The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-28 00:00:00

ROWINt, MATCHES.

ATRBEAT BOAT-RACE BETWEEN THE QUEEN'S SCHOLARS'
~,, EST 1%! INST E R AND THE ETONIANS..--4t, has seldom fallen
to our lot to record a more animated or interesting struggle
Than that of Tuesday between the scholars of Westminster and
Eton, a struggle recommended by its display of stamina and
science. This was the first match near London within our
knowledge between the Westminsters and the Etonians; in-
deed they have not been opposed to each other in aquatics for
some years. Their last contest was in 1837, at Datehet, when
victory was declared in favour of Westminster. From that
period to the present, we believe, no attempt has been made to
get up a match between them. About a month since, by mu-
tual consent, they were determined to test their prowess in the
race we are now about to record. The preliminaries were no
sooner arranged than either party commenced the task, and no
very light one, of selecting the eight best from the body, and
by strict attention to training, placing themselves in such a
condition as to dispute the honour of the day. The Etonians
shifted from time to time a member or so of the company, but
the Westminster did not suffer any alteration. Both parties
have taken considerable practice. The Shamrock steamer had
been chartered by the Westminster scholars, and at half•past
four it left Chandler's-pier at Milbank, and proceeded with the
Westminster crew up to Kew, where, having divested them-
selves of superfluous articles of dress, the following took their
places in the rival boats. Their weights were as follows :

WESTMINSTER.

ETON.

_____ _____.
at. lbs. st. lbs.
I S. Swabey, bow 8 1 1 Stapylton 9 51/
2 E. C. Burton 8 7 2 Heygate lO 0
3J. G Smythe ....... 9 4 3 Mount
4J. Y. Seagrave ...... 10 4 4 Wilson
SM. Haggard ... ...... 9 6 5 Folliott ... lO 11
6 W. H. Millman lO 7 6 Fellowes . lO 11
7 G. F. Smith 9 9 7 Tuke ll 5i
_ ._.

... .
C. Goalden, stroke ... 10 0 Richards, stroke 9 13i
A. Mereweather, cox.. 6 2 Pemberton, cox. lO 2

It will be seen by the above list that the Eton crew had
considerably the advantage of their opponents. The colours
for Westminster were pink; that of their adversaries, the
same as worn by the Cantabs (light blue). The river pre-
sented a most animated appearance from the number of
cutters and boats of other descriptions out, while on the
towing path there were a hundred well-mounted horsemen,
who preferred the certainty of keeping pace with the com-
batants on shore, to taking the chance of doing it in a boat.
On the one side of the reach of water below the ait at Kew
was the Locomotive, which had started from Stangate with a
number of the gentlemen of the Eton College on board, on
the ether was the Shamrock, while in the course of the tide
the Leander, the Oxford University, the Cambridge, Mr.
Tkynne's gig, and the boats of the celebrated aquatic clubs,
lined the way. At seven preparations were made for the
start. Betting was 5 and 6 to 4on Wi.stminter ; but there
was but little done at it. The signal for starting was given, at
five minutes past seven o'clock, by Mr. Layton, of the Lean-
der Club, who had consented to be umpire, and they went away
from Barker's Rails to rms. to Putney•bridge, a distance of
five miles and a half. The start was even and beautiful ' • the
oars dashed in and out of the water like lightning. A hun-
dred yards succeeded a hundred yards, and neither had the
lead. They were oar and oar, or r.early so, for a quarter of a
mile, and then Westminster drew gradually in advance. Off
flarnes-terrace the Etonians made a desperate effort for the
leading place ; arid, Although not then above a length and a
half astern, could not improve their position. The Westmin-
ster held the lead, and went through Hammersmith-bridge 50
yards ahead, and arrived at Putney-bridge 28 minutes 14 se-
conds from the time of starting, and 32 seconds, or upwards of
100 yards, ahead of the Etonians. The shouts on all sides at
coming in were deafening.
thINGERFORD REGATTA.—The annual regatta for a purse
of sovereigns, given, as the placards expressed it, ‘' by the in-
habitants of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields,' took place on Tuesday
amongst the watermen plying at Hungerford-market. This
wager is invariably attractive from the repute of one or two of
the men engaged in it, and from the facilities which the open
space facing the pier, the terrace, and the taverns abutting in
the market, present for witnessing it, and on this occasion the
attendance did not fall short of former years. It was an oars'
wager, six pairs, in three heats—the distance on the first and
second heats being frost buoys moored off Hungerford.stairs,
up round a beat moored off Chandler's, the Ship, at Millbank,
down the Middlesex shore, round the Thames Police brig at
Strand-lane, and up to Hungerford. The following were the
competitors :—William Lock and George Bancroft, yellow ;
Francis Braithwaite and David Eld, pink ; Thomas Cook and
John Becket, green • James Dodd and Thomas Moody, blue;
Alexander Tough and William Diamond, white ; and Thomas
Worthy and James Stewart, scarlet. The two first pair in
each heat were qualified to row in the grand heat, and at seven
o'clock blue, pink, scarlet, and green started for the last and
grard heat. Pink took the lead, followed by blue, green, and
scarlet, in which order the boats came in. This heat was very
prettily contested, pink winning by about six boats' length.

