The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-21 00:00:00

DECISION OF THE GRAND REGATTA

AT GREENWICH, IN HONOUR OF THE NATAL DAT OF HIS

MAJEISTI -(EXCLUSITE.
Last evening the town of Greenwich presented the
greatest bustle, amidst all classes, it being the evening fixed
by the Managers of the Grand Regatta for its decision, and
Owing to the propitious state of the weather, together with
the intense interest excited on the occasion, the Hospital
parade, the shores, and, in fact, the various craft that were
lying in the river, from whence the slightest view could be
had, was crowded by all descriptions of company. Bands of
music paraded the town, with eockades in their hats, and
nothing appeared to be wanted to satiate the appetites of
the lovers of this manly description of sport. The match
was for a prize wherry, given in honour of his Majesty's
birth-day, together with other prizes. It wan rowed for
on Tuesday se'nnight, but owing to the extreme excel-
lence of skill, and the equality of strength of the two
competitors, Mee (pink) and Groves (yellow), who were
left to contend for the grand prize, it was decided by the
managers to be impossible to say then which man had won
the wherry, as they both came in to the boundary boat,
oar and oar. It was consequently arranged, that the heat
should be rowed over again yesterday evening, each man
snaking choice of his umpire. At about six o'clock a
signal gun was fired, and the two men were placed
at a boundary boat lying off the rope-ground on the
eastern side of the Hospital ; each man seemed " eager
for the fray," and were loudly cheered by their friends,
and by the vast assemblage along the shores. Shortly
after another gun was fired, and away they went,
yellow having the best of the start. Pink kept close after
him, about half a boat's length on his starboard side.
Yellow, full of strength, kept as much in shore as possible,
which example was followed by his antagonist. On reach-
ing the boundary boat, moored off the Grampus hospital-
ship, yellow endeavoured to round her first, but pink
pulled up most manfully, and fouled the stern of yellow,
by which trick (allowed to be fair) the latter was shoved
up the river some distance before he could round, and pink
then took the lead till off the hospital, when he was fouled
by a lug-boat, which gave yellow an opportunity of
making way, and before pink could right himself, yellow
came up with him. " Foul ! foul !" was hero vociferated
by the umpires ; and after much delay it was agreed that
the heat should.l,e rowed over again. This was accord-
ingly done, and after one of the finest displays of aquatic
skill we ever before witnessed, Yellow was declared the
winner, and he was pulled ashore, amid loud acclamatitsus,
the hand of the Marine Society playing "See the conquer-
ing Hero comes." The remainder of the evening was
spent
full of visitorsentwithtlieg asre on oneatest hilarity,
of the fair day
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THE NEW Bistior OF LONDON.—Yesterday
the return made by the Dean and Chapter of London to
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ri L 0 M F I E L D to the vacant See, was. formally read in Bow
the Apparitor of the Arches' Court
his MAJESTY'S writ of conyd delire, for the election of Dr.
Church, Cheapside, by
of Canterbury, who opened a Court Ecclesiastical there
with the customary proclamation, ~ Om &c."
The writ
about a minute, and then taken down, in order to be' e
hibited to the ARCHBISHOP or CANTERBURY. The Cere-
monyien the
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course of a few days, and the con ' ' Congo ei eltrethe
for election
iif Dr. SUMNER, to the vacant Seeof Chester '
will appear
in the Gazette of Tuesday.
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