The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and prices of most descriptions were without change. The sales amounted to 5,000 bales, 500 of which were taken for export. The Railway Share Market exhibited a quiet appear ance, and only a small business was transacted at previous rates. The advices from Paris contain some statistical information, which shows that the progress of trade in France during the first three months of the pre sent year has been very favourable, despite the dearness of money and the dulness about which th-re has been so much complaint. The duties collected on imports during that time amounted to 437,560,000 f. against 38,518,000 f. in 1856, and 38,358,000 f. in 1855. The exports also exhibit an increase, especially of wine, brandy, cotton, and silk goods and fancy articles. The business done in the precious met Os has been of an impftrtint character. Of gold the receipts were 505,324 hectogrammes, valued at 151,597,200 f., while the exports of silver were 6,088,674 hectogrammes, which is equal to about 121,773,480 f. At a meeting of the Grand Surrey Dock and Canal Company, hell yesterday, Josiah Wilson, Esq., in the chair, a dividend of 4/. per share was declared on the ordinary shares ; and 1,0001. was placed to the reserve fund, and 5,5011. 13s. 11d. Was carried forward to the next account. There was a meeting to-day of the European and American Steam Navigation Company, when the report was adopted after some discussion, and the directors were empowered to raise 180,0001. ad ditional capital, in 20,000 shares of N. each, to complete the arrangements—the same new shares to bear a preferential interest of 6 per cent. per Wain). The Money Market is rather easier, and bills have been discounted at 6 per cent., but th;s is by no means general, the full rates being, in most cases, exacted. It is not imagined from this slight lull that the Money Market is about to experience any decided change, although it is hoped that the pressure lately experienced will not be revived. There is no particular alteration to announce in the silver market, but it is expected the demand Will again become active, as preparations must soon be made for the shipments on the 4th Proximo. The English Funds, though quiet, are rather firmer, purchases for investment having increased. These operations, combined with the easier state of the Money Market, have produced a better tone. The " Small" Exchequer Bills float at a premium, and the rise in the American exchange is encouraging. Consols have been 93 to 93i- for money, and 93 i for the account. The Now 3 per Cents. are 911 to 921, the Reduced 912 92, and the Long Annuities 2 7-16 1. The March Exchequer Bills are marked 3s. discount to par, the June ditto ss. to 2s. discount, the Small 2s. prem., and the Bonds 98i Up to one o'clock there were not more than six transactions in the Foreign Stock Market, and these have not led to any particular alteration in Prices. Turkish 6 per Cents. are steady at 941 ; Spanish Deferred are rather pressed, at 25i ; Dutch 2 per Cents. were 65k ; Ditto 4 per Cents., 97. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 617 ; Mexi an, 23i ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 77 78 ; do. 3 per Cents., 54 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44.1 51 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 2 ; ditto Deferred, 25 ; ditto Certificates, 6i ; ditto Passive, 51- 6. The Railway Share Market has exhibited but little animation, but prices, in most instances, have been steady. A few of the leading lines show a Plight variation from yesterday's rates. Great Northern, North-Eastern (Berwick), North-Eastern, York, and South Wales improved about 10s. Brigh ton improved lOs ; and North-Western, South- Western, and North British, ss. Paris and Lyons, and Great Western of Canada were a shade higher. Grand Trunk of Canada, East Indian, Geelong, and Melbourne and Great Indian Peninsula rea lised about previous rates. Mining Shares have been very dull. Wheal Mary Ann were at 45, Wheal Kitty 19, and United Mexican 3a. Joint Stock Bank Shares were moderately dealt 1 : 1 1 but prices exhibited no change of importance. London and Westminster, and Oriental Bank, are " t a slight improvement. The Miscellaneous Shares are inactive, and with (Alt any alteration iu prices to report. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (horn the Official List:) Rank St ock Business done. 8 Di,. Cont. Redu ce d A nnu i ties 214 13 92 n 2 93 3 Per Cent. (Intim:.le Annaities i t, New :1 per Cent. Annuities 92i II 2i 0 Llest Annuities, expire st h l an. 18_ 2i 7-16 Ditto 30 Year s , exp i re 10th Oct 1859 2 5-16 Consols for A.ren,int. ...... ..• .......... •• 931 Exchequer Bills, 2id . . • March. 1 June. £lOOO ........... £590 ....... .....•.• 1d 3 par 2x5 ................... ............ —. . . .............. 2 p I Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. Ditto, 1319 ....... II RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOOF Spanith Roads, 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Oen'. Ttr kihh Bonds, 6 p er cent 9 44 Ilividenis above ~ vattfe lift Loner.. batch Exchange, 2i per Oen;.. 12 Grilders 651 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 97 TWO O'CLOCK. Commis, money 93 93 1 93i 93 , 3 Ditto for account LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) 1 / 4 114130 /C. April 22.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; 'ght breeze and hazy. f D°7l ga, April2o.—Wind N.N.W. to N.—Sailed—Hansa, oroCoast of Africa. P P DOVER April 21.—Arrived—Donna Anna, from -4111, for Bahia f l'ilritrotPru April 21.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed—Solway, 4:11' Calcutta. f e t itp t". April 21.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Progresso, Qt.r.,onte Video Fratelle, Genoa 4.ertrrsitionm April 21. --Wind N.N.W.—Arrived-- gajesty's steamer Avon. from Plymouth. f ur zue'rzilod.H, April 21.--Wind N.N.E. —Sailed—View, pow A rm. John It ; April 21.—Siiled--Roseland, for Ascension ; F n . Pe arce, Genoa ; Queen of the Wave,. Madras. J L ' tT woori, April 21.—Wind N.—Arrived—Favourite, rota Savannah. jaZavicaP.ALltouni, April 20.—Arrived—Cambrian, from fio PIL L ' April 21.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Alexander Ed o. . for Q uebec. Lon 41 -Rita. °ESTER, April 21.—Arrived—Cezempia, from O FF T at WIGHT Ap r il 16.—A r rived—Bengoechea, from van a , for Elaro b l ittp nrg. A1ex,..,,1 48 .T , April n —Wind S.W.—Arrived — Pem , from p ; Norval, Baltimore. ,April 20.—Sailed—Fanny, for Quebec. 11arbnitoUTR, April 21.