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DB. DE JONGH'S (Knight of the Ordev of Leopold of Belgium) LIGHT-BROWNCOD LIVER OIL, prescribed as the most effectual remedy for CONSUMPTION. DISEAS OF DE BIL ITY CHEST, and GENERAL Universally recognised by the highest medical authorities TO BE THE ONLY COD LIVER OIL invariably pure, uniformly excellent, PALATABLE, AND EASILY TAKEN. Sold only in capsuled Imperial Half-pints, 2s. 6d. ; Pints, 4s. 9d. ; Quarts, 9s. ; by respectable Chemists. Sole Consignees, ANSAR lIARFORD, and CO., 77, Strand, London, W.C. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GAADEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) THIS EVENING will be performed Miyerbeer's Grand Opera, L'AF it !CAINE. Miss Louisa Pyne, M adame Lem mene-Sherrington, and Mrs. A. Cook ; Messrs. Alberto Lawrence, Henry Corri, A. Cook, E. Dussek, J. G. Patey, C. Lyall, and Charles Adams. Conductor, Mr. Alfre l Mellon. Acting Manager, Mr. E. MurrAy, Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Commence at a quarter to 8. rip HEA TRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.- ..IL Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING the performances win commence with Shakspere's Tragedy of KLN G JOHN : Messrs. Phelps, James Anderson, T. Swinbourne, Raynor. G. Belmore, E. Phelps, C. Harcourt; Miss Atkinson, Mrs. H. Vandenhoff, Mrs. Hodson, Ac. After which, GALWAY-GO-BRAGH ; or, Love, Fun, and Fighting: Messrs. Edmund Falconer, F. Barsby, C. Harcourt ; Misses Hazlewood, E. Falconer, a ose Leclercq. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Iltlanscier, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE OVERLAND ROUTE Messrs: Chas. Chas. Mathews. Buckstone, Chippendale. Compton. Rogt rs, Clark, Gordon, Braid, Coe, acl. ; Messdames Mathews, Snow den, Hill. Wright, Coleman, Lovell, &C. To be followed by (12th time) WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN ? Mr. Chippendale, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, &c • Concluding with THE BALLET. Messrs. Arthur and Charles Leclercq. Miss Fanny VS right, Miss C. Adams, and the Corps de Ballet. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM T EIEAT.RE.- Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. Horsman. After which, at 8, a New Drama, entitled THE WATCH CRY. Mr Fechter, supported by Messrs. H. Widoicombe, S. Emery, C. Horsman, Raymond, Fitzpatrick, Clifford. and Miss Els worthy. To conclude with the Farce of NURSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. H: Widdicomb, Raymond, Moreland; Mrs. Lee and Miss Lavenu. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. Acting Manager, H. Barnett. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI , Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Mrs Alfred Mellon and Mr. Felix Rogers. After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 721 appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billington, P. Bedford, II Phillips, Felix Rogtrs, Ashley, hburne, C. J. Smith; Mrs. Billingtor, ttc. To conclude, at half-past 10, with THE WIDOW'S VICTIM. Messrs. Bibington, Felix Rogers, Ashley; Miss Godsell, Miss Seaman, and Miss Jenny Wilimore. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS. After which, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND. characters by Messrs. Vining, T. Mel ville, T. Mead, D. Murray, S. Ca'ham, F. Viliters, J. G. Shore, G. Murray, D. Mellon, C. Seyton, R. Cathcart; Miss L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. bwanborough. THIS EVENING, at Seven. SHORT AND SWEET. Alter which will be produced a new Opera Burlesque, L'AFRICAINE ; or, The Queen of the Cannibal Islan : Messrs. Stoyle, James, Thorne ; Mesdames Swanboruugh, Itaynham. Johnstone, &o. To conclude with AN ALARMING SACRIFICE. GRATIS AND POST FREE. E. MOSES and SONS' List of VI ices, with Fashion Card, for the present Season. VI MOSES AND S 0 N jui• respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. 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The arrival of the Java, from New York on the 15th inst., informs us that the South Carolina Legislature has adopted the constitutional amend ment abolishing slavery. This fact is not only noti?.eable in itself, from the prominent part played by South Carolina in the Confederacy, but it is important from the adhesion of this State making up the necessary number to render the amendment part of the Federal Constitution. The triumph of abolition principles is thus so far secured, and we hope that its advocates, who have done good ser vice in preparing the minds of the people for the movement, will now pause in the race, and strive rather to complete the work they have begun than to rush into new and perhaps dangerous directions. They must not, in the excitement of winning a political victory, forget the momentous interests at stake, nor that there are grave and serious evils to be avoided, which, in the inevitable complication of human affairs, are mixed up with the good. The negro is no machine which will, move just as it is directed, whose motions can be controlled a n d whose forces can be limited to a given power. He may rather be compared to some volcanic centre, which, when once in motion, 110 man can guide or measure. There are the natu ral characteristics of the race, deepened and increased by years of ill treatment and degradation. His easily inflamed mind and savage nature cannot be suddenly brought to feel all the restraining in fluences of civilisation and society. The outbreak in Jamaica, terrible in itself, may yet prove useful as a warning, not only to those in authority in the United States, but to those well-meaning but mis taken philanthropists who occupy themselves in advocating the right of the negro to the immediate possession of full political privileges. Probably the news from Jamaica has already produced its effect in America, since the States of Wisconsin and Minnesota have voted against negro suffrage. The mortality among this unfortunate race has been very heavy during the war, averaging, according to the official average, from 30 to 50 per cent., and this high rate still continues in many parts of the South. So far as its practical and immediate fruits are concerned, the war has not hitherto proved much of a blessing to the negro. The Federal Government, it is said, intend to preserve strict neutrality in the Mexican war, not permitting munitions of war to be sent to either belligerent. In this respect they will certainly differ from our boasted English neutrality. It is amusing to find that a list of persons in England who furnished "the rebels" with articles contraband of war has been published. We hope, in common fairness, that an appendix will be issued, giving the names of the principal English firms who supplied arms and ammunition to the Federals during the war ! There was a rumour in New York that the British Government made some formal demands respecting the