The Sun. — London, England, 1862-06-19 00:00:00

.., _ 9k, 6 / ' -: -; '-'-- •-- --- , .., , -• • - : _ t - 1 : , . - z .• • . e • li, , S. WOODIN'S CABINET of CURIO- , ~,,..., 4 A, • SITIES—NewIy Polished and Re-lined—POLY- _ 0.,, , ,,,.&, ~, lrit i a, ~.., .. L :1!):11,,11:6.it.44:1't : 71:: Ix .iiiiii..... 4 , ..... , :„.,..... \ ilw, 40. .... h! ,7 ‘14,• . 2 , 1H ,D ET - We s'' t'i.4*lN GR A PHIC HALL, King; William-street, Charing-cross, ,;' TO-NIGHT, and every Evening - , at eight (except Saturday), ,-• ~,-.' , ,)4 \,. 1 . iwith new characters, music, songs, and dances. The scenic ' \ •''.. 1 , ~ , , , 7 o 1 -4 / Z-. 7 ) ' ~,,., 1 ") . ..,..., --., .....46. ..., i ....- 46 1 ,1,...„er Ilustrations and effects, entirely new, painted by and under , VA , - -,.. ..1 ; I ~- ''' , , - ' . i"' - - --.?' '''- e ~ ,, 'S , ''' le -f - o,lf - A , :.' -.to - 7k '? ' l '.._. - -., ....ii.-.„,,,, -;;Nc. .. -I the direction of Mr. William Callcott. Morning*Performance, %:it" . ~ 1 % - r. - .0. -- wr i , ..,:"-: '- ''.... "`--._. : 3, 1•'/, / „ziort. a, .!.,, \ inE - ~..m-, Isl,t ( t , 1 ,; ..,:e.,-- , - , ROIT. * ' ce- 4 li - , •-,:: ' 3. Stalls, 3s. ;area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, --- 1-,, ,, ___ Saturday, May 31, at . . is. Box-office open from eleven to five. Mr. Woodin as Mr. Sothern, of the Haymarket, in his celebrated character of "Lord Dundreary," Morning and Evening. THE SUN, LONDON, THURbDAY EVENING, JUNE 19, 1862. PRICE. .... -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. N°. 21,832. A TL(GYLL ROOMS. Great Windmill -street, Haymarket.—GßAND CASINO FRANCAISE.— lapen every Evening for Promenade and Dancing, with the celebrated Band of 50 performers. Conductor and Principal Cornet-a-Piston, M. BOULCOURT.—The new Imperial Qua drille, Cotillion, and L. Mosca's Peep o'DayValse will be played nightly. PUBLICATIONS. followed on the further side by The Orphan, Gentil homme, and Peignoir, to the centre of the stand, where The Orphan caught her, and in a few strides obtained a slight advantage, which she retained to the end, and won, after a slashing race, by a head; a bad third, Peignoir beaten off. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. graphic communication by the Euphrates and Persian Gulf. . - that quarter of the t ow n. The incessant endeavours of the brigade, ass i sted b y t h e exe rtions of the sol diery, have been, of however, e d successfulaonn .where lo ry erl eu believe in s preserving l et betel ei the greater portionno material entirely damage n h s a u s m be d e , then togethe r w i t h t h e official Bank, the two Ministerial buildin gs, s ome o f th e ir wings being ' papers stowed aw a y in their recesses, As all busi ness in the empire is conducted throu g h t he Minis try of the Interior, th e loss in this respect !one seriously affecting thefortune of thousands in every part of the State, their cases having to be laid again before the central cffiee previous to Eny decision being passed. Heaven knows how many wretched culprits will have to stay in prison ; how many orphans will be bereft of their rights; how many complaints overlooked, wrongs unredressed, and hearts failing in default of justice V' Now ready, in 2 vols. with Portraits, 215., THIRTY YEARS' MUSICAL RECOLLECTIONS. By HENRY F. CIIORLEY. "Every page of these volumes offers pleasant reminis cences. No one singer of merit, or pretension to it, no dis tinguished composer of the period, is without his or her portrait. Whether as a conscientious history, a graceful series of portraits, or an anecdotical record, the author must be congratulated on the work he has accomPlished."— Athermum. WEST CHESHIRE. A meeting of this company was held at Man chester yesterday to consider a bill now before Parliament. A new Conversation Salon has been added to the above Establishment for Readlnz, Coffee, and Refreshments. — Admission Is.—Manager, M. Grenet. The Royal Hunt Cup, a piece of plate value 200 sous, by subscriptions of 10 sous each, with 100 added, for all ages (2-yr-olds excepted). Winners extra. New wile. Mr. H. LONG presided, andmoved a formal reso lution approving a bill for authorising the West Cheshire Railway Company to make and maintain lines of railway and other works, and raise further moneys. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND-162. GREAT AGRICULTURAL SHOW of HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP, PIGS, and MACHINERY, in I3AT TERSEA PARK, LONDON, JUNE 23, to JULY 2. Burst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Major BLAKISTON seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted, and the proceedings erminat ed. GRAND TRUNK AND GREAT WESTERN OF CANADA. TERMS OF ADMISSION. MONDAY, June 23 .. Machinery Yards ..Half-a-Crown .. TUESDAY, „ 24.. )1 /2 WEDNESDAY, „ 25.. •• •• WEDNESDAY, „ 25 .. Cattle Yard (day on which the Judges award the prizes) One Sovereign N.B. Persons who pay the Half-a-Crown Admission into the Machinery Yard can paes into the Cattle Yard on Paying the additional 17s. 6(1. THURSDAY, June 26, ENTIRE SHOW ] Five Shillings ms (Live Stock, Machinery, &c.) FRIDAY, June 27 .. •• . • Half-a-Crown • . *SATURDAY „ 28.. •• - MONDAY, •" 30 .. •• .. One Ailling TUESDAY, July 1.. . ~ • • ,1 WEDNESDAY „ 2.. .. Members Free. Open each day from 8 in the morning till 8 in the evening, except last day, when the Yard will be closed at 6 o'clock. On THURSDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY, June 26, 27, and 28, there will be a PUBLIC EXHIBITION of STEAM CULTIVATORS at 1% ORK, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., vicar Farningham Station, in Kent, a distance of 24 miles from the Victoria Terminus of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. .... _ . _ _.. .. By order of the Council, HALL DARE, Secretary. HAMILTON.—On the 17th inst., at Gothic Villas, Finchley road, St. John's-wood, John Hamilton, Esq., aged 59. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. NOTICE.-MIDSUMMER RENEWALS. Losses by fire occurring during the fifteen days of grace are made good to the assured. The business of the Company exceeds £68,000,000. The duty paid to Government for the year 1860 was 181,332 Os. 9d., and the atuouut insuring on farming stock £9,988,368. A bonus of three-fifths of the profi's periodically made to parties insuring, who have thus from time to time received sums amounting in the aggregate to £400,000. The rates of premium are In no case higher than those charged by the other principal offices making no returns to their insurers. For pro.pectuses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey street, Norwich, and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black friars, E.C. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard- street,'London, E.C. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital, Two Millions.—Paid up, One Million. DIRECTORS. HENRY VIGNE, Esq., Chairman. Sir MINTO T. FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P., Deputy Chairman. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., - John G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. Henry Bonham Carter, Esq. John Labouchere, Esq. Charles Wm. Curtis, Esq. John Martin, Esq. Charles F. Devas, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq. James Goodson, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. Thomson Hankey , Esq., 31. P. Abraham Jno. Robartes, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. J a mes Tulloch, Esq. AUDITORS. Lewis Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. Thos.Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Saml. Brown, Esq., Actuary LIFE DEPA RTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS or AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In surers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial Divisions or a Low Rate of Premium without p a r tici p ation of Profits. Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in • cash value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary Bonuses of £1,058,000. After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life Assurances in force, with existing Bonuses thereon, a mounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Life B ranch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund, Independent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000. L OCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS. — No Extra Premium is required for service therein. INVALID LIVES assured at corresponding Extra Pre miums. LOANSv._I granted on Life Policies to the extent of their ucs, if su c h va l ue be not less than £5O. eived ASSIGNa r hi ecri EN st T er S ed OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of. ROYAL NA TIONAL LI FE-BOAT INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM ____ SHIPWRECK, r ------ (Ineorpr.r.cect oy * Royal Charter). PATIIONESg—Her Moat Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT — Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum berismd,K.G., F.R.S. CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., P.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, during the past two years, the Institution has incurred expenses amounting to £28,650 on various Life-boat Establishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. During the past two years the Life-boats of the National Life -boat Institution have teen instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the following Vessels:— Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose 1 Schoon er Jane Roper, of Ulverstone Brig Palms, of Shields Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow .. Smack John Bul4, of Yarmouth Schooner Catherine, of Newry Barque Niagara, of Shields . A Barge of Teignmouth Brig George and James, of London Brig Zephyr, of Whitby Coble Honour, of Cull-' moat- _ _ _...., .. ~,,ifercoats .. .• •• 3 Schooner Eliza, of North Shields .. .. .. 7 Barque Oberon, of Liverpool .. .. .. 15 Brigantine Nancy, of TeignMouth .. . • .. 9 Smack Wonder, of Teigru i to u th .. .. .. 2 Brig Scotia, of Sunderland • • .. .. .. 6 Sloop Three Brotliers, of Goole • .. • • •• 5 Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge .. . •• 5 Brig Ann,, of Blyth .. - .. • . .. 8 Sloop Pope, of Dublin Sctosner Druid, of Aberystwyth .. •• •• 5 iiarque Vermont, of Halifax, U.S. .. • • •• 16 Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon .. .. 2 Brig Flying Fish, o f Whi t b y • •• •• 5 Smack Elizabeth Ann, o f Lyme Regis .. • • 3 Steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. . • • •• 9 Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester .. • • 6 Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. • • 5 Schooner Rose, of Lynn . • • • .. .. 3 Brig Prodroma, of St oc kt on • • •• •• •• 11 Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough •• •• •• 7 Brigantine F re i a, o f Konigst , erg •. • • • 7 • • 6 Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn • •• • • Brig Gloucester, o f S ou th Shields .. • • • • 7 Brig Lovely Welly, of' Seaham •• •• •• 6 Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. • • •• 5 Schooner Prospect, o f B erw i c k •• •• •• 6 Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives A Fishing-boat of Whitburn .. • • • • 4 Brig Arethusa, of Blyth •• •• •• •• 8 Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoo Flat 'g Cymraes, of Beaumaris .. .. • • .• 2 ...chooner 'William, of Morecambe .. 5 S mack Gipsy, of Newry .. .. 4 Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston ~ .. 4 Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven ~ .. .. 8 Schooner William, of Liverpool .. .. .. 5 Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown - •• •• 3 Brig Providence, of Shields . .. .. .. 8 Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle • • • • • •• 8 Schooner Village Barque Guyana Maid, • • 19 of Fleetwood .. 4 Brig R om ., of Glasgow .. .. • • Brig SP' v."' E" mpress, of Shields .. .. Schc, '' . _piridione, of Galaxkle .• • • • • ~.... goner Voador du Vouga, of Vienna • • •• 8 ,, ••: 1 2 0 .e tench Brig La Jeune Marie Therese • • • • K‘' Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough .. .• : 4 - Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater Ship Danube, of Belfast • • .17 • • • A Schooner Hortensia, of Hanove . ; •• •• • • • • ,;. Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven • • • • ii Brig St. Michel, of Marans . • • • • •• - Spanish Barque Primera de To • rrevieg a (saved ves sel and one of the crew) - • • ' • 1 Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and 13Crew) .. _. . . _. .. . 4 !!g• Anne, of' Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8 Schooner Betsy, of Eeterhead (saved vessel and crew) .. .. . 6 Barque Frederick, of Dublin ••• • •• • • . • 1 •• ... •• Barque Peace, of L ondon • • imager Saucy L ass, of Lowestoft•••• • • • . 2 11 Schooner Fly, of Whitb y (saved vessel and crew of four hands) .. .. .. Smack Adventure, of Harwich.. ..•.• .. Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft .. • • .. 1 ; Barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen . • : Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on tbe Iris • h • 11 coast, saved one man of F Schooner Skylark, ol • k • eston • n : . .. .. 6 Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland • • • • 5 Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth .. .. 6 Schooner Friends, of Lynn • . 5 Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin •••• .... •: 4 5 Brice Content, of Sunderla omack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan .... .... .... ; Galliot Epimachus, of Amsterdam .. .. . e• •' 498 Total . For these and other Life-boat . services e the l Institution eot h has as voted £1,893 as rewards to the crews o also granted vards mountingi to £515 ak -7hlPwreckedpreer by shore-boats and other means, m 10s. for saving 373 " I 'g' a total of 87 s 1 en er'sons saved from a watery the last two years. P grave during T he b • t o w. op , inn er of lives saved 12,2C0 ; fOr N , vl 7,er Means, since its forma , tion is wards of and by the Life-boats of the Society, The Institu -415,250'ci1l services 82 Gold Medals, 704 Silver Medals, tion 1 1 cash have been granted as rewards . ,rh,haps also expended £57,200 on Life-boat Establishments. n ow beiablic cannot but sympathise with the vigorouse s il h o i r p ts . ,wr,,_ eclie c Ppnade by the Society to save the lives of tne present s. Their help was never more needed than at Ship the So o t ''' llale, when, through the extraordinary xertions One R u e/ has made within the past few years, it e . has io n s o o w . a gentent 4 7 r ed and Twenty-one Life-boats under it Mete /ley : a ct' the maintenance of which, in a statp of thorough o neede, if itatiarge Permanent annual income is absol toy The comm.fTnlane mission is to be perpetuated. rib utiens : —l ' Le e gratefully acknowledge the following con £ s • d Tier Majesty the On e Clark, Mrs. .. -en • . • • • • annual 210 0 Petr,k, Colonel, R • • A • • ** ** :: nal 0 0 annual anu 50 1 C 1 0 "° ll . Sir St yi • • • • ' • don. 25 tr.'?t_tts, a nd Co.. Vincent Bart., —• • lO 0 0 Messrs Bankers annual Ern ( " 1. W. •, .. .• 1, c) ,. 4 e f, i Bcl., Sherborne Castlelo 0 1 5 0 0 0 Fanshawo ~ et Justice •• • don. 25 0 0 Ilarvey, /,,;1ee,.., -Admiral Sir . .ii K • c.B. —2d don. .. annual barnbtoo, NTW• 0 . and Mrs. " • . • • dun* ~i 0 0 Lanesbornt,Th'llB* W. A. & ankers .. dun. —0 0 Martin, Sir'll„',,,Ole Earl of Co." annual 5 ~, Moore, Rev, cl."nrY, Bart • • • • • • 7th don. 10 0 v R.:thanes, T. ,r; r• • • • • • ••• don. 15 15 g Smith, Mrs. qe4gar, E • sq • , Afi) :• • •annual 5 ° 0 Stirling, Cal. Sir g :AI-:roei i.w .o l • • •••• annual 3 2 „, Donations and A,.„,ah„,°°Y, it.C.B. :: .. annual 2 u _ t -: ceived by the liankeVti Py geriptions will be thankfully re- Co., Percival, and Co., 70 8 1- ° ' Co., 59, Strand ; vi 2 nl' .