The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-06 00:00:00

THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as Published. containing All the LAFEST NEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, by H. W. HARRIS, Ne n spaper Agent, 4, Blackiriars-road, London, S. THE ATRE -R OYA L, DRURY-LANE, Managers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING the performance will commence with THE MAN OF THE WORLD. Sir Pertinax MacSyco- Mr. Phelps ; Messrs. G. F. Neville. Barrett ; Miss Rose Leolercq and Miss Atkinson. After which, on a scale of great splendour, Milton's Mask of COMUS : Messrs. Walter Lacy, Wiibye Cooper, Elena Drayton, Miss Poole, Miss Augusta Thomson, and Mrs. H. T HEATRE -ROYAL, E-R OYA L, HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, MY WIFE'S MOTHER. Mr. Chip pendale ; Miss N. Moore, Miss Snowdon, Miss F. Wright, dm. Alter which, THE WOMAN IN MAUVE. Messis. Sothern, Compton, Howe, Farren, Braid, &c ; Mesdames Stuart, Lovell, Buckstone, Ace. Followed by LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. And EASY SHAVING. Miss Louise Keeley, Miss F. Wright ; Ides.rs. Clark, Gordon, Rogers, &C. To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL_ alli+ rrUliflette 3171.1211V4 , tr. 1112, By 0 , UtMCI-f. THIS EVENING, THE WILLOW COPSE. Mr. Benj. Webster; Messrs. J. L. Tool P. Bedford, Billing ton. Stuart, Stephenson, Ashley ; Mrs. A. Mellon, and M as 11. Simms. Atrer wnich, 23d time, the new Extravaganza, entitled PAN ; or, The Loves of Echo and Narcissus. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, J. J. Smith, R. inorner, Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Lillian ifruce, and Miss A. Seam n. Commence at 7. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Messrs. C. Horsman, Collett, Kintyre, acs ; Mesdames C. 'foreman and G. Leigh. After which, at half-put Eight, THE MOUNTEBANK. Belphegor (the M.untebank). Mr. Fechter; Paul (his s-n', Mader Fechter; supported by Messrs. Widdicomb, Ryder, S. Emery, Fitzpatrick, E. Garden, C. Horsman, if aymond, Moreland; Miss C. Leclercq, Mdlle. Beatrice, and Mrs. C. Horsman. To conclude with THE LOST CHILD. Mr. Widdicomb. Doors open at Hall-past Six. The Box-office open daily from Eleven till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. David Fisher, entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS. Alter which, ARRAII NA POGUE : Messrs. Dion Bonet. cault, J. Brougham, H. Vandenhoff, D. Fisher, D. Murray Mrs Boucicault and Miss M. Oliver. To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, DEAF AS A POST. Mr. Thorne. Mesdames Johnston, Weston, and Hughes. Alter which, at 8, ONE TREE HILL. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, James, Belford ; Miss A. Swanborough and Miss M.; Palmer. To conclude with ALADDIN. Messrs. Thorne, Jomes Mesdames Hughes, Weston, Thorne, and Eliza Holt. GRATIS AND POST FREE, E. MOSES and SONS' New Pamphlet, THE PHILOSOPHY OF DRESS. 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ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish- greet, Oxford-street. tiIHE LAST EDITION OF " THE SUN," _IL Containing the Latest SYWITINU XELLIUEA.LE, tan be had Every Evening of U. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, Igo. 4, Connaught-terrace. nyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins D AT.—Morning, llh. 20m.--Afternoon, llh. 50m. To-Monnow.-Morning, h. m.—Afternoon, 12h. 18m. N LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1865. ♦ The old prejudice which stigmatised the English as being totally devoid of taste for art is long ago dis posed of, if, indeed, it had any foundation to rest on, with regard to the brush and the pencil. Our English painters are by no means unworthy representatives of the national powers, and year by year, as know ledge and taste become more widely diffused among the people, they gain a larger circle of admiring and appreciating critics. The Art Exhibitions and Art Galleries have, doubtless, contributed much to this desirable result, and the fact that 10,000 persons visited the National Gallery in a single day proves' how much they are valued. The British Museum, also, numbered on the occasion referred to 11,000 visitors ; but this fact is less surprising, seeing that the English were never accused of indifference to science, or of dullness in its pursuit. The practical information afforded by these exhibitions is most saluable, and, like all teaching by objects instead of by words, it is most attractive. Surely, then, the great aim should be to encourage as much as possible the attendance at the Museum, the National Gallery, and every other collection of works of science or art. This end, it must be evident, is much more likely to be attained when the exhibition is situated at an easy distance from the populous parts of London, and when a working man who feels inclined to take his family to see the sights will not have to drag them five or six miles each wa y. Yet our Government does not seem alto gether to appreciate this view of the question, or to understand that it is a very different thing to reach Charing-cross, or Bloomsbury, from any part of the metropolis, than it is even for a person of moderate means and leisure to , r each Kensington from the north, north-east south south-east, and east of London. Yet these various points of the compass take in a goodly share of our metropolitan population, and especially of those classes for whose benefit and mental training these exhibitions are especially designed. For a c l erk who lives at Bow or Hackney to reach South Ken sington after office-hours is a somewhat serious un dertaking. The longest summer's day would not give him much daylight even on his half holiday; and if the expense of conveyance were an object to him, he would be very much in the position so amusingly described by ALBERT SMITH, when told to admire the view from Mont Blanc, after his sleepless night. Again, the Surrey side of the Thames has a very large and increasing population, but Kennington, Camberwell, or Peckham, stand in a very different relation to Charing-cross to what they do towards the stately western suburb. The common sense of the House of Commons has un mistakeably affirmed that the positions now occu pied by the National Gallery and by the British Museum are by far the best and most advantageous to the public. It is impossible, of course, to bring such establishments home to every man's door, or into every parish, and while our population con , tiues to be so widely dispersed through the envi rons, it must always be a matter of some difficulty and fatigue to reach it. But the best way to con sult the interests of all is to place the collections in a central position, which not only is the nearest point to each alike, but from the facilities for traffic is so much the more convenient. There are cheap and direct routes to Charing-cross from every part of London by road, by rail, and by water. Now that the Charing-cross Terminus is in full working order, the means of access are considerably in creased, while the Underground Railway brings the same facilities almost