The Sun. — London, England, 1866-05-17 00:00:00

ONEY KARKET COMMERCIAL NTFI I. WillilN.',CE TWELVE O'CLOCK. The directors of the Bank of England have not considered it necessary to make any alteration in the rate of discount, which remains at 10 per cent. A quieter and a somewhat easier feeling is notice able in all quarters, and the brokers, although not negotiating bills freely, are more inclined to take those of short date. The Gazette return, which will appea r this evening, will be perused with interest, as the changes it will show will no doubt be very Important. At an ordinary general meeting to-day of the shareholders of the Otago and Southlands Invest ment Company, the report presented by the direc tors stated that the net profit for the year ending 31st January, 1866, amounted to £3,342. The in terim dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum declared on the business to 31st July last required £1,525 2s. Bd., leaving £2,0145. 15s. 11d. now avail able for distribution. Of this sum the Directors recommend that £1,546 19s. 6d. be applied towards the payment of a further dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, free of Income tax, and that £245 19s. 3d. be written off the preliminary ex penses, leaving a balance of £221 17s. 2d. to be carried forward to the credit of next account. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram this morning, the French Rentes were 64f. 15c. Rather firm. English Goverernment Securities are very firm, and in all th e mar k e t s f or th e pr i nc i pa l secur i t i es there is still an 'improving tendency. The English Funds have varied only to a limited extent, and Consols remain at 86i 87f for money ; and 85i 86 for the account, ex div.,—the latest prices current yesterday afternoon. Politics, home and foreign, still create anxiety ; and although more firmness now prevails, there is an indisposition on the part of the public to make investments, or to en gage largely in specculative enterprise. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are at a decided improvement, and they are evidently attracting the notice of those who have been very much disappointed at the career of many of the limited liability companies. Indian Securi ties are at higher prices, and the stock at the Bank of England has advanced. In fact almost every movement is indicative of a return of confidence, though much reserve is still evinced. In the Foreign Stock Market prices have, with few exceptions, been well maintained. Turkish 5 p r Cents, have advanced Ito 302 ; Mexican bonds rema i n at 16 1, but the new loan is 1 higher at 141 a; Greek have declined to 10 11 ; Spanish Passive, to 21i ; the Certificates, to 14i ; and Italian /to 39/ 401 ; the new Italian Loan is 58 5 9 ; and Brazilian Scrip 7, 5 dis. ; and Danu bian Principalities loan, 56 ; Egyptian 7 per Cents. are 84 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents, 43i ; Russian 5 Per Cents. 1862, 83, 84i, and ditto 1864, 88. American securities are steady. United States 5-20 Bonds, 654 66 ; Erie Shares, 45i ; and Illinois, 771. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued inactive, and in some instances prices have s hown a slight depression. Great Eastern and No rth-Western have each receded ss. ; and Great Northern A Stock, Lancashire and Yorkshire and Midland each 10s. The F ore i gn an d C o l on i al undertakings remain 'without material change, with the exception of Grand Trunk of Canada, which have declined to 20i. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are very quiet. Alliance are marked 14} to 16i ; Bank of London, 142 to 15g. ; London and County, 75 ; Union of London, 501 to 4 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England 1 to 2 ; Hudson's Bay Company, 15/ to ; National Discount Company, 111 ; and Overend, G urney, and Co. are marked 17s. dis. BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK ~ GCVERNMENT FUNDS. 0 Der Cent. Consols Do. Accou n t, M ay 9 B5/ 6 . per C ent. Reduced B4 51; l 'iNv 3 per Cent B5 i New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 - 00 . 5 per Ce n t. J an . 1873 - ckunnitie s , 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 - Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 - Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 - March. June. Exchequer Bills, £ l,OOO, 3 per Cent. - Do. £5OO - dis no £lOO and £2OO - dis -I T,Ic of England Stock, 5 per Cent juo Account - 41 MIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2lO Do. Account - DO . 5 per Cent. July, 1870 uo. 4 pet Cent., Oct. 1888 - Do. Certificates - 1) e 0 . Enf ace d P aper 4 per C en t DoD - • 5 per Cent., J an . 1872 . Deber Cent., May 1879 - D 0 ,., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 - ,uo. Bond s, £ l,OOO - di g "0. under £l,OOO - pm FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd - pm Van Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 - zilian 5 per Cent - 0. Loper Cent., 1852-58-60 - . 1863 - Do. 1865 Do Account 6B 1)0 su • Scrip, paid - n en os Ayres 6 per Cent - 01, -.° 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) - P D 0 6 er C (Deferred D P e - DO. Scrip, £25 paid - die -"'°' 4 i Per Cent - D 0 • 6 . " Per Cent - dis Col ombian 6 per Cent. Cuba,m 6 per Cent. .qptian 7 per Cent B4 li n , Second Issue "o £lOO Bonds B6 Do. 1864 Do £lOO Bonds 1)0. Government Railway Debentures - ( 3 D e. £ 5 O paid - die reek 5 Lo. per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons - •urso• Account - Cd.socucount •Itilab11010a:.n . pons - 41 k. atemal a 5 per Cent. - LI Account r t Cent 1865 op - 1, o.lSlaremmana Railway - "4-ersidean 3 per Cent - "0. Account D 0 1864 l4l 130 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ? - ! -on tevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Aloor ish Imperial 5 per Cent I c 'w Gra na d a Do 2 per Cent 3O Portuguese 3 per Coot., 1.853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, - Do. Acc oun t itussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4} per Cent. 1850 - Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 BB Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account D 0 Passive 1 0 0 Account 221 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded - 1)0 -Ac count l5l Bivedigh 4 per Cent. rin De - 4 i per Cent. 1864 J. urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 00 Account 13 ,,° 6 per Cent. 1858 uo Account - D l. )1:1;0 A £ 46 I c ll3 Account o o or 1 ii3BCn Bonds n i an Cents ss 1862 - 65 D 0 6 per Cent. 1863 1863 - D 0 s A4c p c e o r un C t ent.., 1865, paid up Scrip - D O SO! 1 1 a p e e c r o C un en t t. Guaranteed - Dittol?!'uela 3 per Cent. - D 0.176 130.6A,peecrouCnetnt., 1862 - - " 0 . 1864 3Ol 1 Dutch Dividends on the above payable in London. 1 - )" - 2 i Per ix. 12 Guil - Cont.,. , Pr.°_, l .Per Cent. CortificaLes 11 :17: cc e : u t n es t. 3 . pe . r Cen . t. b" 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. - - 4 O 4O i C 03,,, , TWO O'CLOCK. -Qois in - 1 - 1 _ ..,r money -u.) Account 9th inst B5/ 6 Ts ino at tr theahei ca ca l Verviers (Belgium) fitted up for performances, was almost entirely de- E a tro yed t W O days since by a fire which burst out lihrparchl3,g the fare we ll represen t a ti on o f th e company p: ha d been performing there for some time. of the furniture of the cafe was saved but of e , d amage buil ding itself only the bare walls remain. The I • njured, is estimated at 20,000 fr. No person was after ccom- at the ruing, e Earl e, and kd the L 1105 r buSt prince- 1 0, a nd 1 yes' re , at- i ssu ed tee, 03 cora ), pa id , ; royal after- .ussels ussels d ill' nd 9th 11 will k-laue town as sing , and i their I mar- either sve nor i n ger t° Lad); a rrive d ae, for [inn er , quir e. Lora licote, 110W otion lt oto re yell k li oNg cYP t 2" 3.1 r, his re: .o 9: P I arYt°- SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHAKES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. paid) Closing I Business Price. done. