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THE FIELD 
pheasant. It has the tail of the pheasant, barred, but 
shorter, and pheasant wing. The head and breas pi un ™ge 
are those of the black cock, and the legs are feathered. 1 he 
foot is that of the black cock. — Ayr Advertiser. 
Esquimaux Sporting, near Behrings Straits.— One 
mode they have of catching the bear is by a piece of frozen 
blubber in which is doubled a piece of whalebone. I he 
animal greedily swallows it— the blubber thaws, the whale- 
bone stretches, ‘and the brute dies in agony ."— Letter from an 
Officer. . 
Extraordinary Capture.— A singular circumstance 
occurred a few days since at Salcombe. A large cormorant 
was seen to pitch in the water just below Salcombe, and, 
after swimming about for some time, it severely struggled 
and then partly disappeared. The ferryman, a person 
named Troale, who had watched the movements of the bird, 
rowed to the spot, when he found one of the wings and a 
part of the body above water, the remaining parts being 
swallowed by a large monk-fish. Both the fish and the 
bird were immediately captured by the boatman, who cut 
open the fish, in order if possible to save the life of the 
bird, but without avail, for it died shortly after. The fish 
weighed 101b., and the bird 81b. 
Two specimens of A rare dird, the American ostrich, 
have been killed at Fort des Moines, in Iowa. They stand 
five feet high, are four and a-half feet long, and have bills 
six inches in length, straight and very sharp. 
Unsportsmanlike Conduct. — The feelings of the sporting 
public of Oxford and its neighbourhood have been consider- 
ably aroused at the conduct of some miscreant, who, on 
Sunday night or Monday morning shot a fine vixen fox on 
Qosford Hill Farm, a few miles from Oxford. We hope the 
miscreant will be discovered and brought to condign punish- 
ment for committing so great an atrocity against tho sporting 
laws of this country. W. B. Fcrrand, Esq., in the expectation 
of doing so, has offered a reward of £2 to any person who 
can give information that will lead to the detection ol the 
party who shot tho fox. 
Berlin, Nov. 6 . — Last Friday, the 3d instant, being St. 
Hubert’s Day, the king held the usual wild boar hunt at 
Grunewald, a wood a few miles distant from Berlin. The 
costume that prescription seems to have established for the 
monarch on this occasion consists of a black velvet surcoat, 
with white kerseymere “down-belows,” and a round black 
hat. The rest of the field affects the English sportman’s 
costume — scarlet coat, top-boots, and leathers. This excit- 
ing mediaeval sport, the danger of which makes it so attrac- 
tive to the huntsman and so interesting to read of in books, 
is here followed in true courtly style. The king rides at the 
head of the field at an easy canter, while the actual chase is 
pretty much confined) to the dogs and the boar ; but, as 
soon as the former have pulled down the latter, the most 
enterprising of the horsemen spring forward, dismount, and 
hold down the poor beast. The dogs are then whipped off, 
and, as Boon as his Majesty comes up, an attendant hands 
liim a coutcaitrdc-chassc, with which lie cuts the animal s 
throat. This catastrophe puts a term to the lengthy period 
in wliich the “ wild ” boar has been kept tethered in Grune- 
wald, and during which time his tusks have been subjected 
to various precautionary processes, calculated to insure the 
safety of his Majesty and his liege subjects, in case the 
animal should attempt a closer acquaintance with them than 
etiquette authorises. 
HIGU WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 
Nor. 11 , Saturday ...... U 37 5.07 
18, Sunday 6.83 «4S 
„ 13, Monday 7.17 7.55 
„ 14, Tuesday 8-38 -MS 
Nov. 15, Wednesday .... U.56 10.30 
„ 1«, Thunday 11.3 11.33 
„ 17, Friday 11.50 
IS, Saturday 0.10 0.30 
To riyv High Watkii at the subjoined placra, take the above tlm- at London Bridge, 
and add or subtract the time In tho following Tablo. 
iunmAC 
x vnou 
LOXDOtf BBIIXJK. 
ADD TO LOXDON HRIDOfc 
3 *0 
Harwich 
. a a; 
Amsterdam 
. 0 03 
Humber, mlh 
8 11 
Ipswich .... 
