The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians landed
at Woolwich yesterday afternon from Ostend, and having en-
tered one of the Queen's carriages and four, which was in readi-
ness at the Royal Dockyard, proceeded to town en a visit` to
the Queen. Iheir Majesties arrived at Buckingham Palace at
twenty-five minutes past six o'clock, attended by Madame
d'Hoogvorat (Dame d'honneur), and Monsieur A. D. Hanins
de Moerkerke, and also by Lord Rivers, Lord in Waiting to
her Majesty, and Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to
Prince Albert.

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Maids of
Honour in Waiting, the Lord Steward, and the Groom in
Waiting, received their august visitors at the grand entrance
of the Palace.

His Excellency M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister,
followed their Majesties to the Palace and paid his respects to
the King and Queen.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their usual early walk
yesterday in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Mr. George
Edward Anson and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater,
visited St. Thomas's Hospital yesterday morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred,
the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken their
accustomed walks and rides in the royal gardens yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge honoured Covent-garden Theatre with their presence
yesterday evening.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meeting
yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall-place. There
were present the Bishops of London, Chichester, and
Salisbury, the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse, the Right Hon. J.
Nicholl, and the Dean of Westminster.

THAMES GRAND REGATTA.
TIIIRD DAY (THURSDAY).
The weather was beautiful, and the attendance even greater than
that of Wednesday. The Ane list of entries for the Silver Challenge
Cup for four-oared boats, manned by gentlemen amateurs, the de-
ciding heat for the gentlemen scullers' contest, and the great cham-
pion prize of 1001. for four-oared boats, open to all the world, were
the objects of attraction. Whilst the two former occupied the at-
tention of the members of the Universities and of the other various
aquatic clubs, a ganeral and extraordinary desire was manifested
to view the Claspers, their boat, and their pulling, and many were
the opinions expressed that the crew, notwithstanding the array of
Picked London watermen against them, would prove the champions
of the flood.
The very late hour at which the regatta terminated prevents us
entering into any further observations.
The sport commenced at about a quarter past four, with
The Grand Heat for Gentlemen Scalers.

Bumpstead, red ..
Conant, purple •.•••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... • •
Peacock, black .
Chapman, green ••••••• • • • • • ..
They all went away at the same moment, and in the course of a
few strokes Mr. Bumpstead began to show in advance, and off the
committee boat he was drawing further away. Mr. Chapman imme-
diately after the start had to ease in order to avoid fouling Mr. Pea-
cock, a sailing boat in his front having obliged him to alter his
course, and Mr. Peacock became second at the stern of the com-
mittee boat. Mr. Conant at this instant laid down to his work in
gallant style, and gave indication of passing Peacock, with whom he
was scull and scull, Mr. Chapman being a length astern of this pair.
The rowing up to the present was grand and beautifully even be-
tween the second and third boats, when Mr. Conant drew
slightly in advance, and the result of a long and desperate spurt,
on the part of Mr. Conant, brought hint again scull and scull,
and in his tarn second boat, in Barn Elms reach. The struggle
amongst the whole party was continued throughout, Mr. Bump-
stead winning by a length only, and the third boat's nose was up to
the second's rowing thwart, and the fourth in a similar position as
regarded th• third.
The Champion Prize of 1001. for four-oared boats, open to all the
world.
FIRST HEAT.
. _ _

Robert Coombes's crew, red .....• • . •.. .... ..... .........
R. Coombes T. Coombes
J. Phelps I T. Goodrum
D. Coombes, coxswain.
Second London crew, ye110w.......... ..
Lett Maynard
Leach I 11. Campbell
__ _

Noulton, coxswain.
Immediately after the start the winners drew away with a slight
lead, and, off the Duke's Dead, took their own water, maintained it,
and won easily. At the point near the Crab-tree the losers tried a
spurt, and neared their opponents a trifle, but did not ultimately
mend their position.

SECOND HEAT,
The Lord Ravensworth, of Newcastle • •
H. Clasper
R. Clasper
Richard Clasper, coxswain.
London crow, light blue....
R. Newell
Robins

W. Clasper
E. Ilawkes

Dodd
Pocock
E. Maynard, coxswain
The liaramersmith crew .. .
Beilbn
W. Wright

G. Wright
Waite

Goodrick, coxswain,

A beautiful start was succeeded by gallant rowing. They were oar
and oar for a few strokes, and then Newell's crew made a powerful
effort and showed their head in advance. Off the committee-boat,
where the rowing was of the finest description, the Hammersmith
crew were unable to keep pace with the Claspers, and the latter went
into the second place with the head of their boat on Po ock's stern,
and the Hammersmith party doing them a precisely corresponding
favour. The labour in the whole of the boats was most extraordi-
nary, and as they approached the Crab-tree the Claspers came oar
and oar with the leading boat. The shouts of the surrounding popu-
lace were deafening, and as the crews took stroke after stroke with-
out altering their position, the excitement increased. In this order
they continued until near llanunersmith•bridge, when the Claspers
gradually drew their boat away from them, went under the arch
three-quarters of a length in advance amidst the most deafening
plaudits, retained their lead, and won by a length and a half. The
Hammersmith landsmen's.boat was rowed in a very gallant way, and
was only four lengths astern of the second ; although some allowance
may be made for the two leading crews having relaxed their speed
in the last few strokes, «•hen it was obvious that they would both be
entitled to contend in the grand heat.