The Sun. — London, England, 1863-04-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET oe AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The money market still presents a quiet and easy appearance, the best bills being readily negotiated at 31 per cent. The Foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited no material change. A call of V per share has been made by the directors of the Anglo-Portuguese Bank, payable on or before the 25th inst. The ninth annual meeting of the proprietors of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, was held to-day—Mr. Mitchell presiding. The report stated that the general balance sheet for the year ending the 31st December last, exhibited a profit of £70,792 ss. 4d. The shareholders had been informed by circular, on 29th Aug. last, of the los which this bank,in common with others,b ad sustained by the extensive opium frauds perpetrated at Hong Kong, and which precluded the directors from re commending a half-yearly interim dividend in October last. They regretted to state that not withstanding every effort, the hopes which were at first held out to them of recovering a portion of the loss thus incurred had not been realised; and the deficiency, amounting to £50,323 13s. 10d., must now be regarded as a total loss. Under these circumstances the directors had de cided to write off that amount from the profits of the year; and out of the remaining balance of £20,468 lls. 6d., they now recommended that a dividend for the half-year ended 31st December last be declared, at the rate of five per cent. per annum, free of income tax, leaving £4,368 lls. 6d. of undivided profits to be carried to new account. Apart from the loss above noticed, the Directors were able to report that the general business of the bank throughout the year had been very satisfactory. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the re port, reviewed the principal features of the report, and stated that the past year's operations exhibited both an increase of profit and business, and that the directors contemplated opening new branches in India at places which they believed were destined to become extensive seats of trade. The Board als , ) trusted at a future meeting to be able to re commend that a considerable addition be made to the Reserve Fund. In reply to several questions, the Chairman stated that the manager and Guaran tee Society were held liable for part of the losses sustained through the frauds perpetrated at Hong Kong. The report, after a short debate, was unani mously adopted. 1 Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, accotding to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69f. 75c.—Quiet. The transactions in the English Stock Market con tinue limited, the settlement having occupied prin cipal attention. A few purchases, however, during the morning resulted in an advance of per cent., and Consols are now quoted 92: I for money, and 921 for the May account. The New Three per Cents. are firm at 911, the Reduced at 91/ ; Exche quer Bills remain at sa. to 2s. die. ; India 5 per Cent. Loan is 108/, 109 k. There has been less buoyancy in the Foreign Market to-day, and the transactions have not been so extensive. Greek Bonds have receded to 21; the Coupons are 121 13i ; Mexican Stock is 331 8 ; Peruvian New Loan, 88 ; Portuguese, 48 ; Russian, 961; Spanish Passive have improved to 29 I; the Cortifieso.es, 10 4 ; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, 90 ; do., 1858, 68i; do., 1862, 69 ; and the Consolides 48f, 49 ; Italian, 71: 4 ; and Venezuelan New Loan, 60 4 . The Confederat e Loan is 1 4 die. In the Railway Share Market business has been very dull, but in one or two instances prices have shown rather more firmness. Great Easterns and Midlands have improved ss. ; Caledonians, 108. ; and Metropolitans, 15s. ; South-Easterns, however, have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings con tinue in limited favour at about previous quota tions. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares main tain about former prices. London and Brazilian realize 411 42 ; Chartered of India, Australia, and China, 25 to 25; ; Bank of Egypt, 311 311; and Peninsular and Onental Steam, 77-a. The shares of the Westminster and Southwark Bank have been dealt in at Ito 1 prem. The shares of the New Theatre Company have been dealt in at 1 to If prem. --- BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 913 1 3 3 per Cent. Co nso l s A nnu i t i es 921 3 „New 3 per Cent. Annuiti es k 'amities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2l 7-16 India Stock — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaoed Paper, 4 per Cent 97 DAto 5 per Cent Ditto 63 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 3 D ',, bond s £l.uoo ... Consols for Accou n t, May 7 94 3 Exchequer Bill s , £l . OOO 21 per Cent.... 5 2 Ditto £5OO Ditto Small 2 5 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-68-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto Account 93 c Whim 6 per Cent. lOl Ditto 41 per Cent Danish 4 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 1863 Ditto Scrip, £4O paid I pm Egyptian 7 pet Cent 9 71 Ditto, Second Issue ........ Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ms — Ditto Account.. 27} i7l 6i i 71 Ditto Coupons l2l 133 14 13 Itatian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 731 23 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. 333 3 t i New Granad a l5 i Ditto 2 per Cent . 33 Par 3 Ditto Deferr e d 8 Pavian 41 per C ent. Ditto 1862 Ditto Account...... ...... Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 _ Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ it Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859. Ditto 5 per Cent~ 1862 Ditto Scrip, £75 4s. paid Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 683 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1852 Ditto Account Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account 24k 3 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1852 Dividends on th e a b ove payable in London. Dutch 23 per Cent., .Ex. 12 Guil ...... . . Ditto 4 per C ent. Certificates .. Italian, 5 per C en t. , 1861, Ex. •25 Ditto Account ......... francs — 713 3 E O' Consols, Money ......... . THRE 923 CLOCK. Ditto Account 921, 3 MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. A very small supply of Envlish wheat was received fresh up to this morning's market. Selected parcels were in lair demand, and prices ruled firm : otherwise, the tr-de was devoid of animation The supply of r anaried samples of foreign wheat wag large, end sales progressed slowly in all descriptions, but thout leading to any quotable change in the currency. Floating Cargoes of grain were in limited request, on former teIITM Fin-. making barley was t lerably firm, but other de . cliptions sold heavily, at previ us quotations. Malt changed hands 'lowly on former occasions. The supply of oats was only moderate, yet the demand ruled by no means active. nea n B and peas, the supplies of which were small, steadily supported previous quotations. I (fur was but little inquired after, but prices ruled steadily. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. W heat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. EmOish•••••• 120 400 1610 I 480 Irish •_ oreign• ,, •• •• 6,450 I 2,190 5,420 50 sks 6,970 brie. BOROUGH HOP. The business doing in onr market is very moderate, yet prices rule stationary. HITECIIAPEL. The supply of meat is moderate, and the demand rules inactive, as follows : Beef, from 2s Gd to 3s ; mutton, 2s 10d to 44 2d; lamb, 6s Od to 6s Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 4d ; and pork, as 4d to 4 s 43 per Bibs by the carom SHARE MARKETS—This day. Railways. L 3.11. Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,S leaf., and Mid. kio Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ;Cork and Bandon Corn wa I I D o A A ;lets no div Do. B ti II 6p c.p an. has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun., Perth,& Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian at GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern... 1 1 Do A stock Do B do IGt. S. an 1 W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gun. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall !Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast ;Lon., Chat., and Dover ;Lon. & North Western ,Lon. & South Western (Man., Shef., & Lincoln. IMaryport and Carlisle. Do t shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning:. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York __Do Carlisle.... 8 8i 7 8 85 87 112 113 61 7 40 !2 13 14 88 88 107 109 49 50 45 47 24 25 1201 1211 120 122 134 136 101 103 66} 60f 1081 1081 7i 76 114 115 39 40 9Th 98 10 101 i 44 45i 121 121 123* t 24 a 10 91 93 50 51 24 25 981 99 54i 65i 1351 F 6,1 g 'Worth London 1 0 j Do New 9.16.4 North Staffordshire .. 1 0 N. and S. W. Junction t 3l ;Scottish Central at ;Scot N. E., Aber. stock st I Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews, and Welchpool et Shropshire Union st South Devon at South Eastern et South Wales et S. York. and River Dun 20 ,Staines,Wok.,andWok 25 ,Stockton & Darlington 25 Do 25 I Do New, 1880 et Taff Vale. . ....... 10 Do B 10 Do C 116 118 1 16 16} Hi 14 110 121 92 43 98 100 48 50 32 33 911 92} 67 69 99 101 7 8 37 38 9 10 o 7 1 7 1 PI 149 151 4i 5 3} p SO Ulster 25 Do i 2. 1 0 Do st Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim et Waterford & Kilkenny st West Cornwall st NV. Hartlepool Har..tit ' st West Midland Oxford st Do Newport; st Do Hereford; 79 81 160 160 28 30 43 44 37 39 99 101 UhI)I: , ,ARY ANI) STou4.':;. p ai. ! Closing Business - Price. clone, 85 1121 131 50 1 i I 66i 1 98 1 $ 124 i 13 1'431 i 92i 99i 9 1291 921 3j 2/ BRITISH P , har. 100 etir 20 tai twKvti t !antic tt St Lawrene. torn.,Barodadt.Cent In. Gu. 5 per cent — Do. New . . tool too too stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock Stock Do. E. Shares... Buffalo anti Labe Llarub Do. Preference .....- Buffalo,BrantAGodrich p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1572 Do. do. July 1, 187:3 Do. do. June 1, I*: 4 Jlcutta.t S. Eas tn. i `apeTown lz Dock Soli Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pre'. Bonds.. Do. uo. deferred..... Do. 2d Pref. Bons. DJ. do cl , fer ed..... Do. 3d P ef. stock .. Do. do. d Do. 4th Pref. s.o Do. do deferred...... Gt.lndiaPentn.gua..sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. NV, of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar.. 5 p. o. .. Do. 41 p. 0. Extension Dc. 44 d 0........ S , ESSIuNz , . Pala 100 too 100 100 100 100 Closinv Pride. 62 t 4 106 io7 P 5 # 6i 7i 8 105 107 106 107 107 vs ICB log lt 11P 14 70, 6t 66 48 81 54 67 42 45 38 42 33 36 24 27 20 22 1074 1084 1 11, 105 107 14 ;3 8 7i , 100 102 93 95 4 105 1006 gg 10l 95 •,7 Do. Fifth 14elb.Corn. a p. 0. Llnd- Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. a. nortg. Bds Newßrunswicazt Cane', Class A pn i B N.lll.C'da6 pa Ist pt bds Scinde Do. Delhi . Do. do Do. Punjaub Do. Do. ........ Do. Indus. St. Flo. J stock 4t ock gusineas done 1061 1031 i all 100 (100 ' 100 2 15 i 100 47 49 1081 i i 3 5 €0 42 44 , 7 14 8 105 106 $ BP .05f 1(61 1 99 101 tuuuti.r. trio.) 1 l 1 0' 199 101 101 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. .a.i.lit ) C.6l.l.e. u la &Jul , - 1877-84 - I I)o. 6p. c. Feb. & Au: 100 1 , .4 16 - I)o. dp. c.3lar.& Sent 100 104 106 - , Do. 6p. c. Jan.&.July. 100 07 98 - ' Do. 5 Inscribed stool, 100 95 97 96} - 'ape G. Elope, 6p 10u .10 112 - Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 114 116 - Do. 189 , 100 1 14 116 - IDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115 - 'Ceylon, N0v.14111. 8p f 10 - - Mau' !tins 3 ver cent .. 100 111 112 - Na , a l Guy. 6 per cent.. 130 Lll 112 1N.13.G0v. p.c. J a.&,11.11 100 106 107 - tio. 6p. c.Ap. & Oc, 100 - - N. S. W. Gov. R p 104 101 102 - Do. Lp. c.,18, to lOU 1001 1014 - Do. d0.,1888 dtupwM, 10P 1031 1014 101} - New Zealand 6 p .tent. luo 119 112 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. e. - sterling:, 1475 lot 1066 1074 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 1 113 - Aus Gup.e.lB7e.& up lOt 1 11 113 - Vio.Gov. 6 p.c..78-dr.Jul 100 108 110 - Do. 1084 10114 1081 9 BRUT SU MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 id I,,finoru Amalgamated - 19 21 - Devon G. Con.. Jams 1 515 525 - East Bassett (11lozan 1 East Cl ogau Gold Ltd. 55. *d 4o East Caradon - East Caro 8rea~... - SV'l Russel (Tavistk ) 8.1.6 44 - Gam.ttzSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) )7, 14 16 - Great South Tolgus l7s 41 51 - I. Wheal Vor (bi e l ston 40 6 7 - Grenville .. • H '1.16 51 5t - erod's- Foot ....... 4 . 1 t 46 4 8 tlingston Downs 4.1.0 2 24 - Lady Bertha Niargaret (any Lelant) 05 34 se, - I arke Valley. 4 1 Ilyndy Iron Oro (Lim ' 2,1 1 4 d - New Seton . 130 140 -- North Downs 25 24 3 13asset(Illo.ran '2.17.0 44 4 -- north Wheal Crotty - Par Consols (M. Blazey) 16 46 5 20 Providence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 12 II - South Caradon(St.Cleer, 15 390 400 - S. Cara Brea (Illogan) 3.15.6 31 4 - .''.Wheal Fran. (Mogan ) 1.8.1.9 874 924 - Stray Park 28.9. 37 39 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 44 10 !Tin Crort 9 22 23 - I West Basset (Illogan) l4 12 13 - 1W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 32 34 - West Seton - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 75 80 - Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 60 85 1 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.8 - WhealLud ott ....... 2.10.8 81 61 61 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 156 161 - Wheal Seton - wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 17 18 - Wheal Union 3.17 , 5 54 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 110} Ditto, 6 per cent. pt., 1601 Gt. Western (Ferks & Hants Ext.), 4i per cent. red., 93j 9 Great WeAern, 5 per ce n t. re d . p i ., 1021 3 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., rd., North 'Staffordshire, 22& West Midland, Oxforu, ist guaranteed stock, 127 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., 4 ; per cent., 185 4 , 102 i LINES LEASED Ali FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Ho yhead, 5 per cent., 1141} Laucaster and Carl s.e, 2066 London, Tilbury, and &.outhend, 91 Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 98 Shrewsbury and Hereford, 135 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 21i Great Luxembourg, if 11 Namur and Lie..;e, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 20! N. Rail of Buenos tyres, gua. 7 per cent., 14 Recite an i San Francisco (lira.), gust_ 7 per cent, 18 Sambre and Meuse, 111 e ssvt l n p dett e aeac Copper halut m3a iduebetirucate,ny. San Paulo Jim.), gua. 7 per cent. 231 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 24} oiro. F 3 OREIGN MINES. 