Fenians. These gentlemen have fitted up a large house in Union-square for their Government offices ! It is worthy of notice in re ference to the relations of the States with Mexico that General LoGAN has just been appointed Minister to the " Mexican Republic," of which he is said to be a strong friend, and Mr. BROWNING, who was President JoHNsoN's secretary, has been appointed Secretary of Legation to General LOGAN. Orders have been given at the Portsmouth Navy-yard to prepare a large iron-clad and three other steamers for sea immediately, with what purpose is not stated, but it is possible enough that they are intended for action in Chili= waters. A new Minister has been appointed for Chili, who is previously to visit Spain on an official mission, when, it is to be hoped, he will succeed in reducing the pretensions of the Madrid Cabinet. A very startling statement was made the other day by one of our judicial authorities, to the effect that the number of persons killed and injured in the streets of London during the year was greater than the number of those killed and injured on all the railways in England. We are so much accustomed to regard railways as an exceedingly convenient and rapid mode of conveyance, whose only drawback is its danger, as contrasted with the greater security of humbler and more tedious means of transit, that this assertion may probably create considerable astonishment. But it is undoubtedly founded on fact, and, indeed, were it not so it would scarcely have been made by so competent and temperate an authority. It is quite time attention was drawn to the increasing dangers of our various thoroughfares. Railway accidents have been unusually frequent and fatal during the last year or so, and have formed a subject of common remark, so as to provoke rapid inquiry into their origin, and to induce the several companies no doubt to redouble their cautions and regulations. But the dangers of the public high ways and byeways are nobody's particular business. Every one must take his chance the same as in a railway journey, but there is this difference that in the one case persons are taking every care to insure his safety ; in the other it is only his own concern, and he will receive very little assistance in looking after it. The traffic in the streets of London is immense, it is true, and the dangers are, consequently, great, but they have no need to be enhanced, as they very often are, by rapid and reckless driving. The mortality from street accidents is something startling. An average of six or seven accidents in the week produces at the end of the year a formidable list, and there is no reason why, in this case, we should not follow the ordinary rule, and when a number of deaths arise continually from a preventible cause, inquire into the best means of diminishing them. The public are much indebted to the Grand Jury of the Central Criminal Court, who, on the completion of their duties on Wednesday last, came into court, and through their Foreman, made a special present ment in reference to a case of reckless driving which had come before them in the ordinary course. They had found it necessary to return a true bill against a driver for feloniously killing and slaying a poor old woman, while crossing a street, and the circumstances of the case induced them to take a decided step for the protection of the public. They represented the extreme danger to foot passengers in London by the fast and reckless driving of trades men's carts, vans, cabs, omnibuses, &c. &c., " and the urgent necessity for some greater security and facility for foot passengers than now exist." The jury added that they did not so much advocate increased severity of punishment as preventive measures by municipal and police ordinance, and they added, emphatically, " We do most earnestly deprecate the prevailing idea of drivers of public and private vehicles generally that foot-passengers are allowed to cross the streets by sufferance only and not by right." The reading of this presentment excited a murmur of applause throughout the court, and the Jury were publicly thanked for it by Mr. Justice BYLES, who said that in the last session of that court a cabman had been convicted of manslaughter before him, and that it was a lamentable fact that such cases were occurring every day. He added that he trusted their representations would have due weight in the proper quarter ; a hope in which the public May well share, and if the Grand Jury suc ceed in drawing the attention of the Executive to this great and increasing evil they will have earned a good right to general gratitude. In spite of all our metropolitan railways, and the various new streets opened up with the view of relieving the pressure, the chief thoroughfares of London are constantly thronged with passengers. The acci dents, it is true, often occur to old or infirm per sons, and to children ; but as these two classes form a regular proportion of the passengers, that rather increases than lessens the blame due to the driver. In one instance, the other day, a child was run over and seriously hurt, because the driver (if he can be called so) of a cart had no reins, and could not stop or turn aside his horse when the child fell before it ! But the acci dents occur so very frequently to active and able bodied persons, of au age to take care of themselves, that it,is quite evident the danger is a real and sub stantial one, not the special liability to accident of ignorance or infirmity. The police might possibly do something to lessen the danger by a special vigilance at dangerous parts; but the plan fre quently talked about of throwing a light bridge across the most dangerous parts, such as we see at bye-stations on the railway lines, or of opening a aeoettll. I The co mmunication underneath the r o a d, w o u ld b e f ar more Eithereffectual. p u e easily bridge would be the cheapest and most readily done, while the subway—surely feasible enough in these days of undergrcund tra velling—wou.ld be more durable and possess other advantages. If either plan were followed at our principal crossings, such as the Oxford-circus, the crossing from St. Paul's to Cheapside, from Fleet street to Ludgate-hill, at the entrance to London bridge, and at that great centre of City life, where the Mansion-house, the Bank, the Exchange, Lom bard-street, Cornhill, the Poultry, King William street, and half a dozen other great highways, send forth their streams of vehicles and their crowds of hurrying and eager passengers in never-ceasing con fusion. We need not talk of the disfigurement of a bridge when we allow the heavy, gloomy railway bridges to be thrown across our streets unmercifully; neither need we object to the loss of time by using a subway, since every man who values his life and limbs must frequently waste many minutes at these inevitable crises of his passage. Surely so sensible and needful a reform will not be much longer over