The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-20 00:00:00

OXFORD UNIVERSITY BOAT-RACES.

The second race of the season took place on Monday
evening, the boats starting at an earlier hour than usual,
viz, 7 o'clock, by order of the University Boat Club.
The attendance was more numerous than on the previous
evening, and again included many ladies and senior mem-
bers of the University. The boats, precisely at the hour
named, started in the following order-1, Exeter ; 2,
Wadham ; 3, Balliol ; 4, University ; 5, Christ Church;
6, Oriel ; 7, Trinity ; 8, Brasenose ; 9, Queen's ; 10,
Pembroke ; 11, Lincoln; 12, St. John's ; 13, Worcester;
14, Jesus. The Newcastle-built boats ware again in the
ascendant, Balliol, in the boat built for the Oxford Uui.
versity Eight, bumping Wadhana at the Cherwell, after
a good race, in which the latter contested every inch of
the ground. Pembroke also, in a boat built expressly
for them, by Matthew Taylor, bumped Queen's, soon
after starting. Oriel bumped Christ Church at the Wil-
lows ; and Brasenose bumped Trinity at the Get.
The next race will take place on Thursday evening,
when a good race is anticipated between Exeter and
Balliol, both craws being possessed of craft of a superior
construction, and which have proved to be unapproach-
able in point of speed.

YACHTING.

PRINCE OP WALES YACHT CLUB.

A most spirited and excellent race took place yester-
day amongst the yachts of this popular club. It was the
first match of the metropolitan yachting season, and it
is questionable whether any that may succeed it during
the summer will be fraught with a greater amount of
variety and interest.

The fallowing were the contending yachts :
Yachts. Tons. Owners.
Silver Cloud
Julia
Valentine
Little Mosquito... 8
The course was from Erith to the Chapman Head and
back, and there were no less than three pieces of plate
for the four boats. The prizes, indeed, far exceeded any-
thing before given. The first was a very handsome sil-
ver cup and cover, by Benson, weighing upwards of 60
ounces, and to this was added two goblets for the second
and third boats. The Osiad steamer was chartered by
the club for the occasion, and most capitally provisioned
and conducted by R. Wheeler, the skipper of the boat.
She was crowded with genteel company, including
Messrs. Hooper, Hutchinson, Ridgway, Turner, and
many other gentlemen of the Royal Thames, Royal
London, and other groat clubs, and the fleet of yachts
accompanying the race was very large. There was a
nice light wind from the westward, and at 12 h. 23
min, the signal was fired for starting. The Valentine
took the load, followed by the Mosquito, Julia and Silver
Cloud, all making a very rapid and excellent start. Their
light and beautiful spars were instantaneously covered
with canvas, and with a spanking breeze aft, they pur-
sued their way with a variety of changes, which it would
be tedious to record, but in which the greatest nautical
skill was developed. Off Purfleet the Julia passed the
Mosquito and Valentine, and the Silver Cloud following
in her wake went into the second place. The wind short-
ening the lead alternated amongst the whole four, who
were so evenly matched in running, that the best judge;
were timid at speculating very heavily upon the result.
Throughout their course they formed some very beau-
tiful picturce, and just before flood began to make, the
little fleet arrived at the Chapman Head in the follow-
ing order :

b. min. sec.
Julia
Silver Cloud ...... '2
Mosquito
Valentine ...... .. 2 ...... 57
They bad shifted canvas to heat against the dead
miser, and rigged afi snugly as possible, commenced their
work. Within a mile of the Chapman, the little Mos-
quito, admirably handled, weathered the Silver Cloud,
and then rapidly overhauled the Julia, passing under
her lee into the first place, which she never forfeited. In
turning and reaching, she was alike undeniable, and gal-
lantly maintained the pride of place to the finish, which
was as follows :

h. nthi. sec.
Mosquito
Silver Cloud
Julia
Valentine
The Julia had gone aground at Holehaven, and was
consequently much delayed. The weather was delight-
ful, and everything passed off most agreeably.

