A Poor’s rate of 1s. 6d. in the £ had been signed.

Aug. 5th.—At the Roads Regatta the following yachts entered:—

Name. Tons. Owner.
Phantom 25 S. Lane, Esq.
Thought 28 C. Coope, Esq.
Sheldrake 17 Capt. Love.

The Sheldrake gave up and the others were timed as follows:—

1st round.

2nd round.

3rd round.

H.

M.

S.

H.

M.

S.

H.

M.

S.

Thought

12

56

0

1

48

0

2

41

6

Phantom

12

58

45

1

50

48

2

45

5

In the yawl match the “Queen Victoria” beat the “Eclipse,” “Royal Victoria” and “Cambridge Lass.”

The dinner was held at the Victoria Hotel, the Mayor in the chair. The Earl of Albemarle, Mr. Butcher, Mr. C. Cory, Mr. C. J. Palmer, and Mr. Seaman took part in the after dinner proceedings.

Steamers continued to pass through the Roads on their way to the Baltic.

Aug. 9th.—Edward Tupman and Edward Gill, captains of vessels, bound for the North, had been charged with assaulting S. C. Marsh, Esq., Deputy-Mayor, and fined £5 each or two months’ imprisonment, and also 50s. each and 15s. damage to clothes, for assaulting Mr. Joseph Giles (gaoler).

Aug. 12th.—Sir John Walsham had held an Inquiry as to the Election of Guardians and “impounded” several voting papers.