The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-10 00:00:00

14 ran.

GREAT BOAT-RACE BETWEEN THE GENTLEMEN OF
THE UNIVERSITIES OF CAMBRIDGE AND Oxrotto.—This
great event, anliounced for Saturday next, creates the most
ively interest nut only amongst the members of the respective
Universities, but all those comprising the great aquatic clubs
throughout the kingdom, and the issue Is lo.ked for wiTh much
anxiety. It will be remen.hered by our readers that in the
former struggles between the rival Universities the Cantabs
have been triumphant. and as such they appeared to possess the
favouritism before there could be any particular opportunity of
ascertaining the powers of either of toe crews who will is ho-
nourable emulation contend on this occasion for the high aquatic
distinction. In our brief notice of this a few days since we
published a list of those gentlemen proposed to form the crew
of either boat, and, as we then anticipated, some trifling altera-
tions have been made. The gentlemen of either University
first took to their boats in Loudon on Wednesday afternoon,
and rowed over the distance al:otted for this great trial of
skill in a style which convincer) us that this will be a first-rate
contest. The boats were manned as followed, and, sans ac-
cident, those, of course, will be the opposing parties on the
eventful day :

CAMBRIDGE. . OXFORD.
No. 1. Mr. Tower. No. I. Mr. McDougal.
2. Hon. L. Denman. 2. Mr. Menz.es, sen.
3. Mr. Watson. 3. Mr. Breedon.
4. Mr. Penrose. 4. Mr. Brewster.
• 5. Mr. Cold:fold. 5. Mr. Bourne.
• 6. Mr. Holds. i 6. Mr. Cox.
7. Hon. G. Denman. 7. Mr, Hughes.
8. Mr. Ridley. 8. Mr. Menzies, Jun
Mr. Oldham, coxswain. Mr. Shadwell, coxswain.
Betting is 5 to 4 on the Contabs, but there are plenty of takers,
both parties being very confident. For the information of the
thousands who are expected to witness this match, we beg to
state that the Cambri4e boat• is light blue, with light blue
oar blades; and the Oxford white, lined with purple, with
purple blades. The crews are very evenly matched in size
and power.

young man was drowned, on Monday, whilst
bathing in the baths on the river, near the Pont-au-Change,
and, on the preceding day, a youth, who was bathing near
Saint Ouen, was drowned in the presence of his family, who
were unable to save him.
DESTITUTION OF THE POOR.—.ATTACK ON THE
POTATOE-MA K ET. —About ten o'clock on Saturday evening,
the North Main-street presented an unusual state of confusion
and riot, in consequence of the assemblage of about 1,000 poor
starving people, who, impelled by hun,,er, and the enormous
Po
price which potatoes have been selling,r in Cork, during the
last few months, in consequence of the nefarious trade of fore-
staliing, had commenced breaking into the market, and forcibly
possessing themselrcs of the potatoes stored there. Informa-
tionp haysog been conveyed to the police, of their intention a
strop, party, under the command of Ca stain Gunn and
Heal-Constable Condon, inanediately proceeded to the mar
ket for its protection, and the Mayor, having. been sent for, a
fresh lock was procured, and the gates again fastened, after
which his Worship retired, leaving eight of the constabulary
in the market for its prot«etion. At twelve o'clock a second
attack was made, which the police repelled; after which the
people proceeded to attack both gates at the same time, for thei
• re of distracting the attention of the police. Thisattacik
also failed in consequence of the constabulary having drawn a
couple of butts against the Market-street gate, which com-
pletely secure,! it. The crowd then dispened, but renewed
&.ffoctiur: their object, the
police having been on. patrol in the neighbourhood until two
o'clock. -- Cork izentsner.