The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-06 00:00:00

itOY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. 'Crider the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be presented Shakspeare's historical play of KING HENRY V. King Henry V., Mr. C. Kean; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean. 'J'HEATRE-ROYAL HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. Z. Buckstone. THIS EVENING will be performed the new and original Comedy , entitled THE WORLD AND THE STAGE. The characters by Messrs. Compton, Buckstone, Howe, W. Far ren, Rogers; Miss Amy Sedg-wick, &C. After which, a new Classical Extravaganza, entitled ELECTRA IN A NEW ELECTR'IC LIGHT. Messrs. Compton, Braid, Clark, Mrs. Wilkins, Misses Fanny Wright, Eliza Weekes, and Louisa Leclercq. And 'TWAS I. Commence at 7. Nov THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Messrs. B. Webster, Billing - ,ton, Toole ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Sims. After which, THE DEVIL ON TWO STICKS. Dlr. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, Arden, and Kate Kelly. Followed by THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. Mr. B. Webster, illllington, Eburne, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, and Arden. Acting ritanager—Mr. Wm. Smith. Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Bolt Office open from 10 to 5 -no charge for booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE• Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough THIS EVENING will be produced a new Comedietta, by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled WHICH OF THE TWO / supported by the company. After which, THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE. To conclude with VANDYKE BROWN. Mr. J. Clark. Commence at 7o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster -road. Lessee and Manaaer. ........ Mr. William Cooke. Immense Success of IN Nig ANHOE.—Overflowing Houses htly. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with a new grand spectacle, founded on Sir Walter Scott's popular work, entitled IVANHOE; or, The Lists of Ashby, intro ducing among the vast resources of this great Hippodramatic Temple,Tournaments, Proc,essioas, Banners, Combats, Tilts, Victories, and Achievemerts in extraordinary magnificence. I van hoe, Mr. R. Phillips ; Isaac of York, Mr. Jas. Holloway; Richard, of England, Mr. Herbert ; Robin Hood, Mr. Wm. Cooke, jun. ; Rebecca, Miss Bathurst ; Lady Rowena, Miss Dowton. After which, the matchless and unrivalled SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introducing Mr. John Henry Cooke, the greatest equestrian in the world : together with Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges, Madlle. Fleurette, and Madame Francisco, being the greatest amount of female equestrian talent ever seen in one night in any theatre. Grotesques—Messrs. Hemming and Thorne. To conclude with the Farce of BATHING. :Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, Is.; Upper Gallery, 6d. Private Boxes, £4 4s, £2 2s, and £1 is. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips lAN TERB URY HALL AND FINE ARTS ki GALLERY. Westminster-road.—Open at Seven. EVERY EVENING during the week will appear THE DELEPIERRE FAMILY, _ consisting of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette, and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and EIGHT years. The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios ever written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu siastic tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France and Belgium. They will perform EVERY EVENING, at NINE and ELEVEN o'clock, in addition to the usual Entertainments. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, 3.LAY 6. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 57—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and during the night. 58—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.10. WIND, E.S.E. ; light and very fine. Austria is taking matters very easily. She has invaded Sardinia, but beyond levying contributions on the peaceful population of the country, she has made but little progress. Much valuable time has been uselessly squandered. More than a fortnight since the ultimatum was announced, but a week was then thrown away, and it was not until three days later that she attempted a formal act of war by crossing the Ticino, and insisting on making the adversary pay the expenses of the war. It may be supposed that FRANCIS JOSEPH meditated a very decided coup, that Turin would have been occupied and plundered. There has, however, been nothing of the kind. The old fashioned style of warfare is still respected in Vienna, and Generals must salute their adversaries with proper respect before they come to cross purposes. It may be that the Cabinet of Vienna may have hoped that their present moderation would obtain greater indulgence for them when obliged to strike their colours, and ask for favourable consideration. This is however a great mistake. The more energeti cally, we might almost say virulently, nations enter on hostilities the more they will be respected and the better terms they will obtain. FRANCIS JOSEPH is following the examples set by his fore fathers, and should he only go to command the army in person, as currently reported, the ques tion will be decided, and the Hapsburg dynasty will be numbered with the past. Three months will dispose of the question, and by that time FRANCIS JOSEPH will be convinced of the rash ness of his conduct. It is difficult to understand what has occasioned the German disinclination to fight. There is no doubt that they are brave and gallant men, who would unhesitatingly enter into the field against equal opponents. But they, although " straining on the slips," and actuated by a strong feeling of animosity against the Sardinians, still hold back. _ The weather has undoubtedly pressed heavily against them. " The artillery of heaven " has been adverse, and there are some reasons to believe that, if they have not retraced their foot steps, they have not followed up the daring course on which they ventured, or attempted to pass the Dora, and thus find an uncontested way to the Piedmontese capital. There is something in the composition of the army that may account for this extended inaction. It contains men of different races and different blood, many of whom may sympathise with the insurgents, who would rejoice 'if there was a similar chance of freedom at home for the Hungarians and Gallicians. Poles would be ex ceedingly gratified at the intelligence of Italian liberty, and believe that it was but the precursor of their own ; and although they may not be able to desert the standard under which they are compul sorily arrayed, there can be no doubt that they will not join heart and hand in opposition to the Italian cause. As we have already stated, Austria is the primary offender.. Her conduct in Italy has brought on the crisis. - She has ill treated those over whom she had authority and usurped power. where she had the slightest pretext for so doing. There is always an avenging NEMESIS to bring heavy retribution on the heads of those guilty of such outrages against society, and Austria will find, to her cost, that she will not be exempted from the general rule. But FRANCIS JOSEPiI is not the only offender — Louis NAPOLEON and VICTOR. EMMANUEL are equally in fault. It is true that the latter is