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• - - • - • - • , SAVE YOUR POOR TEETH, and Economise Your Cirrars. —BUTCHER'S PATENT CIGAR NIP •reRS are sold everywhere. Price ld. ....-- ;:4!. . _ E" , -4,... it ' ~..4 ~... ~. ..., • vAi ' ..1 w. '''' ___ :17 - • Actg. • _ 47 41 .4 ti . s 4 , Ar 4 4. 64 . 2'. Nit s, A iror c t e , • 4 4, e 4,,, • tut fi DE,OIT. . 1 41 t, 40: atil,giti " • z 72.4, ' I'EMEMBER YOU WILL SEE YOUR bo , F RIENDS at " EVANS'. " After the Opera we wl Sup there! N°. 22,743. THE SUN, LONDON, TH URSDA.Y EVENING, MAY 11, 1865. PRICE 4d. STAMPED 5d., KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. ria T t a xi i t s ,T E ,B br ß at A e N 4 D o 4,l IRIS fl WHISKY rivals the finest Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd. , at the Retail Houses in London ; by t 'le Agents in the principal al towns in England ; or wholesale at 8 , GREAT WINDMILL -STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Xinahan's LL Whisky." PHOTOGRAPHIC CURIOSITY.--Aa-, The Photographed fac-simile of the First Page of 'L. SUN new publishing, and may be had On Paper at Os. 3d; On Card • • • Ditto, framed Is. 6d. BY order of all Booksellers and Dealers in:Photographs, and at THE SUN OFFICE, 112, Shand. "'The Sun ' evening newspaper has just issued a photo gfL ast Jarman'. r aph, 9 Inche s b y 7 , of i ts f i rst page as i t appeared on the 2d The card forms quite a literary curiosity, ald Is on. of th e b est specimens of minute typography ever Pablished."—London Review. JOHN WILKES BOOTH, the Assassin of President Lincoln. —A Profile and Three-quarter Face y!ATE EDE VISIT, a rare specimen of manly beauty. bend 12 postage stamps and directed e n velope to E. Fehren back hotocrrapher, 111, Strand, London. The trade supplied. THE PETROLEUM COMPANY. OF WESTERN VIRGINIA. U.S. (Limited). To be Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. Capital £200,000, in 20,000 Shares of .£lO. First issue 10,000 Shares. • £1 payable on application, and £4 on allotment. Ito Call to exceed £2, or to be made at intervals of less than three months. DIRECTORS. J ohn Grove, Esq., Wellington-street, London-bridge. I. Broderick Hartwell, Esq., Brunswick-terrace, Regent's- Park. Frederick Spencer, Esq., Liddard's-wharf, Shad Thames. I ) • Fraser Luckie, Esq., Ashley-place, Westminster. Joseph Tilston, Esq., Chepstow-place, Bayswater. John Horton, Esq., Managing Director in America. BANKERS. Bank of London, Threadneedle-street and Charing-cross. • • BROKERS. -Messrs. Speneer-and Norton, 22, Throgmorten:areet. SOLICITOR. George Lawrence,. Esq., 9, Fenchurch-stre e t. AUDITORS. Messrs. Ch a tt er i s and Nichols, Laurence-lane, Cheapside. S• Lowell Price, Esq., Gresham-street. SECRETARY, Courtenay Clarke, Esq. OFFICES. -9, Great Winchester-street, Old Broad-street. - PROSPECTUS. The large returns upon capital invested in Petroleum lands in America have induced the formation of the present Company, that English capitalists may participate in the great advantages to be derived from these lucrative invest ments. The most competent judges affirm that the oil re sources of West Virginia are far superior to those of Penn sylvania; the oil, being lubricating and of greater specific gravity, is more valuable for commercial and manufactur ing purposes. The Directors bearing in mind the fact that it is more desirable to purchase property where oil is known to exist, and sink their own wells, rather than to purchase land upon which the existing wells' may be partially ex hausted, have entered into a provisional contract to pur chase 300 acres in fee simple, together with the leases for 15 years, at a royalty of one-fifth of the oil, of 540 acres, situate in the counties of Calhoun, Putnam, Ritchie, for the sum of £51,000. The lands thus secured are in the heart of the Petroleum district of Western Virginia, are surrounded b y oil well s , an d all exhibit the best surface indications. Bubblin g Oil Springs abound on them.. They are also well situated as regards transit. In consequence of the ready sale which is found for the oil at the well's mouth, the Directors propose to partially adopt the American system of declaring dividends ; and ktheref ore, after the wells are sunk, they have taken power the Articles of Associati on t o divide the profits every ree months. Oi l is almost in var iabl y s t ruc k i n thi s reg i on a t d e pth s "f„erYing from 150 t o 250 f eet. Th e roc k b e i ng compara "vely easy of excavation wells are sunk at less than half the cost of the oil wells of Pennsylvania. fifi The Direct ors propose to commence operations by sinking ' een wells, and assuming that ten only out of the fifteen strike oil, and taking this Company's interest at the low l a Z er age of 15 barrels per day for each well, the yield will 150 barrels per day, which at the selling price, on the 1 1 3( , uf 10 dollars per barrel, will be 1,500 dollars; or, de !Acting for exchange one-third, 1,000 dollars in sterling— Y X2OO per day, or 6,000 per month. If we deduct from In 'e a ls 25 per cent.•for labour, wear and tear of machinery, o r a lla g e men, &c., it leaves a margin of £54,000 per annum, a mount bout 78 per cent. per annum on £70,000, which is the . intended to be called up at present. state at the Directors have not indulged in exaggerated 7elements may be seen by the fact that many wells'in the 'red States are now yielding from 500 to 1,500 barrels of c l ; l ',Y, and it will be seen by " Hillyer's Petroleum corder" that there are at present America 342 Com ptol--.9„es for working Petroleum, with a nominal capital of Zrf1,365,000, and that many of them are paying dividends ser i, n hed. fro 55 ,000, 4 to 20 per cent. per month upon the 'capital sub -11,-",he Directors have secured the services of Mr. John ef Birmingham, as Managing Director in Ame- Yea ' the experience of Mr. Horton, extending over four tael l i T in this and other oil districts, renders this appoint- All ver Y valuable to the Company. p an , Preliminary expenses incidental to forming the Corn- Vi lA are ,guaranteed to be defrayed for £2,000. ' °lll Pany will, from time to time, acquire other th em. r leases as they may be advantageously offered to Pro at th s P e einses and Forms of Application can be obtained Pan e 13al ikers, Brokers, Solicitors, and Offices of the Com 81103r1 where the Articles of Association can be seen. turon„,4,llo allotment be made, the deposits will be re th-" in full. Should a less number of Shares be allotted th e applied for, the deposits will be made available towards t,PaYment on • allotment, and the balance, if any, returned 'Le aPplic t an , ust received, ex " Whinfell, " excellent e ri par c,` ' .aatlLY TEA, offered to Families at Merchants' p' 2:-38 . per lb., rezommended ; also,Lochin eornmo :nest Souchong• 3s. 6d., vei y bupericr. Tea : ilkd un ' 18 . 10 d., 25., to 2s. Id.' Samples may be seen and Row, 7,N/cation. Price List free. OTHERS, Merchants, r,5, London-bridge, City. tIiYATEL'S NEW PERFUMES,the TMEN'S each, irrinet, Indian Bousinet, and Chinese Bouquet, 2s. 6d. by p ost p. a box, 7s. The Viennese Fan, reduced e t s o __ s . 6d.,. b ,, -_ for 54 stamps. The Jockey Fan for the Rae ,1 1 ,_ , _. _ O 9 , If. skPst for iis. Ritnmel's Table Fountains, from Li 11) . Btl4',',lnlsiel, Perfumer to the Emperor of the French, &0., 9 . 1, 110,•, d , 24, Cornhiil, and 128, It ,1z,,,1 des Itallens, Paris. Regent-street, London; 17, 8 411 e E.