The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-27 00:00:00

ROWINu MATCHES.

THE LAMBETH, CHELSEA, AND BANKSIDE RFC ATTAS.—
The Thames, on Monday, from London-bridge to Chelsea, was
one continued scene of animation and bustle, of excitement and
struggle, occasioned by three regattas, so arranged as to afford
a diversity of sport for the extent of five miles. The unusual
fineness of the weather drew to each a larger assemblage of
persons than we ever remembe►-to have met with at any similar
wagers.

The match at Chelsea was the most attractive, the various
steam-boats during the day landing some thousand persons.
It is some years since a wager took place here amongst the
watermen, but a subscription was got up this season by some
of the most respectable inhabitants of St. Luke's, to be rowed
for by sixteen free watermen (eight pair of oars) in three
heats. The two first pairs of the first, and two first pairs of
the second were entitled, according to the condition, to row in
the grand heat, and the list of competitors comprised the fol-
lowing :
FIRST HEAT.—Edward Atkins and George Brown, blue;
James Thomas and \Villiam Woodford, yellow; James Wight
and William Wright, orange ; and Thomas Southam and
Thomas 'Woodford, pink.
SECOND BEAT.— Thomas Chittle and Edward Coates,
green ; James Woodford and Richard Bruce. scarlet ; Thomas
Coates and Joseph Cole, white; and John Thomas and William
Cole, black. The distance in the two first heats was from the
Swan up to the half-mile post, Chelsea, down the Middlesex
shore, round the White Ferry-boat, and back to the Swan ; and
in the last heat from buoys moored facing the cricketers, round
a boat facing the ferry-house, up to the half-mile post, and
finish facing the Magpie, in Cheyne-walk.
After two well-contested heats, at a little before seven,
black, white, blue, and yellow, started for the grand heat.
Yellow took the lead, but held it only a short distance, when
black went into the first place ; and after a trifling foul against
tide, yellow gave place to blue. Black held the lead, and won
by half a dozen lengths ; and after a very severe contest be-
tween blue and yellow, in which it was diflieult to determine
which were the better men, blue came in second, and yellow
third, white being fourth.
The Lambeth regatta was amongst men who have acquired
much celebrity as wagermen. It was their twenty-second an-
nual match in two heats, with six pairs of oars, for a purse of
sovereigns, subscribed by the inhabitants of St. Mary's, Lam-
beth. The competitors were—William Wilson and William
Rolls, white ; Richard Wilson and George Maynard, blue ;
George Wild and George Wilton, pink; Edward Perry and
Lewis Richards, green; John Maynard and Henry Maynard,
yellow ; and Charles Maynard and Henry Shelton, scarlet.
Ile whole six started in the first heat from Westminster..
bridge, up round a boat moored off Sir Robert Burnett's,
down to Hungerford, and back to Lambeth. Scarlet took the
lead and kept it with apparent ease, winning the heat. Yellow
came in second, green third, and blue fourth.
These were entitled to row in the grand heat, and at seven
o'clock they went away from 'Vauxhall-bridge down to Hunger-
ford, up to Sir Robert Burnett's, and back to Lambeth-stairs.
This heat varied but little from the first. Scarlet took the lead,
kept it, and won in style; yellow was second, but blue came in
third, after a good pull with green.
The Bankside wager was a double scullers one—the first
time we remember it to have been so at these stairs, and there
were men who had won the coat mad badge and had otherwise
distinguished themselves engaged in it. The contest was with
twelve pair of sculls (two pairs in each boat), three beats, the
distance being the game in all the beats. The first heat was
composed of Joseph Harris and Thomas Harrison, purple;
James Weed and P. Morton. yellow ; and G. Allen and \V.
Neville, red; and the second of John Harris arid John Har-
rison, pink ; B. Kelly and C. Lipscombe, blue ; and Win.
Weed and John Moore, green. The first heat was won by
yellow and purple, and the second dy pink and green, and these
four boats were started at about a quarter past seven for the
grand heat, to row from Blackfriars-bridge down, round a boat
facing Plicenix Wharf, up round Horne's-road, the distance being
performed again, and finishing at Thames-street-stairs.
It was a pretty start in the grasid heat ; they were scull and
scull for a few yards, and then yellow drew ahead ; pink, who
was on her quarter, bumped the boat in rounding, but,yellow
held their own, and won by half a length only, after every sharp
struggle ; pink second, purple third. The race was for a boat,
and good money prizes.
GREAT BOAT-RACE BETWEEN THE QUEEN'S SCHOLARS
AT WESTMINSTER ANP THE ETONIANS.—It has seldom fallen
to our lot to record a more animated or interesting struggle
than that of yesterday between the scholars of Westtninster 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 fsr
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 atteml.t 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 it) 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, anti
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 strainer lied
been chartered by the INestminster scholars, anti 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 tine rival boats. Their weights were as follows :

