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

N°. 22,134

AIRS. BROTHERTON'S EW NOVEL.
Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
RESPECTABLE SINNERS.
By MRS. BROTHERTON,
Author of " Arthur Brandon."
Hurst and Elackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-
street.

On June 24, will be publishs 4, in 2 vols.,
OPPOSITE NEIGHBOURS.
A NOVEL.

Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

This day is published, 1 vol. Bvo., pp. 13'2, price 125.,
RAYONS ET REFLETS.
Par le CHEVALIER DE CHATELAIN.
Roland', 20, Berners-street, W.

SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER
FO It THIS DAY.
At 25. 6d. each Person.
SOUPS.
Mock Turtle. Spring.
FISH.
Turbot and Lobster Sauce.
ENTREES. Fried Whitings.
Fillets of Beef, sauce
JOlNTS.Cornichon. Hashed Lamb.
Roast Beef. Roast Mutton.
SWEETS.
Tapioca Puddings. Tartlets ala Frangipan.
Cheese and Salad.

TO-MORROW (SUNDAY), THE LONDON DINNER,
At 2s. 6d. each Person.
SOUPS.
Purée au Pois. Macaroni.
FISH.
Stewed Eels. Fried Soles.
ENTREES.
Tete de Veau en Tortue. Mutton Cutlets, sauce Tomate.
JOINTS.
Roast Beef. Roast Mutton.
SWEETS.
Biscuit Puddings. Orange Fritters.
Cheese dS.
An extensive and carefully selea
cted stock of FRENCH,
aHENISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES, imported ex-
pressly for the London Dinner.
THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET.

T H
e, OXFORD STREET.
Every Evening will be performed Selections from the
following Operas :
Verdi's LA FORZA DEL DES TINO ; and
Flotow's MARTHA.
Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, &C. ;
Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Huish, Kimberley, and
W. Evans, with full band and chorus.
Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans.
Drew Dean's Flute Solos
UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes.
Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the marvellous
ARTHUR and BERTRAND.
"These two Parisian clowns have carried the art of
tumbling to apparently the highest pitch of perfection, audit
is impossible even for the most staid of visitors to avoid
being amused by their original gambols. They elicit shouts
of laughter and applause."—Times, April 7, 1863.

CANTERBURY HALL AND
FINE ARTS GALLERY.
NOTICE.— ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT.
This Evening the Marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND,
the Two Fren, h Clowns.

ARTHUR LLOYD'S burlesque Drama, arranged expressly
for him.
A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH'S new Comicalities, &c,
SAM COLLINS, with new Songs.
UNSWOR rrr, the celebrated Stump Orator.
EUGENE, and G. HUTCHENSON.

GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and
CANTATAS.

Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green,
Signor Bunali, and Signor Tivoli.
Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans.
Admission—Hall, ed. ; stalls and balcony, is.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The
RISARELIS, in addition to their other performances
will give during the week a NEW ENTERTAINMENT,
entitled LA MARABELLOS A PERCHA SELLAS.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE—The treat
Spanish Gymnasts, RISARELIS and BALAGER, in
Three separate Entertainments.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.—The grace-
ful Madame ADAMS and the amusing CONRADE
Clowns.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.—Varied
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, by Messrs. Parkin-
son, Vernon, Rigby, Bartleman ; Misses M`Gregor, Mrs.
Brian ; Messrs. Brian and Conley, Welland, &o.

A.RG Y L L ROOM S.-JULLIEN'S
PROMENADE CONCERTS.
NOTlCE.—During the Week the Selections will be—" Il
Trovatore "—" La Huguenots "—" La Forza del Destino,"
&c., at Eleven o'clock.

THE SUN, LONDON, SATULDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1863.

MR. T. CARRICK begs to announce to his
Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic
stabishment, 32, Regent-street, Piccadilly-circus, is now
in full operation.
Cartes de Visite, 10 for 10s. 6d; 21 for £l. Miniatures on
Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base in his former
styles.

THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 505., a
new Instrument, by Negretti and Zambra, will cor-
rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls for Rain or for
Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.-1, Hatton-garden ;
57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street.

LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and
Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by the use of
ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOTION, the stimulative properties
of which are unfailing in their operation. Thomas Elliott
invites a trial from the most sceptical, that they may be con-
vinced of its infallible power. Price 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., 10s. od.,
and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.—Thomas
Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fenchurch-street._T. E.'S
wigs, £1 10s.

AN Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of the
Wonders contained in the LONDON ANATOMICAL
MUSEUM sent post free for two stamps. Address the
Secretary, 29, George .street, Hanover-square.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.

Railways.

Miles Opened. Receipts.
---04-...„...----A---
1863. 1862. 1863. 1862. £
£
2,066 2,037
675 591
1,140 2,042
6,579 6,555
16,795 15,530
216 210
415 392
231 221
462 376
1,619 1,e05
368 376
1,173 1,149
1,707 1,754

Belfast and N. Counties 136 136
Belfast and County Down 49 49
Blyth and Tyne 2B 28
Bristol and Exeter 1214 1214
Caledonian
Cockermouth & Workington B4 84
Cork and Bandon 2O 20
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 61
Cork and Youghal
Cornwall 534 534
Deeside l7 17
Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63
Dublin and Drogheda 75 63
Dublin and Meath
Dub. &Wicklow and Weicid 484 484
Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31
Edinburgh and Glasgow 1691 1691
Forth & Clyde Junction 3O 30
Furness, &c 5O 5.)
Glasgow & South-Western
Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union
Great Northern 330 330
Great North of Scotland 6B 58
Gt. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 664
qt.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 329 329

2,417 2,014
1,131 1,019
8,175 7,748
311 290
3,138 2,535
8,669 8,856
31,202 26,141
25,468 24,771
2,157 2,106
533 510
8,144 8,394
(0,295 58,535
1,258 980
1,844 1,734
253 224
44,416 30,289
162 210
126 117
722 612
101,C 81. 88,939
2,161 1,835
24,581 21,303
20,872 16,132
5,810 3,832
1428 1,414
17,581 13,321
2,796 1,232
1,351 973
- 2,379
6114 43,347 37,326
1921 5,136 4,728
711 1,565 1,573
44 2,505 2,471

Great Western 992 9641
Inverness & Aberdeen Juno 864 73/
Irish North-Western 145 145
Irish South-Eastern 2251 251
Lancashire & Yorkshire 395 3951
Limerick and Ennis... 24 24
Limerick and Foynes 2
Llanelly 46 46
London & North-Western
London and Blackwall 5l 51
London & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 250/ 241/
London, Chatham, & Dover 764 721
Lond., Tilbury, & Southend
Man.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh
Ranch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9l 91
Maryport and Carlisle 2B 28
Metropolitan
Midland (incl. N.-Western) 630
Midland Gt.Westn. of Irlnd 259
Monkland 7li
Monniouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44
North British, Edin., Perth
and Dundee
N-Eastern and New. & Car 894/
North London 9
North Staffordshire 254
Oswestry and Newton... 42
Rhymney l9/
St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52
Scottish Central
Scottish North-Eastern . . 1321
Somerset and Dorset 394
South Devon 75/
South-Eastern 306
Stockton and Darlington
Taff Vale 55

3451 12,173 10,717
8781 42,490 40,030
9 43,649 3,096
252 8,954 7.491
42 1,068 75,
191 754 6.53
62 1,856 2,016
56 3,803 3,300
1321 5,260 4,919
39 404 756
754 3.725 3,609
306 25,102 20,285
161 11,049 9,780
55 4,829 4,888
511 1,786 1,726
10 205 165
2.51 2,019 1,945
31 323 330
77 1,209 1,398
271 754 745
48 3,022 4,981

Ulster O4l
Vale of Clwyd. .. lO
Vale of Neath 2s}
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l
Waterford and Limerick 77

West Cornwall 27i
W.Hartlepoolliarbr.&RaiL
W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7
Whitehaven Junction l2
Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35

