The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL, iNTELLIGENON. TWELVE o'CLocK. The inquiries for money to-day in the Discount Market are not particularly active, yet the rates are well sustained, capitalists showing little dispo sition to relax their their terms even for the best quality of mercantile bills. There seems, however, to be an opinion that some increase of ease will be experienced, especially as a check has been given to the wholesale introduction of ephemeral under takings. Those now submitted to the public are, for the most part, genuine, yet the prospects are somewhat marred by the heavy calls which week after week are officially notified. The activity of trade will no doubt sustain an average demand for discount accommodation, and this impression prevailing the market for the moment exhibits a steady appearance. Therew - as a further influx of £19,000 of Gold into the Bank of England yesterday. The movements of the precious metals during the past week have been on a rather moderate scale. The imports have amounted to about £242,984, chiefly from Australia and New York ; while the exports have been to the extent of £237,659, a large proportion of which has been to the East Indies and China. o. According to Reute r ' s telegram,Two this ' m CLocrt orning, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 67c. Quiet. When the English Stock Market closed yesterday afternoon Consols were 4 per cent. lower, but half of that depreciation has been regained, and the latest prices are 861 1 for money, and 864 I f for the account. The New Threes are 841 1 , and Reduced Annuities, 841 1 ; ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), 191 ; Bank of England Stock, 245 ; India 5 per Cents., 102/ ; and ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1011. I [ln the Foreign Stock Market a fair amount of business has been transacted. Turkish 5 per Cents. have declined 1 to 361 1 ; Spanish Certificates ad vanced Ito 161 1 ; ditto Passive, fto 271 ; the Italian Loan, 1861, to 561 57 ; and ditto, 1865, 4to 72 1. The Egyptian Railway Debenture Loan is quoted 2 1 dis. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, and prices have not varied to any important extent. Great Eastern have declined 10s. ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, ss. ; while North Eastern (Berwick) have improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally remain at about former values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet, and in some instances showing rather less firmness. Im perial Ottoman are dealt in at 12 12f ; Chartered of India, Australia, and China, at 23 ; London and South African, at 142 15 ; Oriental Bank Corpora tion at 48- ; Credit Financier and Mobillier of England at 7i I ; National Discount Co. at 131 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., at 162 1. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 p er C ent 841 1 * New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 84 Anno. 5 per Ce n t. J an. 1873 uities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.., Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 l9l Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 pe r Cent. March. J une . Do. £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Accou n t INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 Do. Acco un t Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 pe r C en t ., O ct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., M a y 1879 Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO pin FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do Account 721 2- 4 Do. Scrip, £45 paid B uenos Ayres 6 per Cent ll is ad Do £ 1 (0 Bonds Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chilian 6 per Cent 971 Do Scrip, £25 paid Do. 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba Cuba, 6 per Cent. , 6 3 per Cent., 1825 Danubian Principalities Do. A ccount Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Egyptian 7 per Cent 9Ol 891 Do., Second issue Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 BBl Do £lOO Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures — Do. £25 pa id Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account Do. Coupons Guatemala 5 per Ceut. Italian 5 per C en t 1865 Do. Account Mexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1861 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do. 6per Cent, 1864 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 por Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cont., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Ac coun t Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BBl Do 41 per Cont. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pes Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B9l 90 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 921 2 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account 271 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l6l Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account 92 11 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 6 51 2 Do £lOO Bond s Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 67 671 Do £lOO Bond s Do 6 pe r Cent, 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — Do A ccount 361 1 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto account Do 6 per Cent, 1862 Do Account Do. 1864 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian 5 per Cent., E x. 1 0 Florins Belgian, ' 4l per cont., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Clout., E x. 12 Gull 6Ol Do 1 per Cent. Certifi ca t es 9ll Preach Itentes 3 per Cent. Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. D o Account • — 561 1 Co nsols for money ney 861 pg-icc4tiat 86! The two fellows, Essen and Allen, who have Victimised numerous country tradesmen by what is called the half-cheque swindle, were tried and found guilty at the Middlesex Sessions yesterday. They were each sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour. THE PROGRESS OF RUSSIA.— Pe tersburg state that a Russi an a Advices from St. artist is preparing for the Paris Exhibition of next year an allegorical representation of the events in the reign of the present Czar. A group of atricultural implements denotes the progress of the country in that branch of industry. A broken chain typifies the abolition of serfdom. Figures of Hope, Faith, and Charity connnemorate the publicity of judicial proceedings, reli gious toleration, and the abolition of corporal punishment, Th er e Seems in thi s d es i gn to be no reference to Poland or cassia. • EXHIBITION OF NATIONAL PORTRAITS.—The Ex hibition of National Portraits at South Kensington will be t)14110C1 to the public on Monday, the 16th inst. SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES SHARES AND STOCKS. sharel Railways. I paid.! Closing I Business Price. done. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. E.London, scrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angi. at. No. 2, Great North of Scotland Great Northern A stock 90 92 127 128 55 65 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 23 15 d 118 123 40 41 0 7 122 ~ 23 I'B 190 Do. B stock Do. New, ts. at 25 prii GAS. and W. of Ireland! Gt. Weste:n -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford AO 92 69 60 53 60 90 12 31 31 10) 102 I`4o 122 Do. Newport Do. Laneishire& Yorkshire) London and Blackwall . Lon., ltrigh., & S Coast! Lon., Chat., and Dover! 91 06 34 36 43 45 121 122 92 43 63 64 133 11.'5 21 2 / 1 , 1 H' 94 96 Do. Metr'op. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Shet., & Lincoln 3letropolitan Do. New . _ Do. Extension Metropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and St. John's W'd Mid'and Do. X 9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby Hid Kent ..... 