MEETING OF THE VvINE TRADE.
On Tuesday a very numerous and highly influentia
meeting of the Importers and Wine-merchants of Lon-
don, took place at the Commercial Sale-rooms, Mincing-
lane, for the purpose of taking int', consideration a
letter from Sir George Clerk, intimating that in the event
of a reduction of the wine duty, no return would be
made of the stocks in hand for home consumption ; and
of adopting resolutions thereon. Among those present
were Messrs. Martinez, Greenwood, Keay, Carborol,
Gasseott, and several wine and spirit-brokers, and mem-
bers of the retail trade.

GEORGE BARNES, Esq., Chairman of the Wine and
Spirit Association, presided. He observed, that it having
been intimated by the Government in Parliament that
the combined effects of the tariff and treaty with Por-
tugal would probably be a reduction of duty on foreign
wines, the Committee of the Association had consulted
together, and sent a memorial to the Board of Trade,
praying an allowance of drawback on the stock of wine
in hand ; but, having received an unfavourable reply.
this meeting had been called to consider the best course
to be adopted.
The memorial was then read, and the following reply
as received from Sir George Clerk :
" Treasury Chambers, June 21, 1842.
" Gentlemen,—Having laid before the Lord Com-
missioners .
of her Majesty's Treasury your petition, pray-
ing an allowance of drawback on your stock of wines, in
the event of a reduction of duty, I am commanded to ac-
quaint you, in the event of increase or reduction of Cus-
tom duties, it is not the practice to impose, or to make a
return of duty, on account or the stock in hand.

" I tun, Gentlemen, yuur obedient servant,
" G. CLERK."
" To the Committee of illembers of the Wine

and Spirit Trade, G. Barnes, Esq., Chair-
man, 62, Lincoln's lnn•fields."

Mr. CARBOREL, in a speech of considerable length,
said that the desire of the wine trade to obtain a return
of the duty on the stuck in hand, particularly of bottled
wine, in the event of a reducti. of duty, was founded on
a principle of justice and fair dealing, and which he
could not believe the Government would eventually re-
fuse, so as to prevent that good understanding which
ought ever to subsist between Government and the com-
mercial world. He concluded by moving a resolution to
the effect—" That it was necessary merchants should
have a large capital invested in bottled wines. particu-
larly in Portugal red wine, in order to bring them to
maturity ; and to refuse allowing the drawback would
be an act of gross injustice."
Mr. WILD, in seconding the resolution, observed that
the Government had asserted no parallel could be found;
why, formerly Mr. Pitt had returned one pound a tun,
and when told he was sacrificing,, said " a surrender of
revenue for commercial purpose was the wisest and hest
policy a Government could pursue." The fairness of the
proposition was then so apparent, that it was unani-
mously carried in the House of Commons.
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
Mr. 1. WALTER gave a history from 1787 of the prac-
tice which had been pursued when the duty on wine was
increased or reduced; and also of the periods when it
was a custom and when an excise duty. He further ob-
served, that they were entitled to demand a return of
duty, as when the Government chose to make an altera-
tion they were bound to act in good faith.—(Hear, hear.)
He was happy to see so large a meet.ng present ; it
showed that when their pockets were in danger they
would throw off their usual apathy.—(Cheers and laugh-
ter.) Let a deputation be appointed from every town in
England, and let a day be fixed when they might all 'go
in a body and assail the Minister in his nest.—(Cheers.)
In conclusion he moved a resolution to the effect—" That
since 1787 it had been the practice to charge or allow,
when any material alteration of duty took place."
This was seconded by Mr. JAMES ARBOUIN, and car-
ried unanimously.
Mr. DAY moved the third resolution—" That under
this practice the public has immediately received the full
benefit of any reduction made in the duties, and an ex-
pectation of the same benefit will still exist, although, if
disallowed by the Government, it can only be gratified
by the sacrifice on the part of the merchants of the duty
so reduced."

