The Sun. — London, England, 1870-05-12 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS-YESTERDAY. • M e fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign bonds nhas4been the'all absorbing topic in the St oc k E xc h ang e 43 : a nd apart from the transactions necessary for 4qllstraent, the business doing has bees tet? Moderate. Nevertheless although an !th en cl activity has been the feature of the a r k 4 main e ' B 9 values in most instances have been fairly atabied. Spanish bonds in particular have commanded ha7: lt ,, °ri at a further important improvement. Consols bee n firm at 94, 94* for delivery, and 94k, 94.1 for ;Zhl,'ie. Red uced and New Three per Cents, 92k, 92k; equer bills, par to ss. prem. Bank stock has marked bo ' 235 ; India Three per Cents, 113 k, 114; and India Vs, 20s, to 255. prem: e'uglish railway stocks have been rather quiet. Metro. h has be en fl at, an d h as rece d e d *, and a fall of l a i B tak e ., Place in London and North-Western. Man ter, Sheffield, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire also has fallen f. On other hand, Great Northern A has risen *, and North tern (Berwick) 1. stocks the market has been quiet, but prices e a Puled fi rm . C anad i an shares have b een steady, and le t Preference bonds of the Grand Trunk have risen andsl er. e s foreign shares Lombards have been flat °w featu re in the market for foreign bonds has been Pr Btr°n g inquiry for Spanish, resulting in a general im dit-,relnent. Th e o ld b onds have r i sen 1 * ; the 1867, I ; 14) Deferr e d, ; an d th e 1869, g . Chilian Scrip has ifil i P a r°7 , e d Honduras bonds have been * better. Turk ", at sfi to gYptian have been firm. Italian 1861 opened -0- but subsequently recovered. JaPaneseloan is quoted at 4 to 3 dis. ' eri caa Securities have been firm. The FiVe twolle4tY Bonds h ave risen *, Ten-Forties ; Atlantic and Erie Shares f, but Virginia Bonds have A t) , BrjE ad 'ln mining s h ares h ave b een qu i e t, b u t V an h ave , au eed. lloTthe Value of bank shares has been well maintained , d wi ka tsta nding that the business doing has been very crate. :95i l i e ,, le graPh share s h ave b een d e p resse d. British Indian B mari ne have fallen f, and West India and Panama ra Save r's Indiarubber shares have given way 1. Tele onstruction shares, after being dealt in as low as 1)1-i Or at a fall of I, have since recovered to the closing The of la s t n i ght, viz., 34*, 34g. Luc Neva from the West Indies has brought £215,800. t, et e have b een no b u lli on operat i ons at t h e B an k -Nay . At / lark -lan e w h ea t was qu i e t , but prices ruled firm. Coin tneeting of the Otago and Southland Investment cip„ - ,P a llY the directors' report was adopted, and a divi• d - ` ll . at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum has been Mared . Ilertalle Government broker has to-day bought £17,000 AtCoed Three per Cents. at 92*. C om a Meeting of the Vancouver Coal Mining and Land l al lY a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum Thtleclared, carrying forward £334. be en e m oney market has continued very firm. There has h ave - 4 healthy demand for accommodation, and the rates kti E l' ul ed firm, three months' paper not being negotiable er 3 Per cen t. 11, 13 , 4 4 meeting of the Stock Exchange committee yester• o' °4 at tee res olution was passed which will require confirma fart a future meeting, complying with the application hee xPluiging of all Austrian Bonds from the official pi,, following are some of the official "making up 11, 1 Z uf to-day, being the first day of the account 4 . " 1 4 Z, e,--- Metropolitan, 74i; London and North Wes ; Great Western, 72; Great Northern A, 1311; bi, t 7 ; -tastern, 77f ; Great Eastern, 42f ; Metropolitan '' et ' 35 i • Lombardo-Venetian, 15. Foreign.—Peru -1,'41 (186-1 . , 9 1 6i ; Egyptian (1868), 801; Mexican, 141; (18 671 ' e n Five per Cents., 49*; Italian (1861), 56g ; Spanish A la ." 30 1; ditto (1869), 29*. Miscellaneous.—Anglo dir,jean Telegr a ph, 17* ; H ooper ' s T e l egrap h W or k s W '' and Telegraph Construction, 33g. bi e u nderstand that negotiations for a treaty of com t4riceebeetween Spain and Great Britain are now b e i ng It • n ' cak ed Stated that the Japanese Government have re. or t i to adopt a national dollar coinage, and have England the materials for a mint. A. 4r ancheater Guardian notices the suspension of Mr. eineherloglu, Greek merchant, with liabilities for / .44 keeting has been held of the creditors of Mr. John 4,l7ter manufacturer, of Preston. Nothing definite een settled, and three weeks were allowed him to ai:! e his affairs, and make an offer. e ' debentures of the Porto Rico Irrigation Company 0; , e rc'ted at f, p rem ., th e prospectus has been well Veil ' and it is stated that the applications have been 118atisfactory and bona fide nature. ine re , e t raffic receipts of the Midland Railway shew an Th a ee of £7,581. eruo:„ l‘lid iand railway traffic returns for the first week e arres " ,, to R 69,633, being an increase of £ 7,581 on the Th e t' l ding period of th e p re vious year. weekrth Eastern Railway traffic return for the past the co;""tints to £86,673, b e i ng an i ncrease o f £10,904 o n At t re sPondi ng per i o d o f t h e prev i ous year. 44 C1 1 0 Yd's to-d a y th ere was a ver y numerous a tt en d cane , 10,0 - Pro position brou g ht forward last week, for making ihox,tB,,PaYable i n seven days after settlement i nstead of a 144 14 ' as heretofore, was confirmed by a large majority. A day W aa then demanded, which will be held on Wednes tio4Wli'but tli!re seems to be little doubt that the resolu b_e carne cee( vm ti m ‘4 B on , Bay Company have notified that they have 11 1 e f rom the Canadian Government the sum of 300,000 ven the surrender of Rupert's Land. 3 Per 0 BRI TISH. FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 1) eat. Itto for Consols - • , J r Accou n t 94 N ew p'nt. Reduced 92 2 1 a ent 100 i th°s•rePoer Cent., Jan, 1894 _ 11 -0 21. per c ent., j„, 1894 _ A b - e , 5 per Cent., Jan, 1873 _ ij,."'tes, Jan, 1880 ''' APrfl 1885 „ D o (b, ~, 1., \ A g, 1908 _ll3. r.,zei, '`,, oea elgrp-) er D o equer Bills, £l,OOO, 2, P Cent p a ar P °„.., £lOO £2OO, and £5OO ____. 1 010, ' SECURITIES 209 `odi Ri'4N, GOVERNMENT April, 1874.... " 1131 14 D o 4 "°cx, 10 i per cent., t 0 Per cent, July 1880 101 it °1 Port, 13 t,, 1888 1) ~ con c cent 103 ils° tnfaced Paper 4 per ~ D ° ~ 5 per cent, Jan, lo_ 1879 1) 0 5' 6 Per teat , May, 1872 u Deb Do eat ' 11 P 1877 do D o 1882 13 do 1873 )0 Deb, 5 per Cent, Aug, - ID 134(1 , 4 per Cent, 20 21 ° Illader 1,000 £l,ooo S ink _, per ct 44,1.,,, En MISCELLANEOUS s Ii to I ck S , C 4 E } LLANEOUS _ e , ilan 4 per Cent Bonds, 1903 — Do'lt of Loudon 4- 1 4 p Cent Bonds, 187 4 ••• ---__ 18. ••• 41 11 1882 ~. D o 41 ~ 1881 ••• -- 4} 11 Stock •• • 94i 1d D 0 Board of Wprks, 3i pc t D o PRICES. Gl 4 O 921 i 41b p oitt ( lGm to p b u ezt Allatrlti"' "" ScripSlNG ......... Bra? 18i9............. 85i lian 1852 D o , ........ Do 1858 ........................... bne 1859 1860 tubellooa A s 5 _ o 18" ................. D o Do <two 044 (eferred 3 per Cent) Do 13, 1842 ............... . .... -br°) 118168 ..................................... . b1)0. 1 867. ........ o. .... ......... Doj o bo, c, 1870 ....................... a .41. pill:), £69 paid b4O l ...... .................... ........ .r ) ° 185 5 and iii4 ... tlish ' 1826 ........................... ,---0 18 3 ...., ,„, .. ,••••••••• • • • • • • . • • • ..... 1)0 riz paid ...................... bec, GovetntuetitDebt, .. it;e,. 1 1 . .ey :, 7j • ___-- D'' ~ do 1:1--h°°140, 1864 .................................... t(s) .- ............................... _ i-licaphdtoi aEr:l‘l, eli2Bw6(3Cno. n il a d :lid ate. d....................... DoSecond Issue ...... .. - ..................... te 45" ue ............................. . 8 1 t00°............................................................................................... -- b b c ° 4680 .................... .. ... ........................... Do £lOO .. : ..... : . .. .. .. ................ Q r l: : ° , G ov. Rail D.;bentures r,ec, 182 4-5, ex Coupons '"" Coupons ................................. ..... 77i 100 9 8.0; Guatemala - - • Do 1869 Roaduras Gove: _nett Railvitty Loan - -=-- Do £lOO - . • •• • B4l 4 Italian, 1865 ••• • • ..... Do 1867, 2d issue Do Materumana Railway 561 Mexican Do 1864 .. — Do Anglo-French Montevidean, European — Moorish, Imperial New Granada Do Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian Do. Uribarren — Do. .1862 , — Portuguese, 18 1853, 6,7, 9, 60, 2, & 3 Do Do 1869 Do do Scrip — Russian, 1822, £ Sterling Do 1850 Do 1860 Do 1859 Do 1862 Do Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £IOO I Do Do do do £B4lBs — Do do 1866, £lOO Do Nicolas Rail Way £B4lss 94 3 64 8 Do 1870 Scrip, all paid B5l I Do do £45 paid — . San Domingo - Sardinian Spanish Do . 1867 Do Deferred - - Do 1869 Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan - Do Government, 1864 Do do 1868 Turkish, 1854 Do 1818 Do £lOO Do 1862 Du Account — Do £100 Do Account 731 Do 1863 Do 1865, 5 pct . 491 Do 1865, 6 pct 73 f 2; Do Guaranteed Do 1869 _ , Do £100 Venezuela De Do 1862 Do 1864 Dividends on the above-mentioned Stocks payable in London. Austrian ' Ex 10 Florins Belgian, Ex 25 Francs Do do Dutch Certificates, Ex 12 Guilders Do do . do French Rentes, EH 25 Francs Do do do Italian, 1861, Ex 25 Francs Piedmontese, Ex 25 Francs Do do — ACCOUNT DAYS IN MAY 13TH AND 27TH United States 5-20 years 1882 881 I 1 I Do (Ma 3 1, Nov 1) Do do ' lBB5 88 7/ Do 1874 Do, 371, 346, 350 iss up to 27th Feb., 1869 - Do, 10 40 (Mar 1, Sept 1) 1904 851 / Massachusetts (May 1, Nov 1) 1894 Do l9OO 93 Do Scrip, £35 psid Virginia State Do • 55i Atlan and CI West, N Y sec, 1 Mort 1880 Do do 2 do lBBl Do Pennsylvania 1 do 1877 Do do 2 do lBB2 Do Consolidated Mortgage .. ......... 28 Detroit and Milwaukee Ist Mort Bonds ... DO do 2d do — Erie Shares, $lOO, all paid — DO Ticket of Protection Coin attached lB-i Do per Cent. Preference do — 7 . _ _ Do 6 per Cent. Convertible Bonds 67 Do 3d Mortgage lBB3 -- illinois Central, $lOO shares, all paid ...... 1121 Do. 1875 1)o 1875 Marietta and Cincinnati Ponds New York Central, $lOO Shares Do (sinking fund) lBB3 --- Do do 1876 Panama 2d Mortgage 1872 Do General Mortgage 1897 Pennsylvania $5O Shares Do 1 Mortgage Do 2 do Do General Mortgage l9lO Philadelphia and Erie, 1 Mort, guar by Penn Rail On 1801 MARKETS-YESTERDAY. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, WEDNESDAY.—At Mark-lane to-day the supply of wheat from Essex and Kent was very mode rate. For both red and white produce the trade was firm, but not active, at full quotations. With foreign wheat the market was-moderately supplied. The business doing was limited, but extreme rates were obtained. There was a moderate supply of barley on offer. The trade was firm, at full quota tions. Malt was quiet, at late rates. Oats were in moderate supply and fair request, at full prices. Beans and peas were steady. Flour was firm, at full prices. Arrivals : English and Scotch—Wheat, 850 ; malt, 350 ; beans, 70 ; peas, 40. . Foreign wheat, 7,190 ; barley, 6,900 ; oats, 30,070 ; maize, 2,250 ; peas, 100 ; flour, 670 sacks. LONDON TRADE REPORT, WEDNESDAY.—The tallow marke has ruled steady, at 445. 9d. spot, 455. June, and 465. last three months. Linseed oil steady, 325. to 335. London, 31s. 6d. to 31s. 9d. Hull, spot. English brown rape, 435. 3d. spot, 425. 6d. last four months. LONDON PRODUCE REPORT, WEDNESDAY.—Common sound congou tea has met a steady inquiry at Is. per lb. Floating cargoes of sugar have been in request at steady rates. The mar ket ton the spot has ruled dull. Middling to fine yellow Porto Ricio chiefly sold at 30s. ld. to 325. 2d. ; brown to low middling yellow, 265. to 30s. per cwt. Prices of coffee have been well maintained. _ LONDON METAL MARKET, WEDNESDAY. — Scotch pig iron firm, at 51s. 74d. one month. Straits tin £135 cash. Spelter £19125. 6d. Lead cheaper. English pig, £lB ss. to £lB 7s. 6d. - - METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, WEDNESDAY. —The sup ply of meat has been short. The trade has been firm, at full prices. Beef from 3s. Od. to 4s. 6d. ; mutton, 3s. Bd. to 55. 2d. ; lamb, 6s. Bd. to 7s. ; veal, 4s. Bd. to 55. 2d. ; and pork, 4s. to ss. 4d. per Sibs. by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—The supply of hops has been very moderate. The demand, however, has been very quiet, and the quotations have been almost nominal. Mid and East Kents, £7 to £l2 12s, ; Wealds of Kent, £6 to £8 •, Sussex, £5 12s. to £6l2s . ; Bavarians, £6 6s. to £9 ; French, £5 to £6 10s. ; Americ ins, £4 10s. to £6 ; and yearlings, £1 10s. to £3 10s. per cwt. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY. Market active, at a further advance. Sales 15,000 bales, of which 3,000 were on speculation. LEEDS CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—There were 700 beasts and 1,600 sheep in the market. The cattle were generally of the best quality, and met a fair trade at 7d. to nd. per pound. A few small heifers, at 74d. per pound. Sheep brought less money, from 7d. to 7id. Lambs from 235. to 30s. per head. WAKEFIELD CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—A good show of everything, and good attendance of buyers. Number of sheep 10,050. Prices, heavy weights, 60. ; small sheep, 71d. per 1b..; beef, 7s. 6d. to Bs. 6d. per stone of 141bs. Number of beasts, IMO ; pigs, 1,960 ; the latter met slow sales. SOUTHALL CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY. —The supplies this day are moderate. The trade has been steady, at about last week's rates. We cannot quote any alterations in prices, there fore our returns are the same. . EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—There was a larger supply of fat sheep to-day, and little alteration in prices. Rough hogs, top, 90. ; secondary, 7d. to 80. ; clipped, 70. to 70. per lb. ; lambs, 235. to 335. a head. Supply of cattle was less, and trade very dull ; top, Bs. 3d. ; secondary, 6s. 9d. to 7s. Bd. per stone. Store cattle were a slow trade. Ayrshire cows from £l3 to £2l ; fat pigs, 6s. to 7s. per stone. EDINBURGH CORN MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—SuppIies good. Wheat in fair demand. at ls. per quarter advance. Bar ley, sales ready at full prices. Oats, sales heavy, and prices unchanged. Beans met with a ready sale, at ls. per quarter higher. CORK BUTTER MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—Ordinary firsts, 112 s. 7 seconds, 103 s. ; thirds, 975. ; fourths, 90s. ; fifths, 70s. ; sixths, not quoted. 