The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-12 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

ERITH REGATTA,
te:The third annual aquatic meeting at Erith took place yes-
ay, and was even superior to auy that havhe precteedred it.
The presentation of prizes of a►most liberal c
,arac , Pro-
ethketlweever the fullest
havesentrie of gentlemen s four-oared
...oats
heatsf a fine day's sport was realised to the very letter. The
were so arranged as to afford the several competitors
titital PPortunity of getting as much rest as possiblee betweenj
oin
eta; but for the accommodation of the readert
eacu race under its own head, without reference owthe order
la Which they were rowed :
Rob
entuearradenand N
Vllaintesrmen's Pair Oars for 20/.
Co
/). „e w?'t Chanelor and E. Stebbs (Blue) 1
(Pink) 2
Four others started. Won easily.
Amateurs' Four-oared Race for a presentation
silver cup, value 70 guineas.
Th,.,..e Leander Club First Heat.
St, George's Club 'the •N'autilus Club (White and Red C(Rioesds))
321
(Red and Black)
'elle Leander took the lead and retained it,winning by
-emit
with
the Sta length and a half. The Nautilus kept company
into • George's for a considerable distance, and then dropped
tb_
ht . d
G
tr place.
The Second Heat.
1,-iieexAriel Club .......... : .... (Blue and white stripe) 1
Thee .„ePtune
(Light blue) 2
,r e thetis
lee A • ................................
rgonauts (Yellow) 4
The r
Very ace was contended in the most spiriteldwatyhetoNtehpe.
teos neh, when the Arid won by a length
- "etug only half a length ahead of the third boat.
eaoder Club
sitile L Grand Heat
1
AXe Geerge .................................... .. ..
t.iPeti°..n. e ................................... .
4
It .. ••• ..................
be, was one of the finest struggles on record, and, had there
104,T. no other race On the list, would amply have repaid any
rattiliroer°f the sport for the vidt. A pretty start,wahtoa mostwere
e g pace was succeeded by the Leander,
• ery he . , «
Selves 'Ay but fine fellows, who have distinguished them-
sh es at both sculls and oars in many a gallant contest,
le:wflng their head in front, but they were waited upon
f
theyle St• George's, in a manner which showed that
the,bretained the lea' d it would be at the expanse of all
tse„ ph aired
power they could muster; nor were the other
.ept,:ilp,),°uPgehontehnets that would give either an opportunity of
ell g• Streke eucceeded stroke in rapid succession, and,
,;..,et ~,,ay
from Ltehaent!c;e: workr.d immensely, they could n-
Ge--,••'; NO, i were at • intervals •
-e r
4", half a lenzth, o‘r".thre'e‘7qeelre ri iy,•; ween, fir at least
found the half the race, the greater part of which distance
rot iltone other two, • 'lb(ia - engieeM in a distinct and
second ,
""' Powerful stitio:_,glel:ta"leiu; a length in the rear of the
theis‘u,oat. As they neared the pier, within h %If a mile of
but the post, the Leander had drawn their boat clear,
Ut the St. Ger,,
1 t Vie ine-t deafening plaudits,
illorasdoeeaf aitp,leanncidieli-twsxvgpeaosrst%aabl renciansie,o.ar and oar. or within a foot
e The rowing in both
boats
ii.
,was most desp« r deY.bt;t(titY;hreacl..eande.r
.arrived first at
s'llt!Gweilti,rninF p 0,,, three
..or four i feott,.tr„,,li.c• t‘t:aascht-laiencseuiojecttt(i)ef
.4.._era.
age A, whose 1 eriect st., r,
Ne'ptune third, a boat
(1')113' flQit and
(t's'erved "I'lll%l Too, Ariel, who had been tress,,,d' eeer°,ool the eel,
ale 41,:a
.t. a buoy
_a_tni d:flo. ail,e,tl.o,
oor t broke
()fotire of their oar.:,.
either
.7tjg.tri. only beh. i
delevd,adter the leading omits appeared much distiessed, as, in- '
rclintle,fle other crews.
's Fours, for a purse of sovereigns-30/. the first
erew, 20/. the second, 101. the third, 5/. the tburth.
This race was composed of "crack" London watermen.
First Heat.
Nil Des perandum (F. Lett, Robins, T. Coombes, T. Good-
rum ; E. Maynard, coxswain)
The Herr Monarch (J. Doubledee, Leach, Green, Shel-
ton; G. ilanipbell, coxswain) ........................ ...
The winners took the lead directly after the start, and
kept it. There was a third crew,
place, and made a sharp race of it. who tried hard for second
The Unity (Robert CSoeocnionbdesil,
Live Co
Pocock, Phelps; Heat,
champion, Newel,
Live and Let Liombes, coxswain)
(Owen, Short, Reeves, Bartlett;
Turner, coxswain)
2
•• •
Won easily. A. close race for second.
Robert Coomlees's Grand Heat.
Lett's crew was second. crew took the lead, and won it easily.
A." scratch" wound up the day's sport.
• ______,„................