7 650 '514
12 850 835
35 867 832

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 52 1,260 1,086
Austrian B2B 828 30,108 33,260
Belgian Eastern Junction ... • 26k 26 349 282
Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 1851 132 1,903 819
Buffalo and Lake Huron l6l} 161 1,871 1,625
Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 185 4,133 2,867
Dutch Rhenish
Eastern of France lO7B 1060 48,960 53,205
East Indian
Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O 1090 15,315 14,165
Great Indian Peninsula 495 4371 9,535 6,576
Great Luxembourg 134 134 5,306 4,920
Great Western of Canada 345 345 9,693 8,572
Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 499 435 15,769 18,018
Northern of Canada ... .....
Northern of France 698 698 62,271 51,873
Norwegian Trunk
Ottoman
Paris, Lyons, & Mediternt 1491 1354 113,644 122,564
Paris and Orleans ...........
Pernambuco ........... .. 774 - 735 -
Royal Danish .............. ::: 69 69 638 532
Sambre and Meuse
South Austrian ...... ..
Southern of France .....
Victorian 196 192 8,606 4,427
Welland..
.. . 25 25 230 365
West Flanders .. 75 75 976 78=
W. and N.W. of France ...... 758 758 40,723 37,951

new line from London without a break, and as safely
and effectively as by the existing line. •
In the other committees the Oswestry, Newtown,
and other Companies Amalgamation Bill was thrown
out. The Norwich and Spalding Bill, for powers
to the Great Northern to contribute work or lease,
was passed. The case of the Kington and Eardis-
ley Railway, for extension to Presteign and Craven
Arms, and for additional capital and arrangements
with other railways, was opened by Mr. Denison,
Q.C., and witnesses were examined in its favour
by Mr. Round. The new branches Bill of the
Scottish Central was passed, and the Bill of the
Scottish Central for transfer to them of the Dundee
and Perth and Aberdeen Junction was opened by
Mr. Hope Scott. The clauses of the Edinburgh and
Dunfermline Railway Company's Bil:s were settled.
In the Lords Mr. Fowler, C.E., was examined on
the Great Western and West Midland Amalgama-
tion Bill.

Jullien's Grand Descriptive Galop,
THE DERBY,
To be dedicated to the Owner of the Winning Horse.
LEVY, the great wonder on the Cornet-a-Piston, plays
from half-past Nine to Twelve.

RUPTURES.—By ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.
WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(PERFECTED AND EXIIIBITED TIIE GREAT
rxHIRMONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of
Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective
nvention in the curative treatment of 11 ERN I A.
The use of a steel spring', so often hurtful in its effects,
,s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the
,ody, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the
lloc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease
.nd closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn
luring sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the
truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir-
oumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being
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structious from the Government as to how the
mails would be delivered at Cape Race. He came
on deck a few minutes before eight o'clock on the
morning of the 27th, and found the ship stripped of
all canvas, and going at half speed. He spoke to
the captain, and asked him how long be thought
the weather would continue unfavourab'e, end
asked him if he would sight the Cape, and the cap-
tain said, " Certainly not." Witness then asked
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deck at the port side, where he met the second en-
gineer, who took hold of him and exclaimed, " My
God ! Mr. Green, have you seen that ?" and he then
looked out and saw land far above the masthead.
He then went to the bridge, and said, " My God !
captain, what is this ?" The captain said something
which he did not understand. After this he went
to the engine telegraph, at the request of the cap-
tain, and put the vessel ahead slow. The look-out
cried, " Breakers ahead," and the engines were then
reversed at full speed. After this he went to the
bridge, and when he got there the ship came crash
against the rocks. The engines at this time began
to tell on her, and ran her astern, but she struck
again heavily in that direction, and again went for.
ward. Witness went to the side of the vessel, looked
over,and saw that the 'udder had been carried away,
and that the propeller had a large piece knocked out
of it. He informed the captain that the rudder was
gone, and when she struck again the order was given
to let go both anchors, and he heard the chains run-
ning out. Orders were then given to clear the boats.
A good many people got into No. 2 boat, which was
in charge of Captain Crawford, who said he would
look for a landing place. The captain said that would
do, but Crawford must hurry back again. The boat
was not half fall, but it never returned. Captain
Burgess repeatedly asked where Captain Crawford
was, and frequently said, "My God! where has
Crawford gone ?" Another boat went away with the
fourth officer and some passengers and sailors. No. 4
boat was taken possession of by part of the crew—five
sailors. Directly these men were in the boat they
pushed off from the ship and lay in the offing, about
100 yards from the ship. Two of the boats were
rendered useless, by hanging directly over the
rocks. Witness asked the captain to afford him the
means of saving the mails, and he said he would do
so when the passengers were attended to. Mr. Hove,
the chief officer, and others, endeavoured to make
No. 4 boat come to the rescue, but the sailors would
pay no attention. The captain asked witness if he
would take charge of the boats and bring " those
scoundrels in," meaning the sailors in No. 4 boat,
and he said he would do so. The captain was vexed
with the men, as witness never saw him out of tem-
per before. When witness procured a boat, he
pulled out to No. 4, and asked the men " Why the
they did not come in," The men said they
could not, as the people would swamp their boat.
Witness said his instructions were to run into their
boat if they would not obey orders, and that the
yard-arm.nodanger,
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there were only a few women and children, and that
he would take the first instalment. His boat took
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a wasin 21 passengers, amongst them the Hon. Mrs.
Young, and No. 4 boat then came alongside and
took the saloon passengers who were saved. After
this, witness's boat took the Hon. Mr. Young and
two other passengers from No. 4. If there had
been ten minutes longer they might have saved the
whole of the saloon passengers, but the ship began
to heel over, and the boats were obliged to pull
away. The captain and first officer were exerting

