The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-17 00:00:00

VARIE7IES.

(From Fun.)
ÜBIQUITOUS AND INIQUITOUS.—The Emperor of the
French, regardless of the difficulties with which his policy
has surrounded the King of Italy, is off to Biarritz. Like
Sir Boyle Roche's celebrated bird, he apparently possesses
the power of being in two places at once; for while he goes
to Biarritz for the benefit of one sea, he also stays at Rome
for the benefit of another see.

Too TRuE.—Poor Garibaldi is reported to have two
wounds ; he has three, the last, though not the least, being
in his magnanimous heart.

On how many banks does the Thames keep a running
account?

The Federal army surgeons ought to be well supplied
with shin-plasters, as the troops, when they have an en-
gagement with the enemy, suffer most in the legs, by hav-
ing to do so much masterly retreating.

THE BEST TUNE FOR GERMAN ITINERANT MUSICIANS.
We're a Band of Bothers."

Lord and Lady Elcho left town yesterday for
Paris, on their way to Geneva, where the noble lord and
lady purpose to make a short stay previous to going to
Italy and Nice.

THE MAROON. By Captain Mayne Reid. 3
♦ols.—Little need be said by way of recommending to
the general public the works of Captain Mayne Reid.
There are few who have not been interested in his well-
known and exciting narratives. The present work will,
no doubt, find warm admirers. To those of our readers
who require a book full of the most startling incidents and
thrilling adventures, traits of noble heroism and self-sacri-
ficing devotion, we can sincerely recommend " The
i Maroon."—Observer.

THE CHA3IPIONSHIP.—The arrangemeuts have
been completed for a fight for the championship between
Mace and King. The first portion of the deposit money
has been paid, and the remainder will be paid next week,
'I he fight is to take place some time towards the close of
November. The contest will be for £2OO a side and the
belt, but where it will take place is not, of course, likely to
transpire.

EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.—The unhappy and
distracted state of affairs in America has caused almost a
total suspension of emigration from this country, and the
result is, that where in the corresponding week last year we
had 220 emigrants embarking from the same wharf at
Queenstown, we had, on Thursday, only eighty six.—Cork
Reporter.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN THE REGENT'S CANAL.
—Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held by Mr. \Val-
thew at Limehouse, on the body of Joseph Turner, aged 3.5
years, who had lost his life by drowning, in the Regent's
Canal, under very suspicious circumstances. It appeared
from the evidence that the deceased was a travelling show-
man, and was keeling company with a female named Jour-
dan. The latter person and the deceased went on Friday
night last, about half-past 10 o'clock, on board the barque
Jessie, lying in the Limehouse basin of the Regent's Canal.
They paithek of some refreshment, and Capt. Jourdan (the
brother of the young woman), who remained on board, left
them to go ashore. They had not left the hold of the
barque a minute before an alarm was raised of two persona
overboard. The captain hastened on deck and jumped into
a small boat, but he could not see anything, as the night
was dark. He then leaned forward, and upon placing his
hands in the water, felt the head of some person whom he
found to be his own sister, bat the deceased man had dis-
appeared. The female had been saved by the expansion of
her petticoat, but when deceased was brought to the sur-
face of the water life must have been extinct about half an
hour. The deputy coroner said that it was to regretted
that the female was not in attendance, and tha beadle said
that she could not be found. Verdict—" Found dead in
the Regent's Canal, but how, when, or by what means he
came into the water, there was no evidence to show."

GARIBALDI SURGEON FUND.—The subscriptions
received to this fund up tolaesntsens incurred,ightamonu including
tto £ 246
13s. 10d. The n.ecesssary expenses
Professor Partridge's fee, already exceed £6OO.
INTERNATIONAL EXIIIBITION.—The visitors to
the building yesterday were again up to the average, but
no more. The admissions by payment were 49,242; by
season tickets, 3,544; total, 52,786. The recent decision
as to keeping open the building till the Ist of November
appears to have met with general approval among the ex-
hibitors, though not a few would have been pleased had the
time been still further extended.
THE CITY SOLICITORSHIP.—It seems probable
that there will be several candidates in the field for this im-
portant appointment, which is extremely lucrative. Mr.
Parker, formerly under-sheriff of London and Middlesex, is
spoken of as a candidate; and Mr. Lloyd, a solicitor, and a
member of the Common Council, will, it is said, also enter
the lists for the honour. Mr. Deputy Farrar, the senior
under-sheriff of the present year, is also likely to become a
candidate; and amongst other names mentioned yesterday
as desiring the honour are Mr. J. Anderson Rose, brother
of Mr. Alderman Rose, and formerly under-sheriff; Mr.
Gammon, one of the present under-sheriffs ; Mr. Linklater,
of the Bankruptcy Court; Mr. Sirr, formerly under-sheriff;
Mr. Crossley, a member of the Common Council, and for-
merly under-sheriff to his brother, Sir Charles Crossley.
PASSAGES OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.—In conse-
quence of the great interest that is taken in the passages of
ocean steamers, we publish the following passages, mean
time :—On the 2d of April, 1856, the Persia sailed from
New York and arrived at Liverpool on the 12th—pas-
sage, 9 days 12 hours. On the 14th of May, 1856, the
Persia sailed from New York, and arrived in the Mersey on
the 24th—passage, 9 days 8 hours and 48 minutes. On the
6th August, 1856, the Persia left New York at 5.15 p.m
and arrived in the Mersey at 8 30 p.m. on the 15th, having
been detained two hours and thirty minutes at the Bar
for water—passage, from Sandy Hook (an hours' steam-
ing from New York to the Bell Buoy, 8 days 23 hours and
30 minutes, the shortest on record. On thelBth of August,
1858, the Persia left New York, called at St. John's, New-
foundland, on the 22d, and left that port at 11 10 a.m. the
same day, and arrived in the Mersey at 10 15 p.m. having
been detained at the Bar 6 hours—passage, from St. John's
to the Bell Buoy, 5 days 13 hours, a most extraordinary
and unparalleled passage across the Atlantic. On the 4th
June last the Scotia sailed from New York and made the
passage to Queenstown in 9 days 8 hours. Sho made the
run from Queenstown to the Bell Buoy in 14 hours and
38 minutes, the quickest ever known. The Great Eastern
left Milford Haven on the 7th May last, and arrived off
Sandy Hook (an hour's steaming from Naw York) on the
17th—passage, 9 days 22 hours and 14 minutes. The
,Australasian left Sandy Hook (an hour's steaming from
New York? or} the 22d May, and arrived in Liverpool on
the Ist June—passage, 9 days 19 hours. The Scotia left
New York on the 27th August, and arrived off the Bell
DuoY op the sth inst.—passage, 9 dais 4 hours,—Liver.
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