The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-10 00:00:00

TILE MUM, LONDON. TUESDAY EvitiNl746}. JUNE 10,

PALVER, THE LUGELEY MURDERER,
AND THE LATE LEONARD BLADON.

The subjoined letter has been addressed to the
Derby _Reporter :--
"Sir,—Now that Palmer's trial is over, and a jury of
his country have solemnly declared him to have been
guilty of the wilful murder of his friend Mr Cook, I
shall not, I think, do wrong in making known to the
world, through your columns, what I know respecting
the death of Mr. Leonard Bladon, another friend of
Palmer's, and who, I fear, perished in a similar manner
to the unfortunate Mr. Cook. Mr Bladon was a native
of this town, and has a brother still residing here. He
was my intimate friend, and in May, 1850, whilst on a
visit to W. Palmer's, at Rugeley, he was driven over
from that place to Ashby by Jeremiah Smith. They
spent the day with me, and returned to Rugeley the
same evening. Bladon was at the time in good health,
though not quite recovered from the effects of an acci-
dent he had met with. He had more than 1001. on his
person, and also a betting-book. In a week or two
afterwards ho died rather suddenly in Palmer's house,
and the bulk of his money and his betting-book were
missing. 1 strongly suspected at that time, front a
statement made to me by Biadon's brother, who had
been over to Rugeley and seen Palmer, and who in-
formed me of some very suspicious circumstances, that he
had met with foul play, and I was very anxious that an
investigation should take place. I consulted with other
friends on the subject, and they advised me to he cautious
how I moved in so serious a matter. I also wrote to
Bladon's widow on the subject, and I also wrote to the po-
lice at Rugeley requesting to be informed when the next
magistrates' meeting would be held there, fully intend-
ing to go and inform them of my suspicions ; but I got
no reply to this last letter, as it did not reach its destina-
tiun, but was (how I can't say) mis-sent to Rugby, 'War-
wickshire. I did receive a letter from Mr. Bladnn's
widow, which I send you ; I think it worthy of publica-
tion, and you can add it to this letter. You will perceive
that she was averse to an investigation, and unfortunately
"none took place, or the fearful tragedies that have, as is
very generally believed, since been perpetrated, would,
in all probability, have been averted ; but there are
several circumstances in that letter strongly confirmatory
of my suspicions: I will point them out to you. She
says she was ignorant of the distance, which she con-
sidered much further ;' this means the distance from
Rugeley to Ashby, and arose as follows:—She had beard
from a friend of her husband's of his dangerous illness at
Palmer'e, and had hurried down to Rugeley, and arrived
there to find him on the point of death and speechless.
She intimated to Palmer her wish that myself or her hus-
band's brother should be sent fur from Ashby ; he made
this false excuse, that Ashby was a long way off, across
country roads, and would take two or three days'
time for the journey. He knew well that Bladon
had only a very short time before been driven to
Ashby by Jeremiah Smith ; spent the day there, and
returned to Rugeley the same day. Again, he was
very anxious to get this poor lady to sign a document
acknowledging that Bladon was indebted to him £59,
when the fact was the very reverse, he being at that
time Bladon's debtor in a considerable sum. The object
evidently was to manufacture a piece of evidence, in
case of investigation, to prove that he could have had
no motive to destroy Bladon, but the contrary. There
were other suspicious circumstances, though not men•
tioned in her letter, which she afterwards informed me
of. She was allowed to see her husband but for a
very short space of time ; she was hurried out of the
room, and was not allowed to see him again, neither
whilst living nor after death. The reason assigned by
Palmer after Bladon's death was, that his bledy was
fast decomposing and not fit to be seen. He was also
buried with indecent baste. Another circumstance
was, that upon Mrs. Biadon expressing her surprise
that so little money was found upon her husband's
person (viz., 151.), as she knew that he had a consi-
derable sum with him ; again, the ready lie, Palmer said
that Bladon had been to Ashby and paid away a good
deal of money there, the contrary being the fact ; he
had money to receive in Ashby, and none to pay. Ano-
ther circumstance was, that his pockets had been rum-
maged, and his rapers all turned over, and some
abstracted, particularly his betting-book. His death
occurred immediately after Chester races, and I have
strong reason for believing that Palmer had lost consi-
derably to him. Another strange circumstance was
that Palmer never sent to Mrs. Bladon to acquaint her
of her husband's illness ; but a friend of Bladon's,
named Merritt, on his return from Cheater races, called
to see him at Rugeley, and found him is so fearful a
state of illness that he thought it right instantly to
proceed to London by the express train, and sent her
down.—l remain yours, &c., " W. BosToo&.
" Ashbyeleda-Zouch, June 3, 1850."

