The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-04 00:00:00

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with the pireesans* I-11r. J. Biwa% Lard Cwainas,
Mr. Malawian.. Sir J. Illathesoa, Mr. W. H. Itazwen,
aid 11r. Wyld. _ _ _

♦ few seaserntide voted for Mr. Glatistane's
'notion, via., Lord Bingham, Mr. Earls, Kr. Bailer.
Johnston*, and Mr. G. Morris.
Among the absentees went Sir Oder Grey, Sir Roun-
del' Palmer, Mr. Pim, Sir S. Pad, Mr. W. B. Beau-
melt, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Finlay, Kr. J. Mackie, Viscount
Milton, Mr. Tito, Kr. J. Breektehann, Mr. Dundee, Mr.
J. Brown, Sir G. Gotthard, Mr. C. Carington, Mr. Peat
—all members of the liberal party.
There were really ail members who voted with Mr.
Gladstone on the first division, making the majority 01.

THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE
BOAT RACE.-(THIS DAY.)

The Oxford and Cambridge boat race of 1888,
with its hopes and fears, its speculations and un-
certainties, is a thing of the past. Its chief actors
are being complimented and condoled with. The
telegraph has probably spread the news to America.
Our two universities are respectively celebrating •
victory, and looking forward hopefully to retriev-
ing .defeat ; thousands upon thousands of pleasure-
takers, idlers, gossips, and quid-mines are talking
over the spirited contest of this morning ; sad the
river Thames, after presenting all the features of a
turbulent aquatic fair, will soon resume its normal
condition of sluggish locomotion and dirty tran-
quillity. The physical condition of each of the
sixteen young men who rowed so splendidly this
morning has been a subject of such intense anxiety
to people who had never seen them, for weeks past,
that if any of them suffered from trivial but pos-
sibly annoying ailments, their latest symptom.
have formed a topic of conversation at the clubs
and dinner-tables, and diagnoses been confi-
dently given by amateur physiologists as to their
probable energies this morning. Oxford has been
the favourite among the men, Cambridge we ven-
ture to say has had most lady supporters. The
former feeling had at least as much superstition
in it as judgment, while the latter has been con-
fessedly due to sympathy for men who have
struggled long and gallantly against adverse for-
tune. Up to Thursday both crews were frequently
on the river ; now pitting their strength against
picked Thames watermen ; now following the lead
of crews composed of the cracks of the great
London rowing clubs ; and now practising starts,
and generally accustoming themselves to the
locality of their great straggle of to-day. Know-
ing people have not hesitated to criticise their
style ; sporting editors have written of their
" points" and " wind " with almost as much en-
thusiasm as if they were horses or dogs ; the pur-
veyors of public amusements have made them
their text ; and the shopkeepers and the general
public have shown their sympathy, the one by
vending and the other by wearing light and dark
blue adornments in every conceivable variety. We
are able to state, on the authority of a tradesman
whose boast it is to have one of the largest univer-
sity connections in London, and whose general
customers are more numerous still, that up to
Tuesday evening there was a positive run upon Ox-
ford colours, but that the tide turned • little then,
and that yesterday the demand was as nearly as
possible equal between the two. We believe this
statement to represent with tolerable accuracy the
public feeling ; and that opinion was more equally
divided at the lest than the betting seemed to show.
And there never were so many people present as
this morning. The metropolis has, in fact, been a
kind of play-ground and meeting-place for colle-
gians past and present for days past. Year by
year the excitement has increased, and the number
of spectators multiplied until last Saturday after-
noon's practice actually drew more people together
than the race itself did a dozen years ago. The
hotels most favoured by college men are full ; and
at the sparring-match held on Thursday for the
amateur championship of England, and gallantly
won by a Cambridge man (Mr. Thomas Milvain)
against Herculean guardsmen, and all comers, and
at the Athletic Sports yesterday it was easy to see
that the chief population of both Oxford and Cam
bridge had moved bodily into town.
As early as 7 o'clock vehicles of every descrip-
tion were passing over Hammersmith Bridge in
the direction of Barnes and Mortlake, and such
was the influx of visitors at the latter
place, that a perfect " block " was inevit-
able. Five shillings were charged for • place
on the bridge, the ordinary traffic being
stopped. By half-past Ban immense body of the
A reserve, under the direction of Superintendents
Butt, Fisher, &c., arrived at Hammersmith, and
were distributed at various points on the road and
along the towing-paths. By this time the general
company were in unprecedented numbers, and the
greatest difficulty was experienced by the officials
at the toll-house notwithstanding the assistance of
the police. A dense fog, which as late as 10 o'clock
rendered it impossible to discern objects from the
Middlesex to the Surrey aide of the water, did not
tend to diminish the confusion. Soon after 10 the
towing path between the peescribed course was
lined with people, among whom were many on
horseback. The crowding at Mortlake was far in
excess of any previous year, and the anxiety to
witness the " coming in " may be judged from
the fact of 51. being paid for • seat commanding a
view of the river. Throughout the early part of
the morning guns were fired, and the utmost
enthusiasm prevailed. Precisely at • quarter
to 11 his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,
accompanied by General Grey, left Marlborough
House, in a closed brougham, to witness the
race.

As an incident in connexion with the "road,"
we may mention that at Kensington and Ham-
mersmith several carriages were observed with the
lamp lighted as a precaution against the fog.
The following were the weights of the crews :
OXIOAD. at. lb.
1. W. D. Beason, BaD10l
lA. C Yarborough, Uncola ll 8
BIL Rom, Batter
4. /0. Marsden, Merton
6. J. C. Ttnae, Colvenity li 8
6. P. Widen, Pinter lB 6
T. IL 8. Carter, Worcester
8. D. Derbtalure,Billiol
Commie—C M. W. Tottenham, Christ CD— 8 7
CAIIBRIDGI.
1. W. 11. Aadereou, VMS, ll 2
I. J. P. Nteholsiammulad6B d U 8
&J. 0. Wood.
IW. R. Lowe, Chrtsre l* 4
6. B. S. Nadia, Pembroke u u
aW. T. McMichael, Downhill II 1
7. J. OWL Colas
I. Placlmer, Trinity
Comnrela—T. D. Warm,. Trashy as 6 C
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THE RACE.
(PROM OUR CORREIPONDENT ON BOARD
BR'LL'S LWR" BOAT.)

A thick fog that enveloped London at early
morn caused the most gloomy forebodings to be
indulged in by those' who intended trusting
to the steamboats for a view of the race,

and several vessels failed to put in appearanse at
the' appointed place* along the line between the
Tondos and Westminster Bridges. Hence the
river was not so crowded as usual, end fortunately
too, for it was a very " bad passage" until reaching
Wandsworth, when the atmosphere began
to clear, so that shooting Putney-bridge
was not so difficult a feat as had been feared.
One or two boats, however, missed Are the
first time, and among them the Loudon Pride, on
board of which were the Prince of Wales, PAncie
Arthur, the Duke of Sutherland, the Duke of St.
Albans, &a. The Oxford boat was the first to
make its appearance, and the sun shining with no
little power, the scene became somewhat animated
as the light blues also e.atne out and took
their station on the Middlesex side, having won
the toss for place. All being quickly in readintes
the signal was given at 11.47 for