within a stone's throw of Bloomsbury, so that for three halfpence an artisan can get from Paddington or the City within a few minutes' walk of the Museum. The number and regularity of the trains give every con venience, so that the time and cost of getting to or fro need not weigh in the scale. But notwithstand ing all these facts, which must be familiar to every one who knows London, the Government still cherish the idea of removing the Natural History Collections to South Kensington. It is in fact their pertinacity on this point that is stopping all progress. The House of Commons has decisively affirmed that our collections, both scientific and artistic, shall stay where they are. They are willing to vote any sum that may be reasonably required, provided always that this primary condition is isomplied with. But owing to this perverse resolution on the part of the Executive, nothing whatever has been done, or is to be done, and our magnificent collections are huddled together in most unsuitable style, and in a light which Mr. GREGORY declared to be better adapted to the eyes of owls and of bats than of creatures accustomed to the sunshine. Mr. COWPER and Mr. GLADSTONE are, however, prompt to shift the reproach from themselves to their antagonists. The Chancellor of the Exchequer espe cially condemns the random recklessness of the house, and points out the folly and wickedness of buying eight acres of land in Bloomsbury at £50,000 an acre, instead of availing themselves of the seven acres of cheap land at Kensington. But allowing this extreme . estimate, the sum total would not amount to half a million, and might be spread over several years, so that it would not be by any means disproportionate to the importance and durability of the work. The Government thinks very little of throwing away two or three hundred thousand pounds on an Admiralty whim or blunder, but when it comes to a great national undertaking that is to to last for generations every sixpence must be considered. But, in truth, the eight acres are not indispensable. Sir J. BOWYER suggested a very simple remedy for the want of room both at the National Gallery and the Museum—the addition of another storey. The great architectural fault of the Trafalgar-square buildings is its want of height, and of course by a proper arrangement of the roof, &c., first-rate lighting might be obtained. The addition of another storey to the Museum would give an immense addition of space, and would enable our rich and varied collection of scien tific objects to be arranged with some little idea of classification. Every year we may expect these collections to increase, since our relationships with distant colonies and countries afford every facility for the acquisition of precious and curious objects, and the English public is fully qualified to appreciate the value of such means of knowledge, while its Parliamentary repre sentatives never begrudge the requisite money. The whole blame of the present entanglement and confusion rests with the Government, who will neither accept the general opinion nor the dictum of Parliament, but refuse to proceed in any other way than the one most unpopular and inconvenient. Last night, as usual, the subject dropped without any practical result from the debate ; but Mr. GREGORY has done good service in bringing it for ward, and in demonstrating to the public the neces sity of watchfulness if they do not wish their col lections broken up and distributed to places where the fragments will be virtually inaccessible to two thirds of the metropolis. Lord AIRLIE was fully justified in calling the attention of the House of Lords last night to the subject of the defences of Canada. In some respects this question is one of the most important which has occupied the attention of Parliament, because it may happen that before the next session events of magnitude may take place in that colony, and the honour and interests of England be materially con cerned therein. Lord AIRLIE asked the Govern ment whether negotiations were still pending be tween the Government of Canada, and also, if so, " whether when the negotiations had been concluded the papers relative to them" 'would be laid before Parliament In the course of his remarks the noble lord said that it was desirable for the Government to make some declaration as to the principles upon which they based their arrangements, as well as merely intimating the amount of money that it was pro posed to spend on the works. This is a very cor rect argument, and one which ought to meet with attention. Doubtless had more care and attention been adopted at the outset, the matter might by this time have been satisfactorily disposed of, so far as preliminaries are concerned, instead of merely being in process of arrangement. Earl DE GREY stated that he fully agreed as to the importance of the subject referred to, but that he did not think it expedient for that very reason to enter into detail. Some members of the Canadian Government have come this country for the purpose of discussing the difficult points of the affair with her MAJESTY'S Government. Lord DE GREY declared in the name of Ministers, when asked for a definite answer, that it was not expe dient just now to make public the result of the negotiations which were in process of arrangement. He would say, however, that the representatives of Canada who had come over appeared to be impressed with the importance of their mission, and when the plans had been perfected the communications would be laid before Parliament. It cannot be said that we are much wiser when we have concluded Earl DE GREY'S speech than we were before we com menced it, and it really seems advisable that Minis ters should depart a little from the absurd custom of making a mystery of everything. By the time all is needed we shall be told that it is too late to interfere or to make any alterations, and so on to the end of the chapter. In this instance, however, it is to be earnestly trusted that the Government will take heed to their ways, because the subject of Canadian defences is a very important one, and cannot afford to to be treated with carelessness or caprice. Affairs 'are not going prosperously with the Prissian Ministers. The last intelligence confirms the unfavourable opinion already entutained of the manner in which the Chamber of Deputies have dealt with the various subjects brought before them. From the commencement of the session there has been nothing but altercations on one point and another, and the ministers have not made any ad vances in endeavouring to conciliate the Deputies. The debate upon the Military Reorganisation Bill was resumed yesterday in the Lower House. Herr Von BoNN's amendment between the Government and the Chamber, and the question of the Military Budget, was lost, and it is curious to notice that only eight votes were given in its favour. The first and second paragraphs of the Government Bill were registered by 258 to 31 votes. When this significant circumstance had taken place the Ministers declared that they took no further interest in the discussion. They, of course, say that any