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian.. .... Cork and 8and0n..... 3 90 126 29 55 65 13 15 3 5 67 70 70 72 Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June , Dun„Perth. &:+b.Junc E.London. scrip Certi) Glasgow & S. Western Grea Eastern, Urd. stli„ Do. E. Angl. fit No. Great North of Scotland G rezt Northern D A stock Do. B stock 20 15 d 12 In 50 6 7 I i 22 24 1 2 ;31 Do. ew. is. at 25 pip GAS. and W. of . Ireland, Gt. Western --Original! Do. S. Val. Rail gua: Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newpot t !Jo. Ile eford 61 56 57 59 as 40 34 33 Lanc4shire & Yorkshire Lindon and Blackwall Lon.. & S Coast ,Lor., chat., and Dov:r Do. Metrop. e:x. A.. Lou. & North Western Lon. & South :Western Man., hhel., t. Lincoln Retropolitan Do. New Do. Extension V-0 122 Metropolitan Do, do, do. Do. and John'sW'd Mid and Do. £9 Share Do, Wrath)... ,Sz Derby lid Kent . (North British ... Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purcha, Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London .. Do. do. 1864 Do. ,io. 1865 North Staffordshire & S. W. Junction Scottish Cintral Scot. N. E , Aber. btock 'o. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon , ouch E stern Staine3, Wok., .l& Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale a Neath Waterfo-d & Kilkenny Waterloo a Whiteha West Corawail BRITISH auntie& St. Lawrence lom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. . Do. shares uffalo & Lake Huron re . f e C. uff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- ••••• • Calcutta S. E., ym a( e Town tt Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 n.c. per. p East, Ben, al, gu., 5 do 'East locliali, gu. 5 p.o. Do. .1 Extension Gran( _.'runkot Canadq Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds i charge 6 p.c Do. Ist eref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr,t. tioncid.. Do. do. deferred .... Do. c d Pref. stock— . Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Prei. stook .. Do. do. deferred .... lio.!a Pen. gua. sp.e. o. Gua. 6 Ever cent.. Do. New I.(ta. 5 p. e• • Saudi o; India f,a4. 5 per cea - , D . 44 per cent Do reat W s. of Canada.. D. New .. Do. 6 p. c. lids. pay 187:1 I , o. 5, do. pay. 11377-8., Indian Branch, limited, Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do. Do. di do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Ends. Hudson's day N.lll.C . da,6pelstpf.bs delude Do. Delhi Do. do ='• Do. Panjaub.... j Do.ludus Sr. YU 92 91 25 27 110 '2 t , 2 44 60 62 27 120 2 3 I, id p 88 90 122:122} is 2 94 41 64 66 5 27 1(8 1;0 70 72 113 110 35 S6' 10 t p 120 1 2p 1 2p 73 75 108 112 148 150 Gti GS , 40 48 71 73 8 0 140 113 1 3 / 100 103 52 54 ,ESSIONS, 64 56 100 IC2 I iP 4 4i 8 9 76 80 96 98 60 85 100 102 100 102 lul 103 21 23 85 87 60 63 55 60 55 57 50 55 41 41 40 41 27 30 104 106 1 la NI 1 la 21} 2 20i 99 101 91 93 154 16 64 bad 9i P. 6 83 ^5 1 011 lOU 101 91 93 66 83 61 63 8 • 8! 98 100 97 99 6 t 96 98 100 jlOO 2 100 -RIO 15} 15 , ;OLI).NIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIr.s. British Columbia. 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 100 ,C •n_oov.6p.c.Ja.ezJuly /-81 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 ,•0 90 9.3 Dt/. sp. c. Mar. Sept 10J 90 93 - 1)0. sp. c. Jan. S. July 100 77 79 771 Do. sp. inscribed sk 100 73 79 Ca , .e C.l - •ope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 10 1 104 0 1 .&0(..1 • 1890-1900 100 102 104 Do. do: 1889-£9 100 102 104 90. Jan.& July, 1890-9 100 102 104 )o. 3 pee cenl.. Apri' I and i 5 Oci., 1900 lOO 86 8) ('e don. Nov. 1868, 6 p.t 100 102 104 Do. 1L 73, do lOO 107 1 9 ..lauritius, op. c, 18?3, Jan. and July Do. 1-78 1)o. 1382, Mayls, Nov. 10 ; 104 (06 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug l9O 104 106 Natal •-•ov. 6 per cent lOO 99 101 N.8.Gcv.6p.c.Ja.45.1u1) 100 90 93 N. S.W. (Jov. 5 p.c.. Isar. 100 - - Do. a p.c. 18:1 to 187, 100 00 05 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189, 100 874 f+B New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 94 98 Do. 5 per cent.. Soya So ,tia Gov. 6 p. o sterling, 1875 l9O 98 100 Liueensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 98 100 99 S. Aue.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & apwards lt 0 104 106 Vic,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja 3&July 100 Do. do, .a Dril JD Oct lOO 102 103 1011 21 BRITI SH MINES. Cam. Consot. Gold, dm. Chiverton Clifford amalgamated 3O 8 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 510 53) Drakewalls 2.1.0 East Bassett 291 13 15 East Caradon 2.14:6 5 8 East Cara Brea 3l 2 24 east Grenville 2.14.0 14 2 East Gunnialake .. 8.3.0 East Loved 3.9.0 8 g E. IV'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8,, 3 31 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 66 5 7 4 Great L ixey, limited all 21 a 211 Great South Tolgus O. 'Ai s 1.1 Great Wheal tiuv 11.9.6 1 14 (4. Wheal Vor (Heist -10 15 17 18 Grenville 3.15.0 24 3 ilerod's Foot 8.10.0 38 40 Ilingston Downs ...... 5.10.6 44 5 M make Valley ~ 1 arr;.-r,aretlUny Lelant 13.1 0.6 7.6 3 4 5 4 8 1, viwyndy Iron Ore, Urn 4 211. 35 1450d N e - . 17 Se ton North Roskear WWI Bassett (Mogan 1,4.0 4 a North Whe , l Crofty 2.13, I S. rr - v s a p ird e ae r dno l cn l e n i ( us t United yd . vieira . )n .. t 710.1.1.044.i 375 10 - 04 3 2.0 Condurrow 5 S. 20 4 6 Ihe Stray V r a a l , N k 'ran. (Mogan 3 1 ' 5 1..1 1 8 5. 9 0 Tin Croft • • 9 13 15 5 71gra and Chgan, lim.. all 3 5 West Bassett (Mogan .. 10 1 2 W. Caradon I.l,skeard 9 8 West Chi rerton ll 67 7 4 72i 130 140 West Seton 474 Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 54 80 85 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 121 1 7 5 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 Wheal Setou -- Wheal TI eiawney (Lis 7 13 '5 u EN Cli; Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pf., 99 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto 4, per cent., rd., 94 eitEFERENCE.:,;TAKES AND Wr()CLU, London, Brighton, &c., 4i per cent. 1858, 91 LINE:, LEASED AT FIXED ILENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 53 Manchester, Buxton, and Matiock,r_s FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, lim. , gust. 7 per cent., 14 at Lua.•inhourg, 121 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 71 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 121 I po ):t lt-iN MINES. Fronlino and Bolivia Gold. Um., I St. John del Rey, Rm., 52.3 BANK: , Agra and Masterman's. Bin., 25 3 8 4 8 Allknee, 15 11 16 Bank of London. 16 11} 15} Chartered .ter. of India, London, and China, 34 8 City, 18 Consolidated Bank, Um., 7 European Bank, lira., Imperial Bank, lira., 24 3i Imperial Ottoman, j.i Ditto. new, 111 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, Lim., 31 s London and County, 75 6 4} London Joint Stook, 45 London and V% estminster, 94 Merchant Bank, lira. 18 Midland Bank, Urn., 1161 17 Union of Australia, 494 501 Union of London, 5°2 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Royal Mail Steam, 15 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cant. gua., 211 Australian Mort. Laud and Finance. lira., 41 1 Credit Fonder and Hobilier of England, # 1 VII 2 Egyptian Com. and Trading, 11m., 6 51- Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 12 Gen. Credit and Finance of Landon. lira.. 1 1 Hudson's Bay, 151 r International Financial society, lira., 4:3h London Financial Association, lira., 3 22 National Discount t ompany. 11 101 111 Ditto, issued at 5 prem., or which :it is to pay,:3l Overend, Gurney, and Co., lira., 17 Warrant Finance. lim.. 11 The Price of Gold. By advic.ts from Hamburg the price of gold is 427 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, at about 2• lOths per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. tile quotation of gold at Paris is about per mills pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per .