The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-31 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

ETON AND WESTMINSTER EIGHT-OARED
RACE.

The contest in eight-oared cutters between the " boys"
of Eton and Westminster will take place on Friday, Aug.
1, from Putney to Chiswick Ferry. The start will be about
half-past five o'clock. The following are the crews and
their weights as near as possible :
ETON, at. lb.
1 A. Brassey . • . • 9 8
2W. R. Griffiths .. • • 10 8
3W. T. Trench . • • • • • 11 7
4 A. Pochin • • • • 10 6
SR. A. Kinglake • • • • 11 5
6J. R. Selwyn • . • • • • 10 11
7 It. P. Senhouse .. • • • • 10 2
8 B.• • • •
C. Lawea .. 10 10

Hon. H. C. Needham (cox) 7 12
WESTMINSTER.
IA. P. Dawson 992 A. T. Mackey .• 910
3 C. S. Bull
•• •• •• 10 1
4 N, B. Thorns 11 7
•• •. ••
SD. T. O'Brien . •
6 W. B. Besley 9 13
7 W. H. Runt . • 10 4
8 H. N. Monck
.„ 10 6
H. Walker (cox.)
.. 6 5
The Messrs. Searles, of Stangate, in order to accommo-
date their numerous patrons, have chartered a fast and com-
modious steamboat to accompany this very interesting race,
and the greatest precautions have been taken to prevent
overcrowding. All who wish to witness the race with
comfort ought to secure tickets at once, as only a very
limited number will be issued.

NE7HE.RLAND'S LAND ENCLOSURE
COMPANY.

ANNUAL MEETING THIS DAY.

The annual meeting of the Netherland's Land Enclo-
sure Company took place to-day—Mr. G. P. Bidder in the
chair. The report of whict. the following are its principal
features, was unanimously adopted. The agreement with
the Dutch Government had received the sanction of that
Legislature. Under that agreement the caution money,
less the amount due to Mr. Mynliefl, the utch ccntractor
for work exesuted in the year 1853, has been returned to
the company. Having obtained this balance (about E 12,000),
the board in the month f April last entered into a contract
with Messrs. Peto and Betts to re-inclose about 800 acres
of land, forming part of the Krabbendyke Polder, lost in
1858; and the board are happy to announce to this meet-
ing the completion of that enclosure, a portion of which is
now being cultivated for next year's crop. The area of the
company's land enclosed is now somewhat over 1,900
acres. Upon the report of the company's engineer
that the enclosure had been effected, the board
made a call of Li, 10s. upon such of the 7 pe- cent.
debentures of the company upon which the first
instalment of e 2 10s. had been paid, and they
passed a resolution to consolidate those debentures, on the
call being paid. The holders of those debe tures will
therefore receive one £lO debenture for two with £5 paid.
This arrangement was made to meet the views of many
debenture holders who de ired to have their debentures
paid in full, as being then more readily negotiable, and, as
no certain periods could be fixed for future calls, the board
carried out their wish s in the manner indicated. The
outstanding debentures, when the above call is
fully paid, will represent £76,550, an amount
equal to £4O per acre on the hit d enclosed. The
embankment of the .Eastern Scheldt by the Govern-
ment in connection with the railway will very materially
assist the company in its future enclosures. The directors
are now endeavouring to let on lease the whole of the en.
closed land in one letting, as experience proves no adequate
return is obtained by the company on their farming opera-
tions. The directors think it expedient to sell the endiked
land as opportunity may offer, and will propose a resolution
to enable them to do so.

It is said that the unfair treatment which has
been sustained by the Madras Irrigation Company at the
hands of Sir Charles Wood will be brought under the notice
of the House of Lords on Friday next by Lord Shaftesbury.
GOLD SENT TO INDIA.—A Parliamentary re-
turn states that in the four years, 1857.1860, gold treasure
to the amount of £13,731,462 was imported into Br.tish
India from various countries, chiefly from China.

Mdlle. Patti% fame has awakened the curiosity
of the Parisians, and she has been engaged at the opera
for next November. The French rarely take to English
approved artistes, we trust they will be more generous and
wiser in this instance.

At a recent dramatic fete held at the Crystal
Palace, one infatuated admirer of Miss Lydia Thompson
gallantly offered her a sovereign for the gloves she was
weaving, which she instantly accepted, to the great amuse-
ment of the gentleman's triends who witnessed the bargain
and sale.

the Archbishop of Canterbury has conferred the
canonry of Canterbury Cathedral, vacant by the resignation
of the Rev. Robert Moore, upon the Rev. John Thomas,
D.C.L., Vicar of Allhallows, Barking, and formerly of
Trinity College, Oxford.

