The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1867. ;TEE!: REVIEW (rime OUR srECIAL CoRRDITONDENT.) DOVER, SUNDAY. h great lilaj..7l:y .4 the volunteers 01.1%c imtil to-inorr.,w morning, there are .iithcient number here to give a decidedly t t.• the town. Notwithstanding the Idle Castle and the various forts which r are being erected to strengthen the opulat ion of Dover under ordinary IA decidedly inure nautical. than .!.• in it. 4 character. The artillerymen who • • 4. 4 ,1 in the casemate% of the Castle-hill, and „ c..mpapien of infant r y who occupy less I we salubrious quarters on the surface . are lost amid the host of boatmen, Lii.l sailors from the mail packets, who •.,uietice character to the streets of port. Now, however, the tables 01„ 1, and the military clement, as • : by the volunteers, is decidedly in the The "regulars' are, it is true, as •,• ~..?“..cable as ever, but the amateurs, who are ccuration of the town, have so martial an ,r.ok-e, that a stranger to the country might I ,, rgiven if he mistook them for real soldiers. 1: ...Mien, indeed, many of them are in all only wanting pipeclay and buckram !u, h some people are rash enough to think rather oils than useful) to bring them up to the . is nl of the most experienced warriors of Pall. :.old Windsor. I do not know how many volun- - , dept here last night, but I have nut described them as being in occupation of ti”. town. They have occupied all the hotels, most i the streets, and many of the private houses. Wherever you go you meet them, except wh e n y o u are following them ; and even in the most obscure :treets you are sure at any time of the day to see half a score of uniforms, either grey ' green, r blue. The place has, ind ee d, a good deal the appearance of a vast barrack, only the occupants of the " quarters " want that peculiar appearance of dissolute indolence which too gene rally characterises the soldier off duty. True, they do a good deal of gazing out of the windows at times, and some indeed lounge upon the sills, but then they lack that look of weary listlessness which is habitually observable in the faces which st.,re at you from barrack casements. They appear to he doing what they are doing, not becaUse there i s nothing else to do, but because at the moment it pleases them to do that particular thing. The majority of these invaders are of course o scattered abut in various houses and apartments, bin the members of some of the principal metropo litan c.o-ps, recognising the advantages of combine tion, have taken the precaution of securing quar ters t. ether, and, as far as may be, under the smite roof. Thus the Victorias—so many of them, at least, as have arrived—are at the Gun and the London Scottish and Qu een ' s W es t: minsters have homes upon the Marine Parade. Here they mesa together, and here during the night they would present to the curious observer, if such an intruder were admitted within their walls, many valuable illustrations of the mans by which three or four persons limy be accommodated in the space only intended for one ; and how the largest of men may be packed into the smallest of beds. It is a dangerous lesson to teach to the keepers of lodging houses ; and if at any time I learn that it has become customary in Dover to put three beds into a room hardly big enough for one, and to suggest the occupation of each of these beds by at least a couple of full-grown men, I shall lay all the blame upon the volunteer review of 1867. On such an occasion as this, how ever, all these small inconveniences are endured with patience, and even with cheerfulness ; and although 1 have been in many apartments in which the occupant would never be able to swing a est— if he had a ridiculous fancy for that peculiarly foolish amusement—l have not yet heard any grumbling about want of space or deficiency of accommodation. The arrivals were numerous and constant throughout the whole of yesterday, and even the latest trains brought down numbers of volunteers, who were to be met until near midnight tramping about in search of resting places. I sincerely hope that they all suc ceeded in obtaining them, for last night was by no means the sort of one that any man would choose to spend in the open air. A friend of mine, an ardent supporter of the encampment at Wimble don, did certainly express a desire to sleep under canvas, but he accompanied his wish with a stipu lation, that if he did so the tent which he was to occupy should be secured to the ground with more than ordinary care, and with pegs and ropes of more than usual strength and solidity. In fact, all night it blew a good deal more than half a gale, and now and again the wind brought with it driv ing showers of rain, which, as they beat against walls and windows, caused no little anxiety as to what turn the weather was going to take. The wind still continues, but there is no rain this morning, and the best nautical authorities tell us that so long as the breeze--sailors never confess to the existence of anything beyond a breeze — lasts we shall not have any wet ; but they add with ominous significance, if the wind falls there will be many a wet jacket on Monday. Under these circumstances we bear with almost satisfaction the assaults of the "blustering railer," although, to the ladies especially, they are very trying—and are praying with all our hearts that they may not diminish one jot of their vehemence. With the exception of the change wrought by the presence of the volunteers in uniform in the streets, the aspect of Dover is but little changed from that which it ordinarily wears. Here and there indeed flags are hung out, and at the head quarters of several of the regiments their distinc tive banners are displayed, but the show of bunting is not large, nor very varied. In dilferent a stg the town, however, 1 see a good many naked s and unoccupied lines across the streets, from this I infer that to-morrow morning there will be a much larger display of the flags of all nations. A couple of triumphal arches, consisting chiefly of evergreens, one in the Market-place and anoth er near the head of the harbour, are in course of erec tion, and if the wind does not destroy them in the course of the night will form an important portion of the civic decorations. This morning there was a church parade. About roll members of different corps at present in Dover assembled, some in front of the Lord Warden Hotel and others in the Market-place, and marched to the Castle, where Divine service was performed by the garrison chaplain. The volunteers were drawn up in the Castle yard ; and after he