The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-23 00:00:00

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LONDON, Aug. 23.--wind at noon, N.E., moderate
breeze, with rain.
(13Y ELE,CTILTIC TELEGRAPH.)SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived—lnue, from Ismail—Robert and Mary, from
Sunderland--Dart.
_frnomt Antwerp—Germania steamer,
from liamburg—Vola
_e,_from Dublin.
Bailed—Clernence and Le Col,
drought„ in this district wasbroken
for Cherbourg—Ocean
Monarch, for Pool. _
gentle unreehing rain which has fallen
last night and continues.
(~,r nuttrivric TELEGE,Arrs,)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
, Marie, aLd Louisa fromMaria—
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Martin Luther, trom Cronstadt—Arabella,
Gamla Carleby—
from Nevis—Anne Lee; from Colombo—lndustrie, from
Archangel.
fDEAL, Tuesday Morning.
and Sophia, Hans Christenaten
Passed to leeward—Laura, rout fisvannah, for London.
Arrived, Aug.
Passed, Aug. 22d—Dependent, from London, for St.
Helena. .......-----,............

ESStOhNe ladder, which is °n
S.--Lessonl. Grasp
aw leveliSthW balowtiihit ThbN, aGonrlciNa t I'hle
littlea
E staveELof
below, the surface. Assume the
horizontal swimming position. Get your legs well up, the
even need not be above the water, ex-
feet nearly or quite to the surface, your head well down and
a little on one side, so that as much as possible of your
brain
.i s syphb
am erge
mouthd, and your mouth only just out of the
cept at the intervals of taking breath. Then strike out
slowly, to your heart's content, with both legs at once, in
regular strokes, bring them together afterwards, until you
are tired. Rest, and repeat the operation. The grand pre-
parationiraurap,ingconsists in
and the whole
e bead ed
of awenu,lityh eo fl
esgwe
daring
tof for
epthe acquiring h
body horizontal. Man walk:erect, but heswims prone, pros-
trate, or reclining. Lesson 11. Repeat the same, holding the
ladder withone hand only, and either paddling with thohand
open and the fingers closed, or giving tho arm stroke with
the arm disengaged. Pb this with each arm alternately.—
Lesson 111. Remember that swimming (like the perform-
ance of tours de force on the piano, like brilliant leaps in
the uunting-fieid, like a flight oandtahsehtraseze) is one of the
tb.inge that Must be done with You do it, the first
to do •
because you will it, Haying done it
time you try, ..
Therefore, when you no longer fear
once, you do it again. . 'ar—when you we convinced
a horizontal position in the vie"— 'iead down, and your
that you may keep your legs up yen' ... _ning—retire a
arms submerged, without danger of dro.,. ~svim, as
couple of paces from your ladder, and resolve to .. ;„r
if you were; Leotard launched in midair. C'est le prem._
pea qui mute. As soon as you can swim one yard the thing 1
is done. The distance swum will increase rapidly with I
practice and the consequent increased confidence of the
swimmer. But of swimming, like mountain climbing, calls
into action muscles which are comparatively little used in
our ordinary habits, it is only by gradual exercise that they
can be brou/ht to perform long-continued efforts,—
Dickens's 6, 411 the Year Botod.".

The immense works in progress for the construction of
the Thames Embankment have for the present spoilt the
appearance of the garden of the Inner Temple, and Mr
Broome is compelled to bide his time to make such dis-
plays of flowers as the civic public are accustomed to in
this admirably kept and interesting place. Still this veteran
London gardener perseveres as steadily as ever in his voca-
tion, and is looking forward hopefully to the time when, by
the completion of the embankment, there will be added to
the garden a large tract of land gained from the mud of the

