The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-17 00:00:00

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BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY.

For the Grand National, The Huntsman, The Dane, and
Jealousy were in great force. 100 to 7 was taken about
Thomastown, and any slight advance would be takon
freely. Amongst the outsiders King William and Buco-
phalus were the most prominent, 100 to 3 would have been
taken about each of them, but 25 to 1 was declined. 8 to
1 was offered on the field for the Lincoln Handi:ap.
Zuleika was the most talked about, and there appeared an
evident desire to lay against her for the City and Suburban.
Chester Cup was scarcely mentioned; and the little done
on either the Two Thousand Guineas or Derby requires no
comment. Closing prices :

LINCOLN HANDICAP.
8 to lon the field (offered)
10 to 1 agst Suburban (offered)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3to lon the field (offered)
Bto 1 agst The Marquis (teken and offered)
100 to 8 bar two

THE DERBY.
Bto 1 agst Buckstono (offered)
9 to 1 aget Old Calabar (offered)
22 to 1 agst Ensign (taken)
40 to 1 agst Gemse (taken)
GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.
Bto 1 agst Huntsman (taken)
9to 1 agst The Dane (taken)
12 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken)
14 to 1 agst Thomastown (taken)
33 to 1 agst King William (wanted)
33 to 1 agst Bucephalus (wanted)
33 to 1 agst Yorkshire Grey (taken)

A TRAGICAL STORY.

A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Progres of
Lyons, gives the following details of the death of
General Gerstensweig, Military Commandant of
Warsaw, which it may be remembered took place
some months since :—" Three of the aides-de-camp
of General Count Lambert, the Emperor's Lieute-
nant in Poland, hearing a loud altercation in the
cabinet of the latter, between him and Gerstensweig,
entered, for the purpose of respectfully interposing,
but the Count, without giving them the time to
speak, said, Gentlemen, I have just been grossly
insulted,' and then turning to the General, added,
' After the word you have just uttered one of us
must be dead to-morrow. That should be so,'
replied General Gerstensweig with the greatest
coolness, and the three officers, who had entered on
a friendly mission, witnessed the most singular
conditions. The laws in Russia interdict and
severely punish duelling, and moreover, in the pre-
sent state of affairs in Poland, the effect would have
been most disastrous, if any dispute were known to
have arisen between the two highest persons is the
Government of the kingdom. It was therefore
decided that lots should be drawn by the two ad-
versaries as to which of them should put an end to
his own existence. That sad formality took place
with the greatest coolness, for both generals were
models of bravery, and the lot fell on General
Gerstensweig, who, turning to Count Lambert, said
in a firm voice, Count, there are several matters
connected with the service to be arranged, and I
have also private papers to put in order, will it suit
you if I do not execute the sentence until to-
morrow ?" It is just what I should myself have
requested,' replied Count Lambert. The two
bowed courteously to each other, and General.
Gerstensweig withdrew. The three aides-de-camp,
pale and motionless, remained silent, and the Count,
with much emotion, said to them—' I can readily
conceive, gentlemen, the feelings which oppress you,
but the fault of this deplorable event does not lie
with me; and then striking his forehead with his
band, he added—' What a fatality ! This will
greatly affect the Emperor! I should have preferred
that the tomb was opened for myself.' On thejoi-
lowing day General Gerstenweig, standing before
a looking-glass, discharged two pistols at his head
The ball of the first went round part of the frontal
bone, making, however, a deep incision on the left
side of the skull. The second was mortal, and
the General fell. Two soldiers hearing the report
rushed into the room, and found him lying on the
floor in great agony. They placed him on his bed,
when he soon recoverel his senses. He refused all
medical assistance, but sent for his aide-de-camp.
The report of his suicide soon became current,
although every endeavour was used to make it
believed that he had been struck by apoplexy.
Count Lambert went to him, and, shaking him by
the hand, expressed his regret for what had hap-
pened, and retired bathed in tears. The General
lived for 42 hours in the greatest suffering and
then expired. He was sensible to the last, begging
the officers who were near him to conceal the cause
of his death as long as possible from his wife, As
to my son' (a young man now at St. Petersburg)
' let him know that I have not died like a coward
who failed in his duty, or feared the responsibility
of his acts, bat to obey the prescriptions of military
honour. Let him know all that he may honour the
memory of his father.' "

THE OXFORD.—Two rivals to Leotard and Victor
Julien are announced to make their first appearance at this
music-hall this evening, in a couple of youths, called Henri
and Pfau. They come from the Cirque Napoleon, Paris,
where they have performed upwards of 300 consecutive
nights.

