The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-14 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The prospect of an early reduction in the mini kin rate of interest and discount is now discussed monetary and commercial circles. The con tuous flow of gold into the Bank of England, the *ge available supplies of floating capital, and the )derate requirements for trade and other pur ses, have led to competition in discount circles, d bills may now be negotiated as low as 31 per ❑t. Under these circumstances, it is thought at the authorities, in order to compete with the en market, will soon announce a reduction in eir official terms. The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap inted Wednesday next for a special settling day the shares of the Union Bank of Liverpool, and iursdgy for the Bonds of the Italian Irrigation tnals Company (Canal Cavour), dealings in both which are to be officially recorded. _ _ The following resolution has been passed by the namittee of the Stock Exchange:— "The Committee for General Pu' poses having reason to lieve that attempts have been made to introduce com mies calculated to injure the character of the Stock Ex- Lange and the interests of the public, do hereby caution . okers against giving the sanction of their names to the inging out of any company without first making full quiry as to the bona fides of its objects, and the character the promoters, directors, csncessionaries, and other parties mnected with it; and the committee further give notice List should it be proved to them that any member of the :took Exchange should have introduced or dealt in the hares of any comp.ny brought out tor improper purposes, eing at the same time cognisant of or assisting in such pur ,oses, the committee will infiLt such penalty as the nature f the case may demand " At the twenty-ninth half-yearly meeting of the hareholders of the Commercial Banking Company rf Sydney, held at Sydney on the 29th January ast, the directors declared a dividend at the rate tf 15 per cent. per annum, and increased the re ,erve fund by £2,000, making it £68,000 ; this die ribution left £3,335 of undivided profits to be car 'led forward to the next account. The recent stablishment of branches in the colony of Queens and rendered some alterations in the deed of settle nent necessary, and these were unanimously voted )3 , the shareholders. The twentieth half-yearly meeting of the Bank tf Victoria (Australia) was held at Melbourne on .he 3d February last. The directors' report, which was unanimously adopted, gave the net profits for he six months, after making fall provision for bad tnd doubtful debts, at £31,839 10s. 6d. From this line X 25,000 was appropriated to the payment of dividend at 10 per cent., £2,500 w as added to the reserve fund, and £2,500 to the reduction of bank premises account, leaving £1,839 10s. 6d. to be carried forward. About £17,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The supply of bar silver by the Tasmanian have been sold at Os. ld. per ounce, showing a decline of Id. During the last few days there has been a more active business in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets. Tea, owing to the demand for ex• port, has sustained full rates. Sugars, coffee, and rice have been in fair request, while a slight ad vance has taken place in the value of saltpetre. The Tal,ow Market, however, has been dull, and quotations have slightly receded for both present and forward delivery. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, aceolding to Mr. :t t : Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were Bt. 70f. 30c. At the half-yearly meeti ng t o -d ay o f t h e Recife .;; and San Francisco (Pernambuco) Railway Com pany, the report stated that the entire line had been opened for traffic. The company have, therefore, 8 become entitled to the full amount of interest gua.• ranted by the Imperial Government on the original capital of £1,200,000, viz., £84,000 per annum. The Great Devon and Bedford (Colcharton) Copper Mining Company held its second general meeting to-day, when it was resolved that the share list be closed on the 21st inst., that the allotments be hereafter made pro rata amongst the shareholders only, and that Captain Richards be empowered to commence operations at the mine on the 21st inst. The receipts on the Datch Rhenish Railway for the fortnight ending March 31, 1863, amounted to £8,258 3s. 10d., and for the corresponding period of last year to £7,356 7s. Bd., showing an increase of £9Ol 16s. 2d. in favour of the present year. An improvement of k per cent. took place yester day afternoon in the market for the English Funds, and the few transactions that have taken place to day have not produced any alteration, Consols re maining at 928 1 for transfer, and at 921 for ac count. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are firm at 91i k. Bank Stock has advanced to 2334 236, and Exchequer Bills remain at 3s. dis. to par. Indian 5 per Cents are well maintained, viz., at 109 k e ; the 5 per Cents. (Enfaced) are 1084 ; and the Bonds 16s. to 17s. premium. There is not much variation in the Foreign Market; business is moderately active, and chiefly connected with the settlement. Greek are 28k; do,, Coupons, 131 ; Italian, 721 ; Turkish 6 per Cents., 87k ; do., 1862, 70k 1; do., Consolides, 481 ; Mexican, 33b; Egyptian, 971 98; Portu guese, 48; Russian 951 4 ; Spanish Passive, 291 ; do., Certificates, 10 8 i. The Confederate Loan is 11 prem. In the Railway Market business has been ex ceedingly dull ; the few bargains recorded, how ever, have been at slightly enhanced prices. Metro politans have improved 55.; Great Westerns, 10s.; Great Easteres, ; and North Westerns, £l. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there has been no material variation, Du , ch-Rnenish be;ng dealt. in at 174; Bahia and Sa❑ Francisco at 24; San Paulo improved 234 s ; and East Indian to 1081 1094, Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally show a slight upward movement hi prices. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ................ 2331 6 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ........ 91/ i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .. New 3 per Cent. Annuities iinuities, 30 yrs, sxpire Rh Jan., 1880 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21 9-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent lOB 1 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct,, 1863 100 Diito howls ti,ooti .... ......... _ Console for Account, May 7 921 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent 3 dis par FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent. 1859 B4 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 a i enoa Ayres 6 per Cent ' Danish 4 per Cent., 1825 .... 92 t Ditto 1863 .......... ........ Ditto Scrip, £4O paid pm Equador New Consol idated, 1 p er Cent _._. Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant 6l Egyptian 7 pet Cent 9B Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ms.. 28/ 28k i ..t:tto Account.. Ditto Coupons Lillian b per Cent. (Nlaremmana Railway) 7 ,, , it .3. k Mexican 3 per Cent Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 4B Ditto 1862 Oitto Scrip, £3o . paid 3 h PM Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 96 Ditto 4l per Cent . 1850 .... Ditto 5 per Cent~ 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto o 6 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto G p a er Cent. 18,2 v eneztioa, a - ar_teed, 4 per Cent Ditto 6 pe per Cent llivirdeenT" "34 591 Dutch 2i p er c s on the above payable in London. I alian, 5 per ent, Ex. 12 Guil 641 Cent., 1861, Ex. 2 5 francs.. 7' 1 0 insole, Money TWO O'CLOCK. Ditto Account ....... . •••••••1..........-- Up to this time in France the regulation of having compartments exclusively reserved for females in Ist and 24 class carriages has been optional for the com panies, The Minister of Public Works has now made such reserved compartments obligatory, so that any female tqwelling alone, and having a Ist or 2d class ticket, may demand to be placed with only persons of her own seal PREFERENCE SHARES. Gt. Western ( erks & Hants Ext.), 4, per cent. red., 98 Laneasier and Carlisle, 40 per cent pt., 101 tuuth Eastern (tteadin2, Anns., £1.0.0), 23 Ditto, 40 per cent., 101 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 5 per cent. pt., 101 Loudon and S.