The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-30 00:00:00

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Or be has been _ notion of life, e model of a Is of saints and a momentary d pleasure ; or oncert, smoking ,tens to farcical women, and, as refrain in the n will put into f him to same; ma. There which per. II nations. Be : of their own in rent, where we eleatial fashion. which we shall he a eati con itierent parts of illuminations; r s demi-siphon a MAD is ready he nest alley a ity of air which use, there is • wiirhuoti there wx on whirligo- great number a white camel n prefer an el,. f the evening in Al cool grottoes, If one wishes anal, there is an t at the top of .cenil, and from .tilliant turmoil I these outdoor to—fully a fort• in, where the the Princess of [mt., is a bund le ptet..nce. It .holic worship is °toes ale by no of the Count of tho King of lig, Queen, and o f the bride gians replied by ~n.I royal family °Hero." Count f the oldest conduct of that cu Fr.ince and 'russiAn govern- ; on which Ede the question of in what way it it dons not ap• than at Kerlin• y be accepted or lcd." The con• tat Italy should ,mural Persano o captains who vent of Coots to Austntlin by erday. An Ono n hardly be en st it will lead to ogee of Central in pieties where Star. izANci, Aram a the 12th Feb- After reporting She bring* Plat ' 4. ‘`.‘ l ,l‘ THE INSURRECTION IN CRETE, (PROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPIXTDEST.) IN , I*I;(4.NT IIEADQUARTF.ItS, THOURPROURA, ..... _ us SLOPE OF MOUST IDA, APRIL 9. Whatever may be the scope of foreign inter-en ti•at as n.garils Cretan politics, it should secure ii.msliate burying of the dead on both sides. There are so many bodies rotting in the sun that tli,% Islay well breed a pestilence with the increas e,: h..it of •r. It is not a subject upon %Ouch I care to enlarge, but assuredly something sh•.slld be done, and much can be done when inter ,. ninon shall have put a stop to the desperate 141 w een Christians and Turks. But there sill n•utaiu 1 'reds of dead women and children .I.i, away high up on the mountains, where they s,aight refuge when their homes were de str•ae.l, and where they died of cold or hunger. The-e victims to the balance of power leave their among the rocks to testify that European elii%:dry gave the Turks every chance. With other insurrections it has been different. Our Western >hips of war cruised off Sicily in 1860, die oganling the feelings of the Neapolitan go %eminent ; but the feelings of Turkish stockholders in 1567 have been scrupulously spared. True a I:ritislt officer was found to take upon him self the charge of saving as many refugees as his ship would carry. He well deserves the thanks of his countrymen for having redeemed our name from utter disgrace in these waters. But why was 11. •t the act of mercy repeated a dozen times by order from home I I wish that the noble lords and right honourable gentlemen who scrupled to offend the Turks by removing their victims could know how sovereign rights have been asserted in Crete, and could dream of such knowledge every night for a twelvemonth. Many stories of Turkish cruelty towards the in surgents have doubtless reached you, and it is pro bable that some of them were over coloured by the warmth of party zeal. lam sorry to say, however, that only too much is strictly true. Things have been done which the delicacy of modern society forbids me to record. Outrages have been com mitted like the worst of the bad old times of Turkish conquest; and who can wonder I There is an outer gloss of civilised life on many of the pachas, edu cated abroad or by foreign masters ; but the Turk ish soldiery is as rough as of yore. Then there are the Cretan Mahometans, burning for vengeance, and a horde of wild Albanians, brought hither because they understand mountain warfare. With such elements of mischief left freely to work, you may easily believe that there are stories which it would be hard to over-colour. I have met wit nesses enough to prove a score of murders before an English jury; and when I see the sorrow stricken faces and flashing eyes of those who speak, it is not difficult to imagine that they retaliate in terrible earnest when they have the power. It is more from a wish that the struggle should be quickly stopped by intervention from abroad than to persuade you that Turks and Albanians are cruel that I mention these horrors ; yet as regards the class above referred to, of semi-civilised pachaa, of whom much capital is made by Western Turk°. philes, I have a word to say. In a village named Apodoulon, not far from our present quarters, stands a house built by an English gentleman, who was married to a Cretan. The Englishman had been dead for several years, but the house remained in possession of his family, and being well furnished, offered some temptation to plunderers. Now it happened that the Turks came to Apo doulon under the command of a semi-civilised pacha, and this officer allowed his men to sack the English house, watching with pleasure their work of destruction. Su much for neutral property. Of what next took place, and which concerns a couple of young Cretan girls, the prettiest in the village, I will only say that this semi-civilised pacha out raged instead of protecting them. The Christians cannot take the sea-coast for tresses, and the Turks are unable to reduce the hill country, so that intervention seems to Ibe the only means of escape from a continued scene of horror and suffering. How far diplomatists have advanced we do not know, since our communication with Europe is very uncertain, but we hope every day to hear that some decided step has been taken. Pint an armistice, then a permanent settling of the question. This is the course which would save the island from utter ruin, and leave diploma tists free to act as they thought best upon reflection. I do not doubt but that the Christians can keep up the struggle for a long while, perhaps until Turkey shall be disturbed in other quarters. The islanders are still full of spirit, and their mountains are as rugged as ever. But is it right to let any more villages be destroyed, any more Turks and Cretans slaughtered, when the end must come from outside pressure I It has been said that were the island freed from her tyrants, the Mahometan islanders (Greeks by birth and language) might be massacred in revenge for what Mahometan strangers have done in Crete as well as for their own deeds of violence. This would be the case only with a few particular chiefs and families. The MI NS of Cretan Mahe metans could safely be left to their Christian neigh bours, if only the large towns were held for a while by some third party until passions had cooled down, and wrongs were to some extent forgotten. There are in the kingdom of Greece many Maho metan subjects of George I. who live quite con tentedly under Christian rule, and, speaking Greek in their homes, have a strong attachment to the common country. A sale of pictures, sketches, water colour draw ings, Ac., by Ingres took place on Saturday at the Hotel brouot, Paris. A sketch of