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adventures recorded are marvellous and romantic in the extreme. There is a very spirited and vivid ac count of a naval engagement between the Portu guese and British, the latter commanded by Sir Charles Napier. Then, by way of contrast, we have a melo-dramatic narrative —quite a picturesque glimpse of the men and manners of the hot South. A young English officer, resting with a dozen others at a roadside inn, insists upon kissing the hostess and her two daughters. A scowling muleteer, tha lover of one of the damsels, quits the auberge, and half an hour after, as the officers ride on their way, a stealthy shot strikes the hero of the hour, and he falls dead. " That which would have been rewarded with a box on the ear by a bar maid at Portsmouth was repaid with a bullet at Almeida," exclaims the friend who narrates the sad incident. How much of fiction may be mingled with the truthful records of these volumes we can not say, and it matters little to the reader, who will find abundant matter of entertainment and much instructive information on recent events very plea santly conveyed to him by this gallant soldier of three Queens. From Cadet to Colonel, the Record of a Life of Active Service. By Major-General Sir Thomas Seaton, K.C.B. 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. Often as the life of a soldier has been drawn by the pen of fiction, it is seldom, if ever, that we are favoured with the veritable experiences of one who has fought his way step by step from the foot of the ladder to the topmost round. Such a record have we here in the narrative of his own adventurous life and gallant career by Major-General Seaton, beginning with a memorable morning in July, 1822, when young Seaton, then about sixteen, was suddenly asked by a relation "would you like to go to India as a cadet?" The answer being in the affirmative, on that day week the new-made cadet was sailing away from Spithead on board the East India Com pany's ship Thames bound for Calcutta. In his own words, the young soldier thus thrown upon the world was at that time " a raw half-educated lad, ignorant of its many ways, unwarned of its many snares, unarmed against its trials and tempta tions, and without compass, chart, or rudder to direct my course in my voyage over that treacher ous ocean." In recording his own eventful history until the Ist June, 1859, when influenced by faith g health, Sir Thomas Seaton resigned his command, after a service of thirty-six years and five months, from the date of his arrival in Calcutta—in record ing his own history the gallant officer giveP us a comprehensive review of the principal events of in terest or importance in India during that momen tous period. The once familiar names of Jellalabad and Cabool, Lady Sale, and Lord Ellenborough, occupy a prominent place iu the earlier chapters, and are succeeded by Delhi, Cawnpore, and others associated with the terrible interest of the Indian Mutiny. Sir Thomas Seaton's recol lections are given in the most simple straightfor ward manner, and are evidently an actual record of events that have left a vivid impression upon his memory. Greatly to his surprise, on the 12th of May, 1858, the brigadier received a letter addressed to Sir Thomas Seaton, K.C.8., congratulating him on the honour conferred upon him. So little did the worthy soldier anticipate such good fortune that be regarded the letter as a joke, and wrote back to the sender,—" If you boys chaff your brigadier, he'll have to pitch into you." The reply was a copy of the Gazette. "It fairly amazed me," exclaims the old soldier. " Then the whole of my career started across me, from the time when I landed in Calcutta a thought less, friendless lad. I need not say," he adds, "that this review opened up in my heart feelings of deeply grateful thanks to that merciful Providence that had ordered all things for me." The last event of any Public interest in which Sir 'Thomas Seaton was concerned was on the 4th November, 1858, When he tells us " I bad the honour and hap- Piness of proclaiming Queen Victoria Empress of Hindostan. May God long preserve her as s uch." With which aspiration we take leave of the gallant officer and his very interesting memoir. LECTI - 01 COMMITTEE—This Day. NT T INGHAM. T he committee reassembled this morning, and the evi dence against the petitioner was resumed. The Chairman said that he was desired by the committee to express a hope that both in examination in chief and in cross- examination counsel would confine their questions to what was relevant to the inquiry ; and he stated that on both sides much that was irrelevant had been introduced. George Greasley, the first witness called, said that he Was a sheriff's officer, and was at Nottingham on the nomin ation day. H e k now a man na med Houghton, who had been very active during the day in annoying several ' - ' B°llB - Re saw him speak to Sir Robert Clifton, and he q uo ted some p oe t ry an d k e pt anno yi ng hi m several times. Atlast he doubled his hand and put it into Sir Robert's face. Some time afterwards Houghton and others began to shout when Sir Robert commenced addressing the people. He also made violent gestures at Sir Robert, and used the most offensive language. Some of the mob shouted out to Sir Robert "Pay your debts," and made other insulting ro ll:larks. On the day of election he was employed officially at Nottingham, and saw that in several of the polling places the voters of Sir Robert Clifton could not get ad mission. In one instance he saw a man in the crowd make a signal to another who was preventing the passage of the other voters, and heard him cry out "It is all right," pointing to some other men, who wore immediately ad mitted. He had received instructions on the morning of the polling-day to prevent any obstruction being thrown in the way of voters. He endeavoured to carry out his orders, bnt completely failed. He knew that Sir Robert had frequently complained during the day that his voters were prevented from getting into the polling booths. Ho saw Sir Robert frequently during the day, but did not hear him say anything inflammatory. This witness was cross-examined, but nothing material was elicited. He stated, in reply to the chairman, that he heard Sir Robert Clifton say that " the passage must be kept," but he used no threat. Joseph Hidington said that he had been the chief con stable of police at Nottingham during the last election. Previous to the 2Gth of June he had received information Which induced him to communicate with the mayor in order to preserve the peace during the election. He also com municated with Si r R o b er t Clift on, an d went several times to his committee room, but without success. The Wi tness then proceeded to describe the state of Nottingham on the days of nomination and election, and corroborated portions of th e ev id ence o f Mr. Robert Clifton and other Witnesses examined yesterday. Some further evidence to the same effect was given. The committee will meet to-morrow. T. HE HACKNEY-ROAD 0 UTRAGE.