The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-11 00:00:00

Dover and Cinque Ports Regatta.

Yesterday' pened, for the third time, most inauspiciously
for this annual event. Dark clouds lowered, and a strong
S.W. wind with a rough sea prevailed up to 10 o'clock,
when the threatening weather culminated in a copious
fall of rain, which seemed almost to decide that another
postponement must take place. Towards noon, however,
the rain ceased, the sky cleared, the wind moderated, add
the sea calmed to an extent that justified the committee
making preparations for holding tkie regatta. By a happy
metamorphosis the town in the Course of an hour or
two changed its dull and dreary aspect for one of activity
and liveliness. The regatta was under the patronage
of Earl Granville, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports ;
Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord Sondes, the Mayor of
Dover, Major Dickson, M.P. ; Mr. C. K. Freshfield,
Sir Luke Smithett; Mr. J. Goodson, M.P. ; Capt.
JlPn'er, BRi.rNB. W.
Bridges,
eEsllisM;PM. r;. J, Penn E;
Dering,Capt BMru.Pc:3,;
R.N. ; Mr.*J. 0. Ottaway, &c. Sir Luke Smithett ably
officiated as judge Shortly before 1 o'clock the Dover
Harbour Boaed's steamer Palmerston was moored in the
bay abreast Clarence-lane as a committee boat ; but though
as the tido went down the water became smoother in the
bay, there were but few venturous enough to put off in
rowing boats for pleasure. Without delay, however, the
preparations were made for the first race, being a sailing
match between yachts, over 30 tons, for a purse of 60 sous,
open to all yacht clubs ; first prize, 50 sovs ; second prize, 10
sovs ; a quarter of a minute allowed for difference of ton-
nage. Only three yachts entered, viz., Vindex, 45 tons,
A. Duncan, London, owner ; Sphynx, 47 tons, A. C. Mauds-
lay, London, owner; Christabel, 51 tons, A. C. Kennard,
Loudon, owner. At 1.48 precisely the yachts started at
the signal of a gun. The course was from the committee
vessel round South Sand Head twice—a total distance of
about 25 miles, and as by this time the wind had veered
round more westerly the yachts had no difficulty in getting
off. All three yachts got away smartly, the Sphinx in the
van ; but when they rounded the committee vessel on the
first return, about 4 o'clock, Christabel was first. The
yachts came in at the conclusion of the race a few minutes
before 6 o'clock, Christabel 14 minutes before the Sphinx,
and the Sphinx 7 minutes before the Vindex. The second
race— a sailing match for yachts unifier 30 tons, for a purse
of 30 sous.—did not fill. The other races were of minor
importance. The sports concluded with a dock hunt. The
Dover lifeboat (the Royal Wiltshire) was launched and
exercised in the bay during the afternoon. There was a
numerous concourse of visitors and other spectators lining
the promenades and beach, who were enlivened by the
performances of the band of the 44th Regiment. A grand
display of fireworks and a balloon ascent closed the out-
door amusements of the day.

MARKETS.—;Thia Day.

HAY.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow bay, £4 Os to £5 ss; clover,
£5 Os Od to 16 10s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 5s per load.
Trade heavy.

CUMBERLAND.—Morterow hay, £4 Os to £5 8s Od ; clover,
£5 Os to £6 Gs Od ; and. straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load,
A moderate demand.

IVIIITECIIAPEL—Meadow hay, £3 18s to £5 ss; clove',
£5 Os Od to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 5s per load
Inquiry limited.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—The public sales have closed, and prices generally
of
f. whichll d. t
50,0 28 s 6.
were lid,
shave been well maintained. A few seasons Kaisow's sold
at from lp:lrd lb.. 8,002 packages were
offered,
SUGAR.—A moderate business has been done in West
India at steady rates, while in other descriptions the ope-
rations have been unimportant. Refined goods are in fair
request at steady rates.

