The Express. — London, England, 1853-06-08 00:00:00

ENGLISH POSTMARKS. The remarks of Lord Campbell lately on the im- I perfect manner in which letters are stamped by the Post- I hee LI. t rue nt if this country are of some interest and ionvortanc7. The postmarks on letters stamped in coati- , renal post-offices are almost invariably smaller, neater, and Often more legible than on those stamped in the United Kingdom. The letters, however, which pass through the Eag'ash ruststliLe department are vastly more numerous ' I than those which am marled in any country in Europe, I and they have to b 7 stamped with greater rapidity, and the ; rapid ~taping of great numbers of letters soon wears the stomping inetrumeote, so that the impressions they make on j letters are dual and imperfect. When a stamping instru t, made of good steel, is first cut, no matter how I, rapidly Of hikes are stamped with it, the im. pression it makes is a:most always legible ; but is a few , d n . it will be so worn that the legibility cannot be de- ' r . led c a. The iniptifeet letter-stamping in this country very often, Now, see. arises from the number of postmarks on letter. The great object of stamping letters in England is not for legal purposes, but for the sake of guarding &pilot mistake , io transmission by enabling the Postmas ter-Leine:Al to lie the blame when • letter has been mu m* or deoyed in passing through the post, $l ,l hence the number of postmarks on English p ater , Every letter going from one town to another. by ace s pest, bears two postmarks ; if it has been posted at a encl. tog office it bears three postmarks; if it pa..es through London four postmarks ; and if from Lon den it has to pa-s through Dublin or Edinburgh, five ; and one additional poOmark fur every office to which it may happen to be mis-sent. Owing to the entail size of ordinary letters, the large size of the English stamp, the stamping on the back of the letter only, and the peculiar mode by which the operation of letter stamping is performed, post marks see often placed one on another, and rendered illegible is coomoluence. The mode of stamping letters in this country is well known. A number of le:- tem, say ad at a time, are arranged close together i n a row on a padded table ts the plane of which the letters incline at a very acute angle. The stamper stand• at the edge of the table, close to the letters, the back+ of which are towards him. With the fingers of his left hand he slides one letter from the row until it is fiat on the padded table, while with the stamp in his right hand whick has been dipped in a species of ink or coloured con pcsitien, he gives it a sharp rap, and the postmark is made. Letters this way are stamped at the rate of about 100 per minute. Since the introduction of postal stamps for the prepayment of postage, the labour of stamping has been in creased, for the cancelling of these stamps is precisely a similar operation to that of stamping postmarks, only it cannot be done so rapidly. The want of uniformity in the six and thickness of letters has hitherto prevented the ap. plication of machinery to letter stamping. For legal purposes two postmarks only on a letter would be sufficient ; one made at the office where the letter is posted, and the:other made at the office from whence the letter is delivered. One of these postmarks could be a red one, sad put on the front of the letter, because red marks do not deface the address ; and the other could be made in black on the back of the letter. By this arrangement one postmark could not obliterate another, as now is too often the case. The cleanliness and legibility of postmarks depend in a great measure on the contrivances for inking or colouring the letters and figures of stamping instru ments. As this cannot be done in such a formal manner as that of inking printer's type, bemuse of the time it would occupy, small tin or wooden dishes are used, in which is placed layers of cloth, • hard brush with the hairs upwards, or a composition like that used for a printer's roller, and which cloth-brush or composition is satu rated with colouring matter. This dish is placed close to the stamper, and he gives the saturated material a hard rap with the instrument, to colour its letters and figures previous to striking the letter to make the post mark. Various kinds of colouring matter are used for stamping letters at different offices in this country, such as red, black, blue, purple, green, yellow, and brown. Red is the usual post-office colour for a prepaid letter, and black for an unpaid one. Black composition, however, can never be used with steel stamps, beaus' the materials of that colour corrode the metal. The other various colours are used ito distinguish different districts in the kingdom at which letters are posted or delivered. Some time sines an attempt was made to ensure legibility in every postmark by hoisting upon more care and time being bestowed on stamping letters, but it was found to be incompatible with the necessary rapidity with which the stamping operation must be performed, and the number of times each letter mast be stamped, and the limited number of stampers em ployed. Although postmarks appear oftentimes illegible to the public, they can generally be deeypbered by the past-ollles authorities ; and it is rarely that a delinquent official who has mis-sent • letter can escape punishment from the want of evidene s ia bite or red which can be brought against him. What would be as unintelligible as the arrow-headed alphabet of the anciest Babylonians to a Lord Chief Justice, can be molly interpreted by the lynx-eyed Layards of Elt. Martin's le-Oraed. It may, perhaps, be interesting to state that letters stamped in the large post towns in this coautry at different times of the day bear different signals in the post marks, by which mew the hoar of the day almost at which letters are posted can be ascertained. The utility of these distinguistiag marks where despatches of mails take place more than once is 24 hours is obvious. To reform the postage stamping of this country, and to model it after that of the continent, it would be necessary to limit the number of postmarks, and to go to some considerable ex-1 penes in providing oftener new stamps, or repairing them, sad in employing a greater number of dampen than at pre med. It deserves to be noticed, bower, that when the postmark of a letter is 0009 messier, in • court of Judders. it is required • thousand time, by the peel-Dies depart ment to cheek cerelsemese, and to detect isaffleisuoy in eatpioyes; and ia all iaveetigatiems of this deeeripticm the mere postmarks cm a letter the better. SUICIDE AT An appalling act of self-destruction was coramittad many on Wednesday tanning hot, by a gentleman who W takes a bed over sight at the Hall and George Dartlord. The demand, whose name was Mean Unlade, Calmer, was monger for Kern. _anima and Only, pub lishers, Consit-street, Diode*. Ii was dips, sad 34 yeses old. It appean that he wenn She Dell mad Osten es shout eines Wenn ea Teener neeeng, but tondos I=rwas 'observed is his bikini's% He was writing e gent part of the day, an inn to bed at about dem at sight, having arn emeited • cigar with Kr. Kenn, the landlord, sad asked the servant to ma lam at seven. She did so, but received no answer, sad her emotion being called soother way, she did not proceed to call him for &wither hour, when she went !gain and knocked at his door, hut rece.val no reply. She imagined that hens writing, and did not want to be din butt& as she had seen him writing so much on the previous day. However, she went spin about ten o'clock, nd still receiving no reply, she communicated