2.45 the gun was filed for their start. They returned as 
follows : — 
h. m r. 
AilgUsla, 22 feet of Falmouth. R. Richards .. 7 50 0 
MVru Green, 25 tons, St. Muwes, Wm. Green. 7 55 30 
Fix, 20 feet, St. Mawcs. J. Dod on 7 55 5 
Clara, 25 feet, Falmouth, S. Dowrick 7 50 0 
Prior to starting, many objections were made to the 
William Green being allowed to compete with the other 
boits, most of whom were not more feet in length 
than she was tonnage. She was also a decked vessel, and 
the others open boats ; but the committee not anticipating 
that such a craft would be entered, the necessary precautions 
to exclude her had not been taken, and she was unavoidably 
allowed to run ; but the committee expressed their great 
surprise that the owner, who has been for many years con- 
nected with boat and yacht racing, should have taken the 
advantage of entering such a craft against the boats, and we 
trust they will tike especial care to prevent the recurrence of 
a similar circumstance. 
In the rowing matches, True Blue beat Circe and Jose- 
phine, and Argus beat Ondiue aud Camilla. Iu the gig and 
punt race the gig was victorious. The company was more 
numerous thau for years past, and Wm. Came, Esq., was 
chairman of the committee, with W. H. Miller, Esq., as 
honorary secretary. 
IRELAND. 
VIRGINIA (CO. CAVAN)™REGATTA. — Thursday, 
August 17- 
Once a year the quiet little town of Virginia is frightened 
from its usual propriety, aud the placid waters of Lough 
Ramor disturbed by the unusual number of strange craft 
that are seen skimming along its surface, and shooting 
through the numerous green islands that stud its bosom. 
The “ Regatta day ” is looked forward to by all sorts of 
people with a vast deal of expectation; and certainly, on 
Thursday week, we can hardly think that any of them were 
disappointed. So far as a glorious day, and a bright summer's 
suu shining down upon as sweet a spot as this green isle 
contains, could give enjoyment — there was as much os any 
reasonable mortal could sigh for. Combined with which 
there was a very pretty assemblage of the fair sex, with 
beauty enough about them to 
“ Shake the saintship of an anchorite." 
So that, on the whole, even those accustomed to larger 
gatherings of the human crowd, and a more splendid bill of 
fare thau the day's proceedings afforded, might find enjoy- 
ment enough to lure them to the shores of Lough Ramor. 
The racing is acknowledged by all to have occasioned un- 
paralleled interest. Five events were announced to have 
come off, and in every respect, we are happy to add, the 
terms of the programme were strictly adhered to. A grand 
four-oared race, for the silver vase presented by Lord Bective, 
inaugurated a new epoch in the racing at Virginia, and con- 
sequently occasioned much excitement amongst the fashion- 
able assemblage present. The competing boats were the 
Stella, pulled by Messrs. Kennedy, Shaw, aud others of the 
Brunswick Club ; the Umbra, manned by Messrs. Keougb, 
Duff, aud Fitzgerald, of the University Club ; and the 
Shannon, which bore a right trusty crew iu the persons of 
her owners, the Messrs. Smyth, of Portlist Castle. The 
start took place precisely at four o’clock, aud the three boats 
got oft' well together, and maintained their respective posi- 
tions at a steady pace as far as the third flag. At this point 
the University boat began to show slightly in advance, aud 
notwithstanding every effort on the part of her antagonist, 
continued to keep the advantage to which her splendid 
qualities pre-eminently entitled her. A beautiful contest 
then lay between the Shannon and the Stella, — the former 
having the advantage until they neared the winning-post, — 
when a few gallant strokes brought the Stella ahead, and 
ultimately placed her second in the lists. The other events 
resulted as under : — 
The Virginia Challenge Cup, value 30 sovs, for two-oared bouts, pulled 
by gentlemen. 
