The Sun. — London, England, 1865-04-05 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Money has been in comparatively small demand to-day, and. the rates have con ti nue d t o s h ow a tendency towards greater easiness ; 31 and 3i are still, however, the charges required for granting ac commodation upon best short dated paper.. The supplies of capital have slightly increased, and there LS good reason to believe that an abundance of money will prevail in a few days. The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday comprised an influx of £30,000, and a withdrawal of £4,000 in gold. The City of Washington, from New York, has brought £4,600, and the Hansa £23,700, the greater portion of which is for France. In the Foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was no. change. The prospectus has appeared of the City of Mos cow Gas Company requiring a capital of £875,000 in shares of £25 each. The profitable nature of similar undertakings on the Continent have induced the promoters of the present project to bring it be fore the notice of the public. The city contains a population of half a million, with the Emperor's palace, and numerous public and private buildings, none of which are properly lighted. A concession for 30 years, giving the exclusive privilege of sup plying the town with gas, has been obtained, and a contract made with Smith, Knight, and Co., who, while constructing the works, will pay 7 per cent. interest on the capital paid up. The shares are 1 2i prem. The brokers are Messrs. Hill, Faw cett, and Hill. The Directors of the Great Western Railway of Canada have decided to recommend a dividend at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum for the half-year ending January last, and to carry forward a balance of £4,570 13s. 7d. The share list of the London and South African Steam Ship Company is to be closed on Thursday next. The share list of the Anglo-Egyptian Navigation Company will close on Thursday, 6th i ns t an t , f or London, and Friday, 7th, for the country. At Paris, thi s da accordi Two o'CLocr. y, ng to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Fr enc h 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 85c. Firm. The tone of the English Stock Market has not been quite so buoyant as yesterday, although quota tions have not shown any tendency to recede. Rumours of failures are checking the rise in prices, but it is still thought that, with lower money, the Funds must continue to find investors. Consols for money are 90} -a, and for the account 904 The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89i ; Exchequer ; Bills, 3s. prem. India 5 106 f per Cents., In the Foreign Market there has been little ani mation, andprices have tended downwards. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 744 75 ; do. Consolides, 544 55 ; Mexican, 271 s ; ditto New, 261 ; Greek, 211 ; Spanish Passive, 321 -a ; do. Certificates, 171 a ; Russian, 891 901 ; Italian, 641 ; do. New, 4a 4 mss. ; and Confederate Loan, 32 34. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, and prices have in most instances been well maintained. North Western have im proved £1 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, and Midland, each 10s. ; and Great Eastern, Great Western, North Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern, each ss. For the Foreign and Colonial lines are mode rately active, at fully previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally support former quotations. London and Brazilian have improved to 44, and National Discount Company are at 153. 16. City of Moscow Gas Company, shares are quoted 1i 2 prem. ; Millwall Freehold' Land, 2i 3f prem. ; South of England Waggon Company, 4 11 prem. ; and Financial Insurance Company, 1 4 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. "WU 8 per Cent. Consols . 901 Do. Account, April 6 b Per Cent. Reduced .`8 a New 3 per Cent .. - ... . .. . New 2/ per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 .. . ..... .. Donor Ans, 30 yrs, expire sth den., 1880 • 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.- Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent Do. £5OO ... .. Do. £ lOO and £2OO . . Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent..... Do Account .................... . ........... ; 242 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10/ per Cent., April 11374.., 216 Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 DDo. Account o. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 . Do. Certificates ........................... Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5/ per Cent., May 1879 DDo. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 ............... o. Bonds, £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO - —pm FOREIGN F UNDS —CLOSING PRICES. C Brazili an 5 per e Austrian Bond; 5 per Cent nt . Do. 4 Di per Cent., 11;.52.--iil6o lOO o. 1863 ..................... 83 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent ... - • ... :.. Do I per Cent. (Deferred .3 . Percont.) Chilian 6 per Cent .. ............... Do ' 4 1 Per Cent ..... .................... CColombian 6 per Cent.. ............... üba, 6 per Cent. .................. ........... Do 5 per Cent., 1864 _ Do. Scrip £55 paid pm Danish 3 Per Cent., 1825 Do. per Cent., 1864 _ Do.. 5 per Cen .alities t , 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubi an 82 Do £B6 aid .. .. Prin cip .... .. .- . .: Equador New Conso lidated, '1 _ dis Egyptian 7 .. Cent — Do., Provisional Land W arrant Do., Sec on d per Cen s ue ' •. 96 ......................... Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 Do Scrip, £sb paid Greek 5 per Cents, 182 . 4 . ec6. Do Ac count..., ... Coupons Guatemala 5 per Cent.' ........................ Do. 1839 and 185 .. .. ........ • . :: . ;; Italian 5 per Cent (Mare ............ .t• -81 Do 1865 ' ' DoDo Scrip, .... paid .......... : Sc 3 per Cent. . Do. Account ~.,_.. ....................... 11 1 Dc 1664 Do 6 per Cent. An Mont Free French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c.,, Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid New Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Granada DDo 2 per Cen.t ............................... o Deferred ..................... . Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian I.} per Cent. Do Do 3 per C ent. (Uribarren). -- Dol/ cco perunt Cent., 1862 . .A. ..... . .. _•••_, P guese 3 per Cent 7-1.853 ........ Account .. . Doo 3 per Cent., 1856, :7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account . . ... . ... .. ... Russian 5 per dent, 1822, £ SI., D 4 / per Cent., 1850 ......... Do o 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent SpaniDo. Account Dosh 3 per Cent DoAccount ...... - New Deferred ...... . Do Account .• DoDo Passive Account .. . . ......... .. . .... .. . SPanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account .. . ... . Swedish 4 per Cett... .. ..... ........... Turkish 6 per Cent. 1'854 Do Accou n t ..... .-. Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account....... Do £lOO Bond s i ...... ............. Do 6 pe r C en t . 1862 Do Account .................................... 74/ 5 4/ Do. £lOO Bonds Do 6 p er C ent. 1863 75 4 41 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent; 1862 — DDo. Account ... .... . . Do 6 per • Cent., 1864 o. 1 per Cent ..... ... ...................... F rench Dente Dividends the above pay a bl e i n L ondon. 