themselves to the utmost. After pulling away
witness did not see the captain again. Witness
picked up tw,o passengers,who were swimming in
the water—the Rev. C. P. Eaton, and Captain
Cassidy, of the 30th Regiment.
A letter was here read from the Rev. C. Eaton
and Capt. Cassidy, stating that one of the boats de-
serted them, and that if it had not been for Mr.
Green they would have perished.
Witness continued—With one single exception
all the sailors were in their wrong boats. State-
ments bad been made that every one appeared to
be doing the best for himself, but he witness did
not complain of anything but the conduct of the
men in No. 4 boat, and the fact that nearly all the
men were in their wrong boats. It was witness's
duty to make a report of anything particular which
occurred to delay the ship—either negligence on
board, or other matters—and he therefore took par-
ticular notice of the conduct of the officers. Prom
his observations he believed Captain Burgess to be
one of the most careful seamen in the Montreal
Company's service, and a man who paid the utmost
attention to the safety of his ship, and the safety
and comfort of the passengers. In answer to Cap-
tain Harris, witness said there was no doubt that if
a fog signal had been on the coast the vessel would
not have been lost.
The court then adjourned.

The Fatal Boat Accident at Cambridge.

An inquiry was held yesterday at the Red Lion,
in the village of Grantchester (about two miles
from Cambridge), before Mr. Barlow, coroner for
the county, into the circumstances attending the
death of Mr. Isaac Pask, student and scholar of
Emmanuel College, Cambridge, who was drowned
in the river Cam, between Cambridge and Grant-
chester on the previous day, as reported in our yes.
terday's impression. The Rev. Mr. Fuller, of Em-
manuel College, was present, representing the
friends of the deceased. The following evidence
was adduced :