123 l2li 111;i 9.1 ,s 5 North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N*E purchabt Do. Leeds Do. York D&. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-M North London Do. do. 1864 t 7 E 9 6 27 109 110 _ Do. do. 180 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock) Do. Scot, Mid. st Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Tall' Vale Do. C Vale Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha I West Cornwall BRITISH Atlantic & St.Lawrcnce Llom.,Baroda, Cendn. gu. 5 per cent... ..... Do. le /shares ........ Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference ...... Buff Brant, & Godcrich 6 p.c. 872-3- I.• • ••• • • Calcutta & 8. E., lim.. e Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pt East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East ludian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonde 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred .. • Gt. India Pen. gua. sp. c l'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent 41 per cent Do Great Wc a. of Canada D. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bdg. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 1 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Sfelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. Ill.C'da, 6pc letpf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi d Do. do Do. Puniaub ~„Fi Do.lndus St.FlO 71 72 109 110 35 37 10 11 p 122 at 15 2p 15 73 75 108 112 150 152 67 70 112 114 50 5' 74 75 8 9 190 113 3 11 1 100 102 51 53 lESSIONS. 5i 60 102 103 P iP 66 7 10 11 76 80 06 98 65 70 100 102 101 102 113 104 30 32 88 90 65 67 55 60 59 61 50 55 45 49 42 45 30 33 I'o 33 109 110 1i 2E• 16 2 p 99 100 91 93 16 17 31 3id St 26 86 e 8 1 ,id 99 100 9 93 86 88 02 64 8' 82 99 100 98 99 foi 98 99 18f 1 991 } 99 982 COLONIAL GO VERNMENT SECURITE ES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l,O 90 94 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 90 94 e D D a o o. p . 0 5 5 u p p : u c c.. op j e a , n Inscribed Julysk 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 78 8 10 0 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 104 I)°.API.&° o,, 1 8 ?t 1898°-019-r 1000 1 10055 107107 Do. d Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9. 100 102 104 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 90 n Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c lOO 1( 2 104 Do. 1878, do lOO 166 1 8 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1t , 78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov 18 100 IC4 (C 6 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 120 1 , 2 104 Natal goy. 6 per cent.. no 100 102 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 93 95 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p •c.,1866 100 - - - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187.' 100 90 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 871 884 071 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 91 95 Do. 5 percent.... ... 100 79 81 Nova &lA's Gov. 5 p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 98 100 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 98 100 98/ 95 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards 1( 0 105 107 'Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 103 101 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lira 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 14 16 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 510 680 Drake walls 2.1.0 4 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 21 23 East Caradon 2.14.4, 8 9 8/ East Carn Brea 3l 31 41 East Grenville 2.14.0 35 4 East Gunnislake 8.3.0 1 East Loved 3.9.0 7 9 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 3j Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 7 4 Groat L Ixey, limited., all 20 21 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 / Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 1 15 G. Wheal Vor 40 24 27 261 Grenville 8.18.0 31 31 I lerod's Foot .. 8.10.0 38 40 llingston Downs 5.10.6 41 5 51argaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 4 6 Marke Valley 4.10.6 4 41 4 Awyndy Iron Ore, lim 2f 21 16d New Se ton North Itoskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 5 1 North Wheal Crofty 2.13. t 1 .1 Prosper United 7.1.6_ 34 Providence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 32 S. Caradon (St . Cleer) ll 390 410 South CondurroW 3.2.0 11 E S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 35 15 20 . 15.6 9 11 Stray Park 9 14 16 Tin Croft 5 Vigra and Clogan, lim all 4 6 West Bassett (Mogan IV. Caradon (Liskeard 9 8 6.1 West Chi verton ll 75 80 West Seton . Wheal Bassett (Illogan 51 821 871 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 25 276 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 14 16 rICEFERENCE 51 : 1 AIL"' North British 5 i er cent., No. 1, 102 :FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 11 Labia and San Francisco, ILa., gua. 7 per Cent., r _ls2 16 Great Luxembourg, 151 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 8 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 16 FOREIGN MINE. Cape Copper, urn., 11: St. John del Rey, lien., 52} United Mexican, Urn., 24 BANKS: Alliance, Um.. 271 Anglo Austrian, 6} Anglo Egyptian, Bin., in Bank of Egypt, 32 Brazilian and Portuguese,llim., 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 23 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., Bfil Hindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., lsi Ditto, issued at 2 pm., la Imperial Ottoman, V} Ditto, new, llf Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4 i London and Brazilian (lim.), 44f Ditto. new, 71 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 211 London and 11 estminster, 051 Merchant Bank, lira„ 211 Mercantile and Exchange, Um., 41 Midland Bank, lira., 20 National Provincial of England, Ditto, 2d and 3d issue, 48 I Oriental Bank Corporation. 48 Standard of British South Africa, 15} Union of. London, 521 } MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 Berlin Water Works, Um., 101 City of Moscow Gas, Um , 4/ City Offices, lim., 5 , Commercial Union, Insurance, 6} Credit Fonder and nobilier of England, 71 Ditto, new, 6i Ebbw Vale, 171 Egyptian Com. and Trading, Urn., 4 Electric Telegraph, 134 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim.. Home and C nonial A ssurance, Um, 3i imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim.. 3 21 London Financial Association, lim ;16k London General Omnibus Company, Mauritius Land, Credit. and Agency, Um., lit Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, 7 Natal Land and Colonization Co. ;j National Discount company, 13i Ditto, new, bi Ocean Marine Insurance), 211 Ottoman Financial Association, Urn., 6 Overend, Gurney, and Co., 1im.4161 ST. GEORGE'S HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday a quarterly general meeting of the governors was held at the hospital on general business. It was agreed that a pension of £75 per annum should be granted to Mr. Lewis, late collector ; and £2OO a year to Mr. Hammerton, of the medical depart ment, with a gratuity of £lOO. The woman who had deserted the child, which it was alleged had been laid out while still living in St. Pancras Workhouse, was tried for the desertion at the Middlesex Sessions yesterday. She pleaded guilty, and wan AQUt9IIO4 to tWv nwnthre inaprionmout, 401 39/ X O l i 11 401 914 311 12 / I 134; 3f 1091 7;} Y OSS: 1031 1 1 1:91 St THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1866.9 LITERATURE. The Life and Letters of Lady Arabella Stuart. With numerous original and unpublished Docu ments. By Elizabeth Cooper, author of " A Popular History of America." 