the fact to hut Lo tter, who inumft told Kr. Me Jere her apprelseine that samething was wing, a on flanint sense ber land Ma early la the moresi= s had Men lbe men et In arms wines& d. Keret immediately= =mdse. win sineelehming eseste hie, who poisoned le the deesseeffs Isedoesoa, sad Eating the door Inked they berate% whoa a horrible sons was diseleon Deeessed, dented, was lying on the face, IL= of blood, lis lieseelly severed lies his bode. but tie nelohni smstenig lt. Close le his had was eerier ; aOM& Ism* dlip laid ow the table, amen with been, sad die issdisr Wile coveted with blood, Inds& but having ife sep es. • hole was die covered beside his *sr, whin hid veseind the assesne of the pistol, but it is rimmed that the Ist dionesep ern proving effective, de bad takes rep the emend pidel, let could not discharge it is conslienee dna esp helei off, and that he most then have resirnd le the caw. Kr. =instantly seat for Dr. Canons, Mt life had bees several hears. La laquest was held on the body en Thursday maks', Ware C. J. Carter, Esq., careen when it appeared from the 'Mean of Dr. Gill, deceLed's medical attendant, from Lanes, that deceased had been subject to palpita tion of the heart, sometimes to ea extent bordering on inanity. Witness had received $ registered letter from the deceased, enclosing three others to the deoneed's mapleyen, but he had not brought down the letters. The deceased stated in his letter to Dr. Gill that he was in a de pressed state of mind, and rescinded by saying that before he received his letter the hand whisk Irene it would he closed in death. His father had esemilled suicide about twelve years ago, and the deceased MI smesdosed this fast to Dr. 0111, and expressed his samosa of ties wet From the noels of the deceased, who was al t e le e pest, it was elicited that some family matters kelt womb ea the deceased's mind. He had bees in the t of making an allowance to his mother, who, nevertheless, was mastaatly writing to him for money, and bad latterly threatened to rapine him to his employers if he did not give her more. This letter seemed to excite him very much, and to prey on his spirits, as there were no grounds for s l sr eaposure, de emed being highly trustworthy and so the fall ass. Unice of his employers. Three was inns of trouble to the deceased. He bad hoes megirdio • Yawl lady, who had broken off the of pi frequently excited stated its = l = facts were stated in evidence, showing that desamil pos sessed sores property, had made a will, sad bees as vela rathelde character, mid the j retuned a ocher of Temporary insanity."—southgasMse OEM& NAMUR AND LIEGE RAILWAY. The annual general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Low.on, Tavern, Bishopsgste street. R. M. BATES Esq wit the chair. The SECRETARY read the report, from which the follow ing are extracts.— " The intentions of the special general meeting of May, 1852, which authorised the issue of preference shares in lieu of thou original shares which had become forfeited, have been carried out to an extent limited, up to the present period, by the actual requirements of the company. The deposit of 61 per share,* with the calls of 3/. in November last, and of 41. in April last, Lave been punctually paid. The number of original shares upon which an allotment of preference shares has been made, and 21. per share back interest has been allowed, is 8,570. The total number of preference shares issued up to the present time is 9,115, and 1,6-50 of these are paid up in full. The half-yearly interest, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, has been duly paid upon these shares in October and April last respectively. The directors are desirous of limiting the issue of this de scription of stock to 10,000 shares, having velum to believe that they will be enabled, in accordance with the powers already granted to them by the special meeting, to fill use the remaining deficiency in the capital on more advantageous terms than by • permanent G per cent. preferential stock. 'rho sources of additional revenue, referred to snore particu larly in the annexed report of the general manager, are nearly all more or less in course of develop nent, and will inevitably produce the most beneficial effects upon the affairs of this company. l'erhape the most important of these would be the completion of the works between St. Quentin and F.rquelinnes, by the Great Northern Railway Company of France. In the report rerently published by that company, it is stated that part of the ground for the line was already purchased, and;tbere was no doubt that it would be finished long before the period fixed by the concession. The commencement of other lines, both in Belgium and France, and the progress of works on the line from Brussels to Namur, all tending towards, or actually joining this company's property, cannot but show that • gnat increase of the present revenue from tra ffi c must ally be derived from a railway so advantageously situated. It is not, therefore, too much to expect that in the financial arrangements still to be made, the directors will be able to treat upon terms more b eneficial to the company's interests than any which have hitherto been ob tained. Looking forward also to the more remote sources of prosperity which will be developed by the completion of neighbouring lines, there is full scope afforded for a com prehensive and final arrangement on a firm basis. Mean while, thepolicy of the directors will be to promote in every possible way the resources, both local and contingent, upon which the traffic of the ;lines must depend ; to economise working expenses, and to meet with punctuality the various engagements they have entered into for the company. By these means, the directors confidently expect that the under taking will realize those advantages which were originally an ticipated. The directors went to Brussels, and again perso nally pressed upon the minister the claims of the company. Being convinced, however, of the futility of any longer re lying upon the expressed willingness of the minister to con cede what was justly due to the company, the direeton drew up, and caused to be presented, • petition to the Chamber of Representatives, setting forth the grievances of which they had se long vainly complained, and praying for the interference of the legislative body. The whole ques tion was concisely, but fully stated in this petition, which was favourably received by the chamber. The several Chambers of Commerce in the chief towns on the company's lines, as well as in towns more indirectly affected, met, and adopted petitions to the legislature, praying for a consi deration of this question as deeply intereatint to the various bodies represented, and as involving the general welfare of trade throughout the country. The result of these repre sentations was that the principle contended for by the com pany was debated, and the committee of the Chamber of Representatives appointed; to consider the government bill for introducing a new tariff on the state railways, was charged also to consider and report upon the claims of the company. The report of this committee, which is a very comprehensive and elaborate document, was presented to the chamber on the 6th of April lux So far as this com pany's claims are concerned, it is highly favourable." The Cumulate stated that it would be most satisfactory for them to learn that arrangements had been made to overcome the difficult of their debenture debt due in July, 1854. The directors had treated with • highly influential party, by which they would not only settle their debenture debt but also the remaining liabilities of the company, in accordance with the powers given to the directors last year. The preference 6 per cont. shares had not reached one-fifth of the capital, by which there would be a greater preserva tion of the interests of the original proprietors. (Hear, hear.) Hs regretted that many difficulties had arisen, one of which was the negotiation on the subject of the through trade, but he was happy to say that he had no doubt that they shall tralsod to their utmost desire. The Chairman them rood the elardea of the report. de. Warsaw, reseled the motion. M. dram (the manager) read the translation of the leper of the ermiree alluded to on the through traffic, readeasd be the serer lathe directors. Ye. Warr's& said doe had been 8,600 preference chores, ea within par awit. Interest had been allowed, and adafkar MI; he wished is know ,whether this latter alasent bad boa paid up la 1111. IL The CILIUMN said they had been paid up in full by parties who had :not received the back Interest. Mr. Witioau. asked when the proposed loan would be settled. _ _ —.