, 1869-09-01
Speech of Charles Dickens on
the Occasion.
The Story Of the Sabine Conspira-
cy authorItatIvcly Denied. IL
The Austro-Prussian Quarrel in
4 Fair Way for Settlement.
Conflicting. Reports Concerning Napo-
Icons Icaltl.
Don Carlos on His Why TO
EnE11ud.

TIE HARFAhue lr5lN!AS1H'
1usuuS. AuRu8: 81.
a fand lttc WAS gren at The Crystal Palace
las, cyrE.ug Ia horor Of the liarrarll and Oxford
ioat cse~A By The LONDON Rowing Club. Ms.
LAYTON. President Of the club occupied tho chair.
All the members ni the l1ar,ari crcw wcFc pres
en-; except Lor:nE- But Wu!au alone represented
The oxford. There we're also present le0 invited
guests, including Charles D1ckcuR, Thomas
Hughes, Edmund Ystes, Captain An.
detson md many other notahlea
Messrs Motley and Moran were Invited, hut we're
unah!e to attend. The ronms were tastc:ully
decorated with American and l5ritlsh na-A, as
well as those Of the Inherent ctund- Alfcs dinner,
t0asn Il ere EtCen to the Queen Of England and
President uf the Cnited States. which we're drank
with cnthua!astc and prolonged chcera. Charles
Dcfe1s Was seceised with repeated rounds OF
aprla1se. It WAs soue m!Eutes before be could
speak. He p'ayfnl1y alluded TO tho fact Of the
Cha.rtnan's deputlns him to propose the toas: Of
the evening, 1.-THE Oxford and Harvard
crewA" tCheerRl IIe aaid 4 remarkable
and affecting volume WIS Published at tho time OF
his laht visit to America. That volume contained
Biographies Of ninefy-1ve ofthe Harvard Students
who at one time or another bore arms in the ser
's1cc oi their country. Nothing was more IT,
markanie In these descendants Of cur fogefalhets
than the !nyincitle determination with which
they fought aeatIEt odds in tho late WEI, and the
dauEt:css spirit with which they Sustained defeat.
Who would say after the contest Of Friday that
Harvard wB leks true to herselt
in peace than In war. Who could
fall 10 recognize in the ftoatscrew the leaycn Of
her soldiers and no. feel that she has now
greater right than ever 10 he proud Of her Sons,
and take them 10 her boom whcn thcy return,
with acclamasian? The Duke Of Wellington said
:hc1c vas only one thing HorEe than great vic
eory-a great defeaL Tut there WAS another
EcnHe In the use Of the term "Ereat defeat
Such WAS the defest OF the handful ct daring fel-
lowE Who u,al!c dash af thousands o! miles IN
order to meet con,incrors IN ther own tionaa-
tchcersl-a defeat such rs that which Harvard
had sustained. .thecrh+. lie regretted iac absence
OF tie Oxford men. lie woatd not Eay much OF
them, good or tst- II anything was to tc satd TO
their tiiaTaEaEcmeni II was tlat they won often.
Ie thought they corId 7tss,i to lose in the event
OF another contest He was Rnre he exprcsscd Ills
own feelings, the feelings Of uxfor, aad tae feel
inrs Of Eaelishtncn, when lie atle the iIarsnrls
cordial welcome and wished 'hrm God speed In
their home journey. The stctoTy might hc the
Ilarvards next tltuC. Mc4nw:si5e lie assured them
of san enthusiastic welcome Ut hotlc which would
IND MI echo tn cFrt rhrnrt O! England. lie cou-
c1udeh amid great applause, coupling the toast
With the s.alncs uI Simmons aal Wtl!a,,.
bfE Simmons rpfled briefly. He expressed lila
wDrlncst thanks for thc coraliiy mn, hospitality
extended The Harvard crew. While recognizing
crew, II ihcr came nrain, would find in that
defeat their sNrrcas. They hNtI tHc1 t,cnti1fct1
tly tifr experiences. Locking IN t.1r cres hy which
ihry were defeated, he ha1 10 1ca7ou to he
ashamed.
Mt. William. on Tho part u lhe '1frs. regretted
thu unavoidable ahsenrr of thr remainder Ut t'lr
CrcF. viii respect to th' Farr, rs an oil IlanI,
lc Kal1 II Ind mt ttcn "uH casIiy. 1t WIS The
trht RATE he cyt fowrd.
7I1nIrns lfHChrH ttI-n fnEstrl thr 1nr1bn tluh
11r TrttET11 In II. hwn raEFrenrn mil tho EIn-
sics nj English uHlyrrEitlr.. lir n.scrict that
Jlnrsnrd lntcrsity. III rrtr'lrIuu .tn'urs lku*~ri
l"~rt,. .ieln lotiItnp M"ttet. Itllr Wui1 f:n-
ttsen Ahh 1r"is .tsaAslI iIml rtH+bn 10 pride
iItrlt, Future .rn,ta'lo:IH wuud regard saan tt
The liar. urls With the srhrrMfluH EI,eu to thu
liathtsrn- ntr1 nt,trn III past grnrra1nns
MI. IlihsforII !,rntahrd thr tna.l ",uE %iattorx"
lie Regretted Tint thr llassAr,tn hai nut use,t
tuu.l. y" crt:r ct1l! attain perfection without
rOHrl. liz urged them III usc Gllt IN fhtlF
future trainipE.
After toast 10 thr tbrsiuu t'Ir., Mr.. 1t,cc pro-
fnrrl IL ie lhr, ards nnty IL Cite rhcera TIL nc-
cauu, OF courtesy aid ktnhnras shawn by the
club. IhrJ rrEr Etrrn ntu'l great arplause. Al
tAr ra'icun1on thrrr "a4 gtausi display Of nfu-
NnEls III honur Il! The .reaslun.
1HE HARVARD Boir l.EArx rnh HONE TODAY.
LONDON, August u.
hcssrz. Lorlnr, Fay anil l3laAic of the lIur,nr.i
r.
hht, rrturn 10 Nrw York On The steamer City Of
Antwerp, whic! hAfa io-u1orEow.
The wEA71lkE AND 1llE CRor3.
LONDON, AuEult 81.
Tic tT1tiiancy and power Of The sun the past
week has sccn highly favorable to the crops IN the
lIrtlsn Ie;es, a1u larIc harvest is now certain.
Nowhere In Europe has there lecu such failing
or III tho price OF CEREALS Us IN England, Aud
less greater encouragement Is given, It wt!l be
found that the foreign 1urorts NIL lr Oh much
smaller scalt after lhe sul=icnce o the elects Of
the late fisc.
TIE STANDARD ON TIE LATE boat RACE
LnSpaS, August II.
The Standard has the lolIow1n: criticism on tho
luie Dpat race: "1Ae rowing os The uaEvAsds HEa
rather tn1udtctnu.. IL was too fast 10 last. The
want Of good rstpycr, !ctt tEeu. tucked up over
Their ours Ut tic eNa Of the htroke. They reached
out well and rpErrl with btfn!sht backs aGh ar1nS
hut there VAS III work III their stroke Though
.he Uxontaus were heavier II docs not follow that
weight brought them III atst. II WAS rather ther
STYLE. In the lore run s:.i. Il snrc to win when
strength Is equal