The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-20 00:00:00

ONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The discount market this morning presents a quiet appearance, the brokers still continuing nn• willing to negotiate even first-class three months' bills under 31 per cent., an idea prevailing that the Bank directors, owing to the heavy demand daily forced upon them, will be obliged, for their own protection, to make a further advance of per cent. in the minimum rate to morrow. About 50,000 sovereigns were taken out of the Bank yesterday for exportation to Constantinople. There was no material alteration in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. The half-yeariy report of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada for presentation at the next meeting of shareholders has just been issued. The balance-sheet is made up to the 31st March of the current year, and the not profits realized during the period amount to £14,092 ss. 6d., which, added to the sum brought forward from September, gives a balance at credit of revenue of £14,315 Bd. The directors recommend that out of this balance a dividend at the rate of per cent, per annum, less income tax, be declared on the paid-up capital stock of the company ; that one-half of the surplus profits over 6 per cent, per annum, and the usual charge for interest, amounting together to £3,682 4s. sd. be carried to the reserve fund, in accordance xith the provisions of the Royal Charter of Incorpora tion, and that £250 be applied to the redemption of preliminary expenses. There will then remain the sum of £7O 7s. 3d. to the credit of the next half year's accounts. During the period embraced by these accounts the reserve fund has been charged with the sum of £216 18s. sd. for losses on realisa tion of securities in default, and the amount stand ing to the credit of this fund, after adding the £3,682 4s. sd. above referred to, will be £48,271 188. 11d. A statement just issued by the East India Rail way Company shows that the traffic receipts for the week ending 15th February last on the Bengal Division upon 604 miles, amounted to £14,880, against £8,605 on 354 miles open in the corres :nonding week of the previous year. On the North- West Provinces Divisio❑ upon 2971 miles, the sum received in the same period was £4,952, against £2,907 upon 2431 miles fur the corresponding week of last year. The application list of the General Credit and Finance Company of London will close for London on Thursday, and for the country on Friday ; and of the Dartford Creek Paper Mill Company on the 23d and 25th inst. for the metropolis and provinces respectively. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram this day the Paris Three per Cent. Rentes were 69f. 40c.— R ither firm. The Vallamzisca Gold Mining Company have re ceived aivices dated the 14th inst. They state that the rich ore lately discovered in the Cava Veechea level on the yellow lode was tried last week by working two charges of it in the old amalgamating mills. From the report of the re duction officer, it will be seen that charge No. 1, of 40 kilogrammes, yielded 3-60 grammes of gold, or very nearly three ounces of gold to the ton cf ore ; and charge No. 2, of 37 kilogrammes, yielded 1-93 grammes of gold, or 1 oz. 14 dwts. of gold to the ton. When it is taken into considera tion the great waste of gold which takes place by thes9 mills, it will be easily imagined how impor tant the discovery is, and how rich the ore must be to yield the above quantity of gold even by the pre sent method. Business in the Stock Exchange markets today has been somewhat interfered wish in consequence of the large number of City people who have, for the nonce, abandoned work for the festivities at Epsom. Hardly any speculation has, therefore, been attempted, and a few purchases in the early part of the morning has consequently produced a firmer tone, Consols being 931 for money, and 92k less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 911•4, the New 21- per Cents. 761, and the Tairty Years' Annuities 141 ; India Stock is 2311 ; the 5 per Cent. ditto, 1094, 1104-; the 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 107: ; Exchequer Bills are steady at 3s. to ls. die. The Foreign Market is dull, and quotations are generally depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 1 ; ditto Consolides, 5 71 ; Venezuela, 561 ; Italian, 711; ditto Scrip, l& ; Greek, 321 ; do., Coupons, 141 15 ; Spanish Passive, 341 1 ; do., Certificates, 124- ; Mexican, 361, ; Portuguese, 491 -I, and the Confederate Loan, y 1 prem. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been very limited; prices, however, have generally exhibited a slight upward movement. Great East erns, North-Westerns, and Midlands have improved 55., and Great Northern and Lancashire and York shire, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit little change of importance as ragards prices. Bahia and San Francisco realise 20: ; Great Western of Canada have improved to 11: 12; and Eastern Bengals have declined to 1104 111. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at slightly higher rates. Imperial Bank have improved to 221. 231 ; Alliance of London and Liverpool, to 318 32.1, ; Imperial Ottoman, to 201 201 ; and Royal Mail Steam have declined to 64. The shares of the English and Scottish Marine In surance Company are quoted Ito prem. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ......................... 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ......... 91$ 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .......... 93$ New 3 per Cent. Annuitie s ......... 914 New 2f per Cent. Annuities.. . ... ........ 761 'lnnuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1889. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 144 India Stock .. Ditto 5 per Cent llok 94 Ditto Enfaced raper, 4 per Cent . Ditto 5 per Cent lo7a Ditto 5i per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1861 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 D tr. Bonds €1,900 Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account, June 9 94 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2k per Cent 1 2 die Ditto £500 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Milian 6 per Cent. Ditto 4} per Cent Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO Ditto, Second Issue ._... Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup:me — Ditto Account 32h it Ditto Coupons — Italian 5 per Cent. (Nlaremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent I)itto Account 36 i 161 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 8 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1353 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 18.56, '7, '9, '6o' 62.. 4 9 / i Rus sian 5 pe r Cent., £ St . 95i 1822 , . , ..... Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 Ditto 6 p er C ent., 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent Di tto Account . — Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account 5ll Ditto PRAM ...... Ditto Account **************** — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Ce Cent. 1854 ** l2l i Ditto 6 per Ditto Account * * Ditto 6 per Ceni..lB .. .. Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed .I . P e . ; •C — e ' n ' t ' . _7 l i 1 Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account ... .... Ditto 6 per Cent., 1 862 1 .. .......' " "" ; a Dividends on the aboVe. ...ab1e............ .... Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 G u i l Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ; Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 fra . n . c . s — Ditto Account .............. " ..... . ni TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money .. 9 3 Ditto Account 921 t xd Liverpool Cotton Market--This Day, Market dull at Saturday's decline. Sales only 2,000 or 3,000 bales. Import, 14,916 ; previously 28,052. SHARE MARKET S--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOIi.S. Sharej Railways. Paid. Closing I Business Price. I clone. Bir., Wol., and S tr. Val. Iltyt tie ant., Tyne. 3 ost.,Sleaf.,allUD~id.i J Bristol and Exeter Caledonian cork and Banuou Cod nival Do A A c2ets no (7;1 •Do B till fipe.nan.ll2, been naid to E. Dublin & 13c1tast June. Dun.,l'erth,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. lasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. et!: Ditto A stock Dlito East A ngitan at GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stock 8 7i 83 E 56 115 116 1151 ei 6$ 40 12 13 14 91 93 107 109 5? 63} 47 49 24i 25i 125 126 127 128 134 136 102 104 67i C7l Do B do Gt. S. ari I W. cf Irelan , 'Great Western • • Do Str Val gua. stocl, Lancashue t Yorkshire Loncton rnd Blackwal Lon., Bright..& S. Coasi Lon., Chat., and Dove' Lon. & igor'h Western Lon. & So :it Western Man_ Shet, & Lincoln . 1 Maryport and Carlisle Do I shares • Metropolitan Midland Do New Do ntrning. & Derby Gt. W. of Irelauc Do. 4 shares Mid Ken* Do Cray L'ne North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Ea stern—Berme). Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds ICBi 109; 784 794 118 120 41 42 1001 191 1044 115 44 15 114 Ili 127 14 11 - ; 96 98 50i 51} 24 25 101 102 Do York Do Carlisle...., 58 58} 58/ 69} North London . Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction IScottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid, stock Shrews. and Welohpoui Shropshire Union South Deyon South Eastern :South Wales IS. York. and fryer Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok 'Stockton & Darling 'op Do Do Nev.', is&, Taff Nrcie. Do E 1)30 Ulster 25 Do 115 117 11 18 Mt 111 121 118 120 45} 45i 98 100 30 51 32 33 91i 12 €8 70 09 101 7 8 37 38 9 10 p. 7i 8 153 156 p , 5 54 I 3 .1 3 2 P I Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. awl Waterford & Kilkenny, West Cm naafi W. Hartlepool HarAR ! West Midland -Oxford! Do Newport! Do Hereford! BRITISH P, Sal (Ways tilantic & St Lawrenct ttom..Barods&.Cent Inca Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . .•-• • Do. E. Shares... Buffalo Knit Lake B uron Do. Preference . !iutalo,Brant,&Godriel. 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1t 4 72 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, lb: (Neuf ta.,t S.Eastn. (Lit ) Cape Town & Dock Scril Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. u. 5 p. c. Do. do. GEx Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Collodi Do. Ist Pr,J. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pret. Bonds DJ. do. defer , ed...... Do. 3d P ef. stock Do. do. d.ierred.,.... Do. 4th ['ref. s o k Do. do deferred...... Gt.lndlarentu.gua.sp.o. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lire guaranteed 5 per cent G of Canada Sh arek. ___ Do. New Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't &pt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.. .1 Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. a. .. Do. 4} p. o. Extension Dc. 4. Do. Fifth Extension. Nlelb.Corp. c p. o. Melb. & Ilobson's Bay. Do. 7 p.c. Mortg. Bds Newlituntiwick Can& Class A sn I B N.M.C'da6 po Ist p 1 bds soinde Do. Delhi _ d•-: Do. do .... ' z Do. Punjaubcl Do. Do. .. •., •• ! Do. Endue. Gt. am 9 J 79 82 154 156 28 20 44 15 38 49 99 101 >SIONS. Closing Price. CO 63 1(8i tccq 1 p 5i 1 5} 8 118 119 I(9i 109; 110 1,2 I(9# 1191 1f ltp 1 lip 19 60 e 5 18 61 55 68 43 i 7 57 41 33 36 24 26 21 23 110 110,E 1 2 1 1i 107 108 lit 9 83, 97 100 89 c 2 I 107 1( , 8 P 101 103 c 8 100 49 51 3 5 E 4 86 u 6 110 107 108 6 5p 1p 107 ICB i 101 106 T SECURITIES, 106 107 [O3 1( 6 103 1( 6 06 97 95 97 113 112 114 112 114 115 117 113 115 109 111 11,9 111 1061 1(.7, 1062 105 13.14. i. 4.0 14.18. , COLONIAL COVED,: l aii.uov. 6 p.c..la 1877-S4 .......... Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aur Do. 6p. c.Mar. & Sept Do. Ep. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock Cape G.llope, 6 p c,187: Do.Ap & Oct. 188( Do. 189( Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon. Nov.ls7B, 6 p IMau, tuns 6 per cent 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent -. N.B.Gov. 6 p.c..) a.&Jul} Do. Cp. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p Do. 5 p. c.,18,1 to 1 - 7( Do. d0.,1888 &upwde - New Zealand 6 p cent. ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 IQueensland Gcv. 6p. c S.Aus G 6 p.c.187e.& up Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) Do. to 6 p.c. An.&00,. ME: 100 100 100 100 100 !I I(3i 1 1031 15 1014 114 1074 115 115 112 111k] 1031 1 1 1111 BRITISH MINES. 2 icambri an Gilllord Amalgamated.) 22 24 Devon G.Con , (Tavist. ) 1 515 625 East Bassett (Mogan) 30 971 10 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd ss. *ci ip East Caradon 384 331 32 115 last Cant Brea.... . E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 8.1.6 35 3 Gam.3rSt.Aub7n(Gwen ) 571 11 13 (3 reat South l olgus l7a 41 55 G. Wheal Vor (lotelston) 40 61 7 Grenville. HerGd's-Foot 8.12 47 19 Ilingston Downs.— 4. 7.0 21 3 Lady Bertha 1 3 I Margaret (City Lelart 91 31 33 Marke Valley.. 4 %lyndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 25 1 d New Setun l9/ 110 120 North Downs 2l 2 25 N.Wtt'l Basset(lllo.;an 4% 4% 4% North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (5,t. Illazey, 11 45 5 i 20 Providenee(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 II 4, South Caradon(St.Cleer) 15 400 410 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 3% 31 :i.Wheat Frau. (Mogan ; 18.1-.9 85 90 Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.le Lead Min. 41 I fin Croft 9 19 2) West Basset (Illogan) ll 12 13 W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 29 31 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan, 51 65 70 Wheal Buller (Itedruth) 5 60 55 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLud ott Wheal s laryAnn (Men ) 8 151 161 Wheal Seton 585 i 250 260 W h eal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 16 17 IWheal Union 3.17 44 5 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 91 London, Chatham, and Dover per cent. pref., 1001 Mid. Consolidated, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 139 Midland 4t per cent. irrd., 94} West Midland, Oxford, Ist guaranteed stock, 129 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 4i per cent., pf., 96i London, Chatham, ac., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., Ditto, 6 per cent., C, 8/ LINES LEASED AP FIXED RENTALS. Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 96 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 953 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam,!Bl !Bahia and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 201 FOREIGN MINES. St. John del Rey (lim.), 543- 41 31 41 United Mexican (lint. ), JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Agra and United Service (lira.), 101 &Mance Bank of London B ank of Queensland (lint), 84 I and Liverpool (lim.), 32 21 Australasia, 731 Bank of Wales, 3i Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chins, 261 74 City, 103 Imperial Bank (llm.), 24 3 1 lmperial Ottoman, 20 g 2i 31 London and lirazilian (lint,), 431 London Joint Stock, 361 London and South African, 264 7 National Provincial of England, —. Ditto, new, 24,1 DOCKS. London, 60 Berlin Water Works, 8; Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb 114} E. glish and Australian Copper, it " Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. 