The Sun. — London, England, 1867-03-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND ;IOMMEROIAL tAGFr,Noi( TWELVE O'CLOCK. This being the last day of the quarter, the de mand for money has largely exceeded the Saturday average. The rates out of doors are almost, if not quite, equal to the minimum of the Bank of Eng land. At the Bank of England yesterday the gold operations consisted of an influx of £B,OOO, and an eilux of £l,OOO. The London Bank of Mexico and South America have issued a report to be presented at the meeting on the 9th April next. The amount of profit and loss, after deducting all charges, expenses, and re bate of interest, is £27,619, and with the transfer of £12,937 as provision for bad and doubtful debts, there remains an available balance of £14,712, from which the directors now recommend the pay ment of a divide❑d of 10s. per share, making, with the interim dividend already paid, 71 per cent. for the year. A summons has been issued in r 6 Overend, Gurney, and Co., at the instance of Mr. Charles Oppenheim, asking that the liquidators may be directed to make a call of £lO per share on the shareholders of the company, pursuant to the reso lution passed at the meeting of the creditors, held at the London Tavern, on the 15th inst. We under stand this course has been taken by Mr. Charles Oppenheim in consequence of theliquidators having declined to make such a call. The traffic receipts on the East Indian Railway for the week ending 10th February, amounted to £60,162 against £44,052 in the corresponding week of the previous year. On the Ottoman Railway the receipts to the 3d November was £696, and in the corresponding week of the previous year they were £667. The number of miles open last year were 481, and this year 801. The specie movements during the past week have been on a rather extensive scale. The imports, which have been chiefly from Australia and the Continent, have amounted to about £545,514, in cluding £55,000 from Australia by the Giant's Causeway, £30,000 by the Winevera, £11,908 by the Sarah Grice, and £236,000 by the Great Bri tain. The Asia from New York has brought £2,016, and the Euxine from Alexandra, £3,121 ; besides which about £207,469, chiefly in silver, has been received from the Continent. The exports have been confined to remittances to the Continent chiefly in silver through private sources, and which are estimated to have amounted to about £202,188 Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's Telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 69f. 15c. Flat. A preponderance of speculative sales has caused less firmness in the English Stockmarket. The decline, however, has only been to the extent of per cent. Consols for money being dealt in at 91 to 91* for both money and the 10th proximo. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 ; New 3} per Cents., 97 ; Exchequer Bills for March, 15s. prem. ; India Stock, 219 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 1094 110 ; ditto Enfaced 4 per Cents., 1034 ; ditto 51 per Cents., 1081 ; ditto Debentures, 1031 ; and ditto Bonds, 48s. to 495. prem. The Foreign Market is rather firmer. Greek have advanced 8, to 14 ; Spanish Passive 1, to 211 ; Italian are firm at 531 f, Mexican at 17i 171, and the Chilian Scrip at 21 2 dis. For Miscellaneous and Finance Shares there is a very limited enquiry. MINING MARKET. SATURDAY EVENING. To-day there has been active demand for shares of West Chiverton, Prince of "Wales, Great Laxey, Basset, Providence, and East Grenville, at advanced prices. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. per ()emit. Consols Do. Account, April 10 — 8 per Gent. Reduced B9l 1 New 3 per Cent 894 4 New 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894 9l Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), All Er., 1908 — 3 ? Ct., March. I 4 ? Ct., June Exchequer Bills,£l,ooo, 4 per Ct. pm I pm Do £5OO 7l I pm pm Do £lOO & £2OO „ ' 1 5 pm pm Bank of England Stock, 6} per Cent ... Shut INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 219 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Ceut B5l Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lOBB Do. I)eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Rustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 — Do Account Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 por Cent — D,, 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 por Cent ) Cullian 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — uo. 6 per Cent A . Do. „ B Do. „ 1867 Do. „ Scrip, £2O paid 2k die Col,mbian, 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — DJ. 5 per Cent., 1864 ... D .nubian P r incipalities, 7 per Cent E putdor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do Deforied Egyptian 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Do. 1861 Do. £lOO Bonds Do Government Railway Debentures Bll Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent alian 5 per Cert 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway xiettiz 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — f 1 ontevideau 6 per Cent. . — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent lie w Granada ' — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Land .Jarrants (Hectares) Pe 7wrian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account .. 66 I . _.... Do 41 per Cent., 1865 1)o 4 per Cont. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 Russian 5 por Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pis Cent., 1859 541 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 BB i Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 9ll Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid BBi i Do, do. £25 paid —pm Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do. Account Passive Do Do Account. 2ll i Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish 4 por Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 - Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1853 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 por Cont. 1862 Do Account 55 i Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 4 por Cent. Guaranteed _ Venezuela, 3 per Cent. 1)0. 6 per Cent, 1864 3l/ Ditto 1 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, o per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 1/ per cent., Ex. 25f -digi, Dutqh 2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certißcates ..... — French Rentes, 3 ner Cent., Ex. 251. _ ltaiiah 3 per Cont. 1831, Ex. 251. Do. Account -- TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Alioney DP ! .4.cCV.Uit 1111311 ttttt ttttt tttttttt 9 1 * SHARE MARKETS--This day. Share Kailways, .. • (Caledonian ,Cork and Bandon.. •• .• (Corn wall Dublin & Belfast Junc I Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc ' E.London, zerip 79 S 1 103 110 40 05 20 st st 100 4 8 G 5 65 70 72 00. Glasgow ez S. Westerr 'Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 101 .06 27 28 5 7 Do. E. Angl: st. No. 2 (ircat North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stock 114 116 122 Do. New, is. at 25 pn., CirtS, and W. o 1 Ireland, Ut. \Vt.:stem -Original 1)0. S. Val. ltait gua. Do. South Wales ...., Do. W. Mid.—Oxtorol, 8) 91 4J 4 LO 55 20 25 2'2 26 Do. Newport 1)o. Lancashire& Yorkshire; London and lilackwalli Lou., Brigh., S C 021,01 .Lou., Chat., and Dove? Do. 3lctrop. Ex. A. Lon. & North I'Vesterii Lon. & South Westeri., Man., Shet., & Lincoln? Atetropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District IJo. do. do. ' 123 125 71 72 16 17 13 16 116 116 7.4 hO 47 49 20 122 101 105 Do. and St. John'sllY'd , 31litand Do. LO Share Do, Dirrain.. & Derb) 11id Kent .