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servedly so ; but Why this Terpsichorean feat,iwhich is of a very ancient Irish pattern,.should be desig nated " American" we cannot imagine; however, in dancing as in other matters, there may be nothing new even in St. James's Hall. Several new songs of a humorous character were introduced, and the entertainment, on the whole, was much applauded by a very numerous and respectable audience. POLYGRAPHIC HALL. The knowledge that Mr. W. S. Woodin was again " at home" would at all times be sufficient to insure a good audience, and therefore there need be no surprise at his having a bumper last evening. We have too recently noticed his new entertainments of " Baden-Baden" and "Up in the Air" to need do more than state that they improve on acquaint ance. THE . The entertainments at OXFOR this D popular place of amusement consisted last evening of several operatic selections, conducted by Mr. Jonghmans, and per formed by Misses Russell, Barrie, Reid, and Fitz- Henry, Messrs. Bury, Tivoli, St. Albyn, &c. ; a ballet by the Hungarian family, and other attrac tions. The Oxford was literally crammed in every part, and the performances received throughout with loud demonstrations of approval. MADAME TIISSAUD'S. This exhibition, in Baker-street, received its full share of visitors yesterday ; the magnificent rooms being constantly crowded during the whole of the day. The catalogue was eagerly sought after, con taining, as it does, a complete epitome of the history of England. The splendid Hall of Kings was densely crowded, and the various life-size figures of most of the crowned heads of Europe, together with relics of byegone days, evidently gave the greatest satisfaction to every one. CRYSTAL PALACE. Yesterday was the largest Easter Monday attend ance which has yet occurred, 29,087 persons being present. Ethardo's re-appearance was greeted with the most enthusiastic welcome. His daring per formance took place on a new and more lofty pole, erected in front of the great orchestra. The ex hibition of an enormous head of Joey Grimaldi with rolling eyes and moving mouth, by Dyk Wynkyn, excited unbounded merriment among the spectators. GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION. Mr. and Mrs. German Reed, with Mr. J. Parry, gave a new entertainment last evening, entitled " Our Yachting Cruise." Mr. Reed firstintroduced himself as Mr. Wyldbury, on board his yacht the Nau tilus ; and after Mrs. Reed has appeared as Elise, his stewardess, he is joined by the Hon. Adolphus Nix, a shortsighted gentleman, represented by Mr. John Parry, who has fled from his aunt Mrs. M'Nab, and hopes to join Mr. Wyldbury and his friends in their theatrical representations on the morrow. Mrs. Reed afterwards appears as Mrs. Wyldbury, and a few angry passages between the husband and wife tell the audience that an unfortunate gentleman named Gage has sought refuge on board the yacht from three mothers-in-law, one of whom is the Hon. Adolphus Nix's aunt, and the others—Mrs. Dbmo, a major's widow, and Mrs. Bodger, a kind of Mrs. Malaprop. Then comes Mr. William Switcherley, represented by Mr. Parry, in the act of composing the libretto for an opera to be played on board. Mr. Swit cherley takes elaborate notes of what he conceives to be original ideas ; and in the course of his study he tries a passage of his opera, and thus awakens Mr. Gage, who had before been hiding and sleeping under an awning over the piano. This is a capital scene ; but it is equalled by the appearance of the three mothers-in-law in search of the unfortunate Mr. Gee, whom they each claim as their special pro perty. Mrs. Bodger claims precedence, because her daughter was the first wife, Mrs. M , Nab ; because she had in her time ministered to him with Scotch comforts; and Mrs. Dome because she had used him to hardships and " made a man of him." They make common cause, however, in their endeavours to discover Mr. Gage, and he evades them only to find himself in new and more trying dif f iculties. But in time he rejoices at the discovery of the lisp ing Miss Mandolina Thrumb, an orphan, whom he hopes to marry without the prospect of a fourth proprietor-. After this comes the rehearsal of the opera by Mr. Switcherley, and -two others of the proposed performers, who each take several parts in default of the appearance of the rest of the corn- Pally. The opera is full of "striking situations," quite equal in absurdity and drollery to the scenes which precede it. Altogether this is about the best piece the accomplished trio have appeared in at the Royal Gallery of Illustration. We think, how ever, Mr. Burnand, its composer, has been slightly too absurd in the scene of the three mothers-in-law. Mr. Parry supp l emen t e d th e en t er t a i nment w i t h his new episode in Mrs. Roseleaf's family, " The * Wedding Breakfast." Austrian Despatch to the Prussian Govei nment. BERLIN, April 2. On the 31st ult. Count Karolyi, the Austrian Alinister in Berlin, delivered to Count von Bismark a note, of which the following is said to be a cor rect summary : " It has come to the knowledge of the Imperial Govern ment that, in order not to assume the responsibility of laving raised apprehension for the preservation of peace, the Prussian Government has accused the Court of Vienna of harbouring hostile intentions, and has even gone so far as to hint at the eventuality of an armed aggression on the part of Austria against Prussia. Although the un founded nature of such an assertion is notorious and generally recognised throughout Europe, the Austrian Go vernment feels it incumbent upon it to protest against an inculpation in flagrant opposition to the evidence of facts. "The undersigned consequently has been instructed to de clare categorically to Count von Bismark that nothing could be further removed from the intentions of his Imperial Majesty t h an an offensive action direct e d aga i ns t P russ i a. Such an intention is formally precluded by the feelings of friendship towards the King, as well as the Prussian nation, of Which the Emperor has so often given proof, both by Word and deed; but the Emperor moreover, does not forget the duties which Austria and Prussia solemnly ac cepted in signing the German Federal pact. His Imperial Majesty for his part is firmly determined not to place him self in contradiction with the stipulations of Article XL of the Federal pact, which prohibit the members 6f the Con federation from endeavouring to redress their grievances by force. " The undersigned, while requesting the President of the Council to submit the present note to his august Sovereign, is instructed to express the desire that the Prussian Cabinet May repel without ambiguity, and as clearly as the under signed has done himself, in the name of his Government, all Suspicion of a wish to violate the peace. By doing this the Prussian Cabinet would restore that general confidence in the maintenance of the peace of Germany, which ought never to have been shaken. (Si) "KAROLYI. Copies of thi s note have been communicated " to the representatives of Austria at the German and foreign Courts. A BANK CASHIER CHARGED WITH FORGERY.— Mr. 'Wilson, who has been a cashier in Messrs. Lambton and Co.'s bank in Newcastle-on-Tyne 40 years, has been taken into custody, and would be brought before the ma gistrates of that town yesterday and remanded, charged with having forged a bond for £l,BOO upon the River Tyne Commissioners in connection with some trust property witwith which he was connected. Mr. Wilson was a leading which the Dissenters in Newcastle, and his appre hension has; caused, great excitement. There is no reason to believe that his accounts with the bank are I j s ren g• Ind ee d tli ey have been examined and proved to "'" not se. A EMIG RATION FROM THE MERSEY.