The Sun. — London, England, 1862-03-10 00:00:00

BRAZIL —THE DON PEDRO NORTH DEL REY GOLD MINING COMPANY (Limited). The liability of the Shareholders is limited to the amount t)3their shares, the Company being, registered under the Joint -Stock Companies Act, with limited liability. Capital, £lOO,OOO, in 100,000 Shares of £1 each. Deposit 10s. per share, ss. on application, 59. on allotment. The remainder will be called up at intervals of not less than thrr,e months, and not exceeding 6s. per share. DIRECTORS. Chairman, HENRY BATMEN, Esq. (Director of the Bom bay, Baroda, and Central Indian Railway Company), Claren don-road, Kensington. John Wormald, Esq., late of Rio Janeiro, Brockworth Manor, Gloucestershire. W. F. Drought Stephens, Esq., Cleveland-gardens, Hyde park. Robert Hesketh, Egg ! , late her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Rio de Janeiro, Southampton. William F. Foster, Esq., 16, Montagu-square Edmund Edwards, Esq., C.E., Director of the Pachuca silver Mining Company, Beaufort-buildings. AGENTS IN BRAZIL. Messrs. John Moore and Co., Rio Janeiro (Messrs. J . Bram ley-Moore and Co., Liverpool). AUDITORS (OrrrcrAr.). G. Jay, Esq. (Messrs. Quilter, Ball, Jay, and Co.). Joseph Tully, Esq. (late of Rio Janeiro), City Club. BANKERS. Messrs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, Masterman, and Co., 35, Nicholas-lane. BROKER. John Power, Esq., 1, Royal Exchange-buildings. OLITO Messrs. Kimberley a nd IC Pope, RS. 26, Old Broad-street. SECRETARY. John E. Dawson, Esq. Temporary Offices-82 and 83, Gresham House, Old Broad street. Detailed prospectuses can be obtained at the offices of the Company, or by post, containing extracts from the reports of Captain William Treloar, late manazer to the St. John Del Rey, and now chief engineer to the East Del Rey Company ; Captain William Verran, late chief mining agent to the St. John Del Rey; Captain Joel Hitchens, and Mr. William Ealfeld. DON PEDRO NORTH DEL REY GOLD MINING COMPANY (LIMITED). THE Directors Give N o ti ce, t h at f rom informa tion received by the Last Mail, theyare enabled to state that Captain THOMAS TRELOAR has resigned the situa tion of Chief Mining Engineer to the St. John Del Rey Gold Mining Company, and that he has promised to proceed to the property of this Company, with the view of enabling the Directors to commence operations without delay, and they have every reason to believe that he will accept the manage ment of this Company. The great success attendant upon his management, in con nection with the celebrated St. John Del Rey Company speaks for itself and needs no comment. By Order of the Board. JON E. WSN, . Offices, H DA ces, 82 and 83, G res h am House, Old Br O oad-street, Secretary March, 1862. DON PEDRO NORTH DEL REY GOLD MINING COMPANY (LIMITED). THE DIRECTORS GIVE NOTICE, that the list of Applications for Shares in this Company, will be closed for London applicants on Thursday next, the 10th instant, and for Country applicants, on Monday, the 17th Instant By Order of the Board, JOHN E. DAWSON, Secretary. Offices, 82 and 83, Gresham House, Old Broad-street. March, 1862. MR. and MRS. CHARLES KEAN will APPEAR at the Theatre-Royal Drury-lane, THIS EVENING (MONDAY), March 10th, in HAMLET. On Tuesday, 11th, the Merchant of Venice; Wednesday, 12th, (for this night only) Much ado about Nothing ; on Thursday, 13th (f or the Benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. /Kean), Othello ; Friday, 14th, Louis XI. ; and Saturday, 15th, The Wife's Secret. PO YAL ENGLISH OPERA, CO VENT GARDEN. faller the management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, THE LILY OF KILLARNEY. Misses Louisa Pyne, Susan Pyne, Jessie M`Lean, and Topham ; Messrs. Santley, H. Haigh, E. Dussek, C. Lyall, Patey, Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. To conclude with HARLEQUIN GULLIVER; or, Giants and Dwarfs. Messrs. W. IL, F., and H. Payne, H., E., and S. Lauri, and 2ifiss Jenny Lauri. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Commence at Seven. • THEATRE- at, Y AL, HAYMARKET, Laslee, Mr. J. B. Baokstone. THIS EVENING, to commence with OIIR'AMERICAN COUSIN. Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothem ; Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buckstone. After which (first time) a Household Picture, under Two Li:.,rhts, entitled THE WIFE'S PORTRAIT. Mr. Howe, Mr. W. Farren, Mrs. C. Young, &a To conclude with FAMILY JARS. Commence a 7 ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager—Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING, 100th time of the new and original Drama en titled, PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish. Messrs Walter Lacy, Hermann Vezin, Charles Selby, Edmund Fal coner Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston. After which, a new and original Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD; or, The Fairies of the Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrcck. Principal charac ters by Mr. Chas. Selby, Mr. Warlow, Miss Cicely Nott, and Miss Lydia Thompson. Acting Manager—Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Prices an usual. Doors open at half-past 15, to commence at 7. Box-office open dally from It tills. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr A. Harris. THIS EVENING, CASH V. CUPID. Mr. Widdicomb, Mr. Shcre, Miss Maria Harris, dre. After which, at Eight o'clock, OTHELLO. lago, Mr. Fechter ; Othello, Mr. Ryder. NEW THRATRE-R0 lAL, ADELPHL- Solo Proprietor and Manazer, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE CENSUS. Mr. J. L. Toole. Atter which, THE. LIFE OF AN ACTRESS. Mr. and Mrs. Dion Bond cault, Messrs. Emery, J. L. Toole, Stllington, Stuart, Eburne, Sefton, Powell, C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Billington, Wm. Harland, Mrs. H. Lewis, Miss Laidlaw. To conclude with THE PRETTY HORSEBREAKER. Messrs. J. L, Toole, P. Bedford ; Misses Woolgar, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, Mrs. H. Marston. Commence at 7. NEW ROYALTY THEATRE, Dean-street, Oxford-street. THIS EVENING, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Followed by MONSIEUR JACQUES. Mr. Ben Barnett. A Ballet Divertissement. After which, the suocesful Opera Buffo entitled LE MARI AGE AUX LANTERNES. Mr. John , Morgan, Mesdames Stanley, Payne, and Mason. Commence at half-past 7. A . STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Continued and Triumphant success of the stupendous Per forming Elephants, whose wondrous feats on the stage, and afterwards in the circle, have created the most genuine enthusiasm. THIS EVENING, the Grand Eastern Spectacle of THE RAJAH OP NAGPORE, with new and splendid dresses, scenery, and decorations, intr o d uc i ng M r. B ell ' s trained Ele phants, acknowledged by the Press and the Public to be the most wonderful animals ever exhibited. To be followed by brilliant and daring feats of Horse manship by the Troupe of Foreign Equestrians. Concluding with a new Ballet of Action, introducing Mr. Marry Croueste, the Misses Gunnis, and the whole of the Corps de Ballet. Stage 3, .lanager, 'sr. W. Sean', CANTERBURY RATA. AND FINE VICTOR Ni ARTS GALLERY. FLYING MAN," at half-past ne, in new and extraordinary Grand Selection s f rom " La Sonnam feats.bula," " Dinorah, M " and "La Circas s i enne, " by Mdlie. Negri, Mr. Greene, r. Herbert, and full Chorus, at Ten o ' clock. Last Week of "THE ENCHANTED HASH," By Mr. Marshall, at a quarter-past Ten, performed 70 nights, Comic—Mr. Randall, Mr. Fredorick French, Mr. J. G. Porde, Mr. Marshall, and Was Harriet Coveney. Musical Director, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, Is. THJ OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET.- EVERY EVENING. RENRI and PFAU, In their Intrepid Double Feats on the Flying Trapeze. Two Operatic Selections alternately from " Ernani," Macbeth" " Trovatore," "La Traviata," "La Circas alenne." do., by Mies Russell, Madame Enderssohn, Messrs. Morley, Greene, C. Greville, and Albert. Full Band and Chores Conductor—Mr. F. Jonghmans.) Violin Solos— Mr.Viotti Collins, and other Vocal and Instrumental attrac tions. The Comic portion by Miss Harriet Coveney, Messrs. Sam Collins, Harvey and French (the Nerves), E. Marshall, .and W. Randall. Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, Is. ; Private Boxes, 108. Bd. A Grand Morning Entertainment every THURSDAY, at which HENRI and PFAU and the whole of the Company appear. Doors open at Two o'clock. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MIS DAY.—Morning, Bh. Bm.—Afternoon, Bh. 50m. To-moititow.-Morning, 9h. 36m.—Afternoon, 10h:20m. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 9, 1862. THERMOMETER, IN TILE SHADE, 58 —highest since noon yesterday. 43—lowest this morning and during the night. 46 —this day at noon. • BenomirrEn-20.63. Wll41— Westerly; fresh, blowing a gale in the Channel. MARCH 10. / THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE ' .ighest since noon. yesterday. 41—lowest 48—thi s d ay ~ I:non:ling and during the night. n o on. Wr / 3 ArtomETER-30.. xn—North-Westerly ; 06 fresh Tardy through the appearance undoubtedly • of the blue-book recounting the history of the diplo. matie negotiations conducted three years since by Mr. GLADSTONE, with a view to the pacification of the lonian Islands, it,; publication at the present moment is singularly opportune. Since the failure of the memorable enterprise undertaken to that end by the right hon. gentleman in his capacity as Lord High Commissioner Extraordinary, the issue of this remarkable correspondence could not by any Possibility have been more welcome than it is at the p esetit moment. During the interim, it will be ..,, A , __, .44,..., .„s ...,,,,x...,.4 ,„''7 l , •%'..,•-, 4 ~,,,...te , v 3, , v ,.........„,,,,, ~ .. , ;,} ,:, , ~,,,,, ....k.,.„.t.,.....c.. ....,,o, ~ _..... , ~,......_ „.. _ ~. , t,,,,.,.... ,LL! r; r• - 1• %I (Cs , • -• l''' _ ••• 4 ' •'/:of • %. .•.-.`,„... %.,•• THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1862. , borne in mind, that Sir EDWARD LYTTON'S final selection as representative of the SOVEREIGN out at Corfu, to wit, General Sir HENRY STORKS, has remained in power tbere uninterruptedly. His soldierly and vigorous hand has ever since grasped firmly enough the reins of constitutional govern : ment. Weakness in the Lord Commissioner, whom soever he might have been, civilian or military, could have been nothing less than fatal to the peace of the lonian Archipelago. There among the leng-irritated population of these islands may be found any day all the inflammable elements of an in subordination, in a revolutionary epoch. All that is wanting there to bring the fact that it is so, vividly to light, is the accidental dropping of the spark of an opportunity. The best of opportunities, in this way, for the would be insurgents, must manifestly be the evidence on the part of the one there supreme in command, of the very weakness of which we have spoken. That weakness, at any rate, Sir HENRY STORKS would be about the last man in the service of the Crown to show. His conduct has proved this distinctly ever since he has been in authority. His policy has, from first to last, been firm though conciliatory. He has made, as yet, not one weak concession. Nor is there any indica tion, as yet, that he has the smallest intention of doing anything of the kind. At the same time he has never evinced a reluctance to listen to anyone and everyone coming before him in that character, which may be said to be in a manner übiquitous among the lonians, the character of a man with a grievance. Hitherto the tranquillity of the Archipelago under this judi cious military-constitutional regime has been in no way disturbed. But now that insurrectionary movements are beginning to agitate anew the neigh bouring kingdom of Greece, it is as well, perhaps, all things considered, that the public and the Par liament here at home amongst ourselves should at length be placed au courant in regard to the diplo matic sayings and doings of Mr. GLADSTONE three years since in his eccentric, and grandiose, and, as it unhappily proved in the end, utterly abortive capacity as the Lord High Commissioner Extraor dinary. It has been advisable until now that in regard to those sayings and doings of the now once more Chancellor of the Exchequer—the Colonial Office should observe a discreet and rigid reticence. No good coald obviously have come, hitherto, from the ventilation of the subject, either within or without the walls of the Legislature. For in regard to this still dormant lonian difficulty, this still pending anxiety at Corfu, this still unsolved though yet we believe perfectly soluble problem of that classic archipelago—so long as the public peace can be preserved there under Sir HENRY STORKS' authority, it would obviously be advisable above all things to leave well alone. It is true, we can still rejoice to know for an absolute cer tainty, that the peace of the lonian Islands yet remains wholly undisturbed—Sir HARRY STORKS Still presiding there at Corfu over the Constitu tional Government, in his delicate and difficult character as Lord High Commissioner. But, if the flame of insurrection is in no way kindled at Corfu, at Zante, or at Cephalonia —an armed rebellion has lit once more the beacon of civil war upon the neighbouring coasts of the Kingdom of Greece. And it at last became obvious, even to the slowly moving Official Mind, that silence had best be broken at length, without any fur ther delay, in regard to Mr. GLADSTONE'S memo rable and mysterious negotiations. Hence the issue now, and only now, three years " after date," of the diplomatic correspondence penned— here in Downing-street by Sir BULWER LYTTON, yonder at Corfu by Mr. GLADSTONE—in reference to the hopes, and fears, and deep heart-cherished and, alas! also, many of them fierce heart burning aspirations of the lonian multitude. Among all the Bluebooks that have for a long while past been dropping heavily with a ponderous and alarming sumph upon the tables of the Lords and Commons, cf private members, and of Journalists, from the hands of the messengers from the Government printing-office, this newly-published tome, contain ing the correspondence here referred to, will be found in every respect to be among the most read able and interesting in its whole character. It is a correspondence remarkable at once for its states man-like lucidity and for its scholarly eloquence. Nor can this be matter in any way of surprise, when the genius of the two men who principally con ducted the negotiations, the one in his supreme capacity as Secretary of State and Minister of the Crown, the other in kis exquisitely respon sible capacity as a plenipotentiary, if the exact phrase be preferred, as Lord High Commissioner extraordinary, is borne for an instant in recollec tion. The Imperial Legislature, We doubt not, will, before long, afford as ample opportunity for examin ing, and analysing, and collating the lonian Blue book, containing within its luminous pages this masterly interchange of ideas between BULWER and GLADSTONE upon a theme peculiarly suited to their high capacities. For the