Mr. David Jones Davies, undergraduate of Em-
manel College, deposed—l knew the deceased, Mr.
Isaac Pask ; he was of Emmanuel College too. Yes-
terday deceased, I, and another (Mr. James Bar-
dell Adamson) came up the river in canoes. We
left Cambridge about half-past nine. Mr. Adam-
son is of Emmanuel. Neither of us was accustomed
to rowing in canoes. It was the first time we had
done so. Neither of us could swim. We all agreed
to go in canoes, but did not think of the danger.
'We started from Good's boat-house by the mill,
came up the river slowly, and reached within about
half a mile of Gran tchester, There is there a slight
bend in the river, and a very deep hole. I was a
little in front of and Mr. Adamson a little behind
deceased, each a few yards. I saw Mr. Pask's
canoe capsize and himself immersed. He did not
sink at the first, but struggled in the water. There
was a short interval, during which he was quies-
cent, and then he struggled again ; his head was
then not quite covered. He fell on his back after
the second struggle, with his arms lifted up. I
then saw him sink gradually till the depth of
water hid him from my sight. I was in great
confusion. I tried to reach the bark. Mr. Adamson
reached the bank before I did ; but by the time
we were up the bank Mr. Pask had sunk out of
eight. He had made no complaint that morning
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pain or numbness in the head, but conversvd ,s
usual style when on the river. He f'/Pet7nacequlaistl;
in his usual health I have ktic-)wn .
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reaching the bank Mr. Adamson.
at the exact spot.
to the village, directing me to wait
The accident occurred at half-past 10. About 10 to
15 minutes after Mr. Adamson started for the village
he was back with ass:stance. W hen they arrived I
left to procure something tog et deceased up. When
I returned I saw men in the water. The drags were
obtained, and eventually the body was brought to
shore with them; that was about 20 to 25 minutes
after he sank, and he appeared to be quite
dead. All did their best to recover him. He
was undressed, rubbed with blankets, and artifi-
cial respiration was attempted to be brought about,
but all was of no avail, and I and Mr. Adamson left

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to acquaint the College authorities. I returned, and
fout d that the body had been removed to this
house, and medical men were present.
By the Foreman—There had been no " larking"
on the river ; we all rowed up slowly and steadily.
Mr. James Bardell Adamson, undergraduate of
Emmanuel, in the main corroborated the evidence
of the last witness. He said—We had none of us
been in canoes before. I could not swim, but I had
heard Mr. Pask say he could swim a stroke or two.
I was behind Mr. Pask—about 20 yards—so that
my face was directed to his back, but I did not see
him actually capsized. When I heard the splash
and saw him in the water he was in front of his
boat : the head of the latter was directed straight
up the river. Can give no information at all as to
the cause of the capsize. Can say nothing as to the
current at the spot of the accident, as I never reached
it. For a short time after immersion deceased ap-
peared to be endeavouring to support himself by
what is termed "treading water," but he suddenly
threw up uis hands, fell on his back, and sunk. He
only made one exclamation when in the water,
when he threw up his hands, and that was,
" Oh!" I ran off for assistance as soon as I
reached the bank. Two men went into the water
after deceased, but the body was recovered by the
drags at the first attempt. In had been in the water
at least 25 minutes.

Mr. T. Smallman, of Grantchester, said he was
summoned to assist, and on his way, finding the
body had not been brought out, sent back for a
small private drag, with which he brought out the
body at the first throw., Two men were in the water
searching for deceased when witness arrived, but
their efforts were impeded by the congregation of a
number of females on the bank, so that modesty re-
strained the men from getting out of the river to
plunge. The position of the body was revealed to
witness by a transitory gleam of sunshine. It was
nearer the side than the middle of the river. The
water is more than 12 feet deep there. Deceased
was quite dead when taken out. Witness tried all
means prescribed by the Royal Humane Society for
the resuscitation of apparently drowned persons, but
without effect, till Mr. Fawcett, surgeon, of Cam-
bridge, arrived, and pronounced him dead. Was
told on arrival at the river that the body had been
20 minutes in the water then, and it was 20 minutes
more before it was taken out. Some delay was
caused by a person telling witness's little boy (the
messenger) that the small drag was of no use, and
sending him to a farm-house for a horse-drag; so
that witness had to send a second messenger for the
small drag.

The jury immediately returned a verdict of
"Accidentally drowned," all concurring in the
danger of the use of canoes by persons who cannot
swim.

The remains of the deceased have since been
brought to London for interment. This unfortunate
occurrence has thrown a gloom over the whole of
the University, but more especially the society of
which Mr. Pask was a member, in which he had
just concluded the June examination, and achieved
the place of honour of first man of his year.
The unfortunate young man received his early
education at the North London Collegiate School,
at which he gained the highest honours, and carried
off an unusual share of prizes_ His loss is a severe
blow to his unhappy parents, whose hopes were
centred in his future career, from which much was
expected by all who knew him.