—During the starch quarter just ended the r e sa iled f r om the ` er s°3' a total o f 24 , 7 7 7 em i grant; which shows an in crestee of 10,261 compared with the same quarter of last a r. Of the se th ere sailed to the United States, under the Act, 892 cabin and 18,923 steerage passengers ; and not I r d er the A ct, 860 cabin and 764 steerage passengers. 13'4 1 ,, ri ng the p as t month of March the total emigration was 3 an d Person s , o f w h om 11,787 were for the United States 12the g r eater proportion w ere I r i s h . M essrs. M ' lver are _ 4 cing sever a l a ddi t i onal steamers on their North Ameri can station to meet the demands of the emigration traffic. Phi illontali ve t, f ormer l y m i n i ster under .Louis r n 1 4 0 7 in a letter from Nice addressed to the Debuts, regrets that the state of his health will not permit him to r'o th e f aithful friends who are proceeding to Claremont $e quotes th e i r last respects to the late Queen of the French. quotes the following passage from one of the ladies in attendanc but h ank Oon the ex-Queen :—" lam cut to the heart ; - -ank God I have arrived here in time to see the Queen "co more, and devote myself to her last moments. I am : e e il l o g with Urine. Moser to lay her out, and to put on her , p rai Z7 to her own desire, the dress sho wore on quitting MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL ENTELLIGENnt The Money Market presents an active and firm aspect. The commercial demand for accommoda tion is rather large owing to some special heavy engagements which will be due at the end of the week. The lowest quotations of the brokers is 6 per cent. for the best short dated paper. The sum of £3,000 was taken into the Bank of England yesterday afternoon. The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of £1,652 3s. 10d. on account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador. English Convention Bonds of Mexico, 1851. The London Bank of Mexico and South America (Limited) have received advices from Mexico of the following receipts to date by Mr. Glenuie, her Britannic Majesty's Consul, on account of the divi dend and sinking fund due June .4, 1866, on the above bonds : "Mexico, Feb. 27, 1866. " Amount in Mr. Glennie's possession, $214,841 11c ; ditto in hands of Mr. Glennie's agents at the ports, $130,367 67c; making a total of $345,208 78c, of which amount $288,199 60c belong to the $4,025,892 96c exist ing Stock English Convention Bonds." By the above statement it will be perceived that there is already sufficient collected to pay the 3 per cent. divi dend in June, and some 3i per cent. of the sinking fund. Two o'CLock. According to Reuter's telegram, this morning, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 90c. Firm, all in demand. The English Stock Market has been very favour ably influenced by the advices from the Continent announcing the probable peaceful solution of the Schleswig-Holstein question. Operators have been busily buying for a rise in prices, and Consols have improved to-day f per cent., viz., to 86f to for money, and to 864 87 for the May settlement. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 841 f ; Exchequer Bills for March, ss. dis., and for June, 6s. to 2s. dis. ; Bank of England Stock, for account, 245 ex. div. ; India Stock, 209 ; do., 5 per Cents., 102 k ; and do. Bonds, 18s. prem. The advance in the quotations for Foreign Stocks has been general, the average improvement repre senting 4 per cent. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 37f ; Mexican, 211 ; ditto New, 18f 19 ; Greek, 134 141 ; Spanish Passive, 26f e ; Italian, 581 ; Chilian Loan, 1 f pm. ; Brazilian Scrip, 14 4 dis. ; and Egyptian Railway Scrip, 2 1 dis. United States Government 5 20 Bonds, 74 4; Erie Shares, 55} 56 ; and Illinois, 80 f. Ths dealings in the Railway Share Market have been on a very moderate scale, although prices in several instances exhibit an upward tendency. Midland and Great Western have each advanced ss. ; North Western, 10s. ; and Great Northern A stock, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings are gene rally a shade higher. Bahia and San Francisco have advanced to 15/ ; Grand Trunk of Canada 'to 3 2 33 ; and Great Western of Canada to 164 17. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet, but at steady rates. Alliance are dealt in O f 27 11 ; Consolidated at 9i- ; Bank of London, at 251 ; London Financial, at 101 1; National Discount Company, at 13 1 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., at 1614 ; Reuter's Telegraph Co. shares are quoted 1 2 prem. ; and the Pasha of Egypt New Loan, 1 4 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, April 5 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent B4l 4 1 New 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Innuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 31 5 arch' dis G June. 2 die - xchequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent, Do. £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO dank c.,7 England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account 245 x d INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ndian Stock, loi per Cent., April 1874 209 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct._ 1888 _. ........ — Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account 731 3 Do. Scrip, £45 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do. Account Do £ICO Bonds Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent 96} Do Scrip, £25 paid — Pm Do. 4i- per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cont. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Danubian Principalities aluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — 6gyptian 7 per Cent B9- 901 Do. ' Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds 92i Do. 1864 BBk 9 81 Do £lOO Bonds 9O 89k Do. Government Railway Debenturos 9O - - Do. £25 paid Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Coupons Do Account 5l cluatemala 5 per Cent. talian 5 per Cent 1865 Do. Account _ _ Do. liaremmana Railway liexican 3 per Cent Do. Account _ _ Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Slontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Hoorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Wari•ants (Hectares) Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — 'eruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do 3 per Cent. (llribarren) — Do 4.} per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BBl I Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 DO 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B9l Do 5 per Cent. 1864 9li Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account 26i I i Stranish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l5l 16. Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 4} per Cent. 1864 - Turkish 6 per Cent. 1851 — Do Account 92 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 6Bl i Do £lOO Bonds 691 9 / Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — Do Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Ditto account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account ' Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrifin, 5 pm' Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 4 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gnil Do 4 per Cent. Certificaues French Rentes 3 per Cent. Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 251....., Do Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for money Do. May settlement The Price of Gold. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 1081 per cent. At these rates there s no pion on the importation of go'd from the United States. rue quotation of gold at Paris is about per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 3710tlia per Mt, clearer in Leaden Wan in Paris. THE SLIN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, IMO. SHARE MARK ETS,— This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Bridtol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian . Cork and Bandon. Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Juno Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc IC.London, ocrip Certi Do. Glasgow 8c S. Western. Great. Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Ang,l. st. No. 1 Great North of Scotland Great Northern a,. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, ts. at 25 pu Gt S, and W. of Ireland Weste:n D . J. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxloid 1 , 0. Newpo. t I 10. Lano,shire,t Yorkshire ndon and Blackwali Lon., S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dovcr Do. Illetr'op. 11. x. A. T.on. ttz North Western Lon. tt South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Jletropolitan Do. New Do Extension Metropolitan District, Do. and St. john 7 ;iir'd Mid and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin ,t Derby slid Kent' North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle .... Do. Stock. & Darling - . Do. do. 1860-61 North London. Do. do. 18i4 Do. le. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C. ntral Scot. N. E Aber. stock ,o. Scot, Mid. st ..)ck Shropshire Union South Devon -ouch E. stern . ',tallies, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornw ill 100 1 .0 100 1 , 0 100 00 p aid .! Closing Pnce. I Business done. 90 92 127 128 55 63 13 15 5 7 67 70 70 72 118 12) 39 4t 6 7 121 123 1 8 HO CO 92 69 60 53 60 90 i 2 34 3 } :0) 02 12t 91 96 :37 1 , 9 43 (5 121 722 92 Q 3 63 64 132 134 2 2ip t 9$ t 7 t 23 1231 92 ol f 8 0 8 30 109 110 71 72 109 110 35 37 10 II p 12) 121 1, .2p 1i 2 p 74 75 10 12 150 152 67 70 112 114 50 5' 73 75 8 9 140 143 3 I p l 100 102 12 I 921 :3i 3 91 9 96 123 i I 6i P 71i } 74 51 53 BRITISH Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born.,Baroda, gu. 6 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron _ Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & 8. E., lim are Town & Dock, gu ] Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben_ al, gm, 5 do East Iddian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension (3 rand Tr unk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6_ p.c Do. Ist Pref.'Bonds. Do. do. deferred ... DO: 2d Prif. Bonds. Do. do. deferred ... Do. 3d Pref. stook— Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stook . Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. G . ua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 6 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great W a. of Canada.. _ Do. New ...... D 6p. c. Bds . pay 1873 1)0.51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. di Hudson's Bay N. El I.C'da, 6po Istpf.bs Seinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub 1 p.kt Do.lndus St Flo '4l 'OLONIAL GOVES British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1572 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D sp. 0. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & Jul) Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 1)o.Apl. &Oct 1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-9' Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 , Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 pct., 1000 Ceylon, Nov. IB6S, 6 p. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, F. p. c, 1871, Jan. and July Do. IN7B ' )0. 188 !, nay 15, Nov. Do. Pos, Feb. & Any.. atal . .ov. o per cent.. N.ll.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&.luly N. S.W. Gov.s p•c.,lBei. Do. 5 p c. 18,1 to 187, • 189' Sew Zealand, 6 p. cent . Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sc , tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 1. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,G ov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, 8 pril & Oct IESSIONS, 5, 60 102 103 P P 61 i 7 10 11 76 80 96 98 65 70 100 102 101 102 102 104 29 St 88 90 65 67 55 60 59 61 50 55 45 49 42 45 30 33 ZO 108 109 2 14 2 p 99 100 91 93 18 97 3 3i , 1 91 Y 6 86 e 8 1 4cl 100 10. 9 93 87 89 62 fit 8 82 99 100 98 99 4,1 97 99 ELECTION COMMITTEE—This Day. ---0-- NOTTINGHAM. The members of this committee re-assembled this morn ing at 11 o'clock. Mr. Rodwell, Q.C., who opened the case of Sir Robert Clifton yesterday, resumed his address this morning. After some preliminary observations the learned counsel adverted to the evidence of the witness Corton, who had made the statement that Sir Robert Clifton had said in a speech on the hustings on the polling day, "Morley and Paget intend to attempt to block up the booths to-morrow. It is for you to prevent them. We will butcher' and pepper , than, and then nobody will buy them." He would esta blish to the satisfaction of the committee that there was no foundation for that statement, which was entirely uncor roborated, and that Sir R. Clifton was not on the hustings after he left it in the morning, until six o'clock in the even ing, when he addressed the electors. With respect to the evidence of Mr. Cox, who was very hostile to Sir Robert Clifton, the attack made on him was attributable to his unpopularity, and not to any incitement on the part of Sir Robert, who would give an emphatic denial as to his com plicity in the riots. Mr. 1)u Prat would also contradict. the witness as to the part he was alleged to have taken when the attack was made cm him before the day of poll ing. Tho committee would /earn for the first time that at three o'clock on the morning of the polling-day an attack was made by Morley and Paget's party on the committee rooms of Mr. Martin, which led to a reprisal on the part of some of those who wore interested in the success of Sirßobert and Mr. Martin, and was not to be attributed to the agency, direct or indirect, of either of these gentlemen. No doubt there were riots at different polling places on the day of the elec tion, but he denied that Sir Robert Clifton's denouncing and arresting them, instead of beinga "sham," was genuine. The learned counsel then analysed, at considerable length, the evidence of the other witnesses for the petition, which, he said, he would be able completely to refute, and he re marked that the counsel for the petitioners bad most sus piciously abstained from calling several witnesses to give corroborative evidence, although they boasted at the out set that 140 witnesses would be called. The committee will re-assemble to-morrow at the usual hour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WHOLESALE ROBBERY.