The Express. — London, England, 1866-06-04 00:00:00

c. .• 4 "'Mir. ROYAL ITALLLN OPERA. - - - Madame Maria Vilda has followed up her mo ose in Norma by another memos, equally decided, in .Lacrezic Bonds• This opera was performed on Saturday evening, when she sustained the chansoter of the heroine with as effect rarely surpassed by any of the grentost stare of the tragic stage. She was applauded to the echo by one of the largest sadism:es of the season ; and it seems pro bable that her performance will give a fresh run to this powerfu but hackneyed opera. NM*. Bianeolini, the new contralto, bad peat success in the part of Maio Orsini. She looked the character welt. acted with spirit, and in the &Inoue anacreontic, "11 ■egreto per ever felice," was loudly and unanimously eaeored. Of Mario's Genus?* it is sufficient to may that his acting sad singing were equally beautiful and equally successful ; and Roneocti's representation of the Duke Alfonso was as wad sad terrible as ever. drama. OLYMPIC. On Saturday night this popular little theatre was soddenly tuned into a comic opera-house by the prods* Wm of an English version, slightly burlesqued, of M. Offen isch's Barbe Ilkue. Blue Beard is one of the latest works of this gay and sparkling French composer, and to do justice to the adaptation (which is by Mr. H. Bellingham) Mr. Horace Wigan has thought it advisable to mix his ordinary burlesque company with two competent opera singers, and a small but efficient operatic chorus. He has engaged Miss Galion, a niece of Miss Louisa pyre, whose style of singing is founded on Imer aunt's, and Mr. W. M. Terrott, a tenor singer, who made his appearance last season at Covent-garden Theatre is linglish opera. Mr. Terrott is above the average height d tenors, and Miss Galion is below the average height of sopranos—we are speaking of stature, and not of vocal *surpass ; but they both have • lively and agreeable notion of acting. As dramatic critics, it is not our province to speak of their singing, and we must leave iltafplessing duty to the musical critics, who will soon have to recognise M. Offenbach as a musical composer. The burlesque version of Blue Beard has a clear story, laving little connection, except in name, with the old legend. All the stock elements of burlesque are duly provided—a saucy princess, • pretty prince, a king panta loon, • henpecking queen, and comic attendants. The scene is laid in No-man's Country, and the dresses, rich and limner- OW, appear to belongto three centuries of French history— the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth. The quiet sad original humour of Mr. E. Atkins finds employment in the character of an alchymist, who is afterwards dis guised as a Spanish gipsy, and introduces some novel and saluting " business " with a tambourine. Mr. W. H. Stephens appears for the hundredth time as the bur lesqued dotard King, and Mies Farren has plenty of " cheeky " business, but no distinct cellar-flap dance, as " a policeman of the period." The scenery and appoint ments are elegant and complete, and Mr. Tully shcen his well-tried ability as conductor of the music. The produo lion of such • piece is another sign that operatic extra vaganza, or comic opera, to use • less sounding phrase, is replacing modern burlesque on the London stage. SADLEBS WELL& This once famous, but now almost forgotten sub urban theatre, underthe energetic leueeshipot Mr. Nation, and management of Mr. Nye Chart, is making an attempt to regain its lost place amongst the London playhouses. It las an excellent working company, a low comedian (Mr. G. Belmore), who possesses tragic power in a large degree, as well u cockney humour; good pieces are carefully produced, and not kept too long In the bills ; no fault can he found with the scenery, the music, and dresses, and the whole enter tainment is well advertised. If, under these circum stances, the house is not a commercial success, we must conclude that Islington and Clerkenwell prefer the amuse aunts provided by the local music -balls, casinos, and literary institutes (so called) to the drama. On Saturday hot Mr. W. Brough's burlesque, Papilionetta, was pro- duced, with new scenery, dresses, and appointments, and wen with several break-down dances specially devised for the theatre. What more can the pleasure-seekers of the X. district require Unibenittp Intelligence. OXFORD, Jot's 2. EXETER Cottaoa.—The election to the vacant oehoLirsinp and exhibitions at Exeter College terminated ibis afternoon in favour of the following gentlemen : STAPLIDON SCHOLARSHIP.—Geoffrey Hughes, com moner, Exeter College. How Exintmox—(open pro hdc rice).—Elwyn Rey nolds Massey, commoner, Exeter College. GIFFORO EXHIBITION—(open pro Mc rice).—Edward Symonds, commoner, Exeter College. The other vacancies have not yet been filled up. There were 23 candidates. CANIDRIDOE, JUNE 2. -THE SADLERIAN MATHE MATICAL PROTESAORSHI P.—The Rev. Dr. Phelps, Master of Sidney College, was to-day unanimously elected in the Senate one of the examiners for this professorship, to supply the vacancy caused by the decease of Dr. whewelL V • iav artists interns/um THE PAST AND -s- CURRENT WERE'S H.ACING. BlbyDasle e ,. X f i ii ii oZt es •.l. 190 'B tby Mese— ) .... : ... ......., MO. *C fby Nawdpi (Mr. Cltalibl) • MS - C 1 by Dundee—Medie=huind) 4OO -Is c id passir— owilLr. Ten Brack) - Br a by Wesibabli—.Athaba Mae [(Med /3 el by llbs. litreler (Mr. Cludille) SOO C c by St. A (Mr. lbents— ) aspeth (dam of Drumour) by Btrd " catcher Cis.* lOOO Bc by RerwminMer—cOmanh Heed (Doke of Muldltoo) • • 700 C e by Hendee—Dina (Duke of Hamilton) 660 1 B e by tillndee—slid (Mr. W. Robinson) TOO Bc by Mersyse—Dedtees of Kiwi.* (Count Hattlizany) OW `B c by Dendee—Curse Royal (Mr. Cartwright) B c f by Betrminster—lnel Homy Cello (dam of Echo) by 81404 o Hand Duke of idoni 11 f by Wirermirstre—Madame litodare (Mr. Pryor) C 1 out of a mare by Hampton (dam of Ompard) (Duke of Hamilton) Br c by Weatherbil—Thangle (Mr. Chaplin) C c by Marries or Dundee—Beatrice (Duke of Hamilton) C e by Mayes —Perfection (Mr. B. Herbert) ISO C c by Manyas—Leprosy (Mr. Jacques) B e by Weathabtt—liaid of Palmyra Jar. Jacques) C c by Weatherbit—Bitterly (Marquis of li,..ri) 11 f by Weethertat—Frolic (Mr. robot) B 1 by Honor-]]them Beauty (Colonel de Butte) Be c by The Prime idinieter—Actrem (Captain Cooper) B c by Oubton—Medes (Duke of Bacalaton) PIGEON SROOTING.—THR GRRAT ARISTOCRATIC CHamPlox Etwasranana.