— The Cadmium( hoped it would be settled in two or three =Oaths; it would be en better terms than the issue of pre ference shares. (Hear, hear.) A Psonitirroit asked what was the expense of working the line at present. Mr. &noses said that the Mons and Menage wss 45 per ' cent., and the Mentor and Liege was 64 per cent. Pre suming they would have 1,0001 extra expenditure, the extra receipts would amount to 1,6001. The traffic was not yet developed, therefore the expenditure appeared large. The Moss and Menage traffic was developed, and the expenditure of that line was therefore only 46 per cent. Mr. HAMMON (a director), in reply to a question, said that the knee wee ingested to be 78,0001. or 80,0001. this ynr,'. whit wield, sew their debentures And pre tenses down, sad Wove a surplus for the proprietors. Hine oewouwation took place on the subject of Mr. T. pmt that the directors had taken their woo= ou Ow rviees, whilst it was understood that would wee Nes till the proprietors could afford it. BARINSININNI it mai made imperative on the di- Venire to imbeds di liabilities in their account to the Belidea goveromosoh These arrears were not taken in wiessay, bat in dm adores of the company. ibe CHAIRMAN wid that when the loan was concluded tbs siorobeiden would receive their 21. of back interest, and the dellailivo dimes would be issued. (Hear, hear.) The report wee dim odeptad, and • vote of thaaks was passed to the dlesseors, and to Mr. Stokes, when the sneetiag adloonsed. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1853 ELECTION EXPOSURES. CAMBRIDOE BRIBERY COIIMISSION.—The royal COMMiSsIOD to inquire into the prey dance of corrupt prac tiers at the last and previous elections for the borough of Cambridge, comoseuced their sittings on Tuesday (yester day), at the Town-hall. The commission sat at eleven Mr. Willmore, presiding, assisted by Mr. Bodes and Mr. Tower ; Mr. Vernon °flatted as secretary. Some witnesses having been examined, whose evidence tended to show that bribery had taken place at the last election, the inquiry was adjourned. LIVERPOOL. The evidence during the whole of yesterday was directed to the proof of agency, and with the view of ;iden tifying the operations of the members of the various ward committees with those of the election committees. There was nothing to relieve the monotony of this mass of evi denee until a question was put with reference to " treat ing," when Mr. Itodwell said, as this opened up a new branch of the subject, the evidence having already extended over eight days, he would suggest the de•irableness of an adjournment, to enable his learned friend, Mr. James, to argue the ques tion of " agency," and take the opinion of the committee upon that point before proceeding further with the case. The committee acquiesced, and then adjourned to eleven this day. DURHAM. Yesterday, the first witness was George Ran some, who deposed tbst Blagden instructed him to take Holliday, a voter, away to Sunderland, and to give him 31., but that Holliday would not stay, and returned to Due. ham and voted for the opposite purty. John Holliday deposed that he was canvassed by Blag den, overseer of the parish, who told him if he did nut vote for Lord Adolphus Vane he would be "doubly assessed," and corroborated Rinsome's statement . Thomas Imeeek, publican, deposed that he had a debt owing him front the Marquis of Londonderry; and when Lord Adolphus canvassed him, witness asked him if he would get the Marquis to pay it ; bat Lord Adolphus said he would have nothing to do with it. Ward, however, told him to go to Mr. Gibson, agent for the Marquis, at the Rase and Crown, on the Marquis's rent day ; and on his going there, agentleman paid him the 41. 16i., telling him he must do what he could among the freemen and give Lord Adolphus his support. This was the chief evidence, and the committee ad journed to this day. PETERBOROUGH. W&. WHALLIT When the committee met yesterday morning, Mr. Serjeant Allen resumed his address from the point at which he left off on Monday when the committee ad journed. The learned gentleman said thi point to which he wished now to direct the attention of the committee was, that referring to the dinner which took place after the election, and at which Mr. Whalley bad paid for a consi derable portion of the wine, though the guests paid each for his own dinner ticket, it could not by any possibility be brought within the meaning of the act relative to treating, inasmuch as the election being then over, the votes of the electors could not be by any means influenced by that dinner or wine. The payment for the wins was neither more nor less than an act of hospitality, which it would be a most unjust straining of the intentions of the Act of Parliament to construe into treating tor a corrupt purpose. When the learned serpent had concluded his address the room was cleared. On the public being again admitted, The Chairman said the committee have come to the fol- ' lowing resolution : I " That George Hammond Whalley, Esq. was guilty of treating at the last election for the city of Peterborough. Mr. Serjeant Allen said he was anxious now to take the opinion of the committee as to what course Mr. Whalley should pursue as to the recriminatory evidence which he wished to bring forward against Mr. Cernewall Lewis, on the grounds of bribery, treating, intimidation, and corrup tion generally, and to bring those allegations forward as a substantive charge against Mr. C. Lewis taking the seat. Mr. Power (for the petitioners) said himself and his friends were sanguine that the committee would find Mr. Whalley guilty of bribery, as well as treating, by the hiring of the sub-committee rooms, and in that case they would have applied to have those votes struck off; but as they had failed to satisfy the committee on that point, they should not now press the scrutiny. The chairman intimated that the committee would ad- Wrn for half an hour, in order to allow counsel for Mr. Whalley to decide on what course they would pursue. At the expiration of that time the committee re-asembled, when Mr. 