the " Death of Leonardo da Vinci " fetched 2,soufr, ; a small copy of " Stratonice," ; another, 4,220 fr. ; a drawing of " Phillip V.," ; a small copy of the " Tu Mareellus eris," 5,7001 r.; "Odalisque," in monochrome, 5,730 fr. ; a copy in small of " fieint.Symphorien," 12,000 fr. ; "The Virgin with the Holy Wafer," 17,100 fr. ; • small copy of the Aze of Gold," 27,0110 fr. ; and another " Odalisque," a eorepleted picture, 44,000 fr. Seven other., making in all 17, re.tlift,l smaller prices, the total amount of the sale heingll:l,73ufr. • - - An American paper says that New York has beton. : the third German city in the world ; nearly '"•(") ;ernians land there annually. The president of a I , ennan life assurance company there gave a German e:nner to fifty German New York agents of the company. that city there are German meerschaum manufactories, lager beer saloons, churches, schools, news book stores, theatres, balls and masquerades, and isushal societies. The orchestra of every New York tbstre is largely composed of German musicians. IiRITIAH AND FOREIGN FREEDMEN'S AID So --A baza., r, in aid of the funds of this society and of the Protestant Native Female and Industrial Schools, I 'all., Gold Coast, will be held to-day, to morrow. and Thursday, at the Hanover-square Rooms, to oannieoc n each ,lay at I I o'clock. A great variety of use -141 and fancy articles will be exhibited for sale, with ``noun curiosities fr om J ama i ca and Africa. The Laser is under the patronag e of th e D uc h ess o f A rgy ll an d ot h er i h , auguislied ladies, while the usefulness of the Freed n,elC, Aid Society is well known to our readers. ANTI-SLAVERY CONFERENCE.—The united " r nmittees of the British and Foreign Anti :Slavery So the Spanish Abolitionist Society iLa Sociedad Also ne !tuna Rstanola), and the Comite Francais d'Emanci awn have agreed to postpone the holding of the Inter .tnti.Slavery onference in Parts until the 'Xth .1 %4 -t nest. The period originally fixed was the third aces in June. Et EN IN.; tip.rxr:ess, the first irk, which All the Nlac rects. The !its played r• k • .. f cu c s:42lc the lova.. cre , I,stined te 1 ycster- t3trels." 1,, proved the ru_r_Yfr., .111. in could excited IT/O.V. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1867. time after she was seen by the constable coming out of a pablic-house and taken into custody, when she denied having seen prosecutor before. Poltceconstable Morrow, 1:34 E, said that last night the prosecutor told him in Cirencester-place that be had been robbed of four sovereigns by a female, and he described the female as wearing a black and white striped dress, a velvet jacket, and an oyster shell hat. While with the tor he saw the prisoner come out of • public prosecutor he directly the prosecutor saw her he said, " That's her," and he (Morrow) then took her into custody. Observing she had her hand down by her side, lie seized it and found a sovereign and a half, sovereign and some silver in it. As she had entered the public-house with • cabman, he raked the cabman it he was going to take her anywhere, and he said he was not, but that she had treated him to some rum. The prisoner afterwards asked him (Morrow) to put • word in for her, and he told her that be was neither for her nor against her, but could only tell the truth, asking her what it was possible ho could do for her. She then said that she would give him a sovereign if he would tell the inspector at the station that the prosecutor had given a different description of her, and that then the inspector would refuse to take the charge. He told the pnsoner that he would do nothing of the sort. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the constable could not have acted bettor than he had done. The prisoner skid she would plead guilty, and asked the magistrate to settle the ease. Air. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for two months, with hard labour. WANDSWORTH. A MIDNIGHT VISITOR.-VIOLENT ♦MBAPLT. John Welsh, who had the appearance of a labourer, was charged with having committed two offences. John Whitburn, a wheelwright, living in Clifton-street, Clapham, stated that shortly after 12 o'clock in the night, while he was in bed asleep, he was awoke by his wife, who beard a noise. He got out of bed, and on looking through the window he saw the prisoner trying to burst the door open. Before witness could open the door the prisoner had opened the window, and was in upon the bed. He caught hold of the prisoner's leg before he got into the room ; but he said he would go in, and he did go. (Laughter.) The room was on the ground floor. He spoke to the prisoner through the window, and asked him what he wanted, but he made no answer. Witness called a constable, who came and took the prisoner into custody. He remained in the room until witness returned with the constable. The prisoner was not sober. He stated that he had been there before, and that he knew witness's wife. He had been married 14 years, but neither he nor his wife knew the prisoner. During the time witness was away for a constable the prisoner had an opportunity of leaving the room if he had liked. The prisoner now said he was very drunk, and bethought he was at his own lodging. Police-constable Healey said be was called to the house, when he saw the prosecutor and his wife in the yard dressed only in their night clothes. He looked through the window and saw the prisoner sitting down. He went into the room and asked him what business he had there. He replied that he came to sleep. He refused to leave the room, and he had to be removed by force. Police-constable May said he assisted in taking the pri soner into custody. He threw himself on his back, and kicked witness on the side, " knocking the breath out of his body," and he fell. While in the dock at the station the prisoner struck witness in the face. The prisoner had been convicted several times for assaults, and be had re cently been liberated from prison, where be was committed for two months for an assault on the police. The prisoner said the police knew that there was not a more quiet man than he was when sober. He was very sorry for what had happened. The father of the prisoner was called, and gave his son a good character. He said the prisoner had supported him for several years. Mr. Ingham told the prisoner that if it hail not been for the good character which his father had given him he should have sent him for trial, for that kind of unprovoked assault was very serious. He would, however, give him one more chance. He committed him to prison for two months, with hard labour. THE TRAGEDY A 7 BUCHHURST-HILL. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER.-(THIS DAY.) WALTHAM ABBEY, TUESDAY. At 8 o'clock this morning the prisoner Frederick Alexander Watkins was brought out of his cell at Ilford Gaol, and having changed his dress was placed in a light cart, and driven • diatance of 13 ;Mies along the country roads and through the rain to the police court at Waltham Abbey. He was in the custody of Walter Suitor, a prison warder. (In the journey he spoke on general subjects, but did not allude to the tragedy. Considerable crowds gathered in the vicinity of the court for the purpose of catching a glimpse of the prisoner as he alighted from thecart and entered the police station. At a quarter to 11 o'clock the magistrates, Mr. J. S. Davies (chairman), Captain Edenborough, and Mr. J. Williams, took their seats on the bench, but some of the witnesses not having arrived the court investigated some assault cases while they were waiting for them. It was stated that Mr. Abrams was instructed by Mr. Watkins, the father of the prisoner, to defend his son. The prisoner is a young, active, and intelligent looking man, with regular f eatnree. He appeared to be slightly anxious about his position, and he continually walked backwards and forwards up and down his cell, with his hands behind bis back. When he heard the buzz of the crowd outside he would suddenly stop walking and stand in attitude of deep thought. At 20 minutes past 11 o'clock the prisoner, who is 23 years of age, was placed at the bar on the charge of cutting and wounding Matilda Griggs, aged 17 years, with intent to murder bor. Mr. Abrams, solicitor, said—Mr. Chairman and gentle man, I attend on behalf of the prisoner. lam instructed Ly his friends. I presume that in the absence of the prose cutrix there will be a remand. The Chainnan—Yea. Dr. Home, when will the patient be able to attend? Dr. Home—She will be able to attend if a relapse does not take place and inflammation set in. Mr. Abrams—l suppose if that noise which has been spoken about does not again take place. The superintendent of police said that the noise spoken of was not so great as had been stated. Dr. Horne gave evidence at great length about the wounds on the girl's body, and it was stated that at the termination of his evidence the prisoner would be re manded for a week. AGRICULTURAL GANGS.—At a meeting of the Staffordshire Chamber of Agriculture, on Saturday, the questions of the employment of children and young women in agricultural gangs, and the mode of providing for the education of the former, were discumed at some length. The Earl of Lichfield, who presided, and the Earls of Shrewsbury and Harrowby, engaged in the discussion, in which also several tenant farmers took part ; and a resolu tion was adopted which substantially embodied the prin ciples of the bill prepared by Lord Shaftesbury. COLONEL RICHARDS'S VOLUNTEER TESTIMONIAL FUND.—A numerous meeting of the Volunteer Testimonial Committee was held yesterday at St. James ' s -hall, Picca dilly, to recognise Colonel Richards's services and un smarted exertions in the promotion and formation of our volunteer force of 1859. Lieut.-CoL Lord Ranelagh was called to the chair. Among those present were General Sir Andrew Scott Waugh, R.E., F.R.S. ; the Venerable the Archdeacon of Ely; Colonel Warde, Ist London; Lient.-Col. Aikman. V.C., Lieut.-Col. Laurie, Mr. Martin F. Topper, the Master of Lindsay, the Rev. J. Baty, Rev. H. Cookesley, Re. Lord Ranelagh began by saying that foreigners accused northern nations of the want of generosity, but he thought John Bull always ready to reward patriotic exertions. He would not, like so man 7 of the members of the press, call Colonel Richards " on ginator "of the volunteer movement, as it sprung from causes that were scarcely personal. Colonel Richards I came forward and practically brought the force into ex istence at a meeting which no doubt had much to do with originating the movement. Colonel Richards himself did not claim to be the sole originator, but chief of those who had claims on the honour. The first even of a regiment generally receives some testimonial, and he thought they I were only pursuing a course worthy of Englishmen by rewarding a gentleman who had taken the most steps in the right direction. He therefore called upon those pre sent to do what they could to reward as he deserved one who had done so much as Colonel Richards. After an animated discussion had taken place Colonel Wards submitted the following naolution :—" That in consideration of the unwearied exertions of Lieut.-Col. Richards in aiding' the first establishment of the present volunteer force, the gratitude of the country at large is most eminently due to him. It is therefore proposed that a committee be formed and subscriptions raised." This was seconded by Colonel Laurie and carried by acclama tion, as also that Captain Bertrand Payne should be hon. treasurer, and that an account should be opened with the London and Westminster Bank, St. James's-square. A vote of thanks to Lord Ranelagh was then passed. Captain Paine said that he rejoiced to see the matter thus started, and that they had so energetic and competent a chairman in the person of Lord Ramlach. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A GAMEICEEPER.-OTI Satur day an inquest was held at Steemway, near Wellington, Salop, upon the body of John Myles. a gamekeeper, in the service of Lord Forester, who was shot through the heart by his own gun on the previous morning. The evidence ad duced, which was very brief, proved that on Friday morn ing the deceased went out after breakfast to shoot wood pigeons. He wascreeping through a gap in the hedge, carry ing his loaded double-barrelled gun in his left hand, with the stock down and the barrel by his aide, when the piece discharged itself, and the contents entered his side close by his heart. A man who was at work in the field ran up on hearing the explosion, and the deceased, recognising him, called out, "Joe, I'm shot ! The Lord have mercy upon my soul !" and after staggering out of the gap fell down in the field quite dead. On examining the gun, the second barrel was found to be loaded, primed, and capped, but the trigger was down, and it appears that the other barrel had been in the same condition when deceased reached the gap, and that in passing through the hedge caught the trigger, and bringing it partly to cock discharged it with the singularly fatal result described. The jury returned • verdict of "Accidental death." The deceased wan a young man of about 193 years of age, and bore an excellent cha racter. He was unmarried. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Wri o'Cwai. The stock markets showed renewed firmness this morning, and prices again improved, in conse quence of the almost general anticipation that war will be averted by the conference on the Luxemburg question. A reaction, however, has since taken place upon speculative realisations, which have been partly induced by the circumstance that the Stock Exchange will be closed to-morrow, the let of May, that being the day fixed for strik ing the half-yearly balance at the Bank of England, where the transfer offices will also be shut. Nevertheless, several of the foreign stocks, including Italian of 1861, Mexican, and 5-20 bonds, are better than yesterday, and Consols are steady. English railways, however, have given way, the public showing no disposition to purchase, while speculators press sales. (:neat Northern A stock has experienced a fresh fall, owing, it is stated, to large sales by Scotch bankers who have lately made extensive advances upon this security. The rate for the beat paper in the discount market is 21 to 3 per cent., the demand for money being fair, and the supply somewhat small. The charge for short loans in the Stock Exchange is 211 . to 3 per cent. Consols are now quoted 91 to for money and the account (May 9), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 89/ to j. Exchequer Bills are unchanged, at 20s. to 21 - 4. prem. The India Five per Cent. Stock is quoted 110 to 1, showing no variation of importance. Foreign stocks are firm, and Turkish of 1865, Italian of 1861, and Mexican are 1 to 1 per cent. higher than yesterday. Spanish Certificates have improved Turkish Bonds of 1865 are quoted 281 to 1 ; Greek, 121 to 13 ; Spanish Passive, 204 to 1; ditto Certificates, 131 to 1; Italian of 1861, 481 to ; Mexican, 15g to 4. Financial and miscellaneous shares are quiet. International Financial are quoted 21if to 1 du.; London Financial, 231 to 221 die. ; General Credit, 3to 24 dia. ; Credit Foncier, 64 to dia. ; National Discount, 7 to 1 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 16 to 4. Bank shares are steady, with a moderate amount of business. Imperial Ottoman are called 2to 11 dia., being firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are in request, and have advanced u per cent., viz., to 714 to 1. Erie Railway shares are quoted 401 to 41, showing no change ; and Illinois Central, 76 to 1, being 1 per cent. better. Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference shares are steady, at 18i to i and 4} to f respectively. The annual meeting of the Trust and Agency Company of Australasia will be held on the 13th of May, to receive the report of the directors and a statement of accounts to the 31st of December last, and to declare a dividend. At a meeting of the Germans Mines Company, held recently, the dividend for 1860 was tiled at 21fr., of which 10fr. was distributed on account in November last. The balance of llfr. per share, less 21c., the French tax, will be paid from the Ist of May next. With reference to the Venezuelan Six per Cent. Loan of 1864, the General Credit and Discount Company (Limited) are in receipt of advices from their agents, Messrs. H. L. Boulton and Co., dated La Guaira, April 9, of duties collected and remitted on account of the above loan to the amount of 461.94 dole. Messrs. Boulton and Co. write :—"This small collection was made before the news of this last suspension of payments had reached Ciudad Bolivar. We have to-clay nothing new to communicate in regard to export duties." The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of 7261. ls. lld. on account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador. The following refers to the New Granada debt : Messrs. Bluing Brothers and Co. have this day received the following remittances on account of New Granada dividends:—From Customhouse of Santa Marts, 4,000/. ; ditto, Batumilla, 427 f. 9s. 9d. ; ditto Cartagina, 1.961. 17e. Gd.—Total, 5,3741. 7s. 3d. London, April 29. About 60,0001. in gold was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for the Continent, making a total of 138,0001. since the date of the last return. The Australasian has arrived from Sydney with 36,5001. in gold. The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 3,3311. over last year. The report of the directors of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company, to be presented at the half-yearly meeting on the 3rd of May, shows a decrease in the half-year's receipts of 180,652/., of which 1711. has arisen in the two items of cotton and seeds. It is mentioned, however, that the traffic is now steadily improving. In the working expenses there is a decrease for the half-year of 33,5481. The result of the half-year's operations is that net receipts amounting to 102,4781. are to be carried to the credit of the company, in reduc tion of guaranteed interest advanced by the go vernment. Up to the 31st December last 15,107,0641. had been received on shares and de bentures, and the company had a balance in hand of 481,0171. The board of the company having hesi tated to proceed vrith the proposed arrangement with the Nerbudda Coal and Iron Company, that com pany have refused to consent to any further delay, and have declared the proposed arrangement null and void. The traffic return of the Great Western Rail way of Canada for the week ending the 12th inst. shows an increase of 1,086/. over the correspond ing period of last year. The fourth annual general meeting of the share holders of the Imperial Ottoman Bank will be held at the London Tavern on Thursday, the 27th of June. The annual meeting of the Madras Railway Corn. parry is called for the 10th of May. A half-yearly dividend of 5 per cent. is an nounced as payable on the shares of the Anglo- Romano Gas Company on the 6th of May. MONDAY EVE3IINO. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 91 for the 9th of May, opened this morning at 911 to 0, and closed at 91 to h, which was also the last price for money. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 891 to I. The official business report is as follows Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91i, g, ; ditto, for account, 910, 1, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 8911, 4 ' • New 'Three per Cents., 89i, 4 ; Bank Stock, 253 ; India Stuck, 217 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1108, 10, i, 19. The India Five per Cent. Stock was firm, but closed without any actual advance. Exchequer Bills remain at 20s. to 255. prem. Foreign stocks were extremely buoyant at the commencement of business, and prices experienced a further important rise, large purchases being made to cover recent sales for a fall. A relapse afterwards took place, yet the closing prices were in most cases better than on Saturday. Italian Bonds of 1861 were officially marked in the morn ing as high as 49k, or 2„ higher than on Saturday, but the closing price was not more than 11 better. Turkish of 1863 and 1865 (Six per Cents.) left off at an improvement of 2 per cent. ; ditto of 1864, 1858, and 1862, as well as some of the Egyptian, Russian, Peruvian of 1866, Italian of 1865, and New Grenadian Three per Cents., 1 ; Russian scrip, ; Brazilian of 1863, 1865, and 1852, Ac., Turkish of 1865 (Five per Cents.), Chilian scrip, and Portuguese, i ; Spanish New Deferred, ; and Passive, The panish Committee's Certificates, however, closed 3 lower. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. - - - - ---• Sittings at Nisi Prizes in Middlesex —(Before Mr. Justice Wines and a Common Jury.) •IAILIVO V. 1 11C4SENGER.