—This event, which for some time past has excited much interest, commences this day (Monday), at Ashburnham-park, adjoining Cremorne, and will be concluded to-morrow (Tuesday). Mr. Frank Heathcote has obtained the large entry of 63, and doubt less 40 at least will compete. The conditions of this un precedented contest are 25 sovereigns each, 40pigeons each, 30 yards rise, from five traps, and Barber fit" to supply some of his best rocks, so that the merits of the oompet tors will be fully tested. The gentlemen will shoot in squads of seven each, commencing each day at 1 o'clock. r TZ - T YIAZOIif - ,I ( 17:4 'I TIT EXPRESf3, MONDAX-„NTPING, JIIIWE 4, 184_ „ WINCIASTEB ELECTION. The nomination of a candidate to represent this - city in parliament took place on Saturday at noon, at the begs assembly room of St. John's-house. The vacancy wee ockniened by the acceptance of office by Mr. John Bon ham-Carter as one of the Lords of the Treasury. Nothing was beard of any opposition to the re-election of the hon. member until early on Saturday morning, when a rumour reached the city of • new candidate being about to appear, and this was followed by the publication of an address , signed by Mr. Charles Lempnere, D.C.L., of the Temple, X•ondon, and asking for the su ff reges of the electors " on the pure question of oonservative principles, stating him self • sound churchman, opposed to universal suffrage, the ballot, and all false liberalism •, holding that opinion was free to all, and that it was not only a duty, but a privilege, to fight openly for one's principles whenever called on to amen or protect them." The MAYOR Living briefly opened the eeding Dr. FCROOSHILL•CRAWFORD proposed r John ;them- Carter for return as member for the city for the sixth time. Mr. Alderman Domain seconded the nomination. General LowTH came forward amidst as immense uproar, sad could scarcely be heard. He was understood to say that he had been requested to propose a conservative candidate, and did so by naming Mr. Charles Lempriere. Mr. CHARLES Mayo, amidst great uproar, came forward to second the nomination, observing first that he had never seen or heard of Mr. Lempriere till within the last three hours, s and therefore he was ni e t a repared, like their friend Dr. Crawford , to be able to of the candidate's personal merits, but he found that e was a gentleman of conservative principles, and he was therefore ready to sup port him. Mr. BONHAM-CAVITE then rose amidst the great applause of the meeting. He had refrained from canvassing their votes, and would now refrain from urging upon them that which preceding speakers had referred to as merits of his own. He was there to-day because after a service of 20 year rendered to this city, he had deemed it not inconsistent with his duty to swept a position of honour proposed only to him a few days since. He would not my that be did not hesitate before accepting that office. He did he sitate, because he felt that the position he held by their favour and indulgence for an long a period was such • one as any English gentleman might fill, and that • gentleman in such a position pursuing an honest independent course, ought not perhaps to desire a change. He would not dis guise that he (and ho supposed every other member of parliament) had felt that a measure of . great scope had been opened to ;criticism. It would be impossible that • question dealing with such various interests as the Reform Bill should not be open to criticism and modifi cation; but what did the electors send 650 members to parliament for, but to modify and correct after an issue had been raised ; and of what use was • deliberative assembly if it did not alter a measure until it met with the general approbation of the country! He had his own opinion upon the Reform Bill, and he believed that Lord Russell and Mr. Gladstone were both actuated by the purest motives for the good of the country (hear), by a strong sense of what was their duty, when they brought forth their measure. (Hear.) Probably they did not estimate fully the difficulties with which they would have to contend. But the question now was, not what had been the policy of the government, but whether the electors would allow this measure to be shouldered from one side to the other, to be disposed of by side winds, and again relegated to the limbo of past failures, and without an opportunity of fairly discussing it (bear), and whether he, for • time, should merge his freedom of expression, as their representative, on points upon which he certainly bad an opinion, if by so doing he could contribute to the furtherance of • measure which he felt quite sure the people of this country, in some shape or other, desired to see pass into law. (Hear.) It was signed that they should not dismiss the bill, because they could not get sufficient pressure to bear upon it, but be did not wish to see popular pressure upon such a question. (Hear.) He bad bad some yews' experience in the House of Com mons, and was thoroughly satisfied in his own mind that, upon both sides, a serious desire existed that some such measure should be passed by the present parlia ment. (Hear.) Mr. LKIIPRIZER, after obeerving that he was well known upon the Western Circuit, where he had travelled for many years, said the principles upon which he stood there, and upon which be meant to fight out the battle, were, he hoped, the principles of a man of honour and a gentle man, and to give an opportunity for testing those prin ciples which were involved in the measure before the House of Commons, the most momentous question which has been brought forward in our day. (" Indeed !") Yes ! it was • most momentous question, and would they send Mr. Carter up to support the Reform Bill! Mr. Carter bad testified his satisfaction at their approval of him at the last general election, but at that time the guiding hand of the government was Lord Palmerston ; it was Mr. Gladstone. (Loud and general my of "Three cheers for Mr. Gladstone," which were given with great energy). He was • sound churchman, and bad for 25 years held a fellowship of the University of Oxford, and held in atill. (Uproar.) A show of hands was taken, when apparently the whole ware raised for Mr. Bonham-Carter ; about twenty, how ever, were held up for Mr. Lempriere ; and the Mayor having declared the choice to have fallen on Mr. Bonham- Carter by a very lar ge majority, Gen. Lowtb demanded a poll for Mr. Lemp riere, which the Mayor stated would be taken at the Corn Exchange on Monday. THE MINISTERIAL MAJORITY.—The government are ready to fight the battle out, and the division upon Captain Hayter's amendment will not partake of the cha racter of a " cross." The state of the house is more favour able to ministers than it was upon the division on the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill. Since then two conservatives have been ejected from De vonport, and two liberals have been elected in their place, making four on a division. Aberdeenshire has replaced conservative by a liberal; Windsor, then vacant, is now re rated by two liberal., and Rolston is in the same position as regards its one mem ber. Nottingham has also been filled ; and, as Mr. Os borne was mainly elected by the Conservatives, we may, having regard to his antecedents, expect that be will turn upon his friends at the first opportunity. The seat vacant for South Nottinilhamshire, by Lord Stanhope's accession to the peerage, will make up twelve votes gained to the government since the last vital occasion. Against this are to be set the ministerial losses. Sandwich has replaced the late Secretary of the Admiralty by a Conservative, Mr. Capper ; Waterford and Winchester are vacant Northallerton has sent in a government opponent ; and North Devon, then vacant, has elected Sir Stafford North cote. This makes six votes against ministers, which re duces the advantages we have recounted above from twelve to six. Fully one-half of the " Adullara " party are likely to return to the allegiance which they forswore on Lord Grosvenor's motion. But, per contra, a number of former ministerial supporters will now be found in opposition, owing to the way in which their constituencies are threateend to be swamped by the Redistribution of Seats Bill. The division may thus be expected to be close ; but on the whole, we think there is no doubt that the !government will have a majority. It is probable that it will be larger than that on the morning of the 28th of April, and it is not quite off the cards that it may be of much more respectable dimensions.