The Sun. — London, England, 1861-05-02 00:00:00

dmir. tbject, iews a points f indi at the ainent tbject. Lances a ad estric- 1, and, ich a iously d that which r iude wr iter Lich he 1 fami of the ion of tr, too, ion of 7 9f a t infe if we vs, its of its e final iantly ) law. vithout stem to ?cks at lay he 1. He ie sub ;lad to return, )f hay to de e, that ) have study Good Cross Con gain dims. Lis Te.. laws ntor. gives it lis signs end manwuvres of the respectable fra ternity who follow that profession. Nume rous anecdotes are given of clever tricks, sometimes meeting the exposure they merit, and sometimes successful. The perusal of this paper should certainly put inexperienced and heed less players on their guard when playing in strange company. The second paper on Population and Trade in France discusses the value of land and the extent of cultivation. He comes to the conclusion that in round numbers 65 per cent. of the surface of the country is cultivated, 17 per cent. is in forest, and 18 per cent, is uncultivated. This article is well worth reading, and contains a good deal of in formation. There are several other papers, and an essay on " Hailstones and their Phenomena," which Will attract the scientific. The Cornhill Magazine. The Cornhill opens with " Bird's-Eye Views of Society—No. 11 : A Juvenile Party-3 till 7;" one of Doyle's inimitable and almost indescribable pictures, crowded with life and character. Every variety of child is there, with every variety of face and form and fashion. "The accompanying drawing," says the artist, "is de signed to show a children's party at that advanced period of the entertainment when the stiffness and the coyness, and the pride and the pomp of the earlier part of the after noon have given way, in most cases, to the high spirits and demonstrative behaviour of the natural juvenile. The sports and pastimes are raging, so to speak, and may be said to include dancing, and eating and drinking, blind man's buff, (rocking) horse exercise, and music on the penny trumpet; besides playing at soldiers and Noah's ark (with all the latest improvements), fighting, flirtation, Jack-in-the-box, and no end of other games, sentimental conversation, and sleep I" The scene is well worth a study, and, without dis paragement to the rest, constitutes unques tionably the most attractive page in the maga zine. Another attraction is the commencement of a tale by Mrs. Beecher Stowe, to be published in the Cornhill simultaneously with its appearance in America. The opening is interesting, but it is of a romantic character that will some what astonish some of the readers of " Uncle Tom's Cabin." Agnes of Sorrento is a fair pure young damsel under the guardianship of strict and wise duenna, who hardly hopes to keep her in ignorance of love and all its mischief. How she succeeds the sequel m ill doubtless demonstrate. " Ups and Downs in the House of Peers" gives an interesting account of some of the antecedents of the peerage. ' The Adventures of Philip" are continued with spirit. The present number seems to have some reference to the recent marriage case, which Mr. Thackeray cannot help recognising while he dis claims it. The "Roundabout Papers," "On Bei ng Found Out," i s cap i tal, and fullf its author's satiric power. The New Monthly Magazine. The vexed question of the Temporal Power of the Popes is discussed at length in the opening article. A paper on " The Nyam-Nams" follows it, founded principally on Mr. Petherick's valuable contribution to our knowledge of the aborigines of Central Africa. Those who have not met with his interesting volume will gather a good deal of condensed information from these pages. The story of " East Lynne," which has now continued for many months, proceeds with interest, and rapidly approaches a crisis. The suspicion of the murder rests upon the evil genius of the story, Sir Francis Levison, and will probably be traced home to him in the next number. This discovery will not surprise the penetrating reader, although various circumstances have seemed to contradict the supposition. The wretched Lady Isabel still retains her anomalous position, watching over her dying child, and running great risk of discovery by the sharp eyes of Miss Corny. The Emperor Otho is the subject of Sir Nathaniel's Notes, and he comments on the singular fact that men who have seemed most engrossed in the absurdities of fashion, and the frivolities of the toilette have sometimes proved the :most conspicuous for daring and heroism. Cyrus Redding contributes some " Desultory Thoughts on British Art," which are worth read ing. "A Fackelzng in Heidelberg" is the title of a melancholy and unsatisfactory story. " Gran ville do Vigne " is also continued, and the self willed and selfish hero seem likely to reap the re ward of his unreasoning vehemence. W. C. Kent gives us another of his " Stereoscopic Glimpses," showing us the author of Hudibras at Earlscromb. There are also papers on Northumberland and its mineral treasures, and on the early life of King Jerome, and those matrimonial perplexities which reflected so very little credit on the future King of Westphalia or his imperial brother. Temple Bar. " The Seven Sons of Mammon" is proceeded with, and still displays that caustic style and exhibits that general knowledge of society in many branches, which before this has so often distin guished the writer of this tale. In this instalment Mrs. Armytage and Mr. Sims proceed in their ne farious schemes, and poor Sir Jasper is entangled in their meshes. He will soon be in the position of the man who heaps up riches and does not know who will gather them, as his almost fabulous hoards are melted away under the furnace heat of the deceiver's crucibles in the form of bills and loans. "For Better for Worse," becomes more exciting in this number, and at last the dreaded hour arrives when Ethel has to receive her friends in her own house, and feels to the fullest extent the curse of an unequal marriage, where there is no kind feeling or good taste to smooth away difficul ties and soften the asperities of temper that con tact with different dispositions gives rise to. There is a paper on " Clouds," which is entertain ing in its tenour, and may convey desirable infor mation to those who have not studied the subject. It is truly said how few notice the phenomena of the sky, and yet "there is scarcely a moment when nature is not producing, in this same sky, scene 'after scene, picture after picture, glory after glory, it is in clouds that the highest characters of the beautiful, and even of the sublime, are to be traced, and belonging to our earth they form a link con necting us with infinite space." The writer dis plays admirable taste by selecting to conclude his essay some verses from Shelley's poem on " A Cloud," of which he truly states that " there is nothing in ancient or modern literature that mere nobly or accurately pictures what it professes to describe." An amusing sketch on "Quacks" will attract notice ; the quack m ora l, th e quack literary, the quack political, and the quack religious, are all mentioned in turn, and of the latter it is affirmed that he is especially to be avoided, " who teaches that God saves by sects, and according to the pass-word of a congre gation, and that sal va ti on i s to b e reached only through the gates whereof he takes the toll." It is said that when we have buried quackery, we shall be, inaugurating the good time coming. An appropriate subject in this magazine is that called "In the Temple Gardens." It is a melancholy sketch. Of the scene it is truly said that " the gar- 2 Liens are hermit nooks of quiet in a world of din." -here is a very p retty poem, entitled " Three li nles," which is very gracefully expressed. There are generally some admirable verses in this maga zine. It is as follows : THREE TIMES. First time I saw my Love, my eyes Were gladdened with a sweet surprise ; There woke a thought that never dies, That bright June morning. A vision, fairly clad in white, Dawned softly, freshly on my sight, And in her h an d were roses bright,— June roses,—pure from speck or blight, My Love's adorning I Last time I saw my Love, she lay All pale, all silent, cold as c l ay; The light of life had died away ; Oh, sad and swee t l ast time I And still she wore a robe of white, And on her pillow, lightly prest, And in the hand that lay at rest, Solemnly, on her peaceful breast, Were roses,—buds not opened quite,— Gathered before their prime. A tender care had laid them there ; But my dead Love was far more fair. Next time 1 see ray Love, I know A glorious garment, white as snow, On which no stains of earth can show, — A garment meet for heaven, — Will robe the form I long to see My angel-love, who