The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT I THIRD EDITION.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed:—
Burntisland Harbour and Dock, Newport Railway, Caledo-
nian Railway (Edinburgh Station), Bo'ness and Grange-
mouth Railway, Halesowen and Bromsgrove Railway,
Glasgow Corp oration Water, Glasgow Bridges, St. Martin's-
in-the-Filds Workhouse, &c., Rebuilding, and South-
Eastern and London, Chatham, and Dover (London,
Lewes, and Brighton) Railways.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocE.

TAT TERSALLS'—This Evenin

GOODWOOD STAKES.
55 to 20 agst Black Prince (taken):
3to 1 agst Special (taken and offered)
9to 2 agst llidia colt (taken)
10 to 1 agst Act ea (taken, with a start)
1000 to 20 agst Forester and Slender (coupled, taken

GOODWOOD CUP,

5 to 2 agst Tourmalin (taken)
4to 1 agst The Duke (taken)
10 to 1 agst Moulsey (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Cambusean (taken)
100 to 7 agst Windham (taken)
100 to 6 agst Corsair (offered)

STEWARDS' CUP.
Bto 1 on the field (offered)
THE DERBY.

15 to lon the field (offered)
500 to 25 agst Hermit (taken)

All Count Batthyany's and Captain 11. Cooper's homes
are struck out of their Goodwood, Brighton, and Lewes
engagements ; and Special and Flying Jib out of the
Stewards' Cup.

II Re Galantuomo is disqualified for Stewards' Cup, and
all bets declared off.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This 'Da

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—Tr.is DAY.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
5 to 2 agst Black Prince (taken)
3to 1 agst Special (taken)
9to 2 agst Midia colt (taken)
100 to 7 bar three (offered)
STEWARDS' CUP.
Bto 1 agst Mrs. Stratton (taken)
14 to 1 agst Norwood (taken)
14 to 1 agst Gretna (taken)
14 to 1 agst Cedric (taken)
100 to 6 agst Sultan (taken)
20 to 1 agst Nu (taken)
30 to 1 agst Plutus (taken)
GOODWOOD CUP.
3to 1 agst Tourtnalin (taken)
7to 2 agst Duke (taken)
10 to 1 agst Windham (taken)

We extract the following from the Chicago
Tribune:—The Peoria Transcript received a visit, a few
days since, from Mr. Gennert, of Chatsworth. He speaks
enthusiastically of the Beet Sugar Manufacturing Company
of that place. The company have six hundred acres of
beets growing this year. They look finely, many of them
at this time being three inches in length. They have re-
ceived no injury by the weather, and promise a large har-
vest. They estimate the crop at ten tons to the acre, which
would yield full one million pounds of sugar. The ma-
chinery of the company is all new, was brought from Ger-
many, and is in the most perfect order. They will com-
mence operations about the Ist of October. If this enter..
prise proves a success—of which there is not much doubt
—the business will be sure to spread with rapidity through
the State and North-West.

It is stated that on the:recent up-trip of the Ms-.
sissippi steamer Golden Eagle the mate found a large fuse
shell in the coal, which had it been undiscovered and
thrown into the fire would have resulted disastrously.
Some steamboatmen are of opinion that a great many of
the late disasters have been caused by placing shells in the
coal. The St. Louis papers believe there is some reason
for this view, from the fact that the Atlantic and Missis-
sippi Steamship line have been sufferers so much of late
from explosions and fires.

