The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-12 00:00:00

------w , __.~ AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Share Railways. Paid.; Closing Price. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK A much firmer tone now pervades the general discount market, and a sudden increase of business is reported there, as well as at the Bank of England. The fact is, an opinion prevails that higher rates may be soon established, the accumulation of gold having ceased, while the demand for accommoda tion has increased, and there is now a desire to ob tain supplies of money at the current quotations, but enhanced terms should have to be paid a few days hence. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce markets during the last few days has continued in ectiN e. Sugars have in most instances been at slightly reduced prices. Coffee and rice have re mained at steady quotations, while in tea the ope rations have been extremely limited, In the tallow market a better tone has prevailed, P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted 435. 6d., and for last three months' delivery, 465. 3d. to 465. 6d. per cwt. The 18th inst. has been appointed, by the Stock Exchange Committee, a special settling day in the following securities :—The Scrip of the Italian 1863, Ceylon Government Six per Cent. Debentures, the Shares of the London and South American Bank, of the Alamillos Company, and of the Vallangasaa Gold Mining Company. These various undertak ings are to be marked in the official lists, with the exception of the Italian Loan. Wol., and Str. Val. ilythe and 'lyne. Bost.,Sleat-andMid.Co IBristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall 8 sa 7 8 83 85 114 114] 61 61 Do A A , :rets no By Do. B till 6p c.p an. ha s been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth4 Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow., Glasg. and S. 'Western.' Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock 40 f 2 13 14 92 93 107 109 52 63 47 49 24i 2511 st Ditto East Anglian nt st GreatNorthof Scotland et Great Northern St Do A stock of Do B do st Gt. S. an tW. of Ireland st Great Western et Do Str Val gua. stock, St La ncas l ute & Yorkshire St London and Blackwal St Lon., Bright.A S. Coast st Lon., Chat., told Dover St Lon. & Nor' .h Western st Lon. Sr Scr.th Western st Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Matyport and Carlisle. 12& Dot shares.. 10 sletropolitan St Midland 6.4.0 Do New __. . • 1244 125, 1261 127, 134 136 102 104 661 e 74 - - [OB4 109 79 80 118 120 41 42 981 99i 1034 104 ] 444 45 111 1 1 ; 127 1273 111 lb 95 97 Do Birming. & Derby Vrid. fat. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiok Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. ..... North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock 50i 614 24 25 LOO ICOI 57} 67i €8 884 There were no bullion operations of importance at the Bank yesterday. The arrival of the Nelson, from Victoria, has just been announced. She brings 12,354 ounces of gold, or £49,416. 115 117 18 18} P 11} 12 118 120 45 16 98 100 Do Soot 'Mid. etOCii - .2 Shrews, and Welohpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale.. Do B Do C ............... Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford tt Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford The International Financial Society, based upon the principle of the Paris Credit Mobilier, has been established with the view to assist and take part in financial and industrial undertakings, especially foreign loans and enterprises possessing Govern. ment guarantees. The directors are highly in fluential gentlemen, largely connected with the principal monetary establishments both here and abroad, and to secure the object they have in view, they have made arrangements with several foreign companies, bankers, and capitalists, with whom business relations have been mutually estab lished. Messrs. Robert Benson and Co., Messrs. Samuel Dobree and Sons, Messrs. Frederick Huth and Co , Messrs. Heath and Co., Messrs. George Peabody and Co., Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen, and Messrs. Stern Brothers are represented in the direction, and they in their turn are associated with the Societe Generale de Credit Mobilier in Paris, Spain, and Italy, and the houses of Hottinguer, Fould, and Co., Pillett, Will, and Co., Mallet Freres, M. E. and J. Pereire, M. H. Biesta of the Comptoir d'Escompte, &c. The capital required is £3,000,000, in shares of £2O each, but as the greater portion of the amount has been already privately subscribed, the directors are only enabled to offer 40,000 shares, or £BOO,OOO, to the public. The manner in which it has been received on the Stock Exchange is indicated by the fact that the shares there are this morning quoted 10 to 12 prem. 49 50 32 33 91} (32 68 70 93 100 7 8 37 38 9 10 t. 7 1 7} 153 156 5 5i P, 154 156 28 30 Another undertaking just introduced to the public is the Dartford Creek Paper Mill Company, requir- ing a capital of £150,000 in £lO shares, of which £9 is to be called up. It is formed for the purpose of purchasing two other valuable undertakings, namely the Ettrick Forest Paper Mill Company and the Inmate of Ammonia Company, and of manufac turing paper on an extensive scale in Essex. After providing for the necessary contingencies in con nexion with the working of the mills, it is calcu- lilted that a net profit will be realised which wit give a dividend of about 15 per cent. A large share of the capital is stated to have been already sub- scribed, and the legitimate character of the enter. prise will, it is believed, ensure the remainder. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent Rentes were 69f. 70c. —rather firm. Business continues dull :in the market for the English Funds, and further indications of weakness have been perceptible, owing to speculative sales. Consols are 93; for money, and 918 92, less the dividend for the account—a decline of I V per cent. Business has taken place in the New Threes and Reduced Annuities at 91i I, showing a further decline; and Exchequer Bills are very heavy at 2s. discount ; India 5 per Cents, are marked 109 , 1, 110, being steady ; the Enfaced 5 por Cents. are 1078; and the Debentures, 100 f. The Foreign Stock Market opened with a very depressed appearance, but more firmness is now apparent, although the dealings are not very ex tensive, the preparations for the settlement of the account occupying principal attention. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 72 61 do., Consolides, 54Z, ; Greek, 311 ; do. Coupons, 141 15; Mexican, 371 ; Spanish Passive, 340 ; do., Certificates, 12 1 ; Portuguese, 491 I ; and th e C on f e d era t e L oan ,l dis, to prem. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been of a very limited description, the ar rangements for the settlement having occupied the chief attention of the dealers and speculators. Lon don and Brighton, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln have declined about 55., and South Wes tern 10s.; Great Westerns and Lancashire and Yorkshire have improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have remained inactive, at about previous quotations. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, and generally show a slight downward movement in prices. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Now 21 per Cent. Annuitie5........... 76i India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 p er Cent -- Ditto 5 per Cent . 1071 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO 2O pm Consols for Account, June 9 9l 2 £chequer Bills, £l,OOO 2 } per Cent 2 die April, - 1864 1001 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto 1859 Buenos Ares 6 per Cent 94 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 3ll I i Ditto Coupons Ha 15 Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 791 8} 80 Mexican 3 p er C en t Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l6l 491 1 Portuguese 3 p er C en t., 185 3 Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, Z St Ditto 4i per Cent., 1350 Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 florins Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 7la I Conaols, Money TWO O'CLOCK. 