--A young man, formerly in the employ of Mrs. Mary Ann Meade, milliner, of No. 22, Davies-street, Berkeley-square, was charged before Mr. Tyrwbitt with stealing a ring and other articles, the pro perty of his mistress. The prosecutrix stated that the prisoner was in her em ploy for about 12 months, and left in February last; and after he had gone she missed a ring and a number of other articles. Police-constable Moore, 193 C, proved taking the pri soner into custody, and finding a quantity of property (identified by the prosecutrix as belonging to her) in the prisoner's boxes. On searching the prisoner, who made no answer to the charge, he found in his possession some duplicates.relating to other articles owned by the prosecu trix, and they had been given up. The prisoner wished the case to be disposed of by the magistrate, and pleaded guilty Mr. Tyrwhitt said he was afraid the prisoner had been in the habit of robbing his employer for some time, and he skould commit him for three months with hard labour. THAMES. A TICKET-Or-LEAVB CONVICT RE -CONVICTED.—Thomas Montgomery, a ticket-of-leave convict, who was convicted of burglary on the 27th of June, 1863, and sentenced to 5 years' penal servitude, appeared for the second time be fore Mr. Partridge charged with wilfully and unlawfully neglecting to report his change of residence at Arbour square Police Station, Stepney, ho being a convict on ticket of leave, contrary to the provisions of the Act of Parliament, 27 and 28 Vic., cap. 47. In the first investigation it appeared that the prisoner had duly reported himself at the station-house, in Arbour square, but he had not notified his change of residence from No. 9, Oxford-street, Stepney, to Fieldgate-street, Whitechapel, and Leman-street, Whitechapel. The magis trate thought as the prisoner had duly reported himself, although he had not reported his intended change of resi dence, some allowance might be made, and perhaps if all the circumstances were reported to the Commissioners of Police the case would not be pressed. Inspector Griffin, of the K division, now reported that the prisoner had been guilty of a series of evasions, that he had not reported himself at the H division station, in Leman street, when he was living-in Oxford-street and in Leman street. The instructions on the prisoner's pardon and on other papers were plain and direct, that he was to notify an intended change of residence, and report himself monthly at the station-house of the division in which he lived. While the prisoner was in the H divisionhe reported himself in the K division, although ho had received posi tive instructions to the contrary. Mr. James Bassett, a coffee-house keeper, of No. 5, Field gate-street, Whitechapel, said the prisoner hired a room of him in the latter end of January, and paid him a week's rent in advance. The prisoner slept one night there, but no more, and for a fortnight afterwards called for his letters daily, but did not sleep in the house or have his meals there. The prisoner admitted that he had not acted rightly, and that if the magistrate would look over this nothing should r. dgr'a‘pratrsiswee evidenceulcinfliture. Hr. I have heard this day com pletely alters the character of the case. There has been a deliberate intention to evade the act of Parliament and to deceive the police. I shall revoke the prisoner's license, and he will be taken back to Millbank Prison, from which he was liberated in January. Inspector Griffin immediately took the prisoner ,into custody. His sentence will expire in June, 1868. HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.—Ann Marks, a depraved and very savage prostitute, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with violently assaulting John Kenny, a seaman. William Freestone, a police-constable, No. 58 K, stated that the sailor stopped with the prisoner on Thursday night and on Good Friday, and that on the night of the last named day she attacked him without the semblance of provocation, and broke a glass sugar basin about his head, and knocked his eye out. The man was taken to the London Hospital, and was in a really dangerous condition. Ho took the prisoner to the bedside of the patient this morning, and the sailor identified her, and said " She has knocked my eye out ; I don't know why she did it." That is the sugar basin with which she did it. Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner till Saturday next. WESTMINSTER. A DISGRACE TO A RIFLE CORPS.—Thomas Stephenson, 18, Keppel-street, Chelsea, a private in the Ist Middlesex Engineer Volunteers, was charged with wantonly dis charging a rifle, to the danger and annoyance of passengers at Lower Belgrave-place, Pimlico. William Rollingson, 399 B, said—At 12 o'clock last night 1 was in Chelsea-place, and heard two caps snapped on a rifle in Lower Belgrave-place. I went there and saw the prisoner with a comrade in uniform. Both had rifles, and were not quite sober. When they got about 20 yards past Chester-place I hoard the report of a rifle, and ran after the prisoner, catching him at the corner of Eaton-square. He at first :said he did not fire the rifle. His comrade's rifle had the muzzle-stopper in it, and therefore accused the prisoner of it. Colonel Baring, of No. 1, Chester place, then came up, and prisoner acknowledged firing the rifle, saying he was very sorry for it ; it was a blank cart ridge. Prisoner said when he left Brighton there was some thing the matter with the nipple of his rifle, so he put saps on and fired their, until, at the third attempt, it went off. Mr. Arnold asked him if he hadn't got sense enough to know that the street was not a proper place to try a rifle in. Prisoner—lt was a forethought of mine. I didn't deny it. lam very sorry. A comrade proved that they had been using blank cart ridge at Brighton ; the prisoner said the vent of his rifle was foul and he tried four caps to clear it. He was ordered to find a surety in £5, to be of good behaviour for three months. MARKETS.---This Day. RAY - - SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 5s to £6 12s 6d ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 4s per load. Trade very slow. _ CUMBERIAINTD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs Od; clover, £5 5s to a 15s Od; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs; clover, £5 5s to £6 12s Gd ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 4s per load Trade inactive. Liverpool Cotton Market. —TLi s Day. Tho Market opens quietly. Sales probably 4,000 or 5,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. This Day. LEY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPI3, GRAYEsEsp, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—John Henry, from Mazagan ; Napoleon, and Furet, from Gravalines; Ocean Queen, from Calais. Arrived, April 3.—Venetia, steamer, from Gibraltar. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. No arrivals. Sailed—Brunello, for Quebec. Passed—Navino, for the Cape of Good lope. RECOLLECTIONS OF A LIFE OF ADVENTURE. By William Stainer (Mark Tapley, Jun.)—" The two volumes in which Mr. Stamer has recorded his adventures are of deep and varied interest, and a career so remarkable as his has seldom been described. The volumes are excessiiely entertaining, and in all the varied scenes through which the author conducts us he is always an intelligent guide and a pleasant friend. We cheerfully recommend his ad ventures to all who read for amusement. There is, too, much information of positive and practical value to be de rived from 14t$ work."—Sunday Times. kr - (bull.tomOrator. HER MAJESTY• WINDSOR CASTLE, Monday. The Queen, with her Grand Ducal Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenbourg, drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon, and went out this morning, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and Prince Arthur. The President and Secretary of the Royal Aca demy of Arts had the honour of an audience of her Majesty to present their report on the proceedings of the Academy during the past year. Major-General Hood and Lieut.