The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-01 00:00:00

MONEY 7tar R T AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed with a dull appearance, and prices of the finer descriptions remaini-d un altered, but the lower qualities were 1-16c1. to yd. per lb. lower. The sales were 6,000 bales, 1,500 of which were taken for export. The Railway Share Market was steady, at a slight advance in prices. The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the past week have been firm, and a larger amount of busine ,, s has been transacted than might have been expected, owing to the continued clear ness of money. For sugar the demand has been very brisk, and at enhanced quotations. Coffee is dull, but holders demand high rates. In rice the trart.lactions have been limited ; cocoa is rather dearer, and tea has remained quiet. Iu spices, saltpetre, and rum there has been no alteration of importance. Tallow has slightly declined. The public sales of foreign and colonial wool commenced yesterday, and the attendance of buyers Was less numerous than usual. The biddings were rather languid, and Australian qualities receded ld. to lid. per lb. compared with the quotations realised in February last. In Lombard-street, and at the Bank of England, the demand for discount accommodation is very active, and full rates are current. This is observed as a close holiday on the Stock Exchange, as the transfer offices at the Bank of England are as usual closed on the Ist of May to enable the officials to complete the half-yearly accounts. A few of the speculators have assembled in the neighbourhood of the Stock Exchange, and Con sols are called 94 93 for the 7th proximo, and 93g for June. Some suprise has been caused in the City this morning among those connected with the Stock Market at the return of some of the cheques given by one of the jobbers on se tlement of the half monthly account yesterday. The cause assigned is the non-receipt of the country remittances against Which cheques were drawn, and the inconvenience will no doubt be severely felt by those who had transactions with the party in question. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that the market for American Securities continues without animation, and prices are wit'tout change. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cent. united States 6 por Cents. 1867-1868...101 1061 united States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863...106 1063 STATE SECURITIES. ._Alabama 5 per Cent 7B 80 marylaud 5 por Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 89 91 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ... 99 100 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... 40 42 Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Tennessee 5 per Cent. Bonds .. . 1577... SO 82 -uonnessee 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 83A 84 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 84 86 LOANS OF CITIES. Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 82 84 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 77 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 90 91 Illinois Central 6 per Cent... 1875... 86 88 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860...106 108 Illinois Central (Shares), $3O paid 27 29 p Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860... Do. do. do. 1869... 90 92 New' York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 92 94 ow York Central 6 per Cent., not New 1 88 3 ... 81 83 York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... 83 85 11 „,..f0rk an d E r i e 7p. C en t. Convertible 1862... 77 79 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Ptind 1875... 82 81 p ea a naraft 7 per Cent., let Mortgage 1865... llaYlvania Central 6p. Cent., Ist Mort 1880... 88 t 9 BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES YESTERDAY. (From the Offictal List:) Business done. Rank Stock 8 Per Bent. R e d uce d Annuities Per Cent. Co n sols Annuities w T _ 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l '''"'ig Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 - -1( Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 2 3-16 i llvtis Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under .ClOOO c onsols'for Account 9 d ... .. .. 924 I ndia Stock - Ditto Account Exchequer Bills, 24d. March. I June.. £1000 500 — 1 51 d Small ..... . 2 d 2 pl 5 dpar PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—YESTERDAY. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 4,4; per Cent. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account kexican 3 per Cent - -"i Ditto Account 'Russian Bonds, 1: 22, St., 5 per Cent — Ditto Ditto, 4. all Cent. - 97 SPitnikh doiads, 3 per Cent. Ditte New D e f erre d, 3 p er Cal. Turkish Ronds, 11 par cent 92. i R i l l Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent, Dt:tdends 3 ,- , the alywe :sayable in Legion. Dutch,, Exchange, 2. per Cen';., 12 Guilders 65 Liao 4 per Cont. Certificates 7178 El? O'CLOCK. Consols, money Ditto, Account (May 7) 92 it 92i MARKET NEWS.—( this ay.) CORN EXCHANGE. Th e cos, supply of English wheat on offer in to-day's market, is 1" 440 , and by land carriage, was very moderate, and ithaair condition. The amount of business doing in all ~,c lB Was by no means extensive, yet Monday's prices e xte .° suPported. Fine foreign wheats sold to a moderate R i o t, at full currencies. In felior samples moved off Suite former terms. Floating cargoes of grain were ejas dear as on Mond r i lere was a fair inquir y for most kinds of barley, at full we was a fair inquiry for malt, at full prices , . i tar , ° bad a fair consumptive inquiry for oats, at the late li z.° vement in value. " 48 , peas, and flour realised Monday's currency. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. 3,430 I I 3,590 ...... ' Nrish itsla .. I •• Oats. Flour. 360 2,143 1,690 -- l'oreign ..... 1 3,230 I 17,193 14,020 1 2,220 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. goo e supply of beasts in our market to-day was reason- Iv d. For most breeds we had a slow inquiry, at In' n ' t aY's prices Sheep, the show of which was by no 0ti4418 extensive . , moved off heavily, at a decline in the (44tionsof 2dSibs The lamb trade ruled heavy, per . 6 1 , i tices gave way 4d per 81bs, the top quotation being ,Per 81bs. We had a slow sale for calves, at 2d per kii„, s tees money. The supply was moderate. Pigs and "' COWS were rather drooping in price. Per 81bs to sink the offais. llltem s. d. s. d. , s. 4 . s 80 c ,, — ,,,, ( 1r Beasta....3 4to 3 6 Prime Sonthdown 5 S 6 0 Pri ''''' cinality....3 S 4 0 Large crse. calves 3 6 4 6 pZie e large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 2 ic,r Scots, dtc. 410 5 0 Large bogs 3 6 4 2 th e er ior 8 beep ...4 4 4 8 Srklall porkers ... 4 4 410 ' t4 quality ...4 10 5 WSuckling calves.. 23 0 30 0 We erse.- w ll ed. s 2 5 61Quarter old pigs.2l 0 28 0 58 Gcl to 6s 4d. Shasta TOTAL SUPPLI:Ib, i FOREIGN scrrLv. e ...... , . l,OOO Beasts 4O e al _l' and lambs pis .................... ... 230 Pigs — NEWGATE IND LEADENHA. The trade generally ruled heavy, a pi t droong LL prices. Per Blbs by the carcase, Pe d. s. d. bo • tuiterior 3 0 3 4 1111( Idling 3 6 3 10 per t o Mine large 4 0 4 2 cl ?* 4 4 4 6 "s"ftreeMil an 3 8 4 2 Lamb, Is S. d. .§. d Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 8 Veal 3 4 4 8 Pork, small 4 4 5 0 !LI to 6s 01 There • BOROUGH HOP. go o d ' 8 a steady, though not to say active, demand for little a nd fine hops, at full prices. In other kinds, very is Ira doing, on former terms. et / l c and East Kent pockets, 3/ 10a to 5/ 12s ; Weald. Liu.;ell I.os to a to 31 Pit; Sussex, 3103 to 31 1.20 ; yewr 3/. per TE A COLONIAL. r e 1 . • At the public sales of this article full prices were , Ifsed for good qualities of both greens and blacks. and roon congou sold at ls per lb. " 411 . —The demand for both horno consumption and elPortation continues active, and some large speculative l' e w ilis t ell aseB have been made at an advance of about 61 por f " previous rates. The refined market is firm with .aw g OO lB on offer. s ' C'PP2 E.—Plantation Ceylon met with less enquiry and rtlaateetria..tions rather declined. Native ruled dull at previous 14 It c 1 " .— There has been a very limited b us i ness d one and ieB generally rule rather easier. 1 - )'' l3 U. — Sever a l large transactions have t a k en p l ace i n en ' era rai and fully previous rates are current for superior PSPIcEs.--A fair amount of business has been done in e ac e, nutmegs, and g i nger , a t f u lly former p r i ces, b ut l'ep_por and pi mento were rather cheaper. ALTPETRE.—Very little business doing and prices ace "Qinally unaltered. ritTA.LLOW.