93 : 1 itto Account 9l} 2 sd Liverpool Cotton Market----This Day. (REUTER'S TELE GR AM . ) Quieter, but firm. Sales, about 10,000 bales. Imports 10,978 ; previously 2,950. THE Loss OF TIE AN GLO - SAXON.—It would ap pear that the disasterisaztributable t o f og , an d we would desire to draw especial attention to thi s p o i n t, In the months when fogs are most prevalent in th e v i c i n it y o f Capo Race it is understood that t they exist about 45 days out of 100, and when it is borne i nmind that fr om Liver pool alone three steamers leave weekly for the U n it e d S tates and one for Canada, and chat a s many return, all of which the direct their course to Capo Race, danger of collision between two of them running in contrary directions appears so gr ea t th a t even the constant vigilance exercised by th e commanders and officers of these steamers may not a l ways avert a serious catastrophe, the danger of which none know better or mo r e fully appreciate that these officers the: s elves,—Liverpei 401 m la ONE Y MARKETI SHARE MARKETS.---This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. BRITISH P gailways tlantio At St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda.t.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do. New . • ••• Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laxe Huron Do. Preterunce Buffalo,Brant&Godricli p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1572 Do. do. July 1, 1873 do. do. Juti , 1, 18.4 (_7lcutta...tS.l:astn.(l, nape Town AL Dock Seri! Hastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. i)o. do. flr DO. do. H do. . Grand Trunk of f lan ad 1)o. Ist Pr •'. Bonds. Do. uo. oeferred..... i/o. 2d Pro. Bons. Do. do d fer - ed..... Do. 3d P ef. stock .. Do. do. dderrcd.... Do. 4th l'ref. s o k.. Do. do deferred—.. Gt.lndiaPeniu.gua.sVc Do. New gua. 5 p. c Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada ShareE. Do. New .. ....... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar.. 5 p. c. Do. 4# p. o. Extension Dc. 44 do .. Do. Fifth Extension. lelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Melb. do Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. o. Mortg. Bds Newßrunavnek at Canda Class A sn 1 B N.lll.C'da6 pain pi bds Do. Delhi I Do. do zi Do. Panjaub ''l " Z.! Do. Do. ••• ,?„ Do. Inrlus.St Flo.) 14 15 38 4) 99 101 SSESSIONS. Price. Paid. 1 , 81 leg 1 p 41 6 l*P 7 8 108 109 1194 104 1104 1114 109) iv, 14 It, 1 lit , 19 , 0 61 F 5 !7 52 51 56 42 46 07 41 33 F 6 23 26 21 23 110 1104 1 2 p 14 lfp 107 108 11 114 94 9 99 101 89 42 107 10 8 101 103 47 19 47 49 3 5 83 86 1(9 Ito 107 108 l e i It 107 108 104 106 13.14, L 9.18.4 ihart stock stock pock stook stook 204 20 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock et Stock COLONIAL GOVER um.tiov. 6 p.c.J a. &J uly I 1877-34 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. p. 0. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock Cape G. Hope, 6 p 6,187: Do.Ap &Oct 1880 Do. 189( Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c Mau(itius 6 per cent Natal Gov. 6 per cant N.ll.Gov. 6 p.c..) it.&Jul) Do. 6p. u.Ap. & Oct. S.W. G ov. 5p 1,18 - r Do. sp. c.,18,J. to 1 .1 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwcit. New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6p. C 8. Aus G6p.c.187a& up - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) Do. to 4 nn A n-RrOnt. 1091 1074 T SECURITIES 1061 107} 103 106 103 106 96} 976 95 97 ill 113 112 114 112 111 115 117 113 115 112 114 1( 9 111 1084 117 961 7 102 i 1(34 103 104 103} 101 tl2 114 106; 107 i 1:3 115 112 114 110 112 1101 111} 107 i 104 103 f 1 111 104 1111 10/ 11 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 fd —lord Amalgamated 22 24 Devon G. Cone. k "ravist ) I no no East Bassett (Illozan). 30 95 100 1 East Clog - au Gold Ltd 55. 1d 4p ;East Caradon ...... 14. 36 37 in East Carn Brea.... . 3.4.0 84 84 -- IE. WI Russel (Tavistk , 8.1.6 36 4 ,Gam.,lcSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) 57 1 11 13 !Great South Tolgus 17,. 5 55 - IG. Wheal Vor(llelston` 40 64 7 ;Grenville 6.16 t. 51 6 :Heti/Ws-Foot ..... m.U, 47 19 tilingston Downs 4.'7.0 21 3 i Lady Bertha 3largaret (lJny Lelart 4 31 33 - ilfarke Valley. 4 yndy Iron Ore (Lim 2l 1 d New Setun l9l 110 120 , :North Downs 2 25 WWI Basset (1110 1.17.' 44 44 north Wheal Crotty ~ , 2.4.9 46 5 l'ar Consols (St. Blazey 15 46 51 29 "rovidenee (Uny Lelnt. 10.6.; .1 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer 11 400 419 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 31 4 18 . 4 .Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1 .9 85 90 —1 8 tray Park I :Lunar Silv.dz Lead Min 4l 8 _ Tin Cron 1 2.i West Basset (Ill ogan ) ll 12 13 Caradon (Liskeard ) 5 29 31 - West Soton - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 65 70 - ,Wheal Buller(Redruth ) 5 50 55 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 - WhealLud , ott - Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 155 161 'Wheal Seton . 581 260 270 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)l 7 lel 171 !Wheal "Union 3.17 45 5 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Anglian B, 6 per cent. pf., 129 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 901 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 100 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 102 North Staffordshire, 23.: PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 41 per cent., pi.. 96 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 101 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4j per Cent., 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. • - Bahia and San Francisco (tim.) gua. 7 per oent., 20 Namur and Liege gua. 141. per annum, 9 Recife and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 17 FOREIGN MINES. Capnl t Silver, St. John del Itey (lim.), 55i United Mexican (lim.), 71 JOIN T,STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Jim.), 39,1 1 1 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 9f Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 2 6 1 6 5 1 1 Hindustan, China, and Japan (lira.), 13,121 Imperial Ottoman, 211 London and Brazilian flint.), 42i National and alot Liver Count p o y o , 4 1. limited, and C o l on i al (Rm.), 4i 3 1i , 7 St andard of British ê Oriental Bank Corporation, 5! South Africa (limy), 181 Berlin Water W MISCE LLANEOUS. orks, 89 Electric Telegraph, 103 31adras Irrigation and Canal, 31 National Discount Company ( 11 m.), 9 1 Peninsula and 0 ie ntal Steam, new, 46 * Royal Mail Steam, 66 41. 7 South Australian Land, 33/ Van Diemen's L•tnd, 15& _ HOTEL CllARGES.—Mauhattan aft i to regulate now and then the police are call e d Every some hotel that has victimised a poor emigrant t or a solder. The large hotels, such as the Astor, St. Nicholas, Fifth Avenue, or Everett House, never claim the attenti the police. Yet their charges are sometimes almost or the of swindling order. A friend of mine , an Englishman by th e way, landed before breakfa st, went to a hotel, and left it next day before breakfast. He asked for his bill. It wee nine dollars. He observed —How is this ? I have slept in your hotel but one night, and I have taken only fourmeals. Clerk—There is two dollars and a halt a day for board; that makes five dollars. Friend—But I have only been here one day, and taken bvakfa. t. Clerk—That makes no difference : we alwa3 s charge for two days when folks stay more than one. Friend —Very well, now for the balance Clark—That was four dollars for a bottle of champagne for dinner: that makes nine dollars. Friend— Why your old pri o was two doll rs a bottle when I was here five years ago. Clerk-1 dare say, but these im war times, and cham pagne has riz. - My friend paid the bill, but determined to stay ful: days hereafter, all 1 all 106 100 100 100 100 10n all 100 (100 1100 THE SUN, LONDON. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1863. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) William Montague, a lad 1S years of age, pleaded guilty to picking pockets. He was only committed for trial from the Mansion-house yesterday. The learned Judge sentenced him to six months' im prisonment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO OMNIBUS PROPRIETORS, THEIR HORSE- IiEEPERS ANIt DRIVERS.—Fred. Meredith, jun., proprietor of the omnibus 6,778, Richard Gomm, horsekeeper, and George Rickman, driver of the said omnibus, appeared to answer the complaint of Mr. Win. Love, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the first two named defendants for having caused a horse to be tortured, and the latter for having tortured the same horse by driving it whilst in an unfit state. It appeared that the omnibus in question is one running among what are called the Citizen omnibuses from Padding ton to London-bridge, and on the 6th inst. the defendant, Rickman, was brought to the court, having been taken into custody by the society's officers whilst driving the horse in question. The horse was is a most disgraceful state, ex ceedingly poor, old, and qxite worn out, and appeared to have lost the use of one of its hind legs, which it dragged after it. Mr. Love having spoken to the above facts, said that the horse had, siace Rickman vas brought to the court, been killed. The defendant, Gcmm, admitted sending out the horse although he knew it was lame, but said he did so by his master's orders, and the defendant, Meredith, said he permitted the horse to go out, because he thought it was fit for work. After hearing the defendants, Mr. Tyrwhitt said the horse was totally unfit for work, and he noticed that it dragged one of its legs after it. He should fine Meredith 205., and Gomm 10s. and costs, and discharge Rickman. BEGINNING EARLY.-Timithy Brown, a rough boy, 16 years of age, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and assaulting his mother. The mother, who resides at 23, Marlborough-street, Fitzroy Market, said that en the previous night the pri soner, her son, came home in a state of intoxication, and demanded something to eat. She told him that she had no food in the house, when he began smashing the things, and said he would soon have some. He then struck her several times in the face and two or three times in the back with the handle of a fork. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Do you mean to say the boy was drunk. Ths Mother —Yes. He has been without a father for years, and I have got him several places, but he won't keep them. 49 E said that when he took the boy into custody ho wai drunk. He admitted striking his mother. Mr. Tyrwhitt told the boy that he was a precious rascal to use his hand against his mother. He should send him to prison for two months, where he would be put to such hard work as a boy could do, and where, if he was well whipped, so much the better. A MISCREANT. —John Burnett, a fellow 60 years of age, was charged with indecently assaulting a little girl, named Gardin, 9 years of age. The case was a very bad one. Remanded. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, BATH RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII. COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE. Raglan . 1 Sttrbiton Hill Seven ran. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY. The greater portion of the attention of an overcrowded room was occupied this afternoon in the adjustment of the balances outstanding at Chester, which, having been got through in the most satisfactory manner, the members then turned their attention to the events so immediately succeed ing at Bath and Epsom. Industry, however, did not on this occasion meet with its due reward, for we scarcely recollect so much apathy evinced upon the eve of these two important meetings for many years, the little that really was transacted being scarcely worth a return. The Bath and Somerset shii e Stakes was touched upon, but the layers acted with extreme caution in their investments—not knowing of what animals the field would be composed, from the favourable weight of Canary, about whom all sorts of prices were taken in the City during the morning, notwithstanding J. Day has two strings to his bow. At the commencement of busi ness 2 to 1 was taken freely about the favourite, whose ad mirers appeared to be extremely fond to the last, his only opponent being Fantail, who was strongly fancied in an in fluential quarter, and 4 to 1 would have been taken to win some money. Lord Clifden appeared extremely firm for the Derby, his opening price being readily consumed by his over-anxious friends, which speedily brought him to half a point less, at which he was backed, but at the finish the layers tired out the backers, who refused to speculate at less than 9 to 2. Macaroni advanced half a point upon his last quotation in the estimation of his friends, and bide fair to see a much shorter price 10 to 1 was accepted about Lord Strathmore's colt Saccharometer by well informed per sons, and a point over those odds was readily notea down to win a large stake about Ghillie. In conse quence of these demonstrations The Ranger somewhat receded from his place, 16 to 1 having been offered dur ing the afternoon against him, but at the close of the room, as near as we could collect, 14 to 1 was the highest offer made. Tom Fool was inquired after, and, after 100 to 6 was taken several times, 15 to 1 was his upshot price. National Guard was knocked about during the pro ceedings at all sorts of prices, but he finally settled down at 20 to 1, at which price he was strongly supported, and appeared to have a strong party behind him, notwithstand ing the appearance in the quotations of his stable com. panion Donnybrook. 25 to 1 was taken to some money about King of the Vale, 33 to 1 each about Hospodar and Giles the First, and 50 to 1 Fantastic, at which price he was backed to win some thousands. Of the outside divi sion, Seamander, by Voltigeur—Gadabout, in Mr. Cart wright's stable, was backed with much spirit, both in the city and here, to win some thousands. The return given below will represent the prices of those not herein enume rated : SOMERSETSHIRE STAXES. 2to 1 apt Canary (taken) 4to 1 agat Fantail (taken) THE DERBY. 4to 1 agst Lord Clifden (offered, take 9to 2) 11 to 2 agat Macoaroni (taken) 10 to 1 agst Saccharometer (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agat Gillie (taken) 14 to 1 agst Ranger (taken) 15 to 1 agst Tom Fool (taken) 20 to 1 agst National Guard (offered) 25 to 1 agst King of the Vale (taken) 33 to 1 agst Giles the First (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agat Hospodar (offered) 50 to 1 agst Fantastic (taken freely) 50 to 1 ag.t Avondale (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Baldwin (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Early Purl (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Golden Pledge (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Scamander (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Trojanus (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Flibustier (taken) THE OAKS. sto 2 agst Lady Augusta (offered) 7to 1 agat any other (offered ) CITY BETTING —YESTERDAY. SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. 