• North British , Do. Ed., rth., & Dun. th. pastern-Ilerwicle Do. G.N•E purchast.' Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... . . Do. Stock. & Do. do. 1860-61 North London .. Do. do. 1864 5 . . Do. do. 1866 . North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock t,o. Scot. Nfld. atJok Shropshire Union iouth Devon South Eastern .itaines, Wok., & Wok Pair Vale Do. C IV ale of Neath 112 81 83 32 34 t 4 18 101 IU3 61 62 93 95 43 45 64 68 8 1u 153 .58 3 4, Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 33 35 9 10 p! 112 115 1 2p 1 2p, 70 72 113 115 148 152 lot 7h 1051 28, 71 lit 1221 2 1001 lj 61t 1 92 431 68i n Paid. C f lo r s ic i e n . g Business done. 44 i 2 :i 1231 41 74 5s 3i 17} 17 116 k 784 474 in 7 lltit 1;/ 18 105 3i 77 'll3l 13 BRITISH I'OSSE Atlantic & St-Lawrence Bout., liaroda, AL Cen-ln. go. 5 per cent... Do. Y shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. f eTcnCe — B uff., Bran t, & Goderich 6 p.c. Calcutta & 8. E., lim ea' a Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 P.C. per. pi Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension G rand Trunkoi Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Ronda I charge 6 p.O Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deterred , D. 2d Fret. bonds.. Do. do. deterred ... • Do. 3d Prcf.Btook... • Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Pref. stook .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pep. gua. sp.e. Co. Gus. 5 per cent.. Do. New gtim. 5 p. o lit. South of India gun. 5 per cent DJ. 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada Do. New . Do. 6 p. o 848- pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Nladraa, gua. 5 p.O Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Filth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. isl - 71.11.C'da,6poletpt.. bs. Scinde •• •• • ***** w i Do. Delhi Dodo l a' 4 Do. Puniaub o4, Do.ladus St.Flot 64 ,SIONS. 67 N 100 102 6d ip 4 41 76 6; 50 55 101 103 101 11;3 106 107 20 22 85 86 57 58 53 54 52 51 37 40 23 26 106 116 i 1, i 1{ 100 102 91 93 12i 131 14 121 F 8 12 81 64 - 11 1111 100 102 02 H 85 90 82 85 97 99 97 98 1 97 98 100 flOO 10 100 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUIt. British Columbia, (5 per cent., Deo. 31, 1572 .... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. C. Mar. & Sept, 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed ak Caps G. II ope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl. & Oct , 1890-199 C Do. do 1880-9 e Do. Jan. &July, 1890-9; Do. 5 per tient. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 LCey lon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., Do. 1878, do 51auritlus, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1: 1 78 1)0. 1882, Mayls, N0v..6 Do. 1895, Feb. & Ane 'Natal qov. 6 per cent N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja.&.1 my N. S. W. Gov. 5 p'c., 1861, Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1876, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 1 New Zealand, 6 p. cent) Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c. S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Uov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, A Aril & Oct 99 101, 98 100 100 1021 83 90 b 7 89 10! 104 105 107 104 106 102 101 DI ?3 101 103 106 1.8 102 104 103 105 103 106 105 iO7 98 1(0 06 08 91 95 85 s 7 101 102 04 86 96 98 9t 93 106 108 107 109 7 8 7 9 100 410 1 li 22 24 5 6 3 36 2 3 9 10 Si 31 4 5 13 17 2G 22 It 3! 34 7 ! 31 ti 2i lid' 35 45 11 13 5, 6 2} 21 26 28 310 s3O ti 3i 46 32 14 9 61 63 135 14i 65 75 23 25 11 13 :05 115 10 12 BUCITISR MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, lice Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. WI Russell ('ravistk Gam. & tA übyn(G wen. Great L txey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Lindy. • O. Wheal Yor (kielst.‘o G renvilic li erod's Foot Ilingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley . liwyndy Iron Ore, lien Nev Sewn North Itoskear N.W11 . 1 Bassett( Mogan North 1: heal Crotty Prosper United Pnividenee Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, Jim West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Litikeard' West C hi ver ton . West Seton....„. Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller atedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. r ILEFEttEN hI:EAR/C.., Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto. 44 per cent. rd.. 912 North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4i per cent., Ditto, new 5 per cent., 1864, 57 London and N.-Westurn 5 per cent , 107 di N o rth British (Edin., Perth, and Dundee) 2d, 4 per cent., 55 wt)ktNl N LLAILVVAYb, Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8/ Dutch Rhenish, 1 8 1 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 16/ BANI Alliance, lira., ls} Batik ol Egypt, 33} Chartered Aer. ol India, London, and China, 30} City, 12 Consolidated Bank, lim., 4} East London, Um., 3} English and American, lint., 6 English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 161 Imperial Ottoman, Urn., 8} London and County, 561 London Joint Stock, 41 } London and Westminster, 92} 3 Midland Bank, lim., 18} Oriental Bank Corporation. 41/ Provincial Banking Corporation, lim.J3l Union of Australia, 47 • Union of London, 431 MISCELLANROUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 16 Atlantic Telegraph, 35 Ditto, 8 per cent., on 731 Bombay Gas, lirn., 4} City Offices, lira., 6 Credit Fancier of England, Ern . 2 1. East India Irrigation and Canal, 121 } Electric and International Telegraph, 133 Pore-street Warehouse, Bin., 121 Hudson's Bay, 161 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour). 61 Ditto, 0 per cent. Bonds, redem. I^7o, issued 90, 50 1 Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, litn., 2} } North British and Mercantile Insurance, 142 Peninsula and Oriental Steam,_6o Royal Mail Steam, 100 Submarine Telegraph, _Ditto, Scrip, 1 Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 74 1 The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the following as the atmospheric situation yesterday : " The barometer has fallen over all Europe, except the north of Sweden and Russia, where it has risen since Tuesday from 5 to 6 mm. The winds are between S.E. and S.W. in the Baltic, Norway, and the North Sea ; between S. and W. in Holland, England, and Western France ; and W. in Ireland, Scotland, and Spain. The wind is variable and generally weak in Central Europe, Italy, and the Adriatic ; it is between N.E. and S.E. in the Gulfs of Genoa and Lyons. The sky is cloudy, and rain falls at some points." In Paris yesterday a misty morning was succeeded by a spring-like day. A few drops of rain fell in the afternoon. At three the thermometer marked 15 Centigrade (59 Nortl 100 100 100 all 100 100 lj 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 E SUN, LION U ON, SAT UEDA Y E V ENIN G, MARCH 30, 1867. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARKE T S.