3 on per Cent..,..,...... Do. A ccoun t Italian t ..... .. .. .. . ... ... . Italian 5 pe r C ent., 1861, . ix. 25f. Do. Account Consols, M oney THREE O'CLOCK. -1 Do. Acco unt ............... . d from ainage" cheers rwards ned to as had " The , rdship e, Mr. en and ck the )ack to s even Main fault- at R 4. after- ccom - L4ouise nt to Phil 'ed by )lonel Royal meral ) well, Lance, ading A 11 a the inau- point ;ts of , at- tnied re in ount rivod nday rand )ries. aby, 3d at istle, per ions has the in- Lent ge. pie an ch er SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 1301 I P a ul Closing I Business Price. done. Share! Railways. 13.14 st st st 50 20 10 10 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val. myth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. New, is. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Original . S. Vit. Dail gua. Do. South Wales ....' Do. W. Mid.— Oxiordj 1/o. Newpo t Do. He eford Lane shire & Yorkshire L ndon and Blackwali Lou., Bri4h., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan. Do. New Slid and Do, Birmin & Derby' Mid. Gt. W., Ireland, Do. shares 'lid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N*E purchase Do. Leeds ...... Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. De. sl.. 1855-!8 Do. do. 1800-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18e4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock I'o. Scot, Mid. stick Ah•ews & welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon 'outh E stern itatnes, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw ill %V.Hartlepool Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. A gets no div. Dm A till6p.o.p.an.has Do B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun,.Perth, & A b.June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Norther: , D ). A stock Do. B . o BRITISH P' 100 et 201 10 100 1 100 100 Atlantic & St.l.awrence Born., Baroda, fi Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. k' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aux. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1,1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., Urn.. .'a e Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p. East. Ben:al, gu ' 5 do East Icdian , gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canad% Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist rref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Prkt. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2(1 Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. eroci Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c l'o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New g ua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lira gua. 5 per cent D 4,1 per cent Do Great W. s. of Canada.. D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 5, do. -pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Ends. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B g. I.C'da, pc lst pf. bds tcindc . Do. Delhi Do. do td Do. Punjaub amz Do.lndus St Flo 201 24 100 100 et et et 20 et et 'OSSE 100 {lOO 2 100 100 ISIONS- 62 L 4 102 103 pr 4 ip' 46 65 70 98 300 75 85 1(1 101 101 103 103 101 17A 18 57 9) 65 67 55 57 57 60 62 54 46 49 43 15 25 27 21 26 102 i 1036 p pr p 1006 101' 8i 9 111 85 U) 77 EO d 100 101 93 95 88 90 62 64 3 5 82 81 1004 1011 [OO 101 d id 1 , 8 101 94 97 1021 i 3 1031 1031 4 8; 9 101 l a 1011 1011 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per 0011. ,,Dec. 31, 1572 100 - - Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&July 1817-84 ;00 93 95 95 41 54 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug HO r 9 91 D. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10l 89 91 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 82 84 834 Do. 5p c. Inscribed sk 100 78 82 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 106 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 105 107 Do. do: 1 , 90-1 100 106 108 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 105 107 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 102 104 Do. 1878, do. 100 115 107 Mauritius, 13 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1! , 78 Do. 1882, May .5, Nov. t 10) 108 109 N . a ß t al , 3 . uov o v o 6 . pm pe c . ja r & e , j n u t ; 1 1 00 00 1 9 0 2 5 107 95 N. 40i .5 0 ..W 5 . p G c. 0v 1 . 8 5 p 1 to 1 8 1, 6 6 ' lO O O O 9 88 2 1 9 00 , 9 1 4 (5 - New Do. Z s ea P l . a c. n l d B , BB 103 91 1 9 05 3 6 p to . c e l B n 9 t 2 1 0 0 00 Do. 6 per cent lOO 87 90 - Nova So , tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 91 93 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 10 2 104 104 4 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1808-9 100 -- - Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 105 107 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 - - Do. do, ei pril & Oct lOO 106 107 104 7 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam Consol. Gold, lim 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated — '2) 31 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 580 59, Drakewalls 2.1.0 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 20 25 -- East Caradon 2.14.6 144 144 144 as t Cam Brea 3.4.0 6 6 -- East G:enville 2.7.0 4 14 East Love.l 2 . ,3.6 101 114 E. W'i Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 31 44 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 604 4 6 4 Great L xey, limited., all 19 00 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 2 2 G. Wheal Vor (Heist ,c 40 304 314 Grenvit e 7.8.3 4 4j Herod's Foot • 8.13 35 36 Hingston iiowns 4.18.0 34 4 Margaret iUny Lelant 94 5 7 Marke Valley 4.3.0 5 54 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, Um 24 14 04 Nangiles l9 16 18 New Se ton North Downs 3 - - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett ( lilogan 3.10.6 4 North Wheal Crofty 2.8.0 14 2 --- Prosper United 7.1.6 3 31 Pr vidence Uny I.:nt 10.6.7 33 35 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 29 25 Stray Park . 30.17.6 15 17 Tin Croft 9 144 154 West Ilassett (Mogan W. Caradon (1,- s k ear d 9 7 8 West Chiverton ll GO 624 West Seton 474 190 000 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 100 103 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 30 35 Whea: Ludcutt 3.12.: Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 11 13 Wheal Seton Wheal Ti elawney (Lis 7 19 20 -- Wheal ... 4 'E SHARES. PREFEREN Great Northern 5 per cent., 1114 Great orthern, 44 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 100, 1 Great Western Orig. 44 per cent pf., Gt. Western, Wt. Midland. Oxford 2d guaranteed stock, 118 Lancaster and Carlisle 44 per cent. Pt., 100 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 percent. stook. Ditto, 44 per cent., Blackburn pur., 991 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. kua. stock, No. 1, 1081 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent.,l, Ditto, 44 per cent. red., 84 PREFER,ENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c , 6 per cent. 2dpf., 75i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., Ditto, Cora. Fund stock 5 per cent., 100 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. raffia and San Francisco k ii.n.) gu%. 7 per cent., 151 Dutch Rhenish, 22/ Ureat Luxembourg, 121 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 10/ FOREIGN MINES, United Mexican, iim. , 4 Alliance (lim.), 33 Anglo Austrian,L7i Anglo Egyptian, lim., l3a Australasia, • BANKS. Ditto, new, 691 Bank of British Columbia, 181 British and Californian, lim., 5a Consolidated Bank, lim., 101:,f Continental, lim., 18 Ditto, n e w, to English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 201 European Bank, lira., 13: Imperial Ottoman. 471 $ London and Brazilian (11m.). 