The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-20 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1850.

AFFAIRS IN GREECE.

ROUSE OF LORDS, JUNE: 17.
MAJORITY ON LORD STANLEY'S MOTION ON
THE AFFAIRS OF GREECE.
PRESENT.
DUKES. EARLS.
r. u c c 1 e u c li llarawicke
Buckingham Haddington
Cleveland Harewood
Northumberland liar rowby
Richmond Home BARONS,
MARQUISES. Jersey • Abinger
Camden Kinnoull Ashburton
Downshire Laneaborough t Bayning
Drogheda Lonsdale Blayney
Ely Lucan Boston
Exeter Macclesfield Braybrooke
Hertford Malmesbury Brougham
Huntley - Mansfield Colchester
Londonderry Manvers Clarina
Salisbury ' Morton Delamere
Westmeath Mountcashel De Lisle and Dudley
Winchester. Nelson De Iles
Waterford Orkney De Tabley
EARLS. Romney Douglas
Aberdeen Rosso Farnham
.
A bergavenny Sheffield Fcversham
Abingdon Selkirk . Forester
Aylesford Stradbroke Gardner
Bandon Talbot Brantley
Beverley : Verulana Heytesbury
Brooke and Warwick Whim' Kenyon
Cadman.
Lyttelton
Clanwllliam VISCOUNTS. l'olwarth
Cardigan Canning Rayleigh
Cawdor Canterbury, Redesdale
Darnley Cembermere Sandys
Delawarr Hereford Sondes
Denbigh 11111 Southampton
Desert lli leton Skelmersdale
Ellenborough Strangford Stanley
Eglinton Sidmouth Templemore
Egziont Sydney Tenterden
Falmouth Walsingliam
Galloway BISHOP. WilarCelilre
Glengall Bangor Wynford

BISHOPS.
Chichester
Gloucester& Bristol
Oxford

PROXIES.
ESAU.

DUKES.
24oreastle
3tontrosa
Manchester
Marlborough
MARQUIS.

Rivers
Guilford
Ferrers
Shannon
Sandwich
Leven

BISHOP.
Bath and Wells

BARONS.
Lerwick
Bexley -
Lagot
Crofton •
Clinton
Hastings
Lyndhurst •
Northwick
ClouhroJk
Rodney
Hawks • • •
PeSautnarez
galtoun •
Sinclair
Gray
Rilmaine
kiddleton

Ailesbury
EARLS. Tankerville
llyckinghamshlre Onslow
Cpurtoun Stamford
Crawford &Balcarres Poulett
Dartmouth
Castlemaine • ltosslyn
Cathcart vISCOUNTS.
Eldon Beresford
Howe Doneraile
Rigby Melville
&afield Strathallan

Stanhope
ltanfurly
Pembroke
Clare

HaWareielt
Bisuors.

Carlisle
Exeter

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS,

(From the Tiotes and Proceedings I.!Me 'rouse of Commons.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE' 19.

SCHOOL ESTABLISHMENTS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Order for Second Reading read; notion made, and Ques-
tion proposed, •"That the Bill be now read a second time :"
Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and
at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day
six months." Question put, " That the word' now' stand
part of the question." The House divided •

