The Express. — London, England, 1867-05-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) 4'4 il • ItT (IF ENINION PLEAS. at \iii Pinot in Middlesex. - Mature Mr. Justice Willer and a Common Jury.) Pit LT (AN INFANT) e . ecar.. 1.: lad 13 yean; .1.1, claimed amuses in of having been bitten by a dog belonging to I s rs..I,T ;411.1 .M Gomfit Appeared fur the plaintiff, NI:. T. s.flter for the d e fendant. _i,t;n.ae Lott the plaintiff was an errand boy in the .. poulterer, in Edgware-road. and ou the lltri •...d m onth he was sent with a fowl to a customer in .:..i.Arcet. lie was directed to make haste, and 14,i1 , 11 ,- t• to this injunction, he was passing hastily a —lp it, the Edgware-road, kept by the defendant. . d e .. .1 1.00 •and bit hint R V Verely at the back of 4 a f., inches above the ankle. The plaintiff was is 111,4 el.'s in cart,aittlaterwards was sent home. tie nd„l by a medical man, who for safety can •l-...1 the a or, and the plaintiff remained under his •.. fot noir or nee weeks ; and indeed down to the pre - tim.- 'A, felt pAin in the leg when walking. The case !!... pl.intirt a.s that the dog was a ferocious animal, • he • .1A e on-tautly fighting other dogs, and had bitten „., flo e ,. pe.nde. There was also sums evidence to th.it the defendant knew that this was the character ,• •log. , hi the other hand the defendant's case was that thedog tempt till, that the defendant hail never heard -.t had bitten anybody, and that the cause of the : .aril( ;s•ite_• bitten was that he had inadvertently ..id,e upon the dog's tail. It was also said that t • vra: a vory old one, and had lost nearly all its • :h. Sine.• the accident the animal had disappeared, no :,.• knew where. the pay found for the plaintiff—damages 101. CoURT OF EXCHEQUER. :ink , BAnco. -(Before the Lord Chief Baron and Larons Martin, Bramwell, and Pigott. .LADE SLADE. Mr. ederidge remined hui argument this morning on i. it ilf .1 the defendant, and against the validity of the kt.tilertMustyn marriage at Milan in 1825. He promised . tacuny about half the day, and he will be followed by S e licitor-4:eneral in reply. The arguments are likely r., ,ctuelude I. the riming of the court. and there can be httthaibt that the judgment of the court will be post- BAIL COURT. sittings at Nisi Prim; at Westminster.—(Before Mr. Justice Mellor and a Common Jury.) V. ILIDIBRAY. This was an action to recover compensation for injuries from the bite of a dog. Mr. Pearce and Mr. Bosannnet were counsel for the pluntiff ; the defendant was unrepresented. The plaintiff is a bookbinder, and the defendant is • widow, having four houses in Garden-lane, Westminster, which she lets out to lodgers. The plaintiff and his wife were tenants occupying a portion of No. 2, and on the day in question the wife went to the defendant to pay her rent, and whilst there the dog flew at her, and bit her in the leg. She went to the hospital and had the wounds etuterimed. She was an in-patient for ten weeks, and was now as out-patient. Through some mistake, the attorney who bad been en gaged by the defendant had failed to instruct counsel, or the latter bail failed to he in attendance, and in conse quence of the extreme deafness of the defendant, who was present, the learned judge said it would be unpoesible to make her understand the case if the evidence was commu nicated to her, and therefore be kindly undertook to raise a point which he reserved, to enable her to move, should she be so advised, to enter a non-suit if the jury found against her, as to whether she knew this was a ferocious dog. The jury ultimately returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 101. damages, subject to the point reserved. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RZ WILSON AND SON. The bankrupts, Mary Anne and Robert Wilson, were shipowners, of I:Atte:sea and Liverpool. Debts, ROL ; a.,ets of trifling amount. This was the sitting for exarni tion and discharge. There was no opposition. The bank rupts attributed their failure to losses in connexion with the schooner Lizzie Gowan. His Honour granted the order. IN RR H. W. RANDALL. This was an adjourned sitting for examination and dis charge. The bankrupt was a boot and shoe-maker, of Deal. Against debts returned at 677/., he states he has given up assets valued at =it Mr. R. Griffiths supported the bankrupt. Mr. Lawrence opposed for the assignees. He said the bankrupt had ' supplied goods, cash, and deficiency accounts. as ordered ; but although he had debited himself with the goods he brut received, he did not state how they bad been disposed of, nor did he explain what bad become of the cash which had passed through his bands. The accounts were also defective in other particulars. After hearing Mr. Griffith. for the bankrupt, who stated that the trade creditors desired no further delay, but were anxious that the money in court should be divided, . . . His Honour aid that he could not pass the bankrupt's examination upon accounts which were quite insufficient, sad the sitting would be adjourned sine die. Protection would be given for the month (renewable upon it being shown that the bankrupt was endeavouring to prepare proper accounts). CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) (Before the BecerdeT.) SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBRIN/T. John Beard, 19, a well-dressed young man, who was said to be very respectably connected, was charged with stealing a valuable security for the sum of 58-7. 18s. 9d., the property of the Caledonian Railway Company. Mr. Poland prosecuted, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Streight. This was rather an extraordinary charge. The father of the prisoner carried on business at 18, Pinned-hall, Old Broad-street, and a Mr. Skeet occupied offices at No. 17. This gentleman was in the habit of receiving the dividend warrants of a gentleman named Mawter, who formerly occupied offices in Pinner'-hall, and it appeared that on the Rth of April, a dividend warrant was sent by the Cale&nian Railway Company from Glasgow for the amount mentioned in the indictment and the letter containing this warrant was accidentally put into the letter box belonging to the pri soner's father. The prisoner was taken into custody on the night of the 12th of April, and the letter addressed to Mr. /dewier, enclosing the dividend warrant, and un opened, was found in his ion. When he was asked how he became of the letter, the explanation he gave was that the letter had been delivered by mistake and that he intended to give it back to the poetman. The Recorder said it appeared to him that upon these facts the jury were not likely to convict the prisoner of stealing the letter. Mr. Sleigh said he could have proved that the father of the prisoner actually handed him the letter to return to ' the postman. The Recorder said it was not advisable to enter any further into the facts, as he was of opinion that the charge of stealing the dividend warrants could not be supported. Tb jury then returned a verdict of Not The