Subjoined is Mrs. Bladon's letter, written after
her return to London, in reply to a communication
sent to her by Mr. 80-stock, the reference in it to
the brewery meaning the firm for which her de-
ceased husband travelled :
"TO Mn. BOSTOCK.
"June 14, 1850.
" Dear Sir,—l am exceedingly obliged to you and
Mrs. Bostock for the kind interest you take in my af-
fair:, and have no doubt from the respect you bore my
late husband you would have done what you say ; but
if y6u takelinto consideration the afflicting circumstances
I was plaoed in with no one of my own friends round me
to advise or counsel me, ignorant of the distance which
I considered much further, bowed down by grief as I
was, that I did not act with the coolness of after reflec-
tion. In the midst of my trouble Mr. Palmer insisted
on my signing a paper for 591., 501. of which he said
Mr. Bladon borrowed of him, and the 91. he said he had
paid him for 20 gallons of gin, which he had not re•
ceived. The gratitude I felt for the kind treatment
Bladon had, I thought, received from them would have
induced me to have signed it in a moment, could I
Lave done so without distressing myself ; but
knowing the embarrassed state of my affairs, which
f candidly informed them of, still Mr. Palmer in-
sisted on my signing the paper, urging if it was not in
my power to pay he would not compel me to do so ; and
I think I should have been induced to have done so
had he not said ho had never borrowed a farthing of Mr.
Bladon in his life. I knew that he told a falsehood, as I
had seen a letter in which he acknowledged 1001., 'and
told him so. From that moment he ceased to insist on
my signing the paper, telling me he would make me a
present of it ; and on Mrs. Palmer coming into the
room, from which she had been absent a short time, he
cold her to throw the paper (which eva: lying on the
table) into the fire. Now, as regards the notions that
%Villiarn and you seem to a-certain of his brother's death,
I entertained no suspicions. I felt, and still feet, ex-
tremely obliged to Mrs. Palmer for her kindness to me,
which could not he greater if I had been a relative of her
own. Consider how shocking it would appear, without
seine proof more than mere surmises, to accuse any one
of a foul crime, which your letter more than hints at. If
your mind is not easy, go over yourself and make in-
quiries; but pause ere you do anything to render Mrs.
Palmer so uneasy as so dreadful a suspicion must make
her. Think in such a ease what the feelings of your own
wife would be, and consider mine. That Mr. Palmer
has acted unjustly in money matters I have every reason
to believe ; his letters I have placed in the hands of the
Brewery, audit they think proper, and that there are suffi-
cient grounds, they will no doubt investigate the matter.
Thanking you and Mrs. Bostock for your kind invita-
tion, of which I shall be happy to avail myself, allow me
to subscribe myself, your sincere friend,

" E. J. BLADON."

Navil and Military intelligence.

The screw steam-transport Black Prince, No. 161,
Capt. Stayers, with ordnance store 4, ball cartridge,
muskets, &c., arrived at Spithead from Malta and the
Black Sea yesterday ; she sailed from Malta May 24,
and from Gibraltar on the 31st, and experienced heavy
weather and strong head winds the greater part of the
passage home. She received orders to proceed to Dept-
ford, and left for that place yesterday afternoon.

Her Majesty's saiiinff-corvette Amphitrite, 25, Capt.
Burridge, was put out of commission at Portsmouth yes-
terday.