COFFEE. —There has been a fair inquiry for Plantation
Ceylon, and late rates aro generally well supported.
IcE.—The demand has again been active, and cleaned
descriptions command full values.
SALTPETRE. —Only a limited business has been done, but
quotations remain without change of importance.
TALLOW.—The market has been very inactive during
the last week, at a gradual decline in price for forward
periods of deliveries. On the spot, however, Y. C. has
commanded a high price in comparison, from the non
arrival of this year's supply. To-day the market is quiet :
spot, old, 45s 3d; new Ukraine, 46s 3d; October to De-
cember, 453 6d ; December, 46s to 46s 3d ; January to
March, 46s 3d to 46s 6d. Town tallow advanced to 46s
net cash. Australian beef, 45s Gd to 43s ; South American,
465. Ist pipes cocoa-nut oil, firm ; Cochin, 57s ; Ceylon,
48s ; Sydney, 46s to 48s ; good to fine palm oil, firm to
435.

Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day.

Tho market opens quiet, and prices still continue
,o droop. Sales probably 10,000 bales.

THE PRINCE DE CONDE.—The body of the young
Prince de Condd has arrived at Southampton, and will be
conveyed to tho Roman Catholic chapel at Weybridge
to-day.

A marriage will shortly take place between H.
St. John L. M. T. Le Marchant, Royal Horse Artillery,
eldest son of Mr. L. M. Thomas Le Marchant, of Sea View,
Isle of Wight, and Guernsey, and the widow of the late
Captain Purcell, 13th Hussars, and daughter of Sir John
Hesketh Lethbridge, Bart., of Sandhill Park, Somerset-
shire.

,E RN RAILWAY
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ment caused in this neighbourhood by the fearful accident
on the Carnarvonshire Railway last Thursday lessens, it
becomes possible to get fuller and more accurate details of
FATZI
the circumstances attene'ng it. The line running between
Carnarvon and Portmadoc, a distance of about twenty
miles, is part of the Canab:!an system, and had just b3en
finished by the contractor, Mr. Thomas Sav:n, and awaited
the inspection of the government officer be:ore being for-
mally opened for traffic., Yielding to a repeated solicita-
tion of the people at Portmadoc and other places along the
line, Mr. Savin, however, unfortunately permitted a-spe-
cial excursion train to inn to Oarnarvon on the occasion of
the mooting of the Calvinistic Methodists' Association in
that town, with the fatal result already recorded. A de-
rangement of the points near this station (where the ac-
cident occur ..ed) was undoubtedly the immediate cause of
the catastrophe; and it is believed by those connected with
the line that the points had been tampered with by some
curious person passing over the crossing. It seems that
when the engine and teader ran off the line the shock
broke the coupling chain of the second carriage, and thus
only two of the carriages followed the engine, and were
smashed, the rest of the train keeping on the main line,
and avoiding the collision. It is owing to the fact that
the number of injured passengers in a train conveying
about eight hundred is so remarkably slight in comparison
with those killed on the spot. Mrs. Evans, one of the pas-
sengers in the Second carriage, died yesterday, this making
tho number of deaths six. The names of several more
passengers who have sustained injuries more or less seri-
ous, have been ascertained, but the list_ does not yet exceed
ten. On Frlday an inquest was opened here before the
coroner, in view of the bodies, which had been laid in the
shed adjoining the station. No evidence beyond that
necessary for the identification of tho bodies was taken,
and the inquir j was then adjourned till to-morrow.
THE YORKSIIICE HARVEST.—The state of the
weather has now become a matter of very serious import to ,
the farmers of the two agricultural sections of this county.
The Doncaster week has come—the period when the har-
vest-home suppers are usually held_ and fully one-half the
crop is uncut, and but a very small portion of it secured.
Tho floods have receded cortainlY, but the almost constant
showers, with a warm te.nperature, render harvest work
trying in the extreme. Corn in some parts has never been
fairly dry for the last three weeks, and sprouting has in
consequence been far too general. The farmers' hopes
were all centred upon the new moon of Sunday, which
period was generally looked to for a change of weather.
Sunday, however, was wet, and up to noon yesterday rain
still fell. There was, however, an improvement in the
afternoon, when the sun broke forth, but the wind still
kept due mall. Aain, home; had quite ceased.