The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-03 00:00:00

ERITH REGATTA.

The great meeting at Erith, at which the gentlemen of
the various aquatic clubs and the "crack" London water-
men will again have an opportunity of exhibiting their
prowess, will take place on the 10th instant.. The regatta
has been, as usual, got up on an exceedingly liberal scale,
and the following brilliant entries give promise of first-rate
sport :
A Presentation Cup, value seventy guineas, for four-oared
boats; gentlemen amateurs.—The Neptune Club, the Herne,
the Ariel Cutter Club, the Thames, the Royal Artillery, St.
George's Boat Club, the Thetis, the Arganauts, the Leander,
the Nautilus, the Guy's. Three fine heats must result from
such a first-rate muster.
Four-oared race with London watermen, for a purse of 301.
for the first heat, 201. for the second, 101. for the third, and
5/. for the fourth.
Another race, with watermen at Erith and below, for libe-
ral prizes, and a grand sweepstakes match with gentlemen,
complete the very attractive bill of fare.

EXETER ELECTION. EXETER, JULY 2.—The
Conservatives of this city were placed in a most perplexed and
difficult position, by the announcement made so unexpectedly on
Monday morning, of Mr. Teed's intention to withdraw from the
field. Still, Monday passed and nothing definite was done. At
last Sir John Duckworth took pity upon them, and consented to
offer himself as a candidate. This morning he commenced a
personal canvass. The High-Sheriff has fixed the nomination for
Monday, and the polling for Tuesday.
ABINGDON ELECTION.—The candidates are the
Attorney-General, and General Caulfield on the Liberal side. The
nomination takes place on Monday, and the polling on the follow-
ing day.
GAMES AND WAGERS.—The Lord President's Bill
" To amend the law concerning games and wagers" (which has
just been printed by order of their Lordships' House) repeals that
part of 33 Henry VIII., c. 9, which declares any game of mere
skill, " such as bowling, coyting, cloyshcayls, half bowl, tennis,
or the like," to be an unlawful game, &c. The Bill further de-
clares that, in order to prove any house or place to be a common
gaming.house, it shall be sufficient to prove " it is kept or used for
playing therein at any unlawful game, and that a bank is kept
there by one or more of the players exclusively of the others, or
that the chances of any game played therein are not alike favour-
able to all the players, including among the players the banker or
other person by whom the game is managed, or against whom the
other players stake, play, or bet." The power of justices is to be
exercised under warrant to enter any such house. Additional
penalties are proposed to be imposed, not exceeding 100/. or six
months' imprisonment in a house of correction, on gaming.house
keepers. Proof of gaming for money, &c., is not to be necessary
in support of informations for gaming. The police superintendent
may search for instruments of gaming, and witnesses arc to be in.
demnifled from all prosecution, &c. It is proposed that public
billiard tables shall be licensed from Michaelmas next. The Bill
proposes further to repeal 16 Charles 11., c. 7 ; 10 William 111.,
c 11 ; 9 Anne, c. 14; 11 Anne, c. 5 ; 5 and 6 William IV.,
c. 41 ; and part of 18 George 11., c. 34 (sections 3 and 8, making
persons liable to indictment for winning or losing at play, er by
betting at any one time 101., or within twenty-four hours 201.)
Actions and informations are to be discontinued, and cheating at
play is to be punished as obtaining money by false pretences.
Wages are not to be recoverable at law, and convictions, &c., are
not to be quashed for infornaaltty, &c.
DEMOLITION OF THE ROYAL STANDARD BY THE
WIND.--Yesterday morning, at the usual hour of hoisting the
royal standard on the triumphal arch opposite Buckingham Palace,
there was but a small portion of it left, it having been nearly de-
molished by the wind on Tuesday afternoon. The flag having
become fixed on the top of the flagstaff, when the wind was blowing
with violence, the greater part of it was torn to ribbons.
ROYAL. BOTANIC SOCIETY, REGENT'S PARK.—
The last Hower show given during the season by this Society took
place yesterday. The rain drizzled down abundantly enough,
though not sufficiently to prove the old adage that "it never rains
but it pours." The exhibition was, however, well attended, and,
owing to the judicious arrangement for entering sod passing
through the tents, the Company met and separated without the
slightest cause for complaint. The band of the Royal Horse Guards
(Blue), and the Ist and the 2d Life Guards, played some favourite
airs during the exhibition. One novelty on this occasion was the
comp, tition for the prizes of fruits. The show of grapes, melons,
pines, &c., attracted general attention ; and the stove and green-
house plants, the orchidaeeous plants, and the roses, both cut and
in pots, were as usual extremely fine ; the collections of the cut
roses being beautiful, and more than ordinarily numerous. The
principal exhibitors were Lady Antrobus, Miss Traill, Mrs. Law-
rence, Mr. Rucker, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Cook. Among the
nurserymen, Messrs. Luccombe and Co., and Messrs. Price, of
Exeter, and others. Before the admission of the public, the Queen
and her illustrious guests the King and Queen of the Belgians, the
Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duke of Cambridge, arrived io
view the flowers and grounds, at which time the weather was for-
tunately very propitious.
TILE MAY MEETINGS.—An unusually large amount
has been placed to the credit of the religious societies by the last
May meetings. The following are the principal sums raised:—
Church Missionary, 105,249/. ; British and Foreign 8ibie,85,8171.;
London Missionary, 82,8761.; London Missionary (the Jubilee
Fund), 21,0001.; Religious Tract, 54,1041.; Wesleyan Missionary,
109,188/. ; Colonial Missionary, 3,3881.; Irish Evangelical, 2,641/.;
Foreign Aid, 5,480/ ; British Reformr.tion, 1,5141.; Home Mis-
sionary, 8,600/. ; Primitive Methodist Missionary, 2,567/.; London
City Mission, 9,5791. ; Lordon School Union, 9,5611. ; British and
Foreign Sailors, 2,o72l.—amounting altogether to more than half a
million sterling.

The Union of Saint Germain-en- Laye announces
that the journeymen earpenters on the atmospheric railway have
returned to their work.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY•)

The House sat to-day to hear Scotch appeals. The Peers pre-
sent were Lord Brougham, Lord Cottanham, and Lord Campbell.
CUNNINGIIAME V. 31.1.E0D,
The further arguments in this part.heard case occupied their
Lordships the whole morning.