According to letters from Shanghai the exports from
that port for the half-year ending the 31st of Dec. last
are stated to have amounted to about 7,500,0001., and
to have been balanced by imports of goods to the extent
of about 1,850,0001,, of opium, 2,000,0001., and of
specie 3,660,0004.

The Melville, 72, hospital ship, is likely to be
out of dock on Friday next.
The Hastings, 60, screw ship, for Coastguard
service, Capt. Mends, is nearly ready to be taken
out of the basin in Portsmouth dockyard.

Brevet-Major W. G. Le Mesurier's company of
the 14th battalion Royal Artillery, and Captain It.
King Freeth's company of the same battalion, are
ordered to be in readiness to embark to-day at
Woolwich on board the troop freight ship Ocean
Wave for the Cape of Good Hope. The Ocean
Wave. a vessel of light tonnage fitted out at Dept-
ford for the accommodation of the troops, went to
Woolwich yesterday, and having been officially in-
spected by Mr. Morris, acting principal military
storekeeper, Lieut. W. F. Wentworth, RN., agent
of transports at Deptford, Mr. Mugford, commander
of the Fisgard at Woolwich, and other officials, was
ordered to receive the troops on board on the fol-
lowing day ; and to sail immediately for their des-
tination, and to return to Woolwich with the re-
lieved 'companies now stationed at the Cape.
The Royal Ordnance sloop Lord Vivian ba3 ar-
rived at Woolwich Arsenal, and commenced land-
ing a number of 9-pounder guns and carriages from
Devonport ; as well as the Inkerman, with a simi-
lar cargo from Chester•castle.
Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-frigate Fire-
brand, moored in ordinary off Woolwich dockyard,
is ordered to be hauled into No. 2 dock for repairs.

The steam-sloop, Spiteful, Commander R. Shortt,
recently arrive -1 at Woolwich, was yesterday re-
ceived into basin to be paid off.
The Admiralty yacht Vivid, late in the tempo-
rary service of the Royal Mail Packet Company at
Dover, and the iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel,
Princess Alice, have been supplied with a set of
new boilers at Woolwich.

The iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel Oberon, and
the Triton, in basin at Woolwich, are also undbr-
going thorough refit, of machinery, &c. The dock-
yard transports Diligence and Falmouth are ship-
ping steam machinery and Government stores from
Woolwich dockyard the former for Gibraltar, and
the latter for Sheerness.

Tha Buffalo screw steam-vessel arrived at Sheer-
ness yesterday from the westward ports with super-
numeraries for general service, and left' fur Wool-
wich.

The Vesuvius, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-ship,
Captain Charles Wise, left Sheerness 3 caterday at
5.45 a.m., for Plymouth.
The Wrangler, 4 guns, screw steam gun-vessel,
Commander Joseph H. Marryatt, was paid off in
the basin at Sheerness yesterday.
The Banshee paddlewheel steamvessel (tender to
the Fisgard) made her number yesterday at 11 a.m.,
passing the Nore, outward bound from Woolwich.
Captain J. Mc. N. Boyd has been appointed to
command the Conway, commissioned for Coastguard
service in Ireland.

The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :
Captain the Hon. G. Hastings to the Meander,
vice Capt. Boyd; E. Wise, master, to the Brilliant;
C. B. Ryall, second master, to the Hogue; J. Noble,
assistant-surgeon, to the Calcutta; E. Harris, as-
sistant-paymaster, to the Impregnable ;C. Harris,
assistant-paymaster in charge, to the Dee.

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 19.

STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market quiet, and prices are
a shade lower. Eastern Counties, 114— Caledonians, 6S
London and North Western, 105 —Midland, 83,i ;1—
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 42/ —Ditto, 6 per
cent., 114—Dutch Rhenish, d. 11. Is. 3d.—Blackburn. 6
per cent, 231 A -Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1011 g-
Great Western of Canada, 231 Ditto, new. p. —South
Eastern, 221 A--Grand Trunk of Canada, 16i —Great
Western, 671.