MINORITY—AYES, 94.
Aglionby, 11. A. Forster, Mathew ,- Mowatt, Francis
Anstey, Thomas Fottcscue, Chichester Muutz,. G. E.
Armstrong, Sir A. Fox, W. J. Nugent, Sir Percy
Bagshaw, John Grace, 0. D. ' Ogle, S. C.
Bass, Thomas Grenfell, Charles W. Pearson, Charles
Bellew, It. M. Grosvenor, Lord R. Peellell, Sir G.
Mich, Sir T. Hallyburton, Lord J. Perfect, R.
Bouverie, E. P. Harris, Richard Philips, Sir G. R.
I... Tight, Joins Mastic, Archibald Pigott, Francis
Brocklehurst, J. Ilatchell, John Rawdon, Colonel
Brockman, E. D. Hayter, W. G. . Rice, E. R.
Brotherton, J. . Headlam, Thomas Rich, Henry
Brown, W. ]ley wood, James RoIIIIIIY, Colonel
Butler, I'. -S. Hobhouse, T. B. Romlliy, Sir John
Cdrter, J. B. Hodges, T. L. Russell, F. C.
Cdyley, E. S. Howard, I'. 11. balwey, Colonel
Chaplin, W. J. Hutchins, E. J. Scholetield, W.
Cliky, James Hutt, William Scrope, G. P.
Cdbden, Richard Jackson, William Scully, Francis
Ccilebrooke, Sir T. Jervis, Sir John Shell, It. L.
Craig, Sir W. G. Kershaw, James • Somerville, Sir W.
Crawford, W. S. King, P. J. Stuart, Lord D.
14 symple, Captain Lewis, G. C. Thompson, Colonel
Davie, Sir 11, Lushington, Charles Thornely, Thomas
Divctt, E. Mackinnon, W. A. Wall, C. B.
Duff, George 11`Cullagh, W. T. Willcox, B. M*Ghie
Duff, James IPGregor,_John Williams, Job,
Elliot, John E. M`Taggart,-Sir J. Wilson, Matthew
Elans, Sir De Lacy Martin, J.
Evans, William Motile, Fox
Eivart, William Milner, W: M.
Ferguson, Colonel Morison, Sir,W.
Fordyce, A. D. Morris, David

TELLERS.
Melgund, Visectuat
Fergus, John

MAJORITY—NOES; 10).
Aciderley, C. B. Floyer, John Neal, Jehn
Alexander, N. Forbes, W. - - Neskl, Joseph
Arkwright, Ocorge • Fox, S. L. Newdegate. C. N.
llley, Joseph Fuller, A. E. Newport, Visct.
' dock, E. H. Gaskell J.:M. Oswald, Alexander
II tinck, Lord 11. Gladstone, W. E. Pakington, Sir John
Blair, Stephen Gordon, Admiral . Patten, J. IV.
Bolcro, H. George Granby, Marquis of Pennant, Colonel
Bcipth, Sir It. G. Greenall, Gilbert Pilkington, James
Brbmicy, Robert Greene, Thomas Plurnptre, J. P.
Brhce, C. L. C. Hamilton, Geo. A. Prime, Richard
Buck, Lewis IV. Hamilton, Lord C. Pugh; David
Roller, Sir J. Y. Houldsworth, T. • Ru.shout, Captain
Burrell, Sir C. Hughes, W. IL_ Seymcr, 11. K.
I Cbittterton, Colon° Jocelyn, Viscount"' •• . Smyth, John George
Chichester, Lord J.• Jollille, Sir IV. IL Smollett, A.
Christopher, lt. A. Jones, Captain Somerset, Captain
Cliire, I:. H. Lacy, Henry C. Sotheron, T.
Colvilc, C. It. Lockhart, W. Spooner, Richard
Conolly, Thomas Lockhart, A. E. Stafford, A.
Dcedes, W. Lowther, Colonel Stanley, Edward
Denison, Edmund :Mackie, John
Denisou, J. E. Macnagbten, Sir E. • Villiers, C.
Dod, J. W. 111`Neill, Duncan ' Vyse, R. IL
Drsnimoncl, Henry Manners, Lord C. Waddington, IT; S.
Drammond, Dome Matheson, James IVelby, G. E.
Duckworth, Sir J. Matheson, Colonel Whitmore, T. C.
Duncombe, 0. Iu mix, Sir 11. Wodehouse, E..
Duncuft, John Miles, William Wortley, J. S.
Dundas, G. Moody, C. A. Young, Sir John
Du:Pre, C. G. Mullings, J. R.
Egerton, W. T. Mundy, William TELLERS.
Emlyn, Viscount Mure, Colonel Clerk, Sir G.
EsCcourt, J. L. B. Naas, Lord Mackenzie, W. F.
Fellowes, E. Napier, Joseph

