The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-20 00:00:00

NAVAL FETE UPON THE THAMES.

A most extraordinary and novel fete is announced for
Friday (to-morrow) in honour of the birth-day of his
Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, and under the im-
mediate patronage of the Coronation Fleet Club.
It is a match from Waterloo-bridge to Putney, and
back to Lambeth-palace, between twenty fishing-boats,
(each being limited to the use only of a spritsail or trysail)
and foresail ; no booms or paddles are allowed ; and any
vessel wilfully fouling, to be thrown out of the match al-
together.
Mr. Nelson, the Deputy Water-bailiff, is to
have the superintendance of this interesting match.
It has already excited so much interest, that the En-
deavour steam-packet is to accompany the race with cem-
pany. Mr. Sandwell, of the Dog Tavern, Holywell-street,
has the arrangements of the dejeune on old Thames, which
will take place in the steamer in honour of this occasion.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

CHANGES.

The Duke of Devonshire, yesterday, from Chatsworth, to
Bolton Abbey, in Yorkshire ; the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Mor-
peth, and Mr. Howard, for Castle Howard, in Yorkshire; the
Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesea and the Ladies Paget, yes-
terday, for their seat, Beau Desert, Staffordshire; the Earl and
Countess Gower, for the Marquis of Stafford's seat, Trentham
hall, Staffordshire; Major Francis Vincent, from Lisbon, in
Arlington-street ; Captain and Mr. Langley, from Tunbridge
Wells, for Ramsgate; Major Campbell, in Bruton-street, from
the Netherlands; Lord Melbourne and J. R. Milihank, Esq.
yesterday, at Whitehall, from Tunbridge 'Wells ; Henry Sey-
mour, Esq. in Abingdon-street, from his scat in Bedfordshire ;
. Colonel Caulfield and Mr. Mallet, at the British Hotel, Jermyn-
street, from a tour; Spencer Mackay, Esq. at Ellis's Hotel, St.
James's-street, from his seat, Bookham Grove, Surrey; John
Todd, Esq. at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street, from a tour ; H.
and J. F. Todd, Esqrs. at ditto, from a tour; the Hon. Edward
Jervis and Robert Ricketts, Esq. from ditto, on a tour ; R. D.
Oswald. Esq. jun. from the London Hotel, Albemarle-street,
for Esher ; General Sir William Sheridan, Bart. from Fladong's
Hotel, to Scotland; Captain Tisdall, R.N. and the Misses Ha-
milton, from ditto, to the Continent ; the Rev. R. Mrs and Miss
Norris, from ditto, to Brighton; Lord and Lady Kensington
and family, at Fenton's Hotel, from Brighton ; the Rev. George
and Mrs. Haddington, at ditto, from Northwold, Suffolk; the
Rev. James Slater, at Syrnmons's Hotel (late Jordan's), St.
James's-street, from Ireland.

ARRIVALS AT BATH.
Lord Llandaff, Hon. Miss Burton, Lady Bolton, Sir G. and
Lady Ricketts, Sir H. and Lady Vickerey, Sir E. Denney, Sir
Morris Ximenes, Sir J. Knight, Lady and Miss D'Urban, Gen.
Macauley, Colonel Crofton, Majors Cos, Brooks; Captains Sa-
vage, Haynes; Rev. Messrs. Wiggett, Robinson; Mr. and Mrs.
Acraman, Et' twins, Frederick, Smart, Tylee, West, Trail, and
Farrand.

ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM.
Earl of Wiltshire, Lord and Lady Lisle, Lord Decies, Lord
Bishop of St. David's, Le Comtc de Lorenzo, Lady Newbolt and
family, Hon. and Rev. George Burke, General Capel, Lieut.-
General Gerard, Colonel Cross, Colonel Short, Lieut.-Colonel
Shewen, Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson, Major and Mrs. Snowpaul,
Major Cumberland, Rev. Mr. Cumming, Rev. Mr. Sheehan,
Rev. Mr. Corrie, Rev. Mr. GifPard, Rev. I'. Fuller, Captain
Fenton, Captain Harvey, Captain Waller, Captain Light, Cap-
tain Brooks, Captain Le Couteur, Captain W. S. Webb, Capt.
Lucas, Captain Lowe.

