Star.
London, England, 1828-07-21 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL REGATTA.

Livraroor., Jot. r IL—Never, we believe, was old father Mersey
witness to a more gay, exhilarating, and beautiful scene, than that
which cheered and animated his noble bosom yesterday ; though
we are much deceived if the pleasure which that one exhibition has
1 afforded, to the thousands of his childaen who engaged in its festi-
vity, do not lead to its renewal with still increasing splendour, in
each succeeding year. • The preparations for the' regatta having ez-
I cited the most lively expectations in the whole population, not only
of Liverpool, but of the surrounding country ; about noon yester-
day, the inhabitants of the town, and crowds of strangers who had
been flocking into it for some days previous, began to pour forth in
thousands, by every passage to the river side, and the whole swarm
of steamers and other passage boats, which usually ply at the several
ferries on the river, found ample employment in carrying over the
shoal. that were flocking to Seacumbe and Birkenhead, the chief
points of attrac:ion to the expectant participators in the plessureof
the day's spectacle. Never before, we believe, was the hundred of
Wirral occupied by a population so numerous, certainly never by
one surpa•s:ng it in beauty and splendour, or wealth and respect-
ability, than that which crowded its shores on this occasion, while
the whole s ange of piers front the north to the south end of the town
ut Liverpool was filled with a dense MASS of spectators. To those
who were placed in the latter situation, the proceedings of the Re.
gatta must, in all probability, have proved most disappointingly
barren of entertainment; for, to say nothing of the distance, the
scene of comes' lying chiefly over on the Cheshire side, the mass of
craft of every description, interposing between them and the boats
engaged in tile races, muse have eff..ctually impeded their observa-
tion of what was doing. But the beautiful and panoramic view of
the oprusire shore, with the fine outline of the Welsh hills in the diw
tuner, and the gay and ever varying features of the floating world
beture them, presented a scene which even the coldest of human
beings could never look on but with delight. To the luckier nail.
titudes, however, who succeeded in planting themselves in the more
favoured situations before mentioned, or who filled the vessels of
every kind that covered the river, the beauty and brilliancy of the
picture was greatly heightened by the unceasing changes of effect,
in light, and shade, and colour, caused by the partial lighting up and
bringing out of objects by the sunlight, as it broke through a fitful
and cloudy sky over the town, with its fringing forests of masts, its
spires, and its covering amphitheatre of hills. It is difficult to ima-
gine a more pleasing charm io nature, than was shed over the scene
we are now describing. by one of those sudden gleams which we
have just mentioned, gilding the lofty masts, swelling sails, and finely
moulded hull of the Heroine (a vessel of the largest class, just arrived
from St. Andrew's, New .Brunswick); as she was beating up the
river, under double-reefed topsails, jib and foresail, against a stiff
breeze from the S.S. W. that brought her lee chains into the water,
while a countless multitude of steam and sailing boats of all rigs
and sizes, were shooting across her course in every possible direc-
tion, just as the sports of the regata wets about to begin. These
were announced in the programme to consist of three sailing matches
and three rowing matches ; one of each alternately.
The followiog is an account of each, commencing with the
SAILING MATCHES.
Irian' RACE.

A Silver Cup—sailing boats belonging to Gentlemen.—Fran the
Magazines round the furthest Lazaretto from the eastward, from
thence round a boat off the south end of the Prince's Pier from the
westward, and thence to Seaconibe rounding the Leda.

Emerald . 1 I Experiment ...
Fairy
Isabella drawn.
SZCOND MACE

Ten Guineas the first bOst, and Three Guineas the second.—
Boatmen's saiiing boats:—from Seaeombe round a boat off the
Potteries front the westward, and thence-back to the Leda.
William, 1. Endeavour, it. Canary, 3.

ThlllllD ILICR
Ten Guineas the first boat, and Three Guineas the second.—
Ferry sailing boots.
Victory, of Seacombe 1. James, of Rock-ferry 2.
The fallowing also started, vfm—Jessy, of Tranniere ; James, of
.New-ferry; Sovereign, of Birkenhead; and Prime Minister, of
Woodside.