effort to save their measure from an ignominious doom would be unavailing, and they abandoned it to its fate. The third and fourth paragraphs were rejected afterwards, and, finally, it was proposed to put all the remaining sections to the vote, and they were rejected. This is in some respects the most complete defeat that the Ministers have yet had to encounter in the prosecution of their plans, but it is not really of so much consequence as would appear at first sight, because it is well known that the Berlin authorities are rather indifferent to con stitutional practices, and can contrive to go on with great assurance on their own responsi bility. At any rate, however, a stigma has been attached to their career during this Parlia mentary campaign, and they must feel irritated and disheartened at the retrospect which they have to survey. Time after time reproach has been heaped upon them, and they have been treated with scorn and indignation by those whose support they should unquestionably have received, and whose assistance was necessary to secure their position as popular statesmen. No one can regret the adverse fate which has befallen these plotters and schemers, however, because they really have shown themselves to be so utterly indifferent to the claims of the com munity whom they profess to serve, and so false to their own reputation, and consequently to that of their country. Whether any result of an important nature follows upon this rejection of the Ministerial plan or not, it is at any rate satisfactory to notice that the Chamber of Deputies has made its protest against such extraordinary and unconstitutional measures as those of the Government. The Schles wig-Holstein affair is meanwhile at a stand-still, and neither side abate their pretensions. Herr VON BISMARK is anxious to adopt active measures, but the King appears unwilling to do so, and doubtless he is wise in his reticence. Those who scheme and strive to get possession of more territory than justly belongs to them may learn a salutary lesson in the state of Prussia at present, distracted at home by a confused policy and hostile Chambers, and perplexed abroad with the dissensions among her allies, while her best friends must be thoroughly ashamed of her tactics and inanceuvres. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News) Probate of the will of the Right Hon. Wm. Thos. Horner Fox Strangways, Earl of Ilchester, of Mel bury House, and Abbotsbury Castle, Dorset, and of Redlynch, Somerset, was granted to his relative Lord Digby, and Henry Framyton, Esq., the exe cutors. The personalty was sworn under £60,000. His lordship was the second son of the second earl, and succeeded his brother as fourth earl in 1858, and died, on the 10th Jan. last, at the age of 70. His will bears date 1860, and a codicil 1863. His lordship confirms the settlement made on his mar riage, in 1857, with his wife Sophia, daughter of Sir R. Sheffield, Bart., and also the subsequent provi sions in her favour, leaves her his carriages, horses, wine, and the plate not marked with the coronet, and all jewels not being heirlooms, and an immediate legacy of £2,000. The plate bearing the family arms, all pictures, marbles, bronzes, or other articles of virtu, books, drawings, medals, coins (ancient or modern, not being current coins of the realm), old charters, MSS., collections of science, antiquities, art,or curiosities,as well those bequeathed to him by his brother the late Earl (Henry Stephen) as those acquired by him, to be held by the person in the possession and enjoyment of the manor and estates; and he bequeaths the residue of his personal pro perty to his nephew and successor, Henry Edward Fox Strangways, now in his minority, born 1847, son of his brother, the late Hon. John George Charles Fox Strangways. There are numerous legacies and annuities to his nephews, nieces, and other relatives and friends, also to servants, to be paid free of duty ; and bequests to the following in stitutions and objects, viz., the County Hospital, Dorchester, £lOO ; Dorset Eye Infirmary, at Wey mouth, £100; Dorset County Museum, £5O; to the officiating clergy of the parishes of Melbury Sampford and Osmond, Melbury-Bubb, Abbotsbury,Evershot, and Redlynch, £lOO each, subject to the payment of £2O to the poor of each parish at their discretion ; to the Vicar of Somerton, £5O for the use of the fabric of the parish church ; to the Literary Associa tion of the Friends of Poland in London, £lOO ; to the Chancellor, Master, and scholars of the Univer sity of Oxford, £l,OOO, for founding and establish ing an exhibition, lectureship, or scholarship, or periodical prize for the encouragement of the study of Polish and other Sclavonic languages, literature, and history, with a view of promoting the know ledge of European politics in general, and, more especially, of benefiting the diplomatic service of this country. His lordship, among other appoint ments, was attached to the Embassy of St. Peters burg in 1816. The will of Major-General Richard Say Arm strong, Royal Artillery, lately residing in the city of Bath, but-who died at Lucerne, in Switzerland, on the 18th of January last, was proved in London on the 6th of April. The personalty was sworn under £20,000. The will, with a codicil, bears date August, 1863, and appoints as his executors and trustees his wife, Mrs. Mary Ffolliott Armstrong ; his sister, Mrs. Harriet Maude ; and his nephew, Richard Armstrong Maude, Esq. To his wife he leaves his carriages, horses, furniture, &c., all money at his agents' and bankers', an immediate legacy of £2,000, and an annuity of £6OO. Any surplus or residue arising from his estate he leaves to his said sister for her life, together with the reversion of the annuity of £6OO. The whole of his property will ultimately devolve upon the children of his said sister. To his executors he leaves £lOO each, and to his said.nephew a further bequest of £5OO by the codicil. The will of Benjamin Harris, Esq., formerly of Madras, in the East Indies, but late of Blackheath Park, Kent, was proved in London, under £90,000 personalty. The testator died on the 31st of January last. His will is dated April 13, 1854, and dis poses of the whole of his property to his wife abso lutely, appointing her sole executrix. Letters just received from Mas'sowah state that up to the 10th ult. no reply had been received from King Theodorus, who had lately returned from his expedition to Shoa. According to one report, his Majesty had succeeded in quelling the rebellion in that province, and on reaching Magdala had ordered Consul Cameron's fetters to be removed. Another rumour, however, regarded as more reliable, repre sents the expedition to Shoa as a failure, and denies that any favourable change has taken place in the condition of the captives. Another messenger was dispatched to his Majesty on the 30th of March, whose return was expected about the middle of May. Should this renewed attempt fail to elicit a reply from the King, it is presumed that the exist ing mission at Massowah will be abandoned. Correspondents from Aden report that a second letter from her Majesty has been forwarded to King Theodorus, and that a junior lieutenant had been associated with Mr. Rassam. Also, that 500 stand of arms had been dispatched to Massowah,'intended as a present to his Abyssinian Majesty. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) HEALTH OF THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. BRUSSELS, MAY 6. The King has passed a more quiet night. The Duke of Brabant returned here this morning from his long tour. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NAY 6, 1F65 FRANCE. BOURSE, May s.—The market has continued to maintain the firm position it assumed at the open ing of business yesterday, and the result has been a general augmentation in the rates of most of the principal Securities—Mobilier participates in the forward movement to the extent of 7fr. 50c., the present quotation being 780 fr. Threes, for the Ac count, have been negotiated at 67fr. 45c., and Ita lian Five 3 at 65fr. 50c. There is, however, no feature of improvement to notice in the Railway and general Share Market. The favourable nature of the transactions in the various markets has shown no sign of relaxation, and quotations have continued firm to the close, with a further slight advance in some of the Securities. 41 per Cents 96 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 45 Do. end month 67 55 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Bank Shares 3650 Credit Foncier 1275 Roman — Italian Loan 65 50 Do. end month 65 60 Ditto Threes 4l New Mexican Russian .... — Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred - MAYS. RAIL' Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean 'BBB 75 ... 891 25 Southern 592 50 ... 595 Western 530 Eastern Sardinian 305 ... 302 50 Austrian Lombard 541 75 ... 542 50 North of Spain 245 ... 250 Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona l3O RUSSIA. The St. Petersburg Gazette publishes the follow ing Imperial manifesto, dated from Nice : " By the Grace of God, we, Alexander 11., Em peror and Autocrat of All the Russias, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Finland, &c., " Make known to all our faithful subjects : " It has pleased the Almighty to inflict upon us a terrible trial. Our beloved son, the Czarewitch and Grand-Duke-Heir Nicolas Alexandrowitch, died at Nice on this 12th (24th) of the month of April, after great suffering. The malady of his Imperial Highness commenced last winter during his sojourn in Italy, but the symptoms did not then give rise to serious alarm for so precious a life, and seemed gradually to give way to the treatment adopted and to the influence of a southern climate, when suddenly symptoms of imminent danger presented themselves and made us accelerate our depar ture from Russia. In our deep grief we had the consolation of beholding our beloved son before his death. It much grieved us and all our family that this fatal event should have occurred in a foreign land, far from our country. " Submitting without a murmur to Divine Pro vidence, we pray the Almighty Creator of the" universe to give us the strength and the courage to support the deep affliction with which it has pleased Him to visit us. " Firmly convinced that all our faithful subjects will share our grief, and deriving consolation from that conviction, we call upon them to join us fer vently in our prayers for the repose of the soul of our beloved son, who has departed from this world in the midst of all the hopes which we and all Russia placed upon him. " May the right hand of the Almighty be ex tended towards him in that better world where is neither suffering nor affliction. " Having lost our eldest son—our direct succes sor, the Czarewitch and Grand Duke Heir Nicolas Alexandrowitch, who now reposes with God—we proclaim, in strict conformity with the law of suc cession of the Throne, as our heir and as Czarewitch, our second son, his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrowitch. " Done in the city of Nice, the 12th day of the month of April, in the year of grace 1865, and in the 11th year of our reign. (Signed) " ALEXANDER." MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Fair average supplies of fruit and vegetables are on sale here. The trade, generally speaking, rules firm, at the following quotations;— ?SUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0 Foreign do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb 0 0 to 0 0 Foreign do 1 -3 to 2 61 Nlelons Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 apples, per ht-sv. 2 0 to 4 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..4 0 to 10 0 Lemons, per 100 5 0 to 8 0 Gooseberries hf five ) 0 to 0 0I Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 ; s. d Arul . d erries,prpt 0 oto 0 6 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, pun() oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 oto L 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. .... 0 oto 0 0 Peaches, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per li.sv 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0 Damsons, pr d 0... 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 2 6 to 3 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 1 0 : 3 ditto 0 0 so 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz 0 0 to 0 0 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 2 0 Brocoli 0 10 to 1 6 Potatoes, per ton 70 0 to 50 0 New ditto, pr pnt 1 0 to 0 0 turnips, dz bunch 2 0 to 2 6 Carrots,pr do 4 6 to 5 6, Cucumbers 0 8 to 0 8 1 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Green peas,h.-sv. 0 0 to 0 0 French beans,h.s. 0 0 to 0 0 Onions, doz. h.s, 1 9 to 2 , New Do., dz bun 0 0 to 0 0 , Spinach 0 8 to 1 0 Brussels sprouts 0 0 to 0 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 6 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 t) Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms, p pt. 9 6to 1 3 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Mint and savory..o oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 6 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 0 to 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 3 6to 6 6 Seakale, per bun. 1 oto 1 0 POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to 10s Od ; geese, 7s Od to Os Od each ; goslings, 8s Od to lOs Od ; ducks, 55 Od to 7s Od ; ducklings, 5s Od to 7s Od ; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 10d to is 6d ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 9d each ; Surrey fowls, 12s Od to 18s Od ; chickens, lOs to 12s Od ; barn door fowls, 5s Od to 8s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges, Os Od to Os Od; woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od; snipes, Os Od to Os Od ; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os 9d to is Od each ; guinea fowls, 6s Od to 7s 6d ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, 18 2d to is 3d per lb ; English eggs , 7s Od to 7s 6d ; French do., 5s 6d to 6s Od per 100 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is 9d to 2s Od ; trout, Os Od to Os Od ; eels, Os 8d to is Od ; prawns, Os Od ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and