prisoner was next charged upon a second indictment with stealing a power of attorney, the property of Anne Selina Hartree. In this case it appeared that on the night of the 12th of April the prisoner was observed by • City police-constable named Carroll loitering about in Wood-street, and his con duct exciting some suspicion, he watched him and saw him go into several doorways and put his hand into the pri vate letter-boxes of different offices. After watching him some time he took the prisoner into custody, and upon searching him was found seven post letters, addressed to various places in the City and also a power of attorney to receive dividends, which had been sent by • lady named Hartree, residing at Gloucester, to Mr. Wetenhall, • stock broker, carrying on business in Throgmorton-street. The only explanation he gave of the possession of this docu ment was that he had purchased it for half-a-crown of a stranger, and that his reason for doing so was that he saw it had a five shilling stamp upon it. Mr. Sleigh made an eloquent appeal to the jury for the prisoner, and he endeavoured to show that he had been made a dupe of by the person who had really stolen the letter containing the power of attorney. He called a number of witnesses, who gave the prisoner an excellent character. The jury, after deliberating for some time, returned a verdict of Nut (tutl44, adding that they gave the prisoner the " benefit of the doubt." The Recorder said that he did not require any explima. tinn as to the reasons that induced them to give their verdict. _ . . There was another indictment of a similar character against the prisoner, which charged him with stealing a copy of a will. In this CAN it appeared that Mr. Emmanuel, a solicitor in Austin-friars, sent a draft oopy of a will to a client at Southampton, and this draft, with the client's signature to it, was found in the prisoner's possession. There was, however, no evidence that the document had been posted at Southampton, and upon a technical objection raised by Mr. Sleigh that the prisoner could not be convicted in the absence of such testimony, he was again acquitted. e Recorder told the prisoner to be very cautions in his future conduct, and to be very careful bow he used his fingers when he was near a letter-box. (Before the Common Serjeant.) John Bath*, 21, was placed at the bar to plead to an indictment charging him with stealing a watch and chain, the property of Charles Codge. The prisoner is the person who conducted himself in so extraordinary and violent a manner one day last week at the Mansion- upon which o.xaaion it required the exertions of severa l h ouse, constables to restrain him and prevent THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1867. six woks with hard labour, and the gambling implements • would be destroyed. John Dans wav charged with stealing a silver watch, of the value of ?1., from the person of a gentleman unknown. William Haywood, a young man in the employ of Mr. Gilkey,wine-merchant, of O xford-street, proved seeing the prisoner reach over and take a gentleman's watch. The gentleman called out that his watch was gone, and the prisoner immediately started off. Witness pursued him, and saw him throw down the watch, and on being over taken the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the witness had acted very well 111 the matter. Prisoner was remanded. Wolter John Areaeltent was charged with stealing 34. from the person of 0. Bath, in Hyde-park, and John Wilkins was charged with attempting to pick pockets, but as there were no prosecutors in attendance they were discharged. GREENWICH. A st'sslM TRAM:BIIAM IE sKARCH OF tl5 WIFE. Upon the business of the court commencing, an elderly and respectably-dressed man entered the witness box, and said be had an application to make to his worship for advice. The applicant then said he had arrived the previous day from Rye, in Sussex, where be is carrying on the business of a grocer, and had found that his wife,who had gone away from him ten years ago, was carrying on a good business in the neighbourhood of this court. He went to the shop in order to see his wife, but had failed, and an hour or two previously he paid a second visit but the assistant said his wife was not at home, although he was confident she was there, and saw him, although he did not see her. (Laughter.) Mr. Trail—What is it you want me to do for you! Applicant—l want your worship ti grant me an audi ence with my wife. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Traill—An audience with your wife! I have no power to do that. You biul better go back to Rye as quickly as possible and stick to your grocery businesa. (Laughter.) Applicant (apparently deaf)— What does his worship say! Mr. Rawson (usher) having repeated his worship's remarks, The fipplicant expressed dissatisfaction ; upon which Mr. Trail] told him that as he and his wife had been absent from each other for ten years, and her address was known, he thought it would be sutticient if his conjugal feelings were made known to her by means of a letter through the post, rather than by contriving to seek an interview wluch had been twice denied to him. The applicant thanked his worship, but said he was determined, if possible, to see his wife before lie returned to Rye, and he then left the court. hint from doing some serious mischief. He now refused to plead or to answer any questions that were put to him, and merely stood muttering and making some unintelli gible sounds, three of the turnkeys being close to him, in order tied Ie might not commit any act of violence. Mr. Gileien, the surgeon of Newgate, was examined, and he said that from what he had seen of the prisoner he had so doubt that he understood perfectly well all that was going on, and that he was merely " shamming ;" and, upon this and other evidence to the same effect the jury found that the prisoner stood mute of malice, and the court directed a plea of not guilty to be recorded. The evidence as to the robbery wee perfectly clear and conclusive, and the jury found the prisoner thidts. Evi dence was then given that he bad been sentenced to penal servitude for robbery, and had been a great many times summarily convicted of felony. The Couunon Serjeant sentenced him to seven years pemil servitude, and the prisoner was removed by the IMF • MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) '(beter. Mr. Bodkin, Assistant-Judge.) A 131 , 41U-SSING CASE. J4nie 8r0x..., 27, described as a charwoman, with a young child in her arms, WAS indicted for stealing a pairof trousers, yalue 125., the property of Samuel Telger. The prisoner, who wept bitterly, pleaded guilty. The policeman who had charge of the case said, when the prisoner was taken into custody she refused her ad dress, but he had since ascertained where she lived. He found that she was suffering under the greatest distress, as there was hardly a portion of furniture or food in the place. The prisoner here mid she was suffering under the grmitest distress. She was the wife