Mr. Baker, chairman ; Mr. Walker, director ; and
Mr. Nash, secretary of tho Gloucester and Dean
Forest Railway Company; the Mayors of Newport
Cowbridge, Neath, Carmartheni, Haverfordwest, and
Gloucester, the Portreeve of LI inelly, &c.
Mr. TALBOT, in reply to the 'toast of "The Direc-
tors," said when called upon ou occasions of this kind,
he had usually considered the compliment to be a
one-sided one, but not so on the present occasion, for
he thought he might say With : truth, that the direc-
tors of the South Wales Railway Company deserved
well at their hands.-- (Cheers2h They had that day
completed the first stage of their magnificent enter-
prise—an enterprise which had.
~oalled into play all
their patience, all their_ parse ye rence, and all the
moley—(llear, hear)—which coidd be commanded.
He thought the people of that country were not such
slow coaches as to be satisfied with stopping their
line of railway at Swansea. Caimarthenshire and
Pembrokeshire must be brought Le gether. The late
Mr. O'Connell, in addressing his countrymen, used
to make use of a favourite expretision—" This is a
great day for Ireland." He (P Lt. Talbot) would
paraphrtke the sentence, and pron. nance this a " great
day for Wales." What he vvouirl enjoin upon his
fellow•countrymen wens to travf I, travel, travel.—
(Hear, hear.) There was once ita Roman Emperor
who would have given his crown • to have found a new
pleasure. He (Mr. Talbot) only :wished that Ronian
Emperor could have travelled wi it them from Chep-
stow that day. He would not do Mr. Brunel the
injustice to wish that he had lived; in the days of He.-
liogabalus, but if Heliogabalu s had lived in the
days of Mr, Brunel, it would ha, re been all the better
for Heliogabalus.—(Laughter and cheers.) Mr.
Talbot then urged the necessity') of completing the
dock accommodation at Swans eo. H 8 recollected
when at school they used tote 11 one another "Hoc
age," and what he advised the pf *pie of Swansea was
"dock-age."—(Loud laughter.) After some farther
remarks, Mr. Talbot gave "Then lhealth of the Mayor
of Swansea," and

The MAYOR of Swansea replied.
On the health of the Members for the Glamorgan-
shire boroughs being given, Sir ,S.ohn Gaest and Mr.
Vivian replied. The latter dwott, on the advantages
of railway communication, not o ply as tending to the
comforts of the rich, but adding to. the accommodation
of the poor.
"The health of the Directors of" -the Great Western
Railway Company" was proposed by Mr. Grenfell.
Mr. BARLOW acknowledged th 3 toast, and assured
his hearers that he had always I.( garded the interests
of the South Wales and Great Western Companies
as identical. He would say, wit 11 reference to Mr.
Talbot's observation, that this y ns a proud day not
only for Wales but for Englan, 1 ; it ,was a national
event which they had met to eels. orate.—(Hear.) It
was a proud day for Englishmen to be able in a few
hours to come into the society oc, mid enjoy the noted
hospitality of their Welsh brethr, HI. As long as he
had health to come among them, ihe would never de-
sert the post which he had untie tntalcen. He hoped,
by means of this railway, to see the ladies of South

Wales gracin,, the London hails N% i'h their presence.
" The Healthc of Mr. Brune 1, the engineer in
chief," was next given, AS one whic, had " annihilated
both time and space."

Mr. BRUNEI: briefly replied, and other toasts
followed ; and at half-past six o'cl,)4:k the party broke
up, and proceeded to the station.

On its return to Chepstow, the s p ecial train arrived
there after a quick journey of thre e hours (75 miles),
including stoppages at eight sti &Cons. The same
manifestations were repeated at ~each station, and
everything passed off without the s lightest accident.
Every necessary precaution had he en taken by the
company's officers, and the whole a ffi sir was conducted
most creditably.

