The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A holiday has been observed in the City to-day as usual on Good Friday. Subjoined is an analysis of the Bank of England return for the week ending Wednesday last: Active Circulation .. £20,367,415 Increase •• • . 773,385 Bullion .. 15,141,755 Increase .. • • .. .. 116,481 Rest .. • • .. 3,673,148 Decrease .. .. 5,4 Public Deposits 10,107 041 Decrease 00 00 00 110 257,430 Other Deposits.. 13,172,090 Increase 429,808 Seven Day and other Bills .. 595,813 Increase 55,567 Government Securities .. 11,368,261 Increase .. 74,397 Other Securities .. .. 21,310,491 Increase .. 805,017 Notes Unemployed .. .. 8,570,32 ) Decrease .. 623,715 BRITISH FUNDS---nLOSING PRICES. YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent . Ditto sf:per Cent D-- Bonds £l,OOO Dit to under £l,000 Consols for Account, April 8 92a Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 2} per Cent 5 2 dis Ditto £500 Ditto Small 5 2 die FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 1869 Bli Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-68-60 Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 B4i Egyptian 7 per Cent 97 8 78 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons 181 18 a 12a 1312: It Mini 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 73 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 33t i Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l4; I I Ditto 2 per Cent .... 321 Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 61 viqn 4f per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent .4862 .... .. Ditto Account B7a 17 i Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £3O paid 3l Pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 6Ol Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Sa•dinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account,. B5/ Spanish 3 per Cent • Ditto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup no t f un d e d Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account .. 901 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 6Bl 8 k Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account ... Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 florins Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Uitto Account THREE O'CLOCK, Consols, Money .oitto Account 92f a STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTFR, April 2.—This is not a regular market-day, but still, to-morrow being a holiday, Ito there has been a desire to anticipate business as much as possible, both on the part of buyers and Lc sellers. Sellers of both yarn and cloth are very firm in demanding the advance of Tuesday, but it n( checks business. In yarns for India a fair amount 4 s t t ` c of business is reported. There is rather more con- fidetee on the part of se ll ers f rom ree li ng that to 4:, a great extent the speculative lots both of yarns and c oths which have floated on the market from the end of August have to a great extent been absorbed et for shipment, owing to the recent bona fide transae- tions on Indian account. Messrs. Du Fay & Co., in their monthly report, give a return of the cotton ar textile exports for the months of January and February, as compared with the same months in _ 1861 and 1862, which show that the falling off has been remarkable. The exports of all kinds of cotton cloths to all countries was as follows : In 1861, 374,702,781 ; in 1862, `-‘ 96,053,619 ; and in 1863, 172,781,008 yards, the reduction being in 1863 201,921,773 yards as compared with the same tvi o months of 1861, and 123,272,611 yards as compared with 1862. In cotton yarns the falling off in the same time has been 3,798,3631 b. weight as compared with 1861, and 6,334,3611 b. as compared with 1862. They observe :—" As the consumption of cotton amounts at present to only about one-third of what it was in former years, and the home trade is taking its share of the production of goods, the exports will probably be restricted to the above proportions, stocks of old goods being to a great degree absorbed. The falling off in the exports to France in the two months is as follows :—Two months in 1862, 8,532,372 yards ; two months in 1863, 2,787,470 yards. To Hongkong the falling-off has been more striking still, being 1,866,510 yards in the two months of the present year, against 10,500,000 yards last year, and against 58,987,483 yards in 1861. In value the exports have increased, being £17,343,731 in the two months of the present year, against £16,759,114 in 1862." Bank of England Return.—Yesterday, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the Ist day cf April, 1863: ISSUE DEP otes issued ..--£28,937,735, 'A.RTMENT. Government Debt X 11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 14,287,735 Silver Bullion £48,937.735 BANKING DEPRTMENT. oprietors' Capi- Government Seou 1-al £14,553,000 titles (including Rest Public Deposits (in- nutty) £11.3 6 (1,261 eluding Exche- Other Securities 21,:10 491 quer, Savings' Notes Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver 654, 20 missioners of Na- Coin . tioual Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 10,107.041 Other Deposits 13,172,090 Seven Day and other Bills £28,937,735 897,813 £42,103,002 £42,103,092 MILLER, Deputy Cashier, April 2, 1863. Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto .. 3 Months. 11 18 11 181 Rotterdam . 11 18 11 18} Antwerp., • _.25 45 25 45 25 50 Brussels ............ 25 50 Hamburgh — 13 7t 13 8 Paris .. Short. 25 17i 25 25 Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine ...., 119 i Mt Vi enna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — 49 Madrid 484 49 Cadiz 25 55 25 60 Leghorn — 25 55 25 60 Milan — 25 55 25 60 Genoa — 25 57 1 25 62} • Naples Palermo — 25 60 Messina Lisbon —52 a • Opo r t o —52 t Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 0 0 South American Doubloons THE MURDER AT CHATHAM. CHATHAM, Thursday. —This afternoon Mr. Thomas Hills, the coroner for this borough, opened an inquiry into the circum stances convected with the death of Alfred James Holden, who was murdered by his father in a room near Brompton Barracks, under the circumstances already detailed. The jury having been sworn, proc-eded to view the body, which lay in the same room in which the murder took place. The Deceased was a remarkably fine child, and from the appear antes on the body there was little doubt that the attack by the accused must have been most determined and savage. There were two w, unds on the throat, one of which was,. in reaity, caused by a series of stabs any one of which was of itself sufficient to have caused (math. The evidence given was merely confirmatory of the account sent yesterday, and at its cluse, the Jury at once returned a verdict of wilful murder against Alfred Holden, and the Coroner made out his warrant for his olnuatttg to bifticletcuo Q 491. SHARE MARKETS—Yesterday. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOUR S. Share, ys " Railwa. Closing Business Price. done. 3.14., Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val a 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost,Sleat,andMid.Co I st Bristol and Exeter 1 st Caledonian 1 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwall 10 Do A 10 Do B gets no dig till c.p an.ha, been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast June. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. I st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 1 St Glasg. and S. Western. 1 St Great Eastern, Ord. stk 1 st Ditto A stock 1 st Ditto East Anglian st 1 st GreatNorthof Scotland st Great Northern...—. • • st Do A stock et Do B do at Gt. S. an iW. of Ireland st Great Western et Do Str Val Yorkshire stock st Lancashire & st London and Blackwal st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast et Lon., Chat., mad Dover st Lon. & North Western st Lon. & South Western A Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle 12i Do t shares.. ...... 