The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-21 00:00:00

?lONEY AN COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. - -- s BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. , Go vERNMEYT FuNns. u Per Cent. Console Do. Accou n t, Ap r il 6 B9l 'Per, Cent. Reduc e d B7l New 3 per Cent B7* New 2* per Cent. Jan. 1894 — , Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — A nnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — , Do (Red S ea T e l egrap h) , A ug., 1908 — z.zcchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 3 6 Do. £5OO — .„. Do. £lOO and £2OO — 'kik of England Stock, 5 1 por Cent — , INDIAN GovERNMENT SECURITIES. "liclian Stock, loi per Cent., April 1874 2151 Do Account Do. Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5f per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO l5 pm De. under £l,OOO 4 1.1stri an FOREIGN Bond F O UNDS—ONEO an 'CLOCK. Do — ian 5 per Cent 4 per Cent., 1852-58-60 t o Do. 1863 ''Uerios Ayres 6 per Cent — o ,ko I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 'mum, 6 per Cent pe 0 0 , r Cent f 0 .I_ o /Alma 6 per Cent. 80 11° N 6 - ' Cent. - I , ,pe Oen.. -- ' 0 5 per Cent., 1864 — 1 ., Do. S cr i p, £55 paid — pm ' u ailish 3 per Cent., 1825 — 130 . 5 per Cent., 1864 — D D O. 6 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — a.,,tinbian Principalities 4 - 1 0 £65 paid — dis par —`l,llador New Consolidated, 1 per C en t — E 4- 'O., Provisional Land Warrant — Vptian 7 per Cent — Doli, Second Issue — £lOO Bonds , Do. 1864 95/ I f, - "0 Scrip, £5O paid ml:.,eek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account Do. Coupons , Do Ac count Bl vtlatemala 5 per Cent. rt Do. 1839 and 1850 4 i• — a lan 5 per Cent (3larenamana Railway) lePo 1865 o Scrip, £ 25 paid li dis e,;(ican 3 per Cent. • tie Account bz..... 1 )........, 1864 — 33 1-, ° 6 per Cent. Anglo-French AR - " 0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis - ')„t °ll t9videan. 6 per Cent., £ 3O paid 4 oorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada 2 Qi- Vo 2 per Cent — ,lio Deferr e d' p 4 )0 L an d W arrants (Hectares) — e pvian 4 per. Cent. D ° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — D ° Bl per „ 4 } Cent 1862 p o• Account Dogliese 3 per Cent, 1853 D Account — ~ ____ ku.,0 0 3 per .Cent. 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, 6, 47 Account h sB ian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., D o 4 } per Cent., 1850 0 3 1860 - ""' D o per Cent., 1859 D o 0 per Cent., 1862 l a min. 1864 mi n . b o lan 5 per Cent i i „ ,4 : A.ecount 1)2 0 1 a pAr Cen.t bo Account — D ° New Deferred — ° b° A ccount 4ll Passive 0° Ac n ail , count 331 D o h s A Cert. of Coup not funded -- N, .ccount l7l 1 qsh 4 per Cent. 4, sh 6 per Cent. 1854 b- Account b o o 6 Per Cent. 1858 D° Account 7l 1 3 ° tlOO Bonds , o 6 . ---. I), ; Per Ce n t. 1862 b o . A ecount 73 I b o 6,C100 Bonds 73 i f i 1 ,13 0 G eer Cent. 1863 e 4 'llaranteed, 4 per Cent N e4ll ela 3 per Cent. _ b Accou n t ti c ?' A 6 Per Cent, 1862 _ 1) ' - ceeunt o 6 , per Cent., 1864 _ kik,t ritt u lvidends on the above payable in London. h t h -ti a , -, u per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins te1 13 , 4 1 per cent, Ex. 25f. . o .) A 1 Per C ent , Ex. 12 Guil -_ro4,l:per Cent. Certifi-Ates j, 0 0. Alteutes, 3 per Cent. _ 4kl 4CCOUnt I)ol.l.,AsePer Cent, 1861, Ex. 25f. t count oh F , TWO O'CLOCK. b,-;:i; ) don e y B9l 1 A ccount L i verPool Cotton Market—rills Day. ht:ilia'tltet continues depressep, and prices irregular, 4 8: 0 1 44- our of purchasers. Sales probably 2,000 00 bales. 0N......—..........,---____...... 14 411 Q SUICIDE OF A WOMAN. —.yesterday an IN Nt w t i 4 01., 3 as held on t h e b ody of Matilda Barnes, a i i ? lii' ay.B Years of a ge , w h o comm i tted suicide on Thurs 4k:PrevibY h anging herself from a h oo k i n h er room. She 1:1 e l 'fl et4 I NY tied her right hand to her knee in order to k tl l l 14 , I . 441 1 y carry out her purpose. She had recently th, 4 ot , e at Poverty, and had said to a .neighbour, "I 4 h , li lk o i 6 Illy three children starve, and I will not see Ni tia :te the kh worouse." The jury ret urne d a verdict 1 Wili le ill a gtate of unsound mind. MARK ET CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Some withdrawals of money from the discount market, for payment of the dividend due in a few days on India bonds, have slightly diminished the supplies of capital at the disposal of bankers and brokers. No alteration, however, has been made in the rates for accommodation, although the de mand has continued rather active. The best bills are negotiable at per cent., and exceptional transactions are reported at 41 per cent., thus showing that the expectation that money will become easier is still entertained. A portion of the fine silver brought by the West India packet Tasmanian has been sold at ss. Id. per ounce, showing a decline of id. About £BO,OOO in bar gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. During the last few days there has been very little animation exhibited in the markets for foreign and colonial produce. Sugars, however, have been dealt in, to a fair extent, at about previous rates. For superior descriptions of coffee there has been a good inquiry, and fully late rates have been readily obtained. Rice has been in moderate request, while in fruit, spices, and saltpetre scarcely any business has been reported. In the tallow market the operations for both present and forward delivery have been to a fair extent at steady rates. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 17c. Inanimate. The English Stock Market has presented a much firmer appearance to-day, although there have been no movements of importance. The operation of the Government broker, who has been a purchaser of £16,000 New Three per Cents., has slightly in fluenced prices. Consols for money remain at 891 1, and for the account 891 1. The New Threes and . Reduced Annuities are 8711; Exchequer Bills, 3s. to 6s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 1041 ; Enfaced do., 1001 ; and the Bonds, 15s. prem. The changes in the prices for Foreign Stocks have only, in a few instances, been material. The Confederate Loan has advanced about 1 1 per cent. to 34 36. Turkish Consolides remain at 524 53 ; Mexican ex all are 26/ ; and the New Loan is 251 4 ; the last being a little flatter. Greek Bonds are 21.1 I ; Spanish Passive continues at 3311; but the Certificates have improved Ito 171 1. Italian 5 per Cents. have declined to 63 14 ; but the Scrip of the New Loan is 1 better at 31 3 dis. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, and in some instances prices have shown more firmness. Great Western have im proved 55., Brighton 55., North Western, 55., and Metropolitan £1 ss. Midland, however, have de clined 155., and North Eastern (Berwick) ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without any change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous shares remain in mode rate requast, at steady rates. Affiance are dealt in at 331 34 ; London and County, at 721 ; Oriental Bank at 561 ; General Credit and Finance at 61 s ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam at 82 83. South African Land and Finance are quoted 221 prem. ; Rio de Janeiro Gas, 1 11 prem. ; and Atlantic and Great Western Certificate of Debenture, 6 8 prem. SHARE MARKETS—This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Closing I Business Railways. 1 Paid Price. done. ... _ . 3.14 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val all st Blyth and Tyne lOO st Brfstol and Exeter l. 0 st Caledonian llO 50 Cork and 8and0 n....., all 20 Cornwall all A gets no div } 11 1 0 Do A 10 Do. B S till6p.c.p.an.has been paid to B all at Dublin & Belfast June all 23 Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. all Bt. Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 at Glasgow &S. Western 100 at Great Eastern, Ord. at k. OU at Do. E. Angl. at No. , lOU St Great North of Scotland 100 5t (lreat Norther a lOO .t 11). A stock .. 