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. An enthralling chapter of the romance of his tory chronicles the fortunes, or rather we should say the misfortunes, of Arabella Stuart. This hapless lady, after a long imprisonment, expiated by a death in prison, her only crime, the inherit ance of the name of Stuart, a name almost inva riably synonymous with misfortune. This inte resting history has been recorded in a most inte resting manner by the talented authoress of a popular history of America. With a skilful hand she has selected and presented to us numerous hitherto unpublished documents relating to the unfortunate subject of her memoir, and in so doing she has with a graphic pencil pourtrayed to us the domestic life and manners of the period. Thus we find the early days of Arabrila, which were passed at Hardwick Hall, under the care of the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury, minutely particularised. At seven in the morning breakfast was served to the royal lady in her own apartment-,—a right royal apartment hung with rich tapestry. This broakast was sufficiently substantial, consisting of " Half a loaf of household bread, a manchet, or loaf of the finest flour, a quart of ale, and a chicken or sonic broiled bones." Prayers followed, and then the studious maiden devoted herself to her books. Languages formed the chief object of her studies— Latin especially—but French, Italian, and Spanish were likewise taught her, grammatically and conver sationally. She had also to study the Greek Testa ment, and Plato in the original, to receive lessons on the lute and virginals, which, with instruction in spinning and embroidery, " physick," surgery, con fectionery, and " herbs" must have given her enough to do. Dinner was served an hour before noon with great state and ceremony. The rest of the day was spent in hunting, or in various games and pastimes within doors—interrupted only by the supper at seven, and prayers in the chapel at ten— af ter which the household separated for the night. Thus tranquilly passed the early days of the unhappy Arabella Stuart. The vicissi tudes of her after career, fluctuating between a palace and a prison, are very faithfully depicted. Sad indeed is the termination to her brief dream of happiness, and with regretful sympathy the reader of this very interesting narrative closes the last volume which records the fate of Arabella Stuart. Drafts on My Memory. By Lord William Pitt . - Lennox. Two Vols. Chapman and Hall. A pleasant gossipping book of anecdote and re miniscence, relating, as the author tells us, to Men he has known, Things he has seen, and Places he has visited. These Men and Things and Places are for the most part well deserving of remembrance, the Men including in their number the names of Wellington, Byron, Kemble, Brumwell, Theodore Hook, Sir Robert Peel, Count d'Orsay, Sydney Smith, Cardinal Fesch, Grimaldi, O'Connell, Sheil, Talleyrand, and others. As a specimen of some of the amusing Things in particular Places pleasantly described to us, let us take almost at random the following examples of what the author justly denominates, "My O wn Prowess" : An aquatic deed of my own caused me no little Arid , though it is scarcely fair to mention it after such achieve ments. I was staying with Ball Hughes at a villa ho had for the summer, on the banks of the gentle Mole, near Esher. Wo had all been at Epsom Races, and were dusty and hot. While lounging on the lawn before dressing, I remarked what a luxury it would be to have a swim. " Can you swim ?" asked my host. " Pretty well," I replied. " I'll bet you fifty pounds," continued he, "that you do not jump in head foremost as you are, swims to that tree and back in five minutes." •' I sup pose if I say done," I replied, "I may take off my hat, and leave my watch in your possession." "I agree to the latter, not to the former. Is it a bet ?" "It is." "George," said the Golden Ball, addressing the late Sir George Womb well, "you must be timekeeper. When William Lennox is ready, you must give the word. lle must take a header, swim for that willow tree, touch its branches, and return in five minutes." The word was given, I plunged in head foremost, and found myself regularly " bo.meted" under the water, as my hat had slipped down over my face. In a second or two I raised it, swam out, reached the goal, touched the willow, and was back at the starting-place with a minute to spare. In less time than I can take to record it, I ran up to my bed-room, took off my drenched garments, got between two blankets, and was down at dinner wonderfully refreshed in body, and still more in mind by the "refresher" of fifty pounds, which I found under my napkin. Since that period I have never caught a glimpse of the sluggish Mole without being reminded of my aquatic feat. I was equally successful in winning another wager from " The Golden Ball." The late Earl Fitzhardingo had made me a present of a splendid old hunter, called Goliah, whose wind was too much touched for a gallop, but who was perfect at a walk or a gentle trot, and as a fencer. One day 1 was driving him in a tilbury in Hyde-park, where, from his beauty and symmetry, he was the admiration of all. Ball Hughes noticed him. " What a hunter he would make !" said he. "Ho was one of the best in the world," I responded ; " and oven now ho would leap almost any fence in the country ; wonderful too at timber ; ho would fly over those railings." This was an allusion to some high wooden railings that then enclosed the park. " I'll bet you five pounds," said the exquisite, " that he does not." "Done," said I; "I will do it to-morrow." "Oh, no," it must be done at once. The bet I propose is, that you have him taken out of the tilbury, and without saddle clear the highest rail in the park, in a sporting manner. " Done," said I, " with this stipulation, that as the rails aro equally high near Kensington Gardens, you select one there, so as to be out of the way of the horse men and carriages." "Agreed," he said, "and Fred Fitz Clarence shall be the umpire." Fitz Clarence, Ball Hughes, his friend Lloyd, and myself, proceeded to the spot, whore I took Goliah out of the tilbury, fastened his traces over his loins, undid the bearing rein, got a "lift" on, and charged tho rail, retaking the leap back again into the road. " Fairly won," declared the umpire ; " that animal would be worth four hundred pounds if his wind was sound." In justice to Lord William it must be observed that he generally prefers relating the prowess of others. His anecdotes are singularly varied, and excessively amusing, and a vein of good humour runs throughout the whole work. Lost and Found : A Temperance Tale. S. W. Partridge. This is a very interesting little story, which vividly and naturally depicts the evil effects of in temperance. It is supposed to be related by one who nearly fell a victim to the evil habit which she describes. The enduring affection of the unhappy William Warder invests even his character with a passing interest, and the trials and temptations of the heroine Louisa are very truthfully described. It is a little work that is likely to do good: Little Foxes. By Mrs. Beecher Stowe. One Vol., pp. 188. Author's Edition. Bell and Daldy. " Little Foxes, or the insignificant little habits which mar domestic happiness," are the subjects of these very delightful and instructive sketches. The title is suggested by the text—" Take us the foXes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines ; for our vines have tender grapes." The little foxes that spoil the tender grapes in the domestic vineyard of Home—" those unsuspected, unwatched, insignifi cant little