The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-19 00:00:00

(MEAT UNIVERSIB BOAT-
RACE.-(THIS DAY.)

Three successive victories had only placed the
nl crew upon an equality with their oppo-
. in twenty annual contesta, to this, the twenty-
4. they have regained the lead for which they
energetically struggled.
5,4,v iu the history of the rivalry of the "light
And the " dark " was there better promise of
trial of the merits of the respective champions
, there was this morning. The day was fine and
with just sufficient breeze to cool, with-
- ii,turbing, the rowers, the river was peer-
: an 3 the men were supposed
• more evenly matched than for the last two
rear?. The betting was in favour of
~,r hut the promising appearance of the
„ tended to weaken the confidence of those
„ I backed the " dark blue" merely from its

A z the river nothing was wanting of the life
uoneut characteristic of the great event.
t towing-path on the Surrey side, between
, s and Mortlake, crowds of spectators of both
! assembled, and the foot-passengers were aa
kept iu a state of alarm by the equestrians,
their eat:ernes.% to see as much as possible
; • rue, gallopped past regardless of the crowds
.7t. them. Ou the Middlesex side the gardens
11.AISIICS were also thickly peopled, and Ham-
r•uath-bridge, from the roadway nearly to the
•r the chaius, showed one mass of human

•
T 0 severe practice and close training upon the
,u I the CAM had still left something to be done
crews, both as regarded regularity and
.; but the week's work in London had
- . ed in both cases such marked improvements
• re-pests that it was generally believed that
•.. R.l, wanting in either.

ollowiug were the crews with their weights :
OS FORD.

- .. -—.
st Ito -----..
K lb
I rt,, Trinity .. 10 e J. C. ilserk4haer. Trinity.. 11 9
i. 01,1 11 4 J. V. Pigott. Corpus ... li 9
. 1 11 c. t lio:ersity 11 5 H. Wateon, Pembroke.... 12 0
....rt. 1 ratal.) .. 12 9 W.kltTkitte., St. John's.. 11 4
.. .

. 6ll. L 3 RA. KlnsWte irinity :14 1
• • rtr. l'ni,.rsity 11 1 G. ktorthirick, Trinity .... 11 4
•1 l nnny 11 3 F. Stearenson, Trio. Hall 12 1
13,,n05e 11 1 J. R. Selwyn, Trinity .... 11 0
eh. O. H. Archer, Corpus 'tan.) 6 6
70
TI.- wo crews paddled out from Simmond's-lard
• :‘,.nty-tive past 11 o'clock, and took their
Li short distance above the Aqueduct, the
,r i. alto had won the toss, placing themselves
Dlidllesex side, and the Cantabe
•.,i•*;. their p)sition about three barge lengths
thew.MAL were loudly cheered from
and from the steamers chattered to ac-

:I.v the race, which were drawn up in line
d them. Five minutes afterwards the signal
ziroi to start, and the boats at once got well
~v to.2aher. A moment afterwards the nose
• Cambridge boat appeared in front, and
mother ns.inent Oxford was a boat's length in
rear. 'lnc excitement was intense, the betting
• me,l in favour of the Cambridge crew, and there
:ere mane eager otters of level beta in their favour.
:ut the lark blue had evidently not got into their
-erk. for scarcely two hundred yards from the start
•.I,‘ h....^.t to ,•how signs of regaining their lost
and before Hammersmith-bridge was
-eaciA,l they had got a clear lead. From that
Q. Oxford men continued to improve
tie:: •1:1,11 extending their advantage to three
or I.•r b,,its' lengths at the Crab Tree, and passing
Il.r, • railway bridge at a considerably greater
in advance. Both rowed steadily and well,
I • . ,Sauce of the light blue had evidently gone.
7 I ;con by from 20 to 30 boats' lengths, but
• iletit that they might have made it, bad
. ,set], nearly as many again, for, on nearing
7 sx!!.lling point they ceased to labour heavily,
- nr.l leisurely in.
T • steamers, 16 in number, in consequence of
':elation from the president of the two clubs
they got in advance of the match boats the
ill be rowed down the river, were placed
ud, but the moment the men were stripped
rosy, and before the signal was given one or
:7 their places and started away. As it hap-
the race was not interfered with by this
• •:.lerate movement. but had there been any
vetting the boats id, the effect would have
: 7ct serious.

7 • rice was a quick one, occupying something
'22 minutes.

-HE OXFORD AND CA3IRRIDGE BILLIARD
MATCH.