—Sanday Gazette. ELEcrlosr Movamsprrs.--SirE. C. Kerrison,M. P. the conservative member for Bye, still continues in we ak health, and will probably not be able to vote in the im pending division. A petition is talked of wind the re cent return of Mr. M. Chambers, M.P., and Lord Eliot, M.P., for Devonport. Mr. Brett, Q.C.. the defeated con servative candidate for Holston, is very sanguine that he shall eject Mr. Campbell from the representation of that borough. Mr. Brett claims a majority of five legal votes. An election will take place at Bridgewater on Wednesday to make good the vacancy occasioned by the unseating of Mr. H. Westropp (conservative) by an election committee. , ILati fat*Myatt. - - SOUTH Norrs.—ln consequence of the elevation of Lord Stanhope to the upper house through the death of his father, the Earl of Chesterfield, there is a vacancy for the South Division of Notts. It Is not yet positively known who will offer himself as successor to Lord Stan hope. Mr. C. Paget, late M.P. for Nottingham, is men tioned on the liberal aide. THE 4TH OF Juw AT ETON—The birthday of George IIL, which has been kept up with so much spirit as an annual holiday and social meeting of " old Etonian ," will be observed to-day with all the reminiscences of bygone days. The speeches will commence as usual in the Upper School at noon, where the necessar7 accommodations are made for the reception of the nobility and gentry, and those whose sons are con nected with the college. The Prima and Princess of Wales, the Crown Prince o f De Maryof Cambridge, and the Prince Teck, who are visiting the Prince and Princess of Wales at ntnese-park, and also a large assemblage of the nobility and gentry are expected to be present. The procession of boats to Old Burley " from the Eton Brocas will take place at 6 o'clock. THE SHEFFIELD FILE MALEREe Locx OUT.—For the last 13weeks the whole of the operatives in the various branches of the Sheffield file trade, to the number of 3,780 men, have been " locked out" by the file manufacturers consequent upon • dispute as to an advance of w sought by the men. The allowance fixed by the filennir union at the commencement of the lock-out foe the support of the men was at the following rate :-7a. per week to single men, and 9s. per week to married men, with la. per week additional for every child. This allowance has up to this week been resulsrly paid to every man, and has ab sorbed the sum at 1,7001. per week. Thus the large sum of 22,100/. has alreadT been expended on this lock-out, irre spective of the loss in wages to the workmen and of profits to the employers. Of the above large sum no less than 11,0001., or one half, has been subscribed from the funds of the Sheffield trade societies alone. There is some faint hope of the lock-out terminating this week, but if it does not, the Amalgamated Engineers em about to vote a sum from their funds that will meet one week's allowanee to the men, and other of the large amalgamated trades pro pose adopting the same mane. METROPOLITAN FREI HOSPrTAL, DEFORM:IIE -1 BOWE, eggrente number of patients relieved during the week ending June 2, was medical, 904 ; surgical, 620 ; total, 1,524, of which 624 wan new cases. 1111TiorouTAN COUNTY COURT& (Illitbs day. =art for the mempani week.) lawk—Weelawiday, Jame ; Thurs. day,r Fr lin r i nday, . • atoolusosT, Portland-med.—Wednesday, June 6 ; Thursday, ; Friday, 8. June 5 ; Wednes Malarial:pow& Maryiebone-road.—Tuesday, - day,6 ; Friday, 8. Wmonmperisi, Beathwireet.—Tweaday, June 6. da Cikainnwact, Dwiesn-ierraos.—Tuseday, June 6; Wednes , 6 ; Thursday, 7 ; Friday, dwoannticn, Old-street-road —Toady, June 5 ; Thursday, 7. Bow, Bow.read—Monday, June 4 ; day, 8. Wwwweltarm . , Orsal PrescolArtreet. —Wednesday, June d ; Thorm447, 7 Friday, B. NONNIWANX Owsweareet—Tmeday, Jena 6; Thwiday, 7: Friday, 8. LAXIIFIW, Camberwell Newroad.—Tuseday, June 5. CM Of LONDON. June 4; Wednesday, 8 ; Friday, 8. LORD MAYOR'S coast Gedidhall. —Tnesday, June 5 ; W.:does day, O. MORI anZr itlititarg. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 2. APPOMTMENTS. —Com mander W. H. Coining, from Carlisle to Dundalk, coast guard station, as itiapecting commander, vice W. F. Irwin, deceased. astels W. J. Grandy, recently promoted from the Himalaya to the Petrel, 3, screw-sloop, at Devonport J. C. Soltieet, late of the Conqueror at China, to the Donegal, tl, screw coastguard ship, at Liverpool ; J. Kiddie, from the Donegal, to the Asia guard ship of re serve at Portsmouth ; C. C. Scott, to the Trafalgar, 72, coastguard ship at Queensferry, North Britain ; E. Hi:a vast, to be chief o ffi cer in the coastguard service at Peter batid, Surgeon J. N. J. O'Malley, from the Star to the Petrel. Paymaster A. Whiftin, to the Petrel. Second blasters S. Smith, to the Orontes, 2, iron troop idp,.at Portsmouth ; A. R. Itionham, to the Ganges, 20, *lnning ship, at Falmouth, for service, in the Liberty, 12, sailing sloop, her tender. Engineers C. Hetherington, A. Borthwick, and C. A. Dewar, to be additional to the Sntlej, 35, flagship, in the Pacific. Seoonll•claaa Assistant-Engineer W. Lawson, to be addi• lional, to the Sutlej. The Lieutenant-Governorship of New Brunswick, vacant by the appointment of the Honourable Arthur Gor don to the government of Trinidad, says the Sunday Gazette, will not be filled up, pending the arrangements which may be made for a confederation of the British Borth American provinces. In the meantime Major- General }Listings Doyle, now commanding the troops in Nova Scotia, will administer the government of New Brunswick. THE CAPE Matta. According to the new arrangements made by government with the Cape Mail Oompnny, mails will leave Plymouth on the 10th of the month, and in 28 days they will reach St. Helena, in 38 days Table Bay, in 41 day. Port Elizabeth, in 44 days Natal, in 55 days Mauritius, in 68 days Gallo, in 87 days Suez, and in 101 days Southampton ; and M il l will leave Southampton on the 20th of the month, and in 14 days limy will reach Suez, in 32 days Galle, in 44 days Man- PAWS, in 54 days Natal, is 57 days Port Elizabeth, in 10 days Table Bay, in days St. Helena, in 73 days Ascen sion, and in 99 days Plymouth. The lionise of post to Table Bay will be 79 days. Every month Africa will be circumnavigated by the Caps sad Peninsular and Oriental Mail steamers in has than 100 days. A HOME FOR RETIRED AMERICAN Acrows.—We Lear that Edwin Forrest the tragedian purposes, on his return from California, to carry out a long -canton. plated scheme by founding and endowing, in Phaidelphis, s Home for Retired Actors. Some months since Mr. Forrest purchased • magnifioent estate in his native city, same six miles distant from the centre of trade, with the intention of making it his future residence. He also pur chased a large adjoining property and the whole he now /Mends to devote to uses which will mitigate the sufferings et unfortunate actors, and create for them an asylum where, after they have ceased to win the plaudits of the public, they may Sad shelter and care. The vicissitudes el an actor's life often throw him upon the cold charities ef the world, and to smooth the closing years of the less fortunate members of the profession is the object which Mr. Forrest has in view. It hi certainly a noble idea, and will, no doubt, be caned out is a most liberal manner.