New Discovery of Ancient Bones at

Gibraltar.

A correspondent of the Athenceum, under date,
Gibraltar, May 13, writes—" I send you an account
of the discovery of an ossiferous cavern on this rock.
The mere fact of a cave containing osseous remains
having been found would not perhaps be of suffi-
cient interest to justify me in asking you to give
place to a letter on the subject. But there are cir-
cumstances connected with this discovery which in-
duce me to believe that some account will not be
unacceptable to geologists. At any rate, it is de-
sirable to determine if possible the antiquity of these
remains, even though they be, as some declare, com-
paratively recent. The fact of a human skull hav-
ing been discovered in a cave embedded in bone
earth, in close contiguity to a stone implement and
the bone of a huge mammal 20 feet below the sur-
face of a limestone plateau, is sufficient to justify
some inquiry. For the last six months the Royal
Engineers have been employed excavating a large
tank for the use of the military prison on Windmill
Hill. The spot where this excavation has been
made is situated upon an oval plateau, 400 feet above
the sea, at the southern point of the rock. The pla-
teau is composed of compact limestone, in most
places scarcely concealed by the superficial sail. So
solid is the rock that the quarrying of the tank was
done entirely by blasting. About 10 days ago I
heard casually that some bones, described as beef
bones,' had been discovered in the excavations,
when proceeding to the spot I found the quarrymen
working about 15 feet below the surface, and they
were removing portions of a blast which had just
taken place. Beneath two large blocks of limestone
some dark, loamy earth was visible, and it was from
here that the first discovered bones had been taken.
Unfortunately, being considered valueless, they had
been thrown away. A few turns of the spade,
however, brought up others, including three
portions of a human skull and a hume-
rus, also human. Close by was found a frag-
ment of rude pottery made of baked clay. Since
this discovery the search has been prosecuted more
carefully, and with the following result. It was
ascertained that no fissure of any kind leading from
the earth's surface was observed during the prc-
gress of the excavations. The superincumbent
limestone was compact, and measured twelve feet in
thickness at the spot where the first bones were
found. After a few hours careful digging, during
which many bones were collected, the roof of a cave
was reached. Labour was then directed to the ex-
cavation of the cavern. It was filled to its ceiling
with dark, rich mould. This mould was filled with
bones, broken and dislocated, and presenting the
same appearance as the bones found in other osseous
caverns. The roof of the cave is covered with
broken stalactites. The depth of the cavern has
not yet been ascertained. It has been excavated
vertically 24 feet below the surface; and an iron
t
rod forced through the mould gives no bottomark at
14 of
14 feet lower. The organic remains d
Art found in the small portion yet elcavated are
numerous. Seventeen feet below the level two
Close by were two
human jaws were discovered
stone knives and an oblong slab of sandstone,
if with
worn and polished as by fric-
tion. Within a few one surface much feet
ton the same level was a
stone shaped like a rudee pestle. The bottom sur-
olished, a
sur-
face is worn and polished, and the handle or upper
part has three small concavities, which exactly fit
the thumb and two fingers when the instrument is
grasped most conveniently. It seems probable that
this implement was used for grinding cereals or
breaking nut on the slab of sandstone. Mixed with
these remains were found numberless bones of ani-
mals, including a portion of the vertebra of a huge
mammal. An experienced surgeon has declared
this bone to have belonged to the elephant, but of
what date he is unable to say. In my opinion it
is the bone of a smaller animal. Amidst the vast
quantity of bones I have been able to recognise the
teeth of a large species of ox, the horse, a large
deer, the wild boar, the lagomys, the jaw of a car-
nivorous animal which I believe to be the hyama,
and portions of the jaws of other carnivorous ani-
mals which I cannot determine. At the lowest
point yet reached two flint hatchets, more highly
finished than those of Abbevillee, were turned up.
Also, a small highly-polished and sharpened flint (?)
implement, cut with some skill. At this point por-
tions of three human jaws were found with the
femurs of a man and a woman.
ti Fragments of pottery abound; also bits of