The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-13 00:00:00

HENLEY REGATTA.

The regatta at Henley-on-Thames, one of the most
popular and important of the great aquatic meetin. s of
the season, commenced on Monday. The programme was
marked by features of interest; the arrangements were,
as usual, businesslike, and the proceedings conducted
throughout in a manner calculated to give the utmost
satisfaction.

The entry list, taking into consideration the drawback
occasioned by its being term time at Oxford, was much
fuller and finer than its most sanguine patrons could
have anticipated, and afforded the utmost excitement
amongst aquatic speculators. The company were, as
usual, both extremely numerous and respectable. The
grand stand was thronged with the fashiun and beauty
of the neighbourhood; carriages and horsemen lined the
bridge, whilst a great concourse of spectators betook
themselves to the towing path and meadows on the
Berks shore, from which a capital view could be com-
manded of the sport. The weather was delightfully
exhilarating, although in the early part of the afternoon
a trifle too cold for the ladies who were present.
There were nine races on the card, including a match
for 501., and three entries for the grand eight-oared race
—sufficient to satisfy the most craving appetite for sport.
The business of the day commenced at three o'clock
and continued until nearly eight o'clock in the evening.
We have arranged the sport as below, in the form which
will be found most acceptable to the reader :
The MATCH for 501, between Mark Cook, of Oxford,
and T. Coombes, of London.
M. Cook (blue) ... 1
T. Coombes (red) 0
Coombes is well known as the brother of the cham-

pion of the Thames, and has rowed some very determined
races in London. Cook has acquired much celebrity in
his own neighbourhood, Oxford. Betting had been sto
4 in tavour of Cook up to yesterday, when the takers
vero so eager that the odds at length changed, and
Coombea had the call. This event went to realise the
axiom " The race is not always to the swift." Coombes
took the lead at a fine pace, and at a hundred yards had
drawn himself clear. He did as he liked all the way
until just arriving at the goal, when, with a very good
lead, he touched a rail on the Berks shore with the blade
of his scull and capsized. The other rowed on and was
declared the winner.
DIAMOND SCULLS FOR GENTLEMEN AMATEURS.
FIRST HEAT.
T. Northman, London (crimion) 1
G. P. Edwards, Thames Club (green) 2
J. G. Chillingworth,Twickenham (dark blue) 0
The second man was the favourite and backed at even.
The winner took the Berks shore, Chillingworth the
opposite, and Edwards the centre. The latter dashed off
with a splendid lead, and, crossing over towards Mr.
Chillingworth, took his water. Northman kept steadily
to his work, and after half the distance had been accom-
plished began to show his lasting qualities to perfection.
Edwards drew out towards the middle of the stream, but
finding the water too lumpy, did not pursue his course,
Northmann stead o t comingd over
ahead. A
bys
three
but kept on at about the same distance from them he was,
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creased to four on coming in.
SECOND HEAT.
C. Bagot (Trinity College, Cambridge) 1
J. E. Parsons (St. John of Malta, Oxford) 0

Bagot took the Bucks shore, and went away like a
shot. Bagot at the Barn was something like three
lengths ahead, and, on nearing the centre of the distance,
his opponent fouled his own scull against the shore, and
they made a fresh start. Mr. Begot handsomely giving
him another chance as something like compensation for
his mishap. Parsons, however, stood no chance after
this, and Mr. Bigot won easily.
THIRD HEAT.

C. L. Norman ... ... 1
It was a race over, Mr. Gilbert East withdrawing.

SILVER WHERRIES FOR GENTLEMEN AMATEURS, PAIR

OARS.
T. L. Cavendish ...
FIRST HEAT.
Orion Boat Club . 1
t T. 11. Mitchel ...
Oxford ...
Cambridge. T. W. Richards
A.W. Trinity College... 0
The Oxonians took the towing-path side. The Cam-
bridge went in advance, but it was soon obvious that
there was something the matter with the Cambridge
boat, as the bowman appeared to be working like a h )rse
without the effects of his labour being apparent, the after-
man having nothing to do. A little below Rem' nham,
after a very close race, Oxford drew well a-head, and kept
it, Cambridge going aground near Poplar-point; after
which the Oxford men, of course had it all their own
way to the finish.
SECOND HEAT.
G.
London ... t P. Edwards ...
F. Marsham... Thames Club ... 1

5 J. H. Honing
Oxford .
** Orion Boat Club. 6
J. Cl tss
The Thames men took the towing-path side, and the
lead immediately after the start. The Oxonians went
to the other side, and never alit pair of ger.tlemen row
better or keep more even steerage. The rowing of the
other pair was not so perfect, nor was their steerage.
The Thames, however, were the better men in the race,
and ultimately won by two or three lengths.
THE LADIES' CHALLENGE PLATE.

