The Sun. — London, England, 1865-04-22 00:00:00

no ial by tra ag is ey at, ONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is not such a strong demand for money in the discount market to-day, but as the supply on offer has considerably diminished, even the best bills are charged 31 and 4 per cent. A further small sum in gold, viz., £5,000, was taken into the Bank yesterday. There was a slight down w ard movement in the foreig n exchanges yesterday afternoon. Messrs. J. Travers and Sons, in their circular give the following interesting paragraph upon the tu rning point in the commercial depression :--" The symptoms this week have been stronger than at any former time of the possibility of our having arrived at the stage when a steady course of recovery may be expected. Such, however, have been the disap pointments during the past two months that no con fidence can be felt. The indications as yet are that the markets may remain two or three weeks in a sensitive state, experiencing a succession of inter ruption to any upward movement that may slowly ' De em'. Low p r i ces mus t i nev it a bl y cause eithe r a diminution of production or of its cost ; in the first !case ;shipments would be checked, in the second they, would be as large as ever; but as it is likely that the cost of producing Most articles has reached its lowest point, the in ference is that shipments will be discouraged by the Present low prices. At present the money market seem s to tend towards further ease, and the cheap 'less of food, owing to wheat being at the lowest Price touched during the past 20 years, will enable the operative classes to continue the enjoyment of a p r oportionably larger supply of i m po r ted a r ti c les. C onsiderin g these circumstances, and bearing in Mind that the comparatively low quotation to which ee tton has now returned will re-establish the trade Of Lancashire on a basis of security, there will be Feed ground, especially if there be a favourable harvest, to anticipate for the great masses of the Population a condition of comfort throughout the remainder of the year."' Two o'CLocK. tmle At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 60c. A much better feeling has been apparent in nearly the Stock E xc h ange mar k e t s t o -d a y, an d Con !As at time were 1 p er cen t high er , a lthough t he are not quite so good at the close, being qii°ted9 for money, and 904 91 for the ac ?lnt. The New Threes and Reduced are 89 4; ilw a 5 per Cents., 1064. 107 ; and ditto Stock brought 215. 1 , 11 g e neral advance has taken place in the Foreign 'larket, an d there has been some activity. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1863, are 734 ; ditto Consolides, 544 ; Mexican 261 4 ; ditto New, 254 4 ; Greek, 201 P; S panishPa.ssive, 311 4 ; ditto Certificates, 164 I ; ortu guese, 474 48+ ; Russian, 914 924 ; Italian, i 65 ; and Confederate, 18 19. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, and prices have in several in stances shown a slight improvement. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western, Metropolitan, and Mid land have each advanced about ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained Without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been dull. C ontinental, however, have improved to 234 24 ; London and Brazilian to 49 ; Hudson Bay Com pany to 154 4 ; and Madras Irrigation and Canal to 204 The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings. Colonial and General Land Credit, lf 2f prem. ; South African Land and Finance, 1 1i prem. ; Freehold and General Investment Issue of New Shares, 1 11 Prem. ; Anglo-Egyptian Navigation, 3f 4 prem. ; Rio de Janeiro Gas, 11 prem. ; and Russian (ryksounsky) Iron, n 3 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. . GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 0 Der Cent. Consols ItDo. Account, May 9 9l P e r Cent. Reduced B9i 9 ' , €)W 3 per Cent B9l 81}91 New 2i per Cent. J an . 1894 __ D e- 6 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth Apri1;1885„, 14 pooleTeuedr S t e ill a s Telegraph), Aug., 1908- * 19i E Do. £l,OOO, 4 per Cent £5OO Do. £lOO an d £2OO 13al lir of England Stock, 51 per Cent — D o Account Inu a , l .14 D G OVERNMENT SECURITIES. s"4llS tOck, loi per Cent., April 1874 215 Do A.ccount Do. Do. Ace per nnt Cent. July, 1870 e 107 6 Do. 4 per Cent , — Oct. 1888 — Do. Certificate s— Do. E n f aced p Do, 6 Per _ en aper 4 per Cent D 1313 0 °°. ,. /154110PF178,u0'-Ite Cent DO, oall: a g y . 18 1 17 8 82 6 7 6 9 — ~ A.O Do, u nder xi.,,,,, ___— pm FOREIGoNut; AUstrian Bond per"CeDntS /3razil ian 5 er s o: —CLOSING _PRICES. D o. 4 1 P nt. - Per Cent., 1852-58-60 Deßueno)l.:A)..yres 6 per Cent _ chilia tL I pe 6 r Cent. (Deferred n 3 per Cent.) Do__ . per Cent c o ' 4 i Per Cent _ lonibtan 6 r Cent. — Do C Uba, 6 per CPeent _ 5 per Cent., 1864 • Dan •,Scrip, £55 paid u 3 Per Cent., 1825 _ Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 _ Danubian °. 5 r Cent, 1773-77, £25 paid ,P rincipalities [4 2-'0 XB6 .. paid - -11uador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — B 1/oi Provisional Land Warrant qPtian. Se per Cent Second Issue Do .£lOO Bonds 1 Do. 1864 94 3 i ~ ree b o k Scrip, £55 p a id 5 , Account per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 2 01 1 1 , L'e• Coupons — vnatenaala 5 per Cent. Bl , Do. 1839 and 1850 — L telian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 , Do Scrip, £421 paid — dig 'exican 3 per Cent. Dc 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (11barren Do 4 per Cent., 1862 r 1 ) Do. Account Portugu ese 3 p e r Ce nt., 18,53 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account RDo 41 per Cent., 18501822, £ St~ 881 o 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do Do 5 per C en t., 1862 Sar dinian 5 per Cent 864 — Account clanish. 3 per Cent Do Account 4B}, Do New Deferred — Do Account 4li Do Passive Do Account 3ll 11 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account 161 1 1 Swedish 4 err Cent. Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854............0 Account .. ... DDo 6 per Cent. 1858 o Account.. . Do £lOO Bonds i . ..- Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account... . Do. £lOO Bond's.... . Do 6 per Cent. 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuel a 3 per. Cent. — Do. Account — Do. Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 Account Do 6 per Cent., 1864 O. 11 per Centi Dividends on the above payable in London. ,kustrian, 6 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins .7 13el g l a t., 's 11 per cent., Ex. 25f. . 1001 Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — FrenchD 4_per Cent. Certifi.4,tes ~ Rentes, 3 per Cent. Ita'`,?. Account ...... . . ...... . Do.au 5 per Cent 1861 E . 25f I l e •, , x• • count Co 1 8 0 ° . 18 2 Money ' q •ceoUnt TWO O'CLOCK. ............... , SHARE MARKETS—This day. -~--e-- ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 94 96 1314 1321 p aid. i Closing I Business Price. done. Share' Railways, 13.14 st st st 50 20 10 10 100 at 1 204 10 100 100 100 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val. Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon !Cornwall . A gets no div. Do. A till6p.c.p.an.has Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Ang). at. No. Great North of Scotland Great Northern Di. A stock • • Do. B o Do. 1\ ew, is. at 25 prr Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n Ort2,inal I) . S. V.O. hail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Ox:ord Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lanc , .shire & Yorkshire L-ndon and Blackwali Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., She., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle 204 204 100 lOC DO. `f shares Metropolitan. Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. ,4 shares %lid Kent No th British Do. Ed., Pth ,^& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. U.