The Express. — London, England, 1855-04-30 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA. We (Daly News) have received our despatches in latisipaties of the Overland Mail. The dates are— nasbey, April 2; Calcutta, Much 24; Madras, March 28; Hang-Scog, March 13. _ _ _ _ The following is from the summary of the Bombay noses of April 2: Accounts from the North-western Frontier still coatings unsatisfactory. There have been some successful operations spinet the Bassett Khail men ; but it is evident that there is much more to be done, and the Hazara country is represented as being_ in a disturbed state. Mr. John Lawrence and 'Lyda Sham are now engaged in negotiation-, and it isle be hoped that they will conclude a treaty, to keep these refractory frontier tribes in order. In Page all is peaceful. A son of Meting Goan Ghee, the rebel chieftain, has been taken with arms Is his hands and hanged, and the old mac is now wanderer, without a follower. The late envoys be Calcutta were well received on their return to Ava. The Bedurs of Deodroog and adjacent distriels recently assigned by the Nizam to the British Govern ment have just been creating a disturbance, and en deavoured to raise an insurrection in consequence of some fancied injury they had sustained. Twelve hundred of them took possession of and plundered the town of Deodroog,wounded several of theGovers meet servants, made prisoner of the Naib or Govdrnor, and threatened to put him to death. Lieutenant Frankland, commanding the Lingsagoor field force, received early intimation of these pro. cowlings, and surprised the insurgents by a well managed forced march, with a strong detachment of cavalry, artillery, and infantry. The Naib was given up, the rebels dispersed, and the chiefs of the Beders made prisoners, the whole matter being at present under investigation by the depot}-com missioner. The opening of the Five per Cent. Loan continues to be the absorbing subject of discussion in India. The depreciation of stock that has occurred and the discontent it has occasioned is universal. We have to report the break-down of the Assaye and Puniaub, two magnificent teak steamers of 1,800 tons, launched at Bombay within the year, at a oost of some quarter of a million sterling the pair. The commission of Sir Henry Somerset, as com mander-in-chief, having arrived on the 24th, he was sworn in next day. Mr. Malet is hourly expected to arrive from Calcutta, when he will be sworn in m junior member of council, so the council boa* which, siege the death of Lord Frederick Fiteclarenee, has consisted of a single member besides the Gomm, will almost immediately be once more full The man Thom who murdered his wife at by smashing every bone in her body with a likirp bat, has been reprieved, and is to be transpeelni for life, and thus the perpetrator of one af the mot brutal murders ever committed in India, without any ow extenuating circumstance, and with ten this. sand aggravations, is the tint to escape the gallows.' On the 18th of March, about half-past one, several shooks of earthquake seem to have been experienced' la Upper Scinde, at Muttrs, Allygurh, Meerut, and Delhi : the accounts that have been already received l are loose, vague, and unsatisfactory. The weather continues here in its usual state of uncertainty; a week since we had it for a short time, as hot asay, once more it has become se cool and genial as the spring and beginning of March. The Governor-General continues at the Neilgher- ries, Lord Harris at Madras; about the end of the week Lord Elphinstone and staff proceed to Mahe bleshwur. Trade as in a most deplorably dull state. Freights steady. Stocks of goods heavy, and sales unsatiefac• tory—a state of matters not likely to improve till August, when the season opens. Exchange favour able for remitters, with money tight in all quarters. CHINA. DEFEAT OF THE REBELS AT CANTON.- SHANGHAI RETAKEN BY THE IMPERIAL ISTS, AND FRIGHTFUL SLAUGHIER. IDENT OP THIt DAIL! NIWB.: HONG-KONG. btiARCH 16. The events of the month elapsed since the date of the departure of the last mail steamer are more marked by stirring events than for many months previously. Indeed our news, foreign and domestic, is unusually interesting; not merely as affecting the interests of Europeans here, but intimately con nected with the politics of Europe. Strictly local we have not much to communicate. The subscriptions to the Patriotic Fund con tinue to augment ; here (at Hong-Kong) the fund aggregates 1,8001., whilst at Shanghai and Woo-Sung no less than 2,5001. have been contributed, to which must be added 2001. from Amoy and 751. from Swatow—the total being already 4,5001. In addition to the money raised, it has been resolved to present an address to her Majesty on the subject of the war, expressive of the confidence reposed in the measures of the throne. On the 12th inst. Sir John Bowring took his departure on • diplomatic visit to Siam, in her Majesty's steamer Rattler, accompanied by the eloop of war Orician. It is said that his excellency will go to Singapore from Siam, and re turn to this port by one of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers, the Itattler sailing for England. In China there is generally a strong feeling against Sir J. Bowring—all classes express disappoint ment and hostility to the measures of the literary diplo matist, and desire his recaL Indeed, the busy tongue of rumour asserts that Sir John's read is in - his pocket, and that he will proceed from Siam to Singapore, and from the latter place to Europe. Of such elements are the community here composed, that there is probably no man in England, however popular, that would prove a favourite in China with the mercantile community, unless he was disposed to be led by the commercial advantages of those resident in China, to the prejudice of any and every o her in terest. Every plenipotentiary, from Elliot to Bowring, has split upon the same rock, and even an angel would fail to plates or realise the unreasonable expec tations of every class of the foreign residents. The missing mails of Dec. 25 have arrived, the Shanghai having been compelled to put into Manilla foe coals, and thereby delaying the mails until they were nearly ninety days from England. On the =hai's voyage from Manilla to this port she in at the Pratu' Shoal, and there learned of the lose of the Living Age and Tom Bowline, both vessels with valuable cargoes, destined for Europe and the United States. Affairs at Canton look more settled: for the time, at all events, the rebels have been driven away from the city. The blockade has been put a stop to; and by a combined movement of the imperial soldiers and the people, Canton and the forts in its neighbourhood have been freed from the terror-spreading horrors of the insur gents. On the 6th inst. the rebels at Blenheim Reach were taken by surprise, fled precipitately in boats down the river, and foe the most part escaped, the imperialists being but too well pleased to regain pos. smoke of the forts. The other strongholds of the in serpnts also fell into the hands of the imperialists, who are reported to have effected their object by buying up the ringleaders. The imperialists have amok • shocking use of their triumph. The place of execution has been a vast carnage field, where hundreds have daily been put to death, in the hope of striking terror into the minds of the population. At Shanghai, also, the imperialists have succeeded is recapturing the city, followed by frightful atroci ties in revenge for opposing the imperial rule. Be yond the mere fact of the capture of the city, little more is known with certainty, the accounts being very conflicting. All accounts agree ia represent ing the foul atrocities committed by the