-Western 40 per cent., 104 LINES LEASED Al FIXED RENTALS. Chester dud Ho yhead, London and Chatham per Cent., 12& t.ondon, 'Tilbury, and Southend, sl Wilts and Somerset, ,t 1 PURE IGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 88 Great Luxembourg, ,61 I San Plinio Jim.), gua. 7 per cent. (all), 2343 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. British and American Exchange (lim.), 9j f Colonial, 394 English and Irish (lim.), 6; London Joint Stock, 8 London and South African, 274 7 London and Westminster, 774 Oriental Bank Corporation, 561 Union of London, 34, 4 MISC EL L ANEOUS. Joint stock Discount, 24 I Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, 771 Van Diemen's Dind..l6l of THE th BOILER E XPLOSION AT MOSSEND.—Some d Welling-how:6 workpeople at the Mosaend Ironworks had remarkable escapes from death. A correspondent of the G "sgoto Herald furnishes the fo llowing ' :—" In one of the child, to the works a woman was sitting protectoefd the am hearin g the re nursin g h er report fell at her feet. A man in the works, through the mo b i l a 2 when a piece of iron pipe descended explosion, crept below a wheel removal, found to have sustaeinnide,dhno injury ; b rrow, which of a boiler fell, was, on its Another man, on whom the e tra amidst the shower of bricks. h b t y w b a t t i c c h k i: the egg-shape in windows also, yet sentry-box, was literally surro,ueanudnaeidgt of the boiler had saved him. watchman, n oth h e i r s debris; the root was sma shed the old follow escaped with a few brui ses, workmen found shelter under the roll s . ses. Many of the MEETING ON BEHALF OF POLAND. _ A mee ting on behalf of Poland was held in the public Union Hill, Stirling, on Frida y evening. Provost Mutrie nein" pied the chair. M. Karl Blind delivered an eloquent ad dress, in the course of which he detailed the wron gs of unhappy Poland, and gave a sketch of the position of the different countries of Europe at the present time. O n the motion of Mr. A. A bercroutby, seconded by Mr. Peter Drummond, a petition to the British Government tarried o inter pose on behalf of Polan d was agreed to, and cby acclamation. Thereafter a cordial vote of thanks was given to the chairman and the meeting separated. T. ot.t,neru R ilivve.y C.). of France has signed a convention with the Minister of Public Wolks for a new 1 series of lines for which a bill is about to be submitted to the Legislative body. SHARE AIARKETS—This day. 13.14. 1 Bir.. Wol., and Str. 25 !Blythe and Tyne. 10 I Bost.,Sleaf.,andllid.Co at Bristol and Exeter St Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 20 ICornwall 10 Do A A :refs no di% 10 j Do. B titleP cpan. . hasl been paid to B. 60 IDublin & Belfast June. 25 IDlll2.,Perth,&Ab. June. at Edinburgh & Glasgow. st 'Glasg. and S. Western. at Great Eastern, Ord. stk st , Ditto A stock at I Ditto East Anglian at at !GreatNorthof Scotland st, 8 8i 7 8 84 66 112 113 6i 7 Great Northern • t Do A stock t Do B do it Gt. S. an W. of Ireland it Great Western it Do Str Val gua. stock it Lancashlie & Yorkshire' it London and tilackwali j st Lon., Bright,& S. Coast! it Lon., Chat., and Dover it Lon. & North Western it ILon. & South Western it Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 12 i Do t shares 10 Metropolitan at Midland . 4 . 0 Do New st Do Binning. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. 6 shares 25 Mid Kent 1 0 Do Cray Line st North British et Edin., Perth, & Dundee at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase st Do Lecds st Do York st Do Carlisle st North London 10 Do New .18.4' North Staffordshire lu N. and S. W. Junction. st Scottish Central at Scot IN. E., Aber. stock st Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Wekhpool st Shropshire Union st South Devon st South Eastern st South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 20 ttaines,Wok.,andWok. 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do Do New, 1860 it Taff Vale.. O Do B O Do C O Ulster 25 Do .10 Do it Vale of Neath it Victoria eta, and Pim... it Waterford & Kilkenny) it West Cornwall it Vt. Hartlepool Har.&R it West Midland Oxford it Do Newport it Do Hereford ORDINARY SHAKES AN]) I Closing Business Railways. Paid. Price. done. BRITISH P Railways t land() & St Lawrenct Rom.,Barodadz.Cent 1w Gu. syer cent........ Do. New. 20 Do. E. Shares... zoo Buffalo and Laze Hurt 10 Do. Preference .. •• • • Do Iklufralo,Brant,&Godricl 5 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187', 00 Do. do. July 1, 1873 00 )o. do. Jude 1, Ir , 61 Cl(utta.&S.F%astn. (l . st Cape Town & Dock Scr , , ock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p.. ock 11;ast Indian. 21.1. 5 p. c. 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 20 Do. do. II do. .. ocis Grand Trunk of Cana(b, 00 I )d. Ist Pr Bonds.. 00 Do. uo. deferred...... 00 Do. 2d Pret. Bon ,s.. 00 Do. do d ter ed...... 00 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... 00 Do. do. d ferr d 00 Do. 4th Pref. s o k... Do. ao deferr , d Gt.lndtaPenua.gua.sp.e Do. New gua. 5 p. Do. January, 1862 )1 , Gt. South.ol India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. ) 4 Gt. W. oz Canada Shan 14 Do. New ... • • ) 0 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. ) 0 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited .6k Madras guar.. 6 p. c. c Do. o. Extension ick Dc. 4. :0 Do. Fifth Extension. telt oro. 6 p. 0. 800 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. )0 Do. 7 p.c. lortg. Bd'. New Br unswick Cand, Clas. A Fn 1 B N. Itl.C'da6 po ist t bd+ ok k Scin de jt Do. Delhi Do. do cc /0 Do. Punjaub st Do. Do. Eck Do. Initus.St. Flo.) 40 12 13 14 87 89 107 109 51 52 45 47 24i 28 1201 121 i 119 120 134 136 100 102 6tl} (6f .08,1 1081 7) 76 114 115 39 40 97* 981 10 tuli 44i 45i 121 121 123!, i 24 1 14p 91 93 50i 51i 24 25 981 991 55 55 86 84 116 118 1 4 15 i 161 14 12 119 121 42 43 98 100 48 50 82 33 92 S2i 67 69 99 101 7 8 8131 371 9 10 7 1 7 1 149 15t 3 1 79 81 154 155 28 30 435 445 37 39 99 101 SESSION. Price. 62 G 4 IC6i P I i P 4 74 8 1(5 107 1. 7 ,08 107 i Si 108 09 1 9 194 0 gu h 5 .5 60 50 65 40 5 40 SO 25 20 25 18 22 8/ 1 1091 " 11 105 107 121 12 81 71 lOu 102 91 93 - 11 105 106 99 10' 95 97 47 49 3 5 £0 .2 08, 106 4 IP 165 i I(6i 101 163 Share! all 100 (1 , 41 'lOO 2 15 ICO t , I iLUNI AI, sis )V l',ltN N 1 ti:N 1 .- , ,te,Cl 1;1 l'i 1.,- - , ~..4.4tsv. tsp.c.Ja 4z,..1 us . 11477-31 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Au:. 100 h 3 s 5 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 si 3 1(.5 . Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 10 , 154 964 96 Do. 5 Inscribed stoct 100 94 06 cape G.II ope, 6 p e,187:. 100 110 112 Do.Ap &Oct 1881. 100 111 113 Do. 1891 10G 11l 113 !Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 101 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p ( 10k' - - Mau. itins 8 per cent .. 100 111 112 Natal Gi,v. 6 per cent.. 130 111 112 -- ' N.B.Gov. o p.c..) a.,sr,Jul sou 1154 iot4 1051 I Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 2.,18 , 100 101 102 Do. sp. c.,18,4 to 1 - , t 100 101 102 Do. d0.,1888 dcupwd, 100 101 102 1014 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 1012 i 4 4 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. ' sterintr, 1875 too 1064 1074 108 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 1 113 ,S.Aus Gtip.c.lB7 - 6.& up lOO 111 113 ,Vie.Grov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul 100 108 110 Do. 1- 'n 0 A n.,ti.nm. inn 1 084 1091 109 1 ,I,t 1 i ri MIN 6 . 2 , Cambrian Consol. Golds 1 i id IChnord Amalgamated.. l 20 22 i Devon G. Cons.,"ravist, 1 51 1 62 5 lEast Ba ss ett (Illogans.. 30 88 00 1 !East Clogan Gold Ltd. Is. id p - i East Caradon . ....12.1t i 43 44 1 East Cant Brea.... .. _. . i 3.4. 0 8/ 9 'E. W• 1 R ussel (Tavistk. ' 8.1.6 4 4s Ga m.&StAubyn(Gwen.) 57 4 14 16 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 51 6 4. Wheal Vor (11elston 40 64 7 Grenville 5.16 . 51 5/ ' 1.1 erod's- Foot Ilingston Downs C 7.0 2 25 i Lady Bertha 1 11argaret (Guy Lelant I.; 34 36 I ilarke Valley.. 4 %lyncly Iron Oro (Lim. 24 1 6cl New Setun 191 130 140 _North Downs zi 26 3 —. ~ Wit '1 Basset (1110 ;au 6.17. s 4 46 corth Wheal Crafty . 2.4.9 5 St I l'ar Consols(St. Blazey 14 44 6 10 1, Tovidence(Uny Lelnt. 10.6.: s 2 41 South Caradon(St.Cleer , 14 395 405 3. Cain Brea (Illogan) 5.15.0 34 41 =. Wheal Fran. (Illokfßn ) 18.1 .9 871 125 Stray Park 5 qamarSilv.& Lead ilia. 44 4 1 110 Fin Croit 4 21 22 214 !west Basset (Illogan) l5 12 13 : W Caradon (Llskeard 5 32 34 'West Seton 1 vl - 11581 Basset (Mogan: 51 674 725 ... heal Buller( Redrutls) ts 58 62 Wheal Kitty (ti.Lelants 2.0.6 - - ',V heal Led ott 12.10.8 51 51 Aheal 34 aryAnn (Men ,I 5 1..) 