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling. D. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18r.4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. st ick ih•ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon -outh E stern itaines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C .. .. Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw VV.Hartlepool Har.& R. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. BRITISH 13 Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 percent... Do. l shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference •• • • Buff.,Brant, & Goderichl 6 p.c. bds. Aux. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. - do. June t, 1374 Calcutta & E., a e Town & Dock, gu• Demera a, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben al, gu ' 5 do East "Alan, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. M ort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist ref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds Do. do. det(•rred Do. rd Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gna. sp.c 'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 6 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great W'-s. of Canada.. Da. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 1)0. 5i do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 4i do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B Ftl.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do . ts' ci• Do. Punjaub.... Ac Do.lndus St Flo 100 100 100 100 1. 0 100 {lOO 2 100 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMEN British Columbia, 6 per Cent„ Dec. 31,1672 Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. C. Feb. & Aug 1/). 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 1)0. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p r. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hopc, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: 1 , 90-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1869, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 188?, May i 5, Nov. 5 Natal qov. c per cent N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&./ uly N. S. W. Gov. 5 p •c.,1866 Do. .5p c. 18, Ito 1876 Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 1892 1 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova So tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. C S. Aus.Gov. 6 po3 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct 100 100 101 100 100 190 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 OSSEI 6i 6 66 68 6 17 83 91 103 1( 7 47 48 7 8 182 123 147 148 131 _33 87 E 9 ;4 7& 65 67 5! 54 46 44 iO2 'C4 120 120, 86 88 107 109 4t 13 122 12! -964 97 60 62 1321 133} 24 ?fp 135 1364 106 ItB 51 55 ,5 26 1104 111 69 70 103 1(4 37 33 11 12p 9 10 p 115 116 1 Up 78 79 11 114 140 144 48 50 61 62 55 5 84 861 9 10 155 154 3 4 p 107 109 46 48 75 78 ISIONS. 52 t 4 102 j 10311 pr p 31 41 66 911 65 70 9g 101 75 85 Icl 103 102 104 lot 105 Ip 17 18 F 4 87 60 63 50 55 5 i 55 45 50 44 48 41 44 24 26 23 25 104 105 P f 104 102 9 01 111 11011 85 tiu 75 78 102 103 93 915 89 91 64 66 3 5 82 81 101 4 1023 ' , 101 102 td pr 1011-1024 94 97 rT SECUR 90 92 89 9! 89 92 78 80 77 80 103 106 104 105 tc 5 107 106 108 104 106 100 112 103 115 105 XO7 107 109 103 105 91 1)4 98 100 93 95 91 93 IC4 106 87 90 93 96 103 105 106 108 107 108 [NES. 41 4} 3o Si. 575 585 19 21 14 15 436 7 3i 4 10 11 31 46, 4 6 166 176 It 241 306 316 4 46 35 36 36 4 5 7 5 56 16 Of 16 18 35 45 11 13 1 } 11 3 86 31 33 520 530 20 25 15 17 146 15 76 86 6 S 576 62', 180 190 100 103 30 35 11 13 20) 210 19 20 BRITISH M . Cam ConsoL bold, lim Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Mogan) East Cara ion as;Carn Brea East Grenville East Love 1 E. W'i Russell (Tavlstk Gam .& StA üby o(G wen. Gr. at L xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor Heist Grenvil.e licrod's Foot Hingston t)owns Margaret Uny Lelant Marke Valley - vi wyndy Iron Ore, lira Nangl les .. New Se ton North Downs. North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(Llogan North Wheel Crofty Prosper united Pr videnee UnyL.lant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft West l'assett (Mogan W. Caradon (I, , skear West Chi►erton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wliea Ludoott Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal 2.1.0 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2. 3.6 9.10.6 60 all 1.1.0 7.8.3 8.13 4.18.0 4.3.0 21i 3 321 2.8. v 7.1.6 10.6.7 1} 1 M 40.17.6 3.12.81 VIIEFERENCE SHARES- Manchester. Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6 per cent., Ditto,:X6, 4i 741 651 53 1201 87 6& 1211 21 i 873 133} 3 1 71 135}/ 1101 691 9 861 ft 1031 21 1301 25 104} 4 Oi i If 1021 1621 ,ITIES. 1051 10711 PREFEKENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &c., 44 per cent., 1858, 97 8 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lnndon, Tilbary, and Southend, 101 i Midland Bradford Pref. stock, 92i FOREIGN RAILWAYS: Antwerp and Rotterdam, 101 Baqta and San Francisco gus. 7 per cent. 14 1 Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 1* South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 2111 Turin and a' Ditto (all), 10 Fortuna (Um.), 3 Wash Gold, Um, 6 FOREIGN MINES. Alliance 'um.% 33 Ditto. issued at 20 pm., of which 15 is pd., 221 2 Anglo k gyptian, lira., 13 121 Bank of Egypt, 301 1 Bank of Queensland, lira, 221 British ind Californian hm., 4i:i British North American, 41 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. 27 Chartered 41er. of India, London, and Chin; 50 Consolidated Bank, Um, 10i Continental, lim., 23 Ditto,:new, 13i East London, lim., European Bank, lim.. Imperial Ottoman, 14 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Urn., 41 London and Brazilian (Um.), 49 London Joint Stock, 501 London and South African, 221 London and 11 estminster, 951 Bank, e an d National Provincial ' of England, Midlanddtillinix:lll'l6figl76' lira., " 71 BANKS. Ditto.'3d issue, 48 New South Wales, 43k Oriental Balla Corporation, - - , Ditto, issued at 20 pm.,- 51 &bade, Punjaub, and Delhi. lira., 9i Ditto, issued at 2 pm., 14 South E,ste,:n, lira ., lit Stan dar f l of British South Africa, lira., 24 31 4 DOCKS. I - London and St. Katharine, 66i 6 MISCELLANEOUS. A nglo-Mexican Mint, 181 Boihbay Gas, tiro., 6 } Ceylon Company, , City of Lon d on Heal Property, lira, 8 1 City of Milan Improvements, lira., 11} Continental Union Gas, lira., 11 Credit Fonder and:Mobilier of England, 10.:9} Cry stal P Ditto, new, 91 alace. Ditto, Pmference, 1121 Fore- Egypti stntom. and Trading, Um, 3 1 r. Warehouse, lim., 104 Gen. Cred Ba nd Finance of London, lira., Hudson's y, iii International Financial society, lira., Joint Stock Discount, .11m., 7} dras Irr:gation and Canal, Ditto (all), 20} Royal Mall t3team, 1034 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT ON A GENTLEMAN.—Mary Smith, who gave the address 10, Lant-street, Borough, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Mr. Edmund Gould, a gentleman re, siding at No. 66, Brook-street, Bond-street. Mr. Gould said he was coming down Regent-street last night about half-past 10 o'clock with three friends, and stepped into a tavern to take some refreshment, and on leaving the house the prisoner struck him and made use of very abusive language, at the same time stating that she would shoot him. Mr. Knox inquired if the prisoner was drunk, and Mr. Gould said she did not appear to be so. She had asked him for money before she struck him. Police-constable 98 C said he was called by the gdntle man to take the prisoner into custody on the charge of as saulting him and using abusive language. He did not see the assault nor any marks on the complainant. Mr. Knox told the constable he had no right to take the prisoner for the assault, as he neither saw it committed nor any marks on the complainant. If the woman continued her abuse he would have been justified in taking her for that. He wished to know whether the prisoner was known about Regent-street. The constable said he did not know her. The prisoner said she was going into the public-house, and saw some gentlemen coming out. One of them hurt her foot, which was bound, and she thrust out her hand, but did not hurt the gentleman, and then exclaimed, "I'll shoot you." She begged the gentleman's pardon, but meant no offence, and hoped she would be forgiven. Mr. Knox said the prisoner seemed just one of the wo men who hung about Regent-street for the purpose of beg ging. He would have her remanded to see whether any thing was known of her, but as to the assault she was wrongly in custody. THE CHARGE OF COCK-FIGHTING.