mandarins. Nearly 600 prisoners have been put to death, and some were tortured in the most frightful manner be fore being pat out of the way. Some of the rebel, ehisfs have succeeded in escaping, but by far the greater number of the ringleaders have feta themselves in the hands of their norelodwielmy. Pros the North China Herald extraordinary we take the subjoined interesting news from Japan : We have bees wrested from a private emcee with the fel lewies *strain of a letter hem an dear of the United Staten summer Powliattao, ammescher the *ashen, of the Mil midges of the Japanese and Vaned States izeaty at Japan en the 21st ultimo, and the venation of Japan with a nen were earthquake en the 23S Number last, whereby (ram ?nu *ldle 1.1 Obwraes, the largenteity In Japes, sad the taws Mai were destroyed, and Jeddo much 'Oared. The bee el the Russian frigate Diana, after the earthquake, is also narrated ; the officers and crew saved : i " Powhattas, March 2, 1155, Off the mouth of the Yengstsze-kiang. " We sailed from Simoda a week ago last Thureeley, ex. pada' a run of about fire days to Shanghai, but we had "got out of Me harbour before we encountered a heavy iwisd, which required a large expenditure of coal to ftwitelesseeit,witaiost making any headway; but,en the deduce,, we losing ground. This bad ecareely subsided whew we bad another gale mere severe than the flrst,which lasted much longer, and after that subsided, we had still another directly in our teeth, which seems dto combine in itself the severity of both the previous ones. I never before have experienced anything to compare with it at sea. Being short of coal, the ship could not be placed in the most favourable position for weathering the gales, as the captain thought it necessary that be should hate her against it all he could, so that be might make his feel last to get the shio into port when the gale abated. By the greatest good luck, we have managed to avoid the necessity of taking off our paddles, and beating up under sail. " The exchange of tt.e ratifications of the treaty between the United States and Japan was made on the 21st day of February, and we sailed on the 2ind. "The island of Niphon, in which Siesoda is situated, was visited on the 23rd Dee. by a severe earthquake, which was moot diaastrons in its disci/. The city of (Maraca, one of the largest in the empire, was completely laid waste. Jeddo itself suffered considerably, but ha. since suffered more se rioutly from the effects of an es:ensive conflagration. The town of bimoda, on our arrival, prevented a complete scene of desolation and ruin. After the shock of the earthquake the sea commenced bubbling up as it were along the shore, and then receded with great rapidity, and as soon retuned with such increased volume as to flood the whole town.to the depth of six or seven feet, sweeping away h uses, bridges,and temples, and piling them up is • masa of ruin. Five times daring the day did the sea advance and recede in this manner, spreading desolation far and wide. The largest junks in the baibour were driven from ore to two miles above high-water mark, where we saw them lying high and dry. About 20(1 of the poor inhaentants lost their lives by the overflow, the remainder saving themselves by flee ing to the mountains with which the town is surrounded. " The Bastian frigate Diana, having Vice-Admiral Pun tiatine on board, was lying in the harbour at the time, engaged in finishing up the treaty they had made with the Japanese. Immediately after the shock was felt, the water in the harbour became ecnvulssd to such a degree in eddies and whirlpools, that in the space of thirty minutes she swung entirely round forty-tette times, twisting her chains up into knots ; so rapid was the motion, that the people on board could not keep their feet, and all were snide giddy. When the sea receded it left the frigate in 8 feet water oa her side, when her weal draft wee over 216. et. Oa its return. it is stated, the water rem five fathoms above its ordinary towel. On its again receding four feet only of water remained, so that they saw the stocks of their anchor above the water. The heaving of the bottom of the bay was Ikea so violent that the frigate —although, es I said, in only four feet of water—was moved bodily past her anchor. The officers momently expected that the bay would become the out et of the 'ulcer aaaaaa fires, and that they should be es/palled in it. When the frigate again 'lasted they saw her keel and rudder, which bad been wrenched cff, fluting alongside, and the ship filling with water. By getting sails under her they managed to keep her afloat, and the next day, things having gut quiet once more, they hauled her off into de. per water Occa sional stocks of earthquake still cautious d to be felt, but none were attended with serious cons. quenches. Alter re pairing damages as well as they could, and having rigged a temporary rudder, and the weather hecomiog floe, they at tempted to take the ship round to Rooth. r to-y, where she would be less Imposed, and they could complete repairs (Simuela being badly adapted for sash a purpose); but when within seven miles of their harbour, • gale sprung up. the hundred Japanese boats that were toe tog them abed aid them (not, however, till they had got out all the officers sad crew), and shortly after the gallant atop sunk in deep water, the officers a d men saving only the el .thee they stood is. Notwithstanding all their misturtuhee and the dengue through which they had passed, they only bet one man, and he was accidentally killed by being jammed by one of the guns which had gone adrift." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY. Aram 1. The lean has been moth discussed darirg tie fortnight, and the opinion finds very general acceptance from some unknown cause, that the po.erament of India must be em. herressed in their finances, and that tho loan is the result of this emergency. Money continues in improved demand, as' We do nut look for an easier market (or, some time. GeMernment securities end join• *Vick sham are in little 11:6tand our quotations g lip show lower figures. he g l prsition et our import market there is little to be remarked since our last circular ; the depression then noticed bas in no way been alleviated ; oar the contrary, the dealers have shown lees desire to 'lord their habil consequently the market has been very dull, and prices of cotton fabrics have farther retrograded, the very favourable rate of exchange on being the inducemeut to press sales, but without leadiue to any extent of business, as will he seen from the list subjoined. Grey shirting, 40 yard., 38 inch, are very heavy to move, and must deseriptiots are again easier in pric., about 2 erase per pi. ce ; Mho. 62 reed we quote Rs. 2 12 asses; 71bs 66 reed, Rs. 3 6 minas; Ms. 60 trod, at Rs. 3 14 snore to it.. 4, while in 46 once there is lees alteration in value, 91bs. and upwards being in moderate request at former quutati , -no, out lighter qualities are dull. ElPoßTll.—Cotton Wool —There has been more doing in this market in the last week by native shippers, upward. of 1,600 bales having been taken, of which about 200 are new Broach and Milers. et Rs 89 , o 90, and Rs 76 per candy respectively, and which are err. me prices; as, how ever, supplies are 11 , /W arriving more freely of other descrip tions, and the accounts of the ie.rket at home are very low, •riccis with us must fall ere any g..od Coll be dons. Freight to Great Britain had a very dell appearance at one time, and little wee shipping at 3... 