The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-14 00:00:00

MR. MIRY AND THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

Mr. F. Willan, president of the Oxford University
Boat Club, says, in reply to Mr Skey, that he has never
seen the University crews so reduced in strength after the
race sato be unable to rise from their 'onto. On the con-
trary, they usually turn round and row back to Putney. A
race at Henley, 14 mile, is generally much more distress-
ing and liable to injure a man's heart or lungs than the
Putney race, 0. miles. Nine men out of ten who are put
into the University boat have been accustomed to the
exercise for years and very often the actual race is an
easier row than some they have had in training. Scores
of old University oarsmen whom he knows seem to him to
be, without exception, some of the strongest and healthiest
men alive.

" The Father of a University Oarsman," thanking Mr.
Skey for his communication, says :—" A son of mine has
rowed, and not long since, in one of these great races, and
it is not too much to say that he did not come uninjured
out of it. lie came home to us, an object of interest to
hundred. in our quiet neighbourhood, who bad known that
he was to row, and had watched the event with intense
eagerness. So far he was well rewarded for the tremendous ex-
ertions ho had been called upon to make. But be was ex-
tremely out of health. It was long before he quite re-
covered, even if be has done so now. I cannot speak of the
special treatment that was considered needful to keep him
up to the mark during the week at Putney. lest he might
possibly be identified. Suffice it to say, be showed symptoms
of breaking down, from the training and heavy practices,
and it was needful, oome what would of it, to screw up to
'lasting' point in the fearful ordeal that waa before him."
The writer adds that there is at the present moment one
whose movements he is called upon to control, and who it
is probable will be wanted for one of these races, but he
*ball refuse consent unless the course is greatly shortened.
To one of the morning papers ► correspondent at Cosham
writes :—" Some years ago, during the ' Long,' I was one
of a party of four, the other three being Cambridge men,
all iu the University ' Eight.' One of them, a young
man of colossal frame, has since died of a consumption
induced by overwork and exposure whilst training.
Both of the others were for years afterwards in delicate
health, and one has sown the seeds of a permanent heart
disease. But for their exceptional constitutions, they
would hove followed their companion. I myself, though
not a university man, was, before and afterwards, a fans•
tical *culler. I have been lucky in escaping with palpita-
tion and an impaired digestion. Among the many suf-
ferers I have since known, I will merely specify one who
was stroke' of the Cambridge Eight about fifteen years
ago, who, when I knew him, was a miserable wreck, and
has since died of heart disease. Common sense and science
having latterly been brought to bear upon training, the
mode of such preparation is now much more reasonable ;
but its severity may still be greatly lessened."

We are authorised to state that there is no
foundation whatever for the report that communi-
cations have passed between Lord Stanley and the
Papal government on the subject of a state provi-
sion for the Iriah Catholic clergy.
The convocation of the Queen's University had
a meeting on Saturday so consider tho advisability of
establishing in Ireland intermediate schools fur the middle
classes. The question was ultimately referred to a com-
mittee.

It seems that tho seat of Mr. Ayrton in the
Tower Hamlets is to be contested. Two new candidates
for the representation of the borough offer themselves in
the persons of Mr. Edmund Reales, President of the Re-
form League, and Colonel Chambers. Another candidate
also offers himself, namely, Mr. Ramada, now M.P. for
Taristock.

Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessea, M.P., addressed his
constituents at Deal on Friday evening. He spoke prin.
eipally of the Reform Bill, declaring that, while he was
glad of the result, he believed the Derby government, by
their conduct in respect to the Reform Bill, had done
much to destroy the faith of the people in our statesmen.
. - . .

At Lymington, in Hants, the constituency only
numbers at present 200. When the new reform bill comes
into operation the number will be 800. The Lymington
supporters of Mr. Norton, a strong liberal, and who has
hitherto unsuccessfully contested the borough, are confi-
dent of his election under the new Reform Rill.

LAST WEER AT NEWMARKET,—"Argue" of
the Pose says:—" Such a disastrous week at Newmarket
u the last was never recollected in the annals of the ring,
and as the gentlemen dropped their money the profes-
sionals gained it, but whether they will receive it to-
morrow (to-day) remains to be proved, as at present grave
doubts are entertained as to the settlement, although
every bill stamp was sold yesterday afternoon. Then
the chambers of certain stiff merchants were besieged
with customers cirelesa of the rising of the rate of in-
terest from sixty to ninety per cent., and only too anxious
to have their paper negotiated on any terms what-
ever. Fathers got up behind for MU, and the latter
wrote for the authors of their existence. From Clifford-
street the line of hansoms extended to Jermyn-street,
where they joined the rank which extended from Water-
loo-place to the top of the latter street. As such fabulous
sums are stated to have been lost by the Marquis of Hast-
ings, I may as well remark they are much exaggerated, and
will be met to-morrow ►fternoon, but of those of his die.
ciples I cannot speak with the same degree of accuracy ;
and such of your readers as have any money awaiting in.
vestment, and would like to have a higher rats of interest
than that allowed by the Bank of England, have only to
take it to Tattersall's to-morrow afternoon, and they will
soon be relieved of it."

The New York Herald has a special correspon-
dent who dates from " the vicinity of the North Pole."