The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-18 00:00:00

HENLEY REGATTA.

Yesterday this regatta, so far famed, and so anxiously
expected, " came off " with great eclat. The number of
the prizes, celebrity of the men, and the severity of the
contests leaving nothing to be desired, and the assembly
of visitors was numerous and fashionable.
The committee in addition to the usual prizes, have
this year given a valuable Challenge Cup, to be awarded
to the winner of the trial heats in the grand challenge
cup race; and a sixty-guinea challenge cup, for amateur
four-oared subs. H. Wood, Esq., of the Leander Club,
officiated as umpire, and accompanied the matches in a
cutter manned by eight crack London watermen.
The Diamond Sculls.
First Heat.
Mr. W. Mauls, Trin. Coll., Cambridge (Light blue) 1
Mr. S. Wallace, Amateur Scullers' Club, London
(White, with red cross)
Second Heat.

Mr. E. G. Moon, Mag. Coll., Oxford ...(Dark blue) 1
Mr. J. N. Lambert, London

The pace was first rate. Time, lom. 328.
Town Challenge Cup.
Walked over by the Dreadnought Club.
The Grand Challenge Cup.
Trial Heat.
Oxford University Boat Club (Dark blue) 1
st. lb.

Messrs. E. G. Moon, Magdalene
2. M. Haggard, Christ Church
3. J. Oldham Brasenose n 7
4. F. Royds, Brasenose
5. E. Griffiths, Worcester
6. W. King, Oriel ll 0
7. G. Wenlie, Brasenose ll 3
E. C. Burton (stroke),Christ Church, 10 13
C. Soanes (steerer), St. John's
Cambridge University Club (Light blue) 0
st. lb.
Messrs. W. Maule, Trinity ...
2. T. Gesborne, St. John's
3. E. P. Wolstenholme, Trinity
4. A. Garfet, Trinity
5. C. A. Nicholson, Trinity
6. Harkness, St. John's
7. Vincent, Trinity lO 10
Jackson (stroke), St. John's ll 0
Murdock (steerer), St. John's
Much anxiety was evinced to witness this race, but
the race was unfortunately of a very monotonous cha-
racter. The Oxford, a fine powerful crew, who swing
well together, had the middle station, and at the word
" off" took the lead without procrastination, and kept up
the practice till the bridge was " shot." This was not
effected without many plucky attempts on the part of the
Cambridge to wrest this position from them ; but from
the very commencement the Cambridge were over-
powered. The pace in this race, as in the Scullers'
Heats also, was_ remarkably fast, 18 minutes 8 seconds.

Five o'clock.—Steliards'-Challenge Cup.
Christ Church Club rowed over, the Worcester College
Club having withdrawn.
At Half-past Five the race for the Silver Wherries
came on.
Pollock and Fellowes, London (Red). H. S. and T.
Polehampton, Oxford (Blue).
Blue took the lead instanter, and kept it up to Poplar
Point, when Red, who had been rowing "within them•
selves," shook off their lethargy, and pushed ahead.
Second Heat.
W. S. Falls and W. Coulthard, St. George's Club,
(White, Red Cross) 1
E. P. Wolstenholme and R. Vincent, Trinity College 2
A pretty race ; the St. George's, who had the Berks
station, took a very slight lead at the start, held, but
could not increase it, until they had covered half the dis-
tance, but then by beautiful rowing, and watermanlike
handling of their boat, they realised a lead of two boats'
length.

Final Heat for the Diamond Sculls.
W. Maule, Cambridge .I
J. G. Moon, Oxford
This heat drew all the stragglers in by-ways, &c , to
the river side, each university prompt to cheer on its
champion. Mr. Moon had the Berks station eml the
best of the start, and having been the favourite before
starting, his backers now, naturally enough, became
very sanguine, but Mr. Maule was not to be shaken off:.
Scull and scull they dashed along the Reach, now one•
and now the other gaining a trifling advantage, but
at Phillis-court Mr. Maule at last obtained a decided
lead, which from that point he improved to three boats'
length, and finished the race without much distress,
Mr. Moon being dreadfully exhausted at the Stewards.
Stand.

