The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-03 00:00:00

made 15 ',points, viz. :—Humphrey, 11th Barks ;1
Ross, Cambridge University; Palmer, Ist Camb. ;
Atkinson, 30th Cheshire ; Jeffrey, 2d Edinburgh ;
Gibbon, 14th ditto ; Smith, 17th ditto ; Birt, sth
Essex ; Hyde, Ist Gloucester ; Lewis, 27th Kent ;
Frew, 4th Lanark; Jacques, 70th Lancashire ; Do-
bell, 6th Leicester; Birkin, Bth ditto ; Reynolds,
6th Foot Guards; Brookes, 12th Middlesex; Payne,
Ist Queen's (Westminster); Taylor, Civil Service;
Winsor, City of London ; Johnston, ditto ; Butler,
15th ditto ; Wilson, Ist Newcastle; Chase, 4th
Suffolk; Davidson, 20th Middlesex; Browrigg, sth
Westmoreland ; Dyer, 27th Stafford ; Rawlings,
22d Stafford ; Fisher, Wiltshire ; and Marriott,
4th West York.

There were many who made 14 points ; but
whose names it is useless to give; nor is it neces-
sary to give the names of the leading competitors
for less important prizes—the contests for which
have only reached their initiatory stages.

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

Yesterday being the last day of the cattle show
the counter attraction interfered a good deal with
the attendance at the Exhibition. It was still,
however, very considerable, and would have been
considered monstrous anywhere hut at South Ken-
sington. The golden obelisk had numerous ad-
mirere, and the Japan case was surrounded by a
crowd who seemed to be quite delighted with the
droll little carvings with which it is profusely fur-
nished. There is no doubt but that these are
capital in their way; every one embodies a joke,
and a joke, when it is good, speaks en universal
language. No one who had observed our serious-
looking friends from Nyphon promenading the
Exhibition a few days since could have imagined
that there was so much fun in their distant land;
but we suppose that there, as in other countries,
the wit and humour are monopolised by the lower
classes of society. But the great attractions are the
jewel cases, and they are more closely beleaguered
every day. Yesterday it required the united
strength of four policemen to keep order amongst
the ladies, who impatiently waited for the turn to
have a close look at the Koh-i-noor. The voice of
expostulation could be heard above the crowd, and
glimpses of shiny bats were now and then caught
moving about in a state of great agitation. At
Mr. Hancock's case, the excitement was aggravated
by a visit from the Crown Prince of Prussia.
Whilst his Royal Highness was being shown the
various precious contents of the case, the crowd
closed in, and so anxious was one old lady to see
both the Prince and the diamonds, that in push-
ing forward she slipped and went down, suffer-
ing a rather considerable abrasion of the nose as
the penalty of her curiosity: Mr. Emanuel's case
being in the centre of the nave is still more ex-
posed, and is the more attractive in consequence
of having some new article exhibited every day.
Yesterday the novelty was a beautiful table foun-
tain in oxydised silver and lapis lazuli, and which,
by means of internal machinery, can be made
to play perfumed waters for four hours without
ceasing. The contrivance by which this result is
obtained is as simple as it is ingenious, and would
make the fountain well worthy of inspection, even if
it was not itself a masterpiece of renaissance art.
Gourmets who like their wine cool in hot weather
will also do well to cast a glance at the new cooler
which Mr. Emanuel has just registered. Like
most good things, the idea of it is very simple,
being merely the use of the well-known Spanish
clay of which the muleteers make their water
bottles, to the purposes of the table. In this new
cooler the wine can be sufficiently chilled without
ice, merely through the skilful use of the porous
property in the clay.
Amongst the visitors yesterday were the whole
of the operatives from Mr. Forster's (M.P.) factory
at Greehholme, in Yorkshire. This most respect-
able body of working men were brought to the
Exhibition by the honourable member himself, and,
in addition to being taken round the sights, were
also provided at his expense with refreshments.
Another large detachment were the pupils of
Queen Elizabeth's School, in the Borough, who
came accompanied by their band, and made their
" exits and their entrances" to appropriate and
exceedingly well played music. We also observed
a large body of volunteers, which we were informed
were the 29th York (North Riding), who having
inspected the Exhibition, formed in military order
outside, and marched off amid the cheers of the
people, who now regularly assemble each evening
inExhibition-road in crowds to watch the company
going away and struggling for cab and omnibus
accommodation.
An addition was made in the course of the day to
the Exhibition library in the shape of ten copies of
the Royal Blue Book, presented by Messrs. Gardiner
and Son, and one of which was specially intended
for the use of the press. The only other literary
event was the promulgation of the International
Directory, from which the public will be glad to
learn that two such efficient and experienced men
as Mr. R. A. Thompson and Mr. P. C. Owen are
now regularly installed as assistant managers.
Besides the Crown Prince of Prussia, the list of
distinguished visitors included Prince Napoleon
and the Grand Ducal Family of Hesse, the latter
being conducted round the foreign department by
Mr. Owen.
The following is the official return of the number
of visitors yesterday :—By season tickets, 7,369;
by payment, 47,127 ; total, 54,426.

COLLISION AND LOSS OF LIFE ON THE

RIVER.

Yesterday an inquiry was held at the Green Man
Tavern, High-street, Poplar, by Mr. H. Raffles
Walthesv, the deputy coroner for East Middlesex,
into the circumstances of a collision on the Thames
last Sunday afternoon, by which Agnes Shand,
aged 21, lost her life, and some others received
various injuries.
P. England, who was unable to stand from inju-
ries received on the occasion, said that on the after-
noon in question deceased and some other friends
and himself took a large strong row boat at Cherry-
garden Pier, Bermondsey. Witness and a young
man named Chapel rowed down the river. The
tide was running up, and when they got near the
Dreadnought there was a steam-tug towing a
fishing smack up the river, to avoid which they
tried to cross over to the Poplar side of the water.
They had just escaped two passenger steamers and
a sailing vessel at the same spot, and in two strokes
they would have been clear also of the tug, but
the latter would not stop, but came right into
them amidships. The shock cut the boat in halves,
and threw all in it into the water. Witness lifted
up his hand to signal the tug to stop before the col-
lision, but he could see zio one on board. When in
the water he got under the paddle-wheel, where he
found a rope, which ho laid hold of, and was
under the water. He was picked
dragged along
up by a small boat, and was taken to the Dread-
nought hospital ship. The deceased had laid hold
of him as she fell in the water, and he held her until
he found himself under the wheel, when her mantle
gave way, and he saw her no more. The others
laid hold of the guard-chains, and were taken off
by boats. Halliwell was injured in the arm.
They had been all perfectly sober, and witness and
Halliwell were accustomed to rowing. The tug
could have stopped before the collision. Several
persons saw the captain of the tug run up on deck
with only his trousers on after the accident. The
tug was 100 yards off when witness first hailed it.
The steamer coming down the river would have
run into them if they had stopped short to allow
the tug to pass clear.

perfectly cool and
By the Jury—They were all
collected. They had during the day only ginger
beer to drink. The tug ,as named the Ranger.
Wm. Chapel said That at the time the accident
happened the tide had just begun to run down the
river. The tug was hailed by the boat, and als& by
a sailing vessel which was near, but witness saw no
one on board the tug- The wheels of the latter
did not stop until witness and his companions were
all under water.

Mr. Mills, the coroner's officer, stated that the
captain of the Ranger was not then present, and
the court was adjourned to give him an opportunity