7,MAy,i,unessett, Australia (lira.), 1, 4 Allia nce T ian JOIN T - STOCK ANKS. Anglo ~ortuk of Londo n an d Livcri,ool Jinn.), 23; Auseralasm, gu 7 e " (lim o, 2/ l3ank of Egyp t, i i Ch4artiered, 201 i Bank of Wales, # 6 I 1 1 i British and American Ex ns „ f i , ai m) ' aila, and China, 251 5 Chartered Bank of India Asst " an.) . English and high Eng., Sco ~ and Australi an London and Brazilian •lhn.), London, B. Ayres, and R. PtaL (tiln ) ~, London Os irtered Bank of Australi " --' Lotplon and Colonial (lima, G} 5 a, 28 London and Com.ty, 44i 4 London and South African, 271 i t South Australia, 371 St a ndard of liiitish South Africa aim), 15 Union of England and France (Urn.), 4 Union of London, 343 DOCKS. London, 5e4 MISC EL LANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, 7} Canada Land, 91 East India Irrigation and Canal, I Er gush and Australian Copper, I Joint stock Discount, 2} Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, 771 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (lim.) (£2), 3 1 South Australian Land, 31 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Sales about 5,000 biles. Imports net preTionsly 7,900. Steady. TILE SUN, LONDON' LITERATURE. Deep Waters. A Novel. By Anna Drury. 3 vols. Chapman and Hall. The authoress of " Friends and Fortune" is gifted with singular dramatic power. Many of the most stirring scenes and incidents in her romances are depicted with so much spirit and vigour that the attention of the reader is enthralled, and he quite realises the adventures that pass before him. Such a faculty of narration is a happy possession for a novel writer, and in these days of sensation-romances it is one of peculiar value. For the lovers of that school, Miss Drury presents the felicitous combina tion of a series of incidents of startling and effective interest, related:with so much adherence to proba bility in detail as to render them in many respects akin to that truth which is stranger than fiction. " Deep Waters" is the name inscribed on the title• page of these volumes ; and deep in truth are the waters passed over by the narrative—waters again and again stirred to their very depths by the out bursts of tempestuous passions. We will not mar the interest of the story—for it is, as we have said, a story full of interest—by a premature disclosure of its mysteries. We have too much sympathy with the spell-bound novel reader, who follows with breathless curiosity the mazes of his book, to wish for one moment to destroy that delightful " ignorance " of coming events, which for the time being consti tutes his " bliss." Miss Drury's own pen shall, as far as we are concerned, be the only one to reveal the histories of Anne Clavering and Eleanor Ormonde —histories for the most part chronicles of love and of sorrow, those two most faithful teachers of frail humanity. Widely contrasted are the characters of the two heroines. Anne, the las' descendant of a proud but impoverished family, brought up almost in isolation in the deserted home of her an cestors ; undisciplined by education, but with an impassioned heart and an excitable imagination, ren dered more intense by lonely reveries and by roman tic reading, is at first the creature of impulse, over powered by her feelings whether for good or for evil. Eleanor Ormonde, on the contrary, is a type of all that is tender and loveable in woman. She is placed in scenes of most trying vicissitude, subjected to sorrow and difficulty in every guise. She is throughout consistently staunch in her ob. dience to duty, and undeviatingly devoted in self-sacrifice to others. Besides these two very charming heroines, the persons of the drama are very numerous. The hero, Frederick Atterbury, "Not half a villain and but half a knight," is a type of some of the evils of this age of speculation and commercial deception. Martock, the lawyer, is the evil genius of the tragedy; Despard, and Pierre point, and Compton are in their several ways spe cimens of the so-called friends who hurry the un stable man on to his own destruction. Rupert Clavering, the old uncle from Australia,and Captain Sydney, the shattered hero from the Crimea, are genial, and generous, and loveable. Many others, even among the minor characters, have sufficient in dividuality to be particularised, even down to Miss Craggs, the lodging-house keeper, who would have been dear to the heart of George Cruikshaak in her supreme detestation of the Bottle. Miss Craggs, who, when appealed to on behalf of a dying man, exclaims, " Brandy ! sir, did you say ! I keep no spirits in my house. I am a total abstainer from spirituous liquors in any form. If you can't keep life in without brandy,it's my belief you had better let it alone." While the characters are thus for cibly depicted, many of the scenes are described with a vivid colouring that impresses them on the memory. There is one of this kind at the begin ning of the first volume, where Anne Clavering is parting from her lover, his love only just de clared. Her old uncle, half anxious and half un conscious, Ira followed her as she quits the house. He had not very far to go: There was an old stile dividing one of the fields from the plantation, and there, by that stile, with her back to her home, his niece Anne was standing, her hand clasped in those of Frederick Atterbury, leaning on the rails from the other side. There they stood in the light of the April sunshine, as if there were no world but that spot, and themselves— " divided by the boundary rails as fate was dividing them that hour." The picture, as they stand there in eloquent silence, reminds us of that charming representation of the " Dawn of Love," so familiar to all. A little later on a very different picture recurs to our memory. Who that has witnessed Frith's admirable delineation of the "Railway Station" does not recall the sad, startled features of the terror-stricken wife, whose husband is just arrested by the ministers of justice. Such an im pression, so sad, so terror-stricken (although the incidents are not analogous) is over us during many chapters of this narrative. Here is a little glimpse, very different from the one already quoted. Eleanor is going in search of her husband, guided by his friend Despard. A stranger enters the carriage, and the open-hearted, truth-loving Eleano* finds herself the heroine of a mystery. "She found a slip of paper gliding into her hand. With instinctive caution she opened it unobserved and read, He followed me from town. We are watched, take care.' The feelings of one who has gone from the warm daylight into a dark underground labyrinth, and there with only a fast wasting candle in his hand suddenly discovers he has lost his way, might in some degree resemble those of Eleanor, thus unexpectedly removed from her own clear world of openness and security into a region where all seemed stratagem, concealment, and dangers unknown." We will reveal no more. Her tender love and abiding faith sustain Eleanor through her many trials, and the readers of her history recognises to the end, as the closing lines remind us, the guiding mercy, that ever makes a pathway for those that follow it even through the DEEP WATERS. Remarkable Adventures and Unrevealed Mys eeriest. "The World's Mine Oyster." By Lascelles Wrasall. 