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was in consequence a large accession of visitors. In fact, 
vehicles of every description continued to arrive from txeter 
and other places during the whole of the early part of the 
day. It is calculated that upwards of 400 or 500 persons 
visited Knowle Cottage alone, while there was of course a 
much larger number collected on the beach. The season of 
the year, it is true, is somewhat advanced for holding re- 
gattas, but the inhabitants of Sidmouth and the surrounding 
neighbourhood appeared determined to keep up the occasion 
as a holiday. It was fully expected that the steamer from 
Torquay would have brought a large party from that 
fashionable watering-place, but the people of Sidmouth were 
disappointed, as the steamer did not make its appearance 
during the day. This did uot, however, damp their spirits 
or their energies. The loveliness of the scenery around 
Sidmouth had attracted visitors from other quarters, aud 
general admiration was expressed by strangers not only at 
the beautiful laud views, but at the fine bay which spreads 
out before the town. At no watering-place on the southern 
coast of Devonshire is there a finer piece of water for a 
regatta. A course of almost any length can be fixed, and 
all the boats will still be iu sight. The heights on either 
side of the town, which is situate in the intervening valley, 
command magnificent views. With the aid of an ordinary 
glass places may be seen at an extraordinary distance on tho 
opposite side of the coast ; while the eye gazes inland on hill 
after hill, until the view is lost iu the distant horizon. With 
these natural recommendations it is not surprising that Sid- 
mouth obtains a large number of fashionable visitors, albeit 
it has uot the facilities of a railway. That a line of railway 
communication between Sidmouth and Exeter would prove 
a great boon to the town there cannot be the slightest doubt. 
To return, however, to the regatta. The weather was 
everything that could be wished, aud every arrangement 
was made by the stewards for providing a good day’s amuse- 
ment. In this attempt they were successful, and much praise 
ia due to them for the excellent manner in which they 
performed their duties. 
The following is an account of the racing : — 
1 S ( Class Sailing Boats. — 1st prize, £3; 2nd ditto, £2; 
3rd ditto, £1. 
Lily of ihe Valley, Shears, Lympstono 1 
Julia, Moss, Exmouth 2 
1 •amelia, Carnell. Exmouth 3 
E. L., Tupman, Exmouth 4 
Tartar, Batters, Beer ° 
2nd Class.— 1st prize, £2 ; 2nd ditto, £1 ; 3rd ditto, 10s. 
Mary Ann, Newton, Beer 1 
London La-ss, Rowe, Beer 2 
Victoria, Bartlett, Sidmouth 3 
3 rd Class. — 1st prize, £1. 5s. ; 2nd ditto, 15s. : 3rd ditto, 
7s. 6d. 
Flirt, Horman, Seaton *■ 
Dove, Dow, Beer 2 
Ilerial, Chappie, Beer 3 
Class. — 1st prize, £1 ; 2nd ditto, 10s. ; 3rd ditto, 5s. 
Ocean ^ueen, Ware, Sidmouth 1 
Anna Maria, Barnes, Sidmouth 2 
Stormy Petrel, Radford, Sidmouth 3 
\V ho'd-a-thought-lt, Turner, Sidmouth 4 
ROWING BOATS. 
lsi Class . — Four-oared. — 1st prize, £1 ; second ditto, 10s. ; 
third ditto, 5s. 
Saucy Anne, Borman, Seaton 1 
Union, Skinner, Sidmouth 2 
Sauc-v Jack, Salter, Sidmouth 3 
Happy Jack, J. Turner, Sidmouth 4 
•2nd Class.— Two-oarcd.— 1st prize, 10s. ; 2nd ditto, 6s. ; 
3rd ditto, 4s. 
Dove, S. Ware, Sidmouth 1 
Elizabeth. Spencer, Sidmouth 2 
Who d-a-thought-it, Tumor, Sidmouth 3 
Pwnt Chase. — Prize, £1. 
This race was won by E. Bartlett, and it afforded consi- 
derable amusement to the spectators. 
