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of the thoughtless and malearned. Mr. Young has filled the (Moe of Priifessor of Mathematic , in Belfast College ; it cannot, therefore, be said that he is a credulous or impres sionable partisan, since the study of tae exact sciences is al ways considered to encourage a rigid adherence to matter of fact and logical reasoning. That great science, without whose aid the conjectures of the most learned would be worthless indeed, does not favour credulity or prejudice, and the author is enabled to meet his antagonists on their own ground, and by his familiarity with the works area dis coveries of foremost philosophers, t) use their own weapons against them. It is a work of frac) and thought which is well worth reading by all, and should especially be care fully studied by those whose faith in the Scriptures has been shaken by mistaken teachers. Incidents in illy Life. By D. D. Home. Longman. The name of Mr. Home is nearly as well known in Eng land as in America, although happily the mania for spirit rapping and table turning has never reached so great an extent in this country. )n the volume before us he relates the story of his life in a calm, quiet manner, cf course nar rating a series of extraordinary spiritual manifestations as simple facts. Into the merits of such a work it is scarcely necessary to enter. It will most probably find many readers among the curious and the credulous , but the plain common sense and straightforward piety natural to the English character are too decidedly opposed to such a science as "spiritualism," for us to fear that it will greatly increase the number of its votaries. Deafness Practically Illustrated. By J. Yearsley, M.D. Sixth Edition. John 2hurchill. In the preface to this edition the author explains the dif ficulties be has encountered in his career, and refers to many plans that he proposed which were denounced as impracti cable at the time, but which are now very generally recog nised and practised. He thus remarks on this important subject:— "After 25 years' experience, I emphatically say to the aura! surgeon and to the aural writer—look to the mucous membrane, for on your restoring that membrane to a healthy condition by local and constitutional treatment, will mainly depend your success in restoring the impaired sense of hearing to your patient. The author states that when he first devoted himself to this branch of surgery it was left to be the prey of empyrics, greatly to the injury of the unfortunate sufferers; and many think that there should not be subdivisions made in the profession. Still he argues that while such undeniably exist, those best serve their fellow-men who study to make those parts as perfect as possible, and then, if the branches are ever again united, the whole m a y b e more c l ear an d comp rehensive. There is great truth in all this, and in no improvements of the pre sent day has there been greater enlightenment than in the science and practice of medicine, which at one time was kept as awful a mystery as the secrets of the dark ages. When men of education, skilled in their vocation and its practice, devote their time to the compiling of their extensive expe rience for the benefit of society, they deserve appreciation and encouragement, No great things are achieved by mystery, and the most simple treatment in itself is often the most efficacious, if only the laws of nature are borne in mind, and the special peculiarities of each individual taken into consideration. --- The lonian Islands during the Present Century, By Captain White Jervis, M.P. Chapman anu Hall. This little volume gives an account "of the various politi cal phases through which the lonian Islands have passed since they ceased to form a portion of the Venetian posses sions." A book of this sort is generally welcome, and the present one is especially so, inasmuch as there has been so much excitement felt about these islands, and the question of the desirability of giving them up has engaged so large a share of public attention. Referring to the lat ter subject, the author quotes ' a passage from the speech of Mr. Gladstone in 1861, in which that gentle man observed that it would be "nothing less than a crime against the safety of Europe if the protectorate of those islands was surrendered." This book will be found inte resting in its perusal from its varied information, and there are few readers who do not require some information on such points as are referred to, and, at all events, they can refresh their memory by a glance at its pages ; they only Ca n rightly understand the present condition of a place and a people who are well versed in its antecedents and have read its annals of the past. Tropical Fibres ; their Production and Economic Extrac tion• By E. G. Squier., James Madden, London ; Scribner, New York. This author was formerly minister of the United States in Central America, and while there he made the best use of his time. He explains the great deficiency that existed in regard to the means of extracting fibres. Fortunately, however, a machine has been invented that promises to in crease greatly the supply of tropical fibres. By the aid of a machine one hand can extract in a single day a greater quantity of fibres in better condition than 100 men can ob tain through the primitive modes now in use. This is a great improvement; but It is only those who like the author have been eye-witnesses of thescenesdescribed wbo can best appreciate the incalculable advantages that accrue from such an errangenient. The necessity for its introduction is best described in these words :—" The traveller will ask why the countless agaves which sometimes surround him like forests, and the myriads of wild pine plants which throng the woods, and invade every abandoned field, are allowed to send out their fiore-stuffed leaves to flourish and decay, while the world clamours for an in creased supply of fibrous materials," It is posi tively amazing to learn in how many ways these plants are applied. They not only supply articles of food, drink, and oils, but they are the source of fibres which are fitted in their various degrees for every kind of strength and fineness. For instance, the hammock is made of a stuff like silk. It is formed from the leaves of the wild pine apple. The boats are rigged with cordage which has been taken from the agaves. In Mexico your passport is pre sented to you on paper of vast durability made from the leaves of the magney, the juice of which supplies the place of beer, cider, and whi ky. In the East Indies the traveller can purchase a handkerchief like gossamer, made from the fibre leaves of the pine -apple plant. In Manilla the vessels of all nation s fill their cargoes with balls of fibres similar to hemp and flax, but which are extracted from the stalks of the plaintain. Surely no study can be more interesting than this, and all additional information should be eagerly wel comed, especially when it is afforded by one combining the advantages of observation and experience, joined to that love of his subject without which it is impossible that the writer can be attractive in his style or the reader engrossed in his study, banes, Saxons, and IVormans. By T. G. "Boyh oo d of Great Men," &c. Edgar, auth or of B Mr. Edg ar h as given our juvenile readers eeton man.y popular and instructive works, and ho has now collected in this elegant volume all the information, anecdotal and histori ell, which he can obtain about our early ancestors. " Saxon and Norman and Dane are we," sings the laureate, and consequently we are bound to fami liarise ourselves with the doings of the sturdy Vikings from whom the bold barons of Normandy traced their descent, to less than with the exploits:of the fair-haired Saxons who so often encountered them in battle. Edward and Godwin, }Jerold and are all Celebrated down hi s in th ese pages, and the chronicler carries nazration to t the d eat h of Henry Beauclerc. We wonder, however, tha the , amo ng h