The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-17 00:00:00

GRAND SAILING MATCH.

Yesterday a Sailing Match, for a silver cup and cover,
given by the Clarence Yacht Club, took place. The dis-
tance to be sailed was from Westminster Bridge to Ham•-
mersuiith, and back to Westminster. A great number of
boats were on the water, and as a fine breeze was up at
N.F. fine sport was expected. Eleven vessels were en,
tered to start, but only iiine were at their stations at the
signal given for preparation.
The Commodore, at hall-past four, gave the signal for
starting ; and the Clarence, of seven tons, took the lead,
followed closely by the Leander. The Fortitude was the
next vessel. The others were likewise close upon each
other. The Clarence kept the lead up to Hammersmith,
and was the first boat which rounded the flag-boat, the
Fortitude and Leander being close upon the Clarence. In
making the first tack the Clarence ran foul of a boot moor-
ed near the shore, and became entangled, and a man on
board cleared her with his foot. This, as will be seen be-
low, led to a dispute. The boats kept their relative sta-
tions, with the exception of the Leauder, which changed
places with the Fortitude. At about 25 minutes past
seven the Clarence rounded the flag-boat stationed near
Westminster-bridge, winning the match by about four mi-
nutes, the Fortitude coming in next, almost immediately
after ; all the other boats came up within a quarter of an
hour. 7he match was a well contested one.
THE WKANGLE.-Tbe unfortunate boats raised an ob-
jection to the means adopted by the Clarence, when she
ran foul of the boat off Putney. According to the rules of
the Club no means, except the hands, nre to be used in
getting clear of any impediments which may arise to ob-
struct tke vessels. A person on hoard the Clarence cleared
the vessel with his feet. This was deemed unfair by the
majority of the Club, but the Commodore decided that the
crew of the Clarence acted right. In the evening the cup
wee presented to the winner at the Club-room of Oliver's
Coffee-house, Westminster Bridge.

DREADFUL FIRE.

YUATHEIt. rAwricuLARB.—SEVEN PERSONS MISSING.

On Saturday morning the house of Mr. Harrison, fringe-
manufacturer, Red Lion-street, Holborn, was discovered to
be on fire. The fury of the flames was great in the ea-
tt erne, anti it was with the utmost difficulty, indeed nothing
but the promptness of Mrs. Harrison, in making her escape
from the first floor window, in all but a state of nudity, and
passing along the leads of that and the adjoining house, to
the third house, that she escaped with her life. The next
house, Mr. Thurling's, a butcher, the corner of Princes-
street, was also on fire. The house on the North side,
occupied by Mr. Jarman, and the shop and some part of
which was let to Mr. Webb, a grocer, was also in a blaze,
and the situation of the whole of the houses being such
that no engines could be brought to play upon the rear of
them, the three, Mr. Thurling's, Mr. Harrison's, and
Mr. Jarman's, were consumed, and nearly every at-
ticle that they contained. Mr. Harrisen's shop nti'az divided
into two, and, with part of the house, was let to a person
named Tingle, who had a wife and five children, the
youngest about fifteen months old, and the eldest not met
than ten years old. All these are missing—no tidings can
heard of them, although every possible inquiry has been
made amongst their friends and relatives ; they therefore
conclude, that they are lost in the conflagration. On the
other hand, Mrs. Harrison is confident that she heard the
voice of Mr. Tingle when she was first alarmed, saying to
some one, " Come: away—come away !" and that they
were clown titan's In the shop, or near it. Some of the
neighbours opposite state., that they must have Well them if
they had been there, and they are positive that no persons
went out at the front after the fire was discovered.