—The Juffec Annette, bound to rth o "", sprang a leak and foundered this morning, ut 55 miles west by south of Portland ; crew saved. (PER ELECTRIO TELEGRAPH.) Wi nd v ir . SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived= ram, (84, lierrnann (s.), from Bremen; Golden Fleece sailed abnrg ; Petropolis Ha v re. Lisbon. ---Nmd (s.), for Havre. ,ranyilatdsbon ; Crimean Wind N.Vir. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. (B,4,7l...ved—Darnascus (ss.), from Alexandria ; Braga_nz a a . Ititiled (as.), Clyde ; James Hun t , H S an tMY Queen, for Yarmouth, N.S.; Sarah and - . nder ; Ar on t es ( s . s. ) , M a l ta . 14: mind lq d • W • QUEENSTOWN, April 20. dur a 7 l. " -.—Evening Star, from Callao; Chevalier, Hon ----- (BY "BRARINE AND BRITISiI TELEGRAPH.) Wind 11,- GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.55 B.M. " tide f o ur hours' flood; raining. A rrz . • e in ,t'lliflZA. A*Ail 2 1—Benedict, from Thisted ; g, .eitacten. ' Wilhelm pril 2 1—Hortensia, for Bremen. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.21 a.m. Wind 11 . r.- ', moicr to P l . • •• - 1 • tell . ' "(1--- Marlborough, from Handling ; Franklin, Mina darianOiralter, screw steamer, Westward —all for Lon tie-; Ltrna, Sunderland, Odessa ; Helen Baird, Alauri -1; Meteor, Ovine of Good Hope—both from London. don'"ed. April 21—Mallayarcl, from Demerara, for Lou ' a Queen, Hull, Genoa. kr ‘ii d --- Witch of the Seas, for the Cape of Good Hope ; dlsher, for Port Philip : Syron. for Pernambuco. ROAD S IN TRE EAST INDlES.—Yebterday was pub lic 3 ZdIN a bulky Parliamentary paper, containing minutes correspondence n-ference to the project of the xeiti.scloata and •Thilwt road, with reports of Major !Qu'neuY and Lieut. Briggs relating thereto, and an so ilt of the etpenditure incurred in the construction of new read between Ealka and Dugshai. IL 21. difficult R favour ❑a shirt er piece. naming 3 except ugh (WI-l and tin s of tins Ils short order to equalitY isiness Is ors being pay the lu yarns without rs for the ors, but also bee' till rates oth-mar [Ley mar prices of ery quiet with t' • rich havo week, iv° L the ten- IL 21. he hone Le foreign ie setting ;e. Plain trade is, in ue v ery branches es of the t the de' RIL 21. 313 goods, the trade iumber of ifacturerg the price RIL 21. -- induced lair plat!' hays this len cloths he w hole, salts 191 ith a g oo!-. a disposr, n the on e the e a t er, critartoll 'RIL 21. en rather goods bad don, See.' purchase! , Wool 5T0.0'. Mr. Glad' isking for ;ainst h 0 .pril 16. A ns to SO" purport. .1:1015 ' that tool') r behalf., ' e procee a down IV ie electioni descries .h relating replied to per notice - e sent V l ti n accotio have 10 0 ., eisure not whethec lequivoo wheth er Ry e " ited to l u ll ace to lw truth / 9 1 office i° loeboo o ae, before hat he that °- great to dhered 6ry coosw ieflp Lve br and upon a , i n tlO hick 9 °ll 'ith tbeo nako it, DSTON 3551.011 ral C he )1 oject ale is re. 3e but t ro ; will nu dor of erne s tb: )ugh° ° t • P r Ye 0 i s to t h veyan ce i Is. J 3ll e heor' ,l '! ,tiring. l " rice fr °1:11 h raile g n A is t 29 9 ' jv and t ile 'or 00° THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY .EVENING, APR IL 22 1857; LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) YORK RACES.--(This Day.) Shr.! PI WI PA•LwATs. Leasing Companies Closing Prices yestent y. Business this day, COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, b-fore Lord Chief Justice Campbell.) The court was occupied the whole of the morning with crown cases, in which technical points of law formed the principal feature. (BY 2LECTRIC TELEORAPIio CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE. Little Cob Polly Glade Hawk Eight ran. LONDESBORO UGH CUP. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron.) Polmoodie The Court was occupied the whole of the morning hearing special oases, none of which possessed any public interest. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 on the field (offered) 11 to 2 agat Loyola (taken) 6to 1 agct Anton (offered) 10 to 1 agst Sydney (offered) 20 to 1 agst Lord of the Hit (offered) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prius.) WYE V. FRANCE. This was an action for the recovery of 301. the amount of a bill in payment for the purchase of a horse from the defendant by plaintiff. From the statement of the learned counsel it appeared that in the year 1856, the rlaintiff hear ing that the defendant had a mare for sale, went to see it, and after the inspection he agreed to the purchase on condition that the mare was sound and quiet. On taking the horse out two dap after he had bad it at his own stables Le discovered that it was quite the rever a of what it was stated; it was very restless, and it kicked and plunged at the least noise. Under these ercumstances, and in accord• ante with the warranty, he informed the defendant of the fact. Certain negotiations took place, but plaintiff could not get the bill for 301. he had given for the horse returned. Letters were sent backwards and fcr,vards,tsd after short time a person who plain tiff supposed was in de fendant's service came and took the horse away. The bell became due, and the plaintiff had had to pay the money, so he bad 1•:st both his cash and the horse. The defendant said he had not had his horse returned to him, and therefore he was not indebted to the plaintiff. A number of witnesses were called to prove the case. [The cause was proceeding when our report left.] DERBY. 8 to 1 ag-t Blink Bonny (offered) 13 to 1 agst Anton (offered) 500 tq 30 agst Kent (offered) 20 to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken) 20 to 1 agst Arsenal (taken) ARRIVALS. Culcavy and Floqnit,li'v. Sp ortin z Intelligence. YORK SPRING MEE riNG.-TOFSDAY. The Spring St. Leger of 10 sovs each, h ft ; with 50 added, f.r three-year-olds ; coPs, 83t 71b; fillies, 8 3 • 2113. One mile and a half. 9 subs. Lord Milton's Ignor,tmuß, by the Flying Dutchman, 83t 7113 (W. Abdale), walked ov.r. The Zetland Stakes of 5 soya each,. with 50 added, fo► 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Winner , before starting 21b extra; beaten horses allowed 21b. The second to save his stake. Half-a-mile. 28 subs. Admiral lihreourt's Sister to Ellington, Bat 31b (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. Lee's Soothsayer, Bst 7lb (Flatman) 2 Mr. Jackson's Night Ranger, Bst 51b ...... (J. Osborne) 3 Mr. Stebbing's Sir Isaac Newton, Bst slb (Basham) 4 The following also ran :—Adventurer, Chutnee, Worry, Marley, Treatment, Captain Wedderburn, Relish, Darkie„ COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner floiroyd.) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. Tc-day was appointed for the further examination of Mr. Stapleton, one of the directors of the Royal British Bank. Betting-2 to 1 agst Sister to Ellington, 9to 2 aget Chains, 5 to 1 aget Soothsayer. A very fine race in with the first five was won by a head, a head only separated the second from the third, a length between the third and fourth, Chutnee was fifth, close up. The others were beaten off, Treatment bringing up the rear. A Gentleman, who said he was a depositor, applied to his Honour to stop any further examination, which could not bays any object, and only tended to increase costs, for it was now known that all ilea of criminal proceed ings in the matter were unfounded, for it was not sup posed that any of the assets had be(n concealed, and all proceedings as to the recovery of further assets would be taken under the Winding-up Act. He also complained that the meeting held at the Freemasons' Tavern with respect to the compromise bad been very unfairly con ducted, and had to urge that his Honour would not anew any costs incurred by the committee of depositors until his Honour was satisfied that the compromise would be for the benefit of the creditors. kr. Linklater denied that be had made or intended to make any. He had acted without any fee or hope or expectation of any reward in endeavouring to effect the compromise. Great Northern Handicap of 200 sow. in specie, added to a sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c. The second to receive 50 sovs ont of the stakes. Two miles, over the Old Course. 70 24 of whim declared. Lord Zetland's Skirmisher, by Voltigeur, 3 vre, s=t 131 b (including slb ex►tra) (Challoner) 1 Mr. Lewis's Pantomime, aged, 7st 51b (in 51b extra) (Snowden) 2 Mr. G. Drewe's The Dupe, 3 yrs, 53t (Britton) 3 Lord Ribbesdale'e St. Odes, 3 yr 3, Est (in. 10 1,, , xtrA) (Hibberd) 4 The following also ran :—Artillery, The Vandal, Alma, Underhand, Chevalier d'lndustrie, Bashi Bazonk, Odd Trick, and Colt by Orlando. Betting-2 to 1 agst St. Giles, 3to 1 agst Skirmisher, 7 to 1 aget Chevalier d'lndustrie, 14 to 1 asst The At.- sayer, 20 to 1 each aget Vandal, Alma, Pantomime, Bashi Bazouk, and Artillery, 25 to 1 agst Odd Trick. Odd Trick led, followed by Ma Mie colt, The Assayer, Alma, Bashi Bazouk, and The Dupe, nearly in the order named. At the Gravel-road Skirmisher ran through his horses and took the lead. At the distance Pantomime became second, but failed in his effort to reach Skir misher, who won an exciting race in by half a lecgth ; two lengths between the second and third, and the same distance betwee❑ the third and fourth. Chevalier d'ln dustrie was a moderate fifth. At a wide interval behind hire came Odd Trick and The Assayer close together ; the others being beaten off. Mr. Reed, who was present, said that in justice to Mr. Linkkter he must say that he (Mr. Reed) was made the depository of the funds of the depositors, and he bad paid all the charges, and had paid Mr. Linklater simply for cash paid by him for advertisements and stamp, and for the hire of the room at the Freemasons' Tavern, but not one farthing in other respects. His Honour said that this was not the time for the question of costs, but there would be an opportunity hereafter, and as to the costs of the compromise they would, no doubt, be settled by the act of Parliament which mnst be passed, as the Coutt had no power to sanction a compromise. The Knavesmire Plate of 70 Bove, for 2 and 3•yr-oldr. T.Y.C. 32 subs. Terrific, 2 yrs Admiral Lyons, 3 yrs Colt, by Stul•z—Gentle Kitty, 3 yrs Twelve ran. Mr. Linklater said, with regard to the ex traination, it had been directed by the Court, and the assignees were bound to go on with it. Mr. Linklater then called Mr. Deputy Dakin in refer ence to what transpired when he first joined the board of directors, in February, 185 G. He said that he only re mained as a director a very short time—till the 7th of March. He was induced to join by lir. Alderman Kennedy, and paid 1,0001. to qualify Its a director. He saw Mr. Stapleton at the board, but did not think that that gentleman told him of the debts due from Mr. Humphrey Brown, Mr. Cameron, or Mr. Oliver, nor did be recollect being told of an expected loss by the mines in Wales, or that he entertained any doubt as to the stability of the bank. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Kent (taken fre6ly) 4to 1 aget Veeette (offered) 6to 1 aget Loyola (taken) 40 to 1 aget Turbit (taken) CHESTER Cu. 6to 1 agst Leamington (taken) 10 to 1 aget Mincepie (taken) 20 to 1 agst Gemini,. di Vergy (taken) 40 to 1 aget Van Dunck (taken) 40 to 1 aget Turbit (taken) 60 to 1 agst St. Giles (offered) Mr. Huddiestone, for Mr. Stapleton, took Objection to this mode of communication, which he supposed was intended to contradict Mr. Stapleton. Mr. Linklater said it went to show the ex:;ent of Mr. Stnpleton's candour. DERBY. 15 to 2 agst Blink Bonny 20 to 1 agst Skirmisher 25 to 1 agat Tournament 50 to 1 agst Zuyder Zee 50 to 3 aget Lady Hawthorn 60 to 1 agst Saunterer 1000 to 5 agst Comedian 50 to 1 agat Scott's Lot THE OARS. 3to 1 net Blink Bonny 10 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn Mr. Stapleton was then called for further exatnina- tion, having reference to the above debts ; in fact it was chiefly a cross-examination on the evidence reviously given. The case was proceeding, and will probably terminate or the day with Mr. Stapleton's (xamination, although it was understood there were several other witnesses in The jo2ltey who rode Mr. Reynolds's Simple Peter at the La Marche Steeplechase, Paris, on Sunday last, has died from the consequences of his fall at the first leap. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day ) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up-day were very limited. Good and fine samples moved off steadily, at fully Monday's advance in the quotations, bat inferior parcels sold slowly, at late rates. Although we were supplied with foreign wheat the trade was steady, and prices were well supported. Floating cargoes of grain were dull, but not cheaper. There was a good inquiry for barley, at the extreme rates of Monday. Malt was steady, but not dearer. We had a good inquiry for oats, beans, peas, and flour, at very full prices. ARRIVALS THIS WERII. meat. I Barley. Malt. 840 480 1,820 Oats. Flour. 1,2511 English... 1ri5h,..,... Foreign 1 1,450 I 7,310 5,590 BOROUGH HOP. The demand for most kinds of hops is inactive. In prices we have no change to notice. WHITECHAPEL. Our market is steady, and prices aro well supported. Beef, from 3s to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 8d; veal, 43 to 5s ; pork, 4s to 5s per lb. by the carcase. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. MASTERMAN.—It having been determined, on the retirement of Mr. Masterman from the representation of the City of 'London. to present him with a testimonial expressive of the grateful feelings of his constituents for the services he bad rendered to the commercial community during his Parliamentary life of nearly 16 years, and for his ready and courteous at tention to individual grievances, irrespective of political considerations, a committee has been formed to carry such object into effeot, comprising bankers and mer chants of various political opinions. Mr. Thomas Baring has consented to act as chairman, and Mr. Russell Ellice as deputy chairman. The subscription is not to exceed five guineas each individual. The form of testimonial is to be determined hereafter. HONORARY REWARDS.—The Board of Trade have directed that a telescope, bearing a suitable inscription, should be presented to Lieut. Valance, of the French frigate, L'Egerie, and 501. to the petty officers and crew, for the assistance rendered to the British barque Ralph Thompson, whereby the whole of the orew were rescued from a watery grave, after repeated attempts, on three successive days, to board the sinking vessel. From the representations of her Britannic Majesty's Minister at Paris to the Foreign-office, the Earl of Clarendon has directed that a sword should be presented to Captain Coreil, for his 'exertions and praiseworthy conduct on this occasion. SALE OF ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Yesterday afternoon the above pretty little theatre was put up to auction by Mr. Robins, the well-known auctioneer. A great number of persons were present, amongst whom were many of the theatrical profession. The first bidding was made by Mr. E. T. Smith, lessee of Drury lane, for 10,0001,, and, after a spirited competition, 16,5001. was offered, which was the highest bid ; but the property was not sold, as Mr Robins said he had a re serve of 19,900/. for the vendor, who accordingly bought it in at that price. FERIIKH KHAN AND LORD STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE. —We read in the Assemblee Nationale :—" The Journal de Teheran received by the last Levant mail contains a note from Ferukh Khan to Lord Stratford de Redc.iffe, from which it appears that during his stay at Constanti nople the Persian diplomatist evinced the most concilia tory spirit, and the most pacific disposition, in all his negotiations with the British ambassador. But being at last out of patience with Lord Stratford's obstinacy, he told him that in consequence of his systematic refu sal to give any answer to the successive propositions made, he should withdraw the concessions which be bad offered to make for the sake of peace, and should pro ceed at once to France. This document proves clearly that Lord Palmerston wilfully distorted facts when he told the House of Commons that Lord de Rede.liffe was n no way responsible for the rupture of tne nego_ iations." THE HOUSE OF CORl:MG.—Whenever Prince Alfred of England succeeds to the throne of the tw , ) duchies of Coburg and Gotha, the reigning House of Coburg will gain a step in German hierarchy. At present the Sove reign is only entitled to the designatioa of Highness or Ducal Highness. Prince Alfred being, however, of im. mediate Royal descent, will retain fur himself and as sume for his heirs the title of " Royal Highness." Thi s latter title is now restricted to the Elector of Hesse and to Sovereign "Grand" Dukes, such as Oldenburg, Baden, Hesse, Darmstadt, the two Meelslohorgs, and Weinutr.—aalignani. BUE.K'S PEEItAGE. I Genea'ogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. By Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster Ki ng o f A rms . Nine'einth Edition. Hurst and Blackett. Ever) b ,dy remembers what "The Peerage" was In Mrs. Hole:ton Newcome's estimation ! And we alt know perfi ctly well how much truth there is sweet iiing into something palatable as well as wholesome that agreeably acidulated sarcasm of Mr. Thackeray. Excellent Mrs. Hob on Newcome s rot, by any means, we take it, an exceptional personage. She only does "above board" what the majority do " covertly "—turning always, with an xqu;site relish, to the great bielical authority of ....hat is c tiled "The World" par excellence—what Ar. Dickens flings a casual sneer at in the last 'lumber of "Little Dorrit," where he speaks of it as "the habitable globe," meaning the precincts, for example, of Mayfair, the Circles essentially known .8 those that are Fashionable. Every one, how ever, is not by any means necessarily what Mr. ritmatsh of the Barnacles regards with such in effeble and ineradicable dise tt u , t, namely, a Snob, who glances w ith una ff ect edinteeest through the paps of that magnificent repertory •of infor m .tion relating to the British Patricians. The Peerage of Peerages —the truly Noble Volurne before us, one of the most ornate and el.a'-ora-e compilations in the whele range of literature—has an attraction of a more elevated and elevating kind than any ever dreamt of iu the scope of the Hobson Newcome Philo sophy. It is t,, the student, who cares as little for he ermine and the strawberry leaves as even Mr. Williams, of Lambeth—it is to the mere student, to the merest bookworm, an encyclopedia of ever interesting and sometimes even enthralling infor- Ination, historical, biographical , heraldic, genealo gical, antiquarian. It is a Dictionary ofKnow ledge, having reference not certainly to all, but to a very considerable portion of all that constitutes the aggregate of our grand, national, historical re collections. Shakspere, the woolcarder's son, Wolsey, the butcher's son, Cromwell, the brewer's son—have - no record in it, it is true. But how many great and gifted sons of the people have. their memories perpetuated in these thousand and ed l pages through the lordly titles won (some of them centuries ago) by their genius or by their valour, and still untarnished in the possession of their remote descendants! The present i.sue of this superb compilation by Sir Ber nard Burke, Ulster King of-Arms, is literally, , as the title-page intimates, the nineteenth. Exteaded and revised through so many successive editions, it is now as nearly perfect as a work so comprehen sive in its outlines and so minute in its details could be reasonably expected to be. It carefully enu merates, in the first instance, "The