WESTMINSTER. ETON.
st. lbs.
St. lbs.
IS. Swabey, bow 8 1 1 Stapylton 9si
2 E. C. Burton 8 7 2 Heygate ... 10 0
3 J. G. Smythe ....... 9 4 3 Mount .
4 J. Y. Seagrave ...... 10 4 4 Wilson lO 7i
SM. Haggard ...... 9 6 5 Folliott
6 W. H. Millman lO 7 6 Fellowes . lO 11
7 G. F. Smith 9 9 7 Tuke ll 51
C. Goolden, stroke ... 10 0 Richards, stroke
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 numter 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.
Thynne'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 Westminter ; 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 row 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 lightnimt. A hun-
dred yards succeeded a hundred yardi, and neither had the
lead. They were oar and ear, or nearly so, for a quarter of a
mile, and then Westminster drew gradually in advance. Off
Eames-terrace the Etonians made a desperate effort for the
leading place ; and, 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.
tlutioEttroan 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 yesterday
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'
eager, six pairs, in three heats—the distance en the first and
second heats bring from buoys moored off Hungerford.stairs,
up round a boat 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 gratt.l heat, and at seven
o'clock blue, pink, scarlet, and green started for the last and
gratd 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.

The Emancipation of Toulouse states that the
Municipal Council tf that place has decided, by a ma-
jority of 24 out of 28, not to address the King on the
occasion of the death of the Duke of Orleans. The
motive assigned was, that however disposed the Council
might be to express its condolence to.the King, it could
not consent to do anything which would imply adhe:.ion
to the present system of Govermuctitoad that addresses
to the King from Municipal Councils had on other occa-
sions been forbidden.
The shopkeepers of Westbury' have represented to
the Delegate from that place to the Anti-Corn-law Con-
ference that they have for souse tiine'paSt experienced a
growing depression in trade. Their returns are pain-
fully declining. The working classes have not the means
to purchase, and are unable to continue their accustomed
credit. The poor are destitute, the middling classes are
seriously straitened, and unless some 'change can be
effected in trade, a very painful crisis must overtake them.

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.

The inauguration of the Brussels and Liege Bail-
real took place on the 17th with great ceremony.
At 10 in the morning a train of honour, bearing the
Minister of Public Works, set out for the station of
the Nord for Ans, and arrived at 2 at the highest
point of the line. Here the Minister found the public
functionaries, and those invited to be present from
Liege. An address was delivered by one of the chief
officers of the communal council on the occasion, to
which the Minister replied briefly, alluding to the
terrible misfortune which had prevented the King of
the Belgians from being present. Ile also stated that
his Majesty, desiring to recompense the services of
several persons connected with the railroad, had pre-
sented the Order of Leopold to M. Maus, the en-
gineer ; Me Borguet, the contractor; M. Lemonnier,
the architect of the stations; and M. Pastor, the rnanu.
facturer of the machin9s, The train then descended
the inclined plane with between 1,000 and 1,100 per-
sons in the carriages. On its arrival at Brussels, the ,
several persons having quitted the carriages, placed
themselves in the order determined on beforehand, and
traversed the city to the lintel de Ville. An immense
number of persons assembled to view the procession,
and the windows were crowded with elegantly dressed
women. At six o'clock the grand banquet given by
the city took place, and was remarkable for its flag-
nitLience. Loyal toasts were proposed and responded
to, and the entertainment passed over with great cor-
diality. The guests separated about 9 o'clock, at
' which hod the city was brilliantly illuminated. The
day passed over without accident. One circumstance
contributed to cast a gloom on the proceedings of the
day, and that was the cause of the King's absence.
A letter from Aix-la-Chapelle states that, a few
days back, a Spaniard, when playing at the gaming-
table, in the Salle des Redontes, broke the bank,
winning 130,000 francs. He set out immediately for
Brussels.

M. Berthault, the banker of Autun, whose estab-
lishmen is the only one in that town, has, according
to the Patriote de Saone et Loire, called his creditors
together. The debts are said to amount to several
millions, and the stoppage has caused the most disas-
trous consequences.