I. first of the erenta came off last evening,
• !I,e fout•handed billiard-match between this chosen
•:,mpioris of the board of peso cloth" at the Volunteer
....td-rooms, fl. Leicester-square. where ample ncoolialw•
1.: 3 had been provided for nearly 400 spectators.
o'clock play began, Messrs. Payne and Horne re.
---ming Cambridge. and Messrs. Starkey and Hobbs
• • for Oxford. The pme was 1100 up. At 475, 126,
.t,reit was very peat, awl Mr. Starkey played with a
~E:r that revived the hopes of his party. At 4A% 449,
• la ;haws at the red, which it required& Roberta to make
ald hie lettivit his empanels in fin • ditfereet sense
v:st the chiunpioa would have done) was not surprising.
~ player missed maoy easy strokes, and much amusement
int., dukes being designated as no. play, and
• •-ra; enbibitioss of university wit—always, be it oh-
,t the presumed expense of an antagonist.
.. • Olivet, themselves were very anxious—Oxford to
• . :Am •• out of the 6re," and Cambridge to score the
•-•• the three events of the week. The dark blue, how-
- Li.l too far to go : the cannons of Starkey failed to
• • .. fl .bta with a due capacity of performance ; the red
•. • neer the middle pocket, and Payne made a brilliant
- •!. 13,1 d.iog ditto in the top pocket. game was called,
• :- .t.inding its finish—Cambridge, 500; Oxford,
i.L;:e match will be played this evening.

• UNIVERXITY AND COLLEGE SZAVANTS' '
AND lIIATING CLCD.—A club for the practice
1 rowiog has been formed amongst the Cam.
• ' L.rersity servants, under the management of
.•.• c .asiatiog of the undermentioned :—John Boning
J. times. Metcalfe, and J. Fuller (vice-presi.
• ..rd rhomas (*reasured, Henry Boning (sure-
number of others. The subscription hes been
• • per annum, in the hope that a large
• r .; r. embers may be induced to join the duo, which
,:o purpose the playing friendly c,intesits with
r -mit! servants.
,N;. Ex rio.lox x c MiNCRESTER. —Yehter-
:4,64, about half- put eleven, a fire broke out in the
' •1e I,—, I,euried he Messrs, Cudahy and Co.,
...ad druggists, Albert-place, Albert-
.. Tire Int i 1114.1.1 to bane originated is one of the
-lane att.l ft..tu the combustible nature of the oils
• ',nee stored there great alarm was crested. The
au. from the Albeit station police division was
. . to the spot, and a copious supply el water
I• • the flames. While the attention of the fire-
, s••• 1.,. • e.l b-re, the flames ascended to the middle
of tie place, which is three storeys high.
• • :i, the upper stories had been subdued, IN.
A go into the cellar and play upon
0: .• Believing that the fire was overcome,
I • , !dt Ica um of the hose to be rolled up.
• 'l' e. Then Captain Pali. and Mr. Tozer went
'..,:1-tont to make ao examination of the upper
0. • ••• 1 "tole enraged in doing so au explosioa of
t 0.,, pl ,ce in the cellar, which was followed by
a • i.ird. that shook the building from basement
•t,ry. '.,et-tin Paha and Mr. Tozer escaped from
iy a ladder into the back. On getting icto the
heind (fat the windows of the store department
hl•iwn into the street, and the firemen in the
• a rre calliut., loudly for help. Three of them
•••••m in the cellar at the time were severely
abccit the face and hands. These were
I ',vie.. John Hall, and John Court, and a fourth
~o lns., a hatter, who ROA about the premises,
;11red. These men were removed to the In-
• ul.er. they were dressed, and afterwards sent
r. I%.zer's tam bore marks of having been
-it her roused by the explosion, or subsequently.
where the explosion took place, are large
• of naphtha in tin cases ; and it is supposed that
' • • ••• case., setting hot, caused the disaster. The
through the building with great rapidity,
• "!...le interior, looking from the street, appears to

sE OF CONTEMPT OF COI:RT.—The

•• e‘uirse of committinga witness for contempt
• • t ikon on Thursday by Mr. Justice Ball, at the
.t man named Liddy was examined as to
of the circumstances of a c tse of seduction,
szst other. .piestions his lordship asked him was he •
lie replied in the negative, but stated that he
; and this so offended his lordship that he re.
!KI Lim. The ultimo, sharply retorted that be could
yieetioes he did not understand, adding that be
of doing a mean thing. His lordship at once
and the sheriff tcok the Iranian to