Her Majesty's screw-corvette Pyladea, 21, Capt.
D'Eyncourt, having refitted, went out of Portsmouth
harbour and anchored at Spithead, to await further
orders, yesterday afternoon.
Her Majesty's ship Fantomo, 12, Commander J. H.
Genneys, arrived at Chatham yesterday afternoon from
Australia, having been towed from Sheerness by the
Cuckoo steamer, Lieutenant Augustus Murray. The
Fantome has been absent from England on the Austra-
lian station nearly five years, and was fitted out for sea
at Chatham in 1850. Before leaving Sheerness she was
inspected by the Admiral Commanding-in-Chief at the
Nore, who expressed himself highly pleased at the con-
dition of the ship after so long an absence. The Fan-
tome is to be paid off at Chatham, after which she will
be dismantled and placed in ordinary.
The Acorn, 12, Commander A. W. A. Hood, fitting
or sea at Chatham, is nearly competed, and will be out
of the hands of the dockyard artisans this week.
Orders were on Saturday received at Woolwich arsenal
to prepare 62,000 rounds of ball ammunition. There
have been up to the present moment 54 bills of lading
received at Woolwich, intimating the early arrival of
that number of store vessels from the seat of the late
war with returned ordnance and other stores. The
Excelsior steam-transport has arrived, and is engaged
landing 24 and 32 pounder guns and 10 and 13 inch
mortars with 10,000 unserviceable shot and other ord-
nance stores and clothing. Most of these guns bays
been more or less damaged by the Russian artillery ;
some of them have broken muzzles and trunnions carried
away by the enemy's shot, and many are chipped in the
sold parts of the metal. General Dacres, in his late
report forwarded to the artillery quarters, Woolwich,
notices that one gull, a 32-pounder, particularly deserved
remark, it having peen struck no less than 13 times.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty ;—Lieutenant Francis M. Norman, to
the Tribune ; W. F. Noott, surgeon, to the Victory ;
J. Jolliffe, surgeon, to the Impregnable; W. J. Baker,
master's-assistant, to the Harier; R. Wellington, mas-
ter's-assistant, to the Merlin ; R. B. Creagh, naval
cadet to the Cressy ; F. Cook, naval cadet, to the
Brilliant :N. Maskelyne, naval cadet, to the Virago;
G. W. Hand, naval cadet, to the Sampson ; R. H.
. Lawson and C. Mason, naval cadets, to the Vol-
tore ' • G. H. Borton, naval cadet, to the Archer ; R.
AI. Sperling and A. W. Benyon, naval cadets, to
the Atalanta ; W. E. R. Cockell and J. P. Badjer,
naval cadets, to the Acorn ; G. Wacky, A. H. Mark-
ham, and O. C. Risieg, naval cadets, to the Tribune;
E. Barton, 44YaLeadats to . the_ ; E. •H. Steel;
and C, Stuart, naval cadeti, to the Indefatigable.

THE APPELLATE JUREJDICTIOIT.

The following protests against the third reading
of the Appellate Jurisdiction Bill have been en-
tered upon the journais of the House of Lords by
the Marquis of Clanricarde and Lords Clancarty
and Dungannon :
" Dissentient,—

" 1. Because pecuniary payment to members of this
house nominated by the Crown for deliberating and vot-
ing in Parliament is, in my opinion, an innovation cal-
culated to impair the independence, dignity, and cha-
racter of the House of Lords.

" The services for which the Speaker of the House
may be paid are not voting upon or discussing questiohs
submitted to Parliament ; as Speaker only, he can do
neither, and is not necessarily a peer. The Chairman
of Committees is not nominated by the Crown, but
elected by the house, and the duties imposed upon him
are of a special nature, such as could not be performed
by members of the house indiscriminately. But it is
now proposed to pay certain peers named by the Crown
for executing those duties which, so long as the appel-
late jurisdiction is retained, devolve upon all Lords of
Parliament. The bill thus proclaims that the hereditary
peers are incompetent or unwilling to perform functions
which they nevertheless desire to retain, and for the
execution of which they seek to provide at the cost of
the public revenue.
"2. Because whether by this bill a prerogative long
disused be revived, or a new power be accorded to the
Crown (a question upon which high authorities in de-
bate were divided), to enact the admission to Parlia-
ment of peers for life, and to confine that admission
to the sole case of remedying the inefficiency or con-
sulting the ease of hereditary peers, appears to me un-
just, impolitic, and impossible. If a certain number of
judges are by reason of their professional eminence to sit
in this House with life peerages, upon what ground can
we excluee admirals and generals, and it may be others,
who may have proved their capacity, and risen to high
distinction in the public service, and whose presence and
counsel might add wisdom and authority to our pro-
ceeding a If life peerages are to be created by act of
Parliament they cannot be restricted to judges of
appeals.
3. Bemuse the bill wholly fails to establish such a
supreme court of appeal as the opinion and the require-
ments of the country demand. It does not even secure
the permanent existence of the court it is designed to
create ; for it is obvious that, under the provisions of
the bill four peers for life may enjoy pensions, and sit
and vote in Parliament, after they have ceased to act as
judges of appeals. The occurrence of such a conting-
ency is not very improbable, as the new Deputy-Spea-
kers, who must be judges of experience, may be persons
also of advanced age.