1870 issued 90, 281 Joint stook Discount, 4* Madras Irrigation and Canal, 4 31 National Discount Company (lim.), Peninsula and 0, iental Steam, 76} 5i 6 Ditto, new, 46 4 5} 6i MISCELLANEOUS. Royal Mall Steam, 64 Van Diemen's Land, lsi M. Thiers, it is jokingly said at Paris, intention of forming a Tiers pantie. SCARCELY CREDIBLE !—Toe oddest idea (says the Court Journal) that mad ftvhion has had of late [Where ? we venture to ask] is that of making gentlemen wear coloured coats and breeches at balls. They must be either of silk or velvet, and owing to the " softness" and consequent , appropriateness, velvet is the chosen. The following quatrain "On an Umbrella" is going the round as the last little jeu-de-mot by Eugeng Scribe : Las the Anil commode, ami nouveau, Qui, contra forlinaire usage, Resta l' kart quand it fait boll Zt 00 Licattre lea jowl, cl'erage 53i i 125 f 127 1101 11 105101f i i i Ili i 128 t 92a it Business dons 8 5 i i 1091 110 ii ni 12 21 i THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EvRNING, MAY 20, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr, Kerr.) AN EXTRAORDINARY ACTION FOR FITEPENCE, TILE PRICE OP FIGS' CHOPS-AUSTIN V. GAME. This was an action to recover fivepence, money had and received, defendent being the well known butcher and pur veyor of Cannon-street. His Honer—Well, plaintiff, what about this fivuonee? Plaintiff—lt is a very extraordinary question. You must know that one of my mates sent to defendant's shop for a pig's face— (laughter)—and, indeed, they looked very good. Well, the messenger put down ls., and took up a pig's jaw —(great laughter)—besides which he got 9d. change That, you see, was 3d. for the jaw. (Renewed laughter.) Well, that is finished. Now, I saw the jaw, and, thinking it was very cheap, I sent a man for one for me. I gave him 6d,, and he went into the shop and politely de manded a pig's jaw. He was asked what he paid for the other one, and said 3d. Then defendant took up the 61, and gave my man 11 change, but no pig's jaw, as he said, " that makes it all right." Plaintiff called a witness possessed of a most laughter moving Irish brogue and style, reminding one strongly of Mr. Brougham in Dennis Brulguiderry. This witness depicted the following history :—" I went to the shop, sur, and put down the sixpence. It's a pig's jaw that I want,' says I And what did ye pay for the last P' says he. Threepence, sur,' says I. ' And Shur,' says he, did ye ?' With that, by me soul, he took up the sixpence, and gave m© a penny for change, but devil a pig's jaw did I git." (Roars of laughter, in which his Honour joined, after a vain attempt to suppress the inclination.) Witness (quite surprised)—" ' That makes it all right,' says he. ' Does it, by the powers,' says I, but the devil a pig's head I got to this day.' " (Great laughter.) His Honour—Well, Mr. Austin, you will recover your fivepence and half-a-crown costs. Verdict for plaintiff. This little case will cost defendant some Gs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. THE BURGLARY AT LORD CIIESHAM'S —ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST THE PRISONERS.—Roderick alias Benjamin Johnson, alias Charles Greyston, but whose real name is said to bo Hart, and George Hewitt, alias Wallis, alias Bennett, alias Groves, charged with bur glariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Lord Chesham, 19, Grosvenor-square, and stealing a large quantity of jewellery, watches, and antiques, of the value of about £2,000, were again brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, a second charge to-day being preferred against the prisoners by Inspector Steer, of the D division, of breaking and en tering the house of Mr. John Laurie, 10, Hyde-park -place, and stealing a quantity of property, conisting of a gold cup, a gold snuff-box (the gift of the Emperor Napoleon), kc., on the night of the 29th April last. Lord Chesham and his daughter were present, and were accommodated with seats on the bench. Mr. Morgan, of Humphreys and Morgan, prosecuted, and Mr. Dodson defended. From the fact that the prisoners are known to belong to a notorious gang, the greatest interest was felt in the pro ceedings. Mr. Morgan said the only additional evidence to-day would be proof of former convictions. A constable, named Cook, proved a conviction against Hewitt for uttering a forged note, when he had four years penal servitude, and another constable proved a conviction against O'Lochlin. The prisoners were then committed for trial. Mr. Morgan said that he then charged the prisoners with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. John Laurie, of 10, Hyde-park-terrace, on the night of the 29th April last, and stealing a quantity of valuable property, bu as that case was not quite complete he must ask for a remand for a week. Mr. Tyr whitt granted the application. It appears that the property at Mr. Laurie's was all safe at 11 o'clock at night, and the next morning it was discovered that the premises had been burglariously entered, an entrance having been gained by forc ing the rails of the kitchen window. A tarred rope and screw-driver were left behind, and from a cellaret which bad been forced open a quantity of valuable property had been taken. Three men were seen near the house the, previous night as if reconnoitering, and on the night of the burglary three men were seen sitting on the steps of the next house by Mr. Laurie's coachman. Ser geant White, D division, on going to the lodging of Hewitt found a jemmy, which the woman ho (Hewitt) cohabited with tried to secrete, and on inspector Steer comparing tho jemmy with Mr. Laurie's cellaret he found them to corre spond exactly. A noticeable feature in the two cases is, that a screw was taken from the locks of the kitchen doors in both houses, so that the burglars might thus gain ad mission to the interiors of them, and that tarred ropes wore used in both instances. SPORT:NG INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, EPSOM RACES-THIS DAY. The state of the weather this morning must have been a sad disappointment to thousands who had made up their minds for a visit to Epsom Downs to witness the race of all races, viz., the Derby. Not withstanding the pitiless rain which had from an early hour in the morning been falling, those who had engaged " traps," or had booked places in "first-class covered vans," had no choice but to make the pilgrimage or lose their money, which, "to prevent mistakes," had been paid beforehand. This being th e s t ate i n w hi c h a large num ber of her Majesty's subjects were placed, the thought with m an y na t ura lly turned itself as to the b es t manner o f braving the soaking rain when falling with the most provoking regularity at nine a.m. In place of Zephyr coats, white hats and green veils, in which the lords of the creation invariably appear on such occasions, they had to sport Inverness wrappers, oil-skin over coats, felt hats and water-tight boots : and the ladies followed the same example, although many of them must have resigned the "duck" of a bonnet bought for the special occasion with very great regret. The