looked, for it is one in which every one who walks the streets of London is personally interested. It is fortunate that the Grand Jury have embodied the popular convictions in so sensible and practical a manner, and we trust, with Mr. Justice BYLES, that their representations will have due weight with the Executive. Those who entertained hopes that the cooler weather of autumn would cause a change for the better in the cattle plague have been disappointed in their expectations, and there is much to discourage us in the perusal of the present returns. Certainly the Commissioners were fully justified in their prog nostications a short time ago ; for if anything events have proved that they fell short of the mark instead of going beyond it. The increase of the disease is alike alarming and distressing, and the worst of it all is that no available remedy has been met with. It seemed already unfortunate enough, when we studied the matter a month ago, but the uninformed will be shocked to find that the sad tale is increased twofold, for whereas in the returns made up to the 21st of October there had been 14,083 animals affected by the disease, we now find that as many as 27,432 have been attacked. This proves be yond doubt that the calamity is uninfluenced in a favourable degree by the cooler weather, and like wise that our means of prevention and cure have signally failed. Doubtless things would have been worse had not care and caution been employed, but at the same time it must be confessed that we have not stemmed the tide in a successful or satis factory manner. The new Order in Council is very appropriate at this juncture, for it makes suit able provisions for the new emergencies that have arisen, and prohibits the removal of cattle in those districts where infection exists, except on certain conditions. Another advantageous arrangement is found in this order, for there is at last some restric tion put upon the indiscriminate slaughter which has lately taken place to such an alarming extent. The inspectors' powers are to be limited to cases where the owners of cattle have wilfully disobeyed orders and refused to comply with needful direc tions in a precautionary sense. "Diseased" or " suspected" animals are to be kept apart, and if this reasonable injunction is not obeyed, it is quite fair that the owners should suffer the penalty of their unwise and inconsiderate conduct. At any rate it is satisfactory to find that the recoveries are in some degree in a more hopeful proportion, although the number of those attacked has so greatly increased of late. In Scotland, especially, do we meet with the greatest success in the curative attempts, and this should encourage us in this country to exercise more patience, for it is by this means only that any hope can be reason ably entertained of ultimate success. Had more care been taken to prevent infection, and less haste been used in ordering the destruction of so many animals not actually infected, no doubt things would now be in a more satisfactory state. It seems that we are not to hear the last of the Fenians for some time to come, and that their conspiracy is not to be so easily extinguished in the punishment of its ringleaders as had been con fidently expected in many quarters. The last news that has reached us is, indeed, of a startling nature, and the public will learn with surprise that JAMES STEPHENS has been allowed to escape. This is vexatious intelligence, not from the importance of the fact, or from any danger to be apprehended in STEPHENS being at large, but on account of the doubts that arise as to the honesty of those entrusted with the charge of the prisoner. To connive at the escape of a prisoner charged with high treason is indeed a grave offence, and it seems rather singular that some one of known character and tried fidelity should not have engaged to super vise those who are employed for the ordinary pur poses of prison officials. Of course a strict inquiry will be made into the circumstances of the case, but it may in all probability be too late to repair the evil done, and, although the Government has offered a thousand pounds for the re-capture of this important person, the head and front of the offend ing Fenians, it does not follow that the tempting bribe may secure the desired object. it is evident that STEPHENS is a man of most ready resources, and well calculated to provide against emergencies with unusual dexterity and decision. He has dis played a genius worthy of a better cause, and those who denounce the extremes to which he was led must admit that he wanted not in abilities and in energies for the task he had undertaken of leading a party in a desperate venture. It must be a great mortification to those authorities who have taken so much time and trouble in conducting the prosecution and arranging the affairs in the management of the prisoners in Dub lin to find themselves checkmated, as it were, in this extraordinary manner. Altogether, it must be confessed that the Fenian devotees have exhibited a considerable amount of cleverness, and this last exploit of their quondam chief has been the crown ing point of their deterity. The public will look with interest for further intelligence connected with this daring and successful attempt to elude the vigi lance of the authorities, and also for a more detailed account of the manner in which the singular escape has been effected. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 25, 1865. Almanacks for 1866. Dietrichsen and Hannay's Royal Almanack for the ensuing year has made its appearance. It is one of the most comprehensive and cheap calendars yet published, containing, as it does, information upon nearly every subject, including the peerage, the army and navy, the Parliament, banking, and the Post -office. The Licensed Victuallers' Almanac/: will be found exceedingly useful to the members of the extensive trade for whose use it is principally published. It has a diary attached to each month, which will be found very convenient for recording events and other matters of importance. Whistlecroft's Weather .Almanack.—The informa tion contained within this little annual renders it a m eteorological, agricultural, and genera l handbook. The planters of Cuba have addressed a memorial to the home Government at Madrid, asking for the aboli tion of slavery in Cuba. Experiments made in the cultivation of the sugar cane in Canada are said to indicate that it can be grown there with profit. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (IttUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE OUTBREAK IN JAMAICA ADMIRALTY, Nov. 25. Her Majesty's sloop Cordelia arrived at Santiago de Cuba on the 3d November with the following telegram from the Commodore at Jamaica to the senior naval officer at Halifax, via New York : " Outbreak in Jamaica is completely quelled, and no reinforcements of any kind are required. Her Majesty's ship Bulldog lost at Cape Haytien. No lives lost." THE GALE. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 24 (Evening.) The gale returned with great severity last night and to-day along the Cornish coast, where large numbers of vessels have been driven ashore. The following fatal casualties have been an nounced : The Brazilian barque Santisto, of Santos, with cotton for Havre, has been wrecked at Grum valloe. Only two of the crew were saved, 16 being drowned. A foreign barque from Odessa, for Havre, has been wrecked at Portleven, when three of the crew were drowned ; and the brigantine Tobaoa, from Tobasco, at Penzance, when two of the crew perished. SPAIN AND CHILI. MADRID, Nov. 24. The Epoco of this evening says :—" Here, in Spain, where a e raise to its highest point the feeling of national dignity, we should understand that we take a wrong course by commencing to threaten Chili in order to obtain satisfaction from that republic." The Diario Espanol contains the following : " We can affirm that, despite the Times and all the merchants in the world, Chili at the present moment will either have given the satisfaction demanded by Spain or have felt the rigour of our arms." General Espartero has not yet signed the Pro gressist manifesto. FRANCE. PARIS, Nov. 25. Au Imperial decree has been published to-day uniting the functions of the Receivers and Pay Masters-General. The suppression of the office of Receiver-General will take place gradually by the termination of contracts so as to be completed in January, 1867. M. Fould, in his report, estimates the saving that will be thus effected at 21 million francs. BOURSE, Nov. 24.—Two o'Clock.—The market is heavy, and exceedingly little business is doing. Three per Cents, have declined 7ic., and are quoted at 68f. 65c. Italian Fives are doing at 64f. 80c., with a decline of 20c. Credit Mobilier are 3f. 75c. lower—at 876 f. 25c., and Spanish Mobilier have lost 2f. 50c., at 475 f. In the Railway Department Northern, Lyons, Southern, and Austrian Shares are quoted If. 25c. lower than yesterday's closing prices. Lombard have an advance of If. 25c. Three o'Clock.—The market closed as follows :- 4i per Cents O7 20 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 6B 70 Do. end month 6B 67i Credit Mobilier 878 75 Do. end month Bank Shares 3800 Credit Foncier Italian Loan 65 Do. end month 64 85 Roman Ottoman Fives 43 65 Mexican Loan 5O Do. Bonds 327 50 Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 42 Home Debt Deferred NAYS. Cash. Acct. .... ... 822 50 .... ... 1098 75 .... ~. 827 60 ... 567 50 ... 537 50 ... 518 75 ... 210 - - ... 411 75 ... 401 25 ... 175 - - ... 215 Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian , Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman ,57 .5 Metropolitan Board of Works. At the usual weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works yesterday—Sir John Thwaites in the chair--the report of the Main Drainage Com mittee was brought up and read by Mr. Pollard (clerk). Its principal recommendations were that the metropolis, for the purposes of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, be divided into four districts ; that the whole of the men to be employed in the Metro politan Fire Brigade do live at the stations to which they are attached ; that the foreman and engineers live rent free, and have coal and gas allowed them as at present, and that the sub-engineers and fire men pay for their quarters at the rate of from Is. to 2s. 6d. per week ; that for the present the following appointments,be made—viz., Four foremen of dis tricts at the daily pay of 108., with free quarters, coal, and gas ; 13 engineers at 6s. a day, with free quarters, coal, and gas ; 15 sub-engineers at ss. a day, these to pay for their quarters at the same rate as at present ; 49 first-class firemen at 4s. 6d. a day, and 49 second class firemen at 4s. a day, both classes paying for their quarters at the same rate as at present ; and submitting the names of the men to be reappointed. That there be a third class of fire men, to consist of such new men as shall in future take service in the brigade, and whose pay shall be 3s. a day. That the special duties performed by the present establishment be continued by the brigade pending final arrangements. These recommenda tions were moved seriatim by Mr. Freeman, the deputy-chairman of the committee. After some discussion the whole of the recommendations were put and agreed to, and the report was referred back to the Main Drainage Committee to carry out the details. State of Trade. MANCHESTER, Nov. 24.—The large arrivals of cotton this week (109,000 bales), of which 27,000 are American, have had a depressing effect on busi ness here, but on Thursday the reduction in the bank discount had the effect of causing a more cheerful feeling. In shipping yarns we have had a firm market to-day, and there has been afair amount of business doing at Id. per lb. advance on the low rates which were accepted on Tuesday. The amount of business in these yarns yesterday (Thursday) was very considerable, but to-day the market has hardly so much tone in it, as buyers are disposed to wait for advices by the American packet now nearly due. In home trade yarns there is a somewhat steadier market than on Tuesday, but with only a small business going on at the prices of that day. Any advance upon the quotations of Tuesday checks business, and spinners, who came to market expect ing an improvement after the favourable feeling re ported yesterday, confess to a good deal of disap pointment. Cloth has generally been slower to move of late than yarns, and the actual business has not increased much- since Tuesday, nor have we really any change to report in prices. To-day the inquiry is very general, and we were almost at the point of doing a pretty con siderable business but for the difference as to price between buyers and sellers, the offers of the latter being a shade lower than manufacturers are willing to accept, although they evince a good deal of de sire to do business, in some cases the offers were for large quantities, but still these offers were below the possibility of acceptance, manufacturers being already quite without profit on their production without a further concession. On the whole, only a small actual business has been effected in cloths, and prices may be said to be unaltered. NOTTINGHAM, 24th. There was a moderate attendance at our Exchange-hall to-day. The demand for hosiery yarns was firm, and prices are without alteration. In the trade for lace yarns there waz a rather better feeling at about late rates. Brown net (with the exception of Mosquitos) are excessively dull. RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of Lady Tyrwhitt, relict of Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt-Jones, Bart., of Stanley Hall, near Bridge north, Shropshire, and of Chesham-street, Pimlico, was proved in London, on the 23d ult., by the exe cutors and