—This day. COVENT GARDEN. Our market is but moderately supplied with fruit and vegetables. On the whole, the trade ruled steady, as follows : FRUIT—Pine apples, 6s to 8s; grapes, 15s Od to 20s Od per lb ; apples, 4s Od to 8s Od per bushel ; oranges, 2s 6d to 7s ; lemons, 5s to lOs per 100; melons, 3s to 4s each ; strawberries, 2s 6d to 5s per oz. ; pears, 3s to 6s per doz. VEGETABLES—Cabbages, 2s to 3s Od; cauliflowers, 2s to 5s per dozen heads ; celery, is Od to 2s Od per dozen heads ; horsradish, 4s to 6s Od per bundle ; carrots, 6d to 8d:; turnips, 5d to 8d ; per bunch ; cucumbers, 2s tO 4s each ; small salad, 2d to 3d; mushrooms, 2s Od to 2s Gd per punnet; onions, 4s to 5s Oil per bushel; beet, is 01 to 2s per doz. heads; potatoes, 90s to 170 s per ton. POULTRY: Turkeys, 5s Od to Os Od ; turkey poults, 5s to Os; geese, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s 3d to Os Od ; ducklings, 35 Gd to Gs 6d; tam© rabbits, is 3d to 2s Od ; wild do, is Od to is 24 ; pigeons, 8d to 10d each ; fowls, Os to Os Od ; Surrey fowls, lOs to 12s ; do. chickens, 7s to Os Od ; barn door fowls, 5s Od to 83 Od per couple. English eggs, 7s Od to 9s ; French do., Os Gd to 8s Od per 100. Ostend fresh butter, 05 lid Co 15 Od ; English do., 15 ld to is 4d per lb. NEWPORT. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beof 3s Od to 4s 4(1 Veal Mutton 3s 6d to 4s 8d Pork WIIITEUHAPEL. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s Od to 4s 6d Veal Mutton ... 3s 4d to 4s 8d I Pork BREAD. The prices of wheaten broad in the metropolis are from 9d to Sid. ; of household ditto, 7d. to Bd. per 41bs loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 56 to 641bs, 2id to 3d ; 64 to 72Ibs, 3d to Od ; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 34d ; 80 to 881bs., 34d to 4d ; 88 to 961b5., 4d to 40. liorsehides, 9s to lOs Od ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s; full, 7s Od; polled sheep, lOs Od to 12s; half-breds, 9s 6d to lOs Od ; downs, 7s 6d to 8s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; shearlings, is 6d to Os Od. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. EXTENSIVE DEFALCATIONS OF COLLECTORS. Yesterday an exciting scene took place in the Marylebone Vestry in consequence of the discovery that two of the collectors of the poor-rate had em bezzled large sums of money collected by them on account of the poor-rate. The finance committee reported that upon examining the accounts of the B division collector, Mr. Marriner, they discovered a deficiency of £678 4s. ld. ; that upon examining the accounts of another collector, Mr. Tripp, they discovered a deficiency of £1,266 4s. 11d. They therefore recommended that the situations of Mr. Marriner and Mr. Trip be declared vacant; that they be prosecuted for embezzlement, and that their sureties be called upon to make good the amount deficient. They further recommended that, as the defalcations took place through Mr. Watts, the check clerk, neglecting to check the receipts, his situation be declared vacant. In conclusion, the committee stated that they had exmnined the ac counts of the other six collectors, and found thew perfectly correct and paid up. Mr. BROWN, in moving the adoption of the recom mendation of the committee, expressed the great pain he felt in doing so, but said he was bound in duty to do it, and leave it to the vestry to decide whether they would admit any extenuating cir cumstances. ➢lr. CARR seconded the adoption of the report, and pointed out that if the checking had been pro perly performed by the clerk (Mr. Watts) the de falcations could not have occurred. The committee felt bound to recommend the prosecution of the defaulters, for if they let them go, as they had done others, they would not only be compounding felony, but would be encouraging crime. A lengthened and exciting debate then took place, several members of the board being anxious to allow Mr. Watts, the clerk, to resign, instead of dismissing him. It was urged that he had served the vestry 35 years, and that if he were dismissed he would be ruined. Several divisions took place with a view of bringing about the object mentioned, but without effect, the majority of the vestry being most deter mined in their resolution to punish with the greatest severity not only the defaulters but the officer whose negligence they maintained had contributed to the fraud. The proceedings at times assumed a stormy and exciting aspect, and efforts were made to adjourn the subject for a week, but the report of the committee was eventuallyadopted, and a special vestry appointed to confirm the proceedings. BRITISH MONEY ORDER OFFICE IN THE PARIS EXHIBITION.—A British Money Order Office will bo opened on the Ist April, in that portion of the Paris Exhibition which has been allotted to England and her colonies, and will be maintained there until the closing of the Exhibition The office will be situated in the Colon nade which surrounds the exterior of the Exhibition build ing,land will be found between the Exchange Office of Mr. John Arthur and the office of the British Commis sioners. Money orders on the office in the Paris Exhibition may be obtained on and from the Ist of April at any money order office in the United Kingdom; and on and from the same day money orders on any money order office in the United Kingdom may be obtained in the Money Order Office at the Exhibi tiou. The Money Order Office in the Exhibition will be open for the issue and payment of orders from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Sundays excepted. The commission payable by the public for money drawn in the United Kingdom on the office of the Paris Exhibition, or vice versa, will bo the same as that payable for orders drawn in and payable in the United Kingdom. Money orders drawn in the United Kingdom on the office in the Exhibition will be paid in sterling, or in French money at the rate of 25 francs the pound.—By command of the POSTMASTER-GENERAL. General Post-office, March 27, 1867. HOUSES FOR TIIX LABOURING POOR.—Mr. Ayrton having charged the Corporation of London with obstruc tions to this bill, a notice of motion has been given for a "return of the number of houses or dwellings for the labouring poor erected or adapted by the Corporation of London in the last ten years ; the amount laid out in re spect of the same ; and the returns in the way of revenue up to the date of making the return." It will be shown by this return that, so far from obstructing measures of the kind, the Corporation has already provided three blocks of buildings of this nature without waiting for the intervention of Parliament. It is well known that Mr. Alderman Waterlow has for some years past laboured in this direction on his own account, and also in connection with a society commenced by him. How STONEWALL" JACKSON GOT Ms FAMOUS SURNAME.—The following is Mr. Cooke's account of the charge from which the General derived it. At this point the Federals had nearly succeeded in driving back their foes, and taking possession of a plateau which would have given them the command of the field :—" Such was the condition of things when the glitter of bayonets caught the eyes of Bee, beyond the Henry-House Hill, and a courier brought word that reinforcements were coming at last. Bee galloped in the direction of the fresh troops ; they were the First Brigade, under Jackson. As he pressed on rapidly the disordered troops of Bee and Evans swept by towards therear, but the First Brigade continued to advance. All at once Bee appeared, approaching at full gallop, and he and Jackson were soon face to face. The latter was cool and composed ; Bee, covered with dust and sweat with his drawn sword in his hand, his horse foaming. In the bitter despair of his heart he could only groan out, General, they aro beating us back !" The face of Jackson betrayed no correspond ing emotion. He had his ' war look' on, but that was never a look of excitement. His eye glittered, and in the curt tone habitual with him, he said, coolly, ' Sir, we will give them the bayonet.' These words seemed to act upon Bee like the sound of a clarion. He galloped back to his men, and, pointing with his sword to Jackson, shouted, ' Look! there is Jackson standing like a stone wall! Let us determine to die hero or conquer !' His command was partially rallied; the detachment took their position on the right, and Jackson's line swept steadily on towards the plateau." This movement turned the tide, ob serves a critic in the Spectator. The Federals from that day forth were possessed with an almost superstitious belief in the invincibility of "Stonewall's" Brigade. The battle of Bull Run was a disastrous rout of the North, and it is said that as Jackson rode with Beauregard after the fight and gazed on the retreating masses, he asked passionately, "Give me ten thousand men, and I will be in Washington to-night !" It was the fiery Maharbal at Canna) urging irresolute Hannibal," Victor in Capitolio spulaberis!" BUCOLIC WISDOM.