N AVAL IN TELLI4 ENCE.
PEMBROKE DOCKYARD, JUNE 19 following is
a statement of the principal dimens; eels of the Liberty
sloop of war, which was launched at. this dockyard last
week:— Feet. Inches.
Length over a 11... l2l 2
Ditto, between perpeadiculars —L.— 100 6
Ditto, of keel, for tonnage 7B 8
Extreme breadth
Ditto, for tonnage ' ... 31 11
Ditto, moulded 3l 5
Depth Of hold —. 15 2
Her burden is 427 tons, and she is pherced for 16 guns.
She will be docked, coppered, and ji try-rigged for navi-
gation to Devouport without delay.
The Admiralty have issued a ger ,ea al order that no
aficer of the. Royal Dockyard Batt: awl shall be absent
from drill, unless on special leave of absence or in the
event of sickness; and even in the la; zer case a surgeon's
certificate must be produced. The C:Jionel of the Batta-
lion must appear on: e during the drill, and he alone can
issue leave of absence. From tb elm regulations it is
evident that the Admiralty is desimu s of these cores at-
taining the highest possible state of ei liciency.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
HAMPTON RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The programme, of which we gave an outline on Tires-
day, proved this the lessees of the Hurst had acted wisely
in placing the management in the hands of a party whose
official connexion with all the great meetings was a gua•
rantee of something better than the public bad been so
long accustomed to under the " Par sonian " system. A
change was visible last year, and that it was appreciated
was sown not less by a general improvement in the
character of the stakes provided for the present meetirg,
than by the ace,ptance of the stewardship by two of the
most influential members of the Jockey Club—the Mar-
quis of Exeter and Sir Joseph Hawley. The card for
yesterday embraced five events, two of them in heats,
which, if they are to be• tolerated at all, must not, we
presume, be objected to at Hampton; one race of the
kind, however, we submit to the authorities, would hare
been quite sufficient. The weather having turned out
extremely favourable, the special trains from Waterloo-
bridge were pasronised to an extent which could not
have been anticipated. We never saw so large an at•
tendance on a first day. Besides many other distin-
guished persons, there were present his Royal Highees
Prince George of Cambridge, Marquis of Exeter, Mar-
quis of Drogheda, Lord liurleigh, Lord Andover, Lord
W. Powlett, Lord Dankellin, &c., Hon. Captain lions,
lion. Major Boyle, Hon. H. Forester, Hon. F. Lawley,
Sir J. Hawley, Sir T. Burke, General Charritie, Colonel
Peel, Captain Little, Captain Carleton, Captain Pettat,
C:ptain Hervey, Messrs. S. Graham, Bastard, Payne,
Archdall, Magennia Gregory, Peyton, Ste. &e.
The racing, which was as good as it was abundant,
commenced at two o'clock, with heats, and was not
brought to a close until a quarter to ethe
The Stand Plato of 30 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of
5 save. each, for horses that never won 50 soya. exclu-
sive of the winner's own stake; three yrs old, 7st 71b;
four, Bst 10lb; five, 9et 31b; six and aged, Oft 71b.
Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be
sold for 200 sovs., if demanded, &c. Heats, once
round and a dis. (4 Subs.)
SirJ.llawley'sQucensteerry,Bet 101b(G.Brown) 2 1 1
Capt. Lowther's Bastinado, 7st 71b (Doekoray) 3 2 2
Mr. Messer's 111slmesbury, 5 yrs, 95t ... (Sly) 1 3 3
Betting-5 to 4 agst 13astinatio, 7to 4 agst Queens-
berry, and 3 to 1 agst Malmesbury. Won cleverly by
haf a length.
Second Heat.—letting-5 to 4 each egst Malmesbury
and Destined°, and 3to 1 agst Queensberry. Wen by
two lengths.
Third Heat.—Betting-7 to 2on Queensberry. Won
by three lengths.
The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes (handicap) of 20 sow.
each, 10 fr, and 5 ft only if declared, &c. with 50
added. The second to save his stake, and the winner
to ray 20 sovs. towards expenses, and to subscribe to
next year's handicap. The winner of any handicap,
after the weights app:ar, to carry 71b extra. (32
Subs., 21 of whom declared.)
Lord Exeter's Little Jack, 3 yrs, 7st
Mr. E. Jones's Docility, 4 yrs, Tat 81b (S. Mann) 2
Capt.Lowther'eTarnWedlin, 4 yre, 7st 71b(Dockeray) 3
Mr.P.P.Relt'sEagle's Plume, h yr:, Sit 71b (J. Sharp) 0
Mr. I. Day's Mignon, 6 yes, 7st 51b (Wakefield) 0
Co'onel Anson's Irish Jig, 4 yrs, fist 91b...(Charlton) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Docility, 7to 2 cgst Little Jack,
9 to 2 each agst Mignon and Irish Jig, and 5 to 1 agst
Eagle's Plume. Eagle's Plume, taking a lead of two or
three lengthe, made running at a bad pace, followed by
Little Jack and Docility to the back of the course,
where Docility wont to the front, and led, without much
improving the speed, to the last turn. From this point
the race was entirely between Docility and Little Jack,
and from the half-distance home was so closely contested
that the judge pronounced it a dead heat. Run in 3 min
54 sec.