Royal Family" —not simply, observe, the surviving members of the existing Royal Family, nor yet again merely the various members of the present Dynasty, but the whole of " The Royal Family," all the various Dynasties in succession from 1025 to 1857—from William Duke of Normandy, surnamed The Con queror, down to our present gracious Sovereign. Tracing the Royal Lineage, step by step, genera tion after generation, through the four Normans, the the eight Plantagenets, the three Lancasterians, the four Yorkites, the four Tudors, the six Stuarts, and the six members of the Reigning House of Brunswick. Afterwards the Kings of Scotland are enumerated. Followed by a genealogical table of the House of Guelph. Succeeded by a list of peers still entitled to quarter the arms of the Planta genets. Then comes a very essential Scale of Pre cedence, and ultimately, The "Dictionary "—a Dictionary Genealogical and Heraldic—almost in a manner, we may say, microscopically descriptive of the Peerage and Baronetage of the United King dom. The last-mentioned division of the work is, of course, the very pith. and marrow ofit, although; as we have intimated, the others are by no means unimportant. The Royal Lineage, in fact, monopolising the chief hi s to r i ca l interest of the production—notwithstandirg that it extends over less than a score of pages, while the -subse quent Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage spreads over upwards of a thousand 1 The Appen dix itself, running over more than a hundred sup-, pletnental pages, will be found fraught with in terest oft a very diversified character. It has re ference in one section to the " Spiritual Lords," in another to " British Subjects enjoying Foreign Titles of Nobility," in another to "Peerages re cently extinct," though of families still represented among us by surviving descendants. It embraces a catalogue of the " Peerages Claimed," and gives an alphabetical list of the "Surnames of Peers and Peeresses, with Heirs apparent and presumptive." The " Courtesy Titles of Eldest Sons" are succeeded by the names of the "Daughters of Peers married to Commoners." Then follow the " Peerages of the Three KingdomN collectively, in order of Precedence"—succeeded by the "Baronets, in order of Precedence." The Privy Councillors coming next in array, and the Right Honourables being immediately afterwards followed by the members of the various " Orders of Knighthood"—the Garter, the Thistle, St. Patrick, the Bath, St. Michael and St. George, and the Guelphic ! A very panoply of gorgeous and haughty titles I The 'Knights Ten:Tiara" bringing up the rear of the superb pro cession. Appended to the Appendix, sumilemen tat y to the supplement, there are " Translations of the Mottoes, with Illustrations." An Addenda full of pleasant, thoroughly readable, and some of it really recondite information. The last-mentioned characteristic applying, of course, exclusively to the Illustrations. Ex. gr., the familiar motto of the Nelsons " Palmam qui meruit ferat" —is traced back to an " Ode to the Winds" in the Lusus Poetia of Dr. Jortin, the author .of the "Life of Erasmus." The original being t nobis faciles partite et bostibus : Concurrent paribus cum ratibus rates ; Spectent numina ponti, et Palrnam qui meruit, ferat. The original application of the motto to our great naval hero having been the happy thought of Lord Granville. It is curious to observe, however, how large a proportion of these mottoes are mere scholarly excerpts from the pages of Horace and Virgil or, more numerous still perhaps, fragmentary portions of St. Jerome's Latin Vulgate of the Holy Scriptures. Altogether as in contestibly the Genealogical and Heraldic Dic tionary of our native Patricians, this far-famed oompilatiou by Sir Bernard Burke has acquired the authority due to its undoubted excellence. It is to the " British Peerage and Baronetage" —only upon a more magnificent scale—what Han sard is to the " Debates," what Kelly is to " Lon don," what Dod is to the " Legislature." It is con siderably more than this, for, as a Book of Referetice, it combines within itself the precision and accesi bility of a Dictionary, with the amplitude and in formation of an Encyclopaedia. LITERATURE. Russia after the War.' By Selina Bunbury, Author of "Life in Sweden," " Our Own Story," kc. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. Miss Bunbury is already well known as a writer of lively and pleasant books of travels, as well as a novelist. The north of Europe appears to have pos sessed a grea'er fascination for her than the more gorgeous southern regions of historical and artistic celebrity. In addition to her description of life in Sweden, she gave us last year an agreeable sketch of a summer's tour in N orthern Europe. Attracted, no doubt, by the curiosity everywhere excited about Russia by the events of the last few years, she has paid a visit to the Russian capitals, old and new, during the important epoch of the Emperor's Coronation. Influenced, she admits, by a desire to defend what every one else attacked, she was deter ininedio like Russian people and manners, or rather she went prepared to find subject for approval instead of blame. The extravagant notions that were for merly entertained respecting ma ny phases of their domestic life are now considerably modified, but the condition of the labouring classes; and the very institution of serfdom, prove that their civilisation is but little advanced. The approach to St. Peters burg up the Neva h as been highly . spoken of ; b u t our authoress, who had anticipated much gratifica tion from the view, was greatly disappoint e d . Th e glittering spires and golden cupolas were at a dis tance, the shores we re flat and low, with wooden sheds, factory buildings, &c., as th e most promi nent 'features. The city itself is b u ilt on a l eve l , even the citadel lying low. The fold, flat, grey aspec t completely disenchanted the traveller, who asserts that she always felt a• depression of spirits when staying in St. Petersburg. She admits, however, that three remark able objects impressed themselves on her memory. One is the granite case of the Neva, the canals of which would, it is said, cover a space of 20 miles in length. The second object of admi ration is the statue of Peter 1., which stands in a vast open space ; and the third, the column of Alexander 1., erected by Nicholas to his brother's memory. In height it exceeds the old works of Egypt in its single piece of stone, and the difficulty of raising it was immense. The subjection of every one and everything to official routine would delight modern red•tapists. A soldier fell overboard and was nearly drowned, but he was obliged to be dressed in uniform and taken before the police be ' fore he could go to the hospital. The chase after a ' missing portmanteau, of which a ludicrous descr;p tion is given in the first volume, occupied the authoress six hours and a half. She had reason to consider herself very fortunate in obtainiu6r it so SHARE MARKETS—(This Day). RAILWAYS. Ilr 'l ra i I RAILWAYS. 