The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-02 00:00:00

itloft, MONDAY POPULAR CONCERTS. "b, last concert I.f the season took place last , ..t, the incision being the director's benefit, and pre :bc 4.,eiAl attractions of Herr Joac Li m 's Lot per . . _ ..,:ice previous to his dcletrture from England, and the • . lex of throe of the greatest living pianists.. The . • two of pieces performed, too, was of the highest bite . ...the subjoined programme will show: PART I. . I,i‘., op f.r Cbdiu, Viola, and t,. It., MM. Jua..hitm Henry Martn; ismtta Beethoven. ............. , ' iii, %iu e . Mies Eilith W M ynne .tt, And I'tsupit..l, iu ft miner ; Prelude and e. in u sharp . Mr. tharleu Halle. Bach. r-114. and •i, hallo, fur Violin, with Piano ti . .t ,••mpinn,ht. Ilvrr .I.lavhiPt _ • t. . "Id 1...5r ' , wig," Slim Edith Wynne Mendehauhn. ~, 111 I . 111111111 . .IZ., A ilAt, Al Amu.; Schumann Weber. PART It .. it •. iu U minor, for three Pianofortes ,111.111111111. 3th,411.111e Ants:lle Bud • .1,1 r.. l U r ut.:u ks Italia Bach. • 1:.„ k t., klntik" Mir Edith W 3 nue Benedict. ilt t ittaittr. for Viulotteellf. aitb I.IIIDO - t•ittintritritrllt, Sittritttr haitti _ •16. noosisty trees bend," Liu Edith nth - . . at, C. in I) major, M %I. L ECK'S, • I 13:4411.* VlUtti Serenade is one of five pieces (the others .t,4 the Trio, up. d, and the three similar worb op. 9), winch he has produced from such limited means almost trect and variety of a quartet. Beethoven's serenade . lighter in style and construction than Lis violin trios, esi , ting of some half-dozen pieces, comprising a march, :.o slow movements (an adagio, recurring at the close f the work, and an adante, with variations), a minuet 1.1 trio. and a polacca, in all of which are discernible t: e..misite grace and melodious tenderness of Mozart .!!:er than those profounder powers by which Beethoven :y eariy began to manifest his own individuality. ben in the third number of his next work (the "tie in C minor) we find a foreshadowing of that grand tiginality which was dawning on the world of instrumen- Ll music. The " Serenade," although not characteristic kf this phase of Beethoven's genius, is so full of melodious !rviihness and geniality, and so distinctly marked with that rfeet finish of touch which only a consummate master that it will always be heard with delight, cape. .lly when so finely played as it was last night. The most imis,rtant item, however,of last night's concert was Recife mile concerto admirably performed, as we need ~,amely say. If we admit the superiority of Handel over Lad), as exemplified in that grand series of oratorios in ouch the (entice composer has embodied at once the highest musical art and tbeprofoundest religious sentiment, we must, on the other hand, concede to Bach the supre ....icy in instrumental music over all composers of his time. Not only in his marvellous series of compositions for the organ but in every other form of instrumental music then :noon he. Bach aseerted his vast superiority, in pan i'eur of conception and novelty of form, over all his con. mow:tries. Those extraordinary works, the six sonatas %John unaccompanied, which Herr Joachim has rem ir.l familiar to the English public by his frequent ad z Arable performmices of portions of them, we have always kid to have been impracticable with the comparatively limited mechanical acquirements of the violinists of Loch's time— the composer having written with a view to .Istract possibility rather than immediate realisation. Then, besides the immense quantity of preludes and ( a pes and other pieces for the elavecin (the precursor of the pianoforte). Bach produced some dozen or more 1.1 concertos ; some fur one clavecin, others for two and three, and one for four clavecins, with accompani nmnts. In fact his instrumental music ranks among the :marvels of art history in extensiveness, in inexhaustible invention, grandeur of conception, and amplitude of ml velopment, and would alone suffice, without reference to his many great vocal compositions, to perpetuate the time of Bach as an intellectual giant in his art. It was a tertion of the triple concerto given last night, :th alters. nous and interpolations by Mr. Muscheles that was performed in 1844, at the concert of that eminent pianist by himself, Thalberg and Mendelsohn, when the latter interpolated a cadenza improvised at the moment—a vivid dash of spontaneous genius which sill never he forgotten by those wbo were so fortunate oto be present on the occasion. The performance last night was in every respect admirable—the responsive passages fur each of the three instruments being given with that finish and precision which was to be expected from the great players by whom it was interpreted—each movement being received with delight by the audience, particularly the final allegro, with its combination of vivacious energy and learned fugal writicg. The stringed instrument amour punitnents, by the aunt artists as in the final quartet, with the addition of Mr. Reynolds (double bass), were suffi ciently prominent to fill up the minor details of the score without overpowering the three principal instru ments. The detached solo pieces of Bach were given by Mr. Charles Halle with all that neatness of finger and careful execution for which this artist is so distinguished —while the very opposite styles of Chopin's expressive Notturno, and Weber's fiery and impetuous Pcherze (from his second Sonata) were realised by Madame Schumann with appropriate sentiment and brilliancy. The two ex tracts from the series of Spokes elegant pieces for violin and piano were given by Herr Joachim with all possible grace and refinement ; no small element in the effect being the excellent pianoforte playing of Mr. Benedict. Boocherini's Sonata (also accompanied by Kr. Bene. diet) is an old favourite at these concerts—so we need merely say that it was played as finely as on any previous occasion. A similar comment, for the same reason, will mace for the vocal music and the singer —both worthy of the other portions of last night's excellent concert, which terminates for the present these entertainments, the re sumption of which will take place in November. The recep tion of Herr Joachim, on the occasion of this his last appearance, was as enthusiastic as his best a :abet, could have desired, and the excessively crowded state of St. James's Hall must have been gratifying alike to the artists and to the director of the Monday Popular Concerts. Drama. ST. JAMESN. The undoubted and remarkable success of 77,, Liar, at the Olympic, has in luced Miss Herbert to revive an ingenious piece of the same claim that was popular many years ago, and in which Wrench greatly distinguished himself. It is called, lir lies lete Truth ; and the principal character is sustained by Mr. Walter Lacy. STRAND. International Exhibitions generally encourage the growth of bad farces and apropos sketches, and one of these pieces, more remarkable for noise than fun, was produced last night at this theatre under the title of The French Ezhildtinn. The only merit it hos belongs to the dressmaker, who has furnished it with several **cen tric caricature dresses. ILINOVER-SQUAR . ROOIIB. 