100 It Do. B o t Do. New, is. at 25 pm 40 It Gt S, and W. of Ireland 100 ,t Gt. Weste n Ori4inal 1 0 It f) .S. Viet. Rail gua. 1( 0 it Do. South Wales it Do W. Mid.—Oxford 100 t Do. Newpo t OO t Po, Ile , eford. OO 93 95 1211 129 i 5 6 66 68 :6 17 St 86 Si 107 1.9 45, 46i Oi 7! '23 130 Al 1424 142 If 29 30 88 90 72j 73 172 3} 6:1 f 5 66 49 5 45 47 00 %O 114 1151 1151 15 87 48 104 115 I 38 39 117 )17; 1171 1. e 17 95 96 95; 581 si, at Lanc4shire &Yorkshire 100 st L.,ndon and Blackwali 10 at Lon., BriA., & S Coast 10) St Lon., chat., and Dover 100 8 1 Lon. & North Western 100 at Lon. & South Western 100 ..Bt Man., Shet., & Lincoln 100 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 12i Do. } shares at Metropolitan ll 10 Do. New st Mid and st Do, Birmin . & Derby 100 Mid Gt. W., Ireland all 25 0 Do. 4 shares 2 5 + l ld Kent at No th British st Do. Ed., Pth ,-& Dun 100 at Nth. Eastern Berwick 100 55 Do. G.N.14.3 purchac,e 16.13.4 at Do. Leeds at Do. York t6o at Do. Carlisle 22 Do. Stock. & Darling all 25 De. d... 1855-'8 2l 25 Do. do. 1860-61 l4 at North London 10 Do. Ne w all 10 Do. do. 1864 st North Staffordshire „ 100 10 N. &S. W. Junction st Scottish C. ntral at Scot, N. E , Aber. stoc , .100 at , o. Scot, Mid. st .. , ck lOO 10 "'pews & Welchpool all at Shropshire Union ..., 1, 0 at South Devon :00 at ~o uth E stern 20 •Ataines, Wok., & Wok all at Taff Vale lOO 10 Do. C at Vale of Neath . _. at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 1t West Cornw ill ...... . . 100 it W.Hartlepool Har.&lt. 100 it Do. A irredeemable_ 10) t Do. A redeemable .. 100 1 123 124 1:41 451 if 41) 61 , 4 132 132 1311 1 101 1,3 52 2 z 5 26 106 j 107 : 1061 7 66 67 661 6 9) 100 981 i 37 38 10 11 p 8/ 94 p 118 120 114 12 1 14p 76 77 76f 111 111 [3B 142 44 46 57 59 57 59 81i 6 E 84 84 9 t 55 153 3 4p ICB 110 - - 74 77 TiRITIS IT FOSS 100 Atlantic &St. Lawrence: all at IBorn., Baroda, Cen.ln. 100 gu. 5 r cent.. 20 Do. N s pe hares 2 101 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 10 Do. Preference all 100 f Buff,Brant,&Goderich ( 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1,87 t ICO Do. do. July 1,1873 100 100 Do. do. June 1,1.574 1 0 0 at Calcutta &S. E., lim lOO at a e Town & Dock, gu lOO 00 Dement' a, 7 p.c. per. p all It East. Ben al, gu ,5 do 100 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 20 Do J E .. 5 8 t Grand Trunk of Ca tension nadi 100 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bond, 1 charge 6 p.c all ICO Do. Ist -ref. Bonds all 100 Do. do. deferred ad 1 1 0 Do. 2d Prk f. Bonds all 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. Vd Pref. stock all 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stoe 100 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e, 10) 20 o. Gua 5 per cent l2 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 2 ht Gt. South of India (lim. gua. 5 per cent at D .4/ per cent lO 51 Do 201 Great W. 5. of Canada all 204 D‘. New 00 Do. 6p. c. Bd, pay 1873 all 00 Do. 5 t do. pay. 1877-8 all 10 Indian Branch, limiter 2 at Madras, gua. 5 p.c 100 at Do. 4,1 do lOO at Do. 43 do lOO 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 st Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 50 Mel. & Hudson's hay all 20 New Brunswick & Can - Class A and B. . ... all It I . l ?l.C'da, pc ist pf. :O.) it Scinde ..... 100 9, ;t Do. Delhi ...... d 'Lou 9 Do. do 2 it Do. Puni au b .... a , O l 100 it 18 ,t Do.lndus St Flo " 100 94 COLONIAL GOVERNHE - British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec.3l, 1572 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&J uly 1877-?-4 - Do. 6 P.C. Feb & 100 D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 ) p. c. Jan. & July 100 - - Do. 5 p inscribed sk 100 - Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 101 11 - Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100' I) - Do. do". 1`.90-1 100 11 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 11 - Ceylon, Nov. 1888, 6 p.c 100 11 - Do. 1878, do lOO 11 - Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. l -78 - DO! 882, May , 5, Nov. 10) p - Natal '4OV. c per cent.. 100 p - N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.,t.luly 100 1 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p •c.,1866 00 - Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 1876 100 1 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892, 100 1 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 11 - Do. 6 per cent.... - Nova So tia Gov. 6p. o. sterling, 1875 l2O 1 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 11 - B. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18013-1 , 100 • - Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 11 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO ,SIONS. i 3 56 WO 101 104 id tr. 41 6 ri 9, 74 78 g 7 99. 75 S 5 0 102 99 100 00 101 1011 21 * 1, 17 18 117 i 17 Si 9 86 68 851 56 58 80 82 5) 53 55 50 53 45 48 25 27 2f 26 [O3 101 101/ 21 Id f p it 93 100 12i 32d 85 tO 77 E 0 94100.- 10) 9: 94 88 9u 62 64 3 5 82 81 1001 18 100 Is 100 d 110 97 SECURITIES. 9) 92 91} r 9 91 89 91 78 82 80 79j 78 8 163 106 105 107 106 108 105 IC7 102 10! 1(5 167 lOZ 104 105 1,07 168 109 105 107 88 92 98 100 92 91 90 91 911 104 106 87 90 91 93 1 [O2 101 I 103 LOS 107 49 110 1109} BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam ConsoE bold, lim 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated - - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist 1 Drake walls 2.1.0 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O East Caradon 2.14.( as c Cam Brea 3.4.0 East Grenville 2.7.0 East Loved 2.13.6 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 Gam.dz StAubyn(Gwen. 601 4 Gr, at L ocey, limited all Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 G. Wheal Vor (Heist u 40 Grenville 7.8.3 Herod's Foot .... 8.13 Hingston tiowns 4.18.0 Margaret Uny Lelant 94 Marke Valley 4.3.0 4 M wyndy Iron Ore, Hip 21 Nangiles New Se con orth Downs.. 3 - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassettfillogan 3.10.6 North Whe..l Crotty 2.8.0 14 2 - Prosper United 7.1.6 3 31 Pr vidence UnyL4lant 10.6.7 33 35 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.' 25 tray Park in Croft 9 141 151 - est l'assett (Illozan . 14 74 81 W. Caradun (1, skeard 9 7 West Chi rerton ll 60 Q 4 West Seton 474 190 <OO Wheal Bassett Mogan 54 100 ;06 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 Whea. Ludo,tt 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 Wheal Setoa Wheal T telawney (Lis 7 -- Wheal Uui n.... 51 51 29 81 iBO 59) 12& 174 14 15 6 6 4 10 11 101 31 41 6 8 19 LO 2 2i 33 34 2i 3 36 31 4 6 8 44 5 11 old 16 18 35 45 11 1 13 L 95 2C5 19 20 I I REFE RE NCEBH A tiEs --- Great orthern, 5 per cent.. red. at 5 per cent. pm., 105 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1, 109 Midland, Leicester and Bitchin 4 per et., 90 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto, 46 per cent. red., t 8 Pit ErEnENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c , 6 per cent. 2d pf., 72 London and South-Western. 44 per cent, 976 Metropolitan .5 per cent.. 1034 South Eastern 4i per cent., 1859, 90 2 1.1N14;s LKASED AT FIXED:RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 2111 Hull and Selby, 109 1 FOREIGN itA[LWAYB. Bahia and San Francisco tli.n.) gua. 7 per cent., 141 Belgian Eastern Junction, N. Bail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., 7 t,au Paulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 17} BAN Kb. Agra and Mtsterman i e. manc e 34 3; 11w., 119 Bank of British Columbia, 17* Bank of New Zealand, 17 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim.. 101 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. 32 1 Consolidated Bank, lim., 101 East London. lim .. 51 European Bank, lira., 131 Hindustan, china, and J apan (lim.), 25* Imperial Bank (111n.);314 Imperial Ottoman, 16; 17 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4; 51 London and Couuty, 721 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lim., 51 London and South-Western, Jim., 20* Oriental Bank Corporation. 