The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-28 00:00:00

GRAND SAILING MATCH.

THE CLARE/fur Cur..•_.Yesterday a grand sailing-match
took place, for a handsome Silver Cup and Cover, given
by the Members of the Thames Yacht Club, in honour of
his Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral's having, in
the most condescending manner, consented to become the
Patron of the Club. Such a,fleet was mustered as never
was known before, as the subjoined list will at once
show :-..--
Pearl J. Heiglington, Esq 16
Success R. Hope, Esq. ...17
Will o' the Wisp...W. H. Harrison, Esq. IF,
Venus T. Groves, Esq. I 3
Lady Louisa T. Smith, Esq. 13
Daisy R. Irving, Esq. 14
Osprey J Betts, Esq. 27
Rob Roy H. Herbert, Esq lii
Sylph E. Codd, Esq IS
Atalanta Sir Edward Banks l4.

TONS.

The distance sailed was from off Blackwell to Gravesend
and back. The Royal Sovereign steam-packet was en-
gaged to accompany the match by the Members of tip.
Thames Yacht Club, for the accommodation of their friends.
Shortly after
signal n ignivceon'clboyckatile Commodore,mvesN vere atth
et.l, ecior.snta,ettioi
competitors
—On a
weretinder weigh in an instant, and presented a most in-
teresting spectacle to the amateurs assembled. The breeze
was light at starting, and this assisting the Lady Louisa,
she took the lead, closely followed by the Sylph, Venue,
Rob Roy, and the others. The whole of the vessels were
admirably managed throughout the match, which, during
the day, became of great interest, by the dose manner in
which the Lady Louisa, Sylph, and one or two others,
contested the victory. The Lady Louisa, however, ker
a-head, and arrived first at Blackwall, about five o'clock,.
amid the cheers of the assembled spectators, but with only
a few minutes to spare.

SIR THOMAS LETHBRIDGE.—Agreat crowd
of his tenantry assembled a few days since to welcome this
singular political phoenix on his return home from the
perils of a foreign land. Our Correspondent happened to
be on the spot at the time, but as he was unprovided with
a shilling, he was unable to see the show.

For some length of time a daring gang of
burglars have invested Lewisham, in Kent, and committed
various depredations in the adjacent country. Amongst
the houses they have broken into and robbed, are those tr
Sir William Wiseman, at Forest Hill, near Sydenhani ;
Mr. Lockwood, a West India merchant, at Peakhain ; Mr.
Ewbank, of the same place; and Mrs. Collins, of Sidenham.
Amongst the property carries! off from Sir William Wise-
man's house, were several books out of the library, together
with a silver pencil case ;
the thieves also visited the larder,
out of which they took a goose, which had been killed the
same evening, and prepared for dressing. Information of
the robbery was given to Gideon Lewes, a constable ol
Peckham, who proceeded to Lewisham, and at a miserahls
hut, situated in a sequestered spot, on the banks of the
little river which runs through the above village, be ap-
prehended a man named Wm. Harris, and on examining
the wretched abode, discovered, amongst other property,
two books, a silver pencil case, and a goose, ready for the
spit. The constable immediately took his prisoner before
the Bench of Magistrates at Deptford, and Sir Vahan
Wiseman attended, together with some of his servants, wits,
identified the articles above enumerated as his property.
The prisoner was fully committed.