The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-22 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The transactions in the general discount market have been further reduced, and an extreme degree of quietude consequently prevails in monetary circles. The general charge for first-class shert dated bills is 37, per cent., but, business is reported even as low as per cent. Under these circum stances it is almost unnecessary to state that the in quiries at the Bank of England have been almost suspended. About £107,000 was purchased by the Bank of England authorities yesterday afternoon. The Carleggas Tin Mining Company is an under taking recently formed fot the purchase and work ing of several mines in Cornwall. This is not a project in which the directors have only uncertain data to base their anticipations of suc:ess ; on the contrary, five tin lodes are known to pass through the sett, and on one of them operations have been carried on to a "considerable extent by former workers. In addition to this evidence of the existence of such deposits of tin ore, recent ex plorations have also demonstrated that vast quan tities of metal may be easily raised if sufficient capital be expended upon the workings. The contract for the purchase of the property appears favourable, as part of the money is to be paid in shares of the company. The capital is fixed at £15,000 in £5 shares, of which it is estimated that £2 will be ample to place the mine in a pro fitable state. Another joint stock undertaking deserving favourable notice is the West Surrey Tanning Company, which has been projected for the pur - pose of purchasing and carrying on some old-esta blished tan works at Godalming. The present proprietor, who is to be the manager of the new institution, is stated to have conducted a very pro. fitable business for several years, and in order to afford conclusive evidence upon this point, and to demonstrate the genuiness of the project, a state ment of the trade expenses and profits per week as appended to the prospectus. The sole reason which has urged the proprietor to transfer his propetty to the company, is stated to be the desirability of in creased capital to develope the business to its legiti mate proportions. The nemital capital required is £lOO,OOO. and the firs issue is to comprise half of thpo sum, in shares of• £2 each. Wr h ve receiv ,-4 4 e. , py .h. Tro,i,,c-u- of the Gener d t S eit t C iv,ol.)t t C (L This undertaking is 'or too d wider %TA to I, -p c t . tne auspices, the E,rl of A. , herm,ric being and the list of .lirtctors comprising, amon gs t whet gentlemen, the names of the Earl of St.ff,:k and Lieut.-Col. the Hon. C. H. Lindsiy. Tne object is stated to be to supply a great agricultural want, by bri•.ging into general use steam cultivation. It is pointed out that the great obstacle to the more rapid adoption of this new agent of agricultural progress, is the first cost of each implement, many farmers who wou;d be glad to pa) for having their lands culti vated by steam, b-ing unable to invest from £5OO to £l,OOO in a single set of machinery. It is in tended, therefore, that the company shall purchase the most approved steam cultivators, and sell them to farmers, receiving payment by instalments ex tending over a certain number of years. In other eases such implements may be let. The directors express their conviction that there is an ample field for operations, steam power being immensely superior to horse power. It is considered that £50,000 worth of machinery may be at once and advantageously employed. The capital is fixed at £250,000, in 25,000 shares at £lO each, of which it is intended to issue 10,000 shares in the first instance. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69f. 45e.—heavy. The English Stock market opened this morning with an unfavourable appearance, but a f-w pur chases have led to a recovery of k per cent,, Con sols again being 93 for transfer and account. Business has taken place in the New Threes and Reduced Annuities at 917-, f-, ; Exchequer Bills have further improved to par and 4s, prem. ; Indian 5 per Cents. are 1091 110; ditto 5 per Cents. Enfaced Paper 107 i; and ditto 51 per Cents., 1151, The Market for Foreign Securities exhibited a rather heavy appearance in the early part of the morning, but a slight improvement has since taken place in a few of the principal stocks. Greek Bonds are now quoted 284 I, and the Coupons 138 Spanish Passive continue at about their former value, viz,, 30 Land the Certificates 101 d , Italian are marked 70, , , I, and the New Loan 11 Item.; Turkish Six per Cents., 1858, are 6 74 681, those of 1862, 70 ; the Ce)usolides, ; and the New Loan 13 l prem.; Rusti in 5 per Cents. remain at 95, and Egypicin ar e a little weaker at 971 98; 1 3,, rtuguese 3 per Cents. are also rather he,vy at 481, and those ot ' 142 472.: D itch 4 per Crnts. have h- i!• at 101 ; .t ;t , • S h ate lid, t,ll F reeordt d u, Gii ntiihn et 151 vrn ; rtta zuelan 6 per G.trs. at Oba 09 3 ,nd Btu Ayres 1 pF r Cents. at 38. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been very rt stricied, and the general tetitienc-., ot prices have b,rn downv‘ard4. Great Northern and Great Western have receded ; Lancashire and Yorkshire and Great Northern A Stock, 10s.; and Great Easteros, XL The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remained Without any material variatio n in values. Recife Fand San Francisco realise 174 and San rancisco 2I Dirch Rhentah 17 ; South A.cstrian d Lornblrno-Venetian 234'; Great Western of Canada have declined to 118 ; Eastern Bengals to 108-1. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneout! Shares are in several instances a shade fLater. Alliance of London and Liverpool have receded to 301 ; Bank of Au,aralasia to 711; London and South African to 281 ; Crystal Palac e Stock is dull at 34 to 3411; and Electric Telegraph firm at 102. - BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per C en t. R e d uce d Annuities 2341 911 3 per C en t. C onso l s Annuities New 3 p er C ent. Annuities . 91 12 1 lndia Stock — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent ditto 5f per Cent D rt.. bonds £l,OOO Ditto under .81,000 ...... Consols for Account, May 7 1 per Cent par 4 pm Ditto Small Dit to £SOO .......... FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent ....... . .. Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 38 Danish 4 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 1863 Ditto Scrip, £4O paid k lan Egyptian 7 pet Cent 971 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-C ou p me — 1 1 Ditto Account.. 2Bl ti Ditto Coupons ini i Mexican 3 p er C en t , R Ditto Account Moorish I mper i a l 5 per Cent New Gr ana d a Ditto Deferred Per uvian 4% per Cent. Ditto 1862 Ditto Account ssi t 9 ortugueee 3 per Cent., 1853 uittu Aeprquit ......• 48/ .. Ditto 1862 1- tu n , i . t i t ,Z l B ..c rip, £3O paid npm Ditt o 4 1 ° Per Cent., 1 822, £ St ...-. Ditty, 5' Per Cent ~ 1850 SPaniph ~Per Cent., 1862 . ....... 95 1 41 Dirt, A . ,rr Uent • ...... .................. Ditto NevrAMn'' D e f e r r ed ... . • ........... 54 Ditto , k ,. ,„ Ditto pZ"Ont - • i ve '•• • •, ............. 47.1 Spanish Cert. 01 .6 ..... .. . . . 29 3 ' i _ .... Turicisti 6 pe r c elat. ur not fundcd ...... Vi % Ditto Account 864 .. Ditto 6 par Cent. isW ••• • • • ...... 87 6i Ditto Account. .... ........ ........ Ditto, &GO Bonds ~ .. " .......... 671 Ditto 6 per Cent. 18 ,, 2 .1: •• • • ' ....... 69 4 Venezuela, 3 per Cent ...... "" •'- • • • 701 69 / 704 70 Ditto Acc0unt.. .......... • Ditto 6 ner Cent., 1832 ....... .. 23 Dividends on the above payable int o l o B i i i Dutlh 21 p er C ant., E x. 12 Guil ...... - ..''' Ditto 4 per C en t. C er tifi cates .. .. 