7 MRS. SCOIT.BID- DONS' READINoi: Mrs. Scott-Siddons, a young and attractive lady, who comes to us as " the great granddaughter of the Mrs. liiddons," and with a reputation as an actress and reader, or rather reciter, acquired is Manchester, Edinburgh, and in certain fashionable circles in London, made her first ap- Nuance before a metropolitan public last night at the above and read selections from As You Like It, King John, TN. MosQiiern,Madeth,andMitck Ado about Nothireg. Mrs. Scott•Siddons is small and neat in figure, and her face bear, a remarkable resemblance to Mrs. Siddons in Gains borough's painting. Her talent is meet strongly exhibited in comedy, her manner and delivery being piquant and engaging. In tragedy she seems to strain after effecta that she is scarcely able to produce, and her voice wants pathos. Her face, especially the upper part, is very ex pressive, and she evidently has plenty of confidence, and a pleaiiig delivery in level and narrative passages. A very large and distinguished audience assembled to bear her 1,2 41, and applauded her vigorously throughout the evening. It is expected that a general strike of the Dorset shire agricultural labourers will be organised during the summer. Their wages do not exceed in many cases 3s. a week. A tleet of 20 steam-boats will navigate the Seine at all hours of the day, and will convey passengers at very cheap rates, the highest fare being 30 centimes, and the lowest 20. The company organised to build thew. hosts calcuLtte that 30,000 passengers will be conveyed daily Si: vessels, forming part of this flotilla, are kneluire , l near the Pont des Arts on the: right bank of the river. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1867. FUNERAL OF MR. ALFRED MELLO.V. (THIS DAY.) This afternoon the aortal remains of Mr. Alfred Mellon were conveyed to their last resting place in the West London Cemetery at Brompton. The funeral cor tege, under the direction of Mr. Garsten, was formed at the residence of the deceased, Rines.road, Chelsea, from which it moved shortly before 12 o'clock. A s the distance from Chelsea to the cemetery is not great, the procession was not long before it arrived at the ceme tery, where it was met by many persons connected with the various branches of the musical and theatrical professions. The hearse was followed by six mourn ing coaches, containing the following gentlemen : First. Mr. W. Woolgar (father of Mrs. Alfred Mellon), Mr. T. Mellon (father of the deceased), Mr. J. Moore, Mr. J. Pratt. Second. Mr. E. Murray, Mr. G. Rouse, Mr. E. Howie, Mr. Lamb. Third. Mr. B. Hopewell, Mr. J. Alex ander, Mr. J. Coote, Mr. E. Rouse, jun. Fourth. Mr. A. Powis, Mr. C. Salomon Mr. J. Pittman , Mr. J. L. Toole. Fifth. Mr. H. flown, Mr. P. Berlyn, Mr. J. Billington, and Mr. Bursey, Sixth. Mr. J. C. Powell, Mr. 0. Verender, Mr. Noble, and Mr. De Lotto. An immense num b er of private • ages followed. Amongst those present on the ground were u. Benedict, H. Costa, M. Arditi, Mr. Sloper, Mr. Scholefield, M.P., Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Anson, Mr. LI. Vezin, Mr. Jord a n, Mr. Thompson Townsend, Mr. Swinburne, Messrs. Payne, Messrs. Soanborough, Mr. Grieve, Mr. Mark Lemon, Mr. F. Matthews, Madame Goddard, Mr. T. Wells (leader with Mr. Mellon), Mr. Eburne, Mr. Gaston Murray, Mr. Tully, Mr. Marston, Mr. Zerbini, Mr. Cieswick, Mr. Camp bell Clark, Mr. Widdico m b, M r . B e l more , an d a vast number of others. Indeed it was admitted that so large a number of professional persons was never seen together. The scene in the chapel was a very striking one, in consequence of 40 surplice.] choristers, nearly all men who took the lead in the principal metropolitan chorus. At the close of the service a procession was formed, which moved to the grave at the centre of the ground. There the vast assembly gathered round the grave while the Rev. Mr. R. IL Davis, incumbent of Old Chelsea; and the Rev. Horace Roberta, M.A., of Magdalene College, Cambridge, commenced the last solemn offices of the church— " Man that was born of a IVOIMIII," and " Lord thou knowest " were magni fi cently rendered by the choir, and the body having been committed to the ground, "Ashes to sillies, dust to dust," the vast assemblage gradually dis persed; _ _ The body was borne from the chapel to the grave in • polished oak coffin, which rested on a low car. TM plate on the top of it bore the name of the deceased (age 41), and the date of his death. WATERFORD ELECTION COMMITT4E. (THIS LAY.) The committee appointed to consider the matter of the petition ?gainst the return of Mr. De lr. Peer met again this morning at 11 o'clock, Mr. Adair in the chair. Previous to the examination of witnesses the committee retired and after some consultation returned into the room, when The Chairman said—The committee desire now to nudge this communication to the counsel on both sides— they understand that the question of the agency of Mr. Slattery was not intended to be submitted to them yesterday by either counsel, and they desire that for the present their decision on that point may be considered as reserved, it being in their opinion a prima facie case of agency until rebutted. Mr. Matthew Parker recalled—Car drivers were engaged but they did not some to the place appointed. 1 then sent for an escort of Lancers to escort the cars to the court-house. I saw David Power in our conunittee-room. He had not then voted. I asked him to vote, but I know he did not vote. I went to his house afterwards and saw marks of stones on the door. New panes of glass had been put in the windows. This was the day after the polling. [Witness then produced a placard which he took from the ball of Mr. Slattery, headed " Important declara tion of the Bishops and Clergy,' stating that they lied adopted Mr. De la Peer as the candidate of their choice, and pledging themselves to use all their efforts to secure his return.] These bills were posted on the court-house. The green bill was posted there also, in which allusion was made to the " pitch cap" and the " triangle." Cross-examined—l swear that I took the two bills from Mr. Slattery's hall-table. I took away more than two bi ll s. I will not swear positively that I told the agents for the petitions how I got theplacards. I spoke of the matter publicly. I gave the placards to Mr. Beanie, and may have told him how I got them. I was not employed by him. I think I may have been employed by hum. have no office at Liamore. I did not go into Mr. Slattery's office to spy. That is not my character. I did not overlock the letters he was writing. I can't say that I read them. I was on intimate terms with Mr. Slat tery. I did not tell Mr. Hearne what I had seen. I did not go toliMr. Slattery's office for the purpose of being examined here. I did not take away any papers from Mr. Slattery's room without his knowledge. I may have been there with his .clerk when Mr. Slattery was absent. I sent the green bill to Mr. Hearne's office and initiated it in his office afterwards. There were in Lisburn at the time of the election • troop of Cerbineers, about half a troop