—The other day in a western county an excellent clergyman had all his farmers to dinner, wishing to ascertain their views on the edu cation of agricultural labourers. Many of the farmers were much above the average British farmers, men of some feel ing, and even education. The clergyman asked them, " Well, now, ought the children of your labourers to go to school ; and if so, what do you think they ought to learn?" The farmers all thought the children ought to go to school; they "saw no harm in that." "Should they learn read ing ?" "Yes, reading, but not more than is necessary to read their Bibles"—thus much in compliment to the clergy man, " not more," in order that the school might be cheap, and not bear heavily on their pockets. "Well—and writing ?" "Well, yes, enough writing to sign their names"—not enough just to open any other field of labour to them. " Well—and arithmetic ?" Empha tically "No" from all the famers ; "No use at all in arith metic." Arithmetic might throw an unpleasant light on the rate of wages ; and, besides, it is a wonderful sharpener of childish faculties.—Spectator. FISH IN THE AMAZON.—Professor Agassiz, who has lately been engaged in examining the fish of the river Amazon, states that he has not found one fish in common with those in any other fresh-water basin ; that different parts of the Amazon have fishes peculiar to them selves; and as an instance of the teeming variety of the Amazee, he adds, that a pool of only a few hundred square yards showed 200 different kinds of fish, which is as many as the entire Mississippi can boast. In the Amazon itself 2,000 different kinds exist, a great propor tion of which are must excellent eating. Several are extremely curious, one especially, which has the power of walking or creeping on dry land, and of worming its way up the trunks of trees. Nine or ten lives have been lost by the recent floods in the county of Wicklow. At a place called Askis nagap, a held named Mullhall, with his wife and four children, were found overwhelmed with snow in their cabin, lying dead in their beds, as if they were asleep. In another place a woman was carried away several hundred yards by a torrent, while her infant was found floating in its cot on a distant stream. A FRENCH COURT NEWSMAN.--" WC learn," says the Figaro, " that our collaborator, Adrien Marx, has been attached to the cabinet of the Duke do Bassano, Grand Chamberlain, to fill the post of court newsman, not permanently occupied. All persons who have had the honour of being received at the English Court or who assiduously read the English papers, have been struck by the utility of the post in question, where a writer is charged to communicate to the journals an authentic re lation of official fetes and ceremonies, as well as of journeys accomplished by members of the reigning family. The ideahas now been adopted of also confidingla:mission of the kind to a journalist at Paris." ETON COLLEGE.—The School closes on Friday, the 12th of April, for the Easter vacation. The Lower Boys will return to the College on Wednesday, the Bth of May, the fifth and sixth forms arriving on the two suc ceeding days. The Newcastle Scholarship Examinatieu is foiQa for ►Sattuday) th 4 Oth pf April. BOW-STREET. AN EXEMPLARY OFFICIAL.—DanieI MGM, in the ser vice of the South-Eastern Railway Co., as a porter in the Continental department, was brought up in custody of Inspector Parker, of the South-Eastern Railway police, charged with being drunk while in his employ at the terminus, Charing-cross. The prisoner had been sent from the Cannon-street station, as special messenger, to convey to the Char ing -cross terminus a valuable parcel, to be for warded to the continent. Having missed the train by which he ought to have come he walked to Charing-cross. Arriving upon the platform, he loitered until the train started, attempted to enter a car riage while the train was in motion, lost his footing, and fell to the ground. lie got up ar.d was making a second attempt to get into a carriage, when he was pulled back by Mr. Parker, who was alarmed lust he should incur some injury, more especially as he was drunk, Ho was then ordered to go to the superintendent's office. He at first refused to do so, but after some little persuasion was in duced to do so. Mr. Richardson ordered him into custody. The prisoner admitted that he was drunk, but said ho was so before ho started from Cannon-street. He had no doubt they had found it out, for when he arrived at Charing-cross ho found the officers in wait for him, and the parcel was taken from him. Mr. Richardson said he was instructed to press the charge, as this was the second time the prisoner had been accused of drunkenness. The case was the more serious, as the prisoner was aware that the contents of the parcel —articles to be forwarded to the Paris Exhibition—were of great value. _ _ The prisoner said that in any case he should be dis missed from his situation. Mr. Richardson said there was no doubt of it, and pointed out a clause to that effect in the company's bye-laws. Mr. Flowers said that, culpable as the prisoner's conduct was he could not but think the dismissal from his employ ment sufficient punishment. The prisoner might therefore be discharged. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DARLNG ROBBERY AT A JEWELLER'S. —A man who re fused his name and address was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a silver watch of the value of £7, the pro perty of Mr. Charles Burdett Cooke, jeweller, No. 72, Oxford-street. Mr. Charles Cooke, the prosecutor's son, said that about eight o'clock the previous evening the prisoner came into his father's shop and asked to see some watches. Ho showed the prisoner some and, he said he would call again the next day. Being anxious to do business be showed the prisoner another watch of the value of £7, and he snatched it out of his hand and ran out of the shop. He went after the prisoner and brought him back, when the prisoner took the watch out of his pocket and in a passion threw it against the wall. He then sent for a constable and gave the prisoner into custody. Police-constable Malcolm Hunter, 338 A, said that he was called to the prosecutor's shop, and took the prisoner into custody, and on searching him at the station he found in his possession a shilling, a oomb, and a large piece of granite. The prisoner did not deny the charge, but re fused his name and address. He had seen the prisoner, in company of two other men, about the Strand and Regent street lately. The prisoner said the constable had never seen him in Regent-street, or anywhere else, with any one. Mr. Knox said he would like the prisoner to be well looked at by the police, as ho believed ho had been at the court before. Inspector Hubbard, E division, said that should be done Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. LAMBETH. A DANGEROUS WOMAN.