-Colonel Du Plat have succeeded Major-General Seymour and C o lo ne l Ponsonby as Equerries in Waiting. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cambridge, his Serene Highness Prince Hohenlohe-Langen bourg, and Prince Teck, and attended by the H on . Mrs. Stonor, Lieutenant - General Knollys, Majo r Grey, and Major Teesdale, went to Brighton yes terday morning, and were present at the Review of Volunteers. Their Royal Highnesses partook of luncheon with the Mayor of Brighton at the Pavilion, and after wards returned to Marlborough House. His Majesty the King of the Belgians arrived at Marlborough House on a visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales. In attendance upon his Majesty were Count de Moerkirke and M. Brewer. , Major Grey has succeeded Lieutenant-Colone Keppel as Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of W ales. Butchers' Meat and the Jews. (Front the Scotsman.) Probably few people in Edinburgh are aware that there is living amongst them a class of persons who will not eat a single morsel of meat killed by a butcher. They would rather eschew beef altogether than cook any portion of the carcases which are now so liberally, under the operation of the Cattle Diseases Act, sent into the city from the coun try. All animal food partaken by them must have had life taken by the sacrificial knife of their priest alone, and only his warrant is accepted as a guarantee for its soundness. Twice a week, in the Edinburgh slaughter-houses —on Monday and Wednesday—the Jewish priest kills, as did Aaron of old, the bullocks and sheep which serve for the food for the 18 or 20 Jewish families in Edinburgh over whom he is spiritual ruler. These animals are not slaugh tered in the ordinary way—that is, they are not felled by a pole-axe before they are bled. Having been tied up by the neck to a ring in the side of the wall, the fore legs of the victim are shackled by the priest. The hind legs are then tied firmly together by a rope, which is long enough to pass from the hind legs round the shackle on the front and back again. This rope is then pulled with strength sufficient to draw the fore legs close together, when the animal of coarse tumbles. The rope round the neck is then removed, the beast lying helplessly bound upon the ground. The priest now commences his slaying operations —and as he appeared in his character of butcher on Wed nesday, he certainly was as unlike the popular ideal of a spiritual adviser as could possibly be imagined. Dressed in what is called his " killing clothes"—a long coat, greasy and glazed with age and dirt, as ever any son of Abraham wore, so tattered and torn that it would have taken as many patches as Joseph's coat had colours to have mended it, and a black skull-cap on—the priest entered the booth smoking a cutty pipe. When the bullock had been thrown down in the manner described, he brought out a long bladed ivory -handled knife, in size something like that with which ham is cut in grocers' shops. The blade would be about 15 or 16 inches long, and from 1 to 2in. broad, thick on the back, but with an edge sharp as a razor. No Gen tile fingers are permitted to pollute by their touch this con secrated weapon, the priest having always to sharpen it himself. This he does in a very dexterous manlier, a know ledge of this, as well as of butchering, forming a necessary part of the priestly education. Having satisfied himself by drawing his thumb two or three times up and down the edge that the knife is sharp enough, the priest has the head of the beast about to be killed so bent back as to force its throat prominently forward, when, with one cut he lays it open from ear to ear. The death struggles of the animal are agonising to witness. The beast being quite dead, the ordinary butchers proceed to skin it in the usual manner. An incision is made under the breast, into which the priest thrusts his hand to examine the internal organs. If the lungs should be in the slightest degree attached to the sides the beast is condemned and another must be slaugh tered, as indeed there must also be if the cut in the-throat is not sufficient to cause death. On one occasion, some years ago, as many as 15 excellent animals had to be de stroyed before the priest got one to satisfy himself. Meat condemned is designated " trifa," and that passing is called "coshar." Only the fore quarters of the animal are eaten by the Jews in Edinburgh, although we believe in London the hind quarters are also used for food. Wherever there is a vein in the flesh, it must bo carefully cut, or, as it is technically termed, " purged" out by the priest, in ac cordance with the injunction in the seventeenth verso.of the third chapter of Leviticus —" It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwell ings that ye eat neither fat nor blood ;" and in obedience to the 15th verse of the same chapter the Jews refuse to touch the kidneys or the suet upon them —" The two kidneys and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall be taken away." The only fat made use of by the Jews is that known as the skirts, which the uncircumcised dispose of to the tallowchandler. When the beast has been dressed, and the fore quarters cut off by the twelfth rib, the priest marks the meat with a seal, upon which is engraved certain Hebrew characters, and he likewise marks it with ink in various places. These are guarantees to the faithful when they go to the butcher that the beef is " coshar." When it reaches the butcher the meat is cut up by him in pieces to suit his Jewish customers, the priest having previously "purged" every vein. The names given to the various pieces of meat by the Jews differ from those commonly in use. Thus, the thick end of the shoulder they designate " bolls," the spare rib they call "prime rib," the coarse end of the roast "chuck," the runner, " top rib" and "double top rib," according to the cut. Meat, even when passed by the priest, cannot be "coshar," or lean, for more than three days after a beast has been slaughtered ; but it can be made "coshar"again by being immersed in water. Before cooking the Jews again " coshar" the meat at their own homes by dipping it in a basin of clean water. They then place it upon an ashet turned upside down, and sprinkle it with salt, the effect of which treatment is to draw out all the blood, which runs down the sides of the inverted dish. After being once more steeped in pure water, it is ready for the fire. ONE OF SIR EDWIN LANDSEER'S BRONZE LIONS, which is to adorn the base of Nelson's column in Trafalgar square has been recently completed, and was inspected by her Majesty the other Saturday morning at Baron Maro chetti's studio, THE INFLUENCE OF LIGHT ON PLANTS has been noticed from the most remote times, but recently some ex periments were made in Paris enlarging our knowledge of the influence in its less obvious phases. A climbing plant placed in a dark place continued to grow, but not to twine in the usual spiral convolutions, it grow straight up the stick in the dark, but when again taken into the light it recommenced to twine as usual. Tho experiment was repeated several times, and always with the same results, showing that light was essential to its power of twining. THE SPITAL COIIIIEDIORATION. The Corpora- tion of the City of London went yesterday afternoon in state to Christ Church, Newgate-street, for the purpose of taking part in the annual commemoration of the Royal Hospital. In consequence of the unavoidable absence of the Lord Mayor, Alderman Copeland acted as his locum tertens. The Blue Coat Boys occupied the spacious gal leries. Prayers were read, and an appropriate sermon was was preached by the Bishop of Rochester. This morning the scholars of Christ's Hospital will, according to annual custom, wait upon the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house, when his lordship will give each boy a bun and a pecu niary gratuity in the shape of a new shilling. The Corpora tion will again proceed to Christ Church, where a sermon will be preached by the Rev. Michael Gibbs, M.A., of Gonville and Caius College Cambridge, prebendary of St. Paul's, and chaplain to the Lord Mayor. MR. PEABODY'S DONATIONS.