The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-24 00:00:00

SWIMMING.

MATCH BETWEEN I3ECKWITH (OF LAMBETH) AND WES•
TRON (OF BLOOMSBURY), FOR 301. A-SIDE, AND THE
CHAUFIoNSIIIP.-0a Wednesday evening, the Wenlock
Baths, City-road, was numerously attended by admirers
of this graceful and manly pastime, to witness the con-
test for the championship of swimming, between the
above-mentioned competitors. Taey acquitted them-
selves in a manner that was well worthy the high repu-
a.,ion they 'owl tained. Westron, however, bad the
mortification to be defeated by his antagonist in a much
easier manner than was thought possible by his parti-
sans; nevertieless, those who backed him, have the
satisfaction of knowing that their man was defeated by
the only man who could succeed in vanquishing him.
The distance to swim was a quarter of a mile, or eight
times the length of the bath. Judges having been ap
pointed, the competitors made their appearance on the
diving-board, and were warmly applauded. They are
fine, well-p-oportioned men—Beckwith being the fa
vourit-. On the signal being given, the competitors in-
stantly sprung from the diving-hoard, and on appearing
above the water, Beckwith was found to have taken the
lead. Fur two hundred yards of the distance the match
was gamely contested on the part of Westron, who un-
questionably is a fine graceful swimmer; but though he
did his utmost, he could not obtain any advantage.
Beckwith kept gradually stealing away from him, until
Westron, finding he bad no chance of winning, pulled
up, and resigned the contest. Beckwith, the now cham-
pion, is swimming-master at the Westminster Bathe.

A FORTRESS TO DEFEND THE SEA OF AzOrT.—The
Cologne Gazette mentions that a fortress of the first class
is to be built on Mount Mithridates, near Kertch, for
the purpose of protecting the entrance to Yenikale.
Ent i leers have already arrived on the spot, from St.
Petersburg, to carry out the project, the cost of which
is estimated at 12,000,000 silver roubles.
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION.—A return has jest been
printed, in answer to an address of the House of Lords,
showing the number of electors in every county and
division of a county, city and borough in the United
Kingdom. From this document it appears that the num.
andui
ber of registered county voters in England and Wales
is 505,938, and in Scotland 50,403. The boron h
voters in England and Wales number 439,046,
Scotland 50,069. The total number of voters in Greatn
Britain is 1,045,506. A further return specifies the
number of county electors in each county, division of a
in England and Wales registered fr'r
property
y
ors gitruiadtien
within the limits of any borough. The
c
total number of county electors comi •
ng within Ws
category in England and Wales is 163,785.
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