-Mr. Besley, of No. 3, Cross street, Newington, charged a young woman named Ann Beasley, a female of easy virtue, with the following violent outrage upon the complainant. The evidence went to show that about 12 o'clock last night the prisoner entered a pie-shop in which the prosecutor was serving, and called for a kidney pie. She entered one of the " dress boxes," and the female attended upon her with the pie as ordered , and was also furnished with a highly polished knife• Everything appeared to have been done for the comfort of the defendant, and she commenced eating the savoury trifle, but she suddenly changed her mind, called to the complainant, and said she was not at all satisfied with the pie, and she wished it changed for another. The complainant said, as she had partially eaten the pie, he could not think of changing it, when defendant flew into a violent passion, swore that if he did not change the pie she would serve him out, and at the same moment laid hold of a plate and threw it at complainant. Before any one could lay hold of her to stop her violence she threw another plate at his head, and finally a third one. This was of largo size, and it struck him on the bridge of the nasal organ, cutting it open. The prisoner then rushed into the street and fell down. Prisoner—l did not fall down, but was pushed down by the prosecutor. Tim Magistrate—But why did you throw the plates at this man ? Defendant—l was aggravated, for I ordered a kidney pie, and ho sent me a beef ono instad. I did not like it, and I therefore insisted upon his changing it, and when he would not do so I have no doubt that I did only what I ought to have done by throwing the plates at him. The Magistrate—Very wrong on your part ; you ought to know how to keep your temper. Police-constable 114 P said that he was called to a dis turbance in front of the fish shop, and the prisoner was exceedingly violent and was using filthy language. The Ilagistrate— Do you know her? The officer said that sho was in the habit of walking the streets near the Elephant and Castle and was a trouble some customer. The Magistrate fined her 30s. orT imprisonment. The fine not being paid the defendant was sent to prison. THAMES. HORSE AND CART ROBBERY.—AIfred Hall, aged 57, was brought up on remand, charged with stealing a horse and cart, a hogshead of sugar, and five bags of sugar. This was one of the numerous horse and cart robberies which have been lately committed in the neighbourhood of the docks, in Southwark, and in other plrces, and which have fortunately received a chock by the apprehension of two notorious receivers —Hill, a baker, Bethnal-green, and M'Cree, a coal dealer, Whitechapel, on whose premises 50 cases of gin, valued at £BO, were found concealed by Dun away and Eldridge of the H division. The 50 cases of gin were taken out of a cart belonging to ltr. Day, a car man. The horse and cart were left unattended for a short time by Mr. Day's servant, and in his absence were driven away. The horse and art were found in a distant suburb the same night by the police. The 50 cases of gin were gone, and were afterwards found by Dunaway and Eldridge in the houses of the two receivers. A large quantity of other valuable prop3rty stolen from carts was found in the dwelling and business premises of Hill, and a portion has been identified. :n the case of the prisoner Hill it appeared he induced r. carman named Edward Jones to leave his horse and van, a hogshead of sugar, and five bags of sugar in Lorain-street, White chapel, and said he wanted him to fetch a parcel. Jones was taken to a public-house, and while he was in conver sation with the prisoner his horse and van were driven away. They were found the same evening iu Christian street, near the prisoner's own dwelling. Five bags of sugar only were missing ; the hogshead of sugar was too ponderous and heavy for the thieves to dispose of easily. Police-sergeant Dunaway, 11 H, requested another re mand of the prisoner Hall, who had been just identified as having been concerned in another horse and cart robbery, and stealing 50 cases of gin. Two receivers named Hill and M'Cree were in custody, and remanded until Wednes day next. Mr. Partridge said ho should certainly remand Hall again until Wednesday next, and he was very glad that some check was being put on the audacious horse and cart rob beries in London. A few days since he presided at the Southwark Police-court, and a very, bad case of the kind was brought before him. A horse and cart, and property to tho amount of £l5O had boon stolen. He remanded the prisoner until Wednesday next. SAVAGE ASSAULT BY A WAGGONER.—George Pelvo&t, aged 34, of 25, Ellen-street, Back Church-lano, St George in-the-East, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with violently assaulting Henry Old, of East Ferry-road, Poplar. _ . _ The complainant, a little man, and labouring under ill health, is one of the toll collectors on the Commercial-road trust, and is a very civil and obliging man. He was sta tioned at the Poplar turnpike yesterday, and the prisoner passed through r•ith his waggon and horses on his way to the West India Dock. His waggon and load were weighed on the weigh bridge, and he paid the proper toll and passed on. Soon afterwards the prisoner sent a boy to the toll collector for another ticket, and it was repre sented ho had lost the ono he received from Old. The boy was informed that another ticket could not be given, but that the toll would not be charged a second time. The prisoner soon afterwards returned to the toll-house, smarting with rage, and struck him a severe blow with his fist under the jaw, and said "I should like to smash your face in." Ho attempted to hit him again, and was prevented by William Gill, another collector, with whom he had a severe struggle, and upon whom he attempted to commit other assaults. He was then secured. Mr. William Giles, surgeon, said the complainant had been labouring under an affection of the heart for several years, and the blow had injured him very sevezely. He could not articulate for two hours after he received the blow, and was unable to masticate his food. Tho prisoner said he was very sorry, he had a drop too much. He was willing to make compensation. Mr. Partridge said the prisoner had committed a das tardly and unprovoked assault, and fined him 405., in do ault a month's imprisonment. THE CHANCERY AC ATI ON. ----Yesterday the Chancery vacation commenced, when the offices of the several courts were closed to the 10th of April, except the chambers. of Vice-Chancellor .tttart, the vacation judge. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—M eadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 Gs per load. A moderato demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 108 Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load. Supply tolerably good. WuncEcHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs ; clover, £4 Os to £5 12s Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 6s per load. A slow trade. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. s. d Buddle'sWestHartley 17 6 Hetton Lyons 17 9 Harton l7 9 Tunstall West Hartley Ships at market, 23—sold, 21. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, March 28. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. March 28. March 21. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,001,171,035 995,741,325 Banknotes to order aud receipts payable at sight 15,239,422 47 13,908,908 18 Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 238,668,914 57 234,019,223 46 Do. branch banks 33,926,952 30,316,316 Dividends payable., 1,188,368 75 1,245,783 75 Discounts and sundry ;;;,,interests Rediscounted the last six mouths Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. March 28. March 21. Cash hi hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 249,869,978 247,444,045 53 Do. branch banks 272,869,978 273,740,687 Advances on deposit of billion Do. branch banks 9,810,200 9,525,000 Do, on French Public Securities 12,920,500 13,001,000 Do. by branch banks 7,037,300 7,091,400 Do. on railway shares and debentures I). branch banks 26,106,130 26,289,650 Do. on Credit Fender Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1837) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 :lotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches Expenses of manage ment 1,050,573 85 897,333 81 Sundries Total 1,663,136,194 10 1,647,388,373 09 Certified by the Senator GoTernor of the Bank of France. (Signed) Roy Lawn. IRELAND. D ÜBLIN, March 29. There is such a calm now after the Fenian storm that even the occasional arrests of persons involved in the late movement excite little or no interest beyond the localities in which they occur. The Fenians have always shown so much prudence in their collisions with the constabulary that there are no cases of desperate resistance to enliven the re cords or give the captors a chance of more rapid promotion. We hear sometimes of " clever arrests;'' but this is when a dwelling is so well surrounded by the police while the person wanted is asleep that he finds escape impossible when he awakes, or when an elaborate disguise in costume proves unavailable. A case of the latter kind has just occurred at Kil teely, in the county of Limerick, where a man named Michael Grogan, who led the party which took possession of the empty constabulary station, was taken in the disguise of a priest or a monk, about to depart for France or America. He was so admirably made up that the reportsayshe would have deceived " the most experienced London detective"—a com parison probably suggested by an Irish brother of the same craft. Grogan had a good deal of money in his possession. Three other prisoners were brought into Limerick yesterday from Kilmallock by Head-constable Adams, who so gallantly repulsed the Fenians in that town. Their names are Haw thorn, Riordan, and Hogan. The Limerick magis trates have discharged 23 of those who were lodged in the county gaol on the charge of treason-felony, but there are 93 remaining to be disposed of. At Mill-street, in the county of Cork, a resident of the town has become an informer, and it is pro bably to his evidence Capt. Leader referred when he asked for a postponment of the case of those charged with attacking his house. In consequence of this information four of those who were let out on bail on Tuesday have been re-arrested and committed for trial at the Commission. Nine others have been committed from the same place, charged with an attack on the Mill-street Police-station, as well as upon Mount Leader-house. They all belong to that neighbourhood. Other arrests have been made at Killavullen, Kanturk, and Mallow. In the last place a cattle dealer was taken into custody on his way to a fair, in conse quence of some treasonable sentiments he uttered while getting refreshments. He was released after a few hours, but too late to do his business at the fair. IMPORTANT CAUTION. — The unprecedented saeoess of Rowlands' Macassar Oli during the last half century in pro moting the growth, restoring, and beautifying the human hair, has caused imitators to spring up in every possible variety ; some so far copy the label as frequently to de3eive the unwary; some offer to dispose of the recipe of A ➢iacas sar Oil (omitting Rowlands' name), with other recipes of a similar character for a few postage stqmps, whilst others profess to manufactare the real (?) article at a considerably reduced price, if the public will only purchase it. Indeed, the name of these wretched purloiners from cheap and trashy receipt books is " Legion," and oalls for more than usual care on the part of the purchasers in their selection of articles for the toilet. Messrs. Rowlands have complaints repeatedly from parties who have materially suffered from the use of these trashy compounds ; and to frustrate to some extent such impositions purchasers should see that Row lands' name is on the wrapper of each bottle. CROCODILES IN CALIFORNIA.—At the meeting of the Academy of National Sciences on the 19 th Novem ber, Professor Blake exhibited about 20 fos sil vertebral; of what ho believes to have been a great mar ine saurian, nor crocodile. These bones are each about fo. r inches long and three in diameter, and, together with teeth o f sharks and other remains, were found in Tulare Valley', 1:500 feelabovo ocean.—Alta Californian. rri l . LONDON GAZETTE.—Last Evening. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, March 29. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain and Adju tant George Francis Worsleyto be Captain, vice Brevet- Major Richard Pittman, deceased; Lieut. Christopher Charles Pemberton to be Second Captain, vice Worsley ; Lieutenant Holloway Walrond Hastings to be Second Captain, vice John Westrop Watkins, retired upon half pay ; Lieutenant Horace Hervey Webber to be Second Captain, vice William Michael Tollner, resigned; Second Captain Henry Watts Stockley to be Adjutant, vice Walter W. Woodward, promoted. Coldstream Guards.—Lieutenant and Captain Henry J. Begot Lane to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Philip Sambrook Crawley, who retires; Ensign and Lieutenant Caledon James Alexander, to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Lane. Royal Engineers.—Assistant-Surgeon William Gerard Don, M.D., from the 28th Foot, to be Assistant-Sur gon, vice .V. Seddail, M.D., promoted on she Staff. 7th Foot—Ensign William Horace Wilson to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice Morris James Fawcett, who re tires ; Norman Pochin, Gout., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilson. Bth Foot—Eihnund O'Donnell O'Kelly, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Berkeley Augustus Ifonblanque, who retires. 13th Foot—Lieutenant George Fowler Caldecott, front the 68th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Rogers, who cx- changes. 11th Foot—Lieut. John B. Frizell to be Captain, by pur chase' vice John Baldwin 11. Raiber, who retires ; sign Richard 11. Atkinson to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Frizell; William M. G. Lapenotiere, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Atkinson. 18th Foot—Ensign George Albert Macdounell to be In structor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant F. W. Lipscomb, who resigns that appointment. 24th Foot—Ensign George Carew Fenwick, from the 98th Foot,' to be Ensign, vice J. P. Jameson, who exchanges. The appointment of Lieutenant Harry Rich Farquhar as Adjutant, to bear date 30th October, 186 G. 28th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon William James. Wil son, M.D., to he Assistant-Surgeon, vice W. G. Don, M.D., appointed to the Royal Engineers. 