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Ai mong mentions us on the ballot to Norwic h _ _ T lie r 9• Off° adero rt o f tlie senteuce If P r ' of 311' batwee i d WutL7 Nor~vicll ,d its 0:- the affir to fine " ie mbere' b. the re. >iv, bloW 5 pUbliCif ias be ° tistratiO )ro perty• L. Bur .e- . such MONETARY REPORTS-YESTERDAY Influenced by the result of the plebiscite and the firm ness of the Paris Bourse, the stock markets opened this m orning with a steady appearance, and a general improve ment took place in prices. Subsequently, however, on the receipt of lower prices from Paris a reactionary move meat set in, and the quotations ruled easier.. Consols have been firm, and * per cent. better, at 94 to 941 for Money, and 94* to 941 for June. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 92a to 921 ; Exchequer Bills, par to ss. prem, ; India Five per Cents., 1131 to 114; and India Bonds, 20s. to 255. prem. Firmness has been the feature of the market for English railway stocks. At the commencement of busi ness the demand was particularly strong. Metropolitan Was quoted at 75i, and Great Northern (A) touched 132. 1314 on realisations of profits and speculative sales Prices receded, and Metropolitan fell 741, 75, shewing a f all on the day of I. Great Northern A was also I easier. At the close London and Brighton shewed an improve ,blelit of ; Great Eastern, * ; Midland, 10 ; London and North-Western, 1 ; and Great Western, #. Indian railway stocks have been firm, at previous quo tations. For Canadian shares there has been a healthy . v in quirY, and the quotations have been well maintained. ° r eign shares have been firm, and Lombards have risen *. The market for foreign bonds has been steady on the whole. A strong inquiry being experienced during the earlier hours of business, the value of most securities im proved. Egyptian (1868) at one time touched 80, but afte rwards relapsed to 80ff. Italian (1861) have risen ; r eruvian (1865), ; Spanish (1869) *; Turkish Five-per- Cen ts. ; and ditto Six-per-cents. (1865) per cent. The Japanese Loan is nominally quoted at 4i to 3i dis. American Securities have been firm, and the Five faw llen e ntY Bonds have risen * ; but Erie Shares have -The mining market has continued very quiet, and prices h ave been without movement. As reg ar d s B an k s h ares b us i ness t o a mo d era t e ex t en t h . 4 been concluded. No quotable change has taken place 14 values, but prices have been well maintained. Rather more business his been doing in telegraph o , ette r , , 811 ares• Falmouth, Gibraltar, and Malta have been but British Australian and British Indian Exten sion have continued very dull. Submarine have fallen £2. Telegraph construction shares opened firm at 34k, 34k, but s ubsequently receded`to 34k, 34k. There have been no bullion operations at the Bank to day. The Wave of Life has brought £4,800 and the Anglesey £11.,000 from Melbourne. t he has been only a moderate demand for bills, and 'ee tendency of the exchanges has been generally favour able. The Mari a L am b, C a pt a i n Clarke, sailed from Newport ' l. Port Caballos, Honduras, on the sth inst., with a ear ge of railw a y material and sundries, including two l 'c'eotrotives and eleven waggons, for the contractors of the I nter -Oceanic Railway ; the Fanny Alice and Magdala Wi ll shortly follow with more ivaggons, &c., on the same akeotalt. At a ;fleeting of the Submarine Telegraph Company it w as resolv e d t o l ay a new ca bl e b e t ween F rance an d Eng land, and also to make application to the President of the Board of Trade to increase the capital of the undertaking t° t 400,000. 4t the B an k th e d eman d f or accommo d a ti on h as no t be e n active, but in the open market a fair discount ullsiness has been doing, and three months paper has been charged 3 per cent. The silver market has been firmer. Bars have been in request for H o ll an d a t 604 per ounce. For Mexican dollarssper ounce. T he ~, has been a fair inquiry ; for China at 69i to t h e Manchester Guardian notices that the failure of l t -eBBl.B. R. and F. Kenyon, cotton manufacturer s, of —43lver Rinds, B ur y, was caused by one of the stoppages 0 f last week. The liabilities amount to about £B,OOO. At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. Richard Marsden, manufacturer, of Preston, the liabilities were shewn to 4111 °Imt to £3,850, and the assets to £l,BBO. 4 ' t a meetin g o f th e cre dit ors of Messrs. Bowden and '(Wards joiners, and builders, it was shewn that after I)a Ying the Union Bank of Manchester (Limited), secured creditors, a dividend of 11s. 6d. in the pound could be kid • After discussion as to the general state of their affairs, a committee of inspection, consisting of six credi tors, Was appointed to consider . and decide what course flaotilcl be adopted to carry on or wind up the estate: T he holders of fully paid-up scrip receipts of the issue of i O ll / 4 ,000 dollars 8 percent. Alabama Gold Bonds are in rlacd that the bonds will be ready for delivery ou and after "d aY next. The directors of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Rail way Company (Limited) have issued their report of 1869. The gross r ece i p t s s h ow an i ncrease of £25,749 for the year, is" the in crease i n t h e net pro fi t i s £ 10, 7 3 3 . A di v id en d o f e• Per s h are, being at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, is reolu mended. The ecninkittee of the Ft ck Exchange again to-day had b & " " oensi e• ation the memorial of the Anglo-Austr a e "hold e s, pray i ng that, i n onsequence o f th e f orce d -°"ersion of the debt by the h ustrian Government, the ti.rtifitates issued by the c mmitte for th • pro ortion f r bo ndholders' claims repudiated in the conversi ot :ri c, tion encef° th quoted tild h in the official lists, and 4 t all L, ust inn securities should be refused a rea re Tress shall have been obtained. 801 ! °tock Exchange Committee, it is understood, have re tioil'ed to comply with the application as regards the quota te of the certifi c at e s, and at the same time to direct that, b "nvel sion having been carried out, all the Austrian °n aa hitherto quoted shall be expunged from the official his resolution will require confirmation at a future w h ' i n g, hut meanwhile it seems to indicate sortie revival, th, 2' has long been wanting, of a disposition on the part of onuittee to carry out a principle. it i 4 stated that the Japanese Government, having resolved all ~° P t a national d o ll ar co i nage , h ave ordered i n E ng l an d 46 m aterials for a Mint. once has b een i ssue d f rom th e B an k o f E ng l an d s t a ti ng p o st holders of stock may receive the dividend warrants by Ott °u fila PPlicationling up the form, with which they can be supplied . 3 B RITISR FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Per cent. bConsols. 