JULLIEN'S MONSTER CONCERT AT THE SURREY
Zootooreat GARDENS.—One of the most extraordinary spec-
yesterday was exhibited yesterday evening in these Gardens that
7,ever beheld. Jullien's second Monster Concert took place,
!_t'o, although the rain came down in torrents from the corn-
Zpett.et.iceznent to the close, above three thousand persons of the
b..?st respectability braved the continued tempest, to listen to,
.roa.igio.._
1, ~ " Congress Musicale," we are certain no one
setia.o.tritlyibeinamcoeudldthehma:e effected it. We must confess, we
the effect was prodigiously grand and
musical 7et and we hope the spirited conaoctors of this unrivalled
cent tai
treat will be induced to give the public one more Cor-
Conti, I' season ; at all events, annual it must be, it is worth
,g a hundred miles to hear. -15111' vit sToL AND SOUTH WALES JUNCTION RAIli.l-1
whie,7-"EXTENSION LINE TO MONmouTil—The manner _ 3
ttan„„," the Parliamentary proceedings under the South Wales
e Bill have been lately reported, is calculated to is slat erroneous impression of that Company's plans.
tol
lose""'cl that they have obtained a preamble "for a Bill,,
instead railway
railway to Chepstow, with a branch to Monm,o,uth,
•Arel4,g °f Which it should have been with a branch. from
Solliirt to Aron
south," that being the branch which the
free Wales Cm ans', take power to construct. The line
1/I"e`a Bristol toot e SOuth Wales line near the Passage, and trise,nension from thence to Monn2outh, are both left to the
the Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway Companies;
faonm
I%Zlepreartitch which the South Wales Company malle rdis-
teat, in t°. Monmouth will be upwards of twelve mi es
Tb quite a different direction.
elle e.report of the Cornmitt2e appointed to examine the
Ratior • ' of the South-Eastern
PAii,pi, is contained in a petition
144 113 r ('7(miPany, respecting tne conduct of Mr.., Big-
ploo solicitor of the Board of Ordnance, and Captain
ofefloere and Mr. Bninha.m, wa, presented to (he Hou,P
kh..list."S last night. The Times of yesterday cournitz
Shl '3 several letters epallodi,d in ;he report—
before
others, one from Mr. 1-lign,At, which was litte the Railway Committee on the N. Kent
port' , ato
~ ~ . -,
of the re
~,, also gi Yes the substance
°II the " the Cilinlitt,z,e," if, stave, ‘• fors roporteit
11S b; fEtets against Cantein Belden) and Mr. Bonn-
collo F"s'irinz the cor:dit,l of both. To nee t'
, gum]
-eort , Len)resl.,)n gent rally a.doptt.d t a
441 1 "I's right and left" at all pet lees ceneei n;.:(1,
f'hur,day, the
,1 the Q_
, .., ,
t.._ns i,veatnuth-Listern (7ompe n 3 , the lie ti 1 i tiers for
Qeir coollyi°tion are themselves severely handled, and
„,,,et steno,. ~i - reprobated."
fm cis: 41RWs (nl-
3',
' ANNU ue DI es ert.---Thtit uee-
Zihr -ais' illfale_',. tVY,EtNhie)Enle.wS sve h tiers of the metropolis, partook of
etoti. 8 ainner oil Wednesday at Higbury.barn Tavern,
Oto an etween two and three o'clock nearly 300 boys sat
festive
see excellent dinner, and seemed highly delighted with the
4180 sat down
About six o'clock near 200 men and their wives
1e "wn. to a timat sumptuous dinner. After the cloth
of whi; a number of toasts were proposed and du:y re.spondeci, to,
lealt4 4 the following appeared to be the most prominent :.--, The
52404
and the Steward,l, ~ The Liberty of the Press," The
ritl pro.,:i Noce Albeit, and may she live to see a long, happy,
h
titanic
orroos reign.. This toast was received in a most ent
able
a, I:thr• Great Praise is due to the stewards for the
"'eball..l,„"ich they conducted the dinner. About ten. o'clock
creiotk
i---tn Was thrown open, and dancing was kept up till three
v'ith .1.. n the Tnorning, wn te Company departed high:y gratified
b.e,edars an.n4,mene
the'rreeT rt Dixon
ou the only Eeglishman who escaped
44out I.._k of the unfortunate ship Reliance, lost near Boulogne,
bati4llB7° mars agO, died last Saturday, at Poplar, after three
itSt "vere sufferin
or eie, g, and being reduced to the most helpless
above ship7oess. He was the most powerful man on board the
heytut r
er. ' IRE AT QuErmc,_...4 public meeting • of the
publi.en:,,ir:T:iaereenhtasota, and others of the town of Manchester was
Illin. TbUrsday, for the purpose of considering the claims of the
of Quebec upon the Christian feeling of the
"patter ~ consequence of the late disastrous fire in that city. The
kid h:adbeen taken in hand by some of the leading merchants,
so 42:::: to the time of the meeting upwards of 1,1001. had been
kaZipoed towards the relief of the sufferers. The Mayor, Mr.
l'eolileo'ft,ided at the meeting, and ably urged the claims of the
so 14tirealetiebee uPon the assistance of those with whom they were
iias,klu
r,tetlhyecoltr:e.cted as with the merchants of Lancashire, and
rho
ePrPorted
bY Mr. Henry, the Rev. Canon Parkinson, Mr.
Mr. M`Grath, Mr. Wight, Mr. Lloyd, Mr.
the touoelusArchdeacon Potter, and several other gentlemen. At
8e
tog, ton of the proceedings a list of subscriptions from the
ing, hay'
Present, amounting to 1,7001, was read; and the meet-
seParked'ag appointed a Committee to carry out their object, then
4
4,1,.VA
:poGX XCoNnucr.—On Monday afternoon, a man
rn the street was taken to the police-office much the
::senora,
w:quor. and, as is the practice with this description of pl.'.
: e;tetlthey do not seem outrageous, he was put into a room
"""
sev
• the same ac-
coo4t. , eral others, who were in custody on
tie ° e a fellow prisoner, named David Watson, and, without
t,,,,, tabghtest provocation, caught hold of his under lip with his
the"... and fairly tore out the piece. Watson was rescued from
thet4l of this cannibal, but in a frightfully disfigured state, al
'kit Of a large portion of his lip.—Glasew Cmsifiuti""