The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-02 00:00:00

RONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, 'IwELvE O'CLOCK. Thei.. is .a perceptible change iu th . e general condition o the money market , th e inquiries wttich are steadily sustained being met a t the quotations which have now been current for some days past. At 31, to 4 per cent. first-class bills are readily nego tiable, and the Bank authorities are still securing a very fair proportion of the securities brought for ward by the trading classes. About £25,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The yea' ly meeting took place to day of the Go vernor and Company of Copper Miners in England, Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart., presiding, The report stated that the operations of the company within the year ending 24th January last had resulted in a further loss of £5,014 ss. 61. This result was attributable to unsettled and over-supplied markets, and consequent excessive competition. The long period of depression had proved the power of the company to compete wi. , 11 similar undertakings without sustaining material damage, and there could be little doubt that it would ultimately secure an i.• equivalent for the unproductivenes: it had so many years borne_ The liabilities of the company con tinued small, and the limited sum realised in the past year had been carried to the credit of capital and expenditure account. The chairman moved the adoption of the report, and stated that the losses sustained during the year was about £5,000. An amendment was, however, proposed to the effect that the directors withhold their claim for remune ration till the return of a more prosperous condi tion of the company's trade. The report, after a short and rather angry discussion, was adopted. The biddings for 6,000,000 rupees (£600,000) in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were—to Cal cutta, 3,060,000 rupees ; to Bombay, 2,400,00(1 rupees ; and to Madras, 34,000 rupees. The de clared minimum price was as before, ls. 1 ltd, per rupee on Calcutta, and 2s. on Bombay and Madras. The applications within the limits were for about 110 lace. Tenders on Calcutta at is. 114 d will be , allotted in full, on Bombay will receive about 17 per cent., and above that price in full on Madras at 2s. will receive in full. All bills paid for at the Bank before twelve o'clock tc-day might be claimed this afternoon, so as to be in time for the mail leav ing on Good Friday. The last wet k's railway receipts ascertained up to this day re, in tound figures, as under 1863. 1862. ' l l Great Western N orth- Western South- Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern Great Northern aneashire and Yorkshire 3 1 ,2 30 28,824 Bristol and Exeter North Ea.-tern Great EAsto.rri North British Edinburg - hand Glasg Grand Trunk of Canada These returns are, in most instances, of a very satis factory character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £4,134; on the North Western, of £8,:399; on the South Western, of £5,199; on the Brighton, of £2 356; on the Midland, of £3,946; on the South Eastern. of £1,929 ; on the Great I Northern, of £3 417 ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, el of £2,406 ; the North Eastern, of £3,318; the si Great Eastern, o f £2,422 ; an d the Grand Trunk of Canada, £6,382. Two o'CLocK. At Paris this day, according to Reuter's telegram, qt( the 3 per C en t. R entes were 69f. 73c. 3t( A meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of ea Wales was held to-day, to enable the directors to et explain the policy they had pursued, and to refute 1 ! certain all-ged imputations respecting their con duct. Mr. W. J. Johns occupied the chair, and si entered into an elaborate statement, which at its conclusion gave such entire satisfaction, that a vote of confidence in the directors was moved by Mr. ~ Stern, who presided at an adverse meeting of the proprietors yesterday. It was stated that as soon as the call was paid up several branch establish- - memo would be opened in South Wales and opera tions immediately commenced. No alteration has been made today in the mini mum rate of discount. The Funds have continued dull, but owing to a few purchases, rather more firmness is apparent. Consols are 921 for money and the Bth, aryl. 928 for May. Speculation continues very inactive. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are steady at 91 I, and Exchequer Bills continue firm at 5 to 2 discount. India Stock brought 230, and the 5 per Cent. Llan is well sustained at 104 d ; and the 5 per CArt. Enfaced Riper at 1061. The Bonds have improved to 13-. and 16s. p7em. There is le,s fluctuation and speculative business in the Foreign Market to-day. Grteks have receded to 271 28 ; ditto Coupons remain at 121 131 Turkish 6 per Cews., 1862. are 691 '7O ; ditto Consotidts, 481 4 ; Italian, 701 9 ; Egyptian, 97 98 ; Moorish, 93 1 •; New Grtnada, /; Peruvian, 874 ; Por tugutse, 47/ ; Russia n , 95,i 96 ; Spanish Passive, 28 1 a ditto Certificates, 10; Confederate Lo%n has declined to 11 4 dis. In the Raitway Share Market thl operations have been more animated, and prices, generally, have tended upwards. South Eastern and Great Eistern have improved 55.; London and Blackwell and London and Brighton, 15s. ; and Great Northern A Stock, The Foreign and Colonial undertakings continue without any material alteration in values. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show, in mine instances, rather more firmness. The shares of the New Theatre Comp ny (Limited) have been dealt in this day at lt prem. BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l i i New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock 230 28 Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent.......,,, Ditto si, per Cent ...... 1) [q uids .A. 90 1, ..... Ditto under £l,OOO ........... Consols for Account. April 8 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 2 3 / 4 per Cent 5 2 dis Ditto £SOO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING t-' RIOES. Austrian Binds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 1859.. . Brazilian 5 per Cent ... •••• D•tto 44 per Cent., 185268-60 Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Egyptian 7 per Cent 97 8 7a - Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ins — Ditto Account 29811 7; 8 7181 Ditto Coupons.. l3l 13 a 12113121 Italian 6 per Cent. (Vlaremniana Railway) 73 Mexican 3 per Cent ... Ditto Account 331 a Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada .................... 141 a a Ditto 2 per Cent ................... 32i Ditto Deferred ........... 7t i t 1 Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares).,„ „. 6 , ...t. p,,,,,,,,,, 4 3 / 4 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent .4862 ... 8 7a i 7 I Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £3O paid..... 3i pin Russian 5 per Cent., 822, £ St — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859.. Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Sa -, 7,,:;11 :7 eer Cent. .....• •• . Ditto A.ceitum _ ..... Sp tni,4 Ais Cent Ditto Account 531 a 1,'.;t„,„ ; „ Awe .. .28i 4 1 Spanish Cert, of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 18:54 Ditto Acciau t Ditto 6 per Cent 1858 i'itto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 18 2 Ditto Aceuunt Venezuela, 3 per Cent I )itto .'count Ditto 6 ! ,Pr Cent., 186.?, s9 4iiii Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 florins .... 671 Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Ditto Account 7Ol 1 90t Cmsols, Money THREE O'CLOCK. Ditto Account ... 