941- 8 =it° for Account lilleer Cent. Reduced •92-1- f, 1 3 1 3 Per Cent 92i i 0 ° 3 ,4 per Cent., Jan, 1894 D° ‘i per Cent., Jan, 1891 — A --° 0 per Cent. Jan, 1870 I t ln itivs, Jan, I ' BBo — 0 4 Pril, 1885 I , e ? . (Red Sea Telegraph) hug, 1908 , htlequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2; per Cent '''-'O, £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO 0 pin Lidi lll id, lAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 15 0 ~°t•OCk, 10i per cent., April, 1874 — Lo 0 Per cent, July 1880 ll3l .„ D ° 4Per cent, O c t , 1888 b o '4lfaced Paper 4 per cent — I),„ ,) 5 per cen t , Jan, 187 9 D o A' , 5 A per cent. May, 1879 — , - - Per uent, RupDeb 1872 D o do 1877 Do D Deb_ do 1882 - I) ._5 per Cent, Aug, 1873 — D 0 o B onds, 4 per Cent, £I,OOO k w , MISCELLANEOUS. (),,`,5 England Stock, 41 per ct e o "aal 4 per Cent Bonds, 1903 - — 1.13 °f L .1), oudon 4i. p Cent Bonds, 1877 D o 41 1879 II 17 1882 — p , l ~ Stock ::: M etro 4f ,' ..kettoro];oard of works, 31 p et PRICES. ( to be paid) Scri p SlNG Argentitil'e°lllBll6lBGX P. ....... ............... 1"—O— -9-21 1 4 Augtrian t bo cii9......... _ razilian, 1852 . -120 1858 ",,0 1859 1,,0 1860 u.,so 1863 , 'Jo 1865 .Lietios gyres ********************** 10 £lOO **** ; * 3 ************** 1:1/4) (Defer *** * 3 per * den **) eidlian, .1842 * re Do 1858 ************************ bo 1866 ********************* . Do. 1867 : ********** 11):10.• elB7O *: ** :............................. foo, . rip, 460 paid ********* Dal4lblan ..... ****************************** niah, 1825 *************** D°l **************** 0 1805 and 1861 * Do 1 63 ******************* Do 4100 - * **************** •D o 'N I p ai d. ***** , 0 UM TY° • 4:110:::::.;647e....nd...t°..... 1) .... e ... ********* ********************** ................................................ I :— b utch Ex 12 Cuilders Ecuador New Consolidated 77i 104 i 99i Egyptian, 1862 Do Second Issue Do £5OO Do £lOO Do 186 Do £5OO Do £lOO Do 1868 Do £lOO Do Gov. Rail Debentures Greek, 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Coupons Guatemala Do 1869 . Honduras Government Railway Loan Do £lOO B4A 4 Italian, 1865 Do 1867, 2d issue Do Maremmana Railway 561 Mexican . , Do 1864 Do Anglo-French Montevidean, European Moorish, Imperial .... New Granada Do 84} .. 911 ~ 80i I Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian Do. Uriharren — Do. 1862 Portuguese, 1853, 6,7, 9,0, 2, & 3 Do 1867 Do 1869 Do do Scrip — Russian, 1822, £ Sterling Do 1850 Do 1860 Do 1859 .. Do 1862 jDo Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £IOO IDo do £8415s IDo Do do 1866, £lOO do £B4 Us — Do Nicolas Railway 8 3 Do 1870 Scrip, all paid 8.4 i Do do £45 paid — San Domingo Sardinian Spanish Do 1867 Do Deferred - - Do 1869 Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — 1)o Government, 1864 ........... Do do 1868 Turkish, 1851 Do 18Z.B Do £lOO Do 1862 Do Account• — Do £100 Do Account 731 Do 1863 Do 1865, 5p et , 491 Do 1865, 6 pet 731 2* Do Guaranteed Do 1869 ])o £IOO Venezuela Do — Do 1862 Do 1864 Dividends on the above-mentioned Stocks payable in London. Austrian, Ex 10 Florins .. Belgian, Ex 23 Francs Uo do Dutch Certificates, Ex 12 Guilders Do do , do French Rentes, Ex 25 Francs Do do do Italian, 1861, Ex 25 Francs Piedmontose, Ex 25 Francs Do do ... ACCOUNT DAYS IN MAY 13Th AND 27TH United States 5-20 years 1882 88 i i i Do (Ma 3 1, Nov 1) Do do lBB5 88 7i Do 1874— Do, 371, 346, 350 iss up to 27th Feb., 1869 1887 30 i Do, 10 40 (Mar 1, Sept 1) 1904 852 I Massachusetts (May 1, Nov 1) 1894 . Do neo 93 Do Scrip, £35 paid Virginia State Do Atlan and G West,' N Y see, 1 M0rt...1880 Do do 2 do _lBBl Do Pennsylvania 1 do _1877 Do do 2 do ...1882 Do Consolidated Mortgage .. ..... Detroit and Milwaukee Ist Mort Bonds Do do 2d do Erie Shares, $lOO, all paid — Do Ticket of Protection Coin attached lBl Do 7 per Cent Preference do — Do 6 per Cent. Convertible Bonds 67 Do 3d Mortgage lBB3 -- Illinois Central, $lOO share 4, all paid Do. 1875 lio 1875 Marietta and Cincinnati Bonds . New Yorx Central, $lOO Shares Do (sinking fund) lBB3 Do do 1876 Panama 2d Mortgage 1872 MARKETS-YESTERDAY. LONDON TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.—The tallow market has ruled firm at 445..6d. to 445. 9d. for Y.C. on the spot and early delivery. Linseed oil steady, 325. ; London, 31s. to 31s. 9d.; Hull, 325. to 325. 3d. June. English brown rape firm, 435. to 435. 3d. spot and month. Metals inactive, at late rates. LONDON COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKET, TUESDAY.—The sugar market has ruled quiet, at unchanged prices for all qualities. Mauritius white crystalised, 38s. to 38s. 6d. The India tea sales have opened at late rates. Fair supplies of coffee have been brought to auction, which have realised steady prices. Rice afloat has been in request at full values. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.—The amount of business transacted to-day has been small, but the market gene rally has ruled steady. There has been some inquiry for goods suitable for India, but producers hold off at the present rates. METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, TUESDAY.-- There was a rather larger supply of both hay and clover on sale at the market to-day. The demand was steady, and prices were fairly maintained :—Prime meadow hay, 80s. to 85s. ; inferior ditto, 60s. to 70s. : rowen, 50s. to 655. ; prime clover, 110 s. to 1265. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to 955. ; prime second-cut clover, 100 s. to 110 s. ; inferior ditto, 80s. to 90s. ; and straw, 20s. to 28s. per load. CORK BUTTER MARKET, TllESDAY.—Ordinary firsts, 110 s. ; seconds, 105 s. ; thirds, 965. ; fourths, 90s. ; fifths, 70s. ; sixths, not quoted. 1,230 firkins in the market. Mild cured : firsts, 113 s. ; seconds, 1125.; thirds, 103 s. 100 firkins in the market. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKET, TUESDAY.—The supplies of potatoes on sale at these markets have been only moderate. The trade has • been firm, at full quotations. English shaws, 110 s. to 130 s. ; regents, 120 s. to 1405.; Scotch regents, 100 to 130 s. ; rocks, 90s. to 110 s. per ton. ,LONDON WOOL MARKET, TUESDAY.—The market has con tinued to be characterised by much steadiness. For colonial produce the demand has been strong, and the value of both Australian and Cape produce has been well supported. English wool has been in request, at very full prices. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY.—Market firm at advancing prices. Sales 14,000 bales, of, which 3,000 bales on siieculation LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.—FIour firm at an advance of 6d. Wheat, Id. to 2d. per cental higher. Corn, 3d advance. French flour firm. LIVERPOOL COPPER MARKET, TUESDAY.—Bars, 67; ores, 131. LEEDS CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.