trustees—namely, Timotheus Burd, Esq., of Whitstone Priory, Salop ; and her son, Colonel Charles Tyrwhitt, aide-de-camp to Field-Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. The personalty was sworn under £30,000. The testatrix, Elizabeth Wallwin, Lady Tyrwhitt, was the daughter of John Macnamara, Esq., of St. Kitts. Her husband, the late Sir Thomas, who died in 1839, had assumed the additional name of Jones, which was discontinued by his son, the present baronet. Her ladyship died on the 24th of June last, having executed her will on May 25, 1863, and added two codicils, 1863 and 1864. Her ladyship has be queathed to her son, Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, Bart., the snuffbox which was presented to her late hus band by his late Majesty King George IV. when Prince Regent ; and also bequeaths to him all the ivory ornaments and vases, &c., brought from China ; to her daughters and granddaughters va rious specific relics, also rings and other articles of jewellery, as well as pecuniary legacies to them and to her sons ; and to her sister, Caroline Macnamara, an annuity of £lOO. Her son, Colonel Tyrwhitt, is appointed residuary legatee. The will of the Hon. T. C. Haliburton, D.C.L., late M.P., formerly Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, has been proved in London. The personalty was sworn under £6,000. The will is concise, and in his own handwriting, dated 1863. 'lhe testator died in August last, aged 68. He was an American by birth, and the son of the Hon. Mr. Justice W. Haliburton, of Nova Scotia. This learned judge and popular writer was twice married—first, in 1816, to Louisa, daughter of Captain L. Neville, 19th Light Dragoons ; secondly, in 1856, to Sarah Harriett, daughter of W. Mortyn Owen, Esq. Ho has bequeathed the whole of his property, real and personal, to his relict, whom he has appointed sole executrix. The will of Richard Martineau, Esq., late of Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk, of Westbourne street, Hyde-park, and of the brewery, Chiswell street, was proved in the London Court, on the 28th ult., by his son, John Martineau, Esq., and his nephew-in-law, Frederick Manning Needham, Esq., of Glocester-square, Hyde-park, the executors and trustees. The personalty was sworn under £50,000. The testator was one of the partners in the celebrated firm of Whitbread, Martineau, and Co., brewers. His death occurred at his residence, WaLsham-le •Willows, on the 14th of August, at the age of 61. His will bears date the 28th of May, 1864, and is attested by Herbert Martineau, solici tor, Raymond's-buildings, and his clerk. He be queaths to his wife, Lucy Martineau, an immediate legacy of £l,OOO, together with the furniture, plate, linen, china, books, pictures, horses, carriages, &c., and a life interest in the residue of his personal pro perty, which at her decease he directs to be equally divided between his two daughters. His real estate he devises to his said son, John Martineau, Esq. Bequests to charitable institutions have been made by the following :—The late Robert Lewis, Esq., of Surbiton Park, Surrey, has left to each of the six undermentioned hospitals a legacy of £4OO, free of duty—namely, Charing-cross, Middlesex, St. George's, Brompton Consumption, London, and Royal Free Hospital ; and a like legacy of £4OO to to the British and Foreign Bible Society. The late John Lowe, saddlers' ironmonger, of Birmingham, has bequeathed to the Birmingham General Hospital, the Queen's Hospital, the Birmingham Dispensary, and to the Bluecoat School, each a legacy of £lOO. And the late James Henning, Esq., of Avenue-road, Hampstead, has bequeathed to the Dorset County Hospital a legacy of £5OO. Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments in the Civil Service. (From the Civil Service Gazette.) HOME OFFICE.-Mr. C. Deffell hasbeen appointed to a clerkship. COLONIAL OFFICE.—Mr. R. Wynne has been ap pointed a clerk in the colonial convict service, Western Australia. WAR OFFICE.—A vacancy in the Accountant- General's Department has been caused by the death of Mr. Peter Constance Rorke. Mr. S. J. Forster has been appointed commissariat issuer, Gambia. BOARD OF TRADE.-Mr. J. M. Nicolle has been appointed to be a temporary clerk. POST-OFFICE.—The postmastership of York is vacant ; salary £4OO, with an office provided by the Crown, and an allowance of £lOO a year for office expenses, in addition to emoluments from poundage on stamps, estimated at about £B6 a year. Mr. H. Nelson has been appointed to be a clerk at Derby. Mr. A. Spooner has been appointed to be a sorting clerk at Derby. CUSTOMS.—Mr. Lewell Hamilton has been ap pointed an extra clerk, London. Mr. Francis William Fenelon Molloy has been appointed a clerk, Belfast. Mr. Elias Tozer has been appointed to be a clerk, Exeter. Mr. George C. Calvert, clerk, fifth class, Tea-office, London, has been promoted to be clerk, fourth class. Mr. Wm. C. Samuel, clerk, sixth class, Tea Office, London, has been promoted to be clerk, fifth class. Mr. John Hol land, clerk, sixth class, St. Katharine's Docks, has been promoted to be clerk, fifth class. Mr. Wm. E. Foxwell, gauger, sixth class, has been promoted to be gauger, fifth class. Messrs. J. 0. Maclean, P. A. T. Courtenaye, W. Reid, J. C. Thompson, T. J. Pittar, and W. F. Austin, have been promoted from the supernumerary class at the London Docks department, to the sixth class of clerks. Mr. Robert Wilson, out-door officer, second class, has been promoted to be out-door officer, first class, London. INLAND REVENUE.—Excise Branch—Mr. George Samuel Cooke, second-class clerk, London, north, collection, has been appointed first-class clerk, London, north, collection. Mr. Alexander George Smith, third - class clerk, London, north, collection, has been appointed second-class clerk, London, north, collection. Mr. Lachlan M'Rae, preventive man, Aberfeldy, 2d preventive station, Perth collection, has been appointed pre ventive man, Muasdale preventive station, Camp beltown collection. Mr. 'William ROE'S, officer, Aberavon ride, Swansea collection, has been ap pointed to Aberfeldy, 2d preventive station, Perth collection. Mr. George Hodges, second clerk, Sunderland collection, has been appointed officer of Aberavon ride, Swansea collection. Mr. Hubert Marchant, officer, Lechlade ride, Oxford collection, has been appointed to Bilston,7th division, Lichfield collection. Mr. Arthur Wise Glenn, officer,Upping ham ride, Leicester collection, has been ap pointed to Lochlade ride, Oxford collection. Mr. Alfred Lane, first-class assistant, Burnley, 2d divi sion, Middlesex collection, has been appointed officer of Uppingham ride, Leicester collection. Mr. Wm. Maher, first-class assistant, Campbeltown, 20th division, Campbeltown collection, has been ap pointed office of Ballymena ride, Coleraine collec tion. Mr. Edward Hughes, first-class assistant, Dublin, 2d division, Dublin collection, has been ap pointed officer of Auchnacloy ride, Newry col lection. IRELAND.