10Ambg. Nottng. Bost k Eastn. 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Stock. & Hartl. g. 5. p.c. till July 1, '56 IWaterid& Kilk. 6 pc. 6i a 61 a 10 St. 110 St. 110 101 a; 20 al 5 al 10 St. 1 al 5 I a: St. 1101 .00 61 I al 92 - 91 98 - 102 11 - 13 133 - 135 3i - 41 tOt - 16 12 -13 23 - 24 1102 - 101 2fi - 2fi 89 - 91. 54 - 3 - 56 I 1 131 - - 134 9 - 9i 31. - 32 87 - 89 E SHARES. 92 - 94 of -- 9.. - 6 108 112 103 112 —sP 111 121 73 L Fi ,113 - 115 107 - 109 100 - 102 60 -- 62 10i -- 10$ Ai - 64 95 - 96 85 -- 87 99 -- 101 -- 10-1 ! -- 17 10 -- 10:d 71 -- 73' 1 19i -- 9419 i 4f -14 i 132 -- 134 137 - 140 113 -- 115 •.. -- $ - 66 - - 134 - 89 ••• -.. ••• la lap - 103 91 92 1i ld 1 id 211 22 - 110 - 116 - 110 70 114 105 65 -- 17i -- 22,E - 98 - 91 - 27 - 28 2 - 3p ••• ••• 2i - 3 BRITISH MINES. 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk.l A British Iron 0 Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 Dev. Gt. Coals. (Tay.) Great South Tolgus„ 11 3 Grt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) 7 Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 6d Lady Bertha 'A N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) lb North Wheal Crofty A Par. Cons. 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Now 5 Netherlands Land Do. Do. ... Do.B p c.PLiss.at id. Do. Do. _ _ New B. &N. S. Land N. S. W. Gov. 5 p. e. D. N. B. Australasian Nrth .of BuropeSteam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl I Peninsular & Oriental Do. New Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam ieot. Austral. Invest Do. New S. Auk Gov. 6 p.c.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trwit&Ln Co.U.Can Van Diemon's . Land Go p.cJan. .A.NEOIJS. 20A - 21 - 4 = ... - ... 150 - 155 3:3 - 38 25 - 27 2 2 1 - 21 - 52 93 - 91 ig - par ip / fd 13i- d - 3 4 4 41 par ip 18 22 —'.al par k ip 2i - -- - p 1 23 -25 6 - 8 62 - 64 3i- 11', 35 - 37 - 1 ' - 1 ii. - 13 U. -... ir. 23i 102 10i court. KIDNAPPING IN SEW YORK. According to an officieux article in the Zeit of the 18th the Prussiau Government has caused its diplomatic re presentative at Washington to remonstrate with the Unit ed States' Government on account of the many acts of violence committed on immigrants in American ports, by forcibly pressing, or with artifice kidnapping, them on board American vessels, and thus securing their compul sory service on board American merchantmen. These steps at Washington have been mainly found on a report published by the Liverpool Society for the protection of foreigners, which shows, among other things, that dur ing the past year and the first month of this year numerous cases had come to the knowledge of the society of foreigners who had been compelled against their wills to serve en board American merchantmen, and who, on arriving in Liverpool, were so perfectly ruined in health and fortune as to become entirely dependent upon charity and hospital aid. Of 37 others who had been talked over into taking American service voluntarily, a further num ber Lad been obliged to have recourse to surgical aid on reaching Liverpool, iu consequence of maltreat ment, and out of a total number of 10(3 cases that had come to the knowledge of the soclety, only two persons were found who did not complain bitterly of the ill usage received on board American vessels. The griev ous malpractices in New York also to which immigrants are exposed from the artifices of "runners," who hoax the ignorant stranger into delusive purchases and ex pensive routes to their destination, have been repeatedly and industriously exposed by the Government here, through the agency of an Emigration Board for the infor mation of intending emigrants; and the sale of through tickets to American ports has been strictly forbidden in the Prussian dominions, an example which has been followed by the Hamburg and Bremen authorities. Oa the other hand, this Government has at various times pointed out, even by its official organs, the superior ad vantages awaiting the emigrant in Australia and Canada, where, whatever the emigrant's individual success in life may be, he enjoys the advantage of British laws and the regulated freedom obtainable under a monarchical go vernment. It only remains for the local Government and rail way authorities in Canada to show the world good evidence of their really providing well for the de spatch of the immigrant to his de-tination, and his pro tection there, to obtain a considerable amount of coun tenance willingly accorded to them by the authorities here. HUNTINGDONSHIRE CONSTABULARY.—Captain Davies, R.N., has been appointed chief constable of Hunting donshire, at a salary of 2501. per annum, including 701. for travelling expenses. Tne force, as remodelled, is to consist of 1 first-class superintendent at 1051. per annum ; 3 second-class ditto, at 951. ; 1 inspector at 11. ss. per week, with an allowance for horse keep ; 3 sergeants at 11. 3s. per week ; 10 first-class constables at 11. per week ; 12 second-class ditto, at 18s, per week ; and 12 third-class ditto, at 16s. per week. THE BISHOP AND HIS LADY.—At a religious meet ing held a short time back in Islington (says a corre spondent), when the chair was taken by the Bishop of London, the crowd that assembled to see and hear his lordship was so great that it was found necessary to station two or three police at the doors to prevent the ingress of any more people. In the course of the even ing, however, a carriage drew up at the doors, and a lady alighted, and, on perceiving the great crush, said to one of those important puler c functionaries, " I am the bishop's lady." "No, no," replied he, "that dodge don't pay." "I assure you that I am Mrs. Tait," reiterated the lady. "There I've got you," replied the unecclesiastical "Bobby," "for his lordship's name just happens to be Archibald Campbell !" At length some gentlemen came forward, and immediately escorted her ladyship to a becoming place on the platform. The bishop seemed highly entertained at the joke.—Essex Herald. BREAKING UP OF THE ICE IN RUSSIA.