£1 sterling. On conxparing these rates with the English Mint price of -£.3 i is. mid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about2-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1061 to 107 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importation of go'd from the United States. MR. PHILIP STANHOPE WORSLEY, the translator of the "Odyssey," and author of many poems contributed to Blackwood's Magazine, is, we regret to observe, recently announced as deceased. Mr. W orsley was educated at the CholnlideY Schol l Highgate, and at corpus. 39 8} 1334 3 4 12 i 1 1201 191 61i 2 124 71 94 8 i a 1231 21 Icsi 9 71 L(81 100 5 IC9 all 100 100 100 a 1:4 721 e FOSS THE SON, WNIJON, THURSOA V EVENING, MAY 17, 1866. THE DERBY DAY. "He who has not seen a Derby-day has not seen England." So our foreign visitors have said and written; and yesterday some 200,000 people went to see the great race run and to exhibit thisphase of English life, less, no doubt, for the edification of in telligent foreigners than for their own amusement. Every year one hears murmurs from old-time people who complain that the rail has overcrowded the course, taken off the finest equipages from the road, and robbed the Derby-day of half its pictu resqueness. But every year the railways seem to bring more branches and more feeders to bear upon Epsom Downs and swell the throng of sightseers there. Upon this great metropolitan holiday the greatest happiness of the greatest number should certainly be the object aimed at and hoped for ; and yesterday our railway system, viewed from the Derby stand-point, seemed really beneficent. The opening of new routes or new links of communication left no excuse to those who wished to study horses or men at Epsom. If you wanted to reach the Downs quietly, and were not afraid of a five-mile walk, the South-Eastern Company invited you to go by the Betchworth route from London-bridge and Charing-cross. If you had no time to lose in walk ing, and wanted to combine pleasure with despatch, the Brighton Company would convey you from Lon don-bridge or Victoria and land you on the course. The South-Western Railway was the via media, and happily, also, as far as we heard, the via tuta. This company volunteered to take you from Waterloo to Epsom town, whence, as all the world knows, the walk to the course is more or less easy, according to age and wind. Then the new metropolitan lines brought their complements of passengers from each suburban station, and, interlacing the great trunk railways, seemed to bring all England into direct com munication with Epsom. How the traffic could be worked with safety, either way, was one of those ques tions which, when once in motion, you ha r ily liked to think about. Now-a-days, even setting Derby days aside, the full tide of life is not at Charing cross, but Clapham Junction. " We get down by rail without dust ; but when I was young I must confess I liked the fun of the road." This was the sentiment of a cheery old gentleman who had just gained, not without struggle and loss of breath, a seat in one of the fast rains on no matter what line. But, railways notwithstand ing, have the fun of the road, or the glory of the road departed? In the glimpses we caught of it, the horsemen and the four-horse drags certainly seemed to be less numerous than formerly. But the omni buses, the coaches, andthe vans, the well and the ill appointed barouches, the broughams, the chaises, the carts, and the nondescript vehicles which are kept in reserve for use on Derby-days only,—these seemed to be in as great force as ever. Then the road is favoured by the fair. Painful experience shows that gay dresses and wide skirts are not im proved in the inevitable crush at railway stations. So the ladies drive, or rather are driven. And one of the pleasantest sights of the day, though not the most picturesque, is the humble vehicle packed close with the owner's belongings ; women with smiling well satisfied faces, who, as well as husband or brother, have earned a right to enjoy themselves, and are doing so thoroughly, in their own way. The costermonger, whose holidays are few, drives down with his womankind by his side, or behind, as proudly as though he owned the best equipage of the day ; and it is something on such a festival to see that he does not forget those who have a claim upon him, and that he finds a pleasure in increasing theirs. Yet to those who went by road yesterday one thing seemed wanting. The suburban turnpikes were there no longer. At Kennington, where stop pages used to be so frequent,there was a clear way; but it was not quite clear that the abolition of the pike and the tell was compensation for lost oppor tunities of " chaffing" the much-enduring pikemen, and of exchanging sallies with the bystanders. It may be as well to mention here that last night there was a revival of the stupid practices of flour-throw ing—not by people who had been at the race, but by those who had assembled near Clapham-common to witness the return home. Several ]allies who were attacked in this cowardly way looked as though they had been in a snow storm. In one in stance the assailants caught a Tartar, for the gen tleman who received a flour-ball in his face, and was for the time almost blinded by it, jumped out of his carriage and, amid general cheering, gave the men who had thrown this missile a horsewhip ping which they are not likely soon to forget. The police should be instructed to put a stop to practical jokes of this sort, which are sure to reuse bad blood and to end in disturbance. Apart from these few unpleasant episodes of the return, which are in no way chargeable upon the holiday folk, there was a prevalent joyousness and good humour among the vast multitude on the journey down and home as well as during the races—a general regard for de cency and order which could not fail to strike the least observant. If a handful of policemen cleared the course easily, and prevented all confusion, it could only be because the mass of those assembled on the Downs belonged to a law-abiding and order loving people, who knew how to amuse themselves without violence or coarseness. On the Derby Day the inveterate racing or betting men are a small minority at Epsom. Probably 19 out of 20 people on the Course know very little about the horses, and care very little which of them wins. But in " the ring" the betting-man has his little world, and there is supreme. The first race is run, nobody paying much attention to it. But when, very soon afterwards, the bell rings for the great event, the air becomes vocal with offers to lay against everything in the race, to lay against parti cular horses in the race, to lay on the field, to ac commodate you in any conceivable way with the odds then current. Men with queer hats and neckerchiefs of glaring colours bellow out invita tions of this kind till they nearly deafen you. Some have their names and addresses printed in gold letters upon their hatbands as a guarantee of sub stance and good faith. Others, perhaps better known, roam about, betting book in hand, without any such means of identification. All invite you to deposit with them sums varying from £5 upwards, on the assurance that, if the horse you fancy wins, they will repay you the odds which they offer. They seemed yesterday to fight shy of Lord Lyon, but they never tired of " pelting" Rustic and Redan. "I'll lay five to one, bar one." " I'll bet against Blue Riband," " I'll lay against Vespasian," pro nounced Vespassion. " What horse d o you want Is there any horse y ou f ancy, sir? " of the endless crie s one heard, in r t r o h b e s a e c k w , e s? r i s " 0 m ‘ e ‘ every variety of tone and of