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movement would probably be less. The fact is, people do not know what to think, what to believe, or what to expect. A Paris letter in the Nord says :—" I have always stated that the good understanding between the Cabinets of the Tuileries and of London would be perseveringly maintained by the former. In all the questions in fact in which the respective in terests of France and England are opposed to each other, the two Governments, in order to prevent a conflagration, must come to an understanding. This is what Count de Persigny insisted on after his arri val at London, and I am able to affirm that it was not difficult for him to renew, with regard to the question of Naples, an accord which was manifested with eclat in the famous sitting of the Congress of Paris, of the Bth April, 1856; in the rupture of diplomatic relations with the King of Naples in the month of October of the same year ; and in the attitude which Baron Brenier and Mr. Elliot have assumed since the death of King Ferdinand per mitted England and France to renew diplomatic relations with the Neapolitan court. General Garibaldi's expedition cannot in any respect change the causes of complaints of the two great Powers against the Government of the Two Sicilies ; it on the contrary tends to prove the justice of them." BOURSE, May 16.—The market continues heavy, with little business doing. Threes, after having been done at 69f 25c, rallied to 69f. 55c., but are now at 69f 40c. Mobilier varied from 658 f 75c to 667 f 50c ; Lyons, 860 f to 865 f ; Northern, 967 f 50c to 965 f ; Eastern, 595 f to 600 f. The down ward tendency increased towards the close, when the following were the last quotations :- 4i per Cents..... 95 60 Credit Foncier 815 Do. end month I Belgian 4} 3 per Cents 69 I Piedmontes© (5) .. 82 25 Do. end month 6B 85 I Roman B2 k Bank Shares 2BlO Austrian Credit Mebilier I Spanish Threes Do. Account ..... 655 IHome Debt 451 RAILWAYS. Cask. Account. Orleans New ditto Northern 860 Lyons and Medite rranean B6l ,25 .. 857 50 Geneva 405 .. 405 Southern Western 566 .. 562 50 Eastern .50 .. 598 75 Sardinian .. 4lO .. 407 50 Austrian Lombard . . Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 12c.; money, 25f. 1110. ; three months, paper, 24f. 90c. ; money, 24f 87c. SPAIN. A letter from Madrid says :—" It would seem, according to information which I think reliable, that Muley-Abbas has written to his friend, Mar shal O'Donnell, to announce that the Emperor has certainly approved of the treaty of peace, but that the specie to pay the 400 millions does not exist ; he therefore begs him to accept it in wheat and oats. This is a curious and novel fact. As soon as the farmers hear of this original proposal, they will eagerly solicit the Marshal to create a ministry of wheat and oats, in order to collect the corn crops of Morocco, and sell them in the home or foreign mar kets." The Madrid journals of the 11th, due yesterday, and those of the 12th have arrived. Some of those of the former day appear with figured borders in honour of the triumphal entrance of the troops from Africa. This entrance, which, as stated by telegraph, took place on the 11th, was a very imposing spectacle. Numerous triumphal arches were erected, and the houses were decked out with Rags ; an arch at the Puerta de Atocha was com posed entirely of foliage and flowers presented by the Queen ; and the enthusiasm displayed by the population was immense. Marshal O'Donnell, with a splendid staff, was at their head, and the other generals who commanded in Africa were prominent in the procession. The wounded soldiers were conveyed in the carriages offered by grandees and others. The anniversary of the Constitution was celebrated on the 13th at Turin with great pomp and solemnity. At 10 a.m., the King, accompanied by a brilliant staff, proceeded on horseback to the cathedral, where a religious ceremony was performed, at which the Ministers, the members of the Diplomatic Body, the Sena• tors, Deputies, and high functionaries of the State were present, together with an immense multitude, composed chiefly of the higher and middle classes. After the service the King re viewed the National Guard, the Ist legion of which was commanded by its colonel, H. H. Humbert, the heir apparent, who was loudly cheered. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Genoa, Princess Maria Pia, and the Duke of Aosta witnessed the pageant from the bal cony of the Royal Armoury. In the afternoon there were horse-races on the Piazza d'Armi, and at night the town was illuminated. The people displayed the greatest enthusiasm. Similar fes tivities took place on the same day at Florence, Bologna, and the other cities of the kingdom. The British residents at Leghorn sent an address to the King on the occasion, expressive of their joy at seeing institutions similar to those of England firmly established in Central Italy. AUSTRALIA. PLYMOUTH, MAY 16. The Result, Captain J. Cow, belonging to Messrs. Green of London, which left Plymouth for the Colonies on Sept.l4, was off the port this morning, 79 days from Melbourne, having sailed therefrom on Feb. 26. She rounded Cape Horn March 26, and crossed the Line April 23. The Result has 45,000 ounces of gold, valued at £170,000; 1,800 bales of wool, copper ore, block tin, &c., and 215 passengers, including the Rev. Mr. Bennett and family, Mr. Hoar (an opulent squatter) and family, and Mr. Reed, from Mel bourne, and Mr. Bryant, from Tasmania. Two deaths occurred among the passengers—viz., a German doctor and Mr. Allen, a ship carpenter, be longing to Hull. At 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning, the Result was 12 miles south-west of the Eddystone, under all full sail, top-gallant sails, and royals, steering up Channel, with a fair wind from the south-west. She stopped only to land a few west eountry pas sengers. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, MAY 16. The royal mail steamship Australasian, from Portland, Maine, on the sth inst., has arrived. The City of Manchester had arrived out. The Southern. Convention had adjourned on the same day as the Charlestown Convention, after voting down a pro position for the former (which claims to be the National Convention) to take the title of the " Con stitutional Democracy." A Southern Convention Was to meet at Richmond in the second week in June. Capt. Farnham, of the slave yacht Wan derer, had been forcibly rescued from gaol. NEW YORK, May 4, Evening.—Stocks active and better. Illinois scrip, 591. New York Centrals, 7 9 . Money easy. Exchange on London, 1091, firm. Cotton steady. Sales to-day, 1,400. Mid dling Upl and, 111. Breadstuffs dull. Sugar firm. Provisions steady. Freights heavy. Cotton }to 3-16. NEW ORLEANS, May 3.—Cotton sales, 3,600 bales. Middling Upland, 101 c. to 11c. MOBILE, May 2 . —Cotton sales, 3,000 bales. Middling Upland, 101 c. to lOic. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's steamer, City of Baltimore, Captain Petrie, which left New York on the sth inst. with over 500,000 dollars, has arrived. THE Npv M.P.'s Win.—lntent as I was upon my new occupations, it was impossible for me not to notice the change in Flora's manner since I had obtained a seat. There were an addition of dignity to her general bearing, for which I was not prepared. It was beautiful to see her Is she walked along the cliff at Helmston, followed by the Phaeton drawn by the identical old horse (Tommy, as we used to call him), who in our less magnificent days used to take us from Marigold Lodge to London and back within the two hours—affording us time for shopping as well with in reasonable distances—and how she carried her card-case in her hand in a majestic way—and with what sweet con descension she metal her friends and acquaintances, P reTio rul— , y the u re was a wife for a fture Minister.