—There has been only a thin attendance at to-day's corn market. The demand for fresh wheat has been limited ; but last Tuesday's prices have been maintained. Good barley still finds buyers at fully late rates. Oats and beans are in favour of sellers. Average price for week ending May .9 : Wheat, 512 quarters, 455. 74d. ; barley, 130 quarters, 365. 11k. LEEDS WOOLLEN TRADE, TUESDAY.—The cloth halls have been well attended this morning, and there was rather more of the foreign trade, especially as applicable to the Continent. Mel tons and tweeds, owing to the warmer weather, were in more active demand than for the last three or four weeks. In the white cloth hall, hair lists and victorias medium were about equal in supply and demand. HULL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.—Imports of wheat 4,95.5 qrs. ; barley, 13,554 qrs. There was a small supply of English wheat, at ls. advance. Wheat, 445. to 465. per qr. ; barley, 335. to 365. ; beans, 395. to 41s. ; peas, 365. to 425. ; and oats, 225. to 265. HULL CATTLE MARKET, TuEspey.—Cattle, good show ; business limited ; fetched £l2 to £l7. Sheep, good show of hogs ; prices same as last week ; slow trade. Ewes and lambs, poor show, no sales. Pigs, average show ; good show stores ; good business at last rates, [ADVERTISEMENT. _l—Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Facts and figures recommend Holloway's treatment to tender chested persons. Change of seasons are always trying to man kind, from the variability of temperature, now increasing, then depressing the circulation. Hence the prevalence of throat affec tions, chest complaints, and disordered digestion at this season. For all this catalogue of ailments, Holloway's Ointment, rtf ,bed thoroughly twice a-day over the parts affected, will be found uni versally serviceable in preventing, checking, and curing each and all. It is remarkably curative in cases of inflamed and ulcerated throat, while for glandular enlargements it is a specific, In coughs, colds, asthma, and bronchitis, Holloway's Pills should be takon simultaneously with friction of the Ointment on the chest. LAD vEhTIBEMENT.J—Avoid Medicines—they always aggravate chronic complaints; but Du Barry's delicious health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, which yields three times the nourish mentor the best meat, saves 50 times its cost in other remedies, and invariably restores perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional re gularity, anti energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. We ex tract a few out of the 68,000 cures:—"The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food. Cure No. 68,413. " Rome, July 21, 1866. —The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du' Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly bene ficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise skis excel lent food too highly.—From the "Gazette du Midi," July 25. Cure No. 58,216, of the Marchioness de Brehan, of seven years' liver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervousness, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the Most intolerable nervous agitation.." Cure No. 1,771; Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia. No` 49,832 " Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria Jolly." Cure No. 46,270: Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. In tins, at is lid; Ilb 2s 9d; 2 lb Is Gd; 51b Ils.• 121 b 225; -• 24 Pas 4 s.— also Du BARRY's REVALE N TA RABIC& 6HOCOLATE POWDER is packed in tin canisters: for 1.4• cups at 2s, for 24 cups at 3s 6d, for 48 cups at6s, for 288 cups at 30s, for 576 cups at 555 ~._.being about one penny per cup. The 30s and 55s tins are sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order.— BaitßY Du BARRY and Cq., No. 77, Regent-street, London; and all Grocers and Chemists. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1870 eirtubr . ffil t LAW AND POLICE.-YESTERDAY. PREFERENCE SHAREHOLDERS AND ORDINARY SHARE. HOLDERS.—The case of the London and Provincial Tele graph Company, which was open3d yesterday before Vice- Chancellor James, wasyesumed to-day. The Government had purchased the rights of the company at double the value of the shares, and the question at issue was among which class of shareholders the surplus should be divided. The Vice-Chancellor said he was very much struck with the commercial position of the company. As far as his opinion at present went it was against the preference shareholders, but if he had to decide the case as it stood at present he would have to decide that £33,333 should be divided amongst that class of shareholders. It was clearly a case for arbitration. The proper application must be made to the Board of Trade for the appointment of an arbitrator, and the official liquidator of the company must send a cir cular to each of the shareholders, stating what be directed to be done. All the parties should have their costs. THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE'S AFFAIRS IN BANKRUPTCY. This morning an application was made before Mr. Registrar Roche under the bankruptcy of the Duke of Newcastle. Mr. A. Munns produced an affidavit made by himself, stating the proceedings before Lord Justice Giffard and the Chief Judge with reference to the dismissal of the petition in bankruptcy, and the appeal by the Duke to the House of Lords. He applied for an extension of time for the Duke's surrender, in order that the object of the appeal should not be prejudiced. Mr. B. Davis for the assignees said the bankrupt had been summoned to attend- and give evidence, but he had not been able to serve the summons upon him. Another meeting was fixed for the 24th of this month ; and if Mr. Munus would undertake that his grace should attend that meeting, he would consent to the appli cation. His Honour said that notice of the application ought to have been given six days before. By a former Act of Parliament a bankrupt who failed to surrender was liable to be hanged—(a laugh)—and if the House of Lords con firmed the decision of the Lords Justices and the Chief Judge, the bankrupt would still have committed a criminal offence. Lord Justice Giffard, in giving judgment, had made use of the term "dividend," which applied to the civil portion of the bankruptcy law, and had reference to the administration of the bankrupt's effects and estate, and in his opinion contemplated that the bank , ruptcy should go on. Tho application was then ad journed. BRUTALLY ASSAULTING A F William Hoey, a hawker, was charged at the Marlborough-street Police Court, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with assaulting Wm. Hoey, his son, about 12 years of age. The complainant, whose face bore marks of severe ill usage, said that he resided with the prisoner, who was his father, in Pugh's-place, Carnaby street, and about one that morning the prisoner came home drunk, having been drinking all the previous day, and seized him by by the ears and threw him up to the ceiling His father then asked him for the change of a shilling he had given him on the previous day to get some tea, and ho told him it was on the table. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the boy said he had a mother, but she was separated from his father, and that he• was often left at home all day without' food or any one to look after him. James Callan, a young man, a tailor, living in Pugh's-court, said that seeing the boy, whose face was covered with blood, washing himself at a pump, he asked him who had caused his injuries, and having ascertained from him that they. were inflicted by his father, and knowing that his father had often ill used hint before, he took the matter up and caused him to he taken into custody. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the witness had acted very kindly. Police-constable Lazarus Howes, 95 C, said that on taking the prisoner into custody he said that all ho had done was to give the boy a good box on the ears as ho had not given him the change of a shilling, and that the boy was very unruly. The prisoner said he was sorry for what he had done, but his boy had be haved very badly. A witness was called by the prisoner, and he said he had employed the boy for nine weeks, and he was very unruly. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the matter was clear to him. Tho latter was away all day and came home late at night, and having no one else to quart el with quarrelled with his son. It was a cruel and cowardly assault, and he should sentence the prisoner to two months, with hard labour. THE CREDIT FONCIER AND THE IRRIGATION COMPANY OF FRANCE.—In the Court of Vice-Chancellor Sir R. Malins, the affairs of the Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, in their connection with the Irrigation Company of France, were - brought under notice. A petition was presented by Mr. Fox, solicitor, of Newport, Mon mouthshire, for the compulsory winding up of the Irrigation Company, a company which was formed in 1865, under the auspices of the Credit Foncier, to acquire a concession granted by the French Government for purchasing canals of irrigation in that country. The assignment of this concession was afterwards declared to be contrary to French law, and the petitioner argued that the Credit Foncier ought to have been acquainted with the fact, assenting also that the directors of that association were guilty of transactions which were not bond fide, but were intended to operate in discharge of claims to a very large amount, which the company was in a position to enforce. It was also stated that no less than £150,000 had been paid to the Credit Foncier for commission on one transaction. The hearing of the petition was not com pleted at the rising of the court. THE TRANSFER OF THE TELEGRAPHS TO THE GOVERN RENT.— The London and Provincial Telegraph Company was one of the companies transferred, unde he recent Act of Parliament, to the Government. Aft all liabi lities had been met, £50,000 remained for division among the shareholders, and the company being now in the course of winding-up, an application was made by the official liquidator to Vice-Chancellor Sir W. M. James as to the principle upon which the residue should be divided for the benefit of the shareholders. It transpired that the amount of the ordinary stock was £40,000, and of preference stock £lO,OOO, and that if the business of the company had been continued, the holders of the latter would have been entitled to a dividend of 10 per cent. per annum before the holders would receive any benefit from the profits. After hearing arguments from counsel, the 3ourt decided upon referring the question to the arbitrator appointed under the Act, the Marquis of Salisbury—a decision which, the Vice-Chancellor remarked, would be in favour of the ordinary, and against the preference shareholders. If the matter were decided as one of strict right, the preference shareholders would of necessity receive upwards of £33,000 Three per Cent. Consolidated Bank Annuities, the company having it fact given a charge of £lOOO upon their profits. The duty of arbitrator, however, would be to prevent the ordinary principle of the distribution of the surplus funds of companies in the course of liquidation being applied in the present case, and see that the respective shareholders received that to which they were equitably entitled. Is AN INFANT LIABLE FOR COSTS?—This point was decided by Lord Penzance in the Probate Court. The cause of 'Wolesley v. Palmer was before his lordship, in which a guardian had appeared as representing the heir at-law—an infant. An application was made for costs as against the latter ; his lordship said the application was an important one, and he would consult the authorities on the subject. Having done so he has come to the con clusion that under the circumstances of tne case the infant was liable. Order accordingly. ANOTHER MAN IN WOMAN'S CLOTHES.—At Bow-street Henry Fletcher and Anne Fletcher, domestic servants, were charged with loitering in the street at half-past two in the morning, Henry Fletcher being at the time in woman's clothes. The prisoners said they had been to a masquerade ball at Highbury Barn. Mr. Vaughan told the male prisoner it was a great piece of folly to go there in such a dress. He should have gone in his own clothes. The prisoner, a young man of about twenty-two, said he was very sorry now for having acted as he had. Mr. Vaughan said that the prisoners had brought this trouble upon themselves by their foolish conduct, but as there was no evidence against them they would be discharged, LIBELLOUS ELECTION SQUIBS.— At the Bury Petty Sessions, a young man named Henry Taylor, book keeper to Messrs. Olive and Partington, Woolfold, near Bury, was summoned to show cause why he should not be committed for trial for publishing a libel upon Mr. W. Hoyle, cotton manufacturer, Tottington. From the evi dence it appeared that Mr. Hoyle was last year elected one of the guardians for Tottington Lower End, and that this year, at the annual election, a strong political feeling prevailed in the township, three Liberals and three Conservatives being nominated. During the Contest, a number of handbills were distri buted by both parties, many of them couched in violent language. In one of these signed cc Hawk . 