is numerous anecdotes, he has not included touching story of Henry I.'s grief for his drowned son, after whose loss no smile ever visited the father's face. The work is profusely illustrated, and wovid form a very pretty and acceptable gift book. Speaking Fables in French, By L. P. F. De Porquet. Simpkin and Marshall. The name of M. de Porquet is a sufficient guarantee of the practical excellence of any work designed for the in struction of beginners in the study of the French language. The present little volume is constructed on a very excellent plan, by which an ease and readiness in French conversa tion will be acquired by young children, The only diffi culty in the way of its general adoption will, we fear, be met with on the part of the teachers—few persons who pro xtounce themselves fully competent to finish pupils in French being really able to undertake the task here as signed to them. The metod i however, sim enough and if it s a d option conduc h es to s, the cultivationple of amo ready and pra c ti ca l acquaintance with the principles ore will be all the better f :French conversation a mong teacher s as well as learners, it Shall we Register lilies : 2 By Tenison Edwards, Eeq. of the Inner Temple. Chapman and Hall. Ihe author of this little volume has undertaken to answer the objections brought against the registry of land and title, and has been induced to do so by the fact that great numbers of solicitors, more especially the provincial mem bers of that body, have refused to make use of the recent act. Mr. Edwards considers that the act in question meets and avoids every one of the objections to a general registry of title s so strongly brought forward in Lord St. Leonard's " Mindy Book," and that therefore the general antipathy to the act cannot be bised on his lordship's argument. We commend the work before us to the attention of all con cerned in the registry oi Property and title. A— An interesting,. discovery has recently been made by Mr. Red grave, at Hampton Court, to the effect that one of the Pictures fo rmerly attributed to Pordenone, a Madonna and Child, is really the work of an artist whose works are extremely rare in thi s country, viz., Girolamo Savoldo, of Vasar ßrescia, Gian Styled o la bymo Itidolti, G. B resciano, and called by i, THE FUNERAL OF MADAME DE: LAMARTINE.— The moMI remains of Madame de Lam artine arrived at Macon ou Saturday last, at 6 o'clock in the morning, and the funeral procession set out for Saint Point, at 8 o'clock whore the body was to be interred. All along the line of route the population came forth to show their respect for the dead, and in many places the emotion of the country people broke forth in audible sobs. The body was deposited in the tomb where the mother and daughter of •de La martine are buri-d. PRIVATE BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.—According to an °facial list, just published, 316 petitions for private bills have been presented in the present reesion, and only 35 cal acts have received the royal -assent. NONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK. The money market presents a very quiet appear ance, and although bankers and brokers are enabled to find full employment for their resources ; the con cession made with regard to first-class bills of three months' date only represents e per cent., 3i per cent. being the lowest rate at which discounts can be effected. The exportation of specie being tem porarily larger than the arrivals, no doubt in duces caution on the pert of capitalists, who, if gold should again accumulate at the Bank of Eng land, would no doubt speedily offer increased faci lities to the mercantile classes. The amount of Specie to be taken out by the Delta to-morrow is 1192,300. About 50,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from the B an k yesterday for shipment to C onstan tinople. At the annual meeting to-day of the shareholders of the Malta hnd Mediterranean Gas Company— `lr. Hawki n s, j u n., in the chair—a dividend was declared at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free of income tax. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr.Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69f 45c. 69f. 50c. The English stock market continues to present the same dull but steady appearance as for some time past, the dealings, both real and speculative, being conducted on a very limited scale. Consols remain a: 931 t for money, and at 928 I-, less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities were 91/ 8 ; and Bank Stock wt-44 buoyant at 235. Indian Stock remained at 2311; the 5 per Cent, do., 1091 110-k ; the Deben tures, 100 ; and the Bonds, 128.155. prem.. Exche quer Biils are ss. to ls. dis. There is no new feature in the Foreign Market, and business is rather quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents. 1862.711 4 ; do., Consolides, 51k 8; Greek, 321 1 ; do., Coupons 14 15 : 1 ; Spanish Passive 33/ 34; do., Certificates 1111 Portuguese 491 50 ; Russian 91 a ; Italian 71/ 72 ; Egyptian 100; Mexican 36 ; end the Confederate Loan 1 dis. to par. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been moderately active, and in several instances prices have shown a slight upward tendency. Cale donian, Great Northern A Stock, and South- Western have improved ss. ; Midland and South- Eastern, 10s.; and North-Western, .£l. I❑ the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there has been a very limited inquiry, and quotations are unaltered. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re main dull, at about previous quotations. The shares of the International Financial Society are quoted 5 to 5 prem.; the General Credit Society, 2-2- i prem. ; th e L on d on Fi nan ci a l, 18 t prem, ; E ng li sh and Scottish M , trine Insurance Company, prem. Bank s B t R oc I k TISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities knnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — New 21 per Cent. Annuities.... India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent, Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent t iitto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100 k Ditto ditto April, 1864 1001 att“ Bonds C1.000 Ditto under £1,000.. Consols for Account. June 9 9 2 14 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent 1 5 dis FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent thrto Account ... R.quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 pet C en t.. .. 100 'Ditto, Second Issue .. 100 Greek 5 per C en t., 1824 - 5 , ex-Coup.)ns.. 32 i a i Ditto Account 32a Ditto Coupons 14/ Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 791 Mexican 3 per Cent I)itto Account. 36 New Granada Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)..., — Paruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1862 BBl Ditto Account B9 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 491 50 49a 1 Ditto Account Ditto Scrip, (1862) £35 paid.......... 5 i pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 94 Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent., Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent itto Account Ditto New Deferred , . Ditto Paa , uve Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent I:tiritish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account.... .. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account .. Ditto, £lOO B on d s 731 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ..... Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil .. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 72 ll THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93/ Ditto Account 92i t Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Strong. Q❑iet. Sales, about 5,000 bales. Im ports, 5,600 ; previously, 7,910. The executors of the late Mrs. Ann Catto, of the Old Kent-road, have promptly paid to the National Life boat Institution £l,OOO, being the amount of that lady's munificent legacy to that important and valuable society With its large fleet.of 124 lifeboats to keep up in a state of thorough efficiency, the institution requires all the help a benevolent public can extend to it. ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.—The annual, meet ing of the members of the Royal Dramatic College was held this afternoon at tno New Adelphi Theatre. The report was unanimously adopted, the retiring wardens re-elected, and everything passed off with the greatest satisfaction. We feel great pleasure in the great prosperity of this noble institution, " PUNCH" FOURTEEN YEARS AGO.--" With a sad interest," says a writer in the London .Review, on turning over an old volume of Punch, "we count up in the political caricatures the facPs that have long since dropped out of contemporary history. Fourteen years must needs make a difference in the woiki: g life of any nation, and our losses in that period have been many. Here is Sir Robert Peel, bland, smiling, and watchful, always with a prodi gious aspect of being 'master of the situation.' Here is his lieutenant, Sir James Graham, impassive and know ing. Here is Hume, massive and stern, Here is the Duke of Wellington, looking no older than in caricatures of the days of Gem ge the same odd little round mouth, as it' he were about to whistle, and the same expres , sion of mingled slyness and senility, w hi c h ma d e H azl i tt, i n Alt. er g t before , a , rothoement of savage sarcasm many years before, call aim rGeehneewraalswbaillhd. foolish n the ereis s f b e e t h . ' o ' r p H i n e r a e t i h s o P u r s i a n n c d e e shap es of buffoonery. Here ia when b ear d s were n eauntz, with a b ear d i n d a ys sails. On prodigies. H ere , t oo , i s Louis and pleasant t, find how Philippe pining in xi On th e o th er hand, it is curious many then rem a i n among our workingn politicia ns now. Of Pal merston we se e scarcely anyiany of our w or ki ng po li t i c i ans though lie was Foreign Secretary at the time ; Lord Joh Lord Brougham, an d Lord herbn Russell, and Disraeli, and Cobden, and Btight meet u s at every Y ; ran, t and Disraeli, page. We ou are almost startled wh en we find Brgn f ha in 1849-50, and reflect that h e i s still active lo oking so old and to be spared, let us hope, for so me years of -work even ° ;e B e. e Mr. Punch at the time used to t reat h is lord-hip in any thing but a respectful way. He was th e b ad boy of t satirist, always being scolded or made fun of ; and it must be admitted that his irritable eccentricities laid him open to sharp instrument. What he must do next,' is the title of a cartoon in which he is represented standi ng on his head. On the whole, the caricatures strike us as having been more amusing at that time than now. Perh a p s it was because there was more political activity—more per sonal collision—more of the stimulus of party strife ; per haps because Punch himself had the gay audacity of youth ; a but, whatev er th e caus e, it appears to us that the large and illustrations were characterised by a greater vigour freMbness, a more abounding spirit of fun and frolic, a more defiant boldness and larger breadth of genial humour, than those which we see now from week to week. Mr. Leech was then the principal caricaturist ; and some of his poli tical sketches aro so admirable that we regret his having given up that species of work, notwithstanding the graceful fancy and masterly drawings of Mr. Tenniel, who, we be for Punch. 5-8 now the on l y art i st who does the large caricatures THE SUN, LONDON, VVEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1863. SHARE MARKETS—This day. iILA re Railways. Paid. 13.14. 25 10 St St 50 20 10 10 , 1 Bir., Wol., and S tr. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.k.lo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork al.td Ilandou Corn cv, ll A <ret-; div Do A ' ti 11 f3p c.p an.li as Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc.l Edinburgh & Glasgow.: Glasg. and S. Western.: Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian at GreatNorthof Scotland (Great Northern ', Do A stock Do B do jGt. S. and W. of Ireland IGreat Western ..... I P,o Str Val gua. stool; Laneashi,•e & Yorkshire London and Blackwal I Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Len., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western l Lon. & Sw.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares... Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle.. . North London 19.16.4 1 I Do New 'North StatTordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and vVelchpoo I !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 1.2.i0 Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford dz Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Ilar.&R.' West ➢lidland -Oxford Newport'llo Ao nerelordl BRITISH POSSE 8 8i 8 9 84 E 6 116 117 6 7 39 11 13 14 91 93 108 110 53 64 47 49 24& 21i 1251 126; 127 128 134 136 102 104 672 CBi 111/ 111! 78 79 117 119 40 41 102 102 1041 1t 444 454 12 12k 129 129 a 1 lf r : 97 99 52 63 24-i 25i 104 103 58} 69} esi 90 115 117 1 1 1 1 pi 16 16f 11 12i 119 121 456 46i 98 100 50 51 82 33 94 621 73 72 99 101 7 8 37} 38 9s 10i 7 : 1 8k p 153 156 5 i a 3 yip ORDINARY SHAREti AND STOW - , S. Closing I Business Price. I done. 1165 1 671 81 7! 1111 10; 7q.B_ 1171 - 16 102; lg 2g 1051 451 12 i 12% 54 i 102) 4 i 59 i 89i 90 921 itailwaya t.t [antic & St Lawrenct 3 ofn.,BarodaAf.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent — Do. New . ...... Do. E. Shares.. Buffalo and Latte Huron Do. Preference , Bullalo,Brant,&Godricl o p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1672 Do. do. July 1, 1873 ../0. do. Jua 1, '.;lcutta.kv S. li; a ft) . ) ,7apeTown & Dock Scrir Plastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext.... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pro , . Bonds Do. co. deferred—. 1)0. 2d Pret. Bonds.. Do. do defer ed...... Do. 3d P ef. stock ... Do. do. d,terr,d...... Do. 4th l'ref. sic) k... Do. do. deferred...... G t. In draPeunr. gua.sp.e Do' New gua. 5 p. e... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim: guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. 01 Canada Share Do. New ....... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. . Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. II p. c. Extensior, Dc. 4, Do. Fifth Extension. ‘lelb.Coru. 6 p. 3lelb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. 4ortg. Bds Newßronswick&Cands Class A an 1 B 111.C'da6 pc Ist pt bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. d 0...... ' Puujaub Do. Do. Do. indus.St. Flo ) 79 82 154 156 28 30 44 45 38 40 99 101 .STUNS, Ulosin2 Price. 80 63 ICBi 109 1:1 p le P ai at 74 84 1(8 109 149 i 1101 110 1.2 1(9 119 It lip 1 lir, 19i 2O 6•S 55 48 51 55 58 41 97 37 41 33 16 25 27 22 25 loq flot 1 2 I, 1 1r 107 108 11i 111 9 8 3 4 97 100 89 e 2 ;P 107 408 01 103 S,B 100 50 53 3 84 86 U. 91 LOi 107 108 IP 12- 107 1(8 101 1(6 110 01 i T SEC UMTIE?,. 106 107 103 it 6 103 106 96 97 95 97 11l 113 112 114 112 114 116 117 113 115 103 111 211 106} I:J7. 104 IC3i 103 104 103 104 112 114 [O4 1074 ;3 115 1 13 115 [lO 11 'lOl 111/ 961 i 7 Paid, all LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) IN THE GOODS OP WILLIAM COULTHARD. Dr. Spinks applied for probate of the will of the testator, who was the master of a trading vessel. On the sth of January, 1862, the brigantine Excelsior, of which Coult hard was the commander, left Cardiff for a voyage to Por tugal, at which port she arrived in due time. She after wards left on her voyage home, but had never since been heard of, and he therefore made the present application to the court. The owner of the ship had paid the claims on the vessel, he being of opinion that she had been lost at sea, and the insurance comp , ny, with whom a policy had been taken out on the ship, had also paid the money for which the vessel had been insured. The Judge Ordinary granted the application. MORTON V. THORp AND OTHERS. Mr. Pritchard applied for administration in this cause. A document had been lodged in the registry, but with the consent of all parties he made the application irrespective of the document. The learned Judge said such a course was not in con formity with the rules of court. The will must either be impeached or administration would be taken with it. Th,- , learned counsel said the parties had agreed to the course he proposed. The learned Judge said the consent of interested parties amounted to nothiLg, and it was not because the whole of the parties had agreed that therefore the application was to be granted. The consent, therefore, of the parties went for nothing, and the learned counsel could not, by any magni fying power, make nothing into something. CRISPIN V. DOGLIONI. His lordship delivered his judgment in this cause, which occupied the court so many days in its argument. His lordship decided in favour of the plaintiff—his judgment in effect confirming the decision of the courts in Portugal. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH- STREET. COMMITTAL FOR TRIAL FOR ASSAULTING THE POLICE. —Edward Powley, a rough-looking fellow, wearing a badge but having no licence, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with assaulting police constable William Moore, 187 C. Moore said—At a quarter-past four this morning I saw the prisoner drunk and making a great noise in the Hay market. As soon as the prisoner saw me he called out, " I'll do for your carcase." I walked down Jermyn street as far as Market-street, when the prisoner came up to' me and said, " You —, I'll do for you," and then threw me down in a violent manner, hurting my arm and hand ro much that 1 can scarcely raise my arm. The pri soner then tried to kick me in a delicate part. Three months ago I charged the prisoner with a similar assault, and hav ing been to prison he has entertained a spite towards me since. I found a cab-driver's badge in his possession, but how he got it I do not know. Mr Mansfield—By a mistake in the Police Act, lam not able to give the prisoner more than a month, but as he is evidently a dangerous fellow, and has assaulted the con stable before, I shall send him for trial. THAMES. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—LIICILY ESCAPE OP A. RATCLIPP HIGHWAY GlRL.—Eliza Lane, alias Dandy Lizzie, a girl of the town, was brought before Mr. Wcolrych, on remand, charged with stealing a gold watch and chain, valued at 20 guineas, from the person of Lewis Lawrence, in Ratcliff highway, on the night of Tuesday, the 19th i nst. owfasllpaasnsdingl2 o'clock on the along Ratcliff higThhweapyr,ohseectwuteoern, the a se ahours , night of the 19th, and the prisoner and two other women commenced hustling and playing tricks with him. The prisoner fastened her arm round his neck an d very a d ro i t l y managed to possess herself of his gold watch and chain. He fortunately missed it directly, and seized hold of her, and at the same time he called for the police. She got away from him, and rushed to the other side of the street. He pursued her, and cvertook her, and continued to call out most lustily for the police. She then banded back the watch and chain to the prosecutor, and begged of him not to give her in charge. A police sergeant named Stimpsont No. 21 K, apprehended and took the prisoner into custody. The other woman ran away. The prisoner said she took the watch and chain out of a [ark, and had no intention to steal them. Mr. Woolrych said he feared the sailor would not have een his watch and chain any more if he had not clung to the prisoner, and called for the police. The prisoner had been in custody eight days, and Scimpson said he knew no thing against her honesty before, although she was very disorderly. As the sailor had recovered his property and did not appear against the prisoner, he would allow her to be discharged . AN ADVENTURE IN WAPPING CHURCH. —John Young, alias Dyer, a tall, heavy, and remarkable-looking man, apparently about 30 years, was brought up on remand, before Mr. Woolrych, charged with being secreted in the parish church of St. John, WappiEg, for an unlawful purpose. On Friday evening last there was Divine Service in Wapping Church, and the congregation were not dia.. mimed by the officiating clergyman until 9 o'clock. Soon afterwards, Mr. John Stock, the sexton, extinguished the lights, and was preparing to leave the sacred edifice when he heard a very peculiar and unearthly noise. He listened and it ceased. He proceeded down the middle aisle, and could see nothing unusual. He looked over the pews, and was advancing towards the porch when the noise was repeated, and he was somewhat alarmed. Anther search and inspection of the church proved fruitless, and he left, closed the doors, and locked them. The noises he had heard continued to haunt the sexton's imagination for an hour afterwards, and he then returned to the church with a police constable named Gun field, 495 K, and made another search. On opening the door of the churchwarden's pew the prisoner was found concealed there. He was lying on the floor with a coir mat over him. He had turned over the hassocks and cushions of the pew, and displaced the books and Church Services from the shelves, and made up a bed of the whole. The pew is a very high one, and the sexton believing that no one would dare to invade the sanctity of the churchwar den's pew, had not looked into it in the first instance. Th e prisoner on being taken into custody said " Don't touch me, I have got the smallpox." He was asked to give some account of himself, and he first said his name was Young and after wards said it was John Dyer. The police. constable Greenfield said he had made in quiries since the prisoner was last before the magistrate and could find out nothing about him. Mr. Stock believed the prisoner was insane, although there was method in his madness on Friday night, for he had selected the most comfortabl e pew in Wapping Church, and made up a tolerably good bed of the mats, hassocks, and cushions and a pillow of Bibles and Church services. Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner had con. ducted himself most strang e l y an d i n a v i o lent ma nner, and was not fit to be at large. Mr. Woolryeh directed Gr een fi e ld t o procure assista nce and convey the unfortunate man to the new workhouse of the Stepney Union at Bromley, an d ca ll the attention of th e officers of then Union to the case. He had no doubt th e man was deranged, and wanted looking after. MARKETS—This Day. MARK LANE. A limitel supply of English wheat was received fresh up to this mornin g ' s m ar k e t, i n good condition. Owing to th e favourable ch ange in the weather, sales progressed l ess freely than on Mo n day ; nevertheless, that day's currency was steadily supported. The show of samples of foreign wheat was large. Th e amount of business transacted was very moderate, yet prices ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request, at l ate quotations. Barley, the supply of which was very moderate, ruled firm, at quite previous rates. In malt about an average business was tr ansac t e d , on .. d ell a ie t fl ea y dy, but at former terms. of foreign g r T o w h t e h m . a r o k n e t the w s e s w w h e o l l l e s , up t h p e li supplied m w i a t n h d o r a u t s le Monday's decline in prices. Beans fully supported the recent improvement in value, and peas realised extreme rates. The market was scantily supplied with both articles. Most kinds of flour moved off sl owly at late quot a ti ons. Fine barrel qualities, however , were decidedly firm. AEILIVALS THIS WEEK . --- 1 oreigii.• •• .• 1480 Irish.. — . _ EiLlish ne2/t. Barie .: y. i 1.1a.:,5t Oats. Flou t . 0 3,830 1 1,320 1 29,650 , 60 eke. brie. BOROUGH HOP. A moderate business is passing in most kinds of hops, and prices rule firm, Full average supplies of foreign pro duce are on offer. WHITECHAPEL. 