66i Ditto, new, 52* Sande, Punjaub, and Delhi. lim., 10* standard of British South Africa, 11w., 231 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Laid and Finance, lim., Berlin Water Works, lim.. 9j Ceylon Company, 91= Consolidated Discount. lim. . 5 Contract corporation, lim., 3 Credit Fonder and Mobil Kr of England, 10 1 Ditto, new, 81 8 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 112 Financial Corporation, 1 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 61 1 International Financial Niciety, lim., f * Joint Stock Discount, lim., 8 AI 'drag Irr;gation and Canal, 4 Milwall Iron Works, 61 Pen nsula and Oriental Stram, 83 2 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, 11m., 4; 1 Thames and Mersey MarinennsuranceLlim..7l MY. ROBERT SAWYER (our old friend of Pick wick ?) in a letter to the Daily News, tells a fair story apropos of Dr. Cumming and the spread of Roman Catholicism. " This morning," he says, "I spoke about it to a friend. ' Bob,' says he, I've read that learned doctor's works, and I'd take his word before any newspaper in the world. But, Bob,' says he, what's it matter ? The whole concern is going to be wound up right off, out of hand, either next year or the yeax after, and it will be all the same to you and mo rid those Catholics.' " THE SUN, LOADOfv, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1865. leral Generals, Daring Capture of Two Fedi The Richmond Enquirer gives the following ac count of the capture of Generals Crook and Kelly at Cumberland, in Maryland, by Lieut. M'Neill and 30 Confederate troopers :—" The Confederate party crossed the Potomac in front of the town at a late hour on the night of the event, and capturing the only sentinel to be seen, induced him to divulge the countersign. The main body of the detachment was then posted in a convenient posilion, and the lieutenant commanding, with several of his men, boldly rode into the town, which was garrisoned by over 400 Union troops. The head-quarters of General Crook were at one hotel, and those of Kelly 'at another, and, their locations being duly made known by the captured sentinel; the daring partisans made their way to those of the former, arriving just in front of which the lieutenant halted, and inquired of the sentinel if the General was in. Receiving an affirmative reply, he said he had important despatches to him, and dismounting, followed by his men, advanced to the sentinel, gave the countersign, and passed in. Upon entering the hotel, the squad was received by an old negro woman, who, it appears, was the " night clerk" of the establishment, and upon making known their desire to be conducted to the room of General Crook, the old domestic looked at them with a kind of humorous suspicion, and remarked, ' Well, you all is de strangest soldiers, I declar—you— you—you must take de light ye'selves, and go fust ; I'll pint de room out to you. I won't carry you dar, though, no how.' It did not make any differ ence to our bold cavaliers which method the old woman preferred; they took the light and the lead, and, in a moment or two, were in front of the door, where the old woman hastily left them. After several responses from within, entrance was ob tained. "Is this General Crook?" asked the Lieu tenant, holding the light to give full view of the General, as he drowsily looked at them from his bed. ' Yes ; what do you want ?" was the reply. ' I,' said the Lieutenant, am General Rosser,' and, drawing a pistol, and presenting it, added, I have some very important business with you, General Crook, and will give you precisely two minutes to get up and put on your clothes.' The bewildered General did not know how to reply, and did not dare to resist. He saw at a glance that it would be as useless as danger ous to attempt escape by raising an alarm, and he did not stop to solve the mystery of so unexpected a call. He obeyed at once, and a gentle suggestion of the propriety of keeping quiet being whispered in his ear, he passed out with his escort as mute as a mummy. On their egress, the party persuaded the sentinel on duty to follow them, by inducements similar to those submitted to the general, and, mak ing their prisoners mount behind them, rode back to the main body. In the meantime a second detach ment rode up to the quarters of Gen. Kelly, when a similar scene occurred, and that officer was, in due time, under guard. But the party was not content. Ascertaining the quarters of the adjutant-general, they gave him a call, and found him in bed with his wife. This capping the climax of the night's sport, the rendezvous was regained, and, with their prisoners riding behind them, the command recrossed the river, and sped away through Hampshire. By some means the affair was discovered soon after they left, and a whole regiment pursued them to no purpose for 50 miles. Upon being presented to General Early at his head-quarters in the Valley, the prisoners were received with the homely but no doubt acceptable greeting, ' Take seats, gentlemen, I presume you are tired after your ride ; ' and then added the hero of brilliant victories and stunning defeats, with an intensification of that fine-tooth comb peculiarity of his. enunciation, ' I expect some enterprising Yankee will be stealing off with me in the same way one of these days." Extraordin Iry Affair. A very extraordinary case came to light at Preston on Saturday. For some time past there have been rumours in the town to the effect that a young man, about 35 years of age, named Thomas Wylie, who a few years ago occu pied a very good position in Preston, and was engaged in the cotton trade, was fastened up in an old warehouse behind the parish church, in St. John's-place ; that he had never been out of the building for some years ; that he was secretly fed through some mysterious hole or door ; and that he was a most frightful spectacle in personal appearance—filthy, ragged, haggard, and more like some deserted, concealed savage than a human being. It was also reported that he had lost his reason during his long term of imprisonment, and that both bodily and mentally he was in a most deplorable condition. The real facts of the case have just been made known, and it appears that the reports which have been prevalent, although considerably exaggerated, have had far more foundation in truth than many persons supposed; that although there has been a good deal of exaggeration in the case, much of a very singular and mysterious character _ surrounds it. A few years ago Wylie, after having been employed as a lawyer's clerk in Preston for some time, commenced business as a reed maker and cotton manu facturer. He had four establishments —one at Preston, two at Bolton, and one at Manchester. His usual place of residence was at Preston, where his parents lived, and where he "set up" his father in business. Wylie pros pered well in his trade for some time ; he employed many operatives ; he regularly associated with gentle men connected with the cotton trade, and, like other persons engaged in manufacturing pursuits, he went regu larly to the principal market of the county—Manchester, Liverpool, and Blackburn. In 1857, however, when the monetary panic set in, he lost a good deal of money, and fortune ever afterwards seemed to recede from him. Three years ago, while battling with misfortune, a Preston soli citor, who was the agent for the property he occupied in St. John's-place, in that town, "distressed" him for a small arrear of rent. Wylie wrote to the owner of the property in London, but he simply referred him to the agent, who was relentless as to the arrears, and eventually sold him up. Wylie's goods, which had cost him a good deal of money, and were still worth a considerable amount, were sold for a sum which scarcely amounted to a twentieth part of their value. The conduct of the agent so embittered Wylie's mind that he determined to remain on the premises, which he had on a lease, until the full expiration or period of his tenancy ; and he has so far kept the determination intact. For three long years he has lived in the empty building, re solved to avenge what he considered to be the injustice in flicted upon him by the agent. The building is at present most dilapidated ; inside there is nothing in the world but an old loom and a dirty old bed ; the floors are dusty, filthy, and worm-eaten. Outside the windows are smashed, the walls cracked, and the signboards, which used to refer to a prosperous man's business, are paintless and illegible. The place looks like the very image of some of those dismal old buildings which grim writers love to tenant with spectres and hobgoblins. For three years Wylie has been the only occupant of these lonely rooms which used to reverbe rate with the noise of busy machinery; for months together he has never stirred an inch from the place ; for a year at once he has had no fire to cheer his isolation—day time has been cold, night time has been entirely dark to him. The people living in the neighbourhood knew that he was con cealed in this wretched old building; but this was all they did know. They never saw him come into the street ; and nobody except one of his old workmen, who now and then visited him by stealth, seemed to have any idea as to how be existed. The neighbours, out of curiosity, occa sionally knocked at the door; but the only response was a dull echo through the empty rooms. For the first year of his voluntary imprisonment no person appears to have vi sited him, and a man residing next door who kept a regular look-out for him, never once saw him during that period. Since then Wylie has crept out at intervals after dark, and gone to a house adjoining, where he has got morsels of food and portions of fuel. When he first showed himself to the inmates of the house in question they were perfectly horri fied at his condition. They had known him in his better days, and to see him as they did, when he quitted his hid ing-place in the dark for a few minutes, shirtless, shoeless, ragged, and with a pale haggard face, the very picture of starvation, they were naturally much shocked. Within the past few months Wylie has improved a good deal in appearance ; but he is still a most wretched, pitiable ob ject, and any one acquainted with him when he was a smart,well-dressed, energetic young man would not recog nise him now in his squalor and abject misery. A few weeks ago , his father died, and efforts were made to get him to attend the funeral ; but neither the entreaties of his mother nor the solicitations of hisfriends could induce him --- to stir from his lair. He was ashamed, it was thought, of his appearance ; at any rate, he had some strange objection to leaving his dilapidated hiding-place. He watched from a window the funeral cortege pass by the building to the cemetery ; immediately afterwards he darted out of sight, and was seen by no one for several days. Wylie is a man of considerable mental ability, and his long period of con finement and separation from the world has neither dimmed his intellect nor weakened his powers of conversation. It is said that during the greater part of the time he has been shut up in the old building referrod to he has been engaged in studying certain chemical subjects : He has friends in Preston, Bolton, and Manchester. The lease of the pre- mises which he bolds will expire in May next, and he is determined to remain " all along in his misery" until that time, and longer if possible. THE G "NDAY. 60 COAL-LADEN BARGES SUNK IN THE THAMES. The fearful gale which raged throughout the whole of Sunday occasioned a serious loss of property in that part of the river Thames known as Bugsby's Hole, between Blackwall Point and Charlton. A large derrick, belonging to Messrs. Cory and Co., the coal merchants, which is used for discharging screw colliers and other vessels laden with coals from the north, was moored in about the middle of Bugsby's Hole, near to the south shore, and as the coal is put into lighters for the purpose of conveying it to the different wharves above the bridge the craft lie off to moorings in the roadstead, near the derrick laid down by the firm. It is stated that about 60 loaded barges were so moored when the storm set in on Saturday evening, some of the craft being lashed together. On Sunday morning, when the gale had considerably increased, the barges were seen to be labouring severely. As the wind blew in fearful gusts with a force of almost a hurricane, the water dashed over the barges in large quantities,°, and it was evident that they were fast settling down. At length they began to disappear. At times two or three would go down together, some dragging others more loaded. The crews of the collier ships, which were lying in the section near, could see the barges founder one after another, but could render no aid with a view of relieving them. By nightfall the whole of the 50 or 60 barges had disappeared, and the damage to the craft and the loss of coals must amount to a very considerable sum. It is stated that the barges, after having been loaded from the derrick, have been in the habit of lying in the road stead for several days, sometimes a fortnight, before they went up to the wharves of the purchasers, and that this practice is attended with some risk when they lie for any lengthened period in so exposed a position as Bugsby's Reach. Fortunately the barges have gone down in a spot rather . : out of the navigation, but the Thames Conservancy, and a steamer, with the harbour masters, were early at the scene, with a view to preventing any accident to the passing shippiing, and to see to the early lifting of the barges. Some hundreds of tons of coal must be lying at the bot tom of the river in the barge roadstead near the derrick. Many of the sunken craft belonged to Messrs. Elmore and Scott, eleven to Mr. Williams, and the remainder to other large barge owners. Only three of the barges that went down were the property of Mr. Cory. It is stated that the derrick is moored in the most convenient position, and that coal-laden craft should not remain near after they have been loaded. On land, the gale which commenced on Sunday morning lasted the whole of that night and through out yesterday, doing, as it did the previous day, an incalculable amount of mischief. About half-past 12 o'clock yesterday, the inhabitants of St. Bride's churchyard, Fleet-street, were greatly alarmed at hearing a loud crash. It appears the high wind had blown from the steeple of the church one of the fell upon about a quarter of a the roof of the vestry cwt. ornamental The a s c t o o r n n e s, room, breaking through the ceiling, and fell upon the flooring. Mrs. Goode, the sextoness, had been lighting the fire just before, and fortunately had gone into the porch to procure a broom, or she might have been killed, for the distance the stone fell was about 208 ft., and when it reached the ground it was actually split into three or four pieces. A large range of wooden hoarding in front of some buildings at St. Mary's, Newington, was blown down by the gale, and sent completely over the footpath, and a female passing at the time had a narrow escape of being killed. The trees in the parks at the West-end have had branches broken off. The market and flower gardens in the neighbourhood of Chiswick have suffered severely, and the coverings thrown over the plants to protect them from the cold were all blown away, and many of the apple and pear trees were broken short off. Conservatories and greenhouses have had all the glass demolished. The scene both above and be low bridge on the River Thames throughout the day can with difficulty be described, for coal barges were kept dashing against each other, small craft were broken from their moorings and carried away by the tide. Many of the houses at the East-end received extensive damage, chimney pots, and por tions of roofs being blown off. At Deptford a heavy plank was blown from a stack and struck a gentle man, severely injuring him. At one part of the day it was with difficulty