Mr. COATES (of Whitechapcl) moved as an amend-
ment, that the words "If disallowed by the Government,
it can only be gratified by the sacrifice on the part of the
merchants, &c.,' be struck out.
This having been put and negatived, the original reso-
lution was put and carried by an immense majority.
Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, from
whose statements it ilk .eared that duty had been charged
on stock on five occasions of increase, and allowed on four
of decrease.
_. _

Seven or eight other resolutions were put and carried,
having for their object a petition to the Legislature, and
a revest-that it might be supported by the City and
other Members ; that a subscription should be imme-
diately entered into, to defray the necessary expenses
(which was liberally responded to).—A vote of thanks
Having been awarded to the chairman, the meeting
broke up.

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, JULY 25.—The Evening Mail asserted en Friday,
upon the authority of its London Correspondent, that a most
energetic remonstrance had been made by "the Irish Conser-
vative members to a marl," in co-operation with a great Lum-
ber of the Scotch, and many of the English supporters of
Scriptural education," against "the unfortunate speech" de-
livered by Lord Eliot on the Irish education grant ; in conse-
quence of which the members of Sir Robert Peel's Cabinet
were unanimous in their condemnation of the sentiments
uttered by the Irish Chief Secretary, upon whom they had
pronounced " an unequivocal reproof.
The Evening Packet of last night has put forward a most
indignant denial of this statement. One or two sentences from
the article of the Packet will sufficiently convey its spirit
.
Who (the Packet asks) is the real Correspondent of the
Mail? Is he the Rght Honourable Frederick Shaw? Be
he who he may, there is evidence of falsebood from the begin-
ning to the end of his communication. The real Correspon-
dent must be a traitor, who enjoys the confidence of some
member of the Cabinet, or he must be a member of that dis-
tingui,hed body. Which are we to regard him—a traii or or a
liar "' But there is no truth whatever in the com-
munication. It is a tissue of Teal grant falsehood from begin-
ning to end, and of unparalleled atrocity."

SUICIDE OF A CLERGYMAN OF EMANUEL COL-
LEGE.—An inquest was held on the 12th inst , at Bury St.
Edmunds, on the body of the Rev. Robert Leman Page, 8.A.,
of Emanuel College, Cambridge, and a clergyman of the above
parish, who cut his throat in his bed-room the preceding day,
which ended in immediate death. Deceased had long been in
an incoherent state of mind, fancying that his reason was de-
parting, making a vow in the church that he would not speak
to any one for two or three weeks, and standing before the altar
silent at times. He was thrown from his horse in Bucking
about thirteen years ago, and received a violent kick on the"
temple, since which symptoms of aberratiost had been constantly
occurring. The Jury returned a verdict of " Temporary In-
sanity.'