Thames by the science of engineering.
In the flower beds next the main walk Mr Broome
manages to secure four successive crops of flowers, and to
do this he is compelled to keep hie stock of bedding porn-
pones in pots to the last moment, and then turn them out
into the places where they are to flower. The crysanthe-
mums look well, considering the roasting weather to which
they have been so long subjected, and which tells more
against vegetation in London because of the constant de-
posit of soot on the leaves, to remove which occasional
showers are needed ; artificial watering, however carefully
and vigorously performed, being far less effective for clean.
ing the foliage than rain, That Mr Broome should have
been enabled to exhibit, at a recent meeting of the Central
Horticultural S)ciety, 24 trusses of roses grown in this gar-
den speaks volumes, both for the management and the
capabilities of a garden situated in the very heart of the city
of London. It is well known that these are some flee trees
in the garden, and it is commonly believed that the foul
coal smoke to which they are exposed is slowly but surely
killing them. The simple truth of the matter is that they
are suffering but little from smoke, end yet some of them
are in a bad state, and appear as if they would never re-
cover. Mr Broome explains their condition to be the re-
sult of cold currents of air. Neat the river frontage is a
large structure called Paper-building, and on the side of
this structure next the river is a row of limes. These limes
are in perfect health, quite green where they have the
shelter of the building; bnt those at each end, which are
exposed to the draughts which come across the garden by
the side of the building, are very severely killed back, and
greatly disfigured with dead wood. At some distance from
these buildings the line which the destructive current takes
can be marked out by the appearance of other trees, and in
one case a young plane is very much cut up, thbugh a simi-
lar plane close by, which enjoys some amount of shelter, is
as fresh and vigorous as any tree of the same size to be
found any whet° in the country. Any observer curious in
such matters is advised to observe the row of limes skirting
the eastern side of the garden, and which terminates near
the river bank. These trees regularly decrease in size as
they approach the river, though they are all of the same
age, and, as regards soil and the care bestowed upon them,
enjoy equal advantages. No doubt these are also subject
to draughts, which sweep along the course of the river, and
turn round into the garden as soon as they reach the open-
ing, and spend their energies on the trees they first meet,
and are successively softened in passing from tree to tree,
until at last those furthest removed from the river are the
least affected. If it be asked, Why should cold currents of
air produce such marked effects, when in open country dis-
tricts, where the mean temperature is much lower than at
the Temple, trees escape altogether, even in very trying
seasons ? It can only be said that it is easier to frame
an hypothesis than to explain a fact which is obvious to all.
But probably trees so situated do not ripen their wood so
perfectly as trees of the same kind in the country, and so
are less capable of withstanding the effects of cold winds in
spring. It may be, too, that they begin to grow earlier in
the year, owing to the abundance of ammonia in the atmos-
phere, and, during the prevalence of westerly winds, the
higher temperature to which they are subjected; whereas,
in the country, trees are very often " kept back" till they
can grow in earnest without risk of injury.
The superiority of plane, Plateaus acenfolia, as a town
tree, is strikingly exemplified here. There are several beau
tiful examples, with noble heads, and a iresb, abundant
leafage; in fact, with the exception of one or two which
suffer from draughts, they are at the present time the hand-
somest trees in the garden, and delight the eye with their
fine foTnas and lively verdure. Another of the trees that
thrives here is the Wych elm. It is not remarkable for
beauty in a small state, but contributes by its dark hue to
make an agree.'►ble contrast with limes and planes. The
Wych elm has not been at all affected by the causes which
have injured other i.rees ; all the specimens are healthy and
vigorous, and have this season made shoots a foot in length.
In the small garden of the Middle Temple all the porn-
pones have long been planted out, and look very promising.
The border appropriated to the large-flowering kinds also,
promiees well, the plants beieg neatly trained, and most of
them are four or five feet high. To compensate for the
general dulness of chrysanthenavras at this time of year,
Mr Dale grows numerous annuals in the borders ; and in
the beds on the turf, common blue Larkspurs are used in
abundance. These peep up above the foliage of the porn..
pones, and make a very pleasing effect,—Gaydeners' Weekly
_Magazine,

Opening of the Northern of Spain Rail way,

MADRID, August 18.

YORK RACES-TIIIB DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
ZETLAND STAKES.

Marigold
..........
Dubiety
Little Stag
.............. 3
Four ran.
BURGUNDY STAKES.

Clarior
1
Plover ......
Blue Mantle
3
CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP.

