The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-18 00:00:00

EISEBER and DULCAMARA.

Either Sir Colin or Madame Rachel may carry off
the Lansdowne Stakes. For the Free Handicap I 'hall
select The Bold Buccleugh and Heroine. The Members'
Plate may go to Somerset, and the Weston Stakes to
either Happy Land or Volatore. Both the Dyrrham
Park Handicap and the Bath Handicap will be so mate-
rially regulated by the result of the preceding race that
I shall not touch °pm them.
May 18.

A FRESH MAN.

CITY BETTING-SATURDAY NIGHT.

SOMERSETSEURE STAKES.
3to 1 agst Wentworth (offered)
7to 1 agst Risebar (offered)
7to 1 agst Dulcamara (offered)

DERBY.

100 to 15 agst Skirmisher (offered)
Bto 1 agst Arsenal (take 10 to 1)
10 to 1 agst Anton (taken and offered)
12 to 1 aget Saunterer (offered)
100 to 8 agst Bird in the Hand (offered)
100 to 6 agst Sprig of Shillelagh
20 to 1 agst Tournament (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Zuyder Zee (taken and offered)
300 to 150 on Saunterer ag'st Zuyder Zee (taken)

LATEST BETTING.
DEBBY.
6 to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Arsenal (taken freely)
11 to 1 agst Anton (taken)
12 to 1 agst M.D.
14 to 1 agst Sydney
15 to 1 agst Saunterer
18 to 1 agst Sprig of Shillelagh (taken)
20 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn (wanted)
20 to 1 agst Adamas (off.)
33 to 1 agst Wardermarske (take 40 to 1)
450 to 100 agst Arsenal and Anton coupled (t)
TATTERSALL'S.—The Subscription-room will be opened
every day this week.
KENT AND THE DUEL—Kent was struck out of the
Derby at 3 8 p.m. on Saturday last.

GENERAL TODLEBEN.—This distinguished Russian
engineer has fixed the first week in September for visit-
ing England and attending the banquet to be given to
him in London by the officers of the Royal Engineers.
The Observer of yesterday states that the Queen has
conferred the title and dignity of a baronet of the United
Kingdom upon Sir Jamsetsee Jeejeebhoy, Knight, of
Bombay. Mr. Charles O'Leary, acting consul at
Bogta, is appointed vice-consul at that place.
CRYSTAL PALACE GREAT HANDEL FESTIVAL—The
first of the concluding series of rehearsals for each
oratorio takes place at Exeter Hall this (Monday) even-
ing, when the 1,100 metropolitan choral performers
will be assembled under the baton of Mr. Costa. The
issue of the 103. 6d. tickets for the festival in the north
and south naves commenced this morning.
THE HORRIBLE CASE OF INFANTICIDE AT NORWICH.
—The coroner's jury empannelled to inquire into the
circumstances under which the mutilated body of a
female was found a few days since in a bin in Crook's-
place, Norwich, have returned a verdict to the effect
that the child was born alive, and came to its death by
violence from some person or persons unknown.
SAVINGS BANKS.—A return has just been published
(moved for by the late Mr. Brotherton) relative to
savings-banks. It shows that at the date of
the return the number of banks in the whale
of the united kingdom amonnted to 591 ; the num-
ber of ufficere, 620 paid, and 1,203 unpaid ; the sala-
ries and allowances of the paid officers, 85,186/. ;
the annual expenses of management, 113,4231. ;
the number of accounts remaining on the 20th Nov.,
1855, 1,301, 4221. ; the total amount owing to depositors
on the said 20th Nov., 185.5, 34,135,5251. ; the total
amount invested with the National Debt Commission-
ers, 33,956,1051. ; the rate of interest paid to depo-
sitors (on the average), 21. 18s. Bd. per cent. ; the
total number of annuite's granted from the com-
mencement 10,602 (184,2171.) ; the annual number of
of receipts from depositors in the year ended the 20th of
January, 1855, 1,409,724/ ; and the annual number of
payments to depositors in the year, 793,066/. The
average amount of receipts from depositors in the year
was 51. 2s. 3d. and the average of payments to deposi
tore, 21. 13s. 4d.
THE LUNDHILL COLLIERY EIPLOSION.—LUNDHILL,
Saturday.—The protracted and tedious labour of re-
storing the mine and recovering the bodies of the men
has up to this time resulted in the exhumation and
burial of neatly 100 bodies. The total number killed
was 190 ; but it is not expected that more than 30 or 40
of the remaining bodies will be found, as it is known
that when the explosion took place a large number
of miners were getting their midday meal near the fur-
nace at the bottom of the ventilating shaft, and their
bodies would of course be consumed entirely by the ter-
rific fire which raged there. The engineers wbo superin-
tend the operations of the committee of colliery viewers
who are managing the works meet at the offices
from time to time, and receive the report of the sub-
committee. The conduct of the Barnsley board of guar-
dians to the Lundhill widows has been rather strange,
and has excited many comments. The sum subscribed
amounted to about 8,0001., and a feeling appeared to pre-
vail that the poor women ought not to be supported by
the union, but from the contributed funds. However,
on Wednesday, the guardians were induced to order a
very small rate of relief to the unfortunate women.
Thursday being the day on which. the relief fund was
paid to the unfortunate widows by the relieving officer
of the Barnsley Union, a scene of a painful character was
witnessed. The poor women, some of whom had walked
a distance of two or three miles, seemed to feel very
much the humiliating position in which. they were placed
by the small amount of relief which they were allowed
by the board of guardians, which was only :about 31d.
per head. One poor woman with seven children, one of
them an idiot, had the sum of 2s. per vi eek allowed her.
In many other rases only is. a week._ was allowed, out
of which sum many of the women ha 41 paid 9d. railway
fine to Barnsley and bock, so as t o attend before the
guardians, on Tuesday, at Barnsle. F. The maximum_
sum allowed in any case was 2s. T he subscriptions of
the workmen at some establishmer is have been very
liberal.
ROBBERY AT A CONFIRMATION.— -At a confirmation
by the Bishop of London, at St. Mai:y'e, Greenwich, last
Friday, a lady, who attended the cer emoinywith her
maid servant, a candidate, was robbed 5n the aisle of
her
gold watch as she was leaving the church. Toe person
who is believed to have committed the, ,robbery was exa-
mined at Greenwich Police-court on, Saturday, and is
under remand .