A BALLOON ADVENT URE.—A Frenchman, named
Buislay, ascended in a balloon from New York on the 4th
inst., and in the course of his flight performed sundry
trapeze feats. By and by a heavy rainstorm came on, and
the balloon began to descend. It soon became apparent to
Monsieur Buislay that he had lost all control of his appa-
ratus, and that he must look to his individual safety when
nearing the earth again. Most fortunately for him, the
storm was driving him over the surface of the Hudson
river in a northerly direction. Fearing the balloon would
strike the water and entangle him in its meshes, he, when
sixty feet in the air, sprang from the trapeze, cleaving the
air like a rocket in his descent, and striking the water feet
foremost disappeared beneath the surface. This involun-
tary bath was taken near the Jersey shore, and was wit
nessed by several persons who were sailing near the spot.
Some of these hastened toward the place, but others, less
humane, proceeded on their way, apparently not caring
for the life of a human being. Young Buislay, on coming
to the surface, after his first plunge, being a fine swimmer
as well as gymnast, struck out manfully for the New
York shore. The wind and tide proved almost too much
for him, however, and had not Mr. Kiator, of the Clare-
mont Garden, reached him as soon as he did, he must have
been drowned. Mr. Kiator, on first seeing the difficulty
in which the balloonist was placed, had hastened to launch
his boat, and be ready to render such assistance as might
be required. When he reached young Buislay that gentle-
man was nearly exhausted, by his efforts at both flying
and swimming. He was taken to the shore, and a few
drops of stimulating beverage served to restore him to his
acrobatic self. Efforts were at once made to secure the
unruly balloon, which had meantime quietly descended
into the river, and the monster was finally landed, wet and
obstinate, but uninjured.—New York Times.
TERRIBLE AFFAIR IN ARKANSAS.—On Satur-
day, the 2nd inst., a man arrived in Fayetteville in the
stage, and informed the Sheriff and two other persons that
there were four men who would be in town shortly from
Missouri, who had killed an old man, robbed a store and
grocery, and that ho had raised a company and pursued
them, but failing to overtake them, he had taken the
stage and come on ahead. Pretty soon the four men came
into town, got off their horses, hitched them, and one went
into the store of Mr. Stone, and the three others wen into
a grocery to take a drink. Before they had time to take a
drink, the sheriff, clerk of the court, Mr. Reed, Mr. Wing,
postmaster, and Colonel Gunter, went into the grocery to
arrest them. Mr. Wing said to them, " Gentlemen, you
may consider yourselves prisoners." With that one of
the men called out to the others to " shuck themselves,"
and with that each of them drew two revolvers, and com-
menced firing. Mr. Wing, the postmaster, was shot dead,
and the man who came in pursuit was shot under the chin
in the throat, and he died in a few minutes ; and Colonel
Gunter was shot in the arm, shatter ing the hone. The
three men retreated out of the door, still firing as they
went out; and by this time the citizens had collected,
and an attempt was made to arrest the desperadoes, but
as they were armed, and most of the citizens were not,
they all made their escape. A posse of men immediately
started in pursuit of them. They found one of the men
sitting leaning against a tree, having been shot through
the abdomen. The party told him they would bring him
an ambulance and take him to town, but when they re-
turned they found him dead, he having cut his throat and
stabbed himself in several places. The other three men
were heard of in the neighbourhood of Elm Spring, one
being badly wounded in the knee. Our informant did
not state who bhot these desperadoes, but we presume
some of the party must have been armed, and fired on
them, or perhaps some of the citizens fired as they were
retreating. Colonel Gunter's arm is shattered below the
elbow, and it is thought will have to be amputated.—For t
Smith herald, June 12.
THE ROUND TABLE AT WINDSOR CASTLE.--The
reign of Edward 111. is one of the most important in respee
to the history of Windsor, a large part of the existing castlef
having been built at that period. The extent of survteeyanod
the Castle in the first year of this reign is a very
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planks in width, and the guests sat round on one side, the
other being open for the service of the attendants. The
centre of this great round table then was designed for the
latter purpose, and was open to the air, a passage communi-
cating on a level from this central space to the kitchen on
the top of the middle gate, which has thus acquired the
title of the " Kitchen Tower." The tower and table were
erected in 10 months, the greatest haste being made in
order that the new order of knights might dine at it on St.
George's-day following its erection. Holinshed, in his
" Chronicle," makes much of this round table as a great
stroke of policy for attracting the free knights from all
parts of Europe to take service under the English Crown
and the King of France, Philip de Valois, wasso jealous of
it that he would not allow the French knights to accept the
invitation, and ordered another round table to be made in
imitation of that of the King of Eugland.—Builder.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day

LONDON, July 28.—Wind this day at noon —South-
Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
PLYMOUTH, July 27.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Helen
from Quebec.
LIVERPOOL, July 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Carthage,
from Rangoon.
CLYDE, July 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—St. Patrick
from Montreal.