SPORTING INTEI LIC=ENCE.
Gooowooo
(TUESDAY'S RACING CONCLUDED).
ADDITIONAL PAKTICULARS OF THE HAM STA KEG,
Th first running was made by the Clara colt, but in
dry pping the hill Aristides and Murat went in front, the
former taking the lead at a good pace, keeping it to the
end, and winning easily by two lengths. The figure
8 (the number of the Victoria colt), was exhibited by
mistake, instea.i of that of the ttct►ial winner, and re-
mained up for some minutes, greatly to the astonishment
and mortification of the Aristides party.
In consequence of the number of stakes, &c.. and the
loss of time with the gentlemen ridem the last heat wo3
not over until seven o'clock, making nearly seven hours'

racing.
THE WELTER STAKES,--After the dead heat Vulcan
and The Currier divided the stakes, and the latter
walked syer.
WEDNESDAY.—There has been no lack of sport this
afternoon, but as the Good Wood Stakes alone has had
any serious claim on our attention, we have been enabled
to-cast our. eyes over the course, and to obtain the fol-
lowing list of visitors :—The Duke of Richmond',
party : Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Duke and Duchess
of Beaufort ; Marquises of Westminster, Exeter, and
Normanby ; Earls of Eglinton, Stradbroke, Albemarle,
Chesterfield, Vertslam, Jersey, March, Uxbridge, and
Rosslyn ; Countesses of fThesterfield, Eglinton, and
Albemarle ; Lords Maidstone, G. B ntinck, W. Lennox,
H. Lennox, A. Lennox, Alex. Lennox, Cantalupe, and
Villiers ; Ladies Agnes Byng, E. Paget, and C. Paget ;
Sirs J. Shelley and W. W. Wynn ; Hon. G. S. Byng ;
P.el ; Captains Pettat and F. Williams ; lion. G. and
Mrs. Anson ; Messrs. Greville, Payne, J. Stanley,
Bsives, Irby, and Houldsworth. In addition, we ob-
served the Marquis of Worcester ; Lords E. Russell,
Howth, Andover, Macdonald, Paget, Kilburne, and
Count Bathyany ; Sirs H. Mildmay, F. Collier, and C.
Coekerill ; lions. H. Pitt, G. Fitzroy, J. Murray, R.
Colborne, Captain Boyle, Captain Powlett, G. Sandi-
lands, A. Berkeley. Ponsonby, and General Gilbert ;
Messrs. R. and W. Etwall, D. Radcliffe, Clive, Delme,
Portman, Booth, Codrington, J. Bayly, Gratwicke, Ne-
ville, Elday, Gardnor, Rothschild, Knox, Stonehewer, F.
Price, Shelley, Ladbroke, Wigram, Seymour, &c.
The racing commenced at the usual time, with—
The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas. About 3•miles and 5
furlongs.
Mr. Forth's Vibration, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Bell) 1
Mr. Holmes's Vulcan, 5 yrs, 9st 1316
Mr. Wreford's Wardan, 5 yrs, 9st 131 b
Mr. Bignold's c. by Emilius, 33 rs, ist 4lb 4
L•rd G. Bcntinek's Tripoli, 3 yrs, 7st 41b 5
Betting-6 to 4 agst Wardan; sto 2 agst Vibra-
tion; 3 to 1 agst Vulcan, and 5 to 1 agst Tripoli.
Wardan made the running at a good pace, followed by
the three year old, Vulcan lying off; this order continui d
with scarcely any change to the hill in returning, where
Tripoli and the Memina colt, and Vibration and Vulcan
lost their ground next Wardan. At the distance the three
were singled out, and halfway up it, the mare making her
push, caught her horses, and won very cleverly by a
lensth; a fine race for second.
The Stewards' Cup, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs. each.
T.Y.C. (30 Subs.)
Lord Jersey's fby Touchstone, out of Adela, 3 yrs,
7st
Lord G. leidint k's Misdeal, 3 y•r,, 6>t 916
Colonel Peel's Garry Owen, 5 yrs, Bst 10ib
The following were not placed :—Discord, 5 yrs,
9st 31b ; Cornelius, 6 yrs, Bst 71b ; Marshal Soult,
4 yrs, Bst 31b ; Currycomb, 5 yrs, 7st 81b ; Phareld,
3 yrs, 7st 61b ; Knightsbridge, 4 yrs, 7st 41b ; br gby
Exquisite, out of Mansfield's dam, 4 yrs, Est 101 b ; f by
Elis, out of Baleine, 3 yrs, 6st gib ; Elopement, 3 yrs,
Est ; and Epaulette, 3 yrs, sst 121 b.
Betting --4 to 1 agst Garry Owen, 5 to 1 agat Discord,
6 to 1 each agst Camelino, qurrycomb, Adela filly, and
Elopement, and Bto 1 agst any other. The lot started
in a cluster. Elopement making play at a good
