The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-04 00:00:00

Mr. Calthorpa General Williams, i yrs, 134
Mr. H. Coventry) 2
Mr. Jays's Testamar 'h 1),. aged 134 Mr. Merton) 3

Five otery alao no.

Betting: 2 to 1 agst the Skirmisher colt, 3 to 1 apt Venator,
and 6 to 1 oast General William.

A BwirPersuns of 20 soya each, 6 ft, for 2-yr-olds ; colts,
Est 71b; and allies, Bet alb; certain alluwamma Ball a mile.
(ES sub& )
Doke of Newcastle. Ninny, Bat 311, (Edwardal w. 0.
Benevolence (tlst 71b) was weighed for by Forditam, but subse-
quently withdrawn, the pair dividing the forfeits.

' OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT-OARED RACE.—
The assemblage of visitors at Putney yesterday was again
very large, including a great number of ladies. The &bores
at Mortlake were also thronged with spectators. The
Cambridge gentlemen first made their appearance on the
water, the crew and weights being as under :
1. W. H. Anderson Trinity.... ...... . list. 01b.
t J. M. Collard
3. J. U. Bourke
4. Hon. J. Gordon Trinity list. 41b.
6. F. E. Cutinbilmat.... King's
6. J. Still
7. H. Vdney St. John's
8. W. R. Griffiths
A. Forbes, cox.
They rowed up on the flood, but with a little more tide
than the OVXIiIIII/1 had had on the previous day, taking
the whole distance front the Aqueduct to Mortlake. They
went away for the first minute at 30 strokes, in the second
at 32, and the third at Si, and as they warmed to their
work increased it to 35. The rowing was an improvement
upon the previous day, which by many was deemed hardly
so regular as before. The rowing was lively, but there is
abundant room for improvement. The whole time occupied
was 23 min. 3.5 see., with hardly so much wind against them
as that of the previous day. It had not been Intended to
take them the whole course, but they were considered to
be doing so well that it was a pity to stop them. The
Oxonians went out at a little after three, their crew and
weights being as follows:
1. W. I'. Bowman
I J. H. Fish
3. E. 8. Cs'ter
4. W. W. Wood
8. J. C. Finne
6. F. Crowder Bruenom
7. F. Welian Exeter list. b.
8. R. O. Marsden Merton
C. R. Tottenham, cox. Christ Church
They went up from the London Rowing Club boat-house
at an easy pace, and turned round at Mortlake, to row
down with the tide. They started at 34 strokes per
minute, which were gradually increeeed to 36 and 7
well pulled through the water with the least perceptible
hang at the end of the feather. It was fine work, the
distance down to the Aqueduct being done under
20min. 22 sec. There was a good tide, and the wind
favourable. The stroke was rather longer than before, I
the style unconstrained. 1

RAILWAYSIGNALNZN AND SWITCHWEN'a BENEFIT
Socrwrv.—Last evening • meeting of the members of this
society was held in the lower hall, Exeter-hall, Mr. Paul
Rapsey Hodge, C.E., in the chair. The chairman said that
the hardships of the signalmen and switchmen would soon
be remedied if the public knew what they were, but those
hardships rested not so much with the directors as with
those officials who "haggled at tallies." If the meeting
persevered as the engine-driven had done they would get
their desired ends, to which they were fully entitled from
their intelligence, perseverance, and industry. The secre-
tary (Mr. Beattie) then read the report, which urged that
the hours should be eight hours at all junctions, eight
hours at straight road within 10 to 12 miles to London,
twelve hours per day for straight road boxes outride that
radius, with an hour for refreshment, the men to be
changed over from night duty to day, and rice reese every-
where, with one clear Sunday in three ; and that as to the
pay, they should have at junctions and straight read boxes
within the radius, at country junctions 25A. to 30s. per week,
country boxes outside the London district as Above, 22..
to 29.; the several rates of pay from lower up to higher
to be in accordance with responsibility seniority, and
merit. It was then moved and adopted, "That in the
opinion of this meeting the present hours of labour, both
of signalmen and switchmen on many lines of railway are
inj urtou a to health, damaging to the interesta of railway com-
panies, and dangerous to the public." Further resolutions,
expressing the opinion of the meeting that the system of
time and rates of payment advocated in the report should
be adopted, were also carried, and • memorial to the
different railway companies based on such resolutions
agreed to, the usual votes of thanks closing the pro-
oeediep.