-essrm4°,6-'ard— t ; Mssrs. Coutts all, Jame 4 ' S • s treet, London'. -;,,errieS,' F l' a e r e ctuhar, and Co., 16,, e r; t hQ Institution,Messrs. lv thi a p,,o;nd by the ,•'-')' a 1 the Bankers in theyntt a a t the Office of the lnstitutto-netarY, Richard Lewis' l'-sq”on don, V•C. ' li, J ohn -street, Adelphl, L c logs ~ Iltell tti may be inad.• hi,,,,, ed), to Messrs. Wil lts,'pe'tcliles or by - Post -office Orders te.ry, teural, and Co., or to the Seer TIRE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in busi ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive. Intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." Kent and Co., Paternoster-row. pOR TRAIT S—CARTES de VISITE - 7:- MAYER BROTHERS, 133, Regent-street, W. 25 Cartes de Visite £1 1 0 Every extra Card Plain copies, water-colour and oil paintings of every size. Brompton branch establishment, Tavistock-house,. Vic toria-place, Fulham-road, West Brompton. i'IAUCE.L--LEA AND PERRINS K- 1 beg to Caution the Public against Spurious Imitations of their world-renowed WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. Purchasers should ASK FOR LEA AND PERRINS' SAUCE, Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE." *** Sold Wholesale and for Export, by the Pronriefors. Worcester ; Messrs. Cnossm Messrs. BAR CLAY and Sons, London, ac., &c., and by Grocers and Oilmen universally. T"--STRACHAN and COt'S Strong Rough " Domestic" Black at 3s. ld. per lb.-26, Comhill, London, E.C. rrEA.—STRACHAN and CO.'S Fine " Inter mediate " Black at 3s. Bd. per lb.-26, Cornhill, Lou don, E.C. TEA. STRACHAN and CO.'S Delicious " Drawing Room" Black at 4s. 2d. per lb.-26, Corn hill, London, E.C. Dr. Hassall's Certificate of Purity, and a Price Current free on application, 26, Cornhill, London, E.C. OS TE O EI D ON: What is it? See Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. GABR lEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEEM and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, springs, or wires, and without operation. One set lasts a lifetime, and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and ARTICULATION. Purest materials only, at half the usual cost. _ • Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Dentists, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE ; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON ; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. IN EXHIBITION, CLASS 17. One visit only required flomcountrypatients, Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. Consultations free. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of RERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir oumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss. los., 215., 265. ed., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. A Doublo Tripe, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, 1s Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls:10d. poet-office Orders to be made payable to John White,-Post alice, Piccadilly. fEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS iiNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, Ace. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on lit ean ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. eae.h. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Picaedilly. arn,g, published, price 25., free by post, 2s. 4d., O N b _L. 71 1D T-T fE A, By F. B. COURTENA- Y, M.R.C.5.8., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease, as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular Delusions, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health and happiness of thousands. These objects are discussed in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street.' GIVEN - AWAY TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. HENRY SMITH, M.D., of the University of Jena, has just published, for the benefit of Nervous offerers, a FREE EDITION of his valuable work, THE WARNING VOICE TO YOUNG MEN (120 pages). A medical work on the cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike o Society. Spermatorrhcea, Local Weakness, Muscular Re axation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, &a, which, if neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature heath ; with plain directions for perfect restoration to health , nd vigour. The book will be sent, post free, secure from ob ervation, to any address, on receipt of a directed envelope And two stamps. Address, HENRY SMITH, M.D., b, Burton 3rescent, Tavistook-square, London, W.C. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT RACES-WEDNESDAY. The Coronation Stakes of 100 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr-old fillies, Bst 71b each. Winners extra. Maidens allowed 71b. Old mile. 16 subs. Lord Chesterfield's Omoo filly, Bst (Cnstance) 1 Lord Ailesbury's Ellen Middleton filly, Bst ....(Drew) 2 Baron Rothschild's Gorse, Bst 71b (Challoner) 3 Lord Chesterfi e ld' s B a b e tte filly, Bst (J. Mann) 4 Lord Stamford's Doglia, Bst (A. Edwards) 5 Sir J. Hawley's Salamanca, Bst 71b (Wells) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst the Omoo filly, 4to 1 each agi Gorse and Salamanca, and 6 to 1 agst any other. Lord Chesterfield declared to win with the Omoo filly. Salamanca made play for the first 200 yards, when he was passed by the Omoo filly, who came on with a alight lead, followed by the Ellen Middleton filly, Gorse and Doglia, Salamanca dropping into the rear. In this way they came round the turn into the straight, while Doglia came up on the outside, and for a time lookel as well as anything ; but on reaching the distance the favourite shook off his followers, and took a decided lead, which he increased as he came on, and won in a canter by five lengths, three lengths separating the second and third; the Babette filly was a bad fourth : the others tailed off. A Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for 3- yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age. The winner to be sold. T.Y.C. 11 subs. Sir H. Des vault's Snapshot, 4 yrs, Bst 91b .. (Custance) 1 Mr. Hamilton's Pellucid, 3 yrs, 7st 91 b...... (Fordham) 2 Mr. W. Day's Surbiton Hill, 3 yrs, 7st 21b .. (J. Adams 3 The following also ran :—Draghound, Quicksilver, Con fectioner, Satellite, Allez y Rondement, and Melsonby. Betting-7 to 4 agst Satellite, sto 1 each agst Surbiton Hill and Pellucid, 6 to 1 agst Snapshot, and 7 to 1 agst Allez y Rondement. Surbiton Hill, on the extreme right, made play, having for his immediate followers Satellite, Quicksilver, and Con fectioner, the latter lying in the centre ; the others, who were headed by Snapshot and Pellucid, lying in close at tendance to the entrance of the Stand enclosure, where the leaders were joined by the latter two, who took a clear lead at the Queen's Stand, and finished a fine race home, Snap shot, having a little the best of it, winning cleverly by a neck, two lengths separating the second and third : a head between the third and fourth, Confectioner fifth, and Quick silver sixth ; then came Draghound, Allez y Rondement, and Melsonby, beaten off a long way. The winner was claimed, and Mr. W. Day claimed Drag hound. 10 sous each, with The Second Year of the Fourth Ascot Biennial Stakes, of I and fillies Bst 31b. The s Carisbl i o u ok : ... the stakes. Old Mile.ladded,O T o he6l sll secondfbosr. 3 r - o y c r e - i o v l e d , : 2 ; colts,s sous Bst out 7 1 b o f ; Burleigh ........ Mr. R. Boyce' Mr. B. Angel's Lord Baron Niviere's Alerte. (Rogers) I (Fordham) 2 (H. Grimshaw) 3 The following arso ran .. .. Buckenham, Brighton, and LadraZ Schehallion, Tolumo, Betting—Even on CariebroolJ6 tovellyn colt. 7 to 1 agst Bucken ham, an d 8 to 1 agst agst Lord Burleigh, Brighton. The favourite, with a clear lead, eani e n with the run ning, followed b y the Lad y Evel yn c01t, °. 