2to 1 agst Canary (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Fantail (taken) 6to 1 agat Alcestes (offered) 6to 1 agst Balham (offered) Bto 1 agst Catch-'em-Alive (taken) Bto 1 agst Flirtation (taken) 10 to 1 agst Blondin (taken) 10 to 1 agst Kingswood (taken) THE DERBY 9 to 2 agst Lord Llifden (taken freely) sto 1 agst Macaroni (offered) 10 to 1 agst Sacch,rometer (taken) 12 to 1 agst Ranger (taken freely) 12 to 1 agat Gillie (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Tom Fool (taken) 25 to 1 agst National Guard (offered) 25 to 1 agst King of the Vale (taken) 50 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken) 66 to 1 agst Scamander (taken) 66 to 1 agst Fantastic (taken) THE FRENCH OAKS. La Toucques (J. Doyle) 1 Grande Dame 2 Couquete Pergola Nine ran. Won in a canter by three lengths. LATEST BET 1 ING. FRENCH DERBY. sto 2 agst La Toucques RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863. MAY. Harpenden l5 I Manchester 27 Epsom l9 Marlborough .. 29 Radcliffe 25 Newto o A d ae ih o a t m .. 2 n lO I Hampton lO 16 Bibury C1ub...... l7 Ju Beverley. l7 I Stockbridge lB Chelmsford 23 Newcastle-on-Tyne 23 Carlisle LY. Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket July .. 7 Liverpool 13 Abingdon 16 Hungerford l6 Pontefract 16 I Stamford I Winchester 2l Nottingham 21 Cambridge Southampton. 22 Goodwood 22 'GUST. Brighton ..... Brighton Club 6 Lewes Wolverhampton 10 Reading .... l2 York August lB Plymouth 20 Egham 25 Stockton 25 Oxford .... 27 Lichfield .... 3l SEPT: Devon and Exeter Derby Summer Warwick Leicester lO Doncaster 15 OCT, Coventry Newmarket S. 0.,, ..12 NoVE: Brecon ..... 2l Richmond 22 Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn. 26 Newmarket Ist Oct. 29 BE R. i Lincoln Autumn 20 1 Newmarket Houghton 26 :ISMER. Worcester 3 Shrewsbury Autumn.... 7 IRI H. Wicklow .. Curragh Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Auplralia and Mauritius, via Southampton....... May 19 via Marseilles ..May 14. brazil and Cap- e Verds, by British packet. June 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. May 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. May 19. via Marseilles ...May 14 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton May 19 via Marseilles May 14. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. May 11. via Marseilles May 21. Portugal.... June 4. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton May 11. via Marseilles May 14. Newfoundland ..May 13 Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... May 13. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian paoket.May 15. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe May 10. Bahamas, via New York June 4. Mexico.. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, j May 14. California. and British Columbia. THE EDINBURGH BOTANIC GARDENS PETI TIONS.—The petition presented to the House of Commons by Mr. Black on Friday night in favour of open ing the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens on Sunday was signed by 36,103 adult male citizens of Edinbnrgh. That of the Lord Advocate, against opening the gardens, presented On the same night, had 30,000 signatures. THE LATE INTERNATIONAL .EXHIBITION,—The report of the Royal Commissioners on the late Ex hibition is now completed, and will, we believe, be mad e public in the course of a few days. It is gratifying to be a ble to state that the balance - sheet appended to thi s documen t will show no deficit, but, onthe contrary, a small sur plus. As we all along anticipated, therefore, t he gua dThis to o ran t o rs will not be called upon for a single shill i ng . u e very satisfactory state of affairs, however, is entir ely the liberality of the contractors for the besides waiving many of their OM building, w h o , A d*-ficit of £15,000 by handing ms) made good wh a t was Royal Commissioners, thus sill - over that am oun t t o th e report and wind up their affairs with a b a l ance of some few Business done. EXTEISIVE ROBEFIBY BY A FOREIGNER. Emile Collins, a Frenchman, pleaded guilty to three in dictments, charging him with stealing several portmanteaus containing clothing and monies from various hotels were he had taken lodgings. His system was the old one of carrying a bag supposed to contain property, and taking away the luggage of other persons stopping at them, and leaving his own worthless rubbish in its place. Sergeant Russell, of the detective police, proved the pri soner had committed various robberies at Brighton, Brix ton, the Queen's Arms, and the Old Hummums, in Covent-garden. The Common Sergeant said the offence to which the pri soner had pleaded guilty was a serious one, calculated not only to cause great loss to travellers, but affecting the cha ratter of the house at which he had been received as a guest, and throwing suspicion on the servants of the establish ment. He therefore sentenced him to six years' penal servitude. FORGERY. Charles Smith pleaded guilty to forging a promissory note for £5, and obtaining that amount at a loan office, with intent to defraud James Steedtnan. He was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment withhard labour. Francis Wildman pleaded guilty to uttering a forged request for the payment of 35., with intent to defraud a benevolent society. .... The prisoner said that he picked up the pocketbook con taining the order, and in an evil moment he was induced to utter it. He was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. Lucy Buckston, 18, pleaded guilty to a charge of steal. ing a pair of sheets, the property of her mistress. Sentence deterred, in order that certain inquiries migh , be made with respect to character. ALLEGED PER/VRY. Elizabeth Griffin, the wife of a labouring man living near Ashford, was indicted for wilful and corrupt perjury. She pleaded not guilty. From the evidence it appeared that the alleged perjury took place before the magistrates sitting in petty session at Brentford, in a charge preferred against a man named Hart, a labourer, also living at Ashford, for cruelty to a cat, which resulted in a conviction, the magistrates fining him and 10s. costs ; but which sentence on appeal was reversed at the Quarter Sessions. There appeared to have been some ill-feeling between the prisoner's husband and Hart, and she swore she saw Hart throw a stone at the cat, knock it into a ditch, and afterwards on her looking at the animal she saw it with its eye out and jaw broken. At the time the prisoner said she saw Hart throw the stone it was proved he was working in his garden some distance from the spot. The jury found the prisoner guilty. The Common Sergeant sentenced her to six months' im prisonment with hard labour. The Matta Italiana announces that the ex-Gari baldian Colonel Nullo has been arrested at Cracow by the Austrian authorities, while endeavouring to cross the Polish frontier. Colonel Nullo was implicated in the attempt to invade the Venetian territories about two years ago. JESUITS' BARK. —The Bullein de la Societe d Acclinzatation publishes a very interesting article, by M. Rochumen, late Governor-General of Dutch India, on the cultivati o n of th e t ree which yidds the preciou s bark now known to be the only reliable febrifuge in the world. This tree, and those of the same genus, were called Cinchona by Linna3us, after the Countess Del Cinchon, the wife of a Viceroy of Peru. Having been cured of an obsti nate ague by its bark, she brought it over to Europe, where she distributed it in powder to the sick, whence it was called the Countess's Powder. The Jesuits subsequently sent over large quantities,whence it acquired the name of Jesuits' bark. Until then it had been sold as a secret, but Louis XIV. bought and published it. Unfortunately it has been ascer- tained that the production of this bark does not keep pace with the consumption, which has increased enormously of late. The tree is indigenous in only a small p art of South America ; it does not exist in forests, but is dispersed over large tracts, and no laws regulate its cultivation or preser vation. The gradual disappearance of the tree is placed beyond a doubt in Weddel's paper addressed to the Aca demy of Sciences in 1849, entitled ; " Natural History of the Peruvian Bark Tree," and in his " Travels in the North of Bolivia," where he says that it can now only be found of good quality at a distance of from eight to ten days' journey from inhabited places. This serious danger, which menaces the general health of society at large, has induced the Dutch Government to adopt a course highly beneficial in a double point of view. In the first place, the cultivation of the poppy has been pro hibited throughout the island of Java, together with the production of opium ; thus opening a vast extent of land to a more profitable purose, viz , the raising of the Peru vian Bark tree under the protection of all those salutary regulations which experience has shown to be necessary for the preservation of trees. The produce of the bark will more than compensate the loss occasioned by the stoppage of the opium trade, to which, moreover, the Dutch Government has created an other impediment, by making opium a monopoly; so that, since none is produced in the island, and that im ported from British India goes into the Government stores, its colt has risen to six times its former value, and the poor are thus debarred from the use of a drug the evils effects of which are no torious.