r me, And holds a palm ofvictory For earth's white roses given. Zhe United ,Ferviee Magazine. As is the custom with this magazine, the short censured of the naval and military authorities are c ensured without nlerc3r, while any good deeds Which they may accomplish are not. passea over. The report of the Royal Dockyard Commission is the aPPointinent of civilians to The and certain services in preference to officers of the army or navy is recommended. It is maintained that "the dockyard engineer should be a civil engineer, and nothing more, and the architect should be a man of talent and experience in his peculiar pro fession. It is a great mistake to place a military engineer in such a position, who is neithe r a ci v il engineer nor a civil architect ; both qualities being essen tially req u i s i te in our royal dockyard ( stablish. Inents." The writer of this article comments on the different opinions of Lord Clarence Paget out of office and in office. We have another paper on Purchase in the army and promotion from the ranks. The following extract will show that promotion fr om the ranks was than • ma" joltknehfire.ased is generally suppos.d : more common in olden times Promotion frorn the ranks is another question --.. .een inwh argiwl tithe sitrongly recommended. The British soldier, under the old regime, might expect to be a corporal, or sergeant, by steadiness of conduct and gallantry in the field. His ambition was amply satisfied if he attained the station of sergeant-major, or quartermaster's sergeant. The French conscript, on the contrary, was taught that he might win his way to the command of armies, and that a marshal's baton lay at the bottom of every knapsack. This was no dream, for he saw it realised in the case of many a fortunate comrade. But promotion from the ranks occurred more frequently in the British service than many suppose, who are either forgetful or slightly informed. A reference to Cannon's Historical Record of the Seventh Fusiliers,' will show that in that single regiment no less than 20 sergeants received commis.. sions for gallant conduct in the field between the years 1795 anc' 1815. Sergeant Graham, who planted the Eng lish colours on the ramparts of Seringapatam, received his death-shot while exclaiming, " Huzza for Lieutena n t Graham 1" A sergeant o f the foreign brigade, Anthony Lut , z, who captured the standard of the Invincibles on the 21st March, at Alexandria, immediately received a commis sion. We could name several generals of high ability and repute who have stood in the ranks as private soldiers. Sir John Elley and. General Cureton are usually included in the list. " An English army, in which the enlistment is entirely voluntary, being constrituted en a different principle from that of any other, cannot be governed by the same rules of discipline. Non-commissioned officers when lifted beyond that rank are seldom comfortable. They can scarcely afford to live at the mess, and their habits of life assimilate incon gruously with their new associates. The encouragement held out to merit in the inferior grades should assuredly be increased, rather than circumscribed; and there are many , ways by which this maybe carried into effect, such as aug mented pensions, additional time allowed in counting ser vice, civil situations afer retirement, in the police or public parks, and badges of distinction, with a graduated annual stipend, as in the French Legion of Honour, attached to each rank. A regulation something like this was estab lished in a general order by the Duke of York, after the battle of Waterloo, the first action for which medals were given to the inferior officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates. But the rule was confined to Waterloo men." It is both pleasing and novel to find our neighbours on the other side of the channel criticising our naval and military services without any national bias, and doing justice to our merits and censuring our faults. A French view of the Royal Marines is written in this spirit. "An Overland Route between Calcutta and China," by T. M'Cosh, M.D., is a very cleverly written article. The author has had great personal experience of the country, and describes the various practicable and unpracticable routes across Assam and the Burmese Empire; as also the character and habits of various tribes who inhabit the vast extent of country which extends between Calcutta end China. There is no accounting for taste, but the following arrangement, we opine, would not tend to domestic peace or comfort in Europe : "The Abors are reported to be a jolly, social sort of fel lows, keeping up a round of feasting all the year through. They are not at all particular about what they eat; and every animal, from a mouse to an elephant, has a place in their bill of fare. The skulls of every beast that has graced the festive board are carefully preserved, as testimonials of good fellowship ; and when the master of the house dies, the whole collection is piled upon his grave, as a monument and epitaph. Their marriage ceremonies closely resemble those of the Tartars ; the fathers of the happy pair arrange the whole affair, whilst the principals never see one another till the wedding day. "The most delicate compliment a young Abor swain can pay his sweetheart is to send her a couple of field mice, not as pets, but as a dinner. In fact, this is equiva lent to popping the question. Previous to marriage, a new house is built by the villagers for the happy pair, who take possession of it after they are married, and live there. "It is not uncommon for one woman to have two hus bands living in harmony under the same roof they being brothers." , Under the head of "Serf Emancipation and the Warsaw Insurrection," it is maintained that the delay imposed on the serfs in acquiring their inde pendence is a great advantage to them, it is unquestionably a boon to the nobles, but we question if it he much benefit to the serfs. That it is necessary to do the thing gradually we admit, but people are too fond or asserting that their fellow creatures are unable to appreciate the first of God's ordinances. The defects of our Naval Service are ably considered. A substitution of confinement instead of flogging for first offences isrecommended, also that court-martials to inflict corporal punish ment ought to be composed of officers' of every line in the service, executive and civil, also that "The naval rule would be better sustained by a system of rewards, solid and endu r i ng , f or good conduct ; for in stance, looking on the sailor as a reasoning being, we would hold out the prospect of a happy home on his return from sea, as a reward for good conduct, by a plain written rule, that all may read, to be kept in full integrity and good faith ; for the seaman is naturally suspicious and weary at the first sign of trimming or expediency on the part of those superior to him. A barrack system, and a rule of continuous service on full pay, would be the greatest public boon, the greatest sailor's boon. Keep a roster of home and foreign service, allow a certain percentage of the best conducted to get married, recognise, as in the sister service, the claims of wives and families of the said par centage, give them barrack room and medical attendance, under certain rules, and the British Navy will become the best -manned service in the world. For though the grey beards' of the former school may assert that Jack will never take to barrack,' yet depend upon it, now-a-days, with a certain prospect of a comfortable home about him, the wildest scamp ere long. will look as happy as his neigh boar for his turn of respectability, and comfortable, acknowledged, married life, doing his ditty to the state none the less for this assurance in prospect. What pray, would hinder the sailor thus on the home roster, having served his turn abroad, from garrisoning our naval seaport towns and arsenals, relieving so many regiments of the line ? Nothing but the trammels of routine. The sons of such men, destined themselves most naturally in most cases for the flag their fathers sailed and fought under, would alone turn out an in va l ua bl e f uture nucleus of sailor-born defenders of our walls' well repayin g w ith common ex e the paltry cos t o f a nation's justice to their gallant fathers, a nation's wise consideration of their fathers' partners. The old salts' day, 'that dreaded nothing but land,' is passed away. Our navy now must be in great part artificers, gunners, and soldiers, as well as sa il ors, thanks to steam. An article on New Zealand, the continuation of " The Bahamas or Lucayos Islands," and the usual naval and military intelligence bring us to a conclusion. The St. ..Taines'f Magazine. No. 2. Kent