present, we content ourselves with simply noticing, with satisfaction, the circum stance of its publication —a publication, as we have not failed to note upon the instant, singularly tardy, but also, we cannot but repeat, just at this moment, singularly opportune. It can be no secret that the fate of the Mar riage Bill, this session, lies in the hands of Lord DERBY. In the Houses of Parliament the subject has been fully argued out, little, if anything more, can be urged on either side, and the question is now, simply, when will the Conservative leaders consent. If the party in favour of repealing the existing law put forth their full strength, they could probably always carry the Bill in the Com mons by larger or smaller majorities; but as cer tainly, the leader of the Opposition in the Lords could as regularly procure its rejection' there. His consent that it should pass, this year, or any year,:would settle the question in the only way in which it can be ultimately settled. We do not, therefore, make too much of an individual, if we appeal to Lord DERBY as the statesman with whom the settlement of this question now rests. We appeal to him as a constitutional statesman only; not as a theologian, nor even as a moralist. We have only to deal with the question—will it not be wise for the leader of the Opposition to allow this bill to pass? Lord DERBY knows that the Sun has not been a party journal. Oar motto has always been the old one of measures, not men. We have as often and as heartily supported him, therefore, as his opponents; hence we may ask his candid consideration to a few general observations on the practical position of the subject. And, first, as we have been earnest supporters of the liberty claimed by Mr. MILNES' Bill, hiB lord s hi p will know that we are likely to be b etter aware than he is of the deter mination assure of its p romo t ers . W e ma y him, t hen, that th ere i s no t the slightest h ope t hat Sir G EORGE G REY ' S w i s h for the cessation of fut ure ag i tation, should the bill be rej ec t ed this retty session, will be fulfill e d. On the contrary it i s certain to in crease. En g li s h con ghtened already. We stituencies are p well en li have little doubt that fou r acor n o ut of every bun dred Englishmen, and English women too, would sign a petition for the bill, were it presented to them. Already the signatures for the Bill are seven or eight times as many as those against it -1,095,814 against 142,137. But in accordance with the vote of last session, Scotland and Ireland are now included in the bill, and it is resolved, if neces sary, to enlighten those countries on the subject, the leading Catholic and Presbyterian divines hav ing already given a favourable opinion. We are con fident that agitation on the subject will only be ex tended and intensified by prolonged refusal of the demand; and therefore, whether its agitation be an evil or a good, it is certain that it can be stopped by concession only. The remark is by no means intended as a threat. It is brought forward simply as a fact, because it is with facts that the statesman has to do. There is one circumstance connected with the demand for liberty to marry a deceased wife's sis ter, which, to som e ex t en t, excuses t h e i gnorance of many of our aristocracy as to the real state of national opinion respecting it. It is this, that while considerable numbers of the aristocracy have been favourable to permission of such marriages, the pre judice, or the sentiment, or the religious opinion unfavourable to them, is chiefly confined to the aristocracy, and to persons much under the influ ence of the clergy of the Church by whose canon law they are prohibited. To this we attribute the hesitation of Lord DERBY and others to admit the fact that English women as well as English men, are favourable to a change of the law. Though the present state of the law is entirely due to the effort to place beyond attack the legitimacy of a noble Duke, yet, on the whole, members of the House of Peers and their very numerous connections in the House of Commons, would probably hear from the females of the circles in which they move, that women are averse from such marriages. In that circle they are in fact unfashionable, or objected to from sentiments formed on clerical dicta. But had his lordship the knowledge which we neces sarily have of all grades of the middle classes, be would be aware that with them feminine objections to the liberty asked are as rare as those of the other sex, while with the poor objection is unknown ; no attention whatever is paid by them to a prohibi tion which to their perceptions appears simply absurd. Even among Church people of the middle and humbler classes the vast majority acknowledge no moral or religious obligation in the prohibition, and under circumstances strongly tempting them to hazard the legal consequences of the Act of 1835 would certainly do so. But to these must be added the vast body of Nonconformists of every sect, who constitute so large, so religious, and so moral a por tion of the middle and poorer classes. Their churches and religious teachers may be said to be unanimous in favour of the right claimed. Hence the position of the question to the Statesman's view, must, it would seem, be this. First, practically speaking, these marriages were not prohibited till 1835. Next, ever since then, the prohibition has been evaded, it was supposed till lately, legally, by marriage abroad, in the case of those who could afford it, and in the case of those who could not by marriage at home, the facilities being so great for escaping notice. Again, ever since the act of 1835, there has been unceasing agitation to procure for all who desire it the rights con ferred on his grace the Duke of BEAUFORT, and numerous others, by that act, but by a perverse inconsistency refused to all similar cases in future. It turns out that those whom it concerns will not patiently submit to a line drawn so harshly, so wholly without reasor, in favour of one set of persons, and to the prejudice of all others. If it be alleged that the new law ought to have taught the complainants better, the latter show, partly by their marriages, and very numerously by their petitions, that it is vain to oppose an artificial prohibition to what is felt to be a natural sentiment and right. We would appeal to Lord DERBY'S unprejudiced judgment, whether the bill of Mr. MILNES would not leave the national practice very much where it is; the advantage being that unequal penalties would not be incurred by those who do not think the law of 1835 on such a subject binding on them. The majority of the upper classes, deterred by the fashion or the sentiment of their 'class, would rarely violate it. The habits of their circle and the canons of their Church would be their law. The great majority of the middle class, Dissenters with hardly an exception, would act more freely on their known belief, and would be released from what they all regard as an infraction of their religious liberty. As to the allegation of its operation as a check on the visits of aunts to the homes of their sisters, this would not be the case where the habits of the circle were opposed to such marriages, because there a law stronger than that of 1835 would be in force; and, if law be requisite, this would be law enough. But the fact is that the women of England need no such law to preserve them from unworthy sentiments. It were a libel on them to think so ; and we appeal to Lord DEB.I3Y whether our own sex is so depraved that we need such a law to guard