The sports of the day were concluded by the
Final Heat for Silver Wherries.

W. S. Falls and W. Coulthard, St. George's Club
(White, Red Cross) 1
Pollock and Fellowes, Cambridge Subscriptionßooms,
Leander Club (Red) , 2
Red, on Berks shore, at the start jumped off with the
lead, which they speedily converted to a boat's length:
and a half; but at Remenham Bay the St. George's pair
crawl up to them, and stick to them like a burr up to the
point, when they make a rush to pass them, but here
Mr. Fellowes was somewhat too powerful and very
much too energetic for his partner, and by picking his
boat up too quickly, bored the other pair almost to the
other side of the river; who, to avoid collision, " eased
off," but claimed the foul on the ground that though no
actual collision had taken place, they had been hin-
dered from passing Messrs. Fellowes and Pollock,
owing to their being out of their proper coarse. This
the committee allowed, and the cup was awarded to the
St. George's men.
To-morrow the racing will be continued, when the
final heat for the Grand Challenge Cup will be rowed
by the Thames and Oxford University.

ATTEMPT BY A SERVANT TO POISON HER MISTRESS.
—A case of this description has just been heard at the county
magistrates' office, at Worcester. The accused is Mary Anrr
Tandy, servant to Mr. Nicholls, a farmer, residing at Powick,
Worcestershire, who was charged with administering poison
to her mistress with intent to kill and murder her. It ap-
peared from the depositions of the several witnesses that
Mrs. Nicholls had been in the habit of drinking a little
warm water on going to bed, which the servant brought
up into her mistress's bed-room. On Thursday last she
took up the water as usual to her mistress's room on
being requested, and Mrs. Nicholls drank a small por-
tion of it. She immediately discovered that the water
had an unpleasant taste, and exclaimed, " What's in
this water ? I am poisoned." Mrs. Clewes, who was
on a visit to Mrs. Nicholls, hearing her screams,
went to her assistance, and the inmates of the house
having been aroused, some mustard and water was ad-
ministered as an emetic, and had the desired effect. Mr. J.
F. Turnberrow, a lodger in the house, administered a further
dose of the same, and subsequently gave Mrs. Nicholls the
whites of three eggs, which further relieved her. Mrs.
Clewes, on tasting the water left in the cup, found it very
unpleasant, but the water in the tea-kettle from which the
girl had been seen to pour it into the cup was good. The
remainder of the contents of the cup were handed over by
Mr. Turnberrow to Dr. Turley, who on the following day
analysed them, and on applying the usual tests discovered,
without doubt, that oxymuriate of mercury was contained
therein. Dr. Turley stated that a fitth of the solution
left in the bottle was sufficient to destroy life. He
visited Mrs. Nicholls on the same day, and found
her labouring under symptoms which left no doubt
on his mind that she had taken poison of the same
kind as that contained in the solution, part of which Mrs.
Nicholls had drunk. Mr. Nicholls had had mercury in the
house for some days, for the purpose of dressing sheep, and
the prisoner was fully aware that it was kept in a certain
cupboard. Mrs. Nicholls had noticed that the paper which
contained the mercury had been disturbed, as though it had
been opened and wrapped up again. The prisoner was ap-
prehended on the following day at the house of her father,
at Welland, whither she had proceeded. On being informed
of the nature of the charge against her, she said she had not
put anything into the cup, and that if there was angtrgina
else in the cup, it must have been put in before she
the water into it. At the termination of the inquiry the
prisoner was fully committed to take her trial a
assizes at Worcester, on the charge of attemptt the
to menusruingder.
Mrs. Nicholls had scolded the girl in the course of Thursday