Deciding Heat-6 to son Docility. Little Jack made
all the running, and won easily by two lengths. Run in
prcei:ely the same time as the dead heat.
The Claremont Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 25
added, for two yrs old; cults, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 4tb;
winners extra. Half a mile.
Lord Strathmore's Faux Pas, Bst 71b ...(Wakefiela) 1
Mr. Gully's Solomon, Bst 710 (A. Day) 2
Mr. Webb's Vigilant, Bst 41b (Dockeray) 3
Mr. C. Liley's Count Swivel, Bst 71b .(S. Mann) 4
Mr. W. Yorke's fby The Cure, Bst Alb (Smith) 5
Batting-11 to 8 on Solomon, 2 to 1 agst, FAUX Pas,
and 4 to 1 agst Vigilant. Faux Pas made marl), all
the running, and won in a canter by a length and a hall.
The Corinthian Stakes .of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft. and 25
added; three yrs old, 9st 41b; four, 1031 71b; five, 1 Ist
31b; six and aged, list 91b; winners extra; halr.bred
horses allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 200
soss.,• if demanded, &r.. Once round and a distance.
Mr. Carew's Eva, 4 yrs, lOst 7th (Captin Little) 1
Mr. Rowley's Tit-bit, aged, 12st (31b ,xtra) (Owner) 2
Mr. Elwes'j A theli•tage, 5 yrs, list 81b (Owner) 3
Mr. J. Evelyn's Lady Tryphena, 10 ,t 71b (Owner) 4
Betting-1 oto 6 each agst Athelstane an Eva. Won
easily by two loath,. Run in 2 min. 19 secs.
A Plato of 30 SOTP., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs.
PSOli; three yrs old, 7st 51b; four, Bst 51b; five, Bst
101 b; six and aged, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed
3;h. The winner to be sold for 80 sovs., if demanded,
&a. Three. quarters of a mile. (9 Subs.
Mr. H. Hill's Equiria, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Alston)
2 1 1
Mr. P,ingley's Christiana, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Thick) 1 2 2
Mr. Drew's Master Murray, Bat 1 11b(llackett) 0 3 3
Mr. Lister's Hind of tbe Forest, 5 yrs, 84 715 3 0 dr
Lord Exeter's Ghio, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (J. Mann) 0 0 dr
Mr. Thornton's Little Fanny, aged, Bst 1 llb 0 0 dr
Mr. Jackson's Nell Cook, aged, Bst 1 llb 0 0 dr
Mr. Irwin's Clairvoyance, 5 yrs, SA 71b
Mr. Winstanley's Pandea, 3 yrs, Tat 211) 0 dr
The first two heats were won easily by two lengths
and the last by one length.
BETTING ON •THE COURSE.
lavEnrool. cur.
7to 1 agst-Cockerznouth 110 to 1 agst Backbiter
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
5 to 1 agat Eltbiron 8 to 1 agat Glauca
sto 1 apt I lint. of Gwynne -
GOODWOOD STAKES.
12 to to 1 agst Wiudiscbgratz
GOODWOOD CUP.
7 ta 1 agst Cossack