the purities of home during an aunt's visits to our house. It is quite certain that before 1835, the association of husbands' wives, and wives' sisters, under the same roof was as chaste, yet as affectionate as it now We will not do Lord DERBY the injustice to suppose that he would be seriously influenced by party considerations. We know, however, that, like other statesmen, he cannot afford to overlook them altogether. At first sight it might appear as if the more active ecclesiastics among his party would be displeased with him for giving way to what has become almost a national demand. Not one of them, however, would forsake or even distrust him on that account. He could so easily show them that as a matter of Statesmanship the time had come to concede to all sects, and individuals the right they demanded; that no one was compelled to do what he deemed wrong ; no clergyman to marry those - who, as he thought, ought not to be married ; that the canons of the Church could not be fairly made the basis of civil legislation for a na tion of such divers sects and creeds, and that there fore, without the Legislature even doing a little wrong, it would enable thousands, without penalty, to do what they deemed greatly right. On the other hand, while from the merely party point of view Lord DERBY would suffer no injury, he would do away with a sense of injury on the part of at least all the Dissenting Churches of the land, as well as on that of the majority of his own Church. We dislike to mention party conside rations in such a matter, and would not, were they not introduced by others. We dismiss, therefore, the topic with the expression of our opinion, that if Lord DERBY saw fit to give way this year, he would not lose a single supporter, while he would conciliate very general good-will. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. W. C. Sar geaunt, of the Colonial .office, has been appointed one of the Agents-General for Crown Colonies, is the room of Mr. E. Barnard, deceased. By the Colonial Qffice List, lately pub lished, we observe that Mr. Sargeaunt entered the Colonial office in 18 48 , vT4 C olonial Secretary at N a t a l 1853 to 1858, and administered the government of the Island of St. Vincent 1869-60. ?Ir. Loftus Hughes has been appoi n t e d a Clerk the Ferelgll-eface.—Obeerver. rnE SUN, LONDON, MONO A. Y EVENING, IVIA.RCH 10, 1862. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and Lady Georgina Hamilton will leave Chesterfield House in a few days for Brocket Hall, Herts. The Marchioness of Downshire and Lady Alice Hill come to town to-day from East Hampstead Park, Berks. The Earl of Verulam has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Bournemouth. The Countess of Craven and the Ladies Craven leave Ashdown Park, Berks, to-day on a visit to the Coun tess of Sefton at Crosteth Park, Liverpool. His lordship returns to town. The Countess Dowager of Cawdor has arrived at her residence in Tilney-street from visiting the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere at Burwood. Lord and Lady Raglan have left town for the Earl Beauchamp's seat. Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild and Miss de Rothschild have left Kingston House, for Frank fort. We can assert with confidence that the month of June will witness the nuptials of the Princess Alice and Prince Louis of llesse.—Court Journal. Her Majesty has presented to Mr. Disraeli a portrait of herself and one of the Princo Consort, in tnentoriam. The one of his late Royal Highness is a re markably fine likeness. They were executed in Germany. —Court Journal. NORTH RIDING ELECTION.—The writ for the election of a knight to represent the North Riding was re ceived at the sheriff's office, on Friday morning. The high sheriff has fixed the nomination for Monday, the 17th inst., and the poll will be taken on the following Thursday, and the declaration on Saturday. We understand that it is intended to build for the service of her Majesty a medium-sized paddlewheel yacht. It can be readily understood that on many occa sions, when the use of the Victoria and Albert might be dispensed with, it would be convenient to have at hand a vessel somewhat larger than the Fairy. Captain Seymour, C. 8., was in London in the early part of the week, and at tended at the Admiralty for the purpose of affording any explanation that might have been required on this subject. —Army and Navy Guzette. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—We learn from the most undoubted authority that the Earl of Dudley has at length decided in favour of Mr. Mapleson becoming the lessee of her Majesty's Theatre. The noble lord was in duced to come to this decision in consequence, it is said, of the complete manner in which the operas were placed upon the stage at the Lyceum last year, during the Italian opera season, thereby giving a guarantee that this time-honoured and magnificent theatre will be restored to its ancient prestige. Mr. Mapleson has already succeeded in securing the services of the most eminent artistes of the present day, including Mdlle. Titiens, Mdlle.llog (of whom report speaks as likely to revive the Lind and Piccolomini furor°, Signor Giuglini, Signor Graziani (who has seceded from the Royal Italian Opera), Signor Belletti, Signor Gassier, and a host of public favourites, and, in addition, a great de sideratum, so long required—a perfect and complete or chestra, viz., that of the Philharmonic Society, reinforced by several members of her Majesty's private band, under the direction of Signor Arditi and Mr. Benedict. —Observer. PRINCE CONSORT MEMORIAL.—On Saturday evening the memorial fund now being raised at the Mansion House amounted to £39,370. The Royal Agricultural Society of England has given £loo the Marquis of Ailes bury, £loo—the Earl of Darnley, £so—the Earl of War wick, £so—the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, £so—the Liederkranz German Glee Club, London, £37 ss. fid.—tho Earl of Bessborough, £2s—the Countess of Caledon, £2s— Marquis of Carmarthen, £2s the Archbishop of York, £25 —the corporation of Boston, £2s—Lord Leigh, £2s— Sudeley, £2s—Sir Jas. Scott, Bart., £2o—Lord Oran more and Browne, £2o—Sir William Miles, Bart., M.P., £2o—Major- General Sir Richard Airey, £2o—Major Cowell, R.E., £ls—Dent, Allcroft, Lycett, and Co.; £2l— Earl of Powis, £so—Earl Annesley, . 4 ;2s—Countess of Listowel, £2o—Sir IV. Hayter, £2o—Rev. J. Vane, £2o— Earl of Sandwich, £2s—the Marquis of Northampton, £so—Lord Bolton, £21 —Lady Mary Vyner, £2o—the Eari of Tankerville £2l—the Marchioness of Ely, £2s—the Earl of Malmesbury, £25--the Earl of Beverley, £so—Lord Lovaine, £2o—the Earl of Verulam, £3O. MELANCHOLY OCCITRRENGE,—An inquest was hale on Saturday by Mr. Brent, the coroner, at the White Horse, Old Bridge-street, Hampton Wick, on the body of Captain Cecil Rivers, aged 10, adjutant to the 3d Surrey Militia, and previously holding a commission in the 19th Regiment of Foot, whose lifeless body was found in the Thames on Monday last. The deceased had been residing for six weeks at the Griffin Hotel, Ringston-on-Thames, but was about to proceed to Winchester. He waS last seen alive by a friend by a friend on the evening of Feb. 3, when ho afterwards accompanied a female over the water from Hampton -court to the H ing's Arms and the Bell at Hamp ton, and subsequently to the Cardinal Wolsey, in the same place. They then went along the towing-path, and crossed the river to proceed to Long Ditton, on their return home. That was between 11 and 12 at night, and deceased was tipsy. He had remained from home that night on account of a ball being at the hotel, in which he wished to take no part. His absence caused no apprehension, as it was be lieved he had gone into the country. On Monday last, however, his dead body was discovered in the river, close to some railway works, and he was removed to the 'White Horse at Hampton Wick. A sovereign with papers were found upon him. The body was but little decomposed. There were no marks of violence, and no other cause of death than that of drowning was apparent. The jury re turhed a verdict of found drowned in the Thames, but how or by what means he eame into the water there was no evi dence to prove. DEATH OP GENERAL SIR S. DotiGtAs, G.C.8.