Bullier's Correspondence circulates the rumour
that the Emperor, who, with the Imperial Prince, will
probably be at the Chalons Camp on August 10, the Nopo-
leon fete day, intends there to issue a manifesto, in which
he will allude to all the greet questions of the day.
ADDRESS TO MR. LAING —At a meeting of the
dirt ctors of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce yester-
day, a sub-committee WEiS appointed to prepare a congratu-
latory address to the TIGn. S. Laing on his return from
India,

The Czas of Cracow denies the existence of any
conspiracy at Warsaw. _

Dr. Hughes and the other Roman Catholic pre-
lates from America left Dublin, on Sunday, on their way
home.

The works for the restoration of Ripon cathedral
are to be carried out under the direction of Mr. G. G.
Scott, at a cost of £30,000.
LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, July 30.—The
cotton-market has been somewhat excited to-day, and the
sales amount to 10,000 bales—including 6,000 on specula-
tion and for export. Prices of American, Brazil, and
Egyptian are id. to id. ; and Surats id. to Id. per lb.
higher than las►t Friday's current rates.

hEPRESENTATION OF DEVONPORT.—A rumour
is current in this borough that the gallant admiral, Sir
Michael Seymour, will, prior to the prorogation, accept the
Chiltern Hundreds, and thus vacate his seat as one of the
representatives of the borough in Parliament. One of the
Pagets, a brother of the Secretary to the Admiralty, is at
the same time named as the Treasury nominee to succeed
Sir M. Seymour. The report also provides for the gallant
admiral by giving him the command of the Mediterranean
fleet, vice Martin, whose time expires in April next. The
reason for carry ing out this little Parliament try arrange-
ment so far in anticipation of the Mediterranean vacancy is
said to be well understoo I in the borough.
SUICIDE ON HAMPSTEAD HEATH —Dr. Lankes-
ter, coroner for Central Middlesex, instituted an investiga-
tion at the Duke of Hamilton Tavern, New-end, Hemp-
stead, on Monday, touching the death of Thomas Preston,
aged 57 years, residing in Brewhouse-lane, Hampstead.
Jane Preston deposed that deceased was her husband, who
was engaged in business as a pork butcher. On Friday
evening he came home tipsy. He went to bed at eight
o'clock and slept till ten o'clock, after which time he be •
came very restless and irritable until four in the morning,
when he arose from his bed and went out of the house. She
never saw again alive. In answer to questions from the
coroner and jury, she admitted having struck him last
Tuesday night, but contended that they afterwards became
' reconciled, and that he did not complain of the blow. Mrs.
Mary Fitzgerald, a neighbour, knew deceased for the last
15 years. She supped with him and his wife on Tuesday
night. Deceased was tirsy, and he and his wife vio-
lently quarrelled, which resulted in the former striking
the latter with a poker. Police-inspector Webb stated
that he was stationed at Hampstead. At midnigbt on
Tuesday last the deceased carat to the Hampstead police-
station with his wife, whom he had given in custody for
stabbing him. He was examined by the police ivisionai
surgeon, Dr. Brawn, who upon an examination discovered
a wound at the back of the left ear, and said it was but
superficial, though it bled profusely. The wound had been
inflicted by a common table knite. The wife was detained
and locked up in the station all that night, but deceased
declined to give evidence against her the next morning, and
she was discharged from the custody of the police,
Crane, a donkey driver, deposed that at half-past seven
In
o'clock on Saturday morning,
while he was at work
Hampstead Heath, he found a hat which he knee, on
Preston's. His suspicions were aroused by h to beaving seen
Preston the day before, when ho said he should " make a
bole in the water." He went to the station
and got the body out of a pond on the he for the drags,
ath.
came and examined the body, and Dr. Brown
e
Proneunc d
The jury returned a verdict of suicidehim dead.
drowning whilst in a state of temporary by suffocation from
coroner strongly censured Mrs. Preston insanity. The
conduct towards her deceased husband. for her violent
A marble statue of the
late Dr. Todd has bee°
placed in the vestibule of
King's College Hospital, an in-
stitution to the efficiencyof which
Dr. Todd largely contri-
buted.