The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-14 00:00:00

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Mr Greville's Michael, 3 yrs, Bst (£25).. (H. Grimshaw) 4
Mr Graham's Rosa Lee, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (£25)
(J. Nightingall) 5
Betting-2 to 1 agst Miss Pickles, sto 1 agst Michael,
3 to 1 agst Rosa Lee.

The favourite made all the running, and won in a canter
by three lengths; a length between second and third.
The winner was bought by Mr J. Saltmarsh for 250 gus.
The Culham Stakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, and 2 if declared,
with 50 added ; winners extra. One mile. 26 subs, 14
declared.

Mr Robinson's Stockowner, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (inc 71b ex)
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Mr Saxon's Amazonian, 4 yrs, 6st 121b....(Lighloot foie) )
1-2
Mr Stevens's Fisherman's Daughter, 3 yrs, 6:4 71b
(inc 71b ex)
Mr T. Robinson's Lady di Vergy, 3 yrs, sst 101 b

(C. Page) 4
Mr Jno, Dawson's Neophyte, aged, 7st 71b.... (Loaves) 5
Betting—Even on Fisherman's Daughter, 4 to 1 each
Aga Neophyte and Stockowner, 5 to 1 agst Amazonian.

Amazonian led,ito the stand, where Stockowner got up
and made a decided heat of it, the favourite a neck behind
the pair.

Deciding Heat-11 to Bon Stockowner, who won by six
lengths. Sharp rode Amazonian in the deciding heat.

SCRATCRINGS.—CoIt by Daniel O'Rourka—Highflyer's
dam, out of the Goodwood Stakes. Thalestris, Limoaina,
Claret Cup, and The Major, out of the Liverpool Cup. 411
Lord Coventry's horses out of their engagements at Stam-
ford.

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mechanical pressure,' their lordships haN'ayip ea.'uirectltr
for some trials to be carried out at Ch.athan i Do6kyarcii. S
under the superintendence of the inventor, Mr I'. Hamber.
The following appointments were Rl:tcle yestereay at the
Admiralty :—Commander Loftus F. Jones, to the Sparrow,
vice Cochrane, invalided—Staff-Commander J. J. _Brown,
to the Formidable—Lieut. A. Salwey, to the Exca.llent
Lieut. the Hon. E. L. S. Mostyn, to the Curvcoa—
Lord C. W. D. Beresforel, midelipman, to the Clio—C.
A. R. Hutton, naval cadet, to the Aurora—W. T. Lapidge,
paymaster, to the Cumberland—and J. ZVatson (a), assist.
engineer, to the Fisgard, as supernumerat y.

Anniversary of the Prince Concert's Birth-
day, 26th August, 1864,

Royal Horticultural. Soci6-y, South
Kensington, July 13, 1864.
Mr. Murray presents his compiiments to the
editor, aLd, by the direction of the council, s'unds
him the accomp'artying, correq)ondence for pa
csition

(‘ Windsor Castle, July 6, 1864.

Sir.—l «ave r;c:?iv,,,,d the coalLnands of

tie Queen to beg you wil! inform the council of the
gratification wbich her M 'ksly received trom her
visit to the Horticultural Gardens. Her Majesty
was truly glad to see the improvements that are
now in progress, which when completed will go far
towards realising the wishes of the Prince Consort,
and must conduce so much to the success which he
anticipated for the society when he procured their
establishment at South Kensington. Considering
the interest the Prince always took in this garden,
and how much the society owes to his active sup-
port and assistance, it would be exceedingly grati-
fying to her Majesty if the council shall resolve
that his birthday, which falls on the 26th August,
should from henceforth be observed by the society
as a holiday on which free admission to the gardens
should be allowed to the public.
"`The Queen does not doubt that the council will
readily adopt this suggestion, and she desires me,
therefore, to request that you will be good enough
to bring the subject before them at their next inent-
ing,—Yours, &c.,

(Signed) C. GREY.