10e. per ten of 60 feet, but as produce is in greater quantity now, and tonnage' moderate, rates of froieht have • hardening teedeney heeds are shipping at 31 171, 61. Oil, 4L 6.1. to 61 per ton of 210 imperiai g irons. Exchange —Since our lest we pave to report • further advance in the rate nn Eoglsnd, and the bunnies done may be quoted at 2s 1. to 2.. lid. for credits and 2s. 111. to 2s. 114. for documents, with • limited hosine,s doing; this afterhoon, however, the tendency of the rate is downwards, Bank and credits bill. brine offered at 2 .11 t. On Calcutta we now quote par at sight and Rs 981 6U days' sight. On Madras, Rs. 98 at sight. On China, Rs. 214 at 60 days' eight. CALCUTTA. Waken 22. Owing to the sattertainty press ling in B. gland as to peace, matters here has, nut improved. The state of the money market, as well as an advance in hoth freight and seamiest, lite kept ail produce opt:otiose upon a very low seals ; the total of our exports, in moa.y value, is test de dieing now that the bulk of the indigo has been shipped. Bice, mode, led jet' do not amount to mach, and our car • goes are now mainly c.mirmed of these articles. Exchange.—Ws believe the bulk of the translations for this mail have bran at 2-11 to 1 for ered.tv, and 2-4 to 1 t. r dimusamse bills at 6 mouths signs, although at coming the rates may be a tun. ?rarer. Treasury and Bank post bills era quoted at 2-01 to 2.q. On China the rate is re. 212 per 100 dolls. Freights.—We quote for London :—ldogar, 41. 10a. to 41.15 s ; saltpitre, nominal; rice, 61 to 61. 2..6d.; seeds, 81 to 81. 61.; juts, 41 to 4145. ; bides, 516.. ; suk And indigo. 61 ; other goods in tike proportion. For Liverpool co, 41.15 s ; jute, 41. ; weeds, W.; other goods nominal. For Mauritius, re. 2 0 per bag. THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. (sr TEN TUTUS TZLIORAPII (non 11111 CORIAZIIIONDZNT OF TON DAILY NINA LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. This day, the licked States Mail steam ship Baltic, Captain Comstock, arrived in the Mersey with the Racal mails from the United States and British North Ameba. She sailed from New York on the 18th beteat, and has brought, besides the mails, 240 pas sengers and 1,400,000 dollars in specie on freight. The news is uninteresting. Our latest dates from California are to the 24th March. The financial excitement was fast sub siding, and general business improving, though dull. It was expected that Mtsers. Page and Bacon would resume payment on the 29th ult. There wee a bill before the legislature for the par pose of abolishing the city government at San Fran cisco, and placing the city in the hands of trustees. Our advices from the H , up to the llth, re port the general revival of trade, and the island to be in a perfect state of tranquillity. The New York money market was easy and well supplied. Stocks were declining owing to the large exports of gold. The cotton market was quiet and prices unchanged, holders waiting the advices per Nashville, hence on the 7th inst. The market for breadstuffs was firm, with a ten dency upwards. Provisions were advancing. Freights were dull. Exchange on London, 109 i to 110, with a tendency upwards. OLNIZOL Post-oFFIce. Aron..-0a the let of May minor nosey-order offices will be owned at Aberds• toy, Merionethshire ; Mettles, Sent; Winslow, Cheshire; Dossing, Perthshire ; end Leslie, Fifeshire. On the lit of May the maim nsoney•order allies at Came (eoasty WO) will be Mooed to a Law ollco. kitPIiESC MONbAY EViiitTlNCi. APRIL 30, 1855. FINE ARTS. HOCKING TRAGEDY AT WHEELOCK, IN CHRSHIRE. EXHIBITION OF THB SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS. The private view of the paintings in this exhibition was opened on Saturday. There were three hundred and twenty-two pictures exposed to sight, the majo rby of which were of more than average merit. In fact, the Water Colour Exhibition maintains its old reputation. After all, there is more life in the Water Colour Society than in any other school of art. We get effects by water colours that are producible by no other means. We approximate by this method of painting to the old fresco. The depth and purity of the colouring is far superior to anything that can be attained by oils. This may appear exaggerated ; but few persons can look at "A Pool of the Conway," No. 26, by C. Bran white; or "The Church of Bt. Pierre, CAen," No. 38, by W. Callowt or "The Dom Eiroie at Ware bore No. 44, by the same artist ; or at numbers of pictures by Gilbert, the two Fripps, Riviere, Nash, Frederick Taylor, Gastineau, and others, without recognising the truth of what we say. Water colour painting is, in short, one of the great discove ries of the age, and Girtio, Sandby, and Turner, may add to their other honour that of having originated The Tillage of Wheelock, near Seedbed], is Cheshire, wee, on Friday morning, the scene of as awful teagedy. Mr. Jame. Sprostoo, joiner and builder, and his wife, resided at • large deteshed house a little to the s iuth. east of the village. They were people in easy eircurattancee, of pod families, haying been married some 16 or 17 pars, and lived together daring that time in apparent happiest.. Both of them were strict methodists, and the leading people of that religiose meet in the neighbourhood. It may be judged, thee, with what conster na tio n th e Intelligence burst apes the village, on Friday moraing,that Mr. Sproston bad murdered his wife and afterwards destroyed himself. Having no family Mr. Sproston bad recently prevailed upon his sister, Mrs. Gill, a widow, at Seedbach, and her son, to gems and reside at his house, es a companion for his wife. They kept no female pens, pm* is the timber-yard was employed roes ionally le Milli at NM of the heavier household duties. On Friday unralog they hadvisen, as usual, at an early hour, end the nephew had gone to batistes for the day at a little before six o'clock in the moraine. Mrs. Gill, after breakfast, had gone to take a can of berm to Sandbach, to be sold there, and the apprentice, after wi t ting ber to carry the can half way and dome; some errands for his master, had pee to the timber yard. Mr. and Mrs. Sproston were thus left alone. On the estate of Mrs. Gill from Sendbaeb, between nine and ten o'clock in the morning, she found the back yard door fast inside, and had to climb over the garden fence to get admission into the holm. The ground floor of the house consists of two front parlours, one on each side the door and entrance hall, with kitchen, *Gallery, and other aloes behind. Mrs. Gill entered the house by the kitchen door, and then discovered the horrible tragedy which had taken plea during her &biome. Mrs. Sproeton was on her knees before the kitchen fire, with her arms we the floor and her head resting on her hands. She was lying is • pool of blood, portions of the scalp and skull having been apparently backed off, in addition to many other wounds, having been inflicted with a large cavalry sword that was lying on the kitchen-table by her side. The unfortunate woman was notyet dead, and Mrs. Gill hearing her inquire after " Jsmes,' , her husband, left her for an instant to seek him. Mr. Sproston was seated in his arm chair is one of the front parlours before the tire, quite dead, and amen horrible spectacle to look upon than his mangled wife. A large cavalry pistol lay between his feet on the floor, and this, loaded with a ban and eight or ten slop, he had evidently discharged with the muzzle in his mouth, so that the lower and upper jaws had bun curled away, and the hoe was ripped open up to the forehead. The pistol ball had perforated the brain and crown of the head, and wee found lodged in the ceiling of the room. A number of slugs were also lcdged in varioas parts of the coiling. Mrs. Gill immediately called in the assist ance of the nearest neighbours and friends, and messengers were posted off to Sandbach for surgical Md. In little more than twenty minutes, two surgeons were in attendance; but the earliest of them, Mr. Latham, did not arrive until a few momenta after Mrs. Sproston had breathed her last. It is said that she was audibly praying when some of the neighbours entered, but Mrs. Gill, her sister-in-law, only recollects the words, uttered in a low, faint voice, " Oh, James, don't," and then the inquiry, " Where is he?