48th Foot—Lieutenant St. John Bally to be Captain, by purchase, vice Charles Henry Chauncy, who retires: Ensign William Thomas McLaughlin to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice St. John Bally ; Samuel Martin Gully, Gent., to bo Ensign, by purchase, vice McLaughlin. 52d Fbot —Lieutenant Willoughby Burdett Peter Burrell to be Captain, by purchase, vica Thomas Archer Julian, who retires; Ensign Henry George Fane to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Burrell; Henry Colborne M. Ridley, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fane. 55th Foot.—Asbistant-Burgeon Samuel Edward Walker has been permitted to resign his Commission. 64th Foot.—Ensign Henry Oswald Carey, from the 7Gth Foot, to be Ensign, vice Giles, Nilo exchanges. GBth Foot.—Lieutenant Arthur Parry Rogers, from the 13th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Caldecott, who ex- changes. 76th Foot—Ensign Robert Brooks Giles, from the 61th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Carey, who exchanges. 84th Foot —Lieutenant Norcliffe Gilpin to be Captain, by purchase, vice Robert Barry, who retires ; Ensign Wil liam Howe Perrott to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gilpin ; Thomas Horton, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Perrott. 85th Foot—James White Minchin, Esq., late Captain 62d Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the hono rary rank of Captain, J. R. Rousse, who retires upon half-pay. 98th Foot—Ensign James Francis Jameson, from the 24th Foot, to be Ensign, vico G. C. Fenwick, who ex changes. Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant John \Vm. Arrow smith, from the 4th West India Regiment, to be Lieu tenant, vice Forster, who exchanges. 4th West India, Regiment—Captain John Donovan Ver ner, from half-pay, Unattached, to be Captain, vice Francis Charles Gavegan, whose appointment has been cancelled ; Lieutenant Thomas Aked to be Captain, by purchase, vice Verner, who retires ; Ensign William Henry Moberley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Aked. Cornelius M'Loghlin, Gent., to bo Ensign, by purchase, vice Moberly. Lieutenant James FitzEustaee Forster, from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vico Arrowsmith, who exchanges. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 161 11 171 Ditto 3 Months. 11 18f, 11 19f Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 40 25 45 Brussels Hamburg — 13 81 13 9 Paris •• Short 25 15 25 25 Ditto 3 Months.2s 321 25 40 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120 1201 Vi enna — 13 1 0 13 15 Trieste — 13 121 13 171 Petersburgn Berlin Madrid — 471 481 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples — 26 95 26 b Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto — 52 521 CONVICTION OF AN ENGLISH PICKPOCKET AT PARIS.—John Mot, an Englishman, has just been tried in the Court of Correctional Police for attempting to pick the pocket of a lady at the Western Railway Station, Paris. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and five years' police surveillance. It will be a source of great regret to our profes sional readers when we inform them that Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Milne has for the last fortnight been suf fering from a very painful if not serious illness. The gal lant officer is, however, we are glad to say, convalescent, and will return on Monday to his official residence from Brighton, to which place ho had been ordered for change by his medical advisers.—Army and Navy Gazette. There are five college chapels in Cambridge where no note of music is eve: heard; these are Sidney, Emmanuel, Downing, Trinity Hall, and Pembroke. At the last-named college there is a good organ, which how ever is never used owing to the puritanical notions of some who sit high places. In an age like the present, when the smallest country church boasts its harmonium and choir of school children, however poor, it seems incredible that such a state of things should exist in a university town. Nevertheless, it is so.—Musical Standard. THE NATIONAL SUNDAY LEAGUE.—It appears that with regard to the question of the legal right of the national Sunday League to hold what they termed " Ser vices" on the Sunday Evenings at St. Martin's Hall, is to be discussed before the highest legal tribunals of the country. Mr. Baxter, the head of the "Lord's Day Ob servance Society," has issued a writ of summons returnable to the Court of Queen's Bench, and which has been served upon Mr. J. B. Langley, and to which an appearance has been entered. . THE GOVERNMENT REEORM BILL.—A. meeting of the Westminster branch of the Reform League took place last night at the Great Hall, Broadway, Westminster, "to protest against and denounce the paltry measure of Reform as proposed by the present Government." In the absence of Mr. Beales, Colonel Dickson took the chair, and in opening the proceed ings said the men of Westminster, after returning such a man as Mill, were not likely to fail in sup porting a proper measure of Reform. Tho Government having thrown the onus of carrying the Reform Bill on the House of Commons, it now mainly depended upon the Liberal members whether a good bill should or should not be carried. Ho was sorry to say the Liberal members wore not acting quite in the way that they should. The ques tion of Reform was now in the hands of the people, aud, if they did not cease from their agitation, a measure would bo carried. Any bill would be bad which did not contain a lodger franchise, with a less qualification than £lO. The two years' residence was too long for working men, who had to move about frequently to follow their work. The dual voting would have to he given up, and so would voting papers, and such fancy franchises as the savings banks franchise. The latter franchise would be peculiarly open to the defect of allowing the creation of faggot votes. Rich men would create large numbers of voters, by invest ing money in the savings banks for their servants and dependents. Introducing Mr. Copus and Mr. Smith to the meeting, the following resolution was duly proposed, seconded, and unanimously carried :—" Resolved, that this meeting, having seriously considered the propositions of the present Government on the question of reform, do positively denounce and ignore them, inasmuch as they do not afford any possibility of the thousands of intelligent mechanics of the metropolis and other largo towns be coming enfranchised ; and therefore they would earnestly entreat the Liberal members of Parliament to give their strenuous opposition to any measure that does net dispense with dual voting, and does not establish a comprehensive lodger franchise." Mr. Mantel, who supported this reso lution, took a melancholy view of the prospects of a sa tisfactory settlement of reform, on account of the want of determination in the people and the want of moral principle in the Legislature. Members of Parliament were very fond just now in establishing some test of fitness before admitting working men to the franchise; if a similar test of political capacity was required of membars before being admitted to the House of Commons, out of the 656 certainly not more than the odd 56 would remain to vote. Several other speakers addressed the meeting before the proceedings were brought to a close. THE: D. J. DRAPER LIFEBOAT.