accent, coc k ney and provincial—the accent which breathed of the more or less sweet south, and that which unmistakably disclosed the hardy speculator from the West Riding. Above all this hubbub rises the great roar of the crowd outside the ring. And to all save ab sorbed bookmakers this sound, and the spectacle of thousands upon thousands of men clustering upon the hill-side opposite the Grand Stand, or ranged by this time in long dense lines on either side of the course, has in it something almost majestic. After the usual rush to the paddock, where the knowing ones make their last observations and gather mate rials on which to found their last last bets, the ex citement increases. Lord Lyon is the first to show in the course. The favourite seems in perfect con dition and "He doesn't run ; he flies," is the criticism passed upon his trial canter by one of his admirers. To the uninstructed eye the same favourable cri ticism might be passed upon other horses which gallop past, full of fire, and hardly seeming to touch the ground. They are soon gathered in a cluster at the starting-place, but much time is spent, and six or seven false starts are made before they get fairly off. Then the whole six-and-twenty toil up the hill, and only practised eyes with good glasses to help them can tell how the race is going. The few who can distinguish colours at this distance pro claim aloud that Blue Riband is leading ; that the favourite has now deposed him ; that in waiting, not to be shaken off ; and that Knight of the Crescent, Redan, and the Bribery colt are well to the front. Then the horses are seen emerging into the straight run home, and glasses are put aside, for now most people who hope to see any thing can see for themselves. As the rush comes nearer, and the clatter of hoofs begins to be heard, a horse with unfamiliar colours is seen where the favourite had been and ought to be. A cry is raised " Bribery colt wins, by Jove !" And amid the feverish excitement that now prevails it certainly looks as if the " dark " horse is to carry off the great prize of the turf. But now the jockey with the black jacket and scarlet cap is seen making his effort, and gaining gradually upon the horse which alone remains between him and victory. " His Lordship is too late," several voices cry, and so really he appears to be. The colt has plenty of running still in rim, but Lord Lyon has more, and, drawing up head to head with his dangerous rival, as the two pass the centreoof the Grad Stand, is in the next breath bailed the winner by a short head. Rustic, a big, showy horse, from which one would have expected better things, comes in a bad third ; Knight of the Crescent a good fourth. There was less excitement than usual at the close of the race, for the victory of outsiders is more of a surprise than the victory of favourites, which comes pretty much as a foregone conclusion. Mr. Sutton received with entire equanimity the congratulations offered to him. Coolness, indeed, is the characteris tic of the veteran turfite, who wins or loses with equal imperturbability. The value of the stakes was £7,550. According to Benson's " Chrono graph" the race was rather a slow one. It occupied 2 min. 49 sec., while that of last year was run in 2 min. 45f sec. ; and that of 1864 (Blair Athol's year) in 2 min. 43 : 1 sec. The most gigantic assemblage of pleasure seekers ever gathered together on Epsom race course, Was—under the skilled supervision of Mr. Dorling, the indefatigable and world-famous Clerk of the Course (aided immediately by an admirable body of our metropolitan police)—marshalled with a perfectly astounding skill to the enjoyment of one of the most delightful holidays that ever gladdened the hearts of so vast and orderly a multitude of Englishmen. But one disturbance of any especial importance, in fact, fell under our own immediate observation— looking down for hours upon that stupendous throng from our " coign of 'vantage " upon the Grand Stand. It was a disturbance, however, in its way, of the most disgraceful description well imaginable. It occurred, too, at the moment of supreme expectation—when every one was most upon the alert : namely, very shortly before the Derby was run, and after the Course had been pretty well cleared. Regarding the scene from the distance from which we viewed it— namely, from our elevated post upon the Grand Stand, it was the infliction of Summary Punishment upon some miserable Welsher, hard-by the bound aric s of the Ring—the unhappy wight being set upon and hammered upon the head and thrashed about the body, as the phrase is " within an inch of his life," by the surrounding mob—the vindicators of the outraged majesty of Lynch Law! So summary, in truth, was the punishment administered, that, before the victim could be rescued by the police authorities, he had had every stitch of clothes, from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet, torn from his body, so that when he was expelled beyond the barriers he was as naked as he was born—the remnants of his clothing being after wards shredded into at atoms by the victorious Lynchers. It almost seemed as if the vigour of the police alone saved those same Lynchers from the unintended crime of manslaughter. The weather, unpromising at first, improved in the afternoon ; there was no rain ; but the Derby Dav of 1866 will be remembered as a cold, un genial one, even for May. The following is a detailed description of th e racing. The EPSOM Tows PLATE of 50 sous (handicap) for all ages ; winners extra. One mile. Mr. Hodgkinson's Dayrell, by Wild Dayrell, 4 yrs, ist lib (inc. 51b extra) (Elphick) 1 Mr. Hodgman's Victoria, 3 yrs, sst 91b (car sst 111 b) (11. Clarke) 2 Mr. G. Newton's Pinchbeck, 3 yrs, sst 1 llb (A. Reeves) 3 Mr. Hodgman's Vixen, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Heartfield) 0 Mr. Alwyn's Tom Coke, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (car. Est 111 b) (Page) 0 Betting-6 to 4 agst Dayrell, 3to 1 agst Victoria, and 4 to 1 agst Vixen. Won in a canter by three lengths. Pinchbeck a bad third, close up with whom carne Vixen fourth. The 87th DEEBY STAKES of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 8-yr olds ; colts, Bst I.olb, and fillies Bst 51b ; the second horse received 100 sovs out of the stakes. Mile and a half. 274 subs. Mr. R. Sutton's b c Lord Lyon by Stockwell (Custance' Lord Ailesbury's ch c Brother to St. Albans (T. French Duke of Beaufort's ch c Rustic (Cannon: Lord Exeter's bc. Knight of the Crescent V. Adams' Mr. Bowes's b c Westwick (Ashmaß Mr. W. C. Brown's br c Harofield (Nig htingall) 0 Mr. Rickards' br c Knapsack (Deacon) 0 Lord St.Yincent's b c Redan (11. Grimshaw) 0 Marquis of Hastings's b c Blue Riband (Cowley) 0 Count F. de Lagrange's b c Plutus (Parry) 0 Lord Stamford's ch c Freedom .....