people could pass through St. Paul's Churchyard, owing to the violence of the wind TERRIBLE SHIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE. SHIELDS, March 19. One of the most terrific gales we have had this winter has been encountered upon our coast to-day. It has blown from SE for the last 24 hours. Several hundred ships have run for the Tyne this day. The schooner Quickstep, of Exeter, in coming into harbour shifted her ballast, was thrown by the sea on to her broadside, and it was thought she would founder in this crippled state. However, she was driven by force of the wind and sea into port, where she was safe. Her mate is drowned and his brother badly hurt. A Yarmouth schooner—name unknown —has lost her mate overboard. The most tragical scene, however, of the day's storm occurred at four o'clock this afternoon. A coal-laden brig, the Burton, of Colchester, was driven to the north ward of the harbour and struck on the foundation of the North Pier. The Lifeguard Brigade fired a line between her masts ; the crew had taken to the rigging. While a sailor lad was endeavouring to lay hold of th e rocket line the vessel knocked her bottom out, fell t o p i eces, and drowned all hands, except the mate, i n the presence of thousands of spectators who crowded the pier. The mate, George Hazell, was picked up floating upon a deck-plank by the Constance lifeboat, belonging to the National Lifeboatinstitution, and stationed at Tynemouth. He was very much exhausted when landed, but he was recovered. The lifeboat was on the spot within ten or twelve minutes after the brig had struck, but the vessel broke up so quickly that the remainder of the poor fellows had perished before assistance could possibly reach them. The body of Miss Jane Ferguson, who w as lost in the Stanley steamship four months ago, was picked up to-day. It has been identified by a ticket issued to her at Aberdeen. No more casualties since dark. Wea ther still awfully stormy. Wind easterly. It has been blowing a gale from E.S.E. all night, with a high sea (writes P. J. Missent, Esq.) As the brig Border Chieftain, of Hartlepool, coal laden, was coming in this morning, about nine o'clock, in charge of a pilot, a sea struck her and carried away her steering wheel, injuring the man at the helm. She was then driven on to the stones, south of the North Pier. The Constance lifeboat, of the Na tional Institution, stationed here, was at once manned and launched in a very heavy sea. She soon reached the vessel, and su ccee d ed in taking off the captain, in all eight men. T crew, andpilot, includi ng th e i n j ure d man, he Shields boats came down to the inside of the bar shortly after. The sea is still fearfully high, and several vessels enter ing have had narrow escapes. Others are yet in sight. so there may be further casualties. On Friday afternoon (says the Northern Ensign), shortly before half tide, the Norwegian schooner Emmanuel, of Porsgrund, Capt. 11. C. Arveskaug, with billetwood, for Wick, entered the bay, and the tide being too far back to admit of her entrance, she cast anchor in the vicinity of the harbour, too near the shore under the circumstances, the wind blowing a smart breeze from the eastward. Soon after coming to anchor, a salmon coble was taken alongside, and, as the night was threatening, it was judged advisable to take the crew, four in number, ashore, which was done, along with part of their clothes, &c., in safety, and the vessel was left to her fate. In the course of the night she dragged from her anchor, and went ashore on the sand at the back of the north quay, from which it is not at all likely she will come off, as there is now a heavy sea running, and a strong gale (with heavy surf) from south-east is blowing. The Emmanuel is a vessel of about 54 tons register, and is nearly 40 years old. It is noticeable that the Emanuel was anchored con siderably within the lines of the now harbour in course of erection, and that if it had been erected she would have been quite safe. ANCIENT POMPEIAN BRONZES. Some very remarkable antique works have recently been dis covered amid the buried city of Pompeii, and the Italian Government, under whose direction the excavations have been made, have, in the most liberal manner, permitted copies of the works to be made. Two copies of these works are now onview at Mr. Philips's, of Cockspur-street, and they are calculated to give a very favourable idea of the state of art during the Last Days of Pompeii. An examination of these works will go far to show that art at that time was not in that state of decadence which some writers have supposed. The figures now accurately re produced in bronze, and stained to imitate the antique, are a Narcissus and a Silenus. The former is a most graceful figure, having all the charms of, a youthful Apollino, and he is represented as listening to the nymph Echo. Tho figure is undraped, the limbs are beautifully modelled, and the head and features are of pure classic type. The Silenus is a most masterly work. The broad, stout, mus cular frame, contrasts in a striking manner with the more graceful outline of the Narcissus. The left arm is held aloft, and the hand firmly grasps the neck of a serpent, the body of which coils round in a circle, and the tail rests upon the left shoulder of the supporting figure. The ring formed by the reptile's body has three acanthus leaves at Cached to the outer edge, and with the ring serves to sup port a rare basket of fruit, a lamp, or any other suitable article. There is a wonderful expression about the fea tures of the bacchanalian-looking figure ; and his broad face, which is somewhat of the negro type, has a self satisfied grin of content, as though the Silenus were chuckling over the feat which he has accomplished, and which has required all his strength to perform, and all his skill to preserve his steadiness. The legs are spread wide apart to give additional firmness to his position, and the right hand is doubled, having originally, no doubt, held a flagon, or wine cup. The head is encircled with a wreath of grapes and vine leaves, the delicacy of the mo delling of every part of which deserves the highest praise. The figure is partially draped, and the limbs display great muscular power. The discovery of such works as these will not fail to encourage the Italian Government to con tinue the excavations, which, under the able direction of M. Fiorelli, have already been attended with such valuable results. THE CANDLE have never seen any fish half as fat and as good for Arctic winter food as these little lamp fish. It is next to impossible to broil or to fry them, for they melt completely into oil. Some idea of their marvellous fatness may be gleaned from the fact that the natives use them as lamps for the lighting of their lodges. The fish, when dried, has a piece of rush pith, or a strip from the inner bark of the cypress-tree (Thugia gigantea) drawn through it, a long round needle made of hard wood being used for the purpose ; it is then lighted, and burns steadily until consumed. I have often read comfortably by its light ; the candlestick—literally a stick for the candle— consists of a bit of wood split at one end, with tho lamp fish inserted in the cleft. These ready-made sea candles, little dips wanting only a wick that can be added in a minute, are easily transformed by heat and pressure into liquid. If the Indian drilk instead of burning them, he gets a fuel in the shape of oil that keeps up the combustion within him self, burnt and consumed in the lungs, just as it was by the wick, but giving only heat. It is by no mere chance that instinct, annually of small fish, in obedience to a wondrous nstinct, annually visit the northern seas, containing within them selves all the elements necessary for supplying light and heat and life to the poor savage who, but for this supply, must perish in the bitter cold of the long dreary winter.