44 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, , new, 121 London Ditto and County, 741 London Joint Stock, 48 n London and Venezula, lira , 5) London and 1% estminster, 956 Mercantile and Exchange, lim., Oriental Bank Corporation, to Ditto, new, 54 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um , 31 South Eastern, lira., 131 Standard of British South Africa, lira., Ditto, issuedia( 6 pm., 81 Union of London, 53 D London and St. Katbarine, 6 O3CK S. 4 MISCELLANEOUS. Aust ralian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 31( Merlin Water Works, 11m., 10 Bombay Gas, li m., 6 Canada Company, 53 7 Ce ylon Company, 01 City of Milan Improvements, 11m., 11 Ditto (all), 281 Com City Of fi ces, Jim., 51 I mercial Union, I a suran3e, 83 Continental Union Gas. lira. , 10; 11 Credit Fonder and'Mobilicr of liaugland, 10i Ditto, new, 8 7; Crystal Palace, 36 7 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 113 It MISCELLANEOUS—Continued. Discount Corporation. 15 East Indian Financial, lim., 41 Ebbw Vale, 8 7} Egyptian Com. and Trading, Em., 41 } English and Scottish Marine, lim., 64 } Fairb !irn Engineering, 61 7 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Rm., 61 } Hudson's Bay. 16, 16 Humber Iron Works, 74 84 8 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 6 6 } International Financial Society, lim., 64 Joint Stock Discount, lira., 84 London and Caledonian Marine, lira., 54: } London Financial Association, lim., 22i a London General Omnibus Company, 3} Lon on aed Provincial Marine, 34 Madras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 20} Marine Investment, lira ,2g Mauritius Land, Credit. and Agency, Um., 2 Milwall Iron Works. so atonal Dibcouut Company, lira., 16} Ocean :Marine Insurance). 244 Ottoman Fin:mei .6.,sscciation, lim., Pen nsula and Oriental Steam, 63 Ditto, new, 674 South African Mortgage and Investment, Urn., 31 Telegra; h Construe. and Maintenance, tim., Thames and Mersey Marine (insurance), lira., 7} Universal Marine. Insurance, lim., 6} Van Diemen's Land, 9 • Warrant Finance, Jim., 84 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) AUCTION SALES AND RESERVE PRICES-IMPORTANT DECISION -lIEGINBOTILOI V. COHEN. This was an action to recover a loss on the resale of a certain lot of goods, Mr. Ashley appearing for plaintiff, who is an auctioneer, and Mr. Buchanan representing defendant. Plaintiff deposed that defendant had bid for a suite of drawing-room furniture, and it was knocked down to him. He neglected to clear it, and hence the resale. Mr. Thichanan objected that no time was specified for clearing in the catalogue. Plaintiff said such might be the case, but the conditions of sale were printed in large letters and posted in the room. His Honour held that this would be sufficient to bind a bidder. Mr. Buchanan—Well, then, I come to my second defence. Your Honour will see that the catalogue states "without reserve." Now, plaintiff, was there any reserve price to this lot ? Plaintiff—There was. Mr. Buchanan—Then, I contend that the whole sale is vitiated. Plaintiff—But tliis was a pawnbroker's lot, and it is perfectly well understood in the trade that there is always a reserve price. His Honour was of opinion that it was highly improper to advertise goods in a catalogue to be sold without reserve, when all the time there was a reserve price. There could be no doubt about the law, and that the sale was void. Plaintiff would be nonsuited. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A CABMAN'S LICENCE SUSPENDED FOR FURIOUS DRIV ING.—William Potter, cab driver, badge 13,205, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and furiously driv ing a horse attached to a cab in the Haymarket. Sergeant Oliver, 294 A, at half-past eight last night saw the defendant driving a horse attached to a four-wheel cab up the HaymarkOt, in the direction of Cockspur-street, at the rate of fourteen miles an hour, whipping the horse all the time. The defendant pulled up at the Waterloo pub Rehouse, and was about to leave his cab and go into the house, when the sergeant took him into custody, and found that he was drunk. A great number of persons had fol lowed the defendant expecting that some serious acci dent would occur. The defendant said ho was not drunk. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that galloping a horse in such a place as the Haymarket was a most dangerous practice. He should suspend the defendant's license for a month, that being the only thing that had any effect on cabman, and the next time the defendant appeared before him on a simi lar charge, his license would be rovoked altogether. The defendant seemed much surprised at the decision, but cases of furious driving have been very numerous at this court of late. rnE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1865, LITERATURE. Lisabee's Love Story. By the Author of " John and I." 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. There is a great deal of freshness and originality in the scenes and characters to which Lisabee's Love Story introduces us. The scene lies princi pally at Sycamore Farm, in Nettlestead, in the pleasant corn country of Suffolk, amid the family group of simple, kindly, tender-hearted William Plumtree, the father of Lisabee. Occasionally we wander to Vienna, and have an agreeable glimpse of Austrian gaities and Austrian home life, and ex plore some of the picturesque scenery on the banks of the Danube. The author is apparently quite familiar with the places and the people which she describes and writes of them currente colony). The second " book" opens with the following attrac tive picture— SUNSHINE IN VIENNA. How beautiful is early summer-time in Vienna ! The city " swims in verdure, beautiful ;" every street is a pic ture, every chestnut-alley blooms with children's faces and ladies' silks, every park and garden resounds with the mazy waltz and inspiriting march. No one seems busy except on pleasure . ; no one needs other stimulants to pleasure than the intoxicating softness of the southern air and the full voluptuousness of the southern sky. At sun rise, luxurious sleepers are awakened by processions of peasants, who chant litanies to the Virgin and all good saints, imploring blessings on the crops. There is never a cloud in the heavens and never a hush in the bright, sparkling stream of human life. The Lichtenstein Gar dens are crowded till one hardly distinguishes the rich blossoms of exotics from the skirts of the ladies. On the broad smooth glacis the children of the poor and the con templative priests have it all to themselves ; but the lovely park of Schonbrunn, with its clipped avenues and white and green pavilion, is thronged with family parties of the middle classes. Every one dines at three o'clock, and goes into the gardens or the country till the theatres open. You see gay streams of omnibuses and carriages issue from each of the city gates towards the Prater or the wooded hills of the Wiener Wald or Schonbrunn. You cannot possibly stay at home when all the world is amusing itself, and feel an indescribable longing for lilac boughs and linden-trees, iced coffee and Strauss's band. No one seems of use in the world but the omnibus driver and fiacre pro prietor. You hardly care for the quiet, cool intellectuality of Prince Eugene's Picture Gallery, or the Imperial Library, or the delightful art-treasures of the Archduke Karl. You go into no churches but at mass-time, and then to dream rather than pray. You feel hardly a need of prayers where life and the world seem, so delicious, are willing to drink both like a draught of sparkling wine, and content to wait for deeper passions and feelings. Then at night to wander amid the sweet-scented boscage of the Prater ; to see the pine-torches light up fairy dells, and dark-eyed, bright cheeked ladies ; to catch glimpses of the gleaming city be yond, and think of all the