hali but, 6d per lb ; turbots, 2s 6d to 15s Od ; cod, 3s Od to 9s Od ; brills, 2s 6d to 10s Od ; doreys, 28 Od to 8s Od ; mul lets, 1s Od to is 6d ; lobsters, is Od to 4s Od ; crabs, Os 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and pullets, Os Od to Os Od each ; soles, Os 6d to 2s 6d per pair ; common oysters, 12s Od to 60s Od; natives, 84s Od to 90s Od per bushel ; whitings, 4s Od to 10s Od ; haddocks, 5s Od to 20s Od ; smelts Os Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, —s Od to Os Od per 120 ; fresh herrings, Os Od to Os Od per 120 ; bloaters, Os Od to Os Od per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os Od per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton,- 4s 2d to 5s 8d ; Lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 8d to 58 2d per 81bs, by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. —Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 8d ; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 8d ; veal, 4s 01 to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 8d to 5s 2d per Blbs, by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from sid to 7d, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2fd to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 34c1 ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 30; 801 b to 881 b, 3kd to 31d; 881 b to 961 b, 3id to 4d ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, 9s Od to 10s Od ; calf-skins, light, 2s Od to 4,3 Od ; full, 6s 6d to Os Od ; polled sheep, —s Od to sOd ; half-breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, 7s 6d to 8s 6d; shearlings, is 5d to Os Od ; lambs, 3s Od to 4s 3d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 7s 6d; clover, £5 lOs to £6 7s Gd ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to,£s 10s Od; clover, £5 lOs to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. An active inquiry. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay,.£4 lOs to.£s 7s 6d; clover £5 lOs to £6 7s Gd ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. Trade firm. ADELPHI THEATRE.—Mr. Anson took his second benefit on Thursday evening, and was honoured by the presence of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and suite. Miss Russell again appeared and sang "Sweet Spirit, hear my prayer," and the " Alpine Shepherd," and met with an enthusiastic reception. The house was crowded in every part. Me Road Murdor. One of the most interesting pieces of evidence which was given before the magistrates at Trow bridge on Thursday, at the examination of Con stance Kent, was the extraordinary statement of Sergeant Watts, viz. :—That on the Saturday which was the day when the discovery of the murder was made, he found in the fire-hole of the hot plate of the scullery a garment, which he described as a chemise, but which there is no doubt was a night dress, and upon it were large smears of blood ; that this garment was taken charge of by the late Mr. Superintendent Foley ; and that from then until the present time nothing had ever been heard of it. Now, the finding of it at all was a fact which, as Mr. Whicher told the Bench on Thursday, never came to his knowledge, though he was specially de spatched by the Government to guide the search after the guilty party. According to the confession of the prisoner to Miss Graem, Lady-Superior of St. Mary's, Brighton, which is confirmed by the evi dence of the witnesses, the prisoner had abstracted the night-dress, which was to have gone to the wash on the following Monday morning. It was the theory of Mr. Whicher, late chief inspector of me tropolitan detective police, from the very first, that Constance Kent was the guilty party, and that if the mystery respecting her night-dress could be un ravelled, the whole affair would be explained. The singular ingenuity of Constance Kent, ably sup ported as it was by the miserable blundering of the local police, effectually baffled his skill, and not only saved her then, but while screening her cast the odium on her father and that most unfortunate and cruelly-wronged girl Elizabeth Gough. What could not be said before may be stated now, and, accepting the confession of Constance Kent as true, may be thus explained :—Undoubtedly she had three night-dresses, and three only. On the Saturday or Sunday preceding the Friday night when the fear ful act was committed she put on a clean night-dress, and later in the week had the other two put away in their proper place. When the murder was con summated the circulation was too languid for the arteries to spurt, but the blood still flowed in suffi cient quantity to stain her night-dress considerably. Her first subsequent act must have been to hide this evidence of guilt, and on the afternoon of the same day Sergeant Watts finds a bloody gar ment belonging to some one. Then followed the re markable stratagem of the prisoner, who, of course, was unaware that the discovery had been made, but who suspected that inquiries would be instituted as to the night-dresses belonging to the family. By regaining possession of the night-dress which had just been booked for the wash she would have two, and the washerwoman would be held responsible for the loss of the third. In one point her calculation failed her. It was clearly apparent, said Mr. Joshua Parsons, that the night-dress which Constance Kent represented she had worn throughout the week had all the freshness and starchiness of one which had only just been taken for use. To quote his own words, it was " extremely clean." This, however, was by no means direct evidence of her complicity, though now, in conjunction with other circumstances, it seems an important fact. Sergeant Watts swears that he gave the blood-stained garment to Mr. Superin tendent Foley, but what that officer did with it can only be conjectured, Those best competent to judge of his act believe that he laid a plan by which to trap the owner of this garment, and that it only failed through either his or his subordinates being outwitted by a more cunning hand. It was easy to suppose that this bloody garment had been hastily thrust into the fire-hole at a period during the particular Friday night, for there had been a fire there on the Friday, when, of course, the parcel could not have remained stuffed in the hole. The murderer was actively employed in hiding the traces of the crime, and also in arranging the shutters as to make be lieve that the house had been entered and the child stolen. For the closet in which the body was dis covered was not , much used, and the person who deposited the corpse there doubtless thought it would have passed down, and not remained in the upper part of the vault. It is true there were marks of blood in the closet ; but if the child's throat was cut somewhere else—and there is no evidence to prove that it was not, but rather to the contrary— the criminal might have thought the body would thus have been cast away, leaving no traces. Mr. Foley then no doubt considered that as the bloody gar ment had been hastily deposited in the fire-hole, it would be taken away from a spot where it was certain to