37e," Mr. Hoyle and another man were compared to Herod and Pilate. Another charge was that Mr. Hoyle had received £1 frOm an old man named Hutchinson in re ceipt of pauper relief, and then got th e p a y of this man stopped by the guardians. It was also said that it was no wonder he would take the pay of an . old man,.Bs years of agp, when he wont siffer his own flesh and blood to hein want. There tieingBuffif,ient prin3,a facie evidence, 'Taylor was committed for trial at the Man cheet er assizes, but admitted to bail. A FAMILY PARTY,— A correspondent of an American paper " took tea " with a Mormon elder at Salt Lake City the other day, at which six wives " presided," and twenty-seven children sat around the table. We have good reason to believe that the House of Lords will throw out the " Deceased Wife's Sister Mar riage Bill," and that as a compensation it will pas the " Women's Disabilities Bill " with reference to the elective franchise. —Record. "I'm afraid you don't like babies when they cry," said a matron to a gentleman," as she tried to soothe the darling in her arms. "Oh yes," said he, " I like them best when they cry - , because I've always observed that then they are invariably carried out of the room." EDUCATION IN THE METROPOLIS.—At a con ference of members of Parliament representing metro politan boroughs, held on Monday, it was resolved that the Government should be urged to assent to an elected school board, to whom should be entrusted the manage ment of the elementary schools of the metropolitan districts. HER MAJESTY. BuCKINGHAm PALACE, May 10. Her Majesty went this morning to St. James's Palace to be present at the christening of the infant son of the Duke and Duchess of St. Albans. Prince Leopold went out. The Prince of Wales rode out, attended by Lieut.-Col. Teesdale. The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey. LITERATURE. The Woman of Business. By Marmion Savage. Three Vols. Chapman and Hall. _ _ Hitherto the writer Of these volumes has been known as M. W. Savage. He would now apparently prefer to be known as Marmion Savage. The two different names, however, represent one and the same individual. The author of "The Woman of Business" is identical with the author from whose baud we received, years ago, that clever, sprightly, witty, caustic book— "The Bachelor of the Albany." Qther works he has written, among these, "The Falcon Family," and "My Miele the Curate," and "Reuben Meddlicott," and we know not what others. But better than all the rest of them put together, according to our fancy at least, was " The Bachelor of the Albany." It was full of go, full of chic, full of vivacity, espieglerie, im pertinence. We read it with a relish—as a gourmet might munch, one by one, a very choice jar of olives —as an epicure, nibble after nibble, might get through a very particular supply of caviare. It had a flavour about it reminding one of that rathe, powerful line of P3pe— " Rank as the ripeness of a rabbit's tail." The twang of it still recurs to us vividly enough in the mere narration. And the " Bachelor of the Albany" was the first " outcome" of M. W. Savage's fancy— " The Woman of Business " is Marmion Savage's last. In his inscription of the work to Mr. Forster, "in- memory of an old friendship," we observe that the author speaks of it emphatically as "'his last work," as though he purposed Lever producing an, other. In any case it nay reasonably be accepted by his reader as the carefully considered record of his latest imaginings. Alexander, the hero, strikes us rather as a dull prig, white the Woman of Business, the heroine of the tale, such as it is, it is melancholy to relate, is a widow before she accepts the hand of the said Alexander—she all the while having been his first love. A weaker, feebler creation than Alexander's friend, Woodville, could hardly be conceived, his feebleness being absolutely feminine in its charact•r. As to th,! villains of the tale they are the veriest melo dramatic rascals, as like as two peas, or as the two Di omios. The facetious one of the two, how ever, is simply intol-rable with his frivolous impiety— like a phrase in a farce —" as sure as God's in Gloucestershire." Mrs. Up john, again—of whom, had Dr. Johnson known anything, he would infallibly have said, "Sir, she's a scoundrel r —well, she virtually out Herodias's-Herodias. Altogether the tale. as it is told to us by Marmion Savage, is, nevertheless, full of interest, and we re d on until the third volume is clos,d with r, gret. AUSTRIA AND THE POLES. An interesting speech on the position of the Poles in the present Austrian crisis was made by Prince Czartot yski last week at the meeting of the Polish Historical Society of Paris, held ia commemoration of the Polish Constitution of the 3d May, 1791. He said that while in Russian Poland the Poles have every year to deplore new acts of oppression, a more cheering prospect Is offered them by the present con dition of *Austria. The Centralist system iu that country has new been ovethrown by Polish statesmen, aul one of them, Count Potocki, has now been appointed by the Rn- Peror to inaugurate a new policy as Premier. Poland is again called upon, as she was two centuries ago under her glorious King Sobieski, to sustain and defend the Austro- Hungarian monarchy. That State which was for merly a bugbear to all Liberals has now become the home of liberty; and its integrity and inde pendence aro looked upon as indispensable for the freedom of Europe and the interests of - civilisation. it is to secure this integrity and independence that the Poles, who have found in Austria their last refuge, are now labouring. Their policy is no longer a policy of sentiment, they found their tropes only on an intimate unison with their natural ally, who has the same interests and the same enemies as themselves. Convinced that their future is indissolubly bound up with the destinies of the Hapsburg monarchy. they have undertaken to introduce in Austria a policy which shall reconcile the unity an d strength of the Empire with a reasonable autonomy for those provinces which hear a distinct national character and historical rights. They must reject a purely Slavonic policy, for the word Slavonittn has of late years almost become synonym .us with Russian, and the result of s uc h a policy can only be to enlarge Russia at the expense of Austria, and place the Czar in possession of Constanti nople. The Poles would rather join the Germans in Austria than help the Slavonians to become predominant in the Empire. A Federalist 'policy would be equally dan gerous, for it would divide Austria into seventena Eta States, each with its own separate Legislature. The Prince condo led by stating his political programme. It is as follows :—First, the preservation, as the most important object the Poles have in view, of the unity and integrity of Hungary ; second, the maintenance of a central Par liament at •Vienna ; third, the acceptance of the pres et ,_ Constitution as the fundamental law of the Austro-Hun garian Monarchy ; fourth, the grant of exceptional privi leges to Galicia and Bohemia as regards public instruction, justice, and local administration, by means of a special agr, , ement similar to that which has been concluded between Hungary and Crotia; fifth, the establishment of a restricted Reichsrath for all the provinces except Galicia and Bohemia, and of a plenary Reichsrath, to include those provinces. LONDON GAZETTE—Las Evening, WIHTEEIALL, MAY 3. Th Queen Ins been pleased b appoint Arthur NI itche 1, Esq., M. ''., to ba ono f the Paid Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland, in th room of Alexander Fr nci Browne, Esq, ILE., resigned. MAY 9. The Queen has been pleased to grant unto Jame Bryce, Esq , the place or office of Professor of Civil Law in the University of Cxford, in till io • m of Sir Travers Twis., D C.L., resigned The Queen has ' e n pl-.as3d to preen; the R v James "reach tA , the offic , and charge of First Ministsr of the ch ch a d parish f I)u fe mli e in the r sbyt yof Dun e mli e, and she of Fife, vacant by the dea h of Dr Pete, l h lmers; and the Rev. R b - rt Nimm , Smith t the church and arish of Cargill, in the pr s' ytery of Du keld, a-- d county of Perth, vacant by the death f th 11 v Win Charles Rose. ADMIRALTY, MAY 6. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have appointed Dr. Patrick Digan, Staff Surgeon, of the Royal Navy, to be Visiting Surgeon at Southampton, under the Contagious Diseases Acts of 1866-1869. COURSE OF EXCHANGg. Amsterdam . Short ... 1117 i ... 11 181 Do Rotterdam - ... 12 0 ... 12 04 Antwerp — ... 25 424 ... 25 474 Brussels Hamburgh — ... 13 10 ... 13 104 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort-on-the-Main — ... 120 f ... 121 Vienna ... 12 6.1 ... 12 70 Trieste ... 12 621 ... 12 70 Petersburg Copenhagen.- ......... ...., — ~ 9 22 ... 9 25 Berlin Madrid. Oadi7 ... 49 ... 491 Leghorn Milan ... 26 35 ... 26 40 Genoa _ ... 26 35 ... 26 40 Naples Palermo — ... 26 35 ... 26 40 Messina - — .. 26 35 ... 26 40 Lisbon 90 days... 52f ..,. 521 Oporto ... 52f ... s'2+ LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Sales probably 12,000 bales. NI arkot firm. GUSTAVE FLOURENS. Gustave Flourens writes to the Daily Telegraph com plaining that it has reproduced a misstatement of Figaro's. He sent a denial which Figaro did not publish, and he, therefore, requests the Telegraph to publish it. It runs as follows: "TO THE EDITOR OF FIGARO.' " London 27, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, May 3d, 1870. " Sir,—ln Figaro on the 3d of May I see a pretended letter from me to the Emperor respecting the College of France. I never wrote that letter, nor any letter of that kind. If I were at Paris I would seek out the originators of this odious falsehood. Be good enough to insert this in your next number. " GUSTAVE FLOURENS." M. Flourens adds that he did not at first notice the date of the letter attributed to him by Figaro. He was then en route for that Cretan insurrection which he left to attend his father in his last moments. The inventors of such stories should in future be more skilful. LOCAL TAXATION. The select committee upon local taxation sat again on Monday. Mr. J. James, a gentleman largely interested in house property in the metropolis, was the first witness. He stated that in his opinion the incidence of the local taxation of house property fell in the main upon the landlords, though subject to the qualification that in the case of new rates being imposed during long leases or old ones increased, the tenant who had taken the lease would be affected, and that in cases where such imposts commenced and ceased within his occupancy, the lease holder, wh ) was a species of owner, had to bear the whole burden. The way in which, in ordinary cases, the inci dence of local taxes came upon the owner was this : If he were competing for property on which the rates were high he would naturally give a much lower rent than for pro perty of a similar description in which they were low, so that the landord lost that amount. The subject was a very complex one, because there were so many separate interests—the owner, the leaseholder, the occupier ; and and there were many disturbing circumstances, quite independent of the reduction of rates, which affected the amount paid by the occupier, and therefore he would not like to pronounce absolutely as to which of the parties this burden of the rates fell most upon. There could be no doubt that the lower the rates paid by the tenant the more rent the landlord would get. His first impression was that if there were no rates to pay he could afford to pay more rent. In other words. the intending occupier made an estimate of the total amount he would have to pay for the premises, including rates and taxes as well as rent. If taxes fall they increase the rent, while if they increase the rent is subject to reduction, but there are so many other disturbing causes, such as competition, scarcity, or otherwise for house locality, so that the rule cannot always practically be applied. He thought that the owners should be made liable to pay a portion of the rates upon all taxes which were imposed for public purposes, that had a direct tendency to benefit them. The committee adjourned. SIR ROUNDELL PALMER. The London correspondent of the /Li anchester Guardian writes :—" The report is again circulated in whispers that after this session Lord Hatherley will be disposed to think that he has had enough of it, and that Sir Roundell Palmer will be elevated to the dignity for which he is so pre-eminently qualified. He is certainly a most extraordinary man, in his insatiable love of work. Almost every night that the Commons sit late he may be seen hastening to his place towards the end of the evening, after the long day's work in court and chambers is done ; and there he remains till long after midnight ready to take his share in the fag and fight over clauses and amendments in committee of the Land Bill and every other sort of bill, as if he were still a law officer of the Government. Frequentiy he takes his own line, however, and knocks over poor Mr. Dowse, who is a sorry match for him, or grapples with Dr. Ball. And yet I am told that it is his invariable habit to rise at six every morning, in order to master the mass of papers with which his study table is ever full. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL SYSTEM. On Tuesday a conference of Sunday School teachers was held at King's College, to discuss the present mode of Sunday School teaching, and generally to consider the whole subject. There was a large attendance of both male and female teachers. The Vicar of St. John's, Hoxton, presided.—The Rev. J. B. Draper, of Sheffield, said the difficulty they met with in the Sunday School system was this, whether the Bible or the Prayer Book, or both, should form the basis of instruction, and, if both, which should take precedence. His idea was that the Bible should be made the basis, though he did not object to the introduction of the prayer-book as a secondary matter. Their great object should be to make the scholars intelligent worshippers, and he maintained that Church of England teaching could be as well carried out by adhering to the Bible alone as by introducing the formularies of the Church. He advocated teaching one subject to the whole of the school, and said that what they required was variety of teachers, and not variety of subjects. In the case of those who could not read, the teacher should read to them. He did not so much advo cate an uniform plan of teaching, but an uniform prin ciple, which principle should be that of simplicity and plainness.