1 1 It alian, 5 per C en t., 1861 , E x. 25 francs .. . 00 4 Ditto Account C THREE x oc . Adis, Mo ney 4)ittO A.Cocquit , „ , ...... r ^ 934 3'-- °"" SHARE MARKETS---This day. +lCll~ti,, V 2.1 -zTt),:t ~ c.,.. 13.14. Blr., Wol., and Str. Val. iilythe and Tyne. Br - 4A°' and Exeter Caledonian 'or Ie Ilandon 8 8] 7 8 84 86 112 112 112 i Corn, - ;' I Do A ; ' ; ` t. ' ';'' ' ;" Do. D till(lpe.p fI n . t'l been paid to It. Dublin & Belfast June. 1- oun.,Perth,el , , A b. Juno. !Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st' ;GreatNorthot Scotland jGreat Northern.. Do A stock- ._ _ aii ti) 6i 7 40 42 13 14 E 9 91 106 108 111 82 44 46 24 25 51f 1 f 45 41 5 . 211 121 120 I Do Bdo nt. S. an 1 W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val g - ua. stock Lancashiie & Yorkshire (London and Blackwell (Lon., Brig,ht,& S. Coast' Lon., Chat., and Dover: I Lon. & Nor' h Western (Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryporf and Carlisle. Doi shares Metropoli tan 'Midland Do New . 1201 121! 120 121 134 136 101 [O3 66 (61 66* 6* 107* 76 1 f 1 11i 14 394 92 1 I 1 0 14 I 1071 107} 76 77 114 116 39i 401 97} 97f 101 102 43 44 12 12; 1221 12d lf 14p 91 93 12 11; 12, 124 f ! Do Birming. & Derby klid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British iEdin., Perth, Sr Dundee 'Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase) Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire ;N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun 6taines, Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1866 ... : Taff Vale., .. Do B Do C 50 51 24 25 29 100 5O i 99 i 55! 601 66 87 115 117 lf 11 p 15 16i lli 12' 120 122 43 44 98 ICO 48 60 32 33 91i 911 67 0 99 101 7 8 67 38 9 10 7 i 7 i PI 150 153 44 5 2 1 3,P 91 90; 1; Ulster : Do ... I Do IVale of Death Victoria sta. and Pim !Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall \%. Elartlcpool Har.&R ' West Miciand oxford ! irp evrpor ryo I,,retord, 100 100 130 100 100 79 81 154 156 28 30 44 15 R 7 ?.8 98 7:00 44 f 3itlllsi-i I'o- - "1-.,11)NA t!top!n; Price. litistr4 :,.. . :• :.• 8 1. 9 1083 i 5 ter ecnt. cU 1.- I 1 4 1 , 20 Do. E. z.hares. •uo:twsu., Lxce lt e • :!". 63 Do. Preterunee .... • 4 0 ,; toot I p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 10t Do. do . .luly 1, 187:- - - 73 100 in. Ju it 1, - it - et lioutra.ar,s. , 441.44t0.i1. 100 1..7 it 8 st 'ApeTowit .t Dock Scr stock l4aetn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 108 1( 9 1083 stock kai.t Ind-an. au. sp. ,( 93 ;11 104 3111 20 Do. do. G 5 13 Ito 20 Do. do. H do. .. 5 1 13p Wok , Grand Trunk of ("Road: to 19 0 10 , o. Ist Or . Bonds 62 (6 100 Do. ,o. aeferred...... all .7 50 100 , (0. ?ti Bret. Bon , s.. 53 66 100 D. do d fer ed...... all 40 .5 100 vo. 3d 1' ef. stock ... at, 42 100 Do. do. d •lerr. d...... alp 32 7.6 100 Do. 4th I'ref. s o k... all 23 26 100 Do. uu deferrcd all 21 23 stock Gt.lnchaPenut.gua.sp.c 10u 110 111 110 2 0 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 1 14t 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 1 137' stock Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per ceni teo 106 108 203 Gt. W. of Canada Sharet• all 113 '24 11i 203 Do. New ... . 18 81 83 10 ti Do. 6 p.c. '73 wlth't opt. all 100 102 101 100 Do. 53 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 00 t 2 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 14 1113 stock Madras. guar., sp.c. .. 100 1063 ;v7l 1063 7 stock Do.4ip. o. Extensim: 100 101 103 stock Dc. 4 , d 0........ 100 97 .9 973 8 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 - stock ttelb.o orp. Rp. o. Buds. 100 60 3lelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 47 49 10 100 Do. 7 p.c. Mortg. Bds. all - 20 Newßranswick cE Cando- Class Apn 3 B all 3 5 NT.M.C'da6 pc lst f bds 100 80 2 etOtk Scinde .......... ( 100 I( 8 IO9 at Do. Delhi. p 1 100 107 1( 9 Do. do •• 2 4 ip 2 0 Do. Punjaub st Do. Do. , ICO 07 148 1073 stock Do. Indus St. Flo.) 1(1( 01 103 ( ;01,0ti AL UOVEIT,N fiIENT SEUL' ti - 4.0.3 a SJuI - 1877-54 - ' Do. Bp. c. locb..t A 100 103 115 - ; Do. 6 p.c.Mar..tc Sent 100 103 ins - Do. Sp. c. Jan.&July. IN I'sl 961 051 5 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 04 06 - ,Cape G. Hope. 6 p c. 187- 100 110 112 - Do.Ap &Oct. 1830 100 111 113 - Do. 189 100 111 113 - i Do. Jan. July. 1801. 103 113 115 1143 I; - Ceylon, 70v.1831, Hp c 100 - - Mau itius per cent .. tOO 111 113 - Na;al G„v. 6 per cant_ 100 1(8 110 :(./3.Gov. 6p.c..ia-tJul3 100 105 106 105 - i.o. t 3 p. c.Ap. & Oct 100 - - - N. S.W. G ov. 5p 1., 18 100 1013 102 f - • Do. sp. c.,lBti to 100 102 1023 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwdk 100 102 1021 1023 - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 - 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - ster:ing, 1875 'oo 1053 1C8) 105 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO .:1 113 - Ans tiv.o.ltireot up lOl 111 113 - Vle.Gov. tip.c.J&.&Juh 100 109 110 - Do. I , ‘ a no. A u..4zOs.s. ie.') 1035 1103 110 91 10 SFI ttionbrian Consol. Gold 1 6 3d ,j;(0-., Antalgantated - 20 22 you ( jay : 515 525 623 Bassett (111oRan •;.", ill 91 1 frlhst elovan Gold Lt,l. 3d Caradon ..... :.! 33 (43 423 33 1 ,;,st earn .. 83 94 - V1,111u,5,,1 aaviso. P.1.6 4.1- • - Iclani.k.Sl..AubytuGweri il4 , 6 Tolgus Wltcat Vol- (Heist, 6. 7 - '6 53 - t•toti's- Foot 4 04 1 3 83 - w dy on Dons... 4 7.i 23 Bertha .rgaret (tiny 1.n1,-(t, 33 A 5 ac!ie. 'Caney. crith- Iron (Ire (Lint. 1 Afl New Seton l9 130 140 - sort!) tiuwue 2 3 - '17.; 4,1 5 , orto W1,,a1 Crotty . 43 63 - t'ar Consols(+t. Blaze) 1 46 51 (10 'rovidence(Lrny Leint ,1 43 - 3 outhCaradon(StCleet. 11 1395 405 - 9. Cara Brea (Illogan) 5.15 e 31 43 - !tea: Fran. allogpt , I is. 873 021 - Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.ez Lead Miu l 4.S 1 10 tin Cron .0 203 211 203 - it est Ilatie,el (Illo(ran). 12 1 3 - Carzdon (Liskeard i 5 31 33 - i West Seton ......., 47 ,, 2(0 270 - 11 1- heal Basset (Mogan.' 03 671 721 - heal Buller(ltedruth; 5 50 55 ( N heal Kitty (15.1-clanni 2.0.8 - WhealLud ott - Wheal 3 latyAnn(Men 0 8 103 163 - [Wheal Seton ... 583 215 255 250 - !' , Voeal Trciawney (Lls.)l 7 I If 3 173 - I Wheal Union 3.17 f 43 5 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, Norfolk 5 per cent. Ex., 1548, 1 0 41 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 4.91 I North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10 Stockton and Darlington, A s'per cent., 28} West 3 1idland, Oxford, Ist guaranteed stock, 128 Ditto, 2d ditto, 1 zoi 20 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 4} per cent., pf., 96} st London, Brighton, &c., 4 1 per cent., 1861, 102 South Eastern 5 per cent., June, 1881, rd., 101 LINES LEASED A FIXED RENTALS. Colchester, Stour Valley, 68i Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 94 Shrewsbury and Hereford. ( 4 7), 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 13} Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 21} £ Belgian Eastern Junction, Buenos Ayres Great Southern (lim.), 2i Dutch Rhenish, 17} Ditto (all), 211 Great Luxembourg, 141 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aida)), 10f Recite anti San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 171 1 18 Sambre and Meuse, 11 oSambreSouth A a t ;cl tor 1, Meuse, 5i per cent. pf., 10; San Pa ulo aim.) gua. 7 per cent., 10 9} 2a3Jand Lombardo Venetian„ 23} West Flanders, 7} Capeq elae r . Ca l .P u P2 r eel FOREIGN 1 to Gold i N n . MINES.O .(1 ), 21 (I.l.vArkoNtS. I m.), 30 1 United Mexican and Tudanamutana of S. q A 311 Alliance Bank ojtOLloNtriiii-STOCK Australasia, 7lt Bank of Egypt, 30 4 30 1 Bank of London, 1171 1 J3ritish al:c1 America i Exchan ge aim ) 111 Chartered Bank of India, Austrad and a t•h u , City, 9S 7 4 5, 27 of Colonial, 40 Continen 'al, 4) Enadsh, Sco ch, and Australian Chartered, 21; Hindustan, hina, and Japan 131 i 3 Imperial Rank li ii.), 4; London Joint stock, London and South A Wean. =Bl I London and South-Western (lim.), 81 Metrop and l'i ov. Bank (lim.) new, 36 Ditto, ne-v, 22 Oriental Bauk Corporation. 