—The market has been exceedingly quiet, and e " rclay be quoted rather easier P.Y.C. on the spot 4 to 55s 3d, last 3 months 53 s 9d to 54e per cwt, ~~ to this Stahl, the mo tile Go rt, with ;in and ;ays : certain cr life r uol and The subsidy on the rkey to urgent weeded vho has ie111:, in ntion of r.rapress endance tement, the iu- a Rhine ie , .l the stlte . oun the ::11 11 in ew who Chinese 'pally of letters lad sent Rain ain INCA. s of this April ; ng being rose and 0 the rc ,d. The Georg ; Goole, uosei Weo/ el _ l t 13 my Ye ° g oinivong, goer" be, t, .- f tb ° iy d to-c ll4 ' , s , at the 00 6c ' , pool° p e tea " tb° )ugh 0 a re of Al s P o T ill, it. I e ChanY living vis itor° , visits t° wog en, f boa,' ° for 1 v O 3 : t° i d an ,Bterdal, dePu r. kn), .51 r • ba ys m e Fsrs• 1 , quo' 6.t An y re 11' 3 w1 'cic it oug h t ed e be thA becia' fish s Bcl )0 the La l ie w 3ig" 8 t a 9 VI. INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) SECONDARIES COURT. (T3ofore Mr. Seccndary Potter and aSp ciAl y.) t3IITII V. DITTERTRE. - EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF cnim. CON. --DAMAGES 3,0001. This was an action for a criminal conversation with deferant's wife, and came before the Court undefended, for the jury to ni*ess the damages. Mr. Wilde, Q.C., and Mr. Holland appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. Wdd:., in stating the case to the jury, said that the plaintiff in this case was a young n an of very high c )nneciions, and in 185 he was married to Miss Hid, the euject of the present proceedings. They lived on the happiest of terms, and visited the Continent, where they became acquainted with Mr. Win. Henry Dutertre, the defendant in this action, with whom they became very intimate, frequently being in each other's compnny, and going out on shooting and fishing EX cursilns. In 1854 plaintiff had to leave PariQ, by the sudden and serious idness of his father, and, while gone, the defendant was in communication p'ain- :ifl's wit:, and friends, and was on the mot , t friendly terms. His father died, and plaintiff returned to Paris, where he j.)ined his wife and friends. There the same happiness and tranquility prevailed. Plaintiff had to leave Paris again, in consequence of a bi:l that had paned the House of Lords affecting his property. Ile again returned to Paris in a short time. Nothing occurred in the year 1855 of any im portance. It was in the autumn of the year 1856 that ,he unforLunate circumstance arose which completely upset the happiness of plaintiff and his family. The learned counstl then read several letters which had bee❑ written by plaintiff to his wife and vice versa, and showed that they lived on the most affectionate terms, Re then sail that defendant and plaintiff's wife appearen to be on the same terms in 1856, nothing more intimate; but on the 4th of Dec. in that year while plaintiff was in Paris, and his wife staying at the house of her sister, she suddenly disappeared, and nothing more was heard of her, although plaintiff came immediately to town, until it was discovered that she had gone to South ampton, and that defendant was staying at Radley's Hotel, and when she arrived she rushed out of the train and affectionately kissed defendant, as though it was her husband. After that it could be proved that defendant and Mrs. Smith had been living together or some days, and that plaintiff had found that the days which he thought this Frenchman spent in friendship had been used to seduce his wife. He would not go at any length into the particulars of the case, but with regard t 0 the question of damages, he must remind them before a man could get divorced from his wife that a jury must give him damages, but he hoped soon to see this state of the law altered, so that these painful investiga- tions might be conducted more privately. The misdeed of the defendant, the manner in which he had broken every tie that existed in the plaintiff's happines, could never be repaired with damages. Let them only ima gine the fearful shock to the plaintiff in breaking his happiness, and yet the defendant lived quietly in Paris with plaintiff's wife, and never came folward with even one word of explanation. The declaration laid the dam ages at 3,0001., but if the jury gave that, it would not be a sufficient reparation for defendant's wrongs. Mr. John Wilson Smith said he was the only living brother of the plaintiff, who was a barrister. His father was a ma❑ of property. In the year 1852, Miss Hill, who was aftvrwards plaintiff's wife, came down on a visit, and they appeared very fond of each other. After they were married they often went to his father's house, when they appeared on the most affectionate terms up to the latter end of the year 1856. He was with plain tiff and his wife while in Paris, and the defendant with others were on visiting terms. There was nothing par ticular with defendant and plaintiff's wife. When he saw his brother at the end of 1856 he was in a most agitated state in consequence of what had happened with his wife. Mr. Isaac Penny, of Liverpool, said he married one of the plaintiff's sisters. He had often seen plaintiff and his wife together, and they appeared most happy and loving. On December, 1856, plaintiff was with him at Liverpool when the telegraphic message came from Weymouth stating that his wife bad left. He advised plaintiff to take the first train to go to Weymouth. He did so. Mrs. Seatel, a sister of plaintiff's, spoke to tlay affection which always existed between plaintiff an.l his wife, as did also a cousin of Mr. Smith's, who spoke particularly to the engaging manners of Mrs. Smith, who was very accomplished and a general favourite. Mr. T. Ridgway, plaintiff's brother-ir-law, and Capt. Fayrar, gave similar evidence—the latter saying that M. Dutertre, the father of Leopold Dutertre, the defen pant, was a very wealthy man, being the highest in the place. Mr. Wilde, Q C., said he had many other witnesses to ,peak to the manner in which plaintiff and his wife lived —but it was unnecessary to call any more. The Secondary was of the same opinion. Charles Oliver was then called. He said he was head porter at the Southampton Railway station. He remem bered defendant being on the station in December last waiting at the station for the train, and when it arrived he recognised the lady in the carriage. The lady got out, and when on the platform she ki4sed him. They spoke in French. He had since been to Paris and iden tified the lady and gentleman as M. Dutertre and Mrs. Smith. Mark Flowerded, waiter at Radley's hotel, South ampton, proved seeing defendant at the hotel before the arrival of the 11 o'clock train from Dorchester, and after that he waited at breakfast on Mr. Dutertre and Mrs. Smith. He identified them at Paris in the Rue de Luxembourg; No. 37. John Roberts, was servant to Mr. Smith, and went with the last witness to Paris. When he went to the house the door was opened by a strvant, who said they were at home. He saw Mrs. Smith come out of the bed• room, and she said, " Oh, Walter, is that you." Mr. Dutertre afterwards came ont of the bed-room. Mrs. Smith wanted to speak to witness privately, and asked him if his master was in Paris, and how he was. Wit ne,,s told h-r that he was going to England to his master. Mr. Westerton, cl , rk to Uhintiff's attorney, said he went to Paris to identify the parties. He saw them both. Ho served the writ on Mr. Dutertre while in bed, and• Mrs. Smith was in the bedroom with him. They passed as man and wife, and lived there together. There were only two rooms. The Secondary summed np, and told the jury the only question was for them to decide the amount of damages. The Jury baying deliberated, returned a verdict for the full amount-3,0001. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) __~_ _. LONDON. May 1.--Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; light breeze and fine. FALMOUTH, April 30.--Sailed—Surge, Coquimbo; Witch, Miramichi. Off Port—Gidour, Mauritius. BIDEFORD, April 30.—Wind N.—Sailed—lntended, for Prince Edward's Island; Inspector, Miramichi. QUEENSTOWN, April 29.—Arrived—Harriet, from St. John's, Newfoundland ; l!dindola, Callao. STORNOWAY, April 30.—The Sir William Wallace, from Aberdeen for Quebec, has put in leaky, and must be taken to the Slip to make good her defects. OFF THE LlZARD.—Zurich, from New York for Hoare. PORTSMOUTH, May I.—The Peninsula (s.s.). from London to Cadiz and Gibraltar, got in collision, at 2.45 a.tn., 14 miles off the Owers, with the Imperial Prince (schooner), from Newport to Harburg, which sank in a (railer of an hour afterwards; mate and one man drowned; master and four men saved, on board the Peninsula, which has bows stove, and fore compartment full of water. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived—Eliza Bane, from Cardenas; Janty Santander ; Blondine, Africa ; Affrain, Faro ; Fratornitas, Copenhagen. Sailed—Caroline, for Odense; 1k Yin Mari?, Narva : Phccnix, New York; Mercury, Newfoundland. Wind E.S.E. QUEENSTOWN, April 29. Arrived —Alindera, from Callao ; Harriet., St. John's, Newfoundland. WATERFORD, April 23. Wind F. Arrived— Saree Maria, from Ibralia. Sailed —Erin. for Quelx c. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.39 a.m. Wind northerly; tide two hour's ebb ; fine. Arrived, May I—Tropic, from Barbatoes; Active, Os tend ; News, Charente. Sailed, May 1 --Carl, for Launceston ; Emulous, Bar badoes ; Naprino, Trinidad ; Winfield Scott, Port Phillip. DEAL, Friday, 9.27 a.m. Wind N.N.E., moderate. ParS3(l, April 30—Crusader, from London, for GlaFgow ; Orkney, from London, for Sydney, New South 'Vales; Ann, from London, for St. Vincent. Passed—George, from New York, for Hamburg. THE TERMINI OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.--SOME tol. , ens of jealousy are perceptible in the the American newspapers, as well as in the Senate, at the fact of the termini of the Atlantic telegraph being both in Brit:st, territory. Without adverting to the wry obvious phy sical re asons for this arrangement, we may exoress our belief, as well as hope, that it whi never become a matter of political importance. We perceive that Mout Maury has recently published his opinion that any direct line to the 'United States would be impracticable, from the :Duct greater depth of ocean, and from the prolongation of Cat, cable to 3,000 miles, a length probably beyond the power of transmission of a single electrical cut rent.—Edinburgh Renew (NeveNumber). TrnE SUN, 7LON.ILMJN, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 1 1857, NEWMARKET RACES. (This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 501. HANDICAP PLATE. Hardwick Eupatoria Humbug Eleven ran. NEWMARKET STAKES. Glee Singer Kingmaker Young Hopeful Lollypop colt ....(A. Day) 1 ...(Kendal) 2 (Sharp) 3 ..(Flatman) 4 Won by three-quarters of a length. SWEEPSTAKES. Surrondor . LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Dulcarnara (taker) „walked over. DERBY. 7to 1 ag=t Skirmisher ('aken freely) 9to 1 agst Anton (taken) 30 to 1 agßt Beeswax colt (taken) Sporting Intelligence. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. THE SUBSCRIPTION. Room, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ONE THOUSAND. 6to 4on Blink Bonny (taken) 4to la. st Ayacanora (taken) Sto 1 agst Arta 10 to 1 agst Foperieuse 20 to 1 agst Miss Whip filly 40 to 1 agst Blink Bonny winning the One Thou- sand, Derby, and Oaks (taken) CHESTER CUP 7to I agst Leamington (taken) 10 to 1 agst Mincepie effdred) 100 to 7 agst Turbit Offered) 100 to 7 agst Riseber effered) 100 to 6 agst Lemma di Vergy (wanted) 20 to 1 agst Van Duock (offered) 25 to 1 ag4 Pretty Boy ( , akeL) 30 to 1 agst Bay Hilton (taken) 50 to 1 agst Worcester (taken) DEBBY. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Bto 1 agst Blink Bonny (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Skirmisher (offered) 40 to 1 agst Beeswax, colt (taker) THURSDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 10 ft. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards. ) Mr. Gratwicke's S ixe-Wenner, by Weatherbit, 3 yrs, 64 101 b (Humpage) 1 Baron Rothschild's colt by lago—Evening Star, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (Charlton) 2 Mr. Borne's Truelove, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Fordham) 3 Mr. Morris's Admiral Lyons, 3 yrs, Bst 7'b (Basham) 4 Betting—Even on Admiral Lyons, 4 to 1 each agst Saxe-Weimar, Truelove, and Evening Star colt. Won by a length and a half, two lengths between the second and third, moderate fourth. Sweepstakes of 10 sove each for 3 yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 80 sove, if demanded, &c. First half of Ab. M. (3 furlongs 213 yards.) 6 subs. Mr. Smith's Spinet by Orlando, 83t 41b (D. Hughes) 1 Mr. Boyce's colt by St. Lawrence—Azimuth, Bst 71b (A. Day) t Lord W. Powlett's Delusion, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) t Mr. W. Evans's Sorceress, 84 4lb (Mills) 4 Mr. MAlisti'm Inspiration, Set 71b (Wells) 5 Betting-2 to 1 on Spinet. Won by three-quarters of a length ; dead head for se cond place ; bad fourth. The winner was claimed for Mr. Wadlow. Handicap Plate of 50 sore. A.F. (1 mile 2 furlongs 73 yards.) Mr. G. Taylor's Newton-le-Willows, by Melbourne, 3 yrs Est Blb (Bray) 1 Captain Chrietie's Kestrel, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Well) 2 Mr. Howell's Billy (late Coney), 5 yrs, 84 21b (Quinton) 3 The following also ran :—Eloquence, Apathy, Ane mone, Renown, Old Rowley, Jolly Marine, Termagant, Cripple, Mary Ann, Friar of Aspall, Refreshment. Betting-2 to 1 agst Cripple, 4to 1 aget Apathy, sto 1 agst Kestrel, 10 to 1 each agst Newton-le-Willows, Eloquence and Refreshment. Won easily by a length, three quarters of a length be tween the second and third, Apathy was a good fourth, Jolly Marine was fifth ; Termagant, Renown, and Re freshment headed the next lot. The Newmarket Two-year-old Plate of 2001. ; colts, Set 7lb ; fillies, Bst 51b. A winner of a plate or sweep stake slb. extra. Last five furlongs of R.M. Mr. Sut'nn's The Flying Duke, by the Flying Dutch man, Bst 71b (Charlton) 1 Lord Ribblesdale's The Happy Land, Bst 12th (in 51b extra) The Duke of Bedford's gelding by Tadmor—Fistiana, 8•t 71b ... (S. Rogers) 3 The following also ran Farmer's Son, Young Dutchman, Victor Emmanuel, and Lady Nelson. Betting--5 to 4 agst Happy Land, 7to 2 each agst The Farmer's Son and Fistiana gelding, 7 to 1 agst the Flying Duke. %Von by a neck ; three-quarters of a length between the second and third ; a neck between the third and fourth ; bad fifth. The One Thousand Guinea Stakes, a subscription of 100 sovs each, h ft; for three yr-old fillies, 84, 71b each ; the owner of the second filly to receive back his stake. D.M. (7 furlongs 201 yards.) 35 subs. Mr. J. Scott's Imperieuse, by Oilando, Bst 71b (Flatman) 1 Sir 11. W. Bulkeley's Tasmania, Bst 71b (Bumby) 2 Lord Portsmouth's Ayacannra, Bst Day) The following alio ran :—Tricolor, Beechnut, Blink Bonny, and Arta. Betaing-6 to 4 on Blink Bonny. 4 to 1 agst Aya caeora, 12 to 1 agst Imperieuse, 15 to 1 aget Arta and Mies Whip fil y, 30 to 1 each agst Tasmania, Tricolor, and Beechnut. Both Blink Bonny and Arta showed much impa tience at the post, and delayed the start. After three fai'ures, however, the lot got away, the favourite being last off, about two lengths in the rear. Ayacanora rushed to the front, with Beechnut second, and at a clear interval behind them were the Miss Whip filly third, Arta fourth, and Blink Bonny and Tasmania next, Iraperieuse lying a little off on the whip hand. They ran thus until nearing the cords, when Blink Bonny was seen to drop away appa rently beaten, and Imperieuse took up the running. Half way up the cords Tasmania joined the leading h,rses, and closing with Imperieuse, shut out Ayacanora. Imperieuse went on with the lead to the end, and won easily by a length, Tasmania beating Ayacanora, who was pulled up, by three lengths ; two lengths between the third and fourth. Blink Bonny was an indifferent fifth, Tricolour sixth, Beechnut seventh, and Arta eighth. Renewal of the Sweepstakes of 100 809 S each, ball ft., for 3-yr- Ail colts, Bst lib. D.M. (7 furlongs 201 yards. 6 subs. Duke of Bedford's Keepsake, 83t 71b (S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Combe's Traitor, Set 71b (E. Sharp) 2 Won by a length. Matcb, 100, half-ft, both 2-yr-olds, Bst 71b each. First half of Abingdon mile. Lord Glasgow's The Blacksmith received forfeit from General Peel's Know Nothing. Vestcrz3ay a Giurt was held for the despatch of public bu,iness. LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Dulearnara (taken) 120 to G agst Warlock (taken) No other change of importance. DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER. IRELAND DUBLIN, THURSDAY 1 . 11 PINING. TIPPERAY BANK LITIGATION. DEBBY. 