--Lord William Lennox waited upon Mr. Knox, and asked permission to make a statement with the view of contradicting a statement which had gone forth that he had furnished the money for the payment of the fines imposed on the persons charged with cock-fighting. Mr. Knox said that he had no doubt publicity would be given to any statement his lordship thought proper to make His lordship then said that the statement that he had furnished the money for the payment of the fines was not correct, that he had taken no part whatever in the affair further than bailing two of his friends. He had never witnessed or taken any part in a cock-fight, and, so far from encouraging it, he had always been opposed to the practice, and had written against it in the Sporting Magazine. He did not wish to blame the press, nor to feel -very angry, as he knew that errors would sometimes occur, but he wished totally to deny any further connection with the matter than what he had stated, as ho had never laid a penny on a cock-fight in his life. His lordship then retired. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1865. Palestine Exploration Fund The following paper, says the Times, explanatory of a proposed Society for Exploring the Holy Land for Biblical Illustration, has been handed to us for publication : " No country should be of so much interest to us as that in which the documents of our faith were written, and the momentous events they describe enacted. At the same time, no country more urgently requires illustration. The face of the land scape, the climate, the productions, the manners, dress, and modes of life of its inhabitants differ in so many material respects from those of the western world that without an accurate knowledge of them it is not too much to say the outward form and complexion of the events, and much of the significance of the records, must remain more or less obscure. Even to a casual traveller in the Holy Land the Bible becomes, in its form and therefore to some extent in its substance, a new book. Many an allusion which hitherto had no meaning or had lain unnoticed starts into prominence and throws a light over a whole passage. How much more would this be the case if by careful, systematic investigation the modes of life and manners of the ancient Israelites were to be revealed at all in the same fulness that those of the Egyptians and Assyrians have been ! Even supposing so complete a result unattainable, information of the highest value could not fail to be obtained in the process. Much would be gained by obtaining an accurate map of the country, by settling disputed points of topography, by identi fying the ancient towns of Holy Writ with the modern villages which are their successors, by bringing to light the remains of so many races and generations which must lie concealed under the accumulation of rubbish and ruins on which those villages stand, by ascertaining the course of the ancient roads, by the discovery of coins, inscriptions, and other relics—in short, by doing at leisure and systematically that which has hitherto been entirely neglected, or done only in a fragmentary manner by the occasional unassisted efforts of hurried and inexperienced travellers. Who can doubt that if the same intelligence, zeal, knowledge, and outlay were applied to the exploration of Palestine that have recently been-brought to bear on Halicarnas sus, Carthage, Cyrene—places without a single sacred association, and with little bearing on the Bible—the result would be an enormous accession to our knowledge of the successive inhabitants of Syria—Canaanite, Israelite, Roman—and, in con sequence, a flood of light over both Old and New Testaments ? " Hitherto the opportunity for such research has been wanting. It appears now to have arrived. The visit of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to the Mosque at Hebron has broken down the bar which for centuries obstructed the entrance of Chris tians to that most venerable of the sanctuaries of Palestine, and may be said to have thrown open the whole of Syria to Christian research. " The survey of Jerusalem at present in progress under the direction of Capt. Wilson, R.E.—a survey supported by the private liberality of a single person —has shown how much may be done with tact, temper, and opportunity, without arousing the opposition of the authorities or inhabitants. Recent letters of Sir H. James and others in the Times have borne testimony to the remarkable fitness of Capt. Wilson for such undertakings, and have pointed out other places where explorations might be advan tageously carried on. " It is therefore proposed to raise a fund, to be applied to the purposes of investigating the Holy Land, by employing competent persons to examine the following points : " 1. The Archaeology. —Jerusalem alone would furnish an ample field in this department. What is above ground will be accurately known when the present survey is completed ; but below the surface hardly anything has yet been discovered. The tombs of the Kings on Mount Zion, -the course of the Tyropceon Valley, the real extent of the Temple enclosure, the site of the Tower of Antonia, of the Palace of Herod, of Ophel, of the Pool of Bethesda, the position of the towers of Hippicus and Psephi nus, the spring and conduit of Hezekiah are all awaiting excavation ; and it is not too much to an ticipate that every foot in depth of the ' 60 feet of rubbish' on which the city stands will yield most interesting and important matter for the archa3o logist and the numismatist. " Beyond the Holy City the country is full of sites which cannot fail amply to repay examination. Of these a few only may be enumerated :—Mount Gerizim, possibly the Moriah of Abraham's sacrifice, certainly the Holy Place of the Samaritans, con taining the stones which they allege to have been brought up by Israel from the bed of the Jordan ; the Valley of the Shechem, the earliest settlement of Jacob in the Holy Land, with his Well, and the tomb of Joseph ; Samaria, with the traditional tombs of John the Baptist, and others ; and with the extensive remains of Herod's edifices ; the splendid Roman cities along the coast, Caesarea of Herod and St. Paul • Antipatris ; the once renowned harbours of Jamnia and Gaza ; the mounds and other remains of Jiljilieh, probably the Gilgal which contained the Great College of Prophets in the days of Elijah and Elisha ; the Fortress and Palace of Herod at Jabel Fureidis ; the Tombs (probably those of Joshua) at Tibneh , the mounds at Jericho ; the numerous remains in the Valley of the Jordan ; Bethsheau, one of the most ancient cities of Pales tine, with remarkable remains of Roman, and pro bably still earlier, date ; Jezreel, with the Palace of Ahab and Jezebel ; the Assyrian mound, called Tell-es-Salhiyeh, near Damascus, Bce. "2. Manners and Customs.