The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-25 00:00:00

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS'S REPLY.

GENTLEMEN-1 thank you for your congratulation on
my recent appointment, by the gracious goodness of his
Majesty, to the ancient and important office of Lord High
Admiral, and trust that my conduct in this situation, from
my professional knowledge, will be productive of advan-
tage and improvement to the naval service of this country.
I feel sensibly your attention in expressing your satis-
faction at my arrival in the port of Falmouth, to attend to
the duties now imposed on me, by examining the Packet
Establishment, so wisely placed in this harbour.
Your expressions of loyalty and affection towards our
most gracious-and excellent Sovereign, rive me the sin-
cerest pleasure, and I return you my unfeigned acknow-
ledgments for your personal good wishes towards myself
and all the other branches of the House of Brunswick,
who ale, like myself, most anxiously attached to the wel-
fare and prosperity of this truly happy empire.

(Signed)

WILLIAM H.

BURSTING OF A STEAM CARRIAGE
BOILER.-(THIS MORNING.)

Messrs. Burstell and Hill having brought their steam-
carriage into a state fit for the road, determined, this
morning, to give it a trial. Having run it several times
round their inclosure, opposite the New Bedlam, West-
minster-Road, at an early hour this morning, the gates
were opened, and the carriage was making a short turn, in
order to get into the public road, when one of the wheels
stuck in a piece of soft ground, the titre wheels being in
the lock at the time, and the steam being generated faster
than expended, tlse boiler burst, with a great explosion.
It wat, drawn after the carriage, on two wheels, and burst
at the bottom, which overthrew it. A boy, the brother of
Mr. Hill, Who was on it at the time, fell with his head on
a piece of timber, and received a severe contusion, but no
fracture. One of the engineers attending it also received
a severe cut on the thigh, from a piece of iron: and
another young man was much scalded on the legs ; but
fortunately, no farther mischief was done, although about
twenty persons were pushing it, to extricate the wheel
which was confined. The accident is attributed to the
inefficiency of the valve, which did not allow sufficient
steam to escape while the wheels were standing still.
The man and boy were taken to St. Thomas's Hospital,
and are expected to be p4rfectly recovered in a few days. An
immense crowd had assembled outside, to witness its first
performance ; but beyond being sprinkled with the hot
dirty water of the boiler, none of them were hurt, which
may be attributed to the fortunate circumstance of the
boiler bursting underneath. Messrs. 'Burstell and Hill are
still sanguine of success.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WHITEHALL PRIZE WHERRY.

The annual prize given by the inhabitants of White-
hall, and some gentlemen, m.smbers of Aquatic Clubs, was
yesterday contested for by the watermen of Whitehall Ferry.
In order that the subscribers to the prizes might have
the opportunity of observing the entire contest, the dis-
tance rowed in the three heats was the *lame, being from
tde start at Westminster-bridge, round a boat moored off
Somerset-house, up the Middlesex shore, round a boat
moored off Parliament-stairs, and down to the Prize
Wherry, moored off Whitehall.
The first two boats of the first and second heats, to
row the grand heat. The whole was under the direction
of Mr. Job Jones, and reflected credit upon his management.
The following were entered fee the snatch :
'lasi' HEAT.
1. George Coll and James Staples—scarlet.
2. Thomas Evans and William Davis—white. •
S. Thomas Piner and Charles Westwood—purple.
4. Edward Farlow and John Hambleton—light blue.