- _
GREAT EIGHT-OARED MATCH, GENTLEMEN AMATEURS.
Oxford—The St. John of Malta ..• ••• 1
Cambridge—Trinity Boat Club ..• •••
Ox'ord —The Orion B 'at Club ... ••
tJ
This, like all boat- races of the patrician character, was
looked forward to with the most lively degree of inte-
rest. It was anticipated that it would afford a treat of
no ordinary character, nor were there the least grounds
for alleging that the expectations had been overrated;
if was, from first to last, a fine and finished struggle,
reflecting as much credit upon the vanquished as upon
the victor.
The attendance of spectators at this tine had slowly
but vastly increased, and, as the three
_crews rowed
towards the starting-place, hundreds of gentlemen
anxious to witness the whole of the interesting event
lined the meadows, and repaired to that portion nearly
facing the starting-place, with a determination, which
they subsequently carried into effect, of accompanying
the race. Cambridge took the Bucks shore, the St. John
of Malta the Barks, and the Orion in the midships. They
went off very evenly, and at a good pace, the whole ex-
hibiting great style as rowing men. On nearing the
Barn, Cambridge and the St. John of Malta were neck
and neck, but Orion was getting the worst of it, the pace
being too good for them, and dropping gradually astern
until about half-way, when, notwithstanding their very
strenuous efforts, they were clearly shaken off. A fierce
struggle now ensued between' the °Wee 'two, with the
Orion still at work, its though they might outlast
their rivals. The rowing of the Trinity and the
St. John of *Malta was not only most determined,
but for some time it was most questionable even
which could take a lead. They were oar and oar to
the lower poplars, when the St. John began to show
a slight front. The Trinity. amidst the deafening ac-
clamations of " Well pulled," put on another spurt and
again collared their opponents, making their boat over-
lap half that of the leading party; but with all the steam
they could put on, they were unable to decrease the dis-
tance above a foot or so more, and the St. John won by
a third of a length, Orion only being a length and a halt
behind.

SCULLERS' CONTEST for the Makepeace Silver Wherry
and Sculls, for Gentlemen of the vicinity of Henley.

FIRST HEAT.

Mr. J. Giles (dark blue) ... 1
Mr. W. Inglis was to have contended against the
above, but was withdrawn.

SECOND HEAT.
Mr. A. lye (red and white) ...
Mr. B. Moore (white)

Po • 2

Mr. G. Avery light blue) ... ... ... 0
It was a very capital race throughout; the two stern-
most men rowed very gallantly, Mr. Moore being a good

second.

The sports are to conclude this day, when the chief
features will be a great eight oarei race, a four, with
the final heats of the sculls ani pair oars, which will no
doubt afford a fine day's play.

SECOND DIY.
The sport was resumed yesterday, at three in the
afternoon, and continued up to a late hour in the even-
ing. The assemblage was even greater than that of the
previous day, and as the hour approached for the corn•
rnencernent of the racing the greatest excitement pre-

The sport was of a first-rate description, and created
considerable speculations. The Grand Challenge Cup
and Stewards' Challenge Cup races were sufficiently
attractive in themselves; but to these were added the
concluding heats for the diateond sculls, silver wherries,
end Makepeace's wherry, with other races and matches,
which, altogether, served to give this the appellation of
the grand day.
THE RACE FOR THE STEWARDS' CHALLENGE CIIP, WITH

FOUR-OARED BOATS.
London—The Leander Club ..• (Crimson) 1
Messrs. Boville, Sherwood, Howard, Woostenhome,