2 vols. Bentley. A brace of mottos Mr. Wraxall has here chosen for his title page—the earlier of them being incom parably the better : to wit, Mine Ancient Pistol's " Why, then, ghe World's Mine Oyster." Second thoughts, according to the ungrammatically ex pressed old proverb, decidedly net being in this in stance the best, or, to put the statement in words a little more correctly (with a due regard to the manes of Lindley Murray), the better—our author's later motto to his new work will be found to have been rather inaptly selected from All's Well that Ends Well. The purport of his thirty-four narra tives, distributed in as many chapters over the pages of these two curious and interesting volumes, one would rather be inclined to suggest, ought, if the writer had only cherished any respect for the fit ness of things, to have been a couplet or a quatrain from sums work expressing by its title exactly the reverse some drains, let us say, answering as nearly as possible in name to " All's 11l that Ends Ill." What upon earth Parolles has got to do at all with a literary compilation like this, it would be difficult to imagine. " Rust, sword I cool, blushes I and Parolles live," may be all very well as applied to some of these adventurers. But which amongst them all could posaibly echo —say, for example, rhe Man with the Iron AL.I: ! the second line quoted-- " There's plwe and means for ever) man alive." _ - It is remarked by Mr. Wrasall at starting that the work before us is " the result of many years' random readings and research." He refers, even in the next sentence of his Preface, to the fact of his mr.teti.ls for building up these strange, eventful histories being drawn, in point of fact, from his " common-place book." If so, we have the satisfac tion of assuring bim and his readers together, that, according to our estimation of the results of his labours, they have led him to the fabrication of anything but a Common-place Book. The two volumes under notice, indeed, while superficial, no doubt, in several instances, and unsatisfactorily confused in several others—for interest might vie with many and many a clever romance. They tnlg`lt be described without exaggeration, in truth, as sug g estive of a long series of romances as won drou a in th e i r character as any related to the Sultan Caliph by the Vizier's daughter, Scheherazade! And yet, all the while, the narrator is telling the history of men and women and children who have actually lived —of events, however wonderful, that have literally taken place ! To afford the reader a general notion at once of tha kind of AdTenturers r whose careers are here related by Mr. Lakeelles Wraxall, we will particularise some at least of the heroes and heroines he has selected. Here, for example, to begin with, is a chapter about those French Pretenders—" The False Dauphins." The latest of them all, however, be'ng omitted by an oversight—namely, the aged French teacher, who died a year or two since, leaving behind him the most plausible tale in regard to his royal ante cedents : this latest of the False Dauphine having breathed his last, it may be remembered, in some obscure street turning out of Tuttenham-court road. There are recounted here at in tervals, moreover, the lives and exploits of suppositions Barons and Counts, such as de Ripperda, de Kalb, de Ruggiero, St. Germain, Axel Fersen, and de Bonneval. Here, those who list may be enthralled over the astounding narra tive of the discovery of the Wild Boy, Kasper Hauser. The annals 'of the King of Madagascar are told by Mr. Wraxall in another chapter; and, in strange contrast to this, also, in another, the daring Life and deplorable Death of Wm. Walker, the last and the most enterprising of all modern Filibusters. Having alluded now, however, to the character of this very singular production, as a whole, we will restrict all our further remarks in its regard to two of the most attractive chapters contained in these volumes—one in the first, re lating to that still inscrutable problem "The Iron Mask"—one in the second, to that most splendidly audacious of all mere adventurers, Cagliostro. It is related of the Great Napoleon, by the way, though Mr. Wraxall makes no mention of the fact, apparently being altogether unaware of it, that that Emperor and King, besides being for many years the Master of Europe, was Master also of this Secret ! The wonder always being to us, in respect to this same mystery of the Iron Mask, that while so many are known to have been cognisant of the real identity of the singular and unfortunate mortal behind it, every individual depository of the secret (puissant though more than one amongst them was) appears to have shrunk in terror from the dread responsibility of divulging it! The Regent Orleans, for example, Kicg Louis XV., and, again, the Emperor and King Napoleon the Great. No marvel, if princes and powers like those remained dumb upon the eub ject, to marvel, indeed, that the subordinates entrusted with the custi dy of the Mysterious Cap tive had their lips sealed from first to last. Accord ing to our author, however, the Regent Orleans wrote, once upon a time, as follows—wrote thus for the edification of the Princess de Valois, who divulged the document to Cardinal Richelieu— The unfortunate prince whom I educated, and had under my supervision until toward the end of my life, came into the world or. September 5, 1638, at half-past eight o'clock in the evening, during the supper of the king his father, Louis XIII. His now reigning brother (Louis XIV.) was born on the same day at twelve o'clock, during his father's dinner. But while the birth of the future king was cele brated so splendidly and brilliantly, the birth of his brother was most ea], and kept very secret ; for the king, who was informed by the midwife that the queen would be delivered of a second child, allowed no soul in her room beyond the chancellor of France, the midwife, the first chaplain, the queen's confessor, and myself, in order to be witnesses of what was going on, and of what he would do in case of the birth of a second child. It had been prophesied to him that his consort would be delivered of two children. The younger of these twins—marked, we are told, with a mole above his left elbow, a yellow spot on his neck, and a small mole on his right hip—being (it is needless almost to add that this is intended as the inference), " The Man in the Iron Mask." We are somewhat provoked, by the way, to find it here stated quite coolly that the mask, after all,wasnot of iron, but of velvet ! "We shall be told at last"— we well remember the late Sir William Napier ejacu lating these words, with a serio-comic air of indig nation—" We shall be told at last that Whittington never had a cat !" In spite of the dis tinctness with which the correction we have here specified in regard to the mask not being of iron but of velvet (vide p. 130 of vol. I.), we " don't believe that story" any more than little Paul Dombey did Mrs. Pipchin's apologue abrut the Mad Bull. As to the attraction in Mr. Wraxall's second volume—the chapter already re ferred to as relating to " Cagliostro"—while it is sin gularly interesting throughout, as almost anything having reference to Cagliostro could hardly fail to be, is also in some particulars to our mind singularly unsatisfactory. The birth of Joseph Balsamo at Palermo is stated, as it seems to us (without any sufficient authority), too positively as having oc curred on the Bth of June, 1743. His being the son of a bankrupt bookseller of that same place—as here distinctly intimated by Mr. Wraxall again, without any scfficient autho rity appears to us to be as little based upon fact as Cagliostrc's own preposterous state ment that he owbd his existence to the loves of an angel and the Princess of Trebizonde. Born, according to Mr. Wraxall, in 1743, and dying, as Cagliostro is believed to have done, in the year 1797 in one of the dungeons of the In quisition in the Castle of St. Angelo—the Grand Caphta as he called himself, Dive Cagliost ro as