The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-05 00:00:00

THE FUNNY CLUB SOVEREIGNS.

The gentlemen belonging to the Funny Club yesterday
gave a purse of twelve sovereigns, to he rowed for by Ed-
ward Brumwell of Bankside, and John Williams of Strand-
lane, against Charles Campbell of Westminster, and J.
Windsor of Westminster, from Westminster Bridge, with
the tide to Putney-bridge. From the known qualities of
the men, they all having carried away prizes, the greatest
interest was excited along the whole line of the river, and
a number of the most distinguished amateurs were out in
cutters, wherries, &e. About half-past four, the men
took their stations at the bridge,—Williams and Brum-
well in Honey and Archer's Serpent, and their opponents
in a good wager-boat. At starting, Campbell and his
partner went a-head, and passed through Vauxhall bridge
first, but on arriving off the Red-house, their antagonists
passed them in tine style, and continued throughout to
maintain their advantage, winning by about three boats'
lengths. It was an excellent wager, and gave the gentle-
men of the Funny Club and their numerous friends great
satisfaction. Williams and Brumwell received 81., and
the losers 41.

Mr. MILBANKE, Secretary of Legation to
the Embassy to the Germanic Confederation, arrived at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street, about four o'clock yes-
terday afternoon, with despatches for the Earl of ABER-
DEEN from Mr. ADDINGTON, our Minister at Frankfort.
The Austrian Ambassador and the French
Chargé d'Affaires transacted business yesterday afternoon
at the Foreign-office, with the Earl of ABERDEEN.

The Governor of Greenwich Hospital gave a
grand dinner yesterday, at his residence in the Hospital, to
a party of official gentlemen.

Sir HENRY CHAMBERLAIN, whose death
has already been announced, had been appointed Consul
at Lisbon, to which place he would have proceeded some
time since but for his illness, The immediate cause of his
death was an abcess in the groin, arising however, it is
said, from a simple operation upon a corn which had been
cut too deeply.

MARGATE.—On Wednesday last, whilst the
signal colour was hoisted on Jarvis's Jetty, an inhabitant
of this place, GEOItGE GASKELL, Esq., who is blind;
accompanied by a little girl, having incautiously ventured
down this jetty, were on their return taken into custody
by the constables, and conveyed to the Droit Office. On
the following morning the wife of Lieutenant Slum, of the
Coast Blockade Service, was waiting with him the arrival
of the boat at the time the signal flag was hoisted. Mrs. S.
was taken into custody by the constables (accompanied by
her husband) to the Droit Office ; fortunately for Lieut.
SHIEL, Mr. VINEY, the principal Officer in his Majesty's
Customs here, was at hand, and accepted as bail for the
lady's appearance before the Magistrates. On the follow-
ing morning the Lieutenant and his lady were again on the
landing-place when the flag was hoisted ; from the marked
attention paid by the subalterns on the pier, it is evident
that if his Majesty's lieges, the visitants and inhabitants
of Margate, may be trifled with, his Majesty's Officers
must not be so.—Maidstone Journal.

Mr. GURNEY'S steam-carriage arrived on
Monday evening, about six o'clock, at the Cranford-
bridge Inn, from an experimental tour to and from Bath.
The success of this trial much exceeds whatever could
have been anticipated by the most sanguine friends of the
invention. Hills were ascended and descended with the
greatest facility and safety. Marlborough-hills, the ascend-
ing of which it was thought would put the powers of the
carriage to a severe test, appeared to afford not the slightest
obstacle. And as to the manageability of the machine, a
gentleman who accompanied it assured the wt iter it far
surpasses that of horses, or indeed any idea that could be
formed of it. The proprietors consider this trial so deci-
sive, that it is supposed the, will take immediate measures
to bring carriages of this sort into action on the roads.
Mr. GURNEY, his brother, Colonel VINEY, Captain DOB-
BIN, and one or two assistants, started from Cranford-
bridge on Tuesday morning about four o'clock. They
proceeded at a most rapid rate to Maidenhead, which they
reached, notwithstanding two or three delays, in about an
hour and five minutes— a distance of nearly fiftean miles.
After this proof of their capability of speed, they travelled
more leisurely, until they arrived near Melksham, where,
as it has been already stated, they were attacked by some
brutal fellows, Who, absurdly.enough, imagined they were
" come to take the bread out of their mouths." To pre-
vest similar occurrences, it was thought advisable to draw
the carriage the remainder of the way by horses. Having
exhibited the powers and practicability of the invention
publicly in Bath, the party left early on Monday morning
to return. Prudential considerations induced them not to

light their fire until they had passed the place of their lite
annoyance. They then lighted, and amidst the most pro-
voking delays in procuring supplies of water, coke, and
charcoal, came the last eighty.fuur miles in about twelve
hours, thus giving the proof experimental of the capability
of using steam-carriages on our ordinary roads.