The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-22 00:00:00

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT•

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) vcg, •
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGEJ:4
ARRIVALS. POI

July 11. Brilliant, schooner, G. H. Ackers, ESCI4
Guernsey and Torbay.
13. Witch, cutter, Henry Oglander, Esq., from
14. Zephyretta, schooner, Henry Hope, Esq., frog' ''rort"
15. Noran, cutter, Sir H. B. Hoghton, Esq., frog; froo
mouth ; Resolution, schooner, Duke of Rutlan°,
0
Guernsey.
Surtb 18. Fairy, schooner, W. Peareth, Esq., from
Scotland and Ireland.
SAILINGS. 614
rou
July 15. Kestrel, ketch, Commodore Earl of Yarb°
on a cruise to the eastward.
,T10,14'
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE
_„01°
Schooners—Brilliant, Ariel, Flirt, Camilla, ism'igThol
Zephyretta, and Fairy. Cutters—Phantom, Spay.° Witf„,'
Hebe, Alarm, Emerald, Reindeer, Whim, NymPl' Co-
Intrepid, Ganymede, Naiad, Owen Glendwr,
line, Spider, Medina, Dove.
for'
IN HARBOUR. The
Hawk, schooner; Ariadne, cutter; Aurora, do.; of
do. ; Will-o'. the-Wisp, do. tee 00 0,
A private sailing match having been got up l'Y ster
PortsTeorse;:
the members of the Royal Yacht Squadron, at presenolt
ping at the Rendezvous, in order to test the sailing ,cl,OOO/0
of three splendid cutters of equal tonnage, and;mci tb
being the day appointed for the match, course rotio
island, the following vessels having been entered took tIY
station off Cowes Castle, viz. :
Pt $'
Ganymede, cutter, 70 tons J. H. W. P. Smythe
Naiad, yacht, 70 tons John Quantock, Esq.
Witch, yacht, 70 tons Henry Oglander, Esg•
At precisely nine o'clock, on a signal from the linY .„,oso
Squadron ship-yacht, Brilliant, being given, 0,100 "'ix
started with a fine breeze from N.W., carrying with ;he Ile
flood to the eastward, and a favourable breeze down, ;he e," to
of the island as far as Rockenend where they had
tide in their favour, from hence their course behr ler tai
the Needles, the wind become dead and end, and "s"
.„!";
fl
ing up to the Needles the wind again became favnursilsOy
with a strong ebb against them, they arrived at the w
post as follows :
Naiad
Ganymede
Witch
Strong wind west. hed
There is one very curious circumstance attac .oritiot
match. All three of the yachts got on shore off
_1t091,0
and were towed off by, a steamer, when they agree"'„top-, ~Do
fair together again,which they did, neither appeariub try
any great advantage. This was as it should be, t°
qualities of the vessels. .
orla
FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. abate
The Marquis of Anglesey and family -Sir B. G r fito t
,
family, Lord Dillon and family, Lord Clonbrock sod ,be
Lady Caroline Morant, Lady James Graham and seo,
fashionables are expected on Monday. Lady Cael°,4ljoui
Fitzhardinge, the Marquis of Blandford and sever
have taken houses this week. 00
Southampton was on Thursday visited by a '-to 0"-
thunder, and lightning, but the island still continue°
from the great drought.

At Blaendare forge a very curious' neci4lenvll96iliefti
curred last week.. About six years ago the an" 'pd to of
piece of ordnance on such occasions, had been us •e°
some some charges of powder to give eclat to a Nved'ittt;•
since it has been in constant use, but last,na., 'Aet
whilst a man was holding, and a boy bamtnel'u;itovilie
hot piece of iron upon it, an explosion from eeale g.
which had remained for such a length of time eel qssatt
the cavity, took place. A beam over the anvi The oer,
vered, and the boy's hand severely lacerated. other Po.
escaped unhurt. Providentially there were ye josioa
sons in the forge, or, from the force of theme/ift. .000
rious consequences might have occurred.—, will she
BURNS'S FESTIVAL.—The 6th of August 00„to
arrive, and its dawning will be watched hfivo.
anxious well-wisher to the approaching fuesii. arrito
various committees, we understand, have t".regiou °far
ments in a very satisfactory state. The Pa'", plan
large field adjacent to the monument, from ted V. 4
nished by Mr. Miller, Alloway-place, to be eree if vve I;sft
M'Nab, Old-toll, will have a stately appearailfiel: dottb„l jer
guess from the skeleton already reared, and,w the
have this character heightened to tnag,RYe-dens .9..n.`
rich and tasteful decorations from the garden Cod' oil,
county. The invitation to the Ayr r-"leetiog 000
to join the procession, was, at their to ;
~100
Wednesday, enthusiastically respondea_bii, 9`';o•
what with Magistrates of Towns, 1",,u,a 'osiCt
Archers'i Societies, Free-masons, "it's of °,101,11‘,
Scottish Peasantry, &c. &e., with bands of „toot
and the town, neighbourhood, and lin, the 1,1000
decorated with, the choicest offerings 0.% of :ale'
and flower garden, the demonstration out a 0r.:,,05t
at the meetinc, with the sons of Burns, 1110, the rte.
glarnadtifyolngthaen6dPoeentnowbliilnl
gbedeasersippetirotnae..leji,i;
btheegizjilitotelfr
heir of the Pavilion, however, the effee.t,Tthose 31' ore
ghtened from the glowing ch,riutartslado:l;.bw.oonttoufLybienin:ii:eall
minds who have signified their --ihtenti on 6%,
sent, may be expected to deliver, on a the love w
hester
pthitetiiattke.ildAreydr
Agednvieurstisrenders
Goon NEWS FOR THE LADIES. 3,
the J.f LiWo
Assizes, on Friday last, in a case of manslaug beat )10,
Judge kWightrioak was an
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afeot.r a man
with a small s