NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2237, 3 June 1881, Page 3

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

THE TNIVEBSITY BOAT-RACE. The annual oontest between Oxford ond 1 Cambridge was rowed on the Thomes, from Putney to Mortlake, on April Bth in twentytwo minutes. Oxford won the toss for place, • . and by rowing a long, steady stroke, kept the lead all the way. The Oxford stoerer seemed to have a great fancy for the Middlesex side, and kept in rather too close, but in the end no reaped a visible advantage. At Hammersmith bridge they were getting were ahead, and the ' struggle to the SoeiDworks was one seldom witnessed, and here Oxford led by three-parts of a length. Keeping hard at his work, and being well backed up by a crow that displayed fine form, the stroke of the Cambridge boat rowed with deiporate energy, but lacked the strength of the others, who led at tho Doves by a few feet over a length ; time, 9min. 555e0., Oxford rowing at 35, and Cambridge 36. This tho latter increased to 37 again in the next furlong, and at the upper end of Chiswick Mall Oxford had to come back a bit, as much owing really to faulty and ragged rowing as to the determined efforts of the others. So they raced along the Eyot, Oxford slowly but surely increasing the lead, rowing one minute very well and the next very badly. Chiswick Church was at length breasted, and both seemed to have had enough of it, Oxford's time being 13oiin. 17sec, the other five seconds later. Here the Dark Blues led by half a dear length, and had got into the best water at Thorneyoroft's Torpedo Yard, and entered the Horse Beach a length "clear." Brooksbank hero got up to 37 again, but they were weak, and the others, although rough, very strong. Cambridge steered badly at the top of the Reservoirs, and Oxford added another half length, and both had to make a detour towards the Hurrev shore to avoid the craft, which was very badly iroored. Oxfard now became more regular, and going away fast, stroke by stroke, passed under Barnes Bridge leading by a couple of lengths and a half in 18min. 7seo., the others 8;oes. astern. From here to the end it was a succession of desperate spurts on the part of the Cantabs j and West, easing his men slightly towards tho end, allowed tho Cantabs to oome up slightly, so that Oxford passed the winning-post three clear lengths ahead in 21min. 52seo. against 21min. 58£*eo., as taken by a chronometer by Dent. The Oxford men by their viotory are three races to the good. TRICKETT v KIRBY. On April 19th a scullers' race for £2OO was rowed on Southampton water between Edward Trickett, of Sydney, and W. Kirby, of Southampton, in 18ft coast racing boats, and after a splendid struggle for three parts of the oourse, ended in the success of the Australian. The distance was four miles in the flood tide, from off Cadland Beacon, below Netloy Hospital, to the Royal Pier at Southampton. Upon starting Kirby at once shot in front, and almost immediately headed his boat towards the north shore for shelter, steering in a direction diagonal to his true course. Trickett, on tho contrary, seemed completely at sea in the rough water, and, instead of rowing as ho would have done in smooth water, began to roll about in tho trough of the waves in imminent risk of a capsize. In the first half-mile Kirby led by fully six lengths, and looked as if going to row right away from his opponent. By the time Netley Hospital was reached Trickett i had begun to hold his own, although it was ' only by fits and starts that he could get half-a-dozon strokes thoroughly rowed through. Thus the race, if it may be so called, continned until a couple of miles had been rowed, when it beoame clear that Trickett, who all the time had been astern at a distance varying from half-a-dozen lengths to a length and a half, was going as well as Eirby, although incommoded by his long sculls in the surf; but ho was unable to get quite level with him, and i plodded on a length in the rear. He next caught a bad crab in a sea, and was all but overboard, but managed by a great effort to save himself from falling out of his boat. When he had recovered his balance ho again set to work to row, being fully thres lengths in the rear. By dint of sticking to hia task with great resolution and commendable perseverance, he once more began to overhaul Kirby as the middle of the third mile was reached, and drew up level with him off tho lower end of the village of Woolston. Another crab, as a more severe squall than usual here assailed him, nearly ejeoted him from his boat for the second time, so that it really seemed as if ho was hopelessly struggling to perform an impossible task. Once more righting him self, he set to work and drew level with his opponent off the entrance to the river Itohen, some three miles having been completed, whereupon the excitement of the match, whioh had been waning, broke out afresh. It now became apparent to experts that the local sculler was in distress even before he forfeited bis lead, and as Trickett slowly rowed him down and then drew in front of him, whereby he was enabled to get a good view of Kirby, for the first time during the race, it was clear the south-countryman was to lose. The novel sight of his adversary astern of him seemed to infuse new life into Triokett, and, lengthening out, be exhibited the best piece of rowing he had done during the whole race, the more so as by a bend in the shore the wind became a trifle loss violent and the water smoother. By the time he had reached the Town Quay, Triokett led by some six or seven lengths,and, continuing to inoreose his advantage to the flagboat off the Royal Pier, he won a most gallantly-contested race by a hundred yards or more, easing up towards the finish, as he could not discern the winning post in the crowd of boats by which he was surrounded. The time of the match, which was expected to occupy about twenty-five minutes under ordinary circumstances, was no less than 42min. 52sec , so that, despite the favorable tide, some idea may be formed of the conditions of wind and weather. THE IRISH LAND BILL. The Irish Land Bill, introduced into tbe House of Commons on April 7th by Mr Gladstone, is the most prominent topic of disoussion among home affairs. The measure is divided into seven parts and contains fifty clauses. It occupies tyenty-aeven pages, and bears the names of Mr Gladstone), Mr Forster, Mr Bright, and the Attornoy-G-anoral and bolicitor-General for Ireland. An official analysis which has been published divides the subject-matter into ten parts. The first refers to the " cla«sific ition of tenants present and future." Then come the following provisions :