—Yesterday an i nquiry was h e ld b y Mr. Richards, deputy coroner, at the London Hospital, relative to the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Moretti, aged 21. Inspector Charles Webster, N Division, said that the deceased was the wife of an Italian, Who carried on business as a confectioner at No. 105• h ackney -road, On the mcrning of the 9th of May last Witness was called to the house in question, and he en tered by the back door. He found traces of blood in the shop, and went upstairs to the bedroom. He there saw Francesco Moretti, the husband of the deceased, lying un dressed in the bed, with a fearful wound in the throat. The r oom showed th a t a d readful struggle had taken place ; blood was splashed about in all directions. Under the bed clothes, which were on the floor, witness found a razor and a large table-knife, both covered with blood. He then Wont to No. 103, Hackney-road, and there he saw the de ceased, Wrapped i n a blanket, her only covering, and her throat was cut. She made her escape naked from No. 105, and stre aming with bl oo d , b y getting out of a window on a water-cistern. The witness called in Dr. G. Haycock, who ordered both husband and wife to be carried to the Lon den Hospital. O n the 13th of July the husband was tried at the C en t ra l Criminal Court for the attempted niurder of the deceased, and she then swore, in his Presence that he had cut her throat. The jury acquitted urn on th e ground of insanity, and ke was ordered to be "IA in custody during her Majesty's pleasure. He is now dcenfined in Broadmoor Asylum, Berkshire. Mary Ann tnitli, 11, Gr ea t C ambridge-street, Shoreditch, sister of the deeeased, said that Mrs. Moretti left the London Ifospital, and was re-admitted twice since she received her injuries. She lived for a time on her means, but being unable to do an ything in consequence of the wound in her throat she 7 as dep en d en t on w i tness. She lost spirit and did not seem ° care What became of her. On Good Friday her difficulty of breathing was so great that witness advised her to go into tho hospital again. She was unwillin g to go at first, saying t hat she wanted to see the summer. In the evening she Was compelled to go to the hospital, and she died there the next day. M r . J ames Rogers, resident medical officer at the London Hospital, said that deceased was admitted on .-1-0eat0(1 Friday evening suffering from extreme diffi culty of trhing. She died on Saturday. Her death was caused alincea, resulting from the wound inflicted in her throat. Th e • f Jury returned a verdict " That Elizabeth Moretti died -r°lll a Pnesa, arisin g from a wound inflicted on her throat 1 7 3 th, 9th of May, 1865, by Francesco Moretti, her hus band' the said Francesco Moretti being at the time in a state of unsound mind." MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENeI& TWELVE O'CLOCK. Notwithstanding the large quantity of gold sent into the Bank during the past week, the authorities have not been enabled to reduce their rate of dis count. An alteration was not very generally ex pected in consequence of the financial operations usual at this period of the quarter. The return to appear this evening is therefore not expected to show any very large increase of notes and gold. In another week, when the dividends on Govern ment Securities shall have been distributed, money will no doubt be more plentiful, and the brokers consequently enabled to afford the commercial classes increased facilities. An influx of gold, to the amount of £189,000, took place at the Bank yesterday. At a meeting of the Trontino and Bolivia (South American) Gold Mining Company the report stated that the directors regretted that the operations of the company had not yielded the results which the agents had anticipated. The biddings for £350,000 in bills on India took place yesterday afternoon at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were —to Calcutta, £200,000 ; to Madras, £450,000 ; and to Bombay, £lOO,OOO. The minimum price was as before, is. Hid. on Calcutta and Madras, and is. 11.1 d. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at 2s. will receive about 4 per cent., and on Bombay at 2s. Oid. about 20 per cent. ; all above in full. These terms show an increase in the demand for means of remittance to the East. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram, this morning, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 50c. offered ; un easiness prevails. The English Stock Market has been rather ac tive, and,the funds have shown an upward tendency. No material change, however, has taken place in quotations, and Consols are 86k if for money, and 87 k for the account. The monthly settlement in these securities takes place to-day, and the prepara tions towards that end are progressing satisfactorily. There have been several dealings in New Threes and Reduced Annuities, and also in the 2i per Cents of 1894, at slightly enhanced quotations. Indian Securities are also firm, although the trans actions have not been numerous. Foreign Stocks are generally at lower prices. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 37 I ; Mexican, 20i ; ditto New, 181 4 ; Greek, 13i 14; Spanish Passive, 27} ; the Certificates, 16i ; Italian, 56k 57 ; the Confederate Loan, 6i 7k ; Chilian Loan, 1 pm. ; Brazilian Loan, 1I 1 dis. ; Egyptian Railway Loan, 11 14 dis. ; and the New Egyptian Loan, prem. United States Government 5-20 Bonds, 72k ; Erie Shares, 564 ; and Illinois, 81k I. Business in the Railway Share Market has been more animated, and prices generally have remained firmer. Midland and Great Eastern, having ad vanced ss. each. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain at about former values. South Austrian and Lom bardo-Venetian are marked 151 ; Bahia and San Francisco, 151; Grand Trunk of Canada, 321 33 ; and Great Western of Canada, 16/. For Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there has been a fair enquiry. Alliance are dealt in at 27i ; Imperial Ottoman at 121 ; London and West minster at 96 ; and Standard of British South Africa at 15 -I. Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England remain steady at 7.1 ; Fore-street Warehouse at 124 ; General Credit at 4/ ; Imperial Mercantile Credit have improved to ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., to 17k t. The Scrip of the Pasha of Egypt's New Loan is quoted prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK GCVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, May 9 B7 3 per Cent. Reduced B4l New 3 per Cent gew 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 67i Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Innuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — _ March. June. t;xchequar Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Vent. — 2 dis Do. .£5OO 5 dis Do £lOO and £2OO dank of England Stock, 5 per Cent . - Do Accoiint INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ndian Stock, 10. per Cent., April 1874 2ll Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7} Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Cent., May 1879 lo7} Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cont., £l5 pd — pm &ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account 73 28 Do. Scrip, £45 paid 3ucnos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do. Account Do £ICO Bonds — Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Ohilian 6 per Cent — Do Scrip, £25 paid Do. 48 per Cent — , Jolombian 6 per Cent. — Juba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Oanubian Principalities Equador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — itigyptian 7 per Cent Do. Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds 921 Do. 1864 BB I Do £lOO Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures. Do. £25 paid ireek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, en Coupons Do Account l4 Do. Coupons ..uatemala 5 per Cent. — talian 5 per Cent 1865 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway — Aexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — doutevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Aoorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 2 per Cent — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — "eruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 4} per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St — Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 9ll Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account 271 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l5B 16k iwedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Accolint 93 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 661 Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 6B Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip 371 Do Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed renezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do. 11 per Cent Do. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Amstrisn, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Do 1 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes 3 per Cent. Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. -... Do Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for money .2- Do. A ccount B6i 87 Do. May Settlement ..... THE SON, LONDON, THURSDAY EVINING, APRIL 5, 1866. SHARE MARKEtS,—This Day. Share' Railways. fix istol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Corn wall Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„rerth, & A b.Junc. (:.London, ticrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, ()rd. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2, Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pro Gt S, and W. of Ireland. Gt. Western -Original. Do. S. Va'. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxford Do. Newport Do. Iles eford Lane ishire&YorliShire LJndon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., She(., & Lincoln Do. New Do. Extension...... Metropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and tit. John'slV'd \Lid and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Der!): id Kent North British Do. Ed., rth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchas, Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 Korth Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 1)0. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon •iouth E stern itaines, Wok., At Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny, Waterloo & Whiteha I West CornwAll 90 92 127 128 55 65 13 15 5 7 67 70 70 72 118 12) 39 41 6 7 122 123 218 /40 R 0 92 59 60 53 GO 90 42 31 10) ;02 120 122 91 96 34 36 43 15 121 122 92 R 3 , 63 61 132 134 1 21 211) 1 1 95 CI 123 123 e Is 92 v 5 7 :9 7 29 109 110 71 72 109 110 35 17 10 11 p 12') 121 14 2p 14 2p 74 76 10 12 150 152 67 70 112 114 50 5' 73 75 8 9 140 193 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 4oi t i 51 i 121 i , j4j 5 124 93 264 109} 711 Paid.' Cg ce ing Business 12 ; 5 833 i 33 . RitITIS II Atlantic &St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. go. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo tt Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & S. E., lirn ale Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p , East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East ludian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Yref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr,t. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do.3d Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock .. Do. do. deferred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e. o. Gus. 5 per_cent.. I Do. New g - ua. sp. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great R. of Canada Do. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873, Do. sfi do. pay. 1877-8.. fndian Branch, limited, Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Nielb. Cor. 6 p. c. Rods. Mel. ,t Iludson's Bay N. Rl.C'da,6pc lstpf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub....l Do.lndus Melo "I' OLONIAL GOVERNME British Columbia,6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.d: July 1877-84 ' I Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug..l D.,. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. inscribed sk Cape. (.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 D0.Ap1.&0c1.1890-1900 Do, do: 1880-9 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 , Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do Ilauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 188?, Mayls, Nov. Do. IFBS, Feb. Aug Nat al 1 4ov. 6 per cent N. S.W. Gov. 5 p.c.,lBar Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1870 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. ceat Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So ,tia Gov. 6 p. c Sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18684 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.C.Ja &July Do. do, April & Oct 3 I 100 102 51 53 iESSIONS. 55 60 102 103 P 11P 6# 7 10 11 76 80 96 98 65 7u 100 102 101 (02 102 104 29 31 88 90 65 67 55 60 59 61 50 55 45 49 42 45 30 33 20 33 108 109 1i 2 p 1 2 p 99 100 91 93 16 17 31 314 9* 86 86 e 8 1 4 ,1 1 too to 9 83 87 89 62 61 8 82 99 100 98 99 97 99 93i 1001 T SECUR: 92 91 90 14 90 94 7i 80 78 10 102 164 105 107 105 107 102 164 90 n 1( 2 104 ICB 1 8 102 104 104 106 104 (06 1(2 104 100 102 93 95 90 95 87; , 48; 91 95 79 81 98 100 98 100 105 107 106 107 t iin lot left_ ei Talat HER MAJESTY• • WINDSOR CASTLE, Wednesday. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Helena and her Grand Ducal High ness Princess Leiningen, drove out yesterday after- noon. Lord Camoys and Major-General Francis Sey mour, C.B. (Lord and Groom in 'Waiting to her Majesty), attended the funeral of Queen Marie Amelie at Weybridge, yesterday, by command of the Queen ; and Lord Camoys, by her Majesty's command, placed three wreaths upon the coffin of the late lamented Queen, as a token of her Ma jesty's affection and respect. The Queen went out walking this morning, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise. His Majesty the King of the Belgians, attended by M. Brewer, and his Royal Highness Prince Philip and her Imperial Highness Princess Philip of Wurtemburg, arrived at the Castle and remained to luncheon. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, attended by Lady Augusta Stanley, Major-General the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Lieut.