—Eront "The Us Question," in Once a Week. d 1 ONEY MARKET AND CITY _NEWS. CITY. Two, O'CLOCK. There is a steady demand for money at previous rates ; but, notwithstanding the rise in the quota tions current in the general market to within a fraction of the Bank minimum, the inquiries at that establishment continue very moderate. At the meeting of the Provincial Bank of Ire land, to-day, Mr. S. E. Megan presided, and a dividend at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum was declared, and a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, secretary, and officers of the ccmpany. A sum of about £12,000 was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. Rather more business was transacted in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were firm. The sales were 8,000 bales. In the Railway Share Market the transactions were ex ceedingly Emile], and quotations were lower. Increased depression has been exhibited in the market for Public Securities to-day, owing to con tinued sales, based upon the fall which has taken place on the Paris Bourse. A very unsettled feel ing prevails in reference to political affairs on the Continent, and speculative sales are consequently effected. Consols are 941 a for transfer, and 94 / for account. The New Three per Cents. and the Reduced have declined to 92/, 93; and New 21 per Cents. to 781 ; India Stock remains at 219 ; ditto New is depressed at 1064 d ; and the Debentures are steady at 96.1. Exchequer Bills are firm at 4s. to 7s. prem. Continued dulness is apparent in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices show increased depression. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 731 to 74-1- ; ditto New, 57 to 58 ; Portuguese have receded to 441 a ; Mexi can to 201 and 21-1 ; and Spanish 3 per Cents. to 474 ; ditto Deferred to 361 ; Sardinian remain at 851 ; and Brazilian 43 per Cents, at 901. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 I prem. ; the Thames and Mersey ditto, 11 1 pren.; and the Universal ditto, I 1 prem. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1860. Great Western . North-Western South-Western Brighton 14,939 Midland South- Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 6,820 North-Eastern '9,261 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 6,077 Belfast and Ballymena 1,532 Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,426 Glasgow and South-Western Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 7,476 These returns show a steady improvement. The increase on the Great Western amounts to £1,173, on the North Western to £7,717, the South Wes tern £1,61 the Brighton £1,013, the Midland £3,776, the South Eastern £736, the Great Northern £1,025, the Lancashire and Yorkshire £4,016, the North Eastern £4,519, the Edinburgh and Glasgow £256, the Grand Trunk of Canada £4,219, and the Great Western of Canada £1,143. Business in the Railway Share Market continued inactive, and for most of the principal lines further reduced rates were established. Eastern Counties and North British have declined ss. ; London and Blackwall, South-Western, and Oxford, Worces. ter, and Wolverhampton, 10s. ; Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland, North-Eastern (Berwick),.and South-Eastern, £1; and Great Nor thern A Stock, £2. In the Foreign Market South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have receded to 114 11 ; 5 „ a de cline of about I, to per cent. Bahia and San Francisco are at 61, and Dutch Rhenish at 91. The Colonial undertakings are dull. Grand Trunk of Canada have declined ss. ; Great Western of Canada, ss. ; East Indian, ss. ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 10s. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re main inactive, at about previous prices. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 2f 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Ditto 21 per Cent India Stock .......... Ditto 6 per Cent. Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto Debentures, 1858 96} Jilt , Bonds £l,OOO )itto under £l,OOO 7 12 Consols for Account (6th June) India Stock for Account — Ditto Account, 5 per cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid irto £5OO 5 p Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brasilian 5 per Cent . ... 901 Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account / 1/ 20/ Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853, .. , . 44: Sardinian 5 per Cent. • . • B5/ Spanish 3 per Cent. Ditto Deferred — Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto Account .. 744 Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Ct. Ex. 4s 811 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto June Acco un t Share! stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock A CABMAN'S APPEAL AGAINST THE LADIES (From Punch.) " Sir,—Has you are the Freud of hall clues i hope you will Inserert a few Word from a pore Cabby wich you Poke your fun hat but Livs and Let life i say and hear both side. i ham summond For nocking downd a woman and call a Brute Sir, how can We help wen they will no More mind crossing the rode then if It was a Private garding, first take Hold of their Clows then look at the Mud and Makes a face at it then looks to See wether She shows enuff of Her hancles and Then rush dead a Head like charging a Bull never wnnst looking rite and Left Sir who can pull up at a minnit notice and the Swell hollaring and bawling to look a Lifo. Sir i do not complane of Fares a Woman give sixpence from Temple bar to circus But a swell give a halfcrownd wich is to Much but if women will Not look she must be Run over and in my opinion that ort to Be law of the Land Sir i must now conclude i ham " respectfiy " Mr. Punch. " A ONE-HIDE CABBY." " N.B. If They have abeestly dog it His Wurse has Then she is hall in a figget hover the Beast wich can mind him self." THE CASE OF MR. HATCH.—Up to a late hour this afternoon Mr. Hatch still continued a prisoner in Newgate. It had been anticipated by many that his liberation would have taken place im mediately after the trial of Eugenia Plummer, but the steps to be taken in a case like the present occupy some time. His liberation, however, will no doubt take place before the week expires. The letters from St. Petersburg state that the Loan question still remains undecided. On one day the negotiation is reported to have been confided to Roths child's, and on another to Baring's. Under present cir cumstances it is unlikely that either firm would consent to touch it, except simply as agents. The paper cu rrenc y o f the country i s s till at about 10 per cent. discount, and no gold or silver is to be obtained. • THE SUEZ CANAL JOINT-STOCK COMPANY.— The first general meeting of the shareholders of this com pany was held yesterday in the Hertz concert-room. The large hall, brilliantly lighted up, was completely filled, and among the company were several ladies. Shortly after three o'clock M. de Lesseps appeared on the platform, ac. compan;ed by the committee of directors. lie announced that the meeting was legally constituted, there being 380 shareholders present, representing 33,000 shares. He then read the report, which commenced by givinc , an historical sketch of the vario us G overnments which' had ruled in Egypt for the last sixty years. He then gave a full ac count of the proceedings which took place from the year 1854, when the present Pasha of Egypt, Mohamed Said, granted to M. de Lesseps the privilege of cutting the canal, to the present time. Th e company was formed in the year 158, with a capital of 200,000,000 f., which was all subscribed in a few days—half of it in France and the remainder in other countries. M. de Lesseps ex plained to the meeting the great opposition which the pro ject of the canal encountered from the British Ambassador in Constantinople, who, he said, succeeded in obt a i n i ng an order to stop the works after they had been commenced. i l n i e E t n h g e n l n p d a sNie whoa s h n i g p h e p nr u t e l o d g iu hi mon in in t h h i e s difficulties, commercial and d ss b e y s that means neutralised the opposition raised at Constan tinople. M. de Lesseps read the voluminous report in a clear, distinct voice, and was loudly cheered. The report was unanimously adopted. THE PARLIAMENTARY AGENT.