(A. Edwards) 0 Mr. T. Dawson's br c Stabber (Morris) 0 Baron Rothschild's b c Janitor (Wells) 0 Baron Rothschild's b c Robin Hood . (J. Daley) 0 Mr. W. Hanks's ch c Hidalgo . .. (Carroll) 0 Prince Soltykoff's br c Duke of York (J. Mann) 0 Mr. Chaplin's b c Vespasian (J. Grimshaw) 0 Mr. Watt's gr c Strathconan (J. Snowden) 0 Mr. Ribgy's ch c Aberge1nie..... Mr. R. C. Naylor's ch c Monarch of the Glen (T. Challoner) 0 Mr. Savile's br c The Corsair ... (Loates) 0 Mr. G. Bryan's ch c Laneret ; (Lynch) 0 Mr. Savile's b c Sealskin (Doyle) 0 Lord Glasgow's b c Toxophilite, dam by Game Boy— Physalis (J. Osborne 0 Mr. Lincoln's b c Tacitus (Maidment 0 Mr. M'Kenzie's The Czar . (C ameron 0 Betting-6 to son Lord Lyon, sto 1 agst Rustic, 12 to 1 agst Redan, 15 to 1 agst Toxophilite colt, 20 to 1 each agst Blue Riband and the Bribery colt, 25 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen, 30 to 1 agst Vespasian, 33 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent, 40 to 1 agst Abergelnie, 50 to 1 agst Strathconan, GG to 1 agst Westwick, and 1,000 to 15 each agst Plutus and Robin Hood. The customary interval of an hour appointed for the ac commodation of those holding paddock tickets for the inspec tion of the six-and-twenty competitors having elapsed, the bell rang for clearing the course. This was scarcely done when Lord Lyon, Monarch of the Glen, and hidalgo were seen threading their way through the crowd from Tattenham corner, the trio Having performed their toilet at the Warren stables. The favourite was, of course, the centre of attrac tion, and as he reached the stand in charge of his owner the confidence of his partisans was considerably increased by Mr. Sutton raising his umbrella above his head in answer to their repeated plaudits. Scarcely had this little episode subsided than the remainder of the field made their appearance, headed by Strathconan, Rustic, and Blue Riband, who, having taken their preliminary canters, re turned to the enclosure, and then joined Mr. M.George. As usual, they missed the first and most favourable oppor tunity of getting away, though Tacitus jumping round the contrary way, and in consequence nearly half an hour was consumed before a satisfactory start was accomplished. Soon after the colours of Freedom, wide on the right of the moving cavalcade, were seen in advance, in whose wake were seen Stabber, Robin Hood, Blue Riband, Knight of the Crescent, Redan, and the Bribery colt in close com pany ; a length or so on their left came Toxophilite colt, with IVestwick, Janitor, Vespa s i an, an d Ab ergeld i e form ing the next division, in the rear of whom were observed Tacitus, Harefield, Laneret, and The Czar, the latter being left at the post. As they entered " the furzes" by the mile and quarter post, Blue Riband rushed to the front, and, heading Freedom, who immediately disappeared from the van, came on with the running at an improved pace, evi dently to serve his stable companion, Robin Hood holding the second honour, closely attended as they fairly rounded the turn into the old course. Here Lord Lyon was seen gradually moving to the front, and fairly on the hill he ran up to the quarters of the Baron's second string, attended with the most jealous solicitude by his most dangerous opponent Rustic. To those succeeded Kutht of the Cres cent, Redan, the Bribery colt, Strathconan, Vespasian, Janitor, and Lord Glasgow's colt, who followed the leaders in a body round the turn into the straight. At this critical point the shouts from the Stand announce d t h e d e f eat o f Blue Riband and Robin Hood, who before the road was reached had disappeared from the front, leaving the favou rite in the centre of the course, with a slight lead of Redan, but the latter dying away to nothing in the next few strides, the pair gave way in turn to the Bribery colt, who came up full of running on the lower ground, and taking a clear lead as they came on appeared to have the two favourites beaten at the distance. Half way up, however, Custance, who had, having ridden with great patience, disposed of the Danebury favourite, gradually drew upon the leader, whom he caught in the centre of the stand, and coming with ono run, landed the popular colour of Mr. Sutton in the last stride by a head. There were three lengths between the second and third, Lord Exeter's colt finishing a head in the rear of Rustic. Janitor was fifth, and Blue Riband nett. e , o Strathconan sixth, Vespasian seventh, bin Hood, w h o h er d e d a l o t o f pu ni ng - up Liprgo, tit° extreme nu comprisingcomprising Froodom, I I; 1 l e s e t n w e i a c k, and R nearly in a line, R e d an, M onarc h o f t h e m Glen, Stabber, Duke of York, Harefield, Tacitus, Plutus, and Knapsack. The two latter, who were beaten off a long way; were pulled up, and did not pass the post. The following are the winners of the above race, with other particulars, since 1823 : Yr. Owner. Horse. Sub. Strs Time. 1823 Mr. Udny Emilius 1824 Sir J. Shelley ... Cedric 5B 17 1825 Lord Jersey .... .. Middleton • 58 18 1826 Lord Egremont... Lapdog 57 19 1827 Lord Jersey klarneluke 1828 Duke of Rutland Cadland 1829 Mr. Gratwicke ... Frederick B9 17 1830 Mr. Chifney 1831 Lord Lowther ... Spaniel lO5 23 1832 Mr. Ridsdale 1833 Mr. Sadler D•ingerous 124 25 1834 Mr. Batson Plenipotentiary... 123 23 1835 Mr. Bowes klundig l2B 14 1836 Lcrd Jersey Bay Middleton ... 128 21 1837 Lord Berncrs Phosphorus ... ... 131 17 1838 Sir G. Heathcote Amato 134 23 1839 Mr. W. Ridsdale Bloomsbury 143 21 1840 Mr. Robertson ... Little Wonder 1841 Mr. Rawlinsou ... Coronation 154 29 1812 Colonel Anson ... Attila lBO 24 1843 Mr. Bowes Cotherstone 1844 Colonel Peel ...... Orlando 153 29 1845 Mr. Gratwicke ... Merry Monarch 137 31 1816 Mr. Gully Pyrrhus the First 193 27 255 1847 Mr. Pedley Cossack lBB 32 252 1848 Lord Clifden Surplice 215 17 248 1849 Lord Eglinton ... Flying Dutchman 237 26 3 0 1850 Lord Zetland Voltigeur 204 24 250 1851 Sir J. Hawley ... Teddingtou 192 83 251 1852 Mr. Bowes Daniel O'Rourke.. 181 27 3 2 1853 Mr. Bowes West Australian.. 195 28 255 1854 Mr. Gully Andover 217 27 252 1855 Mr. Popham Wild Dayrell l9l 12 254 1856 Admiral Harcourt Ellington 213 24 3 4 1857 Mr. W. I'Anson Blink Bonny 202 30 245 1858 Sir J. Hawley ... Beadsman 2OO 23 254 1859 Sir J. Hawley ... Musjid 246 30 259 1860 Mr. Merry • Thormanby • 224 30 255 1861 Colonel Towneley Kettledrum 240 18 243 1862 Mr. Snowing Caractacus 233 34 2 451 1863 Mr. R. C. Naylor Maccaroni 255 31 2 51; 1864 Mr. I'Anson 1867fent. de Lagrange Gladiateur 1866,Mr. R. Sutton ... Lord Lyon 274 26 249 The MANOR PLATE of 50 sous, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for ago, with certain allowances. The winner to be sold for 200 sous. One mile. Lord Westmoreland's Lady Sophie, by King Tom, 8 yrs, 6st 121 b (Kenyon) 1 Mr. Porter's Fortunatus, 3 yrs, 7st llb Mr. Johnstone's Flirtation, aged, 7st (Morris) 3 Mr. Johnson's Owlet, 3 yrs, 7st 1113 (Pryor) 0 Mr. Hodgman's Vigorous, 3 y rs , 7 s t Ilb (Heart&ld) 0 Betting-6 to 4 agst Lady Sophie, and 2to 1 bar one. Won in a canter by three lengths. A bad third. Mongrel, pulling up, was fourth, and Vigorous last. The BENTINCK PLATE (Handicap) of 50 sovs, for all ages, Winners after publication of the weights, 51b extra, Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. W. Morris's The Warrior, by King Tom, 5 yrs, Bst 10Ib (Edwards) 1 Mr. Porter's British Tar, 3 yrs, Est 31b (Mordan) 2 Mr. G. Angell's Catalogue, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Lluxtable) 3 Sir R. Bulksley's Pamunkey, 3 yrs, Est 71b ... (Kenyon) 0 Mr. Ledger's Bay Leaf, 3 yrs, Est 6lb Mr. J. Nightingall's c by Chanticleer—Mermaid 2 yrs, sst 7lb (Wyatt) 0 Mr. G. Mather's Papoose, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b ...(C. Norman) 0 Lord Bendlesham's Black Duchess, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Elphick) 0 Betting—Even agst The Warrior, 5 to 2 agst Pamunkey, 6 to 1 agst Catalogue, and 10 to 1 agst British Tar. Won easily by four lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Pamunkey was fourth, Black Duchess fifth, and Bay Leaf sixth. The BURGH STAKES, of 5 sovs each, with 30 sovs added, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age ; with sell- ing allowances. Half a mile. 11 subs. Mr. Chaplin's Mongrel, by Surplice or Pelion, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (..£4O) (J. Grirnshaw) 1 Mr. Stephenson's Salliet, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (£4O) ...(Parry) 2 Mr. Stevens's Newnham, 3 yrs, 7st Blb (.£40)...((arr011) 3 Lord Westmoreland's Prima Donna, 2 yrs, 7st 7lb (£4O) (Kenyon) 0 Captain Day's Chieftain, 2 yrs, sst 10Ib (.£4o)...