—A work is urgently required which shall do for the Holy Land what Mr. Lane's Modern Egyptians has done for Egypt—describe in a systematic and exhaustive order, with clear and exact minuteness, the manners, habits, rites, and language of the people, with engravings, intended like his, not to embellish the pages, but to explain the text.' Many of the ancient and peculiar customs of the East are fast vanishing before the increas ing tide of Western manners, and in a short time the exact meaning of many things which find their correspondences in the Bible will have perished. There are frequent refe rences to these things in the books of travellers, and they have recently formed the subject of more than one entire oPh Y —Of t h e coast -li ne o f P a lestine we now work ; but n o thi ng sufficiently accurate or systemat i c h as been done. can only be a ccom plished by the lengthened residence of a th oroughly competent person . 4, 3, TopgTa possess an ac curate map in the recent Adm i ralty c h arts ; but advance a f ew miles inland and all is uncertain. What is wanted is a survey which should give the position of the principal points throughout the country with absolute accuracy. If these were fixed, the intermediate spots and the smaller places could be filled with comparative ease and certainty. In connection with the topography is the accurate ascertainment of the levels of the various points. The elevation of Jerusalem and the depression of the Dead Sea are already provided for by the liberality of the Royal Society and the Royal Geographical Society; but the level of the Sea of Galilee (on which depends our knowledge of the true fall of the Jordan) is still uncertain within no less than 300 ft., as are other spots of almost equal moment. " The course of the ancient roads and their coincidence with the modern tracks has never been examined with the attention it deserves, considering its importance in the in vestigation of the history. "Ile principle on which the modern territorial bounda ries are drawn, and the towns and villages allotted between one district and another, would probably throw light on the course of tho boundaries between tho tribes and the distribution of the villages, which form the most puzzling point in the otherwise clear specifications of the Book of Joshua. "4. Geology.—Of this we are in ignorance of almost every detail. The valley of the Jordan and basin of the Dead Sea is geologically one of the most remarkable spots on the earth's surface. To use the words of Sir Roderick Murchison, it is the key to the whole of the geology of the district.' Its Bibilical interest is equally great. To name but one point. The decision of the question whether any volcanic changes have occurred round the margin of the lake within the historical period may throw a new aspect over the whole narrative of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, which has hitherto been interpreted almost wholly without reference to the geological evidence of the ground. . _ "5. Natural Sciences —Botany, Zoology, Meteorology.— These are at present but very imperfectly known, while the recent investigations of Mr. Tristram, limited as they neces sarily were, show that researches are likely to furnish re sults of no common scientific interest. Naturalist after naturalist will devote himself for years to the forests of South America or the rivers of Africa. Why should we not have some of the same energy and ability applied to the correct description of the lilies and cedars, the lions, eagles, foxes, and ravens of the Holy Land ? " It will perhaps be said that many of the points above enumerated have been already examined—that Robinson, Stanley, Rosen, and others have done much in the depart ment o topography that Hooker, and more rcently Tris- WESTMINSTER. A FRENCH BUTLER'S ADVENTURE.—Mary Ann Tucker, a young woman, was placed at the bar, charged with rob bing Bertram Gustave, a French butler, engaged at 39, Chester-square. Prosecutor, who spoke English very indifferently, said that last night, at half-past twelve, he returned from the Hanover-square rooms, and was going towards a pillar box in Eaton-square to post a letter, when he was accosted by the prisoner and another female, who wanted to have some talk with him, but he told them he did not wish. He however could not get rid of them, and they got on either side, and not only both talked to him, but touched him in a funny manner, and soon he discovered that the prisoner had robbed him of 2s. 6d. The prisoner was on the side from which he lost the money, which was stolen from a portmonaie in his pocket. Mr. Selfe inquired whether the portmonaio was left in his pocket ? Prosecutor replied that it was. Mr. Selfe expressed his surprise. Prosecutor, in further describing the circumstances, said that the prisoner pressed so close upon him that he could not tell whether " she was in his pocket or outside." He did not like to push the prisoner or her companion away, because he did not wish to hurt them. They were with him two minutes only. Police-constable, 162 B, proved hearing a cry of police• He took prisoner but there was nothing found on her, and she denied the offence in toto, but admitted having spoken to the prosecutor. She had been in custody before for felony. Mr. Selfe said he did not think a jury would convict, and he should therefore not send the prisoner for trial. He discharged her with a caution. THAMES. THE COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE AND THE MAGISTRATES OF THE POLICE COURTS.—lnspector Dendy, of the H divi sion of police, called the attention of Mr. Partridge to a police-sheet where two persons were charged with felony and discharged, and the magistrate had not stated his reasons for his decision. Mr. Partridge—No, I did not assign any. reason, nor am I bound to do so. I never intend to assign the reasons for my decisions on the police-sheets. Inspector Dendy—l have been desired by the C ommis sioners of Police to request the magistrates to give their reasons when they discharge a prisoner. Mr. Partridge—l will nothing of the kind. The magi strates as a body have considered the matter, and have come to - a determination. I mark the sheets "No prose cutor" when no one appears to give evidence against a prisoner in custody. The other matter has been amply dis cussed by the magistrates as a body. I refuse to give my reasons for my decision when I discharge the prisoner. The conversation then terminated. ASSAULT UPON AN OFFICER OF THE COURT.—James Swallow, a tall, well-dressed man, and described as an en gineer, of Gun-lane, Limehouse, appeared before Mr. Par tridge, to answer a charge of assaulting Mr. James Denny, the housekeeper of the Thames Police-court. The complainant said that at half-past two o'clock on Wednesday morning he was in the passage of the court near the door. A police-constable called his attention to the defendant, who said he wanted to make an application to the magistrate for a summons. He told the defendant that summonses were granted at ten o'clock in the morn ing, and that the afternoon was not the time to make the application. The defendant called him a puppy. He said that's pretty language, and the defendant said, "I'll be —if I don't see the magistrate." He left the defen dant and turned his head on one side, when he received a violent blow on the eye, which stunned him. His eye was blackened. He had been in considerable pain ever since. He used no bad language to the defendant, and gave him no provocation whatever. Isaac Pawsey, a police constable, confirmed the com plainant's evidence, and said that Swallow was the worse for drink. The defendant, in reply to the charge, said he was not drunk, and that the complainant wasinsolent to him when ho applied to him for permission to see the magistrate. Denny said to him, "We don't want such - as you here," and on hearing such an odious epithet as that ap plied to him he certainly did strike him. He was then seized and taken to the station-house next door and locked up in a dark cell till 9 o'clock at night. He was then bailed. George Palmer, police sergeant, said the defendant was not sober when he was brought to the station on Wednes day. Inspector Griffin, of the S division, said he saw the pri soner at half-past four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, and then thought him in a fit state to go before the magis trate, but Pawsey was