had had the prayers the reverend gentleman preached a sermon appropriate to the festival of Easter from the text, "Christ is risen from the dead." The volunteers were accompanied on their march to and from the Castle by the band of the City of London and the pipers of the London Scottish Corps. This parade was the only arrangement for the day which had been made by authority, and attendance at this was, of course, in no sense compulsory. In all other respects the men have been left to dispose oi their time as they please, and provide for their own amusement and occupation as they can. Many f them have gone to visit the hills anti fields which are to be the scene of to-morrow's operations, and others are enjoying the strong breeze which is blowing, on the Marine-parade or the Admiralty -0..r. A prominent object from either of these •It Cations, and one which engages a great deal of at tention, is her Majesty's frigate Terrible, which is I.iig in the roads, and which, together with some sni.dler vessels not yet arrived, will to-morrow etqage those batteries of the Castle which face sea %c.o.d. A tolerably large number of the volunteers have availed themselves of the facilities afforded I.t. the steam-packet companies to make a dash into France, and show our neighbours across the Channel the stuff of which our great deten- Pive force is made. The deck of the Calais steamer that went out about ten o'clock this morning was, despite the high wind and the rough sea which is running outside, crowded with them. I do not wish to throw any doubt upon the nautical qualities of my gallant friends ; I am willing, if required, to admit that they are as good sailors as they are soldiers; I will even concede that " their march is on the mountain wave, their home is on the deep ;" but I should not have liked t , make the passage to Calais by L a France. In such a wind as this she must have !pitched and rolled enough to inconvenience the most practised sailor ; and the probable effect of such evolutions upon the crowd of landsmen who thronged her deck is too horrible to contemplate even in imagi nation. Four p.m.—The volunteers are still crowding into the town. Every train which arrives, whether by the South-Eastern or the London, Chatham, and Dover line, brings a large number ; and the accommodation provided for them will be tested to the utmost to-night. DEPARTURE OF VOLUNTEERS. (THIS DAY.) The members of the metropolitan corps engaged Ito take part in the review at Dover to-day were • early on the move ; and a marked punctuality was observed in the time of assembling. The morn ing was clear, the sun shining brilliantly soon after 5 o'clock. The march through the metropolis to the various railway stations was witnessed by many persons who left their beds earlier than usual for the purpose, whilst the bands of the several corps kept those of a less roving disposition from their slumber. The number of volunteers that left town this morning was not so numerous as was anticipated, many having gone down on Saturday and yesterday. About 3,000 had already been conveyed to Dover from the Charing-cross and Cannon-street stations, 1,500 from Blackfriars, and 1,200 from Victoria. The time fixed for the arrival of the first instal ment at the Blackfriars station of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway was 4.50 a.m., previously to which Colonel Deahon, inspector of volunteers, who had been deputed by the War-office to superintend the departure, was present. Praise is due to Mr. Smyth, the gene ral superintendent, for the traffic arrangements, and to Mr. Plackett, station-master, for the order observable at the station. The bugle of the 23rd Middlesex (Inns of Court) was sounded in the Temple soon after 3 o'clock, and that corps was the first at Blackfriars. It was soon fol lowed by the 3rd Middlesex Artillery (Lord Truro's), Ist Surrey Artillery (Colonel Durnford), Ist Administiative Brigade Middlesex Artillery (Colonel Creed's), and the 3rd Cambridge, and pre cisely at 12 minutes past 5 the first tram, consist ing of eighteen carriages and two breaks, was despatched. At 5.30 the second train left with the 26th Middlesex (her Majesty's Customs), the 2nd City (headed by pioneers), and the 39th Middlesex (Finsbury). The third train was despatched at 7 minutes to 6 with the 48th Middlesex (Teeto tallers), 2nd Middlesex Artillery, and the Ist and 7th Surrey. A fourth train was de spatched at a quarter past 6, conveying the 10th, 19th, and 9-3ril Surrey, and the 37th Middlesex (Bloomsbury). At 6.48 a fifth train passed through the Blackfriars Station, con taining a number of volunteers from Barnet, and • quantity of stragglers "picked up" at Ludgate hill, according to arrangement. The departures from Victoria were worked with great regularity, the following corps being despatched soon after 5 and by subsequent trains :-11th Middlesex (St. George's), Ist Middlesex Engineers, 4th Middlesex, 46th Middlesex (London and Westminster), 22nd Middlesex (Queen's Westminster), Ist Middlesex (Victoria), 36th Middlesex (Paddington), 2nd Mid dlesex Administrative Batallion, 2nd and 4th Bucks, 2nd Hurts, 18th Middlesex (Harrow). It is but just to mention that every pre caution was made by the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway to guard against accident, and to facilitate the journey—the departure of every train from London being telegraphed imme diately to Dover and other parts of the line, on which 150 extra carriages were engaged. Nearly 4,000 volunteers were conveyed from Cannon-street, six trains having left that station, consisting of 21 carriages ; and Mr. Cockburn, dis trict superintendent, and Mr. Abbott, station master, rendered efficient service in the rapid departure of the several corps, which in cluded Ist Administrative Battalion Tower Hamlets Rifles, 2nd and Bth Corps Tower Hamlets, 4th Tower Hamlets, Gth Tower Hamlets, Ist Lon don Artillery, 40th Middlesex (Central London) Rifles, 21st Middlesex, Ist London Engineers, Ist Tower Hamlets, Ist London (Rifle Brigade), 3rd London, sth Essex Rifles, 3rd Administrative Bat talion Essex Rifles. The sixth train having left Cannon-street, it was found that a number of mixed volunteers were then on the platform, and it was ultimately arranged that they should proceed to Dover by the 7.25 mail train. Colonel Bruce was in attendance at the Charing-cross ter minus to assist in the departure of the corps from that point, which consisted of the 9th West Middlesex Rifles, 15th Middlesex (Lon don Scottish), 19th Middlesex (Working Men's College), 29th (North) Middlesex Rifles, 28th Mid