. 9 7 
Antwerp 
. 2 J8 
•J 111 
Brest 
Land's End... 
3 37 
. 3 3 
Brldport ... 
. 8 08 
Leith 
Cherbourg . . 
. 5 33 
Milford Haven 
a nr. 
Cardigan — 
4 53 
Plymouth . . . 
8 57 
Cork 
Rotterdam. . . 
. 4 2> 
. 3 27 
Bourn 
3 or bat 
0 37 
Exmoutb ... 
. 4 18 
\> ey mouth . . 
2 83 
. 8 03 
limey 
Whitby 
. 0 30 
touthiunpton 
. 2 37 
Guernsey ... 
Wisbcftch ... 
Havre 
Spitbcad.. .. 
. 4 37 
Hamburgh . 
\oughal .... 
CLUB MEETINGS, 1854. 
November 15, 22, 29.— Meeting of the Lilley Club. 
November 14. — Meeting of the Anglesey Club. 
November 20. — Meeting of the Royal London Yacht Club. 
November 23. — Annual Dinner 6f the Royal London Yacht Club. 
December 1. — Monthly Meeting of the Prince of Wales Yacht Club. 
December 2. — Monthly Meeting of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. 
December 4 — Annual Ball of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club. Proceeds 
go to the Patriotic Fund. 
December 5. — Annual Dinner of the London Model Yacht Club, at An- 
derton's Hotel. 
December 6. — Monthly Meeting of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club. 
December 5. — Monthly Meeting of the London Model Yacht Club, at 
Anderton's. 
December 0. — Weekly Meoting of the Lilley Club, at the Nell Gwynne, 
at 8 p.m. 
December C. — Monthly Meeting of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, at the 
Bedford Hotel, Covent Garden. 
December 13. — Meoting of the Lilley Club. 
December 18. — Monthly Meeting of the ltoyal London Yacht Club. 
December 20. — Meeting ol‘ the Lilley Club. 
December 27 ( Wednesday), — Full Meeting of the Lilley Club, being the 
last for the year 1864. 
A SUMMONS FOB THE BLACK SEA. 
[From the Momiwj Herald.] 
Sir, — An article appeared some time ago in your journal 
suggesting that supplies of warm clothing, &c., should be 
sent out on private speculation to our troops in the East. 
This would, no doubt, prove a great boon to our poor 
fellows could any check be put on extortion ; but much 
might be done for tbe relief of the army in general were the 
yacht clubs to join in the patriotic impulse which now ani- 
mates the whole nation. 
High-born women, accustomed to every luxury and re- 
finement, have nobly offered their services to attend upon 
the sick. Surgeons, chaplains, and priests, have likewise 
volunteered. Let our gentlemen yachtsmeu of England 
now stand forth and get under weigh, instead of laying up 
their yachts for the winter. Let them bIiow their seaman- 
ship and humanity by volunteering a voyage to the Black 
Sea. Let them freight their vessels with those articles 
enumerated in the Morning Herald of the 25th ult., take 
them out to Sebastopol, aud issue them at prime cost. They 
may thus be the means of saving many a valuable life, and 
many a poor starving aud shivering fellow-creature would 
bless tbe generous yachtsman who thus came opportunely 
to his relief, or who'sent that relief by deputy, which would 
answer just as well. The expense to those who can afford 
to keep a yacht would be of little moment ; it would keep 
their crews in “ wind,” and serve to accomplish a noble 
en ,l. Tarpaulin. 
Portsmouth, Nov. 7- 
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON. 
Cowes, Nov. 9. 
Arrivals, Nov. 3.— The Miranda, yawl, John Gray, Esq., 
from Madeira. 4.— The Dream, yawl, George Bentinck, Esq., 
M.P., from a cruise in the Channel. 8.— The Oriana, schooner, 
G. S. Tritton, Esq., from the North Seas. 
Yachts at and adoutthe Station. — The Titania, schooner, 
Dream, yawl; Miranda, yawl ; and Oriana, schooner. 
