The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-18 00:00:00

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wonder that she should feel somewhat fatigued.
She started yesterday morning from Paddington at
about 10, and did not leave the Freemasons' Ball
till half-past 1, which in itself would be no bad
day's labour for a stouter constitution. She
accordingly looked pale and fatigued to-day, and
there wee not a single person in Worcester College
Gardens who did not feel that she stood excused in
declining to come where she no doubt was
anxiously expected by thousands, and where
she would get as cordial a reception as
she has been accustomed to receive ever
since she came to England. There was, how-
ever, enough to interest the visitors. There were
Jullien's band, the Orpheus Glee Union, and the
band of the Second Oxon (City) Rifle Corps on the
ground. As far as refreshments were concerned,
they were intended, no doubt, as on former occa-
sions, to be provided ad libitum, but practically
they were very soon exhausted, and the reply to a,
request for ices„ fruit, and " every delicacy of the
season" was that there were none left. The only',
thing of which supply seemed to keep pace
the demand was the soda water. The thousands
who thronged the gardens, however, were deter-
mined not to be disconcerted by trifles of this kind,
and if they could not enjoy ad libitum the more
substantial things promised, they had a splendid
evening, good music, and &pleasant carpet of green
to walk on and to eblat.
Now the sonde changes to the beaks of the
"winding Isis," where .the Prince and Princess
witnessed the University aquatics. Their Royal
Highnesses and other diatuumished visitors em-
barbed at Folly Bridge, at half-past six, in a splen-
did boat made expressly for the occasion by Messrs.
Salter, from whence they were rowed to the
University barge by the Committee of the University
Boat Club, namely : Mr. W. K Hoare, of Exeter
College president • Mr. Carr, of Wadham College,
secretary; Mr. A. R. Poole, of Trinity College,
treasurer ; Mr. W. B. Woodgate, of Brssenoee Col-
lege ; and Mr. W. B. R. Jacobson, of Christ
Church. l'he University barge, mhich was ele-
gantly fitted up and adorned with a gorgeous array
of plants, was reserved for the use of the royal
party, and a grand stand, capable of acoommodat-
ing 1,000 persons, was erected by Messrs. Young
and Co. on the opposite aide of the river for the use
of the members of the Boat Club and their
friends. The proceedings commenced with
an eight-oared boat race from the Willows to the
University barge, followed by the grand prosession
of boats which usually takes place on the Monday,
but which was altered to enable the Princess of
Wales to witness it. The college eights started in
procession by the usual signal guns, rowed up and
saluted the head boat (which had stationed itself at
the University barge) 'by tossing their oars, passed
under the left hand arch of Folly Bridge, and out
again under the centre arch ; they then proceeded
down the river, turned round a punt moored off the
Long Bridges, and returned up. The order of pro-
cession was as follows :
RACING BOATS.-1. Trinity, 2. Basemen, 3. Dallied, 4.
University, 5. Negdaleo, 6. Exeter, 7. Christ Church, 8.
Pembroke, 9. Merton. 10. Corpus, IL Wadham, 12. Queen'm
13. Bt. Edmund Hall. 14. Lincoln, 15. Jams, 16. Oriel,
17. Worcester, 18. Magdalen Hall.
TOMID Boars.-1. Easter 2. Statism's, 3. Christ
Ohurch, 5. Bailie], 6. Comm, 7. gaggle%
N. 9. Trinity, 10. Wadham, 11. Pembroke. 12.
Jesus. 13. nitersity, bid, 14. Worcester, 15. Bt. John's.
The band of the University Rifle Corps, under
the direction of Mr. Ludecke, was stationed
opposite the University barge, and performed the
following programme during the evening :
Danish National Anthem.
March, The Royal Wedding Reuse..
Overture, Des Fees Roses
Selection, Stradella
Quadrille, Ennao•Bragh
Valle, The Ohl Fellow
Fantastic PRAM, Ap.
Polka, The War
Grand Pas Redoable
Quadrille, Cruiskeen lawn ..
Galop, The Oxford Coro

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