During the day a band played at intervals on the beach, 
and everything bore the aspect of hilarity and gaiety. In 
the evening the baud continued to perform iu various parts 
of the town, aud many a social party wound up the day’s 
amusements at many hostelries. 
Plymouth. — Lord and Lady Colville have sailed hence on 
a cruise in his lordship's yacht, the Sultana. 
Three Men Drowned in Ireland. — On Sunday evening, 
the 24th ult., about four o’clock, as Mr. Irviue, his servaut- 
man, Mr. Moore, the architect and his son, were all four 
sailing under a stiff breeze, on Lake Erne, about four aud a 
half miles down the lake from Enniskillen, in Mr. Irvine's 
yacht, the yacht made right before the wind with all her 
canvas on, and immediately sank from carrying too much 
canvas. Mr. Moore and son, together with Mr. Irvine's ser- 
vant-man were drowned. Mr. Irvine narrowly escaped, as 
we hear, by wrapping his Mackintosh closely about bis body, 
keeping the air (by which the Mackintosh was inflated) secure 
until he was driven by the waves so near shore as to allow 
him to walk on dry land. Mr. Moore leaves a wife aud 
young family to deplore his untimely death. 
Christening Vessels. — I have always considered this to 
be more a Pagan than a Christian ceremony, a relic of the 
ancient libation rather than a “ caricature of the sacrament 
of baptism.” In modern Greece, when a ship is launched 
the how is decorated with flowers, and the captain fcfcvs a 
jar of wine, which he raises to his lips, and then pouTB out 
upon the deck. It is more than probable that many nautioal 
customs, superstitions (the broom at the mast-head when a 
vessel is for sale, shaving when crossing the line, whistling 
for wind, &c.), and even technical terms, might be de- 
rived from a very remote antiquity. Even if we descend 
to a comparatively modern period, we may find that sailors 
have preserved among them the technical terms of their 
profession though numberless terms of other trades aud 
professions, have become obsolete within the last two centu- 
ries. Scarcely the half of the technical terms of various 
trades and professions that may be found in that most 
curious omnium gatherum, Randel Holme’s “ Academy of 
Armory,” would be understood by their respective crafts- 
men at the present day, whereas every nautical term in the 
much earlier production, “ A Ship of Fooles,” would be 
understood by the modern seaman . — Notes and Queries. 
Dantzic, Michaelmas Day. — Admiral Martin, in Leopard 
remains in Ledsund with some paddle-steamers. Euryalus, 
cruising in the Gulf of Finland, fell in with a small pleasure- 
boat, in which there was one Russian geutleman jolly drunk. 
The boat contained all sorts of good things, wine, beer, &c. 
sheet fast, and helm hard down. The gentleman was taken 
on hoard, and when sober the next morning, awoke consider- 
ably surprised. He said that he had been “ picknicking” 
with a party of ladies and gentlemen ; that there had been a 
quarrel ; that he bad got into the boat, had set sail, and had 
(literally) got “ half-seas over.” He was allowed to land at 
Nargen. An incident somet hin g similar to this occurred to 
the schooner Speculation, which came into this port last 
week — a heavy squall caught her when about forty miles 
south of Gothland. While all bauds were hiking in sail, 
she was hailed, but the night being very dark, nothing 
could be seen, until a boat containing one fisherman touched 
the schooner's side. The fisherman caught the rope that 
was thrown to him, and was hauled over the stern of the 
schooner just as his boat sank. The fisherman was landed 
here. He had been blown off the coast of Gotbluud, and did 
not know where he was. 
Goff was looked upon as the winner of this race from his 
long start; but Feunow, notwithstanding his late bad 
health, gradually crept up, and, passing the rest, won by 
eight or ten yards. Goff was second, and Bruno uot f.ir 
behind him. Tho race was run iu four minutes aud twenty- 
nine seconds. 
• / TFf shall feel obliged by the Secretaries of " Bowing Clubs," mul others 
forwarding their Appointments of Matches or Notices of Meetings to 
come, at their early convenience. 
MATCHES APPOINTED. 