a mere tool, who takes his orders from the Tuileries, and is prepared to follow any instruction s from head -quarters. Ile is grossly deceived and mis guided, for, as Sir IL M'A. CAIRNS declared, in his admirable speech on the Belfast hustings, his will be the fate of the horse condemned, after the tem porary service had been obtained, to serve the man for life when he had discovered the utility of his services. Sardinia must inevitably suffer ; and if Austria only does so to the extent of compelling hex to render justice to Italy, more especially to Lombardy and Venice, there will be great rejoicing in the .United Kingdom. We believe that there is not a single in divi dual of any shade or variety of political opinion in the United Kingdom who can sympathise with any of the belligerents, and therefore our policy will be that of complete although armed neutrality, which has already been announced by many influential members of the Government. Taunton has done better than win, it has deserved to win. Our readers will remember its contest respecting the Ballot with Mr. LABOUCIIEBE, a respectable but thoroughgoing old Whig, who, con scious of his immense influence, and relying on having represented the borough for a quarter of a century and the associations thence arising, offered to resign rather than vote for the Ballot. No one wished him to resign. Those who wanted his vote in favour of electoral independence, as well as the Whiggish-minded among the electors, shared the common and commendable feeling of not liking to turn off an old servant. However, by their memorial, and his reply, they had placed themselves in the van of the battle with Tory- Whiggism, and honourably considered that their position was:now a public one, and that they were no longer at liberty to consult personal and local predilections merely. The Ballot Society, there fore, determined to bring out its own man, and did so, in the person of the President of their Society. With what success our advertisement of to-day shows. They evidently, if they could not command success, nobly deserved it. It seems that not more than seven hundred voted ; and these, according to the returns received here, gave 407 votes to the Tory . candidate Mr. MILLS, 324 to the second Tory candidate, and 388 to the old Whig servant. Mr. LABOUCHERE'S seat was obviously endangered, and it must have been by a large number of plumpers given for the Liberal and Ballot candidate, Mr. BEADON—who polled 256 votes. Had the Liberals united their votes they must have been in a considerable majority ; but by the small number given for the second Tory candidate, we infer that many Con servatives, when they saw Mr. MILLS safe, voted for LABOCCIIERE and MILLS to exclude Mr. BEADON. The consistency of the Ballot men has however placed Mr. LABOITHERE, the distinguished Whig of the dis trict, in the second place, as regards a Tory of no public position, and utterly unknown by name or deeds to the country at large. Mr. BEADON, more• over, is only a private gentleman, we believe one who has retired from business ; he is, however, an active man, and during the Corn-law struggle was almost the COBDEN of the West. The result, too, was achieved in the most satis factory manner. Mr. BEADON may well point to the mode in which his battle was fought, as well as to the difficulties he had to face ; he says, " With three formidable and influential opponents in the field (one of them having the strong ties Of something like thirty years' represen tation, another a twelve years' connection)—with no canvass, no books, no solicitors, no committee— no favours—with no machinery whatever but Prin ciple and the Poll—well, indeed, may we exult at having numbered Two Hundred and Fifty-six votes out of a voting constituency of about seven hundred. We stand proudly alone in the country for the noble example we have given." We do congratulate him heartily. Such defeats are the path to victory ; they are what .the retreat of the Ten Thousand was to the later victories of ALEXANDER the GREAT. Let it be remembered that these 256 independent men in a Thetford could have returned TWO MEMBERS ; and they are a two hundred and fifty such as all the Thetfords in the kingdom _cannot furnish. Two hundred and fifty whose votes are their own, and who can use them for their. country. We noticed some rather singular results from the gains and losses of the Liberals in the returns for the boroughs, which included one Irish borough, on each side, up to Wednesday. The Liberal loss was thirteen members. The number of boroughs on which they have sustained that loss is twenty two, the number of boroughs in which they have gained is thirteen. The loss of members being twenty-seven, the gain fourteen. On comparing the number of electors in the boroughs in which any change has taken place, we find that the total registered electors in those where the Liberals have lost is 24,113 ; giving an average of 1,096 to each member lost. These boroughs include but five of those condemned by the " revolutionary" bill of the hon. member for Birmingham, and range from little Bodmin, with its constituency •f 367, to Colchester, with one of 2,524, and Hull, with 5,221 electors. Hull is by far the largest borough constituency in which a change has taken place ; but Mr. LEWES lost by 303 only as compared with Mr. HOARE, the Conservative, while the other Liberal, Mr. CLAY, headed the poll by 180. The thirteen boroughs in which the Liberals have gained contain 14,938 registered electors; and the average number, therefore, to each member gained is 1,096. Two of the number would perish should the BRIGHT revolution ever occur; but cer tainly Chippenham and Cirencester could well be dispensed with, especially since their voters would be merged in the county representation. - . . It would thus seem that of the sixty-seven Eng lish and Irish boroughs which Mr. BRIGHT would altogether disfranchise, only seven have shown practically any interest in the present contest. The reason, when we reflect, is obvious. The very small boroughs are in the hands of patrons, who will return the Whig or Tory candidate according to the party:they belong to ; the larger boroughs are in the hands of the £lO householders, who will return popular members, even if they Change them occastpualV,:ii in - Finsbury at this election. Hence it turns out that boroughs with from seven or eight hundred to one or two thousand voters are the most given to change--the hopeful battle-ground of patty. They are rarely at the command of but one party; •or compelled to . • yield, to one in fluence. Sometimes, as at Dover, indeed, each of the great parties have the upper hand accordingly-as they happen to be:in or out of office. Others, like Great Yarmouth, are more than usually susceptible to bribery. Others, again, are amenable to local influences; or swayed by local preferences, regarding more the man than the politics. It is also a little instructive to notice the small number of electors on whom the difference between this Parliament and that which will soon be elected depends: The difference between. the total ma jorities which have returned the twenty-seven Tories and the fourteen . Liberals respectively, we are hardly in apOgition to give, the correct state of the polls, as given at the declarations of the poll, not having all reached us. But we know enough to know that it is very small ; the majority gained by the .Marylebone Liberals over Lord STANLEY would more than swallow up the whole. That, however, is hardly a fair comparison ; but that of Mr. BAZLEY over Captain DENMAN at Manchester, or of Messrs. BRIGHT and SCHOLEFIELD over Mr. ACLAND at Birmingham, would equally illustrate the insignificance of the electoral vote to which the 40 changes are due. Indeed, if we take the whole constituencies which made these changes, those which have given the Tories twenty-seven seats, although- including Hull, hardly exceeds in number the electors of the Tower Hamlets; and those which have given the Whigs fourteen seats ... , ~ ' .:l;47.''': 44 • -,,, ~,, ... . 