'r. Be rjeant Allen said that, u the effect of the resolu tion, as it now stood, would be to render the last election void, he thought, after consulting with him, he amid not advise him to go into the reerimmstory matter. Of course, he was in the hands of the committee, if they ,wished to pursue the inquiry further. The Chairman then said he would report to the hou e who were the parties bribed. The proceedings then terminated. Yesterday, this iniariwas resumed by Mr. L. r. v ad .. d . i d og ett a s f i e o w n e s o v n . e ma ludi ki nt ait obse ot re m a r ti . ens oli to rke the . address Mr. T. Atkinson t h en addressed me committee on Dena! of Sir John Fitzgerald. Mr. James occupied the remainder of the day in his reply, and then the committee adjourned to this morning. BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. The anneal Meeting of the proprietors in this bank tack place yassenlay at lb& allege, in It. Helen's place, when • repave was read, whisk stated that at the last mooting the dinners anima le mem& that the in crement groin if the b eak wen *slam gaddiatisefoolag did they Win illeip a tie women snakiest et the onmesehl sal lanes* In the North Mini on minke t mg wen Bradlee Is bang ambled to mete that Ilie pompasilly endued, and had naturally led to an eztessien - MI Its Wises of the honk. The rapid in mean new tekleg plies k all the olsumste of wealth In the Wag ansethses a naMdel Math is devel=he resesrees and thaneig the &nth ItheferitY The dime= MA snit pleurae la that eine the lies =deal had obtained a awe', "Mgt them Se take sitnalege the ymelsions of the sow bandag law of Canada us spoisil the Inns of moll ones. That privilege, however, had sot costribMni Is the pals of de year 18.52, as 'the necessary formalities could net be ernpleted in time, sad it was may this spring that they WWI enabled issue notes of 11. currency. By the stational of mono now ssbasittsdie the proprietors it would le seen that after paying • dividemilef eptr cent. out of the greats for the year they had mit an nWtioa of 9,4701.18 e. id. to the reserve, the modem the 31st December last, after providing for the dividend payable In Jemmy, being 84,6981. 12s. 2d. The sessunts bon the widens brankes to the 30th April were must satideseery es entheeell with three of the earreepond leg pedal lithe year lids, and la all repasts there was shwedsmit reason to believe that the prospects of the bank esethened to improve. The amounts showed that the net graft lie the year, after makiag every allowing for bed sad Ambles' ilsr sinanntsi to MAW. 184.3 d. From this wee Is ha Masted 80,0001., iMa had been paid in dividable, Ned the balsam resaatabsg to be serried to the reserved fen was 9,4761. Ns. 3d. as above Mated. This meet was adopted, and after some routine business the premethags terminated. LONDON P: TOPIC SOCIETY. The anniversary festival of tide inalitation teak plea last evening, at the London Timmy Ilisbafpgammitnet. Xr. J. D. Powtis is the chair. The mingsmy, 600 not numerous, Mended several gentleman mho Erb wellitnown for their modems in the cause of and% mil It would ap pear that nosy dirt was made is peemele the Womb of this institution, "hese emnotittee gladly waled themselves of this opporhinity aleratiag. that during the past year they had visited hundreds of families ia all pens el Lewin and the suburbs, with a view to provide them with head sad coals. The mews they had witnessed had bee. of the most sorrowful ebereerat. It was, however, • seam of yeti& cation to time that they bad raised • large ▪ ink*. of sot deserries __ mem. bad tributed 9,000 Miele, erabies the re nor sigisats to prdis o- mise bread and mai, amount/as le hearty 110,000 lbs. weight, and by moms of which saw hailiss have been saved froin a state Mrderriiongg ea slanalies. The siatatties therefore felt that. essisidg they ellisaed a briumesint of good with but a very small entitled to call apes the rib& le I= l = ll in Silt en deavours. The CHAIRMAN, is prepsdie s ffierity to the society, made an emphatic appeal am el the institution, and sailed up= the ormspaisy le bear in mind that the great ablest ef the elm* ins to eimiaiseer slog is male and lust le! all those wiiaet dilimellsa of sell on adieu who have bum Mesa to pereety ed ditztea. sa This we warmly rispeaded to, and the amount of maimed in the amuse d the evening was aseely SECULAR EDUVATION. On Monday Mr. Combo and Mr. Simpson, of Edinburgh, and Mr. Bastard, of Charlton, llsrsetshire, had an interview with Lord Granville. the president of the cam- ' mittee of the Privy Council on Education, on the subject of extending government aid to schools instituted for com mnuicating secular instruction to the children of the work ing claws, as well as to schools, in which this instruction is combined with sectarian religious teaching. They stated that they were not opposed to religious instruction, but only desired that it should be given by the clergy, er by persons appointed by them, at separate hours, and that the common schoolmaster should teach secular knowledge, and its applications, and also the general prin ciples of morals, in which all sects are agreed. They supported their views by an appeal to the practice, and successful experience of New England—of the Irish governmental schools and colleges—of the Birkbeck schools in London. and of the secular schools in Edin burgh, Glasgow. Leith, and Manchester, in all of which places the working classes bad shown that they appreciated the secular element of education highly, although separated from sectarian religion. They urged also the injustice of applying the public money contributed by the friends of secular instruction, in however small a fraction, to the support of sectarian schools, while all participat'on in it was denied to schools which they conscientiously preferred. Lnd Granville listened to these representations, and other reasons urged by the deputation with much atten tion, occasionally put questions, and promised that their case should receive every consideration. ENTERTAINMENT OF MAYORS AT THE MANSION-HO USE. The Lord Mayor gave a dinner last evening to about eighty mayors and provosts of the principal cities and towns of (treat Britain and Ireland. This, we under stand, is the first of several entertainments, the special object of which is to aid the efforts of her Majesty's govern ment by promoting a uniform organisation throughout the country for the diffusion of a more general and practical knowledge of science and art among all classes. Amongst his lordship's guests were his Grace the Duke of Argyle, the Earl Granville, Dr. Lyon Playfair, the Rev. Dr. Booth, Mr. Cole, Captain Owen, Mr. Redgrave, Mr. Edgar Bow ring, and other gentlemen connected with the government commissions relating to science and art were invited to meet the municipal authorities convened on the occasion. Amongst the latter we observed the Lord Pro vost of Edinburgh, the Lord Mayors of Dubin and York, and the Mayors and Provosts of Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Hull, Halifax, Brad ford, Belfast, Wakefield, Blackburn, Huddersfield, Ips wich, Durham, Wolverhampton, Bristol, Exeter, Bath, Norwich, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Limerick, Leeds, Coventry, Macclesfield, Chester, Stafford, Gloucester, Sa lisbury, Truro, Southampton, Belton, Brighton, Sunder land, Paisley, Cork, Waterford, Dudley, Cambridge, Wor cester, and many others. A conference on the important subject which has thus brought together the leading ofih cials of so many remote British cities and towns will be held on Wednesday, at one o'clock, and in the evening his lordship will throw open the Mansion-house to an assembly of the most distinguished friends of education, artists, and literary and scientific men from every part of the United Kingdom. THE FINANCIAL PROJECT OF MR. TO Till EDITOR OP ‘lll PIPIIIIBB. Sin,—ln considering this scheme, es to the pro- bability of its success or failure, it must be allowed that muoh may be urged in its behalf, for the state of the money market at the period of its first promulgation was favour able to such an experiment. Although latterly there has existed what is technically termed "a tightness" of money, there has been