The Sun.
London, England, 1870-07-18 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN AMATEUR REGATTA.

For the fifth successive year the Metropolitan Regatta
has been held on the Putney water, and under the super-
intendence of the London Rowing Club, was brought to a
conclusion on Friday. The racing commenced at a quar-
ter past one, and terminated about eight o'clock. The
list of entries was a tolerably lengthy one, and taken alto-
gether the sport was very good. The great race of the
day, the Metropolitan Champion Cup for eight-oared
crews, produced a splendid contest between the London
Rowing Club crew, who were the holders of the Piize,
and the crew of the Kingston Rowing Club, in which
might have been observed several University oarsmen of
great reputation. The London crew as is their custom,
came away with the lead ; but were overtaken and passed
by Kingston before they had rowed half a mile. The
latter having once obtained the lead, never forfeited it,
although hard pressed by London after completing a mile
of the course. Ultimately, the Kingston crew won
cleverly by a length. The next race, of more than ordi-
nary importance, was that for the Senior Fours, crews
of the London, Thames, and Kingston. Clubs coming
to the post. The Thames four, who are usually quick
in getting away, went off with a commanding lead,
but were overtaken and passed by both their
opponents, the Kingston four winning without difficulty
by a couple of lengths from London, who, in their turn,
were a similar distance ahead of the Thames crew. The
Champion Pairs produced no competition, Corrie and
Hall, of the Kingston Club rowing over the course. The
Senior Scullers' Race resulted in a surprise, as it was by
common consent allotted to Mr. Yarborough, of the
Kingston and Oxford University Boat Clubs ; but he
was defeated cleverly by Air. W. L. Slater, of the
Thames 'Rowing' Club, who gained a long lead soon
after the start, and was never headed. The win-
ner it not entered to row for the Windfield
Sculls next Monday, although the loser is ; but
t is just possible that over a longer course than
that between Putney. and Hammersmith Mr. Yar-
borough's staying powets may stand him in good stead.
The Junior Eights were won by the Tao Rowing Club
after a capital race with a crew of the London Rowing
Club ; the Junior Fours by the London Club ; the Junior
Pairs by Messrs. G. C. and F. G. Ommanny, of the
Barnes Regatta Club ; and the Junior Sculls by Mr. F.
Chappell, of Brasenose College, Oxford. The weather
was very fine, and the course was kept as clear of craft as
it could be without stopping the river traffic altogether.
Mr. Lord, the Superintendent of the Thames Con-
servancy, and the river police did their duty most satis-
factorily.

HEALTH OF SCOTLAND.—The monthly return for
the eight principal towns of Scotland again shews a morta-
lity belciw -the average. The Registrar-General reports
2,111 deaths registered in June,-being 141 below the June
average for the previous ten years, allowing for increase of
population. The deaths, however, reachd the annual
ratio of 25 per thousand in Edinburgh and 27 in Glasgow,
Leith, and Aberdeen, so that there is still room enough for
improvement. Only 16.5 per cent. of the mortality was
caused by zymotic (epidemic and contagious) diseases—a
rate so low as to be almost unprecedented ; 39 per cent. of
the deaths were of children under five years of age.
Scarlatina caused 67 deaths, fevers 89, hooping-cough 68,
diarrhoea 55, cholera 4 smallpox 4, diphtheria 12. The
.deaths from consumption did not fall in proportion to
other classes of disease, but amounted to 16 per cent. of the
mortality, and the deaths from inflammatory affections of
the respiratory organs other 15 per cent., without includ-
ing hooping-cough and croup. The marriages registered
in the eight towns were 1,347, the greatest number re-
corded in any month since civil registration commenced
in 1855. , The births were 3,591. The temperature of the
month was not remarkable, but the mean was a fraction
above the average ; the highest temperature was 80.5 deg.
at Aberdeen. The mean humidity was above the average-
of the last fourteen years, but the mean rainfall was only
1.63 inch, being 1.01 inch below the average. The distri-
bution of the rain seems peculiar ; Edinburgh, with 2'70
inches, being highest on the list, Greenock registering only
I'9l inch, and that with a wind generally blowing from
the weft; but inclining slightly to the north. The smallest
observellidtpth cif•rain• was at Paisley; where-'it reached
only 0.90 inch.