and Co, We are not surprised to learn that this light and pleasant miscellany has achieved a degree of suc cess which has fully realised the anticipations of its well-wishers. As its second instalment shows no diminution in the character of the contents, we hope the satisfactory outset may be only a prelude to a continuance of public favour The accom plished editress continues her interesting and vividly written story, " Can Wrong be Right ?" and places her fair young heroine in a position full of perplexity, anxiety, and alarm. She also finishes the history of" Bessie's Beginnings" for the benefit of younger folk, who will be charmed with the Irish Biddy's quaint sayings, and with the fairy tale interwoven with the story. The strange and startling tale of " Ralph, the Bailiff," is also contimsed, and will be brought to a conclusion in the succeeding number. The reader's curiosity is strongly excited by the aspect of afflirs at the Grey Farm, and by the evil influence of the übiquitous bailiff. It is to be hoped that his malig nant designs against the fair young bride will be defeated. Although fiction occupies a prominent place in the number, it by no means monopolises the contents. On the contrary, a larger space than is common in serial literature is devoted to science popularly explained. " The Mystery of Water" by so eminent a writer as Professor Ansted, and a paper on " British Diamonds" by Robert Hunt, F.R.S., prove that, although under feminine direc tion, the staff of authors is by no means superficial. Dr. Doran contributes a paper on " The Middle-age Woman," meaning by that somewhat invidious title not the lady of uncertain years, but the maidens and widows of mediaeval time; telling their matrimonial troubles, owing to the arbitrary authority possessed by the Crown in those days over the hands and hearts of wards and heiresses. " What the rich are doing for the poor," is the title of an essay, which sums up the names of our numerous and well supported charities, which are, however, neither too many nor too well provided for the siskness and sorrow of our vast metropolis. A. sketch of Doctor Johnson and M rs. omf o T tsht h e r c a r l s. e teircv,s t i akes the part of the lady, „ independence,, th now adaysem might honestliterature," in contrast to the ce rendered iby and dh e nmswoernai mean's to o r n gt the ef speaks ser vility and time-serving spirit of the age —an age which had learned to depend for fame and fortune on patrons and dedications ; she admits him to have indulged in some bad taste and more tyranny, and says forcibly that " The republic of letters commenced with him in a literary despotism:, Miss Proctor gives us some very pleasing verses on " Twilight Dreams." Of the longer poetical con tributions we cannot speak so highly. The one is confessedly an imitation of Edgar Poe's famous " Raven," and, however superior may be its teaching, the verse certainly will bear no com. parison with that wild and wonderful poem. The other is a pastoral story, which reminds us some what (again to its own disadvantage) of Tennyson's "Dora." Thelikeness, however, is in the style not in the tale, but good blank verse is not easily written. There are other subjects of interest, amongst them " Little Ones," and " A Night in the Catacombs." Macmillan's Magazine. This magazine commences with a chapter on " Supplementary National Education," in which the advantages of night schools, for the completion of the education of those who have left day schools, is considered. The writer takes a very comprehen sive view a the subject, and maintains that, as it requires both a bodily as well as a mental exertion and self-denial, in those who have been engaged in laborious occupations all day, to induce them to attend evening classes, it is necessary to engage co mpetent lecturers, to vary th e even i ng occupa fil°n, and b y exper i ments an d enterta i ning and Inst ructive le c t ures , t o r end er th e at t en d ance at these evening schools amusing as well as instruc tive. liavenshoe," although entertaining as usual, doe s not contain anything which advances Orley Farm. By Anthony Trollops, Chapman and In part the third we are introduced to the Fur nival family, who are destined to figure prominently in the future numbers of the story. We cannot concur with the author in the opinions he entertains of commercial travellers of the present day. They are in general, especially those who represent large firms, men of gentlemanly behaviour, who do not drop their H's or use the accusative for the nomina tive case; but Mr. Trollop°, in chapter the ninth, and in fact in previous chapters where commercial travellers are introduced, representes them as little better than a set of uneducated boors. The account of the struggles of Mr. Furnival, and the unremitting toil which he maintained during a long and unsuccessful practice at the bar, until, in his old age, he gained a high standing, are truthfully described, but the trials of his wife in reality began with independence and exalted station : As a poor man Mr. Furnival had done his duty well by his wife and family,—for as a poor man he had been blessed with four children. Three of these had died as they were becoming men and women, and now, as a rich man, he was left with one daughter, an only child. As a poor man Mr. Furnival had been an excellent husband, going forth in the morning to his work, struggling through the day, and then returning to his meagre dinner and his long evenings of unremitting drudgery. The bodily strength which had supported him through his work in those days must have been immense, for he had allowed himself no holidays. And then success and money had come,—and Mrs. Furni val sometimes found herself not quite so happy as she had been when watching . beside him in the days of their poverty. The equal mind,—as mortal Delius was bidden to re member, and as Mr. Furnival might also have remembered had time been allowed him to cultivate the classics,—the equal mind should be as sedulously maintained when things run well, as well as when they run hardly; and Derhaps the maintenance of such equal mind is more difficult in the former than in the latter stage of life. Be that as it may, Mr. Furnival could now be very cross on certain domestic occasions, and could also be very unjust. And there was worse than this,—much worse behind. He, who in the heyday cf his youth would spend nighf after night poring over his books, copying out reports, and never asking to see a female habiliment brighter or more at tractive than his wife's Sunday gown, he, at the age of fifty-five, was now running after str ange go d esses I The member for rho Essex Marshes, in these his latter days, was obtaining for himself among other successes the character of a Lothario ; and Mrs. Furnival, sitting at home in her genteel drawing room near Cavendish-square, would remember with regret the small di ngy par l our in Keppel-street. Young Lucius Mason calls upon Mrs. Furnival on his way through London, and is captivated by her daughter, but he inadvertently let out that his mother is coming to town the next day, and as Mr. Furnival is _likewise to return from Birmingham, the suspicions of the jealous wife are excited. Lady Mason having an appointment with the lawyer on her expected lawsuit, the suspicious Mrs. Furnival surprises the supposed lovers in his chambers. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 55s 8d; barley, 37s Ild ; oats, 24s 8d ; rye, 32s 8d ; beans, 42s 7d ; and peas, 40s Bd. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 55s Od ; barley, 37s 9d ; oats, 23s lld ; rye, 35s 4d ; beans, 41s 6d ; peas, 40s 9d. , - ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 64,143; barley, 22,958 ; oats, 10,684 ; rye, 17; beans, 4,385 ; peas, 318 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEI. The supply of beasts on offer in our market to-day was moderately good. Prime breeds commanded a steady sale, at full prices ; but inferior stock ruled heavy, at late rates. There were 40 oxen on sale from Spain. With sheep we were fairly supplied. Generally speaking, the mutton trade was in a sluggish state, at Monday's currency. Prime lambs were scarce, and in request, at full quota tions ; otherwise the lamb trade was very inactive. 200 lambs reached us from the Isle of Wight, The veal trade was slow, at Monday's prices. In pigs and mulch cows very little was done. Per Slb. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 81 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6' 3 10 Second qualitydo. 