The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARK ET ALTD COMMERCIAL LITELLIGENCJE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The commercial advice 3 from Victoria, received to -day, report a partial improvement iu some of the Markets, but the opinion is still expressed in the local journals as well as in private letters that shipments from this side must diminish very considerably before a recovery can take place. Daring the last few weeks it is satisfac 4 ory to have observed, therefore, that fewer vessels, and smaller consignments of merchandise, have been despatched from London to the Colonies. The late failures have dictated a more cautious policy, and if prudence be exercised in the transmission of goods the situation of the import markets, both in Melbourne and Sydney, will be relieved. At present, as fora long time past, they are largely over stocked, and prices are thus kept down, to the pre judice of those who have mercantile intercourse with - the Antipodes. The accounts extend to the Middle of December. Up to that period the amount of gold exported, during the year, had amounted to 2,582,793 ounces, equal to about 10,332,0001. This is not such a large aggregate amount as was shipped in the previous year ; but the stock of gold at the latest date was much in excess of that held in the corresponding period of 1856. Nine failures are reported in Melbourne, with liabilities together amounting t) about 300,0001. Subjoined are the particulars of the specie on board the Pere, which will leave Southampton to- Morrow for India and China : Ceylon (gold) Madras (old) Calcutta (silver) Singapore (silver) Hong Kong (silver) !Shanghai (silver) Manilla (silver) £3 300 0 0 2,330 0 0 . 82,204 19 8 . 38 014 0 0 . 53 503 13 4 . 32,680 0 0 4,390 0 0 Total X216.422 13 0 Oa the Paris Bourse yesterday a decline of per cent. was apparent, the 3 per Cents. having closed at 69 10 for money, and 69 30 for the end of the month. About 80,0001. in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were without any material alteration. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily, compared with Friday's rates ; prices of all kinds were supported. The sales were estimated at 4,000 bales, 500 of Which were taken by the speculators. The Railway Share Market manifested rather more activity, and a good business was transacted, at full quotatiims. There has been a meeting to-day of the creditors of Alessrs. Hinton Brothers, in Old Jewry Cham bers. The statement submitted showed liabilities, 1 3,1931. 13s. 7d., and assets, 5,7331. 6s. 6d., leav ing a deficiency of 7,4601. 7s. Id. It was resolved to accept an offer of 81. in the pound, ss. at once and 3s. in four mouths, to be secured by guarantee. A meeting has also been held of the creditors of Messrs. Henry Hoffman and Co., at which it was agreed to wind up the estate under inQpection. There was a considerable deficiency. A meeting of the European and American Steam Shipping Company is now being held, and the report is under discussion. The market for English Securities has been quiet f 4 ": 11 13", and the arrangements connected with the settlement of the account have constituted the chief business transacted. The prices are at 11 below the highest range of yesterday although the market is less depressed than it has been. Until the liquidation Is over the tendency of the market will not be clearly defined, but if purchases for investment are blade a rise will, no doubt, ensue. Consols have been 951 g , and 951 for money, 95} and 95k for to-morrow, and 95 for March. They are 11 " . 951 for money, and 953 buyers for the new 400ount. The New 3 per Cents. are 95i s ; the Reduced 951 ; Exchequer Bills 235. to 245. prem.; and the Bonds 100 to mut ; Bank Stock has risen to 226 to 227. • In the Foreign Stock Market a very limited busi ness has been done, but prices are firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 99 09k, and the 4 per Cents. laominal. Brazilian 41 per Cents. are firm at 991. Sardinian 5 per Cents. aro 90 ; Spanish Passive, ; Tenezuela Deferred, 12i ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., 100. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :--Greuada Deferred Bonds, 51 6; Mexican, 20121 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 79i 80i ; Portu guese 3 per Cents., 44 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 112 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 99 101 ; Spanish 3 Per Cents., 412 42i ; ditto Deferred, 25i 26i. A limited business has been transacted this morn ing in the Railway Share Market, but prices have 'Varied to the extent of about it per cent. Lanca shire and Yorkshire, North-Western, M dland, and clinburgb, Perth, and Dundee, advanced 55., and Eastern Counties and South Wales 10s. to 15s. ; • Great Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, declined ss. Great Northern, North British, North-Eastern (Bsrwick) and Shropshire Union, 10s. ; and Brighton, 15s. ; The Foreign lines were dull. Paris and Lyons declined 10s. ; and in the Colonial lines the dealings were limited. grand Trunk of Canada advanced 10s., aud Gee long and Melbourne ss. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares are in- active, and little variation can be quoted in prices. London and Westminster and Provincial of Ireland declined about 10s. Eastern Steam, Peniusular and Oriental Steam, and Royal Mail Steam realised former rates. 1 : 11 11TISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY, (From the o.flicsal List:) Business done. Bmik Stock 3 per vent. Reduced Annuities 3 New Cent. Consols Annuities 9st 3 A 4 3 per Cent. Annuities 951 $ i l Vas°ls ter Account E glO 00 zaheqnsr 11111 s, 24d 24 3 . Exchequer Bonds, 1858.31 per Cent lOO i Ditto, 1559 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Brae:nen 5 per Cent. Ditto 1852, 41 per Cent. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 9B# x d Mexican :3 per Uent — Ditto Account .. . 2oi Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent Ditto Account ••• ••• 80 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 v -- Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent... ... Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 1,322, E St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 41 per Cent. 991 1001 Btrdinian Bones, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account .... Sir , nish Bonds, :3 per Cent. Ditto Account ... 42g DM, Passive 54- Tarkibh ;fonds, i; per cent... . 93 Ditto Account 9Fq 9 81 3 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account lO3 i x d Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Deferred, 2 per Cent. . Dividends on the Above payable in London. Dutch Excifang,e, 21 por Cent., 12 Guilders Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates :e lOO IfittEE O'CLOCK. • Consols, money Ditto account (February 4) TRU BALLOT SOCIETY AND THE REFoltlf MoVEMENT. a Meeting of the Exnutive C3mmittee of the Bal lot Society, the following resolution was unanimously agreed to :—" That while feeling gratified by every addl. tional developement of public opinion in favour of a reform A . 