—IIe besought me, not without a certain degree of pathos, whatever I did, never to countenance bribery or corruption in any way. " A humble meal and a clear conscience, Mr. Jones, are better than a seat for the West Riding obtained by such means—besides, it always comes out before the committee. There's very little of it now o' days—very little of it. It is not as when I first came into the profession. In those days —to make no mention of bribery—people used to think no thing of making a few scores of voters drunk, and shipping them off in coal-lighters till the election was over. It was shocking, indeed. Ah I sir, I could tell you such stories of matters that were brought to my knowledge after the fact. It is quite painful to the better part of our nature to think that such things have been. There's very little of it now, though —very little indeed."—Feeiii " The Previous Ques tion," in Once a Week. '7"?. - • . THE 'SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1860. Share 100 100 100 stock stook stock stock Paid. Closing Frice. 85 87 90 97 d fd 41 sld, 6 ! 7 75 80 70 75 68 73 d d I 101 1 1 1011 d *p d p 981 9 91 [OOl 1011 21 22 33 33 92 93 66 68 83 85 63 71 69 71 991t1 d 991 11 11d 121 13/ 71 d 98 100 98 100 98 100 92 94 88 90 981 991 90 92 1 d 5 7 (Business done 9, 6,1 12j • 4 1011 1 321 3 991 9 14i Railways. stk stock 100 stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 stock 204 20i 100 per cent. BO'nds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per et. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 , Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt. IndiaPcnin.g.;ua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, with spt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till 'GO Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Fourth do .... Melb.Corp. 6 p. c. Buds Newßrunswick & Canda ' Ity.ttLan d(Lim.)g.6pc 1 Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do. ....o. .... . Do. do. B Capital d Do. do. Land do. Oude (Limited) { D c o i l l ' e n n • j • a • iii; •:: : . hili Do. Da. .... •• • • cd ‘? i Do. Indus. St. Flo. 42F.,. ) St. Andrews Sr Quebec A Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Antwerp ' Rotterdi 'Ardennes ............ Bah.&S.Fran..LlOll7p.c: Belgisn East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Buen.Ayres & S. Ferndo Carmeaux Mine & hail Copiabo . Ditto Extension . ... Dutch Rhenish ........ !Eastern of France .... Grand Rue. Guar. 8 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she... Italian Junction ...... Lake Constance & Bale. Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva ...... Maria Antonia Do. New .............. Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France.... Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Paris,Lyons, & Mediter Paris & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (Vern ) gua. 7 p. ct. lim Riga & Dunaburg Rome & Frascati _ _ Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre AL Meuse Do. 51 per cent. Pref San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. e S. Aust. &Lomb Venetin Southern of France West Flanders ..... Do. 6 p. c. Preference W. 3t N.N. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent. Pref Zealand .. &Atlantic St Lawrence Bom.,Barodadz.Cent Ind Gu. 5 psr cent.. Do, Do. 13! Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,BrantAGodrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 ClcuttaA S. Eastn. (Lim) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town k, Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gll. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 41 p c. Debeutrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Geelong & Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 100 100 1. 3 O. all all all all all ss. 100 all 5 7 99 1001 lad }d 941 951 i id WAYS. 41 41 1 ,i' 34 4p 2f- 21 1 lid 5i 5 d 23 24 6f 71 Si 8 19 1(4 38 39 34 34i 51 53 13 15 5 51 1 1 2t) 2t 3 3 22 23 BRITISH MINES. Share Mines. ill Ire i Consols (Philack) 20 ritish Iron lifford evon G. Coils. (Twist ) 'ast Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ..... E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus !G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) !Grenville Herod's-Foot , Hingston Downs ILady Bertha 'Margaret (Uny Lelant) !North Downs INorth Frances (Mogan) IN.Wh'l Basset (Ills .an) !North Wheal Crofty !Par Consols (St. Blazey) 20 ' Providence (Uny Lelnt.) I Surtridze Cons. Min. Co. ISouth Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 1 S. Dev. Iron SLGen., Lim. S.Wheal Fran (Mogan) Stray Park 5 Tamir Silv..t Lead Min. 10 Tin Croft I Vale of Towey (Caren ) West Basset ( 1 11ozan) ;W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seaton I Wheal Basset (Mogan) !Wheal Buller (Redrutli) !Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.), 'Wheal Trelawney (Lis.)? 28.2:811 1 Paid.l Closin g I Business Price. Done. 1 1 1 2 280 290 440 450 fa Ile 7f 81 11 12 36 38 17; 12.13.9 04 5.14.6 8.12 4.7.0 1.8.6 1 lt 31 3 30_ 31 9.18.9 10.6.7 12s 3f 4 31 43 45 1 5i 6 4 5 4 6 1 8 9 124 134 44 46 all 18.1. 1 .9 26.18.0 1} 300 f 310 3 34 1 1; 145 155 48 52 44 5 4 20 21 1 84 88 13s 6(11 6 1.7.2 150 160 90 95 2i 2f 15i 161 21 23 27 19 P i P 254 264 din. 44 40 11 13 1 21 3* 2 25 * d par 11 p 1 11* d p d i p 97 5 5 6 i 1 14 d p 2 It If ' IANKS, 75 77 69 71 211 221 H 53 14 20 71 73 38 40 19 21 17 14 - - 224 23 midi 17i 18 'T SECU 1114 116 1109 111 110 112 101 i 102 1107 i 1081 991 1000 99 100 i 99' 1001 108 109 1 110 112 1 - - 107 107 i RITIES. 1011 104 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THLIC .DAY.) SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) THE PRINTER'S Et:SINES , . JEOPARDISED.-1 MPORTANT JUDGMENT.—ARLISS V. WOTHERSPOON AND OTHERS. This was an action tried before Mr. Griffiths (as deputy judge) on Tuesday, and adjourned till to-day for judgment. Plaintiff is a printer, and sought to recover £ll :;s. for certain 1 ills and programmes printed by plaintiff for a soiree and ha 1 given at the London Tavern for the benefit of the Warehousemen and Clerks' National Provident Association, of which defendants had acted as managers and directors. Mr. Buchanan produced a programme, upon which ',vas. no printer's name, and urged that by the 2 and 3 Vic.. e. 12, plaintiff could not recover for the programmes. His Honour this day handed to Mr. Buchanan the fol lowing elaborate and important judgment : " By the 2d sec. of the 2 and 3 Vic., c. 12., it is in effect enacted that every person who shall print any paper or book whatever, which shall be meant to be publisbed or dispersed, shall print upon the front of every such paperif Vae same shall be printed on one side only, or upon the front or last leaf of every book or paper which shall consist of nore than one leaf in legible characters his or her name, and usual place of abode or business." (The judgm(RA quotes the case of Bensley v. Bignold in which a printer could not recover for a pamphlet under similar circurasta'aces to the present.) As regarded the bills—although thel were in four parts the printer's name and address duly appeared, and the objection would not apply ; but with respect to the programmes, each is clearly a paper meant to Le and which was published and dispersed, and there are no words in the Act con fining