The Sun. — London, England, 1861-03-30 00:00:00

• , ........•• MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. s jus- CITY, Two O'CLOCK. y this The Bank of England return, completed to the I been 27th inst., shows some rather less favourable )etray changes. The bullion has been slightly increased by the arrivals from the continent, and the partial N. falling off of shipments to America, but the de ioing, Mand for money has continued active, as shown by an increase of about a quarter of a million on the inited , other securities. The reserve of notes has been . ;poly, y you di minished by about half a million sterli ng , w hil e which there is a decrease in the private balances of over 3rican a quarter of a million. In the other items of the balance -sheet the changes are of an unimportant ;ainst character—they will be seen in the subjoined table : ;Wow; Notes issued .. .. .. .. £26,377,065 Increase .. .. • • • • 72,445 Ever, Rest ... .. .. .. .. 3,840,975 cent. Increase .. .. .. • • 15,534 'early Public Deposits .. .. .. 8,415,844 which Increase .. .. .. • ' 191,7.50 Other Deposits .. .. .. 11,104,930 equer Decrease .. .. _ .. .. 347,324 yable Seven D ay an d other Bills .. .. 573,232 abour Decrease .. .. .. .. 3,580 G overnment Securities .. .. 10,599,072 No change. r the Other Securities .. .. .. 19,967,528 ound, Increase .. .. .. .. 260,229 8 ,6 d. Reserve of Notes .. .. .. 6,967,990 e fre- Decrease .. .. • . .. 485,435 A our Gold an d S i l ver C o i n .. .. 953 ,391 Increase •• •• •• 81,586 3 and Stock of Bullion .. .. .. 12,855,456 Increase .. • • " 154,031 r re- Active Cir cu l a tion .. .. : . 19,409,075 5 per Increase •.. .. .. 557,880 n the The Tasmanian has arrived from the West Lt. on Indies to-day with £355,400 in specie. t the Extrem e quietude prevails in most departments our, of business to-day, and the attendance of the mer ird of tantile aver- public is comparatively small. Si nce Monday last the imports of specie have axes, a mounted to £555,400, and the exports t0X340,356. ur be T he official returns relating to trade and naviga iot so tion for the two months ending the 28th February sub- h ave been published ; from these it appears that the total declared value of the exports from the United r our IC , ingdoth have been £16,718,419 againstX2o,oBB,437 Lee of vigils 111 the like period of 1860, being a falling off of ikfast ' 43,3 70,018, the chief decline being on beer and ale, I and " t ° ll manufactures, haberdashery and millinery ,d the har dwares and cutlery, linen manufactures, and gam- Woollen and worsted yarn. profits The importations of the principal articles have T ),00 gn 0, be en larger as regards raw cotton, raw silk, coffee, 'reign child C 9 ,11 1) flour, unrefined sugar, tea, tobacco, wine, and 3hild- ail eeps' and lambs' wool. The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the ,arket a hlount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade b. our . for the entries inwards, as also for the clearances ) only outwards. sport In the coasting trade fir the two months there this has been a slight decrease in the tonnage employed D our for the entries inwards, while the clearances out- Wards show a small augmentation compared with ted a t hose of the same period of the previous year. loos, There has been an inactive market for Public been S ecurities to-day, and a further slight decline has true early taken place, Consols being 911 :- for money, and 9 11 I for the account. India Stock is steady at nugh 220 ; the 5 per Cent. Loan is firm at look ; the 51 I pro- per Cent. Enfaced Paper at 100 ; and Exchequer s and Bills remained at 15s. to Bs. dis. d. but Foreign securities are rather inactive, but price s I moue are tolerably well maintained. Turkish 6 per Cents. ,h the are 741, and ditto 1858, 541. Chilian have improved a our to 103+ ; Peruvian 3 per Cents. to 74; and Russian 4 / per Cents., 92. Mexican are steady at 24+ , Z i . , The dealings in the Railway Share Market ha ve )x. been very limited, and prices have shown further 7; slight depression in most instances. The Foreign and Colonial lines baraly maintain 3e; previous values. Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are , store q u iet) without material alteration in values. t N Or BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 0 per Cent. Consols Annuities India Stock. •• ...... 222 t f for Di tto 5 per Cent per- Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent E r irk' ,„ Ditto 51 per Cent N I b u casols for AccountE 911 '''lthequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d 1 8 15 dis E atese FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. E Ztilian 6 per Cent ° limn 3 per Cent — f 13 itr A t ), o ccoun 241 1 1 N ernvian 41 per Cent .. e 1 4 1) it,to 3 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • • D itto l, to 4t per Cent. Itklahl,, 6 per Cent .. e li of Ditto Account seed Ditto New Loan D itto Account his Di tto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. tine -Dividends on the above pay;ble in London. 8 TWO O'CLOCK. e ' Consols Money 9ll 1 ani- DittO Account g hts 1 • and . ante 44-41'1321NG ACCIDENT AT THE ALHAMBRA. had • L the t . 0 a Thursday evening, about eleve n o' c l o ck, g rea t sense - , n of lo n was causd throughout the building in consequence of : A of f il ei ll ,,oeident of a very al a rming nature occurri ng , v i z ., th e a 1 ' l ug from the trapeze of Magg elton, one of "th e R oc ky 8 also l tcnntain Wonders," whose performances have been at- 8 s L . Is of ' trac g such crowds of late at this place of amusement. 6 tude 'The.., performance of the acrobats consists of throwing 8 with , 7 3 ruersaults, swinging by the hands and legs and other s flair !tick dangerous evolutions while the rope to which the V' s Lsth : aPeze, a small wooden bar, is in full swing. The troupe 8 1 to bad nearly gone through their performance, which had Trat MY elicited more than th e usual amount of applause, and it is Plipposed, being elated b y the approbation of the audience, 8 lid the unfortunate man a tt empted to introduce something hovel, hut instead of accomplishing his intention he 6 eget, kissed his hold and fell with great violence on his i of the head to the staging beneath th e ropes. Great precau tions had been taken to prevent any h arm resulting s to froth accidental falls, but in his case all the arrangements 8 Were of no avail, for the poor fellow was picked up ap ing the Parent] lifeless. Medical aid was immediately sent for, ° the 4 2 1 4 everything that on the instant could be thought of was ,hat done to r en d er th e s li g ht es t h e l p . It was , h oweve r, qui c kly I teal utelded that the best thing that could be done was to remove e our M aggelton as early as possible to Charing-cross Hospital, ° Lpe- 411 d3 this having been accomplished, his injuries were e de- BPeedily attended to. e I the at a nswer to th e i nqu i ry o f our reporter th i s morning F F all the Hospital was, that Maggelton wa s suffering from E -or e ,- the b e `uinjuries to the spine, and that for some days it would ' had 1111 Pcssible to pronounce him out of danger. ode THE WEATHER. the • • )ofs ity. .............._METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. 1- p„, b e ,`, l B Day, eve '"„een 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. L S. isle ...... 2........ , 843. 'he Lain' ....... T 9•43 43 4 t S.E. 3 6 o. I the t -vr deen 29.4s 44 43 S.S.E. 3 7 o. 2 Flys Berl e .... ...... 29•46 45 42 S. 2 90. 2 4,,aViCk .... 2944 44 4 1 S.S. 4 ,, ; o. 33 can Furosean ... 29 . 46 42 40 " • ' eve s kis o uh 2943 40 39 W. 3 3b. 3 13de .. :::: 29.52 44 42 SS E. 4 5 r. 5 in reorsugh.. 29• 1 43 42 S.'S:W. 3 8 0. 2 lo vee ntrtolnt... 29.52 42 40 W.S W. 3 2 O. e tt noUth.... 21.71 45 44 S.S.W. 5 3 C. 5 sh- enclon ...... 29'67 44 42 W. 1 9 r. 1, 1 ( 3 ,1er 2 9 .72 48 46 I. o :R 3 inouth [On I:_cland .29 66 45 43 S.S.W. 4 8 o. 3 of 1 1,/konth ,29•62 46 44 W.S.W. 6 5• 0. 4 qlzaace on / 0 2 XPLANATIoN.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced deg at mean sea level each 10 feet of vertical rise i r"ng about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 Ea above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. 