The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-08 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(Per French Atlantic Cable.)
NEW YORK, March 7.
The Guion steamship Colorado arrived here
yesterday.
The steamship India (of the Anchor line) ar-
rived out to-day.

The Cunard steamer Palmyra arrived out at 1
a.m. yesterday.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CLOSING PRICES.

Gold closed at. 1121 ; the highest quotation dur-
ingithe day was 113 D the lowest, 1121.
Sterling Exchange on London loBk.
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 lllf.
" 1885 llof.
" 1867 llOl.
10.40

Illinois 136.
Erie

Clotton—Mitl. upla❑d 22lc.
Petroleum—Standard White 2Be.
Flour, extra state, $4.90c. to $5.50e. Corn, old
[nixed, sl.2e.

PORTLAND, March 7.
The Allan steamship Hibernian arrived out to-

day.

QUEENSTOWN, March 8.

The Tnman Royal Mail steamer City of Brooklyn,
from New York, arrived here at 5.30 a.m. to-day,
and, having landed passengers, proceeded imme-
diately for Liverpool. All well. The City of
Brooklyn brings New York advices three days later
than the Minnesota, which arrived here with the
United States mails.

INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

GIBRALTAR, March 7.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Syria leaves at one this afternoon for Southampton.
All well. She may be looked for on Saturday
morning, the 12th inst.

711 E UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

CAMBRIDGE, Monday.

The towing path was crowded with spectators to
a greater extent than we have seen this year, and
abundant interest was manifested in the events to
be witnessed on the Cam. First in interest was the
University boat, which Mr. Morrison took for an-
other long row of about twelve miles into the Fens.
They started off at a fair pace, and after the race for
the amateur championship of the Cam, they went
down the Long Reach with a good long stroke of 36
per minute. At Baitsbite loch:they had an easy, and
Spencer, who had been rowing No. 2, gave place to
Close, the champion. The crew then went down
to Bottisham and back to the Railway-bridge.
They were gone about an hour and a quarter, and
they came round Ditton, rowing a lively stroke of
38 or 39 a minute ; but, on getting fairly in the
L)ng Reach, they came up to the railway-bridge
at the same pace they started—viz., 36 per minute
When they pulled up they seemed to be none the
worse for their long spin. The crew will take to
their eight ship some time this week. We are au-
thorised to contradict a rumour which has been cir-
culated in one of our contemporaries, to the effect
that Mr. Mac Michael is ill. As he is in most per-
fect health, and as the reserve four has not been
out for the last few days, he has kept in practice
rowing 7 of his college eight.
OXFORD, Monday Evening.

The crew again limited their practice to the
short course this afternoon—Mr. T. H. A. Houblon
acting as stroke on the two occasions of their row-
ing to Iffley and back, Mr. Thine coaching from
horseback, and Mr. W. H. Longridge, Corpus,
steering on an emergency for Mr. Hall, who was
prevented from attending the river side. The
questions of stroke and fixture are, it appears, still
unsettled, as it is not yet definitely arranged who
is to have the distinguished honour of occupying.
the chief seat in the boat, while the day of the race
has not been officially settled, although it is gene-
rally understood that it will take place in the
middle of the week, probably Tuesday,. April 5,
when the tide will serve better than on the follow-
ing day. The alteration from Saturday, the 9th,
coupled with the unsettled state of the Oxford
boat, is calculated to interfere with the prospects of
the "dark blue," which really do not look so
" rosy" as we were led to expect at the commence-
ment of practice. We understand great exertions
are being made to induce Messrs. Tinne and Yar-
borough to row again, in which case confidence
would be fully restored.