of a sailor, who had left England nearly twelve months, during which time she had not received ono farthing for her support. She had applied to the shipping-office, and up to the time she was taken to prison she had not received any answer to her application. The Assistant-Judge having consulted with the magis trates on the bench, said the court was inclined to deal leniently with her, and if she was in distress she must apply to the p.rish for relief, for she could not be allowed to take other people's property. He then sentenced her to be imprisoned fur one month. The prisoner, who was still in tears, appeared grateful for the mercy shown towards her. An application was made by a discharged prisoner for a sum of money which the Assistant Judge at the trial bad ordered to be given up to her at the espiration of her sentence. Instead, however, the prison officers had handed it over to the sheriff, and there was a refusal to give it to her. The Assistant Judge called forward the officer of the sheriff and ordered the money to be given up to the woman as he had previously directed and requested the applicant to attend to-morrow. SECOND COUNT. (Before Mr. Payne.) A MAN CONVICTED OF A CRIME COMMITTED TWO YEA= AGO. . . John Wheelan , 3s, a tall man, was indicted for obtaining in May, 184 Z, a ledger, value 125., by false pretences, from Mary Ann Skidmore, the property of James Skidmore. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. J. Skidmore, a stationer, living at No. 6, Wych street, Strand, said on some day in May, 1665, the prisoner came to his shop and told him he could get him a good job if be (prosecutor) allowed him a commission. Witness then went away. Had not since seen the prisoner until theaird of April last, when he gave him into custody for obtaining a book from his wife under false! pretences. Prosecutor's wife was examined—She remembered May. 1865, when the prisoner came to their shop and spoke to her husband. Shortly after her husband left the prisoner came and said her husband had sent him for a book, and believing that he was speaking the truth she gave him the book. He had not seen him until a week ago, when he was given into custody. City Police-constable Webb, 492, said he took the pri soner into custody, and told him the charge. He said he paid Mrs. Skidmore for the book. The pry found the prisoner Guilty. Mr. Payne sentenced him to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. PELTING AND ATTEMPTING TO NOB SPECIAL CONATABLES. William Evans, a youth, about 16 years of age, was brought before Mr. Flowers, charged with stealing a bundle of papers from the pocket of a gentlemen unknown. Mr. John Tuckett, of 66, Great Russell-street, book binder, stated that last evening be was on duty with a neighbour, Mr. Cole, as special constables, in Great Russell street, Bloomsbury. They noticed the prisoner crossing the road from Bloomsbury-square to Charlotte-street, follow ing a gentleman, and holding up the tail of his coat with one band, he cook something out of the pocket with the other, and began to fold itup. He bad a companion with him. Witness seized him, when he threw something on the ground, and threw that which he bad taken from the gentleman's pocket into witness's face. Witness could not say exactly what it was, but it was white, and he thought it was a newspaper. It would be produced. Witness pursued the prisoner into Duke street, where as the prisoner was gaining ground, witness cried Stop thief," and some bystanders stopped him. They were immediately surrounded by some 50 or 60 " roughs." However, he held the prisoner till a constable came up. The prisoner said that be had only just come up ; that he dope nothing at all ; that he had only just come there ; that he knee, nothing of the attempted robbery ; and that witness was mistaken as to his identity. Being asked if he wished to cross-examine the witness, the prisoner said—l don't see that I have done anything wrong. Mr. Joseph James Cole, of 45 Museum-street, builder, stated that be was also a siti constable, and was with Mr. Tuckett at the time. e the latter went in pursuit of the prisoner, witness followed his companion, who, how ever, escaped from him. On returning to the spot, he found &bundle of religious tracts wrapped up in • newspaper. (A laugh.) This, no doubt, was the booty which the pri soner was so ready to throw away. Mr. Flowers—As far as I can judge from their nature, I should say that these tracts might be of some use to him. (The prisoner made no remark, but from the play of his features seemed to be amused at the idea of attaching value or utility to such an acquisition.) Mr. Cole observed that he had previously suspected and watched the prisoner. Mr. Bridges, of Middle-row, Holborn, draper, said he was also on duty as a spe c ial constable, and the pri dozier was pointed out to hint as having attempted to pick his pocket. Afterwards he bad occasion to take in custody a lad who was accused of pocket-picking, and would presently be brought up on a charge of assaulting him. That lad was in company with one whom he be lieved to be the tame that escaped from Mr. Cole. The prisoner was remanded for inquiry into his cha racter. Thomas Murphy was charged with assaulting Mr. Bridges, and another person not in attendance. Mr. Bridges said he was on duty about half-past eight o'clock when the prisoner and another lad were pointed out to him as having picked • lady's pocket. He de tained them till the lady was asked about it, and as she said she had lost nothing he released them, saying they might go. The prisoner said to his companion, " Don't go ; punch his head ;" and as his companion would not do so he did it himself. Witness not having mentioned that he was a special constable did not even then take him in custody until he had told him so, and desired him to go away. The prisoner refused to du so, saying he would rather be locked up, and witness took him into custody. He also struck another person who 'misted witness. The prisoner said it was all • lie ; he did not strike the witness at all. _ Mr. Flowers—lt is very odd that the moment a man becomes a constable he tells so many stories. Prisoner—l di.' not know he was • constable. Mr. Cole—l dare say he did not. If I thought be did I should have taken him then. Mr. Flowers would not treat it as an assault an • con stable, but he must find bail for his good behaviour for three months. The prisoner's father was bound for him in 5/. William John on was fined 40s , or one calendar month, for annoying and assaulting special constables at the en trance of the Vestry-hall of ht. Paul's, Covent-garden, by hooting, pelting, and hustling them as they entered to be sworn, and came out after complying with that form. MARLBOROUGHSTREET. HYDE-PARK CHAMP-N._ There were but four charges from Hyde-park brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, and they were as follows : Julia Case and Charts Frazer, two rough-looking fel lows, were charged with gambling in Hyde-park. Sergeant Edward Langley of the detective force, said that about 8 o'clock last night he was in Hyde-park, and saw about a dozen persona playing at a game somewhat similar to roulette, a cover printed similar to a roulette table and surrounded with horses being placed on some beards, and there being in the centre a hand like that of a clock working on a pivot. lie got the assistance of other officers. and as soon as the prisoners saw them coming they ran off, but he managed to secure Cane with the cover and board under his arm. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Sergeant Langley said that he had seen Cane putting money down, calling at the same time two to one on a cer tain horse painted on the cloth. Police-constable Lot Sawyer, 175 31, having given evi dence against Fraser, Cane said that he had nothing to do with the table ; he was given one shilling by a man for taking it home. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the evidence did not appear to fix Frazer, and he would be discharged. Whilst that co.irt existed the parks should not be a nuisance to decent people, and as he considered the prisoner Cane fell within the meaning of the Vagrant Act, he would be committed for THE DREADFUL TRAGEDY AT BUCKHURST- HILL. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER (THIS DAY WALTHAM ABBEY, TUraDAT. This morning, at a little after eight o'clock, the prisoner, Frederick Alexander Watkins, was conveyed from Ilford Gaol to Waltham Abbey police court. The prisoner was brought by the Wanatead and Chingford road, and the journey was over 14 miles. The accused was handcuffed, and he was in the custody of Mr. Stringer, the governor of the gaol. At 10 minutes to 11 o'clock this forenoon Mr. Davies, the chairman of the bench of magistrates, took his seat. Mr. Abrams—l appear as before on behalf of the prisoner, and I presume as the prosecutrix is not well enough to give evidence today the accused will be remanded after the evidence of Dr. Horne has been taken as to the state of the young girL Clerk—Will you tell us how the girl is progressing Dr. Horne—She was progressing favourably up to Fri day last, when serious lead symptoms supervened, and since Sunday another change has taken place, and she is now better. Mr. Abrams—Do you now think that the chance of danger is over ? Dr. Horne—l cannot go so 'far as to say that she is entirely out of danger, but I think that if things go on favourably she will be out of danger next Tuesday. The bench then remanded the prisoner, and he was then removed from the bar and taken back to gaol. EGYPTIAN HALL. —tinder the title of A Man's Metamorphoses, an entertainment was produced at this hall lag night which may be shortly described as a ecien tifie drama. On a regularly fitted stage two or three little plays are worked out by the aid of an improvement on Messrs. Dircka and Pepper's apparatus for producing ghost effects. Nothing so horribly illegal as spoken dialogue is heard, the words being supplied by a lecturer, and the actions, very imperfectly, by the actors. The principal merit of the performance ilea in the ingenuity with which persons and things are made to appear and disappear, and when the machinery gets into smoother working order the entertainment may probably please that portion of the public who like theatrical amusements, but object to go to theatres. DECLINING INFLUENCE OF CASTE IN INDIA. —That the advantages of cute privileges and the hardships of expulsion are beginning to lose their influence over the more enlightened natives of India, when they stand di rectly in the way of moral and intellectual advancement, is abundantly manifested by the numbers proceeding to Europe this summer, to visit the Paris Exhibition. By the mail leaving for Sues on April 3rd, and by the present mail, there will proceed to Europe two Nudes, two Bhat. tias, two Bhonsallees, one Punjaubee, one Brahmin from Guzerat, three Purboos, and four Parthes. The terrors of excommunication from cute privileges—far more instant in their action and dread in their effects than the thunder of Borne—have already been held over the head of the majority of these ; but they persevere in their intention notwithstanding.—Tiales of India, April 13. . _ SINGULAR FATAL ACCIDENT. —An inquest Was opened at Croydon yesterday on the deaths of two children, one named Sophia Hawkins, aged five years, and the other Mary Ann Finn, aged only three years. It appeared that they were playing in the footpath in Windmill-grove on Friday, when the wall of • house fell outward, and buried them under it. They were quite dead when their bodies were recovered. The house had been let on lease to • car penter, who was making such alterations as were necessary before he could open it, as he intended, for the sale of beer. He had dug • cellar, and it was alleged that tha al terations had so weakened the outer walls as to cause the accident. The inquest was adjourned. THE SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY.—" No idea, " re joins the believer In • spiritual philosophy, " co uld be more shallow. Your logic is utterly futile : I refuse to put my trust in your puny deductive and inductive ma chinery. Your pretty system of inference breaks down when it goes beyond a certain narrow range of things that you can grasp, see, count up, and put into your pocket. Why, your logicians can't agree about • simple political problem, such as the question en what my right to the ownership of this walking-stick is based ; whether that right has its root in the nature of things, as the logical M. fliers maintains ; or, whether it is purely the crea ture of law, as the logical Mr. Bentham contends. You can't agree about the conclusion, for the simple reason that you do not and cannot agree about the premises. In spite of yourselves, you all take for grouted some thing that ought to be proved ; something that education or temperament has taught you to regard as indisputable. Unconsciously you assume this or that ; then you build up a brave induction ; or apply a beau tifully precise syllogism, and your results differ from each other, just se much as the oolour of your hair or the shade of your complexion ! If you would give me some guide to • man's religious, political, or philosophical opinions, don't tell me he is a capital reasoner ; tell me who were his father and mother, whether he has had the measles, what is the girth of his cheat, whether his digestion is good, whether he stoops or carries his head erect, whether he is modest or self-conceited, whether he is tuariied or single, whether he is fonder of claret than of milk-punch, whether he thinks Plato or Aristotle the bigger man. If logical inference thus errs in dealing with every-day matters, how can we take her as • guide when we come to that mystery of mysteries—a Supreme Maker, a living principle independent of matter, a life of which death is but the birth! Were we to do that, we should, according to our friends the positivists, have to call the best men who ever appeared on this earth mistaken if well-meaning