4 0 4 4 s. d. s. d. Priraecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 6 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 8 5 10 Large orse. calves 4 6 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 6 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Small porkers 4 8 4 10 Lambs, 6s lid to 7s 4d. Suckling calves, 18s to 225; and quarter-old store pigs, 22s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs .... 6,560 , Sheep Calves rigs 2501 Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—On the whole, a fair average business is doing in these markets, as follows Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 8d ; veal, 45 4d to 5s 2d ; pork, 48 Od to 5s 4d per Blbs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May I.—To-days market was moderately supplied with fat stock, and the demand ruled steady, as follows : Beef, 3s 10d to 5s Od; mutton, 48 4d to 5s 10d ; lamb, Os 4d t, 7s 4d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, May 1. A firm trade, as follows : Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s 6d to 5s led ; lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 6d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs; suckling calves, 14s to 18s ; quarter old store pigs, 22s to 30s each; and mulch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. SmiTimELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; clover do., £3 108 to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 15s to £2 Os per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND..-- Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 lOs ; Clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Trade dull. WICITECHAPEL. Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; £3 10s to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. Supply good. • O YAL CREMORNE GARDENS.—The s e d e li g htf u l gardens w ill be opened for the season in the course of a few days. Mr, Simpson continues the sole proprietor, and we understand he has for some months had a largo staff of artists employed in making such alterations and improvements as the experience of years past has shown to be necessary for the more Complete a ccsimmodation and enjoyment of all elaEs oNfvihllisthivsissietaosrosn. excel The iu variety floricultural andm e portionarran thearrangement n grounds t its former excellenc e , and many new transparencies and pictorial decorations, by J ones, will adorn the A s hb nrn h am entrances and the Cremorne bound ar y. Th e stereorama will this season put on fresh beauties, and novel effects will be introduced, which Messrs. Grieve and Telbin and their assistants have been for some time engaged in producing. Tho programmes for the opening are now in course of cir culation, and show a spirited liberality in the selection of vocalists, comic and sentimental, i nstrumentalists, acrobats, and conjurors. M. Rivieri still retains (as he well deserves) the conductorship of the orchestral band. Should the weather bo at all propitious for al fresco enjoyments, we have little doubt the many trials of last year will be amply compen sat,:d;by the increased patronage of this. fi F 'trt: Tim `SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 2 il: , 1861. the tale in any particular, except that Charley is exalted to the university, and has a quarrel with Father Mackworth, of a more serious character than any prior engagements, and war to the knife is declared between them. The health of old Denoil is giving way, and we can foresee that troubles and hardships await young Ravenshoe, and that he and his brother are to be the victims of a designing, unscrupulous, and unprincipled knave, in the person of the Jesuit Father Mackworth. " Grains from Legal Mum mies," b l y Knightley Howman, contains some extraordinary revelations of o ld statutes which existed until very lately. For instance, we find that an Irish statute against witchcraft made by an Irish parliament during the reign of Elizabeth, was not repealed until 1821. Tom Brown at Oxford is nearing its completion. Tom has called at the house of his inamorata, and has been received by her father and explained all, 'and having ref use d t o g i ve up hi s correspon d ence ' with Patty, they parted in bad humour, but all will yet be explained and end properly. Capt. East has been wounded in India, as has also Harry Winburn, and both are expected to return to England. East's description of his feelings on first going into action is well described— " I sat with my watch in my hand, feeling queer, and wondering whether T was a greater coward than the rest. Then came a streak of light. I put up my watch, formed the men ; up went a rocket, my signal, and out into the open we went at the double. We hadn't (got over a third of the ground when bang went the fort guns, and the grape shot were whistling about our ears; so I shouted For ward I' and away we went as hard as we could go. I was obliged to go ahead, you see, because every man of them knew I had beaten Larry, their best runner, when he had no gun to carry; but I didn't half like it, and should have blessed any hole or bramble which would have sent me oyer and given them time to catch me. But the ground was provokingly level ; and so 1 was at the first mound and over it several lengths in front of the men, and among a lot of black - fellows serving the guns. They came at me like wild cats, and hpw I got off is a mystery. I parried a cut from one fellow, and dodged a second ; a third rushed at my left side. I just caught the flash of his tulwar, and thought it was all up, when he jumped into the air, shot through the heart by Sergeant Winburn; and the next moment Master Larry rushed by me and plunged his bayonet into my friend in front. It turned me as sick as a dog. I can't fancy anything mare disagreeable than seeing the operation for the first time, except being stuck oneself. The supporting companies were in in another minute, with the dear old chief himself, who came up and shook hands with me, and said I had done credit to the regiment. Then I began to look about, and missed poor little Jones. We found him about twenty yards from the place, with two grape-shot through him, stone dead, and smiling like a child asleep. We buried him in the fort. I cut off some of his hair, and sent it home to his mo th er . H er l ast l etter was in his breast pocket, and a lock of bright brown hair of some one's. I sent them back, too, and his sword." Professor Ansted furnishes an interesting paper on " African Discovery," he shows that African tra vellers have divided the continent into four divi sions, but that great tracts yet remain unexplored, and that we may soon have maps of that continent which will contrast with those now in existence, as our present maps of Europe are at variance with those of a century ago. Chapters on " Essays and Reviews," " Accidental Inventions," and Va cation Tourists" complete the number. tonv. NETVIILARK.E7' BACEB.—(This Day.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. £5O HANDICAP PLATE. Industrious Jackal' 2 Nine ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Asteroid Starlight ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. Nemesis Fair water 2 Brown Duchess 3 Nine ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOPS. Pomona Southport Six ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Ellerton Lady Derby Snapshop Nine ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 15 SON'S. Nicholas Molly Six ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE. Wingrave Marigan Discretion Twenty-two ran. PLATE OF 100 SOVS. _ . Asteroid 2 Madame Chantilly Three ran MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. 11 , - CITY, Two o'CLocK. There is very little alteration in the Money Market to-day, but the rates still show a tendency towards increasing firmness. A small quantity of gold, viz., £lO,OOO, was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday. The steamer Atrato, which left to-day for the West Indies, conveyed £5,035, nearly all in silver. The Tagus has arrived from Lisbon with £1,730 in specie. A fair amount of business was recorded in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were firm. The sales were 10,000 bales. The creditors of Messrs. Behrends and Co., at ;he adjourned meeting today, resolved to liquidate ,he estate in bankruptcy. The directors of the Bank of England, at their meeting to-day, have not found it necessary to make any alteration in their discount regula- There has not been much animation in the mar ket for Public Securities to-day, but dealings have taken place at enhanced quotations, a few specu lative purchases having caused an advance of 4- per cent., Consols being 91Z 92 for money and the 9th proximo. The New Threes are firm at 90 /, the Reduced remain at 90 -1 ; Bank Stock at 2321 234 ; India Loan at 101 - 102 ; and Exchequer Bills at ss. to 2s. dis. A considerable improvement has taken place in Turkish 6 per Cents, of the Loan of 1858, in conse quence of the following communication relative to the remittances for the regular payment of the dividends " Telegraphic Despatch. From the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Turkish Am bassador in London. " Constantinople, April 30, 1861. " The monthly and direct remittance of the funds to the ' Syndicat,' appropriated to the service of the Loan of 1858, has been decided upon. All the necessary arrangements have been made. I authorise you to convey the foregoing to the knoWledge of whom it may concern. Details by post."