The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE came
to town yesterday morning from their residence in Bushy
Park. Their Royal Highnesses paid a visit to the Duke
and Duchess of CUMBERLAND, at their residence in the
King's Palace, St. James's. At half-past four o'clock,
their Royal Highnesses left town on their return to Bushy.
St. George's Hall at Windsor, together with
the Ball-room and Guard Chamber of Windsor Castle,
are allowed to be shown to the public by permission of his
MAJESTY.

Viscount SI'RANGFORD had an interview
yesterday with the Earl of ABERDEEN at the Foreign Office.
The Earl of CHATHAM (the Governor of
Gibraltar; transacted business yesterday at the Colonial
Office.

Lord Viscount DUNCANNON is shortly to be
entertained at a public dinner in Carrick-on-Suir, near the
residence of the Earl of BESBOROUOII. Mr. O'CowNELL
is to be present. The Learned Gentleman will pass some
time before the close of the autumn on a visit at Besbo-
rough House.

The Right Hon. Sir W. GARROW has been
staying a few days at Dr. BA DELEF'S, in this town, on
his return from the Norfolk Circuit. On Sunday morning
his Lordship was among the congregation at church, and
yesterday his Lordship visited the county prison at Spring-
field Hill.—Essex Herald.

His Majesty's brig Briseis, 10, was commis•
sioned yesterday at Woolwich, for the packet service.—
Lieutenant S. DOWNING and Mr. T. E. RING, Assistant.
Surgeon, are appointed to her.

EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH.—The Aber-
deen and London Steam Navigation Company's steam
ship, the Duke of TVellington, sailed from Aberdeen
about three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, the 15th inst.,
and arrived at London at one o'clock on Monday fore-
noon, the I7th inst., performing the distance of about
540 miles in 46 hours, beating the mail about 17 hours.
Salmon caught and grouse killed on Saturday forenoon
were delivered at their respective destinations on Monday
afternoon.
The O'CONNELL testimonial subscriptions
proceed but very slowly, which is ascribed to most of his
partisans having been drained of their cash by their contri-
buting to the Catholic rent, an account of the receipt and
expenditure of which they expected to see published before
there were any further calls or encroachments on their
pockets.

Dr. IRELAND, we find, has refused the friends
of the late Mr. SHIELD permission to erect a tablet to his
memory in Westminster Abbey. The ground of this de-
nial is stated to be an objection to the word " gentleman"
introduced in the inscription. As it would have been im-
possible for the venerable Dean to have refused this title to
that eminent composer and truly respectable man while he
was alive, we conclude that he proceeds upon the same
principle which lately actuated a learned Judge in deciding
that " a duck is not a duel when it is dead," while a bul-
lock and a sheep, as is notorious, under similar circum-
stances, merge their pristine designations in " beef" and
" mutton." The learned ecclesiastic is said to be a dear
lover of precedent. Globe. Surely there must be some
mistake in this account.— Times.

A correspondent observes that the confectioner
at the corner of the Inner Temple-avenue offers Greek
bread for sale, which he presumes is intended to prepare
the Students of the Temple for their examinations.

The papers of the metropolis are daily trum-
peting forth the alarm of a bad crop, and bad harvest alto-
gether. The writers of such articles, no doubt, have their
object in thus proclaiming, and endeavouring to enforce a
belief of, that which is not founded in fact. The produce
of the corn crop, from the best authority, we pronounce
to be good in general ; and the wheat better and more
weighty than usual. Three }tundra Coombs of this year's
red wheat were• sold in Tuesday's market at Newmarket,
by Mr. KING, of Brinkley-hall, at 355. ;at the same time
undertaking that it should weigh 19 atone 31b. a coomb.—
Bury Herald.