9 2 ... -92 i - - --- NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—The passenger train from Thirk to Mallon ran off the line on Tuesday rourning - , u , ar the junction. The train was not travelling fast at the time, and the accident did not result in injury to any VIM The line was blocked for about two hours. SHARE MARKETS—This Day. SIIARE.: , , ANT) F,TO(J_-:*, - , t,i , , 11WalYb. . Price.one pa.p Closing d Busine.wi - 13.14. i 'lr., V, 01., and Sir. Val. all 8 84 25 Blythe and Tyne. - - 10 14OSt.,Sieal.,alaetild.,:0 all 7 8 l at 'Bristol and Exeter at .Caledonian lo' 112 113 1124 50 'Cora and Bandon all - - 20 'Cornwall all 61 7 1100 Dir) , (3 ,. AB A , 2t , ts no dig ) a ll - till 6pc.pan.has ' all been paid to B. I - SO bublin & Belfast June. all 40 12 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. all 13 14 st Edinburgh & Glasgow. , 100 811 88 at Glasg. and S. Western.' 100 107 iO9 ' st Great Eastern, Ord. stk, 100 49 50 49 4 I et 1 Ditto A stock 1 100 45 47 st 1 Ditto East Anglian it 1 100 24 25 st GreatNorthof Scotland ! 100 - - et 'Great Northern.. lOO 1201 1214 1201 1} st Do A stock st Do Bdo j 100 134 136 151 st ,Gt. S. an ,W. of Ireland 100 101 103 it ',Great Western at 1 Do Str Val Yorkshire stock 100 - - et Lancashire & Yorkshire 160 108} 1( 84 108} 4 at London and Blackwal, 100 7, t 6 75 4 st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 114 115 114 4 st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 39 40 314 st Lon. & North Western 100 978 98 94 st Lon. & South Western 100 10 } 1014 1011 1 it Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 444 45} SO Maryport and Carlisle. all - - 124 I Do t shares all - - 10 Metropolitan all 124 124 121 I 1 4 of Midland i. 4.0 Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 100 91 93 921 1 4 9 4 50 mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 25 Do. 1 shares - - 25 Mid Kent - -. 10 Do Cray Line - - st North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 24 25 it Nth. Eastern-Berwice 100 984 99 981 9Fa 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase , t 8.13.4 - - d at Do Leeds lOO 541 551 55} 5 it Do York st Do Carlisle... - - at North London 111 N 5 1 0 19.15.4 North Sta ew 11 ffordshire L' IN. and S. W. Junction. all 111 12 st Scottish Central it Scot IN. E., Aber. stock 100 42 43 st Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 98 'CO 10 Shrews. and Welchpoo; all - - et Shropshire Union it South Devon lOO 32 33 it South Eastern st South Wales 11 S. York. and River Dun 100 99 101 20 , taines,Wok.,andWok all 7 8 25 stockton & Darlingtoi , all 37 38 1 5 Do l5 9 10 t , Do New, 1860 8 7} 74 p it Taff Vale. 10 Do B 8 44 5 , 10 Do C 3 1 3}p 50 Ulster - - 25 Do 2O - - p 12 . 10 Do - - st Vale of Neath it Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 150 160 it Waterford & Kilkenny 1 00 - - et West Cornwall lOO 28 30 at V. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO - - at West Midland Oxford 100 43 14 431 434 st Do Newpon 100 , 37 39 it Do Hereford 100 I 99 101 BRITISH POSESSII".)Ns'. %~fiilWn"yN raid. 111 Price. 62 14 106 107 I I}p 5 5i 7i 8 iiusiness (lOW t quirk Az St Lawrenz , $ •lom.,Barodat.Cent In , (in. 5 per cent.. 104 i 1 Do. New !Co Do. E. shares — ti ititiaiu mita Lahr Hur~a Do. Pretertance • • Ruffalo,Brant,&Godricl p. ct. bds. Aug. 1,1 s Do. do. July 1. Is 7: .o. • 1- ut aSt st ;}7r - rown ock Katitn. Bengal gu. 5 p. ock latit Indian. L'll. 5 P.". 20 Ito. do. (1 its 1( 7 146 :47 :07 8 Ifg )tv IIP 1p 10i 0 63 66 , 8 51 54 57 42 -5 8 42 33 : 4 6 24 27 20 22 1074 103 1 11 1 Do. do. H do. .. Grand l'runk of cHnst•l , Po. Ist re - (' . Bonds I Do. 40. deferred...... • ;,.). zd ['rut. 130 n .6.. ► D..). do d ter ed...... Do. 3d P ef. stork 1 Do. do. d ler d...... Do. 4th Pref. s o k... ) Do. au deterred.-- 3k Gt.lnclial'euia.gua.sp.c Do. N ew gua. 5 p. a... Do. January, 1662 .. ,k Gt. South.ot India(Lin , uaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shan r 105 107 i2i 3 8 74 lOU 11.2 93 .5 Do. New ....... • K Do. 6 p.c. 73 wlth't opt. a , 4 1. e. do. '77-8.. 10 Indian Branch Limited )ck. Madras guar.,. 5 p. C. .. Do.lf p. o. Extensio , >cl: Ile. 4 tO Do. Fifth Extension. ck .101h.t um. p. c. tine gelb. & Hobson's Bay. DO Do. 7p. c. Borg:. DIR. vw Br unswick et Can. i• ' 105 i k P 6 99 10' 95 7 47 49 nag. A Ph 1 8........ N.lll.C'da6 po Ist pi hcIL•• ock einde —.. •• •• • • ,t IDo. Delhi . ...... 1 d...: Do. do ca r -10 Do. Punjaub .... tce c-. = 1::, 91 )0. Do. .• , e k ,), indos.St Flo.) all 10(.1 100 2 ICO 3 5 '2 f 1,7 8 1 (.5 loe IP lc * 99 101 coLONI AL GOVERNMENT SECU KITE EN 2 * to's Wei 1071 107 61 1)0.45 p. c. Feb.& Au: 100 14 ( Do. lp. c.l l Jar. & Sen . Wt. 104 106 . Jan.&July. 10‘ 98 974 7 ' Do. 6 lnscribed stall 100 95 97 —ape G. li ope. R p 0.187: 100 10 112 Do.Ap & Oct. 18s , 100 1;4 116 Do. 18, 0 '4 :18 Do. Jan. & July, 18111. (0) 113 1115 - ceylon. 70v.1.81, n p lU— - 51.,u 'tins uer cent .. 100 111 112 Na aGv. d 1-er cant.. IJO 11 112 p.c..) a.sz,Jui 100 116 07 - I Do. 6p. c.A n. & tO , N. S.W. (4ov. ^ p 10‘. 101 102 Do. Lp. C.,lbi. to 1 • 10) 1001 101} I Do. d0.,1888 upwth 100 104 101 i 101 - 'New Zealand 6 p Tut. 100 110 It 2 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. t - aterlitw, 1g75 10( 107 i Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 1 113 ;,.Aus G0p.e.167m& up. 100 111 113 Nric.Gov. p.c. Ja.&Jul.) 100 ;08 110 Do. 4 • A 0.AL0 ,, t 100 08i 100 108. 4 1 iMITI ,I II MINES. 6} I loa 1 7 109 8} 8 i it i 20 108 i I ('ambrian Consol. Gold 'l , tior.i Amalgamated I),von G. Cone. iTavisi i'asi Bassett(I llogan ~ East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caracion ..... East Carn Brea... E. IS'l Russel ("i'avisth. ( iam.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.; 'Treat South Tolgus Wheal Vor ( tielstor . - lemrs-Foot i ingston Downs ...... Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant I'')larke Valley.. ttyndy Iron Ore (Lim New Setuu • • Down, -Wh'i Basset (111oJar sorth Wheal Crotty L'ar Consols (St. Blaze) , ('rovidence(Uny Leln:., South Caradon(St.Cleer S. Carn Brea (I ilogan) '.Wheal Fran. (Illupki, Stray Park Vsmar Sllv.ct Lead Min. Tin Croft Nest Basset (111w;an) Caradon (Liskeard. West Seton IVheal Basset (Mogan wheal Buller ( Redruth Wheal Kitty (U.Lelantii WhealLud ott ,v heal M ary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton . . • iiral Tretawney (Lls. Wheal Union 6i S 154 16i ,15 255 17 18 5 Si PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 5 per cent red. pref., 103. 1 ancashire and Yorkshire e per cent. stock, 1364 M dland, Leicester , ind Hitchin 4 per et., 941 South Wales. gua. 44 per cent., 1-..9, 01 West Midland, Oxfor,, Ist guaranteed stock, 127} PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pi., 1031 LINES LEASED A FIXED RENTALS. Chester ~nd Ho yhead, 561 6 Hull nd Selby, 1W Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 97 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81 4 Bahia and San Franc,sco (km.) gua. 7 per cent., 21i Great Luxembourg, iST Reel', an i San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 18t Sambre and Meuse, 11 1 San Pau o ;Um.), gua. 7 per cent., 911 Ditto (all), 2:14 Western and North-Western of France, 214 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper (Um.). 3 Don l'ear , Nor h ,e 1 Rey, I 1 Port Philip, la United Mexican ), 61 4 Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), 4 JOIN T-sT9CIC +IANKS. ed d Agra and Uniten service (Ern.), 94 Alliance Bank of London and Liveriool (Um.), 231 11B: ogypt, ',Si Bgi 1 siralasia, 7.1 i 4 3 America., ExJha,,ge (11m.), 81 Charte r British aE h u d ic A ol us in tr d a i l a i , an Australia, ciiartered an . d 26 (ih i lna, 25 Imperi tan ' Imperial hank ,lira,), and Japan (Bra.), 13} i s la nd R. Plate (lira.), 22 ia34 Australia, '2B 7t London and iti = a;i n li ) ' 14 1.911c10n. B. A y i' e -art .11m.), 3 London t h :rtered B ' Lon -on and Colonist London and County, c't London Juint stock, 6 51 London and N , rthern 41 5 London and South African, London and South-Western (u m.' 41 L on don and Westm 77 4 Metrop and Pf ov. Bank Jim.), 121 Midland Bank (11 •) , 1 Oriental Bank Corporation, 56 51 Ottoman Bank, 4 u 51 Ditto, new, 133 1. 