4 e ll°Bs d thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for PPoration and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true— (ll_lllagnetio) F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud "; 9 )., I. Initials !—b., blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; oy~ c g• ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; misty (hazy); 0., c re `weast (dull) ; r., -thus, a., snow ; t., thunder. A letter kated augments r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ittce (1 to 9). TnD OPERA SEASON.—A letter dated Vienna c`ateh 26, says—The day before yesterday Madame Csillag 'aft this city for London, where she is to sing at Covent tt!den Theatre. Csillag, who is a great favourite with the ' len nese, was nearly smothered with wreaths and bouquets t (l , e l Saturday, when she sang for the last time a . s Leonora in Trovatore." The managers of the Vienna Opera /ru'e Would fain have re-engaged the Hungarian star (the 411 garian word "Csillag" means " star "), but her terms „;ili° too" high for them. If Mr. Gy e s hould give Halevy's Al ' lame this season, the London public will find that a nle Csillae , is a great tragic actress as well as a first rate Bi nger. et a '4,11 IMPROVEMENT ON THE INCOME-TAX.—It 18 d in the last published series of rep or t s f rom our con ettla,,, that in New Granaaa there is direct tax a ti on , an d th e e „ it ' e °- Who cannot present a receipt for his quota i s no t o 'l3' debarred from voting, but cannot even be plaintiff in a TRE lONIAN Fyn ISLANDS.—The Malta Observer • d. -Dy the St e ll a, screw steamer, arr i ve d h ere yester i;Yzlzet learn that her Maje s ty' s s hip O r i o n had proceed e d l'etard' in consequence of the excitement existing there itig the Causes which led to the prorogation of the uatt. Parliament," Share: Belfast and Ballymena Wol , and Str. Val. I Birk., La., and Ch June 'Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen It Cardizan Cork and Bandon Cork, t*PassaZe Cornwall Do A (A Vets no div. Do B i until 6 peran. hasbeen d. toB Dublin & Belfast. June. Dun., Perth, &Ab. une East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds. East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow iEdin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg,t. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland, Great Northern I Do do A stock Do do II do Gt. S. k W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock ►rish South-eastern Lancashire Az Torkshir, London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat, and Dover lond. &Nth. Western Lond. & Stb. Western L'derry & Coleraine I.'derry & Enniskillen Man. Shef. & Lin^oln Maryport and Carlisle Do Au shares Metropolitan Midland Do new Do Pirming. & Derby NMI. Gt. W. of Ireland Do >e shares Mid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Roe Norfolk.. ...... North British ... Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stocb ; D , Astk ; A recsno d.l until 6pchas beenpd.B Do B stock ......... Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do do , C.N.E. purchase Do Leeds .............. IPo York iNi,rtri4..ido - Li Do new North Staffordshire— N. and S. W. Junction hot. Grantham Rail Jrzebles Portsmouth Rhymney • - ••• • • • Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do,Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sitting - bourne & Sheer. South Devon I S. -Durham & 1 Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Do New (1860) Taff Vale .......- Do Pref. No I ThamesHavenDk&Rall Meter .... .. Do Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim , Waterford & Kilkenny) Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall . West L0nd0n........ Do Ist class ..... Do 24 class .. WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford no. Newport Do. Hereford PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. Paid Closing Business I Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5 O brie. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock' Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 4i per cent Do. Qitar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 5i p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent I Dun. Per th &A ber. Jun. Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c , Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per et stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Mdin.&Glas. sp.e. shares Do. 4 p. o gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. IGreut Northern, 5 p. et. Po.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.e.pm Do. 4} p. c. do. do. Do. 15 p.c. Redm. 5 p.e. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. stock ,nreat West. (Berke and I Plants) Ext. sp. ct. Co. Redeemable, 4i p.ct. Do. Redeemable. 4 p. et. Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Itirm. Pref. Shares (it. W. Ches. 8 p.e.pf.sh Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Ili rmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 45 p c. pref Lan.&York n p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon. & Brig. 5 pagn. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 no. gna. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p. o. No. 4 Do. do. 45 per cep s Do. do. 45 p. C. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.c.S.(div.d et'. til '65) Do. 4 per cent. Pref T.on. Chat. and Dover Do. W. (A rceiv. no div Ex.A tilap cis pdon B B. ft Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. & S.W, 7 p. ct. stock Do. 44 per cent. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. of 2s. Londondy. & Cole. eh. 'Londony. & Ennis. 4 eh Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct Do. £6 `Do. 3} per cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent i 7, Taryoort & Car., 4 p. C Do. 44 per cent. Mid. Con. 6 p a stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock ;Do. 41 per cent. Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. Norfik 5 p. C. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 55 p. C. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWay. Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. 0 Do. New, gua. p. C Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs Do. do. do N th.Dev.R ail. & Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. Do. 44 p c. redeemable Do. G.N.E. 4 per o. pref. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. Leeds, 6 p. a. No. 1 11)o. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pi Scottish North-Eastern 35 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. I Do. 7p. a pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Reading, Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 per cent. Do. Fixed 4p.c. Ist is.l 'outh Wales, gua. 4 p.c., Do. 44 per cent. Do. 5 per cent' 8.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c gua Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Witted dt Kilkny, 6 p. C W.Mid -Oaf Ist Gua stk Do. 2d do Do.Newpo rt 5 p.c.pf.red. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pf 1886 Do. till 180, Ist is. 100 102 20 21 6 6i 99 101 108 113 105 108 107 109 106 108 121 123 80 82 110 112 90 92 113 115 111 113 102 104 83 85 97 99 97 99 89 91 90 92 100 102 9! 10} 17 18 10} 101 74 76 20 21 10 104 15 151 135 137 112 114 112 114 135 140 112 114 101 103 148 153 128 131 70 73 86 68 131 141 126_ 128 i 4 i 68 70 i $P 133 135 100 IC2 91 93 110 112 108 110 I 91 93 WO 101 id ip 22i 23 130 132 101 101 221 23 99 100 99 100 08 100 85 87 26i 27} Z 1 32} 31i 32i 45 48 122 124 118 121 98 100 ,121 124 114 116 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. pal e Leasing Closing Btudnese Railways. Co.'s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Bulkinghamshire ' 100 Chester Holyhead ' 100 Do. 54 per cent 100 Do. 6 1100 Clydesdale June lOO Colchester, Stour Val ' all E. Lincolnsh. g 6 per c ; ICO E.Union,HarwichShs , alt Ln &N.W Do Do. Caledon., lE. U. &E.O ,Gt. North. .Counts. 94 96 53 6311 121 123 109 111 99 101 14 16i 13:4 134 9i 4 Do. Woodbridge.... 100 Gls.Barr.de Neilg.Drct. 100 Do. new lOO Gloster & Dean Forest all Rrtlp'l Dock de Rail.. all Hull and Selby. all Do. halves. Do: quarters all Lane.