Echo
Ihiudisi
Bandarilla ......... 2
. ..
Nine ran.
.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

TATTER SALLS'—LAST EVENING.
GREAT EBOR II ANDICAP.
3to 1 agst East Lancashire (taken and offered)
4to 1 agst Welcome (take 9 to 2)
4 to 1 agst Raglan (take 9to 2)
sto 1 agst Highflyer's dam colt (taken and cft?red)
33 to 1 vgst Caller Ou (offered)
Very small attendance, and scarcely any betting.

CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY.
ETOD. HANDICAP.
3to 1 agat East Lancashire (taken)
4to 1 agat Welcome (taken)
9 to 2 agst Raglan (taken)
7to 1 agat Flign£lyer colt (taken)
16 to 1 agat Donnybrook (taken)
16 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken)
20 to 1 agst The Clown (offered)
20 to 1 agst Caller Ou (offered)
20 to 1 agst Alabama (offered)

A Perilous Position.

The Buffalo Courier of the 9th instant says :
"It has been known that Farini, the funambulist,
who several years ego was Blondin's rival on the
tight rope at Niagara Falls, was making Prepare-
tions to ford the rapids above the American Fall on
a pair of iron stilts constructed for the purpose. The
exhibition was to have come off on the 15th. Early
yesterday morning, we learn, the foolhardy man went
out to rehears(' the dangerous feat. He succeeded
in getting more than half across, at a point beZween
the Falls and the Great Island bridge, when one
of his stilts broke or gave way, and he was instantly
in the rapids. Fortunately the place of his accident
was directly above Robinson's island, a small piece
of wooded land which lies to the right of Lunn
island and very near the brink of the American fall,
He succeeded in struggling to the shore of this is-
land, and dragged himself from the water. He had
apparently sustained a painful injury in one of his
limbs. The poor man was soon discovered sitting
very composedly on a log at the edge of the island.
A large and not vary sympathising crowd collected
on the Goat Island bridge and elsewhere, but up
to yesterday afternoon not any effort had been
made to rescue the unfortunate man. In fact,
our informant tells us that in a few hours
public curiosity seemed to have sated it-
self, and scarcely any excitement was visible.
Farini's frightful perch is about 800 or 1,000 feet
below the bridge before spoken of, and undoubtedly
a rope could be floated to him, and thereby a
cable perhaps be swung, by which, if the man is not
too mu± exhausted or injured, he might be able to
effect an escape. It is feared, however, that before
anything is done he will be incapable, from lack of
food and nervous excitement, to help himself. At
present he can be distinctly descried, cool enough
apparently, but making not the slightest effort to
attract attention or signal for relief. He is in his
tights and bareheaded, and is seen frequently to rub
and press his wounded limb. A more frightful pre-
dicament than that he is in could not easily be con-
ceived. We understand that some persons suppose
Farini to be playing a practical joke, or to be prac-
tising an advertising dodge. It is scarcely possible
that this can be the case, or that any such felicitous
results can come from such a desperate-looking state
of things. From the latest reports it appears that
Farini was still a prisoner oa Robinson's Island,
about 2001 t. above the American Falls, and where
the rapids have a tremendous velocity. His part-
ner had succeeded in effecting a line of refreshment
communication with the forlorn stilt-walker, who
had been in his uncomfortable position over 40 hours.
What steps are being taken to rescue him, if any,
were not known. A large crowd was expected
down from Buffalo and Rochester to see the sad
spectacle. The condition of this poor fellow was
really heartrending. He was within speaking dis-
tance of the shore, but the throngs who had assem-
bled to witness his critical situation were powerless
to help him."