— Dickens's "All the Year Round." The Memorial de Lille relates a case of wife-sell ing which occurred last week at Maretz, near that town. The wife of a weaver named Lasselin left her hus band some time since to cohabit with another weaver named Dron, and as she'refused to return, Lasselin offered to sell her to her paramour for 200 f. Dron thought the price too high, and offered 120 f., but the sale was ultimately effected at 126 f. 25c. As neither of the men could write, they ap plied to a third person to make out a deed of sale, and to draw a bill of exchange for the purchase money, to which Dron affixed his mark. It is remarkable that neither buy nor seller seemed to have any doubt as to the legality ofr this shamefill bargain, and were much surprised when in formed that they would have to answer for the same before the Correctional Tribunal. The Tribunal of Correctional Police on Friday tried a man and a woman, both English, and un able to speak a word of French, who were arrested a few days since while a funeral ceremony was being performed at the Church of St. Roch in the act of picking pockets. The woman gave the name of Kepfs, and the man that of Robinet, and they pretended to have arrived from England on the previous day only. They were both dressed in black, and had mixed with the mourners as if the deceased had been a relative of theirs. A witness deposed that when the procession was leaving the church the female prisoner pushed against his wife and stole her portmonnaie. He im mediately seized her and found two portmonnaies lying at her feet, while she had passed a third to the male prisoner, in whose pocket it was found and afterwards recognised by the owner. The evidence being conclusive against both pri soners, the tribunal sentenced each of them to three years' imprisonment and five years' surveillance of the police. LOWESTOFT, Sussex, Monday Night.—About 8 o'clock this morning, blowing a strong gale from the eastward (reports Capt. Joachim, RN.), a schooner under Danish colours ran on the Newcome Sand. The sea was breaking over her, and the Lowestoft lifeboat of the National Institution was immediately launched, and, with the assistance of a steam-tug, was enabled to close with the vessel, and brought them safe into this harbour. ARKLOW, Ireland, March 19.—1 regret to have to report (writes the Rev. R. E. Eaton) the total dis ablement of the Arklow lifeboat, belonging to the National Institution. About noon to-day a schooner went aground to the north of Arklow River, while the wind was blowing a hurricane on shore, and a tremendous sea was running on the bar. The life boat was launched at once, and in going over the bar was drawn by the heavy sea with such violence upon the North Pier that her port side was stove in, as well as her after air case. The crew escaped with difficulty, one man being severely injured. The boat was got up the river, where she now lies. The crew of the schooner, five in number, were fortunately rescued by the rocket apparatus. We may add that the National Institution has arranged to send at once another lifeboat to Arklow, in lieu of the disabled one,—the society having always two or three spare lifeboats ready for any emergency. ST. IvEs, Cornwall, Monday, Night.—Yesterday (says Mr. James Young), in reply to a signal of distress from the Brigantine Eclipse of St. Ives, the lifeboat of the National Institution stationed here, was taken to Lelant and launched to leeward of the vessel. The wind was blowing a strong gale from the S.E. at the time the lifeboat left St. Ives. Before reaching the vessel, however, the weather had moderated, so that a pilot gig at some risk had boarded her and had rendered the required assist ance. It was found that the brigantine had a good deal of water in her hold, having shipped some very heavy seas. Two of her crew were disabled, who were brought ashore in the lifeboat. MURDER IN A HAREM AT CONSTANTINOPLE.— Are read in the Levant Herald of the Bth : ; The house of Ahmet Effendi, an employe at the Porte, residing at Scutari, has, during the recent Ramazan, been the scene of a sad tragedy. It appears that an Arab slave, purchased 12 years ago, and now 17 years of age, formed part of the Effendi's household, and for some time past has been earnestly entreating the family to grant him his freedom. He so far succeeded as to obtain a promise that he should be set free during the Bairam. The Effendi's wife, while agreeing to this arrangement, proposed to de lay the event till summer, when they could fete his entry into freedom with the same festivities that were intended to celebrate her son's marriage, which was then to take place. Sullen and incensed at this delay, the slave took advantage of the absence of his master and the whole of the household—except the hanum and himself—at mosque, to enter the harem, and deliberately strangle his mistress. The cunning savage then hastened to meet his master, whom he encountered at the mosque door, and told out loudly that he had done his bidding in murdering his mis tress. Accompanied by the police and many other persons the Effendi hurried home, and on entering the harem, truly enough found the corpse of his murdered wife. The slave then asked his master's thanks for having so well executed his bidding. Under this charge the bereaved Effendi was taken prisoner by the police, and remained in the common prison till the authorities had fully investigated the tragic affair. The charge of the slave was made with much ingenuity and persistence, and it was only by a chain of fortuitous circumstances that the Effendi was able to establish his innocence beyond doubt, when of course he was set at liberty, and sentence of death by hanging was passed against the murderer. The latter, as is the custom, was on three days of last week marched between two police officers through the streets of Scutari, bearing before him a placard stating the crime of which he had been found guilty, and the judgment passed upom him; and the authorities only await the necessary firman for carrying it into execu tion. This dreadful crime has cast a sad gloom over Scu tari, extending far beyond the roof under which it was per petrated. The murdered lady exercised an unusual amount of charity towards her poorer neighbours, 25 families of whom were in a great measure dependent on her bounty during the inclement season ; in the month of Ramazan her benevolence took a still wider range, and many are the destitute hearts to which the Bairam just closed, in conse quence of her death, brought none of its wonted enjoy merits." 16 41 JEMMY GRimsirAw.—The report of this popular jockey's engagement to Lord Stamford is unfounded. YORK STEEPLECHAS The Great Yorkshire Handic added; winners extra. Al Age st. lb. Hall Court 1, 12 7 Joe Maley Bridegroom (h.b.) a 12 0 Sly Fox Rook the Gardener a 11 8 Bell's Life Mean wood 6 11 4 Creole 6 11 4 Portland a 11 2 The Rogue a 11 True Heart Magician Sir Robert 6 10 11 Skirlaugh Squire (h.b.) The Old Squire a 10 11 Weights publishe RACING FIXT Warwick Spring Vincennes Chelmsford Spring 2B AP Vincennes Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Newmarket Craven l7 Durham Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester , 9 York Spring Salisbury lB Vincennes Chelmsford 7 Manchester Summer 7 Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Alexandra Park 2O Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Abingdon Stamford l3 Winchester lB Brighton 1 Brighton Club Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading Egham l5 Royal Windsor l7 Leicester Doncaster Brecon , Richmond Northallerton 5 1 Newmarket Ho. M Newmarket 2d Oct 9 Vincennes Vincennes NOVE: ;BER. Liverpool Autumn I Shrewsbury Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Mar. 21. Ditto, via Marseilles April 12, Brazil and Cape Verde, by British pao:et April 6. Ditto, by British packet Mar. 21. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar. 21. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Mar 21. Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 29. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Mar. 21. Ditto, via Marseilles ... Mar. 29. India (Bombay), via Southampton. Mar. 9. Ditto, via Marseilles . ... Mar. 23. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseil .. .April 5. Newfoundland April 12. Portug - al Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. . United btates and British North America, by Bri tish packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp- ton Ditto, yia C ,rk •• Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Mar. 17. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ...... Ap:11 12. West Indies and Pacific (except Baha:nas, Cuba, and Mexico Mar. 3!, Bahamas, via New York. Bermuda, ditto Apri 6. Cuba and Mexico ............ April 12. ...... Mar. 31. Mr. W. P. FRITH will send to the Academy Exhibition, this year, a portrait of Miss Braddon, the no velist. The engraving presented to subscribers to the Art Union of London this year is from the same artist's picture of "Claude Duval." A FINE OLD YORKSHIRE WOMAN'.—At North road, Highgate, on the 4th inst., Elizabeth Holston (maiden name Corbett) died in her 93d year. Her father was at the siege of Quebec, and did not live to see his seven children brought up. Her mother was obliged to send hor out to service at the age of sixteen. Up to that time she had gone to school. She was, therefore, educated far above the general run of domestic servants. Sho had been in the service of Sir Henry Liddell, at Ravensworth Castle, two years, when ho died, and she remained in the employ ment of his widow eight years afterwards—the latter six as cook and housekeeper—at Ripley and Norton Conyers. She then was in the service of Lord George Murray until his death, and in that of the first Lord Grey till his death, and continued with his widow two years afterwards, wben she unfortunately married, but not " matched." Although latterly reduced in circumstances, such was her high and independent spirit that she never would allow the writer of this notice to state her case to any of the families she had served, preferring to make girl's stays at 4d. per pair, as an example to her grandchildren, who are now earning four times as much in Canada. She was the granddaughter of Thomas Harrison, carpenter, of Catterick, who was acci dentally killed by a piece of timber falling upon him whilst employed at Sir Wilfred Lawson's, Brough Hall, 110 years since. Some one will say, how could this woman manage to live till this age, being in unfortunate circumstances the latter half of her life ? The secret is she was temperate, active, and industrious, a high-minded and conscientious woman. This just tribute to the memory of an exemplary woman is written by her own living brother, whom she nursed, being nine years his senior—a chip off the same block. Her grandmother, Thomas Harrison's widow, lived to 98.—Leeds Mercury. ES—TUESDAY, March 28. ap of 5 sovs each, with 100 bout three miles and a half. Age st. lb. Cortolvin Fly-by-Night (h.b.) Ross 6 10 10 Church Militant 6 10 7 Caution Young Tollerton 5 10 7 Princess Royal Chance (h.b.) 6 10 3 Foresight Vivandiere a 10 2 Little Lady The Beau Caller Ou (h.b.) a 10 5 Dr. Bowe (h.b.) d March 20, at noon rRES FOR 18G5. :MI. Grand National Mud 29 Barham 3O Lewes Spring 3O Canterbury Spring Abergavenny 2O Thirsk 2l Cardiff 25 Epsom Spring Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom. 3O Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Odiham Bidbury Stockbridge Nottingham Southampton l9 Chesterfield Goodwood Down Royal Corp rUST. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT TERSALL'S—YzszEnDAY. The crowded state of the Subscription-room indicated the growing interest in the great races now in the market, and speculation for a time was both brisk and heavy, and marked in some instances by noteworthy features. For the Northamptonshire Stakes, The Grinder, who came with a rush in the morning at the Victoria Club, was in such force as to displace Skeffington in the premiership, and put an extinguisher on John Davis, his own stable companion. Hartley, notwithstanding his Doncaster defeat, was occa sionally backed, and The Beaver and Vest colt had each a small party of friends. Lion was completely knocked out. On the City and Suburban nothing was done of any conse quence, and both the favourites were very strong. For the Chester Cup Lord Zetland was firm, and the rise of Lion was in proportion to his decline for the Northamptonshire Stakes. For the Two Thousand Liddington was hardly in as good force as he was during the last week, for in one instance 3 to 1 was laid against him, and at the close 55 to 20 might have been had without difficulty about him. Breadalbane was backed for some money at 7 to 1, and if his starting could be only guaranteed he would see half that price. Chattanooga's downward tendency met with a further impetus by offers of 12 to 1 going begging about him. Bedminster had lots of friends at 100 to 6, and may be pronounced the firmest horse in the market. For the erby the most startling point was that of Breadalbane being a better favourite for money than Liddington, as 6 to 1 was taken freely about him, while the same odds were offered at the close against the latter without being responded to. The Duke held his own ground firmly, and Bedminster was in good demand at the quoted price. Chattanooga ominously declined to 28 to 1, and Rifle and Oppressor both retrograded. Beneath are the current prices : NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 15 to 2 agst Grinder (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Skeffington (offered) 100 to 6 agst Hartley (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Beaver (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Vest colt (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Lion (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 12 to 1 agst Mcestissima filly (taken) 15 to 1 agst Peon (taken) 33 to 1 agst Lemonade (taken) CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken) 100 to 7 agst Lion (taken) TWO THOUSAND. sto 2 agst Liddington (offered)--3 to 1 laid once 7to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken freely) 12 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Bedminster (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Zambezi (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Koenig (taken and offered) THE DERBY. 6to 1 agst Liddington (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Duke (offered) 100 to 6 agst Bedminster (taken) 28 to 1 agst Zambezi (taken) 28 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken) 30 to 1 agst Oppressor (taken) 83 to 1 agst Ariel (taken) 40 to 1 agst Rifle (offered) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, WARWICK RACES--Tars DAY. TRIAL S TAKES. East Lancashire ................................................... 1 Catalogue ........................................................... 2 Stockinger ................................................... ....... 