-OARRETE r. THE NAME. ••••• These two actions were brought againat the defendant, the keeper of a beer-house, called the Bremen Flag, in St. George-street, St. George's-in-the-East, to recover in each case 100/. penalty, upon the ground that he had had public music and dancing in his house without being licensed for that purpose. Mr. Beaky, in opening the case, said that although nominally the actions were brought by informers for penalties, the proceedings were really taken at the instance of licensed victuallers having houses at the east end of London. They themselves would not be allowed to have music and dancing without first going to quarter sessions and obtaining a license from the niagistrates for that pur. pose, and they thought it hard that beer-shop keepers should exercise the privilege without having any license. Evidence was given by police officers that on many oe- Calliollll they hail seen from 12 to ;Xi persons dancing in a room in the house. The defendant was in the house at the time, and refreshments were served to those who were dancing. There was a piano, a violin, and sometimes brass instruments played, and the players were paid by those who danced. Mr. "'Ward, for the defendant, submitted that ttere was no evidence that the defendant had kept his house open for the purpose of having public music and dancing. The most that was shown wns that the defendant did not prevent the music and dancing. Another point was that in any event only one penalty could be recovered. His lordship, after some discumaion, said th a t h e s h ou ld direct a verdict for the defendant in the second action, and in the first action be should direct a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the full court upon the question whether the facts showed that the defendant kept his house open for public music and dancing so as to render him liable to the penalty. The verdicts were entered accordingly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN Re GEORGE CROFT. The bankrupt, who was described as late of 2, Pork crescent-terrace, Brighton, builder, came up for examina tion and discharge. Ilia accounts show :—Crediton on aecured, do $l. 2s. 2d. ; ditto holding security, 1:1,8411. 10*. Md. ; against property hi Id as security, 7 3,000/., con sisting of houses in Holland.road and Atlingworth•street, Brighton, and at Pelham-pl.sce, Seaford. Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, said it would be neces sary to examine the bankrupt upon his accounts, which he proposed to do at a private sitting. He was instructed that there were other encumbrances on the property mort gaged besides those stated in the accounts, and that there was not a large surplus as represented by the bankrupt. His Honour granted an adjournment. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. DARING STREET ROBBIRT. James Dalton was charged before Mr. Alderman Allen with stealing a gold watch. Mr. Thomas Chamberlain, living at Bow, deposed that about .5 o'clock yesterday afternoon he saw the pri soner and another man " jostling" several gentle. men who were going into omnibuses at the corner of CornhilL They had coats slung over their arms, and wit ness, watching, saw the prisoner take a gold watch from the waistcoat locket of a gentleman named Bullock, who was trying to enter a Bow and Stratford omnibus. The prisoner then got on the omnibus, and witness gave him into custody. Mr. Thomas Bullock said he lived at Rutland-house, Stratford, and when attempting to catch an omnibus yes terday seas pressed very hard in the crowd. The last witness spoke to him, and he then observed that his watch had been stolen. It was worth 401. Police-constable Eames, tilt, took the prbioner into cus tody. He had seen him going about the omnibuses with another man yesterday, and had been watching them, thinking their movements very suspicious. On the way to Bow-lane police-station, the prisoner said that if wit ness had released him he would have gone after a man who bad taken Mr. Bullock's watch. He gave a false ad. dress. The watch was not found. Mr. Alderman Allen remanded the prisoner until Friday. CLERKENIVELL. STEALING A WATCH. • •• • •• • • - - A dirty dissipated-looking woman, who gave the name of Esther Langham, aged 34, and was described as a laun dress, residing at 67,Central-street,St. Luke's, was charged before Mr. Cooke, with stealing from the person of Mrs. Margaret Bond, of Ma, Shepperton Cottages, Islington, a gold watch and chain of the value of 51. The complainant, a smartly-attired young woman, said that she met the prisoner in Central-et/est, St. Luke's, and knowing her by her husband working in the same gas factory as her (the complainant's) father did, she went with her into a public-house and had something to drink. After that she went to ' the City and returned with a Mrs. Mary Glazer, • German, and again meeting the prisoner they went to a public-house and had more drink. The prisoner handed her a glass of gin, and after she but drunk it she became stupefied. end the prisoner took her to her borne and put her on her bed. Whilst she was lying on the prisoner's bed she dozed for • few seconds, and during that time the prisoner took off her watch and chain and made off with them. The guard chain produced was her property, and was the one stolen from her by the prisoner. The prisoner —Were you not drunk ? Complainant—That has nothing to do with this matter; nor does it matter how many public-houses I went into ; you stole my watch and chain. . - The prooner—lied you not been toe fortune-teller's to ascerhun when your husband would die Witness—No: The prisoner —You know you went to a fortune-teller's, and you got drunk because she could not tell you when your husband would die. Is that not right? Witness—l saw some children who wanted me to have my fortune told, hut I would not have it done. You are a nasty thing to say such things of me. (laughter.) The prisoner —Did you not go to the fortune-teller's and have brandy there, and ask her whether you could marry a German gentleman when your husband died! Witness—Row can you say such things ? It was only the children that wanted me to have my fortune told. The witness, in answer to further questions, said she was not in the habit of getting intoxicated, nor was she aware that the prisoner had pawned her own cloak to treat her (prosecutrix) to drink. She was quite aware that she went into more public-houses than one and had drink, bet she was not drunk, and knew what she wee about till the prisoner gave her a glass of gin. Mrs. Mary Glazer, of 11, Essex-street, Islington, said that she was with the prosecutrix, and went with her from the public-house to the prisoner's room, a dirty place in Central-street. Whilst the prosecutrix was lying on the bed, the prisoner took the prosecutrix's watch and chain and left the room. The police stated that the chain produced had been pawned by the prisoner in Westminster ; but the watch could not at present be found. The prisoner said she was guilty, but all of them were drunk ; and it was whilst in that state that she took the property. The magistrate remanded the prisoner for a week. WORSHIRSTREET. CRUEL ROBBERIES. A miserable-looking young woman, who gave the name of Elizoluth Hurler, without any place of abode, was charged before Mr. Newton with robbing children of their clothing. It was proved that on the 20th of February last Alice Bennett, aged 5 years, and Polly Everett, aged 4 years, residing with their parents in the Marlborough-road, near Balaton, were playing in tome fields adjacent, when the prisoner, under