&Carl. gua. 5 p.c lOO London & Greenwich lOO Do. l'referenee 100 Lon.,Tilbury,& S.-end 100 Lowestoft gua. 4p c lOO Do. 6 per cent lOO line., Bxtn Matlock all Mid. Bradford Prefer ence S i ock lOO NewmarktßuryEx. K. 56. ,9;ua. 5 percent u Northn.,tEastn. sp. c.l all Do. 6P- e- Do. Fixed sp. c all North Western all Preston and Wyre. all Do. 6 Shares A. all Roystn. II itch., de Shepl 100 Shrewsbry& Hereford. 100 Do. do. 1 5.-Staffordshire...... all Wilts and Somerset.. 100 WinitAcdou &Croydn. all iCaledon 1)o. Gt. West Yk.N. Md Do. Do. I I Lu kN.W. S. Eastern Do. Peto JrCo. Norfolk iDo. 1109 111 '2Ol 201 Al 63 112 117 87 SO IL Nw,tml ,E.Counts. ...... 'Do. ;Midland ILA NW) A L.Yk. 5 Do. IG t.North ;T.Brassey, I Do. Gt. Wes r.l I.4:Zargtn: 3 31 91 96 P IP 55 57 151 15} 1132 134 100 102 IN 11 89 91 Sji h) SHARE ,lIARKETS. ORDINARY SIIAttES AND STOCKS. Railway a. Paid/Closing Business Price. Done ala, 97 99 95* 951 42 44 8 8i 17 18 49 50 37 39 26 28 83 85 25i 26} 111 113 110 111 105 105 [29 131 [O5 107 703 71 60 62 noi 111 61 02 118 119 4i 48 931 951 91f 024 10 lli 45 45 3i 24d 125} 1251 11 11p OS 100 7 6 d 54 66 62} 621 1011 102 j id ip 60 604 904 01 97 99 r 4 3 i 9,1 O 7t 76 113 115 34 45 B'6 83 47 49 40 42 83i 832 59 61 94 97 4 7 44 411 104 114 DI 6 61 pi 5 2 51 561 2 75 78 p llf 11 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 'H 1100 1104 1 1191 19 951 1 911 451 [2 s i i i 5P i 1 i 974 stook 10 ' FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Alcerian 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam. all 51 54 20 Ardenne5.............. all —p 2 0 Bah.&S.Fran..Li m. 7 p.c. 20 11 114 5 Belgian East. Junction all 4 11 20 Bezters to Graissessac.. ail Cai—neaux Mine 4; Rail 30 12 13 100 Copiapo all 10 Ditto Extension .. .. all 34 21 , 1 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 16 34 314 29 Eastern of France .... all 221 231 20 Grand Rua Guar. 6p. c. 10 20 Do. do. all 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 6/ 74 20 Italian Junction 20 Lierre & Turnhout 20 Lyons & Geneva, 20 Namur it Liege 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. 16 Northern of France all 874 381 16 Do. New Shares 15 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 8 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 361 371 20 Paris & Orleans .. .. all 55 57 20 I Recife az S. Fran. (Pern.) gua. 7p. et. lim l5 44 34d 20 Riga & Dunaburg l6 20 Royal Danish — 5 Royal Swedish ........ all 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all 20 Sambre .2 Meuse 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref. , all 81 81 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c 4 11 111 20 S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin 14 11 11d 20 Southern of France all 201 114 20 S. East Portugal 7p ct 4 - - 84 West Flanders . ..... all 6 64 10 Do. 51p. c. Preference all 94 04 20 W. & N.W. of France 20 Western of Austria 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden ... . . all 6 Do. 8 per cent ' Pref . . :. all I 20 Zealand BRITISH MINES. - Alfred ConsOls (Philack) 2.7.4 2131 20 British Iron Clifford nil 180 190 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) 1 345 355 i East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 1071 1121,;104 I East Caradon . ... 2.14.6 191 20 i 191 'E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 64 5; IGam.,t't.Aubyn(Gwen.) 5-11 17 19 'Great South Tolgus l7s 6 61 'G Wheal A lfd. (Philack) 13.9.6 4 1 !G. Wheal For (Helston) 10 11 14 'Grenville 6 . 9.6 21 2/ 8.12 36 18 'Hing•ston Downs 4.11.6r 21 24 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant) 94 46 48 North Downs 2l 3/ 44 North Frances (Mogan) 111 41 51 Basset (Illo4an) 1.4.0 54 64 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey), 14 0 91 20 Providence (Uny Leint.) 10.6.7 37 39 Sortridge Cons. Min.Co.l 1 4 4 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 14 295 105 ;S. Cain Brea (Illogan) 44 21 31 1 !S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim all 4 1 iS.Wheal Fran. (Illogan)118.1. , .9 150 160 .Stray Park 124.8.0 35 37 5 !Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 1 41 2 24 10 ,Tin Croft ' 9 51 51 I Vale of Towey (Carm )41s 6d 4 , West Basset (Illogan) l4 17 18 IW. Caradon (Liskeard) 6 75 77 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan): 51 105 110 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 115 125 ;Wheal Edward (Cals.); 74 24 24 'Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 12 13 !Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)! 8 15 17 ,Wheal Tretawney (Lis.)! 51 11 13 111 NES. If d g 306 31& 1 1 dig. 39 41 8 10 2 26 22 23 1 1 P 9 96 Pr P I } id 4 6 t i et 5 5i i i FOREIG Australian IBonAecord Copper,Li . m.l 17.3 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lun 15 Do. Land and Mining• Co. all Clarendon Cona.MinCo. ICobre Copper Copiapo DunDloun.Cop.Ming.Co i ,Fortuna General i Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr. Kapunda (Limited) 'Linares Lusitanian, 'Mariquica N. RhmeCopol S.Aus. L 1 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt 1 Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) United Mexican .2,..:.. Worthing (Limited)... Do ANKS. 78 80 62 63 184 19,1 51 h 3 1i lid 20! 21 33 31 70 73 38 39 151 151 22i 23 33i 34i - - 2i lt 63 65 50 52 16i 17 38 40 23i 24i lint i 2 If 64 901 8 3 iiii 95 5 1 $82.81 1 alll2 60 1 MENT SEMI :07 109 110 112 100 k 101 108 1081 , 108 109 1081 107 k 98 99 98 90 973 983 106 107 1 1071 1081 DOCKS. stock Commercial IOU stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min, 100 stock East and West India stock I London . 100 stock :St. Katharine stock ;Southampton lOO stock Victoria 20 ;Do New. . i 2 I id par MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 13 14 10 Atlantic R. 111. Stm (id) 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 4} 41 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel A. (Lim.) all 34 36 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 121 144 324 Canada Land all 114 118 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ' all st. Cop.lllin.ofiig.&Smllg all 25 Do. Pref. 7} per cent all st. Crystal Palace at. Do. Preference st. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 20 E.lndta Irrign. & Cana) 1 Rd 4 d st. lElectric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 .5 English &Ans. Copper all 3} 31 15 Gen. Steam Navigate in 14 1 Great Ship Limited) all 1 I 1 Do. 171 pet Preference all 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 14 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 1 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 21 34 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 14 15d 20 Nerbu.Coal& Iron (Lim ) 5 It. old 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Prefl.iss.atl dis. all } 1 , 100 N.BrANovaScotiaL and 88 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited), all } 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. I t pr 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) 8 44 3 4 st. Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 47 50 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 67 89 68 74 50 Do. New 25 10 11 20 Red Sea&ln.TeLg.4}p.c all 18 184 p 50 Rh ymney Iron all 16} 17 15 Do. New all 44 56 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 50 51 st. Soot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 121 128 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 1 Submarine TeL Scrip all I I Do. do. Registered 1 10 Do. do all 54 64 10 Trust and Agency of Austriasia (lim) lit is. 5 / 1 20 Fr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 ' U. li'dom el. Lan do.)l I,lcllp 100 Van Diem e n 'a2B4 94 104 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH r 30, 1861. THIRD EDITION. LITERATURE. Ainsworth. The Constable of the nwer. By W. Harrison Bentley's Miscellany for April contains the con clusion of the First Book of this, the last, the most elaborate, and the most gorgeous of all Mr. Ains worth's historical romances. By a singular coinci dence the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth chapters of this first book, comprising within them a magnificent and detailed account of the funeral obsequies of King Henry Vlll.