The Sun. — London, England, 1863-02-19 00:00:00

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The t to chavg" IVEDI 4g°' sessioti 3t—the 088 ig is P °°t ; „day, w h h e e on fo r , Ash W et! hon. 113eril n a . L e nt, 8 large n 111 3. 4 1: tnice a t - COlr ij°l). )reac „.00 ,11Y f el l r a t ie bOtzBB t 3 1i ntiptied ng ye ars o ° o oc ii)g on le ala ibau- 4 or e ;buret' r . , orniog . : o e o 21C° 1 ' °— or privo"l MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. At the ensuing meeting of the Ottoman Bank proprietors, a dividend will be proposed at the rate of 10 per cent. on the old and new shares, and a bonus of £1 on the old and 2s. on the new shares. A further call of £3 has been made on the D shares of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Company, payable on or before the 17th proximo. The report of the Southampton DDck Company recommends a dividend at the rate of q per cent. The biddings for 40,00,000r5. 0'400,000) in bills on India, took place yesterday at the Bank of Eng land. The proportions allotted were, to Calcutta 23,68,000 re., to Bombay 16,00,000r5., and to Madras 32,000r5. The declared mintmum price was as be fore, is 11td. per rupee on Calcutta, and 2s. on Bombay and Madras. The applications within the limits were for about 107 lace. Tenders on Calcutta at ls. Hd. will receive about 53 per cent., on Bombay at 25., about 19 per cent., and all above these prices in full; on Madras at 2s. will receive in full. At the meeting to-day of the English and Aus tralian Copper Company, it was stated that the profit realised during the past year had only amounted to £2,150, and the directors were there fore unable to recommend a dividend. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1863. 1862. Great Western t 51,096 £18,202 North-Western .... 81,383 75,817 South- Western Brighton Midland South -Eastern 17,012 14,949 Great Eastern North-Eastern 38,652 36,200 Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 31,150 29,625 Bristol and Exeter Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 14,669 13,067 Edinburgh and Glasgow Grand Trunk of Canada These returns show, in most instances, a decided improvement. On the Great Western there is an increase of £2,894, North Western £5,566, South Western £1,812, Brighton £2,175, Midland £2,330, South Eastern £2,063, North Eastern £2,452, Great Northern £1,082, Lancashire and Yorkshire £1,625, Edinburgh and Glasgow £173, and Grand Trunk of Canada £2,851. The Pera, which leaves to-morrow with the India and China mails, will take out £91,310 in specie. Two o'CLocs. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, French Rentes were 70f. 02c.—very flat. The directors of the Bank of England have modi fied their discount regulations by reducing the minimum 1 per cent., namely, from 5 to 4 per cent. This measure was generally looked for, although some were of opinion that an alteration, to the ex tent of per cent., would have been deemed suffi cient as a preliminai y step towards a reactionary policy, after the recent pressure resulting from the extraordinary flux of gold. Since the rate was fixed at 5 per cent., however, a rapid improvement in monetary affairs abroad, as well as in this country, has occurred, and gold being no longer required in such quantities to send to Paris, a renewed accu mulation has taken place in the vaults of the Bank of England. Concurrently with this change has been a rapid decline in the " securities," and other favour able features in the situation of the establishment have presented themselves, that an adherence to the regulation imposed three weeks ago could no longer be considered desirable. Even now the facilities offered will fail to secure the authorities any large addition to their discount business, since the abun- dance of money, and the competition existing in the open market, will lead to further concessions. Indeed, at the present moment the quotations given for first class bills among the joint-stock and pri vate establishments are 31 and 31 per cent. The market for the English Funds opened rather heavily, " and prices showed a slightly downward tendency, but a firmer tone now prevails in conse quence of the reduction in the Bank rate. Consols are 921 I for money, and 921 93 for the account. the New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced are firm at A 9 21 9 3; Exchequer Bills have improved to 3 s. and "18. p rem. ; India 6 per Cent. Loan remains at 108 1. Business in the Foreign Market has been quiet, and no movement of importance has taken place. Tarkish 6 per Cents., 1954, are 891 9(11 ; do.. 1858, 731; do., 1862, 701; and the Consolides, 411 1; Egyptian, 991 1001; Mexican, 331 e. Grenadian have h ave b een b uoyant . T he 2 per C en t s . have risen to 321 33 ; ditto " ex all" to 141 ; ditto Deferred, 71 81 ; and the Land Warrants, 71 ; Ru ssian, 1862, 931 4. Spanish Passive are fiat at 26, and Venezuelan New Loan steady at 601 t. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been moderately active, ai,d prices generally have shown an upward movement. Great Western and Metropolitan have improved 6s. ; Great Eastern, North-Western, and South-Eastern, 10s. ; and Midlands, 165.; North-Eastern (Berwick), however, declined 16s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remained inactive, but prices generally were firmer. Great Luxem bourg advanced to 151 to ; Sambre and Meuse to 11, East Indian to 1061, Great Indian Penin sula to 105 t, and Great Western of Canada to 13k. Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares in one or t wo i nstances rea li se d en h anc ed prices. Y r tonasn rose to 431 431 ; London and County, to 413 , - 1 41; and Crystal Palace Stock, to 32t. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities a a 92 t per Cent. C onso l s A nnu ities .. New Indi a 3 I p tock er Cent. Annuities 924 3 S Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 C Ditto dto April, 1864 1001 onsol s for Account, March. 5 24 ellequer Bills, £lOOO, 2} per Cent 4 pm Ditto Small 4 pm FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Brazilian D s itt e o r Cent 1859 79 p Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 931 6 al l lian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent, E gPPtian 7 pin Cent Ditto, Second Issue 100 6 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ma 2Ol Ditto Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 331 6 New Granada ...• 14 1 Ditto 2 pei Cent. 33 21 31 2+ 3 Ditto Deferred 8 76 81 Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) .. a Russian 5 per Cent., i 822, £ St — Ditto 3 per Cent, 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 936 1 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account 9o} Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account..... 73 i 1 It Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto7A.ccount . Venezuela, 3 per Cont 241 4 Ditto Account.. ...• bitto 6 5 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, . 691 9 ............... Account 69 1861, Ex. 25f TWO O'CLOCK. Couple Money ilit to - Account Liverpool Cotton Market.... -This Day. ' (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, Feb. 19. Dull and drooping. Sales, about 2,000. Imports, 8377 ; previously, 17,501. " T HE NEW NOVEL, " ST. OLAve's." 3 VOLS --- I°ftSt. OiaVe's (slys !he Illornmg Pose) nelongs to 8 Y order o f f i ction. It is a go d novel, but it is also Something more. M an y a rea d er w ill d raw f rom it l esso ns that are not to be forgotten, like a tale that is told, but re membered as wh o l esome counsel and good words. It is wr.t ten with un fl agging ability, and it is as even as it is clever. The author has determined to do nothing short of the best, and has succeeded. Janet Bruce is a fine, simple, 9Pathetic creature, as lure and true a woman as any of Mrs. I'Phant' s h eroines. David, her brother, is a manly, large hearted, true-souled man, and the picture of their life and elf-sustaining principle is perfect." SHARE MARKETS—This Day ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuls,S. Railwayp. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.k.lo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no lip Do. B till 6pc.p anSits been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. iEdinburgh & Glasgow. l ;Glasg. and S. Western. IGreat Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern.. 'l Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an I W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western , Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do Z shares • Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. I shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, Az Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwio. Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York _ :North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. Vir. Junction ' Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. 'Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpool Shropshire Union 'South Devon :South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun :Staines, Wok.,an dWok. (Stockton az Darlington Do I Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. .. Do B Do C !Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath 'Victoria sta. and Pim i Waterford dz Kilkenny (West Cornwall VV. Hartlepool Har.dzß ' West Midland Oxford Do Newpor , ' Do Hereford BRITISH Pi aILiIWRV6 vtlantic & St Lawrenet 3om.,Barodadr..Cent 1110 Gu. syer cent— . - Do. New Da E. Shares.. Buffalo and Laxe liurot Do. Preference .. • • iluffalo,BrantotGodriel o p. et. bds. Aug. 1, IKt. Do. do. July 1, 187', i)o. do. Junk 1. 1 , I , )louttaaz S. Easl n. (1 7apeTown & Dock Scr,i Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. I,:ast Indian. att. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of ralo:d Do. ISt Bonds Do. (..o. def erred .. 1,.. 2d Pret . Bon :s.. D do d fer ed...... Do. 3d P ef. stock ... Do. do. d lerr d...... Do. 4th Pref. a o k... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndiaPenm.gua.sp.o Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Share.. Do. New ... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't np! 1)o. 5 3 / 4 p. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar.. 5 p. c. Do. q p. o. Extensiot Dc. do • • • • • • Do. Fifth Extension. op. e.Bno Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p.c. Mortg. Bdg. Newßrunswick a Can (I Clagg A nn 1 B N.B.l.C'da6 pc let 1 bdr Scinde ........ Do. Delhi Do. do Puniatub C Do. Do. • • • • )c. Inolus.St. Flo.) 1 COLONIAL GOVER 6 p.c.J a &Jul 1877-St Do. 8 p. c. Feb. & Au: Do. 6p. c. Mar. . Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stocl. —i 'ape G. Hope. 6p 0.187: I Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 Do. 189. I Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 31 , •u itius ► per cent .. - Na a G v. 6 per cant . o a.a.l u 6 p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,186 , Do. p. c.,1871 to 187. Do. d0.,1888 &upwd, 'New Zealand 6p. cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. : sterling, 1475 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 5. Aus thip.c.1876.& up. I Vie. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jui , Do. In A 9.&rins BRITISH MI Closing Busbies, Paid. I Price. done 8 81 Pi 7 8 DO 1164 1174 ei 7 41 43 13 14 86 82 106 108 481} 49} 45 47 24 25 128 129 131 132 136 138 104 1 0 63 (81 1101 1101 746 75i 114 11 5 41 421 1001 1011 101 112 44,1 1 pi 1 1284 129 112 96 98 54i 8 ssi 4 2 11/2" 103 571 581 90 9 1 111 1:4 181 101 111 11/ 121 123 481 41 2 103 105 60 51 82 34 97& 98 68 70 103 105 7 8 385 395 10 11 p 75 8 p 150 152 5 55 2! 35 p 555 5415 24 35 p 5d 5 p 83 86 150 160 29 31 43 45 37 42 98 100 SSESS lONS. Closiug Price. 64 66 tCS tcS P I 5} 5 q 7 $ 8 1 77 SO 7S 76 73 76 IC3 105 1, 8 109 1 1 51 "6d 1051 1u64 4 10 I IP 21 2 E 9 50 55 56 58 45 8 42 45 35 40 27 ZO 23 25 105 106 I I 11 103 105 13 +3i if 99 101 92 1 1 96 98 92 ?4 Pam, 49 61 3 5 83 4 , 5 14r5i 44)3 1(4 413 1(3 104 98 100 31 1031 1 I 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold' 1 Icl 1p - chnora Amalgamated - 21 23 - Devon G. Cons. ,"favist , 1 630 540 - East Bassett , 30 48 50 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 55. 4d 1p - East Caradon ...... 1.14. 46 47 - East Cern Brea.... - E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) 7.19.0 44 5 - Gam.4tSt. Aubyn(Gwen ) 57, 17 19 - Great South Tolgus l7s 6f 74 - G. Wheal Vor(Helston , 40 54 64 - Grenville .. - Herod's-Foot, - If ingston Downs 4. 7.0 24 3 - Lady Bertha gargaret (lJny Lelant 9A 34 (0 - arke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ' 2X cis pr - New Seton .. 191 135 145 - orth Downs 2l 24 34 Basset(Illoon . t. 17.. 34 4 Furth Wheal Crotty 2.4.; 44 5 Consols (St. Blazev 11 6 6 20 A. 43 - S. Care Brea (Illogan) 5.15.. 24 24 south: "r o vt - Wheal i a n r c a e d ( o U n n ( s y t L e e i l & n t 105t.;14 395 405 Fran. (Illotpi , 18.8.9. 331 .9 874 40921 2 - Stray Park 5 Tatnar Silv.& Lead Mitt 4l 1 14 tO Tin Croft .4 154 164 161 - West Basset (Illogan) l4 124 134 - W Caradon ILiskear& 5 33 35 - West Seton - t'heal Basset (Mogan '4 75 80 - Wheal Bulleratediuth 65 75 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant, ••.0.6 71 84 WhealLud ott __ Wheal 51 ar yAnn (Men ) 8 151 164 - Wheal Seton . 581 240 250 heal Tretawney (Lis. 7 17 18 - Wheal Union 3.17 41 51 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, 6 per cent. pf., 132 Great Northern, Luton p arch se, 105 Gt.Westcrn ( erks & Hants Ext.), 44 per cent. red., 99 Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per ct., 97 North Staffol dshire, 221 South Devon, Anus., 10s., 104 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Fasten, per cent. pref., 1064 London, Brighton, dc., 4 per cent., 1861, :014 Loudon and S.- Western 44 per cent., 103 LINES LEASED Ai.' FIXED RENTALS. Hull nd Selby, 113 North-Western, 161 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 84 Great Luxembourg, la 4 Sambre and Meuse, 11 San Paulo (Rm.). gua. 7 per cent., 94 Ditto (all), 234 West Flanders, 54 per cent. pf., 11 FOREIGN MINES. Dun Mount. Copper Min. Co. (Lim.), 4 Great N. Copper of South Australia_(lm.), St. John del Rey (Um), 5 6 UnitedZMexican (lidt ), 6 54 61 Yudanamutana of S. Australia 34 - BA.NgB Alliance Bank of JOINT London an STOCK d Liverpool . (11m.), 244 Bank of Egypt, o2sflß6ritish Columbia, 94 Victoria; 36,1 Chartered Bank CC E l E . l n i 9i si l 'lnd Irish (1 im .), 4.:4 144 of Australia, 264 London and County, 41 44 London and Middlesex, 2 London and Westminster, 774 Australasia, 80 Bank of London, 1 0 11 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 214 Eng., Sco ~ and Australian Chartered, 20,1 London Joint Stock, London and South African, 24 London and South-Western (11m.), 14 Ottoman Bank, 42 f 4 2 34 Ditto, new, .24 lz Provincial of Ireland, 844 Scinde, Puujaub, and Delhi aim.), 3 South Australia, 34 MISCELLANEOUS. Palace, scou 3 n 2 t 4 Company Min.), 81 National Crysta l Peninsula D and i 0 tented Steam, 7324 Submarine Telegraph Scrip, Registered, COTTON FROM BOMBAY AND CHINA.—Tyro ships from Bombay► the peerless and Beeston Castle, arrived at Liverpool, yesterday, the former with 3,911, and the latter with 4,468 bales of cotton. The ship Mary Lee, from Hung Kong, has just been reported off the port, with a full cargo of cotton, the first full cargo of the kind Which has ever arriTed 41 the Mersey from the Celestial Empire. 49 & i 244 j 64 I 114 _ 42 111 13} f 129 If p 1021 2 ss 971 8 7f 7i i i Eiusineßs don. 160 100 100 100 10) SECURITI 105/ 1061 103 )06 106 108 96 97 95 97 .0 , 110 112 114 113 115 111 113 110 112 o 9 111 11,5 lu6 101 101 100 101 99 IGO 109 111 106 107 ,(j9 IL 1 09 lii 107 109 ilei 111 THE SUN, LONDON, THUR,SDAY EVNING, FEBRUARY 19, 163. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE EDMUND O'ROURKE, OTHERWISE FALCONER. This morning this case was resumed, before Mr. Com missioner Holroyd. It was an application on behalf of a creditor of Mr. Falconer's, Mr. Calcott, for the rescinding of the final order Mr. Falconer had received on the occa sion of his former insolvency, and also that the property of the said Edmund O'Rourke might be taken possession of by the court fur the payment of his old liabilities. Mr. Keane at great length addressed the commissioner in favour of rescinding the final order given to Mr. Falconer, because it was beyond dispute that since the order had been made he had become possessed of huge property. He had been remarkably successful at the Lyceum Theatre, and had lately become interested in Drury •lane Theatre, for which privilege he had to pay a large sum of money. Mr. Falconer bad paid £3,000 towards the sum he had engaged to give for the lease of Drury-lane ; and he (Mr. Keane) thought before such a step had been taken it was clearly Mr. Falconer's duty, while he was in possession of funds, to give that notice to the official assignee, under the act of Parliament, which he was entitled to receive —viz., that he had acquired property after insolvency in order that his old liabilities might be satisfied. He could not have forgotten he had been insolvent. His omission of having performed his duty was clear. It was exceedingly singular that there was an application to the Conn in May, 1862, and between that time and October Mr. O'Rourke did not give notice, as it was clearly his duty to do so. He had the greatest regret in commenting upon the impropriety of the conduct of one who was so well worthy the patronage of the public, as a gentleman of great ability. He thought it was clear that he had not complied with the words f the very document under which he obtained his discharge. _ _ Mr. Commissioner Holroyd wished to know what Mr. O'Rourke had to say against the present application, Mr. Sargood said he should show that at the proper time. Had his learned friend given the slightest intimation that it was his wish to examine Mr. Falconer, he would not have thrown the slightest difficulty in the way. Mr. Keane remarked there was no desire to take such a course. Mr. Sargood contended that the present application was not within the meaning of the act. The fact of taking the Lyceum, and coming into possession of a large floating capital was no proof that he was the actual owner of a large sum of money. It was impossible he could do so. Why, it was well known persons might take a theatre, and be so for tun .te as to succeed in producing an entertainment which for months would draw large sums to the house, but then, on the other hand, the next production might turn out a failure, and thus all the previous income was entirely ab sorbed. He thought it was impossible to say that because a man had been successful for a few months that he was to signify to the official assignees that he had acquired pro perty. Mr. Sturges had actually claime t everything Mr. Falconer was possessed of ; his residence at Fulham lodge, his six views of the Lakes of Killarney, his interest in Drury lane Theatre, and even his money at the Union Bank which was necessary to carry on the theatre. He wished to know whether it was said that immediately Mr. Falconer had succeeded in obtaining the lease of the Lyceum he was to write to Mr. Sturges and say that he had acquired property. Why, the re sult of that speculation might turn out a heavy loss. He entirely denied the assertion of Mr. Calcott, that Mr. Fal coner had made £20,000 profit. It was without the slightest foundation. He might have had that sum pass through his hands, but that it was clear profit he absolutely denied. He thought Mr. Falconer had been most unnecessarily interfered with, and in a manner for which there was not the slightest reason. Not content with claiming all Mr. O'Rourke's effects, they claimed the money his wife had earned. With res ect . o the property at Fulham he thought it was such as was necessary for Mr. Falconer to carry on his bu-iness, and was far preferable to renting a furnished house at £3OO a year. He did not think that immediately he had acquired a few chairs and tables that he was to give notice to the assignees. Now with respect to the £3,000 paid for Drury Lane. Why Mr. O'Rourke was under engage ment for near £9,000, and, under such circumstances, it went for nothing. Mr. Falconer had paid many of his former debts since his insolvency, and had made overtures to the person who had instituted these proceedings, but he refused all overturn a, He totally denied that Mr. Falconer had in vested £ 20,000 for hie private benefit. Nothing could be further from the fact, and the only property he was in possession of was the fluctuating capital which was necessary to carry on the theatre. He thought it was an attempt to put the screw on Mr. Fal coner and that at a time whenhe was doing his utmost to place himself in a position to pay his termer debts. With respect to the notice which the act laid down—was not the fact that he had taken the Lyceum, that he was living at Fulham, sufficient notice; and with respect to the term pro perty, he contended that that meant surplus. He con tended they had not made out a p ima facie ease, that his client was able to pay, and thought they had alto gether failed to show that he was in possession of property within the meaning of the Act. He did not think that, because a person obtained a large amount of credit, there was evidenoe he had secured property. He totally denied that the notice, which it was contended had been withheld, had ever been necessary. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd—Suppose Mr. O'Rourke had made up his mind to stop when he had the £3,000 ? Mr. Sargood—Then he would have been insolvent, because he was under engagement up to the Christmas. Mr. Keane said if the present application was granted, he had no doubt they shoull get their money. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd did not, at the present mo ment, feel disposed to make any order under the 12th sec tion until he had heard what had to be said under the 9th. He should like to know whether any balance-sheet had been prepared. Mr. Keane said he should have thought that it would be convenient if such a document was ordered. He should not object to such a course. Mr. Sargood thought the calling upon Mr. Falconer to make out a balance-sheet would be utter destruction to him. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd said that two courses were open—a sum could be set apart out of the subsequently acquired property for the payment of the creditors, or a statement could be made out. Mr. Sargood thought that if Mr. Falconer was called upon to disclose all his transactions for carrying on so gigantic a speculation as he was then engaged in would be utter and total ruin. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd thought, under all the cir cumstances. it would be very desirable that somo arrange ment should be made. Mr. Sargood told the Commissioner that Mr. Falconer had already paid £2,000 or £3,000 of old debts, and had made proposals to others, but they had rt fused, Mr. Keane said an offer to accept 10s, in the pound by the creditors had been rejected. Mr. Sargood thought that if the offer to accert 10s. in the pound was made in sincerity Mr. Falconer would accept it. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd said the best course was evi dently an arrangement. Mr. Sargood would have not the slightest objection to agree to the proposal of 10s. in the pound provided all would accept such a compromise. Mr. Falconer would be only too happy to hive an end put to those harassing pro ceedings. Mr. Reed, who was with Mr, Sargood, then proceeded to address the court on another point in the case, but it ap pearei to be the impression that the result would be an arrangement. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF MALICIOUS DAMAGE;—• £6OO WORTH OF PROPERTY DESTROYED. — George Brown, cellarman, of 15, London-street, Fitzroy-square, was charged before Mr. Knox, on suspicion of having feloni ously entered a cellar under Percy Chapel, and wilfully anti maliciously damaged a quantity of wine in bottles and wood of the value of about £6OO, the property of Mr. Richard Tukestury Chamen (trading under the style of Chamen Brothers), wine merchant, of Charlotte 'street. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap.• peared for the prosecution, and opened the case at consider able length, stating that he appeared to prosecute the pri soner, who had formerly been for 16 or 17 years in Mr. Chamen's employ, for damaging a large quantity of pro perty, the property consisting of port and sherry wine of the choicest description, and of the value of between £5OO and £6OO. He (Mr. Lewis) would only produce sufficient evid , •nce that day for a remand. Mr. Lewis then called George Phillips, a cellarman, in the employ of Mr. Chamen, who said—l know the prisoner, who has been in Mr. Chamen's employ between 16 and 17 years. It was my duty to close the cellar under Percy Chapel. On Monday night last I did so, seeing all the gas safely out. I saw the trap door safely fastened, the flaps being nailed down strongly till new ones were made. I did not go into the cellar any more that night. Mr. Frederick Goodram, clerk to Mr. Chamen, living at 7, Charlotte-street, said--At 12 o'clock on Monday night I was woke by the police on duty, and, in consequence of what I was informed, I went across to the cellar. I went to the back entrance, and found an entry had been effected there. I then went to the front entrance, and found it quite secure. I then went bask and got the keys, and went down the steps leading to the cellar, at the entrance of which there are folding doors locked with a padlock. Before I went into the cellar my feet got wet with wine, which was on the flooring. On leaving the cellar 1 found the flaps had been pushed up, and an entrance gained by that means. I then found all the gas alight, and nine casks of wire—the bungs being taken out—turned with the bungholes down wards, and the wine all over the place. I then found an immense number of bottles of eherry and port smashed, evidently done by kicking them with very heavy boots. I also found that three quarter casks of waste wine had not been touched, evidently showing that the person who did the damage was conversant with the place, and knew the valuable wine from the other. The value of the wine de. stroyed, I should say, was about £6OO. I had seen the pri soner about 8 on Monday evening in the retail bar at Mr. Chamen's house. By Mr. Knox—The prisoner had been drinking. Sergeant Joseph Lambert, 12 E, said—On Tuesday night last, at half-past two o'clock, I went to the prose cutor's and saw that a great quantity of property had been destroyed. Saw marks about the place where the wine in bottles were kept as of kicks, there being in the opposite %nil as of a person's back coming against it. From in quiries I made I went to the prisoner's house last. night at ten, having seen him on previous occasions. He was at the door. I told him I had come about an occurrence at his late master's. He said he would answer any ques tions. I went up into the prisoner's room. I told him that he was late that night, and he remarked that he had stopped on his way. On telling him it was a sad job about the wine, he said it was, but that he declared to God that he knew nothing about it, for that he was in bed at nine o'clock. On telling him that I was satisfied it was a per son on the premises, for no stranger would have known how to turn the gas on. Hesaid, " I hope Mr. ( hamen don't suspect me." 'I told him to keep his boots, as I might want to see them again. I again went to prisoner's house, but he Was out. I waited till he came home at a quarter-past 12, and on asking for the boots he said I could not see them that night, for he had taken them to a shoemaker's, but the boots were perfectly sound when I saw them on the previous visit. I then told the prisoner, on his refusing to tell where the boots were, that I should take him into cus• tody on suspicion of having committed the damage. Prisoner—l certainly did say that I had four pairs, but I was not aware I had five pairs at the time. The pair the officer speaks of I had worn every day. Mr. Knox-=The prisoner was seen near the premises at a quarter-past eight. Mr. Lewis—That was so. Mr. Knoz—Hove many persons has Mr. Chamen in his employ. Mr. Lewis—Five or six, sir. Mr, Knox—lt is a strange case. The prisoner will be remanded for a week. WESTMINSTER. SERIOUS CASE OP WOUNDING.—John Jervoise, a gentle man's servant, was placed at the bar before Mr. Paynter, upon the charge of seriously cutting and wounding another person in the same position of life. The prosecutor, in consequence of the injuries he had received, was taken to St. George's Hospital, where he at present remains iu a very precarious state. George Harris said, "I am brother of the injured man. I was passing along the Exhibition•road at half-past 10 last night, in company with my brother and another man. Prisoner ran up the road. I saw he had some thing in his hand. Ho made an observation as he passed but I did not hear what it was. The moment after this I heard a scuffle. I was a little in front of my brother and friend. I turned round, and heard my brother exclaim, "stabbed or cut." I saw him bleeding from a wound on the face. Mr. Paynter—Do you know how he was stabbed ? Witness—l do bot ;it was done Very suddenly, and after the prisoner had passed me. Mr. Paynter—Wk s there any instillment found ? The police produced a formidable knife sharpened to a fine point. _ M;. Paynter—\Vas there any blood upon it ? Witness--There was. Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis, for prisoner—l have told all that passed. We did not assault him yesterday, in the afternoon. I certainly pushed him. I did not promise to do tor him. I did n t strike him with my foot yesterday afternoon; I merely lifted my foot. We were not waiting tnr him till he came ow of his master's house to ill-use him. lam not aware that he was seized by the throat that night. I have not :_earl th it he was. We did not turn the knife upon him, but his hand was cut. William Lockyer—l was with the last witness and his brother, but I did not see what rook place. I suddenly heard a cry, and found last witness's brother stabbed. William Draper, police constable, sworn—l took the knife produced out of prisoner's hand ; it had blood upon it. Prisoner said the others had attacked him. Mr. Lewis—My client had been ill•treated and 'threat ened in the afternoon, and took the knife out for his own protection and to frighten them from attacking him. When they did so he merely drew it to intimidate them, and the man was cut by accident. Mr. Paynter—The p r i soner i s remanded for a week , _ _ Mr. Lewis—Wiii you not take bail? Mr. Paynter—l cannot, in consequence of the serious nature of the injuries, SHIPPING—This Day. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GIi A yESEND, Thursday Morning , No arrivals, DEAL, Thursday Morning, Anch.red—Verene ) schooner, from latham, for Brest; 'on, from London, to r C ardiff; Aquilla, from Shields, for Genoa, MALICIOUS DAMAG E —Between 9 and 10 o'clock on Monday night the extensive wine cellars of Messrs. Chamen Brothers, wine merchants, situate under Pet cy Chapel, Charlotte. street, Fitzroy-square, were broken open by some person or persons, and wine in bottles and wood to the amount of V,OO destroyed, the bottles being smashed and the bungs drawn from the pipes, the flooring of the cellars beinv completely saturated with the wine which was aluwed to flow all over the place. A reward of £5O is °tiered by th:: firm for any information which may be the means of the persons who have committed this outrageous and wan , on act of deetruction being apprehended. It is said hat none of the wine has been taken away. The mat ter is in the hands of the police. • THE ROAD MIIRDER.—We hear, on what may be considered reliable authority, that the circum stances connected with the mysterious murder of Francis Saville Kent at Road on the 29th of June, 1860, are likely ere long again to become the subject of judicial investiga tion. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. —On Sunday morning last, in the parish church of Horley, immediately after the service, and before any of the congregation had left the church Captain Wood walked up and on to the dais, and, addressing the congregation, said in a loud voice that a laey holding a high position in the parish had been slandering him (Captain Wood) ; that he was then await ing the charges to be repeated. Having paused fcr a few minutes, and no response being made, he, in a still more ex cited and louder tone of voice, denounced the lady in ques tion as a " liar and a slanderer." The affair of course took the congregation by surprise, and, in fact, alarmed very many of them. We understand the churchwardens have taken up the matter, and that it will comp before the Reigate Bench.--Surrey Standard. - - THE DUTY UN FIRE INS URANCE.—The secretaries of the following fire insurance offices, for the third year consecutively, have within the past fortnight signed a petition to the House of Commons for the abolition or re duction of the duty on fire insurance, , . It will be seen that the list includes every London fire-office as well as those in the provinces :—The Sun, Phoenix, Royal Exchange, Nor wich Union, County, Royal, Imperial Liverpool and Lou don, West of England, Alliance, Globe, Atlas, Manchester, Law, North British and Mercantile, Corporation of London Assurance, Guardian, Scottish Union, Union,Westminster, Leeds and Yorkshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Northern, Royal Farme rs , H and-in-Hand, Q ueen, Gereral Caled onian, L a w Union, Provincial (Welsh), Church of England, (3,annwrcial U. ion, London and Lancashire, Emperor , p i , n ep, E , scx iind Suffolk, Midland Counties, Nottinghaw and Derby; Rants, Sussex, and Dorset, Shropshire and North Wales, IMPERIAL PARLIAMETTai esterday. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--V The The o'clock. a second time :—Aber tookbill s th: re c r h e ai r r ea akt w ,- j :—Aber gavenny Roads—Charing Cr - JBB Railway—Darlington and SPEAKERfollowing Barton Lane End Road— r arest Northern Railway (Not tingham Extension)—Rolbeach North Junction Railway— Oswestry and Newtown and other Railway Companies— Oswestry and Newtown and other Railway Companies Amalgamation, Sec.—Scottish Central Railway—Skiplon Gas—Somerset Coal Railway—Teign Valley Railway-- Worcester, Dean Forest, end Monmouth Kailway—and Lancaster Canal and London and North Western Railway. PETITIONS. EPPING FOREST, Sir R. CLIFTON, from n plat, Mile-end, complaining of the recent interference by the Government, and pray ing that the rights of the public might be preserved. INTOXICATING LIQUORS. An Hon. Member, from certain school teachers and schl late praying that two-thirds of the ratepayers of any loca lity should have the right to prevent the sale of intoxicat ing liquors therein. - Mr:C. TURNER, from Suuth Lancashire, praying that no intoxicating liquors might be permitted to be sold be tween 11 on Saturday night and 6 o'clock on Monday morn ing. SUGAR. Mr. DENMAN of Tiverton, tor an equalisation of the duties. FIRE DUTY. A n HON. MEMBER, from Cupar, praying for a modifica tion of the fire duty. - AFFIRMATIONS. Mr. EWING, from Paisley, for the extension of the Affirmations Act to Scotland. SALMON FISR t. RIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. BUTT, tram Youghal, against this bill. TURNPIKE ROADS (METROPOLIS). Mr. HARDY gave notice that on a future day he should move for leave to introduce a bill to amend the turnpike roads in relation to roads in and around the metropolis. QUALIFICATION FOR_ OFFICES ABOLITION SHERIFFS' COURT GUARANTEE SOCIETIES AND THE PUBLIC.--IMPORTANT DECISION.-DODGE V. THE ALBERT AND FAMILY DOWMENT ASSURANCE COMPANY. This was an action to recover £4 under a guarantee policy, plaintiff being an india-rubber merchant, of Dow gate-hill, aid detendaros described as above. Mr. HaLd, ot' Coleman street - , for theplainbtiyff.hismaidtoina this case my client is the holder of a policy, i ssued by de fendants, guaranteeing the integrity of a traveller named D o wglass, who was employed by my client. D owg l ass has d e faulted, and I have produced a receipt given customer, which receipt represents a sum embezzled by Dowglass. On the last occasion I said I would produce the customer, who carries on his business in Glasgow, but as the matter is so small I did not think it would be advisable to run the parties to an expense, but I wish to state that Mr. Dodge comes fairly before the public to prove that he has lost his money by Dowglass, and that he under stood he was protected by this policy. The policy was put in, and Mr. Bufrowa, for the com pany, made some remark inaudible to the reporter. Mr. Hand—l am perfectly well aware that we shlll be fought out upon technical points. Mr. Burrows—You have no right to say that. Mr. Hand—But Ido say it, and I consider that my client has a right to complain. He took the policy as a guarantee of the honesty of Dowglass. Mr. Burrows - There should have been a criminal pro secution in the matter. Mr. Hand—lt we could have found Dowglass, who has absconded, ws should have prosecuted him. His Honour—Y-Ju must show that Dowglass has com mitted embezzlement or larceny. Mr. But rows—And 1 contend that a mere question of account After fiusratlierid not sufficient. having been given, a verdict was returned for the defendants. THE NEW MEMBER FOR DEVIZES.—Tad 1-lon. Wm. Wells Adding'on, who has been elected mem ber for the borough of Devizes, in the room of Capt. Glad stone, deceased, is the eldest son of Viscount Sidmouth. and grandson of tho first Lord Sidmouth, who was successively Speaker of the House of Commons 1 789-1801, Prime Minis ter 1801-1804, President of the Council 1805-1806, Privy Seal the Administration of " All the Talents" 1806, and t;ome Secretary in 1812 until r - ucceeded by Sir Robert. Peel in 1822. I , lr. Ad .ington was born in 1824, and married in 184.8 hib c;ALsin, a siiiughrer of the Hon. and very Rev. Dr, George Pellew, Dean of Norwich, He was formerly in the Royal Navy. BILL. Mr. HADFIELD moved the second reading of this bill. Mr. NEWDEGATE moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. „ . _ The house then divided, when there appeared-- For the second reading Against it Majority The bill was consequently read a second time. AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN BILL. Lord RAYNHAM said, in moving the second reading of this bill, that the subject had been so fully discussed in former debates, and the house and the public were there fore so well-informed of its nature, that he did not think it nec , ssary to dwell at any length on its provisions. He re gretted that his efforts to amend the law, which he held was very urgently required, had not as yet been crowned with success. He still agreed that it was desirable to place in the hands of magistrates the power of inflicting corporal punishment on persons convicted of aggravated assaults on women and children. Never theless. though entertaining this opinion, he deemed it well to bow to the generally expressed opinion of the house, and the apparent feeling out of doors, and therefore he now pr, pos. d that corporal punishment should only be in flicted on the third conviction of the offender. Several of the magistrates were in favour of the inflicion of corporal punishment on apparently incorrigible offenders. Alderman SIDNEY contended that the present state of the law was amply sufficient to punish offenders, and moved th it it be read a second time that day six motths. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the bill, con sidering that the law as amended in 1861 ought not to be disturbed. The committee which sat on the bill went care fully and gravely into the question of whipping, and arrived at the opinion that only males under 16 years should be subjected to that indignity. The noble lord, he contended, had not shown sufficient ground. for the passing of this en actment, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mr. BENTINCK considered that his noble friend de served great credit for the manner with which he had persevered with his bill. He should be glad if the hon. and learned gentlemau .vho said that the state of circum• stances which led to the passing of this law were now un altered, would repeat that statement every Wednesday for the benefit of members below the gangway, who brought in,again and again,bills that had been rejected. (Laughter.) He h , Ted, too, if t hia gentleman brought in another Re form Bill, that he would make this like statement to the noble lord at its head. Cases constantly occurred in which flogging was only a fitting punishment for brutal assaults; indeed, there were people who c-uld only be taught 'he enormity of their conduct and the necessity of reforming by physical suffering. He hoped the house would agree to the second reading of the bill in all its inte grity. (Hear, hear.) Lord RAYN HAM replied. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading.... Against it Minority The bill was therefore lost. ATLANTIC ROYAL MAIL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. On the motion of Mr. PEEL, the papers in regard to the application of the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company, Limited, for a renewal of their contract for the conveyance of mails between this country and North Ame rica, were ordered to be laid on the table of the house. EAST INDIA—ISTHMUS OF KRAW RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. WYLD, the following motion was agreed to ;—Address for copies of any corres , once between individuals in this country and her Majesty's Government, relative to a proposed railway se, oss , he Isthmus of Kraw : And of despatch from the Governor-General of India with its enclosures on the same subject. HAINAULT AND EPPING FORESTS. On the motion of Mr. TORRENS the following motion was agreed to :—Address for return of the nature of the forest rights possessed by the Crown over the forests of Epping and Ilainault ; what rights the Crown has parted with ; ;he date when they were sold , and the sum of money or equivalent for which they were disposed of, from the Bth day of May, 1862, to the 13th day of February, 1863 (in continuati(.n of Parliamentary Paper, No. 604, of Session 1862). £lie house adjourned a few minutes before four o'clock. THE CONFEDERATE GENERAL LEE. The following sketch is extracted from the letters of the army correspondent of the ' avannah Republican : If the battles around Richmond elevated this officer in the public estimation as a military leader, his conduct of affairs since his return from Maryland should stamp him as one of the gr atest living masters of the art of war. By the skilful disposition of his forces in front of \A inehester he rendered it impracticable for M'Clellan to invade the Valley of the Shenandoah, and forced him to adopt the route on the east side of the Blue Ridge. The Federal commander ac cepted this alternative the more readily since he hoped, by an ostentatious display of a part of his forces near Shep herdstown to deceive Gen. Lee to gain his fhtak and rear at Warrenton. On his arrival at this la ter place, however, much to his surprise and dismay, he fou- d our far-seeing General quietly awaiting him on the south bank of the Rap pahannock. This unexpected discovery rendered it necessary for the enemy to change the plan of the campaign, and to adopt e new base of operations and a different route to Rich mond. Accordingly, M'Clellan having been superseded by Burnside, the latter officer, after consultation with Halleck, the General-in-Chief, who visited the headquarters at War renton, caused a series of imposing demonstrations to be made along our front, as if he intended to give battle at an early day. In the meantime he put the main body of his army in motion, and marched it rapidly down the north bank of the Rappahannock, with the view of throwing it across that stream at Fredericksburg, gaining Lee's rear, and descending by forced marches upon Richmond before our army could get into position to check his advance. But if M'Clellan was surprised to find Lee awaiting him at Warrenton, Burnside was amazed upon his arrival at Fredericksburg to learn that the sagacious Confederate commander had not only anticipated his movement, but had completely blocked the passage of the Rappahannock. So confident were Burnside and his army of the successful issue of his clever stratagem, that the army correspondents under took to furnish the Federal Press with minut and glowing accounts of the triumphal march. Public expectation was raised to the highest pitch. The Government, the Press, and even officers in the field, so far forgot the bitter disap pointment of the past as to indulge the pleasant hallucination of the early downfall of the rebel capital. When Burnside reached the heights overlooking Fredericksburg, therefore, and cast his anxious eyes across the river, great must 11, ve been his astonishment when he discovered the Confederates, who he vainly supposed were still awaiting his attack near Warrenton, drawn up on the opposite hills, and the gate way to Richmond completely closed. The Federal Press, in its disappointment and mortification, indulges in charges of treason against its own people, and says some one in the confidence of Burnside must have communicated his plans to Gen. Lee. But this is not true. Gen. Lee, by his superior genius and penetration, was enabled to fathom his adver sary's designs, and baffle his well laid plans ; and that, too, without the assistance of traitors from the Federal army. As was remarked in a former letter, the Confederacy is for tunate in having such a man as Gen. Lee in its service. He is still in the prime and vigour of physical and intellectual manhood, being about 45 years of age. He is six feet in height, weighs about 1901b5., is erect, well formed, and of imposing appearance, has clear, bright, benignant black eyes, dark gray hair, and a heavy gray beard. H e i s ex ceedingly plain in his dress, and one looks at his costume in vain for those insignia of rank for which most offi era show such a weakness. Ho wears an unassuming black felt hat, with a narrow strip of gold lace around it, and a plain brigadier's coat with three stars on the collar, but without the usual braiding upon the sleeves. He travels and sleeps in an ambulance when the army is in motion, and occupies a tent when it is stationary, and not the largest and best house in the neighbourhood, as is the custom of some officers. Iu a few words, he cares but little for appear ances, though ore of the handsomest men in the Confede racy, and is content to take the same fare soldiershis all that re ceive. In ch a r a ct er a nd personal deportment is the most ardent patriot can desire. Grave and dignified, is yet modest and painfully distrus tful of hie own a bilities. The descendant of a gallant officer of the elder revolution, the husband of the grand-daughter state, adoption) of Gen. ate, and the Washington, the inher itor of a large he is Leverthe truste less acd leader of a great and victorious army, most rugged soldier in th e cessible to the hurnbh3st and ran k s , courteous to his officers, just and kind to the citi zen , and withal and above all, a meek and humble Christian. During the time the army was inMaryland,an officer of high position in the country suggested a number of reasons to Gen. Lee, i n support of a grave measure then under discus .ion Among others, he remarked to him that he was trusted by his Government, had the hearts of his soldiers, and pos sessed the entire confidence of his country, and that the array, the Government, sad people relied implicitly upon his patriotism and genius. Tears rushed to his eyes, and he exclaimed, "Do not say that—do not say that, lam sen sible of my weakness, and such a responsibility as your re mark implies wo d crush me to the earth." He said, in the same cony, rsation, that there was nothing he so much desired as pace and independence. All he had, and all he hoped tor—all that ambition could suggest or glory give —he would freely surrender them all to stop the flow of blood and secure freedom to the country. He did not doubt that these blessings would come in due season; but he wanted them now, and would readily sacrifice every thought of personal aggrandisement to save the life of even one soldier. General Lee is endowed with rare judgment and equanimity, unerring sagacity, great self control and extraordinary powers of combination. Like Washington, he is a wise man, and a good man, and pos sesses in an eminent degree those qualities which are indis pensable in the great leader and champion upon whom the country rests its hope of present success and future inde pendence, In simple intellect there are other officers in the service who are his equals, and perhaps his superiors, and as a mere fighter there are some who may excel him. But in the qualities of a commander, entrusted with the duty of planning and executing a campaign on a broad scale, and with the direction and government of a large army, whether scattered over a wide extent of territory, or massed together as at Richmond, he surpasses them all, and is the peer of any living chieftain in the New World or the Old. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET RACES,—Tais DAY. HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Oliver Twist . 1 Molly Aethore St, James: L 3 Six ran. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863. FEBR' GARY. Lincoln 25 Nottingham Spring 3 Derby Spring Liverpool Spring.... lO Shrewsbury l2 Doncaster Spring ..16 Warwick Spring 18 Northampton .. Croaton Park 27 AP Newmarket Craven 6 Durham . Knighton. 7 Llanboidy . 7 Catterick Bridge.. 8 Abergavenny .. 9 Liverpool luitClub 10 Thirek l4 Epsom Spring 16 Newmarket F. S 20 York Spring ...28 Salisbury Chester 5 Bath Marlborough l4 Harpenden l6 Epsom l9 Radcliffe 26 M ancliester 27 Ju: Ascot 2 Newton ..10 Hampton ..10 Odiham 16 Beverley. l7 Bibury Club 17 Stockbridge lB Chelmsford 23 Newcastle 23 Carlisle 'LY. Ju. Worcester 2 Newmarket July Liverpool 13 I Abingdon 14 linngerford l6 Pontefract 16 Nottingham 21 Winchester 2l Southampton. 22 Goodwood 28 Ilirr. Au Brightcn Brighton Club 6 Lewes Reading .. l2 York August l3 Egham 25 Stockton 25 Oxford 27 Lichfield AQUATICS. THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT-RACE. We are new enabled to furnish our readers with a correct list of the names and weights of the Oxford and Cambridge crews, who will pull from Putney to Mortlake on the 28th March or the Ist of April next. Although no correct idea can be formed at present of the merits of the two crews, yet opinion is slightly in favour of the Oxonians, OXFORD. at. lb. 1. R. Shepherd, Brasenose 2. W, Awdry, Balliol 3. W. Jacobson, Christ Church 12 10f 4. J. C. Parson, Trinity 5. A. Morrison, Balliol l3 32 6. Seymour, University 7. M. Kelly, University Stroke, C. R. Carr, Wadham . . ll 6 Coxswain, F. Hopwood, Christ Ch. 7 3 CAMBRIDGE. at. lb. 1. S. Cadman, Trinity lO 1 2. D. Bolder, Christ's College ll 10 3, J. C. Hackshaw Trinity ll 5 _ _ , . 4. R. A. Kinglake, Trinity 6. V. Marshall, Pembroke 6. J. Jones, Christ's College 7. W. M. Young, King's Stroke, J. Chambers, Trinity Cox-wain, H. Archer, Corpus Although Mr. Carr, of Wadham, is set down as the stroke of the Oxford crew, Mr. Hoare, of Exeter, will again fill that important post at a weight of about 11 stone. Messrs. J. and S. Salter have been commissioned to construct the boats for both Universities. COURSING. THE GREAT WATERLOO (ALTCAR) MEETING. WEDNESDAY. (Patron—The Earl of Sefton; judge, Mr. Warwick; slipper, Mr. Raper.) The Great Waterloo Cup, value £1,600 in specie, by sub seription of 25 soya each ; the winner to receive £5OO ; second, £200; two dogs, £5O each (.2100) ; four dogs, £3O each (£120) ; eight dogs, £2O each (£160) ; 16 dogs, £lO each (£160)—L1,240. 32 dogs. The Waterloo Purse, £260 ; Waterloo Plate, £lOO (£36o)—total, £1,600. The winner to give three dozen of claret to the club dinner. 64 subs. Mr. G. Fitzmaurice's f d Attila beat Mr. J. Jardiner na r d Union Jack. Lord Lurgan's w and bk b Lady Norah beat Mr. B. Irving's r b Blooming Daisy. (1). Mr. T. Willia►ns ns w and bk b Silkworm beat Mr. G. B. Bruce's be d Colchicum. Mr. J. Bake ns bed Heather Jock beat Mr. Hammond ns r b Donna del Lago. Lord Uffington's r d Monarch beat Mr. W. Mathel ns w and f b Blemish. Mr. J. Bell no bk d Hippogriff beat Earl Bective's r b Bobbinet (1). Earl of Sefton's bd d Streamer beat Mr. J. Fisher-Armi• stead ns bk d Drawn Sword. Captain C. C. Molyneux ns bk d Sutler beat Mr. J. Gib son's w d Coorooran. Mr. G. A. Thompson's bk and w b Tirzah beat Si St. George Gore's r d Rienzi. Mr. E. J. Lindsay us w d Sea Foam beat Mr. J.Knowles ns f d Sea Rock. Mr. J. Gordon ns br b Coodareenra beat Mr. J. Black stock's r b Belle o' the Castle. Mr. W. G. Borrow ns r d Dunoon beat Mr. P. Callan no w and f d Confederate. Mr. H. Haywood's bk b Rebe beat M. T. Brooklebank's r b Briar. Mr J. johnstone's bk d Joe o' Dalzig beat Mr. G.Greg son ns bk d Sambo. Mr. J. Spink's w and be b Sea Pink beat Col. Bathurst ns r d Dead Shot. Mr. Brundrit'a r and w d Belligerent beat Mr. D. Bate man no r b Sea Girl (1). Mr. C. Randall ns r w and bd d Patent beat Mr. E. W. Haywood ns w d Jerrybaldi. Mr. Callander's f and w d Kingwater beat Mr. W. Pea cock ns f d Lyndhurst. Mr. J. Ingleby's w and r b Yordas beat Mr. Campbell's w and r b Calmaroona. Mr. T. D. Hornby ne r and w b Imperatrice beat Lord Grey de Wilton's bd and w d Glendower. Mr. Gavin Steel's bk b Spider beat Mr. G Blanshard's f b Babe. Mr. J. S. Bland's bk b Belle of the Village beat Mr. W. C. Worrall ns bk and w b Agility (1). Mr. J. Hyslop ns bd b Dixie beat Maj it Boothby us bd b p Bobbing Down. Mr. T. T. C. Lister's w and bk b Chloe beat Mr. A. Graham's bd b Great Gun. Mr. J Lawton's w and f b Laura beat Mr. Cloudesdale ns w and f d Gilbert (2). Mr. J. Russell's bk b Reliance beat Mr. G. Galway bk b Lady Bella. as bd Mr. B. H. Jones's f d Justice beat Mr. C. J ardine b Moselle. Mr. J. H. Blundell's ns r b Be Quiet beat Mr. Barden • and w tkd d Dervock. Mr. J. Danlcrp's be b Duchess beat Mr. A. A. Morrall's bk d Mercury. Mr. E. Croft as r b Gipsy Queen beat Mr. J. Hole's f d Scipio (1). Mr. J. Cannulg • ham's bk and a b Hopbine, beat Lord Binning ns w and f d Heart of King (1). The coursers were met at the north end of A.licar Moa dows by the Earl of Sefton and the party from Croxteth Park, amongst whom were Lord Grey de Wilton, Colonel Bathurst, M.P., Captain Charles Molyneux, Mr. Majori banks, &c. The first course was run soon after 10 o'clock, favoured by fine weather, which continued until three p.m., when rain fell. Only the first round of the card was got through as above. The ►emaining ties of the Cup and the Purse and Plate will be run off this day (Thursday) and to •morrow. LATEST BETTING ON THE WATERLOO CUP. LivEarooL, Midnight. 10 to 1 agst Sea Pink (taken) 10 to 1 agst Sea Foam (taken) 10 to 1 agst Kingwater (taken) 11 to 1 agst Streamer (taken) 12 to 1 agst Rebe (taken) 12 to 1 agst Belligerent (taken) 12 to 1 agst Coodareena (taken) 15 to 1 agst Hopbine (taken) 100 to 6 apt Yordas (taken) 100 to 6 aget Patent (taken) Very little doll*. LITERATURE. St. Olave's. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. This story has an air of repose about it that con veys a pleasing impression to the reader. Some of the characters are most interesting to study. The calm that pervades the work does not spring from the absence of suffering, for some of those who ap pear before us are placed in the most trying situa tions. With the exception of Mrs. Edinall, they all have wonderful self-control; so that we hear of their troubles without witnessing any startling oc currences or wonderful commotions. The chief point on which the story turns is the mystery which sur rounds the heroine, pretty Alice Grey, as she was called. This young lady was much to be pitied, she was brought up in the prim demureness and stiff propriety of a cathedral city, where the spirit of convention ruled the day, and the claims of sympathy were totally disregarded. Instead of being the niece of the simple old lady, Mistress Amiel Grey, Alice was the daughter of an illegal marriage, and the tried guardian who watched over her childhood committed a great error in bringing her up in so peculiar a spot, and in en couraging deceit. After her happy girlhood, poor Alice had a sad awakening—life suddenly opened bef re her in its dullest, saddest, and hardest aspect. Some of the dignitaries of St. Olave's are drawn with much discrimination. Mrs. Scrymgeour, the widow of the archdeacon, is a model of starchiness and self-complacency. She is here described as " a tall, severe, dignified-looking woman, bristling all over with ecclesiastical propriety, and bearing a respectable family likeness to the gaunt effigies which some old monk, in a fit of ill humour, had carved, centuries ago, on the west front of the Cathedral." She was the lady-president of the Position Committee, and woo betide any one who attempted to enter the sacred society of St. Olave's without bearing the requisite credentials of good birth and long descent. After noticing the exceeding cunning and cruelty of that lady's conduct, it is a relief to know that at last she was disappointed. Her pet schemes for her nephew totally failed, and she left the position she had tried to make so exclusive to enter another state where the barriers of her conventional sect should exist no longer. Her nephew Cuthbert was worthy of her, which is saying a good deal. The manner in which he behaved to Alice was more than cowardly and:cruel, it was really inhuman. It is great satisfaction to find that the stately bride he selected in place of the gen tle maiden he deserted was a source of annoyance, as her grandfather married again, and his enormous fortune was lost to the designing young man. It is a relief to turn from such hard and had natures to the refined life and simple doings of Janet Bruce. She is the most attractive character here met with, and is very suitably described. There is something almost sublime in the calm dignity of her demean our, and the unselfishness of her whole life is a striking contrast to some of those around her. As often occurs in the world, all others seemed to be in some way happily disposed of while she was left alone. But Janet's strength lay in this, she did not think she was alone. She knew in whom her trust was fixed, and she turned from the delusive solaces of earth to fix her hopes where never could they meet with disappointment. Hard as were the sufferings of her early youth, the struggles of her after years were also great. After the record of these painful and weary days is over, we take leave of her in these words : " Poor Janet Bruce ! peace, peace ! It may be grand to place the sword point to our breast, and, weary of the battle's strife, rashly dare the death that lingers over long. It is grander far to take that sword, and, strong in the strength of the lowly, fainting never for any toil and hardship that it brings, to fight bravely, patiently on, until leaving it buried hilt deep in the heart of the latest enemy, we wait for the Captain's voice to say, "Enough, come up higher." Some - of the scenes here are most ably described. When Marian Brandon and Janet Bruce met at the death-bed of their common de ceiver, we behold a picture of existence in its deepest excitement and in its wildest agony. This is the secret of the success of the story. There are no startling occurrences, but all the events are quietly introduced, and the characters gradually made known to us. In real life, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, events take place which change the destiny of many ; but those standing near do not observe them—the neighbours do not know of them—the various members of the family may not take cognisance of them—but the heart knoweth its own bitterness; and in long after-years, when only its Maker can see its anguish, it turns to that unnoticed but never to be forgotten day or hour that stamped its seal of doom on the bright hopes and glowing purpose of its opening career. Here or there through the story we come upon some passages which aptly pourtray the writer's purpose of leading the mind to study the remote connexion which simple things may bear to higher ones. When Janet and her brother David Bruce went home by the front of the cathedral, and gazed on the carved figures, it might have seemed to a commonplace observer an ordinary affair, but it is here made to represent an allegory of their lives. The statues of saints and martyrs were round them, their hands clasped in perfect rest, their brows bound with wild wreaths. It is said they were put there as an image of the soul's progress, that "only through passion, strife, and suffering men mount to rest, and climb over wreck after wreck of human hope to the heights of eternal repose. Was that grand old cathedral front, gleaming out in the moonlight, an allegory of life, joy, tumult, strife, passion, pain, despair, after these the crowned rest, the folded hands, the gathered robes, the wreathed brow." Janet and David at all events accepted this symbol, and even in this world reached, a haven that such spirts as Marion could never reach, and such natures as Douglas Ramsey could never enjoy. David Bruce is a fine character. He was more decided than his sister, but he shared her simplicity of manner and honesty of purpose. The account of the bitter trial of his life is most eloquently told to us. We are shown that he was admitted into the grand company of those who have become perfect through suffering. His disappointment reached him at the hour of his eeetviinegeinister, greatest success. "So David Bruce's coronation day passed away, giving him besides the laurel wreath of glory, that other and sometimes nobler crown of thorns that is never wanting in the regalia of God's royal children. He wore it very calmly, and the world looking only at the shining leaves above, never knew that it was there." Mrs. Edinall, as Marion was called, was not an attractive choracte!, but she The turning point is interesting from her troubles. _ Brandon of her career was when she reertuer a n r e l d y tr a o ff in eet h i e o r n wild an chase after the object of 11 prayer. The earnest nessfed her wayward spirit, re cognised d - s hi o n l up e sr t ec h s t o ' s ng beyond and above her a enterednfitfuld s o hl f ief e t a . e Thes who had noticed her agi tation,said to her in parting, " I t rust we are mem rs of that family which shall one d ay mee t un broken before the tnrone of God." He employed his last opportunity to advantage; when next the congregation met he was absent, and the time after he was " worshipping in the temple not made with hands." It is satisfactory to notice that Alice married David Bruce, who was far worthier of her attachment than Cuthbert; also, that retributive justice came to her, since in an old pocket-book they discovered the proofs of her mother's marriage, which her father, to suit his ow n purpose, had tried to destroy. Years afterwards they came to light, and then the sanctimonious set of St. Olave's were greatly grieved at their previous . mistake. This novel is a peculiar one, but it is m ost likely to become a favourite from its insight into . life, its depth of feeling, and its great rn di ment depicting character. It has many claims on our favourable attention; an d it to t! its be s hoped that a success equal to merits may wait on its appearance. I t possesses the attraction spots, forms us how the m ost seclude d sacred i of most interesting heroes and heroines, and aptly ln n their character , a n d exclusive i n their nature, lik e ly to be invaded by the deadliest evils of intrudes in its most delusi ve f or ms, a till n rue d ma s n e i l t fis Y 'li s i n iiss is sure to make itself known. St. Olave's" is a work that is quite out of the com , mon from its many distinctive attributes, and, in some parts, it contains passages of great eloquence. 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