— where is he ?" The following statement. have been elicited from those who are in a position to give the most reliable evidence re specting this shocking tragedy : Mrs. Mary Gill says—The deceased were my brother and sister-in-law—James and Anil Sproetyn ; and the former was 46 and the latter 40 years of age. Myself and son went to reside with them about three weeks ago, and bad one of the parlous. They went to bed about alas o'clock on Thursday eight, and Mrs. Sproston on comlag downatain en k'riday morning, about seven o'clock, and seeing the huskiest things oa the table, said to my brother, who was then is the kitchen, in a kiadly manner, "What, yea have set the tea-tillage ?" He replied, in a similar manner—" Yes, I want my breakfast." I breakfasted in the same room with them. We had been recently brewing ale, and on the previous night Mrs. Bruceton had said to me, if I would take the bans to Seadbach she would clean oat my room for me, and this was agreed upon. My bre [ thee asked me how many quarts of berm I had, and my sister-in.law asked me to purchase her • quarter of a pound ef tea whilst at Sandbag!). Whilst this conversation took =John Dimon, the apprentice, was present, and my er told him to go with me, and carry my can of berm ea far as the HoUystyle wbicb is half-way to Send- Inch. Toe distance to Sandbach is about a chile and a half Oa Friday morning, after breakfast, I accordingly went to leadbach, the apprentice doing as be was told. I lett my brother with his wife, and they were the only persons left is the house. Ile was 'reeking his pipe, and she was wash sag up the breakfast things and some glasses. I returned from Sandbach • little alter nine o'clock. I found tke back-yard door fastened inside; but as it was a drop-latch, end might have slipped, this excited no surprise. 1 went round to the further side of the house, and gut over the fence Weals garden. The kitchen door was closed, but not fastened , and I let myself in. On entering the kitchen I saw my sister on the floor, on her knees, with her face thrown for ward upon her hands, which were resting on the fl SOT. She was praying and calling upon the Lord to take her. She said " Oh, Janus, don't, ' es I approached her, and atter wards, when I had raised her head and arms, she said in a low voice, " Where is he ?" She was in • great pool of blood, and was still bleeding. A sword was on the table by her side. I went to search for my brother, and found him in my parlour. He was quite dead, with a pistol lying between his feet, which I picked up and laid on the table. The sword and pistol belonged to my brother, and he bus bad them a long time. The only cause I can assign for tee warder te, that my brother had for some weeks been jealous of his wife ; jealousy which had amounted to monoresuie, and welch I bad told him was quite unfounded. John Dimon, the apprentice, says—l am about 17 years old. Yesterday morning (Friday) I come to my master's huge about six o'clock, and fused him up and dressed. He told me he wanted a window roller for the blind put up in is. of the window, and he took me up at ire to show me Ma tort of brackets as wanted fremthe smithy. I went for the brackets, and took them to him. Mr. and Mrs. Spreetoe and Mrs. Gill were then in the kitchen, and my mistress said I must go with Mrs. Gill to carry some berm for her through the toll bar. Weep I had done this I returned, and met my master at the house door, when he gave me a jug of berm w take to Mr. Whittaker's farm, about 100 yards off. When I returned from Mr. Whittaker's, he told me to go dowa to tag shop, and be would perhaps come after me, and I must get some glue warmed. This was the last time I saw him. He bad a short time ago pointed out to me some boards ic the shop, saying, " Times boards 'nest be used to make my whine with. ' Mr Gill, deceased's nephew, says be left the house • little before 6 o'clock, after toiling himself a cup of coffee, and his Pale partook of a cop of coffee with him. His uncle bad often spoken to him in a low and desponding way of his fmily, quoting the words of the 69th Psalm, to the effect I teat be had " become • stranger to his brethren and an alien to bis mother's children." Mr. Chas. Latham, of Saodbacb, surgeon, says—l saw the deceased very shortly after they were found , bat they were then both dead. James Sproston was sitting in • chair, [with his head completely blown to pieces. The injuries had evidently been done with a pistol, which appears to bays been discharged into his mouth. With regard to ADD Sproston, 1 found • wound eight or nine inches long on the left fore arm, which had completely cut through the measles and bone. There were two other cute on the 4441411 421, 4or 6 inches long, penetrating through the muscles red ligaments. There was another wound on the upper part of the right arm, 7 or 8 inches long, cutting through the muscles and bone. The skull on the left temple bad been cut through, and the brain was left exposed. But the main injury is a cut at the back of the neck, going completely through the muscles, ligaments, and spinal marrow. This, mast injury has been the immediate cause of death, and all the imams are each as would have been inflicted by a, sword wielded with great violence. George Walker, a constable in the Cheshire constabulary, was called in soon after the murder, sad took possession of the sword and pistol. He says the sword was dyed with blood, and theme were some portions of hair mingled with the blood. The kitchen presented an appearance after the - butcher' , ' a school of art. Amongst the artists who have most distinguished themselves in the present exhibition we may name Carl Haag. His "Rains of Salons," No. 66, is a marvellous specimen of colouring. It is very effective in the grouping also, although scarcely distinct enough. There is a want of unity, and yet the separate figures are almost faultless. As a specimen of mere drawing and colour, it is not surpassed by anything in the exhibition. "A Venetian Lady," No. 76, by the same artist, is remarkable for its expression and purity of tone. "Ruins of the Palace of Diocletian," No. 160, also by Haag, is well worth attentive con sideration by young artists. Gilbert has a remark able scene from Shakspeare. It represents Jessica and Shylock at the moment when the latter is en trusting his keys to his daughter, previous to his departure. The subdued expression on Jessica's face is a marvel of artistic skill. "The Alchymist," No. 64, although clever in point of drawing, is deficient in colour, and is wantin g . in that poetic feel ing which is so noticeable in most of the works of this artist. The cleverest work that he has exhibited is "The Letter-writer—Constantinople " (No. 136). Margaret Gillies has three pictures that are wonders for genuine expression of feeling. " Looking back at the old Home (N 0.46) is i aposes is colour. It is not exceeded by any picture n the exhibition. " The Past and Future (No. 193) re. preseuts two types of grief and hope, in the persona of two females. The faces are admirably characteristic ; the figures are, perhaps, wanting in grace. " Waiting he News" (No. 322) is admirable for correctness of drawing and richness of colour. Alfred Fripp has some pictures in his beet "Peasants of Olevano returning from labour " (No. 166) is remarkable for its admirable