Lord Bcctive’s Bunty 1 
Mr. Smyth’s Blue Hell 2 
Lord llective's Tartar 3 
The Town Pune, for two-oared boats, pulled by watermen. 
Lord Hectivo s Tartar 1 
Lord llective's Bunty 2 
Corinthian Sweepstakes, for two-oared boats, pulled by gentlemen. 
Mr. Bhieklcy s Ripple 1 
Mr. Smyth's Bluo Bell 2 
Scurry Sculling Stakes — This race was won, alter an amusing and closely 
contested race, by Mr. Henry. 
A ball and supper, comprising the elite of the country, 
afterwards took place at the Headford Arms. 
BANGOR (CO. DOWN) REGATTA. — Tuesday, August 15. 
On the above date, the postponed time-race from the regatta 
on the 2nd August, came off. Out of seven boats that ac- 
cepted,!)^ five put in an appearance — namely, Cloud, Bloomer, 
Lightning, of Holy wood, Jenny, aud Rob Roy, of Bangor. 
The prizes were -.—First boat, £3 ; second, £1. 10s. ; third, 
10s. The course was from Bangor Quay-end, round a flag- 
boat at Ballyholme, thence round one at Castle Dobbs, round 
a buoy in Bangor Bay, going a second time over the course 
— the entire distance beiug about twenty miles, and winning 
between a flag-boat and the Quay-end. The weather was of 
the most variable description, and the wind about west. At 
twenty-five minutes past two o'clock, a beautiful start was 
effected, all the boats going off together, Cloud leading, 
closely followed by the Jenny, and other boats keeping well up, 
and all passing the flag-boat in the following order : — 
of kocl. 
... !> 7 2 > feet. 
.. 0 5 ditto. 
... Oil IS feet. 
... 9 15 ditto. 
— .; o 0 20 feet. 
The Lightning gave up early iu the race. This is the second 
time this season that Bangor boats have taken the first 
prizes from their Holywood competitors. The first prize in 
this race was won by Mr. Thompson’s Jenny ; second, by Mr. 
Kennedy’s Cloud; third, by Mr. M'C'utcheou’s Bloomer ; 
both of Holywood. It may be here remarked, that the great 
length of time occupied by the race was attributed to the 
fact of the boats having been becalmed for a considerable 
period ou the County Antrim side of the Lough. 
Russian Prizes. — In consequence of a communication 
from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the Com- 
ml- doners of Customs have caused to be transmitted to the 
collectors and comptrollers, and other principal officers at 
the several ports throughout the kingdom, for their iufonna- 
tK'!j, a description of a Russian schooner-vacht, the Rogneda, 
which vessel is stated to have been sold under very sus- 
picious circumstances, and is now called the ColibrL 
Starting. 
H. SI. 
Cloiul. 2 52 
Jenny 2 54 
Bloomer 3 3 
Rob Roy 3 0 
Lightning 3 .1 
_TIIE FIELD. 
[Tfu following appeared in our Third Edition of Last 
PRINCE OF WALES' MODEL YACHT CLUB. 
The next match will be sailed ou the Serpentine by mem- 
bers ot this club on the 25th inat», at eleven o'clock in the 
forenoon. The Duke of Welliugtou, University -street, Now- 
road, is the club-house. 
Name. 
Wntcrwitch cutter. 
Dolphin cotter 
Vampire cutter 
Mcdora lugger 
Rig. 
Owner. 
lugger 
MV. Ackruyd 
• lugger 
E. Taylor 
.cutter 
.cutter 
T. Bull 
• logger 
ROYAL BELGIAN REGATTA. 
Antwerp, Aug. 23 aud 24. 
Yachts of all untions raced for the Duke of Brabant's Cup. 
Course, 38 miles. Wind, S.W. Tho start took place at 
10b. 20m. 10s. 
Name. 
Tons. 
Thought ..... 
.. 28 
Avalon] 
Bonita 
Fawn 
.. 25 
V ictorlno . . . . 
