The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-09-25

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enthusiasm when the Governor General arrived
The weather throughout England continues faI
and favorable for gathering the crops.
1t is rumored to-day thai one OF the hrst queS
tions which will be brought up at the next session
of Parliament will be the consideration OF the uh
conditional release Of the FenianS. with no excep
ton. 1t is said in the face OF the French amnesty
Government is not disposed tn offer any strong
opposition If the subject Is properly auu HI
tuentially supported.
General Caoda has been appointed Lieutenant
Governor of Cuba
LoypoS. Aug. 3I.-The London Rowing Clint
gave Il banque; to the Harvards last evening
The party numbered about one hundred. The
princinal toast was by Dickens. who compliinenteu
both the Oxfords and Harvards. Slmsons re-
sponded for the Harvards and Willis for the OK
fards.
PAITs. Sept. 1.-The Emperor to DAY pFesiueu III
the Council OF Ministry.
In the Senate to-day Prince Napoleon made .
speech on the SeRdtUs CoRSedtnha- lie declared
his devotion to the Emperor and Prince impeflai,
and gave his complete adherence To the proposed
/ reforms which he hoped were but the beginning OF
fresh reforms, and denounced as irraconcllaole
those who opposed the loyal application OF these
reforms.
Paris is full of rumcrs to-day regarding the
health of the Emperor. 4 perfect panic prevails
on the Bourse in consequence. while these riInors.
which are merely the work OF stockjobbers are
being circulated, there Is no onupt the state OF Inc
health of the Emperor is really such as to create
anxiety on the part of the public. lie suffers from
Il disease of the bladder. Different political par
ties in and outof the Legislature are bGsliy specu-
lating as to the Issue of this physical Affection, ana
the Imperial family is also alarmed. 1t is SAID the
Empress Eugene will hasten back from Corsica
Immediately, in consequence of recent news OF
such Importance from home, and the trip Will oe
abandoned. Prince Napoleon Bonaparte intends.
it is said, to make a democratic speech in the SEN
ate some day during the ensuing week. but his
-sanIc ora nnnncAl IN ~ 1Aliunru frrSf
They allege that il the present empire should fall,
his pretended democracy will not save his position
in the eyes of the French people. The Empress
condemns his conduct rs unwise and ungrateful-
PARIS. Sept. 3.-In the Senate, yesterday. Prince
Napoleon made another speech, wherein he gave
utterance to very liberal views. calling for addi-
tional reforms, including a more complete re-
sponsibility of the Ministry. The Minister Of the
Interior. in reply. protested against the idea pre-
scented by the Prince, adding significantly that
those ideas would never govern the Council as
long as the present Ministry should retain the con-
fdence of the Emperor
LONDON, Sept. 3. - Public opinion continues
skeptical in respect to NapoleOn's health. The i'm
preston prevails that his real condition is con-
cealed; this is not likely to be weakened till the
Emperor himself is seen driving into Paris.
The Great Boat Race-The Oxfords Win.
New YORK. Ang. 27.-A private dispatch from
London says 1t is glorious weather. and a light
breeze. Loring is suffering from a boil, another
of the Harvards has diarrhea slightly. There IS
great excitement, and q large crowd on tue river.
Betting on the race is heavy on Wall street
to-day.
The forenoon papers publish comments on the
boat race. The telegraph e~ulogizes Elliott's boat.
1t was light, fast and graceful. We do not expect
that the Haryards can win the race. but changes
made by them bring the crews more on a level.
We think it will be Il capital race, Int the OXfords
will defeat their gallant adversaries without diff
fculty. If otherwise, the Hary1rds must have an
ovation, to show that we are not ashamed Of our
excellent cousins.
The Star thinks the Americans are individually
more powerful than the OXfords, but it is thought
their training is not according to the English notion
of strictness.
The Netcs says Above all things we are aux-
ious that the contest shall be sharp from first to
last that victory on either side shall be so hard to
win as to cover winners and losers alike with glory
and to PREJUDICE the issue would be impertinent in
the last degree" The writer takes occasion to
acknowledge to the full extent the disadvantages
of the Harvards. who contend against the river and
everything unfamiliar. The Oxfords on the
Charles river would labor under similar disadvan-
tages.
The Oxfords won the race by three lengths OF
six seconds. The Harvard crew won the toss, and
chose the Middlesex side. the outside of the semi
circle. Both boats started at five O'Clock, fourteen
minutes and six and a half seconds. The Oxfords
arrived at the ship 6rst-at five O'Clock, ~thirty-six
minutes and fQrty-seven seconds. Time of race,
twenty-five minutes forty and a half seconds. The
weather was fine and hot. with some W ind, bat the
water was i'll good condition. Before the race the
excitement was intense. The river banks had
been lined with spectators since morning. The
cars were almost unable TO carry the crowds wait
ing at the depot.
The excitement to-day over the great interna-
tional boat race has been intense. The banks of
the Thames have been lined with spectators since
an early hour. The city has been almost deserted,
and business was quite neglected. Vehicles of all
descriptions. bearing the Harvard or Oxford
colors, and heavily laden with people, crowded all
the roads leading to the course. During the entire
day. the roads in the vicinity of Putney, Hammer
smith, Cheswick, Barnes, Mortlake, ETC.. were
thronged with pedestrians. The railway compa-
MES found themselves almost unable to provide
cars sufficient to carry the vast numbers waiting at
the depots. 1t is no exaggeration to state that
probably n million of people witness the race.
The Harvard crew on the toss for position. chose
the Middlesex side. outside the semi-circle. Both
boats started at 5h. lam. Cisco. The tide at the
start was sluggish. and a slight southwest breeze
prevailed, with smooth water. The Harvards were
first to catch the water. and took the lead. gaining
rapidly upon their opponents. and making forty
five strokes per minute against the Oxford's forty.
At Bishops creek three furlongs from the start.
the Harvards led n half a length. Gaining head
way. they increased their lead as they passed the
Willows. Their pace was subsequently slackened
and the Oxfords pulled up. but the Harvards were
still three quarters of a length ahead at Craven
Point, three fourths of q mile from the start. The
Oxfords now went on with a steady drag but the
Americans rapidly increased their lead. At Crab
Tree. the mile post from the a%queduct. they were a |
couple of lengths ahead. Beyond here the Har-
wards we're taken wide, and the Oxfords quickened
speed and reduced the gap at Soapwork. a mile
and a half from the start. to a half length. The
now pulled up with a magnificent burst
to Hammersmith Bridge, a mile and three-quarters; |
but in shooting the bridge they lost distance. They |
gained opposite the middle of the Mali. The Ok
fords spurted and came up gradually to the Har-
wards but. when opposite Dawes. the boats were
found to be too close together. and the Harvards
gave way. At Cheswick, two and a half miles, the
boats were level. After proceeding fifty yards fur
Their, the Oxfords began to gain. though temporary
" the Harvards again got even with them. The
Oxfords gained rapidly at Cheswick, where it
was clear that their pace apparently told on the
who were rather wild on this part of the
race. From this point, the Oxfords rapidly drew
ahead in a few strokes and obtained a lead of two
The Harvards. rowing pluckingly, held
them there for half a mile, when they fell astern.
The Oxfords, at thirry-eight strokes a minute, shot
Barnes bridge. 81 miles, three lengths ahead.
Along Barnes Reach the Harvards refreshed their
stroke oar, Loring with river water, thereby re-
tardinn tho hat The Aunaricans tried a cnrrt l