be discovered sooner or later. Nothing, therefore, was simpler than to put the garment in the fire-hole again, and watch for the person who fetched it. Did Constance Kent, by one of her in genious manoeuvres, so watch her opportunity that she got it when those there to detect were either not minding their duty, or, too stupid to execute it, did not observe her ? If such was not the case, what became of it ? Sergeant Watts, who found it in the first instance, and ought to know its other history says, " I never knew what became of it." One circumstance the local police have now been obliged to acknowledge —that, for some reason or other, they kept the finding of this night-dress a profound secret. Miss Graem did not state in her evidence whether she knew anything respecting it, though the probability is that Constance Kent has confided to her and the Rev. Arthur Adolphus Wagner the whole of the events which took place on that dread ful night. The rev. gentleman declined to make any revelation of what had been told him under the secrecy of the confessional, nor did he, though he was not strictly questioned as to the extent of his knowledge. Miss Graem, who at first declared that the conversations between her and the prisoner were of the confidential and sacred character which at- taches to an interview between mother and daughter, generally, disclosed the startling facts which were published yesterday. Putting aside the question as to the state of the prisoner's mind at the time she says she perpetrated the deed, it may be said that she does not now present . any ap pearance of insanity. Her deportment through out the long and wearying examination was as calm as possible, that of a person thoroughly conscious of the very critical position in which she was placed. She acted according to the advice which she had received from Mr. Rod way, her solicitor. It is understood that the defence w ill rest on the ground of a disordered mind, and not a denial of her guilt. When Ylizabeth Gough, the nursemaid, was under examination, great sym pathy appeared to be felt by those present for her on account of the suspicion which has always remained upon her, and which has affected her interests most materially. She is a very superior representative of her class, and has always borne a high character. It was rather singular that the old washerwoman and her daughter, both of whom were very intelligent witnesses—had heard, before they fetched the dirty clothes on the Monday morning, that a nightdress was missing ; and the old woman said that if there were one missing, they should know by its not being sent to the wash. Their examina- tion of the clothes received from Road-hill House on that day was of a special character, and they not only found there was one missing, but sent to Mr. Kent to tell him of it, though they were not heartily thanked for their trouble. Most of the inmates of that fatal house had little doubt as to who really had the bed-dress. Although the " freshness " of Constance's night-dress caused Mr. Parsons to remark it, she was by this very appearance enabled, if the question were ever put to her, to show that she had but just changed it, and therefore that the other must have gone to the wash as she pretended. It will perhaps be explained on the trial whether Mr. Kent missed his razor, with which the prisoner says she cut the child's throat. Mr. Parson's evi dence would tend to show that some second instru ment must have been used, as the stab was probably inflicted " with a long sharp knife." A correspondent, writing from Trowbridge yes terday, says that Constance Kent has, since her committal, and in the presence of Mr. Rodway, the solicitor to the family, asserted to her father that she obtained possession of the night-dress which was found in the flue and was afterwards missing and burned it in her bedroom. When her father went to see her at the gaol she was writing, but on his entrance she rose and met him kindly, but afterwards burst into tears. She was sinking, but her father caught her in his arms. She also stated that the wound in the side of the deceased child was inflicted by her with her father's razor, and in thrusting the deadly weapon into the body she en deavoured to implant it in the heart. The interview was of a most painful character, but the prisoner was more composed than her father. On parting she embraced him, and persisted that the course she had adopted was due to him and her God. La Revanche De Waterloo, (From the Sporting Gazette.) The great spring event at Newmarket has come off, and Lord Stamford has met with the fate of the footpad in " Don Juan," and at the hands of the nation to which "Jack's" dying friend erroneously supposed that gay Lothario to belong. Archimedes, Liddington, and the rest of their compeers, includ ing the much-vaunted brother to the mighty Blair Athol, have alike been " floored" by the Gaul, ar rayed in purple vest and crimson sleeves which may recall the somewhat forcible epithet applied upon the occasion in question. That which Hospodar as first favourite, and Fine de l'Air in the same proud position, failed to accomplish, the less heralded Gladiateur has just managed to secure, and after as fine a race as ever fell to the lot of race-goers to behold, the " Haber of Mr. Clark told of victory in this bloodless arena. Fairer faces than any which gaze on the scene from Mr. Solomon's canvas in this year's exhibition looked at these dumb successors of Roman slaves, who minister to the pleasure of the present century; and if none fainted for wo manly fear and shuddering horror, as in the striking production named, we may be well sure that, on the other hand, more than one lovely countenance pre sent failed to show the calm insouciance which the painter has attributed to Tullia or Calphurnia. More reasons than one, it was whispered, made the struggle interesting to several in the spectatorium ; and lo ! at the last moment, up springs an alien to wrest the laurels from each English brow ! It is well worthy of note, to those who but a short year ago saw signs and detected sympathies which but existed in their own disordered reason ing, that the success of the French horse was re ceived with cheers. The English people are singu larly susceptible of enthusiasm for examples of merit in any walk, and are not generally to be de ceived in the long run by either false speakers or ill-informed writers. Their instinct is for a good thing, and just as at the present moment they will not be persuaded by a certain portion of the press that Signor Graziani is not singing the part of Rigo letto at Covent Garden as it has never before been sung in England, so they will not in the long run come to any very false estimate in the racing world of men and of the horses trained by them. Last year we had occasion to quote from Juvenal some lines entirely apposite to the then pending contro versy, as to alleged national feeling, a quotation which was subsequently adopted by the Times; and they are now so triumphantly appropriate, and on our own view - so entirely borne out by the crowd's conduct on Tuesday, that we make no