The Sun.
London, England, 1829-06-08 00:00:00

ROWING MATCH.

The grand rowing match, on Wednesday next, between
the Oxford. and Cambridge Universities, excites great at-
tention; it is for 500 guineas a-side, and will take place
at eix o'clock in the evening. The water selected is the
fine sheet extending from Hen'ey-bridge to Hambledon-
mills, in the elthe vicinity of the Abbey of Medmenham.—
There is scarcely a bed now to be had in Henley. Onc of
the boats arrived on Wednesday, and it is of singularly
light construction. Oxford, which is 22 miles from Hen-
ley, will be almost emptied of her sons. At present bet-
ting is in favour of Cambridge.

There is now a covey of partridges in a ground
at the 13 tek of the house of the flay. Mr. SLATER, of
Wilby, in Northamptonshire, which has been on the wing
for some (Lys, and were first seen running about by Mr.
SLATER in the last week of April.—Leaminyton Courier.

On Tuesday, the 26th May, a young wood-
cock, fully fledged, was killed by a shepherd's dog, out of
a nest of eight, hatched on the shores of Loch!omond, near
Balloch Castle. This is one of the very few instances of
woodcocks breeding in Britain.— Glasgow Herald.
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out in the back part of the premises of Mr. Wavrtreas,
about p
tEhSreTeßoU'elCoTckl,VaEn alarmi 4.lfire broke
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bookseller and stationer, No. 20, Charles-street, Maryle-
bone, nearly opposite the Middlesex-hospital. At the
above hour the watchman on duty in \Veils-street observed
a quantity of smoke rising above the houses in Charles-
street, and soon discovered that it proceeded from the
workshops in the rear of Mr. WALTHERSIB house at the
back of Wells mews. The alarm soon became general in
the neighbourhood, which was rendered greater by the re-
coleetion of the recent destructive fire at the Bazaar, and
the inha!iitants of the adjoining houses, and the poor people
in the Mews, commenced removing their goods, and men,
women; and children, were to be seen running in all direc-
tions, many of whom were in a state of nudity. 'lt was
nearly half an hour Ware the engines arrived, during
which time the fire Was raging with the greatest intensity.
At length the British, Protector, and Alliance engines ar-
rived in quirk succession, and a good supply of water being
obtained, the firemen played with great effect on the de-
vouring element, and in the course of hdf an hour the fire
was got under. Mr. WALTHERS was out of town at the
time the fire happened, but there were several lodgers in
the house, who fortunately made their escape. The work-
shops,
in which were a quantity of valuable books in
sheets, and valuable bindings, stationery, stamps, and other
property, were entirely destroyed. The back part of the
house was also consumed ; the front remains uninjured. It
was for some time supposed that a person had perished in
the flames, as a young worn ,n was observed in front of
Charles-street, calling on the bystanders to save a lodger
in the second floor back room ; but, on inquiry, it was
ascertained that the lodger had narrowly escaped unhurt.
It is not known how 1 he fire originated.

On Saturday morning, about three o'clock, as
three house-breakers were attempting to enter tke pre-
mises of Mr. NIiWCOMF, a tradesman, residing -in Web-
ber-street, one of them was severely wounded in the
shoulder in the attempt. At the hour above-mentioned
the proprietor of the house hearing rather an incessant
noise ❑nder his chamber window, got out of bed, and
having armed himself with a loaded pistol, threw up the
sash, and on looking out observed that one of the shop-
window-shutters way taken nut. At the same moment
he beard a whistle, after which be saw a man run across
from ti:e direction of his premises, whom he fired at and
wounded in the shoulder, for the it:stant the weapon was
discharged, the man uttered an exclamation, and placing
his hand upon the part where it was probable he was shot,
darted down a narrow street, followed by two other men
whom Mr. NEWCOME distinguished standing nearly typo- •
site his house, apparently watching there, in the event of a
surprise. The owner of the house lost no time in pur-
suing the thieves, who ran off in the direction of the New-
cut, but missed thee► altogether. On his return back,
after havinme. been absent neui lv three quarters of Lit hour,
he observed two men close to his house, approaching the
spot where a quantity of snuff-boxes, taken from his shop-
window by the thieves, were thrown away by them. The
moment he saw the men, lie strongly suspected them to be
the fellows he had previously see❑ standing opposite his
house, and accordingly, with the assistance of the watch-
man, took them into custody. The prisoners, whose names
are PoarEa, and Mar, were taken before the magistrates
of Union-hall in the course of Satutdsy, and both being
known as reputed thieves, were committed for three months
each to Guildford gaol. No tidings have been since beard
of the wounded man.