7 Tolurno, Lord Burleigh, and Brighton, to the road, prior to making the ti colt, drew away, an d entered the strai g ht two or .i t t h ° r n's lengths in advance o f Tolurno and Lord Burleigh. Half way in the distance the Lady Evelyn colt was beaten, and passed by Lord Burleigh and Alerte, who went in p ursuit of the favourite, but without having a chance, the favourite winning in the commonest of canters by three lengths; a neck between the second and third ; the Lady Evelyn colt was fourth, close up; Tolurno fifth, Gemse sixth, and Brighton last. The Fern-hill Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added; for 2-yr-olds ; colts, 7st 21b; and 3-yr-olds, 9st. Fillies and geldings allowed 31b. About half a mile. 13 subs. Lord St. Vincent's The Orphan, 2 yrs, 6st 131 b (Hibberd) 1 Lord Stamford's Bertha, 3 yrs, Bst 111 b (A. Edwards) 2 m Baron Niviere's Gentilhom e, 2 . h , 7st 21b (H. Grimshaw) 3 Mr. NVebb's Peignoir, 3 yrs, 9st (G. Fordham) 4 Betting—Even on Bertha, 9 to 4 ags tThe Orphan, and 6 to 1 agi,t Peignoir. " Bertha, having a commanding lead, made the rrn4ing, 83 subs. _ Mr. John Day's Canary, 4 yrs, 6st (Deacon) 1 Baron Rothschild's King of Diamonds, 5 yrs, Bst 91b (Wells) 2 Mr. Murphy's Croagh Patrick, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (Gardner) 3 Lord Howth's Reindeer, 4 yrs, Est 71b (Midgley) 4 The following also ran ;—Man-at-Arms, Mistake, Lady Clifden, Wild Rose, The Roe, Doefoot, Gallus, Atherstone, Vancouver, Paul Clifford, Black Lily, Frailty, Viscount Brignall, Longshot, Lopcatcher, Overton, Brown Stout, Keane, Acco, Exchequer, Gray Hen colt, Costa, Boabdil, Victrix, Silkstone, Ace of Clubs, Q. E. D , Saracen, Afri can, Brazenose, Entremet, Rough Diamond, and Ex press. Betting-5 to 1 each agst Canary and Croagh Patrick, 12 to 1 agst Wild Rose, 100 to 7 each agst Q. E. D., and Reindeer, 100 to 6 agst Man-at-Anns, 20 to 1 each agst Gallus, Lady Clifden, and Silkstone, 25 to 1 each agst Black Lily, Atherstone, and Lopcatcher, and 33 to 1 agst African. Precisely at 22 minutes to the time set down for the start (4 o'clock), Mr. Manning had completed his task of weigh.• ing out, and the 37 horses, with their riders, were exhibited on the telegraph, which gave ample time to the members of the ring to complete their books. The competitors having taken their preliminary canters proceeded to the starting post, accompanied with a violent storm of wind and rain, which lasted for some time. The start was protracted thro‘.. es h the weatner and several breaking away, andit was not until 4 40 the signal flag was lowered and the race com menced. On rising the hill they were seen stretched across the course, Express lying in the centre, having a slight lead, followed by Croagh Patrick on his whip hand, Reindeer, Entremet, King of Diamonds, 131ack Lily, and the favourite, the latter running wide on the far side, the others, with Lopcatcher, Lady Clifden, and Paul Clifford, with a lot of others whose colours we were unable to make out, lying in close attendance. In this way they ran to the road, where Express was beaten, and Croagh Patrick took a decided lead of a couple of lengths ; Canary, who appeared to run un kindly, and hung considerably, going on second, wide of her horses, with Reindeer, King of Diamonds, Lopcatcher, Lady Clifden, and Paul Clifford following close in their wake to the lower part of the stand, where Canary came out and took the command, closely followed by Croagh Patrick, the Baron's colt, and Reindeer, to which lot the race was left. On reaching the oentre of the stand Croagh Patrick was in trouble, and was immediately after passed by King of Dia. monds, who made his effort a few strides from the chair, but failed to get up, and was beaten cleverly by half a length, three parts of a length separating the second and third, two lengths between the third and fourth. Lopcatcher was fifth, Lady Clifden sixth, Paul Clifford next, the others were widely spread, and were pulling as they passed the chair, the last of whom were Frailty, Doefoot, Brazenose, Saracen, Acco, Viscount Brignall, Brown Stout, and Mistake. The Tenth Ascot Triennial Stakes, of 10 sous. each, with 100 added ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. The eecond received a sum equal to 10 per cent, on the whole stake, and the third saved his stake. T.Y.C. 34 subs. Colonel Pearson's Blue Mantle (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. Hamilton's Cadeau (late Miude).. , (Goater) 2 Colonel Towneley's Newchurch (Bullock) 3 _ _ The following also ran : —Elcot's dam colt, Warhorse, Columba, The Knave of Trumps, Lady Stafford, and Lady Superior, Betting-6 to 4 agst Lady Stafford, 9to 4 agst Blue Mantle, 100 to 15 agst Columbia, and - 10 to - 1 each agst Newchurch and Cadeau. Blue Mantle jumped off with the lead on the lefthand side, with Newchurch in the centre, at the head of the ruck, and Cadeau on the far side. After crossing the road Blue Mantle increased his lead, and at the half distance New church gave way to Cadeau. Blue Mantle eventually won in a canter by six lengths, and the second beat the third by two lengths. The Elcot's dam colt was fourth, Columba fifth, Knave of Trumps and Warhorse sixth and seventh, and the favourite last. The Visitors' Plate of 100 sous, and 20 for the second horse (handicap) ; for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Once round and a distance. 16 subs. Mr. S. Thellusson's Bedouin 3 yrs,sst 121 b (J. Grimshaw) 1 yrs, 7st 91b ( H G V e s e h v a e w s ) The following also ran :—Joskin, Highflyer, V folet, Caledon, and Repose. Betting-2 to 1 agst Bedouin, 3to 1 agst Highflyer, and 6 to 1 agst Joskin. Repose made running at a good pace, followed by Egbert and Highflyer, with Brown Stout and Violet in the extreme rear. They ran thus until they had passed the Old Mile, where Highflyer took second place, and Caledon went up to Egbert. Repose dropped back before they reached the Brick-kilns, and Egbert immediately afterwards went to the front, and carried on the running into the straight, where Repose bolted. Highflyer compounded below the distance, when Bedouin and Brown Stout passed Egbert. A splendid race with the pair ended in favour of Bedouin by a head, Egbert finishing a bad third ; Caledon was fourth, High flyer fifth, and Violet sixth. Joskin broke down, and Clement got off him and walked in. A Plate of 50 sous, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 51b. The winner to be sold for 100 sow, Half-a mile. 9 subs. Mr. Steven's Mountain Buck Lord Anglesey's Repartee c..... Lord Uxbridge's Witch of Ender (Perry) 3 The following also ran :—Fitzßuyter, Hilly Grove, Zeloo, and Sybil. Betting-7 to 2 each agst Witch of Endor and Sybil, 3 to 1 agst Mountain Buck, and 4 to 1 agst Repartee c. Some time was lost in consequence of the fractiousness of Hilly Grove, who repeatedly refused to face the starter; on the first occasion he jumped into the road. At last the flag was lowered, and they left the post in close company Mountain Buck having a slight lead, waited 'upon by Re partee c and Witch of Endor, the others lying up. In this way they 'ran to the stand, where Repartee c made an at tempt to reach the leader, but failed, and was defeated very cleverly by half a length, a length separating the second and third ; Fitzßuyter was fourth, and Hilly Grove next ; the others beaten off. The winner was claimed by Lord Anglesey. MIDDLE LEVEL INUNDATIONS. LYNN, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON After the bursting of the coffer dam, a little more than a week ago, it was arranged not to drop in the panels again, but this arrangement was afterwards modified, and it was determined to adopt both the principle of pile driving and panneling. It was found that the panels could not be driven to a suffi cient depth to prevent the water from scouring be neath them, so it was resolved to drive sheet piling into the soil in the stays, and drop the panels into them. The work has been carried on during the last few days, the piles having been driven to a good depth by means of the steam engine, and then at a certain height the crosscut saw is got into use, and the piles are cut down to a certain level, it being intended now to drop the panels on to the top of the piles, There is a much greater probability of the dam standing now than there was at the former trial, but it is even now