— Aston Journal ,hley 23. " A good family medicine cheat, with a prudent tee, has eased many a fife: and yet we think the idea might be hmproved___ i npoa and redooed to • more simple form. Take some , as Cocklel Antibillous b, and we find ea Ciiirs= end use be obtained without scales and weights, myellerices eomperienenta, and escheated bottles with arras' 'toppers. Others might be lased, ben Ceekle's tills, as laded by many thousands of persoas, and fumed to answer tbeir purpose so well; may be set down aft the beet."—Obeerver.— &advertisement) TO THE IDITOa OP TKO MIPIUI66. SlR,—Another eventful week has passed sway, - end its close was marked by what must be looked upon alined as a calamity, in these days when sportsmen good and true are so scarce. I allude, of course, to the decease of one of the few representatives of the old school left to us, the Bart of Chesterfield, who started so pluckily with Zinganee at Ascot just thirty-seven years ago, sad foi_, upwards of thirty years was one of the mod active sup porters of the " national pastime." His luok was not great towards the close of his turf career, when his horses were trained by T. Taylor, with others, at Newmarket ,• but he had a pretty good sha re _ of the tt i t air lir t in hia r tit l n B aV i lf al never won a n Dl o rt, the latter of whom in the same year also ustr7 Os a c n ed the Doncaster I Cup on his lordship's sideboard, and the ladies' race again in '49 by the aid of Lad Evelyn, were a fair compensa tion. Besides these " big stakes,* he wee credited with two Goodwood Cups by Priam, whom he bought out of the; Ohifney hands, soon after he s tarted on the turf, in addi tion to Zinganee's Ascot Gold Cup ; and he was, almost to the last, continually doing something is the handicap line. Ten years ago Typee's name was se familiar to honey Eng land as that of Fairwater was later on, though she never brought off such • grand coup as Bathilde did in the Cam bridgeshire of '62, since when the popular " red and blue sleeves" (with which what are now termed the " French colours"—blue and red sleeves—were so long con founded when Count F. de Lagrange first began to make his mark) hare not often been seen, espe cially in the van. The Earl was always of the go-a-head school, whether as a " racing man," or as the master of the Buckhounds or of the Pytcla ley, and his buying of Zinganee for 2,500 guineas and Pruun f0r3,000 guineas, when there was little beyond the Cups before them, was considered wonderfully " plucky" at the time. So that, after all, people were not so mad or so rich in the " good old times" as now, when one yearling brings the extraordinary price of 2,500 guineas, and another 2,000 guineas during an afternoon. These were the " top prices," both unprece dented, at the Middle Park (Bltbam) sale of Saturday, when 42 youngsters, whose capabilities for racing can only be guessed at for some months to cane, were sold by auction at the splendid average of 456 10-42 guineas each ! The best blood in the country was doubtless represented by them ; still the " mad-priced" ones may not be superior to, if so good se, some of the comparatively cheaper lots, or the purchasers of a 900-guinea and a 700- guinea colt respectively would not have cared to meet them in a 1,000 sous. sweepstake', h. ft., a private race, made for the autumn of 1867. The " gentlemen " mus tered in peat force at the sale, in despite of the bad time they had of it at Ascot, where, during the four days' racing, at every one of which the Prince of Wales assisted, nearly all the " pots " boiled over, Mr. Pitt in the Trial, the Duke in the Queen's Vise and Stand Plate, Lord Lyon in the Prince of Wales's Stakes, Ceylon in the Ascot Derby, Mire& and Ischia in the Coronation, a dozen " pots " in the Royal Hunt Cup, Elland in the Alexandra Plate, and two or three favourites in minor affairs, gave backers, by their defeats, a striking lesson on the dangers of plunging. Moat of these overthrows were in complete contradiction of previous running, and they have only to blame the turf's " glorious uncertainty," except when lay ing odds on Snead against Strafford for the Alexandra Plate, the performance of Lord Glasgow's horse with Fills de l'Air twelve months ago being quite within 121 b of any one /Aland was credited with since. He beet the fallen off Regalia as far as Gladiateur did in the Cup, and thus, besides crediting me with a great victory as a wind up, confirmed the opinion I expressed that be would be " • dangerous foe to the Gaul under any ciatum stances," for the Frenchman would have bad to run him at 181 b disadvantage. The falling lame of Lord Lyon, in addition to &remake, left half-a-dozen races compara tively open, and no doubt increased the fields, which averaged 10 for each of the 28 contests that took place, the largest being, as usual, for the Hunt Cup, carried off very cleverly by the rank outsider Attache. The was the greatest surprise of the meeting, though few were prepared to see the Cilb reverse the Derby positions of Lord Lyon and Rustic—and I question whether the weight had much to do with it, after all, but rather the different trim the two horses were in. While Rustic had been kept "at it" pretty well at home since the E meeting, in anticipa tion of one or two smart brushes, Lord Lyon had been doing comparatively nothing, being only intended for the St. James's Palace Stakes until the lame fisivernake was struck out of the Prince of Wales's Stakes, when, being on the ground, Mr. Sutton thought he might just as well run —a !mot injudicious step, with his cracked heels, which will give Dover some trouble between now and the St. Leger. A good rest is absolutely necessary before he can be brought round ; consequently, as Savernake will also give his friends plenty of anxiety before he is sound on his legs again, while Rustic is • much better St. Leger horse than ho was a Derby, and Janitor is, too, gradually coming to his proper form, we shall have a greatrace in the north - _ for certain, there being whispers even of John Scott having another surprise in store for us on the town moor. Gls diateur's Cup victory was satisfactory in many ways, for it settled the silly twaddle that had been indulged in about hie having " a bit in hand " as regards age, seeing he has improved even more than Regalia has done since last _year ; but it hardly compensated for Ceylon winning the Grand Prize of Pans (as I anticipated in your impres sion of May 21) from the Frenchmen, who could not vet one into the first three against no on their own soil, al though it is but trick-and-tie as yet between the two " friendly foes," Mounseer having won with Vermont and Gladiateur, while John Bull has only scored a similar " double " with the Ranger and Ceylon. The latter`a trip to France spoiled him for his Ascot engagements, Staghound and Robin Hood, both of whom he had beaten easily enough once this year, finishing before him in the Ascot Derby. and but for Rustic we certainly should hear of him for the St. Leger. The many two-year-old races brought out plenty of fresh faces ; and while the Palmer and tiunnylocks each made • creditable diblt, the colt by North Lincoln out of Protection. Python, Prolate, the French Dragon and Conde, Leading Suit, and a filly by Beadsman out of Salamanca, with others of lesser note, gave every promise of future excellence, but nothing