The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-01 00:00:00

(iN suyp.ty. 9'h,• f011..n nig is n copy of a hill respecting the )sought intu the House of liy Mr. .1. A. Smith, Mr. Raeley, and M.. 1: •t.e.f. It rut ithil ".1 bill for further regulating the . f. inn:wed mei boon on Sunday in Eng -1.011:tn.1 Wales: • • tl'h, tr... the testtict ions on the sale in England :tilt ‘t fur.,• hteil and .11 , 614,1 liquors tinting certain , An the day aml eel tain other days imposed hr !he Act ..f the sesMui ..f the eighteenth and nine• • t. Ai oaf the reign of herpre•intMaiesty, chapter 11'.1, .tll ACC t.. tepeal the Act of the lith and !mit of t he reign of her present Majesty for further regu. !,...Ac the sale of beer :mil other 11.1001111 on the Lord's to substitute oth e r provisions in lieu thereof,' ,-ti attended with git At benefits, and these benefits s.• Aol Is• incte.ised by an extens:on of the said act it et.... t.. 1 by the r,meen's twat excellent Majesty, by and wrtL the :shies 311.1 consent of the lords spiritual and L• tfi pot a l. and COllllllOll3, in this present parliament as s. 11.1.1..1. ,mil by the authority of the F.IIIIC, as follows : I. Th.• provisions of the recited act imposing in Eng land Anil Wales restrictions 011 the opening of houses and I 'AI, r for the sale and on the sale of fermented and certain hours on Sunday, Christmas. .I.v. 1:...d Friday. :mil any diy appointed fur a public fast er 111311101g1V10g. shall (subject to the proviso hereinafter • and except as regards fermented and distilled b l imp, when sold for consumption and consumed off the i.e.)preen h e e xtettile.l to the whole of the above. mentioned days, And as regards fermented and dis tilled liquors when sold t•s aforesaid shall be en• tended to the times betwei•n half-past two and eight o'clock in the afternoon an.l ten and eleven o'clock in the afternoon on the above•mertioned days, and all the Provisions of the recited Act shall apply and be construed hovided, that where any pet on who bottO the cA tt on an io.trt of his ordinary daily trade the bind ttf :in eating-house keeper or otherwise of selling no-A. confectionery, or other victuals to be conmined 011 the premises, nothing in this act contained shall prevent such person from opening his house for the sale of, or from netting in the ~.one manner as he might if this act had not passed. any meat, confectionery, or other victuals for con sumption on the premises, or any fermented or distilled liptors for coosumption on the premises by persons who bona tide have purchased any such meat, confectionery, or other victuals." The pvt name given to Lord Cranborne's party, in :t1I•oion to the surname recently dropped by one of its outsi.ken members, is, "The Peacock's tail." .\t the Paris ENltibiti.in the mysteries of the t. a tr.olc (says the Tim...) are to be revealed by the exhibi tion of two Chinese damsel•, both slaves, purchased at the rate of G , ooofr. apiece. and expected tocharm the beholders by the fabulous smallness of their cramped feet. Egypt would not lit Egypt unless represented by camels and dro ine.larles ; nor could India be recognised without her de phmits. nor Africa without her lions, panthers, and donkeys. Real Tunis Guards on real Tunis barbs will do duty at the doors of a real Tunis palace. There wall be }:.stern dancing girls, Japanese jugglers, Spanish gitanas . Two monster cannon from the town of Ruelk, weighing 72,0001 h. each, each drawn by 37 h men, goal be confronted by another and a bigger gun from Prussia, firing a shot worth 21lif. There will be water omnibuses, regattas, and floating concerts on the Seine ; music all day inside and out, and a grand gene of chess, w:th all the Uld World pitted against the New. The litigation in reference to the London, Chat ham. and Dover Railway has been stated by the Vice- Chancellor to have become " a trade." It is daily growing Luger sad assuming enormous proportions. The court cannot reduce it. Under these circumstances a petition has been prepared for the palming of a bill to transfer all pending litigation respecting the company to the decision of a court of arbitration and appeal to be specially insti tuted for that purpose, as well as for the preparation of • scheme to relieve tho undertaking from its present embar rassments. JURORS OF THE PARIS EXHIBITION.—Among tho names in the Fiue Art and other groups an; those of Viscount Hardinge, Hun. Spencer Cowper, Mr. Layard, M.l'. ; W. Calder Marshall, R.A. ; Col. Scott, Mr. R.. 1. Lane, Mr..l. Fergusson, Mr. Warren de la Rue, Mr. Red grave, Sir J. F. Oliffe, M.P. ; Dr. Diamond, Lord Gerald Fitzgerald, Mr. DigLy Wyatt, Mr. Gladstone. M. I'. ; Mr. Peter I ;ralmin, Mr. trace, Professor Tyndal, Mr. Clabburn, Earl Dudley, Major-General Dickson, Sir Robert K a n e , Dr. Forbes Watson, Professor Thomson, Dr. David Price, Mr. Warrington Smyth, Mr. Le Neve Forster, Dr. Playfair, Mr. Scott Russell, Mr. 3PConnell, Professor Wheatstone, Mr. Moffatt, M.P. ; Professor Balfour, Dr. Thomson, Dr. Hooker, Viscount Canterbury, Nassau Senior, and others equally well known in this country. MR. STANSFELD, M.P., AND HIS CONITTITURNII4, —Mr. Stansfeld, having been invited by the Halifax branch of the Reform League to visit his constituents and express his opinions on the aspects of the reform question, has written to the effect that he has arranged to visit Halifax during the Easter vacation, when it was probable a town's meeting on reform would be held, and which be would feel it his duty to attend. "In any case," be says, " I shall seek some opportunity during my stay of addressing my fellow townsmen on this all-important and engrossing subject." A town's meeting is likely to be convened, to which Mr. Aaroyd, M.P., the other borough member, will be incited. THE REPRESENTATION OF E DINBURGH . —O n Friday night the political friends of Mr. Miller, of Leithen, met in Queen-street Hall, Edinburgh, and pre- Dented to him a requisition to stand as a candidate for the representation of Edinburgh at the next election. The number of names appended to the requisition was not announced, but the assertion was made that an " over whelming number" of the registered voters bad signed the document ; and Mr. Miller acceptel the requisition, stating that he had no fear of the result of the next elec tion. Resolutions were adopted pledging the meeting to IZIMr. Miller.—Sontsradn. ATION TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY.—Captain Hans Busk has just presented to the trustees of the Nr•tional Gallery a picture by Nicole remain. The pic ture was painted in the year 1641, and was purchased some years since from the Barberini Gallery for 600 guineas. It was considered by competent judges one of the gems of the collection of the late Mr. Hans Busk, of Gant Cumberland-place, who died in 1862. MR. SPURGEON AT THE AGRICULTURAL HALL.