1,430 firkins in the market. Mild cured : firsts, 115 s. ; seconds, 111 s. ; thirds, 103 s. ; 140 firkins in the market. PARIS, WEDNESDAY.—Rape oil, current month, 121 ; Sep tember-October, 112 - 50. Flour, current. month, 59'35 ; July August, 60 - 50 ; September-December, 60 - 50. BERLIN, MAY 10.—Rape oil, May, 153 ; September-October, 13 5-6. Spirits, May, 16i ; August-September, 16 5-6. HAMBURG, MAY 10. —Rape oil, spot, 32 May, 33 ; autumn, 353. HAVRE COTTON MARKET. WEDNESDAY.—There is a good demand, at hardening prices. New Orleans, 1325. to 1335. HAYRE COPPER MARKET, WEDNESDAY. Chili bars, 170.50. AMSTERDAM, WEDNESDAY.—Banca tin, 781, firm ; Billiton, The terms of the Cartel Convention for the extra dition of deserters, concluded between Austria and Russia in 1815, and of the supplementary convention of 1822, will expire next month, and (according to the Eastern Bndget) the treaty will not be renewed. THE SITUATION IN AUSTRIA.—A special telegram of the Eastern Budget says that the negotiations of Count Potocki with the Polish leaders have not yet begun, but the latter have shewn a very conciliatory disposition in the interviews which they have already had with the Premier. Dr. Smolka especially, who was formerly the most determined opponent of the participa tion of the Poles in the Reichsrath, has not only yielded that point, but has gone to Prague to persuade the Czech leaders to make a like concession. Prince Czartoryski's political programme, as described in his speech at Paris on the 3rd of May, is a purely per sonal one, but it agrees with that which the Govern ment has determined to adopt in the event of the failure of the negotiations with the Czechs. Prince Mensdorff- Dietrichstien, a strict Constitutionalist and advocate of a compromise with the nationalities, has been appointed Governor of Bohemia. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, ,are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is recommended by the medical profession in preference to French brand . Sup plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. Quotations on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & t 0., Royal Irish Dis tilleries, Belfast ; or at their London Offices, 4, Seaufort Buildings, Strand, W.C. `am SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 12, ieO. LITERATURE. LAW AND POLICE. The Body and its Health. By E. D. Mapother, Professor of Physiology, Royal College of Sur geons (Ireland), Medical Officer for the City of Dublin, &c. London :. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. Dr. Mapother proposes that every child in the kingdom should be taught a portion of medical know ledge, with its other studies, and in Order that diffi culty may not be din the &oide a book of surgical and uniditiai tendeney, he writes one, em bracing all those morsels of physiolcgical science which he advises should be available to child minds. It has seldom been our privilege to come acr,ss a work so suitable to the design in view as the pre sent. We find a little volume, not filled with a series of technical facts and vague theories, but possessing ample directions for the alle viation or the cure of all ordinary Cages of illness or accident, offered for the small sum of sixpence. The little work is filled with information, rendered interesting to the reader by the narration of parti cular incidents, and trustworthy by reference to the opinions of eminent practitioners. Dr. Mapother's theory, that the young should learn to observe the laws of health in their youth, and that the knowledge is even more essential than other s3iencLs, is highly vuluable, insomuch as we must grant, if men and women were taught in their infancy the consequences of intemperance and physical excess, many vices which darken and destroy, their existence in later years, might be avoided. It has been said by an illustrious physician, " Christians have the highest motives to use the body well, and therefore they ought to learn medical knowledge enough to enable them to modify temperament, SO as to offer the least impediment to the working of its principles." We, therefore, gladly welcome a book which affords one the means of gaining a knowledge of a subject which tends to human happiness and td the alleviation of pain. We open. Dr. Mapdthet's bdok at random and we find that Howard, the great philanthrtipist, said—" t never enter an hospital or a prison before breakfast, and in an offensive room I never draw my breath deeply." The author then applies his own remarks on the subject, and finally adds—" A sick room should be airy, silent, and none should stay th , .re but the nurse, whose duty it is to be patient, cheery, and obedient to the doctor's orders." The thought strikes us at . this moment, while BO much commotion is being made about women's employment, that ail Order of deaconesses, skilled in the rudiments of physical science, might be instituted, whose office, as the Dean of Chester suggests, would be to minister to the sick and destitute in the manner for which nature has so well fitted the women of England. It is our sincere wish that Dr. Mapother's scheme may be widely successful, and that his book may in a short time be adopted by those energetic and willing minds, who usually cause the healthful movements in our social system. Tim DuftE OE NEWCASTLE'S BANItEttrIcY. - his morning Wag appointed for the examination and order of discharge Sitting tinder the bankruptey Of the Duke of Newcastle. kr. R. Davis appeared for the a3signees 1 and Mr. Arnold Mituns represented the bankrupt: Mr. Munns said—The appeal to the lititise of ,tertis *veld be forthwith set doWn, and, there Was every probability of its being heard thid seigidfi; therefOre he asked that the time for the duke's surrender lie eittbncied far twe or three inonths: Mr: Davie said he would rather his friend applied to the Hoiise of Lords on the subject. The unfortunate position in which the assignee was placed was this : A dispute was pond. ing between Mr. Padwick and the assignee respecting £5,000 which the assignees claimed, and the execution creditor threatened the assignee with an action at common law, and he was advised that the act of bankruptcy ought to be pleaded id answer to such action. Now; the only way by which the tint of binkrujitcy 6Ould be Pleaded was chit of the duke's Own mouth, and, therefore, it was iftiportatit that he should attend and be examined. His grace might protest against tho bankruptcy, which would not prejudice his appeal. His Honour said that the order of Mr. Spring Rice enlarg ing the time for surrender until the 24th of this month was a valid order until discharged by some competent authority. He would now enlarge the time for surrender until the 24th of August next, to which time the bankrupt's examination and order of discharge would also be .adjourned, Mr. Munns, in the meantime, to apply to the House of Lords to expedite the appeal. ROBBING A MAStio.