The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-24 00:00:00

THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

(THIS DAY.)
At eleven o'clock this mording the Cambridge
crew, accompanied by their trainer, Mr. G. Morris-
son, proceeded to the Leander Boathouse, at Putney,
in order to try their new boat, just finished by J.
Clasper, and an equally new set of oars- by Ralph,
with 5 blades, and weighing Bilbs each. It was
about half ebb, and there was a heavy wind from
N.N.W. The crew had only been in the boat a few
minutes last night, and their trial in her this morn-
ing was viewed with much int rest. It was observed
in the beginning that the reach was to) low for
some of the men, but in other respects
there seemed very litte change to be de-
sired in her. The crew proceeded up to the Crab-
Tree after a good many stops, and then turned down.
They rowed very lively considering the novelty of
their position. On going up they made a spurt at 37
per minute, and on coming down had a short spin at
39. Of course, the lower they are to their work to
lay out their power effectively the better.
The crew will go out again after luncheon. Ox-
ford are not expected until three o'clock.

SHIPWRECKS AND LIFEBOAT SERVICES.

BROADSTAIRS, Thursday Morning.
Captain Elyard reports that the lifeboat Samuel
Morrison Collins, belonging to the National Lifeboat
Institution, went off at midnight to a schooner which
became a total wreck on the South Goodwin Sands.
Her crew, however, were fortunately saved by the
North Deal lifeboat Vau Kook, which also belorigi to
'he Lifeboat Society. The vessel's name is not known
here at present.

BERWICK-ON-TWEED, March 23.

The schooner Margarets, of IV hithorn, bound from
Liverpool to this port with salt, is ashore at Spittal
Point, and is likely to become a total wreck. The
crew were saved by the Albert Victor lifeboat. This
is one of the fourteen lifeboats presented to the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution through its Manchester
branch.

Their Royal Highnesses the Plince and Princess
of Wales and suite were present at the performance of
"The Prompter's Box," at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, last
evening.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Beatrice visited
the Crystal Palace yesterday, attended by Colonel Liddell.
Bellini's opera "La Sonnambula" will be played this
afternoon, Miss Blanche Cole making her reappearance as
A mina.

THE WICKLOW PEERAGE CASE.--The hearing of
of this case was resumed this morning before the Committee
of Privileges of the House of Lords.

The Committee of the National Temperance
League have to-day presented a memorial to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, praying that the malt tax will neither be
repealed, reduced, nor transferred.

The death is announced this morning of the Lady
Louisa Primrose, daughter of the Earl of Rosebery, by his
second wife, the Hon. Annie Margaret Anson. She was
born in 1822. The death is also announced of Lady Fox
Strangways, widow of Brigadier Thomas Fox Strangways.
It is said that the supporters of Mr. Odger are
dissatisfied • with• the result of the test ballot for the
Bristol election, and that a meeting on the subject has
been called for to-night. It is again stated that the
Conservatives d, not intend to bring forward a can-
didate.

THE FATAL COLLISION WITH THE NORMANDY
STEAMER.—Yesterday the Marine Department of the Board
of Trade directed an inquiry to be instituted into the cir-
cumstances attending the loss of the South-Western Com-
pany's steamer Normandy, from Southampton to the Chan-
nel Islands, which foundered after being in collision with
the Mary steamship, from the Danube to London. It is
anticipated that the investigation will take place at Southamp-
ton before the magistrates of the district and nautical asses-
sors appointed by the Board of Trade. Mr. O'Dowd will
sonduct the proceedings for the Government.

The Archbishop of Canterbury's health is said to
be rapidly improving, and his Grace is not without hope
that he may be able to officiate at the consecration of the
Rev. Dr. Parry, suffragan Bishop of Dover, which is ap-
pointed to take place at Lambeth Palace on Friday
morning next.

An account of the doings of the Flying Squadron
thus speaks of its arrival at Hobart Town, in Tasmania :
—" Everybody turned out to see us arrive, and we were
not much disconcerted at finding a preponderance of the
favoured sex, which form six to one of the population, as
all the young men go to the other colonies as soon as they
are able to do anything for themselves."

An application fora bill of particulars in connec-
tion with the Mallow election petition has been made in
the Dublin Court of Common Pleas on behalf of Mr.
Munster, the sitting member. The counsel for the peti-
tioner, Major Knox, did not object to rendering parti-
culars in general ; but it appeared that the respondent's
counsel desired the names of persons composing mobs, and
he objected to the petitioners being called upon to supply
such names, The motion, 49yrenr, wks gralltcd.