fanatics, and to smile at the beliefs which have cheered the grandest and de voutest of our race in the midst of sorrow and of death. Nay, we should have to say that the half of our nature is a lie. We should have to say that we had been dowered with religious instincts which point to ends that have no existence ; which delude us with promises that shall never be fulfilled ; which speak of an Almighty Father who reigns over all things, while in mality there reigns over all things only an Almighty Force ; which whisper that after death there comes everlasting life, while in reality there comes but everlasting sleep. Let positivism be true, and our existence loses half its beauty, sentiment is dead, poetry is banished by science, arithmetic takes the place of religion, and the world be comes so frightfully dull that we must all take to bard drinking to keep ourselves awake. No, positivism will not do. It may find fault if it pleases with the form of Buddhism, Mahometanisrn, and Christianity. We admit that religious forms must decay, but the spirit that animates them lives for ever, and age by age is giving man clearer and clearer hints of the life which is veiled by the gross covering of material things. Some generations may doubt that great truth ; for it needs more than a keen eye to see far ; it needs also a clear atmosphere. And just as the bodily eye sees farther on some days than on others, so, in some ages, the intellec tual eye pierces deeper than in others into the sphere of religions and philosophies. Just as a thunder stores or • mighty wind may clear the air of vapour, and give the W aft hills • new sharpness of outline, • new brilliancy of tint ; so, when an age is stirred by the hurricane of revo lution, the distances are seen to be peopled with shapes that were before bid from sight, and that lived but in the minds of visionaries. That is what we say to science when, leaving her proper place, she enter into the temple of religion and contemptuously calls as dreamers. Yes, we see dreamers, and into the immortal future none but dreamers can see !"—Fraser's Magazine for May. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE ASCOT MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. ASCOT HEATH, TCZSDAY. The lovely May weather has drawn together an unprecedented assemblage of the aristocracy and Elite of the sporting world. The last spring meeting at Ascot was, it is believed, far from remunerative to its projectors, and perhaps the possibility of a meeting of the kind this year was made known to the public early enough. The weather at the commencement of the year was not favour able to spring meetings, bat the glorious weather now pre vailing has completely altered the face of matters. To-day, although the traffic was of course not so great as that at the summer meeting, a large number of visitor@ proceeded to the heath, while many reached the vicinity of the course last evening, remaining at Windsor, Staines, Egham, and other places for the night. The possibility, too, of a visit from his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales induced a large ►ttendance. As usual the South-Western Railway Company carried • large number of visitors this morning to the Ascot station, whence in a few minutes they found their way to the course. The Great Western was not behind in providing accom modation. The constant arrivals and departures at Vruldsor made the royal borough look extremely lively while the traffic lasted. On the heath everything bad been done by the stewards, Lord Colville, Admiral Roux, the Duke of Ileaufort, and the Duke of Newcastle, to ensure success, Mr. James Man ners, of Newmarket, being the clerk of the course, and Mr. S. Weatherley, the stakeholder and secretary. There was • large mass of spectators on the course at the time of this despatch, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Prince of Wales and bis suite. (BT TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. One mile. Ostreger (not to be sold), Sweet Rome (:001.), Nursery Girl, and Rhymer (1001. each). All are here. FIRST SPRING BIENNIA. One mile. Knight of the Garter, Opoponax, and Friponnier are BRABANT STAKES. One mile five furlongs. Taunuslin, Sealskin, Proserpine, Conundrum, N An Am. burgh, Monitress, Ailesbury, and Mayonnaise f are here. PLATE OF 100 SOWS. T.Y.C. Clodhopper, Jack of Clubs, Vandyke, Wild Moor, Monk, Gordian Knot, Watehbox, Cleopatra, and Cauthleen are here. GRAND STAND PLATE. Five furlongs. Kettleholder, Nutpecker, Humdrum, Manton, Merry Sunshine's dam c, Dr Vernon, Jenny, La Belle Jeanne, Peter, Witchcraft, North Marston, Si. to Maid Marian, Prince George, Lictor, Limner, and Bravado are here. PATE OF 00. One mile. Adjutant, Duffer, Lauribelle c, Nursery Girl, Holkar, Court Card, Topsail c, Gentle Cale, and Watchbox are bare. HANDICAP PLATE. Half a mile. Ostreger, Landlord, Clodhopper, Satyr, Lady Valentine, King of Spades, Monk, Bessie, Xi, Ammunition, Jack of Clubs, Vandyke, Haidee, and Secrecy are here. YORK MEETING.-{THIS DAY.) CRAVEN STAKES. One mile. aeter, The Dybbol, Paxton, Honesty, and The Skipper are here. ZETLAND STAKES. T.Y.C. Stella, Lady Alhash, E►a de Vie, Viscount, and Caplets are here. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. Two miles. Rama, Strathoonan, Fitzroy, Hawkeswell, Bracken, and Policy are here. STAND PLATE. T.Y.C. Captain Hogg, Lady Alleash, Verdi, and Lillie c (sold for 4W.). All are here. KNAVESMIRE PLATE. Half a mile. Liberal, Honeatish, Victrese, and Scartb Nitch are here. UNION HUNT CUP. Two and a half miles. All horaes engaged in this race are trained in the neigh bourhood. CRICKET.-( THIS DAY.) GENTLEMEN OF THE M.C.C. r. GROUND PLAYERS. _ _ . This match was resumed to-day at half-past 11, the weather being again delightful. The gentlemen con tinued their innings to the bowling of Wootton and Shaw. Mr. Mitchell played a good innings of 20, in which was included a fine hit for four. Mr. Tuck also made a similar hit. The innings concluded just before 1, the total being 91. M.C.C. SECOND INNLNON. ........ A. H. Winter, Eaq., at Biddulph. b Wootton 34 b Wootton l9 W. M. Rose, Seq., run out 1 c Orundy, b Shaw . S E. D. Walker, Esq., 1b w, b Hearne Si b Shaw .1. Pepys, Eaq., b thaw R. A. Mitchell. Esq., b Shaw S b thaw J. Round. Bag., c Wootton, b Hearne S b Wootton 1 R. D. Balfour, &q., b Hearne 0 b u ootten l6 E. 0. Sutton, Esq., h Shaw 0 not out C. J. Smith. Esq., not out Wootton l3 J. H. Tuck, Esq., c Hearne, b Shaw . 