came out to equal the two flying fillies, Hippie and Achievement, unless it was the Palmer, Baron Rothschild's filly performing two extraordinary feats when she tailed home with her nb penalty for the Queen's Stand Plate, and ran ..way from Friponnier for the Fernh iIL Another four days' sport is provided for the home division this week, Windsor occupying Tuesday and Wed nesday. and Hampton the two following days. There are three rich the in waiting at Mr. Frail's new meeting, one being the Windsor Summer Handicap, a mile and five furlongs, in which Dulcimer will take her own part against all the might of Woodyeates and Danebuiy, which powers, between them, have about a dozen representatives, and all "well in." The minor handicaps are subject to what certain cliques may stand by although I cannot help thinking Lord Westmoreland will be down upon one or two of them, and perhaps the mile Eton Han dicap also with Brahma, who is as " well in" as the Vixen. But this event will be greatly influenced by the first day's proceedings, as will also the Stewards' Cup, about one mile and a half, a prize that may not be contested by more than two or three of the ten attend. The Royal (two year-old) Stakes ought to tempt the French Dragon, for in the probable absence of the Rake be has by far the best chance, as Mr. Chaplin can hardly hope to beat him with either the Hermit (7lb extra) or Satyr, or Lord Stamford with Arundel or Cellina (7lb extra), and the best of his remaining opponents I have ever seen comprise the Rescue (31b extra), Commissioner, King Charles (31b extra), and Opoponax 131 b extra). The Ha — mpton events must be left till the above are decided. Dulcimer being in the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, with War, and many of the platers being engaged at both meetings and the " great events" at Newton are subject either to whether Lord 'Bateman sends Moulaey end Queen of Trumps there or to Hampton, or what two or three stables, with three or four representatives each, may resolve upon at the last moment.—l am, be. METEOR. SALE OF THE MIDDLE-PARK YEARLINGS. Forty-two yearlings bead at the above extensive esta blishment were sold on Saturday, for the enormous sum of 20,0764, or an average of 478 i. each. This is a conclusive proof that, notwithstanding the " panic " in commercial circles, the Turf is iu a flourishing condition. The youthful Duke of Hamilton (who has bought all Mr. William Robin lion's horses) was the principal purchaser, and, as will be seen by the report below, gave the unprecedented price of 2,500 guineas for one yearling (a large sum of money to bang on a flexor tendon). Mr. Chaplin, who bought the highest priced yearling at this sale last year for 1,500 guineas, also bought one this year for 2,000 guineas ; and Mr. Henry Hill (for the Marquis of Hastings) purchased one for 900 guineas. The attendance was enormous, all the turf notabilities being present, and some spirited bet ting took place on the youngsters that will be entered for the Derby of 1868, Mr. 3. R. Morris being the principal operator against the yearlings, while the takers were re presented by the Duke of Hamilton, Mr. Merry, ie., at the following prices : 25,000 to 250 .gat cby Westberblt—Athena Pallas ' b other to Neptueue 25,000 to 250 cby St. Albaas—ilapeth 10,000 to 500 cby Newmtnater —Lady echo. 25,000 to 250 c by Dundee—Ennui 1 10,000 to 100 e byitlag Ton--Lady Vernon 105,000 to 250 cby Newailaster—gaean's Head 14000 to 100 cby Hanyas—Daellses of Ehmiston 25,000 to 260 c Weatherbtt-ITtantle 25,000 to 150 cby Weatberb&t—Bu lk 10.000 to 75 eby Weatherbll-51 aid SAW to 250 c by Dundee—Dtrtah. B e by Amsterdam—Mama (Mr. Fobert) B c by Amsterdam—lime. tandem (Mr. 1, 11 4) C c by Mosierdam—Masibee (Mr. J. B. Morns) Bre by Horror—Panpipe (Mr. Elliott) Br c by Vattlgeer—Cbalybeeda (Yr. Memell) R I by lanibton—lbet Fly (Mr. J. B. Monte) B t by Wild Dayretl—Pandora Mr. W. 0. Bassett) (It (Mier to iltestmea) by Wattbarbit--Elbot (Xi. olmplia) Bt by Weatherbtt—Faetaraide ;Mr. Pryor) e 47 Coirnardale—Birdtrap (Mr. J. B. Mamie) Co by Kettledrum—Gokblnek Mr. Cartenisbl. r .. Be by Chaotteleer—Whtmeleal Otptabi Cooper B by Wild Dayreit—lestlem, Durgaudy . Awe - Cc by Hamm—out of Q. I. D. (refers ElokylioN). II e by King Toni—Lsdy Vernon (Nr. H. Gooier) B I by Wherita--Oongsysa afr. Ton Drank) DEATH PROM OVERDOSE OF MORPHIA. On Saturday Mr. Bedford held an inquiry at No. 15, Park-street, Westminster, relative to the death of Mr. William Gravatt, an engineer, who died from an over dose of morphia administered by has nurse. Mr. William Gravatt Cobbs, an undergraduate clerk of Oxford, identi fied the body as that of his uncle, who was 59 years of age. The deceased had been ill about ten months and was pro- fessionally attended by Mr. Lee, but owing to that gentle man's illness Dr. Poole visited. On Tuesday afternoon last Dr. Poole asked for pen and ink, and wrote a prescrip tion. He said, " This is to be given at night if necessary, bit not otherwise, and then only the half of it." It was not to be given if he could sleep without it. It was given at eleven o'clock by the nurse. She said that the deceased must have it, as Dr. Poole had said if he did not get sleep he would die, and he had not slept the previous night nor day before. Wit ness did not see her give hie uncle the draught. He went into hie uncle's room before retiring to bed, when the nurse told him to keep quiet. About half-past six in the morning the nurse asked him to go and look at Mr. Gra vett, for he was making a curious noise. Witness went down and farad him gasping, and heard the rattles in the throat. Dr. Poole was sent for, but being out, Mr. Lang ston was called in. He asked the nurse what had been given to deceased, when she showed him the bottle, and said she had given the whole of the draught. He then maid to the nurse, " Yon have called me in just to see him die." He administered brandy, but death soon ensued. The bottle was here produced, the instruction upo n it being " The half of this draught to be taken at once . " By the Coroner : Dr. Poole gave the instructions to witness while writing the prescription, but the nurse was in the room. By the Jury : She was about the room, and must have heard what was said,but might have forgotten. She could read the direction on the bottle. Mr. Langston remarked that the symptomspresented were those of a person having been poi soned. Dr. Poole did not say that it would be dangerous to take the whole of the draught at once. Mr. Samuel Chaplin, chemist and druggist, of 11, Tothill-street, said he prepared a prescription on Tuesday afternoon last, and the label on the "bottle produced was in his handwrit ing. He made up a mixture and • draught. The draught contained four grains of muriate of morphia, the half of which was to be taken at once. If witness had been going to administer such a draught, in a case of deli rium tremens, he should have thought two grains would have been a heavy dose, and four grains probably a fatal dose. Mr. Thomas Langston, surgeon, of 29, Broad way, W estminster , deposed to being called to the deceased on Wednesday morning at seven o'clock. He was in bed, supported by a woman (the nurse). He was in a half comatose state, the face look ing ghastly, and the lips livid. There was a loud mucous rattling in the throat, the pupils contracted, the pulse int peroeptible, and the body covered with cold perspiration. From