7to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken) 9to 1 agst A nton 15 to 1 agst Sydney (taken) 16 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn (offered) 100 to 6 agst M.D. (taken) 25 to 1 agst Saunterer (taken) 30 to 1 agst Beeswax colt 33 to 1 agst Blink B.)nny 40 to 1 agst Strathnaver 50 to 1 agst Magnifyer The following is an abstract of the Judgement given by the Lord Chancellor yesterday, by which Mr. Vincent Scully is released (for the preset at leas!) from his liability to he placed on the list of contributories to the Tipperary B krik. It is said that two eminent members of the English Chan cery bar have given a strong opinion in favour of the judgments previously pronounced by the Chan cellor in the cases of Messrs. Hone and Sterling., both of whom shared the good fortune of Mr. Scully by the erasure of their n ',lnes from the dis mal list of contributories. When the case was called on, — "The Chancellor said, that it came before him as en appeal from the decision of his Honour, who had affirm ed the ruling of Master Murphy, so far as it went, to held the appellant, Mr. Vincent Scully, a contributory to the Tipperary Bank. It was contended, on the part of Mr. Scully, that he was not liahle, in point of law, to be placed upon the list of contributors, ina , ,much as he had legally tranti:rred his shares, and his nal, e was removed trout the list as the owner of the shares he had previously held, and the name of Mr. Keatinge substi tuted ; and it that were the entire of the cas'e he (the C'iancellor) could not fer a moment hesitate to exonerate Mr. Scully from liability; but there was more in the ca. , e which it would be necessary for him shortly to r. fer to Upon the part of the official manager it was contended that there never was, in fact, a bona fide and valid transfer of the shares in question to Mr. Ktatinge ; and that, supposing there ban been a transfer, it was a trans action of such a nature as still left Mr. Scully in the position of the legal owner, and therefore liable as a contributory. In the first place, as regarded the trans fer of the shares, if Mr. Scully was an ordinary share holder, who had no other connexion with the bank but that of a shareholder, and that he had transferred his shares, as stated, and got his name removed, and that of the transferrer inserted in his place, he (the Chancellor) thought that it would be clear that his legal liability had ceased; but it was said that he stood in a different position from an ordinary shareholder, having been a director of the bulk for several years, and never having divested himee-If of the character cf director, so as to free him from the position of a trustee. Now, there was no doubt but that Mr. Scully was a director, but it was equally clear that he was not one of the eri s inal direc tors. He was elected about the year 1848 at the annual meeting of the bank, which took piece shorly after the death of another gentleman named Scully, and be res mai ed a director for some years, and one of the ques tions was when, if ever, did he cease to be a director ? The 80th section of the deed of the company provided that no director, excepting the managing or honorary directors, should hold his appointment beyond the next annual meeting unless re-elected ; so that Mr. Scully was only director for a year after his first appoint ment ; and to make him a director af,erwards lie should have been re-elected at each annual meeting ; but that was not done, for it appears that he was never re-elected at any meeting subsequent to his original election, although it was also equally clear that, with out going through the form of re elec`ion, he allowed his name to be put forward as a director on subsequent occasions, and down to the period when he became alarmed as to the safety of the bank. He was first ap pointed a director in February, 1848, and in the year 1854 he wrote to Mr. James Sadleir, declining to be a director thereafter ; and even if elec'ed :Meer that it would not, in his (the Chancellor's) opinion, be a valid election. Upon this evidence the Master of the Hides overruled the Master, and held that Mr. Scully was not to be considered a director after the meeting held subsequent to the date of this Litter, and be (the Chan cellor) agreed with his Honour upon that part of the case. The question then came round to the transfer to Mr. Keating, and whether there was anything in that transaction from which Mr. Scully • should be st ii considered as liable ; and that depended on the con struction of the instrument executed on the occasion of the transfer. The instrument in que tian was an agreement to sell the shares to Mr. Sadleir for 11,0001., to he paid in the year 1857. Toe trans fer was made to Mr. Keatinge, and it was said that that gentleman was only a trustee for Mr. Scully, and that,] therefore, Mr. Scully was responsible ; but the terms of the instrument were altogether the other way, and showed that Mr. Keatinge was the trtietee of Mr. Sadleir, and not of the appellant. Taking that to be the true state of the case, Mr. Scully could not have re called those shares, and upon being paid the purchase money Mr. Sadleir had a right to a transfer of the shares to himself, and to the dividends, &c. There was nothing in the deed, from beginning to end, to show any privacy between the bank and any person but the proprietor of shares appearing in the books ; and if the rights of proprietors could not be transferred he (the Chancellor) did not think the liabilities could be trans ferral. The question was, whether upon the terms of the deed it was competent to place on the list of contri butories 50 persons who transferred certain shares, and pass by the party holding the shares! That was a proposition which he (the Chancellor) did not find affirmed by any case ; on the contrary, the authorities were all the other way. The contract between Messrs. Scully and Sadleir was not made with the company, and there was no privity bet seen Mr. Scully and the company to the effect that he was to re ceive the dividends; and therefore he (the Chancellor) did not see his way to hold the appellant liable as a con tributory, solely because he might have a lien on them. For these reasons he (the Chancellor) did not consider that Mr. Scully's name shoul I be retained on the list of contributories, and he would, therefore, vary the orderof the Court below, and direct it to be struck off." The LORD MAYOI: read the following communication, which, upon the motion of Mr. Deputy DARIN, seconded by Mr. CONNELL, was ordered to be entered in the journals of the Court:— " Whitehall, April 30, 1857. " My Lord,—lt is with great concern that I inform your lordship of the death of her Itoyal Ilight,ess the Duchess of Gloucester, which took place at Gloucester- House this morning at a quarter alter five o'olock. "I request that your I.,rdship will give the directions usual on such occasions for tolling the great bell cf St. Paul's Cathedral.—l have the honour t'.) be, my lord, your lordship's obedient servant, (Signet) "G. GREY. "To the Right Ilon. the Lord Mayor, &o. &c.:" QurSTION OF rarnLEGz. A discu , sion took place in refereucs to the proceed ings taken to investigate the charge against Sir W. Mag nay, on the motion of Mr. BLAKE—" That the members of this Court be permitted to inspect all the official donu t:flouts in the posse-,ion of the City solicitor affecting a member of this corporation." • An amendment was .proposed by Mr. ANDERTON, but it was not seconded, and the origitir.l notion was carried. London Racing Indicator Circular, on Saturday next, price thirteenpence, will contain Chifney on the Chester Cup and Mewing. Sent Vidette for the Guineas last week, also previously Adams and Skirmisher for the City and Suburban and Great Northern. Office, 1, Savoy-bill, Strand, London. The Era ne aspaper is a first-class Family, Theatrical, and Sporting journal, containing 64 columns of original and authentic information, supplied by the most popular writers of the day. It has been established nearly 1,000 weeks, and its 971st publication of to-morrow will give Prospects of the New Parliament—Sir James Brooke and the Chinese—lreland and the Irish—lnfanticide and its Reproach—Shakspere's Birth-day—Mormonism and Slavery—Full account of the Grand Masonic Festival at Frretnasnns' Tavern—Theatricals and Music, and every interesting topic of the week. The Sporting news will b e more than usually important, including remarks about the 2000 and 1000 ; also Touchstone's endeavours to spot the Conqueror for the Chester Cup, with list of starter-, riders, and latest betting.—Order of all news agents, or send six postage stamps to the Era office, Catherine-street, Strand. CRYSTAL PALACE,—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Yesterday the admissions on payment were 2,228 ; ditto by season tickets, 870 ; total visitors, 3,098. The colonial wool sales commenced yesterday evening, with a numerous attendance of buyers both home and foreign, but the prices realised show an average reduction of about 11d. per lb. from these at the close of the pre sale;. The total quantity to be disposed of is about 60,000 bales. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT BIRKENHEAD. Between Monday night and Tuesday morning the premises of Mr. \V. B. Blickwell, silversmith and jeweller, Argyle •trect, Birkenhead, were forcibly entered, and property to a large amount was stolen. Upon Mr. Blackwell proceeding to open his shop on Tuesday morning be discovered that a trapdoor connected with one of the kitchens underneath had been broken open. The gable of the house is in Dame-place, and the burglars bad re moved a gratiqg at this part of the promises, and by reaching through a broken pane of glass they removed the window fastening, and thus succeeded in getting into the cellar. They then wrenched away the trapdoor, and found their way into the shop. The value of the watches and jewellery stolen is said to be about 300/. THE JEWISH DISABILITIES. Mr. ANDERTON moved "'rnat this Court do again pe tition both Hous,s of Parliatnent that the Jews and all her Majesty's British-born subjects may have (attended to them the right of civil and religious liberty, and be qualified to bwd all civil offices in aay of her dominions without ary tt:st of their religious opinions." Mr. Deputy LoTT seconded the motion, which was carried unaninimply, and the p,titions to both "'oases of Parliament were agreed to. Several rnotions for returns relative to the offices of the corporation, the cost of the construction of the prison at Holloway, and the annral amount of the income and ex penditure of the corporation were agreed to, and the Court adj9urned. TIIE QUEEN'S SPEECH TO THE LADIES. (Fran?, Punch, Members of Parliament and Peers of the Reale: being about to be instructed how they are to spend their even ings for the nt xt three months, her ino4 gracious Ma jesty has been pleased to direct that a companion speech might be prepared for her, in which she should apprise their wives and daughters how to get rid of the nights while consorts and papas are prosing or sleeping for the good of the nation. Mr. Punch has been favoured with a copy of the Queen's Speech co the Ladies, and is in f irmed that in the event of her Majesty's absence at the ' opening of the session, it will be delivered by the Lord Chamberlain, who, as the peer most c inversant with the topics ref-rred to in the a idress, will fo low the Lord Chancellor, a peer not supposed to be very conversant with any topic at all. "My Ladies and Gitle,lt gives me great pleasure to announce to you that besides the usual number of balls, soirees, dancing-teas, at bonne', and other descrip tions of parties with saltatory and matrimonial objects, a great variety of public ainusemew.s will be offered to you during the season. " At the opera-house which hears my name, you will hear a very delightfui recruit from the ranks of the church. Signor Giuglini, a tenor of an admirable charac ter. That fascinating little personage, Mademoiselle Piccolomini, is again present with all her enchantments, and Mr. Lumley, whose talent fir dicovering the stars of the ballet rivals the skill of Airy or Arago in ransack ing the firmament, has introduced to you a most charm ing danseuse, Mademoiselle Pochini, 'whose achieve ments leave nothing to be desired except that she would perform them over again. "I regret to state that the vulgar selfishness of cer tain doge-in-the-manger, ordinarily known as Renters, has excluded Mr. Gye'e. operatic company from Drury lane Theatre, but it may be heard in great force at the pretty Lyceum, where my illustrious Sister, the Queen of Song, r, igns in superb health and unflagging vigour, supported by the illustrious Mario, Count di Candia, and by that consummate tragedian, Signor Ronconi. "My meritorious Baldwin Buckstorie, at the Hay market Theatre, e ffers to such of you as possess an un vitiated taste for the drama a series of plays of an in teresting character, with highly entertaining farces, as also a burlesque, in which my English is quaintly dealt with by the ingenious Frank Talfourd, and in which you will see spirited acting and elegant appointments. "I specially charge and command each and every of you, as you value your Queen's good opinion, to visit Mr. Wigan's theatre in Wych-street, for the purpose of beholding Mr, Robson's performance as the " Miser." Such extraordinary acting has not, I am informed by universal veice, been witnessed since the days of Mr. Edmund Kean, who, I am further informed, never dis played genius surpa-sing that evinced by Mr. Robson in this character. You need not be ashamed of the tears he will elicit, as they will result from an exercise of the highest art, and as you will find the entire audi ence affected in common with yourselves. "Mr. Charles Kean has placed upon the stage of my daughter's theatre a spectacle in which the life of a bye gone age is reproduced before you with extraordinary fidelity and splendour, and - you will have the additional advantage of hearing, in the course of the spectacle, several well-selected pa-sages from a noble tragedy by Mr. William Shakspeare. " At the Adelphi Theatre, you will find that Mr. Benjamin Webster continues to present e series of most effective dramas, constructed upon that principl e o f in tense interest hich may be regarded as the element of legitimacy at his establishment ; and it is with great pleasure that I announce to you, that this distinguished actor, who can ill be spared from the stage (at present not rich in artists), re-appears in a character of import ance, in which you will not fail to see him. " My trusty Mr. Mitchell is about to re-open the St. James's Theatre with a celebrated company of artists from the capital of my valued ally, the Emperor of the French. A series of choice operetta, to be cenducted by the composer to toe Theatre des Bmfles, M. Offenbach, will be given, and the• list comprise, seine exceedingly charming works. " I could wish that you would all take an opportunity of visiting the only theatre where the works of Mr. William Shakspeare are given as plays. I allude to the house under the management of Mr. Samuel Phelps, at Islington. The distance is trifling to those who, like youtselve , , possess the means of vehicular conveyance, and you will be amply rewarded in witnessing exceed ingly fine acting by Mr. Phelps, and a careful, intelligent anti judicious performance by his excellent company. "I should deplore your omitting to delight the younger branches of your faintly by indulging them with an occa sional visit to Astley's Amphitheatre, where the eques trian petformatices, under the direction of Mr. Cooke, are as extraordinary as ever, with the addition, as in the exploits of Miss E. Cooke and others, of a gracefulness which commends itself to the cultivated eye. " Having thus indicated to you, my ladies and girl, how you may pleasantly dispose of the time while my lords and gentlemen are attending to the business which I have marked out for them, it only remains for me to express my certainty ,that amusement, however delight ful, will never engross the British female, to the neglect of her more elevaeed and serious occupations, and with this hint to wish you a series of exceedingly pleasant evenings." NO MORE. No more, no more—at those brief words How many a tear will start, How many sad, but thrilling °horde, That deeply touch the heart ; How many a scene of fond delight That time will ne'er restore, Like those sweet voices of the night s Bright, beauteous, but—no more. No more, no more—that lute unstrung Again it brings to mind, Sweet songs that were as sweetly,sung, Still in my heart enshrined ; Too well that broken lute recalls The pleasant sounds of yore, As on the beart its echo falls, And seems to breathe--no more. No more, no more—when lips we loved Are sealed in cold decay, When faithfol hearts, that friendship proved, Long since have passed away ; Who has not felt the thrilling sound, Deep in his bosom's core, Nor sighed for all the sadness found In those brief words—no more / J. E. CARPENTER. There is still an absence of gold withdrawals from the Bank. The 200,0001. brought by the Anglesey from Australia has not yet been delivered, but is expected to-day, when a portion, if not the whole, will be taken for exportation. A. large sum may now be considered due from Australia, and if it should soon arrive much of it would probably be taken to the Bank. LINCOLN'S-INN.-April 30.—The undermentioned gen tlemen were this day called to the degree of Barrister-at- Law by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's-inn -viz.; Edwd. Wood Stock, Esq. (S C.L., Cambridge), Charles Seale Hayne, Esq., Wiltshire Stanton Austin, Esq., (8.A., Oxford), George Edward Martin, Esq., (M.A., Oxford), George William Mounsey, Esq. (1V1.A., Cambridge), William Samuel Fyler; Esq.. Augustus Granville Sta pleton, jun., Esq., Newton Reginald Smart, Esq. (8.A., Oxford), Charles William Bardswoll, Esq., 8.A., Ox ford), Charles Foyle Randolph, Esq. (B.A. ' Cambridge), Francis Meade Eastment, Esq., James Albert Leaf, Esq. (B.A , Carnbrideel, Edward Winslow, jun., Esq , and Win. Wolla6tan Karslake, I] , q. MIDDLE TEMPLE, April 30. —The undermentioned gentlemen were this day called to the degree of the Outer Bar by the Hon. Society of the Middle Temple :—Theo dore Jervi., Esq., St, John's College, Oxford ; Francis Guthrie, Esq:, 8.A., London University.; and Edward William James Tierney, Esq., of New-court, Temple. INNER TEMPLE, April 30. —The undermentioned gentlemen were this day called to the bar by the Hon . Society of the Inner Temple :—Messrs, Charles Thomas Smith, M.A. ; Francis Stafford Pipe Wolferstan, B.A. ; Gilmore Evans, B.A. ; Albert De Ru'zen, 8.A.: Thomas Grey Fullerton, M.A. ; Jules Augustin Virgile Naz ; Thomas Henry Griffith ; William Morris Beau fort. - - - - - - - - AMERICAN COAST DEFENCES. During one of the wildest s'orms of the past stormy winter an American ship, the Northern Belle, was driven ashore and utterly wreclied upon the