10 metropolitan at Midland 5.4 Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 50 slid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. shares 25 Mid Kent 1 0 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee st Nth. Eastern—Berwia 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase , St Do Leeds st Do York st Do Carlisle st North London 10 Do New 4313.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junotion. st Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stock st Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welchpool st Shropshire Union .... st South Devon St South Eastern at South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 20 Fdaines,Wok.,andWok. 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 B 8h 7 8 85 87 112 113 1121 6i 7 Do Do New, 1880 it Taff Vale.. 0 Do B .0 Do C 30 Ulster ;5 Do .10 Do 3t Vale of Neath 3t Victoria sta. and Pim it Waterford & Kilkenny it West Cornwall A W. Hartlepool Har.&R. It West Midland Oxtord it Do Newport' it Do Hereford 40 12 13 14 81 88 107 109 49 50 45 47 24 25 1201 124 120 122 134 136 101 to 3 661 (61 108 i 1(44 7) ;6 114 115 39 40 974 98 10 tots 444 454 121 121 12.3 i (2i 11 16,E 91 93 50 51 24 25 98i 99 51i 60 60 66i 116 118 1 1i 16 16} 114 12 119 121 42 43 98 100 48 tO 32 33 91f 021 57 59 09 101 7 8 37 38 9 10 t 7} 7} P 149 151 44 5 I 2 3 i P - -pl 79 81 150 160 28 30 43 44 37 39 99 101 SSESSIONS. Cloein Price. 62 54 IC6 167 i li 1 3 it il 3 5 bi 7i 8 1(5 107 It 6 to 7 107 if 8 1( 8 109 1i lip 1p 19i 0 63 66 .8 61 54 57 42 (5 42 33 16 24 27 20 22 lon 108, 1 1 1 105 107 24 3 8 74 100 102 93 .5 1 1 IP 105 Ivo 99 10' 95 .7 47 49 3 fi 0 42 107 1 , 8 1( , 5 106 - IP I(6k 99 101 431 4 31 linsiness done , 06111 BRITISH Pi Railways kt lantio & St Lawrene( lom.,Barodadz.Cent Ind Gn. s_per cent... Do. New . .•• • Paid. 20 Do. E. 5hare5......... tOi Buffalo and Lane Buret, 10 Do. Preference .. • • 100 tin!Talo,Brant,&Godricl: p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1572 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 )o. do. Jun, 1, in:•i st t utta.a S. st 'apeTown & Dock Ser., dock Nastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. took East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 20 Do. do. G Ext.... . 20 Do. do. H do. .. i'ock Grand Trunk of Cana& 100 no. Ist Pre. Bonds . 100 Do. no. del erred...... quo. 2d Pref. Boni s.. D Da. do d ter. ed...... D Do. 3d P ef. stock ... 0 Do. do. err-d...... 0 Do. 4th Pref. s o k... 0 Do. do deferred...... ok Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c O Do. New gua. 5 p. c... O Do. January, 1862 .. ok Gt. South.of India (Lin vuaranteed 5 per ()en'. 04 Gt. W. of Canada Shart , 01 Do. New ...... it Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. 1 0 Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.. O Indian Branch Limited cl Madrss guar., sp. e. .• CO, Do. 4j p. o. Extensioi ock Dc. 4 , Do. Fifth Extension. ttk ‘lelb.Cort, 6p. o. Bud A. Meth. & Hobson's Bay. ) 0 Do. 7p. c. Slortg. 13d4. 10 :slew Brunswick a Can. t, Class A sn I 8........ N.lll.C'da6 pc Ist pt bds ,ock Soinde st Do. Delhi . I IDo. do •• • • V.. , tO Do. Punjaub at Do. Do. .. ^^ii Do. Indus. St. Flo.) all all 2 101 too 100 100 (100 'lOO 2 15 ' leo 00, 5 1 E io6ll 7 109 81 8 i a 19i 20 108 i 8 1051 i 6 99 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - ,k_ ii. 6 ov. ti p.c.J a&J til j 1877-84 10 106 1074 107 61 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Au:, 100 104 'O6 , Do. 6p. 0.31ar. & Sept 100 104 106 Do. Sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 97 08 971 1 7 Do. 6 Inscribed stool. 100 95 97 .t'ape G.Hope, 8p 0,187? lon 110 112 Do.Ap & Oct. 1884 100 114 116 Do. 189 , 100 114 116 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 109 - Mau , it.us 5 per cent lOO 111 112 Natat G.A . . 6 per cont 100 111 112 N.13.G0v. 6 p.0..t a.&..1u1) 100 106 107 Do. 6p. 6.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 18 100 101 102 Do. sp. c.,lBit to 1:-1 100 1001 101} Do. d0.,1888 &upwdt 100 1001 101 i 101 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 sterling, 1875 lOO 1061 1071 Queensland Gov. 6p. C lOO !;1 113 &Anti Gtip.o.lB7adt up lOO 111 113 ti ,Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Je &Jul) 100 108 110 . Do. 1. a o.o. Itp.&Oct,.. 100 OB l 109 1081 1 BRTTI SH MINES. Cambrian Consol. Goldi (Milord Amalgamated Devon G. Con., (Tavist , East Bassett ( Mogan 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... East Carn Brea... E. W"1 Russel (Tavistk.) Gam. B iSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) (13 neat South Tol 5... Wheal Vor(Lle gu lston .Grenville Herod's-Foot it ingston Downs Lady Bertha llargaret (tiny Lelant VI arke Valley.. yndy Iron Ore (Lim ‘i New Setun North Downs 'I Basset (1110 4an , :orth Wheal Crofty . l'ar Consols (6t. Blaney, tovidenee(Uny Lein , . South Caradon(St.Cleer, S. Cam Brett (Illogan) '..Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park ,Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. Pin Crott West Basset (Illogan) W Caradon (Liskeard West Seton WTheal Basset (Illogan Wheal Buller(Redruth A' heal Ki tty (U.Lelant WhealLud ott N heal M aryAnn (Men i Wheal Seton . . r; peal Treiawney (Lis Wheal Union ss. 1.14. 3.0.0 7.19.0 57; 17s 6.16 • 4.' 7.0 2.0,6 oA 4.3.0 2.4.:i 10A; 5.15.6 18.1 ..9 28.9. 474 FS 2.0.6 2.10.8 584 7 U 7 I id 19 21 615 525 78 62 id v •424 43 i i 9* 91 4} 41 14 16 41 51 64 7 5} 61 48 48 2 2i 41 2i 1 9i I 34 34 71 1 9d 130 140 24 3 5 4t 3 4. 4 ,2 390 400 3 4 874 924 37 39 t 22 23 12 13 32 34 465 275 75 80 CO 65 6,} tit Me lei ;45 255 17 18 5 5i 3971 PREFERENCE SH.ARES. Great Western, 5 per cent. red. pref., 1034 I 1 ancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. stock, 136 3 / 4 M dland, Leicester 4nd Hitchin 4 per et.. :At South Wales, gua. 46 per cent., 18..9, iOl West Midland, Oxforu, 10t guaranteed stock, 127} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 103} LINES LEASED AP FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Ho'yhead, 56/ 6 Hull nd Selby, 110 • Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 97 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, SI Bahia and San Francisco (11m.) gua. 7 per cent., 21} I Great Luxembourg, 10 Recite and San Francisca (litn.), gum. 7 per cent., 18} Sambre and Meuse, 11 1, E San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., 9I Ditto (all), 23! Western and North-Western of France, 21} FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper (lira.), 3 k Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, I 1 Port Philip, 11 United Mexican (lim.), Yudanamutana of S. Austr9.lla (lim.), 4 3i JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Chartered •ra and United Service (lim.), 94 alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um.), 23/ a E n gypt, 28 89i lt A ustralasia, 73i 4 3 'lank of American Exchange (lira.), 81 British Hindusta r i: etit Australian Chartered. 9.a. and Japan (lira.), 131 En g., se° star :11 k of India, Australia, and China, 25 / * I Imperial Bal i ), ,A a nd It. Plate (Um.), 221 of Australia, 28 7/ London and .1171:). .1; London. B. Ay res la n (11m.), 3O London Chartered London and Colonial t a . London and County, 4:41 ), 6 * Loudon Joint Stock, 28 52. London and Northern (lira. 41 L on don and South African, 27f " London and South-Western (um.) , 4 1 L o ndon and Westminster, 77 6 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim), 121 Midland Bank (lira.), 1 Oriental Bank Corporation, 56 51 61 Ottoman Bank, 4) 6 51 Ditto, new, 131 l 4 South Australia, 361 Union of Australia, 52 Union of London, 34 MISCELLANEO US. Ceylon Company, 1} Crystal Palace, 33 f Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 113 Electric Telegraph, 10 1 Joint stock Discount, 2f National Discount Company (Um.), 8f North British Australa , ian, Oriental Inland Steam (lira.), 71 6/ Peel River Laud anti Mineral, 524 Peninsula and 0 iental Stearn, 77} Ditto, new, 48 Rio de Janeiro City Improvemeiltti (11w.) (i 2 ), 3 1 Van Diemen'ts Laud, Di la 5.1.0 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1863. The Easter Monday Review at Brighton. The following is an extract from the general orders issued yesterday from the War office : Upon arrival at Brighton, the various