The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-23 00:00:00

WOOLWICH REGATTA.

The exceeding fineness of the weather yesterday, with the
anticipation of good sport, induceQl a great number of the
holiday folks to visit this popular !Race of resort, who, with
the townspeople, made a very full attendance. The race was
for a coat and badge—six scullers, in five heats ; the race ex-
tending the whole length of the town and back.
The first heat was won by George Wright (pink).
The second heat was won by Field (light blue).
The third heat by Henry Jewitt (dark blue) and William
Southgate (yellow).
The fourth heat by light blue and dark blue.
The grand heat was between the two last as winners of
the preceding heat. Light blue took the lead and kept it,
winning easily.

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TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN WINDSOR
CASTLE AND PADDINGTON.—Two engines, to be attached to
special trains, have been commanded to be kept in constant
readiness with their steam up, both by day and night, at the
Paddington Terminus of the Great Western Railway, to start
at five minutes' notice for the Slough Station, for the purpose
of conveying the great officers of state en route to Windsor
Castle, upon their being summoned from town on the auspi-
cious and interesting occasion of the accouchnient of her Ma-
jesty. A powerful alarum has just been fixed at the gal-
vanic telegraphic office at Paddington, communicating with
the telegraph at Slough, for the purpose of arousing the atten&
ant who sleeps at the office, in the event of a telegraphic ex-
press reaching the terminus from Windsor during the night.
A trusty person has also been appointed to remain in attend-
ance at the office of the Slough Station throughout the. whole
of the night. It is computed that a. message can be ex-
pressed by the aid of the telegraph from Windsor Castle to
Buckingham Palace in 25 minutes.

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THE ALLEGED MURDER AT CHELSEA.—Last even-
ing,at six o'clock, Mr. Higgs, Deputy-Coroner for Westmin-
ster, resumed at the Spread Eagle, Thames-bank, the in-
twiry into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. E.
Larking, aged twenty-three years, a block maker, of Queen-
street, Chelsea. The inquest-room was much crowded, as a
report had been circulated that the deceased had been first
robbed and afterwards thrown into the river. The evidence
was of a conflicting and unsatisfactory character; but the
medical testimony went somewhat to show that violence had
been used towards the deceased. There was, however; no
proof as to. how he had come by his death, or to show
whether he had fallen or been thrown into the river; and
the jury, therefore, returned an open verdict of " Found
drowned.". • •

HAMBURGH MAIL.
C( PEN-HAGEN, JULY 15.—We hear that the Russian
fleet in the Sound will proceed to the north, to meet Mile
new ship of the line, the New Ingermanland, built at
Art hangel instead of the Ingermanland which was
wrecked last year. It is said to have the Grard Date
Michael on board (other accounts, more correct, say
Constantine), who, as high admiral, will take tho com-
mand of the squadron, which will be
,joined by the
Aurore frigate, on her return from London. Another
frigate arrived at Elsinore on Thursday, 'and another
ship of the line is expected.
Professor Prang, who was sent for to St. Petersburgh
to a consultation relative to the Grand Duchess Alex-
I andria, has returned to this city. He declares that the
statements published in some of the German journals,
that the Princess had been delivered of a stilf-born
child are unfounded ; but it is unhappily too true that
she still continues in a very precarious state.
ELSINORE, JCLY 13.—The Russian fleet was joi'n'ed
yesterday by a corvette, so that it now consists of
13 ships. This afternoon the whole fleet -fired a salute,
as we understand, on account of the fete of the Empress.
The fortress of Orenonburg and the guard-ship also
saluted, and the latter had the Russian and Danish
flags. Many boats, with officers and men, came yester-
day and to-day to purchase refreshments, &c. Several
officers and cadets made excursions in the neighbour-
hood in carriages, on horseback, and on foot.
STOCKIIOLM, JULY 12.—The sitting of the extraordi-
nary Diet commenced yesterday. The King summoned
the herald yesterday ; and in the presence of the
Crown Prince, the Knights of the Seraphim, the Swedish
and Norwegian Councillors of State, &c., delivered to
him the royal proclamation for the opening of the
Diet, to read it in the several places in the city. His
Majesty then nominated Count Posso (formerly Minister
of Justice), to the office of Landmarshal of the Diet, and
gave him his staff of office.
ST. PETERSBURCII, JULY 9.—The birthday of the
Emperor was kept the day before yesterday, quite in
silence, doubtless out of respect to the distress of the
Imperial-Family, on account of the illness of the Grand
Duchess Alexandria.

HANOVER, JULY 16.—We were alarmed yesterday
by a report that the town of Gedar was almost entirely
burnt to the ground. To-day, however, we leapt that
there has been a great fire, which destroyed a dhurch,
with a celebrated organ, and two houses. It is stated
that to the indefatigable and judicious exertions of the
military in directing the fire-engines, may be ascribed
the preservation of the remainder of the town. The
wind being very stormy, and the roofs of the adjoining
houses being often in great danger.—Hamburghpapers.