October 9. — R. .Wharf and J. Synnett, to row from Old Barge House, 
Woolwich, to Limchouse Hole, for £26 a side. 
October 1 D. — G. Robbins, of Battle Bridge, and R. Savage, of Iiorsley- 
down, to row from Putney to Mortlako for £26 a side. 
October 23. — W. Money, of Putney, and J. Holla, of Christchurch, to 
row from tho Pier at Putney to the ship at Mortlokc, for 20 guineas 
a side. 
October 26. — G. Hobbii#nnd R. Savage (below -bridge men), to row from 
Putney to Mortlako, for £26 a side. 
November 20. — T. Cole (the Champion of tho Thames) and J. Mes- 
senger, of Teddington, to row from Putney to Mortlako, for £200 a 
side. 
November . — Robert Newell and William Pocock, to row from Putney 
Bridge to the Ship at Mortlake, for £26 a side. 
Rowing from Cambridge to Chester. — On Sunday 
evening, two under-graduates of Cambridge arrived in 
Chester, having rowed across England — viz., from Cambridge 
to Chester, in a couple of wager boats. The dangers of the 
expedition, arising from mills, sluices, and rushes in the 
rivers, and from boats and locks in the canals, were very 
numerous. The distance traversed proved about 270 miles. 
PEDESTRIANISM AT NORWICH. 
A great all-England One Mile Handicap Foot-race, for £85, 
took place, on Monday and Tuesday, on the cricket-ground at 
Norwioh, for which twenty-six men entered, including 
Hospool, of Sheffield, the one-mile champion ; James Stainer 
and James Pudney, of London; C. Wilton, of Gateshead; 
E. Goddard, of Gravesend ; William Walker, of Worksop ; 
Robert Bruno, of Norwich, &c. Hospool, however, did not 
come up to the scratch, iu consequence, it was rumoured, of 
match having been made between him and Bruno, of 
Norwich, for the belt ; and, of course, under those circum- 
stances, it was not likely he would venture to run a handicap 
race with his opponent previous to the great contest. Wilton, 
Goddard, and Pudney, were also abseut ; but still eighteen 
men came on the ground, and gave promise of some excellent 
sport ; and anticipation was fully realised, some of the races 
being capitally contested. The ground was the same as that 
of the last handicap race in July, the course being three times 
•ound the cricket-ground — pretty nearly level throughout. 
The first day was fine, with a somewhat stiffish breeze. Tho 
men were divided into four lots, and started at intervals of 
half an hour, the winning men running the deciding heat on 
the second day. At three o’clock, the following started for the 
First Heat. 
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RUGBY SCHOOL ATHLETIC GAMES. 
This annual trial of skill took place or Monday, Tuesday, 
and Thursday, October tho 2nd, 3rd, and 5th, and created ns 
usual a deal of interest. Tho school-field on Monday pre- 
sented an unusually gay appoavonco, the pavilion being filled 
with Indies, ohiofly relatives of tho competitors, who fre- 
quently cheered the youths as they hastened towards tho 
goal. The day was bright , aud tho majestic old elms threw 
a deep shadow, under which were congregated many who, 
long ago, had gambolled on tho sward iu their youthful days, 
aud whose offspring were straining every nerve to excel 
their rivals in tho race. Tho ground was in excellent run- 
ning condition, aud a groat deal of tho programme was gone 
through on tho first day. 
Tuesday brought sunshine and fair weather, and tho 
attendance, although good, was not so groat as on Monday ; 
but owing to Professor Orgiuski Rosenfokl giv ing a perform- 
ance on necromancy, but an hour and a half was occupied in 
the game. 
Thursday afternoon was set apart for the finish, but tho 
raiu rendered tho ground very slippery, and tho falls very 
frequent ; tliero were comparatively few spectators. The 
trials commenced at half-past two, and ondod at. half-post 
five. Tho stewards were Messrs. Cole, Sale, Blunt, and 
Bullock, whose decisions gave general satisfaction. Tho 
following were tho winners of the grand trial. 