"A suitor must still be in uncertainty regarding the
composition o: the appellate tribunal. An appeal may
still be tried by several learned judzes, or virtually by
one alone, according to the varying capabilities, con-
venience, or caprice of the Lords.

•' 4. Because a bill thus faulty in principle and short-
sighted in its enactments cannot, in my opinion, secure
a satisfactory administration of the law, or uphold the
dignity and authority of this House.

" SOMERIIILL."

Dissentient,—
" Because it recognizes the creation of peerages for
life only, which cy a recent resolution of the House have
been declared to be illegal and unconstitutional.
"s. Because the conferring of life peerages would be
subversive of the prescriptive title by which peers of the
realm now sit as hereditary councillors of the Crown ;
and, though the number of life peerages is limited by the
bill to four, the measure is uncalled for by any necessity,
and would establish a dangerous precedent for further
innovations upon the constitution of the house.

"3. Because the object of the bill being to obtain for
the hearing of appeals an increased number of peers who
have filled high judicial offices,' it appears an anomaly
that for the admission to the house of persons whose
learning and abilities have been thus tested, and whose
qualifications for the peerage are therefore of the highest
order, dignities should be proposed inferior in point of
estate to those held by other peers.
" 4. Because the strict mainteuaqce of the principle
of hereditary succession in the peerage is essential to the
independence, and therefore to the due influence, of the
House of Lords in the great council of the nation.
"5. Because the abandonment of the hereditary prin-
ciple in the peerage may imperil its continuance in the
Crown. " CLANCARTT.
" DUNGANNON."

A bazzar and horticultural fete, under the immediate
patronage of her Majesty and Prince Albert, is about to
take place at Carisbrook Castle. in the Isle of Wight, in
aid of the funds for restoring St. Thomas's Church, at
Newport, in the island. The restored church will con-
tain a monument to the Princess Elizabeth, the daugh-
ter of Ckarles I. The execution of the statue has been
confided to Baron Marochetti at the sole expense of the
Queen.
SUICIDE AT TEE AGAPEMONE.—Last week a Miss
Maybern, an inmate of this establishment, committed
uicide by jumping into a pond on Blaxhold farm. She
was about 50 years of age, and was si-ter to the medical
officer of the " Abode of Love."—Bristol Times.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamer
Alma, Captain R. Evans, left Southampton on Saturday,
for India, via the Cape of Good Hope. She is almost a
new st,arner, 2,200 tons burden, and 450 horse power,
and is one of the fastest screw steamers in the world.
When the Alma reaches India, the Peninsular and Ori-
enta: Company will have in the India and China seas 22
steamers, the aggregate tonnage of which is 28,285, and
the aggregate horse power 7,890.

ROYACCOLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gen-
tlemen having undergone the necessary examinations
for the diploma were admitted members of the college
at the meeting of the court of examiners on the 6th
instant :—Messrs. James Henry Watson, Great Yar-
mouth ; Frederic James Orford, Ipswich ; Edward
Wallis, Great Marlborough-street ; Herbert Gillow
Wootton, Spalding, Lincolnshire ; George Smith Hut-
chison, Norwich ; Robert Walker, Kendal, Westmore-
land ; George Allen, Dear-street, Soho ; Edward
William Turner, Deddington, Oxfordshire ; John. Way,
St. Austell, C irn wall ; Martin Magill, Banbridge, co.
Down ; Alexander Cuthbert, Coleraine, en. Derry, Ire-
land ; and William Fiederiek Lovell, Glastonbury.
REPAIR OF RUSSIAN CEIIETICRIES BY THE ENGLISH.—
The following is an extract from Crimean General
Orders, dated May 18 :—" The Russian cemeteries
within the English lines, and the enclosures of the
churches to which the necessities of war have caused
damage, will be as much as possible repaired. Major-
General Garrett, K.H., will send fatigue parties for this
purpose to the cemetery in front of the left attack to level
the trenches and rifle pits, and to rebuild the wall, Col.
M‘Murdo will order parties front the Land Transport
Corps to repair the wall round the church and grave•
yard at Karani, and remove the encroachment upon it.
Lieutenaitt-Colonel Harding, commandant, will see to
those in Balaklava, and cause them to be restored as far
as circumstances will permit."