6 South Australia, 361 Union of Australia, .52 Union of London, 34} MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 1} Crystal I'alnce, 33 Crystal Palace, t per cent. perpetl. deb., 113 Electric l'elegraph, 10 Joint sto. k Discount, 2} } National Discount Company (lira.), 8} North British Australasian, 1 Oriental Inland Steam (lira.), 7} 61 Peel River Laud and Mineral, 52 Peninsula and 0 ieutal Steaui, 77} Ditto, new, 48 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (lim.) (a). 3 1 I Yan Diemen'o Land, 141 lbe; THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRI POLIOE IN' TELLIGENCE,--This Day. MANSION-HOUSE. DOMESTIC FELICITY.—Mrs. Welch, of High-street, Aldgate, appealed in answer to a summons taken out against her by her husband on account of her using threatening language towards him. Alderman Waterlow (addressing defendant)—Can't you settle these disputes with ut coming here P Defendant—Settle 'em I of course we could—he's just as bad as I am. His temper's awful. Complainant— The fact is, your warship, I've settled our disputes a great many times, but it is all of no use. I've been compelled to take out this summons as I go in fear of my life. Alderman Waterlow—What I from defendant? Complainant—Yes, your worship, I am afraid she ll do for me some of these days. She has often threatened to do so. The occasion of which I now complain is not the first time she has taken up a knife to me. _ _ . Alderman Waterlow—Well, I suppose I must hear what you have to 'ay ? Complainant few days ago I was occupied up at the top of my house hanging some paper, when I heard a row below. I didn't take notice of it, because I'm used to that sort o' thing. I shortly afterwards heard my son call out " Look out, father, she's got a knife," and then I saw my wife coming up-stairs towards me with a knife concealed under her apron. This is the one prtducing a white handled dinner Knife) I calls out to her to stop, but she didn't take notice of that, and then I said "If you come another step nearer me, I'll knock you down like a bullock." Alderman Waterlow—That was exceedingly affectionate on your part. (Laughter.) Complainant—Well, she comes up and takes out the knife, and says "Now, you'll either cut my throat or I'll cut you'rn" (laughter) and that's what I complain of. Defendant—l used them words admit, but he's not told you the whole o' the story, sir. Why, he attempted to throttle me. (Laughter.) The Chief Clerk —Then you plead guilty to the charge of using threatening language against him. Defendant—Well, if you call that threatening lan guage I must say I did use the words. Alderman Waterlow—l must bind you over to keep the peace towards him. Defendant—Oh I I'll keep the peace towards him if he'll keep the p-ace towards me. (Laughter.) Alderman Waterlow—You must find a surety to become bound with yourself. You can do that, t suppose ? Befell. Lent —Yes ; but what are you going to do with him, he attempted to throttle me, Aide, man Waterlow—We have nothing to do with that now. It' he threatens you you can bring him here, and if he pleads guilty he will be punished. I bind you over with one surety in the sum of Li to keep the peace towards your husband for three months. Defendant—lv'e nob ,dy here at present, but I'll get some one I dare say, I can do that Alderman Waterlow—Very well, when the surety is corn ple ed you will be discharged. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. r.-_----- -c -_ _.__ _._.. (REUTER'S TELEGEAM.) LIVERPOOL, April 2. Sales of the week, 48,670 bales ; 8,710 on spec., 10,900 for export. Quotations—Fair Orleuns, 25 ; Mobile, 241 ; Upland, 24; Estimated Middling Orleans, ; Mobile, 21f; Upland 21. Stock, 382,820 bales. Imports of the week, 24,015. Prices of Surats I- higher. Sales to-day about 7,000 bales. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE, IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. —Wheat, 45s 4d ; barley, 36s bd ; oats, 21s 2d ; rye, 3`A's 4d ; beans, 3is 4d; and peas, 36s sd. THE SIR WEEKS' AVERAGES Wheat, 458 9d ; barley, 36s 7d ; oats, 21s 7d ; rye, Ks bd ; beans, 35s lld ; peas, 36s ed. ENGLISH GR►IN SOLD LAST WSEK.—Wheat, 74,872; barley, 41,275; oats, 13,115; rye, 69; beans, 4,376; peas, 625 qrs. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. UTTERING A FALSE ORDER ON THE NATIONAL BANK. —John Charles Barrett, formerly a clerk at the National Bank, Old Broad street, City, was charged before Mr. Knox with defrauding. Mr. Robert Brasier, keeper of din ing-rooms at 347, Oxford-street, of the sum of £l6 7s. 4d., by means of a false order on the National Bank, Old Broad. street, City. Mr. Brasier said that on the 11th of March the pri sener wrote the or er on the National Bank for the sum of £l5 7e. 4d.. and signed it " J. B. Mansfield," that being the name the prisoner went by at his house. The prisoner's bill came to £l4 odd for lodging, &c. On the order being presented at, the bank it was found that no person of the name had an acc. , unt at the bank, Mr. Wm. Clark Dixon, ledger-keeper at the National Bank, said that no ps , r,on of the name of " J. B. Mans field" had an account at the bank. Dawson, 30, said he , ook the prisoner into custody at Park-crescent, Clapham, and on telling him that it was for uttering a false order to Mr. Brasier, he replied that it could not be false, as he had written a letter to the bank, and given it to Mr. Brasier himself to post. The prisoner said that he looked upon the matter simply as a debt, and meant to pay the money as soon as he could. Mr. Dixon said the prisoner had previously been a cler in the bank. Prisoner now said that he intended to pay the money, Mr. Knox remanded him. WESTMINSTER. POVERTY AND CRIME.--George James, a miserable look ing boy, 14 or 15 years of age, was charged with unlaw fully breaking a pane of glass at the workhouses of St. Margaret's and St. John's, Westminster. York-street. John Best, the porter, said—Between six and seven last night the prisoner came to the hou.e and applied for a night's lodging. I had so many in that I could not accom modate him, when he said ►hat if he did not get a night's lodging there be would at the station. He waited a little while, and then taking up a stone threw it through a pane of glass. _ _ _ Mr. Selfe—Was the casual ward qui e lull Witness—lt was. Mr. Sel fe—How m any doss it hold ? Witness—Twenty-four, but it has often two or three more in. _ _ Defendant—l stood there a long while, and I only counted a dozen tickets givat out, so I thought there was room. Witness—l gave twelve, and the relieving officer had given the remainder, which filled the place. Mr. Sebe—ls it iu.l every night? Witness—Yes. Mr. Selfe—at you turn away people every night? Witness—Nearly. Mr. Selfe—Then it ought to be bigger. Are there no means of increasing the nuu.bers ?—no possibility of making fu, ther accommodation. Witness—l don't know anything about that. That is all the Board of Guardians direct us to take in. Dir. Selfe (to defendant)—What have you to say Prisoner—Nothing. Mr. Selfe—Where do you belong? Prisoner—l came from Dartford yesterday, and was going to Barnet. Mr. Selfe—Yon cannot be permitted to break the law. You are committed for seven days. THAMES. DARING AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.