—LEA and PERRINS' phis deli cio WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. us condiment, pronounced by connoisseurs „. "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE," , t h Is Prepared solely by LE and PERB,INS. irnit4,PUblic are respectfully antioned against worthless on N ,;`,,tons, and should see that Lea and renting' names are a apn.,.. , km, label, bottle, and stopper. 8, ASIK fo r LF A and PERRINS' SAUCE. ceat'„il. who lesale and for e x p or t b y t h e Propr ' etors, Wor ,,! • Messrs. C rosse and Blackwell; Messrs. Barclay and Ver " slii t ...."dor!, 4c. Am ; and by Grocers and Oilmen uni ..„._ I N°IIIING IMPOSSIBLE.--The greatest and M ess juost ußef ul invention of the day, AGUA AMARELL x. Lornb,JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 12, Three Kinr-court, hilly 0 1F -4- street, London. Perfumers to her Majesty, respect graduar restores blic Ws truly marvellous fluid. which rnatfe r Y the human hair to 1;s pristine hue —no Drep e t What ate . The A. ,, ua Amarella has none of the a YsteL ties Of dYea s ; * it, on the ' contrary, is beneficial to th e per In Z ti a h nil witen the hair is once restor_ed. one p u oitle, or •Will keep it in pei feet colour . Price eg uinea per of the INi,,lin half bottles, 10s. 61 Testimonials from artistes from Rketabia, est or.ier, and from individuals of undoubted re- John Geo neu 'Y. !flair be seen on application. Messrs. _ lligh al lt , CO. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal nem the Prin l cess of spa es. JOHN GOSNEII.7-and CO.'S CHERRY R to ß o T h pTOOTII-PASTE: is greatly superior to Dovvder; vives the teeth a pearl whiteness , protects the e ileambreelaftrho.m decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the Prtce Is cd.-.-12 Three King -court, Lombard- Street, Ld n. * o ORSCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. NAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, aid Dining-room, consisting of anew and eie_gant assort ment t VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks Obelisks, Ink stands, .-,eautitui inlaid Tables, Paper weights, ' dm, in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze. Derbyshire Spar, am Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Ifikiesty, 149, Stand, W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS. MINERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of LyelPs Elements of Geology; they will greatly taoilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, aud can be had at 2, 5,,10' 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL LNSRUCTION in GEOLOGY and NENE- ItAI A ) GY iR INS by Mr. TENT ( ANI`, at 149, Strand W.C. TIIE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add n o ~ home to I hi , 12 now in operation. Last ear nofe r w o e m r "all 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejecte d f rom men ant or b !IN S and room, making a total of 3,087, whoha e v w e wen sent away in fiveyears. Here are brief details of a f Of F , T, recent, cases : xi .F., aged 16, fE flen, mother dead, deserted by her lather. --"A A. P., aged 13, homeles4, both parents —....,?., azed 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother. -1-;., aged 15, fallen.' mother dead. A r .,;' 42 ed 1 5, fallen, mother dead, b. ..,. s ., , abed 16, fallen, both parents dead. ii: „,.. 0 ., aged 14, homeless, deserted by her parents. A„ _rt., aged 17, fallen.both parents dead. C. IL, aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. . G., aged 18, fallen, father dead. A , 1„ aged 18, fallen, both parents dead, li. ~ aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. S. W., af.Tcd 17, fallen, both parents dead. The n ewd 1 5, fallen, both parents de ad. „ „,. home the Committee wish to form world be for li"ng girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who aye been led astray from the path of virtue. 1,-7011tributions Will be received gratefully by the Secretary ; Bir o Danlel t o m Queen -street, Cheapside; or by Messr 'lrelav and Co.. ba..d-street. It(-IYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, Way „, In the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rall y Termi nus, King's-cross. v. Patron—Uer Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. MS-Patron —His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, lI.G , Thi. trdent—ii i s Grace the Duke of BUCCLE UCH, K.G. '4 th ospital, foundel in the year 1828, the first to estab i6 e princi . ole of fr ee admission to the sick poor, without the ?elaY and-eifficulty i, ent for of Governors' orders, is wholly de suPport on voluntary contributions and legacies. ,uiltitlift'..rds relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in 4 eiltif °n to this, the average number of attendance of the a , „,„ llte sick has for a con iderable period averaged between and 1,000 wertiv. ia(ney' k•%oramlifee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the co Olent, as the premises of' this Hospital are capable of the ;"ning several hundred more beds, had the Committee „,,.11iisite Wads to maintain them. .411111 hutions are received by the Treasurer. Edward H- Dru ni u ,,, , Esq., N icholas -lane ; also by Messrs. Contts and Co. ; sou - „°nd and Co. • Giyn and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom NW' ; Pre scott:Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.. bey, s i d an„ (I Co. ; NV .Iliams, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gttr ! 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Darwin, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., Miss Wedg wood, and other original sources ; with an Introductory Sketch of the Art of I'ottery in England. By .ki.LIZA. MET r.YA RD. "This is the Life of Wedgwood, to the expected appear ance of which I referred at Burslem."—Extract from a letter to the author by the Rt.-Hon. W. E. Gladstone. "A very beautiful and valuable book."—Examiner. Hurst and Blackett. 13, Great Marlborough-street. MR. BAILLIE COCHRANE'S NEW WORK. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215.. HISTORIC PICTURES. By A. BAILLIE COCHRANE, M.P. From the Times, April 24.—" Mr. Heinle Cochrane has published two entertaining volumes of studies from history. They are lively reading. My aim,' he says, has been to de pict events generally known in a light and, if possible, a picturesque manner.' Mr. Cochrane has been quite success ful in carrying out his intention. The work is a study of the more interesting moments of history—what, indeed, the author himself ,calls it, Historic Pictures.' " Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., LISABEE'S J.,OVE STORY. By the Author of "Dr. Jacob," " John and I," &c. 'This book is a very good one. There is real beauty in the tale of 'Lisabee a Love Story '—a tale so idyllic in its nature that the Laureate himself might have uttered it in verse as companion to the Dora' and Gardener's Daughter,' the 'Enoch Arden' and 'The Aylmer's Field.'"—Examiner. Hurst and Blackett. 13, Great Marlborough-street. ONLY A CLOD.—On May 10, at all Libraries, in 3 vols., "ONLY A CLOD," the new Novel, by the Author of " Lady Audley's Secret," Sit. John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. NEW NOVEL BY AUTHOR OF "LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET," &C. On May 10, at an Libraries, in 3 vols., • NL - Y A CLOD. kj John Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Fleet-street. Just ready, THE ANTI-TEAPOT REVIEW. No.' 5. 