The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-14 00:00:00

GREENWICH REGATTA,

IN HONOUR or Ins MAJESTY 'S BIRTH-DAY.
Ois Tuesday the River below bridge presented one of the
most animating scenes we have witnessed this season, it
being the day on which the Annual Prizes given by the
Ladies and Gentlemen of Greenwich, to be contested for by
six free young watermen of that town, by their skill in
aquatic excellence.

The following are the names of the competitors:—
For the First Heat... Richard Mee Pink.
George Cook Sky Blue.
Matthew Groves YeHew.
Second Heat Chambers Anderson... Green.
William Chatter Orange.
Thomas Cheeseman Red.

The race extended the whole front of the town, viz. from
a boat moored off the Hospital Stairs, to another off the
Grampus Hospital ship at the Horseferry.
The first man received a Wherry, value 251. ; second
man, Si. cas!.l; third man, 21. 10s. cash; fourth man, 21.
cash; fifth man, 11. 10s. cash; sixth man, 11. cash.

At half-past twelve o'clock, the three first men, pink,
sky-blue, and yellow, started for the first heat. Pink got
in first; yellow second, and sky-blue third.
At two o'clock, the men (green, orange, and red)
started for the second heat, which was won by green and
orange.

The third heat commenced at half-past three, and the
men came in in the following order—yellow tinit, sky-blue
second, orange third, and red fourth.

For the fourth heat, pink and yellow, the two first men
in the first heat, and green and orange, the two first men
in the second heat, contested for the fifth and grand heat,
which was won in
,the folic/wing order—yellow first, pink
second, green third, and orange last.
At half-past seven, pink and yellow started low the grand
heat, which was one of the best we ever saw; the men
kept together, skull and skull, till they had nearly finished
,the he C, when, opposite the Hospital, they got locked to-
gether, and after struggling together for about a quarter of
an hour, they righted themselves, and yellow shot a little
a-head, but was overtaken by pink, and came in so nearly
together, that the Umpire could not decide which had the

itivantage, and it was therefore arranged that the heat
should be finally decided another day.

A few clips of wool have been recently sold
in the neighbourhood of Crowland, but none made more
than 22e. per tod : old wool cannot be sold at any price.—
Bostou Gazette.

Dr. GALL, the celebrated Phrenologist, is, we
regret to say, dangerously ill in Paris—Edinburgh Even-
ing Courant.

ST. MARY'S ABBEY.—Li the course of
their labours among these interesting ruins, on the Manor
Shore, the workmen continue to discover more striking
vestiges of the former extent and magnificence of this
monastic edifice. Last week these labours have been car-
ried on at the east end of the ruins, and the extent of the
Abbey, Choir, &c. has been satisfactorily ascertained, the
walls having been found a few inches below the turf, which
slightly covered them. This part of the edifice has been
about 160 ket long, thus making the length of the whole
church 350 feet. Some apartments have also been dis-
covered nearer the river, which are conjectured to have
formed part of an infirmary. The remains of pieces of
timber are yet in the walls, and the floor has been boarded.
It is supposed that the kitchens and other out•offices of the
Abbey have stood by the river side, near to the tower
which is now used for the water-works, and it is probable
that a range of buildings may have extended in the direc-
tion of the river completely across the Manor Shore. In-
deed, the fact is evident, from the remains standing in va-
rious parts of the ground. On Wednesday, a stone of ex-
cellent sculpture was discovered, which appears to have be-
longed to an arch similar to the one at the west end of the
Cathedral, but of much larger dimensions. It has three
figures, clothed in rich drapery, two of them holding books.
They are 18 inches high, and present a finer specimen of
the sculptor's art, than any hitherto discovered,—York
Courant.