104 !Wheal Seton ..1 585 2 1 5 " 55 _ 1 , he a l Tretawney (Lis.) 7 I 1• 4 17 4 !Wheal Union , 3.17 , 5 54 66i I 97i 8 7f 12 a 55f a Paid. 2 5 al , all to 100 100 100 10' Business done 1071 8} 109 i 83 3 all all 2 lOC 10t 1051 6t g i 991 lot THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 14, 1863. POLICE INTELLIGENCE . ,--TUis DaS;'. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. CAUTION TO YOUNG FEMALES.—APPLICATION TO THE MAGISTRATE,-- A respectably attired young woman ap plied to Mr. Tyrwhitt for his advice under the following circumstances : The applicant handed Mr. Tyrwhitt a newspaper with the following advertisement in it :—" Wntead,-20 com petent hands for boot tops, at good wages. Those acquainted with Howe's machine preferred. Also vacan cies for three learners." (An address in Brewer-street, Golden •square, was given in the advertisement), and said that she wrote to know the terms, and received an answer to the effect that the terms for a learner were 12s. 6d., and that the advertiser's object was to prepare hands for the many applications she had for them. She then went to the person and paid her 12s. 6d., tut instead of having as she supposed boot tops to learn on or materials furnished, the whole of the work she saw going on with the two or three other females at the place, was some plain needle work, which the females took to the place themselves. Finding how things were going on, she asked for her 12s. 6d. back, when she was told that it would not be given to her, but that she should be transferred to another person. As she considered that the 12s. 6d. had been unfairly ob tained from her, she wished to know what she was to do. Mr. Tyrwhitt told the applicant that he had no power to get the money back for her, and ne was afraid that it was a trick too often played on poor females who tried to earn their bread. He, however, had no doubt if the press noticed the matter that it would be attended with a good deal of good, and the applicant had better go to the County Court. _ _ -- The applicant thanked the magistrate and retired, WESTMINSTER. WHOLESALE DISHONESTY BY A GENTLEMAN'S COACH MAN.—George H. Banks was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold charged with a series of acts of lishonesty. Mr. Sleigh, barrister, attended to prosecute. There were several charges against the prisoner, of which the following only was proceeded with : Mr. AntroLus, of 65, Eaton-square. said that the prisoner had been for nearly two years in his service as coachman, and absconded, without any intimation of his intention to leave, on Saturday week, since which his dishonesty had been discovered. Prosecutor employed Mr. John Dexon, a veterinary surgeon, and in January last gave his butler money to pay what was owing him. Joseph Yeoman, butler to Mr. Antrobus, said that in January last, on the 22d, his master gave him £8 Bs. 6d. to pay Mr. Demon, and he handed it immediately to the pri soner to take to Mr. Dexon, who in a few days afterwards returned him a receipt for the money, signed Mary Dexon. He now produced that receipt. Mrs. Lucy Dexon, wife of John Dexon, 91, Little Cado gan-place, said that there was no person in her house of the name of Mary Dexon. The receipt was not in witness's handwriting, nor had she given any person authority to give it. and Mr. Antrobus's account had not been paid. A letter was produced, which bad been received by an other domestic at Mr. Antrobus's from the prisoner after he had absconded. It ran thus : "My dear Friend,—By when you have received this I shall be no more. May the Lord have mercy on my soul. Yours truly, " GEORGE BANKS." Police-constable Henry Giles, 320 B, said that the matter having been placed in his hand, he used his exertions to ap prehend the prisoner, and took him into custody upon another charge of stealing £34. He said it was a bad job. On searching him duplicates were found relating to some blankets, which had also been stolen from Mr. An trobus, and which had been missed by that gentlemar's butler. It was arranged that the other cases should be Proceeded with upon remand. Prisoner was remanded till Tuesday. MARKETS—This Day. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 Os Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 10a; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. A slow &Eland. CUMBERLAND.--Meagow hay, £2 Os to £4 4s; clover do., £3 10s to £5 10a ; and straw, £1 10s to £llBB per load. Trade dull. w urIECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £1 Os; clove/ do., £3 lOs to t 5 10s ; and straw, tl 10a to £1 18s per load. An inactive market. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a fair amount of business trans acted, and prices are generally well supported, particularly for the better descriptions. SUGAU.—The market has shown more animation, owing to an increased demand for home consumption, and the law advance has been fully maintained. In the refined marke the dealings have been to an average extent, at slightly en hanced quotations. C OFF EE. —A moderate business has been transacted, without any material change to record in prices. RICE.—The demand for the better descriptions has slightly improved. and late prices are current. _ _ _ SALTPETRE.—Business has been more active ; holders, however, demand full sales, which has somewhat checked operations. TALLOW.—The market has continued dull for both pre sent and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted 435; May and June delivery, 435; and last three months, 45s 9d to 46s per cwt. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (RE U TER' 8 TELEGRAM.) Good demand. Sales, 8,000 bales. Firmer, i above Friday. Import, 13,565. SIR JAMES GRAHAM.—Taere was in him, it mus be owned, sometimes too much of a haughty and imperious mood, which especially betrayed itself in his demeanour as a Minister. lie seemed as though he were haunted by a morbid fear of appearing (as he phrased it) "to be hustled into doing anything by the mere pressure from without," so long as he believed that pressure could be resisted. " How do you account fur it I)" said a mutual friend standing one day below the bar to a noble lord whom Sir James had lately complimented highly in debate, and towards whom he had certainly never shown anything like disrespect. " How why just look at him, as he sits there, with his hoed thrown back, and his eyes fixed on the win dows over the gallery, as if there was nothing going on in the house . se orth his listening to." Another distinguished supporter, when asked why so many people hated him, replied, " He has cocked his hat on the wrong side of his head ; and depend upon it, that's a mistake not easily got over."-211•Cullagh Tort ens' " Life of Sir James Graham" An honest Irishman's mingeed sense of the duty of gratitude and the awkwardness of obligation found vent in the characteristic aspiration—" 0 that I could see your honour knocked down in a fight I Sure and wouldn't I bring a faction to the rescue l'' A RACE FOR A THOUSAND GUINEAS.—In 1804 this match between Mrs. Thornton (the quasi-wife of Colonel Thornton) and her sister's husband, Mr. Flint, was no sooner made than it began to engage the attention of a great part of sporting Yorkshire, and it became a com mon topic of conversation. Opinions and speculations re specting it were current enough from the time the match was made up to the very day it was run ; and all sorts of notions got abroad as to the manner in which the lady would ride, her costume, &o. ; great interest was also felt as to the result, and, as the time drew near, it was evident enough that the lady was the favourite—a lung way ahead of her opponent in this respect. The 25th August, 1804, was the day appointed for the match between Colonel Thornton's Vin garillo and Mr. Flint's Thornville, four miles; Mrs. Thorn ton to ride her weight against Mr, Flint's. The York Herald of that date states that such an assemblage as was drawn together to witness this match was never before seen ; there were at least 100,000 people at the races on this day; ten times the number that appeared on the Knaves mire either when Bay Melton ran, or on the day when Eclipse ran, and left two of the best horses of the day a mite and a half behind him. The conc.rurse of people was so great, that several additional bodies of men were employed to keep the course clear, amongst them a detachment of the 6th Light Dragoons on horseback. Mr. Plint's colours were white, and Mrs. Thornton rode side-saddle in a dress the body of which was a leopard colour, blue sleeves, and the rest buff, and a blue cap. The betting at starting was 5 and 6 t 9 4 on the lady ; and it is stated for a fact, that upwards of £200,000 were depending upon the result. In the running, the lady took the lead at starting, and kept it for upwards of three miles, when Mr. Flint pushed for ward, obtained the lead, and kept it; and Mrs. Thornton, finding she could not win, pulled up when about 600 yards distant from the winning post. The race was run in 9min. 59seo.