The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-28 00:00:00

ETON COLLEGE.-ELECTION SATURDAY.

This time-honoured festival at Eton took place
on Saturday last, and, the weather being remark-
ably fine, there was a large assemblage of the
nobility and gentry, chiefly old Etonians and friends
of the students, among whom we noticed the Earl
of Harewood, Lord Hichinbroke, Lord Vaughan,
Lord Ebury, Hon. Mr. Grosvenor, Lord Castlecuffe,
Lord Dargan, Hon. Mr. Elliot, Henry Eaton, Esq.,
Walter Whitmore, Esq., Sir W. Fraser, Hon. Cap-
tain Edwards, Hon. Captain Trefusis, Captain Byng,
Captain Pennant, Cute, Esq. (of the Vine), Earl
of Jersey, Horace S. Pierce, Esq„ Hon. Captain
Clive, M.P., G. W. Hope, Esq., M.P., Lord Dun-
glass, Hon. Mrs. Hope and party, Herbert Lang-
ham, Esq., and Miss Langham, Miss Thackeray
and party, Miss Ward, Lord Kircaldy, Norman,
Esq., Countess of Egmont, the Misses O'Kess, Cap-
tain Bulkely, H. Wrench, Esq., the Hon. and Very
Rev, the Dean of Windsor and party, &c.
The customary speeches in the Upper School on
Election Saturday were for the first time dispensed
with, and the former part of the day was chiefly
occupied by the visitors in inspecting the magni-
ficent hall and chapel, and visiting the houses of
the masters, not omitting to pay their respects to
that old and esteemed veteran of Eton, Mr. Lee
Nlarchant, who, we regret to learn, is retiring from
Eton in consequence of a serious affliction.
At three o'clock the Provost and Fellows of Eton,
the Provost of King's College, Cambridge, the two
posers, Mr. Earle and Mr. Whiting, the clergy
of Windsor and Eton, and other personages, num
bering nearly 100, proaeeded to the College
Hall, where they partook of a sum ptuou-
banquet, the venison being supplied by hvi
Majesty from the Great Park. The college graces
ante and post prandium being chanted by the choir
of Eton, led by Mr. Mitchell, the organist, and the
customary loyal and college toasts were given by
the Provost of Eton, who occupied the chair_

Between four and five o'clock the rifle corps of
the collegians, under the command of Captain Sel-
wyn, marched into the playing fields, and went
through several interesting evolutions with steadi-
ness and precision, and at seven o'clock the crews of
the upper and lower boats left the Brocas to pay
their usual visit to Old Snrley. The precession was
in every way similar to that on June 4, with the
exception of the eight selected to row the Westmin
ster, which crew rowed by themselves, viz.:—
Captain Lawes, of the Monarch; Captain Kings-
lake, Pochin, and Griffiths, of the Victory ; Captain
Selwyn, of the Prince of Wales; Captain H. P.
Senhouse, of the Britannia; Captain A. Brassey, of
the Dreadnought ; and Captain Trench, of the
Thetis; Needham, coxswain ; uniform, white cap
and wrapper, and Eton blue coat.

After partaking of a capital spread, provided by
Layton Brothers, the royal confectioners, and drink-
ing the customary toasts, the crews returned to
Windsor-bridge, wilere an excellent display of fire-
works were discharged from the eyot in the pre-
sence of thousands who crowded every available
spot in that vicinity, whilst the crews pulled past
several times, after which the band of the Grenadier
Guards played the National Anthem, and the stu-
dents returned to the college.

There will be an extra week's holiday this vaca-
tion, which commences on Friday next, in conse-
quence of the marriage of the Princess Alice, and
another week will be given in days, during next
half, in consequence of the appointment of the new
head-master, the Rev. E. Balston.

The present advices from New York report a rise
in grain, and say very little about the northern harvest. It
is probably good, but far short of that of last year in quan-
tity, and after the waste for the army shall have been pro-
vided for the surplus for exportation may Drove moderate.
Even, however, if it were large, there would be reason to
doubt if it could be supplied to Europe on terms such as
have heretofore overborne the competition of Russia and
other grain-producing countries on this side, since the rise
in the rates of labour and freight consequent upon the intro-
duction of the prohibitory tariff will make a serious differ
ence in that respect. Meanwhile it is admitted that what-
evrr may be the result in the North there is nu danger of
starvation in the South, and that the tales hitherto circu-
lated by the Washington politicians of impending scarcity
throughout the Confederate States have been wholly false
The New York Journal of Commerce, on the autho-
rity of letters from Federalists on Board the Missis.
sippi flotilla actually says that the production of Indian
corn in that region has been so great that it is "a puzzle as
to what will be done with it." " The banks of the 11Iis
si„ippi from Memphis to Vicksburg," it is added
" are
waving fields of it."