Yachts Laid up for the Season in Cowes Harbour.— 
The Zara, schooner, Commodore the Right Hon. the Earl of 
Wilton ; Irene, schooner, Joseph Reynolds, Esq. ; Amazon, 
yawl, Sir John Walsh, Bart.; lone, schooner, Sir Henry 
Oglander, Bait. ; Julia, cutter, William Pereth, Esq. ; Lav- 
rock, cutter, Captain C. H. Williams, R.N. ; Gipsy Queen, 
Sir Henry Bold Hoghton, Bart. ; Constance, schooner, Richard 
Naylor, Esq. ; Spider, cutter, Thomas Thornhill, Esq. ; Co- 
quette, schooner, Lord Godolphiu ; Pandora, yawl, Laptain 
R. H. Smith Barry ; Viking, schooner, Major Sterling; Mi- 
randa, cutter, Joseph Gee, Esq. ; Caprice, yawl, H. B. Baring, 
Esq., M.P. ; Sultana, yawl, Lord Colville. 
LONDON MODEL YACHT CLUB. 
The monthly meeting of this club was held on Tuesday 
eveuilig last at Audertou’s Hotel, Fleet-street ; and, when 
the commodore and vice-commodore took their chairs, at 
eight p.m., we observed the following members present : — 
Rear-Commodore Gordon, the Hon. Secretary, the Standing 
Counsel, Messrs. Armitage, Bertram, Bennett, Boulter, Gib- 
bins, Wilson, Luxton, Maybury, Howard, Swift, Gibson, 
Richardson, Cullen, Clemow, Harrison, Moss, Johnsonburg, 
Kent, Biffin, Ham, Huxtable, Webb, Frost, and some others, 
with a good sprinkling of visitors also. The minutes of the 
previous or October meetiug having been read by Mr. Secre- 
tary Crabb, Commodore Tuckwell moved their confirmation, 
which was unhesitatingly agreed to. Messrs. Gibbins and 
H. C. Moss then superintended the balloting, at tbe conclu- 
sion of which, Messrs. Alfred Ford, W. Reed, and A. Moore, 
were declared duly elected, but Lieutenant Maturin' s name 
was withdrawn to be inserted among the life-members. Tbe 
commodore having been the umpire on the occasion of the- 
recent private sailing-match between five of the 1 2-feet club 
yachts, for a subscription purse, now made the necessary 
remarks thereon, and also referred to the incidents of the 
closing trip, which came oft' on the same date, and was wound 
up by a dinner at Greenwich, at Dowson’s, Portland Hotel. 
He stated that the match was certainly a good one, that the 
Mary Ann took the lead down, and that he had never seen a 
little boat better handled ; but that the light wind on the 
return seemed more suitable to the Volante than to her, and, 
that, reaching the goal, as the competing yachts did, after 
dark, he and others could hear them, yet could not well see 
them, and he was therefore mentally of opinion it might have 
perhaps been better to havebad the match resailed, but, that, 
at the dinner, when Mr. Bertram had left, Mr. Cullen made no 
objection to the “ first boat in” taking the prize. Mr. West 
therefore took the first prize (£5), and Mr. Richardson the 
balance of the purse as a second prize, the former gentleman 
celebrating his good luck by au immediate presentation of 
wine to the “mess” then present. The commodore also 
mentioned that Mr. Edwards, of 49, Fleet-street, although 
as yet no yachtsman, and Mr. Trickett, formerly of Plymouth, 
but now of tbe Bull Inn, Bishopsgate, had each generously 
6ent a golden donation to the race-fund, for which he begged 
to return thanks to them, and indeed to each and all of the 
subscribers to the purse above referred to. The motion of 
which the Hon. Secretary had given due notice — relative to 
the club-circulars, the printing fund, postage, and stamped 
envelopes — was, together with au amendment moved thereto 
by Mi-. Armitage, and seconded by Mr. Luxton, referred, by 
the carrying of a second amendment, moved by the standing 
counsel, and supported by Mr. Maybury, to the sailing com 
mittee, who were instructed to report thereon to the club at 
6 p.m. on the first Tuesday in December. Thus Mr. Crabh’s 
motion and Mr. Armitage’s amendment will be considered 
together, and each receive the fullest attention. The com- 
modore proceeded with the business of the evening by read- 
ing Rule 2, as to the annual homiuation of officers, to be 
elected in December, and to take office in January, 1855. 