1- ,t 8i ‘' , .1. 1,4 '' V -L.4/ 7e Th. "...:.,-- ,-------- `.- ', .. * ' - .o' 4 " . , a , 'Am - L 1- , ;• -a / . %,,,,; . ...- g r , tom ai ii i., i f ~ 8 F .. ~.• , , , ~ ,,,,ke w i . , uilik 4 ~,,, 1-. • , „,": 10 61 ".. ~..R OIN ‘,,„. / i• --. ." '''' ...VA, ..11 . : , „ THE SUN. FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1859. THE SUN, LONbON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1859, nv.mber amongst them four thousand fewer electors than Manchester ; while both together, the electors who have exchanged Liberals for Tories, and those who have done the opposite, are but little in excess of the thirty-seven thousand and more who are novr engaged in such fierce battle in the West Riding of Yorkshire. We leave the obvious moral to our readers. London has now a tolerably fair prospect before it of realising two great and long-desired advan- • tages. The preliminary excavations with a view , to the main drainage of the metropolis have already commenced. The corporation has recently resolved to participate directly in the carrying out of the pro • ject of the City Railway; namely, by taking 20,000 shares, thereby, in other words, embarking a round sum of £200,000 in the enterprise. By the main drainage scheme the Thames will be purified and the Capital itself rendered in every way more salu brious. By the City Railway, traffic in the main thoroughfares of the metropolis will be perma nently and effectually relieved, and the con venience of the citizens in this obvious manner con sulted. It is not of course without a considerable and stormy show of opposition from the obstructives in the Court of Common Council, that the proposal for the taking up of these 20,000 shares in the Metropolitan Railway Company was acceded to by the majority of the members of the corpora tion. One of these pertinacious obstruCtives (Mr. HARRIS) considered that the £200,000 asked for would be lost altogether if granted. Another (Mr. RowE) regarded the entire project as, u hopeless speculation. A third (Mr. KEAENs) . seemed to imagine that he put the finishing touch to the con demnation of the enterprise by declaring that—the whole affair appeared to him unsatisfactory ! A fourth (Mr. BESLEY) considered it to be so unsatis factory, that rather than consent to the carrying out of the suggestion before the Court, he avowed his preference for the notion that the Members of the Court should originate another railway them selves. Another of these obdurate obstructives (Mr. TRI:SCOTT) demanded that the Court should be furnished with additional information. A sixth (Mr. BENGOUGH) stigmatised the whole pro position as one contrived simply with a view to render the Corporation a sort of decoy-cluck to lead into the snare the more egregious geese among the general class of speculators. A' seventh (Mr. BARKLEY) was so dubious as to the integrity of the project, that he only regretted that. a motion of his own, made some five or six months back, had not then been carried—namely, one for the summary abolition of the Improvement Committee. An eighth , the most formidable of all these obstructives (Mr' TAYLOR), after enumerating all kinds of reasons why the proposal should not on any account be entertained, was yet constrained to acknowledge that, if carried out, it would undoubtedly be of immense benefit to the Corporation in the improve ment of their property. Eventually, after one of the stormiest and one of the most protracted dis cussions upon record in the history of the Metro politan Corporation, a division was taken—when the motion was carried by a clear majority of 63 in a Court of 147—there being no less than 105 for the motion, and no more than 42 for the amend ment. The Corporation has, therefore, definitively resolved upon itself embarking in the enterprise of the City . Railway, by taking 20,000 shares, as pro posed—encouraged in this determination by the guarantee, " the material guarantee," apparent in the fact that all the other shares in the company are absolutely to be subscribed for and paid up before the Corporation can be called upon to pay one single shilling of their money, to the amount in all of 1:200,000. It was contended, with no inconsiderable show of reason, by the promoters of the project; that there was a glaring inducement to it in the mere circum stance that its realisation would necessarily tend to enhance the value of property now lying idle and waste in the City, property. in its present position utterly valueless and profitless to the Cor poration. The property actually thus lying idle in the City under existing circumstances has been variously estimated at £1,000,000 and at £1,250,000. This, as was remarked, would at 4 per cent. yield just £50,000 per annum. Supposing the property in its present deteriorated condition to be sold, there would be manifestly incurred a dead loss to a very considerable amount. Here, in this project of the Metropolitan Railway, was presented the very opportunity to be desired by the Corporation —an opportunity by which the waste property referred to might be at once raised enormously in value and turned to profitable account ! Railway communication being carried from Paddington into the very heart of the City—leading the way to its further extension down to the docks—relieving, as already remarked, the traffic in the streets—facili tating the means of transit to the inhabitants—corn pletingFarringdonstreet—and at length putting an end to the desolation of that important neighbour hood. As the Court of Common Council was well reminded by Deputy PEWTRESS at the commence ment of the discussion—the Corporation had not hesitated during the last few years to expend £lOO,OOO in building Holloway Prison (money that is sunk and can yield no return), neither had the Corporation shrunk more recently from apply ing £500,000 to the purchase of land and the erection of the Cattle Market at Copenhagen-fields." Compared with these enterprises, the one proposed for the embarking of £200,000 upon the profitable scheme of the City Railway could not in reason be deemed in any way extravagant. Happily for its ' own interests, the Corporation has so decided— and London enjoys now a fair prospect of witness ing the rapid realisation of this most admirable improvement. We have much pleasure in directing attention to an article headed St. Giles, Camberwell, in our front page, bearing the title of the Curates' Testi monial FUnd. The subscribers tb.this 'fund have rendered . .an especial service to the - friends of mo ralityin Church and State, by evincing their grati tude to their Worthy Pastors, the Rev. William Whitehead and the Rev. Michael Seymour Edgell, Curates of the Parish of St. Giles, Camberwell, by presenting these reverend gentlemen respectively a donation ,a two hundred and fifty and one hun dred and fifty guineas each, in