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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1865.

LONDON must have a Gentleman's SUPPER
and MUSIC ROOM " EVAN'S " after Alfred
Metlon's Concerts.

lln Chancery.—White v. Lyons.—North Brixton and Cam-
berwelL—lmportant Sale of valuable Leasehold Pro-
perties. ,
MR. E. A. MASTERMAN is appointed to
SELL by AUCTION, at!Garraway's, Change alley,
London, on TUESDAY. August 29,1865, at Twelve for One,
20 DWELLING-HOUSES, with ilau4some gardens to each
in the rear, situate 1.. i es 1,2, 3, and 4, Cranmer-terrace,
Cranmer-road, Nf. rth Brixton, held ibr about 36 years, pro-
ducing per annum £B6, two of which are ground-rents for the
like period, producing .£lO 12s. per annum nett. Also 10
HOUSES in Chryssell-road, contiguous. producing alto-
gether £257 14s. 0.1. per annum ; and 5 HOUSES, $, 2,3, 4,
and 5, Albert-tez race, Denmark-road, Camterwell. held for
63 years, and producing £96 per annum. The whole will be
sold ;n separate lots, excepting those in Albert-terrace, whi, h
will be put up in one lot. On view, by leave of the tenants.
—rarticulars and conditions of sale of Messrs. Ashurst,
Morris, and Co., solicitors, r, Old Jewry, B.C. ; S: B.
Abrahams, Esq.; solicitor, 3, Sise-lane, Bucklersburr, E.C. ;
Garraway's ; Deacon's, 154, Leadenhall-street, E.C. ; the
Golden L'on, Cranmer-road ; the Fox-under-the-Hill Ta-
vern, Denmark-hill ; the Plough Tavern, by the estate ; and
of the Auctioneer, 8, New Gloucester-street, Hoxton, N.

example followed by the others, and the course to the Nab
continued with the wind freshening from about S. by E.

The schooners were started half an hour after the cutters
also to the eastward. The Albertine was smartest in send-
ing up her topsail; with Meteor second best, Evadne third,
and Witchcraft the slowest, and also several cables' length
in the rear at the start. Wind S. by W., falling light. The
Albertine went away with a strong lead, and to windward
of all. The Intrigue, Circe, and Flying Fish were started at
the same time on their second attempt at a fight for the £5O
prize. At 11h 45m the wind fioshened on the schooners
from about S.S.W., and they made better progress, but the
strength of the wind appeared to be quite insufficient for
driving the Witchcraft at any satisfactory. pace. The
Witchcraft, however, managed to weather and pass the
Evadno. The Albertine maintained her strong lead in pass-
ing the Noman, the others astern of her weathering the
fort staging as follows :

li. M. s. 1
Flying Fish ... 12 4 25 Circe ...
Intrigue ... 12 5 2 Evadne ...
Witchcraft ... 12 5 47 Meteor ...

H. M. S.
... 12 8 10
... 12 8 49
... 12 10 51

The wind now freshened'a little, and both cutters and
schooners improved their pace. At 12 32 the Witch-
craft was on the port tack on the Intrigue's weather. As
the cutters neared the Nab they seemed to get the wind
nearly S.S.E., as did also the schooners in the wake of the
cutters. The cutters were not timed round the Nab, owing
to a thick haze on the horizon preventing their flags be-
ing distinguished with any certainty. The schooners in
weathering the Nab took a nice fresh breeze, which they
brought in with them as it gradually veered round to S.W.,
and looked likely to continue. The cutters ran to the west-
ward with big topsails and balloon jibs set, the Marina
carrying, by way of variety, a squaresail. Some pretty
close racing took place between the Niobe and Christabel
in running up to the westward. Tho times of passing
Ryde pier by the cutters were

Ir. M. S. li. M. s.
Astarte
Christabel
Niobe
The schooners followed round the Nab, the Albertine at
lh. 6m. 155., Witchcraft at lh. 26m. Hs., and the Evadne
at Ih. 41m. 455. The remaining schooners in both races
were not timed, but the relative positions of all on passing
Ryde pierhead were ascertained, by timing them, as fol-
lows :

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1 exception of Cannon, who was slow. Off the Distillery
Chambers led by a length, Cooper mile started from the /
worst station, just heading Wise, close'vp with whomcame
Cannon. At the Soap Works Chambers led by,a length and
a half, Cooper a length or more ahead of Caiinbn and Wis&
who were as nearly level as could be. At the Crab-tree
Cannon passed Wise, who thereafter became last. No
change whatever occurred during the remainder of therace,
as the scullers completed the distance in Indian file,
Chambers winning by three lengths, four lengths between
Cooper and Cannon, and two between Cannon and Wise.
A Consolation Race for £2 was rowed for by the second
men in the four trial heats of the Open Sculls, and was
won by J. Sadler, of Putney, who defeated E. Lagers, of
Chelsea, and J. Heath, of Greenwich:

Chambers, who passed under Hammersmith-bridge tho
winner by two lengths.

