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The state of the weather at Putn jii Alonday,was not 4
such as to give a very cheerful recept n'trtil-eqcfetxfand
Cambridge crews on their arrival. `*". id--ae€l.--bitter
wind brought great storms of hail down tliThaicies, atti
so far agitated the surface of that prince of rivers as to
render the experiment of going off in an outrigger con-
siderably more dangerous than delightful. After three,
however, when the tide had been for some short time
turned, the wind abated, and there was sufficient of ca'.m
to warrant the Cantabs in starting on their first voyage
over the established course. They had arrived at the Star
and Garter earlier in the day, and from that inn they
came up to the boat-house as soon as there was a reason-
able chance of getting to work. A few score spectators
had gathered about the boat-houses and on the towing-
path, but the clay was so extremely cold that the atten-
dance of visitors was more limited than usual. The
appearance of the eight light blues was, as a matter of
course, closely scrutinised as they brought out their
last year's boat and got her afloat. At present
they do not impress the critics most favour-
ably. While there are at least three undeniably good
men in the boat, there are two as to whom knowing
people do say they are a little weak. There certainly is
not that uniform and tolerably equal distribution of
power which marked the superior crew of last year. They
are under the direction of Mr. T. S. Egan, who, on seeing
his men in their places, took his seat in the stern of the
boat to steer them up the river. A quiet and easy start
was made, and, going athwart the stream, they went
slowly and pretty evenly to the Craven Point. It was
at once observed that the stroke was longer and slower
than has been the wont at Cambridge ; but there is
not as yet any great display of additional force. In fact,
the boat went at first rather feebly up against the ebb
and the cross wind. They rowed to the Ship at Mortlake,
where Mr. Egan gave up his place to Mr. Warner, the
coxswain, and the boat trimmed for a strong pull down
with the tide. When warmed to the work, the Cantabs
came away at a very good pace, doing thirty-three strokes
in a minute, and rowing in the latter part of the course
and up to the finish almost as one man. Their first
performance, if not altogether assuring, was certainly not
otherwise than creditable. It is evident that they have
trained hard, and that in the matter of physical condition
they are more likely to come to the post too fine than
too fresh. The reverse of that holds good with regard to
the Oxford crew. As they walked from the White Lion
to their boat, about half-past four, they certainly had more
of the looks of,eight tolerably jolly members of the London
Rowing Club going out for an hour's pull than those of
men half trained for a great race. While the eight are
pretty nearly equal in stature, the elders of the crew are—
not to put too fine a point upon it—fat. They will have
to do hard work and Banting, with some closeness of
application in order to get down to racing form in the fort.
night that intervenes between this and the day of the race.
Still, the old power of Oxford is evident among them ;
and there is really nothing beyond the freshness jest
noticed, either in the crew or the rowing, to shew any
falling -off from the high standard of former excel-
lence. In the absence of Mr. Ross, who is in the hands
of the doctor, No. 3 oar was taken by another gentle-
man, and, with Mr. Tottenham to steer, the eight went
leisurely up against tide as far as Chiswick Church. Their
manner of going was distinguished by the well-known
characteristics of the Oxford boat ; nor was there to be ob-
served any particularly weak point in the rowing. There
is room for a little more " dressing " to be perfectly even
in feathering. From Chiswick Church the dark blues came
down at a smart rate, doing thirty-five strokes per minute
off the Craven Point, and rowing up to the Aqueduct in
good style.

LAW AND POLICE.

THE LONGDEN MURDER.—At the Shrewsbury Assizes,
John Mapp, aged 35, has been tried for the murder of a
little girl named Catherine Lewis, on Monday, the 22nd
of December last, at a village in Shropshire called
Longden. It will be remembered that the child had been
to chapel, and was seen on the road home walking by the
side of the prisoner, who lived in the same direction. The
deceased never reached home, and her body was found
brutally murdered in a field hard by on the next day. The
evidence was conclusive against the prisoner, although all
motive for such a crime appears to be wanting. He was
found guilty and sentenced to death, protesting hii
innocence as he left tne dock.

