The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-10 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.---This Day.

TATTERSALL'S—This DAY.
No BETTING.

CITY BET TlNG—Tnrs DAY.
WOLVERHAMPTON STARES.
sto 2 agst Jack o' Hearts (3 to 1 taken freely)
sto 1 agst Change
6to 1 agst Joco
Bto 1 agat Suburban
10 to 1 agat any other
TIIE BEBE SHIRE 13TAXZ5.
5 to 2 agst Blaekdown
sto 1 agst Balham
7to 1 agat Gibraltar
7to 1 agst Gavazzi

ST. LEGER.
9 to 2 agst Ranger (offered)
6to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken)
7 to 1 apt Avenger (taken)
Bto 1 agst Lord Clitden (taken freely)
100 to 7 agst Saccharometer
100 to 6 agst Borealis

ARRIVALS AT WOLVERHAMPTON.

Isoline, Audacieuse, East Sheen, Perseverance, Teddy,
Southport, Suburban, Lady Maud, Mountain Buck, Pro-
cella, Chicquot the Jester, Livingstone, Eypatia, and
Acolyte.

•
Liverpool Cotton Market---This Day.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
Fair demand; strong. Sales, 7,000 bales ; im-
port, 2,979; previously 16,385. American, -1,- above
Friday.

The Acclimatisation Society of Great Britain.

The monthly meeting of the council was held at two
o'clock on 'Wednesday, the sth inst., at the offices of the
society, 3, Duke-street, Adelphi—E. Wilson, Eeq., V.P.,
in the chair. Present, Messrs. Wilson, Waterhouse,
Hawkins, J. J. Stone, J. Bush, F. Buckland, and J. Lowe.
The following candidates for admission into the society
were proposed and elected :—as life members, Lord Brown-

low, Sir Harry Stacey, Bart., M.P., %V. Morrison, Esq.,
M.P., F. H. K. G. Calthorpe, Esq., M.P., and E. H.
Moscrop, Esq. As annual subscribers, his Grace the Arch-
bishop of Dublin, D. F. Fortescue, Esq., G. A. Sala, Esq.,
H. Early, Esq., B. Sharp, Esq., Capt. Grant, J. Pilking-
ton, Esq., M.P., and E. A. Moriarty, Esq.
Mr. Lowe reported the arrival of eggs of the Bombay
Cynthia, and also a box of live worms of the same species.
The former were procured through the kindess of M..Rame,
a member of the council of the Freuch Socitite d'Acclima-
teflon ; and the latter had been sent by M. Guerin-Wne-
ville, director of the sericulture' branch of the imperial farm
at Vincennes. The eggs were all hatched out, and the worms
were all under the care of Mr. Bash, the honorazy treasurer.
It was ordered that specimens should be sent to members
requiring the same.
A letter was read from Mr. Stone, a member of the coun-
cil, detailing a scheme which he had in view for obtaining
birds of game from India, through the aid of Government.
Mr. Stone handed in a list of the birds which it was desir-
able to obtain, and explained the manner in which the birds
could be collected, and how the breeding of these birds
might be made a profitable source of income to the society.
The following resolution was agreed to :
That Messrs. Buckland, Bush, ant Stone be elected a
committee, to obtain importations of Indian pheasants and
birds of game for the society, and to endeavour to get the
assistance of the Secretary of State ana Governor-General
of India for that purpose, and that they be empowered to
pledge the society's funds to a moderate extent for payment
of the expenses.

A letter was read from Mr. Coles, of Bath (a brother of
Mr. Coles, of Lidgetown, Southern Africa), stating that he
could send elands at moderate price. It was resolved
unanimously

That Mr. Bush be authorised to write to Mr. Coles, •in
reply to his letter, to obtain two female elands and one
male for the society, at the cost named in his letter; and
that arrangements he made for shipping and transmitting
them, provided the cost be not more than £4O per animal.
A premium of £lO each to be offered for each living animal
safely delivered.