1 Price Sixpence. The Back Numbers have been Re printed, and may be obtained through all respectable book sellers. London : Houlston and Wright, 65, Paternoster-row. Oxford: Wheeler and Day, 10i, High-street. Reading: Golder, London-road, West. The BOOK of the DAY and EVERY MAN'S BOOK. Just published, price is. 6d , by post, free, is. Bd., REVELATION of QUACKS and QUACKERY. By DETECTOR. For notices of this startling work see the "Saturday Re view" of April 1, entitled "Quacks and Quackery ; the "Weekly Dispatch" of April 9, "The Quacks and their Crimes ;" "The Sun" of April 12, "'Detector's' Broadside on Quacks and Quackery." GUIDE TO THE QUACKS OF LONDON. A Series of Papers relative to Quacks, which appeared in the " Medical Circular," with the signature of "Detector," has been republished in the form of a short pamphlet. The reader of "Punch" should read this pamphlet also. He has often read, in the pages of "Punch," of certain Quacks, frau dulent and no!some, who obtain money by false pretences, and more money by menaces and extortion, from green young men. For their names, which "Punch" would not advertise, he has referred his readers to the lower corner of the advertising columns of low newspapers, amongst which too mauy of Mr." Punch's" contemporaries, especially in the country, may still be enumerated. But now he begs to pub lish the information that a nominal' list of these miscreants. with copies of their puffs and other particulars concerning them, n , edfut to be known, will be found in the pamphb t above referred to, which is entitled " Revelations of Quacks and Quackery," and is to be had at the "Medical Circular" Office, 20, King Williarn-street, Strand, W.C. The vile practices, the monstrous impudence, the cruel rapacity, and the enormous gains of the obscene tribe of Quacks, the mischief they do, the ruin they work, even to the causation of suicide, are Hilly set forth in "Revelations of Quacks and Qackery." And mark espec'ally that, as aforesaid, the names of the Quacks are published. The pamphlet in question thus constitutes a regular Quack Di rectory. by consulting which every young man may know where he may go if he wishes to get plundered and destroyed. Buy, therefore, reader, by all means buy " Revelations of Quacks and Quackery." Its contents will astonish and amuse you, whi'e they invoke your indignation and disgust. 01 course you do not want it on account of its warnings for your own sake, but you doubtless do for that of the many simple tons with whom you must be acquaisted, if your acquaint ance is large. " Who are the Quacks that 'Punch' means ?" Consider what it is to he able to answer this question of the young and inexperienced, and, for charity's sake, If for no other, go and provide yourself with " Ifevelattons of Quacks and Quackery," by Detector.—Punch, April 12. TE E T IL—No Fancy Names or Advertising Chicanery. Fixed Prices, and all completed for the charges named-3s. 6d., 5s 7s. 6d , and the very best that can be made, on fine gold, at 104. e9ch. A lull set at £3, as good as those advertised at £ti and £5 ; and the very best that can be made, on fine gold, at £.O the set. Partial sets in propor tion. Stopping, 2s 61.; extractions, ls. Repairs effected whilst waiting. Teeth remodelled, and every case attended to at lair but moderate charges, by Mr. ALBERT, Old established Dentist, 34, Great Russell-street, W.v. Con sultations tree. HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID ourls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is appded. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 54 stamps. 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Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 40., or 60 stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps.—ALX. BOSS, 248, High Holborn, London. DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.--Pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. ;Gott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who uffer from bilious and liver nomplaints, inligesticn, wind. , pasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual •ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier A the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. told by W. Lambert, 8, King Wilm-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in lia boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2a. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package. with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. SAILORS' ORPHAN HO Hampstead. PATRON—TI TRIM' GIRLS' SCHOOL and Office% 77, Cornhill. le QUEEN. CEEB. Capt. the Hon. Francis Maude, I The Rev. Canon rhampneys R.N. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. TREASURERS. R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. I Robert Hanbnry, Esq. This Institution is designed to supply a great national want, viz., an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors in the Royal Navy and Merchants Service and of Marines. It clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic service. and provides a home free of expense for former inmates while out of situations, thus shielding them heal the temptations they might otherwise be exposed to. Tne Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU TIONS to meet the increasing applications through the recent storms and loss f life at sea, and to enable them even' ually to obtain premises more commensurate lotewseits 2,000 with the sars necessitiesannuofaltllyii by y gr c e as at uu country,m al ar e i s tim al oene,without including those w who may perish by war. Subscriptions thankfully received by the bankers, Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by the Secre tary, at the Offices, No. 77, Cornhill. R. SWEETTNG, Hon. Sec. CHARLES NASH, Sec. HOME for LITTLE BOYS, Tottenham, N. , for the Reception, from all parts of the Kingd om , o f Outcast and Destitute Boys, and those verging on crime, under 10 years of age. President—RO V B IC E E RL E H S A ID N E B N U TB RY, Esq., l&p, Stephen Cave, Esq., M.P. I Sir S. M. Peto, Bart, M.P. Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Samuel Henry I COMMITTEE. Mr Alex. Anderson. Rev. n. M'Sorley. E. Gurney, Morley, I Mr. W. J. Maxwell. Mr. E. H. Burrows. Mr. A. D. Chapman. Mr. Alfred Short. Mr. E. F. Gerige. Mr. Robert Sinclair. Mr. George Moo. e. I Mr. E. J. Tabrum. Mr. Francis Lycett. Air. R. T. Turnbull. Treasurer—W. H. Winans, Esq., 78, Basinghall-street. RC Honorary Secretary—Mr. A.. 0. Charles, ;8, Suffolk-street, Pall-Mall East, S.W . Bankers—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard _.. street, E.C, The mode of admission to the House is twofold, Ist. By election of the subscribers. B.)ys thus admitted are received free, boarded, clothed, educated, and taught till they are 11 years of age. With the view t o secure the election of the most deserving cases, the Committe have from the first discouraged canvas sing, and they do not print any addresses of the subscribers. The voting papers contain a description of each case, as care ful y investigated by the Committee, and with this informa tion the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as to those most eligible for free admission. 