corps will at once march (left in front) to the rendezvous appointed for them ; those from Londou by the Montpelier-road, and the corps from the east and west of the main line by Trafalgar-road, keeping always upon the western side of the grand parade. The horses of mounted officers will await their arrival from London in the enclosure at the railway station entered from Montpelier •road. On reaching their respective rendezvous, the corps will pile arms in quarter-distance columns (left in front), or in such formation as the ground will admit of, care being taken that no injury is done to any of the trees or shrubs in the gardens. The corps that arrive early may " break off," but the volunteers are to be cautioned not to stray far from their rendezvous. At eleven o'clock the force will get under arms. The 6th Brigade, Ist Division, preceded by the Light Field Bat tery attached to the lst Sussex Artillery Volunteers, and the Battalion of Garrison Artillery, will move by the west side of the Grand parade, the Marine-parade, and Bediord street, to the Race Course, followed by the Field Battery of the Honourable Artillery C ,mpany, and the Infantry, which will commence its march by battalions in fours, in succession from the left of the Second Division Battery. The force, on reaching the Race Course, will march past the General-in-Command, preceded by the cavalry and Horse Battery of the Honourable Artillery Company, and the batteries of position which will have been assembled in rear of the Race Stand. The cavalry will march past in columns of troops. The artillery in column of divisions. The infantry in open column of companies. The whole to be left in front. After having marched past, the force will take up ground which will be pointed out by staff officers. At the conclusion of the field-day arms will be examined, and surplus ammunition collected from the pouches of the men. The force will then return to Brighton by the Ovingdean road and the Marine-parade in succession of corps according to the order in which they are to return to the railway station. The Cavalry and Artillery brigades will number 1,158 men; the Garrison Artillery, 748. First Division—lst Brigade-2,505 ; second ditto, 2,193 ; third, 2,581; fourth, 1,705 ; fifth, 1,652. Second Division—let Brigade-1,752 ; second, 1,346; third, 1,512; and fourth, 1,642. Grand total, 18,794. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-LAST EVENING. The majority of the bookmakers from the provinces having commenced their journey south en route for Newmarket, coupled to the present week appearing blank in the calen dar, brought together an unusual muster at the Corner this afternoon, but we imagine the majority were more infiu• enced by curiosity than business. The NEWMA.IIII.ET HANDICAP was at once brought on the Lapis—an evident desire being exhibited immediately upon the opening of the room by several who scarcely make a mistake to be on the Physalis colt, and he speedily rose to the odds we have quoted him at the finish, but which we much doubt could have Leen obtained for any amount of money. Man-at-Arms, it appears, has been substituted for his stable companion Attaman in the betting, as little as 100 to 15 being accepted about him notwithstanding his 71b. penalty for winning the St. Liz Handicap at Northamp ton, while the latter has receded to 100 to 1. Colleen Rhue was the only other animal mentioned, and was backed at 10 to 1 to a little money. The CITY AND SUBURBAN.—Adventurer was supported for small amounts at his quoted odds, and Beachy from Drewett's stable, at 25 to 1. Misfortune, who scarcely is ever followed, was on this occasion intrusted to win some money at 40 to 1. The Two THOUSAND GUINEAS was noticeable solely for ' • - the remarkable firmness of Hospodar, whose opening price was eagerly taken, and at the close the layers were fairly exhausted and refused anything over 2 to 1. Saccharo meter, who gave way under the heavy guns brought to bear against him last week, appeared to have gained friends,who came to the rescue, and 7 to 1, his opening price, having been repeatedly taken, he settled down at a point less, at which price his opponents would have been glad to transact business. 10 t..) 1 was noted down about Blue Mantle seve ral times, and, prior to the falling of the fldg, he gave evi dence of seeing a much better day. 12 to 1 was nominally offered against Rapid Rhone, and subsequently a great de. monstration was made in favour of Melrose, whose opening price was so readily accepted that he speedily reached to within half a point of Lord Glasgow's colt, the layers at last declining to proceed. The CHESTER CUP was not interfered with, not a bet being offered, The DERBY also pTesent3d the usual amount of apathy, if we except a disposition to support Saccharometer and Carnival, the latter having a strong and influential party, who in vain stood out for 20 to 1, but could net get accommodated, the highest offer against him at the close being 100 to 6. National Guard was firm at his opening price, and was supported at those odds with much spirit. Automaton was asked after, but not backed at similar odds. 1,000 to 35 was accepted about Blue Mantle, which price was refused against Rapp Rhone. The Physalis colt was backed for a small amount at 40 to 1, and 1,000 to 10 each was taken about Golden Pledge, Avondale, Stockman, and Early Purl. NEWMARIEET HANDICAP. 6to 2 agst Lord Glasgow's Physalis colt (taken freely) 100 to 15 agst Mr Sutton's Man-at-Arms (taken) 10 to 1 agst Mr. G. Kinsella's Colleen Rhus (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 14 to 1 agst Mr. J. Gdby's Adventurer (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. E. Monk's Beachy Head (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. T. Hunt's M'sfortune (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 2to 1 apt Count F. de Lagrange's Hospodar (offered—take 5 to 2) 6to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Saccharomater (taken) 10 to 1 agst Capt. Lane's Blue Mantle (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Rapid Rhone (offered 100 to 8 agst Mr. Wigram's Melrose (taken freely) THE DERBY. 100 to 15 agst Lord St. Vincent's Lord Clifden (offered) Sacchai ometer 13 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mr. Naylor's Carnival (offered) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's National Guard (taken' 20 to 1 agst Lord Stamford's Automaton (offered 1000 to 35 agst Capt. Lane's Blue Mant , e (taken) 33 to 1 agst Lord Gla,gow's Rapid Rhone (offered; 40 to 1 agst Lord Glasg••w's Physalis colt (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Mt Beaumont's Golden Pledge ( aken: 1000 to 10 agst Mr. H. J. Smith's Avondale (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Mr. R. H. Jones's Stockman (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Bowes's Early Purl (taken) CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. sto 2 agst Physalis colt (taken) Bto 1 agst Man at Arms (taken in force) 10 to 1 agst CoJeen Rhue (taken) 12 to 1 agst Bedouin (taken) 14 to 1 agst Flyaway (taken) 14 to 1 agst taste (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 1 agst Saccharometer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Physalis colt (taken) THE DERBY. 40 to 1 agst Physalis colt (taken) RACING FIXTU API [RES FOR 1863. RIL. Edinburgh Newmarket Craven 6 Radcliffe Durham . 6 Knighton Catterick Bridge 8 Abergavenny Chester 5 Bath Harpenden l5 Epsom l9 Ascot 2 Newton 10 Hampton ..10 Odiham 16 Bibury Club l7 Worcester Summer 2 Newmarket July 7 Liverpool l3 Abingdon 14 Hungerford l6 Pontefract 16 Brightcn Brighton Club 6 ' , ewes Wolverhampton 10 Reading l2 York August lB SEPT] Devon and Exeter 1 Derby Summer Warwick .. Leicester Doncaster ..15 OCTi Coventry 6 Newmarket S. 0 ..12 WOVE Worcester 3 I Liverpool Hunt Club l 0 Thirsk l4 Epsom Spring 16 Newmarket F. S 20 Llanboidy . . 2l York Spring ...28 Salisbury Y. Radcliffe 25 Manchester 27 Marlborough .. 29 Beverley. l7 Stockbridge lB Chelmsford 23 Newcastle-on-Tyne 23 Carlisle 3O LY. - - Stamford ..16 Winchester 2l Nottingham 21 Cambridge Southampton.. 