0 c Shaw, b Wootton 11 R. Blasett, Esq., b Hearne 1-b3,b5.w ,nb 8 1-b3,bl,w ,nb 4 Total lll 0. Wootton J. Chatterton T. Hearne k Shaw S. Biddnlph .1. Grundy T. Jordan H. Mixon 0. Murntord T. Nichols W. Marten ...iirie - et, b Walker c Mitchell, b Walker at Blurt, b Walker 6l b Mitchell to Smith c Fevre b Soak 0 b Walker 2 cwinter, b Walker 0 c Meet, b SW* 3 b Smith sot out 1-bl, b 2, w 1, 3 b 4 Total Umpires -lteynton and Fennell. It appears that the secret of the bird-slaying on our sea-coasts lies chiefly in the fashion, now so prevalent among young ladies, of wearing the plumage of sea-birds in their hats. If this practice is persisted in, the result will be the almost total disappearanoe of one of the most interesting classes of objects which oar shores present. The Dorset Rifle Volunteers, who have annually encamped in Lulworth-park, will encamp this year in the park at Abbey Wilton, near Blandford, the seat of Baron Hambro'. The granary stores in the metropolis have not been, it is said, so short of corn for many years past as they are at present, owing to the high price of foreign grain. RETURN OF THE 2ND LIFE GUARDS TO WIND WA. —WINDSOR. Te EMMY. —This morning, at an early hour, the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards, under the com mand of Colonel Marshall, left the Knightsbridge and Regent's-park barracks, en rook for Windsor. The regi ment on leaving the metropolis marched by road, arriving at the royal borough by way of Hatchet at 9 precisely, The troopers, who presented a somewhat travel-stained appearance, their uniforms and accoutrements being covered with dust, marched through the town to the cavalry barracks at Spits!, where the regiment again took up its quarters. LAUNCH OF AN ARMOUR-CASED FRlGATlL—Yell teniay the ceremony of launching the iron armoureaecd screw frigate Crown Prince took place on the premises of Messrs. Sainuda Brothers, at Poplar. This magnificent vessel has been constructed for the service of the Prussian navy, and it has been brought to its present advanced state in less than 1N months from the time of its com mencement. The dimensions of the ship are as follows : Length between the perpendiculars, 2S6ft. ,• breadth of beam, 50ft. ; extreme depth, 3 6ft. 4 in. ; burt 'b en in ton., :1,404 ; engines, 800-horse power. The 'rown Prince has been constructed with a view to fulfil all the requirements of the modern system of naval armaments. THE WEATHER.—WO ventured in our last to draw from the closing hours of April the augury of a genial opening of the month of May,. and up to the present date the weather has happily been in accordance with that nostication. If the breezes have had a somewhat s e the sun has shone forth with great warmth an brilliancy, and all nature has given evidence of the revivi fying influence of the change. Spring has come almost suddenly upon us, and the temperature of the last day or two has ranged so high as to impart almost a summer-like character to it. It is need less to add that under such circumstances vegeta tion of all kinds has taken a great start and things are growing rapidly. The agriculturists have lost no time in making use of the favourable change, and all hands are busy in out-door operations of every description. Another week of such weather will effect a great change. The general report speaks in favourable terms of the prospect of the crops. The winter and going have " dragged" along, and the prevalence of wet in March and April greatly inter fered with and retarded the labours of the agriculturists. The interruptions to progress from this cause were constant and trying. We now seem, however, to have turned the corner in this respect, and accounts concur pretty generally ins favourable estimate of agri cu lt u ral proepects.—Suster Advertiser. Total lO2 PLAYERS. MONRY AIIABILNY.-(111Th DAY.) rupee paper, 1025, 2 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per On &Mate. Cent., 108, 75 ; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures, igs, 4, The dealings in public securities to-day are to a The India Five per Cent. Stock was rather dull. fair extent, and the tone of the various depart- Exchequer Bills remain at 20s. to 255. prem. meats is rather firm. Notwithstanding the roduc- The foreign stock market opened firmly, but d tion yesterday in the French funds, there is an afterwards gave way, and closed with a heavy ap ealrirczr:d owing . the receipt of p i r t i; i e l s front wero increased belief that the Conference will arrive at of a satiafactffy solution of the Luxemburg dealt in in the morning at 481, being rather better question. The quiet manner in which the than on Saturday, but in the afternoon sales were Reform demonstration passed off yesterday, corn- pressed, and the last price was 1 per cent, lower. Turkish of . 1 . 865 (Six per Cents.) fell 2 per oent..; blued with the fi ne weather and the consequent (Fivedto of 4. lBt e t s l i d to itto . of 1858, 1858, 1862, and 1852,165 drooping tendency of the corn market, has also in duced some transactions for a rise. Co' noels__ are Mexican ' ; Brazilian and Russian ' scrips without variation, but foreign stocks and British t ; sa d Sp an i s h Na ve and Certificates, 4. railways have improved. The latter have been bought to a considerable extent by the recent speculators for lower prices. Lon don, Brighton, and South Coast stock advanced per cent. this morning upon the issue of the direc tors' report, but has since relapsed to the last price of yesterday. Grand Trunk of Canada and the Great Western shares are better, owing to the an nouncement that an amicable arrangement 1,48 been entered into by the two companies. The discount market is rather quiet to-day, but the rates for choice bills are not below the Bank minimum. Short advances on English government securities are obtainable at the Stuck Exchange at 2 to 25 per cent. Consols are now quoted 91 to n for money and next Thursday's settlement, and 911 to 1 for the Gth of June. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. are steady, at 891 to 1. Foreign stocks are inquired for. Italian bonds of 1861 are in good demand, and have advanced $ . l per cent. Mexican have also risen 4, and Turkish of 1865 and Spanish Certificates, 1. Turkish Bonds of 1865 are quoted 281 to 29 ; Greek, 134 to a ; Spanish Passive, 20 to 1 ; ditto Certi ficates, 13 to 1; Italian of 1861, 48 to 1 ; Mexican, 151 to 16. Bank shares are quiet, but Union of London have experienced a recovery of 21, viz., to 38 to 40. Alliance are quoted 11 to 10 dia., and Im perial Ottoman, 2 to 11 dis. Financial and miscellaneous shares exhibit steadi ness. International Financial are quoted 21 to dis. ; London Financial, 235 to 225 dia. ; General Credit, 21 toe dis. ; Credit Foncier, to 5 dis. ; National Discount, 61 to 7/ prem.; and Hud son's Bay, 16 to 1. United States 5-20 Bonds and Illinois Central Railway shares are unaltered, at 711 to 5, and 755 to 76 respectively, but Erie have declined 5 per cent., the present price being 411 to 421. Atlantic Cable shares are firm. Anglo-American are quoted 181 to 19, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 4 13-16 to 15-16. A petition for the winding up of the North At lantic Telegraph Company is to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Malins on the 31st inst. MINER.