these symptoms he th ought he was dying from nar cotic poison, and inquired from the woman in attendance what he had taken. She showed witness a prescription, and the bottle produced empty. Re asked her if she had given the half or the whole of the draught, when she said " the whole." He told her that he was dying, and he be lieved that to be the immediate cause of death. He made a post mortem examination on Thursday, and considered the cause of death was an overdose of muriate of morphia. Four grains to • certainty would destroy life. That did not apply to opium eaters, persons under delirium tre mens, or those accustomed to take large doses of narcotics. Ruth Henny, the nurse, was then called and having been cautioned by the coroner, said she would give evidence. She said she bad been two years in deceased's service as cook and housekeeper. She took the housekeeping after Mrs. Gravatt's death. Deceased had not been well for ten months, and she nursed him. She gave Mr. Gravatt a dose of medicine thinking it was the same as Mr. Lee had sent. She did not lmowit wu poison, and had no notice that it was poison. When she was in the room no one said any thing about the half being taken. She did not look at the bottle, because he had had similar bottles before. She had given Mr. Gravatt five or six draughts from bottles of a similar size. There was a gaslight in the room. The jury returned a verdict that deceased was " accidentally poi soned by an overdose of morphia given inadvertently by his nurse, to whom, in the jury's opinion, sufficient caution was not given by the medical man in attendance ou the deceased." THE CATTLE PLAorz. —The return of the reported cases in Great Britain for the week ending May 26 shows that 1,207 attacks were reported, being a decrease of 725 on the previous return. A considerable number of oases are not reported to the central office sufficientlz early to be included in the return for the week in which they com menced ; they are therefore inserted subsequently in the column headed " beck cases." On these eases being added to the respective weeks to which they belong it is found that they amount, on recent averages, to about 25 per cent. on the number of attacks duly reported, so that, cor recting the 1,207 attacks returned this week, the number would be raised to 1,509. In the present return, a table is given for the first time showing the results for each week from the commencement of the epidemic, and the " back cases " are therein properly distributed up to March 31. Twenty-two counties remain free fromdisease, viz., two in nigland, ten in Wales, and ten in Scotland. In fifty-nine counties no cases bare been reported as occur ring during the week. Seven counties show an increase of forty-eight cases, and eighteen counties and the metropo lis a decrease of 773 cases. The return is now presented in a new form ; all the essential columns previoualy given are retained, but additional information and some new tables are added ; the divisions and counties are arranged in topographical order, instead of alphabetically as here tofore. --•-• THE FATAL STABBING CASE AT IMMINGHAM. An inquest was held at the Grand Turk, Ludgate-hill, Birmingham, on the body of John Davis, a lad ten years of age, who met with his death on Wednesday last from a stab inflicted by Thomas M`Gee, under the following circum stances. The deceased worked at Mr. Stevens' glass-works, and the boy M'Gee at Mr. Gould's binge works. During the dinner hour on Wednesday there was a quarrel between the two factiuns, and M`Gee was struck on the head by one of the glass lads. He pulled off his jacket, but while doing so his party ran away and be then followed. Seeing his pursuers close at hand be hid himself against a wall and the glass lads passed him. He then sat down on step having a knife in his hand, and while he was there three of the glass lads returned and made some taunting remark. Immediately after five other glass lads turned the corner of the street,and M'Gee attempted to pass them, when one of them struck him on the side of the bead, when )(Tree struck round with his right hand,snd the knife entered the heart of decessed,who instantly expired. After nearly two hears' deliberation, the jury returned a special verdict, to the effect that " Thomas M'Grie, being an in fant of the tender age of nine years, and not having the discernment of good and evil, in boyish strife sur rounded by eight other boys, and having a knife in his hand, one of the bop struck the said Thomas M'Gee on the head, and the said Thomas M'Gee did then swing back his right hand, and with the knife did cause a mortal wound to the heart of the deceased John Davis, and that the said Thomas M'Gee did thus kill and slay the said John Davis, but not feloniously or of malice afore thought." The child, who is very small for his age, ap peered unconscious of the perilous position in which he was placed. THE GROUND RECLAIMED /EOM THE THAMES AT THE TIMPLI-GARDEPI. W. understand that the two acres of ground reclaimed from the Thames, immediately behind the portion of the embankment near the Temple pier has been given up to the benchera. It was generally believed that the ground would have been added to the Temple-gardens, and that the public were to have the benefit of its use, but it appears that this is not to be, as the benches have given orders for it to be enclosed and cultivated for their own private use. We are also informed that the lands fronting crown property at Whitehall. gardens, and abutting upon the embankment, are to be given up to the crown lessees, to be dealt with as they may advise. The public will therefore not get the whole of the benefit of the embankment, for which they will have to Jpay so heavily .—City Press. LAdTeItiseENTIE.tgOLLOWAT'S OINTMENT AND Prusi—Droprical Owe —Whaterrer may be the remote cause of collections ot water In the hum= body it must he pro dep.:l:m=l:km as soon as rWbU The readiest means of this end are by ming Holloway's Oint ment to Increase the activity of the absorbents. When this Ointment la well rubbed upon the skin it removes sII edema congestion, overcomes ell mechanical obstruction to the free return of the blood, and prevents the tot serum and water. Holloway. PLY likewise augment the assottfag powers MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. H. W. Bodkin.) Robert Lilly, formerly groom of the chambers to the Earl of Cardigan, surrendered, in discharge of his bail. to answer an indictment, in which he was charged with theft. Lady Cardigan said—On Tuesday, the 13th of February, I had occasion to make a remittance to Masers. Harrington, linendrapers, of Brighton, and on that day I wrote a cheque for 18/. les. on the London and 'Westminster Bank in c u pla ce where I have a private account. The cheque pro&ced is the one that I wrote. . I enclosed the cheque with the bill in an en. velope. I put " registered " on the top. and addressed the letter to Messrs. Harrington. 