The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-12 00:00:00

PONTEFRACT RA CES.—( This Day.)

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]
KNOTTINGLEY STAKES.

Doefoot
Tattoo
Three ran.
LONDESBOROUGH STAKES.

Longshot 1
Vergiss mein Nicht
800-kaloom 3
Eight ran.
SELLING PLATE.
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Necklace
Willy Woodhead
Four ran.
WEST RIDING HANDICAP.

Wildman .......
Sir Harry ....
Bogle Hill
3
•
Five ran.

Entry for Members'

Plate. Six furlongs.

Yrs at lb
Ticket of Leave 4 9 0
Breeze
Lustre . 4 8 11
King of Algiers .. 4 7 9
Tomboy 4 7 7
Adelaide
Prime *Minister
Weasel
Entry for Castle Plat

Yrs st lb
Busy Bee
Tidlywio.is
Corona
Tousle
Retreat
Prologue .. 3 6 4
Stanton
Royal Princess 2 5 5
ite (run to-morrow).

Yrs st lb
Breeze ... ,
Gammon
Tomboy 4 7 10
PriraeMinister 4 7 5
Altelaide .. 4 7 5
Weasel
Tidlywinks

Yrs st lb
The Moolvie 3 6 9
Retreat
Prologue
Honeymoon
Camphor
Necklace .. 2 4 7

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, July 12.—Wind this day at noon—E.N.E. ;
moderate breeze, and very fine weather.
PORTSMOUTH, July 10.—Wind E.N.R.—Arrived—
Amtriand Thesen, from Cuba.
OFF HURST CASTLE, July 11.—Wind N.E.--Arrived—
Delta, screw steamer, from Gibraltar.
PLYMOUTH, July 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Chinoto,
screw steamer, from Syria; her Majesty's ship Greyhound,
from the fleet.

CARDIFF, July 10.—Wind E.—Sailed—Conference, for
Bahia; Swift, for Gibraltar. July 11.—Wind S.W.—
Eskett, for Gibraltar; Salome, Monte Video; America,
for Shanghai.
SOUTHAMPTON, July 10,—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Sul-
tan, screw steamer, from Lisbon. Sailed—Bremen, screw
steamer, for New York.

OFF LIVERPOOL, July 12.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—
City of Washington, screw steamer, from New York.
BELFAST, July 10.—Arrived—Calypso, from Phila.
delphia.
SUNDERLAND, July 11.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Robert
Hastie, for Providence, U.S.
NEWPORT, July 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—James
Gray, from Antwerp for St. Thomas ; William Painter,
from Gibraltar.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.

Wind E.

Arrived, July 11.—Delta, steamer, from Alexandria;
City of Exeter and Dispatch, steamers, from Jersey; Sul-
tan, steamer, from Lisbon ; Felicity, from Sunderland.
Sailed, July 11.—Isabella, for Newcastle ; Griffin, Po-
mona, and Woodlands, for Sunderland; City of Exeter,
steamer, for Newcastle ; James Kennedy, steamer, for New-
port.

Arrived, July 12.—Argyll, steamer, from Carentan.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Wind E. ; tide, second hours' ebb ; weather cloudy.
Arrived—Belinda, from Guernsey; Faith, from Dordt ;
Wilkinsons, from Cronstadt; Earl of Auckland, steamer,
from Rotterdam ; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp;
Esk, :steamer, from Cronstadt.
t-ailed—Renown, for Calcutta; Jason, for Sydney;
Temora, for Portland Bay.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.

Wind N.E., moderate.
Passed.—Erin, for Adelaide ; Prompt, screw steamer,
for Malta; Calehis, screw steamer, for Genoa Tonning,
serew steamer, for Oporto—all from London. ;

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon
at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury,

in Downing -street.
GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government
emigrant vessel Telegraph, of 1,148 tons, Captain Nalkin,
belonging to Messrs. H. T. Wilson and Chambere, of
Liverpool, sailed from Birkenhead on the Bth inst. for
Sydney, New South Wales, with 371 emigrants, under
charge of Surgeon-Superintendent Jas. S. Hughes, M.D.
MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN.—Yes-
terday Mr. W. Carter, coroner for East Surrey, held an in-
quiry at the White Swan Inn, Nine Elms, Vauxhall, into
the circumstances attending the death of Mr. T. Buckney,
aged 80 years, an independent gentleman, of No. 6, York-
street, Battersea. Mr. Thomas Buckney said that he was an
engineer, and resided at 73, Patterson •street, Plumstead,
Kent. The deceased was his father. He first heard of his
death on Sunday morning last, through a man calling on
him. His father's house was 600 or 700 yards from the mill

pond where he was found drowned. Nothing was found in
writing to show how he got into eh. water. The jury re-
turned thu aeceased was found drowned in
the mill-pond, but how he got into the water there was no
evidence to satisfy them.
SUICIDES AT WOOLWICH.--A coroner's jury,
presided over by Mr. Carttar, coroner for West Kent,
having assembled at the Gun Tavern, Woolwich, on view
of the body of Corporal Coombes, a bandsman of the garri-
son, who last week committed suicide by precipitating him-
self a window of the Royal Artillery Infirmary, re-
solved on addressing a note to Gen. Dacres, recommending
that in all cases in which patients exhibit symptoms of in-
sanity they should be accommodated in that.part of the hos-
pital which is secured by gratings at the windows, so as to
prevent an occurrence now beooming frequent. The unfor-
tunate deceased had made a former attempt at self-destruc-
tion a few days previously by cutting his throat with his
razor. Four cases of suicide have occurred among the mi-