We learn from Brest that the second maritime tri-
lama], before which Vivo, Vianna, and Ripoli, under
accusation of piracy in the Podia, were sent by the
council of revision, upon their appeal against the
judgment which, as we have stated, condemned them
to close confinement, has again declared them guilty,
and sentenced them all three to hard labour at the
hulks for life. They have, however, lodged another
appeal.
The St. halo races, which were to have taken place
in August, have been put off till the Bth and 9th of
September. They are expected to be very brilliant,
as several plates are to be run for.
We find the following in the Courrier de Lyon :
" There are in France a number of astronomers—
great men in their own little circles—who deny alto-
gether the science of M. Arago. Of this number is
a certain Godard, of Vienne, who has caused a letter
to be inserted in the journal of his locality, declaring
that the eclipse of the Bth will not be visible either in
France, Spain, Savoy, or The eclipse (says M.
Godard) will take place on the meridian of Pekin, on
the 20th deg. of the equator. This meridian is 3,000
leagues from Paris, and the earth remains fixed. The
circle which the sun runs through in 24 hours is
150,000 leagues of circumference. The swiftness of
the sun is 625 leagues an hour."f his precious docu-
ment is regularly signed with the mighty name of
• Godard, the man of science of Isere.' But Isere is not
the only district so highly favoured : 'lons has also her
philosopher, denying loudly and asserting boldly. Ile
has formally stated his theory, and declares that the earth
is a sponge which rises and falls each day above and
below the sun, thereby causing night and day.
Eclipses, he holds in sovereign contempt, very perti-
nently inquiring how it is possible to have any since
the stars are fixed. Should any one presume to ques-
his views on the subject, he has a ready and tri-
umphant answer. He says, 'how can it be otherwise
when 1 have distinctly stated the facts in my book on
the formation of the world ?' It must not be forgot-
ten that the philosopher of the Rhone declares that
the earth breathes like an elephant, its nostrils being
volcanoes !"

A man and two women were arrested a few days
ago at the fair of Quinzcy, for practising the swindle
al' Americaine. The band consisted originally of two
men and two women, but one of the former escaped
when the gendarmes were on their trace. One was
dressed in black, with a long beard of the same colour,
and the other was in the attire of a grazier. They ac.
costed in the fair a farmer, named Vernier, and offered
to change gold pieces of 40f. for 524 f., which they saw
him receive, agreeing to allow him a large profit on
each piece exchanged. The ' farmer received
two gold pieces, which he went out and got
tested. Finding them good, he returned and
gave the rest of the money for two rouleans, which
it is unnecessary to say consisted of copper money,
The cheat was, however, soon discovered, and the
gendarmes were sent after them. One of the men
and the two women were discovered in a Cabaret off
the main-road, having with them a cabriolet and two
trunks, filled with disguises, wigs, picklocks, a saw,
and other objects used by such adventurers. The
fourth person is still at large.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORFOLK ClRCUlT—Norwich, July 25.
These assizes commenced to-day at ten o'clock, with ten
causes, of which three were special jury causes, and a calendar
containing 53 prisoners.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS. )
Letitia Broom, aged 23, was charged with having stolen the
sum of 301. from the person of one John Neale, of Edge-field.
Mr. O'Malley was Counsel for the prosecution; and Mr.
Palmer for the prisoner.
It appeared that the prosecutor, who is a cattle dealer, re-
paired from his home to Reepham fair on the ith of this month,
for the purpose of selling an old horse. Having accomplished
this job for the small sum of 2/. 25., the prosecutor found time
rather heavy on his hands, as he intended to proceed on the
fol!owing day to Dereham market to make large purchases.
In order to dispose of the superfluous hours he wandered into
the fair, where meeting with some friends he adjourned to a
booth. Leaving this, he again tried the fair, and for four
mortal hours he gazed at some " London show, where there
were plenty of Andrews." While so engaged night drew on
apace, and about half-past ten o'clock at night a " female with a
black eye and a well over her bonnet " came up to him and with-
out so much as "by your leave, or with your leave," she flung her
arms round his neck and saluted him as an old friend. Staggered
at the warmth of the greeting, the prosecutor drew his right
baud from his breeches pocket in which was his purse, and
put her away from him. At that instant the fair one slipped
her hand into the unguarded pouch and extracted its precious
contents, with which she made off as fast as possible, in com-
pany with two men, who were seen by other witnesses to be in
the fair with her both before and after the robbery. On the
following morning, at half-past six o'clock, the prisoner and
her two companions, foot-sore and fatigued, made their appear-
ance at Wymondliam, a distance of nearly eighteen miles from
Iteephatn, when she was observed to have in her possession a
quantity of sovereigns. The robbery being noised abroad, the
party was traced further on the road, and ultimately taken up
and committed to take their trial ; but no money was then
found on either of them. The Grand Jury, however, ignored
the bill against the two men, and the case was now gone into
as against the woman alone.
Mr. PALMER, having addressed the Jury,
'The Learned JUDGE left it to them to say whether the pro-
secutor was mistaken when he swore, as he did must stoutly, to
his knowledge of the prisoner's person.
Guilty—Nine months' imprisonment.