The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-21 00:00:00

THAMES GRAND REGATTA.

At a numerous meeting of the Committee and other lead-
ing aquatic gentlemen, at the British Coffee-house, yester-
day, J. D. Bishop, Esq., formerly of the Leander Club, in
the chair, this great regatta was formally announced for the
20th, 21st, and 22d of June, when the following races will
take place

The gold challenge cup, for eight-oared boats ; gentlemen
amateurs ; entrance, five guineas each boat.
The silver challenge cup, for four-oared boats ; gentlemen
amateurs ; entrance, three guineas.
A pair of silver cups, for pair-oared boats ; gentlemen
amateurs ; entrance, two guineas.
The silver challenge cup, fur sculls ; gentlemen amateurs ;
entrance, one guinea.
A prize of 100 SOS's. for watermen in four-oared boats ; open
to all the world; with minor prizes (should the funds allow)
for the second and third boats; entrance, 21.
A purse of 50 soya. (cup or specie) for four-oared boats ;
open to any crew not being Thames watermen or landsmen ;
entry, 2/,

A- purse of 80 sovs. for pair-oared boats (watermen) ;
entry, 1/.
A purse of 50,sec*S.:for scullers (watermen) ; entry 10s.
A prize wherry for double sculls for watemien plying above
Battersea-bridge ; entry 11.
A coat and badge for apprentices (the gift of E. Morris;
Esq.) between London-bridge and 'reddington-lock.
A. sweepstakes of two sovereigns each boat, with twenty
added, for landsmen, in four-oared boats.
Entrances to close at Messrs. Searle's, Stangate, at eight on
the evening of the 12th of June.
Mr. Bishop took occasion to congratulate the gentlemen
upon the opportunity which would be aftbrded them by the
arrangement come to with the Henley-on-Thames stewards,
of contending in both regattas, and was happy to add that
the time chosen by the committee for this great aquatic
treat was such as would be most convenient to the gentle-
men of the Cambridge and Oxford Universit;es, and to the
other aquatic clubs. After some further observations, thanks
were voted to the chairman for his valuable services, and to
the committee, whose labours for the last few weeks have
been very considerable, and who have yet much to do in
collecting subscriptions.

GAMBLING BOOTHS, &c.
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
EPSOM, MONDAY EVENING, NINE o'CLocK.
The following notice has at this late hour been posted
throughout the town, and the excitement produced by its
appearance baffles description :

"All persons playing or betting in any booth or public
place, at any table or instrument of gaming, at any game or
pretended game of chance, will be taken into custody by the
police, and may be committed to the House of Correction, and
there kept to hard labour for three months.
"By Order of the Commissioners of the Police of the
Metropolis,
"THOMAS BICKNELL, Superintendent of Police.
" Metropolitan Police-office, Scotland -yard, May 20, 1844."
It is calculated that from fifteen to twenty thousand per-
sons, directly or indirectly connected with gaming, visit
Epsom annually, and if the Commissioners of Police are de-
termined to put in force the threats contained in this bill, it
is impossible to form any conception of the uproar and other
evil consequences that will ensue ; five hundred police would
avail but little against such a formidable array as would
certainly appear on the Downs, a majority of them men of
desperate character, and on all sides we hear threats "loud
and deep" that they will muster in such force that no Derby
shall be run for on Wednesday, if this interference with their
privileges, as they call them, is persisted in. How far the
authorities may deem it advisable to act up to their threat-
ened surveillance remains to be proved. The town is in a
most excited state, and business almost stagnant in conse-