The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-31 00:00:00

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY.

There was very little doing on either the Goodwood Stakes
or Cup. For the Stakes, for a long time, sto 2 was the
current offer against Elcho, and 7 to 2 against Starke ; but
towards the close 7 to 1 was taken about Schism, 3 to 1 was
offered against Elcho, and 4to 1 against Starke. For the
Goodwood Cup, although 6 to 1 each was taken against
Thormanby and. Mon Etoile, the only animal in force was
The Wizard, about whom 5 to 2 was taken rather freely.
Closing prices :

GOODWOOD STAKES.
3to 1 agst Elcho (offered)
4to 1 agst Starke (offered)
7to 1 agst Schism (taken)
10 to 1 agst Canary (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Brownie (offered)
50 to 1 agst Voltella (taken)
aoonifoon CUP. •
sto 2 agst The Wizard (taken)
6to 1 agst Thormanby (taken)
6to 1 agst Mons Etoile (taken and offered)

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SCOTCH MASONS IN LONDON.—It
curious fact in the history of the splendid mansion now
being erected for the Duke of Buccleuch on the site of old
Montagu House, in Whitehall, that, from peculiar circum-
stances in connection with the building trade in London,
it will have been built to a large extent by Scotch masons.
Many of the London men, tired of the unhealthy condition
of their craft, owing to the undue control exercised by the
paid loaders of the strike, have left the metropolis, and thus
afforded opportunities for new hands to obtain employment.
Scotland, where building in stone is more common than in
England, has sent up a great number of masons, and,
where first-rate workmen have applied, their expenses to
London have been paid by the duke's contractors, Messrs.
Hollands and Ilannen, of Bloomsbury,—Edinburgh
Currant.

board feacl.lontl-.)-, avd YhAO tkitt..s of -which 9re saw
occasionally. Prom this point the ascent becomes more
rapid and dangerous. This Grand Plateau is bounded by
precipices on every side, save that on which we ascended,
and as our guides led the way to a distant corner we were.
totally at a loss to know how we were to get on. At last
we fronted a smooth icy hill, 100 feet high, all but
perpendicular, and not showing on its smooth snow-covered
surface one crevice or irregularity to enable us to climb up
its face. The pickaxes of our guides were soon at work,,
hewing out rude steps in the ice in a zigzag direction, four-
or five steps to the right, then as many to the left, for even
with the aid of these impromptu stairs it would have been
impracticable to ascend in a straight line. We followed
with extreme caution, and after long and laborious toil
surmounted the difficulty, but only to meet with another,
exactly similar, at the end of another plain. We thus clam-
bered on for hour after hour till we grew faint and al-
most began to despair. The air was intensely cold at the
height to which we had now attained, and so much rarefied
as to cause much suffering to my two companions, but they
continued to struggle on most manfully. At last, to our
extreme delight, after a continued ascent of eight hours,
our guides pointed to a huge mound of ice rising before us,
and announced it to be the summit. Faint and worn as
we were this intelligence inspired us with fresh ardour,
and at last we stood on the highest peak of the " monarch
of mountains," and were repaid by such a view as we can
never hope to see again. Round us in every direction were
snow-covered hills, giants in themselves, but mere dwarfs
compared with our giant. Tier behind tier they rose in a
perfect amphitheatre and shot their icy peaks into the azure
sky. I cannot attempt to describe the awful !tense of
silence, solitude, and majesty which the scene inspired.
Not a sign of life was visible except our own party; not a
sound hu
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us. The
ehpeltarede eozneseupct becamehehtadaryoaofthe a avalanches
mortal eyes have ever beheld, such as no mortal imagination
can conceive.
The descent, if more rapid, is also more fatiguing than

the ascent, ascent, and we arrived, thoroughly worn out, a Ohs-
reoeunix at 11 o'clock at night, amid the roar of cannon, the
sound of music, and the congratulations of the inhabitants.
We had spent 16 hours in ascending and nine in coming
down Mont Blanc.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was
moderately extensive, and for the most part of fair quality.
Good and fine samples were in moderato request, at full
prices ; but inferior parcels ruled dull, at barely late rates.
In foreign wheat—the show of which was rather large--
sales progressed slowly, and in retail, on rather easier terms
for low descriptions.
Floating cargoes of grain changed hands to a fair extent,
at previous currencies.
The trade for barley was in a sluggish state, yet no change
took place in prices.
On the whole the malt trade was steady, but the business
doing was far from extensive.
Fine oats maintained their value; inferior kinds, how-
ever, moved off heavily, and prices were with difficulty
maintained.
Beans and peas were a dull inquiry at drooping cur-

rencies.
Most kinds of flour were neglected, and American brands
were rather cheaper.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Eng1i5h........ Flour.
Wheat, Barley. 1
115,12a30 It. Oats.
30 670
Irish.. ........ .. — i 1
Foreign......— 19,82 a I 20,360

sack;
22,300 brie.