The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-01 00:00:00

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bleau. The presents which the Ambassadors are
charged to present to his -Majesty were sent off at
()far of the White. -Etephant; -Studded with dia
monds, these presents- consist. f o a crown of mass
sive gold, covered. with .dianiOndS; a gold waist-.
belt, with a plate ornamented with diamondsi; gold,
dishes, richly, enamelled, of enormous Weight ; and..
a number of palanquins, thrones, arms, &e. The.
crown, which is of a conical form, is covered with,
a band 'of
_very thin caoutchoue, on which the
diamondS are placed, so that at a little distance it,
-resetnbles a pile of precious stones. At half7past'2,
a'lghster of the
.Ceremonies went to conduct then
Ambassadors froth their residence in the Rue -Lora,
Byron, and they leftia carriages, with postilions, for
the Lyons Railway Station. At Fontainebleau five
open ealeches were in waiting for them at the
,stas
tion. The cortege, after passing through the town,
entered the Palace by the Cour d'Honncur. A bat-•
talion of the Guard was drawn up in the court
and paid the usual military honours, and a detach-
ment of Cuirassiers was stationed on either side on.
the grand staircase and in the gallery. The Am.
bassadors were received at the foot of the staircase
by the Grand Master and the First Master of the
Ceremonies. Their Majesties, having near them.
the Prince Imperial, were seated en a throne erected.,
for the purpose in the gallery Henri H., and were
surrounded by the great officers of the Crown, and..
the great officers and ladies of their households..
The Minister of Foreign Affairs was also present:
The Ambassadors and their suite, on entering the
gallery Henri 11., went on their knees and advanced
in that way to the foot of the throne of their
Majesties, as they do in approaching their own.
Sovereigns. The First Ambassador handed to the
Emperor an address from the First King of Siam,
which the Rev. Father Renaudic, missionary and.
interpreter to the Embassy, read in French to their
Majesties. The First Ambassador afterwards pre-
sented to the Emperor and the Empress the various
articles sent by the Kings of Siam, which had been.
laid out beforehand on tables in the gallery. After
the audience a collation was. served for them in the
large dining-room on the ground floor. The Am-
bassadors were afterwards conveyed back to the
station, and, on arriving in Paris, taken in Court
carriages to their residence.

MELANCHOLY BOAT ACCIDENT.

A most painful sensation was occasioned in Read-
ing and its neighbourhood last Friday by the spread.
of intelligence that a very respectable youth, aged
20, named Joshua James May, apprenticed to Mr.
W. P. Ivey, silk mercer of the Market-place, had
met his death by drowning while boating on the
Thames at Caversham, in company with an assis-
tant at the shop of Mr. Chesterton, clothier, King-
street, named Wm. Minns, who was somewhat
older ; and the calamity excited a deeper interest
from the fact of alleged neglect on the part of a.
young man named Thatcher and two youths in not
endeavouring to lend assistance when seated in a.,
large boat (capable of holding five persons) within.
a few strokes of the spot. The excitement, which.
continued throughout the day, was greatly increased.
in the evening by a report, which prov( d but too
true, that two other persons, George Hawkes, aged
21, son of Mr. Hawkes, contractor, and Wm. Smith,
19, son of Mr. Smith, of the George Hotel, Odiham,
Hants, had met a similar fate to that which had.
befallen May in the morning. The first accident
occurred about 7 o'clock a.m., under the following-
circumstances :—MEI), and Minns engaged a skiff at
Caversham, from Miss Freebody's establishment,
and rowed down the river to the Pound, in the
King's-meadow, and returned through Cavershant
bridge as far as Mrs. Monck's, where they turned.
round with the intention of taking the boat home,
but they had scarcely done so when it dipped at
the head, and becoming filled with water the occu-
pants were immersed. Minns endeavoured to sup-.
port, in a most praiseworthy manner, his companion,
who could not swim, and called for help to the three
persons mentioned above, who were in a boat near,
but they did not render aid. Edwin Higgs, em-
ployed at Messrs. Sutton's seed establishment, hap-
pened to be walking along the meadows at the
time, and hearing cries of distress ran towards the
bank of the river, at the same time taking off his
coat, intending to Jump in, but seeing the boat
containing three between him and the spot where
the young men were immersed, he called out to
Thatcher, and the reply he received was, " It's no
use; they'll swamp us." Minns kept May above
water as long as he possibly could, and then dis-
entangling himself made for the shore, which he
reached safely. He then stripped off his clothes
and courageously jumped in with the hope of saving
the other, but ho sank and did not rise again.
Minns again swam to shore, but became insensible,
and Mr Jacobs, gardener to Mrs. Monck, provided
him with dry apparel, and having paid him what
attention he needed, conveyed him to his employers
in Reading. The river was dragged, and the body'
was shortly afterwards recovered. An inquest want
held on Saturday at the Griffin Inn, before Mr..
J. H. Cooke, the coroner for South Oxfordshire,
when the jury returned a verdict of accidental.
death. They expressed their surprise that the per-.
sons in the boat should have refused to give their
assistance when requested to do so, We hear
that Mr. Thatcher, who had on two previous occa-
sions narrowly escaped drowning, lost all nerve and.
presence of mind on beholding the danger in which.
the young men were placed, and that the youths,
vt ho were also in the boat, were quite paralyzed.
with fear. Mr. Blandy, the coroner for the borough.
of Reading, held an inquest on the bodies of the
unfortunate young men, Hawkes and Heath, on.
Saturday afternoon, at the White Hart Inn, Cavaer4
sham-bridge, and from the evidendce given it arpopweing
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together, apparently with theintention of changing
heavier than his companion,
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named men procured a boat that
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short distance up the river, and,
having dragged the river, recovered the
bodies near the spot where they Went down,
and conveyed them to the White Hart Inn.;
Mr. Smith, architect, of Friar-street, Reading, de.
posed that Heath was an articled pupil to him, and.
left the office at about 6 o'clock in company with.
his friend, George Hawkes. The jury returned a.
verdict of accidental death. The youth Heath wags
cautioned on that morning as to the danger of per•
sons boating who were unable to swim by his uncles
Mr. J. Smith, collector of corporation
hall-keeper at Reading, who also despatched a let•
ter in the afternoon g'll*parents at de•
to
siring them to communicate with him on the subject,
owing to the fatal consequences of the accident
which befel the unfortunate young man May in the
morning. Both Hawkes and Heath were respect.
able young men, and of most steady habits.