witching influences that await there ; to lounge upon the Graben, that sparkles and smiles with a thousand welcomes ; to choose between " Faust," at tha Imperial Theatre, or " Der Frieschutz" at the Grand Opera ; to find friendly faces and kindly greetings wherever you go ; to feel that you aro but one wave of a joyous current of human life ; to indulge in the temperate yet sufficing enjoyment of the hour—all this is part of Vienna, and of the mood that Vienna calls forth. Perforce you must be Austrian whilst in Vienna. Whether you will or no, you become Epicurean for the nonce. his son Albin, youthful Carl, andD s . Z d ial daughter n g e h r t , e the h A e court deth e d p , h and y s i e tahne , who " could never grow grey or grave or graceless," are a pleasant group of acquaintances, and poor old Versette, the violinist of Vienna, the unhappy father of ill-fated Bertha and the devoted grand father of the imperious Minchen, is a melancholy pic ture vividly portrayed. These, with old Babele, whose imagination is so powerful that she never can speak the truth, and the cowardly, vindictive, melo-dramatic Kurt, are the prin cipal characters which surround the hero in his " home in Vienna." More attractive is the fair group of William Plumtree's daughters in the pleasant gardens of Nettlestead, and so thinks Arthur Leebridge on his first introduction to them. Greta is fair and Cissy is charming, and Mabel is dovelike ; but, fairest and gentlest and most charm ing of all, is Lisabee, as she is described in the fol lowing somewhat extravagant terms : WESTMINSTER. IMPUDENT IMPOSTURE.--Julia M'Oarthy, a NVOID.RD about 40 years of ago, was charged with the following impudent imposture. Sergeant Walter Purchase, 10 B, stated the particulars of the case. He said that last evening the prisoner wont to the house of a lady named Baker, at 13, Lower Belgrave square, and represented herself to be the wife of a poor man named Hyam, who was in. the habit of sweeping her chimneys. She said that they had just lost one child with the measles, and another with the scarlet fever, and not having the means of burying them, begged assistance. Prisoner was told that Miss Baker was engaged at that moment, but would be unoccupied in an hour or two's time, and prisoner had better call again, which she promised to do. Miss Baker shortly afterwards, being informed of the melancholy loss Mr. Hymn had sustained, sent some money round to their house towards the funeral. Mr. Hyam, who has had no children, was much surprised at the story told about him, and at onco con vinced the lady, who was no less surpised, that a gross fraud had been attempted upon her. Shortly after Miss Baker had received this information the prisoner again presented herself at her house and repeated her pre vious story. Miss Baker told her that she did not think she was Mr. Hyam's wife, but she insisted upon it that she was, and persevered in her statement until she found herself in the hands of the police, when she said that a woman with two children, who was to be found in the Walton-road, had sent her to personate Mrs. Hyam. Ser geant Purchase sent into the Walton-road, and no woman was found, but two children were, and they turned out to belong to the prisoner, and were accordingly sent to the workhouse. Prisoner endeavoured to persuade the magistrate that she had been induced to go to Miss Baker by another woman to get some money. Mr. Arnold remanded her. It was stated she had com mitted other frauds. THAMES. DESERTION OF LASCARS.—Omer Ali and Moballuk, Asiatic seamen, were brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with deserting from the ship T. A. Gibb, now lying at the Blackwall-buoy. Captain Milne, the master of the T. A. Gibb, said she was a new ship, and that the prisoners signed the ship's articles on the 9th of February last, and proceeded to Lon don, where they joined the ship, which brought a cargo of coals to London. The prisoners deserted a fortnight ago, and were apprehended yesterday in a place of bad repute called Bluegate-fields, Shadwell. He now wanted their services, as the ship was ready to proceed to sea on her voyage to Calcutta. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said he had been consulted by some of the crew, who complained of a deviation from the original agreement. The ship was to touch at Graves-- end only, and sail from there to Calcutta. Mr. Partridge read the agreement. The intended voyage was stated to be from the Tyne to London and Calcutta. Mr. Charles Young—Then I have been misinformed. The prisoners, through the medium of Mr. Salter, of the Strangers' Home in Limehouse, said they did not want to go in the ship to the East. They had a bad serang (boat swain) and were afraid of him. Captain Milne said the serang was a very good man. The tindal (boatswain's mate) had deserted from the vessel and taken seven of his gang with him. Tho prisoners had been well treated and allowed to have their meals and sleep in the Strangers' Home for Asiatic seamen, which was much warmer than the ship. Mr. Salter said it was unfortunate that the two Lascars had been so long on shore since they signed the ship's articles. They had spent all the money advanced to them, sold their clothing, and were reduced to a state of utter destitution by their own misconduct. Mr. Partridge said the prisoners must return to their ship and do their duty. If they did not he should commit them to prison. The prisoners said they would not return to the ship. Mr. Partridge—Then I must send them to the House of Correction. Take them into the gaoler's room and talk to them, Mr. Salter. A few minutes afterwards Mr. Salter announced that the Lascars would return to the ship, and the magistrate dis charged them, and directed that an officer should see them on board. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, April s.—Wind this day at noon —South- Westerly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with rain. FALMOUTH, April 4.—Wind N.E.—Arrivod—Hirundo, from Newcastle and Plymouth, for Salonica, to stop a [oak. PORTSMOUTH, April 4.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Larna, from Lisbon for Gothenberg. CARDIFF, April B.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—fiesta, for Shanghai ; Guiding Star, for Quebec; Hunter, for New York. YARMOUTH, April 4.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—The Tom °Angle, from Hartlepool for London. CLYDE, April 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Minorca, from Sulina. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, April 2.—Nor, steamer, from Oporto ; William and Clara, from Dordt ; Fortuna, steamer, from Cartha gena. No arrivals. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. ILLNESS OF DR. LUSHINGTON.