31 the Commons House of Parliament, this committee uesire to place on record their coz.viction that any men sere of reform unaccompanied by the vote by . b . allot Will be dep r i ve d o f t h e grea t e st portion of its utility— rthe newly enfranchised electors will be unduly in -ilenced in their voting as the present electoral body for is, the n om i nees o f o li gar chy mill then, as now, 01: the majority of the House of Commons, and the m i Tster Will b e ci mpelled to yield to the influences h i ! ic.h impair and i n j ure th e administration of Puune business both at home and abroad, and every "public department will continue (In the lan guage of the Times) crushed into hopeless wbecility b y the weight of unbending riutine an d rthless formalities." Th e comm itt ee en t e rtaining this nnev!ction appeal with cousidence to an enlightened publio for th e i r support to enable them irrespective of any jother assoc i at i on to continue their exertions until the Ballot e ith er alone or accompanied by other mea sures of Reform aball become Law. St. St. St 50 25 St,. 20 10 Bt. t. 0 St. st. 20 I.li St. St. 20 20 10 6t. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBR UARY 3, I'SSS bdA , , as— This Day), RA IL , WAY ti. RAILWATB. I Nottng. Bost. Eastn. June.... Belfast & BallYliwn' Wolverh. Stour Vai Birkenhd. Lancsb. Clicsldre Junct Blackburn & Tyne original (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter ,Calodonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D. A Do. B Dubl in &Belfast Junc Dun. P. &Aber. June East Anglian Eastern Counties F.astornUnion,A. stk. 'Do., do. IS. Do, New A ...... ..„. East Kent East Lancashire iEast Suffolk ...... Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Ed inb. and Peebles Minh Prth &Dundee Forth and ClydeJunc. :Furness ........ . Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern 'Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. sth. &West. (Iro) Groat Western. Do. Str. V. R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Do. , Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F .1:16 Do., Wst. Riding Un. Do. Southport. ~ London & Blacksiall Loud. Bright. & S. Cs t. London & N. Weston. ' Do. 'Fifths Do. ,10/. S h. ,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndniirry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland . Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares ......... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt. A berg.&llrfd Newry & Enniskillen N ewry, Warreupoi & Restrovor Norfolk.. . . Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock 5t0ck............ Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock N. Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Parch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp I stead, and City Jn.. 'North Staffordshire.. INorth Westorn. N. & S. Westrn. Junc.l Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth (Scottish IScottish Central S&)t. N. E. Abrdn. St i l Shropshire Union 'South &Sheer South Devon South Eastern 1 Do. 4i per c. Shares' South Wales S. Yorksh. Riverannl Stainos,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 • Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale... Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny, Waterford&Limerickl %Vest Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class I Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon, BRITISH PG `Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 6 p. c. Do. 13uffalo & Lake llur. Buff., Brnt.StGodch. 6p. s. , 1 Aug. ,'72 Do, do., 1 July, '73, Do. do., 1 June '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.)' :Ceylon A shares ; Do. B. do. I Denlerara . 'Eastern Bengal i East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.4 p.c.13ud5.,'57 Do. do. do. '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. .Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New 'Do. Bde., payable 's7' Do. do., '76, p. '60... 'Do, do., '73, d 0.... d '73 *thout i o. o.„ , option Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 41 p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., 5p.c., Do. 4th Ex., do '] Oudc (Limited) I Seinde, guar. 5 per c , Do Antwrp & Rotterdam I Ardennes.. Belgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissossac Carmeaux&Toulouss Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt., Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca dz Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Maria Antonia DO. New Namur Sz, Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref, Northern of France., NorwegianTrnk.Prei Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife di San Fran., (Pornain.) g. 7 p. c. ROlll3 and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouse , Do. 51 per cent. pref, Southern of France West Flanders IDo. 51 per c. Prof . W.dt /4.W. of France, l Western of Austria Weft. of Switzerland W iestadon Do. 8 p. cent. prof. !Zealand • • 4 ;losing Cr c this day; - 5i 81 - 8i 72 - 74 - 6 - -64 92 - 91 93 : 1 - 91 37 - 39 10 - 12 • • •• ....' •• 4 - 5 8 - 9 181 - 61 - 62 48 - 50 32 - 34 15 - 17 90 - 92 di : 6 fi - 3 2 94 - 96 9/ - 10; 1051 - 106 ; 91 - 93 130 - 131 104 - 106 611 - 02; 58 - 62 80 85 10 —l2 p 10 12 93 93, d 61 - 106 - 107 1011 - 102 1 L i - 981 - 40 95 - 95 ! 66 - 68 13 14 G 3 - 65 3i - 51 - 55 ..o• —."' .., - 93 51 - 62 83 - 81 96 - 98 ..• .•• 31. —31 d - . - 32 33 I 9 5 d; 107 - 109 25} -25 i 48 - 50 31 - 21 36 - 38 74 - 75 83} 831' 13 15 7 5 d 9 11 37 33 100 = 105 7 - 9 3 - 3,1 6 - 6i SSESSIONS. i - I ri = 15 185 - 90 83 - 87 80 - 85 i - i la lapl --- 103 - 109 -- lip 19i 20 46 48 84 86 211 —21 i i— 1 p 20A 21 1.1 pail 110 - 115 105 - 110 'llO 115 19i 20 20 21 d pox 4 = IPR - lip - ••• ...... ••• 1 1 41 3Ad 28 —28 A of ...... • • • ' , if= ii ... - ...d K# - Npl ii - 29 201 - 201 384 -33 i 34t - 35 55 - 57 I - lip' 14 - 18 8 - 8 - 8i 21i - 226 4i 4&. 9 - 27 - 28 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. [Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of Loudon Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co British N. Amorican C. Bk. of Ind. Au.diCh ( Cit y !Colonial "Commercial of Load lEng.Scot.tirAns.Clit "Lon. Ch. Bk.of A.at ;Ditto New ;London and County Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp ;London Joint Stock. Lond.andWestmiust. National Pro. of Eng. Do. Now National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland 100. New R.Aus.B.&G.fro.Co South Australia Union of Australia_ Do. Now Union of London Unity Mutual liYottrußk Qf Loud 85 87 —14 d 48 52 • • • .. 61 -- ad 19 -19 ii, 181 -- 194 44 - 46 34 - 36 191 - 24, el. ~ 5 - 46 - 48 18i • 19 i 23 - 25 d Business done this day. **ton -tr,1,0t4, 74, zijirt SUN OFFICO, Six o'Clock. ACCEPTANCES F )R THE SPRING HANDICAPS. R CLIP. ,ester Cup, run May 5. les and a quarter. Age st lb General B3squet 4 5 10 Princess Royal 3 5 8 Sunbeam Tricolor Worcester 4 5 7 Toffey Lazy Lass Play sician,by Chan ticleer 3 5 7 Volatore 3 5 The Hadji Wilton The Wrestler 3 5 Night Ranger Prince of Danmark 3 5 Supple Jack Broadlande haymaker 3 4 Botany Harry Stanley Lady of Rohallion 3 The Peeress Leukothea ...... 