scruple to reproduce them here with the context : " Nampo volucrem Sic laudamus equum, facili cui plurima palma Fervet, et exsultat rauco victoria circo ; Nobilis hic, quocunque renit de gramine, cujus Clara fuga ante alios et primus in tuquore pulvis. Nil ibi majorum respectus, gratia nulla." And the British public, long-suffering and mag nanimous, forgot the so-styled national antipathy of last year, and proved its non-existence by lustily cheering the success of the only horse with a French parentage on both sides who has ever won a great race in England. We hope that the press of Paris will see now, what we and their confrere the Sport industriously told them, that no such silly, stupid notions actuated the stormy multitude on Epsom downs. No respect of persons and no favour, as Juvenal says, was shown ; they cheered the good horse who won, just as they testified their disap probation of proceedings which, rightly or wrongly, hastily or calmly, they conceived had prevented the winning of another on the same ground for the same prize ; and long may such a zeal, however in discriminately, animate our populace, for it is the best safeguard for legitimate policy and straightfor ward dealing. The fact is, that nothing in the relations of the two countries is more fraught with promise of friendliness than the sphere of racing. To some French stables, the Channel has ceased to exist ; they go and come between Chantilly and Newmar ket, as John Scott used between Whitewall and Pigbum ; and it is nothing extraordinary for the same horse to run two consecutive Sundays in Paris, with a Wednesday or Thursday's race in the north of England between. We are afraid to count the number of times Fille de l'Air has crossed the water—the throb of a paddle, and even the detested pitch of the perverse sea, can have no terrors for her by this time ; although a good deal of the freedom from mal de mer may be traceable in such cases more to their island progenitors than to their adopted country. Be this as it may, the French race horse is to be seen healthy and well on any English race course, and in nearly every race, so, on that side of the transaction, perfect confidence exists in the minds of those who are the best judges of whether they are properly received. • The English, who frequent Parisian courses to do more than look on, must necessarily be fewer in number ; the prizes which are as yet open to com petition are none of them, with the exception of the Grand Prix (and we regret to learn that there is a likelihood of that great event being abandoned), sufficient to tempt the owner of horses, for whom he can find a better harvest here. The " gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim is better than the vintage of Abiez ;" where they run for pounds here, they run for francs in France ; and although some very heavy bet ting now takes place at Paris, it is only on a few events, and not at all in the style which here enables a man who has got a good thing, to win as much on a two year old plate or a selling stakes as the whole amount of the French Derby subscriptions. Besides, except at Paris, and as far as we remember, in the prize instituted by the poor Duke who is gone, they must be French horses ; and few among us are able, if willing, to rival Mr. Merry's feat of sending mares over to foal there. Besides, cessante ratione—we know the rest—and the absence of allowances for the future renders the result not worth the trouble. While we have York, Doncaster, and Stockton in the north, Chester and Liverpool in the west, Epsom, Goodwood, Stockbridge, and Ascot in the south, we are not likely to run after Angers, Moulins, or even Deauville. Chantilly would hardly hold its own if it were not for its Parisian neighbourhood and readiness of access ; and it is only in the possession of a metropolitan course that our neighbours hold out a temptation lacking in England. When the French people take to loving racing as ours do, we can unhesitatingly predict the destruction of Long champs ; now it is a gaiety, a Chiswick day, or a review, accessible at a small cost ; then—but we shudder to think of the results which the dissemina tion of sound racing knowledge among the voluble and vivacious messieurs will bring forth. Conceive 50,000 French—and there are at least that number of English backers at Epsom, about 14 miles off— all with some knowledge of the favourites, all with from five francs to five Louis (term beloved of the speculative world), and all announcing their views at once, as we see our own folks in Surrey ! And then conceive London being near enough to send, after luncheon, 50,000 more, like-minded and like tongued ! No ;as long as racing is a mere toy, the gay world at the Bois will be happy and comfort able ; when it becomes more, let them look to them selves, and " make tracks" to Chantilly, or it may be to some still further refuge. When that day comes, we shall not envy them ; till it does, we will cheerfully and gracefully acknowledge the now fre quent victories of our gay rivals over our best and choicest, and we will take comfort in the time honoured reflection of the man in Joe Miller, that after all it is our thunder." DEATH OF THE DUBE DE COIGNY.—We have to announce the death of the Duke de Coigny, which took place on Tuesday at Paris. The duke served in the French army during the First Empire. He married Hen- Hotta, eldest daughter of Sir Hew Dalrymple Hamilton, Bart., by Lady Jane, eldest daughter of Adam, first Viscount Duncan, and sister of the great Earl of Camperdown, born 16th June, 1822, by whom, who survives him, he had issue two daughters, Louise, married to the Earl of Stair, and Georgians, married to the Earl Manvers, 61111 • • C i liar. HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, May 5 . The Queen and royal family went out yesterday morning and again in the afternoon. Sir Edwin Landseer arrived yesterday. The Dean of Windsor left Osborne this morning. The Prince and Princess of Wales• The Prince of Wales, accompanied by "'rin e° Alfred, and attended by Major Teesdale, rode on horseback yesterday morning. The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords in the afternoon. The Princese of Wales took a carriage drive, attended by the Hon. Mrs. E. Coke. Prince Alfred took leave of the Prince and Prin" cess of Wales, and left Marlborough House .(a t " tended by Major Cowell and Dr. Bernhardt) for the Continent. Departure of Prince Alfred for Bone. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred left London last evening on his return to Bonn, at theuniveral of which place he will resume his studies. Hi s r o y al highness travelled by the mail train which le f t . Charing-cross at 8.30, and with Major Cowell and Dr. Bernhardt, occupied a compartment of a saloon carriage in the centre of the train. 