—Galignani. WOODCUTS.—In a curious and interesting volume just published by M. Ambroise Firtnin-Didot, en titled " Essai Typographique et Bibliographique stir l'Histoire de la Gravure stir Bois," we find the following chronological particulars which present some interest. Papillon, in his history of engraving, relates that under Pope Honorius IV., who reigned in 1285, a certain Chevalier Cunio and his sister executed eight wood en gravings representing as many scenes from the life of Alexander the Great. He does not say that he has seen these cuts himself, but states that he had the fact from a Swiss captain of the name of Gerder, who give him a com plete des ription of them ; according to this authority, the impression was of a pale blue oa grey paper. This account however is in contradiction to the fact that the first kinds of paper manufactured in Italy, France, and Germany are re markable for their whiteness ; it is by no means clear that there were any paper manufactories in Italy about the year 1284. The grey paper, on the other hand, might have bees from China, since Marco Polo, who visited that country about 1275, mentions a sort of paper •money printed there on paper made of mulberry leaves. The oldest paper manufactories in France date from the beginning of the 14th century, and it is natural that engraving on wood should be posterior to the making of paper. Packs of cards are first mentioned in 1341 in the ro mance of "Renard Contrefait ;" before that time ivory leaves were the substitutes for cards. In 1418 the making of cards for play had become a regular profession at Augsburg. In the year 1441, the Venetian card makers obtained an edict forbidding the importation of foreign cards into the Republic. The oldest woodcut (except cards) known in Europe is " St. Christopher carrying the Infant Jesus ;" it bears the date of 1423. There is another older still, if the date, 1418, be correct, in the Museum of Brussels, represent • ing the Virgin and four female saints. Heinecken quotes a " Martyrdom of St. Stephen" of 1437, and Jansen a " Calvary" of 1443. The first books with prints werevery probably printed before 1454.—Galignani. INFLATED COSTUME.—The peg-top trousers Of the present day, unmanly as they are, in their assimilation of the male to the female figure, are nothing in comparison with the swelling, huge-hipped breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries. These were stuffed out with horse hair, wool, and flax, and seem to have made as great en croachments on the pubic space as the skirts of our better halves do now. In the early years of Elizabeth's reign it was actually found necessary to erect round the inside of the Houses of Parliament a scaffolding for the express ac commodation of those noble lords and hon. members who were determined to be in the extreme of th fashion. The monstrosity went out of vogue in 1565, but came in again in the reign of James the first. .A sumptuary law was passed against these enormous "small-clothes;" but of course it was frequently broken. A good story is told by an old author, to the effect that a man who was cited before a court of justice for offending against the inflated small clothes' law, declared that such garments formed his safest storehouse, and straightway produced from certain occult recesses sundry sheets, tablecloths, ten napkins, four shirts, and abundance of linen and other necessaries ; adding, that he had yet great store which re mained unshown. The story is of course a joke, Invented by some witty fellow of that time, who, if he lived now, would probably be a contributor to Punch, and an assistant to Mr. Leech in ridiculing the ex cesses of crinoline. Equally fantastic were the beards of the Shakesperean epoch. To twist and cut that stately appendage into the most qu , inc and ridiculous shapes was the great art of the barber. 'We see some strange specimens now-a-days ; but they would look tame beside the oddities which men were pleased to carry about on their faces be tween two and three centuries ago. People fashioned their beards in much the same manner as they did the yew trees and pivot hedges in their gardens, and cared little for defor mities if they could only hit upon something novel and peculiar.—,Dickens's "411 the Year Round." CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE.— fhe works in connexion with this undertaking are progressing satisfactorily, and are so far advanced that it is expected the MU piers on the Somersetahire and Glocestershire sides of the Avon will be connected by wire ropes in about a fort night. These ropes will form the temporary platform on which the men will work to erect the permanent structure. They have been manufactured by Messrs. Glass, Elliot, a nd Co., of Cardiff, and there are altogether nine of them, mow ing 1,160 test in length and weigAing two tons each. 86f 7 108,1 I 1181 981 9 1031 44 11 1211 f / 7k 24& 100} int 2 Business don, 1091 I 110 i 10 WESTMINSTER. A PECULIAR FAMILY WEAKNEss.--- - Joseph Laurence, aged about 60, and Joseph Laurance, his son, aged about 24, were placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold charged with assault and felony. The police said said that the charge of assault had first been preferred against one of the prisoners, and wished to know whether the magistrate Would proceed to investi gate that or a charge of felony subsequently discovered. Mr. Arnold said the felony is a matter of greater im portance. - Police Constable Leach of the B division, said he was on duty in Cromwell-lane last night, When he saw the two pri soners running across a piece of piece of waste ground to wards Brompton, followed by a boy, who complained of being assaulted by one of them. He followed and took the younger prisoner into custody, when, on searching him at the station he found five pint pots upon him, cut up into such small pieces that they were conveniently carried. Another policeman proved apprehending the father of the prisoner first captured, in a very low place called Jen nings-buildings, Brompton. The father had not in the first instance been given into custody, but when it was ascertained that he had been in company with his son when the pots were stolen, he was also taken. John Lathbury, brother of the proprietor of the Red Lion, at Brompton, said that the two pris ners came to his house yesterday morning and remained there two or three hours. The pots were taken from a place where they had been put to dry after cleaning. During the time the pri soners were in the house they had an ample opportunity of purloining the pots. The prisoners were remanded. THAMES. SERIOUS CHARGE.—DTSORACED FOR EVER.