The Sun. — 1864-07-16 (London, England)

SIR EDWIN LANDSEER'S LIONS.—As works 01 art Sir Edwin Landseer's lions for the base of the Nelson column, in the estimation of the Reader, are ill' finitely superior to Canova's lions at St. Peter's, or Thor, waldson's lion at Lucerne. The principal model, about "21 feet long by some eight or nine feet high, would almost Appear to have been closely copied from nature, not from 4 tame beast, but from a noble animal in its native wilds. The mane, in which sculptured lions aro almost all stiell failures, in this magnificent model is a departure from th conventional curled hair, and flows in all its natural breadth and freedom. If we have waited long for these lions, it is' at least, satisfactory to know that they will be wartwaiting for. MR ROBSON'S health, we are glad to report, 16 greatly improved, and that there are even hopes of 11 being able to reappear at the Olympic before the close ° tb.e season.— The Reader. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOClETY.—Newcastle'°°. Tyne, July 14.—Today there has been a larg: gathering of farmers, country gentry, and inhabitants oft and adjacent towns, to witness the second day's trial of steel ploughs and cultivators, and the first day's trial of swing BP" wheel ploughs, grubbers, and other implements, upolet-ho grounds of the Royal Agricultural Society at Benton• of judges of swing and wheel ploughs are Mr T. Outhwaitet ; Goldsborough, Mr E. Whortley, and Mr Dod, of A-ale'''. grange ; Mr Howard, Britannia Ironworks ; Messrs. gam, comes and Sims, of Ipswich ; Messrs. Hunt and Pickerllt° Mr Wm. Busby, of Newton-le-Willows, Leamen ; Larkworthy and Co., Worcester ; Mr Wm. Ball and '°". Rothwell, Northamptonshire; Mr John Gregory, West°„ei; near South Shields ; Messrs. Turner and Bishop, Leight.r Buzzard; Messrs. E. Page and Co., Bedford, and ().iriliiet. implement makers, had horse ploughs entered ; and "-Ds ing the whole of to-day the trial of these horse-011,0 has attracted tho largest amount of attention of Tr, north-country farmers present, who, however, though t:ld, Mg less notice of the steam ploughing, could not withit 0 their astonishment at the enormous amount of work hop through by these latter-mentioned implements of 11,itil bandry. These trials will not all be completed 11730 Saturday afternoon. This afternoon it was reporte t Commissioners from France and some other foreign Stilted,ol. were in the grounds, but the attendance of distant ar'ted. turalists was not so large as might have been anticiPtiviie• The show ground upon Newcastle town moor is oontP;iii; the horses will arrive to-morrow, and the cattle ne%t the show of agricultural implements is in a very f°r;iia' state. In addition to the show of horses and cattle nn be as plements by the Royal Agricultural Society, there will_vol‘• exhibition of dogs and poultry on the town moor next We understand that the Hon. S. M. Maori o'cloy an unofficial interview with Lord Palmerston on Thtlfrioillt at Cambridge House, at the introduction of Mr Lin and that the meeting was satisfactory to all parties' be re' withdrawal of Mr Lindsay's motion was, it is said, tort of cult of that interview, the Premier having given s epti implied promise to support it at a more opportune nieraa do' chat is to say, when Grant and Sherman have bee•tiott• feated, and the Confederacy stand in no need of recogel —Herald. 00 of HORRIBLE SUICIDE,,—A very shocking °goo' suicide occurred on the Midland Railway at ton, about a mile from Nottingham, late on Thursdayoolo On the arrival of the train at Nottingham from fjlop 06' the guard stated that he had run against something 035 line, and a messenger was sent to clear it. Oa 06100 Sneinton he found a man lying on the side of the rad 000, quite dead. His head was fearfully cut, his legs fitic,l3oo were smashed, and altogether his body presented ro. spectacle. A razor and lid were found in his Peci;.epe kith is supposed that the deceased was standing on Ole 'ILI nocico' the intention of committing suicide, when he was ,i,teiP down by the buffers of the engine and killed imoTtisipeOt He was 200 yards from any crossing, and had 13° 0 ors ° near the place. Deceased is between 40 and 5 years Doci age, but his name is not known. Au inquest Will n 4 on the body this day. '- • A