Star.
London, England, 1829-08-05 00:00:00

GRAND REGATTA.

Cowes, August. 3.—The first day's Regatta of the Royal Yacht
Club. though rather wet, had what all were so anxious about
fine breeze frotn the W. S.W. The schooner yacht Isussar,
of T. P. Williams, Esq. was selected by the Marquis of
Anglesey and Lord Yarborough, the Stewards, as the starting
vessel. The three yachts were placed in a north and south
line. The Menai, T. A. Smith, Esq. which had the southern
station, had considerable advantage over Joseph Wild, Esq.'s Lul-
weak and the Vice-Commodore Earl of Belfast's Louisa, particu-
larly the latter, which was not only farther to leeward, but exposed
to a much greater strength of counter-tide. At ten o'clock, the start-
ing signal was given, and the yachts proceeded to the westward ; the
Louisa, to the astonishment of every one, rounding the station vessel
off Gurnet, a distance of only four miles, foul' minutes before the
Menai, and seven minutes before the Lulworth. Unfortunately foe
the Louisa, in gibbing round the station vessel, she carried away her
gaff, and passed through Cowes Roads under foresail and jib only, in
which state she ran half an hour before she could re-set her main-
sail and gaff topsail. In the then space of three hours sixteen
minutes five seconds, Menai went round the course, a distance of
thirty-nine miles, and passed the umpire's station at one hoer six-
teen minutes five seconds. Louisa, notwithstanding her crippled
state, arrived at one hoar nineteen minutes fifty-five seconds; and
Luiworth at one hour twenty-three minutes forty seconds.—
Thus has T. A. Smith, Esquire, won the first Cup given by the
Club this season. Vessels entered to sail for the second Cup
on Wednesday are,—the Peri, D. Murray, Esq. fifty-nine tens;
Hebe, A. Corbett Rsq. sixty-eight tons; Harriet, Walker
Heneage, 60 tons ; Emerald, J. L. Symonds, Esq. 58 tons • Eli-
zabeth, John 3loore, Esq. 65 tons ; and Dolphin. J. Leveson
Gower; Esq. 58 tons. Vessels entered to sail on Friday for the
third Cup are, Eliza, Captain Thomas Garth, R.N. 34 tons; Turk,
Captain James Kean, R.N. 44 tons; Neuha, James Saunderson,
Esq; 44 tons • Julia, John Mills, Esq. 42 tons; and the Elizabeth,
Earl of Darnley, 42 tons. The matches for the other four Cups
are not yet complete, the time for entry being still open.

THE URSULINE CONVENT AT LIFFORD.

ENNIS, Jots 49.

A great deal of anxiety was manifested here this day,
to witness the ceremony of the reception of two nuns into
the Ursuline Convent at Lifford, near this town. About
ten o'clock the Chapel, which was tastefully fitted up for
the occasion, was crowded with ladies and gentlemen of
all persuasions, and so great was the interest to be present
on the occasion, that the admission was regulated by
tickets. At eleven o'clock the Right Rev. Dr. Macma-
hon, the Catholic Bishop of the diocese, dressed in full
pontificals, attended by about twenty of his Clergy, en-
tered the Chapel, the nuns conducted the novices, in the
most splendid and fashionable attire, to the front of the
altar. The following hymn was then sung by the Bishop
and his Clergy, assisted by the nuns and the choir :
0 gloriosa Virginum,
Sublimls inter alders,
Qal to ereavit parvulum
Laetante nutria übere.
Quod Eva tristis abstulit,
Tu reddia alma termini;
Intrent ut astra•Sebiles,
Cali reeludis eardines.
In Regis alti janus,
Et ails lads Nitride ;
Vitant datam per Virginem
Gents redempta plaudits.
Jam, tibi tit gloria,
Qui uatus es de Virgins,
Cam PATILZ, et alma Braun,
In sempitema uremia.

After the hymn had been sung, the Rev. Charles
Fahey, P.P. of Tulla, preached a sermon, and took his
text front the 12th chapter of Genesis -" Go forth out of
thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father's
house, and come into the land which I shall show thee."
The Rev. Gentleman confined the subject of a long and
impressive discourse to the difference between a temporal
and spiritual inheritance, dwelling on the folly, the un-
certainty, the variety and frivolity of all earthly concerns,
when compared with the wisdom, the certainty, the secu-
rity and happiness of an eternal life.
After the ceremony the superioress raised the two pos-
tulants, Misses Quirk and Gubbins, two beautiful and
interesting young ladies, when the Bishop approached
them and said—

" My children, what do you demand ?"—" the mercy
of GOD, the holy habit of religion, the charity of the
Order, and the society of the mothers and sisters."—
" Is it with your free will and consent that ycu demand
the habit of religion ?"—" Yes, my Lord."—" My dear
children, have you a firm intention to persevere in re-
ligion to the end of your lives ; and do you think you
have sufficient strength to bear constantly the sweet
yoke of our LORD JESUS Cr awl', for the love and fear
of Gov alone ?" " Relying on the mercy of Go n,l
and on the prayers of the mothers and sisters, we hope to
be akle to do so."
The novices then arose and retired with the superioress
to a place where they changed their secular dresses for
the religious habit, when the 113th Psalm was sun,- by
the choir, during which time their clothes and veil had
been blessed and sprinkled with holy water. Shortly
after the novices returned, bearing in their hands their''
robes and wax candles. The novices, after some prayers'
had been said, are raised from a kneeling posture by the
nuns, by whom they are invested by the habit of the
Order. After the repetition of sorOo other prayers, the
novices received the cloaks or mantle of their Order.
As soon as the novices were clothed, they made a bow to
the superioress, then a genuflexion to the Sacrament,
' and next placed themselves upon their knees. They
were then handed wax candles, which they held while
some prayers were repeated. The novices then retired a
few paces, when the candles were taken from them, when
they prostrated themselves, while the Clergy, the nuns,
and the choir sung Veni CREATOR Spiritu, &c. As
soon as the hymn had been concluded, the novices were
raised from their prostrate situation; they embraced the
nuns, with whom they retired from the chapel.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday a smartly dressed young woman named Sophie c„))..
was brought up on a warram signed by a Dublin Magisteate:oZ
charge of having plundered her late master, Mr. Daisy, the lem".
lord of a public-house in Cuif-street, Dublin. of batik notes and
cash to a considerable amount.

It appeared that the prisoner had been for some years a *maw
to Mr. Mercy, and bad conductAl herself with great propriety;
but a short time ago a private soldier in the Coldstreaa Guarda.
named Richardson, on a visit to his friends in Dublin, chanced to'
stop for a few nights at Mr. Defftey's, and an intimate acquaint.
ance was formed between the Guardsman and the fair bar.tnaie.
Richardson returned to London to his duty, and the prisoner ka
very short time abiconded from her master's house, and home.
Alately after her,departnre about 901. in bank notes and gold were
missed by her Master. It was ascertained that she had embarked •
by a steamer for London ; a pollee-officer, named Ross, was lent
off in pursuit of her, and arrived in Landon on Monday evening.
The Dublin warrant was backed by Sir MGM/11W Blame, and yea.
Iterday morning Ross and an officer of this establishment went to
the Tower, where Richardson was on duty, and there found the
prisoner sitting.in friendly converse with him. The officers went
to a temporary lodging which she had taken, and there found a
quantity of wearing apparel belonging to Mrs. Matey, which the
prisoner had brOught away with her from Dublin.
The prisoner had nothing to offer in defence ; and was sent to
Dublin to take her trial.

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