The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-23 00:00:00

THE UNIVERSITY BOAT-RACE TO-MORROW.

The university boat-race will start not later than
7.30 a.m. to-morrow. The provident' of the two crews
formally annoanot that unless the steamboats are well be.
hind the starting-poet, the rate will not be rowed.
We are happy to hear that the Thames Conservancy
have honed mottoes to the sterunbost companies and can-
tatas that • number of barges will be moored just above
Petney-bridge, et which all the steamers, which we node"-
stand are not less than nineteen in number, are to bake up
fixed station. until after the University mews are in mo.
lion, and in order to effect this arrangement satisfactorily
the crews will probably start • little higher up than usual,
nearly opposite the Star and Garter Tavern.
Mr. J. W. Chitty. of Exeter College. Oxford, will spin
undertake the onerous duty of umpire, and Mr. Edward
Searle that of starter and judge.
Late yesterday afternoon the Oxonians again tamed out
against • vary Gee crew of the Sisseton Bowleg
Clair, mainly composed of old university oarsmen,
whom names are subjoieed :—Mr. 0. Coleman, R.
L. Coeds, R. Shepherd, IL B. Middleton, W. fievreser, D,
Pocklieston, W. B. Woodgate, &Wells (stroke),C. Walton,
(cox.). They left the London Rowing Club boat-house
between 4 and 5, sod paddled down to the Aqueduct,
between which sod the Point they had them abort bat
severe races. Oxford at first started badly, but sore
quickened to 42 sod 43 (Amiss per minute, and oar each
occasion were in advance of the Caisson mew when they
finished, the rowing of the Oxoniam.being generally cm&
dosed to be lees wild than is the morning. About an hour
afterwards the Cantab. Lunged their boat from filminess',
and, towing down to the Aqueduct, them met the Whoring
crew of the London Bowleg Club in their twelvaoseed
cutter: H. Hood, F. Grent,C. W. Frchall, S. le Blase Smith,
0. Baines, H. J. Edwards', B. P. Seam, C. Fell. G. Ryan,
R. Willis, J. C. F. May, F. Fenner (stroke), 'ad E. Weston
(coxswain). These also rowed three rams, extending to
the Deng-wharf, and notwithstanding the prestige Mr.
Fanner has acquired as a fast natter, the Louden erew
were on each occasion outpaced, the first race, which was •
very pretty one, lasting to *,and the Boathouse, when the
Oaatabe were • length abla, and nearly the same es the
other occasions. They then turned and rowed dove from
the Dung-wharf to near the Boathouse, the Leedooers hold-
ing their own for atirosagainst the tide, but eventually Cam-
bridge headed them half alength. On this occasion drawee
Kingston eight spoken of above joined the crews and led
both. but Cambridge collared them, sod Ovally the Ringo-
lonians and Cantobs had a brilliant spurt of 400 yards, is
which the former led half a length, but at the finish the
Cantata were level with them. During each spurt the
°mamba acquitted themselves most admirably, never ex-
ceeding 41 strokes per minute, sad gettirg a better bold of
the water than they have lately done. There was also no
perceptible Burry, and ea the whole they created a very
favourable impression,

COLLISION AND Low or Tim Lives orr THE
COAST or Noarour..—A, collision took plies yodeled(' oft
Falling, Norfolk, between an English steamer sad •
Russian brig. The Basilan boat afterwards comized, and
ten permits were drowned, including the captain.
FATAL AOClDlarr ON THB MEIHOPOLITAN KW,
WAT.—Last evenisg Mr. Jame* Bird, the West MidiAnsa
comer, bald as isquiry at the Lord Clyde Tomes, Rea-
singtoo, teaching the death of Henry Battey, aged 1111.
years. The deceased was a ticket eansetor at the Sheo-
-1 herd's-knob station of the Railway. Oa
Wedneedey at 12 o'clock the deoeaesd eaw a passenger brain
from London coming into the statics', sod he jumped from
the up platform sad rail across the rails, bet bolero be
eoold get to the down platform he was attack by a goods
train maim and hawked down. The melee mad three
tracks passed over Ins body, sad be was killed. His re-
males were frightfully mangled sad eat. The jury re-
tamed a verdict of " Acaideateldewth.'
biaraorourait Locat. Clovitasuisr. —The *sleet
committee appointed to inquire into the local gave/oast
and local taxation of the metropolis again met yesterday is
room 18 of the House of Commons • Mr. Ayrtou in the
chair. Several triteness were examised, and the committee
west rather fully into evidence respecting the coal tax. A
Mr. Frazer, who stated be was manager of a brewery in
I Poplar, which paid 4001. or 5001. a year coal tax, was
examised at some tenth, and is bis evideme rid that'
the exartiax mai tax wee considered a (rem hardship not
only in his trade bat by the manufacturers of sugar sod
piper and the employers end people generally whom he
knew. Mr. Lammas asked the witness if he was not aware
I that the proceeds of the coal tax were devoted to public
I improvement& The whams replied that might be, but it
shaded be °moldered that them imprommeate drove the
working people from their homes, and coosequently inland
the beer trade in the locality. Mr. Lavrrencerecoarlok that
if they injured the brewers end sellers of beer when they
left, they would beset% ethers is the losehtles to which
they removed. The whams, in reply to Mr. Levrrenee said
he did not think that if the seal tax were reduced to-
morrow the public of the metropolis would reap any W-
ooster from the eireanisteace, as far aa bear was cosi-
Mord.
OZTSTAL FALACI. Otte Sarum° DAY.
THIDISDAT, Maacti4gAdratenions oa parade; 10105 ;
ditto by woos 659 ; total tither% 2,762.