The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-12 00:00:00

LAMBETH REGATTA.

This old established contest took place yesterday, but owing
to the exceedingly unfavourable state of the weather was not
so numerously attended as heretofore. The race was in three
heats, with twelve pairs of oars, for a purse of sovereigns sub-
scribed by the residents of St. Mary's, Lambeth, who on this
occasion exceeded even their usual liberality. For the grand
heat the boats came in in the following order :—Lett and Moon
first, Perry and Wilson second, Wilson and Maynard third.
THE THAMES (STANGATE) BOAT CLUB.
The gentlemen of this highly respectable club contended
last evening, in a pair-oared race, for a pair of gold oars, the
distance being from Putney to Hammersmith-bridge. Messrs.
F. Kew and W. Field (light blue) first, J. C. Hanby and
P. Maudsley (white) second, E. Howard and E. S. Reddome
(dark blue) third, H.. Field and J. Hanlon (crimson) fourth.
All four boats were well together for the first fifty yards, when
crimson began to show in front, followed by white. In the
heat of the race, white having overhauled the leading pair, an
accidental foul occurred between them. White then took the
lead and crimson fell astern. Light blue, off Rosebank, rowed
by the other two into the first place, and won by six lengths.

PETER-BOAT SAILING MATCHES.
These very interesting matches took place yesterday at
Gravesend, under the immediate patronage of J. Saddington,
Esq. (Mayor of the above place), and a committee of gentle-
meu belonging to Gravesend, who accompanied the vessels in
the match in a steam-vessel engaged for the occasion.
At eleven o'clock, the hour named for the boats starting,
several yachts and steamers arrived off Gravesend, many of
them trimmed from stem to stern with colours of all nations,
filled with ladies and gentlemen, who accompanied the match ;
the Town and Terrace Piers, as well as many other parts of
the shore, being thronged with spectators.
The course was from abreast the Clifton Hotel, sailing
southward of a flag-boat off the Chapman's Head, from thence
to a flag-boat in Northfleet Hope, southward to the winning
flag-boat, which was moored between the Town and Terrace
Piers, the distance being about thirty-four miles; and at half-
past eleven o'clock, the signal gun being fired, twelve boats
started out of fourteen entries, it having been previously ar-
ranged by the committee; that the three classes should all start
at the same time.

At starting, the Mystery quickly took the lead, the Henry
second, Martha and Mary third, and the William and Harriet
fourth, the others following closely in their opponents' wake;
the boats continued in this order till nearly off Chapman's
Head, where the Martha and Mary took the lead, and the
boats presented themselves as a very pretty. fleet ; but the
Martha and Mary soon lost her enviable position, she having
carried away her mast during a heavy squall and thunder-
storm. She was shortly afterwards taken in tow by a steamer,
and brought into Gravesend. During this time the Mystery
again led the way, followed by the William and Harriet, the
Henry being third, with most of the others close up; and in
this order they passed Gravesend to the flag-boat at Northfleet
Hope, each vessel being crowded with canvas, having shifted
sails several times during the match, in consequence of the
sudden storm, and a great deal of seamanship was here dis-
played. The 'Mystery still continued the lead, the William
and Harriet pressing closely on her ; and on rounding the
committee's vessels, between the two piers, the boats came in
in the following manner :

FIRST CLASS.
Mystery, J. Doward (orange)
William and Harriet, W. Sandford (R kite)
Joseph and Mary, J. Negus (dark blue)
Elizabeth, J. Clark (red)
A closely-contested match between the first and second
boats, both vessels rounding the flag-boat nearly at the same
moment. _ . _

The Gratitude and New Industry were entered in this class,
but did not start.

SECOND CLASS.
The Henry, H. Brown (light blue) I
Try for It, Sandford (yellow)
Alfred and Martha, A. Brown (standard)

Won easily, the Henry having it all her own way, after
the accident which befel the Martha and Mary, of carrying
away her mast.

THIRD CLASS.
George and Mary, J. Sutherland (blue)
Magnet, G. Brown (pink)
Victory, J. Beichteller (red)
Wedding Day, J. Brown (green)
This was a very severe and closely-contested race between
the first three boats.

THIRD-CLASS RAILWAY CArtmAGEs.—There Was
issued on Saturday, by order of the House of Commons, in re-
turn to an order of that House, dated February 26, a document
containing plans of the carriages either already sanctioned, re-
commended, or most approved of by the Railway Department
of the Board of Trade, for the conveyance of third-class pas-
sengers under the penny a mile clause of the Railway Act.
The return also contains a statement in detail, showing the
number of passengers these various carriages are constructed
to hold, with the length, breadth, &c., and whether glass is
used in any, and in which of the various spaces provided for
admitting light and air. The rules issued by the Board of
Trade upon the subject are also appended. The plans above
described show a very great improvement in the third-class
carriages, as regards the protection of their occupants from the
weather, and the steps adopted for preserving them as far as
possible from accident.
PASSIVE RESISTANCE TO THE PAYMENT OF RENT.
—On Tuesday last the Sub-sheriff of Tipperary proceeded to a
portion of the Derry Castle estates, for the purpose of execut-
ing about 190 decrees and attachments for arrears of rent,
against the defaulting tenantry on that property, due for several
years prior to the present owner of the estate coming into pos-
session. The Sheriff was accompanied by fifty police, under
the command of Sub-Insp, ctor Lewis, and fifty of the
Ist Royals, under the command of Captain Neville,
from Killaloe. Every house was locked up and well bar-
ricadoed, and there was not a head of cattle on the lands,
nor a human being to be seen, with the exception of a few
young chaps, watching as scouts to bring the news to ocher
districts. When the Sheriff knocked at the houses of the
principal tenantry, the inmates refused to open the doors. The
party had to retire as they came, being totally unsuccessful in
their mission. The tenants on the Derry Castle estates have
been permitted to fall into arrears, some for three, four, and
five years.—Nenagh Guardian.
A little girl, who was crossing the Lancaster and
Preston Railway last week, when the train was approaching,
was knocked down between the rails by the buffer of the en-
gine, and the whole train of carriages passed over her without
doing her any harm.