The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1873-04-05 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

GENERAL.  The Oxff;td and Cambridge boat race has for the 4th time terminated in favour of the Light Blue. The balance of public favour was from the -first in favour of Cambridge, the betting being 5 to 2at one time. Oxford won the toss, and chose the Middlesex side. At twenty minutes past two Oxford took up their station near the aqueduct, and Cambridge followed a minute or two after, and paddled down to their station on the Surrey aide. Both crews got well away, Cambridge rowing 37 per minute, and Oxford at 39, with plenty of life and dash. Cambridge took the lead in a few seconds and never lost it. The rowing Was perfectly even, the men kept well together, and there was not the least bit of splashing. It was easy to see how hard Oxford was working, but the long, steady swing of Cambridge was taking them further ahead at every stroke. The fine forward reach of the light blue crew and the way they pulled the stroke through the water reminded one of the palmy days of Oxford. Above Hammersmith Bridge the Oxford now seemed to be going up to the leaders hand over band, and in comparatively few strokes Oxford were well overlapping the light blue, who had not more than three quarters of a length at the best of it. But apparently without quickening Cam-. bridge again left them, and at the foot of Chiswick Eyot were leading by a length and a half, and rapidly increasing the advantage. The race was now virtually over, and at Barnes Bridge the light blue were two lengths ahead, and eventually won by three lengths. The time for the whole distance was 19min. 36sec., the fastest on record. Hammersmith Bridge was reached in 7min. 22sec. This extraordinary fast time shows the advantage of the sliding seats used. On Saturday, at Willis's Rooms, the annual dinner of the Institution of the Civil Engineers took place, the Duke of Cambridge presiding. Mr. Lowe responded for the Ministry, and the Earl of Derby proposed the toast of the evening.  The Liver-po-orhorseshoers, to the number-of 200, struck work on Monday for advanco of wages. The majority of workmen employed at the various dockyards are to receive an increase of pay. The strike of 1,300 Lancashire colliers in Bolton and Farnworth district has terminated by Mr. Dickinson's intervention, he having pointed out to the deputation which waited upon him, that the new rules throwing, as the men think, new legal responsibility on them, framed by the masters, require the sanction of the Secretary of State before coming into operation.  The Oxford and 'Oambriage athletic sports were held on Monday afternoon. Out of nine events Oxford won six and Cambridge three.  Three Lowestoft fishermen have been drowned, While going from Lowestoft to Harwich, by the Upsetting of a small shrimp boa. At their meeting on Thursday the Bank directors Made no alteration in the official rate of discount.  The soldier Bingham, who accused himself of the Eltham murder, was on Thursday committed for trial by the Exeter magistrates on a charge of itealina a cash-box containing £3O and a £lOO deposit note.  Perry, a clerk in the employ of the London and North-Western Railway Company, at Leamington, has absconded, after ransacking the office safe. He had been in the company's service some time, and had just been promoted. Harriet Morris, the Ruthin murderess, has been respit ed. Respecting the terrible wreck of the Atlantic, most harrowing details are given by those who have survived the disaster and arrived at Halifax. A telegram dated Halifax, Thursday afternoon, says, 'The latest accounts of the loss sustained by the wreck of the Atlantic state that 560 persons were lost, including 350 women ;and children. 415 persons were saved, 60 of whom belonged to the crew. No woman was saved. Mr. Frith, the first officer, is rescued, but the second officer was lost. The captain acknowledges that the steamer had overrun her reckoning. The Englishman who was wounded in the Church of 'Jesus at Rome a short time ago has placed a narrative of the affair in the hands of Sir A. Paget, the British Minister.