grouping. There is a female fan in the picture which is a gem of delicacy. It is moaroely t perhaps, in keeping with the subject of the painttog, but every objection fades before its exceeding beauty. "The lest Days of Harvest" (No. 120), • scene from the Roman Campagna, by the same artist, is glowing with life and colour. F. W. Barton has two pictures of Franconian peasantry of great merit. No. 181 represents a collection of pilgrims in the Cathedral of Bamberg; No. 239 is a group of the same peasantry waiting for confession. The great charm of thus two pictures consists in the vividness with which the nationality is expressed in the features of the pea santry. Two of the most characteristic pictures in the exhibition are by J. W. Lewis. The first is enti tled " The Well in the Desert, Egypt" (N 0.13.5); the other," The Greeting in the Desert " (No. 160). They are both instinct with the feeling of Oriental life. The hot sands are steaming under the influence of the eastern sun, and the camels and their drivers are sinking under the effects of the heat. The East was never better depicted than in Mr. Lewis's pictures. Mr. Gastineau has scarcely . fulfilled the hopes that were entertained of him in the present exhibition. Nevertheless, there is great merit in the view " Near Preston, Lancashire" (No. 131), and " Dove Dale, Derbyshire " (No. 164). The " View near Msgadeno, Lego Maggiore " (No. 200) is a favourable specimen of this artist's manner; there is great breadth, and purity of colour in this composition. No. 111 , 1 " Corner of the Fishermen's Island, Lego Maggi. ore," by George Flipp, is an exquisite piece of Italian scenery. Stepbanoff has an admirable specimen in the etyle for which he is celebrated. His "Vizier Saouy purchasing the fair Persian" is very character istic. In drawing, it cannot be excelled ; but there is a haziuese about the colouring which throws an air of indistinctness over the composition. One of the most meritorious landscapes in the exhibition is " The Golden Horn, Constantinople, from the Cemetery of Pere" (No. 190), by W. C. Smith. It is marvellously elaborate, and is pronounced to be a correct represen tation of the locality. "The Devil's Bridge, St. Godard' (No. 28), by the same artist, is bold and vigorous, and full of animation. Richter has • life.l.ke scene from "As you like it. It represents the Fool and Audrey, where the former is addressing the latter in the words, " Well, l Audrey, am I the man yet ?" Goodall has not been l as industrious as usual, but the careful elaboration of "The Milking Shed " (No. 314), makes up in quality what we miss in quantity. " The Old Willow" (No. 301), by the same artist, is a curious specimen of how much can be done with an unpromising stihjec', if the artist is a master of his craft. Frederick Tayler hee l a splendid sketch, entitled " Marauding Troopers* (No. 29). Like all the works of this artist, it is full of life and vigour. Among the other pictures that are worthy of notice are (No. 6), "On the Grande Canal," by Callow ; (No. 21), "Sandy-lane, Red-hill, Surrey," by C. IDavidson ; "The Coming Gale" (No. 106), by D. pox ; and " Flowers" (No. 191), an exquisite com position, by V. Bartholomew. The exhibition is superior to most that have pre eeded it, and the spectators expressed their admira tion in terms of the greatest enthusiasm. EIRIBTTION or PAINTINGS IN WATER COLOURS, DT HERR WEB/am—This gentleman has collected a number of his works, which he bad disposed of to his patrons, and exhibits them at 49, Pall-mall. Among the proprietors of the pictures are, the Queen, Lord Ellesmere, Sir Francis Scott, Lord Breckley, and W. Leaf, Esq. The paintings are dis tinguished for perfection of drawing and brilliancy of colour in a degree which we have never seen excelled. They are worthy of the most attentive study by the amateur and the artist. We have scarcely ever seen Views in Venice egrialliog those by . Herr Werner. Hs seems to have at tained the utmost perfection of which the art is capable. Among a large number of works of the highest artistic merit we would particularly direct attention to "The Palazzo Mooeaigo," " The Canal of Canareggio," "The Bridge of Sighs," and " The Interior of St. Mark." Two allegorical pic tures representing . Riches and Poverty are remarkable for purity and finish, and the distincrness with which the idea is worked out. No admirer of water-oolour painting ought to miss the opportunity of visiting this admirable collection. ART CONTRIBUTIONS IN AID OF TEE " PATRIOTIC POND," BUZLIIIGTON-DOUID, PICCADILLY. We have much pleasure in stating that the committee of this wale- I don have obtained the use of four ample rooms on the " pieta nobils " of Burlington-house, for the furtherance of their benevolent and truly patriotic work. The inhibition and isle of works of art hitherto *maimed at the Gallery is Pall-mall will be inaugurated in the above mentioned Ins mansion oa Thursday nut, the 3rd of May. Burling ton-house, with its modest, graceful palatial front and stately columnar whir—hitherto so jealously concealed from the lays of " the vulgar "—is one of the noblest edifices which London boasts of. The attractive Maoism, therefore, of architecture is added to the charm of pictorial art, in aid of a eases which of itself appeals with irresislible force to the hearts of Baglishmen. We may safely proga Waft that the labours of this SSlOSistioo, which have hitherto been fruitful, even wises congaed within a comparatively 1 1 awls* sphere of Wien, will be productive of very great 'remelts when exercised in a wide arena sad on ea ezteasive 'scale, as will now be the we. • The exhibition of French paintings, which we are sunned will be re* is vessia, netwithstansieg the large leoutribation Irma Wendt MOM W tbs forthcoming Pans Ezbibitios, wlll era en tits fib of Key seat, at the Gal lery, 121, rell-as& lefty • sessible and shrewd tr.an Op to the lilt on all subjects, except as to his wife's fidelity. Though a tall and powerful woman, there is nu r. aeon to believe that she offered say resistance in his a•tsek upon her on Friday morning; bat it is more probable that she hid conk upon her knee to ask mercy. The cuts on her arms (before tin y were broken or cut in ,wo by repeated blows) are in a direction wlich lead to the surposition that she had raised them only as a protection to her head. Her countenance in death bore a sweet sod composed expression, not at all indicative of passion. It is eery doubtful if he had preme ditated the murder at all. Th wea 402 bad been i• the house some years, end the :idol was frequeetly discharged. Tire sinter was out of tie way at bin wife. 'egg's. tion, and the back gate being funned is natu rally enough emulated for by his sister. In ad- dition to pointing out, however, to the appreatice the wood of which " his cone " were to be made, he bad named to him thugs of his aephews whom he wished to be the bearers of his body to toe grave, as if be bad en tertained some general idea that he would not live long. Both he and his unfortunate wife were class leaders, end teachers in the Wesleyan Methodist Sunday-school. She had at tended chapel up to last Sunday, but he is said to have kept away fur one or two of the hum Sundsys. As may naturally be suppoeed the shocking occurrence.