AMERICAN SUBMARINE ELECTRIC CABLE.—The screw
steamer Propontie, Captain Goodwin, is now at Queens-
town, where she is coaling, having on board the sub-
' marine electric cable, to be laid down between Cape
Ray, Newfoundland, and Cape North, Cape Breton
Island. The length of this cable is 85 mil: e, and its
weight 170 tons. She has also on board the cable to be
laid down between Cape Traverse, Prince Edward's
Island, and Cape Formantino, New Brunswick, length
13 mites, and weight 30 tons. The cables are manu-
factured, and are to be laid down by W. Kuper and Co.,
of London, under direction of Mr. Canning, who, with
his assistants, are on board. Tee former failure in
laying down the cable arose from the fact that it was on
board a vessel towed by a steamer. Now it is on board
the steam-ship itself, and there is no doubt it will be
effectually laid down.
CAPTAIN SIR ROBERT M'CLURE AND THE NORTH-
WEST PASSAGE.—An elegant and costly testimonial has
just been pre-ented to Captain Sir Robert M'Clure, late
of her Majesty's discovery ship Investigator, by a num-
ber of officers of the Royal Navy, in admiration of his
intrepidity and perseverance in penetrating through the
Polar Ocean in search of Sir John Franklin, which, as is
well known, led to the solution of an important geogra-
phical problem in the discovery of the North-west Pas-
sage, and has rendered his name illustrious in the naval
annals of the_ British empire. The testimonial consists
of a winged figure of Fame standing on tiptoe on the
part of a globe representing the Polar Seas, and in the
act of blowing a trumpet. It is exquisitely carved in
frosted silver, and stands on an ebony pedestal, which
bears an appropriate inscription commemorating the ser-
vices of this gallant Arctic navigator, and the motives
in which the testimonial originated.
A NARROW ESCAPE.—Thomas Ellison, gunner in the
Royal Marine Artillery, serving on board the Esk, now
lying in Plymouth Sound, was tried by court-martial on
Thursday last, on the following charge :—" For that the
said Thomas Ellison, gunner of the Royal Artillery,
being in actual service and full pay of her Majesty's fleet,
of and belonging to her Majesty's screw steam ship Esk,
did, while on duty on the morning of the 29th May,
1856, quit hie post without being relieved, and, when
discovered, was drunk, walking about the lower deck
w;th a lantern in his hand." Evidence having been
given in support of the charge, and the prisoner's state-
ment beard, the Court stated that they were of opinion
that the charge as contained in the Admiralty order of
2d June instant, directing the court rnartial to assemble
for the trial of Thomas Ellison, bad not been proved,
inasmuch as the evidence which had been given had
proved that the offence with which the prisoner !was
charged was not committed on the morning of the 29th
May last, but on the evening of that.day. The prisoner
was accordingly acquitted.
The drawings by Turner, and prints, the property of
John Dillon, E4q. were sold on Saturday, by Messrs.
Foster, at Pall-mall. The ten drawings by Turner sold
as follows Llanrwst," lot 146, 8/Z3 151 in. by 11
in., 260 guineas, Mr. Fordham. Lots 144 and 145,
" Saumur" and "Nantes," 161 iv. by 11 in., respectively
195 guineas and 170 guineas., Mr, Pennell. Lot 143,
"Plymouth with effect of Rainbow," 9 in. by 6 in., 115
guineas, Mr. Wallis. Lot 142, " Florence," 7 in. by 5
in., 100 guineas, Mr. Redfern, of Warwick. Lot 141,
"Junction of the Greta and Tees," 16 in. by 11. in.,
190 guineas, Mr. Wallis. Lot 140, "Old London-
bridge," 15 in. by 11, in., 235 guineas, Mr. Wallis. Lot
139, "Nazareth," 8 in. by 5 in., Mr. Redfern, 126
guineas. Lot 138, "The Pyramids of Egypt," 8 in. by
5 in., Mr. Redfern, 87 uineas. Lot 137, Mount St.
Bernard, a sketch, 45 guineas, Mr. Garistiart. A. set
of engravings of England arid Vales, Mr. Agnew, 150
guineas. A vet of engravings, Turner's Southern Coast,
66 guineas. Lot 23, " A Basket of Flowers," a draw-
ing by Hunt, 70 guineas, Mr. Wallis. Lot 28, " Scene
from Woodstock," by Cattermole, 981. Total amount
of the day's sale, 2,951/.