coast of Kent. The hardy seafaring inhabitants of that part of England assembled upon the shore, not to gaze idly on the. terrible spectacle before them, but to devise means for re - scumg an imperil led crew. The lifeboat was manned by v. luuteers, boatmen of Deal, who contended with one another in their-eagerness to rush to the relief of the help less strangers, through such a surf as landsmen never dream of when' they sing the praises of the "wet sheet and the flowing sea," aroend a cosy supper-table. Three timesthe gallant fellows fought their way to the ship, till, with a heroism never surpassed before the imminent deadly breach," or at the "cannon's mouth," they had wrung the victory from the waves and landed every living soul on board that beleaguered vessel in safety on the beach. The details of this noble achievement stir the heart as with a trumpet ; but we have neither time nor inclination to dwell upon them here, for the occasion which should have been seized upon by our own people for doing fit honour to the brave Britons who had risked so much and wrought so stoutly in the service of American interests and American lives was suffered to pass us by un improved, and England was left to pay the weed which we should have claimed it as our right to bestow. We recall the story now only to bring into vivid contrast with it that very different story of the loss of the ship New Hampshire, on the shore of Long Island, which was reported in our yester day's issue. The New Hampshire, like the Nmeh em Belle, was an American ship ; but it was her more cruel fate to be cast upon her native shores, and within sight of one of the "life stations" by law established for the purpose, as it would appear, of deluding mariners to their destruction. Had she been wrecked in the neighbourhood of a mere fish ing village, where never a lifeboat was to be found, We do not doubt that the generous course of the people would have sent help to her in cockleshells within the first hour of her 'distress. As it was, however, she stranded within the range of official salvation, and her crow, of course, were left to their 'own resourees. Most fortunately for them the sea, although very heavy, did not run so high as to dash the ship directly to pieces, or to annihilate the boat in which they sought safety. They reached the shore in time to see the keeper of the lifeboat emerge from his cheerful residence, and to receive ocular demonstration that it was his intention to visit the ship when the surf should have gone down sufficiently to admit of his making the trip without any great personal inconveni ence. If the conduct of the Deal boatmen who rescued the crew of the Northern Belle deserved the recompense of oblivion and neglect, it is clear that the course of the Long Island life-keeper, who allowed the crew of the New Hampshire a fair chance of going to the bottom quietly, 'ought to be rewarded with immediate promotion and a public dinner. The qualities which were displayed on this occasion should commend their possessor to the sur frages of a municipal constituency for oue of the highest posts in our city government, and as the new charter has made no provision for any alte rat ion in our sanitary system, we entertain a confident hope that he maybe called to preside over the health of the• metro polis, in the capacity of city inspector. Hoy much of the dangerous and much-frequented coast of Long Island has been confided to the protecting aegis of this considerate guardian we do not know,. but we cannot help thinking that the attention of the Chamber of Commerce might be profitably turned to the examination of the actual condition and working of our life-station system. Millious. of pro perty and hundreds of human lives float yearly in and out of our harbour, at the mercy of tt le winds and waves," and we cannot see in whet respect the interest of trade can be advanced by the addition to all other nautical risks of such an inefficient lifeboat system as is more likely to paralyse the self help fulness of endangered crews than to give them suc cour and encouragement. If the present opportu nity' shall be turned to the account of a li;horough overhauling of our "coast defences" (for such in deed they are, and of more importance -than our forts), we shall not regret the words we he ,ve spent upon theproceedings of a functionary vtho seems to have carefully modelled himself after the ht-ry of an ancient and ridiculous song.—Netv York: I.smes. A letter from St. P. teraburg says :—" The grand Duke Constantine will next year visit the Gaucastl4'. in order to make himaelfacquainted with tha4 country CO important' for Russia.", LITERATURE. The Lije of Charlotte Bronte, author of "Jane Eyre," " Shirley," &c. By E. C. Gaskell, au thor of "Mary Barton," "Ruth," &c. 2 vols. Chapman and Hall. The names upon the title page of this work will at once excite the interest, anti secure the attention of a large circle of readers. Thera has always I eeu great inte-est Mt in Miss Bronta from the time when "Jane Eyre" first startled the world of novel readers with its vivid originality, its vigorous sketches of character, its bitter knowledge (if human life, and the moving power of it= path Os. In spite of the objections :raised by many to the plot, the style, the persons, all felt that a new and mighty. competi'or had entered the and that what ever the faults or drawbacks of the work, the pen that bad e ritten "Jane Eyre" was guided by the hand of a master. The general excitement was in creased by the strictly preserved incognito. The very publisher.{ of the book were ignorant of the rell name of the author. Two subsequent works, of varying merits, only confirmed the impression of .the writer's powers, and by degrees the literary world were coinpe led to believe that the author, who had attained such an eminence among them by the force of unaided genius, was the daughter of a country clergyman, residing on desolate moors, whoie experience of life and means of knowledge, her position, clrirac•er, and circumstances, had combined to reduce to very limited boundlries. It was rumoured that her life had been desolate and lonely as those bleak Yorkshire hilli ; it was whis pered that the dark and gloomy views of life and mea were drawn from the forced acquaintance with trouble and crime ; it was said that death and sickness had *been busy round the health of the gifted writer, and the shadows of sadness and de spondency on her pages were reflected from the clouds that darkened her own skies. It remained te be shown that the wonderful powers of intellect wrre not her noblest part, that the spirit of self sacrifice, of family devotion, of an earnest and un flinching resolve to pe , form all her duties, upheld her against care and anxiety and disappo'nimerit, . _ a suffering body and a troubled Mind. - From her earliest youth sae had many and painful causes of private anxiety and sorrow—causes that public curio; icy, however much it . may be blended with kindly interest, seems scarcely entitled to inquire into. Some of these are' however naturally well known. The early death of her sisters, Em ly and Anne, which took place within a few monihs of each Other, was a deep affliction to her: They had been friends, companions, .critic, all in all to each other, and their deaths - left her almost alone. Her two eldest sisters had died when quite children, idle health of all of themhaving been much injure"' by their residence at Cowan's Bridge—a school established for the benefit of poor clergytnen's daughters. This school, founded from tLe beet of motives, was mi-erably mismanaged during the first years of it 3 existence, and we can hardly agree with Mrs. Gaikell in regretting the severe censures passed on it, as those who undertook the entire charge of helpless children cannot plead ignorance _ . or misplaced confidenca in palliation - of misused re- sponsitility. Oue of the sufferers had an uninten tional revenge. All realers of "Jane Eyre" will remember L 'wood and Helen Burns. They were portaits of Cowan's Bridge and Marva Bronte. Many years later, being desirous of qualifying her self for opening a school, Charlotte Bronte and her s'ster Emily went to Brussels. They remained some time, and male striking progress under the tuition of a kind and appreciaii;ig Master. 