* ►bove narrated have led to much excitement in a quiet &gel cultural neighbourhood like that of Sand bach and Wheelock, but the position of the relatives in life is one that enables them effectually to shut out anything like vulgar intrusion and curiosity on the part of strapper* Many of the neigh bours of courts got admiesbn to the house when the murder first became known, and no doubt truly enough describe the room where Mrs. Sproston was found as a "chamber of horrors." SPORTING. --•-- TATTERSALL'S —StroRDAY. THE CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst The holy Bird (t) 11 to 1 Scythian (t) 14 to 1 Neville (I) 1 . to 1 Joe killer (t) 15 to 1 Arthur Wellesley (t) 140 to 8 &cape (t) 20 to 1 Dalkeitb (t) 20 to 1 Gamekeeper (I) 20 to 1 Noisy It) 15 to 1 Little Davie (t) 40 to 1 Corey 40 to 1 Knin.tpper (t) 1000 to 15 Bratty ,t four times) At one ttme Gamekeeper reached IS to 1, but towards the does he returned to 20 o 1, taken and oderwt. DIARY. 1 to 2 emit Lord or the lake (t) to 1 St. Hubert (t) to 1 De el re (laid to 1000 to 1 —111114. man (t) I to 1 temculus Lawless (t to some mosey) 1 to 1 Crui.er 1000 to 60 Kingstown 41 20 to 1 k ilatteraick (t) 23 to 1 Flatterer (t) Satisfactory progress was made in the settling of the Newmarket accounts. LATEST REWIND AT THE WEST END. CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 apt ncythian (t) 19 to 1 Petty bird (t) 111 to 1 Nabob (t, 15 to 1 also told) 100 to 7 Neellle (t) 15 to 1 Atthur Welleiny (t) 100 to 6 Escape (t 20 t ) 100 to 6 Joe tither (t WWI) 20 to 1 Noisy (t) 20 to t— Imogene (25 to 1 t freely) 20 to 1 Mot tuner (t end off) 93 to 1 Little Davie $O to 1 KAM , . (t) At Is commencement 1000 to St) es* laid wing Imogene. 'MRS T. So to 1 mot Ryl+looo (t) Offers le take IS to I about Data Ha teraiek. lu,auu to 200 was taken about Sylitowe in one bet. The favowitea were not touched. PROGRAMME OF CHESTER SPRING MEETING itataplan ........ mcs ii Pte It.rly Bird Nancy _ ._ warder worse than that of • __—'s tiaegistXrhou7c. le - 0 7 ;o14 6 There wee a patch of blood on the ceiling, and • cut in the 'Attie Harry plaster, as though the point of the Sword had struck against 114 6646 9 6 8 ft. [The ceiling is about Si feet or 9 feet high, and both o tr i sT kah the nee:eased being ezceedingly tall, it is very likely that the Koigh. of St. George sword had caught the ceiling. Mr. Sproaten was six feet Neville (ea 1010 ea.) in stature, and Mrs. Sproston nearly as tad.] Indian Warrior On Saturday morning an inquest was held on the bodies 6 9 10 . 0900501 4 7 1 at the Gold's Lion lan, Wheelock, by Mr. Roscoe, coroner 1 1 ..''."4_,.., .85 7 for the Hnutaford district of the county of Chester, when tr iko nn „ "*"' **** " 6 7 most of the above facts were stated in evidence, and the p an g. 4 7 jury found that James Sproston had destroyed himself by The Early Bird shooting himself with a pito', and that Ann Sproston, his Irelaad's Bye(ls.frez )to 7 7 wife, bad been killed by Janus Sprostol, her husband, 1414 0 ,4 Lam 6 7 with a sword, he being at the time in a fit of temporary acythi . insanity." Mr. Latham, of the firm ofLatham and Peagsm, et , e by IL George— solicitors, Sandbach, was present at the inquest, to wawa mt. , 7 the ease on behalf of the ezecutors under Mr. 14u/don's Honeysuckle will. Dellolth .. In addition to the above evidence, our correspondent 11 A .r;,. 5 ,1 444 , 4 .y ......... --- 7 4 1 7 asoertained, on reliable authority, emus other facts, from ';', i '"X td w' 4 7 which it appears that Kr. Sproston had first indulged the Quince a n , 5 so.) helms of jealousy, which probably led to this shocking a Impedes 6 611 tragedy, sums six or seven years ago. It had, however, La belie .. slumbered until very lately without being known to more Jsalilh 44 .41 " 4 6 11 than •hw friends. In February he gave inattartions to Bill hlm - -”' " 4 611 New Warrior .. his solicitor to proper. • will, and it appears that the N ew b o ld . fact then became known for the lint time to his Lime hails (is. len ) 6 611 lawyer. On the latter expressing surprise, and observing ftnare.brook hour happily he and his wife had always been supposed to ll'aseL a 610 live together, he (the husband) remarked that she was the tka 61 1,"" t Coen 6 610 best wife that ever Used. Soisetbiag of resentment is shown " wt ." 6 6to in his will, ineensueb as he alienates all his own property star of , i „„,,, ...... _, 4 G lO from Der, leaving her, however, that which was brought Jttly Trans 4 I , him se a marrtsge dowry, and which would have been weathercock amply insfileient to provide for her had she survived him. Dr. whole.-- ....... The greeter part of his property, which consists of houses tail 4 reeled 4 ski Load at Wheelock and Crewe, he his bequeathed, how- Hanby . .. ever, not to the more respectable end wealthy of his own Db. wolf 'relatives, but to the poorest. His jealousy, after this will mare *stagy 4 bed been used% aesumed a more intense form, end became airs. Web a %Übe ainemsneania with him. He mentioned it to rich and 41410 Ttl pm, me pumas of all stations, by all of whom it was die. li xi m" lr dwper isseffieged, from the greet respect in which Mrs. Sproston h i, J.... Greh sm 4 ow lhold. It appears she was • handsome woman, but of • pb e ,..kie . , 4 slns tarn of mind, and in ell respects leading a moat Game , te r tr 4 esesplary life, visiting the sick and the poor, and relieving Law their necessities with her owes hand. The husband had 6 . 66 ace Ceonte.. . ..... - a never himself pointed to any individusl es the cause *1 this protean iicii .• 4 jealousy. She was a sensible end welLedatiated woman, and j Brown Broody •••.••••• ' kept his books of accounts for his, sad he wee app. eambend ...... -- i e i 6 i 1 I V . S O DAV. Tea Diagrams Smuts of lo sows. nub, b ft, with SO added ; for tor r.otile and upward. Grosvendr Coerce, about a mile and a quar ter. (.4 subs.) To name the evening baton ninnies. Tea Pot ones Broare of 15 sins. euen, 5 ft, with 100 died ; for 3.yeold fillies, Mt 'lb e'en; maidens at the time of awing allowed 11b; bating Maned twice at that time, 51b. on i thrice or more, 71b. The winner of the One Thousand Guineas Stalin et Newmarket. 4lb ; • or of any other dweepstake• (handicaps ex^eoted), or Plate in (005 of , lot sons. dear, 21b extra; second to Pare his stake. From the Castle pole, once round and in, rather morn than a mile and a quarter. 123 cube.) Alcyone (Sib) Ida, Iby Chan. iclecr-Ostrogotles dons (51b), Chalice, H telly (7(b), bby Stelbdutio-Mecanee, Hercules Clibl. CuMova (Sib). The Iliad (111 b). Blond?, Crotchet (31b), Legg: Loma, Excitement, Amon (alb). 111.1TUCtIt11. (Sib), Lily (71b), irophe /Achy, lady Tatton, Polestar, The Mooqutto, lira. Rigby 01b), Eltatto (31b), bt by British Yeoman -Mongrel's dam, Roving Broil. ( ) b), Capuc ine, Lolly Palmerston, Daffodil (71b) paid. Tea thanagriew eraaaa, a handicap of 10 son. each, with 100 added, tor 3.yr.oido ; *mod to receive 25 soon. outof the stakes. A winner of a headman, atter the pub Motion of the weights, of the talus of WO Bova. clear, to carry slb extra. once round sad a dig. (3d subs.) et lb et lb st lb , lack Sheppard . B 7 Antoinette b a by enrollee INeytus ....... 7 5 &ton Star -Cheddar's d B 0 Pioosible Coartenay Neoptolenius ... 710 Melly ... .. 7 3 I Duke of liamil ltylottme Hang. r .. ...... 7 10 Steelyard o hall ow Boy -. 77 1 Spencer ........7 2 Louvat, get paid Paletot chalice 7 3 The Medway ... 7 2 Mellon, wrong nom , Palmentou 7 ê i Fanny Fern- .. 7 2 I Tea Monett Praire of 10 1.. T. each, with 100 added, for 7.yr. old,, cdlio, est 71t, tildes and geldings, got Sib, Koond to rt ceive ;0 rove. out fit the stakes; a winner in the present year of 100 son. tier, Sib extra. Three quarters of a mile. (.1 subs.) C by Bay Middleton-Slander, a by finaandale - Epilogue, -Pyrrhine, Oiler to Broughton, si.ter to Mrs. Rigby. Keepsake, Blanche, Prince of Orange, Goldbill, Ariel, hardy Morn, Eingdropper, Allred, Stork, z , ky•craper. tby o 'otheostone-Dclaine, Magus, ecalade, Villiera, t by Surplice-Rowena, Heber. A ewisrerroaim of S !On. each, with 30 added, for 3.yr.olds and upwards; the warier to be Fold for 'U son. in the usual way. Once mond and a &stance. awn thisday (Monday). Tilli V 4 TIM/DOI EIANDICO . of S -ova. each, with 100 added. Second to melee 20 ecre out of the atekea, and wiener to par 10 eon. too warts eapenoeo. A winner of any handicap, alter publication of the weights, of the value of 100 sues. clear, 51b; SOO or more, Blb extra ; nut not to be amumulative. Cecile-pole, once round and in. (31 subs.) ►RIDAY. Little David 6 7 12 Ireland's Eye quioowar 5 7to Early Bird Bandar) ........ 