Sperwer .... 
Petrel 
G. Coopo 
— Guousi 
Owners 
Ison 2 
T. Barnes 3 
H Fill is 4 
Com Collinga 0 
Royal Amsterdam Club 0 
F. Seheepsina 0 
Mr. Iusiuger’s Mermin, 53 tons, R.A.C., though entered, did 
not arrive iu time to race. The Avalon received the prize, 
owing to the Thought, which reached the gnol at 2h. 20m. 0s., 
not being able to produce her register. The entrance money 
was handed over to Bonita as a second prize. Avalon was 
only four minutes astern of Thought. 
A CHALLENGE TO THE THOUGHT. 
Mr. Editor, — When a yachtsman stoops to tho uso of 
language, such as the Editor of Sells Life fiuds it — (as you 
would) — imprudent to print, the less that is said iu reply 
the better. I shall therefore couteut myself with stating 
the fact that the yacht Thought, according to the measure- 
ment adopted by the R.T.Y.C., is twenty-eight tons, aud by 
that of the London Club, thirty-one tons. With respect to 
her sailing qualities, as compared with those of tho Phantom, 
I am perfectly willing to give them the fairest trial, and for 
that purpose I propose that the two vessels should sail 
five matches, all of them in the Thames, or two of them iu 
Southampton waters, each match to bo for £50 a side. There 
is no doubt that both yachts are at preaeut iu their best 
possible trim, and therefore ready to sail ou the shortest 
notice ; so that I feel no hesitation iu saying that should this 
proposal not be acceded to within three weeks, I shall con- 
sider the Plmutoin at liberty, and give her her rest for tho 
winter. — Yours, &c., S. Lane. 
Grove-place, Tottenham, Aug. 80, 1854. 
[We have been informed that the sailing-master of the 
Thought is letting his tongue travel too fast about tho Phan- 
tom ; this should not be. We could say more, but we “ cut 
it in half” of which the above is but the first portion. — E d.] 
LATEST 
INTELLIGENCE. 
Paris, Friday. 
The Bourse. — The Three per Cents, closed yesterday at 
73f. 65c. ; and tho Four-and-a-Half at 9Sf., for tho end of 
the mouth, ex. div. 
RETURN OF THE BALTIC MILITARY EXPEDITION. 
( By International Telegraph Company's Line, viA the Hague.) 
DaNTZIC, Thursday. — General Baraguay d'Hilliers, com- 
mandcr-in-chief of the French expeditionary troops in tho 
Baltic, with General Niel, of the Engineers, arrived here lust 
night in the Fulton. They have proceeded direct to Paris 
overland. The landing troops are also embarked, uud will 
return at once to France. 
THE EXPEDITION TO THE CRIMEA. 
(By Submarine and European Telegraph.) 
Paris, Friday. 
Letters from Constantinople of the 30th of August 
announce that Prince Napoleon aud the Duke of Cambridge, 
together with the Rifles and several other regiments, have 
gone up to Vania from Constantinople. 
Lord Raglan was to embark at Varna in the Carodoo on 
the 2nd of September, aud tho expedition to rendezvous 
at Baltschik. 
Letters from Varna of the 29th state that the Guards, aud 
the 28th, 42ud, 44th, 79tli, and 93d Regiments, had already 
embarked, aud that the Light Division was under orders to 
embark. 
A great portion of the French force was to embark at 
Bourgns and Baltschik. 
Lord Cardigan’s division was also under orders to embark 
at Varna. 
General Sir John Burgoyne had arrived. 
The expedition is composed of 25,000 English, 26,000 
French, and 20, 000 Turks. 
Tho troops are described as animated with great enthu- 
siasm. 
The cholera had almost entirely disappeared. 
RETREAT OF THE RUSSIANS IN ASIA. 
Schamyl, with 20,000 Circassians, lias made an incursion 
into Georgia, defeated the Russians, and carried off some 
important hostages, including forty ladies. 