The officers necessarily to he nominated on Tuesday last 
were the commodore, vice-commodore, rear-commodore, hon. 
secretary, standing counsel, treasurer, cup-bearer, two audi- 
tors, and the committee for sailing and general purposes. 
Commodore Tuckwell first addressed the club, and resigned 
office, holding it only, like a Cabinet minister, till (Iiis suc- 
cessor is appointed ; and he gave the reasons for his resig- 
nation, touching on his business avocations, which required 
most of his time, and on other points. Messrs. Bertram, 
Maybury, Gibbins, Gibson, Tuckwell, Williams, Moss, Biffin, 
Huxtable, Crabb, Wilson, Knight, Armitage, &c., next spoke 
to the subject before the club (the nominations) ; and after 
some little discussion and explanatory conversation, the fol- 
lowing were found to be the nominees : — 
For Commodore. — Messrs. Tuckwell, Williams, Biddle, 
jun., and Samuel Hewitt. 
For Vice-Commodore. — Mr. Williams. 
For Rear-Commodore. — Mr. J. P. Gordon. 
For Cup-Bearer. — Mr. H. Williams. 
For Hon. Secretary. — Mr. Crabb. 
For Standing Counsel.— Mr. W. Knight, 
For Treasurer. — Mr. Clemow. 
For Sailing Committee. — Messrs. Biffin, Wilson, Armi- 
tage, Gibbins, Purnell, J. Gardner, jun., and Ham. 
For Auditors.— Messrs. Wilson and Luxton. 
For Librarian. — Messrs. Crabb aud Armitage. 
For Flag-Maker.— Mrs. Farley, Fleet-street. 
The Vice-Commodore finding himself proposed as com- 
modore, made a merry speech, declining any higher post 
than he already filled, and suggesting that even for this a 
better man might he named [we doubt it], while he himself 
should not be called on to re-serve unless no one else could 
be procured. In that case, continued he, I would serve, f 0P 
while I am alive depend on seeing me ever among you ; but 
“ as to hoisting me again into office, pray regard me merely 
as a storm-jib, and don't look me out till it comes to blow ’ 
(Laughter). Candidates names were next taken for the 
December ballot, including Mr. W. H. Martin, of Doddintrt.jh 
Grove, (per letter from Mr. E. A. Lloyd) ; the names of 
members in arrear with their subscriptions, were called for 
and then the Commodore brought forward several other 
matters for consideration : viz., that the Sailing Committee 
should always meet an hour before the club assembles 
to arrange the order of business for the evening ( S ueh 
to be a rule in the new book); that letters of thank 
be written to Messrs. Trickett and Edwards ; that 
Mr. Huxtable, 29, Charing Cross, be the officer to supply the 
club-buttons, he having himself already gone to the expend 
of a die, thus saving club expenditure, aud that his name be 
printed as such officer in the club-book. After this, the vice- 
commodore gave a -notice of motion to again increase the 
club tonnage to its original amount, viz., eight tons ; where- 
upon Mr. Luxton gave notice that eight be struck out and 
ten inserted, and then the commodore read the fundamental 
rule, and the secretary the minutes of June 7, 1852, and the 
standing counsel addressed the club, and the upshot is that 
the tonnage bids fair to be soon raised to eight or ten, instead 
of remaining at five, tons as at present. It was originally 
eight, but was decreased out of courtesy to tbe P. W. Y. C. 
now again raised to fifteen tons, 60 that the L. M. Y. C. may 
well resume its eight-tou law, and not interfere with or injure 
any of the other river clubs. 
The Annual Dinner will come oft’ at Anderton's, on the 
first Tuesday in December, at nine p.m. (tbe 96th monthly 
meeting, the completion of eight years), and twenty gentle- 
men have already paid Mr. Clemow for their tickets. Apply 
at the bar at once. 
PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB. 
The monthly meeting was held at the club-house, on the 
3rd inst., the vice-commodore in the chair, in the absence 
of the newly-elected commodore, absent on a matrimonial 
cruise. 