ROWING MATCHES.
71 birt tech.
A Silver Cup.—For Row Boats with six oars; owned, rowed,
and steered by Gentlemen. From seacombe round a boat moored
uff Birkenhead from the westward, and back to the Leda. •
Cygnet, 1. Rovetr.2. Busy Bee, 3.
They started w two o'clock, the Busy pee taking the lead, closely
pushed by the Cygnet, and the Bober also at hand. The last-named
boat returned to the Leda (the goal) first; followed by the Cygnet
at about one or two lengths distance, the Busy Bee three length.
farther astern.

SZCOND BASIL •
♦ Sliver Cup. for Row Boats with six oars; owned,•rowed and
steered by Gentlemen. &me course u the former.
flaritquin, 1. Psyche, S. • Quiz, 3.
•This was any thing but a match, the Hulequia wincing

by a quarter of a mile, and the Psyche with equal eve
the like distance from the Qui*:

?HIM, ItACI4

Ten Guineas the first boat, and Th,e Guiness the secnnd b-or.
Row limns with six oars, rowed and steered by boatmen. Flom
Seacombt round a boat moored off Tranmere from the we,twarj,
thence round another boat off the north end of the Prince's Kr
ttrom the westward, and thence to the Leda.

Liver
I Psyche 2 Cygnet 4
Calypso also started, but was not placed.
This was an ezcelknt rate. The Bee took the lead at starting,
but was soon headed by the Liver, which maintained her posltin.4
wining by several lengths. The second prize was, however, w. 41
contested by the other three boats. The Cygnet dropped fist after
rounding the second boat, but the Psyche and the Bee kept well
together, the former winning by about a length.
LAST RACE.

The day's amusement elosedwWbqcontest tot supeiloefit be.
tween the Gentlemen of the Harlequin and thme.of the ensigns.
winners of the Cups. From a boat moored off Traililleff, M she
Leda off Searombe. The Harlequin won well by two km*. lbe
style of riming of the Gentlemen wbo manned tbil Mot, eaehrl
the admiration of every one. The folloiring is a hat of As*
names, vit.

Coxswain, Mr. Tinley.
ItuWllOlS.
Messes. William Duncan, I Messrs. WlMaul Neilson,
Charles Hurry, Daniel Neilson,
Michael Humble, Thomas Tobin.
It has seldom fallen to out lot to observe a day of public (Privity
pass off with such general satisfaction as yesterday ; and it is in.
deed pleasing to add, that so far as we were enabled to learn, it
Was free from accident of any coneemsence.
• LANARK, Jocv 10.
Quote Pc/tem.—We should be glad if we had more frequent
opportunities of noticing these manly exercises, which were so much
' practised by the ancient Romans. and which Horace. In one of his
beautiful lyrics, so prettily remarks as among the graceful accum.
plishments of a well trained youth—" nape disco, save trans finem,
jaculo probilis expedito." To the honour of the Niblernen and
Gentlemen In the t.orthern counties of Scotland, annual prizes are
distributed among the young men who excel in gymnastic exercises
—and is there any thing more befitting the brawny arms of oar p s.
santry than these healthful, graceful, and masculine games? Are
the males in the Upper Ward of Lanarkaiiire less sinewy than the
natives of Perthshire? By De means. But it appears that ous%
chiefs are less virile than the leaders of the northern clans. Such
amusements were not peculiar to barbarians ; they were practised
by the most refined nations of antiquity, and thereforp bespeak a
mind superior to effeminacy, which, it is to be lamented, is making
inroads amongst ns, with rapid strides. We would advise the young
men of every parish to imitate the example of Lesmahagow. Last
week a match at quoits was played upon the farm of !Sluirsland,
possessed by Mr. Weir, in that parish, by the young men on the
cut and west side of the water of Nethan. Seventeen pair appeared
for each, to contend for victory; when, after long and dexterous
playing, the youths on the east side were declared victors, by only
two shots. The whole prize was one gallon of " mountain dew,"
which they very prudently dispatched on the field, without any of
that discord which too often disgraces such congregations. Vie
hope that next year they will multiply their sports, and that we
shall have to tell of "putting the stone, foot-racing, and throwing
the hammer, &c." Abboud' In the middle of summer, we cannot
forbear remarking that this parish ranks very high In the noble
exercise of "curling," encouraged and stimulated by one of their
worthy pastors.

