The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-22 00:00:00

THE ORFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.

GALLANT RACE BET
WEIN THE
EN OXONIANS AND
LONDON WATER.
PUTNEY, THURSDAY.
As the Oxford and Cambridge boat race will be
rowed at so early an hour on Saturday morning that very few
ous of thounacids will be able to wittier it, Aces who saw
the 'Sant race of this morning between the °simians and
the Londae Waterman may in many oases, probably, be
content to take it se a substitute. This race, which ordi-
narily precedes the University match, generally attracts a
sea number of spectators, and did so this morning, the
weather, from its peculiar Mires*. being very inviting.
Amongst the numbers assembled throughout the whole
course were many ladies, who watched the proceedings
with much interest.
The Cantate went out Ent at about 10 o'clock and after
paddling up to Hammersmith, rowed briskly through
Putney. They were doing 36 strokes at first and slightly
increased It, and then spurting towards the finish got up
to 41.
The London watennen at 11 o'clock stepped into their
boat, and, under the throatiest of Henry Kelley, the cham-
pion of the Thames, wh . was their captain, rowed up the
river to Mortlake, it heels( been determined that the
" spin " between them and the Oxonians should be rowed
down with the tide, which was manias very slack.
The following were the crews :
°IMAM
1. B. T. Rakes, Merton College, list Ilb.
2. F. Crawden, Brasenose, list 101 h.
3. W. Freeman, Merton, I.2st 111 b.
4. F. Wellan, Exeter, 12st Ilb.
5- F. F. Newby, Oriel, 12st 131 b.
6. W. W. Wood, University, 124 131 b.
7. H. P. Sushouse, Christ Much, list 51b.
IL M. Brown, Trinity, list 151 b.
C. H. W. Tottenham, Christ Church, coxswain, 7et 12b.
LONDON WAYIRICIN.

1. J. Peek,
2. W. Sadler, Putney.
3, T. Wise, Hammersmith.
4. T. Hoare, liemoveninith.
5. F. 'flab!, Old Barge House.
6. J. Sadler, Putney.
7. G. Haminerton. Taddington.
& H. Pinney.
Phelps, Fulham, conweln.
They started at Bares-bridge. The iratertneu had
the best Matto*, and they started evenly. The water-
men drew • slight lead at the first, bat soon
the gentlemen were level. The watermen rowed
very gallantly, and ware gradually overhauled, foot
by foot until below the battle( place, where the gentlemen
flushed with a lead of half • length. to the middle of
Oorney.reseh another start was effected, and the interim
as before drew a alight lead, but were se before gradually
rearmed off Chiswick Eyot. There was a fine spurt after
this. Messrs. Se.rle have chartered two very fast steam
boats to accompany the race, which, with other steamers,
will make nearly 20 going with the lace. Measures will,
we hops, be takes to provost their impeding the rowers.

CITY OPPICES COMPANY (LIMITED).
(THIS DAY.)

The third ordinary general meeting of share-
holders was bald at 1 o'clock at the company's new
building, Bt. Clement's-house, St. Clement's-lath ; Hr.
EDWAID MASTIRMLN IS the their.
The report stated that the sum to the credit of profit
and lath amount was 5,43411. 15s. 10d. This sum had been
mainly derived from the three properties already let, which
had had to bear the satire working expenses of the com-
pany, besides their proportion of the debenture interest.
The directors recommeoded the payment of a dividend of
5-. per share, free of income tax, which will absorb 6,01131.
61. Bd., heavies a balance of 3471. 9s. 2d. to be carried for-
ward to new account.
The CHAIRMAN mid the board had great pleasure in meet-
ing the proprietors in their own freehold ; but their satis-
faction was diminished by the modest amount of the divi-
dend. Difficulties had arisen which it was impossible to
foresee, but they arose chiefly from the magnitude of the
works and disputes with Forgone wellies property adjoin-
ing their own. These difficulties had at length been over-
come, led, favoured by'a mild winter sod the beet legal
and architectural Ilblilll6ooll, the board had pressed for-
ward the works with great vigour. All the buildings
had been commenced ; that In which they were assembled
was brought to a successful conclusion; that in Bishops-
gate-street was in an advanced state ; and the third, in
Lombard-street, was now having its basement floor laid.
Out of 20,000 theme, sad with 200,0001. called up, the
arrears antoented to only 1,4001. Ia the proem:Adel that was
a very excelleot feature in the ecreeerti. The mortgage de-
bentures had been the company's sheet anchor, and had
ambled the directors to proceed uninterruptedly with the
works. Is that form 300 0001. had bees nisei for five years
at five per cent. He then entered into some details con-
nected with the expenditure, which he said had bath kept
down to the lowest point coasistent with the interest
of the company.
After some discussion the report was adopted, and the
proceedings terminated in the usual manner.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON,
BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.

An inquiry was held by Mr. W. Carter, the
Surrey coroner, het evening, at the Pied Bull Inn,
Streatham-common, touching the death of Luke Burton,
aged 77 years.
The deceased was an excavator in the employ of the Lon-
don, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, and at
nine o'clock last Saturday night he sad a plate-
layer named Duroley were walking along the line of
the Croydon sod Baths= branch of the Brighton
Railway. Darnley, who was walking between the
metal■ of the down line, heard an engine approaching, and
ha said to the deceased, " There is an engine ooming,
follow me and you will be safe." The engine pawed
on the up line, and when Dnraley went to
look foe his comnanion he found him lying dead
on the gravel between the up line metals. His
body was dreadfully mutilated, and his death must
have been instantaneous. When the deceased heard
Donley speak be stepped out of the down line into the op
OWL. sad hence the fatal occurrence.
The jury returned a verdict of "Death through being
accidentally run over by an engine on the London, Brighten,
and South Coast Railway."

Her Majesty's Commissioners for inquiring int,
the condition of minor endowed schools hes appointed en
resistant commissioner to personally inspect the ocadition
of the Southampton grammar sob, et
CARPENTERS' AND JOEPERIO' ADVANCE OP WAGES
Ilovaatar.—Last night a delegate meeting of the joiners
of its metropolis was held at the Brown Bear tliVero,
Broad•street, Bloomsbury, to consider the propriety of