First Race of 200 yards. Open to all. — Newman aiul Wills, egiml 
Race of 200 yards. Open to all under live feet seven Inches. — Williams. 
Standing High Jump. Open to all. — Blunt. 
Race of 200 yards. Open to all under five feet two inches. — Williams 
first, Harrison second. 
Running High Jump. Open to all. Powell. 
Flat Race <f 100 yards, — Nowmnn first, Wills second. 
High Jump. Under five feet six Inches.— Elliott first, Williams second. 
Throwing a Cricket Balk — Wills first, Newman second. 
Vaulting. — Newman first, Powell second. 
Race of 200 yards , over twelve Hurdles. Eight started. — Little first, Wills 
socond. 
Race qf 200 yards, over twelve Hurdles. Open to all under live feet seven 
Inches. Fifteen started. — Bernard first. 
Race of One Mile. Open to all. Seven started. This may be taken as 
the grand trial, and was very exciting. — Green took the lead and 
kept in admirably, and was loudly cheered on coming in. 
Race of a Quarter of a Mile. Open to winners of running prizes.— Wills 
first, Newman second. 
Throwing at a Single Wicket, distance varying from 20 to 40 yards.— This 
prize was obtained by Wills. 
Thus Mr. Wills stands as champion, and having won tho 
Prizeman's Cup, will hold it till next year. 
Cheers were given for Dr. Goulbuni, the masters who gave 
the prizes, the stewards, and tho ladies. 
We are happy to state, with tho exception of a number of 
tho runners going to grass rather heavily, no accident 
occurred. 
yards 
Richard Fennow, Norwioh .. 45 
James Stainer, London 60 
George Clarke, Yarmouth 00 
William Paul, Cootessey 
Alfred Milner, Sheffield 115 
William Daniels, Norwich . . 130 
Daniels went off with the lead at a rattling pace, but was 
soon winded, aud gave up at the end of the first round. 
Clarke knocked under in the second, and Milner in the third, 
leaving the race to the other three. It ended in Newman, 
who, though suffering from illness, ran with considerable 
pluck, winning by about twenty yards. A good race for the 
second place, between Paul and Stainer, was decided iu 
favour of the latter, by three or four yards. 
Second Heat. 
yards I yard, 
John Gent, Norwich 05 William Bales, Norwich . . . 120 
William Waller, Stoke 100 | Geoigo Newman, ditto 120 
Newman kept the lead throughout, but was closely pushed 
by Wallar in the latter part of the third round, and only 
succeeded in getting iu first by three or four yards. Geut, 
who, up to the last few hundred yards, had kept up a sharp 
race with Wallar, whom he headed during the first two 
rounds, was some distance behind. Bales gave up in the 
second round. The race was run in four minutes and thirty- 
three seconds. 
Third Heat. 
yards I yards 
Robert Bruno, Norwich .... 15 John Gambia, Norwich 130 
D. Cattcman, ditto . 120 l John Sands, ditto 135 
Notwithstanding the long start of his opponents, Bruno 
passed them all easily, aud came in first by a long distance 
Cntteman being second. The race was run in four minutes 
aud thirty-nine seconds. 
Fourth Heat. 
yards I yards 
William Walker, Worksop 10 Ben. Clarke. Norwich 150 
James Mace, Norwich 85 | Thomas Golf, ditto 13s' 
Mace and Clarke soon left the race to the other two. 
Walker either could not or would uot lessen the distance 
between them to any great extent, and Goff' won easily by 
about seventy yards. The time was four minutes and thirty 
five seconds. This finished the first day’s sports. 
SECOND DAY. 
Tuesday was rather dull, and the sky looked watery ; hut 
still there was a considerable number of persons assembled 
to witness the decisive races. The second beat men of the 
previous day took up their positions to contend for £5, 
divided into prizes of £3, £1. 10s., and 10s., at tho same 
distances as before, viz. : — 
yards I yards 
William Walker, Worksop 10 I William W’allar, Stoke lvO 
James Stainer, London 60 I>. Cattcman, Norw ich 1-0 
This was a well-run race ; but Wallar proved himself too 
much for his opponents, whom he passed one by one, and 
came in first with the greatest ease, Wallar being 6ecoud, and 
Stainer third. 