of Lancers, a company of infantry, and about 100 police. I don't know that there were four magistrates in the town, but I saw three. Re-examined—Mr. Hearne was in his office when I initiated the placard. I wrote a statement out when I came up to London. I was not examined in any way. Mr. John Slattery was present when I took away the placards. I sew Mr. Thomas Slattery • many times during the election, but he did not speak to me about taking the placard. By the Committee—l had taken down from the walls a copy of the green placards before I went to Mr. Slat tery's. I did not make any arrangement with Thomas Slattery further than stating that I hoped we should have the barony properly managed. I did not communicate with anyone on Mr. De la Poer's side regarding the arrangements for the eleetion further than I here stated. I had the whole direction of the barony. [Left sitting.] TIPPERARY ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) The committee appointed by the House of Com mons to try the merits of the petition, complaining of an undue election and return for the county of Tipperary, resumed their inquiry this morning ; Sir P. G. Egerton in the chair. The other members of the committee are : Lieutenant-Colonel Hogg, Mr. Walter Mariann, Mr. J. Floyer, and Mr. Arthur ItusselL The counsel for the petitioner were—Mr. Ryan, Q.C., the Hon. Mr. Bourke, Mr. Macnarnara, and Mr. Cunning ham. Agents, Mews. Holmes and Co. For the sitting member—Mr. Serjeant Ballantine and Mr. Hackett, of the Irish bar. Agent—Mr. Burrowea Starkey. Mr. Sayers, auctioneer and land agent, of Felbard, near Mullinaloce, said he acted at the last election as one of the agents for Mr. Waldron. On the day of polling he was at /A ull Malone, and heard Mr. Strange, a solicitor, addressing a mob of 400 or: 00 persons. The speech was very inflamma tory. He said, " Cut the harness, and leave the renegade votersat home by the fireside." He added, "If that Won't do —" and then made a significant gesture, leaving witness to draw his own inferences as to what he meant. The ex pressions of Mr. Strange struck him Co forcibly that he made a note of them at the time. On the day before the election, witness sent for cars to liallylanigan, but they did not arrive. Robert Farrell, ear driver, was next called. He stated that on the night before the election be was sent by Mr. Sayers for can to Ballylanigan. On his way he stopped at Killbury, near Clogheen, and was there interrogated by • mob who told him that he would be prevented from conti nuing his journey. This would be about half-past 3 o'clock in the morning. He saw that there was a large tree across the road before him, and was obliged to turn back. Mr. William Pennefather said ha was a magistrate of the county of 'Disparity, and resided at ltallylanigan, near Mullinahone. Was • Roman catholic, and on the Sunday before the election attended mass at the Roman catholic chapel of Mullinahone. The Rev. Father Maher, the curate of the perieh, officiated, and, after the communion ad dressed the congregation from the platform of the altar. He stated that Mr. Waldron was coming forward under the auspices of the conservative landlords ; that he had only been elected by • mistake, and that he had not • majority of the electors on any ocasion. He told the people that if the landlords asked them to vote for Mr. Waldron they were to stay at home and not to vote at all. Thought Mr. Maher had his robes on when he delivered this address. At all events he bad on his soutane. He told the voters to meet hint after mass, in thesacristy, witness thought, and as witness was walking towards home he beard the chapel bell ring for the meeting. On polling day he obtained cars from Kilkenny and Clonmel, and upwards of 100 voters assembled at his house with the intention of proceeding in a body to vote. Lord Onnonde's tenants had joined his, and they started for Cashel at about 8 o'clock in the morning. The cavalcade was headed by Mr. Hannay, the resident magistrate, in his gig, then came a van of police, then witness in his carriage, next • second van of police, and the voters brought up the rear. The cavalry, consisting of 16 of the 6th Cazbineers, rode on either side. At Mullinahone he found a large mob drawn up, who were very violent and tumultuous. They stopped the cavalcade, and turned the police-van completely across the road. There was • great deal of confusion, but witners's coachman managed to drive through the mob at • gallop, followed by the resident magistrate. Afterwards joined the cavalcade again, and about • mile from Cashel met about 60 Lancers who had been rent to escort them into the town. At the suburbs of Cashel stones were thrown at them by the mob. One of his tenants—John Walsh—had his lower lip split down to the chin, and was taken to the County Infirmary. Witness voted and re mained in Cashel all day, afraid to return home. He stole home the next day by all the bye roads he could find. [Left sitting.] A deputation from the guardians of theCityof Lon don Union, consisting of Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Warwick, Mr. Finley, Mr. Suter, Mr. Lindsay, Mr. Waller, and Mr. Cloutier (assistant clerk), had an interview with the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy at the office of the Poor• Law Board, Whitehall, yesterday. thanks of his wife and family for the symp..thy of the people at Adm i Quebec, and Holland. Hr• Partridge said he was very glad to hear that Captain Casey had met with such material aid from the benevolent, and he believed his case to be a very deserving one. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Om Wth.ooz. The stock markets are flat to-day, and prices have declined in some cases, the tone of Count Bismarck's speech with reference to the rumoured cession of Luxemburg to France being considered unfavourable, especially in Paris. The steady influx of gold to the Bank and the decline in the corn market have no counteracting in fluence at the moment. The amount of business has diminished, and on the whole, is small. Consols are offered, and have receded per cent. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., as well as most of the British railways, have also fallen about In the market for foreign stocks Turkish of 186 and Danubian scrip exhibit a reduction. There is a fair demand for money to-day, and yesterday's rates fur bills are maintained. Consols are now quoted 90i to 91 both for money and the 10th inst. ; and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 88 to 89, ex div. The foreign stock market is dull, withfew transac tions. Turkish Fonda of 1865 and Danubian scrip are heavy, and have declined 1 to I per cent. Turkish of 1865 are quoted 29 to 1 ; Greek, 141 to 151 ; Spanish Passive, 211 to 22 ; ditto Certificates, 14 tot ; Italian of 1861, 531 to ; Mexican, 16 to ; Russian Scrip, 21 to prem. ; Chili= Scrip, 21 to 21 du. ; and Danubian scrip, 31 to 31 dia. United States 5-20 Bonds show no variation, at 741 to 75 ; but Erie and Illinois Central railway shares have receded I per cent., viz., to 39 to , and 74 to 79, respectively. Atlantic Cable shares are firm. Anglo-American are quoted 16i to 1, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 31 to 4. International Financial shares are quoted 21 2 to g dis. ; London Financial, 14 to 17 ft, dis. ; General Credit, 3 3-16 to 1-16 dia. ; Credit Foncier, 61 to I dis. ; National Discount, 7g to prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 161 to The mails from Calcutta, China, and Australia have reached Suez, and the light portion is ex pected to be distributed in London about the 12th instant. The amount of gold sent into the Bank yester day was 48,0001., making, on balance, a total of 131,00 W. since the date of the last return. The Tasmanian, for the West Indies, will take to-day 66,1701 in gold. . . There is less business in the silver market, but the quotation for bars remains firm, at ss. Id. per ounce. Mexican dollars have improved to 4a. 11 d., in sympathy with the movement in bars. Madrid letters of the 27th ult. state that the superior Spanish Court has confirmed the sentence of condemnation of the British steamer Tornado, pronounced by the Cadiz Prize Tribunal on the 15th December last, and against which the British government has protested, regarding it as " abso lutely null and void." The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Thursday next a special settling day in the new shares of the London and County Bank, which are to be officially marked. The traffic return of the Great Western Railway of Canada for the week ending March 15 shows an increase of 98/. over last year. The directors of the San Paulo Railway Company having received notification of the opening of the company's line by government authorisation, an nounce that the opportunity hitherto afforded to the shareholders of converting interim interest warrants into the company's debentures (bearing interest at 7 per cent.) will cease on the Bth in stant. A petition for the winding up of the City and Cointy Assurance Company (Limited) is to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Stuart on the 26th instant. The following, on the silk market, is from a circular of Messrs. Jacumb, Hogg, and Co., dated yesterday : The tone of the silk market has varied a good deal during the past month ; at times business has been brisk and then again quite stagnant ; on the whole, the ten dency has been towards improvement, though without much alteration in prices. In China silk importers have shown every disposition to meet buyers, and transactions have consequently been on a fair scale, though, perhaps, more for speculation than for actual consumption. Japan silk has been moat in favour, and the finest qualities of Mibash have sold currettly at improved rates. The deli veries for the mouth, 2,990 bales of China and 782 balsa of Japan, are more satisfactory than for many months past. The China letters recently delivered bring dates from 81uumlise to the Bth of February ; the settlement for the month had amounted to 1,150 bele* of China and 1,500 bales Japan, making the total to date 26.150 bales of China and 10,450 Wes of Japan, against 40,700 boles and 10,450 bales respectively at the same period in 1866. Un told stock on the market was reduced to 800 bales, and composed entirely of inferior silk ; the further receipts from the interior were expected to be quite insignificant. Prices had declined 10 to 40 teals per picul, owing to the native merchants pressing sales. From Japan dates are to the 31st January ; a further concession in prices of 20 dole. to 30 dole. had led to a fair amount of business, the settlements during the month having amounted to 1,500 bales. Unsold stock on the market, 1,000 Wes. Bengal silk has lately been very current of sale, more especially the finest Matures, which show some improvement in value. Italian silk—A few raws have been sold for re shipment to the continent, otherwise business has been very restricted. MONDAY EVESDTG. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 91 to for the 10th of April, opened this morning at 914 to 1, and closed at 91 to 4. For money the last price wee 91, and for the May settlement 914 to 4. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. experienced a fresh decline of 1 per cent., leaving off at 894 to 4, ex div. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91, 4,1, 90/, 14 ; ditto for ac count, 914, 1,4, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 894, 4, ex div. • New Three per Cents., 894 , 4,1, 11, ex div. ; Bank Stock , shut ; India Five peCent. Stock, 110 ; ditto Four per Cent., 931, 4, ex div. ; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures, 1034 ; ditto Bonds, 45a., 525., 50s. prem. Indian government securities are quiet, but steady. Large unemployed balances being looked for in the course of the present month, Exchequer Bills and India Bonds were in demand. The former were quoted 15s. to 20s. prem., being Is. to 2s. higher than on Saturday, while the latter were purchased as high as 525. pram. The transactions in foreign stocks consisted chiefly of sales, and the changes in prices were mostly unfavourable. Italian Bonds of 1861, Turkish of 1838, and Milian scrip were offered, and fell to per cent. Mexican, Greek, and Turkish of 1865 declined 4, and Russian scrip 4. There was a demand, however, fur Spanish Passive, the Committee's Certificates, and New Grenadian "ex all," which rose 4 per cent., and Peruvian of 1862 were 1 per cent. better. RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.) Oxs °Twat. The railway market is dull to-day, and a decline of /to per cent. has occurred in most of the leading lines. North British stock is / loser. The dealings are not very numerous. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 118 k to 7 ; Great Western, 411 to / • London sad Nora- Western, 116 f to 117 ; Midland, 113 i ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 124 E, to a ; Caledonian , 108 to 10% ; South Eastern, 671 to 68 ; Great Eastern, 261 to 1 1 ; Great Northern, 114 to 115 ; ditto A, 122 k to I ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to / ; North British, 34/ to 35/ ; and Brighton, 74/ to 75/. (For to-day's Share List see ;age 4.] PATINT OFFICE MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON.— Number of visitors for the week ending March 30, : total number since the opening of the Museum, free daily (May 12,1858), 1,124,671. MINE&-(THI8 DAY.) thrs o'Cr.ooz. The mining market is dull to-day, and pricesnre weaker than yesterday. West Chiverton shares are quoted 70 to 72/$ ; Chiverton Moor, to ; East Barnet, 18 to 14 ; Wheal Seton, 104 to 106 ; Wheal Grenville, 20s. to 25a. ; East Grenville, 24 to ; North Crotty, 51 to i ; Providence, 31 to 33 ; Wheal Basset, 65 to 67 ; North Treskerby, to 21 ; and East Russell, 21 to 3. LAW INTELLIGENC& (THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Mr. Church, Chief Clerk.) PUBLIC COMPLNIZm IX CHANCERY. Mr. Church, the chief clerk of Vice-Chancellor Stuart, the vacation judge, had a list before him of nearly 70 applications from the several courts. In a number of cases applications were made for time to answer, and in matters in which time had been given, the learned gentle. man, at the request of the other side, made the parties Day fie. 81 costs. THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY. There were several cases before Mr. Church, in which the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway were defendants, and applications were made for further time to answer. In one, " Harrison v. the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway," further time was objected to, on the plea that the answer extended to 300 folios. Time was granted to the first day of term. In another case, " The Imperial Mercantile Credit v. The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway," no further time was allowed by the plaintiffs, and the chief clerk gave 14 days. This railway will, in a few days, appear before the chief clerk in a new phase. All claims are to be sent in by the 15th instant, and three days have already been appointed for the proof of debts in reference to the matter of the debenture-holders, and the claims of various parties on elegits, and banes directed to be tried. The proof of debts will occupy several days. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. A COURAGEOUS WOMAN AMONGST TRITZVER. Edwar4 tiemaedy, 17, living at 26:;si;OU1 7 1ane, Fleet. lane, tailor, and CAarles Browse, 19, Field-lane, were placed at the bar before Sir Robert W. Carden, charged with being concerned with another man not in custody in attempting to steal about 2 cwt. of lead from the roof of the house N o. IR, Field-lane. . . . Sarah Goilfreisaid that her husband and herself were placed in the house IR, Field-lane, to take care of it. On Saturday evening about a quarter-past 6 o'clock she was in her front room when she was informed by her children that there were three men on the roof of the house. She went up stairs and saw the two prisoners and another man on the roof. The lifted up a trap when they saw her and dropped down into the place where she was, that being their only means of escape. She caught hold of two of them when Brown pushed her down a w h o l e eight of stairs, and she fell heavily to the bottom. While she was on the ground Kennedy kicked and jumped on her. She struggled to her feet and again seised Brown, when the man who escaped came up to her, seized her by the wrist, wrenched her arm violently, and forced her into a room and up against the fire-place, at the same time making use of most filthy language. She was consequently obliged to release her bold, and then three men got away. She saw the two prisoners and the other man, with the lead in their hands rolling it up ready to take away. J. A. Lammas, 324, said that he was called about half past 6 on Satu rday evening to take the prisoner Brown into custody, on the double charge of attempting to steal the lead and assaulting Mrs. Godfrey. When he heard the charge Brown said, " I suppose I shall get two months for this innocently, as I did for stealin g th e wa t c h." Francis Russell, 320, proved taking Kennedy into custody at half-past 6 o'clock, when he said he knew no thing about it, as he had been working with his father unit a short tune before when he left home. Mrs. Godfrey was recalled, and swore positively to the Prisoners. . . . . Kennedy's father said his boy was working for him up to a few minute% before 7. Sir R. W. Carden asked how that could be when he was in custody at half•past 6. Lammas said that Mrs. Kennedy was at the station at ten minutes to 7 o'clock making inquiries about her son. Kennedy's father persisted in his assertion. Sir R. W. Carden said he did not believe a word he said, and remanded the prisoners. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STEALING BANK NOTES. • • - Ann linarningiong, 17, was charged before Mr. Tyr whitt with stealing two 101. notes, the property of Mr. George Arnold, No. 3, St. Martin's-place. Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold, wife of the prosecutor, stated that on Sunday last she nursed two 101. notes from a workbox in her bedroom, and believing that the prisoner, who had been in her service but had left on the previous Thursday, had stolen them, she communicated with the police. The prisoner said if her mistress would let her off she would pay her every quarter-day her wages. Police.constablo Butcher, a plain-clothes officer of the C division, said that yesterday evening he went to No. 118, Adelaide-road, St. John's-wood, where the prisoner was living in service, and on telling her the charge she said that she had taken the notes, one before Christmas and the other afterwards. The prisoner said that she had picked up with • young man whose name she did not know, and that he wanted money, and she took the notes for the purpose of giving him some money, and that he afterwards went away and she saw no more of him, and that having left No. 3, St. Martin's-place, she got another situa tion. The prisoner's master refused to let him see the pri soner's boxes, although the prisoner admitted that she had laid out a good deal of money on clothes, and that they were in the boxes. The superintendent had told him to apply to his worship to know what he was to do in the case. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked Mn. Arnold whether she had missed anything else besides the notes. Mrs. Arnold said a gentleman in the house had missed 15s.'worth of stamps. She did not know whether the pri soner had them in the box or not. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that before a search warrant was granted the officer had better go to the person and explain the state of things. Butcher said that on showing the gentleman his war rant card lsat night, he told him that anybody could get such a thing as that, and, for aught he knew, he (Butcher) might be an omnibus driver. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week, and said that, if necessary, a search warrant would be granted. WORSHIP•STREET. A RAD CARE c/II ROOMING FURNISHED LODGINGS. George and Emma Slaughter, man and wife, were charged with robbing their furnished lodgings. The wife, who appeared to be scarcely above 15 years of age, burst into tears when called upon to answer to her name, and the husband, seeing this, followed the example. Both were wretchedly clad, and manifestly required nourishment. They had been lodgers of a person named Dixon, in the vicinity of this court, previous to last August, and it was shown that in the same month, as also in the November and February following, they bad pledged blankets, but not for a larger amount in the total than 3e. 3d. The young wife kept her shawl to her face while the husband in tremulous tones related the suffer ings they bad endured in the time mentioned. He said— We have had hut one meal a day, and, since Christmas, not any on a Sunday save once. I have been continually in and out of work, the latter far more frequently than the former, and obtaining the merest pittance. I had uo intention of keeping these blankets in pledge. lam owed Ge. Bd. now, and will redeem them directly I get that money. Mr. Newton—How have these people been living? Prosecntrix—How? Why, by (Pledging my property to be sure. I've been as good to them as a mother. Prisoner—You have. I