not then to be found, and a report had been made to Mr. Paget, who marked the sheet " Too . drunk to appear." The cell in which the prisoner was was mopped out in the morning, and he was put into a closer cell two hours before he was bailed. Mr. Partridge said it was found for the public con venience that summonses and warrants should be granted at 10 o'clock in the morning, except in cases of emergency. The defendant's case was not one of emergency, and he could have spoken to the police to remove the cart stand ing in Gun-lane, Limehouse, the nuisance of which he com plained. The evidence of Denny and Pawsey was conclusive. They swore no bad language was used, and that the de fendant struck the housekeeper of the court, and gave him a black eye. He had always found Denny to be a most respectable and well-behaved man, and an efficient officer, and believed him to be quite incapable of using the bad language imputed to him. If Denny had made use of such infamous language, it would have been a great provoca tion, but even then it would have been the duty of the defendant to have complained to the magistrate. It ap peared that Palmer saw the defendant at half-past two and half-past three, and he was then unfit to appear before the magistrate. Inspector Griffin saw the defendant at half past four, and he was then in a fit state to appear, and ought to have been taken before Mr. Paget. The sheet, however, had been already marked. The defend ant complained he had been put into a damp coll. He know the police cells of the sta tion next the court were dry and well ventilated. There were not better cells in the kingdom. The defendant was put into a cell which was washed in the morning, and when it was discovered he was put into a drier one. The defendant's motive was good in coming to the court, but there was no doubt the prisoner was in liquor and very stubborn, and that he had a bad feeling against Denny. From the prisoner's appearance, dress, and manner, he was surprised at his committing the outrage. Ho fined him 405., and if it had not been he was in the cell longer than he ought to have been the fine would have been heavier. The penalty was paid, Madame Ludwika Lesniowska, editress of the Polish journal the News of the World, has just left the prison at Cracow, after having passed three months there for an offence against the laws of the press. The Moniteur announces that a sum of 30,000 fr. has been paid anonymously to the Treasury, by way of restitution of registration dues, dishonestly kept back. tram, have reported on the botany ; that Roth and Tris tram have brought home shells, birds, and eggs ; that the researches of M, Lartet on the geology of the Dead Sea, and those of De Vogue and De Saulcy on archaeology, are on the eve of publication. This is true; but without in tending to detract from the usefulness or the credit of the labours of these eminent men, it is sufficient to observe that their researches have been partial and isolated, and their results in too many cases discrepant with each other. What is now proposed is an expedition composed of thoroughly competent persons in each branch of research, with perfect command of funds and time, and with all pos sible appliances and facilities, who should produce a report on Palestine which might be accepted by all parties as a trustworthy and thoroughly satisfactory document. " It is hoped that an arrangement may be made by which Captain Wilson will be able to remain for a few months in the country after he has completed the survey of Jerusalem and the levelling between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, and it will not be difficult to find competent persons to undertake the other departments named above. The annual cost of each investigator may be taken roughly at £BOO (including both remuneration and expenses). " The fund will be under the general control of a com mittee, aided by a small executive council chosen by the committee from its own body. " On the council will devolve the charge of administering the affairs of the fund, reporting periodically to the com mittee, " The practicability of such an undertaking as that now proposed has been amply proved by the success of the "As syrian Excavation Fund," formed in 1853, for prosecuting researches in the Mounds of Assyria, for which a large sum was raised by private subscription, and by which, during the short time it existed, much was effected. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, with characteristic liberality, showed his approbation of the project by becoming its patron and subscribing to the fund. " The following noblemen and gentlemen have already consented to join the committee :—Archbishop of York, Duke of Argyll, Duke of Devonshire, Bishop of London, Bishop . of Osord, Bishop of Ely, Earl of Shaftesbury, Sir S. Morton Peto, M.P., Dean of Westminster, Dean of Christ church, Rev. George Williams, Rev. Samuel Martin, Westminster, Mr. James Fergnsson, Mr. Henry Reeve, Professor Owen, Sir Henryßawlinson, K.C.8., Mr. Walter Morrison, M.P., Mr. William Tite, M.P., Mr. John Abel Smith, M.P., Rev. A. W. Thorold, Dr. William Smith, Rev. Norman M'Leod, Mr. Antonio Panizzi, and Canon Ernest Hawkins. Hon. Secretary, Mr. George Grove. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.--FRIDAY. The last day is generally a dull one. A large number of visitors have departed their various ways, the character of the racing, as will be gathered from the return, not hold ing out much inducement to remain. By a singular coin cidence Baron Rothschild, who on the corresponding day last year won four races, and was only beaten by a head for a fifth, has repeated the performance on this occasion, his stout old horse Wingrave carrying off the Queen's Plate as easily as he did last April, and three of his fillies, bearing the blue jacket and yellow cap in the van in other events, Maid Marian completing the similarity in the racing by running second in the Bennington Stakes. As we before remarked, but for the extraordinary fluc tuations in the betting and the vicissitudes attendant on favourites, the Craven would have been a dull meeting. Now it has had " sensation" enough, and to spare. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas ; 3-yr-olds, 7st 31b ; four, 9st 71b; five, lOst 41b; six and aged, 10st 81b. R.C. Baron Rothschild's Wingrave, 6 yrs (Wells) 1 Mr. T. Taylor's Maharajah, 4 yrs (Norman 2 Mr. Perry's Fantail, 5 yrs (Boyce 3 Mr. Savile's Misfortune filly, 4 yrs (Aldcroft) 4 Betting-100 t 6 30 on Wingrave. Wingrave made play, followed by Maharajah, Fantail, and Mr. Savile's horse bringing up the rear. They ran in this order to the straight, soon after entering which the Misfortune filly and Fantail received their quietus, and Maharajah went on in attendance on the favourite, who drew away on mounting the hill, and won in a canter by 20 lengths. Handicap Plate of 50 Boys, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. New T.Y.C. Baron Rothschild's Lady Hawthorn filly, 4 yrs, 7st (Peaks) 1 Mr. W. Day's Petra's dam colt, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. 11. Jones's His Royal Highness, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Cartwright) 3 Mr. John Dawson's Bella, 3 yrs, 7st Mr. W. Craven's Oldbury, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Morris) 5 Mr. J. Preston's Lord Waldegrave, 3 yrs, Gst 121 b (Sayers) 6 Betting-7 to 4 agst Petra's. dam colt, 3to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn filly, 100 to 30 agst Oldbury, and 7 to 1 agst His Royal Highness. The Lady Hawthorn filly took up the running, followed by the Petra's darn colt and Oldbury, Lord Waldegrave lying next. There was no alteration in this order, the Baron's filly having always the best of it, and cleverly shaking off the Petra's dam colt when the latter made his effort, defeated him by three quarters of a length ; His Royal Highness finished three lengths behind the second horse. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, for two and three-yr-olds. Bretby Stakes Course. 7 subs. Baron Rothschild's Flash of Lightning f, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (Peaks) 1 Mr. Hodgman's Venturous, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (Heartfield) 2 Mr. Savile's Melbourne dam filly (h b), 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Morris) 3 Betting-2 to lon Flash of Lightning filly. The Melbourne dam filly made play, waited on by the Flash of Lightning filly to the cords, where the former was beaten, and the Baron's going on with a clear lead, won easily by three lengths. Sweepstakes of 25 soya each, 10 ft ; colts, Bst 121 b ; fillies, Bst 81b. R.M. 6 subs. Mr. Valentine's Celerrima, Bst 81b (T. French) 1 Count F. de Lagrange's Jevi ng t on , B st 121 b (Clay) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Celerrima, who waited on the non favourite until about a quarter of a mile from home, when French let her go, and she won easily by three lengths. Match -100 h ft. First half of Ab. M. Admiral Rous's Saffron, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (Fordham) 1 Lord Westmoreland's T em pl ar , 4 yrs, Bst 101b...(Goater) 2 Betting-5 to 2on Saffron, who made all the running and won cleverly by three-quarters of a length. Plate of 50 sous ; 2-yr-olds, Bst 71b ; 3-yr-olds, 9st 21b• T.Y.C. Baron Rothschild's Melinda, 2 yrs, 6st 121 b (in. 51b ex.) (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Gunnell's Grace Darling, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (500 soya Mr. W. G. Craven's Fury, 2 (H.Grimshaw 2 yrs, sst 121 b (£lOO (Heartfield) 3 The following also ran :—Boadicea, Lincoln's-inn colt, and Birague. Betting-7 to 4 agst Melinda, 2to 1 agst Birague, 3to 1 agst Fury, and 8 to 1 agst Grace Darling. Birague made play with a strong lead, but soon retiring left Melinda in the possession of it, followed by Fury and Grace Darling lying on the off side. Close to home the latter came with a sudden rush, but failed to quite reach the Baron's, who defeated her by a head ; Fury finished a length behind Graco Darling, and Birague was fourth. The Bennington Stakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; with certain allowances. D.M. 8 subs. Lord Stamford's Provision, Bst 41b (T. French 1 Baron Rothschild's M a id Marian, 7st 131 b ( D a l e y) 2 Mr. Savile's Pirate, B s t 21b (Fordham 3 Betting-5 to 4on Maid Marian, sto 2 agst Provision, and 3 to 1 agst Pirate. Pirate jumped off in front and took the lead for a quar ter of a mile, Provision then went on with the running, at tended by Maid Marian, who made her effort at the dis tance, but was beaten by a neck, after a good race. Pirate fir'.shed a length behind the Baron's mare. The Port Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for4-yr-olds. T.M.M. 5 subs. Mr. Caxton's Prince Arthur, Bst 101 b (Challoner) w.o. WINDSOR STEEPLECHASES. —FRIDAY. A Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for hun ters; 12st each, with certain penalties and selling allow ances. About three miles. 6 subs. Mr. B. Land, jun.'s, Deceiver, 12st 71b (.£100) ...(Owner 1 Mr. Land's Ace of 'Trumps, 12st 71b (X100)...(W. States 2 Captain Rowley's Traviata, list 71b (CO) (Mr. Charles 3 The following also ran :—Pallas (late Dash), Charley, and Ascot. Betting-2 to 1 agst Deceiver, Bto 1 agst any other. Won cleverly by three lengths ; a length divided the second and third. Charley did not pass the post. The winner was not sold. The Grand Military Steeplechases of 10 sovs each, with 0 added ; 12st each ; winners extra. About three miles. 7 subs. Captain De B. Hodges' (12th Lancers) Podarces,_l2st _ (Mr. Hunter) 1 Mr. Brabazon's Agnes, 13st (inc 141 b ex)...(Capt. Fox) 2 Mr. Willoughby's (Ist Life Guards) Apethorp (late Earl of Westmoreland), 12st 71b (inc 41b extra) (Mr. Clare) 3 The following also ran:—Benedict, Who Dare Say 800, Bravo, and Bell's Life. Betting-2 to 1 agst Apethorp, 3to 1 agst Who Dare Say 800, 4 to 1 each agst Bell's Life and Agnes, 5 to 1 agst Podarces. Won easily by three-quarters of a length ; Apethorp , persevered with after his fall, cantered in a long way in the rear ; Bell's Life fell at the last fence but one. The Selling Steeplechase of 5 sous each, with 25 added Weight for age, with selling allowances. About two miles. 8 subs. Mr. Rupert's Fairplay, aged, 11st 71b (1...50) (Mr. Harford) 1 Mr. Land's Ace of Trumps, aged, ( 1 Ist ) 101 b (£80) (States) 2 The following also ran :—Light of Other Days, Confi dence (late Bosh), White Syrrey (late Mountain Boy), Bossy, and Tally-Ho. Betting—Even on Fairplay, 3 to 1 agst Ace of Trumps, 10 to 1 agst any other. Fairplay made all the running, and won in a canter by ten lengths. Nothing else but Ace of Trumps passed the post. The winner was not sold. The Borough Members' Plato (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 25 added. About three miles. 7 subs. Mr. Land's Rhcebus, aged, 11st 21b (States) 1 Mr. Dixon's The Old Squire, 12st (Waddington) 2 Simpleton Also ran. • Betting-5 to 4on The Old Squire, 6,:t0 4 agst Rhcebus. Won easily by six lengths. Simpleton was pulled up three-quarters of a mile from home. THIRSK RACES—FRIDAY. The Sowerby Plate (handicap) of 25 sous ; winners extra. About 6 fur. Mr. Johnstone's Holstein, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Cameron 1 Mr. Sidney's Portrick, 3 yrs, Est 12Ib (Cranshaw 2 Mr. Singleton's Mrs. Lirriper, 3 y rs , E st 11lb (Craddock 3 The following also ran :—Rondoletia, Whitethorn, Re surgam, Nidderdale, Billy Cawton, and Guitar. Betting-11 to 8 agst Portrick, 4to 1 each agst Mrs. Lirriper and Rondoletia, 5 to 1 agst Holstein, and 10 to 1 agst any other (offered). After some delay at the post, where Roudoletia lashed out, and gave Cranshaw a severe kick on the left leg, Portrick jumped away in front, and made play to inside the distance, where Holstein " can noned" against Portrick, and the pair coming away to gether, a slashing race ended in favour of Holstein by a head ; half a length between second and third. Rondoletia, heading the pulling-up horses, was fourth. After the race an objection was made against Holstein, on the ground of a "cannon," and a second objection was laid against Por trick on similar grounds. The stewards, however, after hearing evidence, declared Holstein the winner. The Mowbray Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ; winners extra. 4 fur. 132 yds. Mr. Maekenzie's Balsam, Bst 71b (Doyle 1 Mr. Peckett's Globule's dam filly, Bst 41b...(J. Snowdon 2 Mr. Ashton's Negrada, Bst 71b (Marchant 3 Mr. Masterman's Honesty, Bst 101 b... (G. Noble) 4 The following also ran :—Happy Medium, Inheritress, Mayflower, Annie Laurie filly, Chessman, and Dagmar. Betting-7 to 2 each agst the Globule's . dam filly and Annie Laurie filly, 5 to 1 agst Honesty, 7 to 1 agst Bal sam, and 10 to 1 agst any other. A tedious delay at the post. Honesty, the Globule's dam filly, and Negrada ran in front to the half distance, where Honesty fell back, and Balsam coming out opposite the lower end of the enclosure, won a good race by half a length ; length between second and third ; head thiid and fourth. The Annie Laurie filly was fifth, Dagmar sixth, Inheritress seventh, and the last two were Chessman and Happy Medium. The Hunt Cup, a piece of plate the value of .