The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-02 00:00:00

GRAND ROWING MATCHES.

On Saturday the village of Putney was the scene of
two spiritedly-contested matches—ono between five-
pair-oared boats, manned by members of the Thames
Club, and the other by four-oared boats, manned by gen-
tlemen of Guy's Club. The prize for contention by the
Thames Club boats was two handsome silver cups;
course from Battersea to Putney.
The following were the crews and colouts:—Light
Blue—R. E. Kew and L. A. Kew. Purple—E. Curtis
and IL Field. Tri-colour—S. S. Robinson and J.Davis.
Yellow—J. Podmare and T. Play ford. Blue and White
—R. Cobb and W. Field.
The start was beautiful, and the boats were equal up
to Wandsworth-reach, a slight lead being taken by blue
and white; but light blue ultimately got ahead, and won
cleverly by about four boats' lengths.
The Guy's Club four-oared scratch match, the course
from Putney-bridge to the upper part of Chiswick AU.
Prize, a pair of silver oars and rudder.
The following were the crews and colours:—Green—.
Squire, Marthope, Weltje, Brently; Forster, Coxswain.
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Peach—Cooper, French, Wallis, Hardie).-; A. Pollard,
Cole, Cox, Rose ; J. Pol
lard, coxswain. Purple—Hewitt,
Evans, Collins, Bult;
Thompson, coxswain.
Purple, at starting, took the lead, and shortly after
fouled with green, carrying away the rudder of the lat•
ter, but she nevertheless came in a winner by four boats
lengths.
The whole scene was very gay, and the cutters of the
various clubs were out.

CLOSING OF THE TRANSFER BOoKS AT TILE BANIC.
or ENGSAND AND SOUTH SEA HoUSE.—The following no-
tice was issued on Saturday at the above monetary establish-
ments :—" Bank of England: Annuities due sth July, 1846.
going into new ledger; Consolidated Three per Cents. wil:
be closed from Friday, June 5, to Friday, July 17 ; Three
per Cent. Annuities, 1726, ditto from Tuesday, June 16, to
Tuesday, July 14; Annuities for Terms of Years, from Fri-
day, June 12, to Friday, July 17. South Sea Stock : the
transfer books for New South Sea Annuities. and Three per
Cent. Annuities (1751, will be closed from Wednesday, 10th
June, to Friday, 10th July."
SCANDAL.—An extraordinary sensation has beer
created in a rural district in the vicinity of this town, icticion -.
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one of his cloth, with a lady of fortune. The Rev. Gentle-
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isrf,illiaanni,Hoof, of Madeley House, Kensington, it has been.
satisfactorily ascertained that he has been in no way con-
cerned in the murder of Mr. R. Westwood, the watchmaker.
Since
nt,iiheo accuseddittal
in Princes-street, Soho, as was at first believed, he having
been absent from England from the month of September.
1838, until 1841, in the Customs, in Jamaica, and the murder
having been committed on the night of the 3d of June, 1839.
There is no doubt that Norman's statement relative to the ex-
tensive robbery committed by him at New York, is true. It is
a singular fact, that, in consequence of the belief expressed
in the reports that Norman was concerned in the murder of
Mr. Westwood, circumstances have been communicated to
the police which lead to a hope of an elucidation of the
en-
veloped, mystery in which that dreadful crime has been so long en-
PROFANITY AT A PREMIUM.—A few days ago, an
auction of birds took place at the Wallace Fens, Perthshire.
As the exposer holds a high reputation among ornithologists
as a bird-trainer, rather more than the usual number of
would-be purchasers appeared upon the spot. Several
canaries sold at ss. each, and parrots from 255. to 80s. A
fine-looking bird of the latter class was put up at 255.
Pretty Poll's organ of self-esteem seemed to be excited by
his being offered at such a low price; and before the auc-
tioneer had time to utter any recommendations in her favour,
the bird commenced a round of swearing that would have
" beat Banagher." The audience seemed electrified by the
unlooked-for display of the bird's powers- Every oath
raised his value a crown, till lie was finally knocked down
at 31. ss.
THE BOLDFST YET.—A lady went into a store in
New York a few days since to
t bills, she received a
was handing the clerk two fiftyda
person, who exclaimed,
blow in the face from a well-dressed
purchssre a shawl; just as she
"I forbade you buying h lady fainted, and on
from her her hand, evaporated.
covering the merchant expr de surprise that her husband
a shawit,"eand, snatching the money
but his surprise watt
anly,
informed him that ' it wit.,
greatly increased
and that she had never seen him before 1
not her husband,
bold thief, however, had made good his escape..---Amet
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