541 Union of London, 341 1 31ISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Vexican Mint, 191 Berlin Water Worhs, Crystal i'al'ce, 34 1 East India Irrigation and Canal, 91 Electric Telegraph, 102 E glish and Australian Copper, 111 Indian Carrying aim.), 1 Italian irrigat ou (Canal Cavour), 5 4; Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. iBio issued 90, 141 Joint stock Discount, 2k I London Gen ral Omnibus Company:(lim.), 11 National Discount Company (lint.). tst Oriental Inland Steam (Lim.), 66 51 Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, new, 476 Quebrada Land, Rail, ana Mining (lim.), 2 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (Urn.), 24 THE MURDER IN ST. GILES'S. The vreal - Pst excit-tnpnt was occasiorPd this , iorriing: in , G . . F. 3.7 rot. rt • , tr s ~.an f ,tvea uiiurc it ul, ae IDA; 1. r E d ., ; „„ Ths man in question last night called at the police station at Hoaton, and having said he wishad to give him self up as the murderer of Emma Jackson, he was at once conveyed to the George-street station, St Giles's, and with the least delay possible some of the witnessses examined at the coroner's inquest were called in to identity the prisoner as the man who entered the house with the unfortunate woman. About half-past three he was conveyed to Bow street Police-court in a cab, and as the vehicle approached the entrance of the court, the immense crowd which had collected in front rushed to meet it, all anxious to catch a glimpse of the prisoner. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER AT BOW STREET. After the night charges were disposed of the prisoner was placed in toe deck, and Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, said he was charged on his own confession with having wilfully murdered Emma Jackson, in George-street, St. Giles's. He then asked the man his name and address. The prisoner said his name was John Richards, that be resided at No, 25, Crescent-street, Euston road, and that he was a carpenter. John Kell, 147 N, said about a quarter to 10 o'clock last night I was on duty at the station, Robert-street, Hoxton. The prisoner came in, and I asked him what he wanted. He said, " I want to see the inspector." I told him be had moved to the new station Kingsland road. I then asked him what he wanted to see the inspector for. He said, " I want to give myself up for murdering a woman." I cannot be certain whether he said "in" or "at" St. Giles's. I said if you wait a moment I will ac company you to the station. I went to the door for the purpose of taking the key from the inside for the purpose of locking the station up, and seeing a cab driver outside, I sent him to fetch the waterman, as I could not get another constable. Mr. Henry—You wanted assistance. Witness—Yes. He seemed very excited. The water man came and we conveyed the prisoner to the station. As we were going there the prisoner said something which I could not understand, and I told him to be careful, as what he said might be used in evidence against him. When we passed a publichouse he wanted to go in and have a pint of beer, and on his being refused he tried to get away from us. I was obliged to hold him very tightly. I told him if he went to the station quietly he should have some beer when he got there. Mr. Henry—Was that all he said ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Henry—Did he say anything at the station ? 'Witness—The inspector first cautioned him as he was going to ask him some questions. Alter that he refused to answer anything. Mr. Henry--1 id you hear w - Lat the inspector asked ? tVi:titss—He asked him rani , and :i•ldrps::, and hi it. inspt t.A in.' I iiad heti, r hint to Ih; di.,ti-ict in which !hi: niur,-r couunitted. Mr. H, n,:,—Was he sotteT y air wot stii : .. Mr. fierily—Was he very druci , your wk , rsbip; but I could see he had been drinking. /wr Henry—What have; you to say to the evidence of he constable ? Ptisoner—l have no recollection at all about the matter. I was very drunk. There is not the slightest foundation for what I said. My wife will prove I was at home when the murder was committed. Some months ago I was thrown off a cab, and when I take anything it gets into my head. Mr. Henry asked Inspector Williamson, who had charge of the case, whether he had any other evidence to offer. Inspector Williamson said—l first saw the prisoner at the station-house in Clark's-buildings, George-street, this morning. He then said, I shall tell you nothing till my solicitor, Mr. Lewis, appe ars before the magistrate at Bow street. I adhere to the statement I have made to the con natable at two o'clock this morning. He (prisoner) said he had made the confession in a drunken frolic. He appeared then to me as if he was getting sober. I then placed him in the yard with five or six other men, and some of the wit nesses examined before the coroner said they believed he was the man. The prisoner —I can bring a dozen people to prove where I was the day the murder was committed. Mr. Henry (to Inspector Williamson)---The mere con fession of a drunken man would go for nothing unless you have some corroborative evidence. Have you any wit nesses who can show anything in support of the charge ? Inspector Williamson—No. The prisoner was detained solely on his own confession. Mr. Henry—The police did perfectly right to detain hiw ; but the question is whether you can prove anything against him. Inspector Williamson—l think not, sir. Mr. Henry—You don't think there is any foundation for that confession ? Inspector Williamson—No. I believe it to be what he says—a mere drunken frolic. Prisoner—My wife can prove the time I left on Thursday morning, and I've been at work ever since. Other work men can prove it. I have been drinking for the last two or three days with some friends from abroad. Mr. Henry—lt shows you the danger of getting drunk. Prisoner—lt does, sir. It will be a caution to me. Mr. Henry—He does not correspond with the description I have seen. The prisoner was about the height described, but looked considerably older. Ho might pass for 35 rather than n; He wears a tuft of hair under his chin, but he does not appear to have weak eyes. He had in his hand a black felt hat. Inspector Williamson—The two men are here who were at work with the prisoner, and they are propareei to swear that he Was at work with them at the time the murder was supposed to have bee , , Committed, Perhaps you would like to hear them, sir ? Mr. Henry—Let them be called. Pr soner—Call Robert Ward. Robert Wei d, of No. 10, N ( , holas-street, N",:w INT,rth road, carp , nttr, a:d-- 1 ~ork ter7:; D tvi, ; %vial on the H, &..