hi s worshippers named him, Prophet, Magician, Alche mist, Rosicrucian, discoverer of the aurutnpotabile, quaffer of the elixir vitm as he affected to be, would ap pear to have livei during little more than half a cen tury,though assuming to have ourvived,in perpetual youth and in the flush of health and strength unin terruptedly during upwards of one thousand years. Mr. Wraxall's grotesque description of the great impostor's appearance—stout, squinting, brown, short, but " with a splendid head, that might have served an artist as a model to represent the poet under the power of inspiration" — is (save in that last particular), about as unlike the original, we believe, from all our own researches, in his regard (and they have been not a few) as that coarsely-painted portrait of Cagliostro, which hangs (we wonder if the author has any knowledge of its existence) upon one of the staircases in the grand old palace of Versailles. With all its shortcomings, however, these volumes form a wondrously interest ing repertory of extraordinary adventures: a book of authenticated mysteries, far and away, in its living interest, beyond any of those ghostly pre tences of mystery (in themselves, literally, not worth a rap !) fabricated by the wiles of a Home or by the credulity of a Hewitt. Hay-Hours with our Sacred Poets. Edited by Alexander Grant. Illustrated by H. S. Marks, pp. 374. Hogg and Sons. Among our Sacred Poets, Mr. Grant, the com piler of this collection, has wisely included some of the greatest of our great writers, whom a narrow minded sectarian editor might have set aside obtusely as profane. Here, in goodly company with Southwell, and Donne, and Quarles, and Herbert are the far prouder names (some of them the greatest names in our literature or in our history) of Chaucer, of Spencer, of Raleigh, of Milton, Pope, Addison, Young, Thompson, Cowley, Wordsworth, and Tennyson. The gentle Cowper is here as a matter of course; here, too, is the simple-minded Isaac Watts, with young Pollok, and the good and gifted Reginald Heber, to say nothing of obvious names in the noble catalogue, like those of Wither (some of whose leaves will never be like his name), of Shirley, of Milman. To each M. Grant has s l e ' O le p c la t 0r cluster Moultrie, s e e b l e c , t i a onn d s pre fixed a brief biographical notice. How charmingly those are written for tae mos' part the little memoir of the martyred priest, Robert Southwell, will, if turned to by the reader, sufficiently we ll test if y . Mr. Marks we can say b ut t, b a y part fro m t h ese mere acces i?tttlethien sories to them, these i p l l r u a s i t s r e a . t i oßn But, Half-hours with our Sacred Poets " demand one closing sentence of praise as a valuable, no less than a very graceful gift-book. 2he Flower of Chrzettan Chivalry. By Mrs. W. R. Lloyd. pp. 314. Illustrated by J. D. Wat son. Hogg and Sons. Unlike the book last noticed in this one particular, the volume whose title we have just given, reveals its value to us much more rapidly than by a perusal of the letterpress--viz,, by a mere glance through its very clever woodcut illustrations. As to the letterpress itself—to revert for one passing moment to that really subordinate part of the work, n Xp remukii. though one su b s t an tially, of c ourse, constituting the t bu e lk u o r f y i m t— an i n tu erof extrin sic Y prefatory be guessed from h thettuthote worth o " In selecting her bouquet," quoth Aladame, speak ing of herself in the third person thus affectedly— she " has strolled about in the wide historic garden, choosing now, perhaps [she goes on to tell us] for the sake of a rare scent, now of a fair bloom, but more commonly because of some one excellent virtue," and so forth ! Furthermore, we read that, "Be lieving there are plots of ground in the world which are worthy of research, other than the field of battle or the champ clos, the author has attempted to show that something worth gathering may be found in many a neglected spot." When it is added that, precisely in this gilliflower-water fashion, we have related to us the really noble and impressive his tories of Saint Bernard, of the Abbe de l'Epee, and others among the world's great practical philanthro pists, the reader will know precisely what it is in this volume he has to expect. Of the embellishments, however, we can speak really in admiration. They will raise still higher, in th© estimation of all who see them, the fast-rising reputation of Mr. Watson among the cleverest of our book illustratots. Lectures on the Physical Geology and Geography of Great Britain. A Course of Six Lectures by Professor A. C. Ramsay, F.R.S. Pp. 145. Stanford. It is remarkable how much knowledge there is comprised, almost, we might say, compressed, within the nar, ow compass of these six lec tures, They afford their readers now, as they afforded their bearers originally, neither a restricted nor a superficial survey of the geology and geography of the United Kingdom. They are penned—it is impossible not to have a con sciousness of this at almost every page as we read on—by one who brings to his task as lecturer a long familiarity with the theme on which he discourses. The mere arrangement of that theme as here considered, in other words, the mere distribu tion of it, in portions or sections, through these half dozen lecturee,is admirably perspicuous. After a most lucid classification of the Rocks in his introductory Lecture, Professor Ramsay takes into consideration —first, the Physical Structure of Scotland, and after that, as a wider subject, the Physical Structure of England. He then describes very beautifully the distribution of the Miocene and Pliocene Tertiary Strata. Brief though the series is in itself, few though the leaves making up this little volume in which they have bee❑ printed in a collected form, none will rise from an attentive perusal of its contents without having had the boundaries of their knowledge extended, or if not extended (we allude here to those already familiar by study with the subject matter of these Lectures), with their previously acquired information, in a manner vivi fied, certainly better systematised. , WEDNESDAY IEVRNING,T APRIL __B, 1863. CRIMINAL COURT.---This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wilde.) THE ACTON MURDER. Joseph Brooks, labourer, 25, and Isaac Brooks, 23, baker, were indicted for the willful murder of William Davey, a police-constable at Acton, on the 19th January last. The prisoners pleaded not guilty, The deceased was a police-constable in the T division, on duty in the neighbourhood of Acton. While so en gaged, he made a report to his sergeant in reference to some wood which had been stolen from a house in which the prisoners had been engaged as bricklayer's labourers. It appeared that Joseph Brooks had redeemed his gun from a pawnbroker's on the evening in question, and shortly after he came home violently agitated. After the murder the police went to the prisoner, Joseph Brooks's house, and asked him if he had any firearms, and he said " No," but he had left a gun at his place of woi k. They ordered him to get out of bed, and on turning it up they found a gun between it and the mattress. It had been discharged. A powder flask was also found, which it was evident had been attempted to be concealed. Both prisoners lived in the same house. On Isaac being asked to spell his name Mrs. Davey recognised the voice she heard at her door on the night of the murder. The deceased lived at Petherton-villa, Cavendish road, and the residence of the prisoner was