Elephant and Castle, as usual, was "all alive," at a very early hour looking more like a beleagured fortress or the halt of a caravau, No great at one time was the ti umber of vehicles clustered round to tempt the unwary to try the perils of the road. The appearance of a great many of the vehicles might have induced a belief in the mind of a stranger that, instead of the Londoners taking their annual holiday, they were in fact occu pied in an extensive movement of furni ture, as the great majority of the vans were entirely covered with a tarpauling upon which was painted in conspicuous colours the following announcement :—" Goods carefully removed." At a few minutes before ten, the rain ceased and a dif ference in the scene was soon observable. The heavy coverings were clewed up, and then instead of chairs and tables, &c., &c., men, women, and children were discovered as the occupants, and from the good humour( d look that prevailed the assemblage all seemed bent on making the best of the day. To say that every kind of vehicle, in or out of repair, had its representative in the motley gathering, is only to expect what has been said of every Derby day since the origin of sport. The aristocratic four-in-hand, the humbler brougham, the fast dog-cart, the pon derous omnibus, and plebeian barrow of the genuine costermonger, abounded everywhere ; hansom cabs transformed themselves into perfect bowers, and hurried along the line; whilst amongst the inde scribable ruck of vehicles there was something that looked very like a mourning coach, that had either banished dull care for the day, or become reckless through excess of grief. To the great majority of visitors to Epsom the railway, with its admirably organised arrangements, has now so completely established its superiority, that to go by the road would be something like the Civic procession taking water in the venerable and titre-honoured City bargee, when the whole of the municipal wisdom can be conveyed from Blackfriars to Westminster so much more rapidly in a penny steamboat. The secret of "doing" the Derby com fortably is to go late and come away early, when the whole of the bustling, the pickpockets, the confusion, End nearly everything of an unpleasant nature, may be avoided. The arrivals at the South-Western, and at the London-bridge and Victoria Station of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway were immense, and yet owing to the capital arrangements of the officials, the trains left with the greatest regularity, the travel lers taking their seats (considering the occasion) with but little, if any, fighting and crowding. EPSOM, 10 A.M. The rain, which has fallen all night, continues ,his morning. The course is very soft. Wind N.W, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. EPSOM TOWN PLATE. Selection Merry Maid 2 Libellous _. _ Twelve ran. LATEST BETTING. THE DERBY. 7to 2 agst Lord Clifden (taken) 7to 1 agst Macaroni (taken) Bto 1 aget Saccharometer (taken) 10 to 1 agst Gillie (taken) 10 to 1 aget King of the Vale (taken) 14 to 1 agst Ilospodar (taken) 15 to 1 agst Fantastic (taken) 18 to 1 agst Scatnander (taken) 25 to 1 agst To Fool (taken) ErsoM RACES.—Th e 'spo r ting Gazette (Limited) of Saturday, May 23d, will contaia the best and fullest reports of Epsom Races, with exclusive particulars of the Derby and Oaks, and all the incidents of the week; re marks by "Beacon" (late of Bell's Life), anticipations of Manchest7r, &c.—Price threepence: stamped, fourpence. —To be had of all news agents. 14, York-street, Covent Garden, W.C. Newsvenders' Benevolent and Provident Institution. The twenty-fourth annua l meeting of this so c i e t y was held yesterday at the News Exchange, Bl ac k liorse-court, Fleet-street, Mr. Kennedy in the chair. Mr. MILES, the hon. secretary, read the report, which congratulated the members on the increasing prosperity of the society, and the fact that during the past year many members of the trade who had hitherto stood aloof had come forward and joined the society. By a wise rule of the society the elec tion of its pensioners was limited to the amount of dividend received upon its invested stock, and this, now amounting to £1,925, enabled the committee to receive another pensioner on the fund, whose elec tion would take place at the close of the meeting, making a total of five pensioners, one at £l6 and four at £lO per annum each. The committee were enabled to announce a large addition to their funds by many donations receivt d at the late anniversary dinner, presided over by Mr. Charles Dickens, to whom the thanks of the membe rs are due. The total income of the society for the y ear had been £342 9s. 7d., and the expenditure £ 337 6s. 5 d. , being a balance on the year of £25 3s. 2d. The office of secretary being vacant consequent on the sudden retirement of Mr. Hoskins, the c ommi ttee recommended Mr. W. Jones, of the Lamb eth Savings Bank, for the office. Mr. Kelly moved, and Mr. St evens seconded the ot reti ring directors and rt,which was agreed to. been given to the com mitteead Votesotioannodf of thanksofu the c report, officers, the havinghe audi tors were re-elected. Oa the motion of Mr. Wood, seconded by Mr. Standfast, Mr. W. Jones was unanimously elected as secretary, and the proceedings closed. The successful candidate Was Mrs. Rose Wild, widow of the late Mr. Wild, of Catherine -street, Strand, who polled 289 votes against 91 given for Mrs. Livett. Rigby,as givenßr Brady, d y herean dKimberley.this morning One of with th e solo singers were Madame Sherring ton ROOMS. --A Madame Weiss, and Messrs. Swift, grand concert of most h l tmCo l r hun e uc, ci n : ahu t E d e c r ace el‘ermsivsteu;nsAgi' Music T r dw i hee c a performed was a manuscript double "Magnificat et exultravit," by Han del, one of his y outhful compositions, it bore all the beauties of the master hand. Th e d ue tti s t s were Mesdames Sherrington and Andre a , b ot h o f w h om ren dered their respective parts with the g reatest taste. chorus el, and andal although duet ugh it was REPRESENTAT ION OF LONDON.—Mr. D. Kirk man H o dgson, Governor of the Bank of E ng l an d , an d M r . Alderman and Sheriff Laurence are spoken of as candi dates for the represe ntation . of . the city o f L ondon. The Parisian authorities are about to allow Mr. J. Van Malderan to illuminate the Pl ace S t, Su l p i ce w ith a new electric l i g ht, one jet of which is equal in brilliancy to 2,000 jets of gas. RE - POSTED NEWSPAPERS. Mr. Grantley Berkeley has lately written that_« Postmasters cannot charge an extra penny for the transmission of a stamped newspaper, on the ground that its redirection, if on the papr itself, and not on a fresh cover, is 'writing' prohibited by law. I have just had the case decided by the Post master- General, and the two pennies which were charged on a paper re-sent t o me fro m wycombo to London, and thence) to,Winkton, returned," Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. A correspondent, writing from Valetta, May 15, says,Vice-Admiral SirW. Fanshawe Martin, K.C.8., struck Ws flag yesterday on board her Majesty's ship Marlborough (Capt. W. H. Stewart, C. 8.), and Vice-Admiral Smart, K.H., assumed the com mand of the Mediterranean fleet, under the custo mary salutes. Vice-Admiral Martin has since hoisted his flag on the Magicienne, 16, Capt. Wil liam Armytage, it being his intention to embark on board that vessel this evening for Marseilles en route to England. Rear-Admiral H. R. Yelverton, C. 8., will embark on board the Magicienne