'the sisters at different times, being anxious to increase their limited income, all filled situations as governesses, but in spite of their uncommon talents and infor- D 3 ation.they were not qualified by nature for such a position. They subsequently intended opening a school, but the idea was abandoned. They were in a dilemma which . is, unfortunately, not rare. They were conscious of unusual powers acid desirous of einploying them to advantage, but were ignorant how to do so-: Their literary fabours for - a long time brought them neither profit nor fame, but they were a source of interest, and were resolutely pur- sued notwithstanding all discouragements. Their united poems were first pat lished ; afterwards each prepared a tale and endeavoured to find a pub lisher. Charlotte's story, " The Professor," is now announced for publication. Of this tale Mrs. Gaskell speaks as follows : " 4 Th5 plot in itself is of no great interest ; but it is a poor kind of interest that depends upon startling incidents rather than upon dramatic development of character ; and Charlotte Bronto never excelled one or two sketches of portraits which she has given in " The Professor," nor, in grace of womanhood ever surpassed one of the female characters there described. By the time she wrote this tale, her taste and judgment had revolted against the ex aggerated idealisms of her early girlhood, and she went to tho extreme of reality, closely depicting characters as they had shown theuuselve, to her in actual life : if there they were strong even to coarseness—as was the case with some that she had met with in flesh and blood existence—she ' wrote them down an ass if the scenery of such life as she saw was for the most part wild and grothsque, instead . . of pleasant or picturesque, she described it line for lbw. The grace of the one or two scenes and characters, whicn are drawn ra , her from her own imagination than from abs , dute fact, stand out in exquisite relief from the deep shadows and wayward lines of others, which call to mind some of the portraits of Rembrandt." " Wuthering Heights" and "Agnes Grey" were the companions of " The Professor," and the three stories were despatched to London together. Meanwhile, a heavier anxiety was pressing on the writers, for their father's sight, which had long been failing, had left him; and it • was at lids period that, accompanied by his eldest daughter, he went to Manchester, to submit to an operation on his eyes. A strm4, proof of the firmness and per severance of Miss Bronte's disposition is afforded in the fo lowing : " The three tales had tried their fate in vain together, at length they were sent forth separately. and for many months with still-continued ill-success. I have mentioned this here, because, among the dispiriting circumstances connected with her anxious visit to Manchester, Charlotte told me that her tale came back upon her hands, curtly rejected by some publisher, on the very day when her father was to submit to his operation. But she had the heart of Robert Bruce within her, and failure upon failure daunted her no more than him. Not only did " The Professor" return again to try his chance among the London publishers, but she beg an, in this time of care and depressing inquietude—in those grey, weary, uniform streets, where all faces, save that of her kind doctor, were strange and untouched with sunlight to her—there and then, did the brave genius begin " Jane Eyre." Read what she herself says :—" Omni . Bell's book found accept ance nowhere, nor any acknowledgment of merit, so that something like the chill of despair began to invade his heart." And, remember, it was not the heart of a person who, disappointed iu one hope, can turn with redoubled affection to the many certain blessings that remain. Think of her home, and theblack shadow of remorse lying over one in it, till his very brain was imaged, and his gifts and his life were lost ; think of her father's sight hanging on a thread ;—of her sister's delicate health, and dependence on her care ; —and then admire it as it deserves to be ad mired, the steady courage which could work away at ' Jane Eyre,' all the time ' that the one-volume was plodding its weary round in London."' In Vie composition of her next book sho was stil more unfortunate : - " Miss Bronte took extreme pains with ' Shirley.' She felt that the fame she had acquired imposed upon her a double responsibility. She tried to make her novel like a piece of actual life—feeling sure that, if she but repre sented the product of personal experience and observation truly, good would come out of it in the long run. She carefully studied the different reviews and criticisms that had appeared on ' Jane Eyre,' in hopes of extracting precepts and advice from which to profit. " Down into the very midst of her writing cams the bolts of death. She had nearly finished the second volume of her tale when Branwell died—after him Emily—after her Anne—the pen, laid down when there were three sisters living and loving, was taken up when one alone re mained. Well might she call the first chapter that she wrote after this, ' The Valley of the Shadow of Death."' The character of Shirley Keeldar was drawn from her sister Emily. It was intended to repre sent what she would have been in health and pros perity. It is difficult to reconcile what we learn of Emily Monte's stern reserved nature with the frank decision of Shirley. Mrs. Gaskell remarks, " I mention this, because all that I, a stranger, have been able to' learn about her, has not tended to give either me or my readers a pleasant impression of her. But we must reinem how little we know of her compared to that sister who out of her more intimate knowl ed g e says that " she was genuinely good and truly great." The passage in Shirley in which she is bitten by a mad dog, and, wall: fug into the laundry, herself cauterises the wound with a hot iron, was drawn from life. The accident really occurred to Emily with a simi lar result. In alluding to Mias Bronte's life after her first success, Mrs. Gaskell writes as follows with that true feeling and core eat judgment that distingui , h the biographer no less than the subject of the memoirs. " Ilerceforward Charlotte Bronte's existence becomes divided into two parallel currents—her life as Currer Bell, the author; her life as Charlotte Bronte, the woman. There wore separate duties belonging to each character — not opposing each other ; not impossible, but difficult to to be reconciled. When a man becomes an author, it is probably merely a change of empl o y men t t o him. He takes a portion of that time which has hitherto been de voted to sO/110 other study or pursuit; he gives no swot . thing of the legal or medical profession, in which he has hitherto endeavoured to serve others, or relinquishes part of the trade or business by which he has been stris log to gain a livelihood ; and another merchant or lawyer, or doctor, steps into his vacant place, and probably does as well as he. But no other can take up the quiet, regular duties'of the dau g hter, the wife, or the mother, as well as she ‘lliorn Cod has appointed to fill that particular piece; rt woman's principal work in life is hardly left to her own choke; nor can she drop the domestic charges devolving on her as an individual, for- the exercise of the most splen did talents that were ever bestowed. And yet she must not shrink from the esti a, responsibility implied by the ' very fact of her possessing such talents. She mus tnot Ihide her gift in a napkin ; it was meant for the use and service of others. In an humble and faithful spirit must she labour to do what is not impossible, or God would not have sot her to do it. " I put into words what Charlotte Bronte put into actions. s' The year 1848 opened with sad domestic distrela, It is necessary, however painful, to remind the reader con stantly of what was always present to the hearts of father and sisters at this time. It is well that the thoughtless critics who spoke of the sad and gloomy views of life pre sented by the Brontes in their tales, should know how such words ware wrurg out of them by the living recollec tion of the long agony they suffered. It is well, too, that they who have objected to the representation of coarse ness and shrank from it with repugnance, as if such con ceptions arose out of the writers, should learn, that, not . _ ' from tho imagination—but hrn o the hard cruel facts, pressed down, by external life, upon their very senses, for Ilong months and years together, did they write out what they saw, obeying the stern dictates of their consciences. They might be mistaken. They might err in writing at all, when their afflictions were so great that they could not write otherwise than they did of life. It is possible that it would have been better to have described only good and pleasant people, doing only good and pleasant things (in which case they could hardly have written at any time) : all I Fay is, that never, 1 believe, did women, possessed of such wonderful gifts, exercise them with a fuller feeling of responsibility for their use. As to mis takes, they stand now—as authors as well as women— before the judgment-soat of God." The composition of Vißette was delayed by fre quent att icks of ill-health and depreß,siou of spirits. The witt2r, succeeding her brother's and sisters' d , aths was very trying to lYti>s Bronte. Her fa tlrn's age and secluded habits left her almost con stintly alone, and the monotony of her solitude bad become overwhelming to her exhausted