170, North-street, Brighton. That was about ten eclock in the morning. I gave that Letter to Lilly. I told him there was a cheque for 18/. in it, and that I wished it to be stared and put into the post immediately. It was sailed, and I put two stamps upon it. I gave the letter to the prisoner to port, and I went out with Lord Cardigan. On my return, I wrote another cheque for Mr. Redfern, of Cowes, for 30a. I put that in an envelope. That was also an uncroseed cheque on my banker. I told Lilly that there was also money in that, and I that he had posted the other letter carefully. He said, "I am sure if you have given me the letter, it is pouted properly." Nothing more was then said. The prisoner took the second letter, which I gave to him while I was at luncheon, addressed to Mr. Redfern, of Cowes. lam not quite sure whether I wrote the word " registered " upon this ; but I think I did. I am cer tain I did so en the Bret letter. At the end of a week I went down to Dean-park, Northamptonshire. I went there on the 17th, and the prisoner had gone down on the day before. While I was there I did not receive the receipt as I expected, and I wrote a letter to Merin.. Harnngton. They answered that the cheque had not been received. On the receipt of this letter I spoke to the prisoner, and told him that it was very extraordinary that the letter I had given to him had never been re ceived at all. He said himself that it was very extraordinary. I asked him if he had given the letter to any one else to post, and he said if he had had a letter given to him he posted it ; but he could remember nothing about it. I said, " I shall certainly write to my banker to stop the cheque, and I will hire a detective to find out what has become of the money." The prisoner said it would be no use going to a detective, as he would not find it out ; and he said that letters put in iron-pillar posts were not always safe, and that they sometimes mis carried. I sent him up to London to make inquiries, and told him to go to the pout-office near Portman-square, where my letters were generally posted, and I wrote to my hankers. The prisoner went up to London, and on the fol lowing day returned. The lams day I received a letter from my bankers. I spoke to the prisoner, and told him that I had received a letter from my bankers, stating that the cheque had been cashed. I told him I should employ • detective. The prisoner said he had been to the bankers, and they told him letters were not safe when they were put into the iron posts. Hayes, the hall porter, was then called, and he gave evi dence that the day the letters were given to the prisoner to post, he saw him in the hall with letters in ins hand, that one was directed in Lady Cardigan's writing, and that it also had the word registered upon it. He was severely examined by Mr. Huddeston us to his antecedents. Other witnesses were examined, and the ease for the defence was then proceeded with. After the judge had summed up, the jury retired for half an hour, and then returned a verdict of Not Guilty, which was received with some applause, and the prisoner, having been congratulated by his friends, left the court. MARKETS. TALLOW.—SarcaDat.—Town tallow quoted 41s. 9d. ; Petersbam Y.C. ea the spot, 435.; Jame, 435. ; October to December, 475. MARarr AvzsAoss.—Town tallow, 445. 3d. ; fat by ditto, 2a. 2d. ; yellow ltuadari, 445. tid. ; melted stuff, 31a. ; rough ditto, 17a. ; greaves, 20s. ; good dregs, 6s. COTTON.—LivaaPOOI., Jun 2.—fialeo to-day 15,000 bales, inclading 3,000 for spayalstion sad expesi. 6,000 American, 11d. to 16d. ; 2,500 Pernam, 15c.,13d. to 140.; 700 hisoeio and Bahia, 120. to 1.30. ; 500 Eaptran, 16N. to 26d. ; 100 Smyrna., 10d. Bengal, 4,500 tiurst, sd. to llid. ; Madras, 94d. to 10d. ;Sciade, 6d. to Bd. ; 700 Peru, 14d. to Hid. HABDWARE.—Bilimiontsx, Jars 2.—The trade of this town continues quiet, and as to some branches there I are complaints of a scarcity of orders, but there is no de pression in any respect ; the instances are comparatively few in which manufacturers have not su ffi cient orders i n t o keep their establishments engaged at full time, and it seldom happens that they are in a much better position at this time of the year. So far as relates to the metal trades generally business is steady, and the demand for material is quite up to the average. The out-workers generally have up to this time been wall employed, which is the best proof that trade here has not been seriously affected ; the large manufacturers are also disbursing the usual amounts of wages weekly, and although profit. will be interfered with by the high price of money, the half year's returns will undoubtedly be greater than for several years pest. The foreign trade continues dull ;on account of the north of Europe very little is being done ; the South American trade is also inactive ; there is a fair quantity of West Indianf orders on hand ; a few have been given out on account of some of the Eastern markets, though trade with that quarter is upon the whole dull. In the South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire district manufac turers generally are well employed ; the iron trade alone is in a bad states COTTON GOODS.—Mmecnearmi, Jmre 2.—A sanguine impression prevails that, for the present, the lowest prices have been touched. Last Saturday middling Orleans cotton was bought in Liverpool at lid. and lied. per lb., and, under the pressure of a considerable demand from the trade, has already gone up again to 134 d. The prices of yarn and goods underwent a similar depression in value, but have hardly recovered to the same extent as cotton.. The reaction in cotton has had the effect of precipitating others for yarn and cloth held in suspense, and most of the leading spinners and manufacturers are well under con trast, in most cases at rather better than the lowest terms of last week. All that is wanted to induce a big, busi ness now is confidence, and greater facilities in the money market for business men, who at t are hampered by the enormous discounts they are alled un to pay. There is no fear that cotton will not be c heap enough for a time. The increased consumption of cotton, with all the hands employed that can be procured, is 200,500 bales. The extra exports have been 161,8153. The result is that the stock in Liverpool is larpr than the whole extra import of the year, to say nothing of the 700,000 bales at sea and actually on its way here. In the course of the past week we have had nay little business in yarns for Germany, owing to the apprehension of war. Hence trade yarns have been in request, and in some in stances prime are Id. to lid. per lb. (for counts under 50's) higher than they were hurt week They hardly close perhaps, so strong as they were a day or two ago. The principal demand for cloth has been for India and China. CORN.—C•etaamos, Juxs 2.—Wheat mold slowly at last week's prices. Beans and oats were each la. cheaper. Wheat, 445. to 48e. ; beans, 46a. to 48a. ; oats, 245. to Canual.e, JUNK 2.—There was again a small supply of all kinds of grain at market this morning. Wheat sold slowly,and in wine instances a reduction of price had to be submitted to before aWe could be effected. Oats and barley were in good demand, at full rates. Prices :—Wheat, white, new, 19e. to 21s. ; red wheat, 18s. to 19s. • barley, new, 14s. to 15a. • potato oats, lie. to 12s. 6d. per Carlisle busheL F lour ls. 10d. to 2s. 14. ; oatmeal, 2a. 2d. to 2e. 4d. ; ryeroesl and barleymeal, Is. 4d. per stone. CoLoNzetsn, JUNI 2.—The supply of wheat was small, with an inactive trade at the currency of last week. Beans and paw soiree, and command fully last week's rates. Gonavotro, Jtllll 2.—The supply of wheat to-day was larger, and line samples commanded rather more attention than lad week, bet inferior sorts were difilenit to sell, and at low and irregular rakes. Wheat, Ms. to 58e. per qt , ; barley, Ma. to ; oak, 20s. to 21k. ; beans. 