The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-06 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY BOAT-RACE.

PUTNEY, THITAIIDAT
Anxiously intent to see the last hard row, and
Weal by the fine weather this morning, a vast eseemblage
wa preset st 'Nam, and lined the tow-path to Mortlake.
Oxford gentlemen had several sports with a Simko
`aft, sad the letter generally had the best of it. They Ms-
eettaned at Hammersmith, and the Oxonians went aloe*
le Banns. Here they had • rest at the Bull's Head.
led after rowing to the bridge they turned sad rowed
lees, Mr. George Morrison and several old 'omit,
ass accompanying them. Their style was very fine, sad
they rowed 38 sad 39 strokes per minute, rowing hard
tight to the aqueduct at Fatuity. The Cantabs,
toetrary to expectation, did not row King-
stoo, bat paddled up to the White Hart, at Barnes,
They turned and rowed all the course, doing 36 and 37
*ores in the latter part of it. They were coached by Mr.
Edwin, who made them row all the way. Betting, of
vdch little is done, is 5 to 4 on Oxford.

AIJILIIING RAILWAY COLLISION.—A collision ol
at awning character occurred on the Darliagton section of
tie North Eastern Railway on Tuesday afterooes. A
Stile after 4 o'clock the mail trsin left the Darliastea
Welty Station for Middlesborough, being at that time
malt ten misting late. Shortly rd ter paring Preston
*Vim the train was going at a considerable speed, whoa,
■ alimoachieg Martburn cutting it suddenly slackened its
Max The whaMie was loudly sounded, and the brake was
Mt en. A few moments after that the paean:nen in the
miens carriages felt a violent shock, which was int-
asibstely followed by • second concussion of still greater
bees than the first. Many of the pusenpre were thrown
ben their mats, and most of them were quickly out of the
imia. It we. found that a long coal train had been proceed-
kg ea Woe the mail traits, when, from some unknown
man, six of the waggons became detached. In consequence
of
this the coal train was stopped in order that the wag-
Pa might be coupled on again. To prevent any accident,
an signalman, stationed a little distance from that
/bee hoisted the signal, but the mail train coming rapidly
mud the carve in the line at that particular place
was within • few hundred yards of the coal wauons
Were the engine-driver end guard saw the signal. The
'Must ate side of the line was set on fire by the cinders
boat the fire-box of the engine, which wen scattered in all
Stractioea. The six laden waggons which had become de-
Wed from the coal train were smashed to pieoes, and tun-
Phtely blocked op the line. For upwards of fifty yards the
nik wee, strewn with pieces of the waggons,, wheels,
tiata kc. The buffers and (root Of the mail engine were
ken. Fortunately none of the passengers were seriously
ant It was found that those who were most injured
were SW-els+ pasougers. Some of them proceeded to
elk to Stockton, but in the course of half an hour the
Ise WWI cleared, another engine took the train on, and
Meet of the passengers it overtook were picked up.
ANGLING IN THE Taissee.—A fine trout of Bilb.
we. killed at Penton.hook. on Saturday last, the Ist of
APril. by a gentleman from Chartism. The Bah is described
" Wag in excellent condition. Several other smaller
treat have been captured. According to the old rules of
thi 6altirr. Gaging for trout may comment* much earlier ;
Mt ea underatend the committee of the Thames Angling
?resonation Society, among other important
ra
an made application to the conservators of ree"River
Thimee to make a new by-law which will prevent anyone
bent (*menacing trout fishing before the lit of April in
tabus yeara The apparatus of the Thames Anglia; Pre-
Lerialies Society at the residence of Mr. Stephen Poir, et
utiantae, is now I. full vigour, and upon a larger scale
Visa meal. Upwards of 80,000 eggs nearly vivified, and
/I°‘ll by of salmon, tabus treat, Thames sad other
mr trout, char, he., may am/ be seen Ia their most in-
timating stages, and we believe a keeper is in mutant
'beldame to show them to all persons In
in the
nature of ROL
THE CABs or THE PAUPER IN ST.
morning Mr. Fantail opened ea istralry at St. Gilee's
workhouse into the circurostaaose connected with the
bath of the pauper Gibson, relative to whose death the
coresertquatozde some severe strictures ea the work.
tines an The inspector will examine many of
t, !tapas, ae well as the parochial authorities, so that
lritur? may lest three or four days.