- Colonel Du Plat, drove to the railway station in Windsor, and met his Majesty and the Prince and Princess, and accompanied them to the Castle, where the Queen, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, received the King and the Prince and Princess at the door. They were after words conducted to their apartments. Earl and Countess Russell arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal family. The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle are expected to arrive at their house in Piccadilly in a few days from Clumber, Notts, for the season. The Marquis and MarehioneSs of Lansdowne left Lansdowne-house, Berkeley-square, yesterday, for Dover, on their way to visit the Count and Countess de Flahault at Paris. The Earl of Kerry and the junior members of the family have already arrived at Paris. The Marquis of Ailesbury arrived in town yester day from Savernake Lodge, near Marlborough, and left the sane evening for Holkham Hall, Norfolk, to be present at the wedding of the Earl of Dunmore and Lady Gertrude Coke, daughter of the Earl and Countess of Leicester. 'The Countess of Dunmore left town on Tuesday for Holkham Hall, Norfolk, on a visit to the Earl and Coun tess of Leicester, and in order to be present at the nuptials of her son, the Earl of Dunmore, and Lady Gertrude Coke, which are to take place to-day at Holkham, in the presence of a large circle of distinguished relatives and friends. Viscount and Viscountess Powerscourt have joined the party assembled at Holkham Hall at the invitation of the Earl and Countess of Leicester on the occasion of the marriage of Lady Gertrude Coke and the Earl of Dunmore. Lord and Lady Clifford and family have arrived at the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner, from Wybrooke, Chudleigh, Devon. DEATH OF MR. FAIRHOLT.—Mr. Fairholt, the eminent artist, after a long and painful illness, expired on Tuesday. Although for a long time almost confined to his house, and at intervals severely, he continued until the last few weeks his literary and artistic labours. His last work, which he has left almost, if not quite, completed, is on " Pageantry in the Middle Ages," one of the subjects on which he had so well qualified himself to write. His most recent engravings are plates of coins for the "Numismatic Chronicle," and other works. They show not only unim pairedvigour andtruthfulness, but also a decidedly superior finish, although for years he was quite unrivalled in his en gravings of ancient coins. Mr. Fairholt's drawings upon wood amountto very many thousands, and his etchings also are exceedingly numerous. His own works " On Costume" (with 500 woodcuts), his " Dictionary of Terms of Art," his " History of Old Civio Pageantry," "Up the Nile and Home again," &c., are well known. He executed the whole of the drawings and engravings of the late Lord Londes borough's sumptuous "Miscellanea Graphics," the " In ventorium Sopulchrale" of Bryan Faussett, Mr. Roach Smith's "Roman London," and "Antiquities of Rich borough," Mr. Wright's " Histories of Domestic Manners and Caricatures," Mr. Halliwell's folio edition of "Shakes peare," &c. His unpublished sketches are numerous; and he had very choice collections of scarce books and of me diseval pottery. Mr. Fairholt will be much missed by a wide circlo of friends. His manners were agreeable, and he possessed a large fund of peculiar information, such as will with difficulty be found in any other person. Ho was unmarried, the last survivor of a family of 16; and with him the name of Fairholt perishes, as we learn from Lower's English Surnames." a" . UN I VERS ITY COLLEGE HO S P ITAL.—His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, 8.G., has graciously signified his intention of presiding at the annual festival in aid of the funds of this hospital on Wednesday, the 18th April, at Willis's Rooms. EXECUTION AT WEXFOltD.—Yesterday morning at eight o'clock Patrick Power, convicted of the murder of his father, with a pitchfork, at Newtown Barry, county Wexford, on the night of the 13th October, was executed in Wexford. lle had previously confessed his guilt. LONDON WORKHOUSES. —The public will be glad to learn that the Poor Law Board has instructed their medical officer, Dr. Edward Smith, F.R.S., in con junction with Mr. H. B. Farnall, C.B„ to inspect the in firmary wards of all the metropolitan workhouses, and to inquire and report upon the existing arrangements for the care and treatment of the sick poor. They have also re quested those gentlemen to suggest such remedies for any existing evils in the several workhouses as may be fitted to render the care of the sick satisfactory. It cannot be doubted that with such an official inquiry the truth will be ascertained, and it is to be hoped that the guardians will receive the recommendation with the intention of render ing the treatment of the sick poor in workhouses all that can properly be desired. THE TAILORS' STRIKE AND LOCK-OUT.--Yesterday at noon, an interview took place, by previous appointment, at St. James's Hall, Regent-street, with a sub-committee appointed from the Master Tailors' Association, and the Committee of Operative Tailors' Protection Society, for the purpose of, if possible, coming to an understanding. The operatives committee commenced the proceedings by presenting their " log " (list of prices), which has for its basis that an average workman should be able to earn 7d. per hour. This was met with a counter " log," put forth by the masters' sub-committee. It differs greatly from that issued by Mr. Poole. A discussion followed, which lasted upwards of three hours, and in which the utmost good feeling was exhibited by both parties. The result was concessions on both sides ending in a "log" mutually satisfactory. The matter is narrowed so far that, if the masters will adopt the scale of prices which their sub committee are pledged to recommend to them, the strike will be at an end. DEATH FROM THE KICK OF A HORSE.—On Tues day evening an inquest was held at Stratford on the body of James Brodrick, aged 45 years, who sustained a severe fracture Of the skull by the kick of a vicious horse which he was in the act of shoeing. Verdict, accidental death. A WHALE IN THE SCHELDT.—" We announced some days since," says the Escaut, " that a.huge fish had been seen in the river by some boatmen who had not been able to catch it. It was, however again seen near the en trance to the basin, when some fishermen set off, and after two hours' exertions, succeeded in capturing it. It turned out to be a young whale, which had probably been driven by the late storms to take shelter in the Scheldt. It mea sured between 16 and 17 feet in length." THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES.—Robert Chambers, who during so many years held th e champion ship of the Thames, has written to Kelley (the present champion) challenging him to a contest this year. In the event of the challenge being accepted, of which there seems to be little doubt, the race will take place in Sep tember. At Edinburgh Carlyle was offered the degree of LL.D., but he declined the honour, laughing it off, in fact, in a letter with such excuses as that he had a brother a Dr. Carlyle an M.D., and known in literature as a trans lator of " Dante," and that if two Dr. Carlyles should ap pear at Paradise mistakes might arise. A meeting of the civil servants of the Crown employed in the Inland Revenue Departments was held yesterday to enforce their right to the elective franchise. Mr. F. Scudamore, 61 the Post Office, presided. Mr. Anthony Trollope moved the first resolution, and Mr• Edmund Yates moved the adoption of a petition praying for the enfranchisement of the civil servants of the Crown As will be readily understood, the proceedings were of a highly interesting character. NEWSPAPER PRIVILEGES.—On Tuesday, in the course of an action for libel against the Sheffield and Rother ham Independent, which was tried at the West Riding As sizes at Leeds, the question was raised whether reports in newspapers of proceedings in Bankruptcy Courts were privileged. Mr. Justice Seating said it was undoubtedly the law that the fair and correct publication of legal pro ceedings without malice was protected by law; and he should direct the jury that the occasion when the execu tion took place was an occasion on which a fair report would be privileged. If they were of opinion, therefore, that the report was a correct one, and that it was published without malice, the defendants would be entitled to a ver dict. The case terminated in a verdict for the defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAPTURE OP A NOTORIOUS CARRIAGE THlEF. —Charles Parker, a young man, describing himself as a seaman, but who is known to the police as a regular carriage thief, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a coat from the carriage of Mr. Thomas Blizard Curling, a gentleman residing at No. 39, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. A person, seeing the prisoner take the coat from Mr. Curling's carriage, which was standing at his own door gave the alarm, and the prisoner was pursued by a man named Smith and Mr. Curling's coachman. The prisoner, finding he was pursued, stopped and gave the coat up, stating that he had picked it up, and when asked why he had set to running, stated that that was "out of fun." Beforo the witness Smith could seize him he made off again, but after a sharp chase was secured and handed over to Hooker, 141 C, who took him to the station. The prisoner was remanded. The police have received information of several similar robberies of late. THREATENING THE TASKMASTER OP A WORKHOUSE. Griffith Jones was charged with behaving in a refractory manner, by refusing to perform a task of work while a casual inmate of St. James's Workhouse, and also with threatening the taskmaster. Devsham, the superintendent of the casual ward of St. James's Workhouse, said that on the previous night the prisoner applied for admission to the casual ward, and w as admitted. The prisoner had the regular allowance, and that morning, after breakfast, a take of work was given to him, but he refused to perform it; and having a hammer in his hand at the time said, "I will break your - head before I leave the yard." The prisoner, in a violent tone, denied using the words, and said that if he had an opportunity of writing to his brother he would send a solicitor to defend him. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for 14 days with hard labour. WESTMINSTER. _ ROBBERY IN A DWELLING HOUSE.—Robert Stone, a cab man, about 40, was charged, with another in custody, with stealing two rings and a watch-key, value £7, the pro perty of Mary Trudgett, a single lady, M 5, Sydney-street, Fulham-road: From the evidence given against the wife on the former occasion, it appeared that she was engaged by the prose cutrix as a charwoman, and in that capacity had access to the house. In a spare bed-room were two rings, coral and turquoise, and emerald and pearls, and a gold watch -key. The rings were safe a month ago, but they and the key were only missed lately, and the way in which it was brought home to the woman was that she had pledged one of them and taken it out again, and she herself stated that she had put the articles upon the drawers at home, and her husband had taken them away and lost one. _ _ The evidence now against the prisoner was that of a pawnbroker, who proved that he had pledged one of the rings, which he now produced, for 3s. ; and that of a bar man at the Bell and Horns, Brompton, to whom the pri soner had offered two rings for 15s. three weeks back. Ho stated that he afterwards lost one in the bar. Prisoner said he was an honest man, and thought his wife had had the rings given to her, as people told him they were only worth 3s. the two. They were on the drawers, and he took them and tried to sell them, being quite innocent of whom they were stolen from. He did all he did openly, and disguised nothing. The police had not anything to say against the prisoner, and he was liberated till Saturday on his own recog nizances. THAMES. SANGUINARY OUTRAGE ON BOARD SHlP.—Daniel An derson, a S wede, was brought before Mr. Paget on a war rant charged with cutting and wounding John Thompson. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended the prisoner. Mr. Gomm, clerk to Mr. Hodgson, solicitor, said that both men were seamen on board the Roselle, on a foreign going voyage lately terminated. On Monday, the 12th of March, the parties were in the forecastle of the ship, then OR the high seas. On the previous day the complainant had bought a chest of the prisoner, and gave him 7s. for it. The prisoner repented the bargain, and asked the prosecu tor to return the chest. Thompson said he would do so if he was allowed to put his clothes in it. The prisoner would not consent to this, a quarrel ensued and a fight took place. Up to that point no great harm was done, but the prisoner on finding he was getting the worst of the fight, took a knife from his pocket and made a fierce attack on his shipmate, striking him first on the shoulder; secondly, under his arm-pit ; thirdly, on the breast, which was prevented tak ing effect by the man's clothes ; the fourth cut was on the head ; and the fifth on the left shoulder. The prisoner then threw away the knife, which had blood on it when it was picked up. The wounded man bled profusely, and had not recovered the effects of the wounds. Mr. Paget—You are opening a much more serious charge than the one named on the warrant, which is one of common assault only. Mr. Gomm—Yes, sir. I accuse the prisoner with un lawfully wounding the man with a knife. He cut him five times. Mr. Paget—Then a deposition must be taken, and the case will go for trial. Mr. Gomm—lf you please, sir. The prOsecutor was sworn. He said he was an Hun garian, and ha -1 been brought up in England since a boy. He wished to forgive the prisoner; he would not give any evidence against him, if he was paid his expenses. Mr. Paget said ho had not yet heard any evidence against tho prisoner, and would allow an arrangement. Mr. Charles Young consulted with his client. The prisoner paid £3, and one guinea in addition for the soli citor's fee, and the charge was withdrawn. Foreign Mail Packet List MAILS. DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton.,...April 12 Ditto, via Marseilles April 13. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet April 6 Ditto, by Preach packet Cape or Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April China, Penang,. and Singvors, via Southampton—April 19. Ditto, via Marseilles April 13 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via t..outharopton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... April 19 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton April 13 _"-" • . - Ditto, via Marseilles . April 7 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton April 13. Ditto, via Marseilles April 7. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseil,e3. April 7. Newfoundland Portugal .April 11. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon .. United States and 'British North America, by Bri tish packet April 11. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. April 6. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Honduras) ...... . .April 13. Cuba and Mexico Bahamas, via New 1 ork. May 3. Bermuda. via Halifax „„. . April ,1 West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and T.ueritre April 12. RIVER USK.—BRECON DISTRICT.—A violent gale of wind, accompanied with heavy rain, passed over this neighbourhood on Friday lakt ; many of the finest oaks, the monarchs of the forest, and hun dreds of larch trees were blown down, and one wood, we know, now resembles a field of battle af ter a hard fight, the slain and fallen lying every where. " It is an ill wind that blows nobody good," and this tempest of wind and rain has quite changed the character of the weather, has nearly cleared away all the snow from the mountains, and brought down the river a fresh full flood. This morning was mild and warm, and sallying forth rod in hand, " the gentle south wind blowing on our cheeks," we looked forward to a good day's sport ; it was the beau ideal of a trouting day, wind, weather, and water alike most favourable ; but the barometer did not rise and neither would the trout, both true in their prophecy of the coming rain. It is now (10 p.m.) falling fast, and there is every appearance of a thoroughly wet night. The instinct of all animals in foretelling rain is very remarkable. Between eleven o'clock and one we basketed seven fine trout in good condition, and after luncheon changed our tackle and strolled down to the salmon catch in the hope of possibly meeting with a fresh run salmon ; in this one part, in less than an hour, we rose seven or eight fish, of which we hooked five and landed three hen fish of about 121 b., 101 b., and 71b. each ; they were all kelts, though well mended, and after just snipping off a part of the dead fin we quietly put them back in the water again. A few new fish have been taken with the rod in the lower part of the river, and during the present week we expect to hear of great sport, and would recommend those who are meditating a trip to the Usk, to take ad vantage of the present favourable water and weather. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Holloway's Ointment and Pills have over and over again proved the best friends to persons afflicted with ulcerations, bad legs so r e s, abscesses, fistulas, and other painf u l an d complicated complaints. Printed and very plain directions for the application of this ointment are wrapped round each pot. Holloway's altera tive pills should be taken throughout the progress of the cure, to maintain the blood in a state of perfect purity, and to prevent the health of the whole body, being jeopardised by the local ailment. Bad legs, old ages great grievance, are thus readily cured without confining the patient to bed, or withdrawing him from the nutritious diet and generous support so imperatively demanded wlaen weakening diseases attack advanced years or constitutions evincing premature decrepitude. 190 100 100 U 0 100 100 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cain. C01:1601. Gold, lim 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 14 16 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 s*o 58) Drake wal Is . East Bassett (Mogan).* 291 18 20 East Cartoon 2.14.0 8 9 East Cam Brea 3/ 34 41 East Grenville East Gunnislake 8.3.6 4 4 East Lovell 3.9.0 7 9 E. 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HATCHING AT STORMONTFIELD PONDS.—On Tues day Mr. Peter Marshall, superintendent of the Stormont field Ponds, observed that some of this year's spawn had come to life. The spawn were seemingly healthy, and there is every appearance of a good hatching season.— Perthslth.e Courier. FOSS: ITIES, is}f A Volunteer Charged with Attempting to Shoot the Prince of Wa'er. BRIGHTON, Wednesday Evening. A large crowd assembled this morning at the police court, to hear the proceedings against a mem ber of the London Irish Volunteers, who had been given into custody by his colonel, the Marquis of Donegal, on a charge of having used seditious lan guage in threatening to shoot the Prince of Wales, and in having 10 rounds of ball cartridge in his pocket when searched on the review ground on Monday last, although on being questioned he de nied having any ball cartridge about him. The accused, whose name is Patrick Butler, and belonged to No. 8 company of the London Irish, had undergone a preliminary examination on the previous day, and was remanded to bring down some of his comrades who had returned to London on the Mon day night to give evidence against him, it being alleged that the ball cartridge found on him was not Government ammunition, but had been purchased by him privately on the previous Saturday. These rumours becoming extensively circulated throughout the town on Tuesday caused the intense excitement above referred to, and the police court was speedily crowded as Bigger as its doors were opened. Alr. stipendiary magistrate, and Messrs. J. Alfree, J. Burrows, Mr. Alderman Algar, Mr. W. Hollis, and Col. Fawcett took their seats shortly after 11 o'clock, and the Marquis orDonegal occu pied a seat on the bench. Lieut.-Col. Wood and several volunteer commanding and other officers were present. The prisoner, on being pl ace d i n th e d oc k , b owe d to the Court. He is in person of slender build and somewhat above the middle height. He has a sharp eye and dark hair with a small military moustache, and was attired in his ,'uniforrn as a private in the London Irish. The evidence upon which he had been remanded was, in the first instance, read over, and wits to the following effect : James Nicholls Cox—l am a corporal in the 28th Middlesex (London Irish) Rifle Volunteers. The prisoner is a private in the same regiment. He had not fallen in with the corps on its march to the Race-course on Monday last, but came on after. When he came on the ground the prisoner was given into custody by the colonel of the regiment for using seditious language. I saw the prisoner at half-past eleven o'clock on the Sunday morning, on the road from the railway station. He was then almost as drunk as he possibly could be, and I heard after wards that he had been carried home to his brother's house in Brighton. Patrick Barry, a sergeant in the same company as the prisoner, took him into custody, and a packet of ball-cartridge was found