at Marseilles for Malta, to replace Rear-Admiral S. C. Dscres, C.B. Rear-Admiral H. J. Codrington, C. 8., with his family, flag-lieutenant, and secretary, took his departure from Malta on Tuesday afternoon last, on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Poonah. Admiral Codrington will spend a week at Gibraltar with his brother, Sir William Codrington, Governor of that fortress, and proceed in the following packet of the same company to England, to report himself to the Admiralty. There have been no movements of men-of-war since the de parture of the last mail of the 11th in st., but we are shortly expecting the return of the Malacca, 17, Capt. G. Napier, from the Coast of Syria. She has orders to call at the different islands of the Archip elago and the Pintas, which will somewhat delay her arrival. Her Majesty's ships in Malta harbour are the Marlborough, 131; the Revenge, 73; the Trafalgar, 70; the Meeaaee, 60 ; the Magicienne, 16; the Medina, 4; the Icarus, 11; the Alacrity, 4; the Wanderer, 4 ; the Cockatrice, 2 ; the Hiber nia, receiving ship, and her tenders Boxer and Growler. The former of these tenders is to be fitted as tender to the Hydra, which is to replace the Me dina for the surveying service in the Mediterranean. The ship Middlesex, 1,200 tons register, Com Cammell, R.N.R., whose arrival in the Channel with troops from India was announced in The Sun of Monday, arrived at Spithead at 11 p.m. on Sun day: The troops on board consisted of the head quarters of the 92d (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment in the following strength :—Col. Archibald Inglis Lockhart, C. 8., in command ; Capts. A. W. Came ron and G. H. Parker; Lieuts. R. W. M. Lockhart, R. B. M . Ewen, 0. M'Barnett, R. J. S. Carruthers, A. R. A. Boyd, D. M. Crichton, and G. Thomlin son ; Lieut. and Adjutant John Cursland Hay ; Ensigns G. K. M. Callum and C. C. Ross; Quarter master J. Dew.r, Surgeon J. B. Reid, Assist.-Surg. J. Langdale, M.D., 6 staff sergeants, 1 Scripture reader, 24 sergeants, 24 corporals, 14 drummers, 262 privates, 20 women, and 48 children. The Curagoa, screw frigate, Capt. Sir William Wiseman, made her official speed trial, on commis sion,on Monday, at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, near Portsmouth, under the superintendence of Capt. H. Broadhead and staff, comprising Mr. J. Ward, assistant to the Chief Engineer of her Ma jesty's dockyard, and Mr. W. Eames, Acting In spector of Machinery afloat. Six runs were made at the mile with full boiler power, the mean speed of the ship being 10.750 knots. Four runs at half boiler power gave the ship a mean speed of 8.670 knots. Circles were also made with the following results—With full power—Port helm—The half circle was made in 3m. 31s. and the full circle in 6m. 465., the angle of rudder being 16 deg., the turns of wheel 21, and the revolutions of engine 691. Starboard helm—The half circle was made in 3 minutes 8 seconds, and the full circle in 6 minutes 15 seconds, the angle of rudder being 15 degrees, the turn of wheel, and the revolu tions of engines, 68. With half power—Port helm—The half circle was made in 4 min. 6 sec; the full circle in 8 min. 22 sec., the angle of rudder being 191 deg. and, the revolutions of en gines 51. With half power :—Starboard helm—The half circle 3 min. 52 sec., and the full circle 7 min. 29 sec., the angle of rudder being 194- deg. and the revolutions of engines 51. The machinery, 350 horse power, by Maudslay, Field, and Son, gave every satisfaction to the officials on board by its working. It is not expected that the Curacoa wil' sail from England for some days to come. MARKETS --This Day. A very moderate supply of English wheat was received fresh up to this morning's market. The attendance of buyers was small, and the demand both for red and white qualities ruled inactive. Nevertheless, good and fine par cels steadily supported previous rates. The show of samples of foreign wheat was moderately large. All descriptions were in limited request, yet no change took place in prices compared with Monday. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate demand on former terms. The supply of barley was very moderate. All descrip tions, however, met a slow sale, yet prices were supported. Malt changed hands to a fair average extent, at late rates. The supply of oats was moderately large, Good and fine corn moved off slowly, at previous quotations; otherwise, the trade was dull, at drooping prices. Both beans and peas were very firm, and the currency had an upward tendency. Barrel flour, the supply of which was moderate, met a slow sale, on former terms. Oilier descriptions ruled in active, but no alteration took place in their value. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English-- 470 I 320 1 100 I 330 Irish - - - Vorogn 9,400 1,190 14,810 7,230 brla. BOROUGH HOP. Our market, both as regards home-grown and foreign produce, rules firm, and prices are well supported. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat is moderate, and the trade rules steady, as follows : Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 2d; lamb, 5s 4d to Gs Od ; veal, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase. LONDON GAZETTE—Yesterday, WHITEHALL, MAY 16. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting unto Admiral Sir . Th omas John Cochrane, G.C.8., the office or place of ice •Admir a l of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Lieutenant of the Admiralty thereof, in the room of Admiral Sir Francis William Austen, G.C.8., who has been promoted to be an Admiral of the Fleet. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting unto Admiral Sir Georue Francis Seymour, G.C.8., the office or place of Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the Admiralty thereof, in the room of Ad miral Sir William Parker, Bart., G.C.8., who has been promoted to be an Admiral of the Fleet. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev Robert James Craig to the church and parish of Mochrurn, in the presbytery of Wigtown, vacant by the death of the Rev. Alex. Young. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, MAY 19. The Honourable Artillery Company of London—Lieu tenant George Ritherdon to be Captain ; Sergeant John llornby to be Ensign; Sergeant Charles Edward Webb to be Ensign, ADMIRALTY, MAY 15. Royal Marine Light Intantry—Second Lieutenant Albert George Sidney Hawes to be First Lieutenant, vice Ricketts, to half pay. CROWN OFFICE, MAY 18. I%IEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Tralee—The Right Hon. Thomas O'Hagan, cf Rutland-Nuare, in the city of Dublin, her Majesty's Attorney-General for Ireland, in the room of Daniel O'Con nell, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of her Majesty's Manor of Norlhstead. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. James F. Williams, builder, Potter's Bar Jonathan Leefe, fancy box manufacture, Old Kent-road James F. Williams, builder, Potter's Bar, Middlesex Da%id Newton, manufacturer, Leeds BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : John P. Humphreys, commission agent, Carey -street James Cocks, tailor, St. James's -street John Rea, baker, King-square, Goswell-rcad Stephen James Grove, clothier, King's-cross, Middlesex _ Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto 17t Rotterda m 11 421 Antwerp • • " 25 Brussels — 25 42/ li arnburgh — 13 7} Paris Ditto Nlarseilles Frankfort on Maine - 1191 Vienna. Trieste . • . Berlin --Madrid ......... 