(Webb) 0 Mr. T. Ballard's Knight of the Whistle, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (£4O) (R. Tiney) 0 Mr. Hodgman's Victoria, 3 yrs, ist 51b (f4O) (Heartfield) 0 Mr. Nightingall's Ambitious, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (£o) (Wyatt) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst Mongrel, sto 2 agst Salliet, and 5 to 1 bar two. Mongrel jumped off with the lead, and making the whole of the running won in a canter by three lengths. Salliet, who lay well up with the favourite, finished half a length in advance of Newnham ; the last was Chieftain. NEWCASTLE-17P° TUESDAY, Weights for the Northuml. Age st lb Windham 5 9 0 Regalia . 4 812 Brown Bread 4 8 9 Dalby ... 5 8 9 The Miner... ... 5 8 6 Buckfoot ... 5 8 0 Lion ... 4 7 9 Harry Brailsford ... 4 7 8 Nothing More ... 4 7 8 Red Earl ... 4 7 6 Watchbox 4 7 0 Lallalißookh ... 4 7 0 Lively,by Voltigeur -TYNE MEETING. June 26. berland Plate. Two miles. Age st lb Caithness 3 6 4 Chronometer 3 6 3 Rococo 3 6 3 Podargus ... 3 6 3 Dart ... 3 6 2 Farce ... 6 6 2 Applecross 3 6 2 Czar 3 6 0 Gong ... 3 5 13 Vitula ... 3 5 13 Lady Vane 3 5 13 Aldcroft ... 3 5 11 S avern ... 3 5 10 Missile ... 4 5 10 Dolan ... 3 510 Three per Cent. ... 3 5 10 Dark Agnes ... 3 5 8 Miss Williams ... 3 5 8 Antique ... ... 3 5 8 Bob Chambers ... 3 5 7 Claros 3 5 7 Douro ... ... 3 5 7 Dusty Miller ... 3 5 7 Dagmar ... 3 5 7 Duty Free... 3 5 7 —gp . rightliness... 4 7 0 Arkeuside ... 4 6 13 Ariel ... ... 4 6 12 Treasure Trove ... 3 6 11 Holstein ... ... 4 6 10 Our Jim ... 5 6 8 Lady Deerham ... 4 6 8 Quarantine ... 5 6 6 St. Magnus ... 4 6 6 Zenobia ... 4 6 6 The Primate ... 3 6 6 Miss Haworth ... 3 6 5 Honesty ... 3 6 5 Weights published May 16, at 11 a.m. Forfeits to be declared on the 22d of May, at noon. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866. MAY. Epsom Summer l5 West Drayton Redditch Cornwall :22 JU. Windsor Summer Newton Hampton Kanturk Newark Hawick Odiham Bibury Manchester Wye Southwell 24 1 Ascot Summer rNE. Carlisle 3 Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Mansfield Reading Hundleby Nottingham Stamford l9 Beverley l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 Liverpool Summer Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Worcester L Y. Kiln tsford Radcliffe 23 Winchester 24 Spilsby Cambridge 24 Southampton 25 Chesterfield Huntingdon I Goodwood 3l UST. AUG _ .., Jersey VI Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Egham l4 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l SEPT Warwick September -- 4 ' Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Richmond OCT( Northampton Bedford Lothians' Racing Club Bromley York August 2l Dover 23 I Plymouth 2O West Drayton Lichfield Tunbridge 2B Yarmouth Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 29 MBER. NOVE Hendon (Welsh Harp) 20 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2l Wordsley Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall IBER. Lincoln _.... . Liverpool Newmarket 2d October... 8 Harrow ..... 16 Newmarket Houghton ... 22 Worcester ,.... 30 :MBE It. Shrovrsbury - ll Leamington Hunt l9 IRISH , RAGING FIXTURES. JUNE. Mullingar JULY. Carlow SEPTEMBER. Curragh 4, 5, 6 OCTOBER. ' Curragh l6; 17 18 LTG FIXTURES. - Vissembourg 2l Paris (Summer) 26, 27 FE. Toulouse 24, 28 LY. Abbeville Lo Pin 22 Chalou-sur-Saone ... 22, 23 Saintes 2B, 29 Caen [UST. Le Mans Laon l9, 20 Tarbes l9, 22 I Blois 26, 28 1 Baden-Baden 3l :MBER. 1 Paris (Autumn) 23, 30 IBER. Vincennes FRENCH RAC Bruxelles 3, 6 Chantilly (Derby) 6, 10, 13 La Marche 2l JII Vincennes 3 Montaüban JU. Toulouse St. Omer Rouen Hei.z B, 9 Amiens AUG Deauville..... ......... 4,5, 6 Rochefort 5 Bourge5... Valenciennes Moulins Cherbourg SEPT. linden-Baden 3, 5, 7 Chantilly OCT Paris 7 Chantilly l4, 18 Madame Tilda, the new singer at the Royal Italian Opera, has been engaged to -sing at Exeter Hall next Wednesday, on which occasion a performance of Mr. G. W. Martin's prize glees and national part-songs will be given by the 600 choristers of the National Choral Society, assisted by the Orpheus Glee Union, Miss Lucy Franklin, Mr. Leigh Wilson, &c. - The Countess Vane bad an evening party last 1414 at 1191 dorms 119u0, Part-lane. THE BRAZILS. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) RIO DE JANEIRO, April 24. The operations of the allied army on the Parana are being vigorously pushed forward. Exchange on London, 251 to 26 ; on Paris, 368 to 370. Coffee good ; first, 7100 to 7300 rein Receipts during the fortnight, 56,500 bags. Stock, 100,000 bags. BUENOS AIRES. Exchange on London, 511 to 52 ; on Paris 86 40. MONTE VIDEO. Exchange on London, 53:- 1 ; on Paris, 88 80. MARSEILLES, May 16. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Nil arrived here yesterday at 10 p.m., with the Mauritius and Reunion mails. LISBON, May 15. The Messageries Imperiales Company's steam ship Navarre arrived here to-day from the Brazils. Foreign Mail Packet List MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton May 20 Ditto, via Marseilles June 14 Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet ...... June 4. Ditto. by French packet May 2 '. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena May 25. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton May 20. Ditto, via Marseilles May 23. Falkland Islands ................. Gibraltar, via South ampton May 23. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.— May 2) Ditto, via Marseilles ............. ....May 28 ..... . India (Bombay), via South ampton. May 29 and Aden, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseifles ........ ......... May 23 may 20. i E tt g o y , p v t ia Marseilles .May 23. via Southampton ..................... June 3 v M a a uri lta Dt , ius, Ditto, via Marseille3. ......................... .June 7 Newfoundland Portugal d States and British orth Amerca, by ri- Unite i B Ditto, by private ship toic Lisbon .. ........... tish packet ********* • • .May 23 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp- ton ............................... . Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry .. m ay 8 rest Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .. .. June 101 West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Honduras) 'Say 9. Cuba and Mexico . Bahamas, via New "York. May 31. Bermuda, vla Halifax .. May 9. A telegram from Lausanne announces the death yesterday morning in that town of Mr. Ferdinand Flocon, member of the Provisional Government in 1848. WORKMEN'S HOMES.---It is only the first step that costs, says the old adage. Here we have not only the first step but a fait accompli, a. model, an exemplaire. In what way can the system be applied in England ? It seems to us in many ways. It might be tried in the first place by manufacturers, who, like M. Godin-Lemaire, employ a large number of men. Again, why should it not be adopted by railway companies, who have termini and stations in our over-crowded towns ? Surely, with a very little outlay, they might be able to con struct cheap commodious dwellings for their employes on the confines of their premises. M. Godin's model need not be followed in every particular ; still tenements might be constructed conveniently fitted up, which would prove an attraction to the class of persons engaged on their works, and pay a handsome dividend to the shareholders. And again, why should not companies bo hirmed, adhering strictly to /I. Godin's system, and building spacious pre mises, adapted to develope the moral and physical health of the inmates of every age ?