The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-21 00:00:00

BETTING AT MANCIfE—STER—MortDAY.

There were but few members at the sithscriptiu= .-
to-day, and little business transacted, For Northumberland
Plate 5 to 1 was taken about Sir Roger, and 10 to 1 was
offered bar one, Closing prices :

NORTILUMBERIAND PLATE.
sto 1 agst Sir Roger (taken)
10 to 1 agat Borealis (offered)
100 to 8 agst Found Again (taken)
100 to 8 agst Trust (taken)
14 to 1 agat Honest John (taken)
14 to 1 agst Limosina (wanted)
40 to 1 agst Wharfinger (offered)
40 to 1 agat Hymettus (offered)

DONCASTER. ST. LEGER.
100 to 30 aga Blair Athol (offered)
sto 1 agtt Scottish Chief (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst First Flight (taken)

TILE DERBY OF 1565.
,000 to 40 agst The Duke (taken)

PAINFUL ACCIDENT TO A BRIDEGROOM.---A sad
occurrence—perhaps unprecedented in its nature—
tended to mar the festivities accompanying the marriage of
a youthful couple at St Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street, on
Thursday last. The bridegroom—whose father is a mem-
ber of the corporation—was engaged shortly before the
wedding in packing up his trunks, and preparing for the
continental tour which he had arranged to take with his
young wife, when his left arm suddenly snapped near the
elbow. The consternation which this untoward accident
occasioned among his own family and friends, who were
preparing to attend the ceremony, may be well imagined' •
and when the sad intelligence was communicated to the
parents of the bride the carriages were in waiting to convey
the bridal party to the church. It was of course concluded
that the ceremony must be postponed, but the bridegroom
would not listen to the proposal, and the joint having been
set by two medical men, he gallantly insisted upon fulfill-
ing his engagement, and actually arrived at St. Dunstan's
Church within a few minutes of the appointed hour. The
ceremony was conducted in a very impressive manner .by
the Rev. Mr Auriol, the rector, who subsequentle joined
the numerous guests assembled at the suburban residence
of the bride's father (one of his own churchwardens), and
alluded to the misfortune of the morning in terms of kindly
sympathy and encouragement. The uncle of the bride
i endeavoured to dispel the inevitable gloom by observing
that the calamity had at least one consoling feature, for it
gave them a practical example of the courage and devotion
of the young gentleman who was the hero of the occasion.
They had heard of a certain champion of quite another sort
of "ring," who had fought his American rival for one hour
with a single arw, owing to a similar accident, and still
carried the day ; but what was this to compare with the
pluck of his young friend, who having broken his arm at
9 a.m., went up smiling to the altar at 11, and carried off
his young and charming wife in triumph ? We believe
the bride, who was not at first informed of the. full ex-
tent of the accident, exhibited a becoming fortitude
under the trying circumstances of the day, and our readers
will be glad to learn that owing to the.i satisfactory
the mangnsteen,
pro-
gress of the husband, the wedding trip is not likely to be
long deferred.
the mango,
molting in the mouth, and,
THE SIAMESE DURIAL—The fruit here is ex,
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theui spine'.
what is superior to anything I ever, imagined or tasted, the
famous "durian" or ". dourion, which. justly merits the
apeporet,iscoulfararglyran.tht
title of king of fruits. But to enjoy it thoroughly one
roust have time to overcome the disgust at first inspired
by its smell, which is so strong that I could not stay in
the wee place with it. On first tasting it I thought it
like the flesh of some animal in a stets of putrefaction,
but after four or five trials I found the aroma exquisite.
The durian is about two-thirds the size of a jams, and
like it. is encased in a thick and prickly rind, which pro-
tects it from the teeth of squirrels and other nibblers ; on
opening it there are to be found ten cells, each containing
a kernel larger than a date, and surrounded by a sort of
white, or sometimes yellowish cream which is most delicious.
By an odd freak of nnture, xpt only is there the first repug-
' nance to it to overcome, but if you eat it often, though with
ever so great moderation, you find youself next day covered
with blotches, as if attacked with measles, so heating is its
nature, A durian picked is never good, for when fully ripe
it falls of itself ; when cut open it must be eaten at once, as
it quickly spoils but otherwise it will keep for three days.
—lllouho.t's Travels in Indo-China:
1 Ultlll, June 18.-10 the Chamber of Deptities
the first articles of the bill on disputed administra-
tive affairs were voted. The Senate had terminated
the discussion on the Land Assessment Bill. The
Starnpa
Tdenie the sta.emtnt that Gen. Longoni has
left for unis,s and that troops are under orders to
embark for that country.