49 Cadiz Legh0rn.........,, , —' 49 Mit 25 47i __ ._ . 11 16 11 17 11 17i 25 47i 25 4! 13 71 25 25 25 47 25 4! 1!l! 11 32 11 32 35! 4! 4! 25 52 'llan Genoa — 25 47i 25 521 Naples ^ 25 47i 25 52} Palermo — 25 52 i 25 7 t Messina .. — 2 6 521 25 5 71 Li s b o n — 52 a621 Oporto — 421 63 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz ...... £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doubloons t t Ing , titm, „.. 0 0 0 THE ARMY. The half-yearly inspections of the troops at Al dershott were completed last week. On Monday his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, accom panied by Lieut.-Col. Clifton, Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8.; Lieut.-Gen. Sir Richard Airey, K.C.8., and Lord Elcho, arri% ed at the back camp shortly after 9 a m., and minutely inspected the 2d Brigade, which was formed in line on the Queen's -parade, under the command of Brigadier- Gen. Bates. The brigade having marched past in open column of companies in slow time marched back to the ground and reformed line ; Major A. H. Cobbe, put the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers through the manual and platoon exercise, which was admi rably executed. Several field and light infantry moveme nts, by the three regiments constituting the brigade (the 26th Cameronians, under Lieut.-Col Carey, the 76th Regiment, under Col. Smyth, C. 8., and the 87th, Lieut.-Col. A. Murray) were then per formed. At the conclusion H.R.H. hi g hly com plimented Brigadier-Gen. Bates on the general ap pearance and discipline of the brigade. His Royal Highness then proceeded to Caesar's camp, where the artillery and cavalry brigades were drawn up in two lines, with the cavalry in advance. His Royal Highness having been received with a royal sa lute proceeded to inspect the brigades, which marched past in open columns of batteries and squadrons. Various other movements were performed with such steadiness and preci sion that the Duke complimented nearly every bat tery and squadron as they passed on their riding and appearance. The troops forming these brigades were C and G batteries Royal Horse Artillery,under Colonel the Hon. G. T. Devereux, A and B batteries, 4th brigade Royal Artillery, under Lieut.-Col. E. A, Williams—Col. Gambier, C. 8., Brigadier; the 6th Carbineers under Lieut.-Col. Sawyer, the 12th Lan cers, under Lieut.-Col. Oakes, and the 13th Hussars under Lieut.-Col. Jenyns—Major-Gen. Hodge, Bri gadier. The troops returned to their quarters about 2 o'clock, after which his Royal Highness honoured Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. L. Pennefather with his company at luncheon. Ho returned to town in the afternoon. The A troop and 24th Company of the Royal En ginners, under the command of Capt. Akers, were inspected by Major-Gen. Brook Taylor, on the 13th inst., at the Level Camp ; and the 2d company under Capt. Harrison, on the afternoon of the same day, at Bourley Bottom. The 2d battalion military train, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Robertson, C. 8., was inspected by Major-Gen. Hodge, at the South Camp, near the New Church, on the 13th. Colonel 'Clark K9nnedy, Commandant of the Military Train, had previously inspected the 2d and 4th battalions. The appearance of the whole of the troops elicited the warmest commendations from the inspecting officer. We omitted to notice last week the inspection of the 64th Regiment, under Lieut.-Col. Shute, which took place on the Bth inst., by Major-Gen. Russell, com manding the 3d Brigade. The regiment having broken into open column of companies, marched past in slow time, and then at quarter dist ance with quick time, trailed arms, and afterwards at the double. It was then put through a bayonet exercise in review order by Major Mockler, and through a variety of field movements by Lieut.-Col. Shute, Capt. Haldane, and Capt. Coop, with the whole of which the General expressed himself highly satisfied, as well as with the sword exercise, which the officers went through with Major Mockler. The ship Middlesex, of London, Capt. Cammell (Royal Naval Reserve), arrived off Falmouth on Saturday afternoon from India with troops, and re ceiving orders she proceeded at once for SpitheA. She brings Colonel Rjckhart in command, with 15 officers, 29 sergeants, 24 corporals,l4 drummers, 262 privates, 2t) women, and 48 children, belonging t o the 92d Highlanders. She left Calcutta on the 27th January, the Cape on the 24th March, and St. Helena (from which place she landed a mail) on the 6th April. The ship has experienced a fine weather passage, and only one casualty (from consumption) has occurred during the voyage. On Thursday Mr. Colwell, the aeronaut, v i s it e d Aldershott for the p urpose of making a balloon ascent and taking observations of the troops while going through field movements. With this view the whole of the division, in light order, had been ordered out to the Long Valley; but as the wind oved very unfavourable the ascent did not take place. The balloon is lying at the gasworks. It i, named the Evening Star, and is capable, when in flated, of c )Ltaining about 30,000 feet of gas. IT i s not so large as that in which Mr. Coxwell and Mr. Glaisher performed their ascents; but, it is not in tended,we believe, in the present instance to proceed to a highe altitude than about 600 ft. The experi ment is looked forward to with considerable interest by the troops in camp. THE COTTON FAMINE. The health of the people in the manufacturing districts of Lancashire and Cheshire has naturally been a subject of great anxiety to those who watched the development of the distress which has followed the cotton failure, for it was not forgotten that dur ing the period of the Irish famine Lancashire expe rienced a death-rate which looked as though she herself were stricken with pestilence. In 1846 and 1847 provisions, in consequence of the failure of the potato, were dear, and employment scarce from the depression of trade. The starving Irish thronged the quays of Liverpool and crowded the streets of Manchester, or they were huddled together beyond all experience in the poorest and dirtiest of neigh bourhoods. "Liverpool," said the Registrar. Gen eral, " has for a year been the hospital and cemetery of Ireland." The deaths which in Lancashire, dur ing 1844 and 1845, averaged 45,993, rose in the following year to 59,627, and in 1847 to 68,765 ; hence, in 1846, they were nearly 14,000 in excess of that which may be properly termed the normal death-rate of the county ; but in the next year this excess had risen to 23,000. In the two years ab ut 36,000 persons perished, who, if the sanitary condi tion of this district had experienced no deteriora tion, would have lived. Though the Irish immi grants and the Irish fever must be credited with some portion of this terrible mortality, the Regis trar-General regarded indigenous and not exotic causes by far the most active agents in its produc tion. The sufferings of the poor at that time are in dicated by the increased poor rate, which was then regarded as very heavy, but which, in comparison with the far larger expenditure of the present day, now appears insignificant. By the assistance of the tables of mortality recently issued from Somerset House, a parallel can be drawn between the death-rate during one year of the cotton famine, with that which prevailed during the Irish famine, in our great manufacturing county. Taking the years ended with March, we find that the deaths in Lancashire, in 1860-61 were 59,116, in 1861-62 they were 65,464, and