stroke; Webber, ateerer.
Cambridge—Second Trinity Boat Club (Light blue) 0
Messrs. Jones, Wray, Halleyne, Waldinghim, stroke.
This was a most exciting event. It is now eight years
since a Leander crew have appeared at Henley, although
its individual members have contended in other matches;
and it war not until the Ist inst., on the occasion of the
club entertaining his Royal Highness Prince Henry of
the Netherlands at dinner, that the Leander determined
to contend at this regatta. They had, therefore, only
had eight days' practice, and although evidently a crew
of great capabilities, were not in that extraordinary con-
dition of training upon which the club so much prides
itself. Amongst the Cambridge men were Mr. Wray,
the stroke oar in the gallant victory over Oxford this
spring, and others well calculated to maintain the aquatic
celebrity of their college. Betting was 5 to 4 on the
Leander, those who are well acquainted with aquatic
matters c msidering that their opponents were so under-
boated as to give the others, apart from any private
opinion of experience, &c., an advantage which might
turn the fortunes of the day.
The Cambridge men won the toss for choice of sta-
tion, at.d took the towing-path side, their opponents
being near the Bucks shore. For an instant only they
seemed to be together, and then the Leanders began to
draw away, and in a dozen strokes were clear. The
Cambridge men endeavoured to overhaul their oppo-
nents, but in vain; it was perfectly obvious that the
report with respect to their boat was not without foun-
dation. She was quite unfit for men of their weight,
and shipped water at every stroke. At Newenham the
Leanders shot the water two lengths ahead of their op-
ponents, and led in their course. The Cambridge men,
notwithstanding the floating ballast on board, made a
further effort to overhaul their opponents, but abandoned
the attempt on nearing the Poplars, where they had
taken in a great deal of water.

FINAL HEAT FOR THE DIAMOND SCULLS.
London—Mr. Northman ••• (Crimson) 1
Cambridge—Mr. C. Bagot ...(Light Blue) 0
Mr. Begot took the Bucks side, Northman being on
the towing-path shore, and a Mr. Norman in the middle.
Mr. Begot went away with a slight lead, and it was a
most gallant race for nearly a mile. At one period Mr.
Begot had a lead of upwards of two lengths, but the
fine even working and lasting qualities of his opponent
were finely exemplified. On nearing Newenham Mr.
tßagot, whose arm was
utuhisoppuneut,s
water,
beginning
bt
fell
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ff. c oafltde
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into plucky
effort to mend his position. On nearing the Upper Pop-
lars Nlr. Northman went well away, and won by three
or four lengths.
FINAL HEAT FOR 7HE SILVER WHERRIES —PAIR-
OA RED RACE.
London—Thames Club (G. P. Edwards, F.
Marsham) . ••• 1
Oxford—Oriel Boat Club (T. L. Cavendish, T. H.
Mitchell) .•• •
••• •
It was a capital race for more than half the distanee.
The Oxonions were on the Bucks shore, and after an
even start they continued oar and oar for a great dis-
tance, when the London men came across the water in
advance and won by about two lengths.
Final heat for MAKEPEACE'S SILVER WHERRY.—Scul-
lers in the vicinity of Henley.
J. Giles, Henley ... ...(Dark blue) 1
A. lye, ditto (Red and white) 0
lye took the lead, but was unable to maintain it. Won
by half a dozen lengths.
Henley—The first Albion ... ... 1
Henley—Second Albion ... 0
The winners, who were positioned •on the towing- path
side, took the lead, and maintained it until near Farnley
Court, when the others came up and challenged them.
The winners, however, went to work, and although again
neared, maintained their advantage, and won by two
lengths.
GRAND CHALLENGE Cur for Eight-oared Boats.
Oxford—The St. John of Malta ... ••• ... 1
Cambridge—Second Trinity .. o
Oxford—Orion... ... ••• ••• ... 0
This was, as on the previous day, a most desperate race
throughout, and with a similar result, owing to some cir-
cumstances which we are about to explain. It had been
alleged that had the Second Trinity the best station, the
result would be different from the struggle of the previous
day; and so strong was the impression in their favour
that, although 5 and 6 to 4 had been bet on St.
John (Wadham) before the draw for places, Trinity
were backed at even after it was found they had been
fothCambridge took the Berks,
and then came
lj°lln was he
start was effected, which was
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side,
de ea respect.utsiftu.
followed by one of the most excellent races on record—
stroke succeeded stroke with amazing rapidity, and the
boats were as level as at the moment of starting. Orion
e
w esn superhuman
then began to fall off a little, bat putting on a fine spurt
were again almost as level as at starting. In the bay of N
mrhuthmeaynwveigreuusr, when, in the heart of the race,till at work as though endowed
with
the Cambridge party, to their own material disadvan-
tage, as it appeared, put the head of their boat over to-
wards the other side a trifli too much, and fouled the
St. John, whose course they might also have been said
to have taken. The foul. was very slight, and the race
was resumed with the most unceasing game, and the
Trinity came in with their nose about three feet in ad-
vance of the other, amidst the most deafening cheers.
The Orion was not more than a length behind. The
race was decided by the umpire in favour of the St. John
of Malta, on the grounds above alluded to.