questioned if the effort will be successful. The shores are very much strengthened, and a great many thousand sacks of gravel, which have been used instead of earth, have been dropped on either side of the dam, whilst very many hundred trucks of puddle have been deposited in the centre of the frame work. It is believed that both the ebb tides and the flood tides have carried the sacks away, whilst the puddle has in a great measure been mixed up by the fall of water and the great scour and carried away. It is even said that some thousands of the sacks have been washed three miles and a half up the cut and on to the land. More than 100,000 sacks of earth have, up to the present moment, been thrown into the dare, and the other day I saw a very large stock more arrive, seve ral hundreds of men being engaged in filling them. The interest of these works for the sight-seer does not diminish ; several packets have arrived this week from Lincolnshire heavily freighted with human beings who have come over to see the sight. Yesterday the [mayor and corporation of Boston came in a large and commodious packet, and the party proceeded to the sluice. During the progress of the works there have been numbers of trivial accidents, but only one which has proved fatal. The l ea k age rece n t continues tog ri s ee. o t I f ir o w u a g t h e r the up o b n a n t k h s e c land d e q inundate a upon d Co p i lrtly the proposed is mcrease daily. It appears that this rise of pa r t y owing to the manner in which e t r h -dam is being carried out and partly to the fact tha t the middle level waters are now continuou s l y d cou ntry by the d oors l ged upon this doomed kept up. The greatest dissatisfaction W ell-creek sluice being is expressed by the occupiers of the lands actually under water a nd those adjacent at theu the coffer-dam and other Worlds, With reference to a paragraph under the head of Canada" which appeared in T he Sun of yesterday announcing that the bill for the amalgamation of the above railway companies had passed both Houses, Mr. Short, the secretary of the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway Company, states that the latest advices received in London on Monday by his company from Canada, dated the 31st ult., state that the bill has been withdrawn. METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION. The directors of this association, for improving the dwellings of the industrious classes, state in their report to the shareholdenr-that for 414 families in eight different parts of London cost £74,420, the gross rents for the year ending 31st of March last amountedto £6,053, and the ex penses to £2,876, leaving a profit of £3,137. Two chambers for 234 and 128 single men respectively cost £15,194, the gross rents for the year amounted to £1,866, and the total charges to £1,886, showing a loss of £2O. The mortality in the entire property of the association had during the year been 40, out of an average population of 2,496, being at the rate of 16 per 1,000; 23 of the deaths were of children under ten years of age. It appeared, therefore, that the average rate of mortality in the buildings of the association had been at the rate of 16 per 1,000, while that of the metropolis generally had been 23 per 1,000. The net profits of the year ex ceeded those of the preceding year by £192, and amount altogether to £2,625, sufficient to pay a dividend of 2} per cent.; but the directors recom mend that a dividend of 21 per cent., free of income tax, should be declared, which would leave a balance of about £351 to be carried to the guarantee fund, increasing that fund to £2,008. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday, in the Duke of Richmond's committee, the case for the Great Western's additional powers bill was concluded, but further adjourned until Friday for the consideration of important clauses; and the committee proceeded with the hearing of the East Glocestershire Railway Company's Bill, which was opened by Mr. Hope Scott, who elicited in the course of the evidence adduced that the peti tion presented against the bill by some hundreds of the inhabitants of Cheltenham had been signed under the mistaken impression that it was a peti tion in favour of the measure. The committee of the Commons threw out the bill for the Newport and Ryde Direct Railway, and the bill of the Isle of Wight Railway is withdrawn. In Mr. Adair's committee on the Bristol and Clifton line Mr. Bing ham concluded his address in opposition for the merchants and owners of property at Bristol, and Mr. F. Slade occupied the remainder of the sitting in summing up for the promoters. The engineering evidence of Mr. Fowler and Mr. Bartholomew was taken on the South Yorkshire, Hull Extension, and further evidence was adduced on the Ellesmere and Oswestry liners in that committee. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH _INDIA. The following relates to the question of tele graphic communication with India, via the Eu. phrates : " Sir,—While Russia contemplates in the course of two or three years placing Europe in telegraphic communication, through Siberia, with the virgin shores of the Amoor and the territory recently annexed to Russia on the sea of Japan and her other distant possessions on the Pacific Ocean, it is grati- fying to find that efforts on our part are being made to supply the missing link in the electric chain between England and India, and that the route which is regarded with most favour in India is sub stantially the one which you were good enough on several occasions to allow me to advocate in your columns ; viz., from Constantinople, through Asia Minor, by Bagdad, Bussorah, and the Persian Gulf to Kurrachee. " On the completion of the line from Constanti nople to Bagdad the first design was to continue telegraphic communication to Kurrachee by means chiefly of a subaqueous cable by the Tigris, Eu phrates, and the Persian Gulf ; the numerous islands and headlands of the Gulf offering, it was consi dered, unusual facilities both for laying and repair ing as well as for working the cable. Subsequent to the failure of telegraphic communication by the Red Sea, it was proposed to carry the wire by land from Bagdad through Persia,by Bunder Abbas and Gwadel, to Kurrachee. " Major Henry Green, political agent at Khelat, and Major Malcolm Green, resident at Muscat, and subsequently Major Goldsmid, Assistant-Commis sioner in Scinde, all officers of distinguished ability and scientific acquirements, were deputed by the Government, of Bombay to make the necessary investigation of the coast of Mekran, both as to the physical character of the country and the feeling of the de facto independent chiefs ; while Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart, who rendered such good service with the telegraph during the campaigns in India of 1857-1858, was sent to Teheran to negotiate with the Shah for the passage of the wire through the skirts of his do minions, and, if deemed desirable, for placing, by means of a branch line, the capital of Persia in telegraphic intercourse .with the capitals of Europe and India. The three first-named officers were, it is believed, well received by the Makernets, and gave a favourable opinion of the route ; but it is understood that Persia had become so exorbitant in her &minds for the little that was requires of her that a fresh exploration had been deemed ad visable. accordingly, the Majors Henry and Malcolm Green were, with Mr. Walton, of the telegraph department, again invited to examine the shores of the Persian Gulf. " The great objection made to the cable keeping to the Arabian instead of the Persian side of the Gulf was the necessity of crossing, by means of a deep sea cable of considerable length from Muscat to the Mekran coast. "In the course of the recent survey it has been found that the lin e could be ca rr ied safely as far north as Chobar, instead of Gwadel, as first pro . posed, t ie thereby length of the deep saving6o miles, and r e ducing the n eep sea cable