22 Gocdwool 28 GUEST. Plymouth 20 Egham 25 Stockton , 25 Oxford 27 Lichfield .. 3l Brecon 2l Richmond 22 Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket let Oct. 29 BE I. __.,.. Lincoln Autumn 20 Newmarket, Houghton 26 NBER. I Shrewsbury Autumn....ll IRISH. Athlone .... APRIL. 28 21 1 Curragh .... J Wicklow .............. I'7 ll l 4E durragh ...t ...) ...... 23 JULY. Bellewatown .......... 9 1 Tramore I g 3O Down Royal Corporation= I ;MBER. The Minist ;etia. in France. The incident which has terminated in the with drawal of M. Magne from the position of Minister without portfolio is remarked on by a few of the Paris journals. The Constitutionnel, after making the observation that " the Emperor's letter will be to M. Magne a noble and precious recompense of his zeal and his devotedness," proceeds in these terms : " A delicate situation is thus happily b•ought to an end ; the Emperor, in the solution which he has given to it has succeeded in conciliating the remembrance of long and able services with the maintenance of the new financial system which has been so favourably received by the country. The divergence between M. Fould and M. Magne on ques tions of finance was a secret to none. The consequence of that disaccord was for the eminent Minister without port folio an additional difficulty in the accomplishment of his duty. Doubts and uneasiness might consequently arise in the public mind from that situation. All uncertainty has now disappeared, and the Ifoniteur has confirmed the as surances given in the Imperial sitting of the 28th Jan., 1862. The fact will not have been forgotten that the Emperor, after having referred to the necessities which the past had been obliged to provide for, declared that ' whatever was the origin of that inorea , ,.ed debt, and however legitimate tile expense might be, there would be an imprudence in increas ing it.' The country, like the Emperor, looked upon the system inaugurated by the Senatus-Consultum of the 31st Dec., 1861, ' not as an expedient for lightening the respon sibility of the Sovereign, but as a spontaneous and serious reform which should force us to exercise economy; it has confidence in the severe application of that system which should ail us tc establish our financial regime on immoveable bases ;' and in the maintenance of M. Fould in the Minis try it will see with pleasure a fresh pledge of good manage ment in the finances, and of reduction in the public charges." The Gazette de France has the subjoined obser- vations : " On the eve of the discussion on the Budget this modi fication is not without its importance. Already, with refer ence to the bill upon the 38 millions of surplus outlay in the last financial year, the reserves of language of the speaking Minister might have been remarked. A repe tition of that divergence was to be expected in the discus sion which is about to be opened upon the Budget of 1864 and the rectified Budget of 1863. Whatever may be the case, M. Magne having left, M. Fould will not be defended as he wishes. Not being able to speak himself as had been accustomed to do before the Senate, there is no diffi culty in understanding that he should desire to see his dominos in financial matters clearly exposed before the Deputies " The Union remarks how ill-informed must have been the _France, which not only spoke of the retire ment of M. Fould as highly probable, but men tioned M. Magne, M, Rouher, and M. Vauitry as the persons most likely to succeed him ; and did so precisely at the very time when the official journal, evidenty better acquainted with the details of the matter, was printing the Imperial decree which ac cepted M. Magne's resignation. Our contemporary then, after observing that the triumph of M. Fould does not cause it any surprise, makes the following observations : "From the first creation of Ministers without portfolio, it appeared to us difficult to avoid the kflaence, in some sort preponderating, of the Minister charged to act over the Minister charged to s t eak, without a rupture occurring between them sooner or later. Supposing that perfect har mony existed between them at first, would it not be at the mercy of certain unforseen circumstances, of a change of views, of a modification of policy ? How would it be it there supervened a change of persons, and especially a change of resolutions in home or foreign policy with regard to diplomacy or finances, peace or war ? There were not wanting in those days non-official advocates of the Ministers without portfolio, to tell us that we were troubling ourselves about chimerical conflicts, that no difference could ever arise between persons following the same policy, per sons, too, all equally irresponsible, being only the agents or defenders of the one thought which presides over the direc tion of affairs. We were not so very far wrong, it seems; as the divergence has occurred, and we see its result. Now what must be the sequel t That the successor of M. Magne, should there be one, must necessarily be in accord with the Minister of Finance, the want of which accord has led to M. Magne's retirement; consequently he must be a kind of alter ego of M. Fould. From this we should be led to the conclusion that the Minister without portfolio must follow the destiny of the Minister with portfolio, unless, after having aided h m in the Chambers, he overthrows him in the Cabinet, which we have no right to suppose. Stich is, at all events, the first impression made on us by this in cident." The Presse speaks'out more boldly on the matter than any of its contemporaries, and expresses the opinion that the present system ought to be changed, and that the bona fide Minister should be in all cases allowed to explain or defend in person his acts before both Chambers indiscriminately. Tht foliowing is the language used : " Thus there may exist between a Minister in office and a Minister unattached, such a divergence of views that at a given moment one must leave the Cabi net sacrified to the other. The institution of speaking Ministers has by this incident received a first blow, which is the more serious from the fact that it was foreseen. People had already asked themselves what would happen on the day when a Minister, cha r g ed to s p eak in the name of the Government, should take A view of the situation different from that of the Minister whos e plans and policy he was called on to defend. No men of ability c a n e ver be me t with who would consent in su ch cases to m ake a com plete abandonment of their person al opinions. The a cti n g Mi n ister would therefore in such a n event uality be feebly defended by the speaking Minister, and the Govern ment would naturally suffer. There is only one means of preventing the ren ewal of th e unusual incident which has just occu rred, and tha t is for the Ministers in office to come forw ard themselves, in suc h c ircumstances, and defend in pe rson the policy an d th e s y s tem which they are charged to c arr y out. The d ivision es t a blished between speaking and acting is subject t o a thousand inconveniences. Gene rally, only that which is well executed can be well explain ed. Between the p erson , who developer an idea and him who puts into exec u ti o n there must be an identity of vievi3 which can only exi s t o n the condition that the two shall form a sole and same personality. In the Senate the isters in office have mi contracted the habit of defending their acts themselves, and the precaution which they take of declarin g th a t they speak as simple senators d eceives no one. Ever y member of the Chamber knows w ell that it is the Mi n i s t e r he is hearing, and the explanatio ns furnished by the Sena tor are takan for those of the Gov ernment itself. Wh y not abandon the fiction and adopt the reality ? What incon venience would there be in a Min ister who defends himself before the Senate, giving explanations in the Legislative Body ?" The writer further observes t hat what he thus pro poses is not in reality an innovation, as there is nothing to prevents a Minister who hold office from being nominated Governmen t-Commissioner. Hence a simple decree signed by theroperor would suffice to remove all the inconvenience connected with the present organisation. c olour on The leaf pre Importing Tea without vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usua kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always food alike. Sold in packets by 2380 agents. A SWINDLING AFFAIR.