nothing in it of a character materially to re move the idea of the possibility of a reduction of interest in the Three per Cent. Stocks ; for, notwithstanding this " tightness," we find that 2} per cent. interest seems to have been, and still continues to be, about the average value of money. This is _proved by the quotations of Long Annuities and the Five per Cent. Stocks, which ' are chiefly purchased by public companies for investment of capital, the one being at 6 and the other at 126. So that upon this principle, the state of the money market cannot be considered the cause of its failure. Political circumstances may probably be urged as having conduced to the defeat of this measure, and among these the probable rupture between Russia and Turkey. But as it seems well understood that France, notwithstanding the generally dubious character of her alliances, may on this question be relied upon to keep hand in band with Eng land, there is no fear of any territorial disorganisation. On previous occasions the mere circumstance of an addi tional ship being added to the force in the Black Sea would have produced a serious fall in the funds; but at the pre sent moment, spite of the retirement of the Russian Envoy, and even the rejection of the imperial ultimatum, our con sol market exhibits no very material alteration. Pohttala matters may Chereltaa ant. he mooldevail Ulu cause, neither can it be attributed to our financial re ceipts, for the public exchequer displays a surplus with an increasing revenue. Nor is it to be attributed to any indi vidual feeling against the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for at the first notice of the propositions there was a very warm appearance in favour of the acceptance of the scheme ; so much so, that wagers were even made regarding one of the offers—the Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Stocks, that the 'U pdated 30 millions would be subscribed for on the first day. To what then can the failure be ascribed? It is =ids, that self- interest is the governing principle, and tonne offered not being equivalent, even the mast favemide, the Two-sad-a-Half per Cent. stock, did not present sisisM ladneement for holders to accept it. The mall amount of stock exchanged is not, therefore, a matter of wonder ; on the contrary, it is surprising that, as far as regards the holders of Console, so much as 1,000,0001. should have been thus take.; sad it be fairly supposed that many of those who hove eeeo the terms have done so, under an erroneous bapresslea that It was compulsory to take the new stock, or to be paid off at par. If this cause of failure be admitted, bow is it that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should have brought forward propositions so likely, from their inequality, to be rejected ? That the propositions are wrong is now evident, and it would seem as if the interests of our funded property were left at the mercy of chance, arising out of the casual calcu lations of the Treasury. Should such be the wee, it is surely time that a reform in that establishment should be one of the earliest objects for the coadderatioa of parlia ment. R. B. TO THB roma or THE aim's. 8114—The great importance of correct statistical Intennatiea respecting agricultural prawn is braolaing more and more apparent as time 1 for masa of it, every now - and then public anxiety is excited—the money market deranged thereby—and trade more or lose injured by the derangement, while marketable public securities of all kinds are subjected to the same influence. Under these citewnstaaces, some means ought to be dr Tiled sad carried out, in order that the public should have the knowledge requisite to suable it to form a tolerably correct idea of the extent of ground actually under cultiva. Lion for the different classes of food, the state in which the crops and animals are, and the quantity and quality pro duced, and this valuable information should be made known as early as possible. To accomplish this desirable object I beg to suggest the followiog plan—viz.: That some return should be annexed to or delivered with the poor law assessment paper, mewed tax or income tax returns, requiring each person cultivating land or feeding animals for food, to state quarterly the extent of land appro priated to each clue of produce, tho state of the crops; also the quantity and state of the animals fed for food. That all importers of agricultural produce should quar terly, in the same way, make • return of all classes of pro duce Imported, and from where; also all held at the date of the return. That all expotten should in the same manner make a quarterly return of all kinds of agricultural produce ex ported, and state where it is sent to. That any refusal or omission to make the return required should be punishable by a small flne. That them individual returns should be collected by the tax-gatheren, and be ►y them made up into a general re turn for the pariah. That the Parish returns should be forwarded to the »- stems» of deaths, de., tax surveyors, or inland revenue officers, to be embodied into county returns. That the county returns should be forwuded to London, and from them a general return for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, made up and published in the Gazette, or other official paper, within a given time after the quarter day. . . . . . This plan, or some better one, might be put into practice, and the benefit of the information would, I fancy, more than compensate for the labour and cost of obtaining it. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, A CONSTANT READER. DEATH 01 , A WEALTHY PAUPER.—An inmate of St. Pancras Workhouse, named William Mayne, has just died in the infirmary of that workhouse. The deceased, who was 63 years of age, was admitted in May last, on an overseer's order, he being at the time in an apparently wretched state of destitution. Since his death, however, there has been found concealed in his clothes two drafts of 601. each, a 101. note, and two M. notes. It hu been as certained that deceased formerly held a responsible situa tion in the Census-offlce, Craig's.court. The master of the workhouse has seat • communication to some relatives of deceased, who reside in Ireland, to afford them an oppor tunity of claiming the body sad establishing their right to th• Pietat7. SIX PERSONS POISONED. BILI.II, TITZBDAT On Thursday lut great consternation was mated in Belper by a rumour that a family of the name of Flewitt, living in the Cluster.buildings, were poisoned. On pro ceeding to the house of the unfortunate individuals, the rumour was found to be too true. It appears that the moment the father had finished his last course at dinner, which was rice pudding, he complained of sickness, and was obliged to remove hastily from the table. Scarcely had he got out of the house before three of his children and a young man named Sheldon were also seized with sickness and vomiting. They became very alarmed, and the mother ran into a neighbour's house and informed them that she believed the whole family were poisoned. She was advised to get medical assistance, and immediately ran for Messrs. Leese, surgeons, who reside a short dis tance from Cluster-buildings, sad on her retain she wa found to be suffering from the mune oat.. Meagre. Lomas were on the spot immediately, and lost no limbs applying antidotes; but a difficulty arose here, as none of the family could give any account of what kind of poison they bad taken, except a little girl about 12 years of age, who said she saw something like fiour.in the sugar her mother used in making the pudding. F7Olll this it was thought to be arsenic, although