—have appeared simultaneously with the performance of a precisely similar ceremonial in the same identical scene, namely, in Cardinal AVolsey's Mausoleum. The interment there, within the last few days, of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent having so very recently concentrated public attention upon the particular locality here referred to—the reader of Mr. Ainsworth's brilliant description will follow that romancist with peculiar interest at this moment throughout his narrative—a narrative in which all the pomps of the proud Tudor Court are opened up to view as in one prolonged and sump tuous panorama. Speaking of this funereal ceremony, our author says :—" By its unpre cedented splendour, his (Henry's) burial worthily closed a reign which was one long pageant— a pageant for the most part gorgeous ; sometimes gloomy, tragical, and even awful ; but ever grand and imposing." And he adds -" Luckily, ample materials for accurate description are provided for us, and we shall avail ourselves freely of them, in order to present a full account of the most remark able Royal Family on record." Of these profoundly interesting materials Mr. Ainsworth has availed himself to admiration. Mr. Ainsworth's record of the disposal of the Royal corpse is as follows : Embalmed by apothecaries and chirurgeons of greatest skill in the art, wrapped in cerecloth of many folds, and in an outer cover of cloth of vairy and velvet, bound with cords of silk, the corpse of the puissant monarch was at first laid out on the couch wherein he had expired, with a scroll sewn on the breast containing his titles and the date of his demise, written in large and small characters. The' body was next cased in lead, and deposited in a second coffin of oak, elaborately sculptured, and of enormous size. Here is the novelist's description of the triumphal chariot of death, and of the wondrous effigy of the dead king, fashioned by some nameless " carveller," and painted, after a marvellously life-like fashion, by Hans Holbein Before the great hall door was drawn up a right noble funeral chariot, whereunto were harnessed seven Flanders horses of the largest size, wholly trapped in black velvet down to the pasterns, each horse bearing four escutcheons of the late king's arms, beaten in fine gold upon double sarcenet, upon his trappings, and having a shaffron of the king's arms on his head. The car was marvellous to behold. It was of immense size, and its wheels, being thickly gilt, looked as if made of burnished gold. The lower part of the vehicle was hung with blue velvet, reaching to the ground between the wheels; and the upper part consisted of a stupendous canopy, supported by four pillars overlaid with cloth of gold, the canopy being made of the same stuff, and having in the midst of it a richly gilt dome. Within the car was laid a thick mattress of cloth of gold and tissue fringed with blue silk and gold. Then was brought forward an object, considered the grand triumph of the show, which excited wonder and admiration in all who looked upon it. This was an effigy of the departed monarch, beautifully sculptured in wood by the most skilful carver of the day, and painted by a hand no less cunning than that of Holbein himself. Bedecked in Henry's own habiliments of cloth of gold and velvet, enriched with precious stones of all kinds, this image had a marvellous and life-like effect. In the right hand was placed a golden sceptre, while the left sustained the orb of the world with a cross. Upon the head was set a crown imperial of inestimable value. Over the shoulders was the collar of the Garter, and below the knee was the lesser badge of the order as worn by the king himself in his life time. The attitude of the figure was noble and command ing, and exactly like that of the imperious monarch. As the funeral procession is filing past the old gothic cross at the village of Charing—long afterwards and still the site of the noble equestrian statue of the fifth Sovereign after Henry—our first Charles —occurs the following ominous little incident : At the foot of the noble Gothic cross a crowd of persons had been collected from an early hour. Amongst them was a tall Franciscan friar, who maintained a moody silence, and who regarded the pageant with so much stern ness and scorn that many marvelled he should have come thither to look upon it. When the ponderous funeral car, after toiling its way up the ascent, came to the Cross, a brief halt was called, and during this pause the tall monk pressed forward, and throwing back his hood, so as fully to display his austere and death-pale features, lighted up by orbs blazing with insane light, stretched out his hand towards the receptacle of the royal corpse, and exclaimed, " In the plenitude of his power I rebuked for his sinfulness the wicked king whom ye now bear to the tomb with all this senseless pomp. Inspii ed from above, I lifted up my voice, and told him, that as his life had been desperately wicked, so his doom should be that of the worst of kings, and dogs would lick his blood. And ere yet he shall be laid in the tomb my words will come to pass." At this juncture two pursuivants rode up and threatened to brain the rash speaker with their maces, but some of the crowd screened him from their rage. " Strike him not !" criod an elderly man of decent ap pearance. "He is crazed. 'Tis the mad Franciscan, Father Peto. Make way for him there I Let him pass I" he added to those behind, who 'charitably complying, the monk escaped uninjured. The literal fulfilment of this appalling prediction during the course of the ensuing midnight is thus described with all that force of language Harrison Ainsworth knows full well how to use so pictu resquely HENRY'S CORPSE AND THE BLOODHOUNDS. Constant watch was kept about the body, and the guard was relieved every hour. But, notwithstanding the vigi lance exercised, a singular incident took place,which we shall proceed to relate. A little before midnight it came to the turn of the three gigantic warders to take their station beside the body, and as the elder brother stood on the left of the hearse, leaning on his enormous halberd, he remarked that a dark stream had issued from beneath the pall covering the coffin, and was slowly trickling down the scutcheoned side of the cata falque. Horror-stricken at the sight, he remained gazing at this ensanguined current until some drops had fallen upon the ground. He then uttered an exclamation, which quickly brought his brothers to him. " What alarms the., Og ?" cried the two giants. " Look there !" said the other. "'Tie the king's blood. The coffin has burst." "No doubt of it !" exclaimed Gog. "'Tis a terrible mis chance—but we cannot be blamed for it." . "A truce with such folly !" cried Magog. "'Tis the rough roads between this and Brentford, which shook the car so sorely, that are in fault, and not we I But what is to be done ? Methinks the alarm ought to be given to the grand master." " Ay," replied On; "but the flow of blood increases. We ought to stay it." "How can that be done ?" cried Gog. Can we mend the bursten coffin ?" _ _ _ "Others may if we cannot," cried Og. "No time must be lost in obtaining aid. These fearful stains must be effaced ale the bearers come to-morrow." Without more ado he hurried towards the great western door of the church, and was followed by his brothers, who scorned quite bewildered by the occurrence. But they had scarcely reached the door, when they were suddenly arrested by a fierce barking, as of hounds, apparently pro ceeding from the choir. Appalled by the sound, they instantly stopped, and, turning round, beheld a spectacle that transfixed them with horror. Within the barriers, and close beside the coffin on the side of the catafalque down which the loathly current had flowed, stood a tall, dark figure, which, under the cir cumstances, they might well be excused for deeming un earthly. With this swart figure were two large coal-black hounds of Saint Hubert's breed, with eyes that, in the imagination of the giants, glowed like carbuncles. En couraged by their master, these hounds were rending the blood-stained cover of the catafalque with their teeth. "'Tis Satan in person 1 " exclaimed