--The Correctional Tri bunal of Marseilles has just been engaged in trying two persons connected with a swindling affair, which was effected in December last at Alexandria. The sum obtained was nearly 500.000 francs, and the author of the fraud was a Frenchman, named Linker, established in that city, assisted by his brother-in law, named Weinberg, his wife living at Marseilles. Linker succeeded by means of le ters, sent by his brother-in-law, to induce a belief that a considerable credit was opened to him at a banking h use at Marseilles, and he obtained first-rate bills on London to the above amount. The establishments victimises by those manoeuvres were the Bank of Egypt ; MM. Oppenheim and Co. ; Bory and Co. ; Hakin and Figli ; Menasea and Ct:. ; and Landau and Co. Linker sent the drafts on London to Weim berg, with orders to convert them into money at any cost, and to leave immediately for Liverpool. As it was Christmas Day when Weimberg received the bills, he could only realize a part of them. In the meantime the merchants at Alexandria detected the fraud, and on application to the French Consul-General, the latter sent a tele graphic despatch to Marseilles, and Weimberg was arrested with 20,000 f. in his possession, and the remainder of the drafts not yet negotiated. A sum of 79,000 f. was still wanting, and Linker's wife having hastily left Mar seilles for Paris immediately after Weimberg's arrest, a despatch was sent off, ar d on her being also captured that sum, all in bank notes, was found sewed up in her dress. Linker was arrested at Alexandria. tried before the Con• sular Tribunal, and condemned to two years' imprison ment. His two accomplices have been now sentenced by the Correctional Tribunal of Marseilles each to 12 months' imprisonment. Linker has appealed against the Consular sentence, and the affair will be brought before the Impe rial Court of Aix. The complainants have been fortunate enough to recover the whole of their property. The California farmer sows of wheat seed 100 lb, to the acre, of which the average return is 25 bushels (1,5001 b. for 100 lb.) The wheat area is 250,000 acres for the whole State. Barley, 1001 b. sown, 2,0001 b. return (equal to 40 bushels) ; area sown, 60,000 acres. Oats, 80113 sown per acre, return 1,6001 b. (or 40 bushels) ; area sown, 25,000 acres. Beans sown 201 b. to the acre, return 1,5001 b.; area sown, 16,000 acres. Potatoes, 3001 b. planted, return 5,0001 b. ; ar.a planted, 16,000 acres. About 15,i 00 acres, in addition to the above, were last year sown in rye, hemp, Indian corn, beetroots, and buckwheat, making the gross area of land sown last season with cereals and roots throughout the State 370,000 acres, FRENCH TRIAL FOR MURDER. The Court of Assizes of the Orne, sitting at Alengon, has been engaged for several days past in trying six persons, one as principal and the five others as accomplices, in the murder of a wealthy farmer named Bassiere, residing at St. Evroult de .......... .... _ , Montfort, who was shot dead in January, 1862, while at supper with a friend in his own house. Our readers may remember that for this crime the murdered man's son Albert, a lad only 17 years of age, was condemned to hard labour for life in July last. The widow Bassiere and her female servant, named Leneverend, were tried at the same time as accomplices, but were acquitted. After young Bassiere's appeal against his sentence had been re jected, he made a full confession of all the circum stances of the crime, from which it appeared that the actual murderer was a labourer named Gibory, who had been hired for the purpose by the convict himself, his mother, and Houlette, a neighbouring miller, who was anxious to get rid of Bassiere that he might marry his widow. Two married sisters of Houlette, named Potel and Monnier, Gibory's wife, a woman named Querot, who had formerly been in Bassiere's service, and the servant who had been acquitted, were also privy to the crime, and were to have a share in the murdered man's pro perty. In consequence of this confession, Gibory and his wife, Houlette and his two sisters, and the woman Queriot were arrested, and the investiga tion which followed clearly proved that the con vict's statement was substantially true. The widow Bissiere and her servant having been declared not guilty by the jury, could not by the French law be again arrested on the same charge. The prisoner Queriot, in answer to the president's ques tions, give fall particulars of the plot, and of the advantages all the parties concerned hoped to derive from its execution. The miller Houlette denied all share in the conspiracy, as well as his alleged inti macy with the murdered man's wife. Houlette's sisters admitted that they were aware of the con spiracy, but denied having taken any active part in the matter. A great number of witnesses were exa mined, and among them was a man named Vigan, who had been arrested as an accomplice, but was ultimately released and admitted as a witness. This man was in the first instance engaged by the con- spirators to commit the murder, but at last refused, and Houlette then procured Gibory, and kept him at the mill three days, waiting for a favourable oppor tunity. One of the scenes which excited most inte rest during the trial was the appearance in court of the young convict, Alfred Bassiere. Owing to his condemnation he could not be heard as a witness, but he repeated his confession. In answer to ques• tions from the President, he stated that his connec tion with Houlette was highly disapproved by his father, who bad beaten him more than once for going to the mill ; but he continued his visits nevertheless, and on one occasion, after a quarrel with his father, he had said, " I would give any one 100 crow ns to kill my father !" Not long after this, Houlette advised him to put poison in his father's food, and twice gave him arsenic for the purpose, but he threw it away as he went home. This occurred in Novem ber. Two months later, in January, it was de cided between them that his father should be shot, and Gibory, who was engaged by himself, his mother, and Houlette to commit the crime, took up his residence at the mill to await a favourable ecca sien. The evening of Jan. 22 was ultimately fixed for the accomplishment of their design, and he him self agreed to remove a savage dog chained in the yard, which might have raised an alarm when Gibory approached the house. He accordingly took the dog away, and left it with the prisoner Queriot. He soon after saw Gibory in the yard, and the next moment heard the shot which killed his father. The facts that Alfred had left the supper table just before the murder, and that one barrel of his gun had been recently discharged, were the principal points in the evidence against him. Gibory was never suspected, as he had been so well concealed at the mill that his presence in the neighbour hood was known only to the conspirators. II has since been ascertained that the young man's gun had been treacherously fired off unknown to him by Houlette, who, no doubt, thought it would be to his advantage to throw suspicion on the son, and to get rid of both him and his father at the same time. After the wretched son was taken out of court the mother was called in and examined, but not under oath, as to the project of marriage between her and Houlette. She denied that any such project had ever existed, but her assertions were disproved by all the facts of the case, and the evidence generally also tended to establish the ti uth of the convict's confession. The Avoca-- General then addressed the Court, calling for a severe sentence against the accused. We learn by telegram that the girl Queriot has been condemned to 20 years' hard labour, and Houlette and Gibory to hard labour for life. The three other female pri soners were acquitted. MELANCHOLY CASES OF SUlClDE.