The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-07 00:00:00

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Richmond
Hendon
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn 2l
Newmarket Ist October 25
Walsall

THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.
OXFORD, Tuesday.
A very important change in the Oxford crew has been
made since our last notice of this great aquatic event, Mr.
Morrell, of Exeter, having been substituted for Mr. Wason.
of Wadham, the latter of whom, although a fine oar, is con-
sidered too young to row in the boat this year. Mr.
George Morrison, of Basildon-park, whose judgment in
aquatic matters cannot be overrated, will, it is expected,
take charge of the Oxonians during the period of training,
which will commence on Wednesday next. The mon were
eased yesterday, in consequence of some of them being en-
gaged in the University College sports, but it is expected
to-morrow they will continue their breathings over the short
course. The floods at present are very high, and the steer-
ing and counselling the crew are thereby rendered exceed-
ingly difficult, as the water covers the banks of the river
from Iffiey to Oxford. The following gentlemen constitute
the crew at present :

R. Raikes, Merton. 1 W. Freeman, Merton.
F. Crowder, Brasenose. IW. W. Wood, University.
G. H. Morrell, Exeter. I E. F. Henley, Oriel.
1
F. Willan, Exeter. M. Brown, Trinity.
The latest betting at Oxford is 2 to 1 agst Cambridge.
Since our last notice of the Cambridge crew there have
been many changes in the boat, the Hon. J. H. Gordon, S.
P. Foster, and A. J. Leavens having retired and given way
to Messrs. Andrews, Johnstone, and Griffith. Mr. King-
lake, the president, despite the disappointment he must ex-
perience at finding that several really promising oarsmen
are prevented rowing from private reasons, is going to work
with a praiseworthy will and determination, and there can
be but one opinion as to the rowing of the trial crew—it is
decidedly better than has been seen on the Cam for some
years. The crew at present are :

Andrews, St. John's.J. W. Bourke, Trinity.
J. R. Selwyn, Trinity. f J. Still, Caius.
I W. R. Griffiths, Triniti.
Johnstone, Magdalene. H. Watney, St. John's.
J. F. Jerwood, Trinity Hall.
R. A. Kinglake, Trinity (cox.)

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening.

Amsterdam Short. 11 17}
Ditto 3 Months. 12 11
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 50
Brussels — 25 50
Hamburg
Paris Short 25 15.
Ditto 9 Months. 25 50
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 1201
Vienna — 10 GU
Trieste — 10 62}
Petersburgh - 291
Berlin
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples — 25 671

11 18i
12 2
12 21-
25 55
25 55
18 101
25 221
25 55
25 55
121
10 65
10 671
291
6 291
4G
47
25 0
25 70
25 70
25 72

A VIOLENT PRISONER.—Joseph Taylor, a ticket-
of-leave man, was charged at the York police court,
on Monday, with stealing a watch. The article, an old-
fashioned heavy silver watch, was lying upon a table in
court. At the conclusion of the evidence of one of the wit-
nesses, the prisoner seized the watch and threw it at the
witness with such force as, had it hit him, would in all pro-
bability have killed him on the spot. As it was, the wit-
ness's close proximity to the prisoner saved him, the watch
whizzing past within a hair's breadth of his face, then
through a pane in the magistrate's robm window, into the
water of the river Ouse beyond. Two ladies sitting in a
recess of the window had a narrow escape. Taylor was
handcuffed, and after being committed for trial at the
quarter sessions on the charge of stealing the watch, was
sentenced to two months' impriso:4ment with hard labour
for the assault upon the witness.