-Mr. J. Winder has been appointed a clerk in the Registry of Judgments Office, Dublin. Mr. A. D. Cooper has been appointed a clerk in the Registry of Judgments Office, Dublin. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The Ministers present were Earl Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Earl de Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. We have reason to believe that Lord Augustus Loftus, at present Minister at Munich, will succeed Lord Napier as Ambassador at Berlin. THE OTT AFFAIR.—The Gazette d'Augsboury states that the preliminary investigation of this affair is now concluded, and it now only remains for the military authorities, in whose hands the matter rests, to decide whether Count Eulenburg is Dr is not to be tried. It is generally stated that it has been impossible to establish with certainty that Count Eulenburg gave poor Ott his mortal blow. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LEAMINGTON AND WARWICKSHIRE HUNT MEETING-FRIDAY. Hunt Cup Steeplechase, value 100 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each ; winners extra ; gentlemen riders ; pro fessionals 61b extra. Three miles. Ten subs. Mr. A. W. Clayton's Glasgow, 4 yrs, list 61b (in. 61b ox.) E. Jones) 1 Mr. George's Sprite, aged, 12 s t 131 b (i n. 6lb ex. J. Knott) 2 Captain Handley's Pallas Lass, aged, 12st 71b, (Captain Barclay) 3 The following also ran—Stiletto, Grey Momus, Eqoch, Marshman, and Montpellier. Betting-7 to 4 agst Stiletto, 4to 1 agst Grey Momus, 5 to 1 agst Enoch, 100 to 15 each agst Pallas Lass and Glas gow, and 10 to 1 each agst Marshman and Montpellier. Marshman, with the favourite in close attendance, led the way; the others following at intervals, Sprite in the rear. Grey Momus, who bolted immediately after start ing, was not further persevered with, and Marshman, after going about half a mile, having followed suit, was also stopped. The water jump in front of the Stand was cleared by Stiletto, Montpellier, and Enoch, nearly abreast, with the others lying well up. They proceeded in this order over the hill, where the favourite took a clear lead, but Glasgow, who closed with his horses, toge ther with Sprite, took forward positions before reaching the three-quarters of a mile post, where Stiletto was beaten, and retired into the rear, whereupon the three placed drew away, the race being reduced to a match between them. Glasgow, however, took the lead at the bottom turn, and retaining it to the end, won easily by three lengths, Pallas Lass a bad third. The others, who were pulled up/ walked in. A Handicap Hurdle Race of 3 sovs each, with 30 added ; the winner to be sold for £lOO. One mile and a ball over four flights of hurdles. Mr. Bilham's Acolyte , 4 yrs, 9st 101 b (W. White) 1 Mr. Barber's Cutler. 6 yrs, lOst 41b (J. Land) 2 Mr. W. Saunders's Jacob, aged, 10st 121 b (J. Knott) 3 Mr. W. W. Baker's Scribbler, aged, 10st 51b (Mr. Edwards) 4 Mr. Land's Lord of the Mano r , age d, lO s t 41b (H . States) 5 Betting— 6 to 4 on Cutler, and 4 to 1 bar one. Jacob cut out the work for the first half mile, when Cutler, with Lord of_the Manor in attendance, went to the front ; but the for mer refusing half a mile from home, left Lord of the Manor in front, but be was soon passed by Jacob, who led into the straight, and then was passed by Acolyte and Cutler ; the latter, however, could never reach Mr. Bilham's horse, who won by three lengths ; Jacob a bad third. The winner was not sold. A Selling Race of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for two-yr olds and upwards; weight for age, with selling allow ances. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. G. J. Wilson's Gulnara, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (£5O) (Carroll) 1 Mr. Ballinger's Sabrina, 2 yrs, Est 41b (MurrayG. So Mr. Ten Broeck's Slender, 2 yrs, Est 41b (Z5O) (ay 3 Mr. Kennard's Nimrod, 3 yrs, Bst (..£ 5O ) (Cameron 4 Mr. T. Dawson's Rantillon, 3 yrs, Bst (X5O) (Morris) 5 Mr. Saunders's Variety, 2 yrs Est 41b (£so)...(Ruxtable) 0 Betting-2 to 1 each agst Gulnara and Slender, sto 1 agst Sabrina. Nimrod made the running, closely attended by Guluara, and Slender into the straight where the leader gave way, and Gulnara took up the running and ran home an easy winner by four lengths ; Sabrina, who passed Slender upon the post, defeated her by a head for second place. The other two placed were beaten off. Variety who bolted during the race, did not pass the post. The winner was not sold. Nursery Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added. Half a mile. Lord Westmoreland's Ulphus, Bst (Loates) 1 Lord Ailesbury's Rosalind colt, sst 91b (Kenyon) 2 Mr. Hodgman's Venturesome, 7 s t 121 b (Parry) 3 The following also ran :—Miss Harriette, Miss Williams, Marco Spada, Monitress, Belmontine, Maid of Usk, Chicken Hazard, Locket Lucy, Tina, and Actor. Betting- 3 to agst the Rosalind colt, 100 to 15 agstTina, 7 to 1 agst Ulphus, 8 to 1 agst Maid of Usk, 10 to 1 each agst Miss Harriette, Monitress, and Venturesome, and 11 to 1 agst Chicken Hazard, Venturesome, and Ulphus were the first away, and with the favourite in attendance made play into the straight, where the latter took up the running to the half distance, when Ulphus drew up next the rails, and challenging, a fine race home ensued, which ended in favour of Ulphus by a neck ; three lengths •separated the second and third ; Locket Lucy was fourth ; Miss Harriette fifth ; the last being Marco Spada and Belmontine. Leamington Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added; for 3-yr-olds and upwards. One mile a n d a h a lf. _ _ _ _ Mr. Jackson's Elland, 3 yrs, Bst 81b (Morris) 1 Lord Westmoreland's Sidewind, 3 yrs, ist 41b (car. 7st 51b) (Loates) 2 Mr. Y. King's Jaqueline gelding, 4 yrs, 7st (Lavis) 3 Signalman, Surney, Cutaway, and Tilt also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Sidewind, 4to 1 agst Elland, sto 1 each agst Surney and the Jaqueline gelding, and 100 to 12 agst Signalman. Sidewind and the Jaqueline gelding made the running, the pair going on nearly side by side to the bottom turn, where Cutaway and Surney headod the pair, but half way in the straight again gave way, leaving the lead with Sidewind, who was joined by Elland at the dis tance; the latter at once headed Lord Westmoreland's filly defeating her after a good race by a neck ; a length and a half separated the second and third ; Cutaway and Tilt, close together, were next ; the rear being brought up by Surney and Signalman. Welter Race of 5 sovs each, 2ft ;"gentlemen riders ; profes- sionals extra. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. G. Payne's The Beadle, 4 yrs, lOst 31b (Mr. Edwards) 1 Mr. Saxon's The Abbot, 4 yrs, 9st Mb (in. Mb ex.) (Midgeley) 2 Mr. Hodgman's Moldavia, 3 yrs, 9st 121 b (in. Mb ex.) (Parry) 3 Marquis of Hastings's Jane Shore, 4 yrs, 10st '(Captain Hunt) 4 Mr. Brayley's Mongrel, 3 yrs, 9st 61b (Mr. W. Bovill) 5 Betting-2 to 1 agst Moldavia, sto 2 agst Mongrel, and 3to 1 agst The Beadle. The Abbot made play, with The Beadle, Mongrel, and Jane Shore in attendance to the dis tance, where Mr. Payne's colt took up the running, and won easily by four lengths; the favourite finished a length in rear of The Abbot. Handicap Plate of 40 sovs ; for all ages. The winner to be sold for £4O. Five furlongs. Mr. G. J. Wilsun's Gulnara, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Carroll) 1 Mr. G. W. Little's Pegasus, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b ....(Hibberd 2 Mr. Hughes's Puritan, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Prior 3 Mr. Burbidge's Ghicot the Jester ; 4 yrs, 7st 21b (S. Mordan 4 Marquis of Hastings's Hope, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b 5 Mr. Cliff's Saxon Beauty, 2 y rs, 6 st ...(Murr ay (Kenyon) 6 Betting-5 to 4 agst Hope, 4to 1 agst Gulnara, and sto 1 agst Pegasus and Puritan. The latter made play, fol lowed by Chicot the Jester and Pegasus, when Gulnara, who had been lying off, went to the front and won in a canter by three lengths ; a length between the second and third. The winner was bought by Mr. T. Hughes for 125 guineas. The Innkeepers' Plate of 50 sovs, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Heathcote's Skirmish, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (G. Sopp) 1 Mr. Hodgman's Confederate, 4 yrs (Heartfield 2 Marquis of Hastings' Catalogue, 3 yrs, Est 61b (M or d an ) 3 The following also ran :—Reindeer, Claxton, Attaché, Norma, and Bigote. Betting-2 to 1 agst Attache, 4to 1 agst Catalogue, 5 to 1 each agst Skirmish and Confederate, and 6 to 1 agst Bigote. Confederate made play, followed by Bigote, Attache, and Catalogue to tho bottom turn, where Cata logue drew forward, and fairly in the straight, Skirmish joined the leader, whom he quitted from the distance, and won easily by three lengths ; a length separated the second and third ; Attache was fourth ; Reindeer fifth ; Bigote next ; Claxton, beaten off, last. Match-25 sous each. Half a mile. Mr. Cliff's Saxon Beauty, Bst 41b (G. Sayers) 1 Mr. Mitchell's Finale, Bst 41b (Frisby) 2 Betting-2 to lon Finale. Won in a canter by 10 lengths. A Handicap Steeplechase of 3 sous each, with 30 added. Two miles. Mr. Barber's The Cutler, 6 yrs, lOst (W. White 1 Mr. Cannon's Polly Hopkins, aged, lOst 71b (Mr. Ellison 2 Mr. R. Smith's Oscar, 5 yrs, lOst slb (E. Jones 3 Mr.W. Topham's Montpellier, aged, lest 51b (Jas. Dodd 4 Mr. Heathcote's Express, aged, lOst 51b (J. Searle 5 Mr. Calcraft's Old Windsor, 5 yrs, 10st (Owner 6 Betting-7 to 4 agst Polly Hopkins, 2to 1 agst Cutler, and 4 to 1 agst Express. Won easily by six lengths; a bad third. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAy. DERBY. 100 to 15 agst The field (offered) 30 to 1 agst Janitor (taken) 33 to 1 agst Bribery colt (taken) 50 to 1 agst Midsummer colt (taken) 50 to 1 agst Stabber (taken) EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.--Additional parti culars of the effects of the severe earthquake shocks expe rienced in San Francisco on the Bth and 9th of last month are furnished by one of our correspondents in that city. There were six distinct disturbances of the earth, the first five occurring during the afternoon and night of the Bth, at a little before one, and at four, seven, and 10 o'clock, and the sixth at half-past 10 in the forenoon of the 9th. The water front of the city, comprising the main business streets, which are to some extent located on made ground, suffered most, nearly all the buildings being shattered, and some thrown down and completely ruined. The back and higher part of the town, where all the best private residences are situated, suffered only in the cracking of plastering and walls, breaking of glass, &c. In the south-western part of the city the oscillations were so great that extensive fissures were made in the earth. The same earthquake was felt with more or less severity at various places throughout the State of California.—New York Herald. An extract from a communication received via New York, and dated Valparaiso, 11th of October, states that the blockade of the ports still continued, and vessels bad been warned off. All the minor ports in Chili had been opened to foreign commerce by the Chilian Govern ment, and all export duties:had been taken off. Martial law had been declared throughout the Republic. Disturbances had commenced among the miners, and several mines had already been abandoned. The Savannah Advertiser says :—" We are happy to state the arrival home of Gen. Wm. J. Hardee, who reached the city on Sunday evening, Oct. 29. The friends of this truly able gentleman and soldier will no doubt be pleased to learn that he intends, at an early day, to resume the labors of his legitimate calling." t /Tur t y Ilttuar. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Friday. The Queen, with Princess Helena, drove out yesterday afternoon, attEtnded by the Hon. Eraili Cathcart. Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, Princess Louise, and Prince Leopold also drove out in a carriage and four. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, drove in the grounds tbi morning. The Duke of Nemours and Princess Margaret of Orleans arrived at the Castle last night on a visit to her Majesty. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe" Weimar also arrived at the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Nemours and Princess Margaret took leave of her Majesty this morning, and left the Castle for Claremont. Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar also returned to London. Count Gleichen visited the Queen to-day. . The Hon. Lucy Kerr and the Hon. Marl Lascelles have succeeded the Hon. Emily Cathcart and the Hon. Florence S e y mour as M a ids Honour. The Prince and Princess of Wales. MELFORD, Friday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales appear to be greatly enjoying their visit to Melford Hall, Suffolk, and will not leave until to-morrow morning. The Prince of Wales has had some splendid shooting, although the weather on the first day was exceedingly unfavourable, which will account for the disparity in the numbers be tween the two days. Spelthorne Wood was shot on Wednesday, with the following result of killed —Pheasants, 184 ; partridges, 11 ; hares, 89 ; rab bits, 191—total, 385. On Thursday the royal and noble party shot the Lineage Wood, killing 27 2 pheasants, 32 partridges, 105 hares, and 131 rabbits, making a total of 540 head of game for that day. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, with Lady Alfred Paget, Lady Proby, and Lady Suffield, joined the shooters in Lineage Wood, proceeding ill carriages along the drives. The dinner party last evening was attended by the same persons as on the two previous evenings. The Sudbury Volunteers band again had the honour of playing a selection of pieces in the grea t hall during dinner. A select number of the neighbouring aristocracy were invited to meet their royal highnesses last evening at a dance, which was led off by Lord Alfred Paget with her Royal Highness the Princess ei Wales, the Prince and Lady Alfred being partners• Dancing was kept up with great spirit till half-pas t one o'clock. The music was under the superinten dence of Mr. Winterben, of Colchester. The royal and distinguished sportsmen corn' menced shooting in the park plantation to-day. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will shortly visit Lord and Lady Suffield at Gunton, Norfolk. The prince and princess are expected to arrive at' Gunton on Monday, Dec. 4, and will stop three or four days. They will not pass through Norwich, but will travel from Sandringham to Gunton via Dereham. THE CROWN PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA• —Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia are expected to leave Windsor Castle, at the ter mination of their visit to the Queen and Royal family, on or about the 6th or 7th of next month. The Prince of Wales's yacht Osborne, which has just sailed to AntwerD with Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, will return mediately to England, in ordero be ready to convey their Royal Hignesses to the Continent. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.—On Thursday after noon the King of the Belgians returned to Brussels iron'. Ardennes. Tho royal express train arrived at the Luxor , m' bourg railway station at about a quarter past three o'clock. His Majesty, though apparently weak, looked remarkably well. He was received on his arrival by the Duke and Duchess of Brabant and the Count of Flanders. The sing and royal family proceeded at once to the Chateau of Laeken• The Duke and Duchess of Manchester are enter taining a select company at Kimbolton Castle, Hants. The Duke of Devonshire is surrounded by a family circle at Chatsworth, Derbyshire. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and Lady Georgiana Hamilton have arrived at Shugboroug h Park, Staffordshire, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Lichfield, on their way from Baron's Court, Ireland. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne have arrived at Lansdowne House, from Bowood, Wilts. The Marquis of Hartington, M.P., left Devon shire House yesterday, on a visit to the Duke and DucheS B of Manchester at Kimbleton Castle, Hants. The Earl of Dalkeith, M.P., arrived in town yesterday, from Dalkeith Palace, near Edinburgh. The Countess of Fife has arrived at Raynhatu Hall, Norfolk, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness Townshend. Viscount and Viscountess Galway have been re ceiving a large party at their country seat, Serlby Hall , Notts, and on the borders of Yorkshire, in celebration of the coming of age of their eldest son, the Hon. George Edward M. Monckton. Viscount Hamilton, M.P., arrived in town Yee" terday from Baron's Court, Ireland. The mortal remains of Viscount Dillon were yes terday deposited in the family vault in the church adjacen t to Ditchley Park. A numerous party of friends attended on the mournful occasion. THE MAHARAJAH DHULEEP SINGEL—This distill-. guished oriental is giving close attention to the affairs of his estate at Elvedon, Thetford, Norfolk, the management of which he has in great part taken into his own hands. SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK — Monday—Actuaries, at 7, " Principles of Coo struction of Mortality Tables," Mr Makeham ; Geographi" cal, at 81, " Overland Journey, Rockhampton to Cape York Australia," Messrs. Jardine ; " Discovery of Route between Rockingham Bay and Valley of Lagoons," Mr. Dalrymple! "Boat Voyage (1,600 miles) along N. and W. Australia, Mr. Stow ; Society of Arts, at 1, " Effects of Discovery of Precious Metals on Ancient Civilisation of the Mediter" ranean," Dr. Hastings. Tuesday—Engineers, at 8, " Tele' graph to India, Australia, and China ;" Zoological at NI " Identity of Broad-fronted and Hairy-nosed Wombat, Dr. Murie ; "Fossil Birds from Zebbug Cave, Malta," Mr' Parker; "Affinities of Prong-horned Antelope," Mr. Bart" lett. Wednesday—Society of Arts at 8, " Proposed Pur chase of Railways by Government," Mr. Hawes. Thursday —Royal, at 4, anniversary ; Antiquaries, at Bi, " Autheo" ticity of Paston Letters," Messrs Bruce and Almack. turday—Horticultural, at 2.—Athenxum. BROAD WOOD V. THE A DUKE OF ST. ALBANS.----1 11 this case, which was tried yesterday, for a dissolution of marriage, the adultery was clearly proved, but it was shown that Mr. Broadwood was living in adultery with some woman, and that he had had the shamelessness to bring her with him to the court. The judge commented on the fact, and refused to pronounce the decree nisi, but dismissed the case with costs against the respondent, making on order whatever as to the Duke of St. Albans. MURDER OF A GA/kIEKEEPER.—On Wednesday evening a gamekeeper named Humphrey Miller, aged 37, in the service of Mr. Charles Randall, Tilling' bourne near Dorking, was murdered. It appears that three gamekeepers, the deceased, Johns, and Wm. Brooker, lived in a house about a quarter of a mile from the place whe re the murder was committed. Shortly after 8 o'clock on Wednesday night, hearing the report of a gun from the direction of a large wood belonging to Mr. Randall, the de ceased started to go and see what it was. The other two gamekeepers began to put on their boots, telling decease d they were coming directly. After they had gone about quarter of a mile and got into the wood they heard a scrota and rushed up. The night being rather dark Brooker passe d the deceasedwithout seeing him, but Johns thought he saw something lying on the ground, and on their going to 6 00 found the deceased on his face, and dead. On lifting the body up they discovered a gunshot wound in his breast • It is supposed that on the poachers seeing Miller corning towards them, one instantly fired at him, as the other two gamekeepers assert that no words passed. Information was sent to Mr. Page, superintendent of police at Dorking' at six o'clock yesterday morning, and he immediately Prof ceeded to the spot. Mr. Superintendent Page, with one °_ the police, apprehended a man named George Flint at the Black Horse publichouse, Hookwood-common. On search.: ing Flint's house the police found a loaded gun, also a Pr b. of heavy men's boots, and leather leggings covered 1131;_, mud and still wet, the nails on the boots being said exactly to correspond with marks found on the ground near 11'2 1 . 1 _, i the murder was committed. The police are sti ll In it active exertions to apprehend all the gang, of which t said there are five, and they are sanguine of success. :13. John Overton, said to be the richest nian_ Tennessee, has been pardoned by the President. re,l,•lr,_'.„ Fisk, of the Freedmen's Bureau, declines to resto otant; property, and has gone in person to Washington to inquiries,