£lOO, for half bred horses that have been hunted ; five-yr-olds, 7st lib, six and aged, 12st 41b ; winners extra ; gentlemen riders. About two miles and a half. Lord Middleton's Vandal, aged, 12st 91b (Mr. C. Boynton) 1 Mr. Taylor nd Extra Number, 5 yrs, 11st 121 b _ . (Mr. Harland) 2 Mr. Tweedy nd The Witch, 6 yrs, 16st 41b (Mr. Cattle) 3 Mr. Bruere nd Charley, 6 yrs, 12st 41b (Mr. Hutchinson) 4 The following also ran :—Beggarinan, Bonnets o' Blue, Sky Pilot, Sally, Rosamond, Goth, and Superb. Betting-4 to lon Vandal, 7to 1 agst Goth, and 100 to 8 bar two. Sally and Extra Number alternately made the running for about two miles, when Vandal went to the front, and won in a common canter by three lengths ; bad third and fourth ; the others all pulling up as they passed the post. Match-50 sons each. One mile. Captain Vyner's Bryan, aged, lOst 121 b (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 1 Hon. C. L. Fox's Cheap Article, aged, lOst 71b (Owner) 2 Betting-2 to lon Bryan, who won in a canter by four Lengths. The Members' Plate (selling) of 3 says each, with 25 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. • About one mile. Mr. F. Belli Little Dame, 3 yrs, Est (Carroll 1 Mr. L. F. Peckitt's Cronstadt, 3 yrs, B st... (E. Harrison 2 Mr. Singleton's Mrs. Lirriper, 3 yrs, Est (Craddock 3 Betting-11 to 10 agst Mrs. Lirriper, 7to 4 agst Cron stadt, and 3 to 1 agst Little Dame. Won by two lengths ; same between second and third. The winner was bought in for 62 guineas. Mr. Peckitt claimed Mrs. Lirriper. The Hambleton Plate (handicap) of 100 Boys ; winners extra. One mile. Mr. Goodlass's Pretty Girl f, 4 yrs, 6st 13113 (in 31b ex) (J. Marson) Mr. Mackenzie's King Charming, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b (Doyle) 2 Mr. C. Peck, jun.'s, Venison, 5 yrs, 7st (Clarkson) 3 Mr. Gregory's ns Moll Flagon, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Cameron) 4 The following also ran :—Windham, Sundeelah, Sweet Jessie, Anonyms, India, Little Minster, Irritation, and Zenobia. Betting-2 to 1 agst Pretty Girl filly, 4to 1 agst King Charming, and 6 to 1 agst Irritation. Won by half a length ; same distance separated second and third, and third and fourth. Anonyma, India, and Zenobia were left at the post. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 11 to 2 agst Grinder (offered) Bto 1 agst Mail Train (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Highflyer's dam colt (taken) CHESTER CUP. 11 to 1 agst Victorious (offered) 12 to 1 agst Lion (taken freely) 100 to 8 agst Ackworth (taken) 100 to 7 agst Lord Zetland (offered) 20 to 1 agst Mcestissinia, filly (offered)) 25 to 1 agst High flyer's data colt (off—take 30 freely) 200 to 6 agst Grinder (taken) 100 even agst Victorious (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 9 to 2 agst Kangaroo (offered) 6to 1 agst Breadalbane (offered) 10 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken freely) 100 to 7 agst Gladiateur (taken) DERBY. 6 to 1 agst The Duke (offered) 100 to 7 agst Breadalbane (offered) 25 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken) The Accident at the Brighton Railway Station, BRIGHTON, Friday Night. This morning John Brooker and Francis Green, the driver and fireman of the Lewes train that ran into the Brighton train on Saturday night last, were brought up on remand at tho Town Hall, before Mr. Bigge, the stipen diary, and a full bench of magistrates, charged with neglect of duty, whereby the accident already reported was caused. Mr. Coode, of the firm of Faithful, Son, and Coode, ap peared for the London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail way Company ; Mr. Craven, locomotive superintendent ; Mr. Turner, traffic superintendent. ; and Mr. Carpenter, in spector of the company's police, were also present to watch the proceedings. Mr, Fanfold, solicitor, of Brighton, attended for both the accused. _ _ _ John Gibbs, the signalman at the Montpelier-road June _ . _ tion, said that about 9.30 on Saturday night last the semaphore and distal t signals were standing at danger against the Lewis train, when the train in charge of the prisoners came past and ran into the London train. Wit ness waved his red hand-lamp es the train was coming over the viaduct. When the driver of the Lewes train found the distant signal at danger, he should have stopped and gone on quietly until he could see the other signal. He had no business to go into the station until he had a signal to do so. By Mr. Penfold—Witness had no control of the Dog Kennel-road Station. Witness had a telegraphic apparatus, but did not signal there was any obstruction, as there was not any. The distant signal stands at danger until altered for a train to pass. It is altered for evey train, but while standing at danger the drivers should come on cautiously. The guard told witness he had his break on. Witness waved his red light to stop the Lewes train as it came out of the tunnel. The London train was protected by the signals, and had been in nine minutes. Ho was not foul of the Lewes-road, nor was it necessary to telegraph to the Dog Kennel signals. The signals were at "stop" against the Lewes train. Witness did not notice that the engine had been reversed. By theßench.—lf the distant signal stands at " stop" the driver should pull up within the protection of that signal and stop before coming to the semaphore. Thomas Godfrey said he was guard of the Lewes train in the break van at the rear. Before the train got to the tun nel he saw the distant signal at danger and put on his break. They should have stopped between the distant signal and the semaphore until the caution signal was given to come on. The train was going pretty fast. By Mr. Penfold—Witness thought the driver shut off steam after passing the Dog Kennel signal. The London train usually went in at the Lewes side of the ticket plat form, and the Lewes train ought to h ave stopred further the th as back. Witness put the break on as soon distant signal. He heard no whistle. There her e e d had metals hea great deal of traffic on the line that day. a had got very bright, and m i g ht have been slipperyfrom the dew. unum r la o l u l g fas th t e that t le h rk e v n a the h e a locomotive passenger in departmentthe Lewes of the Mr ;a7l;a ll y, ar s d a m id an ti tunnel he thought the train was goi ng y of spededknaltewrinpgasstinheg probability of train upon Saturday night. After they g ot through signal.T he r e was no Witnessdimlionouktei diminution out of the window and saw the red light on at the signal box, an of a collision jumped out of the train. He had never known the train come round the curve so fast before. By Mr. Penfold—Witness did not observe that the engine was reversed. The train was going very fast when it struck the London train. James Ackman, the driver of the London train, deposed that on pulling up to the ticket platform he saw the Lewes train coming round the curve rather fast. Witness's train had waited outside the station, the signal being against him, and had just got the signal to go in when the Lewes train came in sight. The signals for the London and Lewes trains were quite distinct. By Mr. Penfold—Witness had driven on the Lewes line, and the driver of the Lewes train might have mistaken the signal. The extra traffic would make the rails bright, and the breaks would therefore not act so well as usual. As the Lewes train came in sight the engine wheels were "skidding" and fire was flying from the tender break, but witness saw none from the guard's break. THE VICTORIA CROSS. (From the Gazette of last Evening.) WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 21. The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the undermentioned midshipman and seamen of the Royal Navy, whose claims to the salve have been submitted for her Majesty's approval, on account of the gallantry dis played by them during the operations in the Straits of Simono Seki, Japan, as recorded against their names ; viz : Mr. Duncan Gordon Boyes, Midshipman of her Majesty's ship Euryalus, and Thomas Pride, Captain of the After guard of her Majesty's s hip Euryalus.