—.71istoq of horse Racing. The Military Tribunal of Algiers was lately en gaged in the trial of a Kabyle woman named Fathma, on a charge of having poisoned her husband, The prisoner, who is scarcely more than 15 years of age, was sold by her brother to her late husband Mohamed Akli, and as the woman was pretty, the sum demanded was 500 f. but after lengthened negotiations the price was reduced to 270 f. The consent of Fathma was never asked in the matter, and she was handed over nolens volens to her purchaser, and in six months atter Akli died rather sud denly. The event caused great emotion in the tribe, and suspicion of foul play on the part of Fathma having arisen, she was gagged and taken to the Arab bureau, having first had the soles of her feet burnt with a hot ploughshare to force her to confess. When examined she the tri bun said that h e r husband had ill-treated her, and that by the advice of a f e m a l e ne i g hb ou r she had poisoned him with a e repeated substance by the al Kabylesh women tanc e call, d radj (sulphuret of arsenic), a substance t i h n e th e e e i m r toilette.same avowal. e WThheen Court,before taking coraextenu • compassion on her youth, found her guilty, but with g circumstanc es , an d con d emne d h er t o th e mini mum extenuating punishme n t of 20 months' imprisonment. EXh.CUTION AT LIMERICK.—D-Inti Dillane, who was convicted at the late spring as an accessory be fore the fact to the mu r d er of Mr. F. Fitzgerald, was exe • cu tod in front of the County gaol ou Monday morning. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, and closed at 2to 1 agst The Dane, 2to 1 agst Deceiver, 3 , IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT Extraordinary Case of Assault and to 1 agst Yeller Gal, 4 to 1 agst Brownie, and 6 to 1 asst Johnny. treatment. King Tom made play with The Hero, Yaller Gal, and The Dane in close attendance ; the others, headed by De ceiver, bringing up the rear, in which position they remained until they passed in the rear of the stand, when Deceiver ran past his horses and joined King Tom, followed by The Dane, Yaller Gal, and The Hero, in which position they cleared the brook, with the exception of the latter, who could not be got over, Light of Other Days and Brownie bringing up the rear. As they proceeded over the Barrack hill, the leading horses gut upon closer terms, King Tom holding a slight lead, with Deceiver going on second, Yaller Gal third, with Light of Other Days lying up, the others dropping a long way astern. On passing the houses in Os born-road, Johnny ran into the front rank, and for a few strides raced with King Tom, who shortly after gave way to Deceiver, who came on with Light of Other Days and Yaller Gal in close company, the three taking their fences in clever style, to the lower fence behind the stand, which Yaller Gal cleared slightly in advance of her followers and came down to the brook apparently full of running, Light of Other Days following, with Land's horse at his girths, and King Tom in their rear. They all got safely over and finished an exceeding fine race home, Mr. Dixon landing Yaller Gal the winner by a length, three parts of a length between the second and third. King Tom was a good fourth. The Selling Steeplechase of 5 soya each, with 25 soya added, for 4-yr-olds and upwards, weight for age. The winner to be sold for £l5O, but if entered to be sold for £lOO al lowed 71b, if for £BO 111 b, and if for £5O 141 b. About two miles. 6 subs, Capt. Bulkeley's Longford, aged (S 150), 12st 71b (C. Boyce) 1 Mr. Tompkins's Sir Robert, 4 yrs (MO), lOst (Nightingall) 2 Diadem, Miss Goodall, and Fidget also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Longford, 6to 2 agst Sir Robert, and 3 to 1 agst Diadem. Miss Goodall made the running to the fence oat of the Garden ground where she fell and got away, leaving Sir Robert with a clear lead, which he held to the turn, when he fell, leaving Longford with a strong lead, which he held to the waterjump, when he was caught by Sir Robert (who had been speedily remounted), the pair finishing the race home ; Longford, running the longest, winning in a canter by six lengths. Diadem, who refused the fence in front of the Osborn-road, and Miss Fidget the water jump the first time round, returned to their stables the nearest way. The Borough Members' Plate (Handicap), a Sweepstakes of 6 soya each, with 25 sovs added. Winners extra. About two miles and a half. 11 subs. Mr. Wood's Orkousto, lOst 71b Mr. F. Martin's Alroy, 10st (F. Martin) 2 The following also ran :—Gladiator, Xanthus, Quick silver, Kitty Skittles, and Mary Stuart. Betting-7 to 4 agst Gladiator, 2to 1 agst Xanthus, and 3 to 1 agst Orkousta. On the ft ig being lowered Xanthus jumped round, and was left at the post ; Kitty Skittles, in company with Quick silver, were the first away, followed by Gladi.tor, Alroy, Orkousta, and Mary Stuart in the order we have given them. On reaching the first fence Quicksilver ran round, which drove Kitty Skittles on to the favourite, who also refused, and subsequently repeated the refusal at every fence to the lane, when Mr. Dixon, finding it useless to persevere, re turned home, leaving Alroy with a strong lead, followed by Orkousta to the watercourse in the barrack-field, which the former got safely over, but Orkousta refused, and had to be put at it a second time, and then followed the leading horse to the lane near the stand, jumping out of which he came to the ground on his side, but without unhorsing his rider. This mishap gave Orkousta a strong lead, which she held o the end, and won in a canter by ten lengths. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were read a second time :—Cowes and Newport Railway—Great Grimsby Water—Van Die men's Land Company—Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield Extension Railway. THIRD READINGS. ..._ _ The following bills were read a third time :—Bristol and North Somerset Railway—Cleveland Railway—Harrow gate Gas—Nottingham Gas—Rugby Water—Scarborough Water. PETITIONS. By Mr, A. SMITH, from the corporation of Stockport, :in favour of the closing of the public-houses on the Sabbath ; the Hon. W. EGERTON, from Liverpool, in favour of the reduction in the fire insurance duty; Lord A. CHURCHILL, from the United Kingdom Telegraph Company against clause 20 of the Telegraphs Bill, an& praying that no un necessary restrictions might be adopted in its opera tions; Mr. GREGORY, from Weybi idge, in favour of the Roman Catholic Prisons Bill. TURKEY. Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on the Ist day of May be should call the attention of the house to the condition of Turkey and its dependencies, and especially into the bom bardment of Belgrade. FRENCH THEATRICALS. At the Grand Opera, the popular ballet of " Giselle" by T. Gautier, is in active rehearsal for the debut of Mlle. Mouraview, from the Theatre Imperial St. Petersburg, which will take place early next week. A veritable representation extraordinaire took place on Wednesday at the Opera Comique for the benefit of the family of the celebrated composer Ramecu, of which the following artistes appeared—Mmes. Grisi, Charton.Demeur, Escudier-Kaatner, Marimon, Plessy ; MM. Tamberlik, Obin, Bonnehee, Malvezzi, Bressant, etc. It will be seen that the Italian and French Operas, the Franviis, and the other theatres all pressed forward to aid this work of true charity. The receipts, as might be foreseen, were very considerable. Miss Louisa Barnard's concert, which we announced for the 28th ult. at No. 16, rue Cadet, turned out a decided success. Mendelssohn's "Fileuse," Ravina's "Havaneras," a " Rondo Pastoral" of Pfeiffer, and a quatuorby Beethoven elicited unequivocal applause. Miss Barnard was ably seconded by the eminent vocalists MM. Lafont and Cabal, and Mdlle. Moreau. • • It is stated that Aline. Viardot-Garcia proposes to retire from the theatre, and to settle at Baden. Previous to quit ting Paris the great artiste will be heard for the last time at the Lyrique, at a soil ee devoted to the aid of the wounded patriots in the present Polish struggle. Miss Helen Faucit, the English tragedian, whose admi rable talent i yet remembered in Paris with pleasure, is, we learn, at present in town on a visit to the family of one of our most distinguished painters. Miss Carlotta Patti is at present in London, and engaged to sing at a series of concerts given by Mr. Gye at Covent. garden. Her sieter's reputation has awakened both curiosity and interest to hear this young lady. In the meantime, the Viennese public are kept at fever heat by the fascinations of the syren Adelina, her sister. 