testimony of their de vout esteem and fervent 'gratitude. How many very good, but .necessitous ministers of the Gospel must envy these reverend brethren in having so grateful and discriminating a flock, who, by their . bountiful munificence, set so worthy an example to other congregations ! But it does not often happen that pastors, however pious, can enter. into the kindly feelings Of their people so truly as to command their respect ..in the same manner as Messrs. Whitehead and . . Edgell, who have won such golden sympathy from their discerning . and generous parishioners. The example thus set will, we trust, be worthily followed by other congregations who may enjoy such teachers, for their. devution only requires to be Stimulated by example, and wherever the Pastor is found worthy, and apprecikied in the exercise of his divine mission, we say to his flock— " Go ye :ond do likewise." A letter• from Rome of the 30th•tilt. says--" The Prince of 'Wales has been recalled to England,by n tele graphic despatch which arrived yesterday evening. His Royal Highness leaves this day, and in accordance with instructioAs received, will return home via Gibraltar." LATEST NEWS. THE WAR IN ITALY. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office PARIS, MAY 6. The Moniteur of to-day contains the following telegrams :-- " ALESSANDRIA, May 4, evening. —The Austrians, who had crossed the Po in small numbers at Canibio and pushed their vanguard as far as Sala, have recrossed the river. The Austrian divisions posted on the right bank, still threaten to attempt the passage of the Po at Frassinetto, but the river, which is much swollen by the rains, would at present offer a difficult obstacle to their crossing. The rain continues to fall and the low grounds are covered with water." PAIIMA, May s.—The reigning Duchess re entered Parma yesterday evening. A part of the troops had gone to meet her and another part was drawn up along her road." MILAN, MAY 3. An order has been issued by the authorities commanding the citizens to deliver up all arms which may be in their possession. BERNE, MAY 5. The Federal- Assembly has approved of the de claration of neutrality and of the measures of defence taken by the Federal Council, and has appointed General Dufour Commander-in-Chief of the army of Switzerland. BERLIN, MAY 5. The Bank of Prussia has raised its discount to 5 per cent. TRIESTE, MAY 4. A proclamation has been issued by General Wimpfen announcing to the inhabitants that the defence of Trieste and the Illyrian coast has been intrusted to him by the Emperor. TURIN, MAY 5. OFFICIAL BULLETIN. The attempt of the Austrians to effect the passage of the Po at Frassinetto commenced on the 3d. The cannonade lasted fifteen hours and was recommenced yesterday afternoon and lasted for the remainder of the day. The Piedmontese only had a few wounded whilst the Austrians experienced much loss. 4,000 Austrians were yesterday at Castelnova- Scrivia. BERLIN, MAY 5. In the Chamber of Deputies to-day the Foreign Minister made a statement with reference to the present position of affairs. He lamented the out break of war, and said that Prussia was, without deviation, pursuing her object of watching over the safety of Germany, the security of national interests, and the maintenance of the balance of power in Eur Ope. It is with that' object that the army has been pleated in readiness• to march. The Finance. Minister then moved the temporary addition 'for one year of forty millions of thalers to the Income tax, the Class tax, and the taxes on meat and corn. This addition to be further in creased by 25 per cent. in case the mobilisation of the army should become necessary. INDIA. CAPTURE OF TANTIA TOPEE. INDIA-OFFICE, MAY 5, 9.30 P.M. The following telegram has been received via 3 , farseilles : " To JAMES COSMO MELVILL, ESQ., INDIA-OFFICE, LONDON, FROM TIIE SECRETARY TO GOVERN MENT, BOMBAY, DATED APRIL .11. " CENTRAL INDIA. " On the 2d inst. the columns under Colonels Salis and Rich, in combined movement, overtook the rebels in the Seronge jungles; and killed 500. The rebel leaders—Rao Sahib. Feroze Shah, and Tantia Topee—were present. British loss trifling. " Mann Singh surrendered to Major Reed on the 2d inst. at Haogdna (qy.). " Intelligence just received from Mahomedna, Bth of April, 'states that Tantia Topee was cap tured by Colonel Meade's detachment on the pre vious night, with the assistance of Mann Singh." The following telegram from her Majesty's Acting Consul at Alexandria, dated April 27, was received at the Foreign-office, May 6, 3.20 a.m., from her Majesty's Consul at Marseilles : ALEXANDRLk, APRIL 27. The P. and 0. steamship Northam, arrived at Suez early yesterday morning from Bombay, and brings the following news : On the 2d of April, Rajah Mann Singh surren dered to Major Meade's five columns, at Mahoodra. Tantia Topee was captured on the Bth by that force, assisted by the above-named chief. De Salis and Rich's columns by a combined movement, attacked the rebels on their flank and rear, and in one fight killed five hundred of them, including many of their officers ; the chiefs, how ever, managed to escape. .The body of the Oude rebels is still in Nepaul. Sir R. Shakspeare - succeeds to Sir Robert Hamil ton, now en route to England. Lord Clyde, when last heard of, was at Delhi, on his way to Simla. • The Northam did not meet anywhere the Aus tralian mail steamer. H.M.S. Furious arrived at Suez last evening with Lord Elgin and suite; they will embark this evening on board of the Caradoc, by which convey ance this telegram is forwarded to Marseilles. MARSEILLES, MAY 5. Lord Elgin leaves to-night for Paris. EDWARD MARK. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY. The Emperor has constituted his Cabinet for the army, having named M. Charles Robert Master of Requests of the second class to the Council of State, the chief of his Cabinet ; M. Lemarie, senior au ditor of the Council, first attaché ; and M. Pietri, nephew of the late prefect of police, second attaché. • •It may be remembered that under the first empire junior members of the Council of State were similarly appointed. Pear-Admiral Dupouy has received orders to leave at once for Toulon to assume, the command of the Imperial yacht Reine Hortense. The Emperor will, it is :said,. proceed from France to Italy in this vessel. Count Aynard de Clermont-Tonnerre, aide-de camp- to. Marshal Magnum, has been appointed orderly officer to the Emperor, and is to•leave im mediately— for the army of Italy. BOURSE, May s.—The market has been in a state of great depression, owing to telegrams an nouncing the failure of one of the principal banking firms of Vienna, with liabilities amounting to 49 millions of florins. Several other firms at Vienna and Berlin have, it is said, also suspended. Threes, after haling been done at 61f. 20c.; declined to 60f. 85c. Mobilier varied fr - mn 520 f, to 502 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 720 f. to 715-. ex. div. (29f. 50c.) ; Orleans, I,loof. to 1,095 f. ; Eastern, 540 f. to 530 f. ; Northern, 820 f. to 812 f. 50c. ; Austrian, 332 f, 50c. to 327 f. 50c.; Lombardo-Venetian, 417 f. 50c. to 412 f. 50c. The following are the last quotations : 41 per Cents. B9 ( Do. end month B9 3 per Cents. 6l I Do. end month 60 95 Bank Shares 2550 Credit Fonder 595 Belgian 41 Piedmonteso (5) Roman 77 Austrian CrMit Mobilier Do. Account . 505 Spanish Threes — Home Debt 3G RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern B2O .. 