dlesex (London Irish), 20th Middlesex Rifles, 21st Middlesex (Civil Service), 38th Middlesex (Ar tists). The official order that " the bands of the several corps must abstain from playing uponthe platforms and in the stations" was strictly observed. The whole of the volunteers were expected to arrive at their rendezvous at Dover by 9 o'clock ; and a gnomess will have been achieved by the two rail way companies if the return journey be performed with that regularity and smoothness observed in the departure. THE ARRIVAL AT DOVER. (11T TILIORAPH Mom oua owe ooaasarosniarr.) DOVER, MONDAY AFTERNOON. The various corps of volunteers all arrived this morning in gond time and in excellent order. The town at the time 1 send this despatch is crowded with people, and there is every promise of a suc cessful spectacle. The weather is fine, and the sun shining at frequent intervals, but a strong wind is blowing, and on the Castle heights it is difficult to contend against it. The review is now going on, an immense multitude displaying the greatest interest in and sympathy with the proceedings. SIR HENRY RAWLINSON ON THE POSITION OF THE REFOEN Quernow.—Tbe liberal member for Frame, who voted with his party ilk the late division, has written to • local journal an explanatory letter. After denying that the movement which originated in the tea-room of the House of Commons, at which he was present, was a de fection from the liberal cause, he says, " Whether • W. rating franchise shall not be substituted for the mere oc cupation franchise proposed by the government, will be debated immediately on the reassembling of the com mittee ; and as the amendment to that effect is to be moved by Earl Grosvenor, and may thus be expected to command the support of the thirty Adullamites who de cided the division of Friday night in favour of the govern ment, it seem, only reasonable to anticipate that this vital point will be either conceded by Mr. Disraeli, or will be carried victoriously against him. I call this a vital point. not in respect to the principle involved—for it may well be questioned if there is any positive principle abort of household suffrage—but because upon it depends, as I think, the possible stability of the present settlement. It was clearly shown in the debates on Thursday and Friday that the personal payment'of rates, although more ostensibly • more liberal condition than that proposed by Mr. GLidstone, would in reality exclude from the franchise so many householders, otherwise well qualified to vote, and thus excite so much discontent amongst them, that it must inevitably give way to the pressureexerted against it ; whilst a 51. rating, by admitting a larger number and • better class to the franchise, would thus enlist the sympathies and support of a more powerful constituency in favour of maintaining the settlement. Believing, then, as I do, that although household suffrage must come at last, we are not yet prepared for it, I cannot hesitate in declaring for that plan of reform which shall enable us to set our house in order, so as to glide gradually and peaceably Into the inevitable groove, instead of bring plunged into it, suddenly and violently, by • movement almost akin to revolution." MR. LOCKE KING AND THE RECENT DIVISION.— Mr. Locke King, one of the liberal members for Fast Stir. rey, having received a resolution agreed to at a meeting of his constituents at Croydon, expressing regret at his absence from the late division has sent the following reply :—" Brooklands, Weybridge, April 18.—Dear sir,— In reply to your letter, in which you express surprise that I was absent from the division on Friday, I can only say it was impossible for me to be present ; my son was in great danger for several days, and I could not leave him by night or by day. This was, as you may imagine, a cause of deep regret to me. The constituency of East Surrey know well that during the twenty years I have now repro minted them I have never been absent from any division of importance. lam never afraid of recording my vote.—l remain your faithful servant, P. J. LOCKE KING. James Bowden, Esq." home's hack, and Wootton Edd be b.ol been locked up all night, and complained that he had not been able to eom nii,u2ica.t:e with Ida friends. Mr. Maude said such amatear equestrianism, upon a heath crowded by holiday seekers. Gould not be permitted, and both prisoners were fined se. each, or seven days' im prisonment. William Parr, of Forest-hill, Svdenhani, was charged by Hayward, an officer of the Royal Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelly beating three donkeys. It appeared that the prisoner bad been engaged to drive the donkeys in question, and was observed by the officer Hayward to beat the animals in a savage manner, when he was taken into custody. Mr. Maude said it was quite shocking to see the cruelty practised towards donkeys oa Blackheath during the holidays, and the prisoner was fined is., or seven days' imprisonment. William French and Edward Da,•ol, two lade, were neat charged by the same officer with cruelly beating four don keys, and were each fined 54.,0r seven days' imprisonment. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOW-fiTRBET. DARINk: 114) RBERY. — Y;% : E.L311;17E011 AVOIDING PUI.sI'IT. Alfnrf D.freamo..., aged 33, who described himself as a lithographer, was placed at the bar charged with stealing 19 diamond rings, value about 80/., the property of Arthur Robert fb.bree. pawnbroker, 318, Strand. Alfred Ball, foreman to Mr. Dobree,.depose.l that about half-past on Saturday evening the prisoner came into the shop and asked the price of a diamond ring, which was on a card with 18 others, in the window. Witness showed him the ring, and stated that its value was :W. : L is. He murmured at the price, and asked the price of a second ring marked D. 15s. He said this would not do, and, retnrning the two rings, asked the price of a third, marked 11. 