in 1862 63 they were 63,694. These present a strong and a very gratifying contrast with those we have just been considering. It was not until the commence ment of the last three years which have just elapsed that the distress in the north was suff ciently great to attract the notice of Parliament. We see, how ever, that the deaths were only 4,578 in excess of 1860 61, a year of great manufacturing activity, and that they were 1,770 below 1861-62. It will be shown hereafter, when we limit the observations to the cotton manufacturing unions, that the evidence of their generally healthy condition is still more remarkable. _ 4 Last autumn, when public attention had been called to the marked decrease in the mortality of some of the most distressed of the Lancashire unions, the Registrar-General observed, with judi cious caution, that "It had been assumed as obvious that if the death-rate in the distressed districts does not exceed or falls below that which has prevailed in times of pros perity, the relief obtained by the unemployed, from public and private sources, has sufficed to maintain them in health. The allow ance may or may not have been sufficient in amount, but the returns of mortality furnish no evidence of the fact ; they only show that eAtreme consequences of famine have not yet been mani fested." It is reassuring to find the R9gistrar- General with a whole winter's additional experi enca of the distress, the relief, and the death-rate in the North, admitting, with some emphasis, " that the legal provision for the distressed, and the spon taneons liberality of their countrymen, have hitherto sufficed to maintain the people in health." There is another way of testing the Lancashire death-rate, that is, by comparing it with that which has ruled in a neighbouring county. The West !tiding of York, during the three years under re view, has, with a few inconsiderable exceptions, sustained an active industrial life; but the returns do not tell of a more healthy state of her inha bitants, with relation to antecedent conditions, than can be shown for the palatinate, with her mills motionless, and half a million of her operatives living upon the unwonted bread of charity. In the West Riding, 1860-61, the deaths were 36,202; in 1861-62, they were 35.296; and in 1862.63, they amounted to 37,725. The last year was in excess of both the former ones—with respect to the first by 1,523 deaths, and to the second by 2,429 deaths. To explain the circumstance that the deaths in Lancashire during the winter quirter last past show a decline in number when compared with the two corresponding quarters of 1861-62, which decreement is not participated in by the kingdom generally, it has been suggested that, while England enjoyed au average amount of health during the first term of the comparison, Lancashire was in those two quarters more un healthy than usual ; and that, in the common fluctuations of disease, " more or less improvement of the public health was to be expected." It appears to us that this explanation may be read backwards. The eve of recovery from an unusual amount of insalubrity in any district appears to be but a bad commence ment for bearing up against a period of privation. Instead of partially explaining the unexpectedly moderate death-rate of Lancashire by referring it to the ordinary fluctuations of disease, the fact of the low mortality appears rather to render the evidence stronger that this happy result is principally the effect of the prompt, liberal, and efficient aid which her operatives have received in the day of their adversity. When we analyse the returns, it is found that considerable diversities exist among the unions. Following the same line of comparison employed in discussing the mortality of the county, the Stockport union stows an increased death rate of 10.8 per cent., while the neighbouring union of Macclesfield decreased 5.4 per cent. The winter quarter at the former place was particularly un healthy. Starlet fever has been very prevalent over the whole union. In Lancashire the cotton manufacturing unions which have been less fortunate in r espect of health than their neighbours are War rington, Ashton-under-Lyne, Oldham, Barton - on-Irwill, Chorlton, and Chorley. The increase in these districts ranges between 4 per sent, and 10 per cent. The more fortunate ones are Bolton, in which the decrease is equal to 5.1 per cent.; cant. Blackburn, one of th e most H ,siiegden, 8.7 per cent.; 3 by far the largest declin e , namely, Rochdale,aun n r e I le y y ,whichlB' O perh b 7. 3perecxen t. distressed unions,3 6 per cent. ; Bury, 3.4 per cent. ' Manchester, 3.4 per cent., the falling off i n t h e number of deaths being there 253 ; not least, Preston, where the rate has fallen on of "i d bt i : l it: ti g cent., or by 188 deaths. Prtaton has divide6d2wpitelli. but under the present mostvisi tation. s A s hton-under-Lyrae t o n- un distressed der-Ly n u e n i t o h n e the f autumn, . feve t , he very rea tation. It was there, in sonable alarm arose that the ood warned by the earliest symeeprt'oms, started on its fearful car. sent down a spe cial have board of health, and Toe Government, poor vigorous cial medical inspector measures to . consult with the local sufferers and to check the were spr e t a a d k o e [lf theto relieve fever ; the with the guardians of the 48 persons died from the fever in spite of all efforts Chen the disease stopped, and has not appeared since, or elsewhere in the district. Though Pres ton and Ashton stand very much upon the same level as to the distress of the operatives, judging of that distress by the number who have come upon the rates in both unions, yet we observe that their sanitary condition has been discrepant. Preston had 188 fewer, and Ashton-under-Lyne 135 more, deaths than in 1860-61 and 1861 62. Man chester, Salford, and Chorlton form, in point of fact, one vast manufacturing and commercial town. Hero too the labottr famine has witnessed considerable differences in the death-rate. In the first -named place there were 253 less deaths; in the second the mortality was Duly 1 per cent. higher ; but in Chorlton the deaths increased by 352, or more than 9 per cant. But the figures before us present another phase of the sanitary question — the force of endemic maces upon mortality, irre spective of the economic condition of the inhabi tants of any place. The whole area of our large port upon the Mersey, which is generally called Liverpool, is, for the purposes of registration, divided into two districts—Liverpool and West Derby. These places contain a population of nearly 500,000 persons. During th e Cotton famine, Liverpool, though it is the largest cotton port in Europe, has suffered very little distress. What her merchants have lost by the American war in one direction it is shrewdly suspected they have made up through the same cause in another. We should therefore hope that the death-rate there would show at least as favourably as in the unions where the industry of half the people is paralysed. But what are the facts 1 3 In 1860.61 the deaths were 12,420 ; in 1861- 62 they rose 1,600, being then 14,011 ; last year they again rose 1,000; in exact numbers they were 15,041. In 18623, therefore, they were 21.9 per cent. higher than in 1861, and 7.4 per cent, hi g her than 1862. Contrast these figures with those we have given above in exposition of the diminished mortality of unions like Bolton, Rochdale, Hasling. den, Burnley, Blackburn, 'Manchester or Preston, where unemployed