—Yesterday Dr. Lankester held two inquests at the King's Arms, Castle-street, Seven Dials, The first inquiry was concerning the death of Charles Finch, aged 66, a shoe- maker, who was found dead in his room at 4, Earl-street, Seven Dials. It appeared that the deceased was a hard working, steady,' and saving man, but that for the last eighteen years he had laboured under the delusion that his wire was unfaithful to him. He fancied men were always looking after her, and he was rendered so miserable that a separation was the result. On Tuesday evening last the deceased was seen as usual, but the following morning fears were enter tained for his safety, Police-constable 78 F was called in, and he broke open the door, when deceased was seen on the floor dead with a pistol near him. Mr. Bennett, surgeon to St. Giles's Workhouse, said the man had been dead several hours. His opinion was that he had sat upon the bed, and, placing the pistol to his head, had drawn the trigger. The right side of the head was completely shot away. No bullet or shot could be found. Mr. Bennett's opinion was that no bullet was in the pistol, as the hair was singed and the bone charred. The pistol must have been filled nearly to the muzzle. Evidence having been given that there was not the slightest ground for jealousy, the jury returned a ver dict of " Suicide while in an unsound state of mind." The second case was on the body of Sophia Jones, a single woman, aged 34, living with her sister at 28, Princes--street, Drury-lane, and working at the establishment of Messrs. Firmin and Son, button manufacturers, White Horse yard, Drury-lane. The sister to the deceased, it was stated, was a drunkard. She was separated from her husband, and disposed of everything she could lay her hands on The 108. a week received by the deceased was, therefore, inade quate to supply the means of existence. AMr Smith, who had charge of the electro- gilding, plating, and colour room, in which he and deceased were alone engaged at the Messrs. Firman's, gave her a character of extreme diligence, and said he bad opportunities of hearing the complaints of de ceased against her sister during the last twe years. The first time she stayed away was on Monday last, when she absented herself all day. On the Tuesday she attended, and in answer to his inquiries as to whether she had been ill, she replied in the negative, but complained of her sister,who, she said, had deprived her of all her clothing. She was in low spirits all day, and often cried. He recommended her to leave her sister, and she said she would take his advice. She left at half-past 6, and in two hours after he heard she was poisoned with cyanide of potassium, which they used in their work. Mary Ann Bignall, the sister, said on her sister coming home on Tuesday evening she said she was poorly, and requested her to take a dress to pledge. On her return she found her lying on the bed. She said, 6' Sopby, are you well P" and, receiving no answer, she got a light. Finding her insensible she fetched medical assistance. Her sister was then found to be dead. Mrs. Taylor, a lodger in the house, said she saw deceased a quarter of an hour before death. She went into witness's room, and said, "My dear Mrs. Taylor, I am very ill; I am going to lie down. God bless you." She always spoke affectionately, but on that occasion impressively. She was in poor circum stances, and said she could not keep her sister. She was with witness all day on Monday. Mr. John Augustus Csssar made the post mortem examinatio n . and foundi the stomach gave out a strong smell of cya nide of potss.of The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide by, cyanide potassium while in an unsound s tate of mind- THE CONVICT COOPER.—SHIIENVOSUR y , Thurs day.—Edward Cooper, who, it will be recollected, was sentenced to death at the a late i about Shrewsbury tiyear s, Assizes for for the murder of his child , a boy g suffo cating him and afterwards burying him in a wood near his own house, has made a full confession of his guilt to the officers of the prison. The confession, however, is not to be published until after the execution, which is fixed for the 11th inst. The culprit at first appeared hardened, but since his confession has behaved himself in a more becoming manner. He is attentively ministered to, not only by the rev. chaplain of the gaol, but also by his own parish clergy man, the 11ev. W. Jones. He has been visited by his daughter, who, it will be remembered, took her little brother to her father a few days before the murder. The haterview said to have been very affecting. 491 I 1201 11 121 131 651 @ I lost i f 751 114 t 30t 101 i 1 12 4TH iv*l I} 92 9 1 4 soi 1 981 9 et 55} 5 88} 9 2 1 1 1 COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL A Court of Co , nrron Council was held yesterday in the Council Chamber at Guildhall—the Right Hon. th...; Lord Mayor presiding. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CORPORATION. Mr. LAWLEY gave the following notice of motion —" That a special Parliamentary committee be ap pointed for the purpose of watching the several bills now before Parliament, or that may be introduced during the present session, which may in any way interfere with the municipal government or the re venues, rights, or privileges of the City, with power to do therein as they may think fit, and to report thereon from time to time to this Court." He then said it was very important that the matter should be settled at once, and he therefore asked leave of the Court to put his motion at once instead of wait ing until the next court as would be the ordinary ' course, as if left until then it would be too late. The Court having agreed to this proposition, Mr. LAWLEY, in patting his motion to the Court, said he was thankful to the Court for having com plied with his proposition, and having a deep sense of the responsibility devolving upon that Court, he was induced to take the course he had adopted. He had no desire whatever to pass over a committee which was appointed by the Court for taking such steps. But the circumstances of the case were very peculiar. There was no committee of Court in which the element of submission was not promi nent, and there was no committee to whom the Court had simply deputed the powers of watch ing any encroachment on the rights and privi leges of the City. He thought there should be a body of men, none of whom were before Parliament or likely to he so, and who had no preconceived opi nions. When the Coal, Corn, Finance, and the Im provements Committee brought up a joint report on Tuesday, and asked the sanction of the Court at once to permit the Metropolitan Board of Works, as well as the Government, to ride over them without a show of resistance— Mr. Deputy BOWER thought the hon member was not addressing the Court in a discreet manner. Mr. LAWLEY said he was about to say, that when the committee, to whom the Court had delegated that particular work, brought up that report, their action was paralysed by the decision of the Court in negativing that report. The Remembrancer was unfortunately absent, through illness, during a time when the police was threatened—and there would only be a few days interval before that sub ject was tried—and they bad no Parliamentary officer, and no committee to watch the fourpenny coal dues which were threatened by the Metropo litan Board of Works, and he thought a special com mittee ought to be formed with power to do what was necessary. If they valued their privileges, if they were to keep out the threatened introduction of the Metropolitan Board of Works into their rights to the coal dues, or to prevent any encroachment on their privileges, it seemed to him that the course which he had proposed should be adopted, and that they should have such a body as would make an opposition, and if they were to be beaten, it should not be until they had shown that they did not shrink from any difficulty, whatever it might be, if they thought they could conquer it. On the other