they all denied having it in the house. Sheldon, working in the same shop with Flavin, has been in the habit of taking his dinner to his house to eat; the eldest daughter, then at home, having a dislike to rice pudding at all times, Sheldon offered her his pudding, which was of a different kind, in exchange for her share of the rice one, which elle accepted. This at first sight caused a little suspicion to be thrown upon the daughter, from the fact of her having escaped ; but on being closely questioned, she explained the matter in pre cisely the same manner as Sheldon and the rest of the family, which threw the affair into perfect mystery. The poor creatures suffered most intensely for many hours, and a most diatractiog scene it was to witness. Every assist eau was rendered by Marrs. Lomas, and their attendants, to the poor unfortunate sufferers, and for several hours it was difficult to tell which was most afflicted. On Friday morning, however, it was perceived that the mother was in a dying state, in which she continued until five o'clock in the evening, when she expired. On Saturday, an inquest was held before H. Mosley, Esq., coroner, when a post mortem examination of the body was made by Douglas Fox, Seq., of Derby, and Meas. Lome. For want of further evidence the inquest wee adjourned until Tuesday morning. The contents of the 'lama, and what could be found of the roger, fix., were given to Mr. Albert J. Betrays, analytical chemist, of Derby, for ualisation. The rest of the family are slowly recovering. _ . _ Superintendent Wragg having received instructions from the coroner, commenced making inquiries, and from a va riety of circumstances that came to his knowledge he waited upon that gentleman early on Monday morning, when he ordered the immediate apprehension of Sheldon. It ap pears that last week Sheldon asked the muter dyer at Mews. Ward's, Helper, at which place he worked, if he could supply him with some prussic acid; and on the morn ing the parties were poisoned he went to Flewitt's home in his working hours—a very unusual thing—through the back door, to the place where the sugar was kept. It also ap pears that be has been wanting to pay his addressee to one of Flewitt'e daughters, and on her father forbidding him from so doing, a short time ago, he said he would do away with himself and them too. There are also other circum stances which makes the ease very suspicious against him. He is very respectably connected, his father being steward to Jedediab Snuff, Esq. This (Tongan) morning Mr. Coroner Mosley resumed the inquiry at the Court-house, Helper. It was proceeding when our parcel left. It is not expected to finish to-day. ROYAL COLLEOL OP SUROEONS.—The following gentlemen were admitted members of the college at the meeting of the Court of Examiners, on the 6th inst. : Messrs. James Beat, Oldbury, Worcestershire; John Netten, Radcliffe, Leeds; Alfred Whittle, Liverpool; Chula Hooper, Buntingford, Herta ; Philip Giffard Mar tel, Guernsey; and Joshua Edward Adkins, East Stone house, Devon. IRELAND. DL itLIN, iv:vs 7. The first instalment requisition, calling a meeting of the Roman catholic' of Ireland to petition against the Bill for the Inspection of Nunneries, appears in the Freeman of this morning, and contains about five hundred names, among which are to be found those of four peers—Lords Kenmare, Southwell, Bellew, and Ffrench—four " honourable" ;" half-a dozen baronets; twenty-four Irish members ; fifteen Queen's counsel; and a long array of deputy-lieu tenants, justices of the peace, town councillors, bar risters, and other professional men. The day , fur the meeting has been altered from the 15th to the 13th instant, the round-room of the Rotunda in which it will beheld having been previously engaged fur ano ther purpose on the former day. An inquest was held yesterday on two other vic tims of the late boiler 'splash% on board the Times steamer, in the river of Dublin ; and some additional light having been thrown upon the subject in this last inquiry, the result has been the committal of Mr. Haig, the government engineer surveyor, to Kilmaicham prison, for trial on the charge of man slaughter. The verdict on which the committal was made out was as follows : We fird that Ellen Ward and Honors Noonan, on the evening of the 2nd inst., on board the Times strainer, in the Liffey, near the Pigeon-house, were scalded by the bursting of the boiler of said steamer, from the effects of which scaldinx• the said Ellen Ward and Rom a Noonan died on the sth inst., in the Pigeon-hone Fort ; and that the cause of the bursting of said boiler is to be attributed to the gross neglect of James Ilaig, government engineer surveyor, in not making a proper inspectii not the boiler ()timid steamer in April last; and we consider him highly culpable in not giving up the key of the parliamentary safety valve to the captain of the vessel at the time of his last inspection in April last ; and we desire to express our gratitude to Dr. Gilborne, of the Royal Artillery, and Dr. Doyle, of Irish town, for the promptitude, skill, and humanity with which they attended and administered to the wants of the poor sufferers when brought to the Fort ; likewise to Colonel Savage, and the men of the Artillery under his command, as well as a party of the 17th Regiment; and to Mr. In spector Finnemore, and all the police of bialttows, for their prompt, energetic, and able exertions in the cause of suffering humanity, and we beg strongly to recommend them to the consideration of the government. The number of deaths that have resulted from that unfortunate occurrence up to the present arc 11, and some others of the victims are expected to sink under their sufferings. Captain W. H. Walker, of the naval department of the Board of Trade, has arrived in Dublin for the purpose of instituting in quiries into the cause of the accident. The working classes and the general public do not yet appear to have appreciated the opportunity afforded by the reduction in the price of admission ' to the Great Industrial Exhibition, the number of visitors yesterday, the first shilling day, having been only 5,776, or about the same as on the last couple of days last week, when the price was half-a-crown. The arrangement of the goods may now be consi dered as complete, so far as it will affect the general interest of the Exhibition. A motion of Mr. John Reynolds in the corpora -1 tion yesterday, for a petition to the House of Com mons to exempt the corporation from the payment of the income tax, was rejected. The Hibernian Bank yesterday declared a dividend on their year's profits at ,the rate of 6 per cent. on the paid up capital. The General Mining Company of Ireland also held their stated meeting yesterday, and declared a dividend of 20 per cent. on their capital for the year. DUBLIN LNDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. (FROM Ova SPECIAL DUBLIN, MAY 31. CHINESE AND JAPANESE MANUFACTURES: The Chinese collection at the Dublin Exhibition presents few objects beyond the well-known vases, fans, gauss lanterns, ivory carvings, and grotesque paintings ; the only things worthy of special notice being a porcelain landmark, a watchman's alarum, and a finger-warming fur nace. The land-mark is about one foot and a half long, • toot wide, and three inches thick. These landmarks are used by the Chinese to point out the boundaries of estates and but for the high penalty attached to the removal of them, they offered little protection against encroachment, The watchman's alarum consists of a hollowed piece of wood with •handle, and by striking on it with a stick, a sound is produced sufficiently loud to arouse the neares