--in a recent num ber of the Gartnulaube, a Leipzig paper, which •has the largest circulation in the German press, there is an article on " The Homeless Boys of London," by Karl Blind, who was present at the night meeting in Great Queen-street. In it the following passage occurs : "Among the noblest virtues of Engand, whatever be her shortcomings, her charity is to to be reckoned first and foremost. There is a grim, hideous, misery, no doubt, among the proletariat of her great cities ; but no sooner is an appeal made for help in a special case than gifts pour in at once. In this, as in her readiness to make voluntary contributions for great public and political objects, England excels all Europe, whilst the American Republic may be said to surpass therein every nation of the world. Numberless associations for public charity have sprung up on British soil. But the double gift which an American merchant, Mr. Peabody, who is a resident in London, has made for such objects in England surpasses everything that even Englishmen have done in that be half. He has devoted three millions of florins to the ame lioration of the condition of the working classes—a dona tion which would be under estimated if it were called princely." BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lira 1 - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated. 30 14 16 - Devon G. Coos. (Taoist. 1 540 SR) - Drakewalls _ 2.1.0 1 1 - East Bassett 294 18 20 - East Caradon 2.14.1 8 9 - East Carn Brea 3i 31 41 - Grenville - East Gunnislake 8.3.0 I - East Loved 3.0.0 7 9 - E. WI Russell (Tavistk XO.B. 3 31 - Gam.& StA übyn(G wen. 66 5 7 4 Great L ,xey, limited all 20 21 201 - Great South Tolgus 0.11.6 I 14 Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 1 14 - G. Wheal Vor (deist , t 40 25 26 - Grenville 8.18.0 Si 31 - Elerod's Foot .... 8.10.0 35 40 - Ilinc , ston Downs 5.10.6 4.) 5 - Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 4 6 --Mar e Valley 4.10.6 4 44 4 Ewyndy Iron Ore,llw 2 24 L d New Se con - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 4..4.0 North Wheal Crofty 2.13.( I -- Prosper United..... 7.1.6 - - - Pr ,videnee UnyLsiant 10.6.7 32 34 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 390 410 - South Con durrow S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 18 22 -• Stray Park 35,15.6 9 11 - Tin Croft 9 19 20 5 Vigra and Cl, gan, lim all 4 6 - West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (Ltskeard 9 8 10 - West Chi ver ton ll 75 80 - West Seton '47l 163 175 - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 51 824 871 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 25 27) - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 - Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 14 16 ritEIeNUEN Great Northern, 5 per cent., 1(9 bkLAICIGS. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, Great Northern 5 per cent., irred., 106 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Hull and Selby, liBS FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, li.n., gua. 7 per cent.,llsll Great Luxembourg, 15 t Ottoman (Smyrna to Aldin), 7; Recite and San Francisco, lim., i gua. 7 per cent., 12k F.. ttle, IGN MINIMA. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 31 t Fortuna (lim.), 4 rontino and Bolivia Gold, lim., If Port Philip, f BANKS. Agra and 31 asterman's, 11m., 52; Alliance, 11 27,1 ; ustralasia. 69 Bank of Egypt, 32; Bank of London, 25# British .ind Californian, 1im.,101 Chartered &ler. of India, London. and China, 47 Commercial Bank of India and the East, 25 Consolidated Bank, lim., 9k Kuropean Bank, Um.. 1 0 i Imperial Ottoman, 12; Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4 I London and Brazilian (lim.), Ditto, new, 13 . 1 London and County, 77 London Joint Stock, 47i I.ondon and 11 estminster, 95; Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., - .141 National Provincial of Eng, land. Ditto, 2d and 3d issue, 46 New Zealand Bank Corporation. tim.; ; Oriental Bank Corporation. 52 Union of London, 521 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of .Englanti, 74 Crystal Palace, 38 Electric Telegraph, 131 Gen. Credit and einance of Lsndon. Ilm.. 41 Hudson's Ilay, 161 Imperil mercantile Credit Asso., lim., 1 International Financial 4) London Financial Association, lim / 6 London Gencral Omnibus Company, 11w , 3/ National Discount l.ompany. 13 Ottoman Financi.il Association, lim., 6} Overend, Gurney, and Co., lira., 16} i Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, lim., 81 Peninsula and Oriental steam, 7.1 Union Marine, Liverpool, lim., 31 COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening, Amsterdam Short. 11 18 11 19 Ditto.. Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels Hamburg 3 Months. 12 2 12 2 25 52 25 52 13 10 12 21 12 21 25 57 25 57 13 10 221 3 Months. 25 47 25 52f 25 50 25 55 1201 1211 10 90 11 6 10,4 90 11 0 29 29j 'aria Short 25 Ditto.. Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine Viennh,, Trieste Petersburg!). reeereeereteeef 25 80 oss: lt.o XOO 100 all 100 100 100 5 100 all 100 100 t l OO 2 100 00 ME NT S ECUIt: G 0 01 50 t 4 90 94 7s 80 78 t 0 10 . t IG4 105 107 105 107 1( 2 154 90 l(2 WI luo 1 8 tO2 104 104 106 IC4 (C 6 f 42 .04 10• J 102 93 75 40 1)5 876 8 91 93 79 81 103 98 100 105 107 108 107 1:10 100 100 L 0 100 100 1 91 I 4 161 1 17 1111 IT.I ES. SMALL-PDX IN SHEEP. A supplement to the Gazette, publish-d last even ing, contains an Order in Council, dated April 2. After the usual recitals, it goes on to say : " Whereas a contagious or infectious disorder, known or described as the sheep pox, or variola ovina, now prevails among the sheep in a certain part of the United Kingdom, and it is expedient to take measures for preventing such disorder from spreading. "Now, therefore, the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Council do hereby, in pursuance and exercise of the powers so vested in them as aforesaid, make and ordain the severa orders and regulations following ; that is to say : "1. it shall not be lawful for any parson to remove any sheep or lambs to or from the parish of Earl's Coln; in the county of Essex, or to drive or conduct any sheep or lambs through or by way of such parish. " 2. No skin, wool, horns, or hoofs of any sheep or lambs shall be moved out of the aforesaid parish without a certifi cate i❑ writing, signed by some person who may have been authorised by two or more justices of the said county of Essex to seize sheep or lambs infected with or labouring under the said disorder, under the first section of the said Act, to the effect that such skin, wool, horns, or hoofs, did not belong to any sheep or lambs forming part of a flock affected by the said disorder, or to any sheep or lambs on the farm or premises in which such disorder