-A foreigner. named Henry Smeat, aged 27 years, was brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with stealing a large quantity of property from the shop and warehouse f James Peter Davidson and another, outfitters, No. 6, Limehouse- causeway. The prisoner waited on the prosecutors a few nights since and represented himself as an homeward-bound sailor and in want of a resi_ ectable lodging. His appearance and plausible manner imposed on Messrs. Davidson and Co., and a rcom wits assigned to him in the house. He went to his apartment with a light,and it was supposed he had gone to bed. On the following morning he was missing, and it was ascertained that the shop had been broken into and a large chest, and the following property stolen. Eight jackets, 2 costs, 16 pairs of trousers, 11 Guernsey frocks, 32 shirts, 12 silk handerchiefs, 16 caps, 3 billyc3ck hats, 1 scarf, 1 plir of boots, and a chest The value of this pro perty was upwards of £5O, and it is supposed the prisoner had an accomplice who helped him to carry away the pro perty from the house. The prisoner did not take any pre cautions to conceal himself or the property after the robbery. He was taken into custody in Ratcliff -highway by Howard French, a police-constable, 250 K, who charged him with plundering Messrs. Davidson and Co. The prisoner re plied, I have taken nothing. Each thing he had on his person consisting of 2 coats, 3 shirts, cap, braces, trousers, waistcoat, nectie, and boots, belonging to the pro ecutore. sir. Davidson slid, the prisoner was actuall wearing my own boots, which I left in the kitchen. Police- Sergeant Dillon, 19 K, went to a coffeehouse where the prisoner had hired a lodging, and there found the prose cutor's chest and a considerable portion of the stolen pro perty. The prisoner had employed various pers 'Ds to pawn other things, including a suit of clothes for 16s. About one half of the stolen property was still missing. The pri soner said he had left many things at a house iu Westmin ster, but he knew not the name of the street. In answer to Mr. W.olrych, the prosecutors said the prisoner told them he came from Liverpool to London to join a ship here. _ Mr. Woolrych—The most valuable portion of the pro perty has not been recovered. The prisoner is remanded for a week. ALARMING FIRE THIS DAY. A fire, which at one time threatened the immediate de struction of a great number of houses, broke out this morning in the Kew-road, near Richmond. The fire broke out in the premises No. 8, occupied by Mr. Terry, harness maker, but in a short time, as the houses were constructed principally of wood, the confligraiion spread very rapidly right and left, and the house of Mr. Davies, No. 7, next took fire. Mr. Shupton's premises, No. 6, next fell a prey to the 11 Lines, end those of Mr. l'aylor, No. 5, soon shared the same fate. Every exertion had been made to extin-ui-h the fire up to this moment, but withcut suc cess, when fortunately some of the engines belonging to the London Fire Brigade arrived, and having been brought into play the flames were confined to the four houses above mentioned, but they were nat finally extinguished before the most serious damage was done to the four adjoining. Of course such a conflagration in FO retired a neighbour hood caused the greatest consternation, and had it not been for the timely arrival of the fire engines the destruction of property must have been very large. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE RACQUET MATCHES.-- The single match between Mr. Ainslie, of Pembroke College, for Cambridge, and Mr. Walker, of Brasenose Col lege, for Oxford, was played yesterday at Prince's Club. The first gsme was won by Mr. Walker, and the next three by Mr. Ainslie, the match being thus deoided in favour of Cambridge. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on sale here to-day was limited, and chiefly the refuse of Monday. The demand for all breeds, however, ruled heavy, at previous currencies. The best Scots sold at 4s 8d per B!bs. Amongst the supply were several bullocks bred in Swiverland ; but their quality was very middline. They were imported via Rotterdam. Sheep were in moderate supply and heavy request, at a fu. ther decline of 2d per Blbs. Downs, in the wool, realised 5s Ed; out of the wool, 4s 8d ; and shorn Linoolne, 4s 6d per 81bs. The show of lambs was moderately g od. In the early part of the morning, the lamb trade was active, at Monday's currency, but the arrival of upwards of 500 head from the Isle of 'Wight, produced heaviness in the demand and a slight reduction in prices, which ranged from 6s 8d to 8s per 81bs. Calves, pigs, and mulch cows moved off heavily, at late rates. Per Slb. to si s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 4 Second quality do. 3 6 3 10 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 Prime Scots, etc. 4 6 4 8 Urse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 6 Lambs, 6a Suckling calves, 108 to 20s 20s to 28s. ink the offal. a. d. a. d. Primeers-wool d 0.4 8 6 4 Pgle. S'thdown do .6 6 5 8 L a rge crse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 2 Large hogs 3 6 4 2 Small porkers 44 4 8 d to 8s Od. and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... , Cows lO5 • Sheep ( 800 Sheep Calves ... ... 140 ; 1 Pigs •••• — Pigs. 270 ; NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat is moderately extensive, and the trade rules inactive, ae follows : Per Sib. by the carcase. salad sdsd Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 )fiddling do. .. 34 3 6 Prime do .. 44 4 6 Fri me largo do, 3 8 3 10 Veal .. 3 10 4 6 Do. small do. .. 3 10 4 0 Small pork 4 4 4 8 Large pork .... 36 4 2 amb ..... 6 8 6 8 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 8 BOROUGH HOP. For nearly all kinds of hops we have to report a steady demand, and previous quotations are well supported. Fo reign parcels continue to arrive somewhat freely. Mid and East Kents 7os to 180 s per cwt. Weald of Kents Susses . Belgian Bavarian American .. 76s to 86s ~ MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, April I.—The supplies of stock were tolerably extensive, and the trade ruled heavy, at drooping prices :--Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d; mutton, 3s 10d to Os 8d ; lamb, 7s to 7s 6d ; veal, 4s 81 to Os Od ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April I.—Each kind of stock moved off heavily as follaws : —Beef, from 3s 4d to 48 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to be 8d ; lamb, 75 Od to 7s 104 , veal, 4s 4d to Os Od ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per Blbs ; suckling calves, 12s to 19e ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 28s; and mulch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 Os Od ; clover do., £3 108 to £5 10s; and straw, £1 10s to £1 16s per load. A slow demand. evatimmaND.--Meatlow hay, £2 2s to £4 ss; clove; do., £3 10s to £5 10s. ; and straw, £1 103 to £ll6s per load. Trade dull. HITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 Os; clover do., £3 10s to £5 lOs ; and straw, id 10s to £1 16s per load. Supply good. COAL M flues of Coal per Ton at ARKET. the clove of the market. s. d. Bates'sWest Hartley . ..l4 0 Byass's Bebside West Hartley ....14 9 Carway and Duffryn Malting . l9 6 Lambert's West Hart- _ _ Walls End. 8. d. ley 14 9 Davison's West Hart -14 9 ley cantield Moor Butee 12 0 •', alker Primrose 11 6 North Pelson Gas l3 3 Cowpen Hartley 14 9 : , 'den Main .. . ..14 6 Wylam 15 6 Ships at mark, ....._... __ . Ha5we11........ 16 6 Hetton .. 16 6 Cassop l5 6 Ridden..... 18 9 Hartlepool.. l6 0 South Hartlepool 14 9 Br'ddyll'a Hetton 15 3 Wharncliffe l3 9 Tunstail Kelice ~. l6 6 South Kelloe 15 0 Russel's Hetton 15 0 Gostorth l3 6 "Whitworth l3 9 ' Heu6h Hall 14 6 ?,,. 91; soll, 47. SHIPPING—This Day, L ON DON, April 2.—Wind t his day at noon—North; light breeze, and exceedingly f i ne feather. MAILYPORT, April (—Wind s.E• — Sailed Congress, for Quebec. FLYMOUTIC, April I.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Flying Foam, from London, and sailed for Pernambuco ; Eagle, for Rio Grande. PILL, April I.