820 New ditto 7OO .. 700 Lyons and Mediterranean 717 50 .. 712 50 New ditto — .. Geneva 4Ol 25 .. 400 Southern Western 460 .. 465 Eastern Sardinian 315 .. 310 Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 71e. ; money, 25f. 21c. ; three months, paper, 24f. 90c.; money, 24f. 85c. SARDINIA. Marshal Baraguey d'Hilliers has addressed, from his head-quarters at Genoa, 29th ult., the following order the day to the Ist Corps of the Army of Italy : " Soldiers,—ln 1796 and 1800 the French army, under the orders of General Bonaparte, obtained in Italy glorious victories over the same enemies whom we are about to combat. Several demi-brigades then acquired the designa of Terrible or Invincible, which each of you, by his courage, firmness, and discipline, will endeavour to give to his standard. Soldiers—have confidence in me, as I have in you. Let us show ourselves worthy of France and of the Emperor; and let us so act that one day it shall be said of us what was said of our fathers, as resuming all titles of glory—' He belonged to the army of Italy' I" A letter from Genoa of the Ist in the Siecle says : " I yesterday visited the camp of the Turcos. It is pitched in one of those pretty spots which appear like an earthly paradise, in the valley of Polcerera. This valley, Which is reached after passing through the suburb of San Pier d' Arena, which contains some palaces not less splendid than those in Genoa, is hemmed in by four small hills covered with orange, lemon, pomegranate trees, and cac tuses. The Turcos are a very fine specimen of the Arab race; some of the native officers, in particular, are, in spite of their dark skins, remarkable for their regular features. The white turban is admirably suited to their energetic heads, and they wear with ease and grace the large jacket and the wide trousers closely fastened above the hips. There is in all their rapid movements an elasti city which more resembles that of the feline than the human race. In the games in which they indulge in order to prevent the ennui of inactivity, they bound about like so many tigers. Almost all of them speak French with a drawling and guttural accent, which is not however at all disagreeable. Last night one battalion of the Turcos struck their tents and left for Pontedecimo ; the others will leave this evening or to-morrow. After the Aquasola, which is the favourable promenade of Genoa, the road which leads to the camp of the Turcos has been, during the last five days, the most frequented walk of the Genoese." A Turin letter in the Nord says : " The hesitation of the Austrians becomes more and more difficult to understand. It is attributed to orders from Vienna, where General Hess is said not to approve of the plan of attack in Piedmont, particularly as General Giulay has never had command in the field. It is true that the position of the Austrians is difficult ; they have a hostile popt.lation behind them, and are in an enemy's country. It is not, therefore, at all astonishing that they should take particular care in strengthening their line of operations before advancing. There have been several skirmishes near Mortara between the Austrian and Sardinian outposts. At one of them, near Gropello, two Sardinian squadrons of the Saluzzo regiment encountered some Austrians. The Sardinians fought well, and their captain, the Marquis Colli, who was three weeks back at Paris, sought out the Austrian commander, and having engaged in a hand to hand contest, kilied him. Several other Austrians were wounded, as well as some of the Sardinians." A description of the port of Pola, in the Adriatic, the station of the Austrian war navy, may not be unacceptable at the present crisis. The port of Pola is situate in the best and richest part of the coast of Istria. There are few anchoring-grounds so fine, so safe, and so capacious. A point named Verenda, which is a peninsula running into the sea, forms the entrance to the bay, at the extre mity of which the new port for ships of war is situate to the north-west of the town. This port, which is nearly three miles round, is deep, and admirably situate. Once inside, a ship, is secure from both sea and wind. It is comprised between the Island of St. Andrew, the Island of Olives, and the town on the north and east sides. Independently of 'Ow port, magnificent in every respect, there is an interior harbour, which extends from the town to the Island of Olives, and is sheltered from every wind. It is frequented par ticularly in summer, because the heat is less great than in the port. Pola was formerly a station for the Roman fleet. The period of its greatest splen dour dates from the reign of Septimus Severus, and there are still to be found there numerous ruins and monuments of that period. The most celebrated of all is a magnificent amphitheatre, almost as remark able as that of Verona, which was restored in 1816. The Austrian Government has constructed consi derable works within the last four years, intended to create a navalarsenal. It is at this moment rais ing important fortifications. Military men are unanimous in declaring that Pola is a military position which may be rendered impregnable. AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna of the Ist says : " The greatest secrecy is observed with regard to the military preparations which are being made. I can, how ever, affirm that such measures have been taken as that the 200,000 men now in Italy will soon be increased to 300,000, and that an army of 120,000 men will be also concentrated in Gallicia to be prepared for any movement on the part of Russia. The conviction becomes every day stronger in political circles here, that Russia will seize on the first favourable opportunity to effect the triumph in the East of the principle of nationalities, in the same man ner as France is now attempting it in favour of Italy. The union of the Sclavonic nations is a project which has been for a long time past cherished by Russia, and what awakens uneasiness here is, first the military armaments which are being made in Servia, the Danubian Principalities, and in Montenegro, and the accumulation of warlike stores, evidently out of proportion to the wants and resources of those countries, and next, the very close rela tions which have been established between the Princes Milosch, Couza, and Danilo, and the presence in Paris of Prince Michael, son of Prince Milosch." Another Vienna letter of the same date says " It seems now to be understood that the troops who crossed the Ticino in three corps on 29th ult., will be insuffi cient to give battle with any chance of success to the com bined armies of France and Piedmont. Orders have there fore been sent from Vienna to advance into the Sardinian territory another corps of 50,000 men, now concentrated round Pavia. They will be replaced in their positions by troops drawn from Bohemia and Hungary, the first portion of which will be sent off to-morrow by the Southern Rail way. The military authorities reckon that the last levy ordered to be made throughout the empire will bring out about 100,000 men. They will be sent to the depots in Hungary and Bohemia. In those tiv - o eitCnsive divisions of the empire there are now only six or seven Italian regi ments, which were sent there in March. These regiments appear to be intended, with those of Hungarian origin, to be incorporated in the three federal contingents which Austria must place at the disposal of the Germanic Confederation. Orders have been given to the Austrian Lloyd's to suspend the navigation of its numerous steamers in foreign waters. This will cause an immense loss to the company. It is said that the Government in tends to arm a certain number of these steamers with can non and to employ them in defence of the coasts of the Adriatic." Another letter from Vienna of the 2d says— " The departure of the Emperor for Italy has again been adjourned. It is said, however, that in a few days his Majesty will accompany the Empress to Munich and Possenhofen, and will then proceed to Italy ; but according to another version the Em peror will go to Berlin, and afterwards by way of Bavaria to Innspruck, where he will meet the Empress ; and from Innspruck will proceed to Verona to join the army." THE ELECTION RIOTS AT CALNE. CALNE, Thursday.