1- Prince Alfred arrived at the station from fa r , borough House a few minutes before the time fi xeu for the departure, accompanied by the Prince ?f Wales. The royal brothers took an affectiousle leave of each other, when Prince Alfred entere d the carriage, and the train was speedily on its 'aid to London-bridge, where additional carriages and the mail vans were added, and then it proceeded t o Dover, which would be reached direct in two hour s ; It was the prince's intention to cross immediat 4 to Calais or Ostend in the Vivid, Admiralty steam' vessel, which was lying at the Admiralty pier readiness, having been orderd round from WI . with for the service, and on landing his royal h i g ness would probably proceed to Laeken to visit the King of the Belgians before proceeding to Germany. At the Charing-cross station the Prince of and Prince Alfred were received by Mr. fir.er* Knight, of the South-Eastern Railway, and by er Cockburn, the station superintendent, the form e of whom accompanied the train to Dover. --- THE ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.—His Y3l Highness the Prince of Wales has graciously signified intention of inaugurating the Royal Dramatic College ° Monday, the sth June. Sherif f& THE HON. RICHARD BETHELL.—At the Court, Red Lion-square, on Thursday, a mong proclamations of outlawry was one made against the 0 9 °, d Richard Bethel], at the suit of a plaintiff named Edo Isaacson. Mr. Hemp, the officer, called the names fc',,,), ( first time, and th e p a rti es will be proclaimed at fivenlon"7, courts unless a settlement is made between thew. 0 ., another case against the same defendant, the procee d i n t r were withdrawn after the first proclamation made b y ric e officer. The defendant is described as of Upper Hyde-P" Gardens, and Quality-court, barrister-at-law. Lord de Lisle and Dudley and Mr. and l‘ ffa. Wilkinson Atkinson have left the St. George's Hotel. ate Comte Alexandre Stenbock has arrived a t Clarendon Hotel from Paris. The Hon. Henry and Lady Amelia Blacks °l . ol , have returned to town from visiting the Earl of Sand /11 at Hinchingbrook. d Sir Robert Affieck, Bart., Lady Affleckl Mr. Robert Burton have arrived in town from P Hall, Newmarket. Sir Michael Hicks Beach, • Bart., Lady Hicks Beach have arrived in Chester-street, Bela -1r square, for the season. dna The Marquis and 'Marchioness of Abercorn Lady Georgina Russell are daily expected to 0-tri sre r, Chesterfield House, Mayfair. Viscount Hamilton+ ic has arrived in town to attend his Parliamentary d u ties a The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings and the Earl of Glasgow have arrived at the St. George Hotel. ; ai n The Earl and Countess Grey have arr-T e to r Paris on their way home, for the season, after a long - Ar on the Continent. The noble earl an d cou ntess 0 3 - petted in London on Monday next. Viscount Palmerston is much better, the go- - his right hand having diminished. The noble Prenlie,r Lady Palmerston return to town to-day from Brackett IL Hertfordshire. lUred Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton were Ilona- a by the company of their Royal Highnesses the nu ke Duchess d'Aumale at dinner last evening, at their re,o dence in St. James's-square. There were present-4:r- Excellency the Italian Minister, the Marquis an d j a a chioness of Clanricarde, the Duchess of St. Albans And Lady Diana Beauderk, Frances Countess Waldegrs;ii and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, Hon. gr it ' t ` oo . Lady Catherine Cole, Lady Molesworth, the Right os Sir David Dundas, Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, Wilbraham Egerton, Mr. J. Lumley, &c. Late r in "af: evening Lady Egerton received a numerous circle of iris ° The Distress in the Cotton Manufactur—fil• Districts. tO of The following is the variation in the areoll n or . pauperism in the under-mentioned 28 unions, on c t h. parison of the fifth with the f o ur t h week of the last raw The total number of paupers in the fourth week of Arm in the sections of unions marked (a) was 16,50 0 ; sec tion (6), 43,100 ; and in the section (c), 27,2'20 ; togst" - / : 86,920 —after allowing for a decrease of 50 in the Cher i° and Clitheroe unions, as shown by last week's r e ,rroo The aggregate population of th e 28 unions was 2,06vr (census 1861). (a). Four unions have more paupers : Blackburn so ........ oo Chorlton.. 150 Glossop ........................................................... Rochdale .............................................:.........••.. 460 Total ..................................... th e ... Sarn o (b). Sixteen unions are in respect of pauperism Dar as in the previous week, viz. :—Ashton-under-L9l3°'olei, ton-on-Irwell, Bolton (no return this week), ' o f tr- Bury, Clitheroe, Fylde (the) (no return this we e 1311 li D toll stang, Haslingden, Lancaster, Oldham, Pres ton, Stockport, Warrington, Wigan. (c). Eight unions have less paupers : -10 Chorley ........... Leigh Macclesfield Manchester -- . , ........... iSO , ............ 270 Preston . ........................................................ Saddleworth ...................................................... Salford ............................................................ 40 Todmorden .................... . ................................. 1° Total ............................... . . . .... uria The maximum amount: of pauperism in the u nions exil hero the distress was attained in the first week of Pecadiaos 1862, when the total number relieved by the G' l 2 - 7 4,8 6 ° was ......................................................... The minimum was touched in the fourth week of August last, when the number of paupers 'W° AO returned as ................................................ Add the net increase during the months of Ser, tember and October, and the first and second 32160 weeks of November, 1864........................... 111149 v Deduct net &Crease 'in the twenty weeks ended with tii.e last week of March, 16,230 1865 00 Ditto ditto, first week of April, 1865 4,0 Ditto ditto, second week 1 , ...... .1,840 Ditto ditto, third week ~ ... 2 90 1 , ..... Ditto ditto, fourth week . 290 4 s : ?0 Ditto ditto, fifth week 7 , .................. 2 .. . e 0 Tota Able-bodied lin receiptPaupers—The tof relief from th otal number e poor rates ...o f 1 ................ wtt ioll the relief lists of the 28 unions last week was 19,2837 is 203 loss than shown by the previous s t a temen t ' se 0100 Out-door Relief—The total sum expended in thus ss tb ,o last week was £5,224. This amount is £1, 458 1e864, o 3 the sum disbursed in the corresponding period of 1 ,. n th £4O less than that of the week immediately Pr eceal I'p. last. FREDERICK PURDY, Statistical Jdwr- Poor-law Board, May 5, 1865 The Credit Foncier and Mobil ier of England , is announced that it will receive deposits of w°ll gt rat e $ sums of £ lO and upwards for fi xed periods, of interest varying from up to 6 per cen t ', pasiS extraordinary success of the Credit Mobilier of has in a great measure been due to this l' il ' l ra Ao taking in small deposits, the number of whi c and up for the smallness of their individual aul oll . ll _ t his it will no doubt prove equally successful l'giveo country. The same company has like wis v e a rtia notice that it will issue debentures in 611131 s i d 00 1 from £ lO up to £l,OOO, for three, eve , 00' y ea rs, with interest at 6,6 f, and : r"" respectively.