The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-09-20 00:00:00

DEE CUP TIE

Deva _ t
Echo. 2 • -,)10,,
• This race, (if it may be called a race,) was a great dis-
appointment to the spectators, who had been expecting it to
be a very severe contest between the two. The crew of the
Deva was also disappointed, as they wished very much to try
their strength against their aquatic brethren of the Mersey,
but the crew of the Echo declined to contest the race with
them, and merely rowed at their ease after the Deva, which
came in first by many boats' lengths. The crew of the Echo
declared at the Commodore's boat that they were not able to
compete with their opponents, and would merely go over the
course with the Deva to qualify themselves for the race for
beaten boats.

A PRIZE. rowed for by Women in Fishing Boats ; the first
boat £2, the second £l, the third 10s. Half a mile.
Sparling Rachael Gibson and Mary Joynson 1
Sister and Brother Ann Sconce and Ann Buckley 2
Greyhound,. Mary Sconce and Cath. Sconce 3
The boats fouled each other the greater part of this race,
and the ladies, to be in unison, followed the example, and a
good deal of foul language passed between the parties.
The LADIES' PURSE, value £5 for gentlemen amateur
scullers. Half a mile.
Sylph
' Zephyr H. Hodkinson.. 2
La Demoiselle J. Mould 3
Taglioni.. A. Walker....
Halcyon. J. Crane.. 5
This was a severe race, decidedly the best of the day. Im-
mediately after the start, Mr. Hodkinson, with very great
exertion, took the lead, closely followed by the others. Tile
whole of them went close together round the boat, when the
Halcyon gave in. From this place the whole of the distance
was beautifully contested ; each " sighed and lugged at the
oar" in gallant style—every nerve was stretched, and each
competitor received cheers and encouragement from his
friends on the banks.. The skiffs were nearly abreast, with
the exception of the Zephyr, which continued to lead to
within a few yards from the goal, when Mr. Hodkinson's
sterm escaped, and he sank exhausted on the bottom of his
boat. Mr. Mulvey, with great effort, then took the premier-
ship, and won a splendid race by about two yards ; the others
were not a length behind.
A PRIZE, value £lO, for four-oared Gigs, beaten in the race
for the Dee Cup.
The Echo.. Liverpool boat walked over
In this race the Chester boats were withdrawn, and the
Echo was allowed to row over the course alone, and carry
away the prize.

CORACLE RACE.
John Challoner, jun.. 1
Thomas Chadwick...
George Challoner 3
This was a well contested race between the three, and af-
forded great amusement to the spectators.
The arrangements for carrying on the Regatta were ex'
cellently-.conducted under the_ auspices of the following gen-
tlemen, who composed the committee, and deserve the thanks
of the public for their services :—E. S. Walker, Esq. chair-
man; John Lloyd, Esq.. H. Potts, jun. Esq., G. Folliott,
Esq., Mr. Geo. Franks, Mr. A. M`Donald, Mr. John Chur-
ton,and Mr. Challoner.

We cannot close without rendering unto " Caesar that
which is Caesar's," by giving that praise which is due to the
Umpire, Mr. Ralph Green, for the impartial manner in
which he fulfilled his office ; and also to Captain Thomas
Evans, for his experience in starting the boats in such ex-
cellent style. Neither shall we forget to notice the inde-
fatigable exertions used by the Secretary, E. W. Lloyd, Esq.,
and the Treasurer, Mr. R. Catherall, in furthering the suc-
cess of the Regatta.

GREAT FIRE IN RUSSIA.—On the estate of Count Shere-
meteuv, near Moscow, a tremendous conflagration took place
a few weeks ago, in what is probably one of the largest villa-
ges in the world. Seven hundred houses, including 'great
cotton and cloth manufactories—filled at the time with im-
mense quantities of goods destined for the fair of Nishny
Novgorod—were laid in Ashes. We mention the circum-
stance, however, to direct attention to the strange fact that
one of the principal losers by this fire, a manufacturer, who,
after having lost property to the amount of £40,000, is still
considered a rich man, is nevertheless, a serf of the count,
and it is said he is by no means the only person on the es-
tate similarly situated.--Athenceum.

CAUTION TO '6 SWEETHEARTS.”—On Monday a pretty
young female, who carries on the business of a dressmaker
in Lincoln, applied to the magistrates for redress under the
following circumstances :—She had been keeping company
for the last three Years with Gibson, the butler to Mr. For-
dell, to whom she bad been engaged to be married, and dur-
ing the time of their courtship her mother died, leaving her
some valuable silver plate, which she put into Gibson's pos-
session, that he might keep it safely for her. In the course
of the three years sweethearting Gibson made her a num-
ber of presents, mostly of consumable articles, which being
eaten and drunk, could not be returned ; all the rest were
sent back to him. The complainant said, that seeing such
conduct which gave her reason,to believe that she would not
possess the happiness she had fondly expected if she entered
the marriage state, she broke off the match, and demanded
her plate back again. The magistrates sent for Gibson, who
said he would not give it up unless the sum of XB, which the
eatable articles had cost him, was given up, to him. The
magistrates expressed their indignation at the fellow's con-
temptible conduct, and desired the complainant to proceed
at law against her false swain. In the course of the day some
gentlemen advanced the young woman the money, and she
got back her plate.—Lineoln Gazette.