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THE EIGHTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.—A Public Breakfast
will take place at the Royal Opera Colonade Ilotel, Charles-
street, St. James, on Thursday, July 4, at Two o'clock. The
Rev. Dr. Patten, of New York, in the Chair. Tickets 10the s.,
to be had at Messrs. Starr and. Co., 158. pside,
office of the " London American." 9,'Exetat theer-chaabove hotel.nge, Strand;
Capt. Tinkee, 113, Fenchurch-street, and

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.-
C F. HANCOCK, Jeweller and Silversmith to the
Queen. U. Bruton-street. Bond-street, having been selected
by the Cimmittee to make the " G
BADE " to be worn by
the Members of the " National Rifle Association," he,7B
respectfully to inform them that it may be procured at his"
Establishment, or on the grounds at Wimbledon, in SILVER,
price 7s. 6d., and in GOLD ENAMELLED, price Three
Guineas.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
',ewe, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, the nerforrnanneo will commence with
THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE.
After which THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. Chas.
Mathews, Buckstone, E. Villiers, Rogers, ac.; Mrs. Wilkins,
Mrs. C. Mathews, and Miss E. Weekes.
AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC by Mr. C. Mathews.
And THE GALICIAN FETE.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee and Manazer, Mr. A. Harris.

' THIS EVENING, the new comic drama, entitled A
HOMESTEAD STORY, Messrs. Ryder Shore, and Alisa
M. Harris.

Followed by HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Fechter. Sup-
ported by Hermann Vezin, Ryder, Meadows, (to. ; Misses
Beath, Elsworthy, and It. Leclereq.

ENV THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL-
_LI • Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.

THIS EVENING (Ist time) MR. GORILLA. Messrs. J.
L. Toole, P. Bedford, Billington ; Miss Kate Kelly, Miss E.
Thorne.
Alter which (220th time), THE COLLEEN BAWD. Mr.
D. Boucicauit, D. fisher, Billingdon, Falconer, Stephenson,
'C. J. Smith, Romer, Froward, Ward ; Mrs. Boucicault, Miss
Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs. Chatterley.
To conclude with the successful new Farce, entitled A
TURKISH BATH. Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. P. Bedford.
Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7.

(lANTERBURY - HALL CONCERTS
AND FINE ARTS GALLERY.

EVERY EVENING,
Two Grand Selections from celebrated Operas, including,.
'Verdi's new Opera, THE BAL MASQUE (first produced
in England at this Establishment),
.with a Chorus of Forty
Voices, and upon a scale unequalled at any other Concerts.
Miss Russell, Miss Ernst, Mr. GreTille, Mr. Herbert, Siznor
Tivoli, Mr. Bernard ; popular Solos on the Cornet-a-piston,
by sir. Levy (the first performer of the day) ; the Brothers
Conrad (in an entirely original entertainment on the double
rope, not to be seen elsewhere); Continued success of Mr.
Wood and his talented little Son.

the Comic Department comprises the following favourites:
—Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hollingsworth ; the NERVES, 1157
Blessrs. Harvey and French ; and Mrs. Lawrence.
Musical Director, Mr. JONGHMANS.