—George J. Johnson, a tall well-dressed man, about 32 years of age, a c'erk in the Royal Arsenal, at Woolwich, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with indecently exposing his person to some children, in Albert-square, Commercial road East. The principal evidence against the prisoner was given by a girl named Jane Turner, about 14 years of age. She was taking care of her little brothers and a sister, and passing along the eastern side of Albert. square, which is open to the Commercial-road, when the prisoner passed her and flourished a stick, with which ho tapped her on the shoulder and laughed at her. He walked in advance of the girl, her brothers, and sister, and whistled to attract her atten tion. She looked towards him and he beckoned to her to approach him. His clothos were thenjin a disordered state and his person exposed. As the children walked on wards the prisoner walked before them with his person exposed, and he continued insulting them for 10 or 15 minutes. At last the girl saw a policeman, to whom she pointed out the prisoner, who adjusted his clothes and ran away. He was pursued across Arbour-square to Arbour street West, at the back of the Thames Police -court. The policeman called to him and he stopped, and was taken into custody. Joseph Turner, a boy 12 years of age, confirmed the state ment of his sister in every particular, and clearly established the charge against the prisoner. Patrick Condon, 365 K, said the girl came to me in th e Commercial -road and called my attention to the prisoner, who was walking down Arbour-street East. He turned round, and on seeing me he ran away. I called to him and he stopped. I told him the charge, and he said he knew nothing about it ; he never saw the girl before. The prisoner afterwards sa id , if I d id d o it, I did it uninten tionally. His ves t was open, his eyes were " bloated," and I have no doubt he was the worse for liquor. Inspector Griffin, of the K division, said he took the charge, and all the children related clearly, in Mr. John son's presence, th e i ndecent conduct h e h ad manifested said, to war,d,sTthhiesmw.illTrhueinprmise, I can look no one in th e faceoner s t o od collected and ca l m, and afterwards." The girl was re-called and very strictly questioned by Mr. Woolrych. She said what the gentleman did could not have been accidental ; he whistled to me to take notice of him. Mr. Stoddard, solicitor, after cross-examining the wit nesses, said that the prisoner was a man of hitherto irre • proachable character, married, and Lad been two years in the Royal Arsenal as clerk, The prisoner would be the last person to act as was I epresented, and it was strange and improbable that he could have acted in the disgusting way represented. A clerk, living near the Court, said the prisoner was hi s brother-in-law, and came to his house intoxicated yesterday, dined, and then went away flourishing his stick a, he was is the practice of doing. _ Mr. Woolrych said—ln proportion to the gra v it y of the charge was his anxiety to i n vestigate it very fully. R eyna satisfied the case was made out, and that the prisoner had acted in a most scanialous manner and insulted the ohil dren in a public square. Drunkenness was no palliation of crime, but in this case he believed it was the sole cause of the prisoner acting so disgracefully and so lau orally as he had done, and divested it in some measure of the grossness which often attended exposures of this kind. He sentenced the prisoner as a rogue and vagabond to two months' im prisonment and hard labour. The Prisoner—l am disgraced and ruined for ever. SKIPPING-.This Day. ON May 12: wind this day at noon—South- W L es O t N er D ly; ' strong breeze, and cloudy weather, with rain. l‘fay 11•--Wind Maje s t y ' s Wind N.W.—Arrived—Ada r a P n O t T f s r o m m o u Calcutta;ni , ship Edgar, from Malta. Ma K .10.—Sailed—Glendower, and Sir H. S P uN ar D k E es ß , l to N r D thiang ale By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. easnst, and Minerva, from Sunder- Aleyon, from Dinan ; Havre SouTRAMPTorr, Tuesday Morning. land ; Anna Dixon, Anne, and West Lothian, from Cardiff ; Gipsey, from Llanelly. steAamrreivr,edir—om.TeHunaevrreaiußl B y It— MAGNETIC Bess ie tTELEGRAPH.rom Algoa GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. froAmrreivaeldla,°:l2—Fru Marcu, from Gefi ß e ay ; i Am il p a h m io li n n , and . Cymbeline, for Shanghai ; Nasdes- Arrived, from Frederickstadt iv , y, steamer, for Copenhagen. er • Seurk DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Criterion, barque, from Porto Rico, Electric Spark, from Callao. Skimmer of the Seas, from Ceylon ; ch S Ed a a i all for London. Sailed— r C C o i s w s y i 0 it laid Anch both ored—Water Lily, from J apan, Irene, from Ade e; for London. Full duty obt a i ne d b y pur chasing very choice at 3 s 4d. and 48, " High Standard "at 48.4 d. ( formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. Magnetic toys were, until lat e l y, the only application of the magnet to anything like a us e f u l purpose, now we have Herring , ,, magnetic brushes, & c. Dr. Habsall states , " I regard them as the most perfect brushes hitherto made, as respects their mechanical construction and their magnetical action." They are the remedy for grey neuralgia, rheumatism, &c. N.B.___Cotmterfeits are being wade. Officeo, 34 Bitaing lllll -street, Lo n d on . hair, :MEER. THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE. SAN FRANCISCO, April 26.—The Government has purchased the steamships Washington, Panama, Oregon, end California, to be razed and used as war vesids. Savannah, April 24.—The sloop Eagle, Ifden with cotton and tobacco, outward bound, was beached and fired in Warsaw Sound, on Thursday night, to prevent her capture by the blockaders. The crew are safe. Boston, April 29. —The bark Lysander, from Cienfuegos, arrived here. She reports, April 10, while standing in to wards Colorado Reef, about 20 miles distant, saw a vessel on fire, probably the work of some of the privateers ; tacked and stood off. On the 12th, 11 a.m., saw a small privateer schooner coming down for us. The wind being light we could not escape by keeping off. He was soon alongside, hailed u ascertained where we were from and bound, and ordered us to heave to and send a bolt alongside. Captain Glover refused to comply, but called all hands and ordered the small arms to be made ready. The enemy must have seen the men coming aft with a rush, and passing the guns to each other, as we were only 10 or 12 rods distant. He then tacked ship, and came under our lee again, and took a good look, when he apparently concluded to let us pass, as he said nothing, but ran a short distance ahead, tacked ship, and stood for us again, came up and asked my longitude. He then saw a small vessel under my lee, and kept off for him. I think he wanted me to send a boat so as to divide my men, and make easier work for him. His crew were a hard-looking set ; some barefooted, with red shirts. The one that hailed the Lysander was an Irish man. My longitude was 83 45, lat. 23 18. Key West, April 21.—The following captures have been made by Admiral Bailey's squadron :—The boat Alligator, the brig Atlantic (since restored, there being no proof to warrant her condemnation) ; the schooners Surp'ise (condemned), Florence Night ingale, Five Brothers, Charm, Brothers, John \Vil- Hams, Ida, Clara (Mobile pilot-boat), Gipsy, Ascen sion, Anna Bee, Pacific, Theresa, Agnes (No. 3), Ida (No. 2), Maggie Fulton ; the sloops Minnie, Enter prise, Rela wpago, Rosalia, Ranger, Clotilde. The value of these vessels and cargoes cannot be less than 250,000 dols. Despatches have been received giving an account of a boatexpedition for the purpose of scouting the coast between the Suwannee River and the Anclote Keys. The sloop Helen, of Crystal River. loaded with corn, was burnt, and the boats made a movement towards a large schooner at anchor inside, laden with cotton, but were arrested by the fire of a two gun battery on the shore and a number of riflemen concealed in the wood. After a brisk action, the Confederates were driven from their guns, and the schooner set fire, and entirely destroyed. The Confederate schooner Alabama, from Havannah, was captured off Mobile, on the 17th inst., by the Federal steamer Susquehanna, and towed here. The Tampico (British schooner) was also captured running the blockade from Sabine Pass. New York, April 28.