The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-15 00:00:00

A'Ql7 A T ICS.

SCULLERS' RACE FOR 601.—A ecullers' race, though
by no means an exciting one, came off yesterday for the
above amount, over the Metropolitan course, from Put-
ney to Mortlake. The competitors were Thomas Can•
non, of Wapping, and George Wade, of Ratcliffe, both
well known to fame ; and, that the contest might be
witnessed, the Venus had been chartered, and was full.
The conditions were that Cannon should have two
lengths' start, \Vade having defeated him a short time
ago ; and the distance having been measured, they took
up their stations at Putney, Cannon winning the Mid-
dlesex side. They presumed the distance for 200 yards,
when Wade began to come up, and soon went by him,
but at the end of a mile Cannon was again ahead, soon
after which they fouled, but, continuing to row, Cannon
went right away, and came in first by a long distance.
No decision with respect to the funds has been come to,
the referee reserving it.
SCOLLERS' RACE POE £6O A-SIDE.—The match
between Robert Bain, of Lambeth, and B. Ox!ade, of
St. Paul's-wharf, takes place on Thursday, June 24.
Bath men are in excellent condition—Bain being under
the care of George Driver, and Oxlade under H.
Salter. The Venus steamer is hired for the occasion.
The betting is in favour of Oxlade, the other being a
landsman, and his first appearance as a sculler.

The Marchioness of Waterford, shortly after her lady-
ship arrived in town from the Continent, left to join the
noble marquis at his scat in Ireland.
Baroness Adolphe de Rothchild has arrived at
Claridge's Hotel, from Naples.
Hamburg advices state that money finds more em-
ployment, and that there is a tendency to a revival of
commercial activity.
Notwithstanding the fall in grain in this country large
purchases seem to be taking place in Russia. According
to the last letters from Odessa, the purchases for the
week just ended bad included 63,000 quarters of wheat
and 34,000 quarters of barley, Indian corn, &o. The
prospects of further gold shipments from that country
must therefore be proportionably reduced.
BITE OF A VIPER AT HAMPSTEAD.—Yesterday, Mrs.
Hoz well, of Park-street, Regent's-park, was walking in
the fields in company with some friends at West-end,
Hampstead, when sitting down upon the grass she was
bitten by
a viper that lay there concealed. The reptile
was k red. Mrs. fox well was taken with all baste to
the nearest surgeon's, who applied the usual remedies,
and she was removed to her residence, but is nob ex-
pected to survive.
THE MURDER NEAR NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.—Two
lengthened investigations were held on Wednesday and
Thursday, into the circumstances of the murder of Jane
Kayne, at St. Anthony's, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on Sun-
day morning, the 30th ult. The following men were
charged with being concerned in the murder :—Joseph
.Tohnson, Andrew Bertram, Jas. Cameron, and John
Sloane. The magistrates determined to commit them
all to the town assizes to take their trials upon the
charge of wilful murder.
ACCIDENT TO MR. WILLIAM COOKE, JUL-011 Thurs.
day evening, in the spectacle entitled "The White Pal-
frey," Mr. Coeke's steed had to fall wounded at the
report of a pistol, when the horse pranced too high, and
fell with the rider's leg under him, the ankle being se-
verely hurt. Mr. Cooke went through the performance
with some difficulty, and, we regret to say, he has not
since been able to leave his room.—Era.
FREEDOM OF M.P.'s FROM ARREST.--A bill of Mr.
Mint, M,P., Mr. Moffatt, M.P., and Mr. Knightley,
M.P., abciishea freedom from arrest or imprisonment in
the case of members of Parliament, upon the judgment,
rule, order, or decree of any court of competent jurisdic-
tion. The privilege of freedom from arrest is rather un-
certain in cases .of a dissolution of Parliament. An at-
tempt was made at the general election of 1847 to ar-
rest Mr. W. S. B'ackstone, the ex-member for Walling
ford, on the hustings and in the same year Mr. T. S.
Duncombe, the member for Finsbury, was actually ar-
rested on a judgment debt in Yorkshire, after his elec-
tion, and temporarily incarcerated in a debtors' prison,
from which, however, he was released by a judge's order
in chambers, on the strength of a well-known dictum of
Blackstone, which the Court of Queen's Bench, on ap-
peal, declined to disturb or dispute.