— Yesterday morning the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon held the second of a series of services In the Agricultural HilL There was a much larger attendance than on the preceding Sunday. Owing to the great number of applications for tickets of admission it was found necessary to use the galleries as well as the body of the vast hall, and for about an hour before the service commenced there was a continual inflow of human beings until about '51,000 had entered and taken possession of the seats. The scene was in many ways remarkable. The curtains were withdrawn from the immense glass roof, and a flood of strong light poured upon the assembled multitude. Many of the ladies present raised their parasols and umbrellas, and gentlemen kept their hats on their heads until the preacher matte his appearance. Although con versation was general before the service began, it was of such a character as did not infringe upon conventional de corum. As soon as Mr. Spurgeon appeared on the plat form from which he was to preach complete silence pre wailed. After a short opening prayer a hymn was sung, the thousands of voices producing a mos, impressive effect. Before the sermon two other hymns were sung, and the parable of the Prodigal Son was read and expounded. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC MOVEMENT AT OXFORD. It appears that the Roman catholic. do not contemplate erecting a college, but will confine themselves to building a chapel in Oxford for the accommodation of the Roman catholic students who are now admitted at Balliol, Christ Church, Exeter, and Lincoln Colleges. At the present time there are 14 students, but it is anticipated that very shortly the number will be considerably increased. The students are relea.ed from attendance at the college chapel, but are expected to attend their own place of wor ship at least once a day. The present Roman catholic chapel is situated in St. Clements, an outlying district, Ma some considerable distance from the colleges, and hence it is that a more central situation is desired. PRIESTLEY COMMEMORATION. —The members of the philosophical Society have completed the arrangements for the conversatione in memory of Dr. Priestley, which is to he held to-morrow night. Since the original announce. meet was made, so large a number of loans have been received that the meeting has been deferred in order that the collec tion m a y be ivroperly arranged and described. The addresses on the Binninghiuu history, and on the scientific disco veries (illustrated by experimental, will neoeasarily have much interest. The collection of memorial' is remarkably exten.ive and valuable, and has never been surpassed or twilled. Seventy years have sufficed to soften the pole mical asperities, and to allow ame justice to Dr. Pried- IPS . * memory from all shades of po pl litics and creeds. The celebration of to-morrow is local and scientific, but unsea t/4H at. and has only been arranged to recornise the philo sopherwho has deservedly attained a European fame, and i was for eleven years a resident in our town, and the friend of our greatest men. The celebration presents so many attractions—novelty, rarity, interest, in so many wads—that it must be a pleasant and a great success.— Biranaglioni Post R./SPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE CHEST, VICTORIA ', 4 / 11 .—Ttle number of patients relieved at this institution q",ne last week was 1,580. of which 359 were sew oases. liItEAT NORTHERN HOPITAL., CALEDONIAN -ROAD, IRLINGTON. Number of patients for the pert week, 4 0 76, of which 161 were new cases, WATERIORD I:7:ECTION COMMITTEE. ( THIS DAY/ The committee met this morning at 11 o'clock ; Mr. Adair in the chair ; when the case of the petitioner was again proceeded with. Mr. I :eorge I lane O'Malley -I am a member of the Irish bar. and am agent for Mr. IkAton's property at ISallycloona. I was at Waterford immediately after the nomination .lay, , and on Wednesday evening 1 went to Dungarvan, and from theta, to I 4sllyelion. on the following morning. I hadagreed to meet the tenants at the house of one of them named .latoes Comets... When I got to the house of George Car roll I gave direction for taus to be sent for. On reaching i the house of Coonyns, I saw Matthew Wilson and several other voters. This was on Thursday, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. the day before the polling. After nightfall two ears an-iced at tempts's house. I started for Comara Iloti.e, and went by the Hilbertstown.ruad, instead of the Canon's cross-road, which was the nearest. I did . so in consequence of some communications which I had received before I started. On descending a bill I was met by a man with a stick in his hand. One of the voters with . me directed toy attention to him, and I :Liked him who he was. I failed in stopping him, and he ran away along with another man who b a d j um p e d over a dit c h. I heard 1 a loud whistle, which was repeater' front behind the ditch, and repeated again behind Comyns's house, about 70 or 110 yards distanv. A number of men . immediately afterwards jumped iron behind the ditch into the road. As near as 1 can judge from the noise of the feet then• were about 150. One of then, rushed rigainet nee, and I put up my hand. He rushed against it arid ! sprained my thumb, an d f e ll f rom hi s own v iol e n ce . (Laughter.) I rushed lock towards Comyns's house ' RS fast 618 I could. I could hear distinctly the smashing of the cars. Neile and sonic of the other voters followed me. I LAW the ears in the course of the night. The shafts were brol.en, and a portion of the body of one of them was broken. The harness was cut. When we gut lift° the house we barricaded ourselves 1 against the mob. The disturbance continued until about ei-tht o'clock. About two o'clock in the morning I sent a note to Mr. Palliser's house for the police. The message was sent by Neile and Carroll, but neither of them returned. I afterwards went and net Mr. Palliser, and saw some of the voters in the street at Kiltuaethounis in cars. We were pelted with mud and covered all over. About midnight ou the Friday Neill° and twine other voters arrived at i Mr. Palliaer s. We went from his house towards i Dungarcou on Saturday morning. We started with from 40 to fin cars and about :SO or 40 police. About two miles from Dutigarcan we came up with a holy of Lancers who were waiting on the road. Thcy accom panied us towards Dungarvan. Immediately before teach ing the Causeway the voters gut off the cars and passed between the lines of troops. On reaching a place enclosed by sonic high railings I saw a largo heap of broken stones. Several were thrown at the voters, but more particularly at the Lancers. The atones came in collies. I brought up the rear of the voters, and went with them to the polling booths. The town was generally in an excited state. The courthouse was guarded by the Lancers and infantry. The polling was in the court-house. Cross-examined—There were about 100 policemen, besides the regular troops. (Left sitting.) TIPPERARY ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) The committee appointed to try the merits of the petition, complaining of on undue election and return for the county of Tipperary, resumed their inquiry this