—Wind Quebec.nAdre Andrew, for b a belltt, from St. Kitts; St. p fr r o il m l, N -- e A w r iv e d York. a iled—Lady Byron, and t. C LY D E, Marion, for Quebec. HULL, April I.—Arrived—Melito, from San Francisco. Sailed—Whila, for Montreal. ,—Sailed—Lady Seymour, (By MAGNETIC) TELEGRAPH.) GRAvviEN p, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Jane and Stag, from Brussels ; Downs, from Dantsio ;'Water Sprite, from St. Michaels ; Neptune, from Havre • Happy Rptum, from Antwerp. Sailed—Tartar (steamer), for Liobon. Da.s' Thursday Morning. Passed—Hartley from London, fo r Miramichi• North Riding, abou consuls have been found SCOVatERYuposEaIAI,NiTnIgtUhIeTI/ B .—ln draining ope. per coins of the Roman 3 0 ratio n s pc cop p in one field. The major part have the name Carausius very legible, round a crowned he ad. The coins were about 4ft. below the surface, and three or four ancient implements of iron were also found. Abou t 30 years ago a curious cup was ploughed up in the same field. All the above are now in possession of the lord of the matter, Captain Turton At Sherburn, near Scarborough, last week, also during drain age works, two ancient bronze spear-heads or battle-axes were also found. PROSECUTION OF " ESSAYS AND REVIEWS." — Yesterday morning in the Court of Arches, which sat ex actly three minutes, it was announced that the case of " The Rev. J. Fendall v. The Rev. H. Bristowe Wilson," author of the article " The National Church," "Essays and Reviews," was EO cleared of .11 preliminary technical diffi culties as to enable the rev. defendant to prosecute his ap peal before the Judical Committee of Privy Council. The case of " The Bishop of Salisbury v. The Rev Dr. Rowland Williams," the author of the ar icle "Bunsen's Biblical Researches," in the same volume, has long been ripe for appeal, and both will therefore be taken at the sittings after Easter Term. Both the rev. gentlemen have been sentenced by Dr. Lushington (the Dean of Arches) to one year's sus pension from tueir ben. fices, and it is against that sentence they appeal to the Judicial Committee. Sir Christopher Wren and Sir John Evelyn pro duced plane which, if carried out, would have made London one of the handsomest cities in Europe. In Sir Christopher's plan the public offices would have encircled the Royal Exchange; the public halls would have been situated on a noble terrace on the banks of the Thames; and in front of St. Paul's would have been a fine area with piazzas. In Fleet-street broad sheets would have radiated from another open space. The streets of the City would have been straight and wide, and relieved by open spaces, and London- bridge would have been approached through a spacious and handsome circus. Sir John Evelyn's plan was somewhat similar, but the embankment was omitted, and open places with fountains were conspicuous features Neither of these plans, however, was adopted; and though the city was ,ebuilt, "to the astonishment of Europe," in the short space of four years, yet the streets were really as narrow and tortuous as ever ; the principal buildings mostly occupied the old sites, and the grandest opportunity ever presented for rearing a magnificent city was lost through the prejudice and obstinacy of the municipal authorities Emerson' s London. The Czas of the 22d says :—" A Pole named Kra sushi has been sentenced to receive 500 blows from a stick before being shot. The order was executed at Warsaw itself. The unfortunate man passed between the ranks of 500 soldiers, and received the appointed , number of strokes. After this terrible infliction, not being able to stand or to lie down, he supported him self against the wall, being enveloped in his cloak. His mother obtained permission to see him immediately after this barbarous scene, but he was so much disfigured that see did not recognise him. Taking him for a stranger, she asked him which way she must go in order to see her son. The only response of the unhappy man was to open his cloak and show his lacerated body. Two hours later Ermai was shot." SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—Tais EVENING. NEWMIRXET HANDICAP. sto 2 agst Physalis colt (taken) 100 to 15 agst Man-at-Arms (taken) 10 to 1 agst Colleen Rhue (taken and offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to 1 agst Glenochty colt (taken) 26 to 1 agst Beachy Head (taken) 40 to 1 agst M•sfortune (taken) TWO THorSADD. 2to 1 aget Hospodar (offered, take 6to 2) 6to 1 agst Saccharometer (taken) 11 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken) 12 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (offered) 100 to 8 agst Melrose (taken) THE DERBY. 100 to 15 agat Lord Clifden (offered) 13 to 1 agst Sacchatometer (off., taken 14 to 1) 100 to 6 agst Carnival (offered) 20 to 1 agst Melrose (taken) 20 to 1 aget National Guard (taken) 20 to 1 agst Automaton (offered) 1000 to 35 agat Blue Mantle (taken) 1000 to 30 ags , Rapid Rhone (offered) 40 to 1 aget Physalis colt (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Gulden Pledge ( aken) 1000 to 10 agst Early Purl 1000 to 10 Avondale (taken) CITY BETTING—THIS DAY. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. sto 2 agst Physalis colt (taken) Bto 1 agst Man at Arms (taken in force) 10 to 1 aggt Colleen Rhue (taken) 12 to 1 agst Bedouin (taken) 14 to 1 sgst Flyaway (taken) 14 to 1 agst Paste (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 1 agst Saccharometer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Physalis colt (taken) THE DERBY. 40 to 1 agat Physalis colt (taken) Bank of England Return---This day. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending cf April, 1863: ISSUE DEF A otes issued £28,937,735' BANKING D Ps oprietors' Capi tal .£14,553,00 0 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis mis stoners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 10,107.041 Other Deposits 13,172,090 Seven Day and other Bills 597,813 £42,103,092 ,he Act 7th and Bth Victoria on Wednesday, the Ist day A.RTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,1C 0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 14,287,735 Silver Bullion ...- £28,937,735 PARTIVENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11,3 6 8,281 Other Securities 21,:•10.491 Notes Gold and Silver 854,u20 Coin £42,103,092 MILLER, Deputy Cashier. 1051 16 99 43 2i II 91 April 2, 1863. Course of the Exchange.—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 18 11 181 Antwerp — 25 45 25 50 Brussels — 25 45 25 50 Hamburgh — 13 7t 13 8 Paris .. Short. 25 17i 25 25 Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — Il9t 113 Vienna Trieste .. 11 35 11 46 Petersburgh — 35} 35t Berlin Madrid +• Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa 49 49} 48& 49k 2 5 5 5 25 60 25 55 25 60 25 55 25 60 25 67i 25 62a, 25 60 25 65 Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon 25 60 25 65 521 5 2 52 3 Oporto — Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doubloons 0 0 0 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CARDIFF MEETING,—WEDNESDAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGARPII. The Prince of Wbles's Stakes (handicap) of 5 soverach, with 50 added ; winners extra. About one and a quarter. Mr. Holman's Zingari, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b (J. Holman) 1 Mr. Saxon's Sweet Willie, 3 yrs, 6st .... (J. Grirnshaw) 2 Mr. Saunders's Mountain Doe, 3 yrs, sst 111 b (Holland) 3 Betting-2 to lon Sweet Willie. Won by three quarters ~ f a length ; a bad third. The Hurdle Race (handicap) of 5 toys each, with 30 added ; winners extra ; gentlemen riders ; jockeys 71b extra. About two miles. ‘tr. Holman's Butte fly, aged l ist (includine; 71b extra) (J. Holman) 1 Mr. Andrews's Weasel, aged, last 51b (iuclud. 