—The learned judge had appointed to sit yesterday and hear motions, but on the opening of the court it was announced that his lordship was unable through indisposition to take his seat. It appears that his lordship has been suffering for some time, and that a few days since he had a fall, added to which a troublesome cough has confined him to his room. LISABEE. If she stood in the homeliest of haunts, the farmhouse kitchen, for instance, a brightness would fill the place, and, like the brightness of noonday sunlight, left a glow after its disappearance. Having once seen her, if only for an hour, for ten minutes—ay, for one minute—you could never be again as if you had not seen her ; seeing her once was to hunger and thirst for seeing her twice; and to see no ono else like her life-long. The world held only one Lisabee, could not possibly hold another, simply because all that made her so lovable and dear, something not to be expressed in any words, belonged to her essentially, as an essence, in fact. There are particular summer skies ono never sees twice—loveliest aspects of lovely scenes are never repeated—and so may exist an inexpressible sweet ness in a woman's nature that makes that nature what it is, that is not the sweetness of any other nature, and never was or will bo described. And all of us have our Lisabee. This helps to explain our meaning intelligibly to the reader ; deep feelings are ever easier to suggest than to make known; and no por trait so adequately portrays a beautiful woman as the heart's ideal. Lisabee and her sisters are the daughters of William Plumtree, a simple, kind-hearted farmer, much over awed by his imperious sister Mercy and the rest of the Plumtree family. This William Plumtree, we are told, " did a bold thing in his youth to re main a coward ever after." He chose for his wife Elgitha Pierrepoint, the penniless daughter of a family that had " come in with the Conqueror," and this marriage was, of course, antagonistic to all the farmer-like affinities of the Plumtree family. PIERREPOINT AND PLUMPTREE. Now, the gulf between Sybarite and Spartan, between Spurgeon and the Archbishop of Canterbury, between Times and Telegraph, is as a water-furrow to the Avernus dividing Pierrepoint from Plumtree. Pierrepoint repre sented to the Plumtree eye so many money -spending, free and easy, six feet two in height, roystering, white-handed, well-mannered mon, and so many—a great many—tall, proud, book-learned, and dignified women. You might as well have tried to find a careful, well-to-do Pierrepoint as an extravagant Plumtree ; a Pierrepoint who had not im poverished himself by all sorts of imprudent generosities, or a Plumtree who had ever given anything more expen sive than advice. Again, the Pierrepoints were free livers, had warm blood, and liked to make it warmer ; while the Plumtrees rejoiced in nothing so much as in small econo mies of diet, and hadn't a superabundant pound of flesh among them. The Pierrepoints fattened and grew happy to see money going out—the Plumtrees grew leaner but ecstatic to see money come in. Both families were good church -people, but the Pierropoints always came late, stumbled over hassocks, fidgeted if the sermon exceeded half an hour, and tossed a sovereign into the missionary plate ; whilst the Plumtrees opened their books as the clergyman emerged from the vestry, provided themselves with fourpanny-pieces in case B,f a collection, and made,up for want of liberality by excess of good meaning. Then the Pierrepoints were sure to change their occupations as often as once a year, while the Plumtrees had been farmers every man and woman of them, from time immemorial. You couldn't name a business or profession that one of the late handsome Pierrepoint brothers had not tried, made money in, borrowed in, lost in, and given up ; and though the sisters carried themselves like queens, and spoke French, painted, wrote verses, and played the " Battle of Prague," not one could do up a pat of butter, or make a dumpling, for the life of them. On his wife's death the well-meaning farmer, in spite of his sister's prudential warnings, resolves "to bring up his little ladies as their Ma was brought up," and Lisabee and her sisters have an education beyond the dairy and the farmyard. As to the main erent which gives its title to the book, we shall not betray the secrets of Lisabee's love-story to the uninitiated. Suffice it to say, that Lisabee is one of those who love after the fashion of Shakspere's We might be i nc li ne d t :lents of the narrative, once and for o ever. allusions e n teoi them might diminish the interest of the story—a story whi c h we can rea dil y only 'joa fient thata fault t commend as giving a pleasant glimpse of English country life, and a faithful narrative of a true and tender affection. THE SCOTCH IRON TRA DE. -- -GlaSgOW, April 4.—. At a large meeting, representing the Glasgoiv malleable ironworker; held in Glasgow last night, it was resolved to adopt the arbitration scheme as the best mode of settling the present dispute. The District Council was requested to take immediate measures to carry it out, and, further, to recommend the ironworkers of the country to pass a similar resolution. RE-PAVING OF COVENTRY-STREET, PICCADILLY. —The Board of Works of the parish of St. Jame's, Westminster, intends to take up the granite pavement in Coventry-street and Piccadilly, and to have the whole line of thoroughfare macadamised. The inhabitants of the neighbourhood several months ago memoralised the Board to that effect, alleging that in Regent -street the roadway there was much approved of in consequence of so little noise being caused by the traffic. A contract has been taken for the execution of the work, which is to be completed by Easter ; and the contractor has taken it for seven years, and to be allowed £1,400 per annum, for scavenging and watering, and the old stones to be used for conversion. Farewell Dinner to Captain Burton. Yesterday evening a farewell dinner was given at St. James's-hall, to Captain Burton, the well-known African traveller, by the council and members of the Anthropological Society, the fact being at the same time celebrated that the society now comprises 500 members. The chair was taken by Lord Stanley, M.P., who was supported by Lord Houghton, Mr. Hardcastle, M.P., Mr. Stirling, M.P., Mr. Bag shawe, Mr. Vaux, Dr. Hunt, and other leading members of the society. After the usual loyal and national toasts, The CHAIRMAN said he now rose to propose the health of one of the most distinguished explorers and geographers of the present day. (Cheers.) In that gentleman's presence he should say a great deal less about what he had done than if he were absent; but no one could dispute the fact that into a life of less than 45 years Captain Burton had crowded more of study, more of hardship, and more of successful en terprise and adventure than would have sufficed to fill up the existence of half a dozen ordinary men. (Cheers.) If instead of continuing, as they hoped it would continue for many years to come, his active career were to end to-morrow, he would still have done enough to entitle him to a conspicuous and per manent place in the annals of geographical discovery., (Cheers.) He need not remind them, except in the briefest possible way, of the long course of his adventures and their results. His first important work, The History of the Races of Scinde," would long continue to be useful to those whose studies lay in that direction ; and those who, like himself, had travelled through that unhappy valley, through that young Egypt, which was about as like old Egypt as a British barrack was like an Egyptian pyramid, would recognise the fact that if there had been men who had described that country for utilitarian purposes more accurately and minutely, no man had described it with a more graphic pen than Captain Burton. (Cheers) His pilgrimage to Mecca was, he believed, only part of a much larger undertaking, which local disturbances in the country prevented from being carried out to the fullest extent. (Cheers.) He did not think he was exaggerating when he said that not more than two or three Englishmen would have been able to perform this feat. The only two parallels to it that he recollected in our generation were the exploring journeys of Sir Henry Pottinger into Beloochistan and the journey of M. Vambery through the deserts of Central Asia. The ways of Europeans and of Asiatics were totally different ; he did not mean merely in those important acts to which they all paid a certain amount of attention, but in the little trifling details of every-day life which were car