the paper or book to any particular subject or matter, excepting the second section which excepts from the operation of the Act, books or papers published at the University presses. The original Act of Geo. 111. was evidently passed in consequence of the publication by various societies of irreligious, treasonable, and seditious publications, and the parties could not be reached because there was no way by which the author or printer could be ascertained, but the words in the section of that act and of the present are general; they extend to all papers and books, and in the case of Bensley and Ano ther v. Bignold the publication was "An Elucidation of the System of Fire and Life Assurance," a publication of a common character, neither irreligious, treasonable, nor seditious ; and the court held that it was a publication which came within the meaning of the Act. I should be glad to find that the Act was intended to be confined to pub lications of an improper nature, and not to publi cations like those in this case, of a purely innocent character; but as the words of the Act are generally applying to all printed books and papers, I cannot take upon myself to limit them. As, therefore, the objec tion is taken, I must say that plaintiff is not entitled to recover for the programmes. lie will have a verdict of £6 ss. for the bills, to be paid immediately. Mr. Buchanan—That is all we request. Plaintiff—l can only say that the judgment is most adverse to the interests of printers. The bills of her Majesty's Theatre have no printer's name, nor those of the Lyceum, St. James's -hall, and many other places. POLICE INTELLIGER CE-( THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. DARING ROBBERY IN THE HAYMARKET. How ROBBERIES ARE EFFECTED.—WiIIiaM Willoughby, Wil liam Johnson, and Eliza Ann Walls, all frequenters of the Haymarket nightly, and the first named only just out of prison, where he had been undergoing a twelvemonths' im prisonment, were charged before Mr. Beadon with stealing a silver watch, of the value of £4, from the person of Mr. Alfred Wolf, 31, Belvedere-road, a clerk. The female pri soner was also charged with attempting to rescue Wil loughby from custody. The prosecutor said, that about two that morning he was in the Haymarket in company of a friend, when, just opposite the Turkish Divan, the prisoner Johnson threw himself deliberately down on the ground so that his friend might fall over him. This he did not do, but just in sav ing himself kicked the prisoner. Johnson then jumped up and wanted to fight him. At that moment he felt a tug at his watch which, on looking down, he saw in Wil loughby's hand. He pursued Willoughby up to a cab stand when he seized him, and he then saw him throw the watch away. They had a severe struggle and rolled over and over several times, Willoughby calling out to the bystanders not to interfere, as it was only a fight. The pri soner's confederates said he was killing the man, and there was no doubt he would if he had not been prevented. The female prisoner then dragged Willoughby off, tearing his coat in two, and the prisoner bolted off, but was caught by a constable. He saw Johnson in the crowd, but he had quite enough to do to look after the other. Mr. John Flinn, the friend of the prosecutor, confirmed several points of his evidence ; and a witness named George Griffiths, of 27, Broad• street, Golden-square, proved seeing Willoughby take the watch from the prosecutor's pocket. Willoughby put some questions to the last witness, but only to strengthen the case against him. Sergeant Silverton proved a conviction against Wil loughby, and Sergeant Cole proved seeing Walls and Wil • loughby together at different times. The prisoners were then committed for trial at the Clerk enwell Sessions. THAMES. PAINFUL CASE.—THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.— Est her Parish, aged 17, the daughter of a very respectable worn an, was brou ht up on remand, before Mr. Selfe, charged with robbing her mother and sister. Mrs. Parish, the prosecutrix in this case, is a resident in Lucas-street, St. George- in-the-East, and is parted from her husband, who has been bound over to keep the peace. The prisoner had repeatedly robbed her mother, and as sociated with bad company, and all efforts to reclaim her had proved fruitless. A few nights since the prisoner absconded from her home, taking with her a petticoat, a cape, and a handkerchief, be longing to her sister, a very respectable and well-con ducted female. She was shortly afterwards captured. Elizabeth Parish identified a cape and petticoat taken from her sister when she was arrested by a police con stahje. Mr. Selfe said he had considered the application made to him on Thursday last by Mrs. Parish to obtain the admis sion of her guilty daughter into some asylum, and he was very sorry indeed ho could not comply with her request, because she was too old—above 16 years of age. He had, therefore, no alternative but to allow the law to take its course. He asked if the prisoner was wearing the cape and petticoat when she was taken into custody. _ _ Elizabeth Parish said her sister was wearing the cape, and had the petticoat in a bag. A polieeman said he also found a dress belonging to Mrs. Parish in the same bag. Mrs. Parish said she had lost a good deal of property out of her house. The prisoner sullenly pleaded guilty, and Mr. Selfe sen tenced her to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for two calendar months. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, May 17.—Wind this day at noon—South- West; moderato breeze, and cloudy, with rain at times. NEWPORT, May 16.—Wind S W.—Sailed—Deongsia Catharina, for Singapore. PORTSMOUTH. May IG.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Colonist, from Moulmein ; Cecilia, from Demerara. Sailed —Her Majesty's steamer 'Email') a, for Barbadoes. QUEENSTOWN, May 15 .—Arrived—Pathfinder, from Moulmein. CARDIFF, May 16.—Wind W.—Sailed—Castor, for Bahia. CLYDE, May 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Silistria, from Callao, Orr LISBON, May 13.—Arrived—Tagus, steamer, from Southampton. BOSTON, May 4 .—Arrived.—Canada, steamer, from Liverpool. POOLE, May 16.—Wind W.—Sailed—Faith, for New foundland. CROOKHAVEN, May 14.—Arrived—Ellen, from Porto Rico. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind W., blowing hard, with rain. Arrived, May 16—Queen of the Isles, from Alderney ; Ceylon, steamer, from Alexandria ; Alice, from Llanelly ; Brigade, from Cardiff; Wonder and Atalanta, steamers, from Jersey ; Georges, Cherbourg ; Moslem, from Newport. Arrived, May 17—Saxonia, steamer, from Hamburg ; Alliance, steamer, from Havre. Sailed, May I6—Supply, for Seaham ; Havre, steamer, For Havre ; Georges, for Cherbourg. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W. ; tide third hours' flood; weather cloudy with rain. Arrived.—Louise, from Trinidad de Cuba ; Lionne, from Gravelinos • Gipsy Queen, from Terceira ; Honduras, from Trinidad; jessieß.yle, from Melbourne; Maren Catherine, from Aahuus ; Hendrick Nannes, from Groningen ; Hu mility, from Guernsey; Omyum, from Badagen ; Star of Roe, from Mosel Bay ; Itca, from Melbourne ; Diana, from Frederickshaven • Lelian, from Monte Video ; Stori, from Genoa ; Percy, from Hobart Town ; Spectator, from De merara ; Thetit, from Groningen ; Sir James Ross, from Matanzas ; Sir R. Peel, from Madras. Arrived, May 17.—Earl of Auckland, from Rotterdam ; Patricia, from Jamaica; Florence Nightingale, from Bor riana. - DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W. by S., fresh, with rain. Passed.