causes that nibble away domestic happi ness," are here very dexterously transfixed by the potent pen of the popular authoress. The foxes entrapped in this volume are seven in number, namely—" Fault-finding," " Irritability," " Re pression," " Self-will," " Intolerance," " Discour teousness," and " Exactingness." The same truth so happily sung by Moore— " A something light as air, a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken, Oh ! love that never tempests shook A word or touch like this has shaken " this universal truth is very effectively illustrated in Mrs. Stowe's very charming volume. These sketches are not in the form of didactic essays; they consist for the most part of anecdotes and examples inter woven into interesting tales. It is a book that is well deserving of perusal. The Day-Star Prophet. By Mrs. Alfred Allnutt. Hurst and Blackett. This beautiful little poem, dedicated to the memory of St. John the Baptist, the " Day-Star Prophet," describes, in strains of simple eloquence and deep feeling, the " Advent," the " Prepara tion," the " Vocation," and the " Martyrdom" of the " human angel" whose " voice cried in the wilderness." As a specimen of the musical versi fication and simple eloquence of the style, witness the closing lines of the first canto, " the Advent," in which the " Magnificat" is thus alluded to : " Then Mary's pent-up joy burst forth in song, That deathless song that lives in echoes still ; The sweet Judean breezes bore along, Through all the world ! A melody to fill All hearts with eestacy, all eyes with light, Make earth a Heaven, and Heaven itself more bright." Another eloquent passage celebrates the virtue of Patience. " Patience is silent Hope." The whole poem, throughout, is full of beautiful thoughts very beautifully expressed. Lectures on the Unicer.lity of Cambridge in England. By William Everett, ILA., Trinity College, Cambridge. S. 0. Becton. These very interesting lectures on the men and manners of the University of Cambridge, by an American, who has himself enjoyed the fostering care of Alma Mater, were originally delivered in America, and are now introduced to the English public. The author is the son of the well-known Edward Everett, the American minister. The Model Ready Reckoner. One vol., pp. 288. Frederic Warne and Company. The handiest book of calculations we have ever been fortunate enough to light upon is this wonder ful little pocket volume, called (advisedly) by the publishers of it, The Model Ready Reckoner. Turn ing over the leaves and recognising at a glance the multiplicity of figures compacted together beyond all even proximate computation, within the compass of these 288 minute pages, it is really con soling to read the announcement put forth in the shape of a prefatory paragraph to the effect that the text (to insure its perfect correctness) has passed through the hands of numerous editors. One man must infallibly, if left to himself, have been landed in Bedlam. The division of labour, here, was the best means that could have been hit upon for the avoidance of the otherwise imminent risk of in sanity. Here, indeed, is a case of limited liabi lity ! And the simplicity of the work when done is something really marvellous. It is like a world of mazes not one maze alone, but a very world of mazes. And yet with a distinct clue to be grasped at any moment in regard to each—at every turn, at every step, point by point, with inevitable accuracy. Open the book literally haphazard. ! Sayyou want to learn, in the twinkling of an eye, how much would be ninety seven times sixpence halfpenny —there you have it on page 72, at the point required, the precise amount being £6 13s. lid. Then there is the interest table on the product system—there are the Commission Tables—Customary Weights and Measures, alpha betically arranged—Table of Time—Long measure —Cloth measure—Square or Land measure—Solid or Cubic measure—Geographical or Nautical mea sure—Avoirdupois weight, Troy weight, Apotheca ries' weight—Fluid measure and Dry measure—Wine measure and Beer measure—Books and Paper, and so forth. Every conceivable, scrap, in fact, of numerical information. The Little Book is to the Library what George Bidder as a Boy, as the Cal culating Boy must have been among men—a ♦ery marvel of reliable and instantly accessible infor mation. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING-FRIDAY. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas, for 3-year-olds, ist 31b ; four, 9st 71b ; five, lOst 41b ; six and aged, lOst 81b. R.C. (3 miles 4 furlongs 139 yards.) Lord Stamford's Archimedes, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Savile's Strachine, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (H. Covey) 2 The following also ran :—Jolly Jack, Guinivere, and Chronometer. Betting-5 to 4 agst Archimedes, sto 2 agst Guinivere, 4 to 1 agst Chronometer, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Handicap Plate of 50 sovs, for three-yr-olds and upwards. New T.Y.C. Lord Stamford's Brick, 6 yrs, ist 51b (Murray) 1 Mr. Barnes's Oberon, aged, 7st 71b (Loates) 2 Lord Poulett's Wild Thyme, 5 yrs, ist 1 11b...(Goodwin) 3 The following also ran:—Lytham, Warrior, Lady Valen tine, Confederate, Forester, Lord Douglas, cby Young Melbourne, Bessie, La Mechante, Crown Prince, War Cloud, Scarf, Blackthorn, and Sister to Lady Valentine. The Bennington Stakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for three yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 51b ; mares or geld ings allowed 31b. D.lll. (7 furlongs 210 yards) 7 subs. Sir R. Bulkeley's Pamunkey, Bst 51b (Cannon) 1 Baron nothschild's Lincoln Green, Bst 51b (Daley) 2 Lord Coventry's La Muta, Bst 121 b (J. Adam) 3 Betting-5 to 4 each agst La Muta and Lincoln Green, and 3_to 1 agst Pamunkcy. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 Boys each, h ft ; for 2 and 3- yr-olds. Bretby Stakes Course (6 fur.). (8 subs.) Lord Canterbury's Gas, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (Kenyon) 1 Captain L'atchellor's Haphazard, 3 yrs, ist 1214 (Parry) 2 Mr. T. Hughes's Loaf Sugar, 3 yrs, 7st ilb (Prior) 3 _ . The following also ran : —lndian Star, Giladiator, and Mrs. Fitzherbert Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs. Last half of 11. M. 5 subs. Mr. Chaplin's Anatomist, Bst 101 b (Custance) 1 Lord Westmoreland's c by Tadmor—Merry Sunshine's darn, Bst 101 b (J. Goater) 2 Lord Vivian's Stephen Langton, Bst 101 b (J. Daley) 2 Adamanthea and Princess Thyra also ran. Betting— Even on Merry Sunshine colt, 100 to 30 agst Adamanthea, 5 to 1 agst Princess Thyra, and 8 to 1 agst Anatomist. Plate of £5O, for 2-yr-olds, 6st 711,; three, 9st 21b; with soiling allowances. T.Y.C. Mr. F. Pryor's Goodfellow, 2 yrs, Est 71b (.£500) (Kenyon) 1 Mr. Chaplin's Glacier, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (.£160)lor) 2 Mr. Elliott's Needle cult, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (.£100) (Goodwin) 3 The following also ran :—Sister to Lady Valentine, Rosaline colt, Simony colt, Northill, Water Curo, Mies Eva colt, and Under Age. Sweepstakes of 30 sous each, 20 ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b ; certain winners extra. Ditch mile. 4 subs. Captain Gray's Warwick, Bst 101 b (J. Daley) 1 Captain D. Lane's Ammuniti on , B s t 71b (Challoner) 2 Betting-4 to lon Warwick, who won, after a splondid finish, by a neck. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst Mb ; with maiden allowances. Ditch mile. 4 subs. Lord Glasgow's Physalis colt, Bst 51b (Challonel 1 Baron Rothschild 's Dalesman, Bst 51b (Daley 2 Sir R. Bulkeley's Poto mac, B s t (Cannon 3 Betting—Even on the Physalis dam colt, 5 to 2 agst Potomac, and 3 to 1 agst Dalesman. Plate of 100 sovs, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b; winners extra. Last 5 furlongs of R.M. Mr. Savile's Sister to Bingham, Bst 71b (Parry) 1 Mr. T. Pryor's Verulam, 9st llb (in. 51b ext.) (Loates) 2 Mr. U. Bird's Roselcaf, Sat 71b Tho following also ran :—Pussy, Ploughboy, and Clay more. Betting-3 to lon Vernlam, 6to 1 agst Sister to King horn, and 8 to 1 bar two. The Port Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 100 sous each, h ft ; for 1-yr-olds ; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst 71b. T.M.M. (One mile 7 furlongs 158 yards.) Six subs. Marquis of Hastings's The Duke, Bst 101b...(Cannon) w . o . Baron Rothschild's Zephyr Saved her stake. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 4to 1 agst Delight (taken) 15 to 1 agst Nukuheva (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 a gst Delight (taken a n d o ff ere d) THE DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Rustic (taketly 11 to 2 agst Lord Lyon (offered) CROYDON STEEPLECHASES. —FRIDAY, The Innkeepers' Plate, a Handicap, of 50 sovs. Winners extra. About two miles and a half. Mr. Halford's Doubloun, aged, list 12Ib (B. Land) 1 Mr Beadman's Threadbare, 4yrs, lOst (J. Page) 2 The following also ran :—Accident, Oscar, and Prin cipal. Betting—Even on Doubloon, 5 to 2 agst Threadbare. A Selling Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; for 4-yr-olds and upwards ; selling allowances. About 2 miles. (3 subs), Mr Stebbing's Pot Pourri, aged (Z3O), list 71b (11. States 1 Mr. C. J. Tattersall's Light of other Days, aged, list 71b (J. New) 2 Mr. W. Riley's White Stockings, aged, (30), list 71b (Daniels) 2 Ivanhoe also ran. Betting-2 to lon Ivanhoe, 3to 1 agst Pot Pourri, 6to 1 each agst White Stockings and Light of other Days. The Croydon Cup, value 100 sous, by subscription of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, _with 50 added; for 4-yr-olds and up wards ; penalties and allowances. About 3 miles. (9 subs). Mr. A. Yates's Harold, 4 yrs, 10st 41b (Owner) 1 Mr. Halford's Accident, 6 yrs, list 71b (Griffiths) 2 A Selling Handicap Plate of 40 sovs. ; winners 71b extra ; the winnerto be sold for 80 soya. Two miles. Mr. B. Land's Strike, aged, 11st 101 b (M r . Ed war d s ) 1 Mr. R. Walker's Umballah, aged, lOst 41b (Owner) 2 Simpleton, Rochester, and Physician also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Physician, and sto 2 agst Strike. An Operilluntere' fstakef) of 5 eve eacb, with 30 added ; 12st each ; winners and professionals 71b extra. About 3 miles. (9 subs.) Capt. Johnstone's Lincoln, aged, 12st 71b (inc. 71b extra) (Hon. Capt. Hare) 1 Mr. Atkinson' s C ome t , age d , 1 9st Mr. Summer's Ivanhoff, a., 12st 71b (inc 71b ex) (Sadler) 3 The following also ran : Stoneham, Langford, Wizard, Meerschaum, Scaler, and Pauline. Betting-2 to 1 agst Meerschaum, 3to 1 agst Wizard, 4 to 1 agst Lincoln, and 5 to 1 agst Ivanhoff. CATTERICK-BRIDGE RACES. —FRIDAY. The Brough Handicap of 50 sovs, added.to a sweepstakes of 7 soya each ; winners extra. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Goodlass's Nizam, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (Lawrence) 1 Mr. Gardner's Three per Cent., 3 yrs, ist 121 b ...(Bates) 2 Lord Zotland's El Cid, 3 yrs, ist (including 41b extra) (P. Challoner) 3 The following also ran :—Savornake, Cripple, Lady of the Tees, Claros, and Bob Chambers. Betting-7 to 4 agst El Cid, 3to 1 agst Savernake, sto 1 agst Nizam, Bto 1 agst Three per Cent. Won by three lengths, half a length between second and third. An ob jection against the winner was subsequently withdrawn. Savernako, who came in second, was disqualified fur going the wrong side of a post, Three per Cent. being thereupon placed second, and El Cid third. The Oran Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added; for 2-yr olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst 611) ; penalties and allowances. Four furlongs 147 yards. Mr. Gordon's Bracken, Bst 131 b (J. Snowden) 1 Mr. T. Dawson's Corporal, Bst 101 b (Cameron) 2 Mr. APlienzie's Sycee, 9st (Norris) 3 The following also ran :—Peg Fife, Ladylike, Tidy, R ap, Gipsy Queen, and Lord of the Isles. Betting-6 to 4 agst Sycee, 7to 2 agst Bracken, 6to 1 agst Corporal. Won by a neck ; a head between second and third. Tho Catterick Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added. 4 furlongs 147 yards. Antique, 7st 71b (Carroll) 1 "Whitele- 2 Dour-O, 7st 71b Balsam, 7st 111 b (Morris) 3 Miss Lawson and Honest Tom also ran. Betting 5 to 4 agst Antique, 3 to 1 agst Balsam and Miss Lawson, and 9 to 2 agst Douro. Won by a neck ; half a lengtk between second and third. The winner was bought in by Mr. F. A. Milbank for 70 guineas. Match. Jamie Taft, list 31b (Col. Knox) 1 Beoswing, list 21b (Mr. Boynton) 2 Betting-5 to 4on Jamio Taft, who won by two lengths. The Homby Handicap of 50 sovs added to a sweepstakes of 7 sous each. One mile and a half. Mr. Osborne's Miss Hayworth, 3 yrs, Bst llb (Whiteley) 1 Lord Exeter's Ilebe, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Dunbar) 2 Mr. Fobert's Vagrant, 3 yrs, Bst (inc. 71b ex.)...(Morris) 3 The following also ran :—The Begum, Molly Carew, Professor Milno, and Gelert. Tho North Yorkshire Hunters' Steeplechase of 3 sous each with 100 added. About three miles and a half. Mr. Vyner's Fly by Night, aged, 13st 11b...(C01. Knox) 1 Mr. Gardner's Huntsman's Daughter, 6 yrs, 12st 61b (Mr. Hutchinson) 2 Mr. Shafto's Bedale,_aged, 12st 101 b (Mr. Legard) 3 thirteen others ran. Betting.-5 to 1 each agst Fly by Night and Huntsman s Daughter, 10 to 1 each agst Rathc,onan and Bedale, and 20 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length ; a bad third. MARKETS.---This Day. COVENT GARDEN. - - The market was seasonably well supplied with most kinds of produce. The trade, on the whole, ruled firm, at our quotations : FRUIT—Pine apples, 8s to 10$; hot house grapes, —$ to —s ; foreign db, ls Odto 3s Od ; filberts, is 6d to 2s Od per lb ; apples, 2s 6d to 4s Od per half sieve ; oranges, 4s Od to 8s ; lemons, 3s 6d to 7s per 100. VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, Os Od to Os Odi; white de., 8d to is 3d; Savoys, 10d to is 4d; horseradish, is to 2s Od per doz. heads; greens, 3s Od to 4s Od; turnips, is 6d to 2s Od ; carrots, 4s 6d to 56 Gd per doz bunches ; brocoli, Od to Od ; rhubarb, Gd to is Od per bundle ; Brussels spouts, 1s 6d to 2s Od per half sieve ; seakale, 1s Od to 2s Od; mush rooms, 9d to is 3d; new potatoes, is to is 3d per punnet. POULTRY. Turkeys, 5s Od to lOs Od; geese, 5s Od to 8s Od; ducks, 2s 6d to 5s Od ; tame rabbits, is 3d to 2s Od ; wild do, is Od to is 3d ; pigeons, 6d to 10d each ; Surrey fowls, 7s to lOs Od; do. chickens, 6s to 7s 6d; barn door fowls, 4s 6d to 7s per couple. Guinea fowls, Os to Os per couple. English eggs, 8s to 9s ; French do., 6s Od to 7s 6d per 100. Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is ld to is 4d per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os Od per lb; soles, 3s Od to Gs per pair; cod, 5s Od to 15s ; brill, 3s to 10s; mullets, 2s 6d to 5s ; doreys, 3s Od to lOs each ; turbot, 58 Od to 21s each ; whitings, 3s to 12s ; haddocks, 4s to 20s per dozen ; fresh herrings, 8s to 12s per 120. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 58 4d ; veal, 4s 8d to 55.4 d ; and pork, .ps 8d to 5s Od per Sibs by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s ad to 5s 6d ; veal, 4s 81 to 5s 4d; and pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od per Blbs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 74d. to Bd. ; of household ditto, 6d. to 7d. per 4lbs. loaf. lIIDES AND SKINS. Market hides 56 to 64 lbs, 21d to 3d. ; 64 to 72 lbs, 3d to 31d ; 72 to 801bs, 3id to 3.1 d ; 80 to 881bs., 314 to 4d ; 88 to 961b5., 4d to 4id ; 96 to 1041bs Od. to Od. Horse hides, 9s to 10s 6d ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s ; full, 6s 6d ; polled sheep, 13s Od to 16s Od; half-breds, 12s Od to 14s Od ; downs, 9s 6d to 12s Od ; lambs, 3s to 4s 9d ; shearlings, 2s. FUNERAL OF THE REV, JOHN KEBLE. The obsequies of the venerable author of the " Christian Year " took place yesterday at Hursley, near Winchester. There was a celebration of the Holy Communion at eight o'clock a.m., which was very numerously attended. The usual daily ser vice was at 11.30, and the funeral service followed. The lectern, pulpit, chancel, and the vacant stall of the deceased were hung with black. The solemn office was most impressively intoned by the Rev. J. W. Richards, and the lessons were read by the Rev. F. 11. Fincher, both of these gentlemen being curates of Hursley. The body was conveyed from Bournemouth on the d.ty previously, and placed in the chancel of that church in which for nearly forty years he has ministered. The coffin was covered with a pall of violet-coloured cloth, on which was worked a large red cross, and this was supported from the chancel to the grave by six of the former curates of the deceased. Long before the service commenced the church was crowded by all classes of people from far and near, anxious to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of the much-beloved deceased. Amongst those present were Dr. Trench, Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Ilamil ton, Bishop of Salisbury, Dr. Forbes, Bishop of Brechin, Earl Nelson, Dr. Hook, Dean of Chiches ter, the aged and beloved Dean of Winchester (now in his 91st year), Dr. Pusey, Sir Wm. Heathcote, th u e rky member a for Oxford University, whose seat is Park, D r . M o b er ly, the Archdeacon of Winchester, Rev. C. J. Le Geyt, Rev. C. Gutch, and about 100 other clergymen from various parts of this and the neighbouring counties. The coffin was followed b y the relatives of the deceased, and it was lowered into the gray e amidst the tears of a multitude of mourners. The coffin is of polished oak, on the upper half of the lid of which is a large gilt cross, and on its lower part, over the feet, a brass plate, bearing the inscription : JOANNES KEBLE, Mart. Die axis. A. S. MOCCCLXVI, .ZE tat 74.._ In Jesu obdormivit. - Dr. Pusey, it is said, will preach the funeral ser mon on Sunday morning at Hursley. Mrs. Keble was not at liursley, being severely ill at Bournemouth, where Mr. Keble died. Indeed, these is too much reason to fear that his own death was hastened by the assiduous attention he has paid for some weeks past to his afflicted wife. Atlantic Te egTaph Banquet. ...-..--..4... A grand farewell banquet was given at the Palace Hotel, on Thursday evening last, by CYRUS W. FIELD, Esq., the originator of the Atlantic Tele graph, to his personal friends in London, pre vious to his departure to America. Mr. FIELD, whose efforts in connection with the Atlantic Tele graph have become of world-wide fame, received as his guests on this occasion about one hundred noble men and gentlemen, all of whom were distin guished in some department of statesmanship, science, literature, or art. Among the best known of the company present were—His Ex cellency the American Ambassador at this Court, the. Earl of Caithness; Sir Charles Bright, famous in • connection with the Indian cable ; Professor Thomson, Professor Varley, Capt. Anderson, com mander of the Great Eastern ; Rev. Newman Hall, LL.B.; Payton Wright, Esq., inventor of the external portion of the new Atlantic Telegraph. The large dining-hall of the Palace Hotel was appropriately decorated with English and American flags. After the removal of the cloth, Mr. FIELD ex pressed in a happy manner the pride and gratifica tion it afforded him to meet so many distinguished gentlemen and personal friends on that occasion. He was sure that all would join him most heartily in drinking the first toast of the evening, the health of her Majesty Queen Victoria, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Royal Family. This sentiment was drank with great cordiality. Mr. FIELD then proposed the health of one whom he felt convinced all in that company respected and honoured, a man who had risen from the very humblest position to be the Chief Magistrate of one of the foremost nations of the earth. He offered the health of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States. This toast was received with ap plause and cheers. The third toast of the evening, Mr. FIELD said, was one to which they could all respond with peculiar pleasure. They were honoured with the presence of a statesman who was respected alike in England and the United States, and whose official action, in a time of great delicacy and anxiety, had done much to preserve peace and promote friend lE:EglxacnedlleanncdyAthneleArinacae.ricialnemprionpisotsed tshheiph between ealth of (Loud applause, and three ti mes three for the American Minister.) Mr. ADDIS said that when he received the in vitation to attend this_banquet he accepted it on the condition that he should not be required to make a speech. But he felt constrained to express his gratitude and thanks for the very complimentary manner in which he had been referred to. They were there, he said, to receive the hospitality of a gentleman whose name was identified with one of the greatest undertakings of the age. There had been a time, within the past five years, when the successful completion of the Atlantic Telegraph would have been to him an anxiety. There had been a time when his sleep was disturbed, and his rest broken by the reception of telegrams from all parts of Great Britain, and if they had been able at that time to have sent them from the other side of the Atlantic, he supposed he would have had no rest at all. Indeed only last year he was fearful that the com pletion of the Atlantic Telegraph would only in crease his official cares and anxieties. But now that was all past and gone. He was on the side of the Telegraph, and felt he could sleep quietly even after its completion, for he felt sure that it would be a readier and more rapid means of convey ing sentiments of peace and goodwill between this country and that which he had the honour to repre sent. Mr. Adams resumed his seat amidst loud ap plause. The fourth toast of the evening was " The Army and Navy of Great Britain," in connection with the names of two gentlemen who had honoured the company with their presence—Admiral Richards, R.N., and Mr. Romaine. Mr. Romaine briefly responded on behalf of the Admiralty, and was followed by Admiral Richards in an exceedingly happy and amusing speech. Mr. FIELD then proposed the fifth toast, " Pros perity to England," coupling with it the name of a distinguished member of the British House of Lords, the Earl of Caithness, and a no less distin guished commoner, Mr. Watkin, M.P. His Lordship the Earl of Caithness addressed the assembly at considerable length, passing a high encomium upon the American Minister, than whom no man in England was more respected, and com plimenting their worthy host on the faith and steadfastness with which he had prosecuted the great and important enterprise with which his name would always be identified. Mr. FIELD, on rising to propose the next toast, said—There was present on that occasion the f aiinsd torian of the last Atlantic Telegraph, a scholar _e a gentleman well known to all in that 4. it was roo proposed the health of W. H. Dr. RUSSELL, an eloquent speech, said true that Englishmen and Americans spoke the same wor shipped the same language, read the same Bible,but these were no God, and obeyed similar be l par ticular friends. Si r reasons why they shou ld C. Cresswell, late o f the Di v orce Court, knew h ow man and wife sometimes fell out. For his own part heEthe speaker) would much I prefer to be ab use d in language French or some other foreignangua than to have to « catch it" from an American newspaper. 