in his pocket. When asked if he had any ball cartridge about him, he said he had not. I searched the prisoner, and found the packet of ball-cartridge produced in his pocket. It had not been opened. After he was taken into custody his rifle was exa mined by the armourer of the corps, and it was found not to have been loaded or used. The rifle was quite' clean. Corporal Cox again entered the witness-box, and, in answer to further questions, said—l cannot tell where the rounds of ball-cartridge came from. The volunteers buy them for pool shooting. They pay a little more for them at private shops. Robert Gillott—l am a private in the 28th Mid dlesex (London Irish) Volunteers. I reside in Clifford-street, Soho-square, London. I am a musi cian. 1 saw Butler in a public-home, near the rail way station, on Sunday morning, about 11 o'clock. I think the name of the house is "The Feathers." He produced some ammunition, which I saw was ball-cartridge, and talked about shooting some one. I think he said the Prince of Wales. Prisoner was half drunk, and I thought he would get into some trouble, and so I reported him to the commanding officer. He took the ball ammunition out of his pocket and placed it in my hand. When he said he was going to shoot some one, I believe he mentioned the Prince of Wales. I said " Don't be so foolish." Then it was that he placed the ammunition in my hand, and I gave it him back. He did not use the name of the Prince of Wales at first, and when he did so I looked on it as a jest, but I thought he would get into trouble, so I reported it to Corporal Cox. I left prisoner at the public-house. I heard from him that he brought the ball-cartridge down to fire at the range. This was on the Monday, when he was taken into custody. When his pouch was examined he had blank-cartridge as well. That was served out on Saturday afternoon at Somerset-house. 1 The prisoner, on being asked if he desired to put any questions, said he did not. He was drunk, and had no recollection of having used such expressions as those attributed to him. He came down at 8 o'clock, and intended to stop a week with his brother, who resided at Brighton. Robert Butler, examined—l am brother to Patrick Butler, and first a 'saw him at a quarter past 12. on Sunday, when he was brought to my house in Edin burgh-road quite drunk and incapable of walking by himself. I got him to bed, and he remained there upwards of an hour. I tried to get him to eat, but he could not. I expected him before, and he was going to stop with me. After he got better he had a walk with me for two hours, and he slept at my house on the Sunday night. He was too late when he got up in the morning to join his corps, so he went on to the race hotel to find them. He was then sober. He told me on the Monday morning that he had ten rounds of ball-cartridge, and he did not know whether to take it with him or leave it behind. He was quite careless about it. He had the ball-car tridge in his hand looking at it, and said he had purchased it. He was not capable of knowing what he did or said when he was brought to me. Corporal Cox recalled—l asked him on the Mon day at the review-ground for the ten rounds of ball cartridge, and he said he had not any with him. I searched him, and then found the ten rounds pro duced. You can tell it is ball-cartridge by its weight. I took these cartridges away from him, and gave them to the adjutant. The rifle was not loaded. It was quite clean. The Magistrate wished to know if the prisoner desired to say anything in answer to the serious charge which had been made against him, and at this point a telegram was handed to the Bench from the solicitor whom the accused had engaged to de fend him, asking that the case might be fixed for 2 o'clock, a course the Magistrate declined to adopt. Having been cautioned as to any statement he might make, The prisoner said—l purchased the ball -cartridge in Long-acre from mere curiosity, as it was, I be lieved, different from the Government ammunition, and as I intended to have some shooting at Easter, I wrote to my brother about a fortnight ago that I was not quite sure that I could come down. I went to Somerset-house for my ticket and ammunition on Saturday evening. On the Monday I had with me half-a-pint of Irish whisky, and I had aquartern of that, and some brandy with other Volunteers, and then we had some ale at two other publichouses. I have no recollection whatever of having threatened to shoot the Prince of Wales. If I did so, it must have been a mere jest. I had had no breakfast, and was the worse for liquor. The Lord knows I could not have any animosity against the Prince of Wales her or against any other person. I have nothing further to say. and then, and with the Marquis of Don egal, Mr. BIGGE here consulted with the other magis trates'received a turning to the prisoner, said—W e a w ll is n h o i t n t g ak u e s to tel v egr ut a t p h h is ic e m as e e ss u a ff ge tiu fro h r ot, y eils o o l c i f r kar. more agreeable to that course, but one believe, to everyone The explanation you have solicitor, sh our own feelings, else, including yourse evidence of the witnesses, tends 11 as the given, as we .as well as , as, we to show mostasiastidsfialecmtornrilay b t y h aytoyuoru own uve fo l lyb rouaguhdt It would have been a melancholy that sp lendid regiment which we saw here slur upon d y r o u u n rs k e e l e f e e t s o s. n Monday, and which we are always glad to wel come o n these occasions, could anyon e i n it s ran k s h av e been guilty of the intention which has been i m puted to you. We believe that a more loyal body of Volunteers is not in the service, and in the conviction that you are not otherwise you are now discharged. The decision was received with great applause. The prisoner bowed and left the dock, and hundreds waited outside and cheered him, and followed him as he left the court with his friends. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NEWMARKET RACES—Tms DAY. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOUS. King Hal beat Bertie. BIENNIAL Duke Sydmonton Friday , Eleven ran. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN, sto 1 agst Out-and-Outer (taken) 10 to 1 agst Vandervelde (taken) METROPOLITAN STARES. sto 2 agst Eakring (taken freely) CRESTER CUP. Bto 1 apt Dalby (taken) 15 to 1 agst Sandal (taken) 16 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken) 20 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken) 25 to . 1 agst Baragah (taken) 25 to 1 agst Rococo (taken) 33 to 1 agst Helen (taken) RACING FIXTI AP RES FOR 1866. Catterick Bridge Abergavenny 5 Lichfield Spring Chelmsford Spring Thirsk lO M Ascot Spring .„ 1 Salisbury Bath 8 Harpenden lO York Spring ___ Epsom Spring Newmarket Ist Spring l6 Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O 1 Chester I Curragh 24 :AY. Epsom Summer l5 Uxbridge 2l Manchester Ascot Summer 29 JU. Windsor Summer 5 Newton Hampton 7 Odiham Bibury l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 Liverpool Beverley . 