71b ex.) (Sly) 2 Mr. Pewell's Biscuit, aged, 9st 71b .. Betting-7 to 2on Butteifly, and 4to 1 agst Weasel. Won by twelve lengths. The Volunteer Cup, for Cardiff Cavalry Volunteers. About two miles. ------ Safeguard - - 2 Baldcote Little Charley Crab Molly Bond 0 Betting—Even on Safeguard, and 4 to 1 each agst Molly Bond and Little Charley. Won by a length and a half; two lengths between second and third; a bad fourth. The Hack Stakes (handicap) of 2 soya each, with 25 added, heats, about one mile, was won by Deception, beat -1 tng eight others. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—WEDNESDAY. There were only a few outsiders touched upon for the City and suburban Handicap. The business was almost confined to the Newmarket Handicap and the Two Thou sand Guineas--for the former nothing was backed but the Physalis colt, about whom 3 to 1 was taken, the highest • ffer at the close being 100 to 40. For the Guineas, 100 to 40 was freely taken about Hospodar, finishing at 2 to 1 (offered). Although 100 to 10 was several times taken about Saccharometer, 10 to 1 was offered bar one. Closing prices : NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Physalis colt (wauted) 10 to 1 bar one (offered) 16 to 1 agat Man at Arms (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS, 100 to 40 agst Ilospodar (taken and wanted 10 to 1 aget Sacchar , imeter (taken and offered: 10 to 1 bar one (offered) 40 to 1 aget Tom Fool (taken) 60 to 1 agat Early Purl (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 26 to 1 agst Gardener (wanted) 40 to 1 agar Interducs (taken) 60 to 1 apt Sawcutter (taken) 66 to 1 agst Crater (taken) CHESTER CUP. 40 to 1 agst M. Philippe (wanted) Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. A.uraldia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Apr. 18. via Marseilles ... Apr. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. Apr. 6. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Apr. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Apr. 4. via Marseilles ...Apr. 21. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Apr. 4. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Apr. 4 via Marseilles Apr. 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton Apr. 10. via Marseilles Apr. 4. Portugal.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Apr 4. via Marseilles Apr. 4. Newfoundland .. Apr. 1. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. Amarica, ty Brit. packet.... Apr. 1. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Apr. 3. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .......... Apr. 10. Bahamas, via New York ...................... Apr. 9. JENNY LlND.—Madame Lind-Goldschmidt w ill t basil EMIGRATION.—In addition to the large t A c h m e e d r i ca , from w e this hav eptoor record e c last ord sing at St. James's-hall, Piccadilly, on Friday 0 1 ' 8 . ' 1 ' 741 n w n ee m k b t e o r L o iv f e e r m po i o g l, ra e n n l , B . route for May Ist, in aid of the Royal Hospital for Inourabies t:t Putney, the performances consisting of iland erscallta ' the departure of a further batch amounting to about 300, who left by the Shamrock steamer on Friday night for the " L'Allegro" and "Il Pensieroso," and will inc l ud e among same destination, together with 100 by the Sligo oa Wednes the solo singers besides the Swedish Nightinga le (Madame Sherrington, Miss Lind-Goldschmidt) Madame Lennen s- da mi.. montem Smith, and Mr. W. H. Weise; y, and 60 by way of Derry ;in all, making a tt.tal of 450 Laecelles, during the conductor being Mr. Otto Goldschmidt. , the present week.—Sligo In d aepen ent. Large bodies tof our stal wart l youth are being weekly draughted from our A DOG NURSING RABBITS. —A bitch of the terrier t shores , and the re is no longer any doubt that their destina breed belonging is ng to Mr. Rober t Mathieson, crofter, ti " o the Northern States of America, and their o b j ect to westhcarried eat, Garth, Gartly, o n the forenoon of Sabbath week jo in the Federal army. During the past week or two some home from a hole on the cover near the houses three young hundreds have passed through Drogheda and Dandalk for rabbits, the one after the other, laying them down carefully Liverpool, en route to the United States. Many of them are near the fire, and she is now nursing them wi th the greatest from Louth and Meath ; p rinci p all y the y come from Cavan at t en tion and care. What makes the c ircumstance the and Longford. They are all stout, hearty young fellows — more remarkable is that the bitch has shown perpetual yen- the flower of our peasantry. It is also noticed as a signifi geance on all other kinds of vermin, such as mice, rats, and cant fact, that not a few of them sport gold watches, and do wettielot—Banifetirf Tema/. not appear to be at all scarce of oasb„—.oroshaa ,Reporter. Running th Charleston. CHARLESTON, S.C., Feb. 23, 1563. As the ruunioa• of the blockade is now a matter of very frequent occurrence, your readers may like to know the particulars of such a trip, which I therefore give from my Own _ experience. On Sunray, 25th January, at six P.m, the Bri ish steamer T -e, left Nassau, and at six P.M. on Tuesday she was in soundings off the American coast. As she was then still too far distant from the port of Charleston, which was her destination, for her to reach it between three and five A.M. (the interval between moonset and sunrise), she was kept offend on about 30 miles from land fll that night (Tuesday) and the following day, and was again headed for land on Wed nesday afternoon, making it about sunset. The sighting of the land, though dangerous from the risk of meeting the American cruisers, is a necessary step, for all lights and beacons along the seaboard of the Southern States having been destroyed by the American navy, there is no other way by which a mariner can ascertain his exact position, a mat ter of the most vital importance in such a case as that of running the blockade, where the difference of half a mile means capture or escape. The pilot having ascertained the position of the vessel, she was headed towards Charleston about 8 p.m., distant about 30 miles, and with the engines at "slow" she was allowed seven hours to be off the bar. As the morning ad vanced the moon sank, but the night being clear and starlit was a very unfavourable one on which to elude the vigi lance of the blockading squadron. By the time the rayon had sunk, the T-0 was ascertained by soundings to be off Charleston Entrance, and she was accordingly steered right for the bar, and consequently for the fleet also. Every light was now carefully extinguished or concealed, and every tongue was hu , hed ; while every eye was strained to its utmost as each vied with the other rn being the first to see the vessels of the Yankee squadron In about half an hour (3.45 a.m.) the leek out reported a vessel on the star board bow. She was only Distant about 200 or 300 yards, and the outline of her mats, See, showed plain against the ..ky. She did not notice the I'---3. which in a similarly quiet manner passed two more, and was at length fairly in the " lion's j aws." Hopes now began to be entertained on board the T-e that the vessel would be able to run the gauntlet unseen; but these levee were doomed to disap pointment, when a blinding flash and stunning re t ort, followed by the peculiar half scream, half roar of a shell as it flew overhead, broke upon the stillness of the night. This shell had been fired from a gunboat ahead, and directly in the track of the whose presence had been betrayed by the escape of some sparks from her funnel. In a moment the surface of the sea was illumined by the meteor like flash of innumerable rockets, while as many blue lights cast a sickly glare over the scene. It rendered for a moment almost every vessel of the blockading