The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-08 00:00:00

BOATING ON THE CAM.

The council of the University of Cambridge having had
their attention called to the great danger of using parti-
cular kinds of boats on the river Cam above Newnham,
recommend that the subjoined edicts should receive th e
sanction of a grace of the Senate. Persons in statu pupil-
tali are forbidden to use on the river Cam above
Newnham any boat of less breadth of beam than
3 feet 6 inches. Any member of the University in statu
pupillari who may have been proved to have used on this
part of the river any boat of less breadth of beam,
than that above described will render himself liable to be
punished by suspension, rustication, expulsion, or other-
wise. Whereas it has been found to be extremely dan-
gerous to use boats on the river Cam above Newnham
of the kind called outriggers, or canoes, or of a -small
breadth of beam, notice is given that if any boat builder,
or other person, shall let out for hire and for use upon
the part of the Cam above Newnham to any person in
statu pupillar-i any boat of less breadth of beam than
three feet six inches, shall for so doing be liable "to be
discommuned.

An interesting breech-loading contest will probably
take place at the next Wimbledon meeting. Ten members
of the Berkshire battalion of Rifle Volunteers, of which his
Royal Highness Prince Christian is hon. colonel, will fire
with the Soper rifle. They challenge ten members of any
other battalion, firing with any description of rifle. The
lieutenant-colonel of the battalion, Colonel Lloyd Lind-
say, has kindly undertaken the captaincy of the Berk-
shire team, and gives a silver cup, value ten guineas, to
the man who makes the highest score in the winning
team. _ _

The Irish Times announces upon authority that the
Government will not allocate the two seats in their hands
by the disfranchisement of Cashel and Sligo.
Yesterday the general assembly of the Presbyterian
Churches resumed their sitting at Belfast. Several
matters connected with the Sustentation Fund were
brought under discussion.

ALARMING OCCURRENCE AT THE
ALHAMBRA.

An alarming accident occurred last night on the stage of
the great hall in Leicester-square. About half-past ten,
when the ballet •` Les Fleurs du Jardin " was being acted,
about a dozen of the girls engaged in it were stand
ing on a section of the stage, a number of others danc-
ing on the portions nearer the auditorium. The
motion of those who were dancing affected all the
other parts, and when the action was brought th bear on
the particular section referred to, it was driven from its
position and dropped literally downwards. Tho girls who
stood on it when the accident took place fell into that
part of the building under the stage, and fortunately the
fall was broken by some of the scenery, which is moved
upwards when it is employed in producing scenic effects.
Assistance was promptly rendered to the sufferers who had
fallen through the bridge, being removed to their homes or
the Charing-cross Hospital. One girl had her arm broken ;
another had her ankle dislocated ; and a third had some of
her ribs broken ; and a fourth was found to be suffering
from injuries in the back. About six or seven others were
bruised, but were able to reach their homes without any
difficulty.

The Sportsman announces the death of Mr. Charles
Fox, for several years past lessee of the West Drayton
Racecourse.

A LETTER FROM MAZZlNl.—Mazzini has addressed
a new and very singular letter to his adherents, in which
he says :—" For this reason (prudence), and also for love
of the task before us, it is our duty tc, remove every danger
of unwise initiative from our councils, and it is high time
that the Republican press should have a higher moral
character than it now has, and a deeper sense of its priestly
responsibility. It is time that it should have, not only
the courage to confront the anger and persecutions of
the monarchy, but to oppose the indignation of
the ' Ultra ' among ourselves, even at the risk
of being classed with the Moderates, for by those who know
only how to hate, a brother's love is a deadletter. War on
capital, abolition of property, hostility to the middle class,
the violation of obligations previously assumed by the
nation, a crusade against the Catholic priesthood, terrorism
and revenge, are the insane and immoral views of a few
political savages, who are abhorred by all Republicans of
sense and feeling, and no one has ever dared, or ever will
dare, to translate their wishes into fact, and he who
should attempt it will find in us more bitter enemies than
the monarchists themselves."