Sporting Intelligence.

TATTERSII.LL'S

A scanty attendance, and very little business tran-

Bac le d.

The subjoined list of quotations requires no com-

ment :

THE ASCOT STAKES.
3to I agst Libellist (offered, take 7 to 2)
6 to 1. agst Bandalore (taken)
6to 1 agst Van Eyk (taken)
100 to 12 agst Redemption (offered)
10 to 1 agst drolly Marine (taken and offered)
100 to 6 agst Flatterer (offered)
Even on three agst the field.
HER MAJESTY'S VASE.
2to 1 agst l'ilanganes (taken)
3to 1 agst Fisherman (taken)
ASCOT CUP.
6 to son Manganese (taken).
sto 1 agst Rogerthorpe (taken)
8 to 1 apt Winkfield (offered)
NEW STARES.
2 to 1 aget Goldfinch (taken)
ST. LEGER.
3to 1 offered on the field
THE DERBY.
2000 to 80 agst Goldfinch (taken)
3000 to 100 agst Bat Oisean (taken)

SALE OF YEARLINGS.
The following yearlings were sold by auction by
➢Tesisrs. Tattersall yesterday :--

Gns.
Roan colt, byTheFlying Dutchman—Forlorn Hope 46
Brown filly, by The Confessor, darn by Don John—
Lollypop l9
Bay filly, by the Flying Dutchman—Plush
Bay filly, by Orlando—Valentine
Bay colt, by Orlando--Gaza
Bay colt, by Orlando—Little Finch
Bay colt, by Alartn—Elspith
Brown colt, by Alarm—Cytherea
Bay colt, by Orlando --Vesuvienne 125
Bay filly, by Orlando—Elopement
Chesnut filly, by Orlando—Alkali
Bay filly, by Orlando—Muscovite's dam
Bay filly, by Orlando—Barcelona
Bay filly, by Orlando—Fright 33
Bay filly, by Orlando—Vivandire 135
Brown filly, by Orlando—lrony 5O
Brown filly, by Coral—Gineve

HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA.

FIRST DAY.

The annual great regatta at Henley, the most popular
and attractive of the season, commenced yesterday under
the favourable auspices of delightful weather.
The programme for this, the opening day, contained
ample promise of first-rate sport. There being amongst
other races of interest the powerful feature of an eight-
oared contest with boats from the Universities of Oxford
and Cambridge, and a fine crew from the ancient city of
Chester.

The attendance of company was extremely large, and
amongst those present in the grand stand we observed
Lord and Lady Camoys, Sir Charles Ibbotson and family,
the Hon. Spencer Montague, and others of tha nobility
and gentry of the neighbourhood. The bridge was
thronged with carriages, and the sun having lit up the
surrounding beautiful landscape, the coup d'ceil was of a
most imposing character. The arrangements of the re-
gatta stewards were, as usual, made with a due regard
to the comfort of visitors, and a large band of the 80th,
from Aidershott, played throughout the day, opposite
the grand stand.
The racing commenced with the contest for
The Ladies' Challenge Plate for Eight•oared Boats.
Chester—Royal Chester Rowing Club
Catnbndge—Lady Margaret Boat Club 0
Oxford—Exeter College Boat Club 0
The Chester Crew—Messrs. P. Madsley, 9st 1 lib ; T.
Grindod, 9st 101 b ; J. Fairrie, lOst 51b ; E. Gibson,
lOat 1 Olb ; E. Dixon, list 9lb ; F. French, lieb 41b; J.
E. E•ise, list ; J. B. Littledale, stroke, lOst 91b ; A.
Brittain, steerer, 81b.

The Cambridge Crew—Messrs. T. F. Agg, 103 t 21b
T. C. Hallyer, 9,t 12Ib ; W. T. Havart, list 61b ; P. P.
Pearson, list lelb; H. Williams, 12st 41b ; J. Fisher,
10st 6lb ; H. Snow, 1 IRt 81b; J. Wright, stroke, lOst
4lb ; J. 11. Simpson, steerer, 9st 21b.
_ _