- This distinguished officer died on Friday, the 7th instant, at his residence at Clifton, in his 77th year. He enteked the army in 1799; he accompanied Gen. Craufurd's expedition to South America on the Quartermaster-General's Staff, and was engaged in the attack on Buenos Ayres. He subse quently accompanied the expedition to Portugal under Sir Arthur Wellesley, still serving on the Quartermaster- General's Staff, and was present at the battles of Roleia, Vimiera, and Corunna. In 1809 he joined the Peninsular army in command of a Portuguese Regiment, and was pre sent at the passage of the Douro, and in the battles of Busaco, Fuentes d' Onor, Salamanca, and the Pyrenees where he was wounded. Promoted to the command on the 7th Portuguese brigade; he served with it in the b4ttles of Nivelie, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse, in which last battle he was twice wounded and lost a leg, For these services he received the gold cross with three clasps, and was made a Knight Commander of the Bath. After the termination of the war Sir James Douglas was employed on the Staff of the army at home—first at the head of the Quartermaster- General's Department in Scotland, and afterwards in the same post in Ireland, where he subsequently commanded the south-west district. At the expiration of this command he was appointed Governor of Guernsey, and received the honour of the Grand Cross of the Bath and the colonelcy of the 42d Regiment. The latter years of Sir James Doug las's life were passed at Clifton. He married Marianne, daughter of Mr. William Bullock. Lady Douglas died in June, 1861; they had a family of 11 children, of whom five sons and four daughters survive. Sir James Douglas was brother to the Dowager Marchioness of Queensberry, and great uncle to the present marquis. YEAR AFTER YEAR.—The year's trade and navi gation accounts are always an astonishing record of our doings. Some persons are fond of settling what is the " mission" of this country. Considering that we have just sent abroad in a year of declining business £60,000,000 worth of our cotton, woollen, silk, and linen manufactures, and apparel of various sorts, it might be thought that our mission is to clothe mankind. Half of all that we send them is something to wear. Our own demands upon others have been neither few nor small, We have many mouths to feed. Not to speak of such great articles as corn and sugar, what can all our hens have been about that we must needs buy in 1861 200,000,000 eggs more than they could lay ? Our weakness for drinking of course manifest itself in the year's account. Nearly 25,000,000 gallons of spirits paid duty last year either at the Custom house or to the Excise on being taken for home consump tion. 25,000,000 gallons for 29,000,000 people, in addition to above 10,000,000 gallons of foreign wine and as much beer as 43,000,000 bushels of malt might make I Some of the landmarks of the history of eur times are in these re gisters of trade. Observe, for instance, three several dates 1841, when Sir R. Peel came into power to introduce the great commercial reforms; 1851, when they had had time to do some of their work, and we were just about to have the further influence of the Great Exhibition and the gold discoveries ; and 1861, or the present time. A little tabular statement will show at a glance, at each of these periods, the value of our exports of British and Irish produce and manufactures, and the tonnage of the ships that entered and cleared at our ports with cargoes in the foreign and colonial trade : 1841 . .. £51,635,116 .... 7,525,585 tons 1851 74,448,722 .... 13,471,377 2 , 1861 .... 125,115,133 21,922,662 2 , It is curious to remark, fn respect both to the exports and the shipping, how near the numbers of 1861 are to the sum of the two former years added together. The dates are not selected for the purpose ; they are every 10 years. THE MURDER OF A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER By GARROTE.-011 Saturday Mr. Humphreys, one of the Middlesex coroners, resumed an inquiry at the Sutton Arms, Carthusian-street, Charter House-square, touching the death of Mr. Richard Pearce, a commercial traveller, who was robbed and garroted on the 2d January, and who expired on the 10th of the same month from the injuries re ceived. From the evidence adduced on previous occasions, it appeared the deceased was accosted in a public-house in Shoreditch, where he was exhibiting a quantity of valuable jewellery to the landlady, by two well-dressed women, whom he treated ; and that on the pretence of showing him a shcrt cut to his residence, they induced him to go down a narrow passage, where he was set on and garroted by two or three men, who rifled him of all he possessed. All efforts to trace the persons concerned had failed up to the previous evening, when the police succeeded in arresting one woman on suspicion of b e i ng one of those who had d eco yed the deceased. No important evidence was at present forth coming; and the inquiry was again adjourned. COURT CIRCULAR, WINDSOR CASTLE, SATURDAY, MARCH 8. The Queen, with Princess Alice and Prince Al red, drove out this morning, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood attended on horseback. The Crown Princess of Prussia (Princess Royal) and Princess Helena also drove out. The Countess of Caledon has succeeded Viscountess Jocelyn as Lady in Waiting to her Majesty. Prince Alfred rode out on horseback in the afternoon, attended by Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge. SUNDAY. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Alice, Prince Alfred, and Princess Helena, the Ladies and Gentlemen in Wait ing, and the domestic household, attended Divine service this morning in the Private Chapel. The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor officiated. ST. lAMBS'S THEATRE. Under the title of " Friends or Foes," a very artistic adaptation by Mr. Horace Wigan of M. Victoire Sardon's French comedy, called " Nos In times," was produced at this theatre on Saturday evening. The plot rests on the idea of showing up the hollowness and insincerity of what passes for every-day friendship. Mr. Union (Mr. George Vining), a gentleman a little fallen into the vale of years, " but that not much," is luxuriating in the possession of a charming domain, a splendid garden, a lovely wife (Miss Herbert),"and a sweet amiable daughter (Miss Nelly Moore) ; and to make his happiness complete, when the curtain rises a rare cactus he has nourished is on the point of blooming. Amidst all this happiness, and all these flowers, there lurks an adder, who is about to sting his prote‘Lor, and infuse a deadly poison into the family. The tempter is not in this instance a serpent, kit a young man, one Frederick Fervid (Mr. F. Charles), who is the great object of the husband's care, as he has been ill, and who is nursed by the young wife into health, and an ardent passion for herself. 