—Result, from Melbourne, for London. Passed in tow—Summer Cloud, from Bombay, for Lon don ; City of Tanjore, ship, from Calcutta, for London ; Reserve of Ipswich, from West Indies, for London; Par linf Paark, from Africa, for London; Eugenia, from Patras, for London ; Star of Peace, from Calcutta, for London ; Addison Gilbert, from Bombay, for London; Avon, brig, from Berbice, for London ; Lucia, brig, from West, for Hamburg; Lavinia, from London, for Bahkok. Anchored—T. G. V., from London, for Malta ; Gleaner, from London, for Jersen ; Daring, schooner, from London, for Salcombe. The steamer La Plata, which leaves to-day for he West Indies, will take out £5,320 in silver. SHARE MARKET- (THIS DAY.) Sharef Railways Amberv.,Notting., Bost. and Eastern Junction Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Vol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bost. Shell and Mid. Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Wreck., &Passage ,Cornwall (A vets no div Do . ,until - to C penin. D° B Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Do Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock , Do do B do S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshir , London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Do eighths Lond. & stir. Western L'derry & Coleraine T,'derry & Enniski Man. Shot. & Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan Midland - . Do kirming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do shares Mid Ken t Do, Cray Line Newcastle and C irlisle New., Aber. & Herefd Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros Norfolk.. N , lin. Counties Union.. North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stocr D A stk ; A recs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B Do B stock !Nth. Eastern—Berwick Dodo , G.N.E. purchase, DoLeeds ..... Do York .. North London . . North Staffordshire.... N. and S. W. Junction.. Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn Peebles ...... ......... Portsmouth Rhymney. . . Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon South Eastern ..... South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Stockton & Ilartlepool Taff Vale .............. Do Pref. No 1 ThamesHavenLk&Rail Ulster .... • • . Do .... Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim ' Waterford & Kilkenny, Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall ...... West L0nd0n........ Do let class ...... Do 2nd class ...... Worcester & Hereford 13.14 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock tocli 99 101 101 111 41i 42 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock Ptock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock 13 stock 14 16 55 2 3 1 56 d 1 p 57 59 p 10 11 51 6 2 1d ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 61 6 8 70 72 . 11 12 6f 74 103 10 , 1 9a oot q 7 8 9 17 18 54 55 36 38 25 27 78 79 3ii 32 1154 116 116 117 131 133 113 114 64 69 GO 6,5 194 104 - 89 691 113 114 11 12 )01 101 id P 92 93 89i 9 i 54 3j 24 2 el 117 1174 94 96 114 1 671 4 8 40} lh 10 ni 7 6di 54 56 34 3d 61i 61} 951 061 d 514 ii 714 80i 106 108 3 9 1 d 44 46 ill} i 95 I 791 SI 131 115 117 34i34 88 90 48 50 4 3d 42 44 86 86} 66 68 78 80 6 8 39 40 8} g p Paid. ' Closing I Businee Price. Done. 991 I 113 991 100 991 100 92 1 16 151 161 551 4f 51 5 1 PREFERENCE SHARES. 1 Railways. Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O ftris. do Exet.4 p.ct.stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 41 per cent Do. Guar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 5i p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent...'. Dun. Pert h&Aber.Jun. . E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. Do. do. Class B B p.c.... Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per ct. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotia. Ist pf. Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. stock Great West.. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. Do. Redeemable, 41 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. prsh Do dcs p. ct. pref Do Birmg.g,uar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 Do. do. 44- per cell'. Do. do. 4i p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '65) Lon. Chat. and Dover Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct..... Lon. & S.W, 7 p. ct. stock Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh. Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent Mary r,ort & Car., 4 p. C Do. 4 per cent Mid. Con. 6 p. c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. Newport, A ber. &e.pref. 5 p.c.redeem. at 5 p.c.pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Do. till 1869, let is Do. do. 24 i Norflk 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. p. c. Pref. do. 1817 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st4B47 North British, 5 p. c. Do. New, trua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. she Do. do. do. Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dek.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, IT. .t S. Purch, North Staffordshire.... Ox.Wr.Wol. 6 p. Do. Redeem. 2d gua Do. Irredeem. 2d v,uu Rhymney Guaranteed Scottish Central, new pf Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. e. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44. per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 peicent. Do. Fixed lip.c. Ist is. - , outh Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 44 per cent. S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 percent Watrfd & litlkny, 6 p. c all 1100 all 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 all all (Paid I Cl 4 s l i c n e. g l Biu)soinne.ess 96 98 1101 103 51 6 100 10 2 110 114 110 113 110 112 108 110 124 126 81 83 110 112 00 92 74 764 118 120 117 119 111 112 10'3 105 85 87 97 99 99 100 88 90 90 92 102 104 9! 17 18 101 10 101 74 76 191 20 9 101 14 15 138 140 116 118 116 118 138 143 116 118 101 103 154 157 [32 136 68 70 21 22 115 117 52i 1571 74 & 12 12i ,25 127 IP 68 70 [39 141 101 103 -- i -1 1 - 1 0 94 96 91 101 In 1211 - -P1 .10 111 11') 92 9t 1 91oi 91 d 7i d 221 231 p 124 126 .19 121 73 75 10 101 23 234 101 103 [Ol 103 89 91 99 101 85 88 28 29 324 334 32 33 50 53 ED RENTALS. \Closing Business Price. i Done. LINES LEASED AT Fr Railways. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire ....' Chester & Holyhead.. Do. do. 5i per cent.! Do. do. 5 per cent. Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Va E.Lincolnshire,g.6 p.c.; 1 4 .1.Union,Harwich Sl►s, Do. Woodbridge Gls. Barr. .t Neils,Drct. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest; Hartlpool.Dck.& Hail.' Hull and Selby . . Do. Shares ....... Do. Shares ....... Lanc.& Carl. g'ua.s p.c.l London & Greenwich Do. Preference ...... Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend. Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. Do. 6 per cent.. .. Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. Mid. Bradford Prefer- ence Stock..... Newmarkt.,BuryEx ) guaranteed 5 p. c. 5 Northn.ct Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent North Western Preston and Wyre. Do. Stares A Roystn.Hitch., .t Shep Shrewsbry& Hereford , Do. Do. South Staffordshire .. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon Croydn. Sharel Docks. stock stock stook stook stock stook stock Commercial Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min East and West Indies London Katharine Southampton Victoria . Do. New u Paid. ' 1- b Pas , in o. s. Ln Ln NAV 97 99 Do. Do. 125 127 Do 113 115 Caledonin 103 105 I E.U.kE C 16 17 Gt. North. 138 140 E.Counts. 4} ICaledonin l IDo. Gt. West. l lYk.N.&llr 31d. ;Do. IDo. Ln.& N.W S. East. Do. I Peto & Co ' INmrfolk 'Do. Paid. 12.10 I.NAvaati 100 131idland '5. 5. 6 E.Countel all Do . all Do. all Do. all 'Midland all L& NW & L. Yk. ) all Do. 100 Gt. North 100 T.Brassey i 1 all M'Clean 100 Gt. West all L.& Ergin DOCKS. 