morning ; Sir P. G. Egerton in the chair. Jame; ilodgins, of C'loughjordan, near Nenagh, was the first witness called. He stat,d that he was a voter for the county of Tipperary, and on the day of polling he proceeded accompanied by about sixty voters by the Hoscres train from Cloughjonlan to Nenagh. Was not an Orangeman, and whoever insinuated that he was might as well say that he was a Fenian. When they got out of the train they made their way to Castle-street by Market-cross, and saw some soldiers preceding them. There was a large mob of people in Castle-street, and in order to avoid them they went by a less public road. In queen-street they were first attacked, and witness was plentifully plastered with mud. In Peter-street, witness was struck with sticks three times on the arm and once on the head. His hat was broken. The police and the military went to his as sistance, or he believed that he should have been mur dered. Cross-examined--I was very peaceable, but not quite gentle. How could Ibe gentle when I was going through a mob that I thought would thrash me? I did not flourish a stick. Many of the voters with me were tenants of Lord Dunally. Lprd Dunally supported Captain VI hits, but a portion of his tenantry disagreed with him. We said that we would have our own opinions, and we went into Ne nagh to give expression to them, but we expected to be thrashed. Many of us carried sticks, and those who did not were sorry for it. One of the men who was with me, • deaf voter, who did not know what he was doing, voted for Captain White after we had paid his carriage to Nenagh. Mr. John Francis Waller, barrister, said he was a voter for the county of Tipperary, and on the pulling-day was at Nenagh. Saw a good many Homan catholic clergymen in the town during the day. Was in the enclosure in front of the polling booths, and noticed the arrival of voters on cars. Many of them carried green boughs, and Captain White's voters as they drove up were received by priest-, and cheered by the mob. In one case saw a priest lead ing a voter up to the poll by the arm and holding up what appeared to be a breviary. [Left sitting.] WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) MONDAY. APRIL 1, 8 A.M. P. asirsam. bes. B.T. W. Ito ..--- 0 ----N1 W. 11. Ito I 12 7. D. I 1 9 . . - -- Nairn Aberdeen -20a6 45 B.W. 1: 7 , N. sr 0.12 1 Leith Ardrussan 30.1345 W. 610 N.N.W. To o.ll' 6 Greencastle_ 30.17 47 W. 2. 7 N.N.W. i ho 0.10 1 Valenti 30.30 47 B.W. 3' 3 N.N.W. bir 0.02 8 Liverpool 30.33 50 8. I 3 B.W. - e l— I - 1 Holyhead Pennons 30.52 40 8. 3. 6 W.N.W. cb ' 2 Brest 90.99 44 14.1. 1. 6 1 N.W. Mi 2 Lorient 3O 51 A N.N. W. i 3; 5 i N.W. co • 2 Rochefort . - 90.5141 A.& 1 4 5 W.B.W. b 0.16. 1 Plymouth Weymouth 30.9445 W.N.W. ,1' 6 W.N.W. 7e 1 1 Portsmouth 30.49 41 N.W . ; 2 8 N. re 1 London ION) 36 W. N.W. ' 1 8 N.N.W. lb 0.10 - Yarmouth 30.45 38 W.N.W. : 2 8 N.N.W. eb 2 1144rberea8b. 30.3240 B.W. I 1 6 N. bcb 0.01 3 Shields 30.2$ 47i B.W. ; 2 2 71.8. I c - 2 Bakke 30.4130, N.W. 'll - b' i THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1867. BB1fABl:3. Pressure has increased eonslieTkiiiy since Saturday. Tempe rature has increased in ScoUaad. The winds this morning are south westerly In Ireland and Scuthuid, north-westerly in Eng. land, and Inclined to northeast on the west of Prance. On Saturday the wind was strong from N. W., and a thunder storm occurred In London. This morning the sky Is overcast lu Ire land and Scotland, and the weather is tine In England. SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT IVIOAN.--On Saturday evening a shocking fatality occurred on the London and North Western Railway, about 200 yards south of the Wigan passenger station, and close to the Chapel-lane-bridge. About a quarter . to nine the bank engine was standing upon a riding waiting for the passage of the express from London, due at 8.45, before commenc ing to prepare a Liverpool girds train which had to be despatched. The engine was ia charge of a driver, and of • fireman named William Basendale, and the latter about the time named left his companion for some purpose or other, and immediately afterwards the express reached the spot. Fortunately the train was only moving slowly, or a terrible loss of life might have been occasioned, for several carriages in the centre of the train were thrown off the rails, and were dragged along for a considerable distance, ploughing up the road as they went, until the engine, which, with four of the carriages immediately following, happily kept on the linc, was brought to • stand just as the platform of the station was reached. The third-class and one first-ekes carriage, all well occupied, were those which were shaken, but none of the passengers complained of more than slight injuries. Search was, of course, immediately made for the cause of the accident, and at the spot where the carriages first left the rails, the fearfully mutilated remains of Bax endale were found strewn over the road. He was com pletely disembowelled, he had also been injured on the head, and several of the limbs were cut. The body was removed to an adjacent inn to await the inquest, which will probably be held to day. The train was sent forward after about half an hour's detention, but several hours elapsed before both lines were open for traffic. Baxen dale who resided at Hindley, was only 20 years of age. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—BIDEFORD, NORTH DEVON, MARCH 30.—The brig Harmony, of Bideford, with coals, went ashore on the South Tail, Bideford Bar, in a gale from north-north-west and heavy sea, last night (reports A. Garet, Esq., the collector of customs). The Appledore lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, The Hope, was speedily launched to her assistance, and snoceeded in saving the shipwrecked crew of three men from the rigging of the vessel. They were in a very exhausted state, as the brig was full of water and the sea was breaking heavily over them. The men were safely landed here about 2 o'clock this morning. The vessel is still standing, but from her damaged state she is not likely to hold together much longer. AN Eva TO Bum/rm.—At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of Dundee on Wednesday, the chairman (Mr. Walker) mentioned that no yarns or textile fabrics were to be sent from Dundee to the Paris Exhibition, the manufacturers there declining to exhibit their goods, solely to gratify curiosity or to aid imitation when the high import duties charged in France prevented any prospect of actual business done. Machinery and ale would be the only manufactures sent to the Exhibition from Dundee. DISPENSARY FOR SKIN DIABASE!, 58, GREAT Illani.nowwon-writzrr, Rencyr-errniter, W.—Two hundred and thirteen petients were relieved et this dispensary using tha week ending March 30. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The April quarter ' , enjoin of the peace for the county of Middlesex commenced this morning at the SkniOtll homte, Clerkenwell-green, before Mr. Bodkin, assistant judge, Mr. Joseph P.