150 6,403 1u,330 11,632 1,150 43u 48,1u0 727,517 2,711 £905,131 £17,641 359,454 262,043 37,133 136,163 £812,134 At the quarter sessions for the liberty of St. Albans, held on Thursday last, the Earl of Verulam befog the presiding magistrate, Sylvester Devenish Calvert, of St. Albans, a retired captain in the army, and Maria Calvert, his daughter—both bailed out—were charged with assault• ing Amelia Calvert, on the 29th of January and the 15th of February last. _ _ Mr. Woolett conducted the prosecution; Mr. Clark de fended Captain Calvert, and Mr. Codd Miss Calvert. The extraordinary circumstances of the case, and the position of the patties accused, have excited the most intense interest, and the court was crowded to excess during the trial. The prosecutrix, a young lady 21 years of age, is the daughter of a retired captain in the army, now in New Zealand, brother to Capt. Calvert, one of the defendants. The other defendant, who is also a young lady about 21 years of age, is the daughter of Captain Calvert, and con • sequently cousin to the prosecutrix. Mr. Woolett, in opening the case for the prosecution, said it appeared that the father of the prosecutrix had received some children of Capt. Calvert's, and had treated them with kindness. When her father went to New Zealand she was left in England, and went to reside with her aunt, a Mrs. Saunderson, of Northamptonshire. From some cause she left her aunt, and became in destitute circumstances. She went to reside with the defendant, Capt. Cal vert,at subsequentlySt.Albans. For the first few weeks she remained with him she was treated with kindness, but after a time the behaviour of Capt. Calvert and his daughter was changed towards her, she became the victim of a course of most cruel treatment, the facts of which he would lay before tbem. The prosecutrix said that for three weeks previous to the 29th of January she was locked up in her bedroom, and was allowed neither candle nor fire. On the evening of the 29th of January she went to bed about seven o'clock, and her cousin came upstairs, accompanied by the servant Caroline Tyler, pulled the clothes off the bed, and called her a "great lazy thing." Prosecutrix then got up and went and sat by the kitchen fire. Miss Cal vert came down to her, struck her on the face with her fist, and said she had a good mind to take the poker and kill her. The prosecutrix afterwards went to a neighbour ing clergyman for protection, and in about half an hour ha returned with her, but the defendants refused to see him. Atter the clergyman left she went down into the kitchen, and her cousin followed her, and again said she had a good mind to take the poker and kill her. The prosecutris ran out into the area, when her cousin caught hold of her, and said she would " like to choke her at once." She called out murder several times, when Capt. Calvert came and struck her on the back, and pulled her into the kitchen. He then threw hor on her back, and pulled her into the kitchen. He then threw her on the floor, and told the servant to fetch the coal-scuttle for a pillow for her. She again ran into the area, when the kitchen door leading into it, and prevented her return. She remained in the coal cellar of the area all night, till eight o'clock the following morning (Friday), when she was let into the house by the servant. She then went upstairs to her bedroom, and remained there, without any food, till Saturday at dinner-time, when some was brought by the servant. She was told that she was not to come down, In the evening she left the house and went to a Mrs. Thompson's, who keeps a register office in St. Peter's-street. She went from thence to Mr. Hutchinson's, a surgeon, on the 4th of February, where she stopped a week. In consequence of a letter which she received from her cousin, promising that she should be treated kindly, that she should have a room to herself, and that she should be sent to New Zealand to her father in a fortnight, she returned to Capt. Cal'rert's, and occupied the servant's bed room. On Sunday, the 15th, she opened her window to speak to Miss Edmonds, a next-door neighbour; and, whilst she was talking to her, her cousin came in the room, struck her, and called her abusive names. Her uncle then came in the room and struck her on her back. Her cousin then pulled off her boots, in order that she might not go out of the house ; but the prosecutrix escaped from the house, and ran to Miss Edmonds' with neither shoes, bon net nor cloak on. She afterwards went to Mrs. Thomp son's, and had lived there ever since. The witness was subjected to a very long and severe cross examination by both the learned counsel for the defence. She was first questi3ned with reference to her circumstances and conduot previous to her living at Capt. Calvert's. She admitted she was then in very groat distress. She said she left her aunt's because she (her aunt) used to drink and was quarrelsome, and denied that it was because she struck her aunt. The causes of the disagreements at Capt. Calvert's were that her cousin used to tell her uncle the prosecutrix bated him, which was an untruth, and because she would not tell her uncle who her cousin Maria corresponded with. She was accused of improper behaviour with young men, which was untrue. It was her cousin who locked her in the bedroom for three weeks. She (the prosecutrix) never tried the bedroom door, but thought it was locked. When she was in the area she heard policemen pass two or three times; but she did not try to attract their attention, because she was afraid of her uncle. Mrs. Thompson was next examined, but her evidence was nut of material importance, Miss Edmonds said she lived next door to the defendants. On Feb. 15, about a quarter-past Fix in the evening, the prosecutrix came to her house, with no shoes on her feet, and with no bonnet or cloak on. She was very much agi tated, and said, " For God's sake, let me in." On the 29th of January she heard the cry of "Murder," but did not know whence it came. Mary Ann Jones deposed that she formerly lived in the service of Capt. Calvert. Whilst she was there Miss Amelia Calvert slept several times on the dirty linen in witness's room rather than sleep with her cousin, who was very vio lent to her, Mary Ann Treacher, servant to Miss Edmonds, deposed to having heard a knocking early on the morning of the 30th of January, apparently low down in front of the house. (The prosecutrix stated that she knocked loudly at the p;itry door whilst she was in the area, about 4 o'clock in the morning.) This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. Clark made an able speech on behalf of Capt. Cal vert, and Mr. Codd addressed the jury on behalf of Miss Calvert. The following witnesses were then called for the defence : Caroline Tyler, servant to Captain Calvert, said there was no key or fastening on the outside to either of the bedroom doors, and it was therefore untrue that Miss Amelia Calvert was ever locked in her bedroom. When she first went there the niece was treated as one of the family, but afterwards Miss Maria Calvert complained of her cousin going into the garden at night, and disputes arose between the cousins, but she never saw any blows struck at all. Mies Amelia was of a sulky temper and sometimes refused her food, but she always had as much as she wanted. She was never con fined to her room for three weeks. On the 29th of January her cousin did not strke her, but they had some words, and Miss Amelia said she would go to Mr. Smith's (the clergy man) and expose her uncle. After her return no blows were struck, and without any provocation the prosecutrix ran into the area and screamed out " Murder." Miss Maria was upstairs when she went there and said, " Ellen, stop her mouth." Witness and Miss Calvert afterwards t herself pulled h d e o r w o n : „ ci o , ).31 f b t y h t h e e. tiarea,iBkghosileehiavaenirj kitchen Maria finwhenCocoeurlotvfes and camed Captainia she threw alver t came down, put his hand on her shoulder, and said, "Stop this row." He did not strike her, She did not go into the area again, but remained in the kitchen till she went to bed. She would solemnly swear that the prosocutrix slept in t w all. ness's bedroom that night, and was not in the area a fetc herer n ,rtt hieimfuruoe meals sa.e : d wasltVo tsceneatohnkrnhaie rhat: ennecslytcteeadrfi bedroom,mno hot deeb°aba c o l bk r t uhft trah . ottehm days3ld norat; a d regiment k n served a E n a r a l r y t le e s a t f m d o r r e n a g T s h h e e w pwcii e r : ot nhlistlesu,shtareiirdxi n tshh h ao e tw r tebhdeedhrmeaoruoasmarek_s t . coornastthchhehe on her throat, but did not tell her how it was ez c d a h lid i a love pw t t o al ti h nn e e r cs , sa. a h n , Calvert to the milkman, she to him." (Laughet;iri;) Cross-examin ecl— d t a C ig nu s , V 8 m Ctu Is . Cv ß earl o tv w es r l t a tr'i n k‘s d i To int s i r n d f e h e e e . h a h d at n i y d w w O B line ov in ase xl:4BAli " ° k j : e t c °l c hva defendant,rseetr h ri n t:eat. e hndat l see l a db a C o nlini s l o . dona t o r tast , °tehfuta ‘ f rei ' 'slstio G eeB:::li i i v ene°: e dnhi eends e r r the t ais in cu t t h tl e e f : r u a ee p n i ' l s lo ß w al ) s e a n n t d h ewasiththCenapetliaain. integrity and honour, M . 