hand, if it were referred to any of the existing com mittees, it would meet the same fate as that which went to the joint committee. Mr. BENGOUGIi seconded the motion. Mr. ROWE asked the hon. member if he thought it possible out of the court to form a committee, none of whom had any pre-conceived opinions; and hoped that if he did not quite agree with him he should not be excluded from the list of true-hearted men. He thought it time that the Corporation should endeavour to obtain a character for consis tency. They had departed somewhat lately from the rules of consistency. They had now began an antagonism with the Government and the Metro politan Board of Works, and he hoped the court would well weigh and consider the situation in which they were placed. They had been playing fast and loose with the Government, and now they said they would have all or none. He was afraid if they did not mind they would get none ; they would loose their fourpenny tax. There was a notice of motion before the Metropolitan Board of Works that they were not content with their ninepenny tax, and they wanted the fourpenny tax. Mr. BLAKE, chairman of the Law Offices and Parliamentary Committee, thought that committee was equal to the requirements of the case. He had formed no opinion, for he was not present on Tues day, when the report of the joint committee was discussed, and therefore he had no opportunity of doing so, and since he had the honour of being chairman of that committee he had had nothing to do with any other. The committee was comprised of gentlemen as well calculated to deal with such an emergency as any others, and he thought it ought to be left to their charge. Mr. HARTRIDGE hope the court would adopt the course proposed by Mr. Lawley. Mr. LOWMAN TAYLOR said it was in the power of the Court to order any committee in existence to carry out certain instructions, and until the decision which was agreed to by the majority of the Court was revoked, it was their order, and it was in their power, if the court pleased, to instruct any commit tee to carry it out ; but it did not follow that they must appoint a fresh committee. He did not see why he should be excluded from a committee to consider a question in all its bearings. He had always looked to the interests of the Corporation and not to his own, and he considered it cast a reflection upon the committee ordinarily appointed to inquire into law and Parliamentary matters—(hear, hear, and No, no)—a committee that was free from any im putation of having preconceived notions. In his opinion they could appoint no committee which would be superior to the Law and Parliamentary Committee, which consisted of eight aldermen and a member from each ward, and also the chairman of every committee of the Court. To appoint another committee he thought would be a serious reflection upon them, and he should like to see them resign, to a man, if such a proposition were carried out. He hoped it would be referred to the Law and Par liamentary Committee, and he was sure they would do all that was necessary. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff LAWRENCE said he was sure it was not the wish of the Court to take any action which would be looked upon as an in sult to the Court, or to any member who was one of the committee. One circumstance ought to be taken into consideration, and that was, for what purpose was the Parliamentary committee con structed; and secondly, whether or not the circum stances were not of such a character as to require calm consideration, and the greatest cake in t. selection of a special committee; but it seemed to him that any one who looked at the existing cow- Eah e een tdai r vi ° mittee, and for what it was framed, would say that that was a committee such as should be selected av o . the purpose required on the present occ asion, d _carried. he hoped the motion would be carried.t be " special duty ' 11 1:1:ines . s, and on not think there wEaLstarocToTmmthitotueeghetxi isttiusgh,ould commend itself Th M er r e ilto:klins;odloowokn a t f h te e r e P e a ei r t could it the Court would not be could be a committee °f Court. a special • out of their usual course by selecting more to the confidetnhcoeuogfi going Mr. BENCLITGO committee, as the had done in 1856 dun er similar circumstances. Mr , Deputy HARRISON tr oved, as an amendment, tha t it should be referred to the Lay and Parlia mentary Committee. He thought, • with Mr. Taylor, that it would reflect seriously upon the character of that committee ifa s p •emit I committee were appointed. Mr. BONE seconded the amendment. Mr.SAUNDERS favoured the motion of Mr.Lawley. Mr. FRY hoped the motion would not be carried, and that it would be referred to the existing mittee, who, he was sure, would do the work as well, if not better, than any other, and he hoped it would be referred to that committee. Some further discussion took place; and, upon a division, it was ultimately referred to the Law and Parliamentary Committee, instead of to a special committee. Mr. F. K. GLOVER presented a petition, signed by a large number of the inhabitants of Ludgate street and vicinity, praying that the Court would be pleased to take such steps as might be considered most advisable in order to prevent the formation of the proposed viaduct across Ludgate-hill by the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company. Upon the motion of Mr. GLOVER, it was referred to the Improvements Coulmittee to take the necee sary steps in the matter. Seine other petitions hating been dii;pued of and referred to different committees the Court adjourned. SHAKESPERE'S LAST DAYS. (From Shakespere' s Some, By the Rev. C. .3/". Bellew.) There are two circumstances connected with his last days at New Place with which we are acquainted. "In perfect health and memory,God be praised," he had his will drafted the 25th January, 1616. February the 10th his daughter Judith married Thomas Quiney. We are led to conclude that the will was probably drawn up in January with refe rence to his daughter's marriage, and that, subsequent to the wedding, Shakespere was seized with some sudden ill ness, which led to the execution of the will on the 25th day of March. These few facts occurring in the first three months of the year 1616, constitute the entire knowledge we possess of the closing days of Shakspere's life. Forty years after his death the then vicar of Stratford, Mr. Ward, jotted down some of the stories current in the places regarding the poe t. Among others ho stated " Shakespear, Drayton, and Ben Jenson had a merry meeting, and it seems drank too hard, for Shakespear died of a feavour there contracted." When we remember that Shakespere died in the prime of life, and that he was in perfect health and memory twelve weeks prior to his decease, it seems likely enough that fever was the cause of death. The wedding of Judith would per fectly account for Ben Jenson and Drayton being his com panions at Stratford at such a time, though no eviience has as yet been produced to prove Jonson's whereabouts at that date. The story of drinking too hard is susceptible of explana tion in the same way; and it is easy to be understood how the convivality of a wedding party at New Place would be converted, on the tongues of gossips, into " hard drinking at a merry meeting." Village stories and traditions, as it has been already admitted, are worthy of consideration, but not of trust. They are seldom absolutely true in them selves, and yet they almost always direct the historic in quirer in the right direction to arrive at truth. Tradi tions are like photographs—distorting the prominent fea tures of the subjects they represent. Accepting the reve rend vicar's story as a Stratford tradition, told him in the rough and ready phraseology of the place, and translating the meaning of "hard drinking" into the joyous festivity which would be naturally observed at such a period as the wedding of the poet's daughter, when friends like Ben Jenson and Drayton were gathered around the board of their old companion, to drink to the health and happiness of the bride and bridegroom,--we have