2d. By payment of ss. a week, made quarterly in advance. All children must be under 10 years of age at the time of admission. Those received on payment are admitted at any time as soon as approved by the Committee, Elections of children to be admitted free will take place as frequently as the increase in the annual subscriptions will admit, till the Home is full; they will then be held periodi call Fo y rms of application for the admission of children may by had at the Some, and of tho Honorary kiemetary, NOW VISIT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.- Wet or Dry. I)elig,litful Spring appearance of Gar dens and Park. Nature in fullest beauty. Refreshed by the recent rain, the park and gardens truly daightfuL The shrubs and plants in flower around the lakes have never been so charming.y fresh. Alone worth a special vitit. _ _ Performances by th , , Compqny's celebrated Orchestral Band at 12.30 and 4.30, an d on the Great Organ. Shakspe e House, Fine Arts C our t s , n a ture Gallery, Chinese Collec tion, Skating Hall, Chimpanzee, Archery, Bowls , Cricket , Boats, &a. Admission by New Guinea Season Tickets, or One Shil ling. CRYSTAL PALACE. - SECOND OPERA CONCERT.—SATURDAY NEXT, 13th May. Principal artistes—Miss Laura Harris, Mdlle. Redi, Mdlle Battelheim, Signor Sacchi, Signor Rossi, Signor Scalese. and Signor Emanuele Carrion. Solo pianoforte, AlAlle. Marie Wieck. Chorus of 150 voices. Conductor,Mr. Manna. if Admission is b d y ay Gn or in t e o a m Se o a r s r o o n w T n ic a l: ll et .a f r. ed;, o o w r n by ; bdyaypatylemkeetnst, SACRED EIARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL. —Mr. COSTA'S new Oratorio NAAMAN will be performed for the first time in London, as a SUBSCRIP TIONthe Composer. CONCERT, 'lO- iIORROW, May 1 2 , conducted by Miss Edmonds, Mada me S a i n t on -Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, Principal vocalists—Madame Rudersdottr, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Bentley. Toe Band and Chorus complete in every department, the largest avallab . e in Exeter Hall, will consist of nearly Seven Hundred Performers. The Oratorio will commence at Eight o'clock. Tickets at No. 6, Exeter HalL R. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY. will appear in their new entertain ment, entitled A PECULIAR FAMILY, by William Brough. New scenery by T. and W. Grieve. To conclude with MRS. ROSELEAF AT THE SEASIDE, by Mr. John Parry. Every Evenine, except Saturday, at 8. Wednesday' and Saturday aVernoons, at 3. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved sealnan h attar-bars, ss. -May be teCttred'ln advance, witliout fee, at the Gallery. OPERA. DI CAMERA, every Tuesday and Thursday at 3, and Saturday at 8. THE 0 X F O R D, 6, OXFORD STRRBT, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). ORPHEE AUX ENFERS. LA CIRCASSIENNE, and the BROTHER AND SISTER, by Sir Henry Bishop, will be performed during this week. Principal artistes : —Mons. Lavessiere, 'ignor Spagnoli, M. Marini, Mr. Green, Misses Ellison and Barrie, and Mdlle. D'Auria, with full Band and Chorus, conducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans. MIRIAM (I'Enfante Pianiste, aged 8 years will play "Blue Bells." par °eaten, and "La Priere d'une ViUrge, ' par Leduc, This Evening. Comedy, by Mr. George Hodson (the celebrated Comedian and Mimic), Little Bob, Miss Kate Belie, Les Freres Talliott, the Grotesque, D'Aubans, Madame Ramsden, and Les Freres Stonette Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Every Evening at Half-past Seven. Admission —area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, ls.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). HODGE PODGE, (According to Act of Parliament). CANTERBUR ha Y HALL.—EVERY EVENING at if-past Nine o'clock In addition to the other attractions of this wonderful E establishment. MADAME TUSSAUD'S Established 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street, London. Full-length Models of fhe late President LINCOLN, basely assassinated ; also President DAVIS. of the Confe derate States; the late lamented RICHARD COBDEN, Esq., and JOHN BRIGHT,Esq , may be seen at the Gallery. NEW ADDITION.—A full length Portrait Model of JOHN WILKES BOOTH, the reputed assassin of the late President Lincoln, taken from a likeness presented by him self to firs. Stratton, wife of General Tom Thumb. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. ARGYLL ROOMS.-NOTICE.-RE- ENGAGE &LENT of J. LEVY, the celebrated Paga nini Cornet-a- Elston, will appear EVE KY EVENING, at Nine, Ten. and Eleven o'clock, and perform on Distin's Patent,Lig,ht-Valve Cornet. _ _ Conductor-31. LUIGI CURTL Manager—M. GRENET. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CERTIFICATES OF DEBENTURES. The COUPONS from the above Certificates t f Debenture, due 15th May, will be PAID at the Consolidated Bank (Limited), and must be left two clear days at the Offices of the Company for eN amination. If gent by post, a cheque for the amount will be remitted in course. 5, Westminster Chambers, Victoria-street, Westminster; or 26, Throumorton-street, London, E:C. May, 1865. ROYAL LITERARY FUND. The anniversary festival of the Royal Literary Fund was held last night at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, when about 100 gentlemen sat down to dinner. The Archbishop of York occupied the chair, and among those present were the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Sheffield, the Bishop of Carlisle, Mr. D. F. Fortescue, M.P., the Dean of Westminster, Mr. B. Westhead, M.P., Mr. Goschen, M.P., the Astronomer Royal, Dr. Livingstone, Pro fessor Plumptre, M. Vambery, and Messrs. Locker, A. Michie, R. Bell, C. C. Hoskyns, Matthews, Q.C., and Otto Goldschmidit, &c. After the removal of the cloth, The Most Rev. CHAIRMAN, in proposing the toast of " The Queen," said that although circumstances had deprived her Majesty's subjects of thO oppor tunity of seeing her as frequently as they might desire, it would be a great mistake to suppose that her seclusion was accompanied by any indifference to public affairs or to the interest of her subjects. On the contrary, her Majesty's interest in all that concerned the welfare of her people had, if possible, been increased by the loss which she had herself sustained. The toast was received with the utmost cordiality, as was also that of " The Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family." In proposing the latter toast the CHAIRMAN acknowledged the important service which had been rendered to this corporation by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who presided at the annual dinner last year, and who had the satisfaction of knowing that many cases which would otherwise have been undealt with had been relieved out of the munificent contributions which his presence had secured for the fund. The toast of " The Church" was proposed by Mr. D. FORTESCUE, and acknowledged by The Bishop of CARLISLE, who said that not the least reason which had induced him to attend the dinner was a feeling of loyalty to the most rev. pri mate, to the ability and success of whose adminis tration of the province which had been committed to his charge he bore willing and ample testimony. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the toast of the avening, " Prosperity to the Royal Literary Fund," said that he particularly desired to guard himself against being supposed to entertain any notion of patronising literature. Literature had now become so great a power that anything like its patronage was entirely out of the question. It preached to us, taught us, and made laws for us, or, at all events, suggested them, and they were then enacted by the proper authority. It tried men, and severely-- sometimes too severely —punished delinquents. Now and then it appealed to public justice on behalf of some one against whom public opinion had pressed too strongly, and procured his acquittal. It worked great social reforms, and it delighted us with the contemplation of fictitious characters, and in that way. almost pushed the actor who used to monopo lise that function off the stage. This power, as an aggregate one, was a thing of quite modern date. We were accustomed to speak of the Elizabethan era as the most glorious in English history, but there was then no community, commonwealth, or republic of letters such as now existed. A friend of his said to him the other day that no member of the House of Commons told the whole truth upon any question; yet after a long debate in thathouse, and after suggestions from all sides, there remained no part of the subject that had not been explored. In the same manner, although no individual writer might tell the whole truth upon any subject, by the combined exertions of all writers it came to be fully discussed and completely explained, and thus a common sense of mankind was formed individual could create, bo individual might reap the ad vantage. Let them conceive for a moment the good effects which arose from this constant and searching criticism, which was so all-pervading that nothing e m i n p g e t e thoroughly nt to examined by per sonstb pass bwoitwheoruct c b otask. In the first place it was a great means of our education. We were being educated daily. Every hour of travel, every interval of leisure, every spare five minutes was now occupied byreading. Nor was this confined to the privileged climes; literature was now so cheap that it reached the lower classes. Was not that a power to be anxious about, and was it not important that the literature which exercised this influence should be sound and honest and pure ? A power was committed to the hands of the literary class which was committed to no other ; and he was bound to say that that power tended very much to justice. He might say, as a public man, that he believed that the criticism to which all public men were subject had a wholesome effect. It was not favourable to the development of individual character, but it was favourable to general action according to the rules of good sense. The influence of literature, also, had a great effect in securing us from panics. This had been recently illustrated in the case of the Russian epidemic, and of the assassination of President Lin coln. In the former case alarm might have greatly tended to produce all the ill effects which were ap prehended, but by means of a few questions; and in consequence of the facilities which men of science now possessed for communication, alarm was dissi pated almost as soon as it was aroused. In the latter case, but for the means of spreading information which now existed, the most exaggerated ideas might have prevailed in America as to the real character of the crime which had been committed ; men might have whispered words of terror into each other's ears, and the apprehension might, and probably would, have grown up that the murder of Mr. Linpoln was the result of a conspiracy including all classes of society. Under the process Of Sifting which now went on by , • the 'help of the world of letters, every man contri buting his theory or statement, the crime would sink to its proportions, and he trusted that it would be found that it was the act of one or two men, and that the brave and generous people of the South who had suffered so much in this war had not been in the slightest degreeimplicated in it. (Loud applause.) Passing from these general considerations to the more immediate subject of their meeting, he could not imagine any occupation more honourable than an honest and independent literary man. There must be a pleasure beyond all other intellectual pleasures in being able to count beforehand upon a thousand, or ten thousand, readers, whose hearts would beat sympathetically with yours, and whose opinions would be formed upon yours, so that your utterance would become part of the world's heritage, and would last, in the common sense of mankind, from generation to generation. Think of the little work of Thomas a Kempis, translated into a hundred languages, and sold by millions of copies, and which in the inmost moments of • deep thought men made the guide of their hearts and the friends of their closets ; or take the case of Sir W. Scott, who him self suffered greatly from literary toil. Surely it must have been a great pleasure to him to think that he had solaced many a sick bed, lightened the tedious hours of recovery, and presented agreeable pictures of life to those who might be disposed to despond or to despair. Take one of our own poets, Tennyson, for example, whose great excellence it was that he had poetized the life of the 19th century. Must it not be a source of great satisfaction to him to know that his works would be read by tens of thousands of readers, and that the thought which struck him as the best and truest would become the best and truest to thousands of people who would repeat them and love them ? (Applause.) Let them now go to the • other side of the picture. Because the position of the literary man was so lofty there was a reverse to the medal. Because his privileges were so high his career was attractive, and many persons embarked upon it who failed in their endea vours after success. Their wine might be very good, but it had not the special aroma and flavour which were necessary to secure it appreciation. They failed to gain the sympathy of their readers, and soon found that they had made a grand mistake as to their avocation. More than that, a man's faculties must decay, and he might become unable to work, or one who had worked hard all his life, and although able to support himself had not been able to make a provision for those whom he loved, might be taken away. These were all cases in which this fund would come into operation. At a meeting in another place the other day he heard a gentleman say that all charity was either useless or positively mischievous ; if it went in aid of the parish rates it was useless, and if it did not it was altogether mis chievous. Having had considerable experience of the working of charities he could not at all agree with that declaration. It was often impossible for literary men to provide for their families ; and he could not admit that indoor relief in the workhouse was the proper and only resource of the widows and children of those who had instructed us, amused our leisure, and improved our lives. In the case of bodily labour no man could go on working after the limbs absolutely required rest, but with regard to mental labour the case was different. Thebrain could unfortunately be coaxed to go on working until it died, and there were hundreds and hundreds of cases of men in this teeming city who were working their brains to death, and who if they were told they ought to rest would reply that the system under which they were working was so constituted that rest was impossible. Society was responsible for the exist ence of that system. It insisted upon having its daily paper, and you could not seize upon the man who wrote the leaders, or who reported, and tell him that he was imprudent because he did the work which his position absolutely required of him. In his opinion as