CLERICAL IN I ELLIUENCE.

tL TKOZIOTIO?Ii.

Monday the Rev7idwartiGouldfrioni,;l.A. of Triahy Cut-
lete, Cambridge, was inducted into the vicarage of Newport,
Essex, vacant by the death of the Rev. Thomas HAI.
On the ad inst. the Bishop of Peterborough instituted the Rev.
Thomas Corso, M.A. to the vicarage of Norton by Mornay, is
the county of Northampton, vacant by the death of the Rev. James
Pinnoek.

Saturday se'nnigit the Bishop of Peterborough instituted the
Rev. William Greenwood, M.A. to the Rectory of Thrapston, in
the county of Northampton, vacant by the resignation of the Ret.
Sept!mu Hodson.
Rev. Andrew Haddleston M.A. Rector of Moresby, and In.
cnmbent of Saint Nicholas' Chapel, Whitehaven, has been prs.
stored, by the Earl of Lonsdak, to the Rectory of lowness.
Rev. T. W. Morley, M.A. of Kirklington, has been instituted,
by the Archbishop of York, to the Rectory of Bitithy, near Nor.
thallerton, on the presentation of the Bishop yf Durham, vacant by
the death of the Rev. Matthew Parrington.
Rev. J. N. White to the Vicarage of Rushall, Norfolk.
Rev. Henry I.gge has been presented, by Lord Willoughby de
Broke, to the Living of East Levant, near Chichester.
Rev. J. Thynne has been installed Sub-Dean of Lincoln Ca-
thedraL

The Presbytery of the -North-West of England have given :a
unanimous invitation to the Rev. Cull Turner, a licentiate of the
Cbarch of Scotland, to become assistant and succes<or to the Rev.
John Selkirk, Workington.

It is a maxim in mechanics, that what you gain in
speed you lose in power; and whoever heard a flipped
tongue for five minutes, without perceiving that the
maxim holds good with regard to that ?
GADDICK AND &mom—Sterne, who used h;s wife
very ill, was one day-talking to Garrick in a fine 'end-
mental manner in praise of conjugal love and fidelity
" The husband," said Sterne, " who behave, unkindly
to his wife deserves to have his house burnt over his
head."—" If you think so," said Gatrick, "I ho, e your
house is insured."— The Mirror.

In the Brighton Theatre, on Tuesday, an incident
occurred which caused much laughter in the house.
One r f the best chat ;triers drawn by Mathews is that
of a London auctioneer. He was in the act tf pout-
traying thi, and dwelling in his usual happy way on
the 1 t-, when, as he raised the hammer, and exclatmei
One pound two," Mr. Listrn. who had been enjoying,
evidently with much gold, the drolleries of hi, friend,
called out in a loud tone, " three." Mathews and the
audience looked at the first moment lost in equal
amazement ; but when it was discovered from whom the
bidding proceeded, the house resounded with laogittrr.
Mathews, humouring the joke, ran up the biddings,
and after warning Mr. Liston that they were agaihst
him, finally knocked the article down to him anricst
the loud plaud.t, of the audience.

HEBDOMADAItY..
Testa DAY—Georgium Sidus south at 12 at night. Geocertric
longitude 0 deg. 24 min. Aquarius latitude 0 deg. 36 min. south.
To.asoasow—Mary Magdalen. This day was first dedicated to
her by our pious King Edw. VI.
Wanstason2—Opposition of the Bun and Georgium Sidus at 7 id
the morning.—The Sun enters Leo, the secoed of the Somali
Signs, at I I at night.—The Battle of Salamanca, 1812.
THURSDAY—Sun rises 8 minutes past 4; sets 8 minutes before L
FRIDAY—SS. James; the first of the Apostles that died fur the
faith of Christ.—Duchess of Cambridge born, 1797.—Holiday
Bank. _ . _

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SATUILDAY-Full Moon 19 minutes past 10 at night.—St. Ash,
Mother of our Lady—a feast of devotion with the Catholics.—'h
is called the Wood•offering among the Jews. Nehemlas had sr
pointed certain days for certain families to bring in their wood
offerings, but on this day the families who had no bled day brought
in their portions, and all others wete at liberty to make spontasessi
additions to their quota.