5 to 1 agq Monks

6 to I lilTsteanczent

SUTTON PARK RiACES.—WrDNEsDAY.
The Sutton Park Stakes of 3 sons. each, and 20 added;
the second to save his stake. About three quarters
of n mile. (11 Subs.)
Mr. Howlin's Shilmalier West, 3 yrs, 7st:(lV. Sharpe) 1
Mr. Ifowd:•r's The Monk, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Whitehouse) 2
The following also started:—Mr. Copaind's Cheap-
side, aged, B,t 71h (Marlow); Mr. Giles's Gaffer Green,
aged, Bst 71b (Hutchinson); Mr. Green's Ilaiee aged,
Bst 71b (Yates); Mr. Wiley's Cauliflower, 5 yr, fist 51b
(Dcnhen); and Mr. Hawkes' f by Marshal Soalt, 3 yrs,
Est 121 h (Escourt).
6to 4 ugst The Monk, sto 4 egst the winner. Won
by half a b . _

The Windloy:.Pool Stales of 15 sov::. each, 10 ft, and SO
added. To Etzrt at the Red Barn, about one mile and
five furlong,.

Mr. Lawsonz; Keleshea, 6 yrs, 7st 31b ...(W. Sharpe) 1
Mr. Fowler's Ribaldry, 5 yr 3, 7st 121 b (Whitehouse) 2
Mr. Robinson DU Egret, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b ...(Escourt) 3
Mr. Mtiklam's Polonaise, 4 yrs, 7a 4lb ...... (A.rnold) 4
Evcn on Ribaldry, 4 to 1 agst lieleillea. Won by
:hree-quarters <f a length.
. .

The lidgbastoo Platc of 401., added to a Sweepltalses of
5 soya. ca?h, the second to save his stake, end tho
winner to be sold for 2001. heat., once round and a
distance. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Southby's Imperial, 5 yrs, ist 121 b (GO/) 3 1 1
Mr. Painter's Cireuiter, 4 yrs, 7st slb (1001) 1 2 2
Mr. Gulliver'i Fazeley, aged, Bst .11b (601.) ... 2 3 dr
Three well-contested heats.

ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB.
The annual contest amongst the yachts of this highly-
respt ctablo club, which is rapidly advancing in public
favour, for the grand challenge cup, took place yester-
day, but, although the day was admirably suited for en
excursion, there was too little wind to test the weathorly
powers of the yacht. The Gem steamer had been char-
tered by the club, for the conveyance of members and
their friends, and left London-bridge at half past nine,
with a highly-respectable party on board, which was
considerably augmented at Blackwall.
The following yachts had been entered to contend:-
1. Whisper, 19 tons, Thomas Evelcigh, Esq ; blue,
white, and red.
2. Linnet, 10 tons, Holies Knox, Esq.; white, red border
with blue cross.
3. Rival, 10 tons, J. T. Helms, Esq.; red, orange, and '
blue.
4. Alligator, 20 tons, Henry J. Smith, Esq.; red with
white stripe, and a horse rampant.
I 5. Frolic, 12 tons, Alfred Cox, Esq.; red and white
stripes.
G. Moor Park, 17 tons, George E. Browne, seq.; three
golden lilies, red ground.
7. Phantom, 20 tons, S. Lace, Esq.; white, red border.
It was a time race, ore minute per On bein,-; allowed
by all yachts exceeding tea tons to those not exceeding
it, yachts not exceeding thirteen tons to allow half a
minute per ton to those or lesser tonnage. The challenge
cup Lad been originally presented to tie club by J. 'P.
Hewes, Esq., and was held by Mr. E. Browne, the
owner of the Moor Park, the conditions of the race re-
quiring that it should he won two consecutive seasons by
( •)
the same yacht to become the permanent property the
owner. The distance to be sailed was from Blaci:vvallto-
Gravesend and back.
The whole of the boats were at their stations on the
arrival of the steamer, with the exception elltcelp;t,ien of the Lincit,
which had been withdrawn. '
Insper and Frolic
nearly divided the favouritism, the success of the former
in gallantly carrying off one of the a
prizes in the match
of the Royal Thames Yacht Club on the sth inst. de-
servedly placed her high in request; but the pretty sail-
ing of the Frolic, a vessel
club, v onging to the same dis-
tinguishedon many occasions
as
when there was
eventi
as
scarcely a capful of wind,
well ns
to stronger weather,
induced speculators upon theelo owk upon
her as a very formidable rival. The Phantom next hod
the call, while it was declared by a tolerable section that
if it came on to blow hard the Alligator. a schoonei-
rigged vessel, would do some astonishing work. As it,
however, did not blow hard, no opportunity was afforded
of ascertaining whether there was eny merit in the opi-
nion expressed of her capabilities.
The start took place under the' direction of Mr. E.
Brown, the rear-commodore, at fire minutes pest eleven,
viral the usual alacrity- was exhibited by the whole of the
crews in setting the immense quantity ofcanvaa with which
each boat was covered. At tills moment there was hardl.2
a breath of wind to blew a flag ow., and eseli c.airted
the " catspawt," wish which iliay were ever and anon
favoured. The Rival got a slight start. the Frolic was
second, the .A llienter chiral, the Phaotcdrs fourth, nod
Whisper fifth. Zephyrns war dered for a :moment in the
neighbourhood of the contending yachts, and the Frolic
gallantly led the way down, followed closely by the Pi;an-
lora, ha Rival. WIMpFr, and Alligator being iu their w ai
Again the whole were becalmed, and the surface of the
water was as smooth as a well kept bowling-green,
the pats being indebted to the tide tinder them .`'Pr

-
1 anything like their tardy progrsss. At the Half-way
House a gentle breeze sprung up from the northward,
and thence westwardcd, which rendered the match of a
Imore interesting character, and some very pretty sailing
occurred amongst the little fleet, but another lull
brought them again to almost a stand-still, and it was
feared they would not reach the distance, but Sol
having retired for a short time a new breeze gladdened-
the hearts of the crew F, and soon put them within sight
of the fag-buoy off Gravesend, but as the tido had
then commence I making up, the three leading boats
performed a somewhat tedious operation (the Frolic
and Phantom having passed and re-passed each other),,
in working' over the flood to arrive at it; in effecting
which, owing to their hugging the shore on the
Gravesend side, the Phantom fora moment or so
caught the ground, and the Whisper, which was at the
time eagerly disputing the honour of the second place,
went some yards in advance.
The three leading boats rounded at Gravesend in the
following order : b. min. ace.
The Frolic ...
••• 4 36 5
Whisper ...
..• ••• 4 57 32
Phantom ... ... 5 355
After rounding they all set square sails, and each be-
gan to make the best of their way 13:4c11. The advan-
tage which the Frolic bad at the time of rounding left
but little doubt, from her well-known powers, barring
accident:,, of success. '[hero was nothing worthy of
record in the passaqe up. All act boats wero admi-
rably handled, and arrived at Blacklistl in the follow.
ing order:—

h. MID. SOC.
The Frolic first, at ... ... 7 28 40
The Whisper ... 7 M 0
The Phantom ... 8 1 10
The very handsome prize was duly presented to Mr.
Alfred Cox, the owner of the Frolic, by the Rear•Com-
mudore. with a very deserved compliment upon the nau-
tical! Lkill of all partie?. Tee Royal Thames Yacht Club
and other toasts Laving been done ample justice to, tt.e
strainer returned to London•bridge, and landed her cons-
pany bf fore dnsk. The officers of the club were unre-
mitting; in their attention to the comfort of their guests.
There was an abundance of the choicest viands prepared
by Mr. Cooper, the steward; and a very good quadrille
band, which was kept in tolerably sharp exercise during
the whole evening.