applied to cases arising out of cir cumstances and conditions such as those to which he had alluded charity was neither mischievous nor useless. In consequence of his being called upon to take the chair upon that occasion he had had the opportunity of inquiring into the operations of this corporation and becoming acquainted with the cases in which assistance had been given, and he was pre pared to say that, so far as he could judge, the charity of the society had in all cases been bestowed upon deserving objects. The late Mr. Thackeray, who was a friend of his, had adorned the Charter house by his description of one of the poor brethren now departed, Colonel Newcome. He was himself a governor of the Charterhouse, and was desirous that the persons who obtained the advantages of that foundation should be chosen from the class for whose benefit it was originally intended, and from which Mr. Thackeray appeared to have supposed that they were selected. It was, therefore, his in tention as soon as a vacancy came to him to consult the secretary of this corporation, and if he could name a real literary man who would accept the pre sentation he should mark his sense of the honour which had been done him by his selection to preside upon this occasion by appointing him one of the poor brethren of the Charterhouseto succeed Colonel Newcome. (Applause.) The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm, and subscriptions to thefund were afterwards announced to the amount of upwards of £l,OOO. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE proposed 46 The Health of the Chairman," which was most cordially received, and briefly acknowledged by the most rev. prelate. Mr. GOSCHEN propose " The Literature of Eng land," coupling with the toast the name of the Dean of Westminster. The Dean of WESTMINSTER, in responding, dwelt upon two peculiarities of English literature—one that, while the literature of other countries, such as Italy and Spain, had flourished for a time and then come to an end, there had in England been several successive periods at which literature had reached a high pitch of excellence, and at all of which, though differing materially in each, it was intimately iden tified with the life and character of the nation ; and the other that the literature of our time, al though : still maintaining the insular indepen dence which marked our character, had become more cosmopolitan than it was formerly, and had in different branches been materially influenced by the literature of France and Germany. He con cluded with a panegyric upon living historians, in cluding Earl Stanhope, Mr. Merivale, the historian of Julius Caesar, who found an Imperial rival who, with all the resources of his empire, would find it difficult to outshine hie gngliall antagonists) Mr. Froude, Mr. Carlyle, and the Dean of St. Paul's, whom he described as the patriarch of English lite rature, not only from his years, but because more than any other man he had combined the pursuit of different branches of literature, and had proved the possibility of combining the highest genius and the profoundest learning with the deepest love of truth and the highest regard for the best interests of the Church of England. " The Health of the Writers upon Science and Art" ivas proposed by Mr. A. B. Hope, and re sponded to by the Astronomer Royal and Mr. G. G. Scott. Professor Plumptre, in a speech of some length, proposed " The Travellers," which was briefly ac knowledged by Dr. Livingstone, Mr. Vambery, and Mr. Michie. Other toasts were proposed and acknowledged, and the company did not separate till a late hour. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES-WEDNESDAY. THE CUP DAY. We must do the holiday-makers of the North of Eng land the justice to say that no weather, however bad, is allowed to interfere with the enjoyment of their special carnival, as Chester Cup-day has not inaptly been called. The rain that fell all day yesterday promised to do the same to-day, but there was no diminution in the living stream that poured into the - quaint old city by road and rail from an early hour, making locomotion in its narrow streets a difficulty, and filling the air with a Babel of tongues and dialects, among which the strong north-coun try burr was strongly prominent. Bnt the features of the Cup-day have been too often told to need repetition. Sufficient to say, they were all hero on this occasion. The Cup had been declared—as it always is now, by the way—an open race soon after the weights appeared. With the exception of the furore about Lord Zetland, who, it was asserted, was " thrown in," there was no early spring favourite, and it has been a dull betting race until the de cision for the Two Thousand gave speculators time to turn their attention to this important race. Helen, a mare be longing to Mr. Barber, and whose public form has been so indifferent as to warrant the supposition that her head had never been loosened, suddenly, on the strength of a wonder ful trial with the Clown, Sidewind, and the Tartar, sprang into notice, and at the close of the Newmarket week be came first favourite. This position she held until yester day, when the bad figure cut by two of her trial horses in the day's running, coupled with the very heavy state of the ground, drove her back, and Ackworth took her place. This, with the coming of the Highflyer's dam colt last night, and the strong favour awarded to Buckfoot this morning, were the only changes of importance. The saddling paddock was of course densely crowded, and the stock-taking of the various competitors elicited the usual diversity of criticism. All looked in the perfection of condition, the palm being awarded by common consent to Victorious, Ackworth, Lion, and La Toucques, though it was difficult to particularise where all were deserving of approbation. The last feature in the betting before the flag fell was the forward position held by the Highflyer's dam colt, who' trod closely upon Helen's heels, as little as 5 to 1 being taken about him. Owing to the long delay at the post, we have only time to say here that Helen ran very well to the last turn home, that Ackworth did not ap pear to be able to run on the heavy ground, that there was considerable tailing, and that the final struggle was an ex citing one between the three placed, the Highflyer's dam colt winning in the last few strides by a neck. The Members' Plate of 60 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each for 2-yr-olds and upwards, with maiden al lowances. Maiden 3-yr-olds having started thrice allowed 61b, 4-yr-olds and upwards 101 b. Winners extra. Three- quarters of a mile. 11 subs. Mr. T. Wadlow's Moulsey, 4 yrs, 9st 31b (Challoner 1 Mr. Lincoln's Zisca, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (carried 7st 131 b (Fordham 2 Mr. U. Smith's Ozone, 2 yrs, Gst lib (carried 6st 21b (J. Grimshaw) 3 Mr. Saxon's Merry Lass, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Welburne) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Moulsey, 2to 1 agst Ozone, and 3to 1 agst Zisca. Ozone followed Moulsey into the straight, where she was headed by Zisca, who came on in waiting to the distance, where Moulsey drew away and won in a canter by six lengths. The others were pulling up as they ran past the post. The Welter Cup of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for 3-yr olds and upwards. Weight for ago; maiden allowances ; winners extra. Gentlemen riders; jockeys 31b extra. Mile and a half. 12 subs. Mr. Barber's The Clown, 4 yrs, list 121 b (inclu. 