pace for about half the distance ; the Adela filly,
Misdeal, Garry Owen, and Marshal Soul:, then
joined company with Elopement, and ran with
her to the distance, where she declined, the Mar-
shal following her example directly after. The race
was continued by the Adela filly, Misdeal, and Garry
Owen, and was contested with great spirit to the end,
the filly winning by a head, and Misdeal beating Garry
Owen by half a length ; nothing else was near.
The Goodwood Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft., and only
5, &c. ; the second received 50 sovs. out of the stakes.
Cup Course. 151 subs., of whom 101 declared, &c.
Major Hay's Retriever, 6 yrs, 7st 111 b (Murphy) 1
Lord Kelburne's cby Muley Moloch, 4 yrs, Est 91b... 2
Mr. Shelley's Daddy Longlegs, 3 yrs, Est 3
The following also started, but were not placed :
Galaor, 4 yrs, Bst 9th ; St. Lawrence, 5 yrs, Bst 916 ;
Welfare, 5 yrs, Bst 416 ; Bellissima, aged, 7st 131 b ;
Retriever, 6 yrs, 7st 1116 ; Brother to Plenipotentiary,
3 yrs, ist 41b ; Knight of the Whistle, 4 yrs, 7st 41b :
Studley Royal, 4 yrs, ist 21b ; Seahorse, 3 yrs, 7st ;
Helpmate, 5 yrs, fist 131 b ; Una, 4 yrs, Est lllb ; Bos-
phorus, 6 yrs, 6st 1116 ; Bracelet, aged, Est 91b; Arcanus,
3 yrs, Est 71) ; Vakeel, 3 yrs, Est 41b ; Lucy Banks,
3 yrs, Est 41b ; Proof Print, 3 yrs, sst 31b ; arid Pocket
Viper, 4 yrs, 6st 91h.
Retriever made all the running, was never caught, and
won by six lengths. Albion was weighed for, but did
not start.
The Stand Plate of 50 toys., added to a Sweepstakes of
5 nova. each ; 3 yrs, 7st ; 4 yrs, Bst ; 5 yrs, Bst 91b ;
6 yrs and an.ed, Bst 121 b. Mile heats. - - •
Duke of Richmond's The Currier, 6 yrs
Mr. Theobald's Pocahontas, 5 yrs
Mr. Ley's cby Elia, out of Partiality, 3 yrs 2 3 dr
Lord Hosslyn's Gilbert, 4 yrs bolted.
Won in a canter.
CUP BETTING.
4 to 1 agst The Squire—taken
4 to 1 agst Charles the Twelfth—taken
12 to 1 agst Belcoeur—taken
13 to 1 agst Fireaway—taken
20 to 1 agst Priam—taken
Middleham has broken clown.
In our report forwarded from the course on Tuesday,
we spoke of the precision of the arrangements, taking it
for granted that the regulations would be strictly en-
forced, and that want of punctuality would meet with no
favour; had we waited, we should have hesitated to pay a
compliment that, in one respect, certainly was net merited.
As we have previously stated, time was badly kept, so
badly indeed that the Ham Stakes was not run until half
past five o'clock, one hour beyond the proper time, a
race in heats being still to come off, with the prospect of
a second heat for the Welter Stakes. This delay was
caused so!ely by the gentlemen riders, who were
obviously of opinion t .at time was made for slaves, and
sauntered up the course to the starting post with a non-
chalance that might have been amusing enough to those
domiAled in the immediate neighbourhood, but was
quite the reverse to those whose dinners were ordered
at seven, some nine or ten miles away. With respect to
the general arrangements, we have only to add that
nothing was wanting but the telegraph for the jockies
adopted so successfully at Liverpool ; a new one was
completed at Manchester by the direction, of Lord G.
Bentinck, and booked on Thursday last by Pickford's
van ; it had not reached Goodwood on Tuesday night.
BETTING.
Dzassy.-25 to 1 taken about Aristides.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER--YESTERDAY.
GOODWOOD STAKES.-4 to 1 agst Knight of the Whistle ;
9 to 1 agat St. Law,ence (t); 10 to 1 agst Helpmate (offered);
10 to 1 agst Welfare (t) ; 12 to I agst The Corsair (t) ; 15 to
1 agst Studley Royal; 15 to 1 agst-Tupsley (offered); 16 to I
agst Retriever.
GOODWOOD Cur.-4 to I agat The Squire (t); 7to 1 agst
Charles the Twelfth (taken freely); 11 to 1 agst Sleight-of-
Hand ; 13 to 1 agst itelcceur (t) i • 16 to 1 agst Fireaway ; 20
to 1 agst Marshal Soult (offered).
ST. LEGER.—Offers to take 25 to 1 about Meteor.