-(71118 DAY.) OMB O'CLOCZ There is an increased amount of business in the mining market to-day, and the general a urse prices is rather favourable. Shares in the follow ing mines have beau chiefly dealt in, at the quota tions given, viz.:—West Chiverton, 67 to 69; North Crofty, 41 to 5 ; Clifford, 43 to 5 ; Cruet Retailed:, 41 to ; Prince of Wales, 52a. 6d. to 55a. ; Wheal Beton, 100 to 110; North Chiverton, 4,1 to ; East Lovell, 9to 1; East Cern Brea, 21 to ; and Frontino and Bolivia, Bs. to 10s. RAILWAYS-(THIS DAY.) thrs o'CLocc. The railway market is firm to-day, and prices have improved. Great Northern original) stock has advanced 1 per cent. ; ditto A, ; South East ern, g ; Metropolitan, London and orth Western, Midland, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1 ; and Great Western, Great Eastern, and London, Chat ham, and Dover, 4. North ritish, however, is i lower. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1161 to 4 ; Great Western, 402 to 41 • London and North Western, 1122 to 113; Midla nd,lo9l to 1104 ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 1221 to 1 ; Caledonian, 1061 to 1074 ; South Eastern, 621 to 5 ; Great Eastern, 28 to 4 ; Great Northern ' 111 to 112 ; ditto A, 1114 to 112 i ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 16 to i; North British, 33 to 34 ; and Brighton, 575 to 58. LFer today's Share list see page 4.1 -- - - COMMERCIAL AND MARKET'S HALF-PAST ONE O'CLO, K. Consols have risen per cent., namely, to 91, 1 , to for money and the 9th Mit., and 91} to I for the new account. About 50,000/. in " chipped " sovereigns was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday. The Deutschland, from New York, has brought 36,9841. in specie, and the Syria, from Alexandria, 4,5001. It is announced that the negotiations to which the chairman of the Grand Trunk and Great Western Railways of Canada referred at their late half-yearly meetings as being then in progress, have now been brought to a successful termination, a memorandum of agreement having been settled by the two boards. The principle of the agree ment is to charge equal rates and fares for compe titive traffic, and a division of all traffic for which the two companies compete in Canada. There are also stipulations preventing any unnecessary out lay by either company for new lines, and for the joint working of the stations of the two lines where they come in contact. It is believed that the result of this agreement will be not only to obtain more remunerative rates for the existing traffic, but also to develop the traffic of both companies with, at the same time, a reduction in the working ex penes. The annual report of the directors of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and IChina, to be presented at the meeting on the 21st inst., states as follows : The directors now submit to the shareholders the audited balance-sheet, profit and loss and reserve fund accounts for the year ending December :i1 last. From these it will be seen that the profit amounts to 102,221/. 'tor. 2d.. to which has to be added 2,7131. 14s. 24 ~ brought forward from the previous year, making • total of 104,9341. 17e. 4d. A sum of 75,000/. bas been paid in two half-yearly (Bei demi' of 5 per cent. each. The shareholders will probably have anticipated from the disastrous events of 1866, that the results of the bank's operations for that year have been unsatisfactory. Looking forward to the possibility of continued danger, the directors considered it their duty to curtail as much as possible their business at all points, and it will be seen from the accounts that this policy has been strictly carried out, though at the cost of a very mat reduction of the usual profits of the bank. In the report of last year it was stated that losses of an exceptional character had been incurred at Bombay in 1866. Full provision was made for them on closing the accounts for the year, in accordance with the report re ceived from the branch, but the amount proved to be insufficient, and this, added to losses incurred in 1866 though these have been comparatively mail—has necessi tated a heavy sum being withdrawn from the meree fund, which now stands at 145,902/. 14s. 6d. The direc tors, however, express the confident opinion that, all fur ther danger having now prated away. s prosperous future may be fairly reckoned on, more especially as the previous excessive banking competition is much reduced, and the great laxity consequent thereon no longer exists. Since the date of the last report, Mr. Robertson, the chief manager, has personally inspected every branch in India, Chins, and Japan, and the directors are gratified in being able to state at the result of his inspection has been per fectly satisfactory. The traffic return of the Great Western Railway of Canada for the week ending the 19th ult. shows an increase of 1,0541., compared with the corre sponding period of 1866. The fall which has taken place recently in the shares of the Union Bank of London, has been caused by rumours respecting the relations between this company and the Brighton Railway Company, to which they are bankers. In order that the real state of the matter may be rightly understood. we have been officially furnished with a statement from which it appears that the extent to which the rail ' way company have overdrawn their account with the bank is 538,000/. , and that the railway company have lodged as collateral security 700,0001. of their Five per Cent. Preference Stock. Whatever opinion may be entertained with regard to the prudence of a banking lock-up to this extent, it must be borne in mind, on the other side, that the bank has not bought the stock, and retains its full right to come as a common creditor against the railway company in the extreme event of any balance remaining unprovided after sale of the collateral security. The bank, however, being thus well secured, will doubtless regard it as equally in judicious and unnecessary to take any such strong measures against so good a customer. It seems desirable that this explanation should go forth, in correction of several loose statements that were circulated yesterday by rumour. Creditors of the Alexandra Hall Company (Li mited) are required to send the particulars of their claims to Mr. Charles H. Holt, of Manchester, the liquidator, by the 18th inst. Mosrosr Warm. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 914 for money and next Thursday's settlement, opened this morning at 91/ to 1, and closed at 91 to t. For the Gth of June the last price was 914 to I. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 89/ to f. The offi cial business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91, 4 „ I ; ditto, for account, 91/, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, A ; New Three per Cents., 891, j, ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 110 e, x,10; ditto Five per Cont. "enlaced" LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (➢T TZLKORAPH.) (PROW OOR OWN CORRiNiONDENT. , COTrON. — The market continues steady. Sales about 8,000 or 10.000 bales. CORN.—The market fairly attended. Wheat and dour in moderate request, at previous rates. Beans steady. Oats and oatmeal quiet at late rates. Indinn corn in slow de mand at Bd. per quarter cheaper ; mixed, 435. 