THE AIEMORIAL FUND.—It was' incorrectly
stated on Saturday that the amount received up to Friday
evening in aid of the Albert Memorial Fund was £32,600 ;
whereas the amount received up to Saturday afternoon was
only a little more than that amount.
THE HARTLEY COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—The total
amount received up to Saturday afternoon at the Mansion
House by the Lord Mayor in aid of the sufferers by the
Hartley Colliery accident was about £17,300 of which about
£350 was received in the course of the day.
The Athenceum records the death of one who,
though not directly, was incidentally connected with litera-
ture—Miss Woodfall, the daughter of Henry Sampson
Woodfall, the first publisher of Junius's Letters. She wag
94 years of age.
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THE DERBY IVITIRDER.—The inquest on the body
of the unfortunate young woman, Eliza Morrow, who was
murdered at Derby on Thursday evening last by Joseph
Thorley (as detailed in Saturday's Sun) washeld on Thurs-
day morning, at the Derby Town-hall, before Mr. Coroner
Vallachy, when the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful
murder" against the accused.
COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS.—At a meeting of the
council of this corporation, held on the 15th inst., the
diploma of associate was granted to Mr. G. K. Coulthope,
of the Grammar School, Henley-on-Thames ; and to Mr. C.
H. Lake, of Oxford-house, Chelsea. The following gentle-
men were elected members of the college :—Mr. D. Cus-
tance, Godmanchester ; Mr. J. Pyper, Belfast; and Mr. J.
Rowe, Gainsborough.
THE CEMETERY OF ST.GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS.
The bill introduced into Parliament for appropriating this
cemetery to building purposes, like the attempt some two
or three years since to remove the dead for similar purposes
from the cemetery of St. Martin-in-the-Fields at Camden-
town, is creating much excitement in the parish of St.
Pancras; and large placards have been published during
the last few days announcing a public meeting
by the vestry, and presided over by the senior' convened
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ART TAILORING.—At a time when a chro-
mati c doctorlnternationalby experien tal bands
Exhibi-
tion
appear crooked to the eye, an enterprising tailor has
been tr • in
tryingvain to obtain space to show a right cunning
device by which the human legs, whether " bowed"
or " knocked," are made as apparently straight as the
Apollo or the Farnese Hercules. The most de-
sirable consummation is effected by the use of a cloth
for trousers of a diagonal pattern, which is so cut as to pro-
duce the effect desired. In this result, a geometric, ar-
tistic, and optical knowledge has been brought to bear,
which would delight a Wheatstone .or a Farraday, As
Mr. Cocks, of Cornhlll, the patentee, is moreover yet more
ingenious, as: instanced by the many beautiful and original
productions he hid reserved for the Exhibition, we will-
ingly concede him a corner of our :pace to do him justice
and awaken a little of public attention in his behalf.
The Belgian Chamber of Representatives, in its
sitting of the day before yesterday, continued the
discussion of the Budget of the Interior. The de-
bate principally turned on the organisation and
armament of the National Guard. Two members of
the Left, MM, Goblet and Van linmbeek, warmly
insisted on the armament being completed without
delay, and, in concert with other members, pre-
sented an amendment adding a sum of 100,000 fr.
to the budget for that purpose. The Minister of
the Interior opposed the amendment, saying that
the models for the arms were under examination,
and that when a decision had been come to on the
subject the Government would apply for the sum
required, which would perhaps be more than that
now stated. The amendment was then withdrawn.