1 hompson's when the y m Ctel: a :l n ervec; o ; f Thea t hn and e M a mediator, and she told him she Witness w was n h ni thatfo wentr o f 30a t re se hadeu tr i n x o was there,complaint to to act in a a k s e of her uncle. She did not say she had been locked out all night. Miss Hutchinson said that while Miss Calvert was at her house she asked her whether her uncle ever ill-treated her. She replied, "No ; the idea of such a thing !" She after wards said, " How can I face them again after disgracing them as I have done I' She said her cousin had pulled her hair. John Gurney, a milkman, said Captain Calvert's servant gave him a note, but did not say whose writing it was. He had "passed the compliments of tht day with the captain's niece." Mr. Woolett replied on the whole case, and The Chairman having directed the jury, after a short con eultation, they returned a verdict of guilty against bath the defendants. The announcement of the verdict was received with ap• ulause. By the consent of both parties judgment was postponed till the next quarter sessions, the defendants being boun over, themselves and two sureties , in £2OO, to appear then to receive sentence. successfully taken CHURCH RATES SIIEEESEDED.--At the vestry meeting on Tuesday, the 7th inst., at the district church of Brompton, the Rev. Dr. Irons, the incumbent, in the chair, a vote of thanks was unanimously awarded to the retiring parish warden, M h • Carver, for having fulfilled the pledge given by him at his electi on, " not to introduce aeh - 43 urch rate," and for having so s at i sfactorily and s other steps to raise the requisite funds for th the district c hurch• e PUrposes of Revival Meetings—Extraordinary Scene, In the end of last week meetings of this kind took place in Elgin. The first was held at the Morayshire Station— the services being princil ally conducted by females—a Mrs. Tenant from Banff being at once chief and leader. Daring the prayers (such as they were), a chorus of voices might be heard chanting out—" Oh yes he'll do it," "He'll do it," " Yes, do it Lord," &c. As the services advanced, the ex citement increased ; but the freedom and familiarity of the speakers with "things divine," we do not venture to cha racterise. On the two succeeding evenings, the meetings were held in the Baptist Chapel—granted, we under stand, on the express condition that the pastor (Reverend Mr. Macfarlane) should preside—with one view, no doubt, of preaerving something like common decency, and checking those irregularities in which the leaders seemed to delight. The meetings in the chapel were much the same in character as those at the station waiting-room. Mr. Macfarlane's own address was unex ceptionable, and with some of the prayers offered up no fault could be found. But everything like good sense and proper feeling, and respect for sacred things, were completely overborne by the fiery spirits from the east; and the general proceedings were more like those of bedlamites than of rational men and women. " Revival hymn" of all possible variety were sung, and to all possible airs—including those of " When the kye comes hame," " The bold sol dier boy," " The captain with his whiskers, " The second Alice Waltz," &c.—all excellent airs in their way, but rather out of place in what professed to be religious worship. And as if to make the irreverence more conspi cuous, while those within were singing what they called hymns, some young men outside were chiming in with the words of the songs to which the airs are generally sung 1 Mrs. Tenant—the Banff lady— and a young man from the east, wore particularly conspicuous in the services—one or both praying with great vehemence for the unconverted ministers of Elgin, and giving the Almighty thanks for the conversion of the one minister present. In the course of one of those rodomontades, which sue called prayers, Mrs. Tenant exclaimed that she cared not for any man or devil, church, or minister I One young man present was peremptorily ordered "Down on your knees, sir, the devil is in you." There were occasionally a loud clapping of hands; and sometimes one would strike up a hymn while another was engaged in prayer. At one tim , ) a gentleman walked along the passage of the church, clapping his hands, and crying out, " We've got the victory—we've got the victory I" Matters went on in this style on the two even ings. It is proper to say that the meetings had got entirely beyond the control of Mr. Macfarlane. About twelve o'clock on Friday evening he pronounced the benedic tion, and declared the meeting at an end. No sooner had he done this than a man got up, and declared " that neither man nor devil would put him out of that house," Mr. Macfarlane, however, left—no doubt disgusted with the vulgarity, irreverence, and folly of the proceedings. Matters then got worse than ever. All restraint seemed gone ; the excesses had reached a pitch which no descrip tion can convey to the reader. This went on for a short time, when a young man, determined to put a stop to this Babel of confusion, turned off the gas—and thus the scene of disorder was most fittingly brought to a close in dark ness I—Elgin Courier. BOGS.—The number of cattle lost in the Irish bogs is said, by a competent authority, to be quite incredible; and though travellers would be better able to avoid this kind of danger, they would often fall victims to it, especially in those numerous cases in which the bog 1S covered with a dry crust, giving no indications of the treacherous layer of hidden peat, which yields to pressure like a wet sponge under brown paper. Of this kind was Solway Moss, where a troop of Scotch hor se were said to be destroyed under Oliver Sinclair, at the battle of Solsv a bout y t . e , ii n 1512. The legend was received doubtfully, but a middle of the last century skelet ons of a wan and horse , th in complete armour, were discove red by peat .diggers a t ra ditional scene of the even t, to the confutation of all sceptics.—Macmillan's Magazine. A woman about fifty years of age went on Satur day morning to the office of the Commissary of Police for the quarter of the Porte-St.