but a short distance from that place. The deceased went on duty at six o'clock, and he was seen on his beat at eight o'clock, after he had made his report relative to the removal of the timber. The constable afterwards went home to feet his supper. A knock was shortly afterwards heard at the door, and deceased's wife went to ascertain who it was. On opening it a man was outside, and asked for her husband. He said—" Is Mr. Davey at hand P" She could not distinctly see who it was. She then called out, " William you re wanted." He went to the door, and she turned back. As soon as she got away from the door, she heard the discharge of firearms, and, on turning round, she found her husband dead. On an alarm being given, the police at once proceeded to the residence of the prisoner, and there the gun was found as above described. The police-constables, and the wife of the unfortunate man, and a witness named Winning, de posed to the above facts, the latter adding that she saw both prisoners running, Isaac urgingithe other to make haste. Jane Lake, who came into the witness-box crying, said she lived with her father and mother at Turnham-green She knew the two prisoners. Isaac Brooks was married, and Joseph lived in the same house. Jeseph was keeping company with her in January last. On Monday, Jan. 19, at about six o'clock, she went to their house. They were both in. Joseph had corduroy jacket and trousers on. They both went out for a short time after she arrived. They were away about a quarter of an hour. When they came back Jeseph sat down and asked witness what time the pawnbrokers closed. She said she would go and ask her mother. Her mother was out. She told Joseph her father said 10 o'clock. Upon that Joseph asked Isaac Brooks to take hie trousers and pawn them, and get as much as would redeem his gun, which was at Mr, Ayre's. She went with Mrs. Brooks to Ham mersmith. They pledged the trousers and got the gun. Mrs. Brooks gave the gun to Joseph ; he said he was going to sell it. At that time Isaac was indoors, and he was so when Joseph gave directions about the gun. Joseph was asked where he was going to, and he said to Black Lion-lane. Witness asked him to let her go with him, but he refused. He then left the house with the gun. Isaac remained at home. She was there when Joseph came back. He was away about 20 minutes. Isaac seemed very restless whilst Joseph was away, She did not recollect anything parti cular that he said. When Joseph came back he had the gun with him. He put it in a corner of the room. He said, " God bless the man, if I had him here I'd shoot him with it." She was not quite sure the word was " bless." He appeared rather hot when she put her hand across his face because he looked so hot. She said "You've been running Joe." He said "No, I've not." He then went out to get some beer. Her mother then came in and they both left together about half-an hour afterwards. Isaac had been in doors all the time. When she first saw Joseph he had his cord suit on, but before he went out he changed it and put on a brown jacket. The jacket produced was it. When he cams back he took his jacket off and put it on the stairs. When he went out for beer he had his cord Jacket on. The pawnbroker's assistant proved the gun was pledged in the name of Brooks. It was clean when it was pledged, but it had been destroyed since it had been redeemed. Mr, Ayres confirmed the evidence of the girl Lake. Matthew West said he saw a man getting over the hedge after the shot had been fired. By the Judge—He could not see whether he had any thing in his hand. James M'Evoy said he saw a man leaning on the muzzle of a gun. He was dressed in a dark jacket. He had dark hair under his chin. (This description corresponds with Joseph Broks.) It was about a quarter past eight when she saw the man first. Emma Rice said she saw a man near Petherton- villa with something before him. To the best of her belief, it was the prisoner Joseph. The Judge—Do you feel confident it was him ? Witness—Yes. WV ithin half an hour she saw him within a yard of Petherton-villa. James Edwards gave similar evidence, but he could not, on account of the darkness of the night, be certain it was the prisoner Joseph. Charles Catlin said he saw Isaac amongst the persons looking at the body of the policeman. Prisoner Isaac—Mind what you're at, Charley. Witness continued—They walked together, and they agreed it was a cold blooded affair, and that it must have been done out of spite. A number of other witnesses spoke to the fact of seeing Isaac Brooks in conversation with Catlin. Mr. Bingham, surgeon, of Acton, said when he saw de ceased the top of his head had been blown off. He found 23 or 24 shots in the brain. They were No. 6 shot. re gun must have been discharged close to deceased's b ; t a n. . when Mr. John Searle, inspector of the T he proceeded to the home of Brooks he founue to also coat, from found the pocket of which a powder flask fell somel loose shot, which corresponded Precisely o nded Y with that discovered in the brain of the murde r ed man. This being the case for t he pros i on Mr. Justice Wilde intimated that no ease had been made out against the prisoner Isaac Brooks, and that con sequent l y he must be socenitted. Mr. Best, of the Oxford Circuit, then addressed the jury for the prisoner Joseph Brooks. The Learned Judge, at the conclusion of the learned counsel's speech. summed up the evidence. The PITY then retired to con s id er t h e i r verdict, and after an absence of about 20 minutes re-entered the court and re turned E. verdict of guilty against Joseph Brooks, and not guilty against Isaac Brooks. Proclamation for silence, under pain of imprisonment, having been made, The Learned judge proceeded to sentence the wretched man to death. He remarked that no person having heard the evidence adduced could have come to a different con clusion to that at which the jury had arrived. It was as cruel and cold- blaod€ d a murder as ever had been perpetrated, and as he (the prisoner) had shown no mercy to his victim, he could expect to receive none himself. Ihe learned judge then, lab wring under great emotion, said the sen tence of the court is that you be taken hence to the place from whence you came, and; from thence to the place of execution, and that you be there hanged by the neck until you be dead, and that your body be buried within the pre cincts of the prison. May God Almighty have mercy on your soul. The prisoner heard the sentence with the utmost cool ness and indifference, but not so some members of his family who were in the strangers' gallery. Immediately the judge concluded the sentence, a female voice was heard in most piercing tones, shrieking " My brother, oh I my brother." In vain the ushers cried " Silence," " Silence," the shrieks only became louder and louder, and it was evident from the commotion above, that the unfortunate woman was either frantically rushing from the building, or was being hurried out of court by her friends. The heart rending cries of " My brother, my brother, I will see him," still continued, and indeed until the woman was taken into the streets, her agonizing shrieks were audible in court. The scene altogether was one of the most painf u description, NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Mellor.) CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH. Emma Brown, 17, pleaded guilty t•• an indictment oharg ing her with the concealment of the birth of her Wen child. Sentence deferred, THE ACCIDENT AT A COAL DEPOT, John Edmonds and William Lester .utiendeted