—Mr. H. G. Heald, the secretary of the Sunday school Union, and other speakers supported the system of uniform lessons throughout the school. Se veral gentlemen referred to the system now adopted, namely, that those who had been teachers for the longest period were generally placed over the higher classes. This they considered was a mischievous plan, the proper course being to distribute *the teachers according to their different capabilities. The Rev. George Allen of Islington advocated the extensive use of the prayer book and impressed opon the teachers the importance of making their teaching distinctive church teaching. He wished to see the prayer book used because he considered it the best exponent of the inspired work. Mr. G. M. Taix complained that nothing was done when the children were about leaving their schools to bind them to the Church they had been trained up in. To get them to become teachers partly met the case, but he thought some kind of an association might with advantage be formed, and which the scholars might be asked to join until qualified to teach. The meeting 800111 afterwards terminated. THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC, A public meeting on the liquor traffic was held in the Town Hall, Windsor, last night, the vicar in the chair. Resolutions condemnatory of the licensing system and in favour of Sir Wilfred Lawson's permissive liquor bill were supported by Mr, Thomas Chamberlain, J.P., ex-mayor, Rev. Thomas Brook, General Cary, of Cincinnati, and others. A petition to Parliament was adopted. THE EMJCIATION QUESTION IN BIR- MINGRAM. A crowded and somewhat disorderly meeting of working men was held in the Town-hall, Birmingham, last night, to discuss the education question. A resolution in favour of the national schools of the future being free as to ad- mission, unsectarian as to teaching, and compulsory as to attendance, was carried. An amendment approving of the Government bill, and supporting religious education, being lost by a large majority. Mr. Odger spoke in favour of the resolution. At the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, yes. of day, Lord Ardniillan presiding, James Thomas Hardi •, a commis ion agent of Leith, was o' arged with the forgery of bills of exchange and promiss ry notes to the value of £43,6.2 ls. 6d. ; and, further, i h uttering them to the ank of Scotland, Le!th. The I. risoner pleaded guilty to forging and utterin A: bills, amounting in all to £32, ,06 1 • s 10d , and he was sentenced to 25 years' penal servitude. - - A pleasing anecdote is told of the manner in which the late Sir James Simpson wet the opposition offered by certain Calvinistic olljectors on his first pro pounding the theory of 'the application of chloroform surgioai operations. The ground taken by the eminent physician's opponent was that in check ing the pain in connection with " visitations of God," he contravened the decrees of an all wise Creator. His reply was effective enough to satisfy the protests , he said :—" That the Creator, during the procesS of ,extracting the rib from Adam, must neeeisatily have adopted a some what corresponding artifiCe—`.` for did not God throw Adam into a deep, Sleep." A telegram from Calcutta says •khe diaabled steamer Sirius, from Liverpool, arrived there on Monday. The of Prussia was one of the Sovereigns who telegraphed to the Emperor Napoleon their congra tulations on the subject of the discovery of the plot. A parliamentary return just issued shews that the total gross income of the endowed ch4ritiga in Mon mouthshire is £6,827 a year. A account the Calcutta says the dis con t en t on income tax continues u na b a t e d , and indig nation meetings are being held in various parts of the accofgrtahme infer Q country. - - It was stated the other day that the King of the Hellenes had presented Mrs. Lloyd with £l,OOO from His Majesty ' s private pu rse , b ut i t now appears, f ro m the letter Airs. Lloyd received from the p r ime Minister of Greece, that the act was that of the Greek Government. An infant two monthg old vas taller to the Royal Free Hospital last night suffering from a severe wound in one eyelid inflicted by a rat. The child's fingers were also scratched and bitten. 'lt had been left in bed by its mother, and a neighbour happening to go into the room, saw two large rata on the bed. They . ran away when disturbed, and on the child being examined it was found that it had been injured in the manner described. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is recommended by the medical profeasion in preference to French brand Sup plied in casks and cas es f or h ome use or exportation. Quolatnns on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & Co., Royal Irish Dis tilleries, Belfast ; or at their London Offices, 4, Beaufort Buildings, Strand, W.C. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER MEETING-TUESDAY. GROSVENOR STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 100 added ; second to receive 20 sovs. out of stakes ; weight for age ; winner to be sold for 600 sovs. if demanded ; if for 200, allowed 51b ; if not for sale, 91b extra. Gros venor course. Twelve subs. Mr. Hilton ns Perjormer, by Adventurer—Olga, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (2001.) W. Gray 1 Mr. Mortimer's Robespierre, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (6001.) Jeffery 2 Mr. Merry's Sunlight, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (not to be sold) Gradwell 3 :—My Uncle, Playmate, and The following also ran Cap-a-Pie, Betting.-7 to 4on Sunlight, 6to 1 agst Performer, 7 to 1 agst Playmate, 10 to 1 agst Robespierre. My Uncle was fractious at the post, and all were restive with the exceptinn of the favourite, who got away fourth, Robes pierre making play, attended by Playmate and Cap-a- Pie, Sunlight on the inside succeeding just a head of Per former, while My Uncle brought up the rear. After passing the stand Performer ran into the second place, with Sunlight going on fourth. Half-way along the Dee side Sunlight drew up to Performer, and headed Robes pierre five furlongs from home. The last-named soon re sumed the lead again, however, followed by Sunlight and Performer till nearly opposite the stand, when Robes pierre swerved across Sunlight, and let up Performer on the right, Mr. Dawson's filly winning cleverly by a head ; three lengths divided the second and third ; My Uncle was fourth ; Playmate fifth ; and Cap-a-Pie last. The winner was not claimed. Betting.