equally well executed with the " Elements." These
ten alto-relieves are said to have been brought from the Abbey
of the Benedictines in Belgium, founded in the 11th century,
under the invocation of St. Adrian at Grammout. This abbey
was abolished by the French republic in 1797, and these works
of Vandermeulen became, in consequence, private property.
They are now exhibited gratuitously to the public; the pro-
prietor is desirous of selling th'em, and they are well worthy
the visits of all lovers of high art, and of all collectors of rare
specimens of the labour of the carver.