12s, lid. He offered lf. ie. for this latter ring, and eventually his offer wax accepted and the a rticl e placed in a small card box. The prisoner, however, showed no ilispositiee to pay for the ring, upon which witness took up the earl of rings to replace them in the window. The prisoner snatched the cant from his hands and ran out of the shop. Witness fol lowed him, but on reach ing , the door found he c o uld not open it. He (-ailed out ' Stop thief," and saw two young men capture the prisoner outside the window. By this time witness succeeded in getting open the door, which had been fastened by the application of a strap and hook outside. The prisoner had thrown down the card of rings on the pavement, and the rings were scattered in all directions. The two young men retained their hold of the prisoner, while witness picked up the rings from the pave ment. Four of the rings, which he valued at 16/. As., were not recovered. The prisoner was given into custody. John Macbeth, of Brunswick-street, compositor, one of the young men wh o h e ld th e prisoner, deposed that he was near the shop with a friend, who was just going into the prosecutor's shop, as the prisoner ran out. On hearing the last witness call " Stop thief," he seized the prisoner round the waist and detained him. He did not see the prisoner do anything to the door, but he saw another man, probably an accomplice, running off in another direction. Police-constable F 135 deposed to having apprehended the prisoner, whom he searched in Mr. Dobree's shop. He found in one of his pockets a quantity of loose dry snuff (used, it was suspected, to throw into the eyes of any person pursuing him), and also a railway pass, and • number of pawnbroker's duplicates, relating to jewellery chiefly, and a wide-awake bat. Other corroborative evidence was given, after which Inspector Parker applied for a remand. Mr. Flowers accordingly remanded the prisoner for further examination. MARYLEBONE. .A CASE OP ROBBERS, A stout coarse.looking woman, named Louisa Yori, aged 52 prostitute, was charged with the following robbery. Mr. Charles Schneider said he was a doctor of philosophy residing at 25, Euston-square. On Saturday night, about 12 o'clock, he arrived at his street door, and saw the pri soner leaning there. He asked her to move, in order that he might open it. She did so, and whilst he was unlocking it she took his purse. Mr. d'Eyncourt—Was your coat buttoned up? Prosecutor said his coot was loose. Mr. d'Enicourt wanted to know how prisoner's hand came into the pocket of the trousers. Prosecutor could not tell. He was opening the street door when prisoner pushed up against him, and he missed his purse. He heard something drop, and on looking down be found it was the purse. The prisoner was drunk. Prisoner said she was standing in the doorway out of the rain when prosecutor came op. Hs said if she waited a few minutes he would take her inside. Prosecutor—No such thing. Prisoner said be moved away, and as be did so he dropped something, which she picked up and gave to him. Prosecutor observed he could not think of such a thing as asking her into his house. George White, 96 9, said he was standing on the oppo site side of the square, and saw prosecutor go up to his door, where the prisoner was sten ing. He crowd over and heard something drop, and heard prosecutor say he was robbed. He turned his light on and picked up a sovereign and a threepenny piece, and about a yard or so further he picked up a purse conta ining 41. 10s., and upon further search he found a 51. note. Mr. d'Eyncourt asked prosecutor if the money was loose in his pocket. Prosecutor said the only way he could account for it was that it was loose in his pocket. White—The prisoner was drunk, but still she knew what she was about. He had known her as a disorderly prostitute. . _ _ Mr. d'Eyncourt said he could not understand how the prisoner could put her hand into prosecutor's pocket with- out his knowledge. Prosecutor could not tell. She pushed against him and be missed his parse. Prisoner said she would plead guilty. Sentenced to six months hard labour. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PLATING " ROUNDIRS" IN HTDIE-PARK. Two lads, named Charles Smith and Heim?, Hulett, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with playing at a game called rounder in Hyde-park to the danger of the pawn gen. l'olice-constable Strutt, 357 A, said that on Saturday afternoon he saw the defendants playing at rounders on the broad path in Hyde-park. He drove them away and shortly after they began playing again. He sent them away a second time, but shortly after seeing them playing again he took them into custody. The defendants were sometimes knocking stones about, the passers-by running great risk of having their heads cut open; sometimes they used a hard ball. The defendants said they did not know they were doing any harm. They had done the same thin g before. 3lr. Tyrwhitt said that if the defendants thought they were going to have it all their own way they were Mil. taken. They would have to pay fig. or go to prison for seven days and if they came before him again th e fi ne would be 4bs. WORSHIP-STREET. DISTURBANCE AT THE DOORS OF A WORKHOUSE. Joseph Harting was charged with creating a disturbance at the doom of the Hackney Union, and George, his brother, with casaulting the constable nd attempting to rescue. _ Mr. Johnson, the master of the workhouse, said that on Saturday evening last there was a violent ringing at the gate bell which greatly alarmed the inmates. When attended to, the prisoner Joseph held out an miler for ad mission from the relieving officer, but he was in such • disgraceful state of intoxication that he was told he could not be admitted. He then took off his coat, laid down, and continued pulling the bell until it became n to send for a constable, who, while conveying him to e station-house, attended by witness, was met by the prisoner George, who struck the constable, and made a blow at him (witness). 307 N corroborated the evidence of the assault and drunkenness of the first-named prisoner. Mr. Newton observed that he could not understand how • man in liquor or one of such • character could become possessed of an order for admission to the workhouse. Mr. Johnson replied that of course he could not say when the order was had, but the fact was as sworn to, and it was not an uncommon one. Mr. Newton sent the prisoner Joseph to prison for six weeks hard labour, and his brother for half that time. THAMES. ATROCIOUS ASSAULT. Edward Downey, • dissipated tough looking fellow, and described as • labourer, of No. 16, York-place Limehouse, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with violently assaulting Mr. James Potts, of No. 8, Union-place. The complainant, • respectable engineer, was on his way home yesterday morning between 1 and 2 o'clock, and was maidenly accosted, in White Hone-street, Stepney, by the prisoner, who asked him for a piece of tobacco. Mr. Pott's replied, " 1 have no tobacco." The prisoner said, " You lie, you" and made use of the most infamous epithets and language. Mr. Potts called for the police, and the prisoner im mediately struck him a violent blow on the back of the head sod kicked him while he was on the ground. Mr. Potts continued