Grand Heat. 
yards | yards 
Robert Bruno, Norwich 15 George Newman, Norwioh .. 120 
Richard Fennow, ditto 15 j Thomas Golf, ditto 135 
Cavalry Landing in the Crimea. — Orders wore given to 
land cavalry. For this purpose it was desirable to approach 
the beach as close as possible, and signal was made to tho 
cavalry steamers to do so. The Himalaya in a few minutes 
ran in so far that she lay inside every ship iu our fleet with 
the exception of the little Spitfire, and immediately com- 
menced discharging her enormous cargo of 390 horses aud 
nearly 700 men. Tho attendance ofeutters, lauuohcs, paddle- 
box boats, and liorae-iloats from the navy was prompt, 
and the disembarkation commenced soou after noon. This 
steamer alone has carried exactly the number of horses which 
were stowed away in thirteen French horse transports ! 
The Simla, the Trent, and the Jason also sol to work with 
energy and activity to discharge their living cargoes, and the 
seameu of the Royal and mercantile marine rivalled each 
other in their efforts. Never did men work so hard, so 
cheerfully, or so well. The horses, too, are now so acclimated 
to ship life — they arc so accustomed to an existence of 
unstable equilibrium in slings, and to rapid ascents aud 
descents from the tight ropes, that they are comparatively 
docile. Besides this they are very tired from standing lor 
fourteen days in one narrow box, are rather thin and sickly, 
and must be glad of change of air and position. Tho homes 
from the Himalaya came out marvellously well, and many of 
the officers and men have been restored to health by tho influ- 
ence of the sea voyage and good living. In the details of 
the arrangements for landing horses the paddlebox boats 
and flats are pulled by launches aud cutters, under the 
command of naval officers, up to the Bhip to ho discharged. 
A certain number of the men get upon these horae-rafts, and 
their homes are lowered iu order, one after the other, to tho 
number of twelve or fourteen to each large flat, and *>i six or 
eight to each paddlebox boat (the latter being provided with 
temporary floorings for the reception of tho horses). I he 
troopers uot required to hold the horses are stowed away m 
the row-boats, and the little flotilla sets off on its voyage to 
land It generally happens that some smart, active, little 
tug, commanded by ft naval officer, rushes down on them 
ere they have gone far — " makes f.e*t —adds them to a sti in^j 
of some six or eight other bouts, and flutters oft to the beach, 
whore she leaves them to make the best of their way from 
tho edge of the surf to terra firma. Arrived in the surf, Jack 
leaps into the water, and by hauling, shoving, thumping, and 
kicking, manages to “ start ” the horses down the inclined 
plane of planks half resting on the beach, half floating on 
the breakers, aud to do the work of half-a-dozen soldiers in 
hia own wild quaint style. If the greatest care is nut taken 
the floats will tilt over when they touch the ground, and no 
skill can prevent such a catastrophe at times. It was thus 
that some horses wore lost, and the wonder is, when one 
stands on the sand and secs the violence ot the billows, that 
mauy more accidents of the kind are not occurring momen- 
tarily. Lord Cardigan aud his staff lauded from the Hima- 
laya «t six oc'lock on the Friday evening. Lord Lucan also 
disembarked the same evening. The whole of the English 
cavalry out here— with a Lieutenant-General to command it, 
and a Major-General second iu command - with a largo stair, 
divisional aud of brigades, with quatermastora-gencrol and 
adj utants-gencral, with staff surgeons, with aides-de-camp, 
major* 5 of brigade, and commissariat officers attached, docs 
not muster more than 1,000 sabres ■ „ 
Reporting in 1728.—“ I was at the House of ominoiu* 
t'other day and wrote shorthand from Sir K. Walpole aud 
other famous speakers, for which I was told I had like to 
have been taken into custody; but I came may Jrcc. —Un 
By ram's Remains. 