to 170 miles. er e "Bagdad has now for a considerable period been in telegraphic communication with Constantinople. "From Bagdad the line can be carried to Graine, and thence, by small islands and promontories, to Ras-el-lihyma, and thence along the level culti vated Battinah Coast to Muscat; in this way we should have our telegraphic communication with India either in our own bands or in those of friendly populations. The steady friendship of the Turks to us is well known, and the wandering Arabs on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates, and the fierce Beloochees of the Mekran Coast, respect the English name and appreciate fair and liberal treat ment. " Whatever may be the precise route ultimately adopted, there appears to be no longer any doubt that England and India will soon be in daily tele- " I must say, in common justice to those who joined me in advocating the line through Asiatic Turkey and the Persian Gulf, and in predicting the failure of the Red Sea route, and who went to the expense of having a company incorporated by special Act of Parliament after having had their plans investigated and reported upon by a com mittee of the House of Commons, of which Lord Stanley was chairman, and who have at this mo ment a large quantity of telegraph stores at Bagdad, that, had circumstances admitted of their views being carried out when first brought forward, £BOO,OOO of the public would have been saved from following the golden wheels of Pharoah's chariot, and we should long ere this have boen enjoying all the political and commercial advantages of efficient telegraph communication between England and India.—l am, &c., " June 16. " W. P. ANDREW." PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. THE EMBANKMENT OF THE THAMES. The committee re-assembled yesterday morning. The Right Hon. W. Cowper in the chair. Mr. Phin said a clause was agreed to be prepared with reference to land reclaimed from the river to be appropriated to a pleasure ground for the use of tho public, and he therefore submitted Li cloilSe. which would read as follows :—" All the land re claimed from the Thames which is not intended for streets or roads, nor is otherwise specifically appro priated by the provisions of this act, and which lies between the eastern side of Cecil-street on the east and the Crown lands on the west, between Surrey street and Arundel-street, together with the land to be reclaimed between the south side and the approach to the embankment roadway, shall for ever hereafter be vested in and maintained by the board for the use of the public as places of recreation or orna mental ground ; and the expenses incident to such maintenance shall be deemed to be expenses of the board in the execution of the act 18th and 19th Vic., c. 120, and all parts of the metropolis shall be deemed to be equally benefited by all sums so ex pended by the board." After a short discussion, the clause was agreed to. Sir William Jolliffe wished for some information as to what had been stated by Mr. Gore, the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests, at a former meeting of the committee. He stated that, if that roadway was not made in front of the Crown pro perty, he was authorised to state that the Govern ment would be at the expense of making the em bankment, and he wanted to know if the Govern ment were ready to incur that expense. The Chairman said that was on the condition that the public should be shut out from the use of the embankment, but the committee had decided that there should, be a footway upon it. Now he might state that there had been a communication with the Treasury in the interest of the Crown lessees, but the Treasury had said that the matter must be left to this committee, and he therefore now asked the committee to decide upon it. Sir J. Shelley thought they were entitled to have same official notification of the intentions of the Treasury upon it. Mr. Baxter said the Crown would attend to the representations of this committee. Lord H. Vane said that, without the consent of the Crown, they could not have had the bill before them. The consent of the Treasury, therefore, was a matter of necessity, who could stop them in their progress at any time. Mr. Baxter said that certain clauses had been sent to him by the solicitor to the Crown, which he then submitted to the committee. The clauses were read, but they merely carried out some details requiring that any part of the fore shore to be filled up in front of Somerset House and the Board of Control should be deemed to form part of those establishments ; that it should not be lawful to erect any building or structure on any part of the embankment on the Crown lands with out the consent of the Commissioners of Works; and in case it might be necessary to remove existing stairs or landing-places, and to erect and maintain other landing-places, it should not be necessary to obtain the approval of the Thames Conservators. A clause was proposed in reference to the rights of the Duchy of Lancaster, which recited that in the valuation of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments belonging to or enjoyed by her Majesty, or her heirs or successors, in right of the Duchy of Lancas ter, required to be taken or interfered with for the purposes of this act, the amount of valuation shall be paid by the board to the receiver-general of the revenues of the duchy before the board shall com mence any works within the manor or precinct of the Savoy, or within any lands belonging to her Majesty in right of the duchy, the valuation to be made by two arbitrators, one arbitrator to be ap pointed by the board and the other by the Chancel lor of the duchy, and an umpire to be appointed by them, or in default by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. The award of the arbitrators or um pire to be final, and all costs and expenses to be paid by the board. THE FIRES IN ST. PETERSBURG. We are now receiving detailed letters bearing on the strange events which have been recently hap pening in St. Petersburg. The fires, writes a correspondent on the 11th, are not the result of the summer heats, nor of the proverbial imprudence of the lower classes : "If the slightest reliance can be placed upon public opinion, fire has been systematically set to the four quarters of St. Petersburg to overawe the Government, and force the inhabitants on towards the goal of revolution. Of the two parties the Government is to frightened into concessions, and the people into an attitude of attack. Should their intrigues be favoured by circumstances, the mem bers of the conspiracy would not object, to heading active mutiny during the terrors of the next con flagration. Can it be true that their reformatory attempts in sueh a case would be materially assisted by the firelocks and sabres of the troops ? Report says they would. At any rate, they have already shown that the dissatisfaction of the semi-liberated serfs may be turned to advantage." If any doubt could exist as to the cause of these fires, it would be removed by the fact that they have always been predicted by flying sheets, distributed no one knows bow : " Flying sheets have been found in the streets, stating the locality to be next sacrificed, and fixing a day for the grand spectacle. In each of these cases the atrocious promise was faithfully kept, although the fact of its being given d id not transpire in any instance beyond the circle of the police and other authorities. The old weird love of fire as a means of passive resistance has been re-awakened in the R us sian mind. Unabl e t o fight the enem ca y m i p n open h field, they are bent u p on visiting his torches, though their own homes may be involved in the destruction." of the scene which took place Here is an acco unt on the 10th :,-- " But the grandest conflagration of all, and which shows a more ma licio us intent than the others, oc curred the day before yesterday in one of those magnificent quarters artificially called into life in this city of hovels, and