THE MURDER AT WINSCOSIBE. —At the Taunton
Assizes, the case of Alexander Holmes, charged with the
murder of a boy, was disposed ot. The prisoner
was the son of a colonel late of the 12th
Lancers, and had been placed in the care of
a turf dealer on account of a defect in his mental
powers. On Friday, the 13th inst., he went into the
garden to work, but in the evening he presented himself
at the house of Acting-Sergeant Hancock, at Banwell,
and there gave himself up, stating that he had murdered
a boy, and the officer not being in he occupied the interval
by taking tea with the woman with whom the constable
lodged, and narrating the details of the atrocious crime.
He said he felt that he must murder some one, and when
he saw the lad in the field keeping the birds from some
wheat, he could not resist the temptation to murder him.
He beat him about the head with a stick, and then cut his
throat with a pocket-knife, and threw the stick and knife
into a stream, where he washed his. hands. The body of
the boy was subsequently found in the place indicated by
the prisoner. Several witnesses were called, who proved
that the prisoner was of weak and unsound intellect at
the time of committing the crime, and the jury acquitted
the prisoner on the ground of insanity.

THE ATTEUPTED MURDER OF A FAMIER.— •At the
Cambridge Assizes, Robert Lowe, a tall, powerful-looking
man, aged 67, was indicted for wounding James Wil-
liamson on the 26th of December last, with intent to mur-
der him. Williamson, who is a small farmer, took a load
of hay on December 26 to Cambridge, and sold it for
£5 4s. He left Cambridge the some afternoon, but it was
not until the following morning that his horse and cart
arrived home, he being found huddled up insensible in a
corner of the vehicle, severely wounded about the head,
and his money gone. Evidence was given to chew that
the prisoner Lowe had ridden in the cart with him atter
leaving Cambridge, and although the prosecutor never
properly recovered recollection of the party who was with
him in the cart, he identified a cap and jacket belonging to
the prisoner, as having been worn by his assailant. It was
also found that the prisoner, from being extremely poor,
was in the possession of gold and silver immediately after
the robbery. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and
the prisoner was sentenced to penal servitude for life.

ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A POLICEMAN.—At the Taunton
Assizes, two men, named Hicks and Bryant, have b2en
charged with attempting to murder a policeman. Hicks
pleaded guilty. It appeared that about two o'clock on the
morning of the 14th of December, a policeman named
Agburn was on duty at St. George's, about five miles from
Bristol, and saw two men running from the house of a
market gardener. They dropped some fowls. Agburn
attempted to stop Hicks. There was a struggle, and
Agburn was shot in the groin, and it was not considered
that he would recover. A verdict of guilty was returned.
Hicks was sentenced to ten years', and Bryant to five
years' penal servitude.

THE CASE OF PETER MoRGAN.—On Monday, Peter
Morgan, alias Mohan, was again brought before Sir
Thomas Henry, at Bow-street, on the charge of inducing
soldiers to desert, 'and enlist in the so-called Fenian army.
The charge, it will be remembered, was made by a man
named John Malony, who, in November 1565, the time of
the alleged transaction, was a soldier at Woolwich. His
evidence was corroborated by Wearthy, a soldier belong-
ing to one of the Military Trains, and the prisoner was
remanded.

CUMULATIVE PENALTIES.—A singular case of cumulative
penalties occurred at Macclesfield a few clays ago. A
fishmonger was summoned for having on sale a quantity
of shrimps in a decomposed state and unfit for human food.
The police inspector said he had counted the shrimps, that
there were 2,040, and that defendant being liable to pay a
fine of £2O for each shrimp, the total amount of the penal-
ties would be 240,800. The magistrates were doul,tl ,ss
delighted that the arithmetical shrewdness of the
gave them such an excellent opportunity for proving the
"unstrained quality of mercy," and they therefore
remitted £40,799 of the penalty, and fined the lucky
fishmonger 20s. only.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales have signified their intention of honouring with
their presence Mrs. Disraeli's assembly.

It is understood that Captain the Hon. John
Vivian, M.P., and Colonel Lowder, C. 8., Deputy-
Adjutant-General of Marines, will be added to the royal
commission appointed to inquire into the law and practice
of courts-martial.

ARMY • EXAMINATIONS. —The next examination
for admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,
will begin on Monday, June 15; that for admission to the
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, on Wednesday,
July 1; and that for admission to the Staff College, on
Thursday, July 23.

THE Bisuor OF WINCHESTER.—The health of
the Bishop of Winchester is gradually improving, but it
will be some time before he will be able to attend to the
more active duties of his episcopate. The confirmations
which have been fixed for the next few weeks will bt
undertaken by the Bishop of Sodor and Man and the
Isktiv 0 Niurffiws,