prevails. '• 3. All sheep and lambs dying in any of the stages of the said disease, wheresoever such death or deaths shall or may occur, shall forthwith be buried by the person or persons in whose possession such sheep or lambs may be at the time of death, with their skins and wool on, in pits of not less than sft. in depth, and the carcases so buried shall be covered with quicklime. "4. All sheds and places whatsoever, and all railway trucks and other vehicles which may or shall have been used or occupied by sheep or lambs affected by the said disease, shall forthwith, after having been so used, be thoroughly c l eansed with water, and immediately after wards purified by chloride of lime, by the person or per sons in possession of such shed; place; trucks, and vehicles respectively. "5. Every person in possession of any sheep or lambs in or amongst which the said disease shall manifest itself, shall forthwith give notice, in writing, of the fact to the Chief Constable or Superintendent of Police of the county or borough in which such sheep or lambs may be. "6. And it is further ordered that this order shall con tinue in force until revoked. " ARTHUR nELPS. Never Despair of the Republic. -40.--- There is such a thing as patriotism. Let the sel fish and the slavish say what they will, pure love of country yet remains. There are those still living who are ready to act on the old sentiment, " Dulce, 0, duke et decorum est pro patria mori." Perhaps there never was a time when this ancient aspiration was more called for in America than at the present. In the midst of the clash of resound ing arms, the pouring out like water of human life and treasures, there was a common impulse to join heart and hand to save the Republic. But now that the battle has ceased, now that the great con trolling cause of the war is removed for ever, there is danger that the people will forget that there are other ways of saving a nation beside fighting or even dying for it. It is perfectly clear that the Father of his country, George Washington, saw and felt this, from the beginning to the close of his distinguished public career. When the struggle of the Revolution was safely ended, his clear eye saw new and still threatening dangers ahead. A summary of them is given by him in those memorable words of wisdom contained in his Farewell Address to his Country men. Prominent among these he names especially two—" The Insidious Wiles of Foreign Influence," and " The Bitter Jealousies of Party Spirit." Never were such warnings more needed by the American people than at this moment. There can be no doubt that very much of the difference of opinion on public questions at times so rampant in America may be directly traced to the secret in fluence brought -to bear from abroad. The same jealousy of the people that shows itself in aristo cratic riots in England, does not fail to appear in the pro-slavery mobs of America. A large body of the crowd who rushed around the Executive Mansion in Washington, and cheered President Johnson's February speech to the echo, were foreigners, aliens to the American soil and Constitution, who wanted nothing so much as to see the Union of the States dissolved. They were then, and now are, ready for anything and everything, no matter what, that would, or will, distract the national councils, and, if possible, divide the Republic. " Divide and Con quer " is their motto as foreigners ; and with it on their banners they play into the hands of the traitors at home, who have inscribed on their stan dard of slavery and rebellion—" Rule, or Ruin." The wicked and plotting spirit of Party now steps on the scene. It at once perceives its advantages, and is resolved to make the most of them. "Double, double, " Toil and trouble, " Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.** Only let the party cauldron boil. The scum of so ciety is sure to reach the top. There is nothing like a fiery political agitation for your genuine dema gogue. Without this, 'tis " Othello's occupation's gone " with him. No matter what the excitement is. No matter who got it up. No matter where it began. No matter how it is to end. It is all the same to your political salamander. He can live in any fur nace, heated though it be seven times hotter than ever before—like that of Shadrach, Meshech, and Abednego. He was born a fire-eater, and takes to it as naturally for his daily bread as a duck does to water. One would think, when such brawling in fernals get into public meetings, that there are, in deed, " earthquakes all around." But when their bl i tzing orgies are over, when their fever heat is worked off with hoarse yells and coarse oaths, that is the end of them—at least until the next time. It is just here, however, that the real character of the institutions of America invariably shows its strength. There is a latent force in American Re publicanism that is always in reserve for emergen cies like these. The Jaw-abiding majority of the people has always come forward to the rescue at the proper time ; and, as long as patriotism and education prevail in America, it always will. We need never despair of such a Republic. The people themselves are the real sovereigns ; and they have too much at stake in the great issues of Republican government to allow any temporary excitement, however violent on the surface, seriously to injure the foundations of the laws, or to check for any considerable period the onward march of freedom and equal rights.—Anglo-Anzericaii Times. Foreign Mail Packet List MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton...., April 19 Ditto, via Marseilles April 13 Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet April 6 Ditto, by French packet April V. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April `3 China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton April 19 Ditto, via Marseilles Avii 13 fraikland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton April 19 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton April 13 Ditto, via narseilles Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton April 13. Ditto, via Marseilles April 7. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles, . Aprii 7. April II NTewfoundiand .•‘ •... ..April 11. Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... ............ United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet ........ .April It Ditto, by United States paact, via ....... . ton Ditto, via C.:rk .............................. via BLaohnadounadserarnyci. Aptil 6, Ditto, by Canadian pac ket. West Indies and Pacific (except Honduras) .............. ...April 13 Cuba and Mexico .................................. April 23 Bahamas, via New 'York. ........................... May 3. Bermuda, via Halifax ............................ April I West Coaht of Africa. lifadeira, and Tenerifte .... April ;2 A COCK AND A RAT.—Mr. Paton, a merchant i n Anstruther, was astonished on entering his stable the o ther morning to find a combat go i ng on between a cock and a rat, the latter of which had evidently the worst of the fray. The entrance of Mr. Paton seemed to make the terror of the rat more desperate still, as it attempted to make off, but a stroke from victorious " chanticleer" again sent it sprawling on the floor, where Mr. Paton's heel at once and effectually concluded it and the battle. The fury of the conqueror, however, was not satisfied with tho death of his opponent, for on the rat being thrown to the door, the cock furiously renewed the attack upon it, and AI • •. - this continued until the carcass was placed beyond hie reach.