The minutes of the last meeting being read and confirmed, 
and the following gentlemen duly elected, T. H. Wilson, 
Esq., Captain R. B. Bowden, W. L. Griffin, Esq., Edwin Gun- 
ner, Esq., and T. T. Wall, Esq., owner of the Idas, 6 tons, 
the notice of motion given by Mr. Bain for the appointment 
of a reaiMJommodore, and to confer the honorary appoint- 
ment thereof on the late commodore, as a mark of respect 
for his sendees, was put to the ballot, seconded by the 
treasurer, and the numbers were ayes, 19 ; noes, 13. Tho 
motion was lost, it requiring double the number of ayes to 
carry it. The gentlemen opposing this notice did so not from 
any desire of treating the sendees of the late commodore 
with disrespect, hut from an objection to creating the office 
of rear-commodore, and a notice of motion was subsequently 
agreed upon to meet the views of all parties, and was given 
by Mr. Neil Campbell, viz., that rule 2 be altered, by adding 
the following words, “ and that the club have power to con 
fer brevet rank on retired officers,” and that the late commo- 
dore be elected to the brevet rank of rear-commodore in the 
colonies. 
The report of the Sailing Committee on the notices of 
motion given by Mr. Legg, was then brought up and read by 
the secretary, and was as follows : — 
“ Report of the Sailing Committee, made the 23 rd of October, 
1 854, at a Special Meeting convened for the purpose. Present 
— Messrs. P. Turner, E. Quest, J. P.Hormay, A. Berncastlc, 
J. Gardiner, T. Ayckbourn, and C. F- Chubb. 
“The 1st Notice — ' That Rule 2 do terminate at the word 
“ March” in the fourth line, all the words following to be 
omitted.’ 
“ The committee consider, that the object of new officers 
elected in March, taking office in April, is to give the old an 
opportunity of completing the year’s business, as also to 
initiate tbe new in their duties, and they find this is the ordi- 
nary rule in other clubs. That the object of giving notice at 
the previous meeting of any new officer is, that officers may 
not be suddenly removed without due consideration, and to 
give the members an opportunity of ascertaining, if new 
officers are to be proposed that they will be efficient and 
proper. The committee are, therefore, unanimously of 
opinion, that the proposed change is not only unnecessary, 
but would be detrimental to the interests of the club.’ 
“ The 2nd Notice— 1 That in Rule 4, the words one guinea 
be erased, and half-a-guinca substituted in lieu thereof.’ 
“ The committee having investigated the affairs of the 
club, aud duly estimated the necessary expenses for canyiug 
on the same, and heard the treasurer at considerable length 
are unanimously of opinion that it would be highly injurious 
to its interests to reduce tbe subscription to half-a-guinea. 
"The 3rd Notice — ‘ That in Rule 10, the words him and 
in the sixth line he omitted.’ 
“ This having been done by a resolution of the club on 
Mr. Lil ley’s motion in August last, is unnecessarily again 
made the subject of a notice of motion. 
“The 4th Notice — ‘ That Rule No. 17 do terminate at 
the word committee.’ 
“ The same remark applies, as that to the foregoing notice 
of motion. 
“ The 6th Notice—' That in Rule 29, the words or officer* 
in the second line be erased.’ . 
“ The committee consider that this rule affords a gi‘ ea 
protection to the club, and the same remarks apply as those 
to the first notice of motion. ,. 
“ The 6th Notice—* That in Rule 32, the three concluding 
paragraphs be omitted, and that it terminate at the wor 
‘‘neckerchief.’” i 
“The committee consider, that the uniform was agi 
upon with the full consent of the club, and as members w 
uot compelled to wear any distinctive marks at all, and as 
officers are desirous of continuing the .uniform as at pie® e 
authorised, and as they find such distinctive marks in ® 
yacht clubs, particularly the Royal Northern, Royal n* > 
Royal Western of Ireland, and others, they see no obje 
to such uniform, aud are unanimously of opinion tna . 
would have a prejudicial effect on the club, to alter the i 
as proposed. . . xi ie 
“ The 7th Notice—' That Rule 34 do terminate a* 1 
word “ wreath” in the 4th line, the. remaining words to 
omitted.’ .. 
“ The committee are of opinion that the rule, as it si 
implies merely that proper respect should be paid to. 
commodore ; and as they find a rule of the same pUJP. 
the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, they think the proposed £ 
tion unnecessary, and could be of no advantage m 
respect whatever to the club. 