—About twcnty of the rioters engaged in the shameful proceedings at this borough a fter the close of the poll on Saturday last, were brought before the ma i gstrates at the town-hall here yesterday, when a thorough nvesti gation took place. A gentleman said to have been sent down on behalf of the crown a ppeared to conduct the pro secution, and Mr. Phillips, of Chippenham, appeared to defend the accused. The c ircumstances of the disgraceful riot and attack upon the police, as already reported in this paper, were narrated by the police, and after hearing their evidence and that of several disinterested persons, the ma gistrates fully committed eight of the rioters for trial at the quarter sessions, an d bound oVer 10 or 12 others in sure ti es of .Elo.each to keep the peace, and to appear to answer any charge that may be made against them. Several of the prisoners put in bail for their appearance at the sessions. Most of the rioters were taken into custody on Sunday, and there was great excitement in the streets in consequence throughout the d a y , so much so t hat another disturbance was feared. Mr. Lowe had gone to London before the out break. A large body of police have since the riot been close at hand. On Saturday night the Riot Act was read, and the military were sent for from Horfleld, but t happily u theirwill ser vices were not, required. It is sa id that the be petitioned against ou the ground of bribery, and also on account of some informality, CANADA. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. The Canadian mail steamship Indian, Captain Jones, arrived in the M ersey t o -d ay from Portland, bringing 67 passengers, but no specie. She sailed on the afternoon of the 23d ult. On the 26th ult. spoke the ship Shandon, of Glasgow, and on the 2d May exchanged signals with the R.M.S. Persia. The weather at Montreal was bright and spring like. Money was easy, and payments on the whole promptly met. - The spring trade had fairly begun, the number of country buyers in the market being considerable. Flour was as last quoted, good Upper Canada No. 1 being worth 6 dols. 75c., but sales of one or two brands double extra are stated to have been made at 8 dols. 50c. There are no transactions of consequence to quote in grain and meal. Provisions were quiet and unchanged. Small sales of superior cured meat have been made at the following rates :—Bacon hams 11c., and shoulders 10e. A small parcel of new butter in tubs brought 22c., although pale coloured old is worth 22c. to 20c., according to quality. SOUTH AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Avon, Captain Richard Nevett, with the usual mails in charge of Lieut. H. Charleton, R.N., arrived this day at six o'clock. During the voyage homewards the Avon expe rienced favourable weather; but from Lisbon she encountered strong north-easterly winds. Her mails are from the following places, with their respective dates affixed :—Buenos Ayres, March 30 ; Monte Video, April 2 ; Rio Janeiro, 9 ; Bahia, 13 ; Pernambuco, 16 ; St. Vincent, 24 ; and Lisbon, May 1. The news by this arrival is anticipated. The total number of passengers brought by the Avon are 106 for Lisbon and 121 for Southampton. The Avon brings specie to the amount of £67,302; from Bahia, £3,427 ' • and from Rio de Janeiro, £63,875; also diamonds, precious stones, and pearls to the amount of £106,000 ; and on freight 109 serous ipecacuanha, 146 rolls tobacco, 4 cases plants, and 127 packages sundries. Ltations of her Majesty's ships :—At Monte video, &c., Cumberland (Rear-Admiral Sir Stephen Lushington, K.C.8.) and Harrier • at Rio de Ja neiro, stii April, Madagascar and brig Siren sailed on a cruise ; at Bahia, Buzzard, sailen on a cruise on the 7th April ; off Pernambuco, passed the Spy standing to the southward. MARKETS. BUENOS AlRES.—Hides: Prices advanced, but sales limited. Sugar : Market quite overdone. Freights show a decline. PERNAI rMlCo.—Sugar declined. Cotton advanced about 6 per cent. Hides in demand. Exchange, 254 d. and 251 d. Discount, 8 per cent. per annum. Money scarce out of doors. BAIIIA.—Sugar : Prices steady, but slight stagnation in trade. Cotton same as last quoted. Hides : Stocks small; prices almost nominal. Exchange, 251 d. to 251 d. Rio.—Exchang, THE ELECTIONS. The Ministry have gained many victories in the electioneering contests, but none more signal or satisfactory than those we record to-day. The seats they have gained in yesterday's contests have a value far beyond their mere influence in a : they mark the confidence reposed by the wealth and intelligence of England in the States men who now direct the policy of the country. South Lancashire has thrown off the yoke of an arrogant clique, and returned two gentlemen who really represent its opinions. The nominees of the Bright faction have been defeated in their own head-quarters. The division of Lancashire, which may fairly be called the capital of manufactures and commerce, which includes within its limits Man chester and Liverpool, has declared its adhesion to the Ministerial side, rejected Messrs. Cheetham and Heywood, and placed two strong supporters of Lord Derby at the head of the poll. Ministers gain two seats by this change ; but, important as that gain is, this declaration of the great centres of manufactures and commerce in favour of the Government is the great result of the contest. We have another triumph to note in South Essex. Mr. Watlington has beaten the former member, Mr. Baker, by a large majority, in spite of the extraordinary exertions of the friends of the latter gentleman. Nor is the result of the contest in Huntingdonshire, although making no alteration in the strength of parties, uninteresting. At the last election, Mr. Heathcote, the Liberal candidate, who has been defeated by a majority of some hundreds;ran Mr. Fellowes so close that the Sheriff made a double return, and a committee of the House of Commons had to award the seat. Lord John Russell appeared on the stage to no purpose; his nominee has been thoroughly beaten. We take it as the first of a good, many rebuffs the noble lord will meet with in his new campaign. The county contests have begun well. We hope to tell as favourable a story to-morrow ; meanwhile we leave Whigs and Radicals to explain, as best they can, this declaration of some of the largest constituencies of the kingdom in favour of the present Government.