3 Little Treasure Admiralty 3 Charles the Second, Brother to Mary Copp Compromise Bridal Tour Jordan B , aeon Blackthorn Knight of the Tournay Pensioner Garnish 3 Honeytree 3 Cawood 3 Peliesier 3 Misty Morn Sir Isaac Newton 3 Chaperone 3 Fearful King William Palmister Gammon Lord Stately 3 Wouvermans 3 Little Sam 3 LIVERPOOL STEELECHASE. Acceptanco3 for the Liverpool Steeplechase, run March 3. Distance, about four miles. at lb Emigrant Weathercock ll 7 Xanthue ll 0 Black Swan Knight of the Shire 10 12 Tom Moody lO 10 Escape The Colonel Lobster Claudius ......... 10 7 Little Charley Huntsman lO 7 Abd-e:-Kader Morgan Rattler lO 4 Lilford Jean du Quesne... The Sluggard lO 4 Rialto lO 4 Toddy lO 4 Magnet Toe Graham 9 12 DONCASTER SPR] The Doncaster Spring I 10 ft, and only 5 if declared with 100 added. If the hi under Bst 121 b, it will be ral others in proportion. Age st lb Mary Special Licence 4 8 6 Polmoodie 5 8 5 Tournament 4 8 5 St. Giles 4 8 4 Underhand Apathy 4 7 12 Bashi Bazouk 4 7 10 Culcavy - 6 7 6 Bird iu the Hand... 4 7 4 Lsodamia 4 7 4 The Dupe 4 7 4 Peeping Tom Barbarity 4 7 0 Homoeopathist 4 6 11 Queen Bess Lancet Yorkshireman 4 6 5 Nougat 4 6 5 Tolley Cock-a-doodle-doo 3 6 4 Riga Star of thoEist 3 6 1 Supple Jack 3 6 1 Worcester 4 6 1 Herne et lb The Rejected 9 10 Planet Warwick Ilindno King Cole mare 9 10 Westminster 9 8 Treachery Lough B‘wn 9 8 Black Bess 9 6 Little Tom 9 6 Caledonian 9 6 rho Brewer Comet Harry L )rrequer 9 0 Glenamour The Bruiser Moire Antique 9 0 Woodyeates Violet 8 4 Conrad NG HANDICAP. Ehndicap of 15 110V4 each, on or before the 9th of Feb., ighest weight accepting be wed to that weight, acid the Age et lb Wrestler Prince of Denmark 3 5 12 Night Ranger Medallion 3 511 Queen Lily Martha 3 5 10 Broadlands Peeress The Cheery Chap 3 5 10 Lady Dot 3 5 9 Garnish 5 5 8 Thornhill Gorsehill Admiralty 3 5 5 Espez ance 3 5 5 Honeytree 3 5 4 Silica Lady of Rohallon 3 5 4 Julia Gammon Captivator Wouvermans Gammoner Oakball Vandal THIRSK SPRING HANDICAP. The Thirsk Spring Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and only 1 (which will be added to the Race fund) if declared on the 9th of February, with 160 added. If the highest weight accepting is under 714, it will be raieei to that, and the rest in proportion. Age. at. lb. Mary Strathnaver Bourgeois Apathy KV ßa ai u s nd h g i al ofß t.zh.o(ein . ..(p a ys s f Gipsies... t. l ) 6 . 4 4 5 7 7 77 8 9 99 Greencastle 4 Evelyn 6 10 Homoeopathist 6 8 Hamlet Queen Bess . 4 6 7 Ducrow 4 6 3 Riga 4 6 0 Cotswold Meta Medallion Age. at. lb. Madame Ristori 3 5 8 Conductor.., 3 5 8 Leukothea 3 5 8 Lady Dot 3 5 7 Cheery Chap 8 5 7 Elowtowdie. 3 5 5 Silica Leprosy..... 3 5 2 J ulia Eloneytree 3 5 2 Gorsehill The Early Bud 3 5 0 Dred Gammon. Adventurer Physici an ....... tl. atnmoner 3 4 10 LINCOLN SPR: The Lincoln Spring Hai 3 ft, with 100 added, for 3. mile; Age st lb Saunterer Commotion Polmoodie 5 8 2 Huntington Maid of Dement._ 5 7 10 Apathy 4 710, Kestrel Fractious Wellman. Va.nderrnulin Pater Flat 5 7 3 Fuxin:inter Queen of the South 5 7 3 Florence Culcavey Blue Rock 5 6 13 Admiral Lyons 4 6 11 Our Sal Evelyn Church Langton Black Jack 4 6 7 L E Q a n u nge Chestercle e e n m t B e r . ....... 6 66 6 4 66 5 Ducro w 4 6 4 Toffey... .. 4 6 41 :NG HANDICAP. adicap Stakes of 5 sops each, .yr-olds and upwards. One Age it lb Yorkshireman Riga Queen Lily Marabout Yall6r Grl 3 510 Le ukothea 3 5 10 Br. to Farthingale 3 5 8 Madame Ristori Niarths. Admiralty 3 5 5 Little Treasure 3 5 7 Silica ~ 3 5 5 Plamstone....... ..... 3 5 )neytree 3 5 4 Woodmito 3 5 4 Julia The Early Bud 3 5 3 Leprosy Rohallon ...... T. P. Cooke Esperanoe 3 5 2 Bozhill Figdale Flora Macdonald 3 413 Gammoner Kilsby Crinoline THE LONDESBOROUGH CUP. The Londesborough Cup, va l e e 100 sore in specie, added to a H an di cap Stakes of 5 nova each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. The weights to be published on the Ist of April. Polmoodie ............. . Age 5 Rita 3 Maggie Lauder 3 Peeping Torn Rosa Booheur King William ...... 3 Misty Morn Br f by Birdoatcher— Miss Whip,,,,,,,,,, 4 Mongrel Augury ............... 4 Qtieen of th e South 5 Maid of Kent.,,,,, 3 Kingmaker Broadlands Terrific Admiral Lyons ...... 4 Ronconi Meta (11 b) Madame Ristori .. 3 Sir Isaac Newton Age Julia Medallion The Martlet Underhand Duneany The Hadji 3 Prow 3 Vandermulin 5 Vanity Bird-in-the-Hand 4 Comedian Strathnaver Hegira Figdale Apathy Lady Neljon 3 Queen Lily Breeze Pontifical Early Dawn 4 --- THE HA RRINGTON PLATE. The Harrington Plate of 30 cove added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 - B° V B each in case of acceptance, fur three years old and upwards. 'One mile. Hopeful Age. .. 4 Questionable 6 Flora Macdonald 3 Ibex 3 Boxhill 3 Ida Polly Peachuna Woodmite T. P. Caoke 3 Blewbury Greenwich Fair 3 Naughty Boy 4 Yeller Girl Master Bsgot 4 Florence 3 Marauder 3 Silica Age. Terplichore filly 3 Vandermulin The Argusy 3 Gammoner Miss Halton 0 or Sal Lady Hercules Countess Admiralty Main of Derwent Sans Culotte Coulter 4 Amorous Boy Esperance Englemere Little cob THE FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP. The Flying Dutchman's Handicap of 100 sovs. added to a Sweopstaks of 20 sous. each, 10 ft and only 5 if declared by the 2d of March. One mile and a half. If the highest weight accepting bo under Bst 121 b, it will be raieed to that, and the oth ers in proportion. The weights to be bl'shed on the 23d inst. pu Lord Stately 3 Polmoodie 5 Dispute 3 M. Dobler 4 The Lamp a Miss Hutson 3 Rosa Bonlieur Queen Bess Mary Hernandez c 4 Prince of Denmark 3 Mongrel Night Ranger Honey tree Newington .. ........... Tunstall Maid Fisher man ag 5 3 Artillery Apathy Breezy lr‘jpeHegiral3BEGltiuhrlr4all Irlael:lrifilaicdec:alat:aiilhie:::::YhYaini Greenwich 1;1 riFi 1.6. i. r 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 4 4 6 5 OUNDLE RACES—(THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The steeplechases are postponed till Friday next. The frost is giving way fast. No snow has fallen here. The following horses have arrived_Althorp, Maley, Squire of Renshaw, Ingomar, Magnet g, and Evrington Lass. E xpec t e d —The Minor, Old Dog Tray, and Sting. BETTING AT MANCHESTER, `TUESDAY. The rooms were strongly attended, bat the accept ances for the Chester Cap not having made their appear ance, betting upon it was very limited. 20 to 1 was offered aget Blink Bonny, and 25 to 1 eget Blackthorn. 1,000 to 20 was taken aboa4Ritieber, and the same plum about Mipty Mern. Princess Royal was a little in de mand at 40 to 1. 4to 1 was offered on the field for the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, 200 to 16 was taken about Texo pholite, and 500 to 30 about Cozwold. For the Derby, 625 to 25 was taken about Kelpie ; 30 to 1 was offered aget the Hadji. For the Liverpool Steeplechase, 400 to 22 was taken about Lough Bawn, and 100 to 6 a time or two about Little Torn. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 ap:st Jean du Quesne (offered) 100 to 6 agst Lough Bawn (taken) 100 to 6 A get Little Torn (taken) 100 to 6 agst Escape (offered) 25 to 1 agst Morgan Rattler (take 30 to 1) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 on the Field (offered) 13 t ,- ) 1 aget Tox)pholite (taken) 100 to 6 agat Coxwold (taken) CHESTER CUP. 2* to 1 agst Think Bonny (offered) 25 to 1 agst Blackthorn (offered) 40 to 1 agst Misty Morn (taken) 40 to 1 agst Princess Royal (taken) 50 to 1 agst Riseber (taken) THE DERBY. 25 to 1 aget Kelpie (taken) $0 to 1 agat The Hadji (offered) LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF QU•EEN'S BENOIT. (Sittings at Wentininster, before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) COLLINS AND WIFE V. THE ?SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY 00117ANY.-TIIR FATAL RAILWAY ACOIDMIT AT LEWIS- HAM. This was an accident brought by the plaintiff, a married ran, 29 years of age, a boot-closer by trade, to recover damages from the defendants for the injuries be and his wife sustained on the night of the 28th June last, atLewisham, through the neglect of the defendants' servants. It appeared from the plaintiff's evidence, that he and his wife were in the middle compartment of a third-class carriage when the collision took place. The break. van fell on the carriage, smashing him through the door, and compressing him between the wheels of the break-van and the wheels of the carriage. His wife was also caught by the foot, but no bones were broken. He was extricated about an hour and a halt after the accident, and it was a miracle he was not killed ; his wife was not extricated till about four hours after the accident. The plaintiff was removed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where it was found his oollar bone was smashed, four or five ribs broken, his chest, lungs, and abdomen seriously injured, and the flesh of the inside of his thigh dreadfully lacerated, a portion of the uncle being torn away. His life was considered in dan ger about a fortnight, and be remained in hospitsll6 or ] 6 weeks. On leaving the hospital he called in his own medical man, and had not been able to work since. The wound in the thigh was not healed, and it was doubtful if it ever would. The injury to the shoulder was of a permanent character, and deprived him of its free use. His wife still suffered from the injury received in her foot. He had been put to a considerable expense, and was deprived of following his trade, at which, with the assistance of his wife, he earned, on an average, about Si. a week before the accident. He had no children. He resided in Crown-street, Finsbury, and was the son of a miller at Northampton. Mr. Sergeant Shee, on the part of the defendants, addressed the jury in mitigation of damages. The com pany, he said, were ready to pay such amount of com pensation as the jury thought reasonable. Lord Campbell having summed up, The jury retired to consider their verdict. On their return they gave a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, 7SOI. : 6001. for the plaintiff, 1001. for his wife, and 801. expenses. COURT.OE EXCHEQUER. (Sittiogi at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Baron Martin and a Common Jury.) DENMETT ♦. OARDEN-TRESPASS. This was an action for trespass relative to the right to a piece of ground at Hendon, and not large enough, as one of the witnesses remarked, "to bury either of them," of no interest but to the parties concerned. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN YR PHIROR. This bankrupt was described a 3 of the Minories, oilman, and to-day was appointed for his last examina. tion. Mr. Dalton, King's Arms-yard, Moorgats.street, ap peared for the assignees ; and Mr. Lucas for an opposing creditor,7„but it appeared that the accountant, Mr. Wtight, of Stratford, had not been able to complete the accounts, and an adjournment was token to the Bth of April nest. IN BE LYON SAMUELS. -IMPRNDING INSANITY THROUGH IMPRIIONMENT. This was an adjourned application by Mr. Sturgeon for the discharge of the bankrupt from custody, on the ground that a longer incarceration of the bankrupt, who had been committed for not answering satisfactorily the questions of the Court, might lead to a melancholy result. The case has been frequently before the Court, and the examinations have been principally directed to the goes tion as to whether the bankrupt had not secreted diamonds to a very large amount. Mr. Wakeman, the surgeon to the Queen's Bench Prison, gave evidence that in his opinion the bankrupt's health was gradually giving way, and that his mind was affected to some extent, and a much longer incarcera tion would in all probability result in his becoming of unsound mind. He drew his conclusion from many eza• minations, and from what be heard from ether prisoners. Mr. Norton, for assignees, proceeded to cross-examine the witness, bat his Honour said he did not think it ought to be interfered in—it was a question for the Court, and on the evidence of Mr. Wakeman, he was perfectly satisfied that a longer detention in custody would be serious consequences to the bankrupt's health and state of mind ; and as the bankrupt had been merely committed for not giving satisfactory answers, perhaps, from delusions, he therefore should order the bank rupt's discharge under the circumstances, and adjourn the examination sine die, but on this motion he could not order his discharge from detainers at civil suits. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —'(This Day.) MA RLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING , AN EMPLOYEE.—Joseph Knowlder, a young man, was charged before Mr. Beadon this morning with stealing about 2lbs weight of brass cuttingr, the property of his employer, William Tilbury, brass finisher, 81, Great Tichfield-street. _ _ _ The prosecutor said the prisoner had been in his employ about seven months. Yesterday evening the prisoner bad been working later than usual, and, in consequence of some information just before received, he watched him from his workshop in Cleveland Mews, Fitzroy-square, to Pall-mall, where he stopped him and accused him of having in his possession metal belonging to him. The prisoner, thus accused, said, " Well, I have," and took out of his pocket the brass cuttings now produced, which prose cutor identified 143 his property and gave him into custody. He must tell the magistrate that he suspected the prisoner was continually robbing him, but he did not wish his worship to be severe with him. Prisoner, in answer, said he had always till this done his duty to his employer, and acted honestly. Mr. Beadon said by his dishonest act he caused ether persons who were honest to be suspected. If he thought he had acted so before he should d..al very differently with him ; as it was, he should sentence him to one month in the House of Correction, with hard labour. THAMES. ROBBERY BY A WORKMAL—Edward Jones, a work man late in the employ of Messrs. F. Somes and Co., ship-builders and ship-owners, of Blackwell, was charged with stealing a brass trundle mine two guineas. Thomas Slater, gate-keeper to the prosecutor, said that the prisoner was leaving their ship-building yard with the bag under his arm, and he asked him what be had in the bag, to which be