—It will probably be remembered that amongst those who unhappily perished in the steamship London, in the Bay of Biscay last year, was the Rev. D. J. Draper, who with his wife was returning to Australia. In that colony he had boon for many years a zealous minister of the Wesleyan Metho dists. The Wesleyans in different parts of the kingdom, wishing to perpetuate his memory in his native county of Cornwall, have lately subscribed, through the Methodist Recorder, upwards of ..£7OO to establish there a lifeboat station. That amount has been given to the National Lifeboat Institution, which is now engaged in forming a lifeboat establishment on the Cornish coast accordingly and Mullion Cove, near the Lizard, has been selected for it. An inscription, carved on stone, will be placed over the doorway of the lifeboat house, recording fully all the circumstances of the case. It should be mentioned that the Rev. Luke Wiseman and Mr. Thomas Smith have been indefatigable in their exertions in collecting the Draper lifeboat fund. It should also be stated that the friends of the distinguished tragedian, G. V. Brooke, who also unfortunately went down in the London, have raised a considerable sum through J. W. Anson, Esq., J. L. Toole, Esq., and other friends, to perpetuate his memory precisely ill the D 41210 way. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Days, VICTORIA BETTING.-THIS DAY. There was a large attendance and business was active' for the forthcoming week's events. For the Northampton, shire Stakes the feature was the support of John Dav;s, and his ultimate retirement in favour of his stable com panion Lecturer; the latter was in immense force, being backed down to 9to 2 taken kindly. The demonstration in favour of the Danebury horse completely paralysed speculation in reference to other animals. As will be seen, 100 to 6 was offered bar one. Some speculation. took place on the Spencer Plate, a.s below : NouTitiotrroNsittitE STAKES. 9 to 2 agst Lecturer (taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Rama (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Dunsany (taken) 20 to 1 agst Eudsleigh (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Salpinctes (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Miner (taken) 20 to 1 agst Gilead (taken) 20 to 1 agst Miss Harriette (taken) 'lO to 1 agst John Davis (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Apsley (taken to £100) 500 to 30 agst Regalia and Sealskin (taken) 800 to 100 agst Mr. Brayley's lot (offered) DERBY. 8 to 1 agst The Mike (wanted) 10 to 1 agst Hermit (offered) 11 to 1 agst Plaudit (offered—take 12 to 1) TWO THOUSAND. 400 to 200 agst Plaudit with a run (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 100 to 6 agst Salliot (taken) 100 to 6 agst Ilunstman (taken) 100 to 6 agst Lion (taken) 20 to 1 agst King Vfctor (taken) 20 to 1 agst Batthyany (taken) 20 to 1 agst Chapel Royal (taken) 20 to 1 agst Vespasian (taken) 20 to 1 agst Icicle (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sycee (taken). NOTICE.—CHANGE OF ADDRESS. —JOAN STIR; late of Beaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his bast thanks for the patronage he has received during the past year, and be gs to inform his friends that he has removed to 25, W e i_ lington-street, Strand, London, where commissions will b e executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of tho Wheatsheaf, Worship-street, Shoreditch; at Three King-court, Lombard-street; ka t ' at One Swan-yard, Bishopsgato-street. W. HOPKINS and JOHN AMBROSE (member of Tattersall' s, Victoria,C a lubs)Execute Commissions o n a ll racesyear. Address-33, OXENDEX-. STRE ET, HAYMARKET. throughout andother the Commissions. JOHN PERCIVAL, Oxford Cigar Stores, 8, Panton-street, Haymarket. Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ten till two at the City Arches ; also in, George-yard, and through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler, near Meux's Brewery. Evenings, after 7, at Mr. C. Dur, ham's, Freemasons' Arms, Long-acre. NOTES FROM TRAINING QUARTERS. (The following appeared in our third edition of yes-. terday evening.) RICHMOND. Plaudit galloped two miles with Newland, Strath conan, and Lozenge, the lot pulling up fresh and well. They look all the better for their late rest and dose of physic. Rose and Violet went a mile and a half, but they do not appear to have improved to the extent that Bumble .Kite has done. The latter galloped a mile and three quarters. Molda via had a mile and a half gallop, and looks uncom monly well. Bob Chambers was walking. The majority of Lord Zetland's horses are in physic. STOCKBRIDGE. The Duke has not got into work yet, but John Davis and Lecturer are galloping over twe miles. Ischia and Gomera galloped a mile and three quarters this morning. It is uncertain whether John Davis or Gomera, will be entrusted for the Northamptonshire next week. Both are getting very fit, and the horse ought to be preferred by the stable. Vauban followed Lord Ronald a mile and a half this morning, and they were accompanied by Caucasus and Harpenden. Distiu and Fairfield are doing nothing. NEWMARKET. Leybournc took D'Estournel nearly a couple of miles, and the Hermit went steadily with Knight of the Garter for a mile and three-quarters. The Rake galloped a mile and a half at three-parts speed. Dragon, Enchanteur, and Trocadero galloped a similar distance, pretty fast. Star of India had a mile and a quarter spin at rare speed. Julius did almost two miles. Miss Harriete did strong work, and Vespasian, Blinkhoolie, Trombone, Problem, Sceur de Charite, Chapel Royal, and a great many engaged at Northampton were going freely. MIDDLEIIAM. The Miner galloped two miles and a half in his old form, and will take a lot of doing for the Great Northamptonshire Stakes next Tuesday. We have nothing else here in long work at present. MA.LTON. Grand Cross, Taraban, and Wild Wind had a mile and three-quarters spin with Knight of the Crescent, very fast, on the Grimston side of the wolds. Skylark and Applecross did a mile and a half fast, and Ploughboy went nearly two miles and a half. War led Corybautica and Rondinella a mile and a half. Knight of St. Michael and West. wick did two miles, but Verdi was merely cantering. Southminster was giving Thorsgiil and the Spy mile gallops. Oxford and Cambridge Boat Bace. PUTNEY, Friday. The Oxonians rose betimes this morning and went out for a stroll before breakfast. At a quarter past 11 they repaired to the London Rowing Club Boat-house, and having launched their eight, got into her, and rowed all the way up to Mortlake against the tide, returning down with it after a short interval. There was a great deal of labour going up, owing to the wind being dead on their bows, and squally, but they obviously require much exercise. The great flooding to the west which, since 1852, has never been so great as during the last fort night at Oxford, has prevented the crew going anything like the distance. Truly, they tried again and again, but were obliged to turn back, as it was impossible to tell which was the stream. The crew were "coached" and steered by Mr. Tottenham this morning, and went off very slowly and evenly, rowing with great pains and well together. They proceeded up at the rate of 30 strokes per minute, their oars being well pulled through the water. The pace was of course increased on the re turn with the wind and tide. The Cambridge crew will go out, it is expected, at about half-past four this after noon. Betting is 7t04 on Oxford. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) Market opens without change. Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales. 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