‘yne, deputy axsiatant judge, and the following magistrates :—Mr. J. Townley, Mr. J. I. I:n..king. Mr. H. H. Harwood, Mr. Nissen. Mr. Henry White, Dr. Jervis, Mt. Stuttield, Mr. Rankine, Captain Murky, Mr. Goodatm, Mr. R. Robinson, Mr. Frith. THE CALENDAR. The calendar contains the names of X 2 prisoners com mit tisl for trial, i 6 being indicted for felony and six for misdemeanor. The offences with which the prisoners are charged consist of robberies from the person, embezzle ments. obtaining goods by false pretences, pot.stealing, wilfully damaging plate glass, lead stealing from public buildings, felonious assaults, indecent assaults, robbery by a servant of the London and North-Western Railway (' pany, and several minor offences. The state of edu cation of the prisoners was again reported to be of a very low elan, the majority of them being unable to read or write. TRE GRAND JURY. On the names of those summoned to serve as grand jurymen being called over, several excuses were offered. I ine gentlemen complained of being again served with a summons to attend. as he had on two occasions given notice to the authorities of the parish of Hackney that he was by age exempt from serving, and to be summoned again after that he considered was • great annoyance. Another said be had a conscientious objection to take any oath whatever. The Scripture told them that they were to swear not at all, and therefore es • Christian man he objected to taking an oath. In both cases these persons were excused. The requisite number, however, having been obtained, they were sworn by Mr. Rwnbelow, the crier of the court, and having been briefly addressed by the wintantqudge, they retired to their room. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIB DAY.) A stAtTANT . S FOLLON ER. ...... Arfrol Lewin, aged 18, a waterproofer, of 3, Lester-road. Holloway, was charged with being in a house at Holloway, supposed for the purpose of committing felony. From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor rose about Go'clock in the morning, and as usual rang the bell for his servant to rise. Some time afterwards having been out fora walk and returned, and finding that the servant was not up he communicated with his wife, who went to the servant's room and was very much surprised to find in time servant's apartment the prisoner, and the servant said that he bad been there all night. The complainant then communicates! with the police and the prisoner was locked up, and the police had since informed him that the prisoner had been in prison for uttering coin, and hail long been suspected by the police. The magistrate asked the applicant whether he believed the prisoner was there for a felonious purpose or for an immoral purpose. The applicant said that he considered that the prisoner was in his house for an immoral purpose. The prisoner, who treated the matter as a good joke,said I he had no defence to make. The magistrate discharged the prisoner and told him be bad better be careful bow he was found in such a prodi cament again. Of course the complainant would discharge his servant. The complainant maid that had already been done. The prisoner then left the court, and as he was dre goll out of the door, the young woman, who waa gaily out in blue ribbons, took him by the arm and they left together. DISTI'IIBANCE AT RATl.tft . B WELLS THEATRE.. James Palmer, aged 36, a printer, of 5, Tyndall's-build hunt, Gray's-inn-road, was charged with being drunk and disonlerly at Sadler's Wells Theatre, and causing a crowd to assemble at Arlington-street, Clerkeawell. Police-sergeant Tniwin, 402 A, said that between 7 and 8 o'clock on Saturday evening he wan called to the gallery of Sadler's Wells Theatre, and found the defendant there drunk and making a disturbance. As the gallery was crowded the defendant was with difficulty got out and removed from the house. He wanted to return, but the sergeant would not let him, and left him there. Re turning in a few minutes he found the defendant there surrounded with a mob of persons, and as ho was then making use of bad language and would not go away be wee compelled to take him to the police station. The defendant, in rep to the charge, said that he was the worse for liquor, an d was very iorry for what he had done. He had been locked up in the cells since Saturday evening, and be hoped that that would be considered by the magistrate a sufficient punishment. The magistrate mid that drunkenness mu; no excuse for much conduct, but taking into consideration that he had been locked up since Saturday evening he would now be discharged. ANNOYING A LICENSED VICTUALLER. Afeery Cheater, of 21, Redcross-street, Borough, a servant, was charged with being drunk and duorderly, and annoy. ing Mr. Edward Coate, the landlord of the White Lion public-bouse 22, Leather-lane, St. Andrew's. On Saturday night the prisoner, who was the worse for liquor, entered the complainant's house several times and made disturbances. At last she found her way into the bar, and it was then found n to call in a con stable, and it was with great difficulty t she could be got to the police-station. The defendant, who said she was very FOIT7, was ordered to pa y . a fine of 3 . 11d., or in default one day's confine ment in the cells of the court. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE LOVE OF FINERY. Mary Wilcox, • young woman, residing at No. 33, Vic toria-terrace, St. John's-wood, but formerly in service at No. 16, Old Burlington-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a quantity of lace, velvet trimming, &c., the p ro perty of Mn. Angela Pearson, a lady lodging at No. lb, Old Burlington-street. Sergeant Runes, it C, said that in consequence of receiv ing information that a robbery had been committed at 16, Old Burlington-street, and that a young woman, who had since been kettarged, was suspected, he made inquiries, and yesterday went to No. 33, Victoria-terrace, St. John's wood, where the prisoner was residing with her parents, and in the presence of the prisoner's father and mother he asked her if she knew anything of some lace and other property stolen from her last situation about a fortnight ago. She said she knew nothing about it. He then asked her if she had any objection to his looking over her boxes. Ste made no re ply, but her father fetched her box, opened it, and he (the sergeant) then found a quantity of lace. In answer to his question as to how she became possessed of it, she at first laid that she found it in the fireplace where she had lived, and then that she found it in the waste-paper basket, by the fire-place. He then took her into custody, and when at the station she admitted that she took the articles out of a carpet-bag ac 16, Old Burlington-street. Mrs. Angela Pearson identified all the lace and other articles produced as her property, and stated that they were stolen out of her travelling bag, she having just ar rived at the lodgings. She had missed other property be sides that found in the prisoner's box. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner (who it was stated by the parents to the officer had been induced to act as she had done from an excessive love of finery) for a week. THE SHOCKING WIFE MURDER SEAR CHADWELL HEATH. STRATFORD POLICEOOURT.—(THIS DAY.) James Bacon, the farm labourer who murdered his wife, Sarah Ann Bacon, by stabbing her in her throat, on Thursday afternoon, in the Rumford high road near ('hadwell, was brought before the bench of magistrates, Mr. G. Fry, chairman, for filial examination. The prisoner is a stupid-looking young man, and scarcely seemed to be fully conscious of his awful position. Mr. Griffin appeared for the defence, and Mr. In spector Nightingale, of the K division of police, attended to conduct the case. The same witnesses were examined as were called at the coroner's inquest on riaturday, on view of the body of the murdered 1110/11AZI, when the jury returned a verdict of '' Wilful murder" against the prisoner, and he was committed to Chelmaford gaol for trial at the next assizes. It appeared that the wretched man bad threatened to take her life a few days previously to her terrible death. in consequence of her ge•ting into debt unknown to him. Mr. Wright, surgeon, of Rumford, said the wound on the left side of her throat just under the ear was fearful cut into the throat. She died from exhaustion, having bled to death. The prisoner was committed. The tragedy was perpetrated near the same spot where Wade murdered his paramour about two years since. The deceased has left two young children. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.—An explosion of steam boiler on the premises of Mr. James Wragg, pork butcher, B arnsley, occurred on Saturday morning, and, besides the premises being greatly dam Aged by the explo sion, Mr. Wren himself and his apprentice, a young man named Samuel Lockwood, were so much injured that they expired in the course of the night. The boiler was erected on that part of the premises used for slaughtering pigs, and the explosion occurred just as Mr. Wragg and his ap prentice were about to commence work. The former has left a wife and five children. THE POLICE AND THE PARKS.—The Metro politan police take charge of Hyde-park and the Green park this morning. The carriage gates of Hyde-park will be kept open till twelve o'clock at night instead of ten o'clock, u hitherto. Arrangements are made for the regulations of his Royal Highness the Ranger and the First Commissioner of Public Works being strictly carried out, and for preventing the crimes and disorders in the parks, of which complaints have so often and justly been made. The magazine barracks, in the centre of the park, will be appropriated for a police-station. At the Barnstaple Petty &salons held on Wed nesday last two lathes were elected overseers ; Mrs. Slo combe for the perish of Bittadon, and Mrs. Crang for the pariah of Bretton Fleming. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (BY TCLIGRAPH.) EASTBOURNE MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) TRADESMEN'S PLATE. One wile. Frogmore, British Tar, Jevington, Slender. Domino, (ataline, Imogene, Ned of the Hills, Helice, awl Battle ate are here. HURDLE RACE. Two miles. Clemcnti, Lord Waldegrare, Lightland, Vin,licator. Me dieis, Nahocklieb. Isabe la, Uncle Charley, Elise, Helice, John Gully, and Ned of the Hills are here. E.ASTROURNE HANDICAP. One mile and s half. .Tevington, Slender, Domino, Naboeklish, Ilehee,3limu. law, and liattleaxe are here. BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.) HALF-PAST TWO O'CLOCK. The clubs were numerously attended to-day, and business was extremely brisk. Speculation did not take • wide range, for the extraordinary fa vouritism awarded to Lecturer, almost paralysed the betting. So freely and extensively was the Mar quis of Hastings's colt supported that before business broke up 1,000/. to 500/. was taken twice, and the same odds were booked to smaller amounts ; at the finish, however, 2 to 1 was still obtainable. The Earl Spencer's Plate was introduced and some four or five horses were backed. On the Derby we only saw one transaction, namely, the back ing of a new outsider, Man of Roes. Closing prices NORTHAIIPTONSIIIRE STAKES. 2to 1 agst Lecturer (t and off) 100 to 6 Regalia (t) 20 to 1 Wild Briar (t) 20 to 1 Tourrnalin (t) 20 to 1 Chippenhaun (t) Zi to 1 Miner (t) 25 to 1 Flatoatcher (t) 25 to 1 John Davie (off, t 100 to 3) 100 to 3 Apsley (t and off) 50 to 1 Rana (off) 900 to 1 Scipio (off) 60 to 40 on Locturer 1,2, or 3 (t) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 100 to 7 apt Salliet (off) 100 to 6 Chapel Royal (t) 20 to 1 Sycee (t) 20 to 1 Lion (t) 25 to 1 —111 r. Pitt (t) DERBY. 8000 to 40 apt The Man of Ross (t) COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. , 1 MARK-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with wheat ; nevertheless, all kinds inured off heavily, at • decline in the quotations of from Is. to—in some instances —2s. per qr. The condition of the supply was but mid dling. The show of foreign wheat was tolerably good, even the finest samples met • heavy inquiry, and the currencies gave way ls. per quarter compared with Monday last. Fine barley was held at previous quotations, although the quantity on offer was rather limited. Inferior kinds of foreign were heavy on rather lower terms. Malt was in full average supply, and sluggish request, at barely stationary prices. We bad a slow sale for both English and foreign oats at barely previous rates. Beans sold heavily, but no quotable change took plaoein prices. There was • moderate inquiry for peas on former terms. The flour trade was very dull, and prices were rather lower than last week. . ;;;;;;i7 of fleeting cargoes reported reach the full average number. The trade was a dull one, and wheat could only be sold at a reduction of Is. to 2.5. per qr. Maize, however, has risen in value from 2s. to 35., owing to the small supply on offer; and the quo tations for barley are unchanged. The following prices were realised for Ghirka Odessa wheat, 56a. 3d. to 581. 3d. ; Taganrog, 52.. to 535. ; Salina, 575. ; Berdianski, 575. 6d.; Hungarian and Banat, Sits. and 58s. 6d. per 4921b5. Polish, 595. 6d. and 60s. ; Sande mirca, 625. ; Bulgarian and Walachian, 495. 3d. and 51a. per 480Ibs. For Galata maize, 445. per 4921b5. Bar bary, 425. ; Bayonne, 38s. d. ; mixed American, 41s. per 4801bs. Barbary and Mumps, on passage, 40s. and 41s. ; and Hunprian. to be shipped, 375. 3d. per 4801b1. Barley, Danubian, 31s. 3d. per 4001ba. ; April- May shipment, 30s. per 4001bs. Black Sea rye, 325. for shipment to United Kingdom, oe 335. to Continent. Lin seed, on the spot, 5. to 3a. cheaper; East Indian for January-February shipment, 625. per 410161. Cottonseed was quiet at somewhat lower rates. Egyptian fetched 8/. and 81. ls. 6d. per ton ; on passage, 81. 2s. 6d. Ezroars.-The exports, last week, were 920 qrs. of hll. seed, and 2,865 qrs. of rapeseed. ___ OM 4. it Scot& potato Irish, black „ wluto 2O to 210 _____ ManSOO Tick 35 to 39 Harrow Pigeon 44 to 66 Oroy 39 to 4O wu 4o to 41 Boilers houft.