to an indictment charging them with the manslaughter of John Stafford. After the trial had proceeded for a short time, a statement was read, which had been put in by one of the defendants ; and the learned judge asked the jury whether they thought there was sufficient evidence to go on, and whether they thought there might not have been great negligence on the part of the workmen themselves ? If they were of that opinion, it would be needless to proceed further. The jury, after a short consultation, took that view of the case, and the defendants were acquitted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A RETURNED CONVICT COMMITTED 70R ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—James Hurst, a powerful-looking young man, was charged as follows : Wm. Gordon, a plain clothes officer of the C division, said that shortly before one this morning he saw the pri soner and several others outside a public house in Old Compton-street, making a disturbance, and as he noticed several thieves from Seven-dials amongst them, he stood to watch them. He then heard a female cry out, " There's Gordon over the way," and directly after the prisoner crossed over and struck him, and then kicked him, at the same time, with a horrid expression, saying he would be hanged at Newgate for him. He knew the prisoner as a returned convict, and in the habit of working by day and going out with bad characters at night. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the officer said that the pri soner had been drinking; and that he believed he belonged to the same class as those who were at the court the previous day for assaulting the police. Sergeant Davy, 17 C, proved hearing the prisoner say he would be " lagged" for Gordon, and also receiving a kick from the prisoner, who was so violent that it took several constables to get him to the station. Prisoner asked the magistrate to deal leniently with him. _ _ . Mr. Tyrwhitt said that when he saw a returned convict attacking a man in plain clothes for nothing on earth, he should be wanting in his duty if he did not send him to prison. The prisoner would go to prison for each of the assaults, and would have to find a good surety in the sum of £2O to keep the peace for six months afterwards, and persons of the prisoner's class would find that the law was beginning to be sharper than it used to be. STEALING A WEDDING( RlNG.—Fanny Ingham was charged with stealing a wedding ring, of the value of 215., from the shop of Mr. Andrew Campbell, jeweller, of 43, Tottenham-court-road. The prisoner went into the shop of Mr. Campbell and asked to see some wedding rings. Mr. Campbell, jun , showed her a trhy of rings, and on telling her the prioe was 215., she said that was too high, and on Mr. Campbell turn ing his back and returning to the tray, ho missed one of the rings, which was subsequently found by Martha Preston, Mr. Campbell's servant, on the prisoner's finger. The prisoner, who either was, or preten led to be, much overcome while in the dock, but who, Mr. Campbell said, bad used very vile language on being taxed with the rob bery, pleaded guilty, and was committed for three months with hard labour, WESTMINSTER. IMPROPER CON) UCT AT A TAVERN.—Thomas Eiden and John Jones were brought betere Mr. Arnold, charged with creating a disturbance at the house of Mr. George Robens, the Two Brewers' Tavern, Stratton-ground, West minster, and assaulting him as well as his potman. Complainant said that at four o'clock yesterday afternoon the defendants and some others who were in front of his bar began quarrelling and fighting. Complainant then endeavoured to quiet them, and finding the disturbance still continued, called in a policeman and turned them out, but they forced their way in again, and Radon assaulted complainant by pushing him about and striking him, and they also attacked the potman. They were both of them sober at the time. George Andrews, the potm an, said that in consequence of the defendant's violence towards Mr. Robens he went to his assistance, when Eadon knocked him down, and Jones kicked him in the mouth while he was on the ground. George Brown, 114 B, said that he endeavoured to re store order in the public-house, and removed the defen dants, who afterwards continued their violence. The defendants told a long rambling story, in which they endeavoured to make it appear that their conduct had been perfectly blameless. After two or three witnesses had been called, whose evi dence was contradictory, Mr. Arnold said that Mr. Robens was much to be com mended for endeavouring to preserve proper order in his house. Eadon was fined 205., or seven days, and Jones was corn mitted for 14 days. SPORTING NOTES. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Some counter-attractions in the way of other race meet. ings in the North of England, and volunteer reviews in the South, tended greatly to the generally poor character of the Craven Meeting on the opening day. With the exception of the Handicap Plate, which brought out a field of 18, the quality of all the animals that stripped on that day was not above the average of platers, unless Romanoff, after get ing off some of his "bullock" fat, should further disap point those who had no faith in him. However, the layers against Mr. Saxon's Derby outsider, Jerry, must have en joyed some degree of satisfaction at his shameful beating by Water Kelpie over the Rowley mile. The int rest of Tues day's racing was centred in the Newmarket Handicap, TinltCsmi en.oedsosostkai disposing which absorbed the attention of bookmakers and the public. The success of Mr. Ten Broeck's horse was hailed with delight by his friends and the habitues of the Turf gene. rally, as his patience and praiseworthy perseverance justly entitled him to a grand coup some day. In these days, while it is the habit of racing prophets, and the public as well, to " go for" the favourites, I may especially congra tulate myself upon having departed from that rule on Mon day last, as The Sun of that evening contained the all but unqualified prediction that Bedouin would win, thus dis carding the Phpalis colt, who stood so firmly ps first favourite for the Newmarket Handicap. However, turning from this bit of self-gratulation, let we address myself briefly to the few remaining events on the programme. Eleven races are down for decision to-morrow, of f hic 2 h s h s a o v y e s, ye t overto cltohsee, last tile half of o th f e Sthweeepfrolus.triakeo: t. Era duce is " off' by consent. The Lord s ta mford's Stakes has only three engaged, a llowance into o " f fi T y "flyer," m " p Flying Queen, Fish, g iv will be the bargain. The Sweepstakes e of e marechal. The Claret carried off by the French horse inwgillthheavlae tltistr6tloteahsdneidvitlS.l.F. standard of " Chancellor's" Stakes is scarcely above .t of Buckstone, who will have to the exception . _ . wine, as, i s nothing above mediocrity in the to meet Zetland, there to see Mr. Merr ' and I shall expect . . Merry 's colour s success ful.race, N ew market Biennial Stakes, D.1.D.1 , h The Fourth sN 9as a lentry of a subscribers, most of whom . have num EITOUS either "paid" are repo o r are hors de comb at, reported to be in such good force that joh that quarter for the Winner; moreover, I h ear such good ac counts of Welcome that I shall give him my sole confidence. The Sweepstakes of 50 sous, over • the Rowley mile, has only seven subscribers. Should Valentine run he will be found the most dang3rous ; but, in his absence, the Baron's Giraffe colt will probably repeat his victory