The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-02 00:00:00

HARVARD'S APOLOGIA.

The Pall .271411 Gazette deals somewhat severely with Mr.
Loring; the stroke of the Harvard boat, for his apologies
for the defeat of the American crew. Recently Mr. Loring
was "interviewed" in the usual American style, by a Boston
reporter, and to him he disclosed various grievances. "In
the first place, Mr. Loring complains that they were not
allowed to go about naked at Putney, as they used to
do at home on the Charles, both when rowing
and when taking sun baths' on the platforms of their
boat-house. Here they were forced to wear shirts. The
shirts caused the men to perspire more than they would
at home in a single row, and this took off their flesh
sooner than I thought for at first.' Secondly, there is
no sea at Putney. And there being no sea, and pipes not
being laid from London to Brighton, of course they
could not have a sea bath when they returned
from rowing. At Putney they had to wait till
they got home before they could have a bath, and
ran a chance of catching cold on the way. Then the cli-
mate was detestable. It oppressed them with lassitude,
gave at least one of them a bad diarrhoea, and by its damp-
ness rendered them all very susceptible to cold after
exorcise. The diet was hardly better than the weather;
at least, it was seldom they could get any milk fit to drink.
And all these physical hardships and distresses were
aggravated by mental anxiety. Tho Oxford men did not
meet them on their arrival in this country, 'rows of people
on each side of the path' at Putney as they came in from
rowing made 'the most ridiculous remarks about them.'
Above all, they lived in constant terror of being
poisoned by sporung men- anxious to =au uevis.—
Lastly, Mr. Loring complains that though an agreement
was made that neither crew should give the other its
wash, and though the American coxswain refrained
from doing so when his boat had the lead, yet
when the Oxford men got ahead their coxswain
at once took his opponents' water. " When
asked whether he thought the Oxford men would
cross the Atlantic to give Harvard a revenge on their own
water, Mr. Loring replied, ' I hardly think they will; we
cannot claim it as a right, only as a favour.' If Mr.
Loring desires to repeat the encounter, he is certainly
not taking the best course to that end. Altogether
this, is about as good an illustration as one could
desire of that blossoming of brotherly love and all the
rest of it which was to tako place under the genial heat of
international rivalry. These sort of contests, it will be
said in future, are apt to breed both bile and bunkum.
To Oxford washing the Harvard boat at Putney Reach'
will make a noble line in Mr. Sumner's next edition of the
Alabama bill."

The Law Times hears that the announced " Pro-
perty Protection League" will be organised as soon as the
holidays are over, and they aro now fast coming to a close.
The potatoe disease has suddenly appeared in the
west of Cumberland. Crops that were, to all appearances,
sound and healthy last week, aro now tainted to the extent
of one half.

The Thermopyla3, Captain Kemball, has arrived
off the Lizard iu 88 days from Foochow, with now season's
tee. This is said to be the quickest passage over made. The
average is 95 to 100 days against the monsoon.

On Thursday a thunderstorm broke over Sheffield,
accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning, and succeeded
by heavy showers of rain. The illumination was brilliaut
in the extreme, the blue light dazzling the eyes exceedingly
as it momentarily lit up the streets and buildings.

The Leeds Town Council on Thursday resolved to
send an invitation to the Social Science Association, now
holding its congress at Bristol, asking that the next meeting
may be held in that town, on the understanding that the
amount required for expenses, about £7OO, would bo met by
private subscriptions.
On Thursday afternoon a man named Nichols was
brought to the Liverpool Dectective Office, charged with
stealing property belonging to his father. Whilst in the
office he took from his pocket a small bottle and drank the
contents. When questioned he said the bottle contained
prussic acid. In ten minutes the pri onor died.
A matter of considerable importance was mooted

at the meeting of the Liverpool Dock Board on Thurday—
the advisability of illuminating the lighthouses under the
charge of the board by means of gas. Mr. Tobin drew
attonion to the report of a Government Commission, in
which the use of gas was favourably spoken of, and the pro-
mise was given, on behalf of the Marine Committee, that the
subject should receive attention.

An important point was raised on Thurshy at the
Bradford Revision Court. Two persons claimed to be on
the registcr,but as a portion of their respective premises are
let for lodgings, the Revising Barrister disallowed the
claims, on the ground that they wero only "joint occu-
piers," and, therefore, not entitled to be on the list.
Should the decision be confirmed by the Court of Queen's
Bench, to which the question is to bo taken on appeal,

large numbers of voters in all parts of the kingdom will be
disqualified.

Two cases arising out of the Tamworth election
were heard on Thursday at the Ilford Putty Sessions.
The Rev. T. Burgess, Congregational ininister, was
summoned at the instance of Mr. Matthews, the
relieving officer, for refusing to attend as a witness
at the inquiry made respecting Mr. Matthews' conduct.
The case was dismisssed. lx the second case, Sarah-Thomp-
son, wife of a miner, was charged with perjury, in having
sworn that &Ir. Matthews 'refused to give her an hospital
ticket because her husband voted for Sir Robert Peel. There
was evidently strong political feeling in the town, and the
magistrats, thinking there was some confusion in the evi-
dence, decided not to send tho defendant for trial.
A summons was before the Chancery Chief Clerk,
Mr. Bloxam, yesterday, in the case "Padwick v. Tha
Duke of Newcastle," in reference to the time to proceed.
Tneparties when called did not appear. As already stated,
Mr. Justice Willes has ordered the sheriff of Middlesex to
withdraw from possession of the Mansion, Carlton House
Terrace, within a week. The sheriff has been served with
the order made on the part of the Duke of Newcastle, and
stops are being taken to carry out the order so as to
relieve the Duke from the " man in possession," and to pro-
vide for the life interest claimed by Mr. Padwick, said to be
worth £22,000.4 It is understood that some arrangements
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