The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-01 00:00:00

TUE SAILING BARGE REGATTAS.

Yesterday nearly 100 of the most influential men, includ-
ing the churchwardens of the parishes of Clerkenwell, St
Luke, and St. Leonard, Shoreditch, entertained Mr. Henry
Dodd, contractor, City-wharf, Regent's Canal, Hoxton, the
originator of the great barge regattas of the last three
years, to present him a ith a pair of very handsome signal
guns, on which was inscribed, " Presented by a few friends
as a small tribute to Henry Dodd, Esq., in appreciation of
his exertions in the establishment of sailing barge races
with a view to the improvement of topsail and stump-rigged
barges and bargees ;' also in recognition of the hospitable
kindness shown by him to those whom he invited to wit-
ness the recent sailing barge matches on the Thames."

TILE BITE OF A RAT.---The Sussex Advertiser states
that about a week ago a little boy named Parsons,
11 or 12 years of age, was at work for Mr. Howell at Sco-
bell's farm, Barcombe, and, having procured some bricks,
constructed a trap for the purpose of catching some larks.
Before going home ho visited the trap, the lid of which
had fallen, and putting his hand in to grasp what he sup-
posed to be a lark, an enormous rat that had been captured
caught him by the little finger and bit it severely. The
boy contrived to stanch the bleeding, and little notice ap-
pears to have been taken of the circumstance until a few
days ago, when he was taken seriously ill, with every
symptom of hydrophobia, or of persons afflicted with deli-
rium:tremens. At times the paroxysms have been so violent
that the combined efforts of four men have been almost
unable to keep him in bed, while he struggled hard to seize
their hands or arms with his teeth, and at these times his
cries have been dreadful to hear. Mr. Gravely, surgeon, of
Newick, was sent for, and ho administered some remedies,
but little hope is entertained of his recovery. Whether the
rat was mad, or had eaten something poisonous, it is im-
possible to determine.

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