3 s and 4d tto 4 s pork, 4 3 ; l 6 a d m t b o , The supply of meat is only moderate, and the t ra d e ru l es s firm, at the subjoined currency . m to u 4 tt s on 6 , c, ; 5s B Od ee t f o , 4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase. fr 6 o s m o 2 d s ; Bd v veal s 3 0 s d 6; very choi ce at 3s 4d. and (formerly 4s. Bd.), i s th e Full benefit of reduced duty obtained b y pur p 4c s t hs I n g " e gi t ii ndSitmulanaod:a7tsrddeul'ireceitol4u'ia4:md.ported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. SINGULAR FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, Mr. Edward Derbyshire, farmer and omnibus proprie tor, of Flixton, went quail shooting with a friend. As they were returning at 8 o'clock in the evening they passed through the churchyard, and stopped to listen to the tinge's. Mr. Derbyshire rested his gun, which was loaded and at full cock, on the ground, A fav our it e d og which he had with him was frolicking. The d og j umpe d ag ains! his master, and it is supposed one of the dog's feet knocked aga;nst the trigger, causing it to explode. The charge lodged in Mr. Derbyshire's neck, and death was instaA taneous.—Manchester Guardian. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RADCLIFFE RACES.-TUESDAY. Tho Radcliffe Plate of 50 sovs, for all ages, winners extra, About half a mile. Mr. Osborne's Flytrap, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (inc. 101 b extra) (Whiteley) 1 Mr. Whittaker's David Ann, 5 yrs, 7st 21b.. (E. Foster) 2 Mr. H. Owen's Antipodes, 3 yrs, 7st llb ....(Midgley) 3 Mr. Ambery's Black-eyed Susan, 3 yrs, Est 4lb (W. Britton) 4 Betting --5 to 2on Antipodes, 4to 3 each agst David Ann and Fly Trap. Won by half a length; a length between second and third. Black-eyed Susan beaten off. The All-aged Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; two-yr-olds, 7st 21b ; three, 9st ; four lOst ; five and upwards, lOst 61b; selling allowances. 6 fur longs. Mr. Whittaker's David Ann, 5 yrs, 9st 51b (£2O) (E. Foster) 1 Mr. T. Hunt's Trentham, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (£2O) ..(Huby) 2 Mr. Barber's Gertrude. 2 yrs, 6st llb (£20).... (Carroll) 3 Betting--7 to 4on David Ann, sto 2 agst Trentham, 4 to 1 agst Gertrude. Won by two lengths ; a bad third. The winner was bought by Mr. Grimahaw for 33 guineas. The Stewards' Cup (Handicap) of 50 soya in specie, added to a Sweepstakes of 6 soya each , winners extra ; the se cond to save his stake. Once round. Mr. Masterman's Honest John (late Robber), 3 yrs, Est 3lb (Tomlmson) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Fanfaron, 3 y rs , E st 12 1 b .. (Whiteley) 2 M r . T. Cliff's Queen of Clubs, 3 yrs, Est 91b (Williamson) 3 Mr. Kenyon's Lord Dundreary, 3 yrs, Est 71b.. (Carroll) 4 Mr. R, Walker's Colonel Crockett, 5 yrs, 7st (in. 51b ex.) 5 Betting—Even on Fanfaron, 3 to 1 agst Lord Dundreary, 5 to 1 agst Honest John, 6 to 1 agst Colonel Crockett. Won by a short neck ; half a length between second and third ; a length between third and fourth. The Grey de Wilton Two-year-Old Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ; winners extra ; the second to save his stake. T.Y.C. about half a mile. 12 subs. Mr. Barber's The Clown, Bst 101 b (J. Snowden) 1 Mr. R. Goodlass's Pretty Girl filly, Bst 71b (Midgley) 2 Mr. Saunders's Poetess, Bst 71b (E Foster) 3 Mr. J. Merone's The Cardinal (late Abdul Aziz Khan), Bst 101 b The following also ran :—Hartford Hill, Good Advice, Sir Watkin, Wildman, and Greenland. Betting-5 to 4 agst The Clown, 4to 1 apt The Cardi nal, 5 to 1 agst Sir Watkin, 6 to 1 each agst Poetess and tireenland. Won by three lengths ; two lengths each between the second, third, and fourth. Winner objected to. The Scurry Handicap of 2 soya each, with 25 added; open to all horses running at this meeting, but to which each winner must subscribe. T.Y.C. Mr. Whittaker's David Ann, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b (H. Grimahaw) 1 Mr. Masterman's Honest John, 3 yrs, 7st 81b.. (Metcalf) 2 Mr. Owen's Antipodes, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Midgiey) 3 Mr. T. Cliff's Queen of Clubs, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Williamson) 4 Mr. Coburn's Captain Knight, 6 yrs, Sat 41b .. (Lomas) 5 Betting--2 to 1 agst Queen of Clubs, 9to 4 agst David Ann. Won by three lengths ; a length between second and third; the rest close up. WAY TQ THE DIGGINGS. One of the greatest difficulties of the search for gold in new fields is the danger of the road. The Nelson (Now Zealand) Examiner thus describes a part of the way to the rich discoveries on the Buller river, on the west coast of the province of Nelson :—" For about half a mile the road is nat very bad, as there are flats on either side of the river, and by crossing the stream some half-a-dozen times from one flat to another, the first halt-mile up the Buller can be accomplished. Then comes the tug. After this half-mile the river is confined by a gorge the very appearance of which is fearful, and it is most marvellous that no serious accident has before this occurred there. In a few places this gorge contains shingle bars, which render the mode of travelling, when compared with other portions, tolerably easy, because you can cross and recross the river from bar to bar; but there are many places where you cannot, from its great depth, wade the stream, and these are very dangerous, because, in addition to very deep water beneath, the rocks are excessively precipitous, and along their almost perpendicular faces you have to scramble with a heavy load strapped tightly to your back, hanging on, as sailors say, by your eyebrows,' with your foot upon a narrow ledge of rock. It is most dangerous ; many persons, in fact, would declare that there were no means of passing these rocks, but the diggers do manage to get along them, though several of the juts of rock along which they scramble are but about an inch in width. If your foot slips you are gone, swag and all, into a deep hole, and, if no assistance be near drowned you positively must be. Accidents have happened several times, but assistance being at hand the unfortunates were saved. It is no joke, I can assure you, to chop into about 20 feet of running water with 501 b. or 601 b. strapped on your back. In other places diggers have to climb up, sailor fashion, in order to cross some steep spur, and then drop again to the river. This sort of travelling lasts for about two miles, when the country again opens in places." But open country has its own dangers, as may be seen from the warnings to the miners to retrace their steps too soon rather than too late. "We do not desire," says an Otago paper, 'to give currency to unfounded and exag gerated fears respecting the severities of the winter in the Lake country, but we may reasonably anticipate that in a country so rugged and broken, with few or no roads, and solitary bands of miners scattered about in lonely and sequestered gullies, at a considerable distance from depots, serious distress, if not disaster, will be experienced during the forthcoming winter, unless due precautions are taken. All accounts agree that, although in the valleys the winter season entails no inconvenience, the elevated districts are exposed to extreme rigour. There may be, and no doubt are, miners working in distant parts of the country unsus pected and unknown. The greater the success of these outlying parties the greater the temptation to them to incur risk and danger. Fearful of attracting attention to the scene of their workings, they prefer to stint themselves in supplies, visiting the townships as seldom as possible, and then taking care not to excite remark by laying in too large a stock of provisions. Between the distant mountain gully or torrent's bank where they are reaping their golden har vest and the nearest depot many miles are placed. Roads there are none, and the only tracks are those left by their own footsteps. They have to climb rugged and precipitous cliffs, to slide down dangerous precipices, and swim rapid streams on their way. Their only landmarks are perhaps solitary trees, or peculiarly shaped rocks. With all their dread of exciting suspicion, they find that