TRIALS OF NEW LlFEBOATS.—Yesterday some
harbour trials were made in the Regent's Canal
Dock with two new lifeboats belonging to the National
Lifeboat Institution, and built by the Messrs. Forrest, of
Limehuuse, under the superintendence of the society. The
self-righting and other properties of the boats were found
in every way satisfactory. One of the boats, which is 36
feet long, is to be stationed at Porthdinllaen, on the Car-
narvonshire coast, She is a splendid boat, and is well cal-
culated for the important service she will have to perform
on that dangerous point of the coast, where last winter
several distressing shipwrecks took place. The cost of this
boat has been given to the institution by Lady Cotton
Sheppard. The other lifeboat is 32 feet long. She is to be
stationed at Cardigan, and is in every way suitable for
such a station. The cast of this lifeboat and of three
others has been collected by It. Whitworth, EN , of Man-
chester, amongst his friends and fellow-townsmen. She is
called the "John Stuart," after a gentleman of that city,
who, thoroughly appreciating Mr Whitworth's benevolent
exertions, promised to give him a specified sum towards the
cost of each lifeboat he would succeed in collecting. Thus
stimulated, Mr Whitworth has persevered, and raised about
£l,OOO in donations, and about £2OO and £3OO in annual
subscriptions. The institution has now 137 lifeboats under
its management, and invites the co-operation of experienced
and influential persons on the coast to increase that number,
in order to station a lifeboat ou every point where it can be
shown that shipwrecks occur, and where a sufficient number
of boatehen or fishermen are residing to work such boats on
occasions of emergency.
EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF Two FIFTY POUND
NOTES.—A singular and interesting case was
examined before the magistrates at Fleetwood, on Satur-
day. A person named Bond, a salesman to the New Fylde
Timber Company, was charged with stealing two £5O notes,
the property of the company. The history of the notes is a
curious one. In October, 1863, they were paid to a young
man, the book-keeper of the company, in the presence of
Bond. They were afterwards missed, and the book-keeper
was charged with stealing them, Bond being a witness in
the case. The young man was, however, discharged, but
he took the niegrace so deeply to heart that he became para-
lysed, and has now been bedridden for about three years.
On Wednesday last a pocket-book was found, undoubtedly
belonging to Bond, and in it were the two missing notes.
His story is that he knows nothing about them. The case
has been remanded.
SMALL WHITE ELEPHANTS.—Ia Ceylon, as
everybody kr ows, people are politely reined by the
gift of large white elephants, which aro sent by envious
sppeersedoonsyteoatbiengsttahbeleodwinnetrhseoirumt:fnhsioounsse, wanitdhbaovnaieew.
.toh
.t. eAi r
geatuitons ottoman once cost me—well, I don't care to say
exactly how much, in recarpeting the room, just in order to
bring the floor into something like agreement, The gift of
a new piano to a wife from her father, I reckcn,
ww,..4 cost the unhappy husband, upon the average, £5O.
case in which it was not got over under £l7O,
I know -
ole drawing room suite had to be changed.
/fovrhetnheeaewe nehold that gorgeous instrument, it always
rounds its back to my vision, puts forth a lank tail, and
elevates a white proboscis, I recognise the elephantine
monster instantly, and psinfully calculate the depth to
which it bit into my friend the owner's pocket. I have
myself learned to dread the remotest hint of any such genero-
sity among our own circle; the nemstion of an intended gift
arouses in me genuine fear, fcr 1 am not eaertain whether I
may not yet be made insolvent by these polite attentions.
Scarcely ever does there come a gift which has not something
of ;this white elephantish character about it. Nobody
ever makes you a present of a pair of blankets, or offers a
plate-rack for the kitchen, in token of their esteem, or gives
you a water butt; or a five pound note. The presents all
come in far other shapes—nourishing
tossingdozens
ogflistnteernitnbg
anything like properly replenished woduelvd°aufbei: exhaust all
my spending money. Why couldn't somebody give her a
bottles pot. s ivory.n presented to Mhye r, wifen had
are
Fpsketsvhae theta
brand-new toilet-service when I happened on that accident
with the tall ewer ? No ; there came instead a handsome
set of ewer vases, which have since coot on an average
half-a-crown a-week to keep them fittingly supplied with
blooms of diverse colours..—Chanthers's Journal.
In consequence of Garibaldi's resignation of th e
office of Grand blaster of the Italian Freemasons, all the
lodges of his jurisdiction have been convoked for the 13h
. September, to elect his successor. It is bald ttat their
choice will awst pol Ably tall on M, laoratdit