of Monday over the same course, The Free H • andicap Sweepstakes of 25 sous each, T.Y.C., will lie between Zora and Benjamin. Friday's, card presents only four events closed, and a match (no day mentioned). The Bennington Stakes will fall to Curacoa, the Sweepstakes of 25 soya each to Carintha, and Lord Stamford will in all probability repeat his victory by winning the Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, D.M. The Port Stakes is a gift of The Marquis. The Catterick Bridge Meeting will be brought to a close to-morrow. There are only two events of any interest for decision, the Borough and Homby Handicaps. For the former I incline to the chances of Bohemian, and in the event of Upperhand going i to the post for the latter he ought to win. PEGASUS. A magnificent emerald has been the reward of M. Adolphe de Groot, the chef of the orchestra at Chollet, for his cantata on the anniversary of the birthday of the Prince Imperial, The Empress sent the jewel, THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. AMERICA. (RE'UTER'S TELEGRAM.) NEW YORK, MARCH 27 (Afternoon). (Per Norwegian.) It is still doubtful how many of Admiral Farra gut's vessels passed the Port Hudson batteries. Southern journals undfun two u m n e g n t t a i 3 o i n a, as having Federal passed , v s e s s e s d el mr s, the ar Hartford . renton and arrived safely at Vicksburg. They also General dmr a ßanks r rfaa g ile u d t to w m en a t ke i a n la u n lu d n a e tta a c n !c z sayand that that Admiral passed the Port Hudson batteries at night. General Banks had fallen back to his fortified camp and manifested no disposition to advance. Northern accounts state that Admiral Farragut's vessels recaptured the steamer Indianolo without resistance. The Confederates had been working upon her, and she was nearly ready for service. The steamer Queen of the West was up the Black River out of reach of the Federal gunboats. The Sauti,ern journals assert that the Federals have been driven back from Fort Pemberton, and are in full retreat to Yazoo Pass. It was rum , aired in Cincinnatti that Ht.in , .s' Bluff had been thnked through the water route The Confederate advance forces in Kentucky are variously estimated at from three to ten thous and men. Skirmishing is reported near Camp Dick RAin son, and a general engagement is expected shortly. General Burnside has assumed the command of the Department of Ohio. General Price is reorganising the Confederate army in Arkansas, and will shortly take the field. NEW YORK, MARCH 27, Afternoon. (Per Edinburgh.) Refugees from Richmond, who have arrived at Fortress Monroe, say that the opinion prevailed in that city that it would soon be evacuated. The New York, Times says the majority of the Cabinet oppose the issue of letters of marque. The British steamer Georgiana has been run ashore at Charleston to prevent capture. A large quantity of water was let into the hold to prevent the Federals securing the vessel or cargo. It is reported that the Federals have since burnt the Georgiana. The British steamer Nicholas has been captured while endeavouring to run the Wilmington Blockade. She previously made an effort to enter Charleston. The Saxonia, Etna, and Bohemian heve arrived out. NEW YORK, MARCH 28 (MoRNING). (Per Edinburgh.) It is reported that President Lincoln will shortly 'visit New York and the principal cities of the Union. The new state constitution of Western Virginia has been ratified by the vote of the people. The constitution provides that the children of slaves borne after July next shall be free. All slaves under 10 years of age shall be free when they reach 21 years. All slaves over 10 and under 21 shall be free at 25 years of age. No slaves will be per mitted to come into the state for permanent resi dence. MEXICO. NE W YORK, MARCH 27. The New York journals publish advices from Vera Cruz to the 14th inst., stating that the French had not yet captured Puebla, and that their advance did not appear to be rapid. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) NE WM RKE I RACES—TBIs DAY. FR EE HANDICAP. Santhal Mr. Trimmer Four ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOPS. Omar Vindex filly SWEEPSTAKES OF 25 SOPS. Erythia W.O. COLUMN STARES. Turcos 1 Curacao SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Innellan Maltster Three ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. Amelia Canace Caseidia SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOPS. Necromancer Harleatono 0 Peru... Dead heat for second place. £5O SUBSCRIPTION PLATE. Argonaut . •• 1 Fantastic Five ran. £5O PLATE. _ Clairvoyante Mammifer filly .. Sixteen ran. DERBY TRIAL STARES. Stradella 00000 1 Buckstone Six ran. LATE ST BETTING. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 6to 1 agst Adventurer (taken) 16 to 1 agat Glenochty colt (taken) 16 to 1 agst Weatherspy (taken) CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agat Plover (taken) 14 to I agst Stradella (taken) 100 to 6 agst Bucketone (taken) THE DERBY. 6to lon the field 20 to 1 agat Glenochty colt (taken) 25 to 1 agat Melrose (taken) 40 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken) CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES —Tars DAY. CRAVEN HANDICAP. Lady Louisa ...................................... 1 3 Devotee Daniel O'Connel .. .. . . . ..... . ..............R1EN................................ 15To TRIENNIAL. Persuasion ....................................... 1 Deerfuot (Lurd Zetland'O • .................. . ...... 2 Os t en t a ti o n ............ i;ice .. ... .... ............ .......3 Ti m MUTINY AT BLAORWALL. On a bill being preferred this morning before the grand jury against Oliva, one of the c.4oldiers attached to the Peruvian corvette Arica, who stands charged upon the coroner's inquisition with the manslaughter of Callegas during the late mutiny at Blackwell, it was announced that the other witnesses were not in attendance, that they were pt isoners on board the hulk, and that the authorities intended to send them back to Peru, in order that they might be tried under the martial law of their own country. Under these circumstances the grand jury had no alterna tive, and accordingly no bill was found. The prisoner, however, must be arraigned on the coroner's inquisition, which will, of course, result in his immediate acquittal, as no witnesses will be in attendance. It is thought that the prisoner will be claimed by the commander of the Arica as the murderer of Colleges, and that he will be removed on board the corvette and tried by court-martial for the crime. The other prisoners, at present in irons on board the ship, will also undergo trial for the share they had taken in the mutiny. le a Enlgtliisshexracteterd tthheatprimmediatelythe ee ringleaders dealt with summarily. adgeertos will beof SHIPPING—This Day. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRA. VE SEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, April 7 —Lady Gray , from Alexandria; Eliza, from Vieques. f Arrived, April 8--Wheatshea, f ro m Goer: 180 Y Clio, from Jamaica; Ella, from Somi Stephenson from bean; , Sc. Kitt's. Sailed—Hanover (steamer), for Ostend; Rainbow (steamer), for Calais. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. .., Ainburg b, for Glasgow ; Camekopard, Passed—MY of L o ndon; Ma 7, of Ltverpool, from for Nassao—b°t h N o rth; Cosm p Titan, of hams ate and the West, for the b ar que, both .. from the North, for the West. joshainiGeda_Yboalong, for the Cape of Good Rope ; Constance, for inspe with seTeral °thus wWestward. zai ;