The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-27 00:00:00

_THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY- LANE,- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, a new and original Farce, by Edmund Falconer, entitled THE O'FLAIIERT YS. Mr. Edmund Falconer; Messrs. G. Belmore, Barrett. Fitzjames, &c.; Miss ,Elndspeth, Miss E. Falconer, Mrs. 11. Vandenhoff, &c. - - • - , After which, at a quarter to Eight o'c'o:k, Shaksnere's Tragedy of OTIIELLO. Mr. Phelps ; Messrs. Creswick, Walter Lacy, G. F. Neville, A Rayner, Raymond; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, and Miss Atkinson. roofs open at ha f -past Six —Commence at Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, H AYMARKET.- Lessee. M. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE SUN AND THE WIND. After which, THE STRANGER. Messrs. Howe, Chip pendale, Farren, Compton, Ro,c.rers, Gordon, Braid, &c. ; Mesdames Beatrice, Keeley, Fitzwilliam, Moore, &c. Followed ty ON THE SLY. Messrs. Buckstone, Rogers, Gordon, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon, Fitzwllliam, &c. And OUR MARY ANNE. 3liss H. Lindley. To commence at 7. ROYAL. LYCEUM THEATRE, tinder the sole management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, TIIE KING'S BUTTERFLY. Fan. fan, Vie King's Butterfly, Mr. l editor. Messrs. lly;er,Wid dicornb, 1,11 Ile., M'lntyre, Garden, Raymond, .Alor!and, C ifibrd, Collett; Misses Carlot a Le:lercq, 31. n enra d e , K Lavenue, and B. Lavenue. The Scenery painted by Mr. William Callcott. Doors open at ; commence at half-past. The Box-office open daily from El,v.n till Five. BUTTERFLY.-LYCEUM THEA.TRE.--Fanfan, the King's Butterfly, Mr. FEkSITEK.—The most successful Drama produced for years. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BOIIN TO GOOD LUCK. faddy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. Atter which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. leorreNter. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. NEW THEATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.— aole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE IRISII AMBASSADOR. Sir Patrick O'Plenipo, Mr. J. Collins (with the song of "The Bold Soldier Boy"), supported by Meters. Billington, Stuart, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, R. Romer; Mrs. Billington and Miss Henrietta Simms. ---- After which, 4th time, a new apropos Farce, called DOING BANTING. Messrs. J. Clarke, Etepheneon, It itemer ; Mrs. II Lewis and Miss A. Seamen. To conclude with the celebrated s:rio-comic Drama, by S. Lover, Esq., of BORA. 0'310104.1. Rory, Mr. John Collins, ith toe songs of "The Wi."ow Machree," and " The Sprig of Shillelah." Tho other characters by Mr Billington, Mr Mr I'aul _Bedford, Mr Stuart, Me Stephenson, Mr C. J. Smith . ; Mr:. Alfred Mellon and Miss Kate Kelly, ..tc. Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINI N P TALENT AND COMEDY. Those celebrated artistes, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews, are re engaged. Turs EVENING, and during the week, UNDER THE ROSE. At a quarter to S (last 2 nights), Mr. Arthur Sketchley's Comedy of HOW WILL IIIEY GET OUT OF IT ? To conclude with Mr. Maddison Morton's New Comedy Farce of WOOD._ OCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews. On Saturday, 29th Oztober, will be produced a new and or urinal Comedy Drama, in 3 acts, entitled SYBILLA ; or, I'EP BY STEP. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. TIIIi EVENING, JNLIMITEO CONFIDENCE. Followed by, at Eight, MI L KY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, toyle, James ; Mesdames SwanborJugh and Mande. s. To conclude with MAZEPPA. Mesdames Naynham, Simpson, .tc. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 255. per ton. I Double 21s. per ton. Top 245. „ Det p ....223. „ W. 211 screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, ,Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCO TT, Sole Itzent. 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THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEW 6 AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, llyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, RS soon RS published every Evening by HENRY BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish street, W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This Di .—Morning, h. m.—Afternoon, 12h. 12m. Xo-monnow.-Morning, 12h. 35m.—Afternoon, 121 i. 26m. F* Slut 1 0 • ro.7j • girj LONDON, THURSDAY, OCT. 27, 1864. Among the intelligence brought by the American Mail not the least important news is that which we receive from our own colonies. It appears that the Canadian Union Convention assembled at Quebec on October 10 to discuss the weighty question of a general confederation, and the news of October 13, which we receive from New York, tells us that the Conference had unanimously resolved upon the confederation of all the provinces, It is very satis factory that there should have been so much har mony of sentiment in the assembly, since it was only reasonable to anticipate that some dissentient voice would be raised, some active opposition made to the measure. In so many different provinces there must naturally be conflicting interests and local j, Wusiee, Especially where divers nationalities are concerned, end it would not have been surprising Lid the grand scheme broken down when put to the vote. But the BtiLish American colonists have had the sense and the spirit to recog. nice that their interests, however seemingly dis tinct in trifles, are in matters of moment absolutely identical, and they have not suffered any private or personal feeling to hinder the public geed. At this C xebec conference all the provinces were repre• cc ted, and as the object of the assembly was fully kr )c vn, and openly canvassed for some time before, r ar e is no cause to doubt that each several popu- I, Lion sent a delegate who was clearly informed of .heir views and wishes. From news which reached had reason t o fear that in us some days back, W 3 Lower Canada an active opposition was being orga nised, but the, able and accomplished_ M. CARTIER, in favour o f t h e appears to have been throu4hout measure. The recent visit which the Canadian dele gates paid toPrince Edward's Island greatly increased their estimate of the importance of the maritime provinces, and the expedition of the Newfound. landers and Nova Scotians to Quebec will have a similar effect upon them, It is impossible for any one to watch the progress of the great war which is now desolating the fairest portions of the Ameri can continent without feeling aghast at the reeky lessness and wanton waste of life and property which characterise it, and the Canadians must ne cessarily be much better acquainted with its details than we are. They have little reason to trust in the wisdom or prudence .of the " States" any more than in the humanity of President LINCOLN and General BUTLER. Na one can say to what rash and futile attempts the American Government may not be driven in its efforts to divert