nerves and excitable ima:zination. She had no longer the physical strength to resist it and an alarming attack of illness resulted. At an earlier period of her life she had found the lone!iness almost unendurable. Her active faculties longed for the means of exer cie, but with the resolution of a strong mind she forced herself to becontent with her narrow sphere, and so long as duty called her nothing could induce her to seek - a more congenial life. A friend of bees was going to the colonies, and thus describes their final interview : " When I last saw Charlotte (January, 180), she told me she bad quite decided to stay at home. She owned she did not like it. Her health was weak. She said she should like any change at fiat, as she had liked Brussels at first, and she thought that there must be some possibility for some people of having a life of more variety and more communion with human kind, but she saw none for her. I told ber very warmly, that she ought not to stay at home ; that to spend the next five years at home, in soli tu le and weak health, would ruin her; that she would never recover it. Such a dark shadow came over her face when I said, Think of what you'll be five years hence !' that I stopped, and said, 'Don't cry, Charlotte!' She did not cry, but went on walking up and down the room, and said in a little while, But I intend to stay, Polly." It is a testimony to the sterling worth of Miss Bronte's character that, in spite of her reserve, the friendships she formed were life-long. It is a satis faction to know that at least she met occasionally with congenial minds and hearts, that their sympathy cheered her hours of depression, and their memories peopl , d her solitude. It is a greater satisfaction to know that the close of her life was its happiest ; that affection and sympathy solaced her dying hours, and that it was permitted her to see one hope realised, to taste for a brief period the cup of domestic happiness unembittered. It is to be questioned, notwiths.anding the general interest felt in the personal history of Miss Bronte, whether the public should have been gratified by the narrative of her domestic life. The dates are so recent, she whom we regret has so lately pas3ed from among us, leaving surviving friends to de plore her, that it seems scarcely fitting to expose her troubles to the world. A few years hence we might have learned them without the painful sense of intrusion. The footsteps of years must tread down the grave of the departed before we feel that the dead ale a part of the past. But the task has been committed to a worthy hand. With discri mination and feeling Mrs. Gaskell has discharged the difficult duty ; and though she scarcely ever alludes to the fact, it is impossible for the reader to forget that she is also one of the foremost of our writers. The volumes now before us, while they point out the true source of all that was dark and repulsive in the works of Ourrer Bell, show us the authoress in be r nobler character as daughter, sister, and friend. While re-awakening the regret felt by the public that a great genius has passed from among us, they lay the tribute of admiration and reApect on the grave of a self-sacrificing and suffer ing woman. The Eve of St. Mark : a Romance of Venice. By Thomas Doubleday. 2 vole. Smith and Elder. In these volumes Mr. Doubleday has given us in every way a striking romance, presenting a pic ture of some of those remarkable passages of medi aeval history which so forcibly arrest the attention and enchain the regard. It is very interesting to trace the career of the young Raymond Delaney. In consequence of the religious divisions that then raged in England, he was compelled to reside in a country and among a people, who were widely dif ferent from his own, and with whose habits and manners be could not assimilate. He was not des tined to remain in obscurity, however. His talents and his high birth, together with his natural gifts and accomplishments, precluded the pcssibility of such a chance. Be paid the price of celebrity in its hardest form. He soon became surrounded with enemies, and that word, in such a place, at such an epoch, was one of terrible significance. His for tune would have been very different, notwithstand ing all these difficulties, Lad he possessed more prudence and foresight, and not suffered himself to be led away l.y any attraction, however dazzling, till he had first ascertained its merits, nor listened to arguments, Lowever specious and pkusinle, without sounding their depths and weighing their validity. The plot of the tale is very skilfully constructed, and the startling events are intro duced in so dexterous a style, that they appear not improbable, although of such a nature as to render thetr recurrence in these days a matter of impossibility. Ludolfo is one of those marvellous beings whose whole existence forms a puzzle to those who attempt to analyse it. Though now not often met with in those days to which this tale bears reference the earth was walked by many who might have served for his prototype. By the power of their in , ellects they ruled kingdoms with a secret sway, influ enced the most mighty of potentates with their irieiistihle volition, and in their macWn thong were the hidden links that connected persons and things apparently diametrically opposed to each other. Great though they were, these individuals generally failed in a signal manner, sooner or later, and in their downfall involved the ruin of many. Such was the case with Ludolfo, among the first of whose sacrifices fell the hopes of the noble f of the Delaney's, and the prospects of the Countess of Lucfiesini, long one of the fairest ornaments of Venice, whose talents rendered her at times an im portant member of society. The Princess of Santa Croce serves to display the sad fate aprer;,ain . ing to those gifted with sense and ressou to foresee the course of human events and purposes, but who are debarred from the privilege of using their ad vantages from the barriers by which a cruel con vention has hemmed them in. The padre Momoro furnishes an instance of what craft and cunning will descend to, in furtherance of their unchecked. desires ; and it is curious to notice how the tortu ous course of his Machiavelian policy produced results other than those he had expected. It may be presumed that this episode of the " younger ages, when St. Mark's fair city ran its race of fame," will be welcomed by those who would gaze into the past through the vistas of retrospective romance. SALE OF THE ROYAL PANOPTICON. Much interest was excited yesterday at the auction mart, on Messrs. Chinnock and Galsworthy introducing thi- property to the competition of the public. There was a large attendance, evidently consisting c hi e fl y of shareholders, attracted to the sale to see the extent of the inevitable sacrifice. After a full description on the part of the auctioneer of the property to be sold--its applica bility for other purposes than those originally intended ; th e cost of the building, and expenditure since its foundation —the question of price was approached. It was some time before a bidding was made, when Mr. E. T. Smith commenced with an offer of 5,0001. The biddings progressed in fivehundreds to 10,0001., when it was declared that the property could nut be sold at that sum. There being no further competition, Mr. Smith 'was compelled te'advance on his own offer to the reserve price fixed by the Master in Chancery, viz,, 11,0001., at which sum the hammer fell, amidst much excitement, and Mr. E. T. Smith, the enterprising manager of Drury-lane Theatre was announced as the future owner of this favourite place of public amuse ment. As the Panopt;cm will now, under the hammer, be stripped of its works of art and scientific objects, in all probability it will be converted to other purposes than those of a scientific insitution. It is rumoured that Mr. Smith intends to take advantage of the present sea son and open the building, which is to be decorated c* a scale of great magnificence, as a " Cirque Franoise." ROYAL COLLEGE OF SIIEGEONS.—The following gen . tlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the clipbina, were admitted members of the college at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 29th nit.:—Messrs. William Maugham, Carnarvon ; Alex. Mason M‘Dongal, Wyndford, near Glasgow ; Edward L'EArange, P.irAonetowu, King's County, D eland ; Thomas Owen Owen, Ang,leser. ; Joseph Balmforth, Wakefield, Yorkshire ; and Joseph Bayley, Oel,ham, B. kilts. It appears that the dividend of the French CI edit Mo bilier this year is to be at the rate of 23 per cent. year it was 40 per cent. The asse ts o f the come • V are s t a ted to consist of 9 000,000 f. in rentes , 30,000,( VV. in shares, and 75,000 000 f in advances on securitie , ,,&c. After payment of the present dividend there Will be p,000,000f. to be carried to the reserve fund.