—At the Marlboro - Ugh:street Police court Henry iiiscock Wati Charged with stealing the slim of £l5, the isioneys of his employers Mrs Joherion said that about eight o'clock on the Morning of Wednesday last he placed £l5 in gold in his desk in the shop; there being other money in bank noted there; dud let in the r risoner, who was his errand lad; fie then went upstairs td itriish dietising, and about half an hour afterwards called the prisoner, but receiving no answer went down stairs and found that the prisoher had gone away; taking the £l5 in gold with him. Ho communicated i itl the pollee, and the prisoner was taken into custody at tristol. He - Wits committed for trial. ROBBERIES IN THE DOCKS. —At the Thames Police-conkt George Munson, aged 24 years, a painter, was brought before Mr. Lushington, charged with stealing 131bs. of wool in the East India Dock. He was seen by a night watchman among sacks of wool piled on one of the quays, and he came away from them with a bag filled with wool. He was ad vancing towards the watchman and saw him. He threw down the wool and ran away. He was , pursued and over taken. One of thli sacks of wool was discovered to have been cut open and *4Ol taken but. ThS wool was worth Is 9d. per pound. The prisoner, iii defence raid he went among the sacks of wool to obtain a handful to wipb life shoes. He was sentenced to bo kept to hard labour for six months. BATTENING BY WOMEN.-At Airdree several cases of " rattening" by women were heard before the Bailie. Three of the defendants, Rose Maloy, Margaret McGriffans, and Margaret McAulay were charged with assaulting a number of mill works. Their method of "rattening " was peculiar to the sex, and at least an improvement on the Broadhead system. It appeared that the three were annoyed at some of the girls working, and they set on them, tore their hair, and threr stones at them. The Bailie found them guilty, but dismissed' therd with an admonition. A COCKFIGHTING QIIIBBLE.—Twenty-four men, re• siding near Wigton, Cumberland, have been brought before the magistrates at the Wigton petty sessions on a charge of being concerned in a cockfight. Two policemen stated that by skulking under the hedges they gat within few yards of the cockfighters' rendezvous unobserved. They waited about half an hour, at the end ( which time two of the defendants each took a cook pitted them. Both birds were clipped and spurred in approved fashion for combat. The police allowed the birds to have one fly, and then they jumped into the ring and seized one of the birds, a pair of scales, and some weights. They identified the whole of the defendants except two. The bench dismissed the charge on the ground that actual cruelty had not been proved as required by law. THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT.—A curious point in con. nection with theatrical management was brought before the Master of the Rolls. In 1861 Mr. Benjamin Webster, the well-known actor, and Mr. Dion Boucicault, the equally well-known author, agreed to carry on the Adelphi Theatre for the space of three years, the receipts of the house, with certain • reservations, to be equally divided. Disputes arising, the partner- , ship was dissolved, and Mr. Boucicault becoming a bankrupt a short time afterwards, Mr. Webster was called upon to produce an account of receipts and disburs ments. This was done, but Mr, Boucicault impugned the accuracy of the account, alleging that several items were omitted. The matter was brought before the chief clerk who allowed two items of £99 and £7B against Mr. Web ster, the former being the amount realised from the letting of medoone, and the-latter-fer- the-Queen's-box— -Mrl2V-alu ster contended that those amounts ought not to be in cluded in the partnership accounts, as they could not be properly regarded as part of the general receipts of the theatre. His lordship reserved judgment, but said the point raised was a peculiar one, and would depend upon the custom among the theatrical profession, as well as the pasture of the agreement arrived at between tht (parties. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. The Times asks whether the older Universities have not anything to learn from the example of the London ? If the younger University is bound to respect Oxford and Cambridge as having mainly constituted their Senate, may not they in their turn discern in the growing number of students in the London that they have no longer an educational monopoly ? If they would keep their hold on our youth they must put aside artificial barriers and teach men all that is needed for the exigencies of life. The Daily News thinks that the Lord Chief Justice's letter on the recent legal measures will give rise to disap pointment in some quarters. The reforms which were promised had long been looked for, and it was hoped they would soon be put in practice. There is little to sympa thise in Sir A. Cockburn's desire to keep the old names of the common law courts, and the sooner they are got rid of the better. _ _ _ _ The Standard th?nks that the latest despatches from Greece do not improve our knowledge of the affair to a great extent. Lord Clarendon's last despatch is a feeble conclusion to the spirit with which he commenced the affair. The Greek people need not be punished for the sins of a few miscreants. If Greece cannot put down bri gandage, she cannot be recognised as a European Power. The Telegraph considers that the Emperor and his friends are satisfied with the result of the Plebiscite, and perhaps they knew more of the matter than people thought they did at first. France is getting tired of the dictation of Paris, and it may fairly be considered that the capital no longer possesses the exclusive control over the dountry which it formerly enjoyed. The Post declares that there has long been a necessity for the bill which was read a second time yesterday to _render void the sale of thamext Dre.sentation to_a bene fice. Parliament is called upon to do what it can to pre vent the practice, for it is a scandal to the Church, and alike a reproach to its friends and a weapon in the hands of its enemies. Lord and Lady Elphinstone are shortly expected in town from Carbery Tower, Musselburgh, for the season. The Duke and Duchess of Grafton have arrived in town from Wakefield Lodge, Northamptonshire. _ The Marquis of Bowmont, has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Floors Castle. The annual meeting of the Iron and Steel Insti tute, established at Middlesborough some months ago, was held yesterday at the Westminster Palace Hotel. The New York papers which arrived yesterday report that the Fenian Congress in New York has ad journed sine die, after holding a stormy session. M. Gustave Flourens was not only closely watched during his occasional visits to the New York Tribune office in Pall Mall, but he was perfectly conscious of the fact, and•on leaving the house made no attempt to conceal the letters which he carried away with him. A fracas took place yesterday in the inclosure at the Millacurry Races, between Mr. Philip Callan, M.P. for Dundalk, and Mr. Osborne, of Dardestown, county Meath, whieh ended in Mr. Osborne being knocked down by a blow. The origin of the altercation is not known. VOLUNTEER REVIEW IN HYDE-PARK.—Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar will inspect the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers in Hyde-park on Saturday next. The volunteers will be on the ground, under the command of Lord Ranelagh, at six o'clock. _ It is stated that the Earl of Clarendon conveyed to Mrs. Lloyd, by telegraph, the Queen's condolence and synipathy with her on the murder of her husband by the brigands, and that Mrs. Lloyd acknowledged, by tele graph, this mark of feeling on the part of her Majesty. The Church Association held their annual meet ing yesterday at Willis's Rooms. The position of the laity in the Church was discussed, and it was decided that a special appeal should be made to them for assistance in Church work. A sad accident is reported by telegraph from Nice. The station-master saw a woman and child on the rails as the train for Cannes was approaching. He rushed forward to save them, but was too late, and all three were killed. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the London General Porters' Benevolent Society was held last night at the London Tavern—Mr. F. Isitt in the chair. The report stated that there were at present 35 recipients of the bounty of the society. The subscriptions received at the annual dinner had amounted io £1,273. Yesterday the Registrar-General attended at Marlborough-house to witness the civil registration of the birth of the infant princess. The event was recorded by the registration officers of the Strand district, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales signing the register as in formant. _ _ _ -------- At a meeting of the Manchester shareholders of the Albert Insurance Company, held yesterday, the scheme of reconstruction proposed by the committee was adopted. A resolution was also passed that premiums due should be paid into the Agra Bank, and returned if the company should not be resuscitated. An inquest was held yesterday, by Mr., L. G. Fullage, at the Hare and Hounds beershop, near the Ticehurst-road Station, on the Hastings branch of the South-Eastern Railway, respecting the death of a woman named Nancy Gibbs, supposed to have been murdered by a labourer named Henry Hazelgrove, with whom she cohabited, last Monday evening. A verdict of man slaughter was returned against Hazelgrove, who was committed to take his trial at the Lewes Assizes. THE WHIT-MONDAY: VOLUNTEER REVIEW. — The commanding officers of several of the metropolitan volunteer corps are making arrangements for a field day on Whit-Monday. Three sites are already spoken of— Wimbledon, Panshanger Park, Herts ; and Tooting common. vv A deputation of the committee of the National Society, including the Bishop of Gloucester and'Bristol, Earl Nelson, Lord Redesdale; Mr. Beresford Hope, M.P., Mr. Talbot, M.P., Mr. J. G. Hubbard, Archdeacon Bick ersteth, Sir C. B. Adderley, M.P., and the Rev. Canon Gregory, waited yePterday afternoon upon Mr. Gladstone, Earl de Grey ; and Mr. Forster, for the purpose of ex pressing their views relative to the Education Bill. Ano ther deputation also waited on the Premier, which in cluded the Bishops of Llandoff , Bangor , and Asaph, for the purpose of rebutting assertions recently made as to the unpopularity of the National Society's schools in Wales. - - THE BALLOT.—" Slow but sure " has been the progress of this measure. Its legislative history bridges over the long interval from Queen Anne to Queen Victoria. Just 160 years ago (A.D. 1710), Y Wortley brought in a bill for voting by ballot. It passe- ,e Com mons, but, being vehemently opposed by the Duke of Wharton and Lord Godolphin, was rejected by the Peers. We opine that the Ballot Bill will be accepted on second presentation to the Upper House. • • A. CIIIIII01:1 8 ItAILWAY ACCIDENT.—The Western Mail re ..rts a curious railway accident, As the goods t i p*,• e into Nea t it was discovered that the b detsr k f irag of a horse-box had given way; and 4at fsoitr b,O ef, which were being conveyed from a local fair, had been inured. T*o of the animals were put out of their misery by being shot as soon as possible • the othsr two were so much injured that they were diem* . suffice. their room= being doubtful. A LOVE STORY. The Figaro relates the following romantic story : " The Prince of Schleswig-Holstien, on his return from a scientific voyage which had lasted for several years, found his library in a state of great disorder. He asked his steward to recommend some one who could re arrange it, and the latter replied that the only person he was acquainted with was a yaung lady who acted as com panion to his wife. This young person. Mdlle. Carmelita Eisenblatt, is the daughter of a merchant at Calcutta, who was formerly in wealthy circumstances, but on his meeting with a reverse of fortune, the children were obliged to earn their own living, and the young lady in question had even appeared on the stage. She accepted the proposals made to her, and on her entering upon her duties the Prince found her so well educated and so intelligent, that he was quite charmed, and at last made her an offer of marriage. The union is to take place in a few days, and the bridegroom has applied to the King of Prussia for permission to lay aside his princely rank and assume the title of Count de Boer, so that the marriage shall not be a morganatic one. DOCTORS IN THE NAVY. We regret the efforts now bi3ing made in the two branches of Congress to introduce radical changes in the organization of the medical corps of the navy. Bills are pending in the Senate and in the House of Representatives, either of which if enacted will effectually paralyze one of he few branches of the Government service which are not dependent on partisan or political influences, but on the individual merits and scientific attainments of their members. The House Bill proposes that the present rigid competitive examination of the candidates for entry into the medical corps as assistant surgeons shall be done away with, and that instead the ap pointments shall be made directly, with no other qualifica tion than a medical degree from some medical college of reason n s ' f a o n r d it in s g n . ece T s s h i e t y a d fit v fht o ay c t- a f t ot ehuser outloaf r g t o h e f e nt c uw h mo a b e n h g ur e nod a f