—l am, sir, yours, &c., stock stock stock stock 20, Throgrnorton-street, May 1. The latest quotations are 711 72 for the Old 6 per Cents.,and 56f 574 for 1858, being a rise of 3 per cent. The other Foreign Securities show no important s., variation. Portuguese are steady, at 47i; Sardinian et have improved to 811 ; Spanish Deferred, to 4213 :11 Out Dutch 2* per Cents. are flat at 644. st, The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up 6 ,1 1 , to this day, are in round figures as under : st H. J. MEADOWS. st St at, 1861. 1860. st , Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton 15,410 13,621 :f: Midland South-Eastern Great Northern 26,275 25,783 etc Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 6,303 6,681 , North-Eastern at( Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,351 6,104 etc Great Western of Canada The above returns are of a rather satisfactory I character, although in some instances there is a 6t( l decrease. G rea t W estern show an increase of £399; South Western of £1,638; Brighton of £1,789; South Eastern of £1,156; Great Northern of £492 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire of £1514 ; and sto Great Weste rn o f Canada of £1,473. The North- sto Westerns have .declined £1,738, and the Midlands : 1 . 0 £1,293. at( The traffic rece i pts of the South Austrian and st( Lombardo Venetian Railway for the week ending Bt,' the 22d ult., exhibited an increase of £20,259 com- at( pared with l as t year. ate st( In the Railway Share Market there has been a I very moderate amount of business transacted, and in some instances prices have been rather lower. ate Caledoni an, G reat Western, Lancashire and York- etc shire, North, W estern, Midland and South Eastern atc have receded about 55.; and West Midlands have 2s. improved £l. The Foreign lines have been in fair request— s South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have improved to 13i I, and Dutch Rhenish to 131. f. In the Colonial undertakings there has been little change of importance—Great Western of Canada have declined to 111 ; East Indian are steady at a 994 ; Great Indian Peninsula at 951 961. si Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have s a l t shown little alt erat i on i n value. at B R.ITISII FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 232 k 4 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 90 6 90 3 per Cent. Console Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9oa 90 f Annuities, 30 yrs, expire .sth Jan., 1880 — - Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 154 a [ndia Stock OO ~ OOO •• • Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 1858 — Ditto, 1859 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,000 Cousols for Account, May 9 9l/ 2 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid. .... Ditto £5OO ........... 5 die Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent .......... 98f Ditto ft-per Cent., 1860 B7f gexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent l6l Peruvian 41 per Cent .. Ditto 3 per Cent Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853. • • Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St ........ Sardinian 5 per Cent ....... 81f Spanish 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred ........ 42 Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto Account ..... 711 1 1 1 2 Ditto New Loan .......... Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lOOl Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 6Bf 75c Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 91 1 Ditto Account .. 911 2 stock stock stook 19.16.4 1 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 sto& stocg 5 6 41. 8 17 494 34 261 43 11 84 501 104 11. 434 44! Si Lid 1231 124 OS 1, 100 11 p 7 6d 62 0 63 63f 103/ 104; 604 61 910 921 97 94 41 31 91 10i 75 77 114 116 33} MI 86 88 47 48 40 42 81f821 A 3 95 4 7 391 404 94 10i p 5 1 ei 55 56 2 3 4 78 82 111 12 Si 6 48 52 43 45 80 E 5 PREFERENCE SHARES. fllythe and Tyne 10 per a pref. (issued at £5 ,, ck fsris. & Exet.4 p.ctstock :0 Do. do. do. Shares wk Caledon £lO, 41 per cent wk Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 64 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. a !O Cornwall, 5 per cent 61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun [4 Do Ist Class Pref ,ek E.Angn.Class A 7 itsp.e wit Do. do. Class B 8 p.c ,ek Do. do. Class C 7 p.c ck E. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 , ek Do. do. No. 2 iek Do. New 6 per et. stock. ck i Eastern Union, 4 per ct )ek Do. 5 per cent. guar... wk Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares: )ek Do. 4p. c gua. S. & D., >ck Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c.' wk Furness, 5 per cent .... )ck Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. wk Great Northern, 5 p. et. wk Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm )ck Do. 41 p. c. do. do. )0 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.a pm [0 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. )ck (.( G t. Sn. & W (I re l an d) 4 p. ct. pref. stock 10 -.rest West. (Berks and Rants) Ext. 5 p. et wk Co. Redeemable,4l p.et )ck Do. Redeemable. 4p. ct )ck Do. Irredeemable, do )ck Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref )ck Do Birmg.guar. stock 26 Do. Chester gua. shares 13f Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. )0 Lan. & Carl. 43 pc. pref )ek Lan.&York 6p. c. stock )ck Do.Barnstst£s3s 10d pc wk Do. 6 per a (E. Lan.) )ek Lon. & Brig. 5 pc. gu. No.l )ck Do. sp. c No. 2 wk Do. gua. 6p. a wk Do. do. sp. a No. 4 )ck Do. do. 44 per cen'. .... 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. )ck Do. 7 p. ct. Pre stock. )ek Do. 6p.c. do. (W..&C.P.) )ck Do.4p.c.S.(div.def. til '65) )ck Do. 4 per cent. Pref )ck Lon. Chat. and Dover I / Do.W. A rceiv. no div. 10 Ex.A til 6p cispd on Do. B B. & Brom ex. [0 Do. Metropolitan Ex B )Ck Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. et.— . )ck 1.01). & S.W, 7p. ct. stock ock Do. 44 per cent . 6d. Do. (Prism. perpl anns of 2s. 6d. 121 Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh 124 Londony. & Ennis. fsh ock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per of 6 Do. £6 ock Do. 34 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 121 Marort & Car., 4p. C 124 Do. 44 per cent ock Mid. on. 6p. a stock ock Do. Con. Brio. & Bir. 6 p.c ock Do. 4 4 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. 43 per cent ock Do. Lela & Hit. pref. st ock Ndrflk sp. a Ex. st 1846 ock Do. 51 p. C. Pref. do. 1847 ock Do.slray.Val.Ex.st.lB47 ock North British, sp. o ock Do. New, gua. sp. e 101 Do. Bor. tin. g. pl. tis 10 3 Do. do. do st Nth.Dev.Rail. &Dck.Co. st N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. a st Do. 44 po. redeemable st Do. G.N.E. 4 per a pref 17 Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. o. No. 1 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire.... 10 Rhynney Guaranteed. 84 Scottish Central, new pt at Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. C. pref. 5t00k.... st ' Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.a st Do. 7 p. a pref. stock 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. .0.6 'South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) st Do. 41 per cent at Do. Fixed 4f p.c. Ist is st South Wales, gua. 4p. c st Do. 44 per cent st Do. 5 per cent: st S.-Yorkshire, 4p. a gua 1 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. o. 25 Do. B 6 oer cent 25 Do. C 6 per cent st Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. e st W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk it Do. 2d do it Do. Newport 5 p.o.pf.red. it Do.Perpet. 6p.a pf 1866 it Do. till 1869, Ist is. 99 101 20 21 51 6 99 101 108 113 105 108 108 110 106 108 122 124 80 82 109 111 90 92 75i 113 115 111 113 101 103 106 108 all 1100 97 99 91 100 89 91 90 92 100 102 94 10 17 18 10} 101 74 78 20 21 10 104 15 154 13 115 [l3 115 [37 140 [l3 115 [Ol 103 [5O 155 [2B 131 ?1 74 85 67 13 141 125 127 67 69 11H 27} 321 45i 125 21118 DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, May 2.