31b ex.) (J. Snowden) 1 Mr. W. Scott's Stanton, aged, list 111b...(Mr. Edwards) 2 Mr. Smith's Miss Bowzer colt, 3 yrs, 9st 101 b (in. 31b ex.) (J. Osborne' 3 Mr. Saxon's Flying Horse, 3 yrs, 9st 31b (inclu. 31b ex. (Midgley 4 Mr. E. C. Clayton's Creslow, 4 yrs, 10st 61b (in. 31b ex. (A. Edwards 5 Mr. Holfoid's Love Letter, 3 yrs, 9st 41b (Owner 6 Betting-5 to 2 each agst Stanton and Miss Bowzer colt ; 3 to 1 agst The Clown; and 5 to 1 agst Flying Horse. After running a few strides Stanton, as usual, rushed to the front and made play, Creslow going on second, Flying Horse third, and Love Letter next, The Clown and the Miss Bowzer colt lying off. These positions were retained past the stand, but on making the workhouse turn Flying Horse drew up and followed the leaders to the bridge turn, where ho was joined by The Clown, the latter under wait ing orders until they entered the straight, where he crept up, and catching Stanton at the stand won easily by three parts of a length. There were four lengths between the second and third, and a length between the third and fourth. The Tradesmen's Plate of 200 sovs, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 if declared; winners of the value of 500 sovs, including the winner's own stake, 101 b extra. Cup course ; about 21- miles. 164 Subs., 78 of whom declared. Mr. Bennett's Highflyer's dam colt, 4 yrs, 6st 81b (Hibberd) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Buckfoot, Cyrs, Est 101 b (car. 7st 11b) (Carroll) 2 Mr. G. Knox, fun's., Leprochaun, 4 yrs ' 7st (Maidment) 3 Mr. Barber's lelen, 4 yrs, 6 st (caried Est 11b) ...(Ward) 4 Mr. A. de Montgomery's La Toucques, 5 yrs, Bst 81b (Custancel 0 Mr. Jackson's Tartar, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Whiteley 0 Mr. Perry's Oldminster, aged, Bst 21b (Covey 0 Marquis of Hastings' Ackworth, 4 yrs, Bst...(Fordham 0 Count F. de Lagrange's Soumise, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (11. Grimshal 0 Mr. Samuel's Change, 5 yrs , 7 st 71 b (Loates 0 Mr. W. Robinson'! Gratitude, 5 yrs, 7st 41b (Oranshaw 0 Mr. Hodgman's Victorious, 3 yrs, 7st (Morris) Duke of Beafort's Lord Zetland i 4 yrs, Est 121 b (O. Gray) Mr. Wadlow's Wandering Minstrel, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (Tomlinson` Mr. C. Smith's Lion, 3 yrs, Est 41b (J. Grimshaw` Marquis of Hastings' Grinder, 3 yrs, 6st 31b (inc 51b ex)' (Heartfield 0 Mr. T. Hughes's The Brewer, aged, Est 21b ...(Mordan 0 Mr. Merry's Mcestissima filly, 3 yrs, Est (Sopp 0 Mr. Barber's Macbeth, 4 yrs, sst 121 b (Kenyon 0 Mr. E. Elliott's Cores, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Wheatley 0 Mr. Parker's Farce, 5 yrs, Est 21b (Colpitts 0 Betting-7 to 2 agst Ackworth, 9 to 2 agst Helen, 5 to 1 agst Highflyer's dam colt, 10 to 1 each agst Victorious, Buckfoot, Brewer, and Gratitude, 25 to 1 agst La Toucques, 33 to 1 each agst Soumise and Leprechaun, and 40 to 1 agst Wandering Minstrel. The fractiousness of Tartar, Grinder, and Farce, who repeatedlybroke away, the latter running thrice to the stand before she could be stopped, and also from the fighting for place among the principal riders, among whom were con spicuous Soumise, Ackworth, Highflyer's dam colt, Brewer, Lion, and La Toucques. The start was delayed upwards of half an hour, when, fortunately, it was discovered Mr. M‘George was about to start them from the wrong post. Mr. W. Topham immediately made the best of his way to the post, and just reached it in time to pre vent the error. Another delay occurred, when at last the signal waslowered, amidthe mostuproarious shouts, and the leading horses were seen threading their way through the sea of umbrellas that lined each side of the course. As near as we could make out, their caps alone being visible, Soumise was first off, in company with Lion, Leprochaun, Grinder, and Helen, with her stable companion Macbeth ; but after running a few strides, the leader was pulled back, and came on in waiting with La Toucques, Brewer, Mo3stissima filly, and Buckfoot in a body ; close in Highflyer's dam colt, the their wake being Ackworth, Gratitude, and Victorious, the rear being brought up by Wandering Ministrel, Change, Ceres, and Oldminster. On passing the Stand, Grinder rushed past his horses and took a decided lead, evidently for the purpose of serving the favourite; Macbeth, with Helen at his side, following next, close up with whom C a me Leprechaun, and several lengths in their rear Lion, Buck foot, the favourite, and Soumise, La Toucques lying in close company ; the last mentioned at the start still holding their rearward position. As they entered the Canal turn the lead ing horses became widely spread, and even at this early pe riod of the race, what with the severity of the pace and ‘ t' ae deep state of the ground, the field becam e muc h scat' ered. They proceeded with trifling changes into the t w hore Grinder began to give evidence of defeat , ht cam e past the Stand the secondtimehe gave place to Helen, w ho, as they rounded the Workhouse tirm, and as rai t g hey , u lead, closely attended by Leprechaun, iligliflyer's dam colt, e. On re ok ac a hin de g eid th ed e half-mile post the Hi g hfl yer ' s La Toucques, Ackworth, and Somis'. and raced with her, Buckfoot danj colt ran up to Helen following close in their wake into the distance, where Helen was completely beaten, g leaving Mr. Bennett' s co lt w i t h a ht lead of Lepre chaun, the pair bei ng j o i ne d half viby Buckfoot, Wl2O 14044 the latter at the Stand, but up follipg fairly to reach the leader, was beaten after a splendid race by a neck. There was a length between the second and third ; two lengths in their rear was Helen, fourth, Wandering Minstrel fifth, Ackworth sixth, La Toucques next; then came Farce, Soumise, Lion, and Brewer. After Brewer, and widely spread, came, pulled. up, Gratitude, Mcestissimo. filly, Lord Zetland, Grinder, Victorious, Macbeth, and Tartar, the last lot comprising Oldminster, Change, and Ceres. After the race Mr. M'George lodged a complaint against J. Grimshaw, Ward, Tomlinson, Oranshaw, and Maidmont for disobedience at the post, which will be investigated by the Stewards this morning (Thursday) at 11 o'clock. Flying Handicap of 100 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; winners extra. Half a mile. 34 subs. Mr. B. Law's Lucy Long, 3 yrs, Gst 21b...(J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. T. Wadlow's Queen of Trumps, 6 yrs, 7st 10Ib (Challoner) 2 Mr. Pardoe's Light, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (inc 7lb ex) QH. Grimshaw) 3 Marquis of Hastings's Attraction, 4 yrs. Bst 9lb(Fordhatn) 4 Mr. S. Thell usson ' s H es p er , age d, lO s t (i nc 7lb ex)* (Custance) 5 The following also ran :—Joss-Stick, Aline, Chilton Lowe, and Cranbury. Betting -5 to 2 agst Attraction, 9to 2 each agst Light and Queen of Trumps, and 6 to 1 each agst Hesper and Lucy Long. Hesper, Lucy Long, Queen of Trumps, and Attraction got away in front to an indifferent start, the rest, with the exception of Light, being far in the rear. At the distanco Lucy Long came to the front, and, depriving Hesper of the lead, overhauled Queen of Trumps at the same time, and won a good race by half a length ; the same between second and third. Stand Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added for 2-yr-olds and upwards, weight for age, with maiden and selling allowances. Half a mile. 4 subs. _ _ Mr. Hodgman declined to walk over for the forfeits after Catherine's number had been placed on the telegraph, and in consequence the race became void. Hunters' Stakes of 60 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each for 4-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for ago, Winners e•-tra. To be ridden by gentlemen. Jockeys 71b ~xt i wine nnutd and a distance. 