r l ev l e da g , c e wa nh a c s iice h a s now existing—namely, is the maximum number allowed by law—is the result of a determination on the part of the examining board to keep out all they possibly can in order to present a stronger claim to Congress and the country for the official elevation of the medical corps to a level of its compeers of the navy, the line officers. In a late number of the Washing ton Chronicle, which has steadilly opposed "staff rank," these charges are directly made against the naval surgeons. The real reason wby so many vacancies exist is due t the fact that properly qualified men do not present themselves for examination, because they know too well the difficulties and obstacles thrown in the way of thoge who are already in the service, and have at present no definite status whereby they can share equally the honours and privileges of their compeers of the "line." The army surgeons are satisfied with their status in all respects, and there are neither jealousies nor discords between them and the army line. Over two hundred candidates have been lately examined by the army medical board for admission into their corps, and all vacancies can thus be filled by choice from a surplus number of qualified candidates. As a rule a graduate of one of our medical colleges is compelled to take an extra course of study to satisfy the requirements of either the army or naval examining board, and a high order of profes sional talent is thus obtained to guard the lives of oursoldiers and sailors. It is to be regretted that by any unnecessary legislation the naval surgeons should be exposed to utter demoralisation, and we trust that the majority of both Houses of Congress will be of this mind.—Boston Adver tiser. The treasurer of the Mont-de-Pi6td at Rome has just absconded with a sum of £12,000. The royal palace of Madrid has recently been robbed of five paintings by Goyi, the subjects of which are a satirical allegory, two pictures of children at play, a guitarrero, and dogs in a hunting field. Fac-similes of these works, engraved on wood, have been sent to the different museums of Europe with a view to the discovery of the thief. A suggestion for the protection of shops from bur glars has emanated from Mr. Ernest Turner, mem ber of the Royal Institute of Architects. This gen tleman advises that all shutters should be painted white instead of black or brown as is now generally the case. The light in the streets at night would, he considers, be reflected, and the chances of a marauder escaping; observation be thus lessened. There are two objections to Mr. Turner's plan, but as burglars latterly have 'begun to ply their trade syste matically and extensively they may be thought trivial. In the first place the owners would have to get their establishments painted several times a year if they wished them to look respectable ; and secondly, a number of white shops in a street on Sundays or holidays would render its appearance monotonous and displeasing to the eyes of most people. In the winter a row of shops painted according to Mr. Turner's pattern would cause the aspect of the street to be terrifying., AMERICAN CORRESPONDENCE. (From the Anglo-American Timei NEW YORK, April 2 1 3, Dulness is the prevailing feature, and nothing is more dull than the real estate market. This, Which ought to be the busiest time in the renting business, has not been se quiet for years, and land lads are beginning to loge heart, and realise the, fad that down the rents must go. Hoiniee are now let in floors; to Which the proprietors before would not have dreamt to descending{ but the rise in the vahie of greenbacks, with rapid rise hi late yeats of rend; halve freed our citizens that numbers cannot afford a 'otide theMselVes; and dwellings • which were not constructed tti be let in floors , are now so occupied. But with every device it appears quite certain that there will be a great many houses to let on May Day. Marty families are crossing to Brooklyn and New Jetsey, preferring to ran. the uncertain risks of ferries to the certain evil of an exorbitant rent. But high rent is not b l ur Jnily grievariee, for we groaa also under extravagant munidiVal rates . The report is that the $2.27 cents tax on every. $lOO & valuation has been reduced to $2, as great a delusion as is rent, which wra raised with green back infla tion, but has failed to respond to greenback appre c;ation. In 1866 the City Assessors increased the valuation by $128,000,000, in the following year by $93,000,000, and in the year after by $76,000,000, doubling the whole in little over ten years. Thtis, with a small redaction in the tax, the valuation is vastly raised, and we, of course, stand to lose: The tax levies were hurried through the Legislatute Without a eheek to, the mighty Tweed. Asiatics, if we are VI believe the " Arabian Nights," ask--;Whose dog am I that I should clues - - . 04 the Sultan's fiat? ,But if a New Yorker put that quee:;idn; iii Ameticail Might wafter that he was Tweed's dog, though he lids not the inipudence to call in question any mandate of that Gfand Sachem. While we starve our officials at Wash ington, paying the President, the Cabinet Minis tbrd, thh Justices of the Supreme Court, and all the great enipltiPea of the State; a beggarly pittance, making an undignified fuse ofef the salary given to a General of the army and our most distinguished officers, Tweed's dogs count their bones by the hun dreds of thousands of dollars,and their salaries under one pretext or another have always an upward tend ency. For some reason Sweeney has resigned the City Chainberlainehip, an unaccountable proceed ing on SWeeney's part, considering that it is worth $lOO,OOO annually ; that is as much 53 the Presi dent and Cabinet eltogether.. Yet what wonder then that the fight anduld leg so liVely over the spoils of office ? The Young Dentioeriiej - are at their wits' end, and talk as a last resource of forlilirig into a third patty the Reform Democracy, but others think they will strive to amalgamate with the Conservative wing of the Republicans. They essayed a trial at Tammany by running a ticket last Monday for officers, and the result was a ludi crous failure, as their ticket, containing 16 names, received by 28 votes against Tweed's 250. Yet, the young Democracy, now so helpless, but last month made SweeneY and Tweed cower, indeed drove the former from his lucrative post. Fox, O'Brien, Morrissey, and the test of them; have been ousted, and Tweed men put in, One item in the tax levy is said by the late Comniissionerg of the Central Park to be a swindle; it is for $40,000 to Mr. Thomas C. Fields, as secretary to that com mission, but his duties were merely honorary, a paid clerk doing the work. It rained on Easter Sunday, and it rained on Easter Monday ; moreover it blew a strong gale from the east, earrying away the flags raised in the City Hall in honour of Jefferson's birthday. The Federal authorities have begun a disagreeable system of espionage, rs re gards the Fenians and