to call out " Police! —Murder !" and the prisoner fell upon him and used atrocious threats, at the same time seizing him by the neck. The opportune arrival of three friends, who had been in Mr. Potts' company, and who were following him some distance off when the prisoner grei, accosted him, pre vented the prisoner's carrying out his diabolical intentions. The fellow was at once seized and secured. Henry Lewis, No. 403 IC, said the prisoner was a no torious ruffian, and had been in custody before for assaults on the police and others and punished for those assaults. Before the prisoner attacked Mr. Potts he went into a coffee shop and demanded bread-and-butter. On the refusal of his demand he used bad language and threats. Mr. Partridge asked Mr. Potts if he had lost anything out of his pockets, to which he replied in the negative. The prisoner in defence said he only asked Mr. Potts for a pipe of tobacco. Mr. Partridge—A most impudent prooseding on your part. The prosecutor is • total stranger to you mid you stop him and demand tobacco of him between the hours of 1 and 2 o'clock in the morning, and when your demand is not complied with you attack him in this savage manner. It is not quite certain that you intended to rob him, but it is quite certain you have committed • savage and unprovoked assault on the prosecutor. I sentence you to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for two calendar months. If it was plain you intended to rob the prosecutor I should have committed you for trial. GREENWICH. zytrica MUNDAY AT BLACEIIZATH. William Jahn °rag, goldsmith, oliiiierpo int-terrace, Islington, vas charged with furiously riding e horse on Blackheath on Sunday afternoon. The charge was pro;ed by police constable Minket@ ; end The prisoner, in his defence, said the man to whom the horse belonged struck the animal and caused it to start off. Mr. Mande fined the prisoner 58., or seven days' impri sonment. Georpr Smith, baker, of 48, Prinem-etseet. Newington Botts, and William W,,tron, machine lad, of Sleet4treet, city, were next charged with like o ff ence. The prisoner Smith said be had before been on a LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGEN LIC (IT TZTZGRATH.) IiZWMARKET MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SON'S. Archeress f beat Deliverer. 1100 PLATE. Hip* ••• • • •• - 9 ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 2r. SOVS. Topsail e beat Lady Bugle Eye. PRINCE OF WALES'S STAKES. Marmite . . . Ostreger . Goojerat . . 17 ran. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 apt Plaudit It) 7 to 2 .luliue (t) 4 to 1 Vauban (t) 7 to 1 'Marksman (t) 100 to 8 Trocadero (t) SPRING STAKES of 25 SOVS. T.Y.C. Beaucicrc, Viridis, Bismarck, Chignon, and Eounceaway are here. PLATE OF VA. D.M. Ambition (1501.), Birkdale, Topsail c, Lytham, Vici, Magpie, Ganymede,l Lady Blanche f, Annie Laurie, Rose, and • (lOW. each). All are here. SWEEPSTAKES OF SD SOTS. Half a mile. Equerry, Eau de Vie, B e lph egor , Sia to Lincoln Green, and Pyrenees are here. MAIDEN PLATE. Half a mile. Poleaxe, Manton, Choral. Faahion, Contempt, Borderer, Minuet, Sis to Maid Marian, Lady Blanche, Misfit e, Herenniantui, Earnley, Yardarm, Rampart, Ouleton f, Athena, Equerry, Lord Palmerston, Creator, Coupd'Etat, Pearl, Mosque , Gloire &Dijon, Melly, Rose, Harebell, Dupe c, and Mona are here. PRINCE:93 OF WALES'S STAKES. A.E.C. Ischia, Proserpine, Fleurette, Miu Hariette, and Actea are here. SWEEPSTAKES OF 500 SOTS. B.C. Angus, Athena, and Grimates are here. DURHAM MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) TRIAL STAKES. T.Y.C. Underhand, Daughter, Lion, Deerhound, Paleface, Paxton, Honesty, and Inehkeith are here. ELEMORE STAKES. T.Y.C. Stella, Ada, Narrow Escape, Pope, and Albatrors are here. DURHAM HANDICAP. One mile and a half. Honesty, Raglan, Three per Cent., Warwick, Capitola, Fat Bob, Verdi, and Rap are here. HUNT CUP. Two miles. All the horses are in the neighbourhood. Coverdale, Minna, Capitols, Bedale, La Belle Helene, Paleface, Calcutta, Doralice f, King of Fairies, Belmont, Alkenside, Wiseman, Armlet, Ladylike, Comus, Sundeelah, Fair Wind, Spinster, Deerhound, Ui.derhand, and Daughter. BETTING IN LONDON.-{THIS DAY.) nALF•PAST Two o'CLocz. A small attendance and very little doing. At one moment Plaudit bad an unhealthy appearance, but toward■ the close he rallied, 3 to 1 being taken aLd wanted. The quotations were as follow : TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3 to 1 sgst Plaudit (t and w) 3to 1 Julius (t) sto 1 Vauban (t and w) 13 to 2 Marksman (t and w) 1000 to 15 Maid of Madura 1000 to 10 Stockman (off) 1000 to 10 Mandrake (off) 1000 to 5 Beanstalk (t) DERBY. 11 to 2 eget The Rake (t) 9to 1 Dragon (off, tloto I) 13 to 1 Vauban (t) 25 to 1 D'Estournel (t) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 eat Lecturer (off) 1000 to 60 Lucifer (t) 25 to 1 Gooier& (t) 25 to 1 Dolby (t) 40 to 1 Lames (t) 40 to 1 Holstein (off) GENERAL STRIKE OP THE LONDON TAILORS. (THIS DAY.) An aggregate meeting of the operative tailors was held this morning at the Alhambra Palace, Leicester-square, attended by about 8,000 men. After hearing a report from the committee, resolutions were adopted endorsing the action taken by the central committee, and declaring a general strike, to com mence forthwith, at all shops not agreeing to pay the time log sent in by the men last week. The resolutions, as well as others, were all carried without any dissentient. The meeting lasted nearly four hours. ALARMING RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT WIGAN. On Saturday evening a serious accident occurred on the London and North-Western Railway, at • point about two miles south of the Wigan passenger station, just by the junction of the well-known Springs Branch with the main line. Though loss of life has not been recorded u • consequence, two persona were very seriously injured, and many others were more or leas shaken, while much damage to property and NOUNS interruption of traffic was occa sioned. The express from Manchester to Wigan, rid Tyldealey, leaving at 4.45, had proceeded in safety to the spot named above, when the axle connecting the front wheels of the engine snapped in twain, and the engine, upon which the break seemed to have no power, ran un easily along for several score yards until at hat, in some pe culiar manner, it was thrown on its side across the up line. The firstand second • of the train, both third class, I were carried forward by t e impetus they bad already ob tained to • short distance past the engine—both were thrown off the mile, their ends