__ Town mod., p ISO lbs. Household 66 to 66 Country Norfolk and Suffolk, scalp 63 to 46 01.22. s Duda sed Swedish 23 to 23 Russian BLINK Danish _ 3$ to 42 DPW= 1•343. __ __ _ _ 1 1 le ~ 36 to U $7 to U 1441A50D84. White 95 to 38 Yellow nova. French, per wt VS to 52 Spanish „ 54 to 6.2 American, pee bet. Canadian ITO LONDON, BY LAND AND IZALCO 25 TO MARC!! 30, CV&WT. Mown. Per Qr. IFITIIAIP. a a ism, Loaf, rod, old 00 to 67 while, old r 4 73 ;') „ new 64 to 66 Norfolk sad !Jacob -- ned, Dow - 62 to 62 Mating Distilling tklodlog 3O to 33 MALT. _ _ - Issax, Nortiiii, - ;nd Suffolk 7O to 71 Kingston and Ware TO to 76 Brown l4 to 04 _ _ Now Alrl r... 31 to 38 _OATS. losalatt, teed 22 to ES potato bask Seed Joni Per Qr. WRRAT. a a. Dant& sad Lod berg 5O to n Rostock & Mocklea- bw 4 64 to 66 Dia II to 69 itosalsa, hard soft Arearican, red 0 white —to B4ltlifi. Grinding Distilling Matting _ _ OATS Dutch brewini -- 22 to 30 1 „ feeding ARRIVALS OF GRAIN, del., Il WATER CARRIAGE. FROM BOTH INCLUSIVE. Per Qr. Per CO - Wheat Barley. Malt. Oats. I Beans, Perna grs. gra OR I gra qrs. I gra IMaltsh .. 5030 1761 1411119 1919 1103 196 lo 41738 14501 31908 4740 1316 ' Total .. - 1 41728 36347 , 14499 31045 ' 11244 11402 .27103 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (we eutioaarw.) (emu OUR OW CORRERPOWORNT.) The market rather steadier to-day, and the riles foot up about 10,000 bales. "rCks. ,19r.50 :: 17852 MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) SUGAR—The market continues quiet at last week's currency—a small parcel of crystallised Demerara was sold at 365. 6d. Refined also quiet, and prices rale in buyess' favour. Corms.—The market is firm, but rather quiet. Rice.—No sales reported. AUX.—About 300 puncheons sold—Demerara at Is. 6d. Corron.—The sales are confined to small parcels at about former prices on the spot. In other articles no sales of importance reported. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is steady, at the following prices :—Town tallow, 445. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 445. 3d. ; April to June, 443. 3d. ; October to December, 445. 6d. to 44a. 9d. PLZTICITLAILA 01 TALLOW. Stock on hand this day..assinil Delivery last week Ditto from Ist Jane Arrival last week Ditto from Ist Jane TriesT. C. on s po t tali day Ditto Town lut Friday 64,066 393112 i $3,136 26,739 500 1.306 I 900 1,136 Klee 82,030 93,720 84,234 I IC 790 1.216 152 91,474 76,091 94,393 920348 is. La ad.d.l ad. ad. 41 9 60 0 •90 N 3 43 9 1 43 0 3OO b 6 Arrival forte weekending iffh April lad year, 400 casks, sad delivery. 1,073 rusks. The arrival laid week comprised :-118 casks, Australia : 1 casks, other places. Total, ISO caska METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) We have a short supply of beasts, and a slow trade. Prices remain about the same as on Monday last. Several lots of inferior quality are unsold. The number of sheep is considerably larger, and there is great difficulty in dissing of them. Heavy weights are especially dull of sale. Prices on the average are lower and a clearance cannot he effected. Choice calves are in demand at fully late rates. Our foreign supply consists of 1,315 besets, 5,940 sheep, 106 valves, and 35 pigs. From Scotland 205 beasts, Norfolk and Suffolk 1,600, and 420 from the Northern andlltidland Comities. Per stops of SIDS. a d. Beat Scots, Harolds. 4 1 6 Bast Short.horos 4 5 0 4440nd goal. bawls S S • Cares S 4 4 Best Dos& Illf-byeds 6_ 6 0 Pet stone of 811:a e. d. s. d. Best Das& 111-bdsBh 5 0 5 4 Best Long.wools.... 6 4 6 8 Do. do. Shorn.... 4 6 4 10 Ewes d: second qua 4 0 4 4 Do. do. Moro—. 0 0 0 0 Lambs and lambs, 24,140 , calves, 113; Beads at market, 3,540 ; pip, 310. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattendsn and Smith report no alteration in the market either ma regards the demand or prioe. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Ors o'Cwar" The amount of business in the Stock Exchange to-day is not large, but the general tendency of quotations is rather favourable. It is believed that Luxemburg will be transferred to France without any serious difficulties arising, and a hope is expreased that the committee which is now sitting in the House of Commons upon the debenture question will arrive at some practical decision that may tend to remove the distrust now prevailing amongst so many persons with regard to that form of security. The tine weather has also caused a few purchases. The funds are unchanged for money, but have risen 1-16 per cent. for the account. English railways have further improved, upon additional transactions to close speculative scannas, combined with some moderate invest ments on orders from the public. As regardsforeign stocks the most noteworthy feature is a demand for Spanish Passive and Certificates at an advance. The quarter having expired, the supply of money has increased to-day, while the demand has dimi nished. The general rate for choice bills is 21 per cent., but exceptional transactions are reported at 21. The charge for short loans in the Stock Ex change is 211 to 3 per cent. Consols are now quoted 91 ton for money, and 91 1-16 to 3-16 for the account (April 10). The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. have receded !, per cent.—viz., to 89 to 1, ex div. Spanish Passive Bonds and Certificates are in request, and have risen g to Li per cent. On the other hand, Turkish of 1865, Italian of 1861, and Chilian scrip have declined 1. Danubian scrip re mains heavy, at the fall of Saturday, although the settlement to-day shows arather small supplyof stock. Turkish of 1865 are quoted 291 to ; Greek, 14 to g ; Spanish Passive, 22 to ; ditto Certi ficates, bik to g ; Italian of 1861, 531 to ; Mexican, 16 7 4 to 17! ; 11,usaianScrip, 2} to prem. ; Chilian Scrip, 2i to 2 dis. ; and Danubian scrip, 31 to 21 dis. United States 5-20 Ronda have declined a to per cent., viz., to 74. i to / ; but Erie Railway shares have improved 1 1 , the present price being 39} to 40. Illinois Central shares are steady, at 381 to 391. Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference shares are steady, at 161 to 11, and 31 to respectively. International Financial shares are quoted 2} to g dis. ; London Financial, 164 to 174 dia. ; General Credit, 3 3-16 to 1-16 dis. ; Credit Foncier, 61 to dis. ; National Discount, to 1 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 161 to 4. The Shannon has arrived at Lisbon from Brazil with 10,9681. in specie. _ . . The great and unreasoning depression which con tinues to prevail as regards the shares of most of the undertakings that have been created during the last two or three years proves how indisposed the public are to embark in fresh enterprise, and how completely their confidenoe has been shaken by recent events. If last year was a year of panic and vague apprehension the present one is marked by still severer losses, and by a pressure of actual calls, the paying of which, in the case of companies already defunct, unfortunately realises the old saying about "throw ing good money after bad." The one broad lesson which the public