Count Bebutoff has blown up the fortresses of Bayazid, 
and evacuated the city. His army is falling back on Erivau. 
Several Russian agents have been seized at Damascus, for 
exciting rebellion against the Porte. 
HORRIBLE MURDER OF A MAN BY HIS WIFE 
AND SON. 
One of the most diabolical cases of murder that have ever 
disgraced the annals of this country, has been justcommitted 
at Trowbridge. The facts of the case are, unhappily, too 
convincing to admit of the slightest doubt ; for, extraordi- 
nary to relate, the murder was actually committed in the 
presence of several spectators. The name of the murdered 
man was Daniel Napper, and on the Wednesday, his son, James 
Napper, quarrelled with another brother, who had lately re- 
turned from transportation. The father interfered to separate 
them, and incurred the displeasure of his son James by striking 
him. On the Thursday evening they were all drinking 
together at the Bear Inn, when a second altercation took 
place. James Napper struck his father, knocked him 
down, and kicked him severely. The wife then fell upon 
her husband, taking hold of him by the hair and repeatedly 
861 
striking his head ou the ground, swearing she would 
murder him. They all three then left the Bear Inn and 
went towards homo. What occurred after they left is 
narrated by John Mayell, the landlord, who says that, while 
ho was standing at tho door of his house he heard some 
quarrelling going on, and saw the deceased knocked down 
by his son, who struck him a blow with his fist. While the 
deceased was on tho ground, his sou knelt upon him and 
struck him again several times ; he then kuockcd him severely 
in liis ribs and side, tho wife standing by at tho time and 
offering him every encouragement. The sou next took his 
father by the shoulders, raised him lip to a sitting posture, 
and then dashed him violently to the ground, his head 
coming in eoutnet with the hard road. The deceased was 
then quite insensible. All this took placo iu so short a 
space of time, that tho witness said he had no opportunity 
to interfere. The son came into the taproom some time 
afterwards, when ho did not appear to bo intoxicated. Witness 
remonstrated with him on Ins conduct, but ho only replied 
that, “ It served tho old — right," aud that if ho was uot 
dead already, he would not cure about subjecting him to 
similar treatment again. This statement is corroborated by 
James Browu, a dothworker, who says he was passing wliou 
ho saw the deceased on tho ground, and saw his wife catch 
hold of him by tho hair and thump his head ou the givund, 
saying "By G , I'll murder thee!” Tho deceased was 
then in n state of insensibility, mid tho sou afterwards 
took him by the .shoulders, and threw him backwards 
ou tho ground with all his might. Witness lifted t 1 e de- 
ceased on his knoe, but the son still attempted to strike 
him, and said he would give any ouo who took his part ‘ a 
— good hiding.” The wife aud son then left, hut, after they 
had gone a short distance, turned round and said, if the de- 
ceased came home that night they would “ finish him oft.” 
Thedeoeased, however, was shortly afterwords taken to h’s 
house, where ho soon died. Another person, named Willi., m 
l’earee, a mason, also deposed to tlio same facts. These 
circumstances having come before the coroner, he mndo a 
preliminary inquiry, which lins resulted in his committing 
the son and tho wife of tho deceased to Devizes gaol. Tho 
history of the Napper family is very remarkable. The 
deceased was transported when a youth for theft ; and in tho 
year 1839 was tried for tlio murder of a common pedlar, 
named William Bishop. Ho escaped conviction owing to an 
informality in tho indictment. Dennis Napper, another son, 
has just returned from transportation. Tho inquiry befero 
tho coroner lias boon adjourned. 
The Duke of Athol’s Gold diggings. —During tho last 
week gold has been found in tlio north of Olonbrorachnn, 
Kirkmichuel, ou tho property of his grace the Duke 
of Athol ; and has also been found to the north of ti e 
Cairnwell, <>u tho property of James Fmquharsou, Ivq., 
of Invercnuld. In both places tho precious metal is found 
embedded in tho detached pieces of rock which there abound. 