—Wind this day at noon, North- Westerly ; light breeze, with fine weather, but rather cloudy. DEAL, May I.—Wind S.W. — Arrived—Emily, from Christiansand, and sailed for Quebec; Tonning, screw steamer, from the River, and sailed for C orunna ; M ary Piper, from New Orleans for Hamburg. PORTSMOUTH, May I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Adventure, from Hong Kong. CARDIFF, May I.—Wind E.— Arrived—Newport, from Truro, with stern larboard quarter carried away, and other damage. COWES, May I.—Wind S .E. — Arrived—South Sea, from Rangoon. PI:1'11011TR, May I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Hilding, from Gloucester for Richibucto. MILFORD, May I,—Sailed—Great Eastern, steamer, for New York. SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 8 8i 81 8 6 7 98 100 97 87i I pai d. I Closing Business Pr toe. Done Share! Railways. Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch Juno Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. and Alid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen . Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Blrock., .tPassage Cornwall .... Do A (A gets no div. until 6 pc peran. Do B r hasbeen i d. toB Dublin & Belfast Juno Dun., Perth, &Ab. Juno East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late Eti3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock - Do do It do • Gt. S. & W. of Ireland 'Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Lond. & Sth. Western.. L'derry & Coleraine .. L'derry & Ennistallen Man. Shef. & Lincoln.. Maryport and Carlisle.. Do do shares.... Metropolitan Midland . Do new Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do # shares Mid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros (Norfolk.. 'North British. Nor.Dev.Rall&Dk.stocv Do 4 utk; Areel no d. stock stock stock stock stock stcor stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock until 6petilis beenpd.B Do B 'hock ....: Nth. Eastern—Berwick Dodo, C.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York ........ North London Do new North Staffordshire ... N. and S. W. Junction ' Rot. As Grantham Rail Feebler ........ Portsmouth Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. kid. stock... Shropshire Union.... Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon S.-Durham & Lane. Un. S.►nth Eastern ........ South, Wales .......... S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington ' Do do. Do New (1860) 3 Taff Vale . Do Prof. No 1 IOO ThamesilavenDk&Rail 22 Ulster D 0....... ..... 20 Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim , all Waterford & Kilkenny 100 Waterford & Limerick all West Cornwall all West London. Do Ist class all Do 2d class .. .... all WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail lOO West Midland—Oxford 100 Do. Newport 100 Do. Herefordi 100 100 - 1.4.0. 100 13.14 stock 84 86 28 29 112 114 125 127 111 112 106 108 130 132 107 109 721 72! 60 62 .of 80 N [8 120 1501 50 146 Share! Railways. IPaid Closing Rosinefi I Price. Done. 134 136 101 103 92 94 109 111 108 110 li p 1 100 1 100 8.13.4. 91 93 99 101 LO2 103 P iP 100 100 100 all all 22d ip 1 23 [3l 133 10 1011 22 24 99 100 99 100 99i 98 100 85 , 87 264 27 314 -3 2 314 32 45 48 124 126 118 122 100 102 122 125 115 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Bedford and Bletchley, all Buckinghamshire 100 Chester & Holyhead ' 100 Do. 5i percent 100 Do. 5 „ 100 Clydesdale June lOO Colchester, Stour Val ' all E.Lincolnsh. g 6 per c I 100 E.Union,HarwichShs ' al► Do. Woodbridge lOO Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct lOO Do. new . . 100 Gloster & Dean Forest. all Hrtlp'l Dock & - natl..' all Hull and Selby all Do. halves all Do. quarters all Lanc.&Carl. gua. 5 p.c , 100 London & Greenwich lOO Ln &NAV Do 99 96 D0........' 53 631 Do ... 121 123 iDo... .... 110 211 Caledon... 100 102 E.U.ezE.O 151 161 ;Gt.North. 132 134 lE.Counts.l 41 91 !Do. Gt. West. Br 1 Yk.N. Md., Do. IDo. ,Ln&N.W S.Eastern Peto &Co. NorfOlk.. Do. i L NW.tlll Do. Preference , 100 Lon.,Tilbury,& S -end 100 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c I 100 Do. 6 per cent ! 100 Mnc., Bxtn AMatlock all Mid. Bradford Prefer-I ence Stock lOO 'Midland. Nowmarkt,BuryEx. 1 gua. 5 percent..... 5. 5 6'E.Counts, Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all 'D0........ Do. 6p. c all D 0....... Do. Fixed sp. c all Do. North Western all ,Midland Preston and Wyre. I . all ItN y W k. l Do. # Shares A. all all !Do. Reystn.liitch.,rt Shep 100 ,Gt. North Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 ,T.Braesey Do. do. 1 , Do.: S.-Staffordshire all M'Clean... Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. Weer. Wimbledon &Croydn all LA Brgtn 3 31 , 91 96 i iP I 65 57 122 not 151 16 2021 131 134 102 104 10 11 89 91 86 26 . 56k Paid. Leasing Closing! Business Railways. Co.'s , Price. Done. 104 60i 92 'toe 111 '2OO 204 61 63 1112 117 87 SO ERTIISH POSSESSIONS ) Closing Shar e Railways. Paid. i Price. Business done 100 ' Atiax--------------.3t St Lawrence -- iirr — 4 - 7 - 70 stk f IScwL,Barod&Cent Ind Do' 5 per cent.. — 100 94 95 94 4 18 Do, Laze B all 16 16/ d 24 Buffa l o and Huron all 41 54 d 204 1 IDo. New .. 10 Do. PrefererW4 .. .•• • • all (Buffalo,BrantG o a:;_•,7 all 6 7 100 6p. ct. bds. A u g, u 1, 1;7' 1 2 100 75 80 100 Do. do. July 1, 18 73 100 65 70 100 Do. do. June 1 , 1 874 100 85 70 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn.(Lin i ) 5 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.)2s . Li 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 10 14 IdBl 1 1 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. C 74 i i all 174 Demerara — 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp.c 15 l i 11 dl3 I stock East Indian, gu. sp. C. A- , 99 100 9 9 20 Do. F Shares Ext all 20 Do. Jubbulpore lOl ' 100 ' Do. 44 pc. Debentrs. all 97 4 98 4 ' , lOO Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 99 100 .100 Do. 1865-1870 all 99 100 9 4 stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 20 21 2 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 67 70 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct all 55 60 100 Do. 6 per et. Debentr all 37 39 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1857 all 37 40 100 Do. do. 1872 all 37 40 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.p - ,ua.sp.e lOO 96 57 964 45161 4 - 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 8 lid 4d 9 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. ICO 93 95 20 Do. do. all d 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 111 111 114 1 20 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 96 100 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all 88 12 100 Do. 53 p. c. do. '7B d 0... all --- stock Madras, guar., 41 p. c lOO 83 85 stock Do. do. 5 per cent lOO 94 95 91 5 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 87 89 20 Do. 5 do.. _ stock 3lelb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds lOO 20 Newßrunswick & Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d0.... 0 .... 20 Do. do. B Capital d ' " all 5 7 Do. do. Land do. ...... 20 Oude (Limited) ........ ss. stock Scinde ......... ~.....; 100 18 99 20 !Do. Punjaub ... is - g 15 141 1 d 134 20 Do. Do. ..., Fs q all 184 194 d 19 stock ;Do. Indus. St. Flo. 4„,ch, 100 91 93 ' 10 (Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. ( 1 4 1 d i • t FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 20 lAlgerian — I 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam. a l l , ' 51 54 20 Ardennes.... _ ...... .. all —p 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7p.c. 12 II IV 104 1 .5 Belgian East. Junction all I I 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all Carmeaux Mine & Rail 30 11 12 a 100 Copiapo ........ & ...... all 10 Ditto Extension all 31 21.1 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 16 2/ 21 ' 131 1 20 Eastern of France .... all 23 4 20 G'rand Ens Guar. 6p. c. 10 c 20 Do. do. all i 20 Great Central of France all 20 r4t. Luxem., Con. shs... all 61 71 61 ( 20 [talian Junction ...... all 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... l all 20 Lyons & Geneva ......I all t 20 Yamur & Liege ........ all I 71 54 r 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 19 20 16 Northern of France.... all 984 394 I 16 Do. New Shares ,—.. 15 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 il 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 374 381 20 Paris & Orlea n s — .... all 53 55 b 20 1 Recife & S. Fran (Porn.), ( gua. 7p. ct. 1im...... 15 44 31d 20 Riga & Dunabutg...... 18.8. 20 Royal Danish ... ... all 114 15 5 Royal Swedish ........ all G 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all I 20 Sambre & Meuse .. .. .. all 51 6 of 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... all 84 R 4 tt 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c. 4 11 11 tc 20 S.Aust.