staved in and outer fittings , damaged, but, extraordinary to relate, though they con tained many passengers, no serious personal injury weg sustained, but many were severely shaken. The fireman and stoker of the engine, who had courageously stuck to their posts, were the only persons badly hurt—the first, named Whittaker, having his head cut, his legs injured, and having shoo lost the fi rst and second fingers of his right hand, which had been completely severed, while the second, named Jonas, was cut about the face, mid ccroplained of injury to his back. The two men were sent forward with the pas sengers in the four or five carriages which had fortunately kept to the rails to Wigan, where their hurts were attended i to, and a large staff of men were promptly set to work to clear the line. The carriages, from the first of which the wheels had been c'eanly severed, were soon thrown aside, but the task of removing the engine, which was • hopeless wreck, occupied • much longer time, though the line was clear before the night was very far advanced. The traffic , was only partially interrupted, as the passenger trains were forwarded by means of a complicated series of shunts, the number of which at the point is almost innumerable, as the Springs Branch Railway is the main artery of the Wigan coalfield. When the House of Lords re-assembles after the Easter recess, Lord Redesdale intends moving that no private bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after Friday. the 14th of June. AN AMERICAN GRACE DARLING.—Ida Lewis, daughter of the keeper of the Lime Rock Light-home, Rhode Island, rowed out to a distant island on a Sunday morning recently, and rescued a man who for four hours had been lying upon the rocks, wet from the storm, and exhausted in body, his boat having been capsized, sad there being no means of escape possible. The brave girl took up the inanimate body, placed it in her wherry, and pulled across the harbour to Newport. This is the fifth instance in which this intrepid young women has rendered valuable assistance to persons in peril of a watery grave. Vw ciesT I qrstra.lopalimlbelL.seks. .. 1207 1125 14567 715 VIVI 06 .. .17066 Foralg9.. 30611 16206 I .... 69170 5325 1130 12 1202 Total ..1 - 11120151 - 3 - 17 70150 1 3552 1865 12 11257 1445 r . LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (11Y TZLZGRAPII.) (PROM OUR OWN coanaromprc7. l The market u very dull and irregular, and the sales are reported at about 7,000 bales. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) There is little business today in tallow, and prices ue nominally unchanged. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) The supply of beasts is not quite so large as on Monday last, although quite equal to the demand ; indeed, the prices of that day cannot be maintained. There are a few more sheep, and a dull trade. Prices on the average are lower, but a fair clearance is effected. Choice lambs are more in request. Good calves are very starve and dear. Our foreign supply consists of 1,150 beasts, 6,360 sheep, 79 calves, and 23pigs. From Scotland, 163 beasts ; Norfolk and Suffolk, 1,600 ; and 267 from the northern and midland counties. Per stone of Ma a d. ad. Par stone of Ilba ad. a d. Dart Scots, Hared& 6 0 6 5 Boot Dos* 111-13d888 4 10 5 0 East liboeirborns 4 84 10 Boot Long-w 0015.... 0 00 0 Second qua boob 3 0 3 6 Do. do. 8116r5.... s 44 8 Oahu 4 4 7 0 Iwo' & mood goal. 0 e e I PIP Dad Das& fflf.breds 0 0 0 0 Limbo Beasts at market. 3,300: sheep sad lambs, 10, no . calves, 86 : Piet. 343. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Fattenden and Smith report the demand for hops as quite of a retail character ; but from the reduced stocks on hand, sad the continued wet weather, prices rule very Arm at the reduction. Foreign importations have almost entirely subsided, the stocks abroad being even in a more reduced state than our own. COMMERCIAL AIVI) MARKETS. MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) There was a very poor show of English wheat here to-day, yet it was quite equal to the wants of the miller'. Both red and white qualities changed hands slowly, at last Monday's quotations. We were well supplied with foreign wheat. The trans. actions were only to a moderate extent ; nevertheless, previous rates were supported. The few samples of English barley on the stands were mostly disposed of at late rates. Foreign qualities were a dull inquiry, but not cheaper. Malt was in fair average supply, and sluggish request, at last week's prices. There was a large quantity of foreign oats on the stands. Good and sound parcels sold at full quotations. Heated qualities were very dull, at barely late rates. The sale for beans was inactive on former terns. The supply was only moderate. Peas were held at very full prices. The inquiry for them, however, was very inactive. Both Englis h and foreign flour sold at last week's currency. The activity with which the floating cargo trade was characterised last week gave way, in consequence of the holidays, trio state of quietude. In wheat sales progressed slowly ; nevertheless, as there was no inclination to press sales, the value of all descriptions was well supported. Arrived, Ghirka, 'his. to 60s. ; ditto, on passage, Ms. to 60s. per 492 lbs. Polish, arrived, Ws. to 61s. ; ditto, on passage, 60s. per 4601ba. Maize was scarce, and in the few transactions effected high prices were realised. Barbary, arrived, efis. ; Enos, shipping, 41s. 6d.; ditto, to be Aimed in May, els. to 41s. fid. per 480Ibe. The barley trade ruled firm, at full currencies. Odessa, on passage, 31s. 6d. ; Enos, shipping, 295. per 4001bm Rye ruled steady, and prices had an upward tendency. Boos, shipping. Id.. • Azoff, 355. to 355. 3d ; Black Sea, 3.55. 6d. per 4801bs Linseed changed hands to a fair extent, at prices slightly higher than last week. Ordinary Calcutta &W. lid . to 665. • Patna, 675.; Bombay, 664. 6d. per quarter. in important decline took place in the value of linseed cakes, which resulted in some good business being effected. Prices were quite se. per ton lower than last week. Rapeseed was less sought after, at drooping quotations ; ordinary Cal cutta, 48a. 3d. per 4161b5. Cottonseed was quiet, on for mer terms. Luarrat. or Suns.—English—Linseed, 153 ; rapeseed, 67 : and sundry, 170 qrs. Foreign—Linseed, 4,464 ; rape seed, 12,'.+60: nuke, 5,200; and sundry, 15 qrs. Exronrs.—Wheat, 5; oats, 3,130; linseed , 510; rape seed, 2,633 qrs. win:. Sam, Kali, red, old N to 69 new 38 to 10 „ Do. wide, old ea to 74 new 58 to 71) Norfoin and Lincoln red, .w 7. 