'The Press " was honoured with the usual acknowledgment, when speeches were made succes sively by Captain Anderson, of the Great Eastern, Professor Varley, Mr. Clifford, and several other professional and scientific gentlemen. All the speakers were of opinion that the next attempt to l a y the cable must be crowned with success, and that the cable now lying at the bottom of the Atlantic would be recovered without difficulty. LORD HOUGHTON will take the chair at the anni versary dinner of the Royal Literary Fund, at Willis's rooms, King-street, St. James's, on the 2d of May. --=••••••• SPORTING INTELLIGENOZ—This • VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN, 2 to 1 agst Delight (taken) Bto 1 agst Mephistopheles (taken) 9to 1 agst Vandervelde (taken) 9to 1 agst Out-and-Outer (taken) 15 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) 40 to 1 agst Nukuheva (taken) 50 to 1 agst Brahma (taken) POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —This Day. MARLBORO 11-S TREE T. CRUEL CONDUCT TO A WIFE. —Patrick Tarpcy, a tailor, residing in Carnaby-street, R.Tent-street, was brought before Mr. Knox, on a warrant by nosekelly, one of the warrant officers, charged with assaulting his wife, Bridget Tarpey. The wife, who had a bad eye, said that on Thursday her husband ; who when drunk was a man of the niost violent temper, assaulted her and blackened her eye. In answer to Mr. Knox, the wife said she had been marrieleight years that day to the prisoner, and had four children. Rosekelly said that when he apprehended the prisoner yesterday ho was drunk and very violent, and he w as obliged to get another constable to assist him. The pri soner tripped the other constable up, and it was with the greatest difficulty that he succeeded in getting the prisoner to the station. The landlord of the house told hint the prisoner would be the death of his wife, and only a few minutes before he (Rosekelly) took the prisoner intocus tody, ho having a large pair of shears in his hand at the time, threatened to rip his wife up, and at tho station threatened to do for him (Rosekelly); some time or other. The prisoner had suffered one month for an assault on a constable. _ in answer to Mr. Knox, the officer said he believed it was all through drink. Mr. Knox, after remarking on the prisoner's conduct, said that it was only for the wife's sake that he should deal with him as leniently as he was going to do, as he did not wish to cause her utter ruin. He should commit the prisoner for a month with hard labour, and hoped that would be a lesson to him. HAY. SMITIMIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 12s ; clover £5 5s to .£6 12s 6d ; and straw, .£1 18s to £2 5s per load Demand inactive. CUMBERLAND.-31cadow hay, £4 4s to £5 15s Od; clover, £5 5s to £6 12s Gd; and straw, £2 Os to £2 5s per load. Trade slow. WHITECHAPEL—Meadow hay, £4 45 to £5 12s; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £llBB to £2 5s per load. Trade heavy. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Niles Opened. Receipts. _ ._ Railways. 1866. 18E5. 1866 1865. L C Belfast and N. Counties 931 991 2.026 1.782 Belfast and County Down 441 4+l 719 637 Blyth and Tyne 36 36 41,377 1,897 Brecon and Merthyr ..... ... 68 61 1,253 805 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211 6,555 6, 468 Caledonian, Scottish Central 4151 408 26 iBB 24,801 Cambrian Cockermouth K & Penrlth .. 311 - 379 - Cockermouth and Workin .. 9 9 lB3 288 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 402 324 Cork, Blackrock, &Passage 6l t 4 144 132 Cork and Youghal Cornwall 651 651 1,777 1.791 Deeside l7 17 240 3 2 Do Extension ' 151 151 /8 93 Dublin & Reltast J unction 63 63 1,278 1.17,i Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 1,518 1.457 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexid lO6 914 2,673 2,790 Forth and Clyde Junction Furness, Sus " 5 ) 3,63 i 2,765 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 404 401 36,293 35,249 Great North of Scotland 5B 53 1,433 1.716 Do Branches 42 42 1,060 1,1:7 Gt. Northn.tt Westn. (Irel.) B2l 711 477 423 'it Southn. & Westn.(lrhid.) 8874 887/ 8; 89 7 814 Great Weatern 1292 1270 69,392 63.782 Hull & Hornsea Highland Irish North-Western 145 145 1,824 1.76 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 403 16,670 87.143 Limerick and Emits.. Limerick and Foynes 26 2 136 1 0 Llanelly 461 46f 666 816 Llynvi Valley London & North-Wester n London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast London, Chatham, & Dover; j 134 f 1224 1 10,820 6.108 all Metropolitan Extension 112 11 j 2,787 1,7,0 Do. Kent loast Lou., Tilbury, & Southend Han.,Shefneld, & Lincolnsh Manch. S.J un.& Altrincham 94 91 1,864 4. 31 7 5 Maryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6774 6611 53;470 45.923 Midland Gt. Westn. of Irind 2601 2601 4,289 3.864 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 3,093 3.116 North British, Edina, Perth __ _ and Dundee • 7111 6971 . 24,686 23,233 N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 12071 1160} 71,338 61 4 732 North London ll 9 ;4.6 8 3,105 North Staffordshire 258 258 8,123 7.311 Pembroke and Tenby ll4 lli 135 52 Rhymney l9l 391 1,188 1,149 Scottish North-Eastern ll3 138 5,433 6,0,4 Somerset and Dorset 66 66 I, 74 691 South Devon South-Eastern 315 308 26,161 19,446 Taff Vale 6l 61 6,192 6,3,3 Ulster _ _ 199 16i 2,965 2.619 Vale of Clwyd. - 10 . 121 166 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 145 625 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1.244 1,270 W'haven,Cleatorok Egrmnt lO 10 793 675 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 828 :30,5'9 33,751 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern Junction 261 261 847 344' Bombay, Baroda, & Cm. India 306 306 8,675 6.1 1 5 Detroit and Milwaukic lB9 189 6,599 4.822 Dutch Rhenish lOBl 1( 81 6,118 5,703 Eastern of France Eastern Bengal .... llO Ito 2,254 2,fi12 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1377 25,441 23.159 Great Centrai of Belgium 285 2.5 7,294 6,083 Great Indian Peninsula 6961 5851 Great Luxembourg 134 131 6,092 4,791 Great Southeen of india Great Western of Canada 345 315 17,74 e 11.443 Madras. Madrid, Saragossa ArAlie.ant.. 778 713 16, 05 17,493 Northern of Canaaa .......... 91 91 1,942 1,514 Northern of France . 724 724 59,512 56,726 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman . Paris, Lyons, & Nediterrn 2006 197, 144,101 131.016 Paris and Orleans lB2l 1618 77,270 67,109 Recife and San Francisco. &c 77i 77i 2, 4 124 1679 Sc:nde IGS 105 1,857 1,591 . . Do. ab, tir,c 253 45 i,o t South Austrian, am ... . Ins 1646 4.504 45.232 Southern of France 863 823 29,868 28,032 Victoria Welland. 25 25 230 118 West & N-Wn. of France I - ADVERTISEMENT.] Holloway's Pills. Tho trying weather of the last few months has laid many in the churchyard who might still have been a blessing to their families if they had, by some such moans as these famous pills, kept the blood pure, the stomach sound, the liver ac tive, and the bowels regular. Mild wet winters always press with heavy hand, ou the aged and the infirm, who constantly require some balsamic tonic like Holloway's pills to sharpen their appetites and maintain their strength. The pills cannot work wrongly nor weaken unnecessarily. The invalid, under all circumstances and in every situa tion, should get a box of these noted pills, attentively read the directions wrapped round it, and relieve himself from hid Malady. THAMES. 