It was reported by the members who had visited the
Alexandra Park, at Muswell-hill, that, although the site was
a very beautiful one, and apparently favourable to the health
of birds and animals, the arrangements at the park were not
yet sufficiently settled to warrant the Council in recom.
mending the society to accept the liberal offer of the direr.
tors, inasmuch as a greater immediate outlay would be
required than the society would be justified in subtracting
from its lauds. The secretaries were ordered to write a
letter of thanks to the directors of the Alexandra Palk
Company, and an exprest-ion of regret that• the society is as
yet unable to avail itself of their liberal offer.
Mr. Hawkins proposed that some arrangement should be
made with Mr. Bush for the temporary occupation of part
o f his premises, At present the society had no place which
it could properly call its own, and where persons desirous
of seeing what the society is doing might go and judge for
themselves, without trespassing upon the privacy of Mr,
Bush. Eventually it was agreed—
" That Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Stone, and Mr. Bnckland be
appointed a committee to arrange with Mr. Bush the terms
between himself and the society for the accommodation. and
maintenance of animals, birds, &c., belonging to the
society."
Mr. Buckland presented s pare?' of seeds of the Elephant
Grass, which had been sent to him. These Were ordered
to be distributed.
With reference to the "Gold Schley," or spotted tench,
presented to the society by Mr. Berney, it was resolved
that they should be entrusted to Mr. Higiord Burr, Alder-
maston Court, near Reading, with a view to breeding.

James Coxe, M.D., Edinburgh, will receive the
honour of knighthood. Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney, who
has spent a long and useful life in scientific researches, the
inventor of a common road steam carriage, the Bude
and many other important objects, and also the successful
ventilator of the two houses of Parliament, is also to re-
ceive the honour of knighthood.
" TUE TWELFTH."—From all quarters we hear
that the prospects for the 12th were never more
cheering to the sportsman. Grouse are numerous and
strong and swift, and improving rapidly in condition' •
blackco,k, pheasants, and hares are abundant; partridges
are also well advanced. The deer prospects are particu•
lady good, and fawns are very numerous.
BONHOMMIE OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON 111.
—Another letter from Vichy relates the following
anecdote of the Emperor :—" At the end of the week as his
Majesty was taking one of his usual walks, a group of pea•
cants, who were crowding round to get a good view, were
ordered to stand back by an officer of the imperial suite. In
reply to this injunction, an old peasant said : 'Oh I sir, you
see him every day, whenever you please; but we come half
a day's journey every other year to admire him. Be just,
sir, and let us see him at our ease.' The Emperor, who
was conversing with Prince Murat at the time, heard every
word of the old man's request, and, turning to him, took
his hand, and said : ' Why do you not come every year, my
friend ?" Oh I Monsieur l'Empereur, every one takes his
turn ; last year my wife and son came; this year it is my
daughter and myself ' "
A LIBERAL LANDLORD.—We understand that
the Earl of Zetlaod, in consideration of the several
successive bad seasons which his tenantry have had, has
authorised a deduction of 10 per cent. from the rent due for
the 1862 crop on his lands of Kerse and Castleearry.
SCOTCH LUNATICS.—Six years ago the report of
the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the state of
Lunacy in Scotland, startled the whole country by the
revelations contained in its able and elaborate report. As
a matter of course that report was assailed, especially in
Scotland, but the experience of the General Board of
Lunacy has since amply confirmed the full truth of its state-
ments. We are glad to see that the Government,by recom-
mending Dr. James Cosa to her Majesty for the honour of
knighthood, have now recognited the services of the Royal
Commission. Dr. Case was associatel in the Scottish Com-
mission with the late Sheriff Monteith and two of the
English Lunacy Commissioners, Mr. Campbell and Ur.
Gaskell, but the other avocations of these gentleraen pre-
vented their giving their full time and attention t.!
its
duties, and in Scotland Br. Coza was looked upon as chl.tly
responaible for ita ttattmmts.