69 to 66 matins Distilling Winding _ __ MALT $3 to 52 $9 to 43 80 to SS Etse jtcelolk. Suffolk 7O to 75 Kingston nod Wort 70 to 76 Brown 54 to 64 ITi New 32 to 38 English, lied 24 to 30 27 to 34 Boach,rer e l * Foal Per (Jr. Willi?. a & Dantrlc and Konigs berg 6l to 74 Rostock & Mecklen- 69 to 611 69 to 62 itastlaa, bard soft AroCeicao, red — to white s•Rcii _ _ Grinding --* SO to St Distilling Malting oAri Dutchbrewini .. 24 to 31 to ARRIVALS OF ORAIN, &C, WATER CARRIAGE, FROM INCLUSIVIL Per Pr. 01.22. I. 9 Scotch potato Irish, block to 20 .. wlutto ..... - lams. -_ Mamie Tick 36 ilo 89 Harrow Moos .... 42 64 46 Grey Uoflan .. lOt 116 to 37 SO Is 4* .. 40 to 41 nova. Sown marls ?JO lbe. Household 66 to MS Country Norfolk sod Salloik, di ship *2 to 44 rear. OM. $ Danish and Swedish. 23 to TS Bawl= _ II to SO +avu , n .. .. 3B ft 42 .. 39 to 40 36 Co $8 37 to 39 UnLa CID6N. _ Yellow . n.opr. ss to 29 .. 3S to 32 Fres* psr sock 45 to 52 Spanish „ 46 to IS Amerkaa, per bd... 95 to $44 , Cabochon . 27 to 55 !TO LONDON, BY LAND AND APRIL 15 TO APRIL 20, DO= PROVINCIAL SHARK MARKETS. MANClfiki7llll. Arm 10.—The market was better, but eery little i•usiness waa done. Of course great numbers of people are out of town, spending the holidays, and a quiet market was expected. Great Eastern, 271 I—Great Lasembourg, a, 1 — Great Northern, A, 114 I—Grand trunk of (Ueda, 111 Great Western of Canada, 131—Great Western, 401 1 1-11linols, 731—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 122$ 2 11—London and North Nesters, 1141—Mancha' er, &Weld, and Uncolnahlre, 461 f —Ditto £l3 Preference, 61—MetropoUtan, 1151--flouth Eastern, 651 1 1 I—United States 5-10 Years' Bondi', 70 09/ 1. Blegineli•X, APRIL to. —Business was dull In this market to-day. Birmingham Oas lam A shares were dealt In at lib . Great Western Birnenghans Stour Valley Guaranteed stock clued at 71, sellers ; South Staffordshire Railway stock, buyers, at 87.1 . Birmingham Joint Stock Bank shares closed at 30 to 301 . Birmingham and Midland sellers, at 150; Nottingham Joint Stock Bank, 31 to 3 dia. ; Midland Contract, 5$ toe dig A singular case of pauperism came before the Salford stipendiary on Saturday. A lady was summoned for having refused to contribute to the support of her grand-child, the mother of whom, who is said to have very wealthy relatives, and to be the niece of an archbishop, now deceased, has become chargeable to the pariah. The grandmother produced evidence to show that she was herself partially dependent upon her sees, and it was urged that the mother's relations ought to be compelled to share the responsibility. The magistrate said it was hard that the ratepayers should have to pay in such a case, and he made an order for the payment of 2s. per week. FAIR ON HAMPSTEAD HEATH.—A fair commenced this morning at the favourite suburban locality of the Lower Heath, Hampstead. A large number of caravans and shows arrived on Friday and .Saturday. The fair is in close proximity to the Hampstead Station of the North London Railway. THS BOARD OF TRADE AND THE ENGINE-DRIVERS' STRIKIL —Mr. Cave, M.P., writes to the Post —" There is in your paper of to-day an _account of an interview with the Vice-President of the Board of Trade which is not perfectly accurate. Mr. Reed, accompanied by an engine -driver, came to me the day before yesterday with a letter from ' Mr. T. Hughes, for the purpose of asking me to bring about an arbitration between the directors and the men. I said that I would willingly do anything to restore • ' good understanding, but that there must be two parties to an arbitration, and that I did nut understand that the directors had assented ; that though the extent and public inconvenience of a strike of this nature were very great, there was no difference in principle between it and • dis pute between a master and his sole journeyman, and that the Board of Trade had no more power to interfere in the one case than in the other. That I had beard, however, of exceptional circumstances in connexion with the pre- sent strike which rendered it of doubtful legality, and that this point was to be decided by law. That for this reason I feared that a mutual reference to arbitration was the more improbable. I was then asked when I would inform the directors that the men were willing to go to arbitration. I replied that I should have thought such a proposal would come better from the men themselves ; but, upon being pressed to convey the information, I consented, and have done so. I certainly did not understand Mr. Reed to give me formal notice of a general strike, though I.e may have said that ouch an event was possible.— I am. sir. y0,..r obedient servant, Snrarx CAVF---811moutb, April 18." PRICKS CI:7RILILYT. nownt. Per Qr. HONEY MARKET, RAILWAYS:. AND MINES.-(THIS DAY.) OW OVIA.; The Stock Exchange and Mining Exchang; being closed to-day, we have no report to mak e under these heads. The applications for discount are upon a very moderate scale, and the rate for choice bills is un altered, at 21 per cent. _ The traffic return of the Great Western Rail way of Canada for the week ending the fith inst. shows an increase of 1,019/. The allipments of gold from Melbourne to Eng land durin; the month of March amounted to 4-i7,000/., while those to Point de Galle and India reached 218,0001. It is quite recognised that the disturbed state d continental politics will cause constant fluc tuations in the prices of public securities, and that, in particular, the sensitiveness of the Paris Bourse cannot fail to react here ; but this very oonditiou of things, coupled with the prevailing distaste for foreign securities,would probably produce a reaction in favour of railway property could investors but feel satisfied that a new era in railway management has really com menced. As one step in the path of improvement it is remarked that boards of direction seem more disposed to co-operate with independent commit tees of shareholders, as in the case of the Great Eastern and other companies, while, at the same I time, the rising spirit of resistance amongst shareholders to the proposals of directors for ex tensions and leases is calculated to produce a good effect. Intestors will wait, however, to see whether the amendment, produced as it is by sharp neces sity, will continue, more especially as government are evidently disinclined to step forward to the aid of railway property. Meanwhile, another invita tion to public oontidence is involved in the arrange ments which are being adopted by some of the chief companies to form at the Bank of England a special guarantee fund applicable to the debenture debt. It