20 Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyue 2(l Curragh 2B Worcester LY. JU Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Reading Nottingham Down Royal Corp lB AUG Stamford l9 Radcliffe 23 Winchester ` ).,4 Southampton 25 Huntingdon Goodwood 3l Brighton _ 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO E gham 14 Wolverhampto n l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings NOVEI Lincoln 1 I Liverpool York August 2l Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter 24 Tunbridge 23 Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 3O UST. BEE. Shrewsbury Leamington Hunt l9 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE , This Day Oa ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRANEsExp, Thursday Morning. Arrived, April s.—Ann and William and Charles — both from Guernsey; Baron Oay, steamer, from Antwe r p ; Heron, steamer, from Rotterdam; Cadiz, steamer, from Cadiz. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed— Mary Seymour, from London, for Malta. Sailed—Sapphire, Egmont, and Electric. The Cassellaus remains, waiting for fresh mate. The last week's railway receipts, ascertainei up to this date, are in round figures as under:— 1866. 1865. ... £69,392 £63,782 Great Western ... North Western ... South Western ... ... 112,477 104,312 ... 25,587 19,780 Brighton ... Midland ... ... 24:673 16,241 ... 53,270 45,923 South Eastern ... ... 26;163 . 19;446 Great Northern ... 86,289 3 b, 249 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter ... 46,670 37,143 _6,555 6,467 North Eastern ... ~. 71,358 61,732 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 21,234 17,250 Great Eastern 36,175 31,263 London, Chatham, and Dover ... ... 10,820 6,907 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, are in most in stances of a very favourable character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £5,610, on the North-Western of £8,165, on the South-Western of £5,797, on the Brighton of £8,429, on the Midland of £7,547, on the South-Eastern of £6,717, on the Great Northern of £1,149, on the Lanca shire and Yorkshire of £9,527, on the Bristol and Exeter of £BB, on the North-Eastern of £9,626, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £3,984, on the Great Eastern of £4,912, and on the London, Chatham, and Dover of £3,913. The Directors of the St. John d'El Rey Mining Company (Limited) have received per Douro the following report, dated Morro Velho, 28th Feb., 1866. Produce 2nd division of February, 9 days, 13,861 oitavas ; yield, 9,l43,oitavas per ton. At a meeting of the Phosphate of Lime Com pany, held yesterday afternoon, the report which was adopted recommended a dividend of 8 per cent. out of the gross profits of £7,665 for the year. A sum of £2,500 is placed to a reserved fund, and £2,970 carried forward to next account. TnE SHANNON, &c.—The past week (although perhaps the precursor of a successful future for the salmon angler) has been singularly unproduc tive. In the earlier part a dire east wind prevailed, and on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, it blew a whole gale from the north-west, accompanied by torrents of rain, which has flooded all our rivers, and at the very best time, for one flood during the weekly close of 48 hours, (when nets and weirs are forced to stop work), is of more advantage to the upper waters than if it came during any other part of the week. With the weather as it is now— everything that could be desired—and the rivers well stocked, the angler should not have cause to grumble. I send you a paragraph from the Cork Constitution, in order to draw public attention to the fact of unclean salmon being exposed for sale in the market of the Cork fishing district. In the last report of the Commissioners the state of the river Lee was alluded to, and subsequently an in dignation meeting of the Local Board was held to complain of the manner in which the Commis sioners animadverted upon their shortcomings, though, at the same time, it was unanimously ad mitted that the river was in a deplorable condition, Now, assuredly, permitting unclean fish to 'be cap tured and sold in the public manner described will not tend to improve matters, and I would draw the attention of anglers and others interested in the better preservation of our rivers to the provisions of the Act (5 and 6 Vic., c. 106, s. 47) which makes it " unlawful to catch at any time foul or unsea sonable fish, though in the open season," and pro vides a penalty of £2 : " On Wednesday a countryman brought into the Grand Parade fish market three salmon. Two of them were about seven or eight pounds weight each, but the third weighed 32 pounds by the Corporation. scales. It was quite black and unprepossessinglooking,and to many who saw it it was a subject of regret that the fish was not allowed to reach the sea to which it was going: The man sold it for 4d. a pound. He had caught it; and the two others in the Lee on Tuesday."—Cork Constitution. majority the Government EMIGRATION emigration i g L r a ir LIVERPOOL.—The i E o ß n r 0 0 01. c —e s T i h n e officials Liverpoolt o t i dn o sg t hofel;lll.litityeedaDrStates 30 ships, have completed their returns for the last month a n d ; ur t i h n e g March quarter. Ttie figures show a large inpascrseaenseg,ears;coofmwpahroemd 285 Scotch, 5,572 Irish, and 2 192 Queensland landish' w tohf i e t r h teh t ne he ilee co red rr ig,, e ru s an po nd i r di tt n h i sa p e e t ; 10,845 steerage flOwhoin 45 Cl a of Scotch7lBB steerageshcabin and steerage passengearns,do3 were English, 34 Scotch, 126 Irish, and 10 foreigners. To ' • s6 2 w h2 , 7i foreigners.i op t 9 h s 6 i 3 v w 6 i t e h r e e twocabin cabin i n n o g Victoria one passengers, whom 38 1 14 cabin and 12,156 steerage. Of foreigners,l shot ships " there sailed to the linited*States 11, with 578 pa ssengers wereislaking a English,total ;to New Brunswick with six South Wales one, with six one, 87 , passengers; South America six, with passengers ; West Indies two, with nine pas sengers ; and Africa one, with 30 passengers, making a total of 71 6.—During the March citarter just ended there sailed, " under the act," to the United States 72 ships, with 892 cabin, and 18,923 steerage passengers ; to New South Wales, one ship, three cabin, and 358 steerage pas sengers ; to Queensland, three ships, 17 cabin, and 1,416 steerage passengers ; to Victoria, five ships, with 46 cabin, and 1,114 steerage; total, 982 cabin, and 21,811 steerage passengers Of short ships there sailed to the United States 35, with 860 cabin, and 764 steerage ; to New Brunswick, one ship, six cabin ; New South Wales, one ship, four cabin, and two steerage ; Victoria, two ships, 16 cabin, and '2B steerage ; West Indies, six ships, 33 cabin ; South America, 13 ships, 120 cabin, and 63 steerage ; Africa, three ships, 79 cabin ; East India, one ship, six cabin ; Hongkong, one ship, three cabin ; total, 1,127 cabin and 857 steerage ; making a total for the quarter of 24,177, which, when compared with the same quarter of last year, shows an increase of 10,261. In order to meet the contin gencies of the emigration from Liverpool and Ireland, Messrs. M'lver are making arrangements to place upon the passenger line between Liverpool, Queenstown, and New York seven extra steamers. 100 eit 20 tOi to 100 1 :PO 100 100 all 100 100 33 21 1031 1031