don't deny it. Mr. Newton—Will you tell me that since August last. ma'am, you bad no knowledge these things wore in pledge? Prosecutrix--Certainly not ; I took them for vet, diffe rent persona Mr. Newton—The wife is discharged ; the husband, I am sorry to say, I must tine le. and the value of the pledge, or he will be imprisoned seven days (To the wife)—There now, see if you can't raise 3s. 9d. (and the attenuated form of the wife glided from the court). THANES. THE CANE OV . CAPTAIN CARET. It will no doubt be in the recollection of our readers that the circumstances attending the mutilation and sin gular preservation of Captain John Casey, the master of the ship Jane Lowden, created • painful interest in the public mind when the case was made known List summer in consequence of an application made on his behalf to Mr. Partridge at this court. His ship became waterlogged in the Atlantic ocean. All the crew, 16 in number, sought refuge in the maintop, and all perished except the unfortunate captain, who was exposed to the elumeuts for :33 days, and for 23 days did not taste a morsel of food. He was rescued by the crew of the Dutch barque Ida Elizabeth. He was then a wasted skeleton and weighed 421 b e. only. The kindest attention was paid to him by the master of the Dutch ship, he was conveyed to the Helder, in Hol- land, and was an inmate of the hospital there for five months. Si: fingers and five Wes were amputated. The Dutch people from the king downwards paid him every attention. The greatest skill and care was devoted to his case, and he at last reached London. By the kindness and recommendations of the Rev. Mr. Jameson, English chaplain at the Hague, upwards of 2001. was collected for him in Holland, and I invested by the Rev. Mr. Tyacke, vicar of Padatow, on behalf of his wife and family. Upwards of 400/. was sent to Mr. Partridge for the benefit of Captain Casey, and the whole amount was in vested by Mr. Livingston, the chief usher of the court, in the Three per Cents. A letter from Captain Casey, who has been living at Padstow, in Cornwall, since last October, was received this morning, stating that his mutilated hands and feet were healed up, and that he could walk about the town, that his friend Captain James Mangle, R.N., of Fairfield, near Exeter, a large hearted and Christian gentleman, was very kind and atten tive to him. Captain Casey's remarkable preservation, sad his misfortunes, have excited sympathy in a foreign land. It was announced to Mr. Partridge this morn i ng that 195 rupees, 19/. 10s., had been forwarded to him from 3Ol. from Quebec, and an additional 5/. from his ben evolentben patron, the Rev. Mr. Jameson. Captain Casey begged leave to request that these donations might be acknow ledged through the medium of the press, and at the same time to express his gratitude and the heartfelt ' LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGEN CE (IT TZLIGIAIII.) NORTHAMPTON MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) TRIAL STAKES. Lord Lyon Mou'ley Thalia 4 ran. STAND PLATE. One mile. Musician, Red Riband, Caprice, Wild Bee, Under a Cloud, Dutch Admiral, and Busy Body are here. WHITTLEBURY STAKES. Three-quarters of a mile. King Victor, Huntsman, Red Riband, Bismarck, Ata lanta, Flying Scud, Moonbeam, Commissioner, L'Epte, Spec-alum, and Veda are here. NORTHAMPTON STAKES. Two miles. Regalia, John Davis, Lecturer, Dunsany, Miner, Tour malin, Apeley, Miss Harriette, Night watch, Flateatcher, Endsleigh, Chi ham, Nutrition, Wild Briar, Douro, Lady Calthorpe, Quick March, Amanda c, Primrose, and Orne are hers. PAID Foarnir.—Rose Cheri, Gipsy King, and Anchorite. DELAPRE FREE HANDICAP. Half a mile. Zisca, Sat 101 b ; Under-the-Cloud, 7st 1 Ilb ; Miller's Maid, 7st 1 llb ; Claymore, Vat 10lb ; Variation, Vat bib ; Sunnyside, Tat blb ; Lady Barbara, fat 31b. AS are here NORTHAMPTON CUP STAKES. Half a mile. Policy, Orne, Douro, Busy Body, Maya, Nightwatoh. Gilead, and Pnmrcoe are here. SULBY STAKE:3. Half a mile. - Lady Ells-aIeUT, Speculum, Veda, and Wings-of-a-Dove are here. NORTHAMPTON STAMM. 2 to 1 agst lecturer (t) 11 to 1 Regalia (t) 100 to 8 Apsley(t) 14 to 1 Wild Briar (t) ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. (THIS DA K) A meeting of divisional bondholders in this rail way was held at noon, at the LondonTsvern, Mr. CURTISS, by whom the meeting was convened, in the chair, to con sider the propriety of foreclosing the railway, and ap pointing a committee to collect the money and pay the overdue coupons. The attendance was very numerous. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, entered into a history of the difficulties of the company, and dwelt ou the necessity of taking the step contemplated by the pro moters. The line was not paying its working expenses it was in a very bad condition, and an immense sum would be required to put it in order and complete the extensions ; and the only course by which the di visional bondholders could get anything was by selling. He concluded by moving the following re solution :—" That the following gentlemen be appointed a committee to collect the coupons on the divisional bonds, and to take such proceedings as they may think advisable for the foreclosure of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway :—The Hon. Charles Keith Falkner, Mr. P. B. Oppenheim, Mr. Win. Gill, and Curtiss." _ A BONDHOLDER wished to know who the proposed committee were. The CHAIRMAN said the first gentleman named was the son of an English earl ; ho did nut know his name. (Laughter, and a voice, " The Lord knows who.") Mr. Oppenheim was a gentleman in business in Gresham House, Mr. Gill was a barrister in the Inner Temple, and modesty prevented him from speaking of himself. (Laughter.) In reply to the question what amount of interest the the parties represented, The CHAIRMAN said ho himself represented 10,0001. Sir W. Rettaeu. (chairman of the committee of bond holders appointed at a recent meeting) strongly deprecated the course proposed as tending to injure all parties con cerned. Since the committee were appointed they had acted, he said, with perfect unanimity. They had succeeded in getting a gentleman of the highest character and position, General Potter (of the firm of Brown, Shipley, and Co.), to take the management and act as receiver. That gentleman would act for all in terests, and he was appointed with the concurrence of the gentlemen in America who were the trustees of the di visional bondholders as well as the consolidated bond holders. The result of this was that they had got hold of their property, which would no longer be squandered, and thecourta would insist, as they had done from the first, that ' the divisional bondholders should take strict precedence, and that all other interests should be fully cared for. It also put an end to the power of the 21 directors in America, and to the enormous expense which had been going on. Before that was done Mr. McHenry gave the committee the fullest powers, placing his shares in the hands of the committee as trustees for him, and thereby giving them full voting-power. That precautionary measure hail proved unnecessary in consequence