replied " Nothing," and attempted to run away. He detained the prisoner, and found in the bag another bag containing a brass trundle. It had been stolen from the engine house on the premises, and was worth two guineas. The prisoner said poverty tempted him to commit the robbery. He had a wife at home and five small children. He left them at home in the morning cryingfor bread, and went in search of work, and could not get any. He had been out of work nix weeks, and neither had fuel or food at home. Mr. Yardley said that the prisoner had acted very foolishly and very wrongly, and he would not better the condition of his wife and children by being dragged away from them to a prison, and branded with the nameof thief. Did the prisoner think of the disgrace he wee bringing on himself, his wife and family when he com• witted the dishonest act ? He did not bath tohere add to was the bitterness of the prisoner's feelings, no doubt some time or other he h ad ha 1 good wages and should have been prov ident and put by for a rainy day. The prisoner would now fe-1 it difficult to find employ. ment again. He sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—At a meet• ing of the directors of this company on Monday, it was resolved to recommend to the proprietors at their next meeting to declare a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum, And adding 4 mei durable amount to tho swills. 10 all t2i 5 St. 100 all 25 all St. 100 10 ! 1i 10 1 St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 100 all 25 all 50 . 9 20, all all all all all C LT ESTE 4.ccsptaucss for the Ch , Distance, two mil, Age at lb The Lamp (late Aladdin) Fisherman.. 5 9 3 Leamington Saunterer Blink Bonny 4 3 4 Commotion Oid Trick 4 7 12 St. Giles 4 7 13 Sprig of Shillelagh 4 7 10 El Hakim 4 7 8 Mongrel 4 7 8 Adamas 4 7 8 Ri , eber Dunboyne 4 7 6 Tasmania Good Friday 5 7 4 Artillery Kent King of the Gipsies 5 7 0 Dulcamara Minnie S veet William The Dupe Borderer Cotswold Ono Aot 5 6 10 Melissa Vanity M. Dobler 4 6 10 Little Tom. a 6 10 The Brewer (late Emulator) Whanghae a 6 6 King of the Isles 4 6 4 Comedian Bel Eeperanza Zigzag Bannockburn Mitraille Oar Sal 5 6 0 Kelpie The Baker 4 5 12 Celt by Surplice —Beeswax 4 5 12 Brunswick.., 4 5 12 Old English Gen tleman Brother to Mar chioness 3 5 10 GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES. 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 10 Thirteenth year of the Groat Metropolitan Stakes (handicap) of 25 soya each, 15ft, and only 5 if declared on or before the first Tuesday in Fabruary, with 100 soya added ; the owner of the second horse to receive 50 soya out of the stakes; the winner of any handicap of 200 sovs value after pablica 51b., of any two such races a Metropolitan Stakes Course, to start at the Winning-chair Age st lb Fisherman 5 9 7 Pole Star Mary • 6 8 8 Poodle Monarque Black Tommy 4 8 2 Fulbeck 6 7 10 The Bird in the tiou of the weights to carry it more, 101 b. extra; Great two miles and a quarter, Hand 4 7 4 Borderer The Dupe Zigzag a 7 3 The Flying Eng lishman Hobgoblin 4 7 2 Bannockburn 4 6 10 Minnie Newington Hamlet Queen Base Villikine Rocket ..... 3 6 0 Age et lb Costrel Wrestler Amsterdam Etoile du Nord 3 5 12 Worcester 4 5 10 Blackthorn The Flying Duke 3 5 7 Beacon Bridal Tour rue OW English Gentleman 4 5 5 Orchehill Telegram Peeress Compromise Bellefield Martha Plumstone 3 5 0 Wouvermans 3 4 10 The Orphan Miss Hutton 3 4 7 Little Sam 3 4 7 CITY AND SUBURBAN. The City and Suburban Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft and only 5 if declared on or before the first Tuesday in February, with 100 sovereigns added ; the winner of any handicap of 200 soya value after publica tion of the weights to carry 51b, of any two such races or more, 10lb extra; the second to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. To be run before the Metropolitan stakes ; the last mile and a quarter. Age st lb Saunterer Fisherman 5 9 5 Tournament Coroner 5 7 10 Kent Kestrel Blue Jacket Lord Nelson 4 7 7 Sweet William Brother to Bird- on-the-Wing 5 7 4 The Daps 4 7 3 Schiedam Kingmaker Mlle. de Chantilly 4 7 0 The Flying Eng lishman Hobgoblin 4 7 0 Minnie Barba colt 4 6 12 General B.,squet 4 6 11 Old Noll a 6 10 Barbarity Lord Berkeley Bar One 4 6 4 Raven Costrel Tricolor 4 6 1 Nereus Weatherglass Barbge Maggie Lauder 3 5 13 Gilliver Pyrrhus the Second 4 5 12 Terrifio Orchohill Age at lb Etoile du Nord.— 3 5 11 Flying Duke 3 5 11 Blackthorn Brazen Harry Stanley 3 5 9 Humbug Honeystick Colt by Alarm out of Plush 4 5 8 Maid of Kent Scribbler Beadsman ...... 3 5 6 Bridal Tour Excelsior ...... 3 5 5 Br. c. Windward 3 5 5 Brunswick 4 5 5 Woodmite 3 5 5 Bellefield Pensioner Cultivation The Old Englieh Gentleman 4 5 2 Little Treasure Vro w, by the Fly. ing Dutchman, out of Clarion Kaffa 4 5 0 Plumstpne 3 5 0 Sir Isaac Newton 3 5 0 Wouvermana 3 5 0 Ch. c Erringham 3 5 0 Na. Wlitlas B. c. Staphton Little Sam 3 4 10 Br. f Miss Halton 3 4 10 Chaperone 3 4 10 GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. The Great Northern Handicap of 200 Boys, in specie, added to a Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft. and only 5 if declared on or before Tuesday, Feb, 2 ; the Becloud horse to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 25 sovs towards the expenses ; the winner of either the Doncaster, Northampton, or any other handicap value 500 sovs to carry 10Ib extra ; the second in either or a winner of aay other handi cap value 200 soya including the winner's own stake, slb extra ; but not to be accumulative for being second in any of the above specified handicaps, as well as being the winner of 200 sovs. Two miles, over the Old Course. Age st lb The Lamp Fisherman 5 8 13 Warlock Pole Star Vedette Riseber Odd Trick El Hakim ..... 4 7 9 Mongrel 4 7 9 Underhand Apathy Bashi Bazluk Dulcamara 4 7 1 Vanity Bird in the Hand 4 6 10 Newington 5 6 9 M. Dobler 4 6 9 The Dupe Eel Esperanza Hamlet Age st lb Lazy Lass 4 5 12 W. rcester 4 5 9 The 5 9 Tuustail Msid 3 5 8 Sister to Barrel 3 5 8 Sally Queen Lily 3 5 6 Conductor 3 5 5 Night Ranger Benefield Prince of Denmark 3 5 5 Blackthorn Peeress Lady Dot 3 5 2 Pensioner Honeytree 3 4 13 Misty Morn 3 4 13 Julia Captivator 3 4 10 Turret THE GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. The Great Northamptonshire Stakes of 101 sovs., added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft. and 5 only if declared on or before the first Tuesday in February; weights to be out by the 2011 of January; the second horse to receive 25 sovs. out of the stakes ; the winner of any handicap after the publication of the weights to carry 51b., or any two handicaps, 71b extra ; two miles. The winner to subscribe to the stakes in 1859, and to pay 40 sovs. towards expenses. Age at lb Fisherman 5 9 0 The Lamp a 9 0 Poodle St. Giles .... ....... 