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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1261, 14 August 1872, Page 3

SUEZ MAIL NEWS.

The following telegraphio summary is from the Argxu : — London, June 14. The bauquet given by the friends and bnsiness connections of Mr Thotnsou, of Messrs M*Ewan and Co., of Melbourne, at the Cryßtal Palace, was a splendid success. There were 150 persons present. The Prince and Princess of Wales spent a week in Paris before returning to England. They were warmly received by all classes, and were visited by distinguished' personages. The Prince narrowly escaped injury or death from the horses of his landau starting off from the hotel door just as he was about to enter his carriage. The carriage was shattered before it stopped. After visiting the Islington Horse Show, and presiding at the Rifle Club dinner, the Prince received a magnificent reception at Yarmouth, at the opening of the Grammar School. The festivities lasted three days. Prince Arthur, after the festivities at Liverpool, presented the prizes of the London and Irish Rifles, fle also presided at the annual festival of the Royal Caledonian Asylum, when he pleaded the claims of the institution in an eloquent speech. He visits Birminghan on the 241h. The Duke of Edinburgh is making a Royal progress through Ireland, amidst the warmest demonstrations of loyalty. He opened the Dublin Exhibition with great iclat, and unveiled the statue of the Prince Consort on the 6th. Balls, dinners, a horticultural show, a concert, and review, completed the festivities of the week. The Derby was run in brilliant weather, and in the presence of unusual ciowds. The race occupied two and three-quarter minutes, and was won by Oremorne. The favorite was nowhere. The second horse was brother to Flurry, an outsider. Seventeen fillies ran for the Oaks, which was won by Reine, the property of a French sportsman, M. Le Fevre. The French Derby was won by Revigny against 13 others. The International Four -oared Race was rowed on the evening of the 10th June, on the Thames, between Putney and Mortlake. The boat which was built at New York for the Atalauta crew, reached England in a damaged condition, and another had to be constructed. The race was deferred for two hours, owing to thoroughness of the river. The course was reversed, and the boats rowed down stream to suit the tide. The Londoners took the lead, winning easily by 20 lengths in 21m 265. The result justified the opinions which had been expressed as to the superiority of the English style of rowing. The cat show at the Crystal Palace was followed by an exhibition of sporting and other dogs. There were 1036 entries. A committee has been formed with the object of placing a window in Westminster Abbey commemorative of the officers and crew lost in the Captain.