The Oxford Crew—Messrs. G. Sydenham, lOst 21b ;
G. A. Turner, lOst 31b ; W. M. Wollasten, 103 t 81b ;
W. Gildea, list 41b ; R. W. Rasley, list ; W. F.
Stacken, lOst ; T. 11. Marshall, lOst 3;i1); R. J. Sal-
mon, stroke, list ; W. Stone, steerer, lOst.
This is the first time for many years that any regatta
has presented the extraordinary feature of a race with
three eight-oared boats, and it was, consequently, looked
forward to with much anxiety and interest, and there
wa.4, moreover, a great deal of money speculated upon
it. The Cheshire crew were the favourites at slight
odds, and next the Cambridge.
The last-named had the choice of station, and took
the Berkshire side ; the course, as usual, extending from
the Island to the bridge or near it. The Oxonians were
on the Bucks side, and the Chestermen in the middle.
They all three got off well together, and were soon at;
full work, but the Chester began gradually to draw
away, the Oxford being next. It was a beautiful race,
the Chester men just clear and the other two level, but
on different sides of the water. The Cambridge men
then drew away from their opponents between Remen-
ham bay and the Lodge ; and in this position, all row-
ing very excellently, they finished, Chester winning by
two lengths, and Cambridge a length a head of Oxford.
For the Diamond Challenge Sculls and Presentation
Cup.
Messrs. Stevens, Caveraham Boat Club
P. Warr, Bailie] College, Oxford 0
The start was very good, but shortly afterwards the
winner went away with the lead, and came in first by
some lengths. Mr. Stevens will have to row to-day
against Mr. Casamajor, the holder of the sculls.
For the Silver Wherry.
Messrs. E. J. Giles, Henley Boat Club
T. Piper, Caversham Boat Club
The winner led from the earliest period, the other
shipping water until he could proceed no further.
For the Stewards' Challenge Cup.
London.—The Argonauts Boat C:ub
Cambridge.—The Lady Margaret Club
The London Crew.—Messrs. J. Nottidge, lOst. 131 b.;
Casemajor, 1 Ost. 81b. ; J. Payne, 12st. 21b. ; H. Play-
ford, stroke, lOst 2;b ; F. Levine, steerer, lOst 41b.
• The Cambridge Crew.—Messrs. J. Fisher, 103 t flb.;
P. Pearson, 1 Ist 101 b. ; H. Williams, 12st 41b ; H.
Snow, stroke, list. 81b; J. H. Simpson, steerer, 9st.2lb.
The Argonauts, with the choice of station, took nearly
the mid stream,and the Cambridge the Berke side. Both
were so well at their work early that there was hardly
a choice of boats. The Argonauts then gradually began
to lead, and at Reinenharn went fairly in front of their
opponents. The race was continued with great spirit,.
the Cambridge party putting on a capital spurt, and
slightly diminishing the advantage the Argonauts pos-
sessed. The Argonauts won by a clear length.
Town Challenge Cup.
Henley Boat Club
Wargrave Defiance Boat Club 0
The Henley Crew.—Messrs. T. Webb, T. Crouch, G.
Cobb, J. Giles (stroke), J. Carter (steerer).
The Wargrave Crew.—Messrs. G. Stokes, J. Lailey,
H. Hicks, T. Benham (stroke), J. Daly (steerer).
Henley took a slight lead, and were soon caught by
Wargrave, and then a desperate struggle followed re-
sulting in the Henley men again taking the lead at
Poplar Point and keeping it to the end, winning by a
clear length.

The Wyfold Challenge Cup.
London.—The Argonaut Boat Club 1
Chester.--The Royal Chester Rowing Club
The Argonauts.—Messrs. J. Nottidge, lOst 131 b ; A.
A. Casamajor, 10. t 8113 ; J. Payne, 124 t 21b ; H. Play-
ford, stroke, lOst 21b ; F. Labent, steerer, 104 41b.
The Chester Crew.—Messrs. P. Nlaudsley, 9st llb ; E.
B. Gibson, 104 10113 ; E. Dixon, list 91e ; J. B. Little-
dale, strike, 10.4 91b ; A. Britain, steer.-r, sst'Bll3.
It was a most severe and beautiful race from the be-
ginning to the end. They started so closely that it was
difficult to say who had the advantage, and oar and oar
they continued for half a mile, and at the most extraor -
dinary pace. Then the Argonauts began to draw inc/
by inch (literally) away, and amidst the most deafenin g
shouts continued their lead, and won by a length tir
rather less.

Mr. T. S. Egan, lata of the University of Cambridge,
was umpire.
The sport will be resumed at two o'clock to-day.

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