-Denis, and, when one of the clerks asked what she wanted, she gazed at him intently for a moment and then threw her arms round his neck, kissed hi m fervently, called him her dear f ather, an d sa id that she woul d never leave him again. As the clerk was evidently some twenty years her junior, this scene at first produced a burst of laughter among all present, but it soo n became evident that the poor creature was insane, and as she could give no account of who she was or whence she came, she was removed to the prefecture of police, with a view to procuring her tubainion to a luaatio &Om. TATTERSALL'S—LAsT EVENING. There was a very full attendance this afternoon, chiefly attracted by the settling, as it would appear, for the opera tion of parting and receiving having been gone through, the room and lawn were considerably thinned. Betting was desultory, and except the support awarded to one or two ani mals there was no feature of the afternoon's proceedings calling for especial comment. For ihe City and Suburban Adventurer was in demand, and was backed for good money at 7tol, at which price he left off firm. Argonaut, after being invested on at 100 to 8 several times, found friends who took 100 to 10 kindly, and at the close 9 to 1 was the highest offer ; 1,000 to 80 wp s taken in one bet about Gardener, who was in very good odour; and after his name had been written down at the like odds to smaller amounts, layers did not feel inclined to go on. The re • maining quotations on the same event will speak for themselves. A few investments were made on the Metropolitan, for which Bedouin stood his ground firmly at 6to 1 (taken). The Two Thousand was noticeable for the increased firmness of the favourite, about whom 6 to 4 was the highest offer, and so sweet were intending backers upon the French horse that shortly before the lawn was cleared 7 to 4 would have been taken, but layers would not " spring" the fractional difference. Saccharometer had some warm friends, who took as ohm t a price as 4 to 1, but the outlay was by no means heavy, and the same odds could have been obtained for asking ; 10 to 1 each was taken about Maccaroni and Blue Mantle, and 12 to 1 to a "pony" about Rapid Rhone. Brick, who broke down badly on Saturday morning, was_ not mentioned. With the exception of four "fifties" taken about Stradella, speculation on the Chester Cup was a dead letter. But while there were plenty of offers to take 2 to 1 that the mare did not run backers were shy, and the layers of odds were ready to go on at the price quoted above. Lord Clifden's position in the Derby was considered somewhat unsteady, as after seven "fifties" had been booked about him Hof podar trod upon his heels at half a point more, seven and a half fifties having been taken about the Frenchman; 11 to 1 was taken about Saccharo meter, and National Guard and Carnival were backed re spectively at 16 to 1 and 100 to 6. 25 to 1 was offered each agat the Glenochty colt, Automaton, and Blue Mantle, and after 45 " ponies" had been booked about Ranger 40 to 1 was accepted. A few outsiders were backed at the prices quoted below. In the course of the afternoon it was an nounced that Polynesia and the Jaqueline colt were scratched for the City and Suburban and Metropolitan ; all Mr. G. Bryan's horses for their spring engagements, and Cachuca for the One Thousand Guineas. Brick was struck out of the Two Thousand at 4.10, April 11. Towards the close of the room Mr. H. Dorling's clerk, who attended ac cording to notice for the sale of tickets for the " inner ring' , at Epsom, made the gratifying announcement that the number then sold amounted to 130. The following are the closing prices : CITY AND SUBURBAN. 7to 1 agst Mr J. Gilby's Adventurer, 4 yrs, sst 121 b (t) 9to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Argonaut, 4 yrs, Tat 131 b (offered, take 10 to 1) 00 to 8 agat Mr Elliot's Gardener, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (taken) 20 to 1 agat Mr Payne's Merry Maid, 4 yrs, sst 101 b (t) 20 to 1 agst Mr C. Monk's Beachy Head, 4yrs, 7st 101b(t) 20 to 1 agst Mr J. Johnstone's Oberon, 4 yrs, Sat 121 b (t) 25 to 1 agat Mr J. Day's Canary, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b (taken) 26 to 1 agst Mr Ten Broeck's Summerside, 3 yrs, Sat 121 b (taken) 33 to 1 agst Mr Saxon's Amazonian, 3 yrs, Est 21b (t) 33 to 1 agst Sir F. Johnstone's Glenochty colt, 3 yrs, 61b (taken) 40 to 3 agst Lord Uxbridge's Gen. Hess, 6 yrs, Est 31b(t) METROPOLITAN. 6to 1 agst Mr Ten Broeck's Bedouin, 5 yrs, Est 101 b, inc slb ex (taken) Bto 1 agat Sir W. Codrington'a Catch-'em-Alive, 4 yrs, Est 10Ib (taken) Bto 1 agst Mr Savile's Harlequin, 4 yrs, bat 131 b (t) 10 to 1 agat Mr J. Gilby's Adventurer, 4 yrs, Est 21b (t) 14 to 1 agat Count F.de Lagrange's Alerte, 4 yrs, 7st7lb(t) CHESTER CUP. 4to 1 agst Count F. de Lagrange's Stradella, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (taken) TWO TROITSAND GUINEAS. 6 to 4 agat Count F.deLagrange's Hospodar(off, t7to 4) 4to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Saccharometer (t and off) 10 to 1 agst Mr Godding's Maccaroni (taken) 10 to 1 apt Capt Lane's Blue Mantle (taken) 12 to 1 agat Lord Glasgow's Rapid Rhone (taken) 15 to 1 agst Mr H. L. Wigram's Melrose (taken) DERBY. 7to 1 agst Lord St. Vincent's Lord Clifden (taken) 15 to 2 agst Count F. de Lagrange's Hospodar (taken) 11 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Saccharometer (taken) 16 to 1 agat Mr Watt's National Guard (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mr Naylor's Carnival (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr H. L. Wigram's Melrose (taken) 25 to 1 agst Sir F. Johnstone's Glenochty colt (offered) 25 to 1 agat Lord Stamford s Automaton (offered) 25 to 1 agat Captain Lane's Blue Mantle (offered) 40 to 1 agst Mr H. Savile's Ranger (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Count Henckel's Giles the First (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Baron Rothschild'sliing of the Vale (taken) The Subscription Room will be open on Saturday for settling on the Epsom meeting, and " comparing" on the Two Thousand. CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 7to 1 agst Adventurer (taken) 12 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken) 14 to 1 agst Gardener (taken) 14 to 1 agst Catch 'em,Alive (taken) 20 to 1 agst Merry Maid (taken) 25 to 1 agst Glenochty colt (offered) METROPOLITAN. 6to 1 apt Bedouin (taken) 7to 1 agst Adventurer (taken) 8 to 1 agst Catch 'em Alive (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7 to 4 agst Hospodar (taken) 4to la_ at Saccharometer (taken) 10 to 1 agst Maccaroni (taken) CHESTER CUP. 7to 2 agst Stradella (taken) 14 to 1 agst Plover (taken) DERBY , 6to 1 agst Lord Clifden (taken) 9to 1 agst Hospodar (taken) 16 to 1 agst National Gaard (taken) 25 to 1 agst Glenochty colt (taken) WINDSOR RA.cES—MoNDAY. The Grand Military Steeplechase ; a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 5 it, with 50 added, for horses the property of, and to be ridden by, officers on full pay, to carry 12st each. The owner of the second horse to save his stake. Winners extra. About three voiles.. 9 subs. Mr. Biggins's (13th Hussars) The Nabob, 13st (inc 141 b extra) .................................... (Owner) 1 Mr. Meiklam's (78th Highlanders) Tupsley, aged, 12st 7th (inc 71b extra) .................. (Mr. Kennis) 2 The following also ran :—Tally Ho, Nutcracker, My Mary, Glen Aros, Yellow Dwarf, and Longford. Betting-6 to 4 agst Longford, 4to 1 each agst Nabob and Tupsley, and 5 to 1 aget Glen Aros. As soon as they got upon their legs the running was taken up by My Mary, who, with Nutcracker, Glen Aros, and Yellow Dwarf, appeared some two or three lengths in advance of their followers, to the flight of hurdles in front of the stand, which they all got over safely. On reaching the thorn fence beyond Glen Aros, who appeared to run unkindly, refused and fell, leaving his rider on his back on the top of the fence, but who was soon after remounted, and following his horses; but, blun. dering at the next obstruction, he was walked back to the enclosure. The leading horses passed over the small en closed garden-grounds in close company , but in gong up the barrack hill to the turning flag My Mary increased her ad vantage, and approached the water course (or drain) in the hollow some lengths in front of Tupelo). Major Wombwell breaking his stirrup leather on landing, both mare and rider came to the ground , but she was speedily remounted and following in the wake of Nabob. Then came Glen Aros, who refused and ran round, which caused Nutcracker, who was following at his heels, to blunder at it, and fall ing on his head, rolled over and broke his +neck, his rider fortunately escaping without injury. The favourite and Yellow Dwarf, who appeared outpaced, brought up the rear, and got well over, but a long way in the rear of the leaders. Passing in the rear of the stand, the race was left with Tupsley, who held a long lead, which he kept to the water jump, which he cleared half a dozen lengths in ad vance of Nabob, whose rider, thinking they finished, came with a rush and reached Tupeley's quarters, but being called to he immediately set his horse going again, and fol lowed in the rear of the two leaders to the fence in the rear of the barn, where she was done with, leaving the race with Tupaley and Nabob. the latter waiting upon the leader un til they crossed the water jump, when he went up in a stride or two after landing and won an excellent race by two lengths. My Mary and Longford were pulled up descend ing the hill brook, and walked home. The others were stopped a long way from the stand. Match, 100 goys. Mr. Harford's (Scots Fusiliers) Cannon Ball, 10st 101 b (Owner) 1 Captain Rowley's (2d Life Guards), Stays, lOst 81b (Owner) 2 Betting opened at 2 to 1 on Stays, and closed at 2 to 1 on Cannon Ball. Stays made play over the first five f e n ces , c l ose ly f o ll owe d by Cannon Ball, without a mistake, but at the obstruction beyond Stays fell and unshipped her rider, who was speedily up again, and shortly after headed Cannon Ball, and came on with the lead to the fence, where she came to grief on the first round, which allowed Cannon Ball to go on at his leisure and win by 40 lengths. The Windsor Opcn Handicap Steeplechase of 100 soya, added to a sweepstakes of 10 sous each, 2 ft; winners extra. About four miles. 