a domestic picture pre sented to us of the last days of Shakespere, as happy in itself as it is probable from its consonance with his character. Though the picture is the barest sketch, yet its touches are true to nature ; and all, save one, we know to be true in fact. That one (the coarseness of its colouring toned down), harmonises well with the rest, and gives completeness to the outlines. Let fancy fill in the canvas, and the autumn days of the poet's life be painted in the golden tints of nature's own autumn time, in which sunniness and sadness so mys teriously blend. Pleasant it is to think that the happ:neea of New Place was not shadowed by my tedious or agonising sickness. There was no lingering disease, no protracted pain. "In perfect health and memory, God be praised," our Shakespere lived until his 52d year. He enjoyed his Merry Christmas and the conversation of his friends. Then came the preparations for the wedding. New Place was all alive. Mrs. Shakespere's second-best bed, like enough, was aired and made up for the arrival from town of Ben Jonson. Shakespere thought the time befitted that he should make his will, which was accordingly drafted. The great garden was neatly trimmed, no doubt, and the borders of snowdrops and crocuses fringed the beds about the mulberry-tree. The wedding-day arrived. Parson Rogers, the vicar, appeared in his best cassock, bands, and tippet ; and, robed in clean white linen surplice, leaned against the tomb of John a Combe, book in hand, until the wedding party came. Coaches in Stratford were unknown, bu " Slowly—stately—two by two," the train of relatives and friends proceeded from New Place to the church. The merry marriage -bells rang out their wel come, and William Shakespere, leading Judith through troops of friends, presented her at the altar to the vicar, and gave the woman to the man. There were no signatures of witnesses to the ceremony necessary, else had we seen, per chance, Shakeepere's and Rare Ben's upon the same page of the register. The ceremony over, and, the vicar unrobed, the whole party left the church. It was the last time Shake spere entered it alive, and the last time he left it I The wed ding of his child brought him there that day : about nine weeks afterwards his children attended in the same place at his funeral I But on that marriage morn none dreamt of, or anticipated, the impending loss which not New Place only, or Stratford, but England and her literature were to suffer. The marriage tables were spread; the cakes and ale were plentiful ; and Parson Rogers, garnishing his periods with Latinity, after the fashion of his day, told how one of old time, in a little town of Galilee, had blessed with His pre sence that marriage- feast at which the " water saw its Lord, I and blushed !" " Meanwhile the day sinks fast, the sun is set, And in the lighted hall the guests are met; The beautiful looked lovelier in the light Of love, and admiration, and delight." It was a merry, happy evening in Stratford I No doubt the variedGre Green," n , ' s ' h T a h ke o s m p a er s e C s o a m aa be e , et a i n an d , a as ll f t a h r e as lad vir s and arw i l e a k s , se h s a o d fth Haleses, and the Quineys, the Hatbaways, "my Cousin col lected at New Place to celebrate the wedding,—to " dance and eat plums ;" to be merry with the " round" and " woo ing dance," and to trip it lightly to the stirring notes of " John come kiss me now 1" Substituting Ben Jonson for " Cousin Capulet, the poet's own words best serve our pur pose to imagine the scene : " Welcome, gentlemen I ladies that have their toes Unplagued with corns will have a bout with you : Ah ah, my mistresses I which of you all Will now deny to dance? I have seen the day That I , could tell A whispering tale in a fair lady's ear, Such as would please !—'tis gone, 'tis gone, 'tis gone,'] Come, musicians, play. A hall I a hall I give room, and foot it girls. More light, ye knaves I and turn the tables up, And quench the fire, the room is grown too hot. — Nay, eit, nay, sit, good Cousin Capulet, For you and I are past our dancing days I" So, while they went on with the dance, and joy was uncon fined, we can imagine these patres conscripti of Stratford gathering together in a knot, and the " natural wit" of Shakespere goaded into point and brilliancy by Ben and Drayton bursting forth in to coruscations of fancy 1 Then the reminiscences of London life, of Blackfriars, and the Glob:, would come up, and the experiences of these wits would astonish and delight their country friends. Shake spere could tell many an anecdote of kings and courts of Whitehall and Hampton ; and, perhaps, among the jovial pledges of the supper, Ben Jonson might let slip something about Gunpowder Plot. Such a " merry-meeting"- - the celebration of his daughter's wedding day—we have suffi cient reason for supposing, presents us to Shakespere at Now Place, in health and vigour, for the last time. A fever seized him. A few brief days of sickness intervened. Gra dually the strength of the hale man succumbed before the invading enemy. Neces ity compelled the will to be signed. Gloom possessed the lately happy, festive house. At Chapel-street corner, with whispered words, and solem . o worst head - ntmg to the ea lu rd for Fers would s f h e a k ars i n . g , Th th en e Cross, most lire, the Church's prayers weitreo tfhreiernedwsasofantahtehadryginatghemriaangltold Roll stand, calming the woes of the a - I but " pain essly as him who lay a-dying. By his bedside V nd icar poi hopes of the dying while r a n d e u r c o y Y stole in among the fever does its work— the last s ew e Place were darkened, group, and the windows of ie and the doors were shut, and the keepers of the house trembled, a bout and the mourners went the street, because man goeth to his long hom e The rest is silence !" ,he WORDI'o the UN burstD L I NG o f H h O u S m P l a T n Ai humanity 0 . — n li b e a h v a e l f we never of ON beard how f ou ndlings issued i n L on d on, in the last century ? and how it operates in Pa r i s now ? T he Empress talks of opening another Foundling H osp it a l ; an d a Middl esex coroner h as seriously proposed the sa me thi ng l a t e ly, w ith s i ngu l ar per verseness, as a remedy for infanticide ; yet everybody, from empresses to relieving officers, have the means of knowing the invariable result of such experiments. In the London case, the throwing open of the Foundling Hospital caused an increase of foundlings, in three years, of from 117 to nearly 15,000 ; and of those 15,000 only 4,400 lived to be apprenticed. In Paris 58 per cent, of illegitimate children are abandoned within the range of the foundling charity; and wherever arms are fot thcoming to support infants, base born or other, child-murder increases tremendously. The more institutions are opened as a refuge for them, the faster the need grows ; and, as the need can never be overtaken, the infants are put out of the way in tenfold proportion. — Once a Week. CHARITY.—The truth is, one of the most disheart ening facts of our social state is its excessive almse, b g i v ing—called charity. Any citizen who is su pp osed to in easy circumstances can tell w hat his experience is. e an His hand is never out of his poc ket. Every day, d or other, , day long, he hears of want a nd misery of en s e e kind rne evidences which he is summoned to help to alleviate. of shus me occasionally of the prevalent condition 1 reach to me from • " Letters come giving in which society is hvlng. for cases which I persons I never heard of, begging money.and the writers seem cannot possibly know anythinF,, about towards me, and the I unaware both of the impertinenceuummen sense to give money l folly of asking any person o_ seem, as if they must live [ at random in that way. It gentlemen on the platform, who, like these among pecple e lves, and everybody else, ought have settled tha t the y thems tenth part of their i ncome at least. That to give aw ay a ten amou nt being fixed , the fi r st corners have the best chance of i being liberal l y served, and a pe gg i n g goes via vigorouely,-- 1 Ono a ireckf