4 7 4 011 Noll Naze, Mr. liy_kaa New WarrWr Numiontene Bianca Adelaide Penitent „ 4 612 rails of Erin .... rs s lb yrs a lb y . 5 0 I Medal 5 1 Tom 4 10 3 IS Bolton 4 11 Mothers= a 2 I Canvasser 312 4 2 Chisel *mama 4 1 Neoptolemua Mr. Sykes S 0 Freddy...._ ........... ... S 8 Eulogist King Pepin ............. 6 12 Venison Octavio Malian $ 12 1 Palloollooo 3 2 ()ten 4 i . Kann, Fern ........ Penitent, by Cowl 4 12 lmogene itorbucti Whalebone 6 10 mils WIDNLIDA .-181 COMM CUP. Hakras Ractran IlAsuic.r of 1 son. each, with 30 *ova. added. Beemid to save Ws stake ; if U sub.., to receive 10 eon. out of the stake, Half a mile. Uwe. on Tuesday evening. Tin MORD TZAR of the Teton 7211.31,0 AL POODUCZ STARES of 10 Davis each. h It, with 10 Mord i for 4.yr-olds; oolts, Sat 9th; fillies, at Mb ; those got by untried gallons or out of mazes which never bred a winner al owed le, both 61b. Mia and three.quarters. (9 gibe.) The tlem, Maggie (310). Field Marshal, 1 heeselian (Mb), fby geregu,rd —Baran nebecca (31b), Affghan (b b), Panchbox (619), Flambe (alb), Juliet (Sib). Won, in NU, by Panchbox, by &length, Stiletto second. Won, In 1104, by Punclibox, by half a length. Stiletto (nine dis qualified) seeped, and Juliet third. Oal three ran. TZIt TIADINIZIOS PLO'S Of 200 *OM In spells, added to • Handi cap aweenetnkee of 23 son. each, 15 ft, sad S only il declared. Second to receive 50 eon. .out of the stakes, n either d the winner to pay 50 soft. towards expeness The winner of the Northamptonshire Stakes, Metromdittin Stakes at Eprom, Newmarket Handicap, or the Great Northern at Turk, la the present year, to carry 101 b ; the se. mad In either Sib: and the winner of any o ther bandlmp race, after tbe publiention of the weights, of the value of 20 0 rove. =eluding UM! winner's own /takes, 'lb extra , but not to be secumultive for Mire room= in any of the above specified handicaps, se weil as being SIM winner of 200 move. Cup Course. About two guiles and a quiche= (3,1 subs., 52 of wheat pay 5 son. esah.) Age it lb Age it Ito 4 9 6 Jack bhappard .. 6 9 0 , Bright Pbeebus 4 510 ..... Jen - erban Wald -- $ S - 1.4. Stephen ....... 4 5 1 Jujube Jenny Wren 4 1 Palmeri& 4 4 e by durplise—Cielnede tom Claret ...... 1 1 Vandyke ............ 3 6 Sailor Mummy 3 6 Bolton et. Ruh 3 5 Am 3 b I I Reify • Raw:oboe . Lad Yordwiek 0.14 3 5 Hikes 3 5 the Nugget ....... ateMpt.lol l Cook of the North 3 6 LVowu Pigeon 3 6 Chisel Le Fripon 3 5 Natey Rotherham 3 $ komp. S 1 General Pieta* Rea. Rugby Cow y (tn. orb oz.) Imo.. se L. pay 3 lietald 3 awry..... Atheism°, 3 4 I ma. to dlidspora.. . Deis ad r Evinllgoa Orin libeniris S deleasyl I Ida S Mud Laws Perri Ile=eret.es.—ie'y MsMee ........ ... Odaveropere Illedmies 3 160107 • 3 MOO 3 VW MR 3 4alionr (Paid) 4 SOON (paid, 4 UM (PIM) 3 Sam& ( (paid ) 3 Bersialow (paid) 5 the Rajah (paid) 3 Thitil (PM) I Faro Bonaston, the sift of the Members for the Cicr, added to ■ sweepstake' et son. eseb ; tbe latter to to to tbe second horse; yrolo oohs, Cat ; Oat 91b; 4.yr.01d colts, het 61b; Slaw. tat 31b. 01101 round sad • Mame*. Clow* this day (klosdayl Tag Scsamatx HANDICAP of 3 son. nab, with 30 adckd, for all age.: 'be winner tabs sold for SO lOTA. in the usual way; sinner of the Better Mahn 71b extra. Ibtarquarlers of a Wis. t lusts Tuesday. Elsa Manserr's Pun of 100 guineas; for 3-yr-olds, Tat 21b; four s m2lb ; dee, fiat 121 b; elk and aged, lOst 21b. news round. Clore/ Masday. TIEVIIMAL Tars Dim Brake Coe of 60 son. In speak, added to a sweepstakes of 6 son. emit. The seeend to receive 10 son sot of the stakes 12 len Tn al a imeri esse bsm atas W ee"v mmaa rar Cu laigs. e 01 10 C4 0 °.e. ron so , th W e vi rea nsids t in s i pre ev i e e ni , n b g y . sah. seription 0120 son. each, 10 It, and 3 only U declared, with 60 added, Gentlemen rider. Jockeys 710 extra. The einem ot any handicap of the value of ISO ens. Moo-, after the publication of the weights, to eery Mb and the winner of the Trades Cup telb nue ; but not to eat be accumulative. Grosvenor couns. (12 subs, of whom pay 3 sun. ) "In at lb Tr' st lb Ephesus. (inc 31b ext) a 1116 I Morgan Ratt1er........ 4 910 'Dtteratone • 11 0 Mikote a 9 7 Dalkeith . 6 1.1 0 Dituitone 6 9 7 Waverley Tag Dia Brazes of 10 son each, with SOO added; for 3-yraolds colts, fat 710; allies, eat 2lh; second to cooties 30 son. out of the stake*. Grosvenor Cisme. (36 subs.) Gleogyle, Aconite, Coaches, Neoptolemus, Decamp, Plausible, Teapot, Noisy, Cavalier, Moo*. shine, Vandal, Poor Dick, Herald. Cloud, Aurora, Vanessa, Toby Yilptt, Igo, His Piper, Coeytus,Tally-bo, The Outlet, The Cropper. Antoinette, 1. ereld, Electricity, Manbioners, B.otttning Heather ' rho Lady of Lyons, Ned Poissoa by The Libel—Zukika, Haddam, , Pair. field. Sultan, The Rajah, Sardonyx. Abercrombie, Cock of tle Nceth, Cockeye'', Claret, Rifleman, Lord Alfred, Lady Tatton.Valew. .gnui Cornucopia, Paradigm, Duke et Hamilton, Thc,Great Prophet, ado. Oakwood, Mary Marriott, Palmerston, by elmo ( m —The Queen (dead), by Stricoom—Verbeua (dead), The Speaker (dead). ——— - - - THH 014T:T14 - 11 Or MI FIFTH TAIL;/UAL PRODUC - Spit[llll cf.lo MOM each, with 60 added, foe 2-yr-olds ; aolla, Bet OID; 0 Ilea, gat 61D; those by untited stallions or out of mate 6 which bred a winner altowed 31o; both, 61b; and the second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (6 sobs.) Sirius (eib), India Rubber (J 10), fby Cothentone —Detains (91b), Tirgalisie (91b), Kingaland (61b). - - . Tus MAIWIIS OP Wlll2ll4lllBTlles PLATS, Tate 100 KM. in specie, add, d to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 WTI. each, for ell sues (2_pr. olds excepted) ; secood to MAIO 90 /OM Out of the stokes. Tho willow of any Imodicap, after the publication of the weights, Mb, and of the 'hales' Cup, 10lb Sara, but not to he aectmulotive. Gros venor Course. (26 subs) Age at lb Age st lb Andover .0 Wars . 4 8 1 lama ... 4 12 Orinoco (inc.sl6 extra) 3 5 Adelakie Indian Warrior Little David 6 11 Jack Sheppard Hum-manes a 71 Kingstown 1 hnigbt or lat. Chow_ 4 7 1 lady Pa minion Ireland's Eye 6 7 1 Urania 4 12 Early Bird I Epaminoodas 4 7 Lady Rachel Cabmen 4 7 Lily Daiketth Prime Minister The Scalar HANDICAP of 5 sore mei; with SO added, for a 1 ages. Tbresquarters of a mile. Close* Wednesday evening. Tea near two &raw of 5 Dove each, witb SO added for S.yr-olda and upwards ; optional selling weights, to. Ones round and a distance. Closes Wednesday evening. Tex ffoIIOOND TZAR or TWO El7l.avir • • Tanonnat PIODOCE ' , Will Of 10 sows wick, b It, with 30 added, for a-yr olds; oohs. Oat 91b; fillies. Bat Mb; Mime by untried Makin or out of mares which newer bred a wlmiT allowed Sib; both, 414 Castle-pole. once round sad is. (7 subs.) Fearless (b-b), Claret, Lord Alfred (sib) (walked ewer foe in 1831), Lady Tattoo (61b), Astronomer (61b), Lady Palmerston, b o by Ile.bourne —Colima (310). Tee EATOS Braze of 10 saws esob, h ft, with 31 added, for b-yr and 4.yr olds; 3-yr Edda, 7st 310; four, Mt 1110; Shim and geldings allowed 41b; and and dens at the time of naming, 3M. Winners at any one time in 1525 of 100 sows clear (hand:cap sad =tells+ ex. meted) to carry Sib extra. Grosvenor Course. (7 subs.) Atcytne (lib), 11 yrs ; Soh rs, 4 yrs • Beau Morris (31b), yrs; Knight of St. Gemge, 3yrs. 4 yrs; Cballow icy, S yrs; Pelestar, 11 yre; Bowing Betsy Trn (310), GIAND STAND Cre of 200 son. in specie. added to • Handicap Sweepstakes of 6 sows. each. Second to reerive 60 soya. out of the states. The winner of *ay handicap, alter publication of the weights. of the wallas of 100 ears. eimr, 71b; WO or more, Mb, and of the Cheater Cap, 141 b extra; but not to be accurcial.tive ; the seoond la any of suck handicaps, Mb extra. Once round and a disUume. (37 subs.) Ap at lb Age at lb Epbesus Kum of Trumps S 810 blare Antony 4 6 8 Snowdon Dunhill Ivan 4 7 12 L or d Alfred 3 6 1 _ _ _ _ Ceurtena GenerLia. al Freddy ..... 