—The prize schooner Clune, of Nassau, went ashore on Lewes Beach, near the breakwater, on the 24th inst., and went to pieces; all hands saved. A vessel arrived at this port from Palermo reports the capture of the ship Morning Star, of this city by a confederate privateer. The ship was released on giving bonds, the cargo being, probably, on English account. A brig arrived at this port from Ponce, P. R., reports that the privateer Alabama arrived off that harbour on the evening of the 7th inst., and sent a schooner tender into port for powder and coal, was supplied by the Spanish authorities, and sailed the same night. The steamship St. John arrived at this port, captured by the steamship Stettin, while endeavour ing to make a Confederate port. The Stettin first sighted her off Cape Roman. After giving chase for two hours, the St. John was run ashore at Cape Roman. The captain and crew (with the exception of four firemen) escaped in boats. After 12 hours of hard and laborious work and throwing overboard a portion of the cargo (salt), got her off. Labourers were yesterday removing the cargo of the Peterhoft 'rom the wharf to the Government stores, where will be examined, and will subsequently be turned over to the Prize Commissioners. The Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Treatment of the Blind. The annual meeting of the members and friends of the Association for Promoting the General Wel fare of the Blind, was held at St. James's Hall yesterday afternoon. His Grace the Archbishop of York occupied the chair, and was supported by the Bishop of Chichester, the Bishop of St. Asaph, the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Ebury, Professor Owen, Mr. W. Cotton, Rev. Dr. Kaynston, &c. The meeting was numerously attended. The CHAIRMAN having briefly explained the objects of the association, the report was read, and the Bishop of Chichester having moved its adoption, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose amid loud cheering, and said,—l rise with great satisfaction and cordiality to second the motion which has been proposed by the right reverend prelate. This association is not founded on the idea that the blind, because they have suffered a great and heavy visitation are, therefore, to be the mere passive recipients of that which the liberality of their fellow-creatures may bestow. It does not pro ceed on the idea that because the blind are so, they have, therefore, ceased to partake in other respects of that mysterious nature of which we are all par takers, with its immense capabilities and powers, with its high hopes and great dangers ; for in all other respects the blind continue to be sharers in everything pertaining to us as men, and if I rightly apprehend the idea of this institution it is this, that while we minister to the wants of the blind in a specific manner, yet that we still consider them as rational beings, as members of society, as capable of various purposes, as not intended to be sent into a corner or to be excommunicated from us, but as intended to bear their parts as citizens, as enlightened and civilised creatures, and as Chris tians. Employment is a blessing for us all, but it is much more so for the blind. Employment t ) the blind is the condition of mental serenity, of comfort, and resignation. Employment to the blind is also the condition of subsistence—that is, of honourable and independent subsistence. The equipment and strength of faculties is sufficient with the mass of mankind to enable them by their labour to find the means of support; but in the case of the blind it comes somewhat short of that. Now the association attempts to fill up the gap, but it does not supply the blind with the means of living without thei , own exertions. Is there anything harsh in that P No ; it is the course which enlightened benevolen ce t dictates. In doing that we recognise the po sition of the blind as beings belonging to civilised so ci ety, and we do not remove them one inch further fro m_ thanthey are removed by the dispensation of Go d • i d (Ap plause.) There is serious danger an inconveni once in all plans of benev olence on themselves and on throw the blind too !ouc volence which tend to to Solicit I find in t h e rule osfetchoinad association it is stated shall one another. employment to compelled Per t s o ons be sv i h n o . that "the immediate objecats . those blind aantdradtoe introduce h forbe t o want afford of work blind," alms, or who may likely be tempted to do so; to cause those unacquainted with _ and so on y baying strueted in some industrial art, cordially concluded, seconded o a o m n d i d e dm the o h 11 applause,oti trades hitherto unpractised by the c tZtt H e he The motion was carried una n im ously , • maims of the association ha v in g and the been advocate d b Lord Ebury, Professor 0 y wen, and other gentlemen, a cordial vote of thanks which the Was given to th e c h a i rman, brought meeting to a close. TB E L ATE MURDER A T A LDER SHOT.--The murder of Mr. Henry Holton, of Bagshot, appear s to be on e o f t h ose unfortunate cases in which the ends of justice are likely to be defeated. Reward bills offering £lOO for the conviction of the murderer or murderers have now been issued more than two months, but, although the police have been unremitting in their exertions, not the slightest clue likely to lead to the apprehension of the guilty party or psrties has been discovered. The deed was without doubt committed under cover of the night, and, as the body had been some days in the water when discovered, the chance of unravelling the mystery surrounding the crime was considerably diminished, and it is feared that nothing further will be elucidated. THE PATENT GHOST. Modern researches in spiritualism have led to one practlcal result—the discovery of a ghost. Not of an ordinary old-fashioned ghost, appearing in the midnight hour to people with a weak digestion, haunting graveyards and old country mansions, and inspiring romance-writers into the mischief of three-volume novels; but of a well-behaved, steady regular, and respectable ghost, going through Et prescribed round of duties, punctual to a minute— a patent ghost, in fact. This admirable ghost is the offspring of two fathers, of a learned member of the Society of Civil Engineers, Henry Dircks, Esq., and of Professor Pepper, of the Polytechnic. To Mr. Dircks belongs the honour of having invented him, or, as the disciples of Hegel w ould express it, evolved him from out of the depths of his own consciousness; and Professor Pepper has the merit of having improved him considerably, fit t i ng , him for the intercourse of mundane society, an d even cdneating him for the stage. After having bowed to the public at the Polytechnic institution, he some weeks ago made his debut upon the boards of the Britannia Theatre in a new and highly engi ne; drama, entiled, "The Widow and Orphans,. Faith, Hope, and Charity," in which piece he con tinues to present himself nightly to crowded audiences with the highest imaginable success. It is a domestic drama, with three murders, one suicide two conflagrations, four robberies, one virtuous law yer, i n2e3s in a thengels, pi and e, Faith, a g it h h o , s Hop ghost. There ere are th ree h and Charity.._ the first, an e ld er l y l a dy, widow of a clergy man, ec and in straitened circumstances; and the other two, her daughters, pretty and poor, and, of course, models of perfection, as indicated by the label. The plot turns upon the possession of the lease of a