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

YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.

Brigantine—Kestrel, Commander the Earl of Yarborough.
Schooners—Flirt, Camilla, Fairy, Naiad, Julia, Wyvern, Gitana,
Syren. Cutters—Pearl, Sparrowhawk, Petrel, Whim, Forest Fly,
Elizabeth, Nymph, Amazon, Falcon, Breeze, Osprey, Will.W.the-
Wisp, Turquoise, Noran, Medina, Nautilus, Avenger. Yawls—
Alarm, Columbine. Lugger—Gulnare.
At the general meeting. of the members of the Royal Yacht
Squadron this day, there were thirty.two members present :—Com.
mmiore the Earl of Yarborough, Vice. Commodore the Marquis of
Donegal, the Duke of Beaufort, James Mame, Esq., Lord Keane,
Thomas Hallifax, sen., Esq., G. Bentick, Esq., the Marquis of
Anglesey, Thomas Hallifax, jun., Esq., Sir Hyde Parker, Mr.
Heneage, Digby Murray, Esq., Sir Bellingham Graham, William
Lyon, Esq., the Earl of Ilchester, Mr. Symonds, Captain W. H.
Herningham; James Lyon, Esq., James Saunderson, Esq., Charles
Brett, Esq., Algernon Greville, Esq., Captain G. Pechell, Spencer
de Horsey, Esq., Sir J. Bayley, T. P. Halsey, Esq., Captain George
Keane, John Beardmore, Esq., John Quantock, Esq., Captain
Charles Buikeley, John C. Lacun, Esq., Lindeaey Shedden, Fag .
J. Digby Murray, Esq.
The following candidates were elected :—Thomas Moss, Esq.,
Price* cutter, 23 tons; Robert Rodney, Esq., Iris cutter, 75 tons;
J, ltivett Cams; Esq., cutter not named, 35 tons ; Lord Chet-
wynd, Ann cutter, 42 tons.
Captain Thomas Martin, Captain Troubridge, and Captain E.
Collins, R.N., were elected honorary members.
The following fashionables have taken houses :—The Duke of
Beaufort, Lord Dillon, Lord Cloribrock, the Marquis of Anglesey,
Lord Sandwich. Sir Bellingham Graham, Sir William Montague,
the Rev Dr. Harrington, Thomas Hallifax, Esq., John Congreve,
Esq., Captain Hamlyn Williams, Digby Murray, Esq., Mrs. Wit.
son Patten, Thomas Thernbuil, Esq., Lady Nott, Captain
Houston, Mr. Munday, Mr. Knox, H. Hamond, Esq.

Mr. Villiers paired with Mr. Monekton Milnes in
favour of Mr. Ralph OSborne's motion for inquiring into the
revenues of Trinity College, Dublin.

SAL; or PICTURES. Yesterday the sale of a fine
collection of Flemish and other pictures was commenced by Messrs.
Christie and Manson, at their rooms in King-street, St. James's.
Among those sold the following are selected as deserving of
especial notice ;—Lot 28, " Le Jeu aux Quillen," by Cornelius
Dusart, sold for 151 guineas. Lot 43, a small landscape, by A.
Cuyp, representing a grey dappled horse, with figures in the
foreground, sold tor 1001. The next lot, " The Polish Amnas.
aikido'," by Rembrandr, sold for only 106 guineas. Lot 47,
A Sea View of the Coast daring a Fresh Gale," by Jacob Ruys-
dael, was bought by Lord Forrester for 101 guineas. Lot 50, "A
Sea Shore, with a Alan and Won an emptying Fish from a Bas-
ket," by P Wouvermans, sold for 102 guineas Lot 62, " Rus-
tic Cow tship," a beautiful little landscape, with figures, by A.
Van tie Velde, sold tor 180 guineas. Lot 58, " The Evening
Gun, a View on the Dutch Coast during a Calm," by W. Van de
Velde, sold for 230 guineas. (The companion to this picture,
" The Morning (tun," fetched nearly three times the above Wm at
Mr. Harman's sale of pictures last year.) Lot 62, " L'Anxictsi
Plaintive," by J. B. Greuze, was bought by the Marquis of
Hertford for IUS guineas. Lot 63, " The Combat between
Richard Coeur tie Lion and Salatiin utter the Walls of Ascalon,"
by De Loutherbourg, sold
,lor 136 guineas. (This picture has
been twice engraved.) The last lot comprised the well-known
picture by Danby, A.R.A., exhibited at the Royal Academy in
1826, and purchased by the late Sir Thomas Lawrence, represent-
ing " Suns, tat Sea, with Shipwrecked :Mariners on a Raft." This
sold for 193 guineas. The pictures sold yesterday realised the
80111 01 3,7381.
TRol TING MATCIL FOR TWENTY POUNDS.—YES-
terday, the match between Mr. Feiiwick's cob and Mr. Ruble's
horse, to trot in harness over five miles of road, for 101. aside, came
off at Penge-common, near Dulwich. The match was to trot in
harness, and the horses being harnessed, the drivers brought them
to the starting mark, and the race commenced. The following is
the time occupied :—Furst mile, 3 min. 29 sec., Mr. Fenwick at a
lead; second mile, 3 min, 36 sec. ; third mile, 3 min. 37 sec.
Mr. Fenwick was leading at a good pace, when his horse broke,
and his opponent went ahead and won the race, covering the five
miles of road in 22 min. 30 sec.
EXPRESS RAINS.—We understand that the guards
who ride outside on the express trains between Manchester and
London have some difficulty in preserving their sitting, so strong is
the rush of air they experience. Last Tuesday several of the
guards complained of the danger they were in from the side wind.
We hope the directors of every line will arrange some adequate
mode of protection.—Manchester Guardian.
In accordance with the determination of the French
Government to separate soldiers condemned to hard labour from the
other prisoners, the Perdrix, a few days back, took on board, at
Toulon, seventy-eight condemned soldiers, to conduct them to
Brest, whence they are to be sent to Mont St. Michel.
KENSINGTON GARDENS. Ct,e usual summer musi •
cal promenade in this park has commenced for the season. The
band of the Ist Life Guards performs there on every Tuesday and
Friday evening, save when an especial regulation alters the rou.
tine. To-day, instead of to-morrow, the band will be in attendance.
UNCLAIMED liivioENvs.—The to make
further provisions as to stock and dividends unclaimed," (just pre
pared and brought into the Hauseof Commons, by the Chancellor of
the Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell), proposes to enact that when any
d.vidends or stock shall have remained unclaimed for ten years, the
same shall be paid to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the
National D. bt. The payments of such dividends to claimants is to
be directed as in other cases. Notice is to be given by advertise-
ment before re.transfer, or payment 01 any stock or dividends to
any claimant ; and ant person may apply to the Curt of Chancery
to rescind or vary any order before the actual re-transfer and pay-
ment ; and when ally stock, &C., is once re-transfcrred or paid, no
ill, Cher order is ti. be made fur tie trai,s:er ur payment of the same.
Toe sum of 3,6631. Ids. Sd armo g from unclaui,cd dividends ou
East linfla annuities, is to be paid to the Co nm.ssimiers for the
reduction of this debt ; and the Lords of the Treasury are em-
powered to direct inquiries into the circumstances of any unclaimed
stock' and dividends, *e.