4 7 13 Odd Trick 4 7 12 Cotswold Apathy Borderer Zuyder Zee Laodamia The Dupe Cockatoo Bird in the Hand 4 4 11 Hobgoblin 4 4 11 M. Dobler 4 4 10 Tame Deer. 6 6 10 Bay Hilton Wilkins Sicb D3US 4 6 5 Neva Lawn 5 6 4 Hamlet Queen Bees Messenger 4 6 2 Old English Gent 4 6 0 Tricolour j... 4 6 0 Age et lb Yorkshireman 4 6 0 Nougat 4 5 13 Mantilla • 4 513 Fadladeen 3 5 10 Worcester 4 5 10 Costrel Sam Spode Tunstall Maid Queenstown Lord Stately Bridal Tour Palmister Night Ranger Peeress 3 5 4 Soothsayer 3 5 3 Admiralty ... Garnish Little Treasure 3 5 2 Pensioner Silica Misty Morn 3 5 0 Pactolus Plumstone 3 5 0 Honeytree 3 5 0 Compromise Wouvermans 3 4 7 NEWMARKET HANDICAP. The Newmarket Handicap of 25 cove each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared on or before the first Tuesday in February, with IQO . , ova added by the Jockey Club 1 and 50 from the Town R upwards ; winners after pi a handicap of 2001. to c all other handicaps to ca cape, 101 b extra. Clermont The higheet weight accer been raised to.Biit 12j3, and Ag 6 e s B t 12 lb 2 Mary Monarque 6 8 9 Brother to Bird on the Wing 5 7 11 The Dupe Queen of the East 4 7 6 Bel Everitt za Peeping Tom Hobgoblin Newington Sicbsaus Messenger 4 6 12 BAnnockburn Queen Bess Fadlddeen ...... 3 6 4 ,ace Fund, for 3-yr-Ilds and iubliaation of the weights of :arry 7113 extra ; winners of arry 51b, of any two bandi t course. 58 subs. pting being Bst 10Ib, it has the rest in proportion. Age st lb 4 6 4 Amsterdam Barege Etoile du Nord 3 6 2 Worcester East Langton 3 5 12 Bridal Tour Pavilion 3 5 11 Compromise Soothsayer 3 5 8 3 5 4 Wouverinans 3 5 2 Whychwood 3 5 2 Stapleton Dividend filly 34 10 105 6 92 1i 2i 61i a 2 li 21 61 ✓3a i i i GI 106 i 102 1j i 401 95 4 i 5 40 67 83i 4 31. a 96t 14i 1 i 83ifi xd 104 64 191 20 47i 8 7 81i 5 21f i 21 20i 12i 19 i 5A 5i 7i I i 35} 61 60 46i 71 '27 6t 24 3i LITEILAT URE. What is a Bird? By Mrs. Wright, pp. 321. Jarrold - and Sons. " The Observing Eye Series"—are the words we find printed at the top of the title-page. And " What may be The Observing Eye Series.?" will ask the uninitiated. Briefly, but very ear neatly, we reply to that query—A series to which with our whole heart we wish a cordial Godsteed. It is a series of little volumes written by a lady— the fruits of lectures delivered by her to a school of children, and those children, the poorest nurslings of charity, the human waifs and strays of society gathered together under the rc of tree of the first home they have ever known, and nurtured there, mindjend body, by Christian Benevolence. The first of these charming little volumes—designed originally by their gifted and genial-hearted authoress for the Poor Schools of the very poorest—has nevertheless —thanks to the Observing Eye of our gracious Queen herself, found its way already into the hands of the Royal children. It consisted simply of a series of familiar letters, on an apparently uninviting topic (for the minds of poor charity children) namely, the three lower divisions of anirxal life--Radiated, Articulated, and Mollus cuous. Yet out of th's seemingly unpromising theme what stores of interesting curiosities were there not dragged to light by the magnetic point of that keen and lumin ous pen—about Sponges, about Corals, about Star Fi s h es , a b out Worms, insect., Lobster and Shell -making Creatures! Here, again, in another exquisite lit le volume, embellished with a profusion of illustrative woodcuts like its predecessor, is a companion book relating to all that is alluring in Ornithology. " What is a Bird ?" asks Mrs. John Wright of the poor School Children. And in her ready answer to her own inquiry, she tells them of the forms of birds, of their instincts, and of their use in Creation. Nothing possibly can be more winning than the style in which our authoress conveys her meaning to her hearers in the first instance, and now that her MSS. have been transferred by the ro npositors' skill into goodly specimens of typography to her readers— to be counted in time, we hope and believe, by thousands upon thousands. The first pecu liarities of birds on which Mrs. Wright expa tiates are the beak and the wings, the claws, the breast-bone, and the merry thought. Afterwards she groups em into the five principal divisions— Birds of the Air, as eagles, hawks, owls, and vul tures ; Birds of ? the Trees, as rooks, sparrows, finches, and black-birds; Birds of the Ground, as game and poultry; Birds of the Mud, otherwise waders, as herons, snipes, and flamingoes ; and, finally, Birds of the Water, otherwise swimmers, or rather floaters, as the soft-beaks 1, web-f atte duck, swan, gull, and albatross. Then comes her delightful disquisition upon a problem, with the attempted solution of which ono of the greatest intellects now living once delighted itself—the pro blem of the line dividing Instinct from Reason, upon the drawing of which subtle line of demar cation Lord Brougham boldly adventured. Where, wo should like to know, are the school urchin. who would not greedily drink in the wonders which are next related by this dear friend of school-boys and school-girls in regard to birds' nests and the eggs inside them ? The basket-work nests, the nests lined with woven hair and wool, the pendant nests, the flat nests, the mud nests—here they all are clustered thickly among the leaves of this wise and entertaining volume-113 thickly as in the hedge rows at February ! Then the eggs—WWm and cosy as in the nests, not strung together brittle and empty upon the robber's straw ! What a parti coloured heap of beauty they make to be sure— here sprinkled over these graceful pages ! The pure white egg of the owl, of the kingfisher, of the sand-ma tin, of the woodpecker. The greenish eggs picked over with brown, of the Ipies, of the crows, of the ravens. The greyish, bluish, freenish, yellowish eggs of the waders. The speckled eggs of the perching birds in all their infinite varieties. Why, the book in truth is, for little children, as charming as a fairy tale, and as instructive as a treatise upon natural philosophy. The Morals of Mayfair._ A Novel. 3 vols. Hurst a,nd Mckett. This is in some respects a peculiar story •, while dwelling on the gaudy and glittering details of fashionable life, we are made sensible of an under curt eat of feeling of a very different class to that which is uppermost. The chronicles of these sad careers ara narrated by one who admires not the existence he so eloquently describes, and who has perceived the dross and alloy that so deteriorate and detract from the beauty and excellence that sparkle iu the scenes emphatically denominated the world. Philip Earnscliffe is a character that is very ably drawn in its light and shade, its bright ness and its blackness. Ire was rarely endowed by Fortune, and singularly gifted by Genius ; bit these glorious donations of heaven and earth were worse than valueless to one who neglected to use them aright. It is true, in his defence, that he was unfortunately situated in some things ; but still ho did not listen to the warnings of his conscience, in an important and eventful crisis. By this fatal blunder lie cast a blight aver the existence of one whom lie idolised, and left for himself through the long vista of the years of the future " the bitterness of remorse." The truths so forciely enunciated, the sufferings described in such glowing language, mule striking by their likeness to truth and nature, might