3 Four ran. AnnirED—L'Africain. The Main Drainage Works, On Saturday afternoon a body of about 20a tlemen, formed o f th e pr i nc i pa l E ngl i sh andt•en, nental civil eng i neers, i nspected the Crossr.es's Out whole Sew er W orks, the point to which bows the whole of th e sewage of the southern side,. The pa r ty was attended by Mr. J. W. Bazalgett.., the engineer of the Metropolitan Board, and allying those present were Mr. Lindley, the engineer of Hamburg, Mr. Murray, Mr. Poll oc k, M r. Wc.ods, M r , B ra i thwaite, Mr. Forde, the telegraphic engineer, Mr. Phipps, and Mr. Black. A special train conveyed the visi tors from Plumstead over the line laid down by the contractor, Mr. Webster, to Crossness Point, -whence they were conducted by Mr. Bazalgette into the sewage reservoir, on entering which each visitor had a lighted candle handed to him, and the vast re.. cesses of the brick cavern, or series of caverns, covering a space of six and a half acres, were further illumined by the burning of magnesium wire. in.. explanation, Mr. Bazalgette stated that the worms beneath the reservoir comprised two other chaml oers, the lowest for the reception of the drainage, fle top one for the sewage to be " lifted" into, ar A d from pass e o b u b ld tide intoii[lt h e t the river, second and or a puddle passd oovenne tot w h c o h w i t a w to • sea. He stated that on the south side of the river there were, as on the north side, high, middle, and low level sewers, the high and middle level draining an area of about 20 square miles, and the low level a like area, the contents of the last named sewer being pu m p e d a height-of 18ft. into the high level at Deptford, whence they flowed by gravitation to Crossness reservoir, which was capable of receiving 50,000,000 of sewage during the two tides. He was questioned as to the founda tion of the reservoir, it being apparent that the soil must be a dangerous one, and he replied that in order to obtain a foundation a peat soil, 15ft, to 20ft. in depth, was dug through so as to permit of the concrete being laid on the gravel, which it wa s for the whole depth of the peat. Some of the visi tors squeezed themselves through the penstocks and so got into the culverts, where they wandered about making themselves thoroughly acquainted with all the details. At different parts Mr. Bazalgette and his shief on the southern side, Mr. Grant, gave short addresses, explanatory of the materials used on the works, and of the engineering details. On ascending to the surface the party came full in view of the upper works, comprising engine-house, with a workshop on either side, a manager's house, and cottages for workmen, the whole built, somewhat in the Elizabethan style, with coloured bricks. The most prominent building is the chimney shaft, which is 200 ft. in height, and is not unlike a Venetian watch tower. These upper works are built over the reservoirs, and occupy about eight acres of ground. The visitors expressed the greatest satisfaction at what they had seen, and thanked Mr. Bazalgette for the view he had afforded them of these great works, On Tuesday last Mr. Bazalgette read a paper at the Institution of Civil Engineers on the "Metropoli tan system of drainage and the interception of sewage from the River Thames." He glanced at the early history of London sewerage, and showed that up to about the year 1815 it was a penal offence to discharge sewage or other offensive matters into the sewers, cesspools being regarded as the proper receptacles of home drainage, and the sewers as the legitimate channels for carrying off the surface waters only. He went on to show that as the population of Lon don increased its subsoil became thickly studded with cesspools, and after the date given overflow drains from the cesspools to the rivers were allowed, by which means the previously open brooks—the Fleet, the Tyebourne, and the Bayswater became polluted and were covered in, though this work has • been only gradual, the Ranelagh being in some places an open sewer and an offensive nuisance at the present time. He then described the working of the Commissions which were appointed to deal with the growing evil of sewage in the metropolis, and showed that they so dealt with it as to carry it at once into the river opposite the growing city, to which it became more and more offensive through being discharged at low water, and so kept floating up and down at every turn of the tide. He detailed the steps by which the system of main drainage now nearly completed was arrived at, he entered upon a minute description of the works, and stated that there were about 1,300 miles of sewers in London and 82 miles of main intercepting sewers. The total pumping power was 2,380 nominal horse power, with an average consumption of 20,000 tons of coal. The sewage on the north side of the Thames at present amounted to 10,000,000 cubic feet each day, and on the south side 4,000,000 cubic feet a day ; but provision had been made for an anticipated increase up to 11,500,000 and 5,750,000 cubic feet a day respectively, in addition to a rainfall of 28,500,000 and 17,250,000 cubic feet a day respec tively, or 63,000,000 cubic feet. The total cost of the works would be £4,100,000, and as sections of the works had been in operation from two to four years, and the larger portion of the whole for more than one year, the principles upon which they were based had already been fairly tested. Extraordinary Proceeding near York. On Saturday, at York Castle, before Mr. Thompson and Mr. Coltman, West Riding magistrates, seven men, named William and Thomas Kettlewell, William Allison, George Batty, William Whiteley, George Robinson, and IL Stead, were charged with having, on March 8, forcibly en t ere d a _ _ _ _ _ - house at Askham Bryan, near York, belonging to Benson. and John M. Barstow, whom they forcibly expelled. It appeared that William Kettlewell fancied he was the rightful heir of Miss Ann Fawcett, who died intestate, and of whose property the Barstows have now possession. On the morning of March 8, whilst Mr. Benson Barstow was at breakfast, William Kettlewell, Allison, and Batty pre.. sented themselves at the back door of Mr. Barstow's house, and delivered a note to the cook for her master. This she delivered in the breakfast-room, and as she left that place she found she had been followed by the men whom she had left at the door. The note ran :—" March, 1865.—Mr. Barstow, —Sir, I hope you will excuse us coming to see the house, as we want to see round it.—Yours truly, LORD MUCK." Mr. Barstow had not time to read this note before the three men in question entered the breakfast-room, and Allison introduced William Kettlewell as the heir-at-law, and desired Mr. Barstow to quit the place. He refused, upon which he was dragged to a sofa, thence into the hall, where a key was wrenched from his hand and one of his fingers sprained, and subsequently ejected from his house. The doors and gates of the premises were then barricaded by the three mentioned and the remainder of the defers, Robinson, and the servants order e d t o pac k up their s' x things and leave. This they did. In th e mean tdan ime t M e r. Benson Barstow succeeded in getting one of his horses out of his stable, on which he rode to York, and obtained a warrant against William Kettlewell. On re turning in the afternoon he found his house occupied by the defendants and a largo number of other villagers, and all the rooms seemed to have been searched. Victuals had been consumed, the tablecloths bore marks of liquor; the carpets were spat upon, and in fact eve r ythi ng was in the most extreme disorder. Mr. Barstow's reoccupation w only gained by forcing open the doors. Pl a t e, securities, debentures, and cash to an amo un t o f nearly £lOO,OOO, were in the rooms the prisoners had entered, but fortu nately none of this had been di s t ur b e d . ___. The bench discharged Robinson for Want of evidence, and committed the remainder for trial at York Assizes. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. -•.-- Lor•Dox, March 21.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; blowing a strong breeze and fine weather, but very cold. CLYDE, March 20.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Elise, from St. Jago do Cubs. per, March 19.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Armigo, from, Tarragona. PLYMOUTH, March 20.—Wind N.E.—Arrived - Orient, min Callao for Rotterdam. BRISTOL, March 19.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Roman eo rom Sulina. HOLYHEAD, March 20.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Earl of Mar, from Manilla. of FALlauAthens, fo OFF S HOREHAM, March 19.—Arrived—A f ore i gn sc h ooner, FALMOUTH, ma Marchtam Matamoros. OFF 20.—Wind S.E.—S a il e d—M a i d from Rio Janeiro. C AR DIFF, March 20.—Wind E.—Sailed—Agamemnon, for Jamaica. AUG York Plymouth Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summer 30 Weymouth 3l Baden 3l Stockton :MEER. Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist Oct 26 Walsall QCTOBER. SEPTE: l ded rdaY ling, b 7 to )k a I by tcess ing• ince rode ord with :0 in Lion igh- lit, , f ill fter re 'lle :he