- tor iLe Is'i ti:un+ 11, l'i;isd.y In 'tie Et tEr wt'ek. 11, was e t.r about an hour on Wed- nesd ay. Mr. Henry—Was he at work on the Thursday? Witness—Yes; he came at 7 o'clock in tne morning. Inspector Garfori h—The man and woman were supposed to have entered the house in George -street a quarter b.;:ore 8 on Thursday morning. Fredk. Land, a painter, also in the employ of Mr. Davis, said the prisoner was also in the same employ. Mr. Henry—Was the prisoner there on the Thursday in Easter week ? Witness—yes ; I saw him in the workyard about half past seven that morning. Mr. Henry (to Inspector Williamson)—Have you any reason to suspect that the prisoner is the person who com mitted the murder? Inspector Williamson—Not in the least. I believe it was the result of a tit of drunkenness. Mr. Henry—The police were perfectly justified in detain ing you in custody after such a declaration, and I would have detained you further if I thought there was any ground for that confession, but as it is quite clear that there is no foundation for it I shall discharge you. Prisoner —Not the least. Mr. Henry —I shall discharge you, The imprisonment you have undergone is the consequence of your own drunk enness. INDICTMENT OF THE HOUSES IN GEORGE- STREET. Mr. Rivolta, solicitor to St. Giles's Vestry, applied for warrants for the apprehension of the keepers of seven houses in George-street, on a charge of keeping brothels and disorderly houses, including that in which the murder was committed, with a view to their indictment at the --- • sessions. The houses in question are those numbered respectively 2,3, 4,5, 6,9, and 10. The warrants were granted, and Mr. Braddick, the inspector of nuisances, was bound over to prosecute, Liverpool Cotton Market ----This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Sales, about 7,000 bales. Import, 6,195; previ ously, 11,893. No change. On the occasion of our visit to the South Ken sington Museum on the first di , play of the wedding gifts presented to the Prince and Princess of Wales, the absence of a first-class specimen of mechanism; in the shape of a watch, was most remarkable. No person seemed to have thought that princes like commoners need the we of it watch and the result was that whilst bracelets and bouquets-holders were presented in profusion the really uaetul and splendid mechanical triumph of English patience was enti ely overlooked, Had Mr. Bennett, the eminent watch and clock maker of Cheapside, a:so of Corn hit, been consulted the mistake would never have arisen, for cez teinly we cannot think a more appropriate present could have been selected than one of that gentleman's inimitable timekeepers. There is still one pleasant reflec tion, viz.—that it is not even now too late to remedy this palpable oversight. AMERICAN STEAMERS DUE TRIS WEEK.—The to ktwitig steamers are due at Liverpool this week from the United States --City of Washington ,from New fr York, with date s t o the Ilth inst. ; the Anglo-S axon, f rom Portland, with date s to the lth ; the City co' with dates from New York t o the 12th; and the Can Cork ada , , from BAton and Halifax, wi t h dates to the 15th and 16th inst. The three first vessels are due on Wednesday, and the last ship on Sunday next. The recent chess display at Lyons, in which M. Mozuski played ten games blindfold, has resulted in his winning sewn and losing one, Two games were drawn. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1863. THIRD EDITION -,11%; oPi'fcE, SEVEN O'CLocK. NEWMARKET RACES—This DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. Sea King beat Oscar. PRINCE OF WALES STAKES. Biondella _ Wingrave ........ T WO - YEAR-OLD PLATE. Sister to Queen of the Vale Garotter 2 ... Twenty-one ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Chicqult the Jester Overcast Six ran. PLATE OF 50 SO VS. Giraffe colt .............. Miranda filly .2 SWEEPSTAKES. HALF R.M. Good for Nothing Miss Emma ........ Six ran. RENEWAL SWEEPSTAKES. Dunkeld Sea King ........ Revolver SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOUS. Harlequin Walked over. LATEST BETTING. THE DERBY. 4to lon the field (offered) 15 to 2 agst Macaroni (taken) 10 to 1 agst Saccharometer (taken) 1000 to 60 agst Automaton (taken) 1000 to 60 agst National Guard (taken) 1000 to 60 agst Glenochty colt (taken) 18 to 1 agst Ranger (taken) 20 to 1 agst Carnival (taken) 25 to 1 agst Tom Fool (taken) ONE THOUSAND. 5 to 2 agst Tornado (taken) 4 to 1 agst Lady Augusta (taken) 4to 1 agst Amelia (lakEn) 7to 1 agst Gold Du-t (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS —This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 (,'clock. LONDON A ND SOUTH -WE STERN RAILWAY (STAINES AND WOKINGHAM). On the motion that this hill h e read a third time, Mr. R. MILLS , pposed the m o ti on, on the ground that the telegraph was not wet ked i n th e largest and best popu lated parish in the district—na me l y, Ewell —with a popu lation of 4 ; 000. 111)eated promise s h ad been made by the Ha moved that th e third eomp a Mr. DUTTON supported th e t hi rd reading. The toa r n e y din g laybe postponed down the for telegraph,a month. dis trict would not sufficiently remuner a t e the railway to main tain a telegraph s t a ti o n. Nu p rom i se had been made of the nature indicated. Lord A. CHURCHILL supported the third reading. After a few words from Mr. HADFIELD, the bill was read a third time and passed. PETITIONS, Several petitions were presented in favour of the closing of public houses on Sunday. FEDERAL CRUISERS, Lord A. CHURCHILL gave no ice of his intention on Friday to ask the So.icitor-General whether merchant ships, in sailing between neutral ports, would be justified in de fending themselves by a resort to arms from the cruisers of the Federal States. INNKEEPERS' LIABILITY (No. 1) BILL. Mr. W. MARTIN moved that this bill be read a second time. He said its object was to limit the liability of inn keepers with respect to the personal property or goods brought into their houses by cu , torners, Cases had of late been tried in the law courts which cast most unjust lia bility upon hotel keepers, as the property had obviously beep, lost almost entirely through the carelessness of the parties themselves. According to the present state of the law hotel-keepers were very much exposed to be made th? victims of fraud. The hon. gentleman cited a number of cases in welch claims had been made upon hotel-keepers for property stated to have been lost, which was subse • quently discovered elsewhere; also several of deliberate fraud. (Hear, hear.) The remedy he proposed was to limit the responsieility of innkeepers to £2O, and that they should be compelled to affix proper fastenings, such as bolts, t , their d oors. I f a : person had with him property of a larger amount they were to be compelled to g i ve the innkeeper notice. The bon. and learned member for Youchal (Mr. Butt) bad introduced a similar bill, but he confess- d he liked his own child best. Major EDWARDS seconded the motion, and hoped th e hon. member for Yough a l would either withdraw his bill:or amalgamate it with No. 1. A bill of this kind was much needed, and the publi c h a d not expressed any opposition to it. Sir F. GOLDSMII) moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day six months. As the law stood an innkeeper was not responsible for the custody of goods, if the owner had been obviously guilty of great negligence. If the innkeeper was guilty of negligence in th- care of p►operty brought to his house, the law, very properly, made him tesv;n,ible to the owner. But this bill would relieve innkeepers of all liability, no matter how negligent he might have been, beyond the £2O specified in the bill. Mr. PACKE seconded the amendment. The bill woull 1,, root izJikt. pei a to pry into the value of all the property, , h 4-41., by Mks or ~thvis, brought into his house and itHce his own valn e up ri it in ihe event of loss, Besidt , s, the bill would rxclud e the guest from giving evi. dt-uce, in the pr,htble event of litigation as to the value of !he popery he had lost. 11, desired 'o afford all proper pro ec , jou to innlieepers, but as this bill would not work well he ad , i ce d th e h on. member to withdraw it and introduce an Nmpnrled tt.easuri?. Mr. ROEBUCK sa id as the law Stoo d a 'audio! d was responsible not tor what h e saw co me it to his house, but for what a guest said he had brought into it. The bill would correct this anomalous state of things. Would it not be well for a respc,ctable man to tell the landlord that he had so much property, and to enquire whether it would be sate in his room ? Oa the other hind, a ro g ue who m a d e such a