— Morning Chronicle DEATII OP THE DUKE OF LEEDS. We have to record the death of the Duke of Leeds, who expired at half-past 4 o'clock on Wed nesday afternoon after a short but severe illness. His Grace was taken unwell a few days since, and in consequence of his illness the Duchess came to town on Monday last from Hornby Castle, York shire. The Duke, in spite of assistance from the most eminent of the faculty, continued to grow worse, and died at the above hour, surrounded by his nearest relatives. We are informed that the Duke died. from diphtheria. The late Francis Godolphin D'Arcy D'Arcy Osborne, Duke of Leeds, county of York ; Marquis of Carmarthen, county of Carmarthen ; Earl of Danby, county of York ; Viscount Latimer of Danby; Baron Conyers of Hornby-castle ; and Osborne of Kiverton, county of York, in the peerage of England; Viscount Os- borne of Dunblane, county of Perth, in the peerage of Scotland, and a baronet of England, was the eldest and only surviving son of George 'William Frederick, sixth duke, by his marriage with Lady Charlotte Townshend, sixth daughter of George, first Marquis Townshend. He was born on the 21st of May, 1798, and married, on the 24th of April, 1828, Louisa Catherine, third daugh ter of Mr. Richard Caton, of Maryland, America, and sister of the late Marchioness Wellesley and of the Dowager Lady Stafford, who was widow of Sir Felton E. Bathurst Hervey. The deceased Duke succeeded to the family honours on the death of his father, in July, 1838, previous to which he was summoned to the House of Lords. He early in life entered the army as cornet in the Ist Life Guards, and soon after he obtained the rank of captain, like many other scions of noble h ouses , re ti re d from the service. In 1846 he was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the North York Militia (Rifles), which by his death becomes vacant. In politics he was a Whig, but he took no very active part in political affairs. His Grace moved the address at the opening of the session of 1854. In default of issue the dukedom and other dignities devolve, upnn his cousin, Lord Godolphin, eldest son of the first peer of that title, who was elder brother of the late Duke's father. The Osborne family was first ennobled in the person of Sir Thomas Osborne, grandson of Sir Edward Osborne, Lord Mayor of London, 25th of Elizabeth. He was a statesman of much celebrity, and held the office of Lord High Treasurer in the reign of Charles 11. In the 26th year of the reign of that Sovereign he was created Earl of Danby. In 1679 he was impeached, but afterwards concur ring in the revolution was, in 1689, created Mar quis of Carmarthen, and in 1694 Duke of Leeds. He died, aged 81, in 1712. The New Prussian Gazette of the 2d states that Baron Alexander de Huniboldt has • been attacked with a serious illness, and that his physicians are momentarily expecting his death. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and Lord Ronald Leveson Gower have returned to Stafford House, after passing the holidays at Clifden Park, near Maiden head. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have arrived at their residence in Great Stanhope-street, from Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire. The Duchess of Buccleuch and the Ladies Scott, accompanied by Lord and Lady Walter Scott, have arrived in Belgrave-square from Dalkeith Palace, mar Edinburgh. Tho Duke of Buccleuch and the Earl of Dalkeith are ex pected in London in a few days. The Right Hon. Sir Benjamin Hall has left town for Llanover, South Wales. _ _ MR. H. W. WICKHAM, M.P.—We are glad to be able to state that this respected gentleman is progressing very favourably towards recovery from the effects of his late unfortunate accident, and that certain reports to the contrary have bad no foundation whatever. Mr. Wickham is still at Low Moor House, the residence of his brother, Mr. L. W. Wickham, and will be under the necessity of passing his time in a reclining posture a week or two longer; but, from inquiries made yesterday, we learn that the injury he has sustained is unattended by any dangerous symptoms, and in other respects he is in very good health. Our readers are already aware that the injury referred to is a wound on the fore part of the right leg, caused by the spare, but it unfortunately h a pp ens to 14 foot slipping off a temporary platform. The wound c overs only a small just on a part of the limb where Mr. Wickham suffered some in. jury a few years ado, -- .404 4toroory, COURT OF COMIIION COUNCIL. A Court of Common Council for the despatch of business was held yesterday at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor presiding. THE NEAPOLITAN EXILES. Mr. Deputy DAKIN, according to notice, sub mitted the following resolution :—" That a sum of 100 guineas be contributed by this corporation in aid of the fund now being raised for the benefit of the Neapolitan exiles." The motion was unanimously agreed to. ELECTION OF JUDGE OF THE SHERIFFS' COURT. The body of the court was crowded by members, and the strangers' gallery and avenues by gentle men of the bar, in anticipation of the election of a judge of the Sheriffs' Court, according to the published notice; the names of no fewer than sixteen gentlemen being freely mentioned as candidates ; a number, however, which it is believed was re duced a little in consequence of the adoption of the following resolution (proposed by Mr. Abraham), viz.:— " That no person be eligible to be a candidate for the office of judge of the Sheriffs' Court who has ever been convicted of fraud, or who has com pounded with his creditors, or been a bankrupt, or has taken the benefit of any of the acts for the relief of insolvent debtors, and has not paid 20s. in the pound, this court being of opinion that the terms of the 39th standing order, disqualifying members of the court from serving on committees or commissions chosen by this court, or from be coming governors of either of the Royal hospitals by virtue of an appointment of this court, should be applied and acted upon in the cases of candidates for judicial appointments under the corporation." Before the nominations commenced it was agreed. that the number of candidates should be reduced to six by show of hands, then further reduced seriatim to two, and that the Court should then proceed to the election by poll. It may be mentioned here that the salary attached to the office is £1,200 a year. The following gentlemen were nominated, viz. Mr. A. Pulling, Mr. M. Kerr, Mr. Sergeant Thomas, Mr. W. Corrie, Mr. W. Morris, M r . T. C. F ors t e r Mr. Gregory Forster, Mr. W. F. Finlaison, Mr. W. Cooper, and Mr. J. Payne. The first show of hands was in favour of Messrs. Pulling, Kerr, Thomas, Corrie, T. C. F ors t er, an d Finlaison, of whom r. Finlaison, Mr. Forster, Mr. Sergeant Thomas, and Mr. Pulling were suc cessively dropped, and the Court proceeded to de cide by poll between Mr. Kerr and Mr. Corrie, the result being 102 votes recorded for Kerr, and 100 for Corrie ; majority for Kerr, 2. The LORD MAYOR thereupon declared Mr. Kerr duly elected, and that gentleman suitably acknow ledged the honour which the Court had so conferred. upon him. Mr. CORRIE also thanked his supporters in appropriate terms. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER SPRING MEETING—THURSDAY. The Cheshire Welter Cup of 100 sovs., by subscription of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c. Gentle men riders. Professionals extra. Winners extra. Gros venor Course. 