have learnt from the bitter expe rienoe of the last twelve months is, that the limita tion of liability, tardily conceded by the legisla ture, and upon the strength of which thousands of shareholders brought forward their savings, was a mere sham and delusion. Henceforward none but companies whose liability is really limited, through the shares being wholly or to a very large extent paid up, will have any power to attract investors. Al regards existing companies, there ought to be a much more general movement to reduce the shareholders' liability, and if the pro prietors are wise they will put a strong and steady pressure upon the various boards. Such a course would add greatly in the long run to the value of their property, which in many cases is chiefly depreciated by reason of the dispropor tionate amount of liability attaching to the shares. It will be a most regrettable result of the apathy and indifference shown on this point if a large portion of the money now accumulated in the Bank of England and other depositories should ultimately bo diverted from solid and controllable enterprise at home into foreign and distant channels, merely because the investor finds in foreign bonds and shares "to bearer" that complete exemption from responsibility and anxiety which the slow moving legislature of this great commercial country still denies to its own citizens. The amount of gold sent into the Bank on Satur day was 79,0001. The special meeting of the Brighton Railway Company, convened for to-morrow, is to be ad: journed to the 16th of April, the company's bill not being yet ready. With reference to the new issue of capital of the Madras Railway to the extent of 631.1001., the following is an extract from the letter of allotment, dated the 22nd inst., which has been issued to the proprietors : The board of directors, under the sanction of her Ma jesty's Secretary of State for India in Council, having re solved to issue additional share capital to the extent of 631,100 sterling for the further prosecution of the com pany's undertakings, bearing a guaranteed interest of .1 per cent. per annum, I am directed to offer you this allot ment of shares of 20/. each, being your rateable pro portion thereof as a proprietor of B stock in the exist ing capital of the company at this date. Deposit of 21. payable 16th April. or the allotment will be cancelled. An extraordinary general meeting of the Great Northern Railway Company is convened for the 9th of April, to consider several bills now before parliament. One of these transfers to the Great Northern Company the Edgware Highgate, and London, and the Watford and Edgware Junction Railways. A special general meeting of the East London Railway Company is called for the 10th of April, to approve a bill now before parliament for the construction of a railway to form a connexion with the Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway, to be called " The Crystal Palace and East London High Level Junction Railway." The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, for the week ending March 23, shows a decrease of 1,0201. compared with the corri.spunding period of 1866. The half-yearly dividend on the Four-and-a- Half per Cent. Swedish Government Loan of 1864, for 2,223,0001. sterling, due on the 15th April, is advertised for payment on that day. We are informed that the agreement of bond holders of the Cavour Canal Company to exchange their bonds for obligations has, from its conditions being unfulfilled, been abandoned as null and void. It may be hoped that a satisfactory arrange ment will speedily be arrived at, and that the Italian government will redeem its honour, and carry out its guarantee. SATURDAY EVL'On. Consols, which closed yesiteZiaV9l* for the 10th of April, opened this morning at the same quotation, and closed at 91 to I. For money the last price was likewise 91 to *, and for the May settlement 91k to 1. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were tlat, and declined * per cent., closing at 891 to I, ex div. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 911, 1, 1 ; ditto, for account, 91} ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 89i, div. ; New Three per Cents.. 891, k e, div. : ditto, Three and•a-Half per Cent., to; ; Bank Stock, shut ; India Stock, 219 ; ditto, Flee per Cent., 1091, 10, ; ditto, Four per t•ei.• ' • mfaced" rupee paper, MI; ditto, Five per tent, 140:4 ; ditto, Five-and-a- Half per Ce 11... 10;1 ditto ' Five per Cent. Debentures, 103:: : ditto Bonds, 48c, 495., 48s. prem. The India Fi‘,. per Cent. Stock was loss inquired. for. Exche.!uer Vill4 remain at 14e. to 18s. prem. Foreign stocks w. re r. , ,t largely dealt in, but the tone of the mark .t was better. Portuguese Bonds were in reyos., ..lid left off at a recovery of per cent. Perm Lin and Italian of 1865 improved and New "ex all" and Deferred, as well as P: give and Certificates, 4. Danubian scrip. however, was very heavy, and fell I per cent. T irl:ish Bonds, of 1865, werel !ewer; and Italian of 1'461. MINES-(THIS DAY.) Own o'Or.oaz. In the mar!:et to-day Prince of Wales, Wheal Grenville, East Grenville, West Chiverton, and East Caradoit shares are in request, and tine. Some of the prevent quotations are as West Chieertor, 68 t.. 7 0 ; Chiverton Moor, 6 to !.; ; Chiverton, 6; t.. ; Prince of Wales, 565. to Fide. ; East Russell - , 2', to 31: Wheal Grenville, 20s. to 255.: East f:retiville. 2Z, to ; Wheal Seton, 104 to 106 ; West Seton. 130 to 140; Great Retallack, 3to : North Treskerby, 11 to ; and East Care don, 51 to The Pestanela, Val Toppa, and Vallanzasca Gold Mining Companies held their meetings oa Satunlay, at which the res .lution for an amalga mation of the three undertakings was confirmed. A special general meeting of the South Tyne Colliery Company (Limited) is called for the 10th of April, to adopt the necessary proceedings fur winding up the company. RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.) 011 OVLOOL. The railway market is very firm to-day, and prices show a fresh rise. London, Brighton, and South Coast stock has improved 14 per oent. ; Mo trupolitan, 11; Great Northern (Original), 1 ; Mid land and Groat Eastern, 1 • Lancashire and York shire, „c• •' London and North - Western, ; Great Western and South-Eastern , ; and Great Northern A, London, Chatham, and Dover, and North British,(. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 119 to k ; Great Western, 41! to 44 ; London and North- Western, 116& to 117! ; Midland, 1134 to 114; Lancashire and Yorkshir, 124„ to ; Caedonian j 106 to 107 ; South Eastern, 68 to ; Great Eastern, 28i to f ; Great Northern, 115 to 116 ; ditto A, 1221 to 3 ; Loudon, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to f : North British, 34 to ; and Brighton, 7411 to 75k. (For to-day'; Share List sae page 4.) PROVINCIAL SHARE mAiurars. LITERPOOI:, MARCH 70. ales to-day: Great Eastern, 18 aj S 1 871 I—Great Western, 43 11 1 1 1-lAneashire and York shire. 154 t;—Lowlon awl North Western, 1161 1 1 1 1 / Manchester. Sheffield. and Lincolnshire, 461 I—Midland, 113 13 , .. 