ried out instinctively without paying any attention to them. The differences in these respects between the two races were so wide that the Englishman who would attempt to travel in the disguise of an oriental ought to be almost oriental in his habits, if he could hope to carry out that personation success fully. (Hear, hear.) Ana if that were true of a journey of a few days, it was certainly true of one extending over weeks and months, where the secret had to be kept, not merely from the casual observer, but from one's own servants, one's own friends, and one's owntravelling companions. To carry through an enterprise of that kind must be a strain on the ingenuity of any man, and though no doubt danger stimulated our faculties, that did not take from the merit of such a feat, performed under circumstances in which in the event of detection death was almost certain. (Cheers.) He would say nothing in this brief sketch of the well known expedition to the Somalee country, which so nearly deprived the Anthropological Society of one of its ablest members. That journey really opened a wide district of country previously unknown to the attention of civilised man. It led directly to the Nile expedition, which lasted from 1856 to 1859. With respect to the controversial subject of the Nile, he could not help saying, though those who were experienced in geographical matters might treat him as a heretic--he could not help it if they did, for he spoke only by the light of common sense-- that there was a little delusion in searching for what was called the source of a river. Could they say of any river that it had a source ? It had mouths, that was certain, but it had a great many sources ; and to his mind it appeared that they might just as well talk of a hair upon a man's head or a root of a plant. Every river was fed from many sources, and it did not seem to him that the mere accident of hitting upon that which sub sequent investigation might prove to be the largest of many affluents to a river was a matter about which there need be much controversy. The clear test of the value of this kind of work was, what was the quantity of land previously unknown which the dis coverer had gone through and opened up to the knowledge of civilised man. (Cheers.) Judged by that test he did not hesitate to say that the African expedition of 1856 was the most important one of our time ; the only rival to it being that separate expedition which was undertaken by Dr. Living stone through the southern part of the continent. When one man had made his way many would follow, and he did not think it was too sanguine an anticipation that within the lifetime of the pre sent generation as much might be known of Africa, at least of Africa north of the equator and within five degrees south of it, as was now known of South America. Captain Burton had recruited his health, as they all knew, by a journey to the Mormon country, travelling 30,000 miles by sea and land, and afterwards giving the most accurate description yet received of the most re markable phenomenon of our days. (Cheers.) As regarded the account of the embassy to Dahomey, it was to him a revelation of negro life and charac ter which enabled him to feel, with a certainty that he never felt before, that he could understand a barbarous African court. That was not the place or the occasion to comment on Captain Burton's theories or speculations arising out of his jour ney. All he would say about them was, that when a man with infinite labour and, research, and at imminent risk to his life, had collected a series of facts, the least the public could do was to allow him a fair hearing when he put his own interpretation upon them. (Cheers.) There were many people who received a new idea as if personal violence were offered to them ; but that was a state of mind which formed the best defence for the existence of a scientific society like that. In conclusion, the noble lord eulogised the spirit of adventure and enterprise—a spirit which he ob served it was the tendency of great wealth and material prosperity to diminish, but without which the wealth and that prosperity would not be worth year's purchase ; and expressed a hope that Captain Burton would, by his future performances, efface the memory of his earlier exploits. (Loud cheers.) The toast was drunk with three times three. Captain BURTON, in returning thanks, said that when he entered again on the field of adventure, he should be cheered by the recollection of the recep tion which he had met with that evening. The toast of the Consular Corps was proposed by Lord HOUGHTON, and shortly after the company separated. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—The election of exa miners for degrees, &c., in the University of London is fixed for Wednesday, tho 26th inst. The following va cancies by resignation and otherwise are announced : One in English history and literature ; one in the French language ; one in the German language ; ono in political economy ; ono in mathematics and natural philosophy ; one in experimental philosophy ; one in chemistry ; one in botany and vegetable physiology ; two in geology and palEeontology ; two in law and the principles of legisla tion ; one in physiology and comparative anatomy ; two in midwifery ; one in materia medica and pharmaceutical chemistry. The other examiners offer themselves for re election. THE SCOTCH IRON TRADE.—A meeting of dele gates from the workmen of the Scotch ironworks whose proprietors have given notice of a reduction of wages, to begin after Saturday next, was held in Glasgow on Mon day, with the purpose of taking a formal resolution on the subject of the proposals for arbitration to be made to the masters. It was, we understand, unanimously resolved by the meeting that an endeavour should be made to have the questions at issue between masters and men settled by ar bitration ; and, with the object of getting the concurrence of the men at the different works to the proposal, it was arranged that special meetings of the men in the various districts should be held forthwith, and resolutions approv ing of arbitration in the case submitted to them. These district meetings, we believe, will be held OR Wednesday and Thursday.—Scotsman. c'6 98 130 131 5 6 66 68 ]6 17 87 69 107 1(9 47 48 7 8 1314 1:32, 146 148 130 .32 87 89 '5l. 751 64 66 52 53 46 49 tOt 'O3 119 11q 87 k 8 107 109 42 44 1214 12: 951 96i 60 62 1271 1281 2 2im 135 1115 LOG 1(8 5t 55 24i 153 110 11(4 69 70 103 1631 37 38 11 12 p 9 10 p 115 116 I 111)1 :8 79 11 IL 138 142 48 50 60 61 57 59 85i 66 8b 9 155 153 3 4 .p 106 108 46 48 74 77 C5l 5 53 102 i 119 47} 61 1324 147} 7 75 1 4 I 1 41 24 122} 11 2 1 99 6 128 i 1:8 6! 1361 6I 11(4 2 1 70 691 1031} : 3 7i i 53 7 Bfi i 6 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocir. f3POZTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NORTHA2IPTON RACES--THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) RACING STAKES. Brahma Yellow Jack Thalassius ...................................... SELLING PLATE. .... 1 Emma... Costrell filly Ambrosia filly EARL SPENCER'S PLATE Paris Queen of Trumps Menace.. Twenty-two SELLING STAKES. Reindeer Troublesome Roarer Five ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Crythein, Medicis 2 Yellow Jack filly Six ran. ST. LIZ HANDICAP. Stockinger Connection 2 Merry Wife 3 Twelve rau. ALTHORPE PARK STAKES. Macdonald Osiris Janitor 3 Sixteen ran. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND. 7to 4 agst Liddington (taken) 100 to 30 agst Breadalbane (taken) CHESTER CUP. 11 to 1 agst Lion (taken) 20 to 1 agst Victorious (taken) [ADVERTISEMENTS.] " TAT TERSALLS' TISSUE" was the only Sporting Paper that gave Scamander, the Winner of the Great Northamptonshire Stakes. - Tho most reliable Racing Paper. Every Monday, ono penny. Now ready, price 2s. 6d., by post 2s. Bd., "Bewr's TURF GUIDE." Spring edition, 1865. London :A. H. Baily, Cornhill. G. R. OLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught -terrace, Hyde-park, supplies the Latest Edition of " Tin Sux r oun d the Royal Oak and Notting-hill by eight o'clock, Baily's Spring Turf Guide, this day, 2s. 6d. post free.— Commissions executed. AMERICA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) LATEST FROM SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON. NEW YORK, March 25, 12.20 p.m. The Savannah Herald of the 21st, and Charleston Courier of the 20th, are received. Torpedoes have been discovered scattered all over Charleston harbour, and in Cooper and Ashley Rivers. So far they have done no great damage. Messrs. Gifford, Hafford, and Grey have picked up between 50 and 60, and are still raising them. On the afternoon of the 17th, while the United States survey steamer Bib, Captain Boutelle com manding, was sounding the channel of Battery Bee, on Sullivan's Island, she struck a torpedo, which exploded under her port bow, but fortunately with out causing any material damage. The force of the concussion was such as to throw the bow of the vessel completely out of water. The Bib is a strongly built craft, and could probably withstand the shock of several torpedoes without sustaining much damage. None of the officers or crew were injured in the least; one of the engines was slightly injured. Great praise is due to Captain Boutelle, and his executive officer, C. W. Buck, for their coolness on the occasion, and the prompt measures they took to meet any emergency which might arise. Masters of vessels in passing in or out of the har bour had better keep well in towards the shore when going to Battery Bee. The torpedo which exploded under the Bib was doubtless one of the 16 laid down by the rebels a few days before the evacuation. A number have been taken up, and the search for others is still progressing. The work of sounding the channels and fixing the lights is progressing as rapidly as possible. Secretary Wells, Assistant-Secretary Fox, and Major-General Robert Anderson, will visit Charles ton, for the purpose of raising the old flag on Fort Sumter, which was taken away with the General, then Major Anderson, on his departure for New York. The flag has been sacredly pre served,-and will again be thrown to the breeze on old Sumter's walls on the 12th April. General Saxton has arrived at Charleston, and has established his head-quarters at the Alstor House, No. 11, East Battery. The supply steamer Massachussets arrived at Charleston on the 19th. Captain John Rourke, commanding a battery in Mulligan's Irish Brigade, arrived at Hilton Head on the 17th of March, having escaped from Con federate imprisonment. He had a long and peril ous trip, and was five times in the hands of the enemy, but succeeded, by Yankee ingenuity, in escaping every time. He left Columbia ten days after its evacuation by Gen. Sherman. TIIE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. MESSINA, April 5. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Peluse, with the India and China mails, left here for Marseilles at four o'clock this morning. She brings 190 pas sengers, and 1,340 packages of merchandise. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter-past 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed: —Bath Gas, Folkestone Gas, Gosport Gas, Great Eastern Railway (Capital, &c.), Great Northern Railway (Horusey and Hertford Branch), London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (St. Leonard's). The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Carnarvon New Water, Chesterfield Water and Gas, Forcett Railway, Gainsborough Water, Horsforth Water, Luddenden Valley Railway, Luton Water, Metro polis Sewage and Essex Reclamation, Metropolitan Railway, St. Alban's Water, Tees Valley Railway, Weald of Kent Railway, and Winchcomb Roads. CHURCH MATTERS. Mr. BENYON presented petitions from the clergy of several parises in Berkshire in favour of an amendment of the Court of Appeal, and an amendment of the system in which education grants are made. The O'DONOGHUE presented some petitions from Ire land in favour of Mr. Dillwyn's motion relating to the Irish Church. INDIAN OFFICERS. Colonel SYKES gave notice that on Tuesday May 2, Mr. Grant Duff will move an address to her Majesty rela tive to the grievances of Indian officers, and praying for redress. sfMacaty 2, ory EDUCA TION GRANTS. fie M w r 0 . u A I d D 1 u D oEvReY t o on t Tuesday, heu nsati nature of the education g rants. e no ti c e thatrelative L a E r esolution g a v THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IN IRELAND. The O'DONOGRU E g ave notice that on Tue sday, April 25, he would mo ve an address to her Ma j est y p r aying that a charter may be granted to the Roman Catholic University in Ireland. CRIMINAL CASES (EVIDENCE) BILL. Sir G. GREY asked Mr. Scully to postpone the second reading of this bill, otherwise he should be obliged to oppose it. Mr. SCULLY consented to postpone the bill until Friday, when he would fix some day after Easter for the second reading. INCLOSITRE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) SALARIES BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, and a reso lution was passed preparatory to the introducing a bill to enable the payment of certain salaries and pensions from the Consolidated Fund. The resolution was adopted, and the house resumed. LOCOMOTIVES ON ROADS BILL. This bill was read a second time. SUPPLY. .The house went into committee of supply, and several _________.—.._____„ votes for the expenses of the Admiralty, the Coast Guard Volunteers, and the Naval Establishments at home and abroad, were agreed to. METROPOLITAN HOUSELESS POOR BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Clause 1 was postponed, but the remaining clauses were agreed to without a division. Mr. VILLIERS moved the following additional clause to the bill, to enable, the police to provide temporary relief : —" Any constable of the metropolitan police or of the po lice of the City of. London may personally conduct any destitute wayfarer, wanderer, or foundling, not having committed or being charged with any offence punishable by law within the knowledge of such constable, to any wards or other places of reception approved of by the Poor Law Board under the said act or this act ; and every such wayfarer, wanderer, or foundling shall, if there be room in such wards or other places of reception, be temporarily relieved therein." Mr. Bromley had no objection to the proposed clause, providing the following additional words were added : " That, from the passing of this act, every police station within the metropolitan district shall be constituted an office for the issuing of orders of admission, for destitute persons requiring the same, into the casual ward of the -workhouse of the district in which the said police station is situated." Mr. VILLIERS said the police acted under instructions which rendered the proposed words quite unnecessary. Mr. HENLEY moved that after the word "foundling" the words "or other destitute person" bo inserted. Tho right hon. gentleman then referred to the parishes of Rotherhithe and St. George's, Southwark, and said the ac commodation provided for the casual poor was most unsa tisfactory in the latter. He believed some of the poor people had been compelled to sleep in spaces about the height, length, and width of coffins. Mr. VILLIERS said the matter had not escaped the attention of the Poor-law Board. The amendment of the hon. member