The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-24 00:00:00

BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, June 24.—Venice, from Helsingborg ; Mora-
vian, from Me,boume ; Corcypso, from Smyrna; Sophie,
from Soder Koping ; Vrow Dunke, from Worcum.
Sailed—Ganges, for Auckland; Belgium, steamer, for
Ostend.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed in tow—Queen of the Norti and City of Dublin
from Calcutta, for London.
Sailed—All the outward bound.

M. Renan's long announced " Life of leeus" is
to be published in Paris this morning. Some few copies
have already been sent to friends and critics. The tone of
the work is said to be exceedingly moderate, calm, and
simple.

CRICKET.—OXFORD UNIVERSITY V. CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY.—At Lord's Ground yesterday, with
one wicket down for three runs, Oxford resumed their inn-
ings from the previous evening, having 68 to get to win.
Mr. Walker being the " not out," with a single, was joined
by Mr. Inge. Mr. Walker marked eight singles when he
gave a chance to Mr. Tuck off Mr. Helm; two wickets and
41 runs. Mr. Evans , then went to the wicket, and such
was the hitting of Mr, Inge that the score was soon made
to rise, and eventually the two batsmen preserved their
wickets till the game was won, Mr. Inge making the win-
ning hit. Oxford thus won by eight wickets to go down.
THE AUSTRIAN EMBASSY.—The Countess d'Ap-
ponyi gave a brilliant ball last night, at Chandos-
house, to a numerous and brilliant circle of the leading
members of the Corps Diplomatique and the principal aris-
tocracy. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Capt. C. Cust,
arrived at half-past 11 o'clock, and were received by his
Excellency Count d'Apponyi and several of the members
of the Embassy. Their Serene Highnesses Prince and
Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar and her Highness the
Princess Obrenovich were among the visitors.
THAMES BOATING—On Saturday last a new de-
scription of monster rowing-boat appeared on the
Thames. It is the property of Captain Maudsley, late No.
5 Battery, 3d Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, which bat-
tery having resigned, have formed themselves into a club
under the title of the Battery Boat Club. The boat (the
Recruit) launched on Saturday from the National Boat
Building Company's yard, East Greenwich, is 32ft long,
6ft 6in beam, and rows 14 oars double-banked. She is a fine
model, and was rowed from East Greenwich to Cremorne
by 12 of the club with the greatest ease. On Saturday
week, the 4th of July, a larger boat (the Eagle), 72ft long,
7ft beam, and rowing 24 oars, double-banked, will be
launched from the same establishment, and will be rowed
over the same water by 24 of the club (the Recruit also in
attendance). She is the first craft of her kind, and will
carry 60 persons, and with them will draw only lft of
water. The Eagle will leave East Greenwich at seven
o'clock p.m. on Saturday week next, July 4, for West-
minster.
ARRIVAL OF THE SIDON FROM AMERICA.—The
Cunard screw steamer Sidon, from New York on the 10th
inst., via Queenstown, arrived at Liverpool at an early hour
yesterday morning, bringing 37 passengers and 5,000 dole.
in specie. Her news has been anticipated.

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIA-
MENT.—Yesterday a committee of the Commons,
consisting of Mr. Hassard (chairman), and Messrs. Mor-
gan, Paget, Foljambe, and Duff, met to consider the first
batch of bills sent up from the House of Lords. They were
the Blackburn, Chorley, and Wigan railway, Rumney and
Brecon an i Merthyr Junction, Comae Valley and Halstead,
Dare Valley, Metropolitan Railway, Uxbridge and Rick-
mans worth, Isle of Wight Extensions railways, and Tot-
tenham and Hampstead railway. The case for the Black-
burn, Chorley, and Wigan was opened by Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Hope Scott and Mr. Merewether opposing for the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire railway. General evidence was taken.
Evidence on behalf of the London and North Western was
adduced in the Earl of Romney's committee, in opposition
to the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay and Drayton
Junction railways, and it is expected that the case will be
brought to a conclusion to-day, when the committee will
give its decision.
SERVILE REPLY OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS TO
KING GEORGE 111., ON HIS ACCESSION.—" What
a lustre does it cast upon the name of Briton when you,
Sir, are pleased to esteem it among your g.lones.' Strange
language for a powerful aristocracy in a free country, still
reckoning Howard, Berkeley, Somerset, Nevile, Seymour,
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A BASE SUBTERFUGE OF THE ENEgMY *ABOUT
THE BALLOT.—A correspondent of the Examiner
signing himself "A Member of the Reform "
Club," writes
—" When Lord Palmerston, with that adroitness
which'
marks him so great a master of the art of debate, seized
upon the point, I can hardly say fact7 that the Reform Club
had abolished the vote by ballot, of course he was glad to
catch up any stone to throw at the strong array of argu-
ments which had demolished his usual line of battle. But
what are the facts ? The Reform Club took umbrage at
the tyranny of the minority, and stopped the practice of
one black ball out-voting nine. They now have placed the
elections in the hands of a select committee. That is the
simple fact, nor did objection to the Ballot-box as a mode
of election guide the decision of the Club."
THE ROBBERY AT THE STALYBRIDGE RELIEF
011 ICES.—On Thursday afternoon, Mr. James Kirk, the
treasurer to the Stalybridge Relief Committee, discovered
that John Sargent, the confidential clerk to that body,
had absconded with £324. It seems that the delinquent
had been leading an irregular life in the borough for at
least a week, and had received notice of discharge for
absenting himself from his duties without leave. He
had drawn the necessary funds from the Bank to pay
the shopkeepers about three o'clock en Thursday, and
about four o'clock the Committee were considering
his case when he was suddenly missed, and holding the
key of the safe he was enabled to walk off with the money
without any warning. It is stated that he was seen
walking up Mettraiu-road, and he may have taken a train
for Yorkshire. All the numbers of the notes have been
advertised, and a reward of £3O is offered for his apprehen-
sion and the recovery of the money. We are happy to add
that Mr. John Leech will make good the loss, so that the
poor will not eu&r from this diegrac'ful robbery.