the public mind from the failure of the Southern crusade, and in its anxiety to dispose of the superabundant energies of the army. Though there may be little cause to fear the ultimate result, the Canadians are wise to stand prepared for the chance of a sudden attack, and their fellow colonists are no less so. "Fore• warned forearmed" is a good old motto, and the very fact of the Confederation may teach its lesson to the Federal Cabinet. A work like this union of the provinces, to be successful, should be carried out with promptitude and unanimity, and from the spirit in which the undertaking has been inaugu rated we trust we may see it carried to a triumphant conclusion. Very little intelligence of any kind reaches us from Calcutta, and it is perhaps as well that it should be so. At this time of the year there is no political news stirring, and the absence of the Viceroy and his assistants in the hills necessarily renders Calcutta dull and uneventful. By this time, however, Government is at its regular seat again, and the great Durbar at Lahore is over. The ar rears of public business, of which there are always plenty in India, are clearing up by slow bat sure degrees under the active presidency of so indefa tigable a head as Sir JOHN LAWRENCE, and the reign of dolce far niente is at an end, so far at least as the service of the State is concerned. Some dis content has been felt at the absence of Government from Calcutta, but considering how heavily the routine of official work, and the responsibility of their public duties, press upon the members of the Administration, it is scarcely fair to complain because they have taken ad vantage of the leisure months of the year to visit more healthful places. It is only wise and right that the Governor-General should traverse the universal dominions committed to his care, and the wild hill tribes that are so badly represented by the indolent Hindoos of Bengal. Since the head must go, a7great number of his staff must naturally ac company him, and there does not seem to be much reason why their subordinates should not also take wing for a time from one of the most insalubrious of civilised cities. The under officials may have had an easy time of it hitherto, but Anglo-Indian life ander the existing sanitary arrangements is suffi ciently trying, and until we see a very great altera tion in several important respects, we cannot reasonably ask men to sacrifice their health and perhaps lives to a useless precedent. We have lost so many good men and true in those latitudes of late years that it is time we showed a little more mercy to our public servants, exacting from them, indeed, the rigid performance of their duties, but permitticg them at the sme time sufficient leisure and opportunity for recruiting their exhausted energies, since Sir CHARLES WOOD, comfortably established in English fresh air and cleanline3s, refuses to listen to any proposal for removing the seat of the Government from Cal cutta. Such reforms and improvements as are possible should at once be set on foot there. The drainage, the water supply, the removal of noxious matter, the purification of the river, and such changes as may without danger be introduced into the management of the native towns, must all be seen to before Calcutta can be tolerable or healthful enough for constant occupation, and even then a change from the marshy shores of the Hooghly to the fresh slopes of the Himalayas must always be a grand desideratum. With re gard to military news, preparations are still making for the subjection of the Bhootanees, who will pro bably not be long before they repent of their unceremonious treatment of a British envoy. It is certainly an awkward business, and in future such expeditions had better be organised with a little more caution. In Afghanistan the disturb. anus are seemingly at an end, at least for the present. AFZUL KHAN, with a simplicity scarcely to be looked for in an Oriental, has trusted himself into the hands of his brother, the Ameer, who has rewarded his confidence by putting him in irons in the fortress of Taskarghar. The prisoner may, perhaps, think himself fortunate to have escaped with his life from the hazardous position into which he suffered himself to be duped. As we have . formerly stated, it has been cur rently reported that Sir CHARLES TB.EYELYAN, the Finance Minister, would resign his post next year and return to England, leaving a vacancy which would not be filled up. Whether the ap proaching event of the Parliamentary session had any effect upon the Indian Secretary of State we know not, but it is now stated that Sir CHARLES will, for the present, retain his post. The Indian session is at hand, and it promises some interesting discussions. It would be well if the all-important subject of the cotton cultivation were to come under consideration, and the opinions of able and expel rienced men were taken as to the best means of en couraging a growth which is evidently highly adapted to the country, and whose permanent sue. cess will confer such lasting benefits alike upon the industrial and commercial classes of India and of England. The treatment of criminals is at all times a sub. ject which deserves great attention, and should occupy a place in the thoughts of all who are in any way connected with public affairs, and who possess a direct or indirect influence in the matter. Mr. M. D. HILL, in his charge to the grand jury at Birmingham, has put some plain truths before us in a simple and earnest way, and it will be very useful for those who require some reliable informa tion on this subject to peruse this speech atten tively, and glean some important hints and receive some salutary warnings. An additional reason presents itself this year to those interested in these dreary details, and that is, that since they last met many and great changes have taken place with respect to the management of our criminals. Thus under every aspect it behoves one to consider the question carefully, and not to let the weari ness of its dry details, and a general impres sion that nothing can be of any use - to deter them from the study of the case. How else can the truth be at last discovered, and the evil arrested in time, than by entering into the intricate mazes that seem to separate the matter from all other affairs of the day, The most important charge is that which does away almost entirely with short sentences. This is a great desidcratu , and should be welcomed by all whom it concerns to b?gia with ; it is the insertim of the edge of the wedge which will in due time work out a very 010441 change upon the condition of society, and must finally im prove the very indifferent circumstances which seem hitherto to have surrounded the avenues of the law. It seems strange, indeed, that more at tention was not paid to the anomaly that existed in this department of justice previously, for much serious evil was doubtless wrought by the pernicious practice so much in vogue of passing short sentences at every available opportunity. It is almost incalculable to trace the