pretence of buying them a doll and sweetmeats, led them further off, and in a " hole" as one of the youngsters described it, stripped the eldest of her frock and two petticoats, and " Polly" of her frock and three petticoats and her boots. Fortunately the screams of this child reached the ears of her father, who had missed her, and the prisoner was given into custody a week since. Mr. Newton inquired what had occasioned such delay, a period of two months. A constable who bad the conduct of the case replied that on the occasion in question she escaped apprehension, but almost immediately afterwards was in custody for a similar one, and had utdergone a two months' imprison ment. He took her on these charged at the termination of her sentence at the gates of Westminster prison, a week past, when his worship remanded her. The prisoner, wha was suckling an apparently half dying infant, could offer no defence ; not anything tran spired as to her past history, and Mr. Newton sent her for another two months' imprisonment, at the same time remarking that he looked on this class of offence as being most cruel, the prisoner, though herself being a mother, yet clearly indifferent to the consequences of such a theft on her victims. One of these children he greatly regretted to hear bad not been well since—most probably having experienced a shock to the system. Prisoner cried bitterly as she left the dock for the cells. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. _ .. C . FILIOCB CASE OF ROBBERY. Caroline Williams, • well-dressed young woman, an unfortunate, was charged before Mr. Tynvbitt vide steal ing four sovereigns from- the person of Charles Finch, a cabinet porter, No. 10, Leicestersquare. The prosecutor said that last night, about 10 o'clock, he had just left the station in the Port land-road, when the prisoner accosted him and after some conversation he agreed to treat her with a glass of ale, and did so. On leaving the public-house he stood talking to her about ten minutes, when she suddenly ran away. Thinking her conduct rather suspicious, he felt in his pocket and missed four sovereigns. He went in the direction the prisoner went. and spoke to a constable, giving Win a description of the prisoner and her dress, and some LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (BY TELZGRAIPA. ) CHESTER MEETING.--(THIS DAY.) GROSVENOR STAKES. Regalia . . . CHESTER CUP. 4 to 1 apt Lecturer (t) 8 to 1 Mies Havelock (t) 10 to 1 Rams (0 100 to 6 Rescue (t) 25 to 1 We►ther Star (t) WYNNSTAY HANDICAP. One mile. Lecturer, Pantaloon, Honesty, Miss Williams, Conun drum, Wave, Goojerat, Unctuf, Contract, Leap Year, and Doralice f are here. MOSTYN STAKES. T.Y.C. Fogleman, Belle Sauvage, Lady Glendora, Traviata, and Lady Hightborn are here. EATON PLATE. Half a mile. Pantaloon, Miss Williams, Sylph, Deceiver, Cundrede, Thala aiva , Sycee, Columbine, Red Riband, and Areheress f are here. CHESTERFIELD STAKES. Seven furlos. Leases, Arundel, Red Ribead, Jobe, and Bedford are here. HANDICAP PLATE OF 40 SOVS. Five furlongs. Volunteer, 9st 41b ; Edinbro', tat ; Crown Prince, 7st 4lb ; Volhynia, let ; Hawthorn, Get 71b ; Archeress f, Get 121 b ; Gentian, Set 71b. All are here. PALATINE STAKES. One mile EDO yards. Wave, Clatford, and Prams: Garde (mold for 2001. each). All are here. ARRIVELL—Hawthorn and Typhoon. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-(THIS DAY.) - - This morning the anniversary meeting of the above Society was held at Exeter Hall, under the presi dency of the Earl of Chichester. The attendance was very numerous and included a large number of ladies. Amongst those who occupied seats on the platform were the Bishops of Cork, Nelson, New Zealand, and Victoria, the Dean of Carlisle, Canon Conway, Canon Boyd, Mr. T. A. Smith, M.P. ; the Hon. Captain Maude, R.N., the Rev. C. Ramble, the Rev. W. Cadman, Rev. R. P. °reeves, &c. The financial statement for the past year showed that the receipts from all sources during that period had been 1:i0,3.18/. :is. 10d. The ordinary income had been 145,388/. :is. 10.1., while the ordinary expenditure amounted to 150,864/.45. 2d., leaving a deficit of 5,4771. its. 4d. It appears from a statistical return issued by the society that the number of mission stations amounts to 154, in connection with which there are 285 clergymen engaged, 198 being Euro peans and 87 native and country born. There is also • large number of schoolmasters, lay agents, female teachers, native and country-born catechists, &c., engaged. The report, which was of • very elaborate cha racter, having been read by the Rev. J. Mee, the secretary, its adoption was moved by the Bishop of Norwich, se conded by the Dean of Carlisle, and unanimously carried. Addresses were subsequently delivered by the Bishops of Cork end Victoria, the Rev. It. P. Greaves, &c. In the evening a meeting will be held, at which Canon Miller, of Greenwich, is announced to preside. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Aran 19.—Sales today: Great Eastern, IS— Great Western. 413 3 1 i I—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1231 3 London, Brighton, and South Coast, 571—London and North Western, 1141 15 141 I 11—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, 471 1 7 61 1 I—Metropolitan, 1171 17—Midland. 111 101 11 —North British, 351—South Eastern, 60 1 6 61—Birkenbeed, 87 Buffalo and Lake Huron, 3 1316 c /—Erie, 401 tli ut 1 1 I—United States 6-20 Bonds, 1862, 72 11 I 1 Rhenish, 1 Of p.—Great Luxemburg shares, 9 540 1 6 16 1 3-16 —Spanish Passives, 2011—Royal Insurance, 81.10 2 p.—Atffintic Telegraph, 8 per cent., 41-11bw Vale (Limited), 161 d. Aran 29.—The market opened at Improved prices, but afterwards declined, closing at the lowest. Ebbw Vale Company (Limited% 16 d 4011 1 I—Great Eastern 8818 7/ —Great Luxemburg, 91 1 1-16—Great Northern, A, 11 15 141 I—Grand Trunk of Canada, 171 I—Great Western S oi Canada, 131 11-10—Great Western, 411 401 1-1111nois, 76/ 6 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1231 321 I—lotto 1870, 43 per cent. prof., 1 p.—London and Caledonian Marine Insurance (Limited., and—London and North IX estern,ll4l I—Manchester, She Meld, Uncolneldre, 461 I.—Metropothan, 117 117 1 16/ I—Mid land, 1111 e 11 101 11—Ditto, New Effil shares, 1 Ix—South Eastern. 66 61—Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance (limited), 21 p.—United States 6-20 Years' Bonds, 711 111 I—Ashton and Oldham Csnal, 140—Peak Forest Canal, 78. . . BIRXIMOHAIt, APRILB9.