The Week.

The regatta of fche Royal Thames Yacht Club , which oame off ou Saturday , had more than usual interest attached to it , from several new features—amongst tbem the Broadwood prize for a Corinthian race . The start , was from Erith , round the Nore light-vessel , and back . After fche ordinary vicissitudes attending Avind ancl wave , the open prize of a one hundred guinea cup was secured by the Osprey ; ancl the Broadwood prize , a fifty guinea tea service , by the Whisper . The number of yachts started for each was nine and five respectively . The volunteer movement

continues to gain strength . In some parts of the country the rifle companies meet for drill twice daily . The City of London is about to establish a volunteer force , and the inns of court have' formed a regiment of lawyers . Many of the elections consequent upon the change of ministers took place on Monday . Lord John Russell ivas re-elected without opposition , as ivere Mr . Gibson , Mr . Cardwell , Sir G . Grey , Lord Palmerston , and seA'eral others . Ml' . Hendlani is opposed afc Newcastle ; Lord Bury , at Norwich , will have some trouble to secure his return against

Sir Samuel Bignold , a former member for that city ; and at the University of Oxford , Mr . Gladstone has a powerful ' party against him , who support the Marquis of Chandoss . A statue of Dr . Jenner , by M . Eugene Paul , has just been cast in bronze , ancl set up temporarily opposite the river front of the Louvre . Several drinking fountains are about to be erected in the east of the metropolis . . One opposite St . John ' s Church , Bethnal-green ; one in Carr-street , Limehouse ; ' and a large one on Tower-hill , opposite the Mint . The A'estiies of St . George in the East

and Shoreditch have also decided to erect chinking fountains . The dinner of the officers who served before Delhi , in 1857 , took place on Tuesday , at the Albion , Aklergate-stieet , under the presidency of Major General Sir Arcbdale Wilson , Barfc ., K . C . B ., supported by Colonel Sir J . Jones , Colonel Tombs , Lieutenant-Colonel Ouvry , Lieutenant-Colonel TVilde , Major Forster , Major Lowe , Major Sorel , Major S . R . Tui-iibiill , Major \ V . Wilson , Major TVarrand , & c , etc .- The season of the bands in the parks has fairlcommencednot fewer than

y ; . 10 , 000 A'isited both tho Regent ' s ancl Victoria Parks on Sunday last . Tbe receipts For the sale of programmes were highly satisfactory . The death is announced ( from yellow fever ) ofthe Bishop of Antigua , Dr . S , J , Rigaud , formerly master of Ipswich grammar school . Dr . Rigaud Avent out to the colony only twelve months since , His widow and family have also suffered from yellow fever .

PUBLIC AMUSEMENT'S . Tuli ldug promised revival of McT-eadante ' s " II Giurariionlo , " took place ut the Royal Italian Opera , Covent Garden , last evening . The cast was as follows : L'loisa , Mine . Grisi ; Bianca , Mile . Didice ; Manfredo , Sigr . Dobassini ; Brunoro , Sigr . Lucchesi ; and Viscardo , Sigr . Mario . The house was crowded , and the opera ivas perfectly successfulup to the time at which we went to . At Drury Lane

, press , last evening , was again giveu , Meyerbeer ' s "Huguenots" supported by Titiens , Mariui , and Giuglini , ivhose performance ivas magnificent ; the minor parts and the chorus do great credit to the rest of the company , ancl to Sigr . Ardifci ' s care . At fche Haymarket Theatre , the laughter-moving and always attractive " Critic " has been withdrawn , ancl the entertainments offered to the supporters of this bouse are " Everybody ' s Friend" aucl " Married for Money , " displaying the talents of Messrs . Charles Mathews , Buckstone , aud Compton . ' Mr . Tom Taylor ' s new is

comedy positively announced for this week , ancl is looked for with curiosity . Tbe campaign afc the Princess ' s is fast drawing to a close , and after next week , the magnificent" Henry the Fifth" of Mr . Koan ' s management will be numbered ivith the things that havo been . The manager intends to repeat a few of those otherjjrevivals ivhich have astonished—we may say not only London , but Europeand then to lay doivn his theatrical sceptre for ever . Tbe new farce " If the Cap Fits" will doubtless run to the end of the season . At the Adelphi , Mr . Wigan in of his most successful

again appears one characters , that of Achille Talma Bnfard in the "First Night . " His delineation of the old French actor is as life-like ancl