hardly to be equalled in any o f the cap itals of the earth. At one and the same time w as the fearful spectacle of half •a-dozen gi gantic structures flaming to the heavens with fifty or sixty other buildings of minor pretensions sur rounding the blazing nucleus, with a ring of at tendant fires. The Bank, the Ministry of the In terior, the Ministry of Public Enlightenment (Edu cation), the Corps des Pages, a neighbouring palace burnt ; and with them dozens of private dwellings, splendid mansions anal shops, so thickly studding ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS. The second flower show of the season was held in their gardens yesterday. The weather was upon the whole favourable. A large collection of new plants lately imported from Japan by Messrs. Veitch, among which were some interesting exam ples of varigated foliage, attracted general admira tion. The pelargoniums were larger and finer than usual. The gardens themselves have benefited by the late moist weather, and maintain all the fresh ness and bright verdure of early spring. The bands of the let and 2d Life Guards and the Royal Horse Guards were present, and. played a selection of operatic and other music. The company was numerous and fashionable. The following is a list of the principal prizes awarded, the total amount being above £5OO: — Extra gold medals (£2O) to Mr. F. Whitefield, gar dener to Mr. H. Colyer, Dartford, Kent, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants; and to Mr. G. Baker, gar dener to Mr. A. Bassett, Stamford-hill, for 20 exotic orchids. Large gold medals (£l5), to Mr. W. May, gardener to Mr. J. Spode, Hawkesyard-park, Rugeley, Staffordshire, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants; and to Mr. W. Milford, gardener to Mr. E. M'Morland, Haverstock-hill, for 20 exotic orchids. Medium gold medals (£10), to Mr. B. Peel, gar dener to Mr. Tredwell, Lodge, Norwood, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants ; to Messrs. J. and J. Fraser, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ; to Mr. J. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; to Mr. B. Peed, for 20 exo tic orchids ; and to Mr. C. Penney, gardener to Mr. H. H. Gibbs, St. Dunstan's, for 12 exotic orchids. £7 gold medals, to Mr. W. Cutbush, nurseryman, Barnet, Herts, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. H. Chilman, gardener, to Mr. Smith, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; to Mr. 0. Rhodes, for 10 Cape heaths ; to Mr. B. Peed, gardener to Mr. Tredwell, for eight Cape heaths; to Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for 12 pelargoniums ; to Mr. F. Bailey, gar dener to Mr. F. F. Drake, Bucks, for 10 pelar goniums ; to Mr. B. F. Williams, Holloway, for 10 exotic orchids ; and to Mr. F. Page for 12 orchids. AN ADYENTUROUS VOYAGE. On Tuesday last Mr. Henry Sharp, wine and spirit merchant, Trongate, accompanied by his father-in-law, drove from Rothesay for the purpose of taking a small boat, intending to visit some of the islands of the Kyles of Bute. The day being fine when they started, nothing of importance occurred during their outward trip to mar their enjoyment. As the day advanced, however, the sky became overcast, and the wind, which had hitherto been blowing very moderately, freshened into a smart breeze, ultimately blowing • a " regular gale." Under these circumstances, the gentlemen speedily bethought themselves of returning home, and for this purpose they turned the boat's head in the direction of Rothesay. Having been fa voured with a fair wind and a comparatively smooth' sea on their outward passage, they were not, a little dispirited to find that the task of reaching Rothesay that night was likely to be one fraught with difficulty and danger; but, putting a stout heart to the work, they felt confident of suc cessfully combating with the stormy elements. They had not proceeded far, however, when one of their oars snapped, leaving them with only the re maining one to contend against both wind and tide. Destruction now seemed to them inevitable, being left entirely at the mercy of the tumultuous sea. Meanwhile the small craft drifted about, the two gentlemen being completely prostrate from sheer exhaustion and anxiety, and as night began to ap proach their prospects were of the most gloomy de scription. The boat having meanwhile drifted close to one of the little islands near to Colintraive, the voyagers determined to make for the island, draw the boat up, and there encamp for the night. As soon as the boat touched the ground Mr. Sharp leapt out, forgetting, in his haste, to take the boat's " painter" along with him, in consequence of which the boat was again sent adrift—the rebound given by Mr. Sharp's leap from its bulwarks pro• pelling it out again into the current. Their several positions had now bocome most critical. The one, adrift in a stormy sea, having little, if any, know ledge, how to manage a boat, even though he had oars, was now altogether helpless without them ; the other cast on a small rocky islet, without food or fuel, and with the prospect of a tide speedily rising and covering the small spot he now stood upon. As the small boat gradually receded from the island, the solitary " islander" gave himself up for lost, all chance of the boat ever reaching the mainland seem ing to him quite impossible, and consequently no intelligence would be conveyed to his friends of his situation. The small boat with its solitary passenger continued to drift about at the mercy of the waves—its occupant knowi n g not whither he was being carried. Da rkness had now tled down, the wind blowing fearf b u l oa y t : e a v n er d y , the sea breaking comp letely over the e w ve o r u , ld the se b tt e le at d p o ro w v n i: E m a o r m ly ent io h t e he enx2poereetieedg, shhoew dentially touched the land, when the gentleman speedily jumped out and made her fast. Being a comparative stranger in Bute, he did not know where he was, but ultimately he turned out to be in the vicinity of lames. He immediately started on foot for Rothesay, and reached home very much ex hausted. Mr. Sharp continu ed durin g the darkness of night, and amid the raging of the storm, to wait till the dawn upon his sea-girt perch, hoping to see some craft in the vicinity whereby he might be re lieved. Morning broke, however, with no prospect of relief, and hunger and cold were now pressing him very hard. Daylight succeeded the dawn, and still no help. The 'wind and sea were still raging in increased fury, so that there was little chance of any pleasure-boat being out in his vicinity that day. At last a large black speck was seen far in the dis tance, but seemed gradually to approach where he stood. Hope now arose in his breast ; but, alas ! it was shortlived, for the steamer Eagle (for such she proved to be) passed at some distance with out having observed him. Despair, with all its agony, seized hold of him. He screamed at the top of his voice, waved his handkerchief, and ran about in the greatest frenzy. Still the steamer held her course, every moment the dis tance becoming greater, and consequently his chance of being saved diminishing. At last, how ever, a chance eye caught the signal of this modern Crusoe ; the steamer stopped, and a boat being launched, this cast-away was saved from his perilous position. Having arrived in Rothesay, he immediately went in search of his father-in-law , but felt afraid to ask for him, fearing the worst. Their joy was conseque ntl y full w hen they agai beheld each other, and mutual congratulations weree speedily exchanged. Having partaken of on Theurs freshment and enjoyed a night's r epose, on ere en day morning all traces of their hardsh ips w of the tirely effaced. Great praise is due to p y displayed in s t eame r Eagle for the gallantry hevY sea the- threatening ew going off to the rescue, the boat.—Glasgowoat.