100 10 13 4, 110 112 205 208 I 63 65 115 120 94 97 21 34 95 97 I i P 56 58 14j 15 1135 138 102 104 lot 11 P 9 , 94 74 8i Closing Price. Business Done. FOREIGN AZT n d DBB A roo u an. s szA t it r i.cc a . j l to i m a irliapcd. Do. Land and Mining,Co. Clarendon Cons.MinCo. Cobre Copper .......... Copiapo .......... DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna... .......... General ................ Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr. Kaptinda (Limited)..... Linares ................ Lusitanian ............. Mariquita .............. N. RhineCopof Pontgibaud Silver,Load Mining and Smelt.... Port Philip ........... Scottish Austrin. (L.).. United Mexican ........ IWorthing (Limited)._ I Do JOINT -STOP Agra&UnitedService Bk Australasia ......... Bank of Egypt„ .. . ..... Bank of London . Bank of Turkey .... ...... British North American Clad. Bank of India, &o. Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. City .......... ....... Colonial .. • • • ...... „ Com. Bank of Canada. • Commercial of London Eng., Soot., & A us. Ch.. Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon. Char•llkof Austral London and" County .. London Joint Sto c k London Az Westminster Nat. Prov. of England , Do. new ...... k „ National Ban New South Wales Do, new ............ Orient. B. Corporation . Ottoman Bank ..... • Provincial of Ireland Do. new ........ ....... . South Australia ..... Union of Australia Union London ...... Unity Mutual - . . all 1 10s, a'l all 19s, K B 'OLONIAL GOVERNME Can,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6p. cent. 18So Do. 6p. cent, 1881 Do. 6p. cant. ISS2, Do. 6 p. e. Feb. & Aug.! Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. 5 per cent Do. Scrip N.B.GoT. 6p.c. Ja.&July, Do. 6p. c. Ap. 6: ct.! N. S. W. Gov, sp, 1866' 1)o, 5 p. a., 1871 to 1876' Do. 5 p.c.,18,58 & upwdsi (Nova Scotia Goy, 0 p. c I sterling, 1575 I S.AusAit. d p.c.1878 & up, 'Vie. Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap4Oot. 100 100 100 100 100 MISCELLANEOUS. Angles Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Berlin Water (Limited). British American Land B, &I.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.)' Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited) Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim )i Cop. Min.ofEng.&Smitg Do. Pref. 74 per cent. I i Crystal Palace ;Do. Preference ilk.. 5 p. c. Perpet. Debeu. Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Ans. Copper Gen, Steam Navigation Great Ship (Limited) Do. 174 p. ct. Preference Indian & Aust. Telegr. Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) London Discount (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Dis. Co. (Urn ) Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) Netherlands Land Do.B dis. N. Br,&NovaScot ia Land B.Australasian (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. Now Shares (Lim.) . °nut!, In, S team(Lim.)A Ditto B. I Ditto C Peellt.Lnd.L.Min.(Li Pen. & Oriental Steam Do, New RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4ip.c Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austin, Inv. (Lim ). South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. do. Registered Tr. & Ln. Co,ofUpr.Can Van Dlinnen'o Land 15 151 31 32 4i 5 37 30 20 22 14/ 161 120 123 6 8 25 30 225/ 30 32i 99 101 103 106 105 107 P 1 D 2 1 21 1 I li o d d 1 1 3 3 4 1 aid It 1 d 10 15 I i d p 47 50 79 81 13 14ip 20 i ip d 22 5 49 51xcl 120 130 35_ 36 10 11 111 2 i 2.11.10 i 1 16 I 2.14.5 7.4.0 25 1 1 1 1041 51 .1 L ITER A TUR F. G'randmother's Money. By the author of " Wild flower," " One-and-Twenty," &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. This author has before evidenced considerable skill in the volumes of fiction which have been pre sented to the public. The present work does not deteriorate from its predecessors, and many a strik ing scene of human life is put before us in the details of Mrs. Tresdaile's adventures with her rela tives. She is admirably described as an old lady possessed of many good qualities, but too much absorbed in herself and her' own fancies. Her com panion, Barbara Bloyee, is a fine character, she was placed in most trying circumstances, but she sus tained her courage and nerved her spirits to be equal to the emergency. Money, so ardently de sired by many a youthful worker in this toiling world, who shrinks from the long life of labour be fore him, and so dearly prized by those in middle life who rank the golden treasure above all other earthly goods, and who seem to consider heavenly blessings as almost, secondary, is undoubtedly great boon to those striving and struggling in their vocations ; but it is to be questioned if an accumu lation of wealth is any advantage to the aged. For it renders them captious and complaining ; if they aro neglected, they think it is infamous in their position ; if they are courted, it must be for the sake of their riches. Again, they are too happy in dwell ing on the glittering stores of shininc , trea sures that are theirs to do as they like with, to dwell enough on the thought that for them the day is drawing to a close when such wealth can make them rich, and that theirs should be the thoughtlof an enduring heritage which can never fade with the transient fashions of this life, and that their treasures should be by this time beyond the reach of moth and rust. It is instructive to notice the various dispositions of the grandsons of Mrs. Tresdaile, each in his own peculiar line and distinctive traits stands before us, there are no less than four, Alice is a pleasing girl not in any way remarkable for force of cha racter, or for the manifest a ti on o f any great mer i t, bat she is a loveable and graceful creature. As so often occurs her grandmother so severe and censori ous with the others, indulged her to a foolish ex tent, which resulted in no good to the young lady herself. Colonel and Miss Hollingston are well described, the latter is a peculiar individual, but she improves greatly in the course of our acquaint ance with her. George Keldon is a very strange character, well defined, it is impossible to withhold our respect from such a man who is always deter mined to do his duty, but at the same time he is not attractive. Perhaps this is not to be expected however, under the circumstances, and Barbara herself was in some things so out of the common that there was every prospect of their union being a happy one. Andrew is another happy likeness of humanity that is too true to be agreeable in his desultory and distracting course, and many a household might furnish a prototype to leis sketch in some unruly member, who sets rules at defiance, and continually en grosses the attention of others, while never doing anything satisfactory himself. It is satisfactory to note, however, that this wanderer returns to the right track after much painful endurance on all sides. The;e is plenty of incident in this work that is excellently described, and the author has exhibited no inconsiderable knowledge of character in many of his dramatis persona. " Grandmother's Money" is a decidedly clever novel in the depth of its thought and the vigour of its style; not at all of the brilliant and showy class, it bears solid and sterling qualities for its recommendation. The Constitutional Press Magazine. A Review of Politics, Literature, the Church, the Drama, and Fine Arts. New series. No. XIV. Saunders and Otley: The story of " Hopes and Fears" is continued at some length, and some striking scenes are met with. The whole of the events occur in Ireland, to which place the wonderful pair of independent, damsels had resorted to be free and unfettered as air, and to return i n t r i ump h t o t h e i r f r i ends among whom they expected to shine as the angel anglers of the Emerald Isle. As might have been sur mised, so rash a proceeding and so daring a viola tion of proscribed rules bore in itself the germ of discontent and wretchedness. The failure was complete