Magog. " But I will face him, and check those hell-hounds in their infer nal work." " I will go with thee," said Og. " I fear neither man nor demon." "Nay, I will not be left behind," said Gog, accompany ing them. But, notwithstanding their vaunted courage. they ad vanced with caution, and ere they gained the entrance of the choir the dark figure had come forth with his houndr, which stood savagely growling beside him. They then perceived that the fancied infernal being was a monk with his hood drawn closely over his grim and ghastly features. Stretching out his hands towards them, the monk ex claimed, in tones that thrilled his hearers with new terror, "My words have come to pass. Henry sold himself to work wickedness, and I warned him of his doom as Elijah the Tishbite warned Ahab. The judgment of Ahab hath come upon him. On the self-same spot where Catherine Howard knelt before her removal to the Tower, dogs have licked the wife•slayer's blood—even his blood 1" Before the giants recovered sufficiently from their stupe faction to make an attempt to stay him, Father Pete, with his hounds, effected a retreat by a lateral door, through which it is to be presumed he had entered the church. As may be readily understood from these extracts, the " Constable of the Tower" continues to fulfil our happiest expectations. The Worn Wedding Ring and other Poems. By W. C. Bennett, Bvo., pp. 186. Chapman and Hall. The mere title of this charming volume is a poem in itself. And it is a poem not merely in name, for it is written by one of the very few who have proved to the world in these days that they can write poetry. Mr. Bennett's name upon a title page is pleasant greeting ; it comes to us as an agreeable augury and a right welcome word of introduction. Who that ever read his Baby May and his other exquisite little poems upon children, but will turn with an almost tearful gladness to hail the advent yet again of one whose hand has played not upon the tinckling artificial lyre of a mere poetaster, but upon that noblest lyre of the tree poets among men, the reader'4own thrilling and responsive heartstrings ? Assuredly, there is not one living English critic, not the most capti ous or the most purblind of our race but will hail as true poet and true man that gentle hearted singer whose voice—trembling the while with tenderest emotion—sang the lovely little ditty about Baby's Shoes. It may be, as some, we ob serve, have objected, that the root-idea of the first metrical effusion in this new collection of poems by Mr. Bennett—the one giving its daintily suggestive title to the volume—may be found already in no less of an old familiar favourite than the Scotch ballad warbled in the quavering accents of age by some nameless gudewife to her white headed joy " Sohn BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence' Bom.,Barodadt.Cent Ind ! Gu. 5 per cent. Do, Do. Buffalo and Laiie Huron ;Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July I. 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim' Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara.. Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 41 1 p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1861 Do. 1865-1870 'Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. 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Besides sisters of charity, guides and field-telegraphs have also arrived. An order was sent yesterday to all officers and workmen employed Dn the fortification to send home their families. Two large counting offices at Verona have been )rdered to be turned into military hos pitals. The new works at Peschicra are carried on with the greatest activity, the men working even on holydays" WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The will of the Right Hon. Maria Dowager Countess of Haddington, late of Tyninghame House, near Preston Kirk, N. 8., but who died at her residency, 43, Berkeleysquare, was adminis tered to in he-Majesty's Court of Probate on the 18th of this month by George Win. Hope, Esq., M.P., of Lufness, Haddingtonshire, and Rear -Admiral W. A. B. Hamilton. The personal property in the United Kinglom was sworn under £20,000. The will bears (Ile the Bth of June last. This lady is of honourabh descent and distinguished connec tions, being :he only child of the fourth Earl of Macclesfield, and married the late Earl of Had dington, Kr., some time Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whnn she survived but a short period,. Her ladyship has bequeathed her property, which conssted both of realty and per sonalty, in the following manner :—To Com mander Thonas Drake, R.N., who is a branch of the Countess's family, she has bequeathed the leasehold residence in Berkeley-square, with this peculiar direction, that a clock which appears to be let into the wall of her sleeping apartment should also form part of this bequest, and become the property of that gentleman. To Captain Cos patrick Hamilton, R.N., the Countess has be queathed a legacy of £2,000 ; and there are several legacies and bequests to various friends and others. The real estate and residue of the personalty de volves upon Rear-Admiral Hamilton, who is ap pointed the residuary legatee. Tflere is a charitable bequest which involves much singularity in its bestowal—it is a legacy of £l,OOO to,the society for Destitute and homeless children in Great Queen street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, which is to be given and applied to that branch of the charity only which is devoted to boys, and not to be applied far the benefit of girls. Her ladyship has left a legacy of £2OO to her coachman, and £5O to her cook. This venerable lady, who died on the 11th of last month, attained to her 80th year, and died etildless ; consequently the title re verted to the next heir, the present earl, who is a cousin to her late husband, the Earl of Had dington. The will of the Right Hon. Isabella Handcock Baroness Harris of Waterstown, Ireland, and of Onslow-square, Kensington, was proved in London on the 22d instant by the Right Hon. George Francis Robert Baron Harris (her stepson), the sole executor. This lady is of Irish descent, was the only child axd heiress of Robert Handcock Temple, Esq., of Waterstown, and married Lord Harris, the eldest son of the distinguished conque ror of Tippoo Saib, one of the most treacherous, barbarous, and sanguinary despots that ever sat upon an Asiatic throne, or disgraced the pages of our Eastern history. The will of her ladyship is very brief, and, with one or two exceptions, confined entirely to the members of her family. To her eldest son, Robert Temple Harris-Temple, Esq., who assumed that surname upon inheriting the estate of hia maternal grandfather, her ladyship has bequeathed her library in her residences in England and Ireland. There are other specific bequests, consisting of jewellery, &c., bestowed on her sons and daughter ; and appointing as residu ary legatees her younger son, Lieutenant Arthur Ernest Harris, and her daughter, Louisa Matilda, wife of the Hon. Richard Handcock, eldest son of Lord Castlemaine. Lady Harris makes a singular direction with regard to her late husband's watch and chrysoprase suite, and other articles of jewellery, that they should be sold, and the proceeds giver to the poorest families in Waterstown, Her ladyship's will is dated so far back is 1846, being one year after the decease of ter husband, and she died on the 10th of Januarylast, in the 57th year of her age. The will of VTilliam David Lewis. Esq., Q.C., of New-square, Lincoln's-inn, and of Kensington square, South, wts proved in the Principal Registry on the 12th of this month by Charles Edward Lewis, Fsq., the trother, and Mrs. Lewis, the relict. It was executed :only a very short time before his death. This gertleman devoted his attention to that branch of the legal profession which is desig nated "equity drawing and conveyancing. Mr. Lewis unfortunately diminished a handsome compe tency, as he himself asserts, by contesting several elections for representation in Parliament. That he was of a kindly snd benevolent disposition is ob viously indicated by the expressions of regret con tained in his 'will of his inability to provide further for those who were near and dear, owing to this excess of expenditure, otherwise than by leaving them very smell legacies, and with this exception he leaves to his relict his estate, real and personal, absolutely, appointing her residuary legatee. His law and other books he has left to his brother Charles and to his sou, William Arnold Lewis, be queathing to the latter his copyright of the work " On Perpetuities, with a Supplement," of which Mr. Lewis was the author.