" A. Murray, Esq."
" Royal Horticultural Society's Garden/
9th July, 1864.
"Dear Sir,—l have submitted to the counoil
your letter of 6th Jury expressing the gratification
of her Majesty the Queen at the improvements now
in progress in the gardens of the Royal Horticul-
tural Society, and suggesting that free admissio a to
the gardens should be allowed to the public on the
26th August in the present and subsequent yuars
in order to mark the anniversary of the birthda:F of
his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the founder
of the gardens, to whom the society is so much in-
debted for its present state of prosperity.
" The council direct me to request you to express
to the Queen the great pleasure they have in givin g
effect to her Majesty's wishes at all times, and at
the same time their desire to show the deep sens,e:of
the obligations of the society to the Prince Con: fort.
" The council will therefore take immediate steps
for arranging that the 26th August in each year
year shall be kept henceforward by the scciety as a
holiday in the hope of assisting towards bringing
to the mind of the present and ,future generations
the virtues of the Prince and his great services
especially to the working classes, and I beg you to
assure her Majesty that the council will endeavour
to give is hearty welcome to all who will visit the
Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens on that
anniversary.--I have, &c.
(Signed)
" General the Hon. C. Grey, &c.

" A. MURRAY.

Frightful Steamboat Accident in France,

A shocking loss of life was caused on Sunday
last by a steamboat accident on the Saone. The
Lyons journals furnish us with the following
details:—

" The Mouche N 0.4 is one of the fast penny boats
built for the service of the Saone. She is like the
other four, very high out of the water, and so very
n=arrow that a sudden movement of he rudoex, or
having too many passengt-rs, on board, cases I, er to
roll very violently. At about half-past two o'6ock
on Sunday afternoon, the Mouabe, which had come
from Perrache, and was on her way to Vaise, with
a great number of passengers on board, stopped at
the landing place at the Qaai St. Antoine, where
she embarked so many others that her deck W.:B
completely thronged and her cabins also filled.
Tne passengers consisted of all classes—ladies,
children, workmen, &e., all in their holiday clothes.
On leaving the landing place the steamer, in order
to avoid the different sandbanks near the Pont de
Nemours, had to steer a serpentine course and take
a number of sharp curves. During those move-
ments she rolled violently, but the passengers for
the moment did not pay much attention to the
movement. At length, however, a sudden action
of the rudder caused her to give so heavy a lurch
that the water came in at the scupper-holes. An
indescribable scene of confusion then took place.
The compact mass of passengers on the deck were
pressed with se much force against the hand rail
which ran along the side that it suddenly gave way,
and fifty persons were precipitated into the river in.
a mass. The captain of the boat went overboard
with the rest, The scene which followed was most
heartrending. The surface of the water was covered
with heads, and arms were seen making desperate
efforts to release themselves. The persons who fell
in were so compactly thronged together that every
one clung to his neighbour in the agony of despair,
so that chose who might otherwise have
escaped by swimming were prevented from using
any exertion in that way. The captain lost his
life in that manner, for he was seized hold of by
two females, one of whom clung round his neck:and
the other round his body, and the three sank toge-
ther. What added to the horror of the scene was
that the accident happened at a part of the river
where no small boats were kept, and it being Sun-
day, few of the boatmen in other parts were engaged
in their usual occupations, so that a considerable
time elapsed before any assistance came to the spot,
Only about ten persons were able to save themselves
by swimming; four or five others were restored to
animation after being got on shore ; leaving the
number of drowned to amount to from 35 to 40.
As the bodies were afterwards taken out of the
water they were deposited on deck of the Abeille
steamer lying alongside the quay. At six in the
evening 30 were ranged there. Those who were
recognised were afterwards removed to their own
are
severelyors
homes, and the others were taken to the Hotel Dieu,
the were
en
to await further inquiries. On the following inn
ing those who were claimed by their
friends
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the steamer.
lieorder stop was about to to her,
when one of the passengers seized him by the throat
and rolled him from his place, and then taking the
tiller steered the vessel to the nearest landing place.
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calamity. The owner of the boat has been arrested,
judicial investigation into the of air will im-
mediately take place. The sensation and effliction
produced at Lyons by this dreadful accident are
in describle.

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