12 subs. Mr. G. Tharme's Brighton, 6 yrs (h b), 12st 71b (Mr. James) 1 Mr. Crook's. Abbot, 4 yrs (h b), 124 ......(Mr. W. Bevil]) 2 Mr. E. C. Clayton's Diana, 6 yrs (h b), 12 st lllb (Owner) 3 The following also ran :—Black Swan, Mary Ann, Chance, Charity Girl, Fullsail, and Bing Alfred. Betting-5 to 4on Abbot, 9to 2 agst Fullsail. The favourite made all the running into the straight, followed by Brighton, Fullsail, and Chance, when he was beaten, and in .a few strides further headed, by Brighton by three lengths. Diana, who had been ridden a long way, headed the pulling-up horses, and finished a bad third ; Mary Ann was fourth, Chance fifth, and Black Swan next. The Belgrave Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added. Two yr-old colts, 7st ; 3-yr-olds, 9st 21b. Winners extra Maidens allowed 71b. Half a mile. 8 subs. Marquis of Hastings' Pantaloon, 3 yrs, 9st 31b (Fordham 1 Mr. C. Rawlinson's Henbane, 2 yrs, Est 111 b (c. Est 121 b (Fordham 2 Mr. Saxon's Merry Lass, 2 yrs, Est 41b H. Sharp 3 Betting-3 to lon Pantaloon, who made all the running, and won in a canter by six lengths. A like distance sepa rated the second and third. MIDNIGHT BETTING. DEE STAKES. sto 4 agst Broomielaw THE DERBY. 6to 1 agst Gladiateur (take 13 to 2) Bto 1 agst The Duke 9to 1 agst Archimedes (offered) 10 to 1 agst Brea,dalbane (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Wild Charley (offered) 15 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken) 15 to 1 agst Longdown (taken) 25 to 1 agst Christmas Carol 25 to 1 agst Zambezi 33 to 1 agst Chattanooga 40 to 1 agst Kcnnig ALGERIA. The following is the full text of the French Em peror's proclamation to the Arabs, of which a sum mary only has appeared. We translate it from the Moniteur du Soir of this day (10th inst.) : " When, 35 years ago, France placed her foot upon the African soil, she did not come to destroy the nationality of a people, but, on the contrary, to enfranchise that people from a secular oppression ; she has replaced the Turkish domination by a more mild, just, and enlightened government. Neverthe less, during the first years, unwilling to submit to any foreign supremacy, you fought your liberators. " Far be the thought from me to stigmatize that conduct as a crime—on the contrary, I honour the sentiment of chivalrous dignity which induced you, before you submitted, to invoke by arms the jUdg ment of God. But God has spoken ; admit, then, the decrees of Providence, which in its mysterious designs often leads us to welfare by deceiving our hopes and thwarting our efforts. " Like you, 20 centuries ago our ancestors also courageously resisted a foreign invasion, and, never theless, their regeneration dates from their defeat. The vanquished Gauls assimilated themselves with the Roman conquerors, and from the forced union between contrary virtues of two opposed civilisations there sprang into life, in time, that French nation ality which, in its turn, has spread its ideas through out the universe. Who knows that the day may not arrive when the Arab race, regenerated and amalga mated with the French race, may not recover a powerful individuality similar to that which for cen turies made it master of the southern coasts of the Mediterranean ? ' Accept these accomplished facts. Your Prophet says—' God gives power to whom he pleases' (chap. ii., verse 284). Now, the power which I hold from Him, I wish to exercise in your interests and for your welfare. " You know my intentions. I have irrevocably placed in your hands the right of property of the lands which you possess ; I have honoured your chiefs, respected your religion ; I wish to increase your welfare, to make you participate more and more in the administration of your country, as also in the benefits of civilisation ; but it is on the con dition that, on your part, you will respect those who represent my authority. Tell your misguided brethren that to attempt new insurrections will be fatal to them. Twelve millions of Arabs cannot re sist 40,000,000 Frenchmen. A struggle of one against 20 is madness. Moreover, you have taken the oath of allegiance to me and your conscience, as well as your sacred book, commands you religiously to observe your engagements. (Chap. 8, on repen tance, verse 4.) " I thank the great majority of you, whose fidelity has not been shaken by the perfidious coun sels of fanaticism and ignorance. You have under stood that, being your Sovereign, I am your pro tector ; all who live under our laws have an equal right to my care. Already, great remembrances and powerful interests unite youth the mother country ; for 10 years you have shared the glory of our arms, and your sons have fought bravely side by side with us in the Crimea, in Italy, in China, in Mexico. The bonds formedonthebattle-field are indissoluble, and you have learnt to understand whom we esteem as friend or foe. our destinies y, as " Have confidence, then, in they are united to those of France, and admit, with the Koran, that Il e whom God guides is well guided.'--(Chap. 7, El-Araf, verse 177.) " NAPOLEON. cc Al g i ers , May 5, 1865." TUE ROAD MURDER. It is considered probable that the necessary steps will be taken to remove the trial of Constance Kent from the Salisbury Assizes, to which it had been appointed, to the Central Criminal Court. This change of venue would probably take place under the pro visions of the statute known as " Palmer's Act." It is be lieved that criminal proceedings in respect of this crime are about to be instituted against some persons other than the prisoner, at present committed on her own con fession. THE PUBLIC-HOUSE CLOSING ACT.—The follow ing amendments will be moved by Sir George Grey committeein where,t ,o on the Public-house Closing Act ( 1864 ) Amendment Bill : Page 1, preamble, line 1 , lekve out fro m "be," in line 4, and insert "it is expedient to amend the Public-house Closing Act, 1864." Clause 2, line 14, after " market," leave out "or following any law ful trade or calling," and insert "in the pursuit of their lawful occupation between the hours of two and four of the clock in the morning." Page 2, clause 2, line '2, leave out after " houseno "licence" inclusive, in line 6, and in sert " a licence allowing him to keep open his house for the use of such persons during the whole or any part of the said two hours, herein called special hours, or any days specified in such licenc,e—provided, firstly, that tho house shall be within the precincts of the market at which such persons attend, or at a distance of not more than fifty yards from such precincts ; secondly , that a printed notice stating the days and special hou rs during which, and the class of persons for whom, the house is open under such licence, shall be affixed in a conspicuous position outside the house ; thirdly, that such persons only shall be ad mitted during special hours as belong to the class for which tho house is licensed to be opened during those hours." Lino 10, leave out., " days or times," and insert "tea