extent and importance of the feeling thus engen dered among criminals, and it may safely be in. ferred that the results were grievous to the com munity at large and most deplorable to the convicts themselves. Mr HILL referred to the granting of I:censes, which has been largely dealt with in the uew measure. One of the chief merits of the site. ration is, that if one of these license holders is convicted of any offence, he is subject to recommence his sentence, and, not as heretofore, merely to con clude the term yet unexpired in prison. This is an admirable arrangement, and one calculated to produce a most salutary effect on the conduct of those on probation. It would really seem as if every possible laxity had been held out to convicts of old by the peculiar arrangements in vogue, and the many indulgences granted to them. Besides this order to enforce the whole of the sentence it is enacted that this shall be independent of any punishment to which he may be subjected on indictment. Sir GEORGE GREY'S instructions as to the notification of the new rules respecting the conditions on which alone licenses are in future to be granted are most important, and, of course, Mr. HILL touched upon them. Besides these con ditions of good conduct, which hitherto have been alone required, it will now be necessary fur the convicts to give proofs of industry, on which point, indeed, the decision will turn as to whether they are permitted to enjoy the privilege of a license or not. The custom now introduced of altering the diet of the prisoners has also greatly changed the convict service, and the amount of gratuities given to convicts, when discharged, has likewise intro. dvced a new feature into the establishment generally. Referring to these charges, Mr. HILL observed, that our New Penal Servitude Act formed an epoch in our legislation, not only be cause it was the exemplificasion of the wishes of the Government and Parliament, but also because it was the echo of the opinion of public bodies " charged by authority, or who had charged them selves with the duty of careful investigation into the working of our criminal law." The learned gentleman gave a very succinct account of the causes which led to the peculiar state of the criminal law in England, R hich is very instructive and interest ing; and people may learn from it not to fall into such errors again from want of due care and caution. Half a century back, said the Recorder to his hearers, our criminal code was conspicuous to the world for its tremendous " denunciations against crime." Those who now consider that some laws are too stringent against offenders had better reflect upon the old regime, in which no less than one hundred and fifty different offences were punishable by death, and the other regulations were proportionably severe for minor crimes. "At last the public mind resisted against these rigours, and a strong tide set in which in the course of years, not only swept away a multitude of severities, but brought the law into a greater state of leniency than could be justified by a duo regard to the general interests of the community." This is an able definition of a puzzling question, and accounts for the unsatisfactory state of things respecting our Penal Code in a manner that removes discredit from those who administered it, and those who framed its rules. It is always best to err on the side of kindness than of cruelty, and mercy should ev-‘r temper justice in a Christian country. The mischief was that, as Mr HILL remarked, " the law, mild as it became, was outstripped by the laxity with which it was administered." No w the learned gentleman says the tide which has so long flowed has begun to ebb, and a reaction has taken place of so strong a nature that we must Expect to see the reversal of the current, Still this need cause no fear, for in the present enlightened day it is not likely that any of the barbarous practices of olden times and even comparatively modern ones will be renewed. On the contrary, there is good reason to be glad that these erring children of humanity are now put into a better condition of training, and have a better chance of amending their crooked ways. Mr, HILL declared with truth that to discharge a man from prison with false principles and evil habits, was to leave him in a state of slavery more surely incompatible with his welfare here end hereafter than any state which could result from the harshest visitations of human jurisprudence." It is well and wise to consider questions of such grave importance to ourselves and others in a spirit like this, that the unhappy beings on whom the law Las pronounced a sentence may be seen in the right light, and not looked upon as total outcasts, nor yet elevated into sufferers and victims. The beneficial effects which are likely to accrue from voluntary industry being made the sine qua non in granting licenses was earnestly dwelt upon by Mr HILL; and the super. vision of the police—so often objected to —was shown by him to be, in the end, of ess en ti a l service to the discharged prisoner, as enabling him to have some one to appeal to, and to furnish a proof of his steadiness if unjustly accused of relapsing into old habits. The learned Recorder of Birmingham has delivered a very interesting address to his hearers, and many besides them may gather therefrom words of warning, and obtain an instructive ana lysis of crime and its treatment if they dwell upon its condensed and comprehensive passages. The Wreck of the Ontario Steamer. Yesterday the Board of Trade received the sworn deposi tion of Captain Brooking, late commander of the Ontario new steamship, which was lost on her first voyage on the Hasbro' Sands. The depositions were taken by the receiver of wreck at Yarmouth, and are as follows.—" I was master of the Ontario screw steam ship. She was quite a new ship, built of iron, 2,800 tons register, belonging to the National Steam Navigation Company (Limited), at Liverpool, and was classed in Lloyd's List as A 1 for 12 years. She was barque rigged ; her crew numbered 85 hands ; we sailed from Shields at four p.m., on the 15th inst., with 1,980 tons of coals and iron bound for Alexandria, in Egypt. At the time of sailing the weather was thick, with a wind blowing a moderate breeze from the west. She was in good order, and fully equipped with stores and materials for the voyage. Up to Sunday morning, the 16th, we experienced thick foggy weather. She was then in charge of a duly qualified pilot. About 9.15 a.m. of the 16th, the weather still thick with wind at W.N.W., blowing moderate, the steamer pro ceeding at a rate of ten miles an hour, suddenly struck the ground. The pilot was on deck; I was below. About a quarter of an hour afterwards the weather b Egan to clear up, when 1 discovered, by seeing the light ships, that we had got on the Hasbro' Sands. I immediately took cross bearings of Hasbro' lighthouses and lightship, and found the patent steering compass incorrect three-quarters of a point, throwing, through such incorrectness, the vessel to the southward. The