CAUSES OF INCENDIARISM.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Nonwien, JULY 22.—The fact I gave you on Saturday is
working more practical mischief than any one unacquainted
with these districts can imagine.
I enclose you a clause or two from agreements insisted
upon by some of the largest landowners, Whigs tee, and
when you consider that farms must be very scarce before
men would sign such agreements, you may infer that they
are put at a sufficient high rent, while the commutation of
tithe has increased that payment from fifteen to forty per
cent, in some parishes, over what it was under the old sys-
tem. Out of the operation of these things, 'the farmers—
the one or two hundred acres farmers especially—are driven
by stress of landlord and parson circumstances, and the com-
petition for a place to live in, to do all they can:to screw the
labourers; and amongst other practices, that to which I
directed your attention is producing the greatest heart-
burning and
Necessity first induced these farmers to pay labourers in
proportion to their opinion of their wants, till now, it is—l
speak from knowledge of cases—become part of the-calcura-
ton with them, in taking a farm, to reckon on a portion of
the labour being done by single men at half the price of
married men ! You don't want to be told that the landlords
reap the 'Ainefit, such as it is, of calculations and practices of
this kind.

Nor need you be told, that when men have signed agree-
ments of this kind, which first place themselves at the mercy
of an aristocratic landlord, and their wives, if they shall die
in the most degraded of all poations. All the affections
which in by-gone periods existed between the landlord and
farmer on the one hand, and the farmer and labourers on the
other, are extinguished. You may depend upon it, much of
the heart-burning which lights the stacks and barns ori-
ginates in that fact of unequal payment; and the
farmers are driven by such agreements, and yearly leases
as these, to do and defend what was formerly wholly re-
pugnant to their habits and feelings.
See, from this, what folly it is for the landlords is
House" to vapour about the causes of fire as they cltren
they are themselves the primary cause ! There are plenty
of other causes all tending the same way, equally to be laid
at their door, but this is all to-day.
Preamble of an agreement, signed by certain farmers, runs

thus:
"From
the 11th October, 184,3, for the term of one year
thence next ensuing, and thenceforward from year to year
determinable at the end of the first, or any subsequent year,
on six months' previous notice, given in writing on either
side, for that purpose."
Then see, if a man dies, how voters are made, and widows
treated :

That in case the said - shall die four months before
the expiration of the said term, it shall be at the option of
the said -, his heirs, or assigns, by notice in writing, to
be delivered to the personal representative of the said -,
or person entitled to became such personal representative,
to determine, and put an end to the tenancy under this
agreement, from the Michaelmas-day next after the decease
of the said -, being allowed for all unexhausted improve--
ments in the culture of the lands according to the condi-
tion and scale of the steward's list. But if the said -
shall leave a widow,, and if such widow, having been per-
mitted to continue the occupation, shall marry again during
the remainder of such term, it shall be lawful for the said
-, his heirs, or assigns, at any period of the tenancy, to
determine and put an end to such tenancy, without any
allowance, except as between the outgoing and incoming
tenant !"

People under such circumstances as this have to look to
themselves, not to their labourers; all kindly feelings are by
them rooted out.

DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL.

HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY IL
MAJORITY.—PRESENT,IOO.
Lord Chancellor EARLS.
DUKES. Liverpool
Norfolk Besborough
Richmond Courtown
Buccleuch Charlemont
Leinster Wicklow
Wellington Leitrim
Cleveland Lucan

LORDS.
Beaumont
St. John
Saltouu
Minnaird
Polwaith
Montfort
Sondes

MARQUISES. Rosslyn Foley
Vs inchester Manvers Suffield.
Lansdowne Lonsdale Carrington
Bute Harewood Liiford
Exeter Minto i Crofton
Camden Vern lam Gardner
Clanricardo Morley Redesdale
Normanby Somers Rivers
EARLS. Cawdor Colchester
Shaftesbury Ripon Ravenswortk
Scarborough Effingham Forrester
Jersey Auckland Wharncliffe
Morton Belfast Tenterden
Home VISCOUNTS. Brougham
Haddington Hereford Templemore
Dalhousie Torrington Carew
Aberdeen Gage Abinger
Dartmouth Melbourne Hatberton
Cowper Hawarden Strafford
Harrington Sc. Vincent Cotten ham
Warwick Melville Langdale
Hardwicke Canning B items'
Delawarr Canterbury Sudeley
Radnor BISHOPS. Lurgan.
Clarendon Durham, Bishop Colborne
Talbot Norwich, Bishop De Freyne
Fortescue LORDS. Millitile of &anion
Beverley Camoys Campbell]'