statem, n t c o l d be easily detected. Thus nobody would be damaged except the rogue, and very properly. He should srpoor• the bill. Co!. SMYTH said he s tree time ago introduced a some what similar bill, which did no'. succeed in obtaining the assent of the house. This bill appeared unobjectionable, hnd he trusted the house would assent to the second read. tug. Mr. LOCKE supported the bill. The same principle should be applied to guests in a hotel as that in force with respect to railway travellers, who could not recover the amount of their loss unless specified. This bill would not leave guests open in all cases to have their property ex amined and surveyed by hotel keepers; but it would per mit landlords, when a slippery looking customer came in and declared he hall valuable property about him, to ask to inspect it. (Hear hear.) Sir G. BOWYER supported the bill, entering upon an explanation of the law upon the wader, and offering a dis sertation upon the evils to which innkeepers are at present exposed. There being loud cries for a division, the question was put, but the 2d reading was agreed to without a division. (Laughter.) INNKEEPERS' LIABILITY (No. 2) BILL. Mr. BUTT said as this bill was to a great extent like the one just disposed of he should withdraw it, but most pro bably would propose, in committee, the amendments of which he had given notice. ELECTIONS DURING RECESS BILL. Mr. COLLINS, in moving the second reading, observed that 100 years ago the Speaker was authorised to issue his writ for the election of a member of parliament after 14 days' notice. This was before steamboats, railways, and other rapid means of conveyance. This bill would reduce the notice to four days, which would enable elections in the recess to take place within 20 days of the vacancy. Mr. BRUCE assented on the part of the Government to the second reading. Mr. ALIBURTON desired to correct an anachronism in the statement of the proposer of the bill. He used these wards, "You, sir, were authorised 100 years ago." (Laugh ter.) He merely wished to correct this slight mistake. The bill was then read a second time. BOROUGH RESIDENCE — UNIFORM MEASURE MENT BILL. Mr. COLLINS moved the second reading. It appeared that the mode of measurement adopted in England, Scot land, 'Wales, and Ireland differed. The object of this bill was to correct that anomaly. Mr. PIGOTT moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months, on the ground that the bill would not destroy the anomalous state of things complained of. Mr. KEIGHLEY opposed the bill. Mr. BRUCE also opposes the bill, and pointed out that the rule proposed to be laid down would clash with the municipal plan of measurement, and act prejudicially to freemen in boroughs. Mr. BOUVERLE opposed the bill, because it would admit of non-resident voters. He was, and always had been, a great advocate for the extension of the franchise. but this bill would admit outside freemen to vote, and it was well known that they were the most corrupt voters in the kingdom. Mr. BENTINCK denied that there was mo re corru pti on among freemen _than sin'ng the po orer i n h a bi tants of boroughs. Mr. LOCKE defended the working classes in large con stituencies from the charge of being open to corrupti o n ; it was only in small constituencies that freem en an d o th ers were found constantly o pen to brib er y. H e o b jected to this bill because it would let in an enormous number of out vo. ere, who had no interest in the locality; ho should, therefore, op ,ose the bill. Mr. WHI VESIDE replied to some of the arguments of the hon. member for Kilmarnock (Mr. Bouverie), saying that the freemen who be stated were so corrupt were the .tilt of that matchless political performance, the Reform Bill. Mr. C. BUTT opposed the bill because it would-mate rially interfere with the Reform Bill, and admit a number of outsiders. After a few words from Lord LOVAINE, who opposed SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. Cita4el Teterrima 2 Five ran, HANDICAP PLATE. Berkeley Prophet 2 Thirteen ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 25 SOVS. the bill because it would create a number of ineligible elec. tors, the house divided, when there appeared— For the second reading Against it 135 Majority The announcement of the numbers was received with loud cheers by the Opp sition. MARRIAGES, Ice., (IRELAND) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 2, Mr. BUTT explained that it was a mistake to say that the law of marriage in Ireland was the same as in England. The only provision Lgainst clandestine marriages was that persons presenting themselves to be married before the re gistrar should state the denomination to which they be longed, and that the registrar should despatch per post an intimation to that effect to their pastor. This was not the case in England, for a notice of the proposed marriage was hung up in the registrar's office for 21 days. He advised the hon. baronet (Sir E. Grogan) to adopt _the English clause. Here any ten persons calling themselves a religious body, though they might be an Ags.pemone, could under this get a license and celebrate marriage among their members. Sir 11. CAIRNS defended the clauses, saying that they were not susceptible of the interpretation put upon them by the hm, and learned member. After some discussion, in which Mr. DavyFon, Mr. M‘Donogh, M r . Longfield, and Mr. Butt took part, Sir E. GROGAN expressed his desire to amend the bill to any reasonable extent that might be required. After a f.w words from Sir R. Peel, Sir H. Cairns, and Mr. Whiteside, some verbal amendments were added in clauses up to 6, on the motion of Sir E. GROGAN. Sir E GROGAN proposed in clause 7, line 30, to leave out from the commencement to "registrar," in line 35, in clusive, and insert, " the presence of the registrar shall not be necessary at any marriage celebrated under the provi sions of this act, in any house of worship registered or cer tified under the said recited act." Mr, BUTT opposed the alteration, and suggested that the words "ordained minister" ought to be omitted ; this would lead to much confusion. Sir E. GROGAN explained that the use of the word " ordained" had been urged upon him by ministers of Dis senting bodies in Ireland. Mr. BUTT objected to the validity of marriages and the legitimacy of children being left open to doubt to meet the jealcusies of Dissenting clergymen, who were anxious, no doubt, to have their ordination according to their own ideas recognised in an Act cf Parliament, and which might sub sequently turn out to be no proper ordination at all. The word " ordained" was struck out of the clause. Clauses 11 and 12 were omitted. The other clauses, with some verbal amendments, were agreed to, The house resumed. RECORD OFFICE. On the motion of C lonel WHITE, an address for copy of a letter from the Master of the Rolls to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the alleged abstraction from the Record Office of certain State papers, was agreed to. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE. The total expense of this company's railways, including rent, tolls, duty, &c., from January 1 to April 12, 1863, amounted to £88,839, as against £87,604 for the corresponding period of 1862. The proportion of the South Junction receipts accruing to this company from January 1 to April 12 P.mounted to £8,484. as against £7,732 for the cor responding period of 1862, and the expenses to £3,691, as against £3,696, The total receipts, Including rents, &c., of this company's canals, from January 1 to March 31, amounted to £14,899, as sgsinst £16,263 for the corresponding period of 1862, and the expenses to £11,469, as against £12,155, leaving a balance of net profit of £3,430, as against £4,098 for the corresponding period of 1862. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. The traffic receipts of this company for the week ending March 28 amounted for local passengers to 18,923 dols, for foreign passengers to 3,717 do's, for mails, &c., to 4,200 dols, for local freight and live stock to 43,136 dois, for timber and lumber to 4,567 dole, for firewood to 114 dole, and for foreign freight and live stock to 9,955 dols ; total, 84,613 dols, and the corresponding week of last year to 92,084 dole, showing a decrease of 7,471 dole. The total traffic receipts from January 1 to the above date amounted to 1,065,166 dole, and for the same period of last year to 940,676 dols, showing an increase of 124,490 dols. ISLE OF WIGHT (EASTERN SECTION). Yesterday a special meeting of this company was held at the offices, Great George-street, Westmin ster, Mr. Simpson in the chair, to consider a Bill now before Parliament for changing the name of the Isle of Wight Eastern Section, and authorizing them to make and maintain the proposed central lines in extension of their authorized eastern lines ; to raise money for the purpose, and make arrange ments with other companies. Mr. Porter, the solicitor, read the heads of the Bill, which proposed to authorize new lines, commencing by a junction with the authorized line, and terminating near the river Medina, at the bottom of High-street, New. port, and running through St. Helen's, Brading, Arreton, Wootton, Whippingham, and Cariebrooke, to Newport. The sum of £25,000 by shares, and £B,OOO by loan, was to be raised for the eastern lines; and £lBO,OOO by shares, and £60,000 by loan, for the central lines. Major Atherley moved, and Captain Huish seconded, the approval of the Bill, which was carried with one dissentient. CORK AND KIN SALE. Yesterday a Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held at the offices, Gracechurch-street ; Sir C. P. Roney in the chair. _ The Solicitor read the bead of the Bill promoted by the company, and explained that one of its prin cipat objets was to enable them to subscribe £lO,OOO towards the erectio❑ of a first.class hotel in the town of Kinsale. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the approval of thu bill,congratulated the) shareholders that they woulc, be able to give the usual notice of the Board of Trade on the Ist of next month, and by the 15th of May ho bad no doubt the rvgular visstnger and goods trains would be running over the line. Mr. KINGWORTII seconded the motion. The motion vas then agreed to, and a vote of thanks to the chairman, directors, and secretary terminated the proceedings. THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE. NEW YORK, April B.—The Alabama is reported to have been seen on the 23d March, in lat. 32 N., long. 73 W. The Cornubia and the St. George, from Washington, North Carolina, arrived at Bermuda with cotton. The schooner Sue has arrived here. She was captured on the 30th of March by the United States' steamer Monticello, off Little River Inlet, while attempting to run the blockade. She has a cargo of salt tend dry goods. On the 28th of March the fine English iron screw steamer Aries (arrived here) was captured near the entrance to Bull's Bay, which she was making by mistake, t er intention being to run into Charleston harbour. She was observed by the Stetting, steering towards the land, steaming at a rapid rate. Chase was imme diately given, and fire opened upon her by the Stet tin, but without result. The strange steamer made good time, and the Stettin was being sorely left be hind. After an hour's chase a dense fog set in, which enabled the pursued steamer to elude the Stettin, and for the time being to effect her escape. The Stettin continued the chase a while longer, and then lay-to till daylight. At early dawn the fog cleared up, and the Stettin soon discovered the Aries hard ashore, with her cargo going overboard, to lighten her. The Stettin immediately bore down upon her, and fired a gun, when the English flag was lowered and sbe became a prize to the navy. She is one of the finest prizes yet taken by the blockaders. She is not quite a year old, and upon her first transatlantic voyage. Her capacity is about 600 tons. She came from the West Indies with a cargo of coffee, salt, lead, liquor, &c. The Captain of the A r i es , w hil e at Port Royal, feigned illness and deceived the surgeons, bnt being ins pected of treachery, and search having beenma e, it was found that he had secreted n o less than 16 revolvers, loaded and capped, ready to make an at tempt to retake the vessel. Previous to this ex posure he denied the presence of firearms on board. Toe Aries is a beautiful Clyde-built vessel, wi t h hinged masts, which can be lowered at pleasure. The engineers of the vessel . brought her to this themselves in a very Thomas port, deporting becoming in company manner. The Aries, when she left St, was conveyed by H M S. Phaeton, with the Pet. Port Royal, April 14.—A little I schooner, laden with 300 bags of salt, on her way fron t Nas sau for Savanna, was caught by the transport Mattano. The priz e h a d a white ciptain and mate aboard, but the rest of the c • levy were negrocs, who were evidently satisfied b y the result of their enterprise, LITERATURE: Disraeli ; the Au'hor, Orator, and Statesman. By John Mill. pp. 368. Darton and Hodge. A political biography of Mr. Disraeli cannot tail to be regarded with interest, whether by friend or foe, and it has been the fate of the right hon. member for Buckinghamshire to have friends and foes as numerous and as zealous as fall to the lot of most men. To very few is he an object of in difference. Perhaps because he is himself disposed to feel so keenly, and to give such intense expres sion to his feelings, Mr. Disraeli is continually the object of vehement panegyric, or of as vehement vituperation. "Few men," says Mr. Mill, "have passed through the ordeal that he has. He has outlived the laughter of one class of opponents, and the malice of another is nearly exhausted, and his influence to•day is more wide-spread and secure than it has been at any former period of his life." Mr. Mill, in the dedication of this work to the electors of Buckinghamshire, declares himself to be personally a stranger to the hero of his narrative. He happened to hear Mr. Disraeli speak in the House of Com'nons a short time ago, when it occurred to him " that a sketch of his career might do something more than point a moral and adorn a tale." The object of the writer is to show the young men of England—those "trustees of pos terity" of whom Mr, Disraeli has himself spoken so eloquently—what may be achieved by one of them selves, a man of the people, upheld by a resolute purpose. "It is said of the French army," observes Mr. Mill, " that every soldier carries a marshal's baton in his knapsack, and it may with equal truth be affirmed that every English boy has the possibility presented to him of becoming a Cabinet Minister, provided only that he has the capacity to attain it." The little seven-year -old hero of Mrs. Oliphant's new novel desires for his birthday gift to have the key of the House of Commons. But according to the happy simile above quoted, little Derwent was already unconsciously possessed of that open-sesame to distinction. Here is Mr. Mill's very vigorous sketch of THE HOUSE OP COMMONS. "The English House of Commons is one of the most remarkable assemblies that the world has ever seen, and almost every ambitious man looks forward to attaining a seat in it as a possible contingency in his career. What a bishopric is to the aspiring clergyman, the honour of being a member of Parliament is to the other professions, and to the man of family or wealth, whatever his condition in life may be. Hence it is a motley group, and