—The sales toiiny were In South Stsf fordshire Railway stock, at 83 : Birmingham Financial shares (Limited:, at 31 di a.: Birmingham Gas Class A 'hares, at 128, and Gloucester Wagon shares, fourth issue, at 11 prem. Closing prices: Great Western West Midland Second Guaranteed 6 per Cents., at 100, sellers ; Birmingham Joint Stock Banks, at 30 to 301; Midland Financial (Limited:, at, le to le die.; Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon shares, second Issue, at South Staffordshire Waterworks, at al to 6; and Staf ordshire Wheel and Axle-tree shares, at 9-16 to dis. Gummi, Aram 27. —New Tkne pee Cent. Stock, 89 asi 89 8911—Ditto. for account, 9th May, 89 891—India Floe per Cent. stock transferable at the Bank of Ireland:, 1084—Bank of Ireland (tlOO paid), 2351—National Bank (Z3O paid 624 Ditto, for for account, 621—National of Liverpool `Limited'. paid:, 131—Royal Bank (ZIO paid, 33—i nion Bank (waited; ,Z 22 paid), 191—Midland Great Western (6106 paid„ SM. THE POETS OF SEVEN DrALS. —Thus, say, an appalling accident happens in London ; the news spreads like wildfire throughout the city, and gives rise to rumours, even more dreadful than the reality. Before night it is em balmed in verse by one out of five or six well-known bard. who get their living by writing for Seem. Dials, and then chanting their own strains to the people. The inspira tion of the poet is swift, the execution of the work rapid, but the pay is smalL " I gets a shilling a copy for my verses" (says one) " besides what I can make by selling 'em." But the verses are ready and go to press at once. A thousand or two copies are struck off instantly, and the " Ortle calamity " is soon flying all over London from the mouths of a dozen or twenty minstrels, in the New-cut, in Leather-lane, Houndsditcb, Bermondsey, Whitechapel, High-street. Tottenham-court-road—or wherever a crowd of listeners can be easily and safely called together. If the subject admits of it, two minstrels chant the same strain, . . In lofty verse Pathetic they alternately rehearse, each taking a line in turn, and each vying with the other in doleful tragedy of look and voice. A moment suffices to give out the sepulchral accents, " Dreadful Accident this day on the Ice in Regent's-park," and then the dirge begins— You feeling Chrtatians, both high and low 0 listen to this sad tale of woe On that fatal Tueaday boys and men so brave In the Regent's-park met a watery grave . Their cries were dreadful—see the parent's wild, O fled of Heaven In mercy save my child Yor the ice gave way, the people lined the shore Upwards of fifty sank to rise no more. (Then In full chorus from both voices' In Regent's park, 0 hear thole dreadful cries, They sank that Tuesday never more to rise. The dismal horror attending on a dozen such verses shouted out con rpirito in the midst of a busy thorough fare, spreads rapidly, and the crowd thickens as they stand t aghast, all intently listening, and all eager to buy, whils patulls dart ticSibus omnes at shop doors, and at open windows, old people and young, drinking in every scrap of the doleful strain, and on tiptoe to catch a glimpse of the minstrels in the crowd as the pathos deepens at the words— O see that father how he Mandato calm The buy on his shoulder, the girl under his arm, Don't let him die, that father good and brave The boat has reached them. Oh !thank God they're saved. Such a ballad is sure to be popular, and unless the weather is unusually cold or wet, a couple of active singers will dispose of twenty or thirty dosen copies in a single day. And in this way an edition of 5,000 or 10,000 soon runs off, to the extreme advantage of Mr. C.itnach, if not to the immortality of the poet.--Quarterly Reticle, new number. MARRIAGES THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.—If the rich lord's son comsat-wooing to the poor squire's daughter, well and good ; the lady's friends, for their part, will see no shadow of In.:salliante. All are " gentlefolk," it will be said, by birth and education ; and beyond this point the court of honour does not pursue its inquiries. Rank, and title, and money—pshaw "A man's a man for a' that." But let the handsome attorney, or the clever young surgeon, well bred and well educated so far se all the essentials of a gentleman are concerned, presume to take advantage of some professional acquaintance so far as to cast his eyes upon • sister of the seine family, and great is the consternation of father, mother, brothers, and sisters at his audacity. Yet the supposed equality in the one case, and the inequality in the other, rest upon the merest convention. The daughter of a large family of moderate means would probably find her married life a greater change in the first case than in the last. The habits and associations of fashionable society might not be at all more like those of her old home than the modest establishment of the professional man. She would be far more likely to feel, in the first case, in herself, and still more through her friends, - " lhe burden of an honour unto which she was not born," than she would he to miss any of her old home comforts awl indulgences in the second. Refined tastes, literary accomplishments, the cheap and nameless elegance, of social life, are not unknown always to surgeons and lawyers. They may have au eye for the fine arta as well as for • pretty woman. In neit cue is the taste limited to the exact level on which we ourselves stand. Yet how many good, and pleasant, and su ffi ciently pretty girls there are, within the knowledge of any of us, whose liven are wasting 'meanee of this false conceit ! How many whose " Cold and Joyless charms shall lie. Thrown by upon life's weedy shore," when they might have been happy wives and mothers if they had not been brought up from their childhood in that pestilent heresy of belief that they were good enough to mate with any man in England above their sphere, but that no man below it was good enough to raise his eyes higher than the hem of their petticoat !-131ackwaxi's Magazine for May. MINE&-{IBIS DAY.) Own o'CLoon. The mining market is steady to-day, with .4 demand for North Crotty, Great Rctallsoii, North Chiverton, and West Chiverton shares. Some of the present prices are as follows :—North Crotty, 41 to 5 ; Great Retallack, 3t to 1 ; North Chiverton, 4} to 5 ; West Chiverton, 72 to 73 : Chiverton Moor, 54 to ; East Russell, 24 to ; Great Vor, 171 to 18; Clifford, 5 to 1 ; and - Prince of Wales, 625. to 645. RAIL*AYB.-(THI8 DAY.) 0117 O'CLOCK. The railway market is flat, owing to a pre ponderanoe of sales. Groat Northern A stock is very heavy, and has fallen 14 per cent. Metro politan, Midland, Lancashire and Yorkshire,. Suudi Eastern, Great Kasten, ' and London, Brighton, and South Coast have declined } to }. Metropolitan stuck is now quoted 1164 to 3 ; Great Western, 404 to ; London and North Western, 1 l 4„ to •, Midland, 1103 to J, : Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 1224 to a ; Caledonian, 108 to 109 , South Eastern, 65} to ; Great Eastern, 274 to ' 4 ' ; Great Northern, la J o . 111} ; ditto A, 1114 to 112 ; London, C and Dover, Di to 4 ; North British, 33 to 34 ; and B righton, 56 to 4. [For to-day's Share List see page 4.1 COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETE. (THIS DAY.) (BY TELEGRAPH.) (room ova owx maim.° CortoN.—The market is very strong Sales about 15,000 bales. CRN. —The market fault' attended. Wheat and dour in good demand, at fully late rates. Beano rather dearer. Oats and oatmeal unchanged. Indian corn in fair demand, At Gd. pet qr. leas a.ivance; mixed, 4.1 e. 3d. LEEDS CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) BY TELZGRAPH.) (PROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ""-•• *- - - Prices of wheat were very firm, but business peening was not extensive. Other articles unaltered in value. Weather very wet. MINCING-LAND.