morning. We are happy to add that Mrs. Nicholls is in a.
state of convalescence.
THE LATE CONFLAGRATION IN THE STRAND.-
OFFICIAL REPORT.—The fire which broke out yesterday
morning in Angel-court, Strand, briefly noticed in this jour-
nal of the same date, was attended with a far greater de-
struction of property than was at first imagined. At a
moderate calculation the loss will amount to several thou-
sand pounds, and the whole of the insurances effected upon
the buildings and their contents do not exceed 5,0001. The
following is Mr. Braidwood's official report of the damages:
—" Thursday, half-past twelve, A.M., a fire occurred in
Angel-court, Strand, upon the premises belonging to Messrs.
Leighton and Sons, bookbinders. Cause unknown. Goods in
trust insured in the Imperial Fire-offiee. The stock in trade
insured in the Sun. The whole range of workshops nearly
destroyed and their contents burned. No. 6, Angel-court—.
Mr. C. Smith, map-seller and globe-maker ; contents in-
sured in the Imperial, the building unknown ; damage to
contents by fire and water, root slightly damaged, the doors
and windows burned out. No. 7, Angel-court—Owen Owen,
shoemaker; windows and doors burned out, some damage to
contents by fire and water; uninsured. No. 5, Surrey-street.
—Captain Swinton, insured in the Dissenters'-oM ,ce oot
artre,aertes_t
morfa.buibild.inLagwazibcouilnditenngtsanycid
contents
slightly
antteern.Ni :cm
insured in
Surrey-street—Mrs.
thee y!
floor damaged by fire, and contents by water.
.No.
eld73.
Sun ; small roof over closet on second
Strand—S. Morgan, glover, building and contents insured
in
the Plicenix ; slight damage by removal.
FIRE IN YORK-ROAD, LAMBETH.—This morning,
shortly after twelve o'clock, a lire, which at one period
threatened very disastrous consequences, broke out upon the
premises in the occupation of Mr. Collins, a stationer and
bookseller, carrying on business at No. 49, York-road, Lam-
beth. The discovery was made by Mr. Crake, who lives in,
the adjoining house, to whose exertions may be attributed
the escape of the several persons oa the premises. The fire-
men succeeded in getting the flames extinguished, but not
without considerable damage being done to the stock in trade
and building. How the fire originated could not be ascer-
tained. -Mr. Collins is fortunately insured in the County
Fire-office. The police, under Mr. Inspector Arnold, kept the
doors of the building closed until the arrival of the firemen,
or the damage would have been far more extensive.
PUBLIC BATHS AND WASHHOIJSES' ST. MARTIN'S..
IN-THE-FlRLDS.—Yesterday a meeting of the rate-payersil
this parish took place at the St. Martin's Vestrrn"m,
vicar, Sir Henry Dukinfield in the chair, to receive rho
tne Baths
re-
port of the commissioners appointed to carry c:
.tst that they
and Washhouses Act in that parish; who '—for their had obtained possession of the site prop?rosedm
the erec-
tion Com
in Orange-street, Leicester-squTiti _
they
th had entered
sionera of Woods and Forests, and to erect a building,
into a contract with
andthe
containing 64 bathss4 Messrs.a
shKo gsbeys for 6,8901.
The con-
' duct of the commissioners approved of', and Ole necessary
aimweasdiate formation. The mtheetinisg,
business, passed a vote of ,
ri_n?
rateafter
some voted
oftoharnertahpneardi
to the chairman I.ehiparated.
NscESSITX THE MOTHER OFINVENTION.--'After
the Snake, Levant packet, was wrecked on the reef near the
coamoledo rocks, the crew nearly perished from thirst, when,
fortunately, they met with an old iron pot and the barrel of
an old gun ; the former they converted into a boiler, which
they filled with salt water? they then formed a steam pipe
of the barrel of the gun, one end of which they introduced
into the lid of the boiler, and the other end they fixed in the
stump of a hollow tree, filled with cold water for condensa-
tion. Thus, in twenty-four hours, they distilled through
tb4 nipple of the gun ten gallons of Nell watere..Deeeroi
tors atesiatant.