3 3 10 3 6 10 3 6 10 s aSO let S $ 10 Legacy - - Le - lbtaisi lass 3 5 6 61311, 3 5 6 lioddam Cataxtruplis 3 5 4 The Medway ...... Emmy Fern. 3 5 0 nary 3 1 12 1ime53611,632 ........ 6 il6 I Noddy 3 1 4 EITAKEI of 10 sow. each, h ft, with 30 added, ter 2 and 3-yr olds; 2-yr old mita, eat 1 Ib; fillies, Gat bib; 2-yr old colts, 94 ; fillies, At 1211). Winners in the present year ono% 31h; and twice or Inne 31b extra. Half a mile. to cam.) cby Bey Middkton—glander, 2 yes; Priestoraft, 3 yes; Me Lune, 2 yrs; Suable, 1 yes; Seedy, 3 ns ; Allred, 2 yrs; Night Hawk, 1 yea; Stork, 1 yrs; Sugarcane, 2 yes;kande, 2 yrs. A IIAYDICAP brawn of 5 sore. each, with tO added ; the record to receive 10 son. out of the Wan. The winner of the Cheshire retakes or Grand Stand Cup (it run pre nuuely; lidb, and eecond In Meer, blb extra. Seven furlong,. (2o,'ee on Thuredey evening. Tin Cunene brew= of i 5 soya. each, lac It, and S only if de. eland, with 55 added; a winner. of aay handicap rate, alter the pub. Ile.dion of tire weights, of the value of 102 son. cis to carry slb ; or of the Trades' Cup. 1010 extra, but not to be aocurumatin; second to &Ms big stake. From the Cas ie.pole, once round and in, about a tole and three furlongs. (25 subs., 7of whom have declared and pay 5 soya. each.) Age et lb Age at lb The Nabob 6x kI Testy 46 4 ?7Pee Georksh Orinoou tin. bib extra) 6 711 Ryetone 3 5 6 Meteor, Dalkeltk loathe Inaresbraok loklfonl. 5 6 4 V. kitekak The LAMM . Pease, valise 501., for 3.yr-olds and upwards. Optional NU* weigtits, lko. Once round and a distance. Closes on Thurs.. a lbs isap ptepara . tioca for celebrating the May meeting at Chester are mow cempieted, and our •• .atest advieee " contain mem pig intelli gence that the current week will be full of import.= to racing men. Although the arrivals up to a late hour on bUitardNy nigh. We•C rout. paraded, few, yet the pressing deoand for stable room iniliesie• satialactorily that there will be no paucity of butte,. By to • night It is tape...led that the principal competitors tor the Cup ri.l be in the neighbou. hood of the cows*. Every expedient has been adopted to render the running ground what trainers term •• good going," Out the want of rain has opei attil materia ly aga.nst the work; the ground is still bold, and in many parts the turf covering is 'my scanty. The demotes done to the Grand Stand by the recent are has been repaired w.th a rapidity not a little creditable to Mr. T. Penan the architect, and to Messrs. Rope and Son end Mr. Wigglier, to town the work was entreated. h good, too, has arisen out of the scut dent. for the opportuelty has been takes to manumit stiengtken certain parts of the building and toineresse the sonimm..d Amu. The police arrangements, and the general Uhl ointment of the Grand bland, will be, as usual, under the elhalent sup. riidendenn of Mr. Dill. Mr. Topham, the clerk of the mole, will hate thu wines of Mr. Richard Johnson us Judge, and Mr. Hibburd ha Mart. r, no doubt, therefore, elista as to the earetul manner in which the basis nem of the meeting will be conducted. The large room at the Royal Hotel will agate be opened and supplied with writing materials, newspapers, and books of reference fur the nee of the betting frater nity. The Great Winters and North Western Railway Companies have made ample provision tor the conveyance of visions, and epeeist trains on the cup day will be "put on," in connexion with Birken. head and all the large towns. The supply and character of the appointed spurt axe equally satis factory. the programme cuotains twenty-an items, and tor the ptia deal stakes large Rohm are t :peeled. Fur The Cap a probability elms that the number of starters will exceed $0 the most likely being the following :—Nabob, Goorkah, Nevide, The Myer, Early Bud, Ireland's Eye, ecy•thisn, Dalkeith, Arthur Wellesley, New Warrior. Little ltsvie„ messy, Joe Miller, Jetty Treffs, Kaffir, Nancy, Macleod, Mortimer, Kidnapper, reducer, Clansekteper, Brown Brandy, Bright I'lltebus, Claret, Bolton. Amy, M. Mark, Ilelinft, Cock of tne North, Le kripon, Escape, Nofey,Coar. ty, Legacy, Mary, Duke of Hamilton, Ida, Instructress, Inougene, Knight of tit. George, and Dr. O'Toole. Upwards of 404101. public money Is distributed amour the dif ferent Stakes. THE PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY. The annual dinner of the friends of the Printers' Pension Society took place on Friday evening, at the Lou don Tavern. The. LOAD MnYoR took the chair, sup ported by Mr. Sheriff Crosley, Pr. Saargin, and other gentlemen. The company having received with due honour the toasts of the health of her Majesty, the health of Prince Albert. I the president of the society, and the rest of the royal family, The CH/MIKAN said that his next tout was one which Mudd not fail to be interesting to them all. They had drunk tt many times before, and each time it came recommended by • munificent subscription. He would now give them the "Stationers' Company;" and add the old saying, May it lest for ever." His Lounium. then gave the towt of the "Army and Navy," which was drunk with enthusiasm. His LORDSHIP then said that his next toast was, " Pros perity to the Printers' Pension Society." They were all well aware of the good the society had already effected in relie4- tag decayed compositors and preesmee,aod stepping in to the &mistimes of the d and widowed. Tnis era. one rea son why it was entitled to their support, because it Lad by its career of usefulness earned it. Me necessity which existed for it was another strung induce meet to its vigorous maintenance; for he found that there were few tradesmen more liable to be afflicted with blindness: and a printer when blind might be considered as helpless. He found that it had already pensioned 193 persons, and that it was at the present moment paying pensions to 66. Toers were also three tither pensiiners on private foundations. lle found, however, that at the last election they had been able to sleet only four caodidates out of a list of 24; and it was difficult to conceive the pain sea the disappointment ot the 11111111 C. emsful. Increased lovelies would enable the society to diminish that amount of suffering, and he hoped that a large subscription **tad be the rearms• to the WM. Mr. Sheriff CROSLRy then gave toe health of the chair man, which was dug honoured. Several ether toasts followed, and the secretary (Mr. J. S. iludeoo) having annosuced that the subscriptions of the i eve ning amounted to about 350 1 ., the company separated. 4 7 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 10 81T.L.-A METROPOLITAN LOCAL MANAGEMENT BILL.—A . 1 1 meeting, convened by the National Party Finsbury Com- mits e (one of whose objects is "the defence and develop- ment of local s If-government") was held on Friday even- ing, et the Belvedere, Pentonville. Mr. Sbetn, chairmen of the orsamittee, presided. Resolutions approving of the formation of tee committee, and urging amendments in Sir B. Hall's bill, were spoken to by Mes-rs. Washington Wilk.% J. Fuller, C. H. Blt, D. McDookell, A. Marshall. 1 It. Moore! and J. Piggott, 104 writs' saaaisomly, 1 t•