INTERVIEW WITH LORD RIPON
AND MR. GLADSTONE.

The Deputation proceeded at two o'clock to the office
of the Board of Trade, and were introduced to Lord
Ripon and Mr. Gladstone. The injustice of fettering
our commercial intercourse with America was touched
upon.
Lord RIPON said that it did not follow that they would
get the market they expected, even were those restric-
tions removed. It was notorious that corn was some
years dearer there than in England, and, on an average of
a number of years, it was during half the time as dear as in
England; and the price was habitually dearer than in
the corn-exporting countries of Europe, who would
supply this country were a free importation permitted.
Mr. BRIGHT said that the American tariff in 1824 and
1826 was only passed by a bare majority in both Houses
of the American Legislature, and the evident injustice of
our Corn-law was the cause of the defeat of the free-
trade party; and moreover if his Lordship admitted, as
he had done, that corn could not be brought into this
country from America cheaper than our home-grown
produce, then where was the necessity for keeping up a
barrier to keep out their corn? The democracy of Ame•
rica were opposed to restriction, and now that the two
parties in that country were balanced was the important
crisis for this country to act.
Lord liirox said that the Americans themselves had a
Corn-law against the admission of Canadian wheat.
Mr. BRIGHT—Yes ; and the carriers of that measure
quoted our example as a precedent. As we had set them
an example in a wrong direction, we could not do better
than set them right.
Lord RIPON said it was not so clear that America had
a superabundance of corn. They had imported it from
England and France.

Mr. RAWSON—And e complain that that scarcity is
the result of our restrictive laws, which tend to repress
American agriculture.

Lord RIPox could not discuss the subject at length,
but might be p.rmitted to say, that nothing but a con-
viction that it was fin• the benefit of this country that he
had been induced to support any Corn-law ; and if any
one would convince him that he was wrong, he would
abandon it.

Mr. GLADSTONE i:ignired whether there was no symp-
toms of any alleviation ii, or improvement of trade ?
Mr. Alderman CHAPPED said there was none whatever
and, in corroboration, read two letters he had received
that morning from Manchester, from which it appeared
that both the existing distress and the depression of
trade not only continued, but was greatly ago.avated.
The Deputation then withdrew.

QUAILS.—(From a Hampshire Correspondent.)—
The above delicate little bird was, some few sears ago, fre.
quently to be met with in some of the open and Champaign dis
tricts of Hampshire and Sussex, but within the last few years
a bevy of quails has proved a very scarce sight to the sports-
man whilst beating for partridges and other game. Last year
a few couple of these birds were picked up on a farm near
Beaulieu, a small village situate in the New Forest, in Hamp-
shire, and during the present season a bevy of them has been
noticed on the uplands in the vicinity of Andover. A shep-
herd's boy, when he first sprang them, took them for a covey of
young partridges, but a gentleman who had been some years
abroad, on catching a glimpse of them as he was passing over
the downs a few days since, recognised them to be quails. The
late fine weather has, it is most probable, tempted the above
diminutive colony to risk a flight Over the British Channel from
%he south of France and Spaia, to visit our island.