thousands have been maintained by charity. The Liverpool death-rate in 1862-63 was 31 in every 1,000 of the inhabitants ; this is fifty per cent. higher than the average rate for all England, and nearly double that which Dr. Farr has pronounced to be the natural rate of mortality in this country. The low rate of mortality which has generally marked the cotton unions during .the distress has been sometimes referred to the circumstance of the mothers being able to give that necessary care to their younger offspring, of which they are too often deprived during full work in the factories. We cannot venture an opinion upon the va'ue of this explanation, the statistical evidenee to determine the quest ion not being at present before the public; but any cause acting largely upon the infant mor tality of our manufacturing districts must have great influence upon the general death-rate. In Lancashire, in 1860, which we take as the latest year in which the deaths by age have been pub lished, our of every thousand deaths 441 were those of infants under five years of age. If Lancashire could be made as favourable to infant life as North Wa.ee, for example, where the mortality under five years is 312 per 1,000 deaths, the saving to the county palatine would be equal to 6,000 or 7,G00 lives at those early ages. Here, then, is a broad margin, where physical, social, and moral influences m ay, under given, but not extravagant conditions, be brought into play to eheck a frightful waste of human life. We cannot but think that very many of that mul titude of benefactors who came with generous celerity to the rescue of the cotton workers in their first season of trial, will read with lively plea sure the figures we have here adduced to prove that an inordinate mortality has not aggravated the dis tress of Lancashire. The statistics of death afford another proof of the sufficiency of the means be stowed upon the hungry and the naked. There health has smiled on charity, and charity will not readily forget the grateful reward of her first daunt less struggle with famine. THE GALE YESTERDAY. Shortly after three o'clock yesterday morning the wind, which for some hours previously had threat ened, rose to an alarming strength, and up to mid day, with but slight intervals, blew a perfect hur ricane from the E.N.E., but frequently chopping rou - ld to the S.S.E. and W. by N., causing not only injury of a serious nature to many persons, but in flicting damage to property to an alarming extent. The trees and shrubs in the parks suffered severely, and several persons ware injured by falling branches. Much damage was also done in various parts of Lon don by chimneys being blown down, lead being rolled off roofs, &c. A number of acciden ts, but fortunately none fatal, occurred through these and similar casualties. On inquiry it was ascertained that owing to the fury of the gale several vessels had been detained in the Pool, and a telegraphic message had been received stating that it was advisable not to allow the Mar gate steamer Magician to start for that place as the weather t here was truly alarming. The Triton, from Boulogne, due yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, did not arrive, and has doubtless been detained by the fury of the gale. The vessels in the Pool were ex tensively injured, and in many instances the spars, &c., were torn away. Above Blackwall the gale was felt most severely, and off Woolwich a small boat was swamped, and two men were only saved from drowning through the exertions of some per sons from the shore. Between Westminster and Vauxhall a barge laden with coal was driven from its mooring, and notwithstanding every effort made sunk in deep water. Near Chelsea two sailing yes-. sale came into collision, and one, the Union, was seriously damaged. At Thames-bank a large quan tity of timber lying off a wharf was driven from its fastenings, and dashed with much force against some small boats, which were greatly injured. The fury of the gale was so great at one time that it was only with the utmost difficulty and danger that the steamers could make headway, and the tempo rary footway across the river at Hungerf3rd was felt to shake under the violence of the wind. From the accounts received the gale has been felt severely at Hertford and Hoddesdon, and other places on the Great Eastern line, and the trains considerably delayed. At the various hospital■ persons were attended, having met with injuries, but nothing further of a serious nature has been ascertained. SHIPPING—This Day, LONDON, May 20.—Wind this day at n oon—North. Westerly; light breeze and cloudy weat her, with rain in the morning. PORTLAND, May 18.—Arrived —Cit y of Mob i l e , from Calcutta ; Adelaide, from Lon don for Portland and Gib raltar. BRIXITAN, M a y 19.—Wind N.E., blowing a ga l e,-- At-lived—Prince of Whles , fro m H u ll for Matamoros, 10 plied with enals, and will p roceed w/acu the weather d e rates. PILL, May 19,—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed—K o rEienF.Ll.o".. Oneiga. , f or NEWPORT, May 19.—Wind X t• Shanghai. ' R '''"oai • te, for led—Li BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPII, GRAVESEND, Illedneslay Mornin. Arrived—Frans Martha, from Emden• Catharina, from Nyioping ; Maria, from Dantzio ; Sarpen, from Chris tiana. Sailed—Plying Pisb, for Barbados ; Amelia, for Berbice; Normandie, bteamer, for Dunkirk • Concordia, steamer, for Boulogne; Rainbow, steamer, for Ostend; Bruiser, steamer, for Calais, DEAL, Wed nes d ay Morning. The Truiumphant, f rom Africa London, has been supplied w i t h anchor an d 7 5 fathoms of chain, to replace others which had been lo.t, at d has proceeded leeward. --- DEATH OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS ELIZABETH OF SAXONY.— A. telegram was received yester day by the members of the royal family, announcing the demise of her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth, eldest daughter of his Royal Highness Prince George of Saxony, who died at Dresden on Monday evening The Prussian Montteur anncunces the . r e e ba tu_ e r n n , of his summer residenoe near Potsdam, fro m . li be r in d RUSSiti. Prince Frederick Charles, who was hsoaidwt__ suspected. of Some proceedings of the prince d . er w from "'' at 9 o'clook. to the King for him liberalism, had called forth an or to leave Berlin for a time. Pepper had t'ne honour . l command, - t Professor'Yesterday morr j ing, by special . Ghee., of delivering ri. e Lecture Prince and Princess Louis of of Wales, and tb ROYAL P O LYTECHNIC . —yesterday before the 3 Prince and Princess Huse. Their other directors of the Polytechnic, and Omen d the Roya l Highnesses were received by the Rev. after being preparedshown for their reception. At the conclusion a royal box n through the galleries, were conducted to invitation of Professor Pepper, the of the behind the scenes and examined the ma r„, 1 party went the • •ii ± ---*/aand ap pliances for producing curious 1011810113 chinery J . B. pieocityutr n by the some interesti g of the f the submarine diver and 11 -- experiments Polyt ec hnic ghost. After seeing apparatus they concluded a visit of two hours' duration by wit uessin the i n cantation and other chief scenes in V 1: 11 e:t Iy e b i- A g er's 0 ers , 4, Freischutz." Before 13aving. the royal party Po P : • A thanked the directors, and retircd ‘v . " ' ra e''out3ly their visit. r' ea tl` A with Share 100 /Lk 1 20 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock et 1 et +t ock ISSE. Paid. 111 ! 00 " 41 1