40s. to Ma. HUMOR% JCNI /—A small market end limited supply of wheat, but it war in excess of demand, and prices are rather lower, say 6d. to ls. per load. Grinding Earleytea maintains its value, and oats and beans meet a sale at fully late p rices. Wheat red per load, runs, 265. to 30s. • ditto, fins, 31s. ; white, 30s. to 325. ; fine, 335. 6d. Ba rley, grinding, per qr., 30s. to 36e. Oats, new to 31i5. 16e. to 22a. ; old, 245. to 32a. Beans, per load, 26. Lactates, Jens 2.—We had a fair show of wheat to day, and the condition of the grain wee goed. Sales were made slowly at about late rates. Old white ranged from 545. to 58s. ; old red, BON. to 525. ; new white, 50s. to 535. ; new red, 44a. to 48a. per 38 realm. Scarcely any barley r4kowing, and the demand was quiet. Prices were as last week. Malting, 355. to 400. per qr. ; grinding, 29a. to 31s. per Malone. The demand foe oats was moderate, and thine beingeody a limited dapplypriees were not mush changed. New, 28a. to 33a. per 24 stone. There was a thin sprinkling of beans, which sold readily at quite late rates. Old, 50s. to 545. ; new, 435. to 45 flour, 371. ; seconds, 38s. to 35e. per Nene/Jinn-on-Trim Jogs 2.-* aE wheit from the swanky this m lest Bator& 's rates. Fine here re fair retail desoard • "middling tarsi buyer. Floor steady. In beans a Grinding barley rather lower, se disposal. Oat. also in lees re downwards. The arrivals this oosetwiss. 3,820 ; foreign, 7,321• foreign, 219 ; foreign, 1,332; eats, coaetwime, 4,256; foreign, 47 wise 490 ; flour, eorietwies, 1,068 gas 1,818 sacks. Nonwics, Jugs 2.-The supp market to-day was shorter than trams rate, of last week were fully best qualities ; other soda dull. I and peas little doing on late terms cold for the moon up to ye north end north east wind ; I which fell last evening, the . and to-day the weather bas be White wheat (weighing 84544, 50e. to 85114.), 48s. 1050 s.; new e to 631ba.), 435. to 48s. per qr. per esck. Averages :-Wheat, 3,011 405 qrs., 34a. 3d. Norrusagare, Jugs 2.-There wr wheat, the show consist ing of whit tone of the demand was dull, at re made 541. to 58s. ; old red, 48e. to to 58s. ; new red, 48s. to 495. per 30 was not much dein, and prevics grinding, 30s. to M. per 30 stone was a short supply of at., which currencies ; new, 28a. to 325. ; stone. For bean s the inquiry was were established-old, 50a. to 52e. 38 stare. Super flour, 385.; fine, OXFORD, ?trim 2.-This exchan; attended, and the samples of w below the average, and sales were were compelled to purchase from r ruled from 50s. to 58s. per qr. ; Barley very scarce. Osts,22e to 3 request, and higher prices were o to 52a. Flour, 38a. and 375. pa which have been followed by fine e a most important effect upon crop Ilernsosouoa, Jogs 2.-All fr today made ls. par qr. over last w sample of spring corn offering, as obtained for all descriptions. BLOM°, Jogs 2.-In the Co tolerably good show of wheat, the better than prevtoasly. The ma nation for business, exeept to a quently not many parcels exchaeg at about former rates. A few i quality were a little easier to buy white wheat the prices ranged in mediate sorts, 50a. to We. • se red wheat, best qualities, gOs. 45e. to 488. ; and inferior, 425. to I was short, entirely grinding car 30a, to 345. Oats appeared to be a sales were not brisk, no alteration occurred. Best Poland', 255. t to 28a. ; and Tsrtary, 18a. to VI both for beans and pats ,• old I to 48s. ; and saw, 38s. to 445. I ROCHESTER, JUNE 2.-Althour market were fairly supplied with grain, and the attendance of the fair, transactions were exeeedi sales for the most part were done on the part of holders failing . to to any extent . For all supe rior] red wheat late rates were obtam dined Is. to 2s. per qr., with present terms for best white win secondary sorts, 425. to 445. per q and other kinds, 375. to 40e. doing in the foreign trade, and w quotations for that description of la per qr. There was only a limi the quotations show a decline of but superior sorts. Good parcel other lota were the turn easier. malting are 355. to 38a, and grim secondary malting, 335. to per qr. There was scarcely any the quotations are unaltered. late terms, but secondary corn r lower prices. The present rates 28e., and others 19.. to 245. per in steady request, at fully late is without alteration. WIBBICH, Jots 2.-We have grain of all kinds at this day's Trade dulL Womanise, Jou 2.—At thi again a short supply of wheat the currency of Ws day se'nn only taken in retail. Beans still peas. Toni, Jose 2.—There was a I today's market; the show was quiry,and prices were not much quoted at 50s. to Ms. ; red, The show of barley was exceedi were maintained. Malting, 38s. 32a. to 345. per xi stone. The scanty, and samples changed namely, 265. to 31k. per qr. of 24 higher in price, and the tone of new, 48s. to 50e. per 38 stone. 30s. per quarter. Flour, 355. to WA/IL/WOOD, JUNI 2.—We c foreign grain. Supplies from almost ceased for this season, an to hand by boat. Scarc:ly any trade here since the date of our sufficient for their immediate In to supply at about previous rates wheat may be written the turn must advance our quotations Id beet varieties move off at full tious are difficult of sale. Flow week :—]liaise, 4,216 qrs. ; whi Exports this week :—Maice, 300 3 ; flour, 200 sacks ; oatmeal, It Qunzwsroww, JUICE 3. steamer Tarifa arrived here at gars and 3,7.34,466 dollars in sr gers and proceeded inamediatek MOSTILUCTION OF THE NEB EY Ftex.—A few minutes befcs night of the `2lst ult. a fire bra Cached to the restaurant of the Music. Before it could be sired auditorium of the Opera-house, The &mos spread so rapidly th whole interior of the building w of the firemen who were unable perishodia the games, and one Miff breese blowing at the tic save the building, and the site directed to the preservation of Boston Morning Journal 0 The destruction by fire on Tui edifice is • serious lass. It wa houses in the world, ani was c thousand imorsons. When GT country, their appearance at Or poorly adapted to the requir du ad the New Yorkers to wa • proper theatre for the pros and the Academy was opened c a few weeks after the opening cost nearly four hundred thou , the first year, when Maretsek dollars per annum. It was aft effects. Sines is erection it brilliant occasions, for in add has been employed for relit occasions, many of which are will no doubt be rebuilt with perk:nee has suggested. BIRTHS, MARRLiG/ Awaramra-Ifiky $l, atZIA;e the wife of Major C. Armstrong, ICINORPORD.--June 1, at Upper of a daughter. Pow — Jane 1, at lic e Re) er the wife of IL Pow, ~ HODIER.--June 2, at ton linebley-road, the wife of Atha TANNER.—May 31, at Henrietta wife of Dr. Tanner, of a daughn THOILUL—May 11, at Nalliwort the Rev. L T. W. 'Thomas, MA WY 2 N —Maor 21, at Wimbledon Wynne, of a son. ms a 02b• ILIWOMPORD—PARNELL—may Steatford-hlll, by the Be►. 0. 1 fwd, aerate at et 11 the ter of the late H. Yet WH NOWDON.—Key 31, e Ohm& iWl3ol6lll s a. bl*e II Doe a the late IL I. Whibl. tOrl &milder of J. W. Snowdon, of P ANGELL.-114 SI, at BfrinMr. O. Angell, aged t i k —Nay gl, 121aa, nth lane, Cainberwe IL 8.1001.3.—May 31, at Wisdom I ty 6s. BY d — 31, Z . Byaa, age 416. 131161.1:11KAIT. —Yy $l, at Caroline, widow of tile late N. 1 Mated and Petioliel by WIL Lanbard-drept, In *h. City Otlice to Lambard4treet, is I llonixii. JVI3 ♦ MIL BIRr DELT