t =of the night. The finger-warming furnace serves we of gloves, wtuch are not worn In China; bat, it is of course only put in requisition in cold weather, and is the northern parts of the country. The whole collec dm is contributed by Mr. Hewett, of Fenchurch-street Lasilon, and though it presents few objects that most Eng vieltors are not familiar with, yet even to them it will Mame a source of interest, as affording an immediate seem of comparison with the productions from Japan. Of porcelain manufactures the Japanese collection contains nothing to compare with those of China. All the porcelain ar ticlesare limited to a few tea-cups, which, however, without exhibiting any elaborate finish or ornament, show by the quality of the ware, and the delicacy of its substance, that the Japanese have attained great perfection in the art. The beautiful Chinese carvings in ivory and sandal-wood have nothing to rival them in the Japanese collection, which does not boast of a single article of the kind. The japanned cabi nets, chests, and tables of the Chinese are much more richly inlaid and decorated; and their gauze lanterns are also more highly finished than the oiled paper lanterns of Japan, distended with hoops of spliced bamboo. On comparing all the ornamental works of the two countries, a much higher degree of finish, accompanied with greater taste for gilded decorations, appears in those of Chins ; whilst the simpler tote of the Japanese presents at the same time greater perfection in all works of utility. Their maps are quite remarkable for exhibiting in many instances bird's eye views of the country and towns, on the same principle as the pictorial surveying which was introduced into Eng. land by Mr. Horner, the artist of the Panorama of London shown at the Colosseum. The Japanese appear to have a good notion of perspective, of which the Chinese artists have no idea, accordingly, in the bird's-eye view., the per spective effects are well managed, though certain gape be tween the middle distance and the back-ground leave much to the imagination to supply. A map of Japan bears evi dence of European light having been thrown on this branch of their acquirements, for the points of the compass are roughly depicted in the manner of our maps with affeur-dr fie, or something like it, at the cardinal point. In drawing and modelling the human figure also the ape. cimens from Japan show less deformity and much more spirited execution than the grotesque caricatures of the Chinese. The works of embroidery are nearly equal, and it is • curious coincidence that during the prevalent passion for Chinese fowls, the subjects of the principal piece. of em broidery from both countries shauld be cocks, and like that of English breed, without the Dutch-shaped feather breeches of the highly estimated birds. Among other marks of superior advancement in civilisation which the Japanese collection exhibits may be noticed a capital mariner's compass of the usual aim, a pair of well-adjusted scales, with an lades fixed to the beam, and, though last not least, a bank note. The circulation of paper money may be taken as evidence of the existence of public confidence and credit, and combined with the iasue of gold coins of the high value of NI., shows that the commercial transactions of Japan are conducted on a scale approaching that of civilised nations. The Japanese appear to be • more practical and business like people than the Chinas ; and though they seem to in dulge • strange tut* for monstrosities, as shown by the stuffed flying monkey and the baboon-headed:stake, they do not crush the bones of the living human foot into a walnut shell. Tke Japanese walking shoe is made of japanned wood, raised from the ground by two supports of the same material, and it is held to the foot by an elutic bead through which the toes pass. There is one remarkable specimen in the Japanese collet_ tion that indicates intercourse with Europe, and a taste for imitation in a manner quite unexpected. It is a medallion head in papier machi, over which appears in bold Roman capitals the words "Jean Milton." TRArrlc IN AUSTBALLiN GOLD.—Mr. Pegler, a goldsmith of Southampton, has received a consignment of Australian gold. It was purchased at Melbourne for 31. 12s. 3d. per ounce a short time before the Sarah Sands steamer left Port Philip. The expense of conveyance to Southampton has been exactly 2s. per oz., viz., 401. per oz. for freightage, Is. ed. per ox. insurance, and the box in which it was sent home aad the ship charges cost lid. an ounce more. The value of the gold in Southampton is as near u possible 41. an ounce. The transaction has, there fore, turned out a profitable one, realising as it does el. 9d. an ounce. Before the Sarah Sands, however, left Port Philip gold rose to 31. 17.. an ounce in Melbourne; and it is very evident, therefore, that if that pries is sustained gold-buying in Australia cannot be a remunerative employ ment. A box sufficient to hold b 0 ounces of gold dust, and which is necessary for the safe transmission of the precious metal to England, costs in Melbourne, de. ASCOT HEATH RACES. TUESDAY. THE QUEEN'S VASE AND ASCOT STAKES. The Royal Race Meeting at Ascot commenced to-day, under the moat favourable auspices as regards the weather. The absence of her Majesty, who has hitherto, except when prevented by unavoidable cireemstancea. honoured the races with her presence on the opening day when the Queen's Vase is run for, simewhat lessened the interest and attraction of the meeting, although, in point of numbers and respectability, the attendance, both in. the Grand Stand and on the Heath, came quite up to the average. The Great Western and South Western Railway,. as usual, conveyed the great bulk of the visitors as far on. their way as Windsor ; the travellers selecting one or the. other line according as the contiguity of its terminus ren dered it convenient. So far as public accommodation wan concerned, the competing lines were nearly on a par, but a very marked contrast was found to exist between the libe rality of the Great Western and the niggardliness of the South Western Company, the (miner contributing 1001. ter the Race Fund, the latter refusing even a sous. From Windsor to Ascot the trarsit was mode by the road in the good old-fashioned style; an immense number of vehicles of every description was collected at the Railway Terminus, on the Castle Hill, and in the High-street of Windsor, the supply Ming much greater than the demand; no difficulty was therefore experienced in procuring a con veyance at a moderate charge to the Heath. I Nothing could exceed the beauty of the Road and the Park. The dry weather had, however, the effect of render ing the course extremely hard ; and notwithstanding that the sward was tolerably thick in some parts, and that con siderable pains had been taken to improve its condition by spreading tan on the road-crossings and much- troddea it was still, in the technical phrase, " very hard going." Several improvements have been effected by the Stand Committee since last year. A new carriage approach has been made to the Royal Stand, for her Majesty, whose car riages will now turn dose round the saddling enclosure, in stead of being obliged, as formerly, to pass round the line of booths extending from the Train , rs' Stand. Access to the Jockey Club Stand has been facilitated by the erection of a flight of stairs outside the stand, and a handsome raised roof of iron has been placed over the Royal Stand. Some minor improvements have been made, all tending to in crease the comfort and convenience of the visitors. The absence of her Majesty, as we have observed, dimmed the usual