From an analysis mode, that which has been found near the 
Cairnwell is as pure as any got in Australia. Tho existence 
of gold in these quarters was discovered by a Mr. Lowdeu, a 
gentleman lately returned from Australia, where ho had Keen 
resident for upwards of twclvo years, and iu the immediate 
vicinity of gold-diggings. 
Fatal Finn in Sackvh.lk street, Piccadilly. On 
Thursday morning, betwccon tho hours of one and two 
o'clock, a fire broke out at Miss Elizabeth Morton’s lodging- 
house, No. 19, Suckvillo-strocfc, Piccadilly. Tho inmates 
were arousod by tho shrieks for help issuing from tho 
hack-room on tho ground floor. On entering it they found 
Miss E. Morton wrapped in fire. An alarm was imme- 
diately raisod, when tho police on duty wore despatched for 
tho engines, which promptly arrived from King street, 
Chaudos-stroet, and Wolls-streot, followed by the parish 
engines. In tho meantime, Miss Morton was extricated 
from her frightful situation, and tho flames extinguished. 
Every assistance was afforded by Home medical men residing 
ill the house, but such were the extensive injuries sho 
received that she has siuoo expired. The lire was caused by 
a caudle sotting fire to the furniture while reading iu bed. 
♦ 
RACING. 
" On tho green, groon turf." 
Mu. Editor, — W arwick, favoured by glorious weather, 
and a very largo attendance, has been productive of capital 
sport, though, considering tho numerous entries, tho fields 
were somewhat of tho smallest. Speculation, too, lias been a 
little more brisk ; and, though no groat changes wore effected, 
the remembrance of the near approach of Doncaster was 
kept alive, and tho betting on tlio Lcger acquired a more 
spirited tone. 
For the great race of tho week — Tho Leamington Stakes — 
six out of tho ten horses I named were starters, in an 
attenuated field of nine, when, at the time, some fourteen 
or fifteen were expected to s«*o tho post. My remarks were 
wound up in those words : " But it strikes me that tho issue 
will rest between Baalbce and Lurloy.” There I should 
have stopped, but I added — " And I liavo a strong fancy 
that the latter will prove tho winner.” My fancy was, how- 
ever, demolished by tho reality of u length and a half; but, 
be that as it may, I sent you first and third. Panto-' 
mime was omitted, because I had a keen recollection 
of his running for the Brighton Stakes, though I sum o o 
we must now charitably assume that the sea breeze did uot 
agree witli tho son of Lunorcost and Burlesque. This case 
of swerving against another horse, coming bo close upon the 
Cortebus affair at York, is likely to occasion an uuplensant 
feeling, and ought to prove a warning to the younger 
jockeys ; let us trust, however, that it will bo the lust mishap 
of the Bcaxou. In tho othor races, my selections were 
generally fated to run seconds ; my choice, Rose, the w< rst 
favourite, too, of tho lot, all but pulled me through for the 
Borough Handicap, Hanover contriving to beat her by a 
head. 
As tho attention of all turfites will now be directed 
towards Doncaster, I havo a word or two to say with respect 
to the St. Lcgcr. On the 28th of July I wrote this line, 
“Dervish won't do for the Sellingcr." Boiurdo has now uot 
only taken his place, but excels him iu the estimation of some 
of the cognoscenti. But, admitting that the stable made one 
mistake, why should it bo proof against another/ Despite 
of trials and the betting, I must own that I have but little 
fu th in the defeated hero of tho 2,000 Guineas, who 
then started with tho odds on him. Between two stools, 
according to the old adage, a man is like to como to tho 
ground ; but, here there aro three ; for, iu additiou to Acrobat, 
who maiutaius his ground at 7 or 8 to 1, Dervish has still 
supporters at a long price. A short timo will prove who's 
light and who's wrong; but of this bo assured, the settling 