fleet clearly visible, as did it, too, the help less little T-e in their midst. While this had been tak ing place, however, those on board bad not been idle. The enaineers had weighted down the safety-valve, shut off the feed pipe, and piled up the furnaces with rosin, oil, and turpentine, and the captain and pilot having, thanks to the Yankee illumination, discerned their enehey's whereabouts, had headed the "f -e clear of them, and she quivered in every plate as she fairly flew on her way under an immense pressure of steam. All this time shot and shell had been plunging over and around her, but, thanks to her rate of speed, they began to fall astern, or where the Yankees reckoned she should have been. A large and very fast paddle-steamer, the Quaker City, of eleven guns, was now in pursuit, firing her bow gun at her chase as fast as it could be loaded. At this juncture a vessel was seen nearly ahead, and though painted of the blockade. running colour (a dirty whitish gree), the T-e's course was altered, though not a moment too soon, for ae she passed across the stranger's stern, the latter bumped hard and fast against a sandbank. A little twinkling light ahead of the T-e now again showed another Yankee, and again was the T---ee-e's course altered. The Quaker City, though now far behind, still maintained her harmless fire and her pursuit, and so matters continued till the lead announced that the T-e had crossed the bar, and was within range of Fort Sumter's guns. The e held on towards Charleston up the narrow and intricate channel, and had got abreast of Fort Beauregard when she grounded. There was now no alternative but to wait patiently for sunrise, which was already heralded by the first faint streaks of morning light. As the morning grew, the Quaker City was seen about a mile from the bar, and she slowly went about, and returned to her station, a movement which was considerably accelerated by a shot from the guns of Fort Beauregard. The steamer that had grounded could now be distinctly seen, some five miles off, surrounded by a little fleet of armed Yankee schooners. She was reeognised as the Princess Royal, of Glasgow, laden with arms and steam machinery for the Southern Government, to whom her loss is a very great one, though even for it they have since been amply revenged in kind. The Yankees got her off later in the afternoon, and took her alongside of the flagship Pow hattan, whence it is believed she eailed with a prize crew for New York. Soon after daylight several batteries of artillery were posted along the shores of Sullivan's Island, so as to covet the T-e in the event of the Yankees attempting a cut ting out expedition; but they seemed too much engrossed with their prize to molest the prey that had escaped them. At high water the T---e floated safely off, and proceeded on her way up to Charleston, where she anchored at four p.m. Out of six vessels that attempted to run the blockade on the 27th and 28th January, three are row in Charleston, one (the Princtss-Roe al) has been captured, and two are missing. On Saturday 31st January, the blockading fl , et, baying been dispersed by the Contederate rams, which destroyed and disabled several vessels, had quite disappeared, and the blockade was declared broken in the presence of the foreign Consuls by the military and naval authorities. This morn ing, however, the Yankees appear to have returned in treble force. S. M. UNDERHILL. HYBRID EUGENIAS —This elegant myrtaceous plant has rarely made a figure at the shows, and very rarely have we heard of the fruit being applied to any such use as was predicated of it when it was first introduced. One great drawback to its cultivation was the complete proof obtained in the winters of 1859 and 1860 that it is too tender to bravo the vicissitudes of this climate. But another cause of its decline in popularity was the lack of any knowledge of the use to which the plant might be put. Eugenia promises to rise in favour ; the fruit has been used as a material for flavouring, and Eugenia ices have acquired some fame. Another help has been found in hy bridising, which has been skilfully conducted by J. A. Henry, Esq., and the result is a series of large-fruited varie ties, one of the best of which was shown at the Interna tional Fruit Show. This plant has a more vigorous habit than either of its parents, Eugenia-ugni and Myrtus Ame ricana, and, grown as a standard, is a most beautiful object when loaded with its large red fruit, of the size and colour of skimmia berries, set amongst elegant and odoriferous myrtle-like foliage. This hybrid will, we believe, be sent out by Messrs. Veitch, and will be prized for culture in orchard-houses and graperies as both useful and ornamen tal—Garden Oracle for 1863. SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY FROM LONDON• BRlDGE.—Yesterday morning, between 12 and 1 o'clock, a suicide was committed at London-bridge by a Miss Eliza Phillips, aged 19, who had resided at Hometton. She was observed by a policeman to be loitering on the bridge. Suddenly she crossed the road, ran into the fourth s h a ' ' ' e dt yso ra nc h last lin. edaeit 8: s d in k, t : recess on the Surrey side, and jumped over. When too late an alarm was raised, and a boat and drags of the 11..y , ,1 Humane Soci,ty were obtained. The body was soon found, and we s convey ed to Guy's Hospital, but life was ex , lam. On searching the body several letters from a gentleman were found. Ihe following is from the description isbu.d by the policy :—Age 19, five feet two inches in height. Dark brown hair, plaited. Brown eyes, fair complexion. Dressed in a black and red poplin dress, black cloth cloak. Petticoat marked in ink " E Phillips." White stockings, marked "E. F." WHAT FAITH WILL D3.—Thue, through all the mythologies and symbol images of the old world, the green things continually peep out, adding to the wild beauty of these aboriginal forms, which, begot in.the infancy of the world, are full of that freshnes s of fe t e e n o g , that love of allegory at d symbol, which chtritornac. there infancy in the individual men. In these :devo 1 : t :i:s:y' is a largeness of character which piety of our day and generation , . andfa,hs, , and shr, h r i l ere a h ome. Th dread the features of tht se ancient . y one hundred flowers to the . rt ,h l3 min, exhibits, in a po we r - legend horrorstruck, leastfrom c 0 n t h fe e s i r s th a details ttb sa: ot:fg had eof, .. . . . e r e t e o:0 t f rY t e o r °dfa prove il legend of Rawana the gooa e one of the flowers, and then com fwuolnitigohft,Rathweansain: e' was too small. Rawana counted the god place; when the god, convinced of his piety, po to a ok pinpei fr yd o i m t:t flowers, end finding only 89, offered one of his eyes to restored the flower, and blessed him for his confiding faith. —lslibberd's " Brambles and Bay Leaves." The Late .d-Stealing. Annie Shipsey, 27, described as the wife of Sohn Shipsey, was brought up at the Salisbury Quarter Sessions, before the Recorder and a bench of magis trates, and indicted for " unlawfully, by force and fraud, taking away a male child, of the age of five weeks, with intent to deprive the parent, John Yarlett, of the possession of such child, contrary to the statute, at Salisbury, on the 3d of March." Mr. Read was counsel for the prosecution ; the prisoner was undefended. The prisoner, on being arraigned, burst into tears and said," I'm guilty. I'm very sorry for it, and hope you'.l have mercy upon me, gentlemen all. It's not fOr you to know how I was brought into it, or how I have been put about. It's the first time there has ever been a stain on my character, and I'm truly, truly sorry. You don't know how I've had to bear the scuffs and sneers of people. I did it to make home comfortable, sir, and now it has brought me