—The winter, which made its appearance in Russia u nusua lly ear ly wed with unusual severity, subsequently became unusually mild, and has at length taken its de parture unusually early. You have already learnt that the ice began to move on the Neva on the 14th inst., the wind being at the time south west and the ther mometer showing 4 degrees Reauteur. On the day fol lowing the ice cleared off from the Revel Roads, the wind being at the time fresh from the south, and the thermometer showing 7 deg. Up to that time there were no merchant vessels in sight off Revel. In the south, as might be expected, the winter began its retreat still earlier. In Taganrog the roads began to free them selves from ice, March 13 ; in Kertch they were already open on the 11th, and trade and navigation alreadi active. The Russian steamer Hussar bad at the end of last month commenced plying Irina Odessa to Cherson and Nicolagen. The Austrian steamer Metternich had already opened the communication with Galatz ; and further steamers for the Worge were said to be building in some numbers. 25 St. 10 10 lu 10 50 25 F t. St. 25 25 St. 936 1221 102, li 1031 105 41 2f 1011 i :i st.lb sil 10 al 10 al 26i a; 13al 2 , ) al St. 10( St. 10( St. 10( St. 1O( St. 110( St. i 10( St. It .2 iI St~~li St. 101 12i al 124 a] 124 1( St. 10( St. 10( St. 10( St. 10( 10 al 10 10 a] St. 101 St. 101 St. 10( St. 10( St. 111 20 25' 11 20 a] St. 101 St. 'lOl 8h n] St 101 St. 101 St. 101 25 al 10 al 1.0.61 St. '1 10 a St. 10 St. 10 20 a 25 a 25 1. 124 all 20 21 2 ... 2i 5 4. 10 9 100 80 St. 100 .l all 0 i ail 1. I all 12 ss, 25 all 50 all 50 10 50 all 15 all 100 60 1 all 1 all St. 100 25 all 1 all 3 all 120 5 100 M I St 1100 1 131 5 86 5 quickly, as she had to be marched from. one office to another, to sign and receive papers and permis sions, and then to take them to other offices to got them copied. The adventures'of this box are suffi cient to deter the boldest traveller from taking much luggage to Russia. The greatest part; of tl.e second volume is occupied with a narrative of the wonders of the coronation ceremonial. This im portant event is regarded with awe and veneration by the people, partly on account of its being a re ligious ceremonial. If they were spoken to of the fetes and rejoicings they were lively and excited, but as soon as the coronation itself was-mentioned they became serious. Amidst all the bustle and noise of the workmen and the entry of the troops there was quite a different Pe!ing from that which ' a similar event would produce in other place , . The crowds which thronged to if, however, were much the same as they would be any where else, for we are told that Moscow seemed scarcely capable of containing them, and the floors and isissages of the houses were strewed at night with 'sleeping figures, who were quite coetmted with a bundle of clothes for a pillow. The expenses incurred at this time appear to have been very great. "Many a serf," says the auth oress ," will ue mortgaged for the expenses of the Czat's coronation, and many a ruiner noble can perhaps date the sum total of bankrUptcy account to the month that placed that diamond crown on the head of A'exander IT." It will be a matter of regret to all readers of these pleasant volumes to learn that their authoress was taken dangerously ill immediately after her return to St. Petersburg, and continued *so for some weeks. She had over-exerted herself in her excur sion to Moscow, and tl)e consequences were very serious. Fortunately, .he was attended by a skil ful Scotch physician. .There is not a great deal of solid infurmaticn in these volumes, nor perhaps very much that is new or original. They are.more intended to give an idea of the life of the people, and to relieve English readers of 'the false .ideas they entertain on many points. Those who are de. sirous of making a visit to the Russian capital, without the annoyance of,steam-boats and custom houses, cannot possibly find a more agreeable and intelligent companion than this entertaining writer. IRELAND. DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING. SERIOUS RIOT AT PARSONSTOWN-PEEVENTION OF TER REMOVAL ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE FOR EXPOR• TATION. For a considerable period the markets of Parsonstown have been well attended by purchasers of agricultural produce for exportation. Yesterday a new buyer ap peared in the person of Mr. Joseph Atkinson, of Roscrea, who bought for the same purpose 100 bar rels of potatoes, and a large quantity of barley. An advance in prices, which took place, was, ascribed to his presence as a competitor, and much excite. meat arose in consequence. The sequel is given by a correspondent of Saunders's Nem Letter : " About seven o'clock in the evening, when Mr. Atkinson was about to remove the potatoes and barley on cars, which he bad brought with him for that purpose, a mob, about 700 persons, assembled, whocom inenced shouting and hooting, and shortly they became as wicked as mischievous. The cars were stopped, the drivers imaltreated, the sacks containing the potatoes thrown off the cars, cut open with knives, the potatoes strewn about the streets. A few police who happened to be on town duty on the spot were also assaulted with stones, and during the melee the women, who were most aciive, converted their inner garment s i n t o b ags , an d succeeded in carrying away the contents of between 30 and 40 sacks of potatoes. Tue work of mischief con tinued until the arrival of Head-constable Noble, with a reinforcement of armed policem en f rom th e b arrac k s , who succeeded in driving the rioters away from the cars, and capturing five of the principal offenders, all of whom were to in the barracks. The men were ,extremely violent, but very fortunately no blood was ,ined or life sacrified. After some time, when quiet was restored, the carts containing potatoes and barley - which had escaped uninjured were removed out ()flown under the surveillance of the police. Many of the Titters are known to the police, and it is expected that arrests will be made before the petty sessions. According to the pro visions of "The Summary Jurisdiction Act," 14 and 15 Vic., cap. 92, eec. 2, any person assaulting, beating, or using any other violence to any other person with intent to deter him from buying or selling any corn or other agricultural or garden produce in any market, or other place, or to stop the nonveyauce of the same, is liab e to a fine not exceeding the sum of 101., or t) be imprisoned for a term not exceeding three months ; and a subsequent section. of the same act empowers the justices, in addition to the imprisonment. to award bard labour. The affair had no political significance