contains samples of the piety, patriotism, intellect, chivalry, heroism, wealth, commerce, and crotchets of this eccentric nation. These strange elements are, however, held in subjection, and directed to high and noble purposes, by a few of the most brilliant intellects of the age; for any man who as pires to the honour of being a leader in this assembly must possess faculties and acquirements of no ordinary kind. The physical labour alone which he will have to go through is enough to try the very strongest constitution. But be sides this untiring application, he must have mastered a vast amount of knowledge, and have a deep insight into human nature ; for the legislation of this assembly must be adapted to the feelings, prejudices, and religions of almost every race of mankind. Hark there is a gentleman speak ing : his address is quiet ; there is an absence of everything like excitement about him, and those to whom his words are addressed : it is a question of foreign policy, and the em perors and kings of Europe will not retire to rest until the electric telegraph has conveyed to them the substance of what he has said. The eyes of the world are fixed upon j this quiet senate. Every noble soul throughout Western Europe who longs to break the fetters which bind his nation in bondage looks to it for encouragement and hope. The enslaved all over the world, of every creed and colour, know that they havo few friends who can help them but God and the British Parliament. Two hundred millions of people look to it for law•and protection, and the arms of its authority encircle the earth. In this for um of the world who would not desire to excel P " Every shade of ambition may be distinguished here. The country squire, looking more doltish and out of place than he does on the bench at quarter sessions, has struggled hard and spent a few thousands that he may have the honour of putting M,P. to his name. The restless dema gogue, the canker of a calm world and a long peace,' who has come uppermost in the seething caldron of politi • cal agita'ion, is borne here on the breath of promises which never can be fulfilled. Men - made of money, who have bought the honour and paid for ir, rising barristers, schem ing attorneys, hopeful naval and military officers, younger sons of old families, heirs t - ) lordly estates and dukedoms, are jostling here with Irish agitators, the Pope's brass band,' the pink of Nonconformity, and the patrons of the turf. All these may be seen, but they are seldom heard, and less frequently listened to. They have come here to Lind themselves in the company of men whose brilliant souls, like some electric light, make mankind turn their eyes away from the sickly glare of rushlight intellects. Those stars of the first magnitude are few, but they are there, and it is to them that we are to look for the inter pretation of the thoughts and feelings of this great nation," Immediately afterwards we have the following de seription of MR. DISRAELI IN THE HOUSE. " In the front seat on the Conservative side of the House may be observed a man who, if his hat be off, which it generally is, is sure to arrest one's attention, and we need scarcely to be told atter having once seen him that he is the leader of that great party. He is not old, just turned fifty, we may suppose, but he bears his age well, what ever it rosy be. His face, which was once handsome, is now "mailed e'er with the pale cast of thought." The head is long, and the forehead massive and finished. The eye is restless, but full of fire; the hair black and curly. Nature has evidently taken some pains to finish the exterior. But he is about to speak; the debate has assumed a party Aspect; strong things have been said b ith of him end the party which he represents; Cobden, Bright, Gladstone, Osborne, have each hid the lash on their political oppo nents, and now it is their turn to receive a chastisement mom the hand of a skilful operator. He is no sooner on his feet than the House is bushed in silence; his friends and backers, who have been galled by the heavy fire of their opponents, now look up with exultation in their eyes; they all know that he will say what each one of them would have said if he had been gifted with the ability to give exoreesion to the thought that was big within him. His opponents also know that he is not likely to spare them. Mr. Gladstone looks restless; Lord John Russell pulls his hat over his oyes until he looks like a frog under a fungus; John Bright eyes him with drab pugacity, and Palmerstoa grimly smiles. The orator in the mean time beguiles his audience into a good humoured laugh and then plunges at once into his subject. He is at horns everywhere : the roost abstruse figures and recondite facts—no matter what they may be—are at his fingers' ends, ripe and ready. The hand on the dial-plate has travelled on for a whole hour, but we are uncon scious of the flight of time, for this luminous exposi tion of his subject is only the prelude to a reply which shall demolish the reasonings of his adversaries. In terse, e,,i grammatic sentences, sparkling with wit and barbed with satire, he retorts on his opponents amidst the grins and impatience of his rivals and the hearty and enthusiastic cheers of his friends. Another hour is gone, and still the Senate is spell-bound by his eloquence. His closing sen tence is followed by a tremendous cheer. The squire leaves the house to eat his pheasant, quite sure that the agricul tural interest is safe whilst it has such an advocate, and the proudest of a proud aristocracy is flattered by his friendship." In the closing chapter of this biography Mr. Mill tells us that his sources of information have been more than ten thousand pages which Mr. Disrae l iof has written, and many thousands o f columns Hansard which he has spoken. From tifinisvceusareneds he has compiled for us a very come P works of literary the summary of the chief t h e brilliant if the author of Coningsby f meteor like Vivian Grey, written in his boyhood, down to and Poor. Mr. Di, - ° raeli's the Two Nations—Richmany d H e art-appealing history f extracts political history Mr. Mill truly describes as unique is The conflict • Robert ofits others eniitl from his speeches. .with Sir Peel, which M . kind, is the subject of two very interesting and tent Lars,chap followed by important " Second a The Revolt," Rising from. tonal Matters," " The Man character of ni th °i'e"a d P i ee n rd g : Uffice," &c. Per the Opposition," In summing up the l e hero of his his tory, Mr: Mill particularly rem tense love of truth and resolute a desire'supon "his in nt , t , o get at it if possible ;" his versatility of tal Tientrh(e)falctea,n”ks,:l to be many things and succeeding in n ectrl aspiring all of them ;" and his amazing industry—"reso y lute, dogged, able, indefatigable work characterises him !very where." Beyond all this, says Mr. Mill, `there is one quality which must commend itself to every one—his fearlessness in expressing his thought, whatever it may be, whether in advocating a Jew Bill or opposing a successful Minister. English:lA - en always admire pluck." Courage is with them a primary element iu a noble character, arid this perhaps is one of the secrets of Mr. Disraeli's influence. The extracts given from those parlia mentary philippics would of themselves render this volume most attractive. It is worthy of attention, , likewise, as affording a very truthful portraiture of • one of our most distinguished public men, And a very spirited survey of a most remarkable career. We cannot say much in commendation of the writer's style of composition. Such a kind of narra tire does not demand eloquent writing; an easy, simple style is all that is required. But Mr. Mill goes beyond this, and degenerates occasionally