splendour and interest of the scene ; there was, however, a strong muster of the magnates of the turf, and a large number of fashionable and distinguished visitors, amongst whom were the Duke of Genoa and suite, who seemed to take much interest in our national sport. They were conducted by the Earl of Dessborough—ti.e Master of the Backhounds, and principal steward—into the weighing•room, to see the jockeys return to scale after the exciting contest for the Queen's Vase. The vase, which was displayed in the Orand Stand, created general admiration for its elegant design and beau tiful workmanship. It is elaborately wrought in oxydised silver, by M. Antoine Vechte. On the aides is a bas-relief r epresenting Thetis bringing the armour forged by Vulcan to her son Achilles. The handles are female Tritons dim. porting with Cupids; and the cover sustains a figure f Zephyrus. Amongst the distinguished and fashionable company it the Royal Stand, the Steward,' Stand, and the Jockey Club Stand, were the Duke of Genoa and suite ; the Mar quises of Worcester, Dorchester, Exeter, Downshire, &c.; Marchioness of Ailesbury ; Earls of Jersey, Powis, Chester field ; Countess of Chesterfield ; Earls of Wilton, Cardigan, Granville, Uxbridge, Strathmore, Bessborough ; Viscounts' Clifden, Maidstone, Newport, Canterbury, and Exmouth; Lord George Manners, Lord C. Manners, Lord John Scott, Lord H. G. Lennox, Lord Stanhope, Lord William Pow lett, Lady Bruce, Lord Burleigh, Lord Southampton, Count Batthyany, Admiral Roils, Sir Watkin W. Wynne, Sir J. Hawley, Hon. Major Micdonnald, Sir G. Armytages General Anson, Mrs. and Miss Anson, Colonel Cecil Fores ter, Hon. Captain Somerset, Hon. Butler Johnstone, Colonel Peel, Captain Lowther, Captain Bastard, Captain Archdale, Captain Clement Hill, Mr. C. Greville, Mr. 0. Payne, Mr. J. M. Stanley, Mr. Sloane Stanley, &c. The sport was of a highly interesting character, most of the races being closely contested by good fields. That which appeared on paper a certainty for Lady Evelyn—namely, the winning of the Ascot Stakes—turned cut quite the reverse, for it was one of those turf surprises which sometimes occur to upset the calculations of the shrewdest judges. Buckthorn against whom 100 to 2 was betted whilst running, achieved the victory very cleverly by half a length. He is the property of Lord Palmerston, whose success was hailed with very cordial satisfaction. Her Majesty's Vase was won in excellent style by Rata plan, who ran fourth for the Derby. 1300 to 200 was taken directly afterwards about him fur the St. Leger. The races were decided as under: TRIAL STALES of b son. each, with 50 added, for 2-yr olds and upwards ; the winner to be sold for 6001., unless exemption from being sold is claimed at the time of entrance, and horses for which this claim is made to carry 91b extra. New Mile. (14 cube.) Mr. Mare's Ariosto by Orlando, 5 yrs, get (F. Butler) 1 Capt. Lane's Ephesus, 5 yn, 94....(Butholornew 2 Mr. J. Perren's Adeline, 2 yrs, 4st 41b (Bundy) 3 The following also ran :—Letus, Phoenix, Nutshell, William Rufus, Broughton, Lady Bird, f. by Alarm, dam foaled in 1843, by Elia out of Antler's dam ; Llybla, Lady Louisa, Sister to Elkus, Ham, by Robert de Gorham, Lioness. Betting : 2 to 1 apt Ephesus, 4 to 1 agst Ariosto, 6 to 1 sgst Broughton, 10 to 1 agst any other. Lioness, Adeline, Ephesus, Ariosto, Letup, and William Rufus composed the front lot, Lioness making the running to the distance, whence it was carried on by Ephesus, who was headed by Ariosto at the Queen's Stand, and at but beaten cleverly by a length. Half a length between the second and third. Lotus was a bad fourth. SWEEPSTAKES of 60 son. each, h. ft., for 2.yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b. Three quarters of a mile. (6 sorbs . Mr. Payne's Boer, by Van Tromp, Bst 71b (Flatman) L Lord Eglinton'a Lamprocles, by Pyrrhus the First, Bat 71b (Marlow) 2 Betting : 6 and 7 to 1 on Boer, who made all the running and won in a canter b two lea VASE, gths. EEL MAJESTY'S added to a sweepstakes of 20 son. each, for three years old and upwards. Various pe• asides and allowances. Two miles. (15 subs.) Mr. Thellusson's Rataplan, by the Baron, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Wells )1 Lord Chfden's Potion, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (carried 7st 51b) (Flatman) 2 Capt. Lowther's Rackspelt, 3 yrs, Ost Blb (S.Stegglea) 3 The following also ran:—Grapeshot, Dove, The India* Warrior, Rattle, Mr. Sykes, and Orestes. Betting: 6 to 4 apt Rataplan, 7 to 4 apt Pekes. 7 to 1 agst Orestes, 10 to 1 each agst Rattle and Dove, 10 to 1 offered against aay other. After running a short distance Grapeshot took the lead, and on entering the Swink, Course, Dove and Rattle lay second and third, Rataplan Polio., and Riekapat were about the middle of the ruck. Oa rounding the turn into the straight Dove bad a slight lead, which she held to the distance, where Rataplan came out followed by Pelion and Rackapelt ; Pclion made a good effort but was beaten cle verly by a length, half a length between the second and third, Grapeshot and Rattle the next two. ASCOT DERBY STAKES of 50 SOU. each, h ft, for 3.year olds • colts, Bst 71b; fi llies, Bst 31b. Swinley Course. (16 subs Capt.. Lane's Ninnyhammer, by Orlando, Bst 71b :(F. Butler) 1 Lord Exeter's Filbert, Bst 71b (Reitman) 2 Lord Exeter's Cobnut, Set 71b (Norman) 3 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco, Bst 71b . . (J. Mareon) 4 Betting : Even on Ninnyhammer, 3 to 1 each agst Ori noco and Filbert. A fine race with the first three. Won by a head, a neck between second and third, Orinoco beaten several length.. ASCOT STAKES of 25 move. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if de clared ; the second horse to receive 50 'ova out of the stakes, and third to save his stake. Winners extra. Two miles - - _ and a half. (95 subs., 70 of whom pay 5 soy.. each.) Lord Palmerston's Buckthorn, by Venison, 4 yrs, Bst 51b :(A. Day) 1 General Ansoa's King Pepin, 4 yrs, 6st 81b (Aldcroft) 2 Mr. Isaac Day's Waterfall, 5 yrs, bet 81b..(Crouch) 3 The following also ran:—Chief Baron Nickolson, Lady Evelyn, Rusaborough, Poodle, Little Davie, Herbert, Ner vous, c by Cotherstone—Lucy Banks, Rackapelt, Gavotte. Betting : 6 to 5 on Lady Evelyn, 8 to 1 agst Lucy Banks colt, 9 to 1 agst Little Davie, 10 to 1 each agst Chief Baron Nicholson, King Pepin, and Rackapelt, 12 to 1 each agst Nervous and Gavotte, 14 to 1 eget Water fall, 20 to 1 agst Buckthorn. In the early part of the race 100 to 2 was laid eget Buckthorn. Herbert went off with the lead, King Pepin, Little Davie, and Lady Evelyn lying up in the order named until they arrived at the top turn, when Lady Evelyn took up the running, with Herbert in close attendance. At the Old Mile Post Herbert dropped off, whilst Buckthorn, who had been lying in the rear of the ruck, began to draw for ward. On passing the Limekilne he was well up with Lady Evelyn, but in making the turn into the straight he met with a disappointment, caused by Rumborough and Reeks pelt. He was, however, quickly up again with the front horses. At the half distance Lady Evelyn was quit* beaten. Buckthorn then went ahead, followed by King Pepin and Waterfall, and the race terminated in hie favour by half a length. Same distance between the second and third. Gavotte was fourth ; the others widely scattered. Waxcoms STARES of 20 sovs. each, with 50 added; for 3.yr-olds ; colts, Bat 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; wino= extra Swinley Course. (13 subs.) Duke of Bedford'a Sitlingbourne by Chatham lit : 101 b (inc. 31b extra) Olitb,r) I Lord beta's COW by Metwilk 4 7lb (Ltorsaaa) . ' rt. ' ti .