from the beginning, when forlorn and bewildered they were landed in a strange place, till the ignominious finale, when they were only too eager to welcome Owen to their hiding-place, and suffer him to arrange all things for their im mediate return home. The sketches in this instal ment are among the best that have appeared in this narrative. Both the young ladies are most natural specimens, and it is amusing to watch how, while professing to set the world at defiance, they are perpetually jangling among themselves. Many such characters disport themselves gaily and brightly in the sunshine, but in the clouded storm of the domestic horizon they prove the falsity of their principles, and are a burden to themselves, painfully experiencing that all their vanity has resulted in vexation of spirit. " A Minute Ago" is a strange bat well-written sketch in the dra matic form ; it will be more intelligible as it pro ceeds ; but some of the actors are ably delineated. The tale is a very sad one as yet> " Opera Opera tions" is the name of a short paper, in which some just criticisms are made on general grounds, and which afford some useful advice to those who under take the perilous taste of being pioneers to the musical world of London. Here and there some of the remarks may be too severe, but there is, never theless, truth to be found in the main. " Lord John Russell" is the subject of an article, and, as may be presumed, he does not figure to great ad vantage in the sketch before us. It is said that " as uncertainty and a mental nervousness were the chief characteristics of Lord John Russell at the outset of political life, so they were present with him ever after, and are now the most prominent features by which we recognise his connection with the past." It is also stated that he lowered his dignity by consenting to serve under Lord Palmer ston, which is true enough, as h e never gave any satisfactory explanation of his reasons for so doing. But the alternate feuds and friendships of the two noble lords have long ceased to cause any surprise, though they may create annoyance or ridicule, ac cording as the beholder's wishes may incline. It might be suggested that the article in question would gain instead of losing in force, if the writer were a little more moderate in his expressions oc casionally; but it is smartly done on the whole. Squires and Parsons. A Sketch for the Times. Saunders and Otley. This is a very brilliant little volume which con tains in its small space as much point and repartee as are often found in the lengthened pages long drawn out of many a novel of the orthodox tribe of three volumes. Some of the most glaring incon sistencies and harsh regulations of rural districts are ably exposed and strongly animadverted upon. Besides, there is quite a romantic plot interwoven with the more serious and sage portion devoted to sketches of the rural grievances. Sir Edward Tor rington is a delightful specimen of a young Eng lish squire, and there is great merit due to the author for producing on the scene a worthy charac• ter like this in contradistinction to the oppressors who are cited. Nothing is a greater mistake than to make all the chief personages out as bad and unfeeling. Virtues and vices belong to no class or rank; they are the heritage of mankind ; they were extant before the creation of barons, which fact those who rail at the aristocracy as the source of all sin and crime would do well to remember. Sir Edward met with many trials, and it was a sad change to quit the smiling prospects that awaited him in England to be an outcast, penniless and deserted, on the other side of the Atlantic. He returned, however, to begin his work again and to resume with redoubled zeal the many plans he had in project for the benefit ;of his tenants. We leave him in the confident expectation that his would be an honourable and happy life, and that after his death many generations of the families bene fited by his kindness would continue to bless his name, and revere his memory,--Jane Wentworth, the curate's sister, whom he had the fine taste to ap preciate, and the good sense to select as his partner for life, is one of those bright examples who are not often given us to admire. She was firm in the right course, while gentle and gracious in her de. meanour. The account of the dark scheme which was concocted for the ruin of Sir Edward is in geniously described, and it would be well if the machinations of all such manoeuverers., were fol lowed by such speedy retribution as fell on the heads of the guilty pair. On the whole, this book of " Squires and Parsons" may be considered as a very readable story, so far as romance goes, and a very worthy attempt in a light form to exhibit some errors in the social system, and to demon strate the force of individual influence, and the importance of personal character. If each squire and parson without troubling himself with subtle dogmas and infatuating himself with antique pre judicics acted like Mr. Wentworth and Squire Torrington, there would be better and brighter days in store for many a hamlet and village now distracted by theological controversies, and parish disputes. A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, an d V u l gar Words. By a London Antiquary. 2d edition. John Camden Hoffen. Although the title of this little book may offend ears polite, it really contains much amusing infor mation, and gives an insight into the hieroglyphics used by vagabonds,which will enable those curious in ouch matters to understand the various chalkmarks and scratches to be found on all walls and passages by the careful o b server. T he author does not con fine himself to low life, or the cant of thieves and costermongers, but, as he states on the title page, he reveals the cant jargon of every state of society, rising from the streets of London and the dens of St Giles—the strongholds of slang —via the Universi ties of Oxford and Cambridge and the Houses of Parliament, to the Palace of St. James, We find also a history of cant and vulgar language, with glossaries of two secret languages spoken by the wandering tribes of London—the costermongers and patterers. The author has taken great pains to discover the derivation of many extraordinary words ; and classical gentlemen will be pleased to find that the lower classes are indebted to the ancient Greeks and R omans f or some o f their every day cant expressions. That this book will command a large circulation cannot be doubted, for irrcspec live of the p a t ronage i t i s lik e l y to receive from Young England, green undergraduates, et hoc genus omne, the novelty o f th e wor k w ill exc i te the curio sity of many. TuE NEW KING. (From the New York Times.) Muscle is King. Cotton is not. Nigger is not. Muscle is. Brains used to have some claim ;so did worth ; so did honesty, capability, and education, but that was a long time ago. Muscle has taken precedence over everything, and the man who " strikes from the shoulder," and is a good, hard hitter, is the man for the people's money now-a days. If you doubt it—which, if you do not go through the world with your eyes shut, you hardly will —you may satisfy yourself of the truth of our pro position by stepping into the first place of public resort which you happen to be passing. Whether it be a court-room or a bar-room, a silk -store or a grog-shop, if there be any number of men together, their talk will be of the prize-fight, and their most eager wish to get news of it by the Vanderbilt. All classes of people seem to share this restless anxiety to hear be result—not all in the same degree or to the same extent ; but with the great mass of the people it is just now the great topic of speculation and of interest, eclipsing even the Charleston Con vention, and throwing completely into the shade all