well deer the trifling and reckless from their precipitous paths. Had Philip possessed better advisers, or not been surrounded by such a set, he might have become a noble and exalted character. He required influence to direct him ; his was not that intrinsic worth which can stand alone, which comes out the brigleter from the cloud, the purer from its contact with temptation. Marguerite is a sweet disposition, but her nature also needed strength. She had a disadvantage of a contrary sort to that of Philip to contend with in her education. It was too limited in scope, and she did not see enough of the world. Her father should not have reared in such complete solitude a gentle young creature who would here after have to mix in the strife and struggle of a dangerous scene. The two beings whoas au adverse fate threw together too early or tco late never ap pear before us to such advantage as whin wander ing in the wilds of Brittany. Something really good in Philip, despite his errors, seemed to be in unison with the majesty of Nature's solitudes, and the superior taste of Marguerite vindicated itself in spite of her unschooled mind and provincial retire ment, in her immediate recognition of her guest's qualities, and her appreciation of his worth. It is sad to reflect that this smiling episode in their lives was but as the gleam of the short-lived summer which is followed by the long winter of the north. The succeeding passages are described with great skill ; if they are displeasing in some peas, they are but too likely to be the conse quence ef ignorance such as Marguerite's, and of selfishness such as Philip's. Many persons flit before the reader in this episode of a fashionable existence, who are all shadowed forth in an impressive man ner ; and therefore this work will attract notice, inasmuch as it contains some graphic details of life in many of its most notable phases ; it bears a re cord of some of the most powerful passions that can affect humanity, and it may satisfy the scrupulous by its gloomy finality, wherein we behold the he roine consigned, in the flower of youth and beauty, to an untimely grave, and the hero, in the prime of manhood, heedless of his high position in the world, unmindful of his splendid talents, from the want of a guiding principle of right, whose vital and saving influence would have imparted strength to the fainting spirit of the lonely girl, and shed beauty on the darkened path of the suffering man. ••••••••••• .11. Estimate. of some Brtglishinen , awl Scotchnzen. By Walter Bagehot. Chapman and Hall. This volume consists of a series of critioal and biographical essays, chit fly reprinted from the National Review, a quarterly that has frequently been distinguished by the ability of its articles. The contents of the wor k before us do not detract from its character. They display an extensive acqu aintance with mo dern literature, considerable ' power of style, and generally speaking sense and moderation. The subjects are attractive. with the They i n clude the nam es of Cowper, Gibbon, Butler, Sh e lley, Hartley C olerid g e, and e ven Shaks wit u regar dFd as en individual, coninnticin jieare first Edinburgh reviewers and closing''' with Sir R. Peel and Mr. Macaulay. As a critic, fair and unprejudiced, as a writer c, the auth or i s his i an d able. A trifling fault style is c l ear occasionally effect—the leng:h of so casionally mars its me of the sentences, easily avoided. It i s a work anefror to gratify every intelligent and cultivated rea d er , which will f 43 certain and which reflects much ability of the writer. credit on the judgm e nt and The Comprehensive History of England. .Parts 5 and 6. Blackie and - Son. Edinburgh. This is a valuable and interesting work, and when completed will rank high among the instruc tive histories of England. It endeavours to give not merely the military and dynastic history of Great Britain, but to trace its civil, religious, in tellectual, and so :ial progress, from an epoch of which little is generally known but the succession of kings and the feats of the sword. It is written in a clear and interesting style, and embellished with a great number of engravings. As a full and corependiou4 bistory is always fax mew interesting as well a' more "Au l ..ressire than an epitome, Re trust this publica',ion will obtain a circulation th:. t will coinpeusate th qi - iiiitel c induct , rs for ail I labour a n d expense ii, rnilst have involved. Dublin. —The first siii, ii et wall is the new story entitled "Gerald l'etzgeralti." it prom.ses to coal the other works by its author. Some mystery hangs over the youth, who will doubtless be the Fero of many adventures in the future. ." Brialtnont's Duke of Wellington" is an'entertain mg paper on a new w or k b y a Belgian officer, con cerning the Great Captain of the age. The writer of the work assFrts that so well has he kept the juste milieu in expressing his opinion, that in France he has been blamed as too favourable, and in England as too unfavourable, to the merits of his subject. It is mentioned tkat Mr BE ial mon t h as committed aniextraordinary error in regard to the English par sons of celebrity with whom he has had to deal ; he Las confused titles and mistaken men, and finally invented a personage altogether, "Charles O'Malley," who figures in his pages as a gr ave au thority. All readers will regard with peculiar in terest the brief sketch given of Henry Havelock of Lucknow. Apart from the consideration awarded to those whose autographs are inscribed in the book of immortality, deeper feelings are awakened, and nobler symp a thi es arouse d as we peruse this record. It is written throughout in a suitable styli, and is animated with a true spirit of appreciation of the 'pro's deeds, and a desire to render its mee,d of approval to deserving merit. It is said, in con clusion, that "it matters not that his body lies where the sepoy's foot makes a trail in the soil ; we would not erect a costly mauso!eum over so un ostentatious a spirit. Be sleeps best in the warrior's bed, without any merely artificial honours sur rounding him." The verses on the " Highlanders by the Well at Cawnpore" are well executed ; they are the production of one who feels the full depth of the calamity that there occurred, and at the same time truly describes the thoughts of the be holders, that by such graves there should be no idle , mourners, but, having gazed, they should rise to vengeance. " Vittoria Colonna" is a sketch concerning a lady renowned for her talents. Dural) g the last ten y ears o f h er lif e s h e f orme d a friendship with Michael Angelo, who speaks of her in enthu siastic terms. He mentions, in a sonnet, that Vit toria embodied those ideas that all his life long he had been labouring to express. " The Castle of Dublin" is continued, and the records are brought down to the year 1603. "Photographs for our Bibles" is an article containing some suggestions concerning the Scriptures that are forcible and interesting. Some remarks are made on the " M'Clure Discovery" which are judicious in their tnie, and various other subjects of interest com plete the contents. The Law Magazine and Law Review. Butter- worth.