The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-18 00:00:00

Patrick .

w. o.
HULL STAKES.

Little Stag .. 1
Tarleton
Little Hannah filly 3

Seven ran.
SCURRY STAKES.

.. 1

Jackal'. .
Croastadt
Lady Bird
Twelve ran
HOLDERNESS HUNT STAKES.

1
..

Hetman ...
Ripley
Rarey ........................................ 3
Eleven ran.

AQUATICS—(This Day.)

COOPER AND EVERSON FOR 4200.

The match between these men came oft this afternoon,
the distance being the usual one, viz., from Putney to
Mortlake. Cooper won the toss, and of course chose the
Middlesex side. The preliminaries having been arranged,
the start was effected at 25 minutes past three. Cooper,
after the first few strokes, had a decided ad%antage, and
before passing Finche's had obtained a clear lead. The race
was virtually over at this point, for Cooper had it all to
himself, and he rowed in a winner easily ; in fact, he won
the match just as he pleased. The distance was rowed in
24 minutes.
Odds at starting, 5 to 2 on Cooper.

An accident took place during the rowing of the match,
which nearly terminated fatally to two gentlemen and
a lady. It appears that they had hired a small
boat to accompany the race, when, from the
usual recklessness of the steamers, the boat got
jammed in betwixt two of them. The greatest excitement
was caused on board as it was thought that the whole
par! y must have met a watery grave. Happily
it was found when the steamboats were separated, that only
one of the party had been capsized into the river. The life
buoys were immediately lowered, and the unfortunate
gentleman was dragged on board little the worse for his
immersion.

Bank of England Return.--This Day.

An Account, pursuant to t
cap. 32, for the week ending
of June, 1863:

'Emus DEP
:Notes issued ..—...028.612,205,

he Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
on Wednesday, the 10th day

£28,612,2051
BANKING D
oprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Comm s -
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 9,882.135
Other Deposits 13,904,506
Seven Day and
other Bills 521,423

'ARTMENT.

Government Debt £11,015,1C0
Other Securities .. 3.634,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 13,962,205
Silver Bullion ....

£28,612,205

:PARTNINT.
Government Secn-

£42,020,059
M. ]

rities including
Dead WeightAn-

June 18, 1863.

flinty) .C11,251,305
Other .Securities 21,402 558
Notes
Gold and Silver 887,951
Coin

U 42,020,0511
RSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
Market quiet. Sales of the day, about 5,000
bales, Imports, 2,328; previously, 14,533.

MENTAL ARITHMETIC.

Take the square of five, multiply it by fifteen,
divide it by three, deduct eight from it, add four
dozen to it, give me the result in pence, and tell me
how many eggs I could get for it et three farthings
apiece. The problem is hardly stated, when a
dozen small boys pour out answers. Some wide,
some very nearly right, some worked as far as they
can with such accuracy as at once to show what
link of the chain has been dropped in the hurry.
For the moment none are quite right ; but behold a
labouring spirit beating the buttons on its corporeal
waistcoat, in a process of internal calculation, and
knitting an accidental bump on its corporeal fore-
head in a concentration of mental arithmetic ! It
is my honourable friend (if he will allow me to call
him so) the fifer. With right arm eagerly extended
in token of being inspired with an answer, and with
right leg foremost, the Etter solves the mystery ;
then recals both arm and leg, and with bump in.
ambush awaits the next poser. Take the square of
' three, multiply it by seven, divide it by four, add
fifty to it, take thirteen from it, multiply it by
two, double it, give me the result in pence, and say
how many halfpence. Wise as the serpent is the
four feet of performer, on the nearest approach to,
that instrument, whose right arm instantly appears
and quenches this arithmetical fire. Tell me some-
thing about Great Britain, tell me something about
its principal productions, tell me something about its
ports, tell me something about its seas and rivers,
tell me something about coal, iron, cotton, timber,
tin, and turpentine. The hollow square bristles
with extended right arms ; but ever faithful to fact
is the fifer, ever wise as the serpent is the performer
on that instrument, ever prominently buoyant and
brilliant are all members of the band. I observe
the player of the cymbals to dash at a sounding
answer now and then rather than not cut in at all ;
but I take that to be in the way of his instrument.
All these questions, and many such are put on the
spur of the moment, and by one who has never
examined these boys. The Uncommercial invited
to add na o t
manher,
born falteringly
onthe twenty-ninth. of
demands how many
birthdays
Feb-
ruary will have had on completing his fiftieth year
A general perception of trap and pitfall insta tl
a
y
arises, and the fifer is seen to retire
behind the
corduroys of his next neighbours, as perceiving
special necessity for collecting himself and commun-
ing with his mind. Meanwhile, the wisdom of the
serpent suggests that the man will have had only
one birthday is all that time, for how can any man
have more than one, seeing that he is born once and
dies once ? The blushing Uncommercial stands
corrected, and amends the formula. Pondering en-
sues, two or three wrong answers are offered, and
Cymbals strikes up " Six !" but doesn't know why.
Then modestly emerging from his Academic Grove
of corduroys appears the fifer, right arm extended,
right leg foremost, bump irradiated. " Twelve, and
two over !"—Dickens's "All the Year Bound."