-11 to 8 on The Boy, 3 to 1 agst Nil Despe randum, 6to 1 agst any other. Lackland, followed by Nil Desperandum, led for a quarter of a mile, when the pair joined by the favourite, the three going on together into the straight, where The Boy, getting the best of it, drew away and won by half a length ; a length between second and third. PALATINE STAKES of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 50 added. weight for aga, with penalties ; maidan and sel- ling allowance. Once round and a distance., Eiget subs. Mr. Johnstone's Sweetsound, by Rataplan—Hybla, 3 Est 71b W Hunt 1 Mr. T. Raworth's Emily, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (2200) Gradwell 2 Mr. Spark's Syren, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (car. 7st 61b (2200 Maidment 3 Batting.-2 to lon Sweetsound, who made all the run ning and won easily by a neck; a length between second and third. BELGRAVE CUP of 300 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each, and 100 added ; winners extra. T.Y.C. 21 subs. Mr. Ray's Green Riband, by Knight of St. Patrick— Beechnut, 3 yrs, Gst 61b Gradwell 1 Mr. Dyott Bower's Witchcraft, 5 yrs, 7st 81b G. Jarvis 2 Mr. Bishop's Consternation, 4 yrs, 7st 51b ...Maidment 4 MOSTYN STAKES of 10 sovs. each, b ft., with 200 added, for two-year colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst. 61b. ; winners extra ; winners extra. T.Y.C. Forty one subs. Mr. Graham ns Lady Atholstone, by Blair Athol— Silkstone, Bst. 61b. Morris 1 Mr. J. Hudson's Rebecca, Bst 61b T. Chaloner 2 Mr. F. Mouncey's Shannon, Bst 61b J. Snowdon 3 The following also ran :—The Knight, Amor, Hetty c., Cyclone, Nona, Attack c., Paesano, Sappho, Grandee, Hesperia and Wilberforce. Betting.-2 to 1 agst Rebecca, 7to 1 agat Shannon, Bto 1 agst Lady Atholstone, 10 to 1 agst Grandee, 100 to G agst The Knight. After a slight delay the favourite got away in advance of Lady Atholstone, Amor, Grandee, and Hesperia. A fine race ended in favour of Lady Athel stone by a length. The EATON PLATE (Handicap) of 80 sovs ; winners extra. Half a mile. Eighteen subs. _ _ _ Mr. Marston's Ptarmigan, by Blair Athol—Skit, 3 yrs, Bst Cameron 1 Mr. Foy's Patrician, 5 yrs, Bst 51b Parry 2 Mr. W. G. Bennet's Sunflower, 3 yrs, 6st 121b...Hardy 3 The following also ran—Benevolence, Vibration The Mayoress, Morphia, Rejoinder, Mimus, and Light Cloud. Betting-2 to 1 8,215 t Patrician, 3to 1 agst Sunflower, 7 to 1 agst Ptarmigan, Bto 1 apt Vibration, 10 to 1 agst The Mayoress, 100 to 8 agst Rejoinder, 100 to 7 agst Benevolence. Ptarmigan led all the way, and won by two lengths ; half a length between second and third ; and two lengths between third add fourth. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE, CHESTER OUP. 3to 1 agst Sabinus (taken) 11 to 2 agst Muster (taken) 7 to 1 agst Cherie (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wild Flower (t..iiren) 100 , to 7 agst Bonny Swell (iaken) 100 to 7 agst Miss Sheppard (taken) 20 to 1 agst Formosa (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Paw Jones (offered) 30 to 1 agst Vestwinster (offered) 1000 to 36 agst Ventnor (offered) CUT v . BETTING.-__ESTERDAT. CHESTER CUP. 5 to 2 agst Sabinus (offered—take 11 to 4) 5 to .1 agst Muster (offered—take 11 to 2) 7to 1 agst Cherie (offered-8 to 1 taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Wild Flower (offered—take 11 to 1) 100 to 6 agst Miss Sheppard (offered) 100 to 6 agst Bonny Swell (offered) 100 to 6 agat Paul Jones (offered) 100 to 6 agst Cecil ( offered) 1000 to 40 agst Vestminster (offered) 30 to 1 agst Ventnor (offered) 100 to 8 agst Formosa (taken) 100 to 3 agst Tborwaldser "taken DERIfy. 20 to 1 agst Bridgwater (taken) 700 to 28 agst Prince of Wales (taken) 25 to 1 oast Oainel (offered) CRICKET. RIGHT, V. LEFT-HANDED PLAYM. —A match between eleven right-handed and eleven, left-hhnded players was commenced at Lords on Mclnday andcontinued yesterday. The right-handers were, as will be seen from the list, a most formidable patting team—one of the most power ful ever gathered together; whilst the left-handed players of England are almost all fine bowlers, without any pretensions to batting power. In order to keep the balance, first-class, bowlers were carefully excluded from the right handers, but even this proviso did not give the bowlelNs a chance. The right handers wo n by an innings and eight runs . Some lane play was exhibit e d, especially by Smith for th e right handers, and Killick for the " Simsters," Subjoined is the complete score LEFT. Ist inn. Lillywhite, b Grace....... •.. 20 bA. Shaw ..... Killick, bA. Shaw , 0 c Jupp, b Grace Rylott, bA. Shaw . ..... 8 c and b Daft ... Griffith, o Carpenter, h 'Grace 11 c Buller, b Daft Wootton, run out .... Emmett, b Grace .... .. Whistler, st Biddulph, b A Shaw ......... Martin, c Jupp, b Grace . .... West, b Grace Howitt, not out ...... „ .. J. C. Shaw, b Grace .. 0 not out ... Byes 5 4 Lb 2 2nd inn. 7 55 • 0 10 6 .. .. .. 0 Total Total RIGHT. First Innings. W. G. Grace, Esq., b Wootton Jupp, c Killick, bJ. C. Shaw ~ Daft, b Emmett ........... ..... Hayward, b J. C. Shaw Carpenter, c Griffith, b Howitt Smith, b Howitt ........ „ C. F. Buller, Esq., 1), Wootton Hearne, not out s•—• ••••••• • • • • • • A. Shaw, b J . O. Shaw Price, kft b Emmett .... .............. Bitldulph o b J, C, Stew.... .. Dyes 15, 1-b 2, n-b 1 Total . • • • • • • • .. The Queen a few days since addressed an auto graph letter s tAwessive of her sympathy, to Mrs. Lloyd, wife of Mr. Lloyd, murdered by th e G reek bandits. Her Majesty has since received a telegraphed reply from Mrs. Lli:±yd thanking her f ar h er ki nd act and womanly feeling. The Roman oorrespondent of the Pall Mall GaZdt4 itkya there is great talk at Rome about a plot to asswillate the Pope. It is stated that the design was to throw a bomb at his carriage, blowing him into the air together with the two cardinals in attendance; and, at the same moment, springing mines under the barracks of Cimarra, Ravenna, and St. Agatha, near the Vatican. The Romans declare the whole thing to be an invention by the police s in imitation of the discoveries in Paris." A return has just been issued of the expenditure in each Royal Engineering district under barracks and fortification, including the special vote, for the year ended 31st of March, 1869, as follows :—Aldershot, £12,125 98 ; Brighton £29,275 19s 9d ; Chatham, £31,102 2s id ; Col chester, 210,675 2s 5d ; Devonport, £144,803 8s 7d ; Dover, £38,757 5s ld ;• Gravesend, 31823 16s 7d ; Guernsey, £6,207 6s id ; Jersey, £2,253 16s 8d ; London, £33,796 6s ; Manchester, £16,441 8s 4d ; Pembroke, £21,578 13s 9d ; Portland, £11,331 . 8s 3d; Portsmouth, £220,837 8s 9d ; Shoeburyness, £3,207 Os 10d ; Sheerness, £9,261 8 s 10d ; Woolwich, £59,288 Os 9d ; Edinburgh, £16,289 lO s id ; Belfast, £4,797 17s 9d; Oork, 227,028 17s 8d; Curragh, £16,689 14s 10d ;• Dublin, £24,391 10 3 lid ; Limerick, £8,560 5s lOci, Net expenditure, £800,524 7s 10d.