--This valuable legal quarterly presents to all interested in the study, pursuit, or amendment of the law, its usual comprehensive criticism ou the legal points of note which have occupied public at tention during the quarter, and a full and complete record of events and alterations. It opens with the two first lectures of the course delivered in the Inner Temple Hall, at the commencement of last Michaelmas Term, offering to students a useful outline of their proposed profession. " Lea Parlements de France" is the title of the second article, founded on a recent French work, full of interest for the general reader as well as for thoss who search and inquire into the rise and progress of constitutions and governments. "Lord Brougham's Acts and Bills," recently published in one goodly volume, receive the tribute due to the writings, energy, and public spirit that prompted them. "If we would judge of the qualifications necessary to constitute a law-reformer, the means of so doing is afforded by the volume of Lord Brougham's Acts and Bills lying on our table. Never before, so far as we are aware, have the fruits of a life devoted to the accomplishment of unselfish ends been, in the mode now adopted, presented to the public ; never before, most assuredly, have re sults so beneficial as those which are now exhibited crowned the efforts of an individual ; nor can a monument to a great philanthropist more worthily be raised than by thus collecting together the re sults which he has achieved, and showing for how very much the community at large bas to be thank ful to him." An article on "Previsions of the Coming Ses,ion" points out the difficulties that lie before the Hou- es of Parliament to consider and decide upon. Serjeant Stephen's "New Com mentaries on the Laws of England" receive a favour able notice. Papers on the " French Law of Pro perty," and " Recollections of the Munster Bar," will interest the non-legal reader, while the lawyer will find some important precedents in the " Pointe determined in the Courts of Common Law." The New Quarterly Review.—This review is writ ten with much ability and judgment, and by a judicious selection of subjects and extracts it con trives to offer something attractice to most classes of readers. History, biography, metaphysics, poli tics, fiction, and army refcrm, all find a place in this number, and are all treated in their varying styles with interest and talent. Of course, much difference of opinion must always exist upon such topics, but it is not always disagreeable to read our opponents' arguments and impressions, when they are stated fairly, and without prejudice. As this review has reached its twenty-fifth number, it may be considered to have fairly established itself in the world of serials. The Eclectic Review—This review, notwithstand ing its peculiar tenets, has generally something to attract the general reader of literary tastes. It is specially suited to those who like a thoughtful and careful revision of subjects in preference to more brilliant and superficial style. The number for the current month has an article on the French revolution of 1848, founded on Lord Normanby's volume. Professor's Fleming's works on natural history furnish the topic for the following paper, which gives, in addition to a criticism on his books, au interesting sketch of his life and labours. It was Dr. Fleming's great regret that natural history . does not occupy a higher place in general educa tion. Tho critic in concluding his summary of the Professor's life and labours styles him "Scotland's greatest naturalist." The numerous readers of Grace Aguilar's pathetic and feminine writings will peruse with pleasure an article upon her, though if it were less employed in the discussion of her pe culiar opinions it would be more attractive. The Brazilian empire is the subject of an interesting paper, which gives some entertaining sketches of Brazilian customs and character. Tee review of the progress of science during:the past year and the usual quarterly retrospect of events and literature , conclude the number. Titan.—This serial contains a considerable va riety of pleasant and entertaining reading. It gives us the first instalment of a domestic tale, entitled " Which ? or eddies round the rectory." A paper on French romance remarks with much satisfaction upon the reaction at present taking place in France against the tone of literature. A curious 'and amusing paper on the Characteristics of National Proverbs, traces the idiosnycrasies of nations in their idioms, and it is singular to find how much analogy may sometimes be traced between them. " Scieutifio Summaries" on the future of Aus tralia and on North America, are followed by a epedapeesr an n f es comic say nandvaerrtitaunred scienceswhich abroad. " Old its turn pre. Letters" from notabilities of bygone days offer attractions to the curious, and some of the poetical bro c ontributions are not without merit. Numerous extracts from the books recently published show the style and character of the works, and a f or d a pleasant variety of thought and information to the reader. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. ----- Only a limited supply of English wheat was en offer in to-day's market ; nevertheless, th e d emand for all k i nds ruled heavy at Monday's decline in the quotations. We were well supplied with foreign wheat, whick ra•Ted off slowly at barely late rates. There was a large number of floating cargoes of grain ell offer. Barley and malt moved off slowly, at the late decline. There was a moderate inquiry for oats at fall prices. Beans, pa ss , an d flour ruled heavy, at almost nomiaa quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. «'b oat. Barley. Malt. 620 I 910 I 860 Oats. Flour; 440 English Irish Foreign.... 410 1 3,720 1,500 5,780br1s 1,030 850 tics WHITECHAPEL. Boef, from 2s 101 to 4s 41 ; mutton, 3a 2a to 4s 8d ; lamb, 03 Od to Os Od ; veal, 43 Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s Gd por Slbs by the carcase. Supply moderate, and trade dull. BOROUGH HOP. There is only a moderate business doing in all kinds of hops. In prices, however, we have no change to notice. SUDDEN DEATH OF ME. BIRD, THE PANTALOON. -- • Yesterday morning Mr. Wm. Baker, coroner for East Middlesex, received information relative to the death of Mr. H. Bird, who died somewhat sudden at his reef. deuce at Friar's-mount, Church-street, Bethna l- g i rl d only a few Theatre, Shoreditcb, where he perforz was a The deceased was pantaloon at the Royal Stan sr great nights since in the new p d of the metropolis as a many years at the Eaeteent. favourite with the publi-Zunat; Tile deceased has left comedian of considerable al Tlimbe;d been engaged for a family upproyided for. 18 I 20! 100 100 20 20i 100 100 100 100 20 20 20 20 33i 10 20 20 100 Paid 100 100 100 all 100 all 100 100 all all 100 100 100 100 . 100 fall 1100 16 3 100 ,100 all 100 all all all all all all all all all 100 100 2s6d 10s all all all all FOR: IGN. 94 Si Gli 33 4 I 99 3 1 25 491 37 74i 61 i 81 2O i 621 3 30 45i 76 21