'I he acting throughout was excellent. Mr. George Vining never acted better nor more forcibly; Miss Herbert was charming and lady-like, as she always is; and her expression was very fine, even touching the heroic, in the graver portion, though the part does not ever quite deepen into the actual tragic. Mr. F. Charles, as the passionate young roue, acted very cleverly in a part requiring strong expression judiciously uttered. Mr. Belmore, as an Irish sailor, was blunt and good-humoured, but not so well fitted as on many occasions. Miss Nelly Moore was simple and natural as the young daugh ter, who by the way marries the good doctor. Miss E. Romer was a smart waiting-maid, and Mr. Terry and Mr. J. Robins were capitally made up as two eccentric country friends. The scenery was most elaborately complete and effective. The play deserved the full success it received, which was genuine and hearty. THE NEAPOLITAN PROCLAMATION. GENERAL ORDER. DETACHMENT OF THE BTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY, LUCERA. In pursuance of an order received from the pre fect of this province, with the view of taking the most efficacious means for the speedy suppression of brigandage, the undersigned gives notice :- 1. No person from this time henceforward will be allowed to enter the woods of Dragonara, Santa Aagata, Selvanera, Gargano, Santa Maria, Pietra di Motta, Volturino, Volturara, Sammarco la Cat tola, Celluzzo Carlantino, Macchione di Beccari, Bosco di Petruscelli, and Case Rotto. 2. Every proprietor, agent, or farmer is warned that after the publication of this notice, he is to Withdraw from the said woods all labourers, shep • herds, goatherds, &c., and all the cattle feeding therein ; and to destroy all huts and cottages in the occupation of those persons employed in herding the said cattle. 3. No person from this time forth will be allowed to bring provisions from the towns for the use of the farms, nor to lay in any store in the said farms beyond the quantity that is strictly necessary for one day's consumption according to the number of persons residing on each farm. 4. Any person disobeying the present order, which will take full effect two days after publica tion, will be treated without respect of persons, places, or times, as brigands, and shot as such (come tali fucilati). In publishing this order the undersigned requires all proprietors to give full notice of it to their de pendents, that they may a - Void, as fat as possible, incurring these rigorous measures, and give their full assistance to Government in carrying them out, warning them hereby that not the slightest abate ment will be made in the application of the said measures. _ _ _ Lucca,Yeb. 9, 1862. Lieut.-Colonel FANTONT. Printed by Salvatore Scepi. THE FRENCU LEGISLATIVE 80131. The debate in the French Legislative Body on Saturday partook of a lively character. M. Picard undertook the defence of the liberty of the press, and then attacked the present system of elections in France, which he said was under the control of the Prefects. M. Picard concluded by saying that I he thanked the Government for having restored freedom of discussion to the Chambers, because that freedom sufficed for him to prove to the country " that all other freedoms were wanting." M. Baroche replied. He denied that the press had no freedom. The best proof was the violent articles which continually appeared. It ought to be kept within certain restrictions. M. Jules Favre replied to M. Baroche. M. Jules Favre, with biting sarcasm, censured various acts of the Government. He analysed M. Fould's report and the Emperor's letter, with the conse quences attendant thereupon to the institutions of the country. He asked whether it was wise to leave the direction of public opinion and the elections in the hands of the Government. In this respect the Opposition was conservative, and the Government revolutionary, because it violated the Constitution. In defending the liberty of the press, M. Jules Favre said,—" In fact, there was only one journalist in France—the Emperor. All other editors were simply vassals, obliged to bend their heads before an avertissement' or a' communique'— usurpations of judicial power which constitute a penalty arbitrarily applied, a penalty which is equivalent to a suppres sion of property." As regards the elections, M. Jules Favre declared the whole system to be a farce; they sere entirely in the hands of the Go vernment officials. M. Baroche replied, and the debate Was adjourned to this day (Monday). TEE GREAT EASTERN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Snt,—Observing in some of the papers of this date a paragraph relating to the Great Eastern, which, if not ex plained, would give a formidable appearance to a very trifling accident, I beg the favour of your inserting the enclosed copy of a letter received yesterday from the engineer of the company. The damaged plate can easily be replaced ; but as the bottom of the ship is dry for a very short period at low water of spring tides only, it is possible that she may be detained on the gridiron for a fortnight longer than was originally expected.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, T. H. YATES, Secretary. 90, Cannon-street, London, E.C., March 8. " 18, Duke-street, Westminster, SAY , / March 7, 1862. " My dear Sir,—The cofferdam enclosing the ship's rud der and new after sternpost was got in place at the last spring tides and is now being caulked watertight. The sternpost has since been. shipped ready for fixing, which will be but a short operation when the place is dry. " It has been ascertained that one of the blocks put un der the ship's bottom towards the forward part at the low watts, previous to her being finally squared into position upon the gridiron, has been drawn in with the ship, and in grounding has stove in and cracked one of the plates of the outer skin between the kelsons. The timber is being got out from under the ship, and a new plate is getting ready to put in. No inconvenience is felt from water finding its way through the cracked plate, as the ship having a double bottom it only penetrates between the skins and kelsons of a water-tight compartment.--Yours faithfully, (Signed) " It. P. BRERETON. " Mr. J. H. Yates." Major-General Johnstone, the newly-appointed Governor of the Mauritius, embarked on board the Earl of Hardwicke, at Spithead, on Saturday morning, and was to sail the same evening, LATEST NEWS. PARIS, MARCH 10. The Moniteur of to-day publishes the report of M. Fould on the conversion of the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Rente and Obligations Trentennaires into Three per Cente Rente. M. Fould states that 602,575 Obligations have been presented for con version out of a total of 675,160 issued. The amount of Four-and-a-Half per Cente Rente which has been converted is 131,250,000 f. There still remains 42,893,750 unconverted. But Rentes are held as dowry or by minors, per sons deprived of their civil rights, and others, which by legal obstacles are kept in a state of almost forced immobility. M. Fould estimates the amount of these Rentes at 30,000,000 f. The report concludes as follows :—" The grand object of obtaining the consolidation of the public debt is therefore attained." The result will allow a diminution of the floating debt by more than 155,000,000 f., and afterwards the preparing of measures for causing the remainder of the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Rente to dis appear. GENOA, MARCH 9 (Evening). The Committees of the Provvedimen to held a meeting to day, at which the Vice-President said:— " The presence of Garibaldi among us will testify to Europe the concord of Italian democracy, the programme of which is the execution of the plebi scite of the 20th of October. " We are with the Government as long as it wishes, like us, the unity of our fatherland, which we will strive to obtain by legal means, with Rome for our capital." Loud applause followed this speech. The report of the preceding sitting was then read. The passage relating to the petition for the recall of Mazzini was received with cries of " Eviva Mazzini." ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 9. The Viceroy has signed the contract for the loan of 40,000,000 f. to be negotiated by the bankers Oppenheim. M. Mellinet, the French Consul, arrived here to-day. BE RLIN, MARCH 8. In consequence of the adoption in the Lower House of the motion of M. Hagen, that the prin cipal items of revenue and expenditure should be specified in the general Budget, the Ministry sent in their resignation to-day. The Minister of Commerce has addressed a letter to the President of the Chamber of Deputies re questing him to adjourn the sittings for a few days, because the Ministry, being occupied with impor tant discussions, would be unable to attend them. The sittings of the Chamber have therefore been adjourned until Tuesday next. TURIN, MARCH 8. The Movimento of to day contradicts the fresh reports that enrolments are being made in the name of Garibaldi, and states that the General has simply recommended the extension of the national rifle-shooting movement. The Italia of to-day says—"We are informed that the conference between Garibaldi and Signor Rattazzi has had very important results, of a nature to exercise a great influence over the destinies of tie country." The Marquis de Villamarina is spoken of for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A meeting of the majority in the Chamber of Deputies will be held this evening for the pur pose of agreeing upon their policy towards the new Cabinet. GENOA, MARCU 9. A meeting of 300 popular delegates was held here to-day in the Paganini Theatre. A great crowd assembled. Garibaldi, who had accepted the presidency of the meeting, was much cheered on entering thebuilding. In his speeci. he said : " I am happy to ;.4reside at this meeting of the representatives of the greai Italian family. I de ztives of those plore the absence of the represent provinces still excluded from our union:: Garibaldi took all oath to deliver those provinces, and ex horted the people to concord, and the union of the forces of the nation in the same manner as the fasces are bound together. "Then," he continued, " we shall vanquish all tyranny, and extend free dom beyond the Peninsula to every enslaved people." NAPLES, MARCH 8, EVENING. A bombshell burst this afternoon near the Church of Santa Brigita, but without injuring anybody. Immediately on this becoming known a popular demonstration took place. Shouts were raised " Evviva Italia !" " Evviva Garibaldi !" AMERICA. ROCHES POINT, NEAR QUEENSTOWN, MONDAY, 10.26 A.M. The Royal Mail steamship Asia, from New York on the 26th, is signalled. FRANCE. BOURSE, March B.—The market openedat a slight advance on the closing rates of the previous day, which was afterwards added to, Threes, for the Account, being now at 70f. 25c. The amount of business transacted has, however, been rather limited. The Railway Share Market has been also quiet, but quotations pretty well maintained. The market has suddenly changed its physiognomy, and prices have retrograded. The following are the closing quotations :- 4t per per Cents ... 97 15 Credit Fonder 1495 Do. end month.... 98 60 Belgian 4t.. — 3 per Cents Do. end month 69 95 Roman — Bank Shares 3060 —Austrian Credit Mobilier..., 762 50' Spanish Threes slk Do. Account — Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1360 .. 1365 Northern ... New ditto— Lyons and Mediterranean 1085 .. 10 8 7 50 Geneva Southern 755 • • 753 75 Western Eastern . ... Sardinian...... Austrian Lombard 546 00 .. 545 THE EASTER VOLUNTEER REVIEW.--It is ru moured that a judicious sacrifice is to be made to wounded amour propre by the appointment of a distinguished me tropolitan volunteer officer to the second command at the contemplated Easter review. There could be no possible objection to this arrangement, while it would be a graceful recognition of the e minent service which the officer in ques tion has rendered to the promotion of the movement.— United Service Gazette. I➢IPRTSONMENT OF A BRITISH SUBJECT.—The Montreal Comnzei dal Advertiser publishes some documents relating to the imprisonment in Fort Warren of Mr. John C. Brain, an artist, said to be a British subject. "He has just been released," says the Montreal paper, "from Fort Warren, after an incarceration of nearly six months, upon a charge of being an officer in the Confederate service, and furnishing arms to the rebels. These charges were entirely gratuitous, Mr. Brain holding no commission, and having left the revolted States to avoid any connection with the re bellion. Mr. Brain is an artist, and was practising his pro fession when arrested. The refusal of the Federal Govern ment to grant him the trial he demanded, and then allow ing him an unconditional pardon, are proofs that they had no evidence to criminate him." SPORTING INTELLIGENC7. ____.4,__ SPORTING NOTES, The Liverpool Spring Moeting commences to-roorrow• There are eleven races :_et for decision. The campaign will open with the Tri a l St a k es, w hi c h h as a very poor e ntry. Old Cosmopolite and Th e L awyer are amongs t th o se en tered. If they bo h e n t er th e li s t s , a mos t exc iti n g con test will ensue; but as Th e L awyer i s lik e l y t o be an 00' absentee, I shall expect Cos mo p o lit e t o ao hi eve a n victory. The Spring Cup has an excellent entry, but with Ducat n at 6st 101 b, it would be needless to look further for the winner. In his absence the best of Mr. Merry's may pull through—Costa or Sir William. There are 2:3 two-yr-olds engaged in the Tyro Stakes, but I hear such good accounts of Lord Stanford's lot that I shall look to his representative to furnish the winner probably OSCAR. - - The A i ntree Plate looks a good thing for Little Lady or Juliet, and Shropshire cannot lose the Hurdle Race. The Grand National Steeplechase has an excellent accep tance, and the following will likely face the starter : age at lb Rider. Huntsman a 11 0 Lamplugh. Jealousy .. a 10 9 Kendall. Bucephalus Playman Thomastown a 10 4 J. Murphy. Yorkshire Grey Bridegroom .. a 10 3 Mr. Fitzadam. Brunette a 10 0 Mr. Edwards. Willoughby The Dane O'Connell Tumbler a 9 7 R. Sly, jun. Northern Light The Tattler Xanthus .. a 9 7 Palmer. Harry Black Rose Romeo Chester Cannibal King William The only horse steady in the market at the present time / 0 the Huntsman, and from his having run second in th/0 race two years ago, with 81b. more than he will carry now, his chance I hold to be second to none. Jealousy has gone up and down in the market for the last four weeks like a shuttlecock, and it is not easy to make out her owner's intentions ; but I would advise a sharp look out to be kept on the movements of her party, as it would not surprise me to see her start first favourite, as the only one she would have to fear defeat from would be the Huntsman. Thomastown has been backed for more good money than any other horse in the race. He is a good jumper, but I am afraid he will lack speed at the finish. Yorkshire Grey, if the intended of Ben Land's, will prove the best outsider in the race. Tumbler has been amiss, which may prevent his starting. Northern Light can have no chance, as he never could get a distance. Playman, from his running at Reading, is highly fancied, but he will meet a better class of horses, here than he d id on that occasion. Brunette, who belongs to the same par t, ' as The Dane, although nominated by Lord Stamford' must have a great chance if in anything like his forme r form. Of Tattler I have heard good accounts, and he may repay an investment for a place. Tile Dane, as I said he would last week, has beat a retreat, and will likely take no part in the race. Bucephalus I have no fancy for. From the above it will be seen that I expect the judge will place JEALOUSY first and HUNTSMAN second. For a cockboat i will take Yorkshire Grey. Little Lady, Cosmopolite, and Maid of Honour are en' gaged in the Sefton Handicap, and one of them ought to win; my preference being for MAID OF HONOUR. A FRESH MAN. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—SATURDAY. 'I he Grand National Steeplechase was the only event in connection with the approaching Liverpool Meeting that was touched upon. For this Chase, The Huntsroali was very firm, and 7 to 1 would have been readily taken. There were many inquiries about Playman, and any ad vance upon 100 to 7 would have been accepted. Nearly all the other horses noticed in the appended quotation s fluctuated more or less during the day ; but, at the close/ Jealousy and Thomastown regained their position. Anatis, also, who had been out of favour since the publr cation of the weights, advanced to 100 to 6 (taken). Xanthus receded to 20 to 1 (offered) ; and Brunette, who was in such force yeste r d a y, a ft er b e i ng su pp o rted a" , 100 tO, finished with a tender of 100 to 4. There 10 no change on the Chester Cup ; and the only alteration in the betting on either the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes or th e Derby, was an offer of 4 to 1 against Old Calabar for the former, and 40 to 1 was laid against Malek for the latter' Closing prices : • GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 13 to 2 agst Huntsman (offered) 100 to 8 agst Jealousy (taken) 100 to 7 agat Thomastown (taken) 100 to 7 agst Playman (offered) 100 to 6 agst Anatis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Xanthus (offered) 25 to 1 agat Yorkshire Grey (taken) 25 to 1 agst Brunette (offered) 25 to 3 agst Romeo (offered) 25 to 1 agst Harry (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Bridegroom (taken) 33 to 1 agst Black Ruse (taken) 33 to 1 agst Cannibal (taken) 40 to 1 agst Duhallow (offered) 50 to 1 agst Willoughby (taken) 50 to 1 agst Tumbler (offered) Any price agst The Dane (offered) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6on the field (offered) 25 to 1 agst Hadji Stavros (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to lon the field (offered) 6to 1 agst The Marquis (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wingrave (offered) 13 to 1 agst Hubert (taken) THE DERBY. 9to lon the field (offered) 10 to 1 agst Oki Calabar (offered) 16 to 1 agst The Marquis .(taken) 20 to 1 agst: Hubert (offered) 40 to 1 agst Malek (taken) GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES, 10 to 1 agst Rapparee (offered) 20 to 1 agst I (taken) DEERFOOT Tic SALFORD.—On Saturday after' noon ale Seneca Indian made his second public appearanc e in this vicinity, at the Borough-gardens, in Regent-rod t Salford, and, singular to state, the curiosity of the largo number of people who then assembled to witness his per formance appeared quite as great as on his former visi t tc ; the same ground, on Sept. 16 last. The engagemeno °. Deerfoot, since his arrival in this country, have been Ory numerous, in nearly all of which ho has proved suceessfu!, not only in England but also in the sister isle. Since t/31$ man left the " prairie" he has been twice clearly defeated on the pedestrian course, the first time by Edward Mills, o f London, in a race of six miles, which came off near the metropolis, and subgequently by Alfred Day, of Brighous e ' Yorkshire, in a handieac of one mile, at Hyde Park, Shef field, Afterwards, however, the Indian beat Mills, but /If and Day have not since been opposed to each other . Thon" Deerfoot undoubtedly possesses great powers of endurance' and a considerable amount of speed, still the whole of the "victories" he has gained cannot be considered g enuine► . inasmuch as, on several occasions, the same pally undo whom he acts, had also a controlling power over OrbArif engaged in the same events. The men who ran wt. " ? rather than against, Deerfoot, on Saturday, were ` Lang, of Middlesborough, J. Smith, of Hulme, and 3. Brighton, of Norwich, the distance being six miles (or ''a revolutions of the course), for, it was said, £ 5O . At the time fixed fur the affair, upwards of 2,000 persons were present► among whom were many gentlemen of this city, but we did not hear of a single shilling being wag ered on the result , The Indian wore his short skirt, con tainin g bells, &a, an ci also a circlet round his head, in which was inserted arli eagle's feather. Shortly before five o'clock the signal for start was given, and Deerfoot was last on going away, but' when the first lap had been completed, Lang led at a gocl pace, Brighton being second, the Indian third, 873°. Smith bringing u p the rear. In t he eighth round Smith and Deerfoot end ont of again the l Sth last, lap, though Brigbitt the chance was made hopeless, and Lang kept in front for IV led, wards Lango f threebe., being g miles. next, p Atthe three were then nearly abr eas t ; but, shortly afterwards, the lndian rushed to th e h ea d o f t h e " Contest," and Lang gar up in the 21st ro un d , l eav i ng B r i g h ton an d D eer f oo t near ly side by side. When the 22d lap had been finished, Bright on led by a yard, but was then passed by the Indian, who vas not subsequently headed, and he came in first, as ahnost everyone present anticipated, by upwards of 50 yards. T he time was said to have been 34 minutes. SAFETY OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.—Great satisfaction was diffused throughout Liverpool on Saturday on receipt of the news that the overdue screw steamer CM" of Baltimore was off Holyhead, the satisfaction being scarcely dashed by a knowledge that she was disabled. Great tears had been entertained as to her fate, and 'i t ' surances had run very high on her, so much as 30 guin eas per cent., it is said, having on Friday been offered o n her at Lloyd's and been refused. The intelligence of her safety spread with great rapidity, and caused much Pleu: sure. When the news first spread at the Huskisson De many steamtugs were immediately despatched to ren every asistance, and she was expected in Liverpool by Satur day evening's tide. CAPE MAILS.—The Athens, Capt. Clarke , CT : mail steamer, on board of which the monthly mails 1°: Ascension, St. Helena, and the Cape, were embarked at Plymouth on Thursday evening, was obliged to remairi there through the violence of the gale blowing from the ssuth-west until Saturday morning, w h en the ga l e having somewhat abated, she left at 6..0 a in., and proceeded on her voyage; the lull in the weather h.sted until Saturd!tY uveninw when the gale came on again, and blew very he t hroughtthat night and on Sunday. A supplemental !nal daY or five bags was embarked on b oar d th e Ath e ns on Fri and another ot seven bags reached Plymouth on S raoruirtg, but too late to IN sent on board the Atb432oaturdaY