6d. per 480Ibs. DEEDS CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) (BY TELEGRAPH.) (TROY OUR Owl CORIMPONDIVIT.) 'Mere was very little doing at our market to-day, millers holding off and factors being very firm for full prices of last week on business done. MINCING-LANE.—{'PHIS DAY.) Svc AA—The market bee opened quietly at about la t week's prices, at which only moderate sales of British West India are at present reported. COPT/EL—The sales of plantation and native Ceylon are at full prices, including 100 casks of the latter at Ms. COCOA.—A fair amount of basinevs has been transacted but at prices in favour of buyers. Trinidad, Ms. to 59a.; Granada. 50s. Taa.—The public sales of 24,000 packages (chiefly without reserve) were commenced this morning and we progressing without material change in value. lit m.—Tho market is firm but no sales of importance reported. sold at the full Incr.-50 toned Bengal now leading price of 18.. 6d. SALTPSTRE.—The demand is inactive. COTTON. —The market continues quiet but in prices no alteration can be quoted. Petersburg clean firm at 331. to 341. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet. Tows tallow is quo , e.I ; Petersburg Y.C. so the spot,44s. ; Jww, 444. ; October to December, 445. 6d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade slow, at laell day's prices, et& :—Prisne eloper, from 100 s. to 110 s. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to 90s. ; prime second cut, 90s. to 100 s.; inferior ditto, 36e. to 60s. ; prime meadow hay, We. to 83s. ; inferior ditto. 60s. to 70s. ; stew. 40s. to 40e. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LITIMPOOL, MAY 11.-83 es today : Ormt Isitern, 271 8 81- Great Western, 404 1-Lancashire and Yerkedre, 1721-London, and North Western, 112 12 I 1 f-liamisester, tibettield, and Lincolnshire, 4 5 1 I-Midland, 1088 191 9- Mirth British, 334 4„uth lisstern, 611 111 4-Laneaster and Carlisle, 2ull - Colon, A, 221-Buffslo and Lake Heron. 31-4lramil Trunk of Cansda, 171 18 17j-Great Western of Canada. 14 1 5-16-Flve Twenties, 711 - Great Luxemburg, 8 18-16 1 15-16 9-- Estern Exchenge Bank, 2 d.-Haritinto Insurance. 1 01.-Royal I asurance, pain American Telegrspb, 18 Atlantic Tele graph, per cent. 41 -Liverpool Polled bas Company, tot MANORS:MIR, MAY 0.-There wss a better market, with a good business doing. Bolekow, Vaughan, and Co. Winked) 8 -District Bank. 161 p.--Ur , Eastern, 28 1,-blrest Las in burg, 9-Orret Northern, A. 109 1 1 11.1 91 101 111 11 -4:4nd Think of Canada, 174 j-Great Western of Cana.ll. 14 4-- slresS Western, 404 1 4-limeashire and Yorkshire. 1214 1 2 i-Ditto, 41 percent. 1970 Prof.. 1-16 p. -London arid North W e s tern, 1121 12 I 1 i-Manchester snd County Bank lLimited), p -Man chester,. Sheffield, and lincoinshirs, 464 d-Stetropolitaa, 1141 18-Ilidland, 109 Sl-North British, 3.94 1 1 4-South liaatorn.Gtlill el i 1112 1 1 2 *i 1. BIRMINGHAM _MAT G. -Busineon done : Birmingham Banking Company (Limited), 11 pm., and Patent Shaft awl Axletree (Limited) New, at 11 pen. Closing prices: Bitudo e hain Join. Stock Bank (Limited), SO to 201 - Birmingham 'Financial (Ling led), 11 to 11 die -Birmingham Alliance Fire Inrumnes (iiseited/. die to par. -Metropolitan Railway Cartisge and Pinyon mited', 9; to 91-Reilway Carriage (Inuite4: (Oklburf. to 1 pm -Birmingham Waterworks, Si to 311-11enddol Slate and (dab /Lb:Steil 1, 1 to a dot—awl Patent Phan and Arleta* (limited), 51 to 4 pm. DuaLti, MAY 4.-Three per Cent. Consols, 891-New Three per Cent. Stock. 801119-Dlins, for account, Bth May, sok O lio:iter Bank kLimlted, .L 3 10a. paid). 41-Ditto for account, 41-National Bank X 4,30 paid). 62-Ditto for actxmant. GS- National of Liverpool ;Limited) (Cl 5 paid% 11-Royal Bank I (to 324-Vlster Banking Company (K 2 10e Pakh. Pk-' and Kingstown (4,100 pald', 187-)reat Pouthern and We'tera (4,100 pa 911-Dublin. Wicklow, and Wexford. S per cent (KO paid', red., 461-4.lrest Southern and Western , 4 per Cent. per petual (tlOO pad), 834. Eerlustuestahr OF CLAMORS. What does the large manufacturer know of the vast majority of his hands outside of the factory! Hu he ever seen them in their homes! Would he know them if he met them in the street! What does the shipowner or merchant know of the men who sail or unload his ship, Cr cirri his goods to the warehouse! They are engaged for the job, by his captain or warehouseman, at the shipping othce or the street corner ; they are unknown to him by eight or by name. So far as our towns are cencerniel, the meet , are few and exceptional in which there is tiny personal tie be. tween rich and poor—any recognition on either side of a connexion that does not end with working hours, or of any individual claim on an individual for anything besides fair wages and honest work. This alteration is not the rich ; apparently, due to wilful estriugement on the part of lean to any fault on the aide of the poor. But, even though no one be wilfully in fault, it is painful to contrast this s tate of things — the fruit though it be, of advancing civili sation, increasing wealth, and better industrial orgaiiisat ion —with what old men now living can well remember to have witnessed, in the service of a kindly or well mincipled muter. The father of the present manufacturer often knew every d o ne of the hundred or two o hands whom ho employed. They lived in their employer's cottages, clews to his house and mill, w ithin reach of the daily visits of his family. If one of them were sick or had a tick wife or child, his wife and children visited the cottage, and the muter could give what aid was neeemary. He would speak toe hem by name, ask after their families, and com mend the progress of their children at the school, at which his own children taught. The merchant had but few men, and they were constantly in his servioe, and did all his work. It took some weeks to unload by their aid a vessel of 200 or 300 tons. Now, the ship of 1,1100 tons is dis charged in a week, under the direction of the Dock ho Com- then pay, or of a contractor, by a large lone of men, w go n elsewhere ; and for the next job a new gang is engaged. Cotton is handled by cotton porters, corn by corn porters. The old-time merchant used at Cbrietinas to assemble his men and give to each of them a piece of beef proportioned to the wants of the family, a loaf, and • shilling to buy beer, with a shake of the hand from the senior partner, and " A merry Christmas to you, Williams ; I hops your good wife is stronger," which were the expressions of • real interest, and the natural acknowledgment of a tie felt by both parties. His sons may keep up the ohdimmeter et' Out tion of beef, bread, and beer ; but the personal of the kindness has di sa ppeared ; the Litristeass ga thering and greeting can no longer be • reality when the men are not known by sight to any partner in the firm. Not even the warehouseman, not even a clerk, h i t that pounal knowledge of the men employed, which the head of the iirm once possnmed as a matter or course.-11facwitlan's Maga:int for Kay.