litary at Woolwich during the past week, tkree of whom
lay side by side in the dea-house, ready for interment, and
they were all pronounced men of a disordered intellect, and
subject to fits of temporary insanity.
WESTMINSTER NEW BRIDGE, &C.—With the
exception of the superstructure the immense block of new
masonry extending over the space formerly occupied by
two arches of the old bridge on the Middlesex side is com-
pleted, and preparations are being made for the extension
of the temporary wooden footway, which at present
reaches only two-thirds of the distance from Bridge. street,
Lambeth, to the Middlesex side, and it is only intended
to construct as far as the new work abovementioned, upon
which the road for foot-passengers will be carried in eon•
nection with the wooden bridge until the old structure is
demolished.

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THE JAPANESE MODE OF EATING OYSTERS.—
The Japanese were being vigorously feted at New York,
and dragged about to view the "lions." Among other
things they were taken to a wedding, on the conclusion of
which some of them were requested to sign their names to
the marriage certificate, which they did. During their
visit to the fish market they were, it is stated, invited to
partake of oysters. They were evidently unused to the
article in question, for when one was presented on the half
shell to Eton Zu Tsue Zodo, that gentleman attempted to
eat the shell and all, and upon discovering his mistake, felt
so disgusted that, together with his companion, he left the
market without delay.
LADY SUPPORTERS OF THE VOLUNTEER RIFLE

- - -
MOVEMENT.—A day or two since a lady in deep mourning
waited upon Mr. J. Austin, the treasurer of the Regent's-
park district of the North Middlesex (St. Pancras) Rifles,
and stated that she had observed the steady and attentive
conduct of the effectives of the above corps on their passage
to and from the Regent's-park and barracks for the pur-
poses of drill, and she considered it the duty of every one to
contribute towards the support of such a noble institution
as that of the Rifle Volunteers. The lady then handed the
treasurer a donation, with the further instruction that her
name was to be registered as an annual subscriber, or hono-
rary member of the North Middlesex Rifles. On inquiring
the lady's name and address, it turned out that the benefac-
tress was no other than Lady Franklin, the widow and relict
of the late lamented Sir John Franklin, the Arctic
voyager. Lady Franklin is not the only patriotic lady
of distinction who has contributed to the above corps.
Miss lairdett Coutts and one or two others of standing
have subscribed, and it is rumoured that a ladies' com-
mittee is about to be formed for the purpose of presenting
the corps with some embroidered flags or other tokens of
respect and admiration.
DRINKING FOUNTAIN FOR FLEET-STREET.—A
drinking fountain for the parish of St. Dunstan's, Fleet-
street, the gift of Sir J. Duke, M.P., was opened yesterday,
in the presence of a large number of spectators. The fountain
was throughout the ceremony and during the day the object
of much praise from passers by and those who stopped to
quench their thirst from its well-placed and welcome rill.
The following description will give an idea of the fountain
and its design :—A white marble recessed niche let into
the railings of St. Dunstan's Church, and surmounted by
the arms and crest of the donor, is set in a framework of
variegated brown marble, both niche and frame having re-
ceived the highest polish. From a dolphin's mouth placed
at the top of the niche a thin but ample stream of good
water flows into a white marble laver, standing on an ele-
gantly carved pillar of the same material. Around the edge
of the laver runs the following inscription, " The fear of the
Lord is the fountain of life ;" while a scroll round the niche
proclaims the fountain to be " The gift of Sir James Duke,
Bart., M.P., alderman of this ward." In addition to this
two white medallions, which relieve the rather sombre
colour of the frame just mentioned, set forth the honours
which the city has at various times conferred upon the
giver. They bear the respective inscriptions, " Elected
Lord Mayor, 1848," " Elected M.P. for London, 1849."
There is also a peculiar feature in the fountain ; a thermo-
meter is let into the frame on one side, and a barometer on
the other.
SWARMING OF BEES.—An unusual and extraor-
dinary occurrence took place on Sunday last at the Camp
on the Curragh of Kildare. A private of the 20th Rep •
went, named Martin Ryan, about 12 o'clock took a can
and a piece of iron, with which he commenced beating the
can for the purpose of causing some bees flying about the
camp to swarm. This he succeeded in more effectually than
he desired, for shortly after he commenced the rattling noise
the bees gathered upon one side of his face, extending
in a
thick cluster, numbering thonsands,lfrom the top of his head
In
to half down his arm, between the shoulder and elboslvlOrtl
this dilemma he called out for assistance, and hifivweaswas yafterwards placed sitting in a chair,
ob-
tained, which was held over his head, covered aed with a sheet,
with a view of endeavouring to get theucrornyteor enter the hive,
correspondent saw
but up to the hour of 3 o'clock, when
him, there was little prospect of their removing, and, the
carters which were pro-
day being extremely hot, it was conjectured the little but
o'clock in the evening,
The tribe would not take to the 47
vided for them sooner than 6
guard-room, out of the fib'
The soldier was removendttuogtheor
any other assailants gathering
about the purpose of preventing
about him, andhim shelter from the overpoweringla-
to give
which he was suffering greatly in con-
sequencerays of the sun, from fro
state to which the sudden of the weak en and dange-
rous him bad reduced
assemblage upon ro.—Freeman's
Journal.