2. Appointment of a Land Commission.— A land commission, with extensive powers (to bo desoribed hereafter), is appointed, consisting of three persons, ono of them a judge. The " Court" mentioned hereafter means the Civil Bill Court, with the help of a valuer if required by the Court, and with appeal to the land commission. 3. Position of present tenants. —The advantages which a present tenant gets by this Bill are—(a) Free Sale—Free sale, subject to a reasonable veto on iho pnrohaser and to a right of pre-emption by the landlord. Tho Court is to decide as to the reasonableness of an objection, and as to the prioe at whiohtho landlord may exercise his right of pre-emption, if appealed to. The purchaser of a tenancy is placed at once in the same position as to rent, and has the same rights (to bo desoribed hereinafter), in case of an increase being demanded, as the outgoing tenant, (b) Fair rent. —Right of applying to the Court to declare a "fair rent," which is defined to be such as a solvent tenant would undertake to pay one year with another; tho Court, in declaring it, to have regard to the value of his interest in his holding, whether arising from his tenant-right, or from his claim for compensation for disturbance and improvements. When rent has been so declared, the tenant \ has a right to hold at that rent for fifteen years, and during that time cannot be evicted or compelled to sell, except for non-payment of rent, waste, sub-letting, sub-division, or refusal of reasonable rights to landlord. In other words, he gets a quasi-lease for fifteen years, (c) Increase of rent to give quasi-lease of fifteen years or enhance selling value—lf he has not exercised this right of applying to the oourt, and the landlord announces an increase of rent the tenant may (1.) Apply, after he has received notice of the increase, to the court to declare a judicial rent, and thereby give him a quasi-lease of fifteen years. (2.) Agree to the increase, in which case he at once, ipso facto, has a quasi-lease of fifteen years as above j but in this case the Court may, for certain specified causes, order, within the fifteen years, a sale to the landlord. (3.) Refuse it; in whioh case he may sell his tonancy and go, receiving, beside the price, ten times the sum by which the Court may deem the rent demanded to be in excess of a fair rent, or the amount by which the value of his tenanoy was diminished by the increase,'

whichever sum is the greater; or, if he does not jell, may claim compensation for disturbance (as below), (d) Obstacles to eviction. —Jft at a time when he has not, for either ot the above reasons, got a quasi-leaae, tho landlord gives him notico to quit, he may—(l.) . Apply to the Court for a declaration of judicial rent (which, if granted, gives him a quasi-leaee of fifteen years), and, until suoh rent is declared, the Court may stay proceedings ; (2). Claim compensation, as under the Act of 1870, but on an enlarged scale, turbance, and for improvements cffeoted by himself or by his predecessors in title; or, (3). May sell his tenancy in the open market. Provision is madethat proceedings for ejectment begun before, but notcompletod at, the passing of the Bill, shall not deprive the tenant ot his rights under the Bill. 4. Position of Future Tenants—4. Future tenants will not have the power of applying to the court for a declaration of fair rent, with the consequent quasi-lease. With this exception, they will have the same advantages as present tenants. . 5. Power of Landlord as to " Judicul Ront." —When the tenant applies to the Court to have the rent of any present tenancy declared, then, if it is declared to be higher than;tho existing rent, the landlord may either claim it at once, or wait until the tenant sells, and then claim compensation out of the purchoao money. 6. Large equitable powers of tho Cour... The Court may, if it thinks that the conduct of the landlord or tenant has been unreasonable, refuse any application (for declaration ot fair rent or otherwise) made under this Bill, or may impose conditions, and may make such order as to costs as may seem just. 7. Agreements Excluding Bill, viz:— 7, Agreements exoluding the provisions of this Bill:—(a) Judioial Lease. Landlord and tenant may agreo upon a lease (not loss than thirty-one years) on terms to bo approved by the Court. This will exclude the provisions of the Bill as loner as it lasts ; at its expiration the tenant will be a " future tenant" at the rent of the lease, (b) Fixed Tenancy Or they may agree upon a " fixed tenancy, at a fee-farm rent, revoluable at intervals of not less than fifteen yearo. Tho other three divisions of the Bill relate to tho powers of the Land Commission to help tenants to buy their holdings by advances up to three quarters of the prioe, and by purchasing estates and reselling to tenants ; give to limited owners the powers of absolute owners, and declare all contracts against the BUI void, except in case of holdings valued above £l6O per annum ; and give powers to Board of Works to make advances for reclaiming waste and to fcVe land commission for purposes of emigration.