—Once a-Week. The following will be read with interest as de scriptive of the chronograph :—The chronograph, which has now come to be regarded as the groat authority in all matters where it is essential to obtain the rate of speed with perfect accuracy consists of an ordinary quick train lever movement, on a scale sufficiently large to carry the hands for an 8-inch dial, and with the addition of a long seconds hand, which traverses the dial, instead of being, as usual, just above the figure VI. The peculiarity of the chronograph consists in this seconds hand and the mechanism connected with it. The hand itself is double, or formed of two distinct hands, one lying over the other. The lower one, at its extreme end, is furnished with a small cup or reservoir, with a minute orifice at the bottom. The corresponding extremity of the upper hand is bent over so as to rest exactly over this puncture, and the reservoir, having been filled with ink of a thickness between ordi nary writing fluid, and printers' ink, the chronograph is ready for action. The operator, who holds tightly grasped in his hand a stout string connected with the mechanism peculiar to this instrument, keeps a steady look out for the fall of the starter's flag. Simultaneously, therefore, with the start of the race, the string he holds is pulled by him, and at the same moment the upper hand dips down through the reservoir in the lower, and leaves a little dot or speck of ink upon the dial. This is repeated as the horses pass the winning -post, so that a lasting, an indisput able record is afforded by the dots on the dial of the time —exact to the tenth of a second—which is occupied in running the race. NATIONAL EDUCATION S OUlETY.—Yesterday the third triennial festival of this society was celebrated by an afternoon choral service in Westminster Abbey , at which the Bishop of Lincol n p reac h e d on behalf of 'the institution. The objects of this society may be briefly stated as entirely directed towards the education of the poor, and above all in their religious instruction in the tenets of the Church of England as opposed to bare secular teaching. This latter principle and the principle that the Church ought not to leave the education of the poor to any Govern ment, it may be said, is the basis of the society's existence. It has been established since the year 1811. As the insti tution has progressed so it has extended the sphere of its usefulness and its operations. It now has six distinct branches, or rather objects, which it is carrying out with considerable success. The first of these is to unite with them poor, schools in all parts of England and Wales, and no less than 12,500 have been thus affiliated. The second purpose is to build school-rooms and teachers' residences in different parishes, and in carrying out this portion of their duty the society has spent nearly £400,000. Building London and provincial colleges for training teachers is the principal object which the society has in view, and in this direction their efforts have been most successful. Three colleges in London are the society's own property. To 22 diocesan or provincial colleges also it has voted large building grants, and altogether under this head the society has invested nearly £60,000. In the maintenance of Lon don colleges for teachers the society has been put to an ex pense since its establishment of nearly £250,000. To 14 colleges in the country it makes yearly grants, and all the money thus bestowed the society considers as being in vested in the best possible manner ; for, in the absence of qualified teachers, school-rooms, books, apparatus, and appliances are almost useless. To carefully select books for the instruction of the young is another branch to which the National Society has directed its at tention, and voted upwards of £3,000 in donation of such volumes. In connection with this branch of operations is an establishment for maintaining London and provincial book establishments. County depositories have been estab lished, and no less than £13,000 has been expended in car rying out this object alone. The annual income of the society, is between £14,000 and £15,000 a year, but this sum, even with the aid which was occasionally given from other sources, is scarcely adequate to keep the society on such a footing as would enable it to comply with the many demands made upon it. The triennial service of yesterday in Westminster Abbey was the third which has been held. Among others present were his Grate the Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop of Peterborough, the Bishop of Sodor and Man, Lord Lyttleton, Sir T. Phillips, Mr. J. Talbot, the Rev. B. Leighton, Archdeacon Bickersteth, &c. The service was intoned by the Rev. Mr. Jones, and the Canon Hawkins read the lessons. The choir was composed of the daily morning singers, assisted by those who officiate at the evening service, and also by a number of amateurs. By these, after the sermon, the Hallelujah Chorus was magnificently given. A collection in aid of the funds of the society was made at the close of the service, and about £l2O were taken at the doors. REFRESHMENT ROOMS IN THE HOUSE OF COM MONS.—The select committee on the Mtchen in a report issued on Thursday morning, again complain of the deficiency of accommodation, and they recommend that an enlargement of the rooms be executed according plan by Mr. E. M. Barry in 1863, at an estimated cosotfosfttofffiati6esnOt. During the present session, they say, the want in accommodation has been more manifest than" year. The average number of members evening before month has boon 125 per day; oneandosereems, while the Easter as many as 239 dined in dining dannyrinfogrmlasert these N ea rly 100 members tables accommodate only 96 many more have since expressed have signed a paper in app es r of the proceedings of the With the report is an account eociv persons.a. t l h o e n i f s t e h l e y es ini ts al teration, fa v and o ur. inaodro e p i te mp d o a rt r a e n ci t u i e n s v t inv estigations. The i g better brandy and the wine that a drunken man who had come from merchants that they supp l y s her ries, and complaining clo'hmemcoitmteme'itatseeina tthoenecassiettin had taken pulley,some " the property of the away with ~ At another sitting a wine-bin was the subject of a wine merchhinianat'sretspezenpnldacse al resolution, and at a third sitting a resolution in favour of a su pply of Hungarian wines was adopted, and a rebuke agreed to with regard to the dilatoriness of the waiters. At one sitting the Sergeant -at-Arms, it was agreed, should be requested " to send a requisition to the Office of Works" for 40 dozen table napkins, 12 dozen glass-cloths, and 12 dozen coarse cloths. Of three of the sittings, we are told, with becoming reticence, that " the committee deliberated." The wine bill for the session of 1865 amounted, it seemd, to 449 1.0. 81 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. EPSOM RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TADIVORTH STAKES. La Muta Ibis 2 Adam anthea 3 Bavarde colt Boleno.. Sandal.. Charon GR AND STAND. BETTING ON THE COURSE. OAKS. 2to 1 asst Repulse (taken) SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. _This Day. LONDON, May 17.—Wind this day at noon —South. Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. LIPP ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, May 16—Mercur, from Stolpemunde ; Adelina, from Foochow; Elois, from Philadelphia; Victoria, from Memel ; Anna, from Rostock ; Collier, steamer, from Dieppe. Arrived, May 17—Flecha, steamer, from Ghent ; Trident, steamer, from Hamburg ; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp; Ranger, steamer, and Cologne, steamer, from Rotterdam. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Arrived, May 16.—Montroso, from London, for St. Vincent ; Freeda, from London, for St. 17bes ; Caldera, from London, for Bombay; George, from Barbados; for London. _ _ Arrived, May 17.—W. L. F. L., Commercial Code, from West, for North; Utenage, screw steamer, from West for London. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. Belfast ßelfast and and Bristol and hi: I N . axe. n Countydt e o . wr u . 1 . I .Do t 1 . r o. e e .k.w n. i n., ... ... 2 :2 762, 8 2:75219 2 6 6 3752 8 6 271 1865 2;96511458:67104 49 653 663 h d Tyne Soc. We Central... 4 1622 15 °1 1 4 Brecon and ht o 0 20 2,5_5 2,33 u Caledonian, BlYt c C ock amb er r m ia o n u . Cock ermouth K & Penrltn . . 