of the appointment of a receiver, who was simply a dictator. Before the committee assented to Mr. Potter's being appointed to act as receiver, it was made a condition that be should resign if the committee should require him to do so, and thus be was a managing director under 'the control of the com mittee in this country. (Cheers.) It had been ascertained that only 150,000/. would be required for the repaint of the line. As regarded foreclosing, the only ob ject of that was to play into the hands of a number of American speculators on the other side. (Hear, hear.) A gentleman armed with full powers as regarded the pro perty would sail for America on Saturday, and he hoped that two other members of the committee, including him self, would shortly follow. The sale of surplus lands would, he hoped, enable the committee to pay the divi sional bondholders earlier than bad been anticipated. A SHAREHOLDER having inquired who the gentleman was who was going going out on Saturday, Sr W. RI'MAELL replied that it was Mr. Trevethick, an engineer connected with the London and North Western Railway. He was then proceeding to propose • resolution counter, as was understood, to that of the chairman, when Mr. HARTRIDGE said be hoped that after what been said by Sir W. Russell the chairman would withdraw his resolution. The CHAIRMAN said it would give him much pleasure to do so. (Cheers.) He WA much gratified by what he had heard, and he had called the meeting in order to give Sir William an opportunity of making the statement he had done. a 7-- • A d iscussi on having arisen as to the power of the divi sional bondholders as regards foreclosure, Sir W. RUMSELL expressed his belief that it would be two years under the most favourable circumstances before the property could be sold. The CHAIRMAN said he was a member of the American bar and knew that the powers of sale were similar to those which existed in regard to other kinds of property. As a divisional bondholder he would give the committee 60 days to make a satisfactory statement. (Hisses.) After some further discussion, the resolution havingbeen withdrawn, a resolution was unanimously passed express. ing entire confidence in the committee appointed at the recent meeting. Mr. T. CAVE, M.P., in acknowledging the resolution on behalf of the committee. remarked that there might be par ties on the other side of the Atlantic who wanted to buy the line for nothing. (Hear, hear.) He added that the receipts were increasing, and that the divisional bonds would, in his opinion, soon be worth par, and the oou. solidated bonds would be very valuable. The CHAIRMAN took a different view of the matter. On the motion of Mr. lfautrairme, thanks were unani mously voted to the chairman, and the meeting then separated. Tim REFORM BlLL—Last night the fourth weekly meeting, under the sus:noes of the Reform League, was held in Trafalgar-square, to mark the continued in terest the people take in the progress of parliamentary reform. The base of the Nelson column was illuminated as on the previous occasions, and the weather being fine a greater number of Hags and banners were brought out. Mr. Edmond Beales, who again presided, expressed some distrust of the House of Commons, to whom the government had handed over their measure, and warned the working clews that they must be prepared for a much more extended agitation than had yet taken place. He also referred to the recent Market Drayton proceedings, and, amidst vociferous cheering, emphatically declared that Governor Eyre must and should be brought to trial yet before a jury of his countrymen. A resolution was paesed pledging the meeting to continued and increased agitation until the measure called " The amendment of the Representation of thee e oile Bill," was altogether rejected, or so completely stri of its objectionable provisions as to be made more satisfactory to the great mass of the community. The attendance was large, and the proceedings perfectly har monious. THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH COMPANY AND THE LATE Me. JEITCOCIL—The Secretary of the Accidental Death Company says that their ordinary annual premium body covers the risk attaching to a mining engineer " in follow ing his ordinary vocation." The secretary of the Railway Passengers' Assurance Company says ' This company, like all others insuring against accidents, has sought by its policies to exclude acts of ' wilful exposure to unneces sary danger,' by which I understand fool-hardy actions incurred without any reasonable or warrantable motive. The directors of this company have never considered this to apply to euelinoble and self-devoted heroism as that by which Mr. Jeffeock lost his life. In fact they have upon several occasions granted compensations to persons who have been injured when voluntarily endeavouring to save life from destruction by fire." Mews. Bell and Robert son, eneneem and surveyors, suggest that • public testi monial be raised for the family of the deceased Mr. Jeff cock. They will receive any subscriptions either personally at 5, Charint- a zcAs, or through the National Rank, Charinveross COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. ITHIS DAY.) (ST TILBGILLTR.) (run OUR OWN OORRESPONDINTI Corros.—The market continues steady; sales about 8,000 bales Cue?.—The market well attended. Wheat in tair de nted, at 21. to :d. per cents! advance on white. Flour without cisange. Barley, beans, oats, and oatmeal in moderate demind, without alteration. Indian corn is 6d. to 1.. 9.1. per qr. dearer, with a good ihmand. Mixed American. 40% dd. to 41s. MENCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) S COAL —The mark••t has opened quietly, and no sake of sufficient iwportattre have at present been effected to test the market.. Refined is again rather lower, fair to tne titles sold at es. to 445. COFFEE. —No sales of importance reported. COCOA.-200 liass of Granada sold at 595. Ts& —The public sites of 13,600 packages commenced to-day, and are progressing quietly. Privately the market is very quiet. Rua, kice, and SALTPITIM —No melee reported. Aanoe ROOT. —A parcel of St. Vincent's in tins sold at 41d. owns. —Only small parcel are disposed off at about the previous ourreuey. HEMP.—Rusin.ta is quiet at 33/. to 341. for clean. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The in is ste nip. Town tallow is quoted 441. ; Petorsbu:,: ICA'. on toe spot, 44e. 3d. ; April to June, 44e. ; October to December, 44e. 9d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Fasten reports tied. slew at the following prices. viz.:—Prime clover, from 100 s. to HOD. ; inferior ditto, *h. to ; prime seoond cut clover, 90c. to 955. ; inferior ditto, 50s. to7os. ; best green hay, 1 4 45. to 1 1 01. ; inferior ditto. 50s. to 70s. ; straw, 40s. to 465. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TPFT.AT, APRIL 2, 8 A.M. la. T. W. A I & W. I. I I Is to. V. I e —I ft &&W. I rb 16.01 • W.&W. to 6 &W. • 10.66 ICBM. I Nairn V.7230 W. Aberdeen 2ll !r. W. Leith - 53 W. Ardrossan 3O 07 4* W. Greencastle 30.11 31 W. S.W. Valenti& Pape Clear 3 ,74:. 