&Lo'mb Venetin 14 i 4 id' 13 1 ilii I ai 20 Southern of France.... all 214 224 tr 20 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 4 - ' T 81 IWest Flanders ..... ... all 6 f 1 61 10 Do. 54 p. c: PrCerence.. . all 91 91 gi 20 W. &N.W. of France .. all 20 21 , ni 23 West , rn of Austria.-.. 6 • -- 20 Western of Switzer land all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do. 8 per cent Pref a I 20 Zealand .. i all BRITISH MINES. Alfred Consols (Philack) 3.2.10 'British Iron ;Clifford nil !Devon G. Cons. (Tavist )! 1 East Bassett (Illogan) ! 30 East Caradon 12.14.61 E. WlRussel (Tavistk4 7.4.0 I Gam, liSt.Anbyn(G-wen.) 51t Great South Tolgus l7s 1 'G' Wheal AM. (Philack) 13.9.6', IG. Wheal Vor (llelston)! 40 Grenville 6.2.6 !Herod's-Foot , 8.12 1 11ingston Downs 4.11.6' !Lady Bertha 1 1.8.6 !Margaret (tiny Lelant) 9k (North Downs 2k North Frances (Mogan); 114 'N. WWI Basset (Illo;an) , 1.4.0 North Wheal Crotty ,Par Consols (St. Blazey); lk Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 Sortridge Cons. Min.Co.l 1 !South Caradon(St.Cleer) i 1 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) , 4 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim ; a I !S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan)118.1s.9; Stray Park ; Tamar Silv.& Lead Min i 44 t Tin Croft 1 9 Vale of Towey (Caren.) 13s West Basset (Illogan) ! 1 W. Caradon (Liskear4 5 West Seton Wheal Basset fIllogan), 5} I Wheal Buller (liedruth) 5 'Wheal Edward (Cals.) 71 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), 1.7.2 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.); 8 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.)! 5k 21 23 1 t 175 185 340 350 95 100 183 193 61 63 13 15 i 4 51 55 6 25 3 37 39 2 25 50 If 53 34 41 46 5 4f 54 7 4 84 9 94 39 41 295 305 2 3 i I 130 135 35 37 14 2 51 5, i 174 184 i 67 70 335 345 0 100 110 120 1! 2 94 104 134 144 13 14 FOREIGN MINES. 20 ;Australian 1 !BonAccord Copper,Lim. 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 5 Do.l.and and Miningeo. 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo • 10 Cobre Copper Copiapo . 1 DunMoun.Cop.sling.Co, 2 Fortuna 20 General 2 'Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 11 Kapunda (Limited) 8 Linares 6 ILusitanian 1 Mari qui ta 1 N.RhineCopoiS.Aus.L 1 20 Pontgibaud Silyer,Leadi Mining and Smelt ' 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. Milt United Mexican 1 ,Worthing (Limited) Do . lall 125.6 d 10s. all all * 1* 31 d 32 1 11 dig. 39 41 8 10 2* 21 24 26 * 9 #l) P 84 4 6 I ii 6 6i I I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 313 3 2 100 AgratUnitedService Bk 50 80 82 40 'Australasia all 61 63 25 Bank of Egypt all 184 194 100 I Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all I-- --- 20 ,Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 204 21 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 100 City 100 C010nia1..... 20'11 Cora. Bank of Canada.. all 100 CommerCial of London. 20 -- 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 15t 18} 16 4 20 'Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 22} 23} 234 3 20 Do. new 5 14 lf 50 !London and County 50 , London Joint Stock 20 !London and S.Airican ' 10 2 14 100 :London & Westminster 20 66 68 100 'Nat. Prov. of England , 42 0 101 20 IDo. new l2 50 'National Bank ........ 25 20 ,New South Walcs ...... al l 25 ,Orient. B. Corporation . sll 47 98 20 Ottoman Bank . .. . ... all 10 4 17 100 'Provincial of Ireland .. 25 10 I Do. new all 25 South Australia all 32 25 ;Union of Australia 50 !Union of London , 12 25 26 100 I Unity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 ........ ... . . Do 6p. cent. 1880-2 100 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 109 111 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 109 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 101} 1024 102 }} 2 Cape G.Hope, Sp 0,1880 100 1054 1061 105 f Do. 1890 100 1054 1064 1051 T,C.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July: 100 108 109 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct.! 100 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. 0.,1866' 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 1 100 984 994 99} Do. p.c., 1888 & upwdsj 100 98 99 984 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c ! sterling, 1875 lOO 108 109 S. Aus,G6p.c.lB7B.Bz up lOO Via Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 • Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 1054 106 105} DOCKS. -- - - ;took Commercial — lOO '1 --- ;tock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min. 100 ;took East and West India ;took London ;took St. Katharine. I 100 itook 'Southampton lOO ! _a • k Commercial )ck Do. 4 per Ccnt.Pref.Min it East and West India . ic ILondon •••• St. Katharine. .4.)0k !Southampton stock Victoria 20 iDo 3 New 100 97 99 2 ' id par 713 E PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Tagus, Captain W. B. Hall, arrived at three p.m. with mails from Lisbon of the 27th ult. from Oporto and Vigo of the 28th, in charge of Lieut. Smith, R.N., Admiralty agent. She brought 49 passengers—viz., 17 first class, 12 second, 9 children, and 11 deck; and £1,730 in specie. Harvest prospects in Portuga l continued to be improved by seasonable rains. The elections were to take place the day after the p acket left Lisbon. They were expected to pass off quietly , and that the Government woul d obtain a majority. Exchange for three months are quoted thi s mail —London, 54 ; Paris, 528 ; Hambu rg, 481 ; Am _ s terdam,•4 2 l ; Gen o a , ' 525 . Her Majesty's ship Adventure, from Chi na , with 29 offi cer s and 525 r an k and M ar i n e Light Infantry,file of the Roy a l sailed from Vigo on th e Spithead . 27th ult., bound to THE GREAT EASTERN,—MiIford, Wednesday Evening.—The Great Eastern left at 750 p.m. for New York, with 100 passengers. The vessel was in the most perfect order. The Waterford steamer accompanied her for some distance, and brought back the directors, visitors, and the Government pilot, • IT id 1111 11 101 81 80 f THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIs EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. CHURCH RATES. Earl Powis and the Bishop of RIPON presented peti tions against the abolition of church rates. BANKRUPTCY 'BILL. Lord CHELMSFORD presented a petition from Mr. Whitmore, of 'the Court. of Bankrupt4y, com plaining that the 38th clause would deprive him of half his sal ar y, an d praying in' 'the event of the act Passing_ that compensation might be awarded him, as he had filled his office for upwards of 40 years. PO RATES. - The Ea r l o f DERBY O p ß resented petitions in favour of an equalisation of the poor rates. ROMAN CATHOLIC PAUPERS. Th© Non nu EARL also presented a p e titi on , pray i ng that Roman Catholic paupere might be a ll owe d th e f ree The Ma r q u i s of V i d . Pll4 A ND Ypres e n t e d s i m il ar pe titi ons. The Duke o f A RGYLL Presented . had received a copy of i nqu iry into the compLintes the petition noble earl, and had made the petitioner. He found that by the rules the ministers of any persuasion professed by an inmate of a workh e e u re e access at any hour of the day. T he 9 4 were allowed free in which the rule had been infringed Was easea he knew of where the inmates not belonging to the Eaabl'illaPedoraluortiscri were allowed to go out to attend their own Place of worship. With respect to the rules for the religious education of the pauper children, he thought they were good, provided that they were fully and fairly carried out. The noble lord read a number of rep•ltts from workhouses where com plaints .had been made with reference to the subject com plained of, and said he was of opinion that no substantial grievance existed, and that there was no necessity for any alteration in the law with reference to the subject. The Earl of WICKLOW said the complaints were not against the law or the commissioners, but against the guar. diens of the poor who prevented the education of the chil dren. Earl GRANVILLE said a committee of the House of Commons was sitting, and th&t was one of the points under their consideration. The subject 'then dropped. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Shrewsbury and Welchpool Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. The Earl of ENNISKILLEN asked why it was that clergymen of the Established Church were net to celebrate marriages in Ireland after 12 o'clock, and Roman Catholics were permitted to perform the ceremony up to two o'clock. (Laughter.) The Lord CHANCELLOR said he had consented to this clause in order that wedding breakfasts might be post poned a little later than usual. (Laughter.) The bill passed through committee. LEASES, &c,, BY INCUMBENTS RESTRICTION BILL. This bill passed through committee, and was ordered to be reported on Monday. QUEEN'S PRISON BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. TRE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT. The Marquis of NORMANBY asked her Majesty's Government whether they had any objection to give a copy or extract of any despatch from Sir J. Hudson forwarding the report made to the Parliament now sitting at Turin as to:the numbers of electors qualified to vote at the late election, and of those who gave their suffrag es t o th e presen t s it t i ng members, and of those who voted for other candidates. The noble marquis said, as the Sardinian Chambers had given the information to the public, the Government would not refuse to give copies of the papers he asked for. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tars EVENING.) Mr. MASSEY, in the absence:of the Speaker through in disposition, took the chair at four:o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Barnsley Coal Railway, Birmingham Canal Naviga tions, Kingston-upon-Hull •Docks, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Now Line, &c.) Liverpool Im provement, Middleton and Tonge Improvement, Mon mouthshire Railway and Canal (Lease, &c.), Mon mouthshire Railway and Canal (New Lines, &c.), Newcastle-under-Lyme Marsh Lands, Oswestry, Elles mere, and Whitchurch Railway, Parsonstown and Por tumna Bridge Railway, South Yorkshire (Keadby Exten sion), Sowerby Bridge Gas, and Thorne Moor Drainage, &c. The Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Additional Works) Bill was considered, and ordered for third reading. WESTMINSTER IMPROVEMENTS BILL. On the motion for the consideration of this bill, Mr. A. SMITH said that the objects contemplated by the original bill, namely, improvements of West minster, were never brought tamer the consideration of the Commission, as the subject had been re ferred to the bondholders. That bill contemplated the making of Victoria-street, and the opening of the Abbey to public view. If, however, the plans of the bill were carried out, and the buildings as proposed erected opposite Westminster Hotel, the effect would be to shut out from view the Abbey front. He moved that the bill be re ferred back to a select committee. Mr. BAILLIE opposed the amendment, and did not think the house was called upon to enter into the question as to whether the commission had performed their duty. The company had for a long time been in an insolvent state, and they could not carry out their proposed improvements. The great object of this bill was to give them power to wind up their affairs. After some further discussion the amendment was with drawn, and the bill was considered and ordered for third reading. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the repeal of the paper duty ; in favour of the removal of the duty on tea and sugar ; in favour of the free exercise of the Roman Ca tholic worship in workhouses; against the Poor-law Removal Act; in favour of the budget, &c. A few petitions were presented in favour of the repeal of the paper duty, but the early part of the evening was occupied in the presentation of petitions from different parts of the country, and from all classes, against the repeal of that duty, as being un called for and dangerous, and praying that if any remis sion of taxation could be effected, that on tea and sugar should be substituted. SHANNON IMPROVEMENT WORKS (IRELAND). Col. FRENCH moved for copies of all memorials and letters addressed to the Irish Government, the Lords Com missioners of her Majesty's Treasury, and the Commis sioners of Public Works in Ireland, by proprietors of land adjacent to the River Shannon, in the counties of Galway, Kings, Roscommon; and Westmeath, complaining of inun dations caused by imperfect or injudicious works; and, of all correspondence between those departments in reference to such representations, and of all answers to the several complainants respectively during the ten years ended the 31st day of March, 1861.—Ordered. EAST INDIA (COURTS MARTIAL). Mr. FREELAND moved an address for copy of the General Order issued by the Commander-in-Chia - fin India, in reference to courts martial appointed for the trial of officers charged with insulting Mahometans while engaged in religious worship in Egypt.—Ordered. THE FOREIGN OFFICE. Air. h in reply to Mr. Tite,iTaid that M r . Gil bert prepar ed a new elevation of th e p l ans and designs for the Foreign and Indian offices, which w o uld b e sub mitted to the inspection of the house before the works were proceeded with. GREENWICH HOSPITAL AND SCHOOLS. In reply to Mr. LIDDELL, Lord C. PAGET said that there had been some altera tions both with respect to Greenwich school and the com fort of the pensioners. The allowance to the latter wax now 55., 45., and 3s. a-week. THE WESTMORELAND POET. In reply to Mr. STIRLING, Lord PALMERSTON said it was quite true that, ac . cording to his advice , heriMajesty had granted a pension o f , £5O a year to Mi. Close, the Westmoreland poet. That - advice was given in accordance with a recommendation in a petition signed by Lord Carlisle, Lord Lonsdale, and a large number of clergymen and gen tl emen. Mr. Close was one of those who had raised himself by his genius and literary abilities from a humble station of life, and no doubt ho would consider the mark of distinction from her Majesty with the greatest pride. He was not. aware that Mr. Close enjoyed the distinction of being Poet Laureate to the sable warrior alluded to, but he feared that he would not receive from him a butt of sack. (Laughter.). HOUSE . Mr. HODGKINSON asked AGENTS the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, whether he would so modify the ninthxesolution intended to be proposed in committee of Ways and MniTl (the resolution relating to house agents) as to exemp from who were let for a its operation all persons letting and receivingthe rents of be would unfurnished houses only ; and, if not, w esa hetl i er be consent to exempt from its operation those ner agents only for houses none of which - higher rent than £25 per annum ? were the agents of ExhCHEQUER year. FACTORIES Secretary of State for the The CHANCELLOR of the herthan a o £2s proposed to exempt those pe t r ha s e o t n hs s ii: CH WORKS. b e had anyinte previousnti ontot houses which were not valued _ LE FACTORIES AND I , Major EDWARDS asked the . pass o increase tors of factories in the number of sub.inspoc into forcethe event of the Bleach Works Bill coming Homo Department whether e d Government Lace Works Bill ? ing of the propos , Nvir S said that he had g, Sir G. C. L u' but he not yet received any report on this subject, considered that some alteration t stem had been ren d ered in the presen necessary. PRIvATEER ING IN • AMERICA. I n answer tb Mr. J. EWART Lord J. RUSSELL said tha ' t a p l o yed in the G u lf of Mexico naval force had been em- British interests inth for th e p urpose of protecting in; that part of the world. He took that opportunity o f stating that the Government overnment continued to re ceive most lamentable act, war in Am er i ca. Some of 'ants of t the progress of the civil nations arisi ng out of this questions n r a e t l e a ti ngstatteo t o ll!) k i w n g o s f were so no ve l that it had been thought necessary by her _Majesty' s G overnment to apply for advice to the law o ffi cers before sending out instructions to the British squadron. Her Majesty's Government felt it to be their duty to avoid taking any part in the lamentable conflict that was being Parried on in America, but it was their imperative duty to protect British interesis. He thanked God that, up to the present time, they were in no way committed in reference to the civil war, and ho hoped that would continue to be the case. (Hear, hear.) THE BUDGET. On the motion for going into committee of ways and moans, Mr. HUBBARD moved as an amendment, " That it is not expedient to remit taxation to such an extent, that the annual produce of the remitted taxes shall exceed the esti mated surplus revenue, in the budget for the current financial year. [LEFT SPEAKING.] THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A BANKER'S CLERK.—Prom inquiries made at 'Westminster Hospital respecting Thcakstone, the banker's clerk, it is ascertained that he is extremely weak from loss of blood, bat progres sing most favourably, with every prospect of recovery. A new undertaking, with a proposed capital of £200,000, is in course of formation, to be called " the China River Steam Navigation Company.", pirit, en ti sion 171 50 49, 7211 95i i 95 1 124 111 82 li