what ever. It occurred simply through the disappointment caused by the rise in prices, which placed Mr. Atkiuson in the light of one who had increased the cost of food. AN INTERESTING- TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN. The following tale of crime ranks in romance with the wildest passages from the records of ticket-of-leavism. A. man, named Carter, who was sentenced to transporta tion a few years ag o, made his appearance n ear C ar l ow a short time back on a ticket of ieave. He was not long at large until his incurable propensity to crime became manifest. On Saturday last he attacked an elderly gentleman, named Fennell, at, Ross. more, in the Queen's county, under the following circumstances :—" On the Previous night the heart less wretch solicited a night's lodging from Mr. Fennell, which was kindly granted. He was given his breakfast in the morning, after which (having seen Mr. Fennell go about his farm), he seized a spade, an,t having closed over the kitchen door, threatened to knock the brains out of the servant boy and girl if they did act tell him where Mr. Fennell's money was. The girl screamed violently, but this only made the rascal re. double his threat. The servant boy took down a gun and presented it at him ; this soon made the scoundrel decamp, 'but unfortuately he met Mr. Fennell and re newed his demand for money ; it not being granted, he gave the unfortunate man a blow on the side of the head with the spade, and then made off. Bambrick, the Per. vent boy, pursued him, and after a chase of two miles, succeeded in securing him, and gave him in charge to some of the Graigue police. Mr. Fennell's life is despaired of. The fellow maintains the completest imperturbability. He considered transportation heretofore a vary agree.. able punishment, for it was, he alleged, the custom of the • benevolent' authorities, when a convict grew thin, to weigh him, and if found lighter in weight than when he entered on his confinement, his dietary was increased until he was brought up (or fed) to the required standard ; but so much attention was not now paid to this most Christian rule,' under the regulations connected with penal servitude. Carter's career is briefly told. Some years since he was tried, convicted, and sentenced to transportation for a robbery committed on Fennell, the identical victim of this last outrage. On obtaining his ticket of leave, he returned to Carlow, and enlisted in the Carlow militia ; but on the disembodiment of that corps be had recourse to his old habits of gaining a dis honest livelihood, and is again within the meshes of the law." We understand that the project recently organised for the establishment of a National Bank of Turkey, and represented in Constantinople by the Messrs. Welkin, having virtually fallen to the ground, fresh combina tions are in course of arrangement amongst English capitalists interested in the progress of financial affairs in Turkey. The objcct is the elaboration of a plan which, whilst remedying the glaring defects and abuses of the Turkish monetary system, shall at the same time insure a remunerative result to the shareholder,. 9 FIRST TRIAL OF WM. DRAY AND CO.'S PATENT PRIZE CHAMPION REAPING MACHINE IN NEW ZEALAND.—TI , 9 farming settlers of this province will be _lad to hear tba a very successful trial of the Messrs. May's improv, d reaping machine has been made by Major Nixon, on 12, farm at Mangarei. It was tried on var i ous kinds t ground, broken as well as level ; and in all cases the trial was relatively satisfactory. These machines are esp . cially of importance to a youne country, 'here . labour i s not only scarce, but often not to be cbtamel at any price ; and we think Major Nixon is entitled to the thanks of his brotber settles for trying an experiment which proves the pra ctical utility of this r e api ng mach i ne, by the aid of wh ic h fi ve men are enabled t o get throng t as much work as it would otherwise take twenty to sc. om plish.—Ed tract from the " New Zealander," of Jan. 17, 1857. STRIPPING CHILDREN OF THEIR CLOTHES.—Consider able excitement has been caused in the neighbourhood of Deptford, and Gravel-lane, Southwark, 1 y a rumour that two children o f t en d er age, the one five and a hair years, and the other y ounger , h a d b een di scovere d immersed in a filthy ditch, where it was apprehendtd they had been cruelly exposed to perish ; and the report got credence from the statement that their bodies were bound together with the alltparent intention of rendering them helpless. Upon inquiry we discovered that &Lilo report was correct in some respects, but somewhat exag gerated. It appears that a young man, son of a carpen ter, who works for Mr. Gabb, the newly-appointed fp , vernor of the Licensed Victuallers' Incorporated Society, in passing by a lonely place in the neighbourhood of the Deptford station of the London and Brighton Rai way, on Sunday last, was attracted by the cries of children ; and led by the circumstance to the place whence the cr ies issued, he discovered the two children in a piteous state. They wept bitterly, and with the assistance of the police they were conveyed to the Millpond-bridge police station, Rotherhithe. The account of Sergeant Baker, of the M division of police, is that the little ones, in answer to hie questions, stated that they had i been coaxed by a t” ta and ewe woman from their parents' doors, n Great Guildford.. street, Southwark, to accompan y pepperan ii her o a place vi e h ts el ;" 11 she would give them "peppermi nt" that she led them to the place whe re th ey were discovered, and there stripped one of them of fur frock and boots, and the other of her bonnet and shoes. She then deserted them, and they were found d" - vested of those articles ; but not tied together as ru moured. Sergeaut Baker furthered ascertained from one of them that she was the daughter of a marble polisher, living at 17, Great Guildford-street, Southwark, and upon inqu iry f mind tbelittla one's statement to be cer rect. Tne children, who are surprisingly sharp and int.l - for their tender years, describe their kidnapper as "Big Elizabeth ;" but the police have not yet been able to trace her by that description. The offence—a most serious one—is now becoming very common, and such occurrences ought to act as a warning to parents to look sharply after their children, and thus save them from the danger to which they are exposed in being decoyed away and stripped of their little articles of dress, by 1..05e and unprincipled women. i~ 100 100 20 60 20 IGIT. 53i i 441 20g 644 9f 21i 7 i i 51 3i 11 14g 4