—(THIS DAY.) SUGAR. —The market has opened quietly, but steadily, at hut Friday's currency. The pnvate sales include a small parcel of Mauritius at 31s. Refined—A fair general business is doing at fully last week's currency ; °ornate& lumps, 45a to 42e. 31. Coregg.—There is better export demand at prices which show an advance of la per cwt. from the late de cline. Native is saleable at previouv rates at which there are few sellers. _ . TLC —A f.ur amount of businem is doing at steady prices. Ceerasos.—The quarterly public sides went off with much spirit at Id. to iiti. advance. All the quantity offered 11,600 baleq sold. Ceylon, fourth sort, Is. to Is. 4d. ; third, Is. 3.1. to 2.. 3d. ; second, Is. 6aL to 2s. &t; and first, Is. 11d. to 2s. 1011. Res.—No sales reported. Rtes.—There is a good general demand. Rangoon, on the spot, sold at 12,. 741. ; fine cleaned Patna, Be. fur arrival ; white Bengal, 17s. 6d. ; Dacca, las. 6d. ; Bal. lam, 12.. td. ; Rangoou. landed, lla. SALTPETRg. —.nn) hags of Bengal sold at 195., short prompt, refraction :;;. Corro.N.—The improved demand ocetinues. Prices show an advance of ,d. per lb. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted 445.; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. to 445. :id. ; June, 44 5. to 445. 31. ; October to December, 445. IA to 445. 9d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at the fol lowing price*. viz.:—Prime Glover, from 100 s. to 110 a. ; inferior ditto, fithi. to Sir. ; prime second cut clover, 90s. to Tis. ; inferior ditto, 50s. to 70a. ; beat green hay, to WC ; inferior ditto, 50e. to 70a. ; straw, 40e. to 414. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TursDAT, APRIL $O, t A.Z. . F.l Extreme. hes 18. T. W. 1t0...--A—..‘i W.I E. Ito 1_11 . 2 F., D. I S ' 1 ----. --. Nairn 129.71 44 E.S. E. ' 1 LILL ho; Aberdeou 129 77 48 BE. B.E. r 141 06 v., Leith 169. 4i E. IL or Aramaean . 0.57 50 E 8. bo 1 Grtenesstle7.ll9. 4 0 62 &LW. &It& ro 0.11 Yalentia.. 19.56 40 16. W. &W. re i 0.64 Cap: 1901 49 W.B.W. B.W. Nth ta! Uverpool $30.64 ho 8.0 8. Cr 10.161 Holyhead 99.64 AO B.&W, It c , 0.13, Penautte 29.78 60 W. &LW. ro 10.49; Brat (0.8466 W. B.W. rIC ' 0.20 LANA 29.80 U W. *LW. to '11.241 . Rochefort skull 54 B.W. 1 &W. oI 1 Plymouth !0.7165 W.S.W. W.&W. leh . 944 Weymouth 89.7551 W. LW. cb '11.14 Portsmouth 19.71 he W. I 16. ro .8.04. London 29.74 51 & b.&lw 'o.oB Yarmouth 1978 47 & N.N.E. co '— 1 dearbomegh 811.77 4.1 B.Z. N.F. of I— . Adel& 161.77 48 F. Z. co i Hilda SEILAILICS. The decrease of atmospherical pressure noticed as haste' commenced yeetenlay Valentla, Ins cale;ndwl over the whole of the British Wee. This mended an Increase has commenced in the south.weet. The winds in the north and east are south . easterly, and are westerly on the eolith coast. Weather this usoredne overcast, except in sort -west. A good deal of nib' lass falai amce yestwday womb.. An extraordinary occurrence created alarm in Cork some evenings ago. An officer, late of the 13th Light Infantry, rode through the streets in an inebriate state, and into several shops, and at length he had to be dragged off the animal by a number of policemen, who had to give chase after him. He was fined by the magistrates 51. foe his escapade. A young English pickpocket, only 17 years old. calling himself " John Johnson," and caught in the act of practising his profession in the waiting room of the Northern Railway Terminus at Paris, was sentenced on Saturday by the police-court to 13 months' imprisonment. The Telegraph understands that her Majesty's government have determined to take active and strenuous measures for the suppression of the Reform meeting to be held in Hyde-park on Monday, the 6th of May. ST. PAUL'A CATHEDRAL. —The following are the preachers appointed by the Bishop of London to preach is the cathedral during the month of May :—Sunday, May 5, the Rev. John Edward Kempe, M.A., of Clam College, Cambridge rector of St. James's, I'iceadilly. Sunday, I May 12, the Rev. Robert Collier Packluan, M.A., of St. Peter's College. Cambridge, rector of Herndon-email,- ' , Hill, Essex. Sunday, May 19 the Rev. William Ro. , eni,,. M.A., of Bailie' College, Oxford, rector of St. Itotelph, Bishopsgate. Sunday, May 26, the Rev. Herbert Kynaston, D.D.,of Christ Church, Oxford, high master of St. Paul's SchooL NEL..AN AND COLLINGWOOP. —How beantifully he (Ctllingwvoil) glided into Trafalgar, is the Itoy.d Sove reign, at the head of the les division. in advance of the whole fleet, everybody knows. And he had taken care in the morning to put on silk stockings, that if he wax hit about the legs he might give the less trouble to the cur. geon. There was, indeed. • delightful vein of homeliness about "0:1 CL:blie." as, by a playful abbreviation of his Christian nan.e, Cuthbert, the service used to call him. But neither his simplicity nor his practiad command of seamanship. 'lasso to its mechanical details ever the least d minished the high veneration with which be was re garded. All that good old school, careful of their seamen, who worshipped them, strict but just to subordinate officers, exacted from the world a proper respect for their condition and pretensions. In fact, their sensitiveness as to their treatment sometimes disturbed the harmony of squadrons in a very disagreeable way. When Nelson wag detached to Egypt over the heads of senior officers, Sir John Ord called Lord St. Vincent out, and was sent home to England ; and about that time nearly all friendly in. tercourse was interrupted in the Mediterranean tlect. Nobody will wonder at all this who has even a glimmer of a notion of what the weariness of the common run of the old life was. There were blockades in which a ship never dropped anchor from Christmas to Christmas. Colling swood was away from his beloved home for years before Me death, having hardly tasted what to him was the sweetest of life's pleasures, except by snatcl.es ; and he died at ~es. in 11110, less gloriously, but scarcely less painfully, than Nelson, and before his natural time—worn out by sheer labour, and true to the last to England. There is some. thing characteristic in the dying words of the two admi. rals. " I have nut been • event sinner, 'lector," Nelson said to the chaplain, with a mournful pathos : and then, " Thank God,l have done my duty !" Collingwoodt words were happier, as, we are inclined to think that, is spite of its inferior 'splendour, his whole life had bees. He had reviewed," he mid," his peal life, and his mind was at rest ;" and though be spoke of his absent family, and of the great contest in which he left his country en. oged, it was with calm resignation. And so Cuthbert, Lord Collingwood, breathed his last on salt water, as Horatio, Lord Nelson, had ; and was laid beside him under the vast dome of St. Paul's, beneath which they are taking their well-earned rest,— Where the flan tight Y heanl no Work And the .Wren I ai ceased to blue. —Cornice, Magazine toe May. I i