crew and firemen were directly put to lighten the ship by throwing cargo overboard. There was too much sea on at the time to run out an anchor. I directly engaged two beats' crews and a steam tug from the port of Yarmouth to render assistance in getting the vessel old and run out an anchor, but found their services unavail ing. I then proceeded to Yarmouth and engaged more steamers, and labourers to assist in throwing the cargo over board ; but, after trying from the 17th to the 21st, found all services completely unavailing. About five o'clock on the morning of the mishap the lead was hove, and ten fathoms sounded. At the moment of her striking a good look-out was being kept, the chief officer having charge of the watch. I estimate the loss of the steamer at £100,060, and the cargo 410,000, There was no lii.e lest by the vessel's stranding.' LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE PERUVIAN, NEW YORK, OCT. 14 (Evening). (Via Greencastle.) The World contains a rumour that Gen. Grant has removed Generals Warren and Meade for pro testing against his orders to assault the Confede rate works in their front, which are of great strength. The military situation is unchanged. In accordance with SLcretary Seward's request, the Guvernor of Cuba has ordered the arrest, at Havana, of Appleton Oaksmith, a slave trader. He has, however, not yet been found. The bids for the loan of 40,000,000 dole. amounts to 60,000,000. The tenders range from par to 30 hundredths. The steamer Roanake from Havana for New York is missirg since the 29th ult. She is supposed to have been captured by the Confederates. The case of the passengers of the steamship Etta has been decided in favour of the Government. NEW YORK, OCT. 14 (Evening). Money easy. Gold has fluctuated violently be. tween 108 and 118. The closing quotation to day is 114 per cent. premium. Stocks slightly firmer. New York Centrals, 119 i; Illinois Centrals, 122; Erie, 07-1 , 5.20. U.S. Bonds, 108. NEW YORK, OCT. 15 (Morning). The It'climond journals contain rumours that Hood had captured Atlanta, together with four Federal corps; and other Southern journals still assert that the movements progressing in Georgia render Sherman's position untenable. Price's headquarters are at Borneville. He had made a speech asserting that if the people would rally to his standard he would remain in Missouri. It was reported that the preparations which were being made for a Federal attack on Wilmington, both by sea and land, were nearly completed. The elections in Pennsylvania have resulted in a large Democratic majority on the home vote, which it is believed the soldiers' vote cannot overcome. In Maryland the elections show a majority of seve ral thousand against the adoption of an anti-slavery Constitution. It is believed that the soldiers' vote will not reverse this result. It is reported that Mr. Chase will succeed the late Chief Justice Taney. Gold 1194 premium. NEW YORK, OCT. 15 (Evening); Vice-President Stephens has written a letter in which he says that the only key-note to peace is the acknowledgment of the Sovereignty of the States. lie favours an armistice and a convention of the States, and believes that the question of the boundaries of the Confederacies—Union or Unions —would adjust themselves to the interest of parties and the exigencies of the times. S3veral guerilla bands have entered Maryland. The Government has accepted 60 per cent. of the bids for the 40,000,000 dole. loan at from par to 30 hundredths. The balance has been taken above that figure. Money easy. Gold declined this afternoon to 1151 per cent. per cent. premium. Stocks slit,b.rly firmer. New York Centrals, 1191; Illinois, 1211; Erie, 971; 5 20 Bonds, 108-1. Cotton slightly firmer. Middling Upland, 116 c. Flour, wheat, and corn advancing. Provisions steady. Petroleum Crude, 40 to 42. Refined, CO CANADA. QUEBEC, OCt. 10. The General Convention of Delegates from the five provinces assemble to-day to inaugurate their proceedings. Their deliberations will be conducted with closed doors in the Perliament House, which has been fitted up for their reception. It is probable the Conference will last a fortnight. The delegates to the formal Conference are as follows : NEWFOUNDL tNl),—Hon. Mr Carter, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Mr Shea, Attorney General. These gentlemen attend unofficially. NOVA SCOTIA.—The Hon. Mr Henry, Attorney General—and the Hon. Messrs. Supper, Archibald, M'Cully, and Dickey. NEW BRUNSWICK.—The Hon. S. L. Filley, Pro vincial Secretary—and the lion. Messrs. W. H. Steeves, Mitchell, Fisher, Chandler, Gray, and Johnson (Attorney General). PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND.—The Hon. Mr Palmer, Attorney General—the Hon. Mr Pope, Colonial Secretary—Messrs. Davis, Coles, Havi. land, Hamilton, Gray, M'Donald, and Whelan. CANADA.—Sir E. T. Tache, Premier—Hon. J. A. M'Donald, Attorney. General, C.W.—Hon. G. E. Cartier, Attorney-General, C.E.—Hon. Alex. Campbell, Commissioner of Crown Lands—Hon. T. D. M'Gee, Minister of Agriculture—Hon. A. T. Galt, Finance Minister—Hon. George Brown, Pre sident of the Council—Hon. C. J. Chapels, Commis missioner of Public Works—Hon. Oliver Mowatt, Postmaster-General—Hon. James Cockburn, Soli tor-General, C.W.—Hon. Mr Langevin, Solicitor- General, C.E.—and the Hon. William M'Dougall, Provincial Secretary. The Governor-General will hold a drawing room in the Parliament House to-morrow, and a grand ball will be given in honour of the delegates from the maritime provinces, on Friday evening, in the same building. The Rossin House, which Was burnt down in the autumn of 1862, is at last to be rebuilt. For this purpose an influential company has been organised, and all the stock, with the exception of £B,OOO, has been subscribed, The prospectus mentions that the total cost of reconstruction will not exceed 96,000 dols. An offer has been made to rent and furnish the hotel by a responsible citizen. A collision has lately taken place on Lake Erie. When off Fairpoint, the propeller Ogdensburgh, with four passengers and a crew of 28 persons, was run into by the s c h ooner S now Bi r d and sunk. She was laden with fl our an d gra i n , w hich, together with the vessel, were insured. All on board were fortunately saved. Indications of coal oil are said to exist in the neighbourhood of Hamilton city, in that portion of Barton township lying between Albion Mills and Limestone Hill, B or i ng i s b e i n g vigorously prose cuted under the directi on o f Mr Fiskett, of Ennis killen notoriety. It is thought by some that the region referred to w:11 Equa l the "Oil Springs' , themselves in productiveness. Seven of the persons who were engaged in the Lake Erie piratical raid are said to have been ar rested at St, Catherines, C. W'., by order of the At torney-General. They will be delivered up to the United States autho r i t i es i n c onformity with the Extradition Treaty. We have had a very heavy fall of snow in Que bec, an unusual thing at this season of the year. The indictment preferred against Birney, the