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We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday
The debate on the Italian question closed on T ues-
da y , and a profound sensation was created by the
close of the speech of M. LEDRU ROLLIN in rely
to the defence of M. ODILON BARROT. After having
quoted the decisions of the Constituent Assembly on
the occasion on which the money was voted for the
expedition to Civita Vecchia and on the 7th of May,
after having quoted the articles of the Constitution
which have been violated by the PRESIDENT of the
Republic and by his Ministers in undertaking this
war against the Roman Republic after having
recalled to M. ODILON BARROT his own solemn
pledge that the French army should not attack the
Roman Republic, M. LEDRU ROLLIN concluded
with these words—" The Constitution has been
violated ; we will defend it by every means in our
power, even by arms." This declaration was received
with, shouts of applause by the Left, which for some
time drowned the groans and cries which arose from
the supporters of the Ministry, and a scene of great
confusion followed. The President declared that the
words of M. LEDRU ROLLIN were a scandalous breach
of order. General BEDEAU said that the majority
was sovereign and that he could only obey the ma-
jority ; and AI. Tutuns exclaimed, that as the cry
" Aux armes !" had been uttered, it was beneath the
dignity of the Assembly to continue the discussion.
The cloture was demanded by several voices on the
right, but on the question being put the decisionappeared
doubtful, and the discussion was continued. Three
orders of the day motive were proposed, one
approving of the :tconduct of the Ministry,
another by M. CREMIEUX; to the following effect :
" The Legislative Assembly, in rendering homage to
the bravery of our army, declares that the order given
on the 29th May is contrary to the decision of the
Constituent Assembly proclaimed on the 16th of May,
and orders that the hostilities against Rome shall im-
mediately cease." And the following by M. ADELS-
WARD :—" The Legislative National Assembly,
adopting the policy of the Constituent Assembly,
invites the Ministry to conform itself to it."
It was evident from the disposition of the Assem-
bly that, bad the Ministry persevered in putting to
the vote the resolution expressing approval of their
conduct, they would have been in a minority, and
accordingly one of their friends, in order to save
them from defeat, proposed the order of the day pure
and simple, which of course had the precedence of
the other propositions, and on a division taking place
the:numbers were—

Numbers of voters ••• ••• 564
Absolute majority... ... ... 283
The order of the day pure and simple ... 361
Against it ... ... 203
Majority ... —l5B
The order of the day pure and simple was conse-
quently declared to be adopted.
A Voice—And the proposition of impeachment?
The President—lt will follow its course agreeably to
the regulations of the Assembly.
The sitting was brought to a close amidst consider-
able agitation.
It will be seen that the Opposition mustered in
much greater strength on this than on any former
occasion • hitherto they have never divided more than
180, on Monday they were 203 ; on the other hand,
the Ministerial majority were greatly diminished ;
several of their hitherto staunch supporters were so
disgusted by their Jesuitical conduct on the Roman
affair that they retired from the Assembly before the
question was put, in order not to be compromised by
voting for the Ministers, while at the same time they
did not choose to vote against them. Among those
who voted in the minority 'are MM. NAPOLEON
BONAPARTE, PIERRE BONAPARTE, General CAVAIG-
NAC, BIXIO, BAUCIIART, FERDINAND DE LASTEYRIE,
VICTOR LEFRANC, and several other members of the
Moderate Republican party.
At the sitting of the Assembly yesterday, M.
LACROSSE, the Minister of Public Works, proposed
that the Assembly should at once resolve what was to
be done with the mise en accusation proposed by M.
LEDRU ROLLIN, and that for the purpose it should
immediately retire into its bureaux to name a com-
mittee to examine the proposition. This motion was
at once adopted, and the House consequently adjourned
into its bureaux. _ _