'ROBBERY BY A LINENDRAPEE'S SHOPMAN.—Ifenrg Chatfield,' a young nutnovas brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with robbing his master. - Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, stated the case for the Prosecution. The prisoner had been in the service of Mr. Joseph Dempsey, a draper, of No. 49, Crisp-street, Poplar, for the last five months at a salary of £2O per annum, with board and lodging. The prosecutor had missed a good deal of p roperty in the course of that time. This morning he missed two shirts and two pairs of drawers from his stock. Mr. Dempsey called the prisoner and six other assistants together and told them he had missed property, and if they were honest they would not object to hays, their boxes searched. The prisoner and another offered prosecutor fortaubnlde, their keys. Mr. Dempsey r se ef y use w d ent to to ta th k e e t w ile hom yo h u e ng left rnenl After that the sbteadtrioonomanddootrroloucgkhetd.bacMkra. Deoenms out side the door, and took the prisoner with two others into the room. Another man's box in the room was searched and nothing was found. The prisoner then unlocked hi s box and took out two scarves, two under shirts, three pairs of socks, and four pairs of drawers, valued in all £2 2s. 6d. The whole were new and the property of Mr. Dempsey. Two coloured shirts produced were in the shop 10 days ago and had not been sold. The prisoner had admitted taking the property. Evidence was given in support of the solicitor's state ment, and it was proved that when he came into Mr. Dempsey's service he said he was stumped for money, that he had lately been spending cash very freely, and a con siderable sum was found upon him. • Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner until Thursday next. Liverpool Cotton Market. —TLis Day. Market unchanged. Sales probably 6,000 bales. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. THE PRINCE OF WALES' COUNCIL CHAMBER, BUCKINGHAM GATE, MARCH 31. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has appointed Major-General Sir Thomas Myddelton Biddulph, K.C.8., Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall. WHITEHALL, Arun. 4. The Queen has been pleased 'to present the Rev. Thos. Gwynne Mortimer, M.A., to the Rectory of Castlebigh, in the county of Pembroke, and diocese of St. David's, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Pugh. CROWN-OFFICE, Arm. 4. _ _ _ _ Members returned to servo in'Parliament—Borough of Wigan, Nathaniel Eckersley, of Standish-hall, Lanca shire ; City of Ripon, Lord John Hay, of 15, Cromwell road, Middlesex ; Borough of Honiton, Julian Goldsmid, of 20, Porcman-square, Middlesex. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 6. COMMISSARIAT pEreßTmENT.—Ensign Neill Roger, from 2d Foot, Acting Deputy-Assistant-Commissary-General; Ensign William Newman, from 69th Foot, Acting De puty-Assistant Commissary-General, to be Deputy- Assistant Commissary-General. MELITARY STORE DEPARTMENT.—Assistant Superinten dent of Stores J. 0. Hamlet', Acting as Deputy Super intendent of Stores in New Zealand, to be Deputy Super intendent of Stores. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 6. The undermentioned Flag Officers have been this day placed on the retired Lists of their rank, under the provi sions of her Majesty's Order in Council of the 24th March, 18G6 :—Vice-Admirals the Right Honourable Lord George Paulot, C. 8., the , Hon. George Grey, Sir John Kingcome, bei -, l _,C ve . ai ti: ns l moifa , ,. . dh T leolo h miln o va m isen as olgn,ilses L .hl i ugr e .e k ru e rcoern M E: assie, and Rear-Admirals Gco. _odtn promotions, e u na zid . !do:77:0.1:1,e this n a Charles haveue s, Goldsmith, 0.8., Hurry ay, Fletcher,_Talavera Vernon Anson ,' Sir August us L eopo ld Kuper, K.C.8., Charles Eden,..the Honourable Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot, C. 8., to be Vice-Admirals; Captains Sidney Grenfell, Richard Strode Hewlett, C. 8., Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay, Bart., James Horsford Cockburn, James Willcox, C. 8., and Hugh Dunlop, C. 8., to be Rear-Admirals. Retired Rear-Admiral Samuel Per kins Pritchard to be Retired Vice-Admiral, in pursuance of her Majesty's Order in Council of the 7th May, 1858; Retired Captain_ Robert Kerr to be Retired Rear- Admiral, in pursuance of her Majesty's Order in Council of the 7th May, 1858. Retired Captains—James Anderson (B), John M'Dougall (C), to be Retired Rear-Admirals, in pursuance of her Majesty's Order in Council of the Ist August; 1860, and 9th July, 1864. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 12 1 Rotterdam . 1f 12 _ 11- 25 50 25 50 Antwerp Brussels Hamburg 25 55 25 55 13 10 Paris - Short 25 17f 2b 27} . Ditto 3 Months. 25 45 25 50 Marseilles - 25 - —b2} Frankfort on the Maine Vienna Trieste Petersburgtt Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples 120 - 120 10 80 10 9' 10 80 10 9:2t 281 291 6 28 6 28} 46-1 46f 47 471 25 65 25 70 25 62 •25 70 25 62 25 70 25 62 25 70 REENWICII.—A meeting will be held here next Wednesday in support of the Government bill. Mr. J. S. Mill has been asked to act as chairman ; and the borough members, the Liberal members for boroughs in Kent, and the Liberal candidates for the county will be invited to attend. THE FORTHCOMING ELECTION CommITTLES.— iSr Wexford, o t The following election committees will be chosen next week, namely :—Lewis, Cambridge, Reigate, Horsham, Maidstone, Helston, and Brid g water. It is expected, however, that any ofthe,secommittees for actual business till the Tuesday in the following Week THE LODGER FRANCHISE. _a be revising b willaT rte prospect of a lodger fran chise. A house appe ars u p on the rate-book wit h a value meet a must be alarmed at th e attached to it, and therefore the overseers have no great difficulty in making out a list of the occupiers entitled to vote. But it is otherwise with lodgers. The overseers cannot possiblY ascertain Who occupy lodgings of the requisite value. Of necessity lodgers must not only make their claims, but prove them, every th at year; say, they cannot be placed upon th e li st b y the overseers, who l ea ve them to be o bj ected to if not qualified, but they must send in a claim and appear before the revising barns ter, like all other l• • amants, .to prove their claim. Now if, as iu many large boroughs, the lodgers will be counted by hundreds, what number of weeks will be occup ied by the revising barrister in hearing all these claimants? Say that he can dispatch one case in ten minutes—and this is the shortest time in which all the inquiries can be made into rent, value, time, &c., necessary to establish a right to vote—a day of seven hours will suffice for forty only, and four hundred will occupy ten days. The savings-bank franchise must be equally the subject of yearly investiga tion. This practical view of the question does not appear to have occurred to any person either in Parliament or in the press.—The Law Times of to day. CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day.—Friday, April 6.—Admissions on payment, 4,120; ditto by se ason tickets, 1,806: total visitors, 5,926. LCOMHUNICATION IN RAILIV,AY TRAINS.—We un derstand that it is the intention of Government to submit to a special committee the question of communication be tween passengers and the drivers and guards of railway trains. The Railway Clearing-house Committee have had under consideration many plans for effecting the desired object; but now that Govermeat is to move in the matter, the committee are to take no further steps in the mean time, and as they have not specially recommended any system of communication, the question is left quite open.-- Sotsmart, 1(M) 100 100 all 100 100 103} 301