engine driver of the train on the occasion of the late Belveil accident, has been ignored by the Grand Jury at the Montreal Assizes. QUEBEC, Oct. 12, It is understood that the resolution declaring the desirability of a Federal Union was unanimously adopted by the Convention yesterday. The second resolution, it is said, if Confederation succeed, contemplates the jurisdiction of general subjects to the Federal Government, and of local subjects to the Provincial Government, and the admission of the North West Territory, Columbia, and Vancouver's Island. Oct. 14. The Canadian Union conference incete with closed doors. It is understood that an invitation will be sent to the Pacific, colonies to join the con federation. A proposal for the Crown to appoint the head of the Confederate Executive and the Governors of the Provinces has been favourably received. FRANCE. PARIS, Ocr. 27. The Monacan of this morning announces that the Emperor set out yesterday at noon for Nice to pay a visit to the Emperoi and Empress of Russia. Vhe Constitutionnel of toaday says :—" We are authorised formally to deny the rumours relative to the issue of a new loan." NICE, OCT. 27. The Emperor of Russia has given a banquet to the battalion of Chassears of the Guard. Prince Witgcnstein proposed a toast in honour of the Emperor of the French; and the commnnder of the troops reciprocated by proposing the health of his Majesty. BOURSE, 0.3 t. 26.—The market has been heavy, and quotations are in general slightly lower. Threes, for the Account, are now at 64f. 55a., and Mobilier at 872 f. 50c.. Railway Shares rather offered, with a decline on same of the lines. The market improved towards the close, and left off as follows : 1 per Cont,s .. 91 75 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 6l 70 Credit Mobilier BB2 50 Do. end month B7B 75 Bank Shares 3385 Credit Foncier 1145 Roman — Italian Loan 65 20 Do. end month 65 35 Ditto Threes .. New Mexican .... 49 50 Russian Austrian__ Spanish Threes Homo Debt Deferred EA IL AYO. Cash. Account. Orleans _ B3O .. 830 Northern Lyona and Mediterranean 886 50 „ 885 Southern _.. 585 —• .. 585 Western Eastern Sardiu;an Austrian LOW bard North of Spain Saragossa.. Ditto to Barcelona Naval and Military Intelligence. Ia order to prevent a considerable delay in the delivery of the stern posts for the Bellerophon, which are being forged for the Admiralty at one of the private iron establishments in the north, a notifin- Lion has been received at Chatham that the principal part of the levelling and planing will be undertaken in the factory at the dockyard, and not by the con. tractor. Som© additional machinery has recently been erected in the factory at Chatham dockyard, adjoining the dock in which the Bellerophon is under construction, for the preparation of the 6-inch and other armour-plates which are destined to en , case the sides of the frigate. Yesterday an announce ment was made at the dockyard that, in consequence of an accident to some portion of the rolling ma. chines at the Millwall Iron Company's works used in rolling the iron slabs for the Bellerophon's ar mour-plates, acme delay is likely to arise in the manufacture and delivery of the ridge-plates. This, however, is expected to be only temporary, and, as there are considerable quantities of skin-plates ready for shipment to Chatham, the delay is not likely to cause any very serious inconvenience. The green of Spain has awarded to Commander George F. Cottam, of the gunvessel Speedwell, a sword of honour, in recognition of the prompt sere. vices rendered by him to the Spanish Government in the month of Nov. last by conveying from Palma to Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, 671 Spanish soldiers, the transport ship General Alava, which was taking the troops to San Domingo, having been destroyed by fire. The troops were much wanted at San Domingo to assist in`quelling the insurrection. The sword has, by direction of the Lords of the Admiralty, been presented to Commander Cottam by Commodore A. P. Eirdlay Wilmot, in command of the squadron on the West African station. A trial was made at Chatham dockyard yesterday afternoon, in the presence of Capt. Stewart, C. 8., the superintendent of the establishment. Mr Thorn ton, principal master shipbuilder, a party of officers of the Royal Engineers, and other officials, of a new description of boom to be used at the entrance of rivers, harbours, &J., to act as an obstacle to the passage of hostile vessels, on a plan proposed by Capt. W. Horton, of the Royal navy. A trial had previously been made with the invention in the river, The experiments yesterday were undertaken to test the resisting power of the boom, and what force would be requisite to break it asunder. The boom, or whatever else it may be termed, tested yesterday consisted of nothing more than four balks of fir timber, each one foot square, all firmly bound together by means of strip iron. Its entire length was 40ft., but its bearing spar 33ft. sin. from sup port to support. The mass of timber was first tested up to ten tons, when the deflection was found to be 2in. The load was then made up to 13 tons, when the strain on the timbers was so great that it was considered unsafe to increase the weight any further, the deflection being as much as 34in. The Alumbagh transport,W. H. Dale, commander, belonging to MeNsrs. Dunbar and Co., having on board 223 men,l2 women, and 17 children, in charge of Major Mackenzie, arrived at Madras, after a fine passage of 87 days from the Wight. MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVEKAGES. Wheat, 383 6d; barley, 30s 21; oats, 208 Od; rye, 29s ld ; beaus, 38s 2d ; qtnd peas, 35s sd. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. -- Wheat, 393 8(.1 ; barley, 30s 9LI ; oats, 298 sd; rye, 33s 2d; beans, 39s 9d; peas, 36s 2d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.--Wheat, 106,931 ; barley, 82,671; Oats, 6,453; rye, 46; beans, 3,544; peas, 1,661 qrs, METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Tho supply of English beasts here to-day was limited; of foreign extensive, but in very poor condition. All breeds met a dull sale at Monday's currency. The best Scots and crosses were worth 53 2d to 5s 4d per 81b. With sheep we were fairly supplied, and the mutton trade ruled inactive at previous rates : the top figure was 5s Gd per 81b. Calves, the show of which was good, sold heavily at a decline in value of 2d per 81b. Prices ranged from 3s 101 to 4s 10d per 81b. There was a fair inquiry for pigs at full prices, but mulch cows were very dull. Per Blhs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. a, s d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 10 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 10 5 2 Secondquality do. 4 0 4 6 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 4 5 6 Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0 Large orse. calves 3 10 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 5 2 5 4 Prime small d 0... 4 6 4 10 Urse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 Large h0g5...... 