their projected invasion. A manufactory of arms at Trenton, New Jersey, is under surveillance. Three hundred delegates are sitting in the Masonic Hall, East Thirteenth street, with an armed guard at the door, reporters excluded. O'Neill, in a special message, wilt an nounce himself as ready to move upon Canada. The Savage ring take no part in the proceedings, and the Chicago Congress has named an executive committee to supplant O'Neill. They have a quaint way these Fenians of preparing for their little operations. There has been a strike among the shipbuilders against a reduction of wages _of Irani to y Atln _per an,y The yards in Brooklyn, Jersey City, and Green Point, joined the strike, and forwarded telegrams conveying the intelligence to the shipbuilders of Maine, Massachusetts, and other States. The men were in formed that business was dull, and without such a reduction work could not be continued ; but the operatives could not see this, and as some of the shipbuilders have contracts which they must finish, they have been compelled to give way. A ship eaulkers' league has been formed by the strikers, who met in Burling Slip ; but as wages are said to be higher here than in other parts of the country they must eventually come down, though it is but fair that provisions and rent should fall at the same time. Tue strikers on the Belt Railroad have car ried their point, running only six trips a day, with one more on Sundays and holidays. Reports still con to be circulated that ex-Collector Bailey has been seen on the island, and it is now generally believed that he is still in New York. The house at Newark, New Jersey, occupied by Mrs. Richard son, or Mrs. M'Farland, is advertised to be sold on the 20th June next by " Abbie S. Richardson, special guardian of Leander P., Maude L., and Albert Richardson, minors." The Recorder is ill, and the close of the case has been postponed till 'next week, but the defence ended on Wednesday, 'as Judge Hackett excluded much of the evidence ;which would have prolonged the trial, and give n 'it a genuine zest to the public, such as the Astor !House marriage, on which a spicy cross - examination of the Rev. Beecher, Horace Greeley, and Vice . pres.dent Colfax was fully anticipated. The defence is weaker than the public expected, neither the conspiracy to get the lady away from her hus band nor criminal intercourse being proved, though the fullest testimony was allowed, as on both rested the real ground of defence. The lawyer who took the opportunity of defaming ladies whose misfor tune it was to be mere witnesses, and to make a most unjustifiable use of a counsel's privilege, has been censured, first for indulging in these sensational and disgraceful remarks as irrelevant if true, and next in wholly failing to prove any of them. The counsel overshot his case, and has injured both himself and his client. The public grow weary of the evidence to establish insanity, and gradually the attendance fell off. Mrs. Mason's examination was of interest as the keeper of the boarding-house in amity-street where Mr. and Mrs. M'Farland and Richardson lived, and she testifies to an undue inti niacybetween the two last,while other inmates of:the house supported her evidence, as did a coloured boy and Miss Anna Burdock of the Winter Garden . Theatre, after the performance. Col.T. W.Knox was examined to prove that Richardson always carried a pistol, but as his assertion was that he had last seen the pistol in 1867, when they were together in Eastern Siberia, the counsel dropped the subject. It is not decided yet whether the lady's testimony will be taken, but probabiy Mrs. Calhoun and Mrs. Sinclair will be examined for the prosecution. M'Farland had hired a woman to w atch Gilbert, s house in Jersey, and it is asserted that the evidence she gave is wholly untruthful, and can easily be shown to be so when the other side is heard. The public, however, are well satisfied with Recorder Hackett's bearing throughout, the trial being emi nently fair and impartial, alt h o u g h p art y spirit in it runs high. The newspapers can scarcely restrain their wrath, and the Tribune and Tames have burst out into a furious war.. The former accuses the latter of ungentlemanly journalism ; and this morn ing I see that the Tribune has fairly exploded, Quoting from the lndianapolis Sentinel, the Ti mes accuses the Tribune of being the daily organ of the free-love philosophy ; whereupon Horace ascribes to the Sentinel only ignorance and political malevo lence, but the other Journal, he says, " lies delibe rately, wilfully, wickedly, with naked intent to de fatne and malign. Unless the fury be exhausted when the trial closes these big dailies will afford us ,a little amusement, for which, i n thi s d u ll season , we cannot be too grateful. Five acres of fox covert, near Pembrokestown Tramore, have been burned. This is the second or third covert burnt in that district within a short time. [ADvEuTtsmuENT.] Holloway's Pills. -A ,Remedy for Bilious and Liver Complaints. -Those who suffer from excess or depravity of bile, and all labouring under liver complaints should t:•y the effects of this valuable remedy, a few doses of which wall make the sufferer feel elastic and vigorous, remove all impurities, give a healthy action to the liver, and strengthen the stomach. If bilious attacks be allowed lo continue without using some such prevent:ve a more serious casualties may arise, and the sufferer be consigned to a bed of sickness. Holloway's Pills are an extra ordinary yet safe remedy, acting immediately in the removal of acidity of the st on.a,ch, indigestion, debility, nausea, rendering each tributary organ perfect in its function, and !stimulating the kidneys. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER MEETING--YESTERDAY: CHESTER CUP. Our Mary Ann „.ou ••• Formosa Sabinus oil t• Sixteen ran. At thirteen minutes to four the signal Was given. Vest minster and Paul Jones jumped off in ftcnt , fol owed by Wild Flower, flealite, and Muster; but this let lan wide at the turn directly after starting, and let up Vintner on the inside I ext the rails, who came on with the lead, a d made play up the straight and past the stand, with Ce it on hie whip-hand in close attendance, and Muster and Our Mary Ann next. To these succeeded Paul J nes, Good Hop-, *entnot and Wild Flower, who were clear of Miss Shop rard, Cheriel Formosa, Sabinus f Newsman, and itialit6, Zapolya, who got badly off, being last of al'. Dire tly after m,king the turn ptist the stand, Cecil, follow:d by Muster, took up the iunningi Onr Mary Ann going on third, and Ventnor, dr( pping back, fourth. Our Mary Ann held a slight advantage of Cecil unfit the Castle Pale, about a quarter of a mile from home, when tie light weight served the mare, and Wyatt was unable to keep Cecil in his pia& ; indeed, when fairly in the straight, Our Mary Ann rapidly dre* aittly, and Cecil being eased at the distance, when pursuit was hopeless, was passed by Formosa and Sabinus, both of whom *ere ridden out. Our Mary Ann, however, passed the post literally in a common canter, and won by six lengths from► Formosa. Sabinvs was third, beaten a couple of lengths from his stable companion, while Cecil was half a length behind Sabinus; Paul Jones was fifth, several lengths away ; Newsman sixth, Miss Sheppard seventh, Muster eighth, Wild Flower ninth, Zapolya tenth, Vestminster eleventh, Cherie twelfth, Ventnor and Good Hope next, With R6alit4 and Ventnor last,, all being widely scattered and pulling up. MEMBERS' PLATE. King , of Clubs • • otra'it .. ............ Gordian Kn0t.,..,• • • • STAMFORD PLATE. Thunderstorm... Talisman Mulatto Five ran. DEE STAND CUP. i turbance Robespierre , • • • Eugenie c Nine ran. THIRD BIENNIAL Z ‘z Rebecca Honeydew ... Lord of the Isles f Eight ran FLYING STAKES. Vex • . Witchcraft • 2 SUDitowef ~.4 • • ••• • • Seten ran. PROIMJCE STAKES. I 11•••• **** ••• The Knight Orator 2 3 Lord Stanley ___ Five ran. WINCHESTER MEETING.=HIS DAY. GRANGE PARK STAKES. Steppe Viper Roadster MEMBERS' PLATE. Calypso . Conrad Valentine T61:1 ran. WELTER CUP. Viscount St. Albans Play 2 Diamond Sixteen ran. ANGLESEY PLATE. Noisy Slashing Kitty Moss - Rose Thirteen rau FOAL STAKES. La3titia Master Fenton Faith Five ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. ..... 3 Fuzee Mortlake • Merrymaker • Eight ran. SAN FRANCISCO. A panic is reported in mining stocks in San Francisco. Gould and Curry sold at $l4O, Kentuck at $64, Choliar $24, Hale and Norcross $124, Overman $63, and Amador ate $lBO, and this simultaneously with news of the wonderful wealth in the fresh gold mines discovered in New Mexico, whereof the ledges are from 50 to 800 feet in width, and contain very rich quartz. The location of the mines is near the Sullit Lieduroff Mountain, in the Virginia District, 15 miles west of Burr's Mountain. Tueizion is said to be nearly deserted. Colonel Dunne, commanding at Fort Bowie, has established a post at the mines for the protection of the miners, and large parties are leaving San Diegos and Los Angelos for the new fields. A writer in the San Francisco Scientific Press gives a startling account of the mismanage ment of some of the mines. He asserts that the successful jobbing of shares requires the mismanagement of the mine, and sketches the modus operandi thus :—" If it is necessary to bull the shares, at the behest of a ring, the mine is worked for the time being with the object of a large, continued, or increased yield of bullion. Every available ton of ore is extracted in the shortest possible time, and worked in a hurried, slovenly, and wasteful manner. All 'dead work,' essential to future economical or successful work ing, is abandoned, and, in mining parlance, the eyes of the mine' are picked out.' The highest attainable price being reached, those on the inside sell, while the non-speculative shareholders on the outside find themselves the proprietors of a mine that requires as great an outlay of capital, per haps, to restore it to a condition for further working as it did to open and develope it in the first instance. if it is necessary to bear the shares, then a large amount of needless 'dead work is done ' • shafts are sunk and levels are run ; large bodies of rich ore may be exposed ; still assessments crowd thickly upon one another, until at last the wearied shareholder, so unfortunate as to be outside the ring, either sells for a trifle himself, or is sold out under the hammer for arrears in unnecessary assessments. This latter process is identical with what is popularly known as 'freezing out,' and has a very frigid effect on shareholders of limited means." The lame ducks, then, declare mining to be a failure, though Nevada, with 75,000 inhabitants, yielded last year $18,000,000 in bullion, and he considers that in the fact of unscrupulous stock jobbing, and the high rates of interest maintained by a moneyed monopoly, the success of mining is a matter of surprise, while he calculates that the bullion product ' of Nevada would be quadrupled if relieved from the incubus. COMIC PAPERS. (From Punch.) " CEincs."—The rival Premiers (who have not exactly " failed in literature and art ')—reading " Lothair" and " Juventus Mundi "—see Mr. D.'s new work.—Mr. G-d-s-t-ne : "Hm !—flippant ! " Mr. D-s-r-li : "Ha ! prosy !" THE GREATER GUY FAWKES DAY.—" All the world,' writes the Times correspondent at Rome, " has heard of Roman fireworks." It has. Happily, however, in the present age those fireworks are such as we should be only too proud to emulate, if we could, on our Fifth of November. AN INDIGNANT ANSWER. —What is Cardinal Antonelli supposed to have said to Count Daru, wh en D aru pro posed so interfere with the Roman Council ? " How dare you ! " of course. FRENCH JUSTICE TO IRELAND. — Comparisons are not always odious. We can take no offence at the compari son implied in the query which concludes the subjoined observation made by the Journal des Debats, respecting Greece :—" We see with regret that the tone of the English press has become much more vindictive. An entire nation cannot and should not be condemned for a single crime. Some of the London papers speak of nothing less than of putting Greece in a state of siege, and of making a descent there with Zouaves. What would they say if we proposed to send some to Ireland r: Certainly Greece and Ireland are very mnch like one another, especially Ireland. What should we say if our French friends proposed to send some Zouaves to that isle of mutiny s That they were very kind indeed, and we thanked them heartily, but would save them the trouble. (From Fun.) TAKING A MEASURE.—If sixteen drams make one ounce, how many will destroy all scruples ? THE FOULEST STAIN ON A SHEFFIELD BLADE. —A stab in the dark. BLACK GAME. —Now is your time—noble sportsmen 1 in London, rookeries innumerable caw loudly for thinning. MISSING GRINDERS.—We learn from American papers that " Richmond reports a great dearth of organ-grinders since the civil war." We trust the paragraph will be circulated among the London organ-grinders, and that they will take the hint. We always thought civil war an unmixed evil, but the South must have found it a blessing in disguise. If it had the same effect in England as at Richmond, it would almost reconcile us to putting up with a Fenian disturbance for a few days. (Front Judy.) A TALE OF A TEM.—The French Democrat, M. Raspail, has written a letter to the Washerwomen's Mutual Aid Society at Lyons, in which he tells the " citizenesses " that he will accept the position of honorary member of their Society, if they will promise to stick to Democratic and Republican opinions. If extreme opinions are any qualification, a gentleman rejoicing in the appropriate name of Raspail ought to be quite at home among the tubs. h in- Ltical sta- SUP' orse terY, that duck but a nd ; at aure )nay' atone that ; first Ls for are tion. hink- with terS . good iSO II 9 ,untS C. hi s M e i ingeL Ned - I de dare in a' We y ott d l of chile nuns .0 be cha belly time zith' ay ing ter 11, tell -,.