to this (more tears). B 3 merciful tome, if you please, gentlemen all, and I'll never do so again." The Recorder, addressing the prisoner, said—You have pleaded guilty to a very wicked and heinous crime. You could not have eec.iped, because the evidence is much too strong against you. Yoe committed the cff:ece with con trivance anti thought, and it is evident that you also made awey with the clothes of the child, inas much as they have not since been found. You Oa; you have occasioned every must know that you have occasioned the mother of the child dreadful mother in Salisbury dreadful pun; and you might even have Eleritie€d the life of the mother, because the taking away of a child at the age of five weeks is likely to bring on a fever or some other dangerous complaint. Mothers, therefore, must be protected egainst this kind of crime. It may be your first offence, and I am glad to know that it was not aggravated by any ill-treatment of the child. — Prisoner—No, sir, it had everything that was nice. The Recorder—Let me, however, tell you what the law would permit me to do. If I 'ere to punish you according to the words of the act of Parliament I might sentence you to penal servitude for seven years, or to imprisonment with hard labour for three years. I hope it will be a warning to you. I do not know where you come from, or what may have been your previous character, but I do not think I cm do less than sentence you to a year's imprison ment, with hard labour ; and that is a most merciful sentence, in my opinion, for the crime which you have committed. Let me advise you to behave well during the time you are in gaol. If you at tend to the religious instruction of the chaplain,and conduct yourself properly and industriously, yon will yet have an opportunity of leading an honour able life. Never attempt anything of this kind again, for if you do you will assuredly go into penal servitude for a lengthened period. MURDER AT CHATHAM, A most determined murder was perpetrated at Chatham at an early hour yesterday morning by a gunner attached to the 9th Brigade of Royal Artil lery, quartered at Chatham garrison, named Alfred Holden, the victim being his own child, an infant of about a year old. The accused, who, together ith his wile and child, occupied a room in one of the courts adjoiuing Brompton barracks, had, for the past few days, displayed a moody, morose dis position, and frequently complained of the tyranni cal conduct of one of his sergeants. Shortly after getting up yesterday morning he sent his wife out to procure some beer, and during her absence he took the infant from the bed and cut its throat with a large clasp-knife, nearly severing the head from the body. On the return of the wife the lifeless body of the little boy was found in the room, when the accused at once stated that he had murdered him. Dc. Weekes was promptly in attendance, but the deceased had been dead for some time. On being conveyed to the barracks the prisoner ad mitted that he had killed the child, and repeated the same admission on being banded over to the police ai.d loilged in the station-house, adding that his reason for conn - aitting the crime was that he might be hung, as he cnuld no longer endure the tyranni cal conduct of his sergeant. Yesterday morning the accused was placed before the Rev. J. J. Manham and Alderman J. Foord, at the county magistrates' justice-room, Rochester. The prisoner is of commanding stature, and has the appearance tit being about twenty-five years of age. After the charge hsd been read over to him by Mr. Far rell, the clerk, the prisoner remarked that what had been read over was perfectly correct, adding, 'I am guilty of the charge." He was then re manded till a future day to enable the police to complete the evidence against him. The prisoner has been in the service about seven years, and has hitt.erto borne a good character. Be wears a badge for good conduct, and one of his reasons, he states, for murdering his child was his fear that the ma lignity of his sergeant would lead him to get his good conduct badge taken away from him. THE LATE RIOTS. Mr. Justice Mellor sat in the Crown Court at Chester on Monday, and in concluding his charge to the grand jury, spoke as follows : " There is one class of cases which I cannot ap proach without the most unfeigned and serious re gret. A great many persons ate charged before you with rioting at Staleybridge and Dukinfield. Gentlemen, it is not my duty, nor would it become me, to offer any general observations upon this question. lam only here to administer the law, and to lay down the principles which are to guide you in discharging your duty with reference to the bill presented to you. But, gentlemen, it is lameot qble that that peace and quietness, that wonderful endurance under privations, which have hitherto distinguished the operative classes of this country ,hould be rudely disturbed. The disturbance may probably have the effect of drying up, to .- ome extent, the sources of sy m p ath y which '.eve hitherto induced people to come forward and contribute funds for the relief of the dis tress. Wben those persons who volunteered their services to aid the distressed by undertak ing the distribution of the charitable funds sup lied to their—l do not mean charity in the must they of the spon to do so, but the voluntary cfferin g . e l a v w e r of b u t c h ..; s i S a i n u d l rdinary sense of the word, for I should be e shamed LAncashire-and Cheshire— violentlyen those persons are taneous sympathy felt for the buffering messes of i s inconeilvable foily, and can may be in ga i n i ng 601110 miserable temporary object, osv th o those personsterfere d tstviaitth:_htoh; sh only tend to produce the most deplorable mischief both to themselves and to those peacekbl y disposed per their conduct 5000 who are in the same circumstances as them selves. Ido hope these most. insane, foolibb, and wicked riots will cease to disgrace the county. I call these riots wicked, for they not only do mis chief to those actually engaged in them, but also to those who have hitherto borne their privations with eucti creditable forfearance. I have only to request you to let these cases have your attention last. They should be tried last, being 'el such importance as to demand the most serious attention." COLOURS OF THE CHAMELEON.—" Perhaps the handsomest, though not the most brilliant, colour assumed by the chameleon was a warm brown, mottled and spot , ed with black, or black mottled and spotted with rich brown, so that it presented an appearance wonderfully like that of a jaguar. It very seldom assumed this hue, and only seemed to io Po under much excitement. Fly-catch ing would occasionally bring out tLe beautiful spots; but the finest instance of jaguar-like marks that it ever exhi bited in my presance was whin a blue-bottle fly was buzz ing and bumping against a window-pane, too high for the chameleon to reach it. I could not at first imagine what could be the matter, for a chameleon is ordinarily one of the most impassive of reptiles, and to see it really excited quite an unique event. In the early morning, after it had gained some warmth through the sunbeams, it mostly touk a greenish-grey col our, with two rows of oblong buff spots on each side. T he s p ots were sharply defined, and varied from an eigh th to halt an inch in length, k eep i ng, however, to the sam e width, a. ahuut one line or the twe lfth tart of an inch. Bright yellow bands frequently appeare d round its legs , as if it were wearing a numb er o f g h o u l in de a n n brraacce',letisTB'ulowdaV gius J!ke the oriental b eauties of the t h e n it would be with wholly grey, ber of round bl a ck spots. ' —Front 61 Oeitnys,,,- two a number rCeOr ng, (Ms fie e. 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