—lllustrated London News. 71lis DA r, HARKETS. 41 , GARDEN. has further increased to-day, I much restricted. Generally 'toady, as follows : TAT. COVENT The supply of vegetables I but the show of fruit is still speaking, the demand rules 51 FR S. d. s. d. 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Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 3 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad. p. pn, 0 2to 0 0 Mushrooms,p puu 1 oto 1 6 Artichokes, pr dz 4 oto 6 0 Cabbage lett,score 1 oto 2 0 Endive, per score 1 oto 2 0 Radishes, dz linds 0 6to 0 0 Tomatoes, hr sve 4 oto 6 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 2to 0 8 Asparagus, pr do, 5 oto 8 0 Seakale. per pun. 1 0 to 2 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 8s Od ; poults, 4s Od to 7s Od each ; geese, 7s Od to 8s Od ; goslings, 6s Od to 8s Od ; ducklings, 2s Od to 2s 9cl; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each; wild do., 9d to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 6d to 10s Od each ; large Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 14s Od ; chickens, 7s Od to 8s Od; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 7s Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; grouse, is 6d to 2s Od each ; pheasants, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; ptarmigan, 2s OC to Os ; woodcocks, 3s Od to 4s Od; snipes, is 6d to 2s Od; teal Os 9s to is Od ; wild ducks, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; widgeons, is Od to is Gd ; plovers, Os 9d to is Od each ; guinea fowls, 3e 6d to 4s 0o1; roasting pigs, 5s Od to 8s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d; English, is Od to is 6d per lb ; English eggs, 7s Od to 8s Od ; French do., 6s Od to 7s Od pa 120; leverets, 2s 6d to Os Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 21 fid to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to (24 Od; veal, 4s td to 5s 2d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per Sibs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 6d to 4s Od ; mutton, 35 4d to 4s 6d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d; and pork. 3s 8d to 4s 10d per Blbs. BILLING SGATE. Salmon, 26 6d to 3s Od ; trout, Os Od to Os ; eels, 8d to is ; prawns, 4sod to Is; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d pci lb. Turbots, 2s 6d to 20s ; cod, 2s Od to lOs Od ; brills, is Od to 7s Od ; doreys, is Od bo 10s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 26 6d ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, 3d to 2s Gd per pair; common oysters, 16s to 20s; natives, 45s to —s per bushel; whitings, 4s Od to 12s Od ; haddocks, 5s to 15s Od ; smelts, is Od ; flounders, is al to 2s 6d per dozen. ; mackerel, 50s; fresh, herrings, 56 ; bloaters, 6s to 8s per 100 ; carp and tench, Is Od to 38 per brace. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d to 9fd , of household do., 7d to 81d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 31d ; 641 b to 721 b, 31c1 to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3id to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 43d; 961 b to 1041 b, 41d to 4id. Horse hides, 8s 6d w9s ; calf skins, light 26 Od to 3s 6d ; do. full, 6s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 8s 6d to lOs Od ; half-breds, 7s Od to Ss 3d; Downs, 5s 6d to 76 Od; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; shearlings, is Od to is ld. HAY MARKETS. SMITTIFIELP.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; clover do., £3 Os to £slss ; and straw, £1 18s to k 2 2s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND..— Meadow hay, £2 Os to 15 5s ; clover, £3 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 *lBs to £2 2s per load, A slow demand, Anderson." Yet the germ of that same root idea may be recognised as one so widely sown the whole world o'er, that the exception thu s t a k en to " The Worn Wedding Ring," as another, the latest medium for its articulation, is nothing less than ludicrous as a distinct critical objection. As well object, in the same carping mood, to the lack of originality in any one daring yet nowadays to write a love song. There were Kings before Agamemnon. And there will be many more I love lyrics yet, let us hope, after the gems culled from this charming lyrist's volume have long taken their place among the classic fragments of our English poetic literature. Graceful, and singularly various in their grace, though the earlier poems in the collection here before us are undoubt edly—about the happiest efforts, observable among the contents of the volume viewed as a whole, are comprised within the group of Sonnets, here num bering up eighty-five altogether. Mr. Bennett has both the delicate ear and refined taste essential to the Sonneteer. How many of these eighty-five Sonnets of his fulfil the condition defined by Keats as that of " -- rising loudly Up to its climax, and then dying proudly !" That is a noble Sonnet, for example, written in the fly leaf of " Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome," closing, after an impassioned epitome of the dead and gone glories of antiquity commented upon in its pages, with the ejaculation,—. " 0 marvel of a book 1" As a Sonneteer Mr. Bennett sings appreciatively, and therefore, of course, lovingly, of intellectual b'nefactors of our age, like Charles Dickens and Alfred Tennyson. He addresses himself through this vibrant " trumpet" of the Sonnet most delightfully also to themes such as the names of Ruskin, and Thaekeray, and Poe, and Hawthorne, and Browning might be supposed to suggest to his sympathetic imagination. There are sentiments expressed in several of these sonnets, nevertheless, particularly in some of them relating to Italy, diametrially opposed to those cherished in our own innermost heart of hearts. Yet the beauty of those very sonnets we cannot but frankly recognise. Else where, however, when our thoughts and feelings are akin we hail the success of our song-writer with unalloyed delight and unstinted admiration. Delicious are two of these sonnets addressed to our loved and lamented Leigh Hunt. " Leigh Hunt !" he cries in one:of them— " With the dear gladness of the sound Into my close room all the country came ; Deep lanes and meadows streams rose with the word, And thro' the hush of woods, the cuckoo's call I heard." Here is one of these lovely sonnets, the opening lives of which Keats might have penned : " 0 nightingale, tint' wert for golden Junes, Not for the gusts of March ! Oh, not for strife With wind and tempest was thy Summer life, Mate of the sultry grasshopper, whose tunes Of ecstacy leap faint up steaming noons, Keen in their gladness as the shrilling fife. With smiles not sighs thy days should have been rife, With quiet, calm as sleeps 'neath harvest moons ; Thee, nature fashion'd like the belted bee, Roamer of sunshine, fellow of the flowers, Hiving up honied sweets for man, to see No touch of tears in all thy radiant hours ; Alas, sweet singer, that thou might's not live Sunn'd in the gladness that thou cam'st to give ! " Enough, however, in the way of extract from and comment upon a volume of verse, or let us say rather, as we may (for it is a rare opportunity nowadays) of poetry—to which we can commend without hesitation all those who love to listen to the voice of a true song writer. A volume, they will find it, resounding with the melody and redolent with the fragrance of the green country side. Oford Lectures on Elocution. By Charles John Plumptre. 