THIRD HEAT.
T. Wise, Hammersmith
E. Eager; Chelsea
T. Wilson, of Newcastle, failed to start. Eagoi s went
off with a slight lead, which he hold for half a mile, when
Wise gradually rowed hint down, and in his turn led by a
length at Craven-cottage. No alteration occurred until
the Crab Tree was reached, where Eagers drew up level,
but Wise made his effort and rapidly left hint, winning
cleverly by two lengths.
FOURTH HEAT.
R. Cooper, Newcastle
J. Heath, Greenwich
T. Matfin, of Newcastle, was entered, but did not go to
the post.

Cooper started at such a rapid rate that he was a length
in front of Heath at the Star and Garter, which advantage
he increased to two lengths at the Bishop's Creek. Hero
he had his opponent safe, and ho paddled easily ahead of
Heath, who now gained, now lost a few yards, until they
reached tho Soap Works, where Cooper put on a spurt and
passed through the bridge upwards of half a dozen lengths
in front.

The prizes wore afterwards presented to the winners on
board the River Queen steamer by the Hon. George Den-
man, Q.C.

Opening of the Castle Howard Tumuli.

For several days careful examinations have been

Watermen's Apprentices ; open to Apprentices from Ox-
ford to Gravesend, inclusive. Ist Prize, Coat, Silver
Badge, Freedom of tho Thames, and £2; second, £5;
third, £3 ; fourth, £l.

FIRST HEAT.
J. Callas, Richmond 1
A Iles, Kew 0
J. Cowen, Twickenham
W. Hoare, Hammersmith

After one false start, in which three of the lads rowed
nearly half a mile before they would return, the four
scullers were dismissed on very fair terms, Iles and Callas
first showing in front, but`ale* feet only separated all the
boats. Just above the Star and Garter, Coxen and Callas
drew away from tho others, but the former fouled Callas,
and dropping astern also fouled Hoare, who fell overboard
at Craven-cottage. In the meantime Callas had obtained a
long lead, which he never forfeited, Iles rowing Coxen
down, and passing under the Suspension-bridge three or
four lengths ahead of him, but several lengths astern of
Callas. Hoare was picked up by "a waterman's skiff, and,
getting into his wagerboat again, sculled over the remainder
of the coirse at his leisure.

made, in continuation of those reported in The Sun
last autumn, of the British burial mounds and their
contents, situate upon Lord Carlisle's estate at
Castle Howard, with a view to the illustration of
the modes of burial of these pre-historic tribes who
inhabited the Brigantian territory. As last year,
the excavations were under the direction of the Rev.
W. Greenwell, M.A., Canon of Durham, and vice-
president of the Surtees Society, and the Rev.,Mr.
Bigge, vicar of Stamfordam, Northumberland, and
Mr. Monkham, of Malton, were also present., A
large number of burial mounds have been opened,
all proving to be round barrows of the cremation
age, but exhibiting peculiarities, as will be seen by
the brief descriptions annexed, indicating various
modes of burial to have been practised by the suc-
cessive generations of Britons who intrenched the
escarpments of the Howardian range, at the foot of
which their graves are so profusely scattered.
The first barrow undertaken was on Hall Moor,
and south-west of those opened last year; this,
indeed, was then slightly probed. The hone was 57
feet in diameter, and, although evidently lowered,
was still 5f feet altitude, and was built of sand and
loam. There had been a good deal of digging for
rabbits in this tumulus, and at some period there
had been a more purposed opening, the iron imple-
ment then used remaining in the ground. This was
a curiosity in its way, resembling most of anything
the hay spade of the present day. Al 4 feet trench
was cut through the tumulus from the south, but
nothing was found till reaching the centre, where,
on the plane, the deposit of burnt bones was found,
simply laid on the surface without charcoal or any
accompaniment, and the mound reared round them.
There were very slight traces of charcoal found, and
there was no urn of any kind, nor yet any flint
implement. Excavations east and west showed that
this simple burial was the only one made in the barrow.
There were no traces of burning, and it would seem
the body had been consumed elsewhere, and the
charred bones gathered together for interment.
The second excavation was made in one of the
very large hones opened last year, and from which,
placed upon a large concreted base, a very beautifully
pectinated urnwas taken, together with a fine thumb
flint. In digging eastward and partly re-working
the'ground of last year, another very fine thumb
flint was very nearly on the site where the cinerary
urn and bones were found. The full examination
showed also that the burial in the urn found last
year was the only one in the tumulus.
The third barrow opened was one of a series of
low ones—possibly much reduced by cultivation of
the land at various times—placed on the summits
of the natural knolls, every one of which, it is be-
lieved, has its separate burial upon it. These
barrows are a distinct class, and can never have
had sufficient altitude to offer any serious obstacle
to the plough. This harrow was west of the two
others, in the adjcining Gay's Hole or Cook's
Moor, and was 18 feet diameter, and 2 feet high,
being formed of sandy loam. In the centre a
circular hollow, 3 feet in diameter, had been sunk
in natural ground to the depth of 1 foot. This
contained the fragments of the burnt body, very
much scattered, and the whole hollow was filled up
with burnt earth and charcoal, and the sides of the
hollow or basin were very much burnt. The infer-
ence is that the hole had been first made in the
ground and then the body burnt in it, the forced
earth being thrown over all. On the natural sur-
face of the ground and three feet south-east of this
hollow a small and perfectly plain, rudely-made
cinerary urn was found bottom upwards, surrounded
by a considerable quantity of charcoal. The urn was
empty, and crushed by the earth, but was all re-
covered.