T H E

O X F O R D,
8, OXFORD-STREET.
This noble building being now completed, its architectural
beauty, elegance of ornamentation, and brilliancy of lighting
render it one of the sights of the metropolis. Open Every
Evening. The programme is varied, and includes Selections
(by a full company of principals, powerful band, and chorus)
from " Macbeth" and "Un Ballo in Maschcra." both operas
by Verdi, the composer of the day—The wonderful Solos on
the Cornet-a-Piston of the renowned LEvv—Scotch Duets by
the Misses Stuart, and other vocal and instrumental music
of the highest order. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. The
Comic portion of the entertainment is supported by Miss
Green, Messrs. Sam Collins, Harvey, and French (the Nerves)'
w. H. Wieland, E. Marshall, and W. Randall. Admission,
Hall, sixpence ; Balcony and Stalls, one shilling. Private
Boxes, 10s. ed.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 7h. 56m.—Afternoon, Bh. 20m.
TO-MORROW.-Morning, Bh. 54►n.—Afternoon.' 9b. 26m.

THE WEATHER.—.SUN OFFICE, JUNE 30, 1561.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
71—highest since noon yesterday.
53—lowest this morning and during the night.
66—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-30.10 ;
WlND—North -Westerly; fresh, with fine weather,
but cloudy.

JULY 1.

THERMOMETER, IN TF SHADE.
67—highest since noon yesterday.
52—lowest this morning and during the night.
GS —this day at noon.

BARomrrEu--30.22.

WiNn--Weiiterly ; light, with fine weather.

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THE SUN.

LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 1, 1861.

The Revenue Tables for the past year, but espe-
cially for the past quarter ending 30th June, 1861,
reveal, upon calculation, a quotient in the highest
degree satisfactory. Upon the receipts for the
twelvemonth ending on Saturday, when compared
with the year preceding, there is visible a net
increase of £445,507. Upon the receipts for the
quarter ending on Saturday, in the same way, there
is visible a net increase of £1,578,420. Otherwise,
in round numbers, an increase of nearly half a
million in the reveisue for this last year, and of
upwards of a million and a half sterling in the
revenue for this last quarter. It is almost needless
to add therefore that ample provision has been made
for the receipts covering the expenditure. A gra-
tifying consideration in itself certainly—not a doubt
of it. Though our exhilaration resulting from the
knowledge of this is somewhat dinainished, it is true,
by the reflection immediately afterwards that such
ought assuredly in all conscience to be the result
when it is remembered that the total sum raised
during the twelvemonth last past through the
pleasant medium of taxation, reaches the enormous
amount of £71,862,094 ! A " tottle of the whole',
that would have made poor JOE:IItatE stand aghast
at such national extravagance in a time of peace
nominally—a time actually, however, not so much
of peace as of warlike preparation ! To our grand-
fathers, this aggregate amount of the receipts with-
in a single year, a year of soi disant European tran-
quillity—to our grandfathers, we say, this aggregate
amount of the receipts of one single year attaining
a sum so vast that it is really but by the trivial sum
of £137,906 short of a round total of £72,000,000,
would have been little else than incredible
Gradually, however, We have come to be
habituated to contemplate sums like these
as mere matters of course sums that
a generation or two back would, if syllabled
by any ambitious Chancellor of the Exchequer in
the course of his financial statement, have instantly
qualified him for a cell in St. Luke's. Our financier
nowadays has to deal with such vast figures,
the nation reflects now without much discom-
posure upon the fact that within this last year,
ending 30th June, 1861, there have poured into the
Treasury—X.23,399;ooo through the Customs—
£9,492,000 through the Excise—close upon
£12,000,000 from Stamps and Taxes-1:3,400,000
through the Post-office—£l2,423,ooo through the
medium of the Property and Income Tax—and
£1,551,921 under the heads of Crown Lands and
Miscellaneous. Altogether, in other words, a
revenue within the year of £71,862,094 ; or but a
paltry £137,906 less than 572,000,000 within a
single twelvemonth !

It is, at any rate, a consolation to remember that
while we have to balance so stupendous a revenue
against so enormous an expenditure, we have ccca-
sion at the same time to recognise the fact of an

increase in the receipts both of the last year and of
the last quarter—of the last quarter especially ! The
Midsummer Quarter returns of 1861 show, in point of
fact, a steady increase, as compared with the Mid-
summer Quarter returns of 1860, upon every item,
with the solitary exception of the last vague item
upon the list, entitled, for want of a more definite
name, the Miscellaneous. There, however, under
the head Miscellaneous, we find a decrease upon the
quarter of a little less than £200,000 altogether—a
decrease, in fact, of merely £192,745. But—how
caused ? Why, simply by the circumstance that we
had no such windfall to take into account as that
dropping to us from the clouds somewhat
unexpectedly last year, in the shape of
an odd half
sterling honourably paid