12m0., pp. 66. J. H. and I. Parker, Mr. Plumptre dedicates to the Lord Bishop of Oxford this valuable and interesting reprint of Four Lectures recently delivered by him before the alumni of that ancient University. Four intro ductory lectures elucidative of the principles and practice of elocution—particularly of elocution con. sidered in reference to the learned professions and to Parliament. Lectures they are, delivered by Mr. Plumptre at Oxford during the Michaelmas Term of 1860, by permission of the Rev. the Vice- Chancellor. They are inaugurative of what we hope we are henceforth to regard as an established system at the University, namely, a regular Pro fessorship of Elocution. By what the lecturer himself terms with reason, "a singular coinci dence," upon the same evening, that of the sixth of last November, while he himself was beginning the good work with a view to the establish men t of this !particular class of Professorship at Oxford —the Rcv. Alexander d'Orsey was doing exactly the same at Cambridge. It appears almost ludi crous that we should have to notify only nowadays the commencement of such a department of study at our • two great Universities. Here, moreover, actually in England, of all the countries in the wide world—where perfect freedom of speech is secured to all ranks and classes of the population. Yet it has absolutely been left until now for Mr. Plumptre at Oxford, and for Mr. D'Orsey at Cambridge, to stand forward as the pioneers upon this new and hitherto, in England, untrodden track i n U n i vers i ty Edu cation. Mr. Plumptre appears with admirable credentials before his pupils, before the Univer sity, before all those who either in Oxford or in London may aspire under his able tuition to prepare themselves by an elocutionary course for the Church, for the Bar, or for Parliament. He is himself a barrister at law of the Middle Temple. He is the Hon. Secretary of the Public Reading Society, of which Lord Brougham is the President. As one of the most accomplished readers of that Society he has frequently had occa sion to signalise here in the metropolis his capa bilities as an elocutionist—capabilities naturally very considerable, but beyond that by study and practice admirably cultivated. From among a cluster of remarkable testimonials to his ability we will select one as in itself amply sufficient. Nor can the selection we make be deemed in any re spect invidious, seeing that it is the testimonial penned by one who occupies so high a place among the pulpit orators of our times as the Rev. J. M. Bellew. That popular elocutionist writes thus of our Oxford Lecturer : Mr. C. 3. Plumptre has paid me the compliment of say ing that a testimonial from me would be of service to him in taking pupils for instruction in elocution. I have repeatedly been applied to by young clergymen and other professional men to recommend them a master for this purpose, and until now have been perplexed how to reply, being indeed completely at a loss. I am extremely glad to think that a gentleman of educa tion and social position is at last undertaking the task of teachirg elocution, which has hitherto been commonly sur rendered to actors. Mr. Plumptro is well known to me, and I have frequently heard him read. I am also aware that he has accustomed himself to reading in public, and has studied in order to perfect himself thoroughly in tlie art. I can speak confidently of his high ability and great dis criminative power ' • and of his taste I am equally sure, from my own personal knowledge of him. I would dwell with some emphasis on this latter point, because refinement of feeling and corresponding intonation, accentuation, &c., can only be taught by those who are themselves - ~ : And to the manner born." In Mr. Piumptre, therefore, I feel that young profes sional men will have an advantage which has heretofore indeed been very rarely attainable • and look with entire confidence to the complete success of tuition. Having quoted which authentic opinion of Mr. Plumptre's abilities as an Elocutionist, we cannot but deem any additional word of commendation here superfluous. We may be permitted at any rate to remark that these four introductory Lec tures by Mr. Plumptre are most lucidly illustrative of the principles and practice of that art of Elo cution of which Mr. Flumptre himself is in both senses a Master. By these introductory lectures of his at Oxford we trust that he has there in that ancient University permanently established his new Professorship. "Inn/taus. By the Rev. Francis Smith. James Blackwood. We do not consider that the title of this work is altogether appropriate, inasmuch that it is a his tory of the German people from the time of Julius Caesar to that of Charlemagne, and not more than thirty or forty pages are devoted to the history of Arminius ; hut the reason assigned by the author is, that Arminius was the founder of German liberty, the first man who was able by his talents and military genius to combine the rival and con tending tribes into which the people were divided, and successfully to resist the Romans. But though his name is cherished in the memory of his country men, his life was an unhappy one. Having mar ried Thusnelda, the daughter of Segestes, a rival chief, against her father's will, a civil war was the result, and Segestes succeeded in imprisoning Arminius and his wife, and confined them in his burg or castle; Arminius contrived to escape and in his turn besieged the burg; in this difficulty Segestes sent an embassy to Germanicus, the Roman general, emploring his assistance, which was granted with the greatest satisfaction, it being the interest of the Romans to foment international dis sensions among their enemies as much as possible. On the approach of the Roman army Arminius was obliged to retire, and Germanicus took possession of the burg, and made prisoners of Segestes and his daughter, for although he removed them to the Roman side of the Rhine, under the pretence of protection, Segestes himself died in exile at Rome, and his daughter never again beheld her husband, and her son was born in prison and a Rom an But altho ug h t h e ca pt p ure of the wife of th e re got übt- Germanicus, able Ger man leader was a success on the aslave. of t icipat e d ; the litolessdotfo his resuhletslewvehdichhe Thusneldah not stungan- Arrninius to madness, and the author observes, that "-Scarcely. had Germanicus re ached the Roman piovince before he was made sensible by signs which could not be mistaken that the labour of the year was not yet over. The sky lowered in the direction of the Weser, whence a storm threatened to break upon the Rhine, and he found that his irruption into the Cherusian land was only the signal for a general war, and that battles must be fought, and many a soldier lie low ere the army would rest in it s w i n t er quarters. " If Arm i n i us svpLs looked upon with jealousy by the Adelings or nobles, he was beloved by the people, and his in fluence over them was very great ; he was soon at the head of a powerful army, and although fre quently defeated in pitch battles, where the disci pline and superior arms of the Romans gave them the advantage, he continued so to brass them on their marches, and to cut off stragglers to such an extent, that in the end Germanicus had to give up the contest, and although on his return to Rome he was treated as a conqueror, and was honoured with a triumph, the Romans never again held authority in Northern Germany, and the Barbarians increased in strength until the tide of events turned, when, in the fifth century, the prestige of the Romans waned, and in their turn the once conquerors of the world were subjected to the miseries and humilia tionin the days of their power, th e y h ad so wantwonhlich' y i nflicted on their neighbours. Throughout the work Mr. Smith has taken great pains to fur nish his authority for every statement, and in a many instances he quotes from two or three ancientuthors, and explains his reason for his opinion s . The compilation of so extensive a work extending over such a length of time, and going back to so remote a date when history and fable were so often confounded must have been a labour of years, and we regret that Mr. Smith did not live to see his valuable book published. This task has, however, been performed by his son, who informs us in his preface that he has been obliged to omit