for Oxfordshire was agreed to, but tho proposed addition was rejected. The following additional clause was also agreed to : The guardians of every union or parish referred to in the said act shall admit without delay, either to the work house or to the wards or places of reception provided under the said act, every poor person who shall apply to be ad mitted during the hours between six o'clock in the even ing and eight in the morning in the months between October and March inclusive, and during the hours be tween eight o'clock in the evening and eight o'clock in the morning in the months between April and September in clusive, and who shall not have applied in the same parish during 30 years previously ; and the guardians shall cause to be furnished to every poor person so admitted such re lief under such conditions as the Poor-law Board, under general order, shall direct. On the motion that clause 1 stand part of the bill, Mr. AYRTON said as the bill stood it was merely a temporary measure, being only for the term of one year. An hon. memberopposite had given notice of his intention of moving that the term of the act should be three years, but his proposal was that it be made a permanent measuro. He hoped the hon. gentleman the President of the Poor law Board would not object to his amendment, which was to leave out all the words after " relief," and to insert the following—" of destitute wayfarers, wanderers, and found lings in the several unions and parishes referred to in the said act, received and to be received from and after Lady Day, 1865." Mr. VILLIERS said he had no objection to the proposal of the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets. The amendment was agreed to, and the bill passed ;hrough committee. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Colonel TAYLOR a new writ was or dered to issue for the election of a member for South Shropshire, iR the room of Viscount Newport, who had been called to the House of Peers. The house then adjourned. FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NORTHAMPTON RACES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CUP STAKES. Dunkeld Arkenside _ 2 Fisherman's Daughter Signalman SWEEPSTAKES OF TWENTY SOVS. Grey Stocking w. 0 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market rather quiet. Sales probably 4,000 bales. QUARTERLY NAVAL OBITUARY.—The following officers' deaths have been officially announced at the Ad miralty during the past quarter :—Admirals—Sir H. B. Martin, K.C.8., his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., and H. L. Peake. Rear-Admirals —The Hon. Henry A. Murray, W. Luckraft, and W. B. Suckling. Captains—R. Harris, G. G. Macdonald, J. W. Noble, Sir W. C. C. Dalyell, T. Smith (c), W. Prettyman, G. G. Goldfinch, W. M. Douglas, and J. C. Bynon. Commanders—B. Hooper, C. H. Kempthorn, A. B. Howe, J. B. Hitchins, T. M'Don nell, J. Rogers (b), W. F. Wentworth, Jas. St. Quintin, W. Pitt (b), W. H. Lloyd, E. S. Taylor, J. Rundey, T. L. Crooke, J. G. Peat, J. Walker (b), A. W. Forbes, H. Bed dek, and H. M. Tylden. Lieuts.—J. M. Boxer, J. Hawkins, W. Farquhar, A. C. Tait, and J. T. Bedford. Masters— George H. Dominy, A. Farmer, and T. Dobbin. Sub- Lieutenant Fitzhugh D'Este Jerningham. Acting Second Master—E. P. Roberts. Surgeons—T. Craig, J„ E. Fawcett, John Clark (a), R. Holden, and A. Wil son , M.D. Assistant Surgeons—M. M. Magrath, and J. K. Smallhom. Paymasters—W. L. Norcock, T. Hubbard, and A. Petrie. Assistant-Paymasters—George W. All dridge, and R. Crabbe, Chief Engineers—A. M'lnnes, and James Leys. Royal Marines—General Sir E. Nicolls, K.C.8., Lieut.-Genera Sir S. B. Ellis, K.C.B. Captains —W. C. P. Elliott, P. J. J. Dusautoy, H. G. Morrish, and Frederick A. Boyd ; and Second Lieutenant E. C. Pulliblank. Lieutenant William Webster (b), R.N., and Second Lieutenant John Jackson; R.M., have been replaced on the Navy list, their names having been reported to the Admiralty in error. MONTHLY MILITARY 081 TUAR Y. General-- Helier Touzel. Lieut.-General—Sir Sam. Bhrdon Ellis, K.C.8., Col. Roy. Mar. Lt. Inf. Major-General—John Clark, K.H., Col. 59 F. Colonels—James Clarke, Maj., ret. full pay, IW. I. Reg. ; Wm. Chris. Parkin Elliott, ret. full pay, Roy. Mar. Lieutenant -Colonel—Benoit Bender, Capt., ret. full pay, 82 F. Major—Peter John James Dusautoy, ret. full pay, Roy. Mar. Captains— Henry Cole, 12 F. ; Thomas Orton Howorth 44 F. ; Oates Joseph Travers, 70 F. ; Donald Maclean Fraser, 70 F. ; Aug. Meyer Lochner, h.p. Roy. Eng. ; Alex. Cappagei Unatt. ; Henry Geo. Morrish, h.p. Roy. Mar. ; Fred. Wm. Arthur Boyd, h.p. Roy. Mar. Lieutenants—Henry Adams, 18 F. ; David Robb, h.p. 25 Drs. ; Edward de Tugginer, h.p. Roll's Reg. ; John Rogers, h.p. Royal Mar. ; John Chambers, h.p. Roy. Mar. Cornet—Henry Wm Edwards, 9 Lanc. Second Lieutenants—James Campbell, h.p Royal Mar. ; Edward Cooper Pulliblank, h.p. Boy. Mar. ; John Frett, h.p Roy. Mar. ; George Downer, h.p. Roy. Mar. Ensigns—George Robinson, 94 F. ; Edw. J. A. Smith, 97 F. ; Charles Geo. Godfrey, Boy. Can. Rif. 2 1 F. Assistant Reg. Paymaster—William Boyle, h.p. Commissary General—Andrew Chalmers, h.p. Deputy Assistant Commissary General—Geo. Ernest Philipps Madden. Surgeon—G. Alexander Stephenson, h.p. 55 F. i s s u i s r r t a a n S y t C h u a rg l ki e o 2 n ;eon s— ; R j ic o h h a n r d c Whit. harle e s , C R am o y p b A e r l t l: ; Fre deric34l. D. shortly be published, atraC‘ h.p., late 42 F. Veterinary Surgeon Ist Class —Chas. Curtis Brett, h.p., Cay. Dep. . It is announced that the Empress of France is about to appear before the world as an authoress, and that, Marie Antoinette." as a companion book to the " History of CEcear," there will A GOOD SHOT.—A few days' ago Mr. Garnett that ' n Lo e ri outbf: place.fofs win ll aa o st u cth s o o , firnfo,re aa o t f waa Li ngde t rh t , Little t h e o nT t ohrae a nw n gae e gs x etr t hr r w a oa o ws rdin nthuapt ar hin y e the air. The conditions were that the gun and oranges were to be laid upon the ground, and the shooter had at each shot to pick an orange, throw it up, stoop for his inn, and fire at the orange in its descent. Mr. Ronson not only succeeded in winning the wager, but hit 11 oranges in sue cession. —Manchester Guardian. IiNARESBOROUGH.—A member of the legal pro fession and of a family long resident in the town is under stood to bo privately canvassing the electors with a view to offer himself as a candidate in the Liberal interest at tho forthcoming election. The preponderating strength, how ever, of the Conservative party, renders this attempt upon the independence of the borough and the seat of the present members, Mr. Woodd and Mr. Collins, hopeless. THE RECORDER OF MANCHESTER AND BOLTON. — On Mr. Armstrong, Q.C., Recorder of Manchester and Bol ton, taking his seat yesterday, at the opening of the Man chester Quarter Sessions, the Mayor of Manchester addressed him, expressing regret that this was the last occasion of his presiding, and assuring him of the respect he would cerry with him of his fellow-citizens into retire ment. Mr. J. P. Cobbett spoke to the same effect on behalf of the bar. Mr. Armstrong, in reply, assured them that, after holding the office of Recorder for 26 years, the thought that ho carried with him their good opinion would be a source of pleasing satisfaction to him in the evening of his days. GOOD CUSTO3IERS.—In the year 1864 merchandise of was imported into the United kingdom the value m ro o f its c010nie5 726676 and possessions, and merchan dise 93, f of the value of £181,137,158 from foreign countries, ma king together £ 2 74,863,924—a value unequalled in any kingdom or empire in any year since the creation of the world. 100 10 100 1. 0 100