house, which Sir Gilbert Northlaw, a proud and scheming baronet, class representative of the bloated aristocracy, has acquired by fraud from the clerical widow. Before the parchment is restored to the right owner, a number of violent incidents take P lace , which, although in no perceptible connection with the story, yet seem to charm the audience to an immense degree, as evinced by frequent thundering applause. A burning house, in particular, gives rise to tremendous excitement in the gallery, Th e scene shows a woman getting out of the window and walking along the outer ledge to a tree, where a man takes her in his arms, after which the tree, by some magic means, bows to the ground with its human burthen. Various minor accidents, murders and manslaughter, follow, till at length the lease is stolen by an honest man from the pocket of the wicked baronet. With a fine feeling of virtue, the audience show their appreciation of this act of pick-pocketing by three rounds of applause. But the aristocratic villain is not yet defeated, for it tarns out that the lease which the honest man has stolen is but a duplicate after all, and that the fiendish nobleman remains in possession of the original. This discovery breaks the heart of Faith, and sets Hope and Charity a-crying so loud that all the bystanders get into convulsions. The question of the lease appears still as undecided as ever when the curtain falls over the terrestrial part of the drama, to open agai n , after a few minutes interval, for the spiritual por tion. All the souls of all the people murdered, slain, burned, and bruised in the new and original drama are now carried up to heaven by a regiment of little angels, in flaxen hair and short petticoats. Midway between heaven and earth they make a halt, which allows time for the inspection of the tableau, and the due seasoning of the mind in its contemplation. It is evident that the impression created upon the audience is of the deepest, preparing all eyes and ears for the still greater things to come. There are now no more discharges of ginger -beer artillery from above and behind, the sucking of oranges and cracking of nuts has entirely ceased, and even the numerous babies have left off crying, Presently the vast house sinks into obscurity, only a few flickering gas jets being left here and there to create a faint twi light. Once again Sir Gilbert Northlaw steps on the stage, closely followed by—a skeleton. The apparition is certainly striking. It gradually and almost imperceptibly evolves itself out of the air, and after various movements vanishes with the rapidity of a flash of lightning. A second time, it comes and goes as before, and immediately after appears a female form, the exact counterpart of Faith, the widow. Closely as the eye may watch the operation of the whole proceeding, it is impos sible to detest the source of the fine optical delusion. There the figure certainly stands, walks, and talks, but disappears as instantaneously as if fashioned out of the mere vapour of the air. On the second appear.. ance of widow Faith, or rather widow Faith's ghost, Sir Gilbert Northlaw takes courage, and, rising from his seat, attacks her with the sword But the sharp steel, aimed at a walking and speak. ing human figure, meets no resistance but the empty air, and the would- be murderer is mocked by a loud sardonic ha, ha, ha ! This is the crisis of the spec tacle, While the baronet is making desperate efforts to grasp the widow, the spectre vanishes in the twinkling of an eye, leaving the echo of a mock ing voice resounding from afar. 'Whatever the means by which this curious scene is effected, it is undoubtedly a most clever and wonderfully striking bit of stage effect. Those in want of a new sensa tion can do nothing better at the present moment than pay a visit to the Britannia Theatre and to the "Patent Ghost."—Spectator. An Unhappy Marriage. Our heroine had been wedded about three months. Was she blessed in her second union more than in her first mar riage ? My kind and gentle readers, she was not happy, yet she was content. But had she ever before indulged in any illusions as regards Sir Percy, they must have quickly faded. Even on returning from the church, his bride at his side, not one word of affection did the newly-made husband utter; of himself alone he spoke—his position, his future; but then to be sure, he was turned of fifty, and, as Byron observes, rather than one husband at that mature age— " 'Tvrere better to have two, at five-and-twenty," This was the beginning of sorrows. Immediately after the breakfast, the impatient bridegroom, anxious, doubtless, to embrace the fair lady he now dared to call his own. knocke d at the door of the chamber, where divested of her bridaloo. toilette. When admitted, the grateful lover begged arfe—wnhoun franca tum e, she was arraying herself in beooming travelling dred s, dear to pay his bill at the hotel. Rather ladies, I pray,what—why for the loan ote'aly , methinks, to w gues usurp marital rights over his wife's putvo.: Poor Evelyn's her personal _ next 8: of disgust was on the morrow of her bridal, Wh en in an elegant morning robe of the freshest muslin, her ha' braided under the prettiest of caps, she wi'h horror beheldlr ntih himself raced itoSirdPpeorrsfeyetealyteinr innocent eenroot ofm a u c n lo w a a n sh is e h d irt. uncombed , seatin ri tste U hlayi n rs en. f Unfortunate Oa n anl a hld t el clean n i t yn ! 5 e erilale . the breakfast table, he commenced feeding, utt g , at a gainst scious of having committed o fy and n d j a Sir Percy united in his own with an appearance be good brought m an li n e e r to s v i ~ in habits,stidi as at the sam e time aby corresponding a falling o ff w o h us ic , h so in ex o q t u h i e s Person those 0 was there 1 , 0 virtues. y compensated , PPosite defects meanest of men. Hut spendthrift and the disregard frank ness, he yet e sly and cunning of truth, lying• His temper He seemed to lie fOmbilaed an utter ful, and his charactwas alike quick, vindictirvthe pleasure of weakness character Comprised the opposite e, and revenge and obsti he was utterly incapablyc A general lover of qualification of clear that b of individual attach the female sex, the that his wife consented had married for mons m y en b t u , t It was mutual expenses, and ed re h f herself simply with paying tfinding power, he actually began tr e disliked to place her fortune in hie of the feelings. her, and made no secret One illustration a solitary instance of the extraordinary I will give, and this is but Tnary line of conduct pur sued by Sir Percy towards her he had so recently sworn to love, protect, and cherish d • uring the term of their natura life. Angered one night because Evelyn had left him a small portion of his own travellin servants of the hotel at midnight, and t d o pay,th ough ha r w arr o g wo u re p the w start on the following morning at break of day, he ordered his luggt.ge to be transported and his bed made in a room at the roost distant end of the corridor, thus making him self and his wife of a month the laughing-stock of the hotel. We do not pretend the man was altogether devoid of good :mpulses ; but the evil of his nature was strong—the good feeble, He was ungrateful , heartless, Imprincipl3d. Evelyn had before known only the reverse of the picture, she had been adored, petted, spoiled. How could she conceive so exceptional a character as that of Sir Percy ? How bear uPrlerndtiraebtil ne :Si : 11:111"n" with him ? Dear friends, she did bear with him, and she was not wretched, for she now know that all trials are the just retributi for wanderings sins committed, past duties y rs e Edwin James. unperformed.—" of a Beauty." B iq ROYA L MARINES.—The Light Infant ry division f Royal Marines, stationed at I\ oolaieh, w as inspected by Major - General A. B. ns Str a yesterday ham, a ttended by Lieutenant-Colonel 'li v ers and other officers. whu was I