13—North British, 74) (-105th Eastern, 64 I j 11-114dIalo awl Lake Huron. 4 4 116 —Grand Trunk of Canada, 191—Grent Western of Canada, 13 1 -Fire Twenties, 70 Great Luxembourg. In 1.10 I 1.16 Financial Association, X/ d and London and GI be. tip. —Atlantic Tslegnipb 8 per Natinal Steam Company, 1111 d. MANCIHNTRIR MARCH 30 —Mime was a decidedly better market 114 to Prime, and a fair amount of business was done. Atlantic Telegraph Preference 8 per cent., 70—Kries. 391 c (treat Eastern, r'! 1 8 7114- LOreat Lniembours.lo 1-16-41reat Northern A, It! 11--Great Western of inada„ 14—Oreat West ern, 42 —llllnols,, 79—London and Caledonian Marine In surance Limited', 4/ d. —London and North WIMACTO 11716} !} —Mancbeder, Sheffield, and UHCOthatttre, 4 714 / Metropolitan. 113) i Pr—Midland, 113/ j 1 7 13—Ditto, N ew, 6 per Lent. enivertlble, t p —North *With, 311—South Ea tern. 6 , 7/ 1 I—Metropditaii District. 77. BIRHISOHAM, MARCH 30.—Th• sales to•day were to Lloyd's Itink shares. M 71 prem. ; Staffordshire Joint Stock Rank, at 8) prem.: Midland Financial shares, at 111 10 dM. ; Metropolitan Hallway Carriage and WaTon shank at 9 ; Iflrmlta9bamWat•r -works shares, at 30. OURLoI, MARCH 29,—Three per Cent CMISMP.9OI—New Three per Cent Stock. 814-1114tto, for &want, 10th AWL Kb j India Flee per Cent, 1061 Hank of Ireland (RPM la 215 2351—National Bank ~ Z3O 1 I—r Anal .XlO paid , 34—Union Bank (LIS paid), IS.. THE FUNERAL. OP ME. ALFRED MELLON.—The funeral of Mr. Alfred Mellon will take place tomorrow at the Brompton Cemetery, precisely at 12 o'clock. The Royal Mail steamship Cuba, from New York on the 20th of March, arrived at Queenrtown at a.m. yesterday, with 69 passengers and 945 dole. in specie. She landed all the mails, consisting of 123 sacks, and two passengers, and proceed at 11.45 a.m. All well. The Cuba experienced strung easterly plea throughout herjramatte. THE UPPER GRADES IN THE ARMY.—If once thin roads to the upper grades were really thrown open, them u'eel be no limit to the supply of recruit.' admirably quali fied to ascend them. At present the prizes are so rare mud uncertain that no man can count on rising from the ranks, even though he display ability and merit of a very supe rior description. The present system of promoting men from the ranks to be quartermasters is good as far as it goes, though it should be extended without exception to the appointments of ridingmasters and paymasters ; but we would go much further, and give definitely every fourth or fifth commission among the combatant officer, to • non-commissioned officer. Promotion would then ho rapid enough, and the reward sufficiently in view, to in duce very superior men desirous of improving their posi tion in life, to join the army. To all candidates for such promotion the same educational test might be applied as to young men obtaining direct commissions, and the army schools might be utilised for imparting the necessary qua lifications. It is absurd to argue that none but gentle. men by birth should be admitted to the circle of coin- Want officer*. Many of those who obt.iin commissions through Sandhurst have no pretensions to what we mill good family ; and both Woolwich and Sandhurst are open to any British subject within certain limits of age. In the case of admitting men from the ranks, promotion would from one cause or another—either promotion out of the ranks, or retirement to situations of trust in civil life—be rapid enough to rive these commissions to men still young, and there need be no bar to their advancement to the highest positions.— Froser's Mermine for April. THE EMPEROR OP JAPAN.—There is only ono emperor in Japan, and he is no more spiritual than is the Queen of Great Britain. The name of the head of the church s Sirakawa, and to him the Mikado tlrenperod himself owes spiritual allegiance. On certain occasions his Majesty even reprint° the chapel to meet Sirakawa, in which are all the shrines of the departed Mikados, who are all canonised, and are patron saints. Upon these occasions the Mikado invokes their rotection for the nation, and makes certain offerings. ,H e passes to and from the sacred edifice between prostrate rows of courtiers and privileged persons, who keep their foreheads on the ground. but who take this opportunity of snatching • glance at the august presence by • sidelong look as be passes. By the exertion of a little court influence, any Japanese of family can witness the prxerress of the Mikado upon these occasions, just as one may get • ticket to see her Majesty open parlia ment. The insigne of royalty are a sword, • crystal ball, and a mirror. The present dynasty of Mikados has existed, according to Japanese history, for many thousand., of years. The origin of the superstition of the spiritual character of the 3likadoe arises from the belief, which is generally entertained, that the first Mikado was born of divine parents; hence the spiritual origin has been con founded by foreigners with • spiritual authority which he does not possess. —Blackwood's Mogreenc for April. Fawn THE STACIE TO THE CLOMTER. —Many French actresses have passed from the stage to the cloister, when their beauty and renown were in their most bril liant periods. others have withdrawn into • seclusion almost as complete, observing in the world the strictest piety and giving the most virtuous example. Mademoi selle Colomhe distributed the " blessed bread " to the eon. gregation of her parish church. The notorious La Maupi a and the vivacious Luzy assumed the veil, and put the con ventual gate between them and the world where they had figured in • very different line of character. In the last eentury,Mmletuoiselle Gaultier retired from the stage, pub licly announced her conversion, and became a sister of the Carmelite order at Lyons. Half-a-dozen of her fair col leagues, but less richly endowed as extremes, took coerces nearly similar. Some among us may remember Madame Gonthier, the bouncing, buxom, hearty, hilarious, settees of the Veneta in its brightest times. With all the jollity of character above indicated, Madame Costlier was sin cerely rigorous in the performance of all her religions duties. She was profoundly in earnest when , being about to play • new part for the first time, she crossed herself, as she stood at the wing, and murmured, with an emotion that was not at all feigned, nor ever ridiculed by the com rades who respected her—" Mon Dieu, fates moi la grecs de bien savor mon rale !"—" give me grace that I may well know nay part !" Since Madame Gonthier's time, the distinguished tragic actress Sionah Levy, of the Odeon, took the veil, and many other ladies of leis note, but of equally serious thoughtfulness, have quitted the brilliant bustling stage and passed away into the calm, quiet life of the convent, and have been content therewith.—Corn kill Magazine for April. CRYIITAL PALACE. HALF-A-CROWN DAT. SATURDAY, MA RCH 30.—Admissions on payment, 1,179; ditto by season tickets, 5,188 ; Total visitors, 6.167. , t otri to , - ui eve to tbl inee rs tso 6 s It I; Etsd " e MC to collie