is officially announced that the sum to be ap plied to the reduction of the national debt during the current quarter is 337,723/. About 60,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from the Bank on Saturday for Portugal, in addition to 3,000/. in liar gold for the continent. _ _ The amount of government bills on India, for which tenders will be received at the Rank of England un the Ist of May, will bo rupees 26,00,000 (250,0001.) In another column will be found the report of the directors of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, to be presented at the general meeting on the 24th inst. The distribution recommended, amounting to 5/. per share, dividend and bonus, was announced some days ago. The receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, for the week ending the 13th inst., as re ported by the Atlantic cable, were 29,735 L sterling, being 59:. more than in the corresponding week of last year. A general Meeting of the Trinidad Petroleum Company (Limited) is called for the 30th inst. The following is from the wine circular for Aus train' of Mr. F. W. Omens : Since the despatch of my March circular, the adrift& from all the Australia's porta have been of the most unm. tisfactory character as regards wines and spirit': the prices realised at Melbourne and Sydney, for wines especially, must Wive a large loss to either the exporter here or the importer there. Our London trade during last four weeks has been more limited than usual ; however, show little or no alteration ; the total oFl7:lais for the month of March proves larger than was anticipated. Holders el Cognac brandy are not disposed to press sales or accept lower quotations. Rum in fair demand. The raw of prices for port, sherry, and other wines, remiss unaltered. Sherry. —A very active trade is reported from Jerez, and large quantities of both old and young Willed/ have changed bands ; prices are extremely firm, and bays an upward tendency. No direct shipments to Australia& Ophave for some months been advised. Port.—Froro Oporto the advices are without novelty; the shipments an fairly maintained, and prices are unaltered. The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 2nd May for the supply of 5,000 bushels of split peas, 1,500 bushels of wheat, 500,0001 b. of sugar, 100,0001 b. of tobacco, and 100,0001 b. of tea, and on the 3rd for the supply of 2,500 gallons of wine. SATURDAY SYMMS. Consols, which closed on Thursday at 901 to both for money and the 9th of May, opened this morning at 904 to 1,, and closed at 904 fur the account, and 901 to g for cash. The Three per Centa. Reduced and New Three per Cents. closed at 89 to 4. The India Five per Cent. Stock was more offered, and the last sales were at 1094. Exchequer Bills remain firm, at 29e. to 255. prem. Very few transactions were recorded in "bank shares ; but Oriental and London and River Plate were in request, and rose 11. and 10s. respectively. Imperial Ottoman, however, declined ss. Financial shares were inanimate, and prices closed the same as on Thursday, being as follows : —lnternational Financial, 21) to # die. ; General Credit, 3} to . 4 dis. ; London - Financial, 23/ to 22} dm. ; and Credit Fonder of England, 6/ to dis. Anglo-American and Atlantic Teleghph Eight pw Cent. Preference shares were unchanged, at 17i to 18 and 4f to ?s respectively, but Telegraph Con truction declined 55., viz., to 34 to 24 die. Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 154 to 16, showing a decline of 2s. 6d. ; and National Discount, 64 to 7 prem., being 7s. 6d. lower. Penin sular and Oriental and Royal Mail Steam shares were in demand, and rose H. Otago and South land Investment were ss. better ; but English and Scottish Marine declined 21. ; and Berlin Water works and Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, 53. to 10e. 31/4. BAATMGS BCASELL AND 11:4 CONSTITUENT,. —The Reform Committee sitting at Leighton Buzzard hav ing forwarded to Mr. Hostler Russell a copy of a resolu tion tamed by them. expreseive of their regret :and dia appouitment at finding Mr. Russell's name among those liberal members who supported the government at the last division, that gentleman has sent the following letter iss reply :—" Woburn Abbey, April I ^.— Dear Sir,-1 beg acknowledge the receipt of a resolution passed at a meeting of the Reform Committee of the town of Leighton which you have done me the honour to forward to me, and to assure you of the pain it gave me when common with many liberal members of the House of Commons) 1 found myself compelled to differ with my lenders. a necessity which will, I trust, not occur again. for althorn\ when in committee, points of dif ference must continually arise, I hold that nothing but the strongest reasons on justify the member of a party fur de parting from his allegiance, since, without party organisa tion, constitutional gmemment becomes impossible.- - Believe me. dear Sir, yours Very faithfully, Hsaroue Mr. John Bir.tsey, Leighton Romani" MIDOLE,EX RV:it:TEX OF DELDR.—The fees re ceived at the office for the registry of deeds conveying pro perty in the county of Middlesex reached the large suin of 12.,N;st. in the year I itz. The office expenses, mimics, and pensions amounted to 3,1090/. The net amount received by each of the three registrars was 2,:ifist. The registrars do not attend personally, the business of the office being con ducted by their deputy. FATAL BOAT At,cIOENT ON THE BIVEIL—A. fatal boat accident happened on the river in Harking reach on the afternoon of Good Friday, which was attended with the loss of twa or three lives. The boat belonged to Greenwich, and had been hired by a party of six to row some wager. They were proceeding down the river and it is stated that when in Barking-reach, two or three miles 'oelow Woolwich, the boat was swamped and the unfortunate occupants were thrown into the water. Two of the men were drowned, and it is reported that ass of the four who were picked up has since died and another is in a sad state. Humphrey. 78 years of ago, living at Brentwood, Es.ex, has within the but few days had a pension of 9d. • day settled upon him for terries performed in the Peninsular war. He was a seven years man, and left the army in January, 1817. The marine terminus of the new Atlantic Tele graph between the Unik-d &Samna Pormpl,Maßermede and the Azores, on the American side, will, it is expected. be at Cape Hatters. The cape is NtO miles from Ber muda. The latter is l :00 miles from the Azores, and those islands are about : OUU miles from Portuoil.—Sir Pop: leper. 1 f • 1 . 1 1 I. I i • l' 1 . of 1 I i-'