50 S.N. tHoly l l I Penzance 30.40 t 1 W.N.W. Brest 20.43 72. W. L.rient saro; st S.W. R‘xliefort Piraboath 5-2 Weymouth Portsmouth 3.1 37 to W.A.W. London 30 P 52 W. Yarmouth all. 31 .Irarborougb Vll9 33 W. Shields VII9 54 W.N.W. Helder — co S.W. re 10.14 2 S.W. f & l9 4 , S.W. en 1 &S.W. So 'OA 4 W. .as I 3 &w. 0.04 i V/. Of lam e S 010 f... 1 B.W. 110 ;6,03 1 W.S.W. ler W. 'br 10.01 - W.W.W. b.. I I W.H.W. ! W N.W. • co I ' RLYAlill Pressure has decreased itql; mei, mist, and month. but in the weld It bas o ot altered mach rises yesterday morning. Teft perature hes ir....reasel considerably. The whale err westerly N.W. to, %V NM to fresh. Kato has halms In the south rat Ireland and a little elwwhere. Yew has prevailed In the south. west, and the sky this alumnus is hazy or overcast, with rain in places. PROVINCIAL SHARI MARKETS. Tivzernou APRIL 1.-Salss : Caledonian, 104 ul timo' Eastern, Mi I 4 1 1 I Western, 421 1112 11 2 -Lancanhi, Yorkshire, 1211 f-London and North Western. 1171 17 1 4 1171 , f , )17 Manchester, shellield, and Lineshislare, 4711 f 1 f I-Mctroputitan, lit 4- Midland, 114 111 nghain and Derby. £lB con ' vertible. lip -North British. 34) i 161-North lantern. Berwick capital stock. 1011-south Eastern. 881 4 8 71 8 4 8 4- Maffei° and lake Huron, 4 1.10-Grad Trunk of Coaula, 191 -crest We ,tern of Cumuli', 134-Great Luxembourg shares, 10 146 orth and south Wales, British and Vorelga Marine Limit .s 1 1.161-Atlantic Telegraph 8 per rent., 4.• • Liverpool United Gas, 205 21-Runcorn Soap and Alkal :Limited , 1 p. MANtingsritg, APRIL 1.-There was a decidedly better market. and a aonsnkrai.l... Widnes, was dons In Great Euless. Great Western. ShOPlell. Midland, Metropolitan. North British, sal South Eastern shares Atlantic Telegraph Prefers 8 prg eot, Vanghan, and Co. , LlinlterP, 7 4.--Consoll date., Bank. rsw 4 p. -District Bank, 17 p. -Ebbw kale Compaav Limited , 151 d. --Great Itiatern, Si/ .1 1 . 41 I -Great L'u..:llils 'um, 101 1-16-Great Northern A, I*- Grand Trust: ft amnia, 14 1-Great Western of tSnada, 11-16 1-Great Wistern. 421 f orth f 1 11-Lancashire and York shire. 125 41-Lo..don and N Western, 117 1111-Masiiiiester, sty: Lincolnshire, 47f f /41)14 I-Ditto C 8 pref.. Of-Metrop 11.1 4 I 181 fII9 1 19 181-Midln•C 114 14 14 137 1 . I ii-North British, 35 41 S4l 61e 41 r.-Boo th Eagan, ttsa a,l a 1-London, Brighton, and south Coast, 741.5 41-Uhlon Bank. tip. . APRIL 1.-The sale, to-day were In Birrnirughant Canal shares At Wolverhampton and Statlonishlre Gas shares at 91 ltirrnitszham and Staffor!shire Gas £l5 'hares at ; Glouceshr Wag ni shares at 1111.10 ; Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon shares at 9: ditto, third issue, at f Closing priccs Panaingliss Banking Company shares ,Limltedi at 11 prem. oilier% Itirminghani Joint Stock Bask shares at to 304 Lloyd's hank shares at 74 to 7) prem. and Nottingham Joint Stock LAM:a:tares at 21 din seller" Dews, 51 st 7a :A -Three per Cent Consols. 004-New Tines per Cent. Stock. 894-Dino, for account. 10th April, es,' 4-. Ditto, for new necouot. OW-National Bank (130 paid'. 43) I rd -Ditto, for 64-Royal Bank xlO paid% IC-Union Bank Limited C , M . 12-Itellaat and Northern Counting (all paid , 441-Deldin and Belfast Junction (AlOO paid}, 71-Groat southern sod W -stern 4 per cent. perp. 11300 paid,. and Kingstuvii, 71. A vessel arrived at Poole, in Dorsetahire, on Friday last, from Liverpool, laden with nitrate of soda. She loft Liverpool on the 2nd of January last. She was windbound at Holyhead a month, and at Falmouth another month. She was at the latter port with 400 other reads a fortnight since during the great storm on the Cornish coast. In liter immediate neighbourhood, while she lay at Falmouth, there were nine viands wrecked. WRECK ON THE NORFOLK COAST.—PALLING, MARCH —Daring a fresh wind and heavy see hurt night (reports Mr. Frew:A. the officer of coastguard), the French schooner, LA Pradence, from Newcastle to Seville, with a cargo of pig iron and coke, was wrecked off this The lifeboat Pareee, belonging to the National lifeboat Institution, was fortunately the weans of rescuing thin whole of the crew, six in number. THE W SATHER.—tiumerons complaints reach us as to the effect .4 the long-protracted wetness of the winter season upon tia soil and Its interruption with agricultural operations. What with frequent rains and the repeated falls of snow the land has been so aaturated that the field work usual to the season hasbeen greatly interfered without retarded. In fact the land has been in a vast majority of instances in such a condition that working upon it was quite out of the qnntion. The r, suit is that tl ero is • large breadth on which the usual sowing has yet to be dune. Fortunately, the last tea days have boon far more favoura ble, land another dry week or two will du a va-t deal to restore matters to a better condition. Speaking generally, the season Is decidedly backward, the lowness of the tempera ture and the sl,..rp cold winds having considerably re tarded vegetation of ail kinds. A genial April, however, would soon make up for any lost ground in thin respect. The amounts as to the young wheats are satisfactory. The reports from toe huckmariteis are generally :inuring. Thu lambing has gone on favourably on the whole, and the im proved weather of the past week has come very oppor timely. A dry time is exceedingly important, for wet is even more injurious than cold. The season has not, per haps, been • more than ordinarily prolific one, and moms of the shepherds complain that twins are not so numerous as usual. Another dry week or two will be a great boon to the floammiters. —Sumer Adrert&rer. A HIGHLAND Scesarririox.—A correspondent informs us that a Corp en or crania was discovered in a stream in this county about • fortnight ago. The body was of clay, into which were stuck the nails of human beings, birds' claws, bones, pins, hair, sic. It was partly covered by. surd t.ed in, a black cotton apron, and had an old beaver hut on its head. For the information of those who are not learned in Highland superstition it may be mentioned that u moven means an alp or representation in clay of a person who has rendered himself so obnoxious to some one as to make it desirable that be should not live. When the c..rp is made it is placed in • river or stream, and as the waters wear away the clay till nothing is left, so gradually and inevitably wastes the life of the person wanted to die.—larerness Courier. DEATH THROUGH A CHIGNON. A sensation newspaper bead. a paragraph " Death through a Chignon." On reading it we discover that somewhere in laniand girl set her dress on fire while twisting up her back hair. We suggest that it should have been " Death through being a girl," for had the victim been a boy there would have been no hick hair to roll up, and no dazing dress to swing over the grate. Let us have chignons and girls abolished forthwith ; the one is as guilty of homicide as the other. —Nero For; Times, March 19. False ears of flesh colour—lndia-rubber—havo been invented for the use of ladies with large ears. They are used in front of the real can, which are drawn hack and concealed under the hair. — C ourt Journal. 1 1 i