in'co vulgar colloquisrns; as, for example, when quoting a passage from Mr. Disraeli's famous discourse at Slough, the writer goes on to say—" It is scarcely possible to conceive what a row this speech made.' Such expressions are beneath the dignity of any work assuming in the smallest degree the character of history, and should an opportunity be afforded to Mr. Mill, he will do well to revise his composition. As it is he has fulfilled his purpose of suggesting an encouraging example to the ambitious youth of England, and of according a public tribute to one who has so many claims on the admiration of his countrymen. Oracles from the British Poets. By 'Limes Smith. Third Edition. Pp. 175, Virtue, Brothers, and Co. We hardly wonder at Mr. James Smith's pretty , little Drawing Room Table-Book having already won for itself the honours of a third edition. Those honours it is really entitled to. The volume, or rather volumette, is worthy of being reprinted. For the original notion of the work the compiler acknow ledges himself indebted to the skill and fancy of tho compiler of what Mr. Smith, in the first sentence of his Preface, frankly calls "its American prototype." It is only the idea of the book that the English man-of-letters borrows—not a syllable of the con tents—not one solitary quotation. Although the first title of the little Work (given verbatim at the head of this notice) is happily enough, and explicitly enough, " Oracles from the British Poets :" its second title is almost better—par ticularly if, in remembrance of the merry old adage, "Laugh and Grow Fat,• we apply to this second title anything like a literal significance — namely, a " Pleasant Companion for a Bound Party !" In this suggestion, however, we are shamefacedly conscious of yielding to the temptation of indulging in what Charles ,Reade's lady- mother, in Very Hard Cash, all but faints over the mere mention of, as " jargon." Among the Poets, by the way, here quoted as Oracles, one we notice by name—" Twamley." Can it be possible that this can be that immortal Twam ley who once upon a time (see Boswell) introduced himself in an inn parlour to Doctor Johnson as—the Inventor of Warm Flat Irons ? At any rate if not that Great Original—here is Another Immortal Twamley ! As a specimen of the sweets now gathered together, and at the same time as affording a specimen of what the Book before us is made of—we wouki refer the reader to the Central GAME or QUESTION in the Collection, to wit, " What is your favorite Flower ?" A Question to which fifty distinct answers are given in the shape of as many excerpts from various English Poets! Now Bishop giant replies, for example— Our England's Lily of the May, Our Lily of the Vale." Now Keats whispers to us honeyedly— " the Woodbine Of velvet leaves and bugle blooms divine." Now Mrs. Hemans sings deliciously of — "The foam-like meadow sweet." Now Wordsworth cries aloud prophetically (for has he not in truth made the flower essentially his ow n?) There's a flower that shall be mine— 'Tis the little Celandine. And so on, butterfly-like, we flit from bloom to bloom, accordingly as we may select hap hazard any number in chancing our reply to the general inquiry as to what our favourite flower may be. So much, briefly, by way of welcome to this " Pleasant Com panion for"--we cannot help it, Mrs. Dodd! the phrase is not ours, but the compiler's—"A Round Party I" THETFORD ELECTION. The poll opened y.sterdoy morning at S o'clock, but could hardly be said tOproceed briskly, as t here were only about 200 electors whose votes could by any possibility be recorded. Mr. Harvey addressed a meeting of his supporters on Monday night, aid appeared to be to a great extent what he professes to be, viz, the popular candidate in opposition to the combined Grafton and Baring interests. A con tested olebtion has not taken place in Thetford since 1841, when Sir James Flower appeared in opposi tion to the interest which Mr. Harvey now sought to assail, being returned by a majority of 1 ; and probably for the 22 intervening years the ordinarily quiet streets of the borough did not present so ani mated. a spectacle as they did yesterday. Even as it was, however, the popular effervescence was of a very mild description. The first four hours' polling proceeded as follows: Hour. Fitzroy. Harvey. Nine Ten Eleven Noon 6B At the close of the poll (4 o'clock) the numbers wer , —Fitzroy, 93; Harvey, 81. At half-past four the Mayor (Mr. Bidwell) an nounced the result as above, and declared Lord Frederick Fi , zroy duly elected. Lord Frederick expressed his acknowledgments, and observed that after a contest running up to twelve votes, he hoped no more would be heard of Thetford being a pocket generalb rottgh e . eo A ti s o n i , n n e a b s h h o o u r tithehave an o therewould be a p p meeting his friends again, and hoped it worth ) . be found that he fivi acted up to his professions , ortu n kof Mr. Harvey also addressed the :lectors, and observed that although a majority of vets had been recorded for his opponent, he still felt that he was perhaps the real representative of the majority of the inha bitants of the borough. (Cheers, and cries of "No, no.") At the close of a few further observations, the hon. gent!eman'publicly shook hands with Lord Frederick Fitzroy, and the proceedings then closed with a vote of thanks to the Mayor for the impar tiality with which he had conducted the business of the election. MARKETS—This Day. 40- MARK-LANE. g's m arket. The demand . .: quotations ruled the fre26iivueprytsomtahliissumpoprlyninof hows-grown wheat was received change took place decidedly in favour of buyers. ior al; quotibl in prices. Their tendency. h • 'D qualities, however, was in a sluggish state, y e t nu 0 IVtAI r i wag The s h o w of seraph's of foreign v, li t ~ ~, un to et au large Sales progressed slowly, both inred ,: 4 u - ,• 1111..6 'Aar. tie., and in some instances the "(' w-uito easier. Floating turn Floating cargoes o f • . rates. Palm w ere i „ stow request, at late The supply c f barley was rather limited. However, the trade was decidedly flat, at previous currencies. Malt changed hands slowly on former terms. The supply of oats was very large, and all qualities sold heavily, at barely stationary prices. No alteration took place in the value of beans or pews. The demand for them, however, ruled heavy, altho•agh the supplies on offer were small. Barrel flour met a dull inquiry, at about previous, rates. Other kinds moved off slowly, at late prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English.-- 450 I 200 I 420 Irish.. — 100 • Foreign 8,820 2,610 1 27,530 1 10,070 brig. BOROUGH HOP. Most kinds of hops are in steady request, and prices fairly supported. WHITECIIAPEL. The trade is heavy, and the supply on offer moderate. Prices rule as follows : —Beef, from 2s 6d to 3 3; mutton, 3s to 46 Od; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6 d ; lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 8d pork, 3s 4d tole 4d per Slbs by the carcase. A LLEGED SEIZURE OF A VESSEL AT NEW Yonx.—A rumour prevailed at New York when the Asia sailed that the Government had lai an embargo on a vessel laden with stores, AC., for th t e he F r ench bdyi .c.3 a p r i m 0 tid y ki et i c a otat.) e h xseloB o nidi e b s s t t Several foreign journals speaT of _ . a u t p t o i n n ti v n e i l it n h just produced in Germany, namely, a musical bed, so construoted that by weans of a concealed piece a mechanism tho pressure of harmony, which lasts long enough to lull 04 , t At the head of the bed is a dial with a hand, whicho gee!). placed at whatever hour the person wishes t can bs at the time fixed the bed 1 drums and cytubals, loud enoughP-aYsam arch o r ( c : awake ; and sleeper. 6.4.0 19.18.4 12.10 ,t