The fourth opening was made in a similarly placed
low round barrow further west, formed of sand and
ordinary soil, 16ft. diameter and If. high. In the
centre of the barrow and on the natural surface
there was a deposit of burnt bones, charcoal, and
some description of cement, the whole being com-
pacted into a hard substance resembling a mass of
solid concrete. • The mass was with difficulty broken,
and with a view of determining the composition of
the plastic material Mr. Greenwell took some
portions for analysis. This was a novelty. There
was no flint, nor any urn, and not much sign of

burning.
On an adjoining hill, west of the last, was a large
tumulus-looking mound 35ft. in diameter. This
large hill was thoroughly searched, but no trace of
a burial could be found. There was plenty of
charcoal, however. All thought that this must be
a burial mound, but it was suggested that it might
only be the platform or site whereon the crema-
tion of the bodies had taken place and from which
the fragments had been gathered for burial in the
low barrows. At any rate, as a tumulus, it was a
blank. That there had been burnings on it was
certain.

The fifth opening was made in a well-defined
tumulus 32ft. in diameter and 3 ift. high, to the south
of No. 4. In the centre a circular hollow was found
in the natural ground lft. deep by 2ft. diameter,
containing the burnt body, charcoal, and burnt
earth. On the south side of this hollow, and among
the bones, a small incense cup, ornamented by four
horizontal cord lines, but not perforated, was found.
This was the first vessel of the kind found in the
district. From the burnt sides of the sepulchral
hollow and the great amount of burnt earth, it was
thought in this case the body had been burnt on the
spot. One trace of flint, a chipping, was found.
The researches are being continued.

The Austrian journals represent the Government
of Vienna as decided on maintaining its last propo-
sitions. The Ost-Deutsche Post expresses itself thus :—" The
situation at present is the gravest since the Italian war ;
of that there can be no doubt. Prussia wishes to break
with Austria, and to pass over her body if she cannot
mount on her shoulders to obtain her object. May all our
statesmen perceive in time all the gravity of the situation,
and may they act in a manner suitable to the dignity of
Austria! In that way only will they fulfil their duty. We
arc convinced that all the Austrian populations are ready
to accomplish their duty also."

AN APPROPRIATEDEATH.—An inquiry was held
by Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, on Wednes-
day evening, at the London Hospital, respecting the death,
from a very singular accident, of a man named James
Blackett, aged 40 years. Elizabeth Blackett, widow of the
deceased, said that he was a hawker, and that he lived with
her in Bethnal-green. On Thursday last he came home
drunk, as he often had done before, and was very violent,
and said that he would break up the home and thrash wit-
ness. While quarrelling with her ho went out into the
garden to smash the windows. He struck at the glass with
his fists and drove thorn through the panes. His right anti
was cut into by one of the panes, which got embedded BO
deep that he was not able to move his arm either in or out.
Witness was inside in the room endeavouring to keep out
of his way, because he wanted to illuse her; when his arm
got fixed in the glass ho swore at her to come and help him.
She did so, and with great difficulty lifted his arm off the
jagged glass. The blood poured out in great volume, and
she tried in vain to stop it ; none of the neighbours came to
help for some time, for they were afraid to appear on ac-
count of the row. Ultimately four policemen came and
conveyed him to the hospital. Mr. G. Weller, louse
surgeon, said that deceased was admitted, suffering front
excessive ha3morrage from deep, jagged wounds on the
arm. Ile died from his injuries on Monday last. The jury
returned a verdict of " Death by accidental injuries."
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