13 subs. Mr. Brisco's Yeller Gal, list 101 b (Mr. Dixon) 1 Mr. Land's Deceiver, 12st .................. (B. Land) 2 Mr. W. W. Baker's Light of other Days (late Johnny), llst 121 b ............................ (Ni g hti ng all) 3 Mr. F. M. Frederio's The Dane, lo st (Looney) 4 The following also ran t—Brownie, The Hero, and King Torn. The 4 agst D ece i ver , 3 to 1 agst Yaller in bcfeatlt,4gtoopleangedstabtr7 o ow t nie, and 6 to apt The Dane, DISTRESS IN IRELAND. Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on Monday next he should ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether his attention had been called to the reports of the Poor Law Inspectors with respect to the destitu tion in Galway and the surrounding districts, and whether he would lay these reports on the table of the house. CIVIL PROCESSES IN IRELAND. Mr. GREGORY gave notice that he should on the same day move for a return of the civil processes in Ireland in 1861.2-3 at Petty Sessions, distinguishing those for rent and simple contract debts. DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE. Mr. FE RRAND gave notice that he should to• morrow ask the First Lord of the Treasury to permit him to bring on his motion with respect to the dit tress in the cotton dis tricts on Monday next. He named so early a day in conse quence of the general anxiety that prevailed on the subject. SUPPLY. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. PEEL explained that the votes, class 1., were deli vered on Thursday. Mr. A. SMITH opposed proceeding with votes in class 1., as the particulars had been too short a time in the hands of hon. members to enable , them to master the details. The estimates were far too hastily proceeded into. These esti mates had been augmented from £692,000 to £893,000, ex hibiting a difference of upwards of £lOO,OOO. In order to give time for their consideration, he begged to move that these votes be referred to a select committee. Sir J. TRELAWNY seconded the motion, and com plained that the rapid way in which these votes were taken took the house by surprise. Mr. PEEL said the delay in supplying the estimates arose from the anxiety of the Government that they should be strictly correct. There might be some diversity in the votes, but substantially the aggregate amount was the same as last year. Mr. WILLIAMS complained that the estimates were rendered in a way that nobody could understand. The other night £6,500,000 was voted w ith unusual and unne cessary haste. Lord J. MANNERS suggested that No. 1 vote should be postponed. After a few words from Sir J. SHELLEY, Sir G. GREY said if it was the wish of the house No. 3 (Civil Service) vote would be taken. On this understanding the motion was withdrawn, and the house went into committee of supply on the votes specified. The following votes were then taken : ENGLAND. ._ ____ _. Law charges (England) _ £24,610 Criminal Prosecutions .. 190,808 Police, Counties and Boroughs (Great Britain) 228,056 Crown-office, Queen's Bench Admiralty Court Registry Late Insolvent Court 4,458 Probate Court 83,530 County Courts Land Registry-office 8,331 Police Courts (Metropolis) Metropolitan Police Revising Barristers (England and Wales) Divorce Court Compensations 18,959 £928,038 SCOTLAND. Lord Advocate and Solicitor's Geieral'a Sala• ries Court of Session Court of Justiciary Prosecu ions under the Lord Advocate Exchequer (Scotland) Legal Branch Sheriffs and Procurators' Fiscal Prosecutions Prosecutors Fiscal Salaries Sheriffs' Clerks Expenses in matter of titles Register House, Edinburgh Commissary Clerks' Office Accountant in Bankruptcy £3,377 18,090 11,081 4,500 1,580 35,231 22,605 15,380 3,695 16,192 1,320 1,487 £i34,738 IRELAND. Law charges and criminal prosecutions Court of Chancery Courts of Queen's . Bench, Common Pleas, and £61,134 5,635 Exchequer Process servers Registrars to Judges and clerks of the Court of Errors Manor Courts cornpens Ai ions Registry of Judgments .. High Court of Delegates Court of Bankruptcy and Insolvency City Probate Landed Estates Court .. Consolidated Office of Writs Revising Barristers, Dublin Dublin Me , ropolitan Police and Police Justices Constabulary of Ireland, Four Courts, Marshalsea Prison 10.302 8,300 PRISONS AND CONVICTS. Inspections and General Superintendence Prisons and Convict Establishments at home Maintenance of Prisoners in County Jails Transportation of Convicts .. Convict Establishments in the Colonies 5,932 2,630 2,782 Total Law and Justice . Showing a net increase over 1862-3 of.. 17,033 Sir G. GREY intimated that he did not propose to take any further votes that evening. (Hear, hear.) The house resumed LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (1S58) AMENDMENT BILL. This bill passed through committee. TELEGRAPHS BILL. The house then proceeded to consider the Telegraphs Bill as amended. In clause 26 an amendment was introduced, to the effect, that "in case of difference with the company," a person should satisfy a justice of the peace that he intended to raise his house before the company could be required to make the necessary alteration in their telegraph wire. Lord CHURCHILL moved the reinsertion of the words " of the annual value of £2O" after the words " dwelling house," in the 20th clause, which words had been struck out of the clause when the bill was last before the house. The noble lord move' the reinsertion of the words on the ground that this bill would otherwise have the effect of crippling the extension of the telegraph system, except in the case of telegraph companies which obtained the sanction of railway and canal companies to lay down wires on their property. Mr. HENLEY opposed the motion on the ground that it would be taking away that protection from the poor which the rich enjoyed. Mr. M. GIBSON said that the words had been originally inserted in the clause in consequence of their having been adopted in the act of last year, but he found it difficult to withstand the arguments of the right hon. gentleman oppo site when the mattr was discussed in committee, and he had therefore consented to tbeir being struck out. He ad- vised the noble lord not to persist in his motion. The motion was then withdrawn, and the amendments as considered were agreed. to. SAVINGS BANKS ACTS BILL. which this bill is to be founded, subject of con- SirOn the bringing up of the report of the committee on H. WILLOUGHBY said that thento • Government objectionable verting the large sums in savings ball ra; td was likely stock was fraught with many to give rise to a system of Bean tha l the bill about to be character. He therefore hoped t serious • e d the .rn" consideration brought in would received difefiecu,ltiskBeo;:e - - of the house. re ed to, and the Th e report was t hen ag bill was brought in. WILL then asked lea ve t o b r i ng in a and amend the laws re l at i ng to savings b Sir U. ill n o, observing m ate that the provi • ons of the measure i n no way re lated to the large and difficult q ues ti on of the con version of the funds of savings b an k s, but to the internal wan institutions only, and he b e li eve d it bill to coneolid had the support of all parties interested in their manage ment. Mr. ROEBUCK expressed a hope that in a subject of this importance care would be taken to print the bill early, in order that hon. members might fully understand its pro visions before it came on for second reading. Leave having been given, the bill was brought in and read a first time. The Lords' amendments on the Salmon Exportation Bill Were considered and agreed to ; and The house adjourned at 20 minutes past 6 o'clock. SOUTH KENSINGTON MVSEUM.—During the week ending April 11 the visitors have been as fol lows :—From Monday to Saturday, free days, open from 10 a.m., to 10 p.m., 20,076. From the opening of the museum, 3,768,369. Museum of Patents, South Kensing ton.—Number of visitors for the week ending April 11, 4,406. Total number since the opening of the museum, free daily (May 12, 1868), 707,092.