12 subs, Bof whom declared. Lord Clifden's Fadladeen, :)y Nutwith, 4 yrs, list 61b (Capt. Little) 1 Mr. Thomas's Birmingham, 3 yrs, Bst 131 b (inc. 51b en.) (Keeler) 2 Mr. Barber's Prince of Orange, 6 yrs, lOst 81b (Mr. Edwards) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Fadladeen, 2to 1 agst Prince of Orange- Fadladeen made nearly all the running, and won by three lengths ; two lengths between the second and third. Marquis of Westminster's Plate, value 100 soya, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of ldsovs each. The second to receive 20 sous out of the stakes. Winners extra. Gros venor Course. 25 subs. Mr. T. Hunt's Master Bagot, by Faugh-a-Ballagh, 7st 91b Colonel Tevis's Solomon, 3 yrs, 6st (Bottom) 2 Mr. Saxon's Princess Royal, 4 yrs, Est 81b.. (J. Snowden) 3 The following also ran :—Adelaide, Precious Stone, Pant and F. M. the Duke of Duty. Betting-3 to 1 agst Master Bagot, 7to 2 agst Princess Royal, 4to 1 agst Pan, 5 to 1 agst Precious Stone, 6 to 1 agst Solomon. - Master Bagot made all the running, and won easily by e neck; a length between the second and third ; bad fourth- The Dee Stand Cup of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. Seven furlongs. Six subs. Mr. Raffatie's Twilight, by Mountain Deer, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (A. Edwards 1 Mr. Osbor ne ' s R e d E ag l e, 3 yrs, Bst 21b.... (ChaLloner Mr. W. S. S. Crawfurd's Tight-fit, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (Bottom 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Twilight; 7to 4 agst Tight-fit; sto 1 agst Red Eagle. Won by a length ; a neck between the second and third- The Dee Stakes of 10 sous each, with 200 added ; f or 3-yr-. olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b ' • second to receive 5 0 sovs out of the stakes. Grosven or Course. 39 subs. Mr. F. Robinson's Actmon, by Newminster, Bst 71b Mr. Holland's Indepe n d ence, B s t 7 1 b (F(A. Day) 1 ordham) Mr. Harland's Maid of the Mist 0 , Bst 21b (Challoner) Mr. T. Hunt's A s t on , B st 7 1 b .... Mr. Merry' s R a i n b ow, B st 71b (J . Osborne) 0 Mr. W. S. S. Crawfurd's Summerside, Bst 21b.. (Wells) 0 Mr. J. Green'a Benbow, Bst 71b (A s hmall) 0 Betting-2 t o 1 each agst Rainbow and Summerside; 6 to 1 agst Actaeon ; 8 to 1 agst Aston. Actaeon, as usual, quick on his legs, went away Wit h the lead, Independence going on second, Benbow and Rainbow third and fourth. As they approached the Grand Stand, Mr. Merry's colt, pulling double, rushed into the second place, Independence and Summerside being nest in pursuit. They ran thus to the Dee side of th e course' on entering which Rainbow was pulled back, and Summerside was left in attendance upon Actaeon. On rounding the Grosvenor-bridge turn, the lot took pretty close order, and just at the bend an accident occurred which caused a most painful sensation, and to which the deplorable catastrophe at Goodwood in 1856 only furnishes a parallel. Actaeon was leading, and closely in waiting upon him were Su mmers id e and Independence ; Summer side struck into Admen and fell, and in the next instance all were down except Actaeon and Independence, who finished the race together, Actaeon winning by half a length. The attention of the spectators was, however, di verted from them and directed to the fallen horses and riders, who were sprawling all over the course, an d sur" rounded by a closely compacted crowd. Summerside, as We have stated, was the first to go down M a i d of the M i s t fell over her, and directly afterwards Wells scrambled up, b ut in the next moment Rainbow, who was just coming through his horses, struck Wells, and his mare fell heavily, Ben" bow and Aston rolling over Summerside nearly simultand" ously. Wells had to be dragged from under Summerside, and he was placed in a fly, Captain Little most humane'y going to his assistance, and accompanying him direct to the infirmary. Ashman the rider of B en b ow was conveyed tin men's arms i n t o the weighing stand. Maid of the Mist gal" loped loose past the Stand in the wake of Actaeon and Inde pendence. Cresswell remounted Aston, and also rode hom e. Only Wells an d A shmall were seriously injured, but the horse Rainbow was left dead upon the course with his neck, broken, and a compoun d f racture of the thigh. A telegra m received lath last night informs us that Ashmall has in serious hurts beyond a severe contusion of the ribs aid thighs, and th a t W e ll s h as a concuss i on of the brain, ill' that he is going on favourably. All classes of s pectator! seemed impressed with th e ser i ous na t ure o f t h e accidenst. narrated above, and paid littl e a tt en ti on t o th e races which were decided after the even t w hi c h gave r i se to t h e cala mity. The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added; for three: yr-olds and upw ar d s . Once round and a distance. ' a subs. Lord Howth's Surprise, 6 yrs (£5O), Bst 41b (Fordhall Mr. West's Math ema ti cs , 3 yrs (£3O ), Est 41 b (James) ; Mr. Gascoigne' s M ag i c , 3 yrs (£5O) , Est 81 b (Pritchar d) Mr. G. Forster's The Bat, 3 yrs (no), 6st 4th , Betting-6 to 4 agst The Bat, st o 2 agst Magi orster c, 4 to agst Surprise. Won by three lengths; same distance between ascend and third. The Scurry Handicap of 5 soya each, with 30 added• Three quarters of a mile. 10 subs. Mr. Raffatie's Twilight, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b (inc 71b extra) (A. Edwards) Mr. Jackson's :linayton, - 2 yrs, sst 101 b (car sst 121 b) (Challener) Mr. Mill's Greenwich Fair, 4 yrs, 7st 61b.... (Pritchard)l The following also ran :—Brand ball Miss DigbY t ti nu ' Macbeth. Won in three lengths. Triennial Produce Stakes. East Langton Star of the East ..... BETTING ON THE COURSE. TWO THOUSAND. 5 to 4 on Promised Land THE DERBY. sto 1 agst Musjid 6to 1 agst Promised Land 10 to 1 agst Marionette 14 to .1 agst Gamester 30 to 1 agst Reynard AQUATICS. FOUR-OARED CUTTER RACE. An exciting four-oared cutt er race was contested yester day, afternoon among the m em b ers of the Howard RV/1,0 1 Club, from Putney Aqu e d uct -b r i dge to Chiswick Eyot , a n there were several boats in company, Putnam, of the Ho l t% ferry, officiating as u m pi re. The prizes were goblets for first boat, rings for the second, and money for the thi r " The following were the crews : Red ......... ..... Mr. J. Key I Mr. W. 011ey Mr. D, Wat er h ouse Mr. W, Baker ( s t r oke) R. Key (coxswain). Blue 2 Mr. J. Isaacson I Mr. W. Phelra Mr. G. B awness Mr. G. Kirsch (stroke) J. N. Frearson: (coxswain). White 3 Mr G. 011ey I Mr. C. Tasker Mr. A. Green I Mr. J. Warren (stroke) E. Bawness (coxswain) k th e They started evenly, shortly after which Red took th e lead, Blue came up and went ahead, Red again drew th eir , le. boat level, and they rowed a clipping race nearly a i 7, ce , Red then gradually drew away, and they came in as a ' with a few lengths between each. T --- W th( HE .AR IN INDIA.--A Supplement to t he London Gaz e tt e o f Tuesday was published yesterdaY, taming despat c h es which describe engagements with t t enemy towards the close of the last and the commencelnallf of the present year. These despatches do not comprise.S ii o ii new facts of i n t erest. A notification was issued from x William, March 18, conveying the special acknowledgcl °ll . of the Governor-General of the services of the 32d Regl - of Light Infantry, at the defence of Cason ore and in 04(10, His 'Excellency in this notification congratulate .!T: officers and men on th e i r re t ur n hom e a ft er a long and am tinguished career iu . knAht, and wishes them a heartY far well, pll pr ea dir ye]