—For the conspicu ous gallantry which, according to the testimony of Capt. Alexander, C. 8., at the time Flag Captain to Vice-Admiral Sir A. Kuper, K.C.8., Mr. Bops displayed.on the occasion of the capture of the enemy's stockade. Ho carried a colour with the leading company, kept it in advance of all, in the face of the thickest fire, his colour-sergeants having fallen, one mortally the other dangerously wounded, and he was only detained from proceeding further by orders of his superior officer. The colour he carried was Six times pierced by musket balls. Thomas Pride, captain of the Atter-guard, the survivor of the two colour-sergeants who supported Mr. Boyes in the gallant rush which he made in advance of the attack, is also recommended for the Victoria Cross for his conduct on this occasion. William Seeley, ordinary seaman, of her Majesty's ship Euryalus—For the intelligence and daring which, accord ing to the testimony of Lieutenant Edwards, commanding the 3d Company, he exhibited in ascertaining the enemy's position, and for continuing to retain his position in front, during the advance, after he had been wounded in the arm. LONDON GAZETTE-.-Last Evening. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S -OFFICE, APRIL 19. Notice ,is hereby given, that the State Apartments of Windsor Castle will be opened to the public, under: the usual regulations, on and after Monday, the 24th inst.- WHITEHALL, Arun, 19. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to bo passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing the Right Hon. Henry John, Viscount Palmerston, K.G., the Right Hon. William Evart Gladstone, Edward Hug es sen Knatchbull-Hugussen, Esq., William Patrick Adatn, Esq., and Lieutenant-Colonel Luke t o be Cominis sioners for executing the offices of Treasurer of the Ex chequer of Great Britain and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. WAR OFFICE, APnn, 19. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of General Charles Menzies, of the Royal Marino Artillery, and Major-General Charles War ren, C. 8., to be Ordinary Members of the Military division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the Most Hon. Order of the Bath. CROWN OFFICE, April 19. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA- Wigton District of Burghs—George Young, Esq., her Majesty's Solicitor-General for Scotland, in the room of Sir William Dunbar, Bart., who has accepted the office of one of the Commissioners for Auditing the Public Ac counts. County of Louth.—Tristram Kennedy, Esq., of Hen rietta-street, in the city of Dublin, in the room of Richard Montesquieu Bellew, Esq., who has accepted the office of one of the Commissioners for administering the Laws for the Relief of the Poor in Ireland. Borough of Rochdale.—Thomas Bayley Potter, of Buill Hill, in the township of Pendleton, in the county palatine of Lancaster, merchant, in the room of Richard Cobden, Esq., deceased. County of Salop—The Hon. Percy Egerton Herbert, in the room of the Right Hon. Orlando George Charles Bridge man (commonly called Viscount Newport), called to the Upper House of Parliament. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 19. Commander Thomas Heard has been placed on the Re tired List with the rank of Captain. APRIL 21. The following Flag promotions, dated the 14th instant, have been made in consequence of the death of Rear-Ad miral Thomas Henderson, on the 10th inst. : Captain George William Douglas O'Callaghan to be Rear- Admiral. Retired Captains—William Knighton Stephens, George Henry Parlby White, and William Windham Hornby, to be Retired Rear-Admirals, under the provisions of the Orders in Council of the Ist August, 1860, and '9th July, 1864. The following flag promotions, dated the 18th inst. have been made in consequence of the death of Vice- Admiral Sir John M'Dougall, K.C.8., on the 12th inst.:— Rear-Admiral Hon. Edward Howard, on the Reserved List, to be Vice-Admiral on the same list. Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, K.C.8., to be Vice- Admiral. Captain Charles Wise to be Rear-Admiral. Retired Rear-Admiral John Monday to be Retired Vico- Admiral. Retired Captain David Peat to be Retired Rear-Admiral, under the prov WOW of the Orders in Council of Ist August, 1860, and 9th July 1864 BANKRUPTS, The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : Philip Rogers, general agent, Lower Marsh, Lambeth. Benjamin Moores, grocer, Poole John West, dairyman, High Barnet, Herefordshire William Boutell, ship broker, Erith Thomas Willson ' architect, Hammersmith Hector Melville, timber dealer, Everton, Liverpool George Whiting, shoemaker, Northampton Robert Ashworth, spindle maker. Manchester William Brindle, provision dealer, Bolton George Robinson, plumber, Yeaveley, Derbyshire William Campbell, provision dealer, Manchester David Mizon, baker, Brentwood James Crosher, grocer, Nottingham John Fairbairn, hosier, Sunderland Ebenezer Grant, stationer, Sunderland Thomas J. E. Mudd, butcher, Ipswich Joseph Miller, tailor, Deptford George Giles, baker, Northleach, Gloucestershire. James Webb, farmer, Brimpts Farm, Devonshire. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Benjamin Cracknell, farmer, Southolt, Suffolk. SCOTCH BANKPT J. and D. Wilson, grocers, Dumbarton James Cran, farmer, Inverkeithing James Paterson, spirit dealer, Johnstone COURSE OF EXCHANGE —Last Eve: Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 171 Ditto 3 Months. 11 19 11 19 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 421 25 50 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 15 25 2 0 } Ditto 3 Months. 25 40 25 45 _ Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120} 120/ Vienna — 11 10 11 15 Trieste — 11 10 11 15 Petersburgh - 301 301 Berlin Madrid — ii 47 ... Cl3diz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples — 25 55 25 0 Palermo Messina Lisbon — 51 51 Oporto — 511 51 1 Foreiga Gold in Bars (Standard) per oz. ... .£3 17 9 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market opens steady, and prices are i to f dearer. Sales probably 20,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, April 22.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather. PILL, April 20.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Western Queen, for Prince Edward's island. CARDIFF, April 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Maria, from Gibraltar. OFF SCILLY, April 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Robert Hay, from Cardiff for Havannah. BRISTOL, April 21.—Wind N.B.—Arrived—Neptune, from Havannah. HARTLEPOOL, April 20.—Wind S.E.—Sailed — James Brook, for Bilboa. NEWPORT, April 21.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Meteor, and A. M'Lellan, from Bilboa ; Geshand, from Antwerp for St. Thomas. HOLYHEAD, Ap r il 20.—Wind S.S.E.—Sail e d — M aud, for Cuba. CLYDE, April 19.—Wind S.S.R—Sailed—Clarabel, for Demerara. PLYMOUTH, April 21.—Wind S.E.—S da e —Hero of the Nile, for --. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, April 21.--Advance and Daring—both from Grenville. Arrived, April 22 . —Thetis, from Rouen ; Pilot, steamer, from Hamburg ; Moselle, steamer, and Panther—both from Boulogne ; Wyvernon, steamer, from Malagar ; James, from St. Malo. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed.—Bilboa, screw steamer, from London, forßilboa. Since Saturday last the imports of specie have amounted to £202,606, and the exports to £100,851. An order has been made for winding up the Palleg Anthracite Coal and Iron Company (Limited) by the Court of Chancery. Mr. George Scott, of Bond-court, Walbrook, has been appointed the official liquidator. DAY FOR MARRYING.—There is a remarkable peculiarity in the Scottish people, says the Regis trar-General—their fondness for marrying on the last day of the year. There are more marriages in Scotland on that day than in any week of the year, excepting, of course s the week in which that day occurs. The detailed returns foil 1861 have just been issued, and the number of mar riages in the eight principal towns would average some 25 a day-Lthat is to say, a work-day, for marrying is one of the things not to bo dono in Scotland on Sunday—but the Registrar-General states that, in fact, there are between 400 and 500 marriages in those towns on the 31st of December. By another curious usage, a large proportion of these marriages are not registered until January, mak ing that appear a favourite month for marriage, which it is not. 1