The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-23 00:00:00

FRIDAY, MARCH 27.

Royal Institution—At 8 p.m. "On the Discovery of the
Metal Thallium." By Win. Crookes, Esq., F.C.S.
London Institution—A. 7 p.m. "On Economic Botany."
By Professor Bentley.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28.
Botanic—At 3i p.m.
Royal Institution—At 3 p.m. "On the Science of Lan-
guage." By Professor Max Muller.

THE EDINBURGH BOTANIC GARDEN—The Lords
of the Treasury having deferred till spring their
decision as to opening the Edinburgh Botanic Garden on
Sunday afternoons, the local agitation on the question was
revived a few weeks ,go, and many additional memorials
were sent to their lordships. On Thursday the Lord
Provost received a letter from Mr. Peel, stating that,
" having taken all the circumstances into full consideration,
and especially the divided state of opinion in Edinburgh,
and the strong expression of feeling against opening the
garden on Sundays, conveyed to this Board in memorials
from many congregations and places in Scotland, my Lords
have come to the conclusion that it is their lordship's duty,
on the whole to make no change in the rules regarding ad-
mission into this garden."
THAMES EMBANKMENT, SOUTH SIDE.—The bill
defines the works authorised as follows :—An em-
bankment from Gunhouse-alley, near the London Gas-
works, to Bishop's- walk, with an enlargement of the bed of
the river by excavation of the land and removal of the wharf
walls from Gunhouse-alley to Broad-street; a new street
from the embankment to Vauxhall-row ; a viaduct from
Bishop's-walk to 'Westminster-bridge; a new street from
Bishop's-walk to Palace-new-road. A clause authorises
the construction of barge beds and basins, with entrances
from the Thames under the embankment, for the purpose
of diminishing the inconvenience that may be caused to
wharfingers.

WRECKS.—During the past week the number of
46 wrecks have been reported, making a total for the pre-
sent year of 603,

EARL CANNING'S CASHMERE SHAWLS.—The
extraordinary excitement occasioned by the sal', at Messrs,
Christie and Co.'s, of these noted shawls must have ended
in disappointment to many persons anxious to become pa,-
sossed of a Cashmere from this noted collection. The name
of the Governor-General appeared to be a guarantee suffi-
cient to induce many persons to give considerably more than
the value. Tha circumstance, taken in conjunction with
the patronage bestowed by her Royal Highness the Prin-
cess of Wales on Cashmere shawls, doubtless created an
unusual desire among India shawl buyers to take advantage
whatof appeared to be a favourable opportunity. The
dealers in India shawls mustered in great force, but did not
appear successful in making many purchases—a sure indi-
cation that the goods had much exceeded their value. A
few lots were knocked down to Messrs. Farmer and
Rogers, of Regent-street, who, perhaps, considered they
" ere making an interesting addition to their important
stock of India goods. The disappointed at Earl Canning's
sale may find consolation at the above establishment, where
a large variety of every class of Cashmere shawl is kept,
from the simple Delhi scarf of one guinea to the elaborately-
wrought Cashmere of one hundred and fifty.
Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre-
vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual
kinds. Hornimau's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always
god SQlcl i packets by 2,280 agents.