the many valuable notes of his father, on account of the great additional expense that would have been incurred by their publication—this is to be re gretted, as much valuable and interesting infor m ation would doubtless have been found in them. Mr. Smith commences his history in the earliest ages, and gradually as he advances describes the changes in manners, laws, and customs of the people from the time of Cesar, who is his first reliable authority until he reaches the period of Charle magne. As a book of reference, both as regards Germany and the Roman empire this work is valuable, and as a study of the customs of the ancients highly interesting. Useful Information for Engineers. By William Fairbairn, LL.D , F.R.S. Longman. This is a second series of lectures which have been delivered by Mr. Fairbairn. The success of the publication of the first series has induced him to publish, in an extended form, his later lectures. This volume contains much valuable information, and the results of various experiments carried on under his own superintendence of on the mecha nical properties of glass and resistance of glass vessels to collapse—on the tensile strength of wrought iron at various temperatures—the tensile strength of rivet iron, and other subjects. His first lecture is on popular education, which subject be treats with a liberality to be expected from a man of the author's general opinions. He advocates strongly the scientific education of working engi neers, and the lower orders generally. A lecture on the rise of civil and mechanical engineering, and its progress to the present century, contains much that is interesting. The reader is introduced to Telford, Smeaton, Brindley, and other celebrated engineers of the past century; and in the continua tion of the subject in a succeeding chapter, which brings the science of engineering down to the pre sent time, those of the present age are introduced. The rise and progress of steam navigation and rail ways is carefully discussed; and much general in formation is to be found under the head of " The properties of steam, its management and applica tion." Throughout, these lectures are highly inte resting, combining . as they do much valuable information, with interesting details, and the his tory of the lives and successes of eminent men. To all those in any way connected with engineering this work will prove most useful. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS IN THE LEBANON: The Illoniteur publishes the following letter from the Roman Catholic Bishops of the Lebanon to the Interna tional Commission in Syria, in reply to certain accusations brought against them in the British Parliament : " Beyrout, March 15. "It was with affliction and grief that we read, in the Independence Beige of the 11th of February, the article of which a copy is hereto annexed. If this article, based on declarations made in the House of Commons by Lord John Russell, in the sitting of the Bth of February, concerned only ourselves, we should not have taken the trouble of re futing it; but it concerns the Christian populations, whom it is attempted to represent as unworthy of the sympathies which their calamities have procured them on the part of the Sultan's Government and ofthegreatEuropean Powers who have so generously hastened to their relief. It is there fore a bounden duty for us to re-establish the facts, and we are encouraged in so doing by the conviction that we shall not appeal in vain to the reminiscences of his Excellency Fuad Pasha, to the good faith of Lord Dufferin, whose thought must have been imperfectly interpreted, and to the sentiments of justice of the representatives of the European Powers. " When his Excellency Fuad Pasha was about to under take the repression of the Muses he called around him six Christian bishops and requested them to name such of tho more notable Christians, conscientious men and well ac quainted with passing events, as might be able to give him information respecting the guilty parties. The bishops re plied that the functions with which they were invested for bade them taking any part in a question which belonged exclusively to the judicial authorities. Fuad Pasha ad mitted the justice of that observation, and explained that he did not wish them to act in a judicial capacity, but simply to give him the names of persons on whose in formation he could depend. The bishops then gave the names of 16 most respectable Christians, all laymen, who were charged by his Excellency to supply the information he wanted, and who all engaged on oath to say nothing but the truth. Some days after these notables- handed to his Excellency a list containing the names of 4,600 Druses, Mussulmans, and Mutualis, living in the Lebanon, the Anti- Lebanon, and the Hauran, and chosen from among 30,000 combatants, and not from among only 8,000 Druses, as it is pretended, at the same time indicating the nature of the crimes imputed to each of the persons included in the list. " His Excellency again summoned the bishops to his pre sence to inform them that ho well knew all the Druses to be guilty, but that the number given was too great, and that it was necessary to select only the most guilty. The bishops replied that they had no knowledge either of the list or the persons mentioned in it, and that, owing to their character, it did not become them to take any part in the affair. But the 16 Christian notables, when again consulted by Futul Pasha, replied that the list they had drawn up by his orders was only intended as information to enlighten justice, and that neither they nor the Christian population would think of demanding that the repression should affect so great a number of victims. However, at the demand of his Excel lency, they then reduced the list to 1,200 of those .most compromised, leaving the judicial authorities to ascertain their guilt, and the Government to fix the extent and num ber of the punishments. " The bishops have therefore had nothing to do with the repression, and the notables only undertook to supply his Excellency with the information he needed for his guidance. s for the document mentioned in the House of Commons, the undersigned bishops declare that they never signed any such paper, and that it would be utterly impossible to pro duce anything of the kind. " Such are the facts. In recalling them to the memory of the Commission, the undersigned bishops venture to re quest its members, in the name of the Christians against whom this strange calumny has bean raised, in order to deprive them of the sympathy of civilised nations, to com municate this declaration to their respective Governments, and to publish it, so that the interest of which the Syrians are the object may not be diminished by the thought that they have shown themselves unworthy of it. Toßus Aoinv, Bishop of Beyrout. " BOUTHROS BOSTANY, Bishop of St. Jean d'Acre. " BASIL CIIAIHAT, Bishop, of Zahleh and Belka. MALaruios, Bishop of Baalbeck and dependencies. MIS DAY'S SHIPPING'. LONDON, March 30.—Wind this day at nooP t South.. Westerly; light b reeze, an d c l ou dy weather, with rainin the morning. FLEETWOOD, March 28.—Wind from Savannah. N.—Ai rr ri i i v e err d ci — ii j eNci i_t ir i nssenouna i de,: QUEENSTOWN, March 28.—Wincl N.E.—Arrived—.. the itiver, and sailed for Calcutta ; Surrey, City of Manchester, steamer, from New York ; Lord pa_ merston, from Callao. PLYMOUTH, March3o. 30•' — d W s r . i s n . d w N: A . mag-ore, from London for Melbourne, leaky. DEAL, March f C r :In c i n ai g c , ti fr t otam. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Arrived, March 30— Tasmanian, f rom St. Thomas; Athena, from Caps of Good _Hope. Sailed, March 29—Havre, steamer, for Havre; South ampton, steamer, for Jersey. ~._- (BY 6UBILkRINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) Arrived, Mar c h 30--:GRAVESEND, Saturday Mo rn i ng . Henrich, from Villa Nova; Luna, from Guern sey. Sailed, March 30—Ocean Mail, for Shanghai; A s i a , for St. Lucia. DEAL, Saturday Morning. P assed—Resnet, from Melbourne; Robertson, from Cen tral America—both for London. An , hored—Sunburel, frcra London for Boston. 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