—Edinbur.94 Courant. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, NEWMARKET RACES.--This DAY. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. Eakrin Lincoln Green ..... -) Pearl Diver ....... 3 Eight ran. BEACON STAKES. Achievement Verulam Photograph ........ 1 Four rau. DURIIAIU RACES—Mrs DAY. ABY STAKES. Malta Jura .. , i RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866. APRIL. _ . ___..... Newmarket Craven 2 Thirsk lO Durham 2 Epsom Spring ............ 11 Blackheath St Woolwich 2 Newma r k et Ist Spring... 1 6 Catterick Bridge 5 Chester .................... ~. 24 Abergavenny 9 Curragh .................. ~.. 24 Lichfield Spring Chelmsford Spring MAY. Ascot Spring „ 1 Salisbury Bath 8 Harpenden lO York Spring ___ Epsom Summer , 14 Uxbridge Manchester Ascot Summer Windsor Summer Newton Hampton 7 Odihain Bibury l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 Liverp00l Beverley '.O Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne ..... ~ 26 Curragh S-. 28 Worcester Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Reading Nottingham Down Royal Corp lB AUG Stamford l9 Radcliffe . 23 Winchester . 24 Southampton ,5 Huntingdon ......... 6 Goodwood 3l Brighton Brighton Club Lewes lO Egham 14 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l SEPTEMBER. Warwick September 4 Richmond Ourragh Leicester 6 Monmouth Doncaster Brecon l7 Newmarket Ist October '25 Canterbury lB Walsall OCT BER. Newmark e t 2d Northampton . .0ct0..,b. .. .. 2 Newmarket Houghton 22 ... 8 Worcester Curragh ................. . 16 NOVEMBER. Lincoln ..................... 1I Sh b rows. ury Liverpool York August 2l Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter Tunbridge 2B Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 3O IRISH RACING FIXTURES. APRIL. Tralee MAY. Curragh 1,2, 3 Athlone ..................... 15 Baldoyle spring B, 9 JUNE. C urragh 26, 27, 28, 29 JULY. Carlow SEPTEMBER. . _ Curragh 4,5,6 Le Mans Laon l9, 20 Tarbes l9, 22 Blois 26, 28 Baden-Baden 3l :MBER. Paris (Autumn) 23, 30 1B ER. 1 Vincennes OCTOBER. Curragh 16,17 la FRENCH RAC: gG FIXTURES. Bruxelles 3, 6 Chantilly (Derby) 6, 10, 13 La Marche 2l Vissembourg 2l Paris (Summer) 26, 27 Vincennes 3 Montauban STE. Toulouse 24, 28 Toulouse St. Omer Rouen Metz:. B, 9 Amiens Abbeville Le Pin 22 Chalon-sur-Saone ... 22, 23 Saintes 2B, 29 Caen 29, 30, 31 AUG Deauville....., 4, 5, 6 Rochefort 5 Bourge5... Valenciennes Moulins Cherbourg . SEPT] Baden-Baden 3, 5, 7 Chantilly OCT Paris 7 Chantilly l4, 18 TRAINING REPORT. FROM OUR BEERY CORRESPONDENT. HEDNESFORD. Whenaman—upearlyinmorniu' xprosspurps -lo Jk la afteremployersintres— I say WlLESAMAN—xpresspurps notalllikely—that man— thootherwiJemodelsbrity—onan smptystomach. Not that—whenwashino'myneek—inside —two quarts old ale—orarfapint—swansdown—or oldja maiky—overdid—curl my 'air—'eept—empty stomach. Therefore—mustastyouscuseme—SCUSEME—courseo'foller in'produkshn. Ole Hopwood'sfool. Wouldnstan'me no- thin. Gotnothn—worthlooknat—misble screws—sir— misb/o screws—andsoshe. No thindoin—h ere tall Old llopwoo crsfool. S ome thin or somebody tooktwocantors—decantersmean—yesterday. Itwasme. S ombodyelse —took two twosgin smornin' Itwasme. Imagoin'onfustrate—Brossyou —n evarfittar Fitrunformlife. Hopwood'sfool. Onegoodhorse horo— Collmtumbler—Smoknhotsomeday—spoonsinit—youaem o —collarsugar. Damthorses. I sluts goin' —toutnomore. Go t' P üblic —hearnoos getgriff write up tioncln thatsstyle —nocasion—catch —coldunredge—notfor Joseph. Whyshdi speriarmau mantalent manedukashn striek lonesansober gotoutnorsesundrege ? Whyshdi ? Hu —miliatn. Thatswatis—lla—miliatn. Bsides—Know nothinboutit Noonedoes Knowsut hin boutoldtom? Blieveyou : speiariarimal VKingtom Canaman mak edovlshgoodjoke—if hescrewed ? —CANAmAx ? Hopwood's fool. [We publish our correspondent's letter as wo receive it, though we must confess that the bold system of spelling and division of words and sentences which he has adopted render it occasionally difficult to grasp his meaning. We feel sure,,however, that our readers would prefer to read the actual a ords of our able though eccentric correspon dent, than to see his nervous and idiomatic, if occasionally obscure, diction, pruned and polished by our editorial hands.—ED. Sporting Gazette.] The report of the directors of the London Bank of Mexico and South America, to be presented at the forthcoming second ordinary general annual meeting, congratulates the proprietary on the suc cessful progress of the bank during the past half year. The accounts show that the net profit amounts to £27,860 195., which, with £13,585 brought forward from last account, gives an avail able total of £41,446. The directors recommend that £15,000 of this sum be appropriated to the payment of a dividend of 15s. per share, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum; that £2,133 12s. 10d. be placed to the reduction of preliminary fund; and that the balances, £4,312, be expenses ; that £20,000 be carried to the reserve .d to ca the forward to the current half-year, subject reduction of payment of directors, remuneration and income tax. _ an d auditora' P ren23 _ u m r on belonging to the lire are sorry to THREE YOUNG MEN DROWNED ° . pl•etn:tture and melancholy week, to transact business appears that they left Sernam . ore :they were passing through have to announce t l h t e ,, dis dea t t ri h ot by of d A r p o r w ie n o l r n o g aa. of three whore they resided, on Monday e even . i P in Portree, and when last seen evening. Nothing more was days since the sad news arrived sh f o e r ll e o , w ne s ar ha P d o n rt e r v e e e, r Poor fun unfortunate upon t e o f the d hoa m h which they set out upon their that pieces htheearKdyolfetohfenßiounnatal.at.:c 7 1 . a nd that in reached Skye, their destination. The weather being calm when they passed through the Kyle of Ilona, it is conjectured that the boat had struck on some rock between the island of Raasy and 'Skye. No:ie of the bodies have yet been found. journey wer e The names of the deceased are Angus Maclennan, Donald Macbeth, and John Macheath. The last named leaves a widow and child to mourn his loss ; the others were un married. The occurrence has cast a deep gloom over the nei g h bourhood.—Inverness Courier. THE "ECONOMIST" ON THE REFORM BILL—Some Liberal members of Parliament have been satisfied with the promise by the Government that they would during this session lay their supplemental reform bills on t he table of the house. But no such promise cam satis f y the country—out of doors nobody cares what is on the table of the house. We only know what is propose d. Who can tell what may happen before these deposited and ante dated bills come on for discussion ? The proceedin g i s fatally like that so common in the money market of late. The manager of a finance comPanY says, "Sir, your bills are capital, excellent paper ; I shall be ver y glacl to dis eount them Of course you won't object to take the com pany's acceptance. We are short of cash just now." Just so the country is asked to consider what government will propose, because it is not convenient to propose it now. But we do not even know that the government willbe in existence when it is called on to perform its engagements. We should be worse-than the holder of the acceptance of finance companies, for an administration has no corporate character when it has ceased. It has no lasting unity t 9 Unto or to puni4l2.—EMOMed. UST. 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