1 475 282 9 Cork and Bandon . . 2O 61 167 251 Cork, Blackrock, & P . assage 20 e 459 180 • • • 2 4 203 Cornwall 3 4 3 26 537 511 65,4 ' 65 4 1,742 1.813 Deeside , 17 17 367 356 Do Extension 141 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63* 1,427 1,4G4 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 1,849 1.725 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexid lO6 915 3,228 3.469 Forth and Clyde Junction Furness, &c 5O 6 ) 3,9 52 2.986 Gt. Eastern,Nrlk.,&E.l.lnion Glasgow & South-Western Great Northern 422 901 38,028 37,0 4 Great North of Scotland 5B 58 1, - .70 1.794 Do Branches 42 4! 1,031 1,186 ot. Nortlin. & Westn. (Irel.) B2l 711 791 704 r , 9 863 'lt.Southn. & Westn.(lrlnd.).. 3871 3871 10,162 Great Western 1292 1270 71,692 71,199 Hull & Hornsea Highland - - '3) 3,329 Irish North-Western 145 145 1,9 . 0 1,93 , 8 „ Lancashire & Yorkshire 4u3 403 44.680 3 5. 5, . Limerick and Ennis... 241 241 21:4 ', 87 Limerick and loynes 264 261 154 156 Llanelly 461 461 707 95 0 Llynvi Valley London & North-Western London & South-Western Loral. Brighton, &S. Coast 2931 2679 2 ,071 22,649 London, Chatham, & Dover; i 1351 1271 9,7:4 9,018 all Nletropolitan Extension t 124 111 i 2,472 Y,200 Do. Kent 'oast Lon., Tilbury, & Southend Ilan..Stieffield.& Lincolnsh Manch. S.J un.& A ltrincham 94 94 1,898 1,489 liaryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6774 6631 50,:183 45.895 Midland Gt. Westn. of hind 2601 2601 5,968 1.552 lionmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 4 , 1 3.049 2,89/ North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 12071 North London ii 8971 28,703 25.023 11801 89,069 65,163 9 4,530 3.339 258 9,108 7,623 11e 117 71 191 1,2(5 1,041 138 5,./33 5,773 68 1,175 1,068 79i 4.143 4,k81 308 22.260 22.db5 61 6,2,7 5,539 1055 2,;77 2.637 10 129 361 31 3.9 320 77 1.736 1,718 10 856 726 -- North Staffordshire 258 Pembroke and Tenby ll# Rltymney l9l Scottish North-Eastern lO Somerset and Dorset B6 South 'Devon -•••• VS .._ South-Eas tern 315 rail Vale 6l Ulster Vale of Clwyd. Waterlord and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 ____ _ _ Vrhaven,Cleator,& Egrmnt.. 10 Funk. 1G N AN 1, COLOYN IAL. Austrian B2B 823 29,33: 32,001 Bahia and San Francisca .; 76, 76, 333 770 Belgian Eastern Junction 264 .2 0 4 316 332 Bombay, Baroda, &k. en. India 306 306 8,0 )2 5,`. , 4 Detroit and Milwaukic lB9 189 6,772 6...41 Dutch Rhenish Eastern 01 France ....... Eastern Bengal ........ 110 110 3,345 2,' 03 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1177 1077 27,883 27, , 47 Great Centrai of Belgium 285 2.5 6,5)8 5.711 Great Indian Peninsula 6961 592 36,523 23,591 Great Luxembourg 134 134 6,141 5,142 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 343 345 16,423 14.065 Madras 3ladrid, Saragossa &A.licant 778 713 17,181 14,664 Northern of Canaaa ... Northern of France 724 724 60,574 57,745 Norwegian Trunk ottoman Paris, Lyons. & Mediterrn 2006 197) 148,753 140,343 Paris and Orleans lB2l 1618 82,013 71,117 Recite and San Francisco. &c. 774 774 2,845 1,169 Sc.nde IGS 105 2,220 1,6,5 .... 1 22 2 7 55 5 9 1 3 8 1 2 8 5 4 4 1 5 6 1 6 2 0 0: 9 9:6 1 : 6 9 5 :6 4 2 . 0 9 ,7 8 1 Do. Punjab, ,tc South Austrian, & c Southern of France eB3 823 34,881 28,417 Victoria Welland 23 le7 24 West & N-Wn. of France .. 1155 1016 51,793 49,431 A letter from Naples says :—" In the business world here the proclamation of the forced currency of the notes of the National Bank caused a kind of panic, which has produced an extraordinary rise in our exchanges. The rate for bills on Paris has advanced to 109, and on London to 27.50. Gold was as high as 12 per cent. premium, but has again fallen to 5 per cent." The father of Komissarow, who saved the life of the Emperor Alexander, had been transported to Siberia in 1855, and set to hard labour for some political offence. A letter from St. Petersburg states that the Czar has ordered him to be set at liberty. ONE COUNTESS POTOCKA, a Polish lady of rank, wealth, and beauty at Moscow, has been arrested for having predicted some time ago that the life of the Emperor would be attempted on the 16th of April. The lady had hardly been committed to prison when she went mad. THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.—At the meeting of the members of this society on the 15th inst., Mr. John Fowler, president, in the chair, his Royal High ness Prince Alfred, K.G., was elected, by acclamation, an honorary member. At the ordinary ballot, the last of the present session, seven members and six associates were balloted for and declared to be duly elected, includ ing in the former class Mr. James Melville Balfour, chief of the Marine Engineering Department, Otago, N.Z. ; Mr. William Clarke, chief assistant engineer on the London and North Western Railway ; Mr. James Ccllet first class district engineer, East Indian Railway ; Mr. Henry Wheeler Davis, acting engineer to the Great Eastern Railway ; Mr. Jonathan Dickson Ikin, Westminster ; Mr. Alfred Moore, resident engineer of the Belfast Water works ; and Mr. William Smith, chief engineer of the Cal cutta Waterworks ; and in the latter class, Mr. J. Henry et Cotterill, Slo ane - s t ree t ; M r . Charles Foote s Go i w ns e t r e , r , West minster; minster ; Mr. James Sidney Hargrove, V John G e L w i vesa . ;Gordon the Loc a lm,Knz t and Mr. William Barrow Turner , Dalton-in-Furness.y, Mr. surveyor joho to o l e Bo e a i m e r , d of Swansea Health, an soa Ventnor, BLlNDyoung ! ar 1 anh w Blind, o t perished t h e T tEepßi histl Nh father r f attackLEADING n Ipatory letter to the Times : pride delight. and w h om I wil w“risitrt,e—nwthite follow ing a Sir,—With e From l ove of coun try bleedinghret ex r.dom on the grave of hi m *he dyceuart, and bowed down with gr i efi of n ni I place the palmtiuep ou n fortunatecTlol uEn Bismarck, has rec en tl y has been his mothers p ever regard as myt andfrreeue son. A nobl er , a more loving nature than s, it would d b o e mhe was carri e d impossible torziimagine.d away sac rifice himself, in order to spare to his Fath er l and the mise ries of a wicked war. His was a heart f u ll of devotion, full of filial kindness, full of the m os t generous aspirations. If others blame him let it no t b e expected that I, to whom bi he looked as a father, should give the right to any one of saying that I reprobate him whose inspirations have been the purest, and who has enthusiastically—althoughto the deepest sorrow of my disconsolate wife, of myself, and my family —given up his young and promising life in his country's cause.—l am, sir, yours obediently, KARL BLIND. — May 10." A RAP OVER THE KNUCKLES FOR THE PRINCE OF WA ES.--Commenting upon the Royal Academy dinner, the Spectator remarks :—The Prince—considering that he came very late—was in rather an unseemly burr/ to get away. The Archbishop of Canterbury, warned that he " must be brief," was of course fluttered ; but Lord Derby seemed to many of the guests to prolong purposely - his re marks on the National Portrait Gallery in silent protest against the Prince's haste. Before the president had ex• n hausted the list of toasts of which he had spoken as essen tial, and, as it has been said , while Mr. Disr aeli was meditating something good i n re p l y to an expected h tePrince toast, the Gra Prince nt, an d rose, mb awsssesfoly cut short. necessarily by Sir Francis ec ess We l fear of Wales is getting im atient of the social duties which his position imposes. But at least in assemblies like this, where he is, though the fi rst in rank, very ter from the first i public interest, he should forbear tin great meu have -said what the pub lic Wi h d ar haV B frola ,e and ad at Airtli- g: i re w , l and ° f ,rong : 1:1 1 ° 13 id yell r. Ser- st to to too :100 XOO 100 all 100 100 1011 10'e 102 3 lON 9