—Glasgo eve ry moment to swamp their tiny Herald. .INEWF 1 5 ; pEK FESTI A comparisonbetween the musica l , lc • „ . „44 at the International Exhibition openiffg'vtl of May and that of the forthcoming Handelgestiti l may not be without interest at the present moment. Bel -see Byer, entering upon this comparison , it is ...1,11 wane to notice the occasions on which very large orchestras have been assembled of late years, and the astonishing afivance which has been made. Neither at the opening e the 1851 International Exhibition, nor at any of the Musical festivals held - up to that time, had a larger mt3sical force been engaged than is now a matter of every-day occur rence at the Concerts of the Sacred Harmonic Society. The first occasion on which A grAt , ad vance was made was at the opening of the Crystal Palace on the 10th of June, 1854, when about 1,600 amateurs and professors were employed, including 30 double basses. The novelty of this large Hundredth Psalm, assem blage excited great interest ; and es the music was confined to the Measured strains of the O ld G o d L,' , xve the Queen," and. the Hallel u j a h Ch orus , Its efftct w , 's ver y strikin g . The Paris E x hibiti o n, in 1355, e parade. The music, however, utterly failed. The closin g ceremony of the Es;lib i t ion ( the i 7as opened with considerable distribution of medals) was one of the most . mposing cere monials of modern ti mes . Great effort', had been made to render the music a striking adjunct to the rest of the ceremony ; but notwithstanding up wards of 1,200 musicians were employed no effect was produced. The orchestra was placed in an ele vated, strait gallery, and the music selected was utterly unfit for :etch an occasion. At the Dublin Exhibition opening, in 1853, 0, very good musical display - took place. A proper orchestra had been built, and on the whole the musical part of the proceedings, although somewhat lengthy, was very successful. The Handel Festivals of 1857 and 185 9 -wer e so similar in their purpose to the coming FeatiVal that more partieular a llusion to them is not nee&d; it must suffice briefly to a llude to e.theft4 erchesizak arrangements. In 1857 the orchestra held about 2,50 Q performers. It was entirely open at the sides and back, conse quently a large portion of the sound wandered. away and was lost. In 1859 the orchestra was - enlarged considerably, and enclosed to a height of 15 feet, while over it was suspended an oiled can vas awning, which it was anticipated would remedy the defects so apparent in 1857. This anticipation, I from causes not necessary here to enter upon, was ' only partially realised ; the music of Ilandei,. at the Commemoration Festival, therefore, although occasionally grand in the extreme, and far beyond any previous attempt, did not even yet produce the astounding and overpowering effect of which it was believed to be capable. It then became apparent that to effect all that was requisit e to place those great festivals, with their large profits, as a perma nent success at the Crystal Palace the great orches tra must be roofed over. Bearing in mind the con struction of the Crystal Palace, this became a task requiring the most serious consideration. Many were the suggestions thereon. Without entering upon a technical description of the 'great roof—a duty more properly belonging to journals especially devoted to building operations—which has recently been thrown over the orchestra, it will suffice to say that it has been accomplished most successfully, as well in regard to musical results as to the man ner of its construction and its perfect security. No additional weight has been imposed on the building itself, as the roof is entirely supported indepen dently of the original structure. In truth, it i . s alleged, by the many scientific men , and architects, and engineers who have inspected the work that it has added enormously to the solidity and security of the great arched roof of the main building ; and it has been stated that this, coupled with the addi tional iron columns which have lately been added to the front of the centre transept, has added to the present structure eight times the strength of the original Crystal Palace transept. The want of a proper sounding-board, like this new roof of the Crystal Palace orchestra, was very manifest at the opening of the International Exhi bition on the Ist of May last. The number of musicians was only inferior to that engaged at the Handel Festivals. The effect, however, was exceed ingly small compared with.the strength employed. In the comillg Handel Festival the amateurs and. professors engaged will, or the — first time, have a properly-prepared orchestra fur the exercise of their musical abilities, and there is no doubt that the effect will be oNerpoweringly grand. Public curiosity is excited to an unusual degree to Team what the musical impressions will be of this great orchestral force under such favourable conditions. Among those best qualified to judge there is but one anticipation, and, bearing in mind the COe which has been taken in the selection of the . performers, and the regular and systematic dramatic rehearsal to which all have been subjected, there can be no question that the musical results of the coming fes tival will show a success beyond any that have Pre` ceded it. The rehearsal at the Crystal Palace takes place on Saturday at 11, the performance on the alternate days of the following week at one o'clock each day. The " Messiah" as yet. appears the favourite day looked forward to. with the public, a result usually sr. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL. • St. Thomas's Hospital is not to be closed. It is not, at present at least, to be transported into the country, which would be almost as bad as closing. Its immediate destination, after all the strife of con flicting interests, and the visi ons of pseudo-sanita ihne e th p is inions of all practi ca l men journal—viz., the Royal pseudo-sanita rians,is precisely that spot which was first indicated. and Surrey in Gard ens . s is ted T acquainted with the wants of the labouring hosts south of the river, who pursue their callings in the midst of all the conditions that endanger health and limb, h av e gradually gravitated towards this spot. b G e r a a n b t a e n d d t o h n a e t the theoldosbi v t e ie n u e s a rLn n ee e u ss dn-b i t o y ri dge was to m fi n n s d t t n h v e o n l v e e a r t e h s t e least eligiblesite sleea ti for o o reconstruction, th e nu nnumerous so a e r ons r s e a w t tions of the hospital to the wants of that community whose distress it had throughout three centuries relieved. The authorities of the institution are already in possession of the ground, and workmen are actively employed in erecting temporary build ings for immediate occupation. The avowed object of the Governors is not yet, however, we regret to say, definitely to occupy this site for the purposes of the hospital. The statements which have hitherto appeared in the public journals are, in this respect, inaccurate and too highly coloured. The site is leased for two years and a half only. The Surrey Music Hall is being re -arranged to receive about 300 patients, and ont patients will also be seen; the school will be carried on in some of the numerous buildings on the premises. Thus there will be no break, no interruption in the beneficent ministre tions of charity. It is greatly to be desired thatthiN temporary home may prove the final abiding-Pin of this institution, and then as an hospital ° to the relief of human suffering, and ao t the world, the di ff usion of medical skill througbou . r oad position St. Thomas's will still hold her P • m etropolis. The amongst the great hospitals of this Lion of all rccent school for arrangement, and thus new site offers facilities for the adoption improvements in hospital n hospita l as the world. for the construction of such a has not yet _ - - arrav , „7 --- I — ru, -F1 No - s.—During the last four THE aik.u.v , - ; air f i s hi n g on the Tay, and a consi. ddearyasbtlheenruemhbasor boefe;re salmon have been captured. 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