political themes, and everything else which can afford to wait. Even the boys in our schools have caught the contagion, and their talk, too, like that of our city officials, our brokers in Wall-street, our merchants on 'Change, our clerks at lunch-time, apprentices in the workshop, and labourers on the highways, is of Heenan and Sayers —the British Champion and the Benicia Boy. This is not very creditable to our taste or culture, but it is a fact, nevertheless, and one which it will not do the slightest good to ignore. It is due partly to the fact that we are a very excitable people, al ways craving a sensation of some sort, and partly to the equally palpable and still more important fact that Muscle is King. All the prominent Ward politicians and wine-pullers of the city understand that, should Heenan win the fight, it will give ad ditional strength and importance to Muscle, aria Muscle is the thing which is needed in everything relating to politics. Muscle has arrayed itself against every proper qualification, and when the conquer ing hero comes home his reception will not be that of a successful prize-fighter, but that of a man whose dictum willhereafter be law to thousands,who will be omnipotent in all primary elections, who will dictate every nominating committee, and who will be able to contract for any amount of political work. If a man wishes to be elected to Congress, he has only to make the fact known to Mr. Heenan. Mr. Heenan will then take the matter under his distin guished consideration, and, if the reasons are suffi ciently weighty, the chances are that the aspiring individual will be duly nominated and elected. Mayors, aldermen, governors, and members of As sembly will be manufactured to order, and upon the lowest possible terms; and honesty, decency, and intelligence will be at a discount. How different, relatively, will be the position of Sayers, should be succeed in thrashing Heenan ! He will only receive some few bard knocks, a few hundred or a thousand pounds, become the owner in fee of the now disputed belt, and be content to retire for ever from the ring, and settle down as the keeper of a public-house, patronised by the fast nobility and the " nobs " of the English sporting world. A prize-fighter in Great Britain is—a prize fighter. His social condition is marked, distinct, and defined. He never aspires beyond it, because he knows that it is no use for him to do so. He would no more dare to set the laws at defiance than the weakest and most easily thrashed man in the land, because he knows that out of his own imme diate circle he has no influence whatever. Judges do not sit on their bench in awe of him, or look to him for a continuance of their position. Members of Parliament and the Queen's Ministers do not seek him for counsel and advice. His voice is not "Potential, as double as the Duke's." Ner is he, on the eve of an election, the most im portant personage in controlling it. But not so with us. Muscle is King here, and if Muscle knocks peaceable citizens down and kicks them for falling; if Muscle bites off one citizen's nose, or gouges out another citizen's eye, and you threaten Muscle with the law, Muscle snaps his fingers in your face and laughs at the absur dity of the idea. Muscle is a law unto itself, and breaks through the meshes of a statute or an ordinance with as much ease as he would " queer the ogles" or " crack the ivories" of his an tagonist in a friendly " mill." If Muscle is by ac cident indicted for some slight violation of the law, such as mayhem, assault with attempt to kill, man slaughter, or murder, Muscle is not locked up like a common, murdering, killing, bloodthirsty scoun drel ; but Muscle is admitted to bail, still continues to visit his favourite haunts, walks into court when it pleases him, listens to the motions of counsel for and against him, and when he thinks that things begin to look " checkered" takes up his hat, and leaves the lawyers to settle the affair among them selves. Evidently in this free enlightened Repub lic, the only model Government on the face of the earth, Muscle is King. It regulates the Primaries, and they elect our rulers and make our laws. Pos sibly a time may come when brains, respectability, moral worth may be admitted to a partnership in the government of the country, but as yet we see few symptoms of its dawning. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. bit ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. --. Wheat, 52s 6d ; barley, 37s 7d ; oats, 25s 10d ; rye, 349 ld i b eans , 43 9 8d ; and peas, 40 s 3d. TILE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 60s 5d ; barley, 37s 4d ; oats, 24s 7d ; rye, 33s 6d ; beans, 41s id ; peas, 39s Od, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 105,368; barley, 9,298; oats, 9,157; rye, 19; beans, 4,329; peas, 721 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. A very limited supply of beasts was on offer i; to-day's market. All breeds sold somewhat briskly at fully Mon day's prices; in some instances, indeed, they were rather higher. Sheep—the show of which was very moderate— changed hands freely at quite the late improvement in value. Downs readily produced ss. 6d. per 81bs. There was rather less activity in the lamb trade ; nevertheleF s, the quotations were well supported. The supply of lamlia was by no means exteasive. Calves sold somewhat freely, but we have no change to notice in their value. Pigs and much cows were very firm in pries. Per Blbs to sink the offal. o. d. s. d. s..d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 8 3 8 Primecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 2 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Pme. S'thdown do. 5 4 5 6 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 10 Large orse. calves 4 6 5 2 Prime Scats &c. 5 0 5 2 Prime small do 6 4 5 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 0 Large hogs 3 6 3 10 Second quality do. 4 2 4 8 Small porkers Lambs, 5s 8d to 78 4d• Suckling calves, 20a to 225; and quarter .old store pigs. 23s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. -- Beasts 752 Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 340 - • Beasts ...... 150 Sheep .............. 700 Calves .............. 194 Pigs .............. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are very limited, and the trade is somewhat active, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s 4d t o 4 s 6d ; mutton, 4s 011 to 5s 4d ; lamb, 6s Od to 6s 8d • veal, 4s 2d to 4s 10d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 16.—The supplies of fat stock here to day were very moderate, and the trade generally rale& active, at the following quotations : Beef, from 3s v d to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 6d ; lamb 6s Od to 7s 2d ; eal, 4s 6d to Gs 4d ; pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d , per Blbs to sink the offal. ROMFGED, May 16.—The market is brisk, as follows : Beef, from 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; mutton, 4s Oct to 5s 6d ; lamb, 6s 6d to 7s 4d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 4d ; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 10d per 81bs ; suckling calves, 15s to 18ci ; quarter old store pigs, 23s to 30s each; and milch cows, £l3 Os to £lB lOs each. HAY MARKETS. SMITILFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 17s Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 12s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.--MOadOW hay, £3 Os to £5 Os ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per lead. A slow inquiry. WHITECHAPEL.--Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4lss Oa; clever £4 5s to £5 17s ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 12's per lo ad . Trade somewhat heavy. 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