even the limited supplies they do take with them are almost too much for their wearied limbs to carry. During such weather as has prevailed for the last two or three months this fatiguing journey is at any rate tolerable, and not entirely without enjoyment. The first grassy bank affords a camping ground where the travellers can rest their limbs without pitching their tents, and their pack horse can pick up from the nu tritious herbage an invigorating meal; but in a very few weeks this will be all changed. If provisions are required a journey of 20, or 30, or even more miles through such country as we have depicted will be a perilous task. The tracks will be obliterated by snow. The keen, biting south wind will come howling down the mountain sides, driving before it the frozen snow,. blocking the path, and benumbing the limbs of man and beast. On the plateaux the whole country will present the same uniform aspect. Landmarks will be lost in the snow drifts, and perhaps after wander ing about in hopeless dismay, the miserable traveller will lay himself down till sleep overpowers him, a sleep from which in this world he will never reawaken. Such may be the fate of many during the ensuing winter." The Old Scotchwoman's Cry against Crinoline ! Janet Hamilton, the daughter of a shoemaker, and afterwards the wife of a shoemaker, never went to school, but her mother taught her to read the Bible. Through this doorway she entered the vast library of English literature. What range of read ing she had we are not told, says the Atheneum, but she writes English verse with ease and elegance. The genuine nature of the old lady gets fullest and fittest expression, however, in the racy Dune which she writes. Here we find the shrewd keeking ob nervation, the quaint pawky humour, and the sly Scotch wisdom in full force. The true flavour of her book is indeed Scottish, while the facts of the life are universally enjoyable. Here is her laughab:e picture of Crinoline as it appears to her in her own neighbourhood, where the lassies—though they may be barefooted and barefaced, are still devoted followers of the fashion : CRINOLINE. Auld Scotian' gangs yirmin and chanerin' alane ; She wunners whaur a' her trig lassocks hae gene; She's trampit the kintra, an' socht thro' the toons, An' fan' the Jule hizzies—blawn oot like balloons I Cain they be my lassoeks—ance cozie and cosh, Weel tshapit, weel happit — sae stumpy an' c o sh , f Twa coats an' a touch, or a goon, ye may ween, Were boukie aneuch, wi' what nature had glen. They're aye i' my e'e, an' they're aye i' my gate — At the kirk 1 am chirtit waist oot o' my seat ; Ph a n cauld, tae the ing le I needna gae ben, If Kate an' her crinoliae's on the fire-en'. When a lad wi' a lassie foregethers yenoo, It's no her bricht een, or her rosie wee mou', Her snod cockernony, waist jimry an' fine, That first talc's his e'e—it's the big crinoline I Tee say that he likes it would jist be a le e _ But ye ken that the big thing attracts aye the n a' Wee— An ' the lass that cares nocht 'bout her h ear t Ta le s care that her crinoline's weel spread abreed. An' say, if dame Nature wad gi'e a t h er birth, Tao ilka wee lassie that's born on the g i r th, A bouk o' her sin, that grew bigger ilk year, Ye'd no be sae prood o' the giitie I fear. COLONIAL GO VERI., p.c.Ja. ,t 43 ' 1877-8 k . . Do. 6p. c. Feb.. Auk. Do. 4! P. c.Mar..tz Sept. Do. c. Jan.&July. Do. 6 Inscribed stock 'ape 0.1.10pe, 6 p ct. 187: Do.Ap & Oct 1881: I Do. 189, Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1 , 78, 6p ( 1 Mau ibus per cent .. Na;a Guv. 6 per cent.. p.c..) a..t.1u1 ; vo. 6p. c.Ap. & O(.L N. S. W. GOV. p Du. 5 p. c.,184. to I. - Do. d0.,1888 ctupwdt — ,New Zealand 6 p :ent. - No7a, Scotia Gov. 6 p... - steriing - , 1875. Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. Aus Grip.c.l67C.it up.. Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. JaJtJul} I Do. io 6p.0. An.(tOok. - _ BRITISH MT [Cambrian Consol. Gold l lijhilord Amalgamated.. Devon G. Cone. (Tavist., East Bassett (Illoganl.. East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ...... Cam Brea... E. W'i Russel (Tavistk., I Gam.&St.Auhyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus.... IG. Wheal Vor (Elelston [Grenville lierod's-Foot Hingston D0wn5...... Lady Bertha 3 , fargaret (tiny Lelant larke Valley.. yndy Iron Ore (Lim ) New Setun North Doims Wit 'I Basset (111o2an North Wheal Croity Par Consols (tit. Blazey, Providence( Uny Lelnt. , South Caradon(St.Cleer; S. Carn Brea(lllogan) 1,•!:. Wheal Fran. (111w,e,n; IStray Park !Lunar Silv.tt Lead Mm. rin Crott West Basset (Illogan) W Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan), c ceal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), WhealLud. ott ........ W heal Mary Ann (Men.)l Wheal Seton ......... . heal Treiawney (Lis ), Wheal Union 56. 2.14. , 8.1.6 17s .16 s.l. 4.1.0 2.0.6 4.3.0 tl7.c 2.4.9 1Q.1.7 1+ 18.1.9 1 28.9. 1,7 5i 5 2.0.6 2.10.8 6 58i 5f 61 156 166 30 150 16 17 46 6 311 21 i li 70 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Cornwall, 5 per cent. gua., 21 Lancaster and Carlisle, 4i per cent. pf., 103 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 101 1001 Midland 4. per cent. irrd., 103 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 41 per cent., pf., 96i Kent Coast G per cent. pf. 8., 3 London, Chatnam, ac., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 101 1 Ditto, 6 per cent., C, Metropolitan 5 per cent., 8.1, LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4i per Cent., 931 Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 96 ,Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 952 Shrewsbury and Hereford, 137 66 South Staffordshire, 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8-k Dutch Rhenish, 17 Eastern of Fr,,nce 20k Sambre and Meuse, 101 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 221 k FOREIGN MINES. Alamillos, limited, Bon Accord Copper (Um.), KapuLda (lint), lit LI tilted Mexican (lim ), tit Vallanzasaa Gold, lim., 11 JOIN T-sTOCK R Agra and Unitea Service (11m.), 1005 A NKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (ifm.), 311 5 2 Australasia, 75 Bank of Egypt, 295 Bank of Queensland (lira), 85 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 29 English, Sco ch, and Australian Chartered, 225 Imperial Bank (lira.), 215 Imperial Ottoman, 205 6 London, B. Ayres. and It. Plate (Um.), 225 5 iLondon and Colonial (11m.), 45 .London and isThrthern (lira.), 45 35 London and South African, 2el 5 London and Westminster, 795 National of Liverpool, limited, 9/ National Provincial of England, . Ditto, new, 375 8 Ditto, new, 245 Union of Ireland ( li 14 U nion of London, 3q)5, DOCKS. London, 62 St. Katharine, 63 2/ MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 3t Euglish and Australian Copper, 11 madras Irrigation and Canal, 4/ 3/ k National Discount ()r Con T any 91 Oriental Gas Olin.), i Oriental Inland Steam (lhm), 54 Peninsula Ditto, new, 47 and 0, iental Steam, 77 6 7 6 loyal Mail Steam, 624 Th e King of Wurtemberg, wh o i s in the 82d year usOlga, successor, k s to P r of the of his age and the 47th of his re i gn, is seriously ill and not prince Charles, present Czar, is said to be uery .Russian in his sy mpathies. isls son and e s whose expecte w d i f t e o live. the Grand li Duchess tioh Business done 108 i I no} 1091 i 9 11 1 HEALTH OF LONDON. ----- (From the Registrar-General's IFeekly Return.) The deaths n London dectined to 1,250 in the week that ended Saturday. Till last week the num ber has not fallen below 1,300 in any week of the present year; and the deaths returned last week are fewer than they were in any previous week during a period of more than six months, namely, since Oc tober in last year. The average number of deaths, as derived from the returns of weeks (in 1853-62) nearly corres ponding with last week is, with a correction for in creasing populatien, 1,219. The mortality of last week was therefore still above the average, bat the excess was not more than 40 deaths. The births in last week exceeded the deaths by 629. There were 68 deaths in the week from small pox. During the last seven weeks the mortality from this disease has shown little fluctuation. The sub districts in which fatal cases of small-pox were most numerous last week, are the following :—St. nirgaret, Westminster, which returned 3; the Rectory, Marylebone, where there were 3 ; Camden Town, 3 ; Islington, East, 4 ; and St. Peter, Wal worth, 5. While the deaths from measles declined to 37, those from scarlatina rose to 94. The latter com plaint was very fatal in Islington and Clerkenwell ; and in St. Botolph, where there were five deaths from it. A remarkable case of longevity is recorded which should be authenticated, if possible, by a reference to the parish register of baptisms, or other evidence in N% hich confidence can be placed. An in-pensioner of Chelsea Hospital is stated to have died on the 19th instant at the age of 109 years. A man, aged 28 years, died in King's College Hospital, under "chloroform properly adminis tered." (Inquest.) _ . Last week the births of 961 boys and 927 girls, in all 1,888 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1853 62 the average number (corrected) was 1,902. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.813 in. The barometrical reading fell to 29.67 in. on Sunday, rose to 30-04 in. on Thursday, and fell to 29.68 in. on Saturday. The mean tem perature of the air in the week was 48.3 deg., which is 5.2 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the average on every day after Sunday ; and on four days the deficiency was from 6to 9 degs. The thermometer in the sun rose to 105 deg. on Monday and Saturday. In the shade the highest day tempe rature was 66.5 deg. on Monday. The lowest night temperature, 35.7 deg. on Saturday. The range of temperature was, therefore, 30.8 deg. The mean daily range was 16.8 deg. The range on Saturday was as much as 26.4 deg. The difference between the mean dew point temperature and air temperature was 4.9. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 83, complete saturation being repre sented by 100. The wind was the south-west on Sunday, but afterwards blew from the north-east. Rainfall was 0.73 in., nearly all of which fell on Tuesday and Wednesday. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 57.2 deg. ; that of the lowest was 55 deg. Extraordinary and Mysterious Death, The neighbourhood of Millwall was on Monday last thrown into a state of the greatest excitement in consequence of the discovery, in the back room of a small house, of the body of a woman lying in a pool of blood, with her throat cut from ear to ear. A rope was also found by her side, and her neck bore strong marks of strangulation as if a rope had been used for that purpose. On examination it also appeared that the throat had been cut from right to left, showing that unless the deceased had been left-handed it was at least improbable that the wound was self-inflicted. On the discovery of the body search was made through the house, and in the yard the deceased's children, who were all of a tender age, were found locked out. On further inquiry it was found that the unfortunate deceased was the wife of John Brown, a foreman ship- wright at Messrs. Snook's yard, Millwall, and that for some time past the deceased and her husband had led a most unhappy life arising from intemper ance on her part, and intemperance, coupled with the most extreme violence, ou his. It is also rumoured that a third party, a young and handsome woman, had taken some trouble to induce the unfortunate deceased to drink, and when intoxicated had fetched the husband and shown him the state his wife was in. On other occasions great violence is said to have occurred, even to the extent of several stabs having been inflicted on the deceased, but no complaint to a magistrate was made, as the deceased refused to give any evidence which might criminate her husband. The husband's account of the matter is, that he left his house, 12, Thomas-street, Westferr3 -road, Millwall, on Monday morning, at nine o'clock, after having had a serious quarrel with his wife, during which he had informed her that it was his intention to leave her, and did not see her again until she was discovered by her son. On examina t ion of the body by Dr. M'Andrews, of 6, Limekiln- Linathouse, it was found that there were seve ral stabs on the body, which must have been inflicted about a week previous, and that although there were signs of strangulation, yet death must have resulted from the cut in the throat. From inquiries instituted on the spot it appears that John Brown, the husband of the deceased, has been dismissed from the Messrs. Snook's employ ment, and that the greatest excitement still exists in the neighbourhood, crowds congregating roun3 the house and discussing the act committed, with the rumours current concerning it. It would appear that the poor woman's death could not have been immediate, as the floor of the room was literally co vered with her blood, having the appearance, as the polica described it, of a slaughter-house. The man's own account of the discovery of the body of his wife is that he came home at 1 p.m., and, not finding her, sent his eldest son to seek her; that he being unsuccessful, be (the father directed him to go to the top of the house, where she was discovered; a razor was also found, which he (the husband) at once smashed, cursing it as the instrument which had done the deed. The body is now in possession of Mr. Mills, the coroner's officer, and the police have charge of the rope and the razor which were found in the room. in 1594, the present Piccadilly PICCADILLY,—In Aggas's map is Bh:flat:first sight, to as " the road to Reading," which is apt, topographical edition of Lon ly do d n e , s d or r idea that it was a sort of ' we see that it give us the Dur aradise. n. B rksnire p i a b w e I d ) we find no he m fact ing the reigns of Elizabeth and denotes of i‘iayo t r h ' se spelling , road t o o n t h e a a d t l mjear reflection, tion of Piccadilly—a circumstance ; but in the time for the that there was nuthing to m e ,„_ nadilly cr ops h u e p la ful unlucky Charles I. the nail, of ri' y e t of the where, however, t p y i first time as a gambling house, for b . ult in exactly innocent gambo 8 . accounted ess of visitors did n ot . res as cau be s e e n a cause of much in which the pub contention for it is unsettled d /I verdict of lic has returned 0 say it comes from pickadilla, a flower ee n Hr tee th ti e c :r e e ee r g i e c i c i a ii d ( ; e fi e y ri a se r , o , s l e : to th i s day. re wild Sem on the banks and hedges about there ; but w hich g g r - cv - seems as wild as the flower, and we decline to this su 7h e : t s l e ° b n anks for the derivation. The generally-received dravv . on -- opinion, h owever, is that the name o r i g i nated in piccadil,' a k i n d of starched collar or ruff, without which no gentle man's toilet in the reign of Charles I. was complete, and much worn by the frequenters of Piccadilly-house; this, perhaps, accounts for their choleric propensities, duels being often fought there. Considering their love of gam. bling, we cannot be surprised to find these gentry with ruffs, A tailor named Hogging, who was celebrated for making these, built the house, and, in the nick of time, this place received the nickname of Piccadilly.—Fun. CRICKET . -'1 lIE ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN AGAINST THE UNITED ALL EN GLAND ELEVEN,—The contest be tween these two great elevens was resumed yesterday morn ing, at Lord's ground, soon after 12 o'clock, and the result was looked forward to with much interest, there being pre sent on the ground no less than 5,000 spectators. All Eng land in their second innings had to go in against 167, but, although H. H. Stephenson, Tarrant, Hayward, Daft, and Parr showed muc h s kill, t h e U n it e d d e f ea ted them by 70 runs, the total only reaching 97. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.20 per £1 sterling. Oa comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 I7s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 1-10th per cent, dearer in London than in Paris. FOURTH EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST SEVEN. REPLY OF THE RING TO THE ADDRESS OF THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBER. BERLIN, MAY 27. At to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, the reply of the King to the Address of the Cham ber was read by the President. The reply was not countersigned by the Ministers. The answer of the King states that his Majesty upholds the views of the last Royal message and continues : " The position of the country is kn own to the King. Thy Chamber, by its Address, has cut away all hope of community of action. Two altitude of tho House in foreign questions has grieved the Kin d deeply. Prussia is not more isolated owing to her foreign policy than other powers. Seine members of the house have threatened to refuse the supplie in the contingency of a war, but the King wi l l seriously oppose such unjustifiable endeavours to enlarge the constitutional rights of the Chamber. The King will maintain the power of the Crown undiminished, and will not allow the foundation upon which it rests to be removed. The message concludes as follows :—" The Minis ters possess my confidence, and their actions have my assent." The reply of the King was read by the Minister of the Interior, Count Enlenburg, who also gave notice that the Parliamentary session would be closed in the afternoon. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. MANCHESTER RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. CHESTERFIELD STAKES. Twilight Paddy O'Rourke Wynnstay Five ran. SAPLING STAKES. Fisherman's Dau g ht er The Cure filly 3 Calliope colt Eight ran. TRIAL STAKES. Twilight . 2 Flytrap THE UNION CUP. Dictator ' Borealis Comet Twelve ran. ASCOT MEETING, 1863. Acceptances for the Ascot Stakes. - Yrs st lb Yrs st lb Bedouin 4 8 12 Stanton Investment Minoan .. 5 8 9 Bandage Canary .. 5 8 9 The Plover 3 6 7 Knutsford 5 8 7 Romanoff .. 3 6 4 Gorse 4 8 3, Oakapple Oldminster The Knave .. 48 0 Sea Nymph Bro to Rapid Rhone 4 7 13 Con ical .... R u bi con 5 7 10 Indolence .. Captain Crow .... 4 7 9 The highest weight accepting being Bst 51b, it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion. Weights for the Royal Hunt Cup, a piece of plate 200 SOW, by subscription of 10 soya each, with 100 added. New mile. (77 subs). Yrs st lb Queen of Trumps.. 4 9 7 Dictator.... Wingrave 4 8 13 Carisbrook 4 8 12 Feu de Joie 4 8 10 Umpire Argonaut Brown Duchess Hurricane 4 8 7 Knowsley Brighton Prince Plausib,e Exchequer . , 4 8 5 (lemma Lord Bur.e.gb 4 8 4 Spencer 5 8 4 Costa 4 8 3 Olaminster Queen of Spain.... 4 8 1 Alert Marigold Lapidiat 4 8 0 0 phelia .. Michel Grove Vivid 3 7 12 Tolurno Humphrey .. 4 7 11 Deofoot Birdhill 4 7 10 Ace of Clubs 4 7 9 Polynesia: 4 7 9 Bertha Jarnicoton 3 7 8 Yrs st lb Canace Turcos Catch'em Alive 4 6 13 Glenorchy 3 6 13 Dunkeld.... 3 6 11 Gladstone M. Philippe Baldwin 3 6 11 Grey Hen colt Erin-go-Bragh 3 6 10 Vilette Poland Alchymist The Plover Chaff Tresham Bohemia Soapstone Tad emus Cadeau Michael Scott 3 6 4 Tippler Disappointment Laura .. 3 6 1 Rubiri _ _ Ailllick Merrymaid Victor Muffler Liston Sauterelle Creole 3 5 9 Lady of the Isles Indolence Roly-poly 3 5 7 Wild Dayrell Nebula Emily de Lona 4 ft. Pilot The Knave Flying Fish Doncaster Confidence 5 7 2 Zelle NOMINATIONS FOR THE GOODWOOD CUP.—Captain Crow, Atherstone, Magazan, Myrtle, Port Royal, Carnival Copenhagen, Fairwater, Adventurer, Melbourne colt, Physalis colt, Blue Mantle, Buckstone, La Teucques, Isolene, Tim Whiffler, Zetland, Bellraan, Lord Clifden, and King of Utopia. THE ELECTIONS IN FRANCE. The following is the full text of the article in the Constitutionnel, signed Paulin Limayrac, a sum mary of whicn has already appeared : " When a Government has succeeded to a series of other Governments whose adherents have been deprived of their posts or of their influence, it is a natural conse-. quence that all individual malcontents feel inclined to coalesce against it. As each cannot inform the public of the secret of his regrets and of his disappointments, he invokes great principles and broad reasons, and all en deavour to deceive the electors by a display of fine doctrines and of noble sentiments. Liberty is a sonorous Word, which lends itself to everything. The emigres Loth within and without, who have learnt nothing by expeni- ence, and who imagine that all the past has been forgotten • —the men of 1815, of 1830. and of 1848, the enemies iiof all liberty in the past as well as the enemies of all order could be a They clamour loud for liberty, as if France ever . the present, cling without a blush to that diculous slave. But let us pass over these outbursts offing lace professions of faith. In what is actually p congratulate the there is a great fact upon which we . tion is at an Government; it is that henceforth all e quivocation end. Hitherto, former parties had confined themselves to attempting to undermine the ruling power by those under handgran rdwerord. t p h r e i y no e ip n l d o es o v f o t u h r e ed G b o y ve a rnm th e o n u:a i n u dpetty intrigues in which they excel. Working their way into the centre of the Administration, by means of their attack ing it in the detail of its management. The tende nc i e s v r i e t l i a a t te ionl of a popular and vigorous Government, full of energ y, full of love for the masses which created sap and a fo r r ts me to r s ympathy for the popular classes who were it, full of it, were often distorted by men of another the first to hail slipped into humorous posts rind stain p, who had devotion, corruptin g under the false semblance of what was of bygone influences. In theirgo.o by instilling the poison under mining work, public opinion w Ignorance of this and occurrences opposed to the . as often astonished at acts ' How comes it,' has often interests of the Government. Mr. So -and-So, a known been said in the provinces, . that much influence upon wn enemy of the Government, has so Behold functionaries the resolutions of the Administration? appointed and dismissed by his in fluence —such a favour le granted or declined at his bidding.' devoted friends of f P the tta mislead public opinion, Many intrigues. But o the rs, h Go vernment ee b o e u c t ame alarmed ro . at these d justifying this state of things, from an rainrytereasptpofv:ontgacialil tion, turned these petty sets of treason into a State doctrine. Thanks to Providence and the mistakes of former faotione, all this will be put a stop to. Urged by their impatience, and by a sort of frenzy, they unmask themselves before the to Government and the country. The enemies of unive suffrage, they attack it. Under the l eadership of men storm iu ideas even than in years , the y attempt to m older the ni-out ar- Government with their ancien t weapons and wo 11 encounter the fate msur. All these follies of old age w ill a great service will all such follies meet with. Bat what in putting an end to the they not render to the Govern ment araasking false friends, by system of equivocation, by y nd false services I Placed face false devotion a showing up • the task of the Government 0131013, to face with declaredtheen obstacles which impeded its action, will be free from all e Bin ire will be strengthened in pro and the genius of th . . p ' to what the spirit of intrigue will have lost." portion T BASTE RN FISHERIES. -- The mackerel fishery IL . s : o l v , being carried on with vi g our b y the Great Y arra oual boats. Fair deliveries have been made. Prices have fluctuated considerably, but have been tending down wards, having fallen 60s. per 120, while over• day fi s h h ave been quoted 52s per 120. ibart 100 11k I stock Stock stock 100 100 Stock stock stock stock stock 20 stock stock st t cock 100 lOU lon 100 100 too 100 100 100 all 100 (10t , 1 100 in 62i I 1031 4 1141