The following is the text of the proposed decree of
impeachment :
" The undersigned representatives of the
.people pro-
pose to the National Assembly the following decree ;
they demand urgency and an immediate reference to the
bureaux. Whereas Art. sof the preamble of the Con-
stitution says—' The French Republic respects foreign
nationalities, as it intends to have its own respected by
others;' and whereas Art. 54 of Chapter 5 of the Consti-
tution says—' fhe President watches over the defence
of the State, but he cannot understake any war without
the consent of the National Assembly;' and whereas
the first paragraph of Article 88 of the Constitution
declares—' The President of the Republic, tbe Minis-
ters, the agents, and persons holding public authority
are responsible each in what concerns him, for all the
acts of the Government and of the administration;' con-
sidering also, that the expeditionary corps under the
order of General Oudinot has been, in contradiction to
the votes of April 17, and of May 7, of the Constituent
Assembly directed against the liberty of the Roman
people; considering likewise that these facts constitute
the crime of the violation of paragraph 5 and Art. 51,
already quoted, the National Legislative Assembly de-
crees that the citis'n Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, Presi-
dent of the Republic, and the citizens 0. Barrot, Buffet,
Lacrosse, Rulhieres, de Tracy, Passy, Drouyn de Lhuys
and de Falloux, his Ministers, are impeached for having
violated the Constitution."
(Here follow 142 signatures.)
It is evident that this impeachment is but the com-
mencement of a serious movement for the preserva-
tion of the Republic from the treason of those reac-
tionary hypocrites, who, JUDAS like, have accepted,
solely to betray her, but nothing will be done rashly.
The National has the following remarkable passage :
"We plainly perceive that it (the Government)
would fain at once force the people into the streets—
it would fain crush under the weight of cannon-shot
both their protestations against the violation of the
Constitution, and the Republic which they have
created. Jut the people will not fall into the
trap thus laid for them by ' the most detestable pas-
sions.' They will calculate the day and the hour for
the punishment of those who insult their power and
their will, and who compromise the national honour
and interest. When the measure shall be filled the cup
of iniquity will flow over, and justice will be done in
the name of the Constitution.' In the same journal
we find a notice requesting the members of the Con-
stituent Assembly at present in Paris to meet yester-
day at noon in the chapel of the Palais National.
The following declaration was published yesterday
by the representatives of the Mountain :
" To the People, the National Guard, and the Army—
" The majority of the Legislative Assembly has passed
to the order of the day on the affairs of Italy. By this
vote the majority has connected itself with a policy
which violates the Constitution. We have brought in
an Act of Impeachment against the Executive Power.
We shall sustain it this day. We are desirous of ex-
hausting all the means which the Constitution places in
our hands. Let the people continue to have faith in their
representatives, as their representatives have faith in
them."
The Democratic papers also publish the following
declaration, dated Paris, Monday, June 14, one in
the morning :
" We, the editors of the Republican press—we, the
members of the Democratic Socialist Committee—an-
nounce to the people to hold themselves ready to do
their duty. The Mountain will do theirs to the end.
We have their promise to that effect. Five representa-
tives have been delegated by them to see what is to be
done. All the Republicans will rise like one man.
"The Members of the Republican Press; the Mem-
bers of the Democratic Socialist Committee."

There will, however, be no immediate outbreak in
Paris the popular leaders are too wise to afford to
General CHANGARNIER, g
and his Le itimatist co-
adjutors the opportunity they so ardently desire, of
bathing in the blood of the people. The rising will
commence in the departments.
The Revolution Democratique et Sociale says—
The die is east; all Paris will respond, as it did in
July and in February, to the cry uttered by M. Ledru
Rollin in the name of the Mountain and of France.
The traitors who form the majority of the Assembly
have violated the Constitution, and sanctioned by an
infamous vote the treason of M. Bonaparte and his Mi-
nisters; and with the same blow they have destroyed
the mandate that the people had the weakness to give to
them, to defend the Republic and the Constitution;" and
it closes with the following words:—" From one end to
another of France let the good citizens rise. The south
and the east are two advanced guards only waiting for
the signal; they shall have it to morrow, with the mani-
festoes of the Mountain."
The inhabitants of the departments of the
south and east are almost to a man republi-
can, and it is to those departments that the troops
have been removed, which have been " weeded "
from the garrison of Paris by General
CHANGARNIZN. In those departments, therefore, we
may expect to hear of the commencement of the out-
break, and when General CHANGARNIER shall have
been compelled to weaken the Parisian garrison, by
detaching large bodies of troops to these departments,
to put down the insurrection then, arrived not until then,
will the day and the hour have , when in
Paris " justice will be done in the name of the Con.
stitution." In the meantime, in order to show the
state of the public mind in Paris, we insert the fol-
lowing protestations, all emanating, be it remem-