Mr. C. F. Barkley, a barrister, and formerly a candidate
for York, was recently expelled from the mess of the York circuit. Mr. Barkley has published a long letter in the newspapers, explaining that he was expelled because he insisted on leaving the mess-room, upon urgent business, before the rest of the company. According to Mr. Barkley's account, the conduct of the bar on this occasion was most discreditable.
A rowing-match, between gentlemen of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, " came off" on Wednesday, in great style. The num- ber of spectators who lined the sides of the Thames and covered the bridges from Westminster to Putney—the distance agreed on for the match—was very numerous, though the wind blew coldly from the North-east. The Cambridge gentlemen were victorious ; showing their superiority both in vigour and rapidity of stroke. The distance was performed in thirty-one minutes. There were eight rowers in each boat.
The question of National Church Establishments is, we see by an announcement in our advertising columns, to form the subject of a course of lectures at Freemason's Hall, by Dr. Ralph Wardlaw, of Glas- gow. The course is to consist of eight lectures, and they will be com- menced on the 9th of April instant. The statements of the Reverend Dr. Chalmers in support of Church Establishments will be examined by Dr. Wardlaw.—Morning Chronicle.
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