3 6 4 2 Second quality do. 4 4 4 8 Small porkers... , 4 4 4 10 Lambs....os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 16s to 21s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 263 each. TOTAL STIFFLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .... Cows l4O Sheep 450 Sheep .. 6 , ,520 Calves Calves 440 Pigs Pigs. 330 ........• A. MEAT MARKETS. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL.—SuppIies moderate, and trade slow, as follows ; Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s 10d to 48.8 d ; and pork, 3s 44 to 4s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Oct. 26.—Prime beasts and sheep had a steady sale, at f u ll pr i ces. Otherwise, the trade was in a sluggish state, as follows : —Beef, from 3s 44 to Os 4d ; mutton, 35 10d to 58 61 ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d; and pork, 3s Gd to 4s Sd_per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Oct. 26.—Trade generally was inactive, as llows :—Beof, from 3s Gd to 53 4d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 53 Gd ; veal, 4s 2d to 48 8d ; and pork, 3s Gd to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suckling calves, 168 to 20s ; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 255; and tuilch cows, £l4 Os to £lB each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. —Meadow hay, £3 15s to £5 10s ; clover, £5 Os to £6 15s Od ; and straw, 7s to £1 lOs per load. A fair demand. CUMItERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 IGs to £5 lOs; clover, £3 Os to £6 15s Od ; and straw, ,C 1 7s to £1 lOs per load, Trado steady, WRITECITAPEL,--MerldOW hay, £3 15s to £5 10s ; clover, £5 Os to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 10:3 per load. Supply moderato. RUNNING BLOCKADE IN THE CHANNEL,—The Southern Rights, a large Confederate merchant Vessel, arrived in the docks yesterday to unship a valuable cargo. She passed through the Channel with English colours, within sight of the Federal men of war frigates, Niagara and Sacramento, which are stationed a few miles from the Downs, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING. TUESDAY, Nov. 8. Weights fcr the Liverpool Autumn Cup of 200 soya added to a sweepstakes of 25 soya each. One mile and a half. Age at lb Atherstone Adventurer East Lancashire Magnum Bonum 5 8 8 Oldminster Catch'em Alive Aurelian Blithfield Twilight a 7 10 Suburban Costa Limosina .. Troublesome 5 7 10 The Monk a 7 8 The Principal My Mary The Plover. 4 7 8 King of Utopia 4 7 8 Loiterer Cads!): ook Merry Hart .. 4 7 6 Miner .. 3 7 6 Balham Leonora 5 7 4 Golden Pledge 0 aesander 4 7 2 Revolver Black Deer Thalestr is The Clown Turn of Luck Brick Act rem Change Bel Domonio 3 7 0 Birchbroom Stanton . 6 6 12 Donne Canne .... 5 6 12 Charming Woman 5 6 12 Morocco . . 5 6 12 Accident His Excellency 4 6 12 Mountain Flower 4 6 12 Tattoo Donnybrook Birdlime .. 4 6 8 Huntsman's Dau' ter 4 6 8 Sir Roger Brewer Age st lb Tiptoe Stockinger 5 6 7 Solon Nucleus Crisis Physician, by Chanti cleer Harcourt Effie Comet The Beaver *Planet Signalman... Tenerife Sweet Willie 4 6 3 Reserve Fanfrel uche Major *Mail Train Od ine Gaily *Trap 4 6 0 Farce Miss Pickle .. 3 6 0 Dixie Highflyer's dam c 3 6 0 The Tartar Mahometan Welbeck Queen of Crystal Valiant Claxton Fisherman's Daughter Barbadoes" 5 5 10 Dr. Rooke 3 5 10 Vanquisher Cutaway Kepunda Agatha kylark Tooi Tooi Pixie Retainer, ... 3 5 7 Jeanettao . 3 5 7 Petit Oiseau 3 5 7 A.therstone's dam o 3 5 7 Ghillie Callum 3 5 7 Armourer If the highest weight accepting be under Sst 121 b it will be rsised to that, and the others in proportion. Those horses marked thus * having been entered without the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out at the time prescribed, unless specially ordered to remain in. Forfeits to be deeli.red ou Tuesday nest, November 1, at twelve o'clock at noon. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. WEDNESDAY. The card to-day had a superabundance of matches, which, if the stewards had distributed over yesterday's run ning, and given us some of the £5O plates instead, we should :not have been, as we were, racing in the dark. Scarcely anything calls for notice boyou'l what our return gives. Birch Broom, a horse of superior quality to Rapid Rhone, won his match without being called on, and Cata logue had the turn of speed over Money Spinner. Rubini gave the fielders a turn in the 10 Soy. Sweepstakes by de feating with great ease Sir Joseph Hawley's warm favou rite Washington, The next three events were watches, in which the favourites were all on the winning side, and in the. Subscription Plate Eltham landed the odds cleverly. The day was raw and cold, and the attendance a con trast to the crowds of yesterday. Opti nal Selling Plate of 50 movs, for 3-yr-olds and up wards; weight for age, with selling allowances. Cam bridgeshire Stakes Course. Lord Uxbridge's Rattler, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (£so)..(Sayera) 1 Col. M. Martyn's Oberon, 3 yrs, 6at 71b (£5O) ..(Morris) 2 Mr Handley's Wangle Eye, 3 yrs, Est 71b (£5O) (Kenyon) 3 Mr J. Oaborno's Lyra, 3 yrs, Gat 71b (.C5O) ....(Curoll) 4 Mr W. Robinson's Harvest Moon, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (car. 7st 81b (£5O) (G. Noble) 5 _ Mr T. B. Finn's Exquisite, 5 yrs, 7st 12ib (50) (Lynch) 6 Mr Bona's Lobelia, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (£200).... (Bradford) 7 Mr John's Potash, 3 yrs, Got 71b goo) (Burton) 8 Mr T. Parr's Blondin, 4 yrs, Sat stb (£2.)0) (H.eslop) 9 Betting— 7 to 4 agst Oberon, 5 to 1 each agst Blondin and Lyra, 6 to 1 agst Rattler, They got away in close company, but, after running a few strides, Lyra took up the running, followed by Wangle Eye, Rattler, and Oberon to the foot of the hill, where Blondin dropped back—the leaders at the same time cloned up, and ran in close order to the entrance of the rails, where Rattler went to the front, closely pressed by Oberon. The two shortly after drew away and finished the race home, Rattler, who had always the bost of it, winning very cleverly at last by three lengths-- twice that distance separated the second and third. Fifty Pound Plate, for 3-yr_olds and upwards; weight for age; maidens allowed 7th. Winners extra. A.F. Baron Ectlaschild's Hippolyta, 3 yrs, 7st 10lb (J. Daley) w.o. Renewal of the Glasgow Stakes of 100 each, h ft; for 2- yr-Ws, colts, Bst 101 b. Last three-quarters of R.M. 8 subs. Mr "Watt's Olmar Sir R. W. Bulkeley's am Basilic) Betting-10 to 1 on Oltnar. Olmar made play at a strong pac3 into the Abingdon mile bottom, where ho was joined by Don Basilio, but as they reached the cords the favourite shook him off and won easily. Match—Ab. M., 200, h ft. Lord Westmoreland's Birch Broom, 3 yrF, 7st 71b (Fordham) 1 Lard Glasgow's Rapid Rhone, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b .. (Wells) 2 Butting-6 to 4on Birch Broom. The favourite, with a slight lead, made the running to half-way down the hilt, where Rapid Rhone got upon fairer terms, but failed to get quite up, and was beaten easily by a neck. Match : both 2.yr-olds. Last half of Al). M. 100, h ft. Marquis of Hastings's Catalogue, Bst 31b ....(Fordham) 1 Mr John Dawson's Money Spinner, Bst 7lb ..(Custance) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Money Spinner, who made play to the bushes, where the non favourite came out and won easily by threo parts of a length. Match, both 2-yr-olds. Last three furlongs of Ab. M. 200, h ft. Mr Jackson's Jupiter, Bst 21b Mr Waters's Foxholes, Bst 9.b . (Wallington) 2 Betting-2 to lon Foxholes. The non-favourite came away with a clear lead, which he retained to the end, and won in a canter. Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 8:b. Winners extra, D.M. 9 subs. Duke of Baaufort's liteaig, gat llb (including 51b errs) (Furdhani) w,o. Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age. The widner to b 3 sold for 50 sovs. T.Y.C. 6 subs. Mr Beadraan's llabini, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Daley) 1 Sir J. Ilawley's Washington, 3 yrs, Bat 210 (Fordhaw) 2 Betting-4 to lon Washington, who hell a slight lead into the cords, where the non-favourite headed him and won easily by a length. Match, both 2-yr-olds. T.Y.C, 100, h ft. Lord Westmoreland's Brahma Bst 101 ....(Fordham) 1 Lord Glasgow's Sister to Ascham, Bst (Wells) 2 Betting-7 to 2on Brahma. The favourite made all the running, and won in a canter by three lengths. Match, both 2-yr-olds, Bst 71b each. T.Y.C. 100, h ft. Mr Elphinstone's Lady Valentine, Bst 71b..(Fordhatn) 1 Lord Uxbridge's Arkansas, Bst 7110 (Roger.) 2 . _ . Betting-5 to 2on Arkansas. Lady Valentine, obtaining a slight advantage at the post, came on with the running to half-way in the cords, when the favourite got up, but was defeated after a splendid struggle by a neck. Match. Last five furlongs of T.Y.C. 100, h ft. Lord Uxbridge's Cadeau, 4 yrs, Bst (T. Freneh) 1 Mr Elphinstone's ZJra, 6 yrs, Sit 61b Batting-2 to lon Cadeau, who made all the running, and won in a cantor by three parts of a length. Subscription Plate of 50 Bove, for 2-yr-oldF, 7st ; and 3-yr-olds, Bst 121 b. The winner to be sold for £350. T.Y.C. Mr Johnson's Eltham, 2 yrs, 7st Mr W. Robinson's Yarra Yarra f, 2 yrs, 7st ...(Loates) 2 Mr J. Kent's Diumed, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b The following also ran :—Fanny, Mabel colt, An:,oinettt, No Name, Knight of the Whistle, Aline, and Wild Poppy. Betting-2 to 1 apt Eltham, 3to 1 agst Antoinette, 5 to 1 agst Wild Poppy, 6 to 1 each apt Fenny and No Name. Eltham, in company with Yarra Yarra filly, Antoinette, Knight of the Whistle, and Fanny, got away in front, and came on with the running for a quarter of a mile, where the leader was pulled back, and Antoinette was indulged with the lead, but was immediately after headed by Mr Robin son's filly, who came on in advance to the cords, where she was joined by the favourite, who quitted half way down, and won very easy by three parts of a length. Diomed finished an indifferent third, Antoinette was fourth, Aline fifth, Knight of the Whistle sixth, and Fanny next. Wild Poppy, Nu Name, and the Mabel colt were the three last, beaten off, Mr Rubinson claimed the winner, Mr Kent Yarra Yarra filly, and the Marquis of Hastings No Name. Sweepstakes of 10:sovs each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 bi and fillies Bst 71b. Tin winner to be sold for 70 sous, T.Y C. 8 subs. Capt. Machell's Connection, Bst 71b Mr Payne's Merry Harp, Bst 7:b (H. Grimshaw) 2 Mr Walker's Frangipani colt, Bst IJlb The following also ran :—Jetty Treffz filly, Fanfaronade filly, Sans mes, Hawkstone, and Ethel. Betting-6 to 4 asst Frangipani colt, 7to 4 agst Com= tior, and S to 1 agat Merry Harp, _ Connection got away in front, but, after running a few strides, she was pulled back, and the lead was taken by Merry Harp and the Frangipani colt, who retained it into the cords, where she again headed them, and won easily by a length and a half; half a length b3tween the second and third ; Ethel was fourth; and Sans-mes fifth ; Hawkstone. and Jetty Treffz were the last two. Mr Payne claimed tho winner, ant Mr C. Walker Merry Harp. Sweep d tak9d of 10 Fitnii race, for two-yr-olds mid upwards. HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Oct. 25. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena and Prince Arthur, and attended by the Hon. Emma Lucelles, drove to the Linn of I)ee yesterday. Her Majesty's departure from Balmoral has been delayed a few days in consequence of the slight indisposition of her R9yai Highness Princess Louise. Sir George Grey had the honour of dining with the Queen and Royal family, PRINCE ALFRED AT WINDSOR. WINDSOR, Wednesday.—Yesterday his Royal Highness Prince Alfred went out shooting. The prince and his attendants returned up to the Castle about half-past three o'clock. This morning his royal highness left Windsor Castle about ten o'clock and proceeded to the Windsor terminus of the (heat Western Railway, and, attended by his suite, tra velled by the ordinary 10 15 up passenger train to Padding ton terminus. Prince Alfred was expected to return to the Castle in the course of the evening. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, held a levee yes terday afternoon at the Horse Guards. Neatly 100 officers attended at his royal highness's levee. His Excellency the Prince de la Tour d'Aui vergne is expected to arrive at the French Embassy on Saturday next from Paris, in order to resume his diplo• sciatic duties as Ambassador from France. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester will receive a succession of visitors at Kimbolton Castle, Hunts, during the next fortnight. The Marquis of Bristol is going on satisfactorily. The medical report yesterday was most favourable. Tne Earl and Countess de Grey arrived in town yesterday from Studley Royal, near Ripon, Yorkshire. Lie E irl and Countess of Wilton will take up their residence at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray, next week, for the hunting season. The Countess of Desart has arrived at the Alex 4 andra Hotel from Thornham Hale, Eye. The Earl and Countess of earner von have been entertaining a succession of distinguished friends at High clue Castle. Among the guests have been the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and Lady Cornelia Churchill, the Earl of Chesterfield, the Countess Brownlow, the Countess of Portsmouth, Count Slzelecki, Lady Sophia des Vorix, Sir W. Heathcote, M.P., Lord Courtenay, Mr B. John stone, M,P., Hon, IV, Herbert, MI Beach, M.P., and Mrs Beach, Mr Hammond, Miss Ogilvy, &c. Lord Harris, from his high position in the house• hold of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, has left town to attend the funeral of the Duke of Newcastle; H,d the lamented duke died when the Prince of Wales was in England, undoubtedly his .Royal Highness would have put aside any other arrangements to be present; but, in the absence of the prince, Lord Harris has been requested to act for him. Lady Skelmersdale gave birth to a son and heir yesterday evening, at the Earl of Clarendon's residence in Grosvenor-crescent. It will afford the friends of the family pleasure to learn that her ladyship and infant son are pro gressing favourably. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Peterborough lift town last evening for the Palace, Peterborough. The Right Hon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer left Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, yes'erday, for Cluruter, to attend the funeral of the Duke of Newcastle. We are happy to announce that the Lady Con. stance Marsham has given birth to a son and heir. Her ladyship and infant are doing well. Sir John Bethune has arrived at the Alexandra Hotel from Scotland. Yesterday the marriage of Sir Malcolm Murray Macgregor, Bart., with the Lady Helen M'Donnell, only daughter of Hugh Seymour, fourth and late Earl of Antrim, and Helen Laura Countess of Antrim, was solemnised at St George's Church, Hanover-square, in the presence of a numerous congregation of relatives and friends. WRECK ON TUE BARBER SANDS.—CAISTOR, NEAR GREAT YARMOUTll—Wednesday Night.-- Our lifeboat has been instrumental in saving the crew of the Richmond racket :of Stockton, Shalleshalt, master, licund from Middlesboro' to Dunkirk with a cargo of iron. She was in a dangerous position en the Barber Sands, ai;d observing the signals of distress the Caistor lifeboat of the National Institution was at once launched and proceeded to her help, and brought ashore the crew from their very dangerous position. It may be here ob served that there are few lifeboats in the kingdom which have rendered more important services to shipwrecked crews than the Caistor lifeboat. RIOT AT A ROYAL OPERA.--0a the evening of the 20th inst. the Queen of Spain, accompanied by the King and the Infanta Donna Isabella, attended the Italian Opera,and were witnesses to a most tumultuous die• play of disorder. A new tenor, named Brignoli, so greatly displeased the audience that, notwithstanding the presence of the Queen, hisses, hooting, cat-calls, and noises of various kinds continued throughout the performance. Even the prima donna, Mme. Pence, was treated with but scanty ceremony. The Royal party remained patiently in their bug for an hour and a half. ENORMOUS EMBEZZLEMENT OF CIGARS AND POSTAGE STAMPS.—The Vienna journals announce that a curious trial is about to take place in Austria. The ac cused was employed in the Ministry of Finance, and ho is charged with embezzlement to a considerable extent, not of money, but of cigars and postage stamps. It is said that he has abstracted three millions of common cigars, ono million of Cubas, 25,000 Cabanas, and 1,250,000 packets of ordinary tobacco for smoking. He also took postage stamps to the value of 50,0001. A SKETCH ON TilE NORFOLK COAST.—Unless :he "tide serves" (which it never does when you want to go on to the beach), it is impossible, though almost on the brnk of it, for Houghton to catch a sight of the German Ocean, by reason of that broad expanse of marsh and mud and many creeks which intervenes. Houghton has its cockle-strand, and the flavour of those cockles is esteemed in that country-side. They are big, blue, burly. They form a mighty portion of the integral trade of that quiet little village, for "peasant girls with deep blue eyes, and hands that offer ' burly cockles,' come swilling o'er this paradise," through all the sunimer months, with baskets full of the result of their barefooted labours down on the strand. The way that leads down to this cockle strand is called by a name that indicates (so Houghton proudly asserts) that it at one time traded more largely and had a quay of its own, for the way is called " Quay-land," and it is the haunt and lounge of the coastguard and fisher men all the week, and of the whole population on Sundays+ —Once e Week. We cannot resist the temptation of relating the following anecdote of the Apostolic Bishop of New' Zealand, the scene os whose adventure lies here. He had persuaded the Bishop of Newcastle to start with him from Sydney on a missionary cruise in his little yacht to New' Caledonia, the New Hebrides, the Loyalty, and other islands in his then extensive diocese. Like ourselves they put in at the Bay of Islands. The Bishop of New Zealand wished to show his brother of Newcastle a little of the country, and for that purpose proposed to take him to a distant station on the other side of this very river. The ground was soft and boggy, as we had found it s and the Bishop of Newcastle had never been accustomed to rough it in such a country as this. He could ride hie 50 miles a day in his own diocese, but his hardy brother always walked, and besides there were no hors _s to be had here. Always neat and spruce in his dress, looking as if he had just come out of a bandbox, and afraid like a cat to wet his feet ; he picked his way most carefully and delicately, unlike his brother bishop who tramped on through thick and through thin, till at last they came to the river aide. The river was swollen with the heavy rain which had beers pouring down in torrents for some days previously, and ha of Newcastle looked awfully puzzled, wondering how they were to cross—neither bridge nor ford being visible in aOr direction. Ile was still further puzzled when ho saw the Bishop of New Z3aland, without a word, deliberately taking. off shoes, leggings, stockings, and, last of all, his breeches. In reply to his brother Bishop's "whatever next ?" coolly collected his various articles of dross, and stepped into the river up to his apron, calling out as ho did so, ' 6 N ol4 ' then, Newcastle, off with your brooks, and follow your leader 1" There was no help fur it, as there was no other means of crossing the river, and the good bishop:invaria bl Y refused to be carried across by any of his daori s uite, on the ground that it was nut right to treat such noble felloWtt " like beasts of burden."—(hico a 11/veli. Weight for age. The winners to be sold for 250 soya T.Y.C. 7 subs. Lord Stamford's Gownsman, 3 yrs, Bst lib .. (Edwards) 1. Mr W. Morris's Antidote, 4 yrs, Bst llb (Lynch) 2 Mr G. Bryan's Welland, 5 yrs, 9st 41b (Custance) 3 Lord Westmoreland's Echo, 3 yrs, 101 b (Fordh%m) 4 Mr T. Cliff's Seaboy, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b.... (H. Grimahaw) 5 Betting-5 to 4 agst Antidote, 3to 1 agst Echo, and 4to 1 agst Gownsman. The favourite made play to half way in the cords, where Gownsman, who had been lying off, came to the front, and won in a canter by a couple of lengths, Welland finished a bad third. Match—First half of Ab,M. 100, 25 ft. Lord Coventry's Prosperity, 2 yrs, 7st 121 b (J Grirnshaw) 1 Mr Trench's Nebula, 4 yrs, 9st (Challoner) 2 Betting-2 to lon Prz , sperity, who made all the running} and won easPy, Tuna TELEGRAMS ivate and Confidential Adviser...* Published on Sundays, ls.—The latest intelligence Supple ment gives the probable winners of the Nurseries and Houghton Handicap, Will be published to-morrow morn ing, 6d,—Elliott, Shoe-lane, and all Sporting News Agents. • C l e r: . tiara "*.x-±x_,,c: oatit 44.) TBE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1864.7