The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-10 00:00:00

FINANCE.

The cash statement showed the cash balitnces up to Nov.
5 to be :—ln the London and Westminster Bank, to
general
account, £253,389 4s 9d ; Covent-garden approach, £2,684
8s 9d ; Souithwark and Westminster communication, £6,036
Ils 8d ; Victoria-park approach, £165 6s 7d ; Finsbury-
park, £B3O 14s 8d; Main Drainage Rate Collection, £14,524
17s lld ; Southwark-park, £19,859 14s 8d ; Fire Brigade,
£9,311 is 6d; Whitechapel Improvement, £36,071 13s; and
Holborn Improvement., £27,150 7s 2d; total, £370,024 Os
Bd. In the Bank of England—Metropolitan Main Drainage,
£39,399 is 4d ; Thames Embankment (North), £37,199 la ;
Southern Embankment, £40,014 17s 9d ; and Mansion-
house-street, £248,672 Ss 11d; grand total, £735,309 6s 8d;
and cheques not presented, £19,039 3s Bd.
FINES FOR CHIMNEY FIRES, &C. •

A letter was read from Marylebone, suggesting that an
alteration should be made in the law which compelled per-
sons who had incurred fines inflicted by the Metropolitan
Board of Works, in consequence of having a fire occur on
their premises, to appear before kmagistrate and be put to
extra expense, when they were perfectly willing to pal
without such proceedings being taken.
The letter was referred to the Fire Brigade Committee.

WORKS AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE.
Plans were submitted and agreed to for the embankment
of the river at Chelsea, the improvement of Park-lane, and
the approaches to the northern embankment.
COAL AND WINE DUTIES, THE LOANS BILL, AND IMPROVE

MENT RATE BILL.
Drafts of the bill were submitted for the continuance of
the coal and wine duties, the Loans Bill, and the Improve-
ment Rate Bill, and recommending that the same be pro-
ceeded with upon the same basis as those of last session, with
the exception that a provision be inserted in the Improve-
ment Rate Bill for the rate to be app:ied, in addition to
improvements sanctioned by Parliament, to all other im-
provements in respect of which the Commissioners of Sewers
for the City of London, or the several vestries and district
boards, shall contribute at least ono-half of the expense.
Mr. FREEMAN moved that they be approved.

Mr. SHAW movedas au amendment, " That the Improve-
ment Rate Bill be referred back to the Works and General
Purposes Committee to consider wbether, on account of the
increased and increasing value of property in the metropo-
lis (which will enable the Board of Works to pay off the
sum raised on the main-drainage rate in considerably less
time than 40 years, the time limited by the act of the 21st
and 22d Vic., cap 104), some better plan may not be sug-
gested whereby the improvements contemplated by the
Board cannot, with the aid of the coal and wino duties, bo
effected at a rate not exceeding ld. in the pound, calculat-
ing that the coal and wine duties realise at the present
time £195,677, and that Id. rate will give at least an addi-
tional £63,000 per annum; and considering that the coal
and wine duties, and the metropolitan main drainage rata
have increased (since the acts enabling the Board to bor-:
row upon their security) upwards of .£83,000 per annum•
The original motion, on a division, was carried by a ma-
jority of 13, the numbers being—for the amendment 9,
against it 22.
Mr. LAMMIN then moved a further amendment, to the
effect that the drafts be submitted without any reference to
the improvement rate.

Mr. NICROLAY seconded the amendment.
After a few words from Mr. COLLINSON in opposition to
the amendment, it was withdrawn.

MANSION-HOUSE STREET.
Upon the motion that Mr. Tito M.P., do take the chair
during the temporary absence of Sir John Thwaites, he
(the chairman) said he would just say, before he left 00
chair, that the board would remember that he had reported
certain engagements which had been entered into, and th°
number of houses which had been dealt with, and those)
that still remain under negotiation. Because there had boob
some misapprehension in the public mind that the Board
were doing nothing, he would state that the new street to
the Mansion House from Cannon-street would be opened
up at once.
Mr. TITE, M.P., then took the chair, and after the usualformal business had been transacted, the Board adjournou•

OXFORD UNIVERSITY AQUATIC 3.

THE FOUR-OAR OPEN RACES FOR THE SILVER'

CUP.
This, the greatest event for four years in connection with
the University of Oxford, was rowed on Wednesday, T hurS"
day, and Friday, the ith, Bth, and 9th inst., the prize being
a handsome and valuable large silver cup and silver medals'
On the present occasion there wee three entries only--
viz., Exeter, Wadham and Worcester, and University, the
holders of the cup.
.The first heat was between Exeter and
Worcester. The race was a time one, the latter having the
first station. Exeter, although 80 yards behind at starting'
could easily have passed Worcester, but to have the ar
pearanco of something like a race they took it very easy,
and won by 15 seconds. The respective crews were
Exeter, W. T. Pownall (bow), Wills, G. IL Morrell, G. 1-1'
Swinney (stroke), E. G. Wylde (coxswain). Worcester--
C. B. Lowe (bow), E. Banks, E. Carter, J. Fish (stroke)/
and S. Swinbourn (coxswain).
Second Heat.—Exeter and Wadham—The former
first position. Wadham at the Gut had lessened their
distance behind, but were somewhat retarded by one of the
crew catching a crab. This allowed Exeter time to recover
their lost ground, and rather more, but Wadham rowed e°
pluckily and with such determination that when aid
reached the Cherwell the race was about even. From ths
point to the winning post the struggle was a desperate one:
and Wadham had the pleasure of hearing their pistol fire('
first, probably a second before they heard the Exeter re-
port. Exeter were greatly the favourities. Every one wee
surprised at the result, and probably none more so
th
the winning crew.
The Final Heat was between Wadham and Universitit
the holders of the cup. From the fine style of Wadhani
on Thursday, whereby they defeated Exeter, their friendse
were sanguine that they would have the satisfaction et
defeating their opponents yesterday ; but the result prove"
the groat superiority of the University crow, who'
though being 80 yards in the roar, could Lave passed then'
with ease. Wadham had not the slightest chance---tbr.
winner's pistol-shot was heard 15 seconds before the
University has now won the cup and medals three YearS
succession.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.—The merabell
of the medical profession who have been educateu
at the University College had their annual dinner 14
evening at Willis's Rooms. Dr. Jenuer, physician to
th°
Queen, formerly a student, and now a professor of tli°
college, presided, and there were present Dr. Mouatt, 031
Deldo,
Professor Sharpoy, Professor Jankey, Professor '
Dr. Hare, Dr. William Wood, Mr. John -Marshal, F.1°,11
Dr. Sieveking, Mr. Howel Morgan, Mr. Henry Tl""'s°-
Dr. Hillier, Mr